Exercise(建议用时:25分钟;实际用时: 分钟)阅读理解(福建2019年高三模拟考)Encouragingchildrentousegesturesastheythinkcanhelpthemcomeupwithmorecreativeideas,accordingtonewresearch.“Ourfindingsshowthatchildrennaturallygesturewhentheythinkofunusualwaystouseeverydayitems,”sayspsychologicalscientistElizabethKirk.“Whenwethenaskedchildrentomovetheirhands,theywereabletocomeupwithevenmorecreativeideas.”“Gesturingmayallowustoexploretheproperties(特性)oftheitems—forexample,howtheitemcouldbeheld,itssize,itsshape,etc.—anddoingsocanhelpuscomeupwithideasforcreativeuses,”Kirkexplains.Intheirfirststudy,theresearcherscomparedthecreativityofchildrenwhospontaneously(自发地)gesturedwiththosewhoeitherdidnotorcouldnotgesture.Atotalof78children,aged9-11,sawaseriesofimagesofordinaryitems,suchasanewspaper,atincan,andakettle.Theresearchersaskedthechildrentolookateachimageandlistasmanyusesastheycouldthinkof.Agroupofparticipantscompletedthetasktwice—ononeversionofthetask,theyworemittens(连指手套)thatlimitedtheirabilitytogesture.Restrictingchildren'sabilitytogesturedidnotaffecttheirabilitytocomeupwithcreativeusesfortheobjects;Childrenwhowerefreetogestureproducedaboutthesamenumberofideasasthosewhoworethemittensandcouldnotgesture.Inasecondexperiment,54childrencompletedthesamealternative-usestask.Insomecases,childrengesturednormally;inothercases,theresearchersencouragedthechildrento“useyourhandstoshowmehowyoucouldusetheobjectindifferentways.”Theencouragementworked:Childrenwhowerespecificallyencouragedtogestureproducedagreaternumberofcreativeusesfortheobjectsthandidthechildrenwhowerenotgivenanyspecialinstruction.“Ourfindingsaddtothegrowingbodyofevidenceshowingthesignificantroleofgestureinthinkingandhaveapplicationstotheclassroom,”Kirkconcludedintheirpaper.( )1.Whatdidtheresearchersintendtofindoutinthefirstexperiment?A.Thenumberofcreativeideasthechildrencouldthinkof.B.Howthechildrenwouldexplorethepropertiesoftheitems.C.Whetherencouraginggesturewouldhelptoproducemorenewideas.D.Thedifferencebetweenthinkingwithgesturesandwithoutgestures.( )2.Whyweremittensusedintheexperiment?A.Torestrictgestures.B.Tolimitcreativethinking.C.Totesttheabilitytogesture.
D.Toincreasecreativeideas.( )3.Whendidthechildrenthinkofthemostnewideas?A.Whenwearingmittens.B.Whenencouragedtogesture.C.Whennaturallygesturing.D.Whennotusingtheirhands.( )4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CommunicatewithGesturesB.ThinkwithYourHandsC.UseEverydayItemsCreativelyD.MakeGesturesWhenNecessary【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了一项最新研究表明,鼓励孩子们按照自己认为的方式使用手势,可以帮助他们想出更具创意的点子。1.D 细节理解题。根据第四段“Intheirfirststudy,theresearcherscomparedthecreativityofchildrenwhospontaneouslygesturedwiththosewhoeitherdidnotorcouldnotgesture.”可知,研究人员打算在第一个实验中发现用手势思考和不用手势思考的区别,故选D。2.A 细节理解题。根据第五段“Agroupofparticipantscompletedthetasktwice—ononeversionofthetask,theyworemittens(连指手套)thatlimitedtheirabilitytogesture.”可知,实验中使用连指手套是为了限制手势,故选A。3.B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Theencouragementworked:Childrenwhowerespecificallyencouragedtogestureproducedagreaternumberofcreativeusesfortheobjectsthandidthechildrenwhowerenotgivenanyspecialinstruction(这种鼓励起了作用:与没有接受任何特殊指导的孩子相比,特别鼓励做手势的孩子对这些物品产生了更多的创造性用途).”可知,当孩子们被鼓励做手势的时候想出的新点子最多,故选B。4.B 主旨大意题。第一段中的“Encouragingchildrentousegesturesastheythinkcanhelpthemcomeupwithmorecreativeideas,accordingtonewresearch.”是全文的主题句,结合全文内容可知,这篇文章主要讲了一项最新研究表明,鼓励孩子们按照自己认为的方式使用手势,可以帮助他们想出更具创意的点子。这篇文章最好的题目是用手思考,故选B。短文改错(安徽省六安市毛坦厂中学2019年高三下学期四月月考)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Iwenttothesupermarketyesterday.Whilewalkaround,Inoticedacreditcardonthefloorbychances.Ipickeditupandwaitedforanowner.Noonecomes.Suddenly,aladywithananxiouslylookrushedin.SoIapproachedherandaskedwhyshehadlostsomething.Shedid,hercreditcard.Iaskedhernamebutconfirmedthatitmatchedthecard.ThenIreturnedtoher.Shesaidshehadprayedtohermother,whohadpassedawayrecently,tohelpherfindthecard.WetalkedandIintroducedformyself,“MynameisClaire.”Sheresponded,“Mymother'snameisClaireeither!”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者去超市捡到一张信用卡,最后归还给了一个女孩。其实这个女孩是为她妈妈找卡的,她妈妈最近已经去世了。Iwenttothesupermarketyesterday.Whilearound,Inoticedacreditcardonthefloorby.Ipickeditupandwaitedforowner.Noone.Suddenly,aladywithanlookrushedin.SoIapproachedherandaskedshehadlostsomething.Shedid,hercreditcard.Iaskedhernameconfirmedthatitmatchedthecard.ThenIreturnedtoher.Shesaidshehadprayedtohermother,whohadpassedawayrecently,tohelpherfindthecard.WetalkedandIintroducedformyself,“MynameisClaire.”Sheresponded,“Mymother'snameisClaire!”