1、1河南省许昌高级中学 2019届高三英语复习诊断试题（二）（考 试时 间： 120 分钟 试卷 满分 ： 150 分）第 一 部 分 阅 读 理 解（ 共 两 节 ， 满分 40 分 ） 第 一 节 （共 15 小 题 ； 每小 题 2 分 ， 满 分 30 分 ） 阅 读 下 列短 文 ， 从 每 题所 给 的 四 个 选项 （ A、 B、 C 和 D ） 中 ，选出 最 佳 选 项 ， 并 在 答 题卡 上 将 该 项 涂黑A What is PayQwiq?PayQwiq is a fast and secure payment service that helps you go qui
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8、 the purpose of this passage?A. To popularize the use of PayQwiq. B. To stress the importance of PayQwiq. C. To describe the function of PayQwiq. D. To introduce the benefits of PayQwiq.BIt never occurred to anybody, not even the creators that the world would care about the complex lives, loves and
9、sufferings of a group of attractive and witty New Yorkers. But theres no doubt that Friends( 老 友 记 )has become more than just a successful situation comedyit has established itself as one of the last great television phenomena of the last century. Along the way, it has made its half-dozen leading ac
10、tors famous.Looking back on the strong friendship between the group of three men and three women who frequently gather at each others apartments and at Greenwich Villages Central Perk coffee house, Friends was created by television producers, David Crane and Marta Kauffman. In 1993, the pair met pro
11、ducer Kevin S. Bright. Then the three became partners and got a deal to produce a new comedy for Warner Brothers. What they came up with was based on Crane and Kauffmans after-college years, when they hung out at the local coffee house and involved themselves in every aspect of each others lives.It
12、didnt take long for viewers to make friends with Friends. The situation comedy quickly became a top ten hit. Critics loved it as well. Entertainment Weekly said the show operated like a Broadway show, with twisty plots and unique jokes. The television theme song has also been asuccess with the publi
13、c. The songs success helped save the television theme song. An ABC(美 国广 播 公 司 )executive was ready to order very short music intros( 前 奏 ) on his networks shows, thinking that viewers would hit the remote control as soon as the opening started. But the success of the Friends theme song led the ABC e
14、xecutive to change his mind- remote controls or not, the TV theme song would stay.Years have gone by, but Friends remains and will remain an example of a modern US situation comedy that is both hugely entertaining television and nothing short of a genuine latter-day social phenomenon.24. What is str
15、essed in the second 4paragraph?A. The role models of Friends. B. The popularity of Friends. C. The origin of Friends.D. The brilliance of Friends.25. Which of the following is TRUE about Friends?A. It has a simple but entertaining plot.B. It is about friendship between college students. C. It was cr
16、iticized by Entertainment Weekly.D. It first came into being in the 1990s.526. What can we learn from the passage?A. The ABC executive thought highly of the theme song of Friends.B. Producer, Kevin S. Bright, graduated from the same college as David Crane. C. ABC once replaced the theme song of its
17、TV show with a short music intro. D. Marta Kauffman expected Friends to achieve great success.27. What might the author think of Friends?A. Its merits outweigh its shortcomings.B. He/she shows great affection towards it.C. Its success lies in the lack of good situation comedies. D. He/she has a rese
18、rved attitude towards its success.CIt is good to get in touch with your inner child from time to time， and obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to
19、 act like a kid againAt Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in showandtell ， artsandcrafts such as finger paint ， games like musical chairs and even take naps The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day30
20、-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos， the brain behind the adult preschool， studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher Shes always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course inste
21、adAccording to Candice ， her blogger friend ， Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children “I realized all the significances of what we learn in preschool， ”said founder Michelle Joni， “People come here and get in touch with t
22、heir inner child Its magical We are bringing ourselves back to another place， a nother time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves， more confident and ready to take on the world”“One persons here because they want to learn not to be so serious ”Michelle said “Anothers here to learn t
23、o be more confident ”She explained that most of the classes were planned However ， Joni added that while the planned activities were fun ， it was often the spontaneous( 自 发 的 )moments that attracted students “Its the things you dont plan for ， the sharing between friends and learning from each other
24、 628 What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind? AT o give adults a chance to return to childhood B To help parents understand their children better C To provide practical training courses for teachers7DT o introduce some ways of playing with children29 What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mast
25、ermind in Paragraph 2 ?AIts customers BIts activities CIts environment D Its schedule.30 According to Candice， people come to this program to Ae njoy freedom of thinkingB realize their childhood dreams C discover their inner abilities Dfig ure out childhood puzzles31 What do we know about Michelle J
26、oni? AS he used to be a preschool teacher B She likes to make plans in advance C She founded Preschool Mastermind DS he gained confidence by sharingDWould you rather be an impressive employee in an ordinary firm, or land a role at the most well-known company in your industry?The answer to that quest
27、ion might seem highly personal, based on factors like whether or not you are a competitive person and how much you enjoy a challenge. In fact, theres another strong factor at play: People from different cultures react very differently to that question. The psychologists from the University of Michig
28、an asked people theoretical questions about the decisions they take. Specifically, the researchers compared people with East Asian backgrounds and European American backgrounds. They found that Americans are much more likely to favor being a big fish in a small pond. East Asians, and specifically Ch
29、inese people, are much more likely than Americans to lean towards being a smaller fish in a bigger pond.Researchers first asked 270 students at a large American university whether they would rather be a “big fish in a small pond” or the opposite. Of the students with East Asian American backgrounds,
30、 three quarters said theyd rather be a small fish, compared with just under 60% of students with European American backgrounds who said the same.The researchers then compared American and Chinese adults. They asked the participants whether they would rather attend a top university but perform below
31、average, and whether they would rather work for a top global company but 8do less well in comparison to their peers. Over half the Chinese adults chose the famous university, compared with just a third of Americans. In the case of the firms, well over half of people from both groups chose to do bett
32、er at a less well-known firm, but Chinese people were still more likely to choose being a “small fish” than were Americans.The final experiment sought to discover how American and Chinese people made judgments about whether they were succeeding. They found that Chinese people were more likely to com
33、pare their performance to the performance of people in other groups. Americans, meanwhile, were9more likely to compare themselves to people within the same group, to judge whether or not they were doing well.In East Asian cultures, its “not enough that you know youre doing well in your school,” said
34、 Kaidi Wu, a PhD student in psychology who led the research. “It is much more important that other peoplean outsider, a family relative, a future employer who has five seconds to glance through your resumealso recognize your academic excellence.”America is the opposite: “Think about how many times t
35、hemes like You are your own person or Stop worrying about what other people think course through song lyrics and self-help books,” Wu said, concluding: “The choices we make are the products of our culture.”32. The psychologists from the University of Michigan find that .A. Americans tend to achieve
36、success in a big companyB. Chinese are likely to perform better in a big companyC. Americans prefer to shine in a relatively small companyD. Chinese are comfortable with working in a small company33. The final experiment aims to .A. compare different attitudes towards competitionB. find different vi
37、ews about personal successC. judge performances of different groupsD. confirm which culture is better34. A Chinese student will be more satisfied if he gains recognition from .A. his neighbors B. his classmates C. his teachers D. his parents35. According to Kaidi Wu, culture .A. plays a key role in
38、peoples choice making B. shows who we grow up to be in the future C. is the most important factor behind success D. 10determines students academic performance第 二 节 （共 5 小 题 ;每 小 题 2 分 ， 满 分 10 分 ）根 据 短 文 内 容 ， 从 短 文 后 的 选 项 中 选 出 能 填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 ， 选 项 中 有 两 项 为 多 余 选 项 。Things You Should Stop
39、Doing to Be SuccessfulAre you a happy person? How often do you think of reasons why everyone around you is successful though they are not better than you in general? What do you do wrong? Here are some things you should stop doing to be successful.1. 36 Different people may interpret “success” in di
40、fferent ways ： some of them measure it in money, other ones in positive changes to people around them and the world in general. 37 Dont worry about what other people think but come after what makes you happy.2.Do not believe anything without questioning it.1138 They are critical thinkers, and they u
41、nderstand that we all are ruled by our prejudices, so they will always question new information.3.Do not worry about all unpredictable things that may happen to you.If you want to be successful,stop thinking about everything that MAY happen to you. 39Be ready to improve and change your deeds and dec
42、isions when things suddenly dont go according to your plan.4.Do not care about what other people think of you.40 Your attempts to become “good” for everyone will turn into nothing but new worries, stresses, and problems. Successful people do not concentrate on the quantity of people to please, but w
43、orry about their quality and focus on developing friendships with people they really care about.A.Do not wait for the “right time” to do anything. B.Do not let others decide what “success” is for you.C.Successful people do not just accept any new information to be true.D.As far as we all know, its i
44、mpossible to please all the people who surround us.E.Try to feel comfortable with the reality and accept the fact your future cant be predicted. F.If you want to be successful, do not let others force their interpretation of success on you. G.Successful people never ignore or avoid problems， no matt
45、er how big and awful they seem. 第 二 部 分： 完 形 填 空（ 共 20 小 题 ； 每 小 题 1.5 分 ， 满 分 30 分 ）阅 读 下 面 短 文 ， 从 短 文 后 各 题 所 给 的 四 个 选 项 （ A, B, C, D） 中 ， 选 出 可 以 填 入 空 白处 的 最 佳 选项 ， 并 在 答 题卡 上 将 该 项 涂黑 。For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it ha
46、s become a 41 routine. She has run 52marathons-once a week-for the past year in memory of her dad who 42 just 35 days after he was 43 with pancreatic cancer(胰 腺癌 ). When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was 44 to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. “ It made me feel
47、45 .” she said, “I knew I had to do something.”So this marathon queen, 46 she calls herself, did what she did best; she went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the 47 two years, Julie now vowed(发 誓 ) to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks in 48 of her father. After asking people to 49 money for
48、each marathon, she 50 a website, marathon goddess, com, to collect money for the Pancreatic 12Cancer Action Network(PANCAN), a nonprofit organization. Julie began her incredible 51 with a marathon is Rome and then entered a race every 52 in some city across North America.53 leaving work at 5p.m.on F
49、riday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she 54 home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her 1,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, 55 more than $ 200,000 in the process for PANCAN.While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule. “My bodys getting used to this. Im changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more 56 .” she said. When her13muscles began to
