2021年石家庄市第二中学高三英语模拟试题及答案

2021年石家庄市第二中学高三英语模拟试题及答案

第一部分 阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

When the weather is bad or when the flu breaks out, we can let the kids do some fun things at home, which

can be beneficial to kids.

Reading out loud

If your children are young enough, don't forget to read books to them out loud! Few children dislikehaving a

good book read to them, and it's great for the development of their brains. However, if your children are a bit

older and have moved onto more advanced books, there is always the choice of listening to an audiobook. This

can also be done while they're doing something else.

Playing board games

Maybe your children's table is full of board games, which have been forgotten for a long time. It's a good time

to bring them out when playing outside is no longer a choice. Surely, playing board games is a great way to

connect with children. In addition, many board games are designed to get children thinking!

Having a dance party

Considering that all you need is a speaker or maybe just a phone, you can have a dance party wherever you

are! This is a great way to get kids’ bodies moving when they are inside. Play some of your children's favorite

music and let them dance to it. Not only is it good exercise, but it will help your children feel time is flying!

Doing jigsaw (拼图) puzzles

For most people that have children, it's common to have at least one jigsaw puzzle at home. Jigsaw puzzles

are great because everyone can do them on their own time. Besides, your whole family will have a sense of

achievement when everyone is smiling over the finished product.

1. What do reading out loud and playing board games have in common?

A. They both develop children's team spirit.

B. They both improve children's listening ability.

C. They both do good to children's thinking ability.

D. They both focus on interaction between children.

2. Which of the following combines exercise and music? A. Reading out loud. B. Playing board games.

C. Doing jigsaw puzzles. D. Having a dance party.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To list four interesting children's parties.

B. To recommend four children's favorite books.

C. To introduce some activities for children inside.

D. To show some funny things for children outside.

B

Scientists have long sought to prevent sharp memories from dulling with age, but the problem remains

unsettled. Now research published in Scientific Reports suggests virtual reality might help older people recall facts

and events based on specific details.

The study involved 42 healthy older adults from the San Francisco Bay Area. Half spent a dozen hours over

four weeks playing a virtual-reality game called Labyrinth; they wore headsets and walked in place, walking virtual

neighborhoods while completing small tasks. The other half, in the control group, used electronic tablets to play

games that did not require recalling details. After 15 sessions (期), the latter performed roughly the same as

before on a long-term memory test. But the Labyrinth players gain an improvement in memory through the VR

game. A scientist Peter Wais of the University of California said the improvements brought them up to the level of

another group of younger adults taking the same memory tests.

Meredith Thompson, an education researcher, studies learning through VR games but was not involved in the

new study. It would be great to actually follow people over time and see what this type of game does for

long-term memory. She says, adding VR can provide greater involvement than other games. Wais's team is now

investigating how long the observed effects last and which elements of the training have the most impact.

A cognitive (认知)psychologist, Daniel Simons, who was also not involved in the study, notes experiments

with other games that claim to train the brain have often failed to evaluate this. And it remains unclear how test

performance in a laboratorysetting might translate to real-world situations. The outcome, Simons notes, “needs to

be repeated, ideally with a much larger group, before it’s treated as a strong finding.”

For now, Wais says, the team hopes its studies with similar-sized groups will help draw funding to test the

game in a larger pool of participants.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. People's memory gradually fails as they age. B. People of different ages should play VR games.

C. Virtual reality changes people's memory.

D. Virtual reality improves older adults' memory.

5. What is Meredith Thompson's attitude toward the research?

A. satisfied. B. enthusiastic.