2019-2020学年高三英语12月月考试题(12)
时间100分钟分数150分
第二部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Beard Telling the Truth
A Jihadist attempted to flee Mosul in a disguise (假扮) similar to a dumb madam but was caught. The ISIS fighter was trying to get away from the former militant stronghold (基地) as the city was recaptured, but didn’t get his escape plan right. Dressed in women’s clothes and with cautious make-up, the bearded man forgot to get rid of his facial hair. In photos released by the Iraqi army after his capture, the man can be seen to have slathered on(厚厚地涂抹) powder, eyeshadow and lipstick, and even added some beauty spots.
Fall in UK University Applicants
The number of people applying for UK university places has fallen by more than 25,000 (4%) in 2016 compared with that of 2015, data from the admissions service UCAS show. The figures show a sharp decline in those applying to study nursing courses —down 19%—and a continued fall in the number of mature students, notably in England and Northern Ireland. The number of EU students planning to study in the UK has fallen by 5%. It is the first decline since fees were last increased in England in 2012.
Unusual Homework Assignments
Students at a university in Southwest China’s Sichuan province received a very unusual homework assignment for the summer: convey their affection for someone they like. The eye-catching assignment was posted on the website of the Chengdu College of Arts and Sciences, together with other assignments, such as traveling to another city, attending a concert, and drawing a self-portrait. Posts related to the creative homework assignment have been forwarded over 10,000 times and liked by close to 28,000 people on Weibo.
21. Why did the fighter fail to make the escape plan a reality?
A. Because he forgot to shave off his beard.
B. Because he made up himself as a dumb lady.
C. Because his careless make-up betrayed him.
D. Because his beauty spots made him eye-catching.
22. The number of applicants for UK university places in 2015 is approximately .
A. 25,000
B. 26,402
C. 408,500
D. 625,000
23. Students in the college are not required to .
A. pay a visit to another city
B. show love for their beloved ones
C. take some photos for themselves
D. be the audience in a musical performance
B
Maybe you paint, keep a journal or knit. Or maybe you play bass in a punk rock band. Whatever hobby you have, keep at it. A little study published this week suggests that having a creative outlet outside the office might help people perform better at work.
Psychologists from San Francisco State University found that the more people engaged in their hobbies, the more likely they were to come up with creative solutions to problems on the job. And no matter what the hobby was, these were also more likely to go out of their way to help co-workers.
The researchers also surveyed a second group of 90 U.S. Air Force captains. The psychologists knew that these folks were already trained to solve tough problems, and help others-so they wanted to see if having a hobby affected their performance in any way. In addition to asking the officers about their own work performance, the researchers checked performance reviews from the captains’ co-workers and bosses.
It turned out that for both groups, having a creative outlet boosted work performance. And that’s after the scientists took into account other things that might influence performance—like personality.
“Some people have a personality that’s more creative,” Eschleman says. To judge
