2020届山东省聊城一中高三4月线上模拟英语试题
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1. Laura Sides was a psychology major at the University of Nottingham in 2004. She first noticed signs of her dad’s developing dementia(痴呆) when she moved to Nottingham. She said, \doctor, so he knew exactly what had happened to him, but people try to hide it when they are ill. Then, I came home for my 21st birthday and arranged to meet him, but he never showed up as he’d forgotten. That’s when I knew something serious had happened.\
So, aged 21, she decided to leave university and look after him herself. She lived close by, popping in every day to make sure he was eating, and that the house was tidy, before heading off to her work. Besides challenging moments, there was a time when looking after her dad was a pure joy. \that day, and however ridiculous the adventure is, off we’d go.\ Sadly, in 2009, 5 years later, Laura lost her father. Before he died, Laura went to a hospital appointment with him, where doctors mentioned that his form of Alzheimer’s disease was genetic meaning there was a fifty-fifty chance that she had inherited it. For several years Laura agonised over whether to be tested, finally finding out in August 2017 that she has the APP gene, meaning that, like him, she will develop the condition within a decade.
At first, she struggled, feeling as if her life lacked purpose. Then, during a sleepless night in the summer of 2018, she decided at around 2 a.m. to enter the 2019 London Marathon sponsored by the charities Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK. She hoped to start the conversation around early-onset
Alzheimer’s disease and to encourage people to talk about it more openly. \er when Dad was ill, people wouldn’t know how to react, but I want to be honest and open,\
information we can get, the less of a taboo(忌讳) we will feel. That said, the support I’ve received so far after going public has been amazing — that’s what is carrying me through.\
【小题1】Laura noticed her father’s dementia when . A．her father told her his condition in person
B．people nearby informed her of his father’s condition C．her father forgot his own birthday party
D．her father forgot to attend her 21-year-old birthday party 【小题2】The underlined word \means . A．excited B．struggled C．shocked D．delighted
【小题3】Laura started the open talk in the hope of . A．getting people to talk about Alzheimer’s disease openly B．earning some money to help treat her Alzheimer’s disease C．making herself stronger to fight against Alzheimer’s disease D．raising funds for charities Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s disease Research UK
【小题4】Which words can best describe Laura? A．Caring and positive. B．Careful and honest. C．Patient and cautious. D．Devoted and modest.
2. Life on the street is a constant struggle for homeless people. In times of extreme weather conditions, that struggle becomes even more difficult. Recently, homeless people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldn't find shelter for the night. Thankfully, one local woman refused to let that happen. On
January 30，2018, 34-year-old Candice Payne, a local managing broker, was lucky enough to have shelter from the dangerous conditions. “It was - 20℃, and I knew they were going to be sleeping on ice and I had to do something,” said Payne. Payne started brainstorming different ways she could possibly help. Finally， she decided to see if there were any rooms available at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the street.
For Payne, her mission was personal. According to Payne, her husband, Carlos Callahan， had lived on the streets at one point in his life. Based on his experiences, Payne knew that the homeless people still out on the street desperately needed help and that if she didn't step up to help, no one likely would.
However, when Payne explained what she was trying to do，many of the local hotels refused to allow her to pay for the rooms as they didn't want homeless people to stay in their rooms. “No one wanted
them, but one hotel, the Amber Inn, was nice enough to allow me to buy the rooms,” said Payne.
Payne's selfless act made news across the country. However, she insisted she had never done it for attention. “I am a regular person, ” said Payne, who spent thousands of dollars of her own money to help complete strangers.“It all sounded like a rich person did this, but I’m just a little black girl from the South Side. ” 【小题1】What does the underlined word “ that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Locals living on the street‘ B．The homeless freezing to death. C．The extreme weather.
D．The shelter for the homeless.
【小题2】How did Candice Payne help the homeless people? A．By drawing public attention. B．By giving them money directly. C．By taking them to her own house. D．By buying hotel rooms for them.
【小题3】What may contribute to Payne’s nice act? A．Her husband's past experiences. B．The requests from the homeless. C．Her desire to become famous. D．The coldness of local hotels.
【小题4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A．A Black Fighter Changes the World B．A Woman’s Curiosity Brings a Reward C．A Regular Woman Makes a Difference
D．A Couple's Brave Act Moves the Country
3. Being \life - beauty, hope, and energy. But youth also has negative
associations - impulsiveness, trouble -making, and irresponsibility. This negative side seems to be what society focuses on more, which is why young people have mostly been considered as idle and difficult. But when it comes to Generation Z - those born between 1996 and 2010 - this stereotypedoesn't seem to apply anymore.
In Japan, for example, Gen Z-ers are less likely to buy on impulse, but take into consideration more a product's true value. They' re looking at the companies, not just the products,\Uotani, CEO of Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido, told Bloomberg.
2020届山东省聊城一中高三4月线上模拟英语试题
