〔全国卷2021届高三英语下学期三轮冲刺模拟试题2
第一部分 听力<略>
第二部分 阅读理解<共两节,满分35分>
第一节 可乐鸡翅的家常做法<共10小题；每小题2.5分,满分25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。
A
When I first met George,I was in my early 30s,eking a creative outlet<出路> unrelated to boring houwork and raising little ones.My children,then aged three and five,were just entering kindergarten and school life.At 65,George had recently retired and was eking a rewarding hobby.For both of us,painting was "it" and we met at a local painting class.Thus began a friendship that was to last until the day he died.
George arrived in Australia as an immigrant from Britain with his wife and two children.He w
orked hard,played hard,and had an opinion about everything.He adored his wife,his family,and his friends.A slim and energetic man,George took pride in his fitness and walked three kilometres every day.
As the only male in a painting class full of women,George ruled the roost and we were his hens.He adored his singular role and looked after his brood<一窝雏鸡> with the same attention he gave to everything.
He took to painting with great passion<热情>,even transforming the spare bedroom into a studio.A studio！His painting equipment was comprehensive.Ever practical,George houd many of the items in a red metal tool box.
After the completion of the cour,we still kept in touch.One day when George was about 80 years old,he asked me to come to his hou.George explained that he was giving up painting becau of his illness and he gave away all his "stuff" to me.
I still u much of his equipment today.The most treasured thing is the red tool box.The o
riginal shop sticker is still firmly in place although the price has long since worn off.But that’s all right becau to my mind friendship is beyond price.
21．Why did the author go to painting class?
A．To enjoy school life again.
B．To make some new friends.
C．To accompany her children.
D．To do something interesting.
22．What might the author think of George?
A．水晶神翼Reliable and caring.
B．Proud and nsitive.
C．Talented and honest.
D．Smart and adventurous.
23．What is the best title for the text?
A．The Red Tool Box最帅男明星
B．A Friend Is a Second Self
C．Have Fun in Painting Class
D．An Old Man’s Life After Retirement
B
When people find themlves in difficult conflicts,they often turn to mediation<调解>．汽车图片简笔画Mediators are advid to listen attentively,avoid favoring the ideas of one party,and make both sides feel at ea.Surprisingly,new rearch that my colleagues and I conducted suggests that,to effectively help people ttle their conflicts,mediators should adopt a hostile<敌对的> attitude rather than a calming one.A hostile mediator,we find,brings bette
r results than a nice one.
Why would adding more negativity<消极性五谷养生> to an already hostile situation prove beneficial？Consider how parents typically react when they can’t get their children to stop quarreling："I don’t care who started it—both of you,go to your rooms！"At first sight,a calm mediator ems likely to be more effective.But as anyone with brothers or sisters knows,parents’ emingly unsympathetic treatment of the situation can have an unusual effect.Children who moments before were troubling each other suddenly become more reasonable due to their unkind parents.
In our rearch,we created situations in which pairs of negotiators were part of a heated conflict.In some cas,the mediator had a "nice" approach—calm and polite.In others诚信纳税,he was hostile—aggressive and somewhat rude.Across different types of conflicts,沟通的目的是we found that negotiators were more willing and able to reach an agreement in the prence of a hostile mediator than in the prence of a nice one.
The main result of the test is not that hostility pays off.In fact,recent rearch has docume
nted the social costs of negative behavior.For example,being the target of rude behavior reduces people’s performance on a variety of tasks.Other rearch shows the social benefits of positive behavior.People are more likely to clo deals and become future business partners.
Even with the widespread social benefits of positive behavior and costs of negative behavior,hostility can pay off in certain situations.
猜谜语动物24．What can we learn about parents’ ttlement of conflicts in Paragraph 2?
A．It’s calming and wi.
B．It’s arbitrary but effective.
C．It’s commonly adopted.
D．It harms family relationship.
25．How does the author support his viewpoints?
A．By giving examples and experimenting.
B．By analyzing caus and effects.
