高考评价体系创新演练（名校模拟卷）

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 （共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

Everyone gets anxious when the world takes an uncertain turn. And often， we treat that anxiety with a little panic buying.

A study published last year in the Journal of Consumer Research found that people buy things in troubled times as a means of keeping control over their lives. The researchers noted that utility items—specifically， cleaning products—tend to move most quickly from store shelves. The hoarding （囤积） of toilet paper， as perhaps the most fundamental cleaning product， may represent our most fundamental fears. An invisible enemy moves slowly and quietly towards us. We need to hold on to something in uncertain times. Maybe a hoard of toilet paper brings promises.

The thing is that its not actually going anywhere. For all the sharp words and even sharper elbows thrown around by the crazy toilet paper shoppers， they seem to be missing one essential fact： There is no toilet paper shortage.

As The New York Times points out， shop owners that see their shelves emptied often fill up the shelves again in a day， often in just a few hours.

“You are not using more of it. You are just filling up your closet with it，” Jeff Anderson， president of paper product manufacturer Precision Paper Converters， tells The Times.

The thing is that the toilet paper⁃obsessed shoppers have been infected with something many times more contagious （传染性的） than any coronavirus： fear.

“People are social creatures. We look to each other for cues for what is safe and what is dangerous，” Steven Taylor， a clinical psychologist at the University of British Columbia， tells Fox News. “And when you see someone in the store panic⁃buying， that can cause a fear contagion effect. People become anxious ahead of the actual infection. They havent thought about the bigger picture， like what are the consequences of hoarding toilet paper.”

1. Why do shoppers have a little panic toilet paper buying？

A. The world is at a turning point.

B. It guarantees their victory over the coronavirus.

C. There is no adequate supply in the store at all.

D. It comes as a way of anxiety relief.

2. Whats the purpose of paragraph 2？

A. To explain the reasons for a little panic toilet paper buying.

B. To warn us of the danger of an enemy.

C. To remind us of the threat of any coronavirus.

D. To teach us the method of handling a problem.

3. What is the authors attitude toward the hoarding of toilet paper？

A. Uninterested. B. Negative. C. Supportive. D. Curious.

B

Christopher Reeve was born on September 25，1952， in New York City. His mother was a journalist and his father was a teacher， novelist， poet， and scholar. He studied at Cornell University in New York， and had various stage and television roles before becoming universally known as the star of Superman.

The unfortunate accident that brought Reeve down happened on May 27， 1995. Christopher learned to ride horses while acting in the 1985 movie Anna Karenina. Then， he was a very strong athlete and an avid horseman. He was riding his horse， Buck. His horse jumped the first two fences in the course successfully， and they approached the third. However， for some reason， Buck suddenly stopped as they were about to reach the fence. The sudden stop threw Christopher Reeve. The Superman actor landed head first on the other side of the fence injuring his body. After the accident， he was left paralyzed（瘫痪） from the neck down.

Lets learn some facts about the hero.

Reeve is the youngest actor ever to be cast as Superman as he was only 24 years old when he first starred as the character in Richard Donners movie Superman.  He was nine years old when he found his passion for acting. And he was the first actor to play the role of Superman to have been born after the character was created in 1938.

Christopher Reeve refused to wear fake muscles under the suit and continuously worked out during the entire shooting of the movie Superman. The director and producers of the movie auditioned（试演） more than 200 actors before finalizing Reeve for the role of Superman.

He and his wife Dana opened a center， the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center， devoted to teaching paralyzed people to live more independently in Short Hills， New Jersey.

Unfortunately fans favourite superman Christopher Reeve died of heart failure on October 10， 2004.

4. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about？

A. Reeves upset disability.

B. Reeves acting background.

C. Reeves unfortunate accident.

D. Reeves skills of horse⁃riding.

5. When did Christopher Reeve become fond of acting？

A. In 1961.     B. In 1965. C. In 1970. D. In 1971.

6. Which of the following words can best describe Christopher Reeve？