名校版高考英語綜合訓(xùn)練題含答案About50feetfromshore,twobrotherswerefightingfortheirlives.Theyhadbeensweptouttoseainaripcurrent,theirmouthsbarelyabletostayabovethewater.ThickfogmadeitdifficultforbeachgoersonNorthernCalifornia'sTrinidadStateBeachtoseetheguys,butthescreamswereunmistakable.Thebrotherszaged15and20zwerewearingshortsandT-shirts/unsuitableforaNovemberday,letalonethefreezingwater.LuckilyJoursurfersinwetsuitswerenearby.NarayanWeibel,SpenserStratton,andAdrianYork,all16,alongwithTaiOrtiz-beck,15,wereontheirsurfboardsridingupanddownthecoastonfive-footwaveswhenhearingthecries.Theyturnedandsawtwoheadsmovingupanddownrepeatedlyandfourflailingarms.Z/WelookedateachotherandknewtheseguyswereabouttodrownJWeibeltoldtheWashingtonPost.Weibel,StrattonandOrtiz-beckpaddled（戈［］）towardthedistressedswimmerswhileYorkheadedtoshoretowarnsomeonetocall911.Hethendivedbacktohelphisfriends.Asthesurfersdrewclose,thebrotherswerestruggling.Ortiz-beckpulledupalongsidetheyoungerbrother.Grabbinghimunderhisarms,heliftedhimupontohisboard.StrattonandWeibel,meanwhile,weretryingtheirbesttohelptheolderbrother.Hewaslargez250to300pounds,andpanicked.Yorkarrivedintimetohelpgettheolderbrotheratthetopofthesecondboard.Thesurfersthenpaddledseveralminutesthroughroughwatertothemedicalhelpwaitingonshore.Thebrotherswerescaredbutfine.“Whenwegetacalllikethisone,it'susuallytoolatebythetimewegetthereJsaysDillonClevenger,afirstresponder.〃Ican7tsayenoughaboutwhatthesesurfersdid.Theywerewillingandpreparedtorisktheirlives.”4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"flailing“inParagraph2mean?A.Desperately-waving.B.Tightly-crossed.C.Seriously-injured.D.Fully-open.5.WhydidYorkmakehiswaytotheshore?A.Towarnswimmersofdanger.B.Tomakeaneasydive.C.Tohavesomeonecallforhelp.D.Topullupthebrother..WhatcanwelearnfromthewordsofDillon?A.Theaccidentwashardtoavoid.B?Thesurferswerebraveandheroic.C.Thefirstrespondergotacalltoolate.D.Swimmingintheseawasnotpermitted..What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AReportAboutSurfing.TwoBrothersFightingforLivesC?AnAdventureonShoreD.SurfersComingtotheRescueACBD（2022、可;|匕開B臺聯(lián)考）Ladies,ifyoufindyourselveswanderinganunknowncitywithamanwhoisquestioningyourdirectionalabilities,don'tdoubtyourselves.ArecentsmallstudypublishedinthejournalPsychologicalSciencefoundthatthelong-standingtheorythatwomenhaveamoredifficulttimereadingmapswasnzttrue.Historically,menhaveperformedbetterthanwomeninstudiesthattestedtheirspatial（空間的）ability.ButtheleadingstudyauthorMargaretTarampiandaresearcherfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbaratheorizedthatsocialinfluenceshadaneffectonthisoutcome:Theculturalbeliefthatwomenareworseatreadingmapscouldbeseenasastereotype（固有模式）threat,meaningwomenbelievethey'rebadatsomething,sotheyperformpoorlyasaresult.Theresearchersalsotheorizedthatwomenperformedbetteratskillsthatinvolveasocialelement.Inotherwords,ifreadingamapmeanshelpingsomeoneelse,theymightperformbetter.TarampiandherteamtestedboththeoriesonundergraduatestudentsatUCSBacrossthreeseparateexperiments.And,indeed,theresultsshowedthatmenscoredbetterthanwomenonlywhentheywerementionedthestereotypeofmalesuperioritybeforethetest.Whentheresearchersdidnotmentionitandgaveasocialcontextforreadingthemap,women,sscoresimprovedacrosstheboard.Womenalsoperformedbetterwhenthetestmapssimplyincludedhumanfigures,ratherthanjustrandomobjectsandlandmarks.SoladiesznexttimeyoustruggletofigureoutwhetheryoushouldmakealeftorrightattheLouvre,takeoutyourtouristmapwithahealthydoseofconfidence..Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Towarnwomenofoneoftheirshortcomings.B.Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C.Toencouragewomentoreadmaps.D.Tostateasocialphenomenon..Womenarethoughttobeworseatreadingmapsbecauseof.A.apoorsenseofdirectionB.alackofexperienceC?asocialstereotypeD.threatsfromothers.Menperformedbetterthanwomeninthestudywhen.A.theywereaskedtohelpsomeoneelsebyreadingamapB.theywereinformedofthestereotypebeforethetestC.thetestmapssimplyincludedhumanfiguresD.