景胜学校2023-2024学年度第一学期高三月考（10月）英语试题（B卷）2023.10第一部分、阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳选项AOPENINGSANDPREVIEWSAnimalsOutofPaperYolo！ProductionsandtheGreatGriffonpresenttheplaybyRajivJoseph,inwhichanorigami(折纸术)artistinvitesateenagetalentandhisteacherintoherstudio.MerriMilwedirects.Inpreviews.OpensFeb.12.(WestParkPresbyterianChurch,165W.86thSt.212-868-4444.)TheAudienceHelenMirrenstarsintheplaybyPeterMorgan,aboutQueenElizabethIIoftheUKandherprivatemeetingswithtwelvePrimeMinistersinthecourseofsixtyyears.StephenDaldrydirects.AlsostarringDylanBakerandJudithIvey.PreviewsbeginFeb.14.(Schoenfeld,236W.45thSt.212-239-6200.)HamiltonLin-ManuelMirandawrotethismusicalaboutAlexanderHamilton,inwhichthebirthofAmericaispresentedasanimmigrantstory.ThomasKaildirects.Inpreviews.OpensFeb.17.(Public,425LafayetteSt.212-967-7555.)OntheTwentiethCenturyKristinChenowethandPeterGallagherstarinthemusicalcomedybyBettyComdenandAdolphGreen,aboutaBroadwayproducerwhotriestowinamoviestar’sloveduringacross-countrytrainjourney.ScottEllisdirects,forRoundaboutTheatreCompany.PreviewsbeginFeb.12.(AmericanAirlinesTheatre,227W.42ndSt.212-719-1300.)1．WhatistheplaybyRajivJosephprobablyabout?A．Atypeofart.B．Ateenager’sstudio.C．Agreatteacher.D．Agroupofanimals.2．WhoisthedirectorofTheAudience?A．HelenMirren.B．PeterMorgan.C．DylanBaker.D．StephenDaldry.3．WhichplaywillyougotoifyouareinterestedinAmericanhistory?A．AnimalsOutofPaper.B．TheAudience.C．Hamilton.D．OntheTwentiethCentury.BDuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,manypeopleunderlockdownfeellonelyandbored.“Thereisalonelinessepidemic,”saidJohnDattilofromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,US.Sohe,togetherwithaninternationalteamofresearchers,studiedhowtoreducelonelinessandincreasepositivefeelingsduringthepandemic.Accordingtotheirnewstudy,reducinglonelinesshassomethingtodowithdoingenjoyableactivitiesthatrequirebothconcentration(注意力)andskill.Whenpeopleareabsorbedinwhattheyaredoing,theyenterastatecalled“flow”,Dattiloexplained.“Flowcanbeachievedbydoingactivitiesthatwevalueandthatrequiresustoconcentratefullytouseourskills.”Toachieveastateofflow,theremustbeabalancebetweenthechallengeofthetaskand试卷第1页，共6页{#{QQABKQQEggAAAAAAAAgCQwkQCAIQkAACAKoGhBAEMAAAwANABAA=}#}yourskilllevel.Forexample,ifyou’retryingtocreateacomplex(复杂的)computerprogrambutyourskilllevelislow,thenyou’relikelytofeelstressedinsteadofachieving“flow”.Onthecontrary(相反地),ifthetaskistooeasy,thenboredomwillsetinand“flow”willnotappear,either.Ifyouhaveartisticskills,forexample,playingthepianoorpaintingcanleadtoflow.Socanthingslikeskiing,writingandstorytelling,dependingonwhoyouare.“Whenwecenterastateofflow,webecomefocused,andweexperiencemomentaryenjoyment,”Dattilosaid.“Whenweleaveastateofflow,weareoftensurprisedbyhowmuchtimehaspassed.”However,watchingtelevisionusuallydoesn’thelppeopleenterflow,accordingtoDattilo,becausetherearen’tanychallenges.“Peopletendtothrive(茁壮成长)onhealthyactivitiesandchallenge,”saidDattilo.“Wehopethisresearchwillhelppeoplelivefuller,happier,healthierlives”.4．WhatdidDattilostudy?A．Whypeoplefeellonely.B．Howtoreduceloneliness.C．Whatenjoyableactivitiesarc.D．Whypeoplelikeanewchallenge.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“areabsorbedin”probablymean?A．Aregoodat.B．Areproudof.C．Arefocusedon.D．Arcrelaxedabout.6．Howdopeoplefeelwhentheyenterthe“flow”state?A．Theyarelonelyandbored.B．Theyfeelstressedandtired.C．Theyareconcentratingandhappy.D．Theyfeeltimepassesslowly.7．AccordingtoDattilo,thefollowingactivitiescanhelppeopleenterthe“flow”stateexcept________.A．playingthepianoB．WritingC．PaintingD．watchingtelevisionCMonkeysseemtohaveawaywithnumbers.AteamofresearcherstrainedthreeRhesusmonkeystoassociate26clearlydifferentsymbolsconsistingofnumbersandselectiveletterswith0-25dropsofwaterorjuiceasareward.Theresearchersthentestedhowthemonkeyscombined—oradded—thesymbolstogetthereward.Here’showHarvardMedicalSchoolscientistMargaretLivingstone,wholedtheteam,describedtheexperiment:Intheircagesthemonkeyswereprovidedwithtouchscreens.Ononepartofthescreen,asymbolwouldappear,andontheothersidetwosymbolsinsideacirclewereshown.Forexample,thenumber7wouldflashononesideofthescreenandtheotherendwouldhave9and8.Ifthemonkeystouchedtheleftsideofthescreentheywouldberewardedwithsevendropsofwaterorjuice;iftheywentforthecircle,theywouldberewardedwiththesumofthenumbers—17inthisexample.Afterrunninghundredsoftests,theresearchersnotedthatthemonkeyswouldgoforthehighervaluesmorethanhalfthetime,indicatingthattheywereperformingacalculation,notjustmemorizingthevalueofeachcombination.Whentheteamexaminedtheresultsoftheexperimentmoreclosely,theynoticedthatthemonkeystendedtounderestimate(低估)asumcomparedwithasinglesymbolwhenthetwowerecloseinvalue—sometimeschoosing,forexample,a13overthesumof8and6.Theunderestimationwassystematic:Whenaddingtwonumbers,themonkeysalwayspaidattentiontothelargerofthetwo,andthenaddedonlyafraction(小部分)ofthesmallernumbertoit.“Thisindicatesthatthereisacertainwayquantityisrepresentedintheirbrains,”Dr.Livingstonesays.“Butinthisexperimentwhatthey’redoingispayingmoreattentiontothe试卷第2页，共6页{#{