20202021学年长沙长郡中学高三英语月考试卷及答案第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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ASomecollegeshavestartedofferingtheirowngapyearprogramstosupportstudentswhowanttotakeayearoffinameaningfulway.Below,we’lllookatfouroftheseprograms.AmericanUniversityGapProgramWhentoapply:ByJuly15orNovember15Istherefundingavailable?No.InAmericanUniversityGapProgram,studentsspendthreedaysperweekwithagovernmentorbusinessorganizationinthecity.Studentsgoonfieldtrips,listentoguestspeakers,takepartinhands-onlessonsandworkonserviceprojectsasagroup.Studentswhocompletetheprogramcanearnsevencredits.DukeUniversityGapYearProgramWhentoapply:ByearlyMayofeachyearIstherefundingavailable?Yes,$5,000to$15,000.ThoughDukeUniversityhasnocourseofstudyorexperienceforitsgapyearprogram,itencouragesstudentstohaveanindependentplanfortheiryearoff,particularlyonethatpromotespersonalgrowth.Independentexperiencesmayincludecommunityservice,personalizedexperientiallearningopportunitiesandothers.FloridaStateUniversityGapYearWhentoapply:ByFebruary24Istherefundingavailable?Yes,upto$5,000.FloridaStateUniversityoffersgapyearfundingtostudentswishingtoworkorvolunteerbeforestartingcollege.Inordertogetthemomey,studentsmustexplaintheirplansfortheirgapyear.Theexperiencemustlastoveroneyear.StNorbertCollegeBridgeYearExperienceWhentoapply:notspecifiedIstherefundingavailable?Notspecified.StudentstakingpartintheBridgeYearExperiencecantraveltolocationssuchasNewMexico,WisconsinandGuatemaladuringthefallterm,wheretheylearnaboutthelocalcultures,takecoursesandgetserviceopportunities.1.WhatdoesDukeUniversityadvisestudentstododuringtheirgapyear?A.Focusontheirpersonalgrowth.B.Beindependentoftheirparents.C.ApplybeforetheendofNovember.D.Contactsomeoff-campusorganization.2.HowcanstudentsgetgapyearfundingfromFloridaStateUniversity?A.Byhavingextracredits.B.Byorganizingseveralprojects.C.Byshowingtheirgapplans.D.Bydoingvolunteerwork.3.Ifyouareinterestedintravelling,youcanchoose________.A.FloridaStateUniversityGapYearB.AmericanUniversityGapProgramC.DukeUniversityGapYearProgramD.St.NorbertCollegeBridgeYearExperienceBWhenvisitorsenterPlanetWord,anewmuseuminWashington,D.C,theywillseeSpeakingWillow,atallartpiecerepresentingatree.Astheypassundertheartwork,theycanhearrecordingsofspeechinhundredsoflanguagescomingfromthetree.Mostwordssoundforeigntothelisteners.Thedifferentvoicesalsospeakatthesametime.Theresultingclamorissimilartothatmadeinacrowdedtheaterbeforeashowbegins.RafaelLozano-Hemmercompletedthepiecelastyear.Onhiswebsite,theartistsaysthatSpeakingWillow“remindsusthatlanguageiswhatdefinesourspecificcommunitiesandconnectsourmanycultures.”Lozano-Hemmermadethepiecespeciallyforthemuseum.Itisthefirstofmanyimmersive(身临其境的)experiencesforvisitorsatPlanetWord,amuseumallaboutwordsandlanguage.Theexhibitsplayfullyexplorethelagerandcomplexsubjectoflanguage.Inoneroom,avideoplays,showingbabiessayingtheirfirstwords.Anotherroom,called“WhereDoWordsComeFrom”,teachesthehistoryofsomecommonEnglishwords.Thespaceincludesa22-foot-tali“WallofWords”,wherevisitorsspeakintodevicesandlearnabouttherootsoftheEnglishlanguage.Anotherroominviteslistenerstospeakandlearnaboutdifferentlanguages.Nativespeakersof28languagesandtwosignlanguagesteachpeoplesayingsinthoselanguages.Theyalsoexplainhowl...