陜西省西安中學(xué)20xx屆高三第五次模擬考試英語試題(原卷版)(編輯修改稿)
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【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 fanti was tested by critics, and they were all impressed.Did Mezzofanti have an extraordinary brain? Or are hyperpolyglots just ordinary people with ordinary brains who manage to do something extraordinary through hard work? . linguist Stephen Drashen believes that outstanding language learners just work harder at it and then they acquire unusually strong language ability. As an example, he mentions a Hungarian woman who worked as an interpreter during the 20th century. When she was 86, she could speak 16 languages and was still working on learning new languages. She said she learned them mostly on her own, reading fiction or working through dictionaries or textbooks.Some researchers argue to the contrary. They believe that there is such a thing as a talent for learning languages. In the 1930s, a German scientist examined parts of the preserved brain of a hyperpolyglot named Emil Krebs, who could speak 60 languages fluently. The scientist found that the area of Krebs’s brain called Broca’s area, which is associated with language, looked different from the Broca’s area in the brains of men who speak only one language. However, we still don’t know if Krebs was born with a brain ready to learn dozens of languages or if his brain adapted to the demands he put on it. Although it is still not clear whether the ability to learn many languages is in born, there’s no doubt that just about all of us can acquire skills in a second, third, or even fourth language by putting our mind to it.8. What does the underlined sentence imply?A. Mezzofanti could remember 360 words a day.B. Mezzofanti had a special way to learn languages.C. Mezzofanti’s achievement was ridiculous.D. Mezzofanti language ability was astonishing.9. The Hungarian woman became a hyperpolyglot mainly because of her __.A. good memory B. unique brain C. hard work D. learning methods10. The German scientist’s findings showed that Krebs ___.A. had an unusual brainB was born with great talentC. had worked hard at languagesD. expected too much of himself11. The author seems to agree that ___.A. it is not hard to learn foreign languagesB. hard work plays a part in language learningC. there is no such thing as a talent for languagesD. hyperpolyglots have an inborn talent for languageDIt has been two months since I moved to China, but its digital advancement hasn’t stopped impressing me ever since. One of the major things that I cannot imagine living without anymore is mobile payment. There are two major mobile payment apps here, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Both have similar payment features, though WeChat has more like a social media. That’s why I will focus on this “super app”.So far, I’ve been overwhelmed by how efficient life can be with WeChat. It is present in every aspect of people’s daily life, from paying water and electricity bills, meals, cinema tickets to calling a taxi, following news, and chatting with friends. Most merchants have adopted it, from tiny local street food stalls to highend（高端的）stores. A cashier may be surprised if you do not pay with WeChat or Alipay at the grocers or in restaurants. And it seems like the entire payment industry has encouraged this shift to mobile payment, equipping payment terminals with QR code scanners to simplify payments. Mobile payments are so mon here that I realize that I can perfectly survive if I forget my wallet at home one day because most days I just don’t take it out of my bag!As mentioned earlier, WeChat is also a major social media platform with about one billion daily users, which is more than the entire population of European Union. So I have to say Chinese technological and digital development is a real miracle.12. What does the underlined word “overwhelmed” mean in paragragh 2?A. Encouraged. B. Shocked. C. Confused. D. Panicked.13. What can we
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