广东省兴宁市第一中学届高三英语上学期期末考试试题01110124Word文档下载推荐.docx
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Theremaybeaslightchill(寒冷)intheair,withtemperaturesstayingaround15℃inMarch,butSpain'
shandsomecapitalisslowlystartingtowarmup,Evenmoreattractivearetheculturalevents.
AnewexhibitiononthelivingandworkingspacesofSpain'
sgreatestartist,Picasso,hasjustopenedinthestudioattheFundacionMapfreatPaseodeRecoletos23.Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily.
Laterthissummer,the400thanniversaryofthedeathoftheRenaissance(文艺复兴)painterElGrecowillbemarkedwithanexcitingexhibitionattheMuseodelPradoatPaseodelPradofrom24JunetoOctober.
Howtogo?
ThewidestrangeofflightsisofferedbyEasyJetfromBristol,Edinburgh.Gatwick,LiverpoolandLuton.BritishAirwaysanditssisterairlineIberiacombineforcesfromHeathrowandLondonCity.RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted;
AirEuropafliesfromGatwick.
Barajasairportis13kmnorth﹣eastofthecitycentreandisservedbyfrequenttrainsonMetroline8,buttheshortestundergroundjourneyisabitcomplexwithatleastonechangeatNuevosMinisteriosstationandtakesabout30minutes.Thefaretoanystationinthecitycentreis£4.50.Theairportexpressbusrunsevery15to35minutesaroundtheclock;
£5oneway.Ittakes40minutestoreachthecitycentre.Ataxitakeshalfthetime.Aflatrateof£30coversmostofcentralMadrid.
1,WhenwilltheexhibitionaboutPicassoclose?
A.On23March.B.On11May.
C.On24June.D.On5October.
2,WhichairlineoperatesflightsfromManchestertoMadrid?
A.EasyJet.B.Ryanair.C.AirEuropa.D.BritishAirways.
3,WhatisthefastestwaytoreachcentralMadridfromBarajasairport?
A.Takeataxi.B.Takeacitybus.
C.TakeMetroline8.D.Taketheairportexpressbus.
B
Headsup!
Acrossthecountry,sportsinjuriesareasafetyconcernforyoungathletes.Now,theAmericanMedicalAssociation(AMA)hasanewsetofguidelinesaimedatprotectingplayersfromthedangerofconcussions(脑震荡)﹣seriousinjuriescausedbyablowtothehead.
"
Byraisingawarenessoftheseriousrisksassociatedwithconcussionsandensuringthattheappropriateguidelinesareinplace,wecanreducethenumberofyoungathleteswhomayreturntothegametoosoon,whichcanputtheirhealthatfurtherrisk,"
saidAMABoardMemberJackResneckJrM.Dinastatement.
Thepolicyrecommendsthatyoungathleteswhomayhaveaconcussionbetakenoffthefieldassoonaspossible.Then,theyareonlytoreturntotheirsportwithadoctor'
swrittenapproval.Thepolicyalsosetsage﹣specificrulesforhealthcareprofessionalsandathleticorganizationsinevaluatingandcaringforconcussions.
AccordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),aconcussionisatypeoftraumatic(创伤)braininjurycausedbyabump,blow,orjolttotheheadorhittothebodythatcausestheheadandbraintomoverapidlybackandforth.Thistypeofmovementcancausethebraintobouncearoundortwistinsidetheskull(颅骨).Itcandamagebraincellsandcreatechemicalchangesinthebrain.
TheCDCsaysthatbetween1.6millionand3.8milliontraumaticbraininjuriescausedbysportsandrecreation﹣relatedactivitiesoccurintheU.S.everyyear.AstudyfromtheCenterorInjuryResearchandPolicyshowedthatasmanyas40%ofhighschoolathletesreturntoplayingbeforetheyshould.TheAMA'
snewguidelinesshouldhelptobringthosenumbersdown.
4,WhydoestheAMAsetthenewguidelines?
A.Toraisesafetystandardsofsports.
B.Toprotectathletesfromconcussions.
C.Tosetrulesforhealthcareevaluation.
D.Tohelpplayersreturntothegamequickly.
5,Whatshouldyoungathleteswhomayhaveaconcussiondo?
A.Avoidusingthehead.B.Leavethefieldforever.
C.Gettreatmentintime.D.Switchtoanothersport.
6,Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?
A.Whataconcussionis.B.Whatcausesdamagetobraincells.
C.HowtheCDCworks.D.Howaconcussioncanbeprevented.
7,Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.RulesforSaferPlayB.SportsInjuriesintheUS
C.AdvicetoAthletesD.NewPoliciesforDoctors
C
Peopleliketoposttheirselfies(自拍照)onsocialmedia.Toknowmoreaboutit,scientistsatSyracuseUniversityinNewYorkrecentlydidaresearchandcameupwithsomesurprisingfindings.
Peoplewhopostselfiesanduseeditingsoftwaretomakethemselveslookbettershowbehaviorconnectedtonarcissism(自恋),theresearcherssaid.MakanaChock,aprofessorfromSyracuseUniversity,saidbecausesocialmediaismostlyusedbypeopletoshareunimportantinformationabouttheirlives,itisagoodplaceforpeopleto"
worktowardssatisfyingtheirownvanity."
Those"
likes"
undertheirFacebookselfiesmakethemfeelgood.
Besides,peoplewhopostgroupselfiesshowaneedforpopularityandaneedtobelongtoagroup,theresearchfound.Somepeoplefeel"
peer(同伴)pressure"
topostselfiesandsomefollowthepopularbeliefthatifthereisnopictureofaneventorexperience,itdidnotreallyhappen."
Anyway,itshouldn'
tbeseenasnegative.Peoplegetsenseofsatisfactionespeciallywhentheygetlikes.Anditdoesnoharm,"
Chocksaid.
Otherfindingsfromthestudyinclude:
Therearenomajordifferencesonhowoftenmenandwomenpostselfiesandhowoftentheyuseeditingsoftware.Butmenwhopostselfiesshowedmoreofaneedtobeseenaspopularthanwomenwhopostedselfies.
Chocksaidpostingselfiesonsocialmediaisnotallthatdifferentfromwhatpeoplehavedoneformanyyears.Ontripsandspecialevents,ourparentsandgrandparentsusedcamerasinsteadofphonestotakephotos.Theywouldbringbackphotostoshowfriendsandfamily.Youhadnochoicebuttolookatthem.Youprobablycommentedabouthowniceeveryoneinthephotoslooked,especiallychildrenandthepersonshowingthephotos.Theywerehappytohearyourcomments.Thatwastheoldwayof"
clickinglike"
.Onsocialmedia,however,peoplecandecidenottolookatphotos---eveniftheyclick"
like"
.
8,Whatistheresearchmainlyabout?
A.Thewaysofmakingpeoplelookbetterinselfies.
B.Thereasonsforpeoplepostingselfiesonsocialmedia.
C.Thedifferencesbetweenmenandwomeninpostingselfies.
D.Theconnectionsbetweenpostingselfiesandmentalhealth.
9,Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
vanity"
inparagraph2probablymean?
A.Adeepdesiretoknowaboutsomething.
B.Aspecialneedtobemorepopular.
C.Toomuchprideinone'
sownappearance.
D.Strongdeterminationtoimproveoneself.
10,WhatisChock'
sattitudetowardsselfieposting?
A.Ambiguous.B.Cautious.
C.Disapproving.D.Supportive.
11,Fromthelastparagraph,weknowthattheoldergenerationsshowedtheirphotostofriendsandfamily .
A.towinpraisefromviewersB.toshowofftheircameras
C.toimproverelationshipsD.tosharegoodmoments
D
Themosttypicaldefinitionofsuccessis"
theaccomplishmentofanaimorpurpose"
orwhatmostofushaveheard:
"
theattainmentofpopularityorprofit."
Butissuccessreallydefinedbypurposesorprofit?
Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,myfamilyadvisedmetoaimtobuildasuccessfulcareer.Myoptionswerenarroweddowntobecomingadoctororchoosingafieldinengineering.SoIgraduatedwithachemicalengineeringdegree.Iwasadvisedtoaimforgraduatestudies,andinlessthantwoyears,IhadahighlyspecializeddegreeinplasticsengineeringfromoneofthemostreputableuniversitiesintheU.S.ThenIfoundacorporatejobperformedwellintheorganization,climbeduptheladder,andmadeabiggerpaychequewitheverynewtitle.Myproudparentstoldmystorytotherestofthefamilyandfriendsasa"
success"
story.
Nomatterwhereweliveintheworld,weallhaveourownversionsofsuccess.Ourfamiliestakeprideintellingtheworldhowsuccessfulweareinourprofession,andoftentheonlymeasureofthatsuccessbecomesthefinancialwealthweaccumulate.Inaworldwhereeverythingisreflectedbynumbers﹣thelikesonFacebook,thenumberofviewsonYouTube,etc.-everyaspectofourlifeisbeingtakenoverbynumbers.Weareconditionedtobelievethatthestrongeryourfinancialstanding,thehigheryourankonthesuccesschart.Butrememberthewords,"
aim"
or"
purpose,"
inthedefinitionofsuccess.AltruisticfiguressuchasMotherTeresa,MahatmaGandhiandMartinLutherKingJr.alsolivedsuccessfullivesbuthadselflessconcernoverthewell﹣beingofothers.Whiletherestoftheworldfocusedonaccumulatingwealth,theyfocusedongiving,doing,andcreatingforeveryoneelse.
Wealthaloneneverwillbethemeasureofsuccess.Thinkbeyondprofits.NopromotionorpayraiseIeverreceivedinmyprofessionalcareerwasbecauseofmydeepdesiretoobtainabettertitleorhigherpay;
instead,itwasbasedontheexcellenceIcreatedintheexperienceourcustomershadwiththeorganization.
12,Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor?
A.Hehasliveduptohisfamily'
sexpectations.
B.Heaskshisparentsforadviceoneverything.
C.Hedoesn'
tlikehisjobthoughheiswellpaid.
D.Hewantedtobeadoctorbutbecameachemicalengineer.
13,Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
Altruistic"
inParagraph3mean?
A.Ofabundantwealth.B.Offewachievements.
C.Devotedtoothers'
welfare.D.Focusedonpersonalwell﹣being.
14,Whatinspirationcanbedrawnfromtheauthor'
sworkingexperience?
A.Changejobsfrequentlyforhigherpay.
B.Aimatprovidingqualityserviceatwork.
C.Takeeverychancetogetpromotion.
D.Focusonmakingprofits
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