1、届高考二轮英语专练之自我检测九 Word版含答案2020届高考英语专练之自我检测（九）1、 Want a family-friendly spot? Dont miss the followings! Railroad Museum of Long Island The Railroad Museum (200 New Hwy., Commack) highlights the LIRRs rich history. Families can learn about the Islands railroad heritage as well as checking out various re
2、stored train cars on displays. Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum Head to the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum (301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor) to learn about historic marine life. The museums aim is to inform and encourage members and visitors to make informed decisions about marine life through
3、exhibits about their environmental significance on Long Island. Some exhibit favorites include a fully-equipped 19th century whaleboat with original gear, tools used by whalers, the jaw of a whale and a diorama (透景画) of Cold Spring Harbor in 1850. Visitors can touch whale bones or partake in family
4、workshops filled with toys, puzzles and games. American Airpower Museum The goal of American Airpower Museum (1230 New Hwy, Farmingdale) is to preserve the legacy (遗产) of all Americans who sacrificed themselves to defend our liberties. They seek to educate new generations about their courage and her
5、oism by presenting armor(盔甲) in the museum through displays, exhibits and programs. Cradle of Aviation Museum Air and space is a fascinating topic for some kids, and the Cradle of Aviation (Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City) features more than 75 air and spacecraft, a dozen cockpits and 30 hands-
6、on exhibits in nine galleries. A favorite among kids is the Sesame Street show featuring Big Bird, Elmo and more as they learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the sun and the moon.1.Which museum offers us a chance to appreciate a variety of air and spacecraft?A.Railroad Museum of Long Island.B
7、.Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum.C.American Airpower Museum.D.Cradle of Aviation Museum.2.What can the visitors do at Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum?A.Go hunting for free.B.Play with the whale.C.Learn the life of sea animals now.D.Observe a well-reserved whaleboat.3.Which spot is an astronautic
8、s fan likely to explore?A.Commack.B.Garden City.C.Cold Spring Harbor.D.Farmingdale.2、Weknow that our smartphones are expertly-designed distraction devices that weaken our efforts to resist. But, we also know that resistance is important if were ever going to find a workable middle ground with our ph
9、ones and a recent has served up another reason to strengthen our resolve.Here it is:when you pick up your phone while doing anything mentally challenging, youre handicapping your brains ability to recharge and performance predictably decreases.Thats the conclusion of a study that put roughly 400 col
10、lege students to task solving challenging word puzzles. When they were about halfway through, the researchers allowed most of the students to take a break either using their phones, using a computer or reading a print circular. Other students were told to just keep on working without any sort of bre
11、ak.The results showed that the students who took a break with their phones were the worst performers of all the groups. They took 19% longer to finish the tasks and they solved 22% fewer word-problems than all the other groups combined. In fact, the cell-phone groups efficiency and processing speed
12、was about the same as the group that took no break. The reason offered by the researchers isnt merely because digital devices are inherently engaging(迷人的), but becauseour smartphones are attention gates into so many other attention-catching areas, each pulling our mental energy in different directio
13、ns.This research stresses that we ignored the energy reduction from using our smartphones, and that we were over-confident about what our brains can handle.We also overlooked the emotional connection wed developed with our phones.Its no longer just a device. Its a companion.“It is important to know
14、the costs associated with reaching for this device during every spare minute,” Kurtzberg added. “We assume its no different from any other break but the phone may carry increasing levels of distraction that make it difficult to return focused attention to work tasks.”1.What does “resolve” in Paragra
15、ph 1 refer to?A.Finding a workable phone. B.Resisting using phones.C.Making full use of phones. D.Upgrading personal phones.2.The underlined word “handicapping” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A.strengthening B.performing C.weakening D.changing3.What can we learn from the research?A.There are two gr
16、oups of students in the research.B.All the students can not take a break in the research.C.The cell-phone group did best in solving the puzzles.D.Students have to complete word puzzles before the break.4.Whats the main idea of the Paragraph 6?A.The phone is no longer favored by people. B.The phone i
17、s not as powerful as expected.C.People cannot connect emotionally with phones. D.People didnt fully understand the effect of phones.3、The term“smiling depression”appearing happy to others while actually suffering depressive symptoms(症状)has become increasingly popular. In fact, many people who experi
18、ence a low mood and a loss of pleasure in activities manage to hide their condition in this way. And these people might be particularly easy to suicide.While smiling depression is not a technical term that psychologists use,it is certain to be depressed and manage to successfully mask the symptoms.
19、The closest technical term for this condition is “atypical depression”. It can be very hard to spot people suffering depression because they may seem like they dont have a reason to be sad they have a job, an apartment and maybe even children or a partner. They smile when you greet them and can carr
20、y pleasant conversations. In short, they often put on a mask to the outside world while leading seemingly normal and active lives. Inside, however, they often feel hopeless and down, sometimes even having thoughts about ending it all.People with smiling depression put on a happy face to the outside
21、world, but they can experience a lift in their mood as a result of positive occurrences in their lives. Other symptoms of this condition include overeating, feeling a sense of heaviness in the arms and legs and being easily hurt by criticism or rejection. They are also more likely to feel depressed
22、in the evening and feel the need to sleep longer than usual. With other forms of depression, however, your mood might be worse in the morning and you might feel the need for less sleep than you are normally used to.So how can they break this circle? A starting point needs to be known that this condi
23、tion actually exists and that its serious. Only when we stop ignoring our problems because we think theyre not serious enough can we start making an actual difference. Then we can find purpose by taking the attention away from ourselves and placing it onto something else. Feeling that our lives matt
24、er is finally what gives us purpose and meaning and this can make a significant difference for our mental health and well-being.1.What do we know about people suffering smiling depression?A.They are wearing masks all day. B.They are difficult to get along with.C.They lead an abnormal life actually.
25、D.Most of them commit suicide.2.What does the underlined word “atypical” in paragraph 2 mean?A.representative B.common C.hidden D.formal3.Compared with smiling depression, people suffering other depressions_.A.may feel sleepless B.feel more depressed in the eveningC.are tired of heaviness in the arm
26、s D.may eat more food4.What can we do to overcome smiling depression?A.Never talk about smiling depression and ignore its existence.B.Admit the condition and pay attention to ourselves.C.Value the importance of our life and enjoy it.D.Find out the problem and place it onto somebody else.4、If there w
27、as a subject at school that made me anxious, it was science. Maybe thats because in my tenth grade, I couldnt understand my physics teachers instructions, causing me to accidentally set fire to the classroom. So, when my husband and I decided to home-school our daughters, we made a deal: he would te
28、ach science, while I would handle everything else. But thats not how things have been going these past few weeks, since my husband has been too busy to teach the girls.Recently, while out on my morning hike before starting lessons, I noticed that the sky was a beautiful blue, and the air was filled
29、with the sweet smell of flowers. Thats why I decided that the days lessons would be taught outside, although I remembered that my daughters hadnt had any science classes from my husband for a while.I returned to the house to get the girls ready. We headed up into the forest, settling ourselves by a
30、pond that rarely has any visitors. My daughter Saoirse started to pick up pond weeds and catch frogs, while my other daughter Ula looked at me, waiting to be instructed. I handed her a drawing board and colored pencils. “We wait,” I told her, “and see if something comes along. In the meantime, just
31、draw whats around you.”We worked for more than an hour, hardly speaking. A bird flew across the water, and then settled in front of a fallen tree. I quickly told Ula, worried that shed not seen the creature. But she had, and she started drawing it. An hour later, she finished her picture and I stare
32、d down at it. She drew the bird on her paper with amazing accuracy. But there was one other interesting fact about this drawing: she also drew me, sitting beside her.I realized, as I stared at this childs drawing of us watching a bird, how Id lived for 40 years, gathered 10 years of higher education, and never understood the foundation of science before this moment. The foundation of science is a sense of wonder; it isnt about accurately reciting words fro
