广东省惠州市实验中学届高三第一学期第一次月考英语试题.docx

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广东省惠州市实验中学届高三第一学期第一次月考英语试题

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Grandparentswhohelpoutoccasionallywithchildcareorprovidesupportforothersintheircommunitytendtolivelongerthanseniorswhodonotcareforotherpeople,accordingtoastudy

fromBerlin,Germany.‘Havingnocontactwithgrandchildrenatallcannegativelyimpactgrandparents’health.Thislinkcouldbedeeplyrootedinourevolutionarypastwhenhelpwithchildcarewasimportantforthesurvivalofthehumanspecies,”saidSonjaHilbrand,oneoftheresearchers.However,havingfull-timecustodyofgrandchildrenmayharmtheirhealth.

Thefindingsaredrawnfromdataonmorethan500peopleoverage70intheBerlinagingStudy.Theparticipantscompletedinterviewsandmedicaltestseverytwoyears.Overallafterconsideringgrandparentsageandgeneralstateofhealth,theriskofdyingwasone-thirdlowerforgrandparentswhocaredfortheirgrandchildren,comparedwithgrandparentswhodidn’tprovideanychildcare.

Halfofthegrandparentswhocaredforgrandchildrenwerestillalivetenyearsaftertheinitialinterview.Thesamewastrueforparticipantswhodidnothavegrandchildrenbutsupportedtheiradultchildreninsomeway,suchashelpingwithhousework.Incontrastabouthalfoftheparticipantswhodidnothelpothersdiedwithinfiveyearsafterthestartofthestudy.

“Caregivingmaybethoughtalsoasanactivitythatkeepscaregiversphysicallyandmentallyactive,saidProfessorArpino,addingthatpreviousstudiessuggestthatcaregivingmayimprovecognitivefunctioning,mentalandphysicalhealth.

Arpinonoted,however,thatcaregivingisnottheonlyactivitythatcanimprovehealth,andtoomanycaringresponsibilitiescantakeawaybenefitsfromotheractivitieslikeworking,beinginsocialclubs,orvolunteering.

“Childrenshouldtakeintoaccounttheirparents'needs,willingness,anddesiresandagreewiththemonthetimingandamountofchildcare,"Arpinosuggested.

1．Whatisthecaregivingstudybasedon?

A．Dataonelderlypeople.

B．Medicaltestsonchildren.

C．Humanevolutionaryhistory.

D．Interviewsonlocalcommunity.

2．Whatdoestheunderlineword“participants”inparagraph2probablymean?

A．ResearchersB．Attendants

C．Care-giversD．Specialists

3．WhichstatementaboutchildcaremayArpinoagreewith?

A．Childcareisboundtobebeneficialtograndparents.

B．Grandparentingismeanttobecomeagrowingtrend.

C．Properamountsofchildcaremakegrandparentslivelonger.

D．Morechildcarecanprovidegrandparentswithmorehealth.

Onaclearnightin1994,anearthquakehitLosAngelesandcausedacity-widepowercutjustbeforedawn.Awakeinsurprise,someresidentswhohadescapedoutsidecalledvariousemergencycenterstoreportamysteriouscloudoverhead.

ThatunusualobjectturnedouttobethebandoftheMilkyWay,whichhadlongbeenunclear

fromviewbythecity'slights.

Arguably,thelightbulb（电灯泡}isthemosttransformativeinventionhumanshaveintroducedtothisplanet.Bypressingaswitchorpushingabutton,wecanlifttheveil（面纱）thatwouldnaturallycoverourliveseach,night.Now,weworklongafterthesunsinksbelowthehorizon.Weplaygamesoutsidefarintothenight.Wemoresafelywanderaroundcitystreetsafterdark.

Butiflightbulbshaveadarkside,it'sthattheyhavestolenthenight.Theextralightbrighteningourenvironmentsisendangeringecosystemsbyharminganimalswhoselifecyclesdependonthedark.We'reendangeringourselvesbychangingthebiochemicalrhythms（节律）thatnormallygooutandflowwithnaturallightlevels.Andinabasicsense,we'relostourconnectiontonighttimeskies,onthebasisofwhichourancestorsmadeuptheirstar-relatedstories,timedtheplantingandharvestingofcrops,andinferredthephysicallawsgoverningtheuniverse.

“Thedisappearanceofthenightskyistiedupwithourevermorefast-pacedworld,saysAmandaGormleyoftheTucson-basedInternationalDark-SkyAssociation.“Welosesomethingvital;weloseapartofourselveswhenweloseaccesstothenightsky.Welosethatsenseofstillnessthatshouldberightoverourheadseverynight.

Now,astheconsequencesoflightpollutionariseoutoftheshadowsandintothespotlight,cities,regulatoryagencies,andconservationgroupsareseekingsolutions.Andinsomeareas,lotsofimprovementsarealreadyinplace,poweredbyanewwaveofcheaper,moreenergy-sevinglight.

4．WhyistheearthquakehittingLosAngelesmentioned?

A．Towitnessitsseriousdamage.

B．Toleadinthetopicofthetext.

C．Tostateitsinfluenceonthecity.

D．Totellbackgroundsofthetext.

5．Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Darknights.B．Endangeredecosystems.

C．Lightpollution.D．Brightenedenvironments.

6．Howdoestheauthorsoundinthelastparagraph?

A．Hopeful.B．Concerned.

C．Doubtful.D．Academic.

Ifyou’veeverbeenonafishingboat,you’veprobablyseencrowdsofbirdsfollowingit,hopingtocatchasnack.Nowscientistsusethosebirds’behaviortotrackillegalfishingboats.

Researchersattacheddataloggerstothebacksof169albatrosses（信天翁）inIndianoceans.Weighingonly42grams,thedevicesincludedaGPS,whichenabledthemtodetectthepresenceandintensityofradarsignalsemittingfromboats.Thatinformationwasthensentbysatellite,sotheresearcherscouldtrackthelocationofthebirds—andthustheradar-emittingboats—inrealtime.

Thescientiststhencross-checkedthatdataagainsttheknownlocationsofboats,collectedfromasystemboatsusetodeclarethemselves,calledtheAutomaticIdentificationSystem（AIS）.Andnoticeabledifferencesappearedfrequently.

Morethanathirdofthetimesthebirds“loggers”detectedradarsignals,andthereforeaboat,butnosuchboatappearedintheofficiallog—meaningthatthevehicleshadlikelyswitchedofftheirAIS—somethingthatprobablyhappensinillegalfishingoperations.

Theworksuggestsbirdscouldbeaneffectiveboat-monitoringtoolaslongasillegalfishingoperationsdon’ttargetthebirds.

Fortunately,suchataskwouldbedifficult.Aroundfishingboats,youcanfindhundredsofbirdsatanyonetimethatareflyingaround.Andthebirdswithloggersarenotmarkedinanyway.Soit’snotreallypossibleforfishermentopickoutaspecificbird.

Butwhatconcernsresearchersisthatalbatrossesoftengetcaughtbysomefishingboats.Thoughregulationshavebeenestablishedtoprotectagainstthathappening—withsuccess—illegalboatsdon’tnecessarilyobey.Soscientistsmightbeunderestimatingtheriskposedtoalbatrosspopulations.

7．Whatcharacteristicofalbatrossesdoscientiststakeadvantageofintheirresearch?

A．Theirfeedingpatterns.

B．Theirsenseofdirection.

C．Theirgreedybehaviors.

D．Theirhabitoffollowingfishingboats.

8．ForwhatpurposedoesaboatshutoffitsAIS?

A．Toseekmorefishes.

B．Tohaveitmistakenforanother.

C．Toavoidbeingdetected.

D．Tosavethetroubleofdeclaringitself.

9．Whatdoes“suchatask”inParagraph6referto?

A．Identifyingbirdswithloggers.

B．Monitoringillegalboats.

C．Trackingradarsignalsautomatically.

D．Fishingillegally.

10．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．AIS:

anEffectiveSystemtoLocateBoats

B．HumansAreGoodatDiscoveringBirds’Nature

C．DataLoggersHelpFishermenGetaGoodHarvest

D．ScientistsUseBirdstoTrackIllegalFishingOperations

Experienced⁃BasedEducation

Everyoneisfamiliarwithtraditionaleducation.Yousitinaclassandateacherteaches.Thisisanimportantpartofdevelopment.Butatsomepoint,everyindividualhastotakechargeoftheirowneducation.Todothis,onemustlookattherootoflearning.11．

Basically,unfamiliarexperiencesusuallyaddmorevaluethanexperiencesthatarefamiliar.

12．Andweareinabetterstatetolearnsomethingnew.Honestly,someonewhoneverexperiencesthesamethingtwicewillneverhaveachancetobenefitfromanythinglearned.However,newexperiencesaregenerallywhatmakepeopleinterestingandpushthemtogrow.

Highschoolisanewexperience.Collegeisanewexperience.However,atsomepointtraditionaleducationbecomesrepetitive.Itisnotthatyouwon’tlearnanythingelse,butthattheenvironmentissofamiliar.13．

Tosolvethis,anindividualneedstointroducenewexperiencesintotheirlife.Youmayspendasummerinadifferentpartofthecountryorlearnanewlanguagethroughtrialanderror.Youcanalsogotoadrive⁃inmovie（orsomeotherentertainmenteventthatisnewtoyou）.14．

Thesetypesofexperiencesoftenresultinverylittle“bookknowledge”.Instead,theywilloftenprovideyouwithabetterunderstandingofyourselfasyouexperienceyourreactiontodifferentsituations.15．Itcanbeinvaluableforyoutoworkeffectivelywithothers.Becomingawell⁃roundedhumanisn’tsomethingthathappensbyaccident.Youcanspendyourentirelifetimedevelopingyourpotential.

A．Haseducationchangedsomuchinthelastdecade?

B．Theywillalsoprovideyouwithabetterunderstandingofothers.

C．Thosenewexperiencesmaynotleadtogreatpersonaldevelopment.

D．Theseareallthingsthatcanstretchandexpandyourexperienceinlife.

E.Thisisbecauseunfamiliarexperiencesrequiremuchmoreofourattention.

F.Asaresult,youcaneasilybecomelessawareofyourexperienceandnotlearnasmuch.

G.Whatmakessomeexperiencesaddgreatvaluetoourliveswhileotherexperiencesdonot?

MymindseemsalwaystoreturntothedaythatImetCarl.ThecitybusstoppedatCentennialDriveto16thedallycommuters（往返者）.Whenboardingthebus,Iluckily17aseatneartheback.

Whensittingdown,IbegantoreadthebookOntheRoadI'dbeen18.Thema