河北省张家口市宣化区宣化第一中学届高三上学期月考英语试题Word格式.docx
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Itmademyworldverysmallbecausethatwasmymainfocus---justsurviving.Everythingelsefellbythewayside.Unfortunately,thatincludedanyformofsociallife.Sonotonlywasmyworldtiny,butitwasverylonely.
Lookingbacktothattime,whichwasabout11yearsago,mybiggestmistakewasnotbringinganyoneintothatworldofmine.Iwastooproud(andembarrassed)togethelp.IwouldrathernotfacethefactthatIneededhelpbecauseinmymind,thatwouldmeanthatthebullywon.ItwouldalsomeanthatIwasweak.
Letmejustsaythis:
bullyingsomeoneisaweakchoice.Theonlyreasonwhytheycomeafteryouisthattheythinkyouwon'
tdoanythingaboutit.Doesthatmakeanyonestrong?
Absolutelynot.Bestronger---askaparent,ateacherorafriendforhelp.Simplyadmitthatyouarestrugglingandneedhelp.
Youcanputitlikethis,"
Somebodywhoisweakandtryingtobuildhimselforherselfuphaschosentodothatbyputtingmedown.TheonlyreasonwhytheyaredoingthatisthatIamniceandIhaven'
tdoneanythingaboutityet.WellIamthroughputtingupwiththis.IhavebasichumanrightsthattheyaretryingtotakeawaytofeelbetterandthatisjustnotOK.HowdoIhandlethis?
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1.Whatdidtheauthordowhenhewasbullied?
A.Hejusthopedthathecouldsurvivetheday.
B.Hefellbythewayside.
C.Hecalledforhelpimmediately.
D.Hefoughtbackbravely.
2.Theauthorsuggests______tofightbullies.
A.gettingusedtothepainassoonaspossible
B.keepingitasecretinsideandreducingyoursociallife
C.lookingforhelpfromparents,teachersorfriends
D.promotingtheunderstandingofbasichumanrights
3.Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleto______.
A.admitthathehadbeentreatedbadlyatschool
B.describehowhegotridofhisweak
C.showhowgratefulhewastothosewhohelpedhit
D.sharehisexperienceandideasondealingwithbullies
ArobotcalledBina48hassuccessfullytakenacourseinthephilosophyofloveatNotreDamedeNamurUniversity(NDNU),inCalifornia.
AccordingtocourseinstructorWilliamBarry,associateprofessoratNDNU,Bina48istheworld’sfirstsociallyadvancedrobottocompleteacollegecourse,afeathedescribedas“remarkable.”Therobottookpartinclassdiscussions,gaveapresentationwithastudentpartnerandparticipatedinadebatewithstudentsfromanotherinstitution.
Beforebecomingastudent,Bina48appearedasaguestspeakerinBarry’sclassesforseveralyears.OnedaywhenaddressingBarry’sclass,Bina48expressedadesiretogotocollege,adesirethatBarryandhisstudentsenthusiasticallysupported.RatherthanenrollBina48inhisRobotEthics:
PhilosophyofEmergingTechnologiescourse,BarrysuggestedthatBina48shouldtakehiscoursePhilosophyofLoveinstead.LoveisaconceptBina48doesn’tunderstand,saidBarry.ThereforethechallengewouldbeforBarryandhisstudentstoteachBina48whatloveis.
“Someinterestingthingshappenedintheclass,”saidBarry.HesaidthathisstudentsthoughtitwouldbestraightforwardtoteachBina48aboutlove,which,afterall,is“fairlysimple—it’safeeling,”saidBarry.Buttherealitywasdifferent.Bina48endeduplearning“31differentversionsoflove,”saidBarry,highlightingsomeofthechallengeshumansmayfacewhenworkingwithartificialintelligenceinfuture.
Bina48participatedinclassdiscussionsviaSkypeandalsotookpartinaclassdebateaboutloveandconflictwithstudentsfromWestPoint.Bina48’scontributiontothedebatewasfilmedandpostedonYouTube.ItwasjudgedthatBina48andNDNUclassmateswerethewinnersofthisdebate.
Inthenextdecade,BarryhopesBina48mightbecomecomplexenoughtoteachaclass,thoughhesaysheforeseesrobotsbeingusedtobettertheteachingandlearningexperience,ratherthanreplacinginstructorscompletely.
4.WhatwasBina48’sperformancelikeinclass?
A.Far-reaching.B.Insignificant.
C.Extraordinary.D.Unattractive.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“addressing”inparagraph3probablymean?
A.Dealingwith.B.Givingaspeechto.
C.Consultingwith.D.Sendingaletterto.
6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Artificialintelligencemaysomehowbesuperiortoman.
B.ItwasquitetoughforBina48tolearnaboutlove.
C.ItwasinterestingforBina48tolearnaboutlove.
D.Humanscanlaunchachallengetoartificialintelligence.
7.WhatdoesBarrythinkofthefuturedevelopmentofBina48?
A.Itwillsurelybeabletoserveasateacher.
B.Itwillcompletelytaketheplaceofinstructors.
C.Itwillbeabletopromotelearningandteaching.
D.Itwillbesmartenoughtocontrolhumanbeings.
WhenCarsonPalmer,aprofessionalAmericanfootballplayer,hurthisarmafewyearsago,hetookaweekofffromthrowingthefootball.Butinhishead,Palmepracticedeveryday.Thefollowingweekend,Palmerhadthebestgameofhislife.
Formorethanacentury,scientistshavebeentryingtounderstandhowthismentaltrainingworks.Inthe1930s,researchersprovedbyexperimentthatwhenyou’reimagininganaction,yourbrainsendssignalstoyourmuscleswhicharetooweaktotightenthemusclesbutmighthelptrainthebodytoperform.Inotherwords,mentalpracticemightcreateapatterninyourhead,likeaninnerhow-toguideforaparticularskill.
Sportspsychologistshaveconductedhundredsofstudiescomparingimaginedandphysicalpracticeforactions.Onthewhole,theresearchshowsthatmentaltrainingworks.A2012study,forexample,compared32amateurgolferswhopracticedhittingtheballstoanother32whomerelyheldagolfclubintheirhandsandvisualized(想象)theirswings.
Underthesametrainingrules,bothgroupsimprovedtheirskillsbygettingtheballabout4inchesclosertothehole.
Visualizationhasadvantagesovertherealthing:
Youcandoitanywhere,evenwheninjured.Itissafe—amajorplusforhigh-riskperformerssuchasgymnastsandsurgeons.Andyoucanpracticeforlongerperiodsoftimebecauseyou’renotrestrictedbyphysicaltiredness.That’snottosayit’seasy.“We’vehadOlympic-levelathletessittinginourlab,visualizingthemovementsfortwohours,”saysTadhgMacintyre,asportspsychologistattheUniversityofLimerickinIreland.“Whenwe’redone,they’reabsolutelytired.”
Itdoesn’tworkforeveryone,though.“Ifyou’reanovice,theeffectcanbeharmful,”warnsMacintyre.“Ifyou’retryingtovisualizeafreethrow,andyoudon’tevenknowthepropermovement,thenyou’reprobablygoingtomentallypracticethewrongskill.”
8.Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextby_.
A.givinganexampleB.presentinganargument
C.explainingaphenomenonD.makinganassumption
9.Whathappenswhenoneisvisualizinganaction?
A.Aspecialskillisquicklyacquired.
B.Acertainmodelisformedinthehead
C.Themusclesgrowincreasinglytense.
D.Thebrainsendsstrongmessagestothebody.
10.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Athletesarelikelytowingamesthroughimaginedpractice.
B.Practicingaskillproperlyinmindcanproduceintendedeffect.
C.Practicewhethermentalorphysicalhasitsowncharacteristics.
D.Scientistshavefoundasalewayforathletestopracticetheirskills.
Noteveryparentlooksforwardtothedaywhentheirchildgoesofftoschool.Infact,someparentsarenotsendingtheirchildrentoschoolatall.Instead,theyarechoosingtoteachtheirchildrenathome.11.IntheU.S.onlyaboutthreepercentofchildrenarehomeschooled.
12.Onereasonisthatsomeparentsdonotfeeltheirchildrenaresafeinschoolbecauseofbullyingandagrowingtrendofpoliceinschool.Otherparentswanttheirchildren'
seducationtobebasedontheirreligionormoralbelief.13.Homeschoolingisalsoseenasachoiceforfamiliesthatliveinruralareas,andfamiliesthattravel,likeactors.
14.Andhomeschoolingallowsparentstocustomized(定制)lessonsbasedontheirchildren'
sneeds.Familiescanpurchasetextbookstouseorcreatetheirownmaterials.Someworrythathomeschoolingmeansstudentswillnothaveopportunitiestosocialize,sosomefamilieshavecreatedtheactivitiesthatwouldnormallyhappeninschoollikefieldtripsandproms(高中舞会).
Beinghomeschooleddoesnotmeanastudentcannotgotocollege.15.Itisimportant,however,forparentsandstudentstocreateaportfolio(作品集)toshowwhattheyhavelearned.
A.Theywillgotocollege.
B.Thisiscalledhomeschooling.
C.therearevarioushomeschoolregulations.
D.Mostcollegesaccepthomeschooledstadents.
E.Therearemanydifferentwaystohomeschool.
F.Yetotherparentsdon'
tthinkschoolteachingisgoodenough.
G.Therearemanyreasonswhysomeparentschoosetohomeschool.
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Thegirlsittingbehindmewasalwayslaughingandtalkinghappily.Shewasoneoftheveryfewpeoplewhomadeany19toacknowledgeme.
Attheendoftheyear,wewere20todoabigopen-endedprojectwherethe21werebasicallytoreadsomething,thenwatc