广东省汕头市潮南实验学校届高三上学期入学摸底考试英语试题.docx

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WetookararefamilyroadtriptotheAdirondacksinlateAugust，anditwasasrefreshingandexhaustingasfamilyvacationstendtobe．Towardtheendofourlongdrivehome,eventhekidswereleaningforwardintheirseatsurgingmyleadfooton．Atthatpointinaroadtrip，evensixty-fivemilesperhourfeelsslow.Wehavebecomenumbtoourspeedandnumbtotheroadsignsflashingby.

MyfamilylivesontheedgeofLancasterCounty.Onlythirtymilesfromhome，Ihitthebrakes，andwebegantoroll，slowly，behindahorse-drawncarriage.Webegantoopenoureyesagain．Wesawfamiliargreenhillsandthefarmwiththebestwatermelons.Irolleddownthewindows,andwebreathedagain．Just-cuthayandabarnfullofdairycattle．

Atfivemilesperhour，yourememberwhatyouforgetatsixty-five．Youarethinkingaboutaplace，evenwhenyouaremovingfromplacetoplace．

Iamaplacemaker.Ahomemaker,too.Iamamotherofayoungkidathome，andalsoawriterandagardener．But，forme，thoserolesarewrappedupwiththeonebigthingIwanttodowiththerestofmylife：

Iwanttocultivateaplaceandshareitwithothers．

TheplaceImakewithmyfamilyisared-brickfarmhousebuiltinl880.Ithasquiteafewnineteenth-centurybedroomsandafewacresofland，andwelovenothingmorethantofillthemwithneighborsandfriends.Wegrowvegetablesandflowers，keepabaker’sdozenofegg—layingchickens，and，sincewemovedinthreeyearsago，wehaveplantedmany，manytrees．

Livingwithmylife’spurposedoesnotallowformuchtravel.Ineedtobehere，feedingthechickensandwateringthetomatoes.Anyextrainthebudget，andwespenditontrees．

ButIlearnedsomethingattheendofourfamilyroadtrip．Travelcanhelpmeinthetaskofcaringformyownplace．WhenIslowdownandpayattentiontotheroadbetweenhereandthere，traveltellsmetheconnectionsbetweenmyplaceandalltheotherplaces．

1、Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthefirstparagraph?

A．Thetirednessofherpastfamilylife．

B．Herdisappointmentatthefamilyroadtrip．

C．Thefamily’seagernesstoreturnhome．

D．Kids’excitementatdrivingfastontheroad．

2、Whydidtheauthorslowhercarsomemilesfromherhome?

A．Becauseshemadeawayforahorse-drawncarriage．

B．Becausesheenjoyedthesceneryalongtheroad．

C．Becausesheneededabreakafterthelongdrive．

D．Becauseshewantedtogetridofafast-pacedlife．

3、Theunderlinedword“placemaker”inthe4thparagraphreferstosomeonewho_______.

A．devotesmostofhisenergyandtimetobuildinghishouse

B．isreadytohelpanyoneinneedinthecommunity

C．makesacreativedesignforothers’houses

D．isgoodatcultivatingaplaceandsharingitwithothers

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．OntheWayHome                              B．NeverTravelagain                              

C．EscapefromaFamilyLife                              D．LifeontheFarm                              

Whilewealltrytofindhappiness,sometimeswestillendupfeelinglow.Whilemostpeoplecancontrolthisfeeling,lowmoodscanstaywithsome,leadingtodepression.About322millionpeoplesufferedfromdepressionin2015,accordingtoareportbytheWorldHealthOrganizationinFebruary.Thisismorethan4percentoftheworld’spopulation.

DepressionisdescribedbytheWHOasamentaldisorder.Ithasseveralsymptomsincludingsadness,lossofinterestandfeelingsoflowself-worth.Inseverecases,depressionmayevenleadtosuicide.

Thenumberofpeoplelivingwithdepressionisincreasing.TheWHOreportedariseof18.4percentbetween2005and2015.Youngpeopleareagroupknowntosufferwithdepression.“Thepressuresontoday’syoutharelikenoothergeneration,perhaps,”DanChisholm,anofficialofWHO,toldReuters.

InChina,depressionamongyoungpeopleisontherise,ZhuZhuohong,apsychologyprofessorwiththeChineseAcademyofSciences,toldXinhuaNewsAgency.Competitiontooutperformothers,especiallyineducation,cancausealotofpressureforChineseyouth.

Almost1.2millionChinesepeopleaged15to24sufferfromdepression,accordingtoareportreleasedbyBritishsciencejournalTheLancetinMay.

Luckily,moreandmoreeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisproblem.Thisyear’sWorldHealthDay,heldonApril7,willfocusondepression.Thedaywillhighlight（强调）the“Depression:

let’stalk”campaign.Thecampaignaimstomakesurethatpeoplewithdepressionbothseekandgethelp.

5、Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthepopulationoftheworldin2015?

A．about322million                              B．about128.8million                              

C．about8050million                              D．about18.4million                              

6、Whichsymptomistheworstamongseveralsymptoms?

A．suicide                              B．lossofinterest                              

C．sadness                              D．feelingsoflowself-worth                              

7、Whatdoesthe3rdparagraphtellus?

A．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharethesameasothergenerations.

B．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotthesameasothergenerations.

C．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharebiggerthanothergenerations.

D．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotbiggerthanothergenerations.

8、WhatcausealotofpressureforChineseyouth?

A．Competitionbetweenyounggenerations

B．Competitiontooutperformothers

C．Competitiontoperformbetterthanothersineducation

D．Educationtoavoiddisorders

Whilebeachvacationsmaybeagreatwaytotakeyourmindoffwork，lakessurroundedbymountainsmakeforanevengranderexperience．Ifyouarelookingforsomepeaceonyourvacation，wehavesomerecommendationsforyouintheCaucasus（高加索）．

LakeSevan

LakeSevanissituatedinthecentralpartofArmenia，intheGegharkunikprovince．ItisthelargestlakeinArmenia，located6,200ftabovesealevel．Alongthelakeshore，therearevariousaccommodationssuchasresortsandhotelswithplentyofactivitiestopartakeinsuchaswindsurfing，swimmingandsunbathing．Whilethere，donotforgettovisitoneofthefamousculturalmonuments，theSevanavankMonastery，anditoffersagreatviewofthelakeaswell．

LakeParavani

LakeParavani，locatedat6,801ftabovesealevel，isinthesouthofGeorgia，neartheJavakhetiplateau．Atthislevel，altitudesicknesscanoccuranditisagoodideatobepreparedtoadapttoitproperly，orbringmedicationforaltitudesickness．Beingavolcaniclakemakesforamoreinterestingexperience．Thelakeisbestknownforfishing．Donotcomehomeduringthewintermonthswhenthelakefreezes．

LakeCildir

LakeCildirislocatedintheArdahanprovince，EastTurkey，nearthebordersofGeorgiaandArmenia．ItisthesecondlargestfreshwaterlakeofEasternTurkey，andmanytouristsarenotawareofthisbeautifulattraction．LakeCildirissurroundedbymountainsoftheCaucasus．ThelakefreezesduringlateNovember．Ifthewinterisnotextremelycold，youcantrysomelakeactivitieslikeiceskatingandicefishing．

LakeVan

LakeVanisthemustvisitofalllakesinthislist．ThelargestlakeinTurkey，LakeVanislocatedontheeasternshoreofTurkeyandisalsothemostaccessiblelakehere．It’ssituatedat5，380ftabovesealevel，anduniquetolakesaroundtheworld，thewaterishighinsaltcontent．

9、Ifyouwanttovisitsomehistoricsitesduringyourtravelbyalake，youcangoto_______ .

A．LakeCildir                              B．LakeParvani                              

C．LakeSevan                              D．LakeVan                              

10、WhatisspecialaboutLakeVan?

A．Itswaterishighinsalt．                              B．Itisavolcaniclake．                              

C．Itisgloballythelargestlake．                              D．Itissurroundedbymountains．                              

11、WhatchallengearetravelersmostlikelytofacewhilevisitingLakeParavani?

A．Lackofmedicine．                              B．Volcanoeruptions．                              

C．Altitudesickness．                              D．Lowtemperaturealltheyear．                              

12、Whichdestinationswouldbeattractivetoafishinglover?

A．LakeSevanandLakeParavani．                              B．LakePravaniandLakeCildir．                              

C．LakeCildirandLakeVan．                              D．LakeSevanandLakeVan．                              

Inthelatestbeautycraze（狂热）sweepingsocialmediainChina，women--andevensomemen--areboastingthattheyarepaperthin，bypostingphotographsoftheirwaistsbehindavertical（垂直）pieceofA4paper．Toqualify，thewaistmustbeentirelyhiddenbythepaper．ApieceofA4paperis8．3byll．7inches，roughlythesizeofasheetofAmericanletterpaper．

WiththeA4Waist，thetrendisattractinghundredsofphotographsandthousandsofcommentsonWeiboandothersocialmedianetworkslikeWeixinorWeChat．Beingabnormallythinisawidespreadstandardofbeautyforwomen，onethathasbeencriticizedasanunhealthyidealoffemaleattractiveness．

ThetinywaisthasalongtraditioninChina，goingbackatleasttoKingLingofChu，whoruledfrom540to529B．C．ManyinChinaknowthepassagefrom theBookofHan，thehistoryoftheWesternHanDynasty：

“TheKingofChulovedanarrowwaist．Manypeopleatcourtstarvedtodeath．’’

SeveralcommentatorshavefoundtheA4trenddisturbing．Inate