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辽宁省凤城市第一中学届高三英语月考试题
辽宁省凤城市第一中学2020届高三英语10月月考试题
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It'seasytogetdefeatedcompletelybysomethingnegativeinyourdailylife.Givetheseappsatryifyouwanttobemorepositiveinsteadofbeingnegativeinyourdailylife.
Shine
Shineisatextmessagingservicebasedontheideathatsometimesyouneedsomeexternalphrasestoguideyourinternalpositivethinking.
Visitthewebsite,andyou'llhavetheabilitytosignuptoreceiveadailytextmessage——allyouneedtoprovideisafirstnameandaphonenumber.Thenyou'llreceiveonemessageperdaywithinspiringquotesfromsuccessfulpeoplefromMondaythroughFriday.
Kwippy
Inmanycases,statementsthatcomefromotherpeoplecanbemorepowerfulthanonesyoumaketoyourself.That'swhereKwippycomesin.
TheappKwippyhasapositive,livelycommunityfocusedonfunwhilekeepingnegativityout.Itisanewkindofsocialmediaplatformthatwillsendyourandomchallengesthroughouttheday,promptingyoutotakeaphotoofsomethinginyournearbyenvironment.
ThinkUp
Ifyou'refeelingconfidentandgoodaboutyourplaceinlife,downloadtheapp,comeupwithsomepositivestatementsaboutyourselfandrecordthemforfuturegenerations.Ifyou'refeelinglesscreativeordon'tknowwhattosay,don,tworry一theappalsohasalistofsharedpositivestatementsthatyoucanchoosefrom.
SmilingMind
SmilingMind,anonprofitorganization,wasfoundedbyandiscurrentlyoperatedbypsychologistsandeducators.Everythingthereissupportedbyscientificevidence.Theappisfreetousebutyoucanmakeadonationifyouwanttocontinuesupportingtheirefforts,displayingfriendlyandthoughtfulactstoothers.
Intheapp,you'llfinddifferentchoices,whichcanhelpyouremovenegativethoughtsandfocusonthepositivityofthepresentmoments.
21.Whichappmakespeoplefeelencouragedregularly?
A.ShineB.KwippyC.ThinkUpD.SmilingMind
22.WhoisKwippysuitablefor?
A.Thosewhoneedtofaceabiglifechallenge.
B.Thosewholookforafriendlyneighborhood.
C.Thosewholongforagreatsenseofbelonging.
D.Thosewhowanttoliveanenjoyablesociallife.
23.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?
A.Toshowthepowerofsomeadvancedapps.
B.Tointroducesomeappsforavoidingpeoplefeelingdown.
C.Tocomparetheadvantagesofsomeapps.
D.Tolistthewideusageofappsinourdailylife.
B
WhenIwasveryyoung,Iusuallywatchedmygrandmathrowingoutthecrustsofthebreadthatwerenotfreshforthebirds.Notsurprisingly,thisattractedfewbirdsapartfromtheoddsparroworstarling.Lateron,wediscoveredpacketsof"wildbirdfood"atthelocalstore,whichbroughtinmoreinterestingspecies.Sincethenfeedinggardenbirdshascomealongwayforme.Today,Icanenjoyawidevarietyofbirds.SometimesIwonderifwemightbefeedingourgardenbirdsbetterthanourkids.
Allthiscomesatacosttousofanestimated£200millionayear.ButIfirmlybelievewhatthescientistsfromauniversitysaid,“Ourgenerosityishavingamajoreffectonthebehavior,ecologyandevenevolutionofthesefamiliarspecies.”Takethegoldfinchforexample.WhenIbeganbirdinginthe1960s,thiswasafairlyrarebird,foundalonglowbushesorinfieldswithweeds.Today,theycanbeseeninfouroutoffivegardens.
Duringthebitterwinterof1890-1891,workersinLondongavethesmallamountoftheirpackedlunchestostarvingsongbirds.Andinthe1980s,theBritishwereencouragedtoofferfoodtogardenbirds.Then,in2005,cameSpringwatch,whoputpaidtothewidespreadbeliefthatweshouldonlyfeedgardenbirdsduringthewinter.Infact,weshouldprovidefoodallyearround:
themostcrucialtimeistheearlyspring,whennaturalresourcesareattheirlowest.
Somearguewithgreaterreasonsthatbecausemostbirdscomingtofeedersarethelarger,commonerandmoreaggressivespecies,theywillgainanunfairadvantageoverthesmallerandweakerones.Butthisignoresonemajorbenefitoffeedinggardenbirds—thewayitconnectsmillionsofpeopletothenaturalworld.Thisisespeciallyimportantforpeoplewhomayfindithardtogainaccesstothewidercountryside,includingyoungchildrenandsick,old,disabledpeoplewhoprefertostayathomemostoftime.
24.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Theauthorsetsalifegoal.B.Theauthorspreadsafamilytradition.
C.Theauthordevelopsalastinghobby.D.Theauthorchoosesapromisingcareer.
25.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Itishelpfultoaffectthosearound.B.Itisworthmakingthegreateffort.
C.Itisourdutytoprotecttheecology.D.Itisvaluabletobegeneroustothem.
26.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"putpaidto"inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.Comeupwith.B.Bringanendto.
C.Offerevidencefor.D.Expressapprovalof.
27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoffeedinggardenbirds?
A.Itcausesfiercesurvivalstruggleamongspecies.
B.Itcansatisfytherequirementsofcertainpeople.
C.Itmakesitpossibleforpeopletostepintonature.
D.Itencouragespeopletomaintainahealthylifestyle.
C
Bodylanguagevariessignificantlyacrosscultures.Butwhatremainsconsistentacrossallknownculturesaremicroexpressions.Microexpressionsoccurineveryoneinasecond,oftenwithouttheirknowledge.Thesefacialexpressionsincludingsurprise,anger,fear,disgust,happiness,andsooncanrevealourtruefeelingsaboutanotherpersonorsituation.
Peoplemighttrytohideorobscure(模糊)themindifferentwaysinformedbyculture,buttoapracticedreaderthetrueemotionsarealwaysvisible.InthePhilippines,showingbothpositiveandnegativeemotionisasignofopennessandhonesty.ButvisiblenegativeemotionisseenasrudeoraggressivewhileexpressingtoomuchpositivefeelingisconsideredembarrassinginJapan.However,whenweevaluatepeoplefrombothcountriesfortheirmicroexpressions,wefindthattheyactuallyexperienceemotionsatmoreorlessthesameleveloffrequency.
Afewyearsago,myhusbandandItraveledtoQatartoleadabodylanguagediscussionfor200HR(人力资源)leaders.Women'sbodieswerecompletelycovered,sowecouldn'tseethepostureorgestures.Whenstandingonstage,allthemenlookedonlyatmyhusbandandallthewomenmerelyatme.Luckily,weknewfromthevideoswe'dpreviouslymadeofQataristhattheflashesofemotionintheirfacesreflectedthesamefeelingswemightfindfromaudiencemembersanywhereelseintheworld.Andsowecouldadjustwhatwewanttoshowaccordingly,andfeltjustascomfortableaswewouldhaveathome.
Torecognizeandunderstandmiroexpressions,youshouldfirststudythecommonmicroexpressionstoknowthetypicalfeatureofeach.Andtheneducateyourselfonthelocalbodylanguage---includingmaskingtechniquesbeforevisitingorinteractingwithanotherculture.Third,whenyou'reinthemoment,paymuchmoreattention.Youcan'tinterpretmicroexpressionsifyoudon'tnoticethem.Fourth,listentoyourintuition(直觉).Whenyounoticeatinyfacialmovement,askyourself,"Whatcouldthatmean?
”Besides,youmightalsotrytoimitatethemovement.
28.Whatisspecialaboutmicroexpressions?
A.Theyarebriefandunaware.B.Theyarehiddenandunusual.
C.Theyarenaturalbutunnecessary.D.Theyareflexiblebutunavailable.
29.Whatismostusefulforthebodylanguagediscussionaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Gettingwellprepared.B.Beingwellorganized.
C.ReactingwithothersactivelyD.Usingbodylanguageaccordingly.
30.Whichstagewillyoubeinifyoukeepyourfocusonothers’face?
A.StepOne.B.StepTwo.
C.StepThree.D.StepFour.
31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.DevelopingGreaterSocialSkills
B.GettingBetteratReadingPeople
C.BehavingMoreDifferentlyinPublic
D.LearningMoreaboutMicroexpressions
D
Scientistsfromaroundtheworldexaminedwhethersupplementsmarketedaregoodforbrainhealth,particularlyinthoseagedover50.Despitetheclaimsofsomesupplementsthattheycouldimprovecognitive(认知的)skills,noclearevidencewasfoundtobackthisup.
Thereportsaid,"Forthehandfulthathavebeenresearched,severalwell-designedstudiesofsupplementsforbrainhealthfoundnobenefitinpeoplewithnormalnutrientlevels.It'sunclearwhetherpeoplewholacknutritioncanbenefittheirbrainsbytakingasupplement.Thepillsfailedtoprotectagainstdementia(痴呆)anddidnotslowtheprocessorimprovethesymptomsofthediseaseandthereportsaidthatahealthydietrichinfruitandvegetables,beingphysicallyactiveandgettingsufficientsleepwerelinkedtobetterbrainfunction.”
ThevalueofthefoodsupplementmarketedinBritainisexpectedtoreachmorethan£1billionby2012andsupplementssoldonthehighstreetforbrainperformancecostupto£26for60pills.AndCarolineAbrahams,thecharitydirectoratAgeUKsaidthatpeoplewerebetteroffspendingmoneytoimprovediets.
Thereportdidfindevidencesuggestingthatsupplementscouldbenefitpeoplediagnosedwithlackingvitamin.Itaddedthattheseshouldonlybetakenifadvisedbyadoctorbecausesomesupplementscouldinteractwithmedicinesorcontainhighlevelsofnutrients,whichcouldbedeadly.Supplementswerenotstrictlycontrolledinthewaythatmedicineswereandmaynotcontainhigh-qualityingredientsorwhatwasonthelabel,thereportsaid.
TheHealthFoodManufacturers'Association,whichrepresentstheBritishsupplementindustry,saidthatthereportwasbasedontheAmericanmarket.InBritainproductscouldonlymakeclaimsapprove