福建省厦门市届高三下学期第一次质量检测英语试题.docx

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福建省厦门市届高三下学期第一次质量检测英语试题

福建省厦门市2021届高三下学期第一次质量检测英语试题

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GoodSchoolstoLearnEnglish

AtlantaEnglishInstitute（AEI）

Itisdesignedforacademicallyoriented,non-nativespeakingadultsfrombeginnerslevelstothoseseekingmastery.EachprogramintheschoolisspeciallydesignedforourstudentsandbasedontheircurrentEnglishlevelsandtheirgoals.astudentmayregisteranytime,notmerelyatthebeginningofacourse.Butatthemiddleofthecourse,registrationtimedependsontheavailabilityofspaceintheclassrooms.

AtlantaInternationalLanguageInstitute（AILI）

Itprovidestheopportunitytolearnhowtoread,writeandspeakEnglishasasecondlanguageforthosewhohavelittleknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguage.Coursesincludetencontinuousweeklyclassesandtheclassesmeetonceaweekfortwohours.Thecurriculumofthislanguageprogramisbuiltforgroupsofthreeormorestudentswhocancompletethematerialintenweeks.

TALKAtlantaEnglishSchool（TAES）

LocatedintheheartofAtlanta'sMidtownCenterareaonPeachtreeStreet,itopenedin2011.Atlantaishometonumerousindustries,makingtheMidtownlocationperfectlysuitedforcorporateprograms.Withamplecoveredstreetparkingspace,theschoolisdesignedinthepopularAtlantaloftstyleandhas10largeclassrooms,alargeandwelcomingreceptionarea,devotedfull-timeteachersandstaffforteenagersandadults.

LanguageInstituteofGeorgia（LIG）

Itisawell-establishedschoolinAtlantathatoffersEnglishclassesusingGradedReaderMethod.Ourmaximumclasssizeiseightstudents.Classmeetsonceaweekfortwohoursforsixweeks.Pleasecheckourschedulesectionforstartdates.Refunds（退款）havetoberequestedwithinaweekofthestartdateoftheclass.

1．HowmanyhoursdoesittakestudentstofinishthecoursesatAILI?

A．Ten.B．Twelve.C．Twenty.D．Twenty-four.

2．WhatshouldstudentswhoneedarefundpayattentiontoatLIG?

A．Thelimitedcoursesthere.B．Thelocationofitsreceptionarea.

C．Thedeadlineforarefunddemand.D．Therequestedlevelsofthestudents.

3．Whatdothefourschoolshaveincommon?

A．Theyarelocatedinthesamecity.B．TheyalluseGradedReaderMethod.

C．Theyhavethesameregistrationtime.D．Theyareallintendedforadultlearners.

Idecidedat10thatIwasgoingtobeateacherbecauseIhadaburningdesireforsuperpowers.Asaboy,Icouldclearlyseesomeofmyteachershadextraordinarypowers.

TherewasanEnglishteacherinfifthgradewhocouldmagicallytransportustodifferentworldseverydaybytellingusstoriesandreadingtousfrombookswewouldotherwiseneverpickup.Thiswasoursecretandfuntimebecausefifthgraderswereconsideredtoooldtohavestoriesreadouttothem.

Itwasevenshockingthatmyteachercouldseetheinvisible.Iwasoneofthosewholackedinsight,Yetmyteacherwouldnoticemeandtheunspokenmessageinhereyessuggestedthatshecouldseemethrough.Shehadanothersuperpowerandevenafterfourdecades,Icouldstillvividlyrememberherlessonsaboutthegreatmastersofartandgreatgeographers,expandingourhorizons.Shedidthiseventhoughhermajorwasnotart,norgeography.HerlessonswentbeyondthetextbookIknewIwantedtobeoneofthoseall-seeingoneswithsuperpowersthatmadechildrenfeelsafeandvalued.

Iknowbeingateacherisn'ttheeasiestorthemostfinanciallyrewardingofjobs.Andthereareoccupationalrisks-yourkneescanbecomewornoutfromyearsofcarryingpilesofnotebooksupanddowntheschoolstaircase,yourvoicecangiveinfromtoomuchtalking.Butdespiteallthat,therearethosechoosingthiscause.Tothem,teachingisnotjustajob-itisascience,anartandacraft,anditdemandsemotionallabourandinvestment.

Allmylife,forthreedecadesnow,I'vegonetoworkearlyeachdaywithaspringinmystep.Occasionally,Imeetmyformerstudents.Theirobviousloveformeandfondmemoriesofourtimetogetheraremyrewards.WhenImeetotherswhothirstforsuperpowers,likethebrandnewteacherstrugglingtoperfectherskillswithabravefaceon,ortheoneinaremote,ruralschooltravelling70kilometerseachdayjustforhispupils,Ifeelproudtobelongtothesamegroup.

4．Whatcanbeinferredaboutthestoriesfromparagraph2?

A．Theyweretoldinamagicway.B．Theywerewrittenbytheteacher.

C．Theycontainedsomestudents'funsecrets.D．Theyleftthestudentswithhappymemories.

5．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheEnglishteacher?

A．Ambitiousandgenerous.B．Hard-workingandwealthy.

C．Caringandmodest.D．Well-informedandobservant.

6．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorasateacher?

A．Hesufferedalotinhiskneesandvoice.

B．Hethoughtteachingwasmorethanspreadingknowledge.

C．Hehadsomeideasofhowtobeateacheratayoungage.

D．Hewasrewardedwithmuchmoneyforhisdevotionatschool.

7．Whatcanbeconcludedaboutbeingateacherfromthetext?

A．Withonethousandtimesforthepeachgardensweet.

B．Teachersleadthedoor,progressintheindividual.

C．Inscholarshipthereisnodifferenceofage.

D．Learningwithoutateacherishardtogain.

Therearemanytherapies（疗法）fordepression,includingmedicaltreatment,psychotherapyandtalktherapy.Havingarangeoftreatmentchoicesisagoodideabecausenosingletreatmentworksequallywellforeachofmillionsofsufferers.Choosingthemostsuitabletreatmentisimportanttothem.Nowresearcherssayanewtherapyproventorelievedepressionshouldbeaddedtotheestablishedtreatments.It'scallednaturetherapy.“Interactingwithnaturecanhavepositiveeffectsonthosewithdepression,”saysEthanKross,PhD,anexpertwhohasstudiedthenature-depressionlink.

Alittleexposuretonaturehelpsallofusgetourenergyback,anditmayhavespecialbenefitforthosewhoaredepressed.“Itseemsthat,fromourwork,therestorativeeffectofnatureseemstobestrongerforindividualswithdepression,”saysMarcBerman,PhD,anassistantprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofChicago.Thatmightbebecausetheyfeelmentallyexhausted,andbeinginnaturereenergizesthem.However,Dr.Bermanhasastrongwarning.“We'renotarguingthatinteractingwithnatureshouldreplaceclinicallyproventreatmentsfordepression,”hesays,“Norshouldthosewithclinicaldepressiontrytotreatthemselves.”

However,Bermanandotherssay,interactionswithnaturecouldserveasaveryeffectivesupplementarytreatment.Comparedtoadultswithdepressionwalkingfor50minutesinanurbansetting,thosewhotooka50-minutewalkinanaturalsettingwerelessdepressedandhadbettermemoryskills.

Whydoesnatureholdthisspecialeffect?

Bermansays,“Inanaturalenvironment,wecanchoosetothinkornot,andthischoiceisbelievedtohelpusrestourbrains.Youcanthenpayattentionlater,whenyouneedto.”Headds,“Itgivespeoplemoreabilitytoconcentrate,whichisabigproblemforthosewithdepression.”Natureprovidesaneffectivesettingforrestingourbrains,unlikeurbansetting.Eveninthemostpeacefulurbanenvironment,youhavetopayattentiontosuchthingsastrafficandstoplights.

8．Whatcanwelearnaboutdepressiontherapiesfromparagraph1?

A．Theyfocusonphysicalactivity.B．Theypaynoattentiontointeractions.

C．Theymainlydependonnaturalenvironment.D．Theyneedtobetailoredtodifferentpatients.

9．Howdoesnaturebenefitpatientswithdepression？

A．Byreplacingclinictreatment.B．Bymakingthemfeelenergetic.

C．Byremindingthemtorestintime.D．Bycoveringuptheirmentalproblems

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“supplementary”inparagraph3probablymean?

A．Essential.B．Traditional.C．Controversial.D．Additional.

11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Anurbansettingofrestoringenergy.

B．Thepositiveroleofnatureintreatingdepression.

C．Thepopularityofusingmultiplewaystotreatdiseases.

D．Aneffectivereplacementofclinicaltherapyfordepression.

TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）includedonDecember17,2020China'sTaiChiontheRepresentativeListoftheIntangible（无形的）CulturalHeritageofHumanity.ThedecisionwasannouncedduringtheonlinemeetingoftheUNESCOIntergovernmentalCommitteefortheSafeguardingoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageheldfromDecember14to19inKingston,capitalofJamaica.

“Borninthemid-17thcenturyinasmallvillagenamedChenjiagoulocatedinCentralChina'sHenanprovince,TaiChiisnotonlyakindoftraditionalWushuintegratedwithslowmovementsanddeepbreathing,butisalsodeeplyrootedinmanyareasofChineseculture,suchasmedicineandphilosophy,”ZhuXianghuasays,whoisthesonofthefamousTaiChimasterZhuTiancai.

Althoughithasspreadtomorethan150countriesandregions,attractingmorethan100millionpeopletopractice,theideathatTaiChiisfortheelderlyhasstoppedmanyyoungpeoplepracticingtheancientWushu.Theythinkofitasaslowexercise,whichisspeciallymadeandbettersuitedfortheirgrandparents.Instead,manyyoungpeopleareturningtotheIndianpracticeofyoga（瑜伽）torelievestress,whichwasplacedontheUNESCO'sListin2019.

InordertopromoteTaiChi,jointeffortshavebeenmadefromindividualsandtheChinesegovernmentinthelastdecades.Xi'anJiaotongUniversityrequiresstudentstolearnTaiChi.WangYunbing,aprofessorintheuniversity'ssportscenter,stressedthatTaiChiisnotonlygoodphysicalexercise-researchersfromtheAmericanCollegeofRheumatologyfindthatitcanhelpmanageseveraldiseasesbutisalsoconnedtedtoancientChineseeivilization.Since2014,theWorldTaiChiChampio