广东省兴宁市第一中学届高三英语上学期期末考试试题01110124.docx

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广东省兴宁市第一中学届高三英语上学期期末考试试题01110124

广东省兴宁市第一中学2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题

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A

WhygotoMadrid？

Theremaybeaslightchill（寒冷）intheair，withtemperaturesstayingaround15℃inMarch，butSpain'shandsomecapitalisslowlystartingtowarmup，Evenmoreattractivearetheculturalevents．

AnewexhibitiononthelivingandworkingspacesofSpain'sgreatestartist，Picasso，hasjustopenedinthestudioattheFundacionMapfreatPaseodeRecoletos23．Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily．

Laterthissummer，the400thanniversaryofthedeathoftheRenaissance（文艺复兴）painterElGrecowillbemarkedwithanexcitingexhibitionattheMuseodelPradoatPaseodelPradofrom24JunetoOctober．

Howtogo？

ThewidestrangeofflightsisofferedbyEasyJetfromBristol，Edinburgh．Gatwick，LiverpoolandLuton．BritishAirwaysanditssisterairlineIberiacombineforcesfromHeathrowandLondonCity.RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted；AirEuropafliesfromGatwick．

Barajasairportis13kmnorth﹣eastofthecitycentreandisservedbyfrequenttrainsonMetroline8，buttheshortestundergroundjourneyisabitcomplexwithatleastonechangeatNuevosMinisteriosstationandtakesabout30minutes．Thefaretoanystationinthecitycentreis￡4.50．Theairportexpressbusrunsevery15to35minutesaroundtheclock；￡5oneway．Ittakes40minutestoreachthecitycentre．Ataxitakeshalfthetime．Aflatrateof￡30coversmostofcentralMadrid．

1,WhenwilltheexhibitionaboutPicassoclose？

A．On23March．B．On11May．

C．On24June．D．On5October．

2,WhichairlineoperatesflightsfromManchestertoMadrid？

A．EasyJet．B．Ryanair．C．AirEuropa．D．BritishAirways．

3,WhatisthefastestwaytoreachcentralMadridfromBarajasairport？

A．Takeataxi．B．Takeacitybus．

C．TakeMetroline8．D．Taketheairportexpressbus．

B

Headsup!

Acrossthecountry，sportsinjuriesareasafetyconcernforyoungathletes．Now，theAmericanMedicalAssociation（AMA）hasanewsetofguidelinesaimedatprotectingplayersfromthedangerofconcussions（脑震荡）﹣seriousinjuriescausedbyablowtothehead．

"Byraisingawarenessoftheseriousrisksassociatedwithconcussionsandensuringthattheappropriateguidelinesareinplace，wecanreducethenumberofyoungathleteswhomayreturntothegametoosoon，whichcanputtheirhealthatfurtherrisk,"saidAMABoardMemberJackResneckJrM．Dinastatement．

Thepolicyrecommendsthatyoungathleteswhomayhaveaconcussionbetakenoffthefieldassoonaspossible．Then，theyareonlytoreturntotheirsportwithadoctor'swrittenapproval．Thepolicyalsosetsage﹣specificrulesforhealthcareprofessionalsandathleticorganizationsinevaluatingandcaringforconcussions．

AccordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention（CDC），aconcussionisatypeoftraumatic（创伤）braininjurycausedbyabump，blow,orjolttotheheadorhittothebodythatcausestheheadandbraintomoverapidlybackandforth．Thistypeofmovementcancausethebraintobouncearoundortwistinsidetheskull（颅骨）．Itcandamagebraincellsandcreatechemicalchangesinthebrain．

TheCDCsaysthatbetween1.6millionand3.8milliontraumaticbraininjuriescausedbysportsandrecreation﹣relatedactivitiesoccurintheU．S．everyyear．AstudyfromtheCenterorInjuryResearchandPolicyshowedthatasmanyas40%ofhighschoolathletesreturntoplayingbeforetheyshould．TheAMA'snewguidelinesshouldhelptobringthosenumbersdown．

4,WhydoestheAMAsetthenewguidelines？

A．Toraisesafetystandardsofsports．

B．Toprotectathletesfromconcussions．

C.Tosetrulesforhealthcareevaluation．

D.Tohelpplayersreturntothegamequickly．

5,Whatshouldyoungathleteswhomayhaveaconcussiondo？

A．Avoidusingthehead．B．Leavethefieldforever．

C．Gettreatmentintime．D.Switchtoanothersport．

6,Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout？

A．Whataconcussionis．B．Whatcausesdamagetobraincells．

C．HowtheCDCworks．D.Howaconcussioncanbeprevented．

7,Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext？

A．RulesforSaferPlayB．SportsInjuriesintheUS

C．AdvicetoAthletesD.NewPoliciesforDoctors

C

Peopleliketoposttheirselfies（自拍照）onsocialmedia．Toknowmoreaboutit，scientistsatSyracuseUniversityinNewYorkrecentlydidaresearchandcameupwithsomesurprisingfindings．

Peoplewhopostselfiesanduseeditingsoftwaretomakethemselveslookbettershowbehaviorconnectedtonarcissism（自恋），theresearcherssaid．MakanaChock，aprofessorfromSyracuseUniversity，saidbecausesocialmediaismostlyusedbypeopletoshareunimportantinformationabouttheirlives，itisagoodplaceforpeopleto"worktowardssatisfyingtheirownvanity．"Those"likes"undertheirFacebookselfiesmakethemfeelgood．

Besides，peoplewhopostgroupselfiesshowaneedforpopularityandaneedtobelongtoagroup，theresearchfound．Somepeoplefeel"peer（同伴）pressure"topostselfiesandsomefollowthepopularbeliefthatifthereisnopictureofaneventorexperience，itdidnotreallyhappen．"Anyway，itshouldn'tbeseenasnegative．Peoplegetsenseofsatisfactionespeciallywhentheygetlikes．Anditdoesnoharm，"Chocksaid．

Otherfindingsfromthestudyinclude：

Therearenomajordifferencesonhowoftenmenandwomenpostselfiesandhowoftentheyuseeditingsoftware．Butmenwhopostselfiesshowedmoreofaneedtobeseenaspopularthanwomenwhopostedselfies．

Chocksaidpostingselfiesonsocialmediaisnotallthatdifferentfromwhatpeoplehavedoneformanyyears．Ontripsandspecialevents，ourparentsandgrandparentsusedcamerasinsteadofphonestotakephotos．Theywouldbringbackphotostoshowfriendsandfamily．Youhadnochoicebuttolookatthem．Youprobablycommentedabouthowniceeveryoneinthephotoslooked，especiallychildrenandthepersonshowingthephotos．Theywerehappytohearyourcomments．Thatwastheoldwayof"clickinglike"．Onsocialmedia，however，peoplecandecidenottolookatphotos---eveniftheyclick"like"．

8,Whatistheresearchmainlyabout？

A．Thewaysofmakingpeoplelookbetterinselfies．

B．Thereasonsforpeoplepostingselfiesonsocialmedia．

C．Thedifferencesbetweenmenandwomeninpostingselfies．

D．Theconnectionsbetweenpostingselfiesandmentalhealth．

9,Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vanity"inparagraph2probablymean？

A．Adeepdesiretoknowaboutsomething．

B．Aspecialneedtobemorepopular．

C．Toomuchprideinone'sownappearance．

D．Strongdeterminationtoimproveoneself．

10,WhatisChock'sattitudetowardsselfieposting？

A．Ambiguous．B．Cautious．

C．Disapproving．D．Supportive．

11,Fromthelastparagraph，weknowthattheoldergenerationsshowedtheirphotostofriendsandfamily　　．

A．towinpraisefromviewersB．toshowofftheircameras

C．toimproverelationshipsD．tosharegoodmoments

D

Themosttypicaldefinitionofsuccessis"theaccomplishmentofanaimorpurpose"orwhatmostofushaveheard：

"theattainmentofpopularityorprofit．"Butissuccessreallydefinedbypurposesorprofit？

Aftergraduatingfromhighschool，myfamilyadvisedmetoaimtobuildasuccessfulcareer.Myoptionswerenarroweddowntobecomingadoctororchoosingafieldinengineering.SoIgraduatedwithachemicalengineeringdegree．Iwasadvisedtoaimforgraduatestudies，andinlessthantwoyears，IhadahighlyspecializeddegreeinplasticsengineeringfromoneofthemostreputableuniversitiesintheU．S．ThenIfoundacorporatejobperformedwellintheorganization，climbeduptheladder，andmadeabiggerpaychequewitheverynewtitle.Myproudparentstoldmystorytotherestofthefamilyandfriendsasa"success"story．

Nomatterwhereweliveintheworld，weallhaveourownversionsofsuccess．Ourfamiliestakeprideintellingtheworldhowsuccessfulweareinourprofession，andoftentheonlymeasureofthatsuccessbecomesthefinancialwealthweaccumulate．Inaworldwhereeverythingisreflectedbynumbers﹣thelikesonFacebook，thenumberofviewsonYouTube，etc．-everyaspectofourlifeisbeingtakenoverbynumbers．Weareconditionedtobelievethatthestrongeryourfinancialstanding，thehigheryourankonthesuccesschart．Butrememberthewords，"aim"or"purpose，"inthedefinitionofsuccess．AltruisticfiguressuchasMotherTeresa，MahatmaGandhiandMartinLutherKingJr．alsolivedsuccessfullivesbuthadselflessconcernoverthewell﹣beingofothers．Whiletherestoftheworldfocusedonaccumulatingwealth，theyfocusedongiving，doing，andcreatingforeveryoneelse．

Wealthaloneneverwillbethemeasureofsuccess.Thinkbeyondprofits．NopromotionorpayraiseIeverreceivedinmyprofessionalcareerwasbecauseofmydeepdesiretoobtainabettertitleorhigherpay；instead，itwasbasedontheexcellenceIcreatedintheexperienceourcustomershadwiththeorganization．

12,Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor？

A．Hehasliveduptohisfamily'sexpectations．

B．Heaskshisparentsforadviceoneverything．

C．Hedoesn'tlikehisjobthoughheiswellpaid．

D．Hewantedtobeadoctorbutbecameachemicalengineer．

13,Whatdoestheunderlinedword"Altruistic"inParagraph3mean？

A．Ofabundantwealth．B．Offewachievements．

C．Devotedtoothers'welfare．D．Focusedonpersonalwell﹣being．

14,Whatinspirationcanbedrawnfromtheauthor'sworkingexperience？

A．Changejobsfrequentlyforhigherpay．

B．Aimatprovidingqualityserviceatwork．

C．Takeeverychancetogetpromotion．

D．Focusonmakingprofits