广东省惠州市实验中学届高三第一学期第一次月考英语试题.docx
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广东省惠州市实验中学届高三第一学期第一次月考英语试题
广东省惠州市实验中学2021届高三第一学期第一次月考英语试题
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Grandparentswhohelpoutoccasionallywithchildcareorprovidesupportforothersintheircommunitytendtolivelongerthanseniorswhodonotcareforotherpeople,accordingtoastudy
fromBerlin,Germany.‘Havingnocontactwithgrandchildrenatallcannegativelyimpactgrandparents’health.Thislinkcouldbedeeplyrootedinourevolutionarypastwhenhelpwithchildcarewasimportantforthesurvivalofthehumanspecies,”saidSonjaHilbrand,oneoftheresearchers.However,havingfull-timecustodyofgrandchildrenmayharmtheirhealth.
Thefindingsaredrawnfromdataonmorethan500peopleoverage70intheBerlinagingStudy.Theparticipantscompletedinterviewsandmedicaltestseverytwoyears.Overallafterconsideringgrandparentsageandgeneralstateofhealth,theriskofdyingwasone-thirdlowerforgrandparentswhocaredfortheirgrandchildren,comparedwithgrandparentswhodidn’tprovideanychildcare.
Halfofthegrandparentswhocaredforgrandchildrenwerestillalivetenyearsaftertheinitialinterview.Thesamewastrueforparticipantswhodidnothavegrandchildrenbutsupportedtheiradultchildreninsomeway,suchashelpingwithhousework.Incontrastabouthalfoftheparticipantswhodidnothelpothersdiedwithinfiveyearsafterthestartofthestudy.
“Caregivingmaybethoughtalsoasanactivitythatkeepscaregiversphysicallyandmentallyactive,saidProfessorArpino,addingthatpreviousstudiessuggestthatcaregivingmayimprovecognitivefunctioning,mentalandphysicalhealth.
Arpinonoted,however,thatcaregivingisnottheonlyactivitythatcanimprovehealth,andtoomanycaringresponsibilitiescantakeawaybenefitsfromotheractivitieslikeworking,beinginsocialclubs,orvolunteering.
“Childrenshouldtakeintoaccounttheirparents'needs,willingness,anddesiresandagreewiththemonthetimingandamountofchildcare,"Arpinosuggested.
1.Whatisthecaregivingstudybasedon?
A.Dataonelderlypeople.
B.Medicaltestsonchildren.
C.Humanevolutionaryhistory.
D.Interviewsonlocalcommunity.
2.Whatdoestheunderlineword“participants”inparagraph2probablymean?
A.ResearchersB.Attendants
C.Care-giversD.Specialists
3.WhichstatementaboutchildcaremayArpinoagreewith?
A.Childcareisboundtobebeneficialtograndparents.
B.Grandparentingismeanttobecomeagrowingtrend.
C.Properamountsofchildcaremakegrandparentslivelonger.
D.Morechildcarecanprovidegrandparentswithmorehealth.
Onaclearnightin1994,anearthquakehitLosAngelesandcausedacity-widepowercutjustbeforedawn.Awakeinsurprise,someresidentswhohadescapedoutsidecalledvariousemergencycenterstoreportamysteriouscloudoverhead.
ThatunusualobjectturnedouttobethebandoftheMilkyWay,whichhadlongbeenunclear
fromviewbythecity'slights.
Arguably,thelightbulb(电灯泡}isthemosttransformativeinventionhumanshaveintroducedtothisplanet.Bypressingaswitchorpushingabutton,wecanlifttheveil(面纱)thatwouldnaturallycoverourliveseach,night.Now,weworklongafterthesunsinksbelowthehorizon.Weplaygamesoutsidefarintothenight.Wemoresafelywanderaroundcitystreetsafterdark.
Butiflightbulbshaveadarkside,it'sthattheyhavestolenthenight.Theextralightbrighteningourenvironmentsisendangeringecosystemsbyharminganimalswhoselifecyclesdependonthedark.We'reendangeringourselvesbychangingthebiochemicalrhythms(节律)thatnormallygooutandflowwithnaturallightlevels.Andinabasicsense,we'relostourconnectiontonighttimeskies,onthebasisofwhichourancestorsmadeuptheirstar-relatedstories,timedtheplantingandharvestingofcrops,andinferredthephysicallawsgoverningtheuniverse.
“Thedisappearanceofthenightskyistiedupwithourevermorefast-pacedworld,saysAmandaGormleyoftheTucson-basedInternationalDark-SkyAssociation.“Welosesomethingvital;weloseapartofourselveswhenweloseaccesstothenightsky.Welosethatsenseofstillnessthatshouldberightoverourheadseverynight.
Now,astheconsequencesoflightpollutionariseoutoftheshadowsandintothespotlight,cities,regulatoryagencies,andconservationgroupsareseekingsolutions.Andinsomeareas,lotsofimprovementsarealreadyinplace,poweredbyanewwaveofcheaper,moreenergy-sevinglight.
4.WhyistheearthquakehittingLosAngelesmentioned?
A.Towitnessitsseriousdamage.
B.Toleadinthetopicofthetext.
C.Tostateitsinfluenceonthecity.
D.Totellbackgroundsofthetext.
5.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Darknights.B.Endangeredecosystems.
C.Lightpollution.D.Brightenedenvironments.
6.Howdoestheauthorsoundinthelastparagraph?
A.Hopeful.B.Concerned.
C.Doubtful.D.Academic.
Ifyou’veeverbeenonafishingboat,you’veprobablyseencrowdsofbirdsfollowingit,hopingtocatchasnack.Nowscientistsusethosebirds’behaviortotrackillegalfishingboats.
Researchersattacheddataloggerstothebacksof169albatrosses(信天翁)inIndianoceans.Weighingonly42grams,thedevicesincludedaGPS,whichenabledthemtodetectthepresenceandintensityofradarsignalsemittingfromboats.Thatinformationwasthensentbysatellite,sotheresearcherscouldtrackthelocationofthebirds—andthustheradar-emittingboats—inrealtime.
Thescientiststhencross-checkedthatdataagainsttheknownlocationsofboats,collectedfromasystemboatsusetodeclarethemselves,calledtheAutomaticIdentificationSystem(AIS).Andnoticeabledifferencesappearedfrequently.
Morethanathirdofthetimesthebirds“loggers”detectedradarsignals,andthereforeaboat,butnosuchboatappearedintheofficiallog—meaningthatthevehicleshadlikelyswitchedofftheirAIS—somethingthatprobablyhappensinillegalfishingoperations.
Theworksuggestsbirdscouldbeaneffectiveboat-monitoringtoolaslongasillegalfishingoperationsdon’ttargetthebirds.
Fortunately,suchataskwouldbedifficult.Aroundfishingboats,youcanfindhundredsofbirdsatanyonetimethatareflyingaround.Andthebirdswithloggersarenotmarkedinanyway.Soit’snotreallypossibleforfishermentopickoutaspecificbird.
Butwhatconcernsresearchersisthatalbatrossesoftengetcaughtbysomefishingboats.Thoughregulationshavebeenestablishedtoprotectagainstthathappening—withsuccess—illegalboatsdon’tnecessarilyobey.Soscientistsmightbeunderestimatingtheriskposedtoalbatrosspopulations.
7.Whatcharacteristicofalbatrossesdoscientiststakeadvantageofintheirresearch?
A.Theirfeedingpatterns.
B.Theirsenseofdirection.
C.Theirgreedybehaviors.
D.Theirhabitoffollowingfishingboats.
8.ForwhatpurposedoesaboatshutoffitsAIS?
A.Toseekmorefishes.
B.Tohaveitmistakenforanother.
C.Toavoidbeingdetected.
D.Tosavethetroubleofdeclaringitself.
9.Whatdoes“suchatask”inParagraph6referto?
A.Identifyingbirdswithloggers.
B.Monitoringillegalboats.
C.Trackingradarsignalsautomatically.
D.Fishingillegally.
10.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AIS:
anEffectiveSystemtoLocateBoats
B.HumansAreGoodatDiscoveringBirds’Nature
C.DataLoggersHelpFishermenGetaGoodHarvest
D.ScientistsUseBirdstoTrackIllegalFishingOperations
Experienced⁃BasedEducation
Everyoneisfamiliarwithtraditionaleducation.Yousitinaclassandateacherteaches.Thisisanimportantpartofdevelopment.Butatsomepoint,everyindividualhastotakechargeoftheirowneducation.Todothis,onemustlookattherootoflearning.11.
Basically,unfamiliarexperiencesusuallyaddmorevaluethanexperiencesthatarefamiliar.
12.Andweareinabetterstatetolearnsomethingnew.Honestly,someonewhoneverexperiencesthesamethingtwicewillneverhaveachancetobenefitfromanythinglearned.However,newexperiencesaregenerallywhatmakepeopleinterestingandpushthemtogrow.
Highschoolisanewexperience.Collegeisanewexperience.However,atsomepointtraditionaleducationbecomesrepetitive.Itisnotthatyouwon’tlearnanythingelse,butthattheenvironmentissofamiliar.13.
Tosolvethis,anindividualneedstointroducenewexperiencesintotheirlife.Youmayspendasummerinadifferentpartofthecountryorlearnanewlanguagethroughtrialanderror.Youcanalsogotoadrive⁃inmovie(orsomeotherentertainmenteventthatisnewtoyou).14.
Thesetypesofexperiencesoftenresultinverylittle“bookknowledge”.Instead,theywilloftenprovideyouwithabetterunderstandingofyourselfasyouexperienceyourreactiontodifferentsituations.15.Itcanbeinvaluableforyoutoworkeffectivelywithothers.Becomingawell⁃roundedhumanisn’tsomethingthathappensbyaccident.Youcanspendyourentirelifetimedevelopingyourpotential.
A.Haseducationchangedsomuchinthelastdecade?
B.Theywillalsoprovideyouwithabetterunderstandingofothers.
C.Thosenewexperiencesmaynotleadtogreatpersonaldevelopment.
D.Theseareallthingsthatcanstretchandexpandyourexperienceinlife.
E.Thisisbecauseunfamiliarexperiencesrequiremuchmoreofourattention.
F.Asaresult,youcaneasilybecomelessawareofyourexperienceandnotlearnasmuch.
G.Whatmakessomeexperiencesaddgreatvaluetoourliveswhileotherexperiencesdonot?
MymindseemsalwaystoreturntothedaythatImetCarl.ThecitybusstoppedatCentennialDriveto16thedallycommuters(往返者).Whenboardingthebus,Iluckily17aseatneartheback.
Whensittingdown,IbegantoreadthebookOntheRoadI'dbeen18.Thema
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