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2020届高考英语专练之自我检测（九）

1、   Wantafamily-friendlyspot?

Don’tmissthefollowings!

   RailroadMuseumofLongIsland

   TheRailroadMuseum（200NewHwy.,Commack）highlightstheLIRR’srichhistory.FamiliescanlearnabouttheIsland’srailroadheritageaswellascheckingoutvariousrestoredtraincarsondisplays.

   ColdSpringHarborWhalingMuseum

   HeadtotheColdSpringHarborWhalingMuseum（301MainSt.,ColdSpringHarbor）tolearnabouthistoricmarinelife.Themuseum’saimistoinformandencouragemembersandvisitorstomakeinformeddecisionsaboutmarinelifethroughexhibitsabouttheirenvironmentalsignificanceonLongIsland.Someexhibitfavoritesincludeafully-equipped19thcenturywhaleboatwithoriginalgear,toolsusedbywhalers,thejawofawhaleandadiorama（透景画）ofColdSpringHarborin1850.Visitorscantouchwhalebonesorpartakeinfamilyworkshopsfilledwithtoys,puzzlesandgames.

   AmericanAirpowerMuseum

  ThegoalofAmericanAirpowerMuseum（1230NewHwy,Farmingdale）istopreservethelegacy（遗产）ofallAmericanswhosacrificedthemselvestodefendourliberties.Theyseektoeducatenewgenerationsabouttheircourageandheroismbypresentingarmor（盔甲）inthemuseumthroughdisplays,exhibitsandprograms.

   CradleofAviationMuseum

   Airandspaceisafascinatingtopicforsomekids,andtheCradleofAviation（CharlesLindberghBlvd.,GardenCity）featuresmorethan75airandspacecraft,adozencockpitsand30hands-onexhibitsinninegalleries.AfavoriteamongkidsistheSesameStreetshowfeaturingBigBird,ElmoandmoreastheylearnabouttheBigDipper,theNorthStar,thesunandthemoon.

1.Whichmuseumoffersusachancetoappreciateavarietyofairandspacecraft?

A.RailroadMuseumofLongIsland.

B.ColdSpringHarborWhalingMuseum.

C.AmericanAirpowerMuseum.

D.CradleofAviationMuseum.

2.WhatcanthevisitorsdoatColdSpringHarborWhalingMuseum?

A.Gohuntingforfree.

B.Playwiththewhale.

C.Learnthelifeofseaanimalsnow.

D.Observeawell-reservedwhaleboat.

3.Whichspotisanastronauticsfanlikelytoexplore?

A.Commack.

B.GardenCity.

C.ColdSpringHarbor.

D.Farmingdale.

2、We knowthatoursmartphonesareexpertly-designeddistractiondevicesthatweakenoureffortstoresist.But,wealsoknowthatresistanceisimportantifwe’reevergoingtofindaworkablemiddlegroundwithourphones–andarecent hasservedupanotherreasontostrengthenourresolve.

Hereitis:

 whenyoupickupyourphonewhiledoinganythingmentallychallenging,you'rehandicappingyourbrain’sabilitytorechargeandperformancepredictablydecreases.

That’stheconclusionofastudythatputroughly400collegestudentstotasksolvingchallengingwordpuzzles.Whentheywereabouthalfwaythrough,theresearchersallowedmostofthestudentstotakeabreakeitherusingtheirphones,usingacomputerorreadingaprintcircular.Otherstudentsweretoldtojustkeeponworkingwithoutanysortofbreak. 

Theresultsshowedthatthestudentswhotookabreakwiththeirphonesweretheworstperformersofallthegroups.Theytook19%longertofinishthetasksandtheysolved22%fewerword-problemsthanalltheothergroupscombined.Infact,thecell-phonegroup’sefficiencyandprocessingspeedwasaboutthesameasthegroupthattooknobreak.      

Thereasonofferedbytheresearchersisn’tmerelybecausedigitaldevicesareinherentlyengaging（迷人的）,butbecause oursmartphonesareattentiongatesintosomanyotherattention-catchingareas,eachpullingourmentalenergyindifferentdirections.  

Thisresearchstressesthatweignoredtheenergyreductionfromusingoursmartphones,andthatwewereover-confidentaboutwhatourbrainscanhandle. Wealsooverlookedtheemotionalconnectionwe'ddevelopedwithourphones. It'snolongerjustadevice.It'sacompanion.

“Itisimportanttoknowthecostsassociatedwithreachingforthisdeviceduringeveryspareminute,”Kurtzbergadded.“Weassumeit’snodifferentfromanyotherbreak–butthephonemaycarryincreasinglevelsofdistractionthatmakeitdifficulttoreturnfocusedattentiontoworktasks.”

1.Whatdoes“resolve”inParagraph1referto?

A.Findingaworkablephone.B.Resistingusingphones.

C.Makingfulluseofphones.D.Upgradingpersonalphones.

2.Theunderlinedword“handicapping”inParagraph2probablymeans___________.

A.strengtheningB.performingC.weakeningD.changing

3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?

A.Therearetwogroupsofstudentsintheresearch.

B.Allthestudentscannottakeabreakintheresearch.

C.Thecell-phonegroupdidbestinsolvingthepuzzles.

D.Studentshavetocompletewordpuzzlesbeforethebreak.

4.What’sthemainideaoftheParagraph6?

A.Thephoneisnolongerfavoredbypeople.

B.Thephoneisnotaspowerfulasexpected.

C.Peoplecannotconnectemotionallywithphones.

D.Peopledidn’tfullyunderstandtheeffectofphones.

3、Theterm“smilingdepression”—appearinghappytootherswhileactuallysufferingdepressivesymptoms（症状）—hasbecomeincreasinglypopular.Infact,manypeoplewhoexperiencealowmoodandalossofpleasureinactivitiesmanagetohidetheirconditioninthisway.Andthesepeoplemightbeparticularlyeasytosuicide.

Whilesmilingdepressionisnotatechnicaltermthatpsychologistsuse,itiscertaintobedepressedandmanagetosuccessfullymaskthesymptoms.Theclosesttechnicaltermforthisconditionis“atypicaldepression”.Itcanbeveryhardtospotpeoplesufferingdepressionbecausetheymayseemliketheydon’thaveareasontobesad—theyhaveajob,anapartmentandmaybeevenchildrenorapartner.Theysmilewhenyougreetthemandcancarrypleasantconversations.Inshort,theyoftenputonamasktotheoutsideworldwhileleadingseeminglynormalandactivelives.Inside,however,theyoftenfeelhopelessanddown,sometimesevenhavingthoughtsaboutendingitall.

Peoplewithsmilingdepressionputonahappyfacetotheoutsideworld,buttheycanexperiencealiftintheirmoodasaresultofpositiveoccurrencesintheirlives.Othersymptomsofthisconditionincludeovereating,feelingasenseofheavinessinthearmsandlegsandbeingeasilyhurtbycriticismorrejection.Theyarealsomorelikelytofeeldepressedintheeveningandfeeltheneedtosleeplongerthanusual.Withotherformsofdepression,however,yourmoodmightbeworseinthemorningandyoumightfeeltheneedforlesssleepthanyouarenormallyusedto.

Sohowcantheybreakthiscircle?

Astartingpointneedstobeknownthatthisconditionactuallyexistsandthatit’sserious.Onlywhenwestopignoringourproblemsbecausewethinkthey’renotseriousenoughcanwestartmakinganactualdifference.Thenwecanfindpurposebytakingtheattentionawayfromourselvesandplacingitontosomethingelse.Feelingthatourlivesmatterisfinallywhatgivesuspurposeandmeaning—andthiscanmakeasignificantdifferenceforourmentalhealthandwell-being.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutpeoplesufferingsmilingdepression?

A.Theyarewearingmasksallday.B.Theyaredifficulttogetalongwith.

C.Theyleadanabnormallifeactually.D.Mostofthemcommitsuicide.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“atypical”inparagraph2mean?

A.representativeB.commonC.hiddenD.formal

3.Comparedwithsmilingdepression,peoplesufferingotherdepressions______.    

A.mayfeelsleeplessB.feelmoredepressedintheevening

C.aretiredofheavinessinthearmsD.mayeatmorefood

4.Whatcanwedotoovercomesmilingdepression?

A.Nevertalkaboutsmilingdepressionandignoreitsexistence.

B.Admittheconditionandpayattentiontoourselves.

C.Valuetheimportanceofourlifeandenjoyit.

D.Findouttheproblemandplaceitontosomebodyelse.

4、Iftherewasasubjectatschoolthatmademeanxious,itwasscience.Maybethat’sbecauseinmytenthgrade,Icouldn’tunderstandmyphysicsteacher’sinstructions,causingmetoaccidentallysetfiretotheclassroom.So,whenmyhusbandandIdecidedtohome-schoolourdaughters,wemadeadeal:

hewouldteachscience,whileIwouldhandleeverythingelse.Butthat’snothowthingshavebeengoingthesepastfewweeks,sincemyhusbandhasbeentoobusytoteachthegirls.

Recently,whileoutonmymorninghikebeforestartinglessons,Inoticedthattheskywasabeautifulblue,andtheairwasfilledwiththesweetsmellofflowers.That’swhyIdecidedthattheday’slessonswouldbetaughtoutside,althoughIrememberedthatmydaughtershadn’thadanyscienceclassesfrommyhusbandforawhile.

Ireturnedtothehousetogetthegirlsready.Weheadedupintotheforest,settlingourselvesbyapondthatrarelyhasanyvisitors.MydaughterSaoirsestartedtopickuppondweedsandcatchfrogs,whilemyotherdaughterUlalookedatme,waitingtobeinstructed.Ihandedheradrawingboardandcoloredpencils.“Wewait,”Itoldher,“andseeifsomethingcomesalong.Inthemeantime,justdrawwhat’saroundyou.”

Weworkedformorethananhour,hardlyspeaking.Abirdflewacrossthewater,andthensettledinfrontofafallentree.IquicklytoldUla,worriedthatshe’dnotseenthecreature.Butshehad,andshestarteddrawingit.Anhourlater,shefinishedherpictureandIstareddownatit.Shedrewthebirdonherpaperwithamazingaccuracy.Buttherewasoneotherinterestingfactaboutthisdrawing:

shealsodrewme,sittingbesideher.

Irealized,asIstaredatthischild’sdrawingofuswatchingabird,howI’dlivedfor40years,gathered10yearsofhighereducation,andneverunderstoodthefoundationofsciencebeforethismoment.Thefoundationofscienceisasenseofwonder;itisn’taboutaccuratelyrecitingwordsfroma