东北师大附中高三第四次摸底考试英语卷.docx

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东北师大附中高三第四次摸底考试英语卷

2021年东北师大附中高三第四次摸底考试英语卷

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一、阅读选择

Whenyou’reajuniorinhighschool,threelittlelettersquicklybecomelargerthanlife:

SAT.

Atthestartofmyjunioryear,Irealizedthattheenvironmentwaspackedwithcompetition.Surprisingly,thispressuredidn’tcomefromadults.Itcamefromtheotherstudents.Everyoneinmygradehadcollegeonthebrain.Togetintothecollegeofourchoice,weallbelieved,wehadtooutcompeteandoutscoreeveryoneelsewithlesssleep,becausetimeforsleepingwastimeyoudidn’tspendstudyingfortheSAT.

Iletmyselfgetsweptupinthepressure.Mynewmottowas,ifIwasn’tineverysinglehonorlevelclass,Iwasn’tdoingenough.Iwasbad-temperedandIcouldn’tfocus.Istoppedtalkingtomyfriendsandmymom,andIcouldn’tfigureoutwhoIwas.Ididn’thavetheconfidencetoknowthatmyownpassionsanduniqueskillswerewhatwouldmakemestandouttocolleges.

That’swhenIrealized:

IamnotmySATscore.TryingtosticktowhatIthoughtcollegeswantedmaskedwhoIreallyam.IdecidedtorelyonmystrengthsandgetawayfromthecrazypressureIwasputtingonmyself.

Insteadofforcingmyselfintohigherlevelsofmath,Itookonanextrahistoryclass.IlearnedhowtolovewhatIwasdoingandnotwhatIthoughtIwassupposedtodo.Ilearnedtoshineasanindividual,notafacelessmemberofthecrowd.AndIfoundthatnotonlywasthisbetterformyhappiness,butitalsomadememoreeffectiveandefficientwhenIstudied.

Tome,individualitymeanshavingtheconfidencetodecidewhoIamandwhoIwanttobe,andanumberonapageisnevergoingtochangethat.Iammoresureofmyself,andmorereadytoapplyforcollege,thanever.

1．Atthestartofthejunioryear,theauthordecidedtostudyfortheSAT________.

A．toovercomethepressurefromotherhighschoolstudents

B．totesthowgoodshewasatstudyingcomparedtoothers

C．becauseitwasexcitingtocompetewithotherstogetintocollege

D．becauseshewaseagertogetanadvantageoverothersinthecompetition

2．Whendidtheauthorrealizesheshouldn’tjustcompeteforscores?

A．Whenshegotineverysinglehonorlevelclass.

B．Wheneverybodystoppedtalkingtoher.

C．Whenshefoundshewasnolongerherusualself.

D．Whensheforcedherselftotakeadvancedmaths.

3．WhatcanyouinferfromParagraph5?

A．Shetriedtoliveaswhoshewas,notjustastudentfocusingongrades.

B．Shelearnedtoteamupwithothersandsogainedefficiency.

C．Shemanagedtodowellinbothmathsandhistoryclasses.

D．Shewantedtobenumberoneandnoonecouldchangehermind.

4．Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Pressurebringsoutthebestinyou.

B．Youwillstandoutbybeingyourbestself.

C．Thingswillhappenwhetheryoulikeitornot.

D．Lifeisjustamatterofdecisivetimes.

Holdingacellphoneagainstyourearorstoringitinyourpocketmaybedangeroustoyourhealth.Thisexplainsawarningthatcellphonemakersincludeinthesmallprintthatisoftenignoredwhenanewphoneispurchased.Apple,forexample,doesn’twantiPhonestocomeclosertoyouthan1.5centimeters.

Ifhealthissuesarisefromcellphoneuse,thepossibleeffectsarehuge.AccordingtoDevraDavis,anexpertwhohasworkedfortheUniversityofPittsburgh,braincancerisaconcern.Overall,therehasnotbeenanincreaseinitsoccurrencesincecellphonesarrived.Buttheaveragemasksanincreaseinbraincancerinthe20-29agegroupandadropfortheolderpopulation.

“Mostcancershavemanycauses,”shesays,butshepointstolaboratoryresearchthatsuggestslow-energyradiationcoulddamagecellsthatcouldpossiblyleadtocancer.

Childrenaremorevulnerabletoradiationthanadults,Ms.Davisandotherscientistspointout.Radiationthatpenetrates（穿透）onlyfivecentimetersintothebrainofanadultwillreachmuchdeeperintothebrainsofchildrenbecausetheirskulls（头骨）arethinnerandtheirbrainscontainmoreabsorptivefluid.

HenryLai,aresearchprofessorinthebioengineeringdepartmentattheUniversityofWashington,beganlaboratoryradiationstudiesin1980andfoundthatratsexposedtoradiationhaddamagedDNAintheirbrains.

Ms.Davisrecommendsusingwiredheadsetsorthephone’sspeaker.Childrenshouldtextratherthancall,shesaid,andpregnantwomenshouldkeepphonesawayfromthebelly.

5．AccordingtoMsDavis,braincancerincreases________.

A．intheteenagersB．amongoldpeople

C．inthetwentiesD．amongpregnantwomen

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vulnerable”inthe4thparagraphprobablymean?

A．accessibleB．changeable

C．passiveD．sensitive

7．Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto________.

A．entertainB．persuade

C．describeD．inform

8．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Low-energyRadiationLeadstoCancer

B．CellPhoneUseBringsHealthProblems

C．RadiationDamagesDNAinPeople’sBrain

D．ResearchersLaunchedLabStudiesonCellPhones

Areyouanoptimist?

Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull?

Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatgenerallythingsturnoutforthebest?

Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobe,itwillbe?

Ifyoureply“yes”toallofthesequestions,thenyouareanoptimist.Youprobablyareenthusiastic,cheerfulandoutgoing.Youmaywellbesuccessfulatworkandinlove.

Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon’tturnoutforthebest.Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopens（forexample,youmayfailtoobtainanewjob,andanotherchancewillcomearoundsoon）.Wrong.Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdoorslamsinyourface.That’sbitterreality.

Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatwepessimists（悲观者）havesuspectedallalong.It’scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism.Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults.Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefear,anxietyandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthingsbysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves.Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol.LawrenceSanno,apsychologyprofessor,says,“What’sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeople,sotheirlowopinionofthesituation’soutcomesisnotrealistic.Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter.”

Sofar,sogood._____________.Defensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrong,whetheratwork,onadateoreveninasportsgame.Itmakessensetohaveaback-upplan.TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution.Forexample,“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket,”and“Don’tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.”Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife’sproblemsisgood.ButlistentowhatWoodyAllen,theAmericancomediansays,“Confidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem.”

Thereareprosandconsofbeinganoptimistandapessimist.Don’tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.

9．Thewriterwouldprobablydescribehimselfas________.

A．arealistB．ascientist

C．anoptimistD．anartist

10．Defensivepessimistsarelikelytomakeuseof________tohelpachievesuccess.

A．thefinaloutcomeB．theirlowopinion

C．people’smotivationD．theirperformance

11．Theunderlinedsentence“Thisisnotrocketscience”inParagraph4means“________”.

A．itisoutofthequestion

B．itisquitesimpletounderstand

C．itisfarbeyondreach

D．itisnotaworthwhilethingtodo

12．WhichofthefollowingEnglishexpressionswouldadefensivepessimistprobablybelieve?

A．“Everycloudhasasilverlining.”

B．“Whateverwillbe,willbe.”

C．“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.”

D．“Theglassishalffullnothalfempty.”

SpaceCenterHouston

SpaceCenterHoustonisanofficialvisitors’centerofNASA’sJohnsonSpaceCenter.Toucharealmoonrock.Seeastronautstrainonabehind-the-scenestourofNASA．It’sanout-of-this–worldexperienceforallages.

Prices

Adult:

ages12+,$46

Child:

ages3-11,$36

BeginningJuly1,SpaceCenterHoustonattractionswillremainthesame,butourpricewillincrease:

Adult,$49;Child3-11,$39throughFebruary28,2015.Youcangetticketsonlineoratthemainentrance.

Highlights

²ThejourneyintospacebeginswiththefilmOnHumanDestinyattheDestinyTheater.

²TheNASATramTour,a90-minutebehind-the-scenestour,takesyoutorealworkingareasofJohnsonSpaceCenter.

²ExperiencethethrilloflaunchingintospacelikearealastronautintheBlast-OffTheater.

²KidsSpacePlaceisperfectforchildrenofallageswhohavedreamedofbeinganastronaut.

AdviceforVisitors

²Arriveearlyandallow4to5hourstoenjoyalltheattractions.

²TaketheNASAGuidedTramTourtoseeRocketPark,theHistoricApolloMissionControlCenterandastronautstrain.

²BuildingsvisitedonTramTourarerealworkingareasofJohnsonSpaceCenterandsubjecttoclosewithoutnotice.

²Get10%offyourpurchaseintheSpaceTraderorGiftStation.

On-siteServices

Parking:

Paidparkingavailable

Dining:

Zero-GDiner

GiftShops:

SpaceTraderandGiftStation

Openinghours

Opendaily,10am-5pm.ClosedatChristmas.

GroupRequirements

Groupsof15ormore:

Call（281）283-4755.

13．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．Itwillusuallytake4to5hoursforvisitorstoenjoyalltheattractions.

B．VisitorstoSpaceCenterHoustoncanbuyticketsonlybycallingoronline.

C．SpaceCenterHoustonissuitableforfamiliestovisittogetherat