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黑龙江哈师大附中高三上学期期末考试英语试题

2020届黑龙江哈师大附中高三上学期期末考试英语试题

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Ifyou’renewtoSanFrancisco,payingthecityavisit,orsimplylookingforanewplaygroundforyouandyourdog,herearefourofthefinestdogparksinSanFrancisco.

CoronaHeightsDogPark

OftenvisitedbyresidentsfromalloverthecitybecauseofitsnearnesstotheRandallMuseum,CoronaHeightsDogParkofferspetsandownersbreathtakingviewafterasteephillsideclimb,andafenceddogareathatallowsdogstoletloosewithoutaleash（狗链）.Ownerswillalsoenjoytheplayground,tenniscourtsandbasketballcourts.

DoloresDogPark

ThegroundsofDoloresParkonceservedascampsforthosewhowerelefthomelessbythe1906earthquake,butnowareoftenvisitedbycrowdsofMissionDistrictpeople.Four-leggedfriendscanalsowanderaboutcarefreeoff-leashwhilemakingfriendswithothermembersofthedoggiecommunity.

PineLakeDogPark

Famousforitsplaceasareststopforhundredsofspeciesofbirdstoflytoandfromwarmerclimates,PineLakeParkisalsoprizedbycitydogsandtheirownersfortheirnicehikingpaths,picturesquelakesuitedforswimming,andoff-leashareaonthepark’swestendthatletsdogsrunfree.

BuenaVistaDogPark

Withahistoryof146years,BuenaVistaParkisSanFrancisco’soldestpark.Dogsandownerswithplusenergywillloveburningitonthispark’ssteeppathsandwindingstaircases.Dogownersshouldhavegoodcontrolovertheirdogs,asit’squiteeasyfordogstogetseparatedwhengoingthroughBuenaVista’smanytwistsandturns.

1．WhydodogownerstaketheirpetstoDoloresDogPark?

A．Toletthemsocialize.B．Togivethemrescuelessons.

C．Tohelpthemloseweight.D．Toincreasetheirphysicalactivities.

2．Whichdogparkispopularwithbirdlovers?

A．DoloresDogPark.B．PineLakeDogPark.

C．BuenaVistaDogPark.D．CoronaHeightsDogPark.

3．WhatisspecialaboutBuenaVistaDogPark?

A．Dogscangoclimbing.B．Itisclosetoamuseum.

C．Dogsmustbeonaleash.D．Itissuitableforswimming.

Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!

Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?

AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:

35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”

Quiteafewpeople（obviouslypreviousstrangers）startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:

35a.m.fromPenrith?

”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.

Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?

4．Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?

A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.

B．Themessagesareunattractive.

C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.

D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?

A．Patient.

B．Cautious.

C．Excited.

D．Surprise.

6．Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?

A．Thebeautifulweather.

B．Therecordedmessage.

C．ThetrainfromPenrith.

D．Theunexpectedappreciation.

7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．ABoringTrainStory

B．AnIntelligentGuard

C．ADifferentTrainAnnouncement

D．ALovelyMorninginSydney

Everyyear,thousandsofnewhighschoolgraduatespacktheirbags,movetonewcities,andsignpapersacceptingloans,themoneyborrowedfromabankorlendersetc,whichtheymightnotbeabletopayback.Withoutpropereducationonpersonalfinance,especiallyasitrelatestopayingforcollege,youngadultsareguidedintoimproperloanplansthatresultinyearsofdebtaftergraduation.Inordertosetstudentsuptosucceedfinancially,itisimportanttoeducatestudentsandparentsontheirfinancialoptionsbeforeschoolinthefall.Thebestwaytosupportfamiliesheadingforcollegeistorequirethateveryhighschoolstudenttakeapersonalfinanceclassbeforegraduation.Thiswillhelpsmooththetransitionintoadulthood.

Theaveragestudenttakesoutatleastoneloantocoverthecostsoftheireducationeachyear.In2014theaveragestudentgraduatingfromcollegecarriedanegativebalanceofabout$20,000indebt,whichoftenspreadovermultiplelenders.Upongraduation,studentsrarelyknowexactlyhowmuchmoneytheyowe,andeventhoughtheyareinthestateofbeingunabletopaytheirdebts,theycannotwipeoutstudentloans.Thesestudentsspendmuchoftheiradultlivespayingoffthegradualincreasingdebts.

Apersonalfinancecoursewouldteachstudentshowtomanagetheirincomeandexpenditures,whilehelpingtosignificantlyreducetheamountofdebtstudentscarryintoadulthood.Byteachingstudentshowtosavemoneyandlivewithintheirmeans,thiscoursewillprovidethenextgenerationwithafoundationtoprogressfinancially.Studentschoosingtogetajobstraightoutofhighschoolwouldalsobenefitfromfinanceeducationfortheseveryreasons.Witheducationonhowtomanagetheirfinances,allyoungpeoplewillhavetheknowledgetomakehealthydecisions,leadingthemtoimprovegoodcreditandpurchaseneededitemslikecarsandhomeswithskillandconfidence.

Whilenoteveryyoungpersonmakesfinancialmistakes,thosewhodocanfaceyearsofdifficultytryingtogettheirfinancesbackundercontrol.Ratherthanhelpthemthroughthesehardtimeswhentheyhappen,weshouldtrytopreventthemfromhappeningatall.Makingthecompletionofpersonalfinancecourseworkarequirementforgraduationwouldensurethatyoungpeopleareatleastawareofthebasicsofpreservingafinancialstability.

8．Aftergraduationfromcollege,manyyoungpeople______.

A．struggletosupporttheirfamilies

B．spendyearspayingofftheirdebts

C．getthroughthehardtimessmoothly

D．areabletomanagetheirownfinanceswell

9．Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Waystoimprovefinancialcredits.

B．Advantagesoftakingafinancecourse.

C．Skillsofbalancingincomeandexpenditures.

D．Introductiontotheeducationonpersonalfinance.

10．Havingfinancialknowledge,highschoolstudentsareprobablyableto______.

A．smooththeirwayforcollege

B．getoutoftheirfinancialtrap

C．freefromthecostoftheircollegeeducation

D．avoidtheriskofthefuturefinancialtrouble

11．Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_______.

A．informandexplainB．argueandpersuade

C．analyzeandevaluateD．discussandexamine

Forallthetechnologicalwondersofmodemmedicine,healthcare-withitsfaxmachinesandclipboards（写字板）—isoutofdate.Thisoutdatederaisslowlydrawingtoacloseastheindustrycatchesupwiththeartificial-intelligence（AI）revolution.

EricTopol,anexpertinheartdiseaseandenthusiastfordigitalmedicine,thinksAIwillbeparticularlyusefulforsuchtasksasexaminingimages,observinghearttracesforabnormalitiesorturningdoctors'wordsintopatientrecords.Itwillbeabletousemassesofdatatoworkoutthebesttreatments,andimproveworkflowsinhospitals.Inshort,AIissettosavetime,livesandmoney.

ThefearsomepeoplehaveisthatAIwillbeusedtodeepentheassembly-linecultureofmodemmedicine.Ifitgivesa“giftoftime”todoctors,theyarguethatthisbonusshouldbeusedtoextendconsultations,ratherthansimplyspeedingthroughthemmoreefficiently.

Thatisafineidea,butashealthswallowsanever-biggershareofnationalwealth,greaterefficiencyisexactlywhatisneeded,atleastsofarasgovernmentsandinsurersareconcerned.Otherwise,richsocietiesmayfailtocopewiththeneedsofageingandgrowingpopulations.Anextrafiveminutesspentchattingwithapatientiscostlyaswellasvaluable.TheAIrevolutionwillalsoenablemanagerialaccountantstoadjustandevaluateeveryaspectoftreatment.Theautonomyofthedoctorwillsurelybeweakened,especially,perhaps,inpublic-healthsystemswhichareduty-boundtocutunnecessarycosts.

TheHippocraticOath（誓言）holdsthatthereisanarttomedicineaswellasascience,andthat“warmth,sympathyandunderstandingmayoutweighthesurgeon'sknifeorthechemist'sdrug”.There'slotsofsenseinit:

thepatientsofsympatheticphysicianshavebeenshowntorecoverbetter.Yetasthesupplyofhumancarersfailstosatisfythedemandforhealthcare,thefuturemayinvolveconsultationsonsmartphonesandmeasurementsmonitoredbychatbots.Theconsideratelywarmedstethoscope（听诊器）,placedgentlyonapatient'sback,maybecomeare