届辽宁省本溪市第一中学高三第三次月考考试英语试题Word文档格式.docx

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AfewyearsagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.ItwasthemostdifficulttimeIhaveeverfaced.Ithinkitwasmysenseofhumorthatallowedmetoholdonmysanity.Likemanypeoplewhohavegonethroughchemotherapy.IlostallofmyhairandIwasbaldasagolfball.Ihadalwaysenjoyedwearinghats,soIorderedseveralspecialhatswiththehairalreadyattached.ItwaseasyandIneverhadtoworryabouthowmyhairlooked.

Ihavealwaysbeenabiggolffan.Atonepointduringmycancertreatments,myhusbandJohnandIdecidedtogetawayfromthecoldMinnesotawinterandtakeatriptoScottsdale,Arizona.TherewasaseniorPGAToureventcalledTheTraditionbeingplayed,whichseemedlikejustthetickettoliftmyspirits.

Thefirstdayofthetournamentbroughtoutahugecrowd.Itwasabeautifulday,andIwasinheaven.Iwasstandingandwatchingmythreefavoritegolfersintheworldapproachtheteebox:

JackNicklaus,RaymondFloydandTomWeiskoph.Justastheyarrivedattheteebox,theunimaginablehappened.Ahugegustofwindcameupfromoutofnowhereandblewmyhatandhairrightoffmyheadandintothemiddleofthefairway!

Thethousandsofspectatorsliningthefairwayfellintoanawkwardsilence,alleyesfixedonme.Evenmygolfidolswerewatchingme,asmyhairwasrightintheirflightpath.Iwasmortified!

IknewIcouldn’tjuststandthere.Someonehadtodosomethingtogetthingsmovingagain.SoItookadeepbreathandwentoutintothemiddleofthefairway.Igrabbedmyhatandhair,nestledthembackonmyheadasbestIcould.ThenIturnedtothegolfersandloudlyannounced:

“Gentlemen,thewindisblowingfromlefttoright.”

Theysaidthelaughtercouldbeheardallthewaytothenineteenthhole.

21.Fromthepassage,wecanseethattheauthoris_____

A.pessimisticB.optimisticC.warm-heartedD.shy

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mortified”inParagraph5mean?

A.calmB.excitedC.worriedD.embarrassed

23.What’stheauthor’saimtosaytheunderlinedsentence?

A.togiveaweatherreport

B.totellthegentlemenhowtheunimaginablehappened

C.toreducetheembarrassmentandgetthingsmovingagain

D.It’sjustajoke

B

SanFranciscohasitscablecars.SeattlehasitsSpaceNeedle.And,Longviewhasitssquirrelbridge.Thebridge,whichhasattractedinternationalattention,isnowalocallandmark.

TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltin1963byalocalbuilder,AmosPeters,togivesquirrelsawaytocrossthebusyroadwithoutgettingflattenedbypassingcars.

TheoriginalbridgewasbuiltoverOlympiaWayonthewestedgeofthelibrarygrounds.Beforethebridgewasbuilt,squirrelshadtoavoidtraffictoandfromtheParkPlazaofficebuildingwhereofficestaffputoutanuttyfeastforthesquirrels.Manytimes,PetersandotherswhoworkedinandnearParkPlazawitnessedsquirrelsbeingrunover.

OnedayPetersfoundadeadsquirrelwithanutstillinitsmouth,andthatday'

scoffeebreakdiscussionturnedintosquirrelsafety.ThegroupofbusinessmencookedupthesquirrelbridgeideaandformedacommitteetoasktheblessingoftheCityCouncil（市政会）.TheCouncilapproved,andCouncilwomanBessLaRivierejokinglynamedthebridge“NuttyNarrows.”

Afterarchitectsdesignedthebridge,AmosPetersandBillHutchstartedconstruction.Theybuiltthe60footbridgefromaluminumandlengthsoffirehose（消防水带）.Itcost$1,000.

Itdidn'

ttakelongbeforereportsofsquirrelsusingthebridgestarted.Squirrelswereevenseenguidingtheiryoungandteaching_them_the_ropes.Thestorywaspickedupbythemedia,andNuttyNarrowsbecameknowninnewspapersallovertheworld.

In1983,after20yearsofuse,Peterstookdownthewornoutbridge.Repairsweremadeandcrosspieceswerereplaced.ThefadedsignwasrepaintedandinJuly1983,hundredsofanimalloversattendedthecompletionceremonyofthenewbridge.

Petersdiedin1984,andatenfootwoodensquirrelsculpturewasplacednearthebridgeinmemoryofitsbuilderandhisdevotiontotheproject.

24.TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltinorderto________.

A.offersquirrelsaplacetoeatnuts

B.setupalocallandmark

C.helpimprovetraffic

D.protectsquirrels

25.Whathappenedoverthecoffeebreakdiscussion?

A.ThecommitteegottheCouncil'

sblessing.

B.Thesquirrelbridgeideawasborn.

C.Acouncilwomannamedthebridge.

D.Asquirrelwasfounddead.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“teachingthemtheropes”probablymeaninthetext?

A.Passingthemarope.

B.Directingthemtostorefoodforwinter.

C.Teachingthemalesson.

D.Showingthemhowtousethebridge.

27.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthesquirrelbridge?

A.Itwasreplacedbyalongerone.

B.Itwasbuiltfromwoodandmetal.

C.Itwasrebuiltafteryearsofuse.

D.ItwasdesignedbyBillHutch.

C

ItoldmyfriendGrahamthatIoftencycletwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncentrebutunfortunatelythereisabighillontheroute.Hereplied,“Youmeanfortunately.”HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovided.

Myattitudetothehillhasnowchanged.IusedtocomplainasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.Thishillismyfriend.FinallyIcomfortmyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationeryexercisebicycleswhenIcangetthesamevalueforfree.IhaveasmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.

Problemsaretheretobefacedandovercome.Wecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylife.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainauniversitydegree.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.Shewrote,“Charactercannotbedevelopedinease.Onlythroughexperiencesofsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthened,visioncleared,ambitioninspiredandsuccessachieved.”

Oneofthemaindeterminantsofsuccessinlifeisourattitudetowardsadversity.Fromtimetotimeweallfacehardships,problems,accidentsanddifficulties.Someareofourmakingbutmanyarenofaultofourown.Whilewecannotchoosetheadversity,wecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.

DouglasBaderwas21whenin1931hehadbothlegscutofffollowingaflyingaccident．HewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneoftheleadingflyingaviatorsintheBattleofBritainwith22aerialvictoriesovertheGermans．Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.Hesaid,“Don’tlistentoanyonewhotellsyouthatyoucan’tdothisorthat.That’snonsense.Makeupyourmind,you’llneverusecrutchesorastick,andthenhaveagoateverything.Gotoschool,andjoininallthegamesyoucan.Goanywhereyouwantto.Butnever,neverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossible.”

Thebiographiesofgreatpeoplearefullofexamplesofhowtheytookstepstoovercomethedifficultiestheyfaced.Thecommonthreadisthattheydidnotbecomedepressed.Theychosetheirattitude.Theychosetobepositive.Theytookonthechallenge.Theywon.Nevertheless,thereisstilltheproblemofhowyouchangeyourattitudetowardsadversity.

28.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthorofthepassage?

A.Goingtoagymisgreatlybeneficialtopeople’shealth.

B.Climbinghillsonbicyclesisthebestwaytotakeexercise.

C.Thosewhowanttoachievesuccesscan’texpecttoliveaneasylife.

D.People’sattitudetoadversityistheonlyfactoroftheirsuccess.

29.ByquotingwhatDouglasBadersaid,theauthorintendstotellus“.”

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess．

B.Abadworkmanquarrelswithhistools.

C.Ifyourisknothing,youwillhavenothing.

D.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.

30.Followingthispassage,theauthorwillfurthertalkabout.

A.howhisfriendhelpedhimtochangehisattitudetowardstheadversityhefaced

B.whatstepstotaketochangeyourattitudetowardstheadversityyouface

C.whyitisimportanttokeepoptimisticinfaceofadversity

D.whatgreatpeoplehaveincommon

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbestfunctionasthetitleofthepassage?

A.Faceadversitywithasmile

B.Differentattitudestowardsadversity

C.Nothingisimpossible

D.Lifeisfullofadversity

D

Addingmathtalktostorytimeathomeisawinningfactorforchildren’smathachievement,accordingtoanewresearchfromauniversity.ThestudyfrompsychologistsSianBeilockandSusanLevineshowsamarkedincreaseinmathachievementamongchildrenwhosefamiliesusedBedtimeMath,aniPadappthatdeliversengagingmathstoryproblemsforparentsandchildrentosolvetogether.

Evenchildrenwhousedtheappwiththeirparentsaslittleasonceaweeksawgainsinmathachievementbytheendoftheschoolyear.Theapp’seffectwasespeciallystrongforchildrenwhoseparentstendtobeanxiousoruncomfortablewithmath.

Previousresearchfromthisgrouphasdemonstratedtheimportanceofadults’attitudesaboutmathforchildren’smathsuccess.Forexample,arecentstudyfoundthatmath-anxiousparentswhohelptheirchildrenwithmathhomeworkactuallyweakentheirchildren’smathachievement.

Thenewfindingsdemonstratethatstructured,positiveinteractionsaroundmathathomecancutthelinkbetweenparents’uneasinessaboutmathandchildren’slowmathachievement.

“Manypeopleexperiencehighlevelsofanxietywhentheyhavetosolveamathproblem,withamajorityofadultsfe