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1、哈尔滨市第六中学2019-2020学年度上学期期中考试 高三英语试题第一卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30 分）AA home science experiment recently took the world by storm. Two teens from Toronto, in Canada, sent a Lego man rising above the Earth and captured their tiny astronauts trip on film.Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad,both 17,

2、 used a weather balloon to launch their plastic lego model 16 miles above the Earth. This is inside a part of Earths atmosphere.The two teens were inspired by a similar project performed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). The MIT students had launched a weather balloon wi

3、th a camera into near space and taken many unusual images of the Earth. Mathew and Asad then spend four months figuring out how to launch their own spacecraft into the space.Travelling to space is expensive for NASA, but Mathew and Asad worked hard to keep their costs down. They bought much of their

4、 equipment used and even sewed the Lego mans parachute by hand. In total, the project cost only$400.“We had a lot of anxiety on launch day because there were high winds when we were going up,”Mathew told reporters. They had to pump extra helium(氦）into the balloon so that it would rise quickly and av

5、oid being blown too far off course by the strong winds.The toy astronauts journey lasted 97 minutes before the balloon broke and he fell back to Earth. Mathew and Asad then spent two weekends looking for their spacecraft. It had landed 76miles away from the launch site.The student scientists are cur

6、rently finishing up their final year of high school and applying for colleges. They are also looking into more do-it-yourself space projects.“I guess the sky is not really the limit anymore,” Mathew told reporters. “We never knew wed get this far. Its been a lesson for us that hard work pays off.”1.

7、By saying “took the world by storm” in the first paragraph, the writer meant the experiment_.A.destroyed the worldB.flooded the worldC.fascinated the world D.managed the world2.Which of the following about the students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is right?A.They were examples for Ma

8、thew Ho and Asad Muhammad.B.They helped Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad to achieve dream.C.They launched weather balloon together with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.D.They studied with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad in the same school.3.How did Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad keep their costs down?A.By sewing th

9、e weather balloon themselves.B.By borrowing spacecraft from the MIT students.C.By making their spacecraft by handD.By using second-hand equipment4.What problems did Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad have on launch day?A.They ran out of heliumB. The wind was too strongC.The balloon suddenly brokeD.Their sp

10、acecraft was blown away. BBeing forgiving to yourself and others can protect against stress and the harm it does to mental health, according to a new study in the Journal of Health PsychologyResearchers looked at the effects of lifetime stress on a persons mental health，and how more forgiving people

11、 got along compared with people who werent so forgivingTo do this, they asked 148 young adults to fill out questionnaires that assessed their levels of lifetime stress，their tendency to forgive and their mental and physical healthNo surprise，people with greater exposure to stress had worse mental an

12、d physical healthBut the researchers also discovered that if people were highly forgiving of both themselves and others,that characteristic alone almost removed the connection between stress and mental illness“Its almost entirely erasedits zero,”says study author Toussaint.“If you dont have forgivin

13、g tendencies，you feel the immediate effects of stress in a severe wayYou dont have anything to cushion you against that stress”How a forgiving personality protects a person from the influence of severe stress is hard to determineThe researchers infer that people who are more forgiving may adopt bett

14、er skills to deal with stress，or their reaction to major stressors(压力源)may be slow Though more research is needed to fully understand the benefits of being more forgiving，Toussaint believes“100”that forgiveness can be learnedHis own previous research has shown that saying a short prayer on forgivene

15、ss can help people take the edge off. “I think most people want to feel good and forgiveness offers you the opportunity to do that，”he says5.The researchers got the effect of forgiving by_A.analyzing questionnaires B.doing scientific experimentC.writing research papers D.communicating with 148 adult

16、s6.What can we infer from the passage?A.Forgiving tendencies can deal with all mental problemsB.It remains unknown why forgiveness helps to reduce stressC.Toussaints study has fully discovered the benefits of being forgivingD.Saying a short prayer on forgiveness is the key to getting rid of stress7.

17、What does the underlined phrase “take the edge off in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Look ahead B.Become relaxedC.Make up their mind D.Stick to their goals8.What may be the best title for the passage?A.A new study on physical healthB.Forgiving yourself makes you feel good C.Forgiveness is good f

18、or mental healthD.Getting rid of stress is good for your health CWhen you live in total messinesscookies in your pants draws,and some old New Yorkers or apple seeds in your bedits hard to know where to look for when you lose your keys.The other day, after two weeks of searching,I found my keys in th

19、e refrigerator.I cant say I was surprised.But I was surprised when I was diagnosed with ADHD（多动症）,when I was a junior at Yale.According to a new study, 11% of school-age children have received an ADHD diagnosis, a 16% increase since 2007.And rising diagnoses mean rising treatmentsdrugs like Adderall

20、 are more accessible than ever.However,the consequences of misuse and abuse of these drugs are dangerous.Yet also harmful are the consequences of ADHD undiagnosed,an all-too-common story for women like me,who have symptoms,like disorganization and forgetfulness,which look different from those typica

21、lly expressed in males.Dr.Ellen,author of Understanding Girls with ADHD,has found around 4 million females with ADHD are not diagnosed. The main reason is that the diagnostic criteria were developed based on those hyperactive（过度活跃）young boys taken to clinics,making it difficult for girls to be diagn

22、osed unless they behave like hyperactive boys. Ellen says.Besides,the idea that young women actually have ADHD often causes skepticism.As a top student,I didnt believe my diagnosis at first.My friends were also confused,and rather certain my doctor was misguided.Often,if girls are smart or in suppor

23、tive homes,symptoms are masked, Dr.Ellen says.Girls will hide their inability to meet social expectations.They see their trouble organizing,and concentrating as character flaws（缺陷）.These years,I am both embarrassed and exhausted by my struggles to keep track of objects,but drug has helped it and mad

24、e it more bearable.9.The writer presents the first paragraph to .A.air her view with an exampleB.bring up the topic of the passageC.show young peoples messinessD.prove Yale also has ADHD students10.Many female with ADHD are not diagnosed mainly because .A.the diagnostic criteria are made according t

25、o male ADHD B.they are smart enough to mask their ADHD symptoms C.they dont view their trouble as symptoms of ADHDD.women ADHD are more hyperactive than young boys11.What does the word skepticism in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A.panic. B.stubbornness. C.debate. D.doubt.12.What does the passage mainly

26、talk about?A.Why female ADHD patients develop the disease.B.Why many female ADHD patients are undiagnosed.C.How young ADHD patients are cured of the disease.D.How much help ADHD patients can get from medication. DAlison Malmon was trapping up (完成) the end of her freshman year at the University of Pe

27、nnsylvania, US when she got the news: Her older brother Brian, a student at Columbia University, was suffering from mental illness. Inspired by this, Malmon formed a group at her university to empower (使能够) students to talk openly about mental health. It soon blossomed into a national organization t

28、hat today has more than 450 campus chapters. Leaders with the organization spend their time talking with college students about the pressure that todays young people face. “What you hear often is just a need to be perfect,”said Malmon, “and a need to present oneself as perfect.” And a new study in t

29、he UK proved that this need for perfectionism is simply part of todays society. In the study, two researchers studied more than 40,000 students from the US, Canada, and the UK. They found that what they called“socially prescribed(社会定向型的) perfectionism” increased by a third between 1989 and 2016. Lea

30、d researcher Thomas Curran said that while so many of todays young people try to present a perfect appearance online, social media isnt the only reason behind this trend. Instead, he said, it may be driven by competition in modern society, meaning young people cant avoid being sorted and ranked in b

31、oth education and employment. That comes from new norms(准则) like greater numbers of college students, standardized testing and parenting that increasingly emphasizes success in education. For example, in 1976, half of high school seniors expected to get a college degree of some kind. By 2008, more t

32、han 80 percent expected the same. The researchers also said changes in parenting styles over the last two decades might have had an impact. As parents feel increased pressure to raise successful children, they in turn pass their “achievement anxieties onto their kids through “excessive(过多的) involvem

33、ent in their childs routines, activities or emotions” Those in the mental health community like Malmon say theyre concerned about the impact the culture of perfectionism has on mental health on campuses. “Mental health has truly become this generations social justice issue,”she said.“Its our job to

34、equip them with the tools and to let people know that its not their fault.”13.What is the article mainly about?A.The effects of the culture of perfectionism.B.Research into the trend of perfectionism.C.A group dedicated to helping people stay mentally healthy.D.Various pressures that todays young pe

35、ople are facing.14.What inspired Alison Malmon to start a group related to mental health?A.Her brothers mental illness.B.Her project during the freshman year.C.The pressure she had experienced.D. Her strong interest in mental health.15.What does Malmon think is a way to help young people manage the

36、pressure of perfectionism?A.Enabling them to know what is to blame for their pressure.B.Lowering their expectations of themselves.C.Reducing parents involvement in their childrens life.D.Making them aware of what true social justice is.第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分） Does failure really exist? If you believ

37、e you have failed, then you have. If you believe you dont have the ability to succeed, then you dont. 16 The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born. 17 Most people give themselves an out without even realizing it. They are willing to work hard on reaching the

38、ir goals, but only until the going gets too rough or their energy dies down. Dont do that! 18 Never quit, never admit failure , and never lose heart.Dont believe in a clear finish line for goals.Its a good idea to set a general timeline, but remember that something will be beyond your control. 19 If

39、 you lock yourself into a given timeline, you might make yourself feel like a failure! Instead, get a general idea of when youd like your goal to be completed. Then take it one day at a time and focus on making progress instead of reaching the finish line in as little time as possible.Be sure that y

40、ou dont see difficulties as failures.Difficulties mean only one thing: its not time for your goal to be completed yet. Thats it! It doesnt mean you failed; it doesnt mean youre weak; it doesnt mean youll never achieve your goals. 20 Youve got to keep moving forward and find a way over, around, or th

41、rough the difficulties.A. Never give up on yourself.B. Failure only exists in your own mind!C. Thats exactly how failure makes us feel.D. It simply means you have not done enough yetE. You can never say exactly when your goal will be reached.F. Instead, make up your mind to make your goal happen, no

42、 matter what!G.Work hard towards your goal, and you will be likely to get good results.第2部分 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Its common for homeless people to pick up recyclables to sell and make a living. However, its not so common to see them 41 in a restaurant where the average meal costs $150. But thats

43、 42 what happened when a man walked into Benvindo, a 43 restaurant in Belo Horizonte.According to the staff, a homeless man 44 the waiters at the front door and wanted a 45 . He also insisted on paying for it with the money he made by 46 the cans: a single $50 note.“I thought this was somewhat 47 ,”

44、 said Fontes, a 21-year-old waiter. But he continued providing 48 for the man as he serves other guests. The man 49 an executive lunch, including a main dish and dessert, which 50 $121.80. However, when the man asked for the 51 , the restaurants owner told Fontes to waive (放弃) the charge. Instead of

45、 accepting the 52 meal, the man politely turned it down and insisted on paying.When it became 53 that the man wasnt ready to change his 54 , the waiter agreed to charge him $10. Fontes said, “I then had to 55 , saying customers could get a discount on the lunch for there was an ongoing 56 , because

46、the man had $50 and refused to get the $40 57 .”A customer there took a picture of them and shared it online, saying, “I just 58 a great example of consideration” The photo gained hundreds of 59 praising Fontes and the man. Fontes said he simply wanted to 60 an act of kindness for an honest hardwork

47、ing man.41.A. wonderB. serveC. pourD. sit 42.A. exactlyB. obviouslyC. probablyD. barely43.A. self-serviceB. newly-builtC. high-endD. non-profit44.A. approachedB. beggedC. astonishedD. urged45.A. drinkB. mealC. handD. reservation46.A. cleaningB. producingC. preservingD. collecting47.A. suspiciousB. commonC. extraordinaryD. rude48.A. supportB. serviceC. informationD. entertainment49.A. declinedB. recommendedC. chose D.