swiss2019届甘肃省甘谷县第一中学高三上学期第21周周考英语试题

2021年1月24日发(作者：lockon)
甘谷一中
2018
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2019
学年第一学期高三第二十一周周考< br>
英语试题

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With the Blinkist app, you can get the key learning from the best nonfiction books in minutes. Start with the 4
most-read books.
Thirteen Things Mentally Strong People Don
’
t Do by Amy Morin
You can
’
t escape misfortune in life. But you can change how you respond to it. Do you struggle to get over your
failures? Getting over these obstacles can have a great influence on your everyday life. Morin shares how her most
successfully cured patients overcame these difficulties.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Would you worry about something? Why can
’
t you stop worrying? Fortunately, there would be a way to deal with
those worries. By defining the source of your stress, you can get over it. Carnegie came up with a timeless formula
that helps you deal with any over thinking situation.
Finding Your Element by Ken Robinson
We
’
re supposed to graduate from high school at 18, enter university, become a professional person, get married
and
have
children.
This
lifestyle
may
be
limiting
and
keep
us
away
from
opportunities
in
which
we
might
get
better. Everyone has potential. If you don
’
t know what yours is, it just means you haven
’
t discovered it yet. Or
perhaps you have it, but it was dismissed early in life. Find out how you can break free of society
’
s strict rules and
find your calling in life.
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Do your emotions hold you back? Would you do better if your emotions were removed and you became unfeeling,
logical creatures? Did you know if your pulse rate rises above 100 bpm, you
’
re believed too emotional to think
rationally? You probably let feelings cloud your judgment more often than you know. Goleman explains how you
can avoid letting your emotions rule you and make better decisions in life.
1
．
Which book can help you discover your own potential?
A
．
Emotional Intelligence.
B
．
Finding Your Element.
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C
．
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.
D
．
Thirteen Things Mentally Strong People Don
’
t Do.
2
．
Who is a writer and doctor?
A
．
Amy Morin.





B
．
Dale Carnegie.
C
．
Daniel Goleman.

D
．
Ken Robinson.
3
．
What theme are the four books about?
A
．
Life plans.








B
．
Learning methods.
C
．
Self-improvement.

D
．
Relational processing.
B
For
many
people,
the
“
golden
years
”

are
a
time
to
slow
down
and
recall
past
achievements.
Nola
Ochs
—
a
Guinness record holder as the world
’
s oldest college graduate at the age of 95
—
saw age as an opportunity to take
on new challenges and satisfy unfulfilled goals.
Born in 1911 in Illinois, Nola always loved learning. She was a good student who graduated from high school in
1929 and began college via correspondence course
（函授课程）
from Fort Hays State University in Kansas. After
getting the degree of the college, she taught in county schools for four years before marrying her husband, Vernon
Ochs.
Soon, the realities of farming stopped any thoughts of furthering her education, though Nola lived a good, full life
on the farm, raising four sons. She always yearned to learn more about the world she lived in, but not until after
Vernon died in 1972, did Nola consider resuming her formal education.
“
I just thought something off the farm would be fun,
”
Nola explained.
“
Really, I had no thought of ever graduating.
For 10 years, I just took classes that were of interest to me, mostly history and composition. And then one of the
professors came to me and told me if I would take college algebra, I would have enough credit hours to graduate.
And I finally made it.
”

For most people, graduating at the age of 95 with a 3.7 GPA might be enough of an accomplishment, but not for
Nola. In May 2010, at the age of 98, Nola Ochs received her master
’
s degree, making her the oldest person to
receive that distinction.
By the time Nola passed away in 2016, at the incredible age of 105, she had achieved her goal of writing a book
about her life experiences. At one point in the process, when asked for her life advice, she said,
“
Buy the plane
ticket!
”
She meant that people should take advantage of life
’
s opportunities and not wait until tomorrow.
4
．
What did Nola do before getting married?
A
．
A farmer.

B
．
A writer.

C
．
A scientist.

D
．
A teacher.
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5
．
Which of the following can replace the underlined word
“
resuming
”
in paragraph 3?
A
．
beginning

B
．
changing

C
．
restarting

D
．
stopping
6
．
How many degrees did Nola get according to the text?
A
．
Two.

B
．
Three.

C
．
Four.

D
．
Five.
7
．
What can we learn from Nola?
A
．
Respecting old people is a virtue everyone should have.
B
．
Knowledge is important for everyone including old people.
C
．
People should get their college degrees as young as possible.
D
．
People should grasp every chance to pursue goals in life.
C
The audiences of the UK will have an opportunity to enjoy a feast of Chinese culture when the China National
Peking Opera Company returns to the country for
the fourth time for a series of
workshops and performances.
Events will be held at the British Library, Oxford
’
s Ashmolean Museum and the world- famous dance theater of
Sadler
’
s Wells, featuring artists including Lisa Lu, Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu.
On Thursday at the British Library, Lisa Lu, who also played a role in recent cinema hit Crazy Rich Asians, will
lead a group of artists from China, the US and the UK to discuss their experiences of working across a variety of
artistic fields in different cultures over many decades.
The
series
of
activities
also
include
interactive
workshops,
which
explain
the
intricacies
（错综复杂）
of
the
attractive
art
of
Peking
Opera.
The
secrets
behind
a
great
opera,
from
music
to
instruments,
from
make-up
to
martial arts, will be revealed at the British Library workshops on Saturday and Sunday.
Events end on Oct 19 and 20 at Sadler
’
s Wells in North London, with two performances of The Emperor and the
Concubine,
one
of
the
most
celebrated
operas,
as
well
as
The
Crossroads
Inn
and
The
Monkey
King
and
The
Leopard.
Li Shengsu, who led the cast of The Emperor and the Concubine, explained that the show is the beautiful love
story
championed
by
Peking
Opera
Master Mei
Lanfang,
and
it
is
one
of
the
very
few
works
from
the
Master
Mei
’
s that had been handed down since 1920s.
The
productions
are
being
presented
in
partnership
with
London-based
Sinolink
Productions,
a
company
that
promotes Chinese art, culture and performance to British audiences.
Zhang Kewei, producer and director of Sinolink, said,
“
It is delightful to see that the China National Peking Opera
Company returns to London for the fourth time with another two masterpieces this year. The performances so far
have
received
very
positive
comments
from
audiences
and
the
United
Kingdom
’
s
media
and
we
are
looking
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forward to further expanding our program.
”

8
．
Why are Chinese Peking Opera artists going to the UK?
A
．
To perform Peking Opera with British artists.
B
．
To present traditional Peking Opera to British people.
C
．
To share their working experience with American media.
D
．
To teach foreign artists how to perform Peking Opera.
9
．
Which place will hold seminars to talk about Peking Opera?
A
．
The British Library.
B
．
Oxford
’
s Ashmolean Museum.
C
．
Sadler
’
s Wells.
D
．
Sinolink Productions.
10
．
What can be inferred from the text?
A
．
Peking Opera has attracted British great attention since 1920s.
B
．
The British are accepting Chinese Peking Opera little by little.
C
．
It
’
s the fourth time for Sinolink Productions to promote Peking Opera.
D
．
The events will end up with performing The Emperor and the Concubine.
11
．
What may be the best title for the text?
A
．
Chinese Traditional Art and British Artists
B
．
Peking Opera is Popular with the British
C
．
Peking Opera will Return to the UK
D
．
Chinese Traditional Treasure
—
Peking Opera
D
Throughout the world, parents talk differently to babies than they do to adults. With their young kids, parents use
baby talks, featuring long pauses and a roller coaster of pitch
（音高）
changes.
While parents may feel a bit silly using baby talks, they shouldn
’
t in fact. Babies not only prefer listening to them,
but
they
also
learn
new
words
more
easily
from
them.
By
highlighting
the
structure
of
speech,
such
as
the
differences between the vowels
（元音）
“
a
”
and
“
o
”
, baby talks help babies translate sounds into meaningful units
of language.
Actually, the timbre
（音色）
plays a role. The timbre of an instrument clearly affects how we experience music, but
its
role
in
language
is
less
obvious.
Looking
into
the
timbre
of
baby
talks,
researchers
made
some
surprising
discoveries.
In
a
new
study
published
in
Current
Biology,
researchers
reported
for
the
first
time
that
mothers
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shifted
their
overall
vocal
timbre
when
speaking
to
their
babies,
as
if
they
were
changing
their
voice
into
a
different instrument to address these unique little listeners.
In the Princeton Baby Lab, where researchers study how children learn, they recorded English-speaking mothers
while they talked with their 7-to-12-month-old babies and while they spoke to an adult experimenter, and found
that adult-directed and baby-directed speech had consistently different timbres.
Most surprising, in a second sample of non- English-speaking mothers, researchers found that this timbre shift was
also highly consistent across nine diverse languages. This suggests these timbre shifts may represent a universal
form of communication with babies.
Being able to identify baby talks across multiple languages could give us rich information about the amount and
type of language children hear at preschool across different cultural environments. This could help researchers and
educators predict and improve outcomes such as vocabulary and success at school.
Parents should feel self-conscious about their own baby talks: with them they
’
re helping their baby learn.
12
．
What is the advantage of parents
’
using baby talks?
A
．
It is good for babies to change pitch.
B
．
It helps translate sounds into different languages.
C
．
It makes babies learn more language.
D
．
It helps babies improve their language ability.
13
．
What did the study find?
A
．
Mothers usually changed their timbre when talking with their babies.
B
．
Mothers avoided using the sound like instruments to talk with babies.
C
．
Non-English-speaking mothers spoke to babies with consistent timbre.
D
．
English-speaking mothers were good at changing timbre to speak with adults.
14
．
What is paragraph 6 mainly about?
A
．
The aim of the research.
B
．
The process of the research.
C
．
The effect of parents
’
timbre shifts.
D
．
The meaning of studying baby talks.
15
．
What may be the author
’
s suggestion to parents with babies?
A
．
Teaching babies to talk early.
B
．
Practicing mothers
’
timbre often.
C
．
Using baby talks to communicate with babies.
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