2019届高三英语5月月考试题(含答案)

2018～2019学年第一次模拟考试高三英语（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A.At a police stationB. In a classroomC. In a library2.When will the speakers go to the zoo?A.At 9:30 a.m.B. At 9:00 a.m.C. At 7:30 a.m.3.What will Sally probably do tonight?A.Watch a movie.B.Prepare for the exam.C.Play with her classmates.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.The woman’s holidayB. The weather in SichuanC. The man’s favorite season.5.What will the speakers buy?A.BreadB.MeatC.Fruit第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题6.What’s the main reason that the boy likes Sundays best?A.He has no classes the whole day.B.He can watch basketball games.C.He can sleep late7.What did the boy promise to do?A.Get up early this Saturday.B.Watch TV for only half an hour.C.Help his mom with housework.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

2024届福建省福州市八县（市）高考英语质量检测模拟联考试题第一部分听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C。

1. What will the speakers do today?A. Visit a zoo.B. Climb a bridge.C. Watch a play.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Language teaching in middle school.B. nish speaking in the US.C. Karen’s career plan.3. Why did Mark fail to finish the game?A. He got a red card.B. He fainted suddenly.C. He didn’t feel very well.4. How does the woman sound in the end?A. Relieved.B. Worried.C. Disappointed.5. What is Henry’s solution to his problems?A. Turn to friends.B. Apply for a loan.C. Do a full-time job.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分12.5分）听下面几段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2024届高三月考试卷（四）英语试题本试题卷分为听力、阅读、语言运用和写作四个部分, 共10页。

时量120分钟。

满分150分。

第一部分听力（共两节, 满分30分）做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分7. 5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A. B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例: How much is the shirt?A. £ 19. 15.B. £9. 18.C. £9. 15.答案是C。

1. Where is the man going?A. Kennedy.B. London.C. New York.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. A disease.B. A co-worker.C. A doctor.3. What does the man intend to do?A. Make friends.B. Collect papers.C. Do the typing.4. What is the man doing?A. Asking for information.B. Giving directions.C. Waiting for a bus.5. What does the man want to know?A. How to make dessert.B. How to solve problems.C. How to understand expressions.第二节（共15小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分22. 5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A. B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

广东省2023届高三下学期5月大联考英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Applications Now Open!Gap Year programs are open to graduated high school students, ages 18 –21. All prospective Gap students are required to complete an online application. Our online application can be completed in a few basic steps. As students work through their application, they may save their progress and return to the application prior to final submission.1.Fill out basic informationplete a Personal Statement (500 - 1,000 words) and a short-answer question3.Provide contact details for two References4.Pay a S50 entry fee5.Submit additional materialsRequiredTranscript(成绩单）and School ReportResumeWriting SampleOptionalWork SampleTwo References: One reference must be by a head figure such as teacher, guidance counselor, coach or manager. The second reference may be a character reference. Transcript and School Report: Forms must include the school's grading system and the most recent completed semester grades. Transeripts must be in English and do not need to be official.Resume: Students can submit a high school resume or work resume.Writing Sample: Students can submit any piece of writing that reflects their skill (e. g. research paper, course assignment, project proposals, article, etc.)Work Sample: Students can submit any creative work piece (e. g. art work, photographs, poetry, ete.)* The website will remind students to submit supplementary materials after payment of the application fee. Applications will not be considered complete until all required supplementary materials hare been receired. Failure to submit required supplementary materials by the application deadline may result in rejection or declined admission.Interview ProcessOnce an application is fully submitted, the admissions committee will review. If the Admissions Committee decides that more information is needed, select applicants will be invited to interview over video-conference. Applicants can be admitted or rejected without interviewing.Application TimelineFall 2023 deadline: Monday, January 9, 20231、What can we know about Gap Year programs?( )A.It has an age limit.B. An interview is needed.C. People can apply in person.D. It can be applied to at any time.2、What is a must for the application?( )A. A$5 application fee.B. A recent photograph.C. A personal introduction.D. Two teachers' references.3、What does Writing Sample include? ( )A. Learning notes.B.An art work.C. A creative poet.D. A project proposal.I did return to college. But the pressure of a full-time job and college classes was hard to bear.One Friday afternoon, a co-worker asked about my weekend plans. I tried to avoid these conversations because I had no money and sehoolwork was demanding. To prevent any further conversation, I said, "Oh, I am taking a mini vacation, just a little weekend holiday." There was surprise but no further conversation."What a cheat I am," I thought. "And they will want details on Monday. It will just stress me more when they all find out that I lied."On the long drive home from work, I made a plan. I could pretend I was on vacation and never go anywhere. At home, I pulled down all the shades, checked my messages and shut off the phone. Then I jumped in the shower and put on sweats. With some snacks in my easy reach, I took out three books that I had been anxious to read for the past months. "Well, I am on vacation. This can be my imaginary holiday. I will check in with the world on Monday morning," I said to myself. Then I cracked open the first book. By Sunday evening, I was well into the third book.When the alarm went off on Monday morning, I dressed, had breakfast and went to work. I was busy when several co-workers came by. “Wow," they said, “yo u must have had a great vacation. You look so rested." It wasn't until then that I realized I wasn't stressedanymore."Maybe," I told them, "it was just an imaginary holiday." They laughed and went off to their desks.I did graduate from college eventually and got a job with some paid vacation. But I still take imaginary holidays where I turn off the phone and electronics, tell everyone that I will be "away" and spend a weekend reading.I have decided that imaginary holidays are one way I can take care of myself. Perhaps that was part of my college education.4、How did the author feel when talking about weekend plans? ( )A.Grateful.B. Surprised.C.Excited.D. Embarrassed.5、What did the author do that weekend?A. She went on a mini vacation.B. She buried herself in reading.C. She checked in with the world.D. She took a virtual trip overseas.6、How did the author feel on Monday morning finally?A.Tired.B.Refreshed.C. Stressed.D.Imaginative.7、What can be the best title for the text?A. An imaginary holidayB.My college educationC. An embarrassing experienceD. The importance of vacationRecently released test scores from some of California's largest school districts——representing more than I million students——offer a preview of what's likely to be sharp drops in reading and math scores statewide in the wake of COVID epidemic(流行病).Only 13% of students in Bakersfield met the state standard for math. Reading scores in Los Angeles Unified dipped only slightly from 2019 to 2022. Still, only 41% of students in 2022 were skilled in reading. Math scores in Fresno dropped by a third. In 2022, only 21% of students met the math standard. Reading scores in Long Beach dropped 11 points, but declines were less steep in math. Math scores fell only 4 points.“That's not a surprise, considering the difficulties teachers and students faced as they returned from distance learning," said Robert Sahli, a headmaster. "The epidemic was tough for everyone .…. But these scores signal that we need to make a personalized, intensive effortLike other districts, Lodi has hired more tutors and teachers to help students catch up, beefed up summer school and after-school academic offerings, adopted new curricula（课程）and taken other steps to help students."Steps like that could be the most useful result of the Smarter Balanced scores," said Lucrecia Santibanez, associate professor of education at UCLA. "Closely analyzing the data and using it to forge a path forward - specifically for certain groups of students are more useful than assigning blame," she said.“Although the scores are disappointing, they can be an important tool to help schools find resources in the future,” she said. “The scores can provide a window into what e xact content students have missed, where they're falling behind and which students need the most help.”8、What is mainly talked about in paragraph 2? ( )A. The ranking of schools' test scores.B. The pass rate in math and reading tests.C. The comparison between math and reading.D. The declines in math and reading test scores.9、What does the underlined word "recoup" in paragraph 3 probably mean? ( )A. Look for.B. Make up for.C. Adjust to.e up with.10、What is Lucrecia Santibanez's attitude towards Lodi's measures?( )A. Supportive.B. Disappointed.C. Mixed.D. Critical.11、What is Lucrecia Santibanez's advice to teachers? ( )A. Increase after-school activities.B.Find out their own problems.C. Understand learning situation.D. Take advantage of teaching tools.People sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood, finds a new study.The study involved 730,187 participants over 63 countries. Study participants were playing the Sea Hero Quest mobile game, a citizen science program. It was designed to aid Alzheimer's disease research by revealing differences in navigational (导航的) abilities.In addition to completing tasks testing navigational ability, anyone playing the game was asked to answer questions about people's characteristics as well as other questions that could be useful to the research, such as on sleep patterns.The researchers found that people sleep an average of 7.01 hours per night, with women sleeping 7.5 minutes longer than men on average. They found that the youngest participants in the sample (minimum age 19) slept the most, and sleep duration declined throughout people's 20s and early 30s before steadying until their early 50s and increasing again. The pattern, including the newly-identified key time points of age 33 when declining sleepsteadies and 53 for sleep to increase again, was the same for men and women, and across countries and education levels.Professor Spiers said: “Former studies have found associations between age and sleep duration, but ours is the first large study to identify these three distinct phases across the life course. We found that across the globe, people sleep less during mid-adulthood, but average sleep duration varies between regions and between countries."People who report sleeping the most are in Eastern European countries such as Albania, and Romania, reporting 20 -40 minutes extra sleep per night and the least in South East Asian countries including Malaysia and Indonesia. People in the United Kingdom reported sleeping slightly less than the average. People tend to sleep a bit less in countries closer to the equator like Uganda.The researchers found navigational ability was unaffected by sleep duration for most of the sample, except for among older adults (aged 54 -70) whose perfect sleep duration was seven hours, but pointed out the findings might be impacted by health conditions.12、What were the participants asked to do? ( )A. Reply to some questions.B. Design a mobile game.C. Aid people with Alzheimer.D. Share solutions to sleep problems.13、What is one finding of the new study? ( )A. Older adults often suffer from sleep problems.B. Men tend to sleep minutes longer than women.C. There is a link between age and sleep duration.D.People sleep the least from early 30s to early 50s.14、What can we infer from Professor Spiers' words? ( )A. Middle-aged people have similar sleep habit.B. Sleep duration varies from person to person.C. They found out the link between age and sleep.D.There was no such study in adults' sleep before.15、In which country do people need the minimum sleep? ( )A. Romania.B. Uganda.C. Indonesia.D. The United Kingdom.二、七选五16、Football clubs have existed since the 15th century, but unorganized and without offieial status. It is therefore hard to decide which the first foothall club was.Early clubs were formed by former school students. ①_______In the beginning, football was dominated by public sehool teams. Later, teams consisting of workers made up the majority.Another change took place when some clubs became willing to pay the best players to join their team. ②_______ In the 1880s, the interest in the game moved ahead to a level that tickets were sold to the matches. And finally, in 1885 professional football was legalized. Three years later, the Football League was established.③_____Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) became the first important competition in 1871. The following year a match between England and Scotland was played for the first time. That was followed by 4,000 people at Hamilton Crescent.Football was for a long time a British phenomenon ④________The first game outside Europe occurred in Argentina in 1867. But it was foreign British workers who were involved and not its domestic citizens.Then the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded. England and the other British countries did not join FIFA from the start. They had invented the game and saw no reason to obey an association. ⑤________In 1908, football was included as an official sport in the Olympic Games. Until the first FIFA World Cup was played in 1930, the Olympic Games football tournament ranked as the greatest on a national level.A. Other milestones were now to follow.B.Still, they joined in the following year.C. Thus, football was played all over the world.D. But it gradually spread to other European countries.E. Until now, FIFA still plays a major role in the world.F.And the first of this kind was formed in Sheffield in 1855.G.The motivation behind this was not only to win more matches.patiently.and thought it had finally been fixed.then paused to wave at those who'd saved the day.17、A. nurse B. doctor C.typist D. receptionist18、A. car B.ward C. world D. shade19、A. associating B.occupying C.helping D.equipping20、A. charge B.bring C. repair D. adjust21、A. qualified B.anxious C. responsible D. ready22、A. went on B. took over C. got in D. gave up23、A. key B.vehicle C. engine D.battery24、A. problem B. part C.appointment D. thought25、A. fell B. exploded C.refused D. remembered26、A. discovery B. name C. request D. secret27、A. look for B.turm to C.focus on D.follow up28、A. do B. witness C. ignore D. forgive29、A. share B.consult C.assist D. listen30、A.missing B.broken C. loose D. worn31、A. immediately B.constantly C.simply D.actually四、短文填空32、Twenty years ago, a 9-year-old gird l insisted on going to Beijing for following her dancing dream. She did not know ①_________pursuing dance would bring her, but onlytook on the challenge ②_________her full passion and love for dance.③_______(drive) by her dancing dream, Meng Qingyang was ④_______(successful) admitted to the major of classical Chinese dance at the well-known Beijing Dance Academy –the ⑤______(high) dance education institution in China - at the age of 14, and became a dancer at the age of 20.The young artist encountered luck as well as unimaginable difficulties while ⑥_____(pursue) her dream. But because of the dream, she would return to the stage again and again and express ⑦_______(she) and the traditional culture through her elegant and graceful dance.Dancing on the stage of CCTV's Chinese Lunar New Year Gala(春晚) is certainly the dream of many dancers including Meng. In 2013, she ⑧________(cast) as the lead dancer in two dance performances in the gala feast. Happiness, excitement, and ⑨_______(nervous) swallowed her at the same time. After practicing day and night Meng delivered a perfect performance.In 2022, Meng landed ⑩________role of "Green", which made her an overnight hit at the 2022 Chinese Lunar New Year Gala.五、书面表达33、假定你是李华。

湖南师大附中2025届高三月考试卷(二)英语第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AThe Virgin Islands National Park is a tropical(热带的)paradise on the island of St. John,which covers more than half of the small island.It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south,where the climate is warm all year.The island's white sand beaches and clear blue seas are considered to be among the most beautiful in the Caribbean,gaining reputation and popularity among visitors across the world.How the national park was formedLaurence Rockefeller was an American millionaire,businessman and conservationist.He visited St.John in the 1950s. He quickly fell in love with the island's clean,pure beauty.He first purchased a small resort there, Caneel Bay. He also purchased more than 2,000 hectares of the island and donated it to the government.That donation created the U.S.Virgin Islands National Park.It was officially opened as a national park on December 1,1956.How to get to the parkThe only way to reach the park is by boat.Some people arrive on their own sailboats.Others come in on large cruise ships.Visitors also arrive on water taxis from the island of St.Thomas.What to do at the parkFrom the tropical hills to the blue waters there are many things to do at the Virgin Islands National,Park.Visitors enjoy fishing,camping,sailing,scuba diving, snorkeling (浮潜),and bird watching.Of all of the park's beaches,Trunk Bay Beach is said to be the most striking.Below the clear blue water is a 200-meter snorkeling path. Hawksnest Beach is also a popular place for snorkeling.Near the shore are three small reefs of Elkhorn Coral.The Elkhorn Coral gets its name from its shape.The reef looks similar to the huge horns(角)of an animal called elk.It is a very rare kind of reef.Scientists say it is in danger of becoming extinct.The Virgin Islands National Park is often called America's paradise.It protects St. John's pristine nature,and preserves the record of human history in the Caribbean.Don't hesitate! Come here and put yourself in the paradise!1. What is most likely attractive to tourists when they visit the Virgin Islands National Park?A. Its tropical climate.B. Its location.C. Its beautiful scenery.D. Its activity.2. What can we learn about the Virgin Islands National Park?A. An animal called elk is at risk of becoming dying out.B. Visitors can choose any means of transportation to get to the park.C Laurence's donation greatly contributed to the foundation of the park..D. There is a 200-meter snorkeling path beneath the water of the Hawksnest Beach.3. Where is the text probably taken from?A. A speech script.B. A travel brochure.C. An academic essay.D. A geographic journal.BBoeing’s Starliner spacecraft landed in a New Mexico desert late on Friday,months after its original departure date and without the two astronauts it carried when it launched in early June.The Nasa astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore should have flown the Starliner back to Earth in June, a week after launching in it.But thruster (推进器) failures and helium (氦气) leaks marred their ride. Instead, they will remain at the International Space Station (ISS) for the rest of the year and will return in February aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.their empty seats and blue spacesuits along with some old station equipment.After Nasa’s space shuttles were retired more than a decade ago, Nasa hired Boeing and SpaceX for orbital (轨道的) taxi service. Boeing ran into so many problems on its first test flight with no one onboard in 2019 that it had to repeat it. The 2022 do-over uncovered even more flaws and the repair bill topped $1.5bn.The Starliner finally blasted into space on 5 June from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after unsuccessful launches on 6 May and 1 June. On the first launch attempt,a problem was found with a valve (阀门) on the second stage,or upper portion, of the rocket. On the second,a computer tripped an automatic hold just three minutes and 50 seconds from liftoff. That was later attributed to a single ground power supply fault within one of the launch control computers.Even after it successfully launched,helium leaks continued to trouble the spacecraft. As the Starliner approached the ISS, two leaks were detected but Nasa determined the spacecraft remained stable. What started as an eight-day mission dragged on for three months after the leaks and faulty thrusters raised safety concerns.However, Nasa and Boeing officials insisted that the astronauts were not trapped and that the technical difficulties did not threaten the mission. “We’ll come home when we’re ready,” Steve Stich, Nasa’s commercial crew program manager, said in the press conference in July.4. What does the underlined word “marred” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Underwent.B. Stimulated.C. Facilitated.D. Blocked.5. What do we know about Boeing’s spacecraft launches?A. They were filled with delays and setbacks.B. Starliner’s initial launch went smoothly.C. The 2019 manned spaceflight was a failureD. Reasons of the problems were still unidentified.6. Why didn’t the two astronauts come back to Earth on time?A. Because the project went over the original budget.B. Because they were both in serious health conditions.C. Because it was dangerous to take the Starliner then.D. Because Nasa officials failed to reach an agreement.7. What can be implied according to the last two paragraphs?A. The two astronauts would come back soon.B. Officials considered the situation within control.C. Nasa officials were pessimistic and pressed.D. The mission would be completed in 3 months.CActor Alicia Silverstone worried fans on social media recently. While on a trip to England, she posted a TikTok video of herself tasting a kind of poisonous berries she found along a sidewalk. Silverstone, who appeared in the 1995 movie Clueless, said she thought the fruit was a tomato. But when she bit into it and found that it had an unusual taste, she realized that it was not the common food.Plant expert, Jessica Damiano, recently wrote about poisonous plants that look like common foods for the Associated Press. She said the fruit that looked like a tomato appears to have been a Jerusalem cherry.Often sold as a houseplant, all parts of the Jerusalem cherry are poisonous.The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the plant is not only harmful to humans but also to dogs, cats and horses.Eating large amounts can be deadly. Silverstone was lucky because she did not swallow the berries. She was also lucky because the berries were reddish orange, which meant they were ripe. While all parts of the Jerusalem cherry are poisonous, the plant’s unripe berries can be especially dangerous.They can cause problems with the central nervous and gastrointestinal (肠胃的) systems.The Jerusalem cherry is not the only toxic plant that looks like a safe one.The poisonous Carolina horsenettle fruit also looks like a tomato. It is also known as devil’s potato to add to the confusion.The Virginia creeper fruit also looks like blueberries, and it can be deadly if eaten.Wild parsnip has flowers like a carrot and leaves like parsley (欧芹). Simply touching it can cause a skin problem. Creeping buttercup looks like flat-leaf parsley. It can cause severe stomach pain,vomiting (呕吐) and heart problems. And Canadian moonseed can be confused with wild grape. However, its taste is so bitter that you would likely spit it out before swallowing it. This is a good thing because eating it can lead to death.If you think you have swallowed a toxic plant by mistake, contact a poison control center in your area or your doctor immediately. There is additional information on the website .Damiano advises using common sense with plants you find in the wild. If you are not completely sure that something is food, do not eat it.8. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To present the author’s argument.B. To introduce the topic of the article.C. To raise the public’s attention of wild plants.D. To popularize the knowledge of medical science.9. Why was Silverstone thought to be fortunate?A. The berries she had a bite were ripe.B. She found the fruit she ate was a tomato.C. She had a good knowledge of wild plants.D. The amount of the berries she consumed was large.10. According to the description,what plants can be most harmful to people?A. Carolina horsenettle and wild parsnip.B Virginia creeper and creeping buttercup..C. Wild parsnip and Canadian moonseed.D. Canadian moonseed and Virginia creeper.11. What may be the suitable measure if someone mistakenly swallows a poisonous plant?A. Spitting it out as quickly as possible.B. Making an appointment with their doctor.C. Getting in touch with the local authority instantly.D. Searching for the relevant information on the Internet.DSuperhuman artificial intelligence has played a role in our life. When it comes to playing games like chess, or solving difficult scientific challenges like predicting protein structures, computers are well ahead of humans. But we have one superpower they aren’t close to mastering:mind reading.We are blessed with a mysterious ability to reason the goals,desires and beliefs of others, a crucial skill that means we can anticipate other people’s actions and the consequences of our own.If AIs are to become truly useful in everyday life — to cooperate effectively with us or to understand that a child might run into the road after a bouncing ball — we have to give them this gift that evolution has given us to read other people's minds.In psychology, the ability to infer another’s mental state is referred to as theory of mind. In humans, this capacity develops at a very young age. How to reproduce the capability in machines is far from clear, though.One of the main challenges is context. For instance, if someone asks whether you are going for a run and you reply “it’s raining”, they can quickly conclude the answer is no. But this requires huge amounts of background knowledge about running, weather and human preferences.Besides, whether humans or AI, the theory of mind is supposed to emerge naturally from one’s own learning process. Building prior knowledge into AI makes it reliant on our imperfect understanding of theory of mind.In addition, AI may be capable of developing approaches we could never imagine. There can be many forms of theory of mind that we don’t know about simply because we live in a human body that has certain types of senses and a certain ability to think.But we might still want AI to have a more human-like form of theory of mind. Humans can clearly explain their goals to each other using common language and ideas. While letting AI form the theory of mind in their learning process is likely to lead to developing more powerful AI,plainly building in shared ways to represent knowledge may be crucial for humans to trust and communicate with AI.It is important to remember, though, that the pursuit of machines with theory of mind is about more than just building more useful robots. It is also a stepping stone on the path towards a deeper goal for AI and robotics research: building truly self-aware machines.Whether we will ever get there remains to be seen. But along the way thinking about other people and other agents, we are on the path to learning to think about ourselves.12. According to the passage,which of the following contexts can AI understand well?A. When asked where an object is, a naughty kid points in the wrong direction.B. When a teacher asks for a boy’s homework,he answers “my dog ate it” .C. When you are treated with a hotpot for dinner, you reply “a sore throat” .D. When a mom tells her kid milk is good for health, the kid drinks it up.13. Which statement will the author agree with most about theory of mind?A. Humans’ theory of mind is far from perfect.B. Humans limit AI’s theory of mind to an extent.C. AI’s theory of mind development has been totally decoded.D. Shared forms of theory of mind result in more powerful AI.14. What is the author’s attitude toward truly self-aware machines?A. AmbiguousB. Conservative.C. Skeptical.D. Approving.15. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. AI’s Theory of Mind Will Define Our FutureB. AI with Its Own Theory of Mind Is ExpectedC. AI’s Theory of Mind — a Blessing or Suffering to HumansD. Theory of Mind Bridges the Gap Between Humans and AI第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2018—2019学年高三第一次月考（英语）试卷注意事项：1.本试卷满分150分，考试吋间120分钟。

2.本试卷共8页，如遇缺页、漏页、字迹不清等，考生须及时报告监考老师。

3.命题人：第［卷（105分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分，每小题1・5分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题:每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来冋答有关小题和阅读下一小题每段对话仅读一遍。

1.W.hat are the speakers talking about?A.An article in the newspaper.B. A meeting with the president. C・ A speech on television.2.What is the change?A.$0. 50B. $0. 75C. $3. 253.What does the man mean?A.They don， t have to arrive for the Brown， s lunch on time.B.It， s impolite to be late for the Brown， s lunch.C.They don' t have to have manners in Franee.4・ What does the man say about his country?A.It is cold.B. It is hot.C. It is rainy.5. What is the boy going to do today?A・ Watch a footbal 1 game. B. Go to see a doctor. C. Cal 1 his head teacher. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1・5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段材料。

2018--2019--2 天津一中高三年级五月考英语试卷第I 卷（选择题，共95 分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. --- He traveled around the world alone when he was sixteen years old. --- Wow, . A. that's really something B. good luck.C. I'm with you on thatD. it's not a big deal2. I felt very happy to get a one-month break from work last year I could travel with my family to Paris.A. whereB. whenC. whichD. that3. I'm never going to guess the answer if you don't give me a .A. orderB. signalC. clueD. outline4. --- I beg your pardon, but I didn’t quite catch you. --- Oh, I myself.A. am talking toB. have talked toC. talked toD. was talking to5. No notice should be of what your mother says --- she's just in abad mood. A. paid B. taken C. required D. needed6. It wasn’t right to me that such near neighbors not know one another.A. couldB. wouldC. shouldD. might7. I heard the news on the radio last night there was a terrible storm on the way. A.that B. which C. how D. where8. My mother often makes a schedule to keep herself of what she is to do duringthe day.A. remindB. to remindC. remindedD. reminding9. you exercise regularly as well, you won’t be able to lose weight only by eating less. A. Once B. When C. If D. Unless10. the tower building, where you can see the whole city.A. Standing on the top ofB. If you climb toC. When you reach the top ofD. Get to the top of11. --- Have you seen a red backpack on this seat?--- I saw a man walking away with , but I am not sure whether it is yours. A.one B. it C. that D. the one12. Make sure you have your passport with you all the time in a foreign country, which wouldcause trouble.A. somehowB. meanwhileC. otherwiseD. anyway13. All the students felt discouraged because the exercise was the abilities of most of the class.A. underB. beyondC. againstD. over14. --- Ms. Smith, thank you for inviting us. The food you cooked is very delicious. ---_.A. I practice every dayB. I am glad you like it.C. No, I d on’t think soD. Well, it’s not good enough15. Now the flowers look healthy again. I figure that they would have died if I them two days ago.A. don't waterB. didn't waterC. hadn't wateredD. haven't watered第二节完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50 各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2019届湖南师范大学附属中学高三月考三英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名___________ 班级____________ 分数__________一、阅读理解1. While exciting for many, the holidays are stressful for the thousands of families who are struggling in our community.Therefore, our holiday programs coordinate(使协调)food collections and donations to aid the low-income mothers, children and senior citizens. Those who wish to join the challenge can send financial donations to our office: 1355 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit 48238. Other ways you can get involved are:Collect fresh or packaged food or donations for senior citizens. Many schools and business coordinate food drives to support this effort. The donation will be distributed in a massive effort on December 12 at the Rashid Ground. Call313 494 4401.Adopt a senior citizen. We will randomly select senior citizens and provide their contact information for donors. We encourage donors to provide fresh food for a holiday meal, and small gifts, if possible. Donors are responsible for purchasing and distributing the gifts and food. Call 313 494 4424.Adopt a family. Donors can request the names and addresses of families that are enrolled in our food program toprovide gifts and food for the holiday season. They can indicate the size of the family they wish to adopt. All families will be selected randomly. Call 313 494 4413.Participate in our Special Holiday Delivery. Different from past years, when delivery took place at the Gathering Center, volunteers are now expected to meet at the Campus Hall on December 12 to pick up boxes of food and deliverthem to senior citizens. Contact Volunteer Outreach Department at 313 494 4270 to sign up for this special event.1.This passage is written mainly to _________.A. explain how holiday-makers can make their life meaningfulB. show what lonely and miserable lives poor citizens are leadingC. advertize for a company located in Oakman Boulevard, DetroitD. introduce several ways of joining a program for charity work2.If you want to adopt an elderly man and send gifts and food to him, you should call ________.A. 313 494 4401B. 313 494 4424C. 313 494 4413D. 313 494 42703.As a volunteer in Special Holiday Delivery, where should you go todistribute food to the old this year?A. The Campus HallB. The Gathering CenterC. The Rashid GroundD. The office of Volunteer Outreach Department2. On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul seriesand the author of The Success Principles. What Jack had become was a versionof what I wanted to be.During his talk, Jack 1 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, "Who wants this?"Hnads shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would choose. But Iran up the stairs to the stage and grabbed the bill from his hand. He turned to me and said, “Yes, that’sit! Instead of waiting around for opportunities, simply take the initiative and create what we want!”After this week, I asked for his personal e-mail address and sent him e-mail sharing my views and dreams. He kindly e-mailed back simple encouragement such as “Keep thinki ng and playing bigger; it’s much more fun that way. Love, Jack.” Then I got occupied with other things in life and Istopped e-mail Jack.A year later, my dream gradually faded. I had this ideaif I got back in touch with Jack. I e-mailed him again and again but got no response. As I sat down at my computer to check my e-mail for the fifth time in 15 minutes, an inspiration came like lighting: What was I doing? Was I waiting for the prize of life? I knew I neededto do something about all this waiting. I was going towrite a book, which I woul d call “Waiting for Jack”!It all sounded good, but then reality hit. Some nights I cried and wanted to give up. I wrote and rewrote. Even though I could feel the fear, I did it anyway. Fortunately, three years later, Waiting for Jack turns out a best-seller on Amazon!We all have a “Jack” for whom we wait—whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. Now I would like to ask you: what are you waiting for?1.From the first paragraph we can learn that the author _________.A. wanted Jack to autograph her bookB. wanted to be as successful as JackC. wanted to make friends with JackD. wanted to get help from Jack2.It can be inferred from the passage that Jack Canfield is probably a person who ________.A. enjoys playing a lotB. likes showing off his wealthC. seldom takes risksD. welcomes challenges in life3.How did the author lose contact with Jack?A. She and Jack had an argumentB. She had no time to contact JackC. Jack was too proud to get along withD. She was too upset with her broken dream4. What might be the theme of the book Waiting for Jack?A. The disappointment of waiting for her hero JackB. The need to keep waiting for the prize of our lifeC. The importance of taking action to achieve a goalD. The harm of blindly worshipping others as heroes3. The United States does not require business to pay workers who are sick or caring for a new baby. President Obama and some other U.S. lawmakers want to change time-off policies. Supporters say paid leave is the right thing to do. Opponents say it will kill economic growth.In 2014, the United Nations reported that Papua New Guinea(巴布亚新几内亚) and the U.S. are the only two -- out of 185 -- countries in the world that do not offer workers paid time off to care for newborns. However, several state governments and some private businesses in the U.S. have provided the benefits for their workers.Not every American agrees that requiring businesses to pay workers for leave is a good idea.Tricia Baldwin is a business woman. She is secretary and treasurer for her family's company. Her company employs 400 workers. She says giving all of them paid leave would ruin her company. Instead, Reliable Contracting gives paid leave to employees who have stayed with the company for at least five years. She says paid leave is simply another government order that adds more costs to doing business.President Obama supports paid leave for workers. Recently, he proposed a measure called the Healthy Family Act. It would allow workers to earn up to seven paid days of sick leave a year to care for themselves or family members. Mr. Obama also wants Congress to approve a measure giving all workers six weeks of paid leave to have and care for a new baby.U.S. lawmakers who support the proposed measure say paid leave is good for the families and for businesses. Representative Don Beyer says paid leave is an encouragement to parents to return to the job. Mr. Beyer says training a new employee can cost a company a year's worth of income. But U.S. lawmakers who oppose the bill say they do not want to restrict businesses by requiring them to provide paid leave. They are offering a different measure. The Working Families Flexibility Act would allow employees to work extra hours and earn either time off or more pay.1.If a woman in the U.S left to care for her newborn baby, she _________.A. wouldn’t get extra time offB. would get lower payC. would pay for her leave or she will be firedD. wouldn’t get paid leave2.Tricia Baldwin opposes paid leave because it will ________.A. kill the national economic growthB. not be enough to relieve the workers’ burdenC. add more costs to doing businessD. ruin companies rules3.Some of the lawmakers are opposed to the proposed measure to require paid leave because they think ______.A. it encourages parents to return to the jobsB. it will add companies’ cost of training new employeesC. it gives workers more economic guaranteesD. it reduces employees’ working time4. What is the best title for the passage?A. How to reform the Rules of Paid Leave in the U.S.B. Will the U.S Pay Workers for Family Leave?C.Is it Good for the U.S to Pay Workers for Family Leave?D. Why Doesn’t the U.S Pay Workers for Family Leave?4. One in five people carry a ‘smart gene’ variant(变体)linked to long lifespan, bigger forebrains and enhanced mental ability, researchers have found.'We've known for a long time that people lose cognitive(认知) abilities as they age, but now we're beginning to understand that factors like KLOTHO can give people a boost in aging. Genetic variation in KLOTHO could help us predict brain health and find ways to protect people from the diseases that happen to us as we grow old, likeAlzheimer’s disease(老年痴呆症),” said senior author, Dena Dubal of University of California.The KLOTHO gene affects a protein found in the kidneysand the brain that regulates many different body processes. About one in five people carry a single copy of the varian, known as KL-VS,which boosts levels of the proteinand is associated with a longer lifespan and improved heart and kidney function. A small minority, 3% of the population, has two copies, which is linked to a shorter lifespan.In the new study scientists scanned the brains of 422 men and women aged 53 and over who were also tested for the KLOTHO gene. They found that participants with a single copy of the gene variant also had a larger brain region known as RDLPFC, which is especially likely to shrink with age. Loss of neurons in this area may be one reason why older people are sometimes easily distracted and find it difficult to do more than one task at the same time.Researcher Dr Jennifer Yokoyama said, “ The brain region enhanced by genetic variation in KLOTHO is vulnerable(脆弱的)in aging and some mental disease. In this case, bigger size means better function. It will be important to determine whether the structure increase associated with carrying onecopy of KL-VS can offset the cognitive shortage caused by disea se.”People who have one copy of a variant KL-VS tend to live longer and havelower chances of suffering a stroke (中风),whereas people who have two copies may live shorter lives and have a higher risk of stroke.1. What can we learn from the second paragraph?A. People’s cognitive abilities do not decline if people have KLOTHOB. With the clear understanding of KLOTHO, Alzheimer’sdisease can be cured now.C. Genetic variation in KLOTHO could be helpful in treating mental disease in elderly peopleD. Genetic variation in KLOTHO could lead people to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease2.If a person carries two copies of the gene variant, he/she may _______A. have better kidney funtcitonB. have a shorter lifespanC. have a higher level of the protein in his/her bodyD. suffer from some cognitive disease3.The reason why older people’s attention is easily distracted may be that_______.A. they have fewer neurons in the RDLPECB. their brain region is too largeC. they have two copies of the gene variantD. they have more neurons in the RDLPEC4. What does the underlined word “offset” in Para graph 5 probably mean?A. PreventB. BalanceC. KeepD. Promote二、七选五5. 根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

银川一中2019届高三年级第二次月考英语试卷（总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项.1. How long will the concert last?A. One hourB. Two hoursC. Two and a half hours2. For whom does the man want to buy a new sweater?A. JimB. SueC. Mary3. What is Tom now?A. A secretaryB. A novelistC. A reporter4. Where is Bob’s jacket?A. On the school bus.B. On the wall.C. In his schoolbag.5. What is the woman doing?A. Encouraging the man .B. Asking for help.C. Making an excuse第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22. 5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A, B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项.听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。

6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What to eat every dayB. How to lose weight .C.When to go on a diet7. What happened to the man’s friend?A. He was getting sick of potatoes.B. He gained too much weightC. He was ill in hospital听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。

山西省山西大学附属中学2023届高三下学期5月月考英语试题1. Urban gardens are valuable assets to communities. They provide green spaces to grow sustainable food, build community cohesion（凝聚力）, make new friends, connect with the earth, and much more. So, let's check out our list of 4 inspiring urban gardens in the US.Gotham GreensWhere: New York ChicagoWhat: Gotham Greens first started in Brooklyn and now has four locations in New York City and Chicago. Their flagship farm in Brooklyn produces over 100, 000 pounds of greens per year. But it doesn't just produce healthy local vegetables. It is using high-tech greenhouses with solar panels to make sure the food grown is healthy and sustainable.Baltimore Urban Gardening with StudentsWhere: Baltimore, MarylandWhat: The Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students （BUGS）program encourages students to get their hands dirty and plant vegetables through their after-school and summer programs. Many of these kids don't have access to green spaces, and have never had the opportunity to grow food.ReVision Urban FarmWhere: Boston, MassachusettsWhat: ReVision Urban Farm in Boston works in partnership with the ReVision Family Home—a shelter for 22 homeless parents and their kids. The farm provides these families with information on healthy eating, and access to the farm's fresh vegetables. The organization also provides job training to help families escape the cycle of poverty.SwaleWhere: New YorkWhat: Swale, a floating food forest located on a large boat, is an innovative project meant to inspire citizens to rethink the relationship between our cities and our food. This urban garden serves as both a living art exhibit and an educational farm. Food forests are sustainable gardens that include vegetables, fruit, nut trees, bushes, herbs, and vines-each one complementing the other in a symbiotic（共生的）relationship.1. What does the BUGS program mainly do?A．Provide job training for students.B．Use high-tech greenhouses to grow healthy food.C．Create a sustainable garden on a large boat.D．Offer students the opportunity to grow vegetables.2. Which urban garden helps people get out of poverty?A．Gotham Greens. B．Baltimore Urban Gardening withStudents.C．ReVision Urban Farm. D．Swale.3. Where can citizens go to see a food forest?A．Chicago. B．Baltimore.C．Boston. D．New York.2. Just as the shiny brochure promised, from the moment I set foot on the Harvard campuslast fall, I was exposed to an exciting andenlightening new world.I was born and raised 1, 500 miles away, in a small apartment in Jackson, Mississippi. I am the only child, so my mother overpowered me with her love. For someone who sees so much beauty in the world, she worked awfullyhard to protect me from it. Television, rap music, and even basketball with the kids on the block was beyond consideration. It left me a bit bitter as a teenager, but I grew to appreciate her enormous sacrifices(牺牲) — walking me to the library every afternoon, laboring at multiple jobs to keep food on the table, and telling me stories late into the night.When I announced the summer before my senior year of high school that I had decided to apply to Harvard, I noticed her hesitant look before a warm smile enveloped her face. I pretended not to see, but I was never able to forget it. I tried to explain my reasons for wanting to leave-to prove I was smart enough, fear of taking the path of least resistance, the classic teenage feeling of being trapped — but the words just made me sound shallow and ungrateful.Nevertheless, I began to work on the college applications-an early one for Harvard and roughly a dozen others standing by. I knew the chance of getting into Harvard was not in my favor. To my joy, I was informed of my acceptance into Harvard three days before my birthday. That night, after all of the celebratory texts and hugs, I sat in my room and began to cry uncontrollably.Over the course of this year, I have changed in ways I never anticipated. I think I know now why my mother let me go. Harvard has forced me to grow and take a fair look at the world, and at myself. Needless to say, I would not trade the experience for anything.1. The underlined word in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.A．made a difference to B．made peace withC．took advantage of D．took control of2. What was the mother’s first response to the author’s decision?A．She was worried about it. B．She laughed at it.C．She approved of it immediately. D．She turned a deaf ear to it.3. What did the author say about his admission to Harvard?A．It deserved a big celebration. B．It served as a late birthday present.C．It was beyond his expectations. D．It was a favor he owed his mother.4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A．Lifelong Learning in HarvardB．Reflections on the Road to HarvardC．What Harvard Means to My Mother and MeD．How Harvard Shapes My Teenage Years3. Do you prefer to watch TV or listen to the radio? There was a time when some people thought moving pictures beamed live into our houses would spell the end of tuning in to the radio for entertainment and information. But radio survived and flourished. And now, despite the growth in sophisticated smartphones offering high-definition pictures, the popularity of podcasts (播客) is booming.Perhaps the growth in podcasting is not surprising — it offers a digital audio file that can be downloaded and stored for listening at any time. It can also be streamed from the Internet and played on a computer or MP3 player. And it’s not just bro adcasters, like the BBC, who are producing podcasts: now commercial broadcasters, individuals and companies with no connection to broadcasting are making them. In fact, anyone with something to say, and a few pounds to spend on the equipment, can get involved.But where did this trend for making portable audio programmers begin? Journalist Ben Hammersley told the BBC that “two changes transformed the market —one cultural and one technical”. Apple launched the iPhone podcast app, recording and editing equipment became cheaper, and 4G mobile phone connections and Wi-Fi became widespread.Technological development has driven many changes in our media consumption habits. But however good the tech may be, there still needs to be something worth watching or listening to. The BBC’s Jamie Robertson writes that for podcasts, Serial — a piece of non-fiction investigative journalism —captured people’s imagination. It was a piece of high-quality audio with a gripping story. To date, the first and second seasons of the show have had more than 340 million downloads. Advertisers soon realized the money-making potential of this and other successful podcasts.Now there are podcasts about anything and everything — even the educational content that BBC Learning English offers! And these aural treats are available on a wide range of platforms. Audiences are very specific, which can help advertisers target what they want to promote.1. What can be done with a digital audio file?A．It can be played without power.B．It can be used to make phone calls.C．It can offer high-definition pictures.D．It can be downloaded and stored for listening at any time.2. Why is it easy for almost anyone to make a podcast?A．The cost of making a blog is low.B．It can be streamed from the Internet.C．It can be played on a computer or MP3 player.D．Making a podcast doesn’t require any technology.3. What does the underlined word “gripping” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A．Dull. B．Attractive. C．Ordinary. D．Horrible.4. What can we infer about the future of podcasts from the passage?A．It’s uncertain.B．It will be promising.C．It will be miserable. D．It won’t be outstanding.4. Harvard scientists have created a “bionic (仿生的) leaf”that turns solar energy into liquid fuel. The work is the fruit of cooperation between Professor Pamela Silver at Harvard Medical School and Professor Daniel Nocera in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.The pair, who began cooperating two years ago, share an interest in developing energy sources that might someday have practical application in remote areas in the developing world. Silver named the system “bionic” because it joins a biological system to a clever piece of inorganic chemistry previously developed by Nocera: that invention, widely known as the artificial leaf，turns solar energy into hydrogen fuel.Nocera's artificial leaf, which serves as fuel source in the bionic leaf, works by sandwiching a photovoltaic cells (光电池) between two metal oxide catalysts (氧化催化物). When put in water at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure, the artificial leaf copies photosynthesis (光合作用). Nocera has been perfecting the artificial leaf since he first demonstrated it in 201l；today, it is far more efficient than a field-grown plant, which assimilates only 1 percent of sunlight's energy.The hydrogen is a fuel with a broad use, Nocera reports, and could easily become the basis of a fuel cell, but it has not been widely adopted, partly because it is a gas. By contrast, liquid fuels are much easier to handle and store.“Modern society”, says Nocera, “has created an entire manufacturing economy based not only on burning fossil fuels, but on using petroleum to make things such as rubber and plastics.” “ A lot of chemistry was done which set that up,” he notes. The present system make s sense now because petroleum costs so little; a sustainable system like the artificial or bionic leaf can't compete with that. But when oil becomes less and less, he say, “We might want to redo everything in terms of manufacturing. In the future, you might want to make everything renewable. Then, you can trust bionic leaf.”1. What can be implied from the second paragraph？A．The pair invented the artificial leaf.B．Bionic leaf got its name from its invention developed by Nocera.C．The pair are concerned about energy sources in developing countries.D．Both bionic leaf and artificial leaf can change solar energy into liquid fuel.2. The underlined “assimilate” in paragraph 3 most nearly means ________.A．records B．absorbs C．attracts D．equals3. Why does Nocera have faith in bionic leaf？A．Fossil fuels now are exhausted and cannot be employed.B．Bionic leaf guarantees a sustainable energy supply compared with oil.C．Liquid fuels created by bionic leaf are much easier to handle and store.D．Bionic leaf is far more efficient than a field-grown plant and fossil fuels.4. What does the author mainly talk about concerning the bionic leafA．Its scientific efficiency.B．Its current commercial uses.C．Its development and significance.D．Its difference from the artificial leaf.5. Many people think that positive thinking is mostly about keeping one's head in the sand and ignoring daily problems, trying to look optimistic. In reality it has more to do with the way an individual talks to himself. Self-talk is a constant stream of thoughts of a person, who is often unaware and uncertain of some events, phenomena, people, or even the person himself. 1 Meanwhile, positive thinking can help to stop negative self-talks and start to form a positive view on an issue. People who regularly practise positive thinking tend to solve problems more effectively. They are less exposed to stress caused by external factors. They tend to believe in themselves and in what they do.2 People who think positively demonstrate increased life spans, lower rates of depression and anxiety, better physical and psychological health, reduced risks of death from heart problems. Positive thinking also contributes to one's ability to deal with problems and hardships.3 For example, researchers have found that in the case of a crisis accompanied by strong emotions, such as a natural disaster, positive thinking can provide a sort of buffer against depression and anxiety. Resilient people who think positively tend to treat every problem as a challenge, a chance for improvement of any kind, or as an opportunity for personal growth. Pessimists, on the contrary, tend to perceive problems as a source of additional stress. 4In conclusion, positive thinking is a powerful and effective tool for dealing with hard times and improving the quality of one's life. It doesn't have anything to do with ignorant optimism when an individual refuses to notice a problem. 5Thinking in a positive, self-encouraging way brings about many benefits to one's physical and mental health.6. In one of my son’s favorite TV shows, Herkie, the Helicopter has to perform a good deed in order to earn a Merit Badge. Herkie spends the entire show attempting to perform a remarkable, heroic deed, only to ______ again and again. Finally, Herkie ______. However, at the end of the show, he is surprised to find he has earned the award after all by doing a ______ act.Years ago, as my pregnancy has progressed, I’ve had more and more trouble ______. People have suggested I get a pregnancy pillow to help me find a comfortable position, but all of the pillows I saw were so ______ that they didn’t seem worth it for a few months’ relief. Finally, I spotted one on the Internet whose price was right — $10, even I was willing to ______ something for that!When the pillow arrived, I was, ______, disappointed. It ______ exactly like a blue wedge of cheese, and it left me wondering how such an ______ product could be any help at all. But, as I didn’t want to ______ $10, I diligently took it to bed with me, jamming it under my belly as instructed on the box.What a ______! Sleep was no longer a problem for me. And, the Cheese’s small size proved to bea(n) ______ as well, as it easily fit into my suitcase on a trip.So often i n my life, I’ve felt like Herkie, needing to perform a big awesome act to _______ And, it is easy for me to start to feel pretty useless since heroic acts are few. ______, we all have much moreof an opportunity to be like the Cheese doing something small that we may not even ______, but others appreciate tremendously.1.A．miss B．fail C．forget D．escape2.A．gives up B．takes off C．carries on D．hides away3.A．right B．kind C．creative D．small4.A．sitting B．walking C．sleeping D．eating5.A．expensive B．heavy C．rough D．soft6.A．say B．leave C．try D．share7.A．unreasonably B．secretly C．deliberately D．frankly8.A．smelled B．looked C．felt D．tasted9.A．insignificant B．inconvenient C．invaluable D．incomplete 10.A．spend B．earn C．waste D．surprise11.A．shame B．mess C．coincidence D．save12.A．feature B．advantage C．success D．trick13.A．have a break B．take a chance C．make a difference D．set an example 14.A．In reality B．After all C．Or rather D．By chance 15.A．praise B．value C．discuss D．notice7. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。