2019-2020学年西安市第一中学高三英语第三次联考试题及答案

2019-2020学年西安市第一中学高三英语第三次联考试题及答案

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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

A

It’s a tempting habit for them to look at their smartphone rather than make eye contact with someone. There

is so much to look at: photographs, social media feeds, messages and emails. No wonder they are glued to their

screens. But is it good for them?

There have been many claims about the damage looking at screens does to our eyesight. Some people feared

staring at a small bright box could make us short-sighted. This is a particular concern for children and young

people, who spend a higher percentage of time using electronic devices. BBC reporter, Rory Jones, says, “There is

enough evidence that no matter how long teenagers are spending looking at screens, they come across

information about issues such as anorexia and self-harm that could prove damaging to their mental health.”

But a new study says time in front of computers and phones might not be as bad for young people as many

think. Research by the Oxford Internet Institute examined data from more than 17,000 teenagers in

theUK,Irelandand theUnited States. Their study concluded that most links between life satisfaction and social

media use were tiny, accounting for less than 1% of a teenager’s wellbeing. Professor Przybylski, director of

research, said, “99.75% of a person’s life satisfaction has nothing to do with their use of social media.” The

research found that family, friends and school life all had a greater impact on wellbeing.

So, does this mean young people can spend longer looking at social media? TheOxfordresearchers are

confident about its findings and that any connection between screen time and mental health is very small. Dr. Max

Davie, officer for health improvement at theRoyalCollege, calls the study a “small first step”, but he says there are

other issues to explore, such as screen time’s interference(干预) with other important activities like sleep, exercise

and time with family or friends. Perhaps for now, the “right” amount of screen time is only a matter of personal

judgement.

1. What is people’s common belief concerning screen time?

A. Looking at screens does harm to young people.

B. Screen time provides a chance for teenagers to learn.

C. Most teenagers get near-sighted due to looking at screens.

D. A small amount of time online does little harm to teenagers. 2. What can we learn from the new study by the Oxford Internet Institute?

A. Screen time has a great influence on people’s daily activities.

B. The right amount of the screen time is related to its content.

C. There is a close link between social media and self-satisfaction.

D. Social bonds play a more significant role in people’s wellbeing than social media.

3. Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A. A science fiction. B. A science magazine.

C. A research paper. D. An economics book.

B

The COVID-19 vaccination（接种疫苗）rate in the US has fallen to newlows in recent weeks, threatening

President Joe Biden’s goal of having 70 percent of American adults with at least one shot by July 4.

With just less than one month from July 4, the current vaccination rate will put the US at somewhere

between 67 percent and 68 percent of the adult population with at least one dose（剂量）by Independence Day. To

reach 70 percent by July 4, around 1.6 percent of the population needs to get their first dose per week from now

until July 4.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention（CDC）reported last week that 63 percent of adults

hadreceived their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That was up slightly from 62 percent from the report a week

before. The additional 1 percent of adults completing their first dose is the lowest since the CDC started tracking

the vaccination rate in mid-February.

On average, fewer than 1 million shots are given out per day, a decline of more than two-thirds from the peak

of 3.4 million in April, The Washington Post reported. In South Carolina, about 71,000 residents got a shot in the

week leading up to June 3, compared to a high of nearly 300,000 in one week in early April, according to data from

the CDC.

The slowdown is moreprominentacross the South and Midwest. Twelve states have seen vaccinations fall to

15 daily shots per 10,000 residents. Less than a quarter of black Americans had received their first COVID-19 shot

as of June 7.

James Hildreth, CEO of Meharry Medical College, told Politico, “We need to make a stronger effort to bring

the vaccine to the communities, rather than relying on the communities to come to vaccination centers.”

The sharp decline in vaccination began in mid-April when federal officials temporarily stopped the use of the