甘肃省武威第六中学2021届高三上学期第四次过关考试试题英语

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OUR BEST BOOKSHOPS IN LONDON

Looking for something to read while in London？If so, you’re in luck：the British capital happens to have an incredible collection of bookshops.

Daunt Books

Are you going on a trip and want to read a novel or nonfiction book set in the place you’re headed？This bookshop arranges books by country, so it’s easy to find anything by place. （83 Marylebone High Street. Monday-Saturday：09:00-19:30; Sunday：11:00-18:00.）Foyles Books

Dig, if you will, the picture：four miles of shelves holding up to 200,000 books. This legendary （传奇的） bookshop is impossible to leave empty-handed. It was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest bookshop on the planet. （107 Charing Cross Road. Monday-Saturday：9:00-21:00; Sunday：11:30-18:00.）

Hatchards

In the year 1797, this London bookshop—the oldest in the city today—first flicked on its lights. It stocks an excellent selection of fiction, nonfiction, history and other genres. （187 Piccadilly Street. Monday-Saturday：09:30-20:00; Sunday：12:00-18:30.）

London Review Bookshop

There’s an excellent selection of history, philosophy, politics, new fiction and many other genres here. Plus, there’s a nice cafe in which you can crack open that tome （巨著） for the

first time and start reading. （14 Bury Place. Monday-Saturday 10:00-18:30; Sunday 12:00-18:00.）

1.Which bookstore was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records？

A.Daunt Books.

B.Foyles Books.

C.Hatchards.

D.London Review Bookshop.

2.What is special about Hatchards？

A.It has a long history.

B.It has 200,000 books.

C.It has a cafe.

D.It has both fiction and nonfiction books.

3.Which place should you go to if you want to enjoy reading with a coffee？

A.83 Marylebone High Street.

B.107 Charing Cross Road.

C.187 Piccadilly Street.

D.14 Bury Place.

B

Jenifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelor's degree.

Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition（学费）, because there was no extra money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling.

Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing

something she loves：nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jenifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree：Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times.

Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed（牺牲）to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study. “Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers,” she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her family-and that's pretty powerful.

4. What did Jennifer do after high school？

A. She helped her dad with his work.

B. She ran the family farm on her own.

C. She supported herself through college.

D. She taught her sisters and brothers at home.

5. Why did Jennifer choose the program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield？

A. T o take care of her kids easily.

B. To learn from the best nurses.

C. T o save money for her parents.

D. T o find a well-paid job there.

6. What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal？

A. Her health.

B. Her time with family.

C. Her reputation.

D. Her chance of promotion.

7. What can we learn from Jenifer's story？

A. Time is money.

B. Love breaks down barriers.

C. Hard work pays off.

D. Education is the key to success.

C

People like to post their selfies（自拍照） on social media. To know more about it, scientists at Syracuse University in New York recently did a research and came up with some surprising findings.

People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behavior connected to narcissism（自恋）, the researchers said. Makana Chock, a professor from Syracuse University, said because social media is mostly used by people to share unimportant information about their lives, it is a good place for people to “work towards satisfying their own vanity.” Those “likes” under their Facebook s elfies make them feel good.

Besides, people who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the research found. Some people feel “peer（同伴）pressure” to post selfies and some follow the popular belief that if there is no picture of an event or experience, it did not really happen. “Anyway, it shouldn’t be seen as negative. People get sense of satisfaction especially when they get likes. And it does no harm,” Chock said.

Other findings from the study include：There are no major differences on how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing software. But men who post selfies showed more of a need to be seen as popular than women who posted selfies.

Chock said posting selfies on social media is not all that different from what people have done for many years. On trips and special events, our parents and grandparents used cameras instead of phones to take photos. They would bring back photos to show friends and family. You had no choice but to look at them. You probably commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially children and the person showing the photos. They were happy to hear your comments. That was the old way of “clicking like”. On social media, however,

people can decide not to look at photos --- even if they click “like”.

8. What is the research mainly about？

A. The ways of making people look better in selfies.

B. The reasons for people posting selfies on social media.

C. The differences between men and women in posting selfies.

D. The connections between posting selfies and mental health.

9. What does the word “vanity” in paragraph 2 probably mean？

A. A deep desire to know about something.

B. A special need to be more popular.

C. T oo much pride in one’s own appearance.

D. Strong determination to improve oneself.

10. What is Chock’s attitude towards selfie posting？

A. Ambiguous.

B. Cautious.

C. Disapproving.

D. Supportive.

11. From the last paragraph, we know that the older generations showed their photos to friends

and family ______.

A. to win praise from viewers

B. to show off their cameras

C. to improve relationships

D. to share good moments

D

While the human world is suffering from the novel coronavirus outbreak, our planet is actually showing certain signs of "recovery" from the damage caused by human activity. According to BBC, new satellite images released by the European Space Agency showed that the levels of air pollutants and greenhouse gases have "fallen sharply" in major cities in Europe and the United Stated ever since the lockdown（活动限制）started.

This is a great example of how the world can change overnight as soon as people change

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