陕西省咸阳市实高2020-2021学年高一下学期6月第三次月考英语试卷

Want to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to live in? Why not take part in "Clean & Green weekend"? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment at the same time.

Park Life

Do you like playing and relaxing in the park with your friends? If so, why not take the chance to come with us and tidy up the park when you go? To add some fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish! Meet us at the south entrance to Taohe Park at 9 a. m. next Saturday if you want to join in.

The Air You Breathe

A great way to make the air we breathe cleaner is by planting lots of trees! It is a fact that trees slowly filter (过滤) a lot of pollutants (污染物) from the air. So come and help us plant some new ones in Fenhe Park at 2 p. m. next Sunday.

War on Graffiti(涂鸦)

Some people think graffiti is cool. Well, it is not! The best way to stop buildings from becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to fix it as soon as possible. And that is exactly what we are going to do. We are repainting the school walls from 1 p. m. on Saturday. You don't have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes!

China will allow all couples to have three children, ending a two-child policy. Children born in the past four decades had the luck of being the center of their parents' attention. The entire family's resources were poured into their education and well-being.

However, when the same resources are divided between two or three children, the amount distributed to each one is going to decline.

According to the Hangzhou Daily, when there are three children in the family, parents tend to choose public schools instead of private schools, which are usually more expensive. Each child signs up for fewer after-school training classes.

But having a second or third child may cure some deep-rooted problems in China's traditional family education.

Having two children in the family can help to prevent one child being spoiled by too much attention, according to People's Daily. It also spares the only child from the pressure of shouldering parental expectations all alone. Taking care of a sibling (兄弟, 姊妹) also enables children to gain a sense of responsibility, cooperation, obedience and caring.

China's public education system is also expected to change. Currently, there are not enough seats in kindergarten and schools to accommodate the potential increase in children.

"It's not only the enrollment capacity(录取容量) of educational institutions that will feel the pressure. People are also placing more stress on the quality of education" Peng Xizhe, director of the Population and Development Research Policy Center at Fudan University, told China Education Daily.

He predicts the government may have to put in more funds to support the educational system as a result of the new family planning measure.

My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future. I was in the classroom, but I wasn't there to learn to write, read or even speak. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to hide. I was 13 years old, but I already hated being who I was.

I had an English teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn't read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone who had a reading age below six had to stand up. I felt so embarrassed. But at the same time, it made me realize that I needed to change the situation. I was determined it wouldn't happen again. Later that day, Mr. Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read. From then on, I never gave up practicing Reading.

Then when I was 41 years old, one day, I planned to fly back to Texas to visit my friends and family. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr. Creech buying himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my pocket to pay for him. "Do I know you?" he asked. "Yes, sir, you do know me," I answered excitedly." My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught me English." The look on his face told me that he remembered the boy he'd once encouraged.

"I'm so glad T had a chance to see you," I said. "And Mr. Creech, I have great news to share." I told him I had learned to read. But that wasn't all. I had become a published author and an active speaker. "The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your classroom, please encourage him to read as well," I added.

The experts say what once worried me has a name : dyslexia(诵读困难). But I can tell you it was a lack of desire for education.

The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conducted in Youngstown, Ohio, for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another, employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.

The engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have taken it a step further — changing the actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse, even unusual functions. These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when they're short of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater. "We're thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the things that we use every day," explained Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.

One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow (发光) in experiments using some common vegetables. Strano's team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours. The light, about one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by, is just a start. The technology, Strano said, could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn trees into self-powered street lamps.

In the future, the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a one-off treatment that would last the plant's lifetime. The engineers are also trying to develop an on and off "switch" where the glow would fade when exposed to daylight.

Lighting accounts for about 7 % of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source (电源)—such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway — a lot of energy is lost during transmission (传输). Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy.

The Tricks to Conquer the Worst Day of Your Life

We all have had bad days, and some days feel like the world is upon our shoulders and we just can't bear the weight of it any longer. Consider these tricks when surviving the worst day of your life.

Bless or reflect.

When you have the worst day of your life, turning to blessing or reflection can conquer any bad mood. Others like to spend time writing in journals to express their feelings. The point of the quiet time is to release the bad mood of your day.

Reach out to others.

When you are feeling like your world has ended, you need to reach out to others for help. Sometimes this might mean seeking professional help if you are in a state of depression, or it might simply mean talking to a well-trusted friend.

Change your mental state.

Sometimes it is just a matter of turning them into active thoughts. Once you are able to do that, you will see that it really was not the worst day ever after all.

Take the worst day ever and set goals for yourself to make changes to whatever you can that will turn that day into a growth experience that moves you forward rather than sets you back. What could you do differently if this situation might happen again? Setting goals makes you forward.

A. Love yourself.

B. Set goals.

C. Sometimes it takes a change in your mental state to overcome it.

D. You will see the rainbow sooner or later.

E. There are ways to conquer those feelings and breathe fresh air again.

F. Some people feel relief when they find a quiet place and time to reflect on the day's events.

G. Whomever you choose to reach out to, open up so that it doesn't conquer you.

It was Barton's third Sunday volunteering at the retirement home(养老院). He had thought it would be a good way to 1.

While on a short break, Barton took a walk through the 2. There he saw many elderly sitting on benches, 3 together joyfully. Crossing the courtyard, he 4 a man sitting alone at a table with a chessboard(棋盘) in front of him. Barton watched with 5 as the man stared at the pieces(棋子), 6 them and did the same from the other side of the 7.

Each Sunday, Barton would see the man doing the 8 thing. While everyone else talked with one another or happily9, the man would sit, slightly hunched (弓背) over, and scratch his chin. His eyes10came off the chessboard.

 One Sunday, Barton went to the garden on his break, 11 to see the man at his normal spot. But he wasn't there. It was Father's Day, and there were many 12 at the retirement home. They had joyful family 13, enjoying each other's company. Barton shrugged and thought the man must be busy with his family.

 That afternoon, Barton was mopping the hallways 14 he happened to pass by the man's room. The door was slightly 15, and he could see the man sitting in a chair next to the window, glaring out at the courtyard. Barton 16 lightly and asked to come in. The man 17. Barton saw a collection of framed(放在框中的) photographs on the bedside table. "Are those your 18? " he asked. "Yes, they're all 19 and live far away. They have their own kids now," he replied. Barton, not wanting the man to feel lonely on 20, stayed to play chess with him.

Body language is the quiet, secret and (power) language of all! It speaks louder than words.

Body language (use) by people for sending out messages to one another. It is very useful because it can help you make yourself easily (understand). And body language is （particular) important when we attempt to communicate across (culture).

we all know, different countries have different body language. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. So it is important (know) the meaning of gestures and movements in a foreign country. (follow) the customs will help you communicate people and make you stay there much more pleasant comfortable.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I am a 18-year-old middle school student. I have been busy on my study and seldom help my my parents with the housework. Felt quite sorry for that, I decided to do anything. Last Sunday, when my parents went out shopping, I suddenly got an idea: why not give the rooms a thoroughly cleaning? Firstly I collected all the books, newspapers and other things scattered in the rooms and put them in the place. Then I wiped the dust off all the furnitures. After that, I swept and mop the floors. At this very moment, parents came back and were quite surprising to see all the rooms tidy and floors shining. My mother gave me a hug and I could see satisfaction in her eyes.

1）人物简介；

2）尊敬和爱戴的原因。

注意：1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。