甘肃省天水市2022-2023学年高一上学期第一学段检测英语试题

World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day, is a yearly event organized by the UNESCO to encourage reading, publishing and copyright. The first world Book Day was celebrated on April 23 in 1995. As this year's day for knowledge is coming, let's take a look at the world's attractive libraries and enjoy their beauty.

Library of Alexandria

The Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most important libraries of the ancient world. The library, destroyed in 415 AD and rebuilt in 2002, is not only a library, but also a museum and scientific research institution （机构）.It is known as the Egyptian cultural center and a lighthouse of thought, culture and science.

National Library of Indonesia

The Indonesian National Library, located in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has the most complete collection of publications in the country, recording the history, culture and information of Indonesia in various times. Manuscripts （手稿）written on leaves, bamboos and Indonesian native paper arc some of the rare （罕有的）items kept in the collection.

Vasconcelos Library

Vasconcelos Library is located in the downtown area of Mexico City. It was designed by the famous Mexican architect Alberto Kalach, and named after Jose Vasconcelos, the philosopher and former president of the National Library of Mexico. It was completed in May 2006 and opened to the public.

Mazarin Library

Mazarin Library is located within the Institute of France, on the left bank of Seine in Paris. Created in the 17th century, it has one of the richest collections of rare books and manuscripts in modem France, and is the oldest public library in the country.

Do you know what elements （要素）make people successful? Interviews and investigations show that there are several keys to success that successful people share.

First of all, successful I people never blame（责备）someone or something outside of themselves for their failure. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they cannot control some things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take responsibility for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering things they can do. Perhaps what most separate successful people from others is that they live their life "on purpose" — they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important element that enables them to become fully functioning people. They hold that when they live their life on purpose, their main concern is to do the job right. Because of their commitment （投身； 献身）,people are willing to do business with them, and it is always found in them.

To live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it. Besides, they never easily give up. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Instead of seeing it negatively or depressingly, they use the knowledge to inspire themselves on and go after what they want actively and warmly.

We are often so attracted by the promises of modem digital life that we fail to notice its danger. It's that feeling of losing control that we get many times a day, from when we get distracted （分心）with our phones in a discussion to when we can't appreciate a private moment without sharing it with virtual （虚拟的）audience.

In my first attempt to get control over my technology use, I set my phone to vibrate rather than ring. Soon after, another problem appeared. The act of continually checking the phone became a habit. I knew then that using only tips to permanently（永久地）change digital life is difficult. We should go past the notification settings （通知模式）on our devices or apps and consider the more important topic of why we use so many apps in the first place. What all of us need is a technology usage philosophy（使用哲理）, something that explains which digital tools we should allow into our lives, why, and under what conditions.

Cal Newport, a professor of computer science, explains Digital Minimalism （极简主义）as a "philosophy of technology use in which you focus your online time on a small number of carefully selected activities that strongly support the things you value, and then happily miss out on everything else."

To do so, however, we cannot passively allow the tools and apps provided by the interne age to control how we spend our time or how we feel. Instead, we must take steps to draw the positive aspects of these technologies while sidestepping（回避）the negative aspects.

I've always found that hiking in nature makes me feel happier, and of course reduced stress may be a big part of the reason why. But, Gregory Bratman, of Stanford University, has found evidence that nature may affect our mood （心情）in other ways, too.

In one 2015 study, Bratman and his colleagues chose 60 volunteers to take a 50-minutc walk in either a natural setting or an urban setting. Before and after the walk, the volunteers were assessed（评估）on their emotional state and on cognitive （认知的）measures, such as how well they could perform tasks requiring short-term memory. Results showed that those who walked in nature experienced less anxiety and rumination（沉思）, as well as more positive emotions, compared with the urban walkers. They also improved their performance on the memory tasks.

In another study in 2017, he and his colleagues furthered these findings by focusing on how walking in nature affects rumination — which has been connected with the onset of anxiety — while also using fMRI technology to look at brain activity. Volunteers who took a 90-minute walk in either a natural setting or an urban setting had their brains scanned （扫描） before and after their walks and were surveyed（调查）on self-reported rumination levels.

Even so, volunteers who walked in a natural setting reported reduced rumination after the walk, and they showed increased activity in the subgenual prefrontal cortex （前额叶皮层）,an area of the brain whose inactivity is related to depression and anxiety — a finding that shows nature may have important effects on mood.

Bratman believes results like these need to reach city planners and others whose decisions affect our natural spaces. "Ecosystem services are being included into decision making at all levels of public policy, land use planning, and urban design, and it's very important to be sure to include findings from psychology into these decisions," he says.

For the question of how to set goals, we have n very simple process that you can go through to set your personal goals. These steps can help you achieve your goals more easily.

Recognize your personal values and task statements. If you can recognize your personal values, your personal goal will not go wrong. The starting point of all achievements is desire.

After you know your personal values, find out what you really want to achieve in every life aspect. Life has many aspects and in order to lead a happy life, you should set goals in every aspect.

Write your goals down. Please pay attention to this. Make sure you are making progress. If not, they will only become dreams. You should limit your goals to between 5 and 6 at any one time. As you progress and complete your goals, you may add new goals.

Develop a personal action plan. You need to make a detailed schedule according to your goals.

Review your progress and update your goals accordingly. You must write your goals down on a piece of paper. If your goals are not met, analyze（分析）the reasons. Find a coach or friend to help you if you have trouble. Realize your goals step by step.

John graduated from a key university and he was very good at his major. He wished to find a good job. One day, he went to a company to1for a job. He got the news in a newspaper. He did some research on this company. When he was2. everything went well. The manager asked him some questions and he answered them3, John was very satisfied with his performances and was very4that he could get the job. But at that moment, the manager's phone5, He picked up the phone, listened and nodded. And then he turned around and said to John, "Sorry, I want to get some important6now. Please give me the book with the red7on that desk?" John looked around and found 3 books on the desk, so John went to the desk, took one book and handed it to him8. Holding the book, the manager9the phone and said, "Sorry, we cannot give the job to you?' John was10and wondered why. The manager said, "There are three11. First, when you came into the office room, I found that the third button on your shirt had been missing. Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn't ask me which one I needed and you took one12, Third, I was answering the call. You should13to the desk to save time. These14showed you are not a careful person," Therefore, John didn't get the job.

We can learn a (n)15from John's experience. Some people don't16the details in our life. But it is the details that17, Not only should we value what we learn but also we should pay more attention to the details. Sometimes they can even18our success or failure. We should form the habit of being careful and learn to keep the19of quantity and quality. We should keep it in mind that20comes first, without which quantity is of no importance.

Senior secondary school is a new start. Studying is a big part of my life. I to set a goal for every subject at the beginning of each term.

all I want, I must use my time well …After school, I try to use any possible time to revise the things I have learnt during the day. For example, it usually takes me 20 minuteshome by bus.

The school had just three teachers and Zhang Tian was the only English teacher. The other two local teachers werefor maths and Chinese. To make school life healthier and livelier for his students, Zhang Tian introduced more subjects to the school—music, art and PE. It is not that PE is the kids' favourite subject! Their school lives are now moreand interesting.

What made him feelwas that his students were able to read, speak and write in English and they became more confident in learning... He contacted charity organizations about rebuilding the playground and setting up a library, and helped the villagers sell local products online. Thehe made to the village was great, so he became very popular among the villagers... He feels so happy that he followed his heart when what to do with his life.