清华附中高三十月月考

1、清华附中高三十月月考第三部分：阅读理解(共两小节；40分)alife is all about making choices. at any stage along the way, you may find yourself asking: am i headed in the right direction? what would i really enjoy doing? what do i want to do next?the six-week summer career discovery program at the harvard university graduate sch

2、ool of design (gsd) welcomes people from recent high school and college graduatesto seasonedprofessionals who are grappling with questions like these. and not just people considering a career in design or planning, but people with a broad spectrum of interests and remarkably diverse plans and goals.

3、 what they have in common is the drive and desire to seek the answers to those questions.participants in our program commit themselves fully to a path of intensive studio work, lectures, workshops, and field trips. deeply immersed in a culture that is both challenging and rewarding, they experience

4、what education and work are like in the design and planning professions. they emerge many of them exhilarated with a more profound understanding of the possibilities ahead and the choices they will make.we invite you to explore the possibilities in career discovery:if you would like to be placed on

5、our mailing list to receive a copy of this information in brochure format, please complete an online request form. you may also view a pdf of the brochure here.career discovery is open to anyone graduating from high school in 2016 or older with an interest in design or planning. a high level of acad

6、emic skill is necessary to take full advantage of our rigorous program.the online application deadlines are as follows:for international applicants: on or before april 1,2016for all other applicants: on or before april 30, 2016we encourage you to submit your application early as applications are rev

7、iewed and accepted in the order that they are received.harvard universitygraduate school of designcareer discovery programe-mail:*underrepresented minority college students are encouraged to apply.need-based financial aid is available.56. where is the passage probably from?a.

8、 a website b.a brochure c.a magazine d.a poster57. to make full use of the career discovery program, the applicants need to .a. have a wide range of interestsb. consider a future career in designc. have a high level of academic skilld. graduate from high school in 201658. what can be inferred from t

9、he passage?a. the program offers mainly lectures and workshops.b. a chinese applicant needs to apply before april 30, 2016.c. scholarships are offered to outstanding international students.d. applicants need to fill in a request form to get more details.bit took me a long time to understand the diff

10、erence between a present and a gift.i grew up in a household where presents marked special occasions. there was always something for each of us at christmas or on our birthdays. so when i married a man who did not give presents on regular basis, it was an adjustment. gary did not wholly shun gift-gi

11、ving, though. sometimes he would return from sea with something he found that reminded of me - a meat cleaver （切肉机）on our first christmas, a paring （肖ij皮）knife on our fifth. but mostly, he ignored holidays, refusing to shop for a thing to present to me as a sign of his affection.i could not accept t

12、his presentless marriage with the one i had grown up observing. i tried to change him by example. i knitted him sweaters, socks, hats and gloves for christmas; made him shirts; and bought books for his birthdays. he appreciated the caring these gifts represented, but refused to follow my example. i

13、began to tell him what i wanted, giving specific instruction. when gary left for the local auction one saturday （my birthday as it happened）, i asked him to find me a necklace or diamond earring, as a birthday gift. he came home with a road scraper （ 刮 板）.i was stunned that he had missed the mark by

14、 so much. he attached it to the back of the ancient tractor, and then enthusiastically showed me how to use it, not seeing that i was not grateful.but when a snowstorm hit later that year and he was at sea, i used the road scraper to plow out both our drive and our neighb or s. gary had wisely chose

15、n not the thing that i wanted, but the thing that he knew i would need.i finally realized that he had been giving me gifts all along. the gestures, large and small, born of his caring and concern for me, for our children and for our lives together were the gifts that he gave daily. we struggle to te

16、ach others how to love us. in that struggle, we often forget how to appreciate the love they already give us as only they can give it. there are two parts to a gift - the giving and the accepting.i finally began to understand the difference between a present and a gift. a present is a thing. but a g

17、ift is a broader and often deeper. it is a small act of kindness, the willingness to bend to another s needs. love is a gift. any expressi of it, freely given, is an offering from the heart that is immeasurably better than a present.59. why didn t gary give the author presents as often as she expect

18、ed him to?a. because his family didn t have this tradition.b. because he thought gifts ought to be useful.c. because he was too busy to think of preparing a gift.d. because he knew the difference a present and a gift.60. which of the following word has the closest meaning to shun in paragraph 2?a. p

19、revent b. accept c. hide d. avoid61. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the author finally realized that love means more than giving presents.b. gary pretended that he didn t know what his wife expehted frc. the author never expected to receive any jewelry from her husband.d.

20、 the couple accepted each other and changed their views on love. 62. what is the passage mainly about?a. marriage needs compromises. b. a gift is different from a present.c. a small kindness goes a long way. d. family traditions must be cherished.cthe $ 11 billion self - help industry is built on th

21、e idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “i never do anything right into positive ones like succeed. but was positive thinking advocated by norman vincent peale right?is there power in positive thinking?researchers in canada just published a study in the journal psychologicalscience that s

22、ays trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.the studys authors, joanne wood and john lee of the university of waterloo and elaine perunovic of the university of new brunswick, begin by citing older research sho

23、wing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. if you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an einstein, youre just underlining his faults. in one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist joel cooper of princeton ask

24、ed participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. when the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.in this experiment, wood, lee and perunovic measured 68 students self-esteem. the participants were then asked to write down t

25、heir thoughts and feelings for four minutes. every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. when it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, i am lovable.those with low self-esteem didnt feel better after the forced self-affirmation. in fact, their moods turned significantly darker than t

26、hose of members of the control group, who werent urged to think positive thoughts.the paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy/（、理治疗）that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. in the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things wors

27、e. meditation 前思） techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic perspective. call it the power of negative thinking.63. according to the first paragraph, the self-help industrya. has been declining sharply.b. has produced positive results.c. was fo

28、unded by norman vincent peale.d. is based on the concept of positive thinking.64. what is the finding of the canadian researchers?a. unhappy people cannot think positively.b. the power of positive thinking is limited.c. encouraging positive thinking many do more harm than good.d. there can be no sim

29、ple treatment for psychological problems.65. the underlined word “dim” in the third paragraph probably means a. not hard-working b. not intelligent c. not happy d. not right66. we can learn from the last paragraph thata. meditation may prove to be a good form of treatment.b. people can avoid making

30、mistakes through meditation.c. different people tend to have different ways of thinking.d. the effect of positive thinking vary from person to person.dlots of people assume that the virtual will replace the physical with something cheaper, faster and more efficient. in education, however, the virtua

31、l will create a very different type of disruption. we should not aim to replace the physical classroom. instead we have an opportunity to blend the virtual with the physical and reimagine education entirely.today studentsin most classrooms sit, listen and take notes while a professor lectures. despi

32、te there being anywhere from 20 to 300 human beings in the room, there is little to no human interaction （互动）.exams often offer the first opportunity for the professor to get real information on how well the students digested the knowledge. if the test identifies gaps in students understanding of a

33、basic concept, the class still moves on to a more advanced concept.virtual tools are providing an opportunity to rethink this methodology. if a lecture is available online, class time can be freed for discussion, peer tutoring or professor-led exploration. if a lecture is removed from class time and

34、 we have on-demand adaptive exercises and diagnostics, there is no need to continue the prussian education model-where students are pushed together at a set pace. instead students can progress at their own pace and continue to prove their knowledge long after the formal course is over.perhaps the mo

35、st powerful effect of this reality is what it does to the quality of lectures and other learning material in general. traditional lecturers and textbook publishers have little to no information on how their content is being used or whether it is even effective. by coupling rich physical experiences

36、with online tools, content creators and professorscan finally have granular, up-to-date data on the efficacy of the experiences they create.in this “blended learning “ reality, the professors role is moved up the value chain.rather than spending the bulk of their time lecturing, writing exams and gr

37、ading them, they can now interact with their students. rather than enforcing a sit-and-listen passivity, teachers will mentor and challenge their students to take control of theirown learning the most important skill of all. yes, for a motivated student in an underdevelopedpart of the world, these v

38、irtual toolssupposing we can overcome the difficulty in equipment may facilitate most of their learning. in the developed world, the best experience will be to make use of the online tools so that the physical time can be less passive and more, well, human.67. in today s class, teachers get real inf

39、ormation of students a. carrying out examsb. checking students notesc. interacting with studentsd. introducing advanced concept68. professors can benefit from virtual tools because they cana. find high-quality lectures on the internet.b. identify the gaps of students understanding.c. get effective i

40、nformation about their teaching.d. lead students to progress together at the same pace.69. what can we learn from the passage?a. the author holds a negative attitude towards virtual tools.b. virtual class will eventually replace the present class model.c. students usually spend a lot of time managin

41、g their learning.d. teachers become more important in a“ blended learning ”70. the main purpose of the passage is toa. introduce and evaluateb. examine and assessc. compare and argued. inform and explain第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）about five percent of people are left-handed; they tend to use left hand m

42、ore often, for more purposes, than the right hand. some parents of the left-handed children worry about the condition. 71 but most authorities agree that left-handed children should be allowed to perform naturally. many of the most talented people in history have been left-handed - the greatest arti

43、st leonardo da vinci and michelangelo among them.left-handed persons find out early in life that they are living in a right-handed society. most of the objects they encounter are made for the convenience of right-handed people - locks, screws, doorknobs, golf clubs, and even automobiles. left-handed

44、 people must adjust to this right-handed. 72 they are able to do anything that right-handed people can do.73 but it is known that the body is not exactly the same on both sides. the left side of the face is a little different from the right. one leg is usually somewhat stronger than the other, as is

45、 the arm.learning by_class.scientists even have found that the right half and the left half of the brain do not function in the same way. this is still being studied. it is believed that in most people the left half of the brain predominates, or rules, over the right half. the nerves from the brain

46、cross over at the level ofneck, going opposite sides of the body and making most people right-handed. 74whatever the cause, the research indicates that ever since prehistoric times few humans have been left-handed. 75 ancient tools and weapons that have been unearthed were clearly made for right-han

47、ded, not left-handed, people. a. we can even see the evidence.b. they think about trying to change it.c. most of them soon learn to manage quite well.d. our hands are controlled by the motor center of the brain.e. most left-handed people face the right side when writing or drawing.f. but no one has

48、explained why the left side of the brain dominates in most people.g. no one is sure of what makes most people right-handed and a minority left-handed. 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）the requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. as a result, all students must 36 sixty hou

49、rs of service learning, or they will not receive a 37. service learning is academic learning that also helps thecommunity.38 of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river,working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student.39 a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write

50、a 40 about what they havelearned.一41 claim that there are many benefits of service learning. perhaps mostimportantly, students are forced to think 42 their own interests and become aware of the needs of others. students are also able to learn real-life 43 thatinclude responsibility, problem-solving,

51、 and working as part of the team. 44 students can explore possible careers 45 service learning. for example, if astudent wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in a elementary school classroom a few afternoon each month.46 there are many benefits, opponents 47 problems with then

52、ew requirements. first, they 48 that the main reason students go to schoolis to learn core subjects and skills. because service learning is time-consuming, students spend 49 time studying the core subjects. second, they believe thatforcing students to work without 50 goes against the law. by requiri

53、ngservice, the school takes away an indivdual s freedom to choose.in my view, service learning is a great way to 51 to the community,learn new skills, and explore different careers, 52 i don believe schoolsshould force people to help others 十he 53 to help must come from the heart.i think the best 54

54、 is one that gives students choice: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. choice encourages both freedom and responsibility, and as young adults, they must learn to 55 both wisely.36 a spendb. gainc. completed.save37 a certificateb. diplomac.

55、degreed. grade38 a subjectsb. ideasc. proceduresd.examples39. a. withb. beforec. duringd.since40.a. reportb. diaryc. noted.notice41.a. teachersb. supportersc. parentsd.students42.a. beyondb. aboutc. overd.of43.a. toolsb. secretsc. servicesd.skills44.a. graduallyb. finallyc. luckilyd. quickly45.a. th

56、roughb. acrossc. ofd.on46. a. sob. thusc. butd.while47.a. deal withb. look intoc. point outd.take down48.a. argueb. doubtc. overlookd.admit49.a. muchb. fullc. lessd.more50.a. costb. payc. cared.praise51.a. contributeb. appealc. attendd.belong52. a. thereforeb. otherwisec. besidesd.however53.a. coura

57、geb. desirec. emotiond. spirit54.a. decisionb. purposec. solutiond.result55.a. serveb. choosec. explored.handle第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节：应用文写作（15分）你是红星中学的高三学生李华。你参加了本班的戏剧小组，你班参演的剧目 在“希望之星”英语风采大赛中获得一等奖。请按照以下要点，代表本班给外教 chris写一封邮件：1、感谢悉心指导2、感谢的具体原因（如剧本改编等）3、邀请下周四来参加庆祝晚会注意：（1）词数不少于100。（2）可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行为连贯

58、。（3）开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：“希望之星”英语风采大赛star of outlook english talentcompetitiondear chris,looking forward to your reply.yours,li hua 范文：dear chris,on behalf of my class, i am writing this letter to express our sincere gratitude for your help to us in the english drama section of star of outlook english talent competition. i would also like to take this opportunity to inv