高三下学期模拟检测一
英语
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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These days' teen girls lack something very important—self--esteem (自信)．They worry more about their appearance，instead of working on their schoolwork. Their concentration is on their bodies and clothing. A recent survey is conducted in a school，and here are the results：
·59% of 5th—12th grade girls are dissatisfied with their body shape.
·20%—40% of girls begin dieting at age 10.
·By 15，girls are twice as likely to become depressed as boys. ·Among 5th—12th graders，47% say they want to lose weight because of magazine pictures.
·73% of 8—12 years olds dress like teens and talk like teens. The phenomenon that girls lack selfesteem worries many teachers and parents. Some experts conclude that teen girls' focus shifts and
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personal look becomes their main focus. “Selfesteem becomes too closely tied to physical appearance; girls feel they can't measure up to society standards”，says Anita Gurian，Ph.D. Significantly，girls are rushing to get whatever the other teen girls are getting，which affects their selfesteem.
The attitude of teen girls who think that they do not have perfect hair，perfect bodies，or perfect clothing can ruin a teen girl's self-esteem. Importantly，the question is how we can help them raise their selfesteem. Some opinions from experts and stayathome moms are，“Let daughters help fix the kitchen sink and let sons help make dinner.” Selfesteem matters a lot; it is your courage，your confidence，and it is selfrespect in yourself.
For decades teen girls all over the world have lacked selfesteem. Some girls will let people put them down and they will not stand up for themselves. They need to realize that they are all unique individuals，and don't have to be a copy. Hopefully things will change and get better. It's obvious that we need to take some action，and help teen girls understand that looks don't always matter. What matters is your character and how you treat people; not having the perfect body，or perfect hair，but your inner beauty.
1．What is the major focus of the teen girls these days according to the passage?
A．Selfesteem. B．Appearance. C．School work. D. Healthy weight.
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2．The underlined phrase “measure up to” means “ ”． A．to test B．to change C．to meet D．to understand 3．What causes the phenomenon that girls lack selfesteem according to the author?
A．Parents and teachers' worries. B．Physical appearance.
C．Opinions from experts D．The wrong attitude..
4．What's the writer's purpose of writing this passage? A．To tell the importance of teen girls' selfesteem. B．To list the difficulties that teen girls are facing. C．To help teen girls to realize how to raise selfesteem. D．To encourage teen girls to become unique individuals.
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As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information，are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information，why store it in your own personal memory，your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
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In a recent study，Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments.She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory.In the first experiment，they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer.The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information.The second group understood that the computer would not save it.Later，the second group remembered the information better.People in the first group knew they could find the information again，so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment，the researchers gave people facts to remember，and told them where to find the information on the computer.The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹)．Surprisingly，people later remembered the folder location (位置) better than the facts.When people use the Internet，they do not remember the information.Rather，they remember how to find it.This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)．”
According to Sparrow，we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.Instead，computer users are developing stronger transactive memories；that is，people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.This doesn't mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent，but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.
5．The passage begins with two questions to __ __.
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A．introduce the main topic B．show the author's attitude
C．describe how to use the Internet D．explain how to store information
6．What can we learn about the first experiment？__ __ A．The Sparrow's team typed the information into a computer. B．The two groups remembered the information equally well. C．The first group did not try to remember the information. D．The second group did not understand the information. 7．In transactive memory，people __ __. A．keep the information in mind B．change the quantity of information C．organize information like a computer D．remember how to find the information
C
For years, my time spent in the shower could have got me a mention in Guinness World Records as the shortest time taken to bathe. I hurried up during this process.
One day, however, while at a party, I heard an artist friend telling
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山东2020学年高三下学期模拟检测一
