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1、榜样的力量，源于苦难得磨砺。苦难事人生的必修课，有的人在苦难面前选择退却、消沉、怨天尤人，而我们身边的榜样却坦然的面对，从不向命运屈服，积极为明天拼搏内蒙古乌兰察布市集宁区2017届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题本试卷满分为120分,考试时间为100分钟。第 I卷(选择题 共70 分)第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 满分40分)第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADear Alfred，I want to tell you how important your help is to my
2、 life. Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow, though, with an IQ of 150 at 17, Im anything but stupid. The fact was that I was found to have ADHD(注意力缺陷多动障碍). Anxious all the time, I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time. However, when something did interest me, I co
3、uld become absorbed. In high school, I became curious about the computer, and built my first website. Moreover, I completed the senior course of Computer Basics, plus five relevant pre-college courses. While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse. I wanted to go to college after high sch
4、ool, but couldnt . So, I was killing my time at home until June 2012 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center. Since then, I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics. Currently, Im learning your Probability course. I have hundreds of printer paper, c
5、overed in self-written notes from your video. This has given me a purpose. Last year, I spent all my time looking for a job where, without dealing with the public , I could work alone, but still have a team to talk to. Luckily, I discovered the jobData Analystthis month and have been going full stea
6、m ahead. I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as good as, if not better than, my competitors. Thank you. Youve given me hope that I can follow my heart. For the first time, I feel good about myself because Im doing something, not beca
7、use someone told me I was doing good. I feel whole. This is why youre saving my life. Yours, Tanis1. Why didnt Tanis go to college after high school?A. She had learned enough about computer scienceB. She had more difficulty keeping focusedC. She preferred taking online coursesD. She was too slow to
8、learn2. As for the working environment, Tanis prefers_. A . working by herselfB. dealing with the publicC. competing against othersD. staying with ADHD students3. Tanis wrote this letter in order to_. A. explain why she was interested in the computerB. share the ideas she had for her profession C.sh
9、ow how grateful she was to the centerD. describe the courses she had taken so farB“Did you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday?”Lindsey whispers to Tori. With her eyes shining, Tori brags, “You bet I did, Sean told me two days ago. ”Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about? It just happened to be y
10、ours truly, Adam Freedmam. I can tell you that what they are saying is (a) not nice and (b) not even true. Still, Lindsey and Tori arent very different from most students here at Linton High School, including me. Many of our conversations are gossip(闲话). I have noticed three effects of gossip: it ca
11、n hurt people, it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction, and it can cause social pressures in a group. An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about. Usually, gossip spreads information about a topic- breakups, trouble at home, even dropping out
12、-that a person would rather keep secret. The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicier the gossip it makes. Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie. People often think of gossipers as harmless, but cruel lies can cause pain. If we know that gossip can be harmful, then wh
13、y do so many of us do it? That answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us. Sharing the latest rumor(传言)can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others dont. Similarly, hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group
14、.”In other words, gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority(优越感). Gossip also can have a third effect: it strengthens unwritten, unspoken rules about how people should act. Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a
15、 group. Translated into high school terms, this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said, then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention. The dos and donts conveyed through gossip will nev
16、er show up in any student handbook. The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation. The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news, think about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story” might have. 4. The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to _.A. introduce a topicB. present an argumentC. de
