辽宁省锦州市渤海大学附高2021届高三下学期第五次模拟考试英语试题

There's one easy thing you can do every day to live longer and happier, according to a recent study, and it has nothing to do with diet, exercise, or cutting out bad habits.

A review of nearly 150 studies with more than 300,000 participants found that having active social circles decreases your chances of dying by 50 percent, regardless of age, gender or medical history. "When we're social, we live longer." Dr. Kelli Harding noted, "Loneliness is more of a risk factor to health than other known risk factors, like high blood pressure and obesity."

The findings are written up in Dr. Harding's new book，The Rabbit Effect, which is about how kindness, rather than laughter, may be the best medicine. The book gets its title from a famous 1978 study of the relationship between cholesterol (胆固醇) and heart health in rabbits. Researchers accidentally discovered that those rabbits that received the most affection from their human handlers lived much longer than the others.

We live in a world where most of our social interactions happen through our phones. But to get the health benefits of a more active social circle, you don't have to throw away your device and join a book club. More casual interactions with neighbors, shop owners, and others you meet every day can do the trick. Increasingly，those relationships can start online. That's where Nextdoor comes in. The stated purpose of the company is "to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can depend on".

When asked for advice on one thing you can do to live longer and happier, Dr. Harding said it perfectly, "Be kind. It's actually pretty amazing how much each person can make the world a better, kinder, healthier place. It really takes very little and you never know the impact you have on somebody."

Drone (无人机) Training for Recreational Flyers

When: Saturday 12 December 9 a. m. to 1 p. m

Website: www. drone-wise. com. Au

Where: Hall ACT

Cost: $ 285 pp（per person）

This is the perfect training course if you plan to buy a drone soon. Best of all, no experience is required and the drones will be provided，so you just need to book online and come along on the day. The training course is held at Hall ACT. The 4-hour beginners course is $285. This includes written material, use of the Drone-wise aircraft for flying and morning tea. If you are under 18 years of age, you will need to be accompanied by a parent or grown-up friend or relative. Book your place today at drone-wise. com. au/our-training-courses.

Led by Martin Bass and Tim Robinson, commercially rated drone pilots with considerable experience, this training course is a chance to get.

Basic Knowledge

Recreational drone flying and the law

Risks and how to manage them

Flying environment

Basic Flying Skills

Pre-flight planning and checks

Aircraft handling skills

Obstacle avoidance

Your Instructors:

Martin Bass. Martin is a pilot with over 20-year experience He is also a commercial drone pilot and enjoys recreational drone flying as well. In his other role as a consultant and trainer to local government, Martin is an experienced educator and holds an honorary position with the University of Western Sydney.

Tim Robinson: Tim is an experienced photographer as well as a commercial drone pilot. His photos are about nature and wildlife. Tim is also an experienced adult educator and has lectured at the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Canberra.

A dance held last Saturday in Central High School's gym raised $2,348 to help rebuild the home of freshman Keisha Kandun and her family.

Admission to "Rock the House" was $10; all money went to the Kandun Family Fund. Volunteers also walked the dance floor with donation boxes to collect more money.

The Kanduns are living with Keisha's grandparents until they can move into their new house. The whole family attended the dance; then they went on stage to thank the crowd. Rebuilding has already begun, and the family hopes to move back in time for the holidays.

"We appreciate the help so much that I cannot even put it into words," said Mary Kandun, Keisha's mother. "We have always loved the school, but we never expected this kind of generosity. You should all be proud of your school for showing so much heart."

The Kanduns' four-bedroom home was empty on August 14 when it caught on fire after being struck by lightning. Sadly, the family did not have enough insurance to pay for the cost of rebuilding.

Central High School Student Council organized the event with the help of advisor and English teacher Lois Conrad and Principal David Cordero; The student council also plans to hold a bake sale and a car wash, sponsored by Speedy Clean Inc. to raise more money.

The dance featured the music of the Harlequins. The four members of the band, seniors at Central, donated their time to perform.

"It's cool to be able to play for your fellow classmates," said Adam Flynn, who plays the guitar for the band. We wanted to help out Keisha and her family, too.

"The band was awesome," said senior Neil Lukowski, who went to the dance with several friends. It was a fun night for a good cause.

Plastic is the workhorse material of the modern economy. Light and durable, it's been used to make a vast number of products since its introduction over 100 years ago.

However, a study carried out by the World Economic Forum, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation(基金会) and McKinsey &Company showed the breakdown of the status of the global plastic system. A full 32% of the 78 million tons of plastic packaging produced annually is left to flow into out oceans.

The Ocean Cleanup, a startup founded in 2013, is the brainchild of Boyan Slat, who came up with the idea for the company when he was just 17 years old. Since then, it has received more than $2 million in funding(基金). The company plans to use a large device that will be fixed to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. This will have arms that spread out over 100 km, getting all of the plastic garbage pushed into its nets. This is then collected by a 10,000 metrecube container that will be emptied monthly.

Most recently, the Ocean Cleanup launched a team of explorers aboard a specially refitted C130 Hercules aircraft heavily loaded with specialized sensor equipment. It discovered that the problem was worse than expected with an abundance of plastics measuring up to 1.5m across and at a higher density than previously thought. The organization will continue to pilot the device and will start removing the pile before the end of the decade.

Once the plastic is out, what should we do with it? The foundation hopes that the plastic from the ocean will have a commercial value which can help to fund the project. Ocean plastic is not easy to use, for it's mixed with everything from intact PET bottles to microplastics. However, some of the world's biggest companies also see the chance to market products made of ocean plastic.

Transforming today's plastic economy from its present form (takemakewaste) to a zero waste circular economy (takemaketakemake) is a difficult challenge. However, with cooperative action from producers, recyclers, governments and consumers alike and continuing innovation, it can be done.

Figure skating(花样滑冰), as we know it, got its start in the mid-19^th century when an American named Jackson Haines combined dancing and skating for the first time. Americans did not accept Jackson's technique at that time. There he achieved an immediate success. And about 50 years later, Jackson's style finally caught on in the United States.

Figure skating first appeared at the London 1908 Summer Games, while the first Winter Games was held in 1924.

In single skating, each skater performs a short routine of required steps. The pain skating follows the same format, but with one male and one female performing together. Bu unlike pair skating, ice dance does not include overhead lifts and jumps. An ice dance competition is made up of three parts: one part is set to music that has a required rhythm and tempo and the other two parts are set to whatever music the ice dancers choose.

A panel of mine judges scores the quality of each figure skating performance, but only scores of seven judges are used. To determine which judge's scores will be used, there is a random draw before each event. Skaters are given a grade for each step, jump, spin, or any other element that is part of their routine. They also receive an overall score for each performance.

A. Therefore he moved to Vienna, Austria.

B. Jackson tried to teach Americans his technique.

C. Ice dance is performed by one male and one female, too.

D. Figure skating is one of the most popular games in the world.

E. The person or team with the highest total score is the winner.

F. Figure skating became an Olympic sport before there were Winter Games.

G. They are jumps, spins, and combinations, as well as a longer free-stating routine.

My 83-year-old mother came to live with me a year ago last November. She was very ill and I had to put my life on hold to 1 her.

Each morning, I got her up and 2 her and made her breakfast, and sat with her. I rushed for a bowl when she felt sick, and lit fires to keep her warm. I cooked and 3 her to take a few bites.

It's a hard job caring for a sick or dying parent, whoever you are. But it was 4 hard for me, a doctor myself. I couldn't help treating her in two different ways. The medical professional in me led me to examine her in 5 as if she were my patient. As a 6, I saw the woman who had given birth to me, wiped my nose, sent me to college and had been 7 presence in my life for over half a century.

Also, my mother didn't 8 my hard work or understand that other people's help could have 9 the burden.

None of the treatments her doctors gave her 10 , and finally her life became about comfort. When finally she accepted the painkillers, she accepted the fact that she would 11.

Illness and need took us across personal boundary I'd never before considered. We used to argue a lot, 12 during this time we shared stories and memories and we became 13.

When the 14 came, we accepted the fact that we looked at the world in different ways, but what 15 was that we loved each other.

Olympic and Paralympic medals for the Tokyo 2020 Games will be made from recycled mobile phones donated by the public.

Olympic host cities have (tradition) obtained the metal from mining firms. But Japan,  lacks its own mineral resources, is keen on taking the theme of a sustainable future a step (far).

"A project which allows the people of Japan  (participate) in creating the medals is really good, and helps raise the environmental awareness of our citizens," said Tokyo 2020 sports (direct) Koji Murofushi. " the resources of our earth arc limited, we need to recycle more and avoid waste. This program is setting an example."

Collection boxes (place) in local offices and telecom stores by now and they will remain there until the metal required is collected. Members of the organizing committee suggested the idea  government officials and companies earlier this year and won their support.

As a result, the medals hanging around Olympic winners' necks will carry even more meaning than usual. People's personal memories, once (store) in their smart phones and other handheld devices, will take the round shape of an Olympic medal, one of the most precious (prize) in sport.

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Student Union

My name is Manan, and I am in the sixth grade. Of all the festivals, Diwal is a Hindu festival that is celebrated in autumn, is my favorite because I can set off fireworks and eat delicious foods during the festival.

One day, I went shopping for fireworks with my grandfather. I was looking at the brightly colored fireworks when suddenly I bumped into a little boy. All my fireworks scattered out of the bag.

I quickly bent down to pick them up. Then I noticed the boy's face was full of wonder and amazement as he stared at my fireworks. It appeared as though he had never seen any this closely. When he bent down to pick them up, I snatched them from him and quickly put them back in my bag. As I stood there looking at him, I realized there was something different about this boy. His clothes were old and torn; he looked as though he had not eaten for a few days.

On reaching home, I finished my dinner quickly and ran out to set off the fireworks. I was fascinated by the variety of colors that burst open from the fireworks and lit up the sky, but my wonder was short-lived. I noticed that my grandfather had gone inside the house coughing. Wondering why, I looked around and noticed all the smoke that may have been irritating his throat. Feeling bad for only a second, I continued lighting the fireworks one after another. But, inside me, it felt different—I felt guilty about taking pleasure from bursting the fireworks.

I could feel my conscience pricking me, "Manan! How can you do this? It just takes a few minutes for all the money to disappear in smoke, but the boy you met today looked like he did not even have the basic necessities of life. The children in orphanages also need love and help. Didn't you see how your fireworks have affected Grandpa too? Can you still ignore these things and indulge in this kind of fun?" Realizing the worthlessness of this temporary pleasure, I really wanted to use the money in a more rewarding way. I started thinking about my own way to celebrate Diwali.

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I went up to my grandfather and told him about my plan.

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Soon enough, the orphanage was filled with laughter joy and celebration.