浙江省宁波市普通高中2020年保送生英语模拟测试卷5

    Have you ever been on a bus when someone answered a telephone 1? Have you ever been in a taxi when the driver always 2 the horn or talked on the 3? You probably answer "yes", but have you ever tried to 4 for a moment and listen to the silence? Probably not. Silence is a thing to which many of us pay little attention.

    Today many of us are too busy to 5 the small things in life, including silence. With the development of economy, we are always 6 by noise and sometimes we can't realize how noise affects us, but it really changes 7 we talk and listen to each other. Because we are so used to noise, we forget to be 8 when there finally is no noise. 9 is often the case, when there is no noise, we want to utter something to 10 the silence. It seems funny that we are afraid of these moments11 there is no talking, and we call for the awkward noise because we feel uncomfortable. But in fact silence can be better than noise, and we need to appreciate it.

    Some of my friends asked why I didn't talk much. 12 I like talking, but I don't like pushing away silence by talking because I appreciate the beauty of silence. I believe in what one of my friends ever said, "Do not talk unless you can 13 upon silence." So 14 time when you are on a bus or in a taxi, remember to appreciate the silence you 15 later on some day.

    The answer to protecting and saving marine(海洋) wildlife can start with cutting back on something Americans use every day—plastic drinking straws. Actor Adrien Grenier, best known for playing Vincent Chase in 2015 movie Entourage, has launched a campaign to reduce the amount of single-use plastic usage in this country in order to protect and save marine wildlife and the environment. Plastic drinking straws are among many single-use plastic products contributing to the shocking loss of marine life, but they're a great place to start because they're something Americans are using by the hundreds of millions without any awareness that they're so damaging.

    According to Ecocycle, an international environmental organization, Americans use more than 500 million straws daily, which are enough to fill 127 school buses each day, and they can't be recycled. They means plastic straws end up in landfills or oceans, where fish and other marine wildlife mistake the small bits for food and swallow them. After seeing a photo of a whale beached on the shore with a belly full of plastic, Grenier felt the inspiration to launch the Lonely Whale Foundation, hoping to inspire and educate others on the challenges facing marine life.

    Along with stopping the use of straws, Grenier hopes to educate consumers on the dangers of other single-use plastic items such as grocery bags and water bottles. While many Americans use these plastic products in their daily life, there are more sustainable alternatives that can help protect the environment. Ecocycle recommends the use of straws made from stainless steel, glass, and even bamboo instead of plastic. You can buy a number of these environmentally friendly straws online and in stores.

    When you were young, ginger ale(姜味汽水)may have been a popular choice for reducing the unpleasant feelings caused by your upset stomach on the road to get to school. For years, ginger has been used to reduce the effects of nausea(作呕). But do you know it's now also being looked at to fight cancer?

    Scientists have discovered that ginger can kill cancerous cells in two different ways. On the one hand, ginger causes the cancer cells to "commit suicide" by destroying themselves while leaving the surrounding healthy cells untouched. Ginger can prevent the growth of diseased cells by destroying the environment they grow in. On the other hand, ginger tricks the diseased cells and causes them to fight among themselves. Researchers are now looking into one of the toughest cancers to fight. However, scientists find repeated treatment of disease by drugs can actually lose its effectiveness over time as the cancer builds up resistance(抵抗力)to the same treatment. This raises researchers' confidence that ginger would help stop resistance from the cancer.

    In a study, the cancer clearly stopped growing in the body of the mice that had been given ginger. The bad news is that such encouraging research has only been conducted on mice. The good news, however, is that it seems humans might be able to get the same benefit just by eating products with ginger and ginger root in them.

    Cancer prevention and fighting abilities aren't the only potential benefits you may get from adding a bit more ginger to your diet.

    Drinking ginger ale when your stomach was upset as a child wasn't just a placebo(安慰剂).Numerous studies and research, including the Mayo Clinic's strict grading system, agree that ginger has some sort of anti-nausea characteristics.

    Some believe that ginger works well against nausea after operations, while others use it to reduce motion sickness such as seasickness and car sickness. The Mayo Clinic, however, advises the use of ginger only to reduce nausea during pregnancy. While more research needs to be done, early studies are very promising, especially in that small amounts of ginger don't seem to do any harm to the mother or baby.

    Other health benefits from ginger exist as well. Since ginger is often considered to be useful in warming bodies, it can improve the condition of people's joints including knees and ankle joints. Some suggest that ginger can help cure a cough associated with the common cold. Another benefit of ginger is that it seems to have no real side effects, which is one of the main reasons it appears to be safe during pregnancy.

    But for safety, you should always consult a doctor for instructions on daily use before starting, even with something like ginger that seems to have little to no side effects.

    On Christmas Day, 2003, a woman named Nancy Sue Brown took her daughter and grandchildren to see a movie at an AMC theater. When the movie was over, the crowd made for the exits. A theater employee had just finished mopping the hallway and dutifully placed the "wet floor" sign in the slippery area. No one slipped due to the wet conditions, but someone did manage to knock over the sign. And by the time Ms. Brown got to the area, the sign was lying on the floor. And shortly thereafter, so was she. Her foot got caught in the sign, in a bad way, and she fell. Unfortunately Ms. Brown had undergone a back operation, and the fall caused more damage than it otherwise would have. So she and her husband sued (提起诉讼).

    AMC argued that the entire point of the "wet floor" sign above was to warn of danger, and therefore, courts should encourage the use by not allowing Brown's case to proceed(继续进行). AMC referred to a case about a December, 1998 incident, where a "wet floor" sign, not in use, fell to the floor causing another trip-and- fall. In that case, Georgia's Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the store, but didn't go so far as to say that "wet floor' signs couldn't give rise to legal liability (责任) in trip-and-fall accidents. In the Brown case, the Supreme Court therefore rejected AMC's argument that the former case applied

But the Browns argued something surprising that the "wet floor" sign was, itself, dangerous, because "using this type of sign in areas passed by lots of customers creates an unreasonable risk of foreseeable harm to the public in the form of tripping hazards(危险)." That's right—the safety sign, used in the way it was designed, was itself dangerous. The court thankfully didn't accept that argument, at least not entirely. But it did conclude that Brown's case could continue to a jury(陪审团)— "a merchant's selection and use of equipment designed to warn customers of one danger that have the potential to expose them to a different one."

Little Habits Make a Big Difference

Everything around us is changing at amazing speed, it seems—but some things will always remain the same. Some of our daily habits have the power to always give us happiness and lead toward success. Here are some little habits that can make a big difference:

    ⒈Many studies have linked early rising with success. An early morning wake-up carries benefits including better planning and anticipation(预料)of problems, and more time to the things that make you happy.

    ⒉Happiness comes to those who are curious.As long as you live, there will always be something to learn, and as long as you follow your heart and your passions, you won't miss out on learning.

    ⒊Believe in yourself and all that you are.Confidence is the key to success—the thing that lets you look at the past without regret, stay grounded in the present, and prepare for the future without fear.

    ⒋A day well spent gets you a good night sleep. Enough sleep makes you feel healthier and happier, and it's more than lifting up your or removing exhaustion(疲惫). Adequate sleep is a key part of your health and inner happiness.

It doesn't take a huge effort to make a significant change in your life—using one or two tiny habits may be all you need. Get started today and you'll soon be experiencing the rewards.

    On many campuses, it has become a trend for a host of students to participate in various (activity). Involved in some positive ones, students find them quite  (benefit) and rewarding.

    A case in point is the English club  the activity of learning benefits me most. In contemporary world, English learning has gained great popularity and it is  great importance for students to learn English well. However, I  (meet) a variety of difficulties in study so far. For instance, I have trouble  (memorize) words. Sometimes, it is also difficult for me to understand the rules of grammar. Although I can read and write, I cannot express myself freely in English.

    Then, how to get a good command of his language for me? I  (convince) that practice makes perfect and that joining the English club is worthwhile. In the English club, daily practice enables me  (speak) and write fluently. It is also through constant practice  I can master the rules of grammar and remember words. I will bear in mind that  I try my best to practice every day, the future of my English learning will be promising.

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