普通高等学校2018届高三招生全国统一考试英语模拟试卷（三）

    During the Nov.11 shopping event，many people tend to buy more than they need because of sales promotions or just plain urge.But what normally 1 the shopping spree(疯狂购物)is not2but regret.That's because many people just buy things to fill the 3 in their hearts，but accumulating things actually4 the burden in their minds.

    The concept of Danshari may provide a(n)5to the problem.Danshari was based on three Chinese characters，duan she li6refusal，disposal(清除)and separation.It promotes the idea of getting rid of7things and separating oneself from the drive to own 8 possessions.There are two basic rules that 9  whether you should keep something—the relationship between you and the item under10as well as the timing.So before you11your payment password for something，ask yourself two questions：Do I 12 it now? Does it suit me?

    Danshari encourages you not only to13 yourself things，but to give up the unreasonable desire associated with owning them.Nowadays，people need to learn to14their daily lives.Buy only the necessities and 15items，regularly16 things you don't need any more，then you'll get freedom in your heart.

    However，it doesn't mean that you should 17your desire and live a less interesting life.Instead，you should 18 yourself rather than material goods.Through19what to buy and what to get rid of，you can see a deeper reflection of yourself20 learning to make wise decisions about more important things.

The Grand Canyon(大峡谷)Helicopter Tour

    You'll discover the natural beauty of the Grand Canyon as your helicopter flies to the west edge，passing over Lake Las Vegas，Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam．During the flight，you can listen to a recorded introduction to the Grand Canyon and its surroundings via headphones．At noon，you'll land for an unforgettable champagne picnic，3，200 feet below the edge．While you share a bottle of champagne，your pilot and guide will be happy to answer any questions you may have．Your flight ends with a low-level pass over the famous Las Vegas Strip．On landing，a comfortable car is waiting to bring you back to your hotel．

    Each helicopter carries a maximum of 6 people including your pilot．For a roomier experience，upgrade your flight to an EC-130 helicopter which provides larger leg room and can accommodate more weight per seat．See Additional Info for details on weight restrictions．

Pricing Information

    Services included：45-minute(approx)flight each way，hotel pickup and drop-off by   limousine，lunch．

    Our price is constantly updated．Click to check pricing & availability on your preferred  travel date．

    Additional Information

    The maximum weight per passenger to ride in an A-Star helicopter is 2751bs．If passengers weigh in between 2751bs and 3001bs，you will be required to upgrade to the    EC-130．

    Pickup is available from selected Las Vegas hotels．You must contact the local travel    agency to fix your pickup time．

    All flight times are approximate and might be influenced by weather conditions．

    Traveler Review

    This is an absolute must do．The view of the Grand Canyon at his height was absolutely amazing! Our pilot was funny，knowledgeable and a great guide．All the staff from booking to check-in and helicopter departure were fantastic．I would recommend this tour to everyone．

    It was with heavy hearts that my son and I worked to prepare his car for a milestone journey—the day he moved across the country after twenty years of living under my roof．

    Our work went slowly into the afternoon．The Sunday baseball game came on．Our hometown Cardinals were playing the Atlanta Braves．I overheard bits of the TV broadcast—Atlanta took a two-run lead as we were packing the trunk．After that I became absorbed in glum thoughts about his departure and forgot about the game．Suddenly I heard the door open．“Dad，”he said，“let's watch the game．They're only down by a run．”

    His red-colored eyes instantly told me that he，too，found this to be difficult and wanted to share one last father-son moment．Without hesitation I led the way to the TV set．There，we found the Cards losing 3—1．“Oh，”he said，“they're down two runs．”His voice cracked with doubt．“I thought they were coming back．”“That's fine，”I said，wanting so much to string this moment．“Let's watch anyway．”

    The Cards got to bat last．First a single，and then another．Suddenly the game became very interesting．When David Eckstein parked the third pitch(投球)into the seats，we were transformed，jumping up and down．That's when the magic moment came．The sadness of that day was replaced by the exciting baseball game，something we had done many times together before．

    Then he left．It was a sad day when I helped my son pack and get ready to move away to college．But this moment of joy mixed with sadness made the day，the trip and our life seem so right．

    Many people feel stressed out about buying and giving gifts around holidays．But have the holidays become too materialistic and more about the gifts than the feelings behind them?

    Throughout the world，many cultures mark holidays with gifts and food．Holiday traditions bring people together and allow us to feel a part of family and community．The gifts and food that we share are all about expressing a sense of appreciation and joy．The gifts of a few generations ago were probably more common and homemade．Even the people who could afford expensive presents probably didn't do as much buying and spending as we do today．

    But with our culture growing more commercial，sometimes the original meaning behind the tradition gets lost．Not only is the pressure on spending money on the right present，but many people also find that when gifts become the focus of a holiday，it puts too much emphasis on receiving．It's too easy to have high expectations of what's in that beautifully wrapped box—and that can set anyone up for disappointment．No wonder we often hear about people having the“holiday blues”—feeling sad or empty．

    Not all people think the holidays are too materialistic，of course．Most appreciate the traditional aspects of the holidays．And some love shopping and are just fine with all the giving and receiving．But if you're feeling a little empty about the holidays，what can you do? One key to a relaxing and meaningful holiday is finding what works best for you，both in terms of gift giving and other holiday traditions．Putting some thought into what the holidays mean to you and then focusing your energies on those aspects that leave you feeling most satisfied can help you let go of the stuff that may be stressing you out．

    Asking a patient to hum(哼唱)piano tunes and play fin instrument while undergoing brain surgery(手术)may sound like a strange request from a doctor．However，that is exactly what a team of brain specialists，led by Pilcher，requested Dan Fabbio to do．

    In 2015，the then 25-year-old musician was diagnosed with a brain tumor(肿瘤)，which was located in the part of the brain known to be active when people listen to and make music．“Removing a tumor from the brain can have significant consequences depending on its location，”Pilcher says．“Both the tumor and the operation can damage tissue and affect communication between different parts of the brain．”

    Fabbio，therefore，feared the surgery would cause him to lose his musical ability．To prevent that from happening，Pilcher and his colleague designed many tests，including asking Fabbio to listen to piano tunes and hum back during MRI scans．This enabled the physicians to locate the area that is vital for music and language processing and create a 3-D map of Fabbio's brain．

    Despite the great starting point，it was not a perfect way to prevent possible damage to the．The only way was to keep the patient awake and ask him to hum piano tunes during the surgery so that the surgeons could identify the areas to avoid．While the surgery went smoothly，the real test came when Fabbio was asked to play a song on his saxophone．The tunehad been simplified to ensure that it would not require too much strength and cause harm to the stitches(缝线)in the brain．He played it faultlessly，and when he finished，the entire operating room erupted in applause．

    The researchers say that a year after the groundbreaking surgery，the young musician can once again hear tunes in everything—even his electric toothbrush．

    Gratitude(感恩)is a social feeling．Many people see it as relationship—strengthening because it requires us to see how we've been supported and recognized by other people．

    First，it's belief of goodness．We are convinced that there are good things in the world，gifts and benefits we've received．The second part of gratitude is figuring out where that goodness comes from It doesn't come from anything we necessarily did ourselves．Instead，we acknowledge that other people gave us many gifts to help us achieve the goodness in our livesOf course，there are various important reasons．Here are some of them．

    Gratitude allows us to celebrate the presentWe notice the positives more，and that enlarge the pleasures you get from life．Instead of adapting to goodness，we celebrate goodness．

    Gratitude blocks negative feelings．You cannot feel envious and grateful at the same time If you're grateful，you can't hate someone for having something that you don't．Those are very different ways of connecting to the world，and sure enough，research has suggested that people who have high levels of gratitude have low levels of negative feelings．

    That's because when you're grateful，you have the sense that someone else has provided for your happiness．You notice a network of relationships of people think it's worthwhile to help you get to where you are right now．Realizing someone has seen the value in you transforms the way you see yourself．

A．They're contradictory feelings．

B．It strengthens positive feelings．

C．Gratitude heightens your sense of self-worth．

D．Most of the time，it makes you feel confused．

E．Gratitude allows us to participate more in life．

F．So why gratitude has such effects on people's lives?

G．We recognize the sources of it as being outside of ourselves．

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    Last Friday，our class have a discussion about which to do during the coming holiday．Some are in favor of staying at home．They think it's both convenience and comfortable．Beside，they can save money for other purpose．But they will lose the chance of getting to know outside world．Others，on the other hand，would rather to go traveling since it can increase our knowledge．Therefore，they will spend more money and meet some difficulties while traveling．

    Personally，I'd like to stay at home，for I can do whatever I like，such as reading books，watching TV，or helping my parents on the housework．

    Texting while walking is something that most of us are guilty of．We can't help (reply)to that message we just received．However，while it's fun to keep up to what's going on，we may actually put(we)in danger．

    A team of researchers from UK recently found peopleuse their phones while on the move walk differently．During the research，a group of 21 volunteers(ask)to walk around a street with obstacles(障碍物)such as a step.volunteers traveled the course a total of 12 times each，either writing or reading a message，making a call，or with no phone at all．It took the volunteers 118 percent (long)to complete the course while using a phone．They also paid attention to the travel path 51 percent more when they weren't using a phone．“Although there(be)no accidents，we should still be awarewhat's going on around us，”according to Matthew Timmis，co—author of the study．The big risk is suddenly—appearing situations，like someone suddenly walking in front of you．You are not going to be able to respond to that(swift)enough，so you may injure yourself or get injured．In a word，these hidden (danger)of texting while walking should be recognized to avoid injuries．

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2）解释原因；

3）期待重逢。

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