their happiness levels, lower their blood pressure levels, get better quality sleep, improve their relationships, have a positive impact on their depression levels and are less affected by pain.
Because gratitude is a fairly new field of study, researchers are still trying to identify its cause-and-effect relationship with various health benefits. 61. The author?s partner was saved largely due to _____________.
A. his good luck C. the author?s immediate reaction
B. the rescuers? joint efforts D. his receiving good treatment
62. Which of the following sentences has the similar meaning with the underlined sentence?
A. To help others out is a virtue to everyone. B. Helping others will benefit yourself as well. C. Casual help will make a big difference to others.
D. Don?t miss doing any good thing however insignificant it is. 63. The first two paragraphs serve as ______________.
A. an introduction to the topic of the text B. a description of his partners? being saved C. an explanation of the police?s personal values D. a way of expressing the author?s gratitude 64. What can we learn from this text?
A. Many people are willing to express their gratitude.
B. The gratitude training should be carried out at an early age.
C. Saying thank-you can have positive effects on your physical and mental health. D. Researchers have known the relationship between gratitude and health benefits. 65. Which could be the best title of this text?
A. The power of gratitude C. My partner?s rescue
D
A New study by the British government has discovered the mental well-being of the country?s teenage girls has worsened.
The survey, which included 30,000 14-year-old students in 2005 and 2014, showed 37
B. My passion for gratitude D. People?s attitude to gratitude
percent of girls with psychological stress, up from 34 percent in 2005. British boys? stress level was actually seen to fall over the same time period, from 17 percent to 15 percent. The report?s authors pointed out the “advent of the social media age” could be a major contributing factor for increasing stress among teenage British girls.
“The adolescent years are a time of rapid physical, cognitive and emotional development,” Pam Ramsden, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, wrote in a recent blog post. “Teenagers interact with people in order to learn how to become competent adults. In the past, they would engage with parents, teachers and other adults in their community as well as extended family members and friends. Now we can also add social media to that list of social and emotional development.”
Throughout adolescence, girls and boys develop characteristics like confidence and self-control. Since teenage brains have not completely developed, teens don?t have the cognitive awareness and impulse control to keep from posting inappropriate content. Furthermore, this content can easily be circulated far and wide with disastrous implications.
Social media can also feed into girls? insecurities about their appearance, Ramsden said. These sites are often filled with images of people with body type unattainable to the normal person. However, these images and the messages tied to them creep into social standards.
“Social media allows girls to make comparisons among friends as well as celebrities and then provides them with ?solutions? such as extreme dieting tips and workouts to reach their goals,” Ramsden said. “Concerns about body image can negatively impact their quality of life preventing them from having healthy relationships and taking up time that could be better spent developing other aspects of their personalities.” 66. How does the survey tell us the negative impact of social media？
A. By making experiments. B. By raising a question.
C. By making comparisons D. By analyzing causes and effects. 67. According to Pam Ramsden, we can know_______.
A. teenagers hate sharing their thoughts with people around B. teenagers? mental health has nothing with social media C. teenagers will not post improper content on the Internet D. the ways of teenagers? interaction with people have changed
68. What is Ramsden?s attitude toward the images with fine body shape?
A. Supportive.
B. Indifferent.
C. Critical.
D. Concerned.
69. According to the last paragraph, it is necessary for teenagers___________.
A. to get rid of the bad effects of social media. B. to follow the celebrities? example
C. to be concerned about their body image D. to make comparisons among friends 70. What does this text mainly tell us?
A. The well-being of teenagers in Britain. B. The social media?s negative effect on teenagers. C. The development of teenagers in Britain. D. How to interact with teenagers in Britain.
天津市部分区2016～2017学年度第一学期期末考试
高三英语笔试
第Ⅱ卷
注意事项：
1．用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。 2．本卷共6小题，共35分。 得分 评卷人
第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
John D. Rockefeller was born in 1839 on a farm near Richford, New York, a small town in the western part of the state. He worked hard both in school and outside school and he also showed the skill and ability to produce new things, especially works of art.
Rockefeller began to look for work when he finished high school at the age of sixteen. Since the age of five, he had worked at odd jobs, such as raising turkeys or working in potato fields. Now he looked for better opportunities.
[:]At first, Rockefeller worked in an office, where he was successful and where he learned a great deal about business. But he wanted to go into business for himself. So he and a friend formed a partnership to buy and sell grain, hay, and other farm products.
The business was successful, but Rockefeller decided to go into the new oil industry. He formed his own company so that he could make free use of his skill and imagination in business.
The company Rockefeller started became the Standard Oil Company. It took the oil from wells and refined it, that is, changed it into products such as kerosene (煤油) and grease (油脂).
Rockefeller?s business grew until it was worth millions of dollars. Almost everyone who bought oil products had to buy them from the Standard Oil Company. Finally, the government and the courts ordered the Standard Oil Company to be divided up to give other oil companies a chance.
John D. Rockefeller earned a great fortune and he gave away much money. By the time of his death, Rockefeller had created a special fund of money to be used to improve health and education and another fund to improve “the well-being of mankind throughout the world.” During his lifetime, Rockefeller had gained almost one billion dollars; he gave away about half of it. But Rockefeller's personal life was fairly frugal. 71. What kind of boys was Rockefeller when he was young? (No more than 7 words) 72. Why did Rockefeller decide to go into the new oil industry? (No more than 10 words) 73. What policy did the government and the courts give to the Standard Oil Company? (No more than 15 words)
74. What is the meaning of the underlined part in the last Paragraph? (No more than 5 words)
75. How does Rockefeller?s story inspire you to deal with money when you become rich? Put it in your own words. (No more than 20 words) 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
76. 假设你是晨光中学的学生李津，你的英国朋友Mary上个月来到北京大学学习。下个月你将去北京参加英语演讲比赛。你在资料搜集，语言运用等方面遇到了困难。请你根据以下提示给Mary写一封电子邮件。
（1）询问Mary的生活和学习情况； （2）谈谈你的困难并请Mary帮忙； （3）告诉Mary你打算赛后去看她。 注意：
（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯； （3）不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。 参考词汇：北京大学 Peking University Dear Mary,
How time flies! ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Jin
天津市部分区2016～2017学年度第一学期期末考试
高三英语试卷参考答案
第I卷
第一、二部分（Key to1-55）
1-5 BABCA 6-10 ACBBA 11-15 BCCAA 16-20 DBBDC 21-25 CDAAC 26-30 ABDCB 31-35 BDCBA 36-40 CDBAC 41-45ADDBB 46-50 ADCAC 51-55 BABDC 56-60 DDCAC 61-65 BCACA 66-70 DDCAB