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2020届惠州市博罗县华侨中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案
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A
Thisisalistofplacestospendthe2020Olympicsifyouaren'tgoingtoJapan.Australia
ThefactthatthesummerOlympicsfallduringAustralia'swinterseasonisworthkeepinginmindfortworeasons:itmakestravelingtherecheaper,andit'sstillnottoocold.AsfarastheOlympicsareconcerned,therewillbenoshortageofopportunitiestowatchtheGamesinbetweenyourvariousexplorationsofthecountryanditslimitlessactivities.Thailand
Thailandisabreathtakingplace10spendsometimeduringanysummer,andprovidesaperfectsettingforOlympieviewing:Youcangoscubadivingonemorningbeforewatchingsportsallafternoon,orsimplyduckoutforworld-famousstreetfoodinbetweenevents.ButThaisportsfansmayalsobetakingextrainterestintheOlympicsthesedays.UnitedStates
TheU.S.islikelytobeasinterestedintheOlympicsasanyothernation,giveniscollectionofathleteswhowillbetakingcenterstage.Youcanrestassureditwon'tbedifficulttowatchtheGamesnomatterwhereyou'revisitingspecifically.Thisleavesyouwithallsortsoffunoptions.YoucanvisitaluxuryskiresorttownlikeAspen,whichturnsintoagorgeoushikingdestinationinthesummer.GreatBritain
NotunliketheU,s.Britainwillmakeforafunplacetospendthe2020Olympicsbecausethere'sagreatdealofnationalinterestinanumberofdifferentsports,andthelocalathletesareexpectedtobecompetitive.SummercanalsobeagoodtimetobeinBritainingeneral,"withlymildtemperaturesallowingforfullexplorationofthecountry.ThatmeansyoucanstayinthebeautifulLakeDistrictifyoulike,hikingorkayakingwhenyou'renotwatchingtheGames.
1.WhatisspecialaboutAustraliaasadestinationinanOlympicsummer?A.Itsseason.B.Itsactivities.C.Itssports.D.Itsscenery,

2.Whichcountrycanyougotoifyouareastreetfoodlover?A.Australia.B.Thailand.C.UnitedStates.D.GreatBritain.
3.WhatdotheU.S.andBritainhaveincommonasfunplacestospendthe2020Olympics?A.Theybothhaveapleasanttemperature.B.TheyarebothinterestedintheGames.CTheybothownlotsofsportscenters.D.TheyarebothEnglish-speakingcountries.
B
Whatactsofkindnesswillmakeusthehappiest,andwhotendstobenefitthemost?Anewly-publishedreviewofdecadesofkindnessresearchprovidessomeanswers.
Inthispaper,researchersanalyzedtheresultsfrom126researcharticleslookingatalmost200,000participantsfromaroundtheworld.Thestudiestheychosemeasuredwell-beinginvariousways,includingbothmentalandphysicalhealth.Somewereexperiments,wherepeopledidakindnesspracticetoobserveitseffects,whileothersjustsurveyedpeopleabouthowkindandhappytheywere.
Asexpected,peoplewhowerekindtendedtohavehigherwell-being.LeadresearcherBryantHuiwasastoundedthattherelationshipwasn'tstrongerthanitwas,buthewasstillencouragedbytheresults.
OnethingHuiandhiscolleaguesfoundwasthatpeoplewhoperformedrandom,informalactsofkindness,likebringingamealtoasadfriend,tendedtobehappierthanpeoplewhoperformedmoreformalactsofkindness,likevolunteeringinasoupkitchen.
Theresearchersalsofoundthatpeoplewhowerekindtendedtobehigherin"eudaimonichappiness"(asenseofmeaningandpurposeinlifemorethan"hedonichappiness"(asenseofpleasureandcomfort.Perhapsthismakessense,giventhatbeingkindtakeseffort,whichreducescomfortbutcouldmakepeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselvesandtheirabilities,whichwouldprovideasenseofmeaning.
Beingkindcamewithgreatereudaimonichappinessforwomenthanformen,too.AccordingtoHui,thiscouldbebecause,inmanycultures,womenareexpectedtobekinderthanmen;so,theymayhavemoretogainfromit.Andyoungerparticipantsexperiencedmorehappinesswhentheywerekindthanolderparticipants,perhapsfordevelopmentalreasons,hesays.
Huiisn'tsurewhyactingkindmighthavethesedifferenteffectsondifferentgroups,buthepointstotheoriesputforthbyresearcherElizabethMidlarsky:Beingkindmaymakeusfeelbetteraboutourselvesasapersonoraboutthemeaningofourlives,helpusforgetourowntroublesandstresses,orhelpusbemoresocially-connectedwithothers.

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