内蒙古集宁一中(西校区)2020届高三12月月考（上学期第二次）英语试题

集宁一中2019—2020学年度第一学期第二次月考 高三年级英语试卷 第I卷 第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）（略） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 　A The TED—which stands for technology, entertainment and design—speaker series features “ideas worth spreading”. With over 1,400 to choose from, we’ve selected a few that are perfect for students. Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career We humans may have an unfavorable habit of making excuses for ourselves or being too confident about ourselves. Accordingly, Larry Smith, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, tells us why most of us will fail to have a great career. Luckily, as he puts it, there is a way out—if you try to pursue your passion. Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes Between dance teams, volunteering and –oh, right—lectures, your life’s crazy factor is about to go way up. In this entertaining and informative talk, mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe teaches us how to be “more healthy, more mindful and less distra