高三英语第十二次周练及答案.docx
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高三英语第十二次周练及答案
崇仁一中2015届高三上学期第12次限时训练英语试题
命题人审题人:
高三英语备课组
时长:
100分钟满分:
120分
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
OnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoon.TheystartedearlyinLondon.TheheadmanwasAugustaGaudron,andtheothertwomenwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywerereadyforalongway.
Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualrope,anditwashangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftheropetheyhadtiedametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight.Itwasforuseoverthesea.Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.
Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000meters,andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfellpastthemen'sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.Thementriedtothrowoutsomemoresand,butitwashard.Theytriedtobreaktheicysandwiththeirknives,butitwasnoteasy.Theworkwasslowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsofsand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.
Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sotheyclimbeduptogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100meters!
Everythingbecameicy.Theyweresocoldthattheydecidedtoland.TheycamedowninPolandheavilybutsafely.Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometersfromLondon!
1.Themetalboxwasusedfor________.
A.carryingthebagsofsandB.keepingdrinking-water
C.carryingropesofthebasketD.changingweight
2.Theballoonlanded________.
A.inLondonB.ontheseaC.onalakeD.inaforeigncountry
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Thethreemenstartedtheirjourneybeforethesunrose.
B.Theballoonbegantogoupwhentheythrewbagsofsandoutofthebasket.
C.Whentheypulledtheboxintothebasket,theballoonbegantoclimbup.
D.Thethreemenhadtolandbecausetheyfeltcold.
B
Hi,everybody!
Welcometoournewly-openedRichardsCinemaBookstore!
Nowletmeintroducetoyousomeofthenewfilmbooksinourstore.AreyouChinesefilmfans?
OK,herecomesthelatest25NewTakesaboutChinesefilms.Itisacollectionof25freshreadingsofdifferentChinesefilmsfromthe1930stothepresent.Inrecentyears,ChinesefilmsareverypopularintheStates,suchasCrouchingTigerandHiddenDragon,Hero,andFlowersofShanghai.
DoyoulikeFrenchfilms?
Well,hereisTheFrenchCinemaBook.ItcoversFrenchfilmsfromthe1890stothebeginningofthe21stcentury.ItiswrittenforallloversofFrenchcinema:
studentsandteachers,specialistsandfans,andsoon.
MaybeyouareIndianfilmfansandstar-chasers.ThenhereisEncyclopedia(百科全书)ofIndianCinema.ThebookisacompleteintroductiontoallthebestIndianfilms.Italsooffersafulllistofnamesofthefamousandsuccessfulfilmstarsinthepasttenyears.Youknow,theIndianfilmindustryisthelargestintheworldafterourHollywood.
IfyoulikeBritishfilms,wehaveTheBritishCinemaBook.ItisagoodreviewofBritishcinema.Thisbookcontainsagoodmanynicepictures.
Inourbookstore,youcanalsofindbooksaboutMexican,Japanese,Australian,GermanandItalianfilms.Well,pleasehelpyourselvestosomecoffeeortea,andhaveagoodtimehere!
4.Thespeakerofthepassageismostprobably_______.
A.theauthorof25NewTakesB.atouristinthecinemabookstore
C.themanagerofthecinemabookstore
D.areaderofEncyclopediaofIndianCinema
5.HowmanyAsiancountriesdoesthespeakerrefertowhenhetalksaboutthefilmbooks?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Nine.
6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.IndiancinemaissecondonlytoHollywood.
B.TheBritishCinemaBookincludesacompletelistofnamesofstars.
C.CrouchingTigerandHiddenDragoniswellreceivedintheStates.
D.TheFrenchCinemaBookcoversoveracentury'sFrenchfilms.
7.Thepurposeofthespeakeris_______.
A.tosatisfythecustomers'varioustastes
B.tokeeptheauthorsinthecinemabookstore
C.toofferthetouristschancestomeetthefilmstars
D.tointroducethereaderstofilmproducers
C
Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheels,yetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknow,however,thattheyexistedover5,500yearsagoinancientAsia.
Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSlovenia.Itisover5,100yearsold.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhile,though.Thiscouldbebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansaround.
Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfaces,roadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventually,roadsurfacesdidbecomesmoother,butthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodemroaddesign.
Inthemid-1700s,aFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer(层)oflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.AScotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastrong,lastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesamelime,metalhubs(thecentralpartofawheel)cameintobeing,followedbythepneumatictyre(充气轮胎)in1846.Alloywheelswereinventedin1967,sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmackedroads(柏油路).Aswheeldesigntookoff,vehiclesgotfasterandfaster.
8.Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?
A.Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.
B.Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.
C.Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.
D.Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.
9.Whatdoweknowabout
roaddesignfromthepassage?
A.Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.
B.Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.
C.Itwaspromotedbyfast-movingvehicles.
D.Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.
10.Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?
A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.
C.Byfollowingtimeorder.D.Bymakingclassifications.
11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Thebeginningofroaddesign.B.Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.
C.Thehistoryofpublictransport.D.Hisinventionoffast-movingvehicles.
D
PeoplearebeingtrickedintoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,freeservicewithoutrealizingthey’repayingforitbygivinguploadsofpersonalinformation.
MostFacebookusersdon’trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey’repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.
Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherulesearlyonyoukeepeverythingprivate.ThatwasthegreatthingaboutFacebook.Youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear.Thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings;yourcity,yourphoto,yourfriends’nameswereset,bydefault(默认)tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.
AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon’tshareinformation,theyhavealesssatisfyingexperience.
SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthem.Atthesideofthepagestotally,whowantstotookatadswhenthey’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?
TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril.SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocialnetworkingsites.“Ithinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethem,”Schrageadmits.
IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy,it’sonlythebeginning,whichiswhyI’mconsideringcancellingmyaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI’mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’tknow.That’stoohighapricetopay.
12.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestouserswhowanttogetmarried.
B.Itearnsmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.
C.Itbenefitsbysellingitsusers’personaldata.
D.Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.
13.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?
A.Theyareunwillingtogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.
B.Theydon’tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.
C.Theydon’tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsite.
D.Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.
14.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?
A.Toprovidebetterservicetoitsusers.B.ToobeytheFederalguidelines.
C.Toimproveitsusers’connectionD.Toexpanditsbusiness.
15.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?
A.Heisdissatisfiedwithitspresentservice.
B.Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.
C.Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldatabadlyused.
D.Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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