届河南省豫北名校联盟高三上学期精英对抗赛英语试题Word文档格式.docx

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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。

A

Mostpeopleagreethateatinghealthyfoodisimportant.Butsometimesmakinggoodfoodchoicescanbedifficult.Now,thereareappsthatcanhelppeoplelearnaboutthefoodtheyeattoimprovetheirhealthandtheirdiningoutexperience.

OpenTableapp

OpenTableapphelpspeoplechooserestaurantswhentheywanttogoouttoeat.Itisafreeservicethatshowsusersrestaurantavailablebasedonwhereandwhentheywanttodine.Itgivesuserspointswhentheymakereservations（预定）,whichcanadduptodiscountsonrestaurantvisits.

MaxMcCalman’sCheese&

WinePairingapp

Wineandcheesecanbeagreatcombination.Butwhichwinesgobestwithwhichcheeses?

MaxMcCalman’sCheese&

WinePairingappcanhelp.Itprovidesinformationabouthundredsofdifferentcheesesandsuggestswinestopairwitheach.MaxMcCalman’sCheese&

WinePairingappisfree.

HappyCowapp

Vegetariansdonoteatanimalmeat.Vegansdonoteatanyanimalproducts.TheHappyCowappismadeforbothgroups.Userscansearchforvegetarian-veganrestaurantsandstoresaroundtheworld.

LocalEatsapp

Restaurantchains,likeMcDonalds,canbefoundalmostanywhereapersonmighttravel.Butsometimestravelerswanttoeatlikelocals.TheLocalEatsappisdesignedforthat.ItcanhelpyoufindlocalrestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheUSandinothercountries.Itcostsaboutadollar.

WhereChefsEatapp

“WhereChefsEat”isa975-pagebook.Mostpeoplewouldnotwanttocarrythataround.Butthereisamuchlighterappversionofthesamenameforjust$15.Sixhundredchefsprovideinformationon3,000restaurantsaroundtheworldontheWhereChefsEatapp.

1.Whatdothefirsttwoappshaveincommon?

A.Theyarebothfreeofcharge.

B.Discountsareprovidedonboth.

C.Bestwinescanbereservedonboth

D.Theytellyouwheretohavethebestfood.

2.WhoisHappycowappprobablydesignedfor?

A.Friendsdrinkingwinestogether.B.Chefsenjoyingmeatverymuch.

C.Peoplewhowanttogoonadiet.D.Thoseofteneatinginarestaurant.

3.Wherecanwemostlikelyseethetext?

A.Onatourismguide.

B.Inacellphoneapplicationintroduction

C.Inastudents’textbook

D.OnascientificdiscoveryTVprogram

4.Whyonearthdidthewritermakethistext?

A.Tohelpfattiestolosesomeweight.

B.Tobringussomehealthyeatinghabits.

C.Tomakesomemoneybyadvertisingapps.

D.Tointroducesomeusefulappstofoodlovers.

B

MostacademicswouldviewapostataneliteuniversitylikeOxfordorHarvardasthecrowningachievementofacareer—bringingbothhonourandaccesstobetterwinecellars.Butscholarsdesiresuchplacesforreasonsbeyondglory.Theybelieveperchingononeofthetopmostbranchesoftheacademictreewillalsoimprovethequalityoftheirwork,bybringingthemtogetherwithothergeniuseswithwhomtheycancollaborateandwhomayhelpsparknewideas.Thissoundsreasonable.Unfortunately，asAlbertLaszloBarabasiofNortheasternUniversity，inBoston（andalso,itmustbesaid,ofHarvard）,showsinastudypublishedinScientificReports,itisnottrue.

DrBarabasiandhisteamexaminedthecareersofphysicistswhobeganpublishingbetween1950and1980andcontinuedtodosoforatleast20years.Theyrankedtheimpactoftheinstitutionsthesepeopleattendedbycountingthenumberofcitationseachinstitution’spapersreceivedwithinfiveyearsofpublication.Bytrackingtheassociationofindividualphysicistsandcountingtheircitationsinasimilarway,DrBarabasiwasabletoworkoutwhethermovingfromalowtoahigh-rankinguniversityimprovedaphysicist’simpact.Intotal,heandhisteamanalysed2,725careers.

Theyfoundthat,thoughanaveragephysicistmovedonceortwiceduringhiscareer,movingfromalow-rankuniversitytoaneliteonedidnotincreasehisscientificimpact.Goingintheoppositedirection,however,didhaveasmallnegativeinfluence.Theconsequenceisthateliteuniversitydonot，atleastasfarasphysicistsareconcerned，addvaluetooutput.ThatsurprisingconclusionisonewhichtheauthoritiesincountriessuchasBritain,whoareseekingtoconcentrateexpensivesubjectssuchasphysicsinfewer,moreeliteinstitutions—partlytosavemoney,butalsotocreatewhatareseenascentersofexcellence—mightwishtoconsider.

5.Whatisthefundamentalreasonwhyscholarswanttogetapostataneliteuniversity?

A.Theiracademiccareercanbenefitfromit.

B.Itisanaccesstobetterwinecellars.

C.Reasonsbesideglory.

D.Theycanwinhonour.

6.OnwhatbasisdidDrBarabasi’sresearchteamdrawconclusionsthatgettingapostatahigher-rankuniversitywon’thelpscholasticimpact?

A.Histeamexaminedthe20-yearcareersofphysicists.

B.HecamefromHavard,atop-rankinguniversityhimselfandknewitwell.

C.Individualphysicists’citationsbyotherauthorsincreasedwithin5years.

D.Theyrankedthephysicists’institutionsaccordingtocitationstotheseuniversities’paper.

7.WhichofthefollowingistrueofDrBarabasi’sresearch?

A.Itprovedthatapostataneliteuniversityhelpsacademics.

B.Itbeganin1950andendedin1980.

C.Itcalculatedthecitationsofthephysicists’institutions.

D.Itisbasedonalotmorethan2,000scholarsofvariousfields.

C

Worldleadersfromnearly200countrieshavesignedanimportanthistoricagreementtofightglobalclimatechange.Theagreementcameaftertwoweeksoftalksbetweentheleadersatthe21stConferenceinParis,France.

AspartoftheParisagreement，countriessaidtheywouldcutdownonpollutionHowever，accordingtothetermsofthedeal，countriesthatdon’tdothiswillnotbepunished，orfined.Instead，thedocumentismeanttoshowthatgovernmentsaroundtheworldtakeclimatechangeseriouslyandarewillingtoworktogethertofightglobalwarming.

Worldleadershavemetmanytimestodiscussclimatechange.But，the21stConferenceofParties,orCOP21,whichbeganonNovember30inParis，wasthefirsttimetheyagreedonaglobal,legalpact（协定）.

Beforetheconference,eachnationwasaskedtocreateplansonhowtoreachthesharedgoal.Thepactthatwassignedallowscountriestodecidethebestwaytocutdowntheirgaspollution.Nomatterhowtheydecidetogogreen,eachcountrymustreporthonestlyonalloftheirefforts.Everyfiveyears,nationsmustlookattheworkthey’vedoneandsubmitnewplansonhowtheywillimproveoverthenextfiveyears.

Inthepact,thecountriespledgetolimittheamountofgreenhousegasesemittedbyhumanactivitytothelevelsthattrees，soilandoceanscanabsorbnaturally.Iturgescountriestospendtrillionsofdollarsoncreatingnewenergysources,likesolarandwindpower.Italsorequirescountriestoraiseatleast$100billioneachyeartohelpdevelopingcountries.

However,criticsofthepactsayitisnotdetailedenough,anddoesn’tincludespecificsabouthowtheplanwillbeenforcedandhowimprovementswillbemeasured.Thepactdoesincludeonelarge,specificgoal:

howcountrieswillaimtokeepglobaltemperaturesfromrisingmorethan3.60℉（20℃）by2100.

Nonetheless，theagreementisconsideredbymanyworldleaderstobeamajorvictory.TheU.N.hasbeenworkingmorethantwodecadestoconvincegovernmentstoworktogethertoreduceman-madeemissions.

“Historywillrememberthisday,”U.N.SecretaryGeneralBanKi-moonsaid.“TheParisagreementonclimatechangeisamonumentalsuccessfortheplanetanditspeople.”

8.Whenwasthelegalpactprobablypassed?

A.OnNovember30.B.OnDecember4.

C.OnDecember8.D.OnDecember12.

9.Accordingtotheagreement,countries_________.

A.havetogiveayearlyreportabouttheirwork

B.willbepublishediftheyfailtoreducepollution

C.arerequiredtoensureinvestmentinfightingpollution

D.shouldtrytoreachtheagreedstandardinfiveyears

10.WhatiseachcountryrequiredtodobeforetheParisconference?

A.Provideaworkplan.B.Giveanoralexplanation.

C.Providealargeamountofmoney.D.Giveawrittenassessment.

11.Thepactisthoughttobeimperfectbecause_______.

A.itdoesn’tconsiderdevelopingcountries

B.itisnotdetailedenough

C.itisnotattractivetoallcountries

D.itonlybenefitssomecountries

D

Manypeopledon'

trealizetheimportanceofmusiceducationintheschoolstoday.Anewstudyshowed,however,musiceducationisextremelyimportant.

Incollege,musiceducationisoneofthelargestprograms.Teachershavetolearngeneraleducationmaterialsandtechniques.Theymustlearntoplayeveryinstrument;

theymustlearnmusichistoryandmusictheory;

theymustlearninstrumentrepairandteachingmethods;

theymustlearnconductingandsomuchmore.Atthesametime,muchofourcultureandtraditionisabsorbedinmusic.

Musicplaysaveryimportantroleinoureducation.

Musichelpswithmathandscience.Studentslearntocount,andhowtomultiplyanddivide.Studentsalsousesciencetohelpthemdiscoverwhatsoundsgoodtogetherandwhatdoesn’t.Studentsalsoneedsciencetounderstandsomethingcalledthe“overtoneseries"

whichisabouthowmusicisproducedbyvibration（颤动）andwhy.

Studentslearnalotaboutlanguagesthroughmusic．Manysongsarewritteninotherlanguages,includingancientones.Studentsmustlearntotranslatetheseworkstounderstandwhattheyaresingingabout.Asongislikelytobeafamoussh