云南省曲靖市第二中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试题 含答案Word文件下载.docx
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第I卷(选择题,共70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。
A
BloomfieldInternational
PleasejoinusforlunchandmeetournewLogisticsDirector(物流总监),RobertJ.Hughes.
MrHughesjoinsBloomfieldafter10yearsatAviomGlobalEnterprises.Hebringsexpertiseinfreightforwarding(货运),internationaltransportandinformationtechnology.
Friday,January15th,11:
30am,1stfloorconferenceroom
DearfellowBloomfieldworkers,
Iwanttoexpressmygratitudeandjoyatbeingselectedtojoinyourcorporation.MyspecialgratitudegoestoCEO,BernardJohnsonwhochosemeforthisposition.Asmanyofyoumayalreadyknow,Iamwellknownformypreferencetowardtechnologicalandmarketsolutionstothelogisticalchallengesthatwefacetoday.ThisisalargepartofthereasonwhyIwaschosenbyMrJohnson.
Whatthismeansforusinthelogisticsdepartmentisthatwewillberelyingincreasinglyonoutsidepartners,eitherinNewZealand,orglobally,todomanyofthefunctionsthatwedonow,andalsoIhopethatmanyoftheprocessesthatdriveourlogisticalnetworkcanbemademoreefficientbytechnologicalimprovement.
Thebusinessmediahaslabeledme“ChainsawHughes”forsomeoftheefficienciesIhavecreatedinmypreviouspositions,whichinevitablycalledforameasureofbusinessrightsizing(裁员增效).
However,Iamnotthe“jobkiller”thatIhavebeendescribedas.Ihaveneverreducedstaffunlessitcouldshowclearbenefitstothecorporation.Iama“valuecreator”andIthinkthatallofyouwillcometounderstandthat.Ilookforwardtoworkingwithallofyou.
RobertJ.Hughes
1.Whyisthenoticewritten?
A.ToannouncetheretirementofRobertJ.Hughes.
B.Togetstafftogethertomeetanewcorporatedirectorinoneenterprise.
C.ToaccountforRobertJ.Hughes’shistoryofworkexperience.
D.ToadvertisenewlogisticalsolutionsbyBloomfieldInternational.
2.WhatisMrHughes’sbackground?
A.Hehasworkedinfinancialmarkets.B.HehasworkedasaCEOinaninternationalenterprise.
C.Hehasworkedinshippingservices.D.Hehasworkedinsoftwaredevelopmentandtesting.
3.Welearnfromtheopenletterthat________.
A.MrHugheswillstartworkinamonth
B.BloomfieldInternationalwillacquireAviomGlobalEnterprises
C.MrHughesreliesoninformationtechnologytoimprovebusiness
D.BloomfieldInternationalhasjustannouncedthelistofdismissedworkers
4.HowdoesMrHughesdescribehimself?
A.Heneverfirespeoplerandomly.B.Hedoesnotunderpayworkers.
C.Hedoesnotbelieveinbusinessrightsizing.D.Hedoesn’tvalueprofitsoverotherpeople.
B
Howmanytimeshassomeoneinvitedyoutohismeeting,happyhour,coffeebreak,groupvacation,hikingtripordinnerpartyandyoufindyourselfdyingtosay“I’dloveto,butIhavetoteachmyfishtoread”?
Whileyou’rethinkingwhetherornottotellalessstrangelietokeepwhat’sleftofyourfreetimethatday,week,monthoryear,youfeelsoguiltythatyouaresounwillinglysaying“yes”.Youfindyourselflookingatacalendarwhichisjam-packedwitheventsandyoubegintohatethepeoplewhokeepaskingtooccupyyourtime.
Whenwasthelasttimeyousaid“no”?
Whenyoudidn’tsay“no”,didyouthinkthoseeventswouldbringvaluableexperiencesintoyourlife–experiencesthatmightfuelyourcreativityandmakeyouamorevaluable,productivememberofsociety?
Well,thatassumptionmaybewrong.AsDrakeBauerwrites,oneofthekeystoproductivityisanemptycalendar.
“Ifwewanttodotheworkthatwewanttodo,”hewrites,“weneedtowinourtime–howelsecanwespenditproductively?
”Hispiece,whichwilltakeupverylittleofyourtimetoread,isworthitifonlyforencouragementtoturndownthenextinvitation.
KevinAshtonnicelyexplainsthevalueof“no”increativepeople’slives.Hewrites,“Timeistherawmaterialofcreation.Wipeawaythemagicandmythofcreatingandallthatremainsiswork:
theworkofbecomingexpertthroughstudyandpractice,theworkoffindingsolutionstoproblems,theworkoftrialanderror,theworkofthinkingandperfectingtheworkofcreating.Creatingconsumes.Itisallday,everyday.Itknowsneitherweekendsnorvacations.Itisnotwhenwefeellikeit.Itishabit.Thecommonthreadthatlinkscreatorsishowtheyspendtheirtime.Therefore,inordertohavethattimetocreatemoreandbecomesuccessfulinyourlife,trysaying“no”.
5.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Peopleoftenacceptsocialinvitationsagainsttheiroriginalwill.
B.Peopleenjoybeinginvitedtoallkindsofpartiesandactivities.
C.Somesocialactivitieswouldbeofgreatvalue.
D.Acceptingasocialinvitationalwaysembarrassespeople.
6.Whatdoestheauthortrytostressinthesecondparagraph?
A.People’swrongideaonproductivity.B.Theeventsyoujoinininspireyourcreativity.
C.Howtomakeyoureventsmeaningful.D.Themeaningandimportanceofanemptycalendar.
7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsBauer’sopinion?
A.Suspicious.B.Unfavorable.C.Indifferent.D.Approving.
8.Creatorsmay________aftertakingKevin’swords.
A.spendmoremoneythanordinarypeopleB.workharderthanotherpeople
C.keepmoretimeforsocializingD.findmorewaystogetrelaxedduringholidays
C
A
world-first
“solartrain”
isabouttobeofficiallylaunchedonSaturday,usingadisusedlinetoprovidealinkbetweenthetownandthegrowingNorthBeachprecinct(步行商业街)oftheholidaydestination.
WhiledevelopersinEuropearegettingexcitedbynewtechnologiesthatmayallowtrainstosource10percentoftheirelectricityneedsfromsolarenergy,theByronBaysolartrainclaimsitwillprovidemorethanenoughsolartopoweritsnewlyinstalledelectricpowertrains.
Thetrainitselfhassome6.5kWof“flexible”solarpanels,anditsmainplatformhasanother30kW.Thetrainitselfwillcarry77kWhofKokambatterystorage,andwillneedonlyaround4kWhforeachone-waytrip,andwillhavetheopportunitytochargeupatseveralpointsintheday.Itwillalsohaveadieselengine(柴油机)touseinanemergency.
ThesolartrainprojecthasbeenfundedbyBrianFlanneryandhispartner.FlannerymadehisfortuneoutofcoalminingandhenowownstheElementsresortinNorthByronthatwillbelinkedtothetownshipbythetrain.
“Wesearchedthecountryandfoundadisusedoldtrain,restoredit,andarenowpoweringitwitha4.6billionyearoldpowersource,”said
JeremyHolmes,thedevelopmentdirectoratByronBayRailroadCompany.TheByronBaytrainwilloperatealimitedserviceuntilJanuarywhenthefullschedulewillbegin.
“WithnosupportfromgovernmentatanyleveltheByronBayRailroadCompanyhasdeliveredtheworld’sfirstsolartrain,”saidJohnGrimes,ChiefExecutiveattheSmartEnergyCouncil.“Trueinnovationmeetsroadblockuponroadblocksowecongratulatethisteamontheirincredibleachievement.HopefullythisonetraininregionalAustraliacandemonstratethepossibilitiesofsolartechnologyandthepowerofperseverance”.
9.Whyisthetrainbuilt?
A.Tomakeuseofthesolarenergy.B.ToimprovetheNorthBeachprecinct.
C.Todeveloptheholidaydestination.D.Toconnectatownwithacommercialarea.
10.HowmanyroundtripscanthetrainmakebyusingKokambatterystorageonly?
A.4.B.5.C.9.D.18.
11.Whoprovidesfinancialaidtotheproject?
A.GeoffClark.B.JohnGrimes.C.BrianFlannery.D.JeremyHolmes.
D
Peoplespeakthousandsoflanguagesintheworldtoday.Andthesamegoesforthebirdworld.
“Eachbirdspecieshaseffectivelyitsownlanguage,”saidAndyRadford,aprofessorofbehavioralecologyattheUniversityofBristol.“Andtheremightbesimilaritiesbetweensomelanguagesjustasthereareinthehumanworld.Andthenthereareotherlanguagesthatsoundextremelydifferent,eventhoughthey’reconveyingexactlythesamemeaning,justlikeEnglishandChinese.”
Infactsomebirdsareknowntopickuponthe“language”ofotherspecies…inparticular,they’velearnedtodetectdangerbyeavesdropping(偷听)onthealarmcallsofotherbirds.
Radfordandhiscolleagueswantedtoinvestigatehowthatlearningoccurs.Sotheyfirstplayedanalarmcallthatfairlywrens,anAustralianbird,shouldn’tbefamiliarwithusingacomputer-generatedalarmcallmeanttocopyabird’s.Theunfamiliarsoundhadnoeffectonthefairywrens.
Butthentheresearcherspairedtheman-madecallwithachorusofalarmcallsthewrenswouldrecognize.Andafterthistraining,thesoundoftheoriginalunfamiliarman-madecallalonewasenoughtomakethebirdsduck.Whenthetrainedbirdsheardtheman-madecallthenexttime,theyperformedasiftheyreceivedanalarmfromtheirownspecies.TheresultsareinthejournalCurrentBiology.
Radfordsaysthestudyshowsbirdscanlearnfromtheirpeers,withouteverseeingthem…orapredatoreither.“AndsoIthinkthecoolestthingofallisthatyoucanlearnwithyoureyesshutaboutsomethingreallyimportantinthenaturalworld.”
12.Thesecondparagraphismainlydeveloped__________.
A.bycontrastB.byspaceC.byprocessD.byclassification
13.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword“duck”inparagraphfive?
A.Tostaycalm.B.Acommonbirdthathasabeak.
C.Tospeakitsownlanguage.D.Tohideinasecretplacebecauseoffear.
14.Howdidthebirdslearnthattheunfamiliarsoundsmeantdanger?
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