广东省广州市届高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题Word文档格式.docx
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B
Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawondermthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesmtheprovince.
Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregion^governor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.
Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveruinedtheMinjiangRiver.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.Betterstill,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.
CuttingthechannelsthroughthehardrockofMountYuleiwasaremarkableaccomplishmentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventiongunpowderandexplosives.£
1Bingfoundanothersolution.Heusedacombinationoffireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheycrackedandcouldberemoved.Aftereightyearsofwork,the20-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthemountain.
Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolivepeacefullyandaffluently.Today,Dujiangyanisadmiredbyscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemodemdamswherethewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,enablingecosystemsandfishpopulationstoexistinharmony.
24.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.
B.Protectingthemountainandreducingflooding.
C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.
D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.
25.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiversflooding?
A.Heavyrains.B.Meltingsnow.
C.Lowriverbanks.D.Steepmountains.
26.HowwasLiBingabletobreakthroughtherocksofMountYulei?
A.Byusinggunpowder.
B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.
C.Byapplyingaheatingandcoolingtechnique.
D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades.
27.Whyis
Dujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?
A.Itpreservesmuchofthenaturalriverlife.
B.Ittookverylittletimetocompletetheproject.
C.Thebuildingtech
niquesusedwereverymodem.
D.Ithasraisedthelivingstandardsofthelocalpeople.
C
BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?
Asearlyas1997,MIT(麻省理工)decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?
Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.
Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butifsnotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.
Therealquestioniswhywearen’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?
Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.Educationintheworldisatrillion-dollar-a-yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars.
BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencest
hatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.
28.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?
A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures.
B.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities.
C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful.
D.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inParagraph3mean?
.
A.Creative.B.Enthusiastic.C.Well-behaved.D.Experienced.
30.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?
A.Thelackoflecturesavailableonline.
B.Thehighcostofaccesstothewebsites.
C.Thelowstandardofeducationalwebsites.
D.Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames.
31.WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?
A.ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmovies.
B.Toprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainment.
C.Toarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontent.
D.Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites.
D
Persuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyou.AccordingtotheancientGreeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:
ethos,pathos,andlogos.
Ethosisaspeakerswayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecare
ofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingtheaudiencethatsheisagoodperson.Ifanaudiencecannottrustyou,youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.
Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemsupporthim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcats,tomaketheviewersfeelpity.Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfortheanimals,theywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.
Logosistheuseoffacts,statistics,orotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“believeme”.
Althoughethos,pathos,andlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.Indeed,mostspeakersuseacombinationofethos,pathos,andlogostopersuadetheiraudiences.So,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercial,orlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthe
lookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.
32.Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart?
A.Theybothentertaintheaudience.
B.Theybothrequiregreatskilltoachieve.
C.Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.
D.TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekwriters.
33.Howisaspeakerabletoshowherethostotheaudience?
A.Byexpressinghersympathywiththeaudience.
B.Bytellingtheaudienceaboutherpersonalpreference.
C.Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakeherstatementsattractive.
D.Byshowingherknowledgeandexperiencerelatingtothetopic..
34.Whatcanwelearnabouttheth
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