上海市延安中学届高三上学期周测英语试题 Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx
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Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
(A)
“Bitingintoanappleandfindinghalfaworm”isanoldEnglishjoke,butusersofAppledevicesaregettingthedisgustingfeeling___25___theymayindeedhaveswallowedhalfawormwiththenewsthattheCupertino,aCalifornia-basedcompany,hashadsoftware___26___(install)iniPhonesandiPadsthatletthemaccessusers’personalinformation.
AsecurityexpertsaidlastmonththatApplehasinstalleda“backdoor”whichenablesApple___27___(access)auser’saddressbook,phones,voicemailandotheraccounts.Thisbackdoorisactivated___28___users’permissionoreventheirknowledge.
Apple’sCEO,TimCook,admittedlastmonththatthebackdoorreallyexists,butitis___29___“diagnostic”purposesonly.Appleengineersoftenusethebackdoortomakesuretheoperatingsystemisworkingwellandtomakechangesinthesystem___30___necessary.HealsodeniedthatApplehadbeenworkingwithAmerica’sNSA(NationalSecurityAgency)togatherinformationonprivatecitizens.
Seeminglysincere___31___TimCook’sreplywas,fewpeoplenowarewillingtotrusthim.AGermanmagazinesaystheNSAhasbeenusingApple’sbackdoortospyonpeople.Thus,inChina,forthepastthreeyears,officials___32___(tell)toditchtheiriPhonesinfavorofdomesticsmartphoneswhichhavebettersecurity.
(B)
Highincometaxestendtodiscourageeffortandentrepreneurship(创业),whileencouragingallmannerofactivitytoavoidthem.Thatis___33___abasicprincipleofgoodtaxpolicyhaslongbeentochargealowrateoverbroadbase.
Itisatargetwhichmanycountriesmiss,andthegapisgrowing.Incometaxes,oneofthemainsourcesoftaxrevengeacrosstherichworld,areincreasinglypaidbyasmallminorityofthe___34___(rich).InBritish,employmenthasrisenby1.3millioninthepastfiveyears,butthenumberoftaxpayershasfallenby2.2million.Morethan40%ofhouseholdspaynoincometax.___35___contrast,themosthighlypaid1%ofworkersinBritainpay28%ofallincometax.
Sinceaneverbiggershareofoverallincomegoestothehighestearners,andsinceincometaxesareprogressivewithahigherrate___36___(charge)athigherincome,itisinevitableandappropriatethatthewealthiestshouldpayagrowingshareoftheoveralltaxtake.
Unfortunately,thenarrowingofthetaxbase,bothpersonalandcorporate,alsoreflectstwofailuresoftaxpolicy.Thefirstisthefastincreaseofexemptions(免税)anddeductionsthatgofar___37___reasonablepoverty-fightingpolicies.Thesecondproblem,whichappliesmosttocorporateincometaxes,is___38___taxruleshavefailedtokeepupwiththerealityofthe21st-centuryeconomy.Afirm’staxbillsdependmoreon___39___industryitisinandhowcleveritsaccountantsarethanitsprofitability.Thesefailuresreallyrequire___40___(fix).
SectionB
A.concernedB.riseC.InvestmentD.drawnE.servingF.donation
G.prosperousH.previousI.typicallyJ.conductedK.especially
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
The11thannualcharityauctionoflunchwithBerkshireHathawayInc.ChiefExecutiveWarrenBuffettbroughtinmorethan$2.6milliononFridaynight.
Thattallybrokethe___41___record,setin2008,of$2.1millionbyinventorZhaoDanyang.
Moneyfromtheauction,___42___onlinebyeBayInc.(EBAY),benefitstheGlideFoundation,acharity___43___thehomelessinSanFrancisco’sTenderloindistrict.Mr.Buffettdecidedtomaketheannual___44___ofhistimebecausehislatewife,Susan,hadbeenavolunteeratGlide.
Rev.CecilWilliams,Glide’sfounder,saidthattheproceedswereneededtofeedandsupportthepoor.HesaidGlidehadseenanalmost30%___45___intheneedforitsservicessincetheeconomicdownturn,butalsoa20%decreaseindonations.
“I’mveryexcited,”saidRev.William.“IthinkthereisagroundswelltalkingplaceforpeoplelikeWarrenBuffetttobemore___46___withnon-profitgroups.”
HehadyettospeakwithMr.Buffet,whodidn’tmakeittoSanFranciscoforanauctioncount-downcelebration.
“Wearegoingtoputthemoneywhereitcounts,”saidRev.William,“___47___servicesforyoungpeoplewhowerebeing___48___intoviolence,andforhousing.”
Thewinnerisallowedtobringapartyofuptoeighttothelunch,which___49___takesplaceatMr.Buffett’sfavoriteNewYorkCitysteakhouseSmithandWollensky.Previouswinnershavesaidthatthe___50___themestheydiscussedduringthemealturnedouttobehelpfultothefuturedevelopmentoftheircompanies.
ReadingComprehension
SectionA
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Anewideacalled‘businessatthespeedofthought’isquitepopularinbusinessworld.Itmakesquickmarketingprogress,butitalsopresentsa___51___waytorunacompany.Here’rethemain___52___:
Thebusinessestodaythatwillsucceedarethoseabletojumparoundinhighspirits.Chancesmustbeseizedimmediatelyanddecisionsmadequickly.Everyoneneedsmoreimmediateanswers,andthe
window
ofexpected___53___toanyquestionshasdroppedfromweekstodayseventohours.
Theproblemwiththiswayofthinkingisthattoooftensuchquicknesscomesattheexpenseof___54___understandingthedetailsofasituation.Sure,thenetworkedsocietyallowsustogatherinformationwithinashorttime,butdoesitreally___55___upourabilitytomakebetterdecisions?
Howdoyoubalancethe___56___forspeedwithsharpandcorrectthinking?
That’sthe___57___onthemindsofalotofpeoplethesedays,includingFutureShockauthor,AlvinToffler,whostudiestheideainourcoverstory.It’salsoa___58___ofanewstudybyKepnerTregoe.Itreportsthat77percentofmanagersbelievethatduringthepastthreeyearsthenumberofdecisionstheymadeeachworkdayhasincreased.But85percentofthosesamepeoplesaythetimegiventomakingthosedecisionshaseither___59___orstayedthesame.Result:
Speedkills.Differentopinionsarenotshared.Otherchoicesare___60___tooeasily.Aimsneverseemtobeclear.___61___,goodrecordsaren’tkeptabouthowsuccessfuldecisionsaremade.Ifyourcompanyreallydoeswell,theKepnerreportsuggests___62___thedecision-makingprocessandfiguringoutwhatyoudidright.Studyyoursuccesses,aswellasyourfailures.
Fastdecision-makingisanecessitysometimes-noquestionaboutthat.Butdecisionsareonlyasgoodasthe___63___gointothem.Bythatmeasure,manyoftoday’sdecisionsareweakandcouldcutsomecompaniesoffattheknees.Businessmaybekeepingthequicknessof___64___,butit’sgoingtobetorntopiecesifmanagersarenotthinkingwithgreatcareandpatience.
51.A.numerousB.clearC.dangerousD.bright
52.A.pointsB.mattersC.solutionD.barriers
53.A.responseB.rejectionC.acceptanceD.methods
54.A.rapidlyB.properlyC.timelyD.widely
55.A.arouseB.cultivateC.declineD.speed
56.A.techniqueB.thirstC.passionD.need
57.A.ideaB.thoughtC.doubtD.puzzle
58.A.subjectB.aimC.projectD.discovery
59.A.decreasedB.changedC.increasedD.lengthened
60.A.madeB.acceptedC.dismissedD.discussed
61.A.OtherwiseB.OnthecontraryC.ForexampleD.therefore
62.A.settingasideB.breakingoutC.turningoutD.takingapart
63.A.questionsB.thoughtsC.eyesD.brains
64.A.cutupB.cutoffC.turndownD.turnoff
65.A.expandingC.runningC.thoughtD.exploration
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemthereareforchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
TheManinBlackandHisSavingGrace
Inthemid-80s,JohnnyCashandJuneCaterCashoftenappearedtogetherinpublic.Themanalwaysinblackhadcraggyfaceandpiercingeyesadauntingwayofturningasidereporters’questionswithalookoracurlofhislip.ButallthatchangedwithonedisapprovingglancefromJune.WheretheCasheswereconcerned,Johnnymayhavebeenlarge,butJunewasincharge.
Theirlongsometimesbeautiful,sometimesharrowingrelationshipthroughoutthelate1950sandmid-60sisthefocusofWalktheLine,anOscar-winningbiopic.Butitalsoexploresthedarkmoments,asJohnnyspiraledintodrugaddiction.Cashhimselfhadlaidbarehisdemonsinhistwoautobiographies.Hehadtogothroughhisownhelltoreachredemption,andhissavinggracewasJune.“I’mkindofcynicalaboutmarriedpeoplesingingtogether,”admitsJoaquinPhoenix,theactorwhoportraysCashinthefilm.“Butitwastrulymagicalwhentheydidit.Theylookedintoeachother’seyes.”
Writer-directorJamesMangold’sscriptforWalktheLineisbasedonCash’stwoautobiographiesaswellasinterviewswithJohnnyandJuneoverseveralyearsatthecouple’scabinintheTennesseewoods.“Wewenttotheirhouseforbreakfast,andtheysangasongtogether.”Mangold’swiferecountsherfirstmeetingwiththeiconiccouple.Ac
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