兰州第一中学届高三英语上学期期中试题Word格式.docx
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Philadelphiaoffersatonofattractionsthataresuitableforpeopleofeveryageandherearesomefamily—friendlyattractions.
SpruceStreetHarborPark
SpruceStreetHarborPark,oneofthebesturbanbeachesinAmerica,isanoutdoorheavenontheDelawareRiverwaterfront.Visitorscanrelaxinahammock,playontheplaygrounds,andplaygamesliketabletennisandgiantchess.Don'
tmissoutontheparkatnight,whencolorfulLEDlightshangingfromtreetopsmaketheentireareabright.
BlueCrossRiverRink
Offeringiceskatinginthewinterandrollerskatinginthesummer,BlueCrossRiverRinkcreatesafun,outdoorexperienceforthewholefamily.Visitorscanplayonthenine-holemini-golfcourseduringthesummer,andenjoyeatsanddrinksfromtheon-sitebarandrestaurantallyearround.
SesamePlace
OnceUponaNationStorytellingBenches
Onsummerdays,uniformedandprofessionalstorytellersat13storytellingbenchesthroughoutPhiladelphia'
sHistoricDistrictentertainvisitorswithtrue,free,three-to-fiveminutetalesaboutthecolonialeraaspartofOnceUponaNation.ChildrencanpickupaStoryFlagatanystorytellingbench,andthencollectastarfromeverystorytellerontheirjourneys.FlagswithallthestarscangetfreeridesontheParxLibertyCarouselatFranklinSquare.
1.WhowouldmostprobablygotoSpruceStreetHarborPark?
A.Peoplewhoarefondofcolorfultreetops.
B.Peoplewhowantarelaxingdayoutdoors.
C.Peoplewhohaveapreferenceforskating.
D.Peoplewhoareinterestedinwateractivities.
2.WhichplacewouldfansofBigBirdbeinterestedin?
A.SesamePlace.
B.BlueCrossRiverRink.
C.SpruceStreetHarborPark.D.TheParxLibertyCarousel.
3.WhatcanweknowaboutPhiladelphiaStorytellingBenches?
A.
Itcanbevisitedallyearround.
B.
Itisavailableatasmallcharge.
C.
Ithaseducationalsignificance.D.
Itisaimedatservingthepublic.
4.Whatisthetextaimedat?
A.Tellingwhatwecandoinsomeplaces.
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“theworld’sfirstfreestandardizedEnglishtest”
ItisestimatedthattherearetwobillionEnglishlanguagelearnersworldwide.ManyofthemareinterestedinattendinganAmericancollegeoruniversity.Todoso,foreignstudentsneedtotaketheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage—betterknownasTOEFL.However,manyforeignersarenotwealthyenoughtotaketheTOEFL.Inaddition,test-takersoftenhavetotravelovernighttoreachanofficialtestingsite.TheWorldBanksaysanaverageCambodianworkerearnsonlyabout$1,000peryear.ApproximatelythecostoftakingtheTOEFLis17.5percentoftheaverageworker’syearlywage.
Itisnotjustindividualswhofindthetestpricey.Somegovernmentsalsofinditprohibitive.What’smore,noteveryoneneedsofficialresultsfromtheTOEFLorIELTS—theInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem.Inthefuture,it’slikelythatthegovernmentmayusetheEFSETtotestmillionsofemployeesandstudents.
’sperformance.TheEFSETmeasuresalltheEnglishlearners’levelswhiletheIELTSandTOEFLonlymeasurelearners’levelsfromintermediatetoadvanced.TheEFSETisuniqueinthesensethatitgivesfreeonlineaccesstoanyoneinterestedinmeasuringtheirEnglishlevel.
Thereisa50-minuteandatwo-hourversionofthetest,whichitsdevelopersarecallingtheEFSETPlus.Bothversionstestonlyreadingandlisteningskills.It’shopefulthatspeakingandwritingskillswillbetestedinthefuture.TheIELTSandtheTOEFLstillusehumanstoratethespeakingandwritingsections.It’sahugedealforstudentswhoareinareaswheretheycan’tgettotheTOEFLortheIELTS.However,itistooearlytoknowwhethertheEFSETresultsareacceptableforcollegesanduniversitiesinAmerica.
5.WhydomanyforeignstudentstaketheTOEFL?
A.TolearnEnglishwell.
B.Tobeadmittedtokeyuniversities.
C.ToreceivefurthereducationinAmerica.
D.Tofindgoodjobsandearnmuchmoney.
6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?
A.OnlywealthypeoplecantaketheTOEFL.
B.ThecostoftakingtheTOEFLisveryhigh.
C.TherearemanyofficialtestingsitesfortheTOEFLaroundtheworld.
D.FewofthestudentsinCambodiacanaffordtotaketheTOEFL.
7.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEFSET?
A.ItissimilartotheTOEFLandtheIELTS.
B.EverybodywithdifferentEnglishlevelscantakeitforfree.
C.Itteststheskillsofreading,listening,writingandspeaking.
D.AmericanuniversitiesaccepttheEFSETresultsforadmission.
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Doctorsandengineershavedevelopedwhattheycallan“intelligentbackpack”
About16doctorsandengineersfromtheUniversityofPittsburgh,CarnegieMellonUniversityandseveralotherplacesareworkingontheproject.TheU.S.DepartmentofDefensehasgivenmoneytotheproject.
RonPoropatichleadstheproject.Heisaretiredarmysurgeon.Hesaysthebackpackwillhelpsoldierscareforthosewhoareinjured.Thedevicesincludedinthebackpackcanmonitoraperson’sheartrateandbloodpressure.Theroboticinstrumentscaneventellwhetherthesoldierhasacollapsedlung.
Theintelligentbackpack’’slife.
Sometimes,itisnotalwayspossibletoquicklyremovetheinjuredsoldierfromthebattlefield.So,Dr.Poropatichsays,theresearchershopetocreateabackpackthatwillhavedevicesthatcankeepasoldieraliveforalongtime.Dr.Poropatichhopesthebackpackanditsinstrumentswillbereadyfortestinganimalsinaboutthreeyears.
8.WecanlearnfromParagraph1_________.
A.mostofthesoldierscan’tusethebackpackcorrectly
B.soldiersshouldhavetakenmedicaltraining
C.warorbattlehasbroughtharmtotheworld
D.thebackpackcanplayabigpartinthebattlefield
9.Howmanykindsofitemsarementionedinthebackpack?
A.3B.4C.2D.5
10.AccordingtoRonPoropatich,weknowthat________.
A.theinjurer'
sheartdiseasecanbecured
B.thedevicescanadjustsoldiers’bloodpressure
C.theroboticinstrumentscanmonitorlungs
D.theprojectgotsupportfromthewholeworld
11.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.EmergencyMedicalCareinaBackpack.
B.RoboticDevicesUsedintheBattlefield.
C.MedicalCareTestedontheWoundedSoldiers.
D.ResearchersandTheirWonderfulDiscovery.
D
Throughtheyears,Ihavewitnessedtheworld’
WhatmakestheTrayvonMartintravesty(歪曲)ofjusticesopainfultome,personally,istheknowledgethatTrayvon’smotherlovedherbabynolessthanIlovemine.Thevariouspicturesofmomentsthroughoutahappychildhoodthathavenowfoundahomeonnationwidenewscastsprovidesclearevidenceofthat.Yetnoamountofloveandcare,andnowordsofadvicecouldhavesavedhersonfromthecruelkillinghefacedatthehandsofaself-appointedneighborhoodwatch-dog.Andperhapsevenworse,nothingcouldhavepreparedherfortheinhumanwayhersonhasbeentreatedbyofficialsevenindeath.Tothinkforthreelongdays,hisparentssearchedforhimwhileofficialsfailedtoinformthemofhisfateandinstead,performeddrugandalcoholtestsonhislifelessbody,whilefailingtodothesameforhisattacker—theonlyoneofthetwowhoindeedhadacriminalpastisfrankly,unforgivable.Toknowthatthewordsofherson'
skillerweregivenmoreweightthaneye-witnessesandtapedevidenceofherchild’sscreamsandeventualdeathmustbeheartbreaking.Buttoalsohavetolivewiththefactthathisattackerstillbreathesfreewhilehersonlaysburiedundergroundiscertainlymorethananysorrowfulparentshouldhavetoendure(忍受).
ItisthistypeofpainthatisnotunfamiliartotheBlackexperienceinAmerica,forthisistheBlackmothers’burden.Aburdenwehaveenduredforcenturies.Yet,thereisstilltherightfulexpectation,thatinmodern-dayAmerica,thewheelsofjusticewouldnotbestopped.
Sotoday,itismyhopethatTrayvon’
Wewillnotgiveup.Wewillnotforget.Wewillcontinuethefightuntiljusticeisdone.
12.WhatdoyouknowaboutSybrinaFulton?
Shewasanxiousaboutherson.
B.
Shewaspainfultoloseherson.
Shehadtroubleinraisingherson.
D.
Shehadthesamedreamasthewriter.
13.By“keepbothhandsonthewheelatalltimes”inParagraph3,thewritermeanshersonshould__________.
getreadytoresist
remainwhereheis
pretendtobescared
showhisinnocence
14.FromthestoryofTrayvonMartin,wecaninferthat__________.
hewaskilledsimplybecauseofhiscolorofskin
hewasaccusedoftakingdrugevenafterhisdeath
hekeptsilentevenwhenhewasbeingattacked
thepolicefailedtofindstrongevidenceagainsttheattacker
15.Thearticleismainlyintendedto______.
drawattentiontothefactsaboutkillings
appealfortheendtotheterriblesituation
displayhatredforterriblephenomena
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Foodproduction
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Sustainability
Accordingtoanewstudy,theglobalpopulationisexpectedtogrowto9.6billionby2050,andsomeanalystsestimatethatfoodproductionwillneedtoberaisedby50percenttomaintaincurrentlevels.183Dfoodprintingcouldprobablycontributetothesolution.3Dprintingcanreducefueluseandemissions.Grocerystoresofthefuturemightstock"
food"
thatlastsyearsonend,freeingupshelfspaceandreducingtransportationandstoragerequirements.
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