高三英语下册拓展精练检测试题32.docx
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高三英语下册拓展精练检测试题32
英语知识复习
拓展精练(32)
阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Acompanyplanningtoopenthefirsthotelinspacesaysitisontargettoacceptitsfirstpayingguestsin2012despitecriticsquestioningtheinvestmentandthelengthoftimeforthemultibilliondollarproject.
TheBarcelonabasedarchitectsoftheGalacticSuiteSpaceResortsayitwillcost$4.4millionforathreenightstayatthehotel.Thispricealsoincludesaneightweektrainingcourseonanisland.Duringtheirstay,guestswouldseethesunrise15timesadayandtravelaroundtheworldevery80minutes.
GalacticSuiteLtd'sCEOXavierClaramuntsaystheprojectwillputhiscompanyinaleadingpositionofanewindustrywithahugefutureaheadofit,andforecastsspacetravelwillbecomecommoninthefuture.“It'sverynormaltothinkthatyourchildren,possiblywithin15years,couldspendaweekendinspace”hetoldReutersTelevision.
ApromisingspacetourismindustryisbeginningtotakeshapewithconstructioninprogressinNewMexicoofSpaceportAmerica,theworld'sfirstfacilitybuiltspecificallyforpassengers.BritishindustrialistRichardBranson'sspacetoursfirm,VirginGalactic,willusethefacilitytosendtouriststospaceatacostof$200,000aride.
GalacticSuiteLtd,setupin2007,hopestostartitsprojectwithasinglepod(分离舱)inorbit280milesabovetheearth.“Itwilltakeadayandahalftoreachthepod,andthepassengerswilljoinitforthreedays,”Claramuntsaid.Morethan200peoplehaveexpressedaninterestintravelingtothespacehotelandatleast43peoplehavealreadyreservedit.
ThenumbersaresimilarforVirginGalacticwith300peoplealreadypaidorsignedupforthetrip,butunlikeBranson,GalacticSuitesaystheywilluseRussianrocketstotransporttheirguestsintospacefromaspaceporttobebuiltonanislandintheCaribbean.Butcriticshavequestionedtheproject,sayingthelengthoftimethatwillbeusedisunreasonableandalsowherethemoneyiscomingfromtosupporttheproject.
1.What'sXavierClaramunt'sattitudetowardsthespacetourismindustry?
A.Quitecritical.B.Slightlyworried.
C.Highlyoptimistic.D.Fullysatisfied.
2VirginGalactic'sguestswillbetransportedintospacebyusingrocketsproducedin________.
A.SpainB.America
C.BritainD.Russia
3.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthecritics'concernsaboutthisproject?
A.Itishardtoensurethesafetyoftourists.
B.Therearemanytechnicaldifficulties.
C.Itwillbeawasteofresources.
D.Itmaylacksupportinmoney.
4.Accordingtothepassage,travelingtothespacehotel________.
A.willsoonbepossibleforcommonpeople
B.hasattractedtheattentionofsomepeople
C.willmakealargeprofitforthetouristindustry
D.isconsideredanindustrywithahugefuturebymanypeople
5.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Theworld'sfirstspacehotelistoopenin2012.
B.Theworld'sfirstcommercialspaceportisbeingbuilt.
C.Spacetourism:
asurprisingnewindustry.
D.Spacetravelwillbecomecommonin15years.
B
“BenjaminFranklin,”WalterIsaacsontellsusatthebeginningofhislong(butneverboring)newbiography,“isthefoundingfatherwhowinksatus.”Bythat,Isaacsonexplains,hemeansFranklinisthemosthuman—andmostmodern—ofthemenwhoshapedtheAmericanrepublic.WeadmireWashington,JeffersonandAdams,buttheyremaincreaturesofthe18thcentury.Themanweencounterin“BenjaminFranklin”—funny,pragmaticandselfaware—seemslikeoneofus,oratleastsomeonewe'dliketobe.
UnlikeWashington'scherrytree,Franklin'skitewasreal.Hisexperimentswithelectricitymadehimoneofthegreatscientistsofhisday.Hewasamiddleclassbusinessmanwhosesuccessasaprinterandajournalistallowedhimtoretireat42—andhedevotedtherestofhislifetohiscountry.HewasdiplomatwhopersuadedtheFrenchtobacktheAmericanRevolutionandtheauthorofthefirstgreatAmericanautobiography.Hewasanexcellentswimmer.Therewasalmostnothinghecouldn'tdowell,exceptwritepoetry.ButwhattrulydistinguishedFranklinwashistalentofbeinggreatandhumanatthesametime.Heownedslavesasayoungerman,butinhislastyearsbecameanabolitionist(废奴主义者).Whenhefatheredanillegitimate(私生的)son,heacknowledgedhisfatherhoodandtooktheresponsibilityofraisingtheboy.
Heseemsstrangetodayinthejoyhetookincompilingandcreatingallthoseself-improvementmaximshepublishedinPoorRichard'sAlmanac(年鉴)—“earlytobed,earlytorise”andsoon.Generationsoflazyboyscouldhavebeenhappierwithoutthat.Buthewasnohypocrite(伪君子).IsaacsontellsusFranklinpracticedwhathepreached,andoftenlaughedathimselfwhilehedidso.
Byahappyaccident,thisisthesecondexcellentbiographyofFranklintoappearintwoyears,afterEdmundS.Morgan'sinspiring“BenjaminFranklin.”
6.Whattypeofliteraturedoesthispassagebelongto?
A.Researchpaper. B.Bookreview.
C.Biography.D.Shortstory.
7.Theunderlinedword“maxims”inParagraph3probablymeans________.
A.proverbsB.standards
C.requestsD.orders
8.WiththefactthatFranklinshoulderedtheresponsibilitiesofraisinghisillegitimateson,theauthorwantstoprovethat________.
A.Franklinhadmadeabigfortuneinhisbusinessbeforehegotdevotedtopolities
B.Franklinmightbetheonlyparenttosupportthechildatthattime
C.Franklinwasagreatmanwhoseemshumantous
D.Franklinwasimprovinghischaracterwhenhegotoninages
9.Theunderlinedword“himself”inParagraph3refersto________.
A.Richard'sAlmanacB.Walterisaacson
C.anyoneofthereaders.D.BenjaminFranklin
10.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwemostprobablyfindthisarticle?
A.SocietyandtheArts.B.CurrentAffairs.
C.BusinessReport.D.Advertisement.
C
Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notallwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-qualityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenodutytosavethemsimplybecausetheyexist.
Butmanypromisinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialsqueeze,withnowaytoreducerisingcostorincreaseincomesignificantly.Raisingtuitiondoesn’tbringinmoreincome,foreachtimetuitiongoesup,theenrollmentgoesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate,notusuallybecauseofmismanagementbutbecauseofthenatureoftheenterprise.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.
Itissuchcolleges,promisingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollment,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsareinherently(固有地)betterthanpublicschools.Therearemanyexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversityisanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inanimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous,Inanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Supportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofsustainingprivatehighereducation.
11.Accordingtotheauthor’sopinionschoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof________.
A.mismanagementB.toofewstudents
C.toomanystudentsD.thenatureofschools
12.Theauthorusedthephrase“gounder”(Sentence3,Para.3)tomean________.
A.getintodifficultiesB.havelowenrollment
C.havelowtuitionD.bringinmoremoney
13Wecanreasonablyconcludefromthispassagethattheauthormadeanappealtothepublicinordertosupport_______
A.publicinstitutionsB.privateschools
C.uniformityofeducationD.highqualityofeducation
14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.High-qualityprivateschoolsdeservetobesaved.
B.Ifthetuitionisraised,theenrollmentgoesdown.
C.Therearemanycasestoshowthatpublicschoolsarebetterthatprivateschools.
D.Privateschoolshavemoremoneythanpublicschools.
15.Whichofthefollowingwayscouldpossiblysaveprivateschools?
A.Raisingtuition.B.Fullenrollment.
C.Nationalawarenessandsupport.D.Reductionofrisingcost.
D
Theymaybejustpassingyouroffice,computerbagslung(悬挂)overoneshoulder.Ortheymaybesittinginacaroutsideit,causallytappingawayatalaptop.Theylooklikeinnocentpassers-by.Infact,theyarestealingyourcorporatesecrets.
Drive-byhackingisthetrendytermgiventothepracticeofbreakingintowirelesscomputernetworksfromoutsidethebuildingsthathousethem.ArecentstudyintheUK,sponsoredbyRSADataSecurity,foundthattwo-thirdsoforganizationswithwirelessnetworkswereriskingtheirdatainthisway.Securityexpertspatrolled(巡逻)severalstreetsintheCityofLondonseekingevidenceofwirelessnetworksinoperation.
Of124thattheyidentified,83weresendingdatawithoutencrypting(加密)them.Suchdatacouldreadilybepickedupbyapasser-byarmedo
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