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全国百强校广西省陆川中学届高三下学期期中考试英语试题
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AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.Itwillbeinorbit(轨道)some36,000kilometersaboveEarth’ssurface.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)ontheproject.
NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.Thatisshortforamuchlongername—theGeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation'sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweatherpredictions.Itsaidthesatellite'soperationwouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecastswatchesandwarnings.
Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork“withinayear."
"Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere."saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.ShedescribedGOES-RasoneofthemostcomplicatedEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.SullivansaiditsinstrumentswillbeabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyinoperation.ShebelievesthiswillmaketheUnitedStatesanevenstronger,more“Weather-Ready"nation.
ANOAAstatementsaidthegreaterdetailwillhelpimprovetheagency’sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas“thepredictionandwarningsofsevereweather."Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfallestimates(预计),whichwillleadtomoretimelyanddetailedfloodwarning.ThestatementalsosaidthatGOES-Rwillgivebetterestimatesofwindstrength,aswellasbettermeasurementoffog,iceorlightningstrikes.
CraigFugateservesasadministratoroftheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency.HesaysthattheGOES-RsatellitewillimprovetheabilityofpeopleandorganizationsacrossAmericatopreparefor,andreactto,weather-relateddisasters.
1、What’sthepurposeofthisnewAmericansatellite?
A.Totestnewinstruments. B.Toimprovepeople’slives.
C.Toforecastweatherdisasters. D.Toreplaceoldweathersatellites.
2、WhatbenefitwilltheU.S.
A.getfromthesatellite’soperation?
A.Theadvantagestoownthemostadvancedtechnology.
B.Moreaccurateandtimelyweatherinformation.
C.Theabilitytomonitortheearthfromhighspace.
D.Morepowerfulabilitytocontroltheweather.
3、WhatdoyouknowaboutthesatellitefromParagraph5?
A.Whichaspectsthesatellitecanimprove.
B.Whenthesatellitecanfindsevereweather.
C.Howthesatellitehelpstostudytheoceans.
D.Howlongthesatelliteforseesaweatherdisaster.
4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.WeatherPredictionsExpectedtoImprovewithNewU.S.Satellite.
B.FightingDisastersNeedsMoreExactWeatherPredictions.
C.NewScienceandTechnologyUsedinNewWeatherSatellite.
D.AmericanWeatherPredictionTakesaLeadintheWorld.
InFrance,amanwalksonwhatcanonlybedescribedasahuman-sizedhamsterwheel.Thewheelmovesaroundandaround,asthemankeepswalking.Whatishedoing?
Heisliftingaheavyobjecttothetopofatowerthesamewayworkersmovedsuchobjects800yearsago.
Inthe13thcentury,workersdidnothavethe100-metertallcranestheynowusetobuildtallbuildings.Sotheyhadtobecreativeandcomeupwithsimplemachinestogettheirworkdone.
Themanonthelargewheeliswalkingatareasonablespeed.Thewheelturnsandpullsaropeconnectedtoapulley(滑轮)atthetopofthetower.Anotherropetiedtothepulleyliftssuppliesfromtheground.
Thisisjustonewayskilledcraftsmenarcbuildinga13th-centurycastlewithoutusingmoderntools.Crewhavebeenworkingonthecastlesince1997.ItisbeingbuiltintheBurgundyareaofcentralFrance.Organizersexpecttheworktolastanother10to15years.Thatmeansitwilltakecloseto30yearstofinishtheproject.
Thecrewaremakingprogressatabouthalfthespeedoftheworkersfrom800yearsago.Thatisbecausemanyofthemareaccustomedtousingmoderntools.Whenthecrewuseheavychisels(凿子)andhammerstobreakrock,astheydidhundredsofyearsago,theyarelearningastheygo.Thegoaloftheprojectistolearnmoreaboutoldbuildingtechniquesincasetheymightbeofusetoday.
ClementGuerard,44,isastonemason;hecutsandbuildswithstone.Hehasbeenworkingonthetowerfor17years.Hesaidonewayheisabletoworkonsomethinglikethisforsolongisbyforgetting“someofthepaceofmodernlife",heisabletoadapttoworkingbyhand.
5、Whyisthemanwalkinginthewheel?
A.Todrawtheattentionofpassers-by. B.Toactasanancientbuildingworker.
C.Totestanancientmachineforbuilding. D.Toraisebuildingmaterialstothebuildingtop.
6、Whatmakestheprojectlastsolong?
A.Thequalityitrequires. B.Theancientwaytobuiltit.
C.Itshugesize. D.Itsgreatheight.
7、What’sthepurposeofbuildingthetowerintheancientway?
A.Tobuildauniqueancientbuilding. B.Tocopyafamousancientbuilding.
C.Tomasterancientbuildingtechniques. D.Toexperienceancientwayofbuilding.
8、WhyhasClementGuerardworkedsuchalongtimeforthetower?
A.Heinusedtodoinghandwork. B.Hecangetasteadyincome.
C.Heforgetshowtodootherjobs. D.Helikesbuildingancientbuildings.
TodayIwenttoBerkeley,nearouroldneighborhood.Iwasabitsurprisedbytheincreasednumberofhomeless(alternativelyhoused)peoplewalkingaround.Iremembertherearemoreincertainareas.Sothefirstmanwhoaskedmeformoneygotallmysinglebills.Sowhenthesecondmanaskedmetwominuteslater,IsaidIwasoutbecauseIgaveallIhadtothepreviousperson.
IwasheadedtothegrocerystoreforacoffeeandafterIleftthestoreIwalkedouttofindhimashehadaskedmeforsomethingbecausehewashungryandIinvitedhimtogointothegrocerystorewithme.
WhenIaskedhimwhathewantedtoeat,hejustaskedforvegetableandrice.Hetalkedabouthowmuchbetterthevegetableswereaswewaitedforournumbertobecalled.Whilewewaitedhetoldmethathehadsleptoutsidelastnightonthesidewalk,thatitwasnotgood,andthathehadcomefromRwandaandwasalone.
Hewasagentleman.WhenIaskedifhewantedmorehesaid,thisbowloffoodwouldlasthimthewholeday.
Idon’tknowwhathiscircumstanceswerebeforehecametoCalifornia,andwanderingandbeggingonthestreetscouldsomehowbebetterbecauseyoujustneverknowwhathadhappenedtohim.Heseemedlikeakindsoulwhojustneededsomehelplikewealldo.IamgratefulIdidalittletohelphimtoday.
9、Whydidtheauthorfailtogivethesecondhomelessmanmoney?
A.Hekeptsomemoneyforothers. B.Hespentallhismoneyshopping.
C.Hedidn’ttakeanymoneythatday. D.Hedonatedallhersmallmoneytothefirstman.
10、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?
A.Hewasalone. B.Hewaitedforhisfood.
C.Hesleptonthesidewalk. D.Hewasofferedfood.
11、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthehomelessman?
A.Understandable. B.Pitiful.
C.Hopeless. D.Strange.
EveryfouryearsonNovember8,theAmericanpeoplewillvoteforthenextU.S.president.Beforeelectionday,peoplefollowingthepresidentialcampaignwillseemanypolls(民调).Apollisapublicopinionstudy.Researchorganizationsaskpeoplequestionsaboutthecandidatestofindoutwhotheysupport.
Forexample,oneofthepollisrunbyaprofessoratauniversityintheU.S.stateofConnecticut.Peoplewhoworkforthepollingservicecalllikelyvotersonthetelephone.
Howcanonepollbesodifferentfromothers?
Herearesomethingstorememberwhenyouarelookingatpolls:
Notallpollinggroupsarethesame
Somepollstargetspecificgroupsofpeople.Manypollsmakesuretheycollectmanydifferentopinions.Sometimes,however,pollingorganizationsreceivemoneyfromgroupsthatsupportaspecificpoliticalissue.Itisimportanttolookatwhichgroupcarriedoutthepollalongwiththeresults.
Apoll'smethodisimportant
Somepollsareusingnewtechnology.Traditionally,pollsaredoneoverthephone.Butthatisslowlychanging.Manypollsarenowdoneonline.Whileonlinepollscanproducegoodinformation,itissometimeshardtoreachasmanydifferenttypesofpeopleovertheInternet.
Alsoimportantthesizeofthepoll.Trytofindouthowmanypeoplewerepolledbeforebelievingitsresults.
Pollsarenotpredictions(预测)
Pollsonlyshowhowpeoplefeelatonemomentintime.Theydonotshowwhatwillhappeninthefuture.Pu
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