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河北省武邑中学届高考英语总复习单元检测41
武邑中学2014-2015高三一轮复习单元检测题41
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1节
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Manypeoplebelievethatallicecubesarecreatedequal,buttheyarenot.Atleastthat’swhatthefolksatCalifornia’sGlaceLuxuryIceCompanywouldlikeustobelieve.TheDavisbasedcompanysaysthattheicecubestheymakearehealthierandlastlongerthantheonesthatwethrowintoourdrinksonadailybasis.What’smore,thecompanyalsosaysthattheiricecubesdomotleavebehindanaftertaste(余味)indrinks,likeregularonesdo.
Inordertocreatetheseuniqueicecubes,GlaceLuxurybeginswithwaterthathasbeenridofthehazardousimpurities(杂质)thatthecompanysayscanleadtocancerandexistinregularice.Theythenfreezeitinlargeblocks.Onceready,theiceiscarvedintoperfectcubesandeachcubemeasures2.5inchesacross.Besidesbeinghealthier,theseicecubesapparentlyalsotakelongertomelt.Thecompanysaysthateachicecubecanlastupto30minutes.
Ofcourse,thoseicecubesdonotcomecheap.Thosethatwishtohaveatasteofthis“tasteless”frozenperfectionwillhavetopay$325USDforabagof50icecubes.Thatcomesto$6.50USDforasinglecubeofice!
TheuniqueproductisthebrainchildofRobertSequeira,aformerbusinessschoollecturerwhosaidthathewantedtoestablishaprofitablebusinessthatcouldbeeasilyscaled.GiventhathecanmakeasmushGlaceLuxuryiceasheneedsforaslittleas$0.12USDpercube,hethinksthattheideacertainlymeetsthestandard.Now,ifhecanfindthatthefewpeoplecanaffordtobuythisGlaceLuxuryice,lifewouldbegreat!
21.PeopleatCalifornia’sGlaceLuxuryIceCompanyprobablywantconsumerstobelievethat_____.
A.icecubesarehealthyforpeopletouseB.theiricecubesaddtastestodrinks
C.allicecubesarecreatedthesameD.theiricecubesaredifferent
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hazardous”inparagraph2mean?
A.ActiveB.RegularC.DangerousD.Powerful
B
Mr.Sankaram,aphysicsteacher,wasknownforhisantics(滑稽动作)inhisclassroomtomakethedulllessonsinphysicslivelyandinteresting.Mixingdifferentchemicaldrugsinthelabtobecomenewsubstancesinchemistrymakesstudentsexcited.Whilestudyingbotanyorzoology,studentscanvisitagardenorzoo.Butphysicslimitsstudentstolisteningtotheboringlectureswhicharehardtounderstand.Forexample,whyanappledroppingfromatreetravelsdownwardsbutnotupwards.ButMr.Sankaram’sclassroomanticstocausestudentstolistentotopicssuchashowsoundtravelsinairorwhylighttravelsfasterthansoundmadehimstandoutfromtherestoftheteachers.
Atthattime,moststudentsinourschoolattendedthecollegetopleasetheirparents,andsomeparentswereproudoftheirchildrenforsimplyattendingacollege,no-matterwhethertheybenefitedornot.Theydidn’tstudyhard.Butafewstudentswerediligentandtheywantedtostudypre-medicalcoursestogainadmissionintothemedicalschool.Theschoolingofpre-medicalcourseswasveryexpensive.Thecollegewasnexttothemedicalschool.Thewallseparatingthemwasaboutfourfeethigh.Fewtriedtojumpoverthewalltogetfreepre-medicalcourses.Doingthiswasatriskofinjuriesandtheclimbingwasforbidden.
ThecollegewhereMr.Sankaramtaughtwasknownforunrulyandnaughtystudents.Theunrulystudentsusuallysatatthebackoftheclassroom.Whenastudentfromthebackoftheclassroomtriedtodisrupttheclass,Mr.Sankaramwouldsay,“Dareyougoaheadtomakenoise?
Canyoujumpoverthefour-footwalltogetintothemedicalschool?
”Thestudent’sfacewentredandhebecamesilent.Inthephysicsclass.Isatinthefirstrowtoescapefromthetroublemakersattheback.Onedayduringtheclass.Mr.Sankaramunexpectedlyaskedme,“Canyoujumpoverthefour-footwall?
”Ishookmyheadandanswered,“No,sir,Icouldn’tjumpoveraone-footwall,letaloneafour-footwall.”Mr.Sankaramwasn’tsatisfiedwithmyreplybutwavedhishandformetositdown.Helookedatmeintheeyeshardandsaid,“Ifyoucan.Believeinyourself!
”
TherewerestoriesaboutMr.Sankaram’spasthistory.Asastudentatsamecollegeyearsago,hewentintomuchdepressionforsometimewhenhecouldn’tgetintothemedicalschool.Infacthecouldhavebeenadmittedbytheschoolbyhisabilityofstudying.Becausehisfamilycouldn’taffordhispre-medicalcoursesandhedidn’tdaretoclimbthewall,heoftenwalkedbackandforthalongthefour-footwalltalkingtohimselfandsometimescriedoverhisfailure.Whetherthisstorywastrueorfalseitwaspassedonfromyeartoyear.SoMr.Sankaramhadanickname“four-foot.”Itwastruethathelefthisdreamtohisstudentsandhebeganchallengingthestudents’abilitytojumpoverthefour-footwalltogetintothemedicalschool.
AsastudentIfailedatmyattempttogetadmissionintotheme
dicalschool.Infactnotallstudentswantedtobeadoctor.AndyearslaterIendedupasachemistryteacheratthesamecollege.IthankMr.Sankaramforhisencouragementtome,andIamdeterminedtofollowhisexampletomakemyclassinteresting.Mr.Sankarampassedawayyearsago.Hewillalwaysberememberedforhiswonderfulteachingtechniquessuchasdancingmovementsandhisencouragingwords.
25.Whichsubjectwasboringintheauthor’sopinion?
A.BotanyB.PhysicsC.ChemistryD.zoology
26.Mostoftheauthor’sschoolmateswenttocollegeto_____.
A.maketheirparentshappyB.learnaskil
lofmakingaliving
C.studyabroadaftergraduationD.findagoodjobaftergraduation
27.Whywasn’tMr.Sankaramsatisfiedwiththeauthor’sreply?
A.Hedidn’tthinktheauthorwasdiligent.
B.Hethoughttheauthorlackedconfidence.
C.Theauthordidn’tknowwhathemeant
D.Theauthorwasshywhileansweringit.
28.Mr.Sankaram’sfailingtogetintothemedicalschool______.
A.resultedingettinghisnickname“four-foot”
B.causedhimtobeforeverdepressedandtocryeveryday
C.madehimworkhardtolethisstudentsrealizehisdream
D.madehimcomplainthelifewasunfairandhewasnotlucky
29.Wecaninferfromthispassagethattheauthor_____.
A.wantedtobecomeadoctorverymuchinfact
B.regrettedthathedidn’trespectMr.Sankaram
C.wasborninarichfamilyandonceagoodstudent
D.isagoodteacherinthecollegewhereheoncestudied
C
TheKnowledgeSociety
AccordingtoAmericaneconomistPeterDrucker,everyfewhundredyearsinWesternhistoryasharptransformationtakesplaceinwhichsocietyrearrangesitself.Onesuchperiodhappenedbetween1455and1517,beginningwiththeinventionoftheprintingpress,andincludedtheRenaissance,theEuropeandiscoveryofAmerica,areawakening
ofscience,andtheProtestantReformation.AlltheseeventshadsignificanteffectsonthedevelopmentofWesternsociety.ThenextperiodlastedfromtheAmericanRevolutionandthePerfectionofthesteamenginein1776untilNapoleon’sdefeatatWaterlooin1815.Duringthistime,theIndustrialRevolutiontookplace,publicschoolssystemswereestablishedonalargescale,thefirstmodernuniversitywasfoundedinBerlinin1809,andbothcapitalismandcommunismemergedaseconomicandpoliticalideologies.Again,societyhadbeenaltered.Druckersuggestedthatanothersuchtransformationistakingplacetoday.Heclaimsitbeganaround1960withtheintroductionofcomputersandtheemergenceofthefirstnonwesterncountry—Japan—tobeaglobaleconomicpower.Theperiodispredictedtoendsometimearound2010or2020,whenwhatDruckercallsthe“post-capitalist”erawillhaveproducedtheknowledgesociety.Themajorcharacteristicofthisnewsocietywillbetheuseofknowledgeasaneconomicresource.Thatis,knowledge,notlabor,willbethebasisofwealth.Theleadingsocialgroupwillbe“knowledgeworkers”whoknowhowtomakespecializedknowledgeproductiveandinnovativeinafree-marketsystem.Druckerwarnsthatthissituationmaycreateclassconflict,asknowledgeworkersaccruemuchhigherstatusandincomethanserviceworkers.Recognizingthatthesetwogroupsofworkersarenotsocialclassesinthetraditionalsense,henonethelessfeelsthatpeoplewhoprovidevarioustypesofservices—food,finance,leisure,andthelike—mustnotbesociallyandeconomicallydisadvantaged.Otherwise,theoldconflictoutlinedbyMarxbetweencapitalistsandworkerswillbetransformedintoonebetweenthetwonewdominantgroups:
thosewhocreateandworkwithknowledgeandthosewhoprovidevariousservicestothem.
30.Thosearetheeventswhichhappenedbetween1455and1517EXCEPT__________.
A.theIndustrialRevolution
B.theinventionoftheprintingpress.
C.theEuropeandiscoveryofAmerica.
D.areawakeningofscienceandtheProtestantReformation.
31.Whatisthemajorcharacteristicofthenewsocietytoday?
A.Laborwillbethebasisofwealth.
B.Classconflictwillappear.
C.Knowledgewillbeusedasaneconomicresource.
D.Peoplewhoprovidevarioustypesofservicesmustbesociallyandeconomicallydisadvantaged.
D
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oroftheroof.Peoplebenefitalotfromthesegreenroofingsystems,andtheyaregainingpopularitydaybyday.
Human
beingshaveoccupiedmajorareasoflandandtransformedthemintohugebuildings,whichhasseverelyaffectedtheenvironmentandthenaturalhabitatofbirdandinsects.Greenroofingcompensatesforthat.Itcreatesanaturalhabitatforcreatureslikebees,grasshoppersandoth
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