人教版新课程标准高中英语必修三Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Not.docx

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人教版（新课程标准）高中英语必修三Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote单元训练卷二（I）卷

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一、阅读理解（共3题；共16分）

1.（6分）（2020·如皋模拟）阅读理解

AnAustralianrockband,AC/DC,haspostponedtheUStourafterthesingerBrianJohnsonwaswarnedbydoctorsthathewasatriskof"totalhearingloss.Thisisunsurprising,perhaps,giventhedecadeswhenthisAustralianbandhasbeenpumpingoutthehardrockdecibel（分贝）Butdeafnessisaconcernnotonlyforrockmusicians,butforclassicalviolinistsandpopsingers.Inrecentyearshasbecomeclearthatanyonearoundloudmusicalothasreasontobeequallyworried.

Thelargeststudyintonoiseinducedhearinglossinmusicianswaspublishedin2014.

ThreemillionGermanswereexamined,including2,227professionalmusicians.Scientistsfoundthatthemusicianswereaboutfourtimesaslikelytosufferthenoiseinducedhearinglosscomparedtothegeneralpopulation.Manystudiesintoclassicalmusicianshavealsofoundevidenceofsuchproblems.Onestudyfromthe1990sfoundthatviolinistsandviolistshavemorehearinglossintheirleftearcomparedtotheirrightear.Thislossofhearingiscausedbythemusician'sowninstrument,astheviolinisplacedunderthechinwiththeleftearalmosttouchingtheinstrument.Fivestudieshavefoundthatbetween37%and58%ofclassicalmusiciansexperiencehearingloss.Forrockandpopthenumbersaresimilar,withstudiesfindingthatunderhalfofmusicianssufferingfromhearingloss.

IntheUK,theControlofNoiseatWorkRegulationssetslimitsforexposuretonoise.Thelowestactionlevelis80decibelsonaverageoveraworkingday;itisaboutasloudasaheavilytraffickedstreet.Whenthisactionlevelisexceeded,employersmustprovideinformationandtrainingandshouldmakehearingprotectionavailable.Whentheupperactionlevelof85decibelsonaverageisexceeded,thenemployersmusttakeactiontoreducethenoiseandhearingprotectionbecomescompulsory.Whatcountsmostinassessingtherisktohearingistheaverageexposure.

Exposuretohighnoiselevelsoftencausestemporarydeafness—somethingthatmanypeoplehaveexperiencedaftergoingtoanightclub.Whilehearingusuallyrecoversafterafewhoursordays,repeatedloudexposureleadstopermanenthearingdamage.Initially,thisdamageisslightandunlikelytobenoticedbythelistener.Problemsonlybecomesignificantinmiddleagewhenthenoise-inducedhearinglosscombineswiththenaturallossofhearingduetoageing.Often,oneofthefirstsignsiswhensomeonefindsithardtopickoutaconversationinanoisypuborrestaurant.Unfortunately,oncethat'snoticed,it'stoolate.

Oneimmediatethreatistheloudinstrumentscloseby.Movingfurtherawayquietensthesound,butifthatisn'tpossible,thenotherapproachesareavailable.Oftenorchestras（管弦乐队）usescreenstoblocksoundfromtheloudestinstruments.Alternatively,thereare"musicians'earplugs".Thesedecreasesoundwithoutcompletelyblockingeverythingoutandareveryusefulinarehearsal（排练）,butgetinthewayofbalancingthesoundinaconcert.Professionalorchestrasalsofocusonhowtheyschedulemusic,ensuringthatmusiciansareexposedtoamixtureofquietandloudpieces.Givenhowloudtheirinstrumentsare,drummersareparticularlyatrisk,butusingquieterpracticepadsandearplugswhentheyarenotperformingcanlessenpotentialhearinglosstosomeextent.Forrockandpopmusicians,usingin-earmonitorsratherthanloudspeakersalsohasthepotentialtoreducenoiseexposure,becausethesoundwithintheearcanbebettercontrolled.

ImprovedtechnologymeansthatthenumberofmusicianssuchasJohnsonhavingtogiveupperformingcoulddecrease.Butstudentmusiciansneedtobeeducatedaboutthedangersofnoise-inducedhearingloss.Theincreasinguseofheadphoneswillalsoworkagainstthis—formusiciansandeveryoneelse.Unlesspeoplearecarefulwiththevolumeleveloftheirportablemusicplayers,hearinglosscausedbymusicwillincrease.

（1）TheexampleofBrianJohnsonistoshowthat______.

A.musicianstendtobefewerthanbefore    

B.musicianssufferfrommanyhealthproblems    

C.longexposuretotooloudmusicisn'tbeneficial    

D.deafnesshasbecomecommonamongmusicians    

（2）WhatdothestudiesinParagraph2intendtoshow?

A.Violinistshaveamoredevelopedleftear.    

B.Musicianshaveatendencyforhearingloss.    

C.Germanybringsupmanyoutstandingmusicians.    

D.Classicalmusicianshavelittlechanceofhearingloss.    

（3）Whatisthemostimportantfactorinevaluatingmusic'sdamagetohearing?

A.Music'splayingdecibels.    

B.Music'splayingenvironment.    

C.Listeners'sensitivitytosound.    

D.Listeners'averageexposuretime.    

（4）Whatdopeoplewhofrequentlygotonightclubstendtodo?

A.Havepoorhearingforever.    

B.Becomeslightlydeaftemporarily.    

C.Lowertheirlevelofcomprehension.    

D.Experiencenaturalhearinglossearlier.    

（5）WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.Howthesoundinaconcertisbalanced.    

B.Howprofessionalorchestrascomposemusic.    

C.Howdifferentinstrumentsharmmusicians'hearing.    

D.Howmusicianscandecreasetheirriskofhearingloss.    

（6）Whatopiniondoestheauthorputforwardinthelastparagraph?

A.Peopleshouldmakeuseofheadphonesproperly.

B.Studentmusiciansaremainvictimsofloudmusic.

C.Manymusiciansdon'trealizethegreatharmofmusic.

D.Thenumberofpeoplewithhearinglosswillincreasestably.

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2.（2分）阅读理解

ThestoryofSantaClausbeganhundredsofyearsearlier.Duringthefourthcentury,aRomanCatholicchurchofficialcalledNicholasofMyrabecamefamousforhismanygoodactions.NicholaswasmadeasaintafterhisdeathanditbecamecommoninnorthernEuropetoholdacelebrationonDecember6th,thedayNicholasdied.AllkindsofstoriesweretoldaboutsaintNicholasandtheDutchbroughtoneofthesestorieswiththemtoAmerica.Theybelievedthateachyearthesaintrodeawhitehorsefromhometohome.Hegavepresentstochildrenwhohadbeengood,andcoalorstrawtochildrenwhohadbeenbad.OtherAmericanswholivednearbygreatlyenjoyedtheDutchcelebrations.TheydecidedtomakesaintNicholaspartoftheirowncelebrationofChristmas.ButhegotanewnameSantaClaus.ItwastakenfromtheDutchwordsforSaintNicholas,SantaClaus.TheDutchimaginedSaintNicholastobeaserious,evenfrighteningperson,whocouldpunishaswellasgivegifts.Butin1822,anAmericannamedClementC.MoorewroteaChristmaspoemforhischildren,thepoemcalledAVisitfromSt.Nicholas,createdacompletelynewSantaClaus.Dr.Mooredescribedashort,happy,littlemanwhorodeinanopensleigh.Thesleighwaspulledfromhousetohousebyeightwhitereindeer.AteachhouseSantadeliveredgiftsbydroppingthemdownthechimneyintothefireplace.Dr.Moore'spoemwaspublishedinanewspaperinNewYork,in1823.ItsoonbecamepopularalloverAmericaanditbecamethesourcefortheSantaClausAmericanchildrenstillbelieveintoday.

AnAmericanartistnamedThomasNastalsoplayedapartincreatingSantaClaus.Beginningin1860's,Mr.NastdrewpicturesofSantaClausforanAmericanpublicationcalledHarper'sWeekly.Thesepicturesshowedafat,smilingoldmanwitharednoseandwhitebeard.Hewasdressedinaredsuitwithwhitefurandablackbelt.Todaymorethanonehundredyearslater,thatsameSantaClauscanbeseeneverywhereatChristmastime.

（1）Nicholasdied________.

A.onDecember25th    

B.onDecember6th    

C.in1822    

D.in1823    

（2）Nicholasbecamefamousbecause________.

A.helivedduringthefourthcentury    

B.hewasaRomanCatholicChurchofficial    

C.hedidalotofdeeds    

D.helivedinMyra,theancientcapitalofLycia    

（3）TheDutchbelievedthatSaintNicholas________.

A.gavepresentstoeachchild    

B.gavenothingtothebadchildren    

C.gavecoalorstrawtothebadchildren    

D.gavepresentstotheadults    

（4）TheSantaClausthatAmericanchildrentrusttodaycomesfrom_______.

A.anewspaper    

B.apoem    

C.achimney    

D.aforest    

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3.（8分）（2017高三下·阜新模拟）阅读理解

Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago,IenteredtheTrackKitchen,arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest（卑微的）tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman,wholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.

Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee,Iasked,

“MayIgetyousomething?

”

“Acoffeewouldbenice.”

ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee.Wetalkedmore,andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee.Finally,Irosetoleave,wishedhimwell,andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.Heasked,

“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?

”

“Who?

”

“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.”

Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld'srichestandmostpowerfulmen!

MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andnomatteranotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.

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