河北省武邑中学高考英语一轮复习第41期55分钟课堂练习.docx

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河北省武邑中学高考英语一轮复习第41期55分钟课堂练习

河北省武邑中学2015届高考英语一轮复习第41期55分钟课堂练习

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Whentheswimseasonbegan,my11-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,andIcutadeal.Shewouldgotopracticethreetimesaweekandtryreallyhard,andIwouldn’tmakehercompeteintheswimmeetsbecauseonthedayofameet,shewouldbenervousallday.Hernervesrootedfromthepossibilitythatshewoulddosomethinghorriblywrongandleteveryonedown.

Recently,theyhadaT-shirtrelay,whichworkslikethis:

onepersonfromeachrelayteamputsonaT-shirtandapairofsocks,swims50meters,andgetsoutofthepool.Shetakesofftheclothesandputsthemonthenextperson,whothenswims50meters.Thiscontinuesuntileveryoneontheteamhascompletedalap.

Bythelastleg,Elizabeth’steamhadbuiltupamoderatelead.ThenitwasElizabeth’sturntoswim.SheseemedtoswimfasterintheT-shirtandsocksthanwhenshewasn’twearingthem.

Approachingthehalfwaymark,shewasstillinthelead.ThenoneofElizabeth’ssocksfelloffandwasfloatinginthepool.“Shehastogetthatsockonbeforetheendoftherace,”aswimmingofficialtoldherteam,“oryouwillbedisqualified.”

Everybodyonherteamstartedscreaming,“Elizabeth!

Elizabeth!

Stop!

Getthesock!

”Butshecouldn’thearthem.Asshestartedherlast25meters,agirlinLane2wasgainingonElizabeth.Itwastimefordesperatemeasures.Agirlonmydaughter’steamjumpedinthepool,grabbedthesock,andswamafterElizabeth.ShegrabbedElizabeth’sfoot.“Youhavetoputthesockon,”thegirlscreamed.Elizabethcontinuedswimmingwhileherteammateputonthesock.

Bynow,thegirlinLane2wasabouttopassElizabeth.Withthesockfinallyon,Elizabethswamherheartoutforthelast15meters.Itwasclose,butElizabethbeattheothergirltothewallforthevictory.

Ontheridehome,sherelivedhermomentofgloryagainandagain.ShetoldmethatiftheT-shirtrelaywasanOlympicevent,herteamwouldwinthegoldmedal.Itoldherthatinmyprofessionalopinion,shewasabsolutelyright.

1.Elizabethwasnervousaboutswimmeetsbecauseshe_______.

A.wasafraidofdisappointingeveryoneB.didn’texpecttolosetheswimmatch

C.didn’twanttocompeteagainstothergirlsD.wasworriedaboutmakingerrorsinpublic

2.Fromthepassage,weknowthat_______.

A.sockscontributedgreatlytoElizabeth’svictoryB.thematchnearlydroveElizabethdesperate

C.goodluckfinallyfellonElizabeth’steam

D.Elizabeth’steamnarrowlywonthematch

3.ItcanbeinferredthatElizabethwould_______.

A.swimfasterintheT-shirt

B.enjoyswimmeetslateron

C.experiencethemomentagain

D.takepartinanOlympicevent

B

Expensiveandnewglovesallowchatterboxes（话匣子）totaketheterm“handsfree”toanewlevel—bytalkingintothemastheymakeacall.Theglovesareknownas“TalktotheHand”andcost£1,000apair.TheyfixedaspeakerunitintothethumbandamicrophoneintothelittlefingerthatcanbeconnectedtoanymobilehandsetusingBluetooth.

ArtistSeanMilesdesignedthenewglovesthatdoubleasaphoneinpartofhisprojectthatshowsthepossibilitiesofgadgetrecycling.HeusesoutdatedglovesandcombinesthemwithpartsfrommobilehandsetsrecycledthroughO2,whichcommissioned（承担）theproject.Mobilephoneuserswillbeabletokeeptheirhandswarmwhiletheychatwithouttakingtheirphonesoutoftheirpocketsorhandbags.

MrMilesdesignedtwopairsofthenewgloves—oneinpinkandtheotherinbrownandyellow.TheywillappearinanexhibitionthisJulyandvisitorswillbeabletowinthegloves.Ifdemandishigh,theywillthenbeproducedonalargerscale.O2Recycle,whichbackedtheproject,estimatesthattherearealready70millionunusedmobilehandsetsintheUK.Theservicepaysupto£260tothosewhorecyclegadgetsincludingphones,handheldconsoles,MP3playersanddigitalcameras.

DesignerSeanMileshopeshisworkwillgetpeoplethinkingaboutrecycling.The41-year-oldsaid,“Ihopethatmy‘TalktotheHand’projectwillgetpeopletothinkagainaboutthewastecreatedbynotrecyclinggadgets.Ifafewmorepeoplerecycletheirgadgetsratherthansendthemtotrash,Ithinkthisprojectwillhavefulfilleditsaim.”

BillEyres,headofO2Recycle,urgespeopletorecycletheirphoneresponsibly.Hesaid,“There’sapressingneedforallofustolookatoutdatedhandsets,andallthegadgetsthatwemoveonfromorupgradeeachyear.Whethertheyareconsolesorcameras,weshouldthinkofthemasaresourcethatweneedtorecycleresponsiblyratherthanthrowthemaway.”

4.Theunderlinedword“O2”inParagraph2isprobablythenameof______.

A.anartistB.acompanyC.amobileD.anexhibition

5.Consumerscanbuythe“TalktotheHand”gloves______.

A.intheexhibitionB.fromMrMiles

C.whentheyaremassproducedD.aftertheyrecyclethegadgets

6.Thepurposeoftheprojectisto_______.

A.promotethetechnologyofIT

B.enablepeopletotalktotheirhands

C.raisepeople’sawarenessofrecycling

D.attractvisitors’attentionintheexhibition

7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Newmobilesthatarefashionable.

B.Outdatedhandsetsthatareupgraded.

C.Outdatedgadgetsthatcanbeusedforrecycling.

D.Newglovesthatcanbeusedformakingphonecalls.

C

Fordecades,familiessettledonthesofatosharethelatestnewsandTVseries,untiladditionalbedroomTV,computergamesandtheInternetalmostputanendtofamilyrowsoverwhoheldtheremotecontrol.Now,however,thetraditionallivingroomsceneismakingacomeback.AstudybythecommunicationswatchdogOfcomhasfoundfamiliesareonceagaingatheringaroundthemaintelevisionset,buttheyarebringingtheirpadsandsmartphoneswiththem.

“The1950slivingroomismakingacomebackasafamilyentertainmentcentre,”saidJaneRumble,headofmediaresearchatOfcom.“Wearewatchingonmuchbetter,bigger,andmoredelicatetelevisionsets,butwearecomingintothelivingroomholdingourconnecteddevices.”Whilethefamilyarecomingtogetheroncemore,comparisonswiththepastendthere.Witharangeofsmallerscreensonhand,noteveryonesittingonthesofasharesthesameviewingexperience.

Thecoronation（加冕礼）mayhavedrawntheundividedattentionof20millionviewersin1953,butthosewatchingtheQueen’sJubileecelebrations50yearslaterwereaslikelytobecommentingonlineaboutBBC’sbroadcastaswatchingit.“Justafewyearsago,wewouldbetalkingaboutlastnight’sTVatworkoratschool,”saidaviewer,“Now,we’rehavingthoseconversationslivewhilewatchingTV,usingsocialmedia,textandinstantmessaging.”

Itisabehaviourofmediameshing（联网）,whoseinfluencewasunderlinedduringthisyear’sWimbledonmen’stennisfinal.AsAndyMurraypushedtowardshisvictory,1.1millionpeopleworldwidesentanaverageofovertwomicroblogsaboutthematch.

PeopleusetheInternettoenhancetheirtelevisionexperience,forexample,byreadinganewspaperliveblogaboutafootballmatchwhilewatchingtheactiononthemainscreen.Forahugenumberofyoungerviewers,theportablescreenoffersachancetodosomethingunrelated,suchasonlineshopping,listeningtomusicorwatchinganothertelevisionprogramme.

Some70%of16-to-24-year-oldsclaimtobeabsorbedinwhatOfcomcalls“mediastacking”atleastonceaweek.ForTVviewers,theInternetscanningisthemostpopularactivity,buttheyarealsocallingfriendsonthephoneorsendingemailsandtexts.Surprisingly,12%claimtohavelistenedtotheradiowiththetelevisionon,and6%saytheyhavewatchedanothervideointhemeanwhile.

8.AccordingtothestudybyOfcom,familymembersnowadays_______.

A.caremoreaboutwhoholdstheremotecontrol

B.sharethesameprogrammesinthelivingroom

C.watchbetterandmoredelicatetelevisionprogrammes

D.enjoyTVtogetherwithvarioussmallerscreensonhand

9.Thisyear’sWimbledonmen’stennisfinalismentionedtoindicate_______.

A.somanypeopleworldwidearewatchingTV

B.peoplelikewatchinglivematchesonTV

C.thegreatinfluenceofmediameshing

D.theaverageamountofmicroblogs

10.Whichshowsthephenomenonof“mediastacking”inthelastparagraph?

A.PeoplearewatchingTVwhileshoppingonline.

B.Peoplearewatchingabroadcastofacoronation.

C.TheInternetmakespeoplespendlesstimeonTV.

D.TheInternetenrichespeople’stelevisionexperience.

11.Thepassageiswrittento_______.

A.describethechangesconnecteddevicesbringtoTVwatching

B.reportthecomebackofthetraditionallivingroomscene

C.showtheinfluenceofconnecteddevicesonpeople

D.presentthedifferentrolesTVplaysinpeople’slife

D

Inhernewbook,“TheSmartestKidsintheWorld,”AmandaRipley,aninvestigativejournalist,tellsthestoryofTom,ahigh-schoolstudentfromGettysburg,Pennsylvania,whodecidestospendhissenioryearinWroclaw,Poland.Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:

inthepastdecade,thecountryraisedstudents’testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.PolishkidshavenowoutscoredAmericankidsinmathandscience,eventhoughPolandspends,onaverage,lessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWroclawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteam,or,forthatmatter,teamsofanykind.

ThatAmericanhighschoolslavishmoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.Thisisnotamatterofhowanygivenstudentwhoplayssportsdoesinschool,butofthecultureanditspriorities.ThisDecember,whenthelatestProgramfor