高三英语押题卷.docx

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高三英语押题卷

高三英语押题卷及答案

第二部分：

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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

MauriceMountainisaretiredlawyerinWashington,D.C.Hedevelopedaprototype（原型机）foradevicehecallsthePrestoEmergencyBoatLadder.Hisinventionisasmallfoldingladderthatattachestothesideofaboattohelppeoplewhofallintothewater.Mr.Mountainplanstomass-producehisboatladder.

HecreatedhisinventionataworkshopcalledTechShop.Mr.Mountainsays,“Ithinkitencouragesinnovation.Ithinkpeoplewhoprobablyhavehadideasrollingaroundinthebackoftheirmindsforyearsbuthaveneverhadtheopportunitytoactuallyputthemintoproductionorevenexperimentwiththemwouldfindthisplacewonderful.MembersofTechShopusehigh-techequipmenttodevelopandproduceideastheyhaveforinventions.”IsabellaMusachiomanagesaTechShopinArlington,Virginia.Shesaystheshophasmanydifferentkindsofequipment.

“TechShopisado-it-yourselfmakerspace.Sowhenyoucomeinwehaveallthesedifferentareasoftheshop,andwehaveametalshop,woodshop,lasers,3Dprinters,electronics.Imean,wehavesomanydifferentareasandwehavealltheequipmentthatisavailabletoanybodyabovetheageof12.”

MembershipcostsforTechShopstartatjustover$100permonth.Membersareabletousecostlymachinesincluding3Dmodelingtoolsandlasercutters.IsabellaMusachiosaysTechShophelpsitsmembersbuildtheirdreams.

“Ourmottois‘buildyourdreamshere’becauseyoucanreallycomeinwithjustanidea,andthenwiththehelpofTechShopmakethatleapfromanideatobuildingyourproject,yourprototypeorevenyourbusiness.”

JimNewtonisthefounderofTechShop.HefirstintroducedtheideaforthetechnologyworkshopsatanartsandscienceseventcalledMakerFaireinSanMateo,Californiain2006.Hisideaattractedhundredsofmembersduringthatevent,Now,thereareeightTechShoplocationsintheU.S.Inall,therearemorethan6,000members.Twomore-TechShoplocationsinthecitiesofSt.LouisandLookAngeleswillbesetup.

21．WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatMr.MountainsaysinParagraph2?

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A.Peoplewithimaginationcanachievetheirdreams.

B.TechShopcanhelpturnsomepeople’sideasintoreality.

C.TechShopisaplacewherepeoplecanputforwardtheirnewideas.

D.It'shardforpeopletoputtheirideasintopractice.

22．Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknow_____.

A.JimNewtonisaverygreatinvention

B.peopledidn'tlikeTechShopatfirst

C.TechShopwillbecomemoreandmorepopular

D.TechShopgreetedwithbadreviewsin2006

23．WhatcanweknowaboutTechShopfromthepassage?

A.TechShopisfoundedbyMauriceMountain.

B.TechShopputshigh-techdreamswithinreach.

C.TechShopisanon-profitorganization.

D.TechShopoffersitsmembersmoreideas.

B

Twofactsareoftencoveredupinthepublicconversationaboutwomen,work,andfamily.First,thevastmajorityofmarriedmothersdon'twanttoworkfull-time.Second,marriedmotherswhoareabletocutbackonworktomeettheirfamily'sneedstendtobehappier.

MothersandfatherswereaskedbyPewiftheyhadmadefamily-relatedsacrificesforwork—fromquittingtheirjobtoturningdownapromotion.Pewfoundthat65percentofmothershadmadesuchafamily-relatedsacrifice,comparedto45percentoffathers.

Womenwithchildrenweremorelikelytobe"veryhappy"withtheirlivesiftheymadeafamily-relatedworksacrifice.Bycontrast,thehappinessofmarriedmenwasnotsignificantlyrelatedtomakingworksacrificesfortheirfamilies.

Theseresultsdonotprovethatspendinglesstimeonworkmakeswomenhappier.Itcouldbe,forinstance,thathappierwomenaremorelikelytomakeworksacrifices.Oritcouldbethatmoreabundantmothers,whoaremorelikelytobehappyaboveacertainlevelofincome,canspendmoretimewiththeirfamiliesthanpoorermothers.

Mostmotherswouldprefernottoworkfull-time,andthemostpopularoptionforwomen,whenitcomestobalancingworkandfamily,ispart-timework.ANewYorkTimessurveythisyearfoundthat49percentofmotherswishedtoworkpart-time,comparedto27percentwhowishedtoworkfull-time.

Thisdatasuggeststhatonereasonwhymotherswhomakeworksacrificesarehappieristhattheywouldprefertoreducetheirwork—atleastforsomeportionoftheirlivesasmothers—andarehappierwhentheycandoso.

Thisrealityisoftencoveredupinthepublicconversationaboutwork,women,andfamily,butasCatherineatTheNewYorkTimesobserved:

"NoteveryoneaimstobeanexecutiveatFacebook,likeSandberg,ortosetforeignpolicy,likeAnne-MarieSlaughter（authorofthebestsellerWhyWomenCan'tHaveItAll）."Instead,asPewsaid,mostwomenare"lookingforflexibilityandbalance"whenitcomestoconsideringtheiraspirationsforsuccessathomeandwork.

Again,inthepublicconversationandtheformulationofpublicpoliciesregardingworkandfamily,letusnotforgetthatthehappiestmothersarethosewhoareabletoleanhomeward,atleastforaseasonintheirlives.

24．Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphs　　　　.

A.allthetopicsaboutwomen,work,andfamilyaredirectlydiscussedinpublic

B.mostmotherswanttocontinuetheirfull-timeworkforfamilyhappiness

C.mostmothersarewillingtomakemoresacrificesfortheirfamily

D.65percentoffatherswillinglymakeafamily-relatedsacrificetogaintheirpromotion

25．Asforwork,themostpopularchoiceformothersfromaNewYorkTimessurveyis　　　　.

A.apart-timejob

B.afull-timejob

C.anabundantjob

D.anoptionaljob

26．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthehappiestmothersmentionedinthetext?

A.Positive.

B.Critical.

C.Disagreeable.

D.Sympathetic.

27．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MarriedMothersWhoAreatWorkAreHappier

B.MarriedMothersWhoCutBackonWorkAreHappier

C.MothersWhoSpendMuchTimewithChildrenAreTiredVeryMuch

D.MothersWhoStillHaveTheirFull-timeJobsAreMuchEnergetic

C

Pickingauniversityisatenseperiodofaskingyourselfwhichinstitutionismostrelevant.That’swhyuniversityrankingsplaysuchavitalroleinstudentssearchingfortheirnextacademicdirection.Rankingsarealsoaninescapablepartofthereputationandbrandimageofuniversities.“Nouniversitywebsiteiscompletewithouttheclaimtobeinthetop100forsomethingorother,”reportedtheBBC.Thereasonissimple:

Rankingshelpthemtoattractstudents,staffandresearchinvestment.

Currentlytherearenumbersofuniversityrankings,andeachhasitsownlistofcriteria.Butthemaincategoriesarethesame:

academicreputation,graduates'performanceandfacultyresources.

However,expertspointouttherankingprocessisn'tentirelyreliable.MarkKantrowitz,aUSfinancialaidresearcher,saiduniversityrankingsweremostlyjustforshow.HewroteinTheNewYorkTimes.“Itmaygiveyourparentsbetterbraggingrights,butthat'saboutit.”

Moreover,it’snotdifficulttoseethelimitationsofuniversityrankings.Manyrankingsfocusonthenumberoftimesresearchworkiscited（引用）byotherresearchers.IthelpsBritishandUSuniversitiestodominateglobalrankingsbecauseEnglishisthefavoredlanguageofacademia,JohnO’Leary,amemberoftheQSacademicadvisoryboard,toldTheGunrdian.

Also,rankingssuchasQSmainlyfocusonthequalitiesoftheuniversityratherthanitsstudents.“Anyuniversityrankingislikelytohelpstudentsmakebetterdecisionsaboutwheretostudy,buttheneedtobalancethemwithothermorehumanfactorsisalsoimportant,”saidPhilMoss,aneducationandadmissionsconsultant.“Advicefromgraduatesorcurrentstudentscanbeasvaluableinprovidingagenuineinsightintotheexperienceorqualityofaparticulardegreeprogram.Itcanalsoaddanelementthatrankingscanneverconvey--theactualemotionofauniversityexperience.”

28．Whydouniversitiesconsiderrankingsimportant?

A.Rankingsmakethemmoreappealing.

B.Rankingsarestudents’onlyreference.

C.Rankingscanincreasetheiracademiclevel.

D.Rankingshelpthemcompletetheirwebsites.

29．Whatdoestheunderlined“It”inparagraph4referto?

A.Academicresearchwork.

B.Thenumberofresearches.

C.Thewayofrankinguniversities.

D.Thelimitationofuniversityranking.

30．AccordingtoJohnO’Leary,whathelpsBritishandUSuniversitiesrankwell?

A.ThewideuseofEnglishinacademia.

B.Theiroutstandingqualities.

C.Theirgraduates’excellentperformance.

D.Theacademia’sfavortothem.

31．Besidesranking,whatdoesPhilMosssuggestyoushouldrefertoifyou'repickingauniversity?

A.Investmentineducation.

B.Guidancefromprofessors.

C.Informationonwebsites.

D.Suggestionsfromstudents.

D

Ifyou’resecretlyworriedaboutyoursmartphoneaddiction,thenthenewNoPhonemightbejustthethingyouneed．Itlooksandfeelsexactlylikeasmartphone，butitdoesnothing．It'sjustapieceofplasticthatyoucancarryaroundinyourhandtofoolyourself．

DutchdesignerlngmarLarsencameupwiththeideaasajokealongwithhistwofriends．Totheirgreatsurprise，theideareceivedalotofattentiononlineandpeoplefromallovertheworldstatedplacingrequestsforNoPhonesoftheirown.Sothat’swhenthethreefriendsdecidedtoturntocollectenoughfundformassproduction．

NoPhoneiscurrentlyaprototype（模型）thatwillcostonly$12onceithitsthemarket．Itis5.5incheshigh，2.6incheswideand0.29inchesthick,bringingitquiteclosetothelatestsmartphonesonthemarket．Itisdescribedas“batteryfree”,“noupgradesnecessary”，“shatterproof（抗震）”，“waterproof'’and“analternativetoconstanthand-to-phonecontactthatallowsyoutostayconne