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湖南省长沙一中届高三下学期第一周周考
湖南省长沙一中2014届高三下学期第一周周考
高考英语
2014-03-182123
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湖南省长沙一中2014届高三下学期第一周周考
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DirectionsBeneatheachofthefollowingsentencesthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.(2014*1point)
1. Theoriginalpatentforarefrigeratingmachinewasissuedin1834toJacobPerkins,______Americanengineer.
A.a B.an C.the D./
2. Youhaveyettoanswermyquestion_________Icancountonyourvote.
A.that B.if C.whether D./
3. Theweatherforecastisnotforcoolerweather;______,itisexpectedtobewarmer.
A.ifanything B.ifever C.ifatall D.ifonly
4. —HaveyoubeentoSouthAfrica?
—No,I______lastyear,butDadwouldn’tletme.
A.weretogo B.wasgone C.went D.wastohavegone
5. Inthisexperiment,theyarewakenedseveraltimesduringthenightandaskedtoreportwhat
they_________.
A.hadjustbeendreaming B.havejustbeendreaming
C.arejustdreaming D.hadjustdreamt
6. —Whydidn’tyougotoseetheplay?
—_______thewholestory,Idecidednottoseeit.
A.Havingbeentold B.Havingtold C.Beingtold D.Telling
7. AlltheotherboyshavegeographybooksandtheywillbeaheadofmeifIdon’tget_____.
A.it B.theone C.one D.that
8. Areyousurethattherearenopages______,andthatitisjustliketheothers,onlysecond-hand?
A.missed B.miss C.beingmissed D.missing
9. ThedebatewaslaunchedbytheGovernment,whichinvitedanyonewithanopinionoftheBBC--includingordinarylistenersandviewerstosaywhat_____goodorbadabouttheCorporation,andevenwhethertheythoughtitwasworthkeeping.
A.was B.were C.is D.are
2014. Ithinkyou’dbettergotothetechnicalschooland_____thatyou’llbeabletoworkasatechnicianinourfactory.
A.in B.over C.since D.after
DirectionsForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwithwordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.(12*2points)
Whenshelookedahead,FlorenceChadwicksawnothingbutasolidwalloffog.Herbodywasnumb.Shehadbeenswimmingfornearlysixteenhours.
11 shewasthefirstwomantoswimtheEnglishChannelinbothdirections.Now,attheageof34,hergoalwastobecomethefirstwomantoswimfromCatalinaIslandtotheCaliforniacoast.
12 thatFourthofJulymorningin1952,theseawaslikeanicebathandthefogwas 13densethatshecouldhardlyseehersupportboats.Sharkstraveledtowardherlonefigure,onlytobe 14 awaybyrifleshots.Againstthefrigidgripofthesea,shestruggledon-hourafterhour-whilemillionswatchedonnational 15 .
AlongsideFlorenceinoneoftheboats,hermotherandhertraineroffered 16 .Theytoldheritwasn'tmuchfarther.Butallshecouldseewasfog.Theyurgedhernotto 17 .Sheneverhaduntilthen. 18 onlyahalfmiletogo,sheaskedtobepulledout.
Stillwarminghercoldbodyseveralhourslater,shetoldareporter,"Look,I'mnotexcusingmyself,butifI 19 thelandImighthavemadeit."Itwasnotfatigueoreventhecoldwater 20 defeatedher.Itwasthefog.Andshewasunabletoseehergoal.
Twomonthslater,shetriedagain.Thistime, 21 thesamedensefog,sheswamwithherfaithandhergoalclearlypicturedinhermind.Sheknewthat 22 behindthatfogwaslandandthistimeshemadeit!
FlorenceChadwickbecamethefirstwomantoswimtheCatalinaChannel,eclipsing(使失色)themen'srecordbytwohours!
11.A.Already B.However C.Therefore D.Although
12.A.In B.On C.At D.For
13.A.very B.too C.quite D.so
14.A.attracted B.kicked C.driven D.killed
15.A.cinema B.theatre C.stage D.television
16.A.happiness B.wishes C.encouragement D.disappointment
17.A.quit B.continue C.swim D.insist
18.A.Of B.With C.Outof D.Beyond
19.A.hadreached B.hadtouched C.hadseen D.hadtold
20.A.which B.where C.why D.that
21.A.despite B.inspite C.except D.besides
22.A.anywhere B.nowhere C.wherever D.somewhere
DirectionsCompletethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.(8*2points)
Awalkingrobotmaidwhichcancleanahome,dumpclothesinawashingmachineandevenheatfoodinamicrowavehasbeendevelopedbySouthKoreanscientists.
Mahru-Zhasahuman-like 23 includingarotatinghead,arms,legsandsixfingersplusthree-dimensionalvisiontorecognizechores(家庭杂事)thatneedtobe 24 with,mediareportssaidonMonday."ThemostdistinctivestrengthofMahru-Z__25 itsvisualabilitytoobserveobjects,recognizethetasksneededtobecompleted,andcarry 26 out ,"YouBum-Jae,headofthecognitive(认知)robotcentreattheKoreaInstituteofScienceandTechnology,toldtheKoreaTimes."Itrecognizespeople,canturnonmicrowaveovens,washingmachinesandtoasters,andalsopickupsandwiches,cupsandwhateverelseitsenses 27 objects."
TheinstitutetooktwoyearstodevelopMahru-Z, 28 is1.3metrestallandweighs55kilograms.ItcouldalsoworkwithanearliermaidrobotcalledMarhu-Mwhichmovesonwheels,sincebothcanberemotelycontrolledthroughacomputerserver. 29 fromdealingwithchores,researcherssayMahru-Zcanalsobeusedinconditionstoodifficultordangerousforhumans.
Butmassproductionforcommercial 30 issomewayaway.
DirectionsReadthefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.(2014*2points)
A
Theevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwiththeirparents,whichistheoppositeofthepopularlyheldimageofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.
Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismoreharmoniousthanithaseverbeeninthepast.“Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositivetoday’syoungpeopleseemtobeabouttheirfamilies,”saidonememberoftheresearchteam.“They’reexpectedtoberebellious(叛逆的)andselfishbutactuallytheyhaveotherthingsontheirminds;theywantacarandmaterialgoods,andtheyworryaboutwhetherschoolisservingthemwell.There’smorenegotiationanddiscussionbetweenparentsandchildren,andchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon’twanttorocktheboat.”
Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends.“Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingtolistentome,”says17-years-oldDanielLazall.“IalwaystellthemwhenI’mgoingoutclubbing.AslongastheyknowwhatI’mdoing,they’refinewithit.”SusanCrome,whoisnow21,agrees.“Lookingbackonthelast2014years,therewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.Forexample,aslongasI’ddoneallmyhomework,IcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButIthinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.”
Maybethispositiveviewoffamilylifeshouldnotbeunexpected.Itispossiblethattheideaofteenagerebellionisnotrootedinrealfacts.Aresearchercomments,“Oursurprisethatteenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbecauseofabriefperiodinoursocialhistorywhenteenagerswereregardedasdifferentbeings.Butthatideaofrebellingandbreakingawayfromtheirparentsreallyonlyhappenedduringthatonetimeinthe1960swheneveryonerebelled.Thenormalsituationthroughouthistoryhasbeenasmoothchangefromhelpingoutwiththefamilybusinesstotakingitover.”
31.Whatisthepopularimageofteenagerstoday?
A.Theyworryaboutschool.
B.Theydislikelivingwiththeirparents.
C.Theyhavetobelockedintoavoidtroubles.
D.Theyquarrelalotwithotherfamilymembers.
32.Thestudyshowsthatteenagersdon’twantto_________.
A.sharefamilyresponsibility
B.causetroubleintheirfamilies
C.goboatingwiththeirfamily
D.makefamilydecisions
33.Comparedwithparentsof30yearsago,today’sparents_______.
A.gotoclubsmoreoftenwiththeirchildren
B.aremuchstricterwiththeirchildren
C.carelessabouttheirchildren’slife
D.give