建平中学高三1031号周考卷.docx

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建平中学高三1031号周考卷

2017年建平中学高三10.31周考练习

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ShouldChildrenBanTheirParentsfromSocialMedia?

Itmightbetakenforgranted-butnopreviousgenerationofchildrenwillhavehadtheexperienceofhavingtheirentirechildhoodsintensivelyandpubliclydocumentedinthisway.Buttheveryfirstpeopletohavehadsomeoftheirchildhoodpictures__21__（post）onlinearenotalwayshappyabouttheirformativeyearsbeingpreservedindigitalworld.

Parentsmaynotrealizeit,butbypostingphotosandvideosoftheirchildrenonline,theyarecreatinganidentityfortheirchildren__22__mightnotbewelcomed.Lucyisagoodexample.Shesaidshehadaskedherdadtode-tagherfrom“stuffthatdoesn’tnecessarilyrepresent__23__Iamnow.That’snotsomethingI’dwanttoremembereverytimeIlogontoFacebook…Itisn’tthebestmemories,whichisthewayyou’dliketoreveal__24__onsocialmedia.”

Storiesaboutonlineprivacyareoftenaboutchildrenandteenagersbeingwarnedofthedangersofpublishingtoomuchpersonalinformationonline.Butinthiscaseit’stheirparentswhoareinthespotlight.Forsomeparents,__25__（safe）optionisavoidingsocialmediaaltogether.

KasiaKurowskafromNewcastleisexpectingherfirstchildinJuneandhasagreedwithherpartnerLeetoimposeablanketban__26__herchildrenareoldenoughtomaketheirowndecisionsaboutsocialmedia.Butshehastwobigconcernsaboutherplan.Firstly,itwillbedifficult__27__（impose）.“Whentheirauntiecomesroundandtakesapicture,we’regoingtohavetobelikepaparazzipolice,saying,pleasedon’tputtheseonFacebook.Andsecondly,thechildmightdislike__28__（notown）anonlinepresence,especiallyifalloftheirfriendsdo.ButI__29__（keep）adigitalrecordofthem.Itjustwon’thavebeensharedonaplatform__30__themasses.”

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.criticize

B.desperately

C.establish

D.feature

E.focus

F.gratitude

G.heartfelt

H.humanity

I.influence

J.present

K.touch

LettersBroughtBacktoLife

LettersasawayofcommunicationhavelonggivenwaytophonecallsandWeChatmessages.ButaTVshow,LettersAlive,ishelpingbringthisoldwaytokeepintouchbackintothe__31__.

LettersAlivetookitsideafromaUKprogramwithasimilarname,LettersLive.Bothshows__32__famousactorsandactresses,butthereisnogossip,noeye-catchingvisualeffects.Instead,it’sjustonepersonwalkinguptoamicrophoneandreadingaletter.

Butthesearenotjustanyletters.Theyvarygreatlyintimeandsubjects.Thereis,forexample,apassionateletterthatfamouspainterHuangYongyuwrotetoplaywrightCaoYu30yearsagoto__33__hislackofcreativity.Thereisalsoa（n）__34__notefromSpringandAutumnPeriodwrittenbytwoordinaryyoungsoldierstotheirelderbrothertoreporttheirlivesinthewarzone.

Comparedtopublishedtexts,lettersalsocomewithapersonal__35__.

OneexamplefromLettersLivewasanoteof__36__fromthemotherofadyingchildtoJKRowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbooks.Itread:

“MrsRowling,cancerthreatenedtotakeeverythingfrommydaughter,andyourbooksturnedouttobethecastleweso__37__neededtohidein.”

AccordingtoGuanZhengwen,thedirectorofLettersAlive,itisthiskindof__38__behindeveryletterthatstrikesaharmonywiththeaudience.“It’sathingofthepastthatentertainmentshows__39__themselvesonlywithprettyfaces,”GuantoldSohuNews.“Entertainmentindustryisstartingtoswitchtoa（n）__40__onwisdomandintelligence.”

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

BeingBiggerisn’tNecessarilyConsideredBetter

Thefirm,whichfamouslystartedlifein1939,hasnowdeclaredanewage:

thatofsmallerstart-up.By2014,whenMsWhitmanannounced HP’sdecisiontoseparateitscomputerandprinterbusiness fromitscorporatehardwareandservicesoperations,thecompanyhadgrownintoaclumsy__41__.Itsfortunesstartedto__42__withaseriesofexpensiveandmuchcriticizedpurchases.By2012ithadlostitspositionastheworld’sleadingsupplierofPCstoLenovo.Thedramatic__43__wasaimedathelpingthefirmadapttothenewageofmobileandonlinecomputing,respondingtoshareholderdemandsformoreaggresive__44__.

“IwouldgofromlaserjetprintingtoourbigenterpriseservicescontractswherewewererunningthebackendofITformanybigcompaniesandorganizations.Thesetwothingsarenotlikeeachother.Sotheabilitytofocusandengagewithcustomersona（n）__45__setofobjectivesandbusinessoutcomes...Icanalreadyseethedifference.”MsWhitmann,whonowheadsthenewspin-off,HewlettPackardEnterprise（HPE）sellingserversandservices,saysthechangehasalready__46__herperformance.“Onebigchangeisit__47__eachofthedivisionstopursuethestrategythatisrightforthem.__48__,thereis‘noway’printerandPCcompany HPInc’sdecisionlastyeartobuySamsung’sprintingbusinessfor$1bn wouldhavehappenedwhenitwaspartofthelargerfirm.Soit’sthatabilitytodriveyourownprogram,not__49__byotherbusinessesthatdon’thavethesamecharacteristics.”MsWhitmanissoconvincedherstrategyisworkingthatshe’s__50__HPEfurther,spinningoffbothitsbusinessservicesdivisionanditssoftwarebusinessintoseparatecompanieslastyear.

Herassumptionthatbiggerdoesn’talwaysmeanbetterseems__51__.Afterall,alargercompanyshouldfinditeasiertodominatethemarketitoperatesin.Buttherapidriseofmuchsmallerstart-ups,competingandoftenovertakingtheseestablishedpowerfulcompaniesmeanstheacceptedwisdomthat__52__equalssuccessisbeingchallenged.__53__in2014,eBaycarvedPayPal,theelectronicpaymentsarmitboughtin2001,offfromthemainonlinesalebusiness.

Box,acloudstoragecompany,isanothercaseinpoint.FounderAaronLeviesays“WhetherUber,Airbnb,thosesamelessons__54__,whichisifyoucanbuildsomethingthat’scheaper,fasterandmorescalableanddeliversafarbettercustomerexperiencethanwhatthetraditionalsellerswereabletodo,thenyoucanbeextremely__55__.”

41.A.appearanceB.constructionC.giantD.possession

42.A.declineB.increaseC.stayD.vary

43.A.adventureB.combinationC.developmentD.split

44.A.behaviorB.growthC.marketsD.policies

45.A.ambitiousB.complexC.narrowD.overall

46.A.deliveredB.improvedC.measuredD.standardized

47.A.allowsB.employsC.remindsD.threatens

48.A.AllinallB.ForexampleC.OnthecontraryD.What’smore

49.A.heldbackB.keptonC.lookedoverD.takendown

50.A.dissolvedB.expandedC.operatedD.shrunk

51.A.fundamentalB.reasonableC.surprisingD.widespread

52.A.diligenceB.disciplineC.profitD.size

53.A.ComparativelyB.GenerallyC.SimilarlyD.Unexpectedly

54.A.applyB.failC.hideD.increase

55.A.friendlyB.miserableC.motivatedD.troublesome

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Bornin1823inWales,AlfredRusselWallacewasamanofmodestmeans,buthehadapassionfornatureandhechosetofollowit.Hestartedoutcollectinginsectsasahobby,buteventuallyhislongingforadventureledhimtoexploretheworld.

LuckilyforWallace,VictorianBritainwasdiscoveringaninterestinweirdandwonderfulinsects,sothedemandfrommuseumsandprivatecollectionsforthesebeastswasgrowing.Wallacewasabletomakealivingdoingwhatheloved:

collectingbeetlesandotherinsects.

Buthisfirsttripofexploringtheworldendedindisaster.WallaceproceededtotheAmazoninSouthAmerica.Itsgiantforestspromisedawealthofnewspecies,suretoputhimonthescientificmap.Thetriptook6weeksandinvolvedeverymodeoftransportinexistenceatthetime.AfterfouryearsWallacesetoffforhome,buthisboatcaughtfireinthemiddleoftheAtlantic.Everyonesurvived,butWallacehadtowatchindespairashissampleswentupinflames–includingliveanimalshewasbringinghomethatweretryingtojumpfreeoftheflames.Buthedidnotletitstophim.

In1854,Wallacesetoffonanotheradventure,thistimetotheMalayArchipelago.Wallacefoundhimselfhumbledbythenewandexcitingthingshesaw.Helaterrecalled:

“AsIlielisteningtotheseinterestingsounds,IthinkhowmanybesidesmyselfhavelongedtoseewiththeirowneyesthemanywonderfulandbeautifulthingswhichIamdailyencountering.”

In1858,Wallacewrotewhatbecameknownasthe“Ternateessay”:

apieceofwritingthatwastochangeourunderstandingoflifeforever.Inhisessay,Wallacearguedthataspecieswouldonlyturnintoanotherspeciesifitwasstrugglingforexistence.HenryW.Bateswasoneofmanyscientistsdelightedbytheideaofevolutionbynatur