河北省武邑中学届高考英语总复习 单元检测3.docx

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河北省武邑中学届高考英语总复习单元检测3

武邑中学2014-2015高三一轮复习单元检测题三

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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BEIJING—SevenprestigiousuniversitiesinChinaannouncedSundaythattheywouldbeginusingthesameindependentexam—besidesthenationalone—toteststudentshopingtogainentrancetothemin2011.

ThesevenarePekingUniversity,BeihangUniversity,BeijingNormalUniversity,NankaiUniversity,FudanUniversity,XiamenUniversityandHongKongUniversity.

Studentswhowanttogainentrancetoanyofthesevenuniversitieswillonlyhavetositoneindependentexam,accordingtothejointannouncement.

“Thiswillhelplightenthestudents’load,otherwisetheymusttakeseveralexamsfordifferentuniversities,”saidtheannouncement.

Passingtheexamcouldresultinmorethanoneinterviewchance,givingthestudentsmoreopportunitiestochoosetheirfavoriteuniversities.

China’scollegeentranceexamsystemisundergoingreformasuniversitiesaimtoselectstudentsbasedonindependentcriteriaratherthanjustusingtheresultsofthenationalexam.

In2003,PekingUniversityandanother21universitieswereallowedtopilot（试用）thereformbyusingtheirowncriteriatoindependentlyselectfivepercentoftheirstudents.

Nownearly80universitiesacrossthecountryhavetherighttoselecttalentedstudentsbasedontheirownexams.

Educationexpertsregarduniversitiesselectingstudentsaccordingtoindependentexaminationsasconducive（有助的）tobetterunderstandingwherethestudents’talentslie.

Althoughthismaybethecase,ithasalsocreatedproblemsasstudentsmaysitmanydifferentexamsastheyoftenapplyforanumberofuniversities.

Torelievestudentsfromsuchpressures,thenationaleducationoutline（2010—2020）releasedinJulythisyearencourageshigh-leveluniversitiestogrouptogethertousethesameexams.

1.Ifstudentswanttobeadmittedtothesevenprestigiousuniversities,theycan______.

A.onlypasstheinterview.B.onlytakethenationalexam.

C.onlytaketheindependentexam.

D.eithertakethenationalexamorthetaketheindependentexam.

2.What’sthepurposeofstudentssittingoneindependentexamtogainentrancetothesevenuniversities?

A.Itcanreducestudents’loadtotakeseveralexams.

B.Theuniversitieswillhavethesamestandardtoteststudents.

C.Therewillbelesstroublemarkingstudents’testpapers.

D.Itcanavoidfiercecompetitionamongtheseuniversities.

3.Ifstudentspasstheindependentexam,theywill______.

A.takethenationalexam.B.haveoneormoreinterviewchances.

C.beadmittedtooneoftheuniversities.

D.hetrainedtobeadaptedtouniversitieslifeandstudies.

4.Whatistheadvantageofuniversitiesselectingstudentsaccordingtoindependentexaminations?

A.Studentsneedn’ttakethenationalexam.

B.Students‘educationcostcanbelowered.

C.Studentsabilitiesandtalentscanbebetterfound.

D.Itcanencouragemiddleschoolstorecommendmorequalifiedstudents.

B

ArmedonlywithiPhones,theinventiverockbandAtomicTomhasgoneviral（广为流传）bywayoftheNewYorksubway.ThebandhasscoredanInternethitwiththevideotothesong“TakeMeOut．”

SingerLukeWhitesaystheproductionwasatop-secretoperation．

“Wedidn’ttellanyoneaboutthis.Itwascompletelytop-secretfromourfamily,fromourfriends,fromourlabel,ourmanagement,everybody.SothefirsttimethatpeoplesawthisvideowaslastFridaywhenweputitonYouTube,”explainedWhite．

SinceuploadingthevideotoYouTube,bandmembershavespentseveraldaysrefreshingthepagetowatchthenumberofhitsrise．

ThevideohasalsomadeitswayaroundTwitterasmanypeoplehaveshareditwiththeirfriends．

“Imean,itstillhas’tquitehit.It’sjustkindofblowingourmindsrightnowthatwe'regettingthis:

manypeoplearefondofit,andthey’resharingitwiththeirfriends.Wedon’tknowwhatit’slikereallytohavesomethingthat’sviral,soallofthisisverynewtous.”saidEricEspiritu,theleadguitaristoftheband．

Whiteexplainshowthevideocametogether:

“Wedidourresearchwiththeapplications（应用程序）andfoundapplicationsthatworkedoutreallywellwiththeinstrumentsandthenwepluggedthemallinto,pluggedourphonesintomini-batterypoweredamplifiers（扩音器）thatweputunderneathourseats,andwedidalotof,youknow,practices,intermsoffiguringoutwhatthebalanceofthesoundandlikewhowasoverpowering,whowastooloudorwhowastoosoft．”

TheideaforthevideocamefromEspiritu'syoungerbrotherBenjamin.TheyoungerEspiritudirectedthevideofromhisinitialconceptthroughthefinaleditanduploadtotheInternet．　

“I’veseenalotofthemusicapplicationscomeout,andI’veneveractuallyhadthechancetoplaywiththem,”saysBenEspiritu.“WhenIstartedhearingabouthowtheysoundandeverything,Ithoughtitmightbeuniquetotakeitonestepfurtherandthencreateanentirebandjustperformingsolely（单曲）ontheiPhones,andIthoughtitwouldbeaprettycoolidea．”

Bensaysthesuccessoftheband’smusicvideoisacredittothetalentandabilityofthemusicians,butit’salsoasignofthetimes．

“Itreallycomesdowntoseeingsomethingdifferent,seeingsomethingunique,andIthinkthatthat’salways,inanytypeofartform,whatwillspeaktopeople,andIthinkitdoesreflectthetimesthatwelivein,takingasmartphoneandthenbeingabletoturnitintoaninstrument,notonlyjustaninstrument,butmakingitsoundreallygood．”

5.Whofirstsawthevideoofthesong“TakeMeOut”?

A．TheirfriendsB．ThepeopleonlineC．TheirfamilyD．Theirmanagement

6.Whatisthebandmembers’attitudetowardsthesuddenfame?

A.Theyarethrilled．B.Theyarequiteusedtoit．

C.Theyarekindofconfused．D.Theyaresoexcitedastotelleveryonetheyknow．

7.Howdidthevideocomeintobeing?

A.Thebandcopiedfromitothermusicians．

B.IthadalreadyexistedintheiPhonesbeforetheyboughtthem．

C.ThebandcreateditwiththehelpoftheapplicationsintheiPhones．

D.Thebandmadefulluseofthetraditionalinstrumentstomakethesong．

8.Whatisthesignificanceofthesuccessoftheband’smusicvideo?

A.Ithasintroducedusseveraltalentedmusicians．

B.Ithasmadethemusiciansintomillionaires．

C.Itteachestheyoungabiglesson．

D.Itreflectsthetalentandabilityofthemusiciansandthetimesthatwelivein．

C

Inoneofthestrongestindicationsofthepowerofthemindtoinfluencethebody,agrowingcollectionofevidencefindsthatpeoplewhoaredepressedhaveagreatlyhigherriskofdevelopingheartdisease.

Inastudyofalmost3,000menand5,000women,depressedmenwere70percentmorelikelytodevelopcoronary（心脏的）heartdiseasethanthosewhoweren'tdepressed.Whiledepressedwomenwerejust12percentmorelikelytodevelopheartdisease,thosewhowereseverelydepressedwere78percentmorelikely.Infact,a1998studyfoundthatwomenwhoaredepressedhaveariskofdyingfromheartdiseaseequaltothatofwomenwhosmokeorwhohavehighbloodpressure.

Thelinkworkstheotherwayaround,too:

Whileabout1in20Americanadultsexperiencemajordepressioninagivenyear,thatnumberjumpstoaboutoneinthreeamongthosewhohavesurvivedaheartattack.

Themoreseverethedepression,themoredangerousitistoyourhealth.Butsomestudiessuggestthatevenmilddepression,includingfeelingsofhopelessnessexperiencedovermanyyears,maydamagetheheart.Otherstudiessuggestdepressionmayaffecthowwellheartdiseasemedicationswork.

Researchersaren’tsurewhattheconnectionbetweendepressionandheartdiseaseis,buttheoriesexist.Oneisthatpeoplewhoaredepressedtendnottotakeverygoodcareofthemselves.They’remorelikelytoeathigh-fat,high-calorie“comfort”foods,lesslikelytoexercise,andmorelikelytosmoke.Butbeyondlifestyle,thereisprobablyalsoaphysiologicallinkbetweendepressionandheartdisease.Recentstudiesfoundthatpeoplewithseveredepressiontendedtohavealackofheart-healthy0-3fattyacids.Peoplewhoaredepressedalsooftenhavehighlevelsofstresshormones（荷尔蒙）.Thesekeepthebodyprimedforfightorflight,raisingbloodpressureandcausingthehearttobeatfaster,allofwhichputadditionalstressoncoronaryarteries（动脉）andpreventthebody’snaturalhealingmechanismsfromworkingproperly.

Awholebranchofmedicineisdevotedtothecomplexlinksbetweenmentalhealth,thenervoussystem,thehormonesystemandsoon.Thisscienceisgraduallysortingouthowthemind-bodyconnectionaffectsus,ordefensesagainstheartdisease.

Generally,anestimated10percentofAmericanadultsexperiencesomeformofdepressioneveryyear.Althoughavailabletreatmentscaneasesymptoms（症状）inmorethan80percentofpeopletreated,lessthanhalfofthosewithdepressiongetthehelptheyneed.

9.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Depression—HeartDiseaseRiskFactor.B.HeartDisease—HealthKiller.

C.Depression—MentalHealthEnemy.D.HeartDisease—DepressionFactor.

10.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Withhighbloodpressure,depressionisanotherpotentialrisktowomen’shealth.

B.Depression,whichismild,canpossiblycausedamagetoyourhealth.

C.Mostpeoplewhoexperiencedepressiongettreatedastheyshouldbe.

D.Depressionmayhavesomeinfluenceonthefunctionofheartdiseasemedication.

11.Accordingtothepassage,thepossibleconnectionsbetweenheartdiseaseanddepressionarethefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.depressedonestendtoeathigh-fatandhigh-caloriesfoods,whichleadstophysicaldamagetoheart

B.severeheartdiseasemaycausepeopletofeelhopeless