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高考英语考前最后一套六
1、ChineseLanguageandCultureSummerCampinChina
Shanghaiisthecitywhichwillpresentyouhowmodernizationmeetstradition,andhowwesternculturedanceswitheasterncivilization.SoitoffersabestplaceforyoutoparticipateinChineselanguageandculturesummercamp.
InteractiveChineseLessons
OurChinesecoursesfocusondevelopingspeaking,listening,readingandwritingskillsinawell-balancedway,whileeachhasitsownfocus.Theteachingmaterialsweuse,offering12levelsofclasses,arewrittenspeciallyforourprogram.Forbeginners,speakingandlisteningabilitieswillbestressedwhileforadvancedlevelstudents,thecoursewilldevelopindepththeirskillsonChinesecharactersrecognition,longparagraphreadingandwriting,aswellasfluentconversation.
SmallSizeClasses
Ourstudentscomefromallovertheworld,mostlybetween11and17yearsold,havingdifferentChineselevels.Theywillacceptlevelassessmentonthefirstdayofcamp,andbeplacedintodifferentgroupsaccordingtotheirlanguagefluency.Inasmall-classsettingeachstudentcanreceiveindividualattentionfromteachersandachievebeststudyingresult.
TraditionalCultureCourses
WeprovidevariousculturecoursestohelpstudentstodevelopinterestintraditionalChineseculture,whichwillbenefittheirlanguagelearning.Theculturecoursesinclude:
Calligraphy,Traditionalbrushpainting,ChineseKong-fu,Tai-chi,Paper-cutting.
DayCamp
DaycampisdesignedforparticipantswhohaveahostfamilyinShanghai.DaycamprunsfromMondaytoSundaybetween8:
30and17:
00.
Daycamppackageincludes:
Chineseclassesinthemornings
Lunch
Culturecourses,fieldtripandsportsactivitiesintheafternoons
Others:
Textbooks,studyingmaterials,camplifesouvenir
DaycamppackageNOTincludes:
Accommodation
Dailypickupanddropoff
Breakfast,dinner
Fieldtripisoptional.
1.Whatisoneofthesummercamp’sfeatures?
A.Itsteachingmaterialsareregularandcommontextbooks.
B.Everyparticipantinthecamphastofinish12levelsofclasses.
C.Beginnersattendtheclassstressingcharactersrecognition.
D.Studentsareplacedingroupsthatmeettheirlanguagefluency.
2.Thesummercamp’straditionalculturecoursesdon’tinclude.
A.TraditionalbrushpaintingB.ChineseKong-fuC.TraditionalChinesecookingD.Paper-cutting
3.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutthedaycampisTRUE?
A.Everyonewhoattendsdaycampwillreceiveacamplifesouvenir.
B.Participantsindaycampcanhavebreakfast,lunchandsupperthere.
C.Fieldtripisanactivitythateveryoneissupposedtoparticipatein.
D.Daycampisdesignedforparticipantswholiveinthesummercamp.
2、 Onafreezingcoldday,acouplehadtomoveintoasmallapartmentbecauseoftheirfailureinbusiness.Thehusbandworkeddayandnighttosupportthefamilybutgavenocareofhiswife.Soshethought,“Hedoesn'tlovemeanymore.Hejustcaresabouthisbusiness...notme”.
Oneday,shewasabouttotakeashowerwhenhestoppedheratthedoor,“Letmetakeitfirst,okay?
”“Whynotmefirst?
”sheasked.“Iamtired,honey,youtakeitlater,okay?
”Shewasentirelyunhappy.
Oneday,shefoundnothingtodoandturnedonhiscomputer.Afewwordscameintohersight.Readingthem,sheburstintotears.Itwashisdiary:
Today,Iwasquitesad.SheaskedmewhyIwasalwaystakingtheshowerfirst,andIsaidtoher,“Iwasexhausted.”Shewasunhappy.Inhermind,Itreatedhernotaswellasusual,butwhatcouldIdo?
Iwasnotasrichasbefore!
Wemovedtothesmallapartment,andtherewasonlyoneshowerinthebathroom.Itwassocoldtotakeashowerinsuchacoldwinter.ButIfoundthatifonepersontooktheshowerfirst,theroomcouldgetalittlewarmer.SoeverydayIrushedtothebathroomfirst.Iwasthinkingthat,whenshetooktheshower,theroomwouldgetwarmer,evenifitwasonly1℃.
NowIcannotgiveheracomfortablelife,takehertogoodrestaurants,orbuyexpensivedressesforher,butatleast,Icangiveher1℃love.
1.Whydidthecouplemovetothesmallapartment_______?
A.Bothofthemwereoutofwork.B.Theywantedtoliveabetterlife.
C.Themancouldtakebettercareofhisbusiness.D.Theyweretoopoortoliveintheformerhouse.
2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“exhausted”_______?
A.Devoted.B.Worried.C.Tired.D.Injured.
3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage_______?
A.Theywouldlivearicherlifesoon.B.Thewomanmisunderstoodherhusband.
C.Themanwouldcarelessabouthisbusiness.D.Thewomanwouldgetangryafterreadingthediary.
4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage_______?
A.ALoveStoryB.1℃LoveC.ASufferingCoupleD.FightfortheBathroom
3、Arecentstudy,whileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardscience,alsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmaybe"runningoutofcontrol".Thisideaisdangerous.
Sciencecanbeaforceforevil(邪恶)aswellasforgood.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherway,dependingonourdecisions.Thedecisionswemake,personallyorcollectivelywilldeterminetheoutcomesofscience.Buthereisrealdanger.Scienceisadvancingsofastandissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifference.And,ratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicies,wemaystepbackanddonothing.
Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections(反对)whateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone—-somewhere,sometime.Theybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheend.Thisbeliefisdangeroustoo,becauseitfuelsasenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthemfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworld.
Inourinterconnected(互联的)world,thelackofagreementinandoutoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofscience.Withoutacommonunderstanding,thechallengesof"controlling"scienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.Takehumancloningforexample.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpact(影响)ontraditionalmoralvalues,somecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.
Therefore,discussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.Onlythroughtheunitedeffortsofpeoplewithhope,canwebefullysafeagainstthemisusescienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuture.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?
A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.
B.Businesseswillhaveanevengreaterinfluenceonscience.
C.Thepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuture.
D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.
2.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause
A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomes
Bthetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengthening
C.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscience
D.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscience
3.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?
A.Peoplethinkhighlyofscience.BPeopleholdmixedopinionsaboutscience.
C.ScienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrolD.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes
4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
AScienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.
B.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople’sattitudes.
CMankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.
DThefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas
4、 Peoplehavebeenwonderingwhyelephantsdonotdevelopcancereventhoughtheyhavelifespans(寿命)thataresimilartohumans,livingforaround50to70years.
Nowscientistsbelievetheyknowwhy.AteamattheUniversityofChicago,UShasfoundthatelephantscarryalargenumberofgenesthatstoptumors(肿瘤)developing.Tobeprecise,theyfound20copiesofananti-tumorgenecalledTP53inelephants.Mostotherspecies,includinghumans,onlycarryonecopy.
Accordingtotheresearch,theextracopiesofthegeneimprovedtheanimal’ssensitivitytoDNAdamage,whichletsthecellsquicklykillthemselveswhendamagedbeforetheycangoontoformdeadlytumors.
“Anincreasedriskofdevelopingcancerhasstoodinthewayoftheevolutionoflargebodysizesinmanyanimals,”thestudyauthorDrVincentLynchtoldTheGuardian.Ifeverylivingcellhasthesamechanceofbecomingcancerous(癌变的),largecreatureswithalonglifespanlikewhalesandelephantsshouldhaveagreaterriskofdevelopingcancerthanhumansandmice.Butacrossspecies,theriskofcancerdoesnotshowaconnectionwithbodymass.
ThisphenomenonwasfoundbyOxfordUniversityscientistRichardPetointhe1970sandlaternamed“Peto’sparadox(悖论)”.Biologistsbelieveitresultsfromlargeranimalsusingprotectionthatmanysmalleranimalsdonot.Intheelephant’scase,themakingofTP53isnature’swayofkeepingthisspeciesalive.
Thestudyalsofoundthatwhenthesamegeneswerebroughttolifeinmice,theyhadthesamecancerresistanceaselephants.Thismeansresearcherscouldusethediscoverytodevelopnewtreatmentsthatcanhelpstopcancersspreadingorevendevelopinginthefirstplace.
“Naturehasalreadyfiguredouthowtopreventcancer,”saidJoshuaSchiffman,abiologistattheSchoolofMedicine,UniversityofUtah,US.“It’suptoustolearnhowdifferentanimalsdealwiththeproblemsothatwecanusethosestrategiestopreventcancerinpeople.”
1.Whyareelephantsunlikelytodev