上海市上海中学学年高三上学期英语周练试题1 Word版含答案Word格式文档下载.docx

上海市上海中学学年高三上学期英语周练试题1 Word版含答案Word格式文档下载.docx

《上海市上海中学学年高三上学期英语周练试题1 Word版含答案Word格式文档下载.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《上海市上海中学学年高三上学期英语周练试题1 Word版含答案Word格式文档下载.docx（10页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

fortheotherblanks, 

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

（A）

Weknowthefamousones-theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells-butwhataboutthe__26__________（famous）inventors?

Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper?

Shouldn'

tweknowwhotheyare?

JoanMcLeanthinksso.Infact,McLean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatter_27_________she'

sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning"

who"

invented"

what"

however,McLeanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe"

why"

and"

how"

questions.AccordingtoMcLean,Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogive_28______________atry.

So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?

Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtosee_29___________thesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherself_30__________whytherecouldn'

tbeabuiltindeviceforcleaningthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever（操作杆）ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrol31__________armontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.

Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.It'

shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan'

strafficlight.It'

sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett'

sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible._32_____________youpicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?

（B）

Thereareafewthingsinlifemoreirritating:

youaremidconversationwithafriend,andsuddenlysheburstsoutlaughing,33_________（make）youthinkyou’vemadeabrilliantjoke.Butthenshesays,“Sorry,Iwasn’tlaughingatyou.Ijustsawsomethingreallyfunonamicroblog.”Nowthewholeworldisbeginningtolosepatiencewiththisphenomenonknownasphubbing:

snubbingothersinasocialsetting__34___________checkingyourphone.

Infact,phubbingisjustonesymptomofourincreasingdependenceonmobilephonesandtheInternetwhichisreplacingnormalsocialinteraction.AccordingtoarecentpollcarriedoutbyaSundaynewspaperinBritain,athirdofBritons__35_______（survey）admittedtobeingphubbersandmorethanaquartersaidtheywouldanswertheirphonesinthemiddleofafacetofaceconversation.

36_____________pointingorpickingyournose,phubbingisalsowidelyconsideredrudebehaviorinpublicplaces.Lately,aStopPhubbingcampaigngrouphasstartedinAustraliaandatleastfive__37___________havesprungupinitswake__38___________angeranddiscontentatthelackofmannersgrow.

Thecampaign’screator,AlexHaigh,23,fromMelbourne,said:

“AgroupoffriendsandI__39__________（chat）theotherdaywhensomeoneraisedhoannoyingbeingignoredbypeopleonmobileswas.”Hehascreatedawebsite__40_________companiescandownloadposterstodiscouragephubbingandevenplacardsforweddings.

SectionB

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.purposeful

B.rolled

C.issued

D.majority

E.industrial

AB.unity

AC.source

AD.fresh

AE.shaped

BC.risen

BD.admitted

RecentlytheDepartmentofPlanningofNewYork_41________areportwhichlaidbareafullscaleofthecity.In1970,18percentofthecity'

spopulationwasforeign-born.By1995,thefigurehad42______to33percent,andanother20percentweretheUS-bornoffspringofimmigrants.Soimmigrantsandtheirchildrennowform.a（n）_43_____ofthecity'

spopulation.

WhoaretheseNewYorkers?

Whydotheycomehere?

Wherearetheyfrom?

OK,timetodropthe"

they"

.I'

moneofthethem.Thelastquestionatleastiseasytoanswer:

wecomefromeverywhere.Inthelistofthetop2044________nationsofthosesendingimmigrantstoNewYorkbetween1990and1994aresixcountriesinAsia,fiveintheCaribbean,four'

inLatinAmerica,threeinEurope,plusIsraelandformerSovietUnion.Andwhenweimmigrantsgotherewe45_______upoursleeves.“IfyouarenotreadytoworkwhenyougettoNewYork,”saysafriendofmine,“you’dbetterhittheroad.”

ThemayorofNewYorkoncesaid,"

Immigrationhas__46_________theuniquech