届江西省南昌八中高三四月底教学质量检测英语试题Word格式.docx
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1.Manhausen(Manshausen,Norway)
Adventure-seekingpeopleneedn’tlookfurtherthanManhausen,a55-acreislandescapeinNorway’sGrotoyastrait.Nottobemissed:
thesaltwaterhottuboverlookingtheseaandfamily-stylemealsenjoyedfiresideatthemainhouse.Thebabysittingservicealsoavailable.
Getmoreinformationhere.
2.CedarLakesEstate(PortJervis,NewYork)
Occupying500bucolicacres,thisturn-of-the-centurysummercampnowhousesahostofluxury,lodge-stylecabins.Bikethegrounds,paddlethelakes,swimintheoutdoorheatedpoolorheadtoanearbymountainforadayofskiing.Thenliedownwithagreatbookbeneathafurblanket,turnonyourfireplaceandgetyoursnuggleon.
3.SohoFarmhouse(Oxfordshire,England)
ThisOxfordshirecountrysidemembers-onlycluboffersupaBritishversionofhygge.Amongthesplendidproperty’scoziestofferings:
thecommunityfarmyardandtheStudioCabinguestroom,whichboastsviewsofthelake.
4.SaltHouseInn(Provincetown,Massachusetts)
Thischarmingcoastaltownnowboastsa19th-century-shingledcottageturnedhotel.Bookyourvisitduringthequiet,windsweptoff-season(JanuarythroughMarch)forsomesaltyfreshaironthebeach.
1.Ifyouaretakingababy,whichonemaysuityoubest?
A.Manhausen.B.CedarLakesEstate.
C.SohoFarmhouse
D.SaltHouseInn.
2.WhatisspecialaboutSohoFarmhouse?
A.Waterscenery.B.Limitedaccess.C.Outdooractivities.D.Family-stylemeals.
3.Whereisthistextmostprobablytakenfrom?
A.Amagazine.B.Abrochure.C.Atextbook.D.Awebsite.
B
ThesummerIturned16,myfathergavemeacar,whichpermittedHannahandmetodrivearoundTucsonwheneverwewantedto.
Hannahwasmybestfriend.“Hannah’samazing,"
mymotheralwayssaid.Andsureenough,thatsummershesignedwithamodelingagency.Shewasalreadydoingrunwaywork.
Oneday,HannahandIwenttothemovies.Onthewayhome,westoppedattheMcDonald'
sdrive-through,puttingthefriesontheseatbetweenustoshare."
Let’sridearoundawhile,"
Isaid.Itwasaclearnight,moonlightshoneoverthedesert.Takingaturntoofast,Ihitapatchofdirtandfishtailed.
Frenchfriesonthefloor.AnimpossibleamountofbloodonHannah’sface.Theytookusinseparateambulances.IntheER,myparentsspokequietly:
Bestplasticsurgeoninthecity.Endofhermodelingcareer.
We'
dbeenwearinglapbelts,butthecardidn’thaveshoulderharnesses.I’dcrackedmycheekbone;
Hannah'
sforeheadhadsplitwideopen.WhatwouldIsaytoher?
Whenhermother,Sharon,cameintomyhospitalroom,Istartedtocry,bracingmyselfforheranger.Shesatbesidemeandtookmyhand.“IalmostendedmybestfriendwhenIwasyourage,”shesaid,“Itotaledhercarandmine.”
“I'
msosorry,”Isaid.
“You’rebothalive,”shesaid,“Therestiswindowdressing.”Istartedtoprotest,andSharonstoppedme.“Iforgiveyou.Hannahwilltoo.”
Sharon’sforgivenessallowedHannahandmetostayfriendsthroughoutlife.IthinkofhergiftofforgivenesseverytimeIwanttoresentsomeoneforaperceivedwrong.AndwheneverIseeHannah,thescarsareasymbolofgraceforme.
4.Whatcausedthecaraccident?
A.Poorvisibility.B.Drivingtoofast.C.Hittingapatchofdirt.D.Notstayingfocused.
5.WhichwordcanbestdescribeHannah’smother?
A.Supportive.B.Generous.C.Optimistic.D.Helpful.
6.WhatresultdidtheaccidentcausetoHannahandtheauthor?
A.Itworsenedtheirfriendship.B.Itmadebothofthetwodisabled.
C.ItchangedHannah'
sworkingcareer.D.Itruinedtheauthor’sconfidenceindriving.
7.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.LuckySurvivalB.LifelongFriendship
C.MyBestFriendHannahD.LearningtoForgive
C
Theexpression“athirstforknowledge"
maysoonhaveanewmeaningformillionsofpeoplewhohavenowaytogetcleanwater.Researchershavedevelopedabookwithspeciallytreatedpagesthatcanturndirtywaterintocleananddrinkablewater.Theysaytheirinventioncouldimprovethelivesofmanyinthedevelopingworld.
About700millionpeoplearoundtheworldareatriskofdiseaseorevendeathbecausetheirdrinkingwaterisnotclean.Thewaterispollutedbyharmfulbacteria.
Thebookcontains25pages.Eachpageisaboutonemillimeterthick.Thepagescontainverysmallparticles(微粒)ofsilver.Thepagescanbeusedasfilters(过滤器)toremoveharmfulmicroorganisms(微生物)thatcanpollutedrinkingwater.Thefilterkillstheorganismsthatpassthroughit.
Picturesonthepagesshowthedangersofdirtywaterandhowtousethebookforthoseunabletoread.Thepagesaremadeoffilterpaper.Theyaredesignedtobetornfromthebook.Watercanbepouredthroughthepapertobecleaned.
Ms.Dankovich,theinventor,sayseachpagecantreatupto100litersofwater.SherecentlypresentedherinventionatthemeetingoftheAmericanChemicalSocietyinBoston,Massachusetts.Shewasaskedwhethershehadconsideredaddingclassicliteratureonthebook'
spages.
"
Theideaofclassictexts—that'
sofinterestmaybelater.Wehavediscussedalittlebitmoreexcitingtext.Butwereallyhaven'
thadthetimetogothroughthatpart,"
shesays.
TeriDankovichandanotherresearchertestedthedrinkablebookinBangladesh,GhanaandSouthAfrica.Thetestsprovedtobesuccessful.
WaterforLife,anon-governmentalorganization,hasprovidedfinancialsupportfortheproject.
8.Whatdowelearnaboutthebookfromthetext?
Ithaspageswithseveralfunctions.B.Itisaboutenvironmentprotection.
C.Itsellswellaroundtheworld.D.Itcantreatabout100litersofwater.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"
thatpart"
inParagraph6referto?
A.Classictexts.B.Excitingdiscussion.
C.Inventionpresentation.D.Financialsupport.
10.Inwhichcountrydidnottheresearcherstestthedrinkablebook?
A.GhanaB.Bangladesh.
C.SouthAfrica.D.America.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Researchershavefoundawaytosavethosebeingill.
B.Bookpagescouldprovidesafedrinkingwater.
C.Knowledgeisasimportantasdrinkablewater.
D.Millionsofpeopleareingreatneedofdrinkablewater.
D
Fancyatripdownawormhole?
Calculationssuggestthatthismightbepossible,becausetheseentrancesthroughspace-timecouldstickaroundforever.
Wormholesareessentiallyapairofconnectedblackholes.Twotypescouldtheoreticallyexist.Anon-traversablewormholeislikearoomwithtwodoorsthatcanbeusedonlyfromtheoutside—thedoorsareblackholesthroughwhichthingscanenter,butneverescape.“Thesearenotveryinteresting,asanyastronautwhoisbraveenoughtoventureinwon’tbeabletomakeitbacktotellthestory,”saysDiandianWangattheUniversityofCalifornia.
Traversable(能横过的)wormholesarealsopossible,butuntilnowwedidn’tknowwhethertheycouldexistforlongenoughforanythingtopassthroughthem.Forsuchawormholetoform,space-timeneedstonaturallychangeshape.Inclassicalphysics,thiscan’thappen.Buttherulesofquantummechanics(量子力学)allowspace-timetodosoforbriefperiods.
Wangworkedonascenario(设想)involvingstringtheory,inwhichthefundamentalingredientofrealityistinystrings.Ifoneofthesestringsbreaks,itcancreateatraversablewormholewithblackhole-likeentranceseitherendthatallowbothentryandexit.
Althoughresearchershadshownthatthiswasapossibilitybefore,itseemedthattheenergyinvolvedwouldalwaysbreakthewormhole.
Now,Wangandhisteamhavecalculatedthatthecurvatureofspace-timecouldcounteractthisacceleration,keepingthefakeblackholesstillandallowingthethroatofthewormholetoremainopen.Thisscenarioisextremelyunlikely,andbecomesevenmoreunlikely,thelongerthewormholeisandthelargertheblackholesare.Thankstoquantummechanics,though,theprobabilityofithappeningisn’tzero.Wang’steamalsocalculatedthat,onceatraversablewormholeexists,itcouldremainstableforatleastaslongastheuniversehasbeenaround.
“Theworkshowshowwormholescouldbecreatedfromscratch,”saysAronWallattheUniversityofCambridge.Buthepointsoutthattheycouldn’tbeusedtotimetravelormovefasterthanlight.
12.Whatarewormholesinthetext?
A.Realwormholesontheearth.B.Tunnelsthroughspaceandtime.
C.Roomswithtwodoors.D.Apairofstrings.
13.Whatdoes“this”refertoinParagraph5?
A.Thewormhole.B.Theblackhole.
C.Thescenario.D.Thecalculation.
14.WhichtheorysupportsWang’sscenario?
A.Stringtheory.B.Quantummechanics.
C.Classicalphysics.D.Modernresearch.
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Wormholes:
ANewPossibilityforHumanBeing
B.ItIsPossibleforPeopletoGoBack
HowAmazingItIstoTravelinSpace
D.ANewSpace-timeStudyIsGoingon
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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