江苏省宝应中学学年高一英语下学期月考试题含答案文档格式.docx
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SydneyPassesareavailablefor3,5or7daysforuseovera7calendardayperiod.Witha3or5daypassyouchooseonwhichdaysoutofthe7youwanttouseit.AllSydneyPassesincludeafreeAirportExpressinwardtripbeforestartingyour3,5or7days,andthereturntripisvalid（有效的）for2monthsfromthefirstdayyourticketwasused.
SydneyPassFares
Adult
Child*
Family*
3－dayticket
$90
$45
$225
5－dayticket
$120
$60
$300
7－dayticket
$140
$70
$350
*Achildisdefinedasanyonefromtheagesof4yearstounder16years.Childrenunder4yearstravelfree.
*Afamilyisdefinedas2adultsandanynumberofchildrenfrom4tounder16yearsofagefromthesamefamily.
1.ASydneyPassdoesn'
tofferunlimitedrideson________．
A.theExplorerBusesB.theharborcruises
C.regularSydneyBusesD.CityRailservices
2.WithaSydneyPass,atravelercan________．
A.savefaresfromandtotheairportB.taketheSydneyExplorertobeaches
C.enjoythefamousseafoodforfreeD.reserveseatseasilyinarestaurant
3.If5－dayticketsweretoberecommendedtoamotherwhotravelledwithhercolleagueandherchildren,aged3，6and10,whatwouldthelowestcostbe?
A.$225.B.$300.C.$360.D.$420.
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Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter－gatherers,small,tightlyknit（联系）groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10，000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12，000languagesbetweenthem.
Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmentofthenation－stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.
Atpresent,theworldhasabout6，800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;
theAmericasabout1，000;
Africa2，400;
andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3，200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themediannumber（中位数）ofspeakersisamere6，000,whichmeansthathalftheworld'
slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.
Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6，800languagesareclosetoextinction（消亡）,withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon（eightremainingspeakers）,ChiapanecoinMexico（150）,LipanApacheintheUnitedStates（twoorthree）orWadjiguinAustralia（one,withaquestion－mark）:
noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.
4.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter－gatherertimes?
A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.
C.Theyhadsimilarpatterns.D.Theywerecloselyconnected
5.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinParagraph2?
A.Complex.B.Advanced.C.Powerful.D.Modern.
6.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6，000peopleatpresent?
A.About6，800.B.About3，400.C.About2，400.D.About1，200.
7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Newlanguageswillbecreated.
B.People'
slifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.
C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.
D.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.
C
Isthe“GotoCollege”MessageOverdone?
Eveninaweakjobmarket,theoldcollegetryisn'
ttheanswerforeveryone.AbriefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthat“wemayhaveoverdonethemessageoncollege”，seniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaid.
“We'
vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere'
salotoftruthtothat，”MrsSawhillsaid.“Onaverageitdoespayoff...Butifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon'
tgraduate,thatisaverybadsituation.”
Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April'
snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%,accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh－schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn'
tattendedcollegewas7.4%,comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor'
sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16—24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.Atthesametime,recentresearchbyCanadianeconomistswarnsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment.
MrsSawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone'
smajor:
Studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanoneswhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuition（学费）andtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderations,withpublicinstitutions（大学）generallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones.
Shesuggestedtwowaystoimprovethesituation:
increasingvocational（职业的）－technicaltrainingprogramsandtaking__a__page__fromEurope'
sfocusonearlyeducationratherthanpost－secondarylearning.“TheEuropeancountriesputalittlemoreattentiontogettingpeoplepreparedintheprimarygrades，”shesaid.“Thentheyhaveahigherbarforwhoevergoestocollege—butonceyougetintocollege,you'
remorelikelytobehighlysubsidized（资助）．”
Shealsoisasupporteroftechnicaltraining—toteachstudentshowtobeplumbers,weldersandcomputerprogrammers—because“employersaredesperate”forworkerswiththeseskills.
8.Peopleusuallythinkthat________．
A.thecostoftechnicalschoolingisaproblem
B.technicalskillsaremostimportantforfindingajob
C.onewillnotsucceedwithoutacollegedegree
D.thereisanincreasedcompetitioningettingintoacollege
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“takingapagefrom”（inPara.5）possiblymean?
A.Learningfrom.B.Changingfrom.
C.Differingfrom.D.Hearingfrom.
10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Publicinstitutionschargemoreforeducation.
B.Europeanuniversitiesarestricterwithstudents.
C.Canadianstudentsprefertomajorinengineering.
D.Studentswithcertainskillsareingreatdemand.
11.MrsSawhillmayprobablyagreethat________．
A.technicaltrainingismoreimportantthancollegeeducation
B.toomuchstresshasbeenputonthevalueofcollegedegrees
C.acollegedegreewillensurepromisingemployment
D.it'
seasierforartstudentstofindfavoritejobs
D
Everyonelooksforwardtoprogress,whetherinone'
spersonallifeorinthegeneralsociety.Progressindicatesaperson'
sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmustleadtoabetterlifeandabetterwayofdoingthings.Allthese,however,remaintrueonlyinsofaraspeoplewanttoaccepttechnologyandmoveforwardbyfindingnewandmoreefficientwaysofdoingthings.
However,atthebackofthemindsofmanypeople,especiallythosewhomissthe“goodolddays”，efficiency__comes__with__a__price.Whencommunicationbecomesmoreefficient,peopleareabletocontactoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandatwhatevertimetheywish.Theclickofabuttonallowspeoplemilesaparttotalkortoseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.Withthecommunicationgadgets,__suchasmobilephonesandiPads,peopleoftendonottaketheefforttovisitoneanotherpersonally.Apersonalvisitcarrieswiththeadditionalfeatureofhavingtobeintheperson'
spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarilyexcuseourselvesorturntheotherpersonsoff.
Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction.Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccessofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.Unskillfultasksarelefttomachinesandproductsarebettermadeandproducedwithgreateraccuracythananyhumanhandcouldeverhavedone.However,withtheimprovementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthepersonaltouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexample,manyhandcrafts（手工艺品）arenowproducedinafactory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyisquickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandcraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.
Nevertheless,wemustnotcommitthemistakeofanalyzingprogressonlyfromonepointofview.Inf
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