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湖南省长沙市一中届高三第九次月考英语2
湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三第九次月考(英语)2
高考英语
2014-04-281916
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61.WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?
A.Bodytemperaturemayactasanindicationofaworker’sperformance.
B.Theselectionofpermanentnightshiftworkerssolvesproblemsoftheround-the-clockworkingsystem.
C.Takingbodytemperatureatregularintervalscanshowhowapersonadapttothechangesofroutine.
D.Disturbedsleepoccurslessfrequentlyamongthoseonpermanentnightordayshift.
62.Whyisthequestionof“howeasilypeoplecangetusedtoworkingatnight”notmereanacademicone?
A.Becausefewpeopleliketoreversethecycleofsleepandwakefulness.
BBecausesleepnormallycoincideswiththehoursofdarkness.
C.Becausepeoplearerequiredtoworkatnightinsomefieldsofindustry.
D.Becauseshiftworkinindustryrequirespeopletochangetheirsleepinghabits.
63.Itispossibletofindoutifapersonhasadaptedtothechangesofroutinebymeasuringhisbodytemperaturebecause________.
A.bodytemperaturechangeswhenthecycleofsleepandwakefulnessalternates.
B.bodytemperaturechangeswhenhechangestonightshiftorback
C.thetemperaturereverseswhentheroutineischanged.
D.peoplehavehighertemperatureswhentheyareworkingefficiently.
64.Themainproblemoftheround-the-clockworkingsystemliesin_______.
A.theinconveniencesbroughtabouttotheworkersbytheintroductionofautomation.
B.thedisturbanceofthedailylifecycleofworkerswhohavetochangeshiftstoofrequently.
C.thefactthatpeopleworkingatnightareoftenlesseffective.
D.thefactthatitisdifficulttofindanumberofgoodnightworkers
65.Thebestsolutionforimplementing(贯彻)the24-hourworkingsystemseemstobe_________.
A.tochangeshiftsatlongerintervals
B.tohavelongershift
C.toemploysomepeopletoworkonnightshiftonly
D.tocreatebetterlivingconditionsfornightworkers
C
GroupofBritishcharitieshasteamedupwithBritishfilmactorBillNighyandproducerRichardCurtistocampaignforwhattheycalla"newdealbetweenbanksandsociety."Theywanttoputa0.05percenttaxonfinancialtransactionsbetweenbanksthatdon'tinvolvethepublicinordertoraisemoneyforsocialservicesandtofightpovertyandclimatechange.TherunontheBritishbankNorthernRockinSeptember2007markedthebeginningoftheworldbankingcrisisinBritain.Intheend,theBritishandothergovernmentsspenthundredsofmillionsofdollarsbailingouttroubledfinancialinstitutions.
Nowagroupofcharitiesandcelebritieshaslaunchedacampaigntogetsomeofthemoneyback.TheycallittheRobinHoodTaxafterthelegendaryEnglishfolkherowhorobbedfromtherichtogivetothepoor.MaxLawsomiswiththehumanitarianadvocacygroupOxfam."Basically,trillionsofdollarschangehandseverydaybetweenthebanks.Whatwe'resayingiswecouldtakeatinysliceofthat,0.05percent,whichcouldraisehundredsofbillionsofdollarstohelpforpovertyinrichcountries,jobsintheU.S.,jobsintheUK,butalsoforpovertyinAfricaasaresultofpeopledyingbecauseoftheeconomiccrisis,"Lawsonsaid.
That'swhatreal-lifebankersaresaying,too.BrianMairsisthespokesmanfortheBritishbankingassociation."It'snotsomethingthatwouldworkintherealworld,"hesays,"Certainlynotatthemomentwhenwestillhavedisputedtradeagreements.We'reindeedhavingcrossborderwars.Theideaoftherebeingasingletaxwhichisimposed(强加)acrosstheworldissimplyunbelievable."OrganizerssaytheywantG20countriestoparticipate,andthey'restartinganonlinegrassrootsmovementtopressureworldleaders.It'sonTwitterandFacebook.
"You'vehadthousandsofpeoplesignuptosupporttheRobinHoodTaxandtalkaboutitonTwitter.Interestingly,they'venowstartedtweeting(鸟叫)totheirpoliticians,"JonathanTench,Oxfam'sparliamentaryofficersaid.Supporterscanbecome"merrymenandwomen"byputtingagreenmaskontheironlinephoto,orprintingonetowear.Ifonlinereactionisanyindicator,peoplearelargelyinfavor.SomeBritishbanksarepostingrecordprofitsandgivinglargebonusestoexecutives.Observerssaythat'scausingpublicoutrage(愤怒)againstbankersthatcouldboostthecampaign.CampaignersevenprojectedtheirmessageonthesideoftheBankofEngland.Itwasonewaytheysaytoshowbankersthatthewritingisonthewall.
66.Fromthepassagewecanseethepurposeofputtinga0.05percenttaxonfinancialtransactionsbetweenbanksthatdon’tinvolvethepublicis________.
A.todepositmoremoneyinbankstofightthecrisis
B.towithdrawmoremoneyfrombankstosolvetheproblem
C.tocollectsomemoneyduringthetransactionsbytaxingabithigher
D.torobthebanksoftheirmoney
67.Whydotheycallthecampaign“theRobinHoodTax”?
A.BecauseRobinHoodisamillionaire.
B.BecauseRobinHoodrobbedtherichtohelpthepoor.
C.BecauseitwasRobinHoodthatmadethelawoftaxation.
D.BecauseRobinHoodisabanker.
68.Whatdoesthesentence“"It'snotsomethingthatwouldworkintherealworld,"inthethirdparagraphimply?
A.BrianMairsthinksitdifficulttocarryoutthecampaignforthemoment.
B.BrianMairsisstronglyagainstthecampaignforthemoment.
C.BrianMairsspeakshighlyofthecampaignforthemoment.
D.BrianMairsappealstootherbusinessestojoinininfuture.
69.Iftheideamentionedinthispassagecomestrue,whatdoyouthinkthepublicopinionwillbe?
A.Neutral(中立的) B.Supportive C.Disagreeable D.Objective
70.Ifzheproblemofglobalpovertyistobesettled,___________.
A.moretaxesonbanksistheonlysolution
B.AmericanandBritishsupportcomesfirst
C.internationalco-operationandsupportareessential
D.thepublicshouldforcetheleaderstotakeactions
PARTFOURWRITING
SECTIONA
DirectionsReadthefollowingpassage.Completethediagram/Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationforthepassage.
WriteNOMORETHAN3WORDSforeachanswer
TheprivateautomobilehaslongplayedanimportantroleintheUS.Infact,ithasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflife.In1986,69%ofAmericanfamiliesownedatleastonecar,and38%hadmorethanone.Bygivingworkersrapidtransportation,theautomobilehasfreedthemfromhavingtoliveneartheirplaceofwork.Thishasencouragedthegrowthofthecities,butithasalsoledtotrafficproblems.
Forfarmfamiliestheautomobileisveryhelpful.Ithasmadeitpossibleforthemtotraveltotownveryoftenforbusinessandforpleasure,andalsototransporttheirchildrentodistantschools.
Familylifehasbeenaffectedinvariousaspects.Thecarhelpstokeepfamiliestogetherwhenitisusedforpicnics,outings,andothersharedexperiences.However,whenteenagechildrenhavetheuseofthecar,theirparentscan’tkeepaneyeonthem.Thereisagreatdangerifthedriverhasbeendrinkingalcoholortakingdrugs---oris“showingoff”byspeedingorbreakingothertrafficlaws.MothersofvictimsofsuchaccidentshaveformedanorganizationcalledMADD(MotherAgainstDrunkDriving).Thesewomenwanttopreventfurthertragedies.Theyhaveworkedtoencouragethegovernmenttolimittheyoungestdrivingage.Studentshaveformedasimilarorganization.SADD(StudentsAgainstDrunkDriving)arespreadingthesamemessageamongtheirfriends.
FormanyAmericanstheautomobileisanecessity.Butforsome,itisalsoamarkofsocialpositionandforyoungpeople,asignofbecominganadult.Altogether,carsmeanverymuchtoAmericans.
Title71.___________intheUSA
72._________
IthasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartofAmericanlife.
73.________ofownershipin1986
l 69%ofthefamiliesownedatleastonecar.
l 38%hadmorethanone.
74.___________
Positive
l Freeingworkersfromlivingneartheirplaceofwork.
l 75.________thegrowthofcities.
l Beinghelpfultofarmersinbusiness,pleasureandsoon.
76.______
l Causing77_________.
l Causingdangerifimproperlyusedbyteenagers
78.______ofsettingupMADDandSADD
Topreventfurthertragedies
79.___towardsowninganautomobile
l Anecessity
l 80._______ofsocialposition.
l Asignofbecominganadult
SECTIONB
DirectionsReadthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageandtherequiredwordslimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Evenbirdbrainscangettoknowanentirecontinent-----butittakesthemayearofmigrationtodoso,suggestsaPrincetonresearchteam.
Thescientistshaveshownthatmigratingadultsparrowscanfindtheirwaytotheirwinternestinggroundsevenafterbeingthrownoffcoursebythousandsofmiles.
Theteamfirstbrought30sparrowstoPrincetonfromnorthernWashingtonState,wherethebirdshadbeenintheprocessofmigratingsouthwardfromtheirsummerbreedinggroundsinAlaska.Halfthebirdswerejuveniles(少年)ofaboutthreemonthsinagethathadnevermigratedbefore,whiletheotherhalfwereadultsthathadmadetheroundtriptotheirwinteringsiteinthesouth-westernUnitedStatesatleastonce.
Afterthebirdswerereleased,theyattemptedtostarttheirmigrationagainbutbothagegroupgrewdisoriented(迷失方向)quickly.
“Allthebirdsscattered(分散)atfirst,”Wikelskisaid.“Itwasclearthattheywereturnedaroundforacoupleofdays.Butwhiletheadultseventuallyrealizedtheyhadtoheadsouthwest,theyoungerbirdsbeganf