甘肃省靖远县届高三第四次联考英语试题Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx

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Transportation

TravelersshouldbeawarethatAmsterdamAirportSchipholisoneofthebusiestairportstheworld,Thisairportislocatedabout15kilometerssouthwestofthecitycenter.YoucancatchatrainfromSchipholtoAmsterdamCentralStation,whichhasmanyconnectingroutes.It’stypicallynotagoodideatodriveacartothecitycenter.Cyclingisincrediblypopularhere,andit’seasytofindcheapbikerentalsaroundthetown.Amsterdamhasaflatterrain（地形）andit’sagoodchoicetoexplorethecityonfoot.

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1.WhatcanvisitorsdointheOldCentre?

A.Visitamuseum.

B.Buysomeclothes.

C.Runacoffeeshop.

D.Comeacrossmanyarchitects.

2.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthoroffertouristsinthetext?

A.Hiringatourguide.

B.Visitingthecityonfoot.

C.Goingtothecitycenterbycar.

D.Buyingticketsatthecounter.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toencouragemoreoverseastravelling.

B.Tocomparesometouristattractions.

C.Topromotesomefamousmuseums.

D.Toadvertisetravellinginformation.

B

Thecastlehadtwofloors.Weweretenyearsoldandsataroundthecoffeetable,drinkingfromcoffeecupsfilledwithwater,Wetalkedaboutourfuturegoodfriends,girls’dress,make-upsandwell-behavedclassmatesatourdailymeeting.Wepromisedeachotherthatthiswashowourliveswouldbe.

Thenwegotalittleolder,Iwasgraduatingfromtheeighthgrade.Thistimewewereinarealcoffeeshop.Weweregrowingup,drinkinghotchocolateinsteadofwater,butourconversationhadn’tchanged.Weweregoingtogotocollegetogether.Thenwewouldopenabusinessinthecity.Wepromisedeachotherthiswashowitwouldbe.

Myinterestsandareasofstudyhavechangedmanytimes.I’vebecomeinvolvedinmanyactivitiesthathaveopenedmyeyestonewpossibilities.Myfriendsarepartofmylife.Iwoulddoanythingforthem.Iknowtheywoulddothesameforme.Inthecaseofabrokenheart,asillyargument,oradifficulttest,Iamalwaysthefirsttohelp.BeingthereformyfriendscomesfirstnomatterwhatelseIhavetodo.

I’mgrowingupfast.Junioryearhasalmostfinished.Collegeisjustaroundthecorner,butourchildishtalksandplansdon’tseemsolongago,Infact,we’restillhavingthesamediscussions.Weprobablywon’tgotothesamecollegebutwecouldbeinthesamestate.Wewilltalkeveryday,meetonweekendsandcomehomeonholidays.Thisplanisjustasgood.

NowIamreadyforcollege.Iwillmeetnewpeople,havenewexperiencesinnewsurroundingsandliveonmyown.ButIwillnotleavemyfriends.Iwon’tseethemonweekends,butmaybeonholidays.Iwillbemakingnewonesatcollege.IhopeIwillbecomeasclosewiththemasIamwiththoseoldfriends.MaybeifI’mluckyIwillmeetafewwithwhomIcansitandshareacupofcoffee.

4.What’sthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theauthor’sdreams.

B.Theauthor’sachievements.

C.Theauthor’sideasoffriendship.

D.Theauthor’sexperiencesofherstudy.

5.Whatdidtheauthorandherfriendsoftentalkaboutwhentheywerechildren?

A.Theirrapidprogress.

B.Theirchildishplans.

C.Theirgreatimagination.

D.Theirgoodlivingconditions.

6.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Sheislookingforwardtoherfuturecollegelife

B.Sheplanstorunacoffeebarwhenshebeginstowork.

C.Shetookpartinmanyactivitiesinordertomakenewfriends.

D.Sheusedtoaskherfriendstohelpwithherdifficulttests.

7.Theauthorwantstomakefriendsinthecollegewiththosewho.

A.likedrinkingcoffee

B.arefromrichfamilies

C.canbeascloseasheroldones

D.studythesamemajorwithher

C

Doyouwanttofindajobthatyoujustneedtositandsleeponasofa?

Itisridiculous,butithappens26-year-oldAnnaCherdantseva,fromthecityofUfa,isafull-timesofatester,spendingupto10hourseverydaytryingoutnewsofasforcomfortandsafety.

Lastmonth,RussianfurnituregiantMZ5Groupannouncedthatitwastakingapplicationforanewposition—fulltimesofatester,Althoughallnewproductsarctestedinaspecializedlaboratory,managementdecidedthatinordertobettermeettheneedsofconsumersitneededsomefeedbackonreal-lifeuseofitssofas.Injustafewdays,MZ5receivedover5,000jobapplicationsfrompeopleeagertospendmostoftheirtimesittingandlyingonsofas.”

“Wewereselectingcandidatesinseveralstages,”MZ5GroupspokespersonAnastasiaRusskihsaid,“Initiallywecheckedtheirresumes,andthenweletthemtelluswhytheywantedthejob.”Eventually,thefurniturecompanyshortlistedjust7candidates,amongwhomAnnaCherdantseva,a26-year-oldmarketingexpert,provedtobethemostsuitableforthejob.

“Ifeltextremecompetition,anditwasarealfightformydreamjob,”Annasaidaftergettingselected.“Ihavealotofideasforimprovingthesofas,butIwouldprefernottotalkaboutthemfornow.Ibelieveitwillallworkoutbetweenmeandthesofas.”

Despitedescribingherselfasanactiveperson,Cherdantsevasaysthatspendingabout10hoursadaysittingonsofasdoesn’tsoundbadatall“OfcourseIwillspendalotoftimeonnewsofas.ThemoretimeIspendonthem,thebetteritwillbeformywork,”shetoldreporters.

AnnaCherdantsevaiscurrentlyonathreemonthprobation（试用期）atMZ5,butthecompanyclaimsthataslongassheprovestobeuptothetask,theyplanonofferingherapermanentpositionasasofatester.Theyoungwomanwillreceiveamonthlysalaryof56,000rubles（$1,000）forthefirstthreemonths.It’snotsobadaboutthejob.

8.WhydidMZ5Groupwantasofatester?

A.Becauseitsproductsneedtobetested.

B.Becauseitwantstosavemoneybydoingthat.

C.BecauseAnnaCherdantsevaappliedforthejob.

D.Becauseitwantstosatisfyitsconsumersbetter.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“feedback”inParagraph2mean?

A.Products.

B.Consumers.

C.Praise.

D.Response.

10.WhatdocsAnnaCherdantsevathinkofgettingthejob?

A.Itwasveryeasy.

B.Itwascontroversial.

C.Itwaschallenging.

D.Itwasinteresting.

11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.AnnaCherdantsevahasthechancetoworksteadilyforMZ5.

B.Thecompanyfounditdifficulttofindsuitableemployees.

C.Thecompanydoesn’tgiveAnnaCherdantsevaagoodsalarynow.

D.AnnaCherdantsevagotthejobbecauseofhersimilarworkexperience.

D

Scientistssaytheydiscoveredanearth-likeplanetorbitingthestarclosesttoourplanetotherthanthesun.Itistheclosestplaneteverfoundoutsideoursolarsystemthatcouldsupportlifeasweknowit.Thisplanetisjust4.2lightyearsawayfromus.Itissoclosethatspacescientistshavecomparedittoanextdoorneighbor.Theysayitcouldbereachedbyanunmannedspacecraftbeforetheendofthecentury.Thenewly-discoveredplanetisalittlelargerthantheearth.ScientistshavenameditProximab.Itorbitsitssun,ProximaCentauri,onceevery11days.

AlanBossistheChairmanofNASA’sadvisorygroupforplanetexploration.HetoldVOAthatProximabnotonlyconfirmsthediscoveryofaplanet,butalsoincreasesthenumberofotherpossible“earths”byahugeamount.Bosssaiditispossiblethatmoststarsmayhaveatleastoneearth-likeplanetorbitingthem.

Thismakesthepossibilityoflivingorganismsincreasinglylikely.Bosssaidhebelieveshumanbeingswillprovethatthereislifeinplacesotherthantheearthinhislifetime.“Iam65,”hetoldVOA,“ButIexpecttostillbealivewhenithappens.”

PaulButlerworksattheCarnegieInstitutionofWashington.HetoldVOAthatfindingProximab“makesthecaseconcrete”thatthereareotherplanetswherelifecouldexist.PaulButlersaidtheresearchersusedtwotelescopesindifferentcountriestolookforpossibleplanetsliketheearth.DiscoveringProximab,hebelieves,changestheworld.

“Thisworkhasresultedinthediscoveryofhundredsofplanetsaroundtheneareststars,andnowapotentiallyhabitableplanetaroundtheneareststarisinthesky,”Butlersaid.

12.Whichofthefollowingdoesthenewly-discoveredplanetmovearound?

A.ProximaCentauri.

B.Thesun.

C.Proximab.

D.Theearth.

13.WhatviewdobothAlenRossandPoulRutle”bold?

A.Itismostlikelythatlifeexistsonotherplanetsbesidestheearth

B.Proximebcanbeusedtohelppeoplefi