届甘肃省武威市第六中学高三下学期第四次诊断考试英语试题文档格式.docx

届甘肃省武威市第六中学高三下学期第四次诊断考试英语试题文档格式.docx

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并将正确答案填在答题卡上。

A

Korea

WhilemanyKoreanspreferWestern-styleweddingsinwhichthebridewearsawhiteweddingdress，somecouplesarestillcarryingoutthe“Pyebaek”一aKoreanweddingcustom．

ThePyebaekisheldaftertheofficialceremony，andiswhenthebridepaysrespectstoherparents-in-lawforthefirsttime．Thenewcouplebowdeeplybeforetheparents，andtheyexchangejujube（枣）andchestnuts（栗子）一symbolsforchildrenandgoodfortune．

——SujeanPark，HuffPostKorea

Japan

ForJapaneseweddings，it’scustomaryforgueststobringcashasagiftforthenewcouples．Theamountdependsontheguest’srelationshipwiththecouple—onaverage，friendswouldgive$300，andfamilymembersmanygiveupto$1000．

Thebillsshouldbeunfolded，freshlyprinted．They’retypicallyputinaspecialenvelopesignedbytheguests．Guestsleavetheenvelopesatareceptiondeskattheceremonyandreceiveweddingfavorsinreturn．

——RyanTakeshita，HuffPostJapan

Brazil

InBrazilianweddings，thebestmancutsthegroom’stieintoseveralpiecesandsellsthemtotheweddingguestsatwhateverpricetheychoosetopayforit．Themoneythat’scollectedusuallygoestowardthecouple’shoneymoon．

Brazilianweddingswouldn’tbecompletewithoutpastriescalled“bem-casados”，or“happilymarried”．Thesearetinysweetcakeswithacondensedmilk（炼乳）fillingthataremeanttobringgoodlucktothenewcouples．

——AndreaMartinelli，HuffPostBrazil

1.InKoreanweddings，．

A.onlyWestern-styleweddingsarefavored

B.somecouplesstillobservetheirtraditions

C.thebrideshowsrespectstoherparents

D.thecouplemustbothwearawhitedress

2.WhenattendingaJapanesefriend’swedding，you’dbetter．

A.foldthenewbillsinanenvelope

B.carryanenvelopewithaletterasagift

C.contain$300inaspecialenvelope

D.givemorethan$1000tothenewcouple

3.WhydopeoplemakepastriesinBrazilianweddings?

A.Toexpressgoodwishestothenewcouples．

B.Toraisemoneyforthenewcouples．

C.Toshowtheirexcellentcookingskills．

D.Tosharethenewcouples’stories．

4.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?

A.Toadvisepeoplehowtomakepreparationsforweddings．

B.Tosharesomeweddingcustomsaroundtheworld．

C.Toshowthedifferentcustomsbetweendifferentcountries．

D.Tocheckhowmuchyouknowaboutweddingcustoms．

B

Mymaincareerhasbeenininformationtechnology：

Iwas“thecomputerguy”．WhereIliveinremotenorthernMinnesota，goodtechjobswererare．

ThenIgotdivorcedandfoundmyselfasinglemotherwithtwosonsinschool．Withoutapermanentjobworkingoncomputers，Iwasconcernedaboutmyfamily’sfuture．SoIsatdownwithmysonstodiscusswhetherweshouldmovetowherethehigher-payingjobsare．ButwedecidedtostayandI’dgobacktocollegeformoretraining，eventhoughitmeantwe’dbelivingonless．

WhileIworktowardaneducationdegree，Ihavebecomewhat’scalledaPromiseFellowinalocalmiddleschool．Amongthe“promises”wemakeatthestartofeachschoolyearisthatthestudentswillhaveacaringadultintheirlife，nomatterwhat．Myfellow“Fellows”andIdon’tteach．Wedowhat’scalled“whole-lifesupport”becauseourstudentsneedmorethanjustacademicstosucceed．

Why?

Theirlivesaren’teasy．TheremotecountiesIliveandworkinhaveexperiencedahugedownturnintheprimaryindustryofironmining．Thepoverty（贫困）experiencedbymystudentsandtheirfamiliesisoftenworsenedbymentalhealthproblems,plusdrugalcoholabuse.

Withourattention，thestudentsfeelsupported．Mostofthekidshavealotofabilitiesandaresmarterthantheygivethemselvescreditfor．Wetakethemtocollegecampusesandgetthemtovisualizetheirfuture．

Ihadworkedwithtwostudentsinour2016graduatingclassatNorthernLightsCommunitySchool．Botharegoingtocollegethisfall．ThesearethesamekidswholaughedatmewhenIfirstmentionedcollegetothem.SoIknowI’veplayedaroleintheirlives．

5.Whatisthetopicofthetext?

A.The1ifeofacomputerguy．B.Thelifeofasinglemother．

C.TheexperiencewithPromiseFellow．D.Theexperiencewithkids．

6.WhydidtheauthorwanttoleavenorthernMinnesotaatfirst?

A.Toseekhigher-payingjobs．B.Tocomfortherchildren．

C.Torepairhermarriage．D.Toteachcoursesat310calcollege．

7.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph4?

A.Whyfamiliesareaddictedtodrugsandalcohol

B.Whyironminingindustryhasdeclined．

C.Whytheremotecountiessufferfrompoverty．

D.WhyPromiseFellowisingreatneed．

8.HowdothekidsbenefitfromPromiseFellow?

A.Theyarephysicallyhelped．B.Theygetcaredforinlifeandacademics．

C.Theyreceiveaidfromcolleges．D.Theyarefinanciallysupported．

C

BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant，andfiveyearsfromnow，studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline．IapplaudMr．Gates．Butwhat’stakingussolong?

Asearlyas1997，MIT（麻省理工）decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline，forfree，forallpeople．Buttoday，howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?

Unfortunately，theanswerisnotmany．Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople，butit’snotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft．Onlythemostardentstudents，thosewhoarehighlymotivated，willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos．

Therealquestioniswhywearen’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms．WhereistheAvatarofeducation?

Thinkaboutthis．ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD．Educationintheworldisatrillion—dollar-a-yearmarket，hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies．Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars．

BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen．Thereisnodoubtaboutit．Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld．

9.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonline1earning?

A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures．

B.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation．

C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful．

D.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities．

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inParagraph2mean?

A.Creative．B.Well-behaved．

C.Enthusiastic．D.Experienced．

11.Accordingtotheauthor，whatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?

A.Thelackoflecturesavailableonline．

B.Thehighcostofaccesstothewebsites．

C.Thelowstandardofeducationalwebsites．

D.Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames．

12.WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?

A.Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites．

B.Toprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainment．

C.Toarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontent．

D.ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmovies．

D

Whyshouldmankindexplorespace?

Whyshouldmoney,timeandeffortbespentexploringandresearchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits?

WhyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditionsandpeopleonEarth?

Thesearequestionsthat,understandably,areveryoftenasked.

Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeup（基因构成）ashumanbeings.Whatdroveourancestorstomovefromthetreesintotheplains,andonintoallpossibleareasandenvironments?

Thewiderthespreadofaspecies,thebetteritschanceofsurvival.Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwhereverpossible.

Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored,becausebydoingso,anydangersinsurroundingareascanbeidentifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge,wemaybecompletelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge,wecanlessenitseffects.

Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotentialresourcestobefound.Evenifwehavenoimmediateneedofthem,theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybemorethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeortechniqueshavebeenacquiredthroughexploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemedicalapplicationswhichcanimprovethelengthorqualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherunexpectedbenefits,includingimprovementsinearthquakeprediction,insatellitesforweatherforecastingandincommunicationssystems.Evennon-stickpansandmirroredsunglassesareby-products（副产品）oftechnologicaldevelopmentsinthespace,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexist.

Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwhatseemsasmallreturn,theexplorationofspaceallowscreative,braveandintelligentmembersofourspeciestofocusonwhatmayservetosaveus.Whilespacemayholdmanywondersandexplanationsofhowtheuniversewasformedorhowitworks,italsoholdsdangers.Thedangerexists,butknowledgecanhelphumanbeingtosurvive.Withouttheabilitytoreachoutacrossspace,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexist.

WhileEarthistheonlyplanetknowntosupportlife,surelytheadaptiveabilityofhumanswouldallowustoliveonotherplanets.Itistruethatthelifestylewouldbediffere