湖南省岳阳市第七中学高三英语月月考试题Word下载.docx

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Naimanwasaformerbankerwhoworkedforthepast20yearsatthestateDepartmentofSocialandHealthServices.Heearned$67,234ayearandalsotookonsidejobs.Sometimes,heworkedasmanyasthreeatatime.Hesavedandinvestedenoughtomakeseveralmillionsofdollars.Healsoreceivedmillionsmorefromhisparentsaftertheydied.

Heleft$2.5milliontothePediatricInterimCareCenterinWashington.Thecenterisaprivateorganizationthatcaresforbabiesborntomotherswhoabuseddrugsandchildrenwithdrugdependency.Thecenterusedthemoneytopayoffitsmortgage（按揭）andbuyanewvehicletotransportthechildren.

Naimangave$900,000totheTreehouse,wherechildrenwithoutparentscanchoosetoysandnecessitiesforfree.TreehouseisusingNaiman’smoneytoexpanditscollegeandcareersupportservicesStatewide.

1.WhywereNaiman’sbestfriendsshockedathisdonation?

A.Heleftnothingtohisrelatives.B.Hewasdishonestinhiseconomicconditions.

C.Hereceivedwealthfromhisparentssecretly.D.Heusedtobeverycarefultospendmoney.

2.Naimanwasgreatlyconcernedabout_________.

A.hismoneyB.hiscareerC.childrenintroubleD.lifeafterretirement

3.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.WhyNaiman’sparentsturnedrich.B.WhereNaiman’sfortunecamefrom.

C.HowhardNaimanworkedallhislife.D.HowcleverNaimanwastogathermoney.

4.HowdidNaiman’smoneybenefitthePediatricInterimCareCenter?

A.Itimproveditstransportsystem.B.Itofferedmoretoystochildren.

C.Itsentmorechildrentocollege.D.Ithelpedmorewomengiveupdrugs.

B

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Goldfishhaveprettyboringlives,somaybeit’sagoodthingtheycanonlyconcentratefornineseconds!

Butaccordingtoanewresearch,humansarebecominglikegoldfish. 

Ourattentionspan（时长）isgettingshorter...andit’sallbecauseoftechnology.　　

“Wemovequicklyfromonesitetoanotherontheweb,”saidDoctorTedSelker,acomputerscientistfromMassachusetts,“andwearelosingtheabilitytoconcentrate.”Withmillionsofwebsitestochoosefrom,theattentionspanoftheaverageinternetuserisjustseconds. 

Thereareotherdigitaldistractions（分心）too:

email,instantmessagingandquickiemoviesonwebsites. 

Somepeopleareworriedabouttheeffectonyoungpeople. 

“Youneedtimetounderstandandthinkaboutwhatyouread,”saidJuliaWood,fromLondon.“Youngpeoplesearchthenetallthetimeandtheirbrainsbecomefullofuselessinformationbutthereisnotimetomakesenseofit. 

Iamtryingtopersuademypupilstoreadmorebooks,sothattheyconcentrateononesubjectforlonger.”　　

Otherteachersaretryingmoreunusualmethodstoimprovestudents’ 

concentration.AnneSavan,fromWales,wassoworriedaboutherstudentsthatshestartedplayingMozartduringhersciencelessons. 

Shesaysthatithadanamazingeffect:

“Themusicmadethemcalmer,andtheirconcentrationwasmuchbetter.”　　

Butnoteveryonebelievesthatthereisaproblem. 

RayCole,aneducationalpsychologistsays, 

“Ontheweb,youngpeoplelearntomakequickdecisionsaboutwhatisandisn’tworthreading.Theymightlookatfiveunhelpfulwebsitesveryquickly,beforestoppingandreadingasixthusefulwebsitemorecarefully. 

Inaworldwithsomuchinformationavailable,thisisanimportantskill.”

8. 

Whydoesthewritermention“goldfish”?

A. 

Tointroducebackground.　　 

B. 

Tocomparetwospecies.　　

C. 

Tointroduceatopic.D. 

Tosuggestawayout.

9.WhatmaycauseashorterattentionspanaccordingtoDr. 

TedSelker?

　A. 

Skippingaroundtheinternet. 

B. 

Timetodigestinformation. 

　C. 

Traditionalmethodsofreading. 

D. 

Makingdecisions.

10. 

Whatwillhelpstudentsovercomeashortattentionspan?

Composingmusic. 

B. 

TextingmessagesC. 

Readingmorebooks. 

D. 

Watchingquickiemovies.

11. 

WhatisRayCole’sattitudetowardslookingthroughwebsitesquickly?

A. 

Cautious. 

Unfavorable. 

C. 

Skeptical. 

D. 

Supportive.

D

Theideaofprogressstartedtoflowerinthe17thcentury.Atthattime,manywisethinkersbelievedthatmanliberatedbyreasonwouldrisetoevergreaterheightsofachievement.Themanyexpressionsofhumannature 

wouldbetheenginesofprogress:

language,business,science,andmoralsensibility 

（道德感）.Unfortunately,mostofthoseengineshavefailedtobringthedesiredhumanprogress.

Themodernagehasbelongedtomaterialprogressanditsmainsourcehasbeen 

science.Sciencegivespeoplehugepowertochangetheworld.Butcanpeoplebetrustedtouseitalwaysforgood?

Thinkofbiotechnologyandinformationtechnology.Anditisnotjustthatscientificprogressdoesnotdelivertheemotionalgood.Peoplealsofearthatmankindisfailingtomanagescienceproperly.Theforestsaredisappearing;

theiceismelting;

privacyisleaking;

lifeisbecomingadepressingmarchinanuglyworld.

Thepointisnotthatscienceisharmful,butthatscientificprogress 

needstobemappedtidilyontohumanprogress.Thatreliesonmoralsensibilityinitswidestsense.Thisliberalforceoffershopeforabetterfuture.Theveryideaofmoralsensibilityprobablysoundsout-of-date.Butresearchersfindthatpeopledesire 

asenseofmoralpurposewhichwouldgivelifedignity.Peoplewanttodeterminehowtheworldworks,notalwaystobedeterminedbyit.Moralsensibilityiswhypeoplewillsufferfortheirbeliefs， 

andwhyactsofnobleself-sacrificearesopowerful．

Itisadmittedthatourmoralidealswillneverberealizedcompletely.Butsometimes,howeverimperfectly,wecanmakeprogress.Humandignityrequirestheloveofidealsfortheirownsake,butnothingrequiresthatthelovebereturned.Humanprogressisneitherguaranteednorhopeless.Instead,itisuptous.

12.WhatdoweknowabouthumanprogressfromParagraph1?

A.Humanbeingsweregreatlyliberatedbytheideaofprogress.

B.Languagefailedtoserveasanexpressionofhumanprogress.

C.People 

begantothinkabouthumanprogressinthe17thcentury.

D.Manythinkersinthe17thcenturywereoptimisticabouthumanprogress.

13.Whydoessciencefailtobringthedesiredhumanprogress?

A.Scientificprogressdoesnotgivepeopledignity.

B.Propergoverningisnotguaranteedintheuseofscience.

C.Scienceismisunderstoodbecauseofimpropermanagement.

D.The