河北省武邑中学学年高二英语上学期每日小练3140.docx

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河北省武邑中学学年高二英语上学期每日小练3140

河北省武邑中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期每日小练31-40

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SouthAfricahostedthefifthBRICSSummitinMarch2013，whichcompletedthefirstcycleofBRICSsummits，BRICSisanacronymforthepowerfulgroupingoftheworld'sleadingup-and-comingeconomies，namely

Brazil，Russia，India，ChinaandSouthAfrica．TheBRICSaimstoachievepeace，security，developmentandcooperation．Italsoseekstocontributetothedevelopmentofhumanityandbuildamorestableandfairerworld．

TheindustryleadersfromthebusinesscommunitiesofthefivecountriesagreedthattheBRICScountrieswillactivelysupportindustrializationontheAfricancontinentinordertocontributesignificantlytoitsdevelopmentandtoexpandtradelinksbetweenAfricaandBRICS．Theglobaleconomicsituation，thoughimproving，continuestoremainuncertainwiththeEuro-crisisamajorconcern．ThetaskaheadistobuildonthesedevelopmentsandBRICScountriesremaincommittedtothecauseofpromotingsustainablegrowth．GreatereconomiccooperationamongBRICScountriescanbesignificantlyimportant，whichwillprovebeneficialforglobaleconomicgrowth．

AccordingtoDr．RobDavies，SouthAfricanMinisterofTradeandIndustry，theAfricancontinentisrecognizedasthesecondfastestgrowingcontinentafterAsia．TherearefourdriversoftheeconomicgrowthinAfricancontinent．ThesearetheboominmineralproductsintheAfricancontinent，thedevelopmentoftheserviceindustries，thebenefitofnothavingthefinancialcrisis，andinfrastructure（基础设施）development．DaviesalsoaddsthatotherBRICScountrieshaveadvantageoflargepopulationsprovidingbighomemarketsfortheirproducts．TheSouthAfricanpopulationissmallcomparedtootherBRICScountries，butifyouaddupnumbersoncontinentthenyouhaveacriticalmassthatcansupportthenewindustrialwaveinAfrica：

ThatiswhytheSouthAfricanneedstocreatelargetradingblocksacrosslargepartsofAfricancontinent．

1．“BRICS”refersto______．

A.themostactiveeconomygroupintoday’sworld

B.themostpowerfuleconomiesinwesternworld

C.leadingcountrieswithfastdevelopmentofhumanity

D.themoststableandsecurecountriesintheworld

2．FromthetextweknowthatindustrializationinAfricawill______．

A．givefinancialsupportstoallAfricancountries

BcreatetradeopportunitiesforbothAfricaandBRICS

Cmakesignificantdevelopmentinthepowerfulgroups

D．expandsustainableeconomiccooperationindifferentcontinents

3．TheauthorbelievesgreatercooperationamongBRICSwill______，

A．promoteglobaleconomicgrowthB．bringmorechallenges

C．narrowthegapofdevelopmentD．solveEurope’seconomiccrisis

4．WhichofthefollowingisthedriveroftheeconomicgrowthinAfrica？

______．

A．ThedevelopmentofbusinessindustryB.Protectiveexplorationinmineralproducts

C．TherecoveryoftheinfrastructureD.Thebenefitsofhavingnofinancialcrisis

Stop Spam

WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming（发送垃圾邮件）acrime.

Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproducts,individual（个人的）e-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?

Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanies,whichare,intheend,passesontotheconsumer.

Forthesereasons,Ibelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate（立法）againstspam.Spammersshouldbefined,andperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeople.E-

mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconveniently,butspamisdestroyingthisconvenience.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“correspondence”intheParagraph1probablymean?

A.messages    B.ideas         C.connections        D.programs

2.Accordingtothetext,whatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?

 A.Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.

B.Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.

C.Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.

D.Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

 A.Toinform   B.Toeducate   C.Topersuade   D.Toinstruct

 Myfatherwasalwaysagoodgardener.Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisstandingwithoutshoesinthefreshlytilled（翻耕的）soil,myhandsblackenedfromdiggingintheground.

Asachild,IlovedfollowingDadaroundinthegarden.IrememberDadpushingthetiller（耕作机）aheadinperfectlystraightlines.Dadlovedgrowingallsortsofthings:

yellowandgreenonions,watermelonsalmostasbigasme,rowsofyellowcorn,andourfavorite---redtomatoes.

AsIgrewintoateenager,Ididn’tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDad.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibility,ithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolder,hisloveforgardeningneverdisappeared.Afterallthekidsweregrownandhadstartedfamiliesoftheirown,Dadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbefore.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hestilltookcareofhisgarden.

Butthen,thecancer,bitbybit,invadedhisbody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.Therowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregone.Tootiredtoweedthem,hesimplyletthembe.

Forthefirstfewyearsafterhedied,Icouldn’t

evenbeartolookatanyone’sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourovermelikecoldwaterfromabucket.Threeyearsago,Idecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.Thatmorning,afterbreakingupafairamountofsoil,somethingcaughtthecornerofmyeyeandIhadtosmile.Itwasmyeight-year-oldsonNathan,happilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.

21.Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?

A.Hewantedtobeagarden-crazylikehisfather.

B.Helovedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.

C.Thegardenwasfullofhisfavoritefood.

D.Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilled.

22.Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamilies,theauthor’sfather_____.

A.stoppedhisgardeningB.turnedtootherhobbies

C.devotedmoretogardeningD.focusedonplantingtomatoes

23.Whathappenedtothegardenwhentheauthor’sfatherwasseriouslyill?

A.Therewasagreatharvest.B.Thegardenwasalmostdeserted.

C.Noplantgrewinthegardenatall.D.Theauthor’ssontookchargeofthegarden.

24.Whydidtheauthorstarthisgardenwithtomatoes?

A.Hewantedtohonorhisfather.B.Hissonlikedthefieldsoftomatoes.

C.Heonlyknewhowtogrowtomatoes.D.Hethoughttomatoeswereeasytomanage.

ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,theywerenotunhappy.Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.

Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Thetoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog’slegs.However,theydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirown,andsothe

ywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.

Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaround,andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwasreached,andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.

Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst

butitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,and,thereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.

Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides（杀虫剂）andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.

Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob---eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.

Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.

56.FromparagraphIwelearnthatthevillagers__________.

A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.dreamedofhavingabetterlife

C.werepoorbutsomewhatcontentD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers

57.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?

AThefrogswereeasymoneyB.Theyneededmoneytobuymedicine

CTheywantedtopleasethevisitorsD.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise

58.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?

AThecropsdidn’tdowellB.Thereweretoomanyinsects

C.Thevisitsbrough