新课标高一英语暑假作业8.docx

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新课标高一英语暑假作业8

高一英语假期检测题八

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节　（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Witheightbloodshoteyesfixedonaflyingobject,thepainsofatwoyearprojectwereabouttobearfruit.

ItwasWangHongyi'sfirsttestflightofanunmannedaerialvehicle（UAV）designedandassembled（组装）withhisteammatesfromtheAeroSportClub（航模队）atShanghaiJiaotongUniversity.

Wangisaseniormechanicalengineeringandautomationmajor.Hehasbeenaplanemodelfansincechildhood.Asafreshman,hespenttwonightsbuildingamodelaircraftandtookittothesportsfieldjustforfun.WuJunqi,thecoachofShanghaiJiaotongUniversity'sAeroSportClub,spottedWangandtoldhimhismodelwasoutdated.

“Iwasalittleangry,sohetookmetothelab，”saysWang.Hewasimmediatelydrawntothemodernequipmentanddecidedtojointheclub.Asatechnologyfan,Wangspendsmostofhissparetimeinthelab.“Heloveswhathe'sdoing,sohecanstandthelonelinessofdoingresearchthatothersseldomhavethepersistencetocarryout.”sayscoachWu.

WhenWangandhisteammateswerebuildingUAV,theylivedtogetherinthelab.“Wetriedtospendasmuchtimetogetheraspossiblebecausetherewerethousandsofproblemsthatneededtobesolved.”Wangsays.Theydidn'tevenhavetimetocelebratewhenthefirsttestflightoftheUAVwentwell.“Weneededtolisttheproblemsthatoccurredduringtheflightandanalyzethemtofindsolutions.”hesays.

“OurUAVisn'tfinishedyet,buttherearemanydesignprojectsandpeoplewithsimilarinterestswaitingforme.”Wangsays.“TheUAVisjustthebeginning,nottheendofmyaircraftjourney.”

1．WhydidWangsucceedindoingtheresearch?

A．Hemajoredinmechanicalengineeringandautomation.

B．Hehadagoodcoachandwonderfulteammates.

C．Helovedwhathedidandwouldsticktoit.

D．HewashighlythoughtofbyWuJunqi.

2．Whatdoesthewriterwanttodobywritingthepassage?

A．EncouragestudentstolearnfromWangHongyi.

B．TellreadersaboutUAVdevelopmentinChina.

C．InformreadersaboutWangHongyiandhisUAV.

D．Callonreaderstodowhatintereststhem.

3．WhatmessagedoesWangHongyi'sstoryconveytous?

A．Nothingisdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.

B．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

C．Interestisthebestteacher.

D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

B

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberingless?

Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?

ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder（文件夹）.Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation（位置）betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory（交互记忆）．”

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.

4．Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto.

A．introducethemaintopic　B．showtheauthor'sattitude

C．describehowtousetheInternetD．explainhowtostoreinformation

5．Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?

A．TheSparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B．Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

C．Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.

D．Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

6．Intransactivememory,people.

A．keeptheinformationinmind

B．changethequantityofinformation

C．organizeinformationlikeacomputer

D．rememberhowtofindtheinformation

7．WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?

A．Weareusingmemorydifferently.

B．Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C．Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.

D．Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

C

Windows8,apartfromWindows95,isthebiggestsurpriseandtheonlyversionofMicrosoft'soperatingsystemthathasbeenchangedfromthecore（核心）whencomparedtoitsformerone.However,arecentstudyhasshownthatunder20%ofbusinessownerswouldbewillingtoupgradetothenewversionofWindows.Thereasonforthisremainstobediscussedanddebated,andwewilltrytothrowlightonthisresearchbyprovidingyouwithsomeofthemostcommonadvantagesanddisadvantagesofWindows8.

Generallyspeaking,thereareagreatnumberofplussidesrelatedtoupgradingfromWindows7toWindows8.

Speed—Thisisthebiggestadvantagetomention.BoottimehasbeenreportedtobeuptoninetimesshorterthanthatwithWindows7.

Newpasswords—Insteadoftypingyourpasswords,Windows8willletyouusegesturesonyourfavoritephotostoenteryourpassword.Thisisnotonlypracticalbutalsoextremelycool!

Windows8experience—Apartfromcomputers,Windows8willbeusedonalldevices,includingsmartphones,tabletPC'sandsoon.Also,owingtothefactthatithasbeenspecificallydesignedwithtouchscreenusersinmind,Windows8,besidesusingkeyboardandmouse,willofferawholenewuserexperience.

However,therearestillsomedisadvantages.

ThefirstonethathastobementionedisthatthereisnoStartMenufromWindows.Yes,thereisnoStartbuttoninthelowerleftcorner,andthismightbearealpuzzleofmanyWindowsusers.Also,manyusershavehadaproblemtogetusedtothenewinterface（界面）introducedbyWindows8.ThebiggestproblemthatisworthnoticingisthatWindows8wasoriginallydesignedfortouchscreenusers,andthismayhaveabadeffectondesktopuserswhohavegottenusedtodoingeverythingwiththehelpoftheirkeyboardandmouse.

8．Whatdoes“plussides”inParagraph2probablyreferto?

A．Mathsymbols.B．Strengths.

C．Newrules.D．Messages.

9．AccordingtothetextthegreatestadvantageofWindows8isits.

A．complexpasswordsB．highspeed

C．uniqueexperienceD．newinterface

10．FromthetextwecanlearnthatWindows8.

A．nolongerrequiresapassword

B．wasupgradedfromwindows95

C．willbepopularwithdesktopusers

D．canbeusedonmorethancomputers

11．ManyWindows8usersfacetheproblemthat.

A．startMenuishiddeninthelowerleftcorner

B．theyhavetousefingerprintsinsteadofbutton

C．keyboardandmousecan'tbeusedanylonger

D．theydon'tgetaccustomedtothenewinterface

D

WeknowmoreaboutthesurfaceoftheplanetMarsthanweknowaboutwhatisatthebottomofEarth'soceans.

Untilrecently,scientistshadmappedonlyabout20percentoftheseafloor.Butourknowledgeofthedeepseasischangingbecauseofinformationfromsatellites.Scientistshaveproducedanewmapthatprovidesadetailedpictureoftheoceans.Themapisexpectedtohelpoceanographers,industryandgovernments.

Thenewmapistwiceasdetailedasthemapmade20yearsago.DavidSandwellisageophysicsprofessorattheScrippsInstitutionofOceanographyattheUniversityofCalifornia.Heandotherscientistsworkedonthemappingproject.Hesaystheyturnedtospacetolookdeeperintotheocean.HespoketoVOAonSKYPE.

“Thewaywe'redoingthatistouseasatellitealtimeter（高度计）,aradartomapthetopography（地貌）oftheoceansurface.Nowthatseemssortofstrangethatyou'dmapthetopographyoftheoceansurfacewhenyoureallywanttogetattheseafloor.But,theoceansurfacetopographyhasthesebumpsanddipsduetogravitationaleffectsthatmimicwhat'sontheseafloor.”

Thescientistscollectedandstudiedinformationfromtwosatellites.SomeofthedatacamefromtheEuropeanSpaceAgency'sCryo2satellite.ItwasplacedinEarth'sorbittowatchseaice.TheothersatelliteistheAmericanspaceagency'sJason1.Itisstudyingthesurfaceoftheoceans.Scientistscombinedthesatellitedatawithimagesgatheredbysonarequipmentonships.Sonarworksbysendingsoundwavesthroughthewater.Whenthesoundwaveshitanobject,itspresenceisconfirmed.

“Thatenablesustolookatsmallerscalefeaturesandalsofeaturesthatareburiedbysedimentsintheoceanbasins.”

Thenewmapshowstheseafloorasithasneverbeenseenbefore.Itshowsthousandsofunderwatermountainsandplaceswherecontinentspulledapart.Itshowswhereearthquakeswereactivemanyyearsago.Theyallareburieddeepunderneaththeoceanfloor.

Inoneplace,threemountainridgesjoinatthesamearea.Hugetectonic（构造的）platescanbeseenclearlythere.

12．Thepassageislikelyto.

A．beanadvertisementB．appearonVOA

C．makeacommentonradarD．appearonSKYPE

13．Whatwillbementionedinthefollowingparagraph,accordingtothelastparagraph?

A．Thedetailedinformationabouttheplace.

B．Themoreimportantthingintheocean.

C．Thethingsburiedintheocean.

D．ScientiststoldSKYPEt