新课标高三英语寒假作业7.docx

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新课标高三英语寒假作业7

新课标2016年高三英语寒假作业7

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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

AlfredCarltonGilbert（1884-1961）wasamanofmanyideasandtalents.Asasmallboy,hekepttryingnewthings.Atage12,hestartedasportsclubforhisfriendsandgottheirschooltohaveafielddaywithactivegamesandprizes.Ashegrewandpracticed,Gilbertbecameskilledatpolevaulting（撑杆跳高）,pull-ups,thelongjumpandfootball.

Gilbertbroketheworldrecordforpull-upsin1900andthedistancerecordforrunninglongdivein1902.AndhewonagoldmedalinthepolevaultattheOlympicGamesin1908.Bythattime,hehadnearlyfinishedmedicalstudies.Choosingnottomakemedicinehiscareer,Gilbertco-foundedMystoManufacturing,amanufacturerofmagicsets,in1907.Gilberthadamusedhisfriendsandearnedcollegemoneybydoingmagictricks,soheknewwhatwasneeded.Oneday,Gilbertsawworkersusingsteelgirders（钢梁）tobuildtowersforpowerlines.ThatgavehimtheideafortheErectorSet,apopularconstructiontoy.

In1917,theCouncilofNationalDefensethoughtnotoysshouldbeproducedforChristmasbecausethecountrywasfightinginWorldWarI.GilbertandothermenfromtheToyManufacturersofAmericawenttoWashington,withabout40differenttoys.Theyhad15minutestospeak.Thismeetingwasattheendofalong,hardday.Gilberttoldthegovernmentmenatthemeetinghowtoyshelpedchildrenlearn.Hishelpersbroughtoutthetoys.Soon,thetiredgovernmentmenwereonthefloor,playingwithbuildingsets,modelsofnavyships,andothertoys.Thetimelimitwasforgotten;sowastheChristmastoyban（禁令）.

Gilbertspenttherestofhislifeimprovingerectorsets.Hiscompanymadeandsoldthesets,pluschemistryandothersciencesetsandtoytrains.Hemadeitemsforhomes,businesses,andthearmy.Whenhediedin1961,hehad150patents（专利）forhismanyinventions.Buthismainjoywasinhelpingchildrenlearnandhavefunatthesametime.

67.What’stherightorderoftheeventsaboutGilbert?

a.Hearguedagainstabanontoyproduction.

b.Hebroketheworldrecordforpull-ups.

c.Hesetupamanufacturerofmagicsets.

d.Hestartedasportsclubforhisfriends.

e.Hewonagoldmedalinthepolevault.

A.b,d,e,a,c                                       B.b,a,e,d,c

C.d,b,c,e,a                                       D.d,c,e,b,a

68.Thestorymentionedinparagraph3showsthat_____.

A.Gilbert’stoysinterestednotonlychildrenbutadults

B.toyscouldhelpchildrenlearnaboutWorldWarI

C.toyswereadangertotheCouncilofNationalDefense

D.Christmastoyswerenotpopularduringwartime

69.Accordingtothetext,Gilbertwasknownas_____.

A.ateacher,boy-makerandbusinessman

B.anathlete,inventorandbusinessman

C.anathlete,writerandbusinessman

D.amagician,writerandtoy-maker

70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Aneasywayintothesportingcircle.

B.ThemanwhosavedChristmas.

C.Influencedoftoysonchildren

D.TheamazingMr.Gilbert.

B

Asaschoolteacher,InderjitKhuranausedtotakethetraintowork.Andoneday,atthestation,shesawdozensofchildrenwhospenttheirdaysbeggingfromtrainpassengersratherthangoingtoschool.ShelearnedthatitwasnotarareproblemandthatmillionsofchildreninIndialivedonthestreets.

Realizingthatthesechildrenwouldneverbeabletoescapepoorlifeandhomelessnesswithouteducation,andthatitwouldbeimpossibletosendthesechildrentoschool,Inderjitdecidedtocreateamodelprogram---takingtheschooltothemostout-of-schoolchildren.

Khurana’strainplatformschoolsaimtoprovideacreativeschoolformandgivechildrenthebasiclevelsofeducation.Herlastgoalsreachfarbeyondthe20platformschoolssheandhercolleagueshavecreatedinIndia’sBhubaneswarregion.SheisdeterminedthatherprogramwillbecomeamodelforchangingthelivesofthepoorestchildrenthroughoutIndiaandtheworld.

KhuranafoundedtheRuchikaSocialServiceOrganization（RSSO）in1985.Theteachersgatherthechildrentogetherbetweenthestopsofthetrainforreading,writing,mathsandhistorytaughtthroughsongsandotherteachingtools.

Khuranarecentlycomestorealizethattheeducationofthesechildrenisimpossiblewhenthemostbasicneedsoftheirfamiliesarenotbeingmet.Soshealsoprovidesfoodandmedicinefortheirfamilies.

Khuranainsiststhateverychildhavetherighttoaneducationandthatifachildcannotcometotheschool,thentheschoolmustcometohimorher.

1.Khurana’sfinalaimisto.

A.makethepoorestchildren’slivesbetter

B.putanendtotheproblemofchildren’sdropout（辍学）

C.attractmorestudentstoherplatformschools

D.setup20platformschoolsthroughoutIndia

2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheRSSO?

A.Ithasahistoryofmorethan30years.

B.Itprovidesjobsforthepoorestchildren.

C.Itgivesmoneytotheout-of-schoolchildren.

D.Itsworkdoesn’tonlyincludefreeeducationforthestreetchildren.

3.Khuranaalsooffersfreefoodandmedicinetothechildrenbecause_____.

A.thebasicfamilyneedsareincludedinhermodelprogram

B.shehopestodrawmorepeople’sattentiontotheRSSO

C.theyarethenecessitiesfortheout-of-schoolchildren

D.shewishestoimprovelocalpeople’slivingstandard

C

AftertheSummerOlympicsareover,whenalltheathletcsandviewershavegonehomeandthetelevisionaudiencehasswichedoff,anothergroupofathletcsandfanswillarriveatthehostcity,andanothercompctitionwillbegin.ThesearetheParnlympics,thegamesforathlctcswithadisability.ButinBeijingin2008,forthefirsttime,oneofthegreatestparulympianswillnotbetakingpart.

SbcisaBritishbythenameofTanniGrey-Thompsun.Boynwithspinahifida（脊椎裂）whichleftherparalysedfromthewaintdown,Tanniusedawheelchairfromtheageof7.Atfirst,shewasnotkeenonsporn,apartfromhorse-riding,whichgaveherasenseoffreedom.Butinherteens,shestartedtskingsportsmoreseriously.Shetriedswimming,basketballandtennis.Eventuallyshefoundathletics,andneverlookedback.

 Indeed,Tanni’s athleticcareertookoff.In1984,whenshewas15,shepulledoffasurpaisevictortinthe100metresattheJuniorNationalWheelchairGames.

 In1988,TanniwenttoherfirstParalympicGamesinScoul.Shebronzeinthe400metres.Evengreatersuccessfollowedatthe1992Barcelona.Paralympics.Tanniwongoldinthe100,200,400and800metresrelay,settingtwoworldrecords     intheproceas.InthesameyearsheachicvedthefirstofhersixLondonWheelchairMarathonvictories.

 Tanni’senduringsuccesshasbeenpartmotivation（动机），partpreparation.     “ThetrainingIdothatenablemetobeagoodsprinter（短跑运动员）enablemetobegoodatamarathontoo.Itrain50weeksoftheyearandthatkeepsmepreparedforwhateverdistanceIwenttorace…Iamstillcompetingataveryhighlevel,butasIgetoiderthingsgetharderandIwenttoretirebeforeIfallapart.”

 IndeedTanniretiredfinallyaftertheVisaParalympicWorldCupin2007.HerwishistocoachyoungathletesforBeijing2008OlympicGammes.

Inspiteofupsanddowns,shenevertakesherfatelyingdown.Inhersplendidlife,shehaswonanamazingelevengoldmedals,foursilversandonebronzeinaseriesofParalympics---atopleverathleticcareercoveringtwodecades.ShehaswontheLondonWheelchairMarathonsixtimes,morethananyothercompetitor,andshehassetoverthirtywoyldrecords.

Whatadvicedoesshehaveforyoungathletes?

“Workhardatyourstudies,andthentrain,trainagain.”

56.WhichofthefollowingsportsdidTannilikebeforethirteen?

A.     Basketball.  B.Swimming.  C.Tennis.  D.Horse-riding

57.WhendidTanniwinherfirstOlympicgoldmedal?

A.In1984.     B.In1988.  C.In1992.  D.In2007.   

58.Theunderlinedword“that’’inthe5thparagrathrefersto_______.

A.fiftyweeks＇training              B.beingagoodsprinter

C.trainingalmosteveryday           D.partmotivationandpartpreparation

59.WhatcanwelearnformTanni＇ssuccess?

A.Unionisstrongth                    B.Nevertoolatetolearn

C.Wellbegunishalfdone               D.Nopains,nogains

D

Domestic（驯养的）horsesnowpullploughs,raceintheKentuckyDerby,andcarrypolice.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame（驯服的）enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.

Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfood.Overtime,peoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.

Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses,theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexample,peoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced,theypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.

Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds—typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshort,stronglegs,theanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts（矿井）withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavy,tallhorsestop