第八次周练及答案.docx

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第八次周练及答案

崇仁一中2015届高三上学期第八次英语周练试题

命题人：

审题人：

高三英语备课组

时长：

100分钟满分：

120分

第Ⅰ卷

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，并将答案填写到答题卷上。

A

Name:

SamChampion

Hotjob:

TVWeatherman

Where:

WABC-TV,NewYorkCity

Whenyouwereachild,didyouplantoforecastwind,rain,andsnowonTV?

Iwantedtobeaforeignjournalist.ItookcoursesinweatherscienceatEasternKentuckyUniversity,butImajoredinbroadcastingnews

Howdidyoufinallybecomeaweatherman?

Myfirstjobintheearly80’swasatthelocalTVstationinPaducah,Kentucky.Idideverythingfromturningonthelightsinthemorningtowritinganddeliveringmorningnews.Iputtogetherweatherforecasts,andbecomeinterestedinthem.

Backthen,howdidyouforecastweather?

Independentcompaniescollectedcomputerinformationthatshowed,forexample,howasingleweathersystemmightsplitintosnoworsnowmixedwithrain.Theinformationwasoftenoppositeandthejobofaweathermanwastostudytheinformationandmakethebesteducatedguessaboutthestorm

Hasweatherforecastingchangedmuchwithnewtechnology?

Advancedcomputers,satellites,andDopplerradar（soundwavesusedtotrackstorms）havemadeforecastingmoreexact.Butwestillknowverylittleabouthowweatherisshaped.Sofar,wejusthavetheories.

Anyadviceforchildrenwho’dliketobecomeweatherscientists?

Tome,weatheristhemostexcitingfieldintheworld.Therearestillsomanymorequestionsaboutweatherthananswers.Afterall,ifwecan’tforeseefloodsorhurricanes,howsafeasocietyarewe?

Weatherforecastingiswideopenforscientistswholovetosolvepuzzlingproblems.ThenextgenerationofmeteorologistswillunlockmanyofEarthscience,andstudymeteorologyincollege

Thanks,Sam

1.Judgingfromthewritingstyle,thetextis_______.

A.adiaryB.aninterviewC.anewsstoryD.anannouncement

2.Asachild,ABC-TV’sSamChampionwantedtobea_______.

A.spacescientistB.weathermanC.newsreporterD.meteorologist

3.Presentweatherforecastingtechnology_______.

A.hasmadeweatherreportmoreexactthaneverB.isstillnotperfect

C.hasn’tchangedmuchinthelast50yearsD.bothAandB

B

MyhusbandandIhadjustopenedupapetsittingbusinessearlierthatyear.Ourcustomershadslowlyrisenfromthreetothirtyamonth.Wewerebusythroughthosehotsummermonths,drivingbetweenvisits.Ourserviceswerestrictlyheldatthepetowner’shome.Itwasalmosttoobusyforthetwoofus,butweweremakinggoodmoney!

Weaskedpetownersnewtoourservicestophonetwoweeksaheadsowehadenoughtimetomeettheownersandpetsattheirhomesandmakeanyfollowingmeetingsbeforetheownerleaves.

Oneday,wedecidedtotakeonanewcustomerjusttwodaysbeforetheywouldleave.Wemetthefamily,filledinaform,andspentsometimewiththeirdog,Hercules.Heplayfullyjumpedonusandtouchedourhandsandarmsusinghistongue.Thefamilylaughedashedidthis,showingusthathewasveryloving.

TwodayslaterIappearedatthehouse,alone.IcameuptoHerculesandsaidhellohappily.Ifilleduphiswaterbowlandcleanedanymesseshemade.Meanwhile,hewassolovelysittingbeside.Ithoughtthiswouldbethegoodpicturetosendtotheowners,ausualservice.Afterthelightand“click”soundwentoff,Herculesrushedatme.Ididn’tknowwhathadjusthappeneduntilInoticedthedropsofblood.Iranoutanddidtheonlything—callingmyhusband.

ThenIwenttoneighborsforhelp.Myhusbandarrivedaftertenminutes.ThehelpfulneighborandmyhusbandledHerculesbackintohispen（圈）.ThenmyhusbandandItookofftothehospital.

ImusthavelookedlikeIwasshotwhenIwalkedintothehospital.Thenursesquicklymovedmetoaroom.Iaskedthedoctorinaweakbutplayfulmanner,“AmIgoingtodie？

”Hereplied,“Finally.”

4.Accordingtothetext,theauthor’sworkwas.

A.tiringanddangerousB.easyandfree

C.wellpaidD.doneoutdoors

5.Whatdidtheauthoroftendoduringherwork?

A.Cleaningtheclients’house.

B.Walkingthepetsoutside.

C.Bringingthepetstoherownhouse.

D.Takingaphotoofpetstotheowners.

6.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorwasattackedbecause.

A.Herculesfearedthesoundandtheflash

B.theauthorattackedHerculesfirst

C.Herculeswasveryhungrythen

D.theauthortreatedHerculesbadly

7.Thedoctor’sanswergaveusasenseof.

A.angerB.humorC.carelessnessD.patience

C

Althoughmanhasknownasbestos（石棉）forhundredsofyears,itwasnotuntil160yearsagothatitwasminedforthefirsttimeontheNorthAmericancontinent.H.W.Johns,ownerofaNewYorkCitySupplyShopforroofers，wasresponsiblefortheopeningofthatfirstmine.

Mr.JohnswasgivenapieceofasbestoswhichhadbeenfoundinItaly.Heexperimentedwiththematerialandthenshoweditssurprisingpowerstohiscustomers.Afterputtingonapairofasbestosgloves，whichlookedmuchlikeordinaryworkgloves，hetookred-hotcoalsfromthefireplaceandplayedwiththeminhishands.Howastonishedthecustomersweretodiscoverthathewasnotburnedatall.Youcanwellimaginethathehadincreasedbusinessinasbestosroofingmaterials.However，becauseitwasveryexpensivetotransportthemfromItalytotheUnitedStates,Mr.Johnssentoutayoungscientisttoseekasourcenearerhome.Thisyoungmanfoundgreatvein,intheprovinceofQuebecinCanada.

Eversince1881Quebechasledtheworldintheproductionofthisunusualmineral，whichismadeupofmagnesium,silicon,iron,andoxygen.Whenitismined,theasbestosisheavy,justasyouwouldexpectamineraltobe.Whenitisseparated，astrangethinghappens;therockbreaksdownintofine,soft,soapyfibers.

Scientistsdonotknowwhytherockcanbeseparatedeasilyintothreads（线），buttheyhavefoundthousandsofusesofthisfireproofmaterial,oftheso-called“clothofstone.”

8.Whichtitlebestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?

A.AsbestosminedinCanadaB.Fireproofmaterial

C.A“wonder”materialD.Anewroofingmaterial

9.Johnsprovedhisabilityasasalesmanby___.

A.goingintoroofingbusinessB.carryingasbestosfromItaly

C.sendingoutatrainedscientistD.showingtheuseofasbestosgloves

10.Whichisanimportantcharacterofasbestosthattheauthorwantstoshowus?

A.ItcanbeseparatedintothreadsB.Itfeelssoapy

C.ItburnseasilyD.Itisunusuallyheavy

11.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassagewasto___.

A.showtheneedformorescientistsB.compareasbestoswithothermaterials

C.increasethesalesofasbestosD.presentfactsaboutasbestos

D

Anewstudysuggeststhatsadmusicmightactuallyarousepositiveemotions.Thefindinghelpstoexplainwhypeopleenjoylisteningtosadmusic,sayAiKawakamiandhercolleaguesfromTokyoUniversityoftheArtsandtheRIKENBrainScienceInstitute,Japan.AiKawakamiandhercolleaguesasked44volunteers,includingbothmusiciansandnonspecialists,tolistentotwopiecesofsadmusicandonepieceofhappymusic.Eachparticipantwasrequiredtouseasetofkeywordstorateboththeirperception（观念）ofthemusicandtheirownemotionalstate.

ThesadpiecesofmusicincludedGlinka’sLaSeparationinFminorandBlumenfeld’sEtudeSurMerinGminor.ThehappymusicpiecewasGranados’sAllegrodeConciertoinGmajor.Tocontrolthe“happy”effectofmajorkey,theyalsoplayedtheminorkey（小调）piecesinmajorkey,andviseversa.

Theresearchersexplainedthatsadmusicarousedcontradictoryemotionsbecausetheparticipantsofthestudytendedtofeelsadtobemoretragicandlessromanticthantheyfeltthemselveswhilelisteningtoit.

“Ingeneral,sadmusiccausessadnessinlisteners,andsadnessisregardedasanunpleasantemotion.Ifsadmusicactuallyarousesonlyunpleasantemotion,wewouldnotlistentoit,”theresearcherswroteinthestudy.

“Musicthatisbelievedassadactuallycausesromanticemotionaswellassademotion.Andpeople,regardlessoftheirmusicaltraining,experiencethisambivalent（矛盾的）emotiontolistentothesadmusic,”addedtheresearchers.

Also,unlikesadnessindailylife,sadnessexperiencedthroughartactuallyfeelspleasant,possiblybecausethelatterdoesnotcauseanactualthreattooursafety.Thiscouldhelppeopletodealwiththeirnegativeemotionsindailylife,concludedtheauthors.

“Emotionexperiencedbymusichasnodirectdangerorharmunliketheemotionexperiencedineverydaylife.Therefore,wecanevenenjoyunpleasantemotionsuchassadness.Ifwesufferfromunpleasantemotionarousedthroughdailylife,sadmusicmightbehelpfultoalleviatenegativeemotion,”theyadded.

12.Peopleenjoylisteningtosadmusicbecause_______.

A.sadmusicmayhelparousepositiveemotions

B.sadmusiccanmakepeoplerelax

C.Sadmusichasapositiveeffectonpeople’shealth

D.manyexpertsrecommendpeopletolistentosadmusic

13.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.sadmusiconlycausessadnessinlisteners

B.Onlymusicianswereinvitedtotakepartinthesurvey

C.Thevolunteerswereaskedtolistentothreepiecesofmusicinall

D.Granados’sAllegrodeConciertoinGmajorcancausepositiveemotions

14.Theunderlinedword“alleviate”inthelastparagraphmeans“”.

A.addB.strengthenC.causeD.reduce

15.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Peopleshouldlistentosadmusic.

B.Happymusiccanmakepeoplesad.

C.Sadmusicmayactuallycausepositiveemotions.

D.Sadmusicisreallybadtopeople.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出