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江西省广昌一中、崇仁一中2015届高三12月联考英语试题
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)略
第二部分阅读理解(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
Wordslike"thanks"and"please"havebecomepetphrasesforNaYuegang.Asoneofthevolunteersatthisyear’sAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)forum(论坛),heassistsmorethan100internationalrepresentatives.
ButNaYuegangisnotalone.Morethan600volunteersfrom13universitiesinBeijingcontributetotheAPECmeeting,accordingtoBeijingDaily.
Studentstakeadvantageofopportunitiestoputtheirskillsandintereststoworkattheforum,andinreturntheygainvaluableworkexperienceandconnections.
NaYuegangisaninternationalpoliticsmajoratBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity,andhe’salanguageenthusiast.InadditiontoEnglish,hespeaksbothThaiandCantonese.Heuseshistalentstohelpdeterminewheredelegatesarefrombasedontheiraccents.Heevengetstousehislanguageskillstocommunicatewithstaffers.
Throughcommunicatingwithdelegates,he’sdevelopedadeeperunderstandingofhiscollegemajor.“Here,Ilearnthemeeting’sagenda(日程安排),howthedelegateswork,andgetafeelfortheatmosphereofthisinternationalevent.”hesays.
"ThisexperiencehasmadememorecuriousabouttherelationshipbetweenChinaandothernations,"hesays"Iwanttostudytheserelationships,ifpossible.”
XuHan,21,anEnglishmajoratBeijingUniversityofTechnology,isapproachingtheconferencefromadifferentangle.HerjobistointroducedelegatestoChina’stechnologicalinnovationslike3DprintingmachinesproducedbytechnologicalcompanyTiertime.SheisalsoinchargeofshowingoffculturalrelicsandshedoesitallinEnglish.
Once,shedidalotofpreparationfortheprocessbehindacarvedlacquerware(漆器制品)techniquetomeetaThairepresentative'scuriosity.Inonlyfourdays,shereadmorethan100pagesofnotes.
Shedidherownresearchonlineaswell.Throughherownresearchshe'sgainedtheabilitytospeakaboutthesubjectwithconfidence.
She'sconstantlyonthelookoutforopportunitiestogrow.
21.Themainpurposeofthistextisto
A.makeabriefintroductionoftheAPECforum
B.praisethestudentvolunteersattheAPECforum
C.showthestudents'hardworkattheAPECforum
D.encouragestudentstotakepersonaldevelopmentopportunities
22.FromthetextwecanlearnthatNaYuegang
A.majorsinEnglishlanguage
B.canspeakmorethanthreelanguages
C.helpsmanyrepresentativeswiththeirdailywork
D.startstotakeinterestinnationalrelationship
23.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeXuHan?
A.Deligentandskillful B.Shyandcreative
C.Honestandkind D.Proudandmean
24.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?
A.APECForum
B.StudentsWorkHardatAPECMeeting
C.StudentsMakeaHitatAPECForum
D.ExperienceComesfromPractice
B
BackinSeptemberof2005,onthefirstdayofschool,MarthaCochran,asocialstudiesschoolteacheratRobinsonHighSchool,didsomethingunforgettable.Onthefirstdayofschool,withpermissionoftheschoolheadmaster,shetookallofthedesksoutoftheclassroom.
Thekidscameintothefirstperiod.Theywalkedin,andtherewerenodesks.Theylookedaroundandsaid,"MsCochran,whereareourdesks?
"Andshesaid,"Youcan'thaveadeskuntilyoutellmehowyouearnthem.”
Theythought,"Well,maybeit'sourgrades.”
"No,"shesaid.
"Maybeit'sourbehavior."
Andshetoldthem,"No,it'snotevenyourbehavior."
Secondperiod,thesamething.Thirdperiod...ByearlyafternoontelevisionnewsreportershadgatheredinMs.Cochran’sclasstofindoutaboutthiscrazyteacher.
Thelastperiodoftheday,MarthaCochrangatheredherclass.Theywereatthistimesittingonthegroundflooraroundthesidesoftheroom."Throughoutthedaynoonehasreallyunderstoodhowyouearntheordinarydesksinthisclassroom."shesaid,"NowI'mgoingtotellyou."
MarthaCochranwenttothedooroftheclassroomandopenedit,andasshedid,twenty-sevenadults,whowerefathersormothersofthekids,walkedintothatclassroom,eachonehavingaschooldesk.Andtheyplacedthoseschooldesksinrows.Andwhentheyfinishedplacingthosedesks,thosekidsforthefirsttimeintheirlivesunderstoodhowtheyearnedthosedesks.
Marthasaid,"Youdon'thavetoearnthosedesks.Theydiditforyou.Theyputthemoutthereforyou,butit'suptoyoutosithereresponsiblytolearn,tobegoodstudentsandgoodcitizens,becausetheypaidapriceforyoutohavethatdesk,anddon'teverforgetit!
"
25.WhydidCochrantakeallthedesksoutoftheclassroom?
A.Becauseshewantedtopunishthekids.
B.Becauseshewantedtoletkidsknowhowtheyearnedthedesks.
C.Becausekidsdidn'tneedanydesksatherclasses.
D.Becausethedeskswereallbroken.
26.Whogivekidstohaveachancetogeteducation?
A.Teachers. B.Theheadmaster. C.Kidsthemselves. D.Kids'parents.
27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Kidsfinallyunderstoodwhattheirteachermeantbythemselves.
B.TheheadmastersupportedMs.Cochran’sidea.
C.Kidsstudiedwithoutdesksonthefirstday.
D.Kids'parentsearnedthedesksforthem.
C
Everyonelooksforwardtoprogress,whetherinone’spersonallifeorinthegeneralsociety.Progressindicatesaperson’sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmustleadtoabetterlifeandabrtterwayofdoingthings.Allthese,however,remaintrueonlyinsofaraspeoplewanttoaccepttechnologyandmoveforward byfindingnewandmoreefficientwaysofdoingthings.
However,atthebackofthemindsofmanypeople,especiallythosewhomissthe“goodolddays”,efficiencycomeswithaprice.Whencommunicationbecomesefficient,peopleareabletocontactoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandatwhatevertimetheywishto.Theclickofabuttonallowspeoplemilesaparttotalkortoseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.Withthecommunicationgadgets,suchasmobilephonesandiPads,peopleoftendonottaketheeffecttovisitoneanotherpersonally.Apersonalvisitcarrieswithittheadditionalfeatureofhavingtobeintheperson’spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarilyexcuseourselvesorturntheotherpersonoff.
Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction.Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccessofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.Unskillfultasksarelefttomachinesandproductsarebettermadeandproducedwithgreateraccuracythananyhumanhandcouldeverhavedone.However,withtheimprovementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthepersonaltouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexample,manyhandcrafts(手工艺品)arenowproducedinafactory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyisquickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandicraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.
Nevertheless,wemustnotcommitthemistakeofanalyzingprogressonlyfromonepointofview.Infact,progresshasallowedtraditiontokeepup.Itisonlywithprogressandtheinventionofnewtechnologythatmanyoldproductscanbebroughtbacktotheiroldstate.Newtechnologyisrequiredforoldproductstostayold.
Itispeople’sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluencethattechnologyhasonsociety.Technologyisflexible.Thereisnofixedwayofmakinguseofit.Everythingdependsonpeople’sattitude.Theworsteffectsofprogresswillfallonthosewhoareunabletorethinktheirattitudesandviewsofsociety.Whenweacceptprogressandadaptittosuitourneeds,anew“past”iscreated.
28.AccordingtoParagraph1,progresscanbenefitpeoplewhentheyarewillingto_______.
A.liveabetterlife B.lookforbettermethods
C.changewaysofliving D.accepttechnologyandadvancesteadily
29.Theunderlinedword“gadgets”isclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.tools B.messages C.barriers D.skills
30.Comparedwithhome-madehandicrafts,machinemadeproducts_______.
A.lackgreataccuracy B.lackthepersonaltouch
C.areofhighvalue D.arequitewelcome
31.WhatcanbelearnedabouttechnologyfromParagraph4?
A.Itcandestroyoldtraditions. B.Itcanleadtosocialprogress.
C.Itcanbeusedtocorrectmistakes. D.Itcanbeusedtopreserveoldproducts.
D
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