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鹤岗一中学年度高三外研英语上学期第一次月考

鹤岗一中2015-2016学年度高三外研英语上学期第一次月考2015年9月26日

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WhenatornadohitthesmalltownofOtwell,Indianayearsago,KathrynMartin,32,wholived60milesawayinEvansville,couldn’tgetthenewsoutofhermind.“Ikeptthinking,‘Thosepoorpeople.Somebody’sgottohelpthem,’”shesays.Sheknew

firsthandwhattheyweregoingthrough.

Sixmonthsearlier,atornadohadstruckhertown,takingthelivesofher2-year-oldson,C.J.andhermother-in-law.“Itwasthemostterribleexperienceofmylife,”shesays.“Thatgriefwillnevergoaway,anditbrokemyhearttothinkaboutwhatthese

familiesweregoingthroughinOtwell.”

SoKathrynloadedhercarwithjuiceboxes,snacksandtoysanddrovetoOtwell.ShegavetheitemstotheRedCross,andasshewasleaving,shesawacouplesortingthroughtheruinsoftheirhomewhiletheirchildrenwerewatching.SoKathrynstoppedandgave

afewtoystothekidsandplayedwiththemforawhile.“Theparentscouldn’tthankmeenoughforwhatIdidfortheirchildren,”shesays.

OnthedrivebacktoEvansville,Kathryncameupwithanideatohelpmorekids.Shetalkedherfamily,friendsandneighborsintojoiningherandspentthenextfewmonthsorganizingfundraisers.Finally,inAugust2007,sheshowedC.J.’sBus,a35-footschoolbusthatwasturnedintoamobileplayroom.

Inthefollowingyears,stockedwithvideogamesandDVDs,toys,crafts,booksand

more,thebustraveledtodisaster-torntowns,givingthechildrenthereasafeplacetoplay.Sofar,C.J.’sbushastraveledtothreestatesaffectedbytornadoesorfloods,cheeringupmorethan756children,aged3-13.

1.WhensheheardthatOtwellwashitbyatornado,KathrynMartin.

A.feltitwasthemostterribleexperienceofherlife

B.wantedtodosomethingforthepeoplethere

C.wasafraidthatatornadowouldstrikeherhome

D.wasextremelyworriedaboutherfamilymembers

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grief”inparagraph2probablymean?

A.SadnessB.WorryC.DisasterD.Influence

3.WhatdoweknowaboutC.J.’sBus?

A.Itisaschoolbusthatcantakechildrentotravel.

B.Itisabusgivinghomelesschildrenasafeplace[]

C.Ittravelstoaplacetoofferhelpwhenadisasterhitsit.

D.Itisaimedatraisingmoneyforplacesaffectedbydisasters.

B

Health&SocialCareTeacher

Ourclient,an11-18mixedcomprehensiveschoolinEaling,WestLondon,iscurrentlyseekingateacherforHealth&SocialCare.Thepositionwillbeafull-timepostuntilJuly2014.Werequireanenergeticteachertodevelopthelearningpotentialofstudents.WeareseekingsomeonewithexcellentsubjectknowledgewhocancombineacademicstrictnessandachievementwithenjoymentofteachingHealth&SocialCare.

ReceptionistAdministration

FullTime

Areceptionistisrequiredfrom1stJune2014atDartfordScience&TechnologyCollege.Thepositionisonlyfrom8:

30amto4:

30pmMondaytoThursdayand8:

30amto4:

00pmFriday,withanhour’sbreakforluncheveryday.Thesuccessfulapplicantmusthaveagoodtelephonemanner,goodinterpersonalskillsandproficientITskills.

Cleaner

PartTime,TermTime

Weareseekingtoappointahardworkingpersontojoinourcleaningteam.Previousexperiencewouldbeanadvantagebutitisnotessential.10hoursperweekarerequiredduringtermtimeandtheextra3weeksareaddedinthesummerholidaysorasdirectedbytheBusinessManagertoensuretheneedsoftheschoolaremet.

Closingdate:

12thMay2014,12noon.Pleasereturnthecompletedapplicationformstotheschool.

ScienceTechnician

Termtimeplus10days,37hoursperweek

Wearelookingforatechniciantoprovideatechnicalsupportserviceforscienceteachingstaff.Applicationsaretobereceivednolaterthanmidnighton10thJune2014.

Ifyouarekeentowork,visitourwebsiteviathebuttonbelow.

24.AschoolinEaling,WestLondonislookingfor_________.

A.afull-timescienceteacher

B.ateacherwiththeabilitytogetalongwithpeople

C.atechnicianwhocanprovideatechnicalsupportservice

D.ateacherwithexcellentknowledgeaboutHealth&SocialCare

25.Thereceptionisttobeemployedwillwork______________.

A.10hoursaweekB.34.5houraweekC.39.5hoursaweekD.37hoursaweek

26.Toworkasacleaner,youmust___________.

A.workfull-time

B.havepreviousworkingexperience

C.workthewholesummerholidays

D.handintheapplicationformbefore12noononMay12th2014

27.Thetextismostlikelytoappear_________.

A.inanovelB.inamagazineC.ontheInternetD.inanewspaper

C

Itiseasytolosepatiencewithsciencetoday.Thequestionsarepressing:

How

dangerousisairpollutionWhataboutlow-levelradiationWhenwillthathorrible

earthquakestrikeCaliforniaAndwhycan'twepredictweatherbetterButtheevidenceisoftendescribedas“uncertain”,forcingscientiststobasetheirpointsofviewalmostasmuchonintuition（直觉）asonscience.

Whenhistoriansandphilosophersofsciencelistentothesequestions,someconcludethatsciencemaynotbeabletosolvealltheseproblemsanytimesoon.Theunknownscangrowintoriddlesthatareimpossibletosolve.Becauseoftheunstableandchangingstateoftheearth'satmosphere,forexample,scientistshavestruggledforcenturiestopredicttheweatherwithprecision（精确）butfailed． 

Thecaseisdifferentforscientistsofastronomy.Forexample,theythinkthatthegravitationalforceofanearbyspacevehicle,thoughtiny,isabletochangethepath

ofamuchlargerplanetifthevehiclespendsenoughtimeclosetoit.Withtheaidof

Newton'slawsofgravitationalattraction,groundcontrollerscanpredictthepathofaplanetaryprobe（探测仪）—orsatellite—withincredibleaccuracy.Theydothisby

calculatingthegravitationalforcefromeachofthepassingplanetsuntiltheprobe

speedsbeyondtheedgeofthesolarsystem. 

Amuchmoredifficulttaskistocalculatewhathappenswhentwoorthreetimesof

suchforcepullontheprobeatthesametime.Suchprocedurescan,ofcourse,beverydifficult,butforexperiments,theyareeffective.

Thisrangeofquestions—fromsimpleproblemstothoseimpossiblycomplex—hasresultedinnicknamesforvariousfieldsofstudy:

“soft”sciencesand“hard”sciences．“Soft”sciencesadmitagreatdegreeofuncertainty.Academicianstendtojudgefieldssuchassociology,psychology,andpoliticalscienceas“soft”becausetheyareassumedtobeunderstandable,ofunnecessarymathematicalaccuracy,andconcernedwitheverydayaffairssuchasinterpersonalrelationships.However,“hard”sciences,suchasastronomyandchemistry,aresaidtoofferpreciseanswers.Precisedefinitionsfor“hard”sciences

vary,butthecharacteristicsof“hard”sciencesinclude:

producingtestablepredictions;performingcontrolledexperiments;relyingonquantifiabledataandmathematicalmodels;ahighdegreeofaccuracyandobjectivity;andgenerallyapplyingapureformofthescientificmethod. 

8．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat ． 

A．alargeplanetisabletochangethesizeofatinyplanet

B．groundcontrollerscanaffectthegravitationalforceofplanets

C．calculatingtheprobespeedsbeyondthesolarsystemispossible

D．predictingtheweatherismoredifficultthanpredictingthepathofasatellite

9．Accordingtotheauthor,“soft”sciences ． 

A．allowforcertaininaccuracy

B．focusonpersonalrelationships

C．arebasedoncontrolledexperiments

D．arerootedindataandmathematicalmodels

10.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Science,aLongHistory?

B．ScienceandItsFunctions

C．Science,AccurateorNot?

D．ScienceandItsApplication

11.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsscienceinthispassage

A．Objective．B．Skeptical．C．Disapproval．D．Optimistic

D

Wanttolivelonger?

WinanOscar.

Anewstudysaysthatactorswhoreceivedtheawardearnmorethanlargerpaychecks.

Sowhen94-year-oldKatharineHepburnonceremarkedthatshewasrespectedinternationally“likeanoldbuilding”,shehadnoideathatherfourOscarsdirectlyinfluencedherlongevity（长寿）.

Thestudysayswinningactorswilllive3.9yearslongerthantheirlosingcounterparts（对手）.Actorswhohavewonmorethanonce,likeHepburn,liveuptosixyearslongerthanthosewhowerenominated（提名）butneverwon.

“Wefoundthattheydiedfromthesamethingswealldiefrom—cancer,heartdisease,buttheyfoughtthemabitlongeranddiseasescameabitlater,”saysDr.DonaldRedelmeier,theleadingauthorofthestudy.Redelmeiersaysthesenseofsuccessandsatisfactionmakesone’ssoulbecomemorefulloflife.

“WearenotsayingthatyouwilllivelongerifyouwinanOscar,”explainsRedelmeier,“orthatpeopleshouldgooutandtakeactingcourses.Ourmainconclusionissimplythatsocialfactorsareimportant.”Thestudy’simpliedconclusion,hesays,isthatdoctorsshouldaskabouttheirpatients’personalfeelingsbecausementalwell-beingisrelatedtophysicalhealth.

RedelmeiersayshegottheideaforthestudywhenhewatchedaglowingGwynethPaltrowwinanOscarin1999forherroleinShakespeareinLove.Redelmeiersays,“ShelookedmorefulloflifethananyoneIhadseen.”

“Wefound,too,thosethathadmulti-nominationsandnowinhadthesamelifeexpectancyasthosewithjustasinglenominationandnowin,”Redelmeieradds.

12.ThelongevityofOscarwinnersmainlyhassomethingtodowith.

A.thebigmoneythatwasawarded

B.mentalfactors

C.richandcolorfullives

D.respectfromothersandbettertreatment

13.TomhadfiveOscarnominationsbutwinnoOscarandPeterhadonlyonenominationandwonnoOscareither.Wecantell.

A.Tomprobablywillhavealongerl