高一英语下学期课练16实验班06260155 25.docx

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高一英语下学期课练16实验班0626015525

河北省武邑中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期课练5（实验班）

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A

IwasstuckinO'hareairportonanextremelylongweather

delay,pacingupanddownthewaitinghallforsomeexercise,whenIpassedawinebarforthetwentiethtimeorso.Butthistimetherewasayoungwomanbehindthepiano,playingwhatIcouldonlydescribeasabsolutelybeautifulclassicalmusic.ShehadnotbeentheretenminutesearlierwhenIpassed.

Isatdownatanemptytableforfourverynearthepiano,andbegantobewarmedbyhermusicandabitbythewine!

Sheplayedsoeffortlesslyandwithsuchbeautyineverynote.Hermusicimmediatelybroughtahugesmiletomyface!

Soon,onabreak,Ithankedherandshetoldmethatafteralongdaytraveling,andnowalsofacinglongweatherdelays,she"justneededtoblowoffsomesteam."Wow!

Herversionofblowingoffsteamwasagifttoget.

AsIsatalonedrinkingmywine,absorbedinthisyoungwoman'scelebrationofhermusicalpassion,twowomenapproachedmytablean

daskediftheycouldjoinme.Iinvitedthemtositandweimmediatelybegansharingourloveofmusicandcelebratingthehappinessthepianomusicwasbringingusatthatmoment.

ThetwowomenandIbegantotalkaboutourtravels,lifejourneys,andpassions.Hearingthatunbelievablepian

omusic,andthenmeetingsuchinterestingwomen,whogenerouslysharedwithmetheirwisdom,perspectives,andfeelingsofloveforeachother,wastrulyjoyous.Faced

withan11-hourtravelday--togetwhatnormallytakes45minutes--couldhavebeenphysicallyandemotionallyexhausting.Rather,byaccidentofwalkingbyawinebarattherightmoment,andhavingacoupleofseatsopenatmytable,mylifewasfilledwithjoy.

Iwillcherishthosemomentsforsometimetocome.Thisexperiencehighlights（突出）

thecriticalneedinourlivestostopandlistentothemusic,toinviteotherstositatyourlifetable,toopenyourselfuptoastrangerortwo,sharingsomeofyourdeepestperspectivesandexperiences.Beopentonoticing,absorbing,andalsocontributingtothejoyaroundyou!

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“blowoffsomesteam”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Reduceanger.B.Relaxherself.

C.Makefulluseoftime.D.Breathefreshair.

22.Howlongwastheauthor’stravelsupposedtotakewithoutweatherdelay?

A.10minutes.B.20minutes.C.45minutes.D.11hours.

23.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheexperienceintheairport?

A.Happyandmeaningful.B.Lonelybutunforgettable.

C.Boringandmeaningless.D

.Longandtiring.

24.Theauthorwritesthetext

inordertoencouragepeople_______.

A.tomaketheacquaintanceofstrangersB.toshareyourexperienceswithothers

C.tocommunicatewithothersmoreoftenD.tonoticeandenjoythehappinessaroundyou

B

Whileyourpetfishmayappeartobeignorantofyourpresence,chancesarethatitknowsyouextremelywellandcanprobablyevenidentifyyoufromacrowdofhumanfaces!

Atleast,thatistheconclu

sionreachedbyscientiststheUniversityofOxfordintheU.K.andtheUniversityofQueenslandinAustralia,followinganextensivestudyofthearcherfish（喷水鱼）,aspeciesoftropicalfishthatcanbefoundallthewayfromIndiatoIndonesia,thePhilippines,andAustralia.

Theabilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfacesisacomplextask.That’sbecauseweallhavethesamebasicfeatures—twoeyessittingaboveanoseandamouth.It’sonlythesubtledifferencesthatmakehumansdisti

nctfromoneanother.Sincethisrequiresacombinationofbothvisualsenseandmemory,researchershadalwaysassumedthatitwasaskillpossessedonlybythosewithcomplicatedbrains,i.e.,human

s,afewselectanimals—suchashorses,cows,dogs,monkeysandsomebirds,likepigeons.

Totestifthisassumptionwasaccurate,ateamofscientistsledbyDr.CaitNewport,MarieCurieResearchFellowintheDepartmentofZoologyatOxfordUniversity,decidedtostudyfish.Theaquatic（水生的）animalshavesmallbrainsthatlacktheneocortex（大脑新皮层）,orneocortex-likestructure,believedtohelprecognizethesubtledifferencesbetweenhumanfacialfeatures.

Theteambeganbypresentingfourarcherfishwithimagesoftwohumanfaces.Initially,thefishspatrandomlyatboth.However,theysoonlearnedthatpouringwaterattheoneselectedbytheresearchersearnedthemafoodtreat.Afterthat,theyfocusedprimarilyonthatimage.Theresearchersthentooktheexperimentonestepfurther,byintroducing44otherhumanfacestothemix.

Totheresearcher’sastonishment,thetrainedarcherfishwereabletorecallthelearnedimagealmost81%ofthetime.Andthisaccuracyimprovedto86%whentheresearchersmadethe

identificationevenharder,byreplacingthecoloredphotoswithasetofblackandwhiteimagesandhidingtheshapeofthehead.

25.Whatistheconclusionofthestudymadebythescientistsfromtheuniversities?

A.Somefishmayignoreyourpresence.B.Somefishcanrecognizeyourfaces.

C.Somefishhavecomplicatedbrains.D.Somefishhavelargebrains.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.Theabilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfaces.

B.Acombinationofvisualsenseandmemory.

C.Theabilityofmemorizingcomplicatedthings.

D.Theabilityoftellingbeastsfrombirds.

27.Intheexperiment,theresearcherstrainedthearcherfish_______.

A.bytakingphotosoffishB.byimprovingpeople’simages

C.byrewardingthemwithfoodD.bycoveringtheirheads

C

FallingwaterisahousebuiltoverawaterfallinSouthwesternPennsylvania.FrankLloydWright,America’smostfamousarchitect,designedthehousein1935.Itinstantlybecamefamous,andtodayitisaNationalHistoricLandmark.

GuidedHouseTour

Thistourfeaturesallthemajorroomsofthehouseandlastsaboutonehour.Photographyisnotpermittedduringthistour.TheGuidedHouseTourallowschildrensix-year-oldandoldertoenjoythehousewiththeirparents.

Adults—$$20.00withadvancepurchase.

—$$23.00whenpurchasedonsite

Youth（ages6〜12）—$$14.00withadvancepurchase

—$$17.00whenpurchasedonsite

Dailyfrom10：

00amto4：

00pm，exceptWednesday.

In-DepthTour

ThetourisbestifyoudesireagreaterunderstandingofwhatWrightwasseekingtocreatewithhismasterwork.Thenumberofvisitorsoneachtourislimitedandphotographyispermittedforpersonaluseonly.Childrennineyearsandoldermayaccompanyadultsonthistour.

$65.00perperson（Availablebyadvanceticketpurchaseonly）

Dailyfrom10：

00amto4：

00pm

SunsetTour

Asafternoonturnstoevening,thechanginglightallowsyoutoseeFallingwaterfromanentirelynewperspective.Thenumberofvisitorsislimitedandphotographyispermittedforpersonaluseonly.Childrenundernine-years-oldarenotpermittedonthistour.

$110.00perperson（Availablebyadvanceticketpurchaseonly）

May,June,&September-Saturdaysat4：

30p.m.

July&August-FridaysandSaturdaysat4：

45p.m.

BrunchTour

Theguestsjointheirguideforbrunchbeforetheyleave.Childrennineyearsandoldermayaccompanyadultsonthistour.Pleaseallowthreehourstotalforthisexperience.

$115.00perperson（Availablebyadvanceticketpurchaseonly）

MaythroughSeptember—Saturdays&Sundaysat9：

00a.m

28.Howmuchwillafatherandhistwochildren（oneis9,theotheris15）spendiftheybuytheGuidedHouseTourticketsaheadoftime?

A.$48B.$54C.$63D.$51

29.Wherecanacouplewithaneight-year-oldgirlmakeatour?

A.GuidedHouseTour.B.In-DepthTour.C.BrunchTour.D.SunsetTour.

30.WhatcanweknowaboutSunsetTour?

A.Thenumberofvisitorsisnotlimited.B.ItisnotaccessibleinAugust.

C.Itisonlyopenforteenagers.D.Theticketisn’tavailableonsite.

31.Whatdothefourtoursmentionedhaveincommon?

A.TheyencourageadvanceticketsB.Theyofferbrunchfreeofcharge

C.TheyforbidvisitorstakingphotosD.Theyhavethesamepriceoftickets

D

Youcan’talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyourgettingwet.That’swhyhecreatedLampbrella,alamppostwithitsownrainsensingumbrella.

ThedesignersayshecameupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopy（伞蓬）builtintoastreetlamp,”hesaid.

TheLampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.Sensors（传感器）ensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestrians（行人）shelterwheneveritstartsraining.

Inadditiontotherainsensor,there’salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyoneisusingtheLampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.

Accordingtothedesigner,theLampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightningstrike.EachLampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalledat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.

WhiletherearenoplanstotakeLampbrellaintoproduction,BelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andinsiststhiscreationcouldbeinstalledonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.

32.ForwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatetheLampbrella?

A.Top