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学年山西省祁县中学高三月考英语试题
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力部分(略)
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。
A
Description
LucindaBassett’ssecondbookLifeWithoutLimitsisatoolkit,whichhelpsyouclarifywhatyoutrulywant.ByusingBassett’spowerfultechniques,youwillchange;thereforeyourlifewillchangeandyouwillcontrolyourlife.LifeWithoutLimitshelpsyoutakebackyourpower.
LifeWithoutLimitshelpsyoutoachievesatisfactionandfulfillmentpersonally,professionallyandfinancially.Onceyouhavedefinedwhatsuccessmeansforyou,youwillclarifyyourdreamsandstartpursuing(追求)them.
Details
>Publishedin:
2001-12
>Releasedon:
2001-12-24
>Originallanguage:
English
>Dimensions:
5.3*0.7*8inches
>Building:
Paperback
>304pages
AbouttheAuthor
LucindaBassettisthefounderandCEOofoneofthemostsuccessfulself-helpcompaniesinthecountry,theMidwestCenterforStressandAnxiety,Inc.AuthorofthenationalbestsellerFromPanictoPower,LucindaBassettproducesandhoststheawarding-winninginfomercial,AttackingAnxiety.ShehassharedhertechniqueswithsuchclientsasMcDonalds,Chrysler,andAT&T.Shehasappearedonnumeroustalkshows,includingOperaandTheView,andbeenfeaturedinFamilyCircle,Reader’sDigest,andmanymore.
Review
Thisbookhashelpedmetogainhopeandcouragetocopewithmyfearsandworries.Lucindawriteswithsuchagreatunderstandingandsympathy.Sheherselfhadproblemswithpanicandworry.Herpositivethinkingtipsareeasytofollow.Idon'tgetlostinalotofmentalproblems.It’sasifshewereholdingyourhand,sittingrightbesideyouandcheeringyouon!
IbelieveIcandoanythingIsetmymindtoafterreadingthisbook.However,therearesomeotherreaders,holdingthecontraryviews.
21.WhatisLifeWithoutLimitsabout?
A.ItshowsreaderswhatLucindaBassettis
B.Itimpliesitishardtocontrolyourlife
C.Itdescribeshowhardtheactuallifeis
D.Itencouragesreaderstorealizetheirdreams
22.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat.
A.Lucindahasmadealotofmoneyfromthebook
B.allthereadershavesomementalproblems
C.Lucindatalkswiththereadersfacetoface
D.allreadersdon’tagreewithwhatLucindawrote
23.Whereisthistextmostlikelytakenfrom?
A.AmagazineB.AnovelC.AsciencebookD.Aresearchreport.
B
Everyonecantryhisbesttoachieve.Wedon’tneedtobethebest,buttotoughoutthelimitsofwhatwearecapableof.Igainedthisbelieffrommythirdgradeteacher,themostspecial,honored,trustworthy,andlovedpersoninmylife.
Mr.Myruswasalwaysperfectlydressedandspokewiththebeliedthattalkingtoeight-year-olddidn’tmeanhehadtosacrificeproperstatementsorgrammars.Andhewasdemanding,buthewasn’tunreasonableorcruel.Hesimplyfeltthatnomatterwhatyourbestwas,youshouldachieveit.
Asluckwouldhaveit,Imethimagainasmyeighthgrademathteacher.Iwasnot,noreverwillbe,giftedinmath.Iremembermystrugglesinclass.“Idon’tknowtheanswer,”Iwouldsay,“Ican’tdoit!
”“Perhapsyoudon’tknowtheanswer,”hewouldsayquietly.“Doyouthinkwemightfigureitouttogether?
Howdoyouknowwhatyoucandountilyoutry?
”
Mr.Myruslivedaroundthecorner,andIwouldoftenstopbytotalkwhileheworkedinhisgarden.IknewtherewassomeonewholetmeknowthatifIhadreallytried,thatwasenough.“Don’tbesohardonyourself,”he’dsay.“Stopblamingyourself.Didyoutryyourbest?
Well,thenyou’renotafailure,”heoftentoldmethesewords.
Mr.Myrusdiedin1978.Ihadneverthoughtabouthisdeath.Hewastooyoung.Ifeltsorry.ButwhenIthinkabouthimnow,Idon’tfeelsosorry.Hetaughtmetobekind,notonlytoothers,buttomyself.Hetaughtmemyownvalue.Hetaughtmeabouthonor,abouttruth,andaboutdoingmybest-andallfeelingsandbeliefshavedignityanddeserverespect.AndofallthethingsIknow,thisIbelieve:
Wecan’tallbe“thebest”,butwecan,eachofus,beourbest,andIknowthat’struebecauseMr.Myrustoldmethat.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demanding”inParagraph2mostprobablymean?
A.StrictB.SeriousC.CriticalD.Careful
25.Whydidtheauthorthinkhewasaluckydog?
A.Hegotagreatbelieffromhisteacher
B.Mr.Myruswashisteacherforeightyears
C.HebecameinterestedinmathbecauseofMr.Myrus
D.HedevelopedagoodrelationshipwithMr.Myrus
26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Theauthormayhavebecomeateacher
B.Theauthorlikedtorecallhischildhood
C.Theauthorbelievedhewouldbethebestofall
D.Theauthorendedupbeingamanofself-confidence
27.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Myrusaccordingtothetext?
A.Heisusuallyunconcernedwiththestudents
B.Heisresponsibleforhisstudentsandhisteaching
C.Heisapersonwhoisn’tparticularaboutwhathewears
D.Hesometimesiscruelandunreasonabletohisstudents
C
ScientistsinBritainhavemanagedtoteachbumblebees(大黄蜂)topullstringstogettofoodandthenpassonwhattheyhavelearnedtoothersintheircolony(群体)—showingahighlevelofintelligencedespitetheirtinybrains.
ResearchersatQueenMaryUniversityofLondonsaidtheexperiments,oftenusedtotesttheintelligenceofapes(猿)andbirds,showedforthefirsttimethatsomeinsectsareuptothetask,andcanalsopassskillsonthroughseveralgenerations.
Thefindingsaddtotheevidencesuggestingtheabilityfor“culturespread”--theabilitytolearnandpassonknowledgeandskills--maynotbeexclusivetohumans.
Intheresearch,publishedinthejournalPLOSBiologyonTuesday,thescientistswereabletotrain23outofagroupof40beestopullstringswiththeirlegsandfeet.
Thestringswereattachedtodiscs--orartificial“flowers”--containingfoodattheircenterbutplacedunderatransparentscreen.Thebees,spottingthefoodbeneaththescreen,learnedtopullthe“flowers”outbypullingthestringwiththeirlegsandfeettobeabletogettoit.
Fromanothergroupofbeesgiventhechancetosolvethetaskwithoutanytraining,onlytwoof110weresuccessful.
Anothergroupofbeeswasthenallowedtoobservethetrainedbeespullingthestrings,and60percentofthemsuccessfullylearnedtheskill.Finally,trainedbeeswereputincolonies,andthescientistsfoundthetechniquespreadsuccessfullytoamajorityofthecolony’sworkerbees.
LarsChittka,aQueenMaryUniversityprofessorwhoguidedtheproject,saidtheteamisinterestedinfiguringoutthebrainprocessesbehindthebees’learningandteachingskills.
28.Whatdidtheresearchersfindaboutbees?
A.BeesareascleverasbirdsB.Beeslearnbestininsects
C.BeesareborngoodlearnersD.Beescanbetrainedtolearnskills
29.Whatmaytheresearchteamfocusonnext?
A.WhatelsebeescandoB.Howbees’brainwork
C.HowbeesteachothersD.Wherebeeslearnskills.
30.Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?
A.Byprovidingtypicalexamples
B.Bydrawingaconclusionthrougharesearch
C.Bycomparingopinionsfromdifferentfields
D.Bypresentingacauseandanalyzingitseffects
31.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.LetBeesLearnB.BeesAreSmarter
C.BeesCanLearnandTeachD.ASuccessfulResearch
D
Two-thirdsoftheworld’smajorrivershavenowbeendisrupted(中断)withmorethan50,000damsinanattempttostorewaterandprovidepower.IntheUS,therearemorethan85,000dams,disruptinglargeandsmallriversandinmostcasestransformingnaturalflow.Themostfamousofthese,theHooverDamconstructedinthe1930’s,ismainlyresponsibleforthefactthattheColoradoRivernolongerreachestheocean.
Dams,besidesalltheirattractivebenefits,alsohavenegativeimpacts.Creatingareservoir(水库)meansalargeareamustbeflooded.Communitiesmaylosetheirlandhousesandculturalrelies(遗址).Downstreamofadam,theflowmaybereducedsothatfarmerscannotirrigatetheirfields.
Environmentally,thenewreservoircanbeaparadiseforwildlifeespeciallybirds.However,itcancausegreenhousegasemissions(排放)andpoisonthewaterforfish.Also,thedramaticriseandfallofwaterlevelsduringdamreleasesistooextremeforplantsandanimalstocopewith,resultingindeadzonesaroundtheshoresofreservoirs.Fishthatlaytheireggsintheshallows,forexample,mayfindafewhourslaterthatthosesitesarehighanddry.
Damsdon'tjustblockwaterflow.Theflowmaybereducedsothatfarmerswillhavegreattroublegettingwaterfortheirfields.Theyalsopreventfishmigrationsandareabarriertosediment(沉淀物)flows.Insteadofrushingdownriver,sedimentsgetbackedupagainstthedamwall,whichcausesthereservoirleveltoincreaseovertime.However,sedimentswhicharerichinnutrientshavebecomeaproblem.Thefertilityoftheentiresystemcanbeinfluencedbeinfluencedbysoilslostduringseasonalrains,notbeingreplaced.
Perhapsthebiggestproblemcanbeseenindeltas(三角洲),oftenhosttolargecities,whicharesinkingintotheoceans.Groundwaterisbeingextractedtofeedthecity,causingtheurbanweighttosinkandsedimentswashedawaybytheoceanarenolongerbeingreplaced.TheresultisthatsealevelrisesincitiesfromShanghaitoAlexandria.
32.Whateffectsdoescreatingareservoirhaveonpeople'slife?
a.Peoplewillseefewerbirdsneartherivers.
b.Farmersbelowthedammayhavelesswatertoirrigatetheirfields.
c.Visitorscan'tseesomeculturalrelicsanymore.
d.Moreconflictsandwarsoverwaterwillbreakout.
e.Allkindsoffishwillbecomeextinctinthefuture.
A