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河北定州市届高三英语下学期周练试题2高补班
河北定州2016-2017学年第二学期高四英语周练试题
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一、阅读理解
Stockholm’sstreetmagazinesellersnolongeronlytakecash---theynowtakecardstoo.
“Moreandmoresellersweretellingusthatpeoplewantedourmagazinebutweren’tcarryingcash,”saysPiaStolt,themagazine’spublisher.“Sowiththehelpofalocalcomputercompany,wecameupwithawaytoacceptpaymentelectronically.
“Wedidn’tknowhowitwouldturnout,orwhetherpeoplewouldbeunwillingtogivethecreditcardinformationtoastrangeronthestreet,”saysStolt,“buttheresultshavebeengreat---salesareup59%.”“Swedesareprettytrustingandwe’reusedtotakingupnewtechnologysothiswastheperfectsolution,”addsStolt.“Thecashlesssocietycampaignwe’reseeinginSwedenisdefinitelyagoodmoveasfarasweareconcerned---it’sunstoppable.”
Banksandstoresinvestedheavilyincardpaymentsystemsinthe1990sandnowlocalconsumersareusingtheminhugenumbers.Today,fouroutoffivepurchasesaremadeelectronicallyinSwedenandgoingtotallycash-freeisthenextstep.
Sweden’spublictransportsystemhasalreadybeencashlessforseveralyears,afterlocalpublictransportworkerscomplainedthathandlingcashhadbecomedangerous.“BusdriversweregettingattackedfortheirmoneysoSwedenbannedcashonpublictransport,”saysArnArvidsson,thepresidentofCashless,anorganizationsupportingthemovetoacash-freesociety.“Therewerealsoanumberofbankrobberies,sofouryearsago,thebanksbegantomoveawayfromcash.Now,allofSweden’sbigbanksoperatecashfreewhereverpossible,andthenumberofbankrobberiesisata30-yearlow.”
Thereis,however,concernabouthowwellSweden’s1.8millionpensioners---outofatotalpopulationof10million---willadapt.“Alotofelderlypeoplefeelexcluded,”saysJohannaHallenoftheSwedishNationalPensioners’Organization.“Only50%ofolderpeopleusecashcardsregularlyand7%neverusecashcards.Sowewantthegovernmenttotakethingsslowly.”
Thedigitalpaymentrevolutionisalsoachallengefortourists,whoneedpre-paidticketsoraSwedishmobiletocatchabusinthecapital.“There’saworryaboutcrimeandtheftaswell,”saysArvidsson.“Figuresshowthatcomputer-relatedcreditcardcrimehasalmostdoubledinthelastdecade.”
1.Thedemandforacashlesspublictransportsystemfirstcamefrom_______.
A.transportcompaniestoreducetheircosts
B.bankssotheycouldincreasetheirprofits
C.transportworkerstoprotecttheirsafety
D.thegovernmenttoimprovetransporttimes
2.WhichofthefollowingaboutSwedenistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Nonewbanknoteswillbeproducedinthefuture
B.Therehasbeenahugereductioninbankrobberies.
C.Localpeopledon’tfeelcomfortablecarryingcash.
D.Itisthefirstcountrytohavecash-freebuses.
3.WhydoesJohannaHallenthinkthecashlesssocietyshouldbeintroducedslowly?
A.Sheworriesthatcomputer-relatedcrimewillincrease.
B.Sheisconcernedabouttheinconveniencetoforeigntravellers.
C.Shebelievesthatit’snoteasyforolderpeopletogetusedtoit.
D.Shefeelsitiseveryone’srighttobeabletousecashiftheywish.
4.Whatinformationismostlikelytofollowthelastparagraph?
A.Somepossiblesolutionstotheproblemsofacashlesssociety.
B.Thereasonsforthechangeincustomers’attitudestocards.
C.Somebenefitsacashlesssocietywillbringtobanks
D.Thedifficultiespeoplefaceinacashlesssociety.
Iwasneverneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherprojectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeledeverything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgettiredofeachother.
Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“takeyourshoesaway!
Whyundermybed!
”Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.
Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawledunderhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.
Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“thanks.”
KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn’talwaysagree,butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether;givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.
5.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?
A.Bylistingfacts.B.Bydoingcomparison
C.BygivingexamplesD.Bydrawingaconclusion
6.WhatmadeKatesoangrythatevening?
A.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmotherwasill.
B.Shecouldn’tfindhershoes.
C.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.
D.Shesawtheauthor’sshoesunderherbed.
7.Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetoKatebutforthecall?
A.AnnoyedB.Envious
C.tolerantD.Sympathetic
8.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?
A.HowtobeorganizedB.MyFriendKate
C.LearningtoBeRoommatesD.HardWorkPaysOff.
WhenUSstudentOliviaPriedeman,17,wokeuponemorning,shethoughtshehadhadadreamaboutmakingplanswithafriend.Butitwasn’tadream.Herphoneshowedthatduringthenight,Priedemanhadreadatextmessagefromherfriend.Shediditwhileshewasfastasleep.
Readingandresponding(反应)totextmessageswhileasleep–called“sleeptexting”–isanunusualsleepbehavior,similartosleepwalking.It’salsoagrowingconcernamongdoctors:
youngpeoplecan’tlivewithouttheircellphones.
Oneinthreeteenagerssendsmorethan100textmessagesaday,accordingtothePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject.Andatleastfouroutoffiveteenagerssaidtheysleepwiththeirphoneonorneartheirbed.
ElizabethDowdell,aprofessoratVillanovaUniversityinPennsylvania,hasstudiedsleeptexting.Shesaidthathavingaphonenearbyallnightisabigpartoftheproblem.
“Thatphoneisinbedwiththemorsometimesontopoftheirchestwhenthey’resleepingorevenintheirhand.Sotheresponseiskindofautomatic(自动的),”shesaid.
AndrewStiehm,asleepmedicineexpertwithAllinaHealthinMinnesota,agrees.It’spossibleforthepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmotor(运动神经)skillstowakeup,whilethepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmemoryandjudgmentmayremainasleep.That’swhysomepeoplecanperformbasicmovements–suchaswalking,talking,textingorevendriving–whilethey’resleeping.
SomeofDowdell’sstudentshaveadmittedthatthey’redisturbedbytheirnighttimetextingbehavior.Butbecausesleeptextingisunconscious(无意识的),it’sadifficulthabittobreak.
Dowdellsaidsheknowsofsomestudentswhowearsocksontheirhandstokeepthemselvesfromtexting.
MarjorieHogan,adoctoratHennepinCountyMedicalCenterinMinneapolis,Minnesota,suggestskeepingallelectronicdevicesoutsidethebedroomatcertaintimes.
ShayRadhakrishnan,16,admitsthatshesleepswithherphone.Butnowthepracticeisgivinghersomepause(停顿).
“Alotofpeopleleavetheirphonesontheirsidetables,butforsomereasonIleavemineonmybed,”shesaid.“Itisprobablydangerousbecauseitwillprobablywakemeupalotmore–andprobablycausemetostartsleeptexting.”
9.WhathappenedtoOliviaPriedeman?
A.Shesleepwalkedtoafriend’shouse.
B.Shephonedoneofherfriendsduringthenight.
C.Shedreamedofmakingplanswithafriend.
D.Shereadatextmessagefromherfriendwhileasleep.
10.Howdoessleeptextinghappen?
A.Somepartsofthebodyareoutofcontrolduringsleep.
B.Thebrainpartcontrollingmotorskillswakesupduringsleep.
C.Thebrainpartcontrollingjudgmentstaysawakeduringsleep.
D.Thebrainpartcontrollingmemorybecomesunconsciousduringsleep.
11.WhatdoesdoctorHogansuggestpeoplewhosleeptextdo?
A.Stoptextingduringthedaytime.
B.Keeptheirphonesoutoftheirbedroomswhiletheysleep.
C.Takesomemedicinetocontrolthebehavior.
D.Wearsocksontheirhandstostopthemselvesfromtexting.
12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsleeptextingisTRUE?
A.Sleeptextingcanreducethequalityofone’ssleep.
B.It’seasytobreakawayfromasleeptextinghabit.
C.Sleeptextingdoesmoreharmtoone’shealththansleepwalking.
D.Oneinthreeteenagershasasleeptextinghabit.
阅读理解。
Studentswishingtosafeguardtheircareersagainstchangesinthejobmarketshouldoptforscienceratherthanartsdegrees,accordingtoasurveyofundergraduates.
Engineeringandchemistrywereconsideredtobethemost“futureproof”,astheyarecoursesmostlikelytoleadtoanenduringandadaptablecareer.
StudentspolledbyPearsonCollegewerebroadlyoptimisticthattheirchosencourseswouldpreparethemforaworldinwhichthejobmarketcouldchangedramaticallyduringtheirworkinglives.
Butopinionwassharplydividedoverwhichdegreeswerebestforfutureproofcareers.
Eightytwopercentofrespondentsbelievedengineeringwouldhelpdevelopfutureproofskills,with74percentbelievingthesameofchemistryand73percentofcomputerscience.
Butjust33percentofundergraduatesbelievedhistorywouldleadtoafutureproofcareer,and40percentEnglish.
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