河北定州市届高三英语下学期周练试题2高补班.docx

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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.

Howevermorethantwot