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高三英语考前仿真热身卷（四）

1、   CourseNo.1406  12Lectures（30Minutes/Lecture）

   InTheSecretsofMentalMath,award-winningProfessorArthurT.Benjaminteachesyouthebasicknowledgeofmentalmathematics.Thispowerfulabilitytoperformmentalcalculationswillgiveyouanedgeinbusiness,atschool,atwork,oranywhereelsethatyoumeetwithmath.

   CourseNo.7175  12Lectures（30Minutes/Lecture）

   InMuseumMasterpieces:

TheLouvre,expertartcriticandhistorianProfessorRichardBrertelltakesyouonanunfor­gettablejourneythroughoneoftheworld'sgreatestmuseums.This12-lectureseriesexploressomeofthemostbeautifulandrenowned,examplesfromthemuseum'sremarkablecollec­tionofmasterworks.

   CourseNo.158   12Lectures（30Minutes/Lecture）

   InMyFavoriteUniverse,world-famousphysicistanddirectoroftheHaydenPknetariumNeildcGrasscTysontakesyouonaspiritedandintellectuallyinterestingjourneythroughtheuniverseandallitshistory,frombeforethebigbangtothemostlikelywaysinwhichtheentireuniversemightend.

   CourseNo.6299  12Lectures（30Minutes/Lecture）

   InTheHistoryoftheBible:

TheMakingoftheNewTestamentCanon,NewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorandprofessorBartD.EhrmanrevealsthesecrethistorybehindthemakingoftheNewTestament,includinghowandwheneachbookwaswrittenandwhyitwaschosentobeincluded.

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1.Whocantellyousomethingaboutthespace?

A.BartD.Ehrman.

B.NeildcGrasscTyson.

C.ArthurT.Benjamin.

D.RichardBrertell.

2.HowmuchisCourseNo.158onDVDdeliveredtoyourhouse?

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3.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Collegecoursesstudiedinhome.

B.Collegecourseslearnedonline.

C.Someworld-famouslectures.

D.Fourinterestingbooksindiscount.

2、   ItissafetosaythatGeorgeBernardShaw（1856—1950）,theIrish-bornwriter,ismorefamousforbeingGeorgeBernardShawthanheisforhiswritingstoday.FewofShaw’smorethan60plays,novelsandessaysareperformedorreadanymore.AndyetShawgenuinelyhelpedmakeourmodernworld.Althoughyou'dbeluckytogetachancetoseeoneofhisdramastoday, in histime he turnedthetheaterintoavehicleforthediscussionofsocialissues,notonlyinBritainbuton the stageof the world.InawayShawwassomeonewhocreatedthemoderncultureofBritain.

   Wherethetheaterhadbeendominatedbyentertainment,Shawusedittoteachpeopletheimportanceofpayingattentiontotheissuesoftheirday.Theplight（苦难）ofthepoorandtheworkingclass,thesituationofwomenandtheinstitutionsofsociety,suchastheeducationsystem一Shawwasamongthemostwell-knownfiguresmakingthesetopicscentraltopublicdebate.Hisfirstplay,Widoxvers'Houses（1892）9dealswiththequestionofslum（贫民窟）housing.HisMrsWarren'sProfession（1893）broughtacontroversialtopictothestage.

   Shawwasanimportantmoverandshakerinnewpoliticalmovementstoo.HewasanearlymemberoftheFabianSociety,whicharguedforthesocialistcauseintheUK.Shawwasalsothefounder（in1895）ofoneofthenowmostfamouscollegesintheworld,theLondonSchoolofEconomics.

   Iffewofhisworkshavereallystoodthetestoftime,manyofhisquotationshavebecomepartofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage.“Youthiswastedontheyoung,”hewrote.Healsoknewhowtosumupapoliticalphilosophy（哲学）inafewmemorablewords.Forinstance:

“AgovernmentthatrobsPetertopayPaulcanalwaysdependonthesupportofPaul.

1.Shaw'sinfluenceonthemodernworldcomesmainlyfrom__________.

A.thechangeshebroughttotheBritishculture

B.hisphilosophiesontheroleofgovernment

C.hisawarenessofsocialproblemsofhisday

D.thesupportfortheLondonSchoolofEconomics

2.Widowers'Housesisaplaythatmainlyfocuseson ______.

A.thefailureoftheUKeducationsystem

B.thehousingproblemsofpoorpeople

C.robberyincidentsinslumareas

D.socialistmovementsintheUK

3.BydescribingShaw’squotationsas“partofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage”,theauthormeansthatShaw’swords ________.

A.havebecomethebestpartofEnglish

B.havegreatlydevelopedtheEnglishlanguage

C.havemadetheEnglishlanguagephilosophical

D.havebecomeaninseparablepartoftheEnglishlanguage

4.WhichofthefollowingaboutGeorgeBernardShaw'sworksisTRUE?

A.Theyshouldbeadaptedformodernreaders.

B.Theyaremostlyaboutthelivesofworkingclass.

C.Theydealwithimportantsocialissuesoftheirday.

D.Mostofthemarestillperformedonthestageoftheworldtoday.

3、   What’ssmall,buzzeshereandthereandvisitsflowers?

Ifyousaidbeesorhummingbirds,yougotit.Youwouldn’tbethefirstifyoumixedthetwoup.Nowagroupofresearchersevensayweshouldembraceourhistoryofconsideringthetwotogetherinthesamegroup.Thewayscientistsstudybeescouldhelpthemstudyhummingbirdbehavior,too.

   Scientistsfirstcomparedthetwobackinthe1970swhenstudyinghowanimalssearchforfood.Theideaisthatanimalsuseakindofmathtomakechoicesinordertominimizetheworkittakestoearnmaximumrewards.Researchersatthetimefocusedonmovementrules,liketheorderinwhichtheyvisitedflowers,andwhereflowerswerelocatedrelativetoothers.Itwas“almostlikeanalgorithm（算法）”forefficientsearching,saidDavidPritchard,abiologistattheUniversityofSt.AndrewsinScotland.Hummingbirdsandbeeshadsimilarsolutions.

   Asthefieldofanimalcognition（认知）appeared,hummingbirdandbeeresearchparted.Neuroscientistsandbehavioralecologistsdevelopedwaystostudybeebehaviorinnaturalisticsettings.Hummingbirdresearcherscomparedhummingbirdstootherbirdsandborrowedmethodsfrompsychologytostudytheirabilitytolearninthelab.Tobefair,hummingbirdsandbeesdiffer.Forexample,hummingbirdshavemoreadvancedeyesandbrainsthanbees.Honeybeesandbumblebeesaresocial;hummingbirdstypicallyaren’t.

   Buthowevertheyperceive（感知）orprocessinformation,theybothexperiencesimilarinformation,Dr.Pritchardsaid.Inday-to-daysearchingforfood,forexample,hummingbirdsmayrelyonmoreofabee’s-eyeviewthanabird’s-eyeview.Likeotherbirds,theyrelyonlandmarks,distancesanddirectionstomakemapswhentravellinglongdistances,buttheydon’tusethesecuestofindflowers.Moveaflowerjustaninchorsoawayfromwhereahummingbirdthoughtitwasanditwillhoverovertheflower’soriginallocation.Dr.Pritchardisinvestigatingif,likebees,hummingbirdsengageinviewmatching—hovering,scanningsnapshotsofaplacetoitsmemoryandusingthoseasreferenceslater.

1.Whatisthecenterofresearchonhummingbirdsandbeesinthe1970s?

A.Memory.

B.Movementrules.

C.Rewardcalculating.

D.Informationprocessing.

2.Whichsubject’sresearchmethodswereadoptedtostudythelearningabilityofHummingbirds?

A.Math.

B.Biology.

C.Ecology.

D.Psychology.

3.Howdoresearchersfindoutthathummingbirdsarenotlikebirds?

A.Bysettingthemfree.

B.Bymovingflowers.

C.Bymatchingview.

D.Bymakingmaps.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Hummingbirdsand

B.eesB.HummingbirdsintheLab

C.NewTrendsinStudyingBees

D.ThinkingofHummingbirdsasBees

4、   StudiesshowfarmlandinAfricaisoftenlackinginimportantnutrients.Butresearcherssayacombinationoffarmingmethodsmayhelp.

   Researcherswonderhowtoincreaseproductionwithoutnecessarilyclearingmorelandtogrowadditionalcrops.Americanresearcherssaythatcanhappenwithgreateruseofanagriculturalsystemcalledperennation.Itmixesfoodcropswithtreesandperennialplants—thosethatreturnyearafteryear.

   SoilscientistJohnReganoldsays,"Oneofthemajorproblemsisthatthesoilsarefairlypoorinmostoftheregions.Sohowdoyougrowfoodonpoorsoils?

Therehavetobefoodproductionsystemsthatcanbuildthesoilandimprovethefield.”

   Mr.Reganoldsayspoorsoilsmayhaveresultedfromyearsofweatheringthatwashedawaymanynutrients.Hesayssomefarmersmayhavedonemoreharmthangood.

   “Theyhavebeenactuallyusingfarmingpracticeswherethey’renotputtinginorganicmatter.They'renotputtinginfertilizers.Theycan'taffordthosethings.Anditjustrunsthesoildown.Sothey’reworseningthesituation."

   ThescientistsaysthewordperennationdefinesthreesystemsthatarealreadyusedinAfrica.Theoldestofthethree iscalledevergreenagriculture. This is where farmersplanttreeswiththeir crops.FarmersinAfricahave beendoingthisforsixtyyears, but it seems to begrowinginpopularity.

   ThemethodisgainingwidespreaduseincountriessuchasNiger,BurkinaFaso,MalawiandZambia.Thetreesareplantedamongmaize（玉米）,milletorsorghumcrops.Theynotonlyaddnitrogentothesoilthroughtheirroots,butalsothroughtheirleaveswhentheyfalloffandbreakdown.Atothertimesoftheyear,thetreescanprotectplantsfromstrongsunlight.

    JohnReganoldsaysheknowsofonewomanwhohashadgreatsuccesswithperennation.

   “She’sagrandmotherinherfifties.HernameisRhodaMangyanaandshestartedusingthissystemabouttwentyyearsago.Andheryieldsinitiallywereaboutatonofmaize.Nowwithagoodyearshegetsfourtonsperhectare,fourtimeswhatshewasgetting."

1.Thepurposeofthepassageisto ________.

A.tellpeoplehowtoincreaseproduction

B.introduceanagriculturalsysteminAfri