湖北省襄阳市枣阳市第二中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案doc.docx

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湖北省襄阳市枣阳市第二中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案doc

枣阳市第二中学高三年级2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试

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Cheaterscalled“pirates”oftenusecamcorders（便携式摄像机）andcellphonestomakeillegalcopiesofblockbustersinthelocaltheater.ThesepiratesthensellthoserecordingsonthestreetorovertheInternetforverylowprices.Somesharethemforfree.

“It’sunfairforpeopletopiratemovies,”says15-year-oldHadaiaAzadEzzulddin.Moviepiracy“takesmoneyoutofthepocketsofthousandsofpeopleinthemovieindustry,”shenotes.Victimsincludefamousactorsanddirectorsaswellaslocaltheaterownersandtheiremployees.

Hadaiacameupwithanideathatcouldhelpstopmoviepiracy.Hadaia’sideausesinfrared（红外线的）light.Thisrangeoflightisinvisibletothehumaneye.Itisvisible,however,tomanytypesofcameras.Theaterownerscouldplacesmallinfraredlightsontheirmoviescreens.Thelightswouldnotdisturbpeoplewatchingthemovie.Itwould,however,distorttherecordingsmadebymanytypesofcameras.

Totestheridea,Hadaiabuiltaboxwithamoviescreeninside.Then,sheprojectedimagesonthatscreenthroughaholeinthebox.Shetookrecordingsofthoseimages,usingninedifferenttypesofcameras.Theseincludedthetypesfoundincellphonesaswellascamcorders.Duringsometests,shealsoturnedonlightemittingdiodes（发光二极管）,orLEDs.TheLEDswereembedded（植入的）inacertainplacebehindthemoviescreen.Theygaveoutinfraredlight.

Sureenough,sheshowed,apiratedmovieincludedoddstripesorspotsifithadbeenrecordedwhiletheLEDswereon.ItmightbepossibletousetheLEDstoflashthedateandtimeonthemoviescreen.Theinformationwouldthenappearintheillegalrecordings.Theaterownersorpolicemightusetheinformationtotrackdownthepirates.

Cuttingdownonpiracymightgetmorepeopleintotheaterstowatchtherealmovieinsteadofanillegalcopy.Sixoutofeverytenfilmsnowproducedaren’tprofitable.Theydon’tmakeenoughmoneytorecoverhowmuchwasspenttomakeandmarketthem.Suchapoorpaybackcandiscouragefilmmakersfromproducinganythingbutthetypesexpectedtobecomeblockbusterhits.Itmightalsokeepsmallertheatersfromshowingawidervarietyofmovietypes.

1．FromwhatHadaiasaysinParagraph2,wecaninferthat_______.

A.mostpeoplespendlessmoneyonpiratesmoves

B.thepiratesdon’thavetopayforthemovietickets

C.theaterownerswillincreasethepriceofmovietickets

D.shestronglycriticizesthosewhovideomoviesinthetheater

2．Infraredlightsareputonthemoviescreensto_______.

A.adjustthebrightnessofthemoviescreens

B.makesuretheimagesofmoviesaredark

C.makeillegalcopiesofmoviesunpleasanttosee

D.protecttheeyesightofviewersinthedarkness

3．WhatisthecorrectorderofthestepsinHadaia’stest?

a.Sheprojectedpicturesonthescreen.

b.Sheusedcamerastorecordthepictures.

c.SheturnedontheLEDsplacedbehindthescreen.

d.Shemadeaspecialboxwithamoviescreeninside.

A.dcabB.dbac

C.bacdD.bcad

4．Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanknowthat_______.

A.fortypercentofmoviesnowareprofitable

B.smalltheatersoftenchoosetoshowlow-costmovies

C.moreandmorepeoplegototheaterstofightmoviepiracy

D.filmmakersprefertoproduceordinarymoviesthanblockbusters

Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskillThereare,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityitmustbegivenoveringenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling?

Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher'sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto"playsafe".Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.That'swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.

Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:

"Thisworkisterrible!

Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible."Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil'stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild'sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild'sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.

5．Teachersdifferintheiropinionsabout________.

A.thedifficultiesinteachingspelling

B.thenecessityofteachingspelling

C.thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskills

D.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment

6．Theexpression"playsafe"probablymeans“_______”.

A.towritecarefully

B.toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof

C.todoasteacherssay

D.tousedictionariesfrequently

7．Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat______.

A.teacherswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakes

B.studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwriting

C.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreely

D.studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers

8．Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis________.

A.therelationshipbetweenspellingandcontentofacomposition

B.theimportanceofdevelopingwrithingskills

C.thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositions

D.thecomplexitiesofspelling

TheextraordinaryEastgateBuildinginHarare,Zimbabwe’scapitalcity,issaidtobetheonlyoneintheworldtousethesamecoolingandheatingprinciplesasthetermitemound（白蚁堆）.

ArchitectMickPearceusedpreciselythesamestrategywhendesigningtheEastgateBuilding,whichhasnoair-conditioningandalmostnoheating.Thebuilding—thecountry’slargestcommercialandshoppingcomplex—useslessthan10%oftheenergyofaconventionalbuildingofitssize.TheEastgate’sownerssaved$3.5millionona$36millionbuildingbecauseanair-conditioningequipmentdidn’thavetobeimported.

Thecomplexisactuallytwobuildingslinkedbybridgesacrossashady,glass-roofedatrium（天井）opentotheair.Fanssuckfreshairinfromtheatrium,blowitupstairsthroughhollowspacesunderthefloorsandfromthereintoeachofficethroughbaseboardvents（通风口）.Asitrisesandwarms,itisdrawnoutviaceilingventsandfinallyexiststhroughforty-eightbrickchimneys.

Duringsummer’scoolnights,bigfansblowairthroughthebuildingseventimesanhourtocooltheemptyfloors.Byday,smallerfansblowtwochangesofairanhourthroughthebuilding,tocirculatetheairwhichhasbeenincontactwiththecoolfloors.Forwinterdays,therearesmallheatersinthevents.

ThisisallpossibleonlybecauseHarareis1600feetabovesealevel,hascloudlessskies,littledampnessandrapidtemperaturechanges—daysaswarmas31℃commonlydropto14℃atnight.“Youcouldn’tdothisinNewYork,withitshotsummersandcoldwinters,”Pearcesaid.

TheengineeringfirmofOveArup&Partnersmonitorsdailytemperatures.Itisfoundthatthetemperatureofthebuildinghasgenerallystayedbetween23℃and25℃,withtheexceptionoftheannualhotperiodjustbeforethesummerrainsinOctoberandthreedaysinNovember,whenadoorkeeperaccidentallyswitchedoffthefansatnight.Andtheairisfresh—farmoresothaninair-conditionedbuildings,whereupto30%oftheairisrecycled.

9．WhywasEastgatecheapertobebuiltthanaconventionalbuilding?

A.Itwasdesignedinasmallersize.

B.Noairconditionerswerefixedin.

C.Itsheatingsystemwaslessadvanced.

D.Itusedratherdifferentbuildingmaterials.

10．Whatdoes“it”refertoinParagraph3?

A.Hollowspace.

B.Baseboardvent.

C.Freshairfromoutside.

D.Heatinthebuilding.

11．WhywouldabuildinglikeEastgateNotworkefficientlyinNewYork?

A.NewYorkhaslessclearskiesasHarare.

B.Itsdampnessaffectsthecirculationofair.

C.NewYorkcoversalargerareathanHarare.

D.Itstemperaturechangesseasonallyratherthandaily.

12．ThedatainthelastparagraphsuggestsEastgate’stemperaturecontrolsystem_____.

A.worksbetterinhotseasons

B.canrecycleupto30%oftheair

C.functionswellformostoftheyear

D.allowsawiderangeoftemperatures

WhileworkinginSoutheastAsiainthemid1990’s,Ibecameabranchmanagerinafactory.Atthebeginning,Iusedhumanrelationsprinciples,suchasputtingmyselfintotheothersplacetohelpgaintrust.Afterafewmonths,Iwastoldthatthefactoryteammemberslikedandtrustedme.

Thentheowner,seeinghoweveryonethoughtwellofme,believedthatIcouldbecomeaninstrumentofchangetocarryouthisseveralunpopularprograms.Thefactorymembersresistedandeventuallysawmeasapuppetcontrolledbytheowner.ThemoreIinsistedthatthey‘followorders’themoretheyfoundwaystoweakenthenewchanges.

Finally,Iwasreplacedbyamanagerwhoknewenoughtopleasebothmasters.Eventhoughtheownerdidnotlikethefactthathisnewchangeswerenotimmediatelyapplied,thenewmanagergainedhispowerbythesupportreceivedfromhisteamtogetherwithanintentiontofindaway.WhatIlearnedwasthatyourteammustalwaysseeyouassupportiveoftheirneeds,eventotheextentthattheownermaynot