新课标高三英语寒假作业9.docx

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新课标高三英语寒假作业9

新课标2016年高三英语寒假作业9

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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Katiewasinbigtrouble．Shewassuchasweetkid;athird-gradeteacheralwaysdreamedofhavingaclassroomfilledwithKatie’sshewasnevereveradiscipline（纪律）problem．Ijustcouldn'timaginewhyshehadmadeherparentssoangry．

ItseemedthatKatiehadbeenrunningupsizablechargesinthelunchroom．HerparentsexplainedthatKatiebroughtagreathomemadeluncheachday,andtherewasnoreasonforhertobuyschoollunch．Theyassumedasit-downwithKatiewouldsolvetheproblem,butfailed．Sotheyaskedmetohelpthemgettothebottomofthissituation.

Sothenextday,IaskedKatietomyoffice．"Whyareyoucharginglunches,Katie?

Whathappenedtoyourhomemadelunch?

"Iasked．"Iloseit,"sheresponded．Ileanedbackinmychairandsaid,"Idon'tbelieveyou,Katie．"Shedidn'tcare．"Issomeonestealingyourlunch,Katie?

"Itookanewtrack．"No．Ijustloseit,"shesaid．Well,therewasnothingelseIcoulddo．

TheproblemwasstillunsolvedthenextweekwhenInoticedaboywhowasnewtotheschoolsittingaloneatalunchtable．Healwayslookedsad．IthoughtIwouldgoandsitwithhimforawhile．AsIwalkedtowardshim,Inoticedthelunchbagonthetable．Thenameonthebagsaid"Katie"．

NowIunderstoodandItalkedtoKatie．Itseemedthatthenewboyneverbroughtalunch,andhewouldn'tgotothelunchlineforafreelunch．HehadtoldKatiehissecretandaskedhernottotellanyonethathisparentswantedhimtogetafreelunchatschool．Katieaskedmenottotellherparents,butIdrovetoherhousethateveningafterIwassurethatshewasinbed．Ihadneverseenparentssoproudoftheirchild．Katiedidn'tcarethatherparentsandteacherweredisappointedinher．Butshecaredaboutalittleboywhowashungryandscared．

Katiestillbuysluncheverydayatschool．Andeveryday,assheheadsoutofthedoor,hermomhandsheradelicioushomemadelunch．

46．WhatdidtheauthorthinkofKatie?

A．Sheperformedwellatschool．B．Shewasagirlfilledwithlove．

C．Sheoftenmadetroubleatschool．D．Sheusedtobeadisciplineproblem．

47．WhydidKatieeatschoollunchinsteadofherhomemadeluncheveryday?

A．Shelostherhomemadelunch．

B．Shehadherhomemadelunchstolen．

C．Shedidn'tlikethetasteofherhomemadelunch．

D．Shegaveherhomemadelunchtoahungryboy．

48．WhatwasKatie'sparents'reactiontothetruthaboutthelunch?

A．Theywereveryangry．B．TheywereproudofKatie．

C．Theyweredisappointed．D．Theywereratherupset．

49．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Katiewasinformedthatherparentshadknownhersecret．

B．Katietoldtheauthorthetruthofherlunchduringtheirfirsttalk．

C．Katie'ssecretoflunchwasdiscoveredbytheauthorbyaccident．

D．Katiestoppedbuyinglunchatschoolafterhersecretwasdiscovered．

B

Manyoftheworld’scountrieshavereachedorareapproachingzeropopulationgrowth（ZPG）．Nearlyallsuchlandsareeconomicallywelldeveloped．TheyincludemuchofEurope（includingRussia），theUnitedStates，Canada，Japan．andAustralia．Astherateofnaturalincrease（RNI）declines，twothingshappen．First，thepopulationbeginstodeclineifthelossisnotbalancedbyimmigration．Second，acountry’spopulationagesbecausetherearefewerbirths．

IsachievingZPGgoodorbad?

Whathappenswhenacountry’spopulationbeginstodrop?

Manypeople，afterall，believethatpopulationdeclineisagoodthing．Butisitgoodforeveryone?

Doeseveryoneagree?

Anagingpopulationcancreatemanyproblems．Seniorcitizensrequiremorehealthcareandmedicalattention．Ratherthanpayingintoretirementprograms，theybegintodrawfromtheirpensions．IntheUS，theSocialSecurityprogram，accordingtomanyexperts，willbeusedupby2018．Itwillpayoutmoremoneythanittakesin．Additionally,agreatnumberofjobsgobegginginsearchofpeoplewillingorentrylevelpositionsthatpaylowwages．Withanabletodothem．Manyofthesejobsareagingpopulation，whowillfillthem?

Attheotherextreme，somepositionsrequirealargenumberoftrainingandhighlyspecializedskills．Whowillfillthesepositionsasretireesleavetheworkforce?

Theanswertotheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationissimple：

increasedmigration．Todaymanypeople，particularlythosefromlessdevelopedcountries，aremigratinginsearchofemployment．Manyarewillingtotakejobsthatcannot（orwillnot）befilledbythedomesticpopulation．Othersarewelleducatedandhighlyskilled．Bothgroupscontributetoacountry’seconomyprogressinmanyways．Further,theyaddtotherichnessofacountry’sculture．Ofgreatestimportance，perhaps，isthefactthattheyhavebecomeabsolutelynecessarytotheeconomyofmanylands．Asyoucansee，formanycountriesandformostimmigrants，migrationisawin—winsituation．

32．Inthewriter’sview，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．NoteveryoneagreesthatachievingZPGisabsolutelygood．

B．AchievingZPGiseverycountry’saiminspiteofitssideeffects．

C．AchievingZPGisbadforseniorcitizens．

D．AchievingZPGisgoodforemployment．

33．Accordingtothepassage，thebestwaytosolvetheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationis．

A．toimprovethehealthcaresystemB．toincreaseRNI

C．toincreaseemploymentD．toincreasemigration

34．Theunderlinedwords“thedomesticpopulation’’canbereplacedby．

A．peoplewithinthecountryB．peoplefromdevelopingcountries

C．peoplewithoutacollegeeducationD．peoplelivingabroad

35．Themainideaofthelastparagraphis.

A．theadvantagesofincreasedmigration

B．theproblemofdecliningandagingpopulation

C．howtoincreasemigration

D．somewaystoenrichacountry’sculture

C

Nowadaysmanypeopleareconcernedabouttheproblemofwhattodowithelectronicwastesuchasoldtelevisions,computers,radios,cellulartelephonesandotherelectronicequipment.

Electronictrash,ore-waste,ispilingupfasterthaneverinAmericanhomesandbusinesses.Peopledonotknowwhattodowitholdtelevisionsorcomputerssotheythrowtheminthetrash.

NationalSolidWasteManagementAssociation（NSWMA）stateprogramsdirectorChazMillersaysthelargeamountofelectronicwasteAmericansproductisnotunexpected.

TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency（EPA）estimatesmorethan400millionconsumerelectronicitemsaredumpedeachyear,andthereisapushbymorestatestobanthewastefromlandfills（垃圾填埋场）andcreaterecyclingprograms.Theycanbetornapartandsortedforuseableparts.MikeFannonwhorunstheplantinBaltimoresays,“Therearelotsofvaluablemetalsthatcanberecoveredandreusedinsteadofjustputtingtheminthelandfill,andincertaincomponentstherearesomematerialsthatshouldnotreallybeinthelandfill.”

Fannonsaysnearly20percentofelectronicwasteisrecyclednationwide.Thirteenyearsago,itwasonlyabout6percent.Recyclingratescontinuetoriseasmorecommunitieshavebannedelectronicsfromlandfillsinordertokeepe-wastepoisonslikelead（铅）andmercury（汞）outofgarbagedumps.

ThisyearseveralstateslikeVermontimposedabanonelectronicwasteinlandfills.Morethan25otherstateshavealsoadoptedbansone-wasteinlandfills.ChazMillersaysmorecanbedonetoboostelectronicwasterecycling.

“Wecandomuchbetter,”notedMiller.“Ithinkclearlyourgoalshouldbetodoaswellaswedorecyclingnewspapers.”

32.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoe-waste?

A.Oldtelevisions.B.Oldcomputers.

C.Oldcellphones.D.Oldnewspapers.

33.Whyise-wastebannedfromlandfillsinmanystates?

A.Becauseitcannotberecycled.

B.Becausethelandfillsarealreadyfull.

C.Becauseitmightdamagetheenvironment.

D.Becauseitcanbeshippedtoothercountries.

34.AccordingtoMikeFannon,whatmightbethebestwayofdealingwithe-waste?

A.Recyclingit.B.Sellingit.

C.Buryingit.D.Breakingit.

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ChazMillerworksforEPA.

B.Millerisoptimisticaboutthefutureofe-waste.

C.Atpresent,lessthan10percentofe-wasteisrecycled.

D.AllstatesintheUShavebannede-wastefromlandfills.

D

Haveyoueverheardthesaying“AllroadsleadtoRome”?

Atonetime,thiswasprettymuchtrue.DuringtheRomanEmpire,lotsofroadswerebuiltinordertomovearmies,sendmessagesbycourier（信使）,andmaketradeeasier.

ThenetworkofRomanroadswasbegunin312BC.Itwasdemandedthattheroadsbebuiltstrongsothattheywouldnotfalldown.Romansoldiers,supervised（监督）byengineers,laiddowntheroadsinaspecialpatternoflayers.Therewerealltogether4layers,whichwasmadeofdifferentmaterials,suchassand,rocks,stonesandsoon.

Also,Romanroadswerecambered（拱形）.Thismeansthattheywerebuilthigherinthemiddlethanontheedges,allowingrainwatertorunoff,whichpreventedflooding.Weusethesametechniqueinbuildingroadstoday.TheRomansalsolaidoutroadsoverhillswhennecessary,settingthemdowninazigzag（之字形的）patterntomaketheroadrisegradually.

AllRomanroadshadmilestones（里程碑）,placedeverythousandpaces（aRomanmile）.Themilestonestoldwhentheroadwasbuilt,whowasemperoratthetime,theroad’sdestination,howfarthetravelerwasfromthedestination,andhowmanymileshadbeentraveledsincethebeginningoftheroad.Thisinformationwasagreathelptotravelers.

Becauseoftheirexcellenceinconstruction,itreallyisnosurprisethatmanypartsofRomanroadstillexisttoday.TheseroadwaysareoneofthemostimpressiveachievementsoftheRomanEmpire.

21.ThefollowingdescriptionaboutRomanroadsistrueEXCEPT_____.

A.Romanro