新课标高三英语寒假作业10Word下载.docx

1、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。AThe ruins of Moore, Oklahoma, a town destructed for the fourth time in 14 years by a major tornado（龙卷风）, are a reminder that current building codes（规范） cant do much to prevent property destruction and loss of life, especially wh

2、en a powerful tornado cuts through town. But the total death number can be reduced when people take shelter in underground storm bunkers（碉堡）and hardened safe rooms.The tornado that carved a path of destruction through Moore took 24 lives. Its winds were clocked at 400 kilometers per hour. With only

3、15 minutes warning, residents fled town or took refuge（避难）in the firmest corners of their homes. The luckiest were able to climb into shelters or move to safe rooms.In Moore those rooms saved lives. But at two schools destroyed by Mondays tornado, no such shelter was available. Leslie Chapman Hender

4、son is CEO of a non-profit group called the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes. Shes an advocate for tornado safe rooms.“The safe room is an interior（内部）room of the home that has been reinforced（加固）and tested to withstand high wind. In fact, weve already heard of stories of survival of people who were

5、in safe rooms, either above or below ground,” she said.Better storm forecasts give people more time to react. But they need someplace safe to go. Buildings can be built to resist strong winds, but not like those in the F-5 tornado that touched down in Moore. Chapman Henderson says even the building

6、codes that do exist are not widely adopted or enforced.As its residents prepare to rebuild, Moores mayor is pushing for an order to make safe rooms compulsory in all new construction. Similar proposals were made following each of the previous tornado strikes, but none were adopted.25. According to C

7、hapman Henderson, which of the following does she probably agree with?A. Building codes make a difference in preventing property destruction.B. If people take shelter in safe rooms, nobody will die.C. It is urgent to build tornado safe rooms. D. Safe rooms can be built only underground.26. What can

8、we infer from the text?A. Moore has gone through tornado 4 times in total. B. Chapman Henderson is Moores mayor.C. Mondays tornado took 24 lives at two schools. D. The Moores proposal might not be approved.27. The underlined word “withstand ” in paragraph 4 probably means_.A. oppose B. resist C. pre

9、vent D. defeatBDo American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching i

10、t. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for ten to fifteen minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for sixty to seventy min

11、utes a day-which really is pretty much for handwriting.Many adults remember learning that way-by copying letters over and over again. Todays thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used

12、as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.But not

13、 everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in

14、elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75% of stu

15、dents choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive. We can infer from the first paragraph that _.A. teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting.B. most teachers attach importance to teaching handwriting.C. handwriting teaching is not commonly required.D. most teachers

16、are at a loss how to teach handwriting. Which of the following about traditional handwriting in the USA is NOT true?A. The students are taught by practicing a long period.B. Printing is taught in preference to writing in cursive.C. Handwriting is taught for its own sake.D. Two skills get involved in handwriting. Some American people