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1、学年河南名校新课标高三英语九月月考试题新课标高三英语九月月考试题英 语 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30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。ALast summer，two nineteenthcentury cottages were rescued from remote farm fields in Montana，to be moved to an Art Deco building in San Francisco.The houses were made o

2、f wood.These cottages once housed early settlers as they worked the dry Montana soil；now they hold Twitter engineers.The cottages could be an example of the industrys odd love affair with “low technology，” a concept associated with the natural world，and with oldschool craftsmanship(手艺) that exists l

3、ong before the Internet era.Low technology is not virtual(虚拟的)so，to take advantage of it，Internet companies have had to get creative.The rescued wood cottages，fitted by hand in the late eighteenhundreds，are an obvious example，but Twitters designs lie on the extreme end.Other companies are using a br

4、oader interpretation(阐释) of low technology that focuses on nature.Amazon is building three glass spheres filled with trees，so that employees can “work and socialize in a more natural，parklike setting.” At Googles office，an entire floor is carpeted in grass.Facebooks second Menlo Park campus will hav

5、e a rooftop park with a walking trail.Olle Lundberg，the founder of Lundberg Design，has worked with many tech companies over the years.“We have lost the connection to the maker in our lives，and our tech engineers are the ones who feel most impoverished(贫乏的)，because theyre surrounded by the digital wo

6、rld，” he says.“Theyre looking for a way to regain their individual identity，and weve found that introducing real crafts is one way to do that.”This craftbased theory is rooted in history.William Morris，the English artist and writer，turned back to preindustrial arts in the eighteensixties，just after

7、the Industrial Revolution.The Arts and Crafts movement defined itself against machines.“Without creative human occupation，people became disconnected from life，” Morris said.Research has shown that natural environments can restore(恢复) our mental capacities.In Japan，patients are encouraged to “forestb

8、athe，” taking walks through woods to lower their blood pressure.These health benefits apply to the workplace as well.Rachel Kaplan，a professor of environmental psychology，has spent years researching the restorative effects of natural environments.Her research found that workers with access to nature

9、 at the officeeven simple views of trees and flowersfelt their jobs were less stressful and more satisfying.If lowtech offices can potentially nourish the brains and improve the mental health of employees then，fine，bring on the cottages.1The writer mentions the two nineteenthcentury cottages to show

10、 that .ATwitter is having a hard timeBold cottages are in need of protectionCearly settlers once suffered from a dry climate in MontanaDInternet companies have rediscovered the benefits of low technology2Low technology is regarded as something that .Ais related to natureBis out of date todayCconsume

11、s too much energyDexists in the virtual world3The main idea of Paragraph 5 is that human beings .Ahave destroyed many preindustrial artsBhave a tradition of valuing arts and craftsCcan become intelligent by learning historyDcan regain their individual identity by using machines4The writers attitude

12、to “low technology” can best be described as .Apositive BdefensiveCcautious DdoubtfulB E-mails seem to be everywhere these days. At work, at home, and on the go. In most cases, bad e-mails dont even get read. If you want to write better messages, read on for 5 quick tips to improve your e-mails whil

13、e saving time.1. Get to the PointThe first sentence of your e-mail should be “what” you want. In fact, you should write your e-mails backwards. Ask the question up front. Announce the big point first. Dont bury important information at the end of a lengthy(冗长的) e-mail.2. A Good Subject LineYour e-ma

14、il should have a descriptive subject line. Again, make it “to the point”. Leaving e-mail subject lines blank wastes the recipients(接收者) time. As well, e-mails without subject lines quickly get lost in inboxes full of mail.3. Keep it (Very) ShortE-mails should be short. Short sentences. Short paragra

15、phs. While e-mail is a longer format than many communication methods these days, it still needs to be quickly digestible by the reader. Remember, TLDR = “Too Long Didnt Read.” Dont let you messages fall into this category.4. Always Review Before SendingNever send an e-mail before you proof it. Catch

16、 typos before they become a misunderstanding or sign of unprofessionalism(非专业). A good thumb-rule, proof the e-mail a number of times equal to the number of people copied on the e-mail.5. Be PoliteE-mail etiquette (礼节) makes all the difference in communications. Negative comments, CAPITAL letters, a

17、nd strange fonts(字体), have no place in a professional communication. As well, never write anything in an e-mail that you wouldnt want to be read publicly.Keep Your E-mails SimpleApplying a few of these tips to your e-mails can make a dramatic difference. Not only will you save time by not writing lo

18、ng-winded e-mails, but you will get better responses and action out of your messages.5. What is the best title of this message?A. Five Quick Ways to Write Better E-mailsB. E-mails play an important role in many fields and aspects.C. How to write a good E-mail is a mustD. A good e-mail can gain a bet

19、ter response 6. Why does a recipient give up looking through an e-mail? A. because it doesnt get to the point B. because it doesnt have a good subject line C. because it doesnt keep it (very) short D. because it doesnt always review before sending7. Whats the purpose of this passage? A. entertain B.

20、 instruct C. persuade D. inform CBritish pupils taught by Chinese are better than their peers in maths and science, a new study has found.In a study aimed at comparing the British and the Chinese school systems, pupils taught by Chinese teachers outperformed the rest of their peers in a series of ex

21、ams set by an independent research body (The Institute of Education - IOE).In an experiment forBBC Twos “Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School”, five teachers from China were responsible for the education of 50 students for four weeks at Bohunt School in Hampshire. Learning together in one class

22、 room, the students of mixed abilities were taught in a Chinese style education system, with 12 hour days and a stricter learning regime (制度).In tests at the end of the four-week period, the overall students in the Chinese School achieved an approximately 10 per cent higher average mark across maths

23、 and science compared to the rest of their year group - who continued to be taught by their regular Bohunt teachers.In qualifying the results， the IOE Said: “The results and findings are not accurate and can only be used in very broad terms.” Despite this, they reported that “There is a higher perfo

24、rmance level within the Chinese group and a degree of separation between the groups which did not appear before the project began.”Bohunt Headteacher Neil Strowger said: “I think that the way that the Chinese students respect their teachers is something we ought to have in this country.”He added: “W

25、e probably do need a longer day at school, but do we really want children working 15, 16 hours a day? That to me doesnt really sound like childhood, that to me sounds like almost prison. The Chinese school works with children who are already bright, who are already motivated. It does challenge the m

26、ost ordinary pupils but does it do it in a nurturing way?”8. Whats the test mainly talk about?A. The British students guided by the Chinese teachers behave better than their mates in some aspects of schooling.B. Chinese teachers are better than American teachers in maths and science.C. The school sy

27、stems between China and Britain are so different.D. The Chinese teachers show a stricter learning to the British students.9. Which is the right according to the test?A. The study aims to improve the grades of the backward students.B. The Chinese teachers taught the British students in the separate r

28、ooms according to their learning levels.C. Only some of the students taught by the Chinese teachers get about 10% higher scores than the students taught by Bohunt teachers.D. The IOE doesnt agree with the results completely but still have a positive evaluation. 10. What the attitude of IOE towards t

29、he result of this study?A. favorable B. objective C. indifferent D. neutral11. According to Bohunt Headteachers opinion, he emphasized _. AThe British students dont show respect to their own teachers. B. His school should follow the timetable of the Chinese students. C. The Chinese teaching method d

30、oesnt suit the British school and the Chinese students arent studying in a scientific way. D. The Chinese students arent clever enough and need to be taught in a stricter way.DWealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time. Call it the piggy bank strategy(策略). There are lessons in that time-hon

31、ored(历史悠久的) coin-saving container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. If you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in10 years for a spec

32、ial occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $ 3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1.434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip money. When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy bank with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popul