鹤岗一中学年度高三外研英语上学期第一次月考.docx

1、鹤岗一中学年度高三外研英语上学期第一次月考鹤岗一中2015-2016学年度高三外研英语上学期第一次月考2015年9月26日阅读理解AWhen a tornado hit the small town of Otwell, Indiana years ago, Kathryn Martin, 32, who lived 60 miles away in Evansville, couldnt get the news out of her mind. “I kept thinking, Those poor people. Somebodys got to help them,” she say

2、s. She knew firsthand what they were going through.Six months earlier, a tornado had struck her town, taking the lives of her 2-year-old son, C.J. and her mother-in-law. “It was the most terrible experience of my life,” she says. “That grief will never go away, and it broke my heart to think about w

3、hat these families were going through in Otwell.”So Kathryn loaded her car with juice boxes, snacks and toys and drove to Otwell. She gave the items to the Red Cross, and as she was leaving, she saw a couple sorting through the ruins of their home while their children were watching. So Kathryn stopp

4、ed and gave a few toys to the kids and played with them for a while. “The parents couldnt thank me enough for what I did for their children,” she says.On the drive back to Evansville, Kathryn came up with an idea to help more kids. She talked her family, friends and neighbors into joining her and sp

5、ent the next few months organizing fundraisers. Finally, in August 2007, she showed C.J.s Bus, a 35-foot school bus that was turned into a mobile playroom.In the following years, stocked with video games and DVDs, toys, crafts, books and more, the bus traveled to disaster-torn towns, giving the chil

6、dren there a safe place to play. So far, C.J.s bus has traveled to three states affected by tornadoes or floods, cheering up more than 756 children, aged 3-13. 1. When she heard that Otwell was hit by a tornado, Kathryn Martin .A. felt it was the most terrible experience of her lifeB. wanted to do s

7、omething for the people thereC. was afraid that a tornado would strike her homeD. was extremely worried about her family members2. What does the underlined word “grief” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Sadness B. Worry C. Disaster D. Influence 3. What do we know about C.J.s Bus? A. It is a school bus

8、 that can take children to travel.B. It is a bus giving homeless children a safe placeC. It travels to a place to offer help when a disaster hits it. D. It is aimed at raising money for places affected by disasters.BHealth & Social Care TeacherOur client, an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school in Ealin

9、g, West London, is currently seeking a teacher for Health & Social Care. The position will be a full-time post until July 2014. We require an energetic teacher to develop the learning potential of students. We are seeking someone with excellent subject knowledge who can combine academic strictness a

10、nd achievement with enjoyment of teaching Health & Social Care.Receptionist AdministrationFull TimeA receptionist is required from 1st June 2014 at Dartford Science & Technology College. The position is only from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Friday, with an hours brea

11、k for lunch every day. The successful applicant must have a good telephone manner, good interpersonal skills and proficient IT skills.CleanerPart Time, Term TimeWe are seeking to appoint a hardworking person to join our cleaning team. Previous experience would be an advantage but it is not essential

12、. 10 hours per week are required during term time and the extra 3 weeks are added in the summer holidays or as directed by the Business Manager to ensure the needs of the school are met.Closing date: 12th May 2014, 12 noon. Please return the completed application forms to the school.Science Technici

13、anTerm time plus 10 days, 37 hours per weekWe are looking for a technician to provide a technical support service for science teaching staff. Applications are to be received no later than midnight on 10thJune 2014.If you are keen to work, visit our website via the button below.24. A school in Ealing

14、, West London is looking for _.A. a full-time science teacherB. a teacher with the ability to get along with peopleC. a technician who can provide a technical support serviceD. a teacher with excellent knowledge about Health & Social Care25. The receptionist to be employed will work _.A. 10 hours a

15、weekB. 34.5 hour a weekC. 39.5 hours a weekD. 37 hours a week26. To work as a cleaner, you must_.A. work full-timeB. have previous working experienceC. work the whole summer holidaysD. hand in the application form before 12 noon on May 12th 201427. The text is most likely to appear _.A. in a novelB.

16、 in a magazineC. on the InternetD. in a newspaper C It is easy to lose patience with science today. The questions are pressing: How dangerous is air pollution What about low-level radiation When will that horrible earthquake strike California And why cant we predict weather better But the evidence i

17、s often described as “uncertain”, forcing scientists to base their points of view almost as much on intuition（直觉）as on science. When historians and philosophers of science listen to these questions, some conclude that science may not be able to solve all these problems any time soon. The unknowns ca

18、n grow into riddles that are impossible to solve. Because of the unstable and changing state of the earths atmosphere, for example, scientists have struggled for centuries to predict the weather with precision（精确）but failed The case is different for scientists of astronomy. For example, they think t

19、hat the gravitational force of a nearby space vehicle, though tiny, is able to change the path of a much larger planet if the vehicle spends enough time close to it. With the aid of Newtons laws of gravitational attraction, ground controllers can predict the path of a planetary probe（探测仪）or satellit

20、ewith incredible accuracy. They do this bycalculating the gravitational force from each of the passing planets until the probe speeds beyond the edge of the solar system.A much more difficult task is to calculate what happens when two or three times of such force pull on the probe at the same time.

21、Such procedures can, of course, be very difficult, but for experiments, they are effective. This range of questionsfrom simple problems to those impossibly complexhas resulted in nicknames for various fields of study: “soft” sciences and “hard” sciences“Soft” sciences admit a great degree of uncerta

22、inty. Academicians tend to judge fields such as sociology, psychology, and political science as “soft” because they are assumed to be understandable, of unnecessary mathematical accuracy, and concerned with everyday affairs such as interpersonal relationships. However, “hard” sciences, such as astro

23、nomy and chemistry, are said to offer precise answers. Precise definitions for “hard” sciences vary, but the characteristics of “hard”sciences include: producing testable predictions; performing controlled experiments; relying on quantifiable data and mathematical models; a high degree of accuracy a

24、nd objectivity; and generally applying a pure form of the scientific method. 8We can learn from the passage that Aa large planet is able to change the size of a tiny planet Bground controllers can affect the gravitational force of planets Ccalculating the probe speeds beyond the solar system is poss

25、ible Dpredicting the weather is more difficult than predicting the path of a satellite 9According to the author, “soft” sciences Aallow for certain inaccuracy Bfocus on personal relationshipsCare based on controlled experiments Dare rooted in data and mathematical models 10. What might be the best t

26、itle for the passage?AScience, a Long History? BScience and Its Functions CScience, Accurate or Not? DScience and Its Application11. What is the authors attitude towards science in this passageAObjective B Skeptical CDisapproval DOptimistic D Want to live longer? Win an Oscar. A new study says that

27、actors who received the award earn more than larger paychecks. So when 94-year-old Katharine Hepburn once remarked that she was respected internationally “like an old building”, she had no idea that her four Oscars directly influenced her longevity(长寿). The study says winning actors will live 3.9 ye

28、ars longer than their losing counterparts (对手). Actors who have won more than once, like Hepburn, live up to six years longer than those who were nominated (提名) but never won. “We found that they died from the same things we all die fromcancer, heart disease, but they fought them a bit longer and di

29、seases came a bit later,” says Dr. Donald Redelmeier, the leading author of the study. Redelmeier says the sense of success and satisfaction makes ones soul become more full of life.“We are not saying that you will live longer if you win an Oscar,” explains Redelmeier, “or that people should go out

30、and take acting courses. Our main conclusion is simply that social factors are important.” The studys implied conclusion, he says, is that doctors should ask about their patients personal feelings because mental well-being is related to physical health. Redelmeier says he got the idea for the study

31、when he watched a glowing Gwyneth Paltrow win an Oscar in 1999 for her role in Shakespeare in Love. Redelmeier says, “She looked more full of life than anyone I had seen.” “We found, too, those that had multi-nominations and no win had the same life expectancy as those with just a single nomination

32、and no win,” Redelmeier adds.12. The longevity of Oscar winners mainly has something to do with .A. the big money that was awardedB. mental factorsC. rich and colorful livesD. respect from others and better treatment13. Tom had five Oscar nominations but win no Oscar and Peter had only one nomination and won no Oscar either. We can tell .A. Tom probably will have a longer l