福建省四地六校联考届高三第一次月考英语试题2.docx

1、福建省四地六校联考届高三第一次月考英语试题2福建省四地六校联考2014届高三第一次月考英语试题2 高考英语 2014-18 201450 ()education system, ranks next to the last in the U.S. for its number of adults with at least a high school diploma, according to the report, titled “California at the Edge of a Cliff,” released by the California Faculty Associatio

2、n.Meanwhile, the states investment(投资) in public higher education has dropped over the past three decades, and now ranks 22nd in the country. Thats despite having the countrys largest public higher education system, the report said. “Its a collapse(衰退),” said Thomas Mortenson, author of the report,

3、who is an independent analyst living in Iowa and a senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education in Washington, D.C“Ranking 49th out of 50 states is an indication that shows the quality of the states educational has become much worse in recent decades.” Morten

4、son said in the report. As of 2007, California ranked 14th in the United States in terms of college educated members of the workforce over 25 years of age, a drop from eighth place in 1981, the report showed. Mortenson said that California has never been the state of high status in education and eco

5、nomy while other states have made greater gains in building a college-educated workforce. The California Faculty Association is using the reports findings to criticize Governor Arnold Schwarzeneggers proposed funding cuts for education. Struggling with a 14.8-billion-dollar state budget deficit(赤字),

6、 Schwarzenegger has proposed a combination of sales tax increases, borrowing and major budget cuts, including cutting billions of dollars from the states education budget.63The passage is mainly about _. Afunding cuts for high education in California Bthe dangerous situation in California CCaliforni

7、as worse situation in higher education DCalifornias research on education and economy64From the passage we can infer that _. ACalifornia had higher quality in higher education in the past Bgovernor in California agreed to spend more money on education CThomas Mortenson works at California Faculty As

8、sociation Dinvestment in higher education has dropped in all states65The reason why California has a lower rank in education is that_. Athe number of adults has decreased recently Bthe money to invest in education has been cut Cthe progress in other states has been made Dthe result of report has bee

9、n published late66According to the reports findings, _ is to blame for the drop in rank of education. AThomas Mortenson BArnold Schwarzenegger Cthe Pell Institute DCalifornia Faculty AssociationD Laziness - it is a word that brings with it judgment, sadness and disappointment. But laziness is a valu

10、e that I think is extremely undervalued in our society, and laziness is a quality that is important to the entire structure of our culture. I encourage more people to strive toward laziness. For example, have you ever thought of the fact that most inventions may have been owed to laziness? Its simpl

11、e to picture Someone has to perform a task, but fears the long, boring process. He or she starts wondering if there is an easier way to get this baby fixed in a shorter time and with less effort. Next thing you know an invention is born. A new, revolutionary design is developed. Conclusion lazy peop

12、le are creative. Inventors are so lazy that instead of doing things in the usual manner, they come up with a way to achieve the most by doing the minimum. Think of it! What a wonderful thing to be lazy! At the very least think of all the cash you will save when you become lazy! First of all, because

13、 of your refusal to ever leave your home, you will save money on gas and parking, not to mention oil changes, new tires and other items of upkeep one who uses their car will have to deal with. Your chances of death by a car accident go down; in fact, Id venture(冒昧) to say your chance of death will b

14、e lower, the longer you stay indoors; nothing from the outside world can hurt you! And since you probably wont slip in the shower (since you wont bathe often,) choking is your only concern!67. What is the likely title for this passage?A. Try not to be lazy any longer. B.Maybe laziness isnt so bad af

15、ter all.C. What is laziness? D. Laziness should not be encouraged.68. In the authors opinion, it is _ that leads to many inventions. A. hard work B. creativity C. laziness D. time and efforts69. Lazy people are not willing to do things in the usual way; instead they will try to _.A. give up everythi

16、ng B. get everything by doing nothingC. leave everything undone D. find a way to gain the most by doing the least70. Which of the following is not among the list of benefits from laziness?A. Lazy people dont bathe oftenB. Lazy people can save money on gas and parking as a driver.C. Lazy people can l

17、ower the chance of death in traffic accidents.D. Many inventors may be born from laziness.E “The worlds oceans are slowly getting more acidic.” say scientists. The researchers from California report that the change is taking place in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The

18、 lowering of the waters PH value is not great at the moment but could cause a serious threat to current ocean life if it continues, they warn. Ken Caldeira and Michael Wickett, from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, report their concerns in the journal Nature. Increasing use of oil fuels m

19、eans more carbon dioxide is going into the air, and most of it will eventually be absorbed by seawater. Once in the water, it reacts to form carbonic acid. Scientists believe that the oceans have already become slightly more acidic over the last century. These researchers have tried to predict what

20、will happen in the future by combining what we know about the history of the oceans with computer models of climate change. “This level of acidity will get much more extreme in the future if we continue releasing CO2 into the atmosphere,” said Dr Caldeira. “And we predict the amount of future acidit

21、y will exceed(超过) anything we have seen over the last several hundred million years, let alone perhaps after rare disastrous events such as asteroid(小行星) impacts. However, it is not absolutely clear what that means for ocean life. Most organisms live near the surface, where the greatest PH change wo

22、uld be expected to occur, but deep-ocean life forms may be more sensitive to PH changes. Coral reefs(珊瑚礁) and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbonate(碳酸钙) may be particularly affected if the waters acidity levels keep going up, the team predict. They could find it much more difficult

23、to build these structures in water with a lower PH. In recent years some people have suggested storing carbon dioxide from power station in the deep ocean as a way of dealing with global warming. But Dr Caldeira said that such a strategy should now be re-considered. “Previously, most experts had loo

24、ked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thing - because in releasing CO2 into the atmosphere we warm the planet, and when CO2 is absorbed by the ocean, it reduces the amount of greenhouse warming.”71The ocean is becoming more acidic due to _. Athe lower water PH value Bthe warming atmosp

25、here Cthe higher level of CO2 in the air Dthe increasing use of oil fuels72According to Dr Caldeira, _. Aocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thing Bmore oil fuels will be used in the near future Cscientists may predict climate changes with computer models Dthe future situation of the amount

26、 of acidity is extremely serious73If the waters acidity level keeps rising, _. Aocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affected Bthe waters PH value will become higher and higher Corganisms living near the surface are more sensitive to PH changes Dsome disastrous events will oc

27、cur more often than before74Most experts once believed storing carbon dioxide in the ocean would reduce _. Athe CO2 absorbed by the ocean Bthe amount of greenhouse warming Cthe acidity of the ocean Dthe gradual release of CO275The purpose of this passage is to _. Ashow people the findings of a resea

28、rch team Binform people of how acid the ocean is now Cintroduce Dr Caldeira and his teams research Dwarn people of the higher level of CO2第II卷 第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节：V. 短文填词 （共2014小题，每小题1分，满分2014分） 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填人一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。第卷（共45分）第二节 短

29、文填词 (共2014小题，每小题1分，满分2014分) The first plant collecting expedition recorded in history was around 1500 BC w the Queen of Egypt sent ships away to gather plants, animals and other _ . However, it was not until the 18th and 19th centuries _ the exploration of the botanical world began _ a large scale.

30、Brave young men of middle classes in Europe t the opportunity of going on botanical expeditions, often facing many dangers, _(包括) disease, near-starvation, severe _（环境）and conflicts with the l people and reached other parts of the world, like Asia and Australia, in which they came _ many species of appealing plants and collected large q_ of them back home.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._2014._第二节 书面表达 (满分25分) 作为一