广东省广雅中学江西省南昌二中届高三下学期联合测试英语试题有答案.docx

1、广东省广雅中学江西省南昌二中届高三下学期联合测试英语试题有答案第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分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。ABig messaging apps abroad While WeChat is Chinas biggest mobile messaging app,there are many equivalent apps in other countries that offer similar features.WhatsApp (US) Users: more than 300

2、million Platforms: Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry Features: Text chat,push-to-talk,file sharing,location sharing With more than 300 million active users,WhatsApp is one of WeChats biggest competitors.Developed by two ex-Yahoo employees in 2009,WhatsApp originally focused on text chat,but on Au

3、g.6 it also started push-to-talk service.Its noted for its accessibility,ease of use and the absence of adverts.The service is free for the first year,after which $0.99 (6.06 yuan) is charged for a one-year subscription.Kakao Talk (South Korea) Users: more than 100 million Platforms: Android,iOS,Win

4、dows Phone,BlackBerry and Bada (an operating system developed by Samsung) Features: Text chat,group chat,push-to-talk,group calls,file sharing With more than 100 million users in more than 230 countries,Kakao Talk is a multi-platform texting applicbtion that allows users to send and receive messages

5、 for free.With Kakao Talk,users can message each other one-on-one or in group chats with unlimited numbers of friends.You can also choose from more than 250 animated emoticons and share them with friends.Line (Japan)Users: more than 200 million Platforms: Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry and PC

6、Features: Text chat,group chat,push-to-talk,file sharing,location sharing,gaming,stickers Line tops the list of the most downloaded free apps in 52 countries.Apart from text and voice messaging,Line provides its users with more than 250 original stickers and emoticons to buy from its own shop.In the

7、 first quarter of 2013 alone,it made $17 million just from stickers.The popular app also allows friends to battle each other in the LINE Game.1.Compared with the other two apps,which of the following features makes Line stand out?A.Group mobile games. B.Free emoticons. C.Free download of the app. D.

8、Text and group chat.2.Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Users can always send and receive messages for free with WhatsApp.B.Users can share files with any of the three apps.C.Kakao Talk frees users from unwanted advertisjments.D.Line ranks first in the list of the most downl

9、oaded apps in 52 countries.3.In which part of the newspaper may this article be found?A.Advertisement. B.Economy and Finance. C.Entertainment. D.Science and Technology.B When its five oclock,people leave their office.The length of the workday,for many workers,is defined by time. They leave when the

10、clock tells them theyre done. These days,the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches,but on cell-phones and computers.That may be a bad thing,particularly at work.New research shows on that clock-based work schedules hinder morale and creativity. Clock-timers organize their day by blocks o

11、f minutes and hours.For example: a meeting from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., research from 10 a.m.to noon,etc.On the other hand,task-timers have a list of things they want to accomplish.They work down the list,each task starts when the previous task is completed.It is said that all of us employ a mix of both

12、these types of planning. What,then,are the effects of thinking about time in these different ways? Does one make us more productive? Better at the tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier,they had participints organize different activities-from project p

13、lanning,holiday shopping,to yoga-by time or to-do list to measure how they performed under clock time vs task time.They found clock timers to be more efficient but less happy because they felt little control over their lives.Task timers are happier and more creative,but less productive. They tend to

14、 enjoy the moment when something good is happening,and seize opportunities that come up. The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in the business culture.Smart companies,they believe,will try to bake more task-based planning into their strategies.

15、This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office,but the researchers argue that it challenges a widespread characteristic of the economy: work organized by clock time.While most people will still probably need,and be,to some extent,clock-timers,task-based timing should be used whe

16、n performing a job that requires more creativity.Itll make those tasks easier,and the task-doers will be happier.4.What does the author think of time displayed everywhere?A.It makes everybody aware of time. B.It is a convenience for work and life.C.It may have a negative effect on creative work. D.I

17、t clearly indicates the fast pace of modern life.5.What did Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their experiments about clock-timers ?A.They seize opportunities as they come up. B.They always get their work done in time.C.They have more control over their lives. D.They tend to be more product

18、ive.6.What do the researchers say about todays business culture?A.It does not support the strategies adopted by smart companies.B.It does not attach enough importance to task-based practice.C.It places more emphasis on work efficiency than on workers lives.D.It aims to bring employees potential and

19、creativity into full play.7.What do the researchers suggest?A.Task-based timing is preferred for doing creative work.B.It is important to keep a balance between work and life.C.Performing creative jobs tends to make workers happier.D.A scientific standard should be adopted in job evaluation.C “Heave

20、n is where the police are English,the cooks are French the mechanics are German,the lovers are Italian and everything is organized by the Swiss.Hell is where the.police are German,the cooks are English,the mechanics are French,the lovers are Swiss,and everything is organized by the Italians.” Obviou

21、sly the national stereotypes（模式化的思想）in this,old joke are generalizations,but such stereotypes are often said to exist for a reason.Is there actually a sliver of truth in them?Not likely,an international research team now says. National and cultural stereotypes do play an important role in how people

22、 see themselves and others,and being aware that these are not dependable is a useful thing,said study author Robert McCrae of the National Institute on Aging.These are in fact unfounded stereotypes.They dont come from looking around you,McCrae said. If national stereotypes arent rooted in real exper

23、iences,then where do they come from?One possibility is that they reflect national values,which may become known from historical events.For example,many historians have argued that the spirit of American individualism has its origins in the experiences of the pioneers on the Old West. Social scientis

24、ts such as psychologist Richard Robins have given several other possible explanations for stereotypes and why they may be incorrect.Robins notes that some stereotypes may have been correct at one point in history and then remained unchanged while the culture changed. We may be hard-wired,to some deg

25、ree,to keep incorrect stereotypes,since we are less likely to notice and remember information that is different from our stereotypes.Generally,according to Robins,when we meet people who are different from our stereotypes,we see them as unique individuals rather than typical national or cultural gro

26、ups.8.What is the function of the first paragraph?A.To introduce the topic of national stereotypes.B.To make a comparison between the characters of different countries.C.To exemplify the argument against stereotyping.D.To analyze the strengths and weaknesses of people in different countries.9.Which

27、of the following best describes McCraes attitude towards national stereotypes?A.Supportive. B.Indifferent. C.Critical. D.Uncertain.10.According to social scientists,why arent national stereotypes always correct?A.Because they are formed by individual historians.B.Because people tend to have false id

28、ea about other cultures.C.Because generalizations are made through personal experience.D.Because what was true in the past may not be true at present.11.What does the underlined word hard-wired in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Forgetful. B.Fixed. C.Anxious. D.Helpless.D In the dull twilight of

29、the winter afternoon,Scarlett came to the end of the long road which had begun the night Atlanta fell.She had set her feet upon that road as a spoiled,selfish and untried girl,full of youth,warm of emotion, easily confused by life.Now,at the end of the road,there was nothing left of that girl.Hunger

30、 and hard labor,fear and constant pressure,the terrors of war and the terrors of Reconstruction had taken away all warmth and youth and softness.Around the core of her being,a shell of hardness had formed and,little by little,layer by layer,the shell had thickened during the endless months. But unti

31、l this very day,two hopes had been left to support her.She had hoped that the war being over,life would gradually return to its old face.She had hoped that Ashleys return would bring back some meaning into life.Now both hopes were gone.She realized that for her,for the whale South,the war would neve

32、r end.The bitterest fighting, the most violent and cruel revenges,were just beginning.And Ashley was imprisoned forever by words which were stronger than any jail. Peace had failed her and Ashley had failed her,both in the same day,and it was as if the last crevice（裂口）in the shell had been closed,the final layer hardened.She had become what Grandma Fontaine had counseled against,a woman who had seen the worst and so had nothing else to fear.Not life nor Mother nor loss o