江苏省如东中学届高三上学期英语能力题训练四 Word版含答案doc.docx

1、江苏省如东中学届高三上学期英语能力题训练四 Word版含答案doc江苏省如东中学2015-2016学年度第一学期高三英语能力题训练四 一、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分；满分20分）Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM), which makes the BlackBerry, says its back. The company is 1 to reclaim a market it once dominated by 2 two new devices. The last few years have been a painf

2、ul time for the company as customers deserted its platform in 3 of newer and more 4 devices. This may be the companys last chance to 5 a vital player in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Two brand new devices are perhaps a fresh 6 for a company that has seen its global market share 7 from 20 perc

3、ent three years ago to just over 3 percent today. For BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, its another chance to remake a faded 8 . “We have 9 been on a journey of transformation, not only a journey to transform our business and our brand, 10 one that I truly 11 transforms mobile communications into true

4、mobile computing,” he said. The company promises the same 12 level of network security the BlackBerry is known for, 13 a fast new browser and a more intuitive operating system. The Z10 14 much like the touch-screen phones popularized by its competitors, but the Q10 maintains the “qwerty” keyboard th

5、at has become BlackBerrys trademark.Besides the technical and cosmetic (外观上的) updates, Heins says the company will no longer be called RIM or Research In Motion. “Our customers use a BlackBerry, our 15 work for BlackBerry and our shareholders are owners of BlackBerry. From today on, we are BlackBerr

6、y 16 in the world,” he said. Shareholders will be watching if customers 17 the new devices. The companys stock has dropped as much as 90 percent in the last four years as it lost 18 to competitors. But company shares have doubled in the last four months as anticipation 19 for the new models.Analysts

7、 say the new devices could make or 20 a company, which many people praise for starting the technological revolution in smart-phones.1. A. refusing B. trying C. urging D. pretending2. A. introducing B. reviewing C. rejecting D. discovering3. A. favor B. charge C. honor D. defense 4. A. popular B. exp

8、ensive C. complicated D. familiar5. A. replace B. react C. remain D. reset6. A. record B. dilemma C. end D. start7. A. lose B. increase C. rise D. fall8. A. brand B. trade C. technique D. phone9. A. specially B. definitely C. doubtfully D. essentially10. A. and B. or C. but D. so11. A. agree B. beli

9、eve C. suspect D. deny12. A. high B. average C. backward D. normal13. A. except for B. regardless of C. apart from D. along with14. A. sounds B. smells C. looks D. finds15. A. employees B. consumers C. relatives D. competitors16. A. however B. whenever C. nowhere D. everywhere17. A. adapt B. adjust

10、C. adopt D. advocate18. A. land B. ground C. soil D. earth19. A. dropped B. changed C. remained D. grew20. A. desert B. abandon C. break D. deny二、阅读理解 （共15小题，每小题2分；满分30分）ASurviving treasures from the National Museum of AfghanistanAFGHANISTANCROSSROADS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD3 MARCH 3 JULY 2013At the he

11、art of the silk road, Afghanistan linked the great trading routes of ancient Iran, Central Asia, Indian and China, and the more distant cultures of Greece and Rome. Nearly lost during the years of civil war and later Taliban (塔利班) rule, precious objects that reveal this diverse past were bravely hid

12、den in 1989 by officials from the National Museum of Afghanistan to save them from destruction. The surviving treasures date from 2000 BC to the 1st century AD and included rich gold ornaments (装饰品) found at a burial site and limestone (石灰石) sculptures of a Greek city.This is a unique opportunity to

13、 discover the story of Afghanistans ancient culture, its immense fragility, and the remarkable dedication (奉献) shown to its survival and protection.DETAILED INFORMATIONOPENING HOURSThe exhibition is open late on Fridays until 20:30.10, members freeEXHIBITION AND EVENTS BOOKINGwww.britishmuseum.org02

14、0 7323 8181MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR VISITOn weekdays, take advantage of a classic afternoon tea package in the Court Restaurant for just 26 (including exhibition ticket).The exhibition catalogue (25 paperback) and other related titles are available in the museum shops or online at www.britishmuseum.org

15、/shop.The exhibition Multimedia Guide (1) is available at the exhibition entrance.If you are visiting with a group, ask for the group ticket price. Details on group lecture packages are available at www.britishmuseum.org/groupvisits.SPECIAL EVENTSNowruzMonday 18 March, 17:30.Nowruz, or New Year, is

16、celebrated in many countries from Afghanistan and Iran to Uzbekistan.17:3018:00 Entrance to exhibition.19:00 Talks and discussion on Nowruz.15 (including exhibition entry).Performance: The art of the Afghan rubab.Tuesday 14 May, 16:3017:30.Afghan rubab virtuoso Soudi Homayun Sakhi and tabla player Y

17、usuf Mahmoud give a performance of a full raga and folk pieces.5, members 3.Easter holiday activitiesThursday 18 Monday 22 April,11:0016:00.Explore the rich culture of Afghanistan. Listen to stories of Alexander the Great, try making a kite and be inspired by the treasures from the Hill of Gold.Suit

18、able for all ages.Free, just drop in.21. When seeing “The art of the Afgahan rubab”, a tourist can pay less by _.A. booking tickets online B. attending talks and discussion on NowruzC. calling at 020 7323 8181 D. becoming a member of the British Museum22. Where can you most probably find this passag

19、e?A. In a high school text book. B. In a history magazine.C. In a state-owned newspaper. D. In a travelers booklet.BIn this section, we are concerned with reconstructive memory. Suppose you are trying to remember some event. Reconstructive memory would involve combining the pieces of information abo

20、ut the event you can remember with your relevant knowledge and experience to reconstruct what probably happened. The concept of reconstructive memory is related to schema theory. A schema is an organized package of information containing your knowledge about the world; it helps us to make sense of i

21、t all. Schemas are stored in long-term memory. Your schemas tell you that if you were wearing a T-shirt it was likely to be summer. Bower, Black, and Turner showed that most people share similar schemas. Most people listed the following as the most important events associated with having a restauran

22、t meal: sitting down, looking at the menu, ordering, eating, paying the bill, and leaving the restaurant.In the early 1930s, it was generally assumed that memory simply involves remembering the information presented to us. However Bartlett argued that memory was often more complex than that, in that

23、 previous knowledge in the form of schemas has influence on our memory. He thought what was of key importance was to ask participants to memorize a text selected to produce conflict between its contents and their knowledge of the world. As a result, the participants would connect their own schemas t

24、o the contents. This would result in misrepresentation of the material. For example, if people read a story taken from a different culture, then this would contain words and concepts that were foreign It would be likely that the participants previous knowledge would influence the way this informatio

25、n was remembered, making it more acceptable from the standpoint of their own cultural background. Bartletts work suggested that the process of remembering things is an active reconstruction of the bits that are stored. What is involved here has been compared to using a few dinosaur bones to reconstr

26、uct what the dinosaur probably looked like. When you learn something, it is actually only elements of the experience that are stored.So reconstructions are made by combining the real elements of a memory with your knowledge of the world. Our prejudices will influence what we think we have seen, and

27、how we later recall the information.23. How does the author explain the schema theory in Paragraph l?A. By explaining principles in daily life. B. By comparing different events. C. By reporting experiment results. D. By giving common examples. 24. What is schema?A. An organized package of informatio

28、n that makes sense to people.B. Relevant information showing your understanding of the world.C. Pieces of information about the event you can remember.D. The most important events associated with each other.25. Bartlett believed that _ .A. earlier experience would affect what people recalledB. memor

29、y was more complex than what schema theory supportedC. conflict existed in peoples knowledge of the world D. people tended to make information acceptable26. What is the passage mainly about?A. What helps regain memory. B. How memory is reconstructed.C. What the real elements of memory are. D. How sc

30、hema theory influences memory.CAmericas businesses are getting older and fatter, while many new businesses are dying in infancy.A study last month by the Brookings Institution found that the proportion of older firms has grown steadily over several decades, while the survival rate of new companies h

31、as fallen. In addition, young people are starting companies at a sharply lower rate than in the past.A new report from the National Association of Manufacturers shows a major cause: The cost of obeying government regulations has risen to more than $2 trillion (12.26 trillion yuan) annually, or 12 pe

32、rcent of the GDP, and this cost falls disproportionately on smaller, newer businesses.Its risky, difficult and expensive to start a business, and getting more so. Governments are imposing various new rules on a seemingly daily basis: health insurance, minimum wage increases and, most recently in California, compulsory paid