高三英语寒假作业7.docx

1、高三英语寒假作业7新课标2016年高三英语寒假作业7第卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。A Alfred Carlton Gilbert（1884-1961） was a man of many ideas and talents. As a small boy, he kept trying new things. At age 12, he started a sports club for his friends and got thei

2、r school to have a field day with active games and prizes. As he grew and practiced, Gilbert became skilled at pole vaulting（撑杆跳高）, pull-ups, the long jump and football. Gilbert broke the world record for pull-ups in 1900 and the distance record for running long dive in 1902. And he won a gold medal

3、 in the pole vault at the Olympic Games in 1908. By that time, he had nearly finished medical studies. Choosing not to make medicine his career, Gilbert co-founded Mysto Manufacturing, a manufacturer of magic sets, in 1907. Gilbert had amused his friends and earned college money by doing magic trick

4、s, so he knew what was needed. One day, Gilbert saw workers using steel girders（钢梁） to build towers for power lines. That gave him the idea for the Erector Set, a popular construction toy.In 1917, the Council of National Defense thought no toys should be produced for Christmas because the country wa

5、s fighting in World War I. Gilbert and other men from the Toy Manufacturers of America went to Washington, with about 40 different toys. They had 15 minutes to speak. This meeting was at the end of a long, hard day. Gilbert told the government men at the meeting how toys helped children learn. His h

6、elpers brought out the toys. Soon, the tired government men were on the floor, playing with building sets, models of navy ships, and other toys. The time limit was forgotten; so was the Christmas toy ban（禁令）.Gilbert spent the rest of his life improving erector sets. His company made and sold the set

7、s, plus chemistry and other science sets and toy trains. He made items for homes, businesses, and the army. When he died in 1961, he had 150 patents （专利）for his many inventions. But his main joy was in helping children learn and have fun at the same time.67. Whats the right order of the events about

8、 Gilbert?a. He argued against a ban on toy production. b. He broke the world record for pull-ups.c. He set up a manufacturer of magic sets.d. He started a sports club for his friends.e. He won a gold medal in the pole vault.A. b, d, e, a, c B. b, a, e, d, cC. d, b, c, e, a D. d, c, e, b, a 68. The s

9、tory mentioned in paragraph 3 shows that _.A. Gilberts toys interested not only children but adultsB. toys could help children learn about World War IC. toys were a danger to the Council of National DefenseD. Christmas toys were not popular during wartime69. According to the text, Gilbert was known

10、as _.A. a teacher, boy-maker and businessmanB. an athlete, inventor and businessmanC. an athlete, writer and businessmanD. a magician, writer and toy-maker70. What would be the best title for the text?A. An easy way into the sporting circle.B. The man who saved Christmas.C. Influenced of toys on chi

11、ldrenD. The amazing Mr. Gilbert. B As a school teacher, Inderjit Khurana used to take the train to work. And one day, at the station, she saw dozens of children who spent their days begging from train passengers rather than going to school. She learned that it was not a rare problem and that million

12、s of children in India lived on the streets.Realizing that these children would never be able to escape poor life and homelessness without education, and that it would be impossible to send these children to school, Inderjit decided to create a model program-taking the school to the most out- of-sch

13、ool children.Khuranas train platform schools aim to provide a creative school form and give children the basic levels of education. Her last goals reach far beyond the 20 platform schools she and her colleagues have created in Indias Bhubaneswar region. She is determined that her program will become

14、 a model for changing the lives of the poorest children throughout India and the world.Khurana founded the Ruchika Social Service Organization(RSSO) in 1985. The teachers gather the children together between the stops of the train for reading, writing, maths and history taught through songs and othe

15、r teaching tools.Khurana recently comes to realize that the education of these children is impossible when the most basic needs of their families are not being met. So she also provides food and medicine for their families.Khurana insists that every child have the right to an education and that if a

16、 child cannot come to the school, then the school must come to him or her.1. Khuranas final aim is to .A.make the poorest childrens lives better B. put an end to the problem of childrens dropout(辍学)C. attract more students to her platform schools D. set up 20 platform schools throughout India2. What

17、 can we learn about the RSSO?A. It has a history of more than 30 years.B. It provides jobs for the poorest children. C. It gives money to the out-of-school children.D. Its work doesnt only include free education for the street children.3. Khurana also offers free food and medicine to the children be

18、cause_.A. the basic family needs are included in her model programB. she hopes to draw more peoples attention to the RSSO C. they are the necessities for the out-of-school childrenD. she wishes to improve local peoples living standardC After the Summer Olympics are over ,when all the athletcs and vi

19、ewers have gone home and the television audience has swiched off , another group of athletcs and fans will arrive at the host city , and another compctition will begin.These are the Parnlympics,the games for athlctcs with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008 ,for the first time,one of the greatest p

20、arulympians will not be taking part.Sbc is a Britishby the name of Tanni Grey-Thompsun.Boyn with spina hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waint down,Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first,she was not keen on sporn,apart from horse-riding,which gave her a sense of freedom.But

21、in her teens,she started tsking sports more seriously.She tried swimming,basketball and tennis.Eventually she found athletics,and never looked back.Indeed ,Tannis athletic career took off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surpaise victort in the 100 metres at the Junior NationalWheelchair Ga

22、mes.In 1988 ,Tanni went to her first ParalympicGames in Scoul.She bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona.Paralympics.Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay,setting two world records in the proceas.In the same year she achicved the first of her si

23、x London Wheelchair Marathon victories. Tannis enduring success has been part motivation(动机)，part preparation. “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went t

24、o race I am still competing at a very high level,but as I get oider things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ”Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammes.In spite of ups and downs,she

25、 never takes her fate lying down.In her splendid life ,she has won an amazing eleven gold medals,four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics-a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has

26、set over thirty woyld records.What advice does she have for young athletes ? “Work hard at your studies ,and then train,train again.”56.Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?A. Basketball . B.Swimming . C.Tennis. D.Horse-riding57.When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal

27、?A.In 1984. B.In 1988. C.In 1992. D.In 2007. 58.The underlined word “thatin the 5 th paragrath refers to_ .A. fifty weekstraining B. being a good sprinter C. training almost every day D.part motivation and part preparation 59. What can we learn form Tannis success?A. Union is strongth B.Never too la

28、te to learn C. Well begun is half done D. No pains , no gains D Domestic (驯养的) horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Derby, and carry police. But early horses werent tame (驯服的) enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far dif

29、ferent from those today.Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food. Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more

30、 desirable characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals. Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals

31、genes. So as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of houses would show more of these chosen characteristics.Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didnt exist in the horse population befor

32、e domestication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breedstypically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts (矿井) with low ceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700. People bred these heavy, tall horses to pull