福建厦门届高三英语考前模拟考试试题.docx

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福建厦门届高三英语考前模拟考试试题

福建省厦门2017届高三英语考前模拟考试试题

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第二部分阅读理解（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。

A

BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?

Asearlyas1997,MIT（麻省理工）decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline.forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?

Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butit’snotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.

Therealquestioniswhywearen’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?

Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.Educationintheworldisatrillion-dollar-a-yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars.

BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.

21.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?

A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures

B.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities

C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful

D.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inParagraph3mean?

A.CreativeB.EnthusiasticC.Well-behavedD.Experienced

23.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?

A.Thelackoflecturesavailableonline

B.Thehighcostofaccesstothewebsites

C.Thelowstandardofeducationalwebsites

D.Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames

24.WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?

A.ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmovies

B.Toprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainment

C.Toarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontent

D.Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites

B

Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:

”Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidatelikeyou!

”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.

It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition（损耗）hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitortosophisticatedanalysesofemployees’socialmedialives.

Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirboss,don’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.

NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.“We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergroup,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,whoheadsCEB’sHRpractice.“We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”

Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorphonesarespendingtimeon（orevenjustopeninge-mailsfrom）careerwebsites,andresearchshowsthatmorefirmsarepayingattentiontothesethings.Largecompanieshavealsobeguntrackingbadgeswipes（浏览痕迹）----employees’useofanIDtoenterandexitthebuildingortheparkinggarage---toidentifypatternsthatsuggestaworkermaybeinterviewingforajob.

25.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferLinkedlnis.

A.ane-mailB.ajobfromtheInternet

C.aprofessionalsocialnetworkD.aworld-famouscompany

26.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.Thecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising

B.Companiesarestricterwithworkersthanbefore

C.Measureshavebeentakentofindthepotentialworkerswhowanttoquit

D.Findingnewjobshasbeenatrendformostworkers

27.AccordingtotheresearchbyCEB,whichofthefollowingmightbethemostprobablereasonforworkerstoquittheirjobs?

A.Theydon’tliketheirbosses

B.Workersarealwaysdoingcomparisons

C.Notseeingopportunitiesforpromotion

D.Tofindahigher-paidjob

C

AEuropeanUnionprogramislettingblindpeopleexperiencefamouspaintingsforthefirsttime.Itusesthreedimensional（3-D）printingtore-createfamouspaintingssotheycanbetouched.

OnepaintingprintedwiththenewtechnologyisGustavKlimt’s“TheKiss.”ItisapopularattractionattheBelvedereMuseuminVienna,Austria.Thepaintingshowsamanandawomanstandinginafieldfilledwithflowers.Theyarewearinggoldrobesandhavetheirarmsaroundeachother.Themanleansdowntokissthewoman.

Klimtfinishedthepaintingin1908.Untilnow,peoplewhohadtroubleseeingcouldnotappreciatetheartwork.Butthankstothereproductiontheycantouchthepieceandfeeltheridgesanddepressions.AndreasReichingerstartedmaking3-Dversionsofartworkin2010.Hesaidthisreproductionwashismostdifficultprojectbecausethecouple’srobesaresodetailed.

DominikaRaditschisablindmuseumvisitor.Shetouchedthereproduction.Asshemovedherhandsarounditshesaid,”Exactly,canyouseethese?

Therearesomanydetails.“Raditschsaidshecanimaginewhattheoriginalpaintinglookslikewhenshetouchesthereproduction.“It’ssomehowround.Youcanfeelit.Youcanfeelit.Itcomeswithit.Andinmanyplacesit’ssosmooth.AndthenIthinktomyself:

itprobablyshinestoo!

”Raditschsaid.

TheBelvedereisnottheonlymuseumtohave3-Dversionsofitsartwork.SomeofthepiecesatthePrado,inMadrid,Spain,havereproductionsthatcanbetouched.ButthepieceinViennahasonespecialpart:

Itismadewithwidelyavailable3-Dprintingtechnology.Thatmeansoneday,blindartfansanywhereintheworldcoulddownloadthesourcefilesandprintthereproductionsthemselves.

28.Whatis”Thekiss”?

A.AEuropeanUnionprojectB.Apopularpainting

C.A3-DtechnologyD.Afamousmuseum

29.WhydidReichingersaythisreproductionwasdifficulttofinish?

A.Thepaintingwasreproduceddetailedly

B.Theoriginalartworkwasmadein1908

C.Blindartfanscan’tdownloadthesource

D.The3-Dtechnologyisnotavailable

30.HowdidRaditschfeelwhenshefirsttouchedthereproduction?

A.AwkwardB.PuzzledC.ExcitedD.Nervous

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AEuropeanUnionProgramforMuseumVisitors

B.3-DPrintingLetsBlindExperienceFamousPainting

C.HowtoReproducetheWorld-famousPaintings

D.ASpecialMuseumforArtFansinVienna,Austria

D

ChinaMerchantsBankCoLtdhasteamedupwithride-hailingmajorDidiKuaiditoprovideautomobilefinancingandexpanditsreachinChina’sboomingmobilepaymentindustry.

Thetwohaveinkedacomprehensivepartnership,whichincludesastrategicinvestmentbytheformerinthelatter.Underthepartnership,CMBwillbecomethefirstbricks-and-mortarbankthatcanofferin-appcreditcardpaymentstoDidiusers.Atpresent,usersofDidicanonlychoosethird-partypaymentsolutionslikeWeChatPaymentandAlipaytopaycabfares.

ZhaoJu,vice-presidentofCMB,saidthecooperationwithDidiwasanimportantstepinitsmobileInternetfinancestrategy.“CMB’smobilepaymentisgoingtoenteranewchapterbyleveragingDidiKuaidi’svastuserbase,”hesaid.

AccordingtoareportbyChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenterearlierthismonth,Didiholds87.2percentofChina’sprivatecarhailingmarket.Thecompanysaidithasreceived1.43billioncar-hailingrequestsonitsplatformsin2015,whichmeans1.43billionpaymentsweremadeviasmartphones.

CMBisexpectedtouseDiditoreachthecoreusersofChina’smobilepaymentmarket.JeanLiu,presidentofDidi,saidmanyoftheexpatspreferpaymentbycreditcardratherthanAlipayorWeChat.“Thenewpartnershipwillhelpimproveservicequalityandcustomerloyalty,”shesaid.TheinvestmentmakesCMBpartofDidi’sexistinginvestors,includingTencentHoldingsLtd,AlibabaGroupHoldingLtdandChinaInvestmentCorporation.Bothofthecompaniesdeclinedtorevealtheactualamountoftheinvestment.

Liu,whoshoweduponTuesdayforthefirsttimeinpublicafterhertreatmentforbreastcancer,saidthecooperationwithCMBisforthelongrunand“thecapitalinvestmentisonlypartofit”.

Underthepartnership,CMBandDidiwillcooperateonawiderangeofinitiativesonfinancialservicesandonline-to-offlinecooper