河北省武邑中学届高考英语一轮复习 第40期55分钟课堂练习.docx

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河北省武邑中学届高考英语一轮复习第40期55分钟课堂练习

河北省武邑中学2015届高考英语一轮复习第40期55分钟课堂练习

第一节;阅读理解

A

Inmylivingroom,thereisaplaque（匾）thatadvisesmeto“Bloom（开花）whereyouareplanted.”ItremindsmeofDorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980s,whenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnionCollegeinBarbourville,Kentucky.Thejobresponsibilitiesrequiredoccasionalvisitstotheclassroomofeachteacherintheprogram.Dorothystandsoutinmymemoryasonewho“bloomed”inherremotearea.

DorothytaughtinaschoolInHarlanCounty,Kentucky,AppalachianMountainarea.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlan,Ifollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight-milejourney,Icrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimes,givingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.Ratherthanfeelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountains,Ifounditdepressing.Thepovertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.

Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschool,allgloom（忧郁）disappeared.UponarrivingatDorothy’sclassroom.Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfor“dinner”（lunch）.Incaseyoudon’tknow,pokegreensareaweed-typeplantthatgrowswild,especiallyonpoorground.

Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Herenthusiasmnevercooleddown.WhenitcametimetositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveherChildDevelopmentAssociateCertification,Dorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterward,sheinvitedmetotheone-and-onlysteakhouseintheareatocelebratehervictory,asifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degree.Afterthemeal,sheplacedalittleboxcontaininganoldpeninmyhand.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom（传家宝）,buttomeitisatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwiththings.　（360words）

1.“EarlyChildhoodDevelopment”inParagraph1refersto__________.

A.aprogramdirectedbyDorothy　　　　　B.acoursegivenbytheauthor

C.anactivityheldbythestudents　　　　　D.anorganizationsponsoredbyUnioncollege

2.Inthejourney,theauthorwasmostdisappointedatseeing__________.

A.thelongtrack　　　B.thepoorhousesC.thesametrain　　　D.thewindingroad　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

3.Uponarrivingattheclassroom,theauthorwascheeredupby__________.

A.awarmwelcome　　　　　　　　　B.thesightofpokegreens

C.Dorothy’slatestprojects　　　　D.abigdinnermadeforher

4.WhatcanweknowaboutDorothyfromthelastparagraph　

A.Shewasinvitedtoacelebrationatarestaurant.

B.Shegotapenasagiftfromtheauthor.

C.Shepassedtherequiredassessment.

D.ShereceivedherPh.D.degree.

5.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus　

A.Whateveryoudo,youmustdoitcarefully.

B.Whoeveryouare,youdeserveequaltreatment.

C.Howeverpooryouare,youhavetherighttoeducation,

D.Whereveryouare,youcanaccomplishyourachievement.

B

It'ssuchahappy-lookinglibrary,paintedyellow,decoratedwithpalm－treestickersandshelteredfromtheFloridasunbyitsownroof.Aboutthesizeofamicrowaveoven,it'spedestrian－friendly,too,waitingforbookloversnexttoasidewalkinPalmBeachCountryEstates,alongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeachGardens.

It'salibrarybuiltwithlove.

Ayearago,shortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportabouttheLittleFreeLibraryorganization,aWisconsin－basednonprofitthataimstopromoteliteracyandbuildasenseofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreelyavailable,sheannouncedtoherfamilyoffour,“That'swhatwe'regoingtodoforourspringbreak！

”

SonAustin,nowa10th－grader,didn'tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresemblesamailbox.ButJaneyinsisted,andhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.The51－year－oldownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhousethathe'dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie'stoyhorses,andmadeadoorofglass.

Afteraddingthelibrary'sfinaltouches（装点）,thefamilyhungasignboardonthefront,instructingusersto“takeabook,returnabook，”andmakingtheHenriksenlibrary,nowoneofseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2，500intheworld,theonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.

Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey'dalreadyread,amixofsciencefiction,referencetitles,novelsandkids'favorites.“Itoldthem,keepinmindthatyoumightnotseeitagain，”saidJaney,astay－at－homemom.

Sincethen,thecollectionkeepsreplenishing（补充）itself,thankstoongoingdonationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.

Theproject'sbestpayoff,saysPeter,arethethank－younotesleftbehind.“Wehadnoideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular.”

6．Inwhatwayisthelibrary“pedestrian-friendly”？

A.Itownsayellowroof.B.Itstandsnearasidewalk.

C.Itprotectsbookloversfromthesun.D.Itusespalm-treestickersasdecorations.

7．Janeygottheideatobuildalibraryfrom________．

A.avisittoBrianWilliamsB.aspringbreakwithherfamily

C.abooksentbyoneofherneighborsD.areportonaWisconsin－basedorganization

8．Thelibrarywasbuilt________．

A.byashipsupplycompanyB.onthebasisoftoyhorses

C.likeamailboxD.withglass

9．Whatcanweinferaboutthesignboard?

A.Itwasmadebyauserofthelibrary.B.Itmarkedafinaltouchtothelibrary.

C.Itaimedatmakingthelibrarylastlong.D.Itindicatedthelibrarywasafamilyproperty

10.Thepassagetellsusthattheusers_________

A:

donatebookstothelibrary

B:

getpaidtocollectbooksforthelibrary

C:

receivethank-younotesforusingthelibrary

D:

visitthelibraryover5timesonaveragedaily

C

Whichareyoumorelikelytohavewithyouatanygivenmoment—yourcellphoneoryourwallet?

Soonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmartphoneoveranelectronicscanner.

InJanuary，Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6,800ofitsstores.ThisisthefirstpaybyphonepracticeintheU．S.，butwe'relikelytoseemorewirelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcallednearfieldcommunication（NFC）getsintoAmerica'sconsumerelectronics.LastDecember，somenewsmartphoneswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.

AlreadyinuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope，NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphonesafewinchesaboveapaymentterminal—acontactfreesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbecomeswidelyadoptedintheU．S.，afewproblemsneedtobeworkedout，likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransaction（交易）fees.AlthoughsomecreditcardprovidershavebeenexperimentingwithwaveandpaysystemsthatuseNFCenabledcreditcards，cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytomuscletheirwayintothepointofsale（POS）market.Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure（合资企业）thatwillgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis“toleadtheU．S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephone.”

TheotherbigNFCissue，apartfromhowpaymentswillbepr

ocessed，issecurity.Forinstance，what'stostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou?

“We'restillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjus

tbrushagainstyouinacrowdandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone，”saysJimmyShah，amobilesecurityresearcher，“Usersmayalsobeabletosettransactionlimits，perhapsrequiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases.”

Stilluneasyaboutthisdigitalwalletbusiness？

Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone，itcanbelocatedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus，yourphonecanbepasswordprotected.Yourwalletisn't.

11．WhatispredictedtohappenintheU．S.?

A．Theexpansionofcellphonecompanies.B．Theboomofpaybyphonebusiness.

C．Thedisappearanceofcreditcards.D．TheincreaseofStarbuckssales.

12．TheNFCtechnologycanbeusedto________.

A．ensurethesafetyofshoppersB．collecttransactionfeeseasily

C．makepurchasefasterandsimplerD．improvethequalityofcellphones

13．Threecellphoneserviceprovidersformajointventureto________.

A.strengthentheirrelationshipB.getashareinthepaymentsindustry

C.sellmorecellphonesD.testtheNFCtechnology

14．Accordingtothepassage，whatcanusersdoiftheylosetheirsmartphones?

A.Stopthefunctioningoftheirphones.B.Setupapassword.

C.Getallthemoneyoutoftheirphones.D.Cancellargepurchases

D

ABookReview—TheSnakeStonebyBerlieDoherty

Thesetting:

UrbanEngland（thecities）,butalsoruralEngland（thecountryside）includingremoteEnglishvillages.

Thetheme:

Themainthemeisateenagesearchofselfdiscovery,inthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyage.Itsotherconcernsarelove,gettingonwithothers，beingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubts,troublesandworries.Asthebookmovestoaclose,James'swimmingcoachsaystohim:

‘Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.’

Thecharacters:

Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiver,andhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents（养父母）．Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnakeStone,James'parents,hisdivinginstructor,bestfriend,thevillagers,peoplehemeetsonhisjourney,arepicturedrealistically.

Theturningpoint：