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辽宁师大附中届高三上学期模块考试英语Word版含答案
2014----2015学年上学期高三第一次模块考试
英语试卷
第一卷(满分70分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I’veoftenwonderedifImightdomoregoodasatravelagentratherthanasapsychologist.ItseemsthatIhavebeenmoredramaticallyaffectedbycertainkindsoftravelexperiencesthanIeverhave.
MytriptoIcelandisafineexampleofthat.TheplanwastospendtwodaysinaremotemountainhutinIceland.IwasworkingonaphotographicbookaboutwinterinIcelandandneededtocaptureimagesofthisamazingregionofhighmountainpeaks,smokyvolcanoes,andlakeswithfloatingicebergs.
Themomentafterwearrived,theweatherturnedextrememakingvisibilityimpossible.Itsnowedsomuchandthewindblewsohardthatwecouldn’tleavethetinyhut.Tostaywarm,wewalkedaroundincirclesmuchofthedayinsidethetinyhut.Wetriedtocallforhelpbuttheradiodidnotwork.Dayafterday,wewatchedoursuppliesoffoodandfuelgrowdangerouslyshort.Wegotacutecabinfever(幽居病)andstartedgoingforwalksandskiexpeditionsoutside.Evenwhentheweatherfinallybroke,nobodycametogetuseventhoughitwasthreedaysbeyondourscheduledpickup.Bythetimetherescueteamcametopullusout,wehadallgivenuphope.
Fromthenon,theworldlooksdifferenttome,asdoesmylife.Itwouldhavetakenmeyearsofpsychotherapytogettothesamepoint.
Almosteveryonehasastorytotell,andinterestingly,mostoftheseexperienceswerenotaltogetherpleasantatthetime.Infact,itappearsthatthemostconstructivelife-changingjourneyswerethosethatinvolvedsomesortsofawfulanduncomfortableeventsthatforcedthepersontodevelopnewresources,increaseconfidence,andsolveproblemsinnewways.
1.ThewriterwenttoIcelandto______.
A.enjoythenaturalbeautifulfloatingicebergs
B.takephotosabouttheregionforabook
C.collectmaterialsforpsychologicalresearch
D.challengethehighmountainsthere
2.DuringthetripinIceland,thosetravelersfaceddifficultiesEXCEPTthat______.
A.theygotlostinthemountain
B.theywereshortoffoodandfuel
C.theycouldn’tseethesurroundingsclearly
D.theyfailedtogetintouchwiththerescueteam
3.FromParagraph3,welearnthatthetravelers______.
A.wereindespairbeforetheywererescued
B.stayedinthehutforthreedaysaltogether
C.gotsickbecauseofgoingforskioutside
D.gotrescuedimmediatelytheweatherturnedfine
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thewriterisatravelagentwholovesdifficultchallenges.
B.InIcelandtheweatherisalwaysextremeanditsnowsalot.
C.Thetravellersweresodepressedthattheyneededpsychotherapy.
D.Awfuljourneysmaybecomelife-changingeventsthatinspirepeople.
B
Well,parents,surprise!
LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.
Itmaysoundrisky,somanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.
“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallykey,becauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonline,sharingfiles,photos,music,etc,sothey’vebeenveryusedtosharing,”saidJulietSchor,asociologyprofessoratBostonCollege.
Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession(经济衰退),allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoods,servicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecosts.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom,likewhatmyfriendEarlsays,“Thesymboloffreedomisn’tthecaranymorebecausethere’stechnologyoutthereconnectingyoutoacar.”
AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.
“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassagesideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus.”Schorcontinued.
Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.
5.TheAmericanteensliketheauthor,prefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause_______.
A.itismostfashionableandcoolB.theyareboredwithdrivingcars
C.theyarefondofbeingconnectedD.itismuchcheaperthanacar
6.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.
A.Twitterisawebsiteforteenstomakefriendsandachievegoals
B.ridesharingcanbeseenasasignthatpeoplestillcountoneachother
C.drivingcarsforteensmeansaplusandconnectingwithtechnology
D.havingacarandcost-sharingsymbolizemorefreedomfortheauthor’smother
7.ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat_______.
A.youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassage
B.sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecession
C.youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitter
D.beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople
8.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_______.
A.Twitter,anAwesomeWebsiteB.CarsoriPhone
C.TeensUseTwittertoThumbRidesD.CoolTeensontheGo
C
Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpaper,bringingittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoaphysicalobject.Thisisnowpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies.Butnow,storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.
BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.Thestoreisfilledwithtoolslikealasercutter,anindustrialsewingmachineand3Dprinters.BryanJaycoxrequires$15anhourtoprintanobject.Healsochargesafeedependingonthesizeoftheobjectandupto$50anhourfordesignandlaborservices.
TheJaycoxsalsooffer3Dprintingclassesforanyonewhoisinterested.OneofthestudentsinarecentclasswasKiChongTran.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia."Thedemandhasbeenamazing.It'sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined,"saidKiChongTran.
"Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It'sgoingtomakeahugeimpactonsocietyasawhole,"headded.
MrJaycoxpredictsthatwithinfiveyears,3Dprintingtechnologycouldbecome
moreconsumerfriendly.
ButKiChongTransaysevencurrenttechnologycanmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia."With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,andyouputitintheirhandssotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopment.
TheylearnskillsbeyondjustlearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethatorworkingatabank.Youcanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld,"saidKiChongTran.
Hesaysit'snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality.
9.WelearnfromParagraphlthat3Dprinting_________.
A.isnowavailabletoordinarypeople
B.firstappearedintheUnitedStates
C.canturnyoureverydreamintoreality
D.isnowonlyusedbyuniversities
10.BryanJaycoxopenedTheBuildShopLLCto__________.
A.sell3Dprintersanddifferentkindsoftools
B.producealltypesofprintingmachines
C.offer3Dprintingclassesandservices
D.designdifferenttypesof3Dprinters
11.InMrJaycox'sopinion,withinfiveyears3Dprintingwill_________.
A.makeiteasiertodobusiness
B.beaccessibletoallconsumers
C.changethewayofsocialcontact
D.bringaboutmoreprofitstothesellers
12.Howwill3Dprintingtechnologybenefitdevelopingcountriesaccordingtothetext?
A.Ithelpsthepeopleworkefficientlyatabank.
B.ItwillpromotethelearningofEnglish
C.Itwillacceleratethedevelopmentoftourism.
D.Itoffersthemanewwayofdevelopment.
D
AsthousandsofcommunitiesintheUSA—especiallyintheSouth—becameboominggatewaysforimmigrantfamiliesfromCentralandSouthAmericaduringthe1990sandtheearlyyearsofthenewcentury,publicschoolsstruggledwiththeunfamiliartaskofservingthelargenumbersofEnglishlearnersarrivingintheirclassrooms.
Educationprogramsneededtobebuiltfromscratch.“WehadnoteachingresourcessuitableforEnglishlearnersherebefore.Wehadtodevelopthemallourselves,”aTexasprincipalsaid.Throughoutthecountry,districtshadtotraintheirownteacherstoteachEnglishtonon-nativespeakersorrecruit(招聘)teachersfromelsewhere.SchoolstaffmembershadtofigureouthowtocommunicatewithparentswhospokenoEnglish.
Butevenasimmigrationhasslowedorstoppedinmanyplaces,andinstructionalprogramsforEnglish-learnershavematured,servingimmigrantfamiliesandtheirchildrenremainsaworkinprogressinmanypublicschools,especiallythoseincommunitiesthatareskeptical,orsometimesunwelcoming,tothenewcomers.Oneofthebiggestchallengeseducatorsface,iscommunicatingeffectivelywithparentswhodon’tspeakEnglish—anissuethat,inpart,hascontributedtorecentcomplaintsofdiscrimination