湖南省郴州市届高三第三次教学质量监测英语2.docx

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湖南省郴州市届高三第三次教学质量监测英语2

湖南省郴州市2014届高三第三次教学质量监测英语2

高考英语

2014-04-02201440

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Arecentsurveyofteachersfoundthatanunhealthypassionwithcelebrity（名人）cultureishavinganegativeimpactonBritishstudents’studiesanditdiscoveredthatcelebritycouple,theBeckhams,arethefavoritesamongmoststudents.Manystudentsareignoringbuildingtheirowncareerstoseekachanceatfameinstead,theAssociationofTeachersandLecturers（ATL）surveyfound.

Almosttwo-thirdsofteacherssaidsportsstarswerethetypeofcelebritymanypupilswantedtofollowwhilemorethanhalfofstudentswantedtobepopstars.

ThesurveysaidthecelebritiesthatstudentsaspiredtomostlywereDavidandVictoriaBeckhamwholiveinLosAngelesnow.SoccerplayerBeckhamisonthetopofthesurveywhileinsecondplace,withalmostathirdofthesurvey’svotes,washis33-year-oldpopstarwife.

Almosthalfofthe300teacherssurveyedsaidpupilstriedtolooklikeorbehavelikethecelebritiestheymostadmired,withsomegirlsevendressing“unsuitably”.

 “Wearenotsurprisedabouttheinfluenceofcelebritycultureinschools—itreflectsthecurrentmediapassionwithcelebritiesandtheeffectofcelebritycultureonsocietyasawhole,”ATLgeneralsecretaryMaryBoustedsaidinastatement.

“Celebritiescanhaveapositiveeffectonpupils.Theycanraisepupils’aspirationsanddesiresforthefuture.However,celebrityculturecanspreadtheideathatcelebritystatusisthegreatestachievementandreinforcethebeliefthatothercareerchoicesarenotasvaluable,”saidoneprimaryschoolteacher.“Toomanyofthepupilsbelievethatschoolsuccessisunnecessary,becausetheywillbeabletogetfameandfortunequiteeasilythrougharealityTVshow.”

65．Accordingtothesurvey,VictoriaBeckham______.

A．isapopstarmoststudentsadmire

B．goesinthesecondplaceofthecelebritiesadmired

C．wontwo-thirdsofthevotes

D．livesinNewYorknow

66．Whydoestheauthormentionthatpupilstriedtolooklikeorbehavelikethecelebritiestheymostadmired,withsomegirlsevendressing“unsuitably”?

A．Thepupilsthinkitinterestingtopretendtobethecelebrities.

B．Thebehaviororthedressofcelebritiescanbefollowedasexamples.

C．Theauthorwantstoshowthenegativeinfluencethesecelebritieshadonthestudents.

D．Theauthorjustwantstoshowbeingpopstarsisveryvaluabletothestudents.

67．WhatisNOTTRUEaccordingtothestory?

A．Celebritiescan’thavepositiveimpactonthestudents.

B．BeckhamandVictoriaarehusbandandwife.

C．Theso-calledcelebrityculturedoesharmtothepupils’ideasaboutachievement.

D．Manystudentsbelievethatschoolsuccessisunnecessary.

68．Thebesttitleofthestoryis______.

A．SportsStarDavidBeckham 

B．SurveyofStudentsaboutCelebrities

C．HarmfulEffectofCelebritiesonStudents

D．BettertoBePopStarsthanSportsStars

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Whereisthatnoisecomingfrom?

Notsure?

Trylivingwithyoureyesclosedforafewyears.

Blindpeoplearebetteratlocatingsoundsthanpeoplewhocansee,anewstudysays,withoutthebenefitsofvisiontheearsseemtoworkmuchbetter.

Previousstudieshaveshownthatblindpeoplearebetterthanothersatreachingoutandtouchingthesourcesofsoundsthatarecloseby.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofMontrealwantedtoseeifblindpeoplewerealsobetteratlocatingsoundsthatarefaraway.

Twenty-threeblindpeopleparticipatedinthestudy.Allhadbeensightlessforatleast20years.Fourteenofthemhadlosttheirvisionbeforeage11.Therestwentblindafterage16.Theexperimentalsoincluded2014peoplewhocouldseebutwerewearingblind-folds.

Inonetask,volunteershadtopickthedirectionofasoundcomingfromabout3metresaway.Whenthesoundwasinfrontofthemorslightlyoffcenterinfront,bothgroupsperformedequallywell.

Whensoundscamefromthesideortheback,however,theblindgroupperformedmuchbetterthantheblindfoldedgroup.Theparticipantswhohadbeenblindsincechildhooddidslightlybetterthanthosewholosttheirsightlater.

Recognizingthelocationsofdistantsoundscanbeamatteroflife-or-deathforblindpeople,saytheresearchers.Crossingthestreet,forinstance,ismuchharderwhenyoucan’tseethecarscoming.

Still,theresearchersweresurprisedbyhowwelltheblindparticipantsdid,especiallythosewhowentblindafterage16.Inanotherexperiment,thescientistsalsofoundthatpartsofthebrainthatnormallydealwithvisualinformationbecameactiveinlocatingsoundinthepeoplewhowereblindbyage11.Thesebrainpartsdidn’tshowsound-locationactivityintheothergroupofblindpeopleorinthesightedpeople.Thescientistsnowwanttolearnmoreabouttheworkingofbrainsof“late-onset”blindpeople.

69．Therecentstudyshowsblindpeoplearebetterattelling______.

A．thesourcesofloudsounds  B．thelocationsofdistantsounds

C．thedirectionofsharpsounds      D．thedistanceofasoundinfrontofthem

70．Whichwouldbeapropertitleforthepassage?

A．AResearchonBlindPeople  B．WhereIsThatNoiseComingfrom?

C．HearingBetterintheDark    D．WhatifLivingwithoutYourEyes?

71．Whichofthefollowingmatchesthepassage?

A．Whethertobeabletolocatethesoundscanbeofvitalimportancefortheblind.

B．Allthevolunteersintheexperimentaresightless.

C．Alltheparticipantsdidequallywellwhenpickingsoundsfromwhateverdirection.

D．Thelaterpeoplebecomeblind,thebettertheycanperformintellingthedirectionofsounds.

72．Whatdoweknowaboutthatpartsofbraindealingwithvisualinformationareactiveinlocatingsounds?

A．Thishappensinalmostallthetesters.

B．Thisonlyoccursinthepeoplewhowereblindafterage16.

C．Itremainsnothingnewtothescientistsanymore.

D．Itremainsamysterywhyitisso.

第二节 简答题（共3小题，每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第73至75小题的具体—求，简单回答问题。

TogetachocolateoutofaboxrequiresaconsiderableamountofunpackingTheboxhastobetakenoutofthepaperbaginwhichitarrived,thecellophane（玻璃纸）wrapperhastobetornoff,thelidopenedandthepaperremoved,thechocolateitselfthenhastobeunwrappedfromitsownpieceofpaper.Butthisoveruseofwrappingisnotlimitedtoluxuries（华贵）.Itisnowbecomingincreasinglydifficulttobuyanythingthatisnotdoneupinbeautifulwrapping.

Thepackageitselfisofnointeresttotheshopper,whousuallythrowsitawayimmediately.UselesswrappingresultsinmuchoftherefuseputoutbytheaverageLondonhouseholdeachweek.Sowhyisitdone?

Someofit,likethecellophaneonmeat,isnecessary,butmostoftherestissimplycompetitiveselling.Thisisabsurd.Packagingisusinguprareenergyandresourcesandmessinguptheenvironment.

Recyclingisalreadyhappeningwithmilkbottleswhicharereturnedtothedairies（牛奶场）,washedout,andrefilled.Butbothglassandpaperarebeingthreatenedbythegrowinguseofplastic.Moredairiesareexperimentingwithplasticbottles.

Thetroublewithplasticisthatitdoesnotrot.Someenvironmentalistsarguethattheonlysolutiontotheproblemofeverincreasingplasticcontainersistodoawaywithplasticaltogetherintheshop,asuggestionunacceptabletomanymanufacturers（厂商）whosaythereisnoalternativetotheirhandyplasticpacks.

Itisobviousthatmoreresearchisneededintotherecoveryandreuseofvariousmaterialsandintothecostofcollectingandrecyclingcontainers.Unnecessarypackaging,intendedtobeusedjustonce,andmakethingslookbettersomorepeoplewillbuythem,isclearlybecomingincreasinglyabsurd.Butitisnotsomuchaquestionofdoingawaywithpackagingasusingitwisely.Whatisneedednowisamoreadvancedapproachtousingrareresourcesforwhatis,afterall,arelativelyunimportantfunction.

73．Whyispackagingimportanttomanufacturers?

（回答词数不超过8个）

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74．Whatdoesthealternativetendtobetoreplacetheuseofdairies’glassandpapercontainers?

（回答词数不超过6个）

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75．What’sthesuggestionofsomeenvironmentalists?

（回答词数不超过7个）

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第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 填空（共2014小题，每小题1分，满分2014分）

阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后76—85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意院每空不超过3个单词。

Whymustwepaytaxes?

Theansweristhatthegovernmentneedsmoneyformanythings,forexampletopayitsarmy,tobuildpublicfacilitiesandtobuygoodsfromabroad,andonlythepeopleofthecountrycansupplythemoney.

Oneofthemostimportanttaxesisincometaxwhichapersonpaysaccordingtotheamountofhisincome.Whetherheisamerchant,adoctor,alawyer,ashopkeeper,aminer,oranythingelse,hemustpaytaxifhisincomeismorethanacertainamount.Thisiscalleda“direct”tax,becauseitispaidinmoneydirecttothegovernment.

Anothertaxispaidongoodssuchaswatches,jewelry,tobacco,wine,etc.Whentheyarebroughtintoacountry,suchataxispaidaspartofthepriceofthesegoodsiftheyarelatersoldinshops.Wecallit“indirect”tax,becauseitispaidindirectlythroughtheshopkeeper.

Peopleusuallycomplainabouthavingtopaytaxes,buttheyforgetthatthemoneyisspentonthingsthattheyandtheirfamiliesneed.Weneedpolicementocatchthieves,andtheymustbepaidwhattheyearn;childrenneededucationandtheremustbeschoolsandteachers;wewantourstreetstobekeptclean,andthewagesofmenwhodothiskindofworkhavetobepaid.Aboveall,thecountrymustalwaysbereadytodefenditselfagainstattackingenemies,andwecannothaveanarmywithoutpayingforit.