新课标高三英语寒假作业10.docx

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新课标高三英语寒假作业10

新课标2016年高三英语寒假作业10

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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

TheruinsofMoore,Oklahoma,atowndestructedforthefourthtimein14yearsbyamajortornado（龙卷风）,areareminderthatcurrentbuildingcodes（规范）can’tdomuchtopreventpropertydestructionandlossoflife,especiallywhenapowerfultornadocutsthroughtown.Butthetotaldeathnumbercanbereducedwhenpeopletakeshelterinundergroundstormbunkers（碉堡）andhardenedsaferooms.

ThetornadothatcarvedapathofdestructionthroughMooretook24lives.Itswindswereclockedat400kilometersperhour.Withonly15minutes’warning,residentsfledtownortookrefuge（避难）inthefirmestcornersoftheirhomes.Theluckiestwereabletoclimbintosheltersormovetosaferooms.

InMoorethoseroomssavedlives.ButattwoschoolsdestroyedbyMonday'stornado,nosuchshelterwasavailable.LeslieChapmanHendersonisCEOofanon-profitgroupcalledtheFederalAllianceforSafeHomes.She'sanadvocatefortornadosaferooms.

“Thesaferoomisaninterior（内部）roomofthehomethathasbeenreinforced（加固）andtestedtowithstandhighwind.Infact,we’vealreadyheardofstoriesofsurvivalofpeoplewhowereinsaferooms,eitheraboveorbelowground,”shesaid.

Betterstormforecastsgivepeoplemoretimetoreact.Buttheyneedsomeplacesafetogo.Buildingscanbebuilttoresiststrongwinds,butnotlikethoseintheF-5tornadothattoucheddowninMoore.ChapmanHendersonsayseventhebuildingcodesthatdoexistarenotwidelyadoptedorenforced.

Asitsresidentspreparetorebuild,Moore’smayorispushingforanordertomakesaferoomscompulsoryinallnewconstruction.Similarproposalsweremadefollowingeachoftheprevioustornadostrikes,butnonewereadopted.

25.AccordingtoChapmanHenderson,whichofthefollowingdoessheprobablyagreewith?

A.Buildingcodesmakeadifferenceinpreventingpropertydestruction.

B.Ifpeopletakeshelterinsaferooms,nobodywilldie.

C.Itisurgenttobuildtornadosaferooms.D.Saferoomscanbebuiltonlyunderground.

26.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Moorehasgonethroughtornado4timesintotal.B.ChapmanHendersonisMoore’smayor.

C.Monday'stornadotook24livesattwoschools.D.TheMoore’sproposalmightnotbeapproved.

27.Theunderlinedword“withstand”inparagraph4probablymeans________.

A.opposeB.resistC.preventD.defeat

B

DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?

Intheageofthekeyboard,somepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfortentofifteenminutesaday,andthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitforsixtytoseventyminutesaday----whichreallyisprettymuchforhandwriting.

Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway----bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Instead,theysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.Afterall,thatiswhywewrite.

Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.Oneislegibility,whichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanberead.Theotherisfluency－writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.

Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.

ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschool,especiallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprint,andthentowriteincursive,whichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoard,whichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75%ofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursive.

１.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat______.

A.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwriting.

B.mostteachersattachimportancetoteachinghandwriting.

C.handwritingteachingisnotcommonlyrequired.

D.mostteachersareatalosshowtoteachhandwriting

２.WhichofthefollowingabouttraditionalhandwritingintheUSAisNOTtrue?

A.Thestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperiod.

B.Printingistaughtinpreferencetowritingincursive.

C.Handwritingistaughtforitsownsake.

D.Twoskillsgetinvolvedinhandwriting.

３.SomeAmericanpeopleconsiderhandwritingnotimportantanymorebecause______.

A.alltheAmericanchildrenlearntoprintfirst

B.about1/4ofthestudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetest

C.itisunnecessarytousehandwritingintheageofkeyboard

D.computersandvoicerecognitionprogramsarewidelyused

４.______mayserveasthebesttitleforthepassage.

A.Handwriting:

fascinatinginkeyboardage

B.Rightorwrong:

thedeathofhandwriting

C.Twoskillsinvolvedinhandwriting

D.Handwritinglessonsonthewayout

C

Everyonehassomeopinionabouthistory,nomatterhowill-informed.WalkingthroughaparkinglotinauniversityinMiami,Inoticedabumpersticker（车尾贴纸）thatsaid,“RuinaLiberal’s（自由派）Day—ReciteHistoricalFact!

”ButMarwickthinksthissortofopinionisjustfine;itisunavoidablethatweallfeelasenseofownershipofhistory.

Historyneverstandsstill,asMarwicksaysatthebeginningofTheNatureofHistory,“Theshapeandcontentofhistory,too,varyaccordingtothemethodsandmaterialsavailabletodifferentgenerations.”Marwick’sgoalistoexplain,inplainlanguage,thechangesinthewayhistoryisdoneuptothepresent;onemethodistoconnecthistorywithadvancesinthephysicalsciences.Marwickexaminesanumberofcasestudiestowardtheendofthebook.Heendsthebookwitharefreshingcollectionofaphorisms（格言）abouthistory.Historytrulybelongstoeachandeverymanandweallbelongtohistory;withthepropereducation,historycanbemademoreaccessibletoeveryone.

Marwickrelateshowinventionsandthephysicalscienceshavedrivenhistoricalchanges.Droppingaballinavacuumwillrevealthesameproperties（性质）eachtimetheexperimentisconducted,providingtheconditionsarethesame.Buthistoriansobviouslydonothavetheluxuryofreproducingsuchconditions;historiansviewthepastthroughthepresentwhichdependsoninventionandscience.

Bylookingatthechangingnatureofhistory,Marwickfeelsthestudyprogressing.AlthoughMarwicksuspectssomepeoplewouldaccuseahistorianofcreatingjobsecuritywiththeendlessviewsofthepast,heinsistsitisimperativebasedonthephilosophy,science,andnewmaterialsoftheage.History,accordingtoMarwick,mustbeforeveryoneandnotremainlockedbehindthewallsofacademia.

52.Theauthormentionsthebumperstickerinorderto________.

A.showhisownopinionabouthistory

B.introducethereaderstoMarwick

C.explainthefreedomofunderstandinghistory

D.makethereadersknowabouttheargumentbetweenhistorians

53.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthestatement“Historyneverstandsstill”?

A.Marwickexplainsthechangesinthewayhistoryisdoneuptothepresent.

B.Marwickconnectshistorywithadvancesinthephysicalsciences.

C.Heendsthebookwitharefreshingcollectionofaphorismsabouthistory.

D.Theshapeandcontentofhistoryvaryaccordingtothemethodsandmaterialsavailable.

54.Inparagraph3,Marwickgivestheexampleofdroppingaballinavacuumtoprove________.

A.thechangeablenatureofhistory

B.thedifficultyofhistoricalstudy

C.changeablewaysofhistoricalstudy

D.thedifficultyofscientificstudy

55.Thetextisintendedto________.

A.stateahistorian’sideas

B.argueagainstahistorian

C.attractreaderstostudyhistory

D.describethestoryofahistorian

D

Arecentreportsayswespendanaverageoftwohoursand40minuteseachdaylookingatasmartphone.Thatdoesn'tmeanmakingcalls,butusingappsandbrowsingtheWeb.

Spendthatamountoftimestaringatanything.Checkedouremailinarestaurant,sharedapictureofthefoodwhenitarrived,orcheckedafactduringaconversationonlytobedrawnintoreadingmoreinsteadofcontributingverbally.It'snosecretourlivesarebeingaffectedbyourobsessionwithsmartphones.

However,neverbeforehasthisphenomenonbeendisplayedsovividlyasintheshortYouTubefilmIForgotMyPhone.Despiteonlybeingonlineforafewdays,it'salreadybeenviewedmorethan10.5milliontimes.

Ironically,YouTube'sstatisticsshowthatthesitegetsabillionviewsperdayfrommobiledevices,soalotofthosepeoplewatcheditontheirphone.

Theshortfilm,writtenbyandstarringactressCharlenedeGuzrnan,showsgroupsofpeopleinvarioussocialsituations,themajorityofwhicharecompletelyattractedbytheirphonesinsteadoftheworldaroundthem.It'sdepressingbecausewe'veallseenit,andsadbecausetoacertainextent,wealldoit.

32.Whatdidtheauthorthinkoflookingatasmartphone?

A.Supporting.B.Surprising.C.Relaxing.D.Concerning.

33.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase"obsessionwith"inparagraph2?

A.contributiontoB.addictiontoC.boredombyD.annoyanceabout

34.Staringatsmartphonesforalongtime,wemay．

A.communicatel