安徽省黄山市普通高中届高三八校联考英语试题文档格式.docx

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Writingisadiscovery.——NadineGordimer,SouthAfricaDuetoaweakheart,NadineGordimerattendedschoolanduniversitybriefly.Shereadwidelyandbeganwritingatanearlyage.Shepublishedherfirstshortstoryattheageoffifteen,andhascompletedalargenumberofworks,whichhavebeentranslatedintofortylanguages.In1991,GordimerwontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.

Jazzisabouttheonlyformofarttoday.——DaveBrubeck,USADaveBrubeckstudiedmusicattheUniversityofthePacificandgraduatedin1942.AfterWorldWarⅡhewasencouragedtoplayjazz.In1951,herecordedhisfirstalbum（专辑）.Brubeck’s1959albumhasbecomeajazzstandard.HereceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAwardin1996.FormorefiguresCLICKHERE.

1．WhydidAndrewZuckermanchoosethefiftyeldersforhisproject?

A．Becausetheirwisdomdeservestobepassedon.

B．Becausetheyarephysicallyimpressive.

C．Becausetheiraccomplishmentsinspiredhim.

D．Becausetheyhavesimilarexperiences.

2．Accordingtothewebpage,FedericoMayorZaragoza_______________________.

A．haswonmanyawardsforhisworkinpolitics

B．hasmadeachievementsindifferentareas

C．hasdevotedallhislifetothefieldofscience

D．hasservedasthepresidentofauniversity

3．Whomostprobablysaid“Myeducationhasbeenthelibraryandbooks”intheinterviewwhenreflectingonhis/herexperience?

A．NadineGordimer.B．FedericoMayorZaragoza.

C．AndrewZuckerman.D．DaveBrubeck.

4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?

A．ToshowZuckerman’sawards.B．TopublicizeZuckerman’sproject.

C．Tocelebratetheachievementsofthethreepeople.D．Tospreadthewisdomofthethreepeople.

Inarecentannouncement,HarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）saidthattheyhavejoinedforcestoofferfreeonlinecoursesinanefforttoattractmillionsofonlinelearnersworldwide.

Beginningthisfall,anumberofcoursesdevelopedbyteachersatbothuniversitieswillbeofferedonlinethroughanew$60millionprogram,knownasedX.“AnyonewithanInternetconnectionanywhereintheworldcanuseouronlinecourses,”HarvardPresidentDrewFaustsaidduringameetingtoannouncetheplan.

MIThasofferedaprogramcalledOpenCourseWarefortenyearsthatmakesmaterialsfrommorethan2,000classesfreeonline.Ithasbeenusedbymorethan100millionpeople.InDecember,theschoolannounceditalsowouldbeginofferingaspecialcertificate,knownasMITx,forpeoplewhocompletecertainonlinecourses.Harvardhaslongofferedcoursestoawiderpopulationthroughasimilarprogram.

TheMITxwillserveasthefoundationforthenewlearningplatform.

MITPresidentSusanHockfieldsaidmorethan120,000peoplesignedupforthefirstMITxcourse.ShesaidHarvardandMIThopeotheruniversitieswilljointheminofferingcoursesontheopen-sourceedXplatform.

“Fastenyourseatbelts,”Hockfieldsaid.

Otheruniversities,includingStanford,YaleandCarnegie-Mellon,havebeenexperimentingwithteachingtoaglobalpopulationonline.

TheHarvard-MITprogramwillbemonitoredbyanot-for-profit（非盈利的）organizationbasedinCambridge,tobeownedequallybythetwouniversities.BothMITandHarvardhaveprovided$30milliontostarttheprogram.TheyalsoplantousetheedXplatformtoresearchhowstudentslearnandwhichteachingmethodsandtoolsaremostsuccessful.

5．Accordingtothistext,edXis_______.

A．apartofthefreeMITOpenCourseWare

B．afreecomputerprogrambyMITandHarvard

C．aHarvard-MITplatformoffreeonlinecourses

D．afreeprogramonlineforuniversitiesworldwide

6．Whatissaidaboutonlineeducationinthetext?

A．Universitieshavebeentryingonlinecourses.

B．About2,000onlinecourseshavebeenoffered.

C．Over100millionpeoplehavefinishedcoursesonline.

D．StanfordandYaletogetherhavecoursessimilartoedX.

7．Theunderlinedpartinthetextprobablymeans“”.

A．Getreadyforthedifficulties

B．Getreadyforthiseducationalchange

C．Getpreparedtocompletetheonlinecourses

D．GetpreparedtomakematerialsfortheedXcourses

8．WhatcanbesaidaboutMITxaccordingtothetext?

A．ItisfirstofferedaspartoftheedXlearningprogram.

B．ItisanotherfreeMIT-Harvardonlinelearningprogram.

C．Itisastandardtorecognizeonlinelearners’achievement.

D．ItisanewkindoffreeonlinecourseofHarvardandMIT.

Imagine,oneday,gettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhours,andthen,afterafulldayofwork,goingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere．

Soundsunusual,doesn'

tit?

Butit'

snotthatunrealistic,withthedevelopmentofChina’shigh-speedrailwaysystem.Andthat’snotall.Chinahasanevengreaterhigh-speedrailwayplantoconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsia,andeventuallyEasternEurope．

Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15years,eventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore．

Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects.ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia．AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistan，andpossiblytoGermany．ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEurope．

IfChina’splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforward，peoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays．

ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina’shigh-speedrailwaystandard.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhour,almostasfastassomeairplanes．

China’shigh-speedtrain,theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhou,alreadyhastheWorld’sfastestaveragespeed.Itcovers1,069kilometersinaboutthreehours．

Ofcourse，therearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome．Therearesomanyissuesthatneedtobesettled,suchassafety,railgauge（轨距）,maintenanceofrailwaytracks.So，it’simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail．

Butthekeyissueisreallymoney.ChinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsofYuanondomesticrailwayexpansion．

Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwithcapitalinvestment.ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustaindevelopment．

It’llbeawin-winproject.Forothercountries,therailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusiness，tourismandsoon，nottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries．

ForChina，suchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresources,butwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest．Weforeseethatinthecomingdecades,millionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregions，wherethelandisemptyandresourcesunused.Withhigh-speedtrains，peoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandforall.Andthey’lltradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries．

9．China’snewhigh-speedrailwayplanwillbeawin-winprojectbecause_____．

A．China 

willgetmuch-neededresourcesanddevelopitswesternregions

B．China 

andthecountriesinvolvedwillbenefitfromtheprojectinvariousways

C．China 

willdevelopitsrailwaysystemandcommunicationwithothercountries

D．theforeigncountriesinvolvedwilldeveloptheirrailwaytransportation，businessandtourism

10．Accordingtothepassage，thegreatestchallengetothenewhigh-speedrailwayplanis 

．

A．technicalissuesB．safetyofthesystem

C．financialproblemsD．maintenanceofrailwaytracks

11．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowards 

China’shigh-speedrailwayplan?

A．CriticalB．Reserved

C．DoubtfulD．Positive

12．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．NewRailwayStandardsB．BigRailwayDreams

C．High-speedBulletTrainsD．InternationalRailwayNetwork

二、七选五

Thejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninvented.13．Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.

1.Curiosity

Yourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.14．Askkids,“Whatingredients（配料）canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?

”andthentrythemout.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?

Whatcouldwetrynexttime?

2.Creativity

Truecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnewfromit.15．Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.Experimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelpingthemdeveloptheircreativity.

3.InterpersonalSkills

Understandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhat’sgoingoninsideourownhead,butwhataboutothers?

Beingabletoreadpeoplehelpskidsfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtofalseconclusions.16．“Whydoyouthinkshe’