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届高三英语实验班练习6
2019届高三英语实验班练习6
第二部分阅读理解(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
Aerial(空中的)performerJenniferBrickerwasbornwithoutlegs,butsheneverletitstopher.
Wrappedinaloop(圈)ofredsilkhungfromtheceilingJenniferBrickerclimbsandtwiststothemusic.Herheadhangsdownandherstrongarmsletgoasshebalancesonherback,highabovethegroundamovethat’sallthemoredaringbecauseshehasnolegs.
JenniferwasafewmonthsoldwhenshewasadoptedbySharonandGeraldBricker.Shehadbigbrowneyes,abrightsmile,andhugeamountsofenergy.Whenadoctoradvisedheradoptiveparentstocarryheraroundinakindofbucket(桶),theyrefused.
Jennifersoonlearnedtowalk—andrun—onherhandsandbottom,andgrewupfearlesslyclimbingtreesandbouncingonthetrampoline(蹦床)withherthreeolderbrothers.“Myparentsdidn’ttreatmedifferentlysoIdidn’tgrasptheconceptthatIwasdifferent.IknewIdidn’thavelegsbutthatwasn’tstoppingmefromdoingthethingsIwantedtodo."
Attheageofthreeshewasfittedwithartificiallegs,butsheneverreallytooktothem—shemovedmorefreelywithout.
In1996theOlympicGamestookplaceinAtlanta.Jenniferlovedtowatchthewomen’sgymnasticsteam,andespeciallyadoredthe14-year-oldDominiqueMoceanuwhocompetedfortheUS.WhenMoceanuandthewomen’steamwongold,Jenniferdecidedshewasgoingtobeagymnast,too.Shetookuppowertumbling,whichinvolvesperformingfloorexercisesdownarunway.ButJenniferdidnotwantanyallowancestobemadeforherdisability.
Attheageof10shetookpartintheJuniorOlympicsandbyage11shewastumblingchampionforthestateofIllinois.
Jennifernowtravelstheworldasaninspirationalspeakerandactsasanaerialperformer.
21.WhatdoweknowaboutJenniferBricker?
A.Shefeltembarrassedwithoutlegs.
B.Shewasbroughtupasanormalchild.
C.Shewascarriedinabucketasababy.
D.Shelostherlegswhenshewasadopted.
22.WhydidJenniferdeterminetobeagymnast?
A.Sheknewthatshewasdifferentfromothers.
B.Shewantedtomakeallowancesforherdisability
C.ShewaseagertoparticipateintheJuniorOlympics.
D.ShewasgreatlyinfluencedbyDominiqueMoceanu.
23.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJenniferBricker?
A.Self-respected.B.Cautious.C.Sensitive.D.Clever.
24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Thesufferingsofagymnast.
B.Thememoryofanaerialperformer.
C.Theexperiencesofanadoptivefamily.
D.Thegrowingprocessofadisabledperson.
B
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OrderaTrackRtodayandneverloseanythingagain.
Itemringer
JusttaptheitemringertomakeTrackRringyourmissingitem.Nomorekeyslostunderneathapileofmail.
Distanceindicator
Hotter?
Colder?
Asyousearchforyouritem,theTrackRappwillshowifyou’regettingclosertotheannoyingremote-controller.
CrowdGPSNetwork
Lostsomething?
TrackR’scrowd-sourcednetworkwillhelpyoufindit.WhenanotherTrackRuseriswithinBluetoothrangeofyourlostitem,youwillreceivealocationupdate.
Phonefinder
Can’tfindyourphone?
Wemakefindingyourphoneasnap.JustpressthebuttononyourTrackRdevicetoringyourphone—evenonsilent.
25.Whatdoyouthinkisthepassage?
A.Descriptionsofseveralproducts.B.Anadvertisementofaproduct.
C.Anintroductiontolostitems.D.Directionsofanewitem.
26.HowmanyfunctionsdoesaTrackRhave?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
27.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlined“asnap”inthepassage?
A.Aneasyjob.B.Anecessarytask.
C.AnavailablemethodD.Aquietaction.
C
Bookingatriponanonlinetravelsiteisconvenient,butcomeswithitsownsetofproblems.
◆Theyknowwho’sgongtospendmore.
Lastyear,U.StravelresearchcompanyOrbitztrackedpeople’sonlineactivitiestotestoutwhetherMacusersspendmoreontravelthanPCusers.Turnsoutthatonaverage,MacuserslayoutUS$20~30morepernightonhotels.Asaresult,onlinetravelsitesshowtheseusersmoreexpensivetraveloptionsfirst.Toavoidpayingmore,sortresultsbyprice.
◆Theirsoftwaredoesn’talwayslinktothehotel’ssystem.
Aguaranteedreservationisalmostimpossibletocomebyanywhere一buttheriskofyourflightorhotelbeingoverbookedincreaseswiththird-partyproviders.Themiddleman’ssoftwareisn’timmune(防护作用的)tosystemerrors,soalwayscallthehotelorairlinetomakesureyourbookingwasprocessed.
◆Youcouldmissoutonloyalty(积分)points.
Thirdpartyproviderscangetbetweenyouandfrequentflyermilesorpoints.Manyhotelloyaltyprogramsdon’trecognizeexternalsites,othersawardonlyminimumpointswithoutspecialoffers,likedoublepointsonhotelstays.
◆Don’tbefooledbypackages:
Often,they’relow-enditemsgroupedtogether.
Evernoticehowtravelsitesrecommendahotel,arentalcar,andtourpackageallinoneclick.Thesedealsusuallyfeaturetravelthatnoonewants,likeflightswithmultiplelayovers(中途停留).Checkthefineprint.
◆Onceyourtripispurchased,you’reonyourown.
Anonlinetravelagencycan’tprovideassistancethesamewayanagentcanifaflightiscancelledoraroomissubstandard.Basically,whenyouarriveattheairportorhotel,you’rejustanothercustomerwhobookedatthelowestrate.
28.Whatdoesthewritermainlyintendtotellreaders?
A.Tipsofhowtoreserveflightsonline.B.Problemsofreservingahotelonline.
C.Noticesaboutreservingatriponline.D.Trapsinreservinghotelsandflightsonline.
29.Whydopeopleprobablyspendmoreontheironlinereservationfortrips?
A.Theybookatpricesofferedfirstbytravelsites.
B.Theyareshownlessexpensivetraveloptionsfirst.
C.SomeofthetravelexpensesareearnedbyMacusers.
D.Theirflightsorhotelsareoverbookedbytouristagencies.
30.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlined“fineprint”?
A.Detaileditems.B.Discountedprices.
C.Gooddeals.D.Specialservices.
31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thethirdpartieswillprovidegoodtravelservicesonline.
B.Fewpeoplebooktripsonlinebecauseofpossibletroubles.
C.Travelers’interestsmaynotbeguaranteedwithbookingonline.
D.Thosebookingtripsonlinewillbenefitmuchfromloyaltypoints
D
Accordingtoateamofresearchers,ananimals’abilitytoperceive(感知)timeislinkedtotheirpaceoflife.
“Ourresultslendsupporttotheimportanceoftimeperceptioninanimalswheretheabilitytoperceivetimeinaveryshorttimemaybethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathforfastmovingcreatures.”commentedleadauthorKevinHealyfromTrinityCollegeDublin.
Thestudywasdonewithavarietyofanimalsusingaphenomenonbasedonthemaximumspeedofflashesoflightanindividualcanseebeforethelightsourceisseenasconstant.Dogs,forexample,haveeyeswitharefreshratehigherthanhumans.
Oneexampleofthisphenomenonatwork,theauthorssay,isthehouseflyanditsabilitytoavoidbeinghit.Theresearchshowedflies“observemotioninashortertimethanourowneyescanachieve,”whichallowsthemtoavoidbeinghit.
ProfessorGraemeRuxtonoftheUniversityofStAndrewsinScotland,whoworkedjointlyontheresearchproject,saidinastatement,“Havingeyesthatsendupdatestothebrainatmuchhigherfrequenciesthanoureyesdoisofnovalueifthebraincannotprocessthatinformationequallyquickly.Thus,thisworkhighlightstheimpressiveabilitiesofeventhesmallestanimalbrains.Fliesmightnotbedeepthinkers,buttheycanmakegooddecisionsveryquickly.”
Incomparison,thetigerbeetle(虎甲虫)runsfasterthanitseyescankeepup,basicallybecomingblind,whichrequiresittostopperiodicallytore-evaluateitsprey’s(猎物)position.
Ourresultssuggestthattimeperceptionoffersanasyetunstudieddimensionalongwhichanimalscanspecializeandthereisconsiderablerangetostudythissysteminmoredetail.
32.Whatistheresearchmentionedinthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Paceoflifeofanimals.B.Timeperceptionofanimals.
C.Lifetimeofsmallanimals.D.Impressiveabilitiesofanimals.
33.WhatdoesKevinHealy’scommentmeaninPara.2?
A.Theabilityofanimalstoperceivetimedependsontheirhighmovingspeed.
B.Thesurvivaloffastmovinganimalsreliesontheirabilitytoperceivetime.
C.Animalswithquickerpaceoflifehavebetterperceptionoftime.
D.Animalswithpoorabilityoftimeperceptionhaveashorterlife.
34.Whycanhousefliesavoidbeinghit?
A.Theycanthinkverydeeplybeforetheyact.
B.Theycanflymuchfasterthantheireyescankeepup.
C.Theycanprocesstheinformationasquicklyastheyreceiveit.
D.Theycansendinformationtobrainmorequicklythantotheireyes.
35.Whatwillatigerbeetlehavetodotocatchamovingprey?
A.Trytorunasfastasitcan.
B.Preventitselffrombecomingblind.
C.Slowdowntogainitstimeperception.
D.Stopoccasionallytospotthepreyagain.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whichismuchmoresignificanttoyourwhenyouarefindingajob?
Workingexperienceoranadvanced-degree?
Well,Ibelievediversepeoplehavedifferentanswers.36Herearefollowingreasons:
Aboveofall,mostofjobsdon’trequiresuchahighdegree,whichmeansjustsomefewworks,suchas,theoreticalphysics,archaeology,orliterature,needhighacademicqualification.37Forexample,whenyouareofferingadepartmentmanagerpost,thereisamanwhohasalreadybeenamanagerforthr