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Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
McCy was lking fr a safe place t d drugs when smething clearly ut f place caught his eye: a luxurius brwn leather handbag.
McCy, 36, culd relate all t well. One f his few pssessins, the sleeping bag he used in an abandned huse, had recently been stlen. Remembering hw angered he’d been by his wn lss, he reslved t return the purse t its wner.
He began right away, starting with the address n the bill fund in the handbag. After traveling much f the day and finally appraching the address n the bill, he was stpped by a wman, wh asked whether she culd buy the purse. McCy refused, saying he was searching fr its wner. “But I am the wner,” the wman said. “That’s my purse.”
A mnth earlier, Kaitlyn Smith, 29, a sales representative fr a medical device cmpany, had wken up t find her apartment brken int and her purse stlen. Nw she came acrss a tall, messy-lking man hlding it tightly. She culd instantly tell he wasn’t in gd shape.
At Smith’s urging, McCy tld her his stry. He’d been in charge f a landscaping business until 2012, when a car accident left him addicted t drugs.
Smith, amazed this stranger had gne t such great lengths t return her bag, asked whether there was anything she culd d t help. “I’m a drug addict,” McCy warned. “I dn’t want t intrude n yur life; I’m prbably gnna let yu dwn.”
Unafraid Smith gave him her phne number, saying, “If yu want t g t rehab (戒毒所), call me.” She then drve him back t his neighbrhd and left, thinking that wuld be the end f it. Tw days later, she gt a call.
Smith realized that McCy was serius abut getting better, s she dug int her savings accunt and bught McCy a plane ticket t Flrida. While there, he wuld call her t let her knw hw he was ding. “We were getting t knw each ther,” Smith says. “His scared, desperate vice turned int a healthy, lively ne.” After 28 days at a rehab prgram at Jhns Hpkins Hspital, McCy is drug-free. He lives at a residential recvery center in Baltimre, and a GFundMe page set up by Smith has cvered his rent, grceries, and incidentals. His life is back n track, all because ne crime victim culd understand anther’s lss.
36. What drve McCy t lk fr the wner f the handbag?
A. The urge t find a business partner.B. The reslutin t recver his sleeping bag.
C. His wn unfrtunate experience.D. His anger ver the pr living cnditin.
37 What was McCy’s initial reactin twards Smith’s intentin t help?
A. Enthusiasm.B. Resistance.
C. Hstility.D. Gratitude.
38 Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. McCy was a victim f an identity theft.
B. Smith ffered McCy a ride hme at his request.
C. McCy lked unhealthy when he bumped int Smith.
D. Smith cvered McCy’s living expense in the recvery centre.
39. Which f the fllwing might be the best title fr the passage?
A. Drug-abuse Can Heal.B. Lst and Fund.
C. Mutual Cmmunicatin Matters.D. Gd Deeds Repaid.
(B)
Grwing Green Thumbs
Callie’s Kids by Callway Nursery
Dentn, 940/591-8865;
Flwer Mund, 972/691-2650;
Lewisville, 972/315-3133.
LEARN: Kids ages 5-12 can explre and plant in the Callway gardens with a parent/caregiver’s supervisin at 9:30 am n the first r third Wednesdays frm June t August. A garden expert will share tips and advice fr the best gardening practices during the 45-minute sessin (beginning n June 2). Preregistratin nline is required.
COST: Free
Dentn Children’s Cmmunity Garden
2200 Bwling Green Ave., Dentn, 940/349-2883.
LEARN: Jin the weekend wrk at the cmmunity garden, where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children f all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest frm the gardens and mre. The instructrs als lead games abut nutritin, gd and bad insects and mre. 10 am-5 pm n Saturdays.
COST: Free
Cppell Cmmunity Gardens
255 Parkway Blvd., Cppell.
LEARN: Kids f all ages (with a parent/caregiver) can vlunteer at either the Helping Hands Garden (255 Parkway Blvd.) r Grund Delivery Garden (450 S. Dentn Tap Rad). Children will have the pprtunity t till (耕) the grund, plant vegetables, harvest frm the garden and mre. Master gardeners are available n site; all harvested fds are either sld at the cmmunity's farmers’ market r dnated t the area fd bank. Wrk begins every Saturday at abut 9 am.
COST: Free
40. If a child wants t plant in the Callway gardens, he / she ______.
A. needs t register nline befre hand
B. shuld be present every Wednesday mrning
C. must be under supervisin thrughut the year
D. can visit fr mre infrmatin
41. Which f the fllwing can be learned frm the passage?
A. All the three gardens are based in Dentn.
B. Experts in Callway Gardens are tipped fr their instructins.
C. Kids in Cppell Cmmunity Gardens may take harvests hme.
D. Activities in Dentn Children’s Cmmunity Gardens are entertaining.
42. This piece f writing is mst prbably issued by ______.
A. a fd industry in bad need f funding
B. a website prmting gardening facilities
C. an institutin ffering learning prgrams
D. an assciatin publicizing btanical gardens
(C)
Thugh the spread f gd reprductin (复制品) f wrks f art can be culturally valuable, museums cntinue t prmte the special status f riginal wrk and highlight the authenticity (真实) f its exhibits. Unfrtunately, this seems t place severe limitatins n the kind f experience ffered t visitrs.
One limitatin is related t the way the museum presents its exhibits. Art museums are ften called “treasure huses”. We are reminded f this even befre we view a cllectin by the presence f security guards wh keep us away frm the exhibits. In additin, a majr cllectin like that f Lndn’s Natinal Gallery is hused in numerus rms, where a single piece f wrk is likely t be wrth mre than all the average visitr pssesses. In a sciety that judges the persnal status f the individual s much by their material wrth, it is therefre difficult nt t be impressed by ne’s wn relative “wrthlessness” in such an envirnment.
Furthermre, cnsideratin f the “value” f the riginal wrk in its treasure huse setting impresses upn the viewer that since these wrks were riginally prduced, they have been assigned a huge value in terms f mney by sme persn r institutin mre pwerful than themselves. Evidently, nthing the viewer thinks abut the wrk is ging t alter that value, and s tday’s viewer is discuraged frm trying t extend that spntaneus, immediate, self-reliant kind f interpretatin which wuld riginally have met the wrk.
The visitr may then be struck by the strangeness f seeing such a variety f paintings, drawings and sculptures brught tgether in an envirnment fr which they were nt riginally created. This “displacement effect” is further heightened by the huge vlume f exhibits. In the case f a majr cllectin, there are prbably mre wrks n display than we culd realistically view in weeks r even mnths.
This is particularly distressing because time seems t be a vital factr in the appreciatin f all art frms. A fundamental difference between paintings and ther art frms is that there is n prescribed time ver which a painting is viewed. Operas, nvels and pems are read in a prescribed time sequence, whereas a picture has n clear place at which t start viewing, r at which t finish. Thus art wrks themselves encurage us t view them superficially, withut appreciating the richness f detail and labr that is invlved.
Cnsequently, the dminant critical apprach becmes that f the art histrian, a specialized academic apprach devted t “discvering the meaning” f art within the cultural cntext f its time. This is in harmny with the museum’s functin, since the apprach is dedicated t seeking ut and cnserving “authentic”, “riginal” readings f the exhibits.
43. The writer mentins Lndn’s Natinal Gallery t illustrate ______.
A. the undesirable cst t a natin f maintaining a huge cllectin f art
B. the cnflict that may arise in sciety between financial and artistic values
C. the negative effect a museum can have n visitrs’ pinin f themselves
D. the need t put individual well-being abve large-scale artistic schemes
44. The writer says that tday viewers may be unwilling t criticize a wrk because they ______.
A. lack the knwledge needed
B. fear it may have financial implicatins
C. have n real cncept f the wrk’s value
D. feel their persnal reactin is f n significance
45. The writer says that unlike ther frms f art, the appreciatin f a painting des nt ______.
A. invlve direct cntact with an audience
B. require a specific lcatin fr perfrmance
C. need the invlvement f ther prfessinals
D. call fr a specific beginning r ending
46. Which f the fllwing might be the best title f the passage?
A. Original wrk: killer f artistic appreciatin
B. Original wrk: reductin t value f art wrks
C. Original wrk: substitute fr reprductin
D. Original wrk: art histrians’ bread and butter
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A 41. D 42. C 43. C 44. D 45. D 46. A
上海青浦区2018-2019第一学期高三英语期末学业质量调研测试
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
Jack Lndn, ne f America’s majr writers f adventure tales, was brn in Califrnia in 1876. During his life, Lndn wrked at many jbs. His brad life experiences wuld becme the backgrund fr his writing.
Lndn lved t read. As a teenager, he spent many hurs educating himself at the Oakland, Califrnia, public library. He attended cllege at the University f Califrnia at Berkeley, but he stayed fr nly six mnths. He thught Berkeley was “nt lively enugh” and wanted t d smething mre exciting.
Lndn wrte stries abut wrking peple and the hard times they had making a living. He knew their prblems first hand. He wrked as a sailr, farmer, factry emplyee, railrad wrker, and gld prspectr, t name just a few f his many jbs.
Lndn grew up near the waterfrnt in Oakland. He lved the water. When he was fifteen years ld, he bught a small sailbat called a slp. Later he sailed t Japan n a schner, which is a much larger sailing bat. Like many peple f the time, Lndn caught the Klndike Gld Rush Fever. In 1897, he headed fr Alaska. He didn’t find gld, but he discvered smething even mre valuable. He discvered that peple enjyed listening t the stries he made up with his vivid imaginatin. Lndn entertained the miners with stry after stry. Later, using his experiences during the Gld Rush, he created many mre clrful stries.
Lndn reslved t live a full, exciting life. He nce said, “I wuld rather be a superb meter(流星), every atm f me in magnificent glw, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” Each day, he pushed himself. Once Lndn determined that he was ging t be a writer, nthing culd stp him. His gal was t write at least ne thusand wrds every day. He refused t stp even when he was sick. In eighteen years, the writer published fifty-ne bks and hundreds f articles. He was the best-selling and highest-paid authr f his day. Many peple als cnsidered him t be the best writer. White Fang and The Call f the Wild are his mst famus stries and are abut surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. Readers can enjy Jack Lndn’s energy and his talent fr telling wnderful stries each time they pen ne f his nvels.
56. Why was Jack Lndn able t write n many tpics?
A. He pushed himself t reach gals.
B. He had a variety f experiences and jbs.
C. He was drawn t the Klndike Gld Rush.
D. He was the best-selling and highest-paid authr.
57.What prevented Jack Lndn frm finishing cllege?
A. That he was hired t sail t Japan.
B. That he traveled t Alaska in 1897.
C. That he spent much f his time writing.
D. That he was nt interested in cllege life enugh.
58.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph indicates that Jack Lndn______.
A.is expert at universe.
B. aims high and strive t succeed.
C.is excited abut life if the wildness.
D. face a chice between life and death.
59.What is the authr’s purpse in writing the passage?
A. T supprt the statement that Lndn was the “best writer?.
B. T describe life during the klndike Gld Rush.
C. T prvide infrmatin n Jack ‘s life.
D. T identify bks written by Jack Lndn.
( B)
USING YOUR GOLDEN ARROW MULTIPURPOSE CALCULATOR TO DETERMINE THE DATE AND TIME AT YOUR LOCATION AS WELL AS LOCATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE SEETING THE DATE AND TIME FOR YOUR LOCATION
Use the TIME ZONE chart belw t lcate cde that crrespnds with the time zne in which yu live. Select the majr city that shares yur time zne. Press the cde that crrespnds t that city (e.g. ,if yu live in Washingtn ,Oregn Califrnia, r Nevada, all f which are lcated in the Pacific time zne, yu wuld chse Ls Angeles and press the crrespnding cde which is the 1 key).
Press TIME twice. The tw digits representing hurs will begin t flash.
Depress and hld the ▲r▼ key until the desired hur flashes. Then release.
Press SET. The tw digits representing minutes will begin t flash.
Depress and hld the ▲r▼ key until the desired minute fleshes. Then release.
Press SET. The tw digits representing secnds will begin t flash.
Depress and hld the ▲r▼ key until 00 flashes. The release.
Press SET. T set the year, mnth, and day press DATE three times. Then repeat steps 2 thrugh 7.
NOTE: At this pint, hur ,minutes and secnds will change t year, mnth, and day.
DETERMINAING DATE AND TIME FOR THE WORLD’S16 TIME ZONES
1.PRESS ZONE TWICE.
2. Use the TIME ZONE chart belw t lcate the cde that crrespnds t the time zne fr which yu desire the date and time. Press that cde (e.g., press = t determine the date and time in Hng Kng). The selected date and time will alternately display fr 10 secnds and then return autmatically t yur hme date and time.
60. This article serves t explain hw t ________.
A. press the r keys t adjust time
B. determine the time zne arund the wrld
C. set glbal lcatins t find Pacific time zne
D. use the calculatr t display time, date and lcatin
61. If yu are at a net meeting in Lndn at 9 a.m., what time is it fr yur clleagues in Japan?
A. 9 p.m..B. 6 p.m..C.11 a.m..D. 8 a.m..
62. What sequence f steps wuld yu fllw t check the time in Mscw?
A. Press ZONE twice. Press 9.
B. Press ZONE twice. Press+3.
C. Press ZONE twice. Press 9.Press+3.
D. Press ZONE twice. Press 9 three times.
(C)
Medicine is the mst nble f all the arts, but wing t the ignrance f thse wh practice it, and thse wh incnsiderately frm a judgment f them, it is nw far behind all the ther arts. Their mistake appears t me t arise principally frm the fact that there is n punishment fr the practice f medicine except disgrace, and that des nt hurt thse wh are familiar with it. Such persns are like the figures intrduced in tragedies, fr as they have the shape, and dress, and appearance f an actr, but are nt actrs, s als physicians are many in title but very few in reality.
Whever is t acquire a cmpetent knwledge f medicine ught t prccess the fllwing advantages: a natural character; instructin; a favrable psitin fr the study; early tuitin; lve fr labr; leisure. First f all, a natural talent is required, fr Nature leads the way t what is mst excellent; then instructin in the art takes place, which the student must try t adpt by reflectin, becming an early pupil in a place well adapted fr instructin. He must als bring t the task a lve f labr and perseverance t ensure the instructin takes rt.
Instructin in medicine is like the culture f the prductins f the earth. Fr ur natural character, is, as it were, the sil; the principals f ur teacher are, as it were, the seed. Instructin in yuth is like the planting f the seed in the grund at the prper seasn. Diligent study is like the cultivatin f the fields; and it is time which passes n strength t all things and brings them t maturity
Having brught all these essentials t the study f medicine, and having acquired a true knwledge f it, we shall thus, in travelling arund, be respected physicians nt nly in name but in reality. Inexperience is a bad trait, and des harm t thse wh pssess it, nurturing either timidity r audacity(胆大安为). Fr timidity reveals a want f pwers, and audacity a lack f skill. Physicians wh are eager fr pwer r thse wh are undertrained are nt a blessing t a cmmunity.
Thse things which are sacred r nble, are t be delivered nly t sacred persns; and it is wrng t imprt them t the prfane until they have been initiated in the mysteries f the science.
63. Based n paragraph 1, which f the fllwing best characterizes bad physicians?
A. They are greedy.
B. They are pretenders.
C. They are difficult t cntact.
D. They are the minrity.
64. Accrding t paragraph 2, what must accmpany the persnal quality f a physician?
A. A gd educatin.
B. A supprtive family.
C. Apprval frm the authrity.
D. Ppularity in the cmmunity.
65. If the authr f the passage were t use a heading fr each paragraph, which heading wuld fit best befre paragraph 3?
A. An Herbal Treatment.
B. Medicine and Gardening.
C. The Grwth f a Physician.
D. Understanding Agriculture First.
66. Based n the underlined sentences in paragraph 5, what is the relatinship between the wrds "sacred” and "prfane"?
A. The tw wrds are exactly the same in meaning.
B. The tw wrds are similar in meaning.
C. The tw wrds are f the same rt.
D. The tw wrds are ppsites.
56-59 BDBC 60-62 DBA 63-66 BACD
上海青浦区2017-2018第一学期高三英语期末学业质量调研测试
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have read.
(A)
The Christmas f 1988, my husband and I had fur children. Peter was eleven, Leigh-Ann nine, Laura six and Matthew nly tw. When Santa arrived, Matthew parked himself n Santa’s lap and remained impressed greatly by him fr the rest f the evening. Anyne wh had their picture taken with Santa that Christmas als had their picture taken with little Matthew.
Little did any f us knw hw precius thse phts with Santa and Matthew wuld becme. Five days after Christmas, ur sweet little Matthew died in an accident. When ur first Christmas withut Matthew apprached, it was hard fr us t get int the hliday spirit.
Then, n December 13, we were just finishing dinner when we heard a knck n the frnt dr. When we went t answer it, n ne was there. On the frnt prch was a card and gift. The gift-giver just wanted t help us get thrugh a rugh time by cheering us up with his r her name unknwn, like a fairy.
In the gift bag was a cassette f favrite Christmas music, which was in a little cardbard Christmas tree. We put the cassette in ur player and, sng by sng, the spirit f Christmas began t warm ur hearts, and the thughtfulness f ur “fairy，tuched ur hearts.
That was the beginning f a series f gifts frm the clever giver, ne fr each day until Christmas. Each gift fllwed the theme f “The Twelve Days f Christmas” in a creative way. The kids especially liked “seven swans a-swimming,” which was a basket f swan-shaped saps plus passes t the lcal swimming pl. “Eight maids a-milking” included eight bttles f chclate milk in glass bttles with paper faces. Every day was smething very special.
The ingenuity and thughtfulness shcked us as we enjyed each surprise. We were s caught up in the excitement and curisity f what wuld pssibly cme next, that ur grief didn’t have much f a chance t rb us f the spirit f Christmas. What ur fairy did was abslutely miraculus.
We give thanks fr ur fairy wh was, we finally realized, ur very wn Christmas angel. We never did find ut wh it was, althugh we have ur guess. We actually prefer t keep it that way.
The phts taken with little Mathew became valued because
A. Mathew is the yungest child f ur family
B. they are the phts taken n Christmas Eve
C. Mathew seated himself n Santa’s legs
D. we lst Mathew five days after the Christmas f 1988
57. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. “Seven Swans a-swimming” was a sap with swans cined.
B. We received 12 gifts befre the very first Christmas withut Mathew.
C. We were still in n md fr preparing fr Christmas with a cassette.
D. It was Santa wh secretly sent us the unexpected gifts.
58. The phrase “ingenuity” (paragraph 6) can be best replaced by “ ”
A. delicacy B. respnsibilityC. riginalityD. attractin
59. Which f the fllwing serves as the best title fr the passage?
A. Mathew’s Present. B. An Angel amng Us.
C. Christmas Day. D. Five Glden Rings.
(B)
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We ask that yu let us knw f any dietary requirements as well as infrmatin abut any medicines yu take. Depending n the type f dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made fr prviding special fd.
60. When can a student attend Standard Curse?
A.13:00-14:30 Mnday.B. 13:00-14:30 Friday.
C.9:00-12:30 Tuesday.D. 9:00-12:30 Saturday.
61. With the full package, the prgramme rganizer is suppsed t.
A. infrm students f their full flight detail
B. lk after students thrughut the prgramme
C. ffer students free medical care
D. cllect students，luggage in advance
62. Which f the fllwing may require an extra payment?
A. Cked dinner B. Mealtime dessert.
C. Packed lunch D. Special diet.
(C)
I plan t remember this year’s vacatin seasn with just tw wrds: NEVER AGAIN. Never again, that is, will I take all my technlgy alng. The Internet has ruined summer vacatins.
Instead f reading dg-eared summerhuse mystery nvels, this year we brwsed the Internet. Instead f lng evenings f crsswrd puzzles r bard games, we checked ur Twitter feeds and updated ur Facebk pages. And that, f curse, is the prblem with the Internet: It，s s easy that, unless yu’re equipped with massive self-cntrl, yu use it if it’s there.
Fr several years, I kept my Internet addictin under cntrl by using incnvenient technlgy: a laptp which is ld and nt in gd cnditin and a slw dial-up cnnectin. But this year, the cmbinatin f a new iPad and very gd Wi-Fi turned ut t be fatal. The magical iPad signaled silently frm the picnic table: What harm culd it be t give the e-mail a quick check? But nce that attractive tuch screen lights up, wh can resist?
I’m nt the first t get lst acrss this prblem, f curse. I，m a late adpter. As early as 2008, Nichlas Carr, authr f The Shallws: What the Internet Is Ding t Our Brains, was warning that bradband Internet was reducing ur attentin spans and making us stupid. The Web, he said, encurages us t get stuck int ur “natural state f distractedness.” Even befre that, in 2000，Harvard’s Rbert Putnam warned that televisin 一 and, mre bradly, staring int any kind f screen — had reduced the amunt f time families spent in scial interactins. And last year, researchers at UC-Irvine reprted that emplyees wh were unplugged frm their e-mail gt mre wrk dne 一 and experienced far less stress.
Access t the Web is unquestinably a wnderful thing. I lve having a bttmless library at my fingertips; I lve having the wrld’s newspapers n my electrnic drstep. I lve being able t pay bills and make airplane reservatins nline. And, thanks t thse ugly cell phne twers in the wds, we nw have a way t call fr help if we need an ambulance r a fire truck. It’s als nice t have an app that identifies the cnstellatins (星座）when yu hld the iPad up t the night sky. But then, yu have t remember t put the screen dwn and simply drink in the stars — the riginal, uncut versin.
And that’s the pint: It’s imprtant nt t let the cnvenience f the Internet get in the way f simpler beauties. It，s ur fault instead f the Internet, fr failing t cntrl the urge t brwse. My prblem is learning hw t limit the time I spend n it. S nw I have ne mre thing t lk frward t next summer: Mre time reading ld nvels; mre time playing crsswrd puzzles and chasing frgs. Next year, I prmise t unplug. Except, f curse, when we need t find a new bike trail, r Ggle a recipe fr wild blueberry pie.
63. Thrughut the passage, what evidence des the authr prvide t supprt the claims he makes in paragraph 2?
A. Scientific studies and statistics abut Internet use.
B. Histrical facts regarding the effects f televisin and the Internet.
C. Persnal accunts and pinins f thse wh have studied the Internet.
D. Results f pinin plls abut Internet use.
64. Accrding t the passage, hw des the writer keep himself frm getting addicted t the Internet?
A. By using utdated laptps with pr Internet access.
B. By nly giving the e-mail a quick lk.
C. By keeping the electrnic devices ut f reach.
D. By accessing new iPad and gd Wi-Fi.
65. In the article, UC-Irvine research functins as .
A. a persnal accunt that illustrates an idea abut scial life
B. a restatement f the authr’s main argument
C. histrical cntext t allw the reader t understand the article’s setting
D. evidence t supprt a pint made by Niclas Carr
66. Which f the fllwing statement will the authr prbably agree t?
A. peple shuld nt rely simply n the Internet t prvide them with news and ther infrmatin
B. peple can have meaningful vacatins nly if they leave all electrnic devices at hme
C. althugh the Internet is ften useful, it can becme addictive and prevent human interactin
D. even thugh there are sme gd things abut the Internet, verall it has affected civilizatin fr the wrse
56-59 DBCB 60-62 CBD 63-66 CADC
上海青浦区2016-2017第一学期高三英语期末学业质量调研测试
Sectin C
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
St Kilda is a tiny archipelag (群岛）f the Nrth Atlantic Ocean. The islands are amng the mst spectacular, but the greatest fascinatin is that, fr ver a thusand years, peple lived there and pssessed a sense f cmmunity. Cut ff frm the mainland, the islanders had a distinct way f living their lives, mainly eating the seabirds that returned t breed n the rcks.
Islatin als had a big effect upn St kildans attitudes and ideas. The peple sacrificed themselves year in and year ut, in a cnstant battle t secure a livelihd. In such harsh cnditins, life was nly pssible because the whle cmmunity wrked tgether.
In the 19th century St Kilda was subject t pressures frm the utside wrld. Educatin, religin and turism all attempted t thrw the St Kildans5 way f life int dubt. In the early 20th century, the strength f the cmmunity became weakened as cntact with the rest f Britain increased. When disease cut their numbers, and wind and sea made it difficult t get adequate fd, the St Kildans were frced t turn t the mainland fr assistance.
In 1930, the St Kildans finally agreed t abandn their hmes. They settled n the Scttish mainland, nt realizing it meant thrwing themselves int the 20th century. As adults, they had t accept thse values mst Scts believe in. Fr instance, the islanders fund it difficult t' base their existence upn mney. They had never lived in a wrld where they bught gds and services frm each ther.
The islanders shwed themselves indifferent t the jbs they were given n the mainland. The laburs asked f them were unskilled cmpared with the spectacular skills they had nce perfrmed in rder t kill seabirds. Mrever, killing birds had nce prvided the cmmunity with fd t survive. On the mainland, hwever, the tasks they were asked t perfrm did nt prvide them immediately with what was needed t keep them fed and warm.
The histry f the St Kildans after the evacuatin (撤离），f their inability and lack f reslutin t fit int urban sciety, makes sad reading. When they were resettled n the mainland, the St Kildans were frced t live in a sciety whse values were unacceptable and incmprehensible t the majrity f them. Fr many, the mve was a tragedy.
56.Accrding t Paragraph 3, the fllwing factrs lead t St kildans seeking help frm utside EXCEPT______________.
A.unbearable windB. insufficient fd supply
C. cntact with BritainD. wrsening health
57.After the St Kildans inhabited Sctland, they.
A.sn learned hw t buy gds and services frm thers
B.had truble adapting t the value f dminant sciety.
C.exhibited willingness t carry ut their given jbs.
D.had the pprtunity t shw their skills f killing seabirds.
58.Which f the fllwing is NOT abut hw peple used t live n St Kilda?
A.The majr surce f fd was fund lcally.
B.It was essential fr peple t help each ther.
C.Very few peple had visited mainland Sctland.
D.Mney played an insignificant rle in life.
59.What is the passage mainly cncerned with?
A.The rle f mney in mdem cmmunities.
B.Hw a cmmunity adapted t a different frm f life.
C.The destructin f an ld-fashined cmmunity.
D.Hw a small cmmunity fight against ppsite cnditins.
(B)
The fllwing safety risks may result in serius injury r death t the user f the MINI Cper S:
•This prduct cntains small parts that arc fr adult assembly (组装）nly. Keep small children away when assembling. Remve all prtective materials befre assembly. Be sure t remve all packaging materials and parts frm underneath the car bdy.
•Battery psts cntain lead knwn t the state f Califrnia t cause cancer and reprductive harm. Never pen the battery.
•Bdy parts such as hands, legs, hair and clthing can get caught in mving parts. Never place a bdy part near a mving part r wear lse clthing
while using the vehicle. Always wear shes when using the vehicle.
•Using the vehicle near streets, mtr vehicles, drp-ffs such as steps, water (swimming pls) r ther bdies f water, hills, wet areas, in small lanes, at night r in the dark culd result in an unexpected accident. Instead, use the vehicle n the highway. Always use the vehicle in a safe, secure envirnment.
•Using the vehicle in unsafe cnditins such as snw, rain, lse dirt, mud, r sand may result in unexpected actin, fr example tip ver.
•Using the vehicle in an unsafe manner. Examples include but are nt limited t:
•Pulling the vehicle with anther vehicle r similar device •Allwing mre than tw riders •Pushing the user frm the back •Traveling at an unsafe speed
•Always use cmmn sense and safe practices when using the vehicle.
•Stre the vehicle indrs r cver it t prtect it frm weather. Water will damage the mtr, electric system, and battery.
60.When assembling, yu shuld______________________.
A. pen the battery n the sptB. ignre the packaging materials
C. make sure kids are nt presentD. start frm underneath the car
61.Accrding t the text, it is safer t______________________.
A. use batteries cntaining leadB. drive in small lanes at midnight
C. drive n the highway instead f n hillsD. wear lse clthes while driving
61.Where can yu prbably find the text?
A.In an fficial reprt.B. In a medical jurnal.
C. In a physics textbk.D. In a prduct handbk.
(C)
In a land swept by typhns and shaken by earthquakes，hw have Japan’s tallest and seemingly mst breakable ld buildings 一 500 r s wden pagdas, twer-shaped buildings — remained standing fr centuries? Japanese schlars have been cnfused fr ages abut their stability.
Fr centuries，many attributed the resilience (抗震’性）f pagdas t the massive trunk-like central clumns knwn as shinbashira, which bends and swings during a typhn r earthquake, just like a tall tree. But the amazing thing is that the shinbashira actually des nt carry any lad at all but is suspended frm the tp f the pagda — hanging lsely dwn thrugh the middle f the building. The weight f the building is supprted entirely by twelve uter and fur inner clumns.
And what is the rle f the shinbashira, the central clumn? The best way t understand the shinbashira's rle is t watch a vide made by Shuz Ishida, a structural engineer at Kyt Institute f Technlgy. Mr. Ishida, knwn t his students as “Prfessr Pagda” has built a series f mdels and tested them n a “shake-table” in his labratry. In shrt, the shinbashira was acting like an enrmus pendulum (钟摆).Under pressure, a pagda’s lse flrs culd be made t slide back and frth independently. Viewed frm the side, the pagda seemed t be ding a snake dance — with each flr mving in the ppsite directin t its neighburs abve and belw. The shinbashira, running up thrugh a hle in the centre f the building, made it unlikely that individual streys mved t far because, after mving a certain distance, they banged int it, passing n energy away alng the clumn.
Anther strange feature f the Japanese pagda is that, because f the building tapers (锥形), with each flr plan being smaller than the ne belw, nne f the vertical (垂直的）clumns that carry the weight f the building is cnnected t its crrespnding clumn abve. In ther wrds, a five-strey pagda cntains nt even ne clumn that travels right up thrugh the building. Mre surprising is the fact that the individual streys f a Japanese pagda are nt actually cnnected t each ther. They are simply stacked ne n tp f anther like a pile f hats.
The extra-wide eaves (屋檐）als play a part. Think f them as a balancing ple f tightrpe-walkers. The bigger the mass at each end f the ple, the easier it is fr the tightrpe walker t maintain his balance. The same hlds true fr a pagda. With the eaves extending ut n all sides like balancing ples, the building respnds t even the mst pwerful earthquake with a graceful swinging, never an abrupt shaking.
62.In a Japanese pagda, the shinbashira is designed t______________.
A.bear certain amunt f weight f the pagda
B.bend under pressure the way a tall tree des
C.cnnect the flrs with pagda’s base
D.stp the flrs frm mving t far
58.Shuz Ishida perfrms experiments in rder t___________________.
A.apply the pendulum int practice
B.gain insight int the “shake-table” mdel
C.learn abut the mechanisms f pagdas
D.lcate shinbashira^ exact psitin in a pagda
59.Which f the fllwing statements is NOT TRUE accrding t the article?
A.Sme clumns may extend frm the bttm t the tp f a pagda.
B.The functins f extra eaves and balancing ples are similar.
C.The streys f a Japanese pagda are fitted lsely.
D.Pagdas5 amazing capacity t resist impact has lng puzzled schlars.
60.What is the best title fr the passage?
A.Hw Shinbashira Plays Its Rle
B.Why Pagdas D Nt Fall Dwn
C.Distinct Features f Japanese Architecture
D.Shuz Ishida, a Distinguished Engineer
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上海青浦区2015-2016第一学期高三英语期末学业质量调研测试
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
① The past year, which is fast becming just a memry, is the year I drve thrugh the car wash at fifty miles an hur. At least, it felt like fifty miles an hur.
② That day I fllwed the attendant’s instructins, drve t ne f thse d-it-yurself car washes. I frgt that my car was a bit mdy. I’d been meaning t have it checked, but it didn’t happen ften enugh t rush me t the garage. Anyway, then unexpectedly, suddenly we picked up speed befre the astnished eyes f the attendant. The car sht thrugh the wash cycle, the wax（蜡）cycle, and the dry cycle at a ridiculus rate f speed, and then aimed fr the street at the end f the tunnel. We sht thrugh the tunnel with what seemed like the speed f sund and rushed ut int the street while I was relieved t see that n cars were appraching. The water and the wax had nt yet dried — the car lked as if it had caught sme terrible disease.
③ “What happened then?” Bbbie asked after I had tld my family the stry at an evening meal.
④ “Nthing,” I said.
⑤ “Didn’t yu g back t the car wash?”
⑥ “Of curse nt,” I replied.
⑦ “I dn’t blame yu,” Peter said. “They might have arrested yu fr speeding in a car wash.”
⑧ We all laughed. It was a nice mment. We were relaxing after the dishes had been taken away, the pleasant smell f cffee filling the air. We had been talking abut the past year and, withut pausing t think f the pssible cnsequences, I had tld them abut my experience with the car wash.
⑨ The stry delighted the children — wh are n lnger children. Peter and Bbbie are married, in fact, and I realized I had given them a srt f philsphy f life fr the future. I culd imagine them, years frm nw, when they gather tgether and ne f them will say, “Remember the time Dad drve thrugh that car wash …?”
⑩ Other things happened last year, t, because each year has its events, the gd and the bad, the sweet and the srrwful, the rdinary and the terrific. The milestnes and the small incidents stand side by side, fundamentally different in quality r kind, perhaps, but making a sweet kind f harmny.
66. The descriptin f the secnd paragraph brings up images f _______.
A. disrderB. diseasesC. strmsD. cnflict
67. Which f the fllwing is NOT included in Paragraph 8?
A. The subject f the discussin.B. The atmsphere f the family talk.
C. The time when the talk ccurred.D. The reasn fr the car t lse cntrl.
68. Which f the fllwing can serve as the title f the passage?
A. A reflectin n car tradeB. A memry f the past year
C. A lessn n driving carsD. A car accident at a car wash
(B)
The J. Paul Getty Museum
With tw lcatins, the Getty Villa in Malibu and the Getty Center in Ls Angeles, the J. Paul Getty Museum serves a wide variety f audiences thrugh its expanded range f exhibitins and prgramming in the visual arts.
Parking infrmatin
Parking is $15; $10 after 4:00 p.m. Pay nce, park twice n the same day. And get same-day parking at bth the Getty Center and the Getty Villa fr ne $15 fee.
MORE infrmatin abut visiting the Getty Center and the Getty Villa
69. Mr. Larry drve t the Getty Center and the Getty Villa n December 23 (Wednesday), 2015, and enjyed a wnderful tur there. He paid the parking fee _______ altgether.
A. $10B. $15C. $20D. $30
70. Which f the fllwing statements is NOT true?
A. The J. Paul Getty Museum is an art museum hused n tw sites.
B. The Getty Villa is clsed n the same hlidays as the Getty Center.
C. The sale f alchl is frbidden t peple in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
D. Timed tickets must be btained in advance in the Getty Villa.
71. In 2015, at least _______ was/were a gd time fr enjying all the art wrks in the J. Paul Getty Museum in ne day.
A. all MndaysB. all Tuesdays
C. New Year hlidaysD. January 2 (Thursday)
72. Peple wh g t the Getty Villa may _______.
A. enjy the views verlking Ls Angeles
B. cnduct the visit any time because the tickets are free
C. appreciate the arts and cultures f ancient Greece and ancient Rme
D. have lunches they bring with them anywhere inside the exhibitin area
(C)
When a patient calls fr help at Setn Medical Center, “Hi, Mr. Rgers, can I help yu?” says a nurse; it’s never a prblem finding the nurse. It’s because they all wear lcatr tags that are part f a wireless system that tracks their mvements n the flr. “Yu can even tell when they are walking dwn the hallway.” says James Hattri.
This system made by Hill-Rm uses infrared（红外线的）signals t detect when nurses enter a rm t answer a call. The Hill-Rm devices lk like a mini cmputer muse. Sme hspitals are putting them in nurses’ kitchens. Staff can talk and listen thrugh a wall unit t nurses r even t patients in ther rms. “We can put the time we were spending hunting staff dwn, trying t find and lcate them t much better use,” says a staff member frm Setn. Hill-Rm says it has systems installed in mre than 850 U.S. hspitals.
Sme nurses wrry that the devices will be used t listen in n cnversatins and scrutinize their mvements. “I’m nt wearing mine. I will still meet my patient’s needs but I will nt wear this badge.” Annette Bearden is amng dzens f nurses at Eden Medical Center wh staged an active prtest tw mnths ag and hid their badges thugh they were later recvered. “Yu knw it makes me nt feel like a prfessinal. It makes me feel like that smene has t watch me t make sure I am ding my jb.”
“The biggest reasn we installed this technlgy is because ur ld call system is abut 25 years ld,” says a hspital manager. Fr hspitals this is a case f technlgy allwing, perhaps frcing peple t better make use f their time. Officials at Eden dn’t deny they mnitr hw lng it takes nurses t respnd t calls but say their main cncern is patient care. “I think it is ne tl that we can use in measuring verall perfrmance but by itself it is nt a valid disciplinary tl,” says an Eden spkespersn.
Eden is expanding its system with hpes the nurse will eventually accept the new technlgy, but back at Setn where it’s been in place fr abut tw years, there is n uneasiness. “Once the staff actually find ut hw advantageus it can be fr them and the patients, well, actually it became very ppular.”
In Castr Valley, Califrnia, the Eden Medical Center spent almst three hundred thusand dllars t install the Hill-Rm systems n tw flrs. Eden hpes t get mre f the systems fr ther flrs.
73. Why is it easy t find a nurse at Setn Medical Center?
A. The nurses are n televisin.
B. The nurses wear lcatr badges.
C. Every patient has his/her wn nurse.
D. Each rm has a telephne.
74. Hw can the staff talk t their patients when they are nt in the same rm?
A. With hand signals.B. Thrugh micrphnes in the pcket.
C. Thrugh a wall unit.D. With infrared signals n the drs.
75. Accrding t the passage, the underlined wrd “scrutinize” (paragraph 3) prbably means _______.
A. watch clselyB. see inside
C. scan wrd by wrdD. make right
76. Hw did the nurses at Eden Medical Center react t the badges?
A. The nurses really liked the badges.
B. They threw the lcatr badges away.
C. They refused t wrk.
D. They prtested and cncealed the badges.
77. Accrding t the administratrs f the hspital, Eden Medical Center, the applicatin f the Hill-Rm devices mainly aims at _______.
A. intrducing mdern technlgy
B. adding a tl fr discipline
C. replacing the ld call system
D. imprving the service fr patients
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Days
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Standard Curse
Mn-Fri
20 lessns
9:00-12:30
Intensive Curse[来源:学&科&网]
Mn-Fri
20 lessns
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@The Getty Center See spectacular art and architecture at the tp f Ls Angeles.
Admissin is Free.
Address
1200 Getty Center Drive, Ls Angeles, CA 90049
Open Hurs
Tuesday–Friday and Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Clsed Mndays
Open Mndays, December 21 and 28, 2015
Parking lt pens 9:30 a.m.
Hliday clsures: Thanksgiving, December 25 (Christmas Day), and January 1
Fd & Drinks
Lunch
Tuesday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Dinner
Saturday 5:00–9:00 p.m.
Sunday Brunch
Sunday 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Clsed Mndays
@ The Getty Villa Visit the ancient wrld f Greece and Rme.
Admissin is Free. An advance timed-entry ticket is required.
Address
17985 Pacific Cast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Open Hurs
Wednesday–Mnday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Clsed Tuesdays
Open Tuesdays, December 22nd and 29, 2015
Hliday clsures: Thanksgiving, December 25 (Christmas Day), and January 1
Fd & Drinks
Cafe at the Getty Villa
Mnday and Wednesday–Friday 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Clsed Tuesdays
N reservatins are required fr the Cafe. Menu selectins are created seasnally. Wine and beer are als available.
Picnic Bx Lunches
Enjy yur wn bxed lunch and grab-and-g items at any f the Getty Villa’s public seating areas, including the Outdr Classical Theater.
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
McCy was lking fr a safe place t d drugs when smething clearly ut f place caught his eye: a luxurius brwn leather handbag.
McCy, 36, culd relate all t well. One f his few pssessins, the sleeping bag he used in an abandned huse, had recently been stlen. Remembering hw angered he’d been by his wn lss, he reslved t return the purse t its wner.
He began right away, starting with the address n the bill fund in the handbag. After traveling much f the day and finally appraching the address n the bill, he was stpped by a wman, wh asked whether she culd buy the purse. McCy refused, saying he was searching fr its wner. “But I am the wner,” the wman said. “That’s my purse.”
A mnth earlier, Kaitlyn Smith, 29, a sales representative fr a medical device cmpany, had wken up t find her apartment brken int and her purse stlen. Nw she came acrss a tall, messy-lking man hlding it tightly. She culd instantly tell he wasn’t in gd shape.
At Smith’s urging, McCy tld her his stry. He’d been in charge f a landscaping business until 2012, when a car accident left him addicted t drugs.
Smith, amazed this stranger had gne t such great lengths t return her bag, asked whether there was anything she culd d t help. “I’m a drug addict,” McCy warned. “I dn’t want t intrude n yur life; I’m prbably gnna let yu dwn.”
Unafraid Smith gave him her phne number, saying, “If yu want t g t rehab (戒毒所), call me.” She then drve him back t his neighbrhd and left, thinking that wuld be the end f it. Tw days later, she gt a call.
Smith realized that McCy was serius abut getting better, s she dug int her savings accunt and bught McCy a plane ticket t Flrida. While there, he wuld call her t let her knw hw he was ding. “We were getting t knw each ther,” Smith says. “His scared, desperate vice turned int a healthy, lively ne.” After 28 days at a rehab prgram at Jhns Hpkins Hspital, McCy is drug-free. He lives at a residential recvery center in Baltimre, and a GFundMe page set up by Smith has cvered his rent, grceries, and incidentals. His life is back n track, all because ne crime victim culd understand anther’s lss.
36. What drve McCy t lk fr the wner f the handbag?
A. The urge t find a business partner.B. The reslutin t recver his sleeping bag.
C. His wn unfrtunate experience.D. His anger ver the pr living cnditin.
37 What was McCy’s initial reactin twards Smith’s intentin t help?
A. Enthusiasm.B. Resistance.
C. Hstility.D. Gratitude.
38 Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. McCy was a victim f an identity theft.
B. Smith ffered McCy a ride hme at his request.
C. McCy lked unhealthy when he bumped int Smith.
D. Smith cvered McCy’s living expense in the recvery centre.
39. Which f the fllwing might be the best title fr the passage?
A. Drug-abuse Can Heal.B. Lst and Fund.
C. Mutual Cmmunicatin Matters.D. Gd Deeds Repaid.
(B)
Grwing Green Thumbs
Callie’s Kids by Callway Nursery
Dentn, 940/591-8865;
Flwer Mund, 972/691-2650;
Lewisville, 972/315-3133.
LEARN: Kids ages 5-12 can explre and plant in the Callway gardens with a parent/caregiver’s supervisin at 9:30 am n the first r third Wednesdays frm June t August. A garden expert will share tips and advice fr the best gardening practices during the 45-minute sessin (beginning n June 2). Preregistratin nline is required.
COST: Free
Dentn Children’s Cmmunity Garden
2200 Bwling Green Ave., Dentn, 940/349-2883.
LEARN: Jin the weekend wrk at the cmmunity garden, where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children f all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest frm the gardens and mre. The instructrs als lead games abut nutritin, gd and bad insects and mre. 10 am-5 pm n Saturdays.
COST: Free
Cppell Cmmunity Gardens
255 Parkway Blvd., Cppell.
LEARN: Kids f all ages (with a parent/caregiver) can vlunteer at either the Helping Hands Garden (255 Parkway Blvd.) r Grund Delivery Garden (450 S. Dentn Tap Rad). Children will have the pprtunity t till (耕) the grund, plant vegetables, harvest frm the garden and mre. Master gardeners are available n site; all harvested fds are either sld at the cmmunity's farmers’ market r dnated t the area fd bank. Wrk begins every Saturday at abut 9 am.
COST: Free
40. If a child wants t plant in the Callway gardens, he / she ______.
A. needs t register nline befre hand
B. shuld be present every Wednesday mrning
C. must be under supervisin thrughut the year
D. can visit fr mre infrmatin
41. Which f the fllwing can be learned frm the passage?
A. All the three gardens are based in Dentn.
B. Experts in Callway Gardens are tipped fr their instructins.
C. Kids in Cppell Cmmunity Gardens may take harvests hme.
D. Activities in Dentn Children’s Cmmunity Gardens are entertaining.
42. This piece f writing is mst prbably issued by ______.
A. a fd industry in bad need f funding
B. a website prmting gardening facilities
C. an institutin ffering learning prgrams
D. an assciatin publicizing btanical gardens
(C)
Thugh the spread f gd reprductin (复制品) f wrks f art can be culturally valuable, museums cntinue t prmte the special status f riginal wrk and highlight the authenticity (真实) f its exhibits. Unfrtunately, this seems t place severe limitatins n the kind f experience ffered t visitrs.
One limitatin is related t the way the museum presents its exhibits. Art museums are ften called “treasure huses”. We are reminded f this even befre we view a cllectin by the presence f security guards wh keep us away frm the exhibits. In additin, a majr cllectin like that f Lndn’s Natinal Gallery is hused in numerus rms, where a single piece f wrk is likely t be wrth mre than all the average visitr pssesses. In a sciety that judges the persnal status f the individual s much by their material wrth, it is therefre difficult nt t be impressed by ne’s wn relative “wrthlessness” in such an envirnment.
Furthermre, cnsideratin f the “value” f the riginal wrk in its treasure huse setting impresses upn the viewer that since these wrks were riginally prduced, they have been assigned a huge value in terms f mney by sme persn r institutin mre pwerful than themselves. Evidently, nthing the viewer thinks abut the wrk is ging t alter that value, and s tday’s viewer is discuraged frm trying t extend that spntaneus, immediate, self-reliant kind f interpretatin which wuld riginally have met the wrk.
The visitr may then be struck by the strangeness f seeing such a variety f paintings, drawings and sculptures brught tgether in an envirnment fr which they were nt riginally created. This “displacement effect” is further heightened by the huge vlume f exhibits. In the case f a majr cllectin, there are prbably mre wrks n display than we culd realistically view in weeks r even mnths.
This is particularly distressing because time seems t be a vital factr in the appreciatin f all art frms. A fundamental difference between paintings and ther art frms is that there is n prescribed time ver which a painting is viewed. Operas, nvels and pems are read in a prescribed time sequence, whereas a picture has n clear place at which t start viewing, r at which t finish. Thus art wrks themselves encurage us t view them superficially, withut appreciating the richness f detail and labr that is invlved.
Cnsequently, the dminant critical apprach becmes that f the art histrian, a specialized academic apprach devted t “discvering the meaning” f art within the cultural cntext f its time. This is in harmny with the museum’s functin, since the apprach is dedicated t seeking ut and cnserving “authentic”, “riginal” readings f the exhibits.
43. The writer mentins Lndn’s Natinal Gallery t illustrate ______.
A. the undesirable cst t a natin f maintaining a huge cllectin f art
B. the cnflict that may arise in sciety between financial and artistic values
C. the negative effect a museum can have n visitrs’ pinin f themselves
D. the need t put individual well-being abve large-scale artistic schemes
44. The writer says that tday viewers may be unwilling t criticize a wrk because they ______.
A. lack the knwledge needed
B. fear it may have financial implicatins
C. have n real cncept f the wrk’s value
D. feel their persnal reactin is f n significance
45. The writer says that unlike ther frms f art, the appreciatin f a painting des nt ______.
A. invlve direct cntact with an audience
B. require a specific lcatin fr perfrmance
C. need the invlvement f ther prfessinals
D. call fr a specific beginning r ending
46. Which f the fllwing might be the best title f the passage?
A. Original wrk: killer f artistic appreciatin
B. Original wrk: reductin t value f art wrks
C. Original wrk: substitute fr reprductin
D. Original wrk: art histrians’ bread and butter
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A 41. D 42. C 43. C 44. D 45. D 46. A
上海青浦区2018-2019第一学期高三英语期末学业质量调研测试
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
Jack Lndn, ne f America’s majr writers f adventure tales, was brn in Califrnia in 1876. During his life, Lndn wrked at many jbs. His brad life experiences wuld becme the backgrund fr his writing.
Lndn lved t read. As a teenager, he spent many hurs educating himself at the Oakland, Califrnia, public library. He attended cllege at the University f Califrnia at Berkeley, but he stayed fr nly six mnths. He thught Berkeley was “nt lively enugh” and wanted t d smething mre exciting.
Lndn wrte stries abut wrking peple and the hard times they had making a living. He knew their prblems first hand. He wrked as a sailr, farmer, factry emplyee, railrad wrker, and gld prspectr, t name just a few f his many jbs.
Lndn grew up near the waterfrnt in Oakland. He lved the water. When he was fifteen years ld, he bught a small sailbat called a slp. Later he sailed t Japan n a schner, which is a much larger sailing bat. Like many peple f the time, Lndn caught the Klndike Gld Rush Fever. In 1897, he headed fr Alaska. He didn’t find gld, but he discvered smething even mre valuable. He discvered that peple enjyed listening t the stries he made up with his vivid imaginatin. Lndn entertained the miners with stry after stry. Later, using his experiences during the Gld Rush, he created many mre clrful stries.
Lndn reslved t live a full, exciting life. He nce said, “I wuld rather be a superb meter(流星), every atm f me in magnificent glw, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” Each day, he pushed himself. Once Lndn determined that he was ging t be a writer, nthing culd stp him. His gal was t write at least ne thusand wrds every day. He refused t stp even when he was sick. In eighteen years, the writer published fifty-ne bks and hundreds f articles. He was the best-selling and highest-paid authr f his day. Many peple als cnsidered him t be the best writer. White Fang and The Call f the Wild are his mst famus stries and are abut surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. Readers can enjy Jack Lndn’s energy and his talent fr telling wnderful stries each time they pen ne f his nvels.
56. Why was Jack Lndn able t write n many tpics?
A. He pushed himself t reach gals.
B. He had a variety f experiences and jbs.
C. He was drawn t the Klndike Gld Rush.
D. He was the best-selling and highest-paid authr.
57.What prevented Jack Lndn frm finishing cllege?
A. That he was hired t sail t Japan.
B. That he traveled t Alaska in 1897.
C. That he spent much f his time writing.
D. That he was nt interested in cllege life enugh.
58.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph indicates that Jack Lndn______.
A.is expert at universe.
B. aims high and strive t succeed.
C.is excited abut life if the wildness.
D. face a chice between life and death.
59.What is the authr’s purpse in writing the passage?
A. T supprt the statement that Lndn was the “best writer?.
B. T describe life during the klndike Gld Rush.
C. T prvide infrmatin n Jack ‘s life.
D. T identify bks written by Jack Lndn.
( B)
USING YOUR GOLDEN ARROW MULTIPURPOSE CALCULATOR TO DETERMINE THE DATE AND TIME AT YOUR LOCATION AS WELL AS LOCATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE SEETING THE DATE AND TIME FOR YOUR LOCATION
Use the TIME ZONE chart belw t lcate cde that crrespnds with the time zne in which yu live. Select the majr city that shares yur time zne. Press the cde that crrespnds t that city (e.g. ,if yu live in Washingtn ,Oregn Califrnia, r Nevada, all f which are lcated in the Pacific time zne, yu wuld chse Ls Angeles and press the crrespnding cde which is the 1 key).
Press TIME twice. The tw digits representing hurs will begin t flash.
Depress and hld the ▲r▼ key until the desired hur flashes. Then release.
Press SET. The tw digits representing minutes will begin t flash.
Depress and hld the ▲r▼ key until the desired minute fleshes. Then release.
Press SET. The tw digits representing secnds will begin t flash.
Depress and hld the ▲r▼ key until 00 flashes. The release.
Press SET. T set the year, mnth, and day press DATE three times. Then repeat steps 2 thrugh 7.
NOTE: At this pint, hur ,minutes and secnds will change t year, mnth, and day.
DETERMINAING DATE AND TIME FOR THE WORLD’S16 TIME ZONES
1.PRESS ZONE TWICE.
2. Use the TIME ZONE chart belw t lcate the cde that crrespnds t the time zne fr which yu desire the date and time. Press that cde (e.g., press = t determine the date and time in Hng Kng). The selected date and time will alternately display fr 10 secnds and then return autmatically t yur hme date and time.
60. This article serves t explain hw t ________.
A. press the r keys t adjust time
B. determine the time zne arund the wrld
C. set glbal lcatins t find Pacific time zne
D. use the calculatr t display time, date and lcatin
61. If yu are at a net meeting in Lndn at 9 a.m., what time is it fr yur clleagues in Japan?
A. 9 p.m..B. 6 p.m..C.11 a.m..D. 8 a.m..
62. What sequence f steps wuld yu fllw t check the time in Mscw?
A. Press ZONE twice. Press 9.
B. Press ZONE twice. Press+3.
C. Press ZONE twice. Press 9.Press+3.
D. Press ZONE twice. Press 9 three times.
(C)
Medicine is the mst nble f all the arts, but wing t the ignrance f thse wh practice it, and thse wh incnsiderately frm a judgment f them, it is nw far behind all the ther arts. Their mistake appears t me t arise principally frm the fact that there is n punishment fr the practice f medicine except disgrace, and that des nt hurt thse wh are familiar with it. Such persns are like the figures intrduced in tragedies, fr as they have the shape, and dress, and appearance f an actr, but are nt actrs, s als physicians are many in title but very few in reality.
Whever is t acquire a cmpetent knwledge f medicine ught t prccess the fllwing advantages: a natural character; instructin; a favrable psitin fr the study; early tuitin; lve fr labr; leisure. First f all, a natural talent is required, fr Nature leads the way t what is mst excellent; then instructin in the art takes place, which the student must try t adpt by reflectin, becming an early pupil in a place well adapted fr instructin. He must als bring t the task a lve f labr and perseverance t ensure the instructin takes rt.
Instructin in medicine is like the culture f the prductins f the earth. Fr ur natural character, is, as it were, the sil; the principals f ur teacher are, as it were, the seed. Instructin in yuth is like the planting f the seed in the grund at the prper seasn. Diligent study is like the cultivatin f the fields; and it is time which passes n strength t all things and brings them t maturity
Having brught all these essentials t the study f medicine, and having acquired a true knwledge f it, we shall thus, in travelling arund, be respected physicians nt nly in name but in reality. Inexperience is a bad trait, and des harm t thse wh pssess it, nurturing either timidity r audacity(胆大安为). Fr timidity reveals a want f pwers, and audacity a lack f skill. Physicians wh are eager fr pwer r thse wh are undertrained are nt a blessing t a cmmunity.
Thse things which are sacred r nble, are t be delivered nly t sacred persns; and it is wrng t imprt them t the prfane until they have been initiated in the mysteries f the science.
63. Based n paragraph 1, which f the fllwing best characterizes bad physicians?
A. They are greedy.
B. They are pretenders.
C. They are difficult t cntact.
D. They are the minrity.
64. Accrding t paragraph 2, what must accmpany the persnal quality f a physician?
A. A gd educatin.
B. A supprtive family.
C. Apprval frm the authrity.
D. Ppularity in the cmmunity.
65. If the authr f the passage were t use a heading fr each paragraph, which heading wuld fit best befre paragraph 3?
A. An Herbal Treatment.
B. Medicine and Gardening.
C. The Grwth f a Physician.
D. Understanding Agriculture First.
66. Based n the underlined sentences in paragraph 5, what is the relatinship between the wrds "sacred” and "prfane"?
A. The tw wrds are exactly the same in meaning.
B. The tw wrds are similar in meaning.
C. The tw wrds are f the same rt.
D. The tw wrds are ppsites.
56-59 BDBC 60-62 DBA 63-66 BACD
上海青浦区2017-2018第一学期高三英语期末学业质量调研测试
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have read.
(A)
The Christmas f 1988, my husband and I had fur children. Peter was eleven, Leigh-Ann nine, Laura six and Matthew nly tw. When Santa arrived, Matthew parked himself n Santa’s lap and remained impressed greatly by him fr the rest f the evening. Anyne wh had their picture taken with Santa that Christmas als had their picture taken with little Matthew.
Little did any f us knw hw precius thse phts with Santa and Matthew wuld becme. Five days after Christmas, ur sweet little Matthew died in an accident. When ur first Christmas withut Matthew apprached, it was hard fr us t get int the hliday spirit.
Then, n December 13, we were just finishing dinner when we heard a knck n the frnt dr. When we went t answer it, n ne was there. On the frnt prch was a card and gift. The gift-giver just wanted t help us get thrugh a rugh time by cheering us up with his r her name unknwn, like a fairy.
In the gift bag was a cassette f favrite Christmas music, which was in a little cardbard Christmas tree. We put the cassette in ur player and, sng by sng, the spirit f Christmas began t warm ur hearts, and the thughtfulness f ur “fairy，tuched ur hearts.
That was the beginning f a series f gifts frm the clever giver, ne fr each day until Christmas. Each gift fllwed the theme f “The Twelve Days f Christmas” in a creative way. The kids especially liked “seven swans a-swimming,” which was a basket f swan-shaped saps plus passes t the lcal swimming pl. “Eight maids a-milking” included eight bttles f chclate milk in glass bttles with paper faces. Every day was smething very special.
The ingenuity and thughtfulness shcked us as we enjyed each surprise. We were s caught up in the excitement and curisity f what wuld pssibly cme next, that ur grief didn’t have much f a chance t rb us f the spirit f Christmas. What ur fairy did was abslutely miraculus.
We give thanks fr ur fairy wh was, we finally realized, ur very wn Christmas angel. We never did find ut wh it was, althugh we have ur guess. We actually prefer t keep it that way.
The phts taken with little Mathew became valued because
A. Mathew is the yungest child f ur family
B. they are the phts taken n Christmas Eve
C. Mathew seated himself n Santa’s legs
D. we lst Mathew five days after the Christmas f 1988
57. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. “Seven Swans a-swimming” was a sap with swans cined.
B. We received 12 gifts befre the very first Christmas withut Mathew.
C. We were still in n md fr preparing fr Christmas with a cassette.
D. It was Santa wh secretly sent us the unexpected gifts.
58. The phrase “ingenuity” (paragraph 6) can be best replaced by “ ”
A. delicacy B. respnsibilityC. riginalityD. attractin
59. Which f the fllwing serves as the best title fr the passage?
A. Mathew’s Present. B. An Angel amng Us.
C. Christmas Day. D. Five Glden Rings.
(B)
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Learning materials are prvided t students thrughut their curse, and there will never be mre than 15 participants in each class.
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Our prgramme ffers the full package — students are taken gd care f frm the start thrugh t the very end. They are cllected frm the airprt upn arrival and brught t their accmmdatin in cmfrt. We require the student’s full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.
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Students are prvided with breakfast, dinner and either a cked r packed lunch (which cnsists f a sandwich, a drink and a dessert). Snacks utside f mealtimes may be purchased by the student individually.
We ask that yu let us knw f any dietary requirements as well as infrmatin abut any medicines yu take. Depending n the type f dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made fr prviding special fd.
60. When can a student attend Standard Curse?
A.13:00-14:30 Mnday.B. 13:00-14:30 Friday.
C.9:00-12:30 Tuesday.D. 9:00-12:30 Saturday.
61. With the full package, the prgramme rganizer is suppsed t.
A. infrm students f their full flight detail
B. lk after students thrughut the prgramme
C. ffer students free medical care
D. cllect students，luggage in advance
62. Which f the fllwing may require an extra payment?
A. Cked dinner B. Mealtime dessert.
C. Packed lunch D. Special diet.
(C)
I plan t remember this year’s vacatin seasn with just tw wrds: NEVER AGAIN. Never again, that is, will I take all my technlgy alng. The Internet has ruined summer vacatins.
Instead f reading dg-eared summerhuse mystery nvels, this year we brwsed the Internet. Instead f lng evenings f crsswrd puzzles r bard games, we checked ur Twitter feeds and updated ur Facebk pages. And that, f curse, is the prblem with the Internet: It，s s easy that, unless yu’re equipped with massive self-cntrl, yu use it if it’s there.
Fr several years, I kept my Internet addictin under cntrl by using incnvenient technlgy: a laptp which is ld and nt in gd cnditin and a slw dial-up cnnectin. But this year, the cmbinatin f a new iPad and very gd Wi-Fi turned ut t be fatal. The magical iPad signaled silently frm the picnic table: What harm culd it be t give the e-mail a quick check? But nce that attractive tuch screen lights up, wh can resist?
I’m nt the first t get lst acrss this prblem, f curse. I，m a late adpter. As early as 2008, Nichlas Carr, authr f The Shallws: What the Internet Is Ding t Our Brains, was warning that bradband Internet was reducing ur attentin spans and making us stupid. The Web, he said, encurages us t get stuck int ur “natural state f distractedness.” Even befre that, in 2000，Harvard’s Rbert Putnam warned that televisin 一 and, mre bradly, staring int any kind f screen — had reduced the amunt f time families spent in scial interactins. And last year, researchers at UC-Irvine reprted that emplyees wh were unplugged frm their e-mail gt mre wrk dne 一 and experienced far less stress.
Access t the Web is unquestinably a wnderful thing. I lve having a bttmless library at my fingertips; I lve having the wrld’s newspapers n my electrnic drstep. I lve being able t pay bills and make airplane reservatins nline. And, thanks t thse ugly cell phne twers in the wds, we nw have a way t call fr help if we need an ambulance r a fire truck. It’s als nice t have an app that identifies the cnstellatins (星座）when yu hld the iPad up t the night sky. But then, yu have t remember t put the screen dwn and simply drink in the stars — the riginal, uncut versin.
And that’s the pint: It’s imprtant nt t let the cnvenience f the Internet get in the way f simpler beauties. It，s ur fault instead f the Internet, fr failing t cntrl the urge t brwse. My prblem is learning hw t limit the time I spend n it. S nw I have ne mre thing t lk frward t next summer: Mre time reading ld nvels; mre time playing crsswrd puzzles and chasing frgs. Next year, I prmise t unplug. Except, f curse, when we need t find a new bike trail, r Ggle a recipe fr wild blueberry pie.
63. Thrughut the passage, what evidence des the authr prvide t supprt the claims he makes in paragraph 2?
A. Scientific studies and statistics abut Internet use.
B. Histrical facts regarding the effects f televisin and the Internet.
C. Persnal accunts and pinins f thse wh have studied the Internet.
D. Results f pinin plls abut Internet use.
64. Accrding t the passage, hw des the writer keep himself frm getting addicted t the Internet?
A. By using utdated laptps with pr Internet access.
B. By nly giving the e-mail a quick lk.
C. By keeping the electrnic devices ut f reach.
D. By accessing new iPad and gd Wi-Fi.
65. In the article, UC-Irvine research functins as .
A. a persnal accunt that illustrates an idea abut scial life
B. a restatement f the authr’s main argument
C. histrical cntext t allw the reader t understand the article’s setting
D. evidence t supprt a pint made by Niclas Carr
66. Which f the fllwing statement will the authr prbably agree t?
A. peple shuld nt rely simply n the Internet t prvide them with news and ther infrmatin
B. peple can have meaningful vacatins nly if they leave all electrnic devices at hme
C. althugh the Internet is ften useful, it can becme addictive and prevent human interactin
D. even thugh there are sme gd things abut the Internet, verall it has affected civilizatin fr the wrse
56-59 DBCB 60-62 CBD 63-66 CADC
上海青浦区2016-2017第一学期高三英语期末学业质量调研测试
Sectin C
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
St Kilda is a tiny archipelag (群岛）f the Nrth Atlantic Ocean. The islands are amng the mst spectacular, but the greatest fascinatin is that, fr ver a thusand years, peple lived there and pssessed a sense f cmmunity. Cut ff frm the mainland, the islanders had a distinct way f living their lives, mainly eating the seabirds that returned t breed n the rcks.
Islatin als had a big effect upn St kildans attitudes and ideas. The peple sacrificed themselves year in and year ut, in a cnstant battle t secure a livelihd. In such harsh cnditins, life was nly pssible because the whle cmmunity wrked tgether.
In the 19th century St Kilda was subject t pressures frm the utside wrld. Educatin, religin and turism all attempted t thrw the St Kildans5 way f life int dubt. In the early 20th century, the strength f the cmmunity became weakened as cntact with the rest f Britain increased. When disease cut their numbers, and wind and sea made it difficult t get adequate fd, the St Kildans were frced t turn t the mainland fr assistance.
In 1930, the St Kildans finally agreed t abandn their hmes. They settled n the Scttish mainland, nt realizing it meant thrwing themselves int the 20th century. As adults, they had t accept thse values mst Scts believe in. Fr instance, the islanders fund it difficult t' base their existence upn mney. They had never lived in a wrld where they bught gds and services frm each ther.
The islanders shwed themselves indifferent t the jbs they were given n the mainland. The laburs asked f them were unskilled cmpared with the spectacular skills they had nce perfrmed in rder t kill seabirds. Mrever, killing birds had nce prvided the cmmunity with fd t survive. On the mainland, hwever, the tasks they were asked t perfrm did nt prvide them immediately with what was needed t keep them fed and warm.
The histry f the St Kildans after the evacuatin (撤离），f their inability and lack f reslutin t fit int urban sciety, makes sad reading. When they were resettled n the mainland, the St Kildans were frced t live in a sciety whse values were unacceptable and incmprehensible t the majrity f them. Fr many, the mve was a tragedy.
56.Accrding t Paragraph 3, the fllwing factrs lead t St kildans seeking help frm utside EXCEPT______________.
A.unbearable windB. insufficient fd supply
C. cntact with BritainD. wrsening health
57.After the St Kildans inhabited Sctland, they.
A.sn learned hw t buy gds and services frm thers
B.had truble adapting t the value f dminant sciety.
C.exhibited willingness t carry ut their given jbs.
D.had the pprtunity t shw their skills f killing seabirds.
58.Which f the fllwing is NOT abut hw peple used t live n St Kilda?
A.The majr surce f fd was fund lcally.
B.It was essential fr peple t help each ther.
C.Very few peple had visited mainland Sctland.
D.Mney played an insignificant rle in life.
59.What is the passage mainly cncerned with?
A.The rle f mney in mdem cmmunities.
B.Hw a cmmunity adapted t a different frm f life.
C.The destructin f an ld-fashined cmmunity.
D.Hw a small cmmunity fight against ppsite cnditins.
(B)
The fllwing safety risks may result in serius injury r death t the user f the MINI Cper S:
•This prduct cntains small parts that arc fr adult assembly (组装）nly. Keep small children away when assembling. Remve all prtective materials befre assembly. Be sure t remve all packaging materials and parts frm underneath the car bdy.
•Battery psts cntain lead knwn t the state f Califrnia t cause cancer and reprductive harm. Never pen the battery.
•Bdy parts such as hands, legs, hair and clthing can get caught in mving parts. Never place a bdy part near a mving part r wear lse clthing
while using the vehicle. Always wear shes when using the vehicle.
•Using the vehicle near streets, mtr vehicles, drp-ffs such as steps, water (swimming pls) r ther bdies f water, hills, wet areas, in small lanes, at night r in the dark culd result in an unexpected accident. Instead, use the vehicle n the highway. Always use the vehicle in a safe, secure envirnment.
•Using the vehicle in unsafe cnditins such as snw, rain, lse dirt, mud, r sand may result in unexpected actin, fr example tip ver.
•Using the vehicle in an unsafe manner. Examples include but are nt limited t:
•Pulling the vehicle with anther vehicle r similar device •Allwing mre than tw riders •Pushing the user frm the back •Traveling at an unsafe speed
•Always use cmmn sense and safe practices when using the vehicle.
•Stre the vehicle indrs r cver it t prtect it frm weather. Water will damage the mtr, electric system, and battery.
60.When assembling, yu shuld______________________.
A. pen the battery n the sptB. ignre the packaging materials
C. make sure kids are nt presentD. start frm underneath the car
61.Accrding t the text, it is safer t______________________.
A. use batteries cntaining leadB. drive in small lanes at midnight
C. drive n the highway instead f n hillsD. wear lse clthes while driving
61.Where can yu prbably find the text?
A.In an fficial reprt.B. In a medical jurnal.
C. In a physics textbk.D. In a prduct handbk.
(C)
In a land swept by typhns and shaken by earthquakes，hw have Japan’s tallest and seemingly mst breakable ld buildings 一 500 r s wden pagdas, twer-shaped buildings — remained standing fr centuries? Japanese schlars have been cnfused fr ages abut their stability.
Fr centuries，many attributed the resilience (抗震’性）f pagdas t the massive trunk-like central clumns knwn as shinbashira, which bends and swings during a typhn r earthquake, just like a tall tree. But the amazing thing is that the shinbashira actually des nt carry any lad at all but is suspended frm the tp f the pagda — hanging lsely dwn thrugh the middle f the building. The weight f the building is supprted entirely by twelve uter and fur inner clumns.
And what is the rle f the shinbashira, the central clumn? The best way t understand the shinbashira's rle is t watch a vide made by Shuz Ishida, a structural engineer at Kyt Institute f Technlgy. Mr. Ishida, knwn t his students as “Prfessr Pagda” has built a series f mdels and tested them n a “shake-table” in his labratry. In shrt, the shinbashira was acting like an enrmus pendulum (钟摆).Under pressure, a pagda’s lse flrs culd be made t slide back and frth independently. Viewed frm the side, the pagda seemed t be ding a snake dance — with each flr mving in the ppsite directin t its neighburs abve and belw. The shinbashira, running up thrugh a hle in the centre f the building, made it unlikely that individual streys mved t far because, after mving a certain distance, they banged int it, passing n energy away alng the clumn.
Anther strange feature f the Japanese pagda is that, because f the building tapers (锥形), with each flr plan being smaller than the ne belw, nne f the vertical (垂直的）clumns that carry the weight f the building is cnnected t its crrespnding clumn abve. In ther wrds, a five-strey pagda cntains nt even ne clumn that travels right up thrugh the building. Mre surprising is the fact that the individual streys f a Japanese pagda are nt actually cnnected t each ther. They are simply stacked ne n tp f anther like a pile f hats.
The extra-wide eaves (屋檐）als play a part. Think f them as a balancing ple f tightrpe-walkers. The bigger the mass at each end f the ple, the easier it is fr the tightrpe walker t maintain his balance. The same hlds true fr a pagda. With the eaves extending ut n all sides like balancing ples, the building respnds t even the mst pwerful earthquake with a graceful swinging, never an abrupt shaking.
62.In a Japanese pagda, the shinbashira is designed t______________.
A.bear certain amunt f weight f the pagda
B.bend under pressure the way a tall tree des
C.cnnect the flrs with pagda’s base
D.stp the flrs frm mving t far
58.Shuz Ishida perfrms experiments in rder t___________________.
A.apply the pendulum int practice
B.gain insight int the “shake-table” mdel
C.learn abut the mechanisms f pagdas
D.lcate shinbashira^ exact psitin in a pagda
59.Which f the fllwing statements is NOT TRUE accrding t the article?
A.Sme clumns may extend frm the bttm t the tp f a pagda.
B.The functins f extra eaves and balancing ples are similar.
C.The streys f a Japanese pagda are fitted lsely.
D.Pagdas5 amazing capacity t resist impact has lng puzzled schlars.
60.What is the best title fr the passage?
A.Hw Shinbashira Plays Its Rle
B.Why Pagdas D Nt Fall Dwn
C.Distinct Features f Japanese Architecture
D.Shuz Ishida, a Distinguished Engineer
56-59 ABCC 60-62 CDD 63-66 DCAB
上海青浦区2015-2016第一学期高三英语期末学业质量调研测试
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
① The past year, which is fast becming just a memry, is the year I drve thrugh the car wash at fifty miles an hur. At least, it felt like fifty miles an hur.
② That day I fllwed the attendant’s instructins, drve t ne f thse d-it-yurself car washes. I frgt that my car was a bit mdy. I’d been meaning t have it checked, but it didn’t happen ften enugh t rush me t the garage. Anyway, then unexpectedly, suddenly we picked up speed befre the astnished eyes f the attendant. The car sht thrugh the wash cycle, the wax（蜡）cycle, and the dry cycle at a ridiculus rate f speed, and then aimed fr the street at the end f the tunnel. We sht thrugh the tunnel with what seemed like the speed f sund and rushed ut int the street while I was relieved t see that n cars were appraching. The water and the wax had nt yet dried — the car lked as if it had caught sme terrible disease.
③ “What happened then?” Bbbie asked after I had tld my family the stry at an evening meal.
④ “Nthing,” I said.
⑤ “Didn’t yu g back t the car wash?”
⑥ “Of curse nt,” I replied.
⑦ “I dn’t blame yu,” Peter said. “They might have arrested yu fr speeding in a car wash.”
⑧ We all laughed. It was a nice mment. We were relaxing after the dishes had been taken away, the pleasant smell f cffee filling the air. We had been talking abut the past year and, withut pausing t think f the pssible cnsequences, I had tld them abut my experience with the car wash.
⑨ The stry delighted the children — wh are n lnger children. Peter and Bbbie are married, in fact, and I realized I had given them a srt f philsphy f life fr the future. I culd imagine them, years frm nw, when they gather tgether and ne f them will say, “Remember the time Dad drve thrugh that car wash …?”
⑩ Other things happened last year, t, because each year has its events, the gd and the bad, the sweet and the srrwful, the rdinary and the terrific. The milestnes and the small incidents stand side by side, fundamentally different in quality r kind, perhaps, but making a sweet kind f harmny.
66. The descriptin f the secnd paragraph brings up images f _______.
A. disrderB. diseasesC. strmsD. cnflict
67. Which f the fllwing is NOT included in Paragraph 8?
A. The subject f the discussin.B. The atmsphere f the family talk.
C. The time when the talk ccurred.D. The reasn fr the car t lse cntrl.
68. Which f the fllwing can serve as the title f the passage?
A. A reflectin n car tradeB. A memry f the past year
C. A lessn n driving carsD. A car accident at a car wash
(B)
The J. Paul Getty Museum
With tw lcatins, the Getty Villa in Malibu and the Getty Center in Ls Angeles, the J. Paul Getty Museum serves a wide variety f audiences thrugh its expanded range f exhibitins and prgramming in the visual arts.
Parking infrmatin
Parking is $15; $10 after 4:00 p.m. Pay nce, park twice n the same day. And get same-day parking at bth the Getty Center and the Getty Villa fr ne $15 fee.
MORE infrmatin abut visiting the Getty Center and the Getty Villa
69. Mr. Larry drve t the Getty Center and the Getty Villa n December 23 (Wednesday), 2015, and enjyed a wnderful tur there. He paid the parking fee _______ altgether.
A. $10B. $15C. $20D. $30
70. Which f the fllwing statements is NOT true?
A. The J. Paul Getty Museum is an art museum hused n tw sites.
B. The Getty Villa is clsed n the same hlidays as the Getty Center.
C. The sale f alchl is frbidden t peple in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
D. Timed tickets must be btained in advance in the Getty Villa.
71. In 2015, at least _______ was/were a gd time fr enjying all the art wrks in the J. Paul Getty Museum in ne day.
A. all MndaysB. all Tuesdays
C. New Year hlidaysD. January 2 (Thursday)
72. Peple wh g t the Getty Villa may _______.
A. enjy the views verlking Ls Angeles
B. cnduct the visit any time because the tickets are free
C. appreciate the arts and cultures f ancient Greece and ancient Rme
D. have lunches they bring with them anywhere inside the exhibitin area
(C)
When a patient calls fr help at Setn Medical Center, “Hi, Mr. Rgers, can I help yu?” says a nurse; it’s never a prblem finding the nurse. It’s because they all wear lcatr tags that are part f a wireless system that tracks their mvements n the flr. “Yu can even tell when they are walking dwn the hallway.” says James Hattri.
This system made by Hill-Rm uses infrared（红外线的）signals t detect when nurses enter a rm t answer a call. The Hill-Rm devices lk like a mini cmputer muse. Sme hspitals are putting them in nurses’ kitchens. Staff can talk and listen thrugh a wall unit t nurses r even t patients in ther rms. “We can put the time we were spending hunting staff dwn, trying t find and lcate them t much better use,” says a staff member frm Setn. Hill-Rm says it has systems installed in mre than 850 U.S. hspitals.
Sme nurses wrry that the devices will be used t listen in n cnversatins and scrutinize their mvements. “I’m nt wearing mine. I will still meet my patient’s needs but I will nt wear this badge.” Annette Bearden is amng dzens f nurses at Eden Medical Center wh staged an active prtest tw mnths ag and hid their badges thugh they were later recvered. “Yu knw it makes me nt feel like a prfessinal. It makes me feel like that smene has t watch me t make sure I am ding my jb.”
“The biggest reasn we installed this technlgy is because ur ld call system is abut 25 years ld,” says a hspital manager. Fr hspitals this is a case f technlgy allwing, perhaps frcing peple t better make use f their time. Officials at Eden dn’t deny they mnitr hw lng it takes nurses t respnd t calls but say their main cncern is patient care. “I think it is ne tl that we can use in measuring verall perfrmance but by itself it is nt a valid disciplinary tl,” says an Eden spkespersn.
Eden is expanding its system with hpes the nurse will eventually accept the new technlgy, but back at Setn where it’s been in place fr abut tw years, there is n uneasiness. “Once the staff actually find ut hw advantageus it can be fr them and the patients, well, actually it became very ppular.”
In Castr Valley, Califrnia, the Eden Medical Center spent almst three hundred thusand dllars t install the Hill-Rm systems n tw flrs. Eden hpes t get mre f the systems fr ther flrs.
73. Why is it easy t find a nurse at Setn Medical Center?
A. The nurses are n televisin.
B. The nurses wear lcatr badges.
C. Every patient has his/her wn nurse.
D. Each rm has a telephne.
74. Hw can the staff talk t their patients when they are nt in the same rm?
A. With hand signals.B. Thrugh micrphnes in the pcket.
C. Thrugh a wall unit.D. With infrared signals n the drs.
75. Accrding t the passage, the underlined wrd “scrutinize” (paragraph 3) prbably means _______.
A. watch clselyB. see inside
C. scan wrd by wrdD. make right
76. Hw did the nurses at Eden Medical Center react t the badges?
A. The nurses really liked the badges.
B. They threw the lcatr badges away.
C. They refused t wrk.
D. They prtested and cncealed the badges.
77. Accrding t the administratrs f the hspital, Eden Medical Center, the applicatin f the Hill-Rm devices mainly aims at _______.
A. intrducing mdern technlgy
B. adding a tl fr discipline
C. replacing the ld call system
D. imprving the service fr patients
【答案】66-68 ADB 69-72 BCDC 73-77 BCADDCODE
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TIME
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Cair
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Mscw
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Karachi
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Hng Kng
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Tky
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Sydney
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Wellingtn
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Hnlulu
-10
1
Ls Angeles
-8
2
Denver
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Chicag
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New Yrk
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5
Ri de Janeir
-3
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Lndn
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Paris
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Curse Type
Days
Number f Lessns
Curse Timetable
Standard Curse
Mn-Fri
20 lessns
9:00-12:30
Intensive Curse[来源:学&科&网]
Mn-Fri
20 lessns
9:00-12:30
10 lessns
13:00-14:30
@The Getty Center See spectacular art and architecture at the tp f Ls Angeles.
Admissin is Free.
Address
1200 Getty Center Drive, Ls Angeles, CA 90049
Open Hurs
Tuesday–Friday and Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Clsed Mndays
Open Mndays, December 21 and 28, 2015
Parking lt pens 9:30 a.m.
Hliday clsures: Thanksgiving, December 25 (Christmas Day), and January 1
Fd & Drinks
Lunch
Tuesday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Dinner
Saturday 5:00–9:00 p.m.
Sunday Brunch
Sunday 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Clsed Mndays
@ The Getty Villa Visit the ancient wrld f Greece and Rme.
Admissin is Free. An advance timed-entry ticket is required.
Address
17985 Pacific Cast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Open Hurs
Wednesday–Mnday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Clsed Tuesdays
Open Tuesdays, December 22nd and 29, 2015
Hliday clsures: Thanksgiving, December 25 (Christmas Day), and January 1
Fd & Drinks
Cafe at the Getty Villa
Mnday and Wednesday–Friday 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Clsed Tuesdays
N reservatins are required fr the Cafe. Menu selectins are created seasnally. Wine and beer are als available.
Picnic Bx Lunches
Enjy yur wn bxed lunch and grab-and-g items at any f the Getty Villa’s public seating areas, including the Outdr Classical Theater.
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