高三下學期英語5月第四次模擬考試試卷一、閱讀理解〔共15小題；每題2.5分，總分值〕HealthyDietisanewmagazineforpeoplewhowanttoenjoytheirbesthealthandunderstandhowtomakehealthychoiceseveryday.WhatwedoCuttingthroughtheconfusionandfashionthathavefloodedthehealth,nutritionandfitnessindustries,HealthyDietprovidesclearandsensibleadvicefromthebesthealthprofessionalsandTVexpertstomakehealthyeatingeasyandaffordableforthefamily.Ouruniqueproductcanhelpyourbrand(品牌)reachtherightaudiencesfast.HealthyDietoffersgreatvalueonhealthyfoodsandmealseveryissue.Eachmonth,oureditorteamandhealthexpertsofferreaderseasytipsandpracticaladviceabouteverydaylife.OurMediaPlatformsOurmediaplatformsaredesignedtoworkharmoniouslywithkeyindustrybrandstoreachnewandbiggeraudiencesbymakinguseofourpublishingandmarketingexpertise(專長).TofindoutmoreaboutcommercialopportunitieswithHealthyDiet,dropusalinenow.7-dayVeggie(素食)ChallengeIfyou'rereadytogiveupmeatforoneweek,we'reheretohelp.Insidethisguide,you'llfindourfavouritemeat-freedinnersareeasyandcheaptocook,andtotallydelicioustoo.Andweuncoverjustsomeofthebenefitsyoucanlookforwardtoifyougiveuptheanimalproteinforsevendays.HowtocontactClickheretoupdateyourHealthyDietpreferences.HealthyDietisbroughttoyoubyAnthemPublishing.Registeredoffice:Suite6PiccadillyHouse,LondonRoad,BathBAI6PLRegisteredinEnglandNo.4542063.Youcanclickheretodownloadyourfree7-dayVeggieChallenge.〔1〕WhatdoestheauthorthinkofhealthyeatingwiththehelpofHealthyDiet?A.Confusing.Sensible.Easy.〔2〕What'sthefeatureaboutthemeat-freedinner?A.It'shardtolearn.It'seasytoprepare.Itcostsalot.Ittastesbad.〔3〕Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.ToadvertiseHealthyDiet.Toshowtheimportanceofhealth.TointroducehowtocontactHealthyDiet.Todemonstratea7-dayVeggieChallenge.2.NickVujicicisagreatspeaker,borninMelbourne,Australiaonthe4thofDecember,1982.Hehasnoarmsandlegs.Thereisnomedicalexplanationforit.Inschool,hewasthefirstdisabledchildtobeintegratedintotheAustralianschoolsystem.Hewaslaughedat,avoidedandnotincludedonpurposefromgames.Atage6,Nicktriedsomeprosthetics(假肢)buttheyweremoreofrestrictionthanaidbecausetheylimitedhismovement.Apparently,hehadlearnthowtodosomethingswithoutthem.Unfortunately,heseverelybattledwithdepressionatage8.Hefelthewouldalwaysbeaburdenfortherestofhislife.Thesethoughtsmadehisprospectsinlifeasafantasy.Hejusthadonedesire—armsandlegs,that'sall.Atage10,thoughhishomewasarefugefromtheexternalstorms,hecouldn'tmanagetodealwiththerejectionshefacedoutside.Thenhetriedtodrownhimselfbutthelovehehadforhisparentsdiscouragedhimfromdoingso.NickhadhisBachelor'sdegreeincommerceatGriffithUniversity.Oneday,hismumnoticedhissituationaffectedhislifeanddecidedtoshowhimanewspaperarticlethatfeaturedamanthathadaseveredisability,muchmorethanNick's.Fromthatmomenton,NickVujicicbecamegratefulforlife.Healsosaidhefoundpeaceafterhegothisrelationshipwithhimself.Althoughhecouldn'tmakesomethingshappeneasily,hebelieveditwasnotwhatyouhadbutwhatyoudidwithit.Therefore,hefrequentlytellshimselfheisnotafraidtofailortryagain.Today,Hewritesupto43wordsperminute,canthrowtennisballs,playthedrums,getaglassofwaterandalsoansweraphonecall.〔1〕WhatcanweknowaboutNickfromparagraph1?A.Hisdisabilityisduetoageneticcause.B.Hehadagoodtimewithhisschoolmates.C.Hesufferedfromdepressionattheageof8.D.Hisprostheticsgaveassistancewithhismovement.〔2〕WhatisakeyturningpointinNick'sbelief?A.Afterknowingaboutafigureinanarticle.Bachelorgraduation.Aftergettinghisparents'encouragement.Thecarefromhismother.〔3〕WhatisNick'spresentbeliefinhislife?A.Beinggratefultohisparents.Facingthesocietybravely.Beingcontentwithhispresentlife.Beingdeterminedtoachievehisgoal.〔4〕WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesNick?A.Generous.B.Positive.C.Creative.D.Emotional.Afterspending18yearsprotectingyourchildrenfromvariousdangersontheroadandoff,younowfacetheprospectofhandingthemthecarkeysIt'stimeforthemtolearnhowtodrive.Wecanhelpyoumold()you'reyourteensintosafeandcapabledrivers.Oursitecontainsinformationondriverlicensingrequirementsforteensaswellasideastohelpyou—theparents—laydownthegroundruleswithyouryoungdriverbeforeyouhandoverthecarkeys.Hereyouwillfindinformationonthemostcommonsafetyproblemsnovicedriversshouldavoid.Educateyourselfabouttheconsequencesofillegalalcoholuse,thedistracted(分心的)driving,andmuchmore.Yourteenseesadriver'slicenseasasteptowardfreedom,butyoumightnotbesureyourteenisreadyfortheroad.Onethingiscertain:teensaren'treadytohavethesamelevelofdrivingresponsibilityasadults.Teendrivershaveahigherrateofseriouscrashes,mainlybecauseoftheirimmaturitylackofskillsandexperience.Theyspeed,makemistakes,andgetdistractedeasily—especiallyiftheirfriendsareinthecar.Tohelpyourteenstaysafebehindthewheel,all50stateshaveagraduateddriverlicensing(GDL)systemthatlimitshigh-riskdrivingsituationsfornewdrivers.Thisapproachcanreduceyourteen'scrashrisksbyasmanyas50%.Whatcanyoudo?Learnaboutyourstate'sGDLlaws.Familiarizingyourselfwiththerestrictionscanbetterassistyouininstructingyourkids.Youmustestablishgroundrulesforyourteendriver.Prohibitdrivingwhileusingthephoneorotherelectronicdevices,andrequireseatbeltuseatalltimes.Remindthemthatitisillegaltodrinkunder21,anditisillegaltodrinkanddrive.Ifyourchildisunder21,hisorherbloodalcoholconcentration(BAC)shouldalwaysbeat0.00,notjustunder0.08.〔1〕Whoarethepotentialreadersofthetext?A.Students.B.Teachers.C.Parents.D.Doctors.〔2〕Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"novicedrivers"inparagraph2probablymean?A.Grown-updrivers.B.Impatientdrivers.C.Exciteddrivers.D.Unskilleddrivers.〔3〕Whatcanwelearnaboutteendriversfromparagraph3?A.Theyhavenofreedomwithoutadrivinglicense.TheGDLsystemcanreducemostoftheircrashrisks.Theyperformworsewiththeirfriendsinthecar.Drivingwiththeirfriendsinthecarcanavoidmistakes.〔4〕Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Teens'driving.Drivingregulations.Safeandhighriskdriving.Legalandillegaldriving.4.Researchersmayhavefoundawaytokeepplantsfromdyingofthirst.Theydevelopedasoiladditive(添加劑).Itwillstealwaterfromtheairtosharewithplants.Theirinventionisasuper-moisture-absorbentgel(SMAG，高吸濕凝膠).Itabsorbswaterfromtheairduringthenight.Whenthesunwarmsitthenextday,thatgelreleasesitsaccumulatedwaterintotherootzoneoftheplants.GuihuaYu,anengineerattheUniversityofTexasatAustin,ledtheteamthatdevelopedthegel.Thegelmixedwithsoilabsorbswaterandholdsit.Thenextday,ratherthanallowingittoevaporate(蒸發),thegelinsteadslowlyreleasesthatwaterintothesoil.Theengineerstestedthesoiladditivetogrowcarrots.Duringanexperiment,theycomparedcarrotsgrowninsandysoilalonewithcarrotsgrowninsandysoilthathadbeenmixedwiththeget.Thegel-treatedsoillostabout60percentofthewaterafteraboutamonth.Incontrast,theuntreatedsoillost80percentofitswaterinjustoneweek.JeffHatteyisasoilscientist.Hesayssimilaradditiveshavebeenusedinpottingsoilformanyyears.Hesaysthegelworksinasimilarway.“Thebigquestionsformeare,first,howmuchSMAG-soilwouldyouhavetouse?Howlongdoesitlastonceit'sinthesoil?〞Yubelievesfuturestudieswillhelphisteamunderstandifthegelcouldbeusedforlarger,outdoorfields.Ifitcan,thewaterintheaircouldallowcropstobegrownindryerclimates,whereirrigationisnotpractical.Itshouldn'thurtthebacteriaorwormsthatareneededtokeepsoilhealthyforgrowingthings.Thegelalsoshouldposenorisksifitwashesintolakesorstreams.Theresearchteamhopestoconfirmthatinthenearfuture.〔1〕HowdoesSMAGgetwater?Byabsorbingwaterfromtherootzone.Byabsorbingwaterfromair.Byabsorbingwaterfromplants.Byabsorbingwaterfromsoil.〔2〕WhatcanweinferfromHattey'swords?A.TheSMAGisatotallynewinvention.B.PeoplewilluseSMAG-soilsoon.C.ScientistshavetodomoreforSMAG.D.SMAGhasalotofadvantages.〔3〕WhatwillGuihuaYuprobablydointhenearfuture?A.LetSMAGhavefewersideeffectsonsoil.ProvewhetherSMAGissafetoenvironment.MakeSMAGkeepsoilhealthy.MakeSMAGacceptablebypeople.〔4〕Whatmaybethesuitabletitleforthetext?AninventionofmakingplantsgrowinadryclimateAninventionofmakingplantsgrowquicklyAninventionofdefeatingdroughtsAninventionofprotectingthesoil二、任務型閱讀〔共5小題；每題2.5分，總分值〕HowtoBudgetYourMoneyWhenYouStudyOverseaStudyingabroadcanbeagreatopportunitytomeetnewpeopleandtoexposeyourselftoanunfamiliarandexcitingculture.Bychallengingyourselftotryanewculture,youcanmakeahugeimpactonthewayyouseetheworld, Luckily,therearesometipsforyou,sothatyoucanhavethewonderfulexperiencewithoutthefinancialpressure.Writeoutatravelbudget. Thinkabouttheamountofmoneyyouwillneedtospendeveryweekandmonthforhousing,food,schoolsupplies,travel,transportationandotherlivingexpensestocreateamonthlybudgetthatyoucanfollow.Findajobthatyoucanperformremotely.Seeifyoucanfindajobbeforeyougoabroadtoensureaconstantflowofincome.Considerajobasawriterortravelblogger.Seeifyoucanfindajobthatletsyouexplorethecountryyou'restayingin,likebybecomingaphotographer. Cookmealsathome.Ifyouarestayingwithahostfamily,trytoeatasmanymealsasyoucanwiththem. Ifyoucancookonyourown,findalocalgrocerystorewhereyoucanbuyfoodmaterialtomakeasimplemeal. .Ifyouarefluentinthelanguageofthecountryyou'restayingin,thinkaboutteachinglocalstudentsyournativelanguage.Notonlydoesthisletyouengagewithlocalstudents,butitallowsyoutogainanevendeeperunderstandingthelanguageyou'llheararoundyouduringyouroverseasexperience.Lookforapart-timejob.Getajobworkingasalanguageteacher.Althoughitmaybegreatsitisoftenacostlyexperience.MakesureeverydayyoustayhealthywhilelivingabroadCreateabudgetforyourtimeabroadtoavoidoverspending.Therearejobsspecificallyintendedforemployeesworkingabroad.Itnotonlycutsdownoncostsbutspendsqualitytimewithyourhosts.三、完形填空〔共15小題，每題1分，總分值15分〕ABC、D2021wasdifficultformanypeople, 1 itwasgoodforme.LastyearI manypositivelessons.IlivedtheninChina,wherewedidn'thavemanyproblemswithCOVID-19,which manycountries.Chinesetourismhadalso 4 much.However,afterthingsstartedgettingbackto" 5 "inMay,IcouldprettymuchdowhatIwanted,Icouldseemyfriendsandtravelaroundthecountry.Insteadofhatingthelockdown(活限).I'm 6 fortheexperience.I'velearnedsince2021thatit's 7 toliveonyourown.I'vedonesoformostofmylifeand2021hasagain 8 this:Thoughyou'reonyourown,itdoesn'tmeanthatyou're 9 orunhappy.Don'tworryaboutit.Conventional 10 says,atleastinthewest,youmusthavea(n) desiretomakemoney.Nevertheless,2021hastaughtmethat'snotnecessarily .MybusinesswasOKlastyear.2021hasshownmeit'sOKtohavesome 13 inyourlifewhenyouhavenothingtodo.Weneedn'talwayskeepeveryminuteofourlives 14 .Whataresomeofthelife 15 youlearnedin2021?A.OtherwiseB.Therefore C.Thus D.HoweverA.B.bought C.reflectedD.observedA.puzzled B.worried C.surprisedD.delightedA.risen B.suffered C.developedD.upgradedA.basics B.principles C.normal D.fashionA.famous B.anxious C.grateful D.fitA.efficient B.tiring C.upset D.acceptableA.concludedB.strengthenedC.confirmedD.guaranteed9.A.lonelyB.smartC.curiousD.independent10.A.meansB.wisdomC.modeD.system11.A.convincingB.amazingC.burningD.frightening12.A.annoyedB.organizedC.farD.true13.A.interestB.troublesC.timeD.skills14.A.occupiedB.testedC.wastedD.stolen15.A.prospectsB.lessonsC.standardsD.goals四、語法填空〔共10小題，每題1.5分，總分值15分〕1Althoughweoftenhopethatthingsgo waywewant,luckisn'talwaysonourside—especiallywhenitcomestocareergoals.That'swhyit'simportantto (effective)planforthefuture,whetheryou'restillstudyingor (work)forawhile.Acareerplanisapracticalstrategy allowsyoutosetcareergoalsandputactionsinplace.Careerplanningisagreatwaytoensureyourcareerisgoingintheright (direct).Notonlydoesithelpyourealizeyourpassion,italsoassistsyourcareergoalswithtangible()actionsandaims.Althoughformingaplanisthefirststep,itwon'tworkwithoutcontinuouseffort.Thatmeansusingyourcareerplannertoguideyourdaily (activity),whilemakingongoingchangesthroughout.Thisinvolvestrackingyourprogress,markingoff (finish)goals,orevenchangingyourstrategyafterrealizingitwasn'tquiterightforyou.Keepdoingthesethings, yourcareerplanisfarlesslikelytofalltothebackofyourmind.Ifyou'restrugglingtostaymotivated,consider (give)yourselfrewardsforeachgoalyoumeet.Butremember:yourcareerisamarathon,notasprint(刺), (try)togettoomanythingsdonewithinashorttimeisonlygoingtosetyouuptofailinthelongrun.五、寫作〔共兩節，總分值40分〕John1〕介紹中國知名大學；2〕詢問他喜歡的大學專業；3〕表達期待。注意：1〕寫作詞數應為80左右。DearJohn,……Your,LiHuaDearJohn,……Your,LiHuaHenryonceworkedinamiddleschoolinaremotearea.Helovedtoteachtheteenagers.Heworkedtounderstandwhathisstudentswerethinkingandfeelinginordertomeettheirneeds.Whenastudentwasstruggling,hewouldworkhardertoshowthechildthatheorshewascapableandcaredfor.Hewouldtryeverythinginordertohelpeverystudentachievesuccessinandoutoftheclassroom.Buthewouldneverdiscoverthattheimpacthissmallactofkindnesshadononestudentafterhelefttheprofessiontojointhenavy.Henrywasteachingsciencethen,therewasonegirlwhosatatthefrontoftheclassandwasfilledwithtypicalmiddleschoolpainandanxiety.HernamewasMary.Shewasanewcomerthen.Shewasn'tacceptedbytheclassmatesthatsoon.Shewasquietandkepttoherselfandalwayswritingajournalduringlessons.Henrywaslookingforachancetogiveherahandbuthadrealizedthistaskwastough.ThatclassHenrydecidedtolookoverhershoulderandseewhatshewaswriting.Onasmallpieceofpaper,hesawthepainfulwords"Iamnotgoodenough.I'mugly.I'mstupid.Noonelikesme.Ihatemyself."Thegirlwasabsorbedinherlonelinessandsadnessanddidn'trealizeshewasoverseersThistaskwasmorechallengingbecausehehadneverseenayounggirlwassodisappointedandsad.Greatteachersknewthatputtingextraeffort,akindheartandsoulintocaringforhisstudentsmadeallthedifference.Withoutthinking,Henrysnatched(一把抓起)thenotebookfromherandstartedwritinginit"You'regreat,you'rebeautiful,you'reintelligent,you'reloved".Theoppositeofeverythingshewrote,thenhandeditback.Hesmiledatherwithencouragementsayingnothing.Marywassurprisedatherteacher'sbehavior.Butwhenshereadthewordshewrote,tearswelleddownherface.注意：1〕續寫詞數應為150左右；Severalweekslater,HenryhadtolefttheschoolSeveralweekslater,Henryhadtolefttheschoolto jointhenavy.……Severalyearslater,whenHenrywaswalking,awoman askedhimwhetherrememberedher.答案解析局部一、閱讀理解〔共15小題；每題2.5分，總分值〕HealthyDiet1.(1)考查推理判斷。根據Whatwedo局部中的“Cuttingthroughtheconfusionandfashionthathavefloodedthehealth,nutritionandfitnessindustries,HealthyDietprovidesclearandsensibleadvicefromthebesthealthprofessionalsandTVexpertstomakehealthyeatingeasyandaffordableforthefamily.〞可知，HealthyDiet能讓所有家庭都能輕松負擔起健康飲食。應選D。1.(2)考查細節理解。根據7-dayVeggie(素食)Challenge局部中的“Insidethisguide,you'llfindourfavouritemeat-freedinnersareeasyandcheaptocook,andtotallydelicioustoo.〞可知，不含肉的晚餐既簡單又廉價。應選B。1.(3)考查寫作意圖。本文是一那么廣告，主要是推銷HealthyDiet這本雜志，應選A。——·2.(1)考查細節理解。根據第一段中的"Unfortunately,heseverelybattledwithdepressionatage8."不幸的是，他在8歲時就與抑郁癥作了劇烈的斗爭。可知，他8歲時患抑郁癥。應選C。2.(2)"Oneday，hismumnoticedhissituationaffectedhislifeanddecidedtoshowhimanewspaperarticlethatfeaturedamanthathadaseveredisability，muchmorethanNick's.","Fromthatmomenton.NickVujicicbecamegratefulforlife."(,A。2.(3)Althoughhecouldn'tmakesomethingshappeneasily，hebelieveditwasnotwhatyouhadbutwhatyoudidwithit.Therefore,hefrequentlytellshimselfheisnotafraidtofailortryagain.Nick:。2.(4)"FromthatmomentonNickVujicicbecamegratefulforlife.Healsosaidhefoundpeaceafterhegothisrelationshipwithhimself."NickVujicic"hefrequentlytellshimselfheisnotafraidtofailortryagain.",Nick。3.(1)考查推理判斷。根據第二段中的“Oursitecontainsinformationondriverlicensingrequirementsforteensaswellasideastohelpyou-theparents-laydownthegroundruleswithyouryoungdriverbeforeyouhandoverthecarkeys.〞我們的網站提供有關青少年駕駛執照要求的資料，以及協助你(即家長)在交出汽車鑰匙女注意交通規那么。應選C。3.(2)考查詞義猜想。根據第二段中的“Oursitecontainsinformationondriverlicensingrequirementsforteensaswellasideastohelpyou-theparents-laydownthegroundruleswithyouryoungdriverbeforeyouhandoverthecarkeys.〞我們的網站提供有關青少年駕駛執照要求的資料，以及協助你(即家長)在交出汽車鑰匙前，年駕者立本規么意。知，novice driver指是沒經的手機應選D。3.(3)Teendrivershaveahigherrateofseriouscrashes,mainlybecauseoftheirimmaturitylackofskillsandexperience.Theyspeed,makemistakes,andgetdistractedeasily-especiallyiftheirfriendsareinthecar.C。3.(4)考查主旨大意。根據第一段中的“Wecanhelpyoumold(塑造)yourteensintosafeandcapabledrivers.〞我們可以幫助你們把青少年，塑造成平安有能力的司機。同時結合下文提到的青少年駕駛中可能出現的問題，可知，本文主要介紹了青少年駕駛時應注意的問題。應選A。4.(1)考查細節理解。根據第二段中的“Itabsorbswaterfromtheairduringthenight.〞它在夜間吸收空氣中的水分。可知，這種高吸濕凝膠在夜間吸收空氣中的水分。選項B與文意相符，應選B。4.(2)考查推理判斷。根據第五段中的“Thebigquestionsformearefirst,howmuchSMAG-soilwouldyouhavetouse?Howlongdoesitlastonceit'sinthesoil?〞對我來說最大的問題是，首先，你要用多少土壤？它在土壤中能持續多久？可推知，科學家還需要做進一步的研究。應選C。4.(3)考查細節理解。根據最后一段中的“Thegelalsoshouldposenorisksifitwashesintolakesorstreams.Theresearchteamhopestoconfirmthatinthenearfuture.〞如果這種凝膠被沖入湖泊或溪流中，也不會造成任何危險。研究小組希望在不久的將來證實這一點。可知，研究人員希望在不久的將來證實“如果這種凝膠被沖進湖泊或溪流，它也不會造成任何風險〞，即對環境是否平安。應選B。4.(4)考查主旨大意。根據第一段中的“Researchersmayhavefoundawaytokeepplantsfromdyingofthirst.Theydevelopedasoiladditive(添加劑),Itwillstealwaterfromtheairtosharewithplants.〞研究人員可能找到了一種方法，可以防止植物死于干渴。他們開發了一種土壤添加劑，它可以從空氣中吸取水分與植物分享。可知，本文主要介紹了一種土壤添加劑，它能讓植物在干旱的地方生長。應選A。二、任務型閱讀〔共5小題；每題2.5分，總分值〕三、完形填空〔共15小題，每題1分，總分值15分〕四、語法填空〔共10小題，每題1.5分，總分值15分〕五、寫作〔共兩節，總分值40分〕John23系。盡量使用自己熟悉的單詞句式，同時也要注意使用高級詞匯和高級句型使文章顯得更有檔次。【點評】本篇作文要點齊全，結構完整，條理清晰，應用了較多的語法結構和詞匯，熟練地使用了語句間的連接成分，使整個文章結構緊湊，很好地完成了寫作任務。例如：KnowingyoudesiretogotouniversityinChinaafterhighschool,IspeciallymadeaninvestigationaboutChinesefamousuniversities.運用了現在分詞作原因狀語，賓語從句；Asforme,myfavouriteuniversityisFudanUniversity,whichisalsoaveryfamousandexcellentuniversity.運用了非限制性定語從句；OneofthereasonswhyIlikeFudanUniversityisthatmathsisitsmostpopularmajor.運用了限制性定語從句，表語從句；Wouldyoumindtellingmewhatmajoryouprefer?運用了賓語從句；Ifitispossible,I'mreallylookingforwardtoattendingthesameuniversitytogetherwithyou.運用了條件狀語從句。①“望。②由第二段首句內容“幾年后，當亨利走路的時候，一個女人問他是否記得她。〞可知，第二段可描寫這個女人告訴亨利自己就是之前他幫過的瑪麗，同時告訴亨利，多年前他的鼓勵對她的影響很大，亨利對此感到很自豪。寫作時注意準確運用時態，上下文意思連貫，符合邏輯關系，盡量使用自己熟悉的單詞句式，同時也要注意使用高級詞匯和高級句型使文章顯得更有檔次。Beforeheleft,hehadfoundthatMaryslowlystartedopeninguptoherclassmates.Hewashappytoseethechangesbuthedidn'tthinktoomuchofit.Hehopedthathiswordscouldhelpthegirlbecomemoreoutgoingandconfident.However,whatmadehimdisappointedwasthathecouldn'tseemorechangesfromMaryfromthenon.Infrontofhimwasayounglady,wholookedsunnyandconfident.Whenhewasremindedthatshewasastudentinthemiddleschoolwhereheworked,Henrythoughtofhername.運MarytoldHenrythatshehadgraduatedfromtheuniversityandwasservinginthenavy,too.ItwasHenry'ssmallactofencouragementintheclassyearsagothatcontinuedtohaveabigimpactonMary.Henryfeltproudthathehaddonesomethinggood.高三下學期英語雙基測試卷一、閱讀選擇Readerswilldiscoverexplorers,landmarksandmoreinthefollowingmapsandtravelbooks.MapsSpecialEdition,?25Thisbookwasalreadypopularinourchildren'sareaandhasbeenmadeevenbetterwiththisspecialedition.Thecollectionof68mapstakesyouthrough58countriesandsixcontinents.Itispackedwithillustratedinformation,includingfamoushistoricalfigures,localdishes,somefestivals,landmarks,etc.Technicallyaimedatchildren,itcontainslotsofinformationandfacts.It'sverywellputtogether,especiallywhenitcomestochoosingthesevenfamouspeoplewithaconnectiontotheirspecialplace.PhilipPullman,forexample,isassociatedwithNorfolk.HarryPotter'sLondonisamapthatcoversinformationonthreewalkstakeninthebestofthecentralLondonlocationsinthehugelypopularfilms.ThewalkscoverPicadillyCircus,WestminsterBridgeviaTrafailg,andKing'sCrosswithitsfamousPlatform9?.Learntheflagofeverycountryintheworldbyplacingtheflagstickeronthecorrectcountriesonthemaps.Thiscontainsinterestingfactsaboutcountriesandflags.Therearefunquestionsthroughout,including,"SomeAfricanflagshaveadiagonalstrip(對角條紋).Howmanycanyoufind?"〔1〕WhatknowledgedoesMapsSpecialEditioninvolve?A.World-widepopularfestivals.B.Thecultureofmanyplaces.C.Thehistoryof68countries.D.Differenteditionsofmaps.〔2〕Theonethatallowsreaderstomatchcountrieswithflagscosts .A.?25.B.?17.99.C.?3.99.D.?5.99.〔3〕Whomaybethetargetreadersofthemaps?A.Commonpeople.Geographyteachers.Youngreaders.Map2.Proudlyreadingmywords,Ilookedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyesandMissLancelotstone-faced.Islowlyraisedthereport,hopingtohidemyselfandburningtofindout"Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?"Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtaskIreceivedinmynewschool.ItseemedsimplegoontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashingtonSincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice:flip擲acoinHeads—thecommander,andtails—thepeanutsguyAhTailsmyreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.Whenanotherclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear,"MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution."HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearless,ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:nore-dos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster'sofficewithmygrandfatherandtheheadmasterinformedmeofhisapprovalthatIcouldskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!〔1〕Whatdidtheauthor'sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?Amusing.B.Moving.D.Puzzling.〔2〕Whatdoestheunderlinedword"burning"inPara.1probablymean?A.Ready.Eager.Ashamed.〔3〕Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?A.Theteacher'sinstructionwasunclear.HeknewlittleaboutAmericanhistory.Hewasanewcomertotheschool.Hefollowedtheadvicetoflipacoin.〔4〕Whydidtheauthorsay"Justiceissweet"?A.Hewasallowedtoredothetest.B.Hewasdevotedtohisstudies.C.Hiseffortswererecognizedbyschool.D.Thepunishmentwasreasonable.Imaginethatthegenome基因組)isabook.Thebookconsistsof23chapters,withthousandsofstoriesmadeupofparagraphs,wordsandlettersondifferentlevels.Thereareonebillionwordsinthebook,whichmakesitlongerthan500dictionariesIfIreadthegenomeouttoyouattherateofonewordpersecondforeighthoursaday,itwouldtakemeacentury.IfIwroteoutthehumangenome,oneletterpermillimeter,mytextwouldbeaslongastheRiverDanube.Thisenormousdocument,however,allfitsinsidetheextremelysmallnucleus()ofatinycellthatfitseasilyupontheheadofapin().Theideaofthegenomeasabookisnot,strictlyspeaking,evenametaphor(比喻).Itistruetoagreatextent.Abookisapieceofdigitalinformation,writteninone-directionalformandcontrolledbyasystemthattranslatesasmallalphabet(字母表)oflettersintoalargedictionaryofmeaningsthroughtheorderoftheirgroupings.Soisagenome.TheonlydifferenceisthatallEnglishbooksreadfromlefttoright,whilesomepartsofthegenomereadfromlefttoright,andsomefromrighttoleft,thoughneverbothatthesametime.WhileEnglishbooksarewritteninwordsofdifferentlengthsusingtwenty-sixletters,genomesarewrittenentirelyinthree-letterwords,usingonlyfourletters.Andinsteadofbeingwrittenonflatpages,theyarewrittenonlongchainsofDNAmolecules(分子).Thegenomeisaverycleverbook,becauseintherightconditionsitcanbothphotocopyitselfandreaditself.〔1〕Whatfactsdoyouknowaboutthegenome?Ithas23chapters.Itisextremelylong.Itisinthecellnucleus.Itisonthepinhead.〔2〕Inwhatsenseisthegenomelikeabook?A.Bothhavedigitalimages.Botharereadfromlefttoright.Botharegroupedbysubject.Bothhaveatranslationsystem.〔3〕Whatcanweknowaboutgenomesfromparagraph3?Theyarenearlyofthesamelength. B.TheyaremadeupofDNA.C.Theycanreproduceeachother. D.Theyarewrittenonflatpages.〔4〕Whydidthewritermakeacomparisonofthegenometoab