2018-2019學(xué)年市北中學(xué)高三上英語二次月考

第第頁/共7頁市北中學(xué)高三英語階段測試II.GrammarandVocabularySectionABillClintononcesaiditwas“theeconomy,stupid”.Twentyyearslater,VictoriaUniversity'sProfessorCharlesDaughertyopenedWellington'sValuingNatureconferencethismonthbysaying“It'stheeconomyandtheenvironment,stupid.”(21)acrucialfirststep,speakersatWellington'sValuingNatureconferenceagreedtoacknowledgetheeconomicallyinvisibleservicesthatnatureprovidestohumanity.“Allofnaturewhetherit'sfarmland,forests,coralreefs,wetlandsormountains一provides(22)wecallecosystemservices,"(23)(say)SirRobertWatson,aprofessorofenvironmentalstudiesattheUK'sUniversityofEastAnglia.Naturedoesn'tjustprovideproductswecanuse一fishfromthesea,(24)(drink)waterfromRivers一onaglobalscalebutalsoregulatesourclimate,airqualityandwaterquality.“Butinalmostevercountryintheworld,sincetimeimmemorial,we'vetakenforgranted(25)natureprovidesmostoftheseservicesfreeofcharge,”saysWatson.“Andwhatwe'vedone,especiallyinthepastfewdecades,hasmassivelychangedournaturalecosystembymaximizingtheprovisioningservicesthathavemarketvalueandignoring(26)servicesthatareequallyimportanttohumanwell-beingbutdon'thavemarketvalue.”Marketsignoreecosystemservices(27)youcan'tbuyorsellnature.Youcan'tputapriceonacloudorabee,butyoucanassessthevalueoftheservicesnatureprovides,saysPavanSukhdev.Buttheseservices,(28)(provide)bynaturalecosystems,arenottakenintoaccountinanycurrentmeasureofgrossdomesticproduct(GDP),(29)countsonlygoodsandservicesproducedandsold.Correspondingly,thenegativeeffectsofbusinessactivities(30)naturalcapitalarelargelyignored.Andit'snotjustcoal-firedpowerstationsandaluminiumsmelters(鋁冶煉廠)thathavebadeffects.SectionBA.celebrityB.competitiveC.eventuallyD.expectationE.generationalF.interpretedG.qualifiedH.rockI.sincerityJ.traditionallyK.worthwhileFuYuanhui:China'sExpressiveOlympicSwimmingStarAllOlympianscanenjoythesupportoftheirhomecountry,buttheenthusiasmofoneChineseswimmerafterwinningabronzehasmadeheranovernightsocialmediastar.Sheischangingtheviewof__31__sportinthecountry,astheBBC'SYashanZhaoreports.“Ihaveusedupallmypowerstoswim,”FuYuanhuisaidinaninterviewwithCCTV5aftershe__32__forthewomen's100mbackstrokefinal.Whenaskedwhatherhopeswereforthefinal.Shesaid:“No__33__!I'mverysatisfiednow!”That'showshebeganto__34__China'sinternetandsocialmedia.Addheexaggerated(夸張的)facialexpressionsandhumour,andshequicklybecameanonline__35__.She__36__wonabronzemedalinthe100mbackstrokefinal,notgold.Butthathasn'treducedtheaffectionfromherfans.Infact,herfansonmicrobloggingplatformSinaWeibohaveincreasedfromahundredthousandtofourmillionoverthepasttwodays,andareincreasing.ManyfanshavealsobeensharingcutecartoonsofFu.Everyoneistalkingabouther.YoungChinesesocialmediausershavebeendrawntoherstraight-forwardcharacter,her__37__andherattitudetowardscompetition.SomeofthefansthoughtFu__38__theOlympicspiritofchallengingherselfandenjoyingthegame.Chineseathletes__39__followapatterninmediainterviewsaftertheycompete,thankingthecountryandvowing（發(fā)誓）todotheirbestinthenextcompetition.ButFubrokewithtradition,showingherownhappinessatherperformance.ItseemsFuispartofa__40__changeinattitudetowardscompeting.HersatisfactionwithherbronzemedalshowsthatyoungerChinesepeoplewerenowjusthappy“enjoyingtheOlympicGamesratherthanexpectinggoldmedals.”III.ReadingComprehensionSectionAHumansareuniqueintheextenttowhichtheycanreflectonthemselvesandothers.Humansareableto__41__,tothinkinabstractterms,toreflectonthefuture.Ameaningless,__42__worldisaninsecureworldwedonotlike.Whenit__43__tohumanbehavior,weinfermeaningand__44__tomakethebehaviorunderstandable.Whatallthismeansisthatpeopledevelop“quasi-theories”ofhumanbehavior,thatis,theoriesthatarenotdevelopedin__45__,scientificmanner.Whendoingso,peoplebelievetheyknowwhyhumansdothethingstheydo.Let'sconsideranexample.IntheUnitedStatespeoplehavebeen__46__withtheincreasingamountofcrimeforseveralyears.Theextentofcrimebothersusbecauseweourselvescouldbevictims.Butitalsobothersusthatpeoplebehaveinsuchways.Whycansuchthingshappen?Wedevelopquasi-theories.We__47__concernedaboutthehighcrimerate,butwenowbelievewe__48__it:Ourcriminaljusticesystemis__49__;peoplehavegrownselfishandinconsiderateasourmoralvaluesweakenfromtheinfluenceofliberalideas;toomanypeopleareondrugs.Theseexplanationssuggestpossiblesolutions__50__thecourtsandputmorepeopleinjailasexamplestootherlawbreaker.Thereisnowhopethattheproblemofcrimecanbesolvedifonlywe__51__thesesolutions.Again,theworldisnolongermeaninglessnot__52__sothreatening.Thesequasi-theories,__53__serveaveryimportantfunctionforus.Buthowaccuratearethey?How__54__willthesuggestedsolutionsbe?Thesequestionsmustbeansweredwith__55__tohowpeoplenormallygoaboutdevelopingorattainingtheirquasi-theoriesofhumanbehavior.41.A.reasonB.considerC.deemD.dwell42.A.unanimousB.unimaginableC.unpredictableD.unfortunate43.A.goesB.comesC.makesD.concerns44.A.explanationsB.motivesC.conclusionsD.consequence45.A.anobjectiveB.asubjectiveC.atheoreticD.aconclusive46.A.worriedB.disturbedC.bewilderedD.concerned47.A.retainB.remainC.maintainD.sustain48.A.masterB.conceiveC.understandD.acquire49.A.precautiousB.inadequateC.deficientD.destructive50.A.consolidateB.stiffenC.confirmD.strengthen51.A.actonB.workoutC.seetoD.setup52.A.ratherB.veryC.muchD.quite53.A.moreoverB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise54.A.effectiveB.efficientC.sufficientD.capable55.A.respectB.relationshipC.resultD.associationSectionB(A)ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotIQ,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Instead,it'spurposefulpractice.Topperformersspendmorehourspracticingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you'dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn'thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,orsharedthesamebirthday.Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcircleshemightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuelingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She'dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.Thenshewouldpracticewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypracticinginthisway,shedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedskills.Bypracticingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeed-back,viewingherperformancefromtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.BynowsheisredoingproblemshowdoIgetcharactersintoaroom-dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It'stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine.Thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe're“hard-wired”todo.Andit'struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehaviour.Thepassagemainlydealswith.thefunctionofIQincultivatingawritertherelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccessthedecisivefactorinmakingageniusthewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinctionByreadingnovelsandwriters'stories,etounderstandtheinnerstructureofwritingjoinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomedaysharewithanovelistshelikesanddislikeslearnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurityInthegirl'slongpainstakingtrainingprocess,.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccessherwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformancesheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievementsshecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired”towriteWhatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?afuelingambitionplaysaleadingroleinonessuccess.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.Astothegrowthofagenius,IQdoesn'tmatter,butjusthis/herefforts.Whatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthanwhoyouare.(B)CityWater3rdJuly2009Reference.65093111B-8801DearResidentRe:InterruptiontoYourWaterSupply.CityWaterwillbecarryingoutessentialmaintenanceworkinyourareatoensurethatyoucontinuetohaveareliableandhighqualitywatersupply.Tocompletethisworkwewillneedtoturnoffthewatersupplytoyourpropertyforfivehoursfrom9:00a.m.to2:00p.m.onFriday17thJuly2009.Pleasenotethattheabovetimesmayvarydependingonweatherconditionsandthenatureoftherepairs.Ourcrewwillbeonsitebeforeandaftertheshutdown.Theaffectedstreetsare:GeorgeSt,PaulSt,RochesterRd,KENSINGTON.Weapologizeforanyinconveniencethatthisworkmaycause.Everyeffortwillbemadetominimizenoiseandtoensurethewatersupplytoyourpropertyisrestoredassoonaspossible.Beforeyourwateristurnedoffwerecommendthatyoustoreasufficientquantityofwatertomeetyourneedsduringthistime.Ifyourunabusiness,youmaywishtoarrangeanalter-nativewatersupply.Whileyourwateristurnedoffwerecommendthatyouavoidusingyourhotwatersystem,washingmachineanddishwasher,andkeepyourtapsturnedoff.Aftertheworkiscompleted,werecommendthatyou:Turnonyourtapsslowly,oneatime,toallowanytrappedairtoescape.Leavetapsrunninguntilanydiscolorationclears.Allowwatertorunclearbeforeusinganyhotwater.Useanydiscoloredwateronyourplantsorgarden.Ifyourneighborsdonotregularlycollecttheirmail,cannotreadthisnoticeorareaged,pleaseassistbylettingthemknowwhatishappening.Weappreciateyourunderstandingandcooperationduringthisimportantworkandwewillendeavortominimizeanyinconveniencecaused.ForfurtherinformationpleasecontactNetworksAllianceCommunicationson183099Sincerely,PeterGregoryCivilMaintenanceWhichofthefollowingisthedutyofCityWaterEXCEPT.tosupplythelocalresidentswithcleanwatertomaintaintheequipmentofcitywatersupplytogiveoutinformationtotheresidentsconcernedtostoreasufficientquantityofw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