1、上海学年 高三上英语开学考高三第一学期拓展1. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. With fewer employees asked to accomplish more in a day, many Americans treat lunch not as a
2、 break but as another task to _ into an already over-booked dayA. stretch B. fit C. squeeze D. push 22. Which of the following sentence has the word “account” with the same meaning as that in “It is reported that genes account for about 41 percent of the variations in intelligence.”?A. Afro-American
3、s account for 12% of the US population. B. In English law a man is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty. C. We must account (to our employer) for every penny we spend during a business trip. D. Please account for your disgraceful conduct. 23. Although many researchers broadly agree that publ
4、ic _ to raw data would promote science, most are reluctant to post the results of their own labors online.A. analysis B. access C. process D. approach 24. The report argued _ the unlimited-growth pathway was chosen, it would require complementary policies _ the planets limited life-support system. A
5、. that whether, preserving B. that if, to preserve C. if, preserving D. whenever, to preserve 25. Children learn languages easily, but this doesnt mean that _ exposure is enough. They must hear a language quite a bit to understand it - and use it often to be able to speak it comfortably. A. maximum
6、B. repeated C. continued D. momentary26. At the bottom _ by their teacher explaining how her kids had put the box together and how they supported our efforts in the war. A. was a letter written B. a letter was written C. was writing a letter D. a letter was being written 27. In order to prevent the
7、further spread of the _, local health officials are posting times and places where residents may have been exposed. A. output B. outlook C. outbreak D. outcome 28. No television program had even taken me so far away from my surroundings _ this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these anim
8、als building a home. A. that did B. as to C. as did D. as if 29. Although the story involves a politically motivated kidnapping and a supposedly haunted house, the scariest moment is during _ turns out to be a dream sequence. A. what B. which C. that D. when 30. It is though that the masks allowed V
9、enetians to hide their identities, allowing the poor to mix with the wealthy, _ strict social order, _ only for a brief and controlled period. A. to break, unless B. breaking, even if C. broke, but D. break, though 31. Which of the following sentence has the word “odds” with the same meaning as that
10、 in “The odds are high that youve seen a beauty pageant or two in your life.”?A. Against all the odds she achieved her dream of becoming a ballerina.B. Hes always at odds with his father over politics. C. You can narrow the odds of a nasty accident happening in your home by being more safety-conscio
11、us. D. The hospitals director has been battling against the odds is improve patient care. 32. Global green leaf area has increased by five percent since the early 2000s , an area _ to the entire Amazon rainforest. A. distant B. relevant C. equivalent D. resistant33. The weaving style _ vivid, varied
12、 patterns and exceptional durabilityA. is characteristic by B. is characterized by C. characterizes D. features in 34. Since the beginning of the industrial Revolution, for every job lost _ a machine at least one new job was _, and the average standard of living has increased dramatically. A. to, cr
13、eated B. with, cancelled C. for, established D. against, deleted35. In the past, machines competed with humans mainly in raw physical abilities, while because still had a great advantage _ machines in cognition. A. on B. over C. of D. against 36. Nature-Deficit-Disorder has gotten a lot of attention
14、 since it was first _. A. coined B. produced C. created D. manufactured 37. There is _ for everyone, from snow flying saucer and snowmobile, to mini golf and jungle live CS. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing 38. Judging from the current business model, those who can survive are compl
15、eting the _ from selling books to selling life. A. resolution B. connection C. transition D. question 39. Booksellers and authors generally believe that bookstores most develop in the direction of a cultural_ so that people come here for a lot of money, attending concerts, watching movies, or partic
16、ipating in discussions. A. value B. complex C. symbol D. identity 40. Safety should be a priority in any industry and it should come as no surprise that _ safety issues early can actually save money, long-term, for companies. A. requiring B. inquiring C. addressing D. acquiring 41. Broadly speaking,
17、 jobs of caring for robots fall under the umbrella of careers in automation, which include maintenance, engineering and programing. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. are under the protection of B. are in the relation of C. in the process of D. are in the category of 42. The cyber school was
18、_ as a free option for students in kindergarten through grade 8 who have trouble succeeding in the districts traditional public school. A. located B. launched C. undergone D. transformed 43. Please do not hesitate to make _ with me in the event that this letter leaves unanswered. A. a contact B. con
19、tacts C. the contact D. contact. Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. repetitie B. continually C. alerts D. pattern AB. locate AC. mental AD. challenge BC. network BD. ev
20、olving CD. reversely ABC. literacy Bill Drayton believes were in the middle of a necessary but painful historical transition. for millenniums most peoples lives had a certain 44. _. You went to school to learn a trade or a skill-baking, farming or accounting. Then you could go into the workforce and
21、 make a good living repeating the same skill over the course of your career. But these days machines can do pretty much anything thats 45. _. The new world requires a different sort of person. Drayton calls this new sort of personal changemaker. Changemakers are people who can see the patterns aroun
22、d them, identify the problems in any situation, figure out ways to solve the problems in any situation, organize fluid teams, lead collective action and then 46. _ adapt as situations change. For example, Ashoka fellow Andres Gallardo is a Mexican who lived in a high crime neighborhood. He created a
23、n app, called Haus, that allows people to 47. _ with their neighbors. The app has a panic button that 48. _ everybody in the neighborhood when a crime is happening. It allows neighbors to organize, chat, share crime statistics and work together. To form and lead this community of communities, Gallar
24、do had to possess what Drayton calls “cognitive empathy-based living for the good of all.” Cognitive empathy is the ability to perceive how people are feeling in 49. _ circumstances.“For the good of all” is the capacity to build teams. It doesnt matter if you are working in the cafeteria or the insp
25、ection line of a plant, companies will now only hire people who can 50. _ problems and organize responses. Millions of people already live with the mind-set. But a lot of people still inhabit the world of following rules and repetitive skills. They hear society telling them: “ We dont need you. We d
26、ont need your kids, either.” Of course, those people go into reactionary mode and strike back. The central 51. _ of our time, Drayton says, is to make everyone a changmaker. In an earlier era, he says, society realized it needed universal 52. _. Today, schools have to develop the curriculums and ass
27、essments to make the changmaking mentality universal. They have to understand this is their criteria for success. Ashoka has studied social movements to find out how this kind of 53. _ shift can be promoted. It turns out that successful movements take similar steps. . Reading Comprehension Section A
28、Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. (A) Over the last 15 years, digital communication has ushered in more changes than the printing press did in 1570. And the
29、 stand-out early adopters in this world are teenagers, whose brains appear to have an extraordinary _54_ to adapt to the world around them, according to Dr Jay Giedd, an adolescent brain expert. We are now proving that as a species, our brains are still flexible and _55_ during adolescence. Having a
30、 more flexible brain means that some _56_ of it, such as impulse control and the ability to make long-term decisions, havent developed yet, which may also explain why we spend a/an _57_ period living under the protection on four parents rather than leaving home at the age of 12 or 13. This also mean
31、s that the adolescent brain can adapt to new technology, allowing teenagers to _58_ the accelerating pace of digital technology and giving them a multitasking advantage. In the US, teenagers are spending 8.5 hours using computers, mobiles and other devices to learn, interact and play. This jumps to 11.5 if you take into account all of the _59_ that goes on, such as talking on the phone while youre watching TV. Australian teenagers were found to be spending an average of 7 hours, 38 minutes using these devices in 2009. There are _60_ as to how social media is affecting the way in wh
