广东省佛山市届高三英语上学期月考试题文档格式.docx
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Throughouthistory,famouswomeninventorshaveplayedavitalroleintheworld.
MaryAnderson
Anyonewho'
severdriveninarainorsnowstormcanprovetheextremeimportanceofwindshieldwipers.InventorMaryAndersonreceivedapatentforhercarwindowcleaningdevicein1903.However,itwasnotimmediatelyaccepted.Manypeoplethoughtitwoulddrawdrivers'
attentionaway,butby1916windshieldwipershadbeenstandardonmostvehicles.
BarbaraAskins
InventorBarbaraAskinsreturnedtoschoolafterhavingtwochildrenandreceivedbothbachelor'
sandmaster'
sdegreesinchemistry.Aftercompletinghereducation,AskinswenttoworkforNASA,whereshewasgiventhetaskofinventingawaytoimproveastronomicalandgeologicalphotostakenfromspace,whichwereoftenunclearandlackeddefinition.Thesolutionshedevelopedwouldhaveagreaterinfluencethananyonecouldhaveimagined.
PatriciaBillings
PatriciaBillings,asculptor,initiallysoughttocreateaconcreteadditivetopreventhersculpturesfrombreakinginthe1970s.Afteryearsofexperimenting,shefinallyachievedhergoalofmakinganindestructiblematerial.Soonafter,shediscoveredthematerialwasalsoamazinglyresistanttoheat—whichopenedthedoortoalargernumberofapplications.Becausetheinventionisnonpoisonousaswellasindestructibleandfireproof,itistheworld'
sfirstworkablereplacementforasbestos(石棉).
GiulianaTesoro
Throughherworkandresearch,shedevelopedprocessestopreventstatic(静电)accumulationinmanmadefibers,pioneeredimprovedpermanentpresscharactersfortextiles(纺织品)anddiscoveredwaystomakenewproducingprojectsrunatpeakoperationandefficiency.Tesoroheldhermorethanonehundredandtwentyfivepatentsinareasrelatedtoorganiccompounds(有机化合物)andtextileprocessing.
1.WhywasMaryAnderson'
sinventionrejectedatfirst?
A.BecauseoftherebeinglittlerainorsnowintheUS.
B.Becauseofitsexpensivenessformostpeople.
C.Becauseofitsuselessnessonmostvehicles.
D.Becauseofitsprobabledisturbancetodrivers.
2.Whomadeagreatcontributiontofireresistantmaterial?
A.PatriciaBillings.B.BarbaraAskins.C.MaryAnderson.D.GiulianaTesoro.
3.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatGiulianaTesorowas________.
A.optimisticB.productiveC.generousD.traditional
B
WhenIwasyounger,Iwascrazyaboutstoriesofmagic.Ienjoyedbookswherewizards(巫师)andwarriors(勇士)battledthepowersofdarknessinstrangeworlds.Iwasexcitedwhentheysucceededbringingpeaceandhappinesstotheirlands.IguesslikemostofthereadersofthesestoriesIsecretlywishedformagicalpowersformyself.Iwantedtobeabletomagicallymakemypaindisappear,tomakemyproblemsgoaway,andtohavepoweroverthisworldthatsooftenhaspoweroverus.
AsIgotolder,however,Irealizedthattherewasnosuchthingasmagicduetotheharshrealityoflife.Istruggledthroughalongperiodofpoverty.Ihaddailypainfromabackinjurythatneverhealedright.IfeltsadnessandsorrowwhenbothofmysonswerediagnosedwithAutism(自闭症).Istillsometimesdaydreamedofmagicbutintimeeven,thatfadedaway.
ThenonedayIamnotsurewhenIbegantodiscoveradifferentkindofmagic.Thismagicgrewstrongerinmyheart,soul,andminddaybydayandyearbyyear.ThismagicwascalledLOVE.Itconnectedmetomyownhighestselfandtoalloftheothersoulsinthisworld.Itdidn’tremovemypovertybutitmadeeverydayofmylifefeelricher.Itdidn’tmakemybackpaingoawaybutithelpedmedealwithitsomuchbetter.Itdidn’tcuremysons’Autism,butithelpedmeseethemasthebeautiful,loving,andjoyfulsoulsthattheytrulyare.Itdidn’tmakemeawizardorawarriorbutithelpedmetodispel(驱散)thedarknessofthisworldwithmyownlight.
Thereissuchathingasmagicinthisworld.Thereissuchathingasmagicineachoneofus.ThismagiciscalledLOVE.Mayyouchooseit,shareit,andliveiniteverysingledayofyourlife.Mayyouuseittohelpothers,tohealthi
sworld,andtobuildabridgetoHeaven.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph1referto?
A.Wizardsandwarriors.B.Magicalpowers.C.Stories.D.Readers.
5.Whydidn’ttheauthorbelieveinmagicwhenhegrewolder?
A.Becausehealwaysfeltsad.
B.Becausemagicfadedawayfromhim.
C.Becausehisproblemshavegoneaway.
D.Becauseheexperiencedthehardshipoflife.
6.Whatisconsideredmagicintheauthor’sopinion?
A.Thehighestself.B.Thegreatlove.
C.Shareofpleasure.D.Removalofpoverty.
7.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticle?
A.Totellastory.B.Tointroduceabookofmagic.
C.Toexplainadreamofmagic.D.Topromoteakindofmagic—love.
C
Iturned16onFriday,buttheDriver’sLicenseOfficeinmysmallhometownwasonlyopenonTuesday,soIhadtowaitthroughthatextremelylongweekendandanendlessMondaybeforegoinginformyexamination.
IcametotheDriver’sLicenseOfficehalfanhourearlierthatTuesdaymorning,pacingbackandforthonthewornporchwaitingfortheofficetoopenateight.Ireviewedthedriver’smanualforthehundredthtime.Iwasready.Iknewthemanualbackwardandforward;
Ihadmadean“A”inmydriver’strainingcourse,andIwasageniusbehindthewheel.
Finally,thedooropenedandatired-lookingmaninabrownuniformletmein.
“Letmeguess.Youwanttotakethedriver’stest.”hisvoicewasnotenthusiastic.
“Yes!
”Iansweredinexcitement.
“Ok,fillthisout,andifyoupasswe’llgoforadrive.”
IgrabbedthetestandrushedtothedeskwhereIfilleditoutinrecordtime.Aquickcheckshowedthatmypaperwasperfect.
“Let’sgetinthecar.”Hegavemeasetofkeys,andIslidbehindthewheel.Everythingwasgoingsmoothlyaswepulledoutoftheemptyparkinglot.Isignaledarighthandturn,andwewereonadesertedstreet.Thiswasgoingtobeeasy.
“TurnleftandgoupYoungBloodHill,”heordered.Myhometownisinthemountains,andYoungBloodHillwasalmostvertical(垂直的).AsIeasedupthesteephillandcametoastopatthetop,Iheardthecar’senginedie.Myheartsank.Iwouldhavetostartitagainwithoutrollingbackdownthehill.Iswallowedhardandturnedthekey;
asImovedmyfootfromthebrake,thecarbegantoroll.IsupposeIcouldhaverolledallthewaybacktothebottomexceptforonething.Therewassomethingbehindmewhichstoppedmyrollwitharoughshakeandcrashofglass—apolicecar.
ThepolicemanwrotemeaticketasIlookedoverthedamage,andthemanfromtheDriver’sLicenseOfficeslidbehindthewheel.IwaiteduntilwehadparkedbeforeIaskedhowlongapersonhadtowaitbeforetakingthetestagain.
8.Whatdoes“ageniusbehindthewheel”mean?
A.Someonewhoknowsmuchaboutwheels.
B.Someonewhoisintelligentinacar.
C.Someonewhoisverygoodatdriving.
D.Someonewhocanpassthedrivingtest.
9.HowdidtheauthorfeelbeforeYoungBloodHill?
A.Worried.B.Confident.C.Bored.D.Moved.
10.Whydidn’tthecarrollbacktothebottom?
A.Ithitapolicecar.B.Theenginedied.
C.Thewriterbrakedithard.D.Anofficerstoodbehindme.
11.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.ThemanfromtheDriver’sLicenseOfficewasfined.
B.Thepolicemandrovethecarawayaftertheaccident.
C.Thewriterfailedthedrivingtestunfortunately.
D.Thewritercouldn’ttakethedrivingtestagain.
D
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogress.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;
thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;
thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.
Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthdependedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.
However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungsters,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:
“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn'
tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyacceptedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-worthreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodisappearcanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.
12.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.
B.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.
C.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.
D.Failuresarenecessaryexperienceincompetition.
13.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itbuildsupasenseofpride.
B.Itpushessocietyforward.
C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.
D.Itdevelopspeople’sr
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