武汉市第二十中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案Word格式.docx
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Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoinsiststhatthestudyofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesmustremaincentralelementsofAmerica’seducationalsystematalllevels.Bothareasarethekeytoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovativeleaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.
Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’jobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it’snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem;
“majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob”seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.
Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere’slittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducationshavepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytotakeadvantageofeveryavailabletoolandinsight—pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology—tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andseizetheopportunities,willbehelpfultothemandthenation.
1.Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?
A.STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.
B.ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.
C.Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.
D.Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.
2.Whatisthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor?
A.Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.B.Theacademicvalueofthecourses.
C.Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.D.Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.
3.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesocalled“soft”subjects?
A.Theybenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.B.Theybroadenstudents’rangeofinterests.
C.Theyjustimprovestudents’communicationskills.D.Theyareessentialtostudents’healthygrowth.
B
Whenyouwalkonasandybeach,ittakesmoreenergythanstridingdownasidewalk—becausetheweightofyourbodypushesintothesand.Turnsout,thesamethingistrueforvehiclesdrivingonroads.Theweightofthevehiclescreatesaveryshallowindentation(凹陷)inthepavement(路面)—anditmakesitsuchthatit’scontinuouslydrivingupaveryshallowhill.
JeremyGregory,asustainabilityscientistatM.I.T.andhisteammodeledhowmuchenergycouldbesaved—andgreen-housegasesavoided—bysimplystiffening(硬化)thenation’sroadsandhighways.Andtheyfoundthatstiffening10percentofthenation’sroadseveryyearcouldprevent440megatonsofcarbondioxideequivalentemissionsoverthenextfivedecades—enoughtooffsethalfapercentofprojectedtransportationsectoremissionsoverthattimeperiod.Toputthoseemissionssavingsintocontext—thatamountisequivalenttohowmuchCO2you’dsparetheplanetbykeepingabillionbarrelsofoilintheground—orbygrowingsevenbilliontrees—foradecade.
TheresultsareintheTransportationResearchRecord.
Asforhowtostiffenroads?
Gregorysaysyoucouldmixsmallamountsofsyntheticfibersorcarbonnanotubesintopavingmaterials.Oryoucouldpavewithcement-basedconcrete,whichisstifferthanasphalt(沥青).
Thissystemcouldalsobeawaytoshavecarbonemissionswithoutsomeoftheusualhurdles.Usually,whenitcomestoreducingemissionsinthetransportationsector,you’retalkingaboutchangingpoliciesrelatedtovehiclesandalsodriverbehavior,whichinvolvesmillionsandmillionsofpeople—asopposedtochangingthewaywedesignandmaintainourpavements.That’sjustontheorderofthousandsofpeoplewhoareworkingintransportationagencies.Andwhenitcomestoretrofitting(翻新)ourstreetsandhighways—thoseagenciesarewheretherubbermeetstheroad.
4.Whydoestheauthormention“walkonasandybeach”inparagraph1?
A.Topresentafact.B.Tomakeacontrast.
C.Toexplainarule.D.Toshareanexperience.
5.WhatsuggestiondoestheauthorgivetoreduceCO2emissions?
A.Hardeningtheroad.B.Keepingoilintheground.
C.Growingtreesfordecades.D.Improvingthetransportation.
6.Whatistheadvantageofthissuggestion?
A.Gainingmoresupport.B.Consuminglessmoney.
C.Involvingmorepeople.D.Facingfewerusualobstacles.
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninthelastparagraph?
A.Thoseagenciesarelikelytomakemorerules.
B.Thoseagencieswillchangesomerelatedpolicies.
C.Thoseagenciesmightputmorerubbertiresontheroads.
D.Thoseagencieswillplayakeyroleinmakingthishappen.
C
Whengirlsplaywithcars,they'
reserious.ItwasatprimaryschoolthatGuHuijingfirstbecameinterestedincarsafterwatchingsomecar-themedmovies.Bornin2004inShenzhen,Guangdongprovince,Gudecidedtomajorinautomobiles(汽车)whenshewasinjuniorhigh.
She'
sdrivenbyinterest,butsheisalsoarealist.“Ithinkthefutureoftheautomobileindustryisbrightbecausewecannotlivewithoutfood,clothes,housesandcars,”shesaid.
InApril,shewonfirstprizeatacompetitionforvehiclemaintenance(车辆维修)inDongguancity,whichdrew33teamsfromdifferentcitiesacrosstheprovince.
“Ithoughtitcouldn'
tbethathardtorepaircarswhenIstartedtotakecourses,butIwastotallywrong,”Gusaid.Whenshestartedlearningin2019,shewasfrequentlyconfusedbyvariousproblems.“Andcompetitionwithinourschoolisintense,soIhadtoworkextrahard,”shesaid.
Herteacheroncetriedtopersuadehertogiveupasshewasasophomore(大二学生),andwasn'
tasknowledgeableastheseniors,andnowomenhadeverbeenselectedforthecompetitionbefore.“ButIinsistedthatIwouldcarryon,”shesaid.Finally,hertrainingandhardworkwonhertheonlyplacetostandforherschoolatthecompetition.
Awomanwinningfirstprizeinavehiclemaintenancecompetitionbecameahottopicon-line,causingheateddiscussionsovergender(性别)andcareerchoices.“Womenshouldnotbeinfluencedbyold-fashionedthinking,andshoulddowhateverittakestodiscovertheirinterestsandstrengths.Therearemorepossibilitiesoutthere,”onenetizenwrote.
Gusaid,“Manypeoplethinkvehiclemaintenanceisajobformen.That'
swrong.Idon'
tthinkgenderhasanythingtodowithchoiceofjobs.”“IhaveagoalandIwillworkhardertomakeithappen,”sheadded.“Iwillberesponsibleformychoices.”
8.WhatwasacauseofGu'
schoosingautomobilesashermajor?
A.Theloveforautomobiles.
B.Theguidancefromherparents.
C.Thehighpopularityofautomobiles.
D.Thedeterminationtocontributetosociety.
9.WhydidGu'
steacheradvisehertoquitthecompetition?
A.Shelackedtheknowledgerelatedtoit.
B.Shehadnevertakenpartinacompetitionbefore.
C.Shewasunlikelytowinthecompetition.
D.Womenwerenotallowedtoenterthecompetition.
10.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGuHuijing?
A.Creativeandcaring.B.Determinedandhard-working.
C.Independentandhumorous.D.Honestandcourageous.
11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ThereIsNoEndToLearning
B.TeenageGirlWinsCarRepairContest
C.VehicleMaintenanceCatchesOn
D.TakingChallengeLeadsToSuccess
D
DidyouknowpeoplewholiveindifferentpartsofChinahavedifferenthabitsandpreferences?
Forexample,peoplefromsouthernChinaprefertoeatvegetables,whilepeoplefromnorthChinaliketoeatmeat.Accordingtoanewstudyinajournal,genevariations(变异)mightberesponsibleforthesedifferences.ResearchersfromChina’sBGIcollectedgeneticinformationfrom141,431Chinesewomen,whocamefrom31provincesandconsistedof36ethnicminoritygroups.
TheyfoundthatnaturalselectionhasplayedanimportantroleinthewaysthatpeoplelivingindifferentregionsofChinahavedeveloped,affectingtheirfoodpreferences,immunities(免疫力)toillnessandphysicalfeatures.
AvariationofthegeneFADS2ismorecommonlyfoundinnorthernpeople.Ithelpspeoplemetabolize(新陈代谢)fattyacids,whichsuggestsadietthatisrichinflesh.Thisisduetoclimatedifferences.NorthernChinaisatahigherlatitude.Thisweatherisdifficulttogrowvegetablesin.Therefore,northernerstendtoeatmoremeat.
Thestudyalsofounddifferencesintheimmunesystemsofbothgroups.MostpeopleinsouthernChinacarrythegeneCR1,whichprotectsagainstmalaria.MalariawasoncequitecommoninsouthernChina.Inordertosurvive,thegenesofpeopleinthesouthevolvedtofightagainstthisdisease.However,peopleinthesoutharealsomoresensitivetocertainillnesses,astheylackthegenestostopthe
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