广东省广州市届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题文档格式.docx
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Manypeoplewouldlovetoleavetheirjobsbehindandhavealife-changingadventureoverseas.Theyimaginelyingunderpalmtreesasthesungoesdown.However,lifeoverseasisnotalwayseasy,andmanyarenotpreparedfortheshockoflivinginanalienculture.
Thehoneymoonperiod
Atfirst,forthosewhoactuallydecidetomoveabroad,lifeisanexcitingadventure.Theyenjoyexploringtheirnewsurroundings,andlifeseemslikeanextendedholiday.Theydon’tmindtryingthelocalcuisineanddiscoveringthelocalculture.Theycanevenaffordtopracticetheirforeign-languageskillswithoutfearofmakingmistakes.
Troubleinparadise
Inmanycases,whenpeopleconsidermovingtoanothercountry,theyoftenfailtorealizehowdifferentlifewillbe.Astimegoesby,theybecomefrustratedwhenlanguageandculturalmisunderstandingsbecomeadailyheadache.Inthisstage,thevisitorsbegintowithdrawfromlifeinthehostcountryandavoidspendingtimewithlocalpeopleinfavorofmixingwithothersfromtheirownculturalbackground.
Theroadtorecovery
Gradually,mostvisitorsrealizetheymustacceptthedifferencesandnotfightagainstthem.Thischangeencouragesthemtoimprovetheirlanguageskillsandslowlytheymanagetodothethingstheycouldeasilydoathome,suchasopeningabankaccount.Thisnew-foundconfidenceenablesthemtoseeasideoflifewhichveryfewtouristsgettowitness.
Adjustingtolifeabroadcanoftenbearealproblem.Thesecrettoovercomingitistostoptryingtochangeyourhostcountry:
youwillnotsucceed.Ifnot,yourisklosingyourdreamandhavingtoreturntotheoldlifeyouwantedtoleavebehind.
21.Whydopeoplemovingabroadfeelexcitedatfirst?
A.Theyfindforeignlivingmucheasier.
B.Theyhavethenecessarylanguageskills.
C.Theylovetheadventureandexploration.
D.Theyenjoymeetingpeoplefromdifferentcultures.
22.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainproblemmanypeoplemovingabroadface?
A.Homesickness.B.Cultureshock.
C.Healthproblems.D.Lackofemployment.
23.Whatwouldtheauthorsuggestpeoplemovingabroaddo?
A.Studythelocallanguage.
B.Goonholidaysfrequently.
C.Learnhowtoopenabankaccount.
D.Seekoutpeoplefromtheirhomecountry.
B
Australialovesinterestingmoney.In1988,itwasthefirstcountrytoreplacepapermoneywithspecialplasticbanknotes.Nowit’sintroducedanewfive-dollarbillsotechnologicallyadvancedthatmanyexpertsarecallingitthemoneyofthefuture!
Atfirstglance,thenewnotelooksmuchliketheoldone.Ithasthesamepinkcolourandmainpicturesonthefrontandback.Butlookcloser,andyouwillnoticeaclearwindowrunningdownthemiddle,surroundedbyimagesoftheyellowPricklyMoses,atypeofAustralianplant.
Tilt(使倾斜)thenotealittleandyouwillseetheEasternSpinebill,anAustralianbird,beatingitswingsasiftryingtoflyaway.Turnthebillfromsidetoside,andyouwillnoticethepictureofasmallbuildingatthebottomofthenotespins,andtheimageof“5”changesposition.Whilethesemoveablefeaturesareimpressiveandentertaining,thatwasnotthereasonAustraliangovernmentofficialsspenttenyearsdevelopingthem.Theirprimarypurposewastomakeitimpossibleforcriminalstoproducetheirownfakenotes.
Thenewfive-dollarnotealsohassomethingtohelpblindpeopleeasilyidentifythemoney.Ithassraisedbumpalongsidethetopandbottom,enablingblindpeopletoquicklydetermineitsvalue.
ThecreditforpersuadingtheAustraliangovernmenttoaddthisall-importantbumpgoesto15-year-oldConnorMcLeod.TheblindSydneyteenagercameupwiththeideain2014afterbeingunabletotellhowmuchmoneyhehadreceivedforChristmas.Connorsayshewassoembarrassedatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodattheschoolcafeteria.Toconvincethegovernmentofficialsofhisidea,Connorstartedawebsitethatgothugepublicattention.
Thegovernmentwilladdthisfeaturetothenew$10billwhichcomesoutinlate2017,aswellastheupdated$20,$50,and$100billsthatarestillbeingdesigned.
24.WhichpicturedoesNOTmovewhenthebanknoteistilted?
A.Thebird.B.Thenumber.C.Theplants.D.Thebuilding.
25.WhatwasthemainreasontheAustraliangovernmentcreatedthenewbanknote?
A.Tomakethenotemoredifficulttocopy.
B.Toshowthecountry’sadvancedtechnology.
C.Tohelpblindpeoplemoreeasilyusemoney.
D.Tomakethenot’sappearancemoreattractive.
26.WhatcanweguessaboutAustraliancoins?
A.Theyaredifferentinsizeorshape.
B.Theyarerequiredinschoolcafeterias.
C.Theyaremorefrequentlyusedthannotes.
D.Theyaremoreconvenientforyoungpeople.
27.WhatdidConnordotopersuadethegovernment?
A.Hewrotealettertotheleaders.
B.Heorganizedanonlinemeeting.
C.HesoughtsupportontheInternet.
D.HerequestedaspecialChristmasgift.
C
Atthisyear’sTechnologyForum,speakersincludeworld-famouspeople,suchasSteveWozniak,co-founderofAppleComputer,andlesser-knownindividualswithgreatideastochangetheworld.OneofthelatterisJonnyCohen,ahighschoolsenior,greenbusinessmanandcreatorofGreenShields.
SinceCohenwasachild,hehasbeeninnovatingandinventing.Whenhewas12andtookscienceclassesatNorthwesternUniversity,hesawaschoolbusandhadanidea:
whatiftheshapeofschoolbuswasimprovedtomakeitmorefuelefficient?
Thiswouldgreatlyreducetheamountofpollutionitproduced.Hesetaboutmakingawindtunnelinhisparents’garageandplacedsmallmetalplatesorshieldsontoyschoolbusestotestthem.Theresult:
hisshieldsredirectedtheairflowoverandaroundthebus,decreasedwingdrag,andproducedbetterfueleconomyandlesspollution.
CohenwentthroughvariousexperimentstoimprovehisGreenShieldsinvention.WiththehelpofMITandCook-IllinoisBusCompany,whichdonatedafull-sizedbusforCohen’sexperiments,henowhasashieldmodelthatisinexpensiveandeasytoattach,enablingwidespreadadoption.
Howmuchofanimpactcantheseshieldshaveonclimatechange?
FuelconsumptionfortheaverageUSschoolbusissevenmilespergallon.GreenShieldsincreasesfuelefficiencyby10-20%,savingabout$600perbusperyear,andcostsonly$30toattach.CohenandhispartnersarenowtryingtopersuadethegovernmenttoputGreenShieldsonallschoolbuses.
Withalmosthalf-a-millionschoolbusesinAmericausingnearly$2.5billionoffuelperyear,aconsumptionreductionof10-20%wouldmakeabigdifferenceinpollution.Nottomentiontheroughly$285millioninannualsavingsonfuel.
28.WhatcanwelearnaboutJonnyCohenfromthetext?
A.HehasproducedGreenShieldsindependently.
B.Hehasbeenemployedtoimproveschoolbuses.
C.Heisaworld-famousbusinessmanandinventor.
D.Hehasatalentforfindingandsolvingproblems.
29.HowdoesGreenShieldsmakeabusmorefuelefficient?
A.Byreducingtheamountofwinddrag.
B.Byimprovingthequalityoffuelused.
C.Byprovidingawindtunnelforthebus.
D.Bychangingtheshapeofthebusengine.
30.WheredidCohenbegintestinghisshields?
A.AtNorthwesternUniversity.B.Inhisparents’garage.
C.Atalocalbuscompany.D.InanMITlab.
31.What’stheintendedbenefitofCohen’sinvention?
A.Toprovideschoolbuseswithcheaperfuel.
B.Toreducethecostofproducingschoolbuses.
C.Toincreasetheprofitsoftheschoolbusindustry.
D.Tomakeschoolbusesmoreenvironmentally-friendly.
D
Weallknowthefeeling:
lookingatthecomputerscreen,pretendingtobeinterestedinourhomework,eventhoughwereallyfeelbored.Butsuchfeelingsmaysoonbeatanend,saysDr.HarryWitchel,headoftheEssexMedicalSchool.Hebelievesthatcomputersofthefuturewillnoticewhenpeoplefeelboredandeventakeactiontostopit.
Beforeyougetconcerned,themachinewon’tbereadingyourmind.Itwillbeobservingthemanymovementsyoumakewhileusingacomputer.It’snotinterestedinthebigmovementsneededtousethemachine一likemovingamouseortouchingascreen—butsmall,barelynoticeablemovementslikeclosingyoureyes,movinginyourseatorrubbingyourface.Witchelcallsthese“boredommovements"
andsaystheyshowhowinterestedthepersonisinwhattheyarereadingorwatching.Thehighertheinterestlevel,thelessmovement!
Totesthistheory,Witchelinvited27peopletoperformvariouscomputer-basedtasks.Theactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegames(aninterestingtask)toreadingdocumentslikegovernmentlawsthatmostpeoplewouldfindboring.
Aspecialvideocamerafollowedtheparticipants’movementsastheycompletedeachtask.Justastheresearcherexpected,the“boredommovements"
greatlydecreased,byasmuchas42%,whenthesubjectswereveryinterestedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing.
Fortunately,DrWitchelisn’tplanningtousehisresultstocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenotpayingattentionatschool.Instead,hewants“movementsensing”technologytobebuiltintofuturecomputersinordertoimprovestudents'
computer-basedlearningexperience.
Thescientistsaysthatbymeasuringthestudents'
interestlevelastheywork,educatorswillbeabletoadjusttheirmaterialsinreal-timetokeepstudentsfocused.Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudienceopinionsandinthefuture,he
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