2012届高三英语周测四(1)

1、2012届高三英语周测（四） 姓名_ 班级_ 考号_第一部分：阅读理解（共16题，每小题2分, 满分32分）A Mini Book Excerpts（节选）Biography When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it.The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help

2、 their most famous neighbor. J. D. Sulinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski（Random House,$27）Mystery “Youre a smart boy. Bennys death was no accident, and youre the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ”The boy was starting stubbornly at his lap again. A thought su

3、ddenly occurred to Annika,“ Did you You recognized the man in the car, didnt you?” The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,”he said quietly. Red Wolf by Liza Marklund（Atria Books, $25. 99）Short Stories She wants to say to him what she has learned none of it in class. Some women are born stup

4、id, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they dont want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters wont. Some mothers love so their daughters wont. You

5、Are Free by Danzy Senna （Riverhead Books,$15）Humor Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times “amusement cycling”is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars

6、flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a days drive lf most cities? Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）1. If the readers want to know about the little of Salinger , they should buy the book published by . A. Ecco B. Atria Books C. Riverhead Book

7、s D. Random House2. The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for . A. young children B. Disney World workers C. middle school teachers D. parents with young children3. Which book describes women with characters of their own? A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts B. J. D. Salinger:A Life C. You Ar

8、e Free D. Red Wolf 4. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that . A. the boy helped arrest the murderer B. Benny died of an accidentC. the murderer got away with the crime D. Annika carried out the crimeBThe Basics of MathMade ClearBasic Math introduces students to the basic co

9、ncepts of mathematics, as well as the fundamentals of more tricky areas. These 30 fantastic lectures are designed to provide students with an understanding of arithmetic and to prepare them for Algebra(代数) and beyond.The lessons in Basic Math cover every basic aspect of arithmetic. They also look in

10、to exponents(指数), the order of operations, and square roots. In addition to learning how to perform various mathematical operations, students discover why these operations work, how a particular mathematical topic relates to other branches of mathematics, and how these operations can be used practic

11、ally.Basic Math starts from the relatively easier concepts and gradually moves on to the more troublesome ones, so as to allow for steady and sure understanding of the material by students. The lectures offer students the chance to “make sense” of mathematical knowledge that may have seemed so frigh

12、tening. They also help students prepare for college mathematics and overcome their anxiety about this amazingand completely understandablefield of study.By the conclusion of the course, students will have improved their understanding of basic math. They will be able to clear away the mystery(神秘性) of

13、 mathematics and face their studies with more confidence than they ever imagined. In addition, they will strengthen their ability to accept new and exciting mathematical challenges.Professor H. Siegel, honored by Kentucky Educational Television as “the best math teacher in America,” is a devoted tea

14、cher and has a gift for explaining mathematical concepts in ways that make them seem clear and obvious. From the basic concrete ideas to the more abstract problems, he is master in making math lectures learner friendlier and less scary.With a PhD in Mathematics Education from Georgia State Universit

15、y, Dr. Siegel teaches mathematics at Central Arizona College. His courses include various make-up classes and a number of lectures for future primary school teachers.If the course fails to provide complete satisfaction to you, you can easily exchange it for any other course that we offer. Or you can

16、 get your money back.5. What does the course Basic Math mainly cover? A. Algebra. B. College Mathematics. C. Arithmetic. D. Mathematics Education.6. What benefits can students expect from Basic Math? A. Stronger imaginative ability. B. Additional presentation skills. C. More mathematical confidence.

17、 D. Greater chances of becoming teachers.7. What can we learn about Professor H. Siegel? A. He is a guest lecturer at Kentucky Educational Television. B. He is to deliver 30 lectures in Basic Math. C. He works in Georgia State University. D. He specializes in training teachers.8. Where is the passag

18、e most likely to have been taken from? A. A news report. B. A book review C. A lesson plan. D. An advertisement CFor those who make journeys across the world, the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villagesDistances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler tha

19、n those which once faced men as they walked from village to village. Jet plane fly people from one end of the earth to the other, allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago.Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far. A price has been paid, they say,

20、for the conquest (征服) of time and distance. Travel is something to be enjoyed, not endured (忍受). The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journey. A journey by train also has a special charm about it. Lakes and forests and wild, open plains sweep

21、ing past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean nothing. On board a plane, however, there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow window of the airplane. The soft lighting, in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know, and the hours

22、progress slowly. Then there is the time spent being “processed” at a modern airport. People are conveyed like robots along walkways; baggage is weighed, tickets produced, examined and produced yet again before the passenger move again to another waiting area. Journeys by rail and sea take longer, ye

23、s, but the hours devoted to being “processed” at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent. No wonder, then, that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines.Man, however, is now a world traveler and can not turn his back on the airplane. The working lives o

24、f too many people depend upon it; whole new industries have been built around its design and operation. The holiday maker, too, with limited time to spend, patiently endures the busy airports and limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days, relaxing in the sun. speed controls

25、 peoples lives; time saved, in work or play, is the important thingor so we are told. Perhaps those first horsemen, riding free across the wild, open plains, were enjoying a better world than the one we know today. They could travel at will, and the clock was not their master. 9How does the writer s

26、upport the underlined statement in Paragraph2?ABy giving instructionsBBy analyzing cause and effectCBy following the order of timeDBy giving examples10According to Paragraph 3, passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains because_Athey pay less for the tickets Bthey feel safer during the

27、travelCthey can enjoy higher speed of travel Dthey dont have to waste time being “processed”11What does the last sentence of the passage mean?AThey could enjoy free and relaxing travel BThey needed the clock to tell the timeCThey preferred travelling on horseback DThey could travel with their master

28、12What is the main idea of the passage?AAir travel benefits people and industriesBTrain Travel has some advantages over air travelCGreat changes have taken place in modern travel.DThe high speed of air travel is gained at a cost.DIf Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his Septemb

29、er 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out. While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont

30、 even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes. But this doesnt mean that Americans dont care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China. In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have g

31、ained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy（哲学. Some soc

32、ial scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power wit

33、h the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers. So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chines

34、e culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is. 13. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _A. provide some key facts about ConfuciusB. attract the readers interest in the subjectC. show great respect for the ancient t

35、hinkerD. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations14.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students_A. have a great interest in studying ChineseB. take an active part in Chinese competitionsC. try to get high scores in Chinese examsD. fight for a chance to learn Chinese15. What is t

36、he best title for the passage?A. Forgotten Wisdom in America B. Huge Fans of the Chinese LanguageC. Chinese Culture for Westerners D.Old Thinker with a Big Future16. The passage is likely to appear in _. A. a biography B. a history paperC. a newspaper D. a philosophy textbook第二部分：任务型阅读 (共10题，每格一词，每小

37、题2分, 满分20分)D. R. Gaul Middle School is in Union, Maine, a blueberry-farming town where the summer fair finds kids competing in pig scrambles and pie-eating contests.Gaul, with about 170 seventh- and eighth-graders, has its own history of lower level academic achievement. One likely reason: Education

38、 beyond the basic requirements hasn't always been a top priority for families who've worked the same land for generations. Here, few adults have college degrees, and outsiders (teachers included) are often kept at a respectful distance.Since 2002, Gaul's students have been divided into f

39、our classes, each of them taught almost every subject by two teachers. The goal: To find common threads across disciplines to help students create a big picture that gives fresh meaning and context to their classwork - and sparks motivation for learning.Working within state guidelines, each team mak

40、es its individual schedules and lesson plans, incorporating non-textbook literature, hands-on lab work and field trips. If students are covering the Civil War in social studies, they're reading The Red Badge of Courage or some other period literature in English class. In science, they study the

41、viruses and bacteria that caused many deaths in the war.Team teaching isn't unusual. About 77 percent of middle schools now employ some form of it, says John Lounsbury, consulting editor for the National Middle School Association. But most schools use four- or five-person teams, which Gaul tried

42、 before considering two-person teams more effective. Gaul supports the team concept by "looping" classes (跟班) so that the same two teachers stick with the same teens through seventh and eighth grades. Combining teams and looping creates an extremely strong bond between teacher and student.

43、 It also, says teacher Beth Ahlholm, "allows us to build an excellent relationship with parents."Ahlholm and teammate Madelon Kelly are fully aware how many glazed looks they see in the classroom, but they know 72 percent of their eighth-graders met Maine's reading standard last year -

44、 double the statewide average. Only 31 percent met the math standard, still better than the state average (21 percent). Their students also beat the state average in writing and science. And in 2006, Gaul was one of 47 schools in the state to see testing gains of at least 20 percent in four of the p

45、revious five years, coinciding roughly with team teaching's arrival.2012届高三英语周测（四） 姓名_ 班级_ 考号_A Classroom With Context Problems of the school Being a farming town，it(1) little in education before(2) education is considered less importantThe community is relatively(3) rather than open to the outs

46、idersWays of solving the problems The division of classes is made and students are well(4) Individual schedules and lesson plans are(5) by each teamA strong(6) between teacher and student is established through combining teams and looping Signs of (7) 72 percent of the eighth-graders(8) Maine's

47、reading standard.(9)_percent higher than the state average in math. the school beating the state average in writing and science. Four of the previous five years(10) at least 20 percent test gains1._ 2._ 3._ 4._5._6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._周测四答案阅读答案Passage A【考点】日常生活类图书介绍【文章大意】本文向读都推荐了几种不同类型的书，并分别作了简介。1.【答案

48、】D细节理解题。根据第一段可知，第一本书是介绍Salinger生平的书，这本书是由Random House出版的，所以选D2.【答案】D 细节理解题。根据第四段可知，这本书是关于父母如何让孩子玩得高兴的书，所以这本书的读者应该是有小孩的父母。3.【答案】C细节理解题。根据第三段Some women are born stupid, and dome women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they dont want to be.可知，这是一本用妇女自己的性格来描述她们的书。4.【答案】A Red Wolf是一本悬疑小说，由“The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers 可知，小男孩犹豫了，那接下来应该就是帮助警察破案并逮捕凶手了。Passage B5.C Basic Math包括哪些方面，第二段中The lessons in Basic Math cover every basic as