四會中學2009屆高三英語第5周周練
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Did you ever think someone was scary (可怕的) because they looked different or ate strange food? Well, they might think the same about you! One of the things we all need to do is to celebrate variety. We shouldn’t think badly of people from other cultures because they are different from our own.
Sometimes we judge people from other countries unfairly, because one person from that culture did something bad. Well, has your class ever been punished just because a few kids were causing trouble? Has your whole family ever been blamed for something your little sister did? It doesn’t seem fair, does it? It’s just as unfair to blame a whole culture for what two or three people do.
So here are some things that you can do to help yourself understand other cultures:
1. Find common ground! Remember that even though some people look different on the outside, it doesn’t change what they look on the inside. They still have the same feelings!
2. Don’t blame everyone because of one! So let’s say someone from another culture is being mean (卑劣的) and you decide to avoid everyone from that culture. Well, think about it. Why are you blaming them for something they didn’t have anything to do with? Put yourself in their shoes. How would you feel? Trying to understand how a person thinks can be a very good way to understand why they are acting that way. Remember, other people may not think the same way.
3. Try to make friends with people from other cultures. You could ask them what they know about their culture, or what it was like in their country. Try foods from that culture, or ask them if they know any words in that language. You might be surprised at how pure other cultures can be! You can have great discussions and have lots of fun doing new things.
4. Know that people always judge other people. If you know what you are thinking then you can help make things easier. Pay attention to what you think about other people. It helps!
1. What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A. Why there are differences between people.
B. What to do to understand other cultures.
C. How people feel when they meet people from other cultures.
D. Where differences between people lie.
2. In the author’s opinion, one mistake when we treat cultural differences is that we _______.
A. cannot see and share what peoples have in common
B. believe that other people may certainly think badly of us
C. don’t want to learn anything valuable in other cultures
D. try to find the reason for the differences
3. The underlined word “celebrate” here most probably means___________.
A. to feel proud of
B. to express thanks to
C. to understand and enjoy
D. to pay attention to
4. The author believes that _____________.
A. some people are actually kind though they sometimes do something bad
B. one person cannot stand for the real culture he is in
C. some people really have nothing to do with their culture
D. if you judge someone bad he will do the same to you
5. By saying “… then you can help make things easier.” the author means you will _________.
A. make more friends
B. know more about the world
C. have more fun in life
D. find less difference between you and others
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As is true in all cultures, Americans first hear music in the context of family life. Much of that music comes from the records on the family radio or television, and this “canned” music is especially important in developing children’s musical taste. People often say they were very strongly influenced by the kind of music they heard before they were old enough to have their own records or choose the station on the family radio. There is usually some live music in the family as well.
Many mothers and grandmothers sing lullabies（催眠曲）, for example. These can be important since in
Another important family context is the automobile, where families learn songs and sing together on weekends and vacations. This is not as surprising as it appears, for the family car has become one of the basic centers of family experience, and it is one of the important places where the family gather for an extended period of time without outside disturbance. The family used to have to choose between making their own music in the car and being force-fed by the radio, but the invention of automobile cassette recorders and eight-track playback machines allows a family to have more control over what they hear when they drive.
6. “‘canned’ music”（in Paragraph 1）refers to ______.
A. the music passed down from older generations
B. recorded music instead of live music
C. modern music young people can enjoy
D. the music children hear in a car
7. The music children first hear is important in ______.
A. shaping their likes and dislikes in music
B. learning language
C. developing their mind
D. knowing about cultural values
8. According to the passage lullabies are usually sung in ______.
A. American English
B. a familiar language
C. an African language
D. the parents’ native language
9. “context” （in Paragraph 1）probably means “______”.
A. chances B. culture C. surroundings D. content
10. The invention of automobile cassette recorders allows a family to ______.
A. spend a longer time on vacation in the car
B. have more choices in the music they hear
C. enjoy music without being disturbed
D. have another place to get together
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It was 1:30 am Monday at
The 17-year-old stunned champion Serena Williams 6-1 6
A silver lining to a depressing, rain-hit
Nobody was complaining, though, for the 1.83-metre Sharapova has created a welcome wave of interest in tennis, something missing in recent years.
Not even Anna Kournikova evoked such passion when she broke on to the scene. To look good on court is one thing, but Sharapova can actually play the game too. Extremely well.
She proved it over 13 days at the world’s most prestigious tournament. Playing tennis of the highest quality throughout, the Russian’s triumph not only lifted the tournament from fits of rain-induced depression but also salvaged（拯救；挽回）the season for the women’s tour.
Sharapova was given no easy ride in the tournament, having to beat 1999 champion Lindsay Davenport in the semifinals and twice-champion Serena Williams for the title. Neither caused her much concern.
“I don’t remember too much about the final,” Shararpova giggled. “I was in my own place.”
She will find it increasingly hard to find any place to call her own from now on after advertisers identified her as the most marketable woman in sport.
In
Sharapova will return to her adoptive
But the girl who arrived in the
“I know things will start coming up and that many more things will want to get involved, but I want to keep my head cool and play tennis,” she said.
11. Why is Savoy Hotel mentioned in the passage?
A. Because the good-looking Kournikova would break on to the scene.
B. Because the fanatics wanted to take a picture of Sharapova.
C. Because Sharapova was expected to appear there.
D. Because it gave the fanatics shelter from the rain.
12. Who has won the most times in
A. Sharapova. B.
Kournikova. C.
Serena Williams. D.
13. Before Sharapova, there was (were) _______ Russian(s) who had won the title.
A. Four B. Two C. One D. None
14. Which of the following statements about
this year’s
A. The rain caused depression in the tournament.
B. Sharapova beat the 17-year-old Serena Williams with a silver lining.
C. Sharapova won the title without effort.
D. Lindsay Davenport met Sharapova in the final and lost the title.
15. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin will phone Sharapova for her success.
B. It’s not easy for Sharapova to keep herself away from the advertisers.
C. Sharapova doesn’t like fame or riches.
D. Sharapova will continue to live a quiet life in her second homeland ―
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SAN FRANCISCO ― As skies fill with millions of migrating birds, European scientists say the seasonal miracle appears to depend on a seeming contradiction（矛盾）:The fatter the bird, the more efficiently it flies.
The result of their study contradict a central theory of aerodynamics（空氣動力學）, which predicts that the power needed to fly increases with weight.
For birds, apparently, the cost of flying with heavy fuel loads is considerably smaller than previously thought.
Researchers found that red knot wading birds doubt their normal body
weight of 100 grams before making their twice-a-year, nonstop commute between
the
Another study in the journal Nature measured the benefits of flying in an aerodynamic V formation, which allows birds to save energy by gliding in the lead bird’s air stream.
Flying in formation, their heart rates were as much as 14.5 per cent lower than flying solo, according to Henri Weimerskirch, a French scientist. The findings help explain how birds complete difficult migrations.
Researchers had assumed that thinner, more athletic birds would have the best chance of survival.
The first study suggests that building up fat deposits to be burned as fuel during the migration is worth more than the energy it takes to carry the additional weight.
In the study, researchers said their team studied the birds flown at different body masses during 28 simulated flights. They were injected with a small amount of water containing a radioactive element that enabled the team to measure the amount of energy burned.
16. Researchers used to believe ________.
A. the thinner a bird is, the less energy it needs to fly
B. migratory birds make a journey from the
C. aerodynamics makes no sense
D. birds eat more before they begin their migrations
17. Red knot wading birds are taken for example to ________.
A. prove aerodynamic theory
B. prove researchers’ finding
C. show what migratory birds are
D. tell the readers how far migratory birds fly each year
18. According to the passage, birds prefer to fly in the V formation rather than fly solo because _______.
A. it is against aerodynamic to fly in the V formation
B. they can save energy while migrating
C. they won’t get lost with a bird leading the way
D. in this way their heart beat faster so that they can fly faster
19. The researchers didn’t _______ in the study.
A. inject the birds with water containing a radioactive element
B. watch birds of different body masses in simulated flights
C. take the birds’ heart rates
D. feed the birds to fatten them
20. The best title of the passage should be _______.
A. Birds Fatten up for Journey
B. Migratory Birds in
C. New Findings
D. Migrating in V formation
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C. In a science magazine.
D. In a fiction novel.
22. What is the book about according to the passage?
A. How to make a website interactive and dynamic.
B. How to do things in ten minutes.
C. How to deal with all kinds of problems.
D. How to configure PHP and more.
23. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To tell us something about a new book.
B. To tell us something about PHP.
C. To make an ad for the book to sell it.
D. To tell us how to use the book.
24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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B. It is a good book only for beginners.
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四會中學2009屆高三英語第5周周練
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1．B 主旨考查題。本文第一段總起提出面對文化差異人們所產生的錯誤認識的問題，然后就此提出解決建議。讀完全文即可知其中心。
2．A 作者態度猜測題。作者在第四段建議我們要find common ground，可見他認為不能做到這一點是人們的錯誤所在。
3．C 詞義猜測題。celebrate通常的意義是“慶祝”，但這里應是“贊賞”之意。celebrate variety 意即要把文化的差異看作是一件好事。
4．B 作者觀點推測題。第二段和第五段對此進行了反復的論述。
5．D 作者觀點推測題。從作者的總體論述中不難看出，他的觀點是“只要我們能換位思維，有文化包容心理，那么一切事情都好辦”，換言之，“你就會發現異種文化間無所謂有什么差別了。”
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6． B 詞義理解題。由Much of that music comes from the records on the family radio or television可知明確答案。
7．A 細節考查題。由this “canned” music is especially important in developing children’s musical taste可知明確答案。
8．D 細節理解題。由since people often fall back on old, familiar languages for intimate（親密的） songs. 可知明確答案。
9．C 詞義理解題。由the family car has become one of the basic centers of family experience, and it is one of the important places where the family gather可推知其含義接近于“環境”surroundings。
10．B 細節考查題。文章的最后一句話有明確交待。
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11．C 細節理解題。從第一小節的描述waiting for just a glimpse of Maria Sharapova可知正確答案。B項陳述不夠全面（球迷們還有等簽名的，autograph books）。
12．C 細節題。Sharapova在本屆賽事上首次奪魁，也是目前為止第一次，Kournikova沒有被提及奪魁，Serena Williams是兩次奪魁（twice-champion Serena Williams），Davenport是一次(in 1999)。
13．D 句意理解題。to become the first Russian to win a singles title at the championships，說明Sharapova是首位在Wimbledon上奪魁的俄國人。
14．A 細節判斷題。B項錯在the 17-year-old應該是指Sharapova，而不是Serena Williams，如第二小節中的描述The 17-year-old stunned champion Serena Williams。C項錯在without effort，從文中的Sharapova was given no easy ride in the tournament, having to beat 1999 champion Lindsay Davenport in the semifinals and twice-champion Serena Williams for the title可知。D項錯在與Sharapova在決賽（the final）中相遇的不是Davenport，而是Serena Williams。只有A項正確，the Russian’s triumph not only lifted the tournament from fits of rain-induced depression。
15．B 推理題。從作者的看法She will find it increasingly hard to find any place to call her own from now on after advertisers identified her as the most marketable woman in sport可推知B是正確答案。
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16．A 細節判斷題。從第一小節以及Researchers had assumed that thinner, more athletic birds would have the best chance of survival，可見科學家們原來以為越瘦的鳥飛行的時候用的能量越少。
17．B 寫作意圖推測題。這里介紹了red knot wading birds的一些情況是為了證明科學家的這些發現。
18．B 細節題。第五小節有明確交待。
19．D 細節判斷題。文章沒有提到研究人員喂鳥讓它們胖起來，而是說有些鳥在遷徙前吃得胖胖的。
20．A 主旨題。只有A符合文章的中心。
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21．A 文章出處考查題。從文章的格式、結構、內容來看，應該是A項正確，網頁上的廣告。
22．A 細節考查題。文中you’ll learn what you need to begin to use the PHP scripting language to make your websites interactive and dynamic這句話有明確交待。
23．C 寫作意圖考查題。既然是廣告當然是介紹產品以便推銷。
24．D 細節推測題。從The book is pretty basic for experienced PHP coders, but for new or intermediate users this book is worth more than the small $19.99 CAN suggested price意思是對experienced PHP coders來說是太簡單了，但對于new or intermediate users是物超所值，隱含的意思是對new or intermediate users更有幫助。
25．A 細節考查題。就是文中的$19.99 CAN suggested price。
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