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巢湖一中高三学年第一学期英语第一次月考
巢湖一中高三2017—2018学年第一学期第一次月考
英语试题
第I卷
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Exploityourparkingspace
Anunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenteroranairport,youcouldmakeanythingupto£200or£300aweek.Putanadvertisement(广告)forfreeonLetparkorAtmyhousepark.
Rent(出租)aroom
SpareroomNotonlywillalodger(房客)earnyouanincome,butalso,thankstothegovernment-backed“rentaroom”program,45youwon’thavetopayanytaxonthefirst£4500youmakeperyear.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareorRoommateeasy.
Makemoneyduringspecialevents
Don’twantafull-timelodgerThenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney.46Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.
Liveonset
Rentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.
Useyourroof
Youneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment(around£14,000),andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.47However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.
21.Ifyouearn£5000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon______.
A.£800B.£500
C.£4500D.£5000
22.Wherecanyouputanadvertisementtorentoutaroomduringabigevent
A.OnLetpark.
B.OnRoomspare.
C.OnGrashpadder.
D.OnRoommateeasy.
23.Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto_____.
A.signanagreementwiththegovernment
B.payaround£14,000fortheequipment
C.selltherooftosomeenergycompanies
D.keeptheroofunchangedforwithin25years
24.Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten
A.Lodgers.
B.Advertisers.
C.Houseowners.
D.Onlinecompanies
试题分析:
21.B本题考查逻辑推理。
根据文章第二部分中的“Youwon’thavetopayanytaxonthefirst£4500youmakeperyear”可知出租房子所得金额4500英镑以下是不用交税的,所以5000英镑应交税金额为5000-4500=500英镑。
22.C本题考查细节理解。
根据文章第三部分最后一句话“Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace”可知在有重大活动期间如果你想出租房子可以到Grashpadder刊登广告。
23.D本题考查细节理解。
根据文章最后一部分最后一句话“However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.”可知你要想免费的使用能源需要和提供设备的能源公司签订协议保证25年内不改变自己的屋顶。
24.C本题考查推理判断。
本文主要是教给有空闲房子的人如何利用自己的空闲房子赚钱的一些技巧,由此可以判断文章主要针对房屋主人而写。
B
Eversincetheywerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990s,geneticallymodified(GM,转基因)foodshavebeenincreasinglydevelopedandmarketedinmanycountriesintheword,mainlyonthebasisoftheirpromisetoendtheworldwidefoodcrisis.ButcanGMtechnologysolveworldhungerproblems?
Evenifitwould,isitthebestsolution?
Despitewhatitpromises,GMtechnologyactuallyhasnotincreasedtheproductionpotentialofanycrop.Infact,studiesshowthatthemostwidelygrownGMcrop,GMsoybeans,hassufferedreducedproductivity.Forinstance,areportthatanalysednearlytwodecadesofresearchonmajorGMfoodcropsshowsthatGMengineeringhasfailedtosignificantlyincreaseUScropproduction.
Somethingelse,however,hasbeenontherise,WhileGMseedsareexpensive,GMcompaniestellfarmersthattheywillmakegoodprofitsbysavingmoneyonpesticides(杀虫剂).Onthecontrary,USgovernmentdatashowthatGMcropsintheUShaveproducedanoverallincreaseinpesticideusecomparedtotraditionalcrops.“Thepromisewasthatyoucoulduselesschemicalsandboostproduction.Butnetheristrue,”saidBillChristison,PresidentoftheUSNationalFarmCoalition.
Atthesametime,theauthorsofthebookWorldHunger:
TwelveMythsarguethatthereactuallyismorethanenoughfoodintheworldandthatthehungercrisisisnotcausedbyproduction,butbyproblemsinfooddistributionandpolitics.Theseindeeddeserveoureffortsandmoney.Meanwhile,theriseinfoodpricesresultsfromtheincreaseduseofcropsforfuelratherthanfood,accordingtoa2008WorldBankreport.
Asamatteroffact,scientistsseebetterwaystofeedtheworld.AnotherWorldBankreportconcludedthatGMcropshavelittletooffertothechallengesofworldwidepovertyandhunger,becausebetterwaysoutareavailable,amongwhich“green”farmingissupposedtobethefirstchoice.
25.Theauthordevelopsthesecondparagraphmainly.
A.byclassificationB.bycomparison
C.byexampleD.byprocess
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?
A.Control.B.EvaluateC.Obtain.D.Increase.
27.GMcompaniespromisefarmersthattheywillbenefitfrom______________.
A.practicing“green”farmingB.useoflesschemicals
C.fairdistributionoftheircropsD.usingmorecropsforfuel
28.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheattitudeoftheauthortowardsGMtechnology?
A.OptimisticB.DefensiveC.DisapprovingD.Casual
试题分析:
CDBC
C
MappingYourWorld
Differentformsofmapsareappearing.Theyallowindependenttravelerstogetlocalknowledgeof placestheyarevisiting,fromtheofficialtotheunusual.Meanwhile,hitechdevelopmentsarecreatingnew waysforustomaptheworld.Herearetwoofourfavorites:
GreenMaps
GreenMapsallowspeopletosharewiththeworldtheirknowledgeofenvironmentallyfriendlyplacesandattractionsinthelocalareas.Usersaddinformationwithasetoficons(图标),makingiteasytoreadanymap,whateverthenationalitiesofthosewhoproduceit.Atpresentthereareoverfivehundredmap
projectsbeingdevelopedin54countries.GreenMaps'advertisedideais"thinkglobal,maplocal".Itisa
wonderfulwayofgainingallsortsofinformationofaplace,rangingfromcommunitygardenstogood
placesofbirdwatching.
GreenMapsisnotspecificallyintendedfortravelers.Notallofitsmapsareonline,soitmaybe
necessaryforsomeuserstocommunicatewiththeproducersthroughtheGreenMapswebsite.
MapMashups
ManypeopleuseonlinemapsdevelopedbyGoogle,butnotmanyknowaboutthemashupsofthem.WorkinginasimilarwaytoGreenMaps,MapMashupsallowspeopletoaddiconsoftheirowntoexistingmapstoexpressacertaintopic.Themashupsissocalledbecauseitcombinesalltheknowledge youcouldeverneed.Itrangesfromtheextremelyuseful,suchaswherealltheWorldHeritageSitesare,tothemostbizarre(古怪的),suchaswhereAmerica'sdrunkestcitiesare.Withthemashupsaddedtothe basicGoogleMaps,amultilayered(多层的)mapcanbecreated.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofGreenMaps?
A.Introducinglocalattractionswithicons.
B.Aimingatenvironmentalprotection.
C.Offeringadvicetoindependenttravelers.
D.Collectingiconsworldwideforlocalmaps.
2."MapMashups"isnamedwiththeword"mashups"because________.
A.itisproducedbyusersallovertheworld
B.itgathersvariouskindsofinformation
C.itsharesiconswithGreenMaps
D.itisabranchofGoogleMaps
3.WhatdoGreenMapsandMapMashupshaveincommon?
A.Theyarecreatedbylocalpeople.
B.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.
C.UserscaneditmapsontheInternet.
D.Usersneedtocommunicatewithproducers.
答案:
ABC
D
Whichareyoumorelikelytohavewithyouatanygivenmoment-yourcellphoneoryourwallet?
Soonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmartphoneoveranelectronicscanner.
InJanuary,Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6,800ofitsstates.Thisisthefirstpay-by-phonepracticeintheU.S.,butwe'relikelytoseemorewirelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcallednearfieldcommunication(NFC)getsintoAmerica'sconsumerelectronics.LastDecembersomenewsmartphoneswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.
AlreadyinuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope,NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphonesafewinchesaboveapaymentterminal-acontact-freesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbecomeswidelyadoptedintheU.S.,afewproblemsneedtobeworkedout,likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransaction(交易)fees.Althoughsomecreditcardprovidershavebeenexperimentingwithwave-and-paysystemsthatuseNFC-enabledcreditcards,cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytomuscletheirwayintothepoint-of-sale(POS)market.Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure(合资企业)thatwillgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis"toleadtheU.S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobile
phones."
TheotherbigNFCissue,apartfromhowpaymentswillbeprocessed,issecurity,forinstance,what'stostopathieffromdigitallypick-pocketingyou?
"We'restillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyouinacrowdandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone,"saysJimmyShah,amobile-securityresearcher."Usersmayalsobeabletosettransactionlimits,perhapsrequiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases.
Stilluneasyaboutthisdigital-walletbusiness?
Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone,itcanbelocatedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus,yourphonecanbepasswordprotected,yourwalletisn't.
32.WhatispredictedtohappenintheU.S.?
A.Theexpansionofcellphonecompanies.
B.TheincreaseofStarbuckssales.
C.Thedisappearanceofcreditcards.
D.Theboomofpay-by-phonebusiness.
33.TheNFCtechnologycanbeus
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