续高三第一学期联合体期末英语联考.docx
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续高三第一学期联合体期末英语联考
续2014高三第一学期联合体期末英语联考
高考英语
2014-01-231135
D.High-techthingsarenotalwaysconvenienttopeople’slife.
RobotHelpershaven’tbeenusedinmostpeople’shomesbecause______.
A.usingthekindofrobotsathomeissimplyawasteoftimeandmoney
B.thekindofrobotshasn’tbeendevelopedyet
C.peoplefinditdifficulttocontrolthekindofrobots
D.thekindofrobotswon’tbringpeoplepracticaluse
Howdoesthewriterfindtheflyingcar?
A.Itistoodifficulttoimagine B.Itistoocrazyanideatorealize
C.Itislikelytoappearinthefuture D.Ithasbeenthefocusofthenews
D
WearingtieswasoriginallythemarkofBritain’smostpowerfulclasses,whichmadethetieitselfasymbolofpowerandrespect.Andthatledittobeadoptedbyamuchlargertribe——thebusinesstribe.
Youcannotwearatieifyouworkwithmachinery.Sowearingatiebecameasignthatyouwereamanwhousedhisbraintomakealiving,ratherthanyourhands.Itshowedyouwereserious.Itshowedyouwereaprofessional.Itmeantthateveryonewhowantedajobinbusinesshadtowearone.Itwasjustimpossibletotakeseriouslyamanwhodidn’twearapieceofcoloredsilkaroundhisneck.
Thisishowmillionsofpeoplecametobewearingtiesacrosstheworld.Theyarepartoftheuniformofbusiness.
“Tiesofferapointofdifferent,"saysJohnMilne,headoftheBritishGuildofTieMakers.“Theygiveachancetosaysomethingabouttheirownpersonality.”
Soifyouhappentomeetamanwithaverybrightlycoloredtie,thereisagoodchancethatheistheofficejoker.Thereisalsoagoodchancethathewillbewearingbrightlycoloredsocks.
Isthereafutureforties?
Thesignsarenotpromising.Tiewearingseemstoberareamongthenewbreadofentrepreneurs(创业者)intheInternetandnewtechnologyindustries.Manypoliticalleaders,includingformerBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,nowgowithoutties.Thisshowstheyaremenofthepeople——butnotthepeoplewearingties.
Upuntilaround1960,itwascommonformenacrosstheWesternworldtowearhatsaspartoftheirbusinessuniform.ThatchangedwiththeelectionofJohnF.KennedytothepresidencyoftheUnitedStates.Kennedyneverworeahat——infacthisnicknamewas"hatlessJack".Seeingthatthemostpowerfulmanintheworlddidnothavetowearahat,millionsofothermendecidedthattheydidnothaveto,either.HatssimplyvanishedacrosstheWesternworld.Perhaps"tielessTony"(formerUKPrimeMinisterTonyBlair)willhavethesameeffectas"hatlessJack".
52.Tieswerefirstusedasasigntoshowaperson’s .
A.personality B.socialposition C.wearingstyle D.favoritehobby
53.Inthebusinessworld,wearingatieshowedthefollowingexcept_______.
A.youcouldmakealotofmoneyoutofyourwork
B.youtookyourworkseriously
C.youweredifferentfromthosewhousedhandstoearnaliving
D.youwereamemberofthebusinesstribe.
54.Thewritermayholdtheopinionthat .
A.Blairisthebestleaderintheworld
B.Kennedyisthebestleaderintheworld
C.millionsofpeoplewillgotoworkwithoutatie
D.peoplewillwearhatsinsteadofties
55.Theunderlinedword“vanished”inthispassagemaymean .
A.sold B.washed C.appeared D.disappeared
E
Americanbeekeepingoperationshavebeenhithardbywhatscientistscallcolonycollapsedisorder.Almosthalfoftheirworkerbeeshavedisappearedduringthepastseason.C.C.D.hasalsobeenreportedinIsrael,EuropeandSouthAmerica.Beesflyawayfromthehiveandneverreturn.Sometimestheyarefounddead;othertimestheyareneverfound.Manycropsandtreesdependonpollination(授粉)bybeestohelpthemgrow.
AnewreportsaysvirusmaybeatleastpartlyresponsibleforthedisorderinhoneybeecoloniesintheUnitedStates.ThisvirusiscalledIsraeliacuteparalysisvirus.ItwasfirstidentifiedinIsraelin2004.IanLipkinatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkandateamreportedthenewfindingsinSciencemagazine.DoctorLipkinsaysthevirusmaynotbetheonlycause.Hesaysitmayworkwithothercausestoproducethecollapsedisorder.
Theteamfoundthevirusincolonieswiththehelpofamapofhoneybeegenesthatwaspublishedlastyear.Theyexaminedthirtycoloniesaffectedbythedisorder.Theyfoundevidenceofthevirusintwenty–fiveofthem,andinonehealthycolony.Thenextstepisfurthertestingofhealthyhives.
TheresearcherssuggestedthattheUnitedStatesmayhaveimportedthedisorderinbeesfromAustralia.Theysaythebeesmaycarrythevirusbutnotbeaffected.
TheideaisthatunlikemanyAmericanbees,theabilityofAustralianbeestofightdiseasehasnotbeenhur
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