新课标2016年高三英语寒假作业.doc

新课标2016年高三英语寒假作业8第卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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 BEIJING Rising smartphone star Xiaomi is moving upmarket and taking aim at Apples iPhone. The Chinese maker known for low-priced phones on Thursday unveiled (发布) a new model that Chairman Jun Lei said is comparable to Apples iPhone 6 but thinner, lighter and much cheaper. The phone starts at 2, 299 yuan ($375), less than half the 5,288 yuan ($ 865) price of an iPhone 6 in China.Xiaomi, founded in 2010, passed South Koreas Samsung Electronics Co. in the second quarter of last year as the best-selling smartphone brand in China by number of phones sold. The company is expanding into India and other developing markets but has yet to announce plans to enter the United States or Europe.Xiaomi is a respected brand that already has an Apple-like following in China, said analyst Brian Blair, who tracks mobile device makers at Rosenblatt Securities. Apple is still a relatively small player in China, selling about 45 million iPhones there last year, Blair estimates, but will continue to grow.Apple is very much a premium (高端的) brand, said Blair. The company thats more at risk is Samsung, which has been losing share in that market.Privately held (私人控股的) Xiaomi said last years sales tripled to 61. 1 million phones and revenue (收益) more than doubled to 74. 3 billion yuan ($12.2 billion). The company, based in Beijing, recently completed a round of fundraising from investors that it said valued Xiaomi at $ 45 billion, making it one of the worlds most valuable technology brands.Xiaomi ran into legal trouble in India in December after a court blocked sales while it hears a complaint by Swedens LM Ericcson that the Chinese company violated its patents.In a blog post earlier this month, Lei called the case a rite of passage (成年礼) for a young company.72. Which of the following statements is true?A. Xiaomi sold more cellphones than Samsung in 2010 in China.B. Compared to Xiaomi, Apples iPhone 6 is thinner and lighter.C. Low-price is Xiaomis advantage over Apples iPhones.D. The company is expanding into the United States or Europe.73. What can be inferred from the passage according to Brian Blair?A. More than 45 million iPhones will be sold this year.B. Xiaomi can beat Apple in the market of China.C. He thinks Xiaomi is superior to Apple.D. Samsung will be closed for losing share in the market.74. How is the 5th paragraph developed?A. By giving examples. B. By analyzing cause and effect.C. By providing data. D. By making comparisons.75. Whats the attitude of Jun Lei towards the case of Xiaomi in India?A. Negative. B. Satisfied. C. Positive. D. Doubtful. B I have only once been in trouble with the law. The whole process of being arrested and taken to court was a rather unpleasant experience at the time, but it makes a good story now. What makes it rather disturbing was the arbitrary(任意的、武断的) circumstances both of my arrest and my subsequent fate in court.It happened in February about twelve years ago. I had left school a couple of months before that and was not due to go to university until the following October. I was still living at home at the time.One morning I was in Richmond, a suburb of London near where I lived. I was looking for a temporary job so that I could save up some money to go traveling. As it was a fine day and I was in no hurry, I was taking my time, looking in shop windows, strolling in the park, and sometimes just stopping and looking around me. It must have been this obvious aimlessness that led to my downfall.It was about half past eleven when it happened. I was just walking out of the local library, having unsuccessfully sought employment there, when I saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to me. I thought he was going to ask me the time. Instead, he said he was a police officer and he was arresting me. At first I thought it was some kind of joke.But then another policeman appeared, this time in uniform, and I was left in no doubt.“But what for?” I asked.“Wandering with intent to commit an arrestable offence.” he said.“What offence?” I asked.“Theft.” he said.“Theft of what?” I asked.“Milk bottles,” he said, and with a perfectly straight face too!“Oh,” I said.It turned out there had been a lot of petty（小规模的）thefts in the area, particularly that of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps. Then I made my big mistake. At the time I was nineteen, had long untidy hair, and regarded myself as part of the sixties “youth counterculture”. As a result, I wanted to appear cool and unconcerned with the incident, so I said, “How long have you been following me?” in the most casual and conversational tone I could manage. I thus appeared to them to be quite familiar with this sort of situation, and it confirmed them in their belief that I was a thoroughly disreputable（品行不端的）character.A few minutes later a police car arrived.“Get in the back,” they said. “Put your hands on the back of the front seat and dont move them.”They got in on either side of me. It wasnt funny any more.At the police station they questioned me for several hours. I continued to try to look worldly and familiar with the situation. When they asked me what I had been doing, I told them Id been looking for a job. “Aha,” I could see them thinking, “unemployed”.Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to Richmond Magistrates Court the following Monday. Then they let me go. I wanted to conduct my own defense in court, but as soon as my father found out what had happened, he hired a very good lawyer. We went along that Monday armed with all kinds of witnesses, including my English teacher from school as a character witness. But he was never called on to give evidence. My “trial” didnt get that far. The magistrate（法官）dismissed the case after fifteen minutes. I was free. The poor police had never stood a chance. The lawyer even succeeded in getting costs awarded against the police.And so I do not have a criminal record. But what was most shocking at the time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on. I had the “right” accent, respectable middle-class parents in court, reliable witnesses, and I could obviously afford a very good lawyer. Given the obscure nature of the charge, I feel sure that if I had come from a different background, and had really been unemployed, there is every chance that I would have been found guilty. While asking for costs to be awarded, my lawyers case quite obviously revolved（回转）around the fact that I had a “brilliant academic record”.Meanwhile, just outside the courtroom, one of the policemen who had arrested me was gloomily complaining to my mother that another youngster had been turned against the police. “You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you,” he said to me reproachfully（责备地）.What did he mean? Probably that I should have looked outraged and said something like, “Look here, do you know who youre talking to? I am a highly successful student with a brilliant academic record. How dare you arrest me!” Then they, probably, would have apologized perhaps even taken off their caps, and let me on my way.51. The first man who came up to him was _.A. a uniformed policeman B. a policeman in plainclothesC. not a policeman D. a good joker52. The court never asked the authors English teacher to give evidence because _.A. the time for the trial was limited to fifteen minutes onlyB. the author wanted to conduct his own defense in courtC. the case was dismissed before the trial reached that stageD. he was found to be unqualified as a character witness53. The author believes that he would most probably have been declared guilty if _.A. the magistrate had been less gentle B. he had really been out of workC. he had been born in a lower class family D. both B and C54. In the opinion of one of the policeman who had arrested the author, the whole thing might not have occurred if _.A. he had protested strongly at the time B. he had begged to be allowed to go homeC. he hadnt wandered aimlessly D. he had tried to look cool55. We can see from the passage that the author _.A. has broken the law only onceB. has never broken the lawC. has broken the law on more than one occasionD. once broke the law without knowing itC Visitors worry that London is an expensive city but there really are so many free things to do here. The following ideas should get you started.All of Londons major museums are free, but most offer some special exhibitions for a fee. My favorite is the Museum of Londonwhere you can learn the history of London from Roman times to today. And I love theGeffrye Museumwhich shows English domestic interiors and helps bring to life what it was really like to live in London.I regularly hear people tell me theQueen Marys Rose Gardens in Regents Parkis their favorite spot in London, and who am I to argue? I would also recommend St. Jamess Park as it offers one of the best views ofBuckingham Palace. Hyde Park is enormous and Kensington Gardens nearby includes the ever popular Diana Memorial Playgroundand thePeter Pan Statue. No visit to London is complete without seeing this military tradition. The Queens Guard in London changes in the Forecourt inside the gates ofBuckingham Palaceat 11.30am every day in the summer and every other day in the winter. Get there early and view the spectacle from outside the front gates.Trafalgar Square is one of Britains greatest visitor attractions and was designed by John Nash in the 1820s and constructed in the 1830s. This iconic square has many sights to see including Nelsons Columnand theNational Gallery. It is both a tourist attraction and the main focus for political demonstrations. Every December, Norway donates a marvelous Christmas tree, to thank Britain for liberation from the Nazis.21. Where can visitors find thePeter Pan Statue?A. in Regents Park. B. in St. Jamess Park.C. in Hyde Park. D. in Kensington Gardens.22. Which of the following desrciptions is True ?A. In theGeffrye Museum visitors can learn the history of London from Roman times to today.B. TheQueen Marys Rose Gardens is in Buckingham Palace. C. There is the Queens Guard change inside the gates ofBuckingham Palaceat 11.30 am every day all year around.D. Trafalgar Square is both a tourist attraction and a place for political demonstrations.23. The writer wrote the pasage to _.A .compare some free places in London. B . advertise some free places in London.C. recommend some free places in London. D. expose some free places in London.D Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit still”, older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europes first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.The findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.32. According to the first paragraph, what may make the students at school unhappy is that _.A. they have to exchange desks with each otherB. they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seatsC. there are no seats for them to sit in classD. the officials show no sympathy to them at all33. According to the teachers, older students may not like stand-up desks because _.A. they are cleverer than younger studentsB. they are easily tired of standing longC. they have formed the habit of sittingD. they do badly in class while standing34. What is most likely to be the result of the seven-week trial? A. The standing desks cant be used at all.B. It is good for students to use stand-up desks.C. More tests should be done in other schools.D. The students are different in personality.35. Why do the teachers like the standing desks? A. Because the educators can draw the students attention.B. Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.C. Because the students can have a walk in the classroom.D. Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated. 第二节 （七选五 共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。71 . Such as runny noses, sore throats, nothing quite like the common cold to make you feel miserable. But experts believe that there is no link between cold weather and catching colds. 72 . Internal Medicine expert, Dr Meenakshi Jain of Max Hospital says, “One reason could be that people are likely to stay indoors, so the virus can spread easily. 73 ” The common cold is a viral infection that can be caused by any of up to 250 strains of virus, the most common group of which are the rhinovirus(鼻病毒) that hit the nose. 74 “They are transmitted through the nose respiratory(呼吸的) passages, by touch, and by contact with airborne particles that are created by sneezing or coughing,” says Dr Jain.There is no cure for the common cold and antibiotics(抗生素) are of no help. However, there are some precautions which can help: 75 In this case, you can protect your hands from getting germs. Dont touch your eyes, nose and mouth, which can limit your chances of infection. Dont share drinking glasses or utensils with anyone as this will prevent the spread of the virus. Make sure to eat enough fruits to boost your immune system.A. Also the virus thrives (兴盛，繁荣) in wetness in the atmosphere.B. Drink lots of fluids to avoid dehydration.C. They are responsible for anywhere between a third and half of all common colds.D. Get enough sleep and youll certainly feel better.E. So why are we particularly vulnerable (脆弱的) this season？F. Wash your hands regularly.G. Its winter and you have probably noticed germs are everywhere.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Remarks by the First Lady at Number Seven School Chengdu, ChinaNi hao. It is a pleasure to be here at Number Seven School. Thank you so much for your warm welcome.Before I get started, on behalf of myself and my husband, I want to say that our hearts 36 to all with loved ones on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. 37 I said this past weekend , we are keeping all of them in our 38 and our prayers at this extremely difficult time.And I want to thank all the students here today, both those of you here 39 and those of you joining remotely from across the region.The 40 is that I grew up like many of you. I lived with my family in a tiny apartment in Chicago. We didnt have much money, but our little home was 41 with love. Every evening, my family would laugh and share stories 42 dinner.Family meant 43 to us, including our extended family. My elderly great aunt and uncle lived nearby and when their health started to decline my parents 44 , helping my uncle shave and dress each morning. We took care of each other.My parents 45 all of their love and hope into us. 46 we werent rich, they had big dreams for me and my brother. They saved every penny. That wasnt easy for them, especially for my father. He had a serious illness. As he got sicker, 47 got harder for him to walk. But 48 much pain he was in, my father 49 missed a day of work.And every day, like many of you, I felt the weight of my parents 50 on my shoulders.Every day, I wanted to make them proud.I took an exam and got into a special public high school 51 I was able to get a better education. But it was very far, so I had to get up early and 52 a bus for an hour. Every afternoon, I would take that same bus back and then immediately start my homework, late_53 the night.Whenever I got tired or 54 , I would remember something my