浦东新区2013学年第一学期高三年级质量调研考试.doc

YES, WE CAN! TEACHER. LI浦东新区2013学年度第一学期III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.If you study medicine at university, chances are youll become a doctor. For music students, its less _51_ what job youll end up with but it could be really fulfilling. The idea that options are _52_ and jobs are few for music graduates needs to _53_.Its wrongly assumed that when it comes to jobs, music students are _54_ their field of study. _55_, music graduates go on to do a wide range of jobs in a variety of different industries.Alumni surveys from the University of Nottingham show that music graduates are employed across a varied range of _56_. As you might expect, a large proportion (50%) work in the creative industry, but the roles performed by graduates _57_ greatly.Some music grads work with professional ensembles (歌舞团), but not all are performing as _58_: Music grads work in publishing, editing, media production, broadcasting, and marketing. And many work in management roles. Less anticipated but no less common is the employment of music graduates in finance and banking, legal and consultancy.Dr. Robert Adlington, an associate professor of music at the University of Nottingham, _59_ these successful and varied outcomes to the highly desirable _60_ developed by music students during their studies.In 2011, the Confederate of British Industry outlined the seven skills that _61_ employability: self-management, team work, business and customer awareness, problem solving, communication, numeracy, and IT skills. Adlington says that music students develop all seven of these. By this measure, music graduates are among the most _62_ of all.While some of these skills are obtained by students of all subjects for example, team work, good communication, self-management Adlington points out that music students have a(n) _63_. The experience of organising, hosting, and performing in events that are open to the public provides them with skills beyond those on other degree programmes. Few degrees require knowledge of customer awareness, or interaction with the public, for example.Music graduates success is a(n) _64_ of how changes in the music industry allow artists to produce and publicise themselves. The internet means artists can publish, distribute, and promote their own work. These methods are nothing new, but if _65_ professional knowledge and experience, it can be a winning, name-making recipe.51. A. importantB. urgentC. obvious D. satisfactory52. A. tightB. narrowC. hollow D. strict53. A. changeB. liberateC. reflectD. function54. A. contributed toB. related toC. lost to D. restricted to55. A. In additionB. In turnC. In contrastD. In reality56. A. contractsB. fieldsC. subjects D. majors57. A. varyB. improveC. reverseD. multiply58. A. musiciansB. managersC. amateursD. customers59. A. devotesB. owes C. alertsD. adapts60. A. optionsB. intervalsC. charactersD. skills61. A. isolateB. regulateC. offerD. define62. A. comfortableB. honorableC. reliableD. employable63. A. benefitB. advantageC. chance D. resolution64. A. reflection B. commandC. potential D. knowledge65. A. related to B. charged with C. exposed to D. combined withSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. efficientlyB. stillC. equallyD. balanceE. dragF. angle G. makeH. physicallyI. approach J. position K. allowWe need more men in our hospital, not as doctors, but as nurses. Over the last few years, I have found that having male nurses is a real bonus, and they definitely have a place in our hospital. There are several reasons for wanting male nurses here, not only because half the population in our country is male. Men _41_ excellent carers and are _42_ good at taking care of others. In fact, many men take good care of their children, wives, parents, sisters, brothers, and even their nieces and nephews. Another reason that men can become great nurses is that in general, men are _43_ stronger than women. Male nurses can help _44_ heavy objects, or if, for example, a patient cannot move from the waist down, male nurses can help move the patient into a comfortable _45_. Also, male nurses can be a great help in keeping patients _46_ while they receive painful treatment, such as when bandages covering wounds are changed. Another advantage to having male nurses is that they see things from a different _47_ from women and bring a male way of thinking to problem-solving. This allows the hospital to work more effectively than if we only _48_ problems one way. Having a mix of male and female nurses also helps create a fun atmosphere, which helps patients recover faster. Currently, only 7 percent of our nursing staff are men; this number is far too low, and the problem requires correction. Having more male nurses will help create a positive _49_ between male and female staff, and it will _50_ patients the choice of a male or female carer. I am determined to take on more male nurses here at Central Hospital. I will be organizing an open day soon to allow interested young men to visit our hospital and find out more about nursing. Hopefully, we will have more male nurses in our hospital soon! Section BDirections: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)After hours sitting inside Deep Worker, it feels good to get back. While youre stretching on the deck, others on the ship are at work studying the data you have collected.The rock samples you collected are taken to a laboratory on board the ship. Tests performed on ocean rocks can show the age of the seafloor. Many people will study the videotapes of the swordfish. There is nothing like a video to show others exactly what you saw and experienced in the deep. Videos capture details of how animals move and behave details that a person sitting inside Deep Worker could easily miss. Those details can help scientists better understand the role each kind of animal plays in its deep-sea community.While you were below, Deep Workers exact location was being tracked. Thus, detailed maps of the seafloor, showing underwater canyons and mountains far beneath the surface can be made with the help of this information. Dive by dive, Sylvia Earle and her fellow scientists are piecing together remarkable pictures of the deep sea a world that until recently was as unknown as a distant planet.Since Sylvia first began exploring the waters around Florida, shes seen changes trash on the seafloor, fewer fish, polluted water. These ocean problems in Florida and in many other parts of the world make people like Sylvia anxious. They want to know how to protect the ocean, and how to restore it to good health where damage has been done.Sylvia and other scientists are learning more about the ocean, especially the deep sea, than ever before. The more we know about a place, the better we understand it. As Sylvia says, “With knowing comes caring. If people care about something, they will work to protect it.” 66. What does the bold-typed phrase “this information” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The location of underwater canyons and mountains.B. Remarkable pictures of the deep sea.C. These ocean problems.D. The track of Deep Worker.67. Sylvia Earle is probably a scientist who _.A. specializes in making mapsB. cares about the oceanC. works on an unknown shipD. performs experiments in a laboratory68. According to Paragraph 4, which statement about Sylvia is TRUE? Sylvia _.A. has seen fewer fish and polluted water B. is concerned about the ocean problems C. has explored the waters and protected the oceanD. has restored good health after her injury69. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. Working below in Deep WorkerB. Ocean Exploration and Ocean MapsC. Deep Worker Saving the World D. Ocean familiarity and Ocean Preservation (B)Walking, cycling or hopping on to public transport are the best ways to travel with a clean conscience. Yet cars remain an important option for many families because of its convenience. For people in rural areas, or with mobility problems, a car can be an essential lifeline.Drive with styleNo matter what kind of car you run, the least reliable part will be you: your driving style has a massive impact on the fuel needed, with acceleration, gear-changing and braking all playing a significant role.Inching along at the pace of a childs tricycle might feel frugal but wont magically yield peak economy. In most modern cars, accelerate normally, changing up at 2,000rpm in a diesel, or 2,500rpm in a petrol-powered car. Once at a sensible steady speed, choose the highest gear that will let the engine run without labouring. A number of eco-driving apps are available for smartphones, to help you improve your smoothness. The A Glass of Water iPhone app offers tips to help you avoid spilling a drop. The free RAC Traffic app is also a great way to avoid wasting fuel in traffic jams.Its also important to: Check tyre pressures once a month. Leave junk at home. Carrying extra weight in the boot wastes excess fuel. Leave in good time and dont speed. An extra 10mph on the motorway will add 10% to your fuel bill.Power playsIt may be decades before alternative fuels such as hydrogen become commonplace, but hybrid cars that use battery power to boost a petrol or diesel engine are already available in every category. It means many families might find an electric vehicle ideal as a second car.Sell your wheels, still travel by carIf you need a car for short periods, such as shopping, and live in a city, then consider a short-term car-hire service such as Zipcar instead of owning a car. If youre travelling longer distances, pay your share of the fuel costs to someone whos already driving there.70. What can you infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?A. Choosing a fuel-saving car matters more than your driving style.B. Your driving style matters most to the fuel needed.C. You should rely on yourself to drive a car.D. Whether a car saves fuel depends largely on the car you choose.71. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. ecologicalB. convenientC. economicalD. beneficial72. Which of the following is NOT a suggested way of saving fuel according to the writer?A. Driving along at a very low speed. B. Checking tyre pressures regularly.C. Putting the extra weight off the boot. D. Applying the eco-driving apps on smartphones.73. Which may be the best choice for a visiting scholar who frequently gives lectures at colleges in a neighboring town?A. Walking. B. Owning an electric vehicle. C. Renting a car. D. Buying a stylish car.(C)The death of languages is not a new phenomenon. Languages usually have a relatively short life span as well as a very high death rate. Only a few, including Egyptian, Chinese, Greek, Latin, have lasted more than 2,000 years. What is new, however, is the speed at which they are dying out. Europes colonial conquests caused a sharp decline in linguistic diversity, eliminating at least 15 percent of all languages spoken at the time. Over the last 300 years, Europe has lost a dozen, and Australia has only 20 left of the 250 spoken at the end of the 18th century. The rise of nation-states has also been decisive in selecting and consolidating national languages and sidelining others. By making great efforts to establish an official language in education, the media and the civil service, national governments have deliberately tried to eliminate minority languages. This process of linguistic standardization has been boosted by industrialization and scientific progress, which have imposed new methods of communication that are swift, straightforward and practical. Language diversity came to be seen as an obstacle to trade and the spread of knowledge. Monolingualism became an ideal. More recently, the internationalization of financial markets, the spread of information by electronic media and other aspects of globalization have intensified the threat to “small” languages. A language not on the Internet is a language that “no longer exists” in the modern world. It is out of the game. The serious effects of the death of languages are evident. First of all, it is possible that if we all ended up speaking the same language, our brains would lose some of their natural capacity for linguistic inventiveness. We would never be able to figure out the origins of human language or resolve the mystery of “the first language”. As each language dies, a chapter of human history closes. Multilingualism is the most accurate reflection of multiculturalism. The destruction of the first will inevitably lead to the loss of the second. Imposing a language without any links to a peoples culture and way of life stifles the expression of their collective genius. A language is not only used for the main instrument of human communication. It also expresses the world vision of those who speak it, their imagination and their ways of using knowledge. To safeguard languages is an urgent matter. 74. Which of the following does not contribute to the death of languages?A. Colonial conquests of Europe. B. The boom of human population. C. Advances in science and industrialization.D. The rise of nation-states.75. What does the underlined word “stifles” in Paragraph 7 probably mean?A. boostsB. fuels C. imposesD. kills 76. The serious effects of the death of languages include all except that_. A. people would fail to understand how languages originated. B. language diversity would become an obstacle to globalization. C. monolingualism would lead to the loss of multiculturalism. D. human brains would become less creative linguistically. 77. What is the authors purpose of writing this passage?A. To explain the reasons why languages are dying out. B. To warn people of the negative aspects of globalization. C. To call peoples attention to the urgency of language preservation. D. To argue how important it is for people to speak more languages. Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The launch of the UKs biggest online university venture has the potential to “revolutionise conventional models of formal education” and keep UK ahead in the global race to deliver the best education, says universities minister David Willetts.The FutureLearn project will see more than 20 institutions enter the global market to offer massive open online courses, or Moocs. Until now, the US has led the way in the creation of Moocs, catering to an estimated 3 million learners worldwide with hundreds of courses from a range of top institutions.Bath, Exeter, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Warwick are among the 21 UK universities that have signed up. The British Library, British Museum and British Council will also make material available to students. The venture, set up by the Open University, is a response to the rise of Moocs and will offer students a new and innovative way to access courses, says Martin Bean vice-chancellor of the Open