高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级20.docx

高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级20AThe breaking news of Mo Yans Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy? Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm, Mos works turned to “sold out status at Chinas major online book sellerss” Although Mo was entitled one of the top Chinas literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East Chinas Shandong Province, Mos birthplace where he stayed with his family Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager He joined the army and devoted himself to writing Mos novels were translated into several languages For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nations cultural and scientific advances “s（超越）differences of nations and races, Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels Mos prize may give powerful encouragement to the countrys writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature56From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yans Nobel Prize in Literature was . Aa shock to online booksellers Bcuriosity to the Swedish Academy Ccontrary to the belief of the Chinese media Dbeyond the expectation of most Chinese people57The one lucky buyer mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _ A had not yet read Mo Yans novels B C regretted not reading Mo Yans Novels D failed to buy a copy of Mo Yans novels58The underlined word they in the last paragraph refers to . A the Chinese writersBthe Chinese writers works C the Chinese livesDMo Yans novels59 What can we infer from this passage? AMo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future BFolk arts originated from Mo Yans hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize CNobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual DMo Yans success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel PrizesBm New Education was set up in April 2010, with headquarters in London, Our professional services are divided into personal training and corporate trainingPersonal training is mainly for students, professional and business managersa With our deep understanding of Chinese and Western environment and high-quality training techniques, we can provide excellent professional servicess （精英）from various industriesIn addition to our professional training skills and techniques, and our rich experience, we are willing to devote ourselves to helping others improve themselves and seek for success Easterners and Westerners are very different in their ways and means to explain concepts and information, which is important in our personal trainingsour goals60The advantage of New Education lies in its_ A learning environment B location C reputation D leadership potential61New Education aims to _ A keep a balanced life overseas B provide services C develop its trainees all-round abilities D seek for success abroad62We can learn from the passage that _ A B the training team is made up of people who are the best learning partners C New Education makes their efforts to establish an environment of diversity D New Education tries to get rid of their trainees Chinese ways of thinking63 Which of the following would be most interested in New Education training program? A A business student B An amateur artist Cy D A Chinese touristCnwill also start the year with new school-issued iPads, each loaded with electronic textbooks and other online resources in place of traditional textsApple officials say they know of more than 600 districts that have launched what are called one-to-one programs At Burlington High in suburban Boston, Principal Patrick Larkin says the $500 iPads is better than textbooks in the long term, though he said the school will still use traditional texts in some courses if suitable electronic programs arent yet available. Lark/n said of textbooks, but theyre pretty much outdated the minute theyre printed and certainly by the time theyre delivered But some experts warn that the districts need to ensure they can support the wireless infrastructure （设施）h Mark Warschauer, an education and informatics professor said, I think people will like it I really dont know anybody in high school that wouldnt want to get an iPad, he said Were always using technology at home, then when youre at school its textbooksso its a good way to put all of that together Districts are varied in their policies on how they police students use （课程） specifically for iPads Jay Diskey, executive director of the Association of American Publishers schools division, said all of the major textbook publishers are moving toward electronic offerings, but at least in the short term, traditional bound textbooks are here to stayI think one of the real key questions that will be answered over the next several years is what sort of things work best in print for students and what smt of things work best digitally, 64The first paragraph is mainly about A a program to promote iPads marketing in new school yearB a program to spread electronic learning in new school yearCD65Whats the problem for iPads to be used in schools at present? , A Some students wouldnt like to have iPads in schools B The iPads are too expensive for school students to buy C Most experts oppose the idea that iPads replace paper textbooks D The iPads may be unavailable for some traditional courses66 The underlined sentence in the passage implies that _ A traditional textbooks are behind the times before they are printed B traditional textbooks possibly need to he printed again before delivered C contents of traditional textbooks cant be renewed in time as electronic ones do D the iPads can deliver information much more rapidly than printed textbooks67 From the passage we can draw conclusion that Amore students tend to use printed textbooks rather than electronic ones Btextbook publishing houses will develop more electronic textbooks of their own Cit is impossible for the iPads to be widely used in schools in the future Delectronic textbooks will take the place of printed ones in new school yearD A study by St Louis University has found that a lovable dog named Sparky and a robotic dog AIBO, were about equally effective at reducing the loneliness of nursing home residents The study confirmed previous findings that dogs have a good effect on nursing home residents（居民） Dr Andrew Smith led the Stanford University team出at built a home-assistance robotd To test whether residents responded better to Sparky, a trained dog, or the Sony-made robotic dog, researchers divided 38 nursing home residents into three groups at three long-term care centers in St, Louis. One group had weekly 30-minute one-on-one visits with Sparky; another group had similar visits with AIBO; a control group had no contact with either dogThe groups respective levels of loneliness were tested by having them answer a number of questions at the beginning and near the end of the visits After two months, both groups that had contact with the dogs were less lonely and more attached Most of the elderly regarded Sparky, a 9-year-old dog, as an audience for their life stories, said investigator Marian Banks. He listened attentively, wagged his tail, and allowed them to pet him, said Banks, who adopted and trained Sparky after finding him in a street behind her home seven years ago Those who were together with AIBO took a little longer to warm to the robotic creaturem He would respond by wagging his tail, vocalizing（发出声音）, and blinking his lights AIBO is charming once you start to interact with him, said the studys author, Dr William Banks, Hes an attractive sort of guy He gives a feeling: of being personal, not just a robot 68 Before the new study, it was known that A dogs could help get rid of old peoples lonelinessB robots could build close connection with humansC robots were more effective at reducing peoples lonelinessD dogs and robots were equally effective at reducing loneliness69 The first time those who contacted with the robotic dog A accepted it immediately B found it easy to interact with it CD were confused by its behavior70 The findings of the researchers tell us that . A robots are actually attractive sorts of guys B C D the elderly will have a robot assistant in no time71 What would be the best title for the passage? A Robots Serve People Better Than Thought B No More Lonely Old Age with Emotional Robots C Dogs equipped with robots to Help the Elderly D Robots and Dogs Can Equally Cheer up the Elderly E Australians have evidently realized the fact that water means life and we need to he more thoughtful in our use of this rather precious resourceSince the year 2000, Australians have managed to reduce their use of water by 14% In the most populous city, Sydney, theyve managed to use less water in 2007 than in 1974, even though the city grew by l 2 million souls in this period Across the country nearly 20% of all households have water tanksThat would probably be due, in large part, to the various state governments offering generous rebates In NSW, for example, where 24,000 households have taken up the offer, you can get $1,500 AUD back if you fix a 7,000 + litre tank and have it attached into your toilet and washing machine Creywater use has taken off toos% Up in the northern state ofQueensland, some of their dams have been below 20% Sydneys main dam is only at 56% of its potential capacity The countrys ongoing drought（干旱） has seen more than 95% of the length of the Murray- Darling Basin （ the two major river systems that supply the nations food basket ）r（水力发电） output has dropped 7% in a recent 9 ye