Self-assessment

1 江苏省仪征中学高三英语限时练习江苏省仪征中学高三英语限时练习 I Multiple choices 1 If you have a job yourself to it and finally you ll succeed A do devote B don t devote C devoting D not devoting 2 we thought outside the box the officials agreed at the meeting we never found the solution to the bottleneck of the reform A If B Since C Until D Unless 3 It is obvious the local government can do to protect the environment for the next generations A how B what C that D which 4 How do you find your new boss you guys Oh I think he has earned our wide respect he treats us fairly and kindly A in that B so that C even though D as though 5 How do you find the Blackberry company I m a little worried It ground as a leader in the field of mobile phones with Apple speeding up its development A is losing B was losing C would lose D had lost 6 You have made outstanding contributions to the company I m sure that you are to get promoted soon A possible B bound C necessary D close 7 Now we must look forward and turn this into the moment everyone whichever way they voted comes together to build that better brighter future for our entire United Kingdom A that B which C where D when 8 The project is far behind schedule It s impossible for you to it in a week A catch up on B live up to C add up to D hold on to 9 I have offered to paint the house a week s accommodation A in place of B with regard to C by means of D in exchange for 10 For the Chinese dream at an earlier date we must accelerate the pace of reform and opening up A being realized B to realize C realizing D to be realized 11 Word power should be taken seriously because of the benefits can have on the students vocabulary building A this B that C it D one 12 These days I feel exhausted and lack strength That s too much drinking and poor diet lead A what B which C why D where 13 Excuse me Sir This is the seat reserved for women and children I sit here There are no women or children on this bus anyway A What about B What if C How come D How shall 14 the idea of having to work under a woman was more than he could stand A Wanting the job very much B Although wanting the job very much C Though he wanted the job very much D He wanted the job badly 15 Sally likes to hang out with some girls who care nothing about their school work Sally is not a girl who is too concerned about her grades A Like mother like daughter B A bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush C All work no play makes Jack a dull boy D Birds of a feather flock together 2 II Cloze test In a world where comparisons happen non stop it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 16 with who you are There s always someone who s a bit 17 The only solution is to reach 18 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick There is no more 19 measure for comparison than who you were yesterday last week or last decade when you were at your 20 Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others 21 you see yourself as better than someone and you get 22 or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 23 It is a fool s game Not one of us is 24 alike The only direct and honest comparison is 25 yourself Everything else is apples to oranges My opinion is that you are only 26 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 27 is the same as your own Good luck finding that match And one thing is for sure No matter how hard you work and how 28 you are there will always be someone who can run a little faster jump a little higher score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit And if there s not you can 29 someone is coming up fast behind you So how can you always win in life Become your best 30 Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 31 you to the next level If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday then do 8 today Who 32 if the guy next to you did 15 It doesn t make a bit of 33 You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday Your own 34 is all you need If you 35 to a slightly higher standard of yourself every day you will always be at the top of your game 16 A patientB strictC contentD concerned 17 A strongerB betterC lazierD wiser 18 A insideB outsideC outD up 19 A useful B carefulC accurateD powerful 20 A endB bestC side D convenience 21 A Whether B Either C Once D If 22 A satisfiedB inspiredC busy D lazy 23 A nothingB funC sureD success 24 A really B exactlyC fully D actually 25 A withinB byC forD to 26 A instructedB suggested C allowedD directed 27 A situationB positionC occasionD accommodation 28 A positive B addictedC optimisticD dedicated 29 A bet B concludeC announceD declare 30 A assistantB competitorC coachD teacher 31 A lead B exposeC pushD cause 32 A caresB saysC wondersD asks 33 A effortB sense C change D difference 34 A benefit B progressC habitD result 35 A tend B devote C commit D contribute 3 III Reading comprehension A Thank you for agreeing to be a Test Administrator for PISA The purpose of this manual is to help you to understand how you will assist with the successful implementation of this large scale student survey 1 1 What is PISA PISA stands for the Programme for International Student Assessment sponsored by the Organization for Economic Co operation and Development OECD PISA 2015 is the sixth PISA study that has been conducted since 2000 and involves more than 70 participating countries PISA has the following characteristics It is the world s largest international survey in education It surveys students aged about 15 years It assesses students preparedness for adult life Undertaking PISA is important because the results of the test can be used to indicate how well prepared students in a country economy are for learning once they leave school to identify areas for improvement over time by schools education systems and governments and to allow a comparison of student performance and the learning environment between different countries 1 2 Components of PISA 2015 1 2 1 Cognitive test 42 students from each school will be randomly sampled to complete a 2 hour computer based test consisting of questions in science mathematics reading and Collaborative Problem Solving 1 2 2 Questionnaires These students will also be asked to complete a 30 minutes Student Questionnaire on the computer either directly after the test sections or at a later time 1 2 3 Financial Literacy assessment After the cognitive test and questionnaires a sub sample of 10 11 students will take a computer based Financial Literacy FL assessment The 65 minute Financial Literacy assessment tests students knowledge of personal finances and their ability to apply it to their financial problems 36 According to the manual each participating student of PISA should A be aged more than 15 years old B be of or above the average level in their classes C spend 215 minutes for the programme D carry out all the tasks on the computer 37 What can we know about PISA from the passage A There will be over seventy countries participating in the seventh PISA in 2018 B Top PISA scorers are more likely to succeed in their adult life than lower score owners C PISA will compare students personal performance based on their learning environment D The FL assessment is specially intended for students who are suffering financial problems B Fuel Cell Technology for Cars Fill her up with hydrogen That s what some California motorists may be saying soon as car makers 4 try to speed up production of zero emission 零排放 cars to meet state requirements in the near future Beneath the skin of this ordinary looking Hondas FCX Concept Vehicle sits an electro chemical reactor a hand built astronomically expensive power plant known as a fuel cell It s expected to be running ordinary family cars on California s roads within three years So what exactly is a fuel cell anyway Why are governments private businesses and academic institutions cooperating to develop and produce them A fuel cell very simply described is a power generator making electricity through the combination of hydrogen and oxygen Fuel cells generate electrical power quietly and efficiently without pollution Unlike power sources that use fossil fuels the only by products from an operating fuel cell are heat and water To be more technical about it a hydrogen atom with its one electron attempts to pass through a fuel cell membrane 膜 to unite with an oxygen atom The membrane allows only the hydrogen proton 质子 to pass through forcing its electron to run around the membrane to catch up with the proton on the other side This creates electricity water and heat but no exhaust emissions If the fuel cell is powered with pure hydrogen it has the potential to be up to 80 percent efficient That is it turns 80 percent of the energy content of the hydrogen into electrical energy However we still need to turn the electrical energy into mechanical work This is accomplished by the electric motor A reasonable number for the efficiency of the motor is about 80 percent So we have 80 percent efficiency in generating electricity and 80 percent efficiency turning it into mechanical power That gives an overall efficiency of about 64 percent Honda s FCX concept vehicle reportedly has 60 percent energy efficiency which is twice or even three times more efficient than usual cars But in spite of all the advantages described above experts say We still have technical challenges getting this extremely complex system to work properly the way customers expect it to work There are challenges in using new fuels and providing the new fuel basic facilities And before fuel cell vehicles hit the road there will have to be a network of hydrogen stations that will allow drivers to fill up with the flammable gas under 36 hundred pounds of pressure 38 What can be inferred from California s zero emissions policy A New cars with fuel cell technology will surely become much cheaper B By carrying out the policy traffic will not be so busy as it is now C The quality of life in California will improve once this policy is in effect D With facilities of new kinds more local employment will be created 39 What does the phrase power plant refer to A A power device generating electricity B A power station providing electricity C A power component consuming electricity D A power engine using electricity 40 One of the reasons why fuel cell powered vehicles are superior is that A they give out almost no water or heat B they run faster and more smoothly C they give out almost no noise D they turn 64 of the energy into electricity 41 What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph A Customers will not think it a good idea to develop fuel cell technology B It is still not very easy to speed up production of zero emission cars C We can t ignore the financial problems to build a network of hydrogen stations D We still have much difficulty turning all the chains of the business into reality 5 C Today many species of animals and plants are endangered This means they are in danger of becoming extinct and living on only in the pages of history books The famous dodo is a classic example of a creature that became extinct A flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius it was discovered by sailors in 1598 but was hunted to extinction by 1681 Hunting has caused the Bengal tiger and the African elephant to be endangered today but habitat destruction can also lead to extinction This is equally true for plants Animals and plants disappear for other reasons too but the main cause is often a disruption 打乱 破坏 in the natural food chain whether due to hunting habitat destruction or even the introduction of alien species The natural food chain is the cycle that governs the existence of all life on this planet It is a carefully balanced cycle and any imbalance that occurs can cause knock on effects that have serious consequences At the beginning of the natural food chain are plants which turn sunlight into energy and draw nutrients from the earth Plants are called producers After the producers come the consumers There are three tiers of consumers First are creatures such as plant eating animals fish and insects which feed off the producers These animals that only eat plants are called herbivores The second tier of consumers are carnivores animals that live off other animals The third tier of consumers eats both other animals and plants These consumers including most humans are called omnivores After animals and plants die they become food for other smaller creatures such as bacteria and some plants such as fungi As they feed these creatures turn the dead bodies back into gases and minerals which are again food for the producers at the beginning of the food chain And so the cycle continues All of nature is connected and governed by hundreds of these delicate food chains and if a single plant in the chain cannot survive then the insects that live off the plant start to die and the animals that eat the insects also start to die When a food chain is disrupted the consequences can be extremely serious One estimate suggests that for each plant species that is lost up to 30 animals and insects may also die out One wonders how many species were affected by the extinction of the dodo Humans can have disastrous effects on food chains We ve already mentioned hunting but now let s look at travel When people first started to explore the world they took plant and animal species from their home countries and introduced them wherever they went They didn t realize that by introducing alien species they were disrupting the natural food chains of the areas they discovered Although there are strict rules in place today controlling the import and export of alien species some places are still fighting the effects of aliens introduced hundreds of years ago For example Gough Island in the South Atlantic Ocean is a breeding ground for albatrosses that have been nesting there for centuries But in the 19th century mice from passing ships were brought to the island Being a species alien to the island they had no natural predators and have now grown to such a size that they are attacking and killing albatross chicks If they are allowed to continue they will wipe out the albatross population With import laws and people s rising awareness of how humans affect the natural environment hopefully we can learn to fit better into the natural food chains that govern our world Otherwise we need to accept that the loss of any more plants and animals could eventually mean our own extinction 6 42 What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us A Hunting and habitat destruction lead to extinction B Many species of animals and plants are endangered C Plants and animals become extinct for the same reasons D The main cause of extinction is often a disruption in the natural food chain 43 Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage A Strict rules alone can remove the bad effects of alien species B Plants herbivores and carnivores are the three tiers of consumers C If a bird becomes extinct the relevant food chain will be disrupted D Animals and plants become extinct because alien species are imported 44 By mentioning the mice in Gough Island the author intends to highlight A mice worldwide are growing all the time B being aliens they had no natural predators C some places are still fighting the effects of aliens D traveling can have disastrous effects on food chains 45 What is the best title of the passage A Survival of the fittest B Endangered animals and plants C How to protect the natural environment D The link between food chains and extinction D The Toltec as they were now called began to know great abundance and enjoy the generous gifts of the land as had been foretold by Quetzalcoatl He has great powers He has made us rich We have not known hunger since he arrived Where he places his eyes and hands everything is abundance and beauty They were happy they were proud At that time they all still worked at the jobs Quetzalcoatl assigned to them Tula grew People came from far away to admire its growth Many asked permission to settle down and enjoy its abundance which was distributed according to the needs of the people Topiltzin was in charge of distributing the riches under the orders of Quetzalcoatl so that no one would want They were all content because they all had more than they had ever had Many worked They were busy all day Quetzalcoatl had spent six years among the Toltecs The house for the heart of the people was almost finished and the granaries full when he decided There is prosperity 繁荣 and abundance in all the land Let us extend it beyond the mountains We shall go to the land of the Chichimecs It is time to take my mission to them I shall make them better I shall make them live together I shall gather them in towns I shall teach them to till the land and to build their homes Let us leave them in their land as they are now Topiltzin argued They are savages 野蛮人 their life is violent and disorderly They move freely like the wind in the mountains and the plains with nothing to keep them Leave them where they are There is much that we must do in our own land I do not belong to this land alone They are all my brothers I am to give all of them I shall look for them I shall take the gods of Tula to them Quetzalcoatl said Think carefully about what we shall do You do not know them They do not understand words They 7 are like savage animals like jaguars Topiltzin insisted I shall go said Quetzalcoatl My life must be accomplished This time you will not accompany me because you do not have the will to go I shall leave soon with some of my followers Do not go with so few people I shall accompany you with skillful warriors who are used to killing Chichimecs and avoiding their traps Topiltzin insisted I am not going there with violence I shall go to them as I came here to take them the gifts of life and the doctrine of sin and redemption 原罪与救赎 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