2013高考英语总复习闯关密训卷 Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”必修3

用心 爱心 专心1 20132013 高考总复习闯关密训英语卷高考总复习闯关密训英语卷 UnitUnit 5 5 CanadaCanada The The TrueTrue North North 必修必修 3 3 第一节第一节单项填空单项填空 从 四个选项中 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 1 For many people paper is better material because process for recycling paper seems much easier A the a B a the C a D the 2 It s important to learn how the whole system works Sometimes it s the details that interest us the most A therefore B meanwhile C furthermore D though 3 the reason it is for sure that yawning can be passed from person to person A Whatever B Wherever C Whichever D However 4 According to the newly passed Road Traffic Safety Law there are now tougher for drunken drivers A principles B penalties C proposals D prejudices 5 Your brain uses information from both your nose and your tongue to what something tastes like A point out B give out C figure out D pick out 6 They felt it was high tax and low income contributed to the extreme misery of the working people at the bottom of the ladder A that B that which C that what D which 用心 爱心 专心2 7 He s never done this type of work before I m not sure whether he can fit in with the other employees Don t worry I believe he can it A try B organize C negotiate D manage 8 Many grocery stores use misting a process vegetables are sprayed with water to keep vegetable fresh A which B that C what D where 9 How come everything tastes bitter Well things taste different to you when you are suffering a cold A may B should C must D would 10 Life abroad was not easy for him and it was several years before he the whole community A had been familiar with B got familiar with C have been familiar with D would be familiar with 11 Television lets us see history in the making We can watch sports political debates trials and even wars A breaking out B broken out C being broken out D broke out 12 How was the professor s lecture Impressive Thank you so much for giving me a lift during the rush hours If not I the lecture today A couldn t attend B might not have attended C mustn t have attended D can t have attended 用心 爱心 专心3 13 Hello John This is Alice I m calling from work How s your mother feeling Mum is out of hospital but she has to stay in bed a few more days A You re welcome B That was thoughtful of you C What a pleasure D By all means 14 Has your brother found an apartment yet No he s still living in a room downtown but I him look A help B have helped C am helping D helped 15 When we think of trees at Christmas there is that immediately springs to mind the evergreen tree beautifully decorated A the one B that C it D one 第二节第二节 完形填空完形填空 阅读下面短文 从短文后所给各题的四个选项 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 When I was a law professor a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points He was 16 and after thanking him for his honesty I changed the grade in my 17 His beaming 欢笑的 face turned to shock You re 18 my grade he said angrily I would never have come in 19 He didn t finish the 20 but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 21 He thought he d have it all praise and the higher grade Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 22 because all I d accomplished was to discourage him from being 23 in the future And every time I tell this story some people agree to this 24 But I can t see how I could give good reason for worsening my 25 in grading by undermining 损害 the honesty of all my grades by failing to 26 用心 爱心 专心4 an error The grade itself would be a dishonest 27 of his knowledge and it would have been 28 to other students How could I 29 give a student a gift of an unearned grade I know 30 reporting an error in one s favor is unusual but like 31 too much change it s clearly the right thing to do People of character those with real honesty hate to give up 32 as much as anyone else The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is 33 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing Perhaps lowering the student s grade did 34 him from being honest in the future but bribing 贿赂 him to be honest so that he does the right thing when its cost free would have 35 him even more The duty to be honest is about right and wrong not risks and rewards 16 A wise B right C stubborn D angry 17 A files B books C records D notes 18 A lowering B correcting C changing D making 19 A whether B which C what D if 20 A sentence B word C exam D lesson 21 A good B false C special D impressive 22 A move B change C stand D drop 23 A brave B adventurous C successful D honest 24 A remark B complaint C praise D achievement 25 A crime B mistake C doubt D guilt 26 A make B find C correct D avoid 27 A reaction B sense C sign D reflection 28 A unfair B cruel C tough D funny 29 A carefully B possibly C politely D patiently 30 A actively B secretly C voluntarily D curiously 31 A receiving B paying C earning D returning 32 A benefits B honors C awards D gifts 33 A pleasure B reward C content D honor 34 A protect B influence C discourage D separate 35 A improved B encouraged C blamed D harmed 用心 爱心 专心5 第三节 阅读理解第三节 阅读理解 认真阅读下列短文 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 A A Time was running out and Mark Dickinson wasn t sure whether he d get to see his dying 2 year old grandson one last time A long line at Los Angeles International Airport s security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his 用心 爱心 专心6 gate on time His grandson Caden would be taken off life support in a matter of hours in Denver Colorado with or without his grandfather s presence according to CNN affiliate KABC I was kind of panicking because I was running late and I really thought I wasn t going to make the flight Dickinson told KABC That s when a pilot from Southwest Airlines stepped up and held the flight at the gate until Dickinson arrived The pilot was standing by the air bridge waiting for him when Dickinson arrived in socks so rushed that he just grabbed his shoes at security and ran through the terminal I told him Thank you so much I can t tell you how much I appreciated that And he said No problem They can t leave without me anyway Dickinson told KABC Authorities say Dickinson s grandson Caden Rodgers suffered a head injury after his mother s boyfriend threw him across the room The boyfriend reportedly told police he was drunk and high on marijuana 大麻 at the time The child later died and the boyfriend has been charged with first degree murder according to the Aurora Sentinel Thanks to the pilot Dickinson made it to Colorado in time to say goodbye to his grandson Most airlines would punish any staff member who holds up a flight according to consumer advocate Christopher Elliott who broke the story of the sympathetic pilot on his blog However a Southwest spokeswoman said the pilot s actions were praiseworthy You can t hold a plane for every late customer but I think we would all agree that these were extenuating 可以原谅的 circumstances and the pilot absolutely made the right decision Southwest spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said I don t think you could ask for a better example of great service for our customers 36 According to the passage which is the correct order of the following events a The pilot held the plane for Dickinson b People read the story of the pilot on the Internet c Caden suffered a head injury d Dickinson was waiting in line at the security checking point d Marilee McInnis praised the pilot s actions A d c a b e B c a d b e C c d a b e D d a b c e 37 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage A The security staff prohibited Dickinson from getting to his gate on time B The plane couldn t leave without Dickinson according to the regulations C Dickinson made it to see his grandson one last time D Christopher Elliott holds the view that all the airlines should advocate similar actions 38 What can we infer from the passage 用心 爱心 专心7 A The boyfriend of Caden s mother hates him very much B The boyfriend has been accused of first degree murder C M any pilots enjoy writing blog D Dickinson had to take off his shoes at the security cheekpoint 39 In writing this passage the author mainly tells us a story about A an unlucky man from Los Angeles making his flight B a poor boy being killed by his mother s boyfriend C Southwest Airlines decision not to punish a pilot who held up the flight D a pilot holding the flight for a man going to see his dying grandson B B Dear NMAI National Museum of the American Indian Supporter Old stereotypes 思维定式 die hard And when it comes to the way Native Americans have been viewed throughout history and continue to be viewed today the stories about life in Indian Country are sadly overshadowing the truths Most Native Americans don t live in tipis 圆锥形帐篷 and we don t greet one another by saying How To combat misconceptions like these I need help from people who understand there s more to Native American cultures than the offensive cartoons that you see in movies and television I think that you might be one of these people Please join NMAI today and enjoy exclusive benefits 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Indian B Members only discounts at all Smithsonian C Members only discounts for buying in NMAI Museum Stores D a free meal at Zagat rated Mitsitam Native Foods Caf 43 Regular membership fee of the NMAI is about A 30 B 20 C 15 D 25 用心 爱心 专心9 C C Catch yourself daydreaming while washing the dishes again If this happens often you probably have a pretty capable working memory and a sharper brain new research suggests This mind wandering it seems actually gives your working memory a workout Working memory is the mental work space that allows the brain to juggle multiple thoughts at the same time The more working memory a person has the more daydreaming they can do without forgetting the task at hand Researchers studied groups of people from the University of Wisconsin Madison community ranging in age from 18 to 65 The volunteers were asked to perform simple tasks like pressing a button every time they took a breath or clicking in response to a letter popping up on a computer screen these tasks were so easy that their minds were likely to wander the researchers figured The researchers checked in periodically asking the participants if their minds were on task or wandering When the task was over they measured each participant s working memory capacity by having them remember letters while doing math questions Though all participants performed well on the task the researchers noticed that the individuals who indicated their minds had wandered more than others also scored higher on the working memory test What this study seems to suggest is that when circumstances for the task aren t very difficult people who have additional working memory resources allocate them to think about things other than what they re doing said Jonathan Smallwood a study researcher of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitve and Brain Science When our minds run out of working memory these off topic thoughts can take the main stage without us consciously meaning them to for instance arriving at home with no memory of the actual trip or suddenly realizing that they ve turned several pages in a book without understanding any of the words It s almost like your attention was so absorbed in the mind wandering that there wasn t any left over to remember your goal to read study researcher Daniel Levinson said in a statement People with overall higher working memory were better able to stay focused when the task at hand required it Those who had low working memory often had their thoughts drift away from the task and did less well at it The findings add to past research suggesting these mind drifts can be positive moments For instance daydreaming has often been associated with creativity researchers think that our most creative and inventive moments come when daydreaming It s likely that the most intelligent among us also have high levels of working memory Levinson noted 用心 爱心 专心10 44 The word juggle in the second paragraph can be replaced by A handle B search C understand D distribute 45 What can be concluded from Jonathan Smallwood s words A People who often have daydreams probably own a pretty capable working memory B On the working memory test people with wandering minds will get high score C Absorbed in the mind wandering your attention left no space for your goal D Dealing with some easy jobs people with higher working memory will daydream 46 What is the best title of the passage A Mind drifts are always positive B Daydreaming is good for the mind C Creative moments come with working memory D The more daydreaming the more effectively one works D D If California were not already so famous for Sillicon Valley 硅谷 and Hollywood it might be well known for the groups of water technology firms in its San Diego County The reverse osmosis RO spiral module the technique that supports turning seawater and waste water into drinkable stuff began in San Diego in 1964 Today dozens of firms in the area supply many of the world s approximately 13 000 RO plants in places from the Persian Gulf and Israel to Australia and China Southern California itself however has not so far been a big user of its own technology This is surprising given that the whole American south west faces a water problem But now as the climate gets warmer and the population increases there is more agreement that the existing infrastructure consisting of vast pipes that carry water from the Sacramento Delta in the north and the Colorado River in the east will not be enough In places such as San Diego which has inadequate and salty groundwater and currently imports 90 or its water the answers must be greater conservation reusing as much water as possible and getting most of the rest from the sea The first part conservation has been widely accepted by the public San Diego today uses less water with a larger population than it did in 1989 the 用心 爱心 专心11 year water consumption peaked The second part water recycling has been a hard sell because of an unpleasant factor Americans still use the term toilet to tap for recycling even though properly treated waste water is nowadays completely clean Singapore made its programme acceptable in part by renaming it as NEWater This is where desalination comes in which means taking the salt out of salt water A firm called Poseidon Resources is now close to building the biggest desalination plant in America behind a power station by the beach in Carlsbad The power plant sucks in 304m gallons of seawater a day for cooling so Poseidon plans to change 104m gallons a day by using the RO spiral module Lots of people like the idea Once fully running in 2015 the plant could produce 10 of the region s water And there are plans for more desalination plants Many places would need to take much less water from the endangered Colorado River But a few people hate it a lot Joe Geever an expert in biology says desalination uses too much energy and that Poseidon plant would kill too much sea life He understands that there is a role for desalination he says but would rather not have it right there right now and on this scale 47 Which of the following is WRONG about the RO spiral module according to the passage A This technology is not widely used in its birthplace B Today there are about 13 000 RO plants in the Persian Gulf Israel Australia and China C This technology can be used in desalination plants to make sea water drinkable D It is a promising water treatment technology welcomed by a lo