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1、高三英语限时练习十四完形填空（时间：10分钟）MrSmithwasawealthyindustrialist,buthewasnotsatisfiedwithlife.Hedidnotsleepwellandhisfooddidnot21withhim.Thesituationlastedforsometime.Finally,aftera22ofsleeplessnights,hedecidedtoconsulthisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeof23.“Goabroad,“hesaid,ButImnotgoodatforeignlanguages,said

2、MrSmith.Itdoesntmatter,“saidthedoctor.Itwont24youtotalkalittleless.Goonavoyage.Takeplentyofexercise.Trytoreduceyourweight,25richfood.”course.TheinstructorMrSmithwenttoSwitzerland.HedidnotknowFrenchorGerman,andhadtocommunicatethroughgestures.Heattendedaphysicaltrainingmadehimbendhisknees,swinghisarms

3、,stretchhisneckandshakehisheadrapidly.Hehadtolieonthegroundandraisehisrightandleftlegs26.Afteratimehismusclesgrewhardandfirm.Thelifesuitedhim;healmostputasidehisfinancial27andnearlyforgottheimportanceofmakingmoremoney.Heevenbeganto28home.Butunfortunatelyindividualtreesandindividualbirds.Heateandslep

4、twell.Finallyhereturnedhisimprovementwastemporary.Soonhewasa29hissavings,hissuccessD.fitD.fewbusinessmanagain,worriedabouthisproperty,hisprofits,ina30society,andthingsingeneral.21. A.agreeB.tasteC.suit23.A.situations22. A.seriesB.courseC.numberB.surroundingsC.weatherD.life24. A.stop25. A.eat26. A.hi

5、ghly27. A.hardship28. A.see29. A.rich30. A.struggleB.hurtB.prepareB.widelyB. debtsB.noticeB.happyB.businessC. helpD.preventC.avoidC.alternatelyC.worriesC.glanceC.normalC. miserableD. tryD.regularlyD.successD.considerD.successfulD.competitive语法填空（时间：10分钟）tobeamongtheworlds33Arecentstudyconductedbythe

6、PineStreetFoundationshowedthatadogsnosemayhavetheabilitytodetectcancer.Adogsnose,31wasthe“medicaldeviceusedaspartoftheresearch,32（believe）powerfulolfactory（嗅觉的）sensors.Thestudywasconductedwith169subjects,55ofwhichhadbeendiagnosedashavinglungcancer,31havebreastcancerand83controlsubjectspeople34cancer

7、.Duringthestudy,five35（profession）trainedscentdogswereusedtodistinguishbetweenthebreathsamplesofcancerpatientsandthosewhowerehealthy.With36averageof90%accuracy,theresearchwasconsideredasuccess.ThePineStreetFoundationconducteditsresearchonthebelief37cancercellsgiveoffadifferenttypeofmetabolic（新陈代谢）wa

8、steproduct.Accordingtothestudy,thedifferenceis38greatthat39canbedetectedbyadogssenseofsmell,40. （include）bothearlyandlatestagesofthedisease.阅读理解（时间：20分钟）AWithoutmostpeoplerealizingit,therehasbeenarevolutioninofficeworkoverthelasttenyears.Beforethattime,largecomputerswereonlyusedbylarge,richcompanies

9、thatcouldaffordtheinvestment.Withtheadvancementoftechnology,smallcomputershavecomeontothemarket,whicharecapableofdoingtheworkthatusedtobedonebymuchlargerandexpensivecomputers,sonowmostsmallercompaniescanusethem.Themaindevelopmentinsmallcomputershasbeeninthefieldofwordprocessors（处理器）,orWPSastheyareof

10、tencalled.40%ofBritishofficesarenowestimatedtohaveawordprocessorandthispercentageisgrowingfast.Therearemanyadvantagesinusingawordprocessorforbothsecretaryandmanager.Thesecretaryisfreedfromalotofdailywork,suchasre-typinglettersandstoringpapers.Heorshecanusethistimetodoothermoreinterestingworkforthebo

11、ss.Fromamanagedspointofview,secretarialtimeisbeingmadebetteruseofandmoneycanbesavedbydoingdailyjobsautomaticallyoutsideofficehours.Butisitallgood?Ifalotofdailysecretarialworkcanbedoneautomatically,surelythiswillmeanthatfewersecretarieswillbeneeded.Anotherworryistheincreasingmedicalproblemsrelatedtow

12、orkwithvisualdisplayunits（显示器）.Thecaseofaslowlossofsightamongpeopleusingwordprocessorsseemstohaverisengreatly.ItisalsofearedthatifawomanworksataVDUforlonghours,theunbornchildinherbodymightbekilled.SafetyscreenstoputoveraVDUhavebeeninventedbutfewcompaniesinEnglandbothertobuythem.Whatevertheargumentsf

13、orandagainstwordprocessorare,theyareakeyfeature（特征）ofthisrevolutioninofficepractice.41. Tenyearsago,smallercompaniesdidnotuselargecomputersbecause.A. thesecompanieshadnotenoughmoneytobuysuchexpensivecomputersB. thesecomputerscouldnotdotheworkthatsmallcomputerscandotodayC. thesecomputersdidnotcomeont

14、othemarketD. thesecompaniesdidnotneedtousethisnewtechnology42. Accordingtothewriter,themainfeatureoftherevolutioninofficeworkoverthelasttenyearsis.A. thesavingoftimeandmoneyB. theuseofcomputersinsmallcompaniesC. thewideuseofwordprocessorsD. thedecreasingnumberofsecretaries43. Itisimpliedbutnotdirect

15、lystatedinthepassagethatwiththeuseofwordprocessors.A. somesecretarieswilllosetheirjobsB. dailyjobscanbedoneautomaticallyoutsideofficehoursC. medicalproblemsrelatedtoworkwithaVDUhaveincreasedgreatlyD. theBritishcompanieswillmakelessmoney44. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. Therearebothadvant

16、agesanddisadvantagesinusingawordprocessor.B. TheBritishcompaniescaremuchforthehealthofthepeopleusingwordprocessors.C. Thetechnologyinthefieldofcomputershasbeengreatlyadvancedoverthelasttenyears.D. Usingwordprocessors,secretariescangetmoretimetodomoreinterestingworkfortheirbosses.45. Itcanbeconcluded

17、fromthepassagethat.A. safetyscreensareofpoorqualityB. workingataVDUforalongtimeisgoodforoneshealthC. moreandmoreBritishofficeswillusewordprocessorsD.BritishcompanieswillneedfewerandfewermanagersBAlthoughAprildidnotbringustherainsweallhopedfor,andalthoughtheCentralValleydoesntgenerallyexperiencetheso

18、undandlightningthatcangowiththoserains,itsstillimportantforparentstobeabletoanswertheyouthfulquestionsaboutthunderandlightning.Thereasonthesetwowondersofnaturearesodifficultformanyadultstoexplaintochildrenisthattheyarenotverywellunderstoodbyadultsthemselves.Forexample,didyouknowthatthelightningwesee

19、flashingdowntotheearthfromacloudisactuallyflashinguptoacloudfromtheearth?Oureyestrickusintothinkingweseeadownwardmotionwhenitsactuallytheotherwayaround.Butthen,ifwebelievedonlywhatwethinkandwesee,wedstillinsistthatthesunrisesinthemonringandsetsatnight.Mostlightningflashestakeplaceinsideacloud,andonl

20、yarelativefewcanbeseenjumpingbetweentwocloudsorbetweenearthandacloud.But,withabout2,000thunderstormstakingplaceabovetheeartheveryminuteofthedayandnight,theresenoughactivitytoproduceabout100lightningstrikesoneartheverysecond.Parentscanusethunderandlightningtohelptheirchildrenlearnmoreabouttheworldaro

21、undthem.Whenchildrenunderstandthatthelightofthelightningflashingreachestheireyesalmostatthesamemoment,butthesoundofthethundertakesabout5secondstotraveljustonemile,theycanbegintotimetheinterval（间隔）betweentheflashandthecrashtolearnhowclosetheyweretotheactualspark（闪光）.46. Accodringtotheauthor,inthearea

22、oftheCentralValley.A. rainsusuallycomewithoutthunderandlightning.B. itisusuallydryinAprilC.childrenpaynoattentiontothetwonaturalwonders.D.parentsarenotinterestedinthunderanlightning.47. Webelievethatlightningisadownwardmotionbecause.A. weweretaughtsobyourparentsfromourchildhood.B. wearetakeninbyours

23、enseofvision.C. itisacommonnaturalsight.D. itisatruthprovedbyscience.48. WhatisTRUEaboutlightningaccordingtothepassage?A. Onlyasmallnumberoflightningflashesoccuronearth.B. Lightningflashesusuallyjumpfromonecloudtoanother.C. Lightningtravels5timesfasterthanthunder.D. Therearefarmorelightningstrikesoc

24、curringonearththanwecanimagine.49. Theunderlinedwordaactivityismostcloselyrelatedtotheword(s).A.cloudB.lightningstrikesC.lightningflashesD.thunderstorms50. Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A. weshouldnotbelievewhatweseeorhear.B. thingsmovingdownwardaremorenoticeable.C. peoplesometimesmayhavewrongi

25、deasaboutordinaryphenomena.D. adultsarenotasgoodaschildreninobservingcertainnaturalphenomena.CTOKYO,Japan(AP)-Japanisveryseriousaboutrobotics(机器人技术).Ifthedroidsaregoingtofitin,theyprobablyneedtolearntheJapanesecustomofservingtea.Fortunately,researchersattheUniversityofTokyoareexploringjustthat.Inash

26、owthisweek,ahumanoid(有人特点的)withcameraeyesmadebyKawadaIndustriesInc.pouredteafromabottleintoacup.Thenanotherrobotonwheelsdeliveredthecupofteainanexperimentalroomthathassensorsembeddedinthefloorandsofaaswellascamerasontheceiling,tosimulate（模仿）lifewithrobottechnology.“Ahumanbeingmaybefaster,butyoudhave

27、tosayThankyou,saidUniversityofTokyoprofessorTomomasaSato.Thatsthebestpartaboutarobot.Youdonthavetofeelbadaboutaskingittodothings.”SatobelievesJapan,arapidlyagingsocietywheremorethanafifthofthepopulationis65orolder,willleadtheworldindesigningrobotstocarefortheelderly,sickandbedridden（卧床不起的）.Already,m

28、onitoringtechnologies,suchassensorsthatautomaticallyturnonlightswhenpeopleenteraroom,arebecomingwidespreadinJapan.Thewalking,childsizeAsimofromHondaMotorCo.greetspeopleatshowrooms.NECCorp.hasdevelopedasmallercompanionrobot-on-wheelscalledPapero.Asealrobotavailablesince2004canentertaintheelderlyandot

29、hersinneedoffuzzycompanionship.Satosayshisexperimentalroomisraisingawarenessaboutprivacyquestionsthatmayarisewhenelectronicdevices（设备）monitorapersonsmovementsdowntothesmallestdetail.Onthebrightside,thetea-pouringhumanoidhasbeenprogrammedtodothedishes.51. Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A. ThankYouWi

30、llNeverBeNeededinJapanB. MonitoringTechnologiesAreWidespreadinJapanC. RobotIsDesignedtoCarefortheElderly.D. RobottechnologiesarewidespreadinJapanesedailylife.52. Theunderlinedword“embeddedinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.fixedB.establishedC.settledD.rooted53. AccordingtoProfessorSato,.A. therobots

31、ervesteamuchfasterthanahumanbeingB. therobotdoesanythinglikehumanbeingsC. tea-servingrobothelpstoformlazinessoftheagingsocietyD. tea-servingrobotdoesntneedanyrewardfortheservice54. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. ArobotcanimitatepeopletocompletecomplicatedtasksB. ArobothasbeenprogrammedtocleanthedishesC. Alltheproblemsintheagingsocietycanbesolvedbyrobots.D. ThenumberofagingpeopleisincreasingrapidlyinJapan.55. Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A. peopleare