西安交通大学苏州附属中学

2019-2020学年西安交通大学苏州附属中学高三英语下学期期中试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AWe are proud to present a showcase for kid inventions from children chosen from the Kid's Forum at Blue Print Earth. We hope you enjoy the ideas expressed here and join us in supporting the next generation.Eater of Natural DisastersMy invention cansave your home by sucking up all-natural disasters. The government will not own this machine, but by you so there will be no taxes on it. Order Now! The Eater of Natural Disasters will run on renewable batteries. It will cost 50 dollars to make and I will sell it for just $ 75.Created by Matthew Szekeresh —Mt.WashingtonElementary, 5th Grade.Pick-up-Pollution BombMy invention is called the Pick-up-Pollution Bomb. It will just pick up pollution and it won't hurt anything else like people, animals, property, playgrounds, and parks. The reason why I made it is that I think there is too much pollution on the Earth. It sells for $100 apiece, and if you buy this now, I will send you another one for free.Created gratefully by Lauren Newberry — Mt. Washington Elementary, 5th GradeFlying HouseMy invention is a home that will blast off in space. For example, if there were an earthquake people would immediately blast off, or if there were a flood it would take off. Only for $ 400.99.Created by David Turner —Mt.WashingtonElementary, 5th GradeBug RobotMy invention is a robot that catches little bugs, eats little bugs, sucks up pollution, sucks up natural disasters, and turns them into food solving the problems of too many little bugs, natural disasters, pollution and starvation. My product is worth $500. My invention works on 2 triple — A batteries. And if you order one today I'll throw in 4 rechargeable triple-A batteries.Created by Cassie Courtey —Mt.WashingtonElementary, 5th Grade1. Why is the Flying House created?A. To explore the space.B. To clean the air.C. To prepare people for earthquakes.D. To help people escape from natural disasters.2. Which invention can turn pollution into food?A. The Bug Robot.B. The Pick-up-Pollution Bomb.C. The Flying House.D. The Eater of Natural Disasters.3. What can we infer about the four inventions?A. They are very easy to build.B. They are ideas from kids in the same school.C. They are expensive but of practical use.D. They are being used by people.BSaroo Brierley, a 4-year-old boy, livedin ruralIndia. One day, he played with his brother along the rail line and fell asleep. When he woke up, he found himself alone. So he got on the train in front of him to search for his brother.That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city. He lived on the streets, and then in an orphanage (孤儿院), where he was adopted by an Australian family and taken to Tasmania.Brierley is a famous writer now, and in his new book,A Long Way Home, he wrote he couldn’t help but wonder about his hometown back inIndia. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn’t know his town’s name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country seemed impossible.Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the program’s satellite pictures. In 2011, he came across something familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at a town’s central business district from a bird’s-eye view. He thought, “On the right-hand side you should see the three-platform train station”—and there it was. “And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain”—and there it was. Everything matched!Standing in front of the house where he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing at the entrance. It took him a few seconds but he finally remembered what she used to look like.In an interview Brierley says, “My mother came forth and walked forward, and I walked forward, my eyes filled with tears and my brain blank. I just didn’t know what to say, because I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true. And here I am, standing in front of her.”4. Why did Brierley get on the train when he was a little boy?A. To go back to his home.B. To look for his brother.C. To travel toTasmania.D. To follow a stranger.5. What made it difficult for Brierley to find his hometown?A. The vast area ofIndia.B. The fact that he was nobody then.C. His not remembering the town’s name.D. The distance betweenAustraliaand his hometown.6. How did Brierley find his hometown?A. By studying digital maps.B. By analyzing old pictures.C. By travelling all aroundIndia.D. By spreading his story via his book.7. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Love for MotherB. Union with BrotherC. Memory of HometownD. Long Way back HomeCI was checking out at the supermarket counter on Wednesday night, ready to pay for my bananas, when all ofa sudden, fear came upon me. My wallet was gone. And I could only have left it one place: the G9 bus, from which I had gotten off minutes earlier and which was now speeding to some stops. The moment of realizing it was gone was followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the credit cards, the driver's license, the expensive lipstick ($ 55!).Two hours after I was back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband answered while I sat in the dining room on the phone with a credit card company. "Does Jennifer live here?" I heard someone say. In her hand was my wallet, without a penny missing. She left before I could offer my gratitude to her.After I posted the story, I heard from her boyfriend, who identified the good citizen as Erin Ball, a 26-year-old girl working for a trade organization.Once I figured out her, I called to thank her. She said she spotted my wallet and thought that it's more dangerous to go to a stranger's house than leaving the wallet with the driver, but she still decided to take the chance. "If I were in that situation, I would want someone to try to find me," she said. Ball doesn't find her actionsparticularly excellent. She added, "It's not hard to do small things for people."After Ball found my wallet, she decided to post a picture of my driver's license online before going to my house, trying to see if anyone knew me. No sooner had she left my doorstep than I got emails from two neighbors who recognized my face, both offering to help me find my missing property.Ball found my house on a bitterly cold night for which I was extremely grateful. Looking back, I'm not surprised someone had wanted to help a stranger. A warm current of honesty and harmony is running through this town.8. What do we know about the author according to paragraph 1?A. She missed the G9 bus.B. She paid for her bananas.C. She replaced the credit cards.D. She found she had left her wallet on the bus.9. Who helped the author find Ball?A. The G9 driver.B. The girl's boyfriend.C. The author's neighbors.D. The author's husband.10. What did Ball do first after finding the wallet?A. Ball called the author.B. Ball went to the author's house.C. Ball gave the wallet to the bus driver.D. Ball posted a photo of the author's driving license.11. Which of the following best describes Erin Ball?A. Humorous and kind.B. Generous and demanding.C. Honest and warm-hearted.D. Caring and outgoing.DScientists have recently discovered thatAndean condors (秀鹫)— some of the world’s largest birds——barely flap their wings at all while flying. Instead, they use rising air currents to remain in the air for hours.The Andean condor is the world’s largest soaring bird. They can weigh up to 15 kilograms. Their wings, when spread out, measure up to three meters. Their main food source is the meat of large animals which have died. Soaring high in the sky allows condors to easily spot possible meals on the ground.Scientists worked together to study the flight patterns of these huge birds and how much effort the birds use when flying. To study the birds while they were in the sky, the researchers attached special devices which could record every beat of their wings.The scientists learned that most of the condors’ flapping— over 75%— came when the birds were taking off. Once in the sky, the birds flew for very long periods of time without flapping at all. In fact, they only flapped their wings for 1% of the time they were in the air. One bird flew for over five hours without flapping, covering nearly 117miles.Soaring without flapping is important because birds bum energy every time they flap their wings.The birds’ soaring isn’t magic. They use the fact that hot air rises to keep themselves up. As hot air rises, it often creates “thermals”— currents of warm air moving upward. The condors soar by making use of these thermals. The tricky part is finding thermals and moving between them.When birds are forced to land and take off again often, it costs them a lot of energy. The researchers learned that to avoid having to land, the condors did most of their non-take-off flapping when they were closer to the ground and looking for a new thermal.The scientists reported that even though all of the condors they studied were young, they knew well how to take advantage of the air currents.12. What can we learn about the Andean condor from the text?A. They live mairly on small animals.B. Their wingspan is at least three meters.C. They rely on hot air to remain high in the sky.D. They are the birds with the strongest flying ability.13. Why was the equipment tied to the birds?A. To measure how far they could fly without flapping.B. To keep track of how often they flapped while flying.C. To calculate the energy required for their flight.D. To confirm their flight patterns.14. Which of the following acts consumes the most energy for a condor?A. Hunting for food.B. Flying in the sky.C. Getting off the ground.D. Landing on the ground.15. What can we infer from the text?A. Condors flap the most when looking for a new thermal.B. No condor can fly for more than five hours without flapping.C. Condors don’t need to look for thermals when soaring in the sky.D. Soaring by using thermals is probably a natural ability of condors.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

西安交通大学苏州附属中学高三10月月考试题高三数学2014.10注意事项：1．本试卷共4页．满分160分，考试时间120分钟．2．请将填空题的答案和解答题的解题过程写在答题卡的规定区域，在本试卷上答题无效． 3．答题前，务必将自己的姓名、学校、考试号写在答题卡的指定位置．一、填空题：本大题共14小题，每小题5分，共计70分，请把答案直接填写在答题卡相应位置．．．．．．．上． 1．已知集合{|},{|12},()R A x x a B x x AC B R =<=<<=且，则实数a 的取值范围是 ▲ ．2．命题“若a 2+b 2=0，则a=0且b=0”的逆否命题是 ▲ ． 3．已知函数3()2log cos x f x x x =++,则()=f x ' ▲ ． 4的值域是[0,)+∞，则实数m 的取值范围是▲ ．5．已知定义域为R 的函数)(x f为奇函数.且满足)()2(x f x f -=+，当[]1,0∈x 时，12)(-=x x f ，则6．若sinx 3)(+=x x f ，则满足不等式0)3()12(>-+-m f m f 的m 的取值范围为 ▲ ．7．已知函数3()y f x x =+为偶函数，且(10)10,f =若函数()()4g x f x =+，则(10)g -= ▲ ．89．已知函数f(x)＝x 2－3x ＋m ，g(x)＝2x 2－4x ，若f(x)≥g(x)恰在x ∈[－1，2]上成立，则实数m 的值为 ▲ ． 10．一个人喝了少量酒后,血液中的酒精含量迅速上升到0.3mg/mL,在停止喝酒后,血液中的酒精含量以每小时25%的速度减少,为了保障交通安全,某地根据《道路交通安全法》规定:驾驶员血液中的酒精含量不得超过0.09 mg/mL,那么,一个喝了少量酒后的驾驶员,至少经过 ▲ 小时,才能开车(精确到1小时). 11．已知函数123()=+1234xx x x f xx x x x +++++++++，则5522f f ⎛⎛-+- ⎝⎝＝ ▲ ． 12．()f x 的定义域为实数集R 对于任意的x R ∈都有(1)(1)f x f x +=-.若在区间[1,3]-上函数()()g x f x mx m =--恰有四个不同的零点，则实数m 的取值范围是 ▲ ．13．设函数f(x)＝ax 2＋bx ＋c(a<0)的定义域为D ，若所有点(s ，f(t))(s 、t ∈D )构成一个正方形区域，则a 的值为▲ ．14．定义在),0(+∞上的函数)(x f 满足：①当[)3,1∈x 时，；②)(3)3(x f x f =.设关于x 的函数a x f x F -=)()(的零点从小到大依次为*12,,,,()n x x x n N ∈.若(1,3)a ∈，则=++++-n n x x x x 21221 ▲ ．（用n 表示）二、解答题：本大题共6小题，共计90分．解答应写出必要的文字说明,证明过程或演算步骤,请把答案写在答题卡的指定区域内． 15．（本小题满分14分）设命题p ：实数x 满足22430x ax a -+<,其中0a >,命题q ：实数x 满足2260,280.x x x x ⎧--≤⎪⎨+->⎪⎩.(1)若1a =且p q ∧为真,求实数x 的取值范围;(2)若p ⌝是q ⌝的充分不必要条件,求实数a 的取值范围.16．（本小题满分14分）已知四边形ABCD 是矩形，AB =，BC =，将△ABC 沿着对角线AC 折起来得到1AB C ∆，且顶点B 1在平面AB=CD 上射影O 恰落在边AD 上，如图所示．（1）求证：AB 1⊥平面B 1CD ；（2）求三棱锥B 1﹣ABC 的体积1B -ABC V ．17．（本小题满分14分）过去的2013年，我国多地区遭遇了雾霾天气，引起口罩热销．某品牌口罩原来每只成本为6元，售价为8元，月销售5万只．(1) 据市场调查，若售价每提高0.5元，月销售量将相应减少0.2万只，要使月总利润不低于原来的月总利润(月总利润＝月销售总收入－月总成本)，该口罩每只售价最多为多少元？(2) 为提高月总利润，厂家决定下月进行营销策略改革，计划每只售价x(x ≥9)元，并投入265(x －9)万元作为营销策略改革费用．据市场调查，每只售价每提高0.5元，月销售量将相应减少0.2（x －8）2万只．则当每只售价x为多少时，下月的月总利润最大？并求出下月最大总利润．18．（本小题满分16分）（1）若函数)(x f 在2=x 时取得极值，求实数a 的值；（2）若0)(≥x f 对任意),1[+∞∈x 恒成立，求实数a 的取值范围．19．（本小题满分16分）已知函数()()()2log 41,x f x kx k =++∈R 是偶函数. （1）求k 的值；（2）设函数()24log 23x g x a a ⎛⎫=⋅- ⎪⎝⎭，其中0.a >若函数()f x 与()g x 的图象有且只有一个交点，求a 的取值范围.20．（本小题满分16分）已知函数()ln f x ax x x =+的图象在点x e =（e 为自然对数的底数）处的切线的斜率为3． （1）求实数a 的值；（2）若2()f x kx ≤对任意0x >成立，求实数k 的取值范围； （3）当1n m >>*(,)m n N ∈时，证明：参考答案1．2≥a 【解析】通过数轴分析得：2≥a . 考点：集合的交并补 2．若0a ≠或0b ≠,则220a b +≠【解析】试题分析：原命题：若p 则q .逆否命题为：若q ⌝则p ⌝.注意“且”否之后变“或”. 考点：命题的逆否命题. 3． 4．[][)0,19,+∞【解析】试题分析：由题意得：函数1)3(2+-+=x m mx y 的值域包含[0,)+∞，当0=m 时，),,0[13+∞⊃∈+-=R x y 满足题意；当0≠m 时，要满足值域包含[0,)+∞，需使得.0,0≥∆>m 即9≥m 或10≤<m ，综合得：实数m 的取值范围是[][)0,19,+∞.考点：函数值域5【解析】解：因为定义域为R 的函数)(x f为奇函数.且满足)()2(x f x f -=+，周期为4，当[]1,0∈x 时，12)(-=x x f ，则6．m>-2 【解析】 试题分析：因为sinx3)(+=x x f 的定义域为R 关于原点对称切满足()()f x f x -=-,所以函数()f x 为奇函数,又因为'()3cosx>0f x =+,所以函数f(x)在R 上单调递增.则(21)(3)0(21)(3)f m f m f m f m -+->⇒->--(21)(3)213f m f m m m ⇒->-⇒->-⇒m>-2,故填m>-2.考点：奇偶性 单调性 不等式 7．2014 【解析】试题分析：由函数3()y f x x =+为偶函数，且(10)10,f =得2010)10(10)10()10()10(33=-⇒+=-+-f f f 从而2014420104)10()10(=+=+-=-f g ，故应填入2014．考点：函数的奇偶性． 8．3 【解析】考点：对数运算． 9．2【解析】由题意，x 2－3x ＋m ≥2x 2－4x ，即x 2－x －m ≤0的解集是[－1，2]，所以m ＝2. 10．5【解析】设x 小时后,该驾驶员血液中的酒精含量不超过0.09mg/mL,则有0.3·()x≤0.09,即()x≤0.3,估算或取对数计算得至少5小时后,可以开车. 11．答案：8解析：因为f(x)＝xx ＋1＋x ＋1x ＋2＋x ＋2x ＋3＋x ＋3x ＋4＝4－⎝⎛⎭⎫1x ＋1＋1x ＋2＋1x ＋3＋1x ＋4.设g(x)＝1x ＋1＋1x ＋2＋1x ＋3＋1x ＋4， 则g(－5－x)＝－⎝⎛⎭⎫1x ＋4＋1x ＋3＋1x ＋2＋1x ＋1， 所以g(x)＋g(－5－x)＝0，从而f(x)＋f(－5－x)＝8， 故f ⎝⎛⎭⎫－52＋2＋f ⎝⎛⎭⎫－52－2＝8.12【解析】试题分析：因为对任意的x R ∈都有(1)(1)f x f x +=-，所以函数()f x 的周期为 2. 由在区间[1,3]-上函数()()g x f x mx m=--恰有四个不同的零点，即函数()f x mx m=+在[1,3]-上有四个不同的零点.即函数()y f x =与函数()h x mx m =+在[1,3]-有四个不同的交点.所以0(3)1h <≤.解得考点：1.分段函数的性质.2.函数的周期性.3.函数的等价变换. 13．答案：－4 解析：|x 1－x 2|＝f max (x)，b 2－4aca 2＝4ac －b 24a，|a|＝2－a ，∴ a ＝－4. 14．6(31)n - 【解析】试题分析：由①当[)3,1∈x 时，()f x 在[)1,3上的图象，根据②)(3)3(x f x f =，只要将()f x 在[)1,3上的图象沿x 轴伸长到原来的3倍，再沿y 轴伸长到原来的3倍即可得到()f x 在[)3,9上的图象，以此类推，可得到在[)[)9,27,27,81上的图象，关于x 的函数a x f x F -=)()(的零点，可看成函数()y f x =与y a=图象交点的横坐标，由函数()y f x =图象的对称性可知：,如图，所以就有)()212126136636363313n n n x x ---+++=+⨯+⨯++⨯==-因此122126(31)n n nx x x x-++++=-考点：函数图象与性质及等比数列求和.15．解析：由22430x ax a -+<得(3)()0x a x a --<,又0a >,所以3a x a <<, 当1a =时,1<3x <,即p 为真时实数x 的取值范围是1<3x <.由2260280x x x x ⎧--≤⎪⎨+->⎪⎩,得23x <≤,即q 为真时实数x 的取值范围是23x <≤.若p q ∧为真,则p 真且q 真,所以实数x 的取值范围是23x <<.(Ⅱ)p ⌝是q ⌝的充分不必要条件,即p ⌝⇒q ⌝,且q ⌝⇒/p⌝,设A={|}x p ⌝,B={|}x q ⌝,则AB ,又A={|}x p ⌝={|3}x x a x a ≤≥或,B={|}x q ⌝={23x x ≤>或}, 则0<2a ≤,且33a >所以实数a 的取值范围是12a <≤. 16．解析：（1）1B O ⊥Q 平面ABCD ，CD ⊂平面ABCD ，∴1B O CD ⊥，又CD ⊥AD ，AD I 1B O =O∴CD ⊥平面1AB D ，又1AB ⊂平面1AB D∴1AB CD ⊥，又11AB B C ⊥，且1B C CD C =I1AB ∴⊥平面1B CD（2）由于1AB ⊥平面1B CD ，1B D ⊂平面ABCD ，所以11AB B D ⊥ 在1Rt AB D ∆中，17．解：(1) 设每只售价为x 元，则月销售量为⎝⎛⎭⎫5－x －80.5×0.2万只，由已知得⎝⎛⎭⎫5－x －80.5×0.2(x －6)≥(8－6)×5，(3分)∴ 25x 2－535x ＋2965≤0，即2x 2－53x ＋296≤0，(4分) 解得8≤x ≤372，(5分)即每只售价最多为18.5元．(6分)(2) 下月的月总利润y ＝⎣⎢⎡⎦⎥⎤5－x －80.5×0.2（x －8）2·(x －6)－265(x －9)(9分) ＝2.4－0.4x x －8－15x ＋234－1505＝－0.4（x －8）－0.8x －8－15x ＋845 ＝－⎣⎢⎡⎦⎥⎤45（x －8）＋x －85＋745，(10分) ∵ x ≥9，∴45（x －8）＋x －85≥2425＝45，(12分) 当且仅当45（x －8）＝x －85，即x ＝10，y min ＝14，(13分)答：当x ＝10时，下月的月总利润最大，且最大利润为14万元．(14分) 18．（1，依题意有：0)2('=f ，即此时：函数)(x f 在)2,1(上单调递减，在),2(+∞上单调递增，满足在2=x 时取得极值分 （2）依题意：)(≥x f 对任意),1[+∞∈x 恒成立等价转化为0)(min ≥x f 在),1[+∞∈x 恒成立 6分令0)('=x f 得：1,1221=-=x a x 8分当112≤-a 即1≤a 时，函数)('≥x f 在),1[+∞恒成立，则)(x f 在),1[+∞单调递增，于是022)1()(min ≥-==a f x f ，解得：1≤a ，此时：1≤a 10分②当112>-a 即1>a 时，函数)(x f 在]12,1[-a 单调递减，在),12[+∞-a 单调递增，于是022)1()12()(min <-=<-=a f a f x f ，不合题意，此时：Φ∈a综上所述：实数a 的取值范围是1≤a 12分. 说明：本题采用参数分离法或者先用必要条件0)1(≥f 缩小参数范围也可以.考点：1.函数的极值与导数；2.函数的最值与导数；3.分类讨论的思想. 19．解：（1）∵2()log (41)()x f x kx k =++∈R 是偶函数，∴2()log (41)()x f x kx f x --=+-=对任意x R ∈，恒成立 2分 即：22log (41)2log (41)x x x kx kx +--=++恒成立，∴1k =- 5分 （2）由于0a >，所以24()log (2)3x g x a a =⋅-定义域为24(log ,)3+∞， 也就是满足423x >7分 ∵函数()f x 与()g x 的图象有且只有一个交点， ∴方程224log (41)log (2)3x x x a a +-=⋅-在24(log ,)3+∞上只有一解 即：方程414223x xx a a +=⋅-在24(log ,)3+∞上只有一解 9分 令2,xt =则43t >，因而等价于关于的方程 24(1)103a t at ---=（*）在4(,)3+∞上只有一解 10分①当1a =时，解得34(,)43t =-∉+∞，不合题意； 11分 当01a <<时，记24()(1)13h t a t at =---，其图象的对称轴203(1)a t a =<- ∴函数24()(1)13h t a t at =---在(0,)+∞上递减，而(0)1h =- ∴方程（*）在4(,)3+∞无解 13分 ②当1a >时，记24()(1)13h t a t at =---，其图象的对称轴203(1)a t a =>- 所以，只需4()03h <，即1616(1)1099a a ---<，此恒成立 ∴此时a 的范围为1a > 15分 综上所述，所求a 的取值范围为1a > 16分19．20．解析：（1）∵()ln f x ax x x =+，∴'()ln 1f x a x =++， 1分 又∵()f x 的图象在点x e =处的切线的斜率为3，∴'()3f e =，即ln 13a e ++=，∴1a =； 2分 （2） 由（1）知，()ln f x x x x=+，∴2()f x kx ≤对任意0x >成立对任意0x >成立， 4分，则问题转化为求()g x 的最大值，，解得1x =， 5分 当01x <<时，'()0g x >，∴()g x 在(0,1)上是增函数；当1x >时，'()0g x <，∴()g x 在(1,)+∞上是减函数． 6分 故()g x 在1x =处取得最大值(1)1g =，∴1k≥即为所求； 8分（3分 由（2）知，1ln (0)x x x ≥+>，∴'()0h x ≥， 10分 ∴()h x 是(1,)+∞上的增函数，∵1n m >>，∴()()h n h m >，即分∴ln ln ln ln mn n n n mn m m m ->-， 12分 即ln ln ln ln mn n m m mn m n n +>+，ln ln ln ln mnm mn nnm m n +>+，ln()ln()n m m n mn nm >， 13分∴()()n mm nmn nm >，∴ 14分。

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Halfway through the semester, after receiving failing grades on exams and essays, I decided there was no way I would ever become a good student and get satisfactory grades. I dropped out of college.One day, curious, I picked up the book, thinking Carl was trying to tell me something. Despite difficulty, I pressed on. By the time I finished the book, I understood why: the main character, Martin Eden, had my own poor educational background, but managed to educate himself and become a published author.4. What do we know about the author?A. He often told lies.B. He quit school unwillingly.C. He had thought little of education before.D. He became a published author.5. What kind of person is Carl?A. Caring.B. Emotional.C. Stubborn.D. Cautious.6. What message does Carl want to convey?A. Reading makes a rich man.B. Reading is the journey of the soul.C. Reading makes a person better known.D.Readingopens up new opportunities.7. What is the best title for the text?A. A strong desire for collegeB. A wish for better educationC. A wise friendD. A wise bookCWhile space travel still gets lot of attention, not enough attention has been paid to the exploration of oceans, about which we know much less than the dark side of the moon.Ninety percent of the ocean floor has not even been recorded and while we have been to the moon, the technology to explore the ocean's floors is still being developed. For example, a permanent partially-underwater sea exploration station, called the Sea Orbiter, is currently in development.The oceans play a major role in controlling our climate. But we have not learned yet how to use them to cool us off rather than contribute to our overheating. Ocean organisms are said to hold the promise of cures for a wide of the unique eyes of skate (ray fish) led to advances in conquering blindness, the horseshoe crab was important in developing a test for bacterial pollution, and sea urchins helped in the development of test-tube fertilization(人工授精). The toadfish's' ability to regenerate its central nervous system is of much interest to neuroscientists. A recent Japanese study concluded that the drug Eribulin, which was taken from sea sponges, is effective in fighting with breast, colon, and Urinary cancer.Given the approaching crisis of water insufficiency, we badly need to improve current methods, of desalinating(淡化) ocean water and make them more efficient and less costly. By 2025, 1.8 billion people are expected to suffer from severe water shortage, with that number jumping to 3. 9 billion by 2050-well over a third of the entire global population.If the oceansdo not make your heart go beating faster, how about engineering a bacterium that eats carbon dioxide — and thus helps protect the world from overheating — and produces fuel which will allow us to drive our cars and machines, without oil? I cannot find any evidence that people young or old, Americans or citizens of other nations would be less impressed or less inspired with such a breakthrough than with one more set of photosof a faraway galaxy or a whole Milky Way full of stars.8. What does the author think about the ocean exploration?A. It is equal to the space exploration.B. It is well developed.C. It deserves more attention and devotion.D. It is beyond our knowledge.9. What technology has been developed to make use of the oceans?A. Curing human diseases with ocean organisms.B. Preventing the world getting warmer.C. Mapping the global ocean floor.D. Removing salt from sea water.10. What does the author imply in the last paragraph?A. The temperature rise will be overcome by a bacterium.B. Solving the existing problems is more significant.C. The space exploration is worth the efforts.D. The ocean exploration is not inspiring.11. What is the best title of the passage?A. Oceans, the Last Hope.B. Oceans, the Hidden Treasure.C. Space, the Final Frontier.D. Space, the Faraway Dream.DWhen I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置) tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007. This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend theirweekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planesacross the world.Watches are now classified as “investments” (投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £ 350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from £ 15,000 to £ 30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £ 350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.12. The author don’t need another watch because ________.A. he don’t like wearing a watchB. he has mobile phone and can ask someone for helpC. he has no sense of timeD. he thinks watches too expensive13. It seems ridiculous to the writer that________.A. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sellB. expensive clothes sell better than cheap onesC. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive onesD. people dive 300 metres into the sea14. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?A. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.B. It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.C. It targets rich people as its potential customers.D. It’s easy for theindustry to reinvent cheap watches.15. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Timex or Rolex?B. My Childhood TimexC. Watches? Not for Me!D. Watches----a Valuable Collection第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。