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Un it 2 Clo ning（60分钟81分）Part A一、阅读理解（共8小题；每小题2分，满分16分）AWhenJeff Sparkman draws his cartoon superheroes with colored pencils,he often has to ask other people to tell him what color his masked menturned out to be because he' s color -blind.Now,a new smart phone application（app） can help him figure out what colors he ' s using and how the picture looks to most every one else.The Dan Kamapp,available for iPh one and An droid for $2.99,is an applicatio n that turns the vague colors that one percent of the population with color-blindness sees into the “ true ” colors as every one else sees the m.ln America,a n estimated 32millio n color-bli nd America ns —95% are males —can soon have their life improved.“DanKam takes the stream of data coming in through the phone ' s camer a and changes the colors slightly so they fall within the range that people who are color- blind see, ” developer Dan Kaminsky told CNET.He came up with the idea after watching the 2009 film Star Trek with a color-blind friend.It was then that he got to know more about colorblindness like its varying typesand degrees.A vast majority,for in sta nce,have trouble see ing red or gree n due to a genetic defect （遗传缺陷）.Blue-yellow colorblindness,however,is rarer anddevelops later in life because of agin g,ill ness or head injuries,etc.He started experimenting with one of the most commonrepresentations of points in the RGBcolor model.What the DanKamapp attempts to do is to clean up the color space of the image or video sig nal so that colors can be visible to those sufferi ng from viewi ng problems. “ You can adjust the app to fit your n eeds.There is a range and not every one who is color- blind sees things the same. ” Says Kaminsky.Sparkman,a copy editor at CNET,tried out the app and was pleased with the results. “ It would be useful for dress ing for a job in terview, ” he said.But using it for his art is “the most practical application ” .It worked well on LED and otherlights on electronic gadgets（装置）,which means Sparkman can now identify the power light on his computer display as gree n.（2015 •广东七校联考）1. Accord ing to the first two paragraphs,we can know that Dan Kam .A. appeared in the movie Star TrekB. ca n turn vague colors into real onesC. is a pho ne used to help draw picturesD. is desig ned to help people with colorbli ndn ess2. How does Dan Kam app work?A. It puts LED and other lights on electr onic gadgets.B. It cha nges the colors so that color-bli nd people can see them.C. It checks color- blind people ' s types and degrees of colorblindness.D. It shows one of the most com mon represe ntati ons of points in the RGBcolor model.3.lt can be in ferred from the passage that colorbli ndn ess _______ .A. ca nnot be cured by any methodsB. is more com monly see n in wome nC. is not n ecessarily inborn diseaseD. makes people un able to tell any colors4.Th e underlined word “visible ” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaningto ________ .A. portableB.enjoyableC.adjustableD.recog ni zable【文章大意】本文是一篇科普说明文，介绍了Dan Kam这款能够帮助色盲人士辨别颜色的手机应用程序。
Unit 1 Festivals around the world(60分钟81分)Part A一、阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2分,满分16分)AAny dog’s love and devotion can feel like a miracle(奇迹).In a sense,Mason,a one-year-old dog,may be the most amazing one on the earth.The long-legged dog in North Smithfield,Alabama,was caught in a storm in his family’s garage last spring.His family thought he would be safe there,but the storm broke the garage door and Mason disappeared.Dozens of people died that day.Mason’s family were grateful just to be alive.But they were heartbroken at the thought that their sweet,playful companion had died.They combed the neighborhood,but Mason didn’t turn up.Three weeks after the disaster,Mason’s family were surprised to find Mason on the front door,so ecstatic to see his family.Where had Mason landed during the windstorm?What did he eat for those long weeks?How did he find his way back home?There were no answers to those questions and no time to work them out.Mason was terribly thin and couldn’t stand properly.The family quickly sought help and learned their beloved dog had crawled(爬) home on broken front legs.“He was simply on his elbows(肘),” says Dr.Doster.Doster had spent days reuniting pets with their owners and took an instant liking to the brave dog.He contacted Dr.William Lamb of Vulcan Park Animal Care in Birmingham,who volunteered to perform the needed surgery for mb inserted two metal plates and 17 screws(螺丝钉) in an operation that lasted more than five hours.Mason’s injuries were so significant that he required weeks o f recovery to heal.By the time he returned home to his family in September,he was jumping around again.“There were no ill effects at all,which is a miracle in itself,” Doster says.1.The best title for the passage is probably .A.A new miracle came upB.Mason—the miracle dogC.What creates a miracleD.How can miracles happen2.What does the underlined word “ecstatic” in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Surprised.B.Excited.C.Fantastic.D.Lifeless.3.What can we know about Mason?A.Mason had the longest legs in the world.B.Mason was a female dog with great courage.C.Mason was seriously hurt in the storm.D.Mason was deserted in the garage by design.4.It can be inferred from the passage that .A.Mason sheltered himself from the stormB.some kind people had offered Mason foodC.it took three weeks for Mason to recoverD.Mason’s operation was a tough one for mb【文章大意】本文讲述了一只前腿受伤的忠犬仅靠前肘爬回主人家的故事。
Unit 1 Lifestyles(60分钟81分)Part A一、阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2分,满分16分)AI am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval,he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own weeks ago,I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math kept asking him to sit down,telling him that he would concentrate sat but seconds later,as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it,he got up was getting frustrated,but then it hit started noticing his answers were much quicker and more accurate when he stood he be more absorbed while standing up?This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to was raised to believe that a quiet,calm child was a sure way to child would have the willpower to study hard,get good grades and become someone important in life.Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality qualities,and all you can do is loving and accepting parents,throughout their growing years and beyond that,we need to be our kids’ best cheerleaders,guiding them and helping them find their ways.I have stopped asking my son to sit down and ,he is concentrating just in his own way and not need to learn to accept o ur kids’ ways of doing way may have worked for me but it doesn’t mean we need to carry it through is nothing sweeter than being personal and makes us free and happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to live their own life.(2015·成都外国语学校月考)and again the author got his son seated in order to make him .fast politerelaxed attentiveunderlined word “it” in the first paragraph prob ably refers to . son’s doing better while standing upfailure in keeping his son under controlown experience as a school boydisappointment with his active childthis passage,the author attempts to tell other parents to .their kids’ manne rs from the early agesand trust their kids’ ways of behaviorsa good relationship with their childrentheir children’s freedom at homeof the following would be the best title of the passage?help with teens’ studyinfluence on teen growth’ success in their own stylesbetween generations【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。
Unit 1 A land of diversity(60分钟 79分)Part A一、阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2分,满分14分)AWhen a Filipino lady is to be married,she will be the busiest person in the scene.She wants her big day to be great and memorable because most Filipinos marry only once.Thebride-to-be usually loses weight before her big day because of stress.Those who can afford to pay for a wedding planner are free from worries.But average Filipinos who have no wedding planner have many things to prepare.Most brides start with the small details.The color or the designLadies are particular about color combinations.They will make sure that the flowers will perfectly match the dresses of the bride’s maids and the flower girls and that the small flower worn by the wedding host is in perfect combination with the whole design.The souvenirsMost Filipino brides make their own wedding souvenirs to give them away.They will buy the material and make the souvenirs themselves.They will spend their precious time to make them very attractive to their guests.They will be satisfied when their guests say,“Wow,I like it.” Tothem,it’s worth the hard work.The wedding invitationsTo prepare the invitations is a stressful job for thebride and the groom.They will start with the listings of all possible guests.It’s stressful because if their budget is good only for 50 people and the expected guests on the list is 100,there is a problem.Filipinos think their friends and relatives will feel bad if they do not receive aninvitation;whether they can attend or not,they are expecting an ually,the couple will stretch(尽力使用) their budget for the extras just not to disappoint friends and relatives.1.The writer writes the passage to .A.tell us how to have a happy weddingB.tell us the Filipino wedding traditionC.teach us how to write wedding invitation cardsD.show us how a Filipino lady prepare for a wedding2.Most Filipino ladies to be married will .anize the wedding on her ownB.have much work to deal withC.have nothing to worry aboutD.invite a wedding planner3.What can we infer from the passage?A.Filipino ladies get married once due to the cost.B.The wedding souvenirs are often expensive.C.The wedding host can wear any flower.D.Friends and relatives prefer to be invited to a wedding.【文章大意】本文为说明文,介绍了菲律宾新娘需要为婚礼做的准备。
Unit 2 Heroes(60分钟81分)Part A一、阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2分,满分16分)ADeath is natural,but do you have any idea of the process of dying?Modern scientists divide the process of dying into two stages—clinical or temporary death and biological death occurs when the vital organs,such as the heart or lungs,have ceased to function,but have not suffered permanent organism can still be revived(复活).Biological death occurs when changes in the organism lead to the “breaking up” of vital cells and is then unchangeable and final.Scientists have been seeking a way to lengthen the period of clinical death so that the organism can remain alive before biological death best method developed so far involves cooling of the organism,combined with narcotic(麻醉的) slowing down the bod y’s metabolism(新陈代谢),cooling delays the processes leading to biological death.To illustrate how this works,scientists performed an experiment on asix-year-old female monkey called scientists put Keta to sleep with a they surrounded her body with ice-bags and began checking her body it had dropped to 28 degrees the scientists began draining(使流光) blood from an artery(动脉).The monkey’s blood pressure decreased and an hour later both the heart and breathing stopped:clinical death set twenty minutes Keta remained in this temperature dropped to 22 this point the scientists pumped blood into an artery in the direction of the heart and started artificial two minutes Keta’s heart became active once fifteen minutes,spontaneous(自发的)breathing began,and after four hours Keta opened her eyes and lifted her six hours,when the scientists tried to give her a penicillin injection,Keta seized the syringe(注射器)and ran with it around the behavior differed little from that of a healthy animal.(2015·湖北宜昌第一中学月考)a person who suffers from the clinical death .still has the possibility of getting back to lifemost important organs are damagedcan not avoid final deathis still very much alivetry to make the time of clinical death longer in order to .down the body’s metabolismvital cells and tissues back to active lifethe coming of biological deaththe organismdid the scientists put Keta into clinical death?surrounding her body with ice-bags and draining her blood.lowing her blood pressure and stopping her heart from beating.draining her blood,lowering her blood pressure and stopping her breathing.putting her to sleep,lowering her temperature and draining her blood.of the following indicate that the monkey has almost restored to her original physical state except the fact that .heart beat againregained her normal breathrejected a penicillin injectionacted as lively as a healthy monkey【文章大意】本文是一篇科普说明文。
【名师A计划】2017高考英语一轮总复习-第一部分-教材知识梳理-Unit-5-Traveling-abroad练习-新人教版选修7Unit 5 Traveling abroad(80分钟104分)Part A一、阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2分,满分14分)AEvery year,the fascinating tourist destinations below are attracting travelers from home and abroad to St.Louis,which founded in 1764 by French traders,today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States.● American Kennel Club Museum of the DogDog lovers who visit St.Louis won’t want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum.Inside are over 500paintings,prints,watercolors and a variety of other dog art objects.The Museum is open all year round,Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM,and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM.Admission is $5 for adults,$2.50 for seniors and $1 for children up to 14.visitors around the Zoo,which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species.The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year,with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM,and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM.Admission to the Zoo is free.(2015·宁夏银川一中月考) 1.If you are interested in how to make beer,you can visit .A.the St.Louis ZooB.Gateway ArchC.Anheuser Busch BreweryD.American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog2.What can we know about Gateway Arch?A.People can see the city clearly on the top of the arch.B.It was designed by two famous Italian architects.C.It took 900 tons of stainless steel and cement to build.D.It is the largest of the country’s National Monuments.3.If you plan to visit the St.Louis Zoo,you can go there .A.at 9∶30 am on New Year’s DayB.at 5∶30 pm in winterC.at 5∶00 pm on Christmas DayD.at 8∶30 am in summer【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文,介绍了美国名城圣路易斯的四个著名景点。
Unit 1 Women of achievement(60分钟81分)Part A一、阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2分,满分16分)AI hated dinner parties.But I decided to give them another shot because I’m in London.And my friend Mallery invited me.And because dinner parties in London are very different from tho se back in New York.There,“‘I’m having a dinner party’ means ‘I’m booking a table for 12 at a restaurant,which you can’t afford and we’ll be sharing the check evenly,no matter what you eat.’” Worse,in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives.They’ll throw down cash,half of what they owe,and then people like me,who don’t drink,end up paying even more.But if I try to use the same trick,the hostess will shout:“Where are you going?” And it’s not likely that I can say I have somewhere to go—everyone know I have nowhere to go.But in London,dinner parties are in people’s homes.What’s more,the guests are an interesting mix.The last time I went to one,the guests were fromFrance,India,Denmark and Nigeria,it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York.The mix is less striking.It’s like a gathering at Bloomingdale’s,a well-known department store.For New Yorkers,talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York.But at Mallery’s,when I said that I had bee n to Myanmar recently,people knew where it was.In New York people would think it was a usual new club.1.What does the underlined word “shot” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Choice.B.Try.C.Style.D.Goal.2.What does the author dislike most about dinner parties in New York?A.There is a strange mix of people.B.The restaurants are expensive.C.The bill is not fairly shared.D.People have to pay cash.3.What does the author think of the parties in London?A.A bit unusual.B.Full of tricks.C.Less costly.D.More interesting.4.What is the author’s opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience?A.Easy-going.B.Self-centered.C.Generous.D.Open-minded.【文章大意】作者在纽约的时候最讨厌参加晚宴,但他仍然愿意尝试一下伦敦的晚宴,并对伦敦和纽约两个地方的晚宴进行了对比。
