高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级20.doc

高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级20AThe breaking news of Mo Yans Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy? Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm, Mos works turned to “sold out status at Chinas major online book sellers One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: Rushed to purchase, but to my shame, I have not read any of his novels” Although Mo was entitled one of the top Chinas literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East Chinas Shandong Province, Mos birthplace where he stayed with his family Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager He joined the army and devoted himself to writing Mos novels were translated into several languages For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nations cultural and scientific advances “I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics, and they also tell stones from a viewpoint of common human beings, which transcends（超越）differences of nations and races, Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels Mos prize may give powerful encouragement to the countrys writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature56From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yans Nobel Prize in Literature was . Aa shock to online booksellers Bcuriosity to the Swedish Academy Ccontrary to the belief of the Chinese media Dbeyond the expectation of most Chinese people57The one lucky buyer mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _ A had not yet read Mo Yans novels B had written an online comment C regretted not reading Mo Yans Novels D failed to buy a copy of Mo Yans novels58The underlined word they in the last paragraph refers to . A the Chinese writersBthe Chinese writers works C the Chinese livesDMo Yans novels59 What can we infer from this passage? 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A A business student B An amateur artist C A British company D A Chinese touristC For incoming freshmen at western Connecticuts suburban Brookfield High School, lifting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and touching electronic pages on an iPad, A few hours away, every student at Burlington High School near Bostonwill also start the year with new school-issued iPads, each loaded with electronic textbooks and other online resources in place of traditional textsApple officials say they know of more than 600 districts that have launched what are called one-to-one programs At Burlington High in suburban Boston, Principal Patrick Larkin says the $500 iPads is better than textbooks in the long term, though he said the school will still use traditional texts in some courses if suitable electronic programs arent yet available. Lark/n said of textbooks, but theyre pretty much outdated the minute theyre printed and certainly by the time theyre delivered But some experts warn that the districts need to ensure they can support the wireless infrastructure （设施）, repairs and other costs that accompany a switch to such a tech-heavy approach Mark Warschauer, an education and informatics professor said, I think people will like it I really dont know anybody in high school that wouldnt want to get an iPad, he said Were always using technology at home, then when youre at school its textbooksso its a good way to put all of that together Districts are varied in their policies on how they police students use And the nations textbook publishing industry, accounting for $ 5.5 billion in yearly sales to secondary schools, is taking notice of the trend with its own shift in a competitive race toward developing curriculum （课程） specifically for iPads Jay Diskey, executive director of the Association of American Publishers schools division, said all of the major textbook publishers are moving toward electronic offerings, but at least in the short term, traditional bound textbooks are here to stayI think one of the real key questions that will be answered over the next several years is what sort of things work best in print for students and what smt of things work best digitally, 64The first paragraph is mainly about A a program to promote iPads marketing in new school yearB a program to spread electronic learning in new school yearC a plan of how to use iPads in the coming school educationD a plan of how to use IT technique in die coming school teaching65Whats the problem for iPads to be used in schools at present? , A Some students wouldnt like to have iPads in schools B The iPads are too expensive for school students to buy C Most experts oppose the idea that iPads replace paper textbooks D The iPads may be unavailable for some traditional courses66 The underlined sentence in the passage implies that _ A traditional textbooks are behind the times before they are printed B traditional textbooks possibly need to he printed again before delivered C contents of traditional textbooks cant be renewed in time as electronic ones do D the iPads can deliver information much more rapidly than printed textbooks67 From the passage we can draw conclusion that Amore students tend to use printed textbooks rather than electronic ones Btextbook publishing houses will develop more electronic textbooks of their own Cit is impossible for the iPads to be widely used in schools in the future Delectronic textbooks will take the place of printed ones in new school yearD A study by St Louis University has found that a lovable dog named Sparky and a robotic dog AIBO, were about equally effective at reducing the loneliness of nursing home residents The study confirmed previous findings that dogs have a good effect on nursing home residents（居民） Dr Andrew Smith led the Stanford University team出at built a home-assistance robot If humans can feel an emotional tie with robots, some day they could be not just our assistants, but also our companions, he said To test whether residents responded better to Sparky, a trained dog, or the Sony-made robotic dog, researchers divided 38 nursing home residents into three groups at three long-term care centers in St, Louis. One group had weekly 30-minute one-on-one visits with Sparky; another group had similar visits with AIBO; a control group had no contact with either dogThe groups respective levels of loneliness were tested by having them answer a number of questions at the beginning and near the end of the visits After two months, both groups that had contact with the dogs were less lonely and more attached Most of the elderly regarded Sparky, a 9-year-old dog, as an audience for their life stories, said investigator Marian Banks. He listened attentively, wagged his tail, and allowed them to pet him, said Banks, who adopted and trained Sparky after finding him in a street behind her home seven years ago Those who were together with AIBO took a little longer to warm to the robotic creatureOver time, however, they grew comfortable with him, and petted and talked to him He would respond by wagging his tail, vocalizing（发出声音）, and blinking his lights AIBO is charming once you start to interact with him, said the studys author, Dr William Banks, Hes an attractive sort of guy He gives a feeling: of being personal, not just a robot 68 Before the new study, it was known that A dogs could help get rid of old peoples lonelinessB robots could build close connection with humansC robots were more effective at reducing peoples lonelinessD dogs and robots were equally effective at reducing loneliness69 The first time those who contacted with the robotic dog A accepted it immediately B found it easy to interact with it C were not quite comfortable with it D were confused by its behavior70 The findings of the researchers tell us that . A robots are actually attractive sorts of guys B robots could make a good companion of the old C its easy for people to become close with robots D the elderly will have a robot assistant in no time71 What would be the best title for the passage? A Robots Serve People Better Than Thought B No More Lonely Old Age with Emotional Robots C Dogs equipped with robots to Help the Elderly D Robots and Dogs Can Equally Cheer up the Elderly E Australians have evidently realized the fact that water means life and we need to he more thoughtful in our use of this rather precious resourceSince the year 2000, Australians have managed to reduce their use of water by 14% In the most populous city, Sydney, theyve managed to use less water in 2007 than in 1974, even though the city grew by l 2 million souls in this period Across the country nearly 20% of all households have water tanksThat would probably be due, in large part, to the various state governments offering generous rebates In NSW, for example, where 24,000 households have taken up the offer, you can get $1,500 AUD back if you fix a 7,000 + litre tank and have it attached into your toilet and washing machine Creywater use has taken off too The Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that its now the second most common source of water in Australia, with over half of the countrys homes reusing water from their washing machines, showers and baths The state of Victoria leads with 70% using greywater, and Queensland, coming close behind with 63% Up in the northern state ofQueensland, some of their dams have been below 20% Sydneys main dam is only at 56% of its potential capacity The countrys ongoing drought（干旱） has seen more than 95% of the length of the Murray- Darling Basin （ the two major river systems that supply the nations food basket ） regarded as degraded, Supply of water has become such an issue that hydro-electric power（水力发电） output has dropped 7% in a recent 9 year period for the states of NSW, Victoria and TasmaniaNot good for promoting our uptake understanding of renewable energy in these climate changing timesBut at least the message is getting through about making every drop count72The underlined word rebate in paragraph 2 probably means A discount or allowance B water tanks for free C agreements or payment D washing machine of high quality73 Which of the following statements is TRUE? A The state of Victoria is playing a leading role in greywater use B More water has been used in Australia with the growing population C The state of Queensland gets its water mostly from the north of its state D Some of the dams in Queensland are too weak to hold potential water74 We can learn from the last paragraph that A the countrys water shortage is partly due to continuous droughtB large quantities of water are being used to produce electricityC the author hopes water resource could be used to the fullestD the author disagrees with the use of renewable energy75 The passage is likely to appear in A a scientists diaryB a history paper C a travel guidebookD a newspaper