高考英语一轮复习 课时作业(十四) Module 2 Developin

课时作业(十四) [必修3 Module 2 Developing and

Developed Countries]

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Ⅰ.单项填空

1．—Why not go to Hainan for your holiday? I believe the air there will agree________you.

—I believe so. In fact, I am considering going there now. A. with B. to C. about D. on

2．—I'm glad you like it. Please drop in any time you like. —________

A．Is it all right? B．I am afraid I won't be free. C. Yes, I will. D．That's great.

3．One advantage of playing the guitar is ________ it can give you a great deal of pleasure.

A．how B．why C．that D．when

4．—I wonder how much you charge for your services. —The first two are free ________ the third costs $30. A．while B．until C．when D．before

5．In recent years, China and the USA have had a lot of ________ of views about the same problem.

A．replacements B．transformations C．changes D．exchanges

6．Measures have been taken________ crime in the city. A．reducing B．reduced C．to reduce D．of reducing

7．It took me a whole night to________the money that I needed to complete the project.

A．pick out B．leave out C．figure out D．take out

8．You can do what you want to do, but never follow the ________. A．people B．time C．crowd D．society

9．It's absolutely unacceptable to sacrifice people's life and health________ the economic development in any case.

A．in the hope of B．in exchange for C．in face of D．in need of

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10．In dealing with public relations, we should make every ________ to avoid quarrelling with others.

A．force B．energy

C．effort D．possibility

11．What strikes me about his poetry is its ________ to Shakespeare's. A．familiarity B．similarity C．imitation D．reference

12．Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of fun. Isn't it rather risky, ________？

A．though B．also C．either D．too

13．He is a person who likes traveling very much and especially has a(n)________ for hiking.

A．need B．hunger

C．entertainment D．satisfaction

14．—Is there anything special you'd like for the dinner, Teddy? —Nothing________， as usual, Mummy. A．on the whole B．in particular C．in general D．in total

15．Compared with 2 million tons last year, our coal output has increased ________ three times; that is to say, our coal output has increased ________ 8 million tons this year.

A．to; to B．to; by C．by; by D．by; to Ⅱ.阅读理解

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When I paid for my bicycle repair, the repairman told me, “No charge, Professor Pan! We're friends.”

“I'd rather pay，”I replied.“If it's free, I can't afford it！”

Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, “We're friends now！” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I'd have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!

According to the Americans, “There's no free lunch，” meaning that there's a price for everything, and I'm always looking around to figure out what this means.

Many of our neighbors have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return.For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him.“Wait until you have something major to fix！” he insists.

Chinese generosity is a real education for Americans like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements (纠纷) and just hand over the money.But cash can't make up for the greatest gift—friendship.

When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do.”

“Actually, ” I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do. But probably you're right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do. And neither do I！”

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And I joined the group. We chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived. One man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here.Now they're taller than you.How time flies！”

How life flies.And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know they

cannot keep. They freely give of their time, never too busy to help a friend.And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive.So the next time someone says, “No charge.We're friends！” I will thank them heartily.But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English, I'll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there's still no free lunch.

16．Why did the author insist paying the repairman while he was offered free repairs?

A．Because he was an upright man.

B．Because he didn't know the repairman.

C．Because he thought it natural to pay for other's service. D．Because he didn't want to help others in return. 17．Generally, the author thinks that ________.

A．Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends B．Chinese are good at the exchange of equal values

C．Chinese are free enough to drink and chat with their friends D．Chinese are helpful but don't treasure time

18．The best title for the passage should be “________”． A．Still No Free Lunch

B．A Good Lesson from Chinese C．True Help or Not

D．Learn to Both Give and Receive 19．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．All the Chinese help foreigners on purpose. B．Chinese like to ask for help.

C．The author thinks little of the Chinese way of life.

D．The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited life.

B[2012·四川卷]

In a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology(MIT) said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.

Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both

universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX.“Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses，” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan.

MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes

materials from more than 2，000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online

courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.

The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform.

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MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120，000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT hope other universities will join them in offering courses on the open-source edX platform.

“Fasten_your_seatbelts，” Hockfield said.

Other universities, including Stanford, Yale and Carnegie-Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online.

The Harvard-MIT program will be monitored by a not-for-profit(非盈利

的)organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provided $ 30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most successful.

20. According to this text, edX is ________． A．a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWare

B．a free computer program by MIT and Harvard C．a Harvard-MIT platform of free online courses D．a free program online for universities worldwide 21. What is said about online education in the text? A．Universities have been trying online courses. B．About 2，000 online courses have been offered.

C．Over 100 million people have finished courses online. D．Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.

22. The underlined part in the text probably means“________”． A．Get ready for the difficulties

B．Get ready for this educational change

C．Get prepared to complete the online courses

D．Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses 23. What can be said about MITx according to the text?

A．It is first offered as part of the edX learning program. B．It is another free MIT-Harvard online learning program. C．It is a standard to recognize online learners' achievement. D．It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT. Ⅲ.补全对话

A: Hi, young lady.Can I help you? B: __24__

A: Okay.How about getting your father a new wallet? B: Hmm…How much is that black wallet? A：Oh.It's only $ 40.95.

B: Huh? That's too expensive for me. __25__

A: Hmm… How about this brown leather one? It's $25.99.

B: Um…I don't think my father will like the design on the outside, and it doesn't have a place to put pictures.Besides, I don't have that much money.

A: __26__

B: I'm not sure.Probably about ten dollars or so.I've been helping my mom around the house for the past week to earn some money.This is all I have.

A: __27__

B: That's really pretty, but the price tag (标签) says $13.99, and I know I don't have that much.

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