山东省临沂市2018届高三上学期期中考试 英语 - 图文

23．Which school can get the awards?

A．The school whose students do better than demanded． B．The school whose disadvantaged students perform averagely． C．The school whose graduation rates were lower than 67 percent．

D．The school whose students have a knowledge of College Readiness Index．

B

Every day，we see images of perfect bodies we can never have，and we become convinced our bodies are who we are．Passing through adolescence into adulthood and now into middle age，I’ve wasted a lot of time feeling ashamed of the size of my hips，the gray in my hair，and the lines in my face．Finally，as I approach my 50s，I believe my parents were right all along：I am not my body．I was born in 1959，at the tail end of the baby boom．Unfortunately I arrived without all my body parts fully complete．My left arm is a little disabled with a small hand and three fingers．To my good fortune，I had excellent parents．They were fighters who struck“I can’t from my vocabulary，and replaced it with“I will find a way．”They believed the development of the mind，heart and soul determine who you are and who you will become．My body was not to be used as an excuse；instead it was catalyst．

My body was not ignored，though．It received an operation；it was dragged to physical treatment，then to swimming，and finally to yoga．But it was not the focus of my life．I was taught to respect my body，but to remember that it was only a vehicle that carried the important things：my brain and soul．Moreover，I was taught that bodies come in all shapes，colors and sizes，and that everyone was struggling in some way with their physical defects(缺陷)．My experiences have convinced me this must be true．

Some people think I am my body and treat me with prejudice or pity．Some are just curious．It took years，but I have learned to ignore the stares and just smile back．My body has taught me to respect my fellow humans—even the thin，able-bodied，beautiful ones．

I am my words，my ideas and my actions．I am filled with love，humor，ambition and intelligence．This I believe：I am your fellow human being and，like you，I am so much more than a body． 24．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A．The author was born healthy．

B．The author felt satisfied with his figure． C．His parents encouraged him to fight against the fate． D．His parents were to blame for his body．

25．What does the underlined word“catalyst”in Paragraph 2 mean? A．Something that makes somebody excited． B．Something that causes improvements． C．Something that cures diseases． D．Something that discourages activities．

26．What conclusion did the author draw from his experience?

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A．His body was of no use at a11． B．He compared his body to transportation． C．Other people have no problems like his． D．His brain and soul were the most important．

27．Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A．I am not My Body

B．My Excellent Parents D．A Disabled Man

C

Virtual reality(虚拟现实)(VR)，a kind of fantastic technology，is finally here．It is the wonderful world created by computers．If you want to experience it，you will have to depend on a headset．But before you rush out to buy a headset，you’d better take notice of experts’warnings．

“These devices are designed mostly for adult use，”said Dr．Justin Asgarpour，Vancouver optometrist(whose job is to examine people’s eyes and to sell glasses)．

Little research has been done about the long-term effects of VR on children，but makers have not designed the VR headsets for young eyes．

VR headset maker Oculus Rift states that younger users may suffer from discomfort or ill health effects，and they are in a very important period of visual development．

“What a study has suggested is that a VR device can actually cause what we call amblyopia，potential lazy eyes，in these children with pre-existing Visual conditions，”Dr．Asgarpour said．Even children without underlying eye conditions could experience problems，like temporary double vision．

Adults should be careful too，according to the doctor，who says longer virtual reality experiences can lead to balance problems．You should be careful of your surroundings and be careful not to trip over wires．Those with heart conditions are advised not to play．

But every coin has two sides．There are some positive health uses of virtual reality．The technology has been used to treat conditions like fear of heights，and it’s also being used to help treat addictions．

“What we’re trying to do is take people into a drug-related setting and let them experience cravings(extremely strong wishes for something)，”Dr．Zach Rosenthal with Duke University said．He and his team take addicts inside a virtual house and use a series of tones to condition them to reduce their cravings．

Scientists say that a lot more research needs to be done about the long-term health effects of VR，but in the meantime you had better spend only a limited time on VR and make sure your children use it as little as possible．

28．What’s one of the purposes of this passage?

A．To introduce the uses of VR headset． B．To advertise the VR headset． C．To inform people of the advantages of VR． D．To warn children not to use VR． 29．What problems can the use of the VR headset bring to children?

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C．Don’t Have Prejudice against Me

A．Hearing problems． C．Balance problems．

B．Visual problems． D．Addiction problems．

30．Why is Dr．Zach Rosenthal’s research mentioned? A．To reduce people’s cravings． B．To explain how VR works． C．To prove VR has beneficial effects．

D．To prove the bad effects of using the headset． 31．What does the author think of VR? A．VR’s health effects need more researches． B．VR does no harm to adults． C．VR has no benefits to people． D．VR will not be popular any longer．

D

Having become workshop to the world，is China ready for the boom of high-technology industries? Thanks partly to foreign expansion by Huawei，a telecommunications equipment maker，and a few other Chinese companies，the idea is starting to be taken seriously abroad，above all in the US，ever jealous of American technological outstanding．

Some experts predict China may challenge US information technology leadership in only a decade．Its scientific achievements are also awesome．Stephen Minger，a stem-cell scientist who led a UK fact-finding group to China last year，says he was amazed at the fast developing of its medical research and labs．

Since the late 1980s．the number of science and engineering doctorates(博士学位)awarded in China has exploded．China now has more researchers than Japan．Its annual research and development spending，though still well below US levels，is rising five times faster.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)says although China’s biggest exports are now high-tech products，those shining statistics mask an often more Ordinary reality．The bulk of China’s high-tech exports are actually low-profit commodity products such as personal computers and DVD players，made up of imported components(配件)which account for most of their value．

Ah，say the China-supporters all that is merely beginning. China abundant cheap brainpower，energy and determination to succeed make it only a matter of time before it grows into an extraordinary knowledge economy．Again，appearances may cheat．Research and development effort is only a rather rough measure of input．Its economic value depends on the quality of output and how it is commercialized．On both counts，China still has much to prove.

Historians puzzle over why，for 500 years after inventing gunpowder，China invented so little else. No country，of course，is bound to repeat history，and centuries have witnessed China’s embracing foreign investment，trade and technology．But whether its future is as a high-tech powerhouse in its own’right or as the world’s biggest branch-plant economy remains an open question.

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32．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A．Huawei’s expansion abroad makes the US jealous． B．The US takes no notice of Chineses companies abroad． C．China has challenged US’IT leadership．

D．China is developing fast in IT，medical research and labs． 33．How does OECD comment on China’s development? A．China is developing faster than Japan．

B．China’s research spending is higher than that of the US． C．China hasn’t made great profit as it appears to． D．High-tech products take up most of the value．

34．What does the underlined phrase“both counts”in Paragraph 5 refer to? A．The input and effort of research and development． B．The cheap brainpower and determination to succeed． C．The measure of input and the economic value．

D．The quality of output and the way of its being commercialized．

35．What’s the author’s attitude to China’s future technology development? A．Objective． B．Uninterested． C．Subjective． D．Confused. 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分。满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Improve Your Memory

So you want to improve your memory? You need to focus on what you’re doing and the information you’re looking to encode more strongly in your brain． 36 ：

——Focus on it．So many people get caught up in multi-tasking that we often fail to do the one thing that will almost always improve your memory—paying attention to the task at hand．This is important，because your brain needs time to encode the information properly．If it never makes it into your memory，you won’t be able to recall it later．If you need to memorize something，quit multi-tasking．

—— 37 ．The more senses you involve when you need to encode memory，usually the more strong a memory it becomes．That’s why the smell of mom’s home-baked cookies can still be recalled as flesh as though she were downstairs making them just now．Need to remember someone’s name you met for the first time? It may help to look them in the eye when you repeat their name，and offer a handshake．By doing so，you’ve engaged 4 out of your 5 senses．

——Repeat it．One reason people who want to memorize something repeat it over and over again is because repetition(what psychologists sometimes refer to as“over learning”)seems to work for most people．It helps not to over do it，though． 38 ．

Organize it．Our brains like organization of information． 39 ．By carefully organizing what it is you have to memorize，you’re helping your brain better encode the information in the first place．

40 ．But it doesn’t have to．By following these tips，you can keep your memory sharp at any age，

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