1、2013届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习 三星级 5AIts not a new phenomenon, but have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs? We all use them, often without noticing what were doing. I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week, and I said “Ill pencil it in my diary”, and my friend said “You can ink it in”
2、, meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one! Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology. An obvious example is the word fax. We all got used to sending and receiving faxes, and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising wed fax it immediately. Then alon
3、g came email, and we were soon all emailing each other madly. How did we do without it? I can hardly imagine life without my daily emails. Email reminds me, of course, of my computer and its software, which has produced another couple of new verbs. On my computer I can bookmark those pages from the
4、World Wide Web that I think Ill want to look at again, thus saving all the effort of remembering their addresses and calling them up from scratch. I can do the same thing on my PC, but there I dont bookmark; I favoritecoming from “favorite pages”, so the verb comes from an adjective not a noun. Now
5、my children bought me a mobile phone, known simply as a mobile and I had to learn yet more new verbs. I can message someone, that is, I can leave a message for them on their phone. Or I can text them, write a few words suggesting when and where to meet, for example. How long will it be before I can
6、mobile them, that is, phone them using my mobile? I havent heard that verb yet, but Im sure I will soon. Perhaps Ill start using it myself! 56. “Ill pencil it in my diary” in the second paragraph probably means . A. it was a firm arrangement B. he prefers a pencil to a pen C. the arrangement should
7、be written as a diary D. it was an uncertain arrangement57. A website address can be easily found if it has been_. A. favorited B. messaged C. emailed D. texted58. Which of the following has not been used as a verb yet? A. message B. mobile C. email D. page59. The best title for this passage is_. A.
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16、ns 28,000 a year , he probably works in _.A. downtown Wales B. the fringe of LondonC. outer London D. downtown London63. How much should you pay in June if you have paid the deposit?A. 35 B. 310 C. 345 D. 460CYou never see him, but theyre with you every time you fly. They record where you are going,
17、 how fast youre traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to endure almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. Theyre known as the black box.When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islan
18、ds in the India ocean on June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the boxs homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.In 1
19、958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, howeve
20、r, so in 1965 the box was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane the area least subject to impact from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yel
21、low to aid visibility.Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircrafts final moments. Placed in an insulate
22、d (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can stand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000. When submerged, theyre also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on
23、 June 1,2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say theyre still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one planes black boxes were never recovered.64. What does the author say about the black box?A. It is an indispensable device on an ai
24、rplane.B. The idea for its design comes from a comic book.C. Its ability to avoid disasters is incredible.D. It ensures the normal functioning of an airplane.65. What does the underlined word in the 3rd paragraph mean?A. witness B. experience C. resist D. ensure66. Why was the black box redesigned i
25、n 1965? A. New materials became available by that time. B. Too much space was needed for its installation. C. The early models didnt provide the needed data. D. The early models often got damaged in the crash.67. What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447? A. There is an urgent
26、 need for them to be reconstructed. B. There is still a good chance of their being recovered. C. They have stopped sending homing signals. D. They were destroyed somewhere near Brazil.DAs the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating(发电)an
27、d transmission (输送) system for the 21st century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community. The same is true of b
28、ig solar plants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around.The 19 th century saw land grants(政府拨地) offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads, leaving public land in between privately owned land. In much of the West, some of the railroad sections
29、 were developed while others remained undeveloped, and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management. With the completion of the interstate highway system, many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and
30、 died.Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the West. This is not an argument against building them. We need alternative energy badly, and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than w
31、e can now.So trade-offs will have to be made. Some scenic spots will be sacrificed. Some species(物种) will be forced to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodations. Deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects.The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter. The 21st
32、 century development of the American West as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region. There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good. But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems beh
33、ind, just like the railroads and the highways.The money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines. So lets remember the effects of the railroads and the highways as we construc
34、t these new power plants in the West.68. What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways?A. Small towns along the railways became abandoned.B. Land in the West was hard to manage.C. Some railroad stops remained underused.D. Land grants went into private hands.69. What is the major co
35、ncern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two paragraphs?A. The use of money and power.B. The transmission of power.C. The conservation of solar energy.D. The selection of an ideal place.70. What is the authors attitude towards building solar plants?A. Disapproving. B. App
36、roving. C. Doubtful. D. Cautious. 71. Which is the best title for the passage?A. How the Railways Have Affected the WestB. How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be ReducedC. How Solar Energy Could Reshape the WestD. How the Problems of the Highways Have Been SettledESeveral recent studies have found t
37、hat being randomly (随机地) assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (可能性) of conflict.Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and force students to engage in more ethnically diverse frien
38、dships.An Ohio State University study also found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher academic success throughout their college careers. Researchers believe this may be caused by social pressure.In a New York Times article, Sam Boakye the only black student on his freshman yea
39、r floor -said that if youre surrounded by whites, you have something to prove.Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.According to two recent studies, randomly assigned roommates of different races are more likely to experience conflicts so strain
40、ed that one roommate will move out.An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the semester.Grace Kao, a professor at Penn said she was not surprised by the findings. This may be the first tim
41、e that some of these students have interacted, and lived, with someone of a different race, she said.At Penn, students are not asked to indicate race when applying for housing.One of the great things about freshman housing is that, with some exceptions, the process throws you together randomly, said
42、 Undergraduate Assembly chairman Alec Webley. This is the definition of integration.Ive experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down stereotypes(模式化形象) and strengthened stereotypes, said one Penn resident advisor (RA). The RA of two years added that while so
43、me conflicts provided more multicultural acceptance and melding (融合), there were also jarring cultural resistance.The RA said that these conflicts have also occurred among roommates of the same race.Kao said she cautions against forming any generalizations based on any one of the studies, noting tha
44、t more background characteristics of the students need to be studied and explained.72. What can we learn from some recent studies?A. Conflicts between students of different races are unavoidable. B. Interracial lodging may have diverse outcomes. C. Students of different races are prejudiced against
45、each other. D. Interracial lodging does more harm than good.73. What does the Indiana University study show?AFew white students like sharing a room with a black peer.BRoommates of different races just dont get along.CInterracial roommates are more likely to fall out.DAssigning students lodging rando
46、mly is not a good policy.74. What does Alec Webley consider to be the definition of integration?AThe school randomly assigns roommates without regard to race.BStudents of different races are required to share a room.CInterracial lodging is arranged by the school for freshmen.D Lodging is assigned to
47、 students of different races without exception.75. What can be inferred from Grace Kaos saying about interracial lodging?ASchools should be cautious when making decisions about student lodging.B Students racial background should be considered before lodging is assigned.C Experienced resident advisors should be assigned to handle the problems.D It is unscientific to make generalizations about it without further study.56-60 DABDC 61-65 CDBAC 66-70 DBBAD 71-75 CBCAD