1、A(2016齐鲁名校高三第一次联考)These days a green building means more than just the color of the paint.Green buildings can also refer to environmentally friendly houses,factories,and offices.Green building means“reducing the effect of the building on the land”,Taryn Holowka of the US. Green Building Council (评议会
2、) in Washington,DC.,said.According to Holowka,building accounts for 65 percent of total US. electricity use.But green buildings can reduce energy and water use.Also,the buildings are often located near public transportation such as buses and subways,so that people can drive their cars less.That coul
3、d be good for the environment,because cars use lots of gas and give off pollution.Green buildings are often built on developed land,so that the buildings dont destroy forests.Marty Dettling is project manager for a building that puts these ideas into action.The Solaire has been called the countrys f
4、irst green highrise building.According to Dettling,“Weve reduced our energy use by onethird and our water by 50 percent.”The Solaire cuts energy in part by using solar power.“On the face of the building we have solar panels (光板) which change the suns energy into electricity,”Dettling explained.The S
5、olaire also has lights that automatically turn off when people leave the room.In addition,the building has lots of windows,allowing people to use the sun for light during the day.The Solaire cuts water by reusing it.Not everyone is eager to move into a green building,however.Some people think that t
6、hings like solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy sources.Anyhow,Holowka said,“Its going to be big.”【解题导语】本文介绍了绿色建筑。在建筑的寿命周期内,最大限度地节约资源(节能、节地、节水、节材)、保护环境和减少污染,为人们提供健康、适用和高效的使用空间,与自然和谐共处。1A green building means_Aa building that uses no electricityBa building that saves energy and w
7、aterCa building occupying less landDa greencolored building解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句和第三段第一句,绿色建筑为节约能源和水的环保建筑。2A green building is often built on an area of land_Awhich has already been for buildingsBwhich has thick forests aroundCwhere people of high income liveDwhere traveling around by car is most conv
8、enient解析:选A。细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知,绿色建筑常建在已经开发过的土地上,以便不再毁坏森林。3When Holowka says in the last paragraph,“Its going to be big”,she means that green buildings_Awill be more comfortableBwill be more environmentally friendlyCwill become popular in futureDwill take the place of traditional buildings解析:选C。推理判断题
9、。根据语境可推知绿色建筑是今后的发展方向,从长远来看将会普及、流行。4Which is the main idea of the passage?ADettling designed the first green building in the US.BEnergy shortage calls for buildings of new design.CThe Solaire serves as a model of high buildings.DGreen buildings help save the environment.解析:选D。文章大意题。从全文来看,本文主要话题是“绿色建筑
10、有助于环保、节能”。B(2016浙江大学附中高考全真模拟)“My work is done.” Those words were some of the last penned by George Eastman.He included them in his suicide note.They mark an ignoble end to a noble life,the leave taking of a truly great man.The same words could now be said for the company he left behind.Actually,the
11、Eastman Kodak Company is through.It has been mismanaged financially,technologically and competitively.For 20 years,its leaders have foolishly spent down the patrimony of a centurys prosperity.One of Americas bedrock brands is about to disappear,the Kodak moment has passed.But George Eastman is not h
12、ow he died,and the Eastman Kodak Company is not how it is being killed.Though the ends be needless and premature,they must not be allowed to overshadow the greatness that came before.Few companies have done so much good for so many people,or defined and lifted so profoundly the spirit of a nation an
13、d perhaps the world.It is impossible to understand the 20th Century without recognizing the role of the Eastman Kodak Company.Kodak served mankind through entertainment,science,national defense and the stockpiling of family memories.Kodak took us to the top of Mount Suribachi and to the Sea of Tranq
14、uility.It introduced us to The Merry Old Land of Oz and to stars from Charlie Chaplin to John Wayne,and Elizabeth Taylor to Tom Hanks.It showed us the shot that killed President Kennedy,and his brother bleeding out on a kitchen floor,and a fallen Martin Luther King Jr.on the hard balcony of a Memphi
15、s motel.When that sailor kissed the nurse,and when the spy planes saw missiles in Cuba,Kodak was the eyes of a nation.From the deck of the Missouri to the grandeur of Monument Valley,Kodak took us there.Virtually every significant image of the 20th Century is a gift to posterity(子孙,后代) from the East
16、man Kodak Company.In an era of easy digital photography,when we can take a picture of anything at any time,we cannot imagine what life was like before George Eastman brought photography to people.Yes,there were photographers,and for relatively large sums of money they would take stilted(不自然的) pictur
17、es in studios and formal settings.But most people couldnt afford photographs,and so all they had to remember distant loved ones,or earlier times of their lives,was memory.Children could not know what their parents had looked like as young people,grandparents far away might never learn what their gra
18、ndchildren looked like.Eastman Kodak allowed memory to move from the uncertainty of recollection,to the permanence of a photograph.But it wasnt just people whose features were savable; it was events,the sacred and precious times that families cherish.The Kodak moment,was humanitys moment.Kodak let t
19、he fleeting moments of birthdays and weddings,picnics and parties,be preserved and saved.It allowed for the creation of the most egalitarian art form.Lovers could take one anothers pictures,children were photographed walking out the door on the first day of school,the person releasing the shutter de
20、cided what was worth recording,and hundreds of millions of such decisions were made.And for centuries to come,those long dead will smile and dance and communicate to their unborn progeny(子孙)Family history will be not only names on paper,but smiles on faces.The cash flow not just provided thousands o
21、f people with job,but also allowed the companys founder to engage in some of the most generous charity in Americas history.Not just in Kodaks home city of Rochester,New York,but in Tuskegee and London,and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.He bankrolled(资助) two historically black colleges,
22、fixed the teeth of Europes poor,and quietly did good wherever he could.While doing good,Kodak did very well.Over all the years,all the Kodakers are essential parts of that monumental legacy.They prospered a great company,but theywith that companyblessed the world.That is what we should remember abou
23、t the Eastman Kodak Company.Like its founder,we should remember how it lived,not how it died.History will forget the small men who have scuttled this company.But history will never forget Kodak.【解题导语】文章叙述了柯达公司的没落,以及柯达公司对世界作出的巨大贡献以及作者对柯达公司的敬仰。5According to the passage,which of the following is to bla
24、me for the fall of Kodak?AThe invention of easy digital photography.BThe poor management of the company.CThe early death of George Eastman.DThe quick rise of its business competitors.解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的It has been mismanaged financially,technologically and competitively.可知柯达公司的管理策略不正确导致了它的倒闭,B正确。6It
25、 can be learnt from the passage that George Eastman_Adied a natural death of old ageBhappened to be on the spot when President Kennedy was shot deadCset up his company in the capital of the US before setting up its branches all over the worldDwas not only interested in commercial profits,but also in
26、 the improvement of other peoples lives解析:选D。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的He bankrolled(资助) two historically black colleges,fixed the teeth of Europes poor,and quietly did good wherever he could.While doing good,Kodak did very well.可知柯达公司不仅仅是在经济上很成功而且还做了很多善事,故选D。7Before George Eastman brought photography to peo
27、ple,_Ano photos has ever been taken of people or eventsBphotos were very expensive and mostly taken indoorsCpainting was the only way for people to keep a record of their ancestorsDgrandparents never knew what their grandchildren looked like解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的Yes,there were photographers,and for rel
28、atively large sums of money they would take stilted(不自然的) pictures in studios and formal settings.But most people couldnt afford photographs可知在这之前拍照很贵,并且大多数是室内拍摄的,故选B。8The person releasing the shutter (Paragraph 5) was the one_Awho took the photograph Bwho wanted to have a photo takenCwhose decision
29、s shaped the Eastman Kodak CompanyDwhose smiles could long be seen by their children解析:选A。细节理解题。根据the person releasing the shutter decided what was worth recording可知这个人是拍照片的那个人,是由他来决定什么东西值得记录,故选A。9What is the writers attitude towards the Eastman Kodak Company?ADisapproving. BRespectful.CRegretful. D
30、Critical.解析:选B。观点态度题。根据第一段中的They mark an ignoble end to a noble life,the leave taking of a truly great man.The same words could now be said for the company he left behind.及通读全文可知作者对于柯达公司是非常崇拜,充满敬意的,故选B。10Which do you think is the best title for the passage?AGreat Contributions of KodakBUnforgettable
31、 moments of KodakCKodak Is DeadDHistory of Eastman Kodak Company解析:选C。主旨大意题。纵观全文可知文章叙述了柯达公司的没落,以及作者对柯达公司的敬仰,故选C。C(2016辽宁丹东名校协作体联考)Building a company website is one of the most important parts of creating a successful business.But designing a website can be timeconsuming and expensive.Web designers a
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33、s you want, customized looks, photo galleries, blog platform capabilities, and social networking buttons, W has everything a business of any size needs to make an impact online.You get full control over what information fills in the blanks, and you dont have to know a thing about HTML to make this w
34、ork.The way your website looks says a lot about your company.W does that, and it does it for free.Another thing that makes W the most affordable option in creating a website is that you dont have to pay for a separate web hostevery page created on W is hosted on W, free of charge.The Internet is the
35、 marketplace of ideas: Your company needs to share what you think.If you think just because you dont sell a product online you dont need a website, youre dead wrong.No matter what kind of business you have, if you want to reach an audience, you want to have a website that speaks to people.W lets you
36、 do that as quickly and easily as possible for free.If you have a bigger budget, W has more options than just the free website design.You can choose to upgrade(升级)to the adless version which wont fill up your customers screens when they visit your site.But if the most important thing to you is getti
37、ng your companys name online right now, try W today.【解题导语】本文介绍了一个网络平台W,通过该平台人们可以免费或低成本设计公司的网站。11W is meant to_.Asell products on the InternetBattract more customers onlineCbuild a companys website cheapDcollect any possible information解析:选C。推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句“There are cheaper ways to establish your c
38、ompany online,and W stands out among them.”可知,W用低成本建公司网站。12. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?AWays of finding free service.BAdvantages of W.CSkills of creating websites.DTricks of running a company.解析:选B。段落大意题。第二段主要介绍了W的优点,如:它可以提供给用户免费的HTML 5和Flash网站设计、无限的网页空间等。13If you create a company website on
39、W, you_.Ahave to be a good web designerBwont do it easily and quicklyCcan share ideas with customersDmust upgrade to the adless version解析:选C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的第一句“The Internet is the marketplace of ideas:Your company needs to share what you think.”及最后两句“No matter what kind.you want to have a website tha
40、t speaks to people.W lets you do that as quickly and easily as possible for free.”可知,如果你在 W上建一个公司网站,你就可以与顾客分享想法。14Whats the purpose of the text?ATo teach a budget lesson.BTo make an advertisement.CTo present a website design.DTo introduce a new business.解析:选B。写作意图题。本文主要是在为W做广告,介绍它的服务内容及优点,让人们使用该平台。文章的最后一句更明确地表明了作者的写作意图。