1、.阅读理解(2017湖北武汉高三起点调研)Just as the summer draws to a close,I will finally get away on holiday: I have rented a cottage deep in the mountains at the end of the month. What attracted me most was not so much its beautiful countryside,but the word of caution offered by previous visitors. “Please note,” th
2、ey said,“there is no WiFi here or mobile phone coverage,unless you climb to the top of the nearest mountain.”Thats wonderful! A week without feeling the need to check my email for the handful of important messages. While you can always choose not to check your email while on holiday,how many of us h
3、ave the willpower to ignore the arrival of yet another message,or how many of us can risk losing trust from your boss?There is good news for the employees. The managers of the German car giant Daimler have offered their 100,000 employees an app that automatically deletes all emails sent to their wor
4、k accounts while they are on holiday. Alternatively,they can be forwarded to a colleague. “Our employees should relax on holiday and not read worklife emails,” said Wilfried Porth,Daimlers board member for human resources. “With Mail on Holiday,they start back after the holidays with a clean desk. T
5、here is no traffic jam in their mailbox. That is an emotional relief.”The idea of a regular digital detox(禁令) is catching on. The Germans believe that it restores a more sensible worklife balance and helps prevent employee “ burnout ”. Volkswagens phone servers have stopped sending emails to employe
6、es BlackBerrys during the evenings. Bosses at Deutsche Telekom agreed to stop sending emails to staff during the evenings,weekends and holidays. Germanys labour ministry,meanwhile,has also instructed its managers to stop emailing or calling staff outofhours except in an emergency.So,good for Daimler
7、. It recognizes that too many of us have been unable to look up from our phones or iPads. I cant wait to get up to that cottage without any internet connection.Though doubtless after a day or two,Ill be climbing up the nearest mountain,desperately searching for a mobile signal.语篇导读本文是一篇说明文,介绍了一款APP,
8、其功能是能够过滤邮件,让享有不受工作邮件干扰的假期。1What makes the author happy about his vacation?ABeautiful scenery.BNo mobile signals.CAccess only to vital emails.DDisappearance from the boss.解析:B细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句可知,没有WiFi,没有电话信号覆盖,可以不受电话打扰,故选B项。2What is the advantage of “Mail on Holiday”?AIt can help clean desks.BIt can
9、delete work accounts.CIt can provide traffic information.DIt can forward emails to workmates.解析:D细节理解题。根据第三段“deletes all emailsthey can be forwarded to a colleague”可知选D项。3Whats the purpose of digital detox?ATo reduce emails.BTo stop using phones in the evenings.CTo call for help in case of emergency
10、.DTo keep balance between work and life.解析:D细节理解题。 根据第四段“it restores a more sensible worklife balance and helps prevent employee burnout ”可知,digital detox能在工作和生活之间重新建立一种合理的平衡,让生活和工作得到平衡,也有助于避免让员工累垮,故选D项。4What do we know about the author from the last paragraph?AHe finds the cottage boring.BHe needs
11、digital service badly.CHe enjoys life without phones.DHe likes climbing the mountains.解析:B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知,作者强调的是最后一句,即使去了没有信号的地方度假,过不了几天也会拼命地去搜索手机信号,因此选B项。Online Money EarningYou can earn money online without any investment or without any time limit. There is no need to stop any other work. Here I
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13、ers by displaying their ads on our “Surf Ads” page. An exact calculated percentage of all advertising income is paid to our members. “Bux.to” makes money through advertising.How you make moneyYou view websites in 30 seconds through the “Surf Ads” page. Once the 30 seconds is up,youll either get a gr
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18、he passage?AYoull earn $0.10 if you click 1 ad.BYour AlertPay account is not for free.CYou can get your payments through AlertPay.DYoull get many green ticks if you have many websites open.解析:C细节理解题。根据最后一段“At present,it only makes payments through AlertPay”可知C项为正确答案。.语法填空Keeping a diary in English i
19、s one of the 1.effective(effect) ways to improve our English writing ability. 2.Compared(compare) with other forms of writing,it is shorter and takes 3.less(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 4.If we persist in this practice,gradually well learn how to express
20、ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English,we certainly run up against many 5.difficulties(difficult). In the first place,6.it often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly,there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in
21、Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.As far as I 7.am concerned(concern),my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a ChineseEnglish dictionary 8.within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then co
22、nsult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help,if necessary. In short,I believe that it is 9.of great use to keep a diary in English for 10.the development of our writing skills.1考查词性转换。修饰ways用形容词。2考查非谓语动词。compared with与相比。3考查比较等级。take less time花费更少的时间。4考查从句引导词。句意:如果我们坚持训练,逐渐
23、地我们就会学会用英语表达自己。5考查词性转换。句意:用英语写日记的过程中,我们确实会遇到很多困难。复数形式表示多重困难。6考查代词。此处代指上文提到的用英语写日记不断出现困难。7考查固定搭配。as far as sb.be concerned就某人而言。8考查固定搭配。within reach伸手可及的,在附近。9考查固定搭配。be of great use有巨大的作用。10考查冠词。此处特指提高我们的英语写作技能。.短文改错(2016四川成都外校高三5月月考)Several American students visited our school. Upon arrival,we gave
24、a warm welcome to them,among a boy named Tim was to stay with my family for the weekend. I recognized Tim him with photo he had sent to me. Tim greeted me and expressed that how he felt. When school was over,we took the subway home. My parents prepared a rich family dinner that night and we enjoyed
25、ourselves so much,eating and chatting. The next day,I as a guide,showing Tim the most famous scenic spots in Beijing. Wherever he went,he had some photos to help him memorize this unforgettable trip to China. The time to say goodbye came we realized it. I gave Tim a kite as a souvenir.1考查代词。这里应是指“他们
26、”一到达,故用their。2考查定语从句引导词。这是非限制性定语从句。先行词是them,故关系代词用whom。3考查非谓语动词。现在分词用作方式状语。4考查冠词。名词photo后有一个定语从句修饰,是特指的。5考查从句引导词。句中how是引导宾语从句的引导词,that是多余的。6考查分词的意义。excited是过去分词用作felt的表语,表明he所处的状态。7考查时态。句中有表过去的时间状语the next day,故用一般过去式。8考查介词。showaround带参观。9考查固定句式。have sth.done过去分词用作宾语补足语,表明与其前的宾语之间是被动的关系。10考查从句引导词。be
27、fore在这里表示动作的快捷,意即“不知不觉地就”。.书面表达(2016江西丰城中学高三适应性考试)假设你叫李华,你的朋友沉迷于微信(WeChat)而不能自拔,写信向你寻求帮助,请你给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括:1表示理解和关心;2提出具体建议。注意:1.词数100左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3格式与结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Dear John,Im sorry to hear that youre suffering from WeChat addiction. I really understand how you feel and Id like to offer you s
28、ome useful advice that I think will benefit you.First of all,I suggest that you should start some other hobbies,such as reading,listening to music,or playing chess,etc.,which will take your mind off WeChat. Secondly,youd better make more friends through facetoface communication.Theyll assist you whe
29、n you cant resist the temptation of WeChat. Thirdly,its better for you to do some sports instead of using WeChat a lot because sports can not only keep you healthy but also enrich your life and help you forget WeChat.I hope these ideas can help you get rid of your addiction as soon as possible.Best wishes!Yours sincerely,Li Hua