1、 1 2017年福建省厦门第一中学高三高考考前模拟考试试题英语 第 卷（满分 115分） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分） 第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant, and five years from now, students will be able to find the best l
2、ectures in the world online. I applaud Mr. Gates. But whats taking us so long? As early as 1997, MIT(麻省理工 ) decided to post videos of all university lectures online. for free, for all people. But today, how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT o
3、nline video? Unfortunately, the answer is not many. The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students. Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people, but its not like playing a video game such as World of
4、Warcraft. Only the most ardent students, those who are highly motivated, will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos. The real question is why we arent spending more to develop better online education platforms. Where is the Avatar of education? Think about this. The market for Hol
5、lywood films per year is worth around 30 billion USD. Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market, hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies. Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100 million dollars. Bill Gates prediction is going to happen. Th
6、ere is no doubt about it. But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences that engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world. 1. What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning? A. It will concentrate on physics lectures B. It will comp
7、letely replace real universities C. It will help to make universities more successful D. It will play an increasingly important role in education 2. What does the underlined word “ardent” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Creative B. Enthusiastic C. Well-behaved D. Experienced 3. According to the author, what
8、 is holding back the popularity of online learning? A. The lack of lectures available online B. The high cost of access to the websites C. The low standard of educational websites D. The competition with online computer games 4. Why does the author mention Hollywood? A. To show that Hollywood produc
9、es many successful movies B. To prove that education is more profitable than entertainment C. To argue that movie directors should produce educational content 2 D. To urge that more money be spent developing educational websites 解析： 1.细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知， Bill Gates 最近预测网络课程将会使place-based colleges 没那么重
10、要，学生会在网络上能够学到世界上最好的课程。故选 D。 2.词义猜测题。根据文章第三段中 those who are highly motivated . 这是 ardent students的同位语，对 ardent进行了进一步的解释，因此可以推断出是有强烈动机的孩子们会花时间去学习这些无聊的网络课程，故 ardent的意思应为 Enthusiastic（热衷的）。 3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句 The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to
11、 students.可知，问题是网络课 程的质量问题，所以对应选项中的 the low standard，故选 C。 4.推理判断题。对应文章的第四段，第一句话， The real question is why we are ( 真正的问题是我们为什么不花更多的钱去发展网络教育。 )这是本段的主题句，后面提到 Hollywood是为这一个主题服务的，因此选 D。 答案： 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D B Imagine that youre looking at your company-issued smartphone and you notice an e-mail from
12、 Linkedln:”These companies are looking for candidate like you!” You arent necessarily searching for a job, but youre always open to opportunities, so out of curiosity, you click on the link. A few minutes later your boss appears at your desk. “Weve noticed that youre spending more time on Linkedln l
13、ately, so I wanted to talk with you about your career and whether youre happy here,” she says. Uh-oh. Its an awkward scene. Attrition(损耗 ) has always been expensive for companies, but in many industries the cost of losing good workers is rising, owing to tight labor markets. Thus companies are makin
14、g greater efforts to predict which workers are at high risk of leaving so that managers can try to stop them. Methods range from electronic monitor to sophisticated analyses of employees social media lives. Some of this work may be a reason to let employees to quit. In general, people leave their jo
15、bs because they dont like their boss, dont see opportunities for promotion or growth, or are offered a higher pay; these reasons have held steady for years. New research conducted by CEB, a Washington-based technology company, looks not just at why workers quit but also at when. “Weve learned that w
16、hat really affects people is their sense of how theyre doing compared with other people in their peer group, or with where they thought they would be at a certain point in life, says Brian Kropp, who heads CEBs HR practice. “Weve learned to focus on moments that allow people to make these comparison
17、s.” Technology also provides clues about which star employees might be eyeing the exit. Companies can tell whether employees using work computers or phones are spending time on (or even just opening e-mails from) career websites, and research shows that more firms are paying attention to these thing
18、s. Large companies have also begun tracking badge swipes(浏览痕迹 )- employees use of an ID to enter and exit the building or the parking garage-to identify patterns that suggest a worker may be interviewing for a job. 5. From the first paragraph, we can infer Linkedln is _. A. an e-mail B. a job from t
19、he Internet C. a professional social network 3 D. a world-famous company 6. Whats the main idea of the second paragraph? A. The cost of losing good workers is rising B. Companies are stricter with workers than before C. Measures have been taken to find the potential workers who want to quit D. Findi
20、ng new jobs has been a trend for most workers 7. According to the research by CEB, which of the following might be the most probable reason for workers to quit their jobs? A. They dont like their bosses B. Workers are always doing comparisons C. Not seeing opportunities for promotion D. To find a hi
21、gher-paid job 解析： 5.考查细节理解题。文章第一段的首句和第二句句意：想像你正在看 . 邮件， “out of curiosity, you click on the link（所以出于好奇，你点击链接） ”。可知是一个 a professional social network 。故选 C项。 6.主旨大意题。本段句意：在公司员工损代价昂贵，于是公司正在作出更大的努力来预测哪些工人面临着高离职风险，就可以设法阻止他们。运用的方法从电子监控到员工社交媒体生活的分析。从中可知 C项符合。 7.推理判断题。本段中 “what really affects people is the
22、ir sense of how they re doing compared with other people in their peer group, or with where they thought they would be at a certain point in life,” 我们已经了解到，真正影响人们的是他们感觉他们是与同等团体的其他人相比他们是如何做的，或者与他们的某一时间段相比。故选 B项。 答案： 5. C 6. C 7. B C A European Union program is letting blind people experience famous p
23、aintings for the first time. It uses three dimensional(3-D) printing to re-create famous paintings so they can be touched. One painting printed with the new technology is Gustav Klimts “The Kiss.” It is a popular attraction at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria. The painting shows a man and a w
24、oman standing in a field filled with flowers. They are wearing gold robes and have their arms around each other. The man leans down to kiss the woman. Klimt finished the painting in 1908. Until now, people who had trouble seeing could not appreciate the artwork. But thanks to the reproduction they c
25、an touch the piece and feel the ridges and depressions. Andreas Reichinger started making 3-D versions of artwork in 2010. He said this reproduction was his most difficult project because the couples robes are so detailed. Dominika Raditsch is a blind museum visitor. She touched the reproduction. As
26、 she moved her hands around it she said, ”Exactly, can you see these? There are so many details.“ Raditsch said she can imagine what the original painting looks like when she touches the reproduction. “Its somehow round. You can feel it. You can feel it. It comes with it. And in many places its so s
27、mooth. And then I think to myself: it probably shines too!” Raditsch said. The Belvedere is not the only museum to have 3-D versions of its artwork. Some of the pieces at the Prado, in Madrid, Spain, have reproductions that can be touched. But the piece in Vienna has one special part: It is made wit
28、h widely available 3-D printing technology. That means one day, blind art fans anywhere in the world could download the source files and print the 4 reproductions themselves. 8. What is ”The kiss”? A. A European Union project B. A popular painting C. A 3-D technology D. A famous museum 9. Why did Re
29、ichinger say this reproduction was difficult to finish? A. The painting was reproduced detailedly B. The original artwork was made in 1908 C. Blind art fans cant download the source D. The 3-D technology is not available 10. How did Raditsch feel when she first touched the reproduction? A. Awkward B
30、. Puzzled C. Excited D. Nervous 11. What is the best title for the text? A. A European Union Program for Museum Visitors B. 3-D Printing Lets Blind Experience Famous Painting C. How to Reproduce the World-famous Paintings D. A Special Museum for Art Fans in Vienna, Austria 解析： 8.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句 “One
31、painting printed with the new technology is Gustav Klimts “The Kiss.” 其中一幅使用了新技术的名画是古斯塔夫 克里 9.细节理解题。第三段最后一句 “He said this reproduction was his most difficult project because the couples robes are so detailed.” 句意：它是最难的一件作品，是因为那对恋人的长袍细节很多。由此可知 A是正确的。 10.推理判断题。由本文中第四段中 Raditsch 说话中使用了问句和感叹句。从她的语气可推判出是
32、激动的（ excited）。故选 C项。 11.主旨大意题。第一段是本篇文章的主题段：欧盟的一个项目首次让盲人感受到了世界名画，这个项目 叫作 “让盲人和视障人士走进博物馆 ”。该项目使用了 3D 打印技术重现名画，让它们可以被触摸到。由此可知 B项符合。 答案： 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. B D China Merchants Bank Co Ltd has teamed up with ride-hailing major Didi Kuaidi to provide automobile financing and expand its reach in Chinas bo
33、oming mobile payment industry. The two have inked a comprehensive partnership, which includes a strategic investment by the former in the latter. Under the partnership, CMB will become the first bricks-and-mortar bank that can offer in-app credit card payments to Didi users. At present, users of Did
34、i can only choose third-party payment solutions like WeChat Payment and Alipay to pay cab fares. Zhao Ju, vice-president of CMB, said the cooperation with Didi was an important step in its mobile Internet finance strategy. “CMBs mobile payment is going to enter a new chapter by leveraging Didi Kuaid
35、is vast user base,” he said. According to a report by China Internet Network Information Center earlier this month, Didi 5 holds 87.2 percent of Chinas private car hailing market. The company said it has received 1.43 billion car-hailing requests on its platforms in 2015, which means 1.43 billion pa
36、yments were made via smartphones. CMB is expected to use Didi to reach the core users of Chinas mobile payment market. Jean Liu, president of Didi, said many of the expats prefer payment by credit card rather than Alipay or WeChat. “The new partnership will help improve service quality and customer
37、loyalty,” she said. The investment makes CMB part of Didis existing investors, including Tencent Holdings Ltd, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China Investment Corporation. Both of the companies declined to reveal the actual amount of the investment. Liu, who showed up on Tuesday for the first time in
38、 public after her treatment for breast cancer, said the cooperation with CMB is for the long run and “the capital investment is only part of it”. Under the partnership, CMB and Didi will cooperate on a wide range of initiatives on financial services and online-to-offline cooperation. Apart from the
39、in-app credit card payments, the two companies are going to launch joint credit cards in late February and automobile financing services for Didis car owners. CMBs branches across China are expected to help Didi recruit more drivers. “There is a lot of room for imagination in our partnership,” Li sa
40、id, adding in future people may use their CMB credit card reward points to pay for the ride on Didi. Li Chao, an analyst with iResearch Consulting Group, said the partnership may not significantly boost CMBs mobile payment business. “Didi has educated the market for three years and its customers hav
41、e formed the habit of paying by WeChat or Alipay. So I think CMB can only turn a very smart proportion of Didi users into its payment customer,” he said. “But the move shows that Chinas traditional banking industry is finally thinking out of the box and looking for outside partners in Internet finan
42、ce competition,” he said. Statistics from Big-Data Research showed that more than 90 percent of China 9.3 trillion yuan ($1.41 trillion) worth of third party mobile payment market is donated by Alibaba and Tencent. 12. Which of the following is not the purpose of CMBs cooperation with Didi . A. CMB
43、is expected to use Didi to reach the core users of Chinas mobile payment market B. Through the cooperation with Didi, CMB will help improve service quality and customer loyalty C. CMB will launch joint credit cards with Didi to expand its service D. CMB will turn a very large proportion of Didi user
44、s into its payment customer 13. What can be inferred from the passage? A. CMBs mobile payment is going to enter a new chapter B. Chinas traditional banking industry is facing fierce Internet finance competition C. CMB and Didi will have a online-to-offline cooperation D. The majority of Didi users w
45、ill pay by CMB in-app credit card 14. Whats Li Chao attitude towards the partnership between CMB and Didi? A. cautious B. positive C. indifferent D. disapproving 6 15. The main idea of this passage is that _. A. CMB develops partnership with Didi Kuaidi B. CMB is looking for outside partners in Inte
46、rnet finance competition C. Didi Kuaidi is going to enter a new chapter D. Alibaba and Tencent dominate the mobile payment market 解析： 12.细节理解题。第四段中 CMB is expected to use Didi to reach the core users of Chinas mobile payment market.可知 A 项是对的。 “The new partnership will help improve service quality an
47、d customer loyalty,”可推知 B项及第六段中“ Apart from the in-app credit card payments, the two companies are going to launch joint credit cards in late February and automobile financing services for Didis car owners.”可推出 C。只有 D项是错的，故选 D项。 13.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段 Li Chao的话中 “its customers have formed the habit of pay
48、ing by WeChat or Alipay.”以及 But the move shows that Chinas traditional banking industry is finally thinking out of the box and looking for outside partners in Internet finance competition.可知传统的银行业务正在面临来自移动支付的巨大的挑战。故选 B。 14.推理判断题。第七段 “There is a lot of room for imagination in our partnership” 我们的合作关系
49、还有 很大的想象空间 可知态度是积极的（ positive）。故选 B项。 15.主旨大意题。这是一篇新闻文体类文章。文章主要介绍的就是 CMB 与 Didi 建立的合作关系。故选 A。 答案： 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. A 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。 The struggle begins in high school, sometimes earlier. Deadlines, and lots of them, start to pile up. At college, the pressure sometimes leads to last-minute rush and unsatisfactory work. At work, failing to meet deadlines can easily ge
