2014三维设计高考一轮复习英语(山东专版)课时跟踪检测(三十)Thepowerofnature

课时跟踪检测(三十)ThepowerofnatureⅠ.单项填空1．(2013·济宁高三一模)—Hello,I'mcallingtocomplainaboutoneofyoursalesstaff.—Oh,________A．youmustbekidding！B．whatashock!C．whynot?D．whathappened?2．On________whole,Ithinkthe3DfilmTheAmazingSpider­MandirectedbyMarcWebbisreally________success.A．a;不填B．a;aC．the;不填D．the;a3．(2013·九江一中高三模拟)Thisisthefirsttimethatawoman________tothepostofsalesdirectorinthiscompany.A．hasappointedB．hadbeenappointedC．hasbeenappointedD．hadappointed4．________isonlywhenyounearlylosesomeonethatyoubecomefullyconsciousofhowmuchyouvaluehim.A．AsB．ThisC．WhatD．It5．(2013·宁波高三质检)Hiswonderfulperformances________toallagesandsocialgroupsinChinaandheisalsopopularwithpeopleallovertheworld.A．appearB．suitC．fitD．appeal6．Toobtainthenutritionyouneed,________thefoodsyoueat.A．varyB．varyingC．variedD．tovary7．(2013·杭州高三质检)Theboywasabouttodiveintotheriver________hefoundacatfishswimmingintheriver.A．afterB．whileC．whenD．until8．Thegamesaredesignedtomakemathsfunand________children'sconfidence.A．bringupB．takeupC．buildupD．breakup9．(2012·北京东城期末)LastMonday,Iwasaskedtogivethenewstudentsatest________theirEnglishlevel.A．evaluatingB．tohaveevaluatedC．toevaluateD．havingevaluated10．(2013·江苏南通第一次调研)________Chineseculturewithoverseasculturesisachallengingjob,butyouwilllearnalotfromit.A．ComparingB．ComparedC．HavingcomparedD．Compare11．—Dad,thereisasnakeatthegatecrawlingthisway.—Don't________，boy;there'snodanger.A．afraidB．frightenC．terrifyD．panic12．Asisknowntoall,MontrealisthesecondlargestFrench­speakingcityintheworld,________.A．ParisisthelargestB．ParistobethelargestC．ParisbeingthelargestD．Parisbethelargest13．(2012·兰州质检)Thereare________approachestoEnglishteaching.ButnotallofthemareequallyefficientforourChinesestudents.A．varietyB．accurateC．originalD．diverse14．________inthequeueforhalfanhour,theoldmansuddenlyrealizedhehadleftthechequeinthecar.A．WaitingB．TowaitC．HavingwaitedD．Tohavewaited15．Iappreciateyourhardwork,butIcannothavea________thatyouwillsurelygetpromoted.A．guaranteeB．resultC．beliefD．swearⅡ.阅读理解A(2013·江西省重点中学盟校第一次联考)Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbedirtierthantheirgasoline­poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero­emissions(零排放)vehicles”，butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobe_clueless_aboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostallusefiretomakeit.Apartfromthefewpeoplewhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators(发电机).Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal(地热)plantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those“zero­emissions”carsarelikelycoal­burningcars.Becausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,itlooksclean.Itisnottrue.It'sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan'tseeit,it'snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.Agallonofgasmaydriveyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon'tgetyounearlyasfar,soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline­poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromwindorgeothermal,orsolar,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon'tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars'batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit'sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Electriccarsaren'tactuallyclean.B．Electriccarsarezero­emissionsvehicles.C．Zero­emissionsvehiclesarepopular.D．Gasoline­poweredcarsaremoreefficient.2．Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplace“becluelessabout”inParagraph2?A．befamiliarwithB．becuriousaboutC．failtounderstandD．showtheirinterestin3．Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun________.A．atleast25milesB．morethan25milesC．asfaras25milesD．lessthan25miles4．Intheauthor'sopinion,comparedwithcarsusinggas,electriccarsaremore________.A．environmentallyfriendlyB．expensiveC．efficientD．harmful5．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．electriccars'batteriesarepoisonousforalongtimeB．nowelectriccarsareusedmorethantheirgasolinepoweredcousinsC．zero­emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD．electriccarsarenotcleaninthatwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomethingB(2013·江西六校联考)Peopleborninwinteraremorelikelytosuffermentalhealthdisorders,accordingtoarecentstudycarriedoutbyresearchersatVanderbiltUniversityinTennessee.Researchersraisedbabymicefrombirthtoweaning(断奶)ineither“summer”lightcyclesof16hoursoflightand8hoursofdarkor“winter”cyclesof8hoursoflightand16hoursofdark.Athirdgroupexperienced12hoursoflightand12hoursofdarkaday.Thenhalfthewintermicestayedinawintercycle,whilehalfswitchedtoasummerschedule.Thesummermiceweresimilarlysplit.