必修3Module-6Old-and-New

必修3Module6OldandNewⅠ.单项填空1．Thearrivalofthewhitepeoplegraduallybrought________endtothetraditionalAboriginalwayof________life.A．an；theB．an；/C．the；/D．the；the2．Tom________ontheessayfortwohoursbuthe________onlyahundredwordsbynow.A．hasbeenworking；haswrittenB．hasbeenworking；writesC．worked；haswrittenD．worked；writes3．Itisreportedthatthenewhospitalunder________istobereadyinamonth.A．controlB．attackC．constructionD．pressure4．Theculturalrelicsdiscoveredrecently________theMingDynasty.A．aredatedfromB．datefromC．weredatedfromD．datedfrom5．Nowadays，________isnecessaryfortheyouthtomasteraforeignlanguage.A．itB．that[来源:Z&xx&k.Com]C．thisD．one6．Itisinthiscity________youaregoingtovisit________thiskindofbeerisproduced.A．where；whereB．where；thatC．that；whereD．that；that7．Bythetimetherescueteamarrived，theentirevillage________.A．hassubmergedB．hasbeensubmergedC．hadsubmergedD．hadbeensubmerged8．Hearingtheexcitingnews，Annsmiledandcouldnot________tearsofjoy.A．holdonB．takeonC．holdbackD．takeback9．Iftheinksinksintothecloth，it’llbehardto________thespotfromit.A．repairB．removeC．remainD．replace10．ThemountainsinthewesternpartoftheUnitedStatesaremuchhigherthan________intheeasternpart.A．thatB．onesC．itD．those11．—WillyougotoHawaiiforyoursummervacation?—Don’tbeso________！Ican’tpossiblyaffordtopayfortheplaneticket.[来源:学|科|网]A．anxiousB．curiousC．seriousD．ridiculous12．Theorangetreesshouldbewateredattheexactmomentwhenthetemperaturedropstothe________point.A．freezeB．frozenC．freezingD．freezer13．Inmyopinion，theanswertothequestionyougaveusjustnowdoesn’tmakeany________.A．ideaB．meaning[来源:学§科§网]C．senseD．point14．(2013·荆州市质量检测Ⅰ)Iwanttolistentowhatyouhavetosaybecausewhatyouhavetosaymighthelpme________somethingthatisgoingtobetheanswereventually.A．putupwithB．keepupwithC．comeupwithD．gothroughwith15．Afterfivehours’drive，theyreached________theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．whereⅡ.阅读理解A(2013·江西九校高三联考)Thankyou.PresidentBok，formerPresidentRudenstine，incomingPresidentFaust，membersoftheHarvardCorporationandtheBoardofOverseers，membersofthefaculty，parents，andespecially，thegraduates.IwanttothankHarvardforthishonor.I’vebeenwaitingmorethan30yearstosaythis：“Dad，IalwaystoldyouI’dcomebackandgetmydegree.”I’llbechangingmyjobnextyear，anditwillbenicetofinallyhaveacollegedegreeonmyresume.Iguessthatmakesmevaledictorianofmyownspecialclass.Ididthebestofeveryonewhofailed.Iapplaudthegraduatesfortakingamuchmoredirectroutetoyourdegrees.Formypart，I’mjusthappythattheHarvardCrimsoncalledme“Harvard’smostsuccessfuldropout”．Buttakingaseriouslookback，Idohaveonebigregret，IleftHarvardwithnorealawarenessoftheawfulinequities(不平等)intheworld.IlearnedalothereatHarvardaboutnewideasineconomicsandpolitics.Igotgreatexposuretotheadvancesbeingmadeinthesciences.Buthumanity’sgreatestadvancesarenotinitsdiscoveries—butinhowthosediscoveriesareappliedtoreduceinequity.Whetherthroughdemocracy，strongpubliceducation，qualityhealthcare，orbroadeconomicopportunity，reducinginequityisthehighesthumanachievement.Ileftcampusknowinglittleaboutthemillionsofyoungpeoplecheatedoutofeducationalopportunitieshereinthiscountry.AndIknewnothingaboutthemillionsofpeoplelivinginunspeakablepovertyanddiseaseindevelopingcountries.Ittookmedecadestofindout.YougraduatescametoHarvardatadifferenttime.Youknowmoreabouttheworld’sinequitiesthantheclassesthatcamebefore.Inyouryearshere，Ihopeyou’vehadachancetothinkabouthow，inthisageofacceleratingtechnology，wecanfinallytakeontheseinequities，andwecansolvethem.Now，thistaskisopen­ended.Itcanneverbefinished.Butaconsciousefforttoanswerthischallengecanchangetheworld.Yes，inequityhasbeenwithusforever，butthenewtoolswehavetocutthroughcomplexityhavenotbeenwithusforever.Theyarenew.Theycanhelpusmakethemostofourcaring—andthat’swhythefuturecanbedifferentfromthepast.Thedefiningandongoinginnovationsofthisage—biotechnology，thepersonalcomputer，andtheInternetgiveusachancewe’veneverhadbeforetoendextremepovertyandenddeathfrompreventabledisease.1．Whoisthespeakerofthearticle?A．AHarvardgraduate.B．Adropout’sparent.C．AfreshstudentinHarvard.D．Aprincipal.2．Whatdidthespeakerlearnwhilehewasintheuniversity30yearsago?A．Approachestosolvingpoverty.B．Economicandpoliticaldiscrimination.C．Advancesinscience.D．Newwaystochangetheworld.3．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Humanity’sgreatestadvanceB．Harvard’smostsuccessfuldropoutC．InequityintheUSAD．ThebeststudentinHarvard4．Whichofthestatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Humanity’sgreatestadvancesareinitsdiscoveries.B．Thereisnowaytomakeanychangeabouttheinequityintheworld.C．Thegraduatesnowknowmoreabouttheworldthanthosebefore.D．Thenewdiscoverieshelpusrelieveinequityandpoverty.5．Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeaker?A．Heregretsnothavinggothisdegreeearlier.B．Heisconcernedaboutthephenomenaofinequityintheworld.C．Hebelievesthereisnodifferencebetweenthepastandthefuture.D．HehopesthestudentsinHarvardcanreceivetheirdegreeslikehim.B(2012·潍坊市3月高考模拟考试)StevenSpielberg’s2002science­fictionthrillerMinorityReportproducedaworldwherecomputerscouldreadmindsandpredictthefuture.Itseemedfancifulatthetime，but