高三一轮复习英语练习十五.doc

高三英语一轮复习练习十五
Zhong Meijuan
21. China is home to many famous historic sites, one of which, _______ the 14th century, exhibits fine examples of the architecture of that time.
A. dates from B. dates back to C. dated from D. dating back to
22. I tried to ___________ in my speech how grateful we all were for his help.
A. convey B. communicate C. contact D. correspond
23. When Japanese invaded China, all the Chinese refused to ________ themselves to their poor status and fought back.
A. devote B. adjust C. resign D. owe
24. — How about eight o' clock outside the cinema?
—That _______ me fine.
A. fits B. meets C. satisfies D. suits
25. The job market and the social expectations of students, _______ with the education system, form a big challenge for society.
A. combine B. to combine C. combining D. combined
26. It _______ to me that she didn’t know I had moved into the new house.
A. occurred B. struck C. took place D. came about
27. —What do you think of the idea of Web TV?
—Web TV is a world of interactive TV programming, ______ anything wonderful can happen.
A. the world which B. the world where C. a world which D. a world where
28. Tuvalu, an island country in the West Atlantic Ocean, may be ______ the sea due to climate change in the near future.
A. admitted to B. lost to C. addicted to D. equal to
29. Education is to a human soul _______ sculpture is to a block of marble.
A. that B. as C. what D. where
30. At the Copenhagen conference, all the countries were called on to do all they could to control green-house gas emission ______ it was too late.
A. when B. after C. until D. before
31. Could I speak to ______ is in charge of this task, please?
A. who B. whomever C. anyone D. whoever

32. —Where ______ the recorder? I can’t see it anywhere.
—I ______ it right here a moment ago. But now it’s gone.
A. did you put; have put B. have you put; put C. had you put; was putting D. did you put; had put
33. —What do you suppose ______ her look so upset?
—______ by her boyfriend again.
A. made; She was misunderstood B. had made; Having been misunderstood
C. has made; Being misunderstood D. made; Misunderstood
34. —Would you mind picking up a jar of honey at the store?
—Of course not. ______
A. Go on B. How come? C. Not to worry D. No problem
35. ______ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.
A. However a serious problem B. what a serious problem
C. However serious a problem D. What serious a problem

Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh were introduced to the broom at the beginning of their career, and spent the first hour of their business lives sweeping out the　36　. If　37　the professional sweeper is absent any morning, anyone else will not　38　to try his hand at the broom. It does not　39　the newest comer to sweep out the office if　40　. I was one of those sweepers myself.　
Assuming that you have all　41　employment and have started working, my advice to you is “aim high. ” Do not rest　42　for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive. Say to yourself, “My place is at the　43　. ”Be king in your　44　.　
And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: 　45　your energy, thought, upon the business in which you are　46　. The concerns which fail are those who have scattered their capital, which means that they have　47　in this, or that, or the other, here there, and everywhere. “Don’t put all your　48　in one basket”　is all　49　. I tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket. ”It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is hard to carry many baskets that　50　most eggs in this country.　
To summarize: aim for the highest;　never enter a bar room;　do not touch liquor, or if at all only at　51　;　make the firm’s　52　yours;　break orders always to save owners;　concentrate;　put all your eggs in one basket, and　53　that basket;　expenditure always within revenue; 　54　, be not impatient, for as Emerson says, “no one can　55　you out of final success but yourselves. ”
36. A. office
B. floor
C. room
D. house
37. A. by no means
B. at any time
C. in advance
D. by chance
38. A. delay
B. hesitate
C. disagree
D. volunteer
39. A. shock
B. destroy
C. hurt
D. disinterest
40. A. possible
B. necessary
C. required
D. reasonable
41. A. earned
B. sought
C. obtained
D. achieved
42. A. content
B. satisfaction
C. happiness
D. hope
43. A. bottom
B. middle
C. top
D. corner
44. A. careers
B. colleagues
C. dreams
D. employers
45. A. devote
B. concentrate
C. adjust
D. bury
46. A. absorbed
B. adapted
C. held
D. engaged
47. A. researches
B. investments
C. adaptations
D. interests
48. A. capital
B. energy
C. eggs
D. attention
49. A. wrong
B. right
C. logical
D. reasonable
50. A. keep
B. protect
C. break
D. lose
51. A. dinner
B. work
C. restaurants
D. meals
52. A. goal
B. interest
C. benefit
D. career
53. A. watch
B. protect
C. carry
D. keep
54. A. generally
B. additionally
C. lastly
D. exceptionally
55. A. cheat
B. take
C. fight
D. get
A
Another prototype (雏形机)can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,”Waibel said.
Prefer to read? So-called Translation Glasses transcribe (转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal (In a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English—and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at US’s Carnegie Mellon University(CMU)and Germany’s University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be a reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other.
One application, called Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme.
液晶) display(LCD)screen.
Then there’s the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person’s face, according to researchers.
During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU’s Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthed—without speaking aloud—a few words in Mandarin (普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”
This particular gadget (器具), when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, “to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the university’s prototypes is to create‘good enough’ bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,”Waibel said.
With spontaneous (自发的) translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.
56. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily.
B. Muscle Translators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth.
C. There is no Muscle Translator in the world now.
D. The spontaneous translators will help us a lot.
57. What kind of equipment is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. Lecture Translation.　　　　　　　
B. Multiple Translator.
C. Muscle Translator.　　　　　　　　
D. Translation Prototype.
58. What’s the final destination of inventing the language translators?
A. To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier.
B. To help students learn foreign languages more easily.
C. To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.
D. To help people learn more foreign languages in the future.
59. What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph?
A. The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need.
B. The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge.
C. With the help of the translator, you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all.
D. The translator needs to be improved before being put into market.
B
Eating foods high in trans-fats (fats present in artificial form in industrially-produced cakes and fast food...) and saturated (饱和的) fats increases the risk of depression, according to a Spanish study, confirming previous studies that linked “junk food” with the disease. Researchers also showed that some products, such as olive oil, can fight against the risk of mental illness.
Authors of the wide-reaching study, from the universities of Navarra and Las Palmas, followed and analyzed the diet and lifestyle of over l2,000 volunteers over six years. When the study began, none of the participants had been diagnosed with depression; by the end, 657 of them were new sufferers.
“Participants with an increased consumption of trans-fats presented up to a 48 percent increase in the risk of depression when they were compared to participants who did not consume these fats,” the head study author said. “The more trans-fats were consumed, the greater harmful effect they produced in the volunteers.”
The research team found, at the same time, that after assessing the effect of polyunsaturated fats made up of larger amounts of fish and vegetable oils and olive oil, these products are associated with a lower risk of suffering depression.
The report, published in the online journal PLOS ONE, noted the research was performed on a European population that enjoys a relatively low intake of trans-fats—making up only 0.4 percent of the total energy taken in by the volunteers. “Despite this, we observed an increase in the risk of suffering depression of nearly 50 percent,” said researcher Miguel Martinez. “On this basis we think it of great importance to take this effect into account in countries like the United States, where the percentage of energy derived from these fats is around 2.5 percent.”
The report pointed out that the current number of depression sufferers in the world is around l50 million people, and has increased in recent years. This rise is attributable, according to the authors, “to great changes in the sources of fats consumed in Western diets, where we have replaced certain types of beneficial fats in nuts, vegetable oils and fish with the saturated and trans-fats found in meats, butter and other products such as mass-produced cakes and fast food.”
60. What' s the best title of the text?
A. Junk Food and Depression　　　　B. Depression Prevention
C. Types of Fats and Depression　　　　D. Depression Research
61. The study tells us that _____.
A. 2.5% Americans suffer mental illness
B. l2,000 volunteers in Navarra took part
C. a minority of participants became new sufferers
D. l50 million Europeans enjoy a healthier lifestyle
62. The underlined word “derived” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to______.
A. obtained　　　　B. chosen　　　　C. separated　　　　D. preserved
63. More and more Westerners are suffering depression because________.
A. they have less time for exercise
B. they eat more nuts, vegetable oils and fish
C. the sources of fats in their diets have changed
D. less meat, butter, and cakes are included in their diets
C
According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills (see picture) to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.

The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine (涡轮发电机). Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 2. 3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture), a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables (缆索); these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywind’s stability (稳定性) in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.
To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar’s centre of gravity must be moved much closer to the ocean’s surface. To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades (see picture).
Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available.
64. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of　　　.　
A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floor
B. the spar which is floating in deep-sea water
C. the blades driven by strong and steady sea wind
D. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface
65. To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting　　　.　
A. on the sea f