D.They were too poor to afford it. 3. What does the author suggest society do? A.Get prepared to face any new challenges. B.Try to better the current social security net. C.Narrow the gap between blacks and whites. D.Improve the lives of families with problems.
【答案】BBD 【解析】
【试源】2015届江苏省姜堰中学高三下学期期初调研考试 【结束】
3.【题文】Justin Hall published the first blog ever in the year 1994. Since then blogging has come a long way. Blogging is a great way of reaching out to the world. For some, blogging can just be a hobby, while for others it can be a way to increae awareness about their prodcuts and services, and earn money online. Whatever the reason, the primary aim is to get readership for the blog. But some mistakes cost dearly and can even damage the future of a blog.
Content is the king in the kindom of blogs. It is very important that whatever you write and share on your blog is correct, informative, and of good quality. Only with good, unique and interesting content will you be able to catch the attention of readers on the Internet, and turn them into your loyal followers.
Plagiarism(剽窃) is a crime, and if you are addicted to the act of copying articles from other blogs and pasting them to your blog, you are going to be fined heavily by search engines sooner or later. You will lose your credibility (信任) if readers find copied content on your blog.
A great way to increase your readership is by using various social media platforms. It is great if you are writing good content, but you need to promote your wares if you want to reach out to a wider audience.
It is very important to format your content to increase readability. Providing plenty of data without any formating can put off readres, and they might turn to other sites. Using subtitles and relevant image goes a long way in holding readers’ attention.
It is very important to connect with your readers via comments. If a reader has a question, be sure to answer it as soon as possible. It will increase readers’ trust and they will keep coming to your site. You can also invite skilled bloggers to guest post for you. This will help your blog to gain exposure to a wide audience .
Perhaps the biggest mistake a new blogger commits is to imitate his/her favourite blogger One cannot be someone else. Everyone has a style of his /her own and should work towards finding his/her own style rather than imitating others.
Quite often people are frustrated by the slow start of their blogs and instead of trying harder, they give up. One should understand that readers will not flock to your blog in a day. It will take considerable time and effort to attract and retain readers.
Blogging can be a very enriching and rewarding experience. If you take care not to commit these common misktakes, you can get a good start for your blog. Most common mistakes new bloggers make Introduction
Blog first 1._______ out in 1994, and is becoming popular now.
2. ______for Some bloggers consider blogging as a hobby. blogging Others employ blogs to 3. _________ their products and services and make money. Common mistakes Sharing and writing 4. ______ unique and interesting content may make readers disloyal to you. Copying others’articles for your blog will make others no longer 5. _______ you and you will also get fined. Neglecting soical media can 6. _______ your blog to a small audience. Attaching no importance to formatting your content makes it 7. _____to attract readers’attention. Answering readers’questions without delay can 8. ______ in the growth of your blog. Imitating others without 9. ________ your own style can put off readers. Frustrated by few readers, you may 10. ________ easily. 【答案】1. came 2. Reasons 3. promote 4. less 5. trust 6. limit 7. difficult/ hard 8. result 9. finding 10. quit
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【试源】2015届江苏省姜堰中学高三下学期期初调研考试 【结束】
4.【题文】请阅读下面短文,并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Time to give thanks
When it comes to Thanksgiving, turkey may be the first thing that comes to mind. It’s the right picture, but it’s not complete.
Celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year, Thanksgiving Day is a time for thanksgiving and feasts. It’s about expressing your gratitude to the important people and all the good things in your life.
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with much warmth and keep many traditional customs. Here we introduce two of the rules Americans typically follow on this day. 1. Time for prayers and paying back
Thanksgiving Day has been associated with prayers in church and in homes for centuries. Attending church prayer services in the morning is the first step of many celebrators on Thanksgiving Day. The churches provide worship (礼拜) services and organize special events for the occasion.
Before Thanksgiving meals, some families gather together and read prayers to thank God for his kindness and the gifts he has bestowed upon (给予) them in the form of friends and family. Some people also do voluntary community work on this day, as a way of paying back. 2. Family reunions and showing gratitude
Like China’s Spring Festival, preparing a big meal and bringing the family together at home is a long-standing tradition of Thanksgiving. Distances don’t really matter as relatives return home to be with their family, no matter how far away. 【写作内容】
1. 用约30个单词写出上文概要；
2. 用约120个单词谈谈你对感恩的想法，内容包括：
(1) 你认为我们中国人有没有必要过“感恩节”？为什么？
(2) 以你自己的经历或者身边的人为例，阐述重视感恩的必要性； (3) 总结你的观点。 【写作要求】
1. 可以支持文中任一观点，但必须提供理由或论据； 2. 阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接引用原文语句； 3. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称； 4. 不必写标题。 【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
【答案】This passage is mainly about the custom of a western traditional festival, Thanksgiving Day, which mainly includes the two rules that Americans usually abide by during the festival. After reading the passage, I had a better understanding of Thanksgiving Day. In my opinion, since the festival has a lovely and healthy theme, why not do as the Americans do ?Don’t you think giving thanks to things and people around us is very necessary. We can’t deny it is a good chance to spread kindness and consideration.
Take myself for example. Becuase I am busy in studying on weekdays, I have little time to look after my parents, which makes me guilty. In order to reward them and make them relaxed on the weekene, I get up early in the morning and prepare breakfast for them willingly, whkich makes them delighted.
So it is vital for us to have a grateful heart and show our thnaks to anything good and any perosn that is nice.
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【试源】2015届江苏省姜堰中学高三下学期期初调研考试 【结束】
5.【题文】Mother and I start our new life in America. In the morning we travel together to work. Rising at the crack of dawn, I love the adventure of tiptoeing around in the dark living room where we sleep, whispering to each other so as not to wake Aunt Celia and Uncle Martin in the bedroom, then leaving the house soundlessly and making our way to the subway station in semidarkness. By the time we reach Kings Highway, the rising day throws a mysterious light on the empty and quiet avenue ordinarily crowded with human traffic, and on the shuttered(有百叶窗的) storefronts and fruit stands now cozily(舒适的) wrapped in layers of canvas(帆布). There is a sense of mystery---a sense of power---in being here before the rest of the world awakens…as if witnessing the beginning of time.
We love travelling together on the subway, Mother and I. It’s fun to observe our fellow subway riders, exchange jokes in Hungarian, play guessing games as to their identities, their ages, and
their jobs and make bets as to where they’d be getting off.
In a couple of weeks Mother becomes familiar with the train route, and she no longer allows me to accompany her.
“But I’ll miss the fun of travelling together in the morning,” I protest.
“So will I. But it comes at a sacrifice. In order to accompany me, you must rise an hour earlier, losing an hour’s sleep. You need that extra hour of sleep.” Mother is firm, and I have no choice but to comply and regretfully give up on our morning fun.
“I hope you’ll have time to teach me English. Now that I have a job and travel alone on the subway, I’ll need to improve my vocabulary. I don’t want to depend on you every time I need to make a phone call in English, or want to take public transport.”
“Okay, madam,” I agree in a happy, joking tone. “How about today? Let’s have our first lesson this evening!”
Every evening I ask Mother a lot of questions about vocabulary and grammar, and indeed in a couple of weeks she learns enough to do marketing on her own and travel freely by subway.
1. Which detail from the text shows that the author is excited about her life in America? A. Her resistance to the growing independence of her mother.
B. Her acceptance of why she can no longer accompany her mother. C. Her description of rising early to ride the subway with her mother. D. Her discipline to work on language lessons every day with her mother 2. Which of the following describes the author’s attitude towards her mother? A. Supportive. B. Disrespectful. C. Sympathetic. D. Angry. 3. The text is most probably taken from ___________.
A. a review of a book B. a book about one’s life story C. a travel magazine D. a handbook for foreigners.
【答案】CAB 【解析】
【试源】2015届山东省青岛二中高三上学期期末考试 【结束】
6.【题文】Welcome to the world of multitasking---a place where the measure of a person is how many jobs they can perform at the same time. In fact, if experts are to be believed multitasking is a disastrous idea.
One of the opponents(反对者) of multitasking is Dr. Clifford Nass, a professor at Stanford University. “People who multitask frequently are less able to pay attention; they are worse at managing their memory,” he said. In his opinion, the loss that we get with multitasking is harmless in some situations, for example, part of doing business in the digital world; but you can’t do serious work like writing, thinking or solving an important problem this way. You do worse even as you think you’re doing better. All the time the research points to a simple fact: the brain cannot cope. When you stop midway through composing a report to check an email, you force your brain to stop and regroup. It is like pressing the pause button during a movie, meaning the film takes longer to watch.
And according to Dr. Nass, the problems extend beyond the brain. Young people who frequently multitask are not as socially and emotionally healthy as those who don’t. They just feel more emotionally satisfied and the feeling is so good and they are bound to desire it again. Todd Oppenheimer, a writer said, “We’ve become a very short-term society and don’t reward people for taking a lot of time on something.” He fears we may end up losing the next generation of great thinkers. “It’s really unfortunate because the long-term challenges of our world---environmental issues, financial issues---require people to think wisely about the long-term consequences of what they do. And it’s no coincidence that the kind of people who do think long-term don’t multitask.
1. According to Dr. Nass, multitasking ________. A. contributes to memorizing various things
B. may result in losing the next generation of great thinkers C. can be performed using digital tools
D. makes the performance emotionally affected only 2. From the passage, we can tell ________.
A. we mistakenly believe that we’re doing better by switching between tasks B. multitasking does harm to us in every area
C. for every task you add to your multitasking, you can finish your goal more quickly D. the loss that we get with multitasking is harmless 3. Which of the following is a multitasking addict?
A. You watch from start to finish without distraction when playing a DVD.
B. You have your office desk covered with paperwork from various unfinished projects. C. You feel that when you try to do too much at once, the result always suffers. D. You turn your cell phone to silence when you are out to dine with friends. 4. The author mainly wants to tell us _________.
A. it is more efficient to do things all in a mixed way B. it takes longer for us to become a great thinker
C. we shouldn’t be lazy if we want to accomplish many tasks D. the less you switch, the better you do
【答案】CABD 【解析】
【试源】2015届山东省青岛二中高三上学期期末考试 【结束】
7.【题文】Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly.
Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be bad for your health. And it doesn’t matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it occurs. Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.
In an editorial published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they