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高三教案第438期

发布时间：2011-11-21

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Tests more than TOEFL (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the purpose of the article?

A. To introduce the rise of “conditional admission” in the US.

B. To uncover tricks that Chinese students use when applying to colleges abroad.

C. To advise those who apply to study in the US to try to improve their language skills.

D. To report on the changes in American universities’ admissions processes for Chinese students.

2. According to the article entitled The China Conundrum, more than half of Chinese students who apply to study abroad ____.

A. choose American universities

B. don’t write their own essays

C. don’t have well-written recommendations

D. don’t prepare well for tests like TOEFL and the SAT

3. What does Jiang Xueqin suggest that American universities do to admit Chinese students?

A. Stop standardized tests like TOEFL and the SAT.

B. Admit Chinese students by “conditional admission”.

C. Offer more in-depth interviews to Chinese applicants.

D. Test their English level before enrolling them.

4. What can we conclude from the last three paragraphs?

A. What was reported in the New York Times article has turned out to be false.

B. American universities are considering adjusting their processes to admit more Chinese students.

C. Those who get high scores in the TOEFL and the SAT will find it easy to thrive at US universities.

D. Language ability is more important than high scores alone if you want to thrive at a US university.

Thanks a million for the trillions! (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the main idea of the article?

A. Who the wealthiest person in the world is.

B. How much money you need to be satisfied.

C. What large numbers mean in reality.

D. The connection between money and happiness.

2. The underlined word “coined” in the last paragraph probably means ____.

A. created B. chose C. guessed D. proved

3. Recently people have been using the word "trillion" a lot in the news, ____.

A. which reflects how bad inflation is in Beijing

B. which tells how bad the euro crisis is

C. which shows the complexity of mathematical research

D. which stresses how wealthy some people are

Desert air delivers water (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the article mainly about?

A. How the Namib beetle survives in the Namib Desert.

B. How the “Airdrop” irrigation system was designed and how it works.

C. How the “Airdrop” irrigation system benefits the humans.

D. How biomimicry helps researchers in scientific research.

2. According to the article, the “Airdrop” irrigation system ____.

A. was inspired by the Namib beetle

B. is practical only in very cold regions

C. has been used to help plants grow on dry land

D. works by pumping cold air directly to the roots of plants

3. In what way is the Airdrop better than other means of getting water from the air?

A. It can collect more water from every cubic meter of air.

B. It can deliver water directly to the roots of plants.

C. It is energy efficient and more environmentally friendly.

D. It can provide regular water to plants in the world’s driest places.

4. By saying “Biomimicry is a powerful weapon in an engineer’s armory”, James Dyson means that ____.

A. biomimicry can help engineers invent powerful weapons

B. biomimicry can offer engineers a lot of inspiration for new inventions

C. biomimicry is the most promising field for engineers to explore

D. some simple and natural principles are easily ignored by engineers

Hope in my arms (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. The children who gathered there could ____.

A. make a quilt to thank donors

B. make donations to an organization

C. paint pictures to put on the wall

D. paint pictures for a quilt

2. The boy painted his picture black because ____.

A. he didn’t like bright colors

B. he wanted to express his sad feelings

C. he couldn’t find any other colors

D. his heart had turned black due to his sickness

3. What was the effect of the author’s hug on the boy?

A. He was cheered up.

B. It gave him hope of recovery.

C. He learned the importance of hugs.

D. He learned to use bright colors in his painting.

4. The story is intended to tell readers that ____.

A. hugs help children who lack love

B. children are innocent and bring people joy

C. giving love to others can make a person happy

D. children with AIDS need others’ care and attention

Tests more than TOEFL (P3)

1. C。本文作者主要讲述了中国留学生在申请美国大学时出现的问题，建议他们重视语言综合技能的培养，而不是潜心研究录取程序，一门心思关注考试分数，故选C。

2. B。由第一段最后一句可知B正确。C项与原文不符，原文指的是伪造的推荐信，并不意味着它们写得不好。

3. C。由第三段“has openly urged American universities to offer more in-depth interviews to Chinese applicants to better separate those who are ready to learn from university from those who are merely skilled in the application process”可知C正确。

4. D。作者开篇就陈述了纽约时报上的文章反映的情况，并以此展开讨论，所以A项显然不对；由倒数第三段可知B不对；由最后两段可知，仅仅凭借高分是无法在美国大学里很好发展的，关键还是要重视全面提升自己的语言技能，所以C不对，答案为D。

Thanks a million for the trillions! (P4)

1. C。本文主要介绍了million, billion, trillion这些大数字在生活中的运用，故选C。

2. A。结合上下文可知，文中指的是法国数学家发明了billion and trillion这俩词，故选A。

3. B。文中提到了trillion一词主要用于形容欧洲一些国家负债累累，突出了债务危机的严重，故选B。

Desert air delivers water (P5)

1. B。本文主要介绍了the “Airdrop” irrigation system这一系统的发明过程以及它的工作原理，故选B。

2. A。由第二段第一句话“Inspired by this little creature, 27-year-old Edward Linacre…has designed a new “Airdrop” irrigation system…”可知A正确。B项文中没有提及；由第二段最后一句话“Hopes are high that the system will be able to solve the problems of growing plants on dry land, according to the Daily Mail.”可知C项不对；由第四段第一句话“…he designed the new system which works by pumping air through a network of underground pipes to cool it to the point at which the water condenses”可知这一系统是把空气压进地下管道，然后空气里的水在地下冷却凝结变成水，所以D不对。

3. C。由倒数第二段“Similar systems often require great amounts of energy because they use refrigeration equipment to lower the temperature. But Airdrop simply uses the temperature difference between the air and the cool earth underground.”可知C正确。

4. B。James Dyson说这些话的旨意是说明仿生学对于工程师在发明研究方面的重要作用，一些类似水冷凝的简单自然原理，如果进行合理设计，就能变成有用的东西服务于我们的生活，所以B正确。

Hope in my arms (P6)

1. D。根据第二段可知，孩子们聚在那里画方块，最后把它们缝制成被子，送给为这个组织奉献毕生的人，故选D。

2. B。从下文可知，这个男孩告诉作者他和他妈妈都病得很重，所以，他心情很沮丧，用黑色画画表达了这种心情，故选B。

3. A。从文中可知，这个男孩在作者拥抱之后，变得高兴起来，故选A。

4. C。通读全文可知，作者通过这件小事告诉读者，奉献爱心可以让一个人快乐。故选C。