四川省岳池县2017高考英语三轮冲刺自练5

　　四川省岳池县2017高考英语三轮冲刺自练5

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　　A survey of professors finds that most see online courses as inferior to in-class lessons—but those who have taught online are more open to their potential. Larry Greenemeier reports The New York Times calls 2017“the year of the MOOC(网络开放课程). ”But lots of open online courses still fail to get high marks from most educators.

　　In a recent survey of more than 2, 200 professors, only one in five thought that online courses could be as effective as classroom curricula(课程). Their biggest concern: limited interaction between teachers and students. The survey was done by Gallup and the website Inside Higher Ed. Respondents linked MOOC credibility to whether an online course was offered by an qualified school and to a student’s ability to receive credits.

　　The doubt from the faculty of the schools isn’t surprising. New technologies often turn those well-prepared products and services into goods without little excitement, something no teacher wants. On the other hand, refusing to change, especially when it involves computers, tends to be a losing strategy in most fields.

　　One of the important points in the data is that much MOOC criticism comes from faculty who’ve never taught an online course. Of the 30 percent of professors polled(被投票的)who had taught a MOOC, most thought that online courses can deliver roughly the same results as the classroom ones.

　　【文章大意】2017年被称为“网络开放课程之年”。很多人都在质疑网络开放课程的有效性和它的可信度。有人认为这种课程把一些精心准备的产品和服务变成了平淡无奇的商品, 这些都不是老师们想要的。关于调查数据的可信度也遭到了质疑。

　　1. In the first paragraph, the underlined word“inferior”probably means　.

　　A. better

　　B. worseC. superiorD. prior

　　【解析】选B。词义猜测题。从第一段中的“But lots of open online courses still fail to get high marks from most educators. ”可知很多教育家都认为这种课程不如课堂教学。

　　2. According to the passage, how many professors in the survey are in support of the equal effectiveness of online courses and classroom ones?

　　A. About 2, 200.

　　B. About 30 percent.

　　C. About 50 percent.

　　D. About 440.

　　【解析】选D。数字计算题。根据文章第二段In a recent survey of more than 2, 200 professors, only one in five thought that online courses could be as effective as classroom curricula得知, 接受调查的2 200个教授中, 有五分之一认为二者的有效性相等。故选D。

　　3. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A. The professors are worried that the interaction between students and teachers is not enough.

　　B. New technologies often turn products and services into goods of high quality.

　　C. If you refuse to change, you will lose in most fields.

　　D. People who taught an online course gave us the exact data of the survey.

　　【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段Their biggest concern: limited interaction between teachers and students. 得知被调查者担心这种网络公开课程会导致师生之间的互动不够。

　　4. What is the author’s attitude towards the result of the survey?

　　A. Doubtful.

　　B. Optimistic.

　　C. Worried.

　　D. Proud.

　　【解析】选A。观点态度题。根据文章末段作者提出的对参与对象的质疑, 以及重复提出一些人对网络开放课程的支持可知, 作者对调查结果持怀疑态度。

　　An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to （归因于）the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.

　　Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A. spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.

　　Professor john Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.

　　“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary （当代的）events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added.

　　University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in caters in the pubic sector（部门）, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.

　　A. recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.

　　Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”

　　16. Professor John Beath’s lectures are

　　.

　　A. given in a traditional way

　　B. connected with the present situation

　　C. open to both students and their parents

　　D. warmly received by economics

　　17. Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their

　　.

　　A. greater stability

　　B. higher pay

　　C. fewer applications

　　D. better reputation

　　18. In the opinion of most parents,

　　.

　　A. eccentrics should be the focus of school teaching

　　B. more students should be admitted to universities

　　C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened.

　　D. children should solve financial problems themselves

　　19. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters

　　.

　　A. wiser in money management

　　B. have access to better equipment

　　C. confide about their future careers

　　D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds

　　20. What’s the main idea of the text?

　　A. Universities have received more applications.

　　B. Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students

　　C. college students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty

　　D. parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.

　　【参考答案】16—20、BACAB

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　When milk arrived on the doorstep

　　When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.

　　Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note----“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”----and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.

　　All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.

　　There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.

　　Recently, I saw an old milk box in the countryside. I took it home and planted it on the back porch （门廊）. Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

　　. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer____.

　　A. to show his magical power

　　B. to pay for the delivery

　　C. to satisfy his curiosity

　　D. to please his mother

　　2. What does “this” in the third paragraph refer to?

　　A. The milkman’s magic power

　　B. The milkman’s kindness to me

　　C. The note to change an order

　　D. The home delivery service

　　3. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?

　　A. He wanted to have tea there.

　　B. He was a respectable person.

　　C. He was treated as a family member.

　　D. He was fully trusted by the family.

　　4. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?

　　A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.

　　B. It has been driven out of the market.

　　C. Its service is getting poor.

　　D. It is forbidden by law.

　　5. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?

　　A. He missed the good old days.

　　B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.

　　C. He missed it for his milk bottles.

　　D. He planted flowers in it.

　　【参考答案1--5】C D D B A

　　（2017湖南卷）

　　学校正在组织科技创新大赛，你想为日常生活中某件物品（如钢笔、书包、鞋子……)设计添加新功能来参赛。请以“My Magic ”为题写一篇英语短文，介绍你的创意。

　　内容：

　　1.说明设计理由

　　2.介绍新功能。

　　注意:

　　1.词数不少于120个；

　　2.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。

　　【考点】考察开放性作文

　　【写作指导】

　　本文属于开放性的作文，要求你想为日常生活中某件物品（如钢笔、书包、鞋子……)设计添加新功能来参加科技创新大赛。本文的基本时态是一般现在时，人称以第一人称和第三人称相结合。要点：1. 学校正在组织科技创新大赛，你想为钢笔设计添加新功能来参赛。2.钢笔里面加录音笔，可以在课堂上做广泛使用，可以把老师的课堂内容录下来课后复习巩固。添加Mp3功能，休息时间可以听音也来放松等；3.介绍钢笔可以用作录音笔，用作Mp3，收音机等。

　　本文对于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的谋篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力。在完成开放性作文时，首先要选择自己熟悉的短语或者句型，在你的能力范围之内，选择句式时要赋予变化，因为这样你才可以更好的驾驭。同时也要选择合适的连接词，把各个要点组织成一个完整的整体。

　　【一句多译】

　　钢笔可以用作录音笔在闲暇的时候还可以作为Mp3。

　　The pen can serve as a tool recording what teachers say in class, used as Mp3 to play music when we are free.

　　Served as a tool recording what teachers say in class, the pen can be used as Mp3 to play music when we are free.

　　【参考范文】（略）