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2013-2014上海市高三第二学期第二次模拟考试复习专题II
Section B
【2013学年第一海滩照片学期普陀区高三英语质量调研试卷】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be ud once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. cultivation B. farmed C. constant D. machinery E. plunged
F. lightning G. 盐水清肠envy H. precious I. uncomfortable J. aircrafts
K. conquence
Modern inventions have speeded up people’s loves amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, __41__ cross the world inside a day, while computers oper
ate at __42__ speed. Indeed, this love of speed ems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts of saving __43__ conds in handling tasks.
All this saves time, but at a price. When we lo or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the __44__ feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientists; too much u may nd harmful radiation into our brains, a __45__ we do not like to think about.
However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it ems. We are so accustomed to __46__梦见自己骂人 activities that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world.
There was a time when some people’s lives were devoted simply to the __47__ of the lan
d or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might __48__ a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced: they __49__高热量 with bare hands, often lived clo to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern __50__ has freed people from that primitive (原古的) existence.
【2013学年第一学期宝山区高三英语质量调研试卷】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be ud once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. breaks B. viewing C. texting D. permanent E. positioned F. connected G. physical H. symptoms I. complaining J. effectively K. simply |
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The next time you’re riding a subway or bus, pay attention to your fellow pasngers. Chances are you’ll e plenty of them with their heads down, tapping the screens of their
tablets or 41 on their smartphones. While the folks may be making good u of their time by staying 42 , their bodies are paying a heavy price for such convenience.
As hand-held devices such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more common, urs are reporting some new 43 problems. Florida chiropractor (脊椎按摩师) Dean Fishman began noticing an incread number of his patients 44 of neck and shoulder pain. He traced the 45 to the overu of hand-held devices, specifically the action of bending the neck, and created the term “Text Neck.” As if the painful symptoms weren’t bad enough, Fishman warns that an untreated ca of Text Neck could lead to 46 spinal (脊柱的) damage. He founded the Text Neck Institute in an effort to treat and educate tho suffering from Text Neck. Treatments offered there include chiropractic care, physical therapy, massage therapy and exerci planning.
In order to avoid or reduce the possibility of getting Text Neck, u the following basic principles:
● Avoid awkward positioning. Don’t strain (滥用) your neck, and stay aware of how your
body is 47 in relation to the device.
● Take frequent 48 when using any kind of mobile device.
● When using a tablet, u a ca that can back up the device at comfortable 茶花树的养殖方法 49 angle.
For tho who 50 can’t take their eyes off their devices, there is an ironic twist – downloading a special app（应用程序）could help. Dr. Fishman has relead an app called the Text Neck Indicator App, which measures the angle of your smartpphone. When the angle is appropriate, a green light appears in the upper corner of your screen. But when the angle puts you at risk for neck strain, the light turns red, obliging you to adjust your angle.
【2013学年第一学期杨浦区高三英语质量调研试卷】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be ud once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. basic B. applicants C. extraordinary 耸立拼音D. distinguish 中风回春丸E. private F. contribute G. expo H. shifted I. challenges J. specialty 孕妇可以吃花蛤吗 K. favored |
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Many of us grow up dreaming of becoming an astronaut. Ever wonder what it takes to be one?
Take NASA for example.
In order to catch NASA’s eye, would-be astronauts must not only stand out in required skills and pass physical and psychological exams, but also find unique ways to __41__ themlves from the harsh competition.
NASA’s requirements for becoming an astronaut have changed over the years. Originally, it __42__ candidates with a military flight background, with at least 1,000 hours spent in command of a jet aircraft. In 1978, however, NASA __43__ its focus to a more varied group of astronauts: scientists and engineers with at least three years of experience in their respective fields.
