福建晉江高三英語閱讀競賽題

1、福建省晉江市高三英語閱讀競賽題A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, are particularly worrying as t

2、his generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts man any before.University tuition fees （學費）are currently capped at 3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressureto raisethe ceiling .In the research, the teenagers were pres

3、ented with die terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on aver age 31.000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when

4、they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than 10.000. Average debts for graduates are 12 , 363.Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said. The more exposed young people are to finan

5、cial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they arc to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively.Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans an

6、d rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweathcr aged 15 from St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.Which of the following can be found from the five-y

7、ear research project?Students understand personal finances differently.University tuition fees in England have been rising.Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.The students payback ability has become a major issue.The phrase to raise the ceiling in paragraph 2 probably means .A. to r

8、aise the student loansB. to improve the schoolfacilitiesC. to increase the upper limit of the tuition D.to lift the schoolbuilding roofsAccording to Stephen Moir, students.are too young to be exposed to financial issuesshould learn to manage their finances wellshould maintain a positive attitude whe

9、n facing loansbenefit a lot from lessons on personal financeWhat can we learn from the passage?Many British teenagers do not know money matters wellTeenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.Financial planning is a required course at college.Young people should become responsible adults.（B

10、 ）Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Wednesday by drinking water that had been recycled from their urine（尿）,sweat and water got from air. They said“cheers, “ clicked drinking bags and toasted NASA workers on theground.The urine recycling system is needed for astronaut st

11、ations on the moon and Mars. It also will save NASA money because it won t have to ship up as much water to the station by space shuttles or rockets. Besides, it s important as the space station is about to expand from three people living on board to six.The recycling system had been brought up to t

12、he space station last November by space shuttle Endeavour, but it couldn t be used until samples（ 樣品 ）were tested back on earth. So when it came time to actually drink up, NASA made a big deal of it. The three-man crew stood holding their drinks and thanked engineers in two NASA centers that worked

13、on the system.“This is something that had been the stuff of science fiction,“ Americanastronaut Michael Barratt said before taking a small mouthful. The taste is worth trying.”The new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off,

14、and the steam is collected. The rest of the urine is thrown away. Then the water steam is mixed with water from air, and then it goes through filters（過濾器）.Whensix crew members are aboard it can makeabout 18 liters from urine in about 6 hours.“Some people may find the idea of drinking recycled urine

15、distasteful, but itis also done on earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap, “ sai d Marybeth Eden, the space station s national lab manager.The technology NASA developed for this system has already been used for quick water purification after the 2004 Asian tsunami.According to t

16、he text, the recycling system is important because.it makes traveling to the moon for the average person possibleit can help meet the need for more water after the crew is expandedwith it NASA won t need to ship any water up the space stationit protects the environment in space by reducing the amoun

17、t of wasteFrom Paragraph 5 we can know.the process of recycling urinethe effect of the recycling systemthe theory behind the recycling systeman opinion on recycling urineWhat did Eden say about recycled urine and the recycling system?The taste of recycled urine is not as good as that of common water

18、.The recycling system has made a science fiction story come true.The idea of drinking recycled urine makes astronauts feel unpleasant.It takes a longer time on earth to make water from urine than in space.What is the best title for the passage?The Research of NASA Has Made Great ProgressNew Technolo

19、gy Is Used in the Space StationDrink up: Space Station Recycles Urine to WaterGood News:Water Recycled from Urine Tastes Good（C ）Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. Hebelieves that physical appearance is often culturally programmed

20、. In other words, we learn our lookswe are not born with them. A babyhas generally informed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those around-family and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the United States look so m

21、uch alike, new Englanders or Southerners have certain commonface features that cannot be explained by genetics（ 遺傳學）.The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into

22、 grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country area where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the

23、 people smile most frequently. In NewEngland they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. Georgia. People in lar

24、gely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than people in small towns do.Ray Birdwhistell believes that physical appearance.A. has little to do with culture B. has much to do with cultureC. is ever changingD. is different from place to placeAccording to the passage, the fina

25、l mouth shape is formed.A. before birthB. as soon as one s teeth are newly setC. sometime after new teeth are setD. around 15 years oldRay Birdwhistell can tell what area of the United States a person is from byA. how much he or she laughsB. how he or she raises his or her eyebrowsC. what he or she

26、likes bestD. the way he or she talksThis passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with.A. physics B. chemistryC. biologyD. none of the above（ D ）Wondered how plants talk to each other? They do not have the same language as humans but they have their own ways. Recent research by scientists

27、 at Kyoto University, Japan, describes howthe Lima bean （禾U馬豆） plant protects itself and its neighbours from the red spider . It sends out clear distress（危難） signals . Its not like theymake strange noises to attract attention, though . It does it very silently . The Limabean plant releases chemicals

28、 to send the message of a troublesome intruder（闖入者）to all its neighbours . That is the signal for all the plants to get their defense system workingPlants all over the world have qualities, which make then special in their own ways Some plants produce chemicals that give the leaves and stem a strong

29、 taste or smell of chillies（辣椒）,spices and herbs used for cooking . These substanceseither discourage or even kill insects and other animals that might try to eat the plant Since plants cannot escape from creatures that feed on them, many have evolved features to protect them against plant eating an

30、imals The two main defenses thatplants use are armour （盔甲）and poison . In the Galapagos Islands cacti grow a thick stalk（花梗） more than two meters tall putting the tender leaves well out of thereach of the giant tortoisesJapanese azaleas （杜鵑花） produce poisonous chemicals that let them survive even am

31、ong hungry deer . Some of these chemical substances may even prevent the growth of nearby plants . For example, radishes （小蘿卜） produce a chemical substance, which slows the growth of other vegetables Similarly,walnut and apple trees cannot growtogether because chemicals released from walnut tree kil

32、l the apple treeSo it is not just a self-survival instinct that plants have They also have aninstinct for community feeling, as the Lima bean plant shows Nature is full of many surprises!What do we know about the Lima bean plant?A It can kill other plants B It can send out signals silentlyC It can t

33、urn to farmers for help D It can make noises to call attentionThe Lima bean plant sends message to its neighbours so thatA it can gather strength to fight backB it can get neighbourstimely helpC they get ready to fight against the intruder D they help each other to defend themselvesWhy do some plant

34、s produce chemicals like chillies, spices and herbs?A. To be used for cookingB . To get rid of the enemiesC To show their own natureD To kill insects and animalsIn Paragraph 3, cacti is used an example to showwhere intellectual plants can be foundwhat plants in the Galapagos Islands look likewhy pla

35、nts have to fit in with the environmenthow plants have evolved to protect themselves（E ）A is for always getting to work on time. B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious （勤勤懇懇的） way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahea

36、d, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn tensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despit

37、e the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics a better job, a raise, praisemany people are still unable orunwilling to play the game .“People assume that office politics involves some manipulative（工于心計的）behavior, “ says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University

38、. But politics derives from the wordpolite . It can mean lobbying（游說） and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying, to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.”In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behaviors used to pursue one s

39、 own self -interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some forms of socializing within the office environmentnot just in large companies, but insmall workplaces as well.“The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis, “ says Neil P. L

40、ewis , a management psychologist.But iftwo or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whomhas reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It s simple human nature.”Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the conce

41、pt of politics in the office. Somepeople, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery, fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negat

42、ive picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.“Office politics ” （ Line 2,Para.4 ） is used in the passage to refer to.the political views and beliefs of office workersthe interpersonal relationships within a companythe various qualities required for a successful careerthe code of behav

43、ior for company staffTo get promoted, one must not only be competent but.A. avoid being too outstandingB. get along well with hiscolleaguesC. honest and loyal to his companyD. give his boss a good impressionThe author considers office politics to be.unwelcome at the workplacebad for interpersonal re

44、lationshipsan important factor for personal advancementindispensable to the development of company culture 20. It is the author s view that.self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryhard work contributes very little to one s promotionmany employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryspeaki

45、ng up for oneself is part of human nature(F )The latest research suggests a more prosaic, democratic, even puritanical view of the world. The key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not a divine spark. It s not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success, even in realms like ch

46、ess. Instead, it s deliberate practice. Top performers spend more hours (many more hours) rigorously practicing their craft. If you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, you d take a girl who possessed a slightly above average verbal ability. It wouldn t have to be a big talent, just

47、 enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar biographical traits. Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same ethnic background, or, shared the same birthday.This contact would give the gi

48、rl a vision of her future self. It would give her some idea of a fascinating circle she might someday join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12, giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fueling a desperate need for success. Armed with this ambition, she wouldreadnovelsan

49、d life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary knowledge of her field. She d be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quicklyperceiveits inner workings.Then she would practice writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and error-focused. By practicing in this way, sh

50、e delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious, newly learned skills into unconscious, automatically performed skills. By practicingslowly, by breaking skills down into tiny parts andrepeating,she forces the brain to internalize a better pattern of performance. Thenshe would fin

51、d an adviser who would provide a constant stream of feedback, viewing her performance from the outside, correcting the smallest errors, pushing her to take on tougher challenges. By now she is redoing problems how do I get characters into a room dozens and dozens of times. She is establishing habits

52、 of thought she can call upon in order to understand or solve future problems.The primary trait she possesses is not some mysterious genius. It s the ability to develop a purposeful, laborious and boring practice routine. The latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it u

53、nderlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what we re “hard-wired to do. And it s true that genes play a role in our capabilities.But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behavior. 21. The passage mainly deals with .A. the functi

54、on of I.Q. in cultivating a writer B. the relationship between genius and successC. the decisive factor in making a genius D. the way of gaining some sense of distinctionBy r eading novels and writers stories, the girl could .come to understand the inner structure of writingjoin a fascinating circle

55、 of writers somedayshare with a novelist her likes and dislikeslearn from the living examples to establish a sense of securityIn the girl s long painstaking training process,.her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her successher writing turns into an automatic pattern of performanceshe acq

56、uires the magic of some great achievementsshe comes to realize she is “hard -wired to write 24. What can be concluded from the passage?A fuelling ambition plays a leading role in one s success.A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.As to the growth o f a genius, I.Q. d

57、oesn t matter, but just his/her efforts.What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.(G)Boiler rooms are often dirty and steamy, but this one is clean and cool. Fox Point is a very new 47-unit living building in South Bronx, one of the city s poorestareas. Two-thirds of the people livi

58、ng there are formerly (以前)homeless people,whose rent is paid by the government. The rest are low-income families.The boilerroom has special equipment, which produces energy for electricity and heat. It reuses heat that would otherwise be lost to the air, reducing carbon emissions (碳排放)while also cut

59、ting costs.Fox Point is operated by Palladia, a group that specializes in providing housing and services to needy people. Palladia received support from Enterprise Community Partners (ECP), which helps build affordable housing by providing support to housing developers.ECPhas created national standards for healthy, environmentally (環(huán)境方面)clever and affordable homes which are called the Green Communities Standards. These standards include water keeping, energy saving and the use of environmentally friendly building materials. Meeting the stand