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1、. . . . 精益教育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 used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. cultivationB. farmedC. constantD. machineryE. plungedF. lightni
2、ngG. envyH. preciousI. uncomfortableJ. aircraftsK. consequenceModern inventions have speeded up peoples loves amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, _41_ cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at _42_ speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-endi
3、ng. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts of saving _43_ seconds in handling tasks.All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose 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
4、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 use may send harmful radiation into our brains, a _45_ we do not l
5、ike to think about.However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to _46_ 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
6、 on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world.There was a time when some peoples lives were devoted simply to the _47_ of the land 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
7、way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced: they _49_ with bare hands, often lived close 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:
8、Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used 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 The next time youre ri
9、ding a subway or bus, pay attention to your fellow passengers. Chances are youll see plenty of them with their heads down, tapping the screens of their tablets or 41 on their smartphones. While these folks may be making good use of their time by staying 42 , their bodies are paying a heavy price for
10、 such convenience.As hand-held devices such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more common, users are reporting some new 43 problems. Florida chiropractor (脊椎按摩师) Dean Fishman began noticing an increased number of his patients 44 of neck and shoulder pain. He traced these 45 to the overuse of h
11、and-held devices, specifically the action of bending the neck, and created the term “Text Neck.” As if the painful symptoms werent bad enough, Fishman warns that an untreated case 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
12、those suffering from Text Neck. Treatments offered there include chiropractic care, physical therapy, massage therapy and exercise planning.In order to avoid or reduce the possibility of getting Text Neck, use the following basic principles:l Avoid awkward positioning. Dont strain (滥用) your neck, an
13、d stay aware of how your body is 47 in relation to the device.l Take frequent 48 when using any kind of mobile device. l When using a tablet, use a case that can back up the device at comfortable 49 angle.For those who 50 cant take their eyes off their devices, there is an ironic twist downloading a
14、 special app（应用程序）could help. Dr. Fishman has released 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 turn
15、s 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 used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. basic B. applicants C. extraordinary D. distinguish E. private F. contribute G. expose H. shifted I. challenges J. specialty K. favored Many of us grow up dreaming of becoming an astronaut. Ever wonder what it takes to be one?Take NASA for example.
