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1、2016届高三课时训练题6(时间：60分钟)I. 阅读理解AMeet Jeff Wilson AKA Professor Dumpster(垃圾箱), an environmental scientist and the Dean of Huston Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. The reason for his unusual nickname? He has decided to live in a dumpster for the next year. Yes, the kind that you might find filled w
2、ith trash behind a restaurant. Wilson says the inspiration to do something first hit him two years ago, when he was working on an article at a neighborhood coffee shop and caught sight of an eight-yard dumpster. Now that he has found one, Professor Dumpster is putting his students to work. After all
3、, the point of this project isnt just to spend his life living out of a garbage can: there is, a much greater purpose involved. As an environmental scientist, the professor constantly thinks about sustainable living and how every person should try to minimize his/her impact on our already stretched
4、resources. That, is the challenge Wilson wanted his students to step up to, this entire year. Using their math, science, engineering and technology skills, he wants them to retrofit(改进) his 33 square-foot dumpster into a modern space that includes a shower, a toilet, a kitchen and a bed and is fitte
5、d with conveniences like air-conditioning and even WiFi. The demand? It all has to be green and sustainable. So why is Wilson planning to go through such hardship? That is because he wants to equip his students with the tools to survive in a world that is rapidly heading towards a population of 10
6、billion people. A large majority of the population adjust to living in tighter spaces in the world where resources and space should be limited to be used. By promoting awareness and education on these subjects, Wilson is helping students everywhere see that living “small” and sustainably is certainl
7、y possible. And while the dumpster project may seem a little crazy to some, the professor thinks of it as a “playful and imaginative” educational experiment and conversation-starter to discuss the fact that all of us can do with less as we move into the future.25.What is Jeff Wilson concerned about
8、all the time?A. How to search for a suitable trash can.B. Challenging his students to follow his proposal.C. Spending seven months sleeping in his office.D. Finding sustainable living ways of using fewer resources.26. What requirements does Jeff Wilson ask his students to meet?A. They should minimiz
9、e the impact on stretched resources.B. All their work should be carried out in a modern space.C. All their work should be green and sustainable.D. They should change his dumpster into a hotel.27. Why does Jeff Wilson make his students do such a hard job?A. To encourage them to try to reduce the popu
10、lation.B. To help them find survival ways in the limited world.C. To make them adjust to the limited space. D. To change their tighter spaces into larger ones.28. What is the best title for the passage?A. How Should We Teach Our Students in Effective Ways?B. Who Will Be the Next One to Live in a Dum
11、pster?C. Why Is This Professor Moving into a Dumpster?D. What We Can Do to Save Our Earth? BThere are many benefits of reading books. Read on to learn the various benefits of reading books. 36 Whenever you read something, you learn information that you otherwise wouldnt have known. It can be a fact
12、about history or a theory you didnt know existed. If you want to learn new words, reading books is a great way to enlarge your vocabulary. Reading keeps your mind in good condition. Similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. 37 One of the primary be
13、nefits of reading books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skills. 38 Wherever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is able to put its mystery-solving prowess(技能) to a test. One of the great benefits of reading books is that the information in it can be accessed
14、 over and over again. For example, reading a cookbook allows you the luxury of reviewing the procedures whenever you need to . 39 Dont even think about writing the information down because you may lose the paper you wrote down on sooner or later. These are just some of the wonderful benefits of read
15、ing books. Why dont you drop by the bookstore or library and pick a book up? If you cant even go outside, you can download free e-books on line and read them on your computer. 40 A. Reading books keeps your mind active.B. You can memorize information better by reading.C. Reading books provides you w
16、ith new knowledge.D. Following a recipe from a cooking show will be difficult.E. Reading mystery novels, for example, sharpens your mind.F. Going without books for too long will turn your mind into a whirl.G. That way, you can see how advantageous reading can be for yourself.II. 完型填空I was in the ninth grade, when I began to
