Science and nature 课时跟踪检测B卷
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2015·江苏常州市二模)Long long ago a circle missed one piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its __1__ piece. But because it was __2__ and therefore could roll only very slowly, it __3__ the flowers along the way. It __4__ with the worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different pieces, but __5__ of them fitted. So it left them all by the side of the road and __6__ searching. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted __7__. It incorporated (合并) the missing piece into itself and began to roll. __8__ it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, __9__ fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms. After it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly,
it __10__， left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.The __11__ of the story, I suggest, is that in some strange __12__ we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has __13__ is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it __14__ like to nourish (滋养) his soul with the dream of something __15__. When we accept that __16__ is part of being human and when we can continue rolling __17__ life and appreciate it, we will have __18__ a wholeness that others can only desire, which, I believe, is __19__ God asks of us — not “Be
perfect”， not “Don’t even make a mistake”， __20__ “Be whole”．
B．missing D．remaining
B．ugly D．unusual B．watered D．planted B．chatted D．danced B．each D．none B．put on D．kept on B．permanently D．constantly B．Now that
1. A．other
C．rest
2. A．incomplete
C．ordinary3. A．pickedC．admired4. A．played
C．sang5. A．neither
C．all
6. A．carried out
C．worked out7. A．especially
C．perfectly8. A．Although
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D．As long as
B．too D．how B．continued
D．cried B．root D．cause B．level D．manner B．something D．everything
B．feels D．sounds B．common D．worse B．kindness D．benefit
B．at D．through B．searched D．founded
B．how D．what B．while D．otherwise
C．Unless9. A．very
C．so
10. A．stoppedC．hesitated11. A．lesson
C．reason12. A．degree
C．sense13. A．nothing
C．little14. A．smells
C．looks15. A．betterC．impractical16. A．strengthC．imperfection17．A.behind
C．of
18．A.recognized
C．achieved19．A.which
C．that20．A.butC．and
Ⅱ.阅读理解
(2015·南京师大附中高三模拟)Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season.“Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money buying at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology.”Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association.He says the group’s latest research also shows
that Americans this year are spending more on technology products.
“Here in 2012，$252 on average — the technology spend for consumers this year.”From tablet computers to smartphones, American shoppers have been lining up to
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get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market.There are more choices
today than ever before.“It’s kind of hard to make a decision.”
Tablet computers are one of the best-selling products this year.Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET.com.The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products.He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets.Its starting price is $329.One of Apple’s biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7.It
starts at $199.
“The hardware inside is more powerful than what’s in the iPad Mini, but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple’s maps.”Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7.“If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don’t really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest group of apps that’s where the iPad and
Apple’s ecosystem shines the most.”
Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy. He says another hot product this season is smart cameras. They connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera. “You can literally take a picture, upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds. These
things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things.”
Streaming media boxes also connect to the Internet. People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions. Another popular item is wireless speaker systems. The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth
technology, including smartphones, laptops and tablets.
With the growing popularity of Internet shopping，many consumers will visit a store first to look at a product，and then go online to find it at a lower
price.Stores like Best Buy understand that and they want to stay competitive.
“We have something called the perfect match promise which means if you buy a certain device and you find it cheaper within 30 days we’ll go ahead and price match
that for you.”Elman Chacon said.
1．According to Brain Tong，________.
A．the Apple’s iPad Mini is more suitable for enthusiastic readers B．the hardware in iPad Mini is more advanced than that in Nexus 7
C．Nexus 7 has fewer apps than iPad Mini
D．iPad Mini is more eco-friendly
2．If you’ve discovered that a certain device you bought at Best Buy is more
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高考英语一轮复习Unit3Scienceandnature课时跟踪检测B卷(必修5)
