【全国百强校】江西省高安中学2015届高三高考冲刺英语试题

高考冲刺英语试题一．阅读理解（20×1.5分）第一节：阅读下列短文，选出最佳答案APUBLICATIONorCompany[来源:学科网]AmazonJobDurationFull-timeJobLocationSeattle,WAJobRequirementsAmazonisseekingworld-classsupportengineersfortheirSystemsandNetworkTechnicalOperationsCenterlocatedinSeattle.Theidealcandidateisexpectedtoprovidequalityfirst-levelsystemsandeventmanagementfortheglobaltechnicaloperationsofbothAmazon.ComandAWS(AmazonWebServices).He/Shewillworkinabusyonlineoperationsenvironment.[来源:学&科&网]Musthave：—Adegreeincomputerscienceoratleasttwoyears’relevantexperienceinalarge—scaleonlinetechnicaloperationsenvironment—ExcellentEnglishlanguagewrittenandverbalcommunicationskillstofacilitateeffectiveinteractionwithcustomers—Effectiveorganizationalskillstomaintainahighstandardofoperationsinabusyenvironment—Confidencetoinitiate，driveandmanagecompany-wideconferencecalls—StrongknowledgeoftheLinuxoperatingsystemandgoodunderstandingofnetworkingconcepts—Excellenttroubleshootingskills—Mustbeabletoworkina”followthesun”rotationacrossandincludingweekendsandholidays—Experienceofdealingeffectivelywithcustomersduringproblemresolutionandoperatingefficientlyunderpressure1.Amazonistryingtoemploy.A．awebdesignerB．asupportengineerC．asoftwareengineerD．aprogrammer2.TheidealcandidateofAmazon.comwilldothefollowingexcept.A．providingeventmanagementfortechnicaloperationsB．workinginabusyonlineoperationsenvironmentC．providingtrainingcoursesforotherengineersD．providinghigh-gradesystems3.Whichisnotamongtherequirementsthatacandidatemustmeet?A．AgoodknowledgeoftheLinuxoperatingsystem．B．Atleast3years’relevantworkexperience．C．Adegreeincomputerscience．D．Goodorganizationalskills．BTheuseofChineseelementsinsomeHollywoodmovieshasbeengreetedwithdoubtsinChina，becauseitridiculesChinesecultureanddisrespectstheChineseaudience’sappreciationofthefilmasanartform，saysHanHaoyueinanarticleintheBeijingTimes.Incontrasttoitsboxofficereturnsof$222.7millionafterthesecondweekendofitsreleaseinChina，theHollywoodblockbuster，Transformers：AgeofExtinction，isbeingwidelycriticizedforitsuseofChineseelements．[来源:Zxxk.Com]Tobeginwith，theChineseactorsplayonlyaninsignificantroleinthefilmandtheChineseelementshavelittletodowiththefilm’sstory，forcingpeopletoassumethattheproducershaveusedthemtoearnasmuchprofitaspossiblefromtheChinesemarket．Hanpointsoutthatthefilmmakershavegonetoridiculouslengthstomakemoneyandintheprocess，havemadeamockeryofthefilmasanartform．SincetheChineseaudiencecanobjectivelyevaluateHollywoodfilms,toomuchuseofChineseelementsforcommercialpurposesonlyharmsthefilm’sproductionvalue，andsocialandculturalimpact．InHan’sopinion,thedirectorsandproducersofanotherHollywoodfilm，KungFuPanda，setagoodexampleofhowtouseChineseelements．TheyconductedthoroughresearchintopastandpresentChina，whichhelpedthemtopresentChineseelementsinanaccurateandfairmanner．HansaysotherHollywoodfilmmakerscanlearnalotfromKungFuPandaandotherwell—researchedfilmsabouthowtouseandshowtheculturalandsocialelementsofChinaandothercountriesinmovies．Thiswouldmakethemgaintheaudience'sappreciationandgainmaximumprofitaswell．4．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．TheChinesearenotsocrazyaboutHollywoodmovies．B．TheChineseaudiencethinkhighlyofHollywoodmovies．C．TheChineseelementsinHollywoodmoviesshouldbeforbidden．D．ChinahasraiseddoubtsabouttheChineseelementsinHollywoodmovies．5．What’stheChineseaudience’sattitudetowardsthefilmTransformers：AgeofExtinction?A．Neutral．B．Critical．C．Positive．D．Appreciative6．InHan’sopinion．thefilmmakersuseChineseelementsmainlyto.A．attracttheaudienceB．producebetterfilmsC．makemoneyD．showChineseculture7．ThewritermentionsthefilmKungFuPandatoshowit'safilm.A．whereChineseelementsareshownproperlyB．whichpresentstheamusingimageofthepandaC．wheretoomanyChineseelementsareusedD．whichhasbecomeahitgloballyCBabiesborninsummeraremuchmorelikelytosufferfrommoodswingswhentheygrowupwhilethoseborninwinterarelesslikelytobecomeirritableadults，scientistsclaim．Researchersstudied400peopleandmatchedtheirpersonalitytypetowhenintheyeartheywereborn·Theyclaimthatpeoplebornatcertaintimesoftheyearhaveafargreaterchanceofdevelopingcertaintypesoftemper，whichcanleadtomooddisorders．Thescientists,fromBudapest,saidthiswasbecausetheseasonshadaninfluenceoncertainmonoamineneurotransmitters(单胺类神经递质)，whichcontrolmood；however,moreresearchwasneededtofindoutwhy.Theydiscoveredthatthenumberofpeoplewitha“cyclothymic”temper,characterizedbyrapid，frequentswingsbetweensadandcheerfulmoods,wassignificantlyhigherinthoseborninsummer．Thenumberofthosewithahyperthymictemper,atendencytobeexcessivelypositive,wassignificantlyhigheramongthoseborninspringandsummer.Leadresearcher,assistantprofessorXeniaGonda，said,”Biochemicalstudieshaveshownthattheseasoninwhichyouarebornhasaninfluenceoncertainmonoamineneurotransmitters，whicharedetectableeveninadultlife.Gondaadded，“Wecan’tyetsayanythingaboutthemechanismsinvolved．Whatwearenowlookingatistoseeiftherearegeneticmarkerswhicharerelatedtotheseasonofbirthandmooddisorder．”Thestudymaywellprovideaclueastowhysomeofthenation’sbest-knownpersonalitiesaregood-natured,whileothersareslightlygrumpie