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高三英语试卷第1页（共5页）英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFromthe007seriestoIronMan,coolgadgets(装备)likesmartwatchesandhigh-techglassesimpressaudiences.Nowtherealworldiswelcomingthem.Theworldofwearabletechnologyisquietlygrowing,andit’splanningtotakeover.Let’slookatsomeofthegadgets.HeadwearReadingonabusorwhileyou’rerunningoftenmakesyoudizzy.ButwithasmallwearabledevicecalledRun-n-Read,youwon’thavethesamefeelinganymore.YoucanwearitonyourheadbandoryourT-shirt.IttracksyourheadmovementsandthenmovesthetextonthescreenofyouriPadorotherreadingdeviceatthesametimeasyoureyes.Thoughapersonstandingnearbycanseethetextjumpingupanddown,foryouthetextlooksperfectlystill.Yourheadmoves,butthewordsdonot.BraceletsWearingasensorybracelet(手镯)canhelpyoufindoutwhereyou’verun,howmanycaloriesyou’veburned,howdeepyoursleepwas,andmanymorethings.Afewcompanieshavealreadybeenproducinggreatfitnesstrackingdevicesforsometime.ButitseemsthatFitBitSurgeisoneofthebestexamples.TheSurgehasanLEDtouchdisplayscreen,whichallowsyoutocontrolyoursmartphoneandseewhoiscallingormessagingyou.Italsohaseightdifferentsensorsandcanrecordmanydifferentsportingactivities.ShoesIfyou’veevergottiredoflookingatyoursmartphonefrequentlyfordirectionswhenvisitingaplace,youmightwanttotryLechalsmartshoes.TheshoesworkbyusingBluetoothtoconnecttoaphoneApp.Afteryou’veenteredthedestinationyouwanttogotoonyourphone,theshoesdirectyoubyvibrating(振动)eithertheleftorrightfoottotellyouwhichwayyoushouldturn.1.Fromthetextweknowthatthehigh-techgadgets________.A.onlyappearinthemoviesB.canbeusedbycommonpeopleC.areveryexpensiveD.havetakenovereverything2.Whenyouwearaheadwear,____________.A.thewordsonthescreendon’tmoveB.youoftenmoveyourheadC.itmakesyoufeeldizzyD.youseethewordsjumpingupanddown3.WhatcanwelearnaboutBracelets?A.Wearingbraceletscanhelpfindeverything.B.Peoplehaveusedthenewsensorybracelets.C.Theyaremadetotrackpeople’sfitness.D.TheSurgewilltakecontrolofone’sactivities.BThereareplentyofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildbusyinthisinformationage.Yetdespitethecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterAlicewantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest,acompetitionwhichshewonlastyear.Asawriter,Iknowaboutwinningcontests---andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionletterfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddestroyedhopescanresurfaceinourchildren.Arevelation(启示)camelastweekwhenIaskedher,“Don’tyouwanttowinagain?”“No,”shereplied,“Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade.”Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously(自发地)toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall,Iofferedsuggestionsforcharacters,conflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquickly“guided”bymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontest高三英语试卷第2页（共5页）intomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade,IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-optingmydaughter’sexperience.Whilesteppingbackwasdifficultforme,itwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmoresteps,puttingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifasked.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperiment,growandfindtheirownvoices.4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sownwritingexperience?A.Shewasconstantlyunderpressuretowritemore.B.Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.C.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.D.Herroadtosuccesswasfullofpainandfrustrations.5.WhydidAlicewanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?A.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.B.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.C.Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.D.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.6.Theunderlinedsentenceprobablymeansthattheauthorwas________.A.tryingnottoletherdaughterenjoyherownlifeB.makingsurethatherdaughterwouldwinthecontestC.tryingtogetherdaughtertodothethingastheauthorwishedD.helpingherdaughterdeveloprealskillsforwriting7.Whatdoesthewritermeantotellusinthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Childrenneedmoreroomtodevelop.B.Parentsshouldco-optchildren’sexperience.C.Childrenshouldbeprovidedenoughhelp.D.Parentsneedtoremindtheirchildrenoftheirownchoices.CEverwalkedtotheshopsonlytofind,oncethere,you’vecompletelyforgottenwhatyouwentfor?Orstruggledtorememberthenameofanoldfriend?Foryearswe’veacceptedthataforgetfulbrainisasmuchapartofagingaswrinklesandgrayhair.Butnowanewbooksuggeststhatwe’vegotitallwrong.AccordingtoTheSecretLifeoftheGrown-upBrain,bysciencewriterBarbaraStrauch,whenitcomestotheimportantthings,ourbrainsactuallygetbetterwithage.Infact,shearguesthatsomestudieshavefoundthatourbrainhitsitspeakbetweenour40sand60s—muchlaterthanpreviouslythought.Furthermore,ratherthanlo