12高三实验班周日最后辅导11   （2012.6.3）    临阵磨枪 保持状态

听力测试（略）

 填词    难度 ***

A. territories   B. rocketed      C. releases   D. otherwise    E. reducing

F. therefore    G. multifunctional   H. stimulated  1. efficient   J. moving

 

     Imax is known for its big-format and 50- to 60-foot-wide screens. For many years, Imax was limited by the fact that it showed a small number of   __1__ , mainly nature documentaries (纪录片) such as Everest and Living Sea in museums.

    Today, however, the company distributes about 20 films a year and is an important player in the mainstream theater industry, releasing family cartoon movies such as Toy Story 3 and action movies such as Fast Five and Tron: Legacy.

     The company's change to digital technology has __2__ rapid overseas growth.  Imax developed a digital print system in 2008, __3__ heavy costs to distribute Imax 70-millimeter film prints, which __4__ run up to $50,000 each.

      About two-thirds of Imax theaters use digital projectors (放映机), making it easier and more __5__ to deliver prints worldwide and coordinate the release of movies in multiple languages and __6__.

      Imax spent years laying the groundwork for its deal with Wanda, __7__ its Asian studio to China from Singapore, opening an Imax theater at a science center in Pudong and partnering with a studio in Shanghai to release a movie about panda bears.  "What we did is we went in really early and became a part of the Chinese moviegoing culture for Hollywood films," said Greg Foster, Imax's president of filmed entertainment.

     Ticket sales industrywide in Russia have __8__ from $ 3 million a year in 1993 to more than $1 billion last year.

      "It's like the circus comes to town when these big pictures come out in Imax," said Paul Heth, chief executive of Rising Star Media, which has six __9__   theaters in Russia, four of them with Imax screens.  "In the mind-set of the consumer, it's the best of the best."

 

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      Scientists around the world are racing to learn how to rapidly diagnose, treat and stop the spread of a new, deadly disease. SARS -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -- was __1__ for the first time in February 2003 in Hanoi, and since then has infected more than 1,600 people in 15 countries, killing 63. At this __2__ , there are more questions than answers surrounding the disease.

     Symptoms start with a fever over 100.4 degrees F, chills, headache or body __3__ . Within a week, the patient has a dry cough, which might __4__ to shortness of breath. In 10% to 20% of cases, patients require __5__ ventilation to breathe.  About 3. 5%  die from the disease. Symptoms __6__ begin in two to seven days, but some reports suggest it might take as long as 10 days. Scientists are close to __7__ a lab test to diagnose SARS. In the meantime, it is diagnosed by its symptoms. There is no evidence that antibiotics or anti-viral medicines help, __8__ doctors can offer only supportive care.  Patients with SARS are kept in isolation to reduce the risk of __9__ .  Scientists aren't  sure yet,  but some  researchers think  it's  a __10__ discovered coronavirus, the family of viruses that cause some common colds.

     Most cases appear to have been passed __11__ droplets expelled when infected patients cough or sneeze. Family members of infected people and medical workers who __12__ for them have been most likely to contract the illness. But recent developments in Hong Kong suggest that the __13__ might spread through air, or that the virus might __14__ for two to three hours on

doorknobs or other __15__ .  Health experts say it is unlikely, though, that sharing an elevator briefly with an infected person would be enough to pass the virus.

1. A. detected    B. caught        C. disclosed        D. revealed

2. A. time        B. point          C. cost            D. instance

3. A. hurt        B. sore           C. aches           D. feelings

4. A. process     B. advance       C. progress        D. convert

5. A. automatic   B. artificial       C. mechanical      D. controlled

6. A. rarely       B. ordinarily      C. traditionally      D. generally

7. A. cultivating   B. fostering       C. developing      D. designing

8. A. so          B. but           C. still             D. yet

9. A. communication   B. transportation  C. transformation  D. transmission

10. A. lately      B. newborn       C. newly           D. renewed

11. A. under      B. through        C. beneath        D. from

12. A. look        B. search        C. send            D. care

13. A. ailment     B. ill-health      C. disease          D. infection

14. A. continue    B. remain        C. delay            D. persist

15. A. exteriors    B. wrappings     C. surfaces         D. coverings

 

8分题

六级阅读 27      难度****

     Gift certificates, or rather their high-tech new replacements, gift cards  (certificates in the form of credit cards), are America's most popular present. They spare gift-givers the strain of choosing anything specific, and recipients the horror of having to keep the result. Retailers like them too, because they are quite profitable. But like most goods in the recession, they have become harder to shift, prompting some radical redesigns.

      Gift cards are profitable because retailers receive money for them up front, and around 10% of them are never redeemed (收回), according to Lew Paine of the GFK Group, a market-research firm. When people do use them, they often spend more than the amount given, on products with high margins.

      But sales of gift cards were down by around 6% last year in America, to about $25 billion, partly because discounts in stores were so steep that customers saw more value in buying merchandise directly. Bankruptcies among retailers also scared people away from gift cards, for fear that stores would not be around to honour them. Some financial-services companies that offer gift cards which can be used in various stores, including Visa and American Express, came under fire for charging monthly maintenance fees on unspent balances.

      Analysts expect another tough holiday season for gift cards this year. Sales will be down by about 5%, projects Archstone Consulting, which studies the business. Retailers are trying to counter this decline by making gift cards more attractive. One approach is to add nifty (俏皮的) packaging. Target, for example, is selling gift cards that double as wind-up toys or play recorded greetings. Other retailers have launched schemes that let people e-mail one another electronic gift certificates, which the recipients can then print out for use.

      Some retailers have even given gift cards away in an effort to drum up business. Neiman Marcus, for example, sent $50 gift cards to prolific customers to entice them back for further sprees. Target will give a $10 gift card to people who spend $]00 before noon on the Friday after Thanksgiving, which is considered the start of the holiday shopping season. Such handouts can be cheaper than sharp store-wide discounts, which proved devastating to profits last year. Expiry dates add a sense of urgency, which retailers are eager to foster.

      But many customers also have a crafty streak. Bargain-hunters are flocking to eBay and other websites to buy discounted, second-hand gift cards for their own use. eBay is thought to sell around 100,000 gift cards every month. Plastic Jungle.com and other sites where people sell unwanted gift cards at discounts, as high as 40% are one part of the gift-card business which has boomed of late.

1. One of the reasons for the popularity of girl cards lies in that gift-givers don't have to worry about _________________________________.

2. What's the drawback of gift cards when the economy is in recession?

 

3. Some companies that offer gift cards were severely affected last year because _____________________________.

4. How do retailers respond to the decline of sales of gift cards?

 

5. Retailers gave out handouts to promote consumption, but their efforts turned out _____________________________.

 

四级阅读   难度****

Passage 

      The tendency to look for some outside group to blame for our misfortunes is certainly common and it is often sustained by social prejudice(歧视). There seems to be little doubt that one of the principal causes of prejudice is fear: in particular the fear that the interests of our own group are going to be endangered by the actions of another. This is less likely to be the case in a stable, relatively unchanging society in which the members of different social and occupational groups know what to expect of each other, and know what to expect for themselves. In times of rapid racial and economic change, however,

new occupations and new social roles appear, and people start looking jealously at each other to see whether their own group is being left behind.

      Once prejudice develops, it is hard to stop, because there are often social forces at work which actively encourage unfounded attitudes of hostility and fear towards other groups. One such force is education: We all know that children can be taught history in such a way as to perpetuate old hatred and old prejudices between racial and political groups. Another social influence that has to be reckoned with is the pressure of public opinion. People often think and act differently in groups from the way they would do as individuals. It takes a considerable effort of will, and often calls for great courage, to stand out against one's fellows and insist that they are wrong.

     Why is it that we hear so much more about the failures of relationships between communities than we do about the successes? I am afraid it is partly due to the increase in communication which radio, television and the popular press have brought about. In those countries where the media of mass communication are commercial enterprises, they tend to measure success by the size of their audience; and people are more likely to buy a newspaper, for instance, if their attention is caught by something dramatic, something sensational, or something that arouses their anxiety.  The popular press flourishes on "scare headlines", and popular orators, especially if they are politicians addressing a relatively unsophisticated audience, know that the best way to arouse such an audience is to frighten them.

       Where there is a real or imaginary threat to economic security, this is especially likely to inflame group prejudice. It is important to remember economic factors if we wish to lessen prejudice between groups, because unless they are dealt with directly it will be little use simply advising people not to be prejudiced against other groups whom they see as their rivals, if not their enemies.

1. Which of the following does the author see as the chief source of prejudice?

   A. The distorted ideas which are believed as statement of fact.

   B. Fear that personal interest will be invaded.

   C. The dispute which is favorable to the opponents not one's own part.

   D. The concepts that a community takes for granted.

2. What part do newspapers and radio play in inter-communal relationships?

   A. They educate people not to look jealously at each other.

   B. They cause further prejudice among audience.

   C. They discuss interesting problems in more details

   D. They draw the audience's attention to prejudice.

3. What's the subject of paragraph 2 ?

   A. How to eliminate our prejudice.   

B. The pressure of social opinion.

   C. The role of education to children.       

D. Social forces that strengthen our bias.

4. Which of the following can be used to describe the author's opinion about prejudice?

   A. It is a difficult problem to solve.   B. It can be done away with.

   C. It is an evil state of mind.         D. It should be criticized.

5. What's the author's purpose of writing this article?

   A. To analyze social prejudice between social groups.

   B. To reveal the danger of social prejudice.

   C. To blame the politicians for frightening the audience

   D. To show some examples of people's prejudice.

 

 

1．我对他培养儿子的方式感到好奇。(curious about, cultivate)

 

2．如今，多数学生每天处于超负荷之中，这是全社会都应该关注的重要问题。

    (be overburdened)

 

3．这段30分钟的视频贴在网上只有两个小时，就有上千人浏览过。(view, video, post)

 

4．在青少年的成长过程中，确保他们身心健康发展是头等大事。(priority)

 

5．小时候尽可能多接触真实的语言环境，有助于语感的培养。(expose)

 

6. 只有当资源短缺时，人们才会意识到它的宝贵。(only)

 

7. 为了丰富校园生活，开阔同学视野，我校开设了很多选修课。(set up)

 

8. 现在有一种用电动汽车代替油耗汽车的趋势。(there be) 

 

9. 那个曾经受到很高评价的钢琴家结果却使人们大为失望。(turn out)   

 

10．这个计划正在执行中。

 

11．由于缺少资历和经历，他的工作申请被这家公司的人力资源部驳回了。(1ack n．)

 

12．现在投资股票有风险吗? 我真的很想就此听取专家的建议。(risk n．)

 

 

13．这条高架道路(elevated road)是为缓解交通拥挤而设计的。(design)

 

14. 全球气候变暖导致了许多动物的灭绝。(extinction, species of) 

 

15. 1949年见证了中华人民共和国的成立。(witness, founding of)

 

 

 

答案 

完型填空 

1---15  A B C C C   D C A D C   B D C B C   

十选九

C H E D I  A J B G 

四级阅读答案  B B D A A 

 

 8分题答案

1. choosing anything specific 

2. They are harder to shift.

3. they charged monthly maintenance fees or unspent balances.

4. making gift cards more attractive

5. to be devastating to profits.  

 

 

 

1．我对他培养儿子的方式感到好奇。(curious about, cultivate)

 I am curious about the way he cultivates his son.

2．如今，多数学生每天处于超负荷之中，这是全社会都应该关注的重要问题。

    (be overburdened, issue, community)

 Nowadays, most students are overburdened every day, which is a big issue that the whole community should pay attention to.

3．这段30分钟的视频贴在网上只有两个小时，就有上千人浏览过。(view, video, post)

 Thousands of people viewed the 30-minute video only two hours after it was posted on the web.

4．在青少年的成长过程中，确保他们身心健康发展是头等大事。(priority)

 In the course of the growth of adolescents, to ensure that they develop

   mentally and physically is the top priority.

5．小时候尽可能多接触真实的语言环境，有助于语感的培养。(expose)

Being exposed to the real language environment at an early age as much as

   possible helps to develop a sense of language.

 

6. 只有当资源短缺时，人们才会意识到它的宝贵。(only)

  Only when resources run short / run out / are in short supply / are scarce, will people realize / be aware / conscious of their value / they are valuable / precious.  

7. 为了丰富校园生活，开阔同学视野，我校开设了很多选修课。(set up)

  To enrich / make campus life colourful and widen / broaden students’ horizons, our school set up many optional courses. 

8. 现在有一种用电动汽车代替油耗汽车的趋势。(there be) 

Now there is a trend to replace the car of oil / fuel consumption by / with the electric car.  

9. 那个曾经受到很高评价的钢琴家结果却使人们大为失望。(turn out)   

  The pianist who had been highly praised turned out to be a great disappointment.  

10．这个计划正在执行中。

   The project is being carried out.

11．由于缺少资历和经历，他的工作申请被这家公司的人力资源部驳回了。(1ack n．)

 His application for work was rejected by the human resources department of the company for lack of qualification and experience.

12．现在投资股票有风险吗? 我真的很想就此听取专家的建议。(risk n．)

Is there any risk of investing in stocks? I really want to take experts' advice on it.

13．这条高架道路(elevated road)是为缓解交通拥挤而设计的。(design)

 The elevated road is designed to relieve traffic jams.

14. 全球气候变暖导致了许多动物的灭绝。(extinction, species of) 

   Global warming leads to the extinction of many species of animals.

15. 1949年见证了中华人民共和国的成立。(witness, founding of)

   The year 1949 witnessed the founding of the People’s Republic of China.