1、人教版必修第二册 unit3 小题综合练.阅读理解A(2021济宁市济宁一中高三复习质量检测)On the summer of 1995， a second-year graduate student named Sergey Brin was givinga tour of Stanford University to prospective students.Larry Page ， an engineeringgraduate from the University of Michigan，was one of those being shown around thecampus.“We
2、 both found each other obnoxious and annoying with strong opinions aboutthings，” said Brin.“But we said it a little bit jokingly.Obviously，we spent a lot oftime talking to each other，so there was something there.”The technology of the web at the time meant that people could tell where a webpagelinke
3、d to just by reading its code.However，to get a complete list of every page towhich it linked，they needed to check every other website on the Internet.Pages “BackRub” project aimed to qualify these backlinks ( 反 向 链 接 ).It was acomplex task that not only demanded vast computing resources，but also req
4、uiredextremely complex mathematics，which was where the math genius Brin came in.Later，Page and Brin came up with the PageRank algorithma ranking system whichwould prove to be a breakthrough idea.And then，BackRub became Google，a play onthe term “googol”， meaning “10100 ”.The system successfully enabl
5、ed users to searchall 24 million pages stored in its database.On September 15，1997，G was registered.In August 1998，it got its firstfunding in the form of a check for$100 000 written by Andy Bechtolsheim ，co-founder of Sun Microsystems，to “Google Inc”.But still there were troubles.Laterthat month，Pag
6、e and Brin moved into the garage (车库) of friend Susan Wojcicki(now the CEO of YouTube)，and received further investment from Amazon founderJeff Bezos，among others.Early in 1999，Page and Brin attempted to sell Google to Excite，at the time the No.2search engine behind Yahoo，for one million dollars.Howe
7、ver，even after the pair hadbeen talked down to$750 000， Excite CEO George Bell rejected them.With no buyerin sight， Google started hiring engineers and moved to an office in California in March1999.In 2001，Eric Schmidt was hired first as chairman and then CEO，leaving Pageand Brin to continue develop
8、ing Googles products and technologies respectively.Bythe end of its first decade，Google had effectively won the search engine wars.1.According to the article，what can we learn about Larry Page and Sergey Brin?A.They first met each other when studying at Stanford.B.They found their first encounter ra
9、ther unpleasant.C.They had no intention of running a business initially.D.They got financial support from Stanford to work on the ranking system.2.Paragraphs 4 to 5 mainly talk about.A.what motivated Page to launch the “BackRub” projectB.how the “BackRub” project led to the founding of GoogleC.how t
10、he PageRank algorithm workedD.how Brin joined Page in carrying out the “BackRub” project3.According to the article，who did NOT make an investment in Google?Andy Bechtolsheim.Susan Wojcicki.Jeff Bezos.George Bell.A.B.C.D.4.What may be the best title for the passage?A.The Internet：how it changed the w
11、orldB.Giant Google：how it beat Excite and YahooC.Excite CEO regretted for refusing the best offerD.Google at 20：how two students changed the Internet答案CBDDB(2021广西省重点高中高三第一次模拟)In a world where nearly 6 million fingerprint records of government employees arestolen in one computer hack (非法入侵)，and here
12、 millions of people are victims ofidentity theft every year，the next step in cybersecurity may well be mapping yourbrain.Researchers at Binghamton University， State University of New York are working on abiometric (生物特征识别的) system that records how your brain reacts to certainimages.With a little mor
13、e polishing，the scientists brainchild could become the wayyou get into a safe deposit box，your office or past scanners at the airport.It couldreplace the password for your online banking ， your email or your social mediaaccounts.They started their project by measuring the brain waves of 30 subjects.
14、The subjectswere fitted with a cap that had 30 electrodes (电极) attached to it，and then shownvarious images and symbolscelebrity faces， words， pictures of foodon a computerscreen in 200-millisecond bursts.The brains reaction was recorded.The idea is that every time a person needs to use a “password”，
15、he or she goes throughthe same procedure，and the results are matched with their first-time reaction.If the“brainprint” is compromisedlike what happened with the fingerprint recordsthenthe system is merely reset by running another set of images and collecting a differentset of brain waves.“Even if th
16、at was stolen，you could just cancel it and record one tosomething else，”says professor Laszlo.Laszlo and her team have shown that their system can be 100 percent accurate.So oneof the more difficult parts of making the system practical already has beenovercome.Now， theyre spending much time recordin
17、g accurate brainprints with as fewas three electrodes，which could make recording in the future as easy as wearing a pairof special glasses.Theyre also working with cheaper materials and different methodsto see if they can bring the cost down.5.What does the underlined word “brainchild” in paragraph
18、2 refer to?A.The brain function.B.The fingerprint record.C.The biometric system.D.The online password.6.Why were the images and symbols shown to the subjects?A.To create their brainprints.B.To check the brains reaction.C.To match brainprints with pictures.D.To connect brain waves to electrodes.7.Wha
19、t will happen when a brainprint fails?A.Aspare one will be ready beforehand.B.A new one will be set again.C.The userssecurity will be leaked.D.The fingerprint record will replace it.8.What are the researchers doing with the program now?A.Making it user-friendly.B.Improving its accuracy.C.Recording m
20、ore brainprints.D.Increasing the number of electrodes.答案CABA.七选五(2021成都市高三第一次诊断性检测)A grateful heart is a satisfied heart.A satisfied heart is a simple heart which leads to asimplified life.Gratitude opens the door to simplicity.But we live in a culture thatproduces dissatisfaction. 1Intentionally ch
21、oose it.Gratitude will never be a result of your next success oraccomplishment. 2And you will never find it in life until you intentionally decide tochoose it.Count your blessings.A new day， a warm bed， a unique personality， or a special talent.3Gratitude quickly sets in when we begin to spend a qui
22、et moment each dayremembering them.This practice alone has the potential to change your heart and lifeimmeasurably.4Almost half the world live on less than $2.50 a day.1.1 billion people haveinadequate access to clean water.Let those facts sink in for just a moment and slowlyallow gratitude to becom
23、e part of the solution to take their place.Find gratitude in difficulty. 5But it can be more difficult during the trials of life：thedeath，disease，or failure.The truth is that no one is exempt (获豁免的) from thesufferings.However，good can be found even in the worst of times.Being gratefulduring those di
24、fficulties may get you through them.In daily life we must see it is not happiness that makes us grateful， but gratefulness thatmakes us happy.A.Ignore what you dont have.B.We can learn how to be grateful.C.Open your eyes to those with less.D.Gratitude is available in your heart right now.E.You have
25、wonderful things in your life already.F.Its easy to be grateful when things are going well.G.How can we find gratitude in a world that seeks to destroy it?1.G2.D3.E4.C5.F.应用文写作(2021浙江金华 4 月模拟)假设你是李华，你校将于 7 月举办 100 周年校庆，请你代表学校给外教 Steven 写一封信，希望他推荐一位学生在开幕式上做英文致辞。信的内容包括：1.写信目的；2.推荐条件(至少 2 个)；3.表示感谢。注意：
26、1.词数 80 左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。【参考范文】Dear Steven，I am Li Hua.Im glad to tell you that our school will celebrate its 100th birthday thisJuly.Can you recommend a student to address the opening ceremony in English?Above all， the student is supposed to have a good command of both written and spokenEnglish.
27、At the same time， he or she must hold a positive attitude towards study and lifeand enjoy good fame or high popularity among students.Of course it would be evenbetter if the student has enough experience of giving speeches.I would appreciate it very much if you could do me the favor.Looking forward to your early reply.Yours，Li Hua
