福建省漳州八校2016届高三12月联考英语试题及答案(2)

C. Einstein owed a great deal to the modern world.
D. The Americans owed all their economic development to Einstein.
B
Mauritius, an island country, lies 1, 200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius. It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1, 100, 000, about 750, 000 Indians, 300, 000 Clioers, 30, 000 Chinese and 20, 000 Whites included. They are living together peacefully.
The country can be divided into many parts with different climates all because of its special terrains（地形）. In the center there are volcanoes several thousand feet high, and 90 percent of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.
There were no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638. The Dutch abandoned it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there. It was conquered by Britain in 1810.
Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968. In the past ten years, obvious economic prosperity（繁荣）has shown itself in this island country.
25. The underlined words “abandoned it” in third paragraph means______ . 
A. took its place    B. left for it    C. gave it up      D. held it out   
26. The right order that shows the history of Mauritius should be      .
a. seized by the French b. became its master
c. ruled by the Dutch d. conquered by the British
A. b, a, c, d B. c, a, d, b C. d, c, a, b D. a, c, d, b
27. According to the passage all of the following statements are true except      .
A. Arable land covers 90 percent of the country’ s total area
B. It was the rule of foreigners that made the Mauritius people live in poverty
C. More than half of Mauritius population are Indians
D. Britain ruled the island longer than French and Holland
C
EDGEWOOD — Every morning at Dixie Heights High School, customers pour into a special experiment: the district’s first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.
Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries.
By closing time at 9.20 a.m., the shop usually sells 90 drinks.
“Whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schatzman says it was good,” Christy McKinley, a second year student, announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.
The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.
They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.
Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.
Not that it was easy. Chevalier’s first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content?
Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition (营养) guidelines.
The whole school has joined in to help.
Teachers agreed to give up their lounge (休息室) in the mornings. Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball team helped pay for cups.
28．What is the text mainly about?
    A．A special educational program.        B．A best-selling coffee.  
    C．Government support for schools.       D．A new type of teacher-student relationship.
29．The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to_________．
    A．raise money for school affairs         B．develop students’ practical skills
    C．do some research on nutrition         D．supply teachers with drinks
30．How did Christy McKinley know Ms. Schatzman’s opinion of the chi tea?
     A．She met her in the shop.                 B．She heard her telling others.
     C．She went to her office to deliver the tea.    D． She talked to her on the phone.
31．We know from the text that Ginger Gray ___________ ．
     A．manages the Dixie P1T program in Kenton County
B．teaches at Dixie Heights High School
     C．sees that the drinks meet health standards
     D．owns the school’s coffee shop
D
A typical lion tamer（驯兽师）in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip( 鞭) at a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show. In reality, it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time. With its focus divided, the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.
How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you have something you want to achieve (e.g. lose weight, start a business, travel more)—only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?