湖南省长沙县实验中学2014届高三一模英语试题答案(4)

65. In the last paragraph, the author advises parents to _________ .
A. try their best to take good care of their baby
B. enter the contests as soon as possible
C. encourage their kids to go to college when they grow up
D. find more tips for winning the contests


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  In a recent study, researchers have estimated the energy required to produce bottled water, including the energy required to manufacture plastic, make the plastic into bottles, process the water, fill and seal the bottles, transport the bottles, and chill the bottles for use. Combining all the energy input totals for treatment and distribution, researchers found that producing bottled water requires between 5.6 and 10.2 million joules(焦耳) of energy per liter, depending on transportation factors. That's up to 2, 000 times the energy required to produce tap water. 
To break down the energy requirements, researchers found that producing the plastic bottles and transporting the bottles greatly dominated(控制) the energy input. Although some companies are experimenting with producing lightweight bottles or using recycled materials, the researchers calculated that the manufacturing cost is about 4 million joules of energy per plastic bottle weighing 38 grams, and the cap weighing 2 grams. 
“Our previous work had suggested that bottled water production was an energy­ intensive process, but we were surprised to see the results,” the researchers said.
Transportation costs vary depending on the distance and mode of transport, and both factors depend on the type of bottled water. There are two main kinds of bottled water in the US. “spring water”, which comes from an underground spring, and “purified water”, which is city tap water that has received further treatment. For purified water distributed locally by truck within Los Angels, the total transportation energy is about 1.4 million joules per liter. In the second situation, spring water shipped from Fiji (such as Fiji Spring Water) across the Pacific to Los Angels, and then delivered locally by truck, requires about 4 million joules per liter for transportation. For the spring water, the transportation energy equaled (in the case of Fiji) the energy required to produce the bottle.
With this data, the researchers hope that future studies will have the ability to make specific estimates for different situations, and possibly find ways to cut energy costs.
66. From the first paragraph we can know that the energy required to ______.
A. produce bottled water includes the energy required to drink it
B. distribute bottled water includes the energy for producing the bottles
C. distribute bottled water is much smaller than the energy for treating it
D. produce bottled water is much smaller than the energy for producing tap water
67. To reduce the energy required to produce bottled water, some companies are trying ______.
A. to fill tap water into the plastic bottles directly
B. to replace the plastic bottles with metal containers
C. to produce lightweight bottles with recycled materials
D. to use bicycles to transport and deliver bottled water locally
68. What's Paragraph 4 mainly talking about?
A. Treatment of bottled water needs no energy input at all.
B. Bottled water production is an energy­ intensive process.
C. Transportation of bottled water takes up the most energy input.
D. Production of the plastic bottles greatly dominated the energy input.
69. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. there are two main kinds of bottled water in the US
B. world consumption of bottled water has been increasing
C. transportation costs have something to do with the mode of transport
D. bottled water produced in Spring is more expensive than purified water
70. What's the main purpose of the passage?
A. To help consumers themselves make more environmentally sustainable choices.
B. To advise the government to take severe measures to stop producing bottled water.
C. To urge the consumers to drink tap water instead of bottled water for the sake of the earth.
D. To try the best to find ways to produce bottled water cheaply and quickly for the companies.


Part IV Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Would you work for nothing? Non-paid internships(实习生) have been common in the US for some time now. But these days, they are becoming more and more popular in other countries, too. Is this a good thing?
For young people, there are clear benefits to doing an internship. Firstly, interns get a valuable insight into an industry they might be interested in working for. Also, having done an internship looks good on your CV, which is very important in today’s competitive job market. A lucky few may be hired at the end of the internship, so it’s a good way of getting a foot in the door. For other interns, there is even extra welfare deals on clothes if they’re working in the fashion in industry, free trips if they’re working for a travel agency…and so on.
There are obvious benefits to companies, too. They can help select employees who are better. “If you put two young people to work as interns for twelve weeks, you’ll soon see who is good.” said one manager. Besides, they can save money. “If I use interns, I don’t have to pay another salary, or worry about paying pensions or giving people overtime pay.” said another.
So, what do interns do? Most tasks are fairly routine. These may include photocopying, filing documents, or writing up notes from meetings. At times, interns may be given jobs with more responsibility, such as making sales calls, writing newsletters or updating websites.