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2019-2020年高三英语限时训练2第一部分完形填空WozandIstartedAppleinmyparentsgaragewhenIwas
20.Weworkedhardandin10yearsApplehad___36____fromjustthetwoofusina___37____intoa$2billionpanywithover4000employees.Wehadjust___38___ourfinestcreation-theMacintosh-ayearearlierandIhadjustturned
30.AndthenIgotfired.Howcanyougetfiredfromapanyyou___39___WellasApplegrewwe___40___someonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedto___41___thepanywithmeandforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodiverge分歧and___42___wehadafallingout.WhenwedidourBoardofDirectors___43___withhim.Soat30Iwasout.Andverypubliclyout.___44___hadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgoneanditwasdevastating(毁灭性的).Ireallydidn’tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedto___45___forscrewingupsobadly.IwasaverypublicfailureandIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.Butsomethingslowlybeganto___46___onme-IstilllovedwhatIdid.TheturnofeventsatApplehadnotchangedthatonebit.Ihadbeen___47___butIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedtostartover.Ididn’tseeitthenbutit___48___thatgettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythe___49___ofbeinga___50____againlesssureabouteverything.Itfreedmeto___51___oneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.I’mprettysure__52___ofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApple.Itwas___53___tastingmedicinebutIguessthepatientneededit.Don’tlose___54___.I’mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityetkeeplooking.Don’t___55___.Aswithallmattersoftheheartyou’llknowwhenyoufindit.Andlikeanygreatrelationshipitjustgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon.Sokeeplookinguntilyoufindit.-BySteveJobsCEOofAppleputer
1.A.grownB.begunC.removedD.kept
2.A.bedroomB.farmC.garageD.kitchen
3.A.announcedB.declaredC.releasedD.coped
4.A.managedB.startedC.installedD.entitled
5.A.providedB.sortedC.promotedD.hired
6.A.runB.involveC.openD.engage
7.A.instantlyB.constantlyC.eventuallyD.frequently
8.A.riskedB.supportedC.pleasedD.sided
9.A.WhichB.WhatC.WhicheverD.Whatever
10.A.apologizeB.revealC.headD.stand
11.A.implyB.putC.impressD.dawn
12.A.resistedB.rejectedC.solvedD.interrupted
13.A.madeoutB.eoutC.turnedoutD.triedout
14.A.darknessB.lightnessC.carelessnessD.business
15.A.waiterB.pioneerC.beginnerD.visitor
16.A.enterB.relieveC.previewD.expect
17.A.somethingB.noneC.everythingD.anything
18.A.carefulB.acceptableC.hopefulD.awful
19.A.courageB.patienceC.imaginationD.faith
20.A.settleB.recallC.claimD.deny第二部分阅读理解AIntellectualpropertyIPisaproductofthemindthathasmercialvalue.Theconceptdatesbackto1623whenthefirstpatentlawtoprotectIPrightswaspassed.IPrightsprotectanartistfromhavinghis/hercreativeideascopiedbyanother.ForexampleifsomebodygeneratedanideaforanovelthatideaisprotectedbyIPrights.Ifsomeoneelsewishestorepresenttheideaordevelopitfurtherhe/shemustconsulttheoriginalartistswhowillnormallyberewardedfinanciallyforitsuse.Backinthe17thcenturyIPrightswereprimarilycarriedouttoprotectnewlydevelopedmanufacturingprocessesagainststealingbuttodayintellectualpropertyrightsarealsoenjoyedbythosewhocreatemusicartandliterature.InrecentyearsIPrightshavebeenthefocusofagreatdealofdiscussionbecauseofatechnologywhichlookssettoweakenthemaltogether:theInternet.Manyyearsagoifyouwantedarecodingofasongyouwouldhavetopurchaseitfromamusicstore;ifanovelfromabookstore.InthosedaysIPrightswereeasilyprotectedsinceitwasverydifficulttoobtainintellectualpropertywithoutpayingforit.HoweveralotofIPincludingsongsfilmsbooksandartworkcanbedownloadedtodayfreeofchargeusingtheinternet.ThispracticehasnowtakentheworldbystormdramaticallyaffectingthewayinwhichweviewIPrights.
23.Accordingtoparagraph2whathas“takentheworldbystorm”A.Intellectualpropertyrights.B.Freedownloading.C.TheInternet.D.Thelargenumberofsongsfilmsandbooks.
24.Apossibletitleforthispassagecouldbe_______. A.IPRightsandOurAttitudes B.WaystoProtectYourIPRights C.ThePresentandtheFutureofIPrights D.AHistoryofIPRights BDepartmentstoressellready-to-wearclothingwhichisalsocalledready-madeclothing.Suchclothingismadeinfixedsizes.Thosepeoplewhofindthatready-madeclothingfitsthemwellcansavemoneybybuyingit.Mostoftenpeopledonotfitexactlyintoaproducer’ssize.Theirclothingmustbealteredtomakeitfitbetter.Howevermostalterationsarenotveryexpensive.Thesmallcostofmostalterationsmeansthatready-madeclothingcanmeettheneedsofmostcustomers.Thosewhocanafforditoftengetsomeonetodesignandmaketheirclothing.Suchclothingiscalledcustom-made.Thepersonwhomakesitmeasuresthecustomerandthensewsitsothatitfitsperfectly.Alterationsarenotneeded.Custom-madeclothingislargelysewnbyhandhasbetterqualitybettermaterialandisofthestyleyouhavechosen.Ofcourseitcostsmuchmorethanready-to-wearclothing.Youneedtopaythedifferenceforthespecialfittingandbetterskillthatyouarereceiving.Thisoftenmeansthatyouspenddoubleormorethanyouwouldforaready-madegarment.Custom-madeclothingisnotalwaysthatmuchbetterthanready-madeclothing.Itcostsmorepartlybecauseonlyonegarmenthasbeenmadejustforyou.paniesthatproduceready-madeproductsmakethousandsofgarmentsatatime.Thismeanstheycanbuylargequantitiesofmaterial.Workerscuteachsizebythehundreds.paniesworkoutwaystomakethegarmentsquicklybymachineandpayworkersaccordingtotheirskill.Thustheycansellthefinishedproductsatalowpricewhilestillmakingmoney.MostoftheclothingsoldintheUnitedStatesismadeinthisway.Customersgainfromthelowerpriceswhicharemadepossiblebymassproduction.Itmayormaynotgivethemhighquality.
25.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhobuyready-madeclothing______. A.wishtomakealternationsB.willspendlessmoney C.wanttomakeitbetterD.canfitintothesizes
26.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatcustom-madeclothingis_______. A.speciallymade B.fashionablydesigned C.chosenbyfewpeople D.madewithdifficulties
27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutready-madeclothing A.Itisofpoorquality. B.Itsuitsallpeople. C.Itislabor-savingtomakeit. D.Ittakesmoretimetomakeit
28.Thepurposeofthewriteris_______. A.toexplainwhycustom-madeclothingcostsmore B.toshowtheadvantagesofmassproduction C.totellreadershowtomakemoneyfromready-madeclothing D.toprovideinformationaboutdifferentkindsofclothingCTheflagthemostmonsymbolofanationinthemodernworldisalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaningtheflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildingsshipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itisrathertheproductofthousandsofyears’development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestorsofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrainstheystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewindwhichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethodssuchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems图腾beforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked:ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepastbutitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndiathenacrossArablandsandfinallytoEuropewhereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.
29.Theunderlinedword“vulnerable”inparagraph3means_______. A.easytodamage B.likelytobeprotected C.impossibletomakesureof D.difficulttofind
30.Theearliestflagswereconnectedwithheavenlypowerbecausethey_______. A.couldtellwinddirection B.couldbringgoodlucktofighters C.werebelievedtostandfornaturalforcesD.werehandeddownbytheancestorsDNexttimeacustomerestoyourofficeofferhimacupofcoffee.Andwhenyou’redoingyourholidayshoppingonlinemakesureyou’reholdingalargeglassoficedtea.Thephysicalsensationofwarmthencouragesemotionalwarmthwhileacolddrinkinhandpreventsyoufrommakingunwisedecisions—thosearethepracticallessonbeingdrawnfromrecentresearchbypsychologistJohnA.Bargh.Psychologistshaveknownthatoneperson’sperception知觉ofanother’s“warmth”isapowerfuldeterminerinsocialrelationships.Judgingsomeonetobeeither“warm”or“cold”isaprimaryconsiderationeventrumping打败evidencethata“cold”personmaybemorecapable.MuchofthisisrootedinveryearlychildhoodexperiencesBarghargueswhenbabies’conceptualsenseoftheworldaroundthemisshapedbyphysicalsensationsparticularlywarmthandcoldness.ClassicstudiesbyHarryHarlowpublishedin1958showedmonkeyspreferredtostayclosetoacloth“mother”ratherthanonemadeofwireevenwhenthewire“mother”carriedafoodbottle.Harlow’sworkandlaterstudieshaveledpsychologiststostresstheneedforwarmphysicalcontactfromcaregiverstohelpyoungchildrengrowintohealthyadultswithnormalsocialskills.Feelingsof“warmth”and“coldness”insocialjudgmentsappeartobeuniversal.AlthoughnoworldwidestudyhasbeendoneBarghsaysthatdescribingpeopleas“warm”or“cold”ismontomanyculturesandstudieshavefoundthoseperceptionsinfluencejudgmentindozensofcountries.TotesttherelationshipbetweenphysicalandpsychologicalwarmthBarghconductedanexperimentwhichinvolved41collegestudents.Aresearchassistantwhowasunawareofthestudy’shypotheses假定handedthestudentseitherahotcupofcoffeeoracolddrinktoholdwhiletheresearcherfilledoutashortinformationform.Thedrinkwasthenhandedback.Afterthatthestudentswereaskedtoratethepersonalityof“PersonA”basedonaparticulardescription.ThosewhohadbrieflyheldthewarmdrinkregardedPersonAaswarmerthanthosewhohadheldtheiceddrink.“Wearegroundedinourphysicalexperiencesevenwhenwethinkabstractly”saysBargh.
33.InBargh’sexperimentthestudentswereaskedto_______. A.evaluatesomeone’spersonality B.writedowntheirhypotheses C.filloutapersonalinformationform D.holdcoffeeandcolddrinkalternatively
34.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______. A.abstractthinkingdoesnotefromphysicalexperiences B.feelingsofwarmthandcoldnessarestudiedworldwide C.physicaltemperatureaffectshowweseeothers D.capablepersonsareoftencoldtoothers
35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage A.DrinkingforBetterSocialRelationships B.ExperimentsofPersonalityEvaluation C.DevelopingBetterDrinkingHabits D.PhysicalSensationsandEmotions第三部分任务型阅读认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词注意每空格只填一个单词TickettaxfuelsIndiancinemastrikeCinemasinMumbaiBollywood’shomelandarestrikingagainsthightaxesonticketsales.OwnersofMumbai’ssingle-screentheatreswillkeeptheirshutters百叶窗downuntilFridaytoprotestabouttaxeswhichtheysayaredrivingthemoutofbusiness.Morethanathirdofsingle-screencinemasinthestateofMaharashtrahavecloseddowninthelastfiveyears.AccordingtotheCinemaandExhibitorsAssociationofIndiajust700arestillinoperation.TheassociationblamestheclosingdownonMaharashtra’shighrateofentertainmenttax.ItspresidentRVVidhanisaysthatcinemasmustpayataxforeveryticketsoldwhichis45%andthismakesithardtobreakeven.It’sthehighestofallstatesacrossIndia.ThemajorityofthestatesinIndiapayzeroentertainmenttax.MrVidhanisayshismembershaddecidedtogoaheadwithaone-weekclosureaftergettingnoresponsefromthestategovernmentonthematter.Itisnotjustahightaxratecontributingtotheshrinking(收缩)numberoftraditionalcinemashowever.Largecostsanddecliningboxofficetakingsalsomaketimestougher.MrVidhanihasruntheNewExcelsiorTheatreinSouthMumbaisince
1974.LastweekascreeningofBollywoodmovieTanuWedsManusoldjust71ticketsdespiteacapacityofmorethan
1000.Whetherit’safullhouseoranemptyscreeningrunningcostsaremoreorlessthesame.“Airconditioningregularbusiness—everyexpenditure支出isthesamebuttheinehasstopped.”Thecricket板球WorldCupisnothelpingmattersaccordingtoMrVidhani.“TheWorldCupiscreatingthebiggestproblem”hesays.“Thesepeoplearecrazysofarasthecricketisconcerned.WhenIndiaisplayingoccupancyinthetheatreisjust15%.”Mumbai’scitycentreisdottedwithemptycinemas.SoafterremainingemptyforsixyearstheNoveltytheatreisperhapsmorefortunatethanitsneighbours:itistoberebornasafour-screenmultiplexcinema.OverthelastdecadethenumberofmultiplexesinIndiahasrisensharply.Despitehigherticketpriceswithmorechoiceonofferandtypicallynewerfacilitiestheyposefiercepetitiontothetraditionalsingle-screentheatres.“petitionfromthemultiplexesisreallytough”MrVidhanisays.“Thenthereispetitionfromthemoviewindowbeingnarrow.Moviesarebeingreleasedmuchquickerontelevisionthantheyusedtobesopeoplecanprettymuchwatchmoviesforfreeathome.“Withrisingineseveryone’sgoingoutandbuyingDVDplayersorVCDplayers.Contentisavailablefortheaskingwhetheritisofficialorpirated盗版.”Unlesssingle-screentheatrescanbeespecialdestinationsintheirownrightwhilealsoofferingup-to-datefacilitiesJehilThakkarthinksthedeclineisatrendthatwillcontinueespeciallyasmultiplexcinemasspreadtosmallertowns.“Theyarelargecorporatechains”hesays.“Theyhavetheabilitytospendmoneyonbrandingandadvertisingsotoalargeextentthesmallcinemaguysarefightingalosingbattle.”TickettaxfuelsIndiancinemastrikeThecurrent36▲ofcinemabusinessinMumbai●Manysingle-screencinemasare37▲.ThecausesoftheclosingdownofcinemasCinemasinMumbaihavetopayatax38▲thananyotherplacesinIndia.Itcostsalotto39▲acinemawhetherit’safullhouseoranemptyscreening.Theoccupancyis(40▲bypeople’senthusiasmforcricket.Single-screencinemasare41▲withpetitionfrommultiplexcinemaswhichoffermorechoicesand(42▲facilities.Aquickerreleaseofmoviesontelevisionisto43▲.PeopleprefertowatchDVDorVCDratherthangotothecinema.The44▲ofsingle-screencinemasThetrendofdeclinewillcontinue.Single-screencinemasarecertainto45▲thebattle.。