江苏省苏锡常镇四市20xx届高三英语3月教学情况调研试题一

江苏省苏锡常镇四市20xx届高三英语3月教学情况调研试题一内容摘要：

) poles were once mysterious phenomena. Now, scientists have data from satellites and groundbased observations from which we know that the aurora brilliance is a massive electrical discharge similar to that occurring in a neon sign. To understand the cause of auroras, first picture the Earth enclosed by its magosphere(磁层 ), a huge region created by the Earth’s magic field. Outside the magosphere, rushing toward the earth is the solar wind, a speedily moving body of ionized(离子化的 ) gases with its own magic field. Charged particles(粒子 ) in this solar wind speed earthward along the solar wind’s magic lines of force. The Earth’s magosphere is a barrier to the solar winds, and forces the charged particles of the solar wind to flow around the magosphere itself. But in the polar regions, the magic lines of force of the Earth and of the solar wind gather together. Here many of the solar wind’s charged particles break through the magosphere and enter Earth’s magic field. They then rush back and forth between the Earth’s magic poles very rapidly and ionize and excite the atom s of the upper atmosphere of the Earth, causing them to produce aurora radiations of visible light. The colors of an aurora depend on the atoms producing them. The leading greenishwhite light es from low energy excitation of oxygen atoms. During huge magic storms oxygen atoms also undergo high energy excitation and produce pink light. Excited nitrogen(氮 ) atoms contribute bands of color varying from blue to violet. Viewed from outer space, auroras can be seen as dimly shining belts wrapped around each of the Earth’s magic poles. Each aurora hangs like a curtain of light stretching over the polar regions and into the higher latitudes. When the solar flares(闪光 ) that result in magic storms and aurora activity are very strong, aurora displays may extend as far as the southern regions of the United States. 58. What is it that directly gives off aurora light? A. the Earth’s magic field B. the solar wind’s magic field C. the Earth’s ionized particles D. the solar wind’s charged particles 59. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss? A. The appearance of auroras around the Earth’s poles. B. The periodic change in the display of auroras. C. The factors that cause the variety of colors in auroras. D. The covering area of auroras based on their colors. 60. What can we infer from the passage? A. The magosphere increases the speed of particles from the solar wind. B. The color of greenishwhite appears least frequently in an aurora display. C. Earth’ s magic field contributes to the variety and difference of aurora’ s colors. D. The strength of the solar flares has a positive effect on the extending distance of aurora. C With these increased pressures and difficulty in ensuring a graduate job, more people are turning to recruitment(招聘 ) agencies for help. Luke Harper wrote for the Independent warning students to be cautious when using graduate recruitment agencies in their job hunt. The article’s main argument against graduate recruitment agencies is that they are looking to sign people up to the agency and harvest data, without having any real intention to personally find them a job. The fundamental problem with this approach is a basic misunderstanding of how the recruitment sector works. One of the more mon ways is that recruitment agencies aim to find you a job to secure a fee from their clients. Recruitment agencies operate as a business, not a careers service and are not expected to find you a job while you wait around. There is no denying that amongst the recruitment agencies, there are some CV(简历 ) hungry, cut and shut agencies that are uninterested in the candidates they have on their books. However, nowadays these are in the minority and don’t tend to last very long. Paul Farrer, Chief Executive of a leading recruitment agency is worried that a few bad apples are ruining the reputation of what is an excellent sector. Farrer said “The trouble with such an imbalanced and misleading article is that some graduates may now be put off approaching recruitment agencies who may well be able to help them.” Professionals in the industry are cautious of how some of the less respectable agencies operate. Earnest recruiters believe that graduates should be aware that some of these agencies will take on graduates for all their details rather than helping them find a job, like Harper mentioned. To fight this, Farrar advises that “Graduates should have a simple checklist before approaching any agency. Has the agency taken the time to talk to me? Have they invited me to a facetoface meeting? Have they guaranteed not to forward my CV to any employer without my permission? These three steps will safeguard every application.” Farrer also pointed out that that is not the only safety that graduates can rely on. He said “Graduates can also c heck to see if the agencies are members of either APSCo or the REC, the two trade bodies they can make an official plaint to. The vast majority of recruitment agencies are professional anisations that help place thousands of graduates every year and poorly researched articles help no one.” 61. The main purpose of this passage is _______________ graduate recruitment agencies. A. to advise readers to be cautious of B. to argue against some misjudgment against C. to explain why there is a prejudice against D. to seek the solutions to the problems caused by 62. Which of the following is right according to the passage? A. Luke Harper holds the same idea about jobs with Paul Farrer. B. Recruitment agencies actually do the same work as a careers service. C. Job hunters’ detailed information is of value to recruitment agencies. D. A member of APSCo or the REC will not cheat its clients.。