中山二中2015届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题及答案(4)

Valkee launched its bright-light headset in August 2010. It is classed as a medical device under EU regulations.
The device channels bright light direct to the brain via the ear canal to prevent and cure depression, mood swings and even circadian-rhythm disorders such as jetlag. 
It costs £185 and looks like an iPod - only the earphones emit light rather than sound.
Anyone wanting to copy the effects with a torch is likely to be disappointed, they emit the wrong kind of light that is apparently too yellow.
41. According to the census, ________ of the Britons suffer from seasonal affective disorder 
A. 7%.             B. 25%.          C. 92%.          D. 20%. 
42. Why can the headset run by Valkee stop and treat the winter blues affectively? Because _______.
A. the bright light through ear canal can get into brain's photosensitive areas
B. the headsets are very colorful, which can make sufferers excited 
C. the earphones can broadcast music
D. the sufferers can chat with others by using the headset
43. What does the research tell us about the seasonal affective disorder? 
A. It’s impossible to cure the seasonal affective disorder. 
B. The treatment of the disease still has a long way to go. 
C. Years of research has produced no reportable results. 
D. It’s possible to cure the seasonal affective disorder. 
44. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The new medical device looks like an iPod. 
B. The bright-light headset was launched in 2010. 
C. It is Valkee that make the new medical device. 
D. The torch will not be used for making the bright-light headset. 
45. What’s the best title of the passage? 
A. A New IPod For Listening to Music.         
B. A New Headset For Watching Videos.  
C. A New Medical Device For Curing the Winter Blues. 
D. A New Earphones For Treating Depression. 


第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先请阅读下列一些电影简介。

A. Name: Life is beautiful	Brief introduction: an Italian movie. During World War II in Italy, Guido was a good and kind, cheerful and humorous person. He met and fell in love with Dora, a school teacher; and they got married.  It is a very beautiful and sad story. It is a heartrending movie that shows us we should never forget what happened and stand up against war.
B. Name: Central Station	Brief introduction: a Brazilian movie. A poor and retired teacher writes letters in the Rio de Janeiro train station. Illiterate people pay Dora to write and mail the letters. Ana, one of Dora's clients, died in front of the station, and Dora took Josué, to her house. First, Dora had bad intentions, but then she decided to help the boy look for his father.  This film shows how both poverty and hope play a role in the lives of Brazilian people.
C. Name: Gattaca	Brief introduction: a science fiction thriller. It shows the use of genetic engineering in the future to create an almost perfect human. The director of this movie creates a world of the future based on genetic testing and research nowadays. This movie is shocking to society because it creates a believable world of the future based on genetic engineering.
D. Name: The Net	Brief introduction: a Canadian movie. It introduces us to the main character, a computer programmer totally addicted to the Internet. She spends hours and hours in front of the screen working, ordering pizza, reserving a flight seat, and chatting with online friends. Then comes the sinister aspect of identity theft. The movie is close to our daily life, and those troubles might happen to us.
E. Name: Harry Potter	Brief introduction: a science fiction movie. The movie concerns Harry’s struggle against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort who killed Harry’s parents and many other innocent people. Harry Potter is the leading role of the whole story. He is a talented, powerful and kind boy with a strong mind. Harry Potter learns more than magic at Hogwarts. He makes new friends and learns to be brave and to do things he used to be afraid of. He also learns about the power of love.
F. Name: The Truman Show	Brief introduction: one of the Hollywood’s famous movies. It shows us a story of a person who struggles for freedom and fight against fate bravely. The whole movie is full of philosophy. In order to convey the philosophic main idea, this movie based on a very unique setup. Through a show of a real person – his process of discovery, his attempts to escape his situation to provoke us into think.

以下是一些人看完电影后所说出的感受，请将他们的感受和所看的电影匹配起来。
46. “I am pleased to find the movie so faithful to the book. The story is really fantastic, but after seeing the movie, I would like to learn magic to fight against the evil in the world, as brave and powerful as the boy in this movie. ”