根据以英语作为母语的人数计算，英语是最多国家使用的官方语言，下面是山东武城第二中学2016届高三第一次模拟英语试卷，请练习。

第一节　(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Games in Class

Playing computer games is getting serious. Washington teacher Tammie Schrader is so enthusiastic about computer games in education that she thinks they can be used to teach programming skills which will help students in college——starting in middle school.

Canadian teacher Justin Holladay wrote a few simple games to help his students practice math skills, and when they caught on, he started his own company to create more of them.

And the University of Washington’s Zoran Popovic got more than 4,000 Washington students to master their lessons this spring by playing a computer game for just a few hours.

The growing availability of inexpensive tablet computers and a new generation of young teachers who grew up playing on computers have spurred (激发)interest in games for serious purposes.

“Six or seven years ago, selling games to schools was forbidden,” said David Martz of Muzzy Lane Software, a Boston, US company that produces games for publishers such as McCraw-Hill. Now, he said, schools are interested in the promise of games—perhaps because gaming is so much more popular.

Software and education companies have tried for many years to combine youngsters’ passion for computer games with educational progress, without much success.

Popovic thinks the first effort to combine games with education fell flat because they were created by commercial companies. These companies were more interested in selling products than seeing students master a skill.

Teachers say there are some pretty good games in the marketplace now.

Holladay, the math teacher from Alberta, Canada, began moving paper-based math games to the iPad, building games that allowed students to compete with each other and giving them instant feedback(反馈) on their progress.

The game reinforced(加强)the lessons he was teaching, and his students had fun playing, he said. “They were a lot more engaged.”

21. What factors have helped promote computer games in schools according to the article?

a. The affordability of tablet computers.

b. The preferences of young teachers.

c. The advertisements of commercial companies.

d. Parents’ support.

e. Better games being produced.

A.a,b,c B.a,c,d C.a,b,e D.b,d,e

22. What is Holladay’s attitude towards the idea of using computer games in class?

A. It allows students to learn in a fun way.

B. It is not as helpful as people thought it would be.

C. It reduces the interaction between teachers and students.

D. It sounds good but it makes it inconvenient for teachers to get feedback from students.

23. The writer’s attitude towards the use of computer games for education is .

A. objective B. negative C. critical D. supportive.

B

A Dutch cyclist who says he was scheduled to be on both Malaysia Airlines flights MH370 and MH17—only to switch his tickets at the last minute—knows he’s lucky to be alive but has decided to stop speaking publicly about it.

Maarten de Jonge, a 29-year-old rider for the Tereng-ganu team in Malaysia, said in a statement on his website that he’s been inundated (使应接不暇) with media requests since talking about his fortunate change of plans.

“I’m frankly overwhelmed (顾不过)by the number of requests,” Jonge said. “What has happened is terrible; so many victims, that’s a horrible thing. From respect for the victims and their families, I do not think it appropriate to tell my story.”

Officials say 298 people ——189 of them are Dutch citizens—were killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was struck by a surface-to-air missile along the Russia-Ukraine border.

While Jonge said he was fortunate he decided not to take the flight at the last moment, his story is ultimately(最终) nothing compared to the misery so many people are experiencing. Attention should be paid to the victims and survivors. Wish everyone affected by this disaster a lot of strength.

The cyclist was planning to travel back to Knala Lumpur on Flight MH17 on July 17 after competing in last month’s National Championship Road Race in the Netherlands, but told a local television station he decided to save money by flying through Frankfurt instead.

According to The Daily Telegraph, Jonge was scheduled to be on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing in March, but switched his ticket to avoid a stopover. The flight disappeared from radar and has yet to be found.

“I could have taken that one just as easily,” Jonge said, according to RTV Oost. “It’s inconceivable (不可思议的). I am very sorry for the passengers and their families, yet I am very pleased I’m unharmed.”

According to his website, Jonge, who finished 35th at the Dutch cycling event, was still planning to fly to Malaysia yia Frankfurt on Sunday.

“I have been lucky twice,” he said. “You should try not to worry too much because in that case you won’t get anywhere.”

24. Why did Jonge not want to tell his story anymore?

A. To not to be famous.

B. To prevent reporters from interrupting him.

C. To help the victims and their families.

D. To respect the victims and their families.

25. Why did Jonge change Flight MH17?

A. He had another match at that time. B. He didn’t want to have a stopover.

C. He was late for the flight. D. He wanted to save money.

26. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Jonge is unwilling to take a plane in future.

B. Jonge worries about his future.

C. Jonge dares take a plane in future.

D. Jonge thinks he will be lucky all the time.