内蒙古固阳县一中2019届高三英语上学期期中试题一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)AWithonlinecourses,anyonefromanypartoftheworldcangainknowledgeinanyfieldofinterestforfreeoralmost.CourseraItoffershigh-qualitycoursefromtopuniversities,forfreetoeveryonetoimproveyourresume,advanceyourcareer,expandyourknowledge,andgainconfidence.ThisonlinelearningplatformcurrentlyhostscoursesfromPrincetonUniversity,StanfordUniversity,theUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyandtheUniversityofPennsylvania.Learnmoreathttps://www.coursera.org.iTunesUIfyou’reastudentwhousesAppledevices,youwillbehappytoknowthatyouhaveaccesstoiTunesU,whichgivesyouaccesstodifferenteducationalcoursesfromallleadinguniversitiesforfree!Thisisyourchancetolearnvarioussubjectsfromthebestcollegesanduniversitiesintheworld.Learnmoreathttps://www.apple.com/education/ipad/itunes-u.AcademicEarthIthaslinkedtoover750onlinecoursesand8,500individualonlinelectures,givingstudentsofallagesaccesstocollegecoursestheymayotherwiseneverexperience.Whetherlearningexistingcoursework,orlearningforthesakeoflearning,anyonehasthefreedomtolearntheirownpacefromworld-famousexperts,withoutbeingchargedmore.Learnmoreathttps://academicearth.org.UCBerkeleyItofferscoursesinbioengineering,Japanese,legalstudiesandpublichealth.Sincetheyarerecordingsofactuallectures,theylacklecturenotesandextramaterials.However,eachcoursehasaudiorecordingsoflecturesviaiTunesorvideorecordingsoflecturesviaYouTube.Learnmoreathttps://webcast.berkeley.edu.1.WhatdoCourseraandiTunesUhaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A.Bothofthemareintendedspeciallyforhighschoolstudents.B.They’reaimedatimprovinglearners’careerandpersonality.C.Expertsworldwidewillgivelecturesontheseplatforms.D.Thecoursesareallfromtopuniversitiesworldwide.2.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatAcademicEarth___________.A.chargeslearnersnothingforanycourseB.hasmanylecturesgivenby8,500lecturersC.providescollegescoursesmainlyforyoungmen.D.offerscollegecoursesatthelearners’convenience3.IfyouwanttoimproveyourskillintheJapaneselanguage,youcanvisit________.A.https://www.coursera.org.B.https://webcast.berkeley.edu.C.https://www.apple.com/education/ipad/itunes-u.D.https://academicearth.org.BChina’scancerresearcherZhuChen,togetherwithtwoFrenchresearchersAnneDejeanandHuguesdeThe,receivedSjobergPrize2018inStockholmConcertHall,SwedenonFriday.“WeusedwisdomfrombothChineseandWesternmedicineandofferedacuretooneofthemostdeadlycancers,”ChentoldXinhua,“IfeelthatChinesemedicinehaspotentialtocontributemoretohumanhealth.Therearenobordersinmedicine,becauseitstrugglesforbenefitingallmankind.It’salanguageofpeace,andofdevelopmentandprogress.”ChenrecalledthecooperationwiththetwoFrenchresearchersforover30years.Thisyear’sSjobergwinnershavedevelopedanewandtargetedtreatmentforaspecificformofbloodcancercalledacutepromyelocyticleukaemia(急性早幼粒白血病).Itwasonceoneofthedeadliestformsofcancer,butitisnowpossibletocurenineoutoftenpatientswhoreceivethenewtreatment.Thewinnershavemadethisrevolutionarydevelopmentpossiblebymethodicallymappingthemolecularmechanismsresponsibleforthedisease.TheprizeisawardedbytheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesandisfunded(资助)bytheSjobergFoundation.Thefoundation,withadonationof2.5billionUSdollars,wasfoundedin2016,andservestopromote(促进)scientificresearchthatfocusesoncancer,healthandtheenvironment.ThePrizeisanannualinternational...