天津市津南区2016届高考英语短文语法填空和阅理选练(4)
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2016 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(天津卷)英语笔试本试卷分为第I 卷(选择题)和第II 卷(非选择题)两部分,共130 分,考试用时100 分钟。
第I 卷 1 至10 页。
第II 卷11 至12 页。
答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名,准考号填写在答题卡上,并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码,答卷时,考生务必将答案写在答题卡上,答在试卷上的无效。
考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I 卷注意事项:1. 每小题选出答案后,用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如果改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
2. 本卷共55 小题,共95 分。
第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45 分)第一节:单项填空(共15 小题;每小题1分,满分15 分)从 A 、 B 、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例:Stand over there you ' ll be able to see it better.A. orB. andC. butD. while答案是 B 。
1. ---It was a wonderful trip. So, which city did you like better, Paris or Rome?--- ___ . There were good things and bad things about them.A. It ' s hard to sayB. I didn ' t get itC. You must be kiddingD. Couldn ' t be better2. The dictionary is _____ : many words have been added to the language since it was published.A. out of controlB. out of dateC. out of sightD. out of reach3. When walking down the street, I came across David, when I ____ for years.A. didn ' t seeB. haven ' t seenC. hadn ' t seenD. wouldn ' t see4. The cooling wind swept through out bedroom windows, air conditioning unnecessary.A. makingB. to makeC. madeD. being made5. It was really annoying; I ___ get access to the data bank you had recommended.A. wouldn ' tB. couldn ' tC. shouldn ' tD. needn 't6. ---I 'm thinking of going back to school to get another degree.---Sounds great! ___ .A. It all dependsB. Go for itC. Never mindD. No wonder7. ____ the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.A. UnlessB. UntilC. AsD. While8. Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she __ her opinion on the subject.A. gave voice toB. kept an eye onC. turned a deaf ear ofD. set foot on9. We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, __ the weather may be better.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. when10. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight ____ of rain later tonight.A. effectB. senseC. cha ngeD. cha nee11. The man ager put forward a suggesti on __ we should have an assista nt. There is too muchwork to do.A. whetherB. thatC. whichD. what12. I ' m going to ______ advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle.A. putB. makeC. takeD. give13. You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel ___ the coach picks up tourists.A. whoB. whichC. whereD. that14. I hate it when she calls me at work —I ' m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.A. carry onB. break intoC. tur n dow nD. cut off15. I was wearing a seat belt. If I hadn ' t been wearing one, I ____ .A. were injuredB. would be injuredC. had bee n injuredD. would have bee n injured第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选春最佳选项。
2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(天津卷)英语笔试本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第II卷两部分,共130分,考试用时100分钟。
第I卷1至10页,第II卷11至12页。
答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上,并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。
答卷时,考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上,答在试卷上的无效。
考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
祝各位考生考试顺利!第I卷注意事项:1.每小题选出答案后,用铅笔将答题卡上对应上题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
2.本卷共55小题,每小题95分。
第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例:Stand over there_____ you’ll be able to see it better.A. orB. andC. butD. while答案是B。
1. ---It was a wonderful trip. So, which city did you like better, Paris or Rome?---______. There were good things and bad things about them.A. It’s hard to sayB. I didn’t get itC. You must be kiddingD. Couldn’t be better2. The dictionary is ______: many words have been added to the language since it was published.A. out of controlB. out of dateC. out ofsight D. out of reach3. When walking down the street, I came across David, when I _____ for years.A. didn’t seeB. haven’t seenC. hadn’tseen D. wouldn’t see4. The cooling wind swept through out bedroom windows, ____ air conditioning unnecessary.A. makingB. to makeC.made D. being made5. It was really annoying; I _____ get access to the data bank you had recommended.A. wouldn’tB. couldn’tC.shouldn’t D. needn’t6. ---I’m thinking of going back to school to get another degree.---Sounds great!_____.A. It all dependsB. Go for itC. Nevermind D. No wonder7. ______ the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.A. UnlessB. UntilC.As D. While8. Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she ____ her opinion on the subject.A. gave voice toB. kept an eye onC. turned a deaf ear ofD. set foot on9. We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, ____ the weather may be better.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. when10. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _____ of rain later tonight.A. effectB. senseC.change D. chance11. The manager put forward a suggestion ____ we should have an assistant. There is too much work to do.A. whetherB. thatC. whichD. what12. I’m going to _____ advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle.A. putB. makeC. takeD. give13. You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel ____ the coach picks up tourists.A. whoB. whichC. whereD. that14. I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to_____ a conversation with her.A. carry onB. break intoC. turn downD. cut off15. I was wearing a seatbelt. If I hadn’t been wearing one, I ____.A. were injuredB. would be injuredC. had been injuredD. would have been injured第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(天津卷)第Ⅰ卷第一部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.—It was a wonderful trip.So,which city did you like better,Paris or Rome?—.There were good things and bad things about them.A.It’s hard to sayB.I didn’t get itC.You must be kiddingD.Couldn’t be better2.The dictionary is :many words have been added to the language since it was published.A.out of control B.out of dateC.out of sight D.out of reach3.When walking down the street,I came across David,whom I for years. A.didn’t see B.haven’t seenC.hadn’t seen D.wouldn’t see4.The cooling wind swept through our bedroom windows,air conditioning unnecessary.A.making B.to makeC.made D.being made5.It was really annoying;I get access to the data bank you had recommended. A.wouldn’t B.couldn’tC.shouldn’t D.needn’t6.—I’m thinking of going back to school to get another degree.—Sounds great!.A.It all depends B.Go for itC.Never mind D.No wonder7.the average age of the population increases,there are more and more old people to care for.A.Unless B.UntilC.As D.While8.Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she her opinion on the subject.A.gave voice toB.kept an eye onC.turned a deaf ear toD.set foot on9.We will put off the picnic in the park until next week,the weather may be better. A.that B.whereC.which D.when10.The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight of rain later tonight. A.effect B.senseC.change D.chance11.The manager put forward a suggestion we should have an assistant.There is too much work to do.A.whether B.thatC.which D.what12.I’m going to advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle.A.put B.makeC.take D.give13.You are waiting at a wrong place.It is at the hotel the coach picks up tourists. A.who B.whichC.where D.that14.I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to a conversation with her.A.carry on B.break intoC.turn down D.cut off15.I was wearing a seatbelt.If I hadn’t been wearing one,I .A.were injuredB.would be injuredC.had been injuredD.would have been injured第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
近5年高考英语语法填空│真题精选10篇2016-04-12文章的材料是一篇200词左右的短文或对话。
难度适中,符合高中中等学生的阅读水平。
有10个试题数,分值15分。
从考查容来看,试题分为给提示词和不给提示词两种。
给出提示词的包括:词形的转换(名词与动词的转换,形容词与副词的转换),形容词比较级与最高级的变化,名词单复数的变化,动词的时态、语态及词形的变化等;不给出提示词的包括:根据上下文的语境填入冠词、连词、代词、副词或名词等。
另外,给出的提示词较多(4~7个),考查词形变化的考点偏多。
未给出提示词的空处有填实词的考点,每空只填写一个词,挖空一般比较均匀。
Passage 1 (2015•新课标全国Ⅰ)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的容(1个单词)或括号单词的正确形式。
Yangshuo,ChinaIt was raining lightly when I __1__ (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn.But I didn't care.A few hours __2__,I'd been at home in Hong Kong,with __3__ (it) choking smog.Here,the air was clean and fresh,even with the rain.I'd skipped nearby Guilin,a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River __4__ are pictured by artists in so many Chinese __5__ (painting).Instead,I'd headed straight for Yangshuo.For those who fly to Guilin,it's only an hour away __6__ car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.Yangshuo __7__ (be) really beautiful.A study of travelers __8__ (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world.And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia.Abercrombie & Kent,a travel company in Hong Kong,says it __9__ (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people __10__ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.【语篇导读】山水甲天下,阳朔风光甲。
绝密★启用前2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(天津卷)英语笔试本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,共130分,考试用时100分钟。
第I卷1至10页,第II卷11至12页。
答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名,准考号填写在答题卡上,并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。
答卷时,考生务必将答案写在答题卡上,答在试卷上的无效。
考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
祝各位考生考试顺利!第I 卷注意事项:1. 每小题选出答案后,用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如果改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
2. 本卷共55小题,共95分。
第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例:Stand over there _____________ you’ll be able to see it better.A. orB. andC. butD. while答案是B。
1. —It was a wonderful trip. So, which city did you like better, Paris or Rome?—_____________. There were good things and bad things about them.A. It’s hard to sayB. I didn’t get itC. You must be kiddingD. Couldn’t be better【答案】A【解析】试题分析:句意:——这是一次很棒的旅行。
那么,你更喜欢哪个城市,巴黎还是罗马?——很难说。
它们都既有好的也有坏的东西。
A.很难说;B.我不明白;C.你一定是在开玩笑吧;D.再好不过了。
根据语境可知选A。
考点:考查交际用语。
2. The dictionary is _____________: many words have been added to the language since it was published.A. out of controlB. out of dateC. out of sightD. out of reach【答案】B考点:考查介词短语。
近 5 年高考英语语法填空│真题精选 10 篇2016-04-12文章的材料是一篇200 词左右的短文或对话。
难度适中,符合高中中等学生的阅读水平。
有 10 个试题数,分值 15 分。
从考查内容来看,试题分为给提示词和不给提示词两种。
给出提示词的包括:词形的转换 (名词与动词的转换,形容词与副词的转换),形容词比较级与最高级的变化,名词单复数的变化,动词的时态、语态及词形的变化等;不给出提示词的包括:根据上下文的语境填入冠词、连词、代词、副词或名词等。
另外,给出的提示词较多 (4 ~ 7 个),考查词形变化的考点偏多。
未给出提示词的空处有填实词的考点,每空只填写一个词,挖空一般比较均匀。
Passage 1 (2015? 新课标全国Ⅰ )阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词 )或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yangshuo , ChinaIt was raining lightly when I __1__ (arrive) in Yangshuo just beforedawn.But I didn't care.A few hours __2__ , I'd been at home in HongKong ,with __3__ (it) choking smog.Here ,the air was clean and fresh ,even with the rain.I'd skipped nearby Guilin ,a dream place for tourists seeking thelimestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River __4__ arepictured by artists in so many Chinese __5__ (painting).Instead ,I'd headed straight for Yangshuo.For those who fly to Guilin , it's only an hour away __6__ car and offers all the scenery of the better -known city.Yangshuo __7__ (be) really beautiful.A study of travelers __8__(conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of thetop 10 destinations in the world.And the town is fast becoming apopular weekend destination for people in Asia.Abercrombie & Kent ,a travel company in Hong Kong ,says it __9__ (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people __10__ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.【语篇导读】桂林山水甲天下,阳朔风光甲桂林。
2016年普通高等学校全国统一考试(天津卷)英语第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)1. ---It was a wonderful trip. So, which city did you like better, Paris or Rome?---______. There were good things and bad things about them.A. It’s hard to sayB. I didn’t get itC. You must be kiddingD. Couldn’t be bet ter2. The dictionary is ______: many words have been added to the language since it was published.A. out of controlB. out of dateC. out of sightD. out of reach3. When walking down the street, I came across David, when I _____ for years.A. didn’t seeB. haven’t seenC. hadn’t seenD. wouldn’t see4. The cooling wind swept through our bedroom windows, ____ air conditioning unnecessary.A. makingB. to makeC. madeD. being made5. It was really annoying; I _____ get access to the data bank you had recommended.A. wouldn’tB. couldn’tC. shouldn’tD. needn’t6. ---I’m thinking of going back to school to get another degree.---Sounds great!_____.A. It all dependsB. Go for itC. Never mindD. No wonder7. ______ the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.A. UnlessB. UntilC. AsD. While8. Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she ____ her opinion on the subject.A. gave voice toB. kept an eye onC. turned a deaf ear toD. set foot on9. We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, ____ the weather may be better.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. when10. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _____ of rain later tonight.A. effectB. senseC. changeD. chance11. The manager put forward a suggestion ____ we should have an assistant. There is too much work to do.A. whetherB. thatC. whichD. what12. I’m going to _____ advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle.A. putB. makeC. takeD. give13. You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel ____ the coach picks up tourists.A. whoB. whichC. whereD. that14. I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.A. carry onB. break intoC. turn downD. cut off15. I was wearing a seat belt. If I hadn’t been wearing one, I ____.A. were injuredB. would be injuredC. had been injuredD. would have been injured第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.Cathy suffered some terrible 16 in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she 17 became healthy.Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head—to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to 18 our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally 19 it. The team practice, 20 ,was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly 21 her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to 22 her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early nextmorning, wearing her swimsuit 23 to go! I told her she shouldn’t swim after a whole night’s co ughing, but she refused to 24 and insisted she go .From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t 25 a single practice. She had a 26 intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten—year—old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this 27 human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of 28 of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a 29 ---ever. But that didn’t stop her from trying.Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there to 30 her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach 31 , “The highest honor goes to Cathy!” Looking around, he continued, “Cathy has inspired us with her 32 and enthusiasm. 33 skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(财富)one can hold is the heart.”It was the greatest 34 of my daughter’s life. With all she had been 35 in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph(成功).16. A. failure B. pressure C. loss D. illness17. A. usually B. finally C. firstly D. frequently18. A. improve B. train C. join D. contact19. A. increased B. found C. created D. made20. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. instead21. A. use B. survive C. save D. waste22. A. pull B. tell C. hide D. fire23. A. afraid B. nervous C. ready D. free24. A. take off B. set off C. give up D. show up25. A. attend B. miss C. ban D. start26. A. rich B. weak C. firm D. kind27. A. trusted B.determined C.experienced D. embarrassed28. A. frustration B. delight C. excitement D. surprise29. A. beginner B.learner C. partner D. winner30. A. cheer on B. compete with C. respond to D. run after31. A. admitting B.explaining C.announcing D. whispering32. A. humor B. will C. honesty D. wisdom33. A. Although B. Since C. Once D. Because34. A. discovery B. choice C. influence D. moment35. A. through B. under C. across D. around第二部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2.5分,满分50分)AA Language Programme for TeenagersWelcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning.Our CoursesRegardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively.Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas----speaking, listening, reading and writing.Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing theEvaluationStudents are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take on online language test before starting their programme. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course.Learning materials are provided to students throughout their course, and there will never be more than 15 participants in each class.Arrivals and TransferOur programme offers the full package—students are take good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student’s full details at least 4 weeks in advance.Meals/Allergies(过敏)/Special Dietary RequirementsStudents are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch(which consists of a sandwich, a drink and a dessert). Snacks outside of mealtimes may be purchased by the student individually.We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of allergies and/ or dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.36. How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course?A. It is less effective.B. It focuses on speaking.C. It includes extra lessons.D. It give you confidence37. When can a student attend Standard Course?A. 13:00-14:30 Monday.B. 9:00-12:30 TuesdayC. 13:00-14:30 Friday.D. 9:00-12:30 Saturday.38. Before starting their programme, students are expected to _____.A. take a language testB. have an online interviewC. prepare learning materialsD. report their language levels39. With the full package, the programme organizer is supposed to_____.A. inform students of their full flight detailsB. look after students throughout the programmeC. offer students free sightseeing tripsD. collect students’ luggage in advance40. Which of the following may require an extra payment?A. Cooked dinner.B. Mealtime dessert.C. Packed lunch.D. Special diet.BEvery man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid,” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.”I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads hav e. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost torepair it was estimated at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it , but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.My son ,with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts(零件) from a junkyard, and ability from vo-tech classes. The cost was $25 instead of $800.Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine.41. What used to be the author’s hope for his son?A. To avoid becoming his clone.B. To resemble him in appearance.C. To develop in a different direction.D. To reach the author’s unachieved goals.42. What can we learn about the author’s children?A. His daughter does better in school.B. His daughter has got a master’s degree.C. His son tried hard to finish homework.D. His son couldn’t write his book reports.43. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_______.A. His son had the ability to fix it.B. it would save him much time.C. it wouldn’t cause him any more lossD. other motorheads would come to help.44. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are _______.A. tidy and hardworkingB. cheerful and smartC. lazy but brightD. relaxed but rude45. What did the author realize in the end?A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.B. It is important for one to make the honor roll.C. Architects play a more important role than builders.D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.CWhen John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier.These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. “Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence (能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,” said George Vaillant, the psychologist (心理学家) who made the discovery. “And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.”Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.Working----at any age----is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence---the underpinnings (基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn’t everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.”46. What do we know about John?A. He enjoyed his career and marriage.B. He had few childhood playmates.C. He received little love from his family.D. He was envied by others in his childhood.47. Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as _____.A. a description of personal values and social valuesB. an analysis of how work was related to competenceC. an example for parents’ expectations of their childrenD. an explanation why some boys grew into happy men48. Vaillant’s team obtained their findings by _____.A. recording the boys’ effort in schoolB. evaluating the men’s mental healthC. comparing different sets of scoresD. measuring the men’s problem solving ability49. What does the underlined word “sharp” probably mean in Paragraph 4?A. Quick to reactB. Having a thin edgeC. Clear and definiteD. sudden and rapid50. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Competent adults know more about love than work.B. Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.C. Love brings more joy to people than work does.D. Independence is the key to one’s success.DFailure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over.When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard asbefore, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.51. ` People with start-up fatigue are most likely to .A. delay tasksB. work hardC. seek helpD. accept failure52. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?A. Writing essays in strict order.B. Building up physical strength.C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.D. Dealing with the hardest task first.53. On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?A. Before starting a difficult task.B. When all the solutions fail.C. If the job is rather boring.D. After finding a way out.54. According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us .A. ignore mental problemsB. get some nice sleepC. gain complete reliefD. find the right solution55. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Success Is Built upon FailureB. How to Handle Performance FatigueC. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to SuccessD. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems第II卷第三部分:写作第一节:阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)I’m a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career as an educational consultant. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools.My life improved remarkably when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually got good at making things with clay(黏土). Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language. I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence came along.I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start. I soon noticed it wasn’t a talent thing; it was practice. So I did it more.After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.Later I decided to apply my previous experience to learning how to read and write. Every day I practiced rea ding and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two hard years, I was literate.Having gone through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing, now I’ve got to a poi nt in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting. 56. What made the author’s school days difficult? (No more than 5 words)_________________________________________________________________________57. Why did art give the author confidence? (No more than 10 words)_________________________________________________________________________58. What lesson did the author learn from rock climbing? (No more than 15 words)_________________________________________________________________________59. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (No more than 5 words)_________________________________________________________________________60. How does the author’s story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life? Put it in your own words. (No morethan 20 words)_________________________________________________________________________第二节:书面表达(满分25分)61. 假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李津。
2016年高考英语天津卷阅读理解题解析作者:李华军来源:《广东教育·高中》2016年第08期阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
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However, if this is not available,students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course.Learning materials are provided to students throughout their course, and there will never be more than 15 participants in each class.Arrivals and TransferOur programme offers the full package—students are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student’s full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.Meals/Allergies(过敏)/Special Dietary RequirementsStudents are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch(which consists of a sandwich, a drink and a dessert). Snacks outside of mealtimes may be purchased by the student individually.We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of allergies and/or dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.36. How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course?A. It is less effective.B. It focuses on speaking.C. It includes extra lessons.D. It gives you confidence.37. When can a student attend Standard Course?A. 13 ∶ 00-14 ∶ 30 Monday.B. 9 ∶ 00-12 ∶ 30 Tuesday.C. 13 ∶ 00-14 ∶ 30 Friday.D. 9 ∶ 00-12 ∶ 30 Saturday.38. Before starting their programme, students are expected to _____.A. take a language testB. have an online interviewC. prepare learning materialsD. report their language levels39. With the full package, the programme organiser is supposed to_____.A. inform students of their full flight detailsB. look after students throughout the programmeC. offer students free sightseeing tripsD. collect students’ luggage in advance40. Which of the following may require an extra payment?A. Cooked dinner.B. Mealtime dessert.C. Packed lunch.D. Special diet.BEvery man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied(混乱的)and they can go off in different directions.My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody?When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech”student(技校学生). They’re called“motorheads” by the rest of the student body.When a secretary in my office first called him“motorhead”,I was shocked.“Hey,he’s a good kid,”I wanted to say.“And smart,really.”I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to le arn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,”said Jody. I doubted it ,but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.My son, with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts(零件)from a junkyard, and ability from vo-tech classes. The cost was $25 instead of $800.Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics (技工), and architects need builders. Most important,I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine.41. What used t o be the author’s hope for his son?A. To avoid becoming his clone.B. To resemble him in appearance.C. To develop in a different direction.D. To reach the author’s unachieved goals.42. What can we learn about the author’s children?A. His daughter does better in school.B. His daughter has got a master’s degree.C. His son tried hard to finish homework.D. His son couldn’t write his book reports.43. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_______.A. his son had the ability to fix it.B. it would save him much time.C. it wouldn’t cause him any more lossD. other motorheads would come to help.44. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are _______.A. tidy and hardworkingB. cheerful and smartC. lazy but brightD. relaxed but rude45. What did the author realize in the end?A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.B. It is important for one to make the honor roll.C. Architects play a more important role than builders.D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.CWhen John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier.These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not.“Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence(能力)and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,” said George Vaillant, the psychologist (心理学家)who made the discovery.“And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.”Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Vaillant,the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school,and ability to deal with problems.The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.Working—at any age—is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility,independence, confidence and competence—the underpinnings(基础)of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn’t everything. As Tolstoy once said,“One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to lo ve one’s work.”46. What do we know about John?A. He enjoyed his career and marriage.B. He had few childhood playmates.C. He received little love from his family.D. He was envied by others in his childhood.47. Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as _____.A. a description of personal values and social valuesB. an analysis of how work was related to competenceC. an example for parents’ expectations of their childrenD. an explanation why some boys grew into happy men48. Vaillant’s team obtained their findings by _____.A. recording the boys’ effort in schoolB. evaluating the men’s mental healthC. comparing different sets of scoresD. measuring the men’s problem solving ability49. What does the underlined word“sharp”probably mean in Paragraph 4?A. Quick to react.B. Having a thin edge.C. Clear and definite.D. Sudden and rapid.50. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Competent adults know more about love than work.B. Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.C. Love brings more joy to people than work does.D. Independence is the key to o ne’s success.DFailure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue (疲惫)and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it is either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical order(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can—then let the unconscious take over.When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica(《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relieved, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.51. People with start-up fatigue are most likely to .A. delay tasksB. work hardC. seek helpD. accept failure52. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?A. Writing essays in strict order.B. Building up physical strength.C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.D. Dealing with the hardest task first.53. On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?A. Before starting a difficult task.B. When all the solutions fail.C. If the job is rather boring.D. After finding a way out.54. According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us .A. ignore mental problemsB. get some nice sleepC. gain complete reliefD. find the right solution55. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Success Is Built upon FailureB. How to Handle Performance FatigueC. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to SuccessD. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems答案与解析(A)本文是一则广告。
天津市武清区2016高考英语阅读类含语法填空练习(4)The summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles(风格). It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly (鬈曲的) hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn't see what was so great about art. On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother' s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn't stop looking at this painting ! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.1. The aim of the mother' s plan was to _________.A. take them to visit the museumB. introduce them to the world of artC. ask them to read about artistsD. show them different painting styles2. What was the writer' s experience in the museum before the last visit?A. She came to feel her mother' s love.B. She liked many paintings.C. She hardly enjoyed herself.D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.3. What made the writer go through a change that summer?A. One of Mary's paintings.B. A strange way of painting.C. Artists in the Middle Ages.D. Her mother' s instruction.4. From the text, we can see _________.A. the importance of curiosityB. the effect of artC. the value of learningD. the power of family education【参考答案】1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B【2014高考英语福建省联考试卷】techniques , but he admitted there would be difficulties in meeting his goal .“ For example , if you run out of ink while printing on paper , you will throw that paper away . But you cannot throw half-completed buildings away if your material gets stuck , ” he said . Although the printed house is not available to visit , there is a chance for people in Shanghai to see items printed in 3D.The Belgium-based company Materialise NV held a 3D printing exhibition in Shanghai that started in late 2012 and ended in the middle of 2013 . The company is eager to show Asia what is possible with 3D printing .“All the pieces shown here are what cannot be made through traditional techniques .A good example of this customization is hearing aids . More than 10 million peoplealready use 3D printed hearing aids, all made according to the size of their ears , ”said Wim Michiels , executive vice-president at Materialise NV .“ You can produce anything whenever and wherever you like . You don’t need to set up production lines for pieces that only need a limited amount of products . Setting up a production line is a lot of work . It takes a long time and is very expensive for a limited number of pieces , ” said Michiels .Kim Francois , managing director of Materialise China , said their European and American clients have already taken the next step toward additive manufacturing withsmall series production such as hearing aids .72. What is mainly talked about in the text ?A. The development of 3D printing .B. A 3D printing show in Shanghai .C. Varieties of items printed in 3D .D. The company Materialise NV .73. According to Behrokh Khoshnevis , what is the main difficulty in printing buildings ?A. Time .B. Technique .C. Space .D. Material .74. The example of 3D printed hearing aids was mentioned to show that ______________.A. these items used to be impossible to makeB. 3D printing has a large market shareC. 3D hearing aids help people hear betterD. people need different sized hearing aids75. According to the text , 3D printing is suitable for ___________ .A. mass productionB. making small itemsC. small series productionD. reducing production costs【参考答案】72—75\BDAC【四川省绵阳市2014高考英语一模试题】An early invention by Albert Einstein has been rebuilt by scientists at Oxford University. They are trying to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator that runs without electricity.We all know that modern fridges cause damage to the environment. They work by using a kind of man-made greenhouse gas called Freon (氟里昂), which is far more damaging than carbon dioxide.Now Malcolm McCulloch, an electrical engineer at Oxford, is leading a three-yearproject to develop appliances that can be used in places without electricity.His team has completed a prototype (样机) of a fridge patented in 1930 by Einstein. It used only pressurized gases to keep things cold. The design was partly used in the first refrigerators, but the technology was dropped when more efficient compressors (压缩机) became popular in the 1950s. That meant a switch to using Freon.Einstein's idea uses butane (丁烷) and water and takes advantage of the fact that liquids boil at lower temperatures, when the air pressure around them is lower."If you go to the top of Mount Qomolangma, water boils at a much lower temperature than it does when you're at sea level and that's because the pressure is much lower up there," said McCulloch.At one side is the evaporator (蒸发器), a bottle that contains liquid butane. "If you introduce a new vapor above the butane, the liquid boiling temperature decreases and, as it boils off, it takes energy from the surroundings to do so," says McCulloch. "That's what makes it cold."The gas fridges based on Einstein's design were replaced by Freon-compressor fridges partly because Einstein's design was not very efficient. But McCulloch thinks that by changing the design and replacing the types of gases used it will be possible to quadruple (翻两番) the efficiency.However, McCulloch's fridge is still in its early stages. "It's very much a prototype," he said. "Give us another month and we'll have it working."72.According to the passage, an early invention by Albert Einstein _______.A.has been rediscovered because it costs much less and works more efficiently B.is being redesigned because it could be used in places without electricity C.has just been found to be energy-saving and environmentally friendlyD.will be fully made use of and become the fridge of the future73.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A.Freon was used in fridges long before the 1950s.B.Freon is what makes current fridges big polluters.C.McCulloch thinks he could improve Einstein's design by using other types of vapors.D.The fridge Malcolm McCulloch and his team designed will be put into productionsoon.74.We can learn from the text that the prototype completed _______.A.changed the air pressure around itB.was tested on the top of Mount EverestC.increased the liquid boiling temperatureD.used only pressurized gases to keep things cold75.McCulloch's words in Paragraph 6 _____.A.serve as an explanation for the principle behind Einstein's fridgeB.give you the reason why Einstein's fridge was not efficientC.tell you how to take advantage of low air pressureD.show you how Einstein's fridge works72—75、BBDA。
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第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例:Stand over there_____ you’ll be able to see it better.A. orB. andC. butD. while答案是B。
1. ---It was a wonderful trip. So, which city did you like better, Paris or Rome?---______. There were good things and bad things about them.A. It’s hard to sayB. I didn’t get itC. You must be kiddingD. Couldn’t be better2. The dictionary is ______: many words have been added to the language since it was published.A. out of controlB. out of dateC. out of sightD. out of reach3. When walking down the street, I came across David, when I _____ for years.A. didn’t seeB. haven’t seenC. hadn’t seenD. wouldn’t see4. The cooling wind swept through out bedroom windows, ____ air conditioning unnecessary.A. makingB. to makeC. madeD. being made5. It was really annoying; I _____ get access to the data bank you had recommended.A. wouldn’tB. couldn’tC. shouldn’tD. needn’t6. ---I’m thinking of going back to school to get another degree.---Sounds great!_____.A. It all dependsB. Go for itC. Never mindD. No wonder7. ______ the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.A. UnlessB. UntilC. AsD. While8. Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she ____ her opinion on the subject.A. gave voice toB. kept an eye onC. turned a deaf ear ofD. set foot on9. We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, ____ the weather may be better.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. when10. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _____ of rain later tonight.A. effectB. senseC. changeD. chance11. The manager put forward a suggestion ____ we should have an assistant. There is too much work to do.A. whetherB. thatC. whichD. what12. I’m going to _____ advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle.A. putB. makeC. takeD. give13. You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel ____ the coach picks up tourists.A. whoB. whichC. whereD. that14. I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.A. carry onB. break intoC. turn downD. cut off15. I was wearing a seatbelt. If I hadn’t been wearing one, I ____.A. were injuredB. would be injuredC. had been injuredD. would have been injured第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选春最佳选项。
- 1 - 天津市津南区2016届高考英语 短文语法填空和阅理选练(4) 【科普知识型---阅读理解】 Doctors sometimes prescribe light therapy to treat a form of depression in people who
get too little morning sun. But too much light at other time may actually cause such mood disorders. Longlasting exposure to light at night brings depression, a new study finds, at least in animals. The new data confirm observations from studies of people who work night shifts, says Richard Stevens of the University of Connecticut Health Centre. Mood disorders join a growing list of problems, including cancer, obesity and diabetes—that can occur when light throws life out of balance by disturbing the biological clock and its timing of daily rhythms. In the new study, Tracy Bedrosian and Randy Nelson of Ohio State University exposed mice to normal light and dark cycles for four weeks. For the next four weeks, half of the mice remained on this schedule, and the rest received continuous dim light throughout their night. Compared with mice exposed to normal nighttime darkness, those getting dim light at night lost their strong preference for sweet drinks,“a sign they no longer get pleasure out of activities they once enjoyed,” Bedrosian says. In a second test, mice were clocked on how long they actively tried to escape a pool of water. Those exposed to night lights stopped struggling and just floated in the water, a sign of “behavioural despair”,10 times as long as the mice that had experienced normal nighttime darkness. All symptoms of depression disappeared within two weeks of the mice returning to a normal lightdark cycle, the researchers report. The scientists also could quash the behavioural symptoms by injecting (注射)the brains of animals with a drug that prohibits the activity of certain molecules linked with human depression. This finding further suggests that light at night may cause something related to depression. Human studies linking nighttime light and mood disorders are important but can't easily detect molecular underpinnings (分子结构)as animal studies can,says George Brainard of Thomas Jefferson University. The new work, he says, suggests that the change of the biological clock by light at night can be “an extremely powerful force in - 2 -
regulating biology and behaviour”. 1.After being exposed to continuous nighttime light,the mice ________. A.changed their preferences B.escaped from the water more eagerly C.remained active as before D.showed less interest in their favourites 2.What does the underlined word “quash” in Para. 4 probably mean? A.Study. B.Predict. C.Ease. D.Cause. 3.We can learn from the last paragraph that ________. A.light at night may have practical value B.the biological clock is beneficial to humans C.human mood disorders cannot be healed easily D.human studies are more important than animal studies 4.What is the main idea of the passage? A.Nighttime light may foster depression. B.A drug has been found to cure mood disorders. C.The study on animals can be applied to humans. D.Human biological clock can be controlled by light. (二) 【要点综述】光照疗法可以治疗抑郁症,但是,新的研究表明长期暴露于夜晚的灯光也可带来抑郁症,这项研究至少在动物身上得到了验证。 1.D 细节理解题。根据“Compared with mice exposed to normal nighttime darkness,those getting dim light at night lost their strong preference for sweet drinks…”可知,那些在夜晚持续接受暗淡灯光的老鼠失去了对于甜饮料的浓厚喜好,即没有那么喜欢甜饮料了,故选D项。 2.C 词义猜测题。通过原文quash前面also可以断定,quash的意思等于前面一句话的意思,即症状消失了,故选ease“缓解,减轻”。 3.A 推理判断题。根据最后一句可知,灯光可以影响生物钟,生物钟的改变可以影响行为,故选择A项。 4.A 主旨大意题。根据文章首段“Doctors sometimes prescribe light therapy to treat - 3 -
a form of depression in people who get too little morning sun.But too much light at other time may actually cause such mood disorders.”可知,本文主要讨论nighttime light与mood disorder或depression的关系,故A项正确。
【2013界广东省茂名市二模】 Global Positioning Systems(全球定位系统) are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. However, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two. Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Mr. Brown says, “They just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of 'garbage in garbage out'.” Mr. Brown says this is a common human error, but what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. He says, “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.” Mr. Brown says, “One of the things that struck us, perhaps the most important thing was that you have to know what you’re doing when you use a GPS. There are these new skills that people have developed. There are these new competencies(资格) that you need to have to be able to use a GPS because they sometimes go wrong. This goes against a common belief that GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills.”