2015届河北省高三英语一轮复习55分钟课堂练习1Word版含答案
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第二部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AThe writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936. Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the w riter‟s life. She was born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meters tall. The young men tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains: “Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such que stions as …Would you really marry a woman who works?‟ And today it‟d be …Would you marry one who doesn‟t?‟ ”The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it “The Dump”.Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.21. The book Gone with the Wind was _________.A. first published on a newspaperB. awarded ten Academy AwardsC. written in “The Dump”D. adapted from a movie22. The u nderlined phrase “tower over” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_________.A. be very pleased withB. show great respect forC. be much taller thanD. show little interest in23. Why did Ms. Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage?A. Because she was rich enough.B. Because she was injured then.C. Because her husband didn‟t like it.D. Because she wanted to write books.24. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Gone with the Wind: A Huge Success.B.Margaret Mitchell: A Great Female Writer.C. An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House.D. A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell.BRidgewood is a small, quiet town 20 miles from Manhattan. It is a typical suburban town, perfect for raising children away from the fast pace of the city. However, some Ridgewood kids feel as upset as if they were on the city‟s busy streets. In addition to hours of homework, Ridgewood‟s children are occupied with afterschool activities —from swimming to piano to religious classes.Out of desperation one day, the town decided to schedule another activity. This one was called “Ridgewood Family Night—Ready, Set, Relax!” Instead of schedules filled with sports, music, or overtime at the office, some of the town‟s 25,000 residents decided to take the night off and stay home. For a few months before Family Night, a committee of volunteers worked hard to spread the word. Younger students took “Save the Date for Me” leaflets home to their parents. The mayor issued a statement, and schools and clubs agreed to cancel homework and meetings so families could relax and be together.The tension between a hope for a more relaxed lifestyle and the knowledge that the benchmark for success has been raised in recent years weighs heavily on the minds of the townspeople. Some parents like to recall a different kind of childhood, one without so many scheduled afterschool activities. However, these same parents feel obliged to make sure their children are prepared to survive in today‟s high-pressure work environment. They are afraid that any gap in their children‟s physical or intellectual development might mean they won‟t be admitted to the “right” universities and won‟t succeed in a more and more competitive world.Nevertheless, it seems that Family Night worked, at least to a point. Cars moved easily around Ridgewood‟s normally busy downtown streets, and stores and restaurants saw a drop in business. Some families ate supper together for the first time in months.Initially, there was great hope of taking back their lives. But sadly, few families believe that one night will change their lives. Many are sure that they will fall back into the habit of over-scheduling their children to be overachieving adults.25. The writer describes Ridgewood as a town where ________.A. residents take little notice of educationB. children are stressful and over expectedC. parents are concerned about children‟s safetyD. children lead a life of relaxed, ordinary rhythms26. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the Family Night?A. Schools assigned no homework.B. Fewer people ate in the restaurants.C. The streets were less crowded.D. People enjoyed meeting each other.27. According to the passage, the parents in Ridgewood ________.A. have conflicting desires about what experiences to offer their childrenB. are happy with the lifestyle they have chosen for themselves and the childrenC. believe that it is their duty to make a change for the stressful life styleD. are worried about their children‟s lacking of big ambition28. We may get the conclusion from the passage that ________.A. the concept of Family Night will become a regular part of life in RidgewoodB. Ridgewood people believe the Family Night will change their way of livingC. Family Night is not as popular as people have originally thoughtD. schools are worried about students being given too much free timeCA newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a disease. Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 individuals are taking part.Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers attempted to show how often people felt lonely. They found that the feeling of loneliness spread through social groups.Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indirectly be affected by someone‟s loneliness.The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among women than men.The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.Loneliness has been linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this by helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. The result can be helpful to the whole social group.29. What is TRUE about the Framingham Study?A. It was only conducted in 1948.B. It involves more than 12,000 participants.C. It was led by John Cacioppo.D. It showed that any behavior could spread.30. Which statement about the spread of loneliness is true?A. The spreading effect was the second strongest among friends.B. No spreading effect was found on husbands and wives.C. Women are more likely to be affected than men.D. Brothers are more easily affected than neighbors.31. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Actions should be taken to help lonely people.B. People feel lonely for many reasons.C. Ways to fight against loneliness.D. Lonely people can affect others.DSince the end of World War I(WWI) in 1918, Canadians, and millions of others around the world have paused at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to honour the sacrifice our soldiers have made in different ways, fighting for the freedoms that we all enjoy today.Known as Remembrance Day, the day originated as a tribute to the soldiers of WWI, a dark period for our young country, which claimed the lives of over 60,000 military personnel and civilians and over 16 million dead worldwide. As there are no more surviving soldiers of WWI, today we rely on the wisdom and words of those soldiers who fought in the wars that followed and this day now also recognizes their heroic contribution. They tell us to always remember what those brave souls fought for, and all they ask in return is that we never forget.Th at‟s why we wear the red poppy(罂粟花); that‟s why when we see a soldier in uniform we should stop him or her and say “Thank you”; that‟s why we take a pause from our busy lives for two short minutes today to honor that request. Yet this message is fading away, year after year. Take for example the terrible decision to allow parents to excuse students from Remembrance Day ceremonies at school. Not only is this disrespectful, it distances the student from his or her classmates.It is difficult to understand why any Canadian parent would want to remove their child from the time-honored tradition of reading the poem in Flanders Fields, while a wreath of poppies is laid. It is more important than ever to teach school-aged children about our history, no matter how violent it was. Sheltering them from the realities of war is a great disservice. Understanding why conflicts happened, or happen today can help shape choices and decisions they make as adults.Of course, because we live in a free society, we cannot force an individual to do something. It is unfortunate, but some parents now have their child “opt-out” of the services. These people should be reminded they are free to make such choices only because of the men and women the rest of us are remembering.32. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a Remembrance Day activity today?A. Stopping at 11a.m. to remember the war dead.B. Listening to stories told by WWI soldiers.C. Wearing a red poppy to show respect.D. Showing gratitude to soldiers in uniform.33. What can we learn from the passage?A. War history is too violent for school childrenB. The writer was once a soldier in the Canadian armyC. Few students are willing to take part in Remembrance Day ceremonies.D. More parents are keeping their children away from frightening war stories.34. The underlined word “It” in the last paragraph probably refers to_______.A. the death of so many soldiers in warsB. the fact that there were so many wars after WWI.C. people‟s ungratefulness for the freedom they have.D. removing children from Remembrance Day events.35. The writer believes that ______.A. the sacrifice of the soldiers should always be remembered.B. Remembrance Day is becoming less important for soldiers.C. school no longer think Remembrance Day is necessary.D. people should be forced to learn about the realities of war.第二节:根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. 36 “I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn‟t know what to do”, Tiffany recalled (回忆). “I shut myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginner‟s course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practice twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of friends as well. 37 ”The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports. 38 Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very active and enjoys meeting and talking with others. For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. 39 You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite popular with her friends and she has also gained more confidence.40 The mind needs exercise as well as the body.A. Try to do regular sports.B. Tiffany became lonely and helpless.C. You can find what you‟re really interested in.D. It was three years later that Sophie came back.E. You don‟t have to sit down and talk to strangers.F. What‟s more, I feel I am much healthier than before.G. In addition, you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports.第三部分:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)One weekend afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet 41 of the splendid artwork.A young 42 viewing the paintings ahead of me 43 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man‟s 44 for putting up with her 45 stream of words. 46 by their noise, I moved on.I met them several times as I moved 47 the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 48 .I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 49 when the couple approached the 50 . Before they left, the man 51 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 52 it into a long stick and then 53 his way into the coatroom to get his wife‟s jacket.“He‟s a54 man,”the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn‟t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 55 there is a new art show.”“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can‟t see.”“Can‟t see! You‟re56 . He see s a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife57 each painting so he can see it in his head.”I learned something about patience, 58 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 59 and the courage of a husband who would not 60 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.41. A. view B. touch C. wander D. stare42. A. lady B. couple C. man D. clerk43. A. yelled B. argued C. screamed D. chatted44. A. attempt B. independence C. patience D. wisdom45. A. constant B. vivid C. casual D. vague46. A. Adopted B. Adapted C. Disturbed D. Conducted47. A. from B. to C. towards D. through48. A. anxiously B. quickly C. urgently D. sensibly49. A. comment B. purchase C. decision D. profit50. A. exit B. entrance C. front D. queue51. A. plugged B. reached C. held D. bent52. A. lengthened B. made C. brought D. broadened53. A. led B. found C. tapped D. forced54. A. generous B. rough C. smart D. brave55. A. wherever B. whatever C. whenever D. whichever56. A. unique B. silly C. equal D. wrong57. A. decorates B. draws C. shoves D. describes58. A. kindness B. pride C. courage D. enthusiasm59. A. sight B. support C. expectation D. confidence60. A. get B. allow C. hope D. cause第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分50分)第一节:语篇填空Alice: Mr. Black, This is Alice speaking. I‟m calling to ask you 61 I can take the afternoon offtoday.Black: Well, of course. 62 can you tell me what the problem is, Alice?Alice: OK, Mr. Black. My son is going to take part in a singing contest ___63___(hold) in Washington tomorrow.He‟s got so many things to take ___64___ he can‟t go there alone.Black:So you want to take 65 there in your minibus?Alice: Yes. And as soon as I put him up in the hotel, I 66 (drive) back.Black: Well, that would be 67 too tiring journey. It‟s nearly 300 kilometers away and it will take you at least six hours 68 (travel) to and from Washington. Why don‟t you stay there until you have seen your son perform?Alice: But I have two 69 (class) tomorrow morning.Black: Do n‟t worry.I‟ll tell Mary to take your classes70 . She‟s always willing to help.Alice: That‟ll be nice. Thank you and give my thanks to Mary.Black: You‟re welcome.第二节:短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling the Web Language. The other day our class had a discussion about if we should welcome the Web Language. Forty percent of the students think it ridiculous. In their opinions, it does no good to helping people communicating,nor is it useful for learning English. Besides, it‟ll make Chinese more standard and pure, finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 69% of our class is fond of it. They think it is simple, convenient and helpful in expressing them. Personally, it‟s not good habit to use the Web Language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misunderstood.第二部分:书面表达(满分25分)(请在答题纸上作答,否则无效)假如你是李华,你的一位美国朋友Jane在中国学习中文两年,即将回国,你们准备为她举办欢送会。
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter ,rude boss ,or an insensitive employee 11 your day?One day I was in a taxi and we headed 12__ the airport. We were driving in the 13 lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes ,slide sideways ,and at the very last moment our car stopped and narrowly 14 the other car by just inches !The driver of the other car looked around and started 15 at us.My taxi driver just 16 and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really 17 . So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital !”This is when my taxi driver taug ht me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.He 18 that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of 19,full of frustration ,full of anger ,and full of disappointment. As their garbage 20 up ,they need a place to dump (倒) it and sometimes they’ll dump it on 21 . Don’t take it personally. Just smile ,wave ,wish them well ,and move on.Believe me. You’ll be more 22 . Don’t take their garbage and 23 it to other people at work ,at home ,or on the streets, Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 24 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s 25 in your life. Roy Baumeister ,a psychology researcher from Florida State University ,found in his extensive research that you 26 bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories rather easily, and you 27 them more frequently.So...Love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you 28 it!When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”,you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by 29 go of the bad. Have a Garbage Free Day !Have a marvelous ,garbage-free day !The seeds you plant today 30 the harvest you reap tomorrow.11.A. injure B. ruin C. hurt D. harm12.A. through B. from C. in D. for13.A. latter B. right C. opposite D. free14.A. knocked B. overtook C. missed D. left15.A. laughing B. throwing C. glancing D. yelling16. A. wondered B. smiled C. ignored D. guessed17.A. friendly B. angry C. frightened D. disappointed18.A. showed B. suggested C. explained D. hated19.A. expectation B. passengers C. garbage D. goods20.A. turns B. pushes C. holds D. piles21.A. roads B. children C. you D. dustbins22.A. healthy B. happy C. pitiful D. wealthy23.A. spread B. share C. explain D. contribute24.A. surprise B. pleasure C. doubt D. regrets25.A. funny B. important C. strange D. embarrassing26.A. remember B. forget C. value D. appreciate27.A. enjoy B. exchange C. recall D. imagine28.A. inspire B. take C. mend D. notice29.A. letting B. consisting C. making D. dreaming30.A. distinguish B. deserve C. deliver D. determine第二部分: ASales of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, a hot item in consumer green tech, are expected to grow by more than 50% in North America during 2013. Actor William Shatner, who is no stranger to futuristic tech, recently purchased two e-bikes for him and his wife.“I’ve been shopping for an e-bike now for a few weeks, and I’ve had my eye on the folding electric bike. I had folding bikes in the past and love the convenience of being able to throw my bike into my car.”The e-bike market is ready to go mainstream in the U.S. The price for e-bikes has come down greatly in recent months. At one time, most e-bikes with good components and proper weight were in the $3,000 range. Now you can find reasonable quality e-bikes in the $1,000 range. With gas prices at all-time highs, e-bikes are an attractive, low-cost option to gas efficient vehicles.E-bike owners are finding that they are great for commuting to work, as traditional bikes can be a problem with office dress and sweat.People who use e-bikes range from commuters to casual cyclers who like a little help with hills and wind, to those who decided to save money on buying a motor bike.These are not for the serious road cycler or professional mountain biker.If you’re considering all e-bike, it pays to do some research first. Cheaper e-bikes are going to be heavier and have less battery power.Higher priced bikes will be made from lighter materials and have better batteries.Another consideration is local motor vehicle laws. For example,according to US federal law,as long as your electric bike is under 750 watts and does not go over 20 MPH then it is a bicycle and not a motor vehicle. Most consumer e-bikes in the $1,000 range don’t fit the motorized vehicle description.31. The writer introduces William Shatner as an example in order to_______________.A.show that he is wild about the future technologyB.tell us that he is an agent for the e-bike marketC.tell us that actors care only convenience rather than the priceD.show that e-bikes are really becoming popular now32. According to the text,e-bikes are practical for_______________.A.serious road cyclers B.couples spending a holidayC.people commuting to work D.professional mountain bikers33. Which of the following about e-bikes is true?A.The cheaper e-bikes are usually made of lighter materials.B.Most e-bikes in the $l,000 range are a bicycle, not a motor vehicle.C.Local motor vehicle law doesn’t have any limit to e-bikes.D.E-bikes in the $l,000 range are too cheap to have better batteries.34. What is the best title for this passage?A.E-bike Sales to Shift into Mainstream in 20l3 B.E-bikes,the Future Way of Transportation C.E-bikes Vs Gas Vehicles D.E-bikes,Actors’ First ChoiceBMy grandfather had a small farm where he raised beef and some grain for feed. He also worked diligently as a factory laborer. He was a good neighbor and well-respected for honoring his word. When harvest time came, he’d piece together his old corn picker and oil it up for the season. All his life he worked hard, helped others, and you could count on him to keep his promises.He had promised to harvest corn on a friend’s farm, but after harvesting his own corn, Grandpa’s little corn picker coughed and quit. It would be out of commission until a particular part could be ordered, but that would take far too long to help this year. The factory where Grandpa worked began to require overtime. In order to keep his job there he had to leave the farm before dawn and get home until well after sunset.One autumn night, while harvest time was running out, he and his wife sat at the kitchen table and trying to figure a way out of their dilemma (进退两难的境地).“There’s nothing you can do,” said my grandma. “You’ll just have to tell him that you can’t help with the corn this year.”“Well that just doesn’t sit well with me,” said my grandpa. “My friend is depending on me. I can’t exactly let my neighbor’s harvest rot in the field, can I?”“When do you think you’d have time to do it?” she asked. “With the overtime you’ve been working you’d be up all night.”“I know of one night that I could do it!” he said, running to the bookshelf. He grabbed the Farmer’s Almanac(历书) and started flipping through the pages. “Aha! There’s still one more full moon in October.” They say it’s called the harvest moon because it gives farmers more light and more time to collect their crops.And so days later, after a long shift at the factory, my grandpa made his way to the field where my grandma met him in the truck with dinner. It was cold but clear, and the moon was brilliant. He worked through the night to keep his word.I know this story well, so sometimes, when I attempted to cut corners or to put off responsibilities, I think of my grandfather with his scythe (大镰刀) cutting wide arcs of corn in the light of the harvest moon.35. Which was the main trouble my grandfather had in helping his friend?A. His wife objected to his helping his friend.B. His corn picker ran out of oil.C. His corn picker broke down.D. The weather was not favorable.36. Which of the following can NOT be concluded from the passage?A. My grandfather cared about his work in the factory very much.B. My grandmother supported my grandfather’s decision to harvest the friend’s corn at the full moon night.C. My grandfather must have stayed up all night to help his friend harvest.D. My grandfather didn’t manage to help his friend in time.37. What kind of quality in the grandfather had the most influence on the writer?A. A person should be responsible.B. A person should be generous.C. A person should be selfless.D. A person should be diligent.38. The passage mainly intends to tell us that .A. helping others is helping ourselvesB. we should be generous with our timeC. keep your promise whatever happensD. we should be well-prepared for what hasn’t happenedCSunday is more like Monday than it used to be. Places of business that used to keep daytime “business hours” are now open late into the night. And on the Internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant. A half century ago in the United States, most people experienced strong and precise dividing lines between days of rest and days of work, school time and summer time. Today the boundaries still exist, but they seem not clear.The law in almost all states used to require stores to close on Sunday; in most, it no longer does. It used to keep the schools open in all seasons except summer, in most, it still does. And whether the work week should strengthen its legal limits, or whether it should become more “flexible,” is often debated. How should we, as a society, organize our time? Should we go even further in relaxing the boundaries of time until we live in a world in which every minute is much like every other?These are not easy questions even to ask. Part of the difficulty is that we rarely recognize the “law of time” even when we meet it face to face. We know as children that we have to attend school a certain number of hours, days and years but unless we meet the truant officer (学监) , we may well think that we should go to school due to social custom and parents’ demand rather than to the law. As adults we are familiar with “extra pay for overtime working,” but less familiar with the fact that what makes up “overtime” is a matter of legal definition. When we turn the clock forward to start daylight-saving time, have we ever thought to ourselves: “Here is the law in action?” As we shall see, there is a lot of law that has great influence on how to organize and use time: compulsory education law, overtime law, and daylight-saving law as well as law about Sunday closing, holidays, being late to work, time zones, and so on. Once we begin to look for it, we will have no trouble finding a law of time to examine and rate.39. By saying “Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be,” the writer means that __________.A. work time is equal to rest timeB. many people have a day off on Monday,C. it is hard for people to decide when to restD. the line between work time and rest time is unclear40. The author raises the questions in Paragraph 2 to introduce the fact that people__________.A. fail to make full use of their timeB. enjoy working overtime for extra payC. are unaware of the law of timeD. welcome flexible working hours41. According to the passage, most children tend to believe that they go to school because they_____.A. need to acquire knowledgeB. have to obey their parentsC. need to find companionsD. have to observe the law42 What is the main idea of the passage?A. Our life is governed by the law of time.B. How to organize time is not worth debating.C. New ways of using time change our society.D. Our time schedule is decided by social customsDWhy are people interested in eating raw foods or whole foods? One reason is that eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation in your body.Raw and whole foods are usually digested more efficiently than cooked and refined foods. When we cook foods, we destroy the natural enzymes that are part of the food in its raw form. These enzymes were intended by nature to help us digest the food. When we consume food without these natural enzymes, our bodies either digest the food improperly or allow too many nutrients to beabsorbed into the bloodstream. In both instances, the result is obesity. When too many nutrients are absorbed at once, the body grows fat. Improperly digested food moves slowly through the digestive tract (消化道), where it becomes increasingly acidic. To protect its vital organs from this acidic waste, the body changes the acid into fat and stores it safely away from the organs.Processed foods contain chemical elements, which might confuse the appetite mechanism that tells us when we’ve had enough to eat; as a result, people often overeat. Processed foods also upset the digestive cycle. The body will either identify these foods as allergens and then store them safely away from the organs as fat, or the remains of undigested food will become acidic and enter the bloodstream as acid waste, which will stick to the blood vessel walls and block the passage of vital oxygen and nutrients heading for the body’s cells. The body’s metabolism (新陈代谢) becomes inactive, and the result is weight gain and obesity.The accumulation of acid in the digestive tract makes digestion increasingly inefficient. When that happens, even healthy foods can become acidic and the food allergies will become more common. To stop this terrible circle in its tracks, people need to consume food and supplements that will neutralize (中和) the acid already accumulated in body. Eating the right types of raw and whole foods can help. It’s also important to restore your enzyme balance. You need to identify and avoid the foods that cause acid accumulation and consume the foods that increase enzyme production. If you truly want to change and help your body heal itself, you need to take an active approach.43. What is the main purpose of this passage?A. To advocate eating more raw and whole foods.B. To tell the differences between raw and processed foods.C. To inform people of the harm of processed foods.D. To warn people of the problem of obesity.44. It can be inferred from Para. 2 that __________.A. it is essential for people to protect their vital organsB. foods with natural enzymes help people keep fitC. we’d better be cautious about raw and whole foodsD. giving up cooked and refined foods is a new lifestyle45. What does “it” refe r to in Paragraph 2?A. The body.B. The acidC. The acid wasteD. fat46. What is likely to be talked about following the last paragraph?A. Active approaches to avoid acid.B. Different causes of acid accumulation.C. Correct ways to cook raw foods.D. Suitable types of raw and whole foods.七选五Going on holiday should be an exciting moment. 47 _______ Here are some suggestions as to how you can stop that from being the case and make the whole experience a little more enjoyable.Choose Wisely The first way to make sure you have a comfortable flight is of course to choose your ticket carefully48_______ Many flights let you book your seat ahead of time so you’d better check in early or look online early and make sure you get it with the most space for your legs.Relax49 _______ People just can’t associate being on a plane with being comfortable and they tend to think that the experience is going to be unpleasant. Remember that tossing and turning won’t make you a ny more comfortable and instead just focus on the fact that you are sitting down without a care in the world during at least the period of the flight.50 _______ Medication If you do get travel sick then this is of course not conductive (有益的) to yourcomfort. 51 _______ The other kind of medication that might help you relax and sleep quickly could be anti-anxiety if you are nervous about flight or sleeping tablets.A.Take some travel medication before the flight if this is the case.B.Think long and hard about the airline you are going to fly with and the seat you are going tobook.C.It is actually unnecessary to worry about how to make a long flight comfortable.D.In fact, the biggest problem with people on planes is the psychological factor.E.Avoid booking a seat beside a window in case you are dizzy.F.But many of us feel an amount of anxiety because the trip might be long while you still have toget there.G.It is a rare opportunity now to just relax and read a book.第二节Woman: Good morning.Man: Good morning. Er…I’m looking for a place 61 _____ (rent) near the university.Woman: What are you looking for, a house, a flat, 62 ______ a room?Man:Well, we want a flat if that’s possible. There are three of us looking all together. We thought we might share it if we can find something 63 ______ (suit)Woman: So something near the university?Man: Yes. We are all students, so it would be good if we could find something 64 ______walking distance of the campus. 65 ______of us has a car and we don’t want to have to ta ke a bus. Woman: Well, everybody wants that of course. Are you here for your first year?Man: No, I 66 _______ (be) here for a year already. Last year we all lived on campus.Woman:Ok. So let me have a look and consider 67 _______we have got. Well, there’s a three-bedroom flat. That’s 400 dollars a week --- quite 68 _______ (reason), I think. Man:Oh, That’s too 69 ________.Woman:Ok, I’ll try 70 ________. Oh, here is another one near the Sunshine Bookstore. It’s a quiet place. Only 150 dollars a week. It’s quite cheap. Would you like to have a look?11—30 . BDBCD BACCD CBADB ACBAD三、阅读理解31-34 DCBA 39-42 CDAC 43-46 DCBA 47-50ABDDFBDGA。
衡水中学2015届高三下学期复习教学质量检测(一)英语完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从文后各题所给的A、B、C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sound just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.It was my second day of 21and it was raining heavily. I could not 22the habit I had at home , so I fell asleep right at my 23 .I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were 24 home. It was the last time I felt 25 to him.After that,he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this 26 . I was proud of it,for I felt 27 and “ grown up . ” How-ever, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought28 from him .One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment , 29 me scratching(乱吐,勾抹)the paper . Then he said ,“This kind of writing needs 30 .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”I follow his 31 for the next two words, but 32 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method-the 33 way . His advice did not improve my writing but our 34 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 35 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in toen then, so he was considered to be a 36 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you .We are 37 to improve you anything for your future .Your have to get 38 to change the life for yourself.”As a result of his 39 ,I have 40 it through high school and through college.21. A.graduation B. employment C. college D. school22. A.from B.resist C.follow D. break23. A.dormitory B. door C. desk D. bed24 A. at B. already C. beyond D. halfway25. A. close B.near C. happy D. relaxed26. A. gap B. thought C. action D. accident27. A. lonely B. depressed C. independent D. comfortable28. fort B. help C. support D. explanation29. A. helping B. directing C. watching D. blaming30. A. skill B. patience C. time D. practice31. A. introduction B. manner C. spirit D. advice32. A. even if B. while C. as D. though33. A. difficult B. slow C. efficience D. fast34. A. relationship B. friendship C. thought D. life35. A. schooling B. life C. hope D.expectation36. A. writer B. scholar C. scientist D.specialist37. A. tired B. gald C. useless D. ready38. A. an education B. a rich boyfriendC. a well-paid jobD. a good writing39. A. help B. expectations C. examination D. watch40. A. succeeded B. got C.made D. found第二部分阅读理解(共25小题。
第一部分 阅读理解AOn a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.Mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders(给食器) out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.1. Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?A. Because Mother’s Day always falls shortly after Earth Day.B. To stress that all the women in her family are environmentalists.C. To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.D. Because her mother shows her concern to nature on Mother’s Day.2. Which of the following is NOT related to Mom’s “green life”?A. Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy.B. Saving glass jars, empty cheese containers.C. Setting a caught spider free in the gardenD. Picking dandelions on busy streets.3. We can infer from the article that ______.A. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as wellB. the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yardC. the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy lifeD. the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment.4. What can be learned from the last paragraph?A. Tomatoes make the author think of her mother.B. The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.C. Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.D. The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching.BHigh-quality customer service is preached(宣扬)by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done.Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store(零售店), but instead will warn their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers and anyone who will listen. Store managers are often the last to hear complaints. “Storytelling hurts retailers(零售商) and entertains consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered(塞满了的)shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude sales people.During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting part-time local police to work as parking attendants to direct customers to empty parking spaces. Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store display, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions. Most importantly, sales people should be skillful and polite with angry customers.“Retailers who’re enthusiastic and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly.” said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filling complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.5. Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?A. Most shoppers won’t complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.B. It is difficult for customers to have easy access to store mangers.C. Few customers believe the service will be improved after their complaints.D. Shoppers would rather tell their unhappy experiences to people around them.6. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?A. The same products can be bought in other retail stores.B. It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.C. There is a great chance that new customers are to replace old ones.D. Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too.7. What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?A. Hiring of efficient employees.B. Manners of the salespeople.C. Huge supply of goods for sale.D. Design of the store display.8. To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to ______.A. voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directlyB. settle their disagreements with stores in a friendly wayC. put pressure on stores to improve their serviceD. shop around and make comparisons between storesCAlthough being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrillingstories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.According to psychologist Christina Villarreal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villarreal says, “they feel separated and alone.”The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.9. It can be learned from the passage that stars today_______.A. are often misunderstood by the publicB. can no longer have their privacy protectedC. spend too much on their public appearanceD. care little about how they have come into fame10. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.11. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?A. Availability of modern media.B. Inadequate social recognition.C. Lack of favorable chances.D. Huge population of fans.12. What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?A. Sincere.B. Skeptical.C. Disapproving.D. Sympathetic.DHolding a cell phone against your ear or storing it in your pocket may be dangerous to your health. This explains a warning that cell phone manufacturers include in the small print that is often ignored when a new phone is purchased. Apple, for example, doesn’t want iPhones to come closer to you than 1.5 centimeters; Research In Motion, Blac kBerry’s manufacturer, recommends 2.5 centimeters.If health issues arise from cell phone use, the possible effects are huge. Voice calls—Americans chat on cell phones 2.26 trillion(万亿)minutes annually—earn $109 billion for the wireless carriers.Devra Davis, an expert who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, has published a book about cell phone radiation, “Disconnect.” The book sur veys scientific research and concludes the question is not settled.Brain cancer is a concern that Ms. Davis examines. Over all, there has not been an increase in its incidence since cell phones arrived. But the average masks an increase in brain cancer in the 20-to-29 age group and a drop for the older population.“Most cancers have multiple causes,” she says, but she points to laboratory research that suggests low-energy radiation could damage cells that could possibly lead to cancer.Children are more vulnerable(易受伤的) to radiation than adults, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. Radiation that penetrates only five centimeters into the brain of an adult will reach much deeper into the brains of children because their skulls are thinner and their brains contain more absorptive fluid(易吸收的液体). No studies have yet been completed on cell phone radiation and children, she says.Henry Lai, a research professor in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington, began laboratory radiation studies in 1980 and found that rats exposed to radiation had damaged DNA in their brains.Ms. Davis recommends using wired headsets or the phone’s speaker. Children should text rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from the abdomen(腹部).13. Why do children easily be affected by radiation?A. Because they haven’t grown up.B. Because they are too young to protect themselves.C. Because they use cell phones more often than adults.D. Because their skulls are thinner and their brains are easily hurt.14. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?A. Pregnant women should keep cell phones away.B. People should use cell phones in the correct way.C. If you are a child, you’d better text than make phone calls.D. When you use a cell ph one, use a wired headset or the phone’s speaker.15. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Be careful when using cell phones.B. Don’t hold your cell phone against your ear.C. Rats exposed to radiation have damaged DNA in their brains.D. Low-energy radiation c ould damage cells that could lead to cancer.EAfrica is a very diverse land with many different tribes. One tradition that many of these groups share is painting or marking their bodies and faces in color. They do this for many reasons. Some marks are used to identify people as part of a group.___ 16___ Let’s look at some different examples of body painting.___17____ Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red. This ceremony take place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age for participating in it. The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks attractive.___18____ To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment. The Masai men also use this white to show that they are on longer boys and are considered adults.One quite unusual example of face painting is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa. Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men. ___19___ Then they add white and black circlesand lines. Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautiful.___ 20___.As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa.A.Red is the common color in body painting because it often represents health and long life. B.Other marks are used for ceremonies such as weddings and during times of war.C.The ceremony expresses hope for rain.D.The Masai men also have a unique way of showing that they are brave.E. The women then decide which man they like best.F. The men pretend to fight each other.G. The men paint their faces yellow and red.第二部分完形填空I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family tried to __21__ an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the __22__ home.Shortly after the new __23__ were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew __24__ what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had particular given jobs. With my mom’s help, I kept a journal of what happened each day and __25__ the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew a picture of her in my journal, which I still have.On day five a disaster __26__ the ant farm. While I was __27__ the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally tipped it over, __28__ in all the tunnels. Although the ants __29__ their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was __30__ as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother reported that the ants were dying of ―frustration—feeling annoyed and impatient as they couldn’t control the situ ation. They simply could not __31__ the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back.Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, __32__ it taught me much more. __33__ the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of __34__. Working together, they were able to create a(n) __35__ world for themselves. I also learned that they should be __36__ for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key __37__ to success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not __38__ until recently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be __39__. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face __40__. Unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another.21. A. get B. buy C. run D. find22. A. empty B. new C. strange D. distant23. A. guests B. settlers C. friends D. members24. A. probably B. roughly C. exactly D. normally25. A. named B. trained C. compared D. measured26. A. affected B. struck C. kicked D. beat27. A. removing B. teaching C. observing D. collecting28. A. turning B. rushing C. filling D. caving29. A. experienced B. predicted C. faced D. survived30. A. annoyed B. horrified C. moved D. thrilled31. A. reflect B. ignore C. confirm D. stand32. A. and B. but C. so D. or33. A. In B. For C. From D. Over34. A. teamwork B. devotion C. responsibility D. organization35. A. relaxing B. amusing C. moving D. amazing36. A. supported B. inspired C. admired D. admitted37. A. certificates B. approaches C. ingredients D. circumstances38. A. give B. realize C. take D. adopt39. A. accepted B. suffered C. achieved D. managed40. A. challenges B. barriers C. pressure D. disappointment第三部分语法填空Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part o f thelearning process. 1 all too often as parents and teachers we do not allow our children to have th e sameright. We convey either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ________2____(sham e) of ,and that nothing but top performance lives up to our ____3____ (expect).When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was ____4_____shy a ndnervous perfectionist. His fear of failure ____5_____(keep) him from classroom games that other ch ildrenplayed with joyous abandon. He seldom answered questions for fear ____6_____ he might be wron g. Heseldom finished his work because he _____7_____ (repeat) checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made amistake. I tried my best to build up _____8____ self-confidence. And I frequently asked God for dire ction.But nothing changed until midterm, ____9_____Mary Anne, a student teacher, was appointed to ou rclassroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie _____10____ (incl ude),adored her. With her frequent encouragement, Donnie became confident.第四部分短文改错My cousin and I usually stay out lately with some friends on Saturday evenings, left Grandpaalone at home. It was so cold yesterday, however, that none of us wanted to suffer from the frozen wind outside. So after dinner we stay at home sitting around a fire and listening to Grandpa tell his experiences in Second World War. In fact they sounded familiar to us, so we were still listening attentively so as to make him be happy. Now and then we asked Grandpa some questions, that he answered in a humorous way. We burst out laughing from time to time and helaughed too. Full of joy, we all felt especially warm in the cold evening.完形填空31-35 ABBCA 36-40 BCDDB 41-45 DBDAD 46-50 CCBAD阅读理解51-54 CDAD 55-58 DABA 59-62 BBAD 63-66 DBA16. But17.ashamed18. expectations 19. a20. kept 21. that 22. repeatedly 23. his24. when 25. included1. lately---late 1. left-leaving 72. none-neither 73. froze-freezing 74. stay-stayed 75. in 后面加the 76. so-but/yet 77. be去掉 78. that-which 80. in- on。
第一部分:阅读理解 ATests administered(实施)to most elementary and high-school students in the United States exert(发挥)an unfavorable influence on science and math teaching ,according to a new $1 million study performed for the National Science Foundation. And because schools with high minority enrollments(入学)generally place a greater reliance(相信)on scores from these tests ,the study finds ,there tends to be “a gap in instructional emphases between high and low minority classrooms that differs from our national concern for the quality of education .”George F .Madaus and his colleagues at Boston College analyzed not only the six most widely used national standardized tests ,but also the tests designed to accompany(go with)the four most commonly used science and math texts in fourth-grade, eighth-grade ,and high-school classrooms. Though curriculum(teaching program)experts argue that schools should place greater emphasis on problem solving and reasoning ,the new study shows that the tests focus on lower-level skills —primarily mechanical memorization of routine formulas(公式).Researchers surveyed more than 2,200 math and science instructors ,interviewing in depth some 300 teachers and administrators .Especially in schools with high minority enrollments ,teachers reported feeling pressured to help students perform well on these tests .Some states judge schools and some schools determine teacher assignments(工作安排)based on students" test scores .“With so much worry ,”Madaus says ,“teachers feel forced to focus their ins truction on drilling what the tests will measure —at the expense of the more valuable ,higher-level skills .”1.The author of this article states that ____.A .the tests don ’t affect teaching in most elementary and high schoolsB .the science and math teaching is influenced by the present testsC .no study is performed on tests for the National Science FoundationD .the United States exerts a strong influence on science and math teaching2.It can be inferred that in high minority classrooms _____ .A .the students can not get high score from the testsB .scores from the tests are not importantC .instructional emphases are unfavourableD .teaching doesn ’t focus on the quality of education3.According to the second paragraph ,the study has discovered that _____ .A .emphasis of teaching is on problem solving and reasoningB .curriculum is good for national standardized testsC .the tests mainly center around the memorization of some formulasD .routine formulas are not useful for students to memorize4.According to Mada us’ opinion ,teachers are forced to _____ .A .evaluate(评估)students" skills every yearB .suffer so much worry on the textsC .teach what will be testedD .focus their instruction on useful drillingsBEveryone has got two personalities —the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real .You don ’t show your secret personality when you ’re awake because you can controlyour behaviour,but when you’re asleep,your sleeping position shows the real you.In a normal night,of course,people frequently change their position.The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.If you go to sleep on your back,you’re a very open person.You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas.You don’t like to upset people,so you never express your real feelings.You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.If you sleep on your stomach,you are a rather secretive(不坦率的)person.You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset.You’re very stubborn(顽固的),but you aren’t very ambitious.You usually live for today not for tomorrow.This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep curled up(卷曲),you are probably a very nervous person.You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive.You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people.You prefer to be on your own.You’re easily hurt.If you sleep on your side,you have usually got a well-balanced personality.You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful.You have a confident personality.You sometimes feel anxious,but you don’t often get depressed.You always say what you think even if it annoys people.5.According to the writer,you naturally show your secret and real personality _____.A.only in a normal nightB.only when you go to sleepC.only when you refuse to show yourself to the worldD.only when you change sleeping position6.Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person’s personality?A.He or she is always open with others.B.He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.C.He or she is always easily upset.D.He or she tends to believe in others.7.Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach?A.He or she is careful not to offend others.B.He or she doesn’t want to stick to his or her opinion.C.He or she can’t be successful in any business.D.He or she likes to bring others happiness.8.Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up.Why?A.He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.B.He or she is rarely ready to help you.C.He or she prefers staying at home to going out.D.He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.9.It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because ______ .A.he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB.he or she is confident,but not stubbornC.he or she has more strengths than weaknessesD. he or she often considers annoying peopleCAmerican magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. 2003. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which has become one of London’s main tourist attractions.Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames(泰晤士河)and immediately went to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process (过程)doctors say could be life threatening. He had been drinking only water since September 5.A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said. “They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.”But he seems to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.10. It is ___ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.A. pleasantB. deliciousC. dangerousD. important11. Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that ____.A. he had become blindB. he had serious back painsC. he lost his sense of tasteD. he was in weak health12. Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?A. SeriousB. AdventurousC. MadD. Crazy13. Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?A. Blaine immediately went to hospital after he was taken out of his box.B. Blaine was born and brought up in England.C. In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder.D. Blaine didn’t have any food for 44 days.DDisneyland may look like a straightforward theme park. But there’s a secret world hidden behind the balloons, castles and cotton candy — a place where wild cats wander at midnight, Mickey Mouse hides in the wallpaper, and movie stars drink martinis behind closed doors.Cat security —It’s not easy keeping the ground of Dis neyland spotless, as well as free of unwanted pests. Every night after closing time, 200 wild cats were freed into the park to help keep the rodent(啮齿)population under control. Though Disney doesn’t comment on the matter, rumor (传闻)has it that the cat taskforce dates back to 1957. After unsuccessful attempts to chase them out of the park, Disney decided to put the cats to work instead.Hidden Mickeys—At Disneyland the round-eared Mickey Mouse image is everywhere. But you can also see hundreds of “Hidden Mickeys” across the park, which are very difficult to spot: they’re camouflage (伪装)in the architecture and landscaping as well as in the smallest stylistic details.Cocktail(鸡尾酒)behind closed doors—Disney is dry unless you can manage to get your name on the list at Club 33. The secret cocktail club has a limited membership of just 487 and a waiting list of approximately 14 years. Walt Disney designed the club as a special space to entertain possible investors; since then, it has hosted US presidents, film stars and foreign guests.Always on stage—At Disneyland, a doorman isn’t a doorman, he is a “cast member”. So are the large numbers of cashiers, painters, ride operators, gardeners and performers. All “cast members” are trained to follow a specific rule that helps preserve the Disne y magic. On the list of dos and don’ts?Never break character. If wearing a costume that belongs in Fantasyland, don’t set foot in Tomorrowland—it might Confuse visitors or break the park’s orderly image. Cast members have a Disney “look book” that details the fresh-faced ideal—no long fingernails, beards, or unnaturally colored hair allowed. It’s a return to Walt Disney’s All-American standards: when the park opened even guests with facial hair weren’t allowed entrance.14. The reason why there are many wild cats in Disneyland is that ________.A. they’re in charge of the cleaning of the parkB. they’re allowed to act as cleaners and guardsC. they have to keep watch in the daytimeD. they have a comfortable house to live in15. From the passage we can know that in Disneyland “Hidden Mickeys” are _________.A. smallB. obviousC. everywhereD. dishonest16. What do the underlined Words “Disney is dry” in paragraph 4 mean?A. It’s easy to join the Club 33.B. The ground keeps dry.C. It doesn’t often rain.D. Drinking alcohol is forbidden.17. From the last paragraph, we can know the workers in Disneyland _______.A. must know the dos and don’tsB. needn’t have their facial h air shavedC. can wear unnaturally colored hairD. mustn’t get in TomorrowlandE_18___You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.__19__ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.Make good use of your time in class. __20__Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. __21___If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.___22__ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.B. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.E. Maybe you are an average student.F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.G. This will help you understand the next class.第二部分:完形填空Coin confusionRachel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “1 wouldn't have thought Eric would be a thief.”His sister Sarah replied, “Whoa, that's a36 accusation to make against your best friend!”Rachel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Eric to 37 .At the end of that day, Rachel's mother had asked him to do her a favor,so he had asked his friend,“1s it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?" Eric had said, "Go ahead.I'll clean up here,"38 at the piles of coins on the floor.When Rachel had returned, it never occurred to him to 39 his coins until two days later that he realized some quarters were 40 .Sarah said, “Why don't you just ask him?"“Ask him what? Hey, Best Friend, did you 41 my coin collection?" Rachel thought for a moment, 42 if that would be a good idea.The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of 43 .“How could I have misjudged my friend's 44 ?"The next day Rachel went over to Eric's house.Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn't be 45 .In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret.Anger blossomed (产生)as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind, 46 Eric had obviously stolen from him.Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up.Suddenly, Eric 47 ,“I can't stand it anymore!” Rachel was astonished at hearing his own 48 burst forth from his friend! Only, instead of sounding 49 , Eric sounded excited.He pulled something from underneath the chair."Go on-open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can't wait.” Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the 50 .Laid out in front of him were all of the quarters from his coin collection.Each quarter was in its own 51 in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.Rachel felt 52 rush over his neck and ears.He 53 said, “Thank you this means...a great deal to me." He was grateful that Eric had cut him 54 before he said something he would 55 .Eric was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend!36.A.repeated B.false C.baseless D.serious 37.A.clean B.store C.choose D.see 38.A.working B.gesturing C.playing D.glaring 39.A.seek B.select C.check D.collect 40.A.destroyed B.messed C.missing D.decreasing 41.A.replace B.steal C.pick D.remove 42.A.deciding B.knowing C.asking D.minding 43.A.stupidity B.abandon C.failure D.betrayal 44.A.decision B.character C.appearance D.method 45.A.still B.confident C.generous D.silent 46.A.when B.so C.after D.if 47.A.expressed B.condemned C.yelled D.argued 48.A.purpose B.choices C.desire D.thoughts 49.A.shocked B.curious C.guilty D.cruel 50.A.jar B.box C.can D.bag 51.A.spot B.form C.condition D.style 52.A.air B.heat C.wind D.sweat 53.A.absently B.unwillingly C.weakly D.fearfully 54.A.off B.down C.in D.up 55.A.suspect B.explode C.tolerate D.regret第三部分:语法填空In North America people are always in ____1____ hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities _____2_____ school. Parents often work late and ____3____ get home until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. Most North American families don’t have time to prepare a meal. That is _____4____ fast food is so popular in North America. People spend about 40% of their dollars __5__ fast food. People usually buy fast food from restaurant chains such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or KFC,____6___ they can enjoy pizza, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Fast food saves work and time, but it is not _____7____ (nutrition). Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast-food companies now have restaurants all over the world. But not ___8____ is happy about the spread of North American fast food. A group of people in Italy want to fight ___9___ the spread of American fast food. They don’t like the idea of more fast food chains ____10____(open) restaurants in their country.第四部分:短文改错The alarm was first gone off on the three floor.People left the building hurriedly but in a orderly manner.They came out carry their shopping bags and their parcels,some not properly wrapped and some not even paid.Most passer-by waited in the street to watch.Many of the shops and offices in the street had just closed.Mr.Clement,the officer in charge of,ordered all hoses(软管)to turned to the roof of the main building. People were pushed back from the area of their own safety. Seven officers entered the basement or were driven back within minutes.Hurriedly they put on their masks(防毒面具),ready to try again.阅读理解56.B。
阶段性测试题一(必修一质量过关检测) 本卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
共150分。
时间:120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题共115分)第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What does the man probably do?A.A shop assistant. B.A policeman. C.A postman.2.How old is the man's daughter?A.Six months old. B.One year old. C.Two years old.3.When did the woman plan to go to Spain?A.In spring. B.In summer. C.In autumn.4.Where will the speakers go first?A.A restaurant. B.A cinema. D.A hospital.5.What do we know about the woman?A.She was always in good shape.B.She stopped exercising one year ago.C.She lost a lot of weight in one year.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.What will the woman do first?A.Make coffee for the man.B.Let the man see his room.C.Give the man a cup of tea.7.What rule should the man obey?A.Not taking other people to his room.B.Not having pets in his room.C.Not making noises after 10 am.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
选修8Unit 1 A land of diversityⅠ.单项填空1.(2014·安徽江南十校高三联考)—I’m sorry to have to tell you that the office is in a mess.You’re on duty today.—________.I’ll clean it up.A.That’s OK B.Sorry about thatC.It was nothing D.No problem2.(2014·江西上饶一模)—Would you like to see the movie?They say it’s really nice.—I’m afraid I can’t make________.I’m not myself today.A.that B.itC.this D.one3.(2014·安徽芜湖市模拟)Henry is________failure as a learner driver,because he failed to pass________driving test again.A.the;/B./;theC.a;the D.the;the4.(2014·江西上饶市一模)—I really want to give you the visa,but you know our________are very strict.—What a pity!Thank you all the same.A.habits B.customsC.regulations D.targets5.(2014·福建质检)The April Fools’ tradition is said________in the sixteenth century.A.to start B.to be startingC.to be started D.to have started6.(2014·皖北协作区高三联考)________the fact that many drivers are ever trained,we cannot stress too much the importance of traffic safety.A.Thanks to B.DespiteC.As D.Although7.(2014·江西重点中学协作体第二次联考)A good education system should include the practical________of the theories students have been taught in the classroom.A.application B.occupationC.combination D.celebration8.(2014·烟台四校联考)________suddenly occurred to him that his parents should have arrived in Beijing by this time.A.What B.ItC.That D.As9.(2014·湖南省六校联考)Successful people are always very intelligent.They can discover________others easily ignore.A.what B.whereC.how D.that10.(2013·厦门高三质检)In my opinion,it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is important to teach him how to________.A.make sense B.make progressC.make a life D.make his way11.(2014·北京西城模拟)Failure is the mother of success.________your courage and you’ll succeed.A.Keep off B.Keep outC.Keep up D.Keep on12.(2014·大连双基测试)In the past several weeks,many cities in Northern China________from heavy fogs,causing great inconvenience to people.A.suffered B.have been sufferingC.were suffered D.had been suffered13.(2013·河南洛阳八中月考)—Miss Brown is very busy,isn’t she?—Yes,she is.She has________greater responsibilities so far.A.taken off B.taken outC.taken in D.taken on14.(2014·石家庄市高三模拟)When I got back home I saw a note pinned to the door,________“Sorry to miss you;I will call you later.”A.read B.readsC.to read D.reading15.(2013·江西省高三上学期七校联考)—Have you been spending too much money on clothes?— ________.I have been always persuading myself not to buy expensive clothes and trying my best to save money.A.No way B.Not reallyC.I don’t agree D.I couldn’t agree moreⅡ.完形填空[建议用时15′](2014·山东省潍坊市高考模拟)A few weeks ago,our dog,which we had kept for more than ten years,had to be put down (杀死以免除其痛苦).First,a tumor on her stomach got worse,and she was very__1__.Then,the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she__2__lie down in the middle of a walk andcouldn’t take another__3__.When I first found out,I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a__4__.But I was also angry at my stepfather,Steve,who told us the __5__ a week after it happened.He__6__because he didn’t want to worry us,and he didn’t want me to get depressed (沮丧的) and fail my exams.I just thought she was__7__at the animals’ hospital.I think you know all the__8__that went through my head:she was my dog!Why didn’t he tell us earlier?I didn’t even get to say goodbye.People in my family have a__9__of keeping things from me to protect me,such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer__10__she had already improved health.All I could think was:not again!I__11__to my mum,and she said,“I know.I’m__12__,too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added,“I’m so angry with Steve that he had to__13__through all this on his own.” Hearing my mum’s words,I shut up mouth.I had been so__14__on myself.I hadn’t thought about__15__Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He’d had her for longer than he’d had us—and he had to make the decision to__16__her life,and then kept in silence for an entire__17__.All my anger melted away,and all I felt was__18__.It makes me realize that we focused so much on ourselves that we__19__the pain of others.At that moment,my mum’s words were an incredible__20__that I’ll never forget.zy B.lonelyC.painful D.shameful2.A.would B.shouldC.might D.could3.A.walk B.stepC.foot D.breath4.A.tool B.toyC.baby D.pet5.A.plan B.accidentC.anecdote D.truth6.A.lied B.waitedC.reflected D.hesitated7.A.still B.onceC.even D.never8.A.facts B.opinionsC.thoughts D.doubts9.A.story B.secretC.habit D.hobby10.A.though B.beforeC.while D.after11.A.adjusted B.turnedC.contributed D.related12.A.angry B.shockedC.guilty D.abused13.A.break B.goC.look D.push14.A.focused B.hookedC.dependent D.hard15.A.that B.whereC.what D.which16.A.save B.expandC.make D.end17.A.year B.monthC.week D.day18.A.regret B.blameC.sorrow D.sympathy19.A.shared B.ignoredC.reminded D.rid20.fort B.compromiseC.gift D.suggestionⅢ.阅读理解(2014·江西省抚州五校高三第六次联考)The Keel-billed Toucan (彩虹巨嘴鸟) is also known as the Rainbow-billed Toucan because of the colourful bill that the Keel-billed Toucan has.The Keel-billed Tou can’s bill can reach lengths of nearly 20 cm and is around one third of the length of the Keel-billed Toucan’s body.The Keel-billed Toucan’s bill is one of the most colourful bills in the bird world,and it’s more a green colour than anything else.As with other species of toucans,the size of the Keel-billed Toucan’s bill does not affect the balance of the bird itself as its bill is made out of keratin,which is very light but still very strong.The Keel-billed Toucan is native to the jungles of South America where it lives in holes inthe trees,often with several other Keel-billed Toucans.In order to make sure that there is enough space for them all,the Keel-billed Toucan group all sleep with their bill and tail under their body to create more room for the other birds.The Keel-billed Toucan has a diet with large quantities of different kinds of fruit.However,because of the surprising dexterity of its bill,the Keel-billed Toucan also eats bird eggs and insects,if there’s not enough fruit.The Keel-billed Toucan is an extremely sociable bird and is very hard to be seen on its own.As well as nesting together,the Keel-billed Toucan travels in small groups.Different from what people think though,the Keel-billed Toucan is not very good at flying and does most of its moving about by jumping between the tree branches.A female Keel-billed Toucan lays between 1 and 5 eggs in the hole of a tree,which usually hatch within a few weeks.Both the male and female Keel-billed Toucan hatch the eggs and both Keel-billed Toucan parents also feed and look after their babies until they are old enough and strong enough to protect themselves.1.What will make you difficult to forget when you first see the Keel-billed Toucan?A.Its green colour.B.Its long and colourful bill.C.Its fruit diet.D.Its colourful feather.2.How does the Keel-billed Toucan save space for other birds?A.By sleeping with others closely.B.By finding a bigger hole in the tree.C.By sleeping in groups of more than three.D.By putting certain organs under their body.3.According to the passage,people often think that the Keel-billed Toucan________.A.can fly very well B.won’t eat bird eggsC.often lives alone D.often jumps around4.After the Keel-billed Toucan’s babies are born,the babies are looked after________.A.by other birdsB.only by female Keel-billed ToucansC.by both parentsD.only by male Keel-billed Toucans5.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the bird?A.Living in groups.B.Reproducing by eggs.C.Fully vegetarians.D.Responsible for their offsprings.课时作业(三十六)Ⅰ.单项填空1.解析:考查情景交际。
第一部分阅读理解APacing and PausingSara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in--and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.That's why slight differences in conversational style---tiny little things like microseconds of pause---can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems---even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.1. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?A. Betty was talkative.B. Betty was an interrupter.C. Betty did not take her turn.D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.2. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?A. Americans.B. Israelis.C. The British.D. The Finns.3. We can learn from the passage that __A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingB. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the USC. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimesD. one should receive training to build up one's confidence4. The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means __A. being willing to speak one's mindB. being able to increase one's powerC. being ready to make one's own judgmentD. being quick to express one's ideas confidentlyCDecision-making under StressA new review based on a research shows that acute stress affects the way the brain considers the advantages and disadvantages, causing it to focus on pleasure and ignore the possible negative (负面的) consequences of a decision.The research suggests that stress may change the way people make choices in predictable ways.“Stress affects how people learn,” says Professor Mara Mather. “People learn better about positive than neg ative outcomes under stress.”For example, two recent studies looked at how people learned to connect images(影像) with either rewards or punishments. In one experiment, some of the participants were first stressed by having to give a speech and do difficult math problems in front of an audience; in the other, some were stressed by having to keep their hands in ice water. In both cases, the stressed participants remembered the rewarded material more accurately and the punished material less accurately than th ose who hadn’t gone through the stress.This phenomenon is likely not surprising to anyone who has tried to resist eating cookies or smoking a cigarette while under stress –at those moments, only the pleasure associated with such activities comes to mind. But the findings further suggest that stress may bring about a double effect. Not only are rewarding experiences remembered better, but negative consequences are also easily recalled.The research also found that stress appears to affect decision-making differently in men and women. While both men and women tend to focus on rewards and less on consequences under stress, their responses to risk turn out to be different.Men who had been stressed by the cold-water task tended to take more risks in the experiment while women responded in the opposite way. In stressful situations in which risk-taking can pay off big, men may tend to do better, when caution weighs more, however, women will win.This tendency to slow down and become more cautious when decisions are risky might also help explain why women are less likely to become addicted than men: they may more often avoid making the risky choices that eventually harden into addiction.5. We can learn from the passage that people under pressure tend to ______.A. keep rewards better in their memoryB. recall consequences more effortlesslyC. make risky decisions more frequentlyD. learn a subject more effectively6. According to the research, stress affects people most probably in their ______.A. ways of making choicesB. preference for pleasureC. tolerance of punishmentsD. responses to suggestions7. The research has proved that in a stressful situation, ______.A. women find it easier to fall into certain habitsB. men have a greater tendency to slow downC. women focus more on outcomesD. men are more likely to take risksCSome people believe that a Robin Hood is at work,others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes,accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话).The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschiveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous (匿名)envelopes, each containing €10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.The envelopes keep coming, and; so far at least €190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper 's own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschiveiger Zeitung o pened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of € 500 inside with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.“I was driving when I heard the news," Claudia Neumann, the boy's mother, told Der Spiegel magazine. “I had to park on th e side of the road; I was speechless."The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for."For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.Henning Noske,the editor of the Braunschiveiger Zeitung, said: "Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know." However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city's hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.8. The Braunschiveiger Zeitung is the name of ______.A. a churchB. a bankC. a newspaperD. a magazine9. Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?A. The donation amounted to €190,000.B. The donation was sent directly to his house.C. The money will be used for his education.D. His mother felt astonished at the donation.10. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. the donator is a rich old manB. the donation will continue to comeC. the donation comes from the newspaperD. the donator will soon be found out11. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Money Is Raised by the Newspaper.B. Newspaper Distributes Money to the Needy.C. Unknown Hero Spreads Love in EnvelopesD. Robin Hood Returns to the CityDDo you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard itis to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's because we have mirror neurons (神经元)in our brains.Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate (模仿)it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions,they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains,but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages,and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: "The hand took hold of the ball"), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning how humans behave and interact(互动).Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相等物)for neuroscience of what Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does—well, perhaps you'll understand why.12. Mirror neurons can explain _____.A. why we cry when we are hurtB. why we cough when we suffer from a coldC. why we smile when we see someone else smileD. why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late13. The underlined word "tri ggered" in the third paragraph probably means “____”.A. set offB. cut offC. built upD. broken up14. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons _____.A. relate to human behavior and interactionB. control human physical actions and feelingsC. result in bad behavior and social disordersD. determine our knowledge and language abilities15. What is the passage mainly about?A. Ways to find mirror neurons.B. Problems of mirror neurons.C. Existence of mirror neurons.D. Functions of mirror neurons.E(七选五)MuzakThe next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear?16 It's similar to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same. That's because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don't even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.Quiet background music used to be called "elevator (电梯) music" because we often heard itin elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". About one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" every day. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. __17__ If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why? 18Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. 19 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.20 . They say it's boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!A. Some people don't like Muzak.B. The music gives them extra energy.C. Music is playing in the background.D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.第二部分完形填空I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left 36 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 37 ?I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 38 children from different races and religions played and studied 39 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's 40 from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just 41 our differences. Perhaps,our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 42 or otherwise.We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we 'd 43 the countryside on our bicycles,hoping to 44 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 45 .When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I 46 touch with him.One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 47 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 48 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 49 at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号).I was astonished at being so 50 addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 51 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 52 to describe.If we can allow our children to be 53 without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people,regardless of race or religion, who will be 54 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 55 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few. We band of brothers".36. A. interested B. pleased C. puzzled D. excited37. A. parties B. cities C. villages D. races38. A. why B. which C. how D. when39. A. together B. around C. alone D. apart40. A. drop B. throw C. move D. roll41. A. refused B. made C. sought D. accepted42. A. paid B. meant C. preserved D. treated43. A. explore B. search C. discover D. desert44. A. get through B. deal with C. come across D. take away45. A. arrival B. choice C. effort D. company46. A.lost B. gained C. developed D. missed47. A. stated B. ordered C. decided D. chose48. A. attempts B. instructions C. opinions D. arrangementsD. fixedly49. A. B. carelessly C. disappointedly50. A. familiarly B. strangely C. fully D. coldly51. A. departures B. months C. years D. decades52. A. possible B. funny C. hard D. clear53. A. them B. themselves C. us D. ourselves54. A. from B. byotherwise C. with D. against55. A. still B. C. then D. instead第三部分语法填空It was a very cold evening, an old man was waiting for a ride across the river. He saw several horsemen pass by but he didn’t ask for any help. The wait seemed __1__(end).Then came another rider,the old man __2__(catch) his eye and said, “Sir, would you mind doing me a favor?”Stopping his horse,he replied, “Of course.” Almost __3__(freeze), the old man could not get __4__ the ground. The horseman helped him onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river,__5__ to his home.“Sir, you didn’t even ask the other riders for help, why? What __6__ I had said ‘no’ and left you there?” t he horseman asked.The old man looked at him straight in the eyes and said, “I looked into their eyes, I found they didn’t care,__7__ told me it would be useless, but when I looked into __8__,I saw kindness.”These words touched the rider deeply. “Thank y ou for __9__ you’ve said, I hope I will never be too busy to help others.” with that, Thomas Jefferson, the __10__(three) president of the US, turned his horse around and went away.第四部分:短文改错Ten years ago, I had worked as a night guard in a factory. On a rainy night, all the lights of factory went out all of a sudden. I rushed out and could see nothing. Lucky for me, the warning system was directly connected with the police station. Three or four minutes late, four police car arrived at the front gate. They searched for the factory carefully, tried to find something unusual. Inthe end, I am told that the rain had brought about the short circuit, that caused the accident.答案:CBCD AAD CDBC CAAD CBFDACDDAB DBACD AABDA DCBBC1.[解析]在语境中考查构词法。
第一部分:阅读理解ALike any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's stomach.Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal(初生的)intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric(儿科的)specialist tells the parents, "There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst."Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby, but now they plan a funeral. Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her, "he says.Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. If he doesn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive.She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts, "Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed. Never disturb patients here. "The mother rises up strongly and says, "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray. . . "Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady. Her strained breathing became smoother.The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman's Day magazine called it "the miracle of a brother's song. "The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God's love!Never give up on the people you love.1. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. It's Hard to Raise a BabyB. The Miracle of a Brother's SongC. Mother's LoveD. An Unforgettable Day2. From Karen's action in the first paragraph we know that ______ .A. mothers often pay much attention to their newly-born babiesB. mothers often tell their children how to look after their younger brothers or sistersC. it is good for children to learn to sing songs to babiesD. it often takes some time for a child to accept his/her newly-born brother or sister3. The underlined word "strained" means" ".A. unnaturalB. excitingC. deepD. blocked4. Which words can describe Michael?A. Naughty and annoying.B. Strong and brave.C. Active and careless.D. Concerned anddetermined.BA new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism(网瘾), a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become a compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log(写日志)on computers and spend long hours at different websites.They become hooked(着迷) on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades, and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society, Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their life. lt is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.5. The passage is about __________.A. the cause of weboholismB. the advantage of weboholismC. the popularity of weboholismD. the influence of weboholism6. We can learn from the passage that ________.A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagersB. teenagers can hardly balance real and virtual lifeC. people are addicted to games on the lnternetD. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway7. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?A. It contributes to the development of the web.B. The chat room language may change social culture.C. The problem will have a negative influence on our future.D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.8. The author’s attitude towards weboholism is that of being _______.A. objectiveB. positiveC. opposedD. acceptableCNap,doze,shut-eye and snooze are all expressions we use to describe that mysterious state,sleep. We all do it,we can't get by without it and by the time we reach old age,most of us have spent 20 years sleeping. Yet,nobody knows why we do it.Most scientists think that by resting our bodies,we allow time for essential maintenance(维护)work to be done. Any damage that there is can be put right more quickly if energy isn't being used up doing other things. Injured animals certainly spend more time asleep than usual while their wounds are healing(愈合).And quite a few illnesses make us feel sleepy so our body can get on with curing us.Sleep is controlled by certain chemicals. They build up during the day,eventually reaching levels that make us tired. We can control the effects of these chemicals to some extent.For example,caffeine helps to keep us awake while alcohol and some medicines make us sleepy.By using electrodes,scientists are able to study what goes on in people's heads while they are sleeping. They have discovered that when we first drop off everything slows down. The heart beats more slowly and our breathing becomes shallow.After about 90 minutes our eyes start to twitch and we go into what is called REM sleep.REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement,and it's a sign that we've started to dream.You have dreams every night,even if you don't remember them. There are all sorts of theories about why we dream. One is that it gives the brain a chance to sort out the day's activities,filling everything away in the right place. Another is that the brain gets bored while we're asleep and organizes its own entertainment-a sort of late-night cinema!A lot of people say they have to have eight hours’ sleep every night while others seem to manage on a lot less. One thing is for sure,we all need some sleep and going without it can have some very strange effects. An American DJ,who stayed awake for 200 hours to raise money for charity,thought things were bursting into flames all around him after 120 hours without sleep.He survived the strange horrible period of time but was depressed for three months afterwards.Humans are unusual in the way they sleep.Most animals have a sleep during the day and tests have shown that a siesta can be beneficial for us too.It's even been recommended that airline pilots should have a nap during long flight s so that they are more alert(警觉的)for the tricky business of landing.So next time you nod off after Sunday lunch in front of the TV,don't feel embarrassed about it.Science,after all,is on your side.9.The passage is probably from aA. lab reportB. research paperC. science storyD. drug instruction10. When we are sleeping,.A. our heart beats more slowlyB. our body chemicals become fully controllableC. our brain begins to show moviesD. our wound begins to heal11. The underlined word “siesta” in the last paragraph but one meansA. a good restB. a little drinkC. a short sleepD. a day dreamDWe can stay young forever. That is the message Dr. Shen Ziyin wants to give the world. And the Chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problems of aging.His solution is a herbal medicine to slow the process of aging.Dr. Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine. At the same time he studied traditionalChinese medicine. And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. He has taken a hint from the ancient Chinese medicine system called “shen”.According to Shen, it is the kidney(肾脏)which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. It is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through. Studies conducted by Dr. Shen show that herbal medicine based on the shen system slow the aging process, says a report in The Telegraph newspaper.We notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache, weakness in general, and wrinkles, among others. This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells. These T-cells contain a particular substance called Fas. Fas makes the cells in the body destruct themselves.So the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of T-cells in the body. This can happen if people eat low calorie food. Then the body is not active enough to produce extra T-cells. But, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young?This is where Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine comes in. But how effective it will be, only time can tell.12. How did Dr. Shen find the solution to the problem of aging?A. By studying Western medicine.B. By learning traditional Chinese medicine.C. By combining both Western and Chinese medicine.D. By doing research on both Western and Chinese people.13. What plays the most important role in keeping people young according to Shen?A. Medical treatment.B. People’s good kidney.C. Level of people’s activity.D. Positive life attitude.14. The reason why people become old is that _________.A. their bodies produce T-cellsB. their bodies are unable to fight diseasesC. they have reduced strength, loss of hairD. they become weaker and weaker15. We can probably learn from the passage that _________.A. producing more low calorie food allows people to keep youngB. the more Chinese herbal medicine people drink, the better for healthC. people should try to quicken the production of T-cells in the bodyD. it remains unknown how effective Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine isEA punctual (准时的)person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment._71_He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again,but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things._72_.The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable assets as well as the assets of others'. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls or keep appointments promptly._73_. He knows that he can not getthrough his huge amount of work unless he faithfully attends to every piece of work when it has to be attended to .Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time,he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. 74 .Unpunctuality,moreover,is very harmful when it comes to doing one's duty,whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time._75A. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful with his time and seldom complains because he lacks it.B. The unpunctual man,on one hand,never does what he should do ahead of time.C. In fact,time is life itself.D. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men.E. The unpunctual man,on one hand,never does what he has to do at the proper time.F. All guests present ought to be respected by the host.G. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.第二部分完形填空A man found a cocoon (茧) of a moth(蛾). He took it home so that he could 21 the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small 22 appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to 23 the body through that little hole.Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had 24 as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the 25 bit of the cocoon. The 26 then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven(无用的)wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and 27 to be able to support the 28 , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life 29 around with a small, swollen body and shriveled wings. It was 30 able to fly.What the man in his kindness didn’t31 was that the small cocoon and the 32 of the moth to get through the 33 opening was a way to push fluid(液体) 34 the body of moth 35 its wings so that it would be ready to fly 36 it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and 37 would come only after the struggle. By taking the moth of a struggle away, he also took away the moth’s health.Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to 38 our lives without any difficulties, we would be disabled. We would not be as 39 as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for 40 .21. A. help B. protect C. watch D. see22. A. opening B. line C. moth D. butterfly23. A. push B. draw C. make D. force24. A. got B. done C. tried D. struggled25. A. covering B. remaining C. shell D. skin26. A. moth B. butterfly C. cocoon D. worm27. A. lessen B. widen C. expand D. shorten28. A. standing B. flight C. wings D. body29. A. flying B. crawling C. walking D. lying30. A. already B. certainly C. never D. ever31. A. do B. think C. want D. understand32. A. crawling B. struggle C. fight D. force33. A. tiny B. beginning C. right D. above34. A. in B. on C. by D. from35. A. into B. to C. in D. onto36. A. after B. once C. before D. until37. A. courage B. happiness C. flight D. survival38. A. stand by B. get on C. go through D .live in39. A. great B. determined C. brave D. strong40. A. regrets B. death C. failure D. wishes第三部分语法填空Will __1__ matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Last week, a test ___2__ (give) in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different ages from 12 __3__ 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got ___4__ breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see __5__ well their bodies worked and when they had eaten __6___certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect __7___ if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be ___8___ (especial) true if a person works __9__ his brains. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with __10__ (much) attention in class.第四部分短文改错There are different train ticket for people to choose from when traveled by train. They may want to buy a single ticket and a return ticket. A single ticket allows them enjoy more freedom at their destination while a return one not only is cheaper but also save them the trouble of buying the ticket when they decide to return. Some people prefer hard seats to soft one. Young people like to have hard seats because enjoy the company of other passengers is what they need during a journey. Businessmen would not like to have soft seats. They want to have a good rest. When they get off the train, they were still energetic and can rapid go on to do their jobs.完型CADAB ACDBC DBADA BCCDA阅读BDAD DBAC BAC CBAD ECAGD(4) 1. it 2. was given 3. to 4. no 5. how 6. a 7. than 8. especially 9. with 10. more第一行:ticket—tickets; traveled—traveling 第二行:and--- or;them后加上to第四行:save---saves 第五行:one--- ones第六行:enjoy---- enjoying 第七行:去掉not第八行:were---are; rapid---rapidly。
河北省赵县2015高考英语一轮优生课后练习精选(1)及答案阅读理解-----(A)Sports shoes that out whether their owner has enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK.The shoes—named Square Eyes—contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day’s efforts.The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University to London, UK. “We looked at current issues and ch ildhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “And I wanted to tackle that with my design.”Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time.Existing pedometers (计步器)normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That was one of my main design considerations.”( ) 1. According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to ________.A. keep a record of the steps of the wearerB. deal with overweight among teenagersC. enable children to resist the temptation of TVD. prevent children from being tricked by TV programs( ) 2. Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?A. They regulate a child’s evening TV viewing time.B. They determine a child’s daily pocket money.C. They have raised the hot issue of overweight.D. They contain information of the receiver.( ) 3. What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion?A. The exact number of steps to be taken.B. The precise number of hours spent on TV.C. The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.D. The way of changing steps into TV watching time.( ) 4. Compared with other similar products, the new design ________.A. makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheatB. counts the wearer’s steps through shakingC. records the sudden movement of the wearerD. sends teenagers’ health data to the receiver( ) 5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Smart Shoes Decide on Television TimeB. Smart Shoes Guarantee More ExerciseC. Smart Shoes Measure Time of ExerciseD. Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight71. B 这是一道推断题。
AThe engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in lvrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.Camilllo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists. The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators(计算器). In 1959 it produced the ELLA computer system. This was the first mainframe(主机)computer designed and made in Italy.After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one of the world’s leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group --- one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and service, and two for telecommunications.1. From the text we learn that__________.A. by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a yearB. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950sC. some of Olivetti’s 700 staff regularly visited customers in ItalyD. Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning2. What was probably the direct result of Olivetti’s fallin g behind in electronic technology?A. Adriano’s death.B. A period of financial problemC. its faster progressD. Its agreements with other companies3. What do we know about Olivetti ?A. It produced the best typewriter in the word.B. It designed the word’s first mainframe computer.C. It exported more typewriter than other countriesD. It has five independent companies with its head office in lvrea.4. The best title for the text would be___________.A. The Origin of OlivettiB. The Success of OlivettiC. The History of OlivettiD. The Production of OlivettiBCold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can’t ge t anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.5. What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1?A. They are often forgotten by their owners.B. They are used to living outdoors.C. They build their own shelter.D. They like to stay in warm places.6. Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?A. To know when to bring them inside.B. To keep them from eating bad food.C. To help them find shelters.D. To keep them company.7. If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may ___.A. run short of clean waterB. dig deep holes for funC. dirty the snow nearbyD. get lost in the wild8. What is the purpose of this text?A. To solve a problem.B. To give practical advice.C. To tell an interesting story.D. To present a research result.CYou may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.Let’s start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90°angle (角度) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out farenough to catch the wind, but it shouldn’t flap (摆动). It shouldn’t lo ok like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you c an’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.9. What should you consider first while sailing?A. Sailors’ strengthB. Wave levels.C. Wind directions.D. Size of sails.10. What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. The boat.B. The wind.C. The sail.D. The angle.11. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?A. Move in a straight line.B. Allow the sail to flap.C. Lower the sail.D. Tack the boat.12. Where can you probably find the text?A. In a popular magazine.B. In a tourist guidebook.C. In a physics textbook.D. In an official report.DSports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons—the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings(收视率)are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars,business and personal computer, and holiday trips .This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings.Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of “company cars” and computer, with such viewers, these programs don’t need high ratings to stay on the air.13.Television sport programs on weekend afternoons .A. result in more sport eventB. get more viewers to play sportsC. make more people interested in televisionD. bring more money to the television networks14.Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs?A. Because there would be few viewersB. Because the advertisers would be off workC. Because television programs would go slowlyD. Because viewers would pay less for watching television15.In many families, men make decision on .A. holidayB. sports viewingC. television shoppingD. expensive purchases16.The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programs because .A. their advertisers are carmakersB. their viewers are attracted by sportsC. their advertisers target at rich peopleD. their viewers can afford expensive cars17.What is the passage mainly about?A. Television viewers are determined by male viewersB. Rich viewers contribute most to television companiesC. Sports are gaining importance in advertising on televisionD. Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport eventE (七选五)Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light-hearted entertainment.Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. 18 Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywood's Oscars, turn 50 years old.The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients: a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddie. 19 Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. 20The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audience don't mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all.21Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they can't just run away. They must win over their parents.Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films. 22They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world, where it's still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.A.Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage.B.There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war.C.Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film.D.Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music.E. Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values.F.The result is a fun-filled musical.G.So if you're tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films.第二部分完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)Most people give little thought to the pens they write with, especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very 16 things are handwritten. All too often, people buy a pen based only on 17 ,and wonder why they are not satisfied 18 they begin to use it , However, buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not 19 if you keep the following in mind.First of all, a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be 20 to use .The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征) 21 comfort. Having a 22 hand and thick fingers, you may 23 a fatter pen. The length of a pen can 24 influence comfort. A pen that is too 25 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable.Then, the writing point of the pen should 26 the ink to flow evenly(均匀的) while that pen remains in touch with the paper. 27 will make it possible for you to create a 28 line of writing .The point should also be sensitive enough to 29 ink from running when the pen is lifted.A point that does not block the 30 may leave drops of ink, 31 you pick the pen up and put it down again.32 , the pen should make a thick , dark line. Fine-line pens may 33 bad handwriting, but fine, delicate lines do not command 34 next to printed text, as , 35 , a signature on a printed letter. A broader line, on the other hand , gives an impression of confidence and authority (权威)。