【名师指津】2016届高考英语 高效备考月考卷六

宁大附中2015-2016学年第一学期第六次月考高三英语试卷命题教师：本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

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第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题l.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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。

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1. What dessert will the man order?A. Ice cream.B. A chocolate cake.C. Nothing.2. What will the man do this weekend?A. Go to the movies with the woman.B. Celebrate his sister’s birthday.C. Go skiing with his parents.3. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Help him paint his bedroom.B. Make lunch for him.C. Take care of his brother.4. Who is the woman?A. A waitress.B. A doctor.C. A driver.5. What is the man doing?A. Having an interview.B. Talking with his boss.C. Writing a résumé.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。

《名师指津·高效备考新模式》高三英语月考卷五第Ⅰ卷（共100分）第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AMuch meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward others’ stare at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to move his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive.If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate (控制) you, you will feel uncomfortable. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. Quite the contrary.In fact, continuous eye contact is confined (有限的) to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.21. Which of the following behaviors is proper according to the passage?A. To the opposite sex, stare at him or her.B. To a stranger, avoid looking at him or her.C. In a conversation, look at the listener all the time.D. Make eye contact depending on the relationship and different situations.22. If two persons exchange eye contact gently for long, what is probably their relationship?A. Boss and employee.B. Lovers.C. Teacher and student.D. Strangers23. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Don’t stare at othersB. Body language is importantC. Eyes can speakD. Eye contact benefits youBSome people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality. But when we research it, happiness actually raises every single business and educational outcome for the brain. How did we miss this? Why do we have these social misunderstandings about happiness? Because we assumed you were average. When we study people, scientists are often interested in what the average is.Many people think happiness is genetic. That’s only half the story, because the average person does not fight their genes. When we stop studying the average and begin researching positive outliers—people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence—a wildly different picture appears. Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.Scientifically, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its limited resources as you process the world. If you scan for the negative first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded (嵌入) in your work. But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an amazing advantage.I wrote the cover story for the Harvard Business Review magazine on “Happiness Leads toProfits.” Based on my article called “Positive Intelligence” and my res earch in The Happiness Advantage, I summarized our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a happy and busy workforce.A decade of research in the business world proves that happiness raises nearly every business and educational outcome: increasing sales by 37%, productivity by 31%, and accuracy on tasks by 19%, as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.25. The underlined word “this” in the first paragraph refers to ________.A. the fact that people are happyB. the connection between happiness and educational outcomeC. the fact that people often misunderstand happinessD. the fact that most people are average26. What can we learn from the passage?A. Scientists are only interested in what the average is.B. You can choose to be happy or not.C. The average are not happy at all.D. Our decisions and habits have nothing to do with happiness.27. Why does the writer mention his articles and research?A. To advertise himself.B. To arouse the readers’ interest.C. To support his point about happiness.D. To attract the readers to read his articles.28. What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?A. To explain what is happiness.B. To describe the misunderstandings about happiness.C. To show people the importance of happiness.D. To make the point that happiness promotes business and educational outcome.CScientists investigated why Ebola virus is so deadly when it spreads from animals to humans and then from human-to-human contact. The research team looked at the Zaire Ebola virus in an animal system to understand how it gains strength. This virus is responsible for the current outbreak in West Africa. They found that initially (最初) the animal systems were not affected by the virus, but succeeding transmission (传送) into other animals caused the virus to “hot up” and become more severe.The team analyzed the viruses at different stages and were able to identify several changes in its genetic material that were associated with increased disease.Professor Julian Hiscox, who led the study from the University’s Institute of Infection and Global Health, explains: “The work tells us that the evolutionary goal of Ebola virus is to become more fatal.”“We were able to show through genetic analysis whi ch parts of the virus are involved in this process. The information we have gathered will now allow us to monitor for such changes in an outbreak as well as develop future treatment strategies.”Professor Roger Hewson, leading the study from Public Health England, Porton Down, said: “Ebola virus is such a destructive infection to the people affected by the disease and the economy of West Africa.”“Our understanding of Ebola virus biology is way behind that of other viruses and our cooperation shows how we c an bring together our specialists’ skills to close this knowledge gap.”Professor Miles Carroll, a co-author of the work, said: “This study has allowed the team to be at the forefront of developing methodologies to analyze patient samples recently taken by the European Mobile Laboratory from West Africa to understand disease evolution during the current outbreak.”29. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?A. How severe Ebola virus is.B. How Ebola virus spreads.C. How Ebola virus gradually becomes deadly.D. What contributions scientists have made on Ebola virus.30. Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?A. In the first stage, the virus hurts its victims much.B. As the virus spreads, it’ll change and become more and more de adly.C. The research in Ebola virus is more advanced than that in other viruses.D. The scientists have a negative attitude to the research in Ebola virus.31. The underlined word “fatal” has the closest meaning to ________.A. optimisticB. deadlyC. commonD. fantastic32. Where can we probably read this passage?A. In a science report.B. In a storybook.C. In an advertisement.D. In a textbook.DI was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled (摸索) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked through the bars at the guard. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and lit the match, his eyes unconsciously locked with mine. At that moment, I smiled. I don’t know why I did that. Perhaps it was nervousness, perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very hard not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two huma n souls. I know he didn’t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.I kept smiling at him, now thinking of him as a pe rson and not just a guard. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the pictures of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes filled with tears. I said that I feared that I’d never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. Suddenly, without another word, he unlocked my cell and silently led me out. Out of the prison, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.32. What had happened to the man before?A. He had been badly treated.B. He had killed someone.C. He had been searched.D. He had been forbidden to get in touch with anyone.33. Why did the man want to smoke cigarettes?A. Because he was sure he was to be killed.B. Because he wanted to ease his nervousness.C. Because he wanted to talk to the guard.D. Because he was used to smoking cigarettes.34. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The man was a heavy smoker.B. The man smiled to please the guard.C. The guard set the man free with permission.D. The man hadn’t thought the guard would set him fr ee.35. What do you think finally saved the man’s life?A. The smile.B. The cigarette.C. The tears.D. The wallet.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）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。

《名师指津·高效备考新模式》高三英语月考卷八第Ⅰ卷（100分）第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解(共20题，每题2分，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

AWhile income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”(空巢综合症).In order to seek better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves.The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”.21. According to the passage, the loneliness of aged parents is mainly caused by _______.A. their earlier experience of feeling lonelyB. the unfavorable living conditions in their native countriesC. the common worry about their incomeD. the geographical distance between parents and children22. If young people go abroad, _________.A. they do not hold to the value of duty at allB. they can give some help to their parents back homeC. they cannot do what they should for their parentsD. they believe what they actually do is right23. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.A. the situations in the developed and developing countries are differentB. “Empty Nest Syndrome” has arrived unexpectedly in our societyC. children will become independent as soon as they go abroadD. the aged parents are not fully prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”BWhen people were building houses, they used to consider not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.Now, houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock (家畜).During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat.People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas. Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor, builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy-saving.House-building becomes a great challenge to building designers and energy engineers. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy-saving houses.24. What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?A.The climate of their areas.B.The energy for their houses.C.The fashions for their houses.D.The building materials for their houses.25. People in some areas gain a source of heat by ________.A.keeping their livestock downstairsB.protecting their livestock from the coldC.sharing their houses only with their cowsD.living on the second floor with their livestock26. The underlined words “natural law” in the third paragraph refer to the fact that ________.A.heat raises the temperature in the housesB.heat goes in the upward directionC.heat goes up if temperature is raisedD.heat increases the temperature of rocks27. From the passage, we can conclude that ________.A.people will no longer consider building materials in the futureB.almost all people will move into the houses heated by large rocksC.energy-saving buildings will become more popular in the futureD.energy engineers will devote themselves only to modern technologyCPlanning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at . A week later, the same room cost £118.15.If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as , which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.Don’t be too choosy about th e part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95. LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city center buildings. A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with rooms for four adults.GET ON A BIKE London’s ‘Boris bikes’ have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmers that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.Among the smaller cities with their own programmers are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes,or £5 per day).28. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may ________.A. help travelers pass timeB. attract lots of travelers to the UKC. allow travelers to make flexible plansD. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation29. The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat ________.A. lies on the ground floorB. is located in central LondonC. provides cooking facilities for touristsD. costs over £100 on average per day in late September30. Cardiff’s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of ________.A. half an hourB. one hourC. one hour and a halfD. two hours31. The main purpose of the passage is _______.A. to tell visitors how to book in advanceB. to supply visitors with hotel informationC. to show visitors the importance of self-helpD. to offer visitors some money-saving tipsDArt is considered by many people to be no more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case, however, at times, art may be seen to have a purely functional side as well. Such could be said of the sandpaintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest; these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose.According to Navaho traditions, one who suffers from either a mental or a physical illness has in some way disturbed or get in touch with the supernatural--perhaps a certain animal, a ghost, or the dead. To break away from this, the ill person or one of his relatives will employ a medical man called a “singer” to perform a curing ceremony which will attract a powerful supernatural being. During the ceremony, which may last from 2 to 9 days, the “singer” will produce a sandpainting on the floor. On the last day of the ceremony, the patient will sit on this sandpainting and the “singer” will rub the sick or injured parts of the patient’s body with sand from a specific figure in the sandpainting. In this way the patient absorbs the power of that particular supernatural being and becomes strong. After the ceremony, the sandpainting is destroyed so its power won’t harm anyone.The art of sandpainting is handed down from old “singers”. The materials used are easily found where the Navaho settle: brown, red, yellow, and white sandstone, which is ground(研磨) much as corn is made into flour. The “singer” holds a small amount of this sand in his hand and lets it flow between his fingers onto a clean, flat surface on the floor, with a steady hand and great patience. He is thus able to create designs of stylized people, snakes and other creatures that have power in the Navaho belief system. The traditional Navaho doesn’t allow copying sandpaintings, since he believes the supernatural powers that taught him the craft have forbidden this; however, such reproductions can in fact be purchased today in tourist shops in Arizona and New Mexico. These are done by either Navaho Indians or by other people who wish to preserve this craft.32. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. The Navaho IndianB. The Ancient “Singer”C. Functions of ArtD. The Navaho Sandpaintings33. How did the “singer” treat the patient according to the passage?A. By passing his supernatural power on to the patient.B. By applying a magic substance to the patient’s body.C. By rubbing the patient’s sick parts with sand from a sandpainting figure.D. By destroying the sandpainting figure.34. The traditional Navaho does not allow copying of sandpaintings because_______.A. anything copied has no effectB. the craft only belongs to the supernaturalC. it’s against Navaho belief systemD. the copying may do harm to other Navahos35. That the reproductions of sandpaintings are now commercially available shows ________.A. people have realized the artistic value of sandpaintingsB. patients have benefited from the powerful effect of sandpaintingsC. more people have come to believe in supernatural powerD. modern technology has helped the production of sandpaintings第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)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。

《名师指津·高效备考新模式》高三英语月考卷七第Ⅰ卷（100分）第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AForget Zach Snyder’s “Man of Steel” or Keanu Reeves’ “Man of Tai Chi”. China’s movie of the summer is a film that has touched off a mini-culture war while earning a lot — and a continuation is just weeks away.“The Tiny Times” tells the story of four fashionable college girls in Shanghai and is perhaps best described as “The Devil Wears Prada” meets “Sex and the City” with “The Bling Ring.” The movie is based on Guo J ingming’s novel. Guo is a 30-year-old famous author and entrepreneur (主办者) who also directed the film. Guo’s fans say he is the voice of a new material-minded generation, but many critics have argued “The Tiny Times” as a vacuous (空虚的) respect to consumerism that sets a bad example for Chinese youth. In a country dealing with a deep wealth gap, the film has touched a deep nerve about the values of Chinese society.“I have seen 6,000 or 7,000 movies, and this is one of the few that I hate. I was surprised at it”, Raymond Zhou, a well-known critic said in an interview. Reviewing it for the Beijing News, he called it “totally intolerable” and said its promotion of materialism was far worse than advertising in luxury (豪华品) magazines.The sequel, which was filmed at the same time as “The Tiny Times”, was originally set for release in December. But the distributor, Le Vision Pictures, has moved up the release date to Aug. 9th to make full use of the movie’s popularity—and the heated debate surrounding it.21. Why does the movie get so much bad response?A. It is thought to be unvaluable for society.B. It is thought to affect the youth of China.C. It is thought to cause incorrect sense of worth.D. The author of it has a bad reputation in filmland.22. What can we infer from the passage?A. This movie has affected a lot of young people.B. This movie is a mixture of three famous films.C. Most audience of this movie is the fans of the author.D. The film has already received its own social value.23. Which is the best title for the passage?A. “The Tiny Times” is under huge debate.B. The social status of “The Tiny Times”.C. The introduction of “The Tiny times”.D. The sequel of “The Tiny Times”.BWildI was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively (冲动地), I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff (执法官) in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad’s cl osest advisor talking.“John, he’s your son and he’s a kid, but he is dragging you down,” I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. “If you can’t make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?”So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants (警官). I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was.Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacon a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization.Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes.“So what’s it like being sheriff?” I asked on the ride home.“I lost the race, Danny,” he said.“I’m sorry, Dad.” I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with hid defeat.Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don’t ever lose you, I’m okay.”24. The author was finally sent to wilderness because _____.A. he could learn how to survive in the wildB. his teacher insisted on giving him a lessonC. he pushed his math teacher down the stairsD. his mother feared that he would be accused25. The underlined word “reckless” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.A. selfishB. carelessC. rudeD. reasonable26. What can we learn about the author from the passage?A. He changed a lot after the camp.B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.C. He was still what he used to be after the camp.D. He made enemies with other troubled teen at the camp.27. How did the author’s father feel at the end of the st ory?A. Grateful.B. Annoyed.C. DisappointedD. RelievedCIt is bad to have food stuck between your teeth for long periods of time. This is because food attracts germs, germs produce acid, and acid hurts your teeth and gums. Flossing (使用牙线) helps to remove the food that gets stuck between your teeth. This explains why flossing helps to keep your mouth healthy, but some doctors say that flossing can be also good for your heart.It may seem strange that something your do for your teeth can have any effect on your heart. Doctors have come up with a few ideas about how flossing works to keep your heart healthy. One idea is that the germs that hurt your teeth can leave the mouth and travel into your blood. Germs that get into the blood can then attack your heart. Another idea is based on the fact that when there are too many germs in your mouth, the body tries to fight against these germs. For some reason, the way the body fight these mouth germs may end up weakening the heart over time.Not every doctor agrees about these ideas. Some doctors think that the link between good flossing habits and good heart health is only a coincidence. The incidence (发生率) of two or more events is completely random, as they do not admit of any reliable cause and effect relationship between them. For example, every time I wash my car, it rains. This does not mean that when I wash my car, I somehow change the weather. This is only a coincidence. Similarly, some doctors think that people who have bad flossing habits just happen to also have heart problems, and people who have good flossing habits just happen to have healthy hearts.The theory that flossing your teeth helps to keep your heart healthy might not be true. But every doctor agrees that flossing is a great way to keep your teeth healthy. So even if flossing does not help your heart, it is sure to help your teeth. This is enough of a reason for everyone to floss their teeth every day.28. From the passage, we know that ________.A. food stuck between your teeth may hurt your teethB. all of the doctors agree that flossing is good for your heartC. doctors’ judgment about flossing is based on medical researchD. not every doctor thinks flossing helps to keep your teeth healthy29. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 is to ________.A. Provide an exampleB. Make a comparisonC. Introduce a new topicD. Develop a previous statement30. Which of the following best states the main idea of the last paragraph?A. It is a fact that flossing can help your heart as well as your teeth.B. There is no good reason to believe that flossing will help your heart.C. Because doctors find flossing won’t help your heart, it is useless to floss.D. Even if flossing is only good for your teeth, you should still do it every day.31. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Flossing Habits and Healthy HeartsB. How to Keep Your Teeth HealthyC. Why Doctors Disagree about FlossingD. Flossing by CoincidenceDThough the Web is becoming increasingly popular, the TV never fails to attract people. Do you know which television network is the largest in America? It is not ABC, CBS, or Fox. Nor is it one of the cable net-works such as CNN, which carries only news and news stories. It is not ESPN, the all-sports cable net-work, or even MTV, which is famous for its music videos. Rather it is PBS, Public Broadcasting System, a non-profit public broadcasting TV service. PBS has 349 member television stations in the U.S. and some member stations by cable in Canada.PBS only attracts a minority of all TV viewers, about 2 percent. The industry leader, NEC, however, attracts 11 percent of viewers. But the growth of public television in the past two decades has been dramatic. This is especially noteworthy (值得关注) when one considers that public television stations must often survive on very limited budgets, on viewers’ donations, and on private foundations and some governmental funding.The level of quality of PBS programs, whether in national and international news, entertainment, or education, is excellent. Almost a whole generation of children throughout the world is familiar with Sesame Street and the characters of The Muppet Show. PBS is especially well known for the quality of its many educational TV programs. Over 95 percent of all public television stations have tele-courses. These courses are accepted and supported by more than 1,800 colleges and universities throughout the US. Each year, over a quarter of a million students take courses this way.32. According to this article, PBS received part of its funding from ________.A. the audienceB. public schoolsC. advertising agenciesD. other television stations33. What is PBS most famous for?A. Cable services.B. Generous donations.C. Tele-courses.D. Live news broadcasts.34. Which of the following is TRUE about public television stations?A. The majority of their viewers are minority people.B. Ninety-five percent of their programs are tele-courses.C. They are shrinking in number because they make no profits.D. Their courses are accepted by many universities in America.35. Which of the following has the highest percentage of viewers?A. ABCB. PBSC. NBCD. Fox第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

高中英语真题:高二年级（2016届）第六次月考英语试卷（满分100分，考试时间90分钟，请将答案填写在答题卡上）第一卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分32分）第一节（11个小题；每小题2分，满分22分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AMy father was poor in expressing his feelings. I knew that my dad loved me, but showed me love in other ways. There w as one particular time in my life when this became real to me.I always believed that my parents had a good marriage, but gr adually the strain（紧张）on my mom and dad’ s relationship was quite evident. Howev er, I was not prepared for the day when Dad had decided to le ave. All that I could think of was that I was going to become a product of a divorced(离婚)family. I kept telling myself that it wasn’t going to happen. T he night before he left, I stayed up in my room for a long time.I prayed(祈祷) and I cried and I wrote along letter to my dad. I told him how much I loved him and tha t I would always and forever be his Krissie. As I folded my not e, I stuck in a picture of me with a saying I had always heard: “ Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy.” Early the next morning, as my dad left our house, I sli pped my letter into one of his bags.Two weeks later, mymother told me that they decided that there were things that b oth of them could and would change and that their marriage w as worth saving. “Well, Dad said that when he read your letter , it made him cry. It meant a lot to him and I have hardly ever seen your dad cry. After he read your letter, he called to ask if he could come over to talk. Whatever you said really made a difference to your dad.”A few days later my dad was back. We never talked about the letter, I guessed that it became a secret between us.1. Why did the author’s father decide to leave?A. Because he was poor in showing his feelings.B. Because his wife was always giving orders.C. Because serious problems occurred（发生）in the marriage.D. Because the strain on father-daughter relationship was evident.2. How did the author feel when her father decided to leave?A. ExcitedB. AnnoyedC. DoubtfulD. Upset3. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means ______.A. a man may have to give up a lot to be a real fatherB. a man may have to give in to his wife to be a daddy.C. a man who raises special children can become a real fathe r.D. a man who develops some special talents can be a real fat her.BIt is not so long ago that the extended family lived under the s ame roof. Children grew up knowing their cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and other relatives. These children felt connected.In these not too long ago times people were connected to thei r food. Most people grew their own vegetables and fruit. Many families had a house cow for milk, cheese, butter and cream. Most families also had meat animals. When visitors came une xpectedly, dad would kill the chicken for dinner. Everyone wasinvolved in cooking and mealtimes were a social event. Whe n the meal ended, most of the family was involved in cleaning up and washing up. How different is the situation today?The fast life is all around us--- fast food, fast cars, fast conversations, fast families, fast holi days. Our fast-paced life has weakened these connections. We have been fo oled into thinking we need, or even must be fast and have wh at the “fast life” gives us. As a result, stress（压力）is leading to many new health problems.The solution is the Slow Movement. It aims to address the iss ue of “time poverty” through making connections. It supports a growing cultural shift towards slowing down. It has spread to more than sixty countries and become a world-wide movement.The Slow Movement tells us that we need to slow down and c onnect with our life. We need connection to people---ourselves, our family, our community, our friends,--- to food, to place (where we live), and to life.By being part of the Slow Movement, many people have know n how they lost connection to most aspects of their life and to the natural w orld and rhythms around them. And moreimportantly, they have reconnected---they have lived a new connected lifestyle.4. The writer implies that the family in the past _____.A. shared the similar valueB. lived in small housesC. lacked foodD. were big5. If we are connected to our food, we ____.A. buy our food by ourselvesB. prepare and cook our food by ourselvesC. eat each meal slowlyD. enjoy our mealtimes with other family members6. According to the writer, many people have ____.A. benefited from fast life.B. unwise opinions about fast lifeC. got used to fast lifeD. diseases caused by fast food.7. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?A. To support a world-wide movementB. To support traditional culturesC. To explain the disadvantages of disconnected life.D. To explain the importance of making a connection.CThere was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets(水桶). One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very o ld and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service , but was now past its best.Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Th en he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to t he flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It cou ld carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled(溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: be fore it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked（漏出）along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say, “ See how capable I a m! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowe rs every day! I don’t know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”And all that the old bucket could say was, “ I know I’m not ver y useful, but I am only do my best. I’m happy that the gardene r still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “ You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they n oticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare(光秃秃的) earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to t he garden.8. What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mea n?A. DirtyB. DarkC. Worn-outD. Plain-looking9. What was the old bucket ashamed of ?A. His pastB. His agingC. His mannerD. His leaking10. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mai nly to _____.A. laugh at the old oneB. take pity on the old oneC. show off its beautiful looksD. praise the gardener’s kindn ess.11. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?A. Because it was used to keep a balanceB. Because it stayed in its best condition.C. Because it was taken as a treasure.D. Because it had its own function.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。

秘密★考试结束前【考试时间：1月5日14：30－16：10】贵阳六中2016届高三1月月考英语命题人：高三英语组审题人：高三英语组本试题卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，满分120分，考试用时100分钟。

注意事项：1.答题时，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、班级、考场号在答题卡上填写清楚，并请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目，在规定的位置贴好条形码。

2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

在本试题卷上答题无效。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWith my hands and knees on the floor of the airplane, I was searching for an old lady’s missing hearing aid during the flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. It occurred to me that this may not be the most dignified posture for a Buddhist nun(尼姑).I had seen the old lady from the seat in front of me as she walked up and down the passage with a flashlight. I asked a few times what was wrong, but she didn’t answer at first —she couldn’t hear me. She was wearing a woolen coat. Judging from her accent, she came from Eastern Europe.Do you know what hearing aids cost? Thousands, especially for the new tinyhidden-in-the-ear type she described. It takes a long time for an appointment to make a new one, and many doctor visits to get the thing adjusted right. Therefore, my dignity seemed less important than finding that hearing aid. But how does one find a tiny black object in a shadowy jet cabin(机舱)?The lady wasn’t even sure where or when she had lost it. At one point, a couple of flight attendants did a random search around the lady’s seat; I wasn’t impressed. They left suggesting that she search the seat of her previous flight! My flashlight turned up all kinds of small objects, bits of plastic, broken pieces of headphones.The old lady said that she gave up. Yet I couldn’t. After we landed, as passengers streamed past us, I insisted that the lady move aside while awaiting her wheelchair. Then I got into a real down and dirty search among the dust under her seat and on the floor.Look! A little peanut-sized shiny black object caught the light of my flashlight in a floor crack near her seat.What a rush. “I found it!”With great astonishment and gratitude, the old lady responded, “I haven’t the words to express my thanks!”1.Why did the author put her hands and knees on the floor?A. She is a religious Buddhist nun.B. She fell down from her seat.C. She helped the old lady look for her hearing aid.D. She wanted to stand out among the passengers.2.Where was the hearing aid found?A. On the previous flight.B. Close to the old lady’s seatC. On the wheelchair.D. In another jet cabin.3.According to the last two parag raphs, what is the old lady’s attitude towards the author?A. RespectfulB. DoubtfulC. SupportiveD. Grateful4.What is the purpose of the passage?A. To tell us a story about kind help.B. To warn us to be more careful.C. To teach us how to find the lost thing.D. To present the love from all people on board.BA new chapter in space exploration has been opened up after NASA confirmed that their mission to bomb the Moon had found “significant quantities” of frozen water. Scientists said the “exciting” findings had gone “beyond expectations” as fully formed ice was found in a crater on the planet. The water was found in one mile high dust that was kicked up by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite(LCOSS) last month when it crashed into the Cabeus crater near the Moon’s south pole.“Indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find just a little bit, we found a significant amount,”said Anthony Colaprete, project scientist and principal investigator for the $49 million space mission.“This is a great day for science and exploration,”said Doug Cooke, associate administrator of NASA. “The remarkable results have gone beyond our expectations. It is incredibly exciting.”The identification of water-ice is important for purely scientific reasons, but also because a supply of water on the Moon would be a vital resource for future human exploration. The findings, which completely contradict previous beliefs that the Moon was a dry place, justify the controversial(有争议的)mission. Over the last decade, scientists have found some hints of underground ice on the Moon’s poles, mainly in the form of compounds of hydrogen(氢) but this is the best evidence yet.The discovery is expected to have major implications for the future of lunar exploration, and a ready supply of water could help set up lunar bases or launch missions to Mars. MrColaprete said that it should be possible to purify the water for drinking even though it appeared to be mixed with poisonous methanol(甲醛).5．Which of the following is TRUE of the “bombing”?A. It damaged the Moon surface severely.B. It would do harm to the space environment.C. It confirmed the existence of water on the Moon.D. It would help the research on Mars.6．Why is the finding of water on the Moon so important?A. Because people on the earth use more and more water.B. Because in the future lots of people will live on the Moon.C. Because the water will be a supply for future human exploration in space.D. Because the water is mixed with poisonous methanol.7．How is the whole text developed?A. Providing some facts.B. Following the order of space.C. Making comparisons.D. Analyzing causes.8.Which of the following is the best title of the text?A. Water Found on the Moon after NASA “Bombing”B. Unbelievable Space ResearchC. Possible Base on the MoonD. Mysterious Water Found on the MoonCSeveral hundred strangers received “love letters” from a young man on the street. The letter was written and given out by Yang Yang, a student majoring in human resources at Chongqing University of Science and Technology, who hoped to show his disappointmentwith job hunting.Yang’s story has caught media attention perhaps because it is similar to those of millions of recent graduates seeking jobs and struggling for survival in the country’s wealthiest cities. They have diplomas, rather than professional skills, and come to big cities in hopes of better lives, only to find low-paying jobs and poor living conditions. They are China’s “ant tribe(蚁族)”, a term coined by sociologist Lian Si from Peking University in his 2009 book Ant Tribe.“They’re so similar to ants. They share small and narrow living areas. They’re intelligent and hard-working, yet nameless and underpaid.”The term also speaks to their helplessness in a world governed by the law of the jungle —only the strongest survive.A survey in Lian’s another book published this year, Ant Tribe 2, found nearly 30 percent of “ants”are graduates of famous universities—almost three times last year’s percentage. Most had degrees in popular majors. In addition, 7.2 percent of “ants” have at least a master’s degree compared to 1.6 percent in 2009.An “ant’s”average monthly salary is 1,904 yuan, with about 64 percent of them earning less than 2,000 yuan a month.Another survey in the 2010 Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Talent found more than 1 million “ants” live in big cities.“Most ants are from rural families or small towns, and their experiences in universities didn’t arm them well enough to fight with competitors in big cities’employment markets,”Professor Zhang Ming at Renmin University of China said.The “ant tribe’s”embarrassing living situations have become a serious social problem, and the government should develop smaller cities to attract more graduates from big cities, Zhang believed.However, “ants” expect more study and training opportunities in big cities, which keeps them positive despite their situations.9．Yang’s story is introduced in order to ________.A. analyze graduates’ difficulties in finding jobsB. lead to the topic of the article—”ant tribe”C. tell readers a story about those big citiesD. show a clever way of dealing with pressure10．Why do the “ants” fail to find high-paying jobs ?A. Because they have no diplomas from good universitiesB. Because their majors do not meet the needs of societyC. Because those from rural areas are not treated equallyD. Because they do not have necessary professional skills11．Professor Zhang thought “ants” problems could be solved by ________.A. creating more jobs for graduates in big citiesB. developing smaller cities to attract graduatesC. sending graduates to rural areas and small townsD. training graduates to improve their ability12. By writing this article, the author mainly intends to show ________.A. Despite better education, “ants” are still strugglingB. Despite difficulties, “ants” have a promising futureC. Better education, better job opportunitiesD. Ant Tribe is a good book to help understand today’s ChinaDDear Friend,The recent success of children's books has made the general public aware that there's a huge market out there.And there's a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of children's books bought each year plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers.Who are these needed writers? They're ordinary folks like you and me.But am I good enough?I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didn't know where to turn for help.Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude（潜能）, and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed.The promise that paid offThe Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:You will complete at least one manuscript（手稿） suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course.I really didn't expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened.I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute.Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published children's books and over 300 stories and articles.Free test and brochureWe offer a free aptitude test and will send you a copy of our brochure describing our recognized home-study courses on the basis of one-on-one training.Realize your writing dream today. There's nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades forever.Sincerely,Kristi Holl, InstructorInstitute of Children's Literature13. From the first three paragraphs, we learn that ________.A. children’s books are usually bestsellersB. publishers are making $3 billion each yearC. magazines for teenagers have drawn public attentionD. there is a growing need for writers of children's books14. When finishing the course, you are promised to________.A. be a successful publisherB. become a confident editorC. finish one work for publicationD. be an excellent writer15. Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly to________.A. prove she is a good instructorB. promote the writing programC. give her advice on course preparationD. show she sold more stories than article第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）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。

英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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. At what time will the two speakers get to the sports meeting ?A . 7: 45. B. 8:00. C. 8: 15.2. What does the man think of the tea ?A. Bad.B. Expensive.C. Cheap.3. What will the man do this weekend probably ?A. Go to the concert.B. Have a rest at home.C. repare for the exam.4. What does the woman suggest the man do ?A. Buy a new washing machine.B. Get parts for the machine from Japan.C. Have the old washing machine fixed.5. Why does the nurse want the man to leave ?A. Because she needs to rest.B. Because visiting hours are over.C. Because he didn’t hear the bell.第二节（共15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分15 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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。

绝密★启用前2016年高考冲刺卷（6）（江苏卷）英语试卷考试时间：120分钟；注意事项：1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

2．答题前考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。

3．考试作答时，请将答案正确地填写在答题卡上。

第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；第Ⅱ卷请用直径0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．题卷、草稿纸上作答无效．．．．．．。

第I卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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,并标在试卷的相应位置。

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. Which hotel might Pearl stay at according to the man?A. Plaza.B. Cambridge.C. Grand Regency.2. Where will the two speakers go next?A. To an office.B. To their home.C. To a restaurant.3. What is the man concerned about?A. The price.B. The memory space.C. The function.4. How does the woman pay the bill?A. In cash.B. By cheque.C. By credit card.5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man’s house is not far from the library.B. The man always borrows books these days.C. The man goes to the library twice a month.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。

《名师指津·高效备考新模式》高三英语月考卷三第I卷（100分）第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A. B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThere was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage, caring them with love. Luckily, the birds grew strong little by little. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.One day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. So as he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go weak, so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. It was her desperate love that had killed him.She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his strong desire—needing to fly into the clear, blue sky. Unwillingly, she lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times.The girl watched delightedly at the bird. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.Remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!21. After the girl found the two birds, she ________.A. became frightened at onceB. began to treat them badlyC. greeted them happilyD. fed them and raised them22. Why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly?A. Because the girl disliked the bird any longerB. Because the bird wanted to fly alone.C. Because the girl loved the bird deeply.D. Because the bird intended to find some food.23. What can we learn from the passage?A. Catch what you can catch on your way to success.B. Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.D. East or west, home is best.BConsidering Australia’s size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, Australian society is remarkably homogeneous (同种的). Its citizens are fundamentally prosperous and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many miles divide them. It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.However, there is some difference in lifestyle between city settlers and the country people. Almost 90 percent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert. The major cities preserve images of colonial heritage, but the overall impression is modem, with new buildings reflecting the country’s youth. In contrast, the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative. For many years, Australia was said to have “ridden on the sheep’s back” , a reference to wool being the country’s main money earner. However, it is no longer dominant (主宰的). Much of Australia’s relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world. Newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. Australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a modest sense of humor.Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had become a nation of immigrants. Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles, today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere. Australia’s liberal postwar immigration policies led to a flowing of survivors from war-torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a “mixture of nations” and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is reasonably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.24. What does the writer mean by saying “has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert” in the second paragraph?A. The major population has a close relationship with the desert.B. The fast-paced cities are just located by the desert.C. The major population knows little about the desert.D. The major population is familiar with the people living in the desert.25. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The pace of life in the city is different from that in the country.B. One third of people living in Australia come from Europe.C. The Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.D. Most Australians have ancestors who were prisoners.26. What used to be Australia’ s main money earner?A. Wheat.B. Wool.C. Tourism.D. Diamond.27. We can infer from the passage that ________.A . immigrants from Europe have brought racial problemsB . nothing about Australia’s colonial part in modem cities can be seen by visitorsC . tourism and wine making resulted in fast development in rural communities onlyD. Australia’s recent immigration policy encourages immigr ants from Southeast AsiaCBritish singer Sarah Brightman began training for a 2015 flight to the International Space Station where she hopes to become the first professional musician to sing from space, the company arranging the trip said on Tuesday.Brightman, a famed soprano (女高音) who starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” , will pay about $ 52 million for a 10-day stay aboard the orbital outpost, Tom Shelley, president of privately owned Space Adventures, said. Brightman, who will become the eighth privately funded space tourist, is scheduled to fly in September 2015. Her training to fly on a Russian Soyuz capsule began last fall.Brightman has planned to be the first professional musician to sing from space. But she faces competition from Lady Gaga, who, according to media reports late last year, intends to be the first when she performs one song in space in early 2015 on a Virgin Galactic flight. Virgin Galactic, part of Richard Branso’s Virgin Group, plans to offer suborbital (亚轨道的) space flights.Brightman said in 2012 that she would travel to the space station, but her plans haven’t been confirmed until now. So far. Space Adventures has arranged for nine private missions to the space station, a $ 100 billion research laboratory that flies about 260 miles above the earth. Microsoft co-founder Charles Simonyi made two trips. Brightman will be the first private citizen to visit the station since Cirquedu Soleil founder Guy Lalibarte paid about $ 35 million for an 11-day stay in September 2009.Google co-founder Sergey Brin has an option to fly on the next available Soyuz seat after Brightman, which most likely will be in 2017, Shelley told Reuters.28. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To praise Brightman.B. To persuade the readers that Brightman is more famous than Lady Gaga.C. To instruct the readers how to begin a space flight.D. To give some information about Brightman.29. When did Brightman start training for her space travel?A. Last winter.B. Last autumn.C. Next spring.D. Next summer.30. The underlined word “she” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.A. BrightmanB. Lady GagaC. Andrew Lloyd WebberD. Tom Shelley31. The fifth paragraph is mainly carried out ________.A. in time orderB. in space orderC. by giving examplesD. by comparisonDSome kinds of mental skills naturally decrease as people get older. Yet research seems to show that some training can improve such skills. A recently published study also appears to attest that the good effects of training can last for many years after that training has ended.Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland wanted to learn how long memory and thinking skills would last in older people who were trained to keep them. The people were part of the ten-year research project. They were taught methods meant to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks.More than 2,800 volunteered for the study called ACTIVE—short for Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly. Most were studied when they were more than 70 years old.The volunteers took one of several short training classes meant to help them keep their mental abilities. One class trained participants in skills including how to remember word lists. Another group trained in reasoning. A third group received help with speed-of-processing—speed of receiving and understanding information.A fourth group—the control group did not get any training.Earlier results had established that the training helped the participants for up to five years. Now, leading study writer George Rebok says, the research showed most of the training remained effective a full ten years later.Professor Rebok and his team found that the people trained in reasoning and speed-of- processing did better on tests than the control group.“We are wondering whether those effects which endured over time would still be there ten years following the training, and in fact, that’s exactly what we found.”The effect on memory, however, seemed not to last as long. Still, the old people in any of the three classes generally reported less difficulty in performing daily activities than the control group. The total training time for the older people was between 10 and 15 hours.32. Which statement is false according to the text?A. This kind of training can only have effects on people for a few years.B. The people were trained during a period of ten years.C. Most of the people who were studied were more than 70 years old.D. The first group were trained how to remember word lists.33. How would the old in the second group perform after receiving the training?A. Remember more words.B. Understand information more quickly.C. Act as poorly as before.D. Perform daily activities better.34. What does the underlined word “attest” in the first paragraph mean?A. Affect.B. Deny.C. Prove.D. Improve.35. Which of the following can be the best tide for the passage?A. Some Kinds of Mental Skills Naturally Decrease.B. Mental Training Helped Elderly Stay Sharp for Years.C. Four Groups of Old People Were Trained Mentally.D. A Ten-year Research Affects Elderly.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。