甘肃省兰州一中高考冲刺模拟考试二英语试题.docx

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甘肃省兰州一中高考冲刺模拟考试二英语试题

甘肃省兰州一中2014年高考冲刺模拟考试

（二）英语试题

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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhereisitpossibletodrivefromRometoMoscow,Madrid,Paris,Vienna,andStockholmwithoutgoingtoEurope?

TheanswerisinthestateofMaine!

ThroughouttheUnitedStatestherearemanytownsandcitiesthathavebeennamedafternotonlyEuropeancitiesbutothercountriesaswell,suchasChina,Poland,Norway,Sweden,andDenmark.JusthowmanyNewWorldplacenamesarerecycledfromtheOldWorldnameshasneverbeentallied,butoneresearcherfoundforty-oneLondons,fifty-sixBerlins,twenty-fourDublins,thirty-twoAthenses,andtwenty-sevenMoscows,amongothers!

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.InthestateofMainetherearemanydifferentEuropeancities.

B.YoucandrivetomanyEuropeancitiesfromthestateofMaine.

C.AllthesettlersinthestateofMainecamefromEurope.

D.ThestateofMainehasmanycitiesnamedafterEuropeancities.

2.Theword“tallied”（Line4,Paragraph2）isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.builtB.believedC.addedD.visited

3.WhatmighthavemadetheofficialinWashingtonchangeMoscointoMoscow?

A.Moscowwasaworld-famouscityname.

B.HethoughtMoscosowouldpreferMoscow.

C.HebelievedMoscowwasafarbettername.

D.Hecouldn'tspellverywellandmadeamistake.

4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.

A.TheStoryofMoscow,Kansas

B.AmericanCitiesandTheirNames

C.InterestingNames

D.OldWorldPlaceNamesinAmerica

B

Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience?

    Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinoursocieties.However,manypeoplebelievethatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience.Thefirstaspectistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.  Thesecondistheapplicationofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandaction thatscientistsuseintheirwork. 

Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?

Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistiscurious—hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.Heusuallypaysattentiontoproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfyingexplanation,and looksforrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconnected.Moreover, hethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.

    Heisagoodobserver,accurate,patientandobjective（客观的）andusesthefactsheobservestothefullest.Forexample,trainedobserversobtainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum（光谱）.

    Hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable.Herejectsauthorityastheonlybasisfortruth.Scientistsalwayscheckstatementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandobjectively.

Furthermore, hedoesnotreadilyaccepthisownidea,sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation.

    Lastly, heisfullofimagination sinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexbutalsofrequentlyincomplete.Furthermore, heneedsimagination ifhewantstoguesshowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplace.

    Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts. 

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutacuriousscientistisTRUE?

A.Hedoesn’tfindconfidenceandpleasureinwork.

B.Heisinterestedinproblemsthatareexplained.

C.Hemakeseffortstoinvestigatepotentialconnections.

D.Helooksfornewwaysofacting.

6.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribethedatathatagoodscientistuses?

A.CompleteB.ObjectiveC.ComplicatedD.Accurate

7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

C

AyearagoAugust,DaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.Hiswife,Gerrie,wasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteria,butworkforDavewasscarce,andthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift—$7,000,alegacy（遗产）fromtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatch,whodiedinanaccident.“Itreallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.”saysDave.

ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.DozensofotherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches’generosity.Insomecases,itwasafewthousanddollars;inothers,itwasmorethan$100,000.

ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoney,morethan$3million—theywereanelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.

ChildrenoftheGreatDepression,IshandArlenewereknownfortheirhabitofsaving.Theythrivedon（喜欢）comparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofromstoretostore，checkingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase.

Throughtheyears,theHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercampwhentheirparentscouldn’taffordit.“IshandArleneneveraskedifyouneededanything.”saystheirfriendSandyVanWeelden,“Theycouldseethingstheycoulddotomakeyouhappier,andtheywoulddothem.”

EvenmoreextraordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistributed.ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy—alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcents—shouldenrichthewholecommunityandlastforgenerationstocome.

Neighborshelpingneighbors—thatwasIshandArleneHatch’sstory.

8.Accordingtothetext,theFusses________.

A.wereemployedbyatruckcompanyB.wereinfinancialdifficulty

C.workedinaschoolcafeteriaD.losttheirhome

9.WhywouldtheHatchesroutinelygofromstoretostore?

A.Theydecidedtoopenastore.

B.Theywantedtosavemoney.

C.Theycouldn’taffordexpensivethings.

D.Theywantedtobuygiftsforlocalkids.

10.AccordingtoSandyVanWeelden,theHatcheswere________.

A.understanding　　　　　B.optimistic

C.childlikeD.curious

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ThecommunityofAltowaspoor.

B.Thesummercampwasattractivetotheparents.

C.SandyVanWeeldengotalegacyfromtheHatches.

D.TheHatcheswouldliketheneighborstofollowtheirexample.

D

ThetriptotheUnitedStatedopenedmyeyestothefactthattherearealotofsimilaritiesaswellasdifferencesbetweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.

Thefirstdifferenceisinappearance.GoingaroundintheU.S.,IfoundthatAmericanyouthdonotreallycareabouttheirappearance.Inthemorning,theychoosesomethingintheirclosetandwearitwithanotherthing,oftenofdifferentcolorsandstyles,withoutwonderingwhethertheirchoicesmakethemlookstrange.Thereasonbehindthisisthattheydon’tcarewhatpeoplelooklike,butarejustinterestedintheirideas.Ithinkit’sgreat,butitalsocausesproblems.Sincetheydon’tcareabouttheirappearance,theydon’treallycareabouttheirweight.Oftentheygetfatwithoutrealizingit.

Therearedifferencesinrelationshipstoo.WhentheAmericanyouthfallinlove,theydon’treallythinkofthefuture.Also,therearedifferencesintherulesconcerningbehaviorthatisallowed.Insomerespects,theFrencharemoreaccepting.Forexample,inAmericaitisgenerallyunacceptabletomakephysicaldisplayoflove.Lovers,intheory,can’tkissorholdeachothereverywheretheywant.Peoplethinkthatnotshowingloveinpublicplacesisawaytorespectothers.Onthecontrary,theFrenchyouthcandoalmosteverythingtheywant.

Withregardtoothertypesofrelationships,therearealsobigdifferences.AmericansactdifferentlyfromFrenchpeopleinfrontofunknownpeople.WhenanAmericangirl,forexample,arrivesinfrontofpeopleshehasnevermetbefore,shewilltalkwiththem,tryingtocreateakindofbondbetweenherandthisnewcircleofpeople.TheFrenchgirlswilljustthinkaboutratherthanreallydothiskindofthingbecausetheyaretooshyandlackinginself-confidence.

Tofinish,InoticedthatinAmericanclasses,whenpupilswanttosayorasksomething,theyjustdoit.Ingeneral,theydon’treallycarehowtheotherswilljudgethem.InFrance,it’snotthesamecase.Ifsomebodywantstoasksomething,he/shewillthinkaboutitbeforespeakingup.IappreciatethefreedominAmericans’behavior,ideas,andwaysofexpressingthemselves.

12.Americanyoungpeople_______.

A.arejustinterestedinpeople’sclothesB.showmoreinterestinpeople’sideas

C.caremoreabouttheirweightD.aremoreconcernedaboutappearance

14.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatFrenchyouthmaythinkmoreabout______.

A.theirrelationship’sfuture

B.theirpublicimages

C.theirphysicaldisplays

D.theirlover’sideas

15.Thepassageismainlyaboutthe______betweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.

A.similaritiesB.friendshipC.differencesD.differencesandthesimilarities

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。

选项中有两项为多于选项。

Empathy

Lastyear,researchersfromtheUniversityofMichiganreportedthatempathy,theabilitytounderstandotherpeople,amongcollegestudentshaddroppedsharplyoverthepast10years.__16__Today,peoplespendmoretimealoneandarelesslikelytojoingroupsandclubs.

JenniferFreed,aco-directorofateenprogra