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重庆市南开中学届高三20月考英语2
重庆市南开中学2014届高三2014月月考(英语)2
高考英语
2014-181447
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60.IfastudenttakesthecourseTheShortStory,hecan’ttake .
A.FromParagraphtoEssay B.TenseaboutTenses
C.SourceMaterial D.MediaUse
61.Whichofthecoursescandevelopthestudents’teamwork?
A.FromParagraphtoEssay B.TheShortStory
C.CaughtforSpeeding D.ExpressYourself
62.Fromwherecanastudentreadthis?
A.Ontheradio. B.Ontelevision.
C.Inalocalnewspaper. D.Onaschoolnoticeboard.
C
Aroundofapplause,please,fortheIndianmanwhorecentlysangfor80hoursstraight,settinganewGuinnessworldrecord.It’sanimpressivefeat,tobesure,butlet’sjusthopehestillhasavoice.AccordingtoIndiannewspapers,RajeshBurburehasbeentoldtokeepsilentforseveraldayssohisvocalcords(声带)canheal.
ItwasreportedthatBurbureandhisfamilyareinacelebratorymood.“It’saproudmomentforallofus,”hiswifetoldDNAI.
I,ontheotherhand,amunabletosharetheirenthusiasm.Don’tgetmewrongIhopethe35-year-oldBurburelivesforever,sellsamillionrecordsandbecomesaninternationalcelebrity.Buthisrecord–singingfor80hoursstraight–isaboutasmeaningfulasmostoftheothercuriousbutcrazyfeatslistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.
Granted,I’mnotqualifiedtospeakonthesubject.I’vegotnoworldrecordstomyname–andIneverexpecttohaveany.Thenagain,maybeIamqualifiedtospeakforthoseofuswhohavebetterthingstodothantrainforyearstosingan80-hourmedley(混合曲)ofpopsongs.
Butlet’snotjustpickonpoorBurbure.He’snottheonlypersonchasingmeaninglessaccolades.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsisfullofthenamesofpeoplewhoatonetimegrewthelongesthair,orbuiltthebiggestbicycle,orbakedthelargestcheesecake.
Toalloftheseenterprising(有进取心的)soulsIask,simply,“Whatwasitallfor?
”
Congratulations!
Forallofyourpainstakingeffort,youbecameafootnoteinathickbookthatnoonereads,exceptforyouandthepersonwhowilleventuallysurpassyou–withonemorehourofsinging,afewmorecentimetersofsteelorafewmorepoundsofcheese.
Afterall,recordsaremadetobebroken.
63.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthattheauthor .
A.hasnoGuinnessrecords,soheadmiresBurbures’feat
B.feelsitisapityhewasnotinvitedtosharethehappinesswiththeBurbures
C.thinkssingingfor80hoursstraightiscompletelymeaningless
D.isquiteworriedaboutBurbure’svocalcords
64.BeforesomeonewinsaGuinnessrecord,heorshehasto .
A.becomeaninternationalcelebrity
B.knowallaboutGuinnessrecord
C.practiceagreatdeal
D.beargreatstressforfearofinjury
65.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat .
A.afterthe80hoursofsinging,Burburecouldnolongerspeak
B.Burbure’wifedidn’tsupporthisattempttomakeaGuinnessrecord
C.manyhavecriticizedBurbureforhisstupidbehavior
D.challengingaGuinnessrecordmaybeharmfultothehealth
66.Theauthor’sattitudetotheGuinnessworldrecordsmentionedinthepassageis .
A.positive B.impressed
C.negative D.touched
67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WhatWasthePoint?
B.RecordsAreMadetobeBroken
C.ANewIndianGuinnessRecord
D.TheGuinnessBookIsBoring
D
Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallyonlylastsafewminutesorafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeople,though,lonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.
Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation-forexample,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.SituationallonelinessIseasytounderstandandtopredict.
Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtype,chroniclonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemsocializingandbecomingclosetoothersunfortunately,manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.
Manyresearchersagreethattheloneliestpeoplearebetweentheages18and25,soagroupofpsychologistsdecidedtostudyagroupofcollegestudents.Theyfoundthatmorethan50%ofthestudentsweresituationallylonelyatthebeginningofthetermasaresultoftheirnewcircumstances,buthadadjustedafterafewmonths,13%werestilllonelyaftersevenmonthsduetoshynessandfear.Theyfeltveryuncomfortablemeetingstrangers,eventhoughtheyunderstoodthattheirfearwasnotreasonable.Thesituationallylonelystudentsovercametheirlonelinessbymakingnewfriends,butthechronicallylonelyremainedunhappybecausetheywereafraidtodoso.
PsychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasonsFirstofall,theyareunhappyandunabletosocializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdisease.Whiletemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeanormal,healthypartoflife,chroniclonelinesscanbeaverysad,andsometimesdangerouscondition.
68.Thepassagemainlytalksabout .
A.thesubjectsofpsychology
B.thestudyonloneliness
C.theinterestsofpsychologists
D.thetreatmentofloneliness
69.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat .
A.situationallonelinesscancausephysicalproblems
B.temporarylonelinessdoesnotneedspecialattention
C.chroniclonelinesscancauseproblemsinsocializing
D.37%ofthestudentscanovercomelonelinesseasily
70.Theunderlinedword“chronic”inParagraph3means“ ”.
A.resultingfromspecificcauses
B.lastingalongtime
C.changingslightly
D.improvingtheirhealth
71.Psychologistswanttohelpthehabituallylonelypeoplebecause .
A.theyarecollegestudents
B.theyaresadanddangerous
C.theyarenotactiveincommunicatingwithothers
D.theymayhavementalandphysicalproblems
E
DearCollegeDean
Itismyunderstandingthatthiscollegehasreceivedalargedonationtobeusedtoimprovethequalityoflifeforstudentsexpandthebookstoreoraddcomputerstothecomputerlad.Itisthetraditionofhisschooltopromoteeducationandtobethepioneerofnewtechnology.ThatiswhyIstronglyargueinfavoroftheadditionofmorecomputerstothecomputerlab.
AlthoughexpandingthecampusbookstoretoincludeCDs,gifts,andasnackbarwillgiveanicerlooktothecollege,wehavetothinkaboutagreatergoalandamorepracticalwaytoenhancethequalityoflifeforstudents.Whatdowewantforourstudentsandourcollege?
DowewantourcollegetobeknownasaplacewithagreatbookstorewhereyoucanfindCDsandgifts,orasaplacewherethestudentscanexploreandresearchintheirfieldusingthebesttoolsprovidedbytechnology?
Inaddition,therearealreadyseveralsnackbarsoncampus,andtherearemusicstoresnearby,sostudentsdonotdependonthecollegebookstoreforthesethings.
Weliveinahighlytechnologicalworldandcomputersplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinhowwelive.Asalearninginstitution,thiscollegehastheresponsibilitytoofferitsstudentsthebesttechnologytohelpthempreparefortheirfuture.Manystudentswillbeexpectedtobefamiliarwiththelatestsoftwareandothertoolswhentheygoontoworkortograduateschool.
Whiletheyareincollege,studentsfindtheyareexpectedtousecomputers.Manyprofessorsexpectstudentstousecomputerstodohomeworkortocompleteprojects.StudentsareaskedtocreatePowerPointpresentationsandusespreadsheetsanddatabaseprograms,aswellastoresearchmanytopicsontheInternet.Sincestudentsarecompetingforgoodgrades,thosewhohavelimitedaccesstocomputersareatagreatdisadvantage.Furthermore,beingabletodoprojectsusingthecomputerenhancestheprocessoflearning,givingstudentstheopportunitytofindinformationthatwithoutacomputerwouldbemuchmoredifficulttofind.
Iftherearemorecomputers,studentswillalsobeabletocompletetheirworkmoreefficiently.Nomorewilltheyhavetowaitinline,paperanddiskinhand,whilescanningtheroomforanemptychairandcomputer.Nolongerwilltheyhavetositandwaitwhileanoutdatedcomputerstrugglestofollowtheircommands.Havingmorenewandfastercomputersavailablewillenablestudentstofinishtheirworkmorequickly.
Themorecomputersareusedinsocietythemorecollegeswilldependonthemasatoolofteachingandlearning.Makingcomputersmoreavailabletostudentsfacilitatestheirlearningprocessbymakingtheprocesseasier,moreinteresting,moreengaging,andintheprocessenhancingtheirqualityoflife
72.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassageis .
A.todescribetheproblemscausedbylackofcomputers
B.toexplainwhystudentsareingreatneedofcomputers
C.totelluswhatbenefitsstudentscangainfromcomputers
D.topersuadetheDeantopurchasemoreadvancedcomputers
73.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat .
A.presentcomputersinthecollegecannotmeetthedemands