甘肃省兰州一中高考英语冲刺模拟考试试题二新人教版1Word文件下载.docx

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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.Insomecase