湖北省普通高中学业水平英语合格性考试模拟卷03含答案Word文档格式.docx

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Pluto'

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1.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage？

A．Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus

B．Becauseitdisappearedinthesky

C．BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican

D．Becauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniverse

2.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？

A．AnAmericanScientist：

ClydeTombaugh

B．PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoy

C．Pluto'

sStrangeRomance

D．TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph？

A．ClydeTombaughdiscoveredthedarknessintheGreatDepression

B．PlutowastheonlyplanetthatwasdiscoveredbyClydeTombaugh

C．ClydeTombaugh'

sjobwastobuildtelescopesforLowellObservatory

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stelescopesusedforsearchingstarswereverysimple

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ddrunktheentirecontainer!

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4.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A．whofoundtheauthorhaddiabetes

B．theauthor'

slifebeforehavingdiabetes

C．howtheauthorwasfoundtohavediabetes

D．theauthor'

seatinghabitsbeforehavingdiabetes

5.Whatdidtheauthordoafterknowingshehaddiabetes?

A．Shestoppedplayingbasketballinthegym．

B．Shecontrolledherblood﹣sugarlevelstrictly．

C．Shestoppedeatingfoodwithnaturalsugar．

D．Shetestedherblood﹣sugarlevelbeforeeverymeal．

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

boost"

inParagraph2mean?

A．Increase．B．Control．C．Absorb．D．Test．

7.What'

stheauthor'

sattitudetowardherhavingdiabetesnow？

A．Worried．B．Frightened．C．Pessimistic．D．Positive．

C篇

Doyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?

Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswillonedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlifespan．

“Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality（永生），”saidMichaelZey，aMontclairStateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture．”Ithinkby2075wewillseeit（第10题）andthat’saconservativeestimate（保守的估计）．”

AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco，DonaldLouria，aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology（纳米技术）makeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast．”Thereisagreatpushsothatpeoplecanlivefrom120to180years，”hesaid．”Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years．”

However，manyscientistswhospecializeinagingaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years．Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdiseases，theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath．

Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive．”Itremainstobeseenifyoupass120，youknow；

couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife？

”saidLeonardPoon，directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCentre．”Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall．”

8.Bysaying”weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality”，whatdoesMichaelZeymean?

A．theybelievethatthereisnolimitofliving

B．theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlongliving

C．theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforever

D．theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan

9.WhatisDonaldLouria'

sattitudetowardslongliving?

A．peoplecanlivefrom120to180years

B．itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanlive

C．thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120years

D．itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

it"

Paragraph2referto?

A．agreatpush

B．theideaoflivingbeyondthepresentlifespan

C．theideaoflivingfrom200to300years

D．theconservativeestimate

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext？

A．LivingLongerorNot

B．Science，TechnologyandLongLiving

C．NoLimitforHumanLife

D．HealthyLifestyleandLongLiving

D篇

MostpeoplewillrecognizeBillClinton,ex-presidentoftheUnitedStates.BillClintonisaverypopularspeechgiverandregularlygivestalksallovertheworld,tomanydifferentaudiences.Heissoeffectiveatgivingtalksbecausehehasaspecialqualitywhichwecall“charisma（魅力）”.

Nowadays,psychologists（心理学家）arebecomingveryinterestedincharismaandwanttodescribeitsmeaninginabetterway.Peopleoftenmisunderstandwhatcharismaisandthinkofitasakindoffame,butitisnotthesameasfame.Charismaisakindofmagicandisrelativelyrare.Awell-knownAmericanpsychologistthinksthatcharismaticpeoplearebasicallyexcellentcommunicators.However,theyhaveotherqualitiessuchasself-confidence,eloquence（口才）andvision.

Charismaticpersonalitiesareabletodrawpeopletothem,andpeoplefeelhappyintheircompany.Thereisasenseof“togetherness”whenacharismaticpersoniswithotherpeople.Agoodexampleofthisability,somesay,isthefamousAmerican,OprahWinfrey.Sheisahighly-successfulbusinesswomanandisprobablybestknownasthepresenterofaverypopulartalkshow.Oprahisabletorelatetoaudiencesathershowsandtheyrespondwelltoher.Hercharismaticpersonalityhasmadeheroneoftherichestwomenintheworld.Sheownsseveralhousesandpublishesherownmagazines.Presently,sheispresentinganewseriesoftheOprahWinfreyShow.Shealsorunsabookclub,whichinfluencesthenation’sreadinghabitsandmaybeoneofthereasonswhypeoplearereadingmorethesedaysintheUSA.

Awomanwhohadextraordinarycharismawasthefilmstar,MarilynMonroe.Abeautifulwomanandatalented（有天赋的）actress,shewasalwaysthecentreofattentionwherevershewent.

Unlikefame,charismadoesn’tdisappearovertime.Evennow,morethanfiftyyearsafterherdeath,whenyoungpeopleseeMonroeinherfilms,hercharismaseemsasfreshandpowerfulasever.

12.WhyBillClintonisgoodatgivingtalks?

A.hewasoncepresidentoftheUSA

B.hehasaqualitycalledcharisma

C.hehasmanyfansthatsupporthim

D.heiswell-knownallovertheworld

13.Accordingtothetext,charismaticpeople_____.

A.caneasilyattractandinterestpeople

B.arealleffectivespeechmakers

C.areallconfidentandsuccessful

D.oftentrytocreateacalmatmosphere

14.WhatdoweknowaboutOprahWinfrey?

A.ShewritesbookstoinfluenceAmericans’readinghabits.

B.SheoftengivestalkstoAmericanyoungpeople.

C.Sheismostfamousasamagazinepublisher.

D.Shehasahappyrelationshipwithheraudiences.

15.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningthepopularityofMarilynMonroe?

A.Monroeisanextraordinarilytalentedactress

B.charismadoesn’tbecomeweakerover