高考仿真模拟试新课标卷II一英语文档格式.docx

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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40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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

（2015年广州一模英语试卷）Atthestartofthe20thcentury,anewcitywasbeginningtogrowonsomeflatlandneartheseainsouthernCalifornia;

itsnamewasLosAngeles.Atthesametime,anewindustrywasjustbeingborn:

thecinema.

America’smovieindustrybeganlifeinNewYork;

butby1910,movie-makersweremovingtoLosAngeles.InNewYork,everythingwastooexpensive:

workers,land,taxes.Moreover,itwasdifficulttomakemoviesinwinter,becauseitwastoocold.

TheLosAngelesregion,ontheotherhand,wasfullofadvantages.InCalifornia,theycouldmakefilmsallthroughtheyear;

andeverythingwascheaper.Inparticular,therewaslotsoflandforsale,especiallyintheLosAngelessuburbcalledHollywood.

Moviesquicklybecameverypopular,andthispopularityexplodedafter“talkies”firstappearedin1925.Nevertheless,movieswereexpensivetoproduce,andfilmcompaniesneededmoney-lotsofit.Forthisreason,HollywoodrapidlybecamecontrolledbyasmallnumberofbigcompaniessuchasMGM,20thCenturyFox,WarnerBros.andParamount.

Sincethen,thebigcompanies’fortuneshaveebbedandflowed,butmostofthemarestillthere.Someoldnameshavedisappeared,butsomenewoneshaveappeared,companieslikeWaltDisneyandStevenSpielberg’scompanyAmblin.Todaythebiggeststudiosbelongtohugeinternationalfirms.Forinstance,NewsCorporation,whichnowownsFox,alsoownsnewspapersonthreecontinents,andTVnetworksinAmerica,EuropeandAsia.

ItisonlyhugecompanieslikeFoxthatcanaffordtomaketoday’sveryexpensivefilms;

andforTitanic-atthetimethemostexpensivefilmevermad-Foxhadtogethelpfromanotherbigcompany,Paramount!

OnceHollywoodmadfilmsjustforAmerica;

todayitmakesthemfortheworld.It’sthecenterofaglobaldream-machine.Perhapswedreameddifferentlyinthepast.Today,thanksinparttoHollywood,peopleeverywherehavesimilardreams.

Wenowliveintheageofglobalculture.Hollywooddidnotinventthisculture-butforbetterorforworse,ithasbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulelementsinit.Likeitornot,weallnowliveonplanetHollywood.

21.WhatattractedthefilmindustrytoLosAngeles?

A.Cheapercostsandpleasantweather.

B.Moretalentedactorsandmildclimate.

C.Moreskilledworkersandplentifulland.

D.Largemoviecompaniesandlowerwages.

22.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheHollywoodmoviecompanies?

A.Theysometimesworktogethertoproducemovies.

B.Theyproduceexpensivemoviesfarlessoftenthaninthepast.

C.Thesamecompanieshavecontrolledtheindustryforalmost100years.

D.Therearemanylargecompaniescompetingagainsteachotherforsuccess.

23.WhatdoesthewriterthinkabouttheinternationalinfluenceofHollywood?

A.IthasencouragedpeopletodreamlikeAmericans.

B.IthasmadeforeignersloveAmericanpeoplemore.

C.Ithasbecomeadrivingforceinshapingglobalculture.

D.Ithasdamagedthelocalfilmindustryinothercountries.

B

（2015•甘肃省部分普通高中高三2月第一次联考）

TheWorldBankhaslookedatthedistinguishingfeaturesofsuccessfulschoolsystem.

AccordingtotheWorldBank’seducationspecialist,HarryPatrinos,thisinclude:

improvingthequalityofteachersandmakingsurethatteachersarehighlyregarded;

providinginformationtomakeschoolsaccountableandgivingautonomytoschoolsandheadteachers.

Thismattersnotonlyforindividualpupilsbutalsoforthewell-beingofcountries,hesays,becauseimprovingeducationalperformancehasadirectimpactonimprovingeconomicperformance.

China’seducationperformance—atleastincitiessuchasShanghaiandHongKong—seemstobeasspectacularasthecountry’sfastgrowingeconomy.

Certainlyboththeseopenandoutward-lookingcitiesconsidereducationtobeimportantandarewillingtoadoptthebesteducationalpracticesfromaroundtheworldtoensuresuccess.InHongKong,educationaccountsformorethanone-fifthofentiregovernmentspendingeveryyear.

“ShanghaiandHongKongaresmalleducationsystems,withaconcentrationofideas,manpowerandresourcesforeducation,”saysProfCheng.

Underthebanner“Firstclasscity,firstclasseducation”,Shanghaisetaboutsystematicallyre-equippingclassroom,upgradingschoolsandimprovingthecurriculuminthelastdecade.

Itgotridofthe“keyschools”systemwhichconcentratedresourcesonlyontopstudentsandtopschools.Insteadstaffweretrainedinmoreinteractiveteachingmethodsandcomputerswerebroughtin.

About80%ofShanghaischoolleaversgotouniversitycomparedtoanoverallaverageof24%inChina.

Meanwhile,dynamicHongKongwasforcedintoeducationalimprovementsasitsindustriesmovedtocheapermainlandChineseareasinthe1990s.Itssurvivalasaserviceandmanagementhubdependsonupgradingknowledgeandskills.

InthelastdecadeHongKonghasconcentratedonclosingthegapforallstudents,saysareportbyMcKinseymanagementconsultants.

Thereport,HowtheWorld’sMostImprovedSchoolSystemsKeepGettingBetter,ratedHongKong’seducationsystemamongthebestintheworld.

24.TheWorldBank’ssurveyabouteducationmainlyconcentrateson.

A.whathasmadesomeeducationsystemssuccessful

B.China’seducationsystemandcompetitiveexams

C.howtorelieveChinesestudentsoftheirheavyschoolwork

D.therelationshipbetweeneducationandeconomicdevelopment

25.AccordingtoHarryPatrinos,thekeytosuccessfulschoolsystemsis.

A.togiveautonomytoallteacherstoeducatestudentsfreelyinclass

B.toletstudentsattendafter-schooltutoringanddomoreexercises

C.toimproveteachers’abilitiesandgiveschoolsfreeperformanceright

D.tomakeschooleducationdirectlyservetheeconomyofthecountry

26.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.

A.the“keyschool”systemisthekeytomanyschools’failure

B.studentsinShanghaiandHongKongworkthehardest

C.HongKong’seducationalperformanceisn’tasgoodasShanghai’s

D.ShanghaiandHongKong’seconomicperformancewillimprove

27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheschoolsystemsofShanghaiandHongKong?

A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Neutral.D.Critical.

C

（2015•四川省成都七中高三一诊模拟）Theywillbehereinaminute,surely.I’lljuststareatmyshoesalittlewhilelongertopassthetime.WishI’dbroughtabook.Hangon,though,whatifI’vegotthewrongday?

Thewrongplace?

Havetheclocksgoneback?

No,damnit,I’moffhome.WhoeverI’mwaitingforclearlylivesinadifferenttimezonefromme.

Iamalways10minutesearly,soifyou’re10minuteslate,I’vebeenfoot-tappingfor20minutes.Iknowit’snotfairtoholdthefirst10againstyou,butIjustcan’thelpmyself.Ineverwaitmorethan20minutesbeyondthemeetingtimewedecidedupon,notforanyone,ever.

OK,that’snotstrictlytrue.Ihave,onoccasion,hungaroundanxiouslyandheartbrokenlyforuptoanhour,butthebitterangerthatfollowsisneveraprettysight.Ifyou’vemademewaitthatlong,youwillwishyouhadn’tbotheredturningupatall.

Howcomesomepeoplearealwayslateandsomearealwaysontime?

IfIcanmanagetobepunctual,whycan’tyou?

BecauseIleftahotcupofcoffeeathomewhileyousatdowntorollanothercigarette.BecauseIspilledjamonmypantsandquicklywipeditoffwhereasyoutooktimetochangeyourwholeoutfit.BecauseIswitchedoffmidwaythroughaTVseries,butyouhadtorideouttheend,didn’tyou?

Anddon’teventhinkaboutblamingthetraffic.HowdoyouthinkIgothere?

Byflyingcarpet?

Onlycarelessnessorarrogancecanexplainahabitoflateness.

Somepeoplearealwayslatebecausetheycan’tmakerealisticcalculationsabouthowlongittakestodothings.Thereare60secondsinaminuteand60minutesinanhour.Justdealwithit.Painfulasitmaybe,youhavetoacceptthat,asyou’veagreedtomeetateightandit’snowaquarterto,youdon’thavetimetophoneyourgirlfriend.

Muchworse,though,arethosewithbigegos.Beinglateisjustrude.Beinglateonpurposereallymeansthatyouhatethepersonyouaremeeting.

Ofcourse,therearesomeperfectlylovelylatecomersoutthere.Ijustneverwaitlongenough

28.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeshowtheauthorfeelsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Anxious.B.Curious.

C.Thankful.D.Joyful.

29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkcontributestopeoplealwaysbeinglate?

a.Theirbigegos.

b.Trafficjams.

c.Theircarelessness.

d.Beingpickywhenchoosingclothes.

e.Theirrealisticcalculationsofhowlongittakestodothings.

A.a,bB.a,c

C.b,d,eD.c,d,e

30.Wecanlearnfromthearticlethattheauthor___________.

A.istolerantofpeoplebeinglateB.hasmissedlotsofmeetings

C.hastroublegettingalongwithothersD.hasastrongpreferenceforgoodtimekeeping

31.Accordingtotheauthor,peopleshould____________.

A.bepatientwhenwaitingforalatecomer

B.alwaysarrive10minutesearlyforanappointment

C.keepinmindthatbeinglateisrudeandselfish

D.askpeoplearoundthemtoremindthemonanappointment

D

（2015•江苏省南通市第一次调研测试）Thetime-honoredlampandlanternbusinessinPingyaocounty,Shanxiprovincewaspopularbackwhentherewerelargefestivitiesorcelebrationsandcorporations,institutionsandgovernmentofficesneededlanternstodecoratetheirhallsandstreets.

Thenthecentralgovernmentstartedcallingforbudgetcuts,andnounnecessar