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届高考英语全程热点测试选修9unit4behindbeliefs
2015届高考英语一轮复习全程热点测试Unit4Behindbeliefs牛津版选修9
一、单项填空(本大题共5小题,共5分)
YouaresodependentthatI’mafraidyoucan’tadjustyourselfto________aloneforatime.
A.leave B.leaving
C.beleft D.beingleft
.(2014届·济南市一模)Thebasicdesignofthecarisverysimilarto________oftheearliermodel.
A.thatB.it
C.thisD.one
(2014·枣庄模拟)—TomwenttoBeijingforaholidayyesterday.
—________.Weplayedfootballtogetherthismorning.
A.That’sagoodidea B.Icouldn’tagreemore
C.Youcan’tbeserious D.I’mnotsureaboutit
Thecar______atthepresentspeeduntilitreachesthefootofthemountainatabouttheo’clocktonight.
A.wouldgo B.went
C.willbegoing D.goes
(2014·石家庄高中复习教学质量检测)Seeingalargecrowdatthestreetcorner,Ibecameawareof________unusualhappening.
A.anything B.something
C.everything D.nothing
二、完形填空(本大题共1小题,共30分)
Imetheratmyplaceofwork,shewasmybossatalocalbank. 1 IamaChristianandsheisMuslim,somethingabouthertoldmeshehadabeautiful 2 .Sheearnedgoodmoney 3 shewasalwaysbroke(不名一文)andItookituponmyselftosortheroutbyhelpingher 4 abudget(预算).AsIsatdownwithhertocomeupwiththelisttocutdownfromher 5 ,itbecameclearthatitwasgoingtobehardbecausemostofitwentto 6 poorandorphanedkidsgetaneducation.Muchofherfreetimewenttosupportfreecommunity-based 7 likehospitalsandself-helpgroups.Iformedaclose 8 withherandImustsayIhavelearnedalotfromher, 9 throughthesmileofthepersonwhohas 10 fromherpuregenerosity(慷慨).Shedoesallthisandexpectsnothing 11 .
Twoyearsagomylatemumwasadmittedinhospitalaftera 12 andassheaccompaniedmetothehospitaltovisither,we 13 toknowtwomenwhowereparalyzed(瘫痪)over20yearsagothroughanaccidentandcouldnotbe 14 fromthehospitalduetopending(未决的)bills.Theirrelativeshadlong 15 themhavinglosthopeintheirrecovery.
Sheorganizedforthemtobetakentoalocaloldmensanctuary(避难所),didacharitywalkthroughourtownandraised 16 tosupportthem.Nowtheyhavewheelchairsandhavemovedtoa 17 placewhereotherwellwishershavejoinedinhelpingthem.Theyarevery 18 toatleasthaveawheelchair,aplacetosleepandpeoplevisitingthem.
Tomethisyoungladyisaherofor 19 isshedoinggreatthingstothesociety,sheexpectsno 20 ,neitherdoesshetireinthis.Peoplelikeherremindmetherearestillangelsamongus.
Sheismyhero.
1.A.BecauseB.UnlessC.ThoughD.If
2.A.houseB.dressC.soulD.design
3.A.andB.butC.soD.or
4.A.comeoutwithB.comeupwith C.comeacrossD.cometo
5.A.planB.intentionC.calculationD.budget
6.A.supportB.makeC.noticeD.find
7.A.buildingsB.offices C.firmsD.organizations
8.A.connectionB.relationshipC.watchD.business
9.A.speciallyB.hardlyC.especiallyD.purposely
10.A.sufferedB.survivedC.improvedD.benefited
11.A.inreturnB.atallC.inmindD.afterall
12.A.heartattachB.roadaccident C.seriousillnessD.bloodtransformation
13.A.cameB.meantC.decidedD.wished
14.A.sentB.takenC.releasedD.recovered
15.A.abandonedB.supportedC.caredD.hated
16.A.announcementsB.shelters C.foodD.funds
17.A.localB.betterC.bigD.pleasant
18.A.healthyB.activeC.gratefulD.helpful
19.A.notonlyB.seldomC.norD.noreason
20.A.helpB.payC.rewardD.praise
三、阅读理解(本大题共3小题,共30分)
A
AskDr?
Jeffers
ThismonthDr.Jeffersisansweringquestionsaboutthehumanbrainandhowitworks.
DearDr.Jeffers,
Oneofmycolleagues,FelixMoeller,toldmethatscientistsarelearningtousecomputerto‘readminds’.Isthereanytruthtothisstory/
—JaneLeon,NewYork,USA
DearMs.Leon,
Well,alotofresearchisbeingconductedinthisarea,butsofar,thebrainscanningequipmentandcorrespondingcomputerprogramshaven’tbeenabletoactuallyreadthoughts.Inoneexperiment,testsubjects(受试者)wereconnectedtoscanningequipmentandshowntwonumbersonascreen.Theywerethenaskedtochoosebetweenaddingorsubtracting(减)thetwonumbers.Usingthismethod,researcherswereabletofollowbrainprocessesandmakethecorrectassumptions(假设)70percentofthetime.It’snotquitemindreading,butit’scertainlyafirststep.
—Dr.J.
DearDr.Jeffers,
Mythree-year-oldsonlovesitwhenIdigmyfingersintohissidesandtickle(胳肢)himuntilhelaughsuncontrollably.TheotherdayInoticedhimtryingtoticklehimselfbuthecouldn’tdoit.Whynot?
—GlennLewis,Vancouver,Canada
DearMr.Lewis,
It’sbecauseofhowthebrainworks.Thebrainistrainedtoknowwhattopayattentiontoandwhattoignore.Itcausesustoignorephysicalfeelingsweexpecttohappen,butitcausesamildpanicreactionwhenthereisanunexpectedfeeling.Forexample,youdon’tnoticehowyourshoulderfeelswhileyou’rewalkingdownthestreet.Butifsomeonecomesupbehindyouandtouchesyoulightlyontheshoulder,youmayjumpinfear.It’sthatunexpectedpartthatcausestheticklereaction.
—Dr.J.
46.Whatcanwelearnfromtheanswertothefirstquestion?
A.Someequipmentisabletoreadhumanminds.
B.Someprogresshasbeenmadeinmindreading.
C.Testsubjectshavebeenusedtomakedecisions.
D.Computerprogramscancopybrainprocesses.
47.Peoplelaughwhentickledbyothersbecausethefeelingis_______.
A.unexpectedB.expectedC.comfortableD.uncomfortable
48.Whohasgotalittlechildaccordingtothetext?
A.Ms.LeonB.Mr.LewisC.Mr.MoellerD.Dr.Jeffers
49.Accordingtothetext,Jeffersisprobably_______.
A.acomputerprogrammerB.atestsubject
C.ahumanbrainexpertD.amedicaldoctor
B
D
TheCostofHigherEducation
Individuals(个人)shouldpayfortheirhighereducation.
Auniversityeducationisofhugeanddirectbenefittotheindividual.Graduatesearnmorethannon-graduates.Meanwhile,socialmobilityisevermoredependentonhavingadegree.However,onlysomepeoplehaveit.Sotheindividual,notthetaxpayers,shouldpayforit.Therearepressingcallsontheresources(资源)ofthegovernment.Usingtaxpayers'moneytohelpasmallnumberofpeopletoearnhighincomesinthefutureisnotoneofthem.www..com/gaokao/beijing
Fullgovernmentfunding(资助)isnotverygoodforuniversities.AdamSmithworkedinaScottishuniversitywhoseteacherslivedoffstudentfees.Heknewandlookeddownupon18th-centuryOxford,wheretheacademicslivedcomfortablyofftheincomereceivedfromthegovernment.Guaranteedsalaries,Smithargued,weretheenemyofhardwork;andwhentheacademicswerelazyandincompetent,thestudentsweresimilarlylazy.www..com/gaokao/beijing
Ifstudentshavetopayfortheireducation,theynotonlyworkharder,butalsodemandmorefromtheirteachers.Andtheirteachershavetokeepthemsatisfied.Ifthatmeanstakingteachingseriously,andgivinglesstimetotheirownresearchinterests,thatissurelysomethingtocelebrate.
Manypeoplebelievethathighereducationshouldbefreebecauseitisgoodfortheeconomy(经济).Manygraduatesclearlydocontributetonationalwealth,butsodoallthebusinessesthatinvest(投资)andcreatejobs.Ifyoubelievethatthegovernmentshouldpayforhighereducationbecausegraduatesareeconomicallyproductive,youshouldalsobelievethatthegovernmentshouldpaypartofbusinesscosts.Anyonepromisingtocreatejobsshouldreceiveagiftofcapitalfromthegovernmenttoinvest.Therefore,itistheindividual,notthegovernment,whoshouldpayfortheiruniversityeducation.
68.Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph2refersto
A.taxpayersB.pressingcallswww..com/gaokao/beijing
C.collegegraduatesD.governmentresources
69.Theauthorthinksthatwithfullgovernmentfunding
A.teachersarelesssatisfied
B.studentsaremoredemanding
C.studentswillbecomemorecompetent
D.teacherswillspendlesstimeonteaching
70.TheauthormentionsbusinessesinParagraph5inorderto
A.argueagainstfreeuniversityeducation
B.callonthemtofinancestudents'studies
C.encouragegraduatestogointobusinesswww..com/gaokao/beijing
D.showtheircontributiontohighereducation
C
A
Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher---Mrs.Thompson.Shetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesame.Butthatwasalie.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddard.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.
ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.Shefeltevenworsewhen,likeallherotherstudents,TeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume(香水)。
Teddysaid,“Mrs.Thompson,todayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.”Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatveryday,shestoppedteachingreading,writingandmath.Instead,shebegantoteachchildren.
Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealive.Themoresheencouragehim,thefasterheimproved.Bytheendofthesixthgrade,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.
SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.Hewrotethathehadfinishedhighschool,thirdinhisclass,andshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelift.Hewenttocollege.Mrs.Thompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesigned,TheodoreF.Stoddard,M.D.(医学博士).
Thestorydoesn’tendthere.Onhisweddingday,Dr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson’sear,“Thankyou,Mrs.Thompson,forbelievinginme.Youmademefeelim