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山东省滕州市高考补习学校届高三上学期期末复习英语模拟试题一

2015-2016学年度山东省滕州市高考补习学校高三期末复习英语模拟试题

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一、阅读理解（共4小题）

1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

　　Raisedinafatherlesshome，myfatherwasextremelytightfistedtowardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome，Dadnevermetme，eveninsevereweather.IfIgrumbled，he’dsayinhisloudestfather-voice，“That’swhatyourlegsarefor!

”

　　Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessthanvaluedthatmyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwascanceledonespringevening.

　　Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.Ilongedforhome.Whenthebusreachedthestop，Isteppedoffanddraggedmysuitcasetobeginthelongjourneyhome.

　　Arowofhedge（树篱）edgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastlapofmyjourney，IalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening，thehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedge，movingtowardthehouse.Uponcloserobservation，Irealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’shead.ThenIknew，eachtimeI’dcomehome，hehadstoodbehindthehedge，watching，untilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcare，afterall.

　　Onlatervisits，thatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchforitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.Uponreachinghome，Iwouldfindmyfathersittinginnocentlyinhischair.“So!

Myson，it’syou!

”he’dsay，hisfacelengtheningintopretendedsurprise.

　　Ireplied，“Yes，Dad，it’sme.I’mhome.”

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grumbled”inParagraph1probabl

ymean     .

　　A．Acceptedhappily.

　　B．Explainedclearly.

　　C．Agreedwillingly.

　　D．Spokeunhappily.

2．Whatmadetheauthorfeelupsetwas______.

　　A．thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabs

　　B．thefearofseeingsomethingmoving

　　C．thefeelingofbeinglessthanvalued

　　D．thelonelinessofridingthebushome

3．Theauthor’sfatherwatchedbehindthehedgebecause______.

　　A．hewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafety

　　B．hewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourage

　　C．hedidn’twanttomeethissonatthedoorway

　　D．hedidn’tthinkhissonwasoldenoughtowalkalone

4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext

　　A．MyFather’sSecret.

　　B．TheLifeofMyfather.

　　C．TerribleJourneyHome.

　　D．RidingBusAlone.

B

　　Thefamousdirectorofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunsetovertheocean，sothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforever．Hesenthiscameracrewoutoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim．

　　Thenextmorninghesaidtothemen，“Haveyouprovidedmewiththatsunset?

”

　　“No，sir，”themenanswered．

　　Thedirectorwasangry．“Whynot?

” heasked．

　　“Well，sir，”oneofthemenanswered，“we’reontheeastcoasthere，andthesunsetsinthewest．Wecangetyouasunriseoverthesea，ifnecessary，butnotasunset.”

　　“ButIwantasunset!

”thedirectorshouted．“Gototheairport，takethenextflighttothewestcoast，andgetone.”

　　Butthenayoungsecretaryhadanidea．“Whydon’tyouphotographasunrise，”shesuggested，“andthenplayitbackwards?

Thenit’lllooklikeasunset.”

　　“That’saverygoodidea!

”thedirectorsaid．Thenheturnedtothecameracrewandsaid，“TomorrowmorningIwantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunriseoverthesea.”

　　Thecameracrewwentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulbay.

Thenatnineo’clocktheytookittothedirector．“Hereitis，sir，”theysaid，andgaveittohim．Hewasverypleased．

　　Theyallwentintothestudio．“Allright，”thedirectorexplained，“nowourheroandheroinearegoingtosaygoodbye．Runthefilmbackwardssothatwecanseethe‘sunset’behindthem.”

　　The“sunset”began，butafteraquarterofaminute，thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsandshoutedtothecameracrewtostop.

　　Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwards，andthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach.

1．Oneevening，thedirectorsenthiscameracrewout________.

　　A．tofilmasceneonthesea    

　　B．tofindanactorandanactress

　　C．towatchabeautifulsunset 

　　D．tomeettheaudience

2．Whydidthedirectorwanttosendhiscrewtothewestcoast?

　　A．Becausehechangedhismindaboutgettingasunset.

　　B．Becausehewasangrywithhiscrew.

　　C．Becausehewantedtogetasceneofsunset.

　　D．Becauseitwashissecretary’ssuggestion.

3．Thedirectorwantedtofilmasunsetovertheoceanbecause________.

　　A．itwentwellwiththeseparationoftheheroandheroine

　　B．whentheyarrivedatthebeachitwasalreadyintheevening

　　C．itwasmoremovingthanasunrise

　　D．theoceanlookedmorebeautifulatsunset

4．Afterthe“sunset”began，thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishands________.

　　A．becausehewasmovedtotears

　　B．ashesaweverythinginthefilmmovingbackwards

　　C．asthesunrisedidnotlookasbeautifulashehadimagined

　　D．becausehewasdisappointedwiththeperformanceoftheheroandheroine

C

　　Patientsanddoctorsalikehavelongbelievedinthehealing（治疗）powerofhumor．Itisclaimedthathumornotonlyaffectspatients’moods，butcanactuallyhelpthemrecoverfaster.

　　Severalstudiesseemtosupportthis．Patientsinbetterspiritsareknowntohavehigherimmunecellcounts．Somehaveevenclaimedtohavehealedthemselvesofseriousillnessesbyreadingcomicsandwatchingcomedies.

　　Despiteallthis，manyresearchersarenotconvinced．Theypointoutthefactthatmanysufferingshavebeenknowntodisappearnaturally，withorwithoutadailydoseoflaughter．Theyalsosaythatwhileoptimismingeneraldoesseemtoberelatedtobetterhealth，itishardtotellwhichcomesfirst.

　　Humorintimesofstress，however，clearlymakesusfeelbetter．Ononelevel，ittakesourmindsoffourtroublesandrelaxesus．Onanother，itreleasespowerfulendorphins，achemicalproducedbyyourbodythatreducespain．

　　Therearecaseswheretheappreciationofagoodjokeisindeeddirectlyrelatedtoaperson’shealth．Itcanshow，forexample，whetherapersonhassuffereddamagetooneparticularareaofthebrain:

therightfrontallobe（额叶）．

　　Scientistsconfirmedthisbyhavingpeoplereadjokesandaskingthemtochoosethefunniestendingsfromalist．Subjectswithnormalbrainsusuallychoseendingsthatwerebasedonarelativelycomplexsynthesis（综合）ofideas．Subjectswithspecificallylocatedbraindamage，however，respondedonlytoslapstick（闹剧）endings，whichdidnotdependonaparticularcontext．Whenpressed，thebrain-damagedsubjectssawthelogicinthecorrectendings．Theysimplydidnotfindthemfunny.

　　Ofcourse，humorislargelyanindividualmatter．Nexttimeyourfrienddoesnotgetoneofyourjokes，thereisnoneedtoaccusehimofbeingalamebrain．However，youmightsuggestthathelightenup—forthehealthofit．

1．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

　　A．allresearchershaveagreedonthehealingpowerofhumor

　　B．peopleseldomaccusetheirfriendsofnotunderstandingjokes

　　C．theauthorholdsapositiveattitudetothehealingpowerofhumor

　　D．readingcomicswillsurelybecomeapopularwayoftreatingdiseases

2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　A．Manyresearchersarenotconvincedofthehealingpowerofhumor.

　　B．Patientsinbadmoodsareknowntohavehigherimmunecellcounts．

　　C．Optimismingeneraldoesseemtoberelatedtobetterhealth.

　　D．Peopleshouldtrytheirbesttocheerupfortheirgoodhealth.

3．Scientistshadsomepeoplereadjokesandaskedthemtochoosethefunniestendingsfromalisttoconfirmthat________.

　　A．thebrain-damagedpeoplearedifferentfromthosewithnormalbrains

　　B．apersonwithanormalbrainusuallyrespondstoslapstickendings

　　C．apersonsufferingcertainbraindamagedoesn’tappreciateagoodjoke

　　D．humortakesourmindsoffourtroublesbyreleasingpowerfulendorphins

4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A．Whichcomesfirst，humororhealth?

　　B．Humorcancuredifferentillnesses

　　C．Peopleneedhumorintimesofstress

　　D．Humorcontributestogoodhealth

.D

　　Educatinggirlsquitepossiblygetsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherdealavailableinthedevelopingworld．Women’seducationmaybeunusualfieldforeconomists，butincreasingwomen’scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialproject．Andeconomics，withitsemphasisonincentives（激励），providesanexplanationforwhysomanygirlslosethechanceofaneducation．

　　Parentsinlow-incomecountriesdon’tsendtheirdaughterstoschoolbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily：

girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse’sfamilyandbearchildren．Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandarekeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool---theprophecy（预言）becomesself-fulfilling，trappingwomeninaviciouscircle（恶性循环）ofabandonment．

　　Aneducatedmother，ontheotherhand，hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices．Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren，ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance．Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls，aswellasofboys，willbeeducate