河北省唐山一中届高三调研考试英语2.docx

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河北省唐山一中届高三调研考试英语2

河北省唐山一中2014届高三9月调研考试（英语）2

高考英语

2014-041213

C.servingasameansoftransport             D.advancingagricultureindifferentareas

68.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.

A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorses   

B.howhumansandhorsesneededeachother

C.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizes

D.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother

C

Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsago,whichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoholdtwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.Bothhaddied“fullofyears”,astheBiblewouldsay.Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,soIpaidcondolence（吊唁）callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.

Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased（已故的）womansaidtome,“IfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.It’smyfaultthatshedied.”Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaid,“IfonlyIhadn’tinsistedonmymother’sgoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneride,thesuddenchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake.It’smyfaultthatshe’sdead.”

Youseethatanytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadly,theybelievethattheoppositecourse—keepingMotherathome,puttingofftheoperation—wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?

Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourwillingnesstofeelguilty.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessense,thatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.

Thesecondelementistheviewthatwearethecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievingthateverydisasterisourfault.Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood.

Ababycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,andthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecries,andsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechangehim.Veryoften,wedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatchildishviewthatourwishescausethingstohappen.

69.Theauthorhadtoholdthetwowomen’sfuneralsprobablybecause    .

      A.hewantedtocomfortthetwofamilies                          B.hewasanofficialfromthecommunity

      C.hehadgreatpityforthedeceased D.hewaspriestofthelocalchurch

70.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause    .

      A.theycouldn’tfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirsorrow

      B.theybelievethattheywereresponsible

      C.theyhadneglectedthenaturalcourseofevents

      D.theydidn’tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection

71.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedpartinparagraph4probablymeansthat    .

      A.everythingintheworldispredetermined

      B.theworldcanbeinterpretedindifferentways 

      C.there’sanexplanationforeverythingintheworld

      D.wehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworld

72.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

      A.Lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmystery.

      B.Everystoryshouldhaveahappyending.

      C.Neverfeelguiltyallthetimebecausenoteverydisasterisourfault.

      D.Ingeneral,thesurvivorswillfeelguiltyaboutthepeoplewhopassedaway.

D

ManyAmericansareturningtoJapan,theythink,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inonesurvey,300Japaneseand22014Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答问卷者）listed“togivechildrenagoodstartacademically”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japanesepreschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchasdetermination,concentration,andtheabilitytoworkasamemberofagroup.ThehugemajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversity（多样性）inJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-rated（一流的）schoolsanduniversities.Severalmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizing（智能化）insomeJapanesekindergartens.

73.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve    .

      A.JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents

      B.Japan’seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

      C.Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

      D.Japan’shighereducationissuperiortotheirs

74.InJapan’spreschooleducation,thefocusison    .

      A.preparingchildrenacademically      B.developingchildren’sartisticinterests

      C.developingchildren’spotential       D.shapingchildren’scharacter

75.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?

      A.Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

      B.Theycanmakemoregroupexperiencegrowthere.

      C.Theycanbeself-centeredwhentheygrowup.

      D.Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.

76.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto     .

      A.broadenchildren’sknowledge        B.trainchildren’screativity

      C.lightenchildren’sstudyload           D.enrichchildren’sexperience

E

      Whatistime?

Isitathingtobesavedorspentorwasted,likemoney?

Orisitsomethingwehavenocontrolover,liketheweather?

Isitthesameallovertheworld?

That’saneasyquestion,yousay.Whereveryougo,aminuteis60seconds,anhouris60minutes,adayis24hours,andsoforth.Well,maybe.ButinAmerica,timeismorethanthat.Americansseetimeasavaluableresource.Maybethat’swhytheyarefondoftheexpression,“Timeismoney.”

BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytokeepandmanageit.PeopleintheUSoftenattendconferencesorreadbooksontimemanagement.Itseemstheyallwanttoorganizetheirtimebetter.Professionalscarryaroundpocketplanners（计划书）—someinelectronicform—tokeeptrackofappointmentsanddeadlines.Peopledoalltheycantopressmorelifeoutoftheirtime.

ToAmericans,punctualityisawayofshowingrespectforotherpeople’stime.Beingmorethan2014minuteslatetoanappointmentusuallycallsforanapology,andmaybeanexplanation.Peoplewhoarerunninglateoftencallaheadtoletothersknowofthedelay.Ofcourse,thelessformalthesituation,thelessimportantitistobeexactlyontime.Atinformalget-togethers,forexample,peopleoftenarriveasmuchas30minutespasttheappointedtime.Buttheyusuallydon’ttrythatatwork.

Americanlifestylesshowhowmuchpeoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeopleplananevent,theyoftensettimedaysorweeksinadvance.Oncethetimeisfixed,ittakesalmostanemergencytochangeit.Ifpeoplewanttocometoyourhouseforafriendlyvisit,theywillusuallycallfirsttomakesureitisconvenient.Onlyveryclosefriendswilljust“dropby”unannounced.Also,peoplehesitatetocallotherslateatnightforfeartheymightbeinbed.Thetimemayvary,butmostfolksthinktwiceaboutcallingafter201400pm.

EvenAmericanswouldadmitthatnoonecanmastertime.Time,likemoney,slipsalltooeasilythroughourfinger.Andtime,liketheweather,isveryhardtopredict.However,timeisoneoflife’smostpreciousgifts.

77.Themainideaofthepassageis_______.

A.timeismoney                                       B.differentattitudetowardtimeintheworld

C.howtosavetime                                  D.howAmericanstreattime

78.Inthefourthparagraph,thewritermainlytellsusthat_________.

A.Americansrespectothers’timeindailylife

 B.Americansseldomcallafter201400

C.Americansinformbeforepayingavisittotheirfriends                

D.whenplanninganevent,Americansusuallyfixtimeaheadoftime

79.Theunderlinedphrase“thinktwice”（inParagraph4）probablymeans“_______“.

A.thinkforasecondtime                B.becareful

C.beafraid                         D.payattention

80.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.Americansliketimebetterthananythingelse      

B.generallyspeaking,Americansrespecttheirtime 

C.onthewhole,Americanstreasuretheirtime  

D.Americansconsidertheirtimeisdifficulttomasterandpredict

卷II（非选择题，共40分）

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