甘肃省兰州一中高考英语冲刺模拟考试试题三新人教版.docx

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甘肃省兰州一中高考英语冲刺模拟考试试题三新人教版

甘肃省兰州一中2014年高考英语冲刺模拟考试试题（三）新人教版

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ToAmericanvisitors,Icelandisaveryinterestingcountry,partlybecauseitisdifferentinsomanywaysfromheorsheisusedtoseeingathome.Therearequiteafewthingsthatarenotdone,orthatdonotexistontheisland---quiteafew“No’s”.

Thereisnopollution,forinstance,NodogsarepermittedinReykjavik,thecapital.ThereisnotelevisiononThursdaysorduringtheentiremonthofJuly,andonlythreehoursofblack-and-whiteTVtherestofthetime.ThereisnohardliquoronWednesdaysandnobeeratanytime.Thereisnohandguns;onlyonejailofthirty-fivecells（狱室）intheentireland---anadmirablefigure,evenforasmallcountryof313,376people.

Thereisnoarmy,airforceornavy.Thereisnotippingforanything.TherearenolargestoresopenonSaturdaysorSundays.SinceIcelandissituatedjustundertheArcticCircle,thereisnodarknessinsummerandnodaylightinwinter.ButthankstoCulfStream,theclimateisrathermild,withtemperaturesrangingfrom34degreesto52degreesinJuly.

Therulesontelevisionliquorandgunsaretheresultofgovernmentdecisions.ButtheabsenceofpollutionisdueingreatparttothefactthatIcelandgetsitspowerfromtheenormousgeyserandthethousandsofhotspringsthatcomeoutoftheground.Theyprovidealltheenergyneededbythecountry.Infact,Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower.

Icelandhasbeendescribedasademocraticindependentcountrywheremorefisharecaughtandmorebookspublishedperpersonthananywhereelseintheworld.TheIcelandershavealwaysfeltaparticularloveforliterature.TheycomposedtheirfirstbooksintheninthandtenthcenturiesAD.Theseworkswerepoemsandtalesaboutthekings,heroes,andheroinesofIcelandandNorway.Atfirst,thestorieswerememoriedandpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.Theywerefinallywrittendownbetween1140and1220.TheIcelandershaveneverstoppedwritingeversince.“Rathershoelessthanbookless,”theyproudlysay.

1.AmericanvisitorsenjoyvisitingIcelandprobablybecause_______.

A.nodogsarepermittedinthecapitalB.thepolicedonotcarryhandguns

C.theclimateisrathermildD.itisverydifferentfromAmericans

2.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT________.

A.therearenosoldiersinIcelandB.theIcelandersdon’tdrinkbeer

C.thereisnotipofanykindD.therearenocrimesinIceland

3.ThereisnopollutioninIcelandmainlybecause_______.

A.Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower

B.theIcelandersusehotwaterfromthegroundbelowastheirenergy

C.itislocatedjustundertheArcticCircle

D.itisademocraticindependentcountry

4.“Rathershoelessthanbookless”means_______.

A.theyprefernottohaveshoeorbooksB.theywouldratherhaveshoesonthanwritebooks

C.theyprefertravellingtoreadingD.theyregardbooksmoreimportantthanshoes.

B

LastJuly,my12-year-oldcardiedonCalifornia’sSantaAnaFreeway.Itwashourbeforesunset,andIwas25milesfromhome.Icouldn'treachanyonetopickmeup,soIdecidedtotakeabus.Notknowingtheroutes,IfiguredI’djustheadeast.Abuspulledup,andIaskedthedriverhowfarshewasgoing.“Fourmorelights,”shesaid.TherewasanotherbusIcouldtakefromthere.Thisclearlywasgoingtobealongnight.Shedroppedmeoffattheendofherrouteandtoldmewhichbustolookfor.Afterwaiting30minutes,Ibegantothinkaboutaveryexpensivetaxiridehome.Thenabuspulledup.Therewasnolightednumberaboveitswindshield.Itwasoutofservice.Butthedooropened,andIwassurprisedtofindthatitwasthesamedriver.“Ijustcan’tleaveyouhere,”shesaid.“Thisisn’tthenicestplace.Iwillgiveyouaridehome.”“Youwilldrivemehomeinthebus?

”Iasked,perplexed.“No,I’lltakeyouinmycar,”shesaid.“It’salongway,”Iprotested.“Comeon,”shesaid.“Ihavenothingelsetodo.”Aswedrovefromthestationinhercar,,shebegantellingmeastory.Afewdaysearlier,herbrotherhadrunoutofgas.AgoodSamaritan（乐善好施者）pickedhimup,tookhimtoaservicestationandthenbacktohiscar.“I’mjustpassingthefavoralong,”shesaid.WhenIofferedhermoneyasathankyou,shewouldn’thearofit.“Thatwouldn’tmakeitafavor,”shesaid.“Justdosomethingnicetosomebody.Passitalong.”

5.Whydidthewritersaythathewouldhavealongnight?

A.Hewonderedhowlonghehadtowaitforthenextbus.B.Nodriverwouldgivehimaride.

C.Hedidn’tknowtheroutes.D.Heperhapswouldhavetotakeataxi.

6.Whydidthewriterchangehismindafterwaitingfor30minutesattheendoftheroute?

A.Nobuswouldcomeatthetime.B.Ataxiridewouldbemorecomfortable.

C.Hebecameimpatientandabitworried.D.Heknewthedriverwouldneverreturn

C

PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressions---andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.

RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenlyacrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.

“WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,”Jacksaid.“Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereasEasternersfavortheeyesandneglectthemouth.”

AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscoveryshowsthathumancommunicationofemotionismorecomplexthanpreviouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedreliablytoconveyemotionincross-culturalsituations.

Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingthefacialmovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EasternAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesofexpressivefacesandputthemintocategories:

happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theycomparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.

ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners.“Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressions,”Jacksaid.“OurdatasuggestthatwhereasWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotion,Easternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless.”

Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,examininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.Otherwise,whenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.

9.ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners______.

A.payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouthB.considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliable

C.observetheeyesandthemouthindifferentwaysD.havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpression

10.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?

A.TomakeafaceateachotherB.Togettheirfacesimpressive

C.ToclassifysomefacepicturesD.Toobservetheresearchers’faces

D

Startingabankachild’splay?

Absolutely,ifyouasksomeenterprisingyoungstersinIndia,whohavenotonlymanagedtoestablishone,butalso,unlikemanyofthelargeInternationalbanks,runitsuccessfullysince2001.What’sevenmoreimpressiveisthattheyoungbankersandtheir90,004---clientsareallhomeless!

TheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazana（treasure）openeditsfirstbranchin2001atahomelessshelterinNewDeliasawaytohelpthestreetchildrenprotecttheirhard-earnedmoneyfromthieves.Sincethen,theideahascaughtonlikewildfire.

Today,Khazanahas12branchesallacrossNewDeli,withatotalofRupees12lakh（about22,000USD）indeposits.Notonlythat,therearenow77affiliatedbranchesinotherpartsofAsia,rangingfromNepal,BangladeshandAfghanistantotheislandofSriLanka,andevenKyrgyzstaninCentralAsia.Whilenodepositorbalanceistoosmallforthebank,theydohavestrictregulationsaboutwherethemoneyisearnedfrom.Fundsobtainedbybeggingorsellingdrugsarenotwelcomedatthisbank!

Also,unliketherealbanks,allemployeesarevolunteers,whichmeansthattheygotoschoolorapayingjobduringthedayandworkatthebankintheevening.Toensurethateverybodygetsachancetoparticipateinrunningthebranch,twovolunteermanagersareelectedfromtheclientsbaseeverysixmonths.

Karan,thecurrentmanagerisjust14-year-old.Duringthedayheearnsalivingbyhelpingoutthecleaningcrewatweddingbanquetsandotherbigparties.Intheevening,hehandlesthedeposits（存款）andwithdrawals（取款）inthebank.Afterthebankcloses,healongwithanadultvolunteerfromtheshelterheadovertoaregularbankanddepositthefundscollectedintoKhazana’sinterest-bearingbankaccountandthoughitstartedwithonesinglepurpose.TheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazanaistodayawell-developedbank,onekidscannotonlydepositmoneywhichearnsthem5%interest,butalso,requestloansforfamilyemergencies,tostartabusinessoreventopayforschool.

13.TheinitialaimofstartingtheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazanaisto______.

　A.provideforjobsforhomelesschildrenB.helphomelessfamilieswithemergencies

　C.sponsorhomelesschildrentogotoschoolD.safeguardhomelesschildren’shard-earnedmoney

14.Thechildren’s