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广东省惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题

惠州市2015届高三第二次调研考试

英语试题

Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappy,youareblindtoreality.Butwhenweresearchit,happinessactually___1___everysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain.Howdidwe___2___this?

Whydowehavethesesocialmisunderstandingsabouthappiness?

Becauseweassumedyouwere___3___.

Whenwestudypeople,scientistsareofteninterestedinwhattheaverageis.

　　Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic.That'sonlyhalfthestory,becausetheaveragepersondoesnotfighttheir___4___.Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbegin___5___positiveoutliers（离群值）--peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence--a___6___differentpictureappears.Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessand___7___.

　___8___,happinessisachoice.Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitsfiniteresourcesasyouprocesstheworld.Ifyouscanforthe___9___first,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded（嵌入）inyourwork.Butifyouscantheworldforthepositive,youstarttoacquirean___10___advantage.

　IwrotethecoverstoryfortheHarvardBusinessReviewmagazineon"HappinessLeadstoProfits."Basedonmyarticlecalled"PositiveIntelligence"andmyresearchinTheHappinessAdvantage,I___11___ourresearchedconclusion:

thesinglegreatestadvantageinthemoderneconomyisa___12___andbusyworkforce.

Adecadeofresearchinthebusinessworld___13___thathappinessraisesnearlyeverybusinessandeducational___14___:

increasingsalesby37%，productivityby31%，and___15___ontasksby19%，aswellasanumberofhealthandquality-of-lifeimprovements.

1

A.rises

B.arises

C.raises

D.realizes

2

A.think

B.miss

C.know

D.understand

3

A.usual

B.single

C.unique

D.average

4

A.bodies

B.faces

C.genes

D.fates

5

A.researching

B.discovering

C.finding

D.observing

6

A.mildly

B.hardly

C.crazily

D.wildly

7

A.interest

B.success

C.safety

D.failure

8

A.Scientifically

B.Fortunately

C.Gradually

D.Strangely

9

A.active

B.passive

C.negative

D.positive

10

A.interesting

B.embarrassing

C.annoying

D.amazing

11

A.talked

B.summarized

C.thought

D.underlined

12

A.silly

B.funny

C.common

D.happy

13

A.means

B.proves

C.wishes

D.hopes

14

A.outcome

B.answer

C.cause

D.reality

15

A.behavior

B.mistake

C.accuracy

D.possession

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

Onceuponatime,therewasagangofevilgoblins（小妖精）wholivedinaforest.Theyspentalotoftheirtime__16（make）funofapooroldmanwhocouldnowhardlymove,see,orhear.Theyshowednorespectfor__17age.

ThesituationbecamesoextremethatGreatWizard（男巫）decidedtoteachthegoblins__18__lesson.Hecastaspell,andfromthatmoment,everyinsult（侮辱）___19_wasdirectedattheoldmanmadetheoldmanbetter,__20_hadtheoppositeeffectonthegoblinwhowasdoingtheinsulting.Ofcourse,thegoblinsknewnothingabout21__washappening.Themoretheycalledthemanan“oldfool”,the__22（young）ofmindhebecame,whilethegoblinwho__23__（shout）athimagedrapidly,andbecamealittlemorefoolish.

Astimewenton,thoseevilgoblinswerebecomingterriblyold,ugly,stupid,andclumsy__24__evenrealizingit.Finally,theGreatWizardallowedthegoblinstoseethemselves,and__25__（surprise）theysawthattheyhadturnedintothedisgustingcreatureswenowknowastrolls（巨魔）.

Ⅱ阅读（共两节,满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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 

Whydon’tsomanyAmericansacceptthetheoryofevolution?

A2001GallupPoll foundthat45percentofAmericansagreewiththestatement“Godcreatedthehumanbeingprettymuchintheirpresentformatonetimewithinthelast10,000yearsor so”,while37percentpreferredamixedbeliefthat“Humanbeingshavedevelopedovermillionsofyearsfromlessadvancedformsoflife,butGodguidedthisprocess”,andonly12percentacceptedthestandardscientifictheorythat“Humanbeinghavedevelopedovermillionsofyearsfromlessadvancedformsoflife,butGodhadnopartinthisprocess”.

Thereareatleastfourreasonstomakepeopleresistanttoacceptingevolution.

1. Thewarfaremodelofscienceandreligion.Thebeliefthatthereisawarbetweenscienceandreligionwhereoneisrightandtheotheriswrong,andthatonemustchooseoneovertheother.

2. Thebeliefthatevolutionisathreattospecificreligioustenets（信条）.Manypeopleattempttousesciencetoprovecertainreligioustenets,butwhentheydonotappeartofit,thescienceisrejected.

3. Misunderstandingofevolutionarytheory.Asignificantproblemisthatmostpeopleknowsolittleaboutthetheory.Inthe2001GallupPoll,forexample,aquarterofthepeoplesurveyedsaidtheydidn’tknowenoughtosaywhethertheyacceptedevolutionornot,andonly34percentconsideredthemselvestobe“veryinformed”aboutthetheory.

4. Thefearthatevolutiondegradesourhumanity.Darwinrevealedustobe“mereanimals”, subjecttothesamenaturallawsandhistoricalforcesasallotheranimals.

Believersshouldembracescience,especiallyevolutionarytheory,forwhatithasdonetouncoverthemagnificenceofthedivinity（神学）inadepthneverdreamedbyourancientancestors.Wehavelearnedalotin4,000years,andthatknowledgeshouldneverbedenied.Instead,scienceshouldbewelcomedbyallwhocherishhumanunderstandingandwisdom.

26.AccordingtothePoll,mostpeopleinAmericabelieve_____________.

A.humanbeingshavedevelopedfromlessadvancedformsoflife

B.Godcontributedtothepresentformofhumanbeings

C.Godcreatedhumanbeingsinthepresentform

D.Godguidedtheprocessofhumanbeings’development 

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhypeopledon’tacceptevolution?

A.Thereisalwaysawarbetweenevolutionandreligion.

B.Somereligioustenetscan’tbeprovedbyscience.

C.Manypeopledon’tknowenoughaboutevolution.

D.Theyfearthatwewillbecome“mereanimals”.  

28.Whatcanwelearnformthepassageaboutevolutionarytheory?

A.Whetherevolutionarytheoryisscienceisaquestion.

B.Ithasexplainedthebrillianceofthedivinitybetterthanbefore.

C.Itmustmakereligiondisappearandtheycan’texistatthesametime.

D.Darwinmadelittlecontributiontothetheory.

29.Whatisthewriter’sviewontheevolutionarytheory?

A.Itisnotscienceandshouldberesisted.B.Itissciencebutshouldberesisted.

C.Itisnotsciencebutshouldbeaccepted.D.Itisscienceandshouldbeaccepted.

30.Theauthorwrotethepassageto_________________.

A.tellthereadersthatmanyAmericansrefuseevolutiontheory.

B.tellthereaderswhysomanyAmericansrefuseevolutiontheory.

C.advisethereaderstovaluescience,includingevolutiontheory.

D.tellthedifferencebetweenscienceandreligion.

B

AlibabastartedtakingtheleadinChina,simplyenough,byconnectingbigChinesemanufacturers（制造商）withbigbuyersacrosstheworld.Itsbusiness-to-businesssite,Aallowedbusinesstobuyalmosteverything.Alibaba’sadvantagewasn’thardtoidentify:

size.Alibabaisjustbig,evenbyChinesestandards.Itsmarketplacesattract231millionactivebuyers,8millionsellers,11.3billionordersayear—andAlibabaisjustthemiddleman.Itencouragespeopletouseitsmarkets—notchargingsmallsellersapercentageofthesale.

IfyouwantaquicklookintotheinfluenceofAlibabaondailyChineselife,takemyexperience.ImovedtoBeijingalmostayearagoandquicklygottiredofvisitingsmallstoresacrossthecrowded,pollutedcityof20millionpeopleinsearchofnewelectronics,bathroomfurnishings,andanythingelsemywifewanted.“You’relookingforwhatexactly?

Whynottryit?

”myChineseteacheraskedmeoneday.Withthat,mywonderfulnewrelationshipwithAlibababegan.

Alibaba’soriginalbusiness-to-businessmodelnowissecondarytoconsumerbuying.Chineseretail（零售）buyingmakesup80%ofAlibaba’sprofit,andleadingthatgroupisTaobao,with800millionitemsforsaleandthemostunbelievableselectionofthingsyou’lleverfind.TMisAlibaba’sotherbigsite,whereyoucanfindbrandnamegoodsfromNikeandUnilevernearthelowestprices.

WhatIhaveahardtimeexplainingtofriendsandfamilybackintheU.S.ishowChinahasgonebeyondtraditionalshopping—big-boxretailersespecially—infavorofonlinepurchasesonTaobaoandafewothersites.InsmallertownsthanBeijing,wherebigretailershavenotyettraveled,shoppingonlineisshopping,andshoppingisTaobao.

IhavealistofsomeofmyrecentpurchasesonTaobaoforasenseofhowextensivethemarketplaceis.Almosteverythingarrivedadayortwoafterorderingwithfreeshipping.I’mnotevenabigbuyer,becauseIneedfriendstohelpmesearchtheChinese-languagesite.WhenIwassearchingmypurchasehistoryonmyChineseteacher’siPad,whichhelpsmebuygoods,Ilookedthroughwithgreatdifficultyabout10ofherpurchasesforeveryoneofmine.

31.Alibaba’sadvantagemainlyliesin___________.

A.itsbigsizeB.itsbusiness-to-businessservice

C.itsnotchargingsmallsellersD.itslowprice

32.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?

A.Alibabaisofmiddlesizeamongalltheonlinesites

B.Alibabawillcontinuetodevelop.

C.Alibabastandsoutasthebestonlinesite