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届高三信心考试英语试题及答案
2015届高三信心考试
英语试题
本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,满分120分,考试用时100分钟。
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第1节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
WhenIwasakid,IusedtospendhourslisteningtoAdamCarollaandDr.DrewPinskyontheirSundaynightradioshowLoveline.IlistenedsooftenthatIbegantouseoneoftheirwellknownphrases—“goodtimes”—inmydailyconversations.Scientistshaveanameforthisphenomenon:
behaviormimicry.
You’veprobablyexperiencedthisbefore:
afterspendingenoughtimewithanotherperson,youmightbecomefamiliarwithhisorherbehaviororspeechhabits.Youmightevenstarttodevelopyourfriend’shabitswithoutrealizingit.Thereisalargebodyofliteratureaboutthissortofphenomenon,anditregularlyhappensforeverythingfrombodyposturestoaccentstodrinkpatterns.Forexample,onestudyfoundthatyoungadultsweremorelikelytodrinktheirdrinksdirectlyaftertheirsamesexdrinkingpartners,thantodrinkattheirownpaces.
Andtheeffectisn’tonlylimitedtofacetofaceactivitiesofreallife.Anotherstudyfoundthatthesame“youdrinkthenIdrink”patternheldevenwhenwatchingamovie!
Inotherwords,peopleweremorelikelytotakeadrinkoftheirdrinksinatheaterafterwatchingtheactorsonthescreenenjoyadrink.
Asformostexperiments,theseresultsraisealotofquestions.Thefindingthatbehaviormimicrymayatleastpartlyaccountforeatingbehaviorisstillimportant,andhasrealeffectsonhealth.Theresearchersexplainthat“aslongaspeopledon’tfullyrecognizesuchimportantinfluencesonintake,itwillbedifficulttomakehealthyfoodchoicesandkeepahealthydiet,especiallywhenpeopleareexposedtotheeatingbehaviorofothers”.
1.Theauthortakeshisownexampleofusing“goodtimes”to________.
A.expresshislovefortheshowB.provethepopularityoftheshow
C.drawthereader’sattentionD.introducethetopicofthepassage
2.Theunderlinedword“mimicry”inParagraph1probablymeans“________”.
A.copying B.AdjustingC.recognitionD.observation
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexampleofbehaviormimicry?
A.Aboyeatshispopcornafterwatchingtheactoreats.
B.AboybuysaNikeshirtwhenhefindshisclassmatehasone.
C.Agirlunconsciouslysitsstraightjustasothersdo.
D.AgirltakesontheLondonaccentafteramonth’sstay.
4.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.
A.behavioralmimicryisbeneficialtoourhealth
B.behavioralmimicrydecidesoureatingbehavior
C.therearedoubtsontheresearchresults
D.therearepeoplealwaysexposedtobadeatinghabits
B
Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?
Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion,youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology(生物技术).Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today'sleadingkillers,suchasheartdisease,cancer,andagingitself,willbecomedistantmemories.
Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmostofattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?
Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cellsarethebasicunitsofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoseofbraincells,wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100,medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso,peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans.Themedicine,madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife,willbuildnewbraincells,heartcellsandsoon,inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.
Itisexcitingtoimaginethattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence,butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.
5.Accordingtothepassage,humandeathisnowmainlycausedby________.
A.diseasesandagingB.accidentsandwar
C.accidentsandagingD.heartdiseaseandwar
6.Intheauthor'sopinion,today'smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin________.
A.braincellsB.theInternet
C.medicineD.humanorgans
7.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause________.
A.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB.humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine
C.humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathD.thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforever
C
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