高考英语冲刺模拟卷五含详解.docx

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高考英语冲刺模拟卷五含详解

2016高考冲刺模拟卷（五）

（时间:

120分钟　满分:

150分）

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分　听力（略）

第二部分　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,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

（　A　）

Wedon’talwaysgetasecondchancetoachieveourdreams.Butsomepeoplearelucky,likeMatthewMcConaughey.Oncealmostunknown,theactorhasrecentlyfoundhimselfbackonthelistofthebestactorsinHollywood.HisnewmovieInterstellarisjustanothersignthathiscareerreinventionhasbeenanincrediblesuccess.“ThefilmreliesonMcConaughey’sperformancetoholdtogethertheemotionalstoryofafatherandhisdaughteragainstthebackgroundofspacetravelandtheendoftheworld,”Forbescommented.

Butonlyyearsago,theTexasnativewasoftenthebuttofjokes（笑柄）aboutbeingtoohandsome.In1993,aftermeetingwithdirectorRichardLinklater,McConaugheystarredinDazedandConfused.AndaHollywoodcareerwasborn,mostlyinromanticcomedies.Foralongtime,thewholeworldbelievedMcConaugheywasjustahandsomeguywithcomictalent.

ButMcConaugheystoppedstarringinthattypeofmovie,andbegantousehislooksdifferently.Slowlyhebuiltuphisreputationasaseriousactor.In2013,McConaugheywasofferedtoplayanAIDSactivistinDallasBuyersClub.Therolesawthenormallymuscularactorlosing50poundsinordertoappearsick.HisperformancewonhimanOscarforBestActor.

TheactorgavethankstosomeonehehasalwayslookeduptoasaheroduringhisOscaracceptancespeech.Whenhewas15,theactorsaid,hedecidedthathisherowouldbehimselfin10years.But10yearslater,hepushedthedeadlineaheadanotherdecade.Then10yearslater,anotherdecade.“Myhero’salways10yearsaway,”hesaid.“I’mnevergoingtoattainthat.Thatkeepsmewithsomebodytokeeponchasing.”Orperhapsconstantlychasingthechancetobehisownherohasgivenhimasecondchancetofollowhisdreams.

21.WhywasMcConaugheyoftenthebuttofjokesinhisearlycareer?

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A.Hewaslimitedtohandsomeroles.B.Hewasunknowntotheaudience.

C.Heplayedinromanticcomedies.D.Hewashandsomeandemotional.

22.WhatrolewonMcConaugheyanOscarforBestActor?

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A.Acaringfather.B.AnAIDSactivist.C.Aseriousbuyer.D.Astronghero.

23.WhatcanwelearnaboutMcConaughey?

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A.HewasborninHollywood.

B.Hehasbecomeaheroofhisown.

C.Hewasn’tfamousuntilrecently.

D.Heisn’tcontentwithhisachievements.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

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A.McConaughey,aRomanticComedian

B.McConaughey,aManMakingaHit

C.McConaughey,aManDaringtochange

D.McConaughey,HandsomeandTalented

（　B　）

DearAmanda,

AstheDeanofYaleCollege,IamwritingtocongratulateyouonyouracademicsuccessandtointroduceyoutoYale’sdiverseopportunities....Asyouconsideryourcollegeoptions,IhopethatYaleremainsamongyourtopchoices.

Thisispartofane-mailIreceivedthisfall.IadmititmademefeelprettyspecialtohaveYale,oneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld,approachme,afairlyaveragehighschoolseniorfromNewJersey.

Butwhyme?

Mygradesarenothingtobragabout.Ididn’tqualifyfortheNationalMeritScholarshipCompetition.Ihaven’tledateamsportorconductedscientificresearch.

Later,Ilearnedthateachyear,Yalesendsmailingstoroughly80,000potentialstudentsforitsfreshmanclassof1,300.Fortheclassof2018,Yalerejected93.7percentofitsapplicants.And,accordingtotheCollegeBoard,95percentofYale’senrolled（注册入学）studentswereinthetop10percentoftheirhighschoolclasses.

CollegeswantatoprankingbyU.S.News&WorldReport.Onewaytogetit?

Lowacceptancerates,whichcomefromattractinglotsandlotsofapplicants—andthenrejectingalmostallofthem.

Soschoolsmailfancybrochuresandsendsinceree-mailstomanymorestudentsthanthey’llaccept.

Topschoolsdefendtheirmarketing,arguingthatthey’rereachingstudentswhootherwisemightnotapply—becausetheydon’tthinktheycouldgetin,ordon’trealizethatmosttopschoolsofferlotsofneed-basedfinancialaid.AsWilliamFitzsimmons,deanofHarvardadmissions,said:

“TherearesomanystudentsoutthereintheworldwhomightnotautomaticallythinkaboutHarvardasaplacetogo.Thechancesofreachingthetopofanythingarenotgood,butisthatareasonnottotry?

”

ButmostofthestudentsFitzsimmonsistalkingaboutdon’tconsiderHarvardbecausethey’renotacademicallyqualified.Kidslikemedon’tneedfalsehope.Approachingstudentswithaslimchanceofgettinginjustcreatesmoreconfusionanddisappointment.

SoYale（andBrownandColumbia）,stopsellingmeonimpossibledreams.

25.WhydidYalesendtheauthorane-mail?

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A.Toshowit’satopcollege.

B.Topersuadehertoapplytoit.

C.Tointroduceitsdiversecourses.

D.Tosenditscongratulationstoher.

26.Theunderlinedpart“bragabout”inParagraph3probablymeans　　　. 

A.worryaboutB.thinkabout

C.beproudofD.beashamedof

27.WecaninferfromFitzsimmons’wordsthat　　　. 

A.agoodbeginningmakesagoodending

B.abraveattemptisahalfsuccess

C.theolder,thewiser

D.nopains,nogains

28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheapproachesoftopcolleges?

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A.Shefindsthemeasytounderstand.

B.Sheseemssatisfiedwiththem.

C.Sheconsidersthemnecessary.

D.Shefindsthemannoying.

（　C　）

Ifyouareafirst-timetraveler,takealookatsomeplacestovisitinLouisiana.

BatonRouge

Thesecondlargestcityinthestate,BatonRougeisthecapitalofLouisiana.WiththeMississippirivertothesouth,thisisamajorindustrialandcommercialcenterinthesouthernarea.TheLouisianaStateCapitolareaalsoplayshostforthefamous“MardiGras”parades.OtherplacesofinterestaroundherearePerkinsRowe,LouisianaStateMuseumandtheBatonRougeZoo.

NewOrleansMuseumofArt

LocatedinNewOrleans,thismuseumincludessomeofthefinestcollectionsofart.Onecanparticularlyseearound50beautifullycarvedsculpturesonthelandscapedgarden.ThecollectionmainlyincludesartworksofFrenchandAmericanorigin.Thismuseumisopenforstudentsandteacherswhocantakeatourhereorevenconductworkshops.

NationalWorldWarⅡMuseum

ThismuseumislocatedinNewOrleans,Louisiana.Ithasaninterestingarrayofexhibits,whicharerelatedtoWorldWarⅡ.Onthe56thanniversary,thismuseumwasopenedtothepublic.ItgivesthevisitorsaglimpseintothepoliticalandsociallifeofthedaysduringWorldWarⅡ.

AveryIsland

Itisactuallyasaltdome,whichisthehomeofarocksaltmineinusesincethetimeoftheCivilWar.Thenamestands,becauseinthe1830sthisplacewasthehomeoftheAveryfamily.ItwastheAmerican-Indianswhodiscoveredthepresenceofthesaltdomehere.AveryIslandisalsofamousforthewell-knownTabascopeppersauce.

Lafayette

PopularlyknownastheEdenofLouisiana,thistownisaninterestingblendofSpanish,American,AfricanandIndiancultures.Thistownresonateswith“unityindiversity”.SomemajorattractionshereincludetheAcadianvillage,LafayetteNaturalHistoryMuseum&Planetarium,AcadianandCreoleFolkloreandFolklifeCenter,andtheSummerMusicFestivalinAugust.Peopleherereallyknowhowtoenjoythemselvesandcelebrations,danceandmusicareapartoftheirlifestyle.

29.YoucanenjoythefollowingplacesofinterestinBatonRougeEXCEPT　　　. 

A.PerkinsRoweB.theAcadianvillage

C.LouisianaStateMuseumD.theBatonRougeZoo

30.Whichmuseumspeciallywelcomesteachersandstudents?

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A.LouisianaStateMuseum.

B.NewOrleansMuseumofArt.

C.NationalWorldWarⅡMuseum.

D.LafayetteNaturalHistoryMuseum&Planetarium.

31.WhichplaceisknownastheEdenofLouisiana?

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A.BatonRouge.B.NewOrleans.

C.Lafayette.D.AveryIsland.

（　D　）

Whatexactlyisintelligence?

Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience,untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene（基因）linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.

RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.

SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”

Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactorsinintelligence.

TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses（天才）doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoand