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广东省高考英语阅读理解冲刺试题
广东省高考英语阅读理解冲刺试题
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Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak,thoughtheword“obey”ishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.
Anyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelight,pain,friendliness,andsoon.Butsincethesecan’tbesaidtoshowthebaby’sintentiontocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreed,too,thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment,andthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstore.Thisself-imitation(模仿)leadsontodeliberate(有意的)imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.
Itisaproblemweneedtogetoutteethinto.Themeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituationanditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworld.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsof“mama”asagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfather,hisdog,oranythingelsehelikes.Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself,Idoubt,howeverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.
1.Beforechildrenstartspeaking________________.
A.theyneedequalamountoflistening
B.theyneeddifferentamountsoflistening
C.theyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyingspokeninstructions
D.theycan’tunderstandandobeytheadult’soralinstructions
2.Childrenwhostartspeakinglate________________.
A.mayhaveproblemswiththeirlistening
B.probablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthem
C.usuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhear
D.oftentakealongtimeinlearningtolistenproperly
3.Ababy’sfirstnoisesare________________.
A.anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelings
B.anearlyformoflanguage
C.asignthathemeanstotellyousomething
D.animitationofthespeechofadults
4.Theproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy’simitationscanbeconsidered
asspeech________________.
A.isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeople
B.isnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegradually
C.isonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwordschangeswithage
D.isonethatshouldbecompletelyignored(忽略)becausechildren’suseofwordsisoftenmeaningless
5Thespeakerimplies________________.
A.parentscanneverhopetoteachtheirchildrennewsounds
B.childrennolongerimitatepeopleaftertheybegintospeak
C.childrenwhoaregoodatimitatinglearnnewwordsmorequickly
D.evenaftertheyhavelearnttospeak,childrenstillenjoyimitating1-5BDABD
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Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.
WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!
Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.
AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”
1.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto________________.
A.usefortheirschoolworkB.accesstheInternet
C.workathomeD.connectthemtolibraries
2.Whyistheword“speak”inthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks(引号)?
A.Theydon’treallytalk.B.Theyusethecomputerlanguage.
C.Laptopshavespeakers.D.oneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.
3.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?
A.Allteachersusecomputers.B.1500studentshavelaptops.
C.ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D.Studentstherecandoeverything.
4.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan________________.
A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworld
C.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops
5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Theprogramissuccessful.B.Theprogramisnotworkable.
C.Theprogramistooexpensive.D.Wedon’tknowtheresultyet.
1-5AACCD
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Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful(有压力的)conditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.
Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting(转移注意力)usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupportmoneyaid,materialresources,andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.
1.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycan________________
A.makepeoplelivemoreeasilyB.smoothawaydailyproblems
C.dealwithlifechangesD.curetypesofillnesses
2.Theresearchesshowthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______________
A.liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthem
B.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothers
C.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroubles
D.isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechanges
3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"cushions"?
A.takesplaceofB.makesupof
C.lessenstheeffectofD.getsridof
4.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkinsparetimeisanexampleof_____________.
A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupport
C.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect
5.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?
A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Kindsofsocialsupport.
C.Waystodealwithstress.D.Effectsofstressfulcondition.1-5ABCCA
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“I’vechangedmymind.Iwantedtohaveatelescope,butnowIwantmydaddyback.”LucienLawrence’slettertoFatherChristmaswrittenafterhisschoolteacherfatherhadbeenknifedtodeathoutsidehisschoolgate,musthavetouchedeveryheart.Lucienwentontosaythatwithouthisfatherhecouldn’tseethestarsinthesky.Whenthosewhomwelovedepartfromus,wecannotseethestarsforawhile.
ButLucien,thestarsarestillthere,andoneday,whenyouareolderandyourtearshavegone,youwillseethemagain.And,inastrangeway,Iexpectthatyouwillfindyourfatheristheretoo,inyourmindandinyourheart.Ifindthatmyparents,longdeadnow,stillfigureinmanyofmydreamsandthatIthinkofthemperhapsmorethanIeverdidwhentheywerealive.IstilllivetopleasethemandI’mstillsurprisedbytheirreactions.IrememberthatwhenIbecameaprofessor,Iwassoproud,orrathersopleasedwithmyself,thatIcouldn