山西省运城市高考英语模拟精编试题三.docx

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山西省运城市高考英语模拟精编试题三

康杰中学2017—2018高考英语模拟试题（三）

2018.5

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

HelloandwelcometoWordsandTheirStories!

IthelpsyouunderstandcommonexpressionswhenyouarestudyingEnglish.

Now,let’ssayyouarearegularlistenertotheshowandyouwanttolearnthemeaningofthesayingtobecutfromthesamecloth.Soyouwritetousrequestingmoreinformation.ThenIwriteashowaboutthatexpression.Youcouldsaythatprogramistailor-madejustforyou.Wewillexplainitlikethis:

Atailormakesmen’sclothing.Whenatailorgoestowork,heorshefirsttakesmeasurements.Thetailorthenmakesclothingforjustthatindividual,notagroupofpeople.Wecallthatkindofclothingtailor-made.

Butnow,let’sgetbacktoourearlierexpression—tobecutfromthesamecloth.Whenmakingabusinesssuit,atailorcutsthecoatfromthesamepieceofcloth.Thisway,thecolorandqualityofthematerialmatch.Let’ssayFelixandCatherinedesignvideogames.Thetwoyoungdesignersbothwanttodesigngoodgamesthathelpchildren.Theyalsohavethesamesenseofhumor.So,youcouldsaytheyarecutfromthesamecloth.

Theyarealsogoodfriends.SoifCatherinewereinneed,Felixwouldgivehertheshirtoffhisback.Now,wepraisepeoplewhorolluptheirsleevesandwhogiveyoutheshirtofftheirbacks.Wetipourhatstothesepeople.

OK,anotherphrase.Catherinehasbeenoutofworkforamonth,andsheisonpinsandneedlesformonths,hopingforajoboffer.Tailorsoftenusepinsandneedleswhenmakingclothes.Mostpinsandneedlesaremadeofmetal—andtheyaresharp!

Theywouldhurtyouifyousatonthem.Soifyouareonpinsandneedles,youareanxiouslywaitingforsomethingtohappen.

21.Howcanwedescribetwinsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyaretailor-made.B.Theyareonpinsandneedles.

C.Theyarecutfromthesamecloth.D.Theytiptheirhatstoeachother.

22.Inwhichsituationmaywegiveafriendtheshirtoffourbacks?

A.Hehasdoneagooddeed.B.Heislackinginfood.

C.Heiscuriousaboutsomething.D.Heiswaitingforhisexamscores.

23.Fromwherecanyoufindthepassage?

A.Anacademicmagazine.B.Aradioprogram.

C.Anentertainmentreport.D.ATVshow.

B

IfoundapolicereportthathadbeenfiledinFlorida17yearsbefore.Itsaidaboywashitandhisbodywasthrown19yards.Buthewasn’tthrown;hewasdraggedthatfarandcaughtinthechainsofthetruck.Itsaidsomeonefledthescene,butthatsomeonewasmyolderbrother,Alex,andhedidn’tflee.Herushedovertohisfriend,buttheboywasalreadydead.Itsaid…But…

Alexhadjustturned15.Thiswasthedayweneverspokeabout.Wethoughtitwouldmakeadifferenceinhelpinghimstepoutoftheshadowofthataccident.SoIdidn’tbringitupuntilonenight,whenwewere30and31,IaskedifheeverthoughtaboutthedayJonathandied.Butherespondedwithanunpleasantlaughandacoldsilence.

Beforetheaccident,wewereinseparable.Aftertheaccident,wedidn’thavewordsforanyconversation.IwasdesperatetoreconnectandconvincedthattheonlywaytodosowastogetascloseasIcouldtothatday.

Itrackeddownthepolicereport.Iwrotedownthedriver’snameandfoundhisphonenumber.ItoldhimIwantedtoknowaboutanaccidenthewasinvolvedinbackin1999.Hetoldmeitwasthehardesttimeinhislife.ItoldhimIwantedtofindawaytotakeawaymybrother’spain.

“Youcan’t.”hesaid“Butifyouwanttolessenit,lethimtalktoyou,andoncethosewordsstartcoming,you’llrealizethataskingistheeasypart.Listeningisthehardpart.”Ihungupthephonebutdidn’tstopthere.Itrackeddownthewitnesses.

Ayearafterthefirstphonecall,ImetwithmybrotherandtoldhimaboutthepeopleIhadspokentoandwhattheyhadsaid,andhisinstinct（本能）wastoconfirmandcorrecteachdetail.Thatwasmyopening,andhistoo.LaterIwasabletoaskwhatnooneinmyfamilyeverhad:

“Couldyoujuststartatthebeginningandtellmeeverything?

”

Andhedid.

24.HowdidthepolicereportinParagraph1appeartobeintheauthor’sopinion?

A.Fact-free.B.Ambiguous.C.Persuasive.D.Cautiously-worded.

25.Whydidtheauthoravoidreferringtotheaccident?

A.Toavoidarguingwithhisbrother.

B.Toprotecthisbrotherfromothers’scolding.

C.Tohelprelievehisbrother’spain.

D.Toshowtrustinhisbrother’sinnocence.

26.Whatmaytheauthor’sbrotherneedmostaftertheaccident?

A.Others’realunderstanding.B.Others’immediatecompany.

C.Others’sincerelistening.D.Others’detailedasking.

27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheAccidentNoOneTalkedAboutB.TheExperienceShapingMyBrother

C.TheQuestionNoOneCaredAboutD.TheMomentChangingMyBrother’sLife

C

ResearchfindsthatchildrenwhoplayviolentgamesorwatchviolentTVcanbecomeviolentthemselves,butwhatdrivesthischange?

Arethekidssimplycopywhattheyseeonthescreen,orcouldgaminghaveamoreprofoundeffectontheirbrains,affectingbehavior?

Toexplorethatquestion,Dr.VincentMatthewsandhiscolleaguesatIndianaUniversity,whohavelongstudiedmediaviolence,lookedatwhathappenedinthebrainsin28studentswhowererandomlyassignedtoplayeitheraviolent,first-personshootergameoranon-violentoneeverydayforaweek.Noneoftheparticipantshadmuchpreviousgamingexperience.

Atthestartofthestudy,researchersusedfunctionalMRItoscanbrainactivityintheparticipants,allyoungadultmen,whiletheycompletedlab-basedtasksinvolvingeitheremotionalornon-emotionalcontent.Theparticipantswerethenscannedagainwhiletheyrepeatedthesametasksafteraweekofplayingthevideogames.

Researchersfoundthatthosewhoplayedtheviolentvideogamesshowedlessactivityinareasthatinvolvedemotions,attentionandinhibition（抑制）ofourimpulses（冲动）.“Behavioralstudieshaveshownanincreaseinaggressivebehaviorafterviolentvideogames,andwhatweshowisthepsychologicalexplanationforwhatthebehavioralstudiesareshowing,”sayMatthews.“We’reshowingthattherearechangesinbrainfunctionthatarelikelyrelatedtothatbehavior.”

It’snotclearhowlong-lastingthechangesmaybe.WhenMatthewsbroughttheparticipantsbackafteraweekofnotplayingvideogames,theirbrainactivityhadchangedagain,recoveringtomorenormalreactions,buttheirbrainfunctionsstillweren’tquitethesameasbeforetheywereexposedtotheviolentgames.

28.Whatdoweknowabouttheparticipants?

A.Bothteenagersandadultswerechosen.

B.Theparticipantshadneverplayedanycomputergamesbefore.

C.28participantswereallyoungadultmen.

D.Theparticipantswerecarefullydividedintotwogroups.

29.Afterplayingaviolentvideogame,apersonismorelikelytobe______.

A.concentrativeB.impulsive

C.calmD.tired

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“moreprofound”inParagraphImostprobablymean?

A.Greater.B.Shorter.

C.MorenegativeD.Morepositive.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatCausesChildrentoBeViolent

B.HowMatthewsCarriedOutHisStudy

C.Say“No”toComputerGames

D.HowPlayingViolentVideoGamesMayChangetheBrain

D

Moreandmorecommentssectionsarebeingshutdownonline.

AutumnPhillipshadhadenough.OnAug.19,theexecutiveeditoroftheQuad-CityTimesinIowa,andIllinois,USvisitedherwebsite,qctimes.Com,andsawastoryaboutamanwhohadbeenshottodeath.Whenshegottothereaders’commentssectionattheend,shewasshockedbywhatshesaw.Belowthestorywasagrowingstringofcomments—aracistremarkaboutdemocratic（民主的）voters,anegativecommentaboutpolice…SoPhillipsdecidedtodosomethingshehadbeenthinkingaboutforalongtime:

sheshutdownthecommentssection.

Phillipswasnotaloneinmakingsuchamove.Lastweek,NPRannouncedittoowasclosingitsonlinecommentssection.Thedecisionsdon’tmeanthatthenewsoutletsarenolongerinterestedinwhattheiraudiencesarethinking.Bothstressedtheireagernesstohearfromreadersandlistenersonsocialnetworks.Butbothagreedthatcommentshaddeviatedfromtheiroriginalintention.Andsotheyhad.

Intheearlydaysofdigitaljournalism,commentswereseenasakeypartofthisnewmedia,awonderfulopportunityforstrengtheningthedialoguebetweennewsproducersandtheiraudiences.Itwasawelcomechange,giventhatforlongmanynewsorganizationswerefartooseparatedfromtheirreaders.Muchmorebackandforthconversationseemedlikehealthyandwelcomeevolution.Sadly,that’snotthewaythingsturnedout.Ratherthanaplaceforexchangingideas,commentssectionsbecamethehomeofuglyname-calling,racismandanti-womenlanguage.Besidestheirpoisonousquality,commentsseemoutofplacetoday.

“Sincewemadetheannouncement,I’vereceivedanoutpouringofresponsesfromourreaders,”shesays.“I’veheardfromparentswhosechildrenwerehurtbyouronlinecomments.I’veheardfrompeoplewhosaidtheywouldn’tsendinletterstotheeditorbecausetheywereattackedsofiercelybycomments,anditwasn’tworthit.”

32.WhydidAutumnPhillipsshutdownthecommentssection?

A.Itwasputtowronguse.B.Herwebsitewasattackedheavily.

C.Itexposedmanyillegalissues.D.Shewasangryaboutreaders’comments.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3indicateaboutcomments?

A.Theywereoutofdate.

B.Theyhadgoneagainsttheiroriginalintentions.

C.Theywerefullofsensitiveinformation

D.Theycouldn’tinteresttheaud