哈三中一模英语试题及答案.docx

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哈三中一模英语试题及答案

哈尔滨三中2015年第一次模拟考试

英语

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节选择题（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

OnehometownownerinDetroitisintendingtoexchangehisvillaforthelatestiPhone6.

Theownerhasdroppedtheaskingpricefrom$5,000toanewiPhone6astheownerisdesperatetosellbeforethetaxauction（拍卖）seasonwhere“thousands”ofhomesnearforeclosure（房屋止赎权）willfloodintothemarket,arealestatebroker（房地产经纪人）calledLarryElsetoldABCNews.

“Thishouseisreallynotworthmuchatall,”Elsesaid.Thewindowsarebrokenandthereisnofrontdoor.Thebrokerhimselfhasnotbeeninsidethehomebecausehiscompanyhasapolicyofnotgoinginunsecuredhousesalone.Detroit’sdecliningfortuneshaveleftitspopulationaboutathirdofwhatitusedtobeinitspeak,accordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau（人口普查办公室）.

Now,thepropertyhasaccrued（拖欠）morethan$6,000inbacktaxes（退税款）andwillenterforeclosurenextyearifthatdebtisnotsettled.SowhiletheownerisaskingforaniPhone6,thetruecostofthesalecomesfromthebuyerincludingthecostofthebacktaxes.

Thatattractedgreatinterestintheproperty,asElsesaidthathereceivedfourofferstodayalone.Onewomansaidshewasinterestedinthehouseforthewood.AnothersaidthattheywouldbewillingtohandoveraniPhone5,andanotheroffered$850.ButElsehintedthatthemostlikelybuyerissomeonewhoalreadylivesontheblockandputina$700bid（出价）,andtheirfamiliaritywiththeareaappearedtoputthemattheheadofthepack.Hesaidheexpectsoneofthefourofferstoworkout,andmayevenconfirmthesaletonight.

Thisisnottheendofhisbartering（物物交换）business,however,asElsesaidthathe’salreadygottenanothercallfromahomeownerwhohashadtroublesellingtheirproperty.

21.Whydidtheownerdrophispriceforthehouse?

A.Becausethehousewastooold.

B.Becausethereisaboomineconomy.

C.Becausehewantedtosellthehousequickly.

D.BecausethepopulationinDetroitissmall.

22.LarryElsehasn’tcomeintothehousebecause_______.

A.itisdangeroustoenterit

B.theownerdoesn’tpermitit

C.heisnotfamiliarwiththearea

D.itwillbreakthecompany’srule

23.Thehousewillmostpossiblybesoldatthepriceof_______.

A.$5,000B.$850C.$700D.aniPhone6

24.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.

A.astorybookB.anewsreport

C.aneconomyreportD.atouristbrochure

B

RegardlessofthefactthatgettingdressedinbaseballcapsandT-shirtsareclassicAmericanstylechoices;thepreppy（学院风格）lookiswhatsophisticated（高雅时髦的）Britishyouthswear.Butwhenitcomestothebest-dressednation,neithertheUSnortheUKtopsCNN’slist.Sowhichcountryhasthebestfashionsense?

Takealook.

Italy

Italyisacountrywhichlaysastrongemphasisonoutwardappearance.EleganceisinItalianbloodandmostItalianswouldgiveupcomfortinordertolookgraceful.Theydresswellevenforsimpletripstothegrocerystore.

Bothmalesandfemaleshaveagoodunderstandingofstyle,dressingthemselvesupwithwell-groomed（讲究的）hairandasmartpairofshoes.ItisnowonderthatsomanyofthebestfashiondesignersareItalian!

Sweden

Retail（零售）giantH&McontinuestospreadaffordableSwedishstylearoundtheworld.Whathasbeencalledthe“Swedishfashionmiracle”actuallycomesfromthe“lessismore”philosophy.TheSwedestendtoadoptapracticalapproachtowhattheywear,buttheydon’tlackcreativity.

France

TheFrenchhaveachic（别致的）airaboutthem.Theyappearcasualandelegantwithoutbeingover-dressedorunder-dressed,andalwaysseemtogiveoffconfidenceintheirstylechoices.“Thelaissez-faire（自由放任的）approachtofashionissomethingmanypeoplelove—andthelookstheyweararesomethingweallwanttoemulateonadailybasis,”saidTheHuffingtonPost.

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.GettingdressedsophisticatedlyisAmericanstyle.

B.WearingT-shirtsisBritishstyle.

C.Britishyoungpeoplelikethepreppystyle.

D.TheUKisthebest-dressedcountryintheworld.

26.WhatcanwelearnfromSwedishdressingstyle?

A.Itispracticalandcreative.B.Itisunaffordable.

C.Itlacksconfidence.D.Itlackscreativity.

27.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“emulate”inthelastparagraph?

A.Imitate.B.Thrill.C.Like.D.Hate.

C

Babiesdon’tlearntotalkjustfromhearingsounds.Theyarelip-readerstoo.Ithappensduringthestagewhenababy’sbabbling（咿呀声）graduallychangesfromunclearvoicesintothatfirst“mama”or“dada”.Thebabyinordertodolikeyouhastofigureouthowtoshapetheirlipstomakethatparticularsoundtheyarehearing,accordingtodevelopmentalpsychologistDavidLewkowiczofFloridaAtlanticUniversity,wholedthestudy.

Apparentlyitdoesn’ttakethemtoolongtoabsorbthemovementsthatmatchbasicsounds.Bytheirfirstbirthdays,babiesstartchangingbacktolookyouintheeyeagain.Itoffersmoreevidencethatqualityface-timewithbabiesisveryimportantforspeechdevelopmentmorethan,say,turningonthelatestbabyDVD.

ButLewkowiczwentastepfurther.HeandhisstudentAmyHansen-Tifttestednearly180babies,groupsofthematages4,6,8,10and12months.How?

TheyshowedvideosofawomanspeakinginEnglishorSpanishtobabiesofEnglishspeakers.TheyfoundthatwhenthespeakerusedEnglish,the4-month-oldsgazedmostlyintohereyes.The6-months-oldsspentequalamountsoftimelookingattheeyesandthemouth.The8-and10-month-oldsstudiedmostlythemouth.At12months,attentionstartedchangingbacktowardthespeaker’seyes.

ButwhathappenedwhenthesebabiesaccustomedtoEnglishheardSpanish?

The12-month-oldsstudiedthemouthlonger,justlikeyoungerbabies.Theyneededtheextrainformationtorecognizetheunfamiliarsounds.Thatfitswithresearchintobilingualism（双语）thatshowsbabies’brainsadjustthemselvestodistinguishingthesoundsoftheirnativelanguageoverotherlanguagesinthefirstyearoflife.

Thecontinuedlip-readingshowsthe1-year-oldsclearlystillarefitforlearning.Babiesaresohardtostudythatthisis“afairlyheroicdataset”,saysDukeUniversitycognitiveneuroscientistGregAppelbaum,whofoundtheresearchsofascinatingthathewantstoknowmore.

28. According to the first paragraph, babies______. 

A. might get its voice“mama”by lip-reading 

B. learn to talk just from hearing the sounds 

C.like to figure out how to shape their lips 

D. communicate with parents through gestures 

29. What is necessary in developing babies’speech according to Lewkowicz?

A. Playing baby DVD nearby.

B. Teaching babies to read English. 

C. Speaking with babies face to face. 

D. Speaking different languages in front of babies.

30.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightchangeofbabies’eyegazeaccordingtothetext?

Eyegaze

4812Month

A.

Eyegaze

4812Month

C.

Eyegaze

4812Month

B.

Eyegaze

4812Month

D.

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.BabiesHaveDifferentMethodstoTalk

B.BabiesTryLip-readinginLearningtoTalk

C.BabiesAreSuitabletoLearnTwoLanguages

D.BabiesCanEasilyAcceptForeignLanguage

D

It’sapopularbeliefthatafish’smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon’trememberwhatthey’veeatenorwherethey’vebeen,andtheydon’trecognizeyouoranyoftheirfriends---everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.

Butdon’tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infact,certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.

Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.

Researchersusedcomputersoftwaretomonitorthefish’smovements.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.

Infact,scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressivelyinfrontofcertainfish,perhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpast“fights”.Butuntilthelatestfindings,therewasnoclearevidence.

Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewild.

“Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefood,theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisks,”leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.

Foralongtime,fishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzees,dolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals.Butthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligence.

32.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Fishhavingverybadmemories.

B.Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought.

C.Howfishimprovetheirmemory.

D.Whatwecanlearnfromfish.

33.Accordingtothearticle,peopleusedtobelievethat_______.

A.fishcouldonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiences

B.fishcouldrememberthingsthathappened12daysago

C.afish’smemorylastedforonlysevenminutes

D.fishdidn’trecognizeanyoftheirfriends

34.Howcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory?

Theycanremember_______.

A.wheretogetfoodandsurvive

B.theirenemiesandfight

C.wheretoescapetowhenindanger

D.theirfriendsandhelpeachother

35.Whichofth