甘肃省兰州市届高三实战考试英语试题.docx

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甘肃省兰州市届高三实战考试英语试题

甘肃省兰州市

2015届高三实战考试

英语试题

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第I卷

第一部分：

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

Asasubstituteteacher,mydailyroutineinvolvesdrivingtoanewschoolalmosteverydaysoI'musuallyunabletoanticipate（预料）theday'sevents,goodorbad!

Ononeparticularday,1wasteachinginaverydifficultclassroom．1wasmanagingbehaviorallmorningandbylunchtime,IknewIneededcoffeetoevenconsidersurvivingtheafternoon．Soonmylunchbreak,Idrovetoanearbyplazatogetacupofcoffee．UponreturningtothecarIrealizedlhadlockedmykeysandmyphoneinside!

Ihadabout15minutestogetbacktotheschoolwhichwasagood4or5-minutedriveaway．Icontemplated（思考）rushingback,butitbeingwinter,Ithoughtanastyfallonicewouldonlymakethesituationmuchworse．

SoIranintoaMcDonald'swhichwasinthesameplazaandaskedthemanatthecounterwhohappenedtobethemanagertopleasecallmeacab．Ibrieflyexplainedmysituationtohim,andIcouldtellbythelookinhiseyes,thatheempathized．HehurriedtothebacktousethephonewhileIpacedintherestaurant．Ihadlessthan10minutestogetbacktomyschoolatthispoint．

Themanagerreturnedonlytotellmethatthecabcompanyhadputhimonholdandthenthelinegotdisconnected,andthathewasnowonholdagain,buthadnotyetbeenabletorequestthecabyetMyexpression,Iassume,begantoresemblesomecombinationofhopelessnessandfear．

Withoutathought,hegrabbedhiscoatandofferedtodrivemetotheschoolWithouthesitation,Ifollowedhimintohiscarandmadeitbackintomyclassroomwith2minutestosparebeforethebell!

calmbehaviorandkindnaturemade

Uponarrivingattheschool,lthankedthismanendlessly．Hiscalmbehaviorandkindnaturemademethinkhewasprobablyawonderfulmanagertoworkfor,andalsoawonderfulhumanbeingtohaveonthisearth．Thisexperiencemakesmerealizethatoutofeveryseeminglyhopelesssituation,thereistheopportunityforactsofkindnesstotranspire（发生）'whichcanhaveanunimaginableimpact（影响）onthosewhoreceivethem.

1.whydidtheauthorwanttogetacupofcoffee?

A．Becausehewasverythirstyatthattime．

B．Becausehewasonlyinterestedindrinkingcoffee

C．Becausehehadtorefreshhimselffortheclassesintheafternoon.

D．Becausehewantedtodosomethingspecialtopassthewholeafternoon

2.Theauthor．___sohegaveuptheideaofgoingbacktoschoolonfootwhenhefoundhiskeysandphonewerelockedinsidethecar

A．wastootiredtowalkfurther

B．wasafraidoffallingdownonice

C．askedthemanagertocallhimacab

D．decidedtotakeaschoolbus

3．TheauthorhasprobablystayedintheMcDonald'sforabout

A．15minutesB．8-9minutesC．4-5minutesD．2minutes

4．Whatkindofpersonisthemanager?

A．Kind-hearted．B．Faithful．C．Gentle．D．Dependable

B

AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart．Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles．Butfewwillknow-oreventhinktoask-whoitwasthatinventedthem．

SylvanN．Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937．Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness．Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugginggroceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry．

OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels．Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness．

OnJune4,1937,Goldman'sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket．Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving．Hecouldn'twaittoseethemusinghisinvention．

ButGoldmanwasdisappointed．Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry．

Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren'tusinghiscarts．"Don'tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?

"oneshopperreplied．

ButGoldmanwasn'tbeatenyet．Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry．Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!

Seeingthis．therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony（假冒的）customers．

AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumberstohismarket．Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome-those．hocamebough,more.Withlargereasier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternume．ofitemsthanbefore.

Tody'sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel．PerhapsreasonAmericatodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937-beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart．

5Whatdoestheunderlinedwords"chrome-platedcontraptions"inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A．Baskets．B．Privatecars．C．Suitcases．D．Shoppingcarts．

6．WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman'sinvention?

A．Itwastoprovehimtobeagoodinventor．

B．Itwastoreducetheburdenofhisemployees'work．

C．Itwastomakeshoppingeasierandattractmorebusiness．

D．Itwastohelpthedisabledmakeshoppingeasilyinhismarket．

7．Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketinorderto．

A．attractpeopletobuythingsinhismarket

B．encouragepeopletousehisshoppingcarts

C．makehismarketdifferentfromtheothers

D．keepthegroceriesfrombeingstolen

8．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．Goldmanwillbecomeveryfamousbecauseofhisinvention．

B．Goldman'sinventionwillberegardedasthegreatestoneintheworld．

C.SupermarketbusinesshasbenefitedalotfromGoldman'sinvention．

DTherewillbenothingthatcanreplaceGoldman'sinvention．

C

Smartphonesreallyareaddictiveandthemoreyouuseone,theworseitgets．anewstudyhasrevealed．Psychologylecturer,DrZaheerHussain,whoconductedtheresearch,foundthatthemoreyouuseasmartphone,thehigheryourriskofbecomingaddicted．

Heexplainedthathigherscoresofnarcissism-dennedasexcessive（过度的）interestoradmirationofoneselfandone'sphysicalappearance-isthemostcommonandobvioussignoftheaddiction．

Anobsession（痴迷）withtakingselfiesandpostingthemonsocialmediaisonekeyindication.

Thestudyfoundthat13percentof256participantswereaddicts．Theaverageageofthosewhotookpartintheonlinesurveywas29．

Asaresult,theresearcherssaytheybelieveitshouldbemadecompulsorythatanyonesellingsmartphonesshouldwarncustomersoftheirpotentiallyaddictiveproperties．

DrHussainsaid:

"Thestudyinformsusaboutsmartphoneoveruseandtheimpactonpsychologicalwell-being．Wenowusesmartphonesonadailybasisandforvarioustaskssobeingawareofthepsychologicaleffectsisveryimportant．TherearevarioussmartphoneappssuchasFacebook,Twitter,InstagramandCandyCrush,aswellasSkypeandemailthatmakesmartphoneusepsychologicallymoreattractiveandcanleadtoaddiction．"

Thestudyalsorevealedtheaverageuserspent3,6hoursperdayonthedevice,andwhentheparticipantswereaskediftheyusedtheirphoneinbannedareas．35percentansweredyes．

Socialnetworkingsiteswerethemostpopularusedapps-87percen-followedbyinstant．messagingapps-52percent-andthennewsapps-51percent.

Relationshipswerealsonotedintheresearcbas,despite46.8percentofparticipantsspeakingpositivelyofimprovedsocialrelations.nearlyaquarteradmittedtheirsmartphonescreatecommunicationissueswithin"reallife".

ProfessorJamesElander,HeadoftheCentreforPsychologicalResearchattheUniversityofDerby,said:

"Thisstudyisaverytimelyonewithmuchpotentialimpact,andthefindingsshowthatusersshouldbemoreawareofhowtheyareusingtheirsmartphonesandofthepotentialrisksofexcessiveuse."

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"narcissism"inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Self-esteem.B.Self-love.C.Self-respect.D.Self-trust

10.What'stheattitudeofProfessorJamesElandertowardstheresearchaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Positive.B.NegativeC.NeutralD.Ambiguous

1l.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Peopleareeasytobeaddictedtosmartphonesandcan'tliveanormallife.

B.Smartphonemanufacturersshouldberesponsibleforthesmartphoneaddiction

C.Smartphoneaddictionhasbecomearealityandpeopleshouldtakeitseriously.

D.Smartphonesshouldn'tbeusedtodownloadandusesmartphoneapps.

D

Whereshouldanadventuroustouristgo?

Afteryou'vedonesightseeinginLondon,shoppinginNewYorktastedthelocalfoodinParis,anddancedtoyourheart'scontentattheBraziliancarnival,whereelsecanyougo?

Whatexotic（异国的）touristdestinationawaitsyou?

Well,Antarcticasoundsliketheholidayofalifetime!

It'sconsideredthelastgreatwildemessonEarth.Justafewscientistsinresearchstationssharetheicylandscapewithpenguinsandotheranimalswhichcancopewiththelowtemperatures.

TourismbeganinAntarcticainthe1950sandit'sstillsmallscale.About37,000touristsareexpectedtherethisseason,butmanywon'tevenleavetheboat.

TheBBC'sJulietRixvisitedthefrozencontinentandaskedherselfifsheshouldbethereatall,causingpotentialproblemstosuchasensitiveenvironment.Hertourguideadmittedthatallvisitorsleaveafootprintandtheyallgotothesameplaces,theaccessiblecoastline,whichisalsowherethepenguinsandsealsgotobreed.

Butsomepeoplebelievethatifcarefullycontrolled,tourismcanbegoodforAntarctica.Ithasnonativepopulationanditne