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高考模拟河南省届高三中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试英语Word版含答案
中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试2018年2月测试
英语试卷
本试卷共150分,考试时间100分钟。
第一部分阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
HereisacollectionofsomeTVseries.Forthislist,westicktothosethathavebeenreleasedinrecentyearsandwechoosenottoincludeTVhitslike
GameofThronesorSherlock.
StrangerThings
ThisUStelevisionseriesisacombinationofthreegenres(类型):
thetypicalcollegemovieswherethelosersriseup,thesciencefictionfilmsaboutcrazyscientistswhoreachedtheirtopinthe1980sandthehorrormovieswritteninthestyleofStephenKing.Thisshow,starringWinonaRyderandagroupofamazingkids,hasmanagedtocombinethesegenressowellthatithasalreadyacquiredavastarmyoffansworldwide.
ThePillarsoftheEarth
Itissetinthetwelfthcentury,atimewhichisconsideredoneofthedarkestandmostromanticperiodsinthehistoryofEngland.Basedonthebest-sellingnovelwrittenbyKenFollett,thisTVshowstarringthebrilliantEddieRedmayneiswidelyrecognizedasoneofthebesthistoricalTVdramasofrecentyears.
Mahabharata
ThisIndianHindi-languageseriesislikedbymanypeopleforbeingregardedasthesimplestandthemostfunwaytolearnabouttheage-oldwisdomoftheIndianpeople.Ittellsusaboutthekingsandheroeswholove,fightandmakewisedecisions.Thisdramaisabouttheendlessstrugglebetweengoodandevil.
TheCrown
ThisstoryaboutthetransformationoftheyoungPrincessElizabethintothequeenshowseverythingabouttheBritishmonarchy(君主制).Itincludesmanystorylines,eachofwhichcouldbemadeintoaseparateTVshow.Theseriesfocusesontheage-oldthemesoffamily,marriageandpolitics,andthisisprobablywhatmakesTheCrownwinpopularity.
1.WhatdoweknowaboutStrangerThings?
A.StephenKingdetermineditsstyle.
B.Itconsistsofthreechildrenstories.
C.Mostofitscentralcharactersarekids.
D.It’smuchmorepopularthanSherlock.
2.WhichaspectofthePillarsoftheEarthisstressedinthetext?
A.Itsbackground.B.Itsstaff.C.Itsthemesong.D.Itsplot.
3.WhichTVseriesismorelikeabiography?
A.StrangerThings.B.ThePillarsoftheEarth.
C.Mahabharata.D.TheCrown.
4.WhichofthefollowingdothefourTVseries?
A.Theyarehighlythoughtofbytheaudience.
B.Theirstorylinesarerelativelycomplex.
C.Theymainlydiscussuniversalthemes.
D.TheiroriginallanguagesareEnglish.
B
WhenIwasgrowingup,thegoldstandardforcancer-themedtear-jerkers(催人泪下的故事)was“SomethingforJoey”,amade-for-TVmovie—asedonatruestory—boutthebondbetweenabig-timecollegefootballplayerandhisfiercelyloyallittlebrotherwhoisdyingofchildhoodleukemia(白血病).
LaurenGrodsteintakesadifferentapproachwithherfourthnovel,“OurShortHistory”.WhatsetsGrodstein’snovelapartisthatthecancerdiagnosisswitchesplaces:
JacobNeulander,the6-year-oldboyatthecenterofthebook,iscancer-free,whilehismother,Karen,a43-year-oldpoliticalconsultant(顾问)whoraisedJacobonherown,hasrecentlybeenfoundtohavelate-stageovariancancer.WiththetimeKarenhasleft,shedecidestowritehersonabookandfillitwitheverythingshewantshimtoknow:
acatalogofthethingsthathavemadeherhappy;thestoryofhowhewasnamed;andanaccountofhow,kickingandscreaming,sheallowsJacobtostartspendingtimewithhisbiologicalfather,aone-termcongressman(国会议员)fromNewJerseywhobrokeKaren’sheartandliveswithhisnewwifealongthePalisades.
“Iplantobehonesthere,”Karenpromisesatthenovel’sbeginning.“Iplantobeextraordinarilyhonest.Iwillnoteditoutthetruth;IwillnottrytomakemyselflookbetterthanIreallywas.”ThistotalhonestyleadsKarentoadmituncomfortabletruthstoJacob—thenightyouwerebornwasnotthebestnightofmylife,”shewrites.“Iwasterrified;Iwastired;Iwassad’’一and,especially,torecordthedisturbanceoffeelingsthatrunhighafterJacobandhisfathermeetforthefirsttimeandgetalongfamously.TheybondoverPlaymobilandStarWars;sherealizes,watchingthetwoofthemtogether,thatJacobis“exactlylikehim”Karenletsherparanoia(偏执狂)runwild.SheimaginesJacobposingforaChristmascardwithhisnewfamilyaftershe’sgone;sheyellsathimwhenhesuggeststhathisfather’swifewouldmakehimsnacksondemand.Thiseruptionofmaternalenvyandangeristhedramatichighpointofthenovel—“Iamyouronlymother!
”Karenyells.Therestof“OurShortHistory,”unfortunately,iscontenttodeliverthequieterpleasuresforadults.
5.WhatdoweknowaboutSomethingforJoey?
A.It’sessentialfictional.
B.It’sintendedforthemovietheatre.
C.Itfocusesonacollegestudent’scancer.
D.Ithasthecommonfeaturesoftear-jerkers.
6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLaurenGrodstein?
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A.Sheisapoliticalconsultant.
B.Shehasauniquewritingstyle.
C.Shelikeswritingtear-jerkersmost.
D.Shedoesn’tlikesomethingforJoey.
7.WhathappenstoJacob?
A.He’sdyingofcancer.
B.Hebreakshisfather’sheart.
C.Hecanvisithisfatheranytime.
D.Hegetsalongwellwithhisfather’sfamily.
8.Whatisthistext?
A.Anannouncement.B.Abookreview.
C.Anadvertisement.D.Aguide.
C
Ifyou’reacollegestudent,whocouldblameyoufornotpayingattentiontothatmountingstudentloan(贷款)balance?
Butonceyougraduate,yournewmonthlystudentloanbillwillbehardtoignore.Afterall,missingapaymentisn’tliketurninginatermpaperlate;debtcollectorsaren’tnearlyasforgivingasyourChemistry201professor.Whatcanyoudotorepayourstudentloanssooner?
Ifyoucanmanageit,repayyourloansonthestandard10-yearrepaymentplan.You’llpaylessinterestandgetridofyourloanssooner.Andit’sagoodideatothrowextramoneyatyourbillwhenyoucantospeeduptheprocess.Ifyou’rereallytroubledwithcash,switchtoanincome-drivenstudentloanrepaymentplan.Thegovernmentoffersfouroptionsthatmakeourpaymentsapercentageofyourincome,soyou’llpaylesswhenyouearnless.
Next,thinkaboutwhereyoucancutcostselsewhereinyourlifesoyoucanpayyourloanbills.Focusonsavingmoneyinwaysthatmakesenseforyourlifestyle.Thatwayyouwon’tfeeldeprivedof(被剥夺)everythingyouenjoy,andyoucancutoutexpensesthatyoutrulydon’tneed.
Carpaymentscanbeespeciallycostly.ConsidergivingupacarandsigningupforZipcar,Car2gooranothercarsharingserviceifit’savailableinyourcity.Thesecompaniesletyourentacarhourly,whichcanhelpwhenpublictransportationwon’tgetyouwhereyouneedtogo.
Nowit’sontosmallerexpenses一andsomeyoumightnotevenknowyou’repaying.It’seasytosignupforaservicethatautomaticallychargesyoueverymonth,suchasthegym,ClassPass,SpotifyorNetflix.Cancelthemifyou’renotusingthematleastafewtimesaweek.AservicesuchasTruebillwilltrackyourmonthlypaymentsandshowyouwhichonesyou’renotusingsoyoucancancel.
9.WhatdoestheauthoraimtotellusinParagraph1?
A.Missingapaymentiscommonforgraduates.
B.Therearegoodwaystopaystudentloanbills.
C.Payingstudentloanbillsontimeisnecessary.
D.Somestudentseasilyignoretheirstudentloanbills.
10.Whatisadisadvantageoffollowinganincome-drivenstudentloanrepaymentplan?
A.Youwillbeofferedonlyoneoption.
B.Youmayenduppayingmoreinterest.
C.Youhavetofinishpayingwithin10years.
D.Youstillneedtopaymoreevenwhenyouearnless.
11.Whatdothelastthreetipshaveincommon?
A.Theyallsuggestcuttingcosts.
B.Theyareallaboutsmallexpenses.
C.Theyallmeanavoidingexpensiveservices.
D.Theyallhelpshortentherepayingprocess.
D
DecadesagotravellingbyairinAmericawasagreataffair.Todayitsignalsdiscomfort,extrachargesandthethreatofviolence.
AirfaresarehigherperseatmileinAmericathaninEurope.Theglobalpriceofjetfuelhasfallenbyhalfsince2014.ThattriggeredafarewarbetweenEuropeancarriers,butinAmericaticketpriceshavehardlybudged.
Standardsofservicearealsoworse.OnlyoneoperatorbasedinAmericacanbefoundintheworld’s30bestcarriers,comparedwithninefromEurope.WhenRyanair,currentlyEurope’slargestandcheapestairline,cutservicetothebone,itbegantolosecustomersandmoney.ThatcausedittoperformaU-turnandbe“nicer”tocustomers,inordertoprotectitsmarketsharefromcompetitorslikeeasyJet,WizzAirandNorwegian.
Thishappycombinationoflowfaresandreasonableservicehasasimpleexplanation:
competition.Americanpolicymakershavepresidedoverawaveofmergers(合并)inthepastfewyears.ThebiggestfourcarriersinAmericabetweenthemnowcontrol80%ofthemarket,comparedwithjust48%adecadeago.InEurope,wherethetopfourcarriershavearound45%ofthemarket,policymakershavegotthreethingsright.
First,Europeanregulatorshavetriedhardertopreservecompetitionbetweenexistingcarriers.TheEUhasbeenwillingtoblockmergerstopreventairlinesfrombuildingmonopoly(垄断)positionsatairports.NotsoinAmerica:
at40ofits100biggestairports,asinglecarriernowaccountsformorethanhalfofcapacity.Thatpushesupprices.
Second,Europehasmadeiteasierforforeignerstoencouragecompetitionbyenteringnewmarkets.TherearenoownershiplimitsatallbetweenEuropeancountries.Americacapsforeignownershipat25%.Foreignjointcompanies,suchasVirginAmericaarestrugglingtotakeoff.
SomeofEurope’sadvantagesarehardtocopy.America’sregulatorsshouldloosenthecaponforeignownershi