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甘肃省高台县高考英语二模试题及答案解析
2014年甘肃省高台县高考英语二模试题及答案解析
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第I卷
第一部分:
阅读理解
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
Whenyourparentsadviseyouto“getaneducation”inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpower(人力资源)foryoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.
Getahighschooldiploma,atleast.Withoutthat,youwillbeoccupationallydeadunlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdison,andyoucansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.
Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,youareonthelaunchingpad.Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster’sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andthefamouslawofdiminishing(逐渐减少的)returnsbeginstotakeeffect.
Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlong-haultruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?
Yes,theaveragesalaryforthosetruckerswas$24000whilethefullprofessorsmanagedtoearnjust$23030.
Adoctorateisthehighestdegreeyoucanget.Exceptforafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposes,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinanyotherfield,youwillfaceafuturewhichisnotbright.Therearemoredoctorsunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyotherpartoftheworld.
IfyoubecomeadoctorinEnglishorhistoryoranthropologyorpoliticalscienceorlanguagesor—worstofall—inphilosophy,youruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedforournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands.
Thousandsofdoctorsaresellingshoes,drivingcars,waitingontable,andendlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymayalsotakeajobinsomehighschoolorbackwater(闭塞)collegethatpaysmuchlessthanthedoorkeeperearns.
Youcanequatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Farenough,thatis,tomakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofaprofitonyou.
1.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeoplewho______.
A.willnotbeadisgracetosociety
B.willbecomeloyalcitizens
C.cantakecareofthemselves
D.canmeetthenation’sdemandasasourceofmanpower
2.Manydoctorsareoutofjobbecause______.
A.theyareimproperlyeducated
B.theyareoflittlecommercialvaluetotheirsociety
C.therearefewerjobsinhighschools
D.theyprefereasierjobsthatmakemoremoney
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.BernardShawdidn’tfinishhighschool,nordidEdison.
B.Onemustthinkcarefullybeforepursuingamaster’sdegree.
C.Thehigheryoureducationlevel,themoremoneyyouwillearn.
D.Ifyouaretoowell-educated,you’llbeovereducatedforsociety’sdemands.
4.Thewriterseeseducationas______.
A.ameansofprovidingjobsecurityandfinancialsecurityandameansofmeetingacountry’sdemandsfortechnicalworkers
B.awaytobroadenone’shorizons
C.moreimportantthanfindingajob
D.anopportunitythateveryoneshouldhave
B
Myheartsankwhenthemanattheimmigrationcountergesturedtothebackroom.IwasbornandraisedinAmerica,andthiswasMiami,whereIlive,buttheyweren’tquitereadytoletmeinyet.
“Pleasewaitinhere,Ms.Abujaber,”theimmigrationofficersaid.Myhusband,withhisveryAmericanlastname,accompaniedme.Hewasgettingusedtothis.ThesamethinghadhappenedrecentlyinCanadawhenI’dflowntoMontrealtospeakatabookevent.Thattimetheyheldmefor45minutes.TodaywewerereturningfromaliteraryfestivalinJamaica,andIwasshockedthatIwasbeingsent“inback”onceagain.
Theofficerbehindthecountercalledmeupandsaid,“Miss,yournamelookslikethenameofsomeonewho’sonourwantedlist.We’regoingtohavetocheckyououtwithWashington.”
“Howlongwillittake?
”
“Hardtosay…afewminutes,”hesaid,“We’llcallyouwhenwe’rereadyforyou.”Afteranhour,Washingtonstillhadn’tdecidedanythingaboutme.
“Isn’tthiscomputerized?
”Iaskedatthecounter,“Can’tyoujustlookmeup?
”
“Justafewmoreminutes,”theyassuredme.
Afteranhourandahalf,IpulledmycellphoneouttocallthefriendsIwassupposedtomeetthatevening.Anofficerrushedover.“Nophones!
”hesaid,“Forallweknowyoucouldbecallingaterroristcellandgivingtheminformation.”
“I’mjustauniversityprofessor,”Isaid.Myvoicecameoutinasqueak.
“Ofcourseyouare.Andwetakepeoplelikeyououtofhereinlegironseveryday.”
Iputmyphoneaway.
MyhusbandandIweregettinghungryandtired.Wholefamilieshadbeenbroughtintothewaitingroom,andtheplacewaspackedwithexcitablechildren,exhaustedparents,andevenaflightattendant.
Iwantedtoscream,tojumponachairandshout:
“I’manAmericancitizen;anovelist;IprobablyteachEnglishliteraturetoyourchildren.”
Aftertwohoursindetention(扣押),Iwasapproachedbyoneoftheofficers.“You’refreetogo,”hesaid.Noexplanationorapologies.Foramoment,neitherofusmoved.Wewerestillinshock.Thenweleapedtoourfeet.
“Oh,onemorething,”hehandedmeatatteredphotocopywithanaddressonit,“Ifyouaren’thappywithyourtreatment,youcanwritetothisagency.”
“Willtheyrespond?
”Iasked.
“Idon’tknow—Idon’tknowofanyonewho’severwrittentothembefore.”Thenheadded,”Bytheway,thiswillprobablykeephappeningeachtimeyoutravelinternationally.”
“WhatcanIdotokeepitfromhappeningagain?
”
Hesmiledtheemptysmilewe’dseenallday,“Absolutelynothing.”
Aftertellingseveralfriendsaboutourordeal,probablythemostfrequentadviceI’veheardinresponseistochangemyname.Twentyyearsago,myowngraduateschoolwritingprofessoradvisedmetowriteunderapennamesothatpublisherswouldn’tstickmeinwhathecalled“theethnicghetto”—aseparate,secondaryshelfinthebookstore.Butanameisanintegralpartofanyone’spersonalandprofessionalidentity—justlikethetownyou’reborninandtheplacewhereyou’reraised.
Likemyfather,I’llkeepthename,butmyairportexperiencehasgivenmeawholenewperspectiveonwhatdiversityandtolerancearesupposedtomean.IhadnoideathatbeinganAmericanwouldeverbethishard.
5.Theauthorwasheldattheairportbecause______.
A.sheandherhusbandreturnedfromJamaica
B.hernamewassimilartoaterrorist’s
C.shehadbeenheldinMontreal
D.shehadspokenatabookevent
6.Shewasnotallowedtocallherfriendsbecause______.
A.heridentityhadn’tbeenconfirmedyet
B.shehadbeenheldforonlyonehourandahalf
C.therewereotherfamiliesinthewaitingroom
D.shecouldn’tuseherowncellphone
7.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthorwould______topreventsimilarexperiencefromhappeningagain.
A.writetotheagencyB.changehername
C.avoidtravelingabroadD.donothing
8.Herexperiencesindicatethattherestillexists______intheUS.
A.hatredB.discrimination
C.toleranceD.diversity
C
Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,shiningwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgranted.Youthhowever,comesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournaturalqualities,andyourattractivenessandgracewillremain.Elderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,throughplains,mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.Youhavereallylivedyourlife,whichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeuseofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainitselfisabeautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeinthecompanyoftheelderlyislikereadingathickbookofgoodedition,whichattractsonesomuchthatoneisunwillingtopartwithit.Aslongasonefindswhereonestands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.
9.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphisclosesttotheword______inmeaning.
A.decorationB.clarificationC.movementD.identification
10.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat______.
A.peopleshouldbepackagedatallages
B.peopleshouldbepackagedinaspecialway
C.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackaging
D.properpackagingmakespeopleattractive
11.Forthemiddle-aged,attractiveness______.
A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongest
C.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance
12.Accordingtotheauthor,ifyouwanttokeepinharmonywithnature,youshould______.
A.dyeyourhairB.makeupatayoungage
C.followtheageingprocessD.giveupfameandwealth
D
“Enough”withthemultivitaminsalready.That’sthemessagefromexpertsbehindthreenewstudiesthattackledanoftendebatedquestion:
Dodailymultivitaminsmakeyouhealthier?
“Webelievethatthecaseisclosed-supplementing(补充)thedietofwell-nourishedadultswith(most)mineralorvitaminsupplementshasnoclearbenefitandmightevenbeharmful,”concludedtheauthorsoftheeditorialsummarizingthenewresearchpapers.Theyurgeconsumerstonot‘waste’theirmoney