山东学年高三下学期模拟检测一.docx

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山东学年高三下学期模拟检测一

高三下学期模拟检测一

英语

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分37.5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

Thesedays'teengirlslacksomethingveryimportant—self-esteem（自信）．Theyworrymoreabouttheirappearance，insteadofworkingontheirschoolwork.Theirconcentrationisontheirbodiesandclothing.Arecentsurveyisconductedinaschool，andherearetheresults：

·59%of5th—12thgradegirlsaredissatisfiedwiththeirbodyshape.

·20%—40%ofgirlsbegindietingatage10.

·By15，girlsaretwiceaslikelytobecomedepressedasboys.

·Among5th—12thgraders，47%saytheywanttoloseweightbecauseofmagazinepictures.

·73%of8—12yearsoldsdressliketeensandtalkliketeens.

Thephenomenonthatgirlslackselfesteemworriesmanyteachersandparents.Someexpertsconcludethatteengirls'focusshiftsandpersonallookbecomestheirmainfocus.“Selfesteembecomestoocloselytiedtophysicalappearance;girlsfeeltheycan'tmeasureuptosocietystandards”，saysAnitaGurian，Ph.D.Significantly，girlsarerushingtogetwhatevertheotherteengirlsaregetting，whichaffectstheirselfesteem.

Theattitudeofteengirlswhothinkthattheydonothaveperfecthair，perfectbodies，orperfectclothingcanruinateengirl'sselfesteem.Importantly，thequestionishowwecanhelpthemraisetheirselfesteem.Someopinionsfromexpertsandstayathomemomsare，“Letdaughtershelpfixthekitchensinkandletsonshelpmakedinner.”Selfesteemmattersalot;itisyourcourage，yourconfidence，anditisselfrespectinyourself.

Fordecadesteengirlsallovertheworldhavelackedselfesteem.Somegirlswillletpeopleputthemdownandtheywillnotstandupforthemselves.Theyneedtorealizethattheyarealluniqueindividuals，anddon'thavetobeacopy.Hopefullythingswillchangeandgetbetter.It'sobviousthatweneedtotakesomeaction，andhelpteengirlsunderstandthatlooksdon'talwaysmatter.Whatmattersisyourcharacterandhowyoutreatpeople;nothavingtheperfectbody，orperfecthair，butyourinnerbeauty.

1．Whatisthemajorfocusoftheteengirlsthesedaysaccordingtothepassage?

A．Selfesteem.B．Appearance.C．Schoolwork.D.Healthyweight.

2．Theunderlinedphrase“measureupto”means“”．

A．totestB．tochangeC．tomeetD．tounderstand

3．Whatcausesthephenomenonthatgirlslackselfesteemaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Parentsandteachers'worries.

B．Physicalappearance.

C．Opinionsfromexperts

D．Thewrongattitude..

4．What'sthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A．Totelltheimportanceofteengirls'selfesteem.

B．Tolistthedifficultiesthatteengirlsarefacing.

C．Tohelpteengirlstorealizehowtoraiseselfesteem.

D．Toencourageteengirlstobecomeuniqueindividuals.

B

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation，arepeoplerememberingless?

Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation，whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory，yourbrain?

ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy，ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment，theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later，thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain，sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment，theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember，andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder（文件夹）．Surprisingly，peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation（位置）betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet，theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather，theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory（交互记忆）．”

AccordingtoSparrow，wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead，computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories；thatis，peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent，butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.

5．Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto____.

A．introducethemaintopicB．showtheauthor'sattitude

C．describehowtousetheInternet

D．explainhowtostoreinformation

6．Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment？

____

A．TheSparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B．Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

C．Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.

D．Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

7．Intransactivememory，people____.

A．keeptheinformationinmind

B．changethequantityofinformation

C．organizeinformationlikeacomputer

D．rememberhowtofindtheinformation

C

Foryears,mytimespentintheshowercouldhavegotmeamentioninGuinnessWorldRecordsastheshortesttimetakentobathe.Ihurriedupduringthisprocess.

Oneday,however,whileataparty,Iheardanartistfriendtellingeverybodythathisideacamewhilehewashavingashower.“Whataboutyou?

”heasked,“Don’tyougetyourcreativethoughtsfromthesameplace?

”

“I’minandoutinahurry,”Itoldhimproudly.“Ihavenotimetowaste!

”

“Whatapity,”hesaid.“That’stheplacewhereyouneedtoslowdown;plentyofgreatthoughtscomefromthere!

”Itrieditout.Isloweddownthewholeprocess,startedenjoyingthewarmwater,takingalittlelongertosoapmyselfandevenspendingmoretimejustenjoyingtheprocess,andrealizedhowmuchIhadmissedinhurryingupalltheseyears.

Awomantoldmehowmuchstressherfriendwassufferingfromandhowshesoughttoconvinceherthatsheneededtofindwaystorelax.Shegaveheravideotapeonstressmanagementandrelaxationtechniques,andencouragedhertowatchitrightaway.Fifteenminuteslater,herfriendhandedbackthetape.“Itwasgood,”shesaid,”butIdon’tneedit.”

“Butit’sa70-minutevideo,”thewomanreplied,“Youcouldn’thavewatchedthewholething.”

“Yes,Idid,”herfriendsaid.“Iputitinfast-forward!

”

Amajorsocialproblemofthe21stcenturyisHurrySickness.Wehurrythroughwork.Weswallowfastfood.Wecomplainthatwedon’thaveenoughtime.Weracethroughthedaysandweeksuntilonedaywelookbackinamazementandcomment,“Mygod,howtheyearsflewby!

”Thenwerealizetheheavypricewehavepaidfortravelingfast.

SymptomsofHurrySicknessincludestressandanxiety,badrelationships,loweredworkperformanceandevendisease.Somepeopledon’tsurviveit.What’sthecure?

Slowdown,forlifeissoshortandpreciousthatwemustliveitwell.

8.Whatwastheadvantageoftakingashowerintheeyesoftheartistfriend?

A.Timewassaved.B.Nothingwasmissed.

C.Greatideasflewaway.D.Creativethoughtscame.

9.Whatwasthetroublewiththewoman’sfriend?

A.Shefeltstressed.B.Shefoundthetapeuseless.

C.Shefoundnowaytorelax.D.Shewatchedthetapetoofast.

10.Whatarethemajortroublepeoplefaceinthe21stcenturyinthewriter’seyes?

A.Peoplerunfasttowork.B.Everythingisdoneinahurry.

C.Peopledon’thaveenoughtime.D.Timeflieswithoutbeingnoticed.

11.Howcantheproblembesettled?

A.Bypacingdown.B.Bylearningtosurvive.

C.Bydevelopingfriendship.D.Byperforminggoodwork.

D

“Don'tworryifyouhaveproblems！

”Itiseasytosayuntilyouareinthemidstofareallybigone.Theonlypeoplewhodon'thavetroublesaregatheredinlittleneighborhoods.Mostcommunitieshaveatleastone.Wecallthemcemeteries.Ifyou'rebreathing，youhavedifficulties.It'sthewayoflife.Andbelieveitornot，mostofyourproblemsmayactuallybegoodforyou！

Letmeexplain.

MaybeyouhaveheardtheGreatBarrierReef，stretchingsome1，800milesfromNewGuineatoAustralia.Tourguidesregularlytakevisitorstoviewthereef.

Ononetour，atraveleraskedtheguideaninterestingquestion.“Inoticethatthelagoon（泻湖）sideofthereeflookspaleandlifeless，whiletheoceansideisvibrantandcolorful，”thetravelerobserved.“Whyisthis？

”

Theguidegaveaninterestinganswer，“Thecoralaroundthelagoonsideisinstillwater，withnochallengeforitssurvival.Itdiesearly.Thecoralontheoceansideisconstantlybeingtestedbywind，wavesandstorms.Ithastofightforitssurvivaleveryday.Asitischallengedandtested，itchangesandadapts.Itgrowshealthy.Itgrowsstrong.Anditreproduces.”Thenheadded，“That'sthewayitiswitheverylivingorganism.”

That'showitiswithpeople.Challengedandtested，wecomealive！

Likecoralpoundedbythesea，wegrow.Physicaldemandscancauseustogrowstronger.Mentalandemotionalstresscanproducetoughmindednessandresiliency.Spiritualtestingcanproducestrengthofcharacterandfaithfulness.So，youhaveproblems？

Noproblem！

Justtellyourself，“ThereIgrowagain！

”

Remember：

Asmoothseanevermadeaskilledmariner.

12．Whohasnoproblemsaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thepersonswhoareveryfamous.

B．Thepersonswhohavemuchmoney.

C．Thepersonswhoarelivinginthecemeteries.

D．Thepersonswhohavebeenborn.

13．Inthewriter'sopinion，．

A．problemsbringusmuchtrouble

B．problemshavetwosides，goodorbad

C．weshouldtrytostayawayfromanytrouble

D．thefewerthingswedo，thelesstroublewe'llmeet

14．Thereasonwhylagoonsideofthereefhasnolifeis．

A．ithasn'tgotanysunlightB．ithaslessenergythanothers

C．ithasnoworktodoeveryday

D．itneverfacesanycha