广东惠州市届高三上学期第二次调研考试英语试题及答案.docx

1、广东惠州市届高三上学期第二次调研考试英语试题及答案2014-2015学年度?学校12月月考卷第I卷（选择题）一、单项选择二、完形填空三、阅读理解第II卷（非选择题）Some people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality. But when we research it, happiness actually _every single business and educational outcome for the brain. How did we _ this? Why do we have these social mis

2、understandings about happiness? Because we assumed you were _.When we study people, scientists are often interested in what the average is.Many people think happiness is genetic. Thats only half the story, because the average person does not fight their _. When we stop studying the average and begin

3、 _ positive outliers(离群值) - people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence - a _ different picture appears. Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and _._, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single pro

4、cessor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world. If you scan for the _ first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded（嵌入） in your work. But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an _adva

5、ntage.I wrote the cover story for the Harvard Business Review magazine on Happiness Leads to Profits. Based on my article called Positive Intelligence and my research in The Happiness Advantage, I _ our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a _ and busy workfo

6、rce.A decade of research in the business world _ that happiness raises nearly every business and educational _: increasing sales by 37%， productivity by 31%， and _ on tasks by 19%， as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.1A. rises B. arises C. raises D. realizes2A. think B. mi

7、ss C. know D. understand3A. usual B. single C. unique D. average4A. bodies B. faces C. genes D. fates5A. researching B. discovering C. finding D. observing6A. mildly B. hardly C. crazily D. wildly7A. interest B. success C. safety D. failure8A. Scientifically B. Fortunately C. Gradually D. Strangely9

8、A. active B. passive C. negative D. positive10A. interesting B. embarrassing C. annoying D. amazing11A. Talked B. summarized来 C. thought D. underlined12A. silly B. funny C. common D. happy13A. means B. proves C. wishes D. hopes14A. outcome B. answer C. cause D. reality15A. behavior B. mistake C. acc

9、uracy D. possession【答案】1C2B3D4C5A6D7B8A9C10D11B12D13B14A15C【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇议论文。了人们对幸福的误解。事实上，幸福对我们的经济业务与教育成果大有好处。1C考查动词辨析以及预警理解。Rise上升，为不及物动词。Arise产生；发生；出现，亦为不及物动词。Raise提升；增加，为及物动词。Realize意识到，与语境不符。而此处后接了宾语，需要一个及物动词。故选C。2B。考查动从i辨析以及语境理解。Think认为。Miss错过；不理解。Know知道。Understand理解。我们为什么没有理解这一点呢？故选B.3D。考查形容词

10、的辨析和语境理解。Usual通常的，顺常的。Single单个的。Unique独特的。Average普通的，平常的。根据下文可知，选D。4C，考查名词辨析以及语境理解。Bodies身体。Faces脸。Genes基因。Fates命运。联系上下文可知选C.5A。考查动词辩词以及语境理解。Researching研究；调查。Discovering发现。Finding（意外偶然地发现）。Observing观察到，看到。“当我们停止研究平常人并且开始研究积极的离群值时”。并且与studying对应。6D.考查动词解析与语境理解。Mildly轻微地；稍微地；温和地。Hardly几乎不。Crazily非常快地；

11、拼命地；疯狂地。Wildly及其；非常。故选D.7B。考查名词辨析和语境理解。Interest兴趣。Success成功。Safety安全。Failure失败。我们的日常决定和习惯对我们的幸福度和成功都有着巨大的影响。故选B。8A.考查副词辨析和语境理解。Scientifically合乎科学地。Fortunately幸运地。Gradually逐渐地。Strangely奇怪地。“合乎科学地，幸福是一种选择”。故选A.9C.考查形容词辨析和语境理解。Active活跃的；充满活力的。Passive消极的，被动的。Negative消极的，常与positive构成对应。Positive积极的。故选C。10

12、考查形容词辨析与理解。Interesting有趣的。Embarrassing令人尴尬的。Annoying令人恼怒的。Amazing令人惊叹的。“但是如果你积极的细看这个世界，你会开始获得令人惊奇的益处”。故选D.11B.考查动词辨析和语境理解。Talked谈论。Summarized总结；概述。Though认为。Underlined强调，；在.下面划线。“基于我的积极的智慧一文和我们对幸福的好处的研究，我总结了我们的研究结论”。12D考查形容词辨析和理解。Silly愚蠢的。Funny有趣的。Common普通的。Happy快乐的。“在现代经济中一个最大的优点就说有一群快乐而繁忙的劳动力”。故选D.

13、13B.考查动词辨析和语境理解。Means意思是；意味着。Proves证明。Wishes希望（不太可能的）。Hope希望。“在企业界十年的研究证明.”故选B14A.考查名词辨析和语境理解。Outcome成果；结果。Answer答案。Cause原因。Reality现实；实际。“educational outcome教育成果”。并且在第一段提到过。故选A.15C.考查名词辨析和语境理解。Behavior行为。Mistake错误。Accuracy精确度；准确性。Possession拥有；财产。“销售增加了37%，生产力增加了31%，工作的精确度提高了19%”。故选C.考点：考查人生百味类短文阅读。O

14、nce upon a time, there was a gang of evil goblins（小妖精) who lived in a forest. They spent a lot of their time_16 (make) fun of a poor old man who could now hardly move, see, or hear. They showed no respect for _17 age.The situation became so extreme that Great Wizard （男巫） decided to teach the goblins

15、 _18_ lesson. He cast a spell , and from that moment, every insult（侮辱）_19_was directed at the old man made the old man better, _20 _ had the opposite effect on the goblin who was doing the insulting. Of course, the goblins knew nothing about 21_ was happening. The more they called the man an “old fo

16、ol”, the_22 (young) of mind he became, while the goblin who _23_(shout )at him aged rapidly, and became a little more foolish.As time went on, those evil goblins were becoming terribly old , ugly, stupid, and clumsy _24_ even realizing it. Finally, the Great Wizard allowed the goblins to see themsel

17、ves, and_25_ (surprise)they saw that they had turned into the disgusting creatures we now know as trolls（巨魔）.【答案】16making17his18a19that20but21what22younger23had shouted24without25surprisingly【解析】试题分析：本文是一则寓言小故事。描写住在森林里邪恶的小妖精们常常取笑一个贫困的老人，并且愈发严重以至于一个男巫决定给这个小妖精一个教训。最后，小妖精们变成了我们所知的的巨魔。16making 考查动词的固定搭配

18、：spend .(in) doing .他们话费很长时间取笑一个平困的老人 。17his 考查代词及语境理解。他们不尊重他的年龄。His在这里指代上文提到的“a poor man”.18a 考查词组的固定搭配。Teach sb a lesson.给某人一个教训。情况变得越来越严重以至于一个男巫决定给那个小妖精一个教训。19that 考查定语从句。他施了一个魔法，从那时起，每一个对老人的侮辱都会使得老人变得更好。That引导定语从句，在定语从句中做主语。20but 考查并列连词及语境理解。但对侮辱老人的小妖精有相反的影响。表转折。21what 考查宾语从句及语境理解。小妖精们对正在发生的事情一无

19、所知。What在此宾语从句中做主语。22younger 考查固定句式以及语境理解。“the比.the 比，越.越.”他们越是叫那个老人老傻瓜，老人的心态越年轻。【心态8】had shouted 考查动词的时态。此处的动作发生在became之前，是过去的过去，故要用过去完成时。23without 考查介词及语境理解。随着时间的推移，那些小妖精甚至没有意识到他们逐渐变老、变丑、变愚蠢以及变的笨拙。24surprisingly 考查副词以及句子成分的理解。此处此处并列句中主谓宾齐全，只能加一个状语，因此填surprise的副词形式。考点：考查语法填空。Why dont so many America

20、ns accept the theory of evolution? A 2001 Gallup Poll found that 45 percent of Americans agree with the statement “God created the human being pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so ”, while 37 percent preferred a mixed belief that “Human beings have develop

21、ed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process”, and only 12percent accepted the standard scientific theory that “Human being have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process”.There are at least four

22、reasons to make people resistant to accepting evolution.1. The warfare model of science and religion. The belief that there is a war between science and religion where one is right and the other is wrong, and that one must choose one over the other.2. The belief that evolution is a threat to specifi

23、c religious tenets(信条). Many people attempt to use science to prove certain religious tenets, but when they do not appear to fit, the science is rejected.3. Misunderstanding of evolutionary theory. A significant problem is that most people know so little about the theory. In the 2001 Gallup Poll, fo

24、r example, a quarter of the people surveyed said they didnt know enough to say whether they accepted evolution or not, and only 34 percent considered themselves to be “very informed ” about the theory.4. The fear that evolution degrades our humanity. Darwin revealed us to be “mere animals”, subject

25、to the same natural laws and historical forces as all other animals.Believers should embrace science, especially evolutionary theory, for what it has done to uncover the magnificence of the divinity(神学) in a depth never dreamed by our ancient ancestors. We have learned a lot in 4,000 years, and that

26、 knowledge should never be denied. Instead, science should be welcomed by all who cherish human understanding and wisdom.26According to the Poll, most people in America believe_.A. human beings have developed from less advanced forms of lifeB. God contributed to the present form of human beingsC. Go

27、d created human beings in the present formD. God guided the process of human beings development27Which of the following is NOT the reason why people dont accept evolution?A. There is always a war between evolution and religion.B. Some religious tenets cant be proved by science.C. Many people dont kn

28、ow enough about evolution.D. They fear that we will become “mere animals”.28What can we learn form the passage about evolutionary theory?A. Whether evolutionary theory is science is a question.B. It has explained the brilliance of the divinity better than before.C. It must make religion disappear an

29、d they cant exist at the same time.D. Darwin made little contribution to the theory.29What is the writers view on the evolutionary theory?A. It is not science and should be resisted.B. It is science but should be resisted.C. It is not science but should be accepted.D. It is science and should be acc

30、epted.30The author wrote the passage to_.A. tell the readers that many Americans refuse evolution theory.B. tell the readers why so many Americans refuse evolution theory.C. advise the readers to value science, including evolution theory.D. tell the difference between science and religion.【答案】26B27D

31、28B29D30C【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇议论文。论述了为什么那么多美国人不接受进化论的原因，最后告诉人们要相信科学，相信进化论。26B 考查细节理解。根据民意测评，美国的大部分人相信什么。“A 2001 Gallup Poll found that 45 percent of Americans agree with the statement “God created the human being pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so”27D 考查细节理解。以下不是人们为什么不接受进化的原因的是。“The fear that evolution degrades our humanity”是进化会降低人类等级的担心，而不是变成纯粹的动物的担心。28B 考查推理判断。关于进化论我们能从文中了解到什么？“Believers should embrace science, especi