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tevenlearntodrive,letalonemastertheroadmanship.Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

24．Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.

A.Roadpoliteness

B.Trafficjams

C.Goodmanners

D.Moderndrivers

25．Troublesontheroadareoftencausedby________.

A.greatspeed

B.trafficjams

C.terribleroadconditions

D.thebehaviorofthedrivers

26．Accordingtothewriter,agooddrivershould________.

A.beatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving

B.beabletorecognizepolitenesswhenheseesit

C.joinintrafficstreamquicklyhoweverotherpeoplefeel

D.encourageoldladiestocrosstheroadswhenevertheywantto

27．Itisnotalwaysrightfordriversto________.

A.masterroadmanship

B.createatmosphereofgoodwill

C.encourageoldladiestocrosstheroad

D.giveafriendlynodtoshowpoliteness

2.（2014届安徽省合肥市高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷）

Afterstudentscomehomefromatiringdayatschool,theytendtoworryalotabouttheirhomework.

WhetherstudentsareworkingonEnglishorchemistryhomework,theyaresimplyworkingontheassignmentinordertogetitdone,attemptingtomemorizetheconceptsforthetimebeinganddonotabsorbanyoftheinformationafterward.Studentsarewastingtheirtimeoninsignificantassignmentsratherthaneffectivelyusingthattimetoachieveotheraccomplishments.Accordingto,manyparentsareconcernedthathomeworkisbeingassignedratherthanbeingusedtointegrate（整合）whatteachersarecoveringintheclassroom.Intheireyes,iflesshomeworkisassigned,studentswouldhavemuchlessstressandcouldfocusmoreontheirpassionsandhobbies.

Homeworkgetsinthewayofparticipatingincommunityserviceeventsaswellasopportunitiesforgettingajoborbeingapartofanextra-curricularactivity.Theseresponsibilitiesareimportantforteenagerstotakeonbecausetheypreparetheteenagersforthe"

realworld."

Withouttheproperexposuretoworkthatisnotschoolrelated,studentswillfindthemselveslostaftertheygraduate.Ifhomeworkwerenolongergiven,studentswouldhavealotmoretimetomatureinotherfieldsratherthanbeingeducatedonlyonacademics.

Inspiteofthefactthatteacherswantstudentstodobetterontestsandabsorbthematerialthattheyareteaching,homeworkisnotaccomplishingitspurpose.Becauseschoolisbecomingincreasinglymorecompetitiveandchallenging,homeworkisbecomingasetbackratherthanextrapractice.Itsremovalwouldbenefitthewellbeingofteenagersaswellasencouragethemtogetoutinthe"

realworld"

anddiscoverthemselvesinsteadofstaringatapileofassignments.

28．Studentsarewastingtheirtimeoninsignificanthomeworkbecause

A.theyareworkingonitcarelesslyandhurriedly

B.theyattempttogetonlypartoftheinformationmemorized

C.theyspendtoomuchtimedoingitwithoutunderstanding

D.theyfailtotakeintheinformationafterfinishingit

29．Manyparentsthinkthatteachersshould______.

A.helpstudentsintegratethehomework

B.simplifywhattheyteachintheclassroom

C.reducehomeworktodevelopstudents'

owninterests

D.assignmoreeffectivehomeworkforstudents

30．Fromthethirdparagraph,wecaninferthathomeworkmight______.

A.leavestudentslackofjobopportunities

B.makestudentslosethesenseofresponsibilities

C.weakenstudents'

socialadaptationability

D.causestudentstofeellostaftergraduation

31．Theauthorinsiststhathomeworkshouldbe______.

A.madesimplerandeasier

B.completelycancelled

C.connectedwithsocialactivities

D.switchedovertosubjectcompetitions

3.（2014届河北省唐山市高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷）

Ifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystation,youdon'

tneedtofeelsurprised．Theyareaflashmob（快闪族）,whichisagroupofpeoplewhocometogethersuddenlyinapublicplace,dosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftime,andthenquicklybreakup．TheyareusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationnetwork．Atapredeterminedtime,theygatherandperformsomedistractions（消遣）suchaswavingtheirhandsandexchangingbooks,Then,theyquicklybreakupbeforethepolicecanarrive．Usingmobilephones,theflashmobcanchangeitslocationifthefirstonehasbeenreplacedforanyreason．

BillLasik,senioreditorofHarper’sMagazine,organizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthefirstsuccessfulflashmobcametogetheronJune3,2003-afterthefirstattemptwasfoiledatMacy'

sdepartmentstore．Lasikclaimedthattheactivitywasdesignedtomakefunofhipsters（起时髦的人）,andcallattentiontotheculturalatmosphere．

Flashmobgatheringscansometimesshockpeople．Suchanactivitymightseemamusinganduntrue,butitalsomightfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplace．Undoubtedly,flashmobscanserveasgoodpoliticaltoolsinanydirection．Theyalsohavegreateconomicpotential,suchasusingflashmobstoadvertiseaproduct．

Theflashmobisnowbecomingmoreandmorepopular．Peopleuseittodomanythings．Forexample,in2009,MichaelJackson'

sfanstookpartinaflashmobtorememberhim．HundredsofhisfansgatheredsinginganddancingMichael'

sfamoussong"

BeatIt"

together．Flashmobsgivepeoplefromallwalksoflifeanopportunitytocometogethertocreateamemory．

32．Theundefinedword"

foiled"

inParagraph2canbereplacedby_。

A．forgottenB．preventedC．announcedD．confirmed

33．Whatcanyoulearnabouttheflashmobfromthepassage?

A．Theflashmobusuallybreaksupquicklyforlackingenoughtime．

B．Oncetheplacefortheactivityisdetermined,itcan'

tbechanged．

C．Theflashmobcanbemadeuseoffingmanyfieldsjustforfun．

D．Itgivespeoplethechancetocometogethertodosomethingunusual．

34．Themainpurposeofthepassageis-

A．toentertainB．toencourage

C．toinformD．topersuade

35．Thewriter'

sattitudetowardstheflashmobis

A．negativeC．favorableB．objectiveD．doubtful

4.（2014届河北省衡水中学高三下学期期中考试英语试卷）

Italyisonecountrywherebeautyisprizedmorethananyothervirtue.Thatis,exceptinthesmalltownofPiobbico,theself-declaredWorldCapitalofUglyPeople.Theroadsignattheedgeofthetownevenwarnsvisitorsthattheyareenteringtheuglyzone.PeoplewhoconsiderthemselvesuglyhavebeengatheringinPiobbicosincethe1960s.That’swhenUglyClubpresidentTelesforoLacobelliestablishedadatingagencyforwomenwhobelievedtheyweretoouglytoattracthusbands.Lacobellibelievesthatheisuglyhimselfbecausehehasashortnoseinacountrywherelongorlargenoseshavealwaysbeenconsideredbeautiful.

PeoplefromaroundtheworldtraveltoPiobbicototelltheirsadstoriesofugliness.DuringtheannualFestivaloftheUgly,whichoccursonthefirstSundayofeverySeptember,hundredsofpeoplegatherinPiobbico’stownsquaretoelectthepresidentoftheUglyClub.Lacobelliwinstheelectioneveryyear.TheUglyClubhasover20,000members.TheycarryIDcardsthatgradetheiruglinessfrombearabletoextreme.AprizeisawardedtoUglyClubmemberswhoqualifyasextremelyugly.

TheUglyClubpresidentinsiststhatuglinessisavirtue.Sincebeautifulpeoplegetalotofattentionfortheirbeautyalone,theyhavetoworkhardtoprovetheirothervirtues.Uglypeople,ontheotherhand,aregenuineanddonothavetoproveanythingtoanybody,accordingtoLacobelli.

Lacobelliisaspokespersonforuglypeopleeverywhere.Hebelievesthattheuglieroneis,thebetterlifecanbe.Thoughtheclubenjoysmakingfunofbeauty,especiallybeautycontests,Lacobellihasaserioussideaswell.Hebelievesthattoomanypeoplesufferfromfinancialandemotionalpressuresbecausetheydon’tmeetsociety’sstandardsofbeauty.ThefactthatbeautifulpeoplearemoresuccessfulintheworkforceisaproblemthatLacobellihasattemptedtobringforwardtotheItalianpublicandgovernment.

36．Piobbicoisratherspecialinthat.

A.itisaverysmalltownB.itishometouglypeople

C.itreceivesnovisitorsD.itisthecapitalofItaly

37．WhyisLacobellielectedthepresidentoftheUglyClubeve