学练考学年高中英语综合能力测评31.docx
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学练考学年高中英语综合能力测评31
综合能力测评(三)Unit3
本套试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
第Ⅰ卷60分,第Ⅱ卷40分,共100分。
考试时间90分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共60分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共两节;满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
DoyouloveBeatsheadphones,TrueReligionjeans,andUGGshoes?
Thesearesomeofthemostpopularbrands(品牌)around.Theyarealsoexpensive.Butsomeexpertssaytheyarenotmuchbetterthancheaperbrands.
Forexample,JimWilcoxworksforConsumerReports.Hetestedallkindsofheadphones.Hesaysthat$80KossProheadphonesprovidebasicallythesamequalityandcomfortasBeats.Sowhydopeoplepaytwiceoreven10timesasmuchforthehottestbrands?
Expertssayitisbecausefashionable,expensivebrandssendamessage.Brandssay“Ibelong”or“Icanaffordit.”
Somepeoplethinkthatexpensivebrandnamesareworththeprice.Theysaythatsomedesignerclothesreallyaretopqualityandthattheylastlongerthancheaperbrandsbecausethesebrandsmakethemfeelgoodaboutthemselves.
AlexandraAllam,17,likestobuybrandnameproducts.“I'dratherspendtheextramoneytogetsomethingIknowI'llbesatisfiedwith,”shesays.HerfriendEmmySwanagrees,saying“Aslongasyoucanaffordit,itseemsreasonabletobuywhatyouwant.”Butnotallteenagersagree.“Spendinghundredsofdollarsfordesignersunglassesisstupidandunreasonable,”saysDanielSteinbrecher,16.“It'sfake(假的)happiness.”
Peoplewhoareagainstwearingexpensivebrandnamessaythatmanydesignerbrandsaren'tanybetter.“Itiswastefultobuythingsjustbecausetheyarepopular,”saysEdmundWilliams,15.“You'llfeelbetterifyoubuythingsbecauseyoulikethem.Ifyouhaveextramoneytospend,itwouldbebettertogiveittopeopleinneed.”
1.Accordingtoexperts,peoplechoosethehottestbrandsprobably________.
A.toshowoffB.fortheirbetterquality
C.fortheirbetterdesignsD.tobelongtoaspecialgroup
2.Whohavethesameopiniononexpensivebrands?
A.Alexandra&Daniel.B.Emmy&Edmund.
C.Emmy&Alexandra.D.Daniel&Emmy.
3.WhatdoesEdmundthinkofexpensivebrands?
A.Theyarenotworththeprice.
B.Theymakethemfeelconfident.
C.Theyneedtoimprovetheirquality.
D.Theypaytoomuchattentiononpersonallikes.
4.Thetextismainlyabout________.
A.howtobuythingsreasonably
B.thecompetitionbetweenbrands
C.thedifferentvaluesofteenagers
D.whetherexpensivebrandsareworthhighprices
B
Withsomanyplacesofinterest,worldfamousmuseumsandtallbuildings,thereisalwaysplentytodoinNewYork.However,sightseeinginNewYorkCitymightnotbetheeasiestorthecheapestexperience.
Thisiswhyourteamofreal,lifelongNewYorkershavecreatedtheNewYorkPass.Ifyouwanttofindthebestofwhatthisamazingcityoffersaswellassavetimeandmoneyduringyourvisit,theNewYorkPassissomethingyoushouldbeinterestedin.In2014,NewYorkPasseshavebeenusedover2,500,000times.GetyourPasstodayandjointhebigsavingsitoffers:
Freeticketstomorethan70placesofinterest
Freeentry(进入)tobestplacesofinterestinNYC:
theEmpireStateBuilding,StatueofLiberty,TopoftheRock,CircleLineRiverCruise,MadameTussaud's,Food&WallStreetTours,MET,MoMA&GuggenheimMuseum.
Over$1300worthofentrancefees(费用)
That'showmuchitwouldcostifyouwentsightseeinginNewYorkandvisitedalltheplacesofinterestthatNewYorkPassgrantsentranceto—withoutusingthePass.
Lineskippingprivileges(特权)
AsaNewYorkPassholder,youare_entitled_tofasttrackentrytosomeofNewYorkCity'splacesofinterest—agreatbenefitsavingyoutime,soyoucanseeevenmore!
Free&FastCollectionChoice
Notenoughtimefordelivery?
Opt(选定)forcollectionandyouwillbeabletopickupyourpassesatTimesSquarejustafewminutesafterplacingyourorder.
SpecialOffer:
15%Off(打折)3and7DayPasses
Buyonline&SaveinNewYorkCity
OfferEnds:
Thu.20Dec.2014
Availableonlineonly—inNewYorkCityyouwillhavetopayafullprice.
Product
Original(最初的)Price
Onedayadultpass
$85
Onedaychildpass(age412)
$60
Twodayadultpass
$130
Twodaychildpass(age412)
$110
Threedayadultpass
$180
Threedaychildpass(age412)
$140
Sevendayadultpass
$230
Sevendaychildpass(age412)
$165
5.Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.
A.showpeopleticketsfeeofscenicspotsinNewYork
B.explainsomethingaboutNewYorkPass
C.introduceplacesofinterestinNewYork
D.encouragepeopletobuyNewYorkPass
6.WhatcouldbethelowestpriceforaTwodayadultpassandaThreedaychildpass?
A.$250.B.$270.C.$249.D.$263.
7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutNewYorkPass?
A.Itsholdersneedn'tpayfortheplacesitcovers.
B.Itsholderscansaveupto$1300entrancefees.
C.Itsholdersneedn'tqueuetoentertheplacesitcovers.
D.ItcanbepickedupatTimesSquareatanytimeafteryouorderit.
8.Theunderlinedphrase“areentitledto”mostprobablymeans“________”.
A.haveaspecialnameB.haveaspecialright
C.haveaspecialtimeD.haveaspecialsaving
C
Ifyou'replanningontravelling,thereareafewsimplerulesabouthowtomakelifeeasierbothbeforeandafteryourjourney.
Firstofall,alwayscheckanddoublecheckdeparture(起程)time.Itisamazinghowfewpeoplereallydothiscarefully.OnceIarrivedattheairportafewminutesafterten.MysecretaryhadgottheticketformeandIthoughtshehadsaidthattheplaneleftat10:
50.WhenIarrivedattheairport,theclerkatthedeparturedesktoldmethatmyflightwasclosed.Therefore,Ihadtowaitthreehoursforthenextoneandmissedanimportantmeeting.
Thesecondruleistorememberthateveninthisageofcreditcards,itisstillimportanttohaveatleastalittleofthelocalcurrency(货币)withyouwhenyouarriveinacountry.Thiscanbenecessaryifyouareflyingtoaplacefewtouristsnormallyvisit.OnceIarrivedataplaceatmidnightandthebankattheairportwasclosed.TheonlywaytogettomyhotelwasbytaxiandbecauseIhadnodollars,Iofferedtopayinpoundsinstead.“Listen!
Ionlytakerealmoney!
”thedriversaidangrily.LuckilyIwasabletoborrowafewdollarsfromaclerkatthehotel,butitwasembarrassing.
Thethirdandlastruleistofindoutasmuchasyoucanabouttheweatheratyourdestinationbeforeyouleave.IfeelsorryforsomeofmyworkmateswhotravelinheavysuitsandraincoatsinMay,whenitisstillfairlycoolinLondonorManchester,toplaceslikeAthens,RomeorMadrid,whereitisalreadybeginningtogetquitewarmduringtheday.
9.Whereisthewritermostprobablyfrom?
A.Italy.B.TheUSA.C.Britain.D.Greece.
10.Accordingtothepassage,thedriverwasangrybecause________.
A.theauthorgavehimfalse(假的)money
B.theauthordidnotgivehimthelocalmoney
C.theauthorofferedtopaybycreditcard
D.theauthorhadnoenoughchange
11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theauthortellspeopletochoosewarmplacesastheirtraveldestinations.
B.Youdon'thavetotakecreditcardswhentravelling.
C.Youshouldknowmoreabouttheweatheroftheplaceyou'llvisit.
D.It'sunnecessarytocheckthedeparturetimecarefully.
12.Thewritermainlytellsus________.
A.howtomakelifeeasier
B.howtobewellpreparedforatrip
C.howtoenjoyourselvesonatrip
D.howtoplanourtrip
D
FirstladyMichelleObamahassomeadviceforsomeTennesseeHighSchoolgraduates:
strikeyourownpathincollegeandlifeandworktoovercomedifficultieswithdeterminationandcourage.
Thefirstladytoldthe170graduatesthatshespenttoomuchofherowntimeincollegefocusingonacademicachievements.Whilehersuccessincollegeandlawschoolledtoagoodjob,shesaid,sheendedupleavingtofocusonpublicservice.
“Mymessagetoallofyoutodayisthis:
donotwasteaminutelivingsomeoneelse'sdream.”Shesaid.“Ittakesalotofrealworktodiscoverwhatbringsyoujoy…andyouwon'tfindwhatyoulovesimplybycheckingboxesorpaddingyourGPA(夸大成绩).”
ShesaidtheschoolremindedherofherownhighschoolexperienceinChicago.“MyNo.1goalwastogotoahighschoolthatwouldpushmeandchallengeme.”Shesaid.“Iwantedtogosomewherethatwouldcelebrateachievement,aplacewhereacademicsuccesswouldn'tmakemeatarget(目标)oflaughingatorbullying,butinsteadwouldbeabadgeofhonour(荣誉的象征).”ButMrsObamasaidpitifullythatnotallstudentshavethesameopportunities.“Unfortunately,schoolslikethisdon'texistforeverykid,”shesaid.“Youarelucky.”
Thefirstladytoldgraduatesthatfailuremaybeapartoftheircollegelivesandcareers,andthathowtheyrespondtodifficultieswilldefinethem.“That'swhenyoufindoutwhatyou'rereallymadeofinthosehardtimes.”Shesaid.“Butyouonlydothatifyou'rewillingtoputyourselfinapositionwhereyoumightfall.”
“Overcomingdifficultieshasbeenthehallmark(特征)ofmanygreatpeople”,shesaid.“There'sthisguyBarackObama…helosthisfirstraceforCongress,andnowhegetstocallhimselfmyhusband.”Thefirstladyjoked:
“Icouldspendawholeafternoontalkingabouthisfailures.”
13.What'sthepurpose(目的)ofMichelle'svisittoTennesseeHighSchool?
A.Togiveaspeechtothegraduates.
B.TohelpObamawinrespect.
C.Towelcomenewstudents.
D.Togivethegraduatessomeadvice.
14.AccordingtoMichelle,________.
A.it'senoughforthestudentstostudywellatschool
B.shewasatargetoflaughingatorbullyingwhenstudyingatschool
C.it'sluckyforthestudentstostudyatTennesseeHighSchool
D.fewgreatmenmetwithdifficultiesontheirwaytosuccess
15.WhydidMichellementionObamainthelastparagraph?
A.TomakethestudentsknowmoreaboutOba
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