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英语甘肃兰州市外国语学校高考实战模拟考试英语试题
第I卷
第一部分:
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)
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
MymothergrewupinasmallcoalminingtowninsouthwestIowa.Mygrandfatheroncetoldmethatsheknewnostrangerandconsideredeveryoneinthatcommunityherfriend.Thatattitudecontinuedwherevershelivedfortherestofherlife.
Asayounggirl,Ifeltembarrassedandcringed(畏缩)everytimemymotheraddressedstrangersinthegrocerystoreoronthecitybus.Shetalkedtoeveryoneandofferedasmile.
WhatreallysoldmeonMom’sapproachtolifewasherexperienceontheseniorbus,astoryI’verepeatedtoothersmanytimes.TheweeksIcouldnotbethere,sheusedthislow-costtransportationtothegrocerystore.Afterherfirsttrip,Iaskedherhowitwent.
“Ha!
”shesaid,“IgotonthatbusandwhatdidIsee?
Thirteenlittleoldladiesandoneoldman,andnotonewordwasspoken.
Iwonderedhowlongitwouldbeuntilthesomberness(忧郁的氛围)onthatbuswouldchange.OnmynextvisitMommentionedthegirlsonthebusandsomethingoneofthemhadtoldher.
“Oh,areyoutalkingwiththemnow?
”Iasked.
“Ofcourse,”shesaid.,“OnedayIclimbedupthestepsofthebusandbeforelookedforaseat,IgavethemabigsmileandIsaid,‘Isn’titawonderfulday?
’Inoticedafewshysmiles.”
Momdidn’tgiveup.Shegreetedthemalleachtimeshegotonthebusandbeforelong,thewholegroupwaslaughingandtalkingtooneanother.Thebusbecamemorethanjusttransportation.
She’sbeengonefortenyearsbutI’vecarriedonherrecipeforlife.IsmileatpeopleasIwalkbyandoftenbeginaconversationinthecheckoutline.Silent,solemn(严肃的)peoplerespondwithsmilesoftheirownandabitofchatter.Allittakesisforonepersontoinitiate(发起)thesmileoragreeting.Itwasmewhohaddonethesmilingfirstandallthosepeoplehadresponded.Mymotherdidn’tlecturebuttaughtmebyexample.She’dgivenmearecipeforlife.
1.Howdidthewriter’smotherbreakthesilenceontheseniorbus?
A.Bytellingthepassengerssomejokes.
B.Bygivingeachoneofthepassengersagift.
C.Bygreetingandsmilingatallthepassengers.
D.Byaskingthepassengerssomedifficultquestions.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“soldmeon”inParagraph3probablymean?
A.Helpedmefind.
B.Persuadedmetoaccept.
C.Forcedmetobeagainst.
D.Encouragedmetogiveup.
3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Thewriter’smotherlikedgoingshopping.
B.Thewriter’smotherusedtobeagoodteacher.
C.Thewriterdidn’tlikehermotherwhenshewasyoung.
D.Thewriteroncedoubtedhermother’sapproachtolife.
4.Thewriterwrotethispassageinorderto.
A.changethebehaviorandthethinkingofitsreaderstowardsmakingfriends
B.analyzewhypeopledon’tlikecommunicatingwitheachotherinpublicplaces
C.convincepeoplethatitisimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatewithstrangers
D.encouragepeopleofbreakthebarriertocommunicationandstartconversationsbravely
B
Boredwithyourlife?
Dreamingofsomethingdifferent?
Ialwayswonderwhatlifewouldbelike400kmabovemyhead.That’swheretheInternationalSpaceStationorbitstheEarth,withsixastronautslivingandworkingonboard,formonthsatatime.
Howdotheysleep?
Theyspendthenightfloatinginasleepingbaginsideasmallcubicle(小隔间)ontheceiling.AmericanastronautSunitaWilliamsexplains,“It’slikealittlephonebooth,butit’sprettycomfortableanditdoesn’tmatterifItumoverandsleepupsidedown.Idon’thaveanysensation(感觉)inmyheadthattellsmeI’mupsidedown.”
Brushingyourteethinaplacewhereyoucan’thaveataporasinkcanbeachallenge.Canyouimaginethemessthatrunningwaterwouldmakeinzerogravity?
CanadianastronautChrisHadfieldusesastrawtoputabigblob(一滴)ofwaterfromasealedbagontoanordinarytoothbrushandaddsalittletoothpastewhichhehastoswallowwhenhe’sdone.
Dailyexerciseisessential.Thelackofgravitymakesbonesmorefragileandmuscleslosestrength—soastronautsareencouragedtoworkoutforatleasttwohoursaday.
TheroleofastronautsintheInternationalSpaceStationistoactaslabtechniciansforscientistsbackonearth.SotheyspendtheirtimemaintainingtheirenvironmentandperformingandmonitoringexperimentsinaconfinedspaceaboutthesizeofaBoeing747.Almosteverytaskiscarefullyplannedbymissioncontrol—althoughmostastronautsspendtheirfirstdayslosingthingsuntiltheygetusedtostickingeverythingtheyusetothewallswithVelcro,ducttape(强力胶带)orclips(夹子).
Oneoftheirmostvaluedperks(特别待遇)istheviewfrom“theoffice,”dominatedbythatgiganticblueballdownthere,sittinginthedarknessofspace.Wow!
Absolutelybreathtaking!
5.Whentheysleepupsidedown,theastronautswillnotgetdizzybecause.
A.theydon’tfeelit
B.theysleepinthedaytime
C.theysleepinspecialsleepingbags
D.theyaretrainedtoadapttotheconditionsofweightlessness
6.Whymayastronautslosethings?
A.Becausetheyalwaysforgetwheretheyputtheirthings.
B.Becauseinzerogravity,everythingthatisnotstuckdownfloats.
C.Becausetheyaresobusythattheydon’thaveenoughtimetoputtheirthingsaway.
D.Becauseinaspacestation,thereisn’tenoughplaceforastronautstostoretheirthings.
7.Whatbecomesweakifastronautsdon’texercise?
A,Theirteethandbones.
B.Theirbrainsandbones.
C.Theirteethandmuscles.
D.Theirbonesandmuscles.
8.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheProblemsWeMetinSpace
B.HowtoBecomeanAstronaut
C.LivingandWorkinginSpace
D.TheInternationalSpaceStation
C
Today,inmanyplaces,likerestaurantsandhotels,peopleuseWechatorotherkindsofpaymenttopayfortheirbills.Sosomescholarssaythatthewalletisheadingforextinction.Itwilldieoffwiththegenerationwhoreadprintednewspapers.Thekindofshoppingwhereyouhandovernotesandcountoutchangeinreturnnowhappensonlyinsmallretail(零售)counters,likebuyingabarofchocolateorapintofmilkfromacomershop.Attheshopswhereyouspendanyrealmoney,thatmoneyisincreasinglyabstract.AtthemostfamousretailstoreVictoriaBeckhamonDoverStreet,youdon’thavetostandatanykindofcashregisterwhenyoudecidetopay.Thestaff(员工)areequippedwithiPadstotakeyourpaymentwhileyourelaxonasofa.
Whereveryougo,youcangetanexcellentservice,ifyouhavethemoney.Butacrosssociety,theabstractionoftheideaofcashmakesmeuneasy.MaybeI’mjustold-fashioned.Butearningmoneyisn’tquickoreasyformostofus.Isn’titabitweird(怪异的)thatspendingitshouldhappeninhalfablinkofaneye?
ButI’llleavetheeconomicstotheexperts.Whatbothersmeaboutthedeathofthewalletisthechangeitreflectsinourphysicalenvironment.TheoppositeofawalletisasmartphoneoraniPad.Whenwepayforanything,insteadofdiggingthroughpiecesofpaperandpeeringintocomersinawallet,whatweneedtodoistomoveourfingersleftandright.Showyourwallet,ifyoustillhaveone.Itmaynotbeheremuchlonger.
9.Accordingtothetext,customerscanpaytheirbillsinbigmodemstores.
A.secretly
B.separately
C.electronically
D.mentally
10.Whatmakesthewriterfeeluncomfortablenowadays?
A.Savingmoneyisoutofdate.
B.Spendingmoneyissofastandeasy.
C.Earningmoneyisgettingmoredifficult.
D.Thepleasureofspendingmoneyisfading.
11.Thewriterimpliesthat.
A.helikesthenatureofhiswallet
B.heisagainsttechnologicalprogress
C.hefeelsinsecureaboutthechangesofthemodernworld
D.hewantstoreturntotheoldtraditionsoftheoldsociety
D
Inmanydevelopedcountries,peoplewhohavehighdegreesbegintoworklongerthanthosewhodon’t.About65%ofAmericanmenaged62-74withaprofessionaldegreeareintheworkforce(劳动人口),comparedwith32%ofmenwhoonlyfinishhighschool.Thisgapispartofadeepeningdividebetweenthewell-educatedwealthyandtheunskilledpoor.Rapidtechnologicaladvancehasraisedtheincomesofthehighlyskilledwhilesqueezingthoseoftheunskilled.Theconsequences,forindividualsandsociety,areprofound.
Theworldisfacinganastonishingriseinthenumberofoldpeople,andtheywilllivelongerthaneverbefore.Overthenext20yearstheglobalpopulationofthoseaged65ormorewillalmostdouble,from600millionto1.1billion.Theexperienceofthe20thcentury,whengreaterlongevity(长寿)translatedintomoreyearsinretirementratherthanmoreyearsatwork,haspersuadedmanyobserversthatthisshift(变化)willleadtoslowereconomicgrowth,whiletheswelling(膨胀的)ranksofpensionerswillcreategovernmentbudgetproblems.
Policyispartlyresponsible.ManyEuropeangovernmentshaveabandonedpoliciesthatusedtoencouragepeopletoretireearly.Eventhebetter-offmustworklongertohaveacomfortableretirement.Butthechangingnatureofworkalsoplaysabigrole.Payhasrisensharplyforthehighlyeducated,andthosepeoplecontinuetoreap(获得)richrewardsintooldagebecausethesedaystheeducatedelderlyaremoreproductivethanthepreceding(先前的)generation.Technologicalchangemaywellreinforce(强化)thatshift:
thesillsthatcomplement(补充)computers,frommanagementknowhowtocreativity,donotnecessarilydeclinewithage.
12,Whatisthecommonphenomenonintheworkforceinrichcountries?
A.Youngerpeoplearereplacingtheelderly.
B.Well-educatedpeopletendtoworklonger.
C.Peoplewithnocollegedegreecannotfindanyjob.
D.Unemploymentratesaredecreasingyearafteryear.
13.I
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