兰州一中2014高考冲刺英语试题（三）

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A、、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AToAmericanvisitors,Icelandisaveryinterestingcountry,partlybecauseitisdifferentinsomanywaysfromheorsheisusedtoseeingathome.Therearequiteafewthingsthatarenotdone,orthatdonotexistontheislandquiteafew“No’s”.Thereisnopollution,forinstance,NodogsarepermittedinReykjavik,thecapital.ThereisnotelevisiononThursdaysorduringtheentiremonthofJuly,andonlythreehoursofblackandwhiteTVtherestofthetime.ThereisnohardliquoronWednesdaysandnobeeratanytime.Thereisnohandguns;onlyonejailofthirtyfivecells（狱室）intheentirelandanadmirablefigure,evenforasmallcountryof313,376people.Thereisnoarmy,airforceornavy.Thereisnotippingforanything.TherearenolargestoresopenonSaturdaysorSundays.SinceIcelandissituatedjustundertheArcticCircle,thereisnodarknessinsummerandnodaylightinwinter.ButthankstoCulfStream,theclimateisrathermild,withtemperaturesrangingfrom34degreesto52degreesinJuly.Therulesontelevisionliquorandgunsaretheresultofgovernmentdecisions.ButtheabsenceofpollutionisdueingreatparttothefactthatIcelandgetsitspowerfromtheenormousgeyserandthethousandsofhotspringsthateoutoftheground.Theyprovidealltheenergyneededbythecountry.Infact,Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower.Icelandhasbeendescribedasademocraticindependentcountrywheremorefisharecaughtandmorebookspublishedperpersonthananywhereelseintheworld.TheIcelandershavealwaysfeltaparticularloveforliterature.TheyposedtheirfirstbooksintheninthandtenthcenturiesAD.Theseworkswerepoemsandtalesaboutthekings,heroes,andheroinesofIcelandandNorway.Atfirst,thestorieswerememoriedandpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.Theywerefinallywrittendownbetween1140and1220.TheIcelandershaveneverstoppedwritingeversince.“Rathershoelessthanbookless,”theyproudlysay.1.AmericanvisitorsenjoyvisitingIcelandprobablybecause_______.A.nodogsarepermittedinthecapitalB.thepolicedonotcarryhandgunsC.theclimateisrathermildD.itisverydifferentfromAmericans2.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT________.A.therearenosoldiersinIcelandB.theIcelandersdon’tdrinkbeerthereisnotipofanykindD.therearenocrimesinIceland3.ThereisnopollutioninIcelandmainlybecause_______.A.Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepowertheIcelandersusehotwaterfromthegroundbelowastheirenergyitislocatedjustundertheArcticCircleD.itisademocraticindependentcountry4.“Rathershoelessthanbookless”means_______.A.theyprefernottohaveshoeorbookstheywouldratherhaveshoesonthanwritebookstheyprefertravellingtoreadingD.theyregardbooksmoreimportantthanshoes.LastJuly,my12yearoldcardiedonCalifornia’sSantaAnaFreeway.Itwashourbeforesunset,andIwas25milesfromhome.Icouldn'treachanyonetopickmeup,soIdecidedtotakeabus.Notknowingtheroutes,IfiguredI’djustheadeast.Abuspulledup,andIaskedthedriverhowfarshewasgoing.“Fourmorelights,”shesaid.TherewasanotherbusIcouldtakefromthere.Thisclearlywasgoingtobealongnight.Shedroppedmeoffattheendofherrouteandtoldmewhichbustolookfor.Afterwaiting30minutes,Ibegantothinkaboutaveryexpensivetaxiridehome.Thenabuspulledup.Therewasnolightednumberaboveitswindshield.Itwasoutofservice.Butthedooropened,andIwassurprisedtofindthatitwasthesamedriver.“Ijustcan’tleaveyouhere,”shesaid.“Thisisn’tthenicestplace.Iwillgiveyouaridehome.”“Youwilldrivemehomeinthebus?”Iasked,perplexed.“No,I’lltakeyouinmycar,”shesaid.“It’salongway,”Iprotested.“eon,”shesaid.“Ihavenothingelsetodo.”Aswedrovefromthestationinhercar,,shebegantellingmeastory.Afewdaysearlier,herbrotherhadrunoutofgas.AgoodSamaritan（乐善好施者）pickedhiup,tookhimtoaservicestationandthenbacktohiscar.“I’mjustpassingthefavoralong,”shesaid.WhenIofferedhermoneyasathankyou,shewouldn’thearofit.“Thatwouldn’tmakeitafavor,”shesaid.“Justdosomethingnicetosomebody.Passitalong.”5.Whydidthewritersaythathewouldhavealongnight?A.Hewonderedhowlonghehadtowaitforthenextbus.Nodriverwouldgivehimaride.Hedidn’tknowtheroutes.D.Heperhapswouldhavetotakeataxi.6.Whydidthewriterchangehismindafterwaitingfor30minutesattheendoftheroute?A.Nobuswouldeatthetime.B.Ataxiridewouldbemorefortable.Hebecameimpatientandabitworried.D.HeknewthedriverwouldneverreturnPeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressionsandanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenlyacrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.“WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,”Jacksaid.“Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereasEasternersfavortheeyesandneglectthemouth.”AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscoveryshowsthathumanmunicationofemotionismoreplexthanpreviouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedreliablytoconveyemotionincrossculturalsituations.Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingthefacialmovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EasternAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesofexpressivefacesandputthemintocategories:happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theyparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners.“Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressions,”Jacksaid.“OurdatasuggestthatwhereasWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotion,Easternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless.”Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,examininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.Otherwise,whenitestomunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.9.ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners______.A.payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouthB.considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliableobservetheeyesandthemouthindifferentwaysD.havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpression10.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?A.TomakeafaceateachotherB.TogettheirfacesimpressiveToclassifysomefacepicturesD.Toobservetheresearchers’facesDStartingabankachild’splay?Absolutely,ifyouasksomeenterprisingyoungstersinIndia,whohavenotonlymanagedtoestablishone,butalso,unlikemanyofthelargeInternationalbanks,runitsuccessfullysince2001.What’sevenmoreimpressiveisthattheyoungbankersandtheir90,004clientsareallhomeless!TheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazana(treasure)openeditsfirstbranchin2001atahomelessshelterinNewDeliasawaytohelpthestreetchildrenprotecttheirhardearnedmoneyfromthieves.Sincethen,theideahascaughtonlikewildfire.Today,Khazanahas12branchesallacrossNewDeli,withatotalofRupees12lakh(about22,000USD)indeposits.Notonlythat,therearenow77affiliatedbranchesinotherpartsofAsia,rangingfromNepal,BangladeshandAfghanistantotheislandofSriLanka,andevenKyrgyzstaninCentralAsia.Whilenodepositorbalanceistoosmallforthebank,theydohavestrictregulationsaboutwherethemoneyisearnedfrom.FundsobtainedbybeggingorsellingdrugsarenotweledatthisbanAlso,unliketherealbanks,allemployeesarevolunteers,whichmeansthattheygotoschoolorapayingjobduringthedayandworkatthebankintheevening.Toensurethateverybodygetsachancetoparticipateinrunningthebranch,twovolunteermanagersareelectedfromtheclientsbaseeverysixmonths.Karan,thecurrentmanagerisjust14yearold.Duringthedayheearnsalivingbyhelpingoutthecleaningcrewatweddingbanquetsandotherbigparties.Intheevening,hehandlesthedeposits（存款）andwithdrawals（取款）inthebank.Afterthebankcloses,healongwithanadultvolunteerfromtheshelterheadovertoaregularbankanddepositthefundscollectedintoKhazana’sinterestbearingbankaccountandthoughitstartedwithonesinglepurpose.TheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazanaistodayawelldevelopedbank,onekidscannotonlydepositmoneywhichearnsthem5%interest,butalso,requestloansforfamilyemergencies,tostartabusinessoreventopayforschool.13.TheinitialaimofstartingtheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazanaisto______.　A.provideforjobsforhomelesschildrenB.helphomelessfamilieswithemergencies　sponsorhomelesschildrentogotoschoolD.safeguardhomelesschildren’shardearnedmoney14.Thechildren’sDevelopmentKhazanaisdifferentfromregularbanksinthat_______.A.allitsworkersarestreetchildrenB.itpaysitscustomersnointerest　customerscanbemadeitsmanagersD.itopensintheeveningsixmonthayear15.Accordingtothepassage,theChildren’sDevelopmentKhazana________.　A.welesallmoney,howeversmallitisB.offersmoreandbetterservicethanbefore　isrunbya14yearoldboy,KaranaloneD.hasmorethan70branchesacrossIndia第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。16.Thisisaveryfrighteningnumber.Mostofthetime,itwillnotbenoticeduntilitbeesalargeproblem.Yet,hopefully,moreandmorepeoplearelearningaboutit.Parentsaswellasfriendsshouldpayattentiontothesethingsandotherthingssuchas:Suddenchangesintheirmood,appetiteorweightcanbeindicationsofdepression.Whilethesethingscanalsohappentoanadolescent,whenitisfollwedbyotherconditions,itshouldbetakennoteof.Alossofinterestindoingthethingsthattheyusedtolovetodocanbedepression.Now,thisisnotnecessarilysomethingfromtheirchildhood,butsomethingwithinthepastfewmonth.17.Forexample,divorceorseparationoftheirparents,death,orevenjustfriendship.Often,teensblamethemselvesfortheseconditions.18.Iftheydonotseemhappyanymore,theremorebesomethingtroublingthem.19.Therearemanysadstoriesofyoungteensharmingthemselvesbecausetheyaresufferingfromdepressionandnoonetooknotice.Finally,toourjoy,thoseteensthatdogettimelytreatmentfortheirdepressioncanactuallyrecoverquicklyandpletelyandgetbackintodoingthethingstheyusedtolovetodo.Talktoyourdoctorifyoufeelthatyouhavebeeninanyoftheseconditionsoryouknowsomeonethatis.20.Solearnmoreaboutteendepressionanddepressioningeneralandgethelpnoworhelpafriendinneed.Theycandecidewhatishappening,andgetlifebackontracktoyou.Becauseofdepressionandlackofnotice,manysadandpainfulcaseshappentoyoungteens.Alackofemotionisasignthatsomethingisdefinitelywrong.Onethingthatmustbesaidaboutteendepressionisthatthisisaseriouscondition.Sadsituationscancauseteendepressiontoappearfast.Teendepressionmakesuponeinfivechildren.Therearemanywaystodealwithdepression..第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分,共30分).通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳*。OverthecourseofafewdayswhenIwasinanursinghometorecover,Istartedtoreallyappreciatethehousekeeper,anelderlyladywhodidn’tspeakEnglish.Everymorningat6:30shewouldtrytogetintomyroom21soshewouldn’tdisturbme.However,everytimeIwould22andseeher.Shewouldtryto23andatthesametimegaveanamazingsmile.24,Iwouldbejustwaitingtoseehereinandgivethatwonderful25.I26fromanursethattherewasanemployeerewardsprogram.Iaskedhertowritea(an)27cardformyhousekeeperandputitup.Abouttenminuteslater,anothernursecameintomyroomandtoldmethatthehousekeeperwasoutinthehall28hereyesout.HadIdonesomethingwrongorinappropriate?Thenthenurse29totellmethatthehousekeeperhadworkedthereforthirtyyearsandhadnever30arewardscard.It31melikeatonofbricks.Justafewsimplewordsmadesucha32.FromthatdayforwardItriedtoadmiresomeoneeverydayforthegoodthingstheyshowed.Theresultswere33.Peoplecameinwithsmiles,theytalkedmore,theylaughedmore,andthey34lifemore.35,itseemsthemoreItriedtopraiseothers,the36Igot.I’moutofnursinghomenowandalmost37recovered.Ithankmyhousekeeperforhelpingmeseejusthowunbelievably38lifeis.Do39afavorandtellyourlovedonesjusthowmuchthey40toyou.Itcanmaketheworldofdifferencewithboththemandyou.21.A.quicklyB.quietlyC.happilyD.slowly22.A.wakeB.standC.sitD.go23.A.leaveB.hideC.explainD.apologize24.A.EventuallyB.GraduallyC.SuddenlyD.Occasionally25.A.greetingB.apologyC.smileD.word26.A.knewB.learnedC.foundD.got27.A.invitationB.congratulationC.appreciationD.appointment28.A.laughingB.shoutingC.screamingD.crying29.A.wentonB.cameupC.setoutD.gotup30.A.acceptedB.receivedC.createdD.afforded31.A.beatB.knockedC.hitD.touched32.A.differenceB.profitC.mistakeD.contribution33.A.disappointingB.interestingC.amazingD.embarrassing34.A.understoodB.valuedC.enrichedD.enjoyed35.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.Otherwise36.A.lessB.moreC.worseD.better37.A.barelyB.fullyC.reallyD.rarely38.A.dangerousB.beautifulC.toughD.enthusiastic39.A.yourselfB.youC.themselvesD.them40.A.bringB.takeC.giveD.mean第II卷第二部分英语知识运用第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。LinHai,aseniormiddleschoolstudent,hadaproblemrecently.Heusedtogetmarksofover110points(outof120possiblepoints)onhismathtests.41duringlastterm’sfinalexams,hismathscorewasonly90points.Itwasashock.“Ididn’tknowwhat42(happen),”saidLin,whokeptfeelingnervousandfrustratedaboutmathduringthe43(follow)month.LikeLin，manyofushavesetbacksinlife.Whatwouldyoudotodeal44thesesetbacks?Wouldyoujustletthembeandgiveup?Linchosetofacehisproblems.Hisparentsandteacheralsogavehimhelp.Aftersomehardwordhenowgetsmarks45100and110pointsonhismathtests.46hestillisn’tathisoriginallevel.Lindoesn’tpanicanymore.ChenXingalsohasastorytotell.The15yearoldgirlisnotgoodat47(do)situps,whichisnecessaryfortheinghighschoolPEentranceexam.48hastodoatleast35situpsinaminutetopassthetest.MostofChen’sclassmatescando40.49,Chencouldonlydo20.50(feel)worried,Chendecidedtodosomething.Shedidsitupsforhalfanhoureverydayafterschool.Now,afteramonth,shecando30situpsaminute.第三部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节：短文改错(共10分,每小题1分,满分10分)Itisknownforusallthatsomestudentscheatinexaminationsatschool.Asstudents,Ioftentakeexaminationsatschool,butsometimeswehavetoomanyexaminationswhichistoodifficultforus.Ontheotherhand,someofusarelazybutdon’tworkhardatourlessons.Sowhentakenexaminations,wesometimescheatinordertogetbetterresulttopleaseourparentsandteachers.Inmyopinion,itiswrongtocheatinexaminationsbecauseitbreaksdowntherulesofschools.Westudentsshouldbehonestyandtrytogetgoodresultsbystudyinghardinsteadcheatinginexaminations.What’smore,weshouldimproveourstudymethodsandgetgoodpreparedforexaminations.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你暑假的安排，但你因准备期末考试未能及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回封邮件：DearTom,Howareyoudoing?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________LiHua甘肃省兰州一中2014年高三冲刺模拟试卷英语答题卡(三)姓名____________________________准考*号______________________________第I卷（用2B铅笔填涂）01.06.11.16.02.07.12.17.03.08.13.18.04.09.14.19.10.20.21.26.31.36.22.27.32.37.23.28.33.38.24.29.34.39.30.40.第II卷41.…………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