届肇庆一模英语含答案.docx

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届肇庆一模英语含答案

2017届肇庆一模英语

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Hundredsofyearsago，aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots，abravepeople，lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland,butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.

　　Onenight,theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.“Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,”hesaid.“Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie.”

　　Theywereallverytired,sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,buttheywereverytired,too,andonebyone,theyfellasleep.

　　TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillside,takingcarenottomakeasound.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore，thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle（蓟）.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment，theywereontheirfeetandreadyforabattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.

Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.

21.Theresultofthewaristhat________.

A.theScotsdefeatedtheRomans　　 

B.theRomanskilledalltheScots

C.theScotsweredefeated　　　　　　 

D.theScotsweredrivenoutofScotland

22.AttheshoutofaRomansoldier,alltheScotswhowereasleepatthehill_______.

A.wokeandroseimmediately,readytofight 

B.puttheirfeetintotheirshoesatonceandwerereadytofight

C.stoodupwithoutputtingontheirshoesandbegantofight　　　　　　 

D.begantofighttheRomanshard

23.TheScotsmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecausethistle________.

A.gavethemhappiness　　

B.hadsomanysharpneedlesalloverit

C.helpedtheScotsinwipingouttheRomans　　

D.islovely,thoughnotbeautiful

B

"Everythinghappensforthebest,"mymothersaidwheneverIfaceddisappointment."Ifyoucarryon,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.Andyou'llrealizethatitwouldn'thavehappenedifnotforthatpreviousdisappointment."

Motherwasright,asIdiscoveredaftergraduatingfromcollegein1932.Ihaddecidedtotryforajobinradio,thenworkmywayuptosportsannouncer.IhitchhikedtoChicagoandknockedonthedoorofeverystationandgotturneddowneverytime.

Inonestudio,akindladytoldmethatbigstationscouldn'triskhiringaninexperiencedperson."Gooutinthesticks（边缘地区）andfindasmallstationthat'llgiveyouachance,"shesaid.

IthumbedhometoDixon,Illinois.Whiletherewasnoradio-announcingjobinDixon,myfathersaidMontgomeryWardhadopenedastoreandwantedalocalathletetomanageitssportsdepartment.SinceDixonwaswhereIhadplayedhighschoolfootball,Iapplied.Thejobsoundedjustrightforme.ButIwasn'thired.

Mydisappointmentmusthaveshown."Everythinghappensforthebest,"Momremindedme.Dadofferedmethecartojobhunt.ItriedWOCRadioinDavenport,Iowa.Theprogramdirector,awonderfulScotsmannamedPeterMacArthur,toldmetheyhadalreadyhiredanannouncer.

AsIlefthisoffice,myfrustrationboiledover.Iaskedaloud,"Howcanafellowgettobeasportsannouncerifhecan'tgetajobinaradiostation?

"

IwaswaitingfortheelevatorwhenIheardMacArthurcalling,"Whatwasthatyousaidaboutsports?

Doyouknowanythingaboutfootball?

"Thenheputmebeforeamicrophoneandaskedmetobroadcastanimaginarygame.

Onmywayhome,asIhavemanytimessince,Ithoughtofmymother'swords:

"Ifyoucarryon,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.Somethingwouldn'thavehappenedifnotforthatpreviousdisappointment."

IoftenwonderwhatdirectionmylifemighthavetakenifI'dgottenthejobatMontgomeryWard.

24.Authordreamtofbecoming_________.

A.amanagerinastation

B.afootballplayer

C.amanagerinasportsdepartmentinDixon

D.asportsannouncer

25.ThereasonwhyauthorfailedtofindajobinChicagomaybethat_________.

A.attheverybeginning,hedecidedtobecomeasportsannouncer

B.thestationsinChicagohadhiredothers

C.hehadnoworkingexperience

D.hepreferredtoworkinhishometown

26.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtobestdescribeauthor?

A.diligentandpoliteB.persistentandinexperienced

C.confidentandhandsomeD.hardworkingandenergetic

27.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howtofindajob

B.PeterMacArthurgavemeachance

C.Mother’swords

D.Alessonoflife

C

Cellphonefeelslikeapartofyourbody?

Aglobalsurveyhasfoundthatmostpeoplecan'tlivewithouttheirmobiles,neverleavehomewithoutthemand,ifgivenachoice,wouldratherlosetheirwallet.

Callingmobilephonesthe"remotecontrol"forlife,marketresearchfirmSynovate'spollsaidcellphonesaresoubiquitousthatbylastyearmorehumansownedonethandidnot.

Three-quartersofthemorethan8,000respondentspolledonlinein11countriessaidtheytaketheirphonewiththemeverywhere,withRussiansandSingaporeansthemostattached.

Morethanathirdalsosaidtheycouldn'tlivewithouttheirphone,toppedbyTaiwaneseandagainSingaporeans,whileoneinfourwouldfindithardertoreplacethemobilethantheirpurse.

Sometwo-thirdsofrespondentsgotobedwiththeirphonesnearbyandcan'tswitchthemoff,eventhoughtheywantto,becausethey'reafraidthey'llmisssomething.

"Mobilesgiveussafety,securityandinstantaccesstoinformation.Theyarethenumberonetoolofcommunicationforus,sometimesevensurpassingface-to-facecommunication.Theyareourconnectionstoourlives,"JennyChang,Synovate'smanagingdirectorinTaiwan,saidinastatement.

Mobileshavealsochangedthenatureofrelationships,withthesurveyfindingnearlyhalfofallrespondentsusetextmessagestoflirt,afifthsetupfirst-datesviatextandalmostthesamenumberusethesamemethodtoendaloveaffair.

Apartfromtheobviouscallingandtexting,thetopthreefeaturespeopleuseregularlyontheirmobilephonesgloballyarethealarmclock,thecameraandthegames.

AsforemailandInternetaccess,17percentofrespondentssaidtheycheckedtheirinboxesorsurfedtheWebontheirphones,ledbythoseintheUnitedStatesandBritain.

Onein10respondentslogontosocialnetworkingwebsitessuchasFacebookandMySpaceregularlyviamobile,againledbyBritainandtheUnitedStates.

"Asthemobilebecomesmoreandmoreanall-in-onedevice,manyotherbusinessesarefacingchallengingtimes.Theopportunitiesformobilemanufacturersandnetworkshoweverareenormous,"saidSynovate'sglobalheadofmedia,SteveGarton.

Noteveryoneistechsavvy,however:

37percentofrespondentssaidtheydon'tknowhowtouseallthefunctionsontheirphone.

28.Accordingtothepassage,thetoptworegularfunctionsofmobilephonesmaybe

.

A.cameraandgame

B.callingandtexting

C.emailandcalling

D.surfingandtexting

29.AccordingtoJennyChang,whyiscellphoneimportantforpeople?

A.Therearemanyfunctionsontheirphones.

B.Abouthalfofallrespondentsendaloveaffairviatext.

C.Mobilesmakepeoplefeelsafe,secureandhelpthemtogetinformation.

D.Mobilesusedasthetoolofcommunicationisnotpopularwithpeople.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph1?

A.Cellphoneplaysanimportantpartinbody.

B.Asformostofpeople,walletislessimportantthancellphone.

C.Morehumanswouldratherowntheirwalletthancellphones.

D.Pollconsideredmobilephonesasthe“remotecontrol”forlife.

31.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph2mean?

A.rareB.specialC.interestingD.common

D

Attitudeisaninternal（内在的）statethatinfluencesthechoicesofpersonalactionmadebytheindividual.Someresearchersconsiderthatattitudescomefromdifferencesbetweenbeliefsandideas;othersbelievethatattitudescomefromemotionalstates.Here,wefocusontheeffectsofattitudesuponbehavior,thatis,uponthechoicesofactionmadebytheindividual.

Thekindsofactionstakenbyhumanbeingsareobviouslyinfluencedgreatlybyattitudes.Whetheronelistenstoclassicalmusicorrock,whetheroneobeysthespeedlimitwhiledriving,whetheroneencouragesone’shusbandorwifetoexpresshisorherownideas----allareinfluencedbyattitudes.Theseinternalstatesareacquiredthroughoutlifefromsituationsoneisfacedwithinthehome,inthestreets,andintheschool.

Ofcourse,thecourseofactionchosenbyanindividualinanysituationwillbelargelydeterminedbytheparticularsofthatsituation.Anindividualwhohasastrongattitudeofobeyinglawsmaydrivetoofastwhenheisinahurryandnopolicecarsinsight.Achildwhohasastrongattitudeofhonestymaystealapennywhenshethinksnoonewillnotice.Buttheinternalstatewhichremainsunchangedoveraperiodoftime,andwhichmakestheindividualbehaveregularlyinavarietyofsituations,iswhatismeantbyanattitude.

Attitudesarelearnedinavarietyofways.Theycanresultfromsingleincidents,aswhenanattitudetowardsnakesisacquiredbyanexperienceinchildhoodatthesuddenmovementofasnake.Theycanresultfromtheindividual’sexperiencesofsuccessandpleasure,aswhensomeoneacquiresapositiveattitudetowarddoingcrosswordpuzzlesbybeingabletocompletesomeofthem.Andfrequently,theyarelearnedbycopyingotherpeople’sbehavior,aswhenachildlearnshowtobehavetoward