甘肃省兰州一中高考冲刺模拟考试二英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx
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TheanswerisinthestateofMaine!
ThroughouttheUnitedStatestherearemanytownsandcitiesthathavebeennamedafternotonlyEuropeancitiesbutothercountriesaswell,suchasChina,Poland,Norway,Sweden,andDenmark.JusthowmanyNewWorldplacenamesarerecycledfromtheOldWorldnameshasneverbeentallied,butoneresearcherfoundforty-oneLondons,fifty-sixBerlins,twenty-fourDublins,thirty-twoAthenses,andtwenty-sevenMoscows,amongothers!
1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.InthestateofMainetherearemanydifferentEuropeancities.
B.YoucandrivetomanyEuropeancitiesfromthestateofMaine.
C.AllthesettlersinthestateofMainecamefromEurope.
D.ThestateofMainehasmanycitiesnamedafterEuropeancities.
2.Theword“tallied”(Line4,Paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.builtB.believedC.addedD.visited
3.WhatmighthavemadetheofficialinWashingtonchangeMoscointoMoscow?
A.Moscowwasaworld-famouscityname.
B.HethoughtMoscosowouldpreferMoscow.
C.HebelievedMoscowwasafarbettername.
D.Hecouldn'
tspellverywellandmadeamistake.
4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.
A.TheStoryofMoscow,Kansas
B.AmericanCitiesandTheirNames
C.InterestingNames
D.OldWorldPlaceNamesinAmerica
B
Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience?
Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinoursocieties.However,manypeoplebelievethatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience.Thefirstaspectistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.
Thesecondistheapplicationofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandaction
thatscientistsuseintheirwork.
Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?
Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistiscurious—hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.Heusuallypaysattentiontoproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfyingexplanation,and
looksforrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconnected.Moreover,
hethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.
Heisagoodobserver,accurate,patientandobjective(客观的)andusesthefactsheobservestothefullest.Forexample,trainedobserversobtainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum(光谱).
Hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable.Herejectsauthorityastheonlybasisfortruth.Scientistsalwayscheckstatementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandobjectively.
Furthermore,
hedoesnotreadilyaccepthisownidea,sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation.
Lastly,
heisfullofimagination
sinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexbutalsofrequentlyincomplete.Furthermore,
heneedsimagination
ifhewantstoguesshowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplace.
Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts.
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutacuriousscientistisTRUE?
A.Hedoesn’tfindconfidenceandpleasureinwork.
B.Heisinterestedinproblemsthatareexplained.
C.Hemakeseffortstoinvestigatepotentialconnections.
D.Helooksfornewwaysofacting.
6.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribethedatathatagoodscientistuses?
A.CompleteB.ObjectiveC.ComplicatedD.Accurate
7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
C
AyearagoAugust,DaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.Hiswife,Gerrie,wasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteria,butworkforDavewasscarce,andthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift—$7,000,alegacy(遗产)fromtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatch,whodiedinanaccident.“Itreallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.”saysDave.
ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.DozensofotherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches’generosity.Insomecases,itwasafewthousanddollars;
inothers,itwasmorethan$100,000.
ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoney,morethan$3million—theywereanelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.
ChildrenoftheGreatDepression,IshandArlenewereknownfortheirhabitofsaving.Theythrivedon(喜欢)comparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofromstoretostore,checkingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase.
Throughtheyears,theHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercampwhentheirparentscouldn’taffordit.“IshandArleneneveraskedifyouneededanything.”saystheirfriendSandyVanWeelden,“Theycouldseethingstheycoulddotomakeyouhappier,andtheywoulddothem.”
EvenmoreextraordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistributed.ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy—alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcents—shouldenrichthewholecommunityandlastforgenerationstocome.
Neighborshelpingneighbors—thatwasIshandArleneHatch’sstory.
8.Accordingtothetext,theFusses________.
A.wereemployedbyatruckcompanyB.wereinfinancialdifficulty
C.workedinaschoolcafeteriaD.losttheirhome
9.WhywouldtheHatchesroutinelygofromstoretostore?
A.Theydecidedtoopenastore.
B.Theywantedtosavemoney.
C.Theycouldn’taffordexpensivethings.
D.Theywantedtobuygiftsforlocalkids.
10.AccordingtoSandyVanWeelden,theHatcheswere________.
A.understanding B.optimistic
C.childlikeD.curious
11.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.ThecommunityofAltowaspoor.
B.Thesummercampwasattractivetotheparents.
C.SandyVanWeeldengotalegacyfromtheHatches.
D.TheHatcheswouldliketheneighborstofollowtheirexample.
D
ThetriptotheUnitedStatedopenedmyeyestothefactthattherearealotofsimilaritiesaswellasdifferencesbetweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.
Thefirstdifferenceisinappearance.GoingaroundintheU.S.,IfoundthatAmericanyouthdonotreallycareabouttheirappearance.Inthemorning,theychoosesomethingintheirclosetandwearitwithanotherthing,oftenofdifferentcolorsandstyles,withoutwonderingwhethertheirchoicesmakethemlookstrange.Thereasonbehindthisisthattheydon’tcarewhatpeoplelooklike,butarejustinterestedintheirideas.Ithinkit’sgreat,butitalsocausesproblems.Sincetheydon’tcareabouttheirappearance,theydon’treallycareabouttheirweight.Oftentheygetfatwithoutrealizingit.
Therearedifferencesinrelationshipstoo.WhentheAmericanyouthfallinlove,theydon’treallythinkofthefuture.Also,therearedifferencesintherulesconcerningbehaviorthatisallowed.Insomerespects,theFrencharemoreaccepting.Forexample,inAmericaitisgenerallyunacceptabletomakephysicaldisplayoflove.Lovers,intheory,can’tkissorholdeachothereverywheretheywant.Peoplethinkthatnotshowingloveinpublicplacesisawaytorespectothers.Onthecontrary,theFrenchyouthcandoalmosteverythingtheywant.
Withregardtoothertypesofrelationships,therearealsobigdifferences.AmericansactdifferentlyfromFrenchpeopleinfrontofunknownpeople.WhenanAmericangirl,forexample,arrivesinfrontofpeopleshehasnevermetbefore,shewilltalkwiththem,tryingtocreateakindofbondbetweenherandthisnewcircleofpeople.TheFrenchgirlswilljustthinkaboutratherthanreallydothiskindofthingbecausetheyaretooshyandlackinginself-confidence.
Tofinish,InoticedthatinAmericanclasses,whenpupilswanttosayorasksomething,theyjustdoit.Ingeneral,theydon’treallycarehowtheotherswilljudgethem.InFrance,it’snotthesamecase.Ifsomebodywantstoasksomething,he/shewillthinkaboutitbeforespeakingup.IappreciatethefreedominAmericans’behavior,ideas,andwaysofexpressingthemselves.
12.Americanyoungpeople_______.
A.arejustinterestedinpeople’sclothesB.showmoreinterestinpeople’sideas
C.caremoreabouttheirweightD.aremoreconcernedaboutappearance
14.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatFrenchyouthmaythinkmoreabout______.
A.theirrelationship’sfuture
B.theirpublicimages
C.theirphysicaldisplays
D.theirlover’sideas
15.Thepassageismainlyaboutthe______betweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.
A.similaritiesB.friendshipC.differencesD.differencesandthesimilarities
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Empathy
Lastyear,researchersfromtheUniversityofMichiganreportedthatempathy,theabilitytounderstandotherpeople,amongcollegestudentshaddroppedsharplyoverthepast10years.__16__Today,peoplespendmoretimealoneandarelesslikelytojoingroupsandclubs.
JenniferFreed,aco-directorofateenprogra
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