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河北邯郸2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解与书面表达素能训练8i. 、阅读理解（本大题共4小题，共0分）aon may 23,1989, stefania follini came out from a cave at carlsbad, new mexico. she hadnt seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks. stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms (节奏)。in this experiment stefania had spent 130 days in a cave, 30 feet in depth. during her time in the cave, stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice. her living place had been very comfortable, but there had been nothing to fell her the time. shed had no clock or watches, no television or radio. there had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21. the results were very interesting. stefania had been in the cave for over four months, but she thought she had been there for only two. her body clock had changed. she hadnt kept to a 24-hour day. she had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours. she had eaten fewer meals and had lost 17lbs in weight as a result! she had also become rather depressed (抑郁). how had she spent her time in the cave? as part of the experiment shed done some physical and mental tests. shed recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer. this computer had been specially programmed for the project. whenever she was free, shed played cards, read books and listened to music. shed also learned french from tapes. the experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature, for example, the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep. however, people are affected in different ways. some people wake up naturally at 5:00 am, but others dont start to wake up till 9:00 or 10;00 am. this affects the whole daily rhythm. as a result, the early risers are at their best in the late morning. the late risers, on the other hand, are tired during the day and only come to life in the afternoon or evening! 68. stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because_. a. she was asked to do research on mice b. she wanted to experience lonelinessc. she was the subject of a study d. she needed to record her life69. what is a cause for the change of stefanias body clock?a. eating fewer meals. b. having more hours of sleepc. lacking physical exercise. d. getting no natural light. 70. where does the text probably come from?a. a novel. b. a news story. c. a pet magazine. d. a travel guide【答案解析】68. c. 细节理解题。根据第一段中stefania was in a research program和整段的意思，可以排除a、b、d项。 69. d. 细节理解题。根据第二段中 she hadnt kept to a 24-hour day. she had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours. 可知答案。 70. b. 推理判断题。从全文的内容来看，本文主要报道了一个实验及实验得出的结果，所以由此判断本文可能来自于新闻报道，a项小说不可能。因为文章没有小说的特点；c项不正确，本文没有涉及宠物问题；d项不正确，因为本文也没涉及旅游的问题。 bmore americans are turning to charm school to gain an advantage over competitors in a job market stricken by the longest economic slowdown since the great depression.etiquette (礼节) trainers report business growing from clients who believe that good manners could be the key selling point that helps them get hired or keeps them off the unemployment line.“people are prepared to do whatever it takes to keep their job”, said gloria starr, an adviser on image, etiquette and communications in north carolina. starr, who says business is up 40 percent in the past year at her school, said people were “realizing that it takes more than just ability and knowledge” to keep or win a job.peggy newfield, who has been teaching etiquette for 30 years and runs a charm school, said business was “booming.” “when the economy is down etiquette training will always be up. theyre focusing on what i can do to survive, i really have to keep up my game because the competition is keen.”proper business manners, however, extend far beyond greeting or thanking a would-be employer. etiquette classes deal with the basics of presentation in an interview, including what to say and how to dress.“its so much more than writing the thank-you note at the end,” newfield said. “its about walking in for the job interview, every hair is in place, your clothes are perfectly pressed, your shoes are polished, youre groomed to the nines, you speak the part, and your english is correct.”its great that we have seen this renewal in etiquette and manners and self respect.studies have shown that 85 percent of the reason a person gets a job, keeps a job and moves up is related to their personal skills. there are very few jobs out there where your manners, where your socials skills, are not a big piece of being successful. if you have manners you can walk into any business or social situation.teaching etiquette has become a tougher task. some people point to bad public behavior by athletes and celebrities (名人) as a factor in ruining good manners in u.s. society. hotel owner paris hilton, actress lindsay lohan and singer britney spears are among those who have been charged with setting a poor example, especially for children and adolescents. hilton is infamous （声名狼藉的）for a sex tape that became an internet hit, lohan has long been gossip stuff due to her quarrels with the law and spears was photographed partying without underwear.57. the writer wants to tell the readers_. a. the etiquette training in america b. the ways to avoid failure c. good manners count in keeping a job d. how to keep business up58. from the passage we learn that the charm school_. a. helps those who are unemployed b. deals with moral problems c. becomes more popular with people d. does good to the economy59. the underlined sentence “youre groomed to the nines” probably means “youre_.”a. dressed in the best way b. fully understoodc. greeted with good manners d. very concerned 60. we can infer from the last paragraph that_. a. good examples contribute to etiquette teaching b. good public behavior doesnt exist any more c. teaching etiquette has become a tougher taskd. some famous people dont have good manners【答案解析】答案：57-60 ccaac i will never forget what my old headmaster told me. normally when you are only 15years of age you do not remember most of the things that are preached by your teachers. but, this particular story is one such lesson that i will never forget. every time i drift off course, i get reminded of this story. it was a normal monday morning at an assembly, and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing ourselves to what is important to us. this is how the story went: an old man lived in a certain part of london, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. he would get the train right to central london, and then sit at the street corner and beg. he would do this every single day of his life. he sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years. his house was filthy, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. the neighbours could not stand the smell anymore, so they summoned the police officers to clear the place. the officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. there were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years. the police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire. they waited outside his house in anticipation to share the good news with him. when he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire. he said nothing at all: he went into his house and locked the door. the next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and continued to beg. obviously, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life. we learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing, commitment(专心，敬业). we should remain true to our course, although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove. just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth. 56.why did the headmaster tell us the story? a. to enjoy ourselves. b. to teach us how to make money. c. to tell us the importance of commitment. d. to tell us not to look down upon beggars. 57. according to the passage which of the following is true? a. the old man made a living by begging. b. the old man was excited to be a millionaire. c. the old man became a millionaire by begging every weekday. d. the old man planned to became a millionaire. 58. why did the police officer clean the old mans house? a. because the old man hired them to do so. b. because they wanted to know how much money the old man had begged. c.because the old man wanted to live comfortably. d. because the neighbours could not bear the smell coming out of the oldmans house. 59. what can we learn from the passage? a. where there is a will, there is a way. b. keep the general goal in sight while tackling daily tasks. c. commitment attracts wealth. d. living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 【答案解析】56-59 cadc d58. according to the passage, people are advised _.a. to treat wild and caged parrots equallyb. to set up comfortable homes for parrotsc. not to keep wild parrots as petsd. not to let more parrots go to the wild56. the reintroducing experience three years ago shows that man-raised parrotsa. can find their way back home in jerseyb. are unable to recognize their parentsc. are unable to adapt to the wildd. can produce a new species57. why are researches on parrots important according to the passage?a. the trust shows great concern for the programme.b. we need to know more about how to preserve parrots.c. many people are interested in collecting parrots.d. parrots intelligence may some day benefit people.bthree years ago, five parrots were set free in a wild place of arizona, thousands of miles from the channel islands in jersey where they had been looked after by zookeepers. no evolutionary strategies informed them how to behave in this new landscape of mountainous pine forest unoccupied by their kind for 50 years. to the researchers surprise, they failed to make contact with a group of wild parrots imported from mexico and set free at the same time. within 24 hours the reintroducing ended in failure, and the poor birds were back in cages, on their way to the safety of the arizona reintroduction programme.ever since then, the programme has enjoyed great success, mainly because the birds now being set free are mexican birds illegally caught in the wild, confiscated （没收） on arrival north of the border, and raised by their parents in the safety of the programme. the experience shows how little we know about the behaviour and psychology （心理） of parrots, as peter bennett, a bird researcher, points out: “reintroducing species of high intelligence like parrots is a lot more difficult. people like parrots, always treating them as nothing more than pets or valuable collectables.”now that many species of parrot are in immediate danger of dying out, biologists are working together to study the natural history and the behaviour of this family of birds. last year was an important turning point: conservationists founded the world parrot trust, based at hayle in cornwall, to support research into both wild and caged birds.research on parrots is vital for two reasons. first, as the arizona programme showed, when reintroducing parrots to the wild, we need to be aware of what the birds must know if they are to survive in their natural home. we also need to learn more about the needs of parrots kept as pets, particularly as the trusts campaign does not attempt to discourage the practice, but rather urges people who buy parrots as pets to choose birds raised by humans.55. what do we know about the area where the five parrots were reintroduced?a. its landscape is new to parrots of their kind.b. it used to be home to parrots of their kind.c. it is close to where they had been kept.d. pine trees were planted to attract birds.【答案解析】55【答案】b【解析】细节推理题。根据第1段where they had been looked after by zookeepers及unoccupied by their kind for 50 years可知放生地是原先这些鹦鹉曾生活的但已有50年没有同类鹦鹉生存的地方，应选择b。56【答案】c【解析】推理判断题。根据第1段的描述，将这些鹦鹉放生到它们原先生活的地方，但它们却不能适应这些环境了，应选择c。a“能找到返回泽西的路”，b“不能认出自己的父母”，d“能生产新的品种”都不合文章本意。57【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据第4段research on parrots is vital for two reasons. we need to be aware of what the birds must know if they are to survive in their natural home.可知对鹦鹉研究的重要性首先体现在需要了解更多怎样让鹦鹉在野生地生活的常识。选项b符合所提问题。其它选项都不符合文意。58【答案】c【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段not attempt to discourage the practice , but rather urges可知不提倡将鹦鹉作为宠物饲养。ii. 、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共0分）假如你是一名高三学生，经常为看电视的事跟妈妈闹意见，今天你跟妈妈达成一致意见。请根据以下表格的内容，以 an argument 为题写一篇120字左右的英语短文。母亲儿子高三学生学习任务重， 看电视浪费时间学习一天很疲劳，看电视可以放松一下儿子自制力差，看电视会影响视力看电视也可以增长知识，了解国际国内大事，紧跟时代周一至周五不准我看电视，但在周末允许我看新闻、文艺、体育或科普类节目注意：1短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数；2要根据表格中的内容，但不要逐字翻译；3可以适当增添合乎情理的过渡性语言。an argumenti am a senior 3 student. i often quarrel with my mother over whether i can watch tv after school. my mother _【答案解析】【参考范文】an argumenti am a senior 3 student. i often quarrel with my mother over whether i can watch tv after school. my mother holds the view that students in senior 3, heavily burdened with their studies, are too busy to spare any time to watch tv. it seems to her that once i am allowed to do that i will not be able to control myself and forget all about my study. she also thinks that it is bad for my eyes to watch tv too often. but i really cant accept her ideas. i think it is relaxing to watch tv after a days hard work. not only can it set my mind at rest, but it can broaden my horizons. in addition, we