高三英语1月份百题精练（2）.doc

2014年1月份百题精练（2）英语试题第三部分：阅读理解（60分）（a）i had the meanest mother in the worldwhile other kids ate candy for breakfast, i had to have cereal, eggs and toastothers had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwichas you can guess, my supper was different than the other kidsbut at least i was not alone in my sufferingmy sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as i didmy mother insisted on knowing where we were at all timesshe had to know who our friends were and what we were doingwe had to wear clean clothes every dayother kids always wore their clothes for dayswe reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save moneythe worst is yet to comewe had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morningso while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break child labor lawshe made us worki believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to usthrough the years, our friends report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failingmy mother, however, would merely be content with black marksnone of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropoutshe forced us to grow up into educated and honest adultsusing this as a background, im now trying to bring up my three childrenim filled with pride when my children think i am mean because now i thank god every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world36which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?aeating differently from other kids bwearing clean clothes made by mothercgoing to bed early and getting up early dletting mother know where they were37it can be inferred from the passage that_athe writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studiesbmother was punished for breaking the labor lawcall the other kids studied better than the writerdthe writers family lived a miserable life38which of the following statements is not true according to the passage ?amother practiced economy in running her homebthe writer is very thankful for her mothercthe writer is severe with her children when bringing them updthe wrier has a deep hatred for her mother39the passage was written in a way of _ toneahumorous bhateful cridiculous dcritical（b）saying “thank you” is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign languageafter all, were brought up to be polite, and it is important to make a good impression upon other people especially across national dividesso, what exactly are you supposed to say when “thank you” is only the 20th most popular way to express gratitude? according to a recent survey, 19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of “thank you” in a poll of 3,000 peoplepollsters（民测调查员） found almost half of those asked preferred the more informal “cheers”, while others liked to use such expressions as “ta”, “great” and “nice one”so, just what is the appropriate form of words to express your thanks?fortunately, the clue is in the language itself“cheers”, despite its popularity, is considered an informal way to say thank you and this is a definite clue as to when you can best use itfor instance, when going for a drink with friends, a smile and a “cheers” by way of thanks is not only appropriate to the situation, it is also culturally accurate“ta”, originated from the danish word “tak”, was the second-most popular expression of thanks, and is also commonly used in informal situations, along with phrases such as “nice one”, and “brilliant”interestingly, one word that didnt make it into the top 20 was “thanks”, thank you is shorter, more informal cousin“thanks” can be useful, as it is able to bridge the divide between the formality of “thank you” and the downright relaxed “cheers”certain words can double as an expression of thanks as well as delightagain, the words themselves offer the clue as to when best to use themfor example, words like “awesome”, “brilliant” and “you star” featured highly in the new poll and they can hint at both your pleasure at someones action, as well as serving to express your thanksif you are on the receiving end of a “new” thank you, you can respond with a simple “no problem”, or “sure”of course, in certain circumstances, a simple wave, nod or smile may be appropriatefor instance, if a car driver slows down to let you cross the road, simply raising your hand in acknowledgement is enough to show that you appreciate the drivers considerationsometimes, formality is necessary, and “thank you” is still the best choice in such situationsbut students should not worry about when exactly to use certain expressionsmany people in western countries are worried that good manners are in declinepeople are tired of seeing their acts of kindness and service pass without commentso dont think your “thank you” is clumsy or awkwardly formalthe chances are, if you said “thank you”, you made someones dayyou star40we can tell from the results of the poll that _apeople are unconcerned about politeness nowadaysb“thank you” remains the best expression of gratitudecthere is a variety of expressions of appreciationdthere are more formal expressions than informal ones41according to the passage, which is an appropriate response to “awesome” or “brilliant”?athanks bsurecnice one dcheers42in the last paragraph the author encourages people to ashow their gratitude to others bbehave themselves wellccontinue their acts of kindness d stop worrying about bad manners43which of the following can serve as the best title of this passage?ahow to appear more polite bways to show gratitudecnever hesitate to say “thank you” dgood manners in decline!（ c）tattoos and body piercings（穿孔）have moved up on the trend list in recent yearsaround western schools lots of teens are sporting new holes and “flesh ink”（纹身）as with all other subjects, the chinese will surely have to deal with this situation with respect to their childrento get a better view of what has happened in the west, 1ets sit down and hear what they saytiara from indiana：i personally think body piercing is sickeningif there were supposed to be holes in your body，you would have been born with themi do，however，think that ear piercing is not wrongthere is a difference between ear piercing and belly button piercingear piercing is not nearly as dangerousi would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly buttonlee from illinois:hi! i live in illinoisi am 23i have 12 tattoos and three piercingsi love my tattoos and consider myself an art collectoryou would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs up on my art workpeople on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my legmost of them dont know what it isthey just think the work itself is greatsubotai from california:im not forbidden of self-expression，but when i see high school students getting these piercings, i really wonderin some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashiona friend of mine tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pinit got infected and she had a tongue the size of a cowsjackson from ohio:i dont think it is wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everythingi think thats ridiculouspeople who get the big “dragons that cover the whole bodyi dont think thats necessary” when i see naked chicks on guys, i think, “you have no respect for women”44who doesnt think tattoos and piercings except ear piercing are beautiful？ajacksonblee ctiaradsubotai45we can conclude that atattoos and piercings are a new kind of elegant artball the teachers in the west are in favour of tattoos and piercingsceverything is changeable as time goes ondit is necessary to live with different views of beauty46the best title for this passage is probably abody art or causing damagebdoing damage to the young peoples bodiescyoung peoples different curiositiesdthe latest fashion（d）we all know that everyone becomes a little more forgetful as they get older, but mens minds decline more than womens, according to the results of a worldwide surveygeneral differences seem to be natural in male and female brains: men are better at maintaining and dealing with mental images （useful in mathematical reasoning and spatial skills）, while women tend to excel be good at recalling information from their brains filesmany studies have looked for a connection between sex and the amount of mental decline people experience as they age, but the results have been mixedsome studies found more age-related decline in men than in women, while others saw the opposite or even no relationship at all between sex and mental declinethose results could be improper because the studies involved older people, and women live longer than men: the men tested are the survivors, “so theyre the ones that may not have shown such cognitive（认知的） decline,” said study team leader elizabeth of the university of warwick in englandscientists surveyed completed four tasks that tested sex-related cognitive skills: matching an object to its rotated form, matching lines shown from the same angle, typing as many words in a particular category as possible in the given time, eg“object usually colored gray”, and recalling the location of objects in a line drawingthe first two were tasks at which men are usually good; the latter are typically dominated by womenwithin each age group studied, men and women performed better in their separate categories on averageand though performance declined with age for both genders, women showed obviously less decline than men overall47according to the passage, which of the following can not be typed into the same category? acloud bsheep ctrees dgoose48which of the following statements is true according the article? _amen do better than women when it comes to learning englishbwomen stand out at remembering peoples namescwomen do well in dealing mathematic problemsdmen excel at typing as many words as possible in the given time49one important factor that affects the correctness of the results is that _awomen live longer than menbpeople surveyed are all oldcthe old men tested may not have shown such cognitive declinedpeople taking part in this test came from all over the world50the author aims to tell us that _awomens minds perform better than mensbmens minds decline more with ageceveryone becomes a little more forgetful as they get olderda survey on humans mind decline was done recentlyehow to teach a child respectas a child grows out of being an infant（婴儿）and begins to notice and react to the world around them, you may find yourself wondering how you possibly pass all of the things that they need to become a responsible, respectful adult 51 a child who learns to respect all he meets not only receives respect from others in kind, but learns to respect himself as wellinstructions1 show your child respectthis is perhaps the best way to teach your child how to respect otherslisten to your child by giving her your full attention and she will learn to listen to you, understanding how important this is in relationships2 52 the more you s