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三年联考题汇编Passage 1(湖北省新洲区实验高中2009届高三5月检测B篇)SHANGHAI, June 7（AP）A 16-year-old girls suicide after she was barred from a key exam draw attention to increasing worries over academic pressures, as millions of Chinese students began annual college entrance tests on Wednesday. The three-day exam, viewed as important to future career and financial success, has a record 9.5 million high school students across China competing for just 2.6 million university places. For kids and parents alike, its a difficulty that experts say causes extreme emotional distress. Pressure from study and exams is a top reason for psychological problems among Chinese youth, said Jin Wuguan, director of the Youth Psychological Counseling Center at Shanghais Ruijin Hospital. In Chinas increasingly success oriented, pressure-cooker cities, academic stress is seen as a rising cause of youth suicides and even murders of parents by children who are driven crazy by intolerable pressure to perform. According to her family and newspaper accounts, 16-year-old Wu Wenwen drowned herself after she was stopped at the exam room door because her hair wasnt tied back as her school required. Returning in tied hair, she was then told the end-of-term exam had already started and she was too late to take it. In tears, Wu called her mother, and then disappeared. Her body was found the same night in a nearby lake. China doesnt keep comprehensive statistics on student suicides, but Jin said health care professionals see the problem worsening, even among elementary students. Most Chinese schools still lack advisers and teachers receive little training in spotting symptoms of emotional distress, Jin said. Parents are little help, often piling on pressure while ignoring their childrens emotional development, he said. Its a basic unwillingness or inability to recognize and deal with with emotional problems, Jin said. Wang Yufeng, of Peking Universitys Institute of Mental, estimates the rate of emotional disorders such as depression among Chinese students under age 17 at up to 32 percent , a total of 30 million students. Others say that figure may be as high as 50 percent. A survey last year by the governments China Youth and Children Research Center showed 57.6 percent of students felt highly distressed by academic pressures. 65. What is the function of the first paragraph? A. To explain the meaning of academic pressures. B. To lead to the main topic. C. To describe the girls suicide. D. Tell how important the college entrance tests are. 66. The 16-year-old girl committed suicide because _. A. she did not tied back her hair as required B. she couldnt get high mark in the exam C. she had an unpleasant talk with her mother D. she wasnt allowed to attend the examination 67. We can learn from the passage that _. A. the problem of student suicides is getting worse according to a research on the accurate statistics B. teachers have enough ability to sense the emotional distress of students C. parents place neither pressure nor care on their children D. both teachers and parents should learn more to deal with the problem of student suicides. 68. Where will we most probably find the article? A. In a newspaper. B. In a magazine. C. In a text bookD. In a survey. 答案 65.B 66.D 67.D 68.APassage 2(湖北省宜昌市一中2009届高三5月仿真模拟考试B篇)Youre in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation: I cant believe it-a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find. Isnt it beautiful? And its a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome. They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. Its nice and the price is right. Youve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo BertoHa clothes. Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating. If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. This is the secret of undercover marketing. Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it. Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that dont pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV generation-consumers between the age of 18 and 34. It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they dont trust ads. So advertising agencies hire young actors to perform in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice misleading, but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative. Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing. However, one might ask what exactly is real about of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Adverting executives would say its no less real than an ad. The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. You don t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance.55. The two attractive young women were talking so that they could _. A. get the sweater at a lower price B. be heard by people around C. be admired by other shoppers D. decide on buying the sweater56. Lorenzo Bertolla is _. A. a very popular male singer B. an advertising agency C. a clothing company in Rome D. the brand name of a sweater57. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company. B. The MTV generation tends to be more easily influenced by ads. C. Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because its too direct. D. Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government.58. Which of the following would be the best rifle for the text? A. Two Attractive Shoppers B. Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters C. Ways of Advertising D. Undercover Marketing答案 55.B 56.D 57.C 58.DPassage 3(湖北省钟祥六中2009年高三高考冲刺最后一卷E篇)Madame de Stael says that only the people who can play with children are able to educate them. For success in training children, the first condition is to become a child oneself. It means to treat the child as really ones equal, that is, to show him the same consideration, the same kind of confidence one shows to an adult. It means not to affect the child to be what we ourselves want him to become, but to be affected by the impression of what the child himself is; not to treat the child with cheating, or by force, but with the seriousness and true love suitable to his own character.Not leaving the child in peace is the greatest problem of present methods of training children. Parents do not see that during the whole life, the need of peace is never greater than in the years of childhood, an inner peace under all outside liveliness. But what does a child experience? Corrections, orders, interference (干涉), the whole livelong day. The child is always required to leave something alone, or to do something different, to find something different, or want something different from what he does, or finds, or wants. He is always guided in another direction from the true inner will that is leading him. All of this is caused by our so-called enthusiasm in directing, advising, and helping the child to become the same model produced in one assembly line (流水线). Understanding, the deepest characteristic of love, is almost always absent.To bring up a child means carrying ones soul in ones hand; it means never placing ourselves in danger of meeting the cold look on the face of the child. It means the truth that the ways of injuring the child are limitless while the ways of being useful to him are few. How seldom does the educator remember that the child, even at four or five years of age, has already had a sharp feeling! The smallest mistrust and unkindness, the least act of injustice, leave wounds that last for life in the heart of the child. While, on the other hand, unexpected friendliness and kindness make quite as deep an impression on those soft senses.67. The passage mainly talks about _.A. misleading zones and right ways in educating childrenB. current problems in training childrenC. what should be taught to childrenD. the importance of educating children68. Children, according to the passage, are experiencing _.A. corrections, orders and peace B. orders, interference and peaceC. interference, orders and corrections D. peace, guide and praise69. If you were a parent, which of the following methods is TRUE according to the text?A. You could treat your children not so seriously for they dont understand many things. B. You could train your children as you wish them to be since you are parents.C. You should sometimes leave your children in peace as they wish in their childhood. D. You should correct your children immediately if their behavior is not what you want. 70. We may conclude that the author believes people should _.A. play with the children with enthusiasm all day long just to please themB. try to give an order, advice and suggestions to their children at any timeC. treat their children just as the way they treat an adult in their daily life D. regard their children as an equal to them and have understanding of the inner peace of them答案 67.A 68.C 69.C 70.DPassage 4(福建省厦门双十中学09届高三热身考试B篇)They have appeared on clothes labels for four decades, each one chosen by international experts for its simplicity and clarity. Yet for most people, washing instructions might as well be written in Martian.According to a new poll, 9 in 10 people are unable to understand common symbols used on clothes labels. Even those who have mastered the difference between a wool and a synthetics (合成纤维织物) wash admit being puzzled by the boxes, circles and crosses used to give advice about drying and bleaching (漂白).The findings come from a poll of 2,000 people carried out by YouGov for Morphy Richards. A third of the people surveyed said that they recognized none of the six symbols shown, while the only symbol recognized by more than half of the people was the iron with a single dot. Around 70 per cent knew it meant “iron on a low heat”. Just 10 per cent knew the sign for “do not dry clean”, while only 12 per cent were familiar with “drip dry only”.Despite the sexual revolution, women are stir more knowledgeable than men. Awareness was highest among 18- to 29-year-old women, for whom taking care of clothes is clearly important.Chris Lever, from Morphy Richards, said, “Clothes Care symbols are a unique language, clearly a language that few people in the UK have taken the time to learn.”“Learning the basics such as which icon represents tumble dry (滚动热干) and which represents normal wash would go a long way to getting the best out of clothes.”The Home Laundering Consultative Council, which promotes symbols, said it was not surprised to learn that people were unfamiliar with them. “Its disappointing that there is a lack of recognition, but its a story thats repeated time and time again,” said a spokesman, Adam Mansell. “We are a small organization and we dont have a big budget.”60Why are these six washing symbols chosen by international experts?ABecause people in the UK are interested in them.BBecause they are simple and clear.CBecause its a long way to getting the best out of clothes.DBecause they are a unique language.61Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?AClothes care symbols have appeared on clothes labels for forty years.BFew people in the UK have taken the time to learn about clothes care symbols.CA third of the people surveyed said that they recognized the six symbols shown.DWomen have a better knowledge of the common symbols used on clothes labels than men.62Which symbol did most of people recognize according to the survey?63By the underlined part in the first paragraph “for most people, washing instructions might as well be written in Martian”, the author means _.Athe washing instructions are written in MartianBmost people can understand the washing instructionsCmost people can understand the instructions if they are written in MartianDmost people think it impossible to understand the washing instructions答案 60.B 61.C 62.A 63.DPassage 5(福建省厦门双十中学09届高三热身考试E篇)“Image is everything.” An entire industry has been built upon the precondition that image is everything, but when it comes down to it, an appealing image is not enough. If there is no substance behind the image, the product, service or person will fail at length. 20090507First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services. Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection. Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies. But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back. For example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness. But the recent scandal (丑闻) showed that behind that image, it had dishonest business practices. Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit. Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm.Similarly, personal consultants can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars. Putting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons. But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace (体面) like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune. With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is close.To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the selling of a person. But image is only half of the equation. What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success.72The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to _. Aits bad management Bits previous imagesCits dishonesty in business Dits poor service73Why did some famous people fall from grace? ATheir images were not well built up. BThey failed to live up to their images. CThey felt much pressure from the public.DThey paid little attention to fame and fortune.74 The structure of the passage is .A: ArgumentP: PointC: Conclusion75The author tries to argue that_. Aimage creates everything Bimage is the key to success Ctruth goes hand in hand with image Dtruth and image are equally important答案 72.C 73.B 74.A 75.DPassage 6(福建省厦门外国语学校2009届高三最后一次模拟A篇)Cole Bettles had been rejected by a number of universities when he received an e-mail from the University of California, San Diego, last month, congratulating him on his admission and inviting him to tour the campus. His mother booked a hotel in San Diego, and the 18-year-old Ojai high school senior arranged for his grandfather, uncle and other family members to meet them at the campus for lunch during the Saturday tour.“They were like Oh my God, thats so awesome （棒的）, ” Bettles said. Right before he got in bed, he checked his e-mail one last time and found another message saying the school had made a mistake and his application had been denied.In fact, all 28, 000 students turned away from UC San Diego, in one of the toughest college entrance seasons on record, had received the same incorrect message. The students hopes had been raised and then dashed （破灭） in a cruel twist that shows the danger of instant communications in the Internet age.UCSD admissions director Mae Brown called it an “administrative error” but refused to say who had made the mistake, or if those responsible would be disciplined （受训）.The e-mail, which began, “Were thrilled that youve been admitted to UC San Diego, and were showcasing （展示） our beautiful campus on Admit Day, ” was sent to the full 46, 000 students who had applied, instead of just the 18, 000 who got in, Brown said.The error was discovered almost immediately by her staff, who sent an apology within hours.“It was really thrilling for a few hours; now hes crushed （压垮）, ” said Coles mother, Tracy Bettles. “Its really tough on them.”The admissions director said she was in the office on Monday until midnight answering e-mails and phone calls from disappointed students and their parents. She said she took full responsibility for the error. “We accessed the wrong database. We recognize the incredible pain receiving this false encouragement caused. It was not our intent.”56. How many students received an admission e-mail from the University of California, San Diego （UCSD）?A. 18, 000B. 28, 000 C. 46, 000D. 1857. Which of the following statements is TRUE