四川省广安市2014高考英语一轮 基础训练题（12）

1 四川省广安市四川省广安市 20142014 高考英语一轮基础训练题 高考英语一轮基础训练题 1212 及答案 及答案 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 A Children s Books Hawking s fact and fiction George F R Ellis Ruby BOOK REVIEWED George s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking s book A Brief History of Time was a huge commercial success Its achievements in bringing difficult scientific ideas to a wide audience are not so clear Now the distinguished physicist has teamed up with his daughter Lucy to produce a children s book designed to communicate contemporary physics Will it capture the attention of young minds and teach them some real science Or will it be boring and over the heads of the prospective readers George s Secret Key to the Universe is an adventure story complete with villains and hero and is illustrated with enjoyable line drawings It involves a lost pig a humorously portrayed intelligent computer school bullies and a trip through the Solar System Didactic discussions on aspects of modern physics such as supernova explosions and black hole physics are hung on this set up There are also fact boxes on physics and astronomy and some photographs of astronomical phenomena planets comets galaxies and so on Overall the book is a serious effort to convey facts and ideas in present day astronomy and astrophysics within a science fiction adventure story The mixture is great Children love facts and adventure stories The combination will catch their interest and keep them occupied for hours After ten minutes of leafing through the book my granddaughter Ruby was deeply absorbed and I had to promise to bring it back for her to read after I had completed my review Like any educational tool it will succeed for some and not for others I suppose there should be more of the former 1 Where do you think this passage is taken A From a news story B From a textbook C From a book review D From an advertisment 2 Which of the following books is mainly reviewed in this passage A George s Secret Key to the UniverseB A Brief History of Time C The Nature of Space and Time D Hawking s fact and fiction 3 What is the author s attitude towards the book being reviewed A It will be less successful B It will be more successful C It will be a complete failure D It all depends on Ruby 4 The underlined word leafing in the last paragrph probably means A adding leaves to a bookB throwing away a book C tearing up a bookD turning pages of a book 2 参考答案 1 4 CABD 结束 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 A Several times my daughter had telephoned to say Mother you must come to see the daffodils 水仙花 before they are over I wanted to go but it was a two hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead I will come next Tuesday I promised a little unwillingly on her third call The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy Still I had promised and I drove there When I finally walked into Carolyn house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren Forget the daffodils Carolyn The road is invisible in these clouds and fog and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch My daughter smiled calmly and said We drive in this all the time Mum You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience After about twenty minutes we turned onto a small gravel 砂烁 road and I saw a small church On the far side of the churcht I saw a hand lettered sign that read Daffodil Garden We got out of the car each took a child s hand and I followed Carolyn down the path Then as we turned a corner I looked up and gasped Before me lay the most beautiful sight There were five acres of flowers But Who has done this I asked Carolyn Just one woman Carolyn answered That s her home Carolyn pointed to a well kept A frame house We walked up to the house On the patio 露台 we saw a poster Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking was the headline The first answer was a simple one 50 000 bulbs 球基 it read The second answer was One at a time by one woman The third answer was Began in 1958 For me that moment was a life changing experience I thought of this woman whom I had never met who more than forty years before had begun one bulb at a time to bring her vision of beauty and joy to the mountain top 1 The author didn t want to see the daffodils because A the weather was cold and rainy B the long drive was too much for her C she didn t take interest in them D she was afraid to climb up the mountain 2 Which of the following words can best describe the author s feeling when she saw the daffodils A amazed B confused C moved D satisfied 3 What can we learn about the woman living in the A frame house A She was a single middle aged woman B She was employed as a gardener 3 C She grew daffodils in order to make a living D She was a woman of determination and love 4 We can learn from the text that A it is the first time that they have seen the daffodils B the Daffodil Garden was next to a small church C the Daffodil Garden was run by one woman D more than 1 000 bulbs is planted every year 1 4 BADC 结束 B School Activities Our school activities are suitable for all ages and levels including foundation primary secondary and A IeveL We offer workshops hands on activities and a teacher support service to help you get the most out of your visit All school services are free but must be booked in advance Earth Lab Workshops This activity is designed for KS3 and KS4 students Packed with fascinating fossils 化石 minerals and rocks Earth Lab is where students can dig deep into the exciting and varied world of British geology using specialist microscopes and geologist tools Darwin Centre Find out who you really are and where you come from in our interactive films about evolution narrated by Sir David Attenborough Hands on Activities Get up close and personal with the Museum in these hands on activities where you can handle real specimens from our collections Hundreds of real natural history specimens for students to touch and explore are in our hands on science centre Self led Activities Pupils can engage with specimens through role play in a self guided explorer challenge through the Museum The Great Debate Schools Program Students are introduced to the history of the debate during a lively tour They are then divided into groups and use exhibits to prepare presentations representing the views of the debated key characters Booking All school activities must be booked in advance by calling the schools booking line 十 44 O 20 7942 5555 5 If you want to join in the school activities you A have to pay for the services B should be an A Level student C need to visit the school web D must book in advance 4 6 If you re interested in British geology you d better choose A Earth Lab Workshops B Darwin Centre C Hands on Activities D Self led Activities 7 Which of the following programs is most suitable for team work A Darwin Centre B The Great Debate School Program C Self led Activities D Hands on Activities 5 7 D A B 结束 C Pretending to be happy can actually make you more miserable 一 especially if you re a woman according to a new study The research found that women suffered more than men when pretending to be happy Psychologist Dr Brent Scott who led the study said employers should take note because forcing workers to smile when dealing with customers can backfire He said Smiling for the sake of smiling throughout the day can lead to emotional exhaustion 枯竭 and then withdraw from work so their productivity drops and that s bad for the organization He added Bosses may think that getting their staff to smile is good for the organization but that s not necessarily the case Dr Scott assistant professor of management at Michigan State University analyzed a group of bus drivers during a two week period His team examined the effects of surface acting 一 pretending to smile compared with what was termed deep acting 一 cultivating 培养 positive emotions by recalling pleasant memories He said Women were harmed more by surface acting meaning their mood worsened even more than the men and they withdrew more from work However they were helped more by deep acting which means their mood improved more and they withdrew less Therefore pretending to be happy while feeling down is more likely to go against their normal behavior and cause more harmful feelings Although deep acting seemed to improve mood in the short term Dr Scott says it s not a long term solution 解决方 法 to feeling unhappy He said You re trying to cultivat