兰州一中2014高考冲刺英语试题（三）

第卷 第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ATo American visitors, Iceland is a very interesting country, partly because it is different in so many ways from he or she is used to seeing at home. There are quite a few things that are not done, or that do not exist on the island-quite a few “Nos”.There is no pollution, for instance, No dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July, and only three hours of black-and-white TV the rest of the time. There is no hard liquor on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There is no handguns; only one jail of thirty-five cells（狱室）in the entire land-an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people.There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping for anything. There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is situated just under the Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter. But thanks to Culf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees to 52 degrees in July.The rules on television liquor and guns are the result of government decisions. But the absence of pollution is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground. They provide all the energy needed by the country. In fact, Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power.Iceland has been described as a democratic independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world. The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature. They composed their first books in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. These works were poems and tales about the kings, heroes, and heroines of Iceland and Norway. At first, the stories were memoried and passed from generation to generation. They were finally written down between1140 and 1220. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Rather shoeless than bookless,” they proudly say.1. American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably because_.A. no dogs are permitted in the capital B. the police do not carry handgunsC. the climate is rather mild D. it is very different from Americans2. The following statements are true EXCEPT_. A. there are no soldiers in Iceland B. the Icelanders dont drink beer C. there is no tip of any kind D. there are no crimes in Iceland3. There is no pollution in Iceland mainly because_. A. Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power B. the Icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their energy C. it is located just under the Arctic Circle D. it is a democratic independent country4. “Rather shoeless than bookless” means_. A. they prefer not to have shoe or books B. they would rather have shoes on than write books C. they prefer travelling to reading D. they regard books more important than shoes. B Last July, my 12-year-old car died on Californias Santa Ana Freeway. It was hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldnt reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured Id just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just cant leave you here,” she said. “This isnt the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.” “You will drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed. “No, Ill take you in my car,” she said. “Its a long way,” I protested. “Come on,” she said. “I have nothing else to do.” As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan（乐善好施者）picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “Im just passing the favor along,” she said. When I offered her money as a thank you, she wouldnt hear of it . “That wouldnt make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice to somebody. Pass it along.”5. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night? A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus. B. No driver would give him a ride. C. He didnt know the routes. D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.6. Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route? A. No bus would come at the time. B.A taxi ride would be more comfortable. C. He became impatient and a bit worried. D. He knew the driver would never return C People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions-and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes. “We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said. “Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect the mouth.” According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used reliably to convey emotion in cross-cultural situations. The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the facial movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 Eastern Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies. It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. “The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack said. “Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less.” In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.9. The discovery shows that Westerners_.A. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth B. consider facial expressions universally reliableC. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expression10. What were the people asked to do in the study?A. To make a face at each other B. To get their faces impressiveC. To classify some face pictures D. To observe the researchers faces D Starting a bank a childs play? Absolutely, if you ask some enterprising youngsters in India, who have not only managed to establish one, but also, unlike many of the large International banks, run it successfully since 2001. Whats even more impressive is that the young bankers and their 90,004-clients are all homeless! The Childrens Development Khazana (treasure) opened its first branch in 2001 at a homeless shelter in New Deli as a way to help the street children protect their hard-earned money from thieves. Since then, the idea has caught on like wildfire. Today, Khazana has 12 branches all across New Deli, with a total of Rupees 12lakh (about 22,000USD) in deposits. Not only that, there are now 77 affiliated branches in other parts of Asia, ranging from Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to the island of Sri Lanka, and even Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. While no deposit or balance is too small for the bank, they do have strict regulations about where the money is earned from. Funds obtained by begging or selling drugs are not welcomed at this bank ! Also, unlike the real banks, all employees are volunteers, which means that they go to school or a paying job during the day and work at the bank in the evening. To ensure that everybody gets a chance to participate in running the branch, two volunteer managers are elected from the clients base every six months. Karan, the current manager is just 14-year-old. During the day he earns a living by helping out the cleaning crew at wedding banquets and other big parties. In the evening, he handles the deposits（存款）and withdrawals（取款）in the bank. After the bank closes, he along with an adult volunteer from the shelter head over to a regular bank and deposit the funds collected into Khazanas interest-bearing bank account and though it started with one single purpose. The Childrens Development Khazana is today a well-developed bank, one kids can not only deposit money which earns them 5% interest, but also, request loans for family emergencies, to start a business or even to pay for school.13. The initial aim of starting the Childrens Development Khazana is to_. A. provide for jobs for homeless children B. help homeless families with emergencies C. sponsor homeless children to go to school D. safeguard homeless childrens hard-earned money14. The childrens Development Khazana is different from regular banks in that_. A. all its workers are street children B. it pays its customers no interest C. customers can be made its managers D. it opens in the evening six month a year15. According to the passage, the Childrens Development Khazana_. A. welcomes all money, however small it is B. offers more and better service than before C. is run by a 14-year-old boy, Karan alone D. has more than 70 branches across India第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。 16 . This is a very frightening number. Most of the time, it will not be noticed until it becomes a large problem. Yet, hopefully, more and more people are learning about it. Parents as well as friends should pay attention to these things and other things such as:Sudden changes in their mood, appetite or weight can be indications of depression. While these things can also happen to an adolescent, when it is followed by other conditions, it should be taken note of.A loss of interest in doing the things that they used to love to do can be depression. Now, this is not necessarily something from their childhood, but something within the past few month.17 . For example, divorce or separation of their parents, death, or even just friendship. Often, teens blame themselves for these conditions.18 . If they do not seem happy any more, there more be something troubling them.19 . There are many sad stories of young teens harming themselves because they are suffering from depression and no one took notice.Finally, to our joy, those teens that do get timely treatment for their depression can actually recover quickly and completely and get back into doing the things they used to love to do. Talk to your doctor if you feel that you have been in any of these conditions or you know someone that is. 20 .So learn more about teen depression and depression in general and get help now or help a friend in need.A. They can decide what is happening, and get life back on track to you.B. Because of depression and lack of notice, many sad and painful cases happen to young teens.C. A lack of emotion is a sign that something is definitely wrong.D. One thing that must be said about teen depression is that this is a serious condition.E. Sad situations can cause teen depression to appear fast.F. Teen depression makes up one in five children.G. There are many ways to deal with depression.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分, 共30分) 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didnt speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room 21 so she wouldnt disturb me. However, every time I would 22 and see her. She would try to 23 and at the same time gave an amazing smile. 24 , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful 25 . I 26 from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an) 27 card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall 28 her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate ? Then the nurse 29 to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never 30 a rewards card. It 31 me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a 32 . From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were 33 . People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they 34 life more. 35 , it seems the more I tried to praise others, the 36 I got. Im out of nursing home now and almost 37 recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably 38 life is. Do 39 a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they 40 to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you. 21. A. quickly B. quietly C. happily D. slowly 22. A. wake B. stand C. sit D. go 23. A. leave B. hide C. explain D. apologize 24. A. Eventually B. Gradually C. Suddenly D. Occasionally 25. A. greeting B. apology C. smile D. word 26. A. knew B. learned C. found D. got 27. A. invitation B. congratulation C. appreciation D. appointment 28. A. laughing B. shouting C. screaming D. crying 29. A. went on B. came up C. set out D. got up 30. A. accepted B. received C. created D. afforded 31. A. beat B. knocked C. hit D. touched 32. A. difference B. profit C. mistake D. contribution 33. A. disappointing B. interesting C. amazing D. embarrassing 34. A. understood B. valued C. enriched D. enjoyed 35. A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise 36. A. less B. more C. worse D. better 37. A. barely B. fully C. really D. rarely 38. A. dangerous B. beautiful C. tough D. enthusiastic 39. A. yourself B. you C. themselves D. them 40. A. bring B. take C. give D. mean 第II卷第二部分 英语知识运用第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Lin Hai, a senior middle school student, had a problem recently. He used to get marks of over 110 points (out of 120 possible points) on his math tests. 41 during last terms final exams, his math score was only 90 points. It was a shock. “I didnt know what 42 (happen) ,” said Lin, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated about math during the 43 (follow) month.Like Lin，many of us have setbacks in life. What would you do to deal 44 these setbacks ? Would you just let them be and give u