英语(二)优化标准预测试卷(二)

1、英语(二) 优化标准猜测试卷(二)第一部分:阅读推断(第1 10 题，每题 1 分，共 10 分)下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请依据短文的内容对每个句子作出推断；假如该句供应的是正确信息，选择A；假如该句供应的是错误信息，选择B；假如该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。The First Settlement in North AmericaIt is very difficult to say just when colonization began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbuss journey of discover

2、y in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts further south, a great interest in gold and adventure, and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot, originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice, was establishe

3、d as a trader in Bristol, England, when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship, the Matthew, with its crew of eighteen, did no more than see an island (probably off the New England coast) and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown

4、to claim a “legal” title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south.The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America were nearly a hundred years after Columbuss first voyage. The Englishma

5、n Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England, calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island, but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1

6、587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590.The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1670. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the no

7、rthern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people.1. We know for sure that colonization bega

8、n at the end of the 15th century. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned2. Among the early settlers in South America in the 16th century were Spanish traders. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned3. With John Cabots arrival at an island off the New England coast in 1497, the British Crown claimed to

9、be the legal owner of North America. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned4. There were eighteen people on board the Matthew during its voyage to North America in 1497. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned5. The first attempt made by European people to settle down permanently in North America Occur

10、red in the 1580s. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned6. The name Virginia was given to North America by Sir Walter Raleigh. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned7. Sir Walter Raleigh sent some people to Virginia for a year in 1585. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned8. The first permanent settle

11、ment in North America was in 1670. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned9. The name New England was given to the northern area of North America by the boss of one of the two Virginia companies. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned10. The first settlers in Virginia were all slaves mixed with men and

12、 women. ( )A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned其次部分：阅读选择（第11 15题，每题 2 分，共 10 分）阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项。The Operation of International AirlinesInternational airlines have rediscovered the business traveler, the man or woman who regularly jets from country to country as part of the job.

13、This does not necessarily mean that airlines ever abandoned their business travelers. Instead, companies like Lufthansa and Swissair would right argue that they have always catered best for the executive class passengers. But many airlines could be accused of concentrating too heavily in the recent

14、past on attracting passengers by volume, often at the expense of the regular traveler. Too often, they have seemed geared for quantity rather than quality.Operating a major airline is essentially a matter of finding the right mix of passengers. The airlines need to fill up the back end of their wide

15、-bodied jets with low fare passengers, without forgetting that the front end should be filled with people who pay substantially more for their tickets.It is no coincidence that the two major airline bankruptcies were among the companies specializing in cheap flights. But low fares require consistent

16、ly full aircraft to make flights economically viable, and in the recent recession the volume of traffic has not grown. Equally the large number of airlines jostling for the available passengers has created a huge excess of capacity. The net result of excess capacity and cut-throat competition drivin

17、g down fares had been to push some airlines into collapse and leave many others hovering on the brink.Against this grim background, it is no surprise that airlines are turning increasingly towards the business travelers to improve their rates of return. They have invested much time and effort to est

18、ablish exactly what the executive demands for sitting apart from the tourists.High on the list of priorities is punctuality; an executives time is money. In-flight service is another area where the airlines are jostling for the executives attention. The free drinks and headsets and better food are a

19、ll part of the lure.Another development has been the accent of seating arrangements. Regular travelers have become well versed in the debate about seat pitchthe amount of room between each passenger. And first-class passengers are now offered sleeperette seats, which, for long journeys, make it poss

20、ible to snatch a proper nights sleep. Sleeperettes have proved so popular that they will soon become universal in the front end of most aircraft.The airlines are also trying to improve things on the ground. Executive lounges are commonplace and intended to make the inevitable waiting between flights

21、 a little more bearable. Luggage handing is being improved. Regrettably, there is little the airlines can do to speed up the boring immigration and Customs process, which manages to upset and frustrate passengers of all classes in every continent.Although it is the airlines intention to attract exec

22、utive passengers from their rivals, the airlines themselves would nonetheless like to change one bad habit of this kind of travelerthe expensive habit of booking a flight and then failing to turn up. The practice id particularly widespread in Europe, where businessmen frequently book return journeys

23、 home one on several flights.11. According to the passage, in operating airlines it is essential to _.A. keep in mind the need of the executives onlyB. satisfy the need of the low fare passengers at the expense of the executivesC. try to attract as many passengers as possible by reducing faresD. cat

24、er to the need of passengers sitting at both ends of the jets12. The following are all mentioned as reasons why the airlines are having a hard time EXCEPT that _.A. the tourist industry is experiencing an all-time lowB. there is no increase in the number of passengersC. there are more seats on the p

25、lanes than neededD. the competition between airlines is strong13. The improvements the airlines attempt at include all the following EXCEPT _.A. making their seats more comfortableB. providing better food during flightsC. showing more movies during the long flightsD. offering sleeperettes to first-c

26、lass passengers14. There is not much the airlines can do when it comes to _.A. making sure the departures are not delayedB. the efficient handing procedureC. speeding up customs procedureD. the improvement of the condition of waiting lounges15. Which of the following is a bad habit of the executive

27、passengers that frustrates the airlines? A. They do not book their seats in advance. B. They do not sit on the seats they are supposed to take. C. They do not travel on the flight they have booked. D. They do not pay in advance for the seats they book.第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子（第16 25题，每题 1 分，共 10 分）阅读下面短文。请完

28、成短文后的2项测试任务：（1）从第16 20题后所给的6个选项中为第 段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）从第21 25题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。Intelligence: a Changed View Intelligence was believed to be a fixed entity, some faculty of the mind that we all possess and which determines in some way the extent of our achievements. Its value therefore, was a

29、s a predictor of childrens future learning. If they differed markedly in their ability to learn complex tasks, then it was clearly necessary to educate them differently and the need for different types of school and even different ability groups within school was obvious. Intelligence tests could be

30、 used for streaming children according to ability at an early age; and at 11 these tests were superior to measures of attainment for selecting children for different types of secondary education. Today, we are beginning to think differently. In the last few years, research has thrown doubt on the vi

31、ew that innate intelligence can ever be measured and on the very nature of intelligence itself. There is considerable evidence now which shows the great influence of environment both on achievement and intelligence. Children with poor home backgrounds not only do less well in their school work and i

32、ntelligence tests but their performance tends to deteriorate gradually compared with that of their more fortunate classmates. There are evidences that support the view that we have to distinguish between genetic intelligence and observed intelligence. Any deficiency in the appropriate genes will res

33、trict development no matter how stimulating the environment. We cannot observe and measure innate intelligence, whereas we can observe and measure the effects has been received from the environment. Researches have been investigating what happens in this interaction. Two major findings have emerged

34、from these researches. Firstly, the greater part of the development of observed intelligence occurs in the earliest years of life. It is estimated that 50 per cent of measurable intelligence at age 17 is already predictable by the age of 4. Secondly, the most important factors in the environment are

35、 language and psychological aspects of the parent-child relationship. Much of the difference in measured intelligence between “privileged” and “disadvantaged” children may be due to the latters lack of appropriate verbal stimulation and the poverty of their perceptual experiences. These research fin

36、dings have led to a revision in our understanding of the nature of intelligence. Instead of it being some largely inherited fixed power of the mind, we now see it as a set of developed skills with which a person copes with any environment. These skills have to be learned and, indeed, one of them is

37、learning how to learn.16. Paragraph_17. Paragraph_18. Paragraph_19. Paragraph_20. Paragraph_A. Main Results of Recent ResearchesB. Difference between Genetic and Observed IntelligenceC. Effect of Environment on IntelligenceD. Intelligence and AchievementE. Impact on School EducationF. A Changed View

38、 of Intelligence21. It was once believed _, and thus we can tell how successful he/she will be in the future according to his/her intelligence.22. More recent researches has shown that intelligence is only partly inherited _.23. We can observe and measure observed intelligence, but genetic intellige

39、nce _.24. It can be inferred from the passage that a child will _ if he has more opportunities to communicate with others by means of language.25. Children were not just _, but they can be taught to be more intelligence at school.A. born to be more intelligence or less intelligenceB. have a better c

40、hance to develop his intelligenceC. cant be observed and measuredD. that intelligence was something a baby was born withE. and because of the lack of communication with his classmatesF. and partly has to do with a childs living environment第四部分：填句补文（第26 30题，每题 2 分，共 10 分）下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，

41、请依据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。Make a Good First ImpressionHave you ever been in a doctors waiting room and looked around at all the glum faces waiting impatiently to be seen? Dr. Stephen K. Sproul, a veterinarian in Raytown, Missouri, told of a typical spring day when his waiting room was full of client

42、s waiting to have their pets inoculated. _26_ He told one of our classes:“There were six or seven clients waiting when a young woman came in with a nine-month-old baby and a kitten. _27_ The next thing he knew, the baby just looked up at him with that great big smile that is so characteristic of bab

43、ies. What did that gentleman do? _28_ Soon he struck up a conversation with the woman about her baby and his grandchildren, and soon the entire reception room joined in, and the boredom and tension were converted into a pleasant and enjoyable experience.”The ancient Chinese were a wise lotwise in th

44、e ways of the world; and they had a proverb that you and I ought to cut out and paste inside our hats. _29_Your smile is a messenger of your goodwill. _30_To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds. Especially

45、when that someone is under pressure from his bosses, his customers, his teachers or parents or children, a smile can help him realize that all is not hopelessthat there is joy in the world.A. It goes like this, “A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.”B. As luck would have it , she sat do

46、wn next to a gentleman who was more than a little distraught about the long wait for service.C. Just what you and I would do, of course; he smiled back at the baby.D. No one was talking to anyone else, and all were probably thinking of a dozen other things they would rather be doing than “wasting ti

47、me” sitting in that office.E. Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.F. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.第五部分：填词补文（第31 40题，每题 1.5 分，共 15 分）下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出12个词，其中10个取自短文，请依据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。PromiseLast year my 9-year-old daughter was severely dehydrated from running a 1.5 mile

48、s at school in 100°F weather. We took her to the emergency room and our nightmare started there. They began _31_ her for leukemia. We went so many nights missing sleep, crying, worrying how we would _32_ this. I found my outlet was running. And I made a promise to myself and my daughter that I

49、would _33_ a marathon for her if shed just be strong very soon.So when we got the clean bill of health seven months later, I found myself running every day thinking of her and how strong she is. I _34_ myself in my first ever half marathon and never did I have doubts if I could do it. I trained from

50、 September to April and set a _35_ of 3 hours to finish the half marathon. And I did it in 2.49 hours.You may have doubt in yourself as I had in myself. The most _36_ thing I did for myself was keep telling myself that I am doing this half marathon because I can. I can do it because my sick daughter

51、 became healthy again. She showed me strength and I knew I had to keep my _37_ to show her how strong I am and to accomplish things that you think you cant!The half marathon was amazing. At mile ten when my hip was hurting badly, my daughter was on the side line. I ran over to her and gave her the b

52、iggest _38_ Ive ever given her and I took off running. I started crying because I remembered why I started running in the first place and I got so inspired to make her _39_ at the finish line.So now I have to accomplish a full marathon to really hold _40_ to my promise Im aiming for February 2013! And I cant wait!A. goal D. run G. proud J. encouragingB. hug E. promise H. rest K. testing C. entered F. true I. get through L. preparing第六部分:完形填空(第41 50题,每题 1.5 分,共15分)下面的短文有10处空白，