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2012年高考英语模拟试卷2012年高考英语模拟试卷第页共9页penmanship,andyoumaygettheanswer.Atestamongstudentsingrades2,4and6foundthattheynotonlywrotefasterbyhandthanbykeyboard,butalsocreatedmoreideaswhencomposingessayswithhandwriting.Andotherresearchshowsthatthefingermovementsrequiredtowritebyhandactivatebrainareasinvolvedwiththought,language,andshort-termmemory.ArecentIndianaUniversitystudyhadonegroupofchildrenpracticewritinglettersbyhandwhileasecondgroupjustlookedatthoseletters.Then,bothgroupsofkidsenteredafunctionalMRI(核磁共振)thatscannedtheirbrainsastheresearchersshowedthemthesameletters.Researchersfoundthatthebrainactivityinthefirstgroupwasfarmoreadvancedand“adult-like".Handwritingalsoaffectsotherpeople'swaytheythinkofadultsandchildren.Severalstudieshaveshownthatthesameaverageessaywillscoremuchhigherifwrittenwithgoodpenmanshipandmuchlowerifwrittenoutinpoorhandwriting.Thesestudieshavealsofoundthatpeoplejudgethequalityofaperson'sideasbasedonhisorherhandwriting.Andtheconsequencesarereal:Onstandardizedtestswithhandwrittensections,liketheSAT,allessaythatisconsideredhardtorecognizegetsabigzero.Studiesshowthatthisisn'tonlyanEnglish-languagephenomenon.ChineseandJapaneseyouthsaresufferingfrom“characteramnesia".Theycan'trememberhowtowritecharacters,thankstocomputersandtextmessaging.SomeexpertsfearthatChinesewritingandreadingaresocloselylinkedinthebrainthatChina'sreadingabilityasanationcouldsuffer.WhatdoestheIndianaUniversitystudyimply?ChildrenshouldpracticewritinglettersHandwritingcanincreasebrainactivityIt'sgoodforchildrentoenterafunctionalMRI.LettersshouldoftenbeshowntochildrenWhatdoesthe4thparagraphmainlytalkabout?Handwritingaffectsbothadultsandchildren.Handwritinghelpsapersonwritebetteressays.SATshouldbedonewithgoodhandwriting.Goodhandwritingmakesapersonseemsmarter.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Essayswrittenwithkeyboardswillgetlowerscores.Thequalityofyourideasdependsonyourhandwriting.ChineseandJapaneseyouthsdon'tknowhowtowrite.LesshandwritingmayaffectChina'sreadingability.Thepassagetriestotellusthat.keyboardsaremorepopularthanhandwritingweshouldn'tjudgepeoplebytheirhandwritinghandwritingisofgreatimportanceit'stimetogiveupusingkeyboardsCTherewereredfacesatoneofBritain'sbiggestbanksrecently.Theyhadacceptedatelephoneordertobuy£100,000worthofsharesfroma15-year-oldschoolboy(theythoughthewas21).Thesharesfellinvalueandtheschoolboywasunabletopayup.Thebanklost£20,000onthedealwhichitcannotgetback,because,foronething,theyoungboydoesnothavethemoney,foranother,beingunder18,heisnotlegallyliableforhisdebts.Iftheshareshadriseninvaluebythesameamountthattheyfell,hewouldhavepocketed£20,000profit.Itcertainlyisbetterthandeliveringthemorningnewspaper.Inanothercase,aboyof14found,inhisgrandmother'shouse,asuitcasefullofforeignbanknotes.Buttheywerenownotusedintheircountryoforiginoranywhereelse.Thisyoungboyheadedstraighttothenearestbankwithhispocketsfilledwithnotes.Thecashiersdidnotrealizethecountryinquestionhadreducedthevalueofitscurrencyby90%.Theyexchangedthenotesattheirfacevalueatthecurrentexchangerate.Inthreedays,beforehewasfoundout,hetook£200,000fromninedifferentbanks.Amazingly,hehadalreadyspentmorethanhalfofthisbeforethepolicecaughtupwithhim.Becauseheisalsounder18thebankshavekissedgoodbyetoalotofmoney,andseveralcashiershavelosttheirjobs.Shouldweadmiretheseyoungstersforbeingenterprisingandshowinginitiativeorcondemnthemfortheirdishonesty?Maybetheyhadmanagedforyearswithtinyamountsofpocketmoneythattheygotfromtight-fistedparents.MaybetheyhaddoneSaturdayjobsforpeanuts.Itishardlysurprising,giventheexpensivethingsthatyoungpeoplewanttobuy,suchasfashionablerunningshoesandcomputergames,iftheysometimesthinkupmoreimaginativewaysofmakingmoneythandeliveringnewspapers.Theseyoungsterssawthechancetomakealotofmoneyandtookit.Anotherrecentstorywhichshouldgiveusfoodforthoughtisthecaseofthemanwhopaidhissix-year-olddaughter£300aweekpocketmoney.Hethenchargedherforthefoodsheateafewcoinsforherpiggybank(存钱灌)“Shewillsoonlearnthevalueofmoney,”hesaid.“There'snosuchthingasafreelunch.Everythinghastobepaidforandthesoonershelearnsthatthebetter.”Attheotherextremetherearefondparentswhoprovidefreebedandboardfortheirgrown-upchildren,Whileeventhemosthard-heartedparentsmighthesitatetothrowtheirchildrenoutonthestreets,weallknowofpeopleintheirtwentieswhostillshamelesslyliveofftheirparents.Surelytherecomesatimewheneveryonehastoleavetheparentalnest,lookafterthemselvesandpaytheirownwayinlife.Butwhenisit?RecentlyoneofBritain'sbiggestbanks.boughtalotofsharesforacustomerandbroughthimagreatlosslostmoneyasitsyoungcustomerhadnomoneytopayhisdebtslostmuchmoneybecausethesharestheyboughtfellinvaluereceivedatelephoneordertobuysharesfora21-year-oldboyTheauthor'sattitudetotheexampleofthetwoboyswhocheatedthebanksis.A.objectiveB.subjectiveC.questioningD.negativeThemanpaidhisdaughter£300aweekpocketmoneyandthenrequiredhertopayforherlivingexpensesbecausehewantedhertoknowmakingmoneywasnoteasyhewantedtosavemoneyforherfutureeducationhethoughtitusefulforfamilymemberstobearlifehardshipstogetherhewantedhertolearnthevalueofmoneyItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievesthat.childrenshouldleavetheparentalnestassoonaspossiblegrown-upchildrenshouldliveontheirownchildrenshouldbetaughtnottocheatothersparentsshouldgivemorepocketmoneytotheirchildrenDAfewyearsagoIwasonabicycletripwhenIgotoffmybikeforarest.Isatdownonthegrass.Afewsecondslater,Iwascoveredinants.TheywereswarmingallovermesoIgotupandbrushedthemoff.ItwasastrangeexperiencebutIsoonforgotaboutit.Acoupleofyearslater,IwaslivinginJordan.IhadjustmovedintoamodernflatandwasunpackingplateswhenIsawsomethingmoveoutofthecornerofmyeye.Ilookedoveratthekitchendrawerandtherewasacockroach(蟑螂)crawlingoutofit.Iscreamed.ThenIgrabbedacanofinsecticideandsprayeditonthecockroach.Heranunderthenearbybathroomdoor.IttookmethreedaysbeforeIfoundthecouragetoopenthebathroomdoortoseeifhewasstillalive.Hewasn't.WhydidIreactsoviolentlytooneloneinsectwhenacloserencounterwithhundredsofantshardlyaffectedme?Theansweriseasy:becausecockroachesarecreepy(令人毛骨悚然的)crawliesandantsaren't.Creepycrawliesarethoselittlebugswhichcausefeelingssuchasanxiety-theymakeyourskincrawl.Didyouknowthatsomepeoplefeelsuchafearofbugsthatitbecomesaphobia(恐惧症)?Psychologistshaveofferedmanyexplanations.Somesayweassociatethemwithdirtanddisease.Orthatthesearelifeformsthataresoalientous,thatwefindthemdisgustingfortheirdissimilarity.Insects,however,don'tfollowourrules-theyjustdowhattheywantandinvadeourspace.Unfortunately,althoughinsectsandbugshavebeenasuccessfulanimalspeciesuptonow,manyofthem,likemanyotherspeciesnowadays,areunderthreatofdyingout.Entomologistswarnthatthiscouldupsetentireecosystemsandleadtoallkindsofdisastrousconsequences.Somyadvicetoyouis:thenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetostampon,splatterorsprayacreepycrawly,giveathoughttotheplanetandstop.Whydidtheauthormentiontheantsinthebeginning?Becausetheexperiencewiththeantspresentsasharpcontrasttothatwiththecockroachlater.Becausetheauthorwantstoshowherpreferencetotheantsandherdislikeforthecockroaches.Becausebothantsandcockroachesarecreepycrawliesthattheauthordislikes.Becausemeetingtheantsisanunusualexperiencethattheauthorcanhardlyforget.Theunderlinedword“insecticide"inParagraph2probablymeans.A.akindoffruitjuiceB.akitchenknifeliquidforkillinginsectsD.cleanser(洗涤剂forthebathroomHowdoestheauthorfeelaboutbugslikecockroaches?Theauthordoesn'tmindthecontactwiththoseharmlesssmallcreatures.Theauthorpreferscockroachestoantsandfeelsguiltyforkillingone.Theyinvadeourspaceandbecomeathreattohumans.Theystilldeserveaplaceforkeepingthebalanceofthenature.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutbugsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?Somepeoplemaybefrightenedsomuchbybugsthatitleadstoapsychologicalbarriertosomedegree.Theearthwillhaveabetterandcleanerenvironmentifmorecreepycrawliesarekilled.Manybugsareindangerofdyingoutsoweshouldnotkillthemduetofearordisgust.Somebugsareextremelyunpleasantthatsomepeoplehaveastrongwishtodestroythem.EDreamingisbelieving,claimresearchersofanewstudy,whofoundthatdreamshaveaneffectonpeople'sbehavior,judgmentandtheymightcontainimportanthiddentruthsaswell.“Psychologists'explanationsofthemeaningofdreamsvarywidely.Butourfindingsshowthatpeoplebelievetheirdreamsprovidemeaningfulinsightintothemselvesandtheirworld,"saidaleadauthorofthestudyCareyMorewedge,anassistantprofessoratCarnegieMellonUniversity.Insixdifferentstudies,researcherssurveyednearly1,100peopleabouttheirdreams.Oneofthestudiesfocusedongeneralbeliefsaboutdreamsandinvolved149universitystudents.Allstudentswereaskedtoratedifferenttheoriesaboutdreams.Theexpertsfoundthatasurprisingmajorityoftheparticipantssupportedthetheoryaboutdreamsrevealing(揭示)thehiddentruthsaboutthemselvesandtherestoftheworld.Inasecondexperiment,theysurveyed182peopleataBostontrainstation,andaskedthemtoimagineoneoutoffourpossiblesituationthatcouldhaveoccurredthenightbeforeascheduledairlinetrip.Mostoftheparticipantssaidthatdreamingofaplanecrashwouldbemorelikelytoaffecttheirtravelplansthanwouldjustthinkingaboutacrash,orbeingwarnedbythegovernmentofaterrorismrisk.Theysaidadreamedcrashwouldinfluencetheirtravelplansjustasmuchaslearningaboutarealcrashontheirplannedroutewould.Anotherexperimentinvolved270menandwomenfromacrosstheUnitedStates.Inashortonlinesurvey,theywereaskedtorecalloneofthedreamstheyhadseenaboutanypersontheyknew.Thefindingsshowedthatpeopleweremorelikelytorememberanddescribepleasantdreamsaboutapersontheyliked,ratherthanapersontheydisliked.Meanwhile,inmostcasestheytendedtoconsideranunpleasantdreamasmoremeaningfulifitwasaboutapersontheydisliked.“Inotherwords,"saidMorewedge,“peopleattributemeaningtodreamswhenitcorresponds(与一致)withtheirpre-existingbeliefsanddesires."Theresearcherssaythatmoreinvestigationisneededtofullyunderstandhowpeopleinterprettheirdreams.AccordingtoMorewedge,mostpeoplerealizethatdreamsarenotpredictingtheirfuture,buttheystilltrytofindsomemeaninginthere.ThepurposeofthestudiesistodeterminewhenpeopletendtoremembertheirdreamsresearchwhetherdreamshaveanythingtodowithreallifefindouthowpeopleexplaintheirdreamsandwhatimpactthathasunderstandwhatcausespeopletodreamandhowtointerpretdreamsAccordingtothesecondexperiment,whatmightinfluencepeople'stravelplansmost?Thinkingaboutapastplanecrash.Dreamingaboutaplanecrash.Hearingagovernment'swarningofaterrorismrisk.Imaginingaplanecrashingontheirplannedroute.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthestudy?Dreamscanbeausefultoolforlearningandproblemsolving.Mostpeopledisagreethatdreamshelpthembetterknowthemselvesandtheworld.Amajorityofpeoplebelievesthatdreamscanpredicttheirfutureandtrytofindtheirmeaning.Whenadreamconflictswithpeople'sexistingbeliefsanddesires,theytendtoattributelessmeaningtoit.Whichkindofdreamisseenasmoremeaningfulthantherest?Apleasantdreamaboutapersonthedreamerlikes.ApleasantdreamaboutapersonthedreamerdislikesAnunpleasantdreamaboutapersonthedreamerlikes.Anunpleasantdreamaboutapersonthedreamerdislikes.第四部分:书面表达(共两节,满分40分)第一节:完成句子(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
Weshouldencouragechildrentoreadclassics,mostofwhich(很有益处)tothegrowthofourchildren.(benefit)Ilikethesebluejacketverymuch;itcosts(三倍)theonehanginginthewindow.(as).Theysaytheaccidenthappenedbecausethecarelessnessofthedriver,butinmyopinion,itisthecyclistratherthanthedriver(应负责任).(blame)(一旦被发现偷东西)inthesupermarket,anysalespersonwillbefiredatonce.(once)ProjectHopeaimsathelpingmorechildreninpoorareasto(有受教育的机会).(access,receive)Never(我碰至U过)suchaperson.withatalentforsongwritinginthepasttenyears.(come)Ifyouwerecastawayonadesertedisland,(你会怎么办)?(do)Theheadmasterleftwordwithmyparents(他要来拜访)nextSunday.(pay)Afterthewar,anewschoolbuildingwasputup(在曾经是一家剧院的地方).(where)Theofficialswerediscussingtheplanthattheywouldliketosee(实现)thenextyear.(carry)第二节:短文写作(共1题;满分25分)漫画,他写信询问一下这幅漫画反剂;让火锅更诱人;剂chemical你叫李浩,你美国的笔友Jack在网上发现这样一幅你这幅漫画的意思。请你用英文给漫画,他写信询问一下这幅漫画反剂;让火锅更诱人;剂chemical据报道70%的火锅店都向火锅里添加化学添加火锅店这样做的目的是降低成本、节约时间,向火锅里添加化学物质对人体的危害;如何解决这一危害大众健康的问题。1.参考词汇:漫画cartoon;火锅hotpot;化学添
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