最后冲刺高考英语预测题阅读表达题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精2012高考英语预测题阅读表达题一、阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFiveyearsago，DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict,”hejokes。“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled."TodayDavidwearscasualclothes-khakipantsandsportsshirt-totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“I’mworkingharderthanever，"Davidsays，“andIneedtofeelcomfortable。”MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnitedStates。Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday）。Thisbecameknownas“dress—downFriday”of“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day—a—weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes？Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscode。“Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforwork,"saystheownerofasoftwarecompany，“soit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes。InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany,85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale。Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity。Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive，ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday，”onepersonsaid。“Forthesameamountofmoney，youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”1。DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict，”because_______.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes2.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow，because_______.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB。hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompany3。Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse？A.Manyemployeesdon’tlikeaconservativedresscode.B。Comfortableclothesmakeemployeesmoreproductive。C。Acasualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungemployees.D。AlltheemployersintheU.S。areforcasualofficewear。4.Accordingtothispassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A。Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.B。Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly1990s.C.“Dress-downFriday”wasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers。D。Manyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeople.5.Inthispassage，thefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedinthepassageexcept_______。A。savingemployees’moneyB。makingemployeesmoreattractiveC.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappierB22June26,2000-theHumanGenome（基因组）Project，agreat$3billion,15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegeneticmapofhumans,isnowmorethan90percentcompleted。Thescientificandmedicalcommunitiesareveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonginghumanlife.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersalsoarecarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflife。Forthelastfewyears，thegeneticadvancesinthedevelopingfieldofbiotechnology（生物技术）haveprovidesmaterialforallkindsofwork，butthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofthehumangeneticcodehaveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealth,aswellasforthepopularimagination。WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding(解码）humanDNA,theleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchisintheUnitedStates，whichbeganin1990,is“unlockingthecode”ofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfataldiseases.Already,theHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenesconnectedwithterriblediseasesasyet（迄今)，andmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS。Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudied，researcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections,andgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenome,astheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.1.Whydidthescientistsworkhardatmappingthehumangenome？A。Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses。B。Becausethehumangenome’scompletioncanhelpthemgetridofmanydiseases.C.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.D.Becausethehumangenomecanprovidealotofchancesofwork.2。Whichcountrystudiedthegenesmostrapidlyintheworld？A.Japan. B。Germany。 C.TheUnitedStates。 D.China.3。WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？A.Ifthegenescanbefound，scientistscanstudymanynewwaystocureillnesses.B。Thescientistshavemadegreatprogressinconnectingthegeneswiththecancers.C。Manymedicalcompaniesshowgreatinterestindrawingthehumangenomemap。D。TheUnitedStatesbegantheGenesStudyearlyinthe19thcentury。4。TheauthorsuggeststhattheHumanGenomeProjectcancause_______。A.thepolicymakerstofeelveryworriedandcarefulB.thescientiststoworkharderC.manypeopletofindworkeasilyD.alotofcompaniestoproducemanynewdrugs5.Themainideaofthisarticleisabout_______.A.unlockinggeneticcodeB.thegenes’discoveryC.thegreathumangenomeD。thegenesandthescientistsCMr.PeterJohnson,agedtwenty-three,battledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyescaperoute—throughtheboot(行李箱）.Mr。Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditchatRomneyMarsin,Kentafterskiddingoniceandhittingabank。“Fortunately，thewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowly，"Mr。Johnsonsaid.“Icouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin."Mr。Johnson，asweetsalesmanofSittingHome,Laterhesaid，“Itwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylife.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.Ihammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehear，butnohelpcame."Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseat，andafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot。ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrenchandbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.“ItwastheonlychanceIhad。Finallyitgave，butassoonasImovedthebootlid，thewaterandmudpouredin。Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandscrambledclearasthecarfilledup.”Hishandsandarmscutandbruised，Mr。JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearby，wherehewaslookedafterbythefarmer’swife,Mrs.LucyBates.Huddledinablanket,hesaid,“Thatthirtyminutesseemedlikehours。”Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisible，policesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.1.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewspaperarticle?A.TheStoryofMr.Johnson，ASweetSalesmanB。CarBootCanServeAsTheBestEscapeRouteC.DriverEscapesThroughCarBootD。TheDriverSurvivedATerribleCarAccident2。WhichofthefollowingobjectsisthemostimportanttoMr。Johnson?A.Thehammer。 B.Thecoin。C。Thescrew。 D。Thehorn。3。Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mr.Johnson’scarstoodonitsbootasitfelldown.B。Mr。Johnsoncouldnotescapefromthedoorbecauseitwasfullofsweetjam.C.Mr。Johnson’scaraccidentwaspartlyduetotheslipperyroad.D.Mr。Johnsonstruggledinthepouringmudasheunscrewedthebackseat。4.“Finallyitgave"(Paragraph5)meansthat_______.A。LuckilythedoorwastornawayintheendB.AtlastthewrenchwentbrokenC。ThelockcameopenafterallhiseffortsD.Thechancewaslostatthelastminute5。Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.theditchwasalongaquietcountryroadB。theaccidenthappenedonaclearwarmdayC。thepolicehelpedMr。JohnsongetoutoftheditchD.Mr。Johnsonhadatenderwifeandwaswellattended二、书面表达假设你们班要举行一次关于“健康生活”的演讲，请你以“健康的生活习惯让我们远离病毒”为主题写一篇演讲稿。内容要点包括：（1)病毒的危害及形成健康生活习惯的必要性;(2）结合自己的例子向大家介绍健康的生活习惯有哪些；（3)倡导大家培养正确的生活习惯。注意:1．词数120词左右；2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；3．演讲稿的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数.Boysandgirls，Iamverygladtogiveyouatalkabouthowtoliveahealthylife.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou!【参考答案】A【答案与解释】从20世纪90年代起,美国许多公司开始允许员工星期五可以不统一着装上班.现在越来越多的公司许可领员工穿便装上班了，这对调节他们的心情，调动其工作热情有一定的作用。1。C。语义理解题。大卫自嘲以前是服装爱好者，衣服一起皱,他就得换上备穿的服装。2.A。语义理解题。从第1段最后一句话“I'mworkingharderthanever,”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable。"可找到答案。3。D。细节判断题.根据最后一段中的Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity可知还有一些雇主不赞同穿便装上班。4.C.细节判断题.从第2段最后1句“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day—a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”可以做出正确判断。5.B。推断题。通读最后一段可知选项A（为雇员省钱)、B(提高雇员的工作热情）、D（使雇主高兴）在原文中均被提到，只有A未被提到.B【答案与解析】绘制人类基因组图,这将意味着人类消灭癌症、艾滋病的危害，延长人类寿命将成为现实.1.B。语义理解题。从文章最后一段第1句话Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudied,researcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections(传染),andgeneticdiseases可以看出科学家们完成人类基因组图的目的.2。C.细节题。因为…theleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchisintheUnitedStates，所以答案选C。3.D。判断题。美国是在1990年，即20世纪末开始绘制人类基因组图的，所以选项D不对.4.B。判断题.从文章内容可知，人类基因组图的完成将有助于科学家们攻克一系列难关.所以,他们在更努力地探究。5。A。主旨题.综合文章内容，不难概括出本文主旨：解读基因密码。C【答案与解析】本文记述了Mr。Johnson由于车祸被困于水下车内半个小时,最后死里逃生的故事。1。C。主旨题。根据第1段Mr。PeterJohnson…escapefromhistrappedcar…throughtheboot可归纳出文章的标题为答案C。2。B.细节题.根据第4段Mr。Johnson所说的话及他后面所做的事情可推知此题答案为B。3。C。细节题。根据第2段第一句…skiddingoniceandhittingabank可推知答案为C。4.C。词句理解题。根据其上文…workontheboot