辽宁省普通高中学业水平测试合格考（七）

辽宁省普通高中学业水平测试合格考（七）一、阅读理解(★★★)PeoplewholiveinIcelandareproudoftheircountryandtheirorigin.CompleteindependencefromDenmarkafterWorldWarIIresultedinthecountry'sfastdevelopment.Theyrefusetopermitimmigration(移民)thoughthecountryhasasmallpopulation.Theirattitudetoforeignersisfriendlybutreserved(保守).TheIcelandersregardthemselvesasonebigfamily.Mostofthemearntheirlivingbyfarmingandpeople'hopesarecenteredonthelandanditssoil.TypicalforruralIcelandaretheisolatedvalleyfarmsagainstmountains.Cultivatedgrasslandstretchesoutfromthebuildings.Theymainlyraisesheepandcattle.Inspring,flocksofsheeparedriventomountaingrasslandandallowedtowanderfreelyoverthesummer.Whenautumnputsitsfirstmarkonthemountains,thesheepareroundedupanddrivendown.Asinallcountrieswherewinteranddarknesstakeupmostoftheyear,thecenteroflifeisthehome.ThehousesofIcelandwereoncebuiltofwood,butnowcement(水泥)isusedintownsandstonesinthecountryside.DuringthelongwinterstheIcelandersrarelygooutofthehouse.Whentheymustgoout,theyputraincoatsovertheirheavywoolenovercoatsandfurstokeepoutthedamp.1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheIcelandersfromParagraph1?

A．Theylikefriendlyforeigners.B．Theytakeprideintheirowncountry.C．TheyaresatisfiedwiththeirlargepopulationD．Theyareproudoftheiroriginalcountry,Denmark.2.WhatdomostIcelandersliveon?

A．FarmingB．SheepandcattleC．CultivatedgrasslandD．Plantsnearthemountains3.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Icelandiscoldanddamp.B．Thehousesarebuiltofwoodnowadays.C．TheIcelandersliketoliveinthecenteroftheirhouses.D．Differentkindsofanimalscanbeseenonthemountains.4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthebesttimeinIcelandis.

A．winterandspringB．summerandautumnC．autumnandwinterD．springandsummer5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．ThehistoryofIcelandB．TherichlifeinIcelandC．ThedevelopmentofIcelandD．ThespecialwayoflifeinIceland(★★★)Feelingoverwhelmedbyyourto-dolistcancertainlymakeyouunhappy,butnewresearchsuggeststhatmorefreetimemightnotbethemagicmedicinemanyofusdreamitcouldbe.Inanewstudy,researchersfoundthatpeoplewithmorefreetimegenerallyhadhigherlevelsofsubjectivewell-being,butonlyuptoapoint.Peoplewhohaduptotwohoursoffreetimeadaygenerallyreportedtheyfeltbetterthanthosewho’dhadlesstime.Butpeoplewhohadfiveormorehoursoffreetimeadaygenerallysaidtheyfeltworse.Soultimatelythefree-time“sweetspot”mightbetwotothreehoursperday,thefindingssuggest.Partoffindingthe“sweetspot”hastodowithhowpeoplespendtheextratimetheyhave.Theresearchersconductedseveralsmalleronlineexperiments.Inonetheyaskedparticipantstoimaginehaving3½tosevenfreehoursperday.Theywereaskedtoimaginespendingthattimedoing“productive”things(likeexercising)ortoimaginedoing“unproductive”activities(likewatchingTV).Studyparticipantsbelievedtheirwell-beingwouldsufferiftheyhadalotoffreetimeduringtheday,butonlyiftheyuseditunproductively.Inotherwords,howpeopleusetheirfreetimematters.Ofcourse,whatfeels“productive”isuptoyou.IfwatchingtwohoursofRealHousewivesinyourfreetimeincreasesyourhappiness,youshoulddothat.Andevenmoretraditionallyproductiveorpurposefulactivitiescanbeeasyandfun.Engaginginabitoflow-keycardio,likewalking,canhelpburnstress.Free-timeactivitieslikereading,cookingorgamingarealsoknowntoputpeopleinastateofflow.Incaseswhenpeopledofindthemselveswithhugeamountsoffreetime,suchasretirementorhavingleftajob,”Sharifsaid,“ourresultssuggesttheseindividualswouldbenefitfromspendingtheirnewfoundtimewithpurpose.”6.Accordingtothestudy,howmanyhoursoffreetimebringsthebestfeelings?

A．3to7hours.B．5hoursormore.C．Upto2hours.D．2or3hours.7.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?

A．Thebusier,thehappier.B．Themorefreetime,thebetter.C．Purposefulactivitiesincreasehappiness.D．Retirementmakespeopledepressedandunhappy.8.Whichofthefollowingcanputpeopleinastateofflow?

A．Gettingstuckinsilence.B．Havingapoor-qualitysleep.C．Strugglingwithadullbook.D．Enjoyingclassicmusic.9.What’sSharif’sadviceforretirees?

A．Tomakeanewschedule.B．Todomorehousework.C．TowatchmoreTV.D．Tofindanewjob.10.Whichsectionofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?

A．Stories.B．Life.C．Science.D．Sports.(★★★)ThereisaveryspecialwolfthatlivesinAfrica.TheyareactuallycalledtheAfricanwilddogs,orpainteddogs.Theseanimalsliveinopenwoodlands,orintheplainsofAfrica.Today,however,mostoftheanimalscanbefoundineasternorsouthernAfrica.Theseanimalsarebeautiful.Theyhaveroundedearsinsteadofpointedlikemostdogs,andtheyhavefourtoesoneachoftheirfourfeet,alsoauniquecharacteristicbecauseotherdogshavefive.Theirfurisalwaysdifferentfromeachother.Thefurisusuallyacombinationofblack,brown,redandwhite,andsometimesevenyellow.Nowonderthey’recalledthepainteddogs.TheAfricanwilddogisaverysocialanimal.Theyliveingroupsandhavenumbersfromfivetoabouttwenty.Themembersofagrouparealwaysveryclosetooneanother.Theycommunicateintheirownlanguageorbodylanguage.Whensomeoneisveryoldorsick,theotherswillhelp,andtheyarewillingtosharethefoodwiththeeldersandwiththosewhoareweak,whichiswhatweshouldlearnfrom.Thefamilydoeseverythingtogether,fromraisingyoung,tosleepingtogether,tohunting.Whentheyhunt,theywillworktogetherusingteamworktokillanimalsthatarelargerthanthem.Theysometimeshuntfarmanimals.Thisisunfortunate,becausebothpoachers,andpeoplewhoownfarmsshootthepainteddogswhoarejusttryingtosurvive.Before,thereusedtobemanylargegroupsthroughouttheland,butnowtheAfricanwilddogisveryrare.Theyarealsolosingtheirpopulationbecauseoftheirownlossofhabitatthankstohuman’sfarmingandforestcutting.11.FromthepassagewelearnthattheAfricanwilddog.

A．livesinthenorthofAfricaB．hassixteentoesaltogetherC．haspointedearslikemostdogsD．livesinforestsingroups12.WhydoAfricanwilddogsgetthename“painteddogs”?

A．Theyallhavecolorfulfur.B．Thedogsinthesamegroupareofdifferentcolors.C．Artistslovetopaintthemindifferentcolors.D．Noneofthemhasthesamecolor.13.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwelearnfromAfricanwilddogs?

A．Theyalwaysdoeverythingtogether.B．Theyhelpthesick,theelderlyandtheweak.C．Theyarealwaysveryclosetooneanother.D．Theycommunicateintheirownlanguage.14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAfricanwilddogsarebecomingveryrare?

A．Poacherskillsomeofthem.B．Theyareshortoffoodsometimes.C．Theyarelosingtheirhabitat.D．Farmersshootsomeofthem.15.Wherecouldthispassageprobablybefound?

A．TheTravelers.B．FashionWeekly.C．AnimalWorld.D．StarMagazine.(★★★)Inthemorethan6,000yearsoflivingincities,humanshavealwayshadtofindsolutionstoproblemsconcerninghowtheyliveandwork,suchassanitation(卫生),transportationandnatureprotection.Inaddition,importanttechnologicalinnovationsrequirebasicfacilities:theelectricgrid;telephoneandcell-phonenetworksandsoon.16Theycanhelpprovideforimproveddeliveryandqualityofservices.Asmartcityisaplacethatusesdigitalmethodstoprovidemoreefficientnetworksandservicesforthebenefitofitsresidentsandbusinesses.Itmeanssmarterurbantransportation,advancedwatersupplyandmoreefficientwaystolightandheatbuildings.17Smartcitiesrelyheavilyonautomationandtheinternetofthings.Accordingtoaglobaltechnologyorganization,asmartcityworksinfoursteps:collection,analysis,communication,andaction.18Afterthedatacollectedisanalyzed,theresultwillbecommunicatedtothedecision-makers,whowilltakeactiontoimprovethecitylifeofitsresidents.19Singapore,forexample,hasintroducedawiderangeofsmarttechnologiesinbothitspublicandprivateareasin2024.Tohelpwiththeagingpopulation,itintroducedadigitalhealthsystemallowingvideoconsultationsaswellasdevicesthatcanmonitortheirhealth.20However,aswithanysignificantcitywidetechnologyinitiative,implementation(实施)ofsmartcitiestakesvision,investment,andcarefulplanningtoensureadoptionandsuccess.Takingthefirststepstowardpicturingwhatyoursmartcitymightlooklikeis,well,thesmartthingtodo.

A．Whatdoesasmartcitylooklike?B．It’shardtoignorethemanybenefitsconnectedcitiesoffer.C．Today,usingcutting-edgetechnologies,smartcitiescoverthemall.D．Italsomeansamoreinteractivecityadministrationandsaferpublicspaces.E．Itcanprovidebettertransportation,safersocietyandeffectivedecisionandsoon.F．Smartcitytechnologieshavealreadybeenappliedinvariouscountriesacrosstheworld.G．Duringthisprocess,asetofsmartsensorswillcollectreal-timedataaboutpeopleandfacilities.二、完形填空(★★★)Forseveralyears,welivedattheendofalongTexascountryroad.EveryeveningwhenIwasawayfromhomeonbusiness,mylittleboywouldaskpermissionofhismothertotakehisblack_________andhisdaddy’swalkingstick,tomakethehalf-mile_________fromthehousetothefence(栅栏)which_________thebeginningofthedirtdriveway.Oneday,Iwas_________withmybusinessandwasdelayedforaboutanhour,_________forgettingaboutthefaithfullittleboydowntheroadwhomightbe_________forhisdaddy.Onmywayhome,therainwassothickthatIcouldnot_________tenfeetinfrontofme.AllIcould_________wasfinishingmyjourneyandgettingoutoftherain._________,thedownpourbegantoabate(减弱).Itwasonlyadrizzle(细雨)bythetimemycarturnedthelast_________andapproachedthefinalstreetbetweenmeandawarmhomeandanicemeal.Allofasudden,I__________mylittleboy,whowas__________anumbrellainonehand,awalkingstickintheother,andwaswearingthebiggestandmostbeautifulsmileevertograce(使优美)the_________ofalittleboy.AsIstoppedthecarand_________thedoor,heranintomyarmsandheldmelongandhard.Hewaswetand_________withcold,buthenever_________therain,northehour-longwait.Hesimplysaid,“Daddy,Imissedyou.Iamsogladyouarehome.”Lastyear,we_________toawonderfulnewhome.Wenolongerhavealongcountryroad._________,Ihaveneverforgottentherainydayandthelittleboyandhisblackdog.Often,perhapsathousandtimes,my_________haswanderedbacktothat_________.Likealleventsinourlives,ithappensonce,andmustbetreasured.21.A．bagB．dogC．umbrellaD．toy22.A．rideB．flightC．distanceD．journey23.A．markedB．explainedC．discoveredD．described24.A．boredB．familiarC．busyD．delighted25.A．suddenlyB．completelyC．immediatelyD．gradually26.A．searchingB．sendingC．waitingD．calling27.A．driveB．hearC．walkD．see28.A．thinkofB．putoffC．pickupD．holdon29.A．InfactB．AtfirstC．AtonceD．Atlast30.A．momentB．cornerC．streetD．way31.A．caughtsightofB．paidattentiontoC．gavewaytoD．losttrackof32.A．foldingB．wavingC．holdingD．bringing33.A．bodyB．headC．handD．face34.A．openedB．lockedC．knockedD．closed35.A．worryingB．cryingC．shakingD．complaining36.A．toldB．explainedC．judgedD．mentioned37.A．movedB．turnedC．returnedD．traveled38.A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．HoweverD．Besides39.A．hearingB．feelingC．senseD．mind40.A．timeB．sceneC．actD．sight三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thevirtueoffrugality(节俭)hasmadeamajorcomebackamongChina’syoungconsumers.Accordingtodata41(release)byiiMediaResearch,72.49percentofyoungChineseprefertosaveratherthanoverspend.Comparedtotheirparents,42senseoffrugalityisrootedinmemories,frugalityamongyoungChineseisamatterofchoiceratherthannecessity.Thisnewformoffrugalityisnotacompletedenial(否定)ofconsumerism,43aformofsmartspendingaimedatachi