浙江省高考模拟卷英语试题

浙江省高考模拟卷英语试题

英语试题

选择题部分（共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项

标号涂黑。

1.–Ithinkourgovernmentshouldtakemoremeasurestocontrolthehousingcost.

–______.Thehousingpricesstillstayhighinmanycities.

A.AllrightB.NotreallyC.That’sitD.It’shardtotell

2.Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______Saturday

andSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.

A./;/B.the;theC.the;aD.the;/

3.Anidealjobshouldbeonethat______whatyouaregoodatwithwhatyouareinterestedin.

A.combinesB.connectsC.contactsD.concentrates

4.TheonlyoneinourofficethatisfamiliarwiththenewsystemisJimmy,in______absence,we

hadnochoicebuttowait.

A.whomB.whoseC.whoD.which

5.Youmay______hereforthenightasmyroommatehasjustcalledmesayingheisnotcoming

backtonight.

A.stayupB.setupC.pickupD.putup

6.______tothevictimsinthemud-flowstruckareas,youcancontactthelocalcharity

organizations.

A.ContributingB.TocontributeC.BeingcontributeD.Contributed

7.Itakesidewiththeargumentthat“The______goaloftechnologicaladvancementshouldbeto

increasepeople'sefficiencysothateveryonehasmoreleisuretime.”

A.previousB.preciousC.primaryD.protective

8.Igotcaughtinathunderstormandmynewshirt______.

A.hasbeenruinedB.hadbeenruinedC.hasruinedD.wouldruin

9.______everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,

ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.

A.AsB.ThereforeC.WhileD.Since

10.Hewasnotlisteningandmadea(an)______answertotheteacher’squestion.

A.ordinaryB.randomC.reasonableD.original

11.Stayawayfromthefurnace,______yourovercoatmaycatchfire.

A.soB.andC.sinceD.or

12.I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.

A.willB.mustC.canD.shall

13.Inconsequenceoftheproper______takenbythecentralgovernment,theeconomyofChina

ispickingupfastaftertheglobalcrisis.

A.actionsB.solutionsC.representationD.measures

14.I’dappreciateit______youcouldcallbackthisafternoonandtellusyourfinaldecision.

A.ifB.whenC.whetherD.that

15.Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.

A.treatingB.treatedC.betreatedD.istreated

16.Thisbookisspeciallyintended______thosewhowanttoimprovetheirwriting.

A.byB.atC.withD.for

17.Manyofuswouldagreethatimprovingcountrythroughtechnologyhasgreatpotentials

______fooddevelopmentinChina.

A.intermsofB.regardlessofC.inspiteofD.onaccountof

18.Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.

A.broughtoutB.broughtonC.broughtaboutD.broughtup

19.Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.

A.wasusedtoB.usedtobeC.wasusedtobeingD.usedto

20.–CouldyoudomeafavorandforwardthislettertoLucy?

–______.

A.Don’tmentionitB.WithpleasureC.It’sapleasureD.Mypleasure

1.C.考查交际用语。表示同意对方的看法That’sit.

2.D.冠词的用法。第一个空格SaturdayandSunday是特指六月第一周的周六和周日所以用

the;第二空advice是不可数名词。

3.A.考查动词辨析。根据意义，把…和…结合combine…with…;其它几个都不符合题意。

4.B.定语从句，先行词Jimmy在从句中作定语inone’sabsence.

5.D.考查动词短语。putup在这里意思是暂时居住。

6.B.考查非谓语动词。在这里表达目的，所以用todo.

7.C.考查形容词的意义辨析。Theprimarygoal是指首要目标。

8.A.考查时态。在过去遇到雷雨，现在衬衫被毁了。

9.C.while在这里是连词，表示尽管，相当于although或though

10.B.考查形容词的意义辨析。Arandomanswer相当于胡乱说了个答案。

11.D考查句型。Do…,and/or(否则，要不然)…

12.C.考查情态动词.相当于我可以肯定地说…

13.D.考查名词以及搭配。Takemeasures采取措施

14.A.考查宾语从句。it是形式宾语，从意义上看是如果。

15.C.考查虚拟语气。Itisessentialthat…从句中要用shoulddo…,should可以省略。

16.D.考查动词短语中的介词。Sth.beintendedforsb.为某人准备的。

17.A.考查介词短语。Intermsof就…而言

18.C.考查动词短语。Bringabout引起；导致

19.B.考查省略。一般助动词do经常被省略，但其它助动词不可省。

20.B.考查交际用语。乐意帮忙withpleasure.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Haveyoueverbeenonabuswhensomeoneansweredatelephone__21__?Haveyouever

beeninataxiwhenthedriveralways__22__thehornortalkedonthe__23__?Youprobably

answer“yes”,buthaveyouevertriedto__24__foramomentandlistentothesilence?Probably

not.Silenceisathingto__25__manyofuspaylittleattention.

Todaymanyofusaretoobusyto__26__thesmallthingsinlife,__27__silence.Withthe

developmentofeconomy,wearealways__28__bynoiseandsometimeswecan’trealizehow

noise__29__us,butitreallychanges__30__wetalkandlistentoeachother.Becauseweareso

usedtonoise,weforgettobe__31__whentherefinallyisnonoise.__32__isoftenthecase,

whenthereisnonoise,wewanttouttersomethingto__33__thesilence.Itseemsfunnythatwe

areafraidofthesemoments__34__thereisnotalking,andwecall__35__theawkwardnoise

becausewefeeluncomfortable.Butinfactsilencecanbebetterthannoise,andweneedto

appreciateit.

SomeofmyfriendsaskedwhyIdidn’ttalkmuch.__36__Iliketalking,butIdon’tlike

__37__awaysilencebytalkingbecauseIappreciatethebeautyofsilence.Ibelieveinwhatoneof

myfriendseversaid,“Donottalkunlessyoucan__38__uponsilence.”So__39__timewhen

youareonabusorinataxi,remembertoappreciatethesilenceyou__40__lateronsomeday.

21.A.aloudB.loudlyC.talkativelyD.freely

22.A.beatB.knockedC.pressedD.alarmed

23.A.radioB.TVC.frontD.way

24.A.standB.waitC.hesitateD.stop

25.A.whatB.whomC.whichD.that

26.A.noticeB.considerC.mindD.appreciate

27.A.consistingB.containingC.includingD.involving

28.A.botheredB.surroundedC.disturbedD.troubled

29.A.affectsB.effectsC.effortsD.attempts

30.A.whyB.whatC.whichD.how

31.A.quietB.stillC.thankfulD.confident

32.A.ItB.AsC.SuchD.Like

33.A.takeinB.pickupC.fillupD.turndown

34.A.whenB.thatC.whereD.why

35.A.atB.forC.onD.in

36.A.HoweverB.ButC.ThoughD.Infact

37.A.pullingB.takingC.pushingD.carrying

38.A.fixB.talkC.changeD.improve

39.A.everyB.nextC.lastD.another

40.A.comeacrossB.comeaboutC.comeupD.cometo

答案：

21-25:BCADC26-30:DCBAD31-35:CBCAB36-40:DCDBA

21.B.大声接电话。aloud是发出声音。Loudly大声的，往往指代噪音。

22.C.按喇叭

23.A.现在出租车司机常会用车载无线电交谈。

24.D.停下来享受这份宁静。意思是不去做任何事情。

25.C.定语从句，作提前的介词to的宾语。

26.D.从下文可以知道。

27.C.包括。Silence是生活中许多小事的一种。

28.B.在日常生活中，我们总是被各种声音包围。

29.A.影响。

30.D.改变我们的谈话方式。

31.C.作者要我们享受这份寂静，当所有声音都沉寂的时候要学会感激。

32.B.定语从句asisoftenthecase.

33.C.填补这份空白

34.A.定语从句。

35.B.当安静的时候我们总觉得会需要弄出点什么声音。callfor需要

36.D.表示解释说明

37.C.pushaway消除；推开

38.D.有比寂静更好的东西要说。

39.B.下一次。

40.A.comeacross偶然遇到

第二部分（第一节２０小题，第二节５小题；每小题２分，满分５０分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并

在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

FourEfficientWaystoImproveYourSpeech

1.UseMoreFacialExpression

Onepsychologistfeelsthatourfacialexpressionisresponsiblemorethananythingelsefor

theimpressionothershaveofus.Infact,morethan50percentofanother’simpression,he

believes,isinfluencedbythelookonyourface.Naturallyasmileinwhichtheeyesparticipateis

extremelycommunicative.Anunfriendlylookoftenbringsthesamethinginreturn.Peopletend

tomirroryourexpression,sotrytoshowhowyoufeelaboutatopicoranideaortheaudience

throughyourfacialexpression.

2.RidYourInnerFear

It'snaturaltohavesometensionornervousnesswhenyouappearbeforeanaudience.The

waytohandleitistoputittoworkforyou,getintoaction,asShakespeareobserved,actioncures

fear.Thereareonlyafewknownwaystocontrolfear.Thefirstistoadmitit,dothethingyoufear

anditwillbethedeathoffearitself.Anothersimpleaidatthelastminutebeforeyoubegin,isto

takeafewdeepbreaths,thiswillhelpgetthebutterfliesinformationandalsokeepyourvoice

undercontrol.Infact,ifyou’rethoroughlyprepared,justtakingafewdeepbreathsbeforeyou’re

introducedwillgiveyouaddedconfidenceandbalance.Otherknownwaystocontrolnervousness

andfeararetogiveyourselfanencouragingtalkortakesomephysicalexercise.

3.PolishYourVoice

Ourvoiceisthemaininstrumentwepossessforcommunicatingwithpeople,we’reallsound

sensitive.Soinvestinataperecorder,practiseyourspeechbyspeakingitintothemicrophone

thenlistentoit.Youcanevenhaveothersjoinintheevaluationofyourstrongpointsandyour

weaknessesorfaultsaswell.RememberthatDemosthenesandWinstonChurchillbothused

pebblesintheirmouthswhilepractisingtheirspeaking.Simplyreadingoutloudcanalsohelpyou

improveyourvoiceanddevelopapersonalstyle.

4.StrengthenYourMemory

Psychologiststellusthatmostindividualsdon’tuseabovetenpercentoftheirnatural

capacityformemory,that’scomparabletotryingtorunacarononecylinder(汽缸).Whydomost

peopleusesolittleoftheirpowerofmemory?Becausetheydon’tpractisethefundamentalsof

remembering.Firstandmostimportant,it’snecessarytohaveaburningdesiretoremember,it’s

difficulttorecallanythingwithoutwantingtodoso.Stepnumbertwoisconcentration.Henry

WardBeecheronceobserved,onehourofintenseconcentrationcanaccomplishmorethanyears

ofdreaming.Thenextprincipleisrepetition,welearnedmanythingsinschoolbyroteby

repetition,whenyouhearanameforthefirsttimerepeatit,spellit,writeitdown,reviewit,you’ll

soonknowitbyheart.

41.Tomakeagoodimpressiononothers,youshouldpayspecialattentiontoyour______.

A.voiceB.gesturesC.facialexpressionD.words

42.WhichofthewaystoridyourselfofyourinnerfearisNOTincludedinthepassage?

A.takeadeepbreathB.takesomephysicalexercise

C.keepyourvoiceundercontrolD.encourageyourself

43.Youcanimproveourvoiceby______.

A.listeningtothetapeB.imitatingothers

C.keepingpebblesinyourmouthD.readingoutloud

44.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Wecanstrengthenourmemorybypractising.

B.Wecanrememberthingslongerifwedonottrytorememberthemonpurpose.

C.HenryWardBeacherbelievesthatrepetitionisthekeytolongmemory.

D.Wecanonlyremembernamessoonerbyrepeatingthem.

41.C从第一段可知，给别人留下好的印象最重要的因素就是面部表情。

42.C从第二段可知，keepyourvoiceundercontrol是我们的目的而非手段。

43.D从第三段可知，要改善我们的嗓音可以听自己的录音，邀请别人来评价或是大声朗读。

44.A从最后一段可知，记忆是可以通过练习得到加强的。

B.

Manyeducatorsrecommendthatparentsfindaquietplaceforchildrentodohomeworkaway

fromthenoiseanddistractionsoffamilyactivities(Strother,1984).Certainly,childrenwillseek

thehelpofparentswiththespellingofaword,adifficultmathproblem,orconfusingdirections

andteacherswilloccasionallyassignprojectsthatrequiretheassistanceofparents.Mostparents

willalsoassumeresponsibilityformonitoringchildren'shomework.But,itisoftenunderstood

thathomeworkisthechild'sresponsibility,nottheparents'(Keith,1986).

TheparentsIinterviewedindicatedthat,fortheirchildren,homeworkwasrarelyan

independentactivity.DianeRiggs,forexample,continuallyreferredtoherson'shomeworkinour

interviewas"ourhomework"-andsoitwasformostoftheparentsIinterviewed.Inthese

families,homeworkwasacollaborativeactivityinvolvingchildrenandparents.Therewere

differencesinthelevelofsupportchildrenrequiredandthekindofassistanceparentswere

capableofproviding,but,ifhomeworkmadesignificantdemandsonthetimeofstudentswho

struggledinschool,itmadesimilardemandsontheirparents.CarolDumaystronglyregrettedthe

factthatwhenherdaughterGeorginawasinfirstandsecondgradeshewasn'tabletodoher

homeworkindependently."[Homework]wasaproblem.Ihadtositrighttherewithher.Icouldn't

leaveheronherown...'causeshedidn'tworkindependently.Shealwayswantedyouthere,to

helpher."

BettyBlakeindicatedthathersonTimmyrequiredahighlevelofsupportwithmath

problems."IunderstandthatIhavetohelpwithhomework,"shetoldme,"butthedepthinwhich

Ihavetohelphimwithhishomeworkiswhatfrustratesme.Like,Idon'tunderstandhowcomehe

isnotpickingthisupatschool.Heshouldbeabletojustcomehomeanddothework."But,since

Timmycouldnot"justcomehomeanddothework,"hishomeworkwasalsohismother's

homework.

Manyparentsofelementaryschoolchildren,likeCarolDumayandBettyBlake,toldmethat

theirchildrenneededconstantsupportwhiletheydidhomework,butevenparentsofolder

studentsindicatedthattheirdaughtersandsonsofteninsistedthataparentsitwiththemwhile

theydidhomework.EdnaBunkerspokeofherthirteen-year-oldsonMike'sneedforherto"be

there"whilehedidhishomework:

Mikewantssomeonetositone-on-onewithhim[whilehedoeshishomework].AndsoI'll

dothatforawhile.ButIgetfrustratedtoobecauseitgoesonandonandon.It'snotlikehecan

justsitthereandgetthestuffdonequickly.Itgoesonandon...andsoit'sfrustrating.

TheparentsIinterviewedspendconsiderabletimeandemotionalenergygettingchildrento

completehomeworkassignments.But,feelingthepressurefortheirchildrentodowellatschool,

parentsfrequentlytookonrolesthatwentbeyondeithermonitoringhomeworkorhelpingchildren

withhomeworkassignments.

45.Thefollowingpeoplehavesomethingincommonexcept______.

A.EdnaB.KeithC.DianeD.Betty

46.WecanlearnfromthepassagewhatBettyBlakereallycomplainedwasthat______.

A.hersonalwayshadmorehomeworkthanhecouldfinish

B.herson’shomeworkwastoodifficultforaprimaryschoolstudent

C.hersonsimplywantedhertositwithhimeveryday

D.whathersonlearnedatschoolseemednotenoughforhishomework

47.TheauthorincludedMike’scaseinthepassagetoindicatethat______.

A.youngerchildrenneedconstantsupport.

B.evenolderchildrenfailtoworkattheirhomeworkindependently

C.boystudentsarerelativelymoreindependentthangirlstudents

D.Itisimportanttoformagoodhabitatanearlyage.

48.Whichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagreewith?

A.Parentsshouldstayawayfromtheirchildren’shomework.

B.Students’homeworkisbecomingtoodemanding.

C.Parentsshouldmonitorandhelpwiththeirchildren’shomework.

D.Withthehelpofparents,childrencandowellatschool.

49.Thepassageisprobablypartofaresearchessayon______.

A.parents’involvementintheirchildren’shomework

B.children’sabilitytoaccomplishtheirhomework

C.theroleofhomeworkinchildren’sdevelopment

D.howparentscanhelptheirchildrenwiththeirhomework

45.BKeith是作者引用一段文字的作者，而其他三个都是被采访的家长。

46.D由第三段“Idon'tunderstandhowcomeheisnotpickingthisupatschool”可知。

47.B从倒数第三段可知Mike是年纪比较大的学生代表。

48.C从最后一段可知，作者认为家长做的过头了。

49.A文章主要关注的是家长在孩子作业中的卷入程度，从作者的调查可以得出结论。

C.

WhatWouldHappenIfEveryElementOnThePeriodicTableCameIntoContact

Simultaneously?

Therearetwowaystogoabouttestingthis,neitherofwhicharepractical.Onerequiresthe

energyofdozensofLargeHadronColliders(强子对撞机).Theothercouldproducealargepotof

flamingplutonium(钚).Both,however,wouldprobablycreatecarbonmonoxideandapileofrust

andsaltsratherthanacoolFrankensteinelement.

Ifyouthrowsingleatomsofeachelementintoabox,theywon’tformasuper-molecule

containingoneofeverything,explainsMarkTuckerman,atheoreticalchemistatNewYork

University.Atomsconsistofanucleusofneutronsandprotonswithasetnumberofelectrons

circulatingaroundthem.Moleculesformwhenatoms’electronorbitalsextendovereachotherand

effectivelyholdtheatomstogether.Whatyougetwhenyoumixallyouratoms,Tuckermansays,

willbeinfluencedbywhat’sclosetowhat.

Oxygen,forexample,isveryreactive,andifitisclosesttohydrogen,itwillmakehydroxide.

Ifitisnearesttocarbon,itwillmakecarbonmonoxide.“Thatrandomreactivenatureappliesto

prettymuchallelements,”Tuckermansays.“Youcouldrunthisexperiment100timesandget

100differentcombinations.”Certainelements,suchasthenoblegases(惰性气体),wouldn’treact

withanything,soyou’dbeleftwiththoseandafewcommonlyfoundtwo-andthree-atom

molecules.

Ramming(锤击)theatomstogetherat99.999percentthespeedoflight-thetopspeedofparticles

intheLargeHadronCollider,attheCERNparticlephysicslabnearGeneva-mightmixafew

nucleitogether,butitwon’tmakethatcoolFrankensteinelement.Morelikely,theywouldmeld

intoaquark-gluonplasma(夸克胶子浆),thetheoreticalmatterthatexistedrightaftertheuniverse

formed.“Buttheywouldlastforafractionofasecondbeforedegrading,”Tuckermansays.“Plus,

you’dneed118LHCs-onetoaccelerateeachelement-togetitdone.”

Theotherapproach,asexplainedbyJohnStanton,thedirectoroftheInstituteforTheoretical

ChemistryattheUniversityofTexas,wouldbetothrowapowderedpieceofeachelementora

puffofeachgasintoasealedcontainerandseewhathappens.Noonehasevertriedthis

experimenteither,buthere’showStantonthinksthingswouldplayout:“Theoxygengaswould

reactwithlithium(锂)orsodium(钠)andstarttoburn,raisingthetemperatureinthecontainerto

thepointthatallhellwouldbreakloose.Powderedgraphite(石墨)carbonwouldstarttoburn,too.

Thereareroughly25radioactiveelements,andtheywouldmakeyourflamingstewalittle

dangerous.Flamingplutoniumisaverybadthing.Breathinginairborneradioactivematerialcan

causerapiddeath.”

Oncethingscalmeddown,Stantonsays,theresultwouldbeasboringastheatoms-only

scenario.Carbonandoxygenwouldproducecarbonmonoxideandcarbondioxide.Nitrogengas

isverystable,andwouldremainasis.Thenoblegaseswouldn’treact,norwouldafewofthe

metals,likegoldandplatinum,whicharemostlyfoundintheirpureforms.Thethingsthatdo

reactwillformrustandsalts.“Thermodynamics(热力学)winsagain,”hesays.“Thingswill

alwaysachievebalance,andinthiscasethat’samixofcommon,stablecompounds.”

50.Accordingtothearticle,wecanlearnthatifweputalltheelementsontheperiodictable

intoonecontainer,weshould______.

A.getanewsuperelement

B.createsomethingunique

C.givelifetolifelessthings,justlikeFrankenstein.

D.expectnothingunusual.

51.AccordingtoMarkTuckerman,ifwethrowsingleatomsofeachelementintoabox,

______.

A.intheorytheywillformasuper-molecule

B.wewillgetsomemoleculesrandomly

C.wewillgetamatterthatexistedwhentheuniverseformed

D.theexperimentcanonlybedoneattheCERNparticlephysicslabnearGeneva

52.Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanlearnthat______.

A.allelementsarereactive

B.oxygenonlyreactswithhydrogenandcarbon

C.itrequiresextraordinaryenergyfornucleitomixtogether

D.noblegasescanonlyreactwithothersatahighspeed

53.InStanton’sopinion,ifweputalltheelementsintoasealedcontainer,______.

A.itcanendangerthosewhoperformtheexperiment

B.theresultisunpredictable

C.thebalanceofnaturewillbebrokenandanotherbalancewillappear

D.wewillgetgoldandplatinum

54.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Toreporttheresultofanexperiment.

B.Tofulfillthepublic’scuriosity.

C.Topresenttheargumentsofsomescientists.

D.Toreporttherecentdiscoveriesinscience.

50.D从第一段可知，把周期表中所有元素放到一起，不会发生意外的事情。

51.B从第二段可知。

52.C第三段告诉我们如果原子核要结合形成新的元素必须要用到需消耗极大能量的强子

对撞机。

53.A从倒数第二段最后一句可知，有些放射性元素如果一旦吸入会致命。

54.B文章不是关于科学实验，并非真正的科学研究，也不是什么最新发现，只是从科学的

角度来满足大众的好奇心而已。

D.

IbeganreadingwordswhenIwaseightmonthsold.BythetimeIwastwo,Ihadread

Charlotte’sWeb.Myparentsthoughtitwasodd,butbecauseIdidn’thaveanysiblingsforthem

tocomparemewith,theydidn’trealisejusthowodd.

Atpre-schoolinNorthport,NewYork,Iquicklyovertookeveryone.Atseven,Iwasgoing

intohighschoolformyclassesbutstilldoingallmysocialactivitieswithkidsmyage.ButwhenI

wasnine,thepublicschooladministrationsaidthatIhadtogotohighschoolfull-timewith

16-year-olds.Ididn’twantto,becausesomekidstherewerealwaysteasingme-itwaspretty

horriblewhentheycalledmeaknow-it-allandtriedtograbmyhomework.

Myparentstriedtofindmeanotherschoolbut,intheend,becauseIwassoadvanced,the

onlyplacethatwasonthesamelevelasmewasStateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrook.

TheadmissionspeoplesaidthatifIthoughtIcouldmanageIcouldhaveaplace,aslongas

mymotheraccompaniedmetoclasses.

So,aged10,Istartedanundergraduatedegreeinappliedmathematics.Iwasfrightenedon

myfirstday,butIwasalsoexcitedthatIwasgoingtoattendmyfirstrealphysicsclass.Mostof

theteacherswerenicebutoneortwodidn’tlikeme.OneprofessorsaidthatjustbecauseIdidas

wellastheother,male,students,itdidn’tmeanIwasasgoodasthem.Butthestudentswere

supportiveandmyparentsalwaysmadesurethatIhadagroupoffriendsofmyownage;they

didn’twantmetobeasocialmisfit.

Igraduatedsummacumlaude(withthehighesthonor)whenIwas14-theyoungeststudent

evertodosointheUS.

Iwasaperfectionist;Idon’tthinkIwouldhavesettledforlessthanthat.IwentontoDrexel

Universityand,at17,IwasawardedaMaster’sandcontinuedtostudyforaPhD.

ButthatwaswhenIgrewdisillusionedwiththescienceworld.Isawbadconductand

realisedthatsomeprofessorsweren’tmotivatedbyaloveofscience.Ifelloutwiththeadviser

whowassupervisingmyPhD.IchargedDrexelUniversityinacivillawsuitandthecasehasnow

goneintoprivate,bindingarbitration(仲裁).

Ibelievemyadviserappliedforgrantsandpatentsusingmyideas,andtookcreditforthem.

Hedeniesthisandhasaccusedmeofstealinghiswork.Eventhoughtheuniversityhasclearedme

ofplagiarism(剽窃)ithasstillrefusedtoawardmemyPhD.

AtthetimeIwasfullyexpectingtoreceivemyPhD,Iappliedforapostteachingadvanced

technologyfusionatKonkukuniversityinSeoul.WhenIwasappointed,Iwasjustunder19,soI

madeitintoGuinnessWorldRecords.

InSouthKorea,Iwastreatedasaminorcelebrity.PeoplestaredatmewhereverIwenton

campus,andIwasaskedtogiveinspirationaltalkstoteenagers.ButIdidn’trenewmycontract:

I’dhadagreatyear,butIwantedtocomehome.

Istilldon’thavemyPhDandIamangryanddisappointedaboutthat.Iworkedsohardall

mylifeandmyresearchendedupgoingnowhere.

There’salwayshope,buttheexperienceatDrexelhasderailedme.Ifauniversitygavemea

placetocompletemystudies,Iwouldtakeit.ButIamsomeonewhoissuingherformer

university,soalotofcollegesareafraidtotouchme.

Fornow,I’menrolledinlawschoolandtrainingtobealawyer.Iwanttocombinelegaland

scienceknowledgesothatIcanprotectpeople’sresearchrights.

It’sstrangebeingbackatschool:I’m21yearsoldandforthefirsttimeinmylife,I’mthe

sameageastheotherstudents.

55.Theunderlinedword“siblings”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.childrenB.friendsC.classmatesD.brothersorsisters

56.Howwouldtheauthordescribeherhighschoolexperience?

A.sweetB.awfulC.boringD.pleasant

57.WhentheauthorattendedStateUniversityofNewYork,______.

A.alltheprofessorslikedher

B.thestudentstherewerefriendlytoher

C.hermotherexpectedhertomakefriendswithherclassmates

D.shebecametheyoungestgraduateintheUSA

58.Theunderlinedsentence“ButthatwaswhenIwasdisillusionedwiththescienceworld”

suggeststhattheauthor______.

A.feltdisappointedwithwhatsomescientistsdo

B.grewoldenoughtobeascientist

C.wastreatedasarealscientist

D.becamemotivatedbyaloveofscience

59.Whatprobablymadeitdifficultforhertobeadmittedbyanotheruniversityotherthan

Drexel?

A.HerGPA

B.HerperformancesatKonkukuniversityinSeoul

C.HerrelationshipwithDrexelUniversity

D.Shewasaccusedofplagiarismbyhersupervisor

60.Howdoesthewriterfeelwhenshewaswritingthispassage?

A.proudandfrustratedB.excitedandangry

C.calmandsatisfiedD.excitedanddisappointed

55.D从第一段可以得知，作者的父母没法把她和其他年龄相近的孩子比较，而作者又是

家里唯一的孩子。

56.B高中同学总是嘲笑她还抢她的作业，所以至少感受是负面的。

57.B“theotherstudentsweresupportive”可知其他同学还是支持她的。

58.A正是因为她和导师的矛盾导致她无法获得博士学位，所以对科学失去了幻想。

59.C从倒数第三段可知，没有大学愿意录取一名会起诉她的母校的学生。

60.A从全文可知，作者对于自己的成就还是很自豪，但最后似乎又有很多的无奈，