1、2011年山东省高考模拟练习题（二）英语卷 其他 1 Two recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior. One showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards. 2 They had about two hundred college students play a version of the game, which is based on
2、the tension between the interests of an individual and a group. The students played in groups of four. Each player could win points for the group, so they would all gain equally. But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players, at a cost to the punisher. The most successf
3、ul behavior proved to be cooperation. The groups that rewarded it the most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded it the least. And the more a group punished itself, . The group with the most punishment earned twenty-five percent less than the group with the least punishm
4、ent. 3 The other study involved children. It was presented last month in California at a conference on violence and abuse. Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. More than eight hundred children were ages two to four the first time they were tested. More than seven hundred children
5、 were ages five to nine. The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishmen t and children whose parents did not. The study says the IQs or intelligence quotients of the younger c
6、hildren who were not spanked (打屁股 ) were five points higher than those who were. In the older group, the difference was almost three points. 4 Murray Strauss from the University of New Hampshire worked with Mallie Paschall from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation says the more they are
7、 spanked, the slower their mental development is. He also looked at average IQs in other nations and found them lower where spanking was more common. 【小题 1】 What is the best title of the passage (no more than 10 words) 【小题 2】 Which sentence in the text is the clos est in meaning to the following one
8、 Compared to the childrens IQs whose parents use physical punishment, the result of those whose parents dont is 5 points higher. 【小题 3】 Fill in the blank in paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words) 【小题 4】 List three facts that lead to the most successful behavior in paragraph 2. (no mor
9、e than 8 words) 【小题 5】 Translate the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 into Chinese. 答案： 【小题 1】 Punishment is not the best way to influence behavior. 【小题 1】 The study says the IQs - or intelligence quotients - of the younger children who were not spanked(打屁股 ) were five points higher than those who
10、 were. 【小题 1】 The lower its earnings are 【小题 1】 Cooperation; most reward; least punishment 【小题 1】两个小组都包括父母使用 体罚手段的孩子和父母不使用体罚手段的孩子 . 单项选择 * The driver was at loss when word came that he was forbidden to drive because of drinking. A a; the B不填 ;不填 C the; the D a; 不填 答案： D Children are taught to respec
11、t everyone, race, sex or age. A in terms of B in the face of C regardless of D in place of 答案： C Is this book interesting Yes, but Im sure it wont interest . A everybody B anybody C nobody D somebody 答案： A As most of their houses were badly damaged after the earthquake, many people had to be in a st
12、adium. A put away B put out C put up D put off 答案： C Amazing! You wear slippers at work. Dont you know its a fashion A might B should C could D would 答案： B You should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic. But a friend an unexpected visit to me. A paid B had paid C wo
13、uld pay D has paid 答案： A As a result of the terrible snowstorm, the highway has been closed up, so you have to wait for further . A introduction B attention C notice D advice 答案： C Lily is popular among her classmates she can be annoying at times. A in case B even if C as if D so that 答案： B Whose ad
14、vice do you think I should take . A Its up to you B Youve got it C You speak it D Go ahead 答案： A Teaching as a career is to many people owing to the long holidays. A popular B familiar C attractive D fantastic 答案： C Jason will never forget about his 18th birthday, saw his being admitted to Harvard.
15、A when B which C that D it 答案： B The manager is trying to find a man to recommend how the job . A is done B be done C should done D to do 答案： B What is the best way you can imagine the overuse of water in our school A reducing B to reduce C reduced D reduce 答案： B When shall we restart our business N
16、ot until we our plan. A will finish B are finishing C are to finish D have finished 答案： D The why he is absent today is he has got a bad headache. A reason; that B reason; because C cause; that D cause; because 答案： A 完型填空 He met her at a party. She was outstanding while he was normal. At the end of
17、the party, he invited her to have coffee. She was 36 but due to being polite, she 37 . Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too 38 to say anything. Suddenly he asked the 39 , Would you please give me some salt Id like to put it in my coffee. Everybody stared at him, so 40 ! His face turned red but
18、still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him 41 , Why you have this hobby He replied, When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked the 42 of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. 43 I have the salty coffee, I always 44 my childhood and my hometown. I miss my
19、 hometown and my parents. 45 saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. A man who can tell out his homesickness must be a man who has 46 of home. That was a really beautiful 47 of their story. Then the story was just like every beautiful love story the princess 48 the prince. And eve
20、ry time she made 49 for him, she put some salt in it, as she knew thats the 50 he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away, 51 her a letter which said, My d earest, please forgive me, forgive my whole lifes lie the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated I was so nervous at that time, 52 I wa
21、nted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to 53 so I just went ahead. If I can live for the second time, I still want to have you for my whole life, 54 I have to drink the salty coffee again. Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, Whats the taste of 55 coffee S
22、he replied, Its sweet. 【小题1】 A surprised B pleased C satisfied D excited A answered B promised C provided D refused A curious B jealous C nervous D cautious A waiter B girl C partner D customer A outstanding B bitter C delicious D strange A constantly B curiously C suddenly D seriously A color B cha
23、racter C quality D taste A Every time B Next time C The first time D By the time A think out B think over C think of D think up A Since B Though C While D Because A responsibility B concept C consideration D control A scene B beginning C comedy D result A dated B admired C devoted D married A tea B
24、water C coffee D milk A way B method C means D route A left B leaving C writing D wrote A fortunately B actually C happily D possibly A change B remind C overcome D remove A as though B now that C even though D so that A sugared B old C instant D salty 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】
25、D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 阅读理解 Todays parents miss the golden age that their own mothers enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers found. Mothers have less time to themselves and feel und
26、er greater pressure to juggle work and family life than the previous generation. As a result, 88 per cent said they felt guilty about the lack of time they spent with their children. The survey of 1,000 mothers also found that more than a third said they had less time to themselves than their mother
27、s did just three hours a week or 26 minutes a day. And 64 percent said this was because they felt they had to go out to work, while nearly a third (29 per cent) said they were under constant pressure to be the perfect mother, the report found. Other findings showed social network and parenting websi
28、te were important in proving help and support among female communities Kate Fox, of the Social Issues Research Centre, which conducted the survey for Procter & Gamble, said: With increasing pressure on mothers to work a double shift to be the perfect mother as well as a wage -earner support networks
29、 are more important than ever. It comes as a separate report examining childcare in the leading industrialized nations found that working mothers in Britain spend just 81 minutes a day caring for their children as a primary activity. Critics say the pressure on women to work long hours, and leave th
30、eir children in the hands of nurseries or child minders, is putting the well-being of their children at risk. The study also reveals that, despite the fact that more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare still falls on them even if their hus band is not in work. A father wh
31、o is not in work tends to spend just 63 minutes a day looking after his child 18 minutes less than a mother who goes out to work. Working fathers spare less than three quarters of an hour with their children. 【小题 1】 What is the main idea of the passage A More and more modern mothers go out to work t
32、o support the families. B Todays parents would rather leave their children in the hands of nurseries. C Todays parents have less time to take care of their children. D To keep the balance of work and family is not an easy thing. 【小题 2】 What does the underlined word juggle in Paragraph 2 probably mea
33、n A keep objects in the air B do many things at once C change things D organize spending 【小题 3】 According to Kate Fox, . A people should learn to relax by using the network B network plays an important role in society C mothers should make use of the network to gain support D it is impossible for wo
34、man to become the double shift 【小题 4】 Todays mothers lack the time to company their children mainly because . A they have no choice but go to work B they are under constant pressure C they want to be the perfect mother D they have less time to themselves 【小题 5】 Which of the following statements is T
35、rue A Mothers usually spend three hours looking after their children a day. B Since more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare falls on fathers. C Child minders are good to the health of the children. D Mothers spend more time with their children than fathers. 答案： 【小题 1】 C
36、【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch (从头开始 ) Have you been doing internet shopping rather than going to the stores What cant you be bothered to do A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are s
37、o idle theyd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs. Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britains largest health charity. The results were surprising. About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would co
38、ntinue watching the same channel rather than get up. More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents (回答者 ) with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them. This led the report to conclude that its no wonder that
39、one in six children in the UK are classified as obese (肥胖 ) before they start school. Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said: People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and obviously their pets too. If we dont start to tak
40、e control of this problem, a whole ge neration will become too unfit to perform even the most basic of tasks. And Scotlands largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the laziest city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, bo
41、th with 67%. The results pose (对 . 提出 ) serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year. 【小题 1】 For the interest of country people s
42、hould . A continue watching the same channel rather than get up to get the remote control B carry out even the most basic of tasks C get enough exercise to get fitter D admit they do not get enough exercise 【小题 2】 Which of the following statements agrees with British people A They are fond of climbi
43、ng the stairs. B They are willing to accompany their children. C They like sports and get enough exercise. D They are suffering from obesity-related illnesses. 【小题 3】 What does the word idle in paragraph 2 mostly probably mean A active B lazy C optimistic D pessimistic 【小题 4】 Which country is the wr
44、iter most likely to come from A America B China C U.K D France 【小题 5】 Whats the main idea of the passage A UK is taking measures to get over laziness. B How lazy British people are. C British people are suffering from laziness. D Challenges for the National Health Service. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题
45、1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B Facebook is now used by 30 million people in the UK, about half the population. Joanna Shields, vice president of Facebook Europe, made the announcement this morning at a media conference in London. She said: We can announce today that we have reached 30 million in the UK, whi
46、ch we are really excited about. Globally, Facebook has more than 500 million registered users, a milestone it hit last summer. Last July, it also revealed that it had 26 million registered UK users. In the last eight months, it has attracted four million extra UK users, bringing the UK total to 30 m
47、illion, while in January 2009, Facebook had only 150 million registered users. Last year, Zuckerberg, Facebooks founder, said it was almost a guarantee that the site would hit one billion users. He explained: If we succeed in innovating, there is a good chance of bringing this to a billion people.it
48、 will be interesting to see how it comes true. One third of women aged 18 to 34 check Facebook when they first wake up, before even going to the toilet, according to research. Twenty-one per cent of women aged between 18 to 34 check Facebook in the middle of the night, while 42 per cent of the same group think it is fine to post drunken photos of themselves onto the social network, a study by Oxygen Media found. Shields was speaking this morning at the Financial Times Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference about the power Fa
