1、湖南省宁乡一中 2010届高三下学期 4月仿真模拟 其他 Section B (10分 ) Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Now let us look at how we read. When we read a printed text, our eyes move a
2、cross a page in short, jerky movement. We recognize words usually when our eyes are still when they fixate. Each time they fixate, we see a group of words. This is known as the recognition span or the visual span(视幅 ). The length of time of which the eyes stop -the duration of the fixation -varies c
3、onsiderably from person to person. It also varies within any one person according to his purpose in reading and his familiarity with the text. Furthermore, it can be affected by such factors as lighting and tiredness. Unfortunately, in the past, many reading improvement courses have concentrated too
4、 much on how our eyes move across the printed page. As a result of this misleading emphasis on the purely visual aspects of reading, numerous exercises have been devised to train the eyes to see more words at one fixation. For instance, in some exercises, words are flashed on to a screen for, say, a
5、 tenth or a twentieth of a second. One of the exercises has required students to fix their eyes on some central point, taking in the words on either side. Such word patterns are often constructed in the shape of rather steep pyramids so the reader takes in more and more words at each successive fixa
6、tion. All these exercises are very clever, but its one thing to improve a persons ability to see words and quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently. Reading requires the ability to understand the relationship between words. Consequently, for these reasons, many experts h
7、ave now begun to question the usefulness of eye training, especially since any approach which trains a person to read isolated words and phrases would seem unlikely to help him in reading a continuous text. 81. Show at least three facts which can affect the time of the recognition span. （ no more th
8、an 14 words） (2分 ) _ 82.what does reading require according to the writer （ no more than 8 words） (2分 ) _ 83. What is the attitude of the author towards reading improvement courses mentioned in the passage ( one word ) (3分 ) _ 84. What will probably the writer talk about next （ no more than 12 words
9、） (3分 ) _ 答案： 81.Different person ， ones familiarity with the text ， ones purpose in reading ，lighting and tiredness （以上任选三个） 82 the ability to understand the relationship between words 83 critical 84 Effective ways of training students to read a continuous text. PART FOUR WRITING Section A (10分 ) D
10、irections: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Losing weight is difficult, and keeping it off may be even harder. So Harvard researchers set out to determine exactly how much physical activity wome
11、n need in midlife to avoid gaining weight as they age. The researchers found that an hour of moderate activity a day including such recreational activities as brisk walking, leisurely bicycling, ballroom dancing and playing with children prevented women of normal weight from gaining more than five p
12、ounds over any three-year period. Half that amount of vigorous activity, like running, jogging or fast biking, will do the trick as well, they said. Women who got the same amount of exercise but were heavier to start with were not able to avoid gaining weight, however. Neither were women of normal w
13、eight who got less than seven hours a week of moderate activity, according to the study, published in the March 24 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. The average weight gain over the course of the 15-year study, which followed 34,079 healthy women with an average age of 54 at
14、the beginning, was just over five pounds. The researchers did not take diet into account. “Its so hard to lose weight and maintain the loss, so whatever weight you are, you should try to stay that weight that is a success,” said the papers lead author, Dr. I -Min Lee, an associate professor of epide
15、miology at Harvard School of Public Health. But any amount of exercise is beneficial, she emphasized. “People shouldnt just throw up their hands and say, Sixty minutes I cant do that, and give up. Health is more than weight.” Title: A research on how to 71 72 To determine how much physical activity
16、women need in midlife to avoid gaining weight as they age 73 Research objects 74 Types of exercise Weight gain Women 75 An hour of moderate activity a day Brisk walking Leisurely bicycling 76 Playing with children 77 five pounds over a three-year period Half an hour of vigorous activity a Running Jo
17、gging day 78 Less than 79 a week of moderate activity Not being avoided Heavier women The same as the above Suggestions Staying your weight 80 答案： 71.Avoid gaining weight / avoid weight gain 72。 Purpose / aim / goal 73。 Discovery / results 74。 Amount of exercise 75。 Of normal weight 76。 Ballroom dan
18、cing 77。Not more than 78。 Fast biking 79。 Seven hours 80。 Doing exercise Section C （ 12分） Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context. When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked, Why did she live to be 107 . 48 were provided by
19、 a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact 49 the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. 50 the citys image as an unhealthy place, yet city living often provides benefits that country living can lack. One factor se
20、ems to be important to the longevity (长寿 ) of those interviewed. This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than 51 wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have 52 elevators (电梯 ), and so people mu
21、st climb stairs. City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. 53 parking spaces are hard to find, there is often no alternative to walking. On the other hand, those who live in the 54 and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact, the opposite is often true. To go to school, work, or alm
22、ost anywhere 55 , they must ride in cars. 答案： 48.answers / reasons 49。 That 50。 Despite 51。 To 52.no 53.since / because 54.country / countryside 55.else 单项选择 * PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （ 45分） Section A （ 15分） Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C
23、and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways, the most important of which is that they can protect _ from droughts (干旱 ) and floods. A. it B. itself C. himself D. Him 答案： D 35. _ in a shower on his way to his house in Lloyd Road, a tall
24、English gentleman began running in order to catch a bus going at full speed about twenty yards ahead of him. A Caught B Catching C Having caught D Having been caught 答案： A 34. The space is left to let the rail expand when it gets hot, _ A isnt it B is it C doesnt it D does it 答案： A 33. There is prob
25、ably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language _ by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. A where B as C than D So 答案： C 32. Only when he failed _ the stress he was under. A he realized B did he realize C realized he D he did reali
26、ze 答案： B 31. He told me how he had given me shelter and protection without which I _of hunger. A would die B would have died C had died D Died 答案： B 30. After he had recovered from his injury, he caught a squirrel (松鼠 ) and raised it as a pet. Soon he _ home snakes and other creatures from the woods
27、 near his school. A was bringing B is bringing C has brought D had brought 答案： A 29. Realizing _ I had been able to accomplish, my fears of failure grew rapidly. A so little B such little C how little D what little 答案： C 22. We know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4, 000 years ago, b
28、ecause they _write and leave written records for those who lived after them. A could B should C must D Shall 答案： A 23. Nowadays, children always complain that their parents are out of date, _ parents cant approve of what their children say and do. A while B thus C therefore D Otherwise 答案： A 24. Eve
29、rything a family needs to plan a party, except the cake and ice cream, _ to the home in a large basket. A delivers B deliver C is delivered D are delivered 答案： C 25. Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples _ two major language groups. A belonged to B belonging to C were belo
30、nged to D were belonging to 答案： B 26. In the book, Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history _ magic ended and science began. A what B which C that D Where 答案： D 27. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and
31、in the north lived the Scots, whose language, _ not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. A though B unless C if D as if 答案： A 28. In Australias New South Wales, a group of animals are at risk of losing their home with a new logging program soon _. A starts B to start C starting D Started 答案： B 完型填空 S
32、ection B （ 18分） Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context. It was one of the happiest times of my life. I was 29 and had just received my bachelors degree, graduating with
33、 36 despite working two jobs and being a wife and mother. My parents and five-year-old son were among the 37 when I walked onto the stage at Ashland University to get my diploma. I was so excited and proud to be starting a teaching career and contributing more to my familys happiness. But when I got
34、 home that evening, there was a note from my husband, 38 , “I have come to get my clothes and wont be back.” Wed been having trouble, 39 that note still came as a shock. He had emptied our bank account. We were horribly in debt. I had quit my previous jobs in the hope of finding a teaching position.
35、 40 , I was eight months pregnant. The reality was so merciless that I was embarrassed, 41 , and angry and felt I had failed. But I had my son, and I was about to 42 a new life into the world. So 43 my deep sadness, I had to go on. The next morning, I woke up, put my feet on the floor, took a deep b
36、reath, prepared breakfast, and basically did everything I always did. I used my routine to keep myself moving. And in the seven years since, Ive continued moving forward. I got a job as a kindergarten teacher, earned a masters degree in education, and watched my babies grow to 12 and 44 . I certainl
37、y have never 45 to put them through this, but in retrospect (回首往事 ), Im glad it happened to me when it did. It helped me grow 46 , confident, and strong things Im now hopefully instil ling in (灌输 ) my children. Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, hands you a lemon, or knocks you for a loop (give
38、s you a shock). But knowing how to 47 failure can be the first step to success. This is my latest belief and strategy on how to win in the end. 36. A. worries B. anxieties C. troubles D. honors 37. A. professors B. students C. audience D. neighbours 38. A. saying B. meaning C. expressing D. writing
39、39. A. but B. and C. thus D. so 40. A. Therefore B. Yet C. Besides D. Even 41. A. excited B. disturbed C. interested D. scared 42. A. take B. bring C. give D. get 43. A. regardless of B. except for C. in spite of D. instead of 44. A. seven B. eight C. nine D. ten 45. A. stopped B. chosen C. turned D
40、. waited 46. A. indifferent B. careful C. helpful D. independent 47. A. put up with B. keep up with C. deal with D. do with 答案： 36-47 DCAAC DBCAB DC 阅读理解 PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30分 ) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinishe
41、d statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A At dawn on Friday, May 19, 1780, farmers in New England stopped to wonder at the pink color of the sun. By noon the sky had darkened to midnight
42、 blackness, causing Americans, still in the painful struggle of a prolonged war of independence, to light candles and tremble at thoughts of the Last Judgment. As the birds quieted and no storm accompanied the darkness, men and women crowded into churches, where one minister commented that “The peop
43、le were very attentive.” John Greenleaf Whittier later wrote that “Men prayed, and women wept; all ears grew sharp . . .” A recent study of researchers, led by Richard Guyette from the University of Missouris Tree Ring Laboratory, has shown that vast forest fires in the Algonquin Highlands of southe
44、rn Ontario and elsewhere in Canada brought this event upon New England. The scientists have discovered “fire scars” on the rings for that year, left when the heat of a wildfire has killed a part of a trees cambium (形成层 ). Evidence collected also points to a drought that year. An easterly wind and lo
45、w barometric pressure (低气压 ) helped force smoke into the upper atmosphere. “The record fits pretty close,” says Guyette. “We had the right fuel, the drought. The conditions were all there.” Lacking the ability to communicate quickly over long distances, Americans in 1780 remained in the dark about t
46、he event, which had disappeared by the next day. Over the next several months, the papers carried heated debates about what brought the darkness. Some were the voices of angry prediction, such as one Massachusetts farmer who wrote, “Oh! Backsliding New-England, attend now to the things which belong
47、to your peace before they are forever hid from your eyes.” Others gave different answers. One stated that a “flaming star” had passed between the earth and the sun. Ash, argued another commentator. The debate, carried on throughout New England, where there were no scientific journals or academies ye
48、t, reflected an unfolding culture of scientific enquiry already sweeping the Western world, a revolution nearly as influential as the war for independence from the English. New Englanders would not soon forget that dark day; it lived on in folklore, poems, and sermons for generations. 56. New Englanders crowded into churches because they were frightened by . A. the pink color of the sun B. the darkened sky at daytime C. the Last Judgment on Friday D. the American War of Independence 57. What can we infer about the event in New England on May 19, 1780 A. Prayers
