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浙江省苍南县巨人中学2014届高三全真高考模拟提优卷（九）英语试题第一部分：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. despite years of research, we still dont understand _ significance of _ dreams.a. the; theb. the; 不填c. 不填; thed. 不填; 不填2. -mr. green, may i borrow you? -_ -my research has been finished. thank you for your help.a. yes? b. what?c. all right? d. pardon?3. you could catch the 805 or the 8 35. _ shuttle bus gets you there in good time.a. eachb. anyc. neitherd. either4. a train may not be the fastest way to travel, _ its pace is perfect for sightseeing.a. or b. and c. so d. but5. it is the third time that shes been skating this week. she _ really enjoy it.a. mustb. shouldc. cand. might6. as your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something _researching into.a. preciousb. practicalc. worthd. valuable7. life is like riding a bicycle. to keep your _ you must keep moving.a. appointmentb. recordc. balanced. direction8. -when did you last see catherine? -on a cold morning when i _ my way to the laboratory.a. madeb. was makingc. had maded. had been making9. -i finally came up with a way to start my article. -put it on paper _ you forget.a. whenb. afterc. befored. while10. universities are_ the wisdom we cannot afford to lose is preserved from generation to generation.a. whatb. whyc. whered. how 11. each year, a set of new words is added to the dictionary, _ the changing tastes and habits of a nation.a. to reflect b. reflectingc. having reflected d. to have reflected12. i am a great believer in luck, and i find that the harder i work, the more i have _ it.a. ofb. forc. tod. with13. sometimes the hardest choice we make _ being the best thing we could have ever done for ourselves.a. take upb. end upc. use upd. break up14. if you _ the opportunity to clone yourself, what would you do?a. haveb. hadc. have hadd. had had15. there is a lot of research _ how difficult it is to change happiness based on external factors.a. showedb. showingc. to showd. to be showing16. the important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to _ it.a. acquire b. finish c. concluded. achieve17. there are no conditions _ a man cannot become accustomed, especially if he sees that all those around him live in the same way.a. on whichb. under whichc. to whichd. in which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，然从2140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。a thousand thoughts crossed my mind before the woman rang the bell. i could pretend i wasnt home or tell her, “im sorry, you have the wrong _21_.” but it was too late; the bell rang and molly was barking. i opened the door, _22_ myself to face my fear.one look at molly and the womans face _23_ like a christmas tree. “here, lucy,” she called. “come to mamma, girl.” molly (lucy) instantly _24_, wagging her tail in delight at the sound of the womans voice. _25_ she belonged to the woman.tears were at the back of my eyelids and _26_ to come out at any moment. i wanted to grab molly and run. _27_ i smiled faintly and asked her to please come in.the woman had already _28_ over and lifted molly up into her arms. she awkwardly opened her purse and stretched out a twenty-dollar bill.“for your _29_, she offered.“oh, i couldnt.” i shook my head. “shes been such a joy to have _30_, i should be paying you.” with that she laughed and hugged molly tighter _31_ she were a lost child.molly licked her face wildly. i knew it was time for them to go home. opening the door to let them out, i _32_ a little girl sitting in the front seat of the van, when the child saw the puppy, a smile as bright as a firecracker exploded _33_ her face.my glance turned to a small _34_ fastened to the back of the van. the woman saw me look at the chair and offered a(n) _35_ without my asking. molly(lucy) was given to the child to _36_ emotional healing after a car accident had left her crippled for life.“she formed a special bond with the puppy and lucy gave her a(n) _37_ to live,” her mother explained.suddenly i felt very _38_ and selfish. god has blessed me with so much, i thought. as they pulled out of the drive, the smile on my face was _39_. i knew i had done the right thing - that puppy was exactly where she _40_. 21. a. decisionb. directionc. addressd. delivery22. a. excusingb. advocatingc. introducingd. forcing23. a. turned upb. warmed upc. lit upd. cheered up24. a. applaudedb. declinedc. withdrewd. obeyed25. a. obviouslyb. fortunatelyc. normallyd. typically26. a. threatenedb. rejectedc. managedd. hesitated27. a. meanwhileb. insteadc. similarlyd. besides28. a. wanderedb. bentc. draggedd. struggled29. a. convenienceb. benefitc. troubled. possession30. a. aroundb. anywherec. backd. alone31. a. as ifb. what ifc. even ifd. only if32. a. mentionedb. noticedc. sensedd. fancied33. a. againstb. beyondc. withind. across34. a. childb. puppyc. wheelchaird. woman35. a. solutionb. analysisc. explanationd. suggestion36. a. protectb. promotec. confirmd. measure37. a. meansb. shelterc. reasond. standard38. a. sympatheticb. guiltyc. worthlessd. stubborn39. a. faithfulb. reliablec. artificiald. sincere40. a. stayedb. belongedc. survivedd. appeared 第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，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 when i heard the us postal service would no longer be delivering mails on saturdays starting this august, a little ping of apprehension and sadness hit me. one of the best parts of my day is getting the mail. i know this is not the case for everyone. bills come in the mails. useless flyers from new dentists and chinese restaurants in town also come in the mails. but every evening when i head out to my mailboxi hope there will be a letter.there is little else that brings as much joy to my day as receiving a letter from my mom or a friend. in all the bbc period dramas that i watch, receiving a letter is a big deal. women breathlessly flutter out of rooms so they can sit alone to read their letters. in love letters, a persons character is determined by the quality of their penmanship(书法). answering the letters is even more of an experience, taking sometimes up to half the day depending on the amount of gossip (闲话) held there!when i was growing up, letters were pretty much reduced to something in special occasions, like birthdays and christmas, but it wasnt until i went to college that the true impact of personal letters hit me. getting mails inspired the envy of everyone in the campus post office who happened to see you, and if you were lucky enough to get a package, youd also hope you were lucky enough not to get attacked on the way back to your dorm. physical mail was the connection to the people in the outside world who existed beyond college life.when i moved into my first house last year friends and family from around the country filled my mailbox with notes welcoming me to my new home. i dont know why it had never occurred to me to send a card when someone buys a house, but i sure will in the future! i was blown away by the kindness and love that shined through those notes of celebration for this big step in my life.i saved all those cards because i want to remember that time, to remember that my friends and family walked beside me encouragingly and sent their love even though they couldnt be there. a congratulatory text is nice, but i wont be pulling that out of the drawer in five years smiling from the memory of the joy it brought me when i received it.call me an emotional fool, but i worry that the art of letter writing will be entirely lost, disappearing into the binary (二进制) code of the future. many schools no longer teach handwriting, and children grow up learning how to use ipads and computers from when there are babies. heck, my cats even enjoy the occasional ipad game. but something beautiful is disappearing. i can recognize who a letter is from by the handwriting on the envelope. handwriting is part of our identity, and yet we have little need for it in the digital age, making a letter all the more special and personal.i hope the us postal service can hang in there and people will be able to send letters for many years to come. i also hope that more people are encouraged to employ this lost art of communicating with the handwritten word. there are so many reasons to write a letter to someone you care about, if only to know that it might bring a much-needed smile to their face.41. the writer mentions the us postal services decision at the beginning of the passage in order to .a. introduce the topic b. show the importance of the decisionc. compare the difference between letters and mails d. discuss the relationship between letters and mails bunusual things happen at weddings all the time. you can expect to see anything from grandmas getting down to hip-hop to silly toasts and speeches. but some wedding traditions are more unusual than most.stuffing an apron with cash polish weddings tend to be lively affairs with food and dancing. the last dance, however, is the most notable. known as the bridal dance, this polish tradition involves all the wedding guests, the bride, dancing, money and an apron.before the newlyweds leave the reception, a female friend or family member of the bride puts on an apron while the new mrs. briefly dances with each of the guests. however, dances with the bride arent free, as each guest is expected to place money in the apron. the father of the bride is usually the first to dance, and the groom is the last, but his donation is more than a few spare bills its his entire wallet! after the groom drops his wallet, he carries his bride off, and the reception is officially over.beating the grooms feetmost men look forward to the conclusion of their weddings, but in south korea, the groom has to bear a beating before he can retire with his bride. but dont worry too much; its only a beating of his feetcalled a bastinado or falakaand though it can be painful, its over quickly and is intended to be more funny than cruel. the foot beating takes place after the wedding ceremony. the groomsmen or family members remove the grooms shoes and socks and use a rope or sash to tie his feet together. they then lift his legs off the ground and take turns beating the soles of his feet with a stick, cane or fish. yes, a fish - usually a cod or a dried yellow corvina. the purpose of this tradition is to test the grooms strength and knowledge, as hes often asked questions during the time. beating the soles of a mans feet with a dead fish probably isnt going to make him any smarter, but its a fun tradition that holds an important place in korean wedding culture.smashing dishesgerman weddings often feature a polterabend, which is a party where dishes and plates are destroyed. and yes, its as fun as it sounds. polterabends typically start with luxury dinners and finish with the entire wedding party making as much noise as possible. dishes are smashed, and pots are clashed. the origin of the tradition is unknown, but its thought that the sounds caused by the smashing of the plates represent the unavoidable future disturbances that the couple will face throughout their married lives. by breaking the dishes beforehand, the community is preparing the couple for the disturbances ahead and at the same time wishing them luck.blackening the bridenow onto a tradition that is really bad. no, really. the point of blackening the bride in scotland is to create the most unpleasant creation possible. a mixture of any combination of dairy, sausages, vegetables, eggs, fish and feathers is poured on the bride-to-be sometime before her big day. after she has been thoroughly dirtied, shes paraded (游行) through the streets of her town. this funny unclean tradition isnt just a ladies-only affair. grooms are also often blackened, in which case the sticky, stinky couple is paraded around town together. friends, family members and well-wishers follow behind the couples dirty procession, making as much noise as possible so that no one will miss seeing the pair. wedding night interruptioncharivari is probably the most annoying wedding-related tradition weve ever heard of. the word is as bad as it sounds. it is formally a popular tradition which hit its peak in the 19th century but thankfully fallen out of favor. on a couples wedding night, a large gathering of friends, family members and other wedding guests would gathered outside the newlyweds home and proceed to make as much unpleasant noise as possible. theyd bang on pots, sing out of tune and do whatever they could to disturb the couple. its bad enough to try to spoil someones wedding night, and records indicate that the annoying noisemakers sometimes also became vandals (故意破坏者).toe ringsmost jewellery exchanged at weddings involves placing rings on fingers. however, hindu brides traditionally wear their wedding rings on their feet. the ring is usually silver and placed on a womans left foot, on her great toe (which is next to the big toe). the groom slips the ring on the brides foot during the ceremony, and these rings are only worn by married women. in india, toe rings have historically played a similar role as wedding bands in the west, though grooms are not necessarily wearing them. hindu men may wear toe rings if they wish, but if they do, the jewellery is usually worn on the big toe and is never a symbol of marriage status.46. what is the purpose of beating the groom with a fish after a wedding? a. to ensure the groom of patience. b. to wish the new couple good luck. c. to get the mercy of the grooms family. d. to test the grooms strength and knowledge.47. polterabends usually start with _. a. the wedding guests enjoying luxury dinners b. people parading through the crowded streets c. brides family breaking the dishes d. the newly weds happily joining in dancing48. which of the following is true about toe rings? a. only married hindu men can wear rings on the toes. b. only married hindu women can wear the rings on their fingers. c. the groom put the ring on the brides great toe of her left foot. d. the bride put the ring on the grooms big toe of his right foot.49. the new couple have to go through an unpleasant experiences in the wedding tradition “_”. a. stuffing an apron with cash b. beating the grooms feetc. blackening the bride d. toe rings50. loud noises are mentioned in the weddings of _.a. poland and scotland b. india and germany c. scotland and germany d. south korea and india cwe all remember dozing off (瞌睡) during a boring class at school. a robotic teacher that monitors students attention levels and follows the techniques human teachers use to hold their pupils attention promises to end the doze, especially for students who have their lessons online. tests indicate the robot can improve how much students remember from their lessons.intelligent tutoring systems that use virtual (虚拟的) teachers to interact with students could play a key role in the expanding field of online education. the trouble with online courses is that it is usually impossible to know whether the student is concentrating and engaging with the lesson. unlike virtual teachers, human teachers have a series of tricks for keeping their classes focused changing the tone of their voice, for example, or gesturing to emphasize points and engage with their audience. bilge mutlu and dan szafir at the university of wisconsin-madison wanted to find out whether a robot could use some of the same techniques to improve how much a student focuses.“we wanted to look at how learning happens in the real world” says mutlu. “what do human teachers do and how can we draw on that to build an educational robot that achieves something similar?”the pair programmed a wakamaru humanoid robot to tell students a story in a one-on-one situation and then tested them afterwards to see how much they had remembered. engagement levels were monitored using a $200 eeg sensor to monitor the fp1 area of the brain, which manages learning and concentration. when a significant decrease in certain brain signals indicated that the students attention level had fallen, the system sent a signal to the robot to produce a cue (提示). “we cant do it just at any given moment, we have to try and do it like human teachers do,” says mutlu.the robot teacher first told a short story about the animals that make up the chinese animal zodiac(生肖), in order to get a baseline eeg reading. next, the robot told a longer 10-minute story based on a little-known japanese folk tale called my lord bag of rice, which the student was unlikely to have heard before.during this story the robot raised its voice or used arm gestures to regain the students attention if the eeg levels dipped. these included pointing at itself or towards the listeneror using its arms to indicate a high mountain, for example. two other groups were tested but the robot either gave no cues, or tested them randomly throughout the storytelling. afterwards, the students were asked a few questions about the chinese zodiac to dis