江苏省重点中学高二暑假英语能力提升强化训练 2

1、江苏省重点中学高二暑假英语提升强化训练 21.-how annoying it is to live in such a noisy neighborhood!-youd better find a quiet and comfortable room where you _.a. arent disturbing b wont disturbing c wont be disturbed d arent being disturbed2.the direction_ education starts a man will determine his future life.a. toward

2、 which b by which c in which d under which3.we _ your terms in the contract carefully but regret to say that we cannot accept them.a. will study b have studied c have been studying d had studied4.what a boring planet we_ if there were only one culture in the world.a. would be b were c would have d h

3、ad5. the rising house prices in most cities have aroused concerns among young migrant workers_ they cant afford themselves a house.a. whether b where c what d that6.ive heard that students will take english listening and speaking tests twice a year, but nothing _a. conscious b skillful c dynamic d d

4、efinite7.bob dylan was reported _ the 2016 nobel prize for literature for having created new poetic expression.a. to award b awarding c to have been awarded d being awarded8. helping people academically can benefit them _ you make them step up to a new level of studying. a. because b unless c while

5、d although9. when i first began applying a theory , the result sometimes didnt _ the way i intended.a.work out b break out c drop out d cut out10.only after we value growth enough to start enlarging ourselves_ through a strong barrier.a. we have broken b did we break c have we broken d we broke11owi

6、ng to the speeding up of urbanization and improvement of living standards, peoples consumption patterns _ in the last few years.a. changed b change c had changed d have changed12.the most important thing for a designer to remember is that nature always provides_.a. inspiration b ambition c immigrati

7、on d occupation13. i dont believe in people being able to do what they want to do, _ they are not hurting someone else. a. unless b supposed c though d providing14. nowadays more and more people like to post the photos of delicious foods on their blogs, especially, those _ in the oven.a. to bake b b

8、aked c baking d being baked15.the company chose shenzhen for its first expansion point because it s the second largest market for their brand, shanghai _ the first.a. was b being c will be d to be16.considering the location_ the price, many parents buy houses for their childrens education .a. in pre

9、ference to b in response to c in addition to d in regard to17.the famous magician , as well as his assistants, _to perform at the chinas got talent in 2015.a. were invited b was invited c have been invited d has been invited第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）i am still the greatesti have always believ

10、ed in myself, even as a young child growing up in louisville, ky. my parents instilled a sense of pride and _36_ in me, and taught me and my brother that we could be the best at anything. i must have believed them, _37_i remember being the neighborhood marble champion and challenging my neighborhood

11、 buddies to see who could jump the tallest hedges or run a foot race the length of the block. of course i knew when i made the challenge that i would win. i never even thought of _38_.as part of my boxing training, i would run down fourth street in downtown louisville, _39_ in and out of local shops

12、, taking just enough time to tell them i was training for the olympics and i was going to win a gold medal. i never thought of the_40_of failing only of the_41_and glory i was going1to get when i won. i could see it. i could almost feel it. when i proclaimed ( 宣称) that i was the “greatest of_42_time

13、,”i believed in myself. and i still do.throughout my _43_ boxing career, my belief in my abilities triumphed over the skill of an opponent. my will was stronger than their skills. what i didnt know was that my will would be _44_ even more when i _45_.。in 1984, i was conclusively diagnosed with parki

14、nsons ( 帕金森) disease. since that diagnosis, my symptoms have increased and my ability to speak in audible tones has diminished(减少). if there was _46_ that would strike at the core of my confidence in myself, it would be this insidious disease. but my “confidence and will to continue to live life as

15、i choose” wont be _47_.early in 1996, i was asked to_48_ the caldron ( 大锅) at the summer olympic games in atlanta. of course my immediate answer was yes. i never even thought of having parkinsons or what physical _49_ that would _50_ for me.when the moment came for me to walk out on the 140-foot-hig

16、h scaffolding (脚手架) and take the torch from janet evans, i realized i had the eyes of the world on me. i also realized that as i held the olympic torch high above my head, my tremors (颤抖) had _51_. just at that moment, i heard a rumble in the stadium that became a pounding roar (咆哮) and then turned

17、into a(an) _52_ applause. i was _53_ of my 1960 olympic experience in rome, when i won the gold medal. those 36 years between rome and atlanta_54_before me, and i realized that i had come full _55_.nothing in life has defeated me. i am still the greatest. this i believe.36. a. confidence b. intellig

18、ence c. recognition d. imagination37. a. although b. while c. because d. unless38. a. reaching b. losing c. winning d. running39. a. dating b. jumping c. darting d. shifting40. a. possibility b. ideal c. interpretation d. chance41. a. reward b. fame c. money d. statue42. a. any b. all c. one d. no43

19、. a. optional b. temporary c. entire d. instant44. a. checked b. changed c. broken d. tested45. a. succeeded b. retired c. quit d. lost46. a. something b. everything c. anything d. nothing47. a. defeat b. compromised c. submitted d. declined48. a. make b. send c. light d. see49. a. disability b. cha

20、llenges c. shortage d. symptom50. a. present b. reach c. apply d. offer51. a. taken over b. taken off c. taken down d. taken up52. a. warm b. exciting c. glorious d. deafening53. a. told b. reminded c. rid d. persuaded54. a. tickled b. flashed c. crashed d. lighted55. a. circle b. attention c. aware

21、ness d. distanceascientists from the university of east anglia have identified four new man-made gases that are contributing to the damage to the ozone layer. two of the gases are accumulating at a rate that is causing concern among researchers.worries over the growing ozone hole have seen the produ

22、ction of chlorofluorocarbon (cfc) gases restricted since the mid 1980s. but the precise origin of these new, similar substances remains a mystery.lying in the atmosphere, the ozone layer plays a critical role in blocking harmful uv rays, which cause cancers in humans and reproductive problems in ani

23、mals.scientists from the british antarctic survey were the first to discover a huge hole in the ozone over antarctica in 1985. the evidence quickly pointed to cfc gases, which were invented in the 1920s, and were widely used in refrigeration. extraordinarily, global action was rapidly agreed to deal

24、 with cfcs and the2m ontreal protocol to limit these substances came into being in 1987. a total global ban on production came into force in 2010.n ow, the newly discovered four new gases can destroy ozone and are getting into the atmosphere from as yet unidentified sources. three of the gases are c

25、fcs and one is a hydrochlorofluorocarbon (hcfc), which can also damage ozone.the research has shown that four gases were not around in the atmosphere at all until the 1960s, which suggests they are man-made. the scientists discovered the gases by analyzing polar snow pack. air from this snow is a na

26、tural archive of what was in the atmosphere up to 100 years ago. the researchers also looked at modern air samples, collected at remote cape grim in tasmania.they estimate that about 74,000 tonnes of these gases have been released into the atmosphere. two of the gases are accumulating at significant

27、 rates. however, they dont know where the new gases are being released from and this should be investigated. possible sources include chemicals for insecticide production and solvents（溶液） for cleaning electronic components. the three cfcs are being destroyed very slowly in the atmosphere - so even i

28、f emissions were to stop immediately, they will still be around for many decades to come.of the four species identified, cfc-113a seems the most worrying as there is a very small but growing emission source somewhere, maybe from agricultural insecticides. we should find it and take it out of product

29、ion.56. what do we know about the newly discovered gases?a. some are surely produced by the development of agriculture.b. the cfcs will have a long impact once they are released.c. they gather together in the atmosphere at a medium speed.d. their amounts are not large enough to cause damage to us.57

30、. the underlined word archive in paragraph 6 is closest to the meaning of_ a. state b. resource c. phenomenon d. storeroom58. what will the scientists probably attempt to do about the gases next?a. find out what can replace things like insecticides and put them into use.b. find out how they destroy

31、ozone and get rid of those in the atmosphere.c. find out where they are exactly from and stop them from being released.d. find out if hcfc is more harmful than cfcs and take proper measures.bif you go down to the woods today, you may meet high-tech trees-genetically modified to speed their growth or

32、 improve the quality of their wood. genetically-engineered food crops have become increasingly common, albeit (虽然) controversial, over the past ten years. but genetic engineering of trees has lagged behind.part of the reason is technical. understanding, and then altering, the genes of a big pine tre

33、e are more complex than creating a better tomato. while tomatoes sprout ( 发芽) happily, and rapidly, in the laboratory, growing a whole tree from a single, genetically altered cell in a test tube is a tricky process that takes years, not months. moreover, little is known about tree genes. some trees,

34、 such as pine trees, have a lot of dna-roughly ten times as much as human. and, whereas the human genome project is more than halfway through its task of isolating and sequencing (排序) the estimated 100,000 genes in human cells, similar efforts to analyze tree genes are still just saplings (幼苗).given

35、 the large number of tree genes and the little that is known about them, tree engineers are starting with a search for genetic markers. the first step is to isolate dna from trees with desirable properties such as insect resistance. the next step is to find stretches of dna that show the presence of

36、 a particular gene. then, when you mate two trees with different desirable properties, it is simple to check which offspring ( 后 代) contain them all by looking for the genetic markers. henry amerson, at north carolina state university, is using genetic markers to breed fungal ( 真菌) resistance into s

37、outhern pines. billions of these are grown across america for pulp (纸浆) and paper, and outbreaks of disease are expensive. but not all individual trees are susceptible (受影响). dr. amersons group has found markers that distinguish fungus-resistant3stock from disease-prone trees. using traditional bree

38、ding techniques, they are introducing the resistance genes into pines on test sites in america.using genetic markers speeds up old-fashioned breeding methods because you no longer have to wait for the tree to grow up to see if it has the desired traits. but it is more a sophisticated form of selecti

39、ve breeding. now, however, interest in genetic tinkering ( 基因修补) is also gaining ground. to this end, dr. amerson and his colleagues are taking part in the pine gene discovery project, an initiative to identify and sequence the 50,000-odd genes in the pine trees genome. knowing which gene does what

40、should make it easier to know what to alter.59. what does the author think about the genetic engineering of pine trees?a. time-consuming. b. worthwhile. c. significant. d. technically impossible.60. what can we learn about the research on tree genes?a. the research methods are similar to the analysi

41、s of human genes.b. the findings are expected to be as fruitful as the analysis of human genes.c. it will take as much time and effort as the analyst, of human genes.d. the research has been mainly concentrated on the genes of young trees.61. it is discovered by henry amersons team that_.a. southern

42、 pines cannot resist fungus b. all southern pines are not susceptiblec. the genetic marker in southern pines was the easiest to identifyd. fungus-resistant genes came originally from outside the u.s.a.the key to the relationship between creativity and dishonestya new study by lynne vincent and marya

43、m kouchaki demonstrates that believing that you are a creative person can create feelings of entitlement when you think that creativity is rare and valuable. that feeling of entitlement can be costly for you and your organization as it can cause you to be dishonest.many organizations now are recogni

44、zing the importance of creativity and are atte mpting to encourage their employees to be creative. however, there is a cost to that creativity when creativity is seen as a rare and unique attribute (属性). the findings in this study are based on several laboratory experiments, in addition to a study o

45、f employees and supervisor pairs.while creativity is in most cases valued, such as other positive attributes, including practicality or intelligence, it may be over-valued compared to those other positive attributes because creativity is by definition ( 本质上) rare. that sense of rarity then creates a

46、 sense of entitlement. people see their creative efforts as special and valuable and feel that they are worthy of ex tra rewards for their creative efforts. that entitlement can cause them to steal in order to get the rewards.however, it is naive (天真的) to assume that employees in companies that have

47、 developed a strong identity as creative, such as apple, google, and ideo, would be necessarily more dishonest due to their creativity.“the key to the relationship between creativity and dishonesty is the sense of rarity,” said vincent. “when individuals identified themselves as creative and believe

48、d that creativity was rare, entitlement appeared. however, if individuals believed that creativity was common, that sense of entitlement was reduced.”when people in the laboratory experiments believed that their creativity was rare compared to common, they were more likely to lie for money. however,

49、 when people believed that being practical was rare compared to common, the increased sense of psychological entitlement and dishonesty did not occur. the effect was seen in organizations too.although creativity is important in the business world, the dark side of creativity has only partly studied.

50、 however, as creativity is becoming more important for organizations, it is important for organizations to understand how to encourage creativity. encouraging creativity in organizations is not as simple as telling employees to be creative. defining what it means to be creative and what creativity m

51、eans in that context is important. when people define creativity in terms of being rare and valuable, seeing yourself as a creative person can cause entitlement and dishonesty. however, if organizations define creativity as a common and4everyday behavior or an attribute that many people can have, or

52、ganizations may be able to encourage employee creativity without encouraging employee dishonesty.第五部分 书面表达（满分 25 分）my doorbell rings at 11 a.m. on the step, i find an elderly chinese lady; she is small and slight, and shes holding the hand of a little boy. in her other hand, she holds a paper carrie

53、r bag.i know this lady. it is by no means her first visit. she is the little boys grandmother, and her daughter bought the house next door last october.my visitors daughter, nicole (who speaks fluent english), is currently in shanghai, but her parents are in vancouver for the summer with the little

54、boy. nicole has told her mother that i am having heart surgery shortly, and the result is that her mother has decided i need to be supplied with meals.i know what is inside the paper carrier bag a thermos with hot soup and a stainless-steel container with a meal of rice, vegetables and either chicken, meat or shrimp, sometimes with a kind of pancake. this has become an almost-daily occurrence.she doesnt speak english a