2021-2022学年重庆市高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?

—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond.Whywasteaperfectlygoodliethetruth

willserve?

A.unlessB.untilC.whenD.while

2.Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisagebeveryforgetful.

A.needB.mustC.shallD.can

3.Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnologytotheHeldsofIT.

A.hasintroducedB.isbeingintroduced

C.isintroducedD.wasintroduced

4.WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient.

A.payingB.paidC.topayD.tobepaid

5.一一CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday?

-Pmafraiddayispossible.

A.eitherB.neither

C.someD.any

6.youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.

A.UnlessB.Until

C.WhileD.Although

7.8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.

Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.

A.killedB.werekilled

C.havekilledD.havebeenkilled

8.Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals.

A.bychanceB.onendC.inturnD.onpurpose

9.NotuntilIwentupfurtherthatunderthetree,obviouslysoundasleep.

A.thatIsaw;didaboylieB.Isaw;layaboy

C.didIsee;didaboylieD.didIsee;layaboy

10.—ThisisthefirsttimeImypicturewithmyownhands.

—Itistimethatyouapictureforme.

A.havetaken;tookB.took;shouldtake

C.took;willtakeD.willtake;havetaken

11.Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,leavetheoffice.

A.sohewasforbiddentoB.andhedidn9twantto

C.hislittlesoncouldn'tmakehimD.becouldn'tfreehimselfto

12.•一IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.

•一IwillgiveittohimIseehim.

A.That;immediatelyB.What;themoment

C.What;whileD.Whether;once

13.Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,,

A.quicklyandgentleB.quickandgentle

C.quicklyandgentlyD.quickandgently

14.—Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.

-,Wellgettogetherlater.

A.GoaheadB.That*sright

C.Nottoworry.D.Don'tmentionit

15.—Hello,ItoaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?

一Sorry,we'vealreadysoldout.

A.phoneB.willphone

C.amphoningD.havephoned

16.thatIwouldn'tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.

A.IwasweakenoughB.Iwastooweak

C.SoweakwasID.SuchweakwasI

17.Throughouthistory,Chinanevercolonizedanynation.thispeacefultradition,itiscommittedtobuilding

acommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.

A.InlinewithB.Inregardto

C.InharmonywithD.Inadditionto

18.Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewouldand

activelyseeknewroles.

A.makeamountainoutofamolehill

B.havetoomanyironsinthefire

C.strikewhiletheironishot

D.D.putthecartbeforethehorse

19.Themealitselfwasnotsogood—wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.

A.nothingB.everything

C.anythingD.something

20.YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethemtheair-conditioner.

A.tocheckB.checkingC.checkedD.check

第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21.（6分）SydneyTrainsisoneofthemosteconomical,reliableandconvenientwaystotravelthroughoutSydney

anditssurrounds.

Ournetwork,theNSWTrainsIntercity,coverssuburbanSydneyandextendstotheHunter,CentralCoast,Blue

Mountains,SouthernHighlandsandSouthCoastregions.

Thenetworkismadeupofseveralcolor-codedlines.Trainsfromdifferentlinescansharethesameplatform,so

checkdisplayscreenandlistentoannouncements.

Ticketpricesaregenerallybasedonthedistancetraveled.Youcanvisittransportnsw.Infofordetails.

GettingtotheCity.

InSydney,ifyou'renearatrainstation,you'reonyourwaytothecity.Everyraillineleadsdirectlyorindirectly

totheCityCircle.It'sthelooparoundthecentralbusinessdistrictofSydney.MostCitystationsareundergroundso

lookoutforthesignonstreetlevel.

Automaticticketgates

Largestationshaveautomaticgatesforentryto,andexitfrom,thestation.IfyouhaveanOpalcardoraticket

whichhasamagneticstripeyoumustusetheautomaticgates.Youmayusethewidegateforwheelchair;pramor

luggageaccess.Stationstaffwillassistyou.

NightRidebuses

Mosttrainsdonotoperatebetweenmidnightand4:00a.m.ForyourconvenienceaspecialNightRidebus

serviceisavailablebetweenthesehoursonmostSydneysuburbanlines.

Trackwork

Inorderforthetrackstothemaintained,wesometimeshavetoreplacetrainwithbuses,particularlyat

weekends,pleasecheckthetrackworksectionforthelatestservicealterationsonyourline.

1、475.Togetmoreinformationaboutticketprices,travelershadbetter.

A.gototheCityCircle

B.visitawebsite

C.checkdisplayscreen

D.listentoannouncements

2、477.Whatserviceisofferedtotravelersinneedatmostbigstations?

A.AfreeOpalcard.

B.Earlierentrytothestation.

C.Helpfromstationworkers.

D.Aticketwithamagneticstripe.

3、479.WhichisthebestconvenienttimetotravelbySydneyTrains?

A.Atmidnight.

B.OnSundayafternoon.

C.Betweenmidnightand4:00a.m.

D.At6:00p.m.onWednesday.

22.（8分）Thatoldsaying"Neversaynever^^cametomindwhenIreadthatHarperLee,theauthorofthebeloved,

PulitzerPrize-winningnovel,ToKillaMockingbird,hasanewbookcomingoutinJuly,2015—55yearsafter

Mockingbirdwaspublished!TheveryprivateMs.Leehadneverfollowedupherhighlypraisedfirstbook,witha

secondnovel.Instead,she'sfollowingitupwithafirstnovel.Confused?SowasI!Allowmetoexplain.

GoSetaWatchman,wasactuallywrittenbeforethatclassicvolume.Inthemid-1950s,Leehadcompleted

Watchman,whichfeaturesScoutFinchasayoungwomanfromAlabamalivinginNewYork.ThestoryfollowsScoutas

shereturnstovisitherfather,Atticus,thelawyerwhofoughtracialinjusticeinMockingbird.

ButasLeeherselfputitinarecentannouncementthroughherpublisher“myeditor,whowastakenbythe

flashback（倒叙）toScoufschildhood,persuadedmetowriteanovelfromthepointofviewoftheyoungScout.Iwasa

first-timewriter,soIdidasIwastold.”Thatbookwas,ofcourse,ToKillaMockingbird,andafteritwasreleasedto

greatpraise,LeeneverreturnedtoGoSetaWatchman.Infact,thatearlierworkwasconsideredlostuntilLee'slawyer

foundamanuscript（手稿）ofit.

uAftermuchthoughtandhesitation1considereditworthyofpublication."saidLee."Iamamazedthatthiswill

nowbepublishedafteralltheseyears."SothebookthatgavebirthtoToKillaMockingbirdwillnowserveasitssequel

（续集）.

safetosaythat,decadesafterthepublicationofMockingbird,millionsofreaderswhoweresotouchedbyMs.

Lee'ssecondnovelwillbecountingthedaysuntilthereleaseofherfirstone.

1、WhenwasMockingbirdpublishedaccordingtothetext?

A.In1950.B.In1960.

C.In1970.D.In1980.

2、WhatcanweknowaboutthebookofWatchman?

A.Atticusfoundamanuscriptofthewriter.

B.Atticuswasalawyerfightingracialinjustice.

C.ScoutFinchgottoAlabamatoseeAtticus.

D.ScoutFinchlostoneofAtticus9manuscripts.

3、Whatdoes“thebook”inthefourthparagraphrefertointhewriter'sopinion?

A.ToKillaMockingbird.B.GoSetaWatchman.

C.Theclassicvolume.D.Ms.Lee'ssecondnovel.

4、Thetextmainlytalksabout.

A.whyMs.Lee'sfirstnovelwillbecomehersecondone

B.howMs.Lee'sfirstnoveldiffersfromhersecondone

C.whenGoSetaWatchmanwasactuallywritten

D.whatMs.Lee'stwogreatnovelsreallydealwith

23.（8分）ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-£37until26

Marchand£39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandthe

CostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnne

Hathaway's-£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversity

cityandcolleges.Lookoverthe"cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）“fromStMary'sChurchTower.Stratford:Includesa

guidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-£34until11March

and£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILUsfavoritepalace.Freetimeto

visitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffour

KingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalace

anditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD-CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-£33until18Marchand£37

thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

1、WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland'soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourAB.TourB

C.TourCD.TourD

2、Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtB.Oxford&Stratford

C.Bath&StonehengeD.Cambridge

3^WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainD.Itisaworld-famouscastle

24.（8分）阅读理解

Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'tknow.I

lookedroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladywitha

smile.Shesaid,“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.Pmeighty-sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug?”Ilaughedand

enthusiasticallyresponded,wOfcourseyoumay!”Shegavemeagiant§queeze.“WhyareyoiiiiicoHeReatsiidiayoinig,

imwcentage?"1asked.”alwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowTmgettingone!”shetoldme.After

classwewalkedtotheStudentUnionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.

Everydayofthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknon-stop.Iwasalwayslisteningtothis“time

machine"asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecameacampusicon（偶

像）andsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootball

dinner.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.uWedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestop

playing.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttake

anytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunitiesinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderly

usuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethose

withregrets."Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”.Shechallengedeachofustostudythe

lyrics（歌词）andlivethemoutinourdailylife.Attheyear'sendshefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthose

years.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.

Whathappenedtotheauthoronthefirstdayofschool?

A.Hegottoknowanoldprofessor.

B.Hemadetheacquaintanceofanoldlady.

C.HejoinedtheStudentUnion.

D.Hehadtoshareamilkshakewithothers.

2^FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,wecanfindouttheauthor's.

A.concernaboutage

respectfortheold

C.curiosityaboutthelady

D.complaintabouteducation

3、Intheauthor'seyes,.

A.Rosewasinnocentandgenerous

B.Rosewaswiseandskilled

C.Rosewastalentedandhard-working

D.Rosewascourageousandherwordswereinspiring

4^WhichsayingmightRosepossiblysupport.

A.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.

D.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.

25.（10分）Westartedin1993withasimpleidea:thatpeoplecouldhelpeachotherbysharingstoriesabouttheir

lives.Foryearspeoplehadtoldourfounders,motivationalspeakersJackandMark,inspiringstoriesaboutthemselves.

JackandMarkincludedthesestoriesintheirtalks,andtheiraudiencesrepeatedlyaskediftheyhadeverbeen

published."Thatstoryabouttheboyandthepuppy—isthatinabookanywhere?59aparentaskedJack."Thatstory

abouttheboywiththeamputated（截肢）】egwhobecameatennisstar,Ineedtoreadthattomystaff,“amanagertold

him.Jackwasaskedrepeatedly,Isthatstoryinabookanywhere?”

EventuallyJackandMarkdecidedtheiraudiencesmustbeontosomething,sotheycollectedthebest101stories

they'dbeentoldinabook.TheycalleditChickenSoupfortheSoulbecausetheywantedittoprovidecomfortjustlike

theirgrandmother^cooking.

TheytookthebooktoNewYork,hopingtosellittooneofthebigpublishersbuteverysingleoneturnedthem

down.TheprojectappearedtohavestalleduntiltheymetPeterVegso,theownerofasmallhealthandwellnesspolisher

inFloridanamedHCLPeterreadsomeofthestoriesandlovedthem,sohedecidedtogivethebookachance,becoming

ChickenSoupfortheSoul'sfoundingpublisher.

Never,inJackandMark'swildestdreamshadtheyimaginedwhatthebookwouldbecome.ChickenSoupforthe

Soulturnedintooneofthemostpopularandlovedbookseverpublished,selling11millioncopiesaroundtheworld.

Readersaskedformorestoriessovvepublisheda“secondhelping“ofChickenSoupfortheSoulandathirdafterthat,

Today,we'vepublishedmorethan250books,whichhavebecomethebest-sellingtradepaperbackbookseriesofall

time.

1、WhatdrovedJackandMarktopublishtheseinspiringstores?

Therichsourceofgoodstories.

B.Thegoodchancetobefamous.

C.Thebenefitsfromthebook.

D.Thedemandofaudience

2、Howdidthetitleofthebookcomefrom?

A.Thetasteofchicken.

B.Thewayofcooking

C.Thepurposeofthebook.

D.Theexperiencesofchildren.

3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“staHcd"inParagraph3?

A.Stopped.

B.Failed.

C.Succeeded.

D.Progressed.

4、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thewildestdreamsoftwopeople.

B.Anunexpectedsuccessofabook

C.Anintroductiontoaseriesofbooks.

D.Callingonpeopletobuyabestseller.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、

C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

26.（30分）Onemorning,thedooropenedandanewteacher,MrsCosby,walkedin.Shelookedtoo]to

handleus.Andwesurelygavehera2time,butsheneverlosthertemper.Andthencamethelastdayofthefirst

month.She3abunchofpapers.Wefearedtheworst—atest.Butohno,itwassomethingthat4

surprisedus.

MrsCosbyaskedustocometothefrontoftheclass,andgaveeachofusa5.inwhichshehadwrittenwhat

thestudentinquestionhadbeen6atduringthelastmonth.

Youseenoonehadever7us.Nooneeverlikedus.Wewereconstantlytoldhowgood-for-nothingwewere.

Andhere,8,wassomeonewhohadbeen9uscloselyforamonth.Wemadethingsasdifficultforheras

wecould.Andyetshecouldfindsomething10tosayabouteachofus.

MrsCosbydidthisevery11fromthenon.Eachmonthwegotapaperthatemphasizedour12,She

commentedonmycourage,howpunctualIwas,howgoodto13argumentsifIwanted.Her14

influencedourclass.Wedidnotwantto15herfeelingsanymore.Weactuallystartedto16・

Atthegraduationceremony,MrsCosbyhuggedusandtolduswithtearsinhereyeshow17shewasofus.

Thenshe18eachoneofusabook.Alltheencouraginglettersthroughtheyearsweethere,inhardcovers.

Shesaid,“Iwantyoueachtokeepthisbookandifyoufeel19,openthisandreadhowgoodyouare.You

canbeanythingyouwanttobe20youbelieveinyourself.Promisemeyou'llrememberthat!"

1、A.softB.shortC.foolishD.ordinary

2、A.happyB.hardC.beautifulD.valuable

3、A.tookbackB.tookoutC.tookonD.tookoff

4^A.partlyB.nearlyC.hardlyD.totally

5、A.sentenceB.commentC.paperD.letter

6、A.poorB.angryC.gladD.good

7、A.forgottenaboutB.playedwithC.believedinD.lookedfor

8、A.naturallyB.generallyC.suddenlyD.gradually

9、A.teachingB.praisingC.followingD.observing

10、A.strangeB.positiveC.negativeD・interesting

11、A.dayB.weekC.monthD.year

12、A.shortcomingsB.mistakesC.strengthsD.wishes

13、A.startB.continueC.settleD.write

14、A.attitudeB.thinkingC.reactionD.effect

15、A.understandB.knowC.shareD.hurt

16、A.studyB.playC.fightD.joke

17、A.tiredB.proudC.ashamedD.kind

18、A.promisedB.boughtC.handedD.suggested

19、A.energeticB.unluckyC.unworthyD.worthy

20、A.evenifB.aslongasc.unlessD.asthough

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27.（15分）China'seducationalandhealthauthoritieshavebannedconveniencestoresinallkindergartens,

primary,middleandhighschoolsacrossthecountry.TheregulationtookeffectonApril1.

Thecampusconveniencestoreisaplace1.manystudentsenjoyasnackandachat.Butitwillsoonbecome

2.thingofthepast.Itrequiresthatadministrators（管理人员）shouldkeeprecordofeachmealandsolveanyfood

problemsassoonaspossible.Parentscanalsoeatwithstudentsatschoolcanteensandgive3,（suggest）totheschoolon

foodsafetyandnutrition.Theregulationraisedheateddebates.

Manystudentsweresadabouttheban.Theysaidthecampuslifewouldbelessinteresting4.convenience

stores,andtheywouldn'tbeabletohavedifferentflavoreddrinksordesserts5,manyparentsexpressedsupportfor

theregulation.ThefathersurnamedFangsaid,Mcheap,low-qualitysnackssoldatthesestoresare6.（harm）to

children'shealth9andstudentsrushtoshopstobuysnacksassoonasaclassisover,whichaffectsthenormalteaching

order”.

Themoveconiesamongfoodhealthconcernsatpublicschoolsand7,（design）tomeetthenutritionalneedsof

students.Theregulationalsorequiresschools8.（monitor）studentswhomaybeobese,andintervene（干预）tomake

suretheyfollowahealthydiet.Andinfactmanyforeigncountrieshavetheirownwaystomakestudentseat

9.（healthy）.Forexample,manyparentsinAustraliavolunteerinschools,sometimesincanteens,dotheirbesttoseethat

10,（they）childrenareservednutritiousfood.InJapan,thereis“foodandnutritioneducation”.Thishelpschildren

acquire“asenseofgratitude（感恩）“and^appreciatefoodsandsocialmanners.”

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，

每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Mr、Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren>Heownedafarm,thatlookedalmostabandoned>Luckily,

healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday、Heexchangedthemilkwithotherfood、Thecowwastheironly

meansofsupport、Oneday,thecowwaseatinggrasswhileitbegantorainheavily>Whilemakingeffortstorunaway,

shefallsoverthehillanddied、ThentheJohnsonshadtomakethelivingwithoutthecow、Inordertosupporthis

family,Mr、Johnsonbegantoplantvegetable>Sincetheplantstookawhiletogrowit,hestartedcuttingdowntreesto

sellthem、Thoughtabouthischildren'sclothes,hestartedgrowingcottontoo、Whenharvestcame,hewasalready

sellingvegetablesandcottonmthemarketwherepeoplemetregular>Nowitoccurredhimthathisfarmhadmuch

potentialandthatthedeathofthecowwasabitofluck、

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是李华。上周日，你们班组织了去南山公园春游的活动。请你根据下列提示，给你的美国网友John

发一封电子邮件，告知他活动的相关情况。

提示1：早上八点在校门口集合，乘校车前往，下午约5点返回了学校；

提示2：自带午餐；

提示3：上午欣赏风光，呼吸新鲜空气；午餐后小组活动，放风筝，跳舞，唱歌等。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯流畅。

参考词汇：春游：have/goforaspringouting

DearJohn,

Yours,

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、B

2、D

3、B

4、C

5、B

6、A

7、B

8、D

9、D

10、A

11、D

12、B

13、B

14、C

15、C

16、C

17、A

18、C

19、B

20、D

第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21、1、475.B

2、477.C

3、479.D

22>1、B

2、C

3、B

4、A

23^Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomake

anoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventa

fearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregards

himselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）.He

knowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoin

inthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蜡塑人像）.

Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound.Thereare,

itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadeby

amosquito（蚊子）.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzing,

fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaited

untilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors.

Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhuman

beingswish1:0talk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthem

arecontent.iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotell

themexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenew,playsorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel.Attheendofanevening

duringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessful

conservationists.

4、Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto.

A.exchangeideasB.provetheirvalue

C.achievesuccessmlifeD.overcometheirfearofsilence

5、Bynthebuzzingofaflyn(Para.1),theauthormeans"

A.thenoiseofaninsectB.alowwhisperingsound

C.meaninglesstalksD.thevoiceofachatterbox

6、Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors

A.aboutwhatevertheyhaveprepared

B.aboutwhatevertheywantto

C.inthehopeoflearningsomethingnew

D.inthehopeofgettingonwell

7、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather.

B.Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations.

C.Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises.

D.Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking.

24Everyday,peoplecomeintocontactwiththousandsofchemicals.Thesechemicalsaresaidtobeharmlessto

humanhealth.Infact,thechemicalsareconsideredsosafethatwewashwiththem.Weputthemonourbodiesand

evenourfaces.Otherchemicalproductsareusedthroughoutourhomes.

Bythetimeyouwalkoutofyourfrontdoor,youhavealreadybeenexposedtothousandsofchemicals.

Onitsown,eachchemicalseemsharmless.Butincombinationwithotherchemicals,theymaybecomedeadly.That

isthefindingofatwo-yearstudybyahigh-profiletaskforceofscientists.Thetaskforcewastoldtoinvestigatethe

cancer-causingpossibilityof*chemicalmixtures.

LindaGulliverwasoneof174scientistsonthetaskforce.Theirjobwastostudythecancer-causingpotentialof85

chemicals.All85aresaidtobecommonintheenvironment.

Ms.Gulliverexplainsthatchemicalshavethepotentialorytoformdangerousmixtures.Evensimplemineralscan

becomedangerouswhenmixedwithchemicalsfoundinplasticsorbeautyproducts.

Workingingroups,thescientistsexploredhowdifferentchemicalmixturescouldleadtocancer.Ms.Gulliver's

teamlookedattheabilityofdifferentcombinationstosupportthein-creaseofmalignant(恶性的)