2023届重庆市大学城高考仿真卷英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1.Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.

Silence.

A.a;theB.the;aC.a;不填D.the;不填

2.Theroom10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein.

A.measuringB.measuresC.tobemeasuredD.measured

3.Asteachersweshouldn'taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeoplestandardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoo

muchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.

A.whereB.what

C.howD.that

4.—Iwanttolearntennis.Wouldyouliketohelpme?

-.Butlearningtennisisnowalkinthepark.

A.NokiddingB.NowonderC.NoproblemD.Noway

5.ThafswhyIhelpbrightenpeople'sdays.Ifyou,who火tosaythatanotherpersonwill?

A.didn'tB.don't

C.weren'tD.haven't

6.Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelativesthatmineexplosion.

A.survivedB.tosurviveC.weresurvivingD.surviving

7.-I'vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?

・TellmeallaboutitandrildowhatIcan.

A.Don'tmentionitB.Nowonder

C.NoproblemD.Mypleasure

8.Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudents

opportunitiestogeneratenewideas.

A.whatB.where

C.whetherD.that

9.caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.

A・WhenB.As

C.UnlessD.Although

10.Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.

A.modestB.equal

C.exactD.considerable

11.Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.

A.torun;tofindB.running;tofindC.andran;findingD.running;finding

12.---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.

••一Iftheycontinueto,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.

A.fishintheairB.sitonthefence

C.flyoffthehandleD.beataroundthebush

13.——Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.

—Oh,,I'minnohurry.

A.takeyourtimeB.thafsagreatidea

C.youarewelcomeD.I'dliketo

14.—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?

—Well,ifyou・Icanputonmoreclothes.

A.canB.may

C.mustD.shall

15.ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth'ssurfacebacktothe

earth.

A.finding;reflectingB.found;reflected

C.found;toreflectD.found;reflect

16.Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.

A.whyB.that

C.whatD.which

17.Thecompanyneedstoitsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.

A.layoutB.callup

C.shakeoffD.giveaway

18.Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.

A.cameB.wascomingC.hadcomeD.wouldcome

19.It*salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhereyoulosethefirstone.

A.incaseB.nowthat

C.eventhoughD.aslongas

20.Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreallyofgreat

inspiration.

A.everythingB.nothingC.theoneD.one

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）Someofthegreatestmomentsinhumanhistorywerefueledbyemotionalintelligence.WhenMartin

LutherKing.Jr.presentedhisdream,hechoselanguagethatwouldstirtheheartsofhisaudience.Deliveringthis

electrifying（震撼性的）messagerequiredemotionalintelligence—theabilitytorecognize,understand,andmanage

emotions.

Emotionalintelligencehasbeenhighlyrecommendedbyleaders,policymakers,andeducatorsasthesolutiontoa

widerangeofsocialproblems.Ifwecanteachourchildrentomanageemotions,theargumentgoes,we*llhaveless

bullyingandmorecooperation.Ifwecancultivateemotionalintelligenceamongleadersanddoctors,wellhavemore

caringworkplacesandmorecompassionatehealthcare.

Emotionalintelligenceisimportant,buttheuncontrolledenthusiasmhasobscured（掩盖）adarkside.Newevidence

showsthatwhenpeoplesharpentheiremotionalskills,theybecomebetteratmanipulating（把持）others.Whenyou're

goodatcontrollingyourownemotions,youcanhideyourtruefeelings.Whenyouknowwhatothersarefeeling,youcan

motivatethemtoactagainsttheirownbestinterests.

Socialscientistshavebeguntodocumentthisdarksideofemotionalintelligence.InaresearchledbyUniversityof

professorJochenMenges,whenaleadergaveaninspiringspeechfilledwithemotion,theaudiencewaslesslikelyto

scrutinize（细察）themessageandrememberedofthecontent.Ironically（讽刺的是）audiencemembersweresomoved

bythespeechthattheyclaimedtorecallmoreofit.

Theauthorscallthistheawestruckeffect,butitmightjustaseasilybedescribedasthedumbstruckeffect.One

observerreflectedthatHitler*spersuasiveimpactcamefromhisabilitytostrategicallyexpressemotions—hewould

Hearopenhisheart—andtheseemotionsaffectedhisfollowerstothepointthattheywouldHstopthinkingcriticallyand

justemote.”

Leaderswhomasteremotionscanrobusofourcapacitiestoreason.Iftheirvaluesareoutofstepwithourown.the

resultscanbedestructive.Newevidencesuggeststhatwhenpeoplehaveself-servingmotives（动机）,emotional

intelligencebecomesaweaponformanipulatingothers.InastudyledbytheUniversityofTorontopsychologist

StephaneCote,universityemployeesfilledoutasurveyabouttheirMachiavellian（不择手段的）tendencies,andtooka

testmeasuringtheirknowledgeabouteffectivestrategiesformanagingemotions.Then,Cote'steamassessedhowoften

theemployeesdeliberatelyundermined（逐渐削弱）theircolleagues.Theemployeesinvolvedinthemostharmful

behaviorswereMachiavellianswithhighemotionalintelligence.Theyusedtheiremotionalskillstolowerthedignityof

theirpeersforpersonalgain.

ShiningalightonthisdarksideofemotionalintelligenceisonemissionofaresearchteamledUniversityCollege

LondonprofessorMartinKilduff.Accordingtotheseexperts,emotionalintelligencehelpspeopledisguise（伪装）oneset

ofemotionswhileexpressinganotherforpersonalProfessorKiiduit'steamwrites,”“Thestrategicdisguiseofone'sown

emotionsandthemanipulationofothers1emotionsforstrategicendsarebehaviorsevidentnotonlyonShakespeare*s

stagebutalsointheofficesandcorridorswherepowerandinfluencearetraded.”

Ofcourse,peoplearen'talwaysusingemotionalintelligencefornefariousends.Moreoftenthannot,emotional

skillsaresimplyinstrumentaltoolsforgoalaccomplishment.AresearchteamdiscoveredthatfounderAnitaRoddick

usedemotionalintelligencetoinspireheremployeesfundraiseforcharity.AsRoddickexplained,^Wheneverparticular

projectwealwaystriedtobreaktheirheartswewantedtopersuadeourstafftosupportaparticularprojectwealways

triedtobreaktheirhearts?9

Thereisgrowingrecognitionthatemotionalintelligence-likeanyskill-canbeusedforgoodorevil.Soifwe*re

goingtoteachemotionalintelligenceinschoolsanddevelopitatwork,weneedtoconsiderthevaluesthatgoalong

withitandwhereifsactuallyuseful.

1、WhydoestheauthormentionMartinLutherKing,Jr?

A.Tohonorthegreatleaderforhiscourage.

B.Torecommendhisspeechtootherleaders.

C.Toimpressthereaderswithamajortopic.

D.Toadvocateasocietywithfewerproblems.

2、Whichofthefollowingbelongstoadarksideofemotionalintelligence?

A.Developingthecapabilitytocontrolone'sownemotion.

B.Inducingpeopletodowhatbringsdisadvantagestothem.

C.Appealingtotheaudiencetoconcentrateandremembermore.

D.Encouragingthemovedaudiencetoamoreofthespeech.

3、WhatisthedumbstruckeffectofHitler'semotionalintelligence?

A.Hisfollowerswouldtearopentheirheartstohim.

B.Hisfollowerswouldexpressemotionsstrategically.

C.Hisfollowerswouldlosetheabilitytoreasonproperly.

D.Hisfollowerswoulddeveloptheself-servingmotives.

4、Howdopeopleusetheiremotionalintelligenceforpersonalgain?

A.Theydisguisetheiremotionstoearnothers*trust.

B.Theyhelptheircolleaguestobuildupconfidence.

C.Theypresenttheirstrategicbehaviorsonthestage.

D.Theylowertheirowndignitytogainpopularity.

5、WhichmaymeanthesameastheunderlinedwordinParagraph8?

A.Immoral.B.Unimportant.

C.Illegal.D.Uncontrollable.

6、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Thebenefitsofemotionalintelligence

B.Thewaysofdisguisingone'semotions

C.Thereasonsforusingemotionalskills

D.Thedarksideofemotionalintelligence

22.（8分）Inthefuturethosewhoaretakingcareofoldpeoplemaygethelpfromthehouseitself.

Overthelastfewyears,newtechnology,suchastheInternet,Wi-FiandflatTVscreens,haschangedourhomes

andthewaythatwelive.Now,anothertechnologyrevolutionishappening.AnewprojectattheUniversityof

Hertfordshirewantstocreateahomethatmonitorspeoplelivinginitwhoareelderly.

Theresearchershavedevelopedawristbanddevice（装置）whichhelpsustowatchtheelderlypersonwhois

wearingit.Thedevicecollectsinformationtoseeifthepersonhasfallenorhaswanderedawayfromwhereheorshe

shouldbe.

Theassisted-livingprojectispartoftheuniversity^widerInterhomeproject,whichisthedevelopmentofasmart

house.Thehouseremembersthehabitsofthepersonwholivesthereanditusesverylowamountsofenergy.The

Interhometeamhopethatofferingthisservicewillhelptakecareoftheelderly.Theysay,"It'sveryimportantthat

thesetechnologiesaretheretohelpandsupportandnotreplaceanyoftheexistingservices.”

TheInterhomeisnotjustaresearchmethod.It'salsoawayforstudentsfromdifferentscientificbackgroundsto

learnanddeveloptechnology.Theuniversityusesthelatesttechnologytohelpstudentsgetexperiencebydeveloping

newhardwareandsoftwarethemselves.Theteamincludesdesign,engineeringandcomputersciencestudentsworking

together.

“Weareworkingonasmart-homeprojectinWatfordwithsomecompaniesatthemoment,”saystheproject

leader.wWearelookingathowasmarthomecanprovideevenmoreservices."Thiscouldhelpmillionsofoldpeople

aroundtheworldhaveabetterandsaferlifeinthefuture.

1、Thewristbanddevicebenefitsitsusersby.

A.changingthelivinghabitsoftheelderly

B.monitoringpeoplewholiveinasmarthome

C.offeringinformationtothepersonwearingit

D.watchingovertheelderlywhomayfallorgetlost

2^WhomdoestheUniversityofHertfordshirehaveinitsresearchteam?

A.Studentswhowanttofindajobeagerly.

B.Studentswhoprefertoworkontheirown.

C.Studentsfromdifferentscientificbackgrounds.

D.Studentswithalotofrichworkingexperience.

3、Whatistheprojectleader'sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesmarthomeproject?

A.Uncertain.B.Uninterested.

C.Optimistic.D.Disappointed.

4、Whatmightbethemainideaofthepassage?

A.Awristbanddevicehaschangedthewaythatwelive.

B.Asmarthomehelpsstudentsdevelophardwareandsoftware.

C.AnInterhomeprojecthasbeenputintousetohelptheelderly.

D.AnInterhomeprojectwillhelptheoldliveabetterandsaferlife.

23.（8分）Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplay

aroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadof

againstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofyourdietplan.

Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeople

areoftenlessself-conscious（难为情）whenthey'reinpoorlylitplaces—andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyour

homedoesn'thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.

Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablue

roomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmore

appetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit'stimetorepaint,goblue.

Don'tforgettheclock—ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories（卡路里）per

mealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30

minutes.Andwhileyou'reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.It

makesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.

Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusing

a12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake（摄入）jumpsby

14percent.Andvve9llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.

1、Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout・

A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshape

C.housebuyingD.healthydiets

2、Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople.

A.digestfoodbetterB.reducefoodintake

C.burnmorecaloriesD.regaintheirappetites

3、Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?

A.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic.

C.Usesmallerspoons.D.Turndownthelights.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?B.WaysofServingDinner

C.EffectsofSelf-ConsciousnessD.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?

24.（8分）Americanfamiliesareaccustomedtosettlinginfarawayplaces,whichhasbeenanational

phenomenon.Decadesofdata,includingamorerecentGallupstudy,characterizestheUSasoneofthemost

geographicallymobilecountriesintheworld.uAboutoneinfourUSadults（24percent）hasreportedmovingwithinthe

countryinthepastfiveyears/9thereportednoted.WiththeexceptionofFinns（23percent）andNorvvegians（22percent）,

AmericansmoveconsiderablymorethantheirEuropeanpeers.

Thoughsomemaymoveforloveorfamily,themajorreasonwhyAmericanschoosetomovearoundis9

unsurprisingly,relatedtowork.CitingdatafromtheCurrentPopulationSurvey,apostontheblogoftheNewYork

Fednotedthatbetween58and2013,“slightlymorethanhalfofinterstate（州际的）migrantssaidtheymovedfor

employment-relatedreasons—acategorythatincludesmovesundertakenfornewjobs,jobtransfers,andeasier

commutes（通勤）

Theseekingofopportunity,particularlyforanimmigrantnation,isanationalmythology（神话）aswellasan

emotionalattachmenttowork.AnewworkingpaperanalyzedbyBenStevermanatBloombergsuggeststhatworkersin

theUSnow“putinalmost25percentmorehoursthanEuropeans^inagivenyear.Thisfigurehassteadilyrisensince

the30s,whenthehoursloggedbyworkersinWesternEuropeandtheUSwereroughlythesame.

Thereare,ofcourse,someinternalfactors.TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries,plusitboasts（拥

有）acommonlanguage.ItisconsideredtobeasignofanefficientlabormarketthatUSworkerscanbepersuadedto

movetoregionswherethereisasteadygrowthinjobs,suchastheSunBeltinrecentyears.AndwhileAmerican

workersoftenhavefewerlaborprotectionsthantheirEuropeancounterparts,asareportbytheWorldBanknotedin

2012,American“laborlawsgiveemployersthepowertofire,hire,orrelocate（重新安置）workersaccordingtotheir

needs”，aflexibilitythatisthoughttoaideconomicgrowth.TheWorldBandreportaddedthattheoccupationofthe

averageUSemployeein66was4years,comparedto10yearsintheEuropeanUnion.

Nevertheless,whileAmericansremainexcessivelymobile,FaithKarahanandDariousLiattheNewYorkFedare

thelatesttonotethatUSworkersaremovingaroundlessthanbefore.Duringthe40s,3percentofworking-age

Americansrelocatedtoadifferentstateeachyear;thatfigurehadbeencutinhalfby2010.“Whilepartofthedecline

canbeattributedtotheGreatRecession,”theauthorssuggest,“thispheiwmenootookplaceoverthecourseof

severaldecadesandisnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheeconomicconditions.”

Sowhataccountsforthisphenomenon?Around-upoftheoriesbyBradPlumeratTheWashingtonPostincluded

theagingoftheUSworkforce,thefurtherriseoftwo-incomehouseholds,theburdensofrealestate,evolvingworkplace

culture,aswellastheflatlineofwages,whichmakesmovingawayforajob,onaverage,alessrewardingfinancial

proposition.

KarahanandLiputmuchstockintheeffectsofanagingworkforce,towhichtheyattributeatleasthalfofthe

declineininterstatemigration.uInshort,ayoungindividualtodayismovinglessthanayoungpersondidinthe40s

becauseofthehigherpresenceofolderworkers,“theywrite,suggestingthatemployershaveshiftedtheiremployment

tactics（策略）toadapttothechangingdemographics（人口统计数据）oftheworkforce.Needlesstosay,moviesaboutthis

erainAmericanlife,inwhichfewerpeoplesetouttostartlivesinwide-rangingplaces,willprobablybemuchless

exciting.

1、Accordingtothepassage,inthepastfiveyears,Americanshavemoved.

A.relativelylessthantheBritishB.lessfrequentlythanItalians

C.slightlymorethanNorwegiansD.considerablymorethanFinns

2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?

A.Americanschoosetomovemainlyforworkandfamily.

B.Americanshaveaverystronginterestinwork.

C.AmericansinvestedmoretimeinworkthanEuropeansin35.

D.AmericanstendedtomovetoEuropebetween58and2013.

3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAmericanworkersmovemorethantheirEuropeanpeers?

A.ThereisacommonlanguageintheUS.

B.TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries.

C.Americanlaborlawsgiveemployersmorefreedomtodealwiththem.

D.Theyareofferedmoreefficientlaborprotections.

4、Theunderlinedpart“thisphenomenon"inParagraph5refersto・

A.theGreatRecession

B.thedeclineofworking-ageAmericans*interstatemigration

C.thereductioninthenumberofworking-ageAmericans

D.Americans*tendencytoremainmobile

5、HowdoAmericanemployersdealwiththeagingworkforceaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bystickingtotheirpreviouspolicies.B.Byadjustingtoit.

C.Byimprovingtheiremployees*jobskills.D.Byraisingemploymentstandard.

6、AstothecurrentsituationofAmericansmigration,theauthormightfeel・

A.curiousB.strangeC.confusedD.disappointed

25.（10分）Travelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.ImaginehowItaliantraveler

MarcoPolomusthavefeltwhenhefoundhimselfonChinesesoil,seeingawayoflifequitedifferentfromanythinghe'd

seenbefore.

AndhowmarvelousmustithavebeentolistentoZhangQianwhenhereturnedtoChinafromhisjourneythrough

CentralAsiaandWestAsia?Hisbrainmusthavebeenpackedwitheverythinghe'dseenandheard,leadingtothe

foundingoftheSilkRoad.

Somepeoplehavetraveledallovertheworld,andtravelisawayoflifetothem.Theyperhapsknowwhattoexpect

beforetheytravel.Thafswhythebesttraveliswhenifsforthefirsttime.Imagineapersonwhohasalwayswantedto

traveltotheUnitedStates.Ofcourse,they'veprobablyseentheStatueofLibertyathousandtimesonTV,andthe

WhiteHouse,andalltheotherfamoussights.Butnoneofthatwouldcomparetothethrilloflookingoutofthecabin

windowastheplanelands,watchingthecitiesandstreetsoftherealAmericacomeintoview.

Althoughtravelisoftenjustforrecreation,ifsalsoeducational.Wemaynotknowthatwearegettinganeducation,

butwestillare.

We'relearningeveryday:newwordsinanewlanguage,newpeople,andnewwaysoflife.Butthislearningtakes

placeintheschooloftheworld,nottheclassroom.Oneofthelessonswelearnisundoubtedlyamoralone.Aswegetto

knowforeignplaces,vvecometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive,andthatthewayweliveisn't

necessarilythebestway.TheBritishpoliticianBenjaminDisraelisummedthisupwellwhenhesaid,^Travelteaches

toleration.^

1、TheauthorusesMarcoPoloandZhangQianasexamplesto.

A.explainhowtheSilkRoadwasfounded

B・presenttravelasanamazingexperience

C.showhowthewaypeopletravelhaschanged

D.describeimportantculturalexchangesinhistory

2、Bysaying“thebesttraveliswhenit'sforthefirsttime”,theauthormeansthat.

A.one'sfirsttripisusuallythemostchallenging

B.noothertripisbetterthanone'sfirsttrip

C.thereisalwaysmuchtolearnonone'sfirsttrip

D.peopleusuallymakebetterpreparationsfortheirfirsttrip

3、Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4probablymeans・

A.learningB.knowledge

C.funD.risk

4、Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorbelievesthat.

A.travelingshouldbeincludedinformaleducation

B.travelingimprovespeople'sconfidenceintheirlifestyle

C.aforeignjourneymayraisepeople'sculturalunderstanding

D.thereismoretolearnfromadventuresthanbeinginclassroom

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5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）Centuriesago,agroupofpeopleleftIndia.Noonereallyknows1Overtime,theyjourneyedwestto

Europe,wheremosthave2eversince.ThesepeoplecalledthemselvestheRoma.3Europeans,thinkingthey

camefromEgypt,calledthem^gypsies.99Manypeoplethinkofgypsiesas4groupsofpeople.Theyareassociated

withcolorfulclothing,fortunetellingandmusic.Butthisisnotthereal5ofRomaculture.

Infact,notallRomaare6ThoseinWesternEuropehavehistoricallymovedfromplacetoplace.Butotherswho_

7inEasternEuropebuilthomesandstayedinoneplace.Romaculture8amongregions.Butmostspeakboth

thelanguageofthe9peopleandtheirownlanguage,Romany.

Forcenturies,Romapracticed10trades.Somewerehorsetradersormusicians.Othersmadethingsoutofmetal

orwood.Buttoday,Romamaybefoundinany11

EachRomasettlementdevelopeditsown12style,combininglocalmusicwithRomatraditions.Thesestylesoften

sound13tothemusicofthesurroundingculture.However,mostRomamusic14somecharacteristics,

includingthetimingofthenotesandtheharmonies.Romamusichasalsoaffectedthemusicofother15Roma

influenceshaveshapedEuropeanfolkandclassicalmusicandevensomeAmericanstyles.

Likepeopleofmanycultures,theRomalovetotell16Theirconversationsoftenincludebriefreferences17

talesthattheentiresettlementknows.Buttheyalsotelllongstoriesduringtheeveningsorwhileworking.Somestories

arefunny,others18Romatraditions.

Overtheyears,theRomahave19manychallenges.Theirneighborsdidnot20themandevenaccusedthem

ofbeingthieves.Today,manyfacepoverty,prejudiceandotherproblems.Nevertheless,theRomapeopleareproudof

theirhistoryandtheirrichculture.

1、A.whenB.whyC.whereD.how

2、A.diedB.visitedC.leftD.lived

3、A.SoB.OrC.ButD.Then

4、A.wanderingB.challengingC.encouragingD.inspiring

5、A.lifeB.articleC.pictureD.attitude

6、A.farmersB.travelersC.musiciansD.tailors

7、A.beggedB.learnedC.touredD.settled

8、A.variesB.spreadsC.passesD.divides

9、A.IndianB.travellingC.surroundingD.Egyptian

10、A.traditionalB.illegalC.internationalD.fair

H、A.occasionB.professionC.villageD.town

12、A.culturalB.socialC.agriculturalD.musical

13、A.strangeB.differentC.similarD.natural

14、A.sharesB.sparesC.speaksD.seeks

15、A.tribesB.culturesC.groupsD.religions

16^A.liesB.fortunesC.gossipsD.stories

17、A.atB.inC.forD.to

18、A.writedownB.getawayC.takeinD.passdown

19、A.facedB.overcomeC.foughtD.welcomed

20、A.fearB.helpC.acceptD.support

第二节(每小题L5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)Science,tomanyschool-agedchildren,seems1,(bore)anddifficult.Mostdonotrealizeitis2r(extreme)

importantandamazing.BillBryson'sbookAReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverything3.(cover)manydifferentaspects

ofscience,suchaswhathappenedtodinosaurs,whytheoceansaresalty,howheavytheearthis,andachainoflife,

genetics,planets,weather,atomsandetc.fromhispointofview,theBigBangwasthestartof4.universeanditonly

tooklessthanasecond之(happen).Filledwithcountlessillustrationsandphotographsthataccompanyfacts6.areshort

and