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【2018·六安市第一中学高三月考】Social networking is a tool used by people all around the world. Its___1__ is to promote and aid communication.____2____, this type of technology might be doing more harm than good.
On these networking sites, users____3___ post pictures of themselves and their friends. Teenagers, however, use this new technology in a way that could be ___4___. In this stage of their lives, they always ___5__ to impress their (同龄人). Teenagers attract attention through the interesting pictures they ____6__. In order to get the results they want, they try to get a reaction from controversial ___7___ of themselves. This adolescent need to be “____8___” leads to lots of young girls and boys attempting to ___9___ one another by showing themselves drinking, smoking and partying.
With so many teens using social networking, it has become easier to ____10___ one another. Cyber bullying (欺凌) is a form of bullying that is only done through the web. Bullying is ___11___ to deal with in person, but the situation is even severer over the Internet. When ____12___ comments are posted on a person’s page, anyone can see them. However, on the networks no one is there to ____13__ the attack. This makes it harder for a ___14___ to find the attacker.
With the constant use of these social technologies, fewer people are communicating ____15___. Many people are becoming ___16____ due to the lack of personal communication. What’s more, without person-to-person communication we will ___17___ our language skills and have trouble speaking in public. Normal debates will become more difficult because we are not ____18___ to read one another’s body language.
Social networking aids long-distance communication greatly ___19___ there must be a stopping point. It cannot become our main ____20____ of communication.
1. A. challenge B. feature C. purpose D. solution
2. A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Instead
3. A. normally B. quickly C. repeatedly D. regularly
4. A. boring B. useless C. dangerous C. strange
5. A. manage B. pretend C. want D. agree
6. A. draw B. post C. take D. collect
7. A. conclusion B. images C. evaluation D. stories
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8. A. pretty B. smart C. cool D. rich
9. A. frighten B. support C. influence D. impress
10. A. cheat B. attack C. bother D. embarrass
11. A. difficult B. common C. direct D. possible
12. A. untrue B. meaningless C. stupid D. cruel
13. A. witness B. cause C. prevent D. suffer
14. A. user B. victim C. teenager D. parent
15. A. in person B. in order C. as well D. as usual
16. A. lonelier B. quieter C. weaker D. lazier
17. A. show B. lose C. need D. hide
18. A. willing B. free C. ready D. able
19. A. and B. but C. or D. so
20. A. form B. system C. rule D. task
【语篇解析】这是一篇议论文。社交网络作为一种交流工具为全世界人民所使用，尤其受青少年群体的青睐。但是我们也要认清它的弊端，它不能变成我们主要的交流方式。
1.【答案】C
【解析】考查名词。A. challenge 挑战；B. feature特色；C. purpose 目的；D. solution解决方案。社交网络是全世界人们所使用的一个工具，它的目的是促进和帮助交流。故选C。
2.【答案】B
【解析】考查副词。A. Therefore 因此；B. However然而；C. Moreover 另外；D. Instead相反，反而。社交网络是全世界人们所使用的一个工具，它的目的是促进和帮助交流。然而，这种技术可能弊大于利。前后是一种转折关系，答案为B。
3.【答案】A
【解析】考查副词。A. normally 正常地；B. quickly 迅速地；C. repeatedly重复地；D. regularly有规律地。在网址上，使用者通常贴出自己和朋友的照片。故选A。
4.【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词。A. boring令人厌烦的；B. useless 没用的；C. dangerous危险的；D. strange奇怪的。然而，青少年用这种新技术在某种程度上说可能是危险的。故选C。
5.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词。A. manage 管理，控制；B. pretend 假装；C. want想要；D. agree同意。在这个年龄阶段，他们总是想要给他们的同龄人留下印象。答案为C。
6.【答案】B
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【解析】考查动词。A. draw 绘画；B. post张贴；C. take 拿走；D. collect收集。青少年通过贴出有趣的照片来引起注意。故选B。
7.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词。A. conclusion结论；B. images形象；C. evaluation评价；D. stories故事。为了得到他们想要的结果，他们试图从有争议的自我形象中得到反响。故选B。
8.【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词。A. pretty 美丽的；B. smart 聪明的；C. cool 酷的，凉爽的；D. rich有钱的。青少年需要“酷”，这导致许多年轻的女孩和男孩试图通过展示自己喝酒、吸烟和聚会玩乐的照片而给对方留下深刻印象。故选C。
9.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词。A. frighten使害怕；B. support 支持；C. influence 影响；D. impress留下印象。青少年需要“酷”，这导致许多年轻的女孩和男孩试图通过展示自己喝酒、吸烟和聚会玩乐的照片而给对方留下深刻印象。故选D。
10.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词。A. cheat 欺骗；B. attack 攻击；C. bother干扰；D. embarrass尴尬。有那么多的青少年上网，互相攻击变得更容易。故选B。
11.【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词。A. difficult困难的；B. common 平常的；C. direct 直接的；D. possible可能的。欺凌行为是很难当面处理的，但是在网上的情况更严重。故选A。
12.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词。A. untrue不真实的；B. meaningless 没意义的；C. stupid 愚蠢的；D. cruel残酷的。当一个人的网页上贴出残酷的评论时，任何人都能看到它们。故选D。
13.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词。A. witness 目睹；B. cause 引起；C. prevent 阻止；D. suffer遭受。然而，在网上没有人目睹攻击。故选A。
14.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词。A. user使用者；B. victim受害人；C. teenager 青少年；D. parent父或母。这使得受害者更难找到攻击者。故选B。
15.【答案】A
【解析】考查词组。A. in person亲自；当面B. in order按顺序；C. as well 也；D. as usual像平常一样。随着这些社交技术的不断使用，很少有人面对面交流。故选A。
16.【答案】A
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【解析】考查形容词。A. lonelier更孤独；B. quieter 更安静；C. weaker 更虚弱；D. lazier更懒惰。句意：由于个人缺乏沟通，许多人变得孤独。故选A。
17.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词。A. show出示；B. lose 失去；C. need需要；D. hide躲藏。没有人与人的交流，我们将失去我们语言技能，并在公共场合讲话有困难。故选B。
18.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词。A. willing 愿意的；B. free 自由的；C. ready有准备的；D. able有能力的。正常的辩论将变得更困难，因为我们不能读懂对方的肢体语言。故选D。
19.【答案】B
【解析】考查并列连词。A. and和；B. but 但是；C. or 或者；D. so所以。社交网络有助于远程交流，但是一定要有一个停止点。故选B。
20.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词。A. form形式；B. system系统；C. rule 规则；D. task任务。它不能变成我们主要的交流方式。
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【内蒙古杭锦后旗奋斗中学模拟考试】We talk about the persistence (坚持不懈) needed to make our dream come true today. Just think of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Their___21___certainly didn’t happen overnight!
Wilbur was 12 years old and Orville 8 when their father brought home a___22___. It was a rubber___23___made in France. They___24___it so much that they played with it until it broke. Immediately, they began___25___copies. They were hooked on aviation (飞行器制造)! In 1900, as young men, having built their first glider (滑翔机), they decided to___26___it out at Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hills. It___27___consistent strong winds, and the somewhat cushioning effects of sand. That first flight was unsuccessful,__28___it didn’t stop them. After several more tries, on December 17th, 1903, with a much___29___plane, they risked their lives to drive it in the wind. They___30____flying the world’s first powered airplane. Beginning at 10:35 a.m. that day, Orville____31___it 120 feet in about 12 seconds! At 12:00, Wilbur flew it 852 feet in 59 seconds! Johnny Moore, one of the five men who___32____them that morning (in charge of dragging the plane across the sand for positioning), ran to the village of Kitty Hawk____33___, “They’ve made it!” This was the____34___of aviation! At this time, Wilbur was 36 and Orville 32. Roughly 24 years had passed___35____their father gave them that toy!
If you have a___36____, work at it. If it doesn’t turn out as___37____, don’t give up! Try
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again! Who wants to live and say somewhere, “If only” or “What if?”____38___what you want and accomplish it. Don’t ever give up!____39___in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more__40__than unsuccessful men with talent. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts (流浪汉). Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent (无所不能的).
21.A. failure B. accident C. achievement D. change
22.A. toy B. tool C. book D. pet
23.A. car B. bicycle C. helicopter D. ship
24.A. desired B. missed C. needed D. liked
25.A. building B. selling C. buying D. drawing
26.A. put B. try C. pick D. carry
27.A. avoided B. prevented C. provided D. caught
28.A. but B. and C. so D. or
29.A. ordinary B. similar C. organized D. improved
30.A. objected to B. added to C. gave up D. ended up
31.A. flew B. placed C. dragged D. pulled
32.A. noticed B. met C. visited D. helped
33.A. laughing B. complaining C. crying D. explaining
34.A. result B. birth C. target D. chance
35.A. since B. until C. though D. when
36.A. reason B. dream C. present D. task
37.A. allowed B. decided C. expected D. required
38.A. Worry about B. Return to C. Forget about D. Stick to
39.A. Something B. Nothing C. Anything D. Everything
40.A. common B. active C. painful D. exciting
【语篇解析】这是一篇议论文。本文通过讲述莱特兄弟通过多次实验，终于造成了第一架飞机的故事，说明了这样一个道理：如果你有一个梦想，就要不断地为之努力。即使它没有出现预期的结果，也不要放弃，世界上没有什么事情能代替坚持不懈。只要有毅力，最终一定会取得成功。
21.【答案】C
【解析】考查名词。莱特兄弟的成就当然不是一夜发生的。A. failure失败；B. accident事故；C. achievement成就；D. change改变。故选C。
22.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词。在下文内容中“At this time, Wilbur was 36 and Orville 32. Roughly 24 years had
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passed___35___their father gave them that toy!”捕捉到关键词“toy”，可知他们的父亲将一个玩具带回家。A. toy玩具；B. tool工具；C. book书；D. pet宠物。故选A。
23.【答案】C
【解析】考查名词。由“They were hooked on aviation(飞行器)!”可知，那是一个法国生产的橡胶飞机。A. car汽车；B. bicycle自行车；C. helicopter直升机；D. ship船。故选C。
24.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词。由“that they played with it until it broke.”可知，他们非常喜欢这个玩具飞机。A. desired渴望；B. missed错过；C. needed需要；D. liked喜欢。故选D。
25.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词。由“In 1900, as young men, having built their first glider(滑翔机), they decided to ___26___it out at Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hills.”可知，他们开始建造复制品。A. building建造；B. selling销售；C. buying买；D. drawing绘画。故选A。
26.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词。他们决定试验一下。A. put放；B. try实验；C. pick采摘；D. carry携带。故选B。
27.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词。这个地方提供持续的大风。A. avoided避免；B. prevented阻止；C. provided提供；D. caught捕捉。故选C。
28.【答案】A
【解析】考查连词。由“After several more tries”可知，尽管第一次飞行失败了，但是这并没有让他们放弃。A. but但是；B. and并且；C. so所以；D. or或者。故选A。
29.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词。多次尝试之后，在1903年12月17日，他们冒险在风里驾驶一架经过多次改进的飞机。A. ordinary普通的；B. similar相似的；C. organized有组织的；D. improved改进过的。故选D。
30.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词短语。他们为世界上第一架有动力装置的飞机试飞的成功宣告本次实验结束。A. objected to对……反对；B. added to加入；C. gave up放弃；D. ended up结束。故选D。
31.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词。在下文内容“At 12:00, Wilbur flew it 852 feet in 59 seconds!”中捕捉到关键词“flew”，可知这里意思是在十二秒钟之内，Orville飞行了120英尺。A. flew飞翔；B. placed放置；C. dragged拖动；D. pulled拉。故选A。
32.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词。由“in charge of dragging the plane across the sand for positioning”可知，Johnny
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Moore在帮助他们。A. noticed注意到；B. met遇到；C. visited参观；D. helped帮助。故选D。
33.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词。由“They’ve made it!”可判断出Johnny Moore在大声地叫喊。A. laughing大笑；B. complaining抱怨；C. crying喊叫；D. explaining解释。故选C。
34.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词。这就是飞行器的诞生。A. result结果；B. birth诞生；C. target目标；D. chance机会。故选B。
35.【答案】A
【解析】考查连词。从他们的父亲给他们那个玩具起，已经过了二十四年了。A. since自……以来；B. until直到；C. though尽管；D. when当……时候。故选A。
36.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词。如果你有一个梦想，为之努力。A. reason原因；B. dream梦想；C. present礼物；D. task任务。故选B。
37.【答案】C
【解析】考查固定短语。如果它没有出现预期的结果，也不要放弃。as expected正如预期的，是固定短语，故选C。
38.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词短语。由“Don’t ever give up!”可知，这里意思是坚持你所想的，并且实现它。A. Worry about担心；B. Return to回到；C. Forget about忘记；D. Stick to坚持。故选D。
39.【答案】B
【解析】考查代词。世界上没有什么事情能代替坚持不懈。A. Something某事；B. Nothing没有事；C. Anything任何事；D. Everything每件事。故选B。
40.【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词。没有什么比天才失败更常见的事了。A. common常见的；B. active积极的；C. painful痛苦的；D. exciting令人兴奋的。故选A。
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【河北省武邑中学2019届高三上学期第一次调研考试】People say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That 1 comes to me as I 2 the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house 3 my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
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After Dad was 4 , we looked around the 5 house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so 6 at all the stuff (东西) left. Like so many of their generation, my parents 7___everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious8 about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every 9 my parents ever saw, I also 10 many hidden treasures. Mom’s pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, ___11 her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran (退伍兵) and a world traveler,12 everything—from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the 13 . The letters he wrote during the war14 his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I __15 our old kitchen table, which brought back16 of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I’m realizing all these things17 my parents’ life journey. Each time I go to the 18 , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I19 knew. 20 , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
1.A.thought B.goal C.principle D.coincidence
2.A.looked for B.looked through C.looked into D.looked after
3.A.with B.for C.to D.by
4.A.retired B.ill C.gone D.injured
5.A.clean B.strange C.modern D.empty
6.A.pleased B.familiar C.disappointed D.astonished
7.A.saved B.enjoyed C.purchased D.designed
8.A.decisions B.bargains C.challenges D.responsibilities
9.A.person B.neighbor C.doctor D.child
10.A.bought B.discovered C.buried D.lost
11.A.even B.just C.only D.yet
12.A.liked B.bought C.kept D.lost
13.A.countryside B.army C.college D.school
14.A.receive B.direct C.sense D.describe
15.A.repaired B.cleaned C.spotted D.set
16.A.introductions B.memories C.descriptions D.communications
17.A.recognized B.represented C.instructed D.confirmed
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18.A.supermarket B.church C.office D.house
19.A.merely B.always C.really D.never
20.A.Anything B.Nothing C.Everything D.Something
【语篇解析】本文是一篇议论文。人们说一个人的垃圾是另一个人的财富。作者的故事证明了这一点。文章讲述的是作者的父亲去世，把房子留给了作者和妹妹。作者认为他父亲留下的所有的东西，从破旧的家具到隐藏的宝藏，对他来说比世界上所有的钱都重要。
1.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词。A. thought思想；B. goal目标；C. principle原则；D. coincidence巧合。根据 “That ___1___ comes to me as I ___2___the house purchased in 1962 by my parents.”可知，当我查看这栋在1962年由我父母购买的房子时，我有了这个想法。故选A。
2.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词词组。A. looked for寻找；B. looked through观察；C. looked into调查；D. looked after照顾。根据 “That ___1___ comes to me as I ___2___the house purchased in 1962 by my parents.”可知，当我查看这栋在1962年由我父母购买的房子时，我有了这个想法。故选B。
3.【答案】C
【解析】考查介词。根据 “My father left the house ___3___ my sister and me when he died a few months ago.”可知，几个月前，我父亲去世时，他把房子留给了妹妹和我。表示目的或结果用介词to，故选C。
4.【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词。A. retired退休的；B. ill病的；C. gone离去的，用光的；D. injured受伤的。根据 “After Dad was ___4___, we looked around the ___5___ house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much.”可知，爸爸走后，我们环顾了一下我们在那长大的，爸爸非常喜欢的那座空房子。故选C。
5.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词。A. clean干净的；B. strange奇怪的；C. modern现代的；D. empty空的。根据“After Dad was ___4___, we looked around the ___5___ house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much.”可知，爸爸走后，我们环顾了一下我们在那长大的，爸爸非常喜欢的那座空房子。故选D。
6.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词。A. pleased感到高兴的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. disappointed感到失望的；D. astonished感到吃惊的。根据 “At first we felt so ___6___ at all the stuff (东西) left.”可知，一开始，我们对剩下的东西感到非常惊讶。故选D。
7.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词。A. saved挽救，保存；B. enjoyed喜爱；C. purchased购置；D. designed设计。根据
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“Like so many of their generation, my parents ___7___ everything.”可知，就像他们那一代人一样，我的父母保存了一切。故选A。
8.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词。A. decisions决定；B. bargains交易；C. challenges挑战；D. responsibilities责任。根据 “And like many in my generation, we faced anxious___8___ about what to abandon and what to keep.”可知，就像我们这一代的许多人一样，我们面临着关于丢掉什么和保留什么的焦虑决定。故选A。
9.【答案】C
【解析】考查名词。A. person人；B. neighbor邻居；C. doctor医生；D. child孩子。根据 “As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every ___9___my parents ever saw, I also ___10___ many hidden treasures.”可知，当我们开始扔掉我父母的旧电话簿和见过的每一个医生所开出的医疗账单时，我也发现了许多隐藏的宝藏。故选C。
10.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词。A. bought买；B. discovered发现；C. buried掩埋；D. lost失去。根据 “As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every ___9___my parents ever saw, I also ___10___ many hidden treasures.”可知，当我们开始扔掉我父母的旧电话簿和见过的每一个医生所开出的医疗账单时，我也发现了许多隐藏的宝藏。故选B。
11.【答案】A
【解析】考查副词。A. even甚至；B. just仅仅；C. only只是；D. yet已经，然而。根据 “Mom’s pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, ___11___ her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here.”可知，妈妈的钱包在卧室的壁橱里，里面有所有的东西，甚至梳子上还挂着几根她的头发，好像她还在这里一样。故选A。
12.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词。A. liked喜欢；B. bought买；C. kept保持；D. lost失去。根据 “And Dad, who was a World War II veteran (退伍兵) and a world traveler, ___12___everything—from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the ___13___.”可知，爸爸是二战老兵，也是世界旅行家，他把所有的东西都保存了下来——从世界各地的小勺子到他在军队服役时写给他父母的每一封信。故选C。
13.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词。A. countryside农村；B. army军队；C. college大学；D. school学校。根据 “And Dad, who was a World War II veteran (退伍兵) and a world traveler, ___12___everything—from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the ___1
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3___.”可知，爸爸是二战老兵，也是世界旅行家，他把所有的东西都保存了下来——从世界各地的小勺子到他在军队服役时写给他父母的每一封信。故选B。
14.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词。A. receive收到；B. direct指导；C. sense感知；D. describe描述。根据 “The letters he wrote during the war ___14___ his thoughts as a young man.”可知，他在战争期间写的信描述了他年轻时的想法。故选D。
15.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词。A. repaired修理；B. cleaned打扫；C. spotted发现；D. set树立。根据 “Later, in the basement, I ___15___ our old kitchen table, which brought back ___16___ of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.”后来，在地下室里，我发现了我们的旧餐桌，这让我想起了我的父母、妹妹和我一起吃早餐的情景。故选C。
16.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词。A. introductions介绍；B. memories记忆；C. descriptions描述；D. communications交流。根据 “Later, in the basement, I ___15___ our old kitchen table, which brought back ___16___ of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.”后来，在地下室里，我发现了我们的旧餐桌，这让我想起了我的父母、妹妹和我一起吃早餐的情景。bring back memories of唤起……回忆，故选B。
17.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词。A. recognized认识；B. represented代表，象征；C. instructed指示；D. confirmed确认。根据 “I’m realizing all these things __17___ my parents’ life journey.”可知，我正在意识到所有这些东西象征着我父母的人生旅程。故选B。
18.【答案】D
【解析】考查名词。A. supermarket超级市场；B. church教堂；C. office办公室；D. house房子。根据 “Each time I go to the ___18___, I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I ___19___ knew.”可知，每次我去那所房子，我都会发现一些东西，让我想起了我的童年，或者告诉我一些我从来不知道的父母的另一面。故选D。
19.【答案】D
【解析】考查副词。A. merely仅仅，只不过；B. always总是；C. really真正地；D. never从来没有。根据 “Each time I go to the ___18___, I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I ___19___ knew.”可知，每次我去那所房子，我都会发现一些东西，让我想起了我的童年，或者告诉我一些我从来不知道的父母的另一面。故选D。
20.【答案】C
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【解析】考查不定代词。A. Anything任何事情；B. Nothing没有什么；C. Everything每件事情；D. Something某事。根据 “___20___, from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.”可知，所有的东西，从破旧的家具到所有隐藏的宝藏，对我来说比世界上所有的钱都重要。故选C。
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【2018届甘肃省兰州市高三第二次实战考试英语试题】Which comes first, happiness or money? Are richer people 21 ? And 22 , how do people get richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.
The study 23 thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about 24 as young adults 25 to have higher incomes by the time they 26 29. Those who were happiest earned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most 27 .
The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy (沮丧的) teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, 28 the happier ones earned ___29 30% more.
Happier teenagers have an easier time 30 school, college and the job 31 , 32 because they always feel better about life. It may 33 be true that happier people find it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.
A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than 34 in terms of workplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the 35 for happiness in women. Alas! The same gene doesn’t appear to have 36 effect on men. And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.
If it is really true that happier kids 37 being wealthier kids, is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework? The fact is that 38 homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show, 39 , that more education 40 better-paid jobs, which may give us a deep thought.
21. A. busier B. safer C. happier D. braver
22. A. if not B. if so C. if any D. if ever
23. A. looked around B. looked into C. looked out D. looked through
24. A. life B. time C. money D. work
25. A. attached B. attained C. attended D. tended
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26. A. turned B. grew C. went D. got
27. A. admirable B. fantastic C. delighted D. depressed
28. A. while B. when C. as D. though
29. A. right now B. up to C. right away D. down to
30. A. getting down B. getting through C. getting out D. getting over
31. A. drama B. interview C. review D. schedule
32. A. simply B. just C. chiefly D. only
33. A. even B. also C. ever D. once
34. A. jobs B. dollars C. friends D. parents
35. A. gene B. brand C. character D. nature
36. A. the best B. the different C. the same D. the most
37. A. come up B. end up C. take up D. turn up
38. A. no B. nor C. not D. few
39. A. first of all B. for all C. at all D. after all
40. A. exists in B. contributes to C. results from D. relies on
【语篇解析】本文是一篇议论文，论述了如何让人变得更富有，幸福与富有有密切的关系。经过对青少年的调查发现感到最幸福的青年人比感到最不幸福的青年人收入高。调查还发现，家庭作业影响青少年的幸福，对他们未来的成功也有重要影响。
21.【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词。根据 “Which comes first, happiness or money?”可知越富有的人越快乐吗？busier “更忙碌”；safer “更安全”；happier “更快乐”；braver “更勇敢”。选C。
22.【答案】B
【解析】考查固定短语。如果是这样的话，人们怎样才能得更富有呢？ if not “如果不”；if so “如果是这样的话”；if any “若有的话”； if ever “如果有过的话”。选B。
23.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词短语。根据 “and found that those who felt better about __24___as young adults__25___to have higher incomes by the time they __26___29.“可知这是一项调查研究，” looked around“到处寻找”； looked into“调查”；looked out “当心”；looked through“浏览”。选B。
24.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词。根据下文 “__32__ because they always feel better about life.”可知到他们29岁时，对生活感到幸福的年轻人趋向于收入更高。life生活；time时间；money钱；work工作。选A。
25.【答案】D
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【解析】考查动词短语。到他们29岁时，对生活感到幸福的年轻人趋向于收入更高。 tended to固定短语,“倾向(于)”,故选D。
26.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词。到他们29岁时，对生活感到幸福的年轻人趋向于收入更高。表示到29岁时，用turn，选A。
27.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词。根据下文 “The researchers from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy (沮丧的) teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned10 % less than their peers,”捕捉到关键词gloomy，这里应填gloomy的同义词。admirable令人钦佩的；fantastic奇异的；delighted高兴的；depressed沮丧的。选D。
28.【答案】A
【解析】考查连词。然而，快乐的人却比同龄人多挣30%。while 然而；when当......时；as作为；though尽管。选A。
29.【答案】B
【解析】考查固定短语。然而，快乐的人却比同龄人多挣30%。 right now马上；up to多达；right away立刻；down to下至。选B。
30.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词短语。快乐的青少年在学校、大学和工作面试中度过更轻松的时光。getting down 使沮丧；getting through 度过；getting out离开，出去；getting over克服。选B。
31.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词。快乐的青少年在学校、大学和工作面试中度过更轻松的时光。drama戏剧；interview面试；review复习；schedule时间表。选B。
32.【答案】C
【解析】考查副词。主要是因为他们总是觉得生活很好。simply简单地；just仅仅；chiefly主要地；only仅仅。选C。
33.【答案】B
【解析】考查副词。快乐的人更容易交朋友，这也是真的。even甚至；also也；ever曾经；once一次；从前。选B。
34.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词。六月的一份报告表明在职场，职业尊重比金钱带来更多的幸福感。jobs工作；dollars美元；friends朋友；parents父母。选B。
35.【答案】A
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【解析】考查名词。gene基因； brand商标； character性格；nature自然。根据下文 “The same gene doesn’t appear to have ___36___effect on men.”中的gene，可知选A。
36.【答案】C
【解析】考查语义理解。相同的基因在男士身上看起来没有起到相同的作用。the best最好的；the different不同的；the same相同的；the most最多的。选C。
37.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词短语。如果幸福的孩子将来都会变得富有，那么父母是否还有必要让孩子做作业呢？come up出现；end up结束；take up开始从事；turn up 出现。选B
38.【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词。事实上没有家庭作业会让孩子们幸福，但是会损害孩子们的成绩。表示“没有家庭作业”，用no，故选A。
39.【答案】D
【解析】考查固定短语。毕竟，研究表明接受更多的教育有助于获得更高收入的工作。first of all 首先；for all尽管；at all根本；after all毕竟。选D。
40.【答案】B
【解析】考查固定短语。毕竟，研究表明接受更多的教育有助于获得更高收入的工作。exists in存在于；contributes to有助于；results from由......引起；relies on依靠。选B。
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