天津市红桥区2016-2020年五年高三二模英语试题汇编 阅读理解专题 含答案

1 天津市红桥区 2016-2020 年五年高三二模英语试题汇编-阅读理解专题 2020 年天津市红桥区高中毕业生学业考试模拟（二模）英语试题 第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 个小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 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。 A Here 's your weekly roundup of who's hiring in town and in nearby St. Charles County and Maryland Heights. Who's Hiring: Petco Location: St. Charles Job: Cashier Description: The cashier will help achieve store sales goals while helping to provide customers with the products they need for happy and healthy pets. Petco is looking to you to provide exceptional customer service as you perform all aspects of point of sale service - cash, credit and check sales, returns and exchanges: This means offering quick and polite response to those customers who choose to shop with us. Requirements: While a high school diploma is preferred, you must be able to demonstrate basic math skill and strong communication skills. You must be customer service focused and able to interact professionally and effectively through both verbal and written communication with everyone with whom you come into contact. To Apply: Apply online. ※ ※ ※ Who's Hiring: City of St. Peters Location: St. Peters 2 Job: Temporary Parks Worker Description: Performs general labor to repair and maintain parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, and trails. Operates and performs minor maintenance to light and heavy equipment, power tools, motorized equipment, and vehicles. Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen. High School graduate certificate. One year of applicable experience. Ability to frequently lift and/or move up t0 50 pounds and carry it a reasonable distance, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 75 pounds. Pay: $15.27 per hour To Apply: Apply in person, fax t0 636-477-1044, or mail to: #1205-Human Resources, City of St. Peters, P.O. Box 9, St. Peters MO 63376. ※ ※ ※ Who's Hiring: Commerce Bank Location: Maryland Heights Job: Teller Description: Responsible for handling deposits, check cashing, money orders, official checks, traveler's checks, and saving bonds. Know customers’ needs and suggest appropriate bank services. Make referrals (移交) to sales staff to assist the branch in meeting its sales goals. Commerce Bank reserves the right to fill all Part Time Teller positions as soon as qualified candidates are identified. To Apply: Apply online. 36. What can we conclude from the passage? A. St. Charles County witnesses less job chances. B. There are more people seeking for jobs. C. Maryland Heights will accept professions. 3 D. There are some job opportunities mentioned. 37. If you want to be a cashier ________. A. you should provide customers what they need for free. B. you should make the customers satisfied all the time C. you should exchange ideas with customers freely D. you should select goods instead of helping the customers 38. If you apply for the Temporary Parks worker________. A. you must be an excellent athlete B. you should finish the college course C. you must be an American citizen D. you should have your own vehicle 39. Which of them doesn’t refer to education requirements? A Commerce Bank. B. City of St. Peters. C. Petco. D. All of them. 40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. A teller should make advice for customers wisely. B. A parks worker should weigh less than 75 pounds. C. You must get in touch with Commerce Bank by phone. D. You can earn the most if you choose City of St. Peters. 【答案】36. D 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. A 【解析】 4 这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了这周在城里，附近的 St. Charles County 和 Maryland Heights 的招聘信息。有 三则招聘，分别介绍了谁在招人，地点，职位，职务介绍及应聘方式。 【36 题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的 Here’s your weekly roundup of who’s hiring in town and in nearby St. Charles County and Maryland Heights.(这是你每周的在城里和附近的圣查尔斯郡和马里兰高地招聘信息汇总。)可知 这篇文章介绍了一些招聘信息，因此可知其提供了一些工作机会。故选 D 项。 【37 题详解】 细节理解题。根据对第一个职位 Cashier(收银员)的描述中的 Requirements 中的 You must be customer service focused(你必须专注于顾客服务)可知如果你想当收银员，你应该让顾客感到满意。因此 B 项描述正确，A、 C、D 项描述的比较片面，只是服务的一部分。故选 B 项。 【38 题详解】 细节理解题。根据对第二个职位 Temporary Parks Worker 的描述中的 Requirements 中的 Must be a U.S. Citizen.(必须是美国公民)可知如果你申请公园临时工作人员的职位，你必须是美国公民。故选 C 项。 【39 题详解】 细节理解题。根据对第一个职位中的 Requirements: While a high school diploma is preferred(需要高中毕业)， 第二个职位中的 Requirements:…High School graduate certificate.(需要高中毕业证书)可知第三个职位，即圣 彼得斯市商业银行的出纳员职位没有提教育要求。故选 A 项。 【40 题详解】 细节理解题。根据对第三个职位（出纳员）的描述中的 Know customers’ needs and suggest appropriate bank services.(了解客户的需求并提出适当的银行服务建议。)可知出纳员应该明智地为顾客提供建议。因此 A 项 描述正确。故选 A 项。 B Dear daughters, Most parents tell their children, “You can be anything you want when you grow up.” I feel the same and I say 5 this often. But I also want you to understand that realizing your dreams comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing. Here are some words of wisdom for you as you make your way in the world, from an entrepreneur (企业家) and from your mama. 1. Be open-minded to changing your path along the way In high school, I wanted to be a politician. I left my hometown and went off to college in Washington, DC. There, I discovered that I loved to support women. It taught me that I’m creative, a strong leader and great at marketing. As a result, I moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit. Becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to launching a breast pump bag (储奶袋) business. Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own. I'm not a politician! 2.Failure is critical to your success Failure can be heartbreaking. But I will tell you that every failure I’ve had along the way has absolutely made me better. Failing the big math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing. I eventually passed, and I’ve never failed an exam again. I learned from that experience to ask for help. Now, I ask for help in business all the time. I’m proud to be a role model to you as a mom and an entrepreneur. I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be anything you want. It will be my pleasure to watch your lives unfold before my eyes. Love, Your mom 41. In the writer’s opinion, what does it take to realize one’s dream? A. Failure, hard work and good timing. B. An open mind, failure and hard work. C. Hard work, good luck and good timing. D. A good dream, an open mind and hard work. 42. What message does the author want to convey through paragraph 2? A. She likes doing different jobs. 6 B. She likes doing challenging jobs. C. She is willing to consider different ideas. D. She intends to become an entrepreneur. 43. What did the author learn from her failure? A. Failure can make us embarrassed. B. We shouldn’t get angry when we fail. C. Don’t care too much about your failure. D. It’s important to turn to others for help. 44. Which of the following words best describe the writer? A. Political and proud. B. Caring and cautious. C. Modest and unlucky. D. Flexible and successful. 【答案】41. C 42. C 43. D 44. D 【解析】 这是一篇应用文。本文是一位妈妈写给女儿的一封信，信中妈妈介绍了自己的成功经验，并对女儿的未来 之路提出了一些建议。 【41 题详解】 细节理解题。文章第一段最后一句 But I also want you to understand that realizing your dreams comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing.（但我也想让你明白，实现你的梦想来自于努力工作，一些好运和良 好的时机。）可知在作者看来，实现一个人的梦想需要努力工作，好运，好的时机。故选 C 项。 【42 题详解】 7 主旨大意题。根据文章第 2 段，在高中的时候，作者想当一名政治家（In high school, I wanted to be a politician），但是到了大学后，作者成为了全国性非营利医疗保健机构的负责人（As a result, I moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit）。再成为母亲后，作者开始了储奶袋的生意（launching a breast pump bag business）。而现在的作者却在经营一家公司，不是当初想做的政治人物（Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own. I'm not a politician!）。由此可知，作者乐于考虑各种各样的想法。紧扣 该段的主题--- Be open-minded to changing your path along the way（对改变你的道路保持开放的心态）。故选 C 项。 【43 题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段 I learned from that experience to ask for help.（我从那次经历中学会了寻求帮 助。）可知作者从她的失败中学到了向别人求助是很重要的。故选 D 项。 【44 题详解】 推理判断题。根据作者在第 2 段提到的经历：高中时作者想当一名政治家，但到了大学后，作者成为了全 国性非营利医疗保健机构的负责人。成为母亲后，作者开始了储奶袋的生意，最后作者开了一家成功的公 司。可见作者是灵活的，想法是多变的；再根据第二段 Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own（现在我自己开了一家非常成功的公司）还可以看出作者是一位成功的企业家。综合分析。故 选 D 项。 C With climate change and overfishing threatening our oceans, it is becoming increasingly important for researchers to closely observe and check sea animals and plants. However, it’s almost impossible to make it since human presence scares the animals. Now, thanks to the robot, aka SoFi, researchers may be able to solve the problem. Built by MIT’s laboratory, the snow-white remote-controlled robot simulates fish, complete with a flexible tail that moves from side to side and two “fins (鳍)”. When the robot is under the sea, a motor is pumping water into a pair of balloon-like rooms located in the robot’s tail. These rooms operate similarly to the key parts in engines. As one room expands, the tail bends to one side; when the motor pushes water to the other channel, the tail bends in the other direction. Thus the robot gains 8 the ability to move to where it wants to go. SoFi solves many of the issues that have affected the usefulness of previous robots --- some types of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) AUVs traditionally often have had to be tied to a boat because radio frequency communications do not work well underwater. So researchers use sound waves. The new technology can travel greater distances, allowing drivers, by using a controller, to pilot SoFi from up to 50 feet away. SoFi can move around the ocean, unaffected by ropes. Also limiting traditional AUVs’ usefulness is the risk of hitting something, like hard stones. With the outside made of rubber and plastic that can keep its built-in electronics dry, SoFi can efficiently avoid hitting. So a soft robot is more likely to survive a potential crisis. During test dives in Rainbow Reef, SoFi swam alongside the unsuspecting ocean life at depths of 50 feet for up to 40 minutes at a time, obtaining high-quality photos and videos. More importantly, it was able to do so without causing any disturbance. Researchers say sometimes the fish would swim alongside the strange-looking robot in curiosity, while at other times they appeared to completely ignore its existence. “It’s not perfect, but we’re improving it. Our efforts will pay off,” says Robert Katzschmann. 45. The robot SoFi is created to ________. A. observe climate change B. help to monitor sea creatures C. catch fish and observe them D. prevent overfishing in oceans 46. What does the underlined word “simulates” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Is modeled after. B. Is designed for. C. Is combined with. D. Is applied to. 47. What’s Paragraph 3 mainly written to show? A. The shape of SoFi. B. The application of SoFi. C. The structure of SoFi’s tail. D. The theory of SoFi’s movement. 48. The materials for SoFi’s outside help SoFi to ________. 9 A. stay safe underwater B. take high-quality photos C. stay deeper under the sea D. better attract sea creatures 49. What’s Robert Katzschmann’s attitude towards SoFi? A. Satisfied. B. Negative. C. Hopeful. D. Neutral. 【答案】45. B 46. A 47. D 48. A 49. C 【解析】 本文是说明文，文章介绍了科学家成功地研制出机器鱼，帮助研究人员密切关注海洋生物。 【45 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“it is becoming increasingly important for researchers to closely observe and check sea animals and plants. However, it’s almost impossible to make it since human presence scares the animals. Now, thanks to the robot, aka SoFi, researchers may be able to solve the problem. ”，研究人员需要密切观察海洋动 植物，但是这很难做到，因为人类的存在会吓到动物。机器人 SoFi 或许可以帮助研究人员解决这个问题。 由此可知，制作机器鱼 SoFi 的目的是帮助研究人员监控海洋生物。故选 B 项。 【46 题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第二段中划线词后的一句“…complete with a flexible tail that moves from side to side and two “fins (鳍)”.（配有可以从一边到另一边移动的灵活的尾巴，还有两个“鳍”。）”可知，遥控机器人是模 仿真实的鱼类制作的。因此可以推测“simulates”意思为“模仿”。短语 be modelled after 意思为“根 据……仿造”。故选 A 项。 【47 题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段的内容“When the robot is under the sea, a motor is pumping water into a pair of balloon-like rooms located in the robot’s tail. These rooms operate similarly to the key parts in engines. As one room expands, the tail bends to one side; when the motor pushes water to the other channel, the tail bends in the other direction. （当机器人在海底时，一个马达将水抽进位于机器人尾部的一对气球状的房间。这些房间 的运作类似于发动机的关键部件。当一个房间扩张时，尾巴会向一边弯曲;当发动机将水推到另一个通道时， 10 尾部会向另一个方向弯曲。）”和最后一句“Thus the robot gains the ability to move to where it wants to go. （这样机器人就能够移动到它想去的地方。）”可以推断，该段是介绍机器鱼 SoFi 在海底向前移动的原理。 故选 D 项。 【48 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“With the outside made of rubber and plastic that can keep its built-in electronics dry, SoFi can efficiently avoid hitting. So a soft robot is more likely to survive a potential crisis.（由于外壳由橡胶 和塑料制成，可以保持内置电子设备的干燥，SoFi 可以有效地避免碰撞。因此，柔软的机器人更有可能在 潜在的危机中幸存下来。）”可知，制作机器鱼 SoFi 外壳的橡胶和塑料材料可以帮助它在海底安全工作。 故选 A 项。 【49 题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句 Robert Katzschmann 所说的话“It’s not perfect, but we’re improving it. Our efforts will pay off.” 可知，Robert Katzschmann 觉得机器鱼 SoFi 并不完美，还需要改进，并且相信研究 人员的努力将会得到回报。因此可以推断，Robert Katzschmann 对机器鱼 SoFi 的未来是充满希望的。故选 C 项。 D It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why. First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that we are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when we are trying new things, we are growing. If we never try anything new, how can we improve? How can we expand? The simple answer is “We can’t”. Look around us. With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new. Another good thing about mistakes is this: When we are making mistakes, we are learning. Consider this --- Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he 11 said that he had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work. Finally, when we make a mistake, we are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, we will have tried some number of things before we succeeded. Every time we make a mistake, we eliminate one of those things and are one step closer. But all this doesn’t mean that we should go through life without considering the consequences of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when we try something new, we have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way we want it to, we will be in a position to try again. We all have limited resources --in the form of time and money -- so we shouldn’t blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate these resources appropriately so we can learn, make corrections, and try it again. Only by accepting and using our mistakes in this way can we make significant advances in our lives. There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.” So go forth and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And prosper. 50. From the second paragraph, we can conclude that ________. A. mistakes are unnecessary for development B. mistakes let us see our own limits C. it’s common for people to make mistakes D. making mistakes is better than not trying 51. According to the passage, if we try new things, we can ________. A. move forward B. never fail C. obtain nothing D. be closer to mistakes 52. The underlined word “eliminate” means ________. A. make up for B. get rid of C. avoid D. solve 53. According to the article, one thing we should pay attention to about making mistakes is ________. A. avoiding making the same mistakes B. accepting the outcome willingly C. making proper arrangements for our next try D. reflecting on the consequences after each mistake 54. The article is mainly about ________. 12 A. how to deal with mistakes B. what benefits making mistakes brings C. how to achieve success D. how to make use of our mistakes 55. What may the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake? A. Never mind, I tried my best. B. That’s all right. I’ll try again. C. Great! Now I have learned something. D. Look at this mess. Anyone would be upset. 【答案】50. D 51. A 52. B 53. C 54. B 55. C 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。本文告诉我们不要害怕犯错误，说明了犯错的三点好处：意味着你尝试了新的东西、你 在学习和成功更近了一步了。同时说明了在犯错误时要对下一次尝试进行适当的安排，以取得进步。 【50 题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中 First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that we are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when we are trying new things, we are growing. If we never try anything new, how can we improve? How can we expand?可知首先，错误是我们在尝试新事物的明显标志。尝试新事物总是好的， 因为当我们尝试新事物时，我们在成长。如果我们从不尝试新事物，我们怎么能改进呢？我们怎么能发展 呢？由此可推知，我们可以得出这样的结论，犯错误总比不努力好。故选 D。 【51 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中 It’s always good to try new things because when we are trying new things, we are growing. If we never try anything new, how can we improve? How can we expand? The simple answer is “We can’t”.可知尝试新事物总是好的，因为当我们尝试新事物时，我们在成长。如果我们从不尝试新事物，我 们怎么能改进呢？我们怎么能发展呢？由此可知，如果我们尝试新的事物，我们可以向前发展。故选 A。 【52 题详解】 词义猜测题。根据后文 one of those things and are one step closer.可知每一次我们犯了错误，我们就摆脱了其 中一个失败的事情，就离目标更近了一步。由此可知，划线单词“eliminate”意思为“摆脱”。A. make up for 补偿；B. get rid of 摆脱；C. avoid 避免；D. solve 解决。故选 B。 13 【53 题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中 Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate these resources appropriately so we can learn, make corrections, and try it again. Only by accepting and using our mistakes in this way can we make significant advances in our lives.可知要意识到第一次可能不完美，适当地分 配这些资源，这样我们就可以学习、纠正错误，然后再试一次。只有以这种方式接受和利用我们的错误， 我们才能在我们的生活中取得重大的进步。由此可知，关于犯错误，我们应该注意的一件事是为我们的下 一次尝试做适当的安排。故选 C。 【54 题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段 It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.可知犯错误是好事，原因如下。结合文 章主要告诉我们不要害怕犯错误，说明了犯错的三点好处：意味着你尝试了新的东西、你在学习和成功更 近了一步了。同时说明了在犯错误时要对下一次尝试进行适当的安排，以取得进步。由此可知，这篇文章 主要是关于犯错误带来的好处。故选 B。 【55 题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中 Another good thing about mistakes is this: When we are making mistakes, we are learning.可知错误的另一个好处是：当我们犯错时，我们在学习。以及最后一段中 So go forth and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And prosper.可知所以要勇往直前，勇于犯错、学习、成长和成功。由此可推 知，当我们犯错误时，作者可能会建议我们对自己说“太棒了！现在我学到了一些东西”。故选 C。 2019 年天津市红桥区高中毕业生学业考试模拟（二模）英语试题 第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 个小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 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。 A Singapore Swimming Lessons My son was a water phobic but he recently won the swimming competition held by his school! Three years ago, my family and I were invited to a house warming party. My son, who didn’t know how to swim, accidentally fell into the swimming pool while he was playing with the other kids around the pool side area. He looked at me and shouted for help continuously, scared to death. I felt so helpless as I wasn’t able to swim as well. I decided to 14 sign my son as well as myself up for private swimming lesson through Happy Fish Swim School. The instructor was patient and friendly and helped my son overcome his phobic of water. Now, my entire family is able to swim and we still head to the pool every week! From: Mrs Cheng (Bedok, Singapore) Our swimming Instructor Our swimming lessons are conducted by professional swimming instructors certified by Singapore Sport Council (SSC) and Singapore Swimming Teachers’ Association (SSTA). They are fully trained in CPR and Life-Saving skills to ensure the safety of all students (that means you). Why Shouldn’t You Learn Swimming with Happy Fish? *We have a powerful teaching system to conduct ALL swimming lessons. This will save your time and unnecessary costs of learning from different instructors and ending up being no good! *You may choose your preferred timing and location for your swimming lesson. Learn how to swim in spite of your busy schedule. *We organize group swimming lessons at almost all public swimming pools. Meet new friends and learn new skills at the same time! *We also provide swimming lessons at your convenience. You can be assured of 100% attention from your personal swimming instructor throughout your lesson. We will travel to your designed location at your preferred timing to conduct swimming lessons just for you. Hurry! Join us for the fun in the water today! 36. The underlined part “was a water phobic” in the letter means ________. A. had to be far away from water B. especially liked to drink water C. had a strong fear of water D. had a particular interest in water 37. A letter from Mrs Cheng is used to ________. A. show the necessity for the children to learn swimming B. advise parents to take good care of their children C. warn people to be careful when learning to swim D. show the importance of making good preparations before learning to swim 15 38. What is stressed in the paragraph “Our swimming Instructor”? A. The training quality. B. The life-saving methods. C. The swimming certificates. D. The safety guarantee. 39. We can learn that changing programs and instructors ________. A. can often help you make rapid progress B. can often help you save a lot of money C. is encouraged by all swimming programs D. might cost you unnecessary money 40. According to the text, the group swimming lessons _________. A. are organized at personal swimming pools B. can help you make more new friends C. are only provided at the appointed places and time D. are too expensive for ordinary people to afford B A few years ago, my younger sister and I were the first to board our flight for Norfolk, Virginia. Just as we were about to board the plane, a mechanic came out of the aircraft and blocked the door with his arms. He turned to the flight attendant and hurriedly stated, “We got problems!” I thought to myself, “Why did I have to be the one to hear that? Why couldn’t I have been at the back of the line? I didn’t need to know that!” Very soon we were back in the terminal, waiting, and then finally back on the plane. I waited for the pilot to give an explanation. Pilots take courses to ease passengers’ mind, right? They know what to say to calm nerves. Unfortunately, I didn’t think this pilot took that course. Soon his voice thundered throughout the plane, “Sorry for the delay, ladies and gentlemen. We had no power on the plane. We have a generator on the ground right now, and we’re going to jump---start the engines. Once we get them going, we’ll get up in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens.” See what happens? We were going to get up in the air, and see what happens? Couldn’t we have another plan, one that’s been worked out just a little better? 16 At this point, all I could do was to laugh nervously. One woman started yelling, “Oh no! We’re going to crash!” There were sighs of desperation and anxiety spreading throughout the cabin. Finally, we got up in the air thirty minutes later, and what happened? Nothing ---other than thrust (推力) and lift. We arrived in Norfolk, and no sooner had the wheels touched the ground than a round of applause burst out, as everyone throughout the airplane breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Although, I did sincerely like to have a plan better than “see what happens” worked out when flying --- it really isn’t such a bad life strategy. Success will never be guaranteed. The best thing you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens. Sometimes adjustments would be made in the air, or shall we say, in the middle of the process. 41. The purpose of the text is to ________. A. introduce a frightening flight experience B. prove that taking a plane is dangerous C. show a way of making plans D. tell readers a life strategy 42. What event was beyond the author’s expectation? A. The mechanic explained the problems to the passengers. B. The pilot said nothing to calm the passengers. C. The passengers arrived in Norfolk safely. D. The flight was delayed for half an hour. 43. Having known the problems, many passengers ________. A. felt desperate and anxious B. stood up and started yelling C. waited calmly for the problems to be solved D. complained about the mechanic’s carelessness 44. From the text we can learn that ________. A. some passenger were sleeping all the way on the plane 17 B. the passengers arrived in their destination safely as planned C. the author and his younger sister were the last to board the plane D. the passengers clapped their hands once the plane landed safely 45. Which opinion would the author most probably hold? A. To ensure success, don’t get started before you’ve got everything ready. B. To avoid repeating failure, give yourself all the reasons why you can’t. C. To set up a business, don’t wait until you have everything you need. D. To achieve success, try to prepare for the worst. C Each year, millions of children around the world are unable to go to school. To draw attention to this widespread problem, the United Nations (UN) is putting education first. Recently, the UN screened a documentary film called Back to School. The film is the second in a series of documentaries (纪录片) for the project Time for School. These films follow seven children from seven different countries. This 12-year project began in 2006, when the children first started school. “This is something we could do to help the education crisis in the world,” said producer and writer Judy Katz. “Documentary film-makers can get deeply involved in a problem and do something about it.” More than 100 million children will never set foot in a school. Sixty percent of those children are girls. Cheryl Faye，head of the UN Girls Education Initiative，spoke about the many factors that prevent girls from getting an education. One problem is the long distance many children must travel to get to school. Also，girls in many cultures are traditionally expected to marry early and work to help their families. “We need to make a special effort for girls,” Faye said. As part of the UN’s Millennium goals，the organization wants every single child to get at least an elementary education by 2018. Students from Lawrence Middle School in New York were deeply moved after they saw the film. The seventh grade class is raising money to help build a library on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya (肯尼亚), where Joab—a child in the documentary—lives. The class teacher, Karen Weiner, and the class are known in their school as the “Kenya crew”. All the kids were really happy to support Joab and said they felt great about their fund-raising efforts. Like the seventh graders at Lawrence Middle School, kids can work together to make a difference in 18 places like Nairobi. By raising money for education，kids can help children on the other side of the world have a chance of a better, happier life. 46．What’s the purpose of the UN screening the documentary film Back to School? A．To raise funds for global education. B．To raise awareness of the need for global education. C．To encourage all the children to come back to school. D．To show the achievements which have been made in the past few years. 47．Special efforts should be made for girls because ________. A．sixty percent of the children in the world are girls B．more than 100 million girls will never go to school C．most of the girls are tired of going to school D．more than one half of the children who never go to school are girls 48．Which of the following could NOT be the factor that prevents girls from getting an education? A．Long distance from school. B．Being born weak. C．Helping work for the family. D．Early marriage. 49．Why are the class teacher，Karen Weiner，and the class considered as “Kenya crew”？ A．Because they are trying their great efforts to raise money for the education of Kenya Children. B．Because they are actors in the documentary film Back to School. C．Because they are mostly from Kenya, where the child in the documentary lives. D．Because they all have the same experience as Joab, the Kenya child. 50．The last paragraph mainly discusses ________. A．American middle school students’ desire to go to Kenya 19 B．the content of the documentary film Back to School C．an example of being inspired to take action after seeing the film D．how students from Lawrence Middle School raise money for their education D I’ve just got to talk about this problem I’m having with my postman. It all began a year ago, after the birth of his first child. Not wanting to appear rude, I asked him about the baby. The next week, not wanting him to think I had asked out of mere politeness the week before. I asked all about the baby again. Now I can’t break the habit. I freeze whenever I see him coming. The words “How’s the baby?” come out on their own. It holds me up. It holds him up. So why can’t I stop it? The answer is that I want him to like me. Come to think of it, I want everyone to like me. My sister had the same problem with the caretaker of her block of flats: “All he ever does is complain; he talks at me rather than to me, never listen to a word I say, and yet for some reason I’m always really nice to him. I’m worried in case I have a difficulty one day, and he won’t lift a finger to help.” What about at work? Richard Lawton, a management trainer, warns: “Those managers who are actually liked by most of their staff are always those to whom being liked is not the primary goal. The qualities that make managers popular are being honest with staff, treating them as human beings and observing common politeness like saying hello in the morning.” To explain the point, Richard mentions the story of the company chairman who desperately wanted to be liked and who, after making one of his managers fired, said with moist (湿润的) eyes that he was so, so sorry the man was leaving. The employee replied” “If you were that sorry, I wouldn’t be leaving.” The lesson being, therefore, that if you try too hard to be liked, people won’t like you. The experts say it all starts in childhood. “If children feel they can only get love from their parents by being good,” says Zelda West-Meads, a marriage guidance consultant, “they develop low self-confidence and become compulsive (难以抑制的) givers.” But is there anything wrong in being a giver, the world not being exactly short of takers? Anne Cousins believes there is. “There is a point at which giving becomes unhealthy,” she says. “It comes when you do things for others but feel bad about it.” I am now trying hard to say to people “I feel uncomfortable about saying this, but...”, and tell myself “Refusal of a request does not mean rejection of a person” and I find I can say almost anything to almost anyone. 51．Why does the author ask the postman about his baby？ 20 A．He is interested in the baby． B．He wants to create a good impression． C．He wants to be always polite to him． D．It's a way to start a chat with great politeness． 52．What could we find out about the author's sister and the caretaker？ A．She doesn't want to risk displeasing him． B．She doesn't pay attention to him． C．He often refuses to help her． D．He is impatient of her overreaction． 53．Managers are more likely to be popular if they ________． A．help the staff with their problems B．make sure the staff do not lose their jobs C．encourage the staff to be polite to each other D．do not make too much effort to be liked 54. what can we learn from this text? A．If you tell the truth, it will not make people like you less. B．If you take time to talk to people, they will like you better. C．You should avoid unpleasant situations where possible. D．You shouldn’t refuse other people’s requests for help. 55．What is the author's intention of writing this passage？ A．To show how to let others like you more． 21 B．To prove how to create a harmonious atmosphere． C．To encourage people to have more self-confidence． D．To suggest ways of dealing with difficult people． 答案 36-40CADDB 41-45DBADC 46-50 BDBAC 51-55BADAC 2018 年天津市红桥区高中毕业生学业考试模拟（二模）英语试题 第二部分 阅读理解 (共 20 个小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 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 A 4-Day Classic Beijing Tour The 4-day classic Beijing tour is designed for tourists who come to visit China for the first time. It covers the most popular and typical places in Beijing, fully displaying the scenery, culture, history, local lifestyles and features, food and drinks, business, etc. for you. Day 1:Arrival in Beijing Your guide meets you at Capital Airport, and helps you check in at your hotel. Enjoy Beijing Duck as welcome dinner. Accommodation: Beijing downtown Day 2:The Great Wall & the Summer Palace Start your day at the most famous part of the Great Wall, the Badaling Great Wall. Leave the downtown for the Great Wall at 8 am. Since it is a long drive to the Great Wall (about 2 hours’ riding) have a break at the Jade Museum on the way. Lunch will be enjoyed in a local restaurant. In the early afternoon come back to the city and have a sightseeing tour of the Summer Palace. Recommended Activity: Beijing Opera Show (Liyuan Theatre, 19:30-21:10 every evening) Accommodation: Beijing downtown Day 3:Beijing city sightseeing & Local experience Your guide meets you at the hotel at 8 am and set out for the day’s touring: Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City. 22 After visiting the two sites, have a break and get ready for lunch. Hutong visit: see some traditional arts of the old Beijing, such as paper cutting and kite making, and visit a local family. Accommodation: Beijing downtown Day 4:Beijing Olympic sites Visit the Olympic sites: Bird’s Nest, Water Cube and Olympic Park, witnessing the fast developing modern China. Enjoy some free time after visiting the sites. After lunch, it is shopping time and then the tour is over. 36. This advertisement is aimed at ________. A. foreigners who are new to China B. experts who study history and cities C. kids who were born in other cities D. people who are interested in touring 37. If a tourist wants to enjoy Beijing Opera, he should ________. A. visit the Summer Palace on the first day B. go sightseeing in Beijing Hutong C. live and eat downtown in Beijing D. go to Liyuan Theatre in the evening 38. On which day can tourists enjoy the city’s traditional arts and local lifestyle? A. Day 4. B. Day 3. C. Day 2. D. Day 1. 39. What does this tour company think can show Beijing is a fast developing modern city? A. Beijing Capital Airport. B. Bird’s Nest, Water Cube and Olympic Park. C. Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City. D. The Great Wall & the Summer Palace. 40. To make the advertisement work, what should be added? A. Age requirement B. The hotel’s address C. Contact information D. The guide’s name B 23 A material that is able to self-repair even when it is cut in two has been created by French researchers. The new material is invented by a team headed by Ludwik Leibler at France’s National Center for Scientific Research(CNRS)and a private firm, Arkema. "It can self-heal at the room temperature in around fifteen minutes by simply pressing the damaged pieces together, "they report in the British weekly science journal Nature. A piece of normal rubber can stretch and then recover to its original size and shape. The new rubber achieves the same elasticity(弹性)by using a mixture of two different kinds of smaller molecules. The bonds(键)between the molecules in the material, called hydrogen bonds, are what give the new rubber its self-healing ability. They form linear(线状的) links, called chains, between some molecules, as well as cross-links between those chains, creating a giant network of smaller molecules. The result is a substance that at eight degrees centigrade becomes a glassy plastic that, like soft rubber, can be pulled to five times its length before breaking. Unlike rubber, though, the pieces can be mended at room temperature (twenty degrees centigrade) without the need for them to be heated or even pressed together strongly. And the substance can be easily reprocessed. The ingredients of the new material include fatty acids(脂肪酸) made from ordinary vegetable oils, combined with urea( 尿 素 ), both cheap and common chemicals. The French researchers are already making several kilograms in their laboratories and say the process is almost completely green. American chemist Krzysztof Matyjaszewski of Carnegie Mellon University praises the researchers use of a simple and renewable resource--vegetable oil --as a source of fatty acids. He says previous self-healing material systems have generally relied on complex chemistry and processing Arkema is planning to develop commercial products based on the new supramolecular chemical technology. 41. Compared with normal rubber, the new rubber_______. A. will be more expensive B. has more elasticity C. is difficult to produce D. can mend itself if damaged 42. After being cut, the new rubber can heal itself with________. A. hydrogen bonds B. cross—links C. chains D. atoms 24 43. The new material can self--heal when the temperature is at______. A.20℃ B.12℃ C.18℃ D.8℃ 44. By saying "the process is almost completely green"(in Paragraph 5), the researchers probably mean_______. A. the color of the new material is green B. the rubber does no harm to human health C. green light is needed when making the rubber D. green vegetables are needed to produce fatty acids 45. Matyjaszewski’s attitude towards the future of the new material might be_______. A. critical B. doubtful C. optimistic D. worried C After the death of my mother a few years ago I found myself struggling to deal with my grief, and that of my father. It was two days before Christmas when mum died and that made me feel heartbroken. Mentally, I became distanced from everything: I shut down my grief and focused on dealing with the practical stuff---just surviving each day. The problem was that every time I tried to ignore my grief, the pain and loss came back. I even started to avoid the places that my mother and I used to visit so much together. I realized that was not a good way to be, and went looking for anything that could help me deal with it. I wanted to understand why I was acting the way I was. I visited many psychologists and the local priest. They were friendly and helpful people but I quickly realized that they simply put forward the same information over and over again, expecting me to just accept it and “get over” my grief. There was no information available about why I and my father were reacting, nor about what to do, how to understand and move forward. I was determined to understand what my father and I were going through so I started to do my own research. I read many books on grief and spoke to other people who were also in the process of dealing with grief. As I did that, I came to understand that, at some stage in our lives, we all face the loss of someone, or something, that we care greatly about. I also realized that in almost every case, there is absolutely nothing that we can do to 25 prevent that loss, or change the circumstances in which it occurs. Unavoidably, we all must deal with the fact that, no matter how painful we feel by the loss, the world around us will go on as if nothing has changed. 46. The main idea of the passage is about _____. A. the experience of dealing with grief B. the pain of losing one’s loved person C. the books about healing one’s grief D. the information from experts 47. Why did the author become distanced from everything spiritually? A. Because her mother died a few years ago. B. Because she suffered the grief of losing his father. C. Because she intended to be out of grief. D. Because she failed to do anything in daily life. 48. In order to pull herself together, the author did all EXCEPT _____. A. not visiting the places her mother and she used to go to B. trying to forget the grief and loss of mother C. seeking for advice from experts D. frequently talking with her father 49. How does the author feel about the information from psychologists and the local priest? A. Quite practical but meaningless. B. Helpful but impracticable. C. Of no use and no value. D. Interesting and practical. 50. From the last paragraph we can learn that _____. A. losing someone or something is an unavoidable test in life. B. books can help people solve all kinds of problems 26 C. doing something can prevent losing D. people’s loss can affect the surrounding deeply D Most of us pay a lot of attention to others. But we forget to look deeper into ourselves. If you’re not feeling good about your life, wake up now. you can change the course of your life by becoming your own life coach. Life coaching is a profession in some Western countries It helps people identify and achieve personal goals in life, work and relationships, Clients( 顾 客 )ire a life coach and speak to them each week The coach usually examines what is going on in the person's life to find out what the obstacles or challenges might be. The coach helps them choose a course of action to make their life what they want it to be. Start by writing down decisions you've made that turned out OK. Next, list decisions you've made that you regret. As you make your lists, notice the power of a decision. Sit down and take time to think about the different decisions you might make. Decision-making power constitutes most of the power you have in life. Coach yourself with words of self-encouragement that give you strength. Talk to yourself to focus your energy in the right direction. Jeff Brunson is a professional life coach. Everything you choose in life should be based on what you value, "he says. "It takes time to look within to figure this out. "Jeff’s philosophy is this: If you value sincerity and honesty, don't hang out with dishonest people if you value home life, don't marry a party animal. Coaching yourself is about choosing better thoughts to make sure you have personal power. You can choose better thoughts by “reframing”. This is where you go back in life to heal something from the past. It works like this: -----Select something negative that happened to you. choose an event you would not want to live through again. ----Try to find good things from the bad event. For example, if your home was lost in a flood, write down all the good deeds your neighbors performed. 27 Now revisit a bad event and see how much of it you can “reframe”. 51. What’s the main idea of this passage? A. We should look deeper into ourselves rather than focusing on others. B. Life coaches are needed to help people understand their lives C. We can be our own life coach and change the course of our own life. D. Both negative and positive things help when you self-coaching 52. The word “constitute” in the fifth paragraph probably means____________. A. change B. reduce C. reform D. form 53. The underlined word “this” in the ninth paragraph refers to ________. A. everything you choose B. what you value C. the power of a decision D. the profession of life coaching 54. Which of the following can be inferred from the article? A. Others often see our problems more clearly than we do ourselves B. Once you make a bad decision, there is nothing left to do but regret it C. When you feel you have personal power, it’s easy to control yourself D. The effect a bad event continues to have on our life depends on the way we look at that event. 55. What is the best title of the passage? A. Coach Yourself B. Decision-making Power C. Focus Your Energy D. Give You Strength 28 答案 36—40ADBBC 41—45DAABC 46—50ACDBA 51—55CDBDA 2017 年天津市红桥区高中毕业生学业考试模拟（二模）英语试题 第二部分：阅读理解（共 20 个小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 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。 A Passport control If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not Britain or a citizen of the European Community（欧共体）,you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined. This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London. After landing, follow the ARRIVALS signs. Make sure you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control. There is one channel for holders of European Community Passports, and a second channel marked “Other Passports”. Baggage Reclaim Area（取行李处） After passing through the Passport Control, follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area. If you have luggage which is carried in the aircraft hold, it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage, go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to the Customs. Customs All passengers must pass Customs after Passport Control. There is a choice of two channels: Green and Red. If you have nothing to declare, go through the Green Channel. If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowance （免税限额）or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel. Information about Duty Free allowance can found on special notice – boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area. You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not. Please note that if you go through the Green Channel, you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection. 36. All passengers arriving at Heathrow from outside Britain . A. must go through either Passport Control or Custom 29 B. must go through Customs, but not Passport Control C. must go through Passport Control and Customs D. don’t have to be examined 37. The underlined word “transferring” means . A. exchanging B. switching C. replacing D. turning 38. At Heathrow when reaching Passport Control, . A. all passengers go though the same channel B. passengers of the European Community and those from other countries go through different channels C. British people and passengers from other countries go through different channels D. All European passengers go through the channel 39. If you have only hand luggage, . A. you may go through the Baggage Reclaim Area to customs B. you should go through the Baggage Reclaim Areas C. it isn’t necessary for you to go through the Baggage Reclaim Area D. it isn’t necessary for you to do anything 40. If you have duty free goods, . A. you don’t have to go through the Green Channel B. you may go through the Green Channel C. you must go through the Red Channel D. you should go through both Green and Red Channel B Long ago, poems were recited out loud instead of being written down. Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions. Now, poetry competitions have been revived. This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest, performing poems from memory for $100,000 in prizes. The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to schoolwide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions, and then the 50 state champions, along with the District of Columbia champion came to Washington, D. C. last week for the last showdown(对决). After the 51 champions 30 competed against one another,12 went on to the finals. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to "perform" a poem. The overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio, won a $20,000 scholarship. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page. It's not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It's the tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures, and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life. "Each time we hear somebody recite a poem, we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it,” says National Public Radio broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener. Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience, memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants understand those poems in a new way. Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public-speaking skills that can help them for life. 41. From the first paragraph, we can know________. A. the Greeks were the first to write poems B. the Olympics used to start with poem reciting C. poems were spread orally in the past D. athletes were asked to recite poems before competing 42. How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington, D. C. ? A. Three. B. Four C. Five. D. Six. 43. According to the passage, hearing a poem recited in a new can________. A. bring a new life to listeners B. help listeners find their interest C. make listeners learn the words 31 D. offer something new to listeners 44. One benefit the participants get from a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that they can________. A. become confident while speaking in public B. write good poems themselves C. change their attitudes towards life D. make friends with many great poets 45. What's the best title for the passage? A. Reciting poems improves your memory. B. Remembering a lot of poems is fun. C. Poets have a great time. D. Poetry rocks the microphone C It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. "I' m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it," DeLuca recalls saying. "Buck said, 'You should open a sandwich shop. '" That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn't cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $ 1,000. But business didn't go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, "After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn't know how badly, because we didn't have any financial controls." All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs. Deluca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They'd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for 32 keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, 'We are so successful, we are opening a second store.' "And they did--in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error. But the partners' learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand - deliver the checks to pay their suppliers." It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn't necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out." DeLuca says. And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal," DeLuca adds. DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion -dollar restaurant chain. 46. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to _____. A. support his family B. pay for his college education C. help his partner expand business D. do some research 47. Which of the following is true of Buck? A. He put money into the sandwich business. B. He was a professor of business administration. C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport. D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca. 48. What can we learn about their first shop? A. it stood at an unfavorable place. B. It lowered the prices to promote sales C. It made no profits due to poor management D. It tacked control over the quality of sandwiches 33 49. They decided to open a second store because they _____. A. had enough money to do it B. had succeeded in their business C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers D. wanted to make people believe that they were successful 50. What contributes most to their success according to the author? A. Learning by trial and error. B. Making friends with suppliers. C. Finding a good partner. D. Opening chain stores. D In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity （繁荣）. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often live-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which only values the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to disappear (缓解)can we discover a new meaning 34 in competition. 51. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. Competition helps to set up self-respect B. Opinions about competition are different among people C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development D. Failures are necessary experience in competition 52. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage? A. It pushes society forward B. It builds up a sense of duty C. It improves personal abilities D. It encourages individual efforts. 53. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means_____ A. those who try their best to win B. those who value competition most highly C. those who are against competition most strongly D. those who rely on others most for success 54. What is the similar belief of the true competition and those with a “desire to fail”? A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried 55. Which point of the view may the author agree to? A. Every effort should be paid back 35 B. Competition should be encouraged C. Winning should be a life-and –death matter D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition. 答案 36-40CBBAB 41-45 CBDAD 46-50 BACDA 51-55 BACAD 2016 年天津市红桥区高中毕业生学业考试模拟（二模）英语试题 第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 个小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 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。 A Massachusetts today looks nothing like it did when the first English settlers arrived. Back in the 17th century, forest blanketed the land. Today, roads and towns cover much of the area. But the past is not dead and gone. Just an hour’s drive from Boston lies Plymouth Plantation. There you’ll experience the 17th century life from the days of the Pilgrims (清教徒). You can look in the Pilgrims’ homes, watch the way t hey cook, and ask them about their daily lives. You can even help them build houses or work in the fields. When you arrive at Plymouth, you are greeted with “How do you fare?” instead of “How are you?” In this living history plantation, actors portray (展现) real people of 17th century in Plymouth. Each actor has taken the identity of someone from that period. All the actors speak the language of Shakespeare. They’re h appy to talk about the hardships of their lives or just share the gossip of the day. But don’t try to discuss modern topics. They won’t understand what you are talking about! In fall, you can enjoy a harvest dinner very similar to the First Thanksgiving. You’ll dine with your hands like Pilgrims. You’ll find no pepper on the table. This expensive spice was used only sparingly (节俭 地) in the cooking. You’ll find no last-course “dessert”, either. At that time, people ate sweet dishes right along with the meal. Cranberries were on the menu then and still are today. A short distance from Plymouth, you can visit Cranberry World. At this unique museum, you’ll see how cranberries are harvested and can taste different cranberry products. Of course, the First Thanksgiving included not only the Pilgrims, but also their Wampanoag guests. If you want to find out something about the Wampanoag, explore the recreated Wampanoag Homesite. It is 36 just a short walk from Plymouth. Step into the Native American home and enter a different world. Native Americans dressed in 17th century. Wampanoag outfits (服装) describe how their people lived 400 years ago. Outside, you can help make a traditional boat or learn about native plant remedies.[ Much in Massachusetts has changed since the 17th century. But in Plymouth, the past lives on. 36. What do you know about Plymouth Plantation? A. It is a cranberry plantation in Plymouth. B. It is where some old Pilgrims are still living. C. It presents the Pilgrims’ life in the 1600s. D. It is a plantation dating back to the 1700s.[来源:学,科,网] 37. What did the English settlers greet each other in the 17th century? A. How do you fare? B. How are you? C. Hi, nice to meet you. D. How do you do? 38. what can tourists do in Cranberry World? A. Harvest cranberries by yourself. B. Taste various cranberry products. C. Learn how to grow cranberries. D. Visit an old history museum. 39. The purpose of the rebuilt Wampanoag Homesite is ________. A. to protect Native Americans, the Wampanoag B. to attract more tourists to stay in Plymouth C. to show how the Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims D. to keep the 17th century Native Americans’ life alive 40. Which is the best title for the text? A. An Interesting Journey to Plymouth B. The Life of the Pilgrims C. A Journey to Plymouth’s Past D. Life in the 17th Century[ B Washington teacher Tammie Schrader is very enthusiastic about computer games in education. She thinks they can be used to teach programming skills which will help students to learn in middle school. 37 Canadian teacher Justin Holladay wrote a few simple games to help his students practice math skills. When the games became popular, he started his own company to create more of them. And the University of Washington’s Zoran Popovic got more than 4,000 Washington students to master linear equations (线性方 程) this spring by playing a computer game for just a few hours. The growing availability of inexpensive computers and a new generation of young teachers who grew up playing on computers have inspired interests in games for serious purposes. “Six or seven years ago , selling games to schools was brutal (唐突的),” said David Martz of Muzzy Lane Software, a Boston, US company that produces games for publishers such as McGraw-Hill. “Now,” he said, “schools are interested in the promise of games.” Software and education companies have tried for many years to combine youngsters’ passion for computer games with educational progress, without much success. Zoran Popovic thinks the first efforts to combine games with education fell flat because they were created by commercial companies. These companies were more interested in selling products than seeing students master a skill. Teachers say there are some pretty good games in the marketplace now. Holladay, a math teacher from Alberta, Canada, began moving paper-based math games to the ipad, building games that allowed students to compete with each other and give him instant feedback on their progress. The games reinforced (加强) the lessons he was teaching, and his students had fun playing. He said, “ They were a lot more engaged.” 41. From Paragraph 1, we know that ________. A. teachers were devoted to creating computer games B. teachers think computer games can help in learning C. teachers encourage students to play games to relax D. teachers hold different views on computer games 42. Who gave comments on “combination between games and education”? A. David Martz. B. Tammie Schrader. C. Justin Holladay. D. Zoran Popovic. 43. What helped promote computer games in schools according to the text? a. The affordability of computers. b. The preferences of young teachers. c. The advertisements of commercial companies. 38 d. Parents’ support. e. Better games. A. a, b, e B. a, b, c C. a, c, d D. b, d, e 44. The underlined phrase “fell flat” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.[来源:学*科*网] A. made no profit B. deserved attention C. turned out successful D. failed to get ideal effect 45. What does Holladay think of using computer games in class? A. It is not as helpful as people thought it would be. B. It allows students to learn in a fun and helpful way. C. It sounds good but it was inconvenient to get feedback. D. It reduces the interaction between teachers and students. C We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why. “Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the criss-cross (十字形) of the twisting, turning streets leading to the square. “See, my dear.” Father said gently, “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.” Now I understand why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said. When I turned to Father for help, he would not interfere (干涉). Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.[来源:学_科_网 Z_X_X_K] At school the next day, I secretly poured my luncheon soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at scho ol the next day! In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to reach my goal. 39 Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square. 46. The writer’s father took her to the top of a church tower to ________. A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town B. find out how many ways lead to the square C. inspire her to find out another way to solve her problem D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day 47. What did the writer want her mother to do earlier that day? A. Do something delicious for lunch. B. Taste her awful lunch. C. Dismiss the mad cook. D. Speak to the school about lunch. 48. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 means ________. A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Mother B. the matter of lunches was successfully settled C. her father persuaded her mother successfully D. the method the author thought of was effective 49. What did the writer’s mother think of her luncheon soup after she tasted it? A. It was delicious. B. It wasn’t so bad as the author said. C. It couldn’t be worse. D. It was as good as her cook did. 50. By sharing her own experiences, the writer tried to tell us ________. A. when one road was blocked, we should try another B. how bad the lunches of her school were C. how wise her father was D. about the church tower near her home D Stop wasting your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds 40 grow. The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You can be a success if only you make the right choice. You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem (自尊). Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are leaves tossed (摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather. You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for whatever happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident while successful people realize that they ar e responsible. Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we consciously choose to accept and believe. Thoughts and beliefs cause everything. Our attitudes and actions are a result of habits ingrained in us over a period of time. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success depends upon our level of confidence. We are responsible for either reinforcing (强化) good habits or kicking bad habits and consciously replacing them with consistently practiced good habits. If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing (培育) the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks. In short, in all areas of your life, whether they are financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success. 51. People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ________. A. are ready to change their minds B. are easily affected by windy weather C. don’t have the power to face their fate D. can’t exercise control over themselves 52. Losers would think that ________. A. success is the result of hard work B. working hard will lead to success C. their failure is only because of bad luck[来源:Z.Com] 41 D. they don’t make efforts to succeed 53. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that ________. A. whether we will succeed depends on our at titudes B. developing confidence is the key to future success C. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind D. setting our expectations is essential before taking action 54. The last paragraph serves as ________. A. the proof of the writer’s points B. the conclusion of the argument C. an introduction to another topic D. a comparison between two views 55. Which is the best title for the text? A. Success Is a Choice B. The Secrets of Success C. Develop Our Confidence D. How to Achieve Success 答案 36-40CABDC 41-45BDADB 46-50CDDCA 51-55DCABA