2014年重庆市高三考前冲刺（三诊）英语

2014年重庆市高三考前冲刺（三诊）英语

2014 年重庆市高三考前冲刺（三诊）英语 一、单项填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 请从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该 项的标号涂黑。 例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants. A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever 答案是 B 1. --Jim isn't responding to my email requests to send over the copy of contract. --______. Maybe he's just busy. A. Oh, he's so rude B. That's ridiculous C. It's wrong D. Well, remail him 解析：本题考察交际英语。A 他太粗鲁了；B 那真是太荒谬了！C 那是错的；D 好的，再给 他发邮件。句义：—Jim 没有回复我的邮件，请求他回复合同的请求。—也许他很忙，你再 给他发邮件吧！根据后半句 Maybe he's just busy 可知你再给他发邮件吧！故选 D 项。 答案：D 2. For many, winning remains______ dream, but they continue trying their luck as there're always ______chances that they might succeed. A. /; / B. a; the C. a; / D. the; the 解析：本题考察冠词。句义：对于很多人来说，获胜是梦想，但是他们继续尝试他们的运气， 直到他们成功。本题第一空使用 a dream 表示一类事物；第二空使用复数形式表示一类事物。 故选 C 项。 答案：C 3. --May I see your ticket please? I think you______ in my seat. --Oh, you are right. I'm terribly sorry. A. sit B. are sitting C. will sit D. sat 解析：本题考察时态。句义：—我可以看一下你的票吗？我认为你坐了我的位置。—你是对 的，对不起。根据句义可知本句叙述的是正在发生的事情，所以使用一般现在时。故选 B 项。 答案：B 4. In the case of "black hole", we think it swallows______ that slips into it. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. someone 解析：本题考察代词辨析。A 所有东西；B 一些事情；C 没有事情；D 某个人；句义：以防 黑洞，我们认为它吞没了滑进去的所有东西。根据句义说明 A 正确。句中的 that slips into it 是一个定语从句，修饰前面的 everything。故选 A 项。 答案：A 5. Traditionally______ as one of the safest planes, the Boeing 777's reputation has been damaged by the second crash in less than a year. A. to be regarded B. regarded C. having been regarded D. regarding 解析：本题考察分词做状语。本句中的 regard 与后面句子主语 the Boeing 777 构成逻辑上的 被动关系，所以使用过去分词，过去分词 done 更多强调的是被动，而 having been done 更多 强调的是已经完成，两者和做状语的时候可以互换使用。句义：传统上被看作为最安全的飞 机--波音 777 的名誉在一年之内的两次撞击事件而受到了破坏。故选 B 项。 答案：B 6. Italy calls an emergency meeting to save the ancient city of Pompeii______ falling down. A. on B. off C. from D. against 解析：本题考察介词短语辨析。save…from…从…中挽救出…；句义：意大利号召召开紧急 会议把庞贝古城从沉没的危险中挽救出来。根据句义选 C 项。 答案：C 7. She______ be the wisest woman on this planet, for she has lived Up to the three words "seize the moment". A. will B. must C. shall D. can 解析：本题考察情态动词。A 将要；会；B 必须，一定。非得，偏偏；C 将要；D 可能，能 够；句义：她一定是这个星球上最聪明的人，因为她已经符合了这三个词“抓住这个时刻”。 根据句义可知本句中的 must 是对现在情况的肯定推测。故选 B 项。 答案：B 8. Asia ______ the popularity of South Korean culture that has been flooding other countries since turn of the century. A. had been increasingly feeling B. increasingly felt C. will increasingly feel D. is increasingly feeling 解析：本题考察时态。句义：自从世纪之交以来，其他国家正在感受韩国文化席卷其他国家。 本句使用现在进行时表示最近一段时间以来一直发生的事情或者存在的状态，所以使用现在 进行时。故选 D 项。 答案：D 9. A great person believes one's real value first lies in to______ degree and sense he sets himself. A. whose B. where C. how D. what 解析：句义：一个人的真正价值首先决定于他在什么程度上和在什么意义上自我解放出来。 本句是一个固定搭配 to some degree 在某种程度上。一个宾语从句 to what degree and sense he sets himself。因为后面的 sense and degree 都是名词，所以使用 what 进行修饰。故选 D 项。 答案：D 10. The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, ______ makes you unique. A. which B. that C. as D. when 解析：本题考察定语从句。先行词指代前面一句话的内容，which 指代前面一句话的内容在 后面句中做主语。句义：你越喜欢自己，你就越不喜欢别人，这会让你很独特。As 引导非 限制性定语从句，有正如的意思。故选 A 项。 答案：A 11. How I wish ______ more when I was at university, which is too late now. A. I would learn. B. I would have learned C. I had learned D. I learned 解析：本题考察虚拟语气。I wish 后的宾语从句的虚拟语气。如果宾语从句与现在事实相反， 就使用一般过去时；如果与过去事实相反就使用过去完成时；如果表示与将来事实相反，就 使用过去将来时。根据本句中的 when I was…说明这是与过去事实相反，所以使用过去完成 时。句义：我多么希望我在大学的时候多学些东西啊！但是一切都晚了。故选 C 项。 答案：C 12. Not only a little girl but also adults______ a growing appetite for junk food nowadays A. were having B. have C. has D. was having 解析：本题考察主谓一致。not only…but also…引导的短语在句中做主语的时候，谓语动词 要与教近的名词在人称和数上保持一致。句义：不仅是那个小女孩，而且成年人对于垃圾食 物也越来越有食欲。A 项的时态与句中的 nowadays 不一致。故选 B 项。 答案：B 13. ______ you get no applause, you should accept a curtain call gracefully and appreciate your own efforts. A. Even though B. As long as C. Until D. As far as 解析：本题考察连词辨析。even though 尽管，即使；as long as 只要；until 直到…才…；as far as…据…；就…；句义：尽管你没有得到掌声，但是你应该谢幕并欣赏自己的努力。根据句 义可知上下文之间存在这转折关系，故选 A 项。 答案：A 14. If women are mercilessly exploited by fashion year after year, they have only themselves ______. A. blame B. to blame C. having blamed D. blaming 解析：本题考察动词 blame 的用法。Be to blame 应受责备；该短语不用于被动语态，也不用 于进行时。通常使用主动语态表示被动含义。句中 to blame 是不定式在句中做宾语补足语。 Have themselves to blame 让自己受到责备。故选 B 项。 答案：B 15. --Aren't you tired of workout? -- ______ . I stick to it every clay in order to keep fit. A. Mind your own business B. Yes, very much C. Not in the least D. It's nothing, though 解析：本题考察交际用语。A 不要多管闲事；B 是的，非常；C 一点也不；D 不过没关系， 不严重；句义：—你厌倦锻炼吗？—一点也不，为了保持健康我坚持每天坚持锻炼。故选 C 项。 答案：C 二、完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意；然后从 16—35 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 A Horror seized the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. 16 in a trench(战壕) with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might rush our into the "No Man's Land" between the trenches to bring his 17 comrade back. "You can 18 ," said the Lieutenant, "but I don't think it will be worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may 19 your own life." The Lieutenant's words didn't 20 , and the soldier headed there anyway. Amazingly he 21 to reach his friend, lifted him onto his shoulder, and brought him back to their company's trench. As the two of them roiled over together to the 22 of the trench, the officer checked the wounded soldier, then looked kindly at his friend. "I told you it wouldn't be worth it," he said. "Your friend is dead, and you are seriously wounded." "It was worth it, 23 , sir," the soldier said. "How do you mean 'worth it'?" responded the Lieutenant. "Your friend is dead!" "Yes sir," the private answered. "But it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still 24 , and I had the 25 of hearing him say, 'Jim, I knew you'd, come.'" Many a time in life, whether a thing is worth doing or not really 26 how you look at it. Take up all your 27 and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not 28 not doing it later in life. 16. A. Occupied B. Caught C. Employed D. Lost 解析：本题考查固定搭配。Be caught in 被卡住，陷入…；句义：被压制在战壕里，头顶上 都是呼啸而过的子弹，士兵问上尉他是否可以冲过那片无人地带去把受伤的同伴救回来。本 句中的 caught in 在句中做伴随状语。 答案：B 17. A. unconscious B. dead C. fallen D. stricken 解析：本题考查形容词辨析。A 没有意识的；B 死亡的；C 倒下的；D 被击打的；根据第一 行 he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle 可知他看见自己的战友倒了下去。所以这里使用 fallen 来修饰自己的好友。 答案：C 18. A. leave B. stay C. go D. fight 解析：本题考查动词辨析。A 离开；B 待着，留下；C 去；D 战斗，努力；根据 if he might rush our into 可知他要去救战友，上尉对他说：你可以去，但是我认为这不值得。因为他已经死 了，你会丢了自己的性命。 答案：C 19. A. throw away B. put away C. call off D. take off 解析：本题考查短语辨析。A 扔掉；B 收拾，整理，储蓄；C 取消；D 脱掉；上尉告诉他： 你的朋友可能已经死了，如果你去，你也可能会把自己的消磨扔在那里。 答案：A 20. A. respond B. bother C. affect D. matter 解析：本题考查动词辨析。A 回复；B 麻烦，努力；C 影响；D 重要，有关系；根据下句 the soldier headed there anyway 可知这个士兵还是朝朋友倒下的地方去了，说明上尉的话对他没 起作用。 答案：D 21. A. attempted B. meant C. tended D. managed 解析：本题考查动词辨析。A 尝试；企图；B 意味着；C 倾向于；D 设法；通过下文可知他 成功地把朋友的尸体带了回来，说明他想方设法靠近了自己的朋友。故使用 manage to do sth 设法成功做某事。 答案：D 22. A. bottom B. top C. edge D. side 解析：本题考查名词辨析。A 底部；B 顶部；C 边缘；D 边；当他们两个人一起滚到战壕的 底部的时候，上尉检查了这两位受伤的士兵。 答案：A 23. A. therefore B. moreover C. though D. otherwise 解析：本题考查副词辨析。A 因此；B 而且；C 然而，可是；D 否则，要不然；上尉说：你 的朋友已经死了，你也受了伤。这不值得。而他对上尉的话进行了反驳：然而这是值得的。 在下面两段他阐述了自己认为值得的理由。 答案：C 24. A. awake B. alive C. injured D. refreshed 解析：本题考查形容词辨析。A 醒着的；B 活着的；C 受伤的；D 精神抖擞的；句义：这是 值得的，因为当我到他身边的时候，他还活着，他对我说：我知道你会来的。 答案：B 25. A. pleasure B. satisfaction C. honor D. privilege 解析：本题考查名词辨析。A 快乐；B 满意；C 荣耀，光荣；D 特权；本句是指当他听见朋 友对他说的话很满意。说明他认为自己这样做是值得的。 答案：B 26. A. concentrates upon B. contributes to C. deals with D. counts on 解析：本题考查短语辨析。A 集中注意力；B 致力于，做贡献；导致；C 处理；D 依赖，在 于；句义：在生活中，一件事情是否值得做在于你如何看待它。如果你积极地看待，就认为 是值得的。 答案：D 27. A. courage B. love C. mind D. inspiration 解析：本题考查名词辨析。A 勇气；B 爱；C 思维；D 激励；鼓起勇气去做你的内心深处告 诉你应该做的事，免得后悔自己没有做这样的事情。 答案：A 28. A. forget B. remember C. regret D. admit 解析：本题考查动词辨析。A 忘记；B 记得；C 后悔，遗憾；D 承认；鼓起勇气去做你的内 心深处告诉你要做的事情，免得后悔自己没有做这样的事情。 答案：.C B How difficult is it to get on a plane with a stolen passport? Not as 29 as you might think. In any major international airport, it's not 30 to have your passport checked four times or more between check-in and 31 the aircraft. But if passenger documents aren't checked against International Criminal Police Organization's database of Stolen and Lost Travel Documents, travelers using those documents can slip through layers of 32 . Reports that two passengers on missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 were traveling on stolen Austrian and Italian passports have highlighted security 33 that have troubled Interpol for years. Not all "lost" passports are 34 "stolen" passports, Some passports "lost" are actually sold by the passport holder. The flight, carrying over 200 passengers, disappeared from 35 on Saturday and hasn't been seen or heard from since. 29. A. possible B. evident C. hard D. accessible 解析：本题考查形容词辨析。A 可能的；B 明显的；C 困难的；D 可以进入的；可以得到的； 使用偷来的护照上飞机有多么困难？并不像你想象的那么困难。 答案：C 30. A. necessary B. uncommon C. inconvenient D. optional 解析：本题考查形容词辨析。A 必要的；B 不平常的；C 不方便的；D 可供选择的；在一些 国际机场，在登机之前，护照被核对 4 次以上是很平常的事情。本句中的 not uncommon 是 双重否定表示肯定，语气较弱。 答案：B 31. A. boarding B. flying C. leaving D. reaching 解析：本题考查动词辨析。A 登机，登船；B 飞行；C 离开；D 到达；本句表示在登机之前， 你的护照被多次检查。 答案：A 32. A. organization B. process C. requirement D. security 解析：本题考查名词辨析。A 组织；B 过程；C 要求；D 安全；如果乘客使用的文件没有被 检查出与国际刑警的文件有冲突，那么使用这些文件的乘客就可以安全登机了。 答案：D 33. A. examinations B. concerns C. backgrounds D. advantages 解析：本题考查名词辨析。A 考试；B 担心，担忧；C 背景；D 优势；马来西亚 Mh370 航 班上两名乘客使用偷来的护照登机的报道引起了人们对飞机安全方面的担心。 答案：B 34. A. usually B. especially C. necessarily D. finally 解析：本题考查副词辨析。A 通常的，经常的；B 尤其，特别；C 必要地；D 最后，终于； 并不是所有丢失的护照都是被偷走的护照，有些丢失的护照正是被护照的主人卖掉的。 答案：C 35. A. radar B. airport C. radio D. spot 解析：本题考查名词辨析。A 雷达；B 机场；C 无线电；D 点；污点；有 200 多名乘客的 MH370 航班星期六从雷达上消失了，从那以后就再也没有被看见或者听说过。 答案：A 三、阅读理解(共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分) 请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。 A Do you scream on a roller coaster ride? You slowly climb up a steep slope until an almost vertical(垂直的) drop, and then...Ahhhhhhhh! Thrill-seekers like me are in luck because theme parks are pushing the boundaries of technology to create the fastest, tallest, scariest roller coasters the world has ever known. Alton Towers in Britain opened the world's first 14-1oop roller coaster a few months ago, called The Smiler. Over in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari World claims to have the world's fastest one. Ferrari World's Formula Rossa ride sends out passengers from 0-240km/h in just 4. 9 seconds. During this rapid acceleration they experience G-forces only fighter pilots usually feel: Up to 4. 8G. The designer of several rides at Alton Towers, said: "While we can stand 6-8Gs for very short periods of time, ff we experience 5G for more than five seconds we're likely to "black out." On modern roller coasters passengers experience about 3G in tight turns and loops. But while we may have reached the limit in terms of G-forces, there is no technological limit to how fast or how high roller coasters can go---it's all down to money. Alton Towers' The Smiler cost ~18m to build. Some companies are finding other ways to keep us amused. There's a move towards indoor rides where the experience is improved by audio-visual technologies. For example, a company called Dynamic Structures is currently developing a "coal-mine-themed" ride for a client in Dubai that will combine speed and G-forces with 3D projection effects and robotics, which will trick your brain into thinking you're really falling. I can't wait to enjoy this one. What about you: Do you like being upside down? 36. The underlined phrase "black out" in the second paragraph probably means______. A. stop breathing B. lose consciousness for a short time C. lose memory forever D. bleed to death 解析：推理判断题。根据本句 The designer of several rides at Alton Towers, said: "While we can stand 6-8Gs for very short periods of time, ff we experience 5G for more than five seconds we're likely to "black out."可知通常我们可以短时间地承受 6-8G，但是如果承受 5G 超过了 5 秒钟， 我们就会承受不了。这已经到了我们能够承受的极限。身体会出现比较大的反应，A 项过于 剧烈，B 项较为贴切。 答案：B 37. We can learn from the passage that ______. A. all the theme parks are creating the fast roller coasters B. the Smiler sends out passengers from 0-240km/h in just 4.9 seconds C. it is unusual for fighter pilots to feel up to 4.8G D. the more the money is spent, the faster the roller coaster can go 解析：推理判断题。根据第 3 段 1,2 行 But while we may have reached the limit in terms of G-forces, there is no technological limit to how fast or how high roller coasters can go---it's all down to money.可知过山车的速度是没有技术限制的，只要你能够出得起钱，就可以获得更 快速度的过山车。所以选 D 项。 答案：D 38. The feature of the "coal-mine-themed" ride is______. A. 3Dtechnologies B. indoor rides C. G-forces D. dynamic structures 解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段 For example, a company called Dynamic Structures is currently developing a "coal-mine-themed" ride for a client in Dubai that will combine speed and G-forces with 3D projection effects and robotics, which will trick your brain into thinking you're really falling.可知"coal-mine-themed"项目把速度和 3D 技术结合在一起了。3D 技术是它的亮 点。故 A 正确。 答案：A 39. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Fastest Roller Coaster B. The Smiler and G-forces C. Screaming for Fun D. The New Technology 解析：主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段 Do you scream on a roller coaster ride? You slowly climb up a steep slope until an almost vertical( 垂 直 的 ) drop, and then... Ahhhhhhhh! Thrill-seekers like me are in luck because theme parks are pushing the boundaries of technology to create the fastest, tallest, scariest roller coasters the world has ever known.可知本文主要叙述 的是新型的过山车让人尖叫并使人非常刺激快乐。故选 C 项。 答案：C B Say you're in the wine store and you want to buy something new. You have nothing to go by outside of the label. Will the label tell you anything you should know? Here's some general advice: Vintage. This is the first thing we look for ourselves. You don't need to care whether 2001 or 2002 was a better year in the Sierra Foothills. The vast majority of wines at the store are meant to be drunk right away, so you make sure the wine isn't too old, particularly if you're buying it expecting lively, fresh fruitiness. We often see five-year-old Pinot Grigio and two-year-old Beaujolais Nouveau at stores, for example, so as soon as we see that kind of age on wines like those, we know we can skip them and move on(and possibly not shop there again). Alcohol content. Too many wines have too much alcohol, which leaves them unbalanced. Sure, there are some classic wines with high alcohol levels, but many of today's regular table wines--Merlot, Chardonnay--have levels at 15% or above. Some of those might be terrific, but if we had nothing else to go on, we'd look for alcohol content at about 14% and below. The more specific the better. A wine that says it's from Napa is probably a better bet than a wine that simply says it's from California. Unfortunately, this will also probably be reflected in the price, so this might not tell you much about value, If you care enough to know a few of famous vineyards for producing high-quality grapes, they might help you make an educated guess about quality. Old vines. Theoretically, older vines produce fewer, but more flavorful grapes, but the problem is that no one has defined what an "old vine" is, so anyone can put this on the label. Just ignore it. A phone number. You'd be surprised many small-production wines these days include a phone number on the back and an invitation to call the winerY, which is a sign of a highly personal winerY. We have called those numbers many times over the years and it's amazing how often the winemaker or winerY owner answers the phone. 40. The underlined word "Vintage" in the second paragraph probably means "______" . A. the place where the wine was made B. the year when the wine was made C. the freshness of the wine D. the label of the wine 解析：推理判断题。根据本段第一句 This is the first thing we look for ourselves. You don't need to care whether 2001 or 2002 was a better year in the Sierra Foothills.你不要在意这个酒是 2001 年还是 2002 年生产的。可知本段是在谈论酒的年份的，。故选 B 项。 答案：B 41. It's better to buy______. A. five-year-old Pinot Grigio B. the wine labeled from older vines C. the wine from famous vineyards D. two-year-old Beaujolais Nouveau 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第 4 段最后 2 行 If you care enough to know a few of famous vineyards for producing high-quality grapes, they might help you make an educated guess about quality.可知一些著名的葡萄园可以生产出质量更好的酒，所以作者建议我们到那些地方买 酒。故选 C 项。 答案：C 42. From the passage we can infer that______. A. the wine with high alcohol levels is definitely terrific B. most wines at the store are intended to be drunk right away C. older vines have lower production D. some winemakers keep the promise all the time 解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后 2 行 We have called those numbers many times over the years and it's amazing how often the winemaker or winerY owner answers the phone.可知这些酒厂都 附上了电话号码，而多年来这些电话一直都可以接通，说明这些生产商信守诺言。故选 D 项。 答案：D 43. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. Geography. B. Price C. Quality. D. Grapes. 解析：推理判断题。根据本段第一行 A wine that says it's from Napa is probably a better bet than a wine that simply says it's from California.可知主要谈论的是葡萄酒的出产地的话题，不同的 产地所生产出来的酒的质量是不同的，价格也不一样。故选 A 项。 答案：A C There's something rotten in Rio and the smell is coming from the huge stacks of rubbish pried up on sidewalks all over the city. Rio's street sweepers chose the carnival holiday to demand better salaries. Their wages start at roughly $400 a month. There could hardly be a better time for them to prove their importance. The streets were left a mess after hundreds of carnival parades and now, rubbish pries up in both poor and uptown neighbourhoods and in tourist areas like Ipanema or Copacabana beach. The president of Rio's rubbish collecting company has even appealed to the population to store rubbish at home whenever possible. He says 30% of the city's sweepers have gone on strike. Some of those who have been working have been threatened by the strike movement so now the police has been deployed alongside rubbish collectors to keep them sage as they go about their business. The strike has divided opinions in Rio. On social media, many support the sweepers' demands for better salaries. Others say they are opportunists and the situation is a big embarrassment to the city. But Brazil's culture of littering the streets doesn't help. A video that went viral online shows that even authorities have a problem with that. Rio's mayor, Eduardo Paes, is seen throwing what seemed to be the rest of an apple on the sidewalk--and now promised to impose himself a fine for his wrongdoing. His government recently created a programme to keep Rio's residents from littering the streets. 44. Rio's street cleaners go on strike to______. A. prove their importance B. threaten the government C. ask for higher salaries D. appeal to the public not to litter 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段第 2 行 Rio's street sweepers chose the carnival holiday to demand better salaries.可知，里约的清洁工罢工是因为他们要求更高的工资。故选 C 项。 答案：C 45. The reason why the police are involved is that ______. A. the police are called out to put down the riot B. the police are required to protect some cleaners C. the police are to collect rubbish for the time being D. the police are sent to arrest people who litter around 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后 2 行 Some of those who have been working have been threatened by the strike movement so now the police has been deployed alongside rubbish collectors to keep them sage as they go about their business.可知一些不愿意罢工的清洁工人被 别的人威胁，以至于政府要警察来保护他们的安全。故选 B 项。 答案：B 46. The author's attitude to Brazil's culture of littering is______. A. hopeless B. approving C. critical D. optimistic 解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段 1,2 行 But Brazil's culture of littering the streets doesn't help. A video that went viral online shows that even authorities have a problem with that.可知 culture of littering the streets 对于事态的发展并没有什么帮助。可知作者对此持批评的态度。 故选 C 项。 答案：C 47. The purpose of writing the passage is to______. A. criticize, street sweepers of Rio for misusing their rights B. call attention to the embarrassing situation of Rio C. describe the effect or the strike on people D. inform people of the present situation of Rio 解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了巴西首都里约的清洁工在狂欢节后开始了罢工，要求政 府增加他们的工资，同时也介绍了政府对于这一事件的处理。说明本文主要是告诉我们里约 现在的具体情况的。故选 D 项。 答案：D D Fortunately, I've been able to avoid the traffic jam brought by presidential visits because! don't have to commute anywhere. Barack Obama visited Los Angeles recently which paralyzed large sections of a city and you could almost hear the collective pain of unhappy commuters. I am among the l0 percent of people in the US that regularly work from home. You could include Obama among them, although I suspect his working area in the White House is better-equipped than my small space on to the back of the garage. He also probably doesn't have a problem with three little kids interrupting his phone calls or bursting into his office at inappropriate moments. Every day there they are, knocking on my window and peering inside, as if looking at an animal in a zoo. Once, a telephone interview I was doing with the former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was interrupted by my older son, then three years old, and completely naked "Ahaaar!" he shouted to my face. "What was that?" said Schwarzenegger. I stammered(结 巴地说出) something about the joys of children and silently managed to shoo the boy out of the room without putting down the phone. I shouldn't complain. I no longer have to stand having someone's armpit(腋窝) being pressed into my face on a crowded train and home status means ! should be a more productive worker although working from home could also lead to "avoiding duties from home". I would argue that a bigger problem is going nuts: Staring at the same walls every day and not going anywhere can do strange things to a person. I realized I had to get out of the house at least once a day to avoid turning into an unshaven and unshoweredrecluse(隐士) who was still in his pyjamas at dinner time. I would work for an hour or so in a local coffee shop but, like most routine, this became boring because I would constantly see the same faces: Screenwriters poring over screenplays, elderly women heading to the yoga studio next door and hordes of overweight middle-aged male cycling by. And yet here I am several years later, still working from home consciously and, I'm happy to report, not sitting at my desk in my pyjamas. Not since last Tuesday, anyway. 48. The author may agree that ______. A. it's a bad decision to work from home B. presidential visits bring inconvenience to the locals C. if a person wants to be more productive, he must work from home D. the former California governor was angry at the interruption during the interview 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一句 Fortunately, I've been able to avoid the traffic jam brought by presidential visits because ! don't have to commute anywhere.总统的来访造成了交通堵塞，给 人们的生活带来了很多的影响。故选 B 项。 答案：B 49. The incident of three-year-old son is described to prove that______. A. working from home has some drawbacks B. working from home is a pleasant experience C. Barack Obama has better working conditions than the author D. it's unfortunate for the author to have a naughty boy 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段 2,3 行 He also probably doesn't have a problem with three little kids interrupting his phone calls or bursting into his office at inappropriate moments.说明三 个孩子经常会打扰我的工作。接着文章第三段 Once, a telephone interview I was doing with the former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was interrupted by my older son, then three years old, and completely naked "Ahaaar!" he shouted to my face. "What was that?" said Schwarzenegger.这个例子正是说明在家里工作经常会被干扰。故选 A 项。 答案：A 50. The reason why the author goes to the coffee shop is that______. A. he wants to get familiar with the people around B. he doesn't like working in his pyjamas at home C. he becomes bored with being a commuter D. he needs some changes to get relaxation 解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段 1,2 行 I realized I had to get out of the house at least once a day to avoid turning into an unshaven and unshoweredrecluse(隐士) who was still in his pyjamas at dinner time. I would work for an hour or so in a local coffee shop 可知作者要每天都 要到咖啡店里去，目的是让自己放松。故选 D 项。 答案：D 51. The whole passage suggests that ______. A. the author has to work from home B. any routine definitely means boredom C. the author is a humorous person D. working from home contributes to avoiding duties 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段 I am among the l0 percent of people in the US that regularly work from home. You could include Obama among them, although I suspect his working area in the White House is better-equipped than my small space on to the back of the garage.作者把奥巴 马也归为自己的同类，并且用一种幽默的口吻叙述奥巴马可能会比自己有更好的工作条件。 说明作者是一个很幽默的人。故选 C 项。 答案：C E Einstein's connection with the politics of the nuclear bomb is well known: He signed the letter to President Franklin Roosevelt that persuaded the United States to take the idea seriously, and he engaged in postwar efforts to prevent nuclear war. But these were not just the isolated actions of a scientist dragged into the world of politics. Einstein's life was, in fact, "divided between politics and equations(方程式)." Sickened by what he saw as the waste of human lives during the First World War, he became involved in antiwar demonstrations. His support of civil disobedience did little to endear him to his colleagues. Then, following the war, he directed his efforts toward reconciliation(调停) and improving international relations. And soon his politics were making it difficult for him to visit the United States, even to give lectures. Einstein's second great cause was Zionism(犹太复国主义). Although he was Jewish, Einstein rejected the idea of God. However, a growing awareness of anti-Semitism(反犹太主义), both before and during the War, led him gradually to identify with the Jewish community, and later to become an outspoken supporter of Zionism. His theories came under attack. One man was accused of motivating others to murder Einstein and fined a mere six dollars. When a book was published entitled 100 Authors Against Einstein, he retorted, "If I were wrong, then one would have been enough!" When Hitler came to power, Einstein then in America declared he would not return to Germany. While Nazi attacked his house and confiscated his bank account, a Berlin newspaper displayed the headline "Good News from Einstein--He's Not Coming Back." Fearing that German scientists would build a nuclear bomb, Einstein proposed that the United States should develop its own. But he was publicly warning of the dangers of nuclear war and proposing international control of nuclear weaponry. Throughout his life, Einstein's efforts toward peace probably achieved little and won him few friends. His support of the Zionist cause, however, was recognized in 1952, when he was offered the presidency of Israel. He declined, saying he was too naive in politics. But perhaps his real reason was different:" Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity." 52. The reason why Einstein was against the war was that ______. A. he tried to get involved in politics B. the nuclear bomb could be built by German scientists C. many people died during the war in vain D. President Franklin persuaded him to do so 解析：推理判断题。本题教难。根据文章第二段 1,2 行 Sickened by what he saw as the waste of human lives during the First World War, he became involved in antiwar demonstrations.可知战争 中很多人都失去了生命，所以爱因斯坦是反战的。故选 C 项。 答案：C 53. We can learn from the passage that Einstein ______. A. believed in God B. was proud of being Jewish C. suggested that nuclear weaponry should be banned D. made great achievements in peace 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段 2,3 行 However, a growing awareness of anti-Semitism(反犹太 主义), both before and during the War, led him gradually to identify with the Jewish community, and later to become an outspoken supporter of Zionism.可知爱因斯坦是犹太复国主义的坚定支 持者，这更说明他是一个热爱犹太民族的人，以因自己是犹太人而自豪。故选 B 项。 答案：B 54. The examples in paragraph 4 are used to prove ______. A. many people in support of Zionism hated Einstein B. the reason why Einstein would not return to Israel C. Einstein was in danger of being killed D. Einstein didn't enjoy his popularity in the field of politics 解析：推理判断题。根据本段 1,2 行 His theories came under attack. One man was accused of motivating others to murder Einstein and fined a mere six dollars. When a book was published entitled 100 Authors Against Einstein, he retorted, "If I were wrong, then one would have been enough!"很多人都反对他的政治观点，甚至有人出书来反对他，说明他在政治上没有受到人 们的欢迎。故选 D 项。 答案：D 55. What is the structure of the passage? A. B. C D. 解析：篇章结构题。本文第一段最后一句 Einstein's life was, in fact, "divided between politics and equations(方程式).说明爱因斯坦在政治上和学术上是分开的。在 2,3,4 段里分别讲述了他 的政治以及反战的主张。在最后一段进行了一个总结，和第一段最后一句形成呼应。故选 A 项。 答案：A 四、写作(共两个写作任务，满分 35 分) 写作任务一(满分 15 分) 看图按要求用英文写作。 要求： (1)就右图反映出的共同问题发表你的感受； (2)应紧扣材料、有明确的观点； (3)词数不少于 60； (4)在答题卡上作答。 解析：本文属于看图作文。就图片内容发表自己的感受， 叙述的很多人忙于各种应酬约会，忽视连自己的身体和家人。要点：1.繁忙的应酬工作导致 无法兼顾家庭和身体；2.对于这个现象，我们要尽量避免，要在家庭和工作之间取得平衡。 文属于图表作文，动笔前，一定要认真分析要点，理解要点要表达的含义，不能遗漏要点， 跑题偏题。平时除了加强词汇积累，写作联系以外，还可以适当记忆一些类似的范文，这样 在考试中可以起到事半功倍的效果 答案：略 写作任务二(满分 20 分) 最近，英国一个名为 Gives Me Hope 的网站火了，网友分享的一些小故事，给人带来了 希望。假定你是李华，请你给在英国的网友 Joe 推荐这个网站。请根据要求给他写一封邮件， 内容要点： ●网站名称和内容(www．givesmehope,com)； ●自己看完故事的感受； ●鼓励 Joe 到网站上分享故事。 注意： (1)词数不少于 80； (2)可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； (3)书信格式及开头均已给出(不计入总词数)。 Dear Joe, How are you going recently? Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua 解析： 本文属于开放性作文，要求向朋友推荐一个网站，叙述网站的内容。并就网站里的某个故事 说明自己的感受。并鼓励 Joe 到网站上分享故事。属于应用文中的书信，使用一般现在时和 第三人称。要点：介绍网站 www．givesmehope.com；并说明网站的内容；2.叙述一个小故 事，叙述自己的感受；3.鼓励 Joe 到网站上分享故事。在写作本文的时候，考生可以列举自 己身边的事例，也可以使用报纸上的典型新闻，如那些热爱工作的人获得很大的发展空间， 要不要去扶摔倒的老人等。 答案：略