高考英语模拟卷二Word格式文档下载.docx
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Ireland
Othernationalities:
Ireland,Spain,Italy,Hungary
Theme:
Focusesonthetopicofcommunityreconstructionandcommunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourcommunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues.Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheeco-villageasanexampleofacommunityandtakepartinteam-buildingactivities.
You
thExchange2
France
Bulgaria,Italy,France
Organicgardening&
continualliving.Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark,wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgames/workshopsaboutcontinuousdevelopment.
YouthExchange3
Macedonia
Serbia,Turkey,Ireland
Fostersocialinclusionandmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities.Promoteoutdooract
ivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities.
YouthExchange4
Italy
Italy,Bulgaria,Greece
Asocial-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuabledevelopment,regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days,thegroupwillparticipateinactivitiestoraiseawarenessabouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment.
21.WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?
A.Gardeningwork.B.Civilrights.
C.Developingsocialinclusion.D.Rebuildingcommunities.
22.Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment,youcantakepartin
________.
A.YouthExchange1B.YouthExchange2
C.YouthExchange3D.YouthExchange4
23.WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?
A.SpainB.ItalyC.IrelandD.France
B
IliveinMinnesota,whichisunfairlyfamousforterriblewinters.Buffaloisfarmorewintry,whereasSeattle’swintersaremorebitter.Ourwinterstendtobebrilliantlysunnyandcheerful.But,ofcourse,it’sdifferentfo
ravisitor.
Lightweightthermal(保暖的)wearisgood.Backintheday,weworelayersandlayersofheavywoolens.Aboyof13carrying35poundsofwetwoolonhisbackdoesnotfeelverycold.Todayyoucanbuyoutfitsfilledwithgoosefeathersaswellasthermalbootsandcapstokeepyouwarm.
WhenIwasayouth,therewasnosuchphraseasglobalwarming.Wenevergotwarm,notevenatnight,whenwesleptunderpilesofblanketsbecauseDadbelievedthatifyoucouldn’tseeyourbreathwhenyoutalked,thenthethermostatwasturneduptoohighandyouwerewastingfuel.So45degreeswasroomtemperature,andweworelongwoolenstobed.
Wearoseinthecold,darkdawn,andwalkedforthintothesnowstormtocatchtheschoolbus.Wehuddled(蜷缩)bythehighway,prayingforthebustocome,whilewolvesmovedaroundeyeballingusforsignsofsleepiness.Whenyouhavesurvivedwolves,thenthewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark.
Enduringwinterisonlyastart—embracing(拥抱)winteriswhatyoushouldstrugglefor.Wintergivesasenseofpurposeandsavesonefromalifeofself-gratification(自我满足),lyingdownandpostingphotosonFacebook.Youhavepromisestokeep.Asidewalktoclear.Twoinchesofsnowoveralayerofice—youmayaswellsetalegtrapfortheelderlyasleavingthewalkunswept.
Youhavechildrentoraise.Removetheirfingersfromtheirsmartphones,andleadthemoutdoorssotheycanabsorbthewisdomofwinter.Weareanimals.Lifeisnotmainlyaboutself-expression.Itisaboutfindingfoodandclothingandshelter,about
stickingwiththepackandnotwanderingoff.Everyoneisjustascoldasyou.Nocomplaining.
24.WhatareMinnesota'
swinterslikeintheauthor'
seyes?
A.Theyarewonderful.B.Theyareunbearable.
C.TheyarecolderthanBuffalo’s.D.Theyarecomfortableforvisitors.
25.Whentheauthorwasyoung,
A.hekepttalkingtokeepwarmB.hesufferedfromwinters’nights
C.hisdadtriedhisbesttowarmhimD.hisroomwasalwaysatahightemperature
26.Theunderlinedpart“thewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark”inParagraph4impliesthattoday'
swintersare
A.warmB.quietC.shortD.pleasant
27.Theauthorsuggeststhatpeople
A.storeenoughfoodforcoldwintersB.lendtheneighborsahelpinghand
C.stepoutsideandappreciatewintersD.saygoodbyetomoderntechnology
C
Youmightnotrealizejusthowmuchworkgoesintomakinganewspaper.Apartfromsearchingforagoodstoryandtheendlesseditingrequiredtocorrectmistakes,copyeditorsneedtomakesurethateverythingfitsperfectly.Agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspace.Thereneverseemstobequiteenoughspacetoexpresscompletelywhatyouwanttosay.
Newsheadlinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewinformation.Therelevantlyinsignificantinformationmightbeleftoutinordertostressthemainideaorjusttobebrief.Newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguage.Theyaddsomethingspecialtoattractreaders’eyes.Becausetheheadlineaimstodescribethemainfocusofthestoryinsixorsevenwords,everywordcountsandaccuracyisdecisive.Forinstance,“stab”(刺杀)
isabetterverbthan“kill”becauseittellsthereaderhowthecriminaldidhisdeed;
similarly,“Toyota”isabetternounthan“car”.Butthemakeofagoodheadlineisnotcharacterizednecessarilybytheamountofinformationinit.Forinstance,thefront-pageheadlineonthe
LosAngelesTimes
onSeptember11—thedayNewYork’sWorldTradeCenterwasattacked—simplyread“TERRORSTRIKES”,allincapitals(大写字母).Whilethesetwowordsdonotdescribehow,whereorwhythebuildingswereattacked,
theywereaccompaniedbyahalf-pagephotothatcaptured(捕捉)
theeventinwhicharound3,000peoplelosttheirlives.
28.Whatisvitalinmakingnewsbesidesagoodstoryandperfectedition?
A.
Anappropriateheadline.
B.
Acapitalheadline.
C.
Vividlanguage.
D.
Abriefreport.
29.Newsheadlinesshouldbe
attractiveB.
countableC.
insignificantD.
longenough
30.Theunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphrefersto
thebuildingsB.
thetwowordsC.
thepeopleD.
thetwintowers
31.Theexampleof“TERRORSTRIKES”isusedtosupporttheviewthat
agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspace
B.
newsheadinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewsinformation
agoodheadlineisnotmarkednecessarilybytheamountofinformation
init
D.
newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguage
D
Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.
Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheUS
-
thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.
Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.
Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.
“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”
saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.
Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.
Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselitt
le“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.
32.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons.
Todescribedifferentbuttons.
Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.
Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffakebuttons.
33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?
Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.
Theyweredesignedonlyforasenseofcontrol.
Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.
Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.
34.Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?
Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.
Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.
Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.
Theyhelppedestrianscrossquickly.
35.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
ButtonsintheUSA.
ButtonsAlwaysLie.
ButtonsMaynotWork.
D.
“Close”ButtonsonLifts.
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