长春市届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题附答案.docx

1、长春市届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题附答案第卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AGrand City Tour with Griffith Park Observatory Hollywood Sign Los Angeles,Hollywood,homes of the movie starsits all here on this Grand Tour!Your tour guide takes great pride in offering amazing customer service,too.Hotel pickups are av

2、ailable at almost any hotel in Hollywood, Downtown LA,Mid-Wilshire,West Hollywood and North Hollywood. From: $69 US DollarsMovie Star Homes GPS Self-Guided Bike Tour Want the flexibility of taking a “whenever you feel like it” Hollywood tour?Heres the perfect solution.Explore and experience the best

3、 of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on your own time,at your own pace!Cycle past legendary homes and all the places where the rich and famous live,shop,eat and play.And your tour is guided by GPS with an iPad fixed to the bicycle! From: $34.95 US DollarsAmazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles ONLY $

4、44 FOR UP TO 5 PEOPLE!This Amazing Scavenger Quest is an interactive（互动的）adventure that combines the fun of the “Amazing Race” with a three-hour sightseeing tour of historic downtown Los Angeles.Offered at a fixed price for a group as opposed to per person pricing,this city tour/game offers a great

5、value if youre on a budget. From: $44 US DollarsDisneyland Excursion from Los Angeles See Disneyland in Anaheim,California-roundtrip transportation from any of the designated (指定的）hotels and admission for a day of Disney fun.Pick-up from Downtown Los Angeles,Los Angeles International Airport,Beverly

6、 Hills,Santa Monica,Marina del Rey,Culver City and South Bay area hotels. From: $179.95 US Dollars21.If you like to travel at your own pace,you will most probably be interested in .A.Movie Star Homes GPS Self-Guided Bike TourB.Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los AngelesC.Grand City Tour with Griffith Par

7、k Observatory Hollywood Sign D.Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles22. How much will a family of 4 pay for the Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles?A.$69.00 US Dollars. B.$35.20 US Dollars.C.$44.00 US Dollars. D.$176.00 US Dollars.23. The price of the Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles include

8、s all the following expenses EXCEPT .A.pickup service at some locations B.a one-day ticket to DisneylandC.transportation back to some hotels D.a guided tour around HollywoodB A few years ago,I felt like I was stuck in a rut（车辙）,so I decided to follow in the footsteps of the great American philosophe

9、r,Morgan Spurlock,and try something new for 30 days.The idea is actually pretty simple.Think about something youve always wanted to add to your life and try it for the next 30 days.It turns out 30 days is just the right amount of time. Therere a few things I learned while doing these 30-day challeng

10、es.The first was the time was much more memorable.This was part of a challenge I did to take a picture every day I also noticed that as I started to do more and harder 30-day challenges,my self-recognition grew.I went from a desk-dwelling computer nerd (电脑迷）to the kind of guy who bikes to work. Even

11、 last year,I ended up hiking up Mt.Kilimanjaro.I would never have been that adventurous before I started my 30-day challenges. I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough,you can do anything for 30 days.Have you ever wanted to write a novel?Tens of thousands of people try to wr

12、ite their won 50,000-word novel in 30 days.It turns out that all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month.So I did. So heres my question to your: What are you waiting for?The next 30 days are going to pass whether you like it or not,so why not think about something you have always wante

13、d to try and give it a shot!24.The underlined sentence in Para.1 means .A.I felt my life was unchanged and boring B.I didnt like following others footstepsC.I thought that I was in trouble D.it seemed that my car broke down25.The author did all the following things every day to change EXCEPT .A.talk

14、 about his own experiences B.encourage people to try something newC.introduce a new philosophy D.show people the challenges in life27.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A.Would you like to change yourself? B.Fed up with your life?C.Ways to challenge yourself. D.Try somethin

15、g new for 30 days.C Life in the Internet age is lonelyor is it?Thats what experts in human interaction are debating after a new Stanford University survey has been published. According to the study,the more time people spend online,the less they can spare for real-life relationships with family and

16、friends.The researchers asked 113 people about the Webs influence on daily activities.36 of those people are online for more than five hours a week.”As Internet use becomes more widespread,it will have an increasingly isolating (孤立的) effect on society,”says Robert Kraut,one of the researchers. Schol

17、ars and Web lovers criticized the study for stretching its data to make the “isolating” point.While 13 of regular Web users admitted the loss of time with loved ones,60 reported watching less TV.The survey also shows that E-mail is the most popular online activity,If some of webheads (网虫)spend what

18、was once passive TV time keeping company with friends via E-mails,“thats a move toward greater connectedness,”says Paul Resnick,a professor at the University of Michigan. This isnt the first claim that the Web should be criticized,A 1998 report monitored 73 Pittsburgh-area families Net use for a yea

19、r.People who used the Internet more “talked less to family members and reported being lonelier and more depressed.” says Robert Kraut. “Its true that there have been big declines in social connectedness over the past decades,but those declines began before the Internet was invented,” says Thomas Put

20、nam. As Amitay Etzioni says,the Internet gives us a different kind of social lifenot better or worse than before,but just different.28.Who claimed that the Web had negative influence?A.Robert Kraut. B.Paul Resnick. C.Thomas Putnam. D.Amitay Etzioni.29.The underlined word “This” in Para.4 refers to .

21、A.the study conducted by Stanford UniversityB.the survey made by the University of MichiganC.the conclusion in a report written in 1998 D.the opinion expressed in Bowling Alone30.From the passage we learn that .A.watching TV used to take time away from staying onlineB.36 of web users spend more than

22、 five hours a week onlineC.the Web was blamed more than once for causing an isolating effectD.the Web has the same influence as telephones and televisions31.The passage mainly discusses .A.how we can make a better use of the Internet B.whether the Internet causes an isolating effectC.how declines in

23、 social connectedness appear D.what a different life the Internet brings to usD Food production does great harm to our environment.There are many procedures involved in the manufacture of food that result in greenhouse gases and other pollutants.Some procedures require the consumption of large amoun

24、ts of fossil fuels,such as the transportation and storage of food products.Other factors that cause great damage to our environment include the overuse of fresh water. The production of beef is more damaging to the environment than that of any other food we consume,Raising large numbers of cattle re

25、quires the production of large amounts of food for the animals.Its estimated that producing one pound of beef requires seven pounds of feed. Land use is also a problem.If the cattle are free-range cattle,large areas of land are required for them to live on.This has led to disastrous forest cutting a

26、nd the loss of rare plants and animal species,particularly in tropical rain forests in Central and South America. Another problem specific to beef production is methane emissions (甲烷排放).Although many people are aware of the damaging effects of carbon dioxide,they dont realize methanes global warming

27、 potential is 25 times worse,making it a more dire problem. Unfortunately,beef consumption is growing rapidly.This is the result of simple supply and demand factors.Specifically,there are two main causes of demand that are encouraging the production of more supply.First,the increase in the world pop

28、ulation means there are more people to consume meat.The second factor is socioeconomic advancement.As citizens in developing nations become financially stable,they can afford to buy more meat. Therefore,one way to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions is for people around the world to significantly cu

29、t down on the amount of beef they eat.32.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Raising free-range cattle is eco-friendly. B.People cut down trees for animal habitats.C.Producing beef can damage the environment. D.Carbon dioxide causes far more harm than 33.The underlined word “dire” in Para.4 means .A.ur

30、gent B.common C.typical D.avoidable34.Beef production is growing rapidly because .A.more people are in demand of beef B.developing countries raise more cattleC.more land is available to raise cattle D.the cost of raising cattle is relatively low35.The author writes this article to .A.describe the bo

31、oming of the beef production B.emphasize the advantages of beef productionC.condemn the deforestation of the rain forest D.argue for a decrease in beef consumption第2节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The Case For and Against Homework Home work is typically defined as any tas

32、ks “assigned to students by school teachers that are meant to be carried out during nonschool hours”.Homework has been a constant topic of believed that homework helped create disciplined minds. 36 Since then,arguments for and against homework have continued to multiply. A number of studies have been conducted on homework.Two analyses by Cooper and colleagues are the most comprehensive.They concluded that the relationship between homework and stu