重庆一中届高三下学期第一次月考英语2.docx

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重庆一中届高三下学期第一次月考英语2

重庆一中2014届高三下学期第一次月考（英语）2

高考英语

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Moberg,however,wasstillrefusingtocommentontherelationship.

60.AfterMoborglostthegirlinthecrowdhesetupawebsitewith       .

 A.aprettynoticetofindher           B.aroughdrawingtodiscoverher

 C.anexcitingprogramtoattracther     D.aninspiringstorytomoveher

61.Mobergfoundthegirlinashorttimebecause        .

 A.hephonedeverybodyinthecity      B.hee-mailedeverybodyinthecity

 C.hecontinuedhishuntdayandnight   D.hegothelpfromthenetcitizens

62.WhathashappenedtoHaytonafterthesubwayromance?

 A.Shehasbecomeasuperstarinthecity.

 B.ShehasbecomeajournalistinAustralia.

 C.ShestillgetsnoticedinthestreetsinNewYork.

 D.Sheisoutofworkandislookingforanewjob.

63.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe        .

 A.NYsubwayromancehitsend

 B.NYsubwayromancecausesdebate

C.NY—aromanticcityfortheyoungcouple

 D.NY—aheartbreakingcityfortheyoungcouple

C

Everthoughtyou’dgettoexperiencethesmellofancientEgyptianqueenCleopatra’shair,orthescent（气味）ofthesun?

VisitorstotheRegVardyGallerywillsoonbeabletodojustthat.

Thegallery,atSunderlandUniversity,England,isholdinganewexhibition,IfThereEverWas.Itfocusesonscentratherthansight.

Theinnovative（创新的）ideaisthebrainchildofcurator（馆长）RobertBlackson.HisinspirationcamefromreadingthebookFastFoodNation.Thebookdiscussedtheuseofartificialchemicalstoflavorthingssuchasmilkshakes,makingthemsmellandtastelikestrawberries,whenthey’renotactuallymadefromthem.

Asmellcanoftenconjureup（召唤）memoriessuchasschooldinnersorachildhoodholidaybythesea,butthesmellsondisplay,willallowvisitorstoexperiencesmellstheirnoseswon’thavebeenabletopickoutbefore.

“There’sawholevarietyofdifferentsmells,includingsomeextinctflowers,”explainsBlackson.“Somehavebeengoneforhundredsofyears.”

Oneextraordinaryfragrance（香气）istheaftermath（灾难的后果）ofthefirstatomicbomb,droppedonJapanonAugust6,1945.

ThereisalsothesmellofClepatra’shair,basedonincense（熏香）thatwaspopularamongancientEgyptians.

TheSovietMirspacestation,whichburntupintheatmospherein2001,smellsofcharred（烧焦的）material（thespacestationcaughtfire）.

Amongthestrangersmellsisthe“surfaceofthesun”.

“Itishardtosumup.Itisanatmosphericsmell,likewalkingintoaroomwhenthesunhasbeenpouringin”saysBlackson.“Itgivesafreshness,asunkissedfeelwithabitofmetal.Ifyoucansaysomethingsmellshot,thisisit.”

Ateamof11,includingperfumedesigners,havebeenworkingonrecreatingthesmellsfortheexhibition.JamesWong,abotanistatBotanicGardensConservationInternational,UK,helpedintherecreationofthesmellsoffourextinctfloweringplants.

Hedidthisbycloselylinkingtheextinctflowerswiththesmellsofexistingones.Withthehelpofhistoricalreportsofhowtheextinctflowerssmelled,hewasabletoremixthearomas（芳香）.

TheexhibitionrunsuntilJune6.Fourteenextinctandimpossiblesmellsareondisplay.

64.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

 A.TheRegVardyGallery              B.EgyptianqueenCleopatra’shair

 C.Avisittoanewexhibition            D.ThescentsofancientEgypt

65.VisitorscanenjoyallofthefollowingscentsattheRegVardyGalleryEXCEPT   .

 A.thescentofancientEgyptianqueenCleopatra’shair

 B.thesmellsofcharredmaterialoftheSovietMirspacestation

 C.thescentofhavingachildhoodvacationbythesea

 D.thesmelloftheaftermathofthefirstatomicbombdroppedonJapan

66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

 A.VisitorsgotoRegVardyGallerytoenjoybeautifulsights.

 B.JamesWongmanagedtoremixthearomasbyreferringtosomehistoricalreports.

 C.TheexhibitionwilllastuntilJuly6.

 D.ThescentsvisitorswillsmellarefoundinthetomboftheancientEgyptianqueenCleopatra.

67.Inwhichsessionareyoulikelytoreadthepassageinanewspaper?

 A.Science         B.Education      C.Entertainment     D.Economy

D

IfIhadtoselectawordthatbestdescribesthemajorityofAmericanparents,thatwordwouldbeguilt-ridden.Howsaditistoseeparentsbecomethewillingvictimsofthe“give-megame”,onlytodiscoverthat,nomatterwhattheydo,itisn’tenough.Intheend,theyarelookeddownfortheirlackoffirmnessandblamedwhentheirspoiledchildrengetintotrouble.Withthisinmind,Ishallfirstanswerthisquestion“Whatdoparentsowetheirchildren?

”andIshallstartwithwhattheydon’towethem.

Parentsdon’towetheirchildreneveryminuteoftheirdayandeveryounceoftheirenergy.Theydon’toweround-the-clockcarservice,singinglessons,tennislessons,anexpensivecarwhentheyreachsixteen,oratriptoEuropewhentheygraduate.

Itakethefirmpositionthatparentsdonotowetheirchildrenacollegeeducation.Iftheycanaffordit,fine.Buttheymustnotfeelguiltyiftheycan’t.Ifthechildrenreallywanttogo,they’llfindaway.Thereareplentyofloansandscholarshipsforthebrightandeagerwhocan’taffordtopay.

Afterchildrenmarry,theirparentsdonotowethemahouseormoneyforthefurniture.Theydonothaveanobligationtobaby-sittheirgrandchildrenwhentheparentswereonvacation.Iftheywanttodoit,itmustbeconsideredafavor,notanobligation.

Inmyopinion,parentsdonotowetheirchildrenaninheritance,nomatterhowmuchmoneytheyhave.Oneofthesurestwaystoproducealoaferistoletchildrenknowthattheirfutureisassured.

Doparentsowetheirchildrenanything?

Yes,theyowethemagreatdeal.

Oneoftheirchiefobligationsistogivetheirchildrenasenseofpersonalworth,forself-esteemisthebasisofagoodmentalhealth.

Parentsowetheirchildrenfirmguidanceandconsistentdiscipline.Theparentswhosay“No”whenotherparentssay“Yes”sendsadoublemessage.Heisalsosaying“Iloveyou,andIamreadytoriskyouranger,becauseIdon’twantyoutogetintotrouble.”

Parentsowetheirchildrenprivacyandrespectfortheirpersonalbelongings.Ifamotherfeelsthatshemustreadherdaughter’sdiarytoknowwhatisgoingon,thecommunicationbetweenthemmustbeprettybad.

Parentsowetheirchildrenasetofsolidvaluesaroundwhichtobuildtheirlives.Thismeansteachingthemtorespecttherightsandopinionsofothers;itmeansbeingrespectfultoelders,toteachers,andtothelaw.

Nochildaskstobeborn.Ifyoubringalifeintotheworld,youowethechildrensomething.Andifyougivehimhisdue,he’llhavesomethingofvaluetopassalongtoyourgrandchildren.

68.Accordingtotheauthor,        .

 A.parentsoughttosendtheirchildrentocollegeasaduty

 B.parentsneedn’tfeelguiltyiftheyareunabletosendtheirchildrentocollege

 C.iftheysay“No”,parentswillsurlymaketheirchildrenangry

 D.parentsmustsupporttheirchildrenevenaftertheirmarriage

69.Theunderlinedword“loafer”mostprobablyrefersto        .

 A.apoorlyeducatedperson            B.awelleducatedperson

 C.ahard-workingperson              D.alazyperson

70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardstheparentsis       .

 A.angry            B.pitiful       C.disappointed      D.satisfied

71.Thewriterofthispassagemainlywantstotellus       .

 A.whychildrenlookdownupontheirparents

 B.thedifferencebetweendutiesoftheparentsandthechildren

 C.overdevotiontothechildrenresultsintroublefortheparentsthemselves

 D.childrenshoulddependonnoonebutthemselves

E

Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoaches,parents,andotherteam-mates,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes（运动员）.Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychological,andresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.

Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,thattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindaflaw（缺陷）inthemselves.

Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsetting,youngathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagame,manyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters’performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcome.Researchindicatesthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,whichcanleadtoburnout.

72.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis       .

 A.toreducetheirmentalstress         B.toincreasetheirsenseofsuccess

 C.tomakesportslesscompetitive       D.tomakesportsmorechallenging.

73.Manycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes     .

 A.believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopment

 B.withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirselfconfidence

 C.inordertomakethemrememberl