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广州市番禺华附中考一模英语试题

2018年广州市番禺华附中考一模英语试题

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walkedupandknockedatthedoor.

“Justaminute,”answeredaweakvoice.Afteralongtime,thedooropenedandasmallwomanstoodinfrontofme.Nexttoherwasasmallsuitcase.

QuicklyItookhersuitcasetothecarandthenreturnedtoholdher.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytothecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“It’snothing”,Itoldher,“IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.”

Whenwegotinthecar,sheasked,“Canyoudrivemethroughdowntown?

”

“Butit'snottheshortestway,”Ireplied.

“I’minnohurry.”shesaidslowly,“I’monmywaytoahospice（临终医院）.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon'thaveverylongtime.”

Iquietlyturnedoffthe meter.Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecityandpassedthebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwheresheandherhusbandhadlived,andsomeotherspecialplaces.Asthesunwasrising,westoppedinfrontofalowbuildingwheretwonurseswerewaiting.

“HowmuchshouldIpay?

”sheasked.“Nothing.”Ireplied.

“Butyouhavetomakealiving.”

“Oh,thereareotherpassengers.”Withoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightlyandsaid,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy,thankyou.”

Sometimepeoplemaynotrememberexactlywhatyoudidorsaid.However,they’llalwaysrememberhowyoumadethemfeel.

1.Whydidtheweakwomanwanttotravelthroughdowntown?

A. Sheenjoyedthenightinthedowntown 

B.She’dliketorunawayfromotherpeople.

C. Sheplannedtogotoaveryfarandquietplace. 

D.Shewantedtoremindherselfofpastmemories.

2. Whatdoyouthinkofthedriverinthepassage?

A.Hewasfunnyandactive. B.Hewasyoungandsmart.

C.Hewaskindandpatient. D.Hewasseriousandstrange.

3. Whatmighttheunderlinedword“meter”meaninChinese?

A.计费器 B.收音机 C.后备箱 D.安全带

4. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theweakwomanwasgoingonvacationwithasmallsuitcase.

B.Thewriterwastouchedbytheweakwomananddidgoodtoher.

C.Theweakwomangavethewritersomemoneytothankhimforhishelp.

D.Thewritertookthewomantothenewbuildingwhereshewouldlive.

5. Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AStrangeWoman. B.ASpecialTaxiTrip.

C.AKindTaxiDriver. D.ADarkandLateNight.

B

BarbaraMcClintockwasoneofthemostimportantscientistsofthetwentiethcentury.Shemadeimportantdiscoveriesaboutgenes（基因）andchromosomes（染色体）.

BarbaraMcClintockwasbornin1902inHartford,Connecticut.HerfamilymovedtotheBrooklynareaofNewYorkCityin1908.Barbarawasanactivechildwithinterestsinsportsandmusic.Shealsodevelopedaninterestinscience.

ShestudiedscienceatCornellUniversityinIthaca,NewYork.Barbarawasamongasmallnumberofundergraduatestudentstoreceivetrainingingeneticsin1921.Yearslater,shenotedthatfewcollegestudentswantedtostudygenetics.

BarbaraMcClintockdecidedtostudybotany,thescientificstudyofplants,atCornellUniversity.Shecompletedherundergraduatestudiesin1923.McClintockdecidedtocontinuehereducationatCornell.Shecompletedamaster’sdegreein1925.Twoyearslater,shefinishedallherrequirementsforadoctoratedegree.

McClintockstayedatCornellaftershecompletedhereducation.Shetaughtstudentsbotany.The1930swasnotagoodtimetobeayoungscientistintheUnitedStates.ThecountrywasinthemiddleofthegreateconomicDepression.MillionsofAmericanswereunemployed.Malescientistswereofferedjobs.Butfemalegeneticistswerenotmuchindemand.

AnoldfriendfromCornell,MarcusRhoades,invitedMcClintocktospendthesummerof1941workingattheColdSpringHarborLaboratory.ItisaresearchcenteronLongIsland,nearNewYorkCity.McClintockstartedatemporary（临时的）jobwiththegeneticsdepartment.Ashorttimelater,sheacceptedapermanent（永久的）positioninthelaboratory.Thisgaveherthefreedomtocontinueherresearchwithouthavingtoteachorrepeatedlyaskforfinancialaid.

Bythe1970s,herdiscoverieshadhadaneffectoneverythingfromgeneticengineeringtocancerresearch.McClintockwontheNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinein1983forherdiscoveryoftheabilityofgenestochangepositionsonchromosomes.ShewasthefirstAmericanwomantowinanunsharedNobelPrize.

1.WhendidMcClintockgetadoctoratedegree?

A.In1921 B.In1923 C.In1925 D.In1927

2.DuringthegreateconomicdepressionintheUS, ________.

A. youngscientistshadtroublefindingajob B.femalegeneticistswerenotwantedatall

C. malegeneticistswereingreatdemand D.malescientistswereoutofwork

3. WhichofthefollowingjobsmaybemostbeneficialtoIMcClintock’sresearch?

A.Thejobasabotanyteacher. B.Thetemporaryjobinthegeneticsdepartment.

C.Thepermanentpositioninthelaboratory. D.Thejobofcancerresearch.

4. McClintockwasawardedaNobelPrizebecauseof ________.

A.herresearchinbotany B.hercontributiontogeneticengineering

C.herdiscoveriesaboutgenesandchromosomes D.herunsharedworkinthelaboratory

5. Thetextislikelytoappearin ________.

A.abiography B.ahistorypaper C.acomicstrip D.asciencefiction

C

Doyoulooklikeyourname?

Scientistssaythere’sagoodchanceyoudo.

Thiscomesfromanewstudypublishedinamagazine.ResearchersfromIsraelfoundthatourgivennamesmayhavesomethingtodowithourfacialappearances.

LeadwriterYonatZwebnerofauniversity,alongwithherteam,dideightdifferentexperimentsinIsraelandFrance.Thedifferentexperimentsweresetuptoanswertwomainquestions:

whetherpeoplecancorrectlyguessaperson’snamebasedonlyonaphotoofafaceandwhatisbehindthismatchingeffect.

Duringtheexperiments,researchersaskedstudentstolookatphotosofpeople’sfacesandguesseachperson’snamefromalistoffourchoices.Theycorrectlyguessedtherightname38percentofthetime,whichwasbetterthanthe25percentofarandom（随机地）guess.

What’smore,whenthefacesthestudentslookedatcamefromwithintheirowncountry,theywereabletobestmatchthefacestothenames.FrenchstudentswerebetteratmatchingonlyFrenchnamesandfaceswhileIsraelistudentswerebetteratmatchingonlyHebrewnamesandIsraelifaces.

Researchersbelieveitispossiblethatpeoplechangetheirappearanceswithoutpayingattentiontoit,tomatchtheirnames.Onestudyespecially backedupthisidea,showingthatahairstyle,somethingthatcanbechangedbypeopleeasily,wasenoughtoguideothersincorrectlyguessingtheirnames.

“Earlierresearchhasshownthereareculturalstereotypes（老套观念）carriedbynames,includinghowsomeoneshouldlook.Forexample,peoplearemorelikelytoimagineapersonnamedBobtohavearounderfacethanapersonnamedTim.Webelievethesestereotypescan,overtime,influencepeople’sfacialappearances,”Zwebnersaid.

Theresultsoftheexperimentsmayevenmakeparentsthinktwicewhenchoosinganamefortheirchildren.

“Ifanamecaninfluenceappearance,itcaninfluencemanyotherthings.Thisresearchopensanimportantdirectionthatmaysuggesthowparentsshouldconsiderbetterthenamesfortheirchildren,”saidZwebner,whorecentlyhadababyherself.

“Asparents,itwasreallydifficultforustonameour12-day-olddaughterasweknowthemeaningsofnames.”

1.Oneofthepurposesoftheexperimentsisto ________.

A.givethestudentsachancetoknoweachother

B.explainwhatinfluencesourfacialappearances

C.findoutdifferentcharacteristicscarriedbydifferentnames

D.seeifpeoplecancorrectlyguessaperson’snamebasedonlyonaphotoofaface

2.Peoplecouldmatchthefacestothenamesmoreeasily ________.

A.whentheydidarandomguess

B.whenthefacesarefromothercountries

C.whenthefacesarefromtheirowncountry

D.whentheyhavemoreknowledgethemselves

3.Theunderlinedpart"backedup'inParagraph6mostprobablymeans“________”.

A. supported B.changed C.compared D.cancelled

4.Paragraph6andParagraph7aremainlytoshow ________.

A.theresultsofchangingnames

B. nameshavesomethingtodowithappearances

C. theimportanceofculturalstereotypescarriedbynames

D.theimportanceofahairstyleinguessingdifferentlooks

5. AccordingtoZwebner,weknowthat________.

A.facialappearancesmayinfluencenames

B.weshouldn'tthinkofothersjustaccordingtotheirnames

C.anamemayinfluencemanythingsandshouldbewellchosen

D.weshouldpaylessattentiontothemeaningsofnamesandbeourselves

D

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