新课标II普通高校招生统一考试英语 Michelle.docx

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新课标II普通高校招生统一考试英语Michelle

英语

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifulwhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.

ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset.

Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfirst,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesitisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.

21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?

A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.

B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.

C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.

D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.

22.Whichofthefollowinganbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inparagraph1?

A.endedalltheirprograms

B.providedfewerchannels

C.changedtocommercials

D.showedall-nightmovies

23.HowdidtheauthorfinallygetthisTVsetworkingagain?

A.Byshakingandhittingit

B.Byturningitonandoff

C.Byswitchingchannels

D.Byhavingitrepaired

24.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Curious

B.Anxious

C.Cautious

D.Humorous

B

Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofyourdietplan.

Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious（难为情）whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces–andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.

Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeuslesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.

Don’tforgettheclock–ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories（卡路里）permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastat30minutes.Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turningonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.

Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplantscaneasilymakesusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake（摄入）jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.

25.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout____.

A.theirhomecomforts

B.theirbodyshape

C.housebuying

D.healthydiets

26.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople____.

A.digestfoodbetter

B.reducefoodintake

C.burnmorecalories

D.regaintheirappetites

27.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?

A.Eatquickly.

B.Playfastmusic

C.Usesmallerspoons

D.Turndownthelights

28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?

B.WaysofServingDinner

C.EffectsofSelf-Consciousness

D.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?

C

Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear（间隔年）beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobethe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated（起源）withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.

Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService（UCAS）.

Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.

Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents（NUS）,arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto￡15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacatingperiods,”hesaid.

29.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?

A.Itisflexibleinlength.

B.Itisatimeforrelaxation

C.Itisincreasinglypopular

D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities

30.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear____.

A.arebetterpreparedforcollegestudies

B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejob

C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt

D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities

31.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?

A.He’spuzzled

B.He’sworried

C.He’ssurprised

D.He’sannoyed

32.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?

A.Attendadditionalcourses.

B.Makeplansforthenewterm

C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation

D.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies

D

ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA-Bath&Stonehenge:

includingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.

Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB-Oxford&StartfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway's-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter

Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe"cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）"fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.

IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL'sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD-CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.

IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

33.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourA

B.TourB

C.TourC

D.TourD

34.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt

B.Oxford&Stratford

C.Bath&Stonehenge

D.Cambridge

35.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies

B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain

D.Itisaworld-famouscastle

第二节（（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。

Trainingforamarathonrequirescarefulpreparationandsteady,gradualincreasesinthelengthoftheruns.36,buythebest-fittingrunningshoesyoucanfind.Noonecansaywhichbrandwillworkbestforyouorfeelbestonyourfeet,soyouhavetorelyonyourexperienceandonthefeelofeachpairasyoushop.Whenyouhavefoundshoesthatseemright,walkinthemforafewdaystodouble-checkthefit.37.Asalways,youshouldstretch（伸展）atleasttenminutesbeforeeachruntopreventinjuries.

Duringthefirstweek,donotthinkaboutdistance,butrunfiveminuteslongereachday.38,itiswisetotakeadayofftorest.Butduringthenextweek,setagoalofatleastamileandahalfperrun.39.Aftertwoweeks,starttimingyourself.40.Dependingonthekindofraceyouplantoenter,youcansetupatimetablefortheremainingweeksbeforetherace.

A.Aftersixdays

B.Foragoodmarathonrunner

C.Beforeyoubeginyourtraining

D.Witheachday,increasethedistancebyahalfmile

E.Iftheystillfeelgood,youcanbeginrunninginthem

F.