甘肃省天水市届高三英语下册第四次模拟考试题.docx

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甘肃省天水市届高三英语下册第四次模拟考试题

天水一中2015-2016学年第二学期高三（2013级）第四次检测考试

英语试题

命题人：

董红玲审核：

李健

第一部分（共两节，满分45分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分}

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并将答案写在题后的答题表中。

A

CityCollegeUnionInc

Secretary/Typist

TheUnionisastudent-runorganizationwithapermanentstaffof20.Typingspeed:

atleast60wpm.

Theabilitytotakeshorthanddictationandaworkingknowledgeoffillingproceduresareessentialrequirements.

Thebasicsalaryforthepositionis$18,500peryear.

EnquirestoR.Barbar387-5075.

EmuAirline

Secretary

EmuAirlineisnowofferingapart-timepositionforasecretary.

Thepositionoffersatleast20hours’workaweek,withaviewtofull-timeworkinthefuture.Monthlysalaryisabout$1,400.

Phone899-3264foranappointment.

WordProcessor

Operator（full-time）

Weneedanoperatortoworkinanofficeassociatedwiththebuildingindustry.Onlyexperiencedoperatorsareexpectedtoapply.

Startingsalary:

$17,950yearly.

Applyinwritingto:

ThePersonnelOfficerHillMorganPtyLtd38GreenHillRd.Kensington2033.

SewingMachinistWanted

JeansIndustry

Weareanexpandingclothingcompanylocatedsouthofthecity.Ourproductsincludejeans,skirts,shortsandsoon.Wearelookingforsewingmachineoperators.

Thefactoryworksa38-hourweekover4-5days.Wagesforthisare$18,050peryear.Wagesandconditionsareinlinewiththecurrentindustrialaward.

Ifyouareinterested,comeoverandpickupanapplicationformfromRipperJeans,23NorthAve,Beaudesert.

1.Whatdothesefouradvertisementshaveincommon?

A.Eachofthemiscommentedbytheirmanager.

B.Theyarelocatedinthesouthofthesamecity.

C.Theircompaniesareintroducedindetail.

D.Theyallwantpeopleintheproperposition.

2.TheapplicantsforthepostofasecretaryinCityCollegeUnionIncshouldhavethefollowingqualitiesexcept　　　. 

A.abilityoforganizationB.knowledgeaboutfillingtheform

C.typingskillD.writingrapidly

3.TheattractivenessofthepostinEmuAirlineis　　　. 

A.itspromisingfutureB.itsfreeflying

C.itsgoodsalaryD.itsniceworkingconditions

4.Ifyouwanttobeasewingmachineoperator,youmaycontactthiscompanyby　　　. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A.visitB.faxC.phoneD.Email

B

Doeshappinesshaveascent?

Whensomeoneishapp

y,canyousmellit?

Youcanusuallytellwhensomeoneishappybasedonseeingthemsmile,hearingthemlaughorperhapsfromreceivingabighug.Butcanyoualsosmelltheirhappiness?

Surprisingnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessdoesindeedhaveascent,andthattheexperienceofhappinesscanbetransmittedthroughsmell,reportsPhys.org.

Forthestudy,12youngmenwereshownvideosmeanttobringaboutavarietyofemotionswhileresearchersgatheredsweatsamplesfromthem.Allofthemenwerehealthyandnoneofthemweredrugusersorsmokers,andallwereaskedtoabstainfromdrinkingoreatingsmellyfoodsduringthestudyperiod.

Thosesweatsampleswerethengivento36equallyhealthyyoungwomentosmell,whileresearchersmonitoredtheirreactions.Onlywomenwereselectedtosmellthesamples,apparentlybecausepreviousresearchhasshownthatwomenhaveabettersenseofsmellthanmenandarealsomoresensitivetoemotionalsignaling—thoughit'sunclearwhyonlymenwerechosentoproducethescents.

Researchersfoundthatthebehaviorofthewomenaftersmellingthescents—particularlytheirfacialexpressions—indicatedarelationshipbetweentheemotionalstatesofthemenwhoproducedthesweatandthewomenwhosniffedthem.

“Humansweatproducedwhenapersonishappybringsaboutastatesimilartohappinessinsomebodywhobreathesthissmell,”saidstudyco-authorGunSemin,aprofessoratKocUniversityinTurkey.

Thisisafascinatingfindingbecauseitnotonlymeansthathappinessdoeshaveascent,butthatthescentiscapableoftransmittingtheemotiontoothers.Thestudyalsofoundthatotheremotions,suchasfear,seemtocarryascenttoo.Thisensurespreviousresearchsuggestingthatsomenegativeemotionshaveasmell,butitisthefirsttimethishasprovedtobetrueofpositivefeelings.

Researchershaveyettoisolate（分离）exactlywhatthechemicalcompoundforthehappinesssmellis,butyoumightimaginewhatthepotentialapplicationsforsuchafindingcouldbe.Happinessperfumes,forinstance,couldbeinvented.Scenttherapies（香味疗法）couldalsobedevelopedtohelppeoplethroughdepressionoranxiety.

Perhapsthemostsurprisingresultofthestudy,however,isourbroadenedunderstandingofhowemotionsgetcommunicated,andalsohowourownemotionsarepotentiallymanagedthroughoursocialcontextandtheemotionalstatesofthosearoundus.

5.Whatisthemainfindingofthenewresearch?

A.Pleasantfeelingscanbesmeltout.B.Negativeemotionshaveasmell.

C.Menproducemoresweats.D.Womenhaveabettersenseofsmell.

6.Theunderlinedpart“abstainfrom”inParagraph3probablymeans_________.

A.continueB.practiceC.avoidD.try

7.Whatistheapplicationvalueofthenewresearch?

A.Perfumescouldhelppeopleunderstandeachother.

B.Somesmellscouldbecreatedtoimproveourappearance.

C.Perfumescouldbeproducedtocurephysicaldiseases.

D.Somesmellscouldbedevelopedtobetterourmood.

8.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.happinesscomesfromascentofsweat

B.socialsurroundingscaninfluenceouremotions

C.peopleneedmoreemotionalcommunic

ation

D.positiveenergycandeepenunderstanding

c

Conventionalwisdomisamajorbarriertoinnovation（创新）thatthreatensthesurvivalofcompanieseverywhere.It’sbasedontheassumptionthatoldideaswillalwayswork,sotheyshouldn’tbechallenged.Whilethismaybeavalidassumptioninsituationsthatdon’tchange,it’sunlikelytoholdtrueinachangingsituation.Intoday’srapidchangingglobalenvironment,oldmethodsoftendon'twork,andstubbornlyusingthemcanleadtomajorproblems.

Mostpeopleseemtoagreewithconventionalwisdombecauseitgivesoneafalsesenseofsecurity.Ifeveryoneelsebelievesit,thenitmustbetrue.Individualswhouseconventionalwisdomarecertainthattheyareright,andbeingrightisgood.Theywanttocontinueusingoldideasratherthantakeriskswithchangesthatmightnotwork.In1977,KenOlsen,co-founderandCEOofDigitalEquipmentCorporation（DEC）,stated“Thereisnoreasonforanyindividualtohaveacomputerinhishome.”Despitebeingadominantleaderinthecomputerindustry,DECnolongerexists.

Peopleseemtoforgetthatsinceinnovationisachange,therecanbenoinnovationwithoutchange.Unfortunately,conventionalwisdompreventsleaders,followersandcompaniesfromchangingandthereforeinnovating.Ifcompaniesdon’tinnovate,buttheircompetitorsdo,thefutureislikelytobeproblematic.Breakingfromconventionalwisdomhasledtomanyofthemostinnovativecompaniesandproductsinhistoryacrossmanyindustries,soithasapowerfuleffectonbusinesssuccess.

TedTurner（founderofCNN）knewlittle,ifanything,aboutthenewsbusiness,butheknewitwasinconvenienttowatchnewsonlyatthedinnerhour,aswascommonbeforeCNN.Turner’ssolutionwastocreateacablechanneldedicatedtonews24hoursaday.Thenewsestablishmentreflectedconventionalwisdomatthetime,andpredictedhisideawouldfailbecausenoonewantedtowatchthenewsallday.However,itdoesn’ttakearocketscientisttounderstandthatviewersdon’thavetowatchthenewsalldayfortheCNNtowork.Viewersjusthavetowatchwhentheywanttogetinformation.Duetoconventionalthinking,thecriticsfailedtorecognizetheopportunitythatwascleartoTed.Theyassumedthatonlywhatwasfamiliartothemcouldworkinthefuture.

Conventionalwisdompreventscreativity,flexibilityandrisk-taking,sounconventionalleadersenthusiasticallybreakfromit.Tosurvive,thriveandmaintaincompetitiveadvantage,companiesmustbeflexiblewhenreactingtochange.

9.DEChasdisappearedprobablybecause___________.

A.theCEOstucktotheconventionalideas

B.theleaderslackedthesenseofsecurity

C.theconsumersdidn’tlikeitsproducts

D.theemployeestookmanyriskswithchanges

10.ThefoundingofCNNisusedasanexampletoprove_________.

A.missingopportunitiescouldleadtofailure

B.conventionalwisdominfluencesbusinesssuccess

C.watchingnewsatthedinnerhourisconvenient

D.changingcouldcontributetobusinesssuccess

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartprobablymean?

A.RocketscientistscanensuretheCNNworksproperly.

B.It’seasytoknowpeopleneedn’twatchthenewsallthetime

C.It’snecessarytounderstandwhenpeoplewatchthenews.

D.Mostoftheviewersdon’tliketowatchthenewsatwork.

12.Thepassageismainlywrittentotellusthat______.

A.conventionalwisdomlimitsinnovationB.opportunitiesleadtobusinesssuccess

C.oldmethodsarechangingwithtimeD.successfulcompaniesneedwiseleaders

D

HowSuperAreSupermarkets?

Buyingeweek’sgroceriesistiring.Youwanttogetitoveranddonewithquickly,soyouheadforthenearestsupermarket,youfindeverythingyouneedunderoneroof,andyoufeelgladthatthosedaysofgoinginandoutofdifferentshopsinthehighstreetareover.Supermarketsseemtobeabigplus.Thereisadownside,though.

IntheUK90%ofallthefoodpeopleconsumeisboughtat5differentsupermarketchains.Thismakesthesecompaniesextremelypowerful,whichletsthemusetheirhugebuyingpowertosqueezesmallsupplierstogetthebestdeal.Milkisagoodexample.Supermarketsliketousethingslikemilk,whichisthetopofalmostever