重庆市南开中学届高三20月考英语2.docx

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重庆市南开中学届高三20月考英语2

重庆市南开中学2014届高三2014月月考（英语）2

高考英语

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60．IfastudenttakesthecourseTheShortStory,hecan’ttake    .

   A．FromParagraphtoEssay         B．TenseaboutTenses

   C．SourceMaterial                     D．MediaUse

61．Whichofthecoursescandevelopthestudents’teamwork?

   A．FromParagraphtoEssay         B．TheShortStory

   C．CaughtforSpeeding             D．ExpressYourself

62．Fromwherecanastudentreadthis?

   A．Ontheradio.                   B．Ontelevision.  

   C．Inalocalnewspaper.           D．Onaschoolnoticeboard.

C

   Aroundofapplause,please,fortheIndianmanwhorecentlysangfor80hoursstraight,settinganewGuinnessworldrecord.It’sanimpressivefeat,tobesure,butlet’sjusthopehestillhasavoice.AccordingtoIndiannewspapers,RajeshBurburehasbeentoldtokeepsilentforseveraldayssohisvocalcords（声带）canheal.

ItwasreportedthatBurbureandhisfamilyareinacelebratorymood.“It’saproudmomentforallofus,”hiswifetoldDNAI.

I,ontheotherhand,amunabletosharetheirenthusiasm.Don’tgetmewrongIhopethe35-year-oldBurburelivesforever,sellsamillionrecordsandbecomesaninternationalcelebrity.Buthisrecord–singingfor80hoursstraight–isaboutasmeaningfulasmostoftheothercuriousbutcrazyfeatslistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.

Granted,I’mnotqualifiedtospeakonthesubject.I’vegotnoworldrecordstomyname–andIneverexpecttohaveany.Thenagain,maybeIamqualifiedtospeakforthoseofuswhohavebetterthingstodothantrainforyearstosingan80-hourmedley（混合曲）ofpopsongs.

Butlet’snotjustpickonpoorBurbure.He’snottheonlypersonchasingmeaninglessaccolades.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsisfullofthenamesofpeoplewhoatonetimegrewthelongesthair,orbuiltthebiggestbicycle,orbakedthelargestcheesecake.

Toalloftheseenterprising（有进取心的）soulsIask,simply,“Whatwasitallfor?

”

Congratulations!

Forallofyourpainstakingeffort,youbecameafootnoteinathickbookthatnoonereads,exceptforyouandthepersonwhowilleventuallysurpassyou–withonemorehourofsinging,afewmorecentimetersofsteelorafewmorepoundsofcheese.

Afterall,recordsaremadetobebroken.

63．Fromthetext,wecanlearnthattheauthor        .

   A．hasnoGuinnessrecords,soheadmiresBurbures’feat

   B．feelsitisapityhewasnotinvitedtosharethehappinesswiththeBurbures

   C．thinkssingingfor80hoursstraightiscompletelymeaningless

   D．isquiteworriedaboutBurbure’svocalcords

64．BeforesomeonewinsaGuinnessrecord,heorshehasto        .

   A．becomeaninternationalcelebrity

   B．knowallaboutGuinnessrecord

   C．practiceagreatdeal

   D．beargreatstressforfearofinjury

65．Wecaninferfromthearticlethat       .

   A．afterthe80hoursofsinging,Burburecouldnolongerspeak

   B．Burbure’wifedidn’tsupporthisattempttomakeaGuinnessrecord

   C．manyhavecriticizedBurbureforhisstupidbehavior

   D．challengingaGuinnessrecordmaybeharmfultothehealth

66．Theauthor’sattitudetotheGuinnessworldrecordsmentionedinthepassageis        .

   A．positive                       B．impressed

   C．negative                       D．touched

67．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

   A．WhatWasthePoint?

   B．RecordsAreMadetobeBroken

   C．ANewIndianGuinnessRecord

   D．TheGuinnessBookIsBoring

D

   Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallyonlylastsafewminutesorafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeople,though,lonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation－forexample,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.SituationallonelinessIseasytounderstandandtopredict.

Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtype,chroniclonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemsocializingandbecomingclosetoothersunfortunately,manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.

Manyresearchersagreethattheloneliestpeoplearebetweentheages18and25,soagroupofpsychologistsdecidedtostudyagroupofcollegestudents.Theyfoundthatmorethan50%ofthestudentsweresituationallylonelyatthebeginningofthetermasaresultoftheirnewcircumstances,buthadadjustedafterafewmonths,13%werestilllonelyaftersevenmonthsduetoshynessandfear.Theyfeltveryuncomfortablemeetingstrangers,eventhoughtheyunderstoodthattheirfearwasnotreasonable.Thesituationallylonelystudentsovercametheirlonelinessbymakingnewfriends,butthechronicallylonelyremainedunhappybecausetheywereafraidtodoso.

PsychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasonsFirstofall,theyareunhappyandunabletosocializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdisease.Whiletemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeanormal,healthypartoflife,chroniclonelinesscanbeaverysad,andsometimesdangerouscondition.

68．Thepassagemainlytalksabout       .

   A．thesubjectsofpsychology

   B．thestudyonloneliness

  C．theinterestsofpsychologists

  D．thetreatmentofloneliness

69．AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat          .

  A．situationallonelinesscancausephysicalproblems

  B．temporarylonelinessdoesnotneedspecialattention

  C．chroniclonelinesscancauseproblemsinsocializing

  D．37%ofthestudentscanovercomelonelinesseasily

70．Theunderlinedword“chronic”inParagraph3means“       ”.

  A．resultingfromspecificcauses

  B．lastingalongtime

  C．changingslightly               

  D．improvingtheirhealth

71．Psychologistswanttohelpthehabituallylonelypeoplebecause     .

  A．theyarecollegestudents

  B．theyaresadanddangerous

  C．theyarenotactiveincommunicatingwithothers

  D．theymayhavementalandphysicalproblems

E

DearCollegeDean

Itismyunderstandingthatthiscollegehasreceivedalargedonationtobeusedtoimprovethequalityoflifeforstudentsexpandthebookstoreoraddcomputerstothecomputerlad.Itisthetraditionofhisschooltopromoteeducationandtobethepioneerofnewtechnology.ThatiswhyIstronglyargueinfavoroftheadditionofmorecomputerstothecomputerlab.

AlthoughexpandingthecampusbookstoretoincludeCDs,gifts,andasnackbarwillgiveanicerlooktothecollege,wehavetothinkaboutagreatergoalandamorepracticalwaytoenhancethequalityoflifeforstudents.Whatdowewantforourstudentsandourcollege?

DowewantourcollegetobeknownasaplacewithagreatbookstorewhereyoucanfindCDsandgifts,orasaplacewherethestudentscanexploreandresearchintheirfieldusingthebesttoolsprovidedbytechnology?

Inaddition,therearealreadyseveralsnackbarsoncampus,andtherearemusicstoresnearby,sostudentsdonotdependonthecollegebookstoreforthesethings.

Weliveinahighlytechnologicalworldandcomputersplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinhowwelive.Asalearninginstitution,thiscollegehastheresponsibilitytoofferitsstudentsthebesttechnologytohelpthempreparefortheirfuture.Manystudentswillbeexpectedtobefamiliarwiththelatestsoftwareandothertoolswhentheygoontoworkortograduateschool.

Whiletheyareincollege,studentsfindtheyareexpectedtousecomputers.Manyprofessorsexpectstudentstousecomputerstodohomeworkortocompleteprojects.StudentsareaskedtocreatePowerPointpresentationsandusespreadsheetsanddatabaseprograms,aswellastoresearchmanytopicsontheInternet.Sincestudentsarecompetingforgoodgrades,thosewhohavelimitedaccesstocomputersareatagreatdisadvantage.Furthermore,beingabletodoprojectsusingthecomputerenhancestheprocessoflearning,givingstudentstheopportunitytofindinformationthatwithoutacomputerwouldbemuchmoredifficulttofind.

Iftherearemorecomputers,studentswillalsobeabletocompletetheirworkmoreefficiently.Nomorewilltheyhavetowaitinline,paperanddiskinhand,whilescanningtheroomforanemptychairandcomputer.Nolongerwilltheyhavetositandwaitwhileanoutdatedcomputerstrugglestofollowtheircommands.Havingmorenewandfastercomputersavailablewillenablestudentstofinishtheirworkmorequickly.

Themorecomputersareusedinsocietythemorecollegeswilldependonthemasatoolofteachingandlearning.Makingcomputersmoreavailabletostudentsfacilitatestheirlearningprocessbymakingtheprocesseasier,moreinteresting,moreengaging,andintheprocessenhancingtheirqualityoflife

72．Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassageis        .

A．todescribetheproblemscausedbylackofcomputers

B．toexplainwhystudentsareingreatneedofcomputers

C．totelluswhatbenefitsstudentscangainfromcomputers

D．topersuadetheDeantopurchasemoreadvancedcomputers

73．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat         .

A．presentcomputersinthecollegecannotmeetthedemands