湖南省长沙市一中届高三第一次模拟考试英语2.docx

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湖南省长沙市一中届高三第一次模拟考试英语2

湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三第一次模拟考试（英语）2

高考英语

2014-05-181118

（高考好资料

thebiggestsinglejumpinfueleconomysincetheoriginalstandardswereadoptedinthe1970s.Carswillcostmore,butthegovernmentestimatesthatconsumerswillsaveanaverageof$3,000infueloverthelifeofanewvehicle.

   Thestandardswillalsoplacethefirst-everlimitsonautomobilegreenhousegasemissions,andareexpectedtoreduceemissionsby21percentby2030comparedwithwhattheoutputwouldhavebeenwithoutthestandards.Becauseemissionsfrompassengervehiclesrepresentaboutone-fifthofAmerica’sgreenhousegases,thisisastepforwardfortheplanet.

   Theautomakers,whofoughttherulesuntiltheywentbroke（破产）,havecometoacceptthisasastepforwardaswell.Asinglenationalstandardprovidesregulatorycertainty,andthey’vegottogetmoreefficienttosurvive.

   However,someinCongressseemeddeterminedtorollbackthelawsthatgotushere.SenatorLisaMurkowski,aRepublicanfromAlaska,andseveralothersenatorshaveaddedachallengetothefederalgovernment’sauthoritytoregulategreenhousegasesundertheCleanAirAct—notjustfromautomobilesbutfromothersources.TheSupremeCourtgavetheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencythatauthoritythreeyearsago,andthenewemissionsstandardswouldhavebeenimpossiblewithoutit.

   TherehasalsobeentalkintheSenateofeliminatingCalifornia’sspecialauthorityundertheCleanAirActtosetmoreaggressivemotorvehiclestandardsthanthefederallimits.Californiausedthatauthoritytopassalawin2002settinggreenhousegasemissionslimitsforcarssoldthere.Itwasthefirstlawofitskindinthiscountry,anditprovidedthedriveandthefoundationforthenewnationwidestandards.

   Whatalloftheseopponentsmeantodoistorollbackhistoryandthehard-wonenvironmentalprotectionsithasproduced.Thatwouldbeahugemistake.

66.ThefollowingarethebenefitsofthenewautomobileeconomystandardsEXCEPT________.

  A.reduceddependenceonforeignoil

  B.cancellingsomeofthelaws

  C.fewergreenhousegasemissions

  D.consumersavingsatthepump

67.Whatgoalissetfortheyear2016?

  A.Carswillcostmoresofewerpeoplewillbuythem.

  B.Thereisa30percentincreaseincarmanufacturing.

  C.Anaveragevehiclecango35.5mileswithonegallonofgas.

  D.Consumerswillsaveanaverageof$3,000infuelpercar.

68.Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraphsixrefersto________.

  A.TheCleanAirAct

  B.TheSupremeCourt

  C.TheEnvironmentProtectionAgency

  D.Thefederalgovernment’sauthority

69.Whatseemstobetherootofthenewautomobilefueleconomystandards?

  A.California’smotorvehiclestandards.

  B.TheEnvironmentProtectionAgency.

  C.SomeSenators,likeLisaMurkowski.

  D.Greenhousegasemissions.

70.Accordingtothewriter,thenewautomobilefueleconomystandardswillprobablyleadtotheresultthat________.

  A.everyonewins

  B.morecarswillbesold

  C.itwouldbeabigmistake

  D.nobodyagrees

PARTFOURWRITING

SECTIONA

DirectionsReadthefollowingpassage.Completethediagram/Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationforthepassage.

 WriteNOMORETHAN3WORDSforeachanswer

Dietersareoftenadvisedtostopdrinkingalcoholtoavoidtheextracalorieshiddeninaglassofwineorafavoritecocktail.Butnewresearchsuggeststhatwomenwhoregularlyconsumefairamountsofalcoholarelesslikelytogainweightthannondrinkersandareatlowerriskforfat.

Thefindingsarebasedonastudyof19,220UnitedStateswomenaged39orolderwho,atthestartofthestudy,fellintothe“normalweight”categorybasedontheirbodymassindex（身体质量指数）.Researcherstrackedthewomen’sdrinkinghabitsover13years.About60percentofthewomenwerelightorregulardrinkers,whileabout40percentreporteddrinkingnoalcohol.

Overthecourseofthestudy,41percentofthewomenbecameoverweightorfat.Althoughalcoholispackedwithcalories（about150inasix-ounceglassofwine）,thenondrinkersinthestudyactuallygainedmoreweightovertimeninepounds,onaverage,comparedwithanaveragegainofaboutthreepoundsamongregularmilddrinkers.Theriskofbecomingoverweightwasalmost30percentlowerforwomenwhoconsumedoneortwoalcoholdrinksaday,comparedwithnondrinkers.

Thefindingsarecertaintobeconfusingforwomenwhocontinuetoreceiveconflictingmessagesaboutthehealthbenefitsandrisksofalcohol.Althoughmilddrinkingisassociatedwithbetterhearthealth,regulardrinkingalsoincreasesbreastcancerrisk.

Thetrendtowardlessweightgainamongdrinkersdoesn’tappeartoholdtrueformen.A2003studyofBritishmenshowedthatregulardrinkersgainedmoreweightthannondrinkers.Theremaybedifferencesinhowmenandwomenmetabolize（代谢）alcohol.Metabolicstudiesshowthataftermendrinkalcohol,theyexperiencelittleifanymetabolicchange.Butalcoholappearstoslightlyspeedupawoman’smetabolism.

Thefindingsdon’tmeanwomenshouldrushtodrinkalcoholtoloseweight.Otherresearchshowsthatonceapersonisalreadyoverweight,heralcoholmetabolismismoreefficient,andsoanoverweightwomanmaygainmoreweightfromalcoholthanaleanwoman.Thedatado,however,suggestthatformanywomenfacingweightproblems,theextracaloriesareprobablynotcomingfromalcoholicdrinks.

TitleWomenWhoDrinkGain    71    

Ⅰ.Widelyknownadvice

        Stopdrinkingalcoholtoavoidtheextracalories.

Ⅱ.72    subjects19,220UnitedStateswomenaged39orolderof   73  

        ●about60percent－lightorregulardrinkers;

●about40percent－  74  

Ⅲ.Findings

        ●41percentbecomingoverweightorfat;

●nondrinkersgainingmoreweightovertime,9poundsonaverage;

●  75   gainingaboutthreepoundsonaverage;

●comparedwithnondrinkers,womenwhoconsumedoneortwoalcoholdrinksadayalmost30percent   76   tobecomefat;

●womenbeing   77   meninmetabolism

Ⅳ.78   fact

        Milddrinkingmay   79   tobetterhearthealth,butitalsoincreasesbreastcancerrisk.

Ⅴ.Suggestionandconclusion

        ●Womenshouldnotrushtodrinkalcoholtoloseweight.

●Forwomenwithweightproblems,alcoholicdrinksareprobablynotthe80   ofextracalories.

SECTIONB

DirectionsReadthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageandtherequiredwordslimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

TheunsteadyhousingmarketisshowingararesignofstrengthwaitinghomesaleswereupsignificantlyinFebruary,areportreleasedMondaysaid,suggestingthatAmericanstookadvantageofataxcreditforhomebuyers.

Salesrose8.2percentinFebruary,theNationalAssociationofRealtors（房地产经纪人）said.Analystshadexpectedsalestostayflat.

EconomistssaidMonday’sdatasuggestedbuyerswerere-enteringthemarketastheApril30deadlineapproachedforagovernmenttaxcreditofupto$8,000.Thetaxcreditdroveupsalesrapidlyinthefall,whenitwasoriginallysettoend,butithasbeenslowtopushthemarketthisspring.

LawrenceYun,chiefeconomistfortheassociation,saidMonday’sreport“maysignaltheearlystagesofasecondwaveofhomesales.”

AseparatereportonMondayshowedtheservicedivisionintheUnitedStateswasimproving,driveninpartbygainsinemployment.

TheInstituteforSupplyManagement’snon-manufacturingbarometer（晴雨表）roseto55.4inMarch,upfrom53inFebruary,goingbeyondexpectations.Muchoftheenergycamefromarushinnewordersandbusinessactivity.

Itwasthehighestreading（测量或调查的读数）forthesurveysinceMay2006.Whileemploymentrose,itwasshortofthebreak-evenpoint,signalingtheservicedivisionwasstilllosingjobs.Exportsalsorosesignificantly.

“Thisisaveryencouragingreport,whichindicatesaccelerationindemandgrowthfrombothdomesticandforeigncustomers,”BarclaysCapitalresearcherswroteinanoteonMonday.

Thejumpinwaitinghomesaleswasararebitofgoodnewsforthehousingmarket,whichremainsinadeeprut（车辙）.Homepriceshaveshownlittlechange.

Analystsexpectthehousingmarkettograduallyimproveasunemploymentbecomeslessandthebroaderrecoverygainssteam.Butsofar,reliefhasbeenslowtocome.

Monday’sreportshowedsalesroseeveninareashithardbypoorweatherinFebruary.Salesclimbed9percentintheNortheastandSouth,whichwereblanketedbysnowinFebruary.

TheRealtorsassociationbasesitsdataonsignedcontracts,whichusuallytakeoneortwomonthstotranslateintofinalsales.

81.Whatistheeffectofthegovernmenttaxcredit?

（Nomorethan5words）

82.WhoischiefeconomistfortheNationalAssociationofRealtors?

（Nomorethan2words）

83.WhatcouldbeasurpriseaccordingtoMonday’sreport?

（Nomorethan2014words）

84.IfyouareaskedtodescribetheriseinhomesalesinFebruary,whichworddoyouthinkisthemostappropriate?

（Nomorethan1word）

SECTIONC

DirectionsWriteanEnglishcompositionaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese

人们在生活中面临各种各样的挑战，请说一说人们为什么喜欢挑战和有哪些新的挑战有待人们探索。

注意：

1.      适当展开想象，语意连贯，结构完整。

2.      词数不少于120（不包括文章的开头）。

Forthousandsofyears,peoplehaveacceptedchallengesindifferentfields.

参考答案：

1-5ABBCA 6-2014CBACA 11-15ACBBC

16.takinginterestin/beinginterestedin      17.talktothem      18.agoodlistener

19.Dressnice/nicely                        20.hearyourproblems

21-25BABCD 26-30CCDAB 31-35ABCDD

36-40DACAB 41-45ABCDB 46-47CA

48.to 49.a 50.their/the 51.that/which 52.as 53.when54.for55.and

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