高考英語試題

1、高考英語試題及答案希望合用AAftertheSummerOlympicsareover,whenalltheathleticshavegonehomeandthetelevisionaudiencehasswitchedoff,anothergroupofathleticsandfanswillarriveatthehostcity,andanothercompetitionwillbegin.ThesearetheParalympics,thegamesforathleteswithadisability.ButinBeijingin20XX年,forthefirsttime,oneofth

2、egreatestParalympicswillnotbetakingpart.SheisaBritishathletebythenameofTanniGrey-Thormpson.Bornwithspinehifida(脊椎裂)whichleftherparalysedfromthewaistBown.Tanniusedawheelchairfromtheageof7.atfirst,shewasnotkeenonsport,apartfromhorse-riding,whichgaveherasenseoffreedom.Butinherteens,shestartedtakingspor

3、tsmoreseriously.Shetriedswimming,basketballandtennis.Eventuallyshefoundathletics,andneverlookedback.Indeed,Tannisathleticcareertookoff.In1984,whenshewas15,shepulledoffasurprisevictoryinthe100metresattheJuniorNationalWheelchairGames.In1998,TanniwenttoherfirstParalympicGamesinSeoul.Shewonbronzeinthe40

4、0metres.Evengreatersuccessfollowedatthe1992Barcelonn.Paralympics.Tanniwongoldinthe100,200,400and800metresrelay,settingtwoworldrecordsintheprocess.InthesameyearsheachievedshefirstofhersixLondonWheelchairMarathonvictories.Tannienduringssuccesshadbeenpartmotivation(動機),partpreparation,“ThetrainingIdoth

5、atenablesmetobeagoodsprinter(短跑運動員)enablesmetobegoodatamarathontoo.IkeepsmepreparedforwhateverdistanceIwanttoseestillcompetingataveryhighlever,butasIgetolderthingsget.IamharderandIwanttoretirebeforeIfallapart.”IndeedTanniretiredfinallyaftertheVisaParalympicWorldCupin20XX年.Herwishistocoachyoungathlet

6、esforBeijing20XX年OlympicGames.Inspiteofupsanddowns,shenevertakeherfatelyingdown.Inhersplendidlife,shehaswonanamazingelevengoldmedals,foursilversandonebronzeinseriesofParalympics-atopleverathleticcareercoveringtwodecades.ShehaswontheLondonWheelchairMarathonsixtimes,morethananyothercompetitor,andsheha

7、ssetoverthirtyworldrecords.Whatadvicedoesshehaveforyoungathletes?“Workhardatyourstudies,andthentrain,trainandtrainagain.”WhichofthefollowingsportsdidTannilikebeforethirteen?希望合用A.BasketballB.Swimming.C.Tennis.D.Horse-riding.57.WhendidTanniwinherfirstOlympicgoldmedal?A.In1984.B.In1988.C.In1992.D.In20

8、XX年.Theunderlinedword“that”inthe5thparagraphrefersto_.A.fiftyweekstrainingB.beingagoodsprinterC.trainingalmosteverydayD.partmotivationandpartpreparationWhatstherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTanni?a.Sheworksasacoach.b.Shetookupathletics.c.ShewonfourgoldmedalsinBarcelong.d.ShecompetedinherfirstParalym

9、picGames.e.SheachievedavictoryinherfirstLondonWheelchairMarathon.60.WhatcanwelearnfromTannissuccess?A.Unionisstrength.B.Nevertoolatetolearn.C.Wellbegunishalfdone.D.Nopains,nogains.BForyearswehavebeentoldthatencouragingachild-sselfrespectisimportanttohisorhersuccessislife.Butchildexpertsarenowlearnin

10、gthattoomuchpraisecanleadtotheoppositeapprovalfromfriendswhenaskediftheywanttogointhebackscatofthecar.Theimplication(含義)ofsaying“Youaretheprettiestgirlinclass,”ortalkingaboutthegoalsshesucceedbutnotheroveralleffort,isthatyouloveheronlywhenshelooksthebest,someshehighest,achievesthemost.Andthiscarries

11、overtotheclassroom.希望合用SocialpsychologistCarrolDweck,PhD,testedtheeffectsofoverpraiseon400fifthgraderswhileshewasatColumbiaUniversity.Shefoundthatkidspraisedforontestesandweremorelikelytotakeon“tryingharddifficultassignments”didbettethanthosepraisedforbeing“smart”.“Praisingattributes(質(zhì)量)orabilitiesm

12、akesafalsepromisethatsuccesswillcometoyoubecauseyouhavethatquality,anditdevalueseffort,sochildrenareafraidtotakeonchallenges,saysDweck,nowatStanfordUniversity,“Theyfiguretheysbetterquitwhiletheyreahead.”Theunderlinedwords“Praise-sholickids”referstokidswhoare_.A.tiredofbeingpraisedB.worthyofbeingprai

13、sedC.veryproudofbeingpraisedD.extremelyfondofbeingpraised62.Theauthorquoted(引用)Dr.Dweckswordsinthelastparagraphinordertomakethearticle_.A.better-knownB.better-organizedC.morepercussiveD.moreinteresting63.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_.A.praiseforeffortsshouldbemoreencouragedB.praiseforresultsworksbet

14、terthanpraiseforeffortsC.praisingachildsachievementsbenefitshisorhersuccessinlifeD.praisingachildsabilitiesurageencohimorhertotakeonchallengesCWehavedesignedallourbankcardstomakeyourlifeeasier.HowtouseyourNatWestServicecardAsaSwitchcard,itletsyoupayforallsportsofgoodsandservices,wheneveryouseetheSwi

15、tchlogo.Themoneycomesstraightoutofyouraccount,soyoucanspendasmuchadyoulikeaslongasyouhaveenoughmoney(oranagreedoverdraft(透支)tocoverit.Itisalsoachequeguarantee(擔保)cardforuptotheamountshownonthecard.Anditgivesyoufreeaccesstoyourmoneyfromover31,000cashmachinesacrosstheUK.希望合用HowtouseyourNatWestChshcard

16、YoucanuseyourCashcardasaSulocardtopayforgoodsandservericeswhereveryouseetheSolologo.Itcanalsogiveyouaccesstoyouraccountandyourcashfromover31,000cashmachinesnationwide.Youcanspendorwithdraw(提取)whatyouhaveinyouraccount,orasmucharyouragreedoverdraftlimit.UsingyourcardabroadYoucanalsouseyourServicecarda

17、ndCashcardwhenyoureabroad.YoucanwithdrawcashatcashmachinesandpayforgoodsandserviceswhereveryouseetheCirrusorMaestrologodisplayed.Wetakeacommissioncharge(手續(xù)費)of2.25%ofeachcashwithdrawalyoumake(upto4)andacommissionchargeof75penceeverytimeyouuseMaestrotopayforgoodsorservices.Wealsoapplyaforeign-exchang

18、etransactionfeeof2.62%.HowtouseyourNatWestCreditCardWithyourcreditcardyoucandothefollowing:Payforgoodsandservicesandenjoyupto56daysinterest-freecredit.Payinover24millionshopsworldwidethatdisplaytheMaestrocardorVisalogo.CollectoneAIRMILEforevery20ofspendingthatappearsonyourstatement(結(jié)算單).(Thisdoesnot

19、includeforeigncurrencyortravelerschequesbought,interestandothercharges.)IfyoucarrytheServicecardortheCashcard,_.A.youcanuseittoguaranteethingsasyouwishB.youcandrawyourmoneyfromcashmachinesconvenientlyC.youcanspendasmuchmoneyasyoulikewithoutalimitD.youhavetopaysomeextramoneywhenyoupayforservicesinthe

20、UK65.Ifyouwithdraw200fromacashmachineabroad,youwillbecharged_.希望合用A.4B.4.5C.5.25D.5.3WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutusingyourNatWestCreditCard?A.Youhavetopaybackwithinterestwithin56days.B.Youwillbechargedsomeinterestbeyondtwomonths.C.Youcanusethecardinanyshopacrosstheworld.D.Youwillgainoneairmileifyo

21、uspend20ontravellercheques.sThepurposeofthepassageistoshowyouhowto_.A.playyourcardsrightB.useyourcardsabroadC.drawcashwithyourcardsD.payforgoodswithyourcardsDTheglobalenergycrisisisapproaching.Whatcawedo?Herearesomestepsyoucantake.Coolingputsthegreateststressonyoursummerenergybillandthepowergrid(電網(wǎng))

22、.Justasttune-upforyourcarcanimproveyourgasmileage,ayearlytune-upofyourheatingandcoolingsystemcanimproveefficiencyandcomfort.Cleanorreplacesfiltersmonthlyorasneeded.Forcentralairconditioningsystemsandroomairconditioners,lookfortheENERGYSTAR,thefederalgovernmentssymbolforenergyefficiency.Forcentralair

23、,purchasethesystemwiththehighestpossibleSeasonalEnergyEfficiencyRaton.(SEER)Useenergy-efficientceilingfanseitheraloneorwithairconditioning.Ceilingfansdoagreatjobofcirculatingair.Whenusedwithairconditioning,fansallowyoutoraisethethermostat(恒溫器)andcutcosts.Ceilingfanscoolpeople,notrooms,sobeforeyoulea

24、ve;turnofftheceilingfan.Letaprogrammablethermostat!“rememberforyou”toautomaticallyadjusttheindoorclimatewithyourdailyandweekendpatternstoreducecoolingbillsbyupto10percent.Youcancomehometoacomfortablehousewithoutwastingenergyandcrestingpollutionalldaywhileyouareatwork.希望合用Trytomakeyourhomeairtighteno

25、ughtoincreaseyourcomfort,makeyourhomequieterandcleanerandreduceyourcoolingcostsupto20percent.Gutyourairconditioningload,andreducepollutionbyplantingplantingleafytreesaroundyourhomeandfixingreflectivebricksonyourroof.Closeblindsorshadesonsouth-andwest-facingwindowsduringtheday,orfixshadingequipmentto

26、avoidheatbuild-up.Turnoffeverythingnotinuse:lights,TVs,computers.Andusefluorescentbulbs(熒光燈),whichprovidebright,warmlightwhileusingatleasttwo-thirdslessenergy,producing70percentlessheatandlastingupto10timeslongerthanincandescentbulbs(白熾燈).Drivethecarthatgetsbettergasmileagewheneverpossibleifyouownmo

27、rethanonevehicle.Ifyoudrive12,500milesayear,switching10percentofyourtripsfromacarthatgets20milspergallontoonethatgets30mpgwillsaveyoumorethan65peryear.Carpool.TheaverageU.S.commuter(搭車上班族)couldsaveabout260ayearbysharingcarstwiceaweekwithtwopeopleinacarthatgets20.1mpg-assumingthethreepassengerssharet

28、hecostofgas.Accordingtothepassage,thethermostatisusedto.A.makeroomsquieterB.controlroomtemperatureC.turnofftheairconditionerD.reduceroomairpollutionWecanconcludefromthepassagethattheauthorprobablydiscourages.A.plantingleafytreesaroundyourhomeB.turningofftheceilingfanbeforeyouleaveyourhouseC.keepingy

29、oursouth-facingwindowsopenduringthedayD.usingfluorescentbulbsinsteadofincandescentbulbs70.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.energy-savingtipsB.fuel-savingtips希望合用C.do-it-yourselftipsD.environment-protectingtipsEAnewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedtoreducetheriskofskincancer,actuallyincreas

30、etherisk.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlookedattheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma(黑素瘤).TheysaidthattheyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuseandhigherriskofmelanomaMosthealthexpertsbelievethatbyprotectingtheski

31、nfromtheharmfuleffectsofthesun,sunscreenhelpspreventskincancer,whichisincreasinginincidence(發(fā)生率)fasterthananyothercancerintheUnitedStates.Butquestionshasbeenraisedaboutsunscreenandwhetheritmayhasoppositeeffect,perhapsbyallowingpeopletoremainexposedtothesunlongerwithoutburning.Theresearcherssaidthata

32、mongtheproblemswithsomeearlierstudiesisthattheyoftenfailedtotakeintoaccountthatthosepeoplemostatriskforskincancer-peoplewithfairskinandfreckles(斑點),forexample-aremorelikelytousesunscreen.Asaresult,itmayappearthatsunscreenusersgetcancermoreoften.Thestudies,whichgenerallyreliedonvolunteerstorecallthei

33、rsunscreenuse,werealsounabletoprovehowwelltheproductshadbeenapplied,saidthenewstudy.72.Theunderlinedword“flaws”inthe2ndparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.evidenceB.factsC.faultsD.failures73.Peoplewithfairskinandfreckles.A.seldomusesunscreenB.aremoreindangerofskincancerC.canbefreefromtheharmofthesunD.oftenexposethemselvestothesun74.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.sunscreenusersgetskincancermoreoften希望合用B.thevolunteershaveprovedtheeffectofsunscreenC.thenewstudywasbasedontheexperiencesofvolunteersD.thenumberofskincancerpatientsisincreasinginAmer