大庆实验中学2016年高考得分训练

英语（一）

说明：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120*1.25=150分，时间100分钟

第一卷

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（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。 A

My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations, and is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool (流口水)” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.

This had been challenging for me at times. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been a year of “firsts” for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三项全能).

On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions (过渡) from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.

And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my face lit up. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated (主宰) that swim, won that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.

I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered (克服) that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.

All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.

Shine on, sweet baby.

1. Kelly is nervous when ______.

A. situations are new to her B. boys are around her

C. she changes into a leader D. she is away from her mom 2. We can know from the Paragraph 3 ______ . A. the race began in the early morning B. the whole family gave Kelly support

C. Kelly was eager for her turn in the race

D. Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party

3. Seeing Kelly’s performance in the race, the author felt ______. A. excited and proud B. anxious and uneasy C. curious and concerned D. worried and hesitant 4. The author “felt like I won that day ” because Kelly ______.

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A. expressed love to her C. took part in the sport

B. won the gold medal D. overcame the fear B

We’ve all had that moment when we are in the middle of sorting old clothes, or walking down the street and passing a restaurant, or someone hugs you and their pleasant smell go slightly and you’re instantly transported to a past memory or you feel an emotional response to that smell.

For me, the smell of bubble bath will always make me think of long soaps in the big claw-footed bath and my grandma’s house in the UK! If this sounds like you too, there is a reason for it. Psychologist Sabina Read explains, “Fragrance is commonly linked to our mood and behavior via learned emotional responses associated with smells and past experiences. If we smell roses while visiting a sick loved one in hospital, the smell may arouse sadness or grief (哀伤); however if we first smell roses after giving birth, we will most likely associate that smell with feelings of joy and love. Therefore fragrance plays a powerful role in mood and emotion across our life.”

And it’s this understanding which Imperial Leather has used in creating their new fragrance range. The brand undertook a survey of 2,200 Australians on fragrances and smells --- and some of the results might surprise you.

* A huge 97 percent of people feel more confident just by wearing a fragrance. * Women feel most attractive wearing a floral (花香的) scent.

* Floral fragrances are the most attractive scent with men voting it as their favorite scent for a partner.

* Over half the nation, 51 percent, have used the same fragrance for five years or more. 5. When we are sorting old clothes, their pleasant smell may ______. A. be always full of our memory B. drive us to change for new ones

C. have a positive effect on our emotion

D. remind us a certain past memory or feelings on it

6. By giving examples, the writer makes us learn that ______. A. roses are always connected with joy and love

B. fragrance plays an important role in our mood and emotion

C. the big claw-footed bath calls up the memory of his grandma’s house D. Imperial Leather conducted a survey to create their new fragrance range 7. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Truth Behind Fragrances and Feelings B. Smell Associated with Emotion C. A Survey by Imperial Leather D. My Past Memory of Smell

8. What can you do if you want to make yourself attractive? A. Wear some old clothes full of memories. B. Take a bubble bath every day. C. Wear some kind of fragrance.

D. Avoid visiting people in hospital.

C

Teenagers have fewer friends than 20 years ago, research has shown --- despite the increasing popularity of social media.

A study carried out by experts at The University of Queensland in Australia, found teens

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felt less lonely than two decades ago --- but that they have poorer social networks.

A survey of more than 285,000 US high school students carried out between 1991 and 2012 found young people had fewer friends with whom to interact, but less desire for more friends.

The Globe and Mail quotes the findings of the research, printed in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, which suggests economic changes may have helped increased individuality (个体意识) among young people.

The authors behind the study wrote, “Greater economic opportunities offer individuals more freedom to manage their own money, decide whom to date and decide whom to marry, reducing the influence of relatives and giving people more freedom, which may increase individualism.”

“Economic changes lead to increased individuality, which could lead to decreasing interest in friends, increasing self-reliance, increasing self-esteem (自尊) and decreasing loneliness.”

Lead researcher, Dr. David Clark said further research on cultures outside the US would help determine if modernization is the root cause of the observed results.

He said, “If other cultures show the same pattern of reduced loneliness in the face of poorer social networks, this would support the idea that modernization is responsible.”

The findings have shown that the growing use of social networking sites has had a negative effect on the quality of people’s friendships.

A study from 2006 by sociologists at Duke University also showed that on average most adults only have two people they can talk to about the most important subjects in their lives while one quarter had no close friends at all.

9. Compared with 20 years ago, what do we know about teenagers today? A. They feel more lonely. B. They have fewer friends.

C. They have wider social networks. D. They are more eager to make friends. 10. What may economic changes make teens do today?

A. Desire more friends. B. Feel more lonely.

C. Be more independent. D. Make money more easily. 11. In Dr. David Clark’s view, ______. A. some adults have no close friends at all B. teens should get away from social networks C. all cultures show teens today feel less lonely D. modernization may cause teens’ reduced loneliness

D

I cherish being around people who are totally comfortable with who they are. There always seems to be an aura (光环) of love and acceptance that follows these people around. I think it is because they have figured out one of the biggest secrets to life: the chance of being loved and accepted grows so much when we can truly say we couldn’t be more comfortable with ourselves.

People like being round those who are comfortable with themselves because they are less threatening. We all feel the need to protect ourselves from threats aimed at our insecurities. Insecurities are like open wounds and it hurts when people poke (捅；戳) at them. It can be exhausting to hang around people who constantly poke at us just to get some kind of external (外界的) recognition through making everyone else feel smaller.

My favorite thing about people who are comfortable with themselves is that they need no external recognition. They have discovered their worth is, by nature, something that cannot be taken away or added to according to what other people think. Ironically (讽刺地) enough, this ends up providing comfortable people with more external recognition than those who feel they need it most. Because comfortable people’s worth comes from within, they see no point in tearing

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