江苏省南京市2015届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题(解析版)讲义

江苏省南京市2015届高三第三次模拟考试
英语 2015. 05
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，现将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A \B\C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the woman probably doing?
A. Preparing a speech.
B Listening to loud music.
C Talking loudly on the telephone.
2. How does the woman like the canteen food?
A. She is fond of it. B She is tired of it. C. She can’t have enough of it.
3. Why does the man want to wear his new suit?
A. At the woman’s request.
B. For an important occasion.
C. To look more professional.
4. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. At the man’s house
B. At a hotel
C. In a cafe.
5. What time is it when the conversation is on?
A. 8:30
B. 8:45
C. 9:15
第二节（共15小题,每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各
个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why do they have no chance for the horror movie?
A. The theater is too far.
B. The tickets are sold out.
C. The man didn’t read the paper.
7. Which cinema are they going tonight?
A. The Bayside
B. The Capitol
C. The Golden.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is true about the wom an’s Danish friend?
A. She worked at a bank.
B. She used to live in London.
C. She was the woman’s roommate.
9. How long will the woman be in Copenhagen?
A. Two weeks.
B. Seven days.
C. Three days.
10. What has the woman heard about Copenhagen?
A. It’s big but relaxing.
B. People there are quite busy.
C. It has good-quality desserts.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is the woman doing?
A. Hosting an evening TV program.
B. Having her bicycle repaired.
C. Lecturing on business management.
12. Why did the man take over the bicycle shop?
A. He wanted to be his own boss.
B. He found it more interesting.
C. He wanted to win a bike race.
13. What do we learn about the people working in the shop?
A. They are volunteers.
B. They are all the man’s friends.
C. They work five days a week.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Why is the woman calling?
A. She has an appointment with the man.
B. She is checking if Mike still wants the desk.
C. She wants to make sure if she could deliver the desk.
15. What probably is the man who answered the call?
A. A colleague of Mike’s.
B. A relative of Mike’s
C. A neighbor of Mike’s
16. What happened to the manager?
A. He is on sick leave.
B. He is busy with something.
C. He is just not being around.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the presentation mainly about?
A. The sales of the motor car.
B. The popularity of the motor car.
C. The development of the motor car.
18. What used to restrict the use of electric vehicles?
A. The driving ranger and cost.
B. Recharging points and safety.
C. The driving range and recharging points.
19. What does the speaker say about electric vehicles of today?
A. They are able to receive email.
B. They can do all the driving for users.
C. They are comparatively environmental-friendly.
20 What do you learn about a conventional car in the future?
A. It will be powered by vegetable oil.
B. It will be challenged by other new-energy cars.
C. It will still play an important role on the market.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)
【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词的用法。

句意：---你的论点是平淡无奇。

我不会让你通过的。

---你在开玩笑吧。

Sound合情合理的；rational可选择的；liberal自由的；plain平淡无奇的。

根据句意选D。

【答案】B
【解析】考查名词的用法。

句意：国际基金会已经得到关于它促进金融稳定、制止危机、促进贸易和减少贫困方面的努力而得到批评和赞誉。

worship尊重；credit赞扬；arguement争执；privilege特权。

故选B。

【答案】C
【解析】考查副词的用法。

句意：女观众对票房的推动达到前所未有的高度。

Really真地；frequently频繁地；rarely几
乎不，简直不；never从不。

根据题干中的if ever，seen before判断是“几乎没有的一种高度”。

故选C。

【答案】A
【解析】考查非谓语动词的用法。

句意：接受不喜欢的状况。

它是关于接受所有已经失去的和学会如何和那种丢失一起生活。

题干中acknowledging和learning做about的并列宾语，故选A。

25. Some tourists visiting Tian’anmen Square during the holiday left a ________ of litter everywhere they went.
A. trail
B. dot
C. chain
D. track
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词的用法。

句意：一些游览北京天安门的顾客在假期期间边走边扔垃圾。

trail痕迹，一缕；dot小圆点；chain链子，连锁店；track痕迹。

a trail of一串串、一缕缕、一堆堆。

故选A。

26. ----There won’t be anywhere to park.
----Oh, _______. Let’s try the subway.
A. that’s a real bargain
B. that’s a good point
C. that’s really something
D. that’s all settled
【答案】B
【解析】考查交际英语的用法。

句意：----没有地方停车。

---哦，有道理。

我们就试试地下通道吧。

---A. that’s a real bargain 那是真正的便宜货；B. that’s a good point说得好，很有道理；C. that’s really something
太了不起了；D. that’s all settled一切都解决了。

故选B。

27. How did it come about ________ a quiet person should appear so wild today?
A. whether
B. that
C. if
D. What
【答案】B
【解析】考查主语从句的用法。

句意：一个安静的人今天竟然如此疯狂，这事是怎么产生的。

It是形式主语，that引导的主语从句，在从句中不做成分，仅起连接作用。

故选B。

28. You never really understand a person _______ you consider things from his point of view.
A. if
B. once
C. as
D. until
【答案】D
【解析】考查状语从句的用法。

句意：直到你能从他的观点角度上思考问题你才能真正了解一个人。

If如果；once一旦；as 由于；until直到。

故选D。

29. ---Kingsman: The Secret Service is a spy action comedy film. Wants to come with me?
---I’d love to, but my best friend is getting married, and I won’t _______ it for anything.
A.overlook
B. trade
C. miss
D. forget
【答案】C
【解析】考查交际英语的用法。

句意：---《王牌特工:特工学院》是一种间谍动作喜剧电影。

想和我一起去看吗？----我愿意去，但是我最好的朋友就要结婚了，并且我不想错过任何东西。

overlook忽视；B. trade贸易；miss错过；forget忘记。

根据题意选C。

30. ---________ I say something to you? You were really, really something back there. Incredible! ---Are you talking to ---me? Whoa!
A.Must
B. Can
C. Need
D. Should
【答案】B
【解析】考查情态动词的用法。

句意：----我能和你说点事吗？你真地、真地回到那里了。

不可思议！----您在和我说话吗？喔。

Must必须；can能，可能；need必须；should应该，竟然。

故选B。

31. The guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable and we spent a lovely evening wandering into places which we ________ straight past otherwise.
A. had walked
B. were walking
C. would have walked
D. must have walked
【答案】C
【解析】考查虚拟语气的用法。

句意：向导很热心并且知识丰富，我们在我们要不然径直走过的地方闲逛度过了一个美好夜晚。

根据题干中的otherwise判断，那晚上我们没有径直走过，应是与过去事实相反，应用would +have + 过去分词。

故选C。

32. Loneliness is a feeling _______ people experience a powerful rush of emptiness and solitude.
A. which
B. where
C. that
D. how
【答案】B
【解析】考查定语从句的用法。

句意：孤独是一种感觉，在那里人们经历了空虚和寂寞的巨大冲击。

先行词是feeling，定语从句中缺少地点状语，应用where引导定语从句。

故选B。

33. Halfway through the chapter _______ I hadn’t taken anything in.
A. did I realize
B. had I realized
C. I realized
D. I would realize
【答案】C
【解析】考查倒装句的用法。

句意：这一章我读到一半才意识到我根本没有看懂。

题干中的介词短语是为了强调放在句首，该短语不含有否定意味，句子不倒装。

根据题干中的从句是过去完成时，主句应用一般过去时。

故选C。

34. If Kate had known what was _______ for her, she would not have married Tom.
A. in response
B. in return
C. in reaction
D. in store
【答案】D
【解析】考查介词短语的用法。

句意：如果Kate知道为她准备着什么，她就不会和Tom结婚了。

A. in response反应；B. in return作为回报；C. in reaction回应；D. in store必将到来，准备着。

故选D。

【举一反三】in + 名词/形容词短语汇总
in a way / sense (从某种意义上说) , in a / one word (总而言之), in advance（提前；事先），in addition（除此之外）, in all （总共）, in case (of)（以防万一）, in charge（掌管；负责）, in common with（与……有共同之处）, in (great) demand 需要量很大，in need在危难中，在困难中，in detail （详细地）, in effect / fact / reality（实际上）, in general（一般地）, in hand （在手头上，在控制中）, in harmony (with )（与……和谐）, in nature （在自然中）, in no way / in no case / in no time (决不), in order（按顺序）, in other words（换句话说）, in person（亲自）, in place （在合适的位置）, in public（公开地）, in return （作为回报）, in short （总而言之）, in store（必将到来；快要发生）, in surprise（惊奇地）,in the wild（在野外）, in the way（挡路）, in turn （依次地；倒过来）, in time （及时；迟早）, in face of （面临着）, in honour of（纪念……）, in favour of （赞成；支持）
35. He started school the same day as I did and ________ to it like a duck to water.
A. appealed
B. took
C. catered
D. saw
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词辨析。

句意：他和我同一天开始上学，就像鸭子喜欢水一样喜欢上学。

appeal to对……吸引力；took to开始喜欢；cater for迎合，顾及；see to注意。

根据题干中的like判断，故选B。

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
40 the busy, bustling ways of modern life. Can you 41 William Shakespeare or Charles
Dickens skipping through a 42 door? There are double doors, sliding doors, stage doors and glass doors. The 43 and mystery of a door lies in its quality of being hidden. A glass door is not a door at all, but a window. The meaning of a door is to 44 what lies inside; to keep the heart in suspense.
Also, there are many ways of opening doors. There is the cheery 45 of elbow with which the waiter opens the kitchen door. There is the sympathetic and awful 46 of the dentist’s maid who opens the door into the operating room and, without speaking, 47 that the doctor is ready for you.
The opening of doors has in it some flavor of the 48 , some sense of moving into a new moment. Even in 49 , the opening of a door may bring relief. But the closing of doors could be 50 , A door closed brings 51 to an end. And there are degrees of sadness in the closing of doors. A door slammed is a confession of weakness. A door 52 shut may often be the most tragic gesture in life.
The opening and closing of doors is a part of the serious fluency of life. Life will not stay 53 and let us alone. We are 54 opening doors with hope, closing them with despair. Life 55 not much longer than a pipe of tobacco, and destiny knocks us out like the ashes.
【文章解读】这是关于美国作家莫利的哲学散文《门》的读后感：门像一种淡然的眼神，与世无争。

争斗喧闹的是人。

门外拥挤不堪。

还有什么比门，更能象征人生？
36. A. mystery B. relief C. scenery D. pleasure
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词的用法。

本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

A. mystery迷；B. relief释放，缓解；C. scenery风景；D.pleasure 高兴。

“门悠悠的背后，隐藏着何等样的奥秘？”故选A。

37. A. So B. Still C. Even D. Also
【答案】C
【解析】考查副词的用法。

本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。

A. So因此；B. Still仍然；C. Even 甚至；D. Also也。

根据
前文的no man knows和下文的the most familiar room判断应填even。

故选C。

38. A. wishes B. puzzles C. surprises D. changes
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词的用法。

本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

A. wishes愿望；B. puzzles困惑；C. surprises吃惊；D. changes 改变。

空前的动词harbour窝藏，庇护，根据前文的at dust应是藏有令人惊奇的事情，让人好奇。

故选C。

39. A. checked B. fixed C. wrapped D. removed
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词的用法。

本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. checked检查；B. fixed修理，安装；C. rapped包裹；D. removed移除。

根据下文的the leaking pipe判断应是“维修”。

故选B。

40. A. essential to B. different from C. consistent with D. typical of
【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词的用法。

本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。

A. essential to对……是重要的；B. different from不同于；
C. consistent with与……一致；
D. typical of典型的。

这些具有典型的现代繁忙、忙碌的生活方式特点。

故选D。

41. A. imagine B. suggest C. catch D. notice
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词的用法。

本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. imagine想象；B. suggest建议；C. catch抓住；D. notice 注意。

根据下文的William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping判断应是想象。

故选A。

42. A. stage B. sliding C. glass D. revolving
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词的用法。

本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

A. stage阶段，舞台；B. sliding滑动；C. glass玻璃；D. revolving
旋转，循环，细讲。

根据前文William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping应是通过一个旋转的门。

故选D。

43. A. symbol B. miracle C. sign D. mark
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词的用法。

本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

A. symbol 象征；B. miracle奇迹；C. sign签字； D. mark标记。

根据下文的quality与mystery相对应，故选A。

44.A. busy B. hide C. discover D. exhibit
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词或动词的用法。

本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。

A. busy繁忙的；B. hide隐藏；C. discover发现；D. exhibit 展览。

与下文的inside相对应，故选B。

【答案】C
【解析】考查动词的用法。

本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

knock敲；bump蹦；push推；touch触及。

根据下文的elbow 和open判断。

故选C。

【答案】A
【解析】考查名词的用法。

本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

silence沉默；noise噪音；voice,声音；peace和平。

根据下文without speaking与前文的sympathetic判断，故选A。

【答案】C
【解析】考查动词的用法。

本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

announce宣布；admits承认；.implies暗示；expects期待。

与前文的opens作并列谓语，故选C。

【答案】D
【解析】考查名词的用法。

本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

darkness黑暗；certainty一定；possibility可能性；unknown 未知。

与下文的some sense of moving对应，故选D。

【答案】C
【解析】考查名词的用法。

本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

vain徒劳；hope希望；sadness悲伤；happiness幸福。

与下文的relief对应。

故选C。

【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词的用法。

本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。

Easy容易的；terrible可怕的；dull枯燥的；interesting有趣的。

与下文的end对应。

故选B。

【答案】D
【解析】考查不定代词的用法。

本空考查不定代词基本含义的辨析。

Nothing什么也没有，没有事；eveything一切事情；anything任何事情；something某些事情。

“一扇关上的门意味着某种事情的结束。

”故选D。

【答案】C
【解析】考查副词的用法。

本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。

Heavily重重地，严重地；hurriedly匆忙的；gently温柔地；firmly坚定地。

与tragic对应，故选C。

【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词的用法。

本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。

still静止不动的；calm平静；silent沉默；simple简单。

stay still保持静止不动。

故选A。

【答案】B
【解析】考查副词的用法。

本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。

naturally,自然地；continually连续地；obviously显然地；possibly可能地。

我们不停地开、关门。

故选B。

【答案】D
【解析】考查动词的用法。

本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

measures测量；,matches相配；,reaches到达；,lasts持续。

根据主语life和空后的longer判断。

故选D。

第三部分阅读理解
认真阅读下列短语，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A
【文章解读】文章一共三封信件，主要是UCAS写给Siobha申请人的和Duke大学回复给申请人Siobhan以及他回复给大学的信件。

56. Of the three letters, which is in response to which?
A. A---B
B. C---B
C. C---A
D. B----C
【答案】B
【解析】考查细节辨认题。

根据文章信件B的落款是Siobhan O'Dell和信件C的称呼是Dear Siobhan判断应是C写给B 的，故选B。

57. Chances for Duke University to change its admission decision in history were_______.
A. none
B. big
C. slim
D. hard to tell
【答案】C
【解析】考查细节辨认题。

根据题干关键词Chances for Duke University to change its admission decision知道的文章的对应信件是C，其中的I want to be ho nest with you and let you know that it’s very rare that we learn something that leads us to change our decision, in the last ten years we’ve about 500 requests for a review… and changed the decision four times可知Duke大学500年来只有四次介绍被拒绝的学生再次申请成功，slim很少的。

故选C。

58. What makes it impossible for the applicant to resubmit an application next year?
A. Tying the letter to an owl and send it to UCAS
B. Printing out grade sheet
C. Applying for the Liberal Arts course as an option
D. Improving his scores
【答案】A
【解析】考查细节辨认题。

根据题干关键词the applicant to resubmit an application next year找到文章对应段落是信件A 中的Alternatively you may wish to resubmit next year by tying your letter to an owl and hoping for the best的关键词next year，题干中的是this year，故选A。

59. What can we infer form the letter about college application?
A. It is disappointing for sure.
B. Rejection letters are better written than offers.
C. It is no as fun as on imagines.
D. There could be extra work beyond normal procedure.
【答案】D
【解析】考查判断推理题。

通读三封信件，可知Duke大学也可根据正常程序之外的额外工作而录取学生，文中的Siobhan就是一例。

故选D。

B
Do I exist?
Obviously!
Until Descartes came along in the seventeenth century, everyone assumed that we exited. Obviously. The fact seemed so mind-blowingly obvious that it wasn’t really discussed. We could see ourselves in the mirror, we could feel pain and pleasure, we could think thoughts for ourselves and, more importantly, perhaps, all the world’s main religions assumed that we do exist. So we exist.
No you don’t it!
You don’t exist. That’s because it’s impossible to show once and for all that you do. There’s no proof. You might think you exist-that you are sitting at a table reading this book, for instance-but how could you show with 100 percent certainty that this is true? There’s no experiment that could prove it. Although Descartes said just you could prove your own existence by the fact that you are able to think, this isn’t actually, according to the British philosopher A. J. Ayer. Just because we know that we are thinking, this doesn’t mean that there is a “you” doing the th inking. It just shows that the thoughts are happening, not that anyone is having them. Thoughts exists, “You” don’t.
_____________!
What a waste of time this question is. Although you can argue until the end of time whether you exist or not, it doesn’t ge t you anywhere. Unless you forget about this unanswerable question, you’ll be stuck thinking about it forever, and that isn’t of any use to anyone. Move on. Think about something more important! This very roughly, is the view of almost all philosophers, who prefer to answer other, apparently more useful, questions.
Yes, but…
You exist, but not in the way you might think. According to the great French philosopher Ren Descartes, you can’t show that anything exists—apart from your own self. The existence of the entire world can be doubted in one way or another, but the facts you’re having thoughts shows that there might be something (that’s you) having them. This let Descartes to write the famous
philosophical phrase, “ I think before I am”.
【文章解读】这是一篇议论文。

文章主要论述了Do I exist这个问题，最后以笛卡尔的“我思故我在”来回扣主题。

60. Which of the following can be the missing heading?
A. Forget about it
B. What a ridiculous point
C. Think about it
D. What a pointless question
【答案】D
【解析】考查主旨大意题。

根据文章该部分的内容，特别是第一句话What a waste of time this question is可知这是一个无意义的问题，判断选D。

61. This passage is anything but a(n)___________.
A. comment
B. discussion
C. argument
D. debate
【答案】A
【解析】考查判断推理题。

A. comment评论；
B. discussion讨论；
C. argument争论；
D. debate争论。

根据题干关键词anything but绝不是，通读全文，根据文章的这几部分可知这是一场辩论性质的议论文，不是评论。

故选A。

62. The famous answer to the question “Do I exist?” is ___________.
A. No, you don’t exist.
B. I think, therefore, I am.
C. Yes, you do exist.
D. It won’t get you anywhere
【答案】B
【解析】考查细节辨认题。

根据文章最后一段的T his let Descartes to write the famous philosophical phrase, “ I think before
I am”可知该问题“我存在吗”的答案是我认为我存在，所有我是。

故选B。

C
Knots are the kind of stuff that even myths are made of.
In the Greek legend of the Gordian knot, for example, Alexander the Great used his sword to slice through a knot that had failed all previous attempts to unite it. Knots, enjoy a long history of tales and fanciful names such as “Englishman’s tie, ” “and “cat’s paw. ” Knots became the subject of serious scientific investigation when in the 1860s the English physicist William Thomson (known today as Lord Kelvin) proposed that atoms were in fact knotted tubes of ether（醚）. In order to be able to develop the equivalent of a periodic table of the elements, Thomson had to be able to classify knots — find out which different knots were possible. This sparked a great interest in the mathematical theory of knots.
A mathematical knot looks very much like a familiar knot in a string, only with the string’s ends joined. In Thomson’s theory, knots could, in principle at least, model atoms of increasing complexity, such as the hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen atoms, respectively. For knots to be truly useful in a mathematical theory, however, mathematicians searched for some precise way of proving that what appeared to be different knots were really different —the couldn’t be transformed one into the other by some simple manipulation（操作）. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the Scottish mathematician Peter Guthrie Tait and the University of Nebraska professor Charles Newton Little published complete tables of knots with up to ten crossings. Unfortunately, by the time that this heroic effort was completed, Kelvin’s theory had already been totally discarded as a model for atomic structure. Nevertheless, even without any other application in sight, the mathematical interest in knot theory continued at that point for its own sake. In fact, mathematical became even more fascinated by knots. The only difference was that, as the British mathematician Sir Michael Atiyah has put it, “the study of knots became a special branch of pure mathematics. ”
Two major breakthroughs in knot theory occurred in 1928 and in 1984. In 1928, the American mathematician James Waddell Alexander discovered an algebraic expression that uses the
arrangement of crossings to label the knot. For example, t2-t+1or t2-3t+1, or else. Decades of work in the theory of knots finally produced the second breakthrough in 1984. The New Zealander-American mathematician Vaughan Jones noticed an unexpected relation between knots and another abstract branch of mathematics, which led to the discovery of a more sensitive invariant known as the Jones polynomial.
【文章解读】该文章主要讲述了一个新的数学分支的历史，就是不是Knot展开了讨论。

63. What is surprising about knots?
A. They originated from ancient Greek legend.
B. The study of knots is a branch of mathematics.
C. Knots led to the discovery of atom structure.
D. Alexander the Great made knots well known.
【答案】B
【解析】考查细节辨认题。

根据文章第三段的最后一句话“the study of knots became a special branch of pure mathematics.可知knots已经变成数学的一个分支了。

故选B。

64. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. No other application found except tables of knots.
B. The study of knots meeting a seemingly dead end.
C. Few scientist showing interest in knots.
D. The publication of complete tables of knots.
【答案】A
【解析】考查词义猜测题。

根据文章前文的without any other application in sight判断that代指的是No other application found except tables of knots，故选A。

65. According to the passage, ______ shows the most updated study about knots.
A. t2-t+1
B. t2-3t+1
C. Alexander polynomial
D. Jones polynomial
【答案】D
【解析】考查细节辨认题。

根据题干关键词the most updated study about knots找到文章对应段落是文章最后一段的最后一句话中的another abstract branch of mathematics, which led to the discovery of a more sensitive invariant known as the Jones polynomial可知选D。

66. Which one would be the best title for this passage?
A. Mathematicians VS Physicians
B. To be or Knot to be
C. Knot or Atom
D. Knot VS Mathematics
【答案】B
【解析】考查主旨大意题。

通读全文，可知文章主要告诉我们knot变成数学分支的历史，并就是不是knot进行讨论，故选B。

D
ELMONT, N. Y. (AP)---Elmont High School senior Harold Ekeh had a plan—he would apply to 13 colleges , including all eight Ivy League schools, figuring it would help his chances of getting into at least one great school.
It worked, And then some, The teenager from Long Island was accepted at all 13 schools, and now faces his next big test: deciding where to go.
“I was stunned, I was really shocked, ”Ekeh told The Associated Press during an interview Tuesday at his home near the Belmont Park racetrack, his four younger brothers running around.
He found out last week he had been accepted to Princeton University. That made him eight for eight in the Ivy League—he had already been accepted to Yale University , Brown University, Columbia University , Cornell University , Dartmouth College, Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania. His other acceptances came from Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, New York University, Stony Brook University and Vanderbilt University.
“We are so proud of him, ” said his mother , Roseline Ekeh.“Hard work, dedication, prayer brought him to where he i s today. ”
Born in Nigeria, Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States.
“It was kind of difficult adjusting to the new environment and the new culture, ” he said. But he saw his parents working hard, “and I took the ir example and decides to apply myself”
He referenced that effort in his college essay, writing, “Like a tree, uprooted and replanted, I could have withered in a new country surrounded by people and languages I did not understand. Yet, I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in. I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults, spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces, ignoring their sarcastic remarks. ”
Harold “is tremendously focused in everything he does.” said John Capozzi, the school’s principal, “He’s a great role model. All the students and faculty are so proud of him. ”
Harold is the second Long Island student in as many years to get into all eight Ivies. Last year, William Floyd High School’s Kwasi Enim chose to go to Yale.
Harold, who has a 100. 51 grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon, said he was leaning toward Yale, and had heard from Enin, offering congratulations. Like Enin, he’s likely to announce his college choice at a press conference later this month. The deadline to decide is May 【文章解读】这是一篇新闻报道。

文章主要报道美国了高中生Harold Ekeh申请了13所学校，结果被8所常春藤联盟的8所大学录取的情况。

67. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase“apply myself”?
A. Word hard.
B. Write to the college.
C. Make a formal request.
D. Make an adjustment.
【答案】A
【解析】考查词义猜测题。

A. Word hard.努力工作；
B. Write to the college给大学写信；
C. Make a formal request.做一个正式的要求；
D. Make an adjustment进行调整。

根据该划线单词前的he saw his parents working hard, “and I took their example判断是努力工作。

故选A。

68. Which of the following is true about Harold?
A. He was born into a Nigerian family in the US.
B. He planted a tree once he moved to the US,
C. He was always welcome and popular in his schools.
D. He paid a lot to make his way to offeres from all Ivies.
【答案】D
【解析】考查细节辨认题。

根据题干关键词是Harold，找到文章的对应段落是第六段的Born in Nigeria, Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States排除A；根据文章第八段的第二、三句话排除B；根据文章第八段的I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in. I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults, spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces, ignoring their sarcastic remarks可知Harold在学校遭受的困难，排除C；根据文章的第五段Roseline Ekeh.“Hard work, dedication, prayer brought him to where he is today. ”可知Harold付出了很多，故判断选择D。

69. Harold is probably going to
A. Harvard
B. Princeton
C. Yale
D. MIT
【答案】C
【解析】考查细节辨认题。

根据文章最后一段的Harold, who has a 100. 51 grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon, said he was leaning toward Yale, and had heard from Enin, offering congratulations可知Harold很可能选择去耶鲁大学。

故选C。

70. What can we infer from this passage?
A. Too many cooks spoil the soup.
B. He who laughs last laughs best.
C. One can kill two birds with one stone.
D. Chance favors only the prepared mind. 【答案】D
【解析】考查判断推理题。

A. Too many cooks spoil the soup厨子越多，汤越难喝；
B. He who laughs last laughs best谁笑到最后谁笑地最好；
C. One can kill two birds with one stone一个人能一石二鸟；
D. Chance favors only the prepared mind机会只会垂青有准备的头脑。

通读全文，根据Harold的经历的磨难和付出的努力可判断是机会只会垂青有准备的头脑。

故选D。

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insecure themselves find it harder to provide children with security, it says. And the report calls for more help so parents can develop such crucial bonds. The study focuses on the application of the theory of attachment—a key theory in child development and psychology. This says the degree to which children are secure and resilient as they grow up depends on their own early experiences with their mothers and fathers and how they have bonded.
The report from the Sutton Trust education charity, entitled Baby Bonds, makes the case that it has an important impact on children’s future educational chances as well as their emotional well-being. It is based on an analysis of more than 100 studies on the issue, including home visits and assessments and observations of children in a range of countries. The trust argues that
although psychologists have been aware of attachment theory, it has not been seen by policy makers as a key influence on educational attainment. And it asks them to take this into account. The report says when babies and toddlers do not form these strong parental bonds—known as secure attachment—they are more likely to exhibit poor language and poor behavior before they reach school.
And it cites international studies which suggest this continues late into life, with insecure children more likely to leave school early or duck out of employment or training. They are also more likely to suffer from aggression, defiance and hyperactivity later in life.
The Sutton Trust says its analysis of the research suggests that about 40% of children in the UK lack a secure attachment with their parents. Lead author Sophie Moullin said that when her team looked at large scale representative studies in a number of countries they all found, from their observations, that between 38% and 42% of children suffered from poor attachment in all the different study locations. She added: “Secure attachment really helps children with emotional and social development and at school it really helps them to manage their behavior. Shouting, looking out of the window, hitting each other…These are the things that teachers will tell you that are stopping children from learning. It’s really only as we understand more about these behavior problems that we have decided that a lot of it goes back to this early bonding with parents. ”
Research director at the trust Conor Ryan said: “Better bonding between parents and babies could lead to more social mobility, as there is such a clear link to education, behavior and future employment. The educational divide emerges early in life, with a 19—month school readiness gap between the most and least advantaged children by the age of five.
This report clearly identifies the fundamental role secure attachment could have in narrowing that sc hool readiness gap and improving children’s life chances. “More support from health visitors, children’s centers together with local authorities in helping parents improve how they bond with young children could play a role in narrowing the education gap. ”。