湖北省八校高三英语下学期第二次联考考试试题(含解析)

湖北省八校2015届高三第二次联考
英语
考试时间：2015年04月02日下午15：00—17：00
本试题卷共10页，81题。

全卷满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

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卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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
A. A teacher.
B. A doctor.
C. A policeman.
2. What will the man do?
A. Change the plan.
B. Wait for a phone call
C. Sort things out.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. She will not take any medicine.
B. She hasn’t got a bad cold.
C. She will take some medicine in a week.
4. What do we learn about the woman?
A. The woman is planning a tr ip to Austin.
B. The woman hasn’t been to Austin before.
C. The woman doesn’t like Austin.
5.What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The sign is not clear enough.
B. The man wants to see the staff.
C. The man is in the wrong place.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. A family holiday.
B. A business trip.
C. A travel plan.
7. Where did Rachel go?
A. Spain.
B. Italy.
C. China.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. According to the man, what is the best way to manage anxiety?
A. To take medicine.
B. To sleep more.
C. To work less.
9.What does the man think of the anti-anxiety drugs?
A. They are not harmful to the brain.
B. They have more benefits than harm.
C.. They are valuable but costly.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where does Michelle Ray come from?
A. A middle-sized city.
B. A small town.
C. A big city.
11. Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?
A. The Zen Garden.
B. The Highlands.
C. The Red River area.
12. What are the speakers talking about in general?
A. Late-night shopping.
B. Asian food.
C. Louisville.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. mother and son
B. librarian and student
C. husband and wife.
14. How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?
A. From young smokers.
B. From a newspaper article.
C. From some smoking parents.
15. Why does the man say that he should help keep away from babies?
A. He has just become a father.
B. He wears dirty clothes.
C. He is a smoker.
16. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?
A. Stop smoking altogether.
B. Smoke only outside their houses.
C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the total number of students at Deep Springs College?
A．17 000. B．24. C．9 000.
18. Which of the following is TRUE of the Deep Springs College?
A．It's located in a college town. B．Its library is often crowded with students. C．Its school buildings are old.
19. What do we know about teachers in Deep Springs College?
A. Teachers there needn’t pay for their rent.
B. They are wealthy.
C. The college pays no money to young teacher.
20. What can students at Deep Springs do in their spare time?
A．Take a walk in the desert. B．Watch TV. C．Go to the cinema.
第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

encouraged people to join in efforts to make a difference.
A. analysis
B. imagination
C. awareness
D. argument
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查名词辨析。

【解析】句意：影片《穹顶之下》一经发布就迅速引起公众对于空气污染的关注，也鼓励了人们要有所行动。

A. analysis 分析；B. imagination想象力；C. awareness意识；D. argument争论。

根据题干关键词push，encourage判断。

故判断选C。

22. If you can’t trust your friend to have a r elationship with another person you consider a friend, it’s a clear ______ of a problem in your friendships.”
A. disappearance
B. symbol
C. symptom
D. settlement
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查名词辨析。

【解析】句意：如果你不信任朋友与你认为是朋友的另一个人有关系，这是你友谊出问题的明显症状。

disappearance 消失；B. symbol象征；C. symptom症状；D. settlement安置。

故判断选C。

23. Busy with their business, they had no time to ______ their wedding, so they had it organized by
a company.
A. accelerate
B. arrange
C. approve
D. acknowledge
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查动词辨析。

【解析】句意：由于生意太忙，他们没有时间安排自己的婚礼，因此他们让一个公司组织了婚礼。

A. accelerate加速；B. arrange安排；C. approve支持，拥护；D. acknowledge认识，熟悉。

根据题意判断选B。

24. As well as teaching soccer's basic skills and rules, the introduced textbooks will ______ team spirit and sense of responsibility.
A. multiply
B. distinguish
C. preserve
D. develop
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查动词辨析。

【解析】句意：和教给足球的基本技能和规则，被引进的教材将培养团队精神和责任感。

A. multiply乘以；B. distinguish区分；C. preserve保存；D. develop发展，养成，培养。

根据空后的关键词team spirit and sense of responsibility判断选D。

25. There is a beautiful Chinese song called I Came Over the Ocean to See You. Why not do that in reality on this Valentine’s Day? Keep your plan a secret and ______suddenly.
A. show up
B. cut in
C. show off
D. cut down
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查动词短语辨析。

【解析】句意：有一个美丽的中国歌曲名为《飘洋过海来看你》。

为什么不在现实中在这个情人节做那件事呢？保持你的计划的秘密和突然间呈现。

A. show up出现，呈现；B. cut in 剪短；
C. show of f炫耀；
D. cut down砍下。

说话人在鼓励对方现实一点。

关键词是secret和suddenly。

故判断选A。

【举一反三】关于show的词组
show off 炫耀
show up 使呈现，使醒目
on show 在展出
show in 领入
show sb. around 带某人参观
show sb. the way 给某人指路
show sb. sth. 向某人展示某事
show sb. round 带领某人参观某地
show sb. sth. = show sth. to sb. 拿什么东西给某人看
show sth. to sb. 向某人展示某物
show sb. out / in 领某人出去／进来
talk show n.谈话节目现场访谈
road show n. 巡回演出, 流动表演
26. He made up his mind to enjoy his guitar and to accumulate as many happy experiences as he could so that when he retired he would be able to ______his life with satisfaction.
A. get away with
B. make up for
C. look back on
D. put up with
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查动词短语辨析。

【解析】句意：他决心去享受他的吉他和尽可能积累的许多快乐的经历，能使他退休时，他将能够满意地回想他的一生。

A. get away with侥幸逃脱；B. make up for弥补；C. look back on 回想；D. put up with容忍。

故判断选C。

【举一反三】Look（v.）的常见词组
look after 照顾，照管
look as if 看起来似乎
look back（upon）回想，回顾
look down on（upon）看不起
look for 寻找
look forward to 盼望
look into 研究，调查，了解
look like 看起来像
look on（upon）…as 把……看作
look out 查出找出
look out （for）注意，当心，提防
look the same 看起来很像
look through 翻阅，看一遍
look over （仔细）检查
look up 查找，上涨，好转，向上看
27. The Spring Festival is the most joyful time of the year, but it can also be ______ . With all the traveling, visiting relatives, and gift-buying, the holiday can become a tense time for many families.
A. beneficial
B. optional
C. commercial
D. stressful
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。

【解析】句意：春节是一年中最快乐的时光，但它也能有压力的。

所有的旅行，探亲，和礼品，节日会成为许多家庭的紧张的时间。

A. beneficial有益的；B. optional可选择的；C. commercial 商业的；D .stressful有压力的。

根据题干中的关键词a tense time判断。

故判断选D。

28. The electronic red-packet has been so ______ that AliPay and Tencent Wechat compete against each other openly and secretly since the beginning of this year.
A. popular
B. convenient
C. favorable
D. arbitrary
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。

【解析】句意：今年初以来电子红包已经如此受欢迎，支付宝和腾讯的WeChat彼此展开了公开和秘密的竞争。

A. popular受欢迎的；B. convenient方便的；C. favorable有益的；D. arbitrary 随心的。

根据题干中的compete against进行推断。

故判断选A。

29. You are to meet with frustration in the pursuit of success and through greater effort and hard work your dream will definitely come true. Put it ______ , “No pains, no gains.”
A. frequently
B. firmly
C. openly
D. simply
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查副词辨析。

【解析】句意：你在追求成功的过程中一定会遭遇挫折，并且通过更大的努力和辛苦的工作，你的梦想一定会实现。

简单地说：“天下没有免费的午餐”。

frequently频繁地；firmly坚定地；openly开放地；simply简单地，确实。

空后括号内的内容就是前文的简单叙述。

故判断选D。

30. The writer conveyed a positive attitude through his works.______, his readers are motivated and are themselves becoming a source of motivation for others.
A. On the whole
B. In the meanwhile
C. In the way
D. On the contrary
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查介词短语辨析。

【解析】句意：这位作家通过他的作品传达了一种积极的态度，同时，他的读者也被激发了，他们自己成为其他人的动力源。

A.on the whole大体上；B.In the meanwhile同时；C.In theway 碍事，挡路；D. On the contrary相反。

根据题意判断选B。

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In my class, there was a really weak-looking guy. I don’t 31 know if his name was Vit or Wit. I will 32 him as Wit in this story of mine. He was a pale, thin guy. Not only his build looked weak, the way he 33 was also weak. He walked slowly but he tried to stay off of everyone’s way. The friends in my class, Jean and Ingrid, would 34 him. Truth to be told, I 35 them as well. We did things like taking his stuff, like his pens and pencils, and 36 them somewhere in the school.
Wit was also really 37 of insects, even butterfly. Jean, Ingrid, and I often put beetle on his clothes and he would run around, trying to 38 it off. There were many beetles in the school so that was the 39 insect we used to scare him with. Other insects such as butterfly were hard to 40 so we pretty much gave up on it. We would often take the 41 when Wit was off-guard and put the insects on him. 42 it was on him, he would run around or jump about. He was too scared to 43 it and pull it off.
Suddenly one day, we were 44 by the school. When I walke d into the room, Wit’s mother, as well as Ingrid’s mother, Jean’s father, and mine were 45 in the room silently. Wit’s mother said that Wit went home and 46 the sandbag shouting “Jean!!! Ingrid!!! Archer!!!” 47 every day.
I wanted to laugh but didn’t with all the 48 she was putting on us .She asked many things, including things I had no idea about such as “Who put Wit’s bag in the girl toilet?” Apparently, it was Jean who did it. Jean seemed to have bullied Wit quite a lot and got quite a(n) 49 from Wit’s and her own mother.
I think it should have been quite guilty for 50 to see us scolded by the parents. However , we decided to stop bullying Wit and be friendly to him.
【文章解读】本文是教育类小故事阅读。

作者叙述了自己和朋友们欺负身体有些残障的Wit 的故事，经过各自母亲的教诲不再欺负Wit了。

31. A. briefly B. abruptly
C. actually
D. constantly
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查副词的用法。

【解析】本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。

A. briefly简短地；B. abruptly突然地，意外地；C. actually 实际上；D. constantly不断地。

根据空后的Vit or Wit说明作者真地不知道他的名字。

故选C。

32. A. think of B. focus on C. laugh at D. refer to
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查动词短语的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. think of想起；B. focus on关注，集中注意力于；
C. laugh at嘲笑；
D. refer to提及，参考。

refer to…as…把……认为……。

故选D。

33. A. acted B. operated C. attacked D. responded
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. acted行动；B. operated行动，手术；C. attacked 袭击；D. responded反应。

与前文的thin，build对应应是行动的方式，故选A。

34. A. get close to B. look up to C. get tired of D. make fun of
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查动词短语的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词短语基本含义的辨析。

A. get close to靠近；B. look up to仰望；C. get tired of因……而疲劳；D. make fun of取笑。

根据前文He walked slowly but he tried to stay off of everyone’s way内容可知，他的同学都会取笑他。

故选D。

35. A. betrayed B. joined C. teased D. rejected
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. betrayed背叛；B. joined加入；C. teased取笑，戏弄；D. rejected拒绝。

根据空后的as well，应是作者也加入他们，和他们一样取笑他。

故选B。

36. A. hid B. distributed C. threw D. preserved
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. hid隐藏；B. distributed分发；C. threw扔；D. preserved 保存。

因为他行动慢，所以学生们将她的钢笔、铅笔等藏在学校的某个地方让他们去寻找。

故选A。

37. A. fond B. scared C. cautious D. ashamed
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查形容词的用法。

【解析】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。

A. fond喜欢的；B. scared害怕的；C. cautious谨慎的；D. ashamed羞愧的。

be scared of害怕，根据下文孩子们用昆虫来吓唬他，就是因为他害怕昆虫。

故选B。

38. A. see B. set C. shake D. take
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. see看到；B. set设置，下落；C. shake晃动；D. take 带走。

根据前文把甲壳虫放在他的衣服上，他转圈跑，尽力抖掉它。

故选C。

39. A. only B. acute C. main D. rare
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查形容词的用法。

【解析】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。

A. only仅仅；B. acute敏锐的，敏感的；C. main主要的；D. rare稀少的。

根据前文学校里有很多甲壳虫，那么甲壳虫就变成了吓唬他的主要的昆虫。

故选C。

40. A. find B. recognize C. raise D. capture
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. find发现；B. recognize认出，承认；C. raise提高，增加；D. capture捕获。

根据前文提到的butterfly应是难以捕获。

故选D。

41. A. chance B. risk C. trouble D. order
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查名词的用法。

【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

A. chance机会；B. risk冒险；C. trouble麻烦；D. order 命令，订单。

take the chance抓住机会。

故选A。

42. A. While B. Though C. Once D. Unless
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查连词的用法。

【解析】本空考查连词基本含义的辨析。

A. While在……期间，尽管；B. Though尽管；C. Once 一旦；D. Unless除非。

根据题意“一旦昆虫放在他身上，他就是乱跑乱蹦。

”故选C。

43. A. attach B. touch C. sniff D. defend
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. attach黏住；B. touch触及；C. sniff鄙视；D. defend 保卫，防御。

根据前文他恐惧昆虫，故他不敢触摸昆虫。

故选B。

44. A. picked out B. called in C. spied on D. kicked off
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查动词短语的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词短语基本含义的辨析。

A. picked out挑选出；B. called in喊进，召集起来；C. spied on偷窥；D. kicked off踢掉。

根据下文应是被学校召集起来。

故选B。

45. A. staring B. sighing C. sitting D. weeping
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. staring盯着看；B. sighing叹气；C. sitting坐；D. weeping抽泣。

根据下文的silently判断应是坐着，故选C。

46. A. carried B. threw C. filled D. hit
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. carried携带；B. threw扔；C. filled充满；D. hit打。

此处是Wit的母亲在叙说孩子的愤怒，就是打沙袋。

故选D。

47. A. nearly B. hardly C. merely D. approximately
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查副词的用法。

【解析】本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。

A. nearly几乎，将近；B. hardly几乎不，简直不；C. merely 几乎；D. approximately大约。

此时的作者仍没有意识到自己的错误，应是几乎每天我都想笑。

故选A。

48. A. burden B. pressure C. duty D. doubt
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查名词的用法。

【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

A. burden负担；B. pressure压力；C. duty责任；D. doubt 怀疑。

根据but判断不管Wit放在我们身上的压力，故选B。

49. A. forgiving B. understanding C. praising D. scolding
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。

【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。

A. forgiving宽恕；B. understanding理解；C. praising 表扬；D. scolding责备。

因为前文提到的是Jean欺负Wit的事情，Jean得到来自Wit和她自己的母亲的责备。

故选D。

50. A. Ingrid B. Jean C. Wit D. Mother
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查名词的用法。

【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。

A. Ingrid可爱的人；B. Jean人名，珍妮；C. Wit才智；
D. Mother母亲。

因为作者和朋友们欺负Wit，应该对Wit有负罪感。

故选C。

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
A
One of those big social networking sites, Facebook, has attracted over 58 million members. Commentator Melody Cramer is no longer one of them. Here is what she shares with us about her story.
I deleted all 1,281 of my co­workers, second­grade classmates and people who I don’t know at all. I shut down my account, completely. I’m 30, and I’ve been on Facebook since March of 2004, which makes me one of the website’s earliest users.
At first, I used it obsessively. If I had a free moment, I’d log on to see whether my friends had updated their profiles. I’d sit alone scrolling through these updates and then run into someone at a coffee shop and have nothing to say because I already knew everything about them, and they knew everything about me.
In November, I went to my ten-year high school reunion and was not pleasantly surprised. Lauren became a model, Josh went to law school, Dina was a teacher. I hadn’t talked to any of them since graduation, but I knew exactly what they were doing, both now and last week. But lately, I’m overwhelmed(应接不暇). Facebook opened up to everyone, not just college students, and my co-workers started to join, which meant they now knew what I was doing when I wasn’t at work. And as a rule: you can NOT make friends with your coworkers because then they’ll ask you the next day. But I thought we were friends. And you are friends but not the kind of friends who tell each other what they do outside of work. So now the people you work with can see what you did last night, and you’re constantly worrying what people might say about what you did last night instead of actually doing anything tonight. So Iquit. I became a 30-year-old Luddite, a person who is strongly against technology development. I’ve retuned to how the world worked when I was 20, before I knew when my friends and co-workers were counting down the seconds to vacation or entering a complicated relationship. I’m hoping life will be a lot simpler now. People will be more mysterious now that I actually have to talk to them to find out their favorite books or hobbies or neurosis(神经症). I don’t know when my college roommate goes to the supermarket, and I think I’m a better pe rson for not knowing. In fact, you could say getting off a social network was the best thing I’ve done this week.
【文章解读】本文是宣言类文章阅读。

该文主要告诉我们Melody Cramer为什么会告别Facebook的原因。

51. Melody Cramer decided to quit Facebook mainly because ______.
A. she thought it wasted too much time
B. she was afraid of the strangers on her account
C. she was tired of exposing her life to co-workers
D. she thought it made real-world life less interesting
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查主旨大意题。

【解析】根据文章最后一段可知Melody Cramer认为Facebook将自己的一切告诉了别人，以致于自己没有一点的自由，故她认为Facebook让现实生活失去了趣味性。

故选D。

52. We can learn from the passage that Melody Cramer ______.
A. had a 10-year membership of Facebook
B. used to be very objected to Facebook
C. was unpleasant to attend high school reunion
D. was one of the co-founders of Facebook
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。

【解析】根据第二段的I’m 30, and I’ve been on Facebook since March of 2004, which makes me one of the website’s earliest users可知作者为Facebook的十年会员，故选A。

53. Which of the following about Melody Cramer is TRUE?
A. She owes her communication skills to Facebook.
B. She wishes she could be several years younger.
C. She prefers to face her friends and co-workers in reality.
D. She is no longer curious about anything around her.
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查判断推理题。

【解析】根据文章最后一段的In fact, you could say getting off a social network was the best thing I’ve done this week可以推断她更喜欢面对生活中的朋友和同事。

故选C。

54. The best title for this passage can be _____.
A. Addiction to Facebook
B. Farewell to Facebook
C. Friends Online
D. A Simpler Life
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查主旨大意题。

【解析】通读全文可知这是Melody Cramer告别Facebook的演说，故选B。

A迷上脸谱网Facebook；B告别脸谱网；C在线的朋友；D一种更简单的生活。

B
Dyslexia is a learning disorder, it interferes with the ability to recognize words, and for some readers to understand what they have read. Experts say dyslexia affects about five to ten percent of the population of the United States. Researchers have long known that people with dyslexia write or read words and letters backwards in the wrong order.
But a new study shows that people with dyslexia may have trouble redirecting their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something. The study suggests something that might help dyslexic people learn more quickly - play video games.
Vanessa Harrar of Britain’s University of Oxford led the study. She reported the findings in the journalCurrent Biology. The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear.
In the study, Doctor Harrar tested 17 people with dyslexia, and 19 others without reading problems. The volunteers were asked to push a button as quickly as possible when they heard a sound, saw a light or experienced both together. Doctor Harrar compared the speed of their reactions. She found that people with dyslexia were just as fast as the others when they saw only a picture or heard only a sound. But the Dyslexicshad a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time, this may have an effect on how dyslexic children are taught how to read.
Doctor Harrar feels like playing video games could help dyslexic people shift from seeing to hearing more quickly. She adds that images in video games force the eyes to move and focus quickly. “Video game types of things pop out of here and there, they move your eyes around the screen quite quickly in response to things quite quickly, and the more you play a video game the faster you get that kind of thing. So, the video game is really training the attention system to move quickly,” said Harrar. When children learn the alphabet, they usually see the letter first and then hear the sound, or they see and hear the letter at the same time. The study shows that Dyslexics might learn more quickly if they hear the sound of a letter or word first before seeing it.
【文章解读】文章介绍了一个新的研究结果，玩视频游戏能能帮助失读症的人，文章具体介绍失读症的人和通过玩视频游戏有哪些改善。

55. According to Doctor Harrar’s study, the dyslexic people have difficulty in______.
A. recognizing words
B. reading words backwards
C. writing letters in order
D. shifting from seeing to hearing
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。

【解析】根据文章第二段的The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear可知有失读症的孩子在从读到听的转换有困难。

故选D。

56. Which factor affects the way dyslexic children are taught to read?
A. They react more slowly to a single picture or sound
B. They react as fast as others to a single picture or sound
C. It takes them longer to react to sounds and pictures together
D. It is difficult for them to understand before seeing the word
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查判断推理题。

【解析】根据文章第三段的the Dyslexics had a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time, this may have an effect on how dyslexic children are taught how to read.可知那些失读症的孩子在看或读之前花费的时间更长。

故选C。

57. How does the author suggest Dyslexics are taught based on the research finding?
A. by putting hearing previous to seeing
B. by training the attention on games
C. by seeing first and then hearing later
D. by moving the eyes around the screen
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。

【解析】根据文章的最后一句话The study shows that Dyslexics might learn more quickly if they hear the sound of a letter or word first before seeing it可知有失读症的孩子可通过先听。

故选A。

58. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Video Games Might Help Dyslexics
B. Dyslexia Affects Attention between Senses
C. Video Games Can Train the Attention System
D. Dyslexics Might Learn Better through Sound
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查主旨大意题。

【解析】通读全文可知视频可帮助失读症的孩子。

故选A。

C
For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find an internship (实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far behind.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies
work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teach them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example ,encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job
experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.
“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they will become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,” said Michael, a researcher in the US.
【文章解读】文章主要介绍了通过与德国的中学的情况的比较，来说明在美国中学里，还是很缺乏有关职业生涯的基本课程。

59. In the author’s opinion, German high school leavers ______.
A. enjoy more career-related courses than that of US
B. need more career advice from their schools
C. perform better in exams than American students
D. are less brought into contact with the working world
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。

【解析】根据文章第三段的German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment可知德国的高中毕业生享受更多的职业教育。

故选A。

60. According to Robert Schwartz, high school students should _________.
A. directly carry on higher education
B. get contact with the working world
C. focus on their performance in exams
D. not miss out on the summer job experience
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。

【解析】根据第六段的even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work，the job market is daunting 看出答案是B。

61. The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably mean “______”.
A. incredible
B. motivating
C. impressive
D. discouraging
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查猜测词义题。

【解析】A. incredible不可相信的；B. motivating可激发的；C. impressive有印象的；D. discouraging
令人泄气的。

根据从下文的In the US，unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row．可猜出词义是discouraging。

选A。

62. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Remarks on recent US high school education reform
B. Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers in US.
C. The lack of career-based education in US high schools.
D. The severe situation of unemployment in US.
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。

【解析】文章第一段的In some countries，schools have programs to help students onto the path to work．In the Unites States，however，such programs are still few and far between 点出了主题，故选C。

D
A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.
A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.
Men often discover their affinity (密切关系) to each other by the mutual love they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third. There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.” T he book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.
A good book is often the best urn(瓮) of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world ofa man’s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, if remembered and cherished, become our constant companions andcomforters.
Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s mi nds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effects of time have been to filter out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good. 【文章解读】本文是散文阅读。

文章主要介绍了“以书为伴”带来的各种益处。

63. A good book may be among the best of friends because_____.
A. it changes over the past of time
B. it contains all kinds of knowledge
C. it doesn’t betray us when we are in trouble
D. it comforts us in youth and instructs us in age
【答案】C
【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。

【解析】根据文章第二段的It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress可知好书就是在我们处于困境中时永远不会背叛我们。

故选C。

64. “Love me, love my book” in paragraph 3 probably means _______?
A. If you love me, you must reading books.
B. The book can be a bond between friends.
C. I love books as much I love friends.
D. If you love the author, you will love his books.
【答案】B
【命题立意】考查猜测句意题。

【解析】根据文章第三段的The book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them可知书是朋友之间的纽带。

故选B。

65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Time can tell whether a literature is good or bad.
B. All books are our constant companions and comforters.
C. Temples, statues and books cannot stand the test of time.
D. The world of a man’s thoughts is what his life is all about.
【答案】A
【命题立意】考查判断推理题。

【解析】根据文章最后一段的第一句话Temples and statues decay, but books survive排除C；根据文章第四段的Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, if remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters排除B；根据第四段的A good book is often the best urn(瓮) of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world ofa man’s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts排除D；根据最后一段的Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds, ages ago可知选A。

66. The best title for this passage can be .
A. Reading Books
B. A Good Book
C. Our Best Friend
D. Companionship of Books
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。

【解析】通读全文可知文章主要讲述好书作为陪伴的益处，书是人生至今仍在聆听的智慧之声，永远充满着活力，是人类永远的陪伴。

故选D。

E
Imagine a house that keeps itself warm in the wintertime. Think of the savings in terms of fuel bills and unfriendly emissions. Such houses in fact exist, called “passive houses”. The concept of these highly energy-efficient buildings took root in the 1990s, before slowly consolidating as a niche construction (生态位构建) concept in the 2000s. Are passive houses now actively moving into the mainstream as sustainable buildings?
For Brian Mc Garry, an economics lecturer who built a family house based on passive housing criteria in the Pyrenees this year, the arguments look convincing. As his first full winter in the low energy house draws in, we asked him to keep us informed. Do passive houses work?
I had never heard of a passive house in February 2012, when I purchased a plot of land. Nor did I expect that I would be persuaded to build a pre-constructed, custom-designed house based on energy-efficient passive house criteria. It promised to be easier and quicker to build, cheaper to run, and more comfortable to live in. The objective was to incorporate the fundamental concepts of。