1、2013高考英语杭州市一模（抢分题）强化训练（8）及答案The legal age for drinking alcohol in the United States is twentyone.Underage drinking is a crime but also a common part of college social life.This week in our Foreign Student Series，we look at alcohol policies at American colleges and universities.These policies differ
2、from school to school，as do enforcement efforts.But many schools have been moving to strengthen their rules.The United States has more than 170,000,000 students in higher education.Each year,1,700 of them aging eighteen to twentyfour die from alcoholrelated road crashes and other injuries.More than
3、600,000 are injured under the influence of alcohol.And almost 700,000 are attacked by another student who has been drinking.These numbers，from a 2007 report，are on a government Website：collegedrinking prevention.gov.One behavior that college officials are trying to prevent is binge drinking，having f
4、our or five drinks or more in a short period of time.Some researchers have found that students who think binge drinking is normal often overestimate how much other students really drink.A person can die of alcohol poisoning.At the University of Oklahoma，new policies went into effect after a nineteen
5、yearold student died in 2004.He had been drinking heavily at a fraternity party(男大学生联谊会)Now alcohol is banned from all fraternity and sorority houses and university housing.Student organizations can serve alcohol at events but only on Friday and Saturday nights.And they must provide for transportati
6、on to and from offcampus parties.Other new requirements include an alcohol education program that firstyear students take online.The policies govern behavior on campus and off.With a first violation，students pay seventyfive dollars and their parents are told.They must also take an alcohol education
7、class.For a second “strike”，they have to pay one hundred and fifty dollars.A third strike means a suspension for at least one semester.Since January of 2005,633 students have had a first strike.30 have had a second strikeand one has been suspended.An official at Oklahoma tells us the aim is not just
8、 to punish but to change behavior and the culture at the university.1In American colleges and universities， .Ano students under age 21 drink alcoholBmany students under age 21 drink alcoholCrules about drinking alcohol are almost the sameDrules about drinking alcohol are different from state to stat
9、e2Each year in the United States，about 1,700 young college students aging 18 to 24 die .Afrom alcohol poisoningBfrom traffic accidentsCunder the influence of alcoholDfrom alcoholrelated road crashes and other injuries3Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThe deaths or
10、injuries of the students are all because they have been drinking.BThe numbers from collegedrinking prevention.gov are not accurate at all.CThe death of a 19yearold student influenced policies of the University of Oklahoma.DNo student organizations can offer alcohol at events in the US now.4Which of
11、the following can be the best title of this article?AStudying in the US：Rules about AlcoholBThe Legal Age for Drinking Alcohol in the United StatesCPolicies of Drinking Alcohol in the US Differ from School to SchoolDNew Policies about Alcohol Drinking at the University of Oklahoma1Once outside，Tong
12、Shuangxi rushed toward the kindergarten where the children were having a nap. (完形填空第五段)童双喜一跑出教室，就向学前班跑去，那里的孩子们正在午睡。(1)The bookstore where his sister works is the largest one in Nanjing.他妹妹工作的那家书店是南京最大的。(2)This is a job where you can learn something.从这项工作中你能学到一些东西。2The rest were crying，too frightened
13、 to move. (完形填空第六段)其余的孩子都在哭，吓得不敢动。(1)Its too difficult for me to explain.这太难了，我无法解释。(2)Its never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。3More than 600,000 are injured under the influence of alcohol. (阅读理解第二段)60多万(学生)因醉酒而受伤。(1)He was charged under the influence of alcohol.他被控酒后开车。(2)Driving under the influence of
14、alcohol is a very serious offence.醉酒驾车属于严重违规。4At the University of Oklahoma，new policies went into effect after a nineteenyearold student died in 2004. (阅读理解第四段)在俄克拉何马大学，一名19岁的学生在2004年死后，学校制订的新政策开始实施。(1)The new seatbelt regulations came into effect last week.新的安全带规则上周开始实施。(2)A new system of taxation
15、 will come into effect next May.一项新的税收政策将于明年五月实施。答案. 1B2D3C4A*结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项 AMeeting people from another culture can be difficult . From the beginning , people may send the wrong signal (信号) . Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a
16、 relationship .Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree . For example , business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust . Even with people at work , it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”
17、, usually over a glass of tea , before they do any job . In many European countrieslike the UK or France people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in
18、 Thailand . I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion ; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just-stared at me and smiled .After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we expres
19、s meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly ,English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We t
20、hink that they are rude. In fact. this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural e
21、nvironment（多元文化环境）will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.56In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to .Adevelop closer relations Bshare the same cultureCget to know each other Dkeep each other company57The author mentions his experience
22、in Thailand to show that .Athe English prefer to make long speechesBtoo many words are of no useCpeople from Thailand are quiet and shy by natureDeven talk and silence can be culturally different58According to the text ,how can people from different cultures understand each other better?ABy sharing
23、different ways of life. BBy accepting different habits.CBy recognizing different values. DBy speaking each others languages.59What would be the best title for the text?AMulticultural Environment. BCross-Cultural Differences. CHow to Understand Each Other. DHow to Build Up a Relationship.5659 ADCB *结
24、束BOne of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology” rather than experiencing the natural world. Fear producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the wor
25、ld, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on childs play.Each of us had a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be
26、protectors of natural landscapes . “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment（蚕食）?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.Without having a nature experience, kids can turn out just fine ,but they are missing out a huge enric
27、hment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive（认知的）skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parentsand they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it; research suggests that
28、 kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature fosters（培养）leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child, The three year old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clu
29、mp of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.Kids are not to blame. They are over protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite（仪式）of
30、 passage.Everyone from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement（增强）love, respect and need for the landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking ou
31、r kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.60According to Paragraph 2,the writer thinks that_.Awe are the last generation to experience nature.Bthe author of Last Child in the Woodsdont defend parks against encroachmentCwithout having a nature experience, kids are missing out a huge en
32、richment of their livesDchildren should grow up to be protectors of nature61According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will .Akeep a high sense of wonderBbe over protected by their parentsCbe less healthy both physically and mentallyDchange wild places and creatures for the bette
33、r62According to the author, childrens breaking an arm is .Athe fault on the part of their parentsBthe natural experience in their growing upCthe result of their own carelessness in playDthe effect of their repetitive stress from computers63In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to .Ablam
34、e children for getting lost in computer games Bencourage children to protect parks from encroachmentCshow his concern about childrens lack of experience in natureDinspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around6063 DCBC *结束CTerraforming (Earth-forming) other planets, also known as p
35、lanetary engineering (行星工程), seems like a task still centuries away for mankind to accomplish. However, it is a vigorous topic that attracts both popular and scientific interest. Why should the possibility of terraforming other planets be studied when it may be centuries before we know enough to eve
36、n decide if its a good idea?Mankind is getting more and more hard facts about other planets. The atmosphere of Venus has been explored; robots have surveyed the surface of Mars; Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn have been studied by spacecraft. Speculations have been answered; new questions have been rais
37、ed, and enough hard data is right now becoming available to allow us to make the first attempt of planetary engineering.In the past, people with excellent ideas about terraforming have kept them to themselves, or buried them in a desk drawer because they did not realize that anyone else was interest
38、ed. But now, a wide circle of people has begun to do this kind of work. For instance, NASA funded a project on transforming Mars.There are several strong reasons which demand that the possibilities of terraforming be studied carefully. First, its an exciting idea of a possible future for human being
39、s. Such thinking has a valuable role in providing options for our future directions. Secondly, the techniques of terraforming will also help contemporary technologies in weather and climate control. Thirdly, such study may assist us in detecting any possible existence of extraterrestrial intelligenc
40、e (SETI, The Search for Extraterrsstial Intelligence, 地外文明搜索) and alien (异己的) civilizations on other planets.Though the mission is far beyond our reach at the moment, we should at least keep our options open. Through debate and study on this subject, the possibility of rebuilding other planets to ma
41、ke them suitable homes for people may come true some day in the future.64.According to the context, whats the meaning of the word “speculation” in paragraph 2?A. The act of discussing something with a group of people.B. The act of studying and researching.C. The act of guessing without knowing all t
42、he facts about something.D. The acting of writing letters to a certain organization.65. Why did people keep the idea of terraforming to themselves in the past?A. They thought no one else would show interest in the idea.B. They gradually came to find the idea crazy.C. They thought the idea would neve
43、r come true.D. They had few resources for further study on this topic.66. Which is NOT the reason to support the study of terraforming?A. Even if we dont succeed in terraforming, such study may help us to better understand technologies such as climate and weather control.B. Such study may explore a
44、new direction of development for human beings.C. Such study may enable us to find the lives on other planets.D. As the resources on Earth are being drained, its very urgent to study how to migrate (迁移) to other planets.67. Whats the main idea of the article?A. Its highly possible that terraforming o
45、ther planets will come true so we should increase investing in this program.B. Even if the idea of terraforming other planets may take centuries to realize, we have many reasons to support such studies. C. Terraforming other planets is the best option for human beings future. D. More and more people are taking planetary engineering as their occupation. 6467 CADB*结束