1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 英语原创试题（19） 原创试题1：AA year after graduation，I was offered a position teaching a writing class.Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered，though several of my stories had been published.I accepted the job without hesitation，as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by t
2、he name of Mr.Davis.My father went by the same name，and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused.“Wait a minute，”someone might say，“are you talking about Mr.Davis the retired man，or Mr.Davis the respectable scholar？”The position was offered at the last minute，and I was given two week
3、s to prepare，a period I spent searching for briefcase and standing before my fulllength mirror，repeating the words，“Hello，class.Im Mr.Davis.”Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice.Sometimes I would sound experienced.But when the day eventually came，my nerves kicked in and the true Mr.Davi
4、s was there.I sounded not like a thoughtful professor，but rather a 12yearold boy.I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves.I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper.I saw nine students along a long table.I handed out the cards，and the students wro
5、te down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.“All right then，”I said.“Okay，here we go.”Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment.I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk，offering their thoughts and opini
6、ons on the events of the day.I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk，overlooking a forest of hands.Every student would yell.“Calm down，youll all get your turn.One at a time，one at a time！”A terrible silence ruled the room，and seeing no other opinions，I inspected the students to pull
7、out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.1The author took the job to teach writing because_.Ahe wanted to be respectedBhe had written some storiesChe wanted to please his fatherDhe had dreamed of being a teacher【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句内容可知他希望成为令人尊敬的学者。所以A项正
8、确。【答案】A2What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?AHe would be aggressive in his first class.BHe was wellprepared for his first class.CHe got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.DHe waited long for the arrival of his first class.【解析】推理判断题。第二段的前两句在说作者的准备。根据后两句“But when the day event
9、ually came，my nerves kicked in and the true Mr.Davis was there.I sounded not like a thoughtful professor，but rather a 12yearold boy.”可知第一次上课的那天到来的时候，作者是非常紧张的。所以C项正确。【答案】C3Before he started his class，the author asked the students to _.Awrite down their suggestions on the paper cardsBcut maple leaves
10、out of the construction paperCcut some cards out of the construction paperDwrite down their names on the paper cards【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“I handed out the cards，and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.”可知作者发给学生卡片，要求学生把名字写在卡片上并固定在胸前的口袋上。所以D项正确。【答案】D4
11、What did the students do when the author started his class?AThey began to talk.BThey stayed silent.CThey raised their hands.DThey shouted to be heard.【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句话“A terrible silence ruled the room.”可知学生们保持了沉默。所以B项正确。【答案】B5The author chose the composition topic probably because _.Ahe got disa
12、ppointed with his first classBhe had prepared the topic before classChe wanted to calm down the studentsDhe thought it was an easy topic【解析】推理判断题。从文章的第四段可知作者原以为第一节课时学生会非常积极地举手提出自己的观点。可结果上课开始后学生却保持了沉默，这让作者感到失望。因此作者选择了一个与失望相关的作文主题。所以A项正确。【答案】ABEveryone is seeking happiness，but there is no specific def
13、inition about what happiness is，because for different people，happiness means different things.State of happiness comes when you feel great joy and satisfaction in life.The unity of soul and mind is very important for getting happiness，because mind creates a comfortable environment for the soul.And m
14、ind has the power to control human actions and feelings.The essence of happiness lies in the fact that you do what brings you pleasure.Its very simple.A person has a builtin system，an analogue (模拟的)GPS (Global Positioning System)GPS is a piece of equipment that is most often put in cars，and shows th
15、e route from its present location to the destination.Heres how it works.You get in your car，choose a destination，and specify an exact address.GPS immediately determines the best route and the arrow shows the direction of the route.If you follow the instructions of GPS all the time，you will arrive at
16、 your destination.If you do not follow the instructions，it will say “change the route”So heres your GPS；it is your emotional system.When you feel joy，youre going the right way to a happy life.When you feel sad and depressed，youre going in the wrong direction.Your GPS says：“Change the route.”Some peo
17、ple are so used to this “change the route” that they in general no longer hear the GPSChange the routeits your dissatisfaction，negative emotions and a sense of unhappiness.Listen to your GPS.If the way is chosen incorrectly，your GPS would tell you to “change the route”To gain your happiness，do follo
18、w your GPS6It can be learned from the first paragraph that _.Aones happiness is that he/she lives comfortablyBones mind has nothing to do with ones happinessCthe author gave an exact definition about happinessDdifferent people have different ideas about happiness【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“.because for differen
19、t people，happiness means different things.”可知，对于不同的人来说，幸福意味着不同的事。【答案】D7In the authors opinion，we can gain happiness by _.Aputting GPS in the carBlistening to the advice from othersCdoing what can make us feel pleasedDtrying our best to keep our mind peaceful【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“The essence of happiness l
20、ies in the fact that you do what brings you pleasure.”可知，幸福的本质在于做能给你带来快乐的事。即作者认为做能够让我们感到快乐的事就能获得幸福。【答案】C8What is the function of GPS?AIt can judge whether a person is happy.BIt can show the user the best route to follow.CIt can help a driver avoid traffic accidents.DIt can make the user get to the d
21、estination immediately.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，全球定位系统能够为使用者决定出一条最佳的行进路线。【答案】B9People mentioned in Paragraph 3 who are used to “change the route” _.Adont have a happy lifeBdont know how to use GPSCdont have a builtin systemDfollow the instructions of GPS【解析】推理判断题。根据第二、三段可知，人如果不按照全球定位系统的指示，全球定位系统就会提示“改变路
22、线”。人的情感系统被比喻成模拟的全球定位系统，如果人感到快乐就是在正确的路线上。由此推断，第四段中提到的习惯于“改变路线”的人生活得不快乐。【答案】A10Whats the structure of the passage?A BC D【解析】文章结构题。根据文章内容来看，本文分为三部分：第一部分为第一段，介绍了每个人都在追寻幸福，但是每个人对幸福的看法都不同。第二部分为第二和三段，介绍了全球定位系统，并将人的情感系统比喻为全球地位系统来说明如何得到幸福。第三部分为第四段，介绍了人应该遵循人的“全球定位系统”来获得幸福。【答案】C CIt seems hard to watch someone
23、 yawn and not to yawn ourselves.Even reading about yawning can make you do it.Now，a new study has found why yawning has such a powerful force.Yawning when others yawn，the study suggests，is a sign of pity and a form of social connection.Kids dont develop this deeply rooted behavior until around age f
24、our，the study has found.Kids with autism(自闭症)are half as likely to catch yawns.In the most serious cases，they never do.Yawning might help doctors to see whether the children are developing rightly.The work could also lead to a better understanding of the ways that people communicate and connect.“Emo
25、tional infection seems to be a born thing that connects us together，”said Molly Helt，a graduate student in psychology at the University of Connecticut.“Yawning may be part of that.”Inspiration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear his ears on an airplane.She repeated
26、ly yawned at him，hoping he would yawn back.He never did.“The fact that autistic kids dont do it might mean theyre really missing out on that emotional connection with people around them，”she said.“The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is how we become humans and understand that huma
27、ns have minds that are different from others，”she added.“Autistic people never seem to understand that.”Like infectious laughter and crying，scientists have found that yawning is a shared experience that promotes social connection.Helt said it could fight stress after a period of being nervous and sp
28、read a feeling of calm in a group.1What does the new study suggest，according to the first two paragraphs?AIt is impossible to stop yawning when you see others yawn.BYawning has some mysterious force which is related to God.CChildren follow others in yawning just after they are born.DYawning is a for
29、m of communication.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一、二段的描述可知打哈欠是怜悯心和社会关系的一种表现形式，会在人与人之间相互传染，故本题选D。【答案】D2According to Molly Helt，_.Aemotions are infectious，but yawning is notByawning helps clear ears on planesChumans differ from animals because they communicate with othersDyawning is a kind of emotional connection am
30、ong humans【解析】细节理解题。结合文章三、四段可知Helt通过患有自闭症的儿子对打哈欠“启而不发”的情况意识到打哈欠是人们之间的一种情感交流方式，是人们之间沟通的纽带。【答案】D3Which of the following is NOT true about yawning?AIt is natural to yawn back if people around you yawn.BSome kids are too young to yawn after others.CYawning can be used to test childrens development.DKids
31、 with autism yawn easily when others yawn.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章描述可知看到别人打哈欠就会回应是人的一种自然反应；孩子们从四岁开始就会对别人的打哈欠有反应；心理学家也能通过打哈欠的测试了解孩子的心理发展进度，故A、B、C项说法均正确；根据第三段可知自闭症患者对打哈欠的反应不如常人，故D项说法错误。【答案】D4According to the author，infectious yawning_.Ahas a positive effect on social relationshipsBis helpful in curing people of
32、 autismChelps people develop their brainDis most useful in group work【解析】细节理解题。由文章最后一段可推知答案。回应别人哈欠可以促进人们情感交流。【答案】A5The author implies in the last paragraph that_.Ait is bad manners to yawn on some social occasionsByawning can make people feel relaxedCyawning is different from infectious laughter and
33、 crying in theoryDthe more you yawn，the more you will become nervous and stressful【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可知，回应哈欠会缓解紧张的人际关系，促进和谐交流，故本题选B。【答案】BDMaupassant was born in 1850 in northern France.His early life was not happy.His parents separated when he was 11.Most of his education came informally from Gustave
34、 Flauberthis mothers friend and his godfather，a journalist and novelist.Often Flaubert would let him take a walk and then ask him to write 100 lines about what he saw.This type of trainning developed in Maupassant a sense of observation，which he later put to use in his writing.Flaubert also allowed
35、Maupassant to attend his Sunday gatherings with others in his literary circle.For a few years，Maupassant was connected with the Ministry of Public Instruction.It is interesting to note that Monsieur Loisel，a poor man character in The Necklace，worked there.He also served in the French army during the
36、 FrancoPrussian War.His favorite writing subjects were peasants，servants in the city，and the FrancoPrussian War.At an early age，Maupassant started writing short stories.In 1880，some of his works were published and he received a wide reputation for Boule de Suif (Ball of Tallow)With this success，he b
37、egan to work fulltime on writing.During the next ten years，he wrote over 300 stories，including six novels，three plays，books of travel，and a book of verse.Through them，he earned a lot of money.His writing was classical and simple，avoiding social comments and dirty details.His works often showed a rea
38、l world and an accurate knowledge of the subject.Although Maupassant wrote in many forms，he received widest recognition for his short stories.By 1890，Maupassant was suffering from the latter stages of syphilis(梅毒)He died in 1893 in Paris.6We can know that before 1861_.AMaupassant left FranceBMaupass
39、ant lived with his parentsCMaupassant served in the French armyDMaupassants father left him and his mother【解析】细节理解题。从第一段可知莫泊桑生于1850年，11岁时(1861年)父母离异，所以在1861年以前，他应该是和父母住在一起。故选B。【答案】B7Which of the following is TRUE about Gustave Flaubert?AHe often went out for a walk with Maupassant.BHe was a journali
40、st and novelist working for a church.CHe had a great influence on Maupassants writing.DHe often helped Maupassant with his writing homework.【解析】推理判断题。从第一段“This type of training developed in Maupassant a sense of observation，which he later put to use in his writing.”可知福楼拜对莫泊桑的训练对他以后的写作有很大的影响。故选C。从“Of
41、ten Flaubert would let him take a walk and then ask him to write 100 lines about what he saw.”可知并不一定是两个人一起出去散步，故A项错误；从“.Gustave Flauberthis mothers friend and his godfather，a journalist and novelist”并不能推出B项；D项没有根据。【答案】C8From the text we know Monsieur Loisel is_.Aa man selling necklacesBa character i
42、n one of Maupassants worksCa short story written by MaupassantDa friend of Maupassant in the Ministry of Public Instruction【解析】细节理解题。从“It is interesting to note that Monsieur Loisel，a poor man character in The Necklace，worked there.”可知Monsienr Loisel是小说项链里面的一个人物。故选B。【答案】B9What is a characteristic of
43、 Maupassants stories?AThey have few social comments.BThey are simple and humorous.CThey only focus on the lives of peasants.DThey are full of imagination.【解析】细节理解题。从最后一段“His writing was classical and simple，avoiding social comments and dirty details.”可知莫泊桑的作品里面一般都避免对社会的评论，故选A。【答案】A10What can we lear
44、n about Maupassant from the text?AOnly in his 30s did he begin to write stories.BHe did not receive any formal education.CHe spent his last years happily.DBoule de Suif was his first success.【解析】推理判断题。从第三段“At an early age，Maupassant started writing short stories.In 1880，some of his works were publis
45、hed and he received a wide reputation for Boule de Suif (Ball of Tallow)”可知羊脂球是莫泊桑的成名作，故选D；根据第三段第一句“At an early age”得出A项错误。从第一段“Most of his education came informally from Gustave Flaubert ”可知B项错误；从最后一段“By 1890，Maupassant was suffering from the latter stages of syphilis.”可知C项错误。【答案】D- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网（山东、北京、天津、云南、贵州）五地区试卷投稿QQ 858529021
