1、建议用时:55分钟.完形填空 2015辽宁大连双基测试About 10 years ago I was having my annual party and my niece came to see me. As she _1_ around the room, she noted that my employees seemed happy. Then, I asked her how she thought I did that. “Im sure you treat them _2_,” she replied. “Thats half of it,” I said. “Do you k
2、now _3_ the other half is?”She didnt have the answer. So whats the answer? I _4_ the unhappy people. People laugh at this point. I wish I were _5_. Im not. I have learned that as a manager you cannot make everyone happy. Good _6_ requires training, communicating and patience.Dont _7_ me wrong. This
3、doesnt happen a lot. Theres no joy in the _8_ of firing someone. And its not always the employees _9_ there are many bad bosses out there. And not all employees _10_ your company. I dont have a Ph.D., an MBA, or even an economics degree. What I do have is a _11_ company. Now I know some people argue
4、 that a business is _12_ making money, and not everyone has to be happy. When you _13_ a company, you have the right to _14_ yourself with the people you choose.I have a good day today. Not _15_ Ive got a big order or great _16_ reports. I have wonderful people working for me. They care. They are co
5、mmitted (尽心尽力的)_17_, they understand the whole customerstaffcompany triangle, where all of the aspects _18_ each other. When you have the right people, business is much _19_. I know because I have _20_ it.本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。“我”作为公司老板有自己的管理员工的理念:对待自己的员工要好,开除那些感觉不幸福的员工。1A.showed Blooked Cturned Dcame答案:B当她环顾房
6、间时,她注意到“我”的员工们看起来很幸福。此处用固定短语look around“四处看,环顾”。2A.nicely Bfirmly Cstrictly Dseriously答案:A因为员工看起来很幸福,所以侄女推测“我”这个老板对待员工很好(nicely)。3A.which Bthat Cwhat Dwho答案:C你知道另一半是什么吗?此处是一个宾语从句,根据语境可知,应用连接词what。4A.trick Bhire Cdislike Dfire答案:D根据下文中的“Theres no joy in the _8_ of firing someone”可知,此处表示“我”解雇不幸福的人。5A.
7、crying Bjoking Ccheating Dregretting答案:B人们嘲笑这个观点。“我”希望“我”是在开玩笑,(但是)“我”不是。6A.assessment BagreementCmanagement Demployment答案:C好的管理需要培训、交流和耐心。根据语境可知C项正确。7A.bring Bthink Ctreat Dget答案:D不要误解“我”。get sb. wrong“误会,误解,曲解(某人的意思)”。8A.way Bchance Cact Dform答案:C解雇某人的行为无乐趣可言。way“方式,方法”;chance“机会”;act“行为”;form“形式”
8、。9A.decision Bfailure Cfortune Dfault答案:D根据破折号后的内容可知,有许多坏老板,故此处表示被解雇并非都是员工的错误。选D项。10A.fit Bbelieve Cchoose Dunderstand答案:A而且并非所有的员工都适合你的公司。根据语境可知,选A项fit“适合”。11A.funny Bbusy Chappy Dlarge答案:C此处对应首段中的“happy”,“我”没有博士学位,没有工商管理学硕士学位,甚至也没有经济学学位。“我”有的是一个幸福的公司。选C项。12A.with Bbeyond Cinto Dabout答案:D现在“我”知道一些人
9、争辩说公司是为了挣钱,并非每个人都得幸福。about“关于”。13A.leave Bjoin Cown Dshare答案:C当你拥有一个公司,你有权力和你选择的人在一起。根据语境可知,选C项own“拥有”。14A.relax Bhelp Camaze Dsurround答案:D参见上题解析。surround yourself with sb.是固定短语,表示“和某人在一起”,故选D项。15A.until Bbecause Cafter Dthat答案:B今天“我”过得愉快。不是因为“我”得到了一个大的订单或者很好的财政报告。此处用because引导原因状语从句。16A.physical Bme
10、dical Cpolitical Dfinancial答案:D此处和空格前的“a big order”并列,结合所给选项可知应选D项。physical“身体的”;medical“医疗的”;political“政治的”;financial“财政的,金融的”。17A.Besides BHowever COtherwise DTherefore答案:A他们(员工们)关心(公司)。他们尽心尽力。除此之外,他们理解整个“顾客员工公司”的三角关系。besides“除此之外,而且”。18A.support Bfight Chold Dhurt答案:A“顾客员工公司”这个三角关系中每个方面都互相支持。supp
11、ort“支持”;fight“竞争”;hold“抓住”;hurt“伤害”。19A.busier Beasier Csafer Dhigher答案:B当你拥有了合适的员工,生意变得更加容易。20A.made Bforgotten Cgot Dput答案:A“我”知道因为“我”已经做到了。make it“获得成功”。.阅读理解A2015贵州省七校联盟联考一Lily, a student of Cambridge University, has bought a bicycle and is worried about safety. Her friend, Cathryn, found this a
12、rticle and sent it to her.How to make your bicycle safe?A number of crimes are against bicycles. About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most of them are never found. You can prevent this from happening by following a few careful steps.Basic SecurityNever leave your bicycle in outoftheway p
13、laces. Always lock your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lamp posts or trees. Take off smaller parts and carry them with you, for example lights and saddles (车座)LocksThere are various types of locks. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop owner.Mar
14、kingThe security marking of your bike can act as an obstruction to thieves, which can also help the police find your bicycle. Your postcode and your house or flat number should be included and clearly recorded. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.RegistrationThere are many compan
15、ies that will offer the security marking to your bicycle. They will then store your registration number and personal details in their computer database. If your bicycle is found, it will be easy to contact you.AttentionKeep a record of the bicycle by yourself: its production place, model and registr
16、ation number. You can even take a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle belongs to you.本文是一篇应用文,Lily的朋友Cathryn为她找了一篇文章,文章提供了一些保护自行车安全的建议。1Which part of the article gives the information on how to lock your bicycle when you leave?ABasic Security BLocksCMarking DRegistration答案:A考查细节理解。文章在Basic
17、 Security中提到“Always lock your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lamp posts or trees”,即当你离开时如何锁自行车,故A项正确。2Which one is wrong about the security marking of a bicycle?AIt can ensure that the thieves wont steal the bike.BSome companies can assist you in doing this.CIt can help the police to find and
18、identify the lost bike.DThe security marking database makes it easy to get in touch with the owner.答案:A考查正误判断。Marking部分提到“The security marking of your bike can act as an obstruction to thieves, which can also help the police find your bicycle”, security marking能帮助警察找到你被偷的自行车,但不是能保证贼不偷你的车子,故A项表述错误。3T
19、he article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _.Aboth in the bike shop and your computerBeither in a security company or your universityCby yourself and in a company that will offer security marking as wellDin the police station as well as a marketing company答案:C考查推理判断。根据文章最后两段提到的“There ar
20、e many companies that will offer the security marking to your puter database”和“Keep a record of the bicycle by yourself: its production place, model and registration number”可知,文章建议你可以自己记录自行车的产地、型号和注册号,还可以让一个提供security marking的公司做记录,即C项正确。4Which of the following information may not be necessarily rec
21、orded?AYour postcode and personal details.BBoth the type of the bike and its picture.CThe registration number of the bike as well as your address.DYour personal information and recommendation in your computer database.答案:D考查细节理解。根据文章最后三段中的“Your postcode and your house or flat number should be includ
22、ed and clearly recorded” “They will then store your registration number and personal details in their computer database”和“its production place, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it”可知,A、B、C项的信息都需要记录,D项在文中未提及,故选D项。1secure vt./adj. 保护;安全的2various adj. 各种各样的3attack vt. 攻击
23、;袭击4.identify vt. 确定;识别5production n. 成果;产品1a number of 许多的;大量的(修饰可数名词)2take off 脱下;取下;起飞;突然成功3act as 充当;担当原文:The security marking of your bike can act as an obstruction to thieves, which can also help the police find your bicycle. (非限制性定语从句)译文:你自行车的安全标签可以充当小偷们的一个障碍,这能帮助警察找到你的自行车。仿写:Worse still/What
24、s worse, the factory may pollute the water, which_will_do_harm_to/be_harmful_to_ the village.更糟糕的是,工厂可能会污染水源,危害整个村庄。B 2015黑龙江大庆质检二According to the UN Intergovernme-ntal Panel (专家咨询组) on Climate Change, global temperatures have risen by approximately 0.6 in the past century, caused mainly by emission
25、s of greenhouse gases produced by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. Temperat-ures are to increase between 1.6 and 5.8 in the next century, accompanied by sea level rise and an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events.The best available evidence sugge
26、sts that climate changes since the 1970s may already be causing over 150,000 deaths annually, and that greenhouse gas emissions would increase disease burdens in the coming decades. The risks are concentrated in The Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书) is signed by 128 nations, and commits the participating indus
27、trialized countries to cutting emissions of greenhouse gases by over 5% below 1990 level by the period of 20082012.“Over 600 thousand people died in weatherrelated disasters in the 1990s. Temperature and rainfall influence the rates of diseases and infections including malaria, and malnutrition, whi
28、ch together cause over 3.5 million deaths a year. The Kyoto Protocol is the first step towards protecting the climate system, which exerts such a strong influence on our health”, said Dr. Kerstin Leitner, Assistant DirectorGeneral for Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments.While acting to
29、reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is also essential to protect vulnerable (脆弱的) communities from the effects of climate changes. WHO works to promote measures such as protection from malaria and other climate sensitive diseases, and reliable access to clean water and sanitation, for people in the
30、most vulnerable developing countries. Increasing disease control efforts will also help to protect current and future generations from the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.这是一篇关于气候变化的文章。人类的某些行为导致的气候变化会危害人类自身,我们要采取必要的措施来拯救我们自己。5According to the passage, what is the reason for the rise of global te
31、mperatures?AThe burning of fossil fuels.BThe rise of sea level.CExtreme weather disasters.DThe emissions of greenhouse gases.答案:D考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“global temperatures have risen.emissions of greenhouse gases”可知,D项正确。A项是产生温室气体的行为之一,故可排除。6Which of the following is true?AWeatherrelated disasters caused ov
32、er 3.5 million deaths.BThe climate system has a deep impact on human health.CThe members of the Kyoto Protocol are all industrialized countries.DThe poorest population are to blame because they contribute least to the problem.答案:B考查细节理解。A项与文章第四段中的“Over 600 thousand people died in weatherrelated disa
33、sters.which together cause over 3.5 million deaths a year”不符;C项意为“京都议定书”成员国都是工业化的国家,与文章第三段的内容不符;D项与文章第二段的最后一句话不符。根据第四段中的“The Kyoto Protocol.on our health”可知选B项。7In order to protect communities, WHO takes some measures except _.Apreventing diseases caused by climate changesBhelping to provide clean w
34、aterCaiding to offer sanitationDgaining access to vulnerable developing countries答案:D考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“such as protection. sanitation”和“Increasing disease control efforts”可知A、B、C三项正确。由“for people in the most vulnerable developing countries”可知,D项错误。8What does the passage mainly talk about?AClimate chan
35、ges and the effects on human health.BClimate changes cause over 15,000 deaths annually.CWHO promotes measures such as protection from malaria.DThe Kyoto Protocol helps to protect human health.答案:A考查主旨大意。根据文章内容可知,B、C、D项均是文中某一方面的内容,比较片面,A项最能概括文章大意。1global adj. 全球的;总体的2accompany vt. 陪伴;伴奏3.annually adv
36、. 每年4concentrate v. 集中;浓缩;全神贯注5participate v. 参加;参与 6.influence n/vt. 影响1in the next century 在下世纪2in the coming decades 在即将到来的几十年3in the 1990s 在20世纪90年代原文:While acting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is also essential to protect vulnerable (脆弱的) communities from the effects of climate changes
37、. (连词非谓语结构)译文:在采取行动去减少温室气体排放的同时,保护脆弱的社区生活免受气候变化的影响也是很必要的。仿写:We have to take environmental protection into account/consideration when_developing_the_economy.发展经济的同时,我们必须考虑保护环境。.七选五根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。2015河北保定一模For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up the
38、ir work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications etc., a neverending flood of words. In getting a job, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. _1_ Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, an
39、d never get over them.Taken individually, words have little meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. _2_ He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing (退回) to reread words or passages. Regression is a common bad habit in reading._3_ It moves a bar (o
40、r curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator (加速器) forces the reader to read fast, making wordbyword reading practically impossible. _4_ But when you learn to read ideas and c
41、oncepts, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skill drastically improved after some training. Take Charlce, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good172 words a minute before the training, now it is an
42、 excellent 280 words a minute._5_AA good reader obtains good reading skills.BYet the fact is that most of us are poor readers.CTo overcome the bad habit, some reading clinics use a device called an accelerator.DAt first comprehension is sacrificed for speed.EUnfortunately, however, the untrained rea
43、der does not read groups of words.FHe is delighted that he can get through a lot more reading material in a short period of time.GTo his joy, he soon has got a rise.随着社会发展,阅读不再轻松,而阅读又变得尤为重要,如何克服和解决一些阅读方面的坏习惯,本文提到了一种新型的设备加速器,不仅能提高阅读速度,还可能提高阅读能力。1B根据空前和空后的理解可知该空应起过渡作用,上文讲的是阅读理解力的重要性而下文又提到改善“poor readi
44、ng habits”可知答案是B。2E上文讲的是单词孤立着几乎没有明确的意思,而下文中又讲的是每次只读一个词,因而空格仍为过渡项,结合选项可知答案是E。3C下文中代词“it”指代的内容应该是空格中提到的内容,故结合选项可知,此处“accelerator”应该出现,故选C。4D本段讲述的是使用阅读加速器的过程,上文讲加速器使得逐词阅读变得不可能,因此选D,表示读快了,理解会受影响。5F上文举例说明阅读加速器的功能与作用,因此该空应承接上文讲述的话题,故答案是F。.书面表达2015山东济宁一模下面是英语老师推荐的两本课外阅读书籍,请根据以下提示用英语写一篇100词左右的短文:1说明你会选择哪一本书
45、阅读;2该书的大概内容;3你选择该书的理由。_Two possible versions:(1)I prefer the book “Everyone Is Beautiful” written by Caroline Scrong, which is intended to encourage us to learn to accept people for who they are and meanwhile be ourselves. Everyone is unique and has both strengths and weaknesses. However, there are
46、always some people around us who fail to show enough respect to others, especially those who seem inferior to them. And some may lack confidence in themselves, thus following others blindly. Therefore, I plan to work as a volunteer in our community in the coming holiday to help raise peoples awarene
47、ss of the fact that everyone is beautiful, in one way or another. Hopefully this book can get me betterequipped for the voluntary work.(2)Recently, our English teacher has recommended two excellent books to usEveryone Is Beautiful by Caroline Scrong and Leadership Is A Choice by Austin Young. Person
48、ally, I prefer the latter one, which mainly offers some practical tips on how to conquer our fears and be a leader. And thats just what Im dying for. For one thing, I have a special interest in leadership but have always been lacking in confidence. Hopefully this book can help me overcome my fears and gain enough confidence. For another, I plan to run for Chairman of the Student Union in the coming term. I suppose this book will get me better equipped for that.