1、英语试题第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑AMy 16-year-old son，Anton，had gone to the local swimming holeMost of the kids swim there，and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harborsso I had no fears for his safetyStill，the firefighters
2、first words“You need to come up here to the Stillwater River”made me catch my breath，and his follow-up words gave me relief：“Your son is OK”When I got to the river,I immediately saw the firetruck，ambulance and Anton，wrapped with a towel about his shoulders，sitting quietly on a low platform of the fi
3、re engine.I hurried over to him“You OK?”I asked”“Yeah，”was all he saidBut my eyes begged for an explanation，I didnt get it from myson，however,who tends to play his cards close to his vestThe story was this：A woman was being swept under waterHearing the cries，Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesit
4、ation，swam out to her, and brought her safely to shoreIn an age in which the word“hero” is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day,I realized the real thing in my sonThe teens are stubborn and self-centred，but that didnt mean they have no desire to do goodS
5、till shocked by my sons daring，I drove him homeAlong the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him-but he had precious little to sayThe only words he said were，“Whats for supper?”I spent some time alone that evening，thinking about the tragedy that might have beenThe next morning，when An
6、ton got up，I half expected him to tell me the storyBut all he did was toast some bread，pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new dayWatching from the window, I was reminded that still water often runs deep21Why did the mother allow her son to swim there? AHe was an excellent swimme
7、r BThe water of the river is shallowC. He was old enough to swimDThe rocks can be of help if theres danger22The underlined part“who tends to play his cards close to his vest”probably meansA. Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kidsBAnton is unwilling to tell others what he thinksCAnton always
8、 has a desire to help othersDAnton seldom changes his mind23In the mothers eyes，what her son did wasAdangerous but interesting Bunexpected and courageousCmeaningful but difficult Dawful and absurd24What might be the best title for the passage?AMy Son， My Hero BAnton，A Silent BoyCA Good Deed DA Proud
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13、d 2 CAd 3 DAd 2 or Ad 327What do we know about Tina?AShe can speak two languages BShe lives alone nowCShe takes care of children over 3DShe used to be a teachers assistantCRecently,CCTV journalists have approachecd pedestrians with their cameras，held a microphone to their mouth and asked a simple qu
14、estiom :“Are you haapy?”The question has caught many interviewees off guardEven Mo Yan who recently won a Nobel Prize，responded by saying：“I dont know”While the question has become a buzz phrase and the Internet plays host to heated discussions，we ask：What exactly is happiness ?And how do you measur
15、e it? In the 1776 US Declaration of Independence，Thomas Jefferson set in writing the peoples unalienable right to“Life，Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”Last year，235 years on，Chinas Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation：“Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily”At last years Na
16、tional Peoples Congress，officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target for the 12th five-year plan US psychologist Ed Diener, author of Happiness：Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth describes happiness as “a combination of life satisfaction and having more positive than
17、 negative emotions”，according to US broadcasting network PBSThis may sound straight forward enough，but it still doesnt explain what determines peoples happinessMany argue that happiness is elusive and that there is no single sourceIt also means different things to different peopleFor some，happiness
18、can be as simple as having enough cash.Researchers believe happiness can be separated into two types：daily experiences of hedonic(享乐的)well-being；and evaluative well-being, the way people think about their lives as a wholeThe former refers to the quality of living，whereas the latter is about overall
19、happiness，including life gods and achievementHappiness can cross both dimensions.Li Jun，a psychologist and mental therapy practitioner at a Beijing clinic，says：“Happiness can mean both the most basic human satisfaction or the highest level of spiritual pursuit. It s a simple yet profound topic .”Che
20、n Shangyuan，21，a junior English major at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics，said his idea of happiness always evolves“At present it relates to how productive I am in a day,”he said“It might be linked to job security or leisure time after I graduate”Then there is the question of measu
21、ring happinessDoes it depend on how many friends we have，or whether we own the latest smart phone? Is it even quantifiable?Economists are trying to measure happiness in peoples livesSince 1972，Bhutans GDP measurement has been,replaced by a Gross National Happiness indexIt is calculated according to
22、the peoplessense of being well-governed，their relationship with the environment，their satisfaction with economic development,and their sense of national belongingIn 2009，US economist Joseph Stiglitz proposed “to shift emphasis from measuring economic production to measuring peoples well-being”.But i
23、s well-being more easily measured?28From what Thomas Jefferson and Wen Jiabao mentioned in the passage，we know_Apeoples happiness is determined by great peopleB. peoples happiness is an important target for the development of a countryCpeople in all countries have the right to ask the government for
24、 a happy lifeD. People both in China and America are living a happy life29According to the passage，the writer may most likely agree that_A.CCTV journalists are concerned about peoples happiness out of sympathyBthe question has led to heated discussions about who are the happiest people in China，CBhu
25、tans new index shows that people there are the happiest in the worldDit is not easy for us to decide what determines peoples happiness30What does the underlined word“elusive”in the sixth paragraph mean?AAvailable BEasy to get CHard to understandDAccessible31The best title of the passage is_AAre You
26、Happy? BThe Measurement of HappinessCGDP and Happiness DThe Secret of Happiness DIts illegal for the police to attach a GPS unit to your car without your permission, as the U.S. Supreme Court settled in 2012But if the police are in hot pursuit of a bank robber or other escaping criminals that threat
27、en public safety, a GPS tracker is acceptable. But exactly how can the police GPS track a car that is moving fast?The answer to that question comes from StarChase，a new police technology being used by a small but growing number of law enforcement agenciesIt allows the police to fire 45-inch glue-cov
28、ered GPS bullet-like projectiles(发射体)from an air gun fixed in their police carsIf the GPS tracker makes contact with the escaping robbers car， itll stick no matter how fast the vehicle is goingThat way, the police will have a constant read on the cars location and headingAside from simply apprehendi
29、ng(逮捕)criminals，its believed this new technology could help save livesIf the police successfully fire a GPS unit at a speeding criminal，they can pull back from a high-risk chaseChases can be incredibly dangerous to all involved，including innocent bystanders and other driversOnce the GPS bullet conne
30、cts，theres no need for the chase any longerNow，predictably,a GPS-loaded gun isnt cheap. Police departments need to pay about $5000 per vehicle for the technology,and individual GPS bullets cost as much as $250 eachThat may sound expensive，but remember：The alternative is often thousands of dollars in
31、 property damage，and great human cost in injury and lost lifeAccording to Star Chase，their GPS bullet system has an apprehension rate of 80without any report of inury or property damageIf youd like to learn more about the StarChase system，Popular Mechanics has just published a good article about itT
32、heres also plenty more information available at the companys website 32When the GPS bullet sticks to the escaping robbers car，the police can_Aknow the cars condition Bensure the robbers safetyCplay a fair game with the robber Dknow the cars position and direction33The GPS bullets could help save liv
33、es mainly because_Athe bullets wont hurt people Bthey can make the robbers car stopCthe police can stop the dangerous chasing Dthey have more advantages than normal bullets34From the text we can learn that GPS bullets_Aare useful for the police Bare widely used in AmericaCcan control the rising crim
34、e rate Dcan replace the police in the future35In which part of a newspaper can we read the text?ALife BNature CFashion DTechnology第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分l0分) 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。What is your favourite colour ? Do you like yellow, orange，red?36_.Do you prefer greys and blues?Then you a
35、re probably quiet，shy,and you would rather follow than lead.You tend to be PessimistAt least,this is what psychologists tell us，and they should know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference，as well as the effect that colours have on human beings37_If you happen to l
36、ove brown，you did so，as soon as you opened your eyes，or at least as soon as you could see clearly38_A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one；and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day39_.A black bridge over the Thames River, nea
37、r London，used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the areauntil it was repainted greenThe number of suicide attempts immediately fen sharplyPerhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue40_It is an established fact that factory worke
38、rs work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or greyAOn the other hand,black is depressingBThey tell us，among other facts，that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow upwe are born with our preferenceCThe rooms are painted in differe
39、nt colours as you likeDIf you do，you must be an optimist，a leader, an active person who enjoys life，people and excitement ELight and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.F. Life is like a picture or a poem，full of different coloursG. Colours do influence our moodsthere is no doubt about it参考答案2130DBBAD CABDC 3140ADCAD DBGAE
