1、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(把归类) as honor help you create this life of good feelings. Heres an example to show how honorable actions create happi
2、ness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerks mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(卑鄙的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged ite
3、m, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul. Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness? In the first case, where we dont tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep do
4、wn inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate(演示) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In con
5、trast, bringing the error to the clerks attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sens
6、e of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And its easy to think and act honorably again when were happy. While the positive cycle can be dif
7、ficult to start, once its started, its easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.1. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our_. A. self-respect B. financial rewards C. advertising ability D. frien
8、dly relationship2. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to_.A. lying B. stealing C. cheating D. advertising3. The underlined phrase bringing the error to the clerks attention means_.A. telling the truth to the clerk B. offering advice to the clerkC. asking the cler
9、k to be more attentive D. reminding the clerk of the charged item4. How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake? A. Well be very excited. B. Well feel unfortunate.C. Well have a sense of honor. D. Well feel sorry for the clerk.5 Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
10、A. How to Live Truthfully B. Importance of PeacefulnessC. Ways of Gaining Self-respect D. Happiness through Honorable Actions【参考答案】15、ABACD【四川省成都七中2014三诊考试】阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和D)中, 选出最佳选项。For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winn
11、er. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any respons
12、ibility for starting it. From the parents point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.In this article, Ill describe three no-win situations that commonly ari
13、se between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teens hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the childs failure to eat a good breakfast before sc
14、hool or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesnt matter what the topic ispolitics, the laws of physics, or the proper
15、 way to break an egghe point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authoritysomeone who actually knows somethingand therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know
16、 more than the other, theyll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.35. Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict?A. Both can continue for generations. B. Both are about where to draw the line. C. Neither has any clear winner. D. Neither c
17、an be put to an end. 36. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.B. The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict. C. The teens accuse their parents of misleading them. D. The teens tend to have a full understandi
18、ng of their parents. 37. Parents and teens want to be right because they want to _.A. give orders to the other B. know more than the other C. gain respect from the other D. get the other to behave properly38. What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. Causes for the
19、parent teen conflicts. B. Examples of the parent teen war. C. Solutions for the parent teen problems.D. Future of the parent-teen relationship.【参考答案】35-38 BACC 【四川省成都七中2014三诊考试】阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和D)中, 选出最佳选项。Celebrity(名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular cultu
20、re. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption(消费) on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they dont sell nearly as well as famo
21、us faces. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for others products to developing their own.Celebrity clothing lines arent a completely new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and limi
22、ted to a few TV actresses. Today theyre started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their
23、 production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.However, for every success story, theres a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. No matter how famous the products origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities, it begins
24、 to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the initial(最初的) attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty(忠诚) returning to tried-and-true labels.Today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate
25、of turnover has speeded up as well. Each misstep threatens to reduce a celebritys shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Still, the egos(自我的) potential for expansion is limitless. Having already ach
26、ieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashionlike celebrityhas always been temporary.43. Fashion magazi
27、nes today .A. seldom put models on the coverB. no longer put models on the coverC. need not worry about celebrities market potential D. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly44. A change in the consumer market can be found today that .A. price rather than brand name is more concerne
28、dB. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisementsC. producers prefer TV actresses to film stars for advertisementsD. quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned 45. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly .A. decrease the popul
29、arity of a celebrity and the sales of his productsB. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general publicC. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show businessD. influence the price of a celebritys products46. The passage is mainly about .A. celebrity and personal styleB. cele
30、brity and market potentialC. celebrity and fashion designD. celebrity and clothing industry【参考答案】43-46ADAB 【四川省成都七中2014三诊考试】阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和D)中, 选出最佳选项。A new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin cancer, actually increases the risk.Researche
31、rs from the University of Iowa based their findings on a review of 18 earlier studies that looked at the association between sunscreen use and melanoma(黑素瘤). They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.Most health expert
32、s believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helps prevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence(发生率)faster than any other cancer in the United States.But questions have been raised about sunscreen and whether it may have the opposite effect, perhaps b
33、y allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning. The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin cancerpeople with fair skin and freckles(雀斑), for exampleare more likel
34、y to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often. The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study.39. The underlined word “flaws” in the 2nd
35、paragraph most probably means .A. evidencesB. factsC. faults D. failures40. People with fair skin and freckles .A. seldom use sunscreen B. are more in danger of skin cancer C. can be free from the harm of the sun D. often expose themselves to the sun 41. We can learn from the passage that .A. sunscr
36、een users get skin cancer more oftenB. the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreen C. the new study was based on the experiences of volunteersD. the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America42. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?A. Sunscreen to Prevent
37、 Skin Cancer B. Sunscreen to Increase Skin CancerC. Skin Cancer Caused by Sunscreen D. Skin Cancer Caused by Freckles【参考答案】39-42 CBDA 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(原创)Weve heard of people being reunited with their wedding rings after losing them, and one U. K. womans story may take th
38、e cake. Brenda Caunter lost her wedding ring 41 years ago1gardening in her yard. She and her husband Dave searched for the ring2in vain, and Dave ended up3(replace)the nine-carat ring, according to The Daily Mail. But this week, more than four decades after the ring went4(miss), it was reunited with
39、 its owner. Dave spotted one of their5(neighbor)using a metal detector and asked him to check the area6Brenda lost the ring, on the off chance that it might still be there. And sure enough, it was. “When we got the phone call to say it7(find)I didnt know what to say, ”said Brenda, pictured above wit
40、h Dave and the ring. It seems like lost wedding rings have a way of turning up, 8(especial)when theyre lost in someones yard. In November 2012, a woman was reunited9the ring she lost in her sisters yard 17 years prior. And in 2011, 10Swedish woman found her wedding ring growing around a carrot in he
41、r garden 16 years after she lost it. 【文章大意】丢失的感情找不回, 但丢失的婚戒, 即便过去40多年, 还是有机会找回的! 有一对英国夫妇, 妻子41年前在院子里种植花木的时候丢失了婚戒, 而最近, 借助邻居的金属探测器, 戒指找到了回家的路。1. 【解析】while。考查连词。句意: 41年前, Brenda Caunter在院子里种植花木的时候丢失了她的婚戒。while在时候, 引导时间状语从句。2. 【解析】but。考查并列连词。上下文是转折关系, 且无逗号与其他部分隔开, 应用并列连词but。3. 【解析】replacing。考查现在分词。end
42、up doing最终做某事。4. 【解析】missing。考查形容词。go missing失踪, 不见了。5. 【解析】neighbors。考查名词单复数。由前面的one of可知, 此处应用名词复数形式。6. 【解析】where。考查关系副词。where引导定语从句, 修饰area, 从句中缺少地点状语, 应用where引导。7. 【解析】had been found。考查时态和语态。首先, it和find之间是被动关系, 应用被动语态; 其次, got the phone call是发生在过去的动作, find是发生在got the phone call之前的动作, 即“过去的过去”, 应
43、用过去完成时。8. 【解析】especially。考查副词。修饰整个句子when theyre lost in someones yard, 应用副词。9. 【解析】with。考查介词。reunite . . . with. . . 和重新团聚。10. 【解析】a。考查冠词。此处泛指“一位瑞典的女士”, 应用不定冠词a表示泛指。语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see
44、a lot of people sleeping on the bus or train on their way home1work in the evening. A man will be reading the newspaper, and seconds later it appears as if he is trying to eat it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger sitting next to him. Another place where unplanned short sleep go
45、es on is in the lecture hall2a student will start snoring so loudly that the professor has to ask3student to shake the sleeper awake. A more4(embarrass)situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and5weight of the head pushes the arm off the desk, and the movement carries the rest of t
46、he body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no memory of getting there. The6(bad)time to fall asleep is when driving. Police reports are full of accidents that occur7people fall into sleep and go off the road. 8the drivers are lucky, they are not seriously hurt. One womans car, for example
47、, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of water and thought that it9(rain). When people are really tired, 10will stop them from falling asleepno matter where they are. 【文章大意】本文列举了几种人们过于疲劳而导致不分场合睡着的情况。1. 【解析】from / after。考查介词。此处指下班回家的路上, 应用from或者after。2. 【解析】where。考查定语从句。where引导定语从句修饰lecture
48、, 从句中缺少地点状语, 故用where引导。3. 【解析】another。考查形容词。由句意“教授不得不让另外一个学生把睡觉的人摇醒”可知, 应填another。4. 【解析】embarrassing。考查形容词。被修饰词是situation, 应用-ing形容词, 意为“令人尴尬的”。5. 【解析】the。考查冠词。特指头部的重量, 应用定冠词the。6. 【解析】worst。考查形容词最高级。由上文的A more(embarrass)可知, 上下文之间含有比较的含义, 此处是最高级。7. 【解析】when。考查连词。when引导时间状语从句。8. 【解析】If。考查条件状语从句。句意: 如果司机幸运的话, 他们受伤不会太严重。if如果, 引导条件状语从句。9. 【解析】was raining。考查时态。句意: 她在四英尺的水中醒来, 以为当时在下雨。表示过去某个时间正在进行的动作, 应用过去进行时。10. 【解析】nothing。考查代词。由上下文可知, 没有什么能阻止他们睡着。nothing没有什么。
