江苏省南通、扬州、连云港2015届高三第二次调研测试英语试题

A. could B. might C. would 35. —Mum, my coach says I?m doing well in the training. —______? You still have a long way to go.

A. Why not B. So what C. How so 第二节完形填空（共

D. should

D. Where to

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I love roller coasters. If I could ride roller coasters every day for the rest of my life I would die a really 36 man. I will stand in line for 40 minutes just to get on a ride that lasts 30 seconds. Each step that I take brings me closer and closer to my 37 of going on a ride of a lifetime. The 38 has me skipping around like a 4 year old.

But during my first ride there, that kind of thrill turned to absolute 39 when I made it to the front. 40 waiting in line I was now having a second thought. Quietly, I negotiated within myself about my courage to go through with this 41. From far away it looked 42 but when I was about to get in the driver?s seat I 43 I forgot my license. After some self motivation I finally made the move to 44 my seat. On my way up I could clearly see the ups and downs 45 me. To me they were not only the route but also 46 challenges. Soon the track was full of such 47 tunnels that I could see only what was behind me but not in front.

48 there were people around me with both of their hands in the 49 while I， knowing that things were going to get 50 grasped the handle on my seat. I wouldn?t dare celebrate something that 51 me. Just like roller coasters, 52 is full of ups and downs, darkness and light, and is unpredictable when we go through various 53 situations. The best thing to do when we meet anything 54 is to lift our hands and 55 whatever we do. 28. A. old B. happy C. brave D. unusual 29. A. tension B. hardship C. motivation D. opportunity、 38. A. excitement 39. A. patience 40. A. Unless 41. A. competition 42. A. fun 43. A. regretted 44. A. take 45. A. behind 46. A. mental 47. A. narrow 48. A. Unluckily 49. A. gloves 50. A. vague 51. A. confused 52. A. life 53. A. social 54. A. uncertain 55. A. evaluate

B. expectation B. anger B. Though B. commitment B. small B. realized B. quit B. beneath B. intellectual B. dark B. Oddly B. pockets B. strange B. astonished B. entertainment B. unexpected B. uncomfortable B. complete

C. pleasure C. desire C. After C. debate C. normal C. pretended C. reserve C. beside C. technical C. long

C. Nervously C. air C. boring C. annoyed C. dream C. serious C. challenging C. adore

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D. anxiety D. fear D. Upon D. experiment D. mysterious D. admitted D. change D. before

D. environmental D. roundabout D. Disappointingly D. seat D. rough D. terrified D. ride D. general D. exciting D. enjoy

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

The Collection

The Portrait Gallery?s collection is an exceptional national resource of over 30,000 fascinating images containing a rich variety of media and including many internationally outstanding works of art. The portraits depict (刻画）the men and women whose lives and achievements helped shape Scotland and the wider world. The Gallery is also home to the NGS ? s outstanding collection of photographs which includes around 6,000 works by the early Scottish pioneers of the medium, Robert Adamson and David Octavius Hill as well as new works by leading-edge contemporary photographers. Visitor Facilities

The new Portrait Gallery cafe serves a delicious menu of fresh dishes and classic recipes, using the very best local ingredients and seasonal produce. Our new shop offers a fresh twist on design—led gifts and souvenirs. The Gallery now has all the facilities which today?s visitors expect, including a fantastic new lift, an Education suite and disabled access throughout the building. 56. What do we learn about the Scottish National Portrait Gallery? A. Every display reflects Scotland. B. It is well-known for its building. C. There are about 6,000 works in it.

D. It has a comparatively short history.

57. Its visitor facilities can be described as ________. A. rare and user-friendly B. characteristic and attractive

C. modern and all-round D. beneficial and conventional

B

Consumers everywhere are faced with the same dilemma: given limited resources, what sorts of purchases are most likely to produce lasting happiness and satisfaction? Recent research has confirmed that experiential purchases tend to produce greater hedonic (享乐的）gains than material purchases.

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The reason why experiences improve with time may be because it is possible to think about experiences in a more abstract manner than possessions. For example, if you think back to a fantastic summer from your youth, you might easily remember an abstract sense of warm sunshine and youthful exuberant (生气勃勃), but you're less likely to remember exactly what you did day-by-day.

Material possessions are harder to think about in an abstract sense. The car you bought is still a car, that great new jacket you picked up cheap is still just a jacket. It?s more likely the experience of that summer has taken on a symbolic meaning that can live longer in your memory than a possession.

Purchasing may have a negative impact on happiness because consumers often buy “joyless” material possessions, resulting in comfort but not pleasure. In general, people adapt to experiences more slowly than to material purchase. This can be seen in both negative and positive purchases: hedonic adaptation would result in a positive experience causing more happiness but a negative experience causing less happiness than the comparable material purchase with the same initial happiness level.

Experience, however, seems to be more resistant to these sorts of unfavourable comparisons. It is because of the unique nature of experience. It?s more difficult to make an unfavourable comparison when there is nothing directly comparable. After all, each of our youthful summers is different.

It?s well established that social comparisons can have a huge effect on how we view what might seem like positive events. One striking example is the finding that people prefer to earn $50,000 a year while everyone else earns $25,000, instead of earning $100,000 themselves and having other people earn $200,000.

A similar effect is seen for possessions. When there are so many flat-screen HD TVs to choose from, it's easy to make unfavourable comparisons between our choice and the others available. 58. An abstract sense in the passage refers to awareness of something __________. A. you cannot think about C. you cannot understand

B. you can? t remember well D. you cannot see or touch

B. an exhibition before going to a park D. a market before going to a restaurant

59. If you make an experiential purchase before a material purchase, you may go to__________. A. a theatre before going to a store C. a mall before going to a grocer's A. how ridiculous people are

B. how people feel content

60. The example of earnings is given to actually indicate__________. C. how nearsighted people are D. how people hold prejudice

61. It is implied in the passage that, after their material purchases, people might__________. A. enjoy their ownership of what they have bought B. pick every fault in the products they have got C. regret making a wrong decision to buy the items D. leave what they?ve purchased untouched at home

C

In a unique research cooperation between Stratasys, Education, R&D departments and MIT?s Self-Assembly Lab, a new process is being developed, known as 4D Printing.

The 4D printing concept, which allows materials to “self-assemble (自行组装)” into 3D structures, was initially proposed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty member Skylar Tibbits. Tibbits and his team combined a strand (缕) of plastic with a layer made out of “smart” material that could self-assemble in water. They advanced this

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concept by creating materials that can change into several different complicated shapes, though this kind of material remains the bottleneck of 4D technology.

To many people that are just starting to get used to the idea of 3D printers, the name 4D is causing confusion because they cannot understand where this fourth “dimension” coming from. 4D technology shares many of the same principles of 3D printing and is essentially still about creating a new, 3D structure out of certain component; however, Tibbits states the fourth dimension at work here comes from concept of the fourth dimension of time. The difference between these 3D and 4D creations is that these new forms have the ability to transform and adapt over time.

4D printing works through self-assembly — a system where “disordered elements form an “ordered” structure via an interaction. With these 4D printed materials, these disordered materials are strands or sheets of specially designed materials. Environmental changes then stimulate (刺激）a response from them so that they form a preprogrammed shape.

The idea of having adaptable technology that only relies on energy and non-human interactions raises some interesting questions about where 4D printing can be used and the practical applications in dangerous environments. This could mean improved infrastructures in extreme conditions, leading to a reduced need for workers to put themselves at risk, but the potential goes even further than that. The technology promises exciting new possibilities for a variety of applications. A solar panel or similar product could be produced in a flat shape onto which functional devices can be easily installed. It could then be changed to a compact shape for packing and shipping. After arriving at its destination, the product could be stimulated to form a different shape that serves its function. Also it could be used to build furniture, bikes, cars and even buildings. As with many of the ideas being put forward, it is easy to go a step too far into the extreme, but this just shows the potential of 4D in comparison to 3D.

The next stage for the research is to move from printing single strands to sheets and eventually whole structures. And water need not be the process ? s only energy source.

62. Which of the following displays the fourth dimension of 4D printing? A. 4D printing creates a new, 3D structure out of certain component. B. 4D technology reduces need for workers to put themselves at risk. C. 4D technology can be used in many more fields than 3D printing. D. 4D printed materials reshape themselves with conditions changing.

63. The major problem concerning the development of 4D printing lies in__________. A. producing essential 4D printers B. creating proper smart materials C. providing a suitable environment D. promoting practical applications

64. What does the passage lead you to believe?

A. 4D printing will take the place of 3D printing in the near future. B. Most aspects of our daily life can be affected by 4D printing. C. 4D printing will benefit humans by saving labor somehow. D. Smart materials can be transformed into other types of material. 65. It can be inferred from the passage that__________. A. electricity is not used in 4D technology B. 4D printing has been applied in industry C. more potential of 4D is to be discovered

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