高考得分点基础训练 (6)

高考得分点基础训练（6）

II． Grammar and Vocabulary A

When I succeeded in ___25________ (become) a part-time employee of Nokia China last summer, many friends asked me how I survived the interview.

I once asked myself the same questions. Many of my peers also ___26_______ (apply) for the job, including some very competitive and intelligent students ___27________ (study) in famous universities.

But why did the interviewer pick me instead of them?

Finally, curiosity pushed me ___28_______ (ask) the interviewers soon ___29________ we became colleagues. The answer was that I appeared confident but humble, responsible and communicative. They evaluated people not just on their academic certificates, ___30________ on the base of their qualities and abilities. I happened to be the right person.

To be frank, I once felt ashamed of being a student from ___31________ unknown college, and I think this may apply to some of you. I thought that my future was ruined. It was only at the time of my successful interview ___32_______-__ I finally understood the famous saying—“You decide where you go.”

25_________________26.______________ 27_______________.28.______________ 29.________________30._______________31._______________ 32______________ B

Sports are more than games. The ___33________ (defeat) can be the winner next time if some improvement ___34_________ (make). We can learn from sports on how to deal with our daily affairs ___35_________ (well).

Sports ___36_________ bring us a lot of fun and enjoyment. Meanwhile, sports are a profitable industry. However, sports can mean more. In

___37________ to appreciation of excellent athletes’ performances, people are also attracted by sportsmanship, including fairness, fair play and respect for rules.

Sports are a stimulation of real life. Sport had ___38_________ origin in the daily activities such as hunting, planning and even war. The competitions and conflicts are simplified by a series of sports rules.

Now sport is a part of our lives. ___39__________ an exciting game brings us is not only a pleasant period but also the influences ___40________________ the heroes have on us in the sports field. We can learn better devotion to our own arena, the real life. That’s the essence of sports.

33.______________34_______________.35.______________ 36.________________ 37._______________38._______________39____________ 40.__________________

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▲Section B (10分). A. extend B. phenomenon C. notices D. probably E. critical F. moodG. tied H. forgiving I. increases J. realize K. heavily

When our hair is healthy, shiny and in place just the way we like it, all is right with the world. But when it’s behaving more like a two-year-old in the grocery store just before nap time, it’s another story.

Aside from moments of total frustration with the bathroom mirror, the effects of a bad hair day can ___41___ well past morning dressing time. In fact, research links bad hair days with entire bad ___42___ days.

Are we really so vain that our hair can affect our whole day?

Yes, says Dr. Marianne LaFrance, Professor of Psychology and of Women’s and Gender Studies at Yale University. According to LaFrance’s study, ___43___ in self-doubt, social insecurities and self-critical thoughts emerge when people feel their hair is awkward. “Individuals ___４４___ their capabilities to be significantly lower than others when experiencing bad hair,” LaFrance stated in the research analysis.

And while both women and men are affected by the ___４５___ of bad hair days, LaFrance concluded that women tend to feel more disgraced, embarrassed, or self-conscious, while men feel more nervous, unconfident and unsociable.

Psychotherapist (精神治疗医师) Heather Turgeon agrees, “Our culture ___４６___ emphasizes appearance. It affects each person differently, and how we look to the outside world is ___４７___ to our mood and self image.” Turgeon says being in a low-confidence-hair-day mood is hard, because you feel like everyone ___４８___, and you’re sure that’s the first thing they see.

She also says that when we’re feeling low we’re more likely to think we don’t look good, even if our hair looks exactly the same. “It’s

___４９___ worse in your head than it is in other people’s eyes,” says Turgeon. “We think people notice our small flaws, but generally they are more ___５０___ than we are to ourselves.”

III． Reading Comprehension Passage A

Have you ever seen any students whose trousers hang so low you can see their underwear? What do you think of that? Fashionable? Some of today’s teenagers are big fans of such a look. But recently this trend has been at the centre of an argument in Italian middle schools. The headmaster of a school in central Italy has asked students to stop wearing low-rise jeans that expose underwear and parts of the body. His request came after a class trip, when he saw one boy’s baggy trousers slide to his feet. He pointed out that this way of dressing is not suitable for school. But in Italy, a nation that takes fashion very seriously, the suggestion caused a debate among parents, teachers and students. The issue is whether the headmaster’s request will limit

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students’ freedom or whether dress in Italian schools is too casual. A parents’ group praised the move in favour of good taste, while others advised schools to stop worrying about fashion and fix up old school buildings. “We do not want to kick fashion out,” the headmaster explained, “but extremes (极端) of fashion like this are not right in school.”

Many other schools have now requested that their students also stop wearing such trousers. Most students have simply ignored the request. Ludovica Gaudio, 14, wore extremely low trousers exposing orange underwear in class. It was cold, so she wore a matching orange scarf. Another 14-year-old said she would probably respect the request, simply for practical reasons. “I don’t really feel comfortable in those sort of jeans,” said Sarah Lattanzi, “in winter, when dressed like that, it’s quite cold and I am afraid my stomach will ache.” Choose the best answer.

( ) 1. What led to the argument in Italian middle schools? A. Students’ craze for fashions. B. Students’ exposing Clothes.

C. Students’ ignoring dress codes （着装规则） D. Students’ underwear.

( ) 2. Which of the following supports the headmaster’s request? A. Fashion should be taken seriously.

B. Fashion should not be followed in school.

C. Students should have their freedom in choosing what they wear. D. Students should be encouraged to have good taste in clothes. ( ) 3. The opinion against the headmaster is that _________. A. schools should ignore the students’ exposing clothes B. fashion should not be followed in school

C. the way studnets dress in Italian schools is too casual D. low-rise jeans can do harm to youngster’s health

( ) 4. The purpose of this story is to show that _________.

A. wearing fashionablly in school is under attack in other countries, too B. dress code is necessary even in a country like Italy

C. a debate over the way students dress in Italian middle schools D. Italian students react differently to schools’ requests B

Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.

Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners? Should you use both hands while you are eating? Should you leave one in your lap (膝部), or on the table?

The Americans and British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of

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social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also， most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman, and so will most Americans. Promptness (准时) is important both in England and America—That is if a dinner invitation is for seven o’clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable—especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

( ) 70. Can social customs and behaviour change? A. Yes, they can. B. No, they can’t. C. Surely!they can’t. D. Sorry!I don’t know.

( ) 71. It was considered impolite _________ a few years ago. A. to eat with both hands B. to leave a hand when eating C. to smoke in the room D. to smoke on the street

( ) 72. It is impolite _________ in both America and England.

A. for people to shake hands when they meet each other for the first time B. for a man to open a door for a woman

C. for a person to be late for a friend’s engagement D. for a man to offer his seat to a woman

( ) 73. If your guest has bad table manners at your dinner party, you should _________. A. tell him not to do so B. do as he did

C. not do the same thing D. be amused or shocked I． Translation (22分)

1． 假如你能尽快回信，我将不胜感激。(appreciate)

2. 一些学生热衷于玩电子游戏，以至于放弃学习。(be keen on)

3． 他抽不出一小时吃午饭。(afford)

4. 我希望能看见陆地。(a sight of ...)

5. 这家饭店因为地点太差而停业了。(close down)

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