[创新设计]2015高考英语（浙江专用）大二轮总复习仿真模拟卷一

答案 C 48．According to the passage，in Formula E ________________________________________________________________________.

A．the final event will be held in Beijing B．cars are powered by petrol

C．tires will be changed at the stops D．night events will be included

Racing

解析 细节理解题。根据Formula E Racing(一级方程式赛车)这段的第七行“the event will be made up for with...and night events”可知D项正确。

答案 D

49．Which of the following statements is true?

A．The Daily Telegraph will make 2014 a special year. B．Consumers will benefit a great deal from Provenance. C．VASIMR will make it possible for people to go to Mars.

D．Transparent shopping will raise people's awareness of health.

解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段内容，尤其是最后一句“the site will help shoppers make better choices...to improve their environmental and social influence.”可知这种搜索引擎的确会让消费者获益匪浅。

答案 B

C

It has been said that“Happiness is like a butterfly which，when run after，is always beyond our grasp，but which，if you sit down quietly，may dance beside you.”

Social scientists have caught the butterfly.After 40 years of research，they find happiness results from three major origins：genes(基因)，events and values.Armed with this knowledge and a few simple rules，we can improve our lives and the lives of those around us.We can even construct a system that carries out our founders' promises and gives Americans the power to seek happiness.

Scientists have studied happiness for decades.They begin simply enough—by asking people how happy they are.

The data available to social scientists is the University of Chicago's General Social Survey，a survey of Americans conducted since 1972.The numbers on happiness from the survey are surprisingly similar.Every other year for four decades，about a third of Americans have said they're “very happy” and about half report being “pretty happy.”Only about 10 to 15 percent typically say they're “not too happy.”Scientists have used advanced techniques to check these responses，and such survey results have proved accurate.

Beneath these averages are some differences.For many years，researchers found that women were happier than men，although recent studies show that the gap has narrowed or may even have changed to the opposite.Politicians might be interested to learn that traditional women feel particularly happy：about 40 percent say they are very happy.That makes them slightly happier than traditional men and obviously happier than open－minded women.The unhappiest of all are open－

minded men；only about a fifth consider themselves very happy.

But even the people of the same age，sex，and so on vary in their happiness.What explains this? The first answer involves our genes.Researchers at the University of Minnesota have tracked twins who were separated as babies and raised by separate families.These researchers found that we receive a surprising part of our happiness—around 48 percent from parents.(Since I discovered this，I've been blaming my parents for my bad moods.)

If about half of our happiness is determined by our genes，what about the other half？It's attractive to suppose that one－time events—like getting a dream job or receive an unexpected gift—will permanently bring the happiness we seek.And studies suggest that such events do control a big part of our happiness—up to 40 percent.

But while one－time events do govern a fair amount of our happiness，each event's influence proves rather short－lived.People suppose that major changes like moving to California or getting a big raise will make them permanently better off.They won't.Huge goals may take years of hard work to meet，and the struggle itself may be worthwhile，but the happiness they create dissipates after just a few months.

To review：About half of happiness is genetically determined.Up to an additional 40 percent comes from the things that have occurred in our recent past—but that won't last very long.

That leaves just about 12 percent.That might not sound like much，but the good news is that we can bring that 12 percent under our control.It turns out that choosing to seek four basic values of faith，family，community and work is the surest path to happiness, given that a certain percentage is genetic and not under our control in any way.To go after the happiness within our reach，we do best to devote ourselves to faith，family，community and meaningful work.

【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文。研究人员经过40年的研究发现三种因素可带来幸福感，即基因，事件和价值观。

50．The first paragraph of the passage serves as ________． A．a description of a scene B．an introduction to the topic C．an analysis of a research project D．an explanation of an old saying

解析 推理判断题。根据第一段，幸福就像翩翩起舞的蝴蝶，当追赶它时，总是抓不到；当你静静的坐着时，它们就会在你身边飞舞。结合下文，可知第一段旨在引出文章的主题：如何才能抓住幸福。

答案 B

51．It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 that ________． A．most Americans feel unhappy

B．women are always happier than men

C．about 40%of American women are very happy

D．traditional men are happier than open－minded women

解析 推理判断题。根据第四段和第五段，特别是第五段最后两句“传统的女人幸福感

略高于传统的男士，但非常明显的高于心胸开阔的女人”可推知传统的男士幸福感要高于心胸开阔的女人。因此D项正确。

答案 D

52．The underlined word“dissipates”(Paragraph 9) probably means ________． A．disappear B．return C．occur D．last

解析 细节理解题。根据句子“Huge goals may take years of hard work to meet, and the struggle itself may be worthwhile ，but the happiness they create dissipates after just a few months.”注意本句中的but前后句意，伟大的目标可能需要多年的努力才能实现，而且奋斗本身也很值得，但是因此产生的幸福感仅仅几个月后就会消失。

答案 A

53．Among the origins of happiness，________． A．age and sex contribute the most B．genes play a tiny part

C．events hardly perform a function D．values are under control

解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句，为了追求我们触手可及的幸福，我们要尽最大努力致力于我们的信仰，家庭，社会和有意义的工作。可知这些是我们可以控制的。

答案 D

54．The main purpose of this passage is to ________． A．stress the importance of happiness B．clarify the causes of lasting happiness C．advocate the ways of seeking happiness D．show the results of the study on happiness

解析 主旨大意题。根据全文，如何追求幸福即追求幸福的方法，是本文的宗旨。 答案 C

D

For 28 years，three months，and 12 days，I drove a New York City taxi.Now，if you were to ask me what I had for breakfast yesterday，I probably couldn't tell you.But the memory of one fare is so vivid.I'll remember it all my days in this world.

It was a sunny Monday morning in the spring of 1966.I was looking for a customer down York Avenue.I had stopped at a light just opposite New York Hospital when I spied a well－dressed man dashing down the hospital steps.Finally，the man reached the taxi and jumped in.“LaGuardia Airport，please，”he said.

As always，I wondered about my passenger.Was this guy a talker，a shut－up，a newspaper

reader？After a few moments，he started a conversation.It began ordinarily enough：“How do you like driving a taxi？”

It__was__a__stock__question，and I gave him my stock answer.“It's OK，”I said.“I make a living and meet interesting people sometimes.But if I could get a job making $100 a week more，I'd take it—just like you would.”

His reply aroused my interest.“I would not change jobs if it meant I had to take a cut of a hundred a week.”

I'd never heard anyone say such a thing.“What do you do？”

“I'm in the neurology department(神经内科)at New York Hospital.”

Maybe it was that this fellow clearly loved his work；maybe it was just the pleasant mood of a spring morning.But I decided to ask for his help.We were not far from the airport now，so I went ahead.

“Could I ask a big favor of you？”He didn't answer.“I have a son，15，a good kid.He's doing well in school.We'd like him to go to camp this summer，but he wants a job.”I paused.“Is there any possibility that you might get him some kind of a summer job—even if he doesn't get paid？”

He still wasn't talking，and I was starting to feel foolish for bringing up the subject.Finally，he said，“Well，the medical students have a summer research project.Maybe he could fit in.Have him send me his school record.”

He fished around in his pocket for a card but couldn't find one.“Do you have any paper？”he asked.

I tore off a piece of my brown lunch bag，and he wrote down something and paid me.It was the last time I ever saw him.

That evening，sitting around the dining room table with my family，I pulled the paper from my shirt pocket.“Robbie，”I announced proudly，“this could be a summer job for you.”He read it out loud：“Fred Plum.N.Y.Hosp.”

My wife：“Is he a doctor？” My daughter：“Is he an apple？” My son：“Is this a joke？”

After I warned to cut off his pocket money，Robbie sent off his grades the next morning.The fruit jokes continued for a few days，but gradually the incident was forgotten.

Two weeks later，when I arrived home from work，my son was smiling wildly.He handed me a letter addressed to him.The letterhead read“Fred Plum，MD，Neurologist－in－Chief，New York Hospital.”He was to call Dr.Plum's secretary for an interview.

Robbie got the job.The white lab coat he wore made him feel a lot more important than he really was as he followed Dr.Plum around the hospital，doing small tasks for him.

The following summer，Robbie worked at the hospital again，but this time，he was given more responsibility.As high school graduation neared，Dr.Plum was kind enough to write letters of recommendation for college.Much to our delight，Robbie was accepted at Brown University.

He worked at the hospital for a third summer and gradually developed a love of the medical profession.As college graduation approached，Robbie applied to medical school，and Dr.Plum again wrote letters proving his ability and character.

Robbie was admitted to New York Medical College and，after getting his medical degree，did a four－year practice specializing in OB－GYN.

Dr.Robert Stern，the son of a taxi driver，became OB－GYN chief physician at Columbia－