(衡陽市八中2008屆高三模擬試題B篇)

Skipping classes, particularly big lectures where an absence is likely to go undetected, is a tradition among college undergraduates.

These days, however, some professors say they’re seeing more absenteeism, as students make the most of new technologies as learning aids.

Americ Azevedo taught an “ Introduction to Computers ” at the University of California, Berkeley, US last semester. By visiting the course’s website, the 200 enrolled students could download audio recordings or watch digital videos of the lectures, as well as read the instructor’s detailed lecture notes.

But there was one big problem: So many of the undergraduates relied on the technology that at times only 20 or so actually showed up for class.

Doug Suda, 19, a student in Azevedo’s class last semester, said he skipped about three-quarter of the lectures. It’s largely because he was busy with an off-campus job and was taking the course to fulfill a business major requirement.

At the end of the term, Suda prepared hurriedly for the final exam by watching videos of about 15 lectures over three days.

“ If I hadn’t that… I would probably fail the class,” said Suda, who instead received a B-plus.

Despite the concerns about absenteeism, schools are increasingly experimenting with ways to let students watch or listen to lectures on their computers or digital music players, like ipods. Last month, Harvard Medical School began “ Podcasting ”lectures. Students can download them into digital musical players, and study while they, say, go for a walk.

As many academics accept the electronic innovation, others are pushing back. To encourage attendance, they are applying low-tech tactics, like giving more surprising quizzes or cutting back their online offerings.

Lee Chanian, a UCLA economics professor, says “ too much technology leads to passive learning environment and encourage more absenteeism”. He now puts fewer lecture materials online, and provides extensive notes only for the most complicated topics.

60.The word “ absenteeism ” in the 2^nd paragraph most probably means      .

A. attending classes                B. having classes

C. giving classes                   D. skipping classes

61.At times only 20 or so undergraduates showed up for Americ Azevedo’s class because     .

A. so many undergraduates relied on digital learning aids 

B. so many undergraduates have off-campus jobs.

C. his lectures were boring               D. the exam was easy to pass

62.According to the passage, to encourage attendance, some academics are applying the following lower-tech tactics EXCEPT     .

  A. giving more surprise quizzes          

B. putting fewer lecture materials online

C. providing extensive notes only for the most complicated topics 

D. cutting off their online offerings

63.What could be the best title for this passage?

A. Lectures fight digital learning aids to up class numbers   

B. Lectures apply digital learning aids to up class numbers

C. Lectures fight lower-tech tactics to up class numbers

D. Schools are encouraging more absenteeism

 (河南省開封市2008屆第四次模擬考試A篇)

Friend is better than fortune. Friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.

    My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below——he has no bad likings, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality(節(jié)儉). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him as a model. With his help I am free from all difficulties.

    Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word "failure".

56. This passage tells us ________.

    A. how to make friends with others

    B. how the writer's friend helps him

    C. what kind of person the writer's friend is

D what kind of person we should make friends with

57. An ideal friend means ________.

    A. a polite friend                      B. a false friend

    C. a likable friend                     D. an old friend

58. From the passage we can learn that ________.

    A. the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other

    B. the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend

    C. the writers ideal friend has a lot to learn from him

    D. the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend

59. From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that ________.

    A. nothing cannot be done with friend

    B. only the first sentence is reasonable

    C. he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend

    D. good friends should always help each other

 (福建省廈門雙十中學2008年6月迎考熱身試卷D篇)

Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy.

Your problem, is not just that you miss your best friend, it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship.

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being. This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing.

Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance. I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage.

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too independent upon them.

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice. Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend. Boyfriends are completely different from best friends. The distinction is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards. It is a completely different sort of bond.

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons. Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group. By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place.

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary. In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself. “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

67．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know           .

       A．whether to give up her best friend                  B．what to do without her best friend

       C．whom to choose between two friends            D．how to stop missing her former friend

68．The underlined part “a new way of being” (in Paragraph 3) refers to the situation in which SJ has to           .

       A．find a new friendship                                    B．live without her boyfriend

       C．learn to give up                                            D．learn to be independent

69．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will           .

       A．take revenge on her former friend

       B．comfort her former friend

       C．feel more independent and confident

       D．continue friendship with her former friend

70．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

       A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget.         B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself.

       C．SJ will get over her problem soon.                 D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences.

 (安徽省蕪湖一中2008年高三5月最后一模B篇)

Success Is Not a Destination(目的地)

Should people stop once they have achieved something? No! In life, they are always trying to make things better or have more of the same success.

Athletes are constantly striving(努力) to shorten time for races, increase heights or distances.

The world of medicine has had its series of successes, too. Christian Barnard performed several successful heart transplants. Other medical experts have achieved organ transplants. Throughout the ages, mankind has found treatments and cures for cancer and other diseases. A cure for AIDS might soon be disvovered.

Age does not seem to slow down achievers. Tina Tuner at 54 is still singing in abundance(豐富) and attracting sell-out crowds wherever she goes.

Comedian George Burns, in his 90s, wants to perform at Caesar’s Palace when he turns 100.

Success does not belong only to the rich and famous. It should be the goal of everyone. Many successful people have had humble beginnings.

Would you believe that actress Michelle Pfeifer of Cat was a supermarket checkout girl?

At work, we strive for achievement, too. Success may mean organizing a conference more effectively and efficiently each year. Sometimes, it is not a pat on the back or the promotion that makes it worthwhile.

Often, it is the inner thrill(一陣激動) and satisfaction of achievement, no matter how small it may be.

Aiming for success doesn’t mean you are greedy or dissatisfied. It is all part of gaining new experiences. It ultimately(最終) makes you a more interesting and useful person in society.

The journey to success has its road blocks, discouragement and distractions. It takes great resourcefulness and achievement to overcome obstacles and setbacks to move on successfully.

60．If an athlete can shorten time in races, he/she        .

A．is a real success                                         B．will stop his/her steps forward

C．is always sure to win                                  D．is the best runner of all

61．The expression “a pat on the back” probably means “       ”.

A．patting somebody on the back                      B．something important

C．singing somebody’s praises                          D．anything important

62．Which statement below is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Man now can transplant organs.                   B．Man now can cure AIDS.

C．Not all successful people have humble beginnings.

D．Michelle was once a supermarket checkout girl.

63．The writer of the passage agrees to all the ideas EXCEPT that       .

A．any small success will make us excited        

B．organizing a conference is a success

C．aiming for success is to gain new experiences in life

D．the journey to success is not so smooth to make

 (南昌市南昌二中高三沖刺模擬考試E篇)

Academy Awards  The Academy Awards are the most prominent film award in the United States．The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motin Picture Arts and Sciences．Academy Awards are nicknamed “Oscars”, which is also the nickname of the statuette（小雕像）．The name is said to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: It looks just like my uncle Oscar!”

Berlin Film Festival  One of the “A” festivals in Europe．The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the “Berlinale”, is held annually in February and started 1951 after an initiative of the American, who occupied part of the city after World WarⅡ．The jury（專家評獎團）always placed  special emphasis on representing films from all over the world, from the former Eastern Bloc（集團）Countries as well as from western countries．The awards are called Golden and Silver Bears （as the Bear is the symbol of Berlin）．

Venice Film Festival   The Venice Film Festival takes place every year in late August / early September on the Lido in the historic Palazzo del Cinema, in Venice, Italy, its main award is the “ Leone d’Oro” （Golden Lion）．Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film．

Cannes Film Festival   The Cannes Film Festival is a famous international film festival．It has been held annually in Cannes, in the south of France, since 1946 with a few exceptions．Given massive media exposure, the Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the globe．

The most famous award given out at Cannes is the “Palme d’Or” （Golden Palm） for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year．

71．Which Award can be shared by multiple films in one year?

       A．Golden Lion                               B．Golden Palm

       C．Academy Awards                           D．San Marco Award

72．Which of the following statements about “Oscars” is not true?

       A．It’s the nickname of Academy Awards

       B．It’s also the nickname of the statuette．

       C．It got its name because Margaret said the statuette looked like his uncle．

       D．It’s an award in France．

73．Which Award has the shortest history?

       A．Golden Lion      B．Golden Palm       C．Academy Awards D．San Marco Award

74．Why is the Award for Berlin Film Festival called “Golden and Silver Bear”?

       A．It looks like a bear

       B．It is made up of bear fur

       C．The bear is the symbol of Berlin

       D．Bear is rare in Berlin

75．Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

       A．An introduction of famous film festivals and film awards

       B．An advertisement for films and TV programmes．

       C．Introduce the nicknames of famous film awards．

       D．A guide of how to spend famous film festivals

 (南昌市南昌二中高三沖刺模擬考試A篇)

It is predicted that there will be 5 scientific breakthroughs in the 21^st century．

We’ll know where we came from．Why does the universe exist? To put it another way, why is there something instead of nothing? Since the 1920s, scientists have known the universe is expanding, which means it must have started at a definite time in the past．They even have developed theories that give a detailed picture of the evolution（演變） of the universe．

We’ll crack（破譯）the genetic（基因）code and conquer cancer．Thanks to 20^th-century antibiotics, the once dreaded, once incurable disease now can mean nothing more serious than taking some pills．As scientists learn more about the genetic code and the way cells work, many serious diseases ---cancer, for one ---will become less threatening．Using manufactured “therapeutic”（治療的） viruses, doctors will be able to replace cancer—causing damaged DNA with healthy genes．

We’ll live longer （120 years?）．If the normal aging process is basically an invisible contest in our cells ---a contest between damage to our DNA and our cells’ ability to repair that damage ---then 21st –century progress in genetic medicine may let us control and even reverse the process．

We’ll manage Earth．In the 21st century, we’ll stop talking about the weather but will do something about it．We’ll gradually learn how to predict the effects of human activity on the Earth, its climate and its ecosystems（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）．And with that knowledge will come an increasing willingness to use it to manage the workings of our planet．

We’ll have a brain “road map”．This is the real “final frontier” of the 21^st century: The brain is the most complex system we know．It contains about 100 billion neurons, each connected to as many as 1,000 others．

56．In the 20th century, __________ made the serious disease become curable．

       A．genetic code    B．healthy genes       C．antibiotics           D．DNA

57．Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?

       A．In the 21st century, we will be more willing to manage the working of our planet

       B．The brain contains about 1000 billion neurons．

       C．The 21st century progress in genetic may let us control the aging process．

       D．The universe must have started at a definite time in the past．

58．What’s the main idea of the text?

       A．People will live longer and become much stronger in the 21st century．

       B．There will be 5 scientific breakthroughs in the 21st century

C．Science will develop more quickly in the 21st century．

       D．People will know more about our world

 (浙江省寧海縣知恩中學2009屆高三最后適應性考試E篇)

The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep up guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories.

The following advertisement once appeared in a local newspaper: “An opportunity to earn $ 250 in a few minutes. A man… willing to chances, wanted for an out-of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once. ”A reader found this offer very nice and write to the advertiser. But being a bit suspicious（懷疑）, he gave a false name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply. Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested. He did so and learned on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him “to get rid of somebody” and would discuss it more fully with him the next day. But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions.

The police saw the two men meet and watched them as they drove away together. In the car the advertiser came to the point at once; he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife. The reason he gave was that he was suffering from a serious disease and wanted to live in a warmer country, but his wife objected to this. Giving the man some money, the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned him to be careful of the dog, though it would not bite, it might attract attention. He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her.

After that, the advertiser suggested that the man should “do the job” the next morning. At the same time he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call. After the murder they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged. The second meeting never took place, for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife.

57. The sort of person that the advertisement in the newspaper asked for was a person ____.

A. who was not afraid of police

B. who wanted a profitable job

C. who wished to earn $ 500 with two opportunities

D. who was fond of adventure

58. The reader gave a false name when he answered the advertisement because ____.

A. he did not want the police to suspect him

B. he did not fully believe the advertiser

C. the offer of the advertiser was only $250

D. the advertiser did not want to discuss the job fully on the phone

59. The advertiser wanted the reader “to get rid of somebody. ”This implies ____.

A. the advertiser was surrounded by the police

B. it was inconvenient for the advertiser to speak directly at the time

C. the advertiser wished to kill his wife the next day

D. the advertiser would hire the man to kill someone

60. The man told the police of the murder plan so that____.

A. the advertiser was arrested red-handed                       

B. the man was paid $ 250 as arranged

C. the wife' s life was spared                    

D. the dog would not be alarmed

 (浙江省寧海縣知恩中學2009屆高三最后適應性考試B篇)

Career building is an ongoing activity. Planning and goal setting are part of career building, but so is adjusting and taking advantage of things that happen in an unplanned way. Our dreams and desires, as well as the opportunities open to us, are changing all the time. Sometimes, they can change dramatically over a short period of time.

Dealing with change often requires taking your career in a different direction. Therefore, most people’s career paths wind up looking more like a forest path or the course of a river than a straight flight path from point A to Point B. Career paths tend to meander. Just as a river must take an indirect path to get round hills and other obstacles（障礙）, we often have to do a little meandering to get round barries. We also meander simply to explore various career posibilities.

This doesn’t mean that you should wander aimlessly for the rest of your life! It doesn’t mean that, although career building gives you an overall sense of direction, it is responsible to expect that you’ll have to take some meandering along the way.

Career building involves maneuvering as well as meandering. To maneuver is to be focused and strategic（策略的）, to decide what you want and how you are going to get there. Believe it or not, you can maneuver and meander at the same time. In fact, you have probably already done so. For example, if you have ever sent in an application form for an education program or job before you are really sure you want your application to be accepted, you have taken action on a plan while you are still exploring other posibilities. In other words, you are maneuvering and meandering at the same time.

45. This passage is mainly to ______________.

A. tell you how to gain more control over your life

B. give you a better understanding of yourself

C. show you how to take an active role in planning your career

D. help you to deal with things that happen in an unplanned way

46. The underlined word “meaander” in paragraph 2 most probably means ________.

A. move away           B. go round                  C. get through        D. run over

47. What can we learn from the passage?

A. There are seldom straight lines in the course of career building.

B. Career path is like a flight path from point A to point B.

C. Most of our dreams and desires change in a short time.

D. More than half of us have to change our career directions.

48. When you are hunting for a job, you are supposed to _________.

A. take your career in different directions

B. avoid exploring various career posibilities

C. change your dreams and desires now and then

D. know your goal and try all possible ways to achieve it

 (上海市崇明中學2009屆高三5月高考模擬考試D篇)

Topping the class academically was certainly an advantage. Studying was a breeze for Nigel. The reward was certainly incomparable to the little effort that he had to put in. It began when he was selected to help the teachers in the computer laboratories.

The peak of his school career came not when he topped the school but when he was selected for the nationwide competition. Unlike everyone else, Nigel wanted to join the contest because he liked playing with the Lego sets （樂高拼圖玩具） and making something out of them. Nigel spent the next two months rebuilding the robot. It was during the time that Nigel found out about the prizes for the competition as well as another competitor, Alicia, from a neighboring school. His early intentions were forgotten. Getting the thousand-dollar prize was more important than anything else. Nigel decided to befriend Alicia. Unaware of his intentions, she told him all about the robot that she had been building for the competition. He even helped her to put the finishing branches in her robot. He was glad with the way things had progressed. His robot looked even better than Alicia’s and it was able to become a ball with its arms, something Alicia had failed to do.

On the day of the competition, he saw Alicia. Everything dawned on her the minute she saw him among the competition. She stared at him, puzzled at first, then angry and finally a look of helplessness came over her.

The flashbulbs of the camera exploded in Nigel’s try. The robot bird performed actions so unique and different that the specialist judgments were the same. Nigel was so personal with himself that he did not even notice the girl standing a few feet away from him. Without her, he would never win the competition.

76．What reward did Nigel receive for doing well in his school work?

A．He was offered a part-time job.                                        

B．He was honored with a scholarship.

C．He helped his teacher construct a robot.                                

D．He helped in the computer laboratories.

77．Nigel’s original intention of joining the contest was to _______.

A．be the top student of the school      B．bring great honor to his school

C．construct a robot with the Lego sets     D．win the thousand-dollar prize

78．Why did Nigel help Alicia finish her robot?

A．He tried to make friends with her.    B．He was fond of building robots.

C．He intended to help her.                   D．He didn’t want her to suspect him.

79．What is the author’s attitude towards Nigel’s actions?

A．He is mildly critical.                        B．He is strongly critical.

C．He is in favor of them.                    D．His attitude is not clear.  

 (陜西省師大附中2009屆高三第四次模擬考試E篇)

Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that’s not what I did.
　　I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts（文科）university that doesn’t even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren’t studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.
　　I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories” where they didn’t care if you have values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist（人文學者）all in one.
　　Now I’m not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile（協調）engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.
　　The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t’ mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.

56. The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _______.

A. wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality

B. intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist
C. wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college
D. intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals.

57. According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can _______.
A. balance engineering and the liberal arts
B. receive guidance in their careers

 C. become noble idealists
D. broaden their horizons

58. In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected     ____

A. to have an excellent academic record
B. to be wise and mature
C. to be imaginative with a value system to guide him
D. to be a technical genius with a wide vision

59. The author’s experience shows that he was _______.
　 A. creative
   B. ambitious
　 C. unrealistic
　 D. irrational

60. The word “they” in “…together they threaten to confuse.” (Line 3,  

Para.5) refers to _______
A. engineering and the liberal arts.
B. reality and noble ideals
C. flexibility and a value system
D. practicality and rationality