2010年高三英語(yǔ)模擬試題及答案(二)(3)

　　第三部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
　　第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）
　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
　　A
　　Tess was eight years old. Her little brother Andrew was very sick and their parents were completely out of money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, "Only a
　　miracle can save him now."
　　Tess took her money and made her way six blocks to Rexall's Drug Store.
　　"And what do you want?" the chemist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. "I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen for ages."
　　"Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. "He's really sick. He has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?"
　　"We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you," the chemist said, softening a little.
　　"Listen, I can help you." The chemist's brother was a well-dressed man. He asked Tess, "What kind of miracle does your brother need?"
　　"I don't know," Tess replied. "Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money."
　　"How much do you have?" asked the man from Chicago. "One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered. "And it's all the money I have, but I can get some more, if I need to."
　　"Well，what a coincidence (巧合)," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents － the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you live. Let's see if 1 have the kind of miracle you need."
　　That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon in neurosurgery (神經(jīng)外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well．
　　Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven  cents… plus the faith of a little child.
　　56. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
　　A. Tess's brother would recover because there was a miracle.
　　B. Tess's brother would die because his family had no money to treat his illness.
　　C. Tess's family would look for a miracle to treat Andrew's illness.
　　D. Andrew should go to hospital for a miracle.
　　57. Why did the chemist get annoyed first？
　　A. Because he was a nervous man．
　　B. Because Tess didn't buy his medicine.
　　C. Because Tess had bothered him and his brother.
　　D. Because Tess was poorly dressed.
　　58. What can we learn about Dr. Carlton Armstrong?
　　A. He was a stone－h(huán)earted man.
　　B. He cared for only a little money.
　　C. He never helped others unless given a lot of money．       
　　D. He was a kind gentleman and ready to help others.
　　59. What can be the best title？
　　A. A dying boy and her sister        B. A miracle of $ 1.10
　　C. A kind doctor and his brother    D. A poor girl and a doctor

　　B
　　In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
　　The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.     
　　It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They had to move back to an apartment in New York City.     Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
　　People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
　　60. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.
　　A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
　　B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
　　C. don't want others to know they are rich
　　D. want to be happy
　　61. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
　　A. live outside New York City             B. live in New York City
　　C. live in apartments                     D. live with many neighbors
　　62. What's the author's attitude to keeping up with the Joneses?
　　A. Negative.           B. Positive.       
　　C. Supportive.      D. Objective.

　　C
　　There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
　　People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation (模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
　　Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
　　63. People who are unhappy _______.
　　A. always consider things differently from others
　　B. usually are affected by the results of certain things
　　C. usually misunderstand what others think or say
　　D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things
　　64. We can conclude from the passage that _______.
　　A. we should pity all such unhappy people
　　B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life
　　C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness
　　D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons
　　65. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _______.
　　A. prevent any communication with them
　　B. show no respect and politeness to them
　　C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects
　　D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes
　　66. In this passage, the writer mainly _______.
　　A. describes two types of people
　　B. laughs at the unhappy people
　　C. suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness
　　D. tells people how to be happy in life

　　D
　　The Apple iPhone's impact was widely evident (明顯的) at the Consumer Electronics Show, as new touch－screen devices could be found everywhere.
　　The consumer electronics industry came unbuttoned in Las Vegas this week. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show, companies from around the world unveiled many devices boasting (以擁有…而自豪) touch - sensitive technology, rather than traditional push-button controls.
　　Motorola, Sony, and LG Electronics all showed off touch-screen phones this week. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates praised and offered a touch-screen computer, the Surface, related to a flat panel TV for a tabletop. Even camera makers, such as Kodak，included touch-screen LCDs in their devices. Touch-screen tech has been in use for years，but the push to develop and weave it into consumer electronics gathered steam with the June introduction of Apple's iPhone. "The touch-screen industry is really getting hot," says Jennifer Colegrove, a senior analyst at iSuppli. "Since the iPhone came out, there are a lot of companies that did not have a relationship with touch screens before that decided, 'OK, I want to make a touch screen, too.'"
　　The touch－screen tech ecosystem now includes more than 100 companies specializing in everything from smudge-proof (防污的) screens to sensors (傳感器) able to detect fingers before they even contact the screen. Sales of leading touch-screen technologies，such as those used in mobile phones and navigation (航行) devices，are expected to rise to $ 4.4 billion in 2012, up from $ 2.4 billion in 2006，according to iSuppli estimates.
　　67. What did the writer think about the Apple iPhone？
　　A. The Apple iPhone was beautiful.          
　　B. The Apple iPhone was popular.
　　C. The Apple iPhone was expensive.             
　　D. The Apple iPhone was attractive.
　　68. What is the meaning of the underlined word "unveiled" in the second paragraph？
　　A. Invented.                B. Unlocked.             
　　C. Discovered.                D. Showed.
　　69. The touch-screen tech was used in consumer electronics mainly because of _______.
　　A. traditional push-button controls            
　　B. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates
　　C. the introduction of Apple's iPhone            
　　D. the touch-screen tech ecosystem
　　70. What can we learn from the passage?
　　A. The touch-screen technology will disappear.
　　B. The touch-screen technology will be replaced by traditional push-button controls.
　　C. The touch-screen technology will be as important as traditional push-button   controls.
　　D. The touch-screen technology will be more widely used in electronics devices.