甘肃省兰州市2015届高三实战考试

英 语 试 题

注意事项：

1．本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题纸相应的位置上。

2．本试卷满分120分，考试用时100分钟。

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第I卷

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

As a substitute teacher, my daily routine involves driving to a new school almost every day so I'm usually unable to anticipate（预料）the day's events, good or bad!

On one particular day,1 was teaching in a very difficult classroom．1 was managing behavior all morning and by lunch time, I knew I needed coffee to even consider surviving the afternoon．So on my lunch break, I drove to a nearby plaza to get a cup of coffee．Upon returning to the car I realized l had locked my keys and my phone inside! I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4 or 5-minute drive away．I contemplated（思考）rushing back, but it being winter, I thought a nasty fall on ice would only make the situation much worse．

So I ran into a McDonald's which was in the same plaza and asked the man at the counter who happened to be the manager to please call me a cab．I briefly explained my situation to him, and I could tell by the look in his eyes, that he empathized．He hurried to the back to use the phone while I paced in the restaurant．I had less than 10 minutes to get back to my school at this point．

The manager returned only to tell me that the cab company had put him on hold and then the line got disconnected, and that he was now on hold again, but had not yet been able to request the cab yet My expression, I assume, began to resemble some combination of hopelessness and fear．

Without a thought, he grabbed his coat and offered to drive me to the school Without hesitation, I followed him into his car and made it back into my classroom with 2 minutes to spare before the bell! calm behavior and kind nature made

Upon arriving at the school, l thanked this man endlessly．His calm behavior and kind nature made me think he was probably a wonderful manager to work for, and also a wonderful human being to have on this earth．This experience makes me realize that out of every seemingly hopeless situation, there is the opportunity for acts of kindness to transpire（发生）'which can have an unimaginable impact（影响） on those who receive them.

1. why did the author want to get a cup of coffee?

A．Because he was very thirsty at that time．

B．Because he was only interested in drinking coffee

C．Because he had to refresh himself for the classes in the afternoon.

D．Because he wanted to do something special to pass the whole afternoon

2. The author ．___ so he gave up the idea of going back to school on foot when he found his keys and phone were locked inside the car

A．was too tired to walk further

B．was afraid of falling down on ice

C．asked the manager to call him a cab

D．decided to take a school bus

3．The author has probably stayed in the McDonald's for about

A．15 minutes B．8-9 minutes C．4-5 minutes D．2 minutes

4．What kind of person is the manager?

A．Kind-hearted． B．Faithful． C．Gentle． D．Dependable

B

Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart．They will, in a lifetime, push the chrome-plated contraptions many miles．But few will know - or even think to ask - who it was that invented them．

Sylvan N．Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937．At that time he was in the supermarket business．Every day he would see shoppers lugging groceries around in baskets they had to carry．

One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels．The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business．

On June 4, 1937, Goldman's first carts were ready for use in his market．He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving．He couldn't wait to see them using his invention．

But Goldman was disappointed．Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try．

After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren't using his carts．"Don't you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?" one shopper replied．

But Goldman wasn't beaten yet．He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try．To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this．the real customers gradually began copying the phony （假冒的） customers．

As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers to his market．But not only did more people come - those ．ho came bough, more. With larger easier-to-handle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater num e．of items than before.

Tody's shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman’s original model．Perhaps reason America today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937 - before the coming of the shopping cart．

5 What does the underlined words "chrome-plated contraptions" in the first paragraph refer to ?

A．Baskets． B．Private cars． C．Suitcases． D．Shopping carts．

6．What was the purpose of Goldman's invention?

A．It was to prove him to be a good inventor．

B．It was to reduce the burden of his employees' work．

C．It was to make shopping easier and attract more business．

D．It was to help the disabled make shopping easily in his market．

7．Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market in order to ．

A．attract people to buy things in his market

B．encourage people to use his shopping carts

C．make his market different from the others

D．keep the groceries from being stolen

8．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Goldman will become very famous because of his invention．

B．Goldman's invention will be regarded as the greatest one in the world．

C. Supermarket business has benefited a lot from Goldman's invention．

D There will be nothing that can replace Goldman's invention．

C

Smartphones really are addictive and the more you use one, the worse it gets．a new study has revealed．Psychology lecturer, Dr Zaheer Hussain, who conducted the research, found that the more you use a smartphone, the higher your risk of becoming addicted．

He explained that higher scores of narcissism - denned as excessive （过度的） interest or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance - is the most common and obvious sign of the addiction．

An obsession（痴迷） with taking selfies and posting them on social media is one key indication.

The study found that 13 percent of 256 participants were addicts．The average age of those who took part in the online survey was 29．

As a result, the researchers say they believe it should be made compulsory that anyone selling smartphones should warn customers of their potentially addictive properties．

Dr Hussain said: "The study informs us about smartphone overuse and the impact on psychological well-being．We now use smartphones on a daily basis and for various tasks so being aware of the psychological effects is very important．There are various smartphone apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Candy Crush, as well as Skype and email that make smartphone use psychologically more attractive and can lead to addiction．"

The study also revealed the average user spent 3,6 hours per day on the device, and when the participants were asked if they used their phone in banned areas．35 percent answered yes．

Social networking sites were the most popular used apps - 87 percen- followed by instant．messaging apps - 52 percent - and then news apps - 51 percent.

Relationships were also noted in the researcb as, despite 46.8 percent of participants speaking positively of improved social relations. nearly a quarter admitted their smartphones create communication issues within "real life".

Professor James Elander, Head of the Centre for Psychological Research at the University of Derby, said: "This study is a very timely one with much potential impact, and the findings show that users should be more aware of how they are using their smartphones and of the potential risks of excessive use."

9. What does the underlined word "narcissism" in the second paragraph mean?

A. Self-esteem. B. Self-love. C. Self-respect. D. Self-trust

10. What's the attitude of Professor James Elander towards the research according to the last paragraph?

A. Positive. B. Negative C. Neutral D. Ambiguous

1l. What can we learn from this passage?

A. People are easy to be addicted to smartphones and can't live a normal life.

B. Smartphone manufacturers should be responsible for the smartphone addiction

C. Smartphone addiction has become a reality and people should take it seriously.

D. Smartphones shouldn't be used to download and use smartphone apps.

D

Where should an adventurous tourist go? After you've done sightseeing in London, shopping in New York tasted the local food in Paris, and danced to your heart's content at the Brazilian carnival, where else can you go? What exotic（异国的） tourist destination awaits you?

Well, Antarctica sounds like the holiday of a lifetime! It's considered the last great wildemess on Earth. Just a few scientists in research stations share the icy landscape with penguins and other animals which can cope with the low temperatures.

Tourism began in Antarctica in the 1950s and it's still small scale. About 37,000 tourists are expected there this season, but many won't even leave the boat.

The BBC's Juliet Rix visited the frozen continent and asked herself if she should be there at all, causing potential problems to such a sensitive environment. Her tour guide admitted that all visitors leave a footprint and they all go to the same places, the accessible coastline, which is also where the penguins and seals go to breed.

But some people believe that if carefully controlled, tourism can be good for Antarctica. It h