高考英语冲刺复习：英语精练26.doc

1、英语冲刺复习 英语精练（26）高考资源网 高考资源网 ATheir height made Wayne and Laurie Hallquist seem like an ideal match when they met seven years ago, and on Thursday they were matched with something else the title of worlds tallest living married coupleGuinness World Records bestowed that towering distinction to the Hal

2、lquists in a ceremony under the marquee at its Hollywood museumThe couple arrived in a white limousine, with Wayne sporting a tuxedo and Laurie in a white wedding dressThe Hallquists, who live in Stockton, California, measure a combined 13 feet, 4 inches, or 4074 centimeters, to be exactHe stands 6

3、feet 104 inches, she 6 feet 595 inches, the Guinness organization saidIts a whole different perspective up here, and we can find each other quite easily in a crowd, Laurie told ReutersWe can see several people going bald that might not know it at the moment, joked Wayne, 57, who works as a telephone

4、 company wire splicerThe Hallquists said that when they met at a church singles club in 2003, they could tell that others around them were sizing up a possible love affair because of their heightShe walked in, everyone looked at her, then they looked at me, Wayne said But while Wayne said it was lov

5、e at first sight for him, Laurie said their first meeting came up shortHe talked about the size of my hands and feet, which is kind of a no-no, said Laurie, 46And then the second time we had a chance to talk, I figured out he was a really good guyThey have been married for eight years, but it took t

6、he Hallquists until this year to contact Guinness World RecordsThe couple said they were discouraged at first from making a play for worlds tallest couple, because they read online that a man and a woman each standing over 7 feet had married in the 19th centuryOnly this year did they realize they co

7、uld compete in another category: worlds tallest living married coupleGuinness previously listed a couple in EnglandWilco and Keisha van Kleef-Boltonas the worlds tallest couple at a combined height of 13 feet, 3 inches41Why their first meeting came up short is that _AWayne is much older than Laurie

8、BWayne likes playing jokesCWayne said something rude about Laurie DWayne is just a wire splicer42According to the passage, all the following statements are Not True exceptALaurie liked Wayne at first sight while Wayne didntBWilco and Keisha dont like their Guinness recordCThe couple read the informa

9、tion of the tallest couple through the InternetDWayne met Laurie in a friends party43What does the underlined phrase sizing up mean _?Aforming an opinion Bgiving a suggestionCmaking a plan Dmaking a decision44What would be the best title for the passage?AThe worlds tallest couple in historyBThe worl

10、ds tallest living coupleCWayne and Laurie : an ideal matchDWayne and Laurie : a new world record holderBBBC Sports program SundayWe are currently planning our Volunteer Program, which will ensure volunteers are trained and ready to go for 2012Up to 70,000 volunteers will be needed to help put on the

11、 London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic GamesOur program will aim to encourage a wide range of people to join inWe will provide the training to make sure our volunteers skills are of the highest standardLondon 2012 is an opportunity to inspire everyone to develop their interests and volunteer-in sport a

12、nd also more widely within their communityApplications will open in the late 2011Well recruit（招募） volunteers from across the UKfrom a range of communities and backgroundsOur recruitment process will be open and fairOur goal is to select applicants who meet our standards and who will bring passion, e

13、nthusiasm and energy to the GamesPrevious volunteering experience is not necessaryWell give each successful applicant a specific role, allowing them to contribute meaningfully to the GamesThere will be two kinds of Games volunteerspecialist and generalistSpecialist volunteers will have specific exis

14、ting skills or qualifications that are needed for them to complete the role, for example, sport or medical trainingGeneralist volunteers will not need any special skills or qualifications and will receive full trainingThey might be given roles in areas such as event services, uniform distribution （分

15、发） and village operationsAll volunteers will be expected to attend training events that will give them the knowledge they need to carry out their roleThere are lots of charities and sporting organizations that are looking for volunteers to help themWhile you are waiting for applications for the Lond

16、on 2012 volunteer program to open in the late 2011, why not consider getting involved locally? You can find opportunities to volunteer in a range of activities in your local area by following the links on the right hand side of this page or make local enquiries about the needs in your community45Whe

17、re will you probably find this article?AIn a newspaper BOn a webpageCIn a magazine DIn a textbook 46Who can apply to become a volunteer in the 2012 Olympics?APeople from some English-speaking countriesBPeople with volunteering experienceCPeople who meet the standardsDPeople with a knowledge of the O

18、lympic history47Which of the following statements is wrong?ATwo kinds of volunteers will be neededBSpecialist volunteers do not have to attend training eventsCApplications will not be accepted until 2011DGeneralist volunteers will be fully trained48What can you do in July, 2011?ADo some volunteering

19、 work locallyBApply to become a volunteer in the 2012 OlympicsCGet trained in the Volunteer ProgramDJoin in the Olympic GamesCCheating is nothing newBut today, educators and administrators are finding that instances of academic dishonesty on the part of students have become more frequent and are les

20、s likely to be punished than in the past Cheating appears to have gained acceptance among good and poor students alikeWhy is student cheating on the rise? No one really knows Some blame the trend on a general loosening of moral values among todays youthOthers have attributed increased cheating to th

21、e fact that todays youth are far more pragmatic（实用主义的） than their more idealistic predecessors（前辈）.While in the late sixties and early seventies, students were filled with visions about changing the world, todays students feel great pressure to conform（随大流） and succeedIn interviews with students at

22、high schools and colleges around the country, both young men and women said that cheating had become easySome suggested they did it out of spite for teachers they did not respect; others looked at it as a gameOnly if they were caught, some said, would they feel guiltyPeople are competitive said a se

23、cond-year college student named Anna, from ChicagoTheres an underlying fear If you dont do well, your life is going to be ruined The pressure is not only from parents and friends but from yourselfTo achieveTo succeedIts almost as though we have to outdo other people to achieve our own goalsEdward Wy

24、nne, editor of a magazine blames the rise in academic dishonesty on the schoolsHe claims that administrators and teachers have been too hesitant to take actionDwight Huber, chairman of the English department at Amarillo sees the matter differently, blaming the rise in cheating on the way students ar

25、e evaluated I would cheat if I felt I was being cheated, MrHuber saidHe feels that as long as teachers give short-answer tests rather than essay questions and rate students by the number of facts they can memorize rather than by how well they can combine information, students will try to beat the sy

26、stem The concept of cheating is based on the false assumption that the system is reasonable and there is something wrong with the individual whos doing it, he said , Thats too easy an answerWeve got to start looking at the system49Educators are finding that students who cheat _Aare more likely to be

27、 punished than beforeBhave poorer academic records than beforeCcan be academically weak or strongDuse the information in later years50According to the passage, youth cheat because of_Athe eagerness to succeedBthe easiness to cheatCthe fear of competitionDthe impossibility to be punished51What does t

28、he underlined part the system refer to?AThe education systemBThe school systemCThe system by which schools punish cheatingDThe system by which students are evaluated52Which of the followings would Dwight Huber probably agree with?AThe educational system is sound and students must follow every rule,B

29、parents alone must take responsibility for the rise in student cheatingCThere should be some changes in the evaluation systemDStudents who cheat should be expelled from schoolDTomato FestivalStarted in 2005, the Tomato Festival has grown into a local tradition in Malta In recent years, the festival

30、has added amusement park-style rides and a yearly Creature Feature, which screens old horrible moviesThere are also dance competitions, parades and pancake breakfastThird weekend in August Address: 833 Tinkham Rd, Fountain Park, Wilbra-ham, Massachusetts 01095 Phone: （413）599-0010Brat DaysDont mista

31、ke this festival for a day filled with poorly behaved children Begun m 1953, the gathering is the biggest festival in the city each year and features more than 50 stands （摊位） selling the sausage, as well as a contest to see who can quickly eat the most bratwurst （德国式小香肠） in ten minutesEarly AugustAd

32、dress: 17th and New Jersey sts, Kiwanis Park, She boygan, Wisconsin 53081Phone: （920）457-9491Hope Watermelon FestivalThe festival dates back to the 1920s, when many trains went through this small town and local watermelon growers would sell their watermelon to parched travelersThese days, the festiv

33、al sees a Watermelon Queen crowned（加冠的） and sometimes a world-record watermelon grownThere are also more than 300 stands selling arts and crafts from a six-state area, as well as a car show and the Watermelon OlympicsEarly AugustAddress: 108 W 3rd St, Hope, Arkansas 71801 Phone: （870） 777-3640Oyster

34、 Festival （牡蛎节）Featuring appearances from tall ships and oyster boats, this festival has regularly drawn 60,000 visitors a year since it began in 1978More than 3,000 volunteers （志愿者） make the festival possible each yearNorwalk is less than a two-hour drive from many of New Englands larger cities, ma

35、king it easy to attend the festival during a trip to New York or HartfordWeekend after Labor DayAddress: Sea view Ave, Veterans Park, East Nor-walk, Connecticut 06855 Phone: （800） 866-792553Which of the following festivals has the longest history?AOyster FestivalBHope Watermelon FestivalCBrat DaysDT

36、omato Festival54The underlined word parched in the third passage means _ AtiredBhungryCthirstyDexcited55In which of the following activities can you enjoy the frightening films?AThe Creature FeatureBThe Watermelon OlympicsCThe Eating-bratwurst ContestDDance Competitions56If it is August 15 today thi

37、s year, you might still attend _ _.ABrat DaysBOyster FestivalCHope Watermelon FestivalDTomato FestivalEReading minds isnt quite simple, but it may not be impossible, eitherWhat if a brain scan could reveal your memories?A team of British scientists recently did just thatthey used brain scans to look

38、 at spatial（空间的） memory in four peopleSpatial memory is the kind of memory you use to remember where you areYou use spatial memory to remember how to get from your house to schoolPeople build spatial memory as they explore a new city or a new building and take in information about their surroundings

39、The scientists asked each participant to sit down at a computer and wander through roomsThese virtual rooms contained images of objects, like clocks and doors, so that the people could know where they wereEach person was encouraged to explore the virtual spaceAs the people became familiar with these

40、 rooms, their brain cells were taking notes of where things were, and how to get from one point to anotherAfter perusing（详细考察） these rooms, the participants were instructed to go to a specific location within the roomsAt this point, the scientists took pictures of the subjects brains using an instru

41、ment called FMRI （磁共振成像） As participants stared at the floor, the scientists took FMRI scans to measure brain activityThey repeated this process multiple timesAfter a few repetitions, the scientists could identify patterns in the subjects brainsBy looking at patterns on the brain scans, the scientis

42、ts were able to read the spatial memory of the test subjects This experiment shows that it is possible to use FMRIs to gather some kinds of memories from people, but your secret thoughts and personal memories are safefor nowIt is not the case that we can put someone in a brain scanner and simply rea

43、d their private thoughts, says one of the scientists who worked on the project57Which of the following about spatial memory is TRUE?AIt can make you remember things that you once didBIt can help you explore a new city or other placesCIt only takes in information about your new placesDIt lets you rem

44、ember the places where you are58From the passage we can infer the FMRI _Atakes notes of what participants see in the roomBtakes pictures of participants brains secretlyCis very small but rather expensiveDlets scientists know participants brain activity59Why are our secret mind and private memories s

45、afe?ABecause scientists cant read peoples thoughts directlyBBecause scientists cant understand all pictures taken by FMRIs,CBecause FMRIs cant gather any memories from peopleDBecause FMRIs cant be completely reliable now60The passage mainly tells us _Ahow scientist can read peoples memoriesBa new kind of cameraFMRIsCa very important researchDspatial memory and FMRJs高考资源网参考答案高考资源网高考资源网