东北三省三校2014年高三第二次联合模拟考试英语试题

三省三校2014年高三第二次联合模拟考试英语试题第二部分：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）AI’veoftenwonderedifImightdomoregoodasatravelagentratherthanasapsychologist.ItseemsthatIhavebeenmoredramaticallyaffectedbycertainkindsoftravelexperiencesthanIeverhave.MytriptoIcelandisafineexampleofthat.TheplanwastospendtwodaysinaremotemountainhutinIceland.IwasworkingonaphotographicbookaboutwinterinIcelandandneededtocaptureimagesofthisamazingregionofhighmountainpeaks,smokyvolcanoes,andlakeswithfloatingicebergs.Themomentafterwearrived,theweatherturnedextrememakingvisibilityimpossible.Itsnowedsomuchandthewindblewsohardthatwecouldn’tleavethetinyhut.Tostaywarm,wewalkedaroundincirclesmuchofthedayinsidethetinyhut.Wetriedtocallforhelpbuttheradiodidnotwork.Dayafterday,wewatchedoursuppliesoffoodandfuelgrowdangerouslyshort.Wegotacutecabinfever(幽居病)andstartedgoingforwalksandskiexpeditionsoutside.Evenwhentheweatherfinallybroke,nobodycametogetuseventhoughitwasthreedaysbeyondourscheduledpickup.Bythetimetherescueteamcametopullusout,wehadallgivenuphope.Fromthenon,theworldlooksdifferenttome,asdoesmylife.Itwouldhavetakenmeyearsofpsychotherapytogettothesamepoint.Almosteveryonehasastorytotell,andinterestingly,mostoftheseexperienceswerenotaltogetherpleasantatthetime.Infact,itappearsthatthemostconstructivelife-changingjourneyswerethosethatinvolvedsomesortsofawfulanduncomfortableeventsthatforcedthepersontodevelopnewresources,increaseconfidence,andsolveproblemsinnewways.21.ThewriterwenttoIcelandto______.A.enjoythenaturalbeautifulfloatingicebergsB.takephotosabouttheregionforabookC.collectmaterialsforpsychologicalresearchD.challengethehighmountainsthere22.DuringthetripinIceland,thosetravelersfaceddifficultiesEXCEPTthat______.A.theygotlostinthemountainB.theywereshortoffoodandfuelC.theycouldn’tseethesurroundingsclearlyD.theyfailedtogetintouchwiththerescueteam23.FromParagraph3,welearnthatthetravelers______.A.wereindespairbeforetheywererescuedB.stayedinthehutforthreedaysaltogetherC.gotsickbecauseofgoingforskioutsideD.gotrescuedimmediatelytheweatherturnedfine24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriterisatravelagentwholovesdifficultchallenges.B.InIcelandtheweatherisalwaysextremeanditsnowsalot.C.Thetravellersweresodepressedthattheyneededpsychotherapy.D.Awfuljourneysmaybecomelife-changingeventsthatinspirepeople.BOneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”IIT­Mumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:30p.m.atIIT­Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(摇篮曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.25.Accordingtothetext,thestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbaiarelikelyto______.A.performwellinstudiesB.participateinsocialactivitiesC.knowtheirclassmatesbetterD.feellonelyandevensuicidal26.Theunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“______”.A.unpopularB.meaningfulC.abnormalD.exciting27.WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT­Mumbai?A.Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.B.StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.C.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.D.Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.28.Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorderB.somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorderC.thereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversinceD.morestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternetCWell,parents,surprise!LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.Itmaysoundrisky,somanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopl