东北育才2016第八次模拟考试英语科试题及答案

1东北育才2016届高三第八次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）AMyfifteen-year-oldsonhasjustreturnedfromabroadwithrollsofexposedfilmandahundreddollarsinuncashedtraveler’schecks,andisasleepatthemoment.Hisblueduffel(粗呢)bagliesonthefloorwherehedroppedit.Obviously,hepostponedasmuchsleepashecould:whenhewalkedinandwehugged,hiselectricalsystemsuddenlyswitchedoff,andheheadeddirectlyforthebed,whereIimaginehebeathisoldrecordofsixteenhours.Itwashisfirsttripoverseas,soweeksbeforeit,Ipressedtravelbooksonhim,andatapecassetteofusefulFrenchphrases;drewupalistofpeopletovisit;advisedhimonclothingandotherthings.Attheluggagestorewherewewenttobuyhimasuitcase,heheadedfortheduffels,sayingthatsuitcasesweremoreforoldpeople.Duringthetrip,hecalledhomethreetimes:fromLondon,Paris,andavillagenamedUllapool.NearUllapool,heclimbedamountaininarainstormthatalmostblewhimoff.Inthevillage,amanspoketohiminGaelic,and,toopolitetointerrupt,mysonlistenedtohimfortenorfifteenminutes,tryingtonodintherightplaces.TheFrenchhelearnedfromthecassettedidn’tholdwaterinParis.TheFrenchhetalkedtoshruggedandwalkedon.Whenmysoncalled,Isatdownatthekitchentableandleanedforwardandhungoneveryword.Hisvoicecamethroughclearly,thoughtwoofthecallswerelikeship-to-shorecommunication.WhenIinterruptedhimwitha“Great!”ora“Really?”,Iknockedalittleholeinhiscommunication.SoIjustsatandlistened.Ihaveneverlistenedtoatelephonesoattentivelyandwithsomuchpleasure.Itwaswonderfultohearnewsfromhimthatwassonewtome.Inmybook,hewasthefirstmantolandonthemoon,andIknewthatIhadnoadvicetogivehimandthatwhatIhadalreadygivenwasprobablynotmuchhelp.Theunusedchecksarecertainlyevidenceofthat.Youthtravelslight.Nosuitcase,notmuchluggageandaslimexpenseaccount,andyethewenttothescene,andcamebacksafely.Isithereamazed.Thenightwhenyourchildreturnswithdustonhisshoesfromacountryyou’veneverseenisanightyouwouldgladlyturnintoaweek.21.Duringthetrip,theauthor’sson______.A.ranoutofmoneyB.hadinadequatesleepC.forgottocallhismotherD.failedtotakegoodpictures22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribetheauthor’sson?A.Politeandcareless.B.Creativeandstubborn.C.Considerateandindependent.D.Self-centeredandadventurous.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Itisimportanttolistentoyourchild’sstory.B.It’seasytointerruptthechatwithyourchild.2C.Theauthorisproudofhersonlandingonthemoon.D.Thesonnolongerneedsmuchhelpfromhismother.24.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Goodparentsshouldprotecttheirchildrenfrompotentialdangers.B.Theworldisabookandthosewhodonottravelreadonlyonepage.C.It’sawin-winchoicetogiveachildspacetoexperienceandexplore.D.Communicationbetweenparentsandchildrenisextremelyimportant.BGrown­upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle，twinkle，littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning，whichcanbestatedasfollows：Oncewehavelearnedsomething，additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming，bicycleriding，andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle，twinkle，littlestar”andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool，becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination，thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade，isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming，astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination，butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning，ontheotherhand，isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.25.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown­ups.C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.26.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby________.A.presentingresearchfindingsB.settingdowngeneralrulesC.makingacomparisonD.usingexamples27.Accordingtotheauthor，beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis________.A.aresultofoverlearningB.aspecialcaseofcrammingC.askilltodealwithmathproblemsD.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies328.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.D.Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.CAbargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew-forexample-toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,a