湖南省岳阳县一中、湘阴县一中2015届高三12月联考英语试卷(2)

42. A. father B. mother C. sister D. brother

43. A. last B. first C. quick D. short

44. A. died B. heard C. spoke D. complained

45. A. army B. club C. hospital D. college

46. A. present B. opportunity C. life D. story

47. A. precious B. common C. unique D. easy

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Do you remember your 16-year-old self, with and getting an A in the test were than everything else? Or what suspecting that it would be that way forever? Have you ever wished that you could go back and comfort younger self? Have you imaged that you could give your younger self some suggestions or help her/him avoid the mistakes you now regret, somehow assuring her/him that everything would long? We recently asked our community the question, ― If you

could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would be?‖ We got over a hundred responses, ranging relationships and careers to body image and confidence. Below are our favorite 15 responses. Click here and see the details.

PART Ⅲ READI NG COMPREHENTION (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and

D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

(A)

LATEST BOOKS

Below you’ll find some latest published books that have been added to the library’s collection in the past 45 days.

She Is Not Invisible

Sergwick’s ―She Is Not Invisible‖ is partly a thriller, partly a philosophical reflection on coincidence, but mostly, it’s the story of Laureth: a blind British teenager whose father, a famous author, has gone missing in America. She sets out to find him, taking her seven-year-old brother as a guide. She is not sure this is strictly legal, so she pretends not to be blind as they make their way through Heathrow airport and the streets of New York City.

Six Bad Poets

―Six Bad Poets‖ is a farce-in-verse(闹剧式诗句) by Christopher Reid, following the brave acts and misfortunes of a group of poets –three men and three women, whose destinies(命运) are more closely connected than they themselves can know, in their attempts to deal with the risks of London literary society.

Britain Against Napoleon

This book describes how the British state successfully organized itself to overcome Napoleon. For more than twenty years after 1793, the French army was supreme(最优的) in continental Europe, and the British population lived in fear of French invasion(人侵). How did Britain survive and win a generation-long war against a country which at its peak commanded many times Britain’s own resources and manpower?

In ―Britain Against Napoleon‖, Roger Knight looks beyond the familiar bravery of the army and navy to the politicians and civil servants, and examines how they made it possible to continue the war.

The Beau Monde

Hannah Greig’s ―The Beau Monde‖ tells the story of the world’s first fashion-obsessed(痴迷于时尚的) society in eighteenth-century London and takes us on a tour from court and Parliament (约会) to Georgian London’s parks, pleasure grounds and private homes, meeting a rich and colorful cast of contemporary characters along the way. It reveals the secrets of how membership of the new elite(精英) was won, maintained and sometimes lost. This book also shows how being fashionable was the key to power in a new social order.

56. According to the passage, Laureth______

A. is a famous writer

C. has been lost in New York

57. Who writes a book about six poets?

A. Christopher Reid.

C. Roger Knight.

A. how the British defeated Napoleon

B. how Napoleon occupied the UK

C. the contribution of politicians

D. the influence of war B. is a blind young girl D. has raised her little brother by herself B. Hannah Greig. D. Sedgwick. 58. The book ―Britain Against Napoleon‖ focuses on_______

59. If you are interested in the history of fashion, you should read______.

A. ―She Is Not Invisible‖

C ―Britain Against Napoleon‖

A. compare the books

C. advocate diverse reading

(B)

When my friend put out the idea of homeschooling to her parents, the first reaction they gave was, ―You are cutting the child off the world.‖ Did the child really get cut off or did the child socialize better?

The moment we hear of homeschooling, we think the child will have no opportunities to interact with peers(同龄人). However, in my friend’s opinion, we forget that when attending a regular school, the child is not into socializing all the while. The child is restricted to so many other activities. Studies take a major role in a child’s life. The child hardly has the time to interact at school.

The child might be meeting and studying along with many peers; however, how many kids interact with all the kids in a class? But in homeschooling system, as my friend mentioned, the kid has all the time and can plan his day accordingly. During the day the child studies just like other school-going kids but with no burden of homework and project work, the child has so much free time in the evening as to effectively interact and play with peers. The quality time the child spends in education is really impressive.

Homeschooled kids have the opportunity to socialize more often as they have a lot of time in their hands. They can also make socializing a regular habit. Just as my friend said, her child goes to a neighboring park almost every day and h …… 此处隐藏：5603字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……