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1、 高中英语真题:Module2 DevelopingandDevelopedCountries (满分：150 分；时间：120 分钟).单项填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)1The telephone is in a bad _.I cannot reach it.Aposition Boccasion Cspace Dvocation 2Youll find this map of great _ in helping you to get around.Aprice Bcost Cvalue Dusefulness 3(2013万县高一检测)Youre late a

2、gain.But this is _ the bus broke down on the way.Awhy Bthat Cwhat Dbecause 4.If I had more money，I would _ my old car _ a new model.Aexchange；for Bturn；into Cexchange；on Dexchange；with 5_ she hates her stepmother,now and then she goes to see her for the love of her father.AAlthough BBecause CWhen DU

3、nless 6(2013成都高一调研)The _ of goods by air is very expensive，as you know.Atransport Bmanagement Centertainment Ddevelopment 7During the bad economic situation，the countrys growth rate _ zero.Aclose to Bgot closed to Cwas closed to Dwas close to 8(2013自贡高一调研)Made to her _ at the famous tailors shop，the

4、 dress fits her well.Ameasure Bstep Cprocess Darrangement 9Although there is a difference between China and America，both of the countries have much to _.Ashare Bcommunicate Cspare Dimprove 10My close friend is fond of playing the violin _ I like reading.Abut Bhowever Cwhile Dyet.完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5

5、 分，满分 30 分)Back in 2007，I rented a room in Johor Bahru，Malaysia while studying for my Masters programme in Singapore.I travelled daily by _11_ across the JohorSingapore Causeway for my _12_，which were usually in the evening.It was quite _13_ by the time I got back to the bus station in Johor Bahru，a

6、nd I would still need to take another bus home.One night，I _14_ the last bus and didnt have enough money to take a taxi.With no other choice，I decided to _15_ the twokilometre journey home，which would have been fine _16_ I were not so tired that day.It also didnt _17_ that the route was pretty rough

7、 (凹凸不平的)and dark.But I walked forward with _18_，with the promise of a nights rest _19_ me on.After walking for a few minutes，a car _20_ in front of me.The driver，who looked _21_，asked where I was headed.“Not many people walk through here，”he said，and _22_ me a ride.He really _23_ me up as he went ou

8、t of his way to get me to my apartment.What was more _24_，however，was the story behind it.During the ride，the driver told me that when he saw me walking，it made him think of his _25_ who used to walk to work by the _26_ road and though he often saw his uncle on the way，he had _27_ offered a ride as

9、he was headed in a different direction._28_ his uncle passed away because of an illness，and until today he still feels _29_ for not being kinder to his uncle.So when he _30_ me walking that night，he just had to stop and help.11A.bus Bbike Ccar Dtrain 12A.job Bclasses Ctasks Dhome 13A.early Blate Cco

10、ld Dhot 14A.caught Btook Cmissed Dleft 15A.drive Benjoy Crun Dwalk 16A.if Bthough Cbecause Dunless 17A.suggest Bhelp Csay Dmean 18A.pleasure Bhunger Cfear Ddifficulty 19A.pushing Bturning Cholding Dputting 20A.pulled Bstopped Cbroke Dwent 21A.concerned Bdisappointed Cexcited Dworried 22A.had Basked

11、Coffered Dgot 23A.cheered Bbrought Cgave Dpicked 24A.worse Binteresting Cupset Dmeaningful 25A.grandfather Buncle Cfather Dmother 26A.busy Bnew Cmain Dsame 27A.sometimes Balways Coften Dnever 28A.Sadly BExactly CGradually DActually 29A.puzzled Blucky Cguilty Dgrateful 30.Aknew Bsaw Crecognized Dfoll

12、owed.阅读理解(共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)A Town twinning is also known as partnering towns or sister cities.It refers to the idea of pairing cities across the world as a way to build human and cultural links(联系)among nations.The first official(官方的)town twinning happened in 1930 between the cities of Klagen

13、furt，Austria and Wiesbaden，Germany.However，town twinning actually didnt become popular until after WW.Developed in Europe as a way of creating friendship and understanding between the countries suffering from the war，town twinning quickly spread outside Europe as well.In 1944，Vancouver became the fi

14、rst city to be paired with a transatlantic(横渡大西洋的)sister city，when it was linked to Odessa，in Ukraine.The pairing was a great way for both cities to provide support to each other during the war.Town twinning is considered so important that the European Union spends about 12 million Euros a year to s

15、upport it.This often leads to cultural exchange，trades and student exchanges.Town twinning often pairs cities with a lot in common，such as similar population，same names，or similar development problems.For example，Toledo，Spain and Toledo，America，are twin cities.Certain countries have preferences when

16、 choosing cities.For example,50 percent of the town twinnings founded in the United Kingdom are with.Therere no agreed rules as to the number of town twinnings a city can have.For example，the city of Las Vegas has only one town twinning，pairing with Banes，Cuba.On the other hand，New York City has fif

17、teen twin cities：Tokyo，Beijing，Cairo，Rome，Sydney，London，and so on.Town twinning is a very popular system with students and young people，as youth clubs，junior colleges，and voluntary groups often organize exchanges between the paired cities.Most cities have a town twinning association，which deals with

18、 anything that has to do with exchanges between the sister cities.31In the beginning，most sister cities were created to _.Afight against the war Bdevelop their trade Csupport each other Drebuild their cities 32According to the text，the European Union _.Atries to prevent town twinning Bcares little a

19、bout town twinning Cmainly encourages links between the UK and Dsupports town twinning very much 33What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?AHow to increase town twinnings.BHow to choose a sister city.CThe problems of town twinning.DThe history of town twinning.34Which of the following are NOT twin

20、 cities?AToledo，Spain and Toledo，America BLas Vegas，America and Banes，Cuba CBeijing，China and New York，America DSydney，Australia and Tokyo，Japan B People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on earth.And they celebrate them in many different ways.In China and Japan，for example，the arrival of

21、New Year is more important than a persons birthday.So everyone adds a year to their ages on New Years Day，instead of on their birthdays.In Brazil，the special birthday food isnt cake，but special candles.In China，its long noodles for long life.In Iceland，people have pancakes with candies rolled inside

22、 on birthdays.In Britain，a birthday is an allday celebration.At school，the birthday child is lifted up and“bumped”by his classmates.This means the child is lifted by the feet and arms and bumped to the ground，once for each year and once for good growth.In Israel，the same custom is followed，except th

23、at the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair.In Holland，children not only get presents，but they give things out.They give cakes，cookies and candles to their classmates and teachers on their birthdays.In Mexico，its good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as p

24、ossible.So its usual for the birthday child to be woken up at midnight by friends singing birthday songs.In India，birthday celebrations also begin before dawn.Prayers and blessings must be said before morning comes.In Thailand，two tall candles are lighted the night before a birthday.One is as tall a

25、s the birthday person.If it goes out early，its bad luck.Another custom of Thailand is that they buy live fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person frees the animals，and it brings good luck.In Nigeria，everyone in a certain age group celebrates their birthdays together，on a c

26、ertain day.In many countries birthday customs are changing.Old customs are giving way to Western style of birthdays，with candletopped cakes.But one thing never changesbirthdays are especial days for everyone!35Its a custom to lift and lower the birthday person in a chair in _.ABritain BIsrael CBrita

27、in and Israel DIsrael and 36According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?AIn people give fish and birds to the birthday person as presents.BIn people give presents to unbirthday persons.CIn people who were born in the same period may celebrate their birthdays on the same day.DIn a candle

28、will be lighted on the birthday night.37How many countries are mentioned in this passage?AEleven.BNine.CTen.DEight.38The text mainly talks about _.Adifferent countries have different birthdays Bcelebrating birthdays is exciting Cdifferent ways of celebrating the birthday in different countries Dever

29、yone likes celebrating his or her birthday C Though Elena Desserich died at the age of six，she left behind an amazing gift for her family：a series of hidden(隐藏的)love notes.Elena was a beautiful girl with long hair and a sweet smile.She loved to draw，paint，and write.And most of all，she loved her pare

30、nts and her little sister，Gracie.Elena had dreamed of becoming an artist when she grew upbut sadly，she never had the chance to reach adulthood.When Elena was only five years old，she was diagnosed(诊断)with brain cancer.“They told us at the very beginning that she had 135 days to live，”Elenas father，Ke

31、ith Desscrich，told WLWT News.Elena and her family made the most of that time.She spent the long days in the hospital working on her paintings，which were full of hearts and smiling families.One of her artworks was displayed in a local gallery in Cincinnati，right next to a Picasso painting.As the dise

32、ase became worse and she lost the use of her voice，she began to communicate with her family by writing notes.Up until the very end，she wanted nothing more than to be with her family：Just days before her death，she danced with her father.Not long after her death，Elenas parents were sorting through(整理)

33、her things when they began to find notes that she had written to them.“They would be in between CDs or between books on our bookshelf，”said Keith.All through her final days，Elena had been writing love notes to her family，and hiding them in secret places throughout the house.“We started to collect th

34、em and they would all say I love you Mom，Dad and Grace.We kept finding them，and still to this day，we keep finding them.”39.Elena must have been pleased _.Awith her sisters special gift for her Bwith the notes her parents wrote to her Cat her behaviors being reported on WLWT News Dat her paintings be

35、ing displayed next to a Picasso painting 40Elenas parents knew that _.Aher disease would take away her life Bshe could realize her dream in the future Cshe had hidden some notes in the hospital Dher teacher and classmates would help her 41Elena wrote notes _.Abecause she loved hiding things Bin orde

36、r to make herself feel better Cbecause she could not speak any more Dso that she could draw pictures on them 42The story mainly tells us _.Ahow Elena lived with disease Bhow Elena spent her last days Chow Elena fought against the disease Dhow Elenas family showed their love D Two billion children in

37、 the developing world cant receive good educationthe key to human development.However，technology offers an answer which allows the poor in developing countries to learn.It is a tool which holds the ability to change the lives of the poor，as it provides a means of learning and communicating.Education

38、al programs must break away from old systems.New companies such as One Laptop(笔记本电脑)Per Child(OLPC)，an organization founded by MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte have been active in solving the worlds education problem.The Internet has changed the world，allowing educational services to help with the

39、global fight against poverty.Khan Academy is one such service.Like OLPC，it is an organization founded by Harvard Business School graduate Salman Khan with the task of“providing a worldclass education to anyone，anywhere”The education offered includes a large number of mathrelated topics.The GMAT Pill

40、 Review is another company that trains MBA candidates(应考人)worldwide to prepare for the GMAT exam on both the Quant and Verbal section.Founded by Stanford graduate Zeke Lee,the company offers services which are priced at about 75%less than other similar programs.It allows students from developing cou

41、ntries who might not be able to afford similar courses to have access to these services.Whether paid or free these services provide educational opportunities to those who would never have had the chance in the past.As a result of the technology revolution(革新)，business schools may see more students f

42、rom different corners of the world.Because of the Internet，people in developing nations have access to better and more affordable educational opportunities.More and more people will try to improve their lives through educational opportunities outside of their homelandan idea usually uncommon in deve

43、loping countries.43According to the text，technology can _.Aimprove peoples reading ability Bsolve the problems facing the whole world Chelp the poor to reduce poverty Dcause poverty in developing countries 44We can learn from the text that aims to _.Ahelp the poor pay for good courses Bprovide every

44、 child with a computer Chelp train MBA candidates Dmake everyone receive good education 45Why did the author write the text?ATo introduce some organizations in developed countries to help developing countries by technology.BTo explain why education and technology revolution are very important to dev

45、eloping countries.CTo describe relationships between developed countries and developing countries.DTo show how educational programs in developed countries are started.E(2013广东高考)While Jennifer was at home taking an online exam for her business law class，a monitor(监控器)a few hundred miles away was wat

46、ching her every move.Using a web camera equipped in Jennifers Los Angeles apartment,the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her eyes moved from the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the room.Her Internet access was lockedremotelyto prevent Internet sear

47、ches,and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was：Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the past?Or was she slowing down?In the battle against cheating,this is the cutting_edge and a key to encourage honesty in the booming field of online edu

48、cation.The technology gives trust to the entire system,to the institution and to online education in general.Only with solid measures against cheating,experts say,can Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are validthat students havent just searched the Internet to get the right an

49、swers.Although online classes have existed for more than a decade,the concern over cheating has become sharper in the last year with the growth of“open online courses”Private colleges,public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field,spending millions of dollars to att

50、ract potential students,while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.Aside from the web cameras,a number of other hightech methods are becoming increasingly popular.Among them are programs that check students identities using personal information，such as the telephone numbers they