综合英语(二)2018年10真题试题及答案解析(00795)

TOPIC: What kind of student do you think Phillips is in the text“How I Designedan A-Bomb in My Junior Year at Princeton”?Give facts from the text tosupport your judgment.

我很少与爱丽丝联系的原因是她总想把自己的想法强加于人。

他在比赛中的出色表现给评委们留下了深刻的印象。

据说海水的温度还不太适合游泳。

许多人觉得网购省时，但这份调査却显示网购其实很费时。

她并不在意同学们对她的衣着评头品足。

Boxing is a test of skill and technique, rather than violent_______. (strong)

The manager is going to put forward a new_______for resolving the company's financial crisis. (propose)

Within a few days she became seriously ill, suffering great pain and_______. (comfort)

The speaker smiled broadly so we wouldn't see his_______. (nervous)

I prefer classrooms with_______tables and chairs that would make it easier to arrange students into groups. (move)

Passengers are reminded to take their_______belongings with them when they leave the plane, (person)

Natural_______ensures only the fittest survive to pass their genes on to the next generation. (select)

The volleyball coach agreed that the success of the team was_______due to hard training. (large)

The church tower on the top of the cliff has been a_______for sailors, (land, mark)

Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

The students standing in the hall for hours were beginning to show signs of _______. (patience)

What does the example of the child kicking a ball indicate?

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “hitting the genetic jackpot" in Paragraph 5?

What might be the author's purpose of writing the story?

Passage 2

Is a genius a remarkable musician who moves our spirits, an artist who createsbeautiful paintings, a student who scores off the charts on an IQ test? Consider the other varieties of geniuses—those with amazing musical, artistic, athletic and intellectual talents. Were the Mozarts and Monets of the world born with their genius? Or did their environment shape who they became?Genes appear to have a big role in our intelligence and talents. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have identified a specific gene that may help manage our skill level for organizing things logically. Although this is just one part of the mystery between our genes and intelligence, the discovery certainly warrants some thought. This type of discovery may help explain why early studies in regard to intelligence seem to favor genetics over environment when it comes to IQ. Those studies showed that even though some adoptive children grew up in an environment completely separate from their biological parents, their IQs were more related to theirs than those of the adoptive parents.However, that's not the end of the story. As mentioned, the possible gene linked to organizing things logically is a piece of a much larger puzzle. That goes for intelligence and other talents, as well. Most of the time, when society claims someone as a genius, it’s for multiple traits—personality, cognitive capacity, motivation—working together. As it turns out, these traits and others like them have been linked to strong hereditary (遗传的)underpinnings.Even though these beloved traits have a basis in genetics，that doesn’t mean they’re set in stone. According to cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman, a hereditary advantage for a trait that might lead us to great things isn’t a sure thing. Someone could be a gifted child if everything comes together early on, but genius might not emerge until later in life—and it can even weaken. This is where genetics and environment disagree.For those of us not hitting the genetic jackpot, how much hope can environmental influences provide? A lot, especially when it comes to superior performance. Anders Ericsson of Florida Stale University Department of Psychology has found that even though our society’s high performers, such as Olympic athletes and first-chair musicians, seem born to their roles, we can be assured that knowledge, training and practice are at play. Limited access to programs, resources and even proper nutrition can be discouraging challenges.For example, if a child shows a small amount of athletic promise—perhaps he or she can kick a ball farther than his or her pals—that child may start kicking the ball more, hanging out with other kids who can kick a ball and joining a soccer team. The adults in the child’s life might applaud success, leading to even more practice and achievement. On the other hand, the child who falls down the first time he or she kicks a ball might always be picked last for the team and be too discouraged to give it another try.Neither genetics nor environment appears to work alone. You can't necessarily predict genius from birth. Who knows when and at what point your genius might develop? After all, what if the reason that child fell the first time he or she went to kick the ball wasn't a lack of skill but slippery grass?

What did early studies find about intelligence according to the passage?

Which of the following is true of favorable hereditary traits?

Why do you think the father asked his daughter to clean his comb two days before her birthday?

Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “meticulous” in the last paragraph?

What led to the changes in the family atmosphere?

One's [an old person] thoughts must be directed to the future, and to things about which there is something to be done.

Passage 1

Some of my earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every night when he came home from the office. I’d watch as he put his personal items away: his watch, wallet, comb and car keys would always occupy the same spot on the table every time. It was as if he could see invisible lines drawn specifically for these things, not a centimeter more or less.Dad's comb was jade green. I heard he bought it when he married Mum, which made the comb two years older than I was. Every night, he would smile, hand me the comb and say: “Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it, OK?”I was more than happy to do it. At age five this mundane task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap on, and then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I coulD.Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to DaD.He would smile at me and place the comb on top of his wallet.About two years later, Dad left his sales job and started his own wholesalebusiness. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. Dad’s business wasn’t doing so well, and our stable life started getting shaky. He didn’t come home as much as he used to—just a couple of times a week. And when he did come home, it was always late and I’d already be in beD.I started to get maD.Why didn't he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job? Why took the risk and placed the whole family in trouble? Over the years, I stopped waiting for him to come home, and stopped going downstairs to check on him.Today, I’m no longer a kiD.Now 28, I’ve graduated from college and got a job. Dad’s business has also started to get back on track. Things are better now. Yet the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me persisted.Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. As usual, I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said: “Hey, would you like to help me clean my comb? It’s been a while since I last cleaned it.”then I looked at him a while, then took the comb and headed to the sink.It’s a new comb. This one’s brown. I hadn’t noticed that he’d changed it. He used to have the green one, then a pink one that he gave to me as a present but took back when his green one broke. I punched a few drops of soap onto an old toothbrush, and I brushed the comb.It hit me then: why, as a child, helping my dad clean his comb was such a joy. That routine meant that my dad was home early to spend the evening with Mum and me. It meant he would watch TV with us or play a few video games with me. It meant a happy and loving family.I passed the clean comb back to DaD.He looked at it and smileD.But this time, I noticed something different. My dad had ageD.He had wrinkles next to his eyeswhen he smiled, yet his smile was still as heartwarming as before, the smile of afather who just wanted a good life for his family.Dad carefully placed his comb on top of his wallet. After so many years, he still organized his personal items in the same meticulous way. I guess some things never change. And for that, I'm glad.

What can be inferred from Paragraph 1 about the father's behavioral pattern?

The ocean threw its water over the island with a roar as of many voices.

In this English scene [the cottage] there is no such direct opposition. Men and trees and flowers, we feel, have all settled down comfortably together.

He was personally proud of being a part of that great corporation. My mother said he had every right to be.

It was Laura’s obvious pleasure that had brightened everything.

A donkey may permit himself to fall under his burden, but not a human being, the best of creation.

It would give me prestige in his eyes, or at least make me less suspect, foreigner though I was.

Today an appearance on a television talk show is the ultimate proof of “making it” in America.

Assignments are thus felt to be given added weight by the passage of time.

Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed.

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People build many different kinds of shelter throughout the worlD.The types ofshelters they erect depend   16   on the climate and on what building materials are  17  .In hot areas, the weather is warm enough for people to live   18  much ofthe time. But they still need protection  19  sun, rain, and insects. Houses there have many screened windows, doors, and other openings that let in breezes but keep out insect pests. In the cool regions, houses are   20  to keep out the cold and keep in heat. Many buildings have thick walls to   21  heat loss. In such snowy countries as Norway and Sweden, people build houses with sloping roofs   22   snow will slide off easily.Building methods and materials   23  widely throughout the worlD.In regionswith large forests, many people use wood to build homes.   24  is easy to build with, but most wooden buildings are less sturdy than those made of stone or concrete.In areas with little  25  , people construct many shelters of clay or muD.InMexico and the southwestern United States, for example, people   26  clay and dirt or mud with water to make adobe (砖坯). In wet tropical areas,   27   causes wood shelters to rot within a few years. People in these areas build houses from other materials. For example, in some parts of Africa and on many Pacific islands, people weave the   28  of tall grass into houses.High-rise buildings made of steel and concrete are most common in suchindustrial countries as the United States and Canada. Prefabricated buildings  29   parts manufactured at a factory and then shipped to the construction   30   . There construction workers assemble the parts. Many prefabricated shelters use large amounts of plastic and other lightweight materials.

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The girl was so scared that she just wouldn’t_____her grip on her mother’s arm.

Although technically I am senior______Smith, we do more or less the same job.

The committee’s reduced vote was______of lack of support for its policies.

The government______the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.

This website is full of practical______on home decoration and repairs.

The company is trying every means to______the wholesale price of its products.

He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn't risk______the good opportunity.

According to the theory of deterrence, the more severe the punishment, ______.

The two dictionaries recently published______so well that they are out of stock.

The children had a week's holiday, ______because of a flu epidemic.

Many American drivers from car pools, with three or four people______to drive the place where they all work.

One of the few things you_______say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.

On two occasions she was accused of stealing money from the company, but in neither case_______any evidence to support the claim.

The workers say_______painting the downstairs rooms by Wednesday.

Swimming is my favorite sport. There is_______better than swimming as a means of keeping fit.