[名校联盟]江苏省淮安中学II部高三英语限时读写训练（一）

淮安中学II部高三英语限时读写训练（一）I.阅读理解（完成时间：5分钟）RobertSpring,anineteenth-centuryforger（伪造者）,wassogoodathisprofessionthathewasabletomakehislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesoffamousAmericans.SpringwasborninEnglandin1813andarrivedinPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstore.Atfirstheprospered（兴旺）bysellinghissmallbutgenuine（名符其实的）collectionofearlyU.SautographsDiscoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwriting,hebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenjaminFranklinandwritingthemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Tolessenthechanceofdetection,hesenthisforgeriestoEnglandandCanadaforsaleandcirculation. Forgershaveahardtimesellingtheirproducts.Aforgercan’tapproacharespectablebuyerbutmustdealwithpeoplewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeinthefield.Forgershavemanywaystomaketheirworklookreal.Forexample,theybuyoldbookstousetheagedtitlepage,andtheycantreatpaperandinkwithchemicals.InSpring’stime,rightaftertheCivilWar,BritainwasstillfondoftheSouthernstates,soSpringinventedarespectablemaidenladyknownasMissFannyJackson,theonlydaughterofGeneral“StoneWall”Jackson.ForseveralyearsMissFanny’sfinancialproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberoflettersandmanuscripts（手稿）belongingtoherfamousfather.Springhadtoworkveryhardtosatisfythedemand.1.WhydidSpringsellhisfalseautographsinEnglandandCanada?A.TherewasagreaterdemandtherethaninAmerica.B.Therewaslesschanceofbeingdetectedthere.C.BritainwasSpring’sbirthplace.D.ThepriceswerehigherinEnglandandCanada.2.AftertheCivilWar,therewasagreatdemandinBritainfor       . A.southernmoneyB.signaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenjaminFranklin C.southernmanuscriptsandletters D.CivilWarbattleplans3.Accordingtothepassage,forgersareusuallysoldto     . A.sharp-eyedexperts  B.personswhoaren’texperts C.bookdealers  D.ownersofoldbooks4.WhowasMissFannyJackson? A.TheonlydaughterofGeneral“Stonewall”Jackson. B.Alittle-knowngirlwhosoldherfather’spaperstoRobertSpring. C.RobertSpring’sdaughter. D.AnimaginarypersoncreatedbyRobertSpring.II.任务型阅读（完成时间：10分钟）注意：每个空格只填l个单词。请将写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。Whatmakespeoplehappier:moneyorhavinghappyfriendsandneighbors?ResearchersfromHarvardUniversityandtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,havefoundanansweraspartofastudy.NicholasChristakisandJamesFowlerbasedthestudyontheemotionalhealthofalmostfivethousandpeople.Theyusedinformationgatheredoveraperiodoftwentyyears,until2003,intheFraminghamHeartStudy.ThatstudybegansixtyyearsagoinFramingham,Massachusetts,tolearnmoreabouttherisksofheartattackandstroke.Thenewstudyfoundthatfriendsofhappypeoplehadagreaterchanceofbeinghappythemselves.Andthesmallerthephysicaldistancebetweenfriends,thelargertheeffecttheyhadoneachother’shappiness.Forexample,apersonwastwentypercentmorelikelytofeelhappyifafriendlivingwithinoneandahalfkilometerswasalsohappy.Havingahappyneighborwholivednextdoorincreasedanindividual’schanceofbeinghappybythirty-fourpercent.Theeffectsoffriends’happinesslastedforuptoayear.Theresearchersfoundthathappinessreallyiscontagious.Sadnessalsospreadamongfriends,butnotasmuchashappiness.Peopleremovedbyasmuchasthreedegreesofseparationstillhadaneffectonaperson’shappiness.Threedegreesofseparationmeansthefriendofafriendofafriend.Thestudyshowedthathavinganextrafivethousanddollarsincreasedaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabouttwopercent.Buttheresearchersfoundthattheinfluenceofafriendofafriendofafriendcanbegreaterthanthat.Anotherfindingisthatpeoplewhoaremarriedorworktogetherdonothaveasmuchofaneffectonhappinessasfriendsdo.ThefindingsappearedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TheNationalInstituteonAgingintheUnitedStateshelpedpayforthestudy.Thestudyisdescribedasthefirsttodemonstratetheindirectspreadofhappiness.Inotherwords,thatyouremotionscanbeaffectedbysomeoneyoudonotdirectlyknow.Earlierstudiesbythetworesearchersdescribedtheeffectsofsocialnetworksonobesityandeffortstostopsmoking.Thenewstudyshowsthathappinessspreadsthroughsocialnetworkslikeanemotionalvirus—aviruspeoplewouldbehappytocatch. The(1)____ofthestudy Tofindwhatmakespeoplehappier. The(2)___ofthestudy Havingextramoneymeaning(3)_______chancesofbecominghappier. Peopleaftermarriageorworkingtogethernot(4)_______apersonalot. Friends’happinesshavingan(5)_________onaperson. ★Happinessaswellassadness(6)________amongfriends.★(7)________lessthanayear.★Threedegreesof(8)_________playingarole,too. (9)________ (10)_________happinessaffectingapersonmore.请将阅读理解和任务型阅读的答案写在下面：阅读理解：1_____2_____3_____4_____任务型阅读：1____________2____________3____________4____________6____________7___________8_____________9_____________10__________III.书面表达（完成时间：25分钟）下面这幅画描述了一个情景。请根据中文提示以“They’reThinkingAlongtheSameLine”为题用英语写一篇短文。注意：1.短文须忠实描述图画内容，可发挥想象适当增加细节，但短文必须连贯，同时谈谈你的感想。2.词数150字左右。3.开头已给出，不记入总词数。They’reThinkingalongtheSameLineFromthepicturewecanseetwomenofasimilartype.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________