manhole湖北省武汉市2018届高中毕业生二月调研测试英语试卷

A

、

B

、

C

和

D

四个选项中，选出最 佳选项。

A

It is quite natural for all of us to want to preserve and protect the foods we purchase. With that in mind, we

often think that the best way to do that is by putting them in our refrigerators. However, that is not always the

case.

Bread

Nothing dries out bread faster than your refrigerator. In the event that you have made sandwiches with the

bread, then you can place them in the fridge. The cold temperature will make the bread tough and chewy.

Tomato

We all love tomatoes for their taste. But putting them in the refrigerator will cause them to lose all of their

flavor (

口味）

. Plus

，

the cold air in the cooler stops the ripening process as well. And as we all know, ripening is

what gives every tomato more taste and flavor. For best results, keep tomatoes out, and inside a basket or a bowl

on your counter.

Salad

>

Oil

or

vinegar

based

salad

can

be

stored

for

a

long

period

of

time

without

refrigeration.

Moreover,

refrigeration of salad dressings brings bad smell to them. Keep in mind that some salads that are mayo (

蛋黄酱

)or

yogurt

based

should

be

refrigerated

in

order

to

keep

them

fine.

So

if

you

have

some

salads

that

have

been

already dressed, you can keep them away from your fridge without any hesitation.

Egg

It is a long debate whether you should keep eggs inside your refrigerator or not. One study suggests that

keeping eggs whether in a refrigerator or not does not change their normal qualities

，

so it can be said that if you

keep eggs at room temperature

，

there should not be any problem. There is another study that shows that keeping

eggs inside the refrigerators has a bad effect on the natural taste and flavor of eggs

，

so it is wise to keep eggs

outside of your fridge.

21. Which of the following lose ( s) water quickest in the cooler

A. Bread.

B. Tomatoes.

C. Salad.

D. Eggs.

22. What should we do with tomatoes to get the best taste

A. Put them in the cooler.

B. Cook them at once.

C. Make them ripen faster.

D. Leave them in the shade.

23. What will go bad easily without refrigeration

A. Dressed salad.

B. Mayo and yogurt.

C. Oil and vinegar.

D. Salad dressings.

@

24. What do we know about the idea of keeping eggs in the fridge

A. It ’ s interesting.

B. It, s brilliant.

C. It ’ s ridiculous.

D.

It ’ s controversial.

B

Gertrude was

just

an

average

kid

with

an

average

life.

She

lived

in

an

average

sized

house

in

an

average

neighborhood. At home, she helped out just enough to get by. At school, she did just enough homework to stay

out of trouble. She had straight Cs in all of her classes.

One day Gertrude’s teacher, Mr. Mister, stopped her after class. “Gertrude,” he said, “ I know that you can

do better. I’ ve seen the work you do in class

，

and some of it is amazing.…Way better than C work. ” Gertru

de

knew that there were moments when she tried a little harder than what everyone expected. But she just didn’ t

have

confidence

in

herself.

She

didn’

t

really

believe

that

she

could

change

；

in

fact

，

she

was

scared

by

the

thought of having the power to become whatever she wanted. She stopped listening to Mr. Mister about half way

through his speech and just nodded her head until he stopped.

That night

，

Gertrude had a dream. It was ten years into the future and she was still living with her mom in

her average neighborhood. A voice spoke in the dream

：

“The present is nothing more than the outcome of the

choices made in the past. The future will be the results of the choices we make today. ” Gertrude started crying

average sized tears

，

because she knew that she helped shape the world in which she lived, and the choices she

made produced the options she had. She woke up with her pillow wet.

Gertrude was relieved to be back in middle school. She took a little more care in getting herself ready that

morning, and she felt better than normal. She tried harder in school, and she felt smarter than usual. She helped

more around the house, and it looked better. Sure, there were still lots of things that Gertrud^ struggled with

，

but

just trying her best made her feel better when she didn

，

t succeed. Gertrude even became great at failing by

learning from her mistakes.

25. Which of the following words can best describe Gertrude in Paragraph 1

A. Popular.

B. Optimistic.

C. Ordinary.

D. Modest.

26. Where did Gertrude’s p

roblem actually lie

、

A. In herself.

B. In her family.

C. In her teacher.

D. In her studies.

27. What can we say for sure about Gertrude from the last paragraph

A. She suffered more.

B. She failed in her attempts.

C. She changed fundamentally.

D. She was glad about failures.

C

With the explosion of consumer choices in recent history, the latest must

-haves would surely need to be

upgraded more often than every 10 years. In 2002 a computer and basic mobile phone would have been enough

for most people, but now The public need a trendy notebook computer and a smart phone with WiFi connection

to feel they are up -to -date. So when will we have enough things When will we finally be happy Well, it looks like

the things we buy today will barely keep us satisfied for a few months.

In the eyes of some psychologists, far from making us happy, greater consumer choice creates many serious

psychological problems. A fundamental principle of the society is that more freedom is better and more choice in

the

marketplace

means

more

freedom.

Therefore

more

choice

leads

to

more

happiness.

This

is

not

the

case,

however.

Imagine

you

go

to

a

caf6

offering

chocolate

and

vanilla

ice

cream.

You

choose

the

chocolate

and

eat

it

happily. But what if the cafe

serves 50 kinds of ice cream You choose chocolate and then start to worry, “ maybe

blueberry would have been better

，

perhaps the half-fat ice cream would have been healthier. Stupid me, all these

choices and I didn’t make the best one! ”

In China ’ s major

cities we have now passed the point where more consumer choice is making us happier.

We are annoyed by all the options we have, disappointed because our expectations are so high and angered at

ourselves when we don ’ t make a perfect choice every time.

A

newspaper

reporter

tells

a

story

about

traveling

on

a

plane

with

high

-speed

Internet

access.

He

thought this was amazing-the newest piece of technology he had heard of. Then the service went down. The man

next to him was angry and swore. The reporter tho

ught, “How quickly the world owes him something he knew

existed only 10 seconds ago!”

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28. What is the text mainly talking about

A. Hi -tech and consumer needs.

B. Computers and smart phones.

C. Wireless products and WiFi connection.

D. Diverse choices and consumer satisfaction.

29. What may some psychologists think of the consumer demand in the cafe

A. Variety leads to unhappiness.

B. More choice means more freedom.

C. The consumer has mental problems.

D. The shop provides too many choices.

30. Why was the man next to the reporter quite annoyed

A. Someone owed him money.

B. The net connection was interrupted.

C. The air hostess offered poor service.

D. The pleasure lasted only 10 seconds.

31. What does the underlined word “swore” in the

last paragraph probably mean

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