2015年怀化一模英语试题及答案(4)

   A. His brilliant research.               B. His bestselling books.
   C. His serious disease.                  D. His defeating hardship.
62. What made Stephen Hawking start his research career at Cambridge?
   A. His death sentence.                  B. His “lazy” attitude.
   C. His above-average talent and ability.     D. His rich experience.
63. It can be inferred that Stephen Hawking was born       .
   A. in the early 1940s                   B. in the late 1940s 
C. in the early 1930s                    D. in the late 1930s
64. What can we learn from the text?
   A. Hawking’s theory was proved years ago. 
B. Hawking was not as successful as Newton.
   C. String theory built on Hawking’s idea.
   D. Hawking’s theory has had little influence on others.
65. Which of the following is Not True according the passage?
A. He achieved one success after another in his career despite his disease.
B. He couldn’t walk when the author first met him at Cambridge.
C. He not only survived his disease but contributed greatly to science.
D. He is among the greatest scientists to improve the knowledge of gravity.
   C
A glass a day keeps obesity at bay. Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content, but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a   diet. Looking at past studies they found that, while heavy drinkers do put on weight, those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight.
A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says, “Light to moderate alcohol intake, especially of wine, may be more likely to protect against, rather than promote, weight gain”. The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions, particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight.
Boston University’s Dr. Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms (生物学机制) relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood. His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)，which relate to increasing obesity. Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers.
The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat, and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods. They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks, taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight.
For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one’s risk of becoming obese. What’s more, a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, destroys fat cells.
66. The passage is mainly for those ______.
A. who produce wine                     B. who are eager to lose weight
C. who go on a diet                      D. who have a drinking habit
67. The underlined phrase “in moderation” in the first paragraph means ______.
A. properly          B. carefully         C. excitedly          D. frequently
68. Why has alcohol been thought to cause weight gain?
A. Because its calories are stored in fat.      B. Because it is rich in sugar.             
C. Because it changes drinking patterns.      D. Because it increases the risk of diabetes.
69. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear.
B. Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat.
C. The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.
D. Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight.
70. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?
A. How to do some easy experiments.       B. How to prove the finding mentioned above.
C. How to make wine in a healthy way.      D. How to reduce the calories contained in wine.


Part Ⅳ Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks) 
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information fromthe passage. 
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Chinese parents are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy computers for their sons or daughters.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give to their children is usually very cheap.