2015泰州二模英语及答案(3)

50. A. absorbed. B. defeated. C. ruined D. overtook

51. A. physical. B. emotional C. religious D. material

52. A. keeping up B. looking back C. holding back D. picking up

53. A. interference B. crime C. disaster D. burden

54. A. Forgiveness B. Sadness C. Kindness D. Awareness

55. A. virtue B. grace C. appreciation D. conscience


第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。





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56. If an elderly person with a valid card buys a standard-return ticket, he/she will receive at most a discount of _________.
A. 20% B. 25% C. 45% D. 50%
57. Which of the following statement is TURE?
A. Same day returns can be changed to another day for a charge of 10% of the ticket price.
B. You can get your ticket price refunded if are 2 minutes late for the train.
C. Travelers should ensure they are ready to board the train with at least 2 minutes to spare.
D. Extra money will be paid on checked luggage of 15 kgs an hour before departure.
58. This passage is mainly written to____________.
A. provide some information about train travel
B. describe the policies of changes and refunds
C. introduce the luggage allowance on the train
D. compare the discounts of different ticket types

B

She almost did not run. Christine Williams admits that now. She could barely put one foot after another following the wake(守灵) for her sister, who had died in an automobile accident. But she did run. With the cheers of friends and strangers reaching her heart, Williams set a C.W. Post record in Boston. Now she will run again, in the national Division II cross-country championships in Evansville, Ind. She wanted to be sure she was doing the right thing by running. She was the middle of three sisters, between Kerry, who is 25, and Jennifer, who was 18.

Just going through any motions was hard enough, but Christine Williams wanted to know if she should put on her uniform and her shoes and run through the woods on an autumn afternoon, in the awful gaping time between her sister’s wake and her funeral. “I kind of got upset beforehand.” Williams admitted. Not a chatterbox under normal conditions, she now holds herself the best way she can, the fewer words the better. She almost walked away from the start line. But her friend Angela Toscano, who had flown up to Boston with her, directly from the wake, was standing near the line and talked her through it. “She said my sister would have wanted me to run.” Christine said. And that was enough to get her started.

The accident happened just after midnight on Nov, 4. Four young women were driving in an unfamiliar area of Long Island in Eastport, N.Y., when one of them apparently ran a yield sign, and the car was hit by another vehicle. Heather Brownrigg and Jennifer Williams died, and their friends April Brown and Kaci Moran were treated at a hospital and released.

The crash made the papers. April Brown was charged with drunken driving and driving without a license.

The wake began on Nov. 6. The next day Christine was to run with the Post cross-country team at the regional meet. Rich Degnan, the Post coach,"and Post officials offered a car service and tickets on the last flight-to Boston for Christine and Toscano. When they arrived at the hotel, the entire team was waiting up for her.

Everybody knew about it at the regional meet. Degnan had to arrange for the flexibility of an alternate, just in case Christine could not go. Several times during the race, Christine felt she could not continue. But then she heard her friends and all those other people, those strangers from other colleges, calling her name. She thought about Jennifer. And she ran. She finished fourth in 22 minutes 58 seconds, breaking the Post record for the 6-kilometer distance by 15 seconds. And although the Post team didn’t qualify for the nationals, Christine did.

59.The efforts Christine’s Post team made for her include the following EXCEPT ____________.

A. offering car service and flight tickets to Boston

B. arranging for a substitute for her beforehand

C. taking care of her food and uniforms

D. cheering for her during the race

60. We can learn from the passage that ____________.

A. Christine’s two sisters were killed in the accident

B. Christine’s athletic performance stood out in the race

C. Christine flew to Boston after her sister’s funeral

D. Christine broke the Post record in national meet in Boston

61. What is the crucial factor contributing to Christine’s success in the race?

A. Diligent practice. B. Excellent coaching.

C. Good relationships. D. Firm determination.

C

The most complex object known to humanity is the human brain — and not only is it complex, but it is one of the few natural phenomena that science has no consciousness of. To try to replicate (复制) something that is so poorly understood may therefore seem like pride. But you have to start somewhere, and International Business Machines (IBM) and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), in Switzerland, propose to start by replicating “in silico”, one of the brain’s building blocks.