广东惠州一中2013年高考复习选修六综合能力检测(时间：120分钟满分：135分得分：_)语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。The ups and downs of life may seem unpredictable.But scientists know there are clear _1_ that almost all people share.Even if youve passed your “best”， you still have other _2_ years to come.Certain important highpoints come later in life.When are you _3_？ From 18 to 25, according to IQ.scores; but youre wiser and more _4_ with increasing age.At around 30, mental abilities begin to decline, _5_ your ability to do maths.But your ability to complete other tasks _6_.For example, your vocabulary increases over time.At 60, your brain _7_ almost four times as much information as it did at age 21.Because of this, some psychologists suggest that “maturity quotients” (M.Q.) be used to measure intelligence for _8_.When are you happiest? You have the best _9_ sense of yourself from 15 to 24, when you feel energetic all the time.The best professional sense is from 40 to 49.Before age 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to _10_， but when we are over 30, we believe that theyre behind us.After age 30, were more _11_ and dont view happiness as a goal in itself.If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, then _12_， we feel, will follow.When are you most creative? Generally between 30 and 39, but it _13_ with different professions.The highpoints in areas such as science and economics come _14_most Nobel prize winners did their top research in their 20s and 30sbut for people who keep an active mind, there is no upper age _15_. 1A.plans Blives Cpatterns Dpredictions2A.good Bstranger Cinteresting Ddifficult3A.best Bsmartest Chappiest Dworst4A.powerful Benergetic Cexperienced Dsatisfied5A.generally Bspecially Cmainly Dparticularly6A.climbs Bstops Cmatters Dworks7A.recognizes Bpossesses Ccommunicates Dreceives8A.babies Bteenagers Cadults Delders9A.mental Bemotional Cphysical Dpersonal10A.come Blast Cremember Ddisappear11A.confident Brealistic Chopeful Dgrateful12A.wealth Bsharpness Cwisdom Dhappiness13A.agrees Bvaries Cgoes Dends 14A.early Bnaturally Cunexpectedly Drecently15A.demand Breason Cchoice Dlimit第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。The blacksmith Jones worked hard in his shop.The son of Mr.White, (16)_ rich neighbor, came to see him everyday.“Young man, why not learn to make shoe tacks (钉)？” said Jones.“It may be (17)_ use to you one day.” After a little practice, the boy found he could make some of the finest tacks.Old Mr.White died and because of the war the son lost all his goods.He (18)_ (force) to leave home and live in another country.It happened (19)_ in this village many shoemakers spent a lot of money (20)_ (buy) tacks for their shoes and sometimes they were not able to buy them (21)_ there was a high demand for soldiers shoes.Young Mr.White, who was finding (22)_ difficult to earn his (23)_ (day) bread, told the shoemakers that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him (24)_ (settle) in his workshop.The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer.Soon Mr.Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the village.“How funny，” he said, “Even making tacks can bring a fortune.My trade is (25)_ useful to me than all my former riches.”阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。AThe evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families.But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image (印象) of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.“We were surprised by just how positive todays young people seen to be about their families，” said one member of the research team.“Theyre expected to be rebellious (叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well.Theres more negotiation (商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decisionmaking process.They dont want to rock the boat.”So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends.“My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me，” says 17yearold Daniel Lazall.“I always tell them when Im go