中国好课堂 http:/www.zghkt.cn/ 中国好课堂数字题库 http:/www.zghkt.cn/sztk 吉林省五校高考高端命题研究协作体2015-2016 学年第一次联合命题英语试题本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第第 I 卷卷注意事项：1. 答第 I 卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分第一部分 听力（听力（1-20 小题）在笔试结束后进行。小题）在笔试结束后进行。第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIm a speed reader. Have been since I was a teen. Mother worked for the continuing education department of a university, and they were offering a class on speed reading and needed one more person to fill out the class. I became that one person.The class met for only an hour or two for a few weeks, but when the goal of a class is speed, you dont need to meet for long. The instructor said to make our eyes go across the lines of words as fast as they could and not to be concerned about what the words meant. I read Animal Farm in 10 ten minutes. Cover to cover. The instructor asked what the book was about. I said I didnt know, but if I had to guess Id say it was about animals on a farm. He looked displeased.Ive been speed reading ever since. I cant stop and I cant slow down. Today, for example, I plan on reading Churchills History of the English Speaking Peoples over lunch. I hope its more memorable than Animal Farm.As a result of all this speed-reading, I often experience a delay between what I think I read and what something actually says.The other day I passed by a mall with a large sign that said “Auto Theft Sale”. I thought how efficient it was for auto thieves to simply sell all the stole cars in a big tent at the mall. A half-mile later it dawned on me that the sign had said “Auto Tent Sale”.Every time I drive through a construction zone, I gasp (屏气). The sign says: “Hit a Worker $10, 000 (about 62,000 yuan).” It reads like theyre offering a reward. Of course, its not an offer. Its just that my eyes rarely take in the last line that says, “Fine.” Its a $10, 000 fine if you hit a worker. Someone really needs to rephrase that one.中国好课堂 http:/www.zghkt.cn/ 中国好课堂数字题库 http:/www.zghkt.cn/sztk Speed reading has bitten me on the backside more than once. Especially as a writer. Just ask any of my editors.21. Why was the author able to attend classes on speed reading?A. Her mother found her gifted in speed reading.B. She was the only teenager applicant for the class.C. Shed already practiced speed reading before.D. She took a chance and filled one vacancy (空缺).22. What left the instructor unsatisfied in the class?A. It took the author ten minutes to complete Animal Farm.B. The author read fast but didnt get the main idea of the book.C. The class was only an hour or two for a few weeks.D. All the class actually failed to follow his advice.23. The author tends to prove that there is always a delay in her understanding after speed reading by _.A. making comparisonsB. analyzing cause and effectC. giving examplesD. drawing a conclusion24. Which of the following best describes the author?A. Talented and productive.B. Proud and hot-headed.C. Careless and quick-tempered. D. Truthful and humorous.BA trip across the Pacific will guarantee you a different experience with a tipping culture youve never come across in China.In the US, giving a little extra money to service workers on top of your bill is a common practice.Though US national law requires that businesses pay workers at least $7.25 (45 yuan) per hour, employees receiving tipsoften waiters and waitressesare the exceptions. They usually only receive at least $2.13 an hour, and tips make up the difference. As the Wall Street Journal put it, “The American system of tipping holds the promise of great rewards for waiting staff.”So how should you tip if you are in the US?Normally you pay tips as a percentage of the bill. Offering an extra 15 percent of the bill to the waiter or waitress in a restaurant and to the delivery man or woman is customary and expected. You can offer more for great service and less for poor service.Yet there is an exception. For take-out food, you dont have to provide tips, though some people say that filling an order still requires work and time that deserve a little extrabut maybe a little less.Tips are not expected at fast food restaurants, cafs or ice cream shops either, though a tip jar might be right by the cash register (收银机). Dont feel obligated to throw some money in, but also remember that it doesnt hurt. Those workers do not rely on tips.中国好课堂 http:/www.zghkt.cn/ 中国好课堂数字题库 http:/www.zghkt.cn/sztk Other service workers also receive tips. For taxi drivers, 15 percent is the norm (标准), more if they help with your bags. Hairdressers often receive about 15 percent of the bill. The same goes for spa