2014山西省山大附中第二次月考英语试题答案(3)

28. What do we learn about the man?
   A. He fell from the 13th floor.     B. He was hit by an ambulance.
   C. He got caught in a serious flood.    D. He made a record for high-diving
29. By “… had no business to be alive”, the writer means that the man____.
   A. had missed his business appointment   B. was alive with excitement
   C. was alive and this was surprising    D. didn’t do any business
30. The lift did not have a fail-safe system because it was_____.
   A. narrow       B. slow       C. large        D. old
31. Which of the following was NOT the cause of the accident?
   A. A pipe burst        B. The man overslept  
　　C. The hotel forgot to call him     D. Someone left the lift door open
　D   
　　Name Sam Champion
　  Hot job TV Weatherman
　  Where WABC-TV, New York City
　  When you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on TV?
　　I want to be a foreign journalist. I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University, but I majored in broadcasting news
　  How did you finally become a weatherman?
　  My first job in the early 80’s was at the local TV station in Paducah, Kentucky. I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news. I put together weather forecasts, and become interested in them.
　  Back then, how did you forecast weather?
　  Independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain. The information was often opposite and the job of a weather man was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm
　  Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?
　  Advanced computers, satellites, and Doppler radar（sound waves used to track storms）have made forecasting more exact. But we still know very little about how weather is shaped. So far, we just have theories.
　  Any advice for children who’d like to become weather scientists?
　　To me, weather is the most exciting filed in the world. There are still so many more questions about weather than answers. After all, if we can’t foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems. The next generation of meteorologists will unlock many of Earth science, and study meteorology in college
　  Thanks, Sam
32. Judging from the writing style, the text is_______.
A. a diary        B. an interview      C. a news story       D. an announcement
33. As a child, ABC-TV’s Sam Champion wanted to be a _______.
A. space scientist     B. weatherman     C. news reporter    D. meteorologist
34. Present weather forecasting technology_______.
A. has made weather report more exact than ever   B. is still not perfect
C. hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years    D. both A and B
35. The study of weather science is called_______.
　　A. meteorology   B. forecasting   C. geography   D. earth science
第二节 （共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
　　　Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.                              -------Dale Carnegie
　　If we really want to be happy, why do we act like such babies?
　　We can claim to be proactive in our life by setting goals and going after what we want. But if we’re always complaining all the time, are we really living effectively？
　36. _____ Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, not enough mustard on
your sandwich, or whatever it is, there are endless instances where you can find a reason to complain.
　　But it’s not just outside circumstances that we complain about. 37 _____ We complain that we don’t have enough time, we don’t have enough money（this one is huge because it’s often “true”），that we’re not smart enough, cool enough, or just enough.
　　38. _____ I never really thought about it much until I found this website about “Living in a complaint-free world”.
　　Imagine how much happier you would be if you simply stopped complaining? Much of what you complain about is outside of your control anyway. What’s the point of thinking about something you have no power to change? 39. _____
　　Simply becoming conscious of how much you complain is the first step to stopping. When you recognize that you’re complaining, stop and take notice of it. Ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.
　　40. _____
We complain about ourselves too.
Not very intelligent, if you ask me
Why can’t we complain about things around us?
Are you ready to live a complaint-free, happier life?
What you’re complaining about may make you quite unhappy.
If you don’t believe me, count how many times you complain in one day.
I’ve experienced lots of unpleasantness for complaining about things I can’t control.