浙江省宁波市2014届高三十校联考英语试题

浙江省宁波市2014届高三十校联考

英语试题

选择题部分（共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0．5分，满分1 0分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1．—Hello! This is CGV box office．

—Hello! I'd like to book two tickets for tonight's 3D movie．

—．

A．Of course, please B．At your service

C．My pleasure D．A moment, please

2．The heart is a（n）organ, It is of absolute importance to our body and life．A．vital B．energetic C．living D．lively

3．It was playing video games that took the boy too much time that he have spent learning．

A．could B．must C．might D．ought to 4．Before we end this program, let's take a at the sports news briefly．A．glare B．glance ' C．stare D．watch 5．This weekend we'll pay a visit to a museum, next to is a nice restaurant where we can have Italian food．

A．that B．this C．it D．which 6．With high technology introduced, the average output of the factory is increasing．A．faithfully B．costly C．steadily D．stately 7．The new technology, if to rice growing, will help increase the grain output．A．applying B．applied C．to apply D．having applied

8．The experts present at the conference all insisted that greenhouse gas emission be reduced from now on．

A．must B．will C．/ D．can

9．The green-hand cook the soup by putting in too much salt accidentally．A．spoiled B．damaged C．injured D．harmed 10．Although our former neighbor here for years, we seldom met with each other．A．lived B．has lived C．was living D．had lived ．11．All the cloned animals have so far suffered from some serious disorders, many of dying soon after birth．

A．that B．whom C．which D．them ．12．Up to now, no one has come Lip with a（n）explanation of why dinosaurs died out, an．d it remains a mystery．

A．astonishing B．amusing C．convincing D．puzzling

13．The black baby boy is at the stage he can only say a few simple words but not yet full sentences．

A．when B．where C．which D．why

14．In such a background, his white hair was particularly his dark skin．A．in relation to B．in need of C．in contrast to D．in favor of 15．This is challenging job I mentioned to you the other day．Have you had anyone in mind for it now?

A．a, the B．the;/ C．the, the D．a:/ 16．Tom told us all that he said so at．the meeting was really true．A．that B．all C．what D．which 17．After cl函1bing the hills in the natural park for hours, my legs _ under me and I failed to keep pace with others．

A．gave out B．gave up C．gave in D．gave away 18．—You look tired, Jack．What's wrong with you?

—Oh, 1 worked quite late last night．Nothing wrong with me, ．

A．although B．though C．yet D．still 19．The couple is considering a 3D TV set for their new flat, which is widely considered to be in fashion．

A．to buy B．buy C．buying D．to be bought 20．—Wright, I really appreciate your neat handwriting．

—．

A．Oh, I practice every day B．Well, it's not good enough

C．No, I don't write well D．Oh, thank you very much

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分：满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm．And he was given a slingshot （S单弓）to play with out in the woods．He _ 21 in the woods, 22 he could never hit the 23 ．And getting a little discouraged, he headed back to dinner．

As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck．Just out of impulse （冲动）, he let fly, hit the duck square in the head, and killed it．He was shocked and felt very sorry．In a panic, he hid the 24

duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister 25 ．Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing．Aft er lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes．” But Sally said,“Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the 26 today, didn't you, Johnny?" And then she whispered to him, “Remember, the duck?"

So Johnny 27 the dishes．Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, and 28 said, " I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make 29 ．" But Sally 30 and said, “Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help," and she whispered 31 ,“Remember, the duck?" So Sally went fishing and Johnny 32 ．

After several days of Johnny doing 33 his various small tasks and Sally's, he 34 ．couldn't stand it any longer．He came to Grandma and 35 that he killed the duck．She bent down, gave him a 36 , and said, “Sweetheart, 37 ．You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the 38 thing．But because I love you, I forgave you．But I was just

wondering how 39 you would let Sally make a slave 40 you．"

21．A．walked B．played C．practiced D．aimed 22．A．or B．and C．so D．but 23．A．bird B．target C．duck D．woods 24．A．dead B．square C．dying D．living 25．A．surveying B．noticing C．observing D．watching 26．A．toilet B．kitchen C．living-room D．fields 27．A．watched B．dropped C．did D．made 28．A．Grandma B．Grandpa C．Johnny D．Sally 29．A．cook B．lunch C．supper D．breakfast 30．A．laughed B．smiled C．cried D．wept 31．A．again B．only C．twice D．loudly 32．A．followed B．stayed C．remembered D．boated 33．A．all B．either C．neither D．both 34．A．secondly B．firstly C．finally D．thirdly 35．A．lied B．denied C．admitted D．spoke 36．A．beat B．pet C．surprise D．hug 37．A．I know B．you know C．he knows D．she knows 38．A．other B．whole C．funny D．dull 39．A．/ B．much C．many D．long 40．A．of B．for C．from D．into

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing．Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human sentiment．

The busiest woman in Labrador during one bitter cold Christmas not very long ago, was an Australian nurse by the naI11e of Kate Austen．But Nurse Austen was not too busy to acknowledge with a long, friendly letter every gift of food or clothing received for distribution to the natives in that cold and poor district of the north．Among the gifts was a box of knittings for children, knitted（编织）and sent by a woman in Toronto．

Nurse Austen was busy, exhausted and not feeling too well that winter．She could have written just ordinary routine notes of acknowledgement．But that was not her way．She sat down and wrote the woman in Toronto a real letter telling all about the village, and the names of the children who were wearing the knitted gloves and caps, and what they said -when they got them, and how they looked when they wore them．She wanted the woman who had knitted and sent all those lovely knittings "to see how much happiness and warmth she had created．" Not long after, she received the following answer from Canada．

Dear Miss Austen:

Your letter made me happy．I did not expect such a full return．I am eighty years old, and I am blind．There is little I can do except knit, and that is why I knit so many caps and sweaters and scarves．Of course I cannot write this, so my daughter-in-law is doing it for me．She also sewed the seams and made the buttonholes for the knitted things．

I know something of the work you are doing．At the age of nineteen I married a man who was going to China to be a missionary(传教士）．For forty years, with an occasional year at home in America, we Worked in China, and during that time our two sons and a daughter were born to us, of whom only one son survives．\After forty years, my husband's health began to fail．We returned to the States where he took charge of a settlement house in Brooklyn, New York．A surprising number of the problems we faced there were similar to the problems we had met in China．When my husband died, I came to Toronto to live with my son and daughter-in-law．They are very good to me, and I pride myself that I am little trouble to them, though it is hard for a blind old lady to be sure of anything．

What I most want to say, my dear, is this．For sixty years I have been making up missionary packages of such clothing or food or medicine or books as I could collect．In various parts of the world and to various parts of the world I have sent them．Sometimes I have received a printed note of acknowledgement from the headquarters depot or mission board, sometimes nothing．Occasionally I :have been informed that my contribution was planned for Syria or Armenia or the upper Yangtze．But never before in all that time have l had a personal letter picturing the village and telling me who is wearing the clothing and what they said．I did not suppose that ever in my lifetime I should receive a letter like that．

May God bless you．

Sincerely yours,

41．The underlined word “sentiment”（in Paragraph l）most probably means“”?

A．view point B．gentle feeling

C．way of thinking D．expression of attitude

42．The underlined sentence “But that was not her way” （in Paragraph 3）implies that ．

A．she would not just write an ordinary letter of thanks

B．she was too busy to write a note of acknowledgement

C．she was not busy, exhaustec3 0r feeling too well that time

D．she wrote a letter telling all about the village and the children

43．Why was Laura so happy when she received the letter from Miss Austen? Because ．A．the letter was* from an Australian nurse

B．she was already eighty years old and blind

C．she h．ad never received a letter like that

D．the letter was not supposed to reach her

44．Ms．Laura N．Russell is now living in ．

A．China B．Australia C．Canada D．the States 45．For decades, Ms．Laura has been to and sent contributions to people all over the world．

A．Toronto and New York only B．Syria and Armenia once

C．the upper Yangtze area alone D．many places of the world

B Below is an entry taken from an English dictionary．

46．“Be careful not to scrat ch the furniture" most probably means “Be careful not to ”．

A．remove any marks B．damage its surface

C．make any noises D．change its position

47．The word "scratch" in "Some drawings had been scratched on the back of the door" has the same meanin g as in“”．

A．We scratched some of the dirt away

B．The car's paintwork is badly scratched

C．The dog; kept scratching at the door to go out．

D．They scratched lines in the dirt to make marks

48．“She．had scratched because of a knee injury" might imply that “She couldn't．A．take part in a race B．cancel a prepared activity'

C．make a living af6ne D．make enough money

49．When the French girl says "I learned German from scratch iii six months she means she ．

A．had previously well prepared B．was unsatisfied with her German

C．knew no German before that D．found few materials available

C

Imagine you’re in a dark room, running your fingers over a smooth surface in search of a single dot the size of this period, How high do you think the dot must be for your finger to feel it?

Scientists have determined that the human finger is so sensitive it can detect a surface bump just one micron（l0－6m）"high．The human eye, by contrast, can't tell anything much smaller than100 microns．No wonder we rely on touch rather than eyesight when faced with a new roll of

toilet paper．

Biologically, touch is the mother of all sensory（感觉的）systems．It is an ancient sense in evolution: even the simplest single-celled living things can feel when something brushes up against them and will respond by moving closer or pulling away．It is the first sense aroused during a baby’s development and the last to weaken at life's peak．Patients in a deep coma （昏迷）who seem otherwise lost to the world will show skin reaction when touched by a nurse．“Touch ,is so central to what we are that we almost cannot imagine ourselves without it,” said Chris Dijkerman．“It's 'not like eyesight, where you close your eyes and you don't see anything．You can't do that with touch．It's always there．"

Long ignored in favor of the sensory heavyweights of eyesight and hearing, the study of touch lately:: has been gaining new concern among scientists．They're exploring the effects of recently reported false touch impressions, of people being made to feel as though they had three arms, for example, with the hope of gaining the true understanding of how the mind works．Others are turning to touch for more practical purposes: to build better touch screen instruments and robot hands, a more well-rounded virtual life．。“There's a fair amount of research into new ways of offloading information onto our sense of touch," said Lynette Jones．"To have your cell phone buzzing （making a low sound）as opposed to ringing turned out to have a lot of advantages in．some situations．"

Touch is our most active sense, our means of seizing the world and experiencing it 'first hand．Dr．Susan Lederman pointed out that while we can become aware of something by seeing or hear,ing7;-．from a distance and without really trying, if we want to learn about something by means of touch, we must make a move．We must rub the cloth, or pet the cat．Touching is a two-way street, and that's not true for seeing or hearing．If you have a soft object and you squeeze it, you change its shape．The physical world reacts back．"

Our hands are smart and can do many tasks automatically - button a shirt, fit a key in a lock, play the; piano for others．Dr．Lederman and her colleagues have shown that blindfolded subjects can easily recognize a wide range of common -objects placed．in their hands．But on some feeling tasks, touch is all thumbs （very clumsy）．When people are given a raised line drawing of a common object, they're puzzled．“If all we've got is outline information;" Dr．Lederman said,．“no weight, no texture, no temperature information, well, we're very, very bad with that．"

Touch also turns out to be easy to fool, Among the sensory tricks now being investigated is something called the Pinocchio illusion．Researchers have found that if they shake the band of the biceps（二头肌）, many people report feeling that their forearm is getting 'longer, their hand floating ever further from their elbow（肘）．And if they are told to touch the forefinger of the shaken arm to the tip of their nose, they feel as though their nose was lengthening, too．50．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Our eyes are more sensitive than our fingers．

B．Our fingers are more sensitive than our eyes．

C．Our eyes are more sensitive than our ears．

D．Our noses are less sensitive than our ears．

51．The sense that is firstly awaked during a child's development is the sense of ．A．sight B．taste C．hearing D．touch 52．The underlined sentence “You can't do that with touch” here mean s “You can't”．A．close your skin B．close your eyes ' C．touch anything D．see anything

53．Scientists are lately getting interested in the following except ．

A．living a well-rounded virtual life B．understanding how the mind works C．favoring eyesight and hearing D．building better 'touch screen objects 54．In the view of , movement is needed when we want to know something by touching．A．the author B．Chris Dijkerman

C．Lynette Jones D．Susan Lederman

D

Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine, who rose to fame during Hollywood's golden age as the star of several Alfred Hitch．cock classics, died from natural causes at her home in Carmel, northern California on December 16, 2013 aged 96, US media reports said．

Born in Japan to British parents, Fontaine moved in 1919 to California, where she and her elder sister －screen idol Olivia de Havilland－were to shape successful movie careers．Fontaine and de Havilland remain the only sisters to have won lead actress honours at the Academy Awards．Yet the two sisters also had an uneasy relationship, with Fontaine recording a bitter competition in her own account "No Bed of Roses "．

Fontaine began her acting career in her late teens with Largely less important roles on the stage and later in mostly B-movies in the 1930s．It was not before famous British film director Hitchcock spotted her a decade later that her career took off．

Greatly surprised by her expressive looks, the suspense (悬念）master cast Fontaine in his first US film, a 1940 adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel "Rebecca"．She received an Academy Award nomination（提名）for her performance as a troubled wife．A year later, Fontaine finally won the long-sought golden figure, for her role as leading lady in "Suspicion" opposite Cary Grant, becoming the first and only actress to earn the title for a Hitchock film．Although her sister, Olivia de Havilland, preceded her in gaining Hollywood fame, Fontaine was the first of the sisters to win an Oscar, beating Olivia's nomination as best actress in Mitchell Leisen's "Hold Back the Dawn"．

The dislike ,between the sisters was felt at the Oscars ceremony．"I froze．I stared across the table, where Olivia was sitting．'Get up there!' she whispered commandingly," Fontaine said．"All the dislike we'd felt toward each other as children…all came rushing back in quickly changing pictures…I felt Olivia would spring across the table and seize me by the hair．"

Olivia did not win her first Oscar until 1946, for her role as the lover of a World War I pilot in Leisen's " To Each His Own"．Fontaine later made it known that her．sister had slighted her as she attempted to offer congratulations．“She took one look at me, ignored my hand, seized her Oscar and wheeled away,” she said．

The sisters were also reportedly competitors in love．Howard Hughes, a strange businessman who dated the elder de Havilland for a time, offered marriage to Fontaine several times．"I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be extremely angry because I beat her to it!" Fontaine once joked．

As her film career fruited in the 1950s, Fontaine turned to television and dinner theatre, and also appeared in several Broadway productions, including the Lion in Winter"．Anything but the ordinary lady, Fontaine was also a licensed pilot, a champion balloonist, an accomplished golfer, a licensed .decoration designer and a first-class cook．

55．When she moved to California, Joan Fontaine was years old．

A．two B．twelve C．twenty D．twenty -two 56．Fontaine did not become successful or popular until the _ ．

A．1930s B．1940s C．1950s D．1960s 57．Fontaine won her Oscar for her role in the film of “”．

A．Rebecca ' B．Suspicion

C．To Each His Own D．Hold Back the Dawn

58．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Olivia preceded Fontaine in getting married．

B．Olivia gamed Hollywood fame after Fontaine．

C．Fontaine won an Oscar before her sister Olivia,

D．Fontaine wanted to meet her death before Olivia．

59．The dislike between Fontaine and Olivia began when they ．

A．competed for an Oscar B．competed for a husband

C．were small children D．were successful actresses

60．As can- be seen from the passage, Fontaine was a person who was ．A．disliked by her family B．always a troubled wife

C．able to do few jobs D．gifted in many ways

第二节：下面文章中有5个段落需要添加小标题（第61-- 65题）．。请从以下选项（A、B、

C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。

选项中有一项是多余选项。

A．An apple a day keeps the doctor away．

B．Taking a swim after eating will threat your life,

C．Eating more carrots improves your health．

D．Going out in the cold with wet hair causes sickness．

E．Lightning never strikes the same place twice．

F．More crime occurs during a full moon．

Old Wives' Tales Proven Untrue

We all grew up with sayings that were intended to frighten us into being good or convince us to eat better．Looking back, some of these ch ildhood proverbs don’t even make much sense．（Ever hear the claim that swallowed gum stays in your stomach for seven years? Uh-huh, sure．）However, there are quite a few out there that people still believe in．That's why we decided to investigate some common old wives' tales to see how they hold up under scientific scrutiny．From the moon's affect on crimes to the true causes of colds, this list is sure to surprise even the most enlightened among you．

61．

False: Countless kids were scared into thinking that if they went back in the water less than 60 minutes after eating, they would suddenly cramp up （the muscles get suddenly tightened）and drown．But according to MayoClinic．com, it's perfectly safe to swim after you eat a light meal or snack．The site does recommend taking a short break after eating a big meal, however, not because of cramping, but due to extreme lack of energy．As is known to us all, after eating, more of our blood goes to help the digestive system．

62．

Partially True: This saying has been around since before the discovery of an apple's vital nutrients: Vitamin C and polyphenols．Regardless, the core of the matter is that while this fruit will

help keep you well, it's not always enough to keep you out of the medical danger zone; When you're ill, your body requires nutrients from all the different types of food in a well-balanced diet, including fruits, vegetables, yogurt, protein and, of course, chicken soup．Only one kind of specific fruit or food can not solve all the problems．

63．

False: According to the National Weather Service, lightning can strike the same place numerous times, especially if it's a tall, pointed and isolated object．For example, the EmPire State Building, a skyscraper on Fifth Avenue, New York City, USA, which was for long the tallest building in the world, 'is hit an average of 25 times a year．That is the reason why it was once used as a lightning laboratory．Lightning often strikes more than three miles from the thunderstorm and laughs at two inches of rubber!

64．

False: Neither wet nor dry hair significantly increases your chances of getting sick．WebM

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/428342986.html, says colds are solely caused when viruses are passed from one person to another, so you should be more concerned with how often you wash your hands, not your hair．A proper way to keep healthy is to develop good personal habits of life．Prevention is always the best cure, better than any drug and treatment．

65．

False: Many interesting things are thought to increase during a full moon emergency room visits, accidents, ability to have babies, werewolves．Almost all these phenomena are attributed to the Lunar Effect, which tries to link unusual, unbelievable, or unacceptable behavior and the phases of the moon．However, according to myth-buster and syndicated columnist, Cecil Adams, there is no truth at all behind the theory．

非选择题部分（共40分）

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下而写上修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（人第11处起）不计分。

Dear the teachers and schoolmates, it's a great honor for me to be here today and share my experience of learning English with you．I want to learn English good to take good job, so I learn English in some difference ways．In class, I learn new words, useful expressions and grammar and take efforts to understand the texts under the help of our English teacher．After class, you do a lot of exercises prepare for the college entrance examination．I also read news and watch videos on the Internet and from other source．I have a lot of fun specially when learning English with cartoon movies．

第二节：书面表达（满分30分）

有消息称北京2016年高考英语考试总分将山150分降至100分，其中听力50分；实行一年考两次的方式；学生可多次参考，并以最好成绩计入高考总分，成绩3年有效。人们对此有不同的看法，例如：

请你就这件事发表白己的看法并说明理山。短文内容要求：

1、简略陈述事件；

2、表明自己的观点：

3、简要说明理由（可参考上表）。

注意：词数100～120。开头已给出，不计词数。

It is reported that the weighting of English in Beijing's College Entrance Examination will

2013年天津高考英语真题(含答案)(校对版)

绝密★启用前 2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷） 英语 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试时间100分钟，第Ⅰ卷1页至10页，第Ⅱ卷11页至12页。 第Ⅰ卷 本卷共55小题，共95分 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1.---I’m going to Venice next week. ---____________. Carnival will be held then. Have fun! A.You’re crazy B. You’re lucky C. You’d better not D. You never know 2.If you are in trouble, Mike is always willing to ______________a hand. A.lend B. shake C. wave D. want 3.I think watching TV every evening is a waste of time---there are ____________meaningful things to do. A.less B. more C. the least D. the most 4.---Mary’s been offered a job in a university, but she doesn’t want to take it. ---__________? It’s a very good chance. A.Guess what B. So what C. Who cares D. But why 5.____________ small, the company has about 1,000 buyers in over countries. A.As B. If C. Although D. Once 6.We have launched another man-made satellite, _____________is announced in today’s newspaper. A.that B. which C. who D. what 7.While she was in Paris, she developed a ____________for fine art. A.way B. relation C. taste D. habit 8.I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasn’t able to ______________. A.get away B.dop in C. check out D. hold on 9.No one ________be more generous; he has a heart of gold. A.could B. must C. dare D. need 10.In some languages, 100 words make up half of all words _________ in daily conversations. https://www.sodocs.net/doc/428342986.html,ing B. to use C. having used D. used 11.It was not until near the end of the letter ________she mentioned her own plan. A.that B. where C. why D. when 12.At our factory there are a few machines similar to _____________described in this magazine. A.them B. these C. those D. ones 13.The water supply has been cut off temporarily because the workers ________one of the main pipes. A.had repaired B. have repaired C. repaired D. are repairing 14.If he had spent more time practicing speaking English before, he ________able to speak it much better now. A.will be B. would be C. has been D. would have been 15._________ I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents. A.That B. Which C. Whether D. What

2016浙江省宁波市“十校”高三联考数学(理)试卷-word版含答案

2016年宁波市高三“十校”联考数学（理科） 说明：本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分．全卷共4页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟．请 考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上． 参考公式： 柱体的体积公式：V Sh =，其中S 表示柱体的底面积，h 表示柱体的高. 锥体的体积公式：1 3 V Sh = ，其中S 表示锥体的底面积，h 表示锥体的高. 台体的体积公式：121 ()3 V h S S =，其中1S 、2S 分别表示台体的上、下底面积，h 表示台体的高. 球的表面积公式：24S R π=,球的体积公式：34 3 V R π= ，其中R 表示球的半径. 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共40分） 一、选择题：本大题共8小题，每小题5分，共40分．在每小题给出的四个选项中，只有 一项是符合题目要求的． 1．设a R ∈,则“1a <”是“ 1 1a >” （ ▲ ） A ．充分不必要条件 B ．必要不充分条件 C ．充要条件 D ．既不充分也不必要条件 2. 已知集合2 {|120}M x x x =+-≤，{|3,1}x N y y x ==≤，则集合{|x x M ∈且}x N ?为 （ ▲ ） A . (0,3] B ．[4,3]- C ．[4,0)- D ．[4,0]- 3．如图，某多面体的三视图中正视图、侧视图和俯视图的外轮廓分别为直角三角形、直角梯形和直角三角形，则该多面体的各条棱中，最长的棱的长度为（ ▲ ）

A ． B C . D 4.已知抛物线2 4x y =，过焦点F 的直线l 交抛物线于,A B 两点（点A 在第一象限），若直线l 的倾斜角为30，则 || || AF BF 等于 （ ▲ ） A ．3 B ．52 C ．2 D ．32 5．已知命题 p ：函数2()|2cos 1|f x x =-的最小正周期为π；命题q ：若函数(2)f x -为 奇函数，则()f x 关于(2,0)-对称.则下列命题是真命题的是 （ ▲ ） A ． p q ∧ B ． p q ∨ C ．()()p q ??∧ D ．()p q ?∨ 6. 设n S 是公差为(0)d d ≠的无穷等差数列{}n a 的前n 项和，则下列命题错误．． 的是（ ▲ ） A ．若0d <，则数列{}n S 有最大项 B ．若数列{}n S 有最大项，则0d < C ．若数列{}n S 是递增数列，则对任意* N n ∈，均有0n S > D ．若对任意* N n ∈，均有0n S >，则数列{}n S 是递增数列 7．已知O 为三角形ABC 内一点，且满足(1)0OA OB OC λλ++-=，若OAB △的面积

2019年浙江省十校联盟高三10月联考英语试题及答案解析

2019年浙江省十校联盟高三10月联考 英语试题 注意事项： 1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息； 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。 第I卷（选择题） 一、阅读理解 One evening last summer, 11-year-old Owen and his mom put on white suits and taped their rain boots to their pant legs. Then they each grabbed a wooden pole with a large white cloth attached to it and started dragging the tools through the trees and grass in their Wisconsin backyard. They were looking for ticks(扁虱虫). Owen’s mom, Amy Prunuske, teaches microbiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wausau. She studies diseases that ticks carry. Owen, though, is known as a citizen scientist. Citizen scientists are people—young or old—who help collect data for research projects. They usually aren’t professional scientists, or if they are, not in the field of the project. Still, their work can be incredibly important. Citizen scientists can help trained scientists gather data from all over the world—even from space. They can provide new ideas and new ways of thinking. Kids often make great citizen scientists because they tend to be curious and good at following precise directions. Sometimes they’re even better at these things than adults. And schools are convenient places for scientists to recruit big groups of helpers. As a bonus, citizen science often gets kids more excited about science. Citizen science takes advantage not just of many sets of eyeballs, but also of many minds. When professional European scientists in Austria were trying to find how best to encourage people to use less energy, they partnered with student citizen scientists. The adult scientists had a long list of questions for people about how much energy they used. Right away, the students noticed some problems the adults hadn’t thought of. There were too many questions, the kids said. And some of those questions were too complicated.

浙江省宁波市宁波十校2020届高三新高考选考适应性考试语文试题及答案

宁波“十校”2019年高三11月联考 语文试题卷 考生须知： 1.本试卷满分150分，考试时间150分钟. 2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试卷和答题纸规定的位置上。 3.答题不能答在试题卷上。选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔书写，字体要工整，笔迹要清楚。 一、语言文字运用（共20分） 1.下列各句中，没有错别字且加点字的读音全都正确的一项是（）（3分）. A.无论青春韶．（s háo）华，抑或耄耋之年，一个人都应结合人生去读书，去融汇贯通，去深深体会蕴藏在文字后面的历史真实、人心善良和隽．（juàn）永绵长的审美情韵。 B.我发觉自己潜．（qiǎn）意识，总是深陷于那些陈旧、荒芜、偏僻却又宽厚、淳朴、善良的记忆里，那些鸡鸣狗吠、蝉语虫吟，都会悄．（qiǎo）然进入我的梦里。 C.或许影片《流浪地球》在科学假设、人物呈现上还有暇疵，但它开创的基于科学与想象的绚．（xuàn）丽而宏大的叙事风格，在娱乐之风劲．（jìn）吹的中国电影中可说是空谷足音。 D.江南文化与西北文化是特色迥．（jiǒng）异的两大体系。比之以人物，若江南文化是眉清目秀、伶牙俐齿的才女，西北文化则是粗犷．（guǎng）豁达、驰骋沙场的武将。 阅读下面的文字，完成2-3题。（5分） 【甲】竹海、古树、清泉、钟鼓等并称洪塘“四绝”，自然不能错过，抵达身处半山腰的白母园后，我 们下车而行，过小径，豁然开朗 ．．．．，目视之处，榉树丛中，有一棵银杏树参天独立，五人方能合抱。于此还 留传 ．．着关于朱元璋的一段风流韵事：明朝尚未定鼎天下之时，他途径此处与一村姑相恋，后转战南北，村 姑在银杏树下日夜思念，望眼欲穿 ．．．．，后不知去向……【乙】此后，这棵银杏在离地3.5米高的树丫中长出了一株金黄色的黄连树，后人惊叹不已，称此树为“白母抱黄（皇）儿”.【丙】此事是否杜撰无从查完，但是此树能做立数百年光阴，年年长新枝、岁岁添新叶，自有不凡之处。古人云：“人非草木，孰能无情？”然而，人非草木，焉知草木无情？ 2.文段中的加点词语，运用不正确的一项是（）（3分） A.等 B.豁然开朗 C.留传 D.望眼欲穿 3.文段中画线的甲、乙、丙句，标点有误的一项是（）（2分）

2013年北京高考英语试题及答案

2013年北京市高考英语试题及答案 2013 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语(北京卷) 第一部分：听力理解（共三节：30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共7.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话，每段对话有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每段对话后，你将有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。 例：What is the man going to rend? A. A newspaper B. A magazine C. A book 答案是A 1. What room does the man want? A. Simple B. Double C. Twin 2. What will the man buy? A. Vegetable B. Meat C. Bread 3. What does the man plan to do? A. Go fishing B. Go jogging C. Go camping 4. How much is the change? A. $8 B. $ 42 C. $50 5. What’s the weather like this afternoon? 第二节（共10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共15 分） 听下面4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独

白你将听两遍。 听第6 段材料，回答第 6 至7 题。 6. When will the woman go to see the movie? A. Friday. B. Saturday C. Sunday 7. Where will the woman sit for the movie? A. In the front. B. In the middle C. At the back 听第7 段材料，回答第8 至9 题。 8. When will the two speakers meet? A. On the 13th B. On the 14th C. On the 15th 9. What is the man doing? A. Persuading the woman to accept his suggestion. B. Making an apology to the woman. C. Inviting the woman to lunch. 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。 10. Where are the two speakers? A. In the library. B. In the café. C. In the classroom 11. What does the woman like about the summer school? A. The size of the class. B. The math book. C. The teachers. 12. Where is the man planning to do? A. Boston B. Washington D. C. C. New York 听第9 段材料，回答第13 至15 题。 13. Where does the speaker get information for the trip? A. The internet. B. Travel agents. C. Guidebooks. 14. What public transportation does the speaker seldom take? A. Planes. B. Buses. C. Trains. 15. What kind of hotels does the speaker usually stay in? A. Hotels with low prices. B. Hotels providing meals. C. Hotels near sightseeing places.

2017-2018年浙江省宁波市高三“十校”联考理科数学试题及答案

2017-2018年宁波市高三十校联 考 数学（理科）试题卷 本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分．满分150分，考试时间120分． 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上． 注意事项： 1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试卷和答题纸规定的位置上． 2．每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号．不能答在试题卷上． 参考公式: 柱体的体积公式V sh =其中S 表示柱体的底面积, h 表示柱体的高． 锥体的体积公式13 V sh =其中S 表示锥体的底面积, h 表示锥体 的高． 台体的体积公式() 1213V h s s =,其中S 1, S 2 分别表示台体的上、下底面积,h 表示台体的高． 球的表面积公式24S R π=． 球的体积公式343V R π =,其中R 表示球的半径． 第I 卷（选择题 共40分）

一、选择题：本大题共8小题，每小题5分，共40分．在每小题给出的四个选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的． 1.条件:p 2450x x --<是条件2:650q x x ++>的 A.充分不必要条件 B.必要不充分条件 C.充要条件 D.非充分又非必要条件 2.已知直线m 和平面α、β，则下列结论一定成立的是 A.若α//m ，βα//，则β//m B.若α⊥m ，βα⊥，则β//m C.若α//m ，βα⊥，则β⊥m D.若α⊥m ，βα//，则β⊥m 3.已知等差数列{}n a 的公差为2,项数为偶数,所有奇数项的和为15,所有偶数项的和为25,则这个数列的项数为 A.10 B.20 C.30 D.40 4. 直线 0y +-=截圆422=+y x 所得劣弧所对的圆心角的大小为 A.6π B.4π C.3π D.2 π 5．双曲线22221x y a b -=的一条渐近线与抛物线21y x =+有且仅有一个公共点,则双曲线的离心率为 A. B. 2 C.5 D.54 6．设两个向量22(2,cos )a λλα=+- 和,sin 2m b m α??=+ ??? ，其中m λα，，为 实数, 若2a b = ，则λ的取值范围是 A.3,22??-???? B.32,2??-???? C. 32,2??--???? D.

【校级联考】安徽省江淮十校2019届高三第二次联考英语试题(解析版)

江淮十校2019届高三第二次联考 英语试题 2018. 11 命审单位：宣城中学命审人：林琚徐淑贞 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where are the speakers? A. At an airport. B.At a bus stop. C.At a railway station. 2．What time is it now? A.8:45. B.8:15. C.7:45. 3. What does the man dislike about his new job? A. The salary. B.The working hours. C.The location of the company. 4.What will the woman do? A. Buy a new Apple Watch. B. Change for a new Apple Watch. C. Have the Apple Watch repaired. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.A TV program. B.Some dancers. C.A dance competition. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6.7题。

2013年江苏高考英语试卷及答案

2013年江苏高考英语试卷及答案

2013年全国高考英语试题(江苏卷)及答案 第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分35 分)第一节: 单项填空(共15小题; 每小题1分,满分15分) 21. Gnerally, students’ inner motivation with high expectations from others _____ essential to their development. A. is B. are C. was D. were 22. —The T-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online. —_____? But I promise you we’ll look into it right away. A. Who says B. How come C. What for D. Why worry 23. —The town is so beautiful! I just love it. —Me too. The character of the town is well _____. A. qualitfied B. preserved C. decorated D. simplified 24. Lionel Messi, _____ the record for the most goals in a calendar year, is considered the most talented football player in Europe. A. set B. setting C. to set D. having set

浙江省宁波市十校联考高三数学3月模拟试卷理(含解析)

2016年浙江省宁波市效实中学等十校联考高考数学模拟试卷（理科） （3月份） 一、选择题：本大题共8小题，每小题5分，共40分。在每个小题给出的四个选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的一项。 1．已知a∈R，则“a＜1”是“”的（） A．充分不必要条件B．必要不充分条件 C．充要条件D．既不充分又不必要条件 2．已知集合M={x|x2+x﹣12≤0}，N={y|y=3x，x≤1}，则集合{x|x∈M且x?N}为（）A．（0，3]B．[﹣4，3]C．[﹣4，0）D．[﹣4，0] 3．如图，某多面体的三视图中正视图、侧视图和俯视图的外轮廓分别为直角三角形、直角梯形和直角三角形，则该多面体的各条棱中，最长的棱的长度为（） A．2B． C．2D． 4．已知抛物线x2=4y，过焦点F的直线l交抛物线于A，B两点（点A在第一象限），若直线 l的倾斜角为30°，则等于（） A．3B． C．2D． 5．已知命题p：函数f（x）=|2cos2x﹣1|的最小正周期为π； 命题q：若函数f（x﹣2）为奇函数，则f（x）关于（﹣2，0）对称，则下列命题是真命题的是（） A．p∧qB．p∨qC．（￢p）∧（￢q）D．p∧（￢q） 6．设S n是公差为d（d≠0）的无穷等差数列{a n}的前n项和，则下列命题错误的是（）A．若d＜0，则数列{S n}有最大项 B．若数列{S n}有最大项，则d＜0 C．若数列{S n}是递增数列，则对任意n∈N*，均有S n＞0 D．若对任意n∈N*，均有S n＞0，则数列{S n}是递增数列 7．已知O为三角形ABC内一点，且满足+λ+（λ﹣1）=．若△OAB的面积与△OAC 的面积比值为，则λ的值为（） A． B．2C． D．

宁波市高三“十校联考”英语试题卷

2017年09月宁波市高三“十校联考”英语试题卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A.Making action-packed schedules in advance. B.Getting the job done effectively and punctually. C.Working around the clock every day. D.Establishing a harmonious relationship with colleagues. 22.Which of the following phrases has the closest meeting to the underlined word “procrastinate”in paragraph 2? A.amuse oneself B.hang out C.drag on e’s feet D.hold up 23.Which can be concluded from the text? A.Time tries all. B.Time works wonders. C.Time is effectiveness. D.Time is money. B A Gift of God One fine summer morning-it was the beginning of harvest, I remember-Mr. Earnshaw came down stairs, dressed for a journey; he turned to Hindley and Cathy, and me and spoke to his son, "Now, I'm going to Liverpool today. What shall I bring you? " Hindley named a fiddle (a kind of violin), and then he asked Cathy. She was hardly six years old, but she could ride any horse in the stable. She chose a whip(鞭子).He did not forget me; He promised to bring me a pocketful of apples and pears. Then he set off. The three days of his absence seemed a long while to us all. Mrs. Earnshaw expected him by supper-time on the third evening. She put off the meal hour after hour. There were no signs of his coming, however. About eleven o'clock the door opened and in stepped the master. He threw

2013年北京高考英语试题及答案

2013 年北京高考英语试题 第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30 分） 第一节（共5 小题；每小题1.5 分，共7.5 分） 听下面5 段对话，每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每段对话后，你将有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。 例：What is the man going to rend? A. A newspaper B. A magazine C. A book 答案是A 1. What room does the man want? A. Sinple B. Double C. Twin 2. What will the man buy? A. Vegetables B. Meat C. Bread 3. What does the man plan to do? A. Go fishing B. Go jogging C. Go camping 4. How much is the change? A. $8 B. $ 42 C. $50 5. What’s the weather like this afternoon? 第二节（共10 小题；每小题1.5 分，共15 分） 听下面4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听第6 段材料，回答第6 至7 题。 6. When will the woman go to see the movie? A. Friday. B. Saturday C. Sunday 7. Where will the woman sit for the movie? A. In the front. B. In the middle C. At the back 听第7 段材料，回答第8 至9 题。 8. When will the two speakers meet? A. On the 13th B. On the 14th C. On the 15th 9. What is the man doing? A. Persuading the woman to accept his suggestion. B. Making an apology to the woman. C. Inviting the woman to lunch. 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。 10. Where are the two speakers? A. In the library. B. In the café. C. In the classroom

浙江金华市十校2018届高三期末联考英语

金华十校2017--2018 学年第一学期期末调研考试 高三英语试题卷 本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第I I 卷(非选择题), 共150 分,考试时间120 分钟.请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂写在答题纸上. 第I卷(选择题共95 分) 第一部分:听力(共两节,满分 30 分) 第一节(共5小题:每小题分,满分分) 听下面 5 段对话, 每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的 A,B,C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置. 听完每段对话后,你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题,每段对话仅读一遍. 听下面5段对话, 每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置. 听完每段对话后,你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题, 每段对话仅读一遍. 1.Why does the man want to leave A.The food is bad. B. The service is too slow. C. The music is too loud. 2.What does the woman do A.A teacher. B. A nurse. C. A shop assistant. 3.What has the man decided to do A.Continue his talk with Mr. Black. B.Go to see an engineer. C.Check the schedule. 4.Where does the conversation most probably take place A.On a bus. B. In a library. C. In a shop. 5.How did the man feel about his jump in the end A.Terrified. B. Disappointed. C. Excited. 第二节(共15 小题,每小题分,满分分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 A,B,C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置. 听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟,听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间. 每段对话或独白读两遍. 听第6段材料,回答第6,7 题. 6.What are the speakers talking about A.A restaurant. B. An accident. C. A magazine. 7.Why is The Sunflower closed now A.It will move to another town. B.The workers are on holiday. C.It is under repair.

浙江省宁波十校2020届高三历史3月联考试题答案

宁波“十校”2020届高三3月联考历史参考答案 一、选择题（本大题共25小题，每小题2分，共50分。每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个是符 合题目要求的，不选、多选、错选均不得分） 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案 B A A D A C B D A C 题号11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 答案 B C B B D C D C D C 题号21 22 23 24 25 答案 B A A C C 二、非选择题（本大题共4小题，共50分） 26.（10分） （1）成果：毛泽东思想（1分） 内容：工农武装割据理论；新民主主主义革命理论；社会主义革命和建设理论。（3分） （2）《解放思想，实事求是，团结一致向前看》（1分） 历史背景：文革结束，党和国家的工作处于徘徊状态；左倾错误的长期影响；”两个凡是"的错误观点；全国上下展开关于真理标准问题的大讨论，极大地解放了人们的思想。（任答三点，共3分） 历史地位：是开辟新时期新道路的宣言书，是十一届三中全会的主题报告.（2分） 27．（10分） （1）直接推动因素：工业革命（1分） 列强在世界范围内扩张，使世界上绝大部分国家和地区被迫卷入资本主义世界市场；工业革命密切了国际交流，各行业间和各国间生产的互补性为世界市场的形成准备了物质条件；交通运输业的革命为世界市场的形成提供了技术条件；工业革命改变了世界格局，促进了资本主义世界殖民体系的形成；（4分，世界市场初步形成也可给1分） （2）原则：市场开放、非歧视性、公平贸易等。（任答两点，共2分） 目标：推动世界贸易自由化。（1分） 世界贸易组织是经济全球化的产物，它的成立和发展又进一步推动了经济全球化的进程。 （2分） 28．（15分） （1）①民族团结政策；武力征服，战而后和；设置机构；册封等。（5分） ②风格：汉藏合璧。（1分） 原因：布达拉宫的修建是藏、汉两族人民团结协作进行文化技术交流的成果，因而呈现汉藏合璧的建筑风格。（2分） 地位：世界上海拔最高的古宫殿群；藏汉人民团结协作的有力佐证。（2分） （2）机构：宣政院；理藩院（2分）

2019届浙江宁波市高三“十校联考”地理试卷 【含答案及解析】

2019届浙江宁波市高三“十校联考”地理试卷【含 答案及解析】 姓名___________ 班级____________ 分数__________ 一、选择题 1. 下列天体系统中，级别最低的是 A．银河系______________________________ B．地月系____________________________ C．太阳系______________________________ D．河外星系 2. 藏族姑娘的脸上呈紫红色，被称之为“高原红”，影响其形成的主要因素是 A．光照_________________________________ B．热量____________________________ C．水分____________________ D．气压 3. 上海的人口容量大，原因组合正确的是 ① 能源丰富______________ ② 经济发达______________ ③ 科技水平高___________ ④ 消费水平高______________ ⑤ 开放程度高 A．① ② ③______________________________ B．② ③ ④___________________________________ C．③ ④ ⑤___________________________________ D．② ③ ⑤ 4. 下列属于地理环境决定论的是 A．人有多大胆，地有多大产 B．心有多大，舞台就有多大 C．天有其时，地有其财，人有其治______________ D．广谷大川异制，民生其间者异俗 5. 二战之后，发展中国家人口迅速增加得益于 A．政治独立，经济发展 B．政策支持，生育放开 ________________________ C．战争结束，难民回归 D．灾害减少，农业发展

上海市十校届高三上学期第一次联考英语试卷Word版含答案

2017届上海市英语十校联考试卷 听力（略） II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Lightning Bolt Usain Bolt is the world’s fastest man. He first came to the public’s attention at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, where he won three gold medals. During that race, he reached a top speed of 43.9 kmph. So, we ask, how does the man (21)______ nickname is “Lightning Bolt” run so fast? Usain Bolt was born in Jamaica on 21 August 1986. He was running around at primary school, when a teacher noticed (22)______ talent for sprinting（短跑）. He became one of the best sprinters at his high school even though he didn’t train very hard. At the age of fifteen, Bolt was 196 cm tall and he dominated the 2002 World Junior Championships, becoming the youngest person ever (23)______ (win) the 200 metres. He turned professional when he left high school, (24)______ (age) seventeen. During the first couple of years of Bolt’s professional life, he got a few injuries, but his health soon improved and he began to win all the major championships. He went from strength to strength, (25)______ (amaze) the world with his speed. So, how does he do it? Bolt says that he is naturally fast—just something he was born (26)______. He’s also got a number of people looking after him and one of the main re asons for his success is Norman Peart, his manager. Peart (27)______(look) after Bolt since he was fifteen, working hard to keep him focused. (28)______ you explain it, Bolt’s performances in Beijing were truly marvellous. What’s more marvellous is (29)______, since then, he has continued to get even faster. In August 2009, he broke his own record by running the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds. At the (30)______ (fast) point in this race, he ran at an astonishing 44.9 kmph. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only Columbus: Myth and Reality Everyone knows the name of Christopher Columbus, and, as with any historical icon, there are as many myths as truths about the man. Take, for example, the disagreement about his ___31___. The Spanish say he was from Spain, and the Italians claim he was from Italy. There is, in fact, some ___32___ that he was born in 1451 in Genoa, which is now part of Italy. Columbus became a sailor at an early age and had made journeys as far as Iceland and