甘肃省白银市届高三英语模拟试题一.docx

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甘肃省白银市届高三英语模拟试题一

甘肃省白银市2019届高三英语模拟试题

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第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40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。

A

BEINGanastronautsoundscool,doesn'tit?

Inspace,theygettodosomeprettyamazingthings,likefloatinginzerogravity.

   However,therearealsoplentyofthingsthatastronautscan'tdobecauseoftheirweightlessenvironment,andthat'sverysad.What'sworse,theycan'tevenlettheirsadnessshow–becauseit'simpossibletocryinzerogravity.

   Ofcourse,astronautscanstillproducetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace,reportedTheAtlanticinJanuary.Withoutgravity,tearsdon'tflowdownwardoutoftheeyesliketheydohereonEarth.Thismeansthatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtearshavenowheretogo—theyjuststicktoyoureyes.

   InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthisduringoneofhisspacewalks."Tears,"hesaid,"don'tfalloffofyoureye...Theyjustkindofstaythere."

   Besidesmakingyourvisionunclear,thiscanalsocausephysicalpain.BackonEarth,tearsaresupposedtobringcomforttotheeyes.Butthat'snotthecaseinspace.Thespaceenvironmentdriesoutastronauts'eyes,andwhentearssuddenlywettheeyes,itcancausepainratherthancomfort."Myrighteyeispainfullikecrazy."Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.

   Sincegravitydoesn'tworkinspace,astronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridofthetears.Feustelchosetorubhiseyesagainsthishelmettowipethetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait—"Whenthetearsgetbigenoughtheysimplybreakfreeoftheeyeandfloataround,"astronautRonParisetoldTheAtlantic.

   Therearelotsofsmallthings—thingslikecrying–thatwearesousedtoonEarth.Weusuallytakethemforgranted,untiltheybecomeaprobleminatotallydifferentenvironment,likespace.There,astronautscan'ttalktoeachotherdirectly.Theyalsocan'teatordrinkinnormalways.Theycan'tevenburp（打嗝）,becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefooddownintheirstomach.Iftheydoburp,theyjustendupthrowingup（呕吐）everythingintheirstomach,accordingtotheUKNationalSpaceCenter.

   Thus,perhapsit'sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:

"Gravity,you'rethebest."

1.Whatcanweconcludefromparagraphs2and3?

  A.Astronautsareunabletofeelsadinspace.

  B.Astronautsproducefewertearsinspace.

  C.Tearsproducedinspaceflowdownmoreslowly.

  D.Tearsproducedinspacedon'tflowdownward.

2.Whateffectdotearshaveonastronauts?

  A.Theycausephysicalpain. B.Theybringcomforttothem.

  C.Theymaketheirvisionclearer.  D.Theyfloataroundandcausetrouble.

3.Whatcantheastronautdotogetridofthetears?

  A.Rubhiseyesagainsthishelmettoletthetearsfloatforward.

  B.Rubhiseyesbyhandtoletthetearsfloataround.

  C.Getthetearsbigenoughtofalloffofhiseyes.

  D.Getthetearsbigenoughtobreakawayfromhiseyes.

4.Whenofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

  A.Inthesky,youcan'tburpB.Betterlifewithgravity

  C.Inthesky,youcan'tcryD.NoGravity,notears

B

Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?

Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.

Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisrelativelyashortperiodoftime,sowemaysupposethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andfinallyweshallneedourbrainsmoreandmore,andfinallyweshallneedlargerones!

Thisislikelytobringaphysicalchangetoo:

thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.

Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoverlongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.

Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

Butwhatabouthair?

Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.

Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!

Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.

5．Thepassagemainlytellsusthat__________.

A.Man’slifewillbedifferentinthefutureB.Futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromus

C.ManisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepassesD.Man’sorgans’functionswillchange

6．Whatservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?

A.Manhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhad.

B.Man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.

C.Man’sarmsandlegshavebecomelighterandweaker.

D.Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.

7．Thechangeinman’ssizeoftheforeheadisprobablybecause__________.

A.hemakesuseofonly20%ofthebrain’scapacity

B.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies

C.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson

D.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime

8．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?

A.Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.

B.Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.

C.Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn’thavetomakeuseofthem.

D.Hethinksandfeelsinadifferentway.

C

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D

MostkindsofroseplantscomefromAsia.ButrosesarealsonativetootherareasincludingnorthwestAfrica,EuropeandtheUnitedStates.In1986,CongresschosetheroseasAmerican’snationalflower.Technically,CongressandPresidentRonaldReagandeclareditthe“nationalfloralemblem.”Whateverthename,thedecisiondidnotsmellsweettosupportersofotherpopularflowers.

Somepeoplesayrosesaredifficulttogrow.Butyouhaveagoodchanceofsuccessifyoustartwithafewsuggestionsfromexperts.Youshouldplantyourroseswheretheycangetsunshineforaboutsixhoursonbrightdays.Youcanbuyrosesfromagardencenterorbymailorder.Youcanbuypottedroses,alsoknownascontainerroses,orbare-rootplants.Eachkindhasitsfans.

Somegardenerssaypottedrosesareeasiertoplant.Theysaytherootsdevelopbetter.ButJeffreyDinslage,anexpert,pointsoutthatbare-rootrosescomewithoutsoil.Sotheyweighlesstotransport.

Anotherexpertadvisesgettingbare-rootrosesasclosetoplantingtimeasyoucan.Iftheyarrivebeforeyouarereadytoplantthem,makesurethepackingmaterialismoist.Keeptheplantsinacool,darkplace.Therestingplantshavenoleavesbutstillneedwater.Whengrowingroses,thesoilshouldfeelmoistdeepdown.Wateringshouldbedoneinthemorning.

Butdonotwatertoomuch.PeopleoftenaskJeffreyDinslageaboutunhealthydiscolorationonroseleaves.Hesaysthespotsareusuallycausedbytoomuchwater.Afterheavyrainsortoomuchwatering,headvisespullingawaymulch,thesubsta