内蒙古赤峰市届高三模拟考试英语含答案.docx

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内蒙古赤峰市届高三模拟考试英语含答案

赤峰市高三4·20模拟考试英语试题

一、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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

PHUKETisThailand’slargestislandandcurrentlyoneofitsfamoustouristdestinations.Thefollowingaresomespecialsightsforyou.

PhuketAquarium

PhuketAquariumisamodest,government-runattractionbutit’snotabadplacetospendanafternoononthecheap.Itprovidesdifferentexhibitionsandyou（andevenyourkids）canlearnalotaboutSoutheastAsianfreshwaterandsaltwatercreaturesthere.Itopensdailyfrom8:

30amto4:

30pm.

PhuketThaihuaMuseum

IthousesaphotoexhibitionandvideomediawhichtellthehistoryoftheChinesepeopleinPhuketanddisplaysonmining,localclothes,Sino-Portuguesearchitecture,localfoodsandtraditionsandcultureofPhuket.TheMuseumopenseveryday,between9:

00amand5:

00pm.

PhuketZoo

It’ssetintropicalgardensshadedbybigtrees.Thezoohasalargenumberofworkerswhocanspeakseverallanguages.Theyarehappytoanswereveryone’s“why”questions.Ifyougethungryonthetour,therearedifferentfoodsforyou,butyoumustpayforthem.It’sopendailyfrom8:

30amto6:

00pm.

PungChangCave

Itisadestinationfortouristswholoveadventuresinceraftsarerequiredtotravelthroughit.Ittakesaroundonehourandahalftotourthiscave,whichisabout600meterslong.Totakethistrip,youhavetoreachthecavebetween10:

00amand2:

00pm.

21.WhatgivesPhuketAquariumanadvantageoverothersights?

A.Targetvisitors.B.Budgetentrancefees.C.Bigsize.D.Longopeningtime.

22.Whichplacesetsalimitonvisitors’arrivingtime?

A.PhuketAquarium.B.PhuketThaihuaMuseum.C.PhuketZoo.D.PungChangCave.

23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ReasonsforstudyinPhuket.B.TipstosavemoneyinPhuket.

C.IntroductionoftouristattractionsinPhuket.D.Dosanddon’tswhiletravelinginPhuket.

B

Manykidsstarthummingtuneslike“Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStar”astheirfirstsongs,butNygelWitherspoonwasanexception.HepreferredFinnishcomposerJeanSibelius’sViolinConcertoinDMinor.

SowhenNygelWitherspoonbegantohumtheverydifficultconcerto（协奏曲）,hisfamilyguessedthatheshouldhavemusiclessons.Hewas,however,just3yearsold.

“Hewascalm,withanabilitytofocus.”recalledDavidHolmes,Witherspoon’scello（大提琴）teacherfromage3tol6.

Witherspoonisafamiliarnameinhishometown.Hehasinheritedhistalentfrombothsidesofhisfamily,includinghisaunt,thelatejazzvocalistShirleyWitherspoon.

The17-year-olddoesn’tseehimselfascompetitive.“Ithinkit’smoreimportantforstudentstohaveasupportiveenvironmentthanacompetitiveone;”hesaid.“It’sgreattohaveasupportsystem,whereyoucanbeyourselfandimproverightalongwithothersdoingthesamething.”

Witherspoon’sloveofmusicblossomedasheattendedviola（中提琴）lessonswitholdersiblings.Theirteacher,DavidFrance,noticedthatthelittleboywasasponge（海绵）.

“He’dabsorbeverythingtheydid.”Francesaid.Witherspoonwasgivenaboxviolin,buthewantedtoplay“thebigone”—thecello.Heloveditssizeandtone.That’swhenhewasmatchedwithhisteacherHolmes.

Witherspoon’sdriveisinspiredbytheconnectionmusicprovides.Herecalledthatheandhissiblingsperformedasachambertrio（室内乐三重奏）attheirgrandmother’snursinghome.Thepositivereactionfromresidentsgavehimmotivation.

“It’ssoimportant,whetherit’ship-hoporclassical,”hesaid.“Musicistheuniversallanguage.Itconnectsallofus.”

24.HowwasWitherspoondifferentfromotherkidswhenhewas3?

A.Hebegantoteachhimselfmusic.B.Hewasabletohumverydifficulttunes

C.HehadalreadymadeuphismindtolearnviolinD.Hecouldalreadyplaythesongshe’dheard.

25.WhatdoesWitherspoonthinkisimportantformusiclearners?

A.Practicinghard.B.Beingverycompetitive.

C.Beinginasupportiveenvironment.D.Havingagoodteacherfromanearlyage.

26.WhatisFrance’simpressionofWitherspoon?

A.Heisafastlearner.B.Heisacreativeplayer.

C.Heworksveryhard.D.Heisopen-minded.

27.WhatisthemainpurposeofthelasttwoParagraphs?

A.TocompareWitherspoon’sperformancewithhissiblings.

B.Toshowthatmotivationplaysabigroleinmusicstudies.

C.Tostressthatmusicconnectspeople.

D.ToshowhowstudyingmusichelpedWitherspoonovercomedifficulties.

C

Therehavebeenthousandsofmarinespeciesthathavebecomeextinct.Currentlytherearethousandsoffishthatareendangeredandingreatneedofprotection.Thefollowingaresome.

TheArcadianRedfisharefoundinwarmwaters,suchastheAtlanticandIndianOcean.Thesefishmatureatalateage（5to6years）andhavelowreproductiverates.However,theycanlivetobe50yearsold,whichisrelativelyremarkable.Youngredfisharemarkedwithpatchesofblackandgreencolor.Theydon’tdeveloptheirredcoloruntilaftertheymovetotheoceanbottom.NowtheArcadianRedfishisendangeredduetooverfishing.Thesefishstartedtodecreaseinpopulationintheearly1900sbecauseoftheirincreasedpopularityinthefoodindustry.

TheBluefintunaisoneanimalthatishighontheendangeredspecieslist.Thisfishhasbeennamedoneofthewondersoftheocean,becausetheycangrowtobe12feetlongandweighover1,500pounds!

Whyarethesefishdisappearingatalarmingrates?

Becausetheyarebeingcapturedforfood,withover75%consumedinJapaneserestaurantsoftenbymakingapopularsushi.

TheEuropeanEelisfoundintheBalticandtheMediterraneanSea.Theyhaveauniquemetamorphosisprocessandtheychangetheirformsoveralongtimeperiod.AccordingtoIUCNRedList.org,theEuropeanEelisoneofthethreatenedspeciesthatarenotonlyendangered,butcriticallyendangered.

Thewhalesharkisoneofmanyendangeredsharksoutthere.Accordingtoonesource,sharksarereveredasourlast“living”dinosaurs.Theyareknownasthelargestfishwiththepotentialtogrowover60feetlongandweighover70,000pounds.Thewhalesharkalsohasthepotentialtolivetobeover100yearsold.

28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheLast“Living”DinosaursB.TheEndangeredOceanFish

C.TheMostPopularSeaFishD.TheExtinctMarineSpecies

29.WhatcanwelearnaboutTheArcadianRedfish?

A.TheyarefoundintheArcticOcean.B.Theyareborntobered.

C.Theirsurvivalrateisrelativelylow.D.Theyareslow-growing,long-livedfish.

30.WhatmakestheBluefintunaoneofthewondersofthedeep-sea?

A.HugesizeB.StrangecolorC.SharpsightD.Highintelligence

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“metamorphosis”mean?

A.Reductioninpopulation.B.Limitationinsight.C.Changeinform.D.Increaseinweight.

D

Clearingtheairinclasssawsignificantbooststoreadingandmathachievementofstudents,accordingtoaNewYorkUniversitystudy,eventhoughtheoutdoorpollutiondidn’tprovetobeaproblem.Thefindingssuggestimprovingairqualitymayalsohelpdisadvantagedstudentswhooftenliveinmorepollutedareasandattendclassinolderbuildings.

MichaelGilraine,studyauthoratNewYorkUniversity,analyzedboththeairqualityandthemathandreadingtestscoresatthe18schools.Inschoolsthatreceivedthenewairfilters,studentsimprovedby0.18ofastandarddeviation（标准偏差）inreadingand0.2ofastandarddeviationinmath,comparedtostudents’performanceintheschoolsthatdidnotreceiveairfilters.Toputthatinperspective,thosegainsareaboutequaltothelearningbenefitsfromreducingclasssizesorprovidingintensivetutoring.Studentssustainedthosemathandreadinggainsthenextyear,particularlyiftheyattendedthesameschooloranotherthathadinstallednewfiltersinthefollowingyear.“Infact,giventhelargetest-scoreincreasestheygenerate,installingairfiltersactuallyoutperformsothereducationreformssuchasclass-sizereductiononacost-benefitbasis,”Gilrainesaid.

Priorstudieshavefoundthatbetterairqualitycanleadtofewerteacherandstudentabsences,particularlyforthosewithchronicasthma（慢性哮喘）orotherrespiratoryillnesses.Whileschoolswiththenewairfiltersinstalleddidhavelowerstudentabsenteeism,attendancealonedidn’tseemtobedrivingthegainsinmathandreadingachievement.Rather,hesaid,“youcangetalotjustfrombeingabletothinkclearlywhileyoutakeatest.Andthenyoualsomightbelearningabitbetterbecauseyou’rethinkingclearerinclassfromdaytoday”.

Separatestudieshavefoundrisingaveragetemperatureslikewisecanincreaseindoorairpollutionandreducestudentachievement,particularlyifstudentstaketestsonhotdays.

“We’vehadadecadeormoreofresearchintotheeffectsoflead.There’sbeenmuchlessresearchontheeffectsofairqualityWe’restillinearlydays.”addedGilraine.

32.Whatdidthestudyfind?

A.Outdoorpollutiondoesharmtostudents’health.B.Cleanairpromotesthestudents’studyachievement.

C.AirqualityputsNewYorkUniversityatadisadvantage.D.Pollutedareasandoldbuildingshaveairproblems.

33.Howdidtheresearcherconducthisstudy?

A.Bymakinganalysisandcomparison.B.Bygivingexamplesandlistingbasicdata.

C.Bytellingstoriesanddoingexperiments.D.Bydemonstratingthecausesandeffects.

34.AccordingtoGilraine,whatmakesthestudentsgainachievement?

A.Fewerteacherandstudentabsences.B.Risingtemperaturesinclass.

C.Clearerthinkinginbetterairquality.D.Takingamathandreadingtesteveryday.

35.Whatcan