河南省汝州市实验中学届高三英语上学期期末模拟试题B卷.docx

河南省汝州市实验中学届高三英语上学期期末模拟试题B卷.docx

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河南省汝州市实验中学届高三英语上学期期末模拟试题B卷

汝州市实验中学2020年高三上期末试题

英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷（共70分）

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下面四篇文章，然后从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出每个问题的最佳选项，并将答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑（本节共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

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A.ToenteraStarcodefromspeciallymarkedStarbucks’products.

B.TobuyaStarbucksCardoverthephone.

C.ToupdatetheStarbucks’Appfromtheofficialwebsite.

D.TobuyadrinkataStarbucksonweekends.

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A.changethepricesB.earnaStarC.payforrewardsD.viewcurrentoffers

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A.afreecakeB.personalizedGreenCard

C.freein-storerefillsD.allpurchases15%off

B

J．K．Rowlingturnedanotheryearolderthisweek.BornJoanneRowling,J．K．Rowlingis,ofcourse,heradoptedpenname.Concernedthatyoungboysmightnotgoforabookwrittenbyawoman,herpublishersuggestedshecomeupwithapseudonym.So,uponcombiningherfirstinitialwiththeinitialofherpaternalgrandmother,Kathleen,themonikerJ．K．Rowlingwasborn.

InterestingfactaboutRowling：

apparently,shecanonlyfoolsomeofthepeoplesomeofthetime.

BackinAprilofthisyear,acrimenovelappearedontheshelves．ItwasentitledTheCuckoo'sCalling,anditwaswrittenbyRobertGalbraith.AccordingtoGalbraith’sbio,hespent“severalyearswiththeRoyalMilitaryPolice”andtheleadingcharacterofhisnovel,afellowbythenameofCormoranStrike,“grewdirectlyoutofhisownexperiencesandthoseofhismilitaryfriends.”Only,uponfurtherreview,hedidn’t!

ThebookwasactuallypennedbyJ．K．Rowling,whoapparentlywantedtotryandsellanovelbasedoncompletecraftsmanshipratherthanonhername.

Unfortunately,however,thewifeofapartnerinthemediafirminwhomsheplacedhetrust,sharedthesecretonTwitter.Rowlingwasangryanddisappointedconcerningthebetrayingoftrust.

I'mnotsurewhetherIwouldbeterriblyupsetfortoolong,ifIwereher.Previoustoherbeingknownastheauthor,Rowlingsawherbooklisted4,709thonAmazon.Afterthebigreveal,herbookjumpedallthewaytoNo．1!

Moreimportantly,Ithinkshegotwhatshewanted.Thenovelhasreceivednearlyuniversalcriticalacclaim.Rowlingpassedherowntestwithflyingcolors.Clearly,she’sprettygoodathercraft!

Inanycase,Ipersonallylookforwardtoreadinghernewestwritingendeavor.

24.WhywasJoanneRowlingadvisedtouseamalepenname?

A.Itwasacommonpractice.

B.Hergrandmotherdidn’tlikehername.

C.Thepublisherwantedtogivereadersasurprise.

D.Womenwritersmightnotbepopularwithboyreaders.

25.Whydidn’tJ．K．Rowlingpublishhernewbookunderhername?

A.Shethoughthernamewasoutofdate.

B.Sheintendedtoproveherwritingability.

C.Readersdidn’tlikeherbooksanylonger.

D.Shethoughtanewnamecouldmakehermorepopular.

26.Whatdoestheword“acclaim”underlinedinParagraph6mean?

A.HighpraiseB.GreatrespectC.SeverecriticismD.Muchsympathy

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheBookisOffSaleB.HerDoorisOpen

C.TheSecretisOutD.HerEffortisinVain

C.

It’sapopularbeliefthatafish’smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon’trememberwhatthey’veeatenorwherethey’vebeen,andtheydon’trecognizeyouoranyoftheirfriends—everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.

Butdon’tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infact,certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.

Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.Researchersusedcomputersoftwaretomonitorthefish’smovements.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.Infact,scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressively（挑衅地）infrontofcertainfish,perhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpast“fights”.Butuntilthelatestfindings,therewasnoclearevidence.

Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewild.“Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefood,theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisks,”leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.Foralongtime,fishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzees,dolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals.Butthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligence.

28.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Fishhavingverybadmemories.

B.Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought.

C.Howfishimprovetheirmemory.

D.Whatwecanlearnfromfish.

29.Accordingtothearticle,peopleusedtobelievethat_____.

A.fishcouldonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiences

B.fishcouldrememberthingsthathappened12daysago

C.afish’smemorylastedforonlysevenminutes

D.fishdidn’trecognizeanyoftheirfriends

30.Howcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory?

Theycanremember_____.

A.wheretogetfoodandsurvive

B.theirenemiesandfight

C.wheretoescapetowhenindanger

D.theirfriendsandhelpeachother

31.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Fishbehaveaggressivelyinafight.

B.Fishcanremembermore.

C.Fishdon’tbelongtothelistofsmartanimals.

D.OnlyAfricancichlidshaveagoodmemory.

D.

Businessesarewitnessingadifficulttime,whichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers’desiretogogreen.However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.

Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.

Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.

HarryMorrison,chiefexecutive（主管）oftheCarbonTrust,sympathizes:

“Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butfromenvironmentalconsiderations,theclockisticking—wedon’thavemuchtime.Inaddition,cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamediumtermbenefitforthebrand.”

Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprint,asnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions（排放）.Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.Morethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompaniesareenvironmentallyresponsible.Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers.

TheCarbonTrustbelievesthatitcanhelpbyinformingcustomersaboutthegoodworkcompaniesaredoing.“Whencompaniesaregranted（授予）thestandard,theycanusealogoinalltheirmarketingwhichmakesitclearthattheyareworkingtowardscuttingemissions,”Mr.Morrisonsaid.

32.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Businessesarefindingwaystosendtheirmessagetotheshoppers.

B.Companieswillsoongetinformationaboutcuttingcarbonemissions.

C.Firmsaremakingeffortstoencouragecustomerstokeepgoodsathome.

D.Firmsareurgedtocutcarbonemissionsbyshoppers’environmentalawareness.

33.Theunderlinedword“inform”inParagraph2probablymeans“              ”.

A.affe