惠州市届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题.docx

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惠州市届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题

惠州市2019届高三第一次模拟考试

英语

2019.4．

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

答卷前，考生

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因考试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

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第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（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

Areyouseekingforsomecharmingplacesintheworld?

Herearesomedestinationsforyoutoexplore.

1.Basilicata,Italy

ThisisachancetovisitItaly'ssouthernregionbeforetheworldcatcheson.BetweentheheelthatisPugliaandthetoethatisCalabria,youwillfindBasilicata,thearch（拱状物）ofItaly'sfoot.

Despiteastoriedandancientpast,theregionhasbeenoverlookedinmoderntimes.EasilyItaly'sbest-keptsecret,Basilicataisreservedforbeautifulbeachesandancienttowns.In2019,thetownofMatera,aUNESCOsite,willhosttheEuropeanCapitalofCulture.Itisalsoknownforitsancientcaves--onceusedforlivestock,laterasprimitivehomes,andtoday,asprivateresidencesorhotelsbeautifullyrestored,

2.Iceland

IsIcelandappealing?

Absolutelyforluxurytravellersseekingover-the-top,only-in-Icelandexperiences.High-endpropertiesaremoney-consuming,fromEditionHotelopeningin2018inReykjaviktothesuper-privateTrophyLodge.

Anadvancedhot-springs,theRetreatatBlueLagoonIceland,issettoopeninMay2019attheBlueLagoon. AndontheremotenorthernTrollPeninsula,DeplarFarmisaformersheepfarmwhereadventurerscanfly-fishandhelicopter.

3.TopEnd,Australia

Australia'sremoteTopEnd-thenorthernmostsectionoftheNorthernTerritory-isexperiencinganupgradeoftourismtoitsaboriginalcommunities,theworld'soldestcivilizations,accordingto2017DNAanalysis.

Theregion'ssmallcities--Darwin,Palmerston,Katherineareseeingnewmarketsandaboriginalcenters,givingvisitorsaperfectplacetoappreciatethevastregion'sdiversecultures.

4.Seattle,Washington

Seattletakesaboldturnin2019,notlettingyoudownwithahighbudget.MultiyearreconstructionsattheSpaceNeedleareunderway,includingarestaurantcompletewithaspinningglassfloorscheduledtoopenthisspring.

Downtown,toursofthehugeNBBJ-designedAmazonSpheresfilledwithhundredsofplantspeciesbegininearly2019，whichwillseetheopeningofthePacificNorthwest'slargesthotel,the45-storyHyattRegencySeattle.

21.WhatcanyouknowaboutBasilicata,Italy？

A.ItislocatedintopendofsouthernItaly.

B.Itisanancientregionwithoutmanytourists.

C.Therearebeautifulbeachesandancienthotels.

D.Therearelivestockintheancientcaves

22.WhatmighttravellersdoinIceland?

A.Theycanenjoyanadvancedhot-springs.

B.Theycanvisitasheepfarm.

C.Theycantakeahelicopter.

D.Theycanappreciatethediversecultures.

23.Whichplacesmightcostyoumuchmoney?

A.Basilicata,ItalyandIceland

B.Basilicata,ItalyandTopEnd,Australia

C.TopEnd,AustraliaandSeattle,Washington

D.IcelandandSeattle,Washington

B

Humansandelephantsdon'talways getalong.InAfricaandAsia,elephantsdamageinfrastructure,farmers'crops,andnaturalhabitatimportantforotherspecies.Ifanelephantbecomesaproblem,humansmaykillit.Solocalpeopleandconservationistsaretryingtofindbetterwaystokeepelephantsawayfromsensitiveplaces.Now,researchersthinktheyhaveagoodtooltopreventelephants:

honeybeepheromones（信息素）.

"Elephantsdislikebeingstunginthetrunk,soit'sanextremelysensitiveorgan.Imaginebeingstunginyournosebyabee,andmultiplythatafewthousandtimes."saidMarkWright,aprofessorofentomologyattheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.

Kenyanfarmershavelongknownthatiftheyhanglivebeehives（蜂箱）aroundtheirfarms,theywilldriveelephantsaway."Theproblemishowtomanagehundredsofthousandsofhives,ifyouhaveahugeareatoprotect.Andthentheideacameuptolookatthealarmpheromones,whicharechemicalsthatthebeesreleasetolaunchanattackonsomethingthat'sdamagingthehive."

Sotheresearcherstestedoutanartificialmixtureofchemicalsthatimitateshoneybees'alarmpheromones.InGreaterKrugerNationalParkinSouthAfrica,theteamhungwhitesockstreatedwiththeartificialmixtureaswellasuntreatedcontrolsocksaroundanelephantwateringhole,andthenobservedtheanimals'behavior."Elephantsarereallycuriouscreatures.They'llwalkalongandseesomethinglikeasockhangingonabranchintheenvironment,andthey'llinspectit,andifit'snottreatedwiththealarmpheromones,they'll pick it up,throwitaround,andtrytotasteit,thingslikethat.Andinthecaseofthetreatedones,wefoundthattheywouldshowimmediatesignsofuneaseoruncertainty,andthey'deventually backoff fromthem.Veryseldomwouldtheygo pick them up andplaywiththem."ThestudyisinthejournalCurrentBiology.

Inorderto avoidtheelephantsmoreeffectively,theresearchersplantomakethepheromonemixturepurer.Thatway,theseremarkableanimalswillstayfarawayfromwherevertheyshouldnotbegoing—andbothelephantsandhumanscancoexistabitmorepeacefully.

24.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2?

A.Beesenjoystingingelephants.

B.Elephants’trunkisasensitiveorgan.

C.Yournoseisfrequentlystungbybees.

D.Beingstunginthetrunkisunbearabletoelephants.

25.Whydidn’ttheresearchershanglivebeehivestokeepelephantsawayfromcrops?

A.Becauseit’sofnousetoelephants.

B.Becauseit’simpractical.

C.Becauseelephantslikethetasteofhoney.

D.Becausetheyprefertoinventnewchemicals.

26.Paragraph4mainlytellsus_______.

A.howtoimitatehoneybeealarmpheromones

B.elephants’reactiontothewhitesocks

C.howtheexperimentwascarriedout

D.whytheteamhungtwodifferentwhitesocks

27.Theresearchwasaimedat_______.

A.betteringtherelationbetweenhumansandelephants

B.cuttingdownthenumberofelephants

C.preventingelephantsfromdamagingcrops

D.protectingelephants

C

Productswith“MadeinChina”onthemhavebecomeanimportantpartoftheworldasChinaisgraduallytakingtheglobewithitsincrediblemanufacturingindustry.ThoughChineseproductshavealreadygotridoftheimageoflowquality,therearestillmanyforeignerswhoconsiderthemcheap,low-endandcopycatandclaimthattheywillneverbuyone.

However,arecentJapaneseTVshowwhichconductedasurveyonChineseproductshasastonishedthosewholookeddownuponChinesemanufacturing.TheTVshowdidatest:

ClearalltheChina-madeproductsfromaJapanesehousehold.Fourhourslater,619piecesofChineseproductswereremoved,andeventheclothesofthehouseownerhadtobetakenoff.

NotonlyinJapan,butalsointheUSpeopleareseeingthesamechange.TheUSwriterSaraBongiornwhopublishedabooktitledWithoutMADEINCHINAadecadeagoalsoconductedasimilarexperimenttomeasuretheimpactofglobalizationonordinaryAmericans.ShedecidednottobuyanyproductsmadeinChinaforayear.Atfirst,shewasprettypositiveaboutherdecision,believingshecouldfindsubstitutesfromothercountries.Butshelaterprovedherselfwrong.

AvoidingChineseproductsonpurpose,BongiorncouldonlychooseItalian-madesneakersforherchildrenatthepriceof$68perpair,whiletheChineseoneswereonly$10.Onceshetriedtobuyacandleforherhusband’sbirthday,butfailedtofindonethatwasnotmadeinChinaatsixstores.

Atlast,Bongiornconcludedinherbookthat“MadeinChina”productsareinseparabletoAmericansociety,sincetheinconveniencesoflivingwithoutthemareahugecost.

USPresidentDonaldTrumphaswonlotsofsupportforhisslogan“MakeAmericaGreatAgain”andforhis“BuyAmerican,HireAmerican”advertisementsduringhiscampaign.However,thehats,clothes,andflagsprintedwiththeslogansthatwereusedforthecampaignwereallmadeinChina.

Today,withthearisingawarenessofbrandsandimprovingdemandforquality,“MadeinChina”hasgraduallyshakenoffthelabelofcheap,copycatproducts,andiswinningareputationforcompetence.

28.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ProductsmadeinChinasellbestintheworld.

B.ThequalityofChineseproductsstillhasalongwaytogo.

C.ManyforeignersstilllookdownuponChineseproducts.

D.Chineseproductsarepopularbecausetheyarecheap.

29.FromSaraBongiorn’sexperiment,wecanlearnshe_______.

A.refusedanyChineseproductsfortheirpoorquality

B.lackedconfidenceatthebeginningoftheexperiment

C.gaveupdoingtheexperimentbecauseitwasmuchtooexpensive

D.cametobelieveAmericansocietycan’tgowithoutChineseproducts

30.WhatisthepurposeofusingDonaldTrump’scampaignasanexample?

A.TosupporttheideathatChineseproductsarewinningthemarket.

B.ToshowthatDonaldTrumpknewhowtowinpeople’sheart.

C.ToexplainwhyAmericanpeoplerefuseChineseproducts.

D.ToshowthatAmericaisinatradewarwithChina.

31.Inwhichofthefollowingmagazinescanyoumostlikelyfindthisarticle?

A.Reader’sDigest

B.BusinessExploration

C.GreenChina

D.NationalGeographic

D

“Thefirstyearwasabitlikethefirstyearofamarriage--butwith25peopleratherthanjustone.”ThatishowJudeTisdalldescribesjoiningaco-housingdevelopmentbuiltforwomenover50.Tisdall,anartsconsultantinherearly60s,movedintotheNewGroundComplexinnorthLondonjustoverayearago.

Tisdallwasluckytosecureoneofthe26apartmentsinthedevelopment.ItsL-shapeddesign,withasingleentrancethattakesresidentspastt