惠州市届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题new.docx

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惠州市届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题new

惠州市2016届高三第一次模拟考试

英语

2016.4．

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

必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

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。

2．回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答题标号涂黑。

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4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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

DearDaughter,

　　AswedroveofffromColumbiaUniversity,Iwantedtowritealettertoyoutotellyouallthatisonmymind.

Collegewillbethemostimportantyearsinyourlife.Itisincollegethatyouwilltrulydiscoverwhatlearningisabout.Iencourageyoutobeinquisitive,butIalsowanttotellyou:

"Educationiswhatyouhaveleftafterallthatistaughtisforgotten."WhatImeanbythatisthematerialstaughtisn'tasimportantasyougainingtheabilitytolearnanewsubject,andtheabilitytoanalyzeanewproblem.Thatisreallywhatlearningincollegeisabout—thiswillbetheperiodwhereyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspired,afterwhichyoumustbecomeaself-learner.Sodotakeeachsubjectseriously,andevenifwhatyoulearnisn'tcriticalforyourlife,theskillsoflearningwillbesomethingyoucherishforever，sodoyourbestinclassesandlearn.

Takecareofyourselfandfollowyourpassionincollege.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don'tbetrappedinwhatothersthinkorsay.

Mostimportantly,makefriendsandbehappy.Collegefriendsareoftenthebestinlife.Pickafewfriendsandbecomereallyclosetothem—picktheoneswhoaregenuineandsinceretoyou.Peoplearenotperfect,soaslongastheyaregenuineandsincere,trustthemandbegoodtothem.Theywillgiveback.Thisismysecretofsuccess—thatIamgenuinewithpeopleandtrustthem（unlesstheydosomethingtolosemytrust）.

　　Pleasetreasureyourcollegeyears–makethebestofyourfreetime,becomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestiny,beboldtoexperiment,learnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.MayColumbiabecomethehappiestfouryearsinyourlife,andmayyoublossomintojustwhatyoudreamtobe.

　Love,

　　　　　　Dad（&Mom）

21.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A.Educationiswhatyoulearnatschool.

B.Abilityismoreimportantthanknowledge.

C.Learningandanalyzingareequallyimportant.

D.Collegesonlyfocusonskillsoflearning.

22.Thewriterthinkshisdaughtershould_____________.

A.askforhisadviceonherchoiceB.makealotoffriends

C.getalongwellwithherfriendsD.sparenoefforttosucceed

23.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterisa_________father.

A.wiseandcaringB.strictandwarm-hearted

C.generousandtalentedD.diligentandsuccessful

24.Whydoesthefatherwritethisletter?

A.Toinformhisdaughterofcollegelife.B.Toshowfather’slove.

C.Tobroadenhisdaughter’smind..D.Toguidehisdaughter.

B

Astheproverbgoes,manstrugglesupwards;waterflowsdownwards.Waterrunsdownhillfrommountaintopstostreams,toriversandtooceans.Butdownhillisn’ttheonlywaythatwatermoves.Anewstudymeasureshowwatertravelsfromcountrytocountryforhumanconsumption.Thisflowisn’tthetypeweusuallythinkabout.Thesescientistslookedatthewaterusedtogrowandmaketheproductswhichgetshippedfromnationtonationasimportsorexports.Theycallthisaflowof“virtualwater”.

Wetypicallythinkaboutwaterastheliquidthatflowsfromatap.However,92％ofthewaterusedbypeoplegoesintogrowingcrops,accordingtoawaterresearcherArjenHoekstra.Herecentlystudiedthehiddentravelsofvirtualwaterusedinproductsmadefromthingslikecropsandmeats.Theseproductsareshippedaroundtheworld.

Forexample,considerasugarysoftdrink.Hoekstraestimatedthattoproduceonehalf-literofthedrinkrequiresbetween170and310litersofwater—about95%isusedtogrowandprocesstheingredients（原料）.Another4％goesintothepackagingandlabeling.InHoekstra’scalculation,whenonecountryproducesahalf-literofsodaandsellsitabroad，itexportsasmuchvirtualwateraswouldfillalargerefrigerator．

AccordingtoHoekstra’snewreport，drycountrieslikeIsraelandKuwait，bothintheMiddleEast,getthemajorityoftheirvirtualwaterfromothercountries，throughimportedproducts.Moresurprisingly,somewettercountries，liketheNetherlandsandtheUnitedKingdom,alsogetthemajorityoftheirvirtualwaterfromotherplaces.Thatmeansthatmostofthewaterusedtogroworproducetheproductsandfoodconsumedinthosecountriescamefromothercountries.

25.TheproverbinParagraphOneisusedto_________.

A.inspirereaderstostruggleupwardB.tellalawofnature

C.introducethetopicofthepassageD.summarizethemainideaofthepassage

26.Inwhichcountriesdoesmostpartofvirtualwatercomefromoutside?

.

A.TheUnitedKingdomandChinaB.AmericaandIsrael

C.TheNetherlandsandKuwaitD.TheNetherlandsandAmerica

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.BenefitsofVirtualWaterB.HiddenUsesofWater

C.CropsandVirtualWaterD.Water’sWorldwideTravels

28.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencenewsreport.B.Anewspaperadvertisement.

C.Abookreview.D.Asciencefictionstory.

C

ThoughmanyInternetcelebritiestrytoshrugofftheirfame,YanMingliang,27,hasdreamedofjoiningtheInternetelite（精英）eversinceheenteredcollege.

However,luckdidn’tfavorhim.Instead,famefellintothelapofhispetdog,Beiji.Inearly2015,YanusedhismicroblogtoposttwopicturesofBeijilyingontheground,andtheywentviralonsocialmedia.Becausehetookthephotosatastrangeangle,italmostlookslikeBeiji’sbodyhasfallenapart.

Finally,YangottoexperiencewhatisliketobeanInternetcelebrity,ormoreaccurately,theownerofanInternetcelebritydog.Newfollowersstartedtofloodin,andYanreceivedhundredsofprivatemessageseachday.Inlessthanfourweeks,Yanmanagedtoattractmorethan20,000followers.“Iamfamousnow.”Yanthoughtatthattime.

However,famedidn’tjustbringjoy,butalsoannoyance.SinceBeijiwasonly3monthsoldandYansometimeshadtoputhimintoacageasameansof“education”,therewerealsoprivatemessagesfromfollowerswhofiercelycriticizedYanforbeingtoocruel.

“Itgraduallyoccurredtomethatnomatterhowfranklyyoupresentyourselfonsocialmedia,Internetusersonlywitnesspartofyourlife.Andtheirjudgmentsdependonthatpartiallifestoryofyours,”saidYan,“Theydon’tknowhowharditistoraiseapetdogwhenyou’reunemployed,Yanexplained.Theyalsodon’tcareaboutwhetherthedogthey’reenjoyingisbeingpushedtoohard.”

YanfinallydecidedtoleavehisInternetfamebehindandfocusmoreonhisreallife.“ThelessonIlearnedisthat,ifyoucan’tliveuptoyourfollowers’expectations,it’sbetternottobeanInternetcelebrity,”hesaid.

29.Theunderlinedphrase“wentviral”inParagraph2probablymeans______.

A.wereexposedB.becamewidely-spread

C.werecriticizedD.becameviruses

30.WhydidYanbecomefamous?

A.Becausehisdogbecamefamous.

B.BecausehepostedtwopicturesontheInternet.

C.Becausehetookastrangepicture.

D.BecausehebecameanInternetcelebrity.

31.HowdidYanprobablyfeelatfirstwhenherealizedhebecamewell-known?

A.puzzledandannoyedB.surprisedandtired

C.disappointedandannoyedD.excitedandjoyful

32.WhatcanweinferfromwhatYansaidinthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Itishardtoraiseapetdog.

B.Heisn’tfullyunderstoodontheInternet.

C.Hedecidedtostopmakinguseofhismicroblog.

D.Internetcelebritiescan’tsatisfytheirfollowers.

D

Youmightthinkgoingtoschoolduringthesummerisoppositetowhatsummertimeisallabout.ButforthethousandsofCalgarykidswithatrueloveoflearning,there’snobettertimetohavefunwiththeireducation,whileatthesametimegettingaroughideaofwhattheirpost-secondaryfuturemighthold.

TheUniversityofCalgary,MountRoyalUniversityandSAITPolytechnicalloffersummertimeprogramsthatgivekidshands-onexperienceinthelabsandotherfacilitiesthey’llbeworkingindowntheroad.

“OurbreadandbutterisMiniUniversityPhD,”saysDonMcSwiney,spokespersonforUofCSummerCamps.“Theideaistogivepeopleafunlearningexperienceandahands-onlearningexperience,whichhelpskidsunderstandconceptsbetterthanlearninginabook.”MiniUniversityPhDgetskidsintothelabsandartstudiosoftheUofC,wheretheytakepartinprogramssuchasTheScientist,wheretheylearnabouttopicslikemappingDNAandcreatingvolcanoes.MiniUprogramsdealingwithartandsportsarealsobeingofferedthisyear.MindsinMotionmotivateskidstoexplorescience,engineeringandtechnologyinahands-onway.

AtMountRoyal,theMRUKidsprogramismarkingits20thanniversary.“Wehaveabout18differentprogramsforchildrenfrom6to17.”saysprogramadministratorMayaAnderson.There'salsotheConocoPhillipsYouthScienceAcademyforages13to17，whichfocusesmoreontheacademic--thosewhowanttogointoscience.Morethan3,200kidsareexpectedtotakepartinMRUsummerprograms,whichhelpstokeepkidsengagedinlearningthroughthesummerinafunway.

SAITPolytechnichasaddedmorecampsforthegrades4to6range,andthelistincludestopicsrangingfromSportsScienceandSCISpy,toPlanetProtectors（energy,engineering,environment）.

“Wefocusonbuildingself-confidenceinourcampers,”saysJaros.“Makingthemconfidentintheirabilitytolearnandbecomereengagedinlearning,withoutthepressureof