吉林省四平四中届高三英语第二次模拟考试题.docx

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吉林省四平四中届高三英语第二次模拟考试题

吉林省四平四中2020届高三英语第二次模拟考试题

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第一部分听力（略）

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

NGSScholarship（NGSS）

TheNGSScholarshipisawardedtotalentedstudentswithastronginterestininnovative（创新的）PhDresearch.

Terms:

•Fulltuitionfeeshavetobepaidbyyourselfforupto4yearsofPhDoruptodateofgraduation,whicheverisearlier.

•Monthlystipend（津贴）of$3,200willbeprovidedforupto4yearsofPhDstudies,oruptodateofgraduation,whicheverisearlier.

•Otherallowancesinclude:

·Computerallowance

·Bookallowance

·Conferenceallowance

Eligibility:

•Openworldwide.

•Graduatesshouldhaveapassionforresearch.

•GraduatesshouldhaveatleastUpper2ndClassHonors,orequivalentqualification.

•GREiscompulsoryforstudentsapplyingfromoverseas.

•TOEFLiscompulsory（ONLYapplicableforapplicantswhosenativetongueormediumofundergraduateinstructionisnotEnglish）.

Application:

•Clickheretoapplyonline

•Allsupportingdocuments,togetherwithaprintedcopyoftheapplicationform,shouldbesenttothefollowingaddressesbypost:

NUSGraduateSchoolforIntegrativeSciences&Engineering（NGS）

CenterForLifeSciences（CeLS）

28MedicalDrive,#05-01

Singapore117456*

•ONLYOnlineApplicationsareaccepted.

•Closingdate:

15May2020.

21.StudentsmayreceiveallthefollowingallowancesEXCEPT_______.

A.computerallowanceB.bookallowance

C.conferenceallowanceD.travelallowance

22.Ifyouwanttostudyfor5years,youarelikelytoreceiveatotalstipendof_______.

A.$3,200B.$115,200C.$153,600D.$192,000

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.ATOEFLgradeisamustforstudentsfromAmerica.

B.Notalltheapplicationproceduresshouldbefinishedonline.

C.Applicationsmustbesubmittedon15May2020.

D.AllstudentscangettheNGSScholarshipiftheyapply.

B

Theeyelinermakesthedarkcircleslesspronounced.Thelipstickhidesthetrembling.Theponytail（马尾辫）masksmissingpatchesofhair.Imightlookabitthinner,buteveryonewillask aboutmynewdiet.OnehourofpreparationandIlooklikemyself.Onehouroutof24. SometimesIwonderifit'sworthit—wastingatwenty-fourthofmydayonalie.

Checkingmymakeuponelasttime,Isliponacutepairofflats—heelsaretoodangerouswithshakylegs—andgrabmyHollisterbag.Walkingdownstairs,Ibreatheinthesweetsmellofwafflesandjuice.

“Morning,Mom,”Icall.

“Morning,baby,”shesings.“Didyousleepwell?

”

“BetterthanIhavebeen.”

Shesighs,andhereyeslookahundredyearsoldforaminute.“Anyimprovementisgood,”shesayshalf-heartedly.

“Ofcourse.”

“Imadewaffles.”

“Thanks,Mom.Smellsdelicious.”

Isitatthetableandshehandsmeaplate.Thethoughtofallthatfoodturnsmystomach,butIforceasmileandthankmymotheragain.Shebusiesherselfatthesinkandfillsthesilencewithchatter.Whensheturnsaround,shetakesinthewafflesstillonmyplate,onlymissinga fewbites.Ismileapologetically.

“I'mnotveryhungrythismorning.”

“You'llneedyourstrengthforthisafternoon.Morrisonwillwaitforyou.”Shebitesherlip.

“Ipackedyourlunch.”

“I'm18,Mom.Icanpackmyownlunch.Youhavemoreimportantthingstodo.”

Shereachesforthepaperbag.“ButnowIknowyou'llhavesomethingtoeat.Andyou needtoeat,okay?

Youhavetokeepyourstrengthup.”

Sighing,Itakethebag.Iknowthispeanutbutterandjellysandwichwon'tbeeaten,notany morethantheoneyesterdayorthedaybefore.AndevenifIdoeatit,I'lljustthrowituplater.

“Honey,haveyouthoughtaboutwhatIsaidtheotherday?

”sheasks.

Iremainsilent.

“Sweetheart,youcan'thidethesecretforever.Eventuallyyou'regoingtomissschoolandpeoplewillstartaskingquestions.”

“Mom,Ihavetwomonthsleftofhighschool.Icanmakeittillthen.I'mclasspresident.Iwasvoted‘Mostpopular’,‘Bestsmile’and‘Mostlikelytosucceed’.I'mthegirlwho'sgotitalltogether.Peopledon'twanttoknowthatthegirlwho'sgotitalltogetherdoesn'thaveitalltogether.Peopledon'twanttoknowthatgirlistobeparted!

”

“Honey,don'tsaythat.You'renot...”

“Yes,Iam.YouheardDr.Morrison.Ihavemaybeayearleft.ButthatmeansIcangraduateandthenneverseethosepeopleagain.I'lldepartandthey'llfeelsorryforme,butat leastIwon'thavetotoleratetheirpity.”

“But...”shetriestointerrupt.

“Mom,listentome.Idon'twanttobethegirleveryonelooksatandwhispers,‘Lookather.Poorthing.Shehascancer.’Ican'thandlethat.Iwanttobenormal.Justfortheselasttwomonths.”

“Okay,”shewhispers.“Okay.Justremember,it'sokayifyoudon'thaveitalltogether.Sometimesthingsjustfallapartandthere'snothingwecando.”

“Thanks,Mom.”Igrabbagandlunchandkissheronthecheek.“__①__”

“__②__”shereplies.Thisexchange,oncetakenforgranted,isnowavitalpartofeverymorning,everyafternoon,andeverynight.Threelittlewords,followedbyfourmore,havecometomeanmorethananentireconversation.Theybridgeallgapsanddisagreements,becausewebothknowthereisnowarestrictednumberleft.

Keysinhand,Iopenthedoorandblink（眨眼）intheearlymorningsun.Perfect.

24.Theunderlinedword“half-heartedly”implies____.

A.themomisworriedaboutherdaughter'smood

B.themombelievesherdaughtersleptwelllastnight

C.themomistoobusydoingherhouseworkatthattime

D.themomknowsthereisnoimprovementinherdaughter'shealth

25.Whatisthemainreasonthegirlkeepshersecret?

A.Shedoesn'twanttodiesosoon.

B.Shedoesn'twanthermomtobesad.

C.Shedoesn'twantpeopletohavepityonher.

D.Shedoesn'twanttoloseherpopularityatschool.

26.Whatsentencescanbeappropriatefor①and②?

A.“Seeyou,Mom.”;“Haveagoodday.”

B.“Takecare,Mom.”;“Youtoo,myangel.”

C.“Iloveyou.”;“Iloveyou,too.”

D.“I'llmissyou.”;“I'llmissyou,too.”

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NORMALB.PERFECTC.HOPEFULD.HEALTHY

C

Highlevelsofchocolateconsumptionmightbeassociatedwithaonethirdreductionintheriskofdevelopingheartdisease,suggestsastudypublishedonlineintheBritishMedicalJournal.Thefindingsconfirmresultsofexistingstudiesthatgenerallyagreeonapotentialbeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.However,theauthorsstressthatfurtherstudiesareneededtotestwhetherchocolateactuallycausesthisreductionorifitcanbeexplainedbysomeotherunmeasuredfactor.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthatby2030,nearly23.6millionpeoplewilldiefromheartdisease.However,lifestyleanddietarekeyfactorsinpreventingheartdisease,saysthepaper.Anumberofrecentstudieshaveshownthateatingchocolatehasapositiveinfluenceonhumanhealth,whichincludesreducingbloodpressureandimprovinginsulinsensitivity.

However,theevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheartstillremainsunclear.So,DrOscarFrancoandcolleaguesfromtheUniversityofCambridgecarriedoutalargescalereviewoftheexistingevidencetoevaluatetheeffectsofeatingchocolateoncardiovascular（心血管）eventslikeheartattackandstroke.

Theyanalyzedtheresultsofsevenstudies,involvingover100,000participantswithandwithoutexistingheartdisease.Foreachstudy,theycomparedthegroupwiththehighestchocolateconsumptionagainstthegroupwiththelowestconsumption.

Fivestudiesreportedabeneficiallinkbetweenhigherlevelsofchocolateconsumptionandtheriskofcardiovascularevents.Theyfoundthatthe“highestlevelsofchocolateconsumptionwereassociatedwitha37%reductionincardiovasculardiseaseanda29%reductioninstrokecomparedwithlowestlevels.”Nosignificantreductionwasfoundinrelationtoheartfailure.

Theauthorssaythefindingsneedtobeinterpretedwithcaution,inparticularbecausecommerciallyavailablechocolateisverycalorific（around500caloriesforevery100grams）andeatingtoomuchofitcouldleadtoweightgain,riskofdiabetesandheartdisease.

However,theyconcludethatgiventhehealthbenefitsofeatingchocolate,initiativestoreducethecurrentfatandsugarcontentinmostchocolateproductsshouldbeexplored.

28.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thereusedtobestudiesaboutthebeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.

B.Millionsofpeoplewilldiefromheartdiseaseby2030accordingtotheWHO

C.Therearestillotherfactorsthatmayreducetheriskofheartdisease.

D.Thereisclearevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheart.

29.Whatarethepossiblecausesofheartdisease?

A.Unhealthydiet.B.Eatingchocolate.

C.Exercisingregularly.D.Drinkingcoffee.

30.What’stheauthors’attitudetowardsthefindings?

A.DoubtfulB.CautiousC.DisapprovingD.Negative

31.Iftheauthorwillgoonwriting,whatislikelytobetalkedabout?

A.Weshouldeatlesschocolate.

B.Chocolatebenefitsourhealth.

C.Thewaystoreducethesugarandfatcontentinchocolateproducts.

D.Whentoeatchocolateisbetterforourhealth.

D

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