广东省茂名市届高三一模英语试题.docx

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广东省茂名市届高三一模英语试题

试卷类型A

茂名市2017年第一次高考模拟考试

英语

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，考生务必将

自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

因测试不考听力，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案标号涂黑。

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3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。

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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1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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Disastersalmostalwaysarriveunexpectedly.Butthereareappstohelppeoplepreparefordisasters.Someappsalarmuserswhenadisasterhastakenplace.Otherdisasterappscanbeusedwhenpeopleneedrescueorotherhelp.

SirenGPSMobile

ThefreeSirenGPSMobileappconnectsusersto emergency services.Theappwillletemergencyworkersknowwherethepersoninneedis.Theappworksovercellnetworks.ButitalsoworksonWi-Fiifcellnetworksaredownafteranemergency.Userscancreateapersonalhealthreportontheapptosharewithemergencyservices.Thiswillprovideinformationimportanttotreatmentdecisions.

Guardly

Guardlyisanappthatcanhelpkeeppeoplesaferinplacessuchasbusinessesanduniversities.Thisapppermitsworkersandstudentstoreportaboutunsafeconditions.Reportscanbemadetoanorganization’sownsecuritydivisionaswellastogovernmentemergencyservices.Thereporter’slocationcanbesentwiththereportsosecurityoremergencyserviceshelpcanarrivemorequickly.Theappisfree,butGuardlychargesforitsservices.

Life360

TheLife360appprovidesaservicetokeeplovedonesconnected.Userscansetupanetworkofpeopletosharetheirlocation,chat,andgetawarningwhentheyarenearsomeoneintheirnetwork.Theapphelpsuserscommunicatewhentheyareinadisaster.Thelocationshare function canbeforbiddenwhendesired.TheLife360appisfree,withsomeservicesavailableforafee.

RedPanicButton

Whenapersonisinadangeroussituation,theRedPanicButtonappmighthelp.Thisappcansendatextmessageoremailtochosencontactsprovidingtheuser’slocation.Youcanalsoaddavoiceorvideomessageorphototoyourtextandemail.RedPanicButtonisfree,butextrafunctionsareavailableforafee.

21.WhatdoestheSirenGPSMobileappworkonwhencellnetworksarenotavailable?

A.Emergencyservices.

B.Wi-Fi.

C.Apersonalhealthreport.

D.Textmessagesandemails.

22.WhenusingGuardly,peoplecangettimelysecurityservicesbecause_________.

A.theappisaperfecttool

B.theappcauseslittletrouble

C.thereportcanshowwherethereporteris

D.thereportcantellhowtosavethereporter

23.Whichappcansendvideomessages?

A.Life360.

B.Guardly.

C.RedPanicButton.

D.SirenGPSMobile.

24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthefourappsmentionedinthepassage?

A.Allofthemareavailableforafee.

B.Alloftheirservicesarecharged.

C.Alloftheirextrafunctionsareusedforfree.

D.Allofthemcantelltheuser’slocation.

B

Ibelieveinthepoweroftheunknown.Ibelievethatasenseoftheunknownpushesusforwardinallofourcreativeactivities,fromsciencetoart.

WhenIwasachild,afterbedtimeIwouldoftengotothewindowandstareatthestars.Ihadsomanyquestions.Howfarawaywerethosetinypointsoflight?

Didspacegoonforeverandever,orwastheresomeedge?

Andifso,whatlaybeyondtheedge?

Anotherofmychildhoodquestions:

Didtimegoonforever?

Ilookedatpicturesofmyparentsandtriedtoimaginetheirparents,andsoon,backthroughthegenerations.Doestimegoonforever?

Oristheresomebeginningoftime?

WhenIgrewup,Ibecameaprofessionalastrophysicist.AlthoughIneveransweredanyofthesequestions,theycontinuedtochallengeme,tohauntme,todrivemeinmyscientificresearch,andtocausemetoliveontunafishandnosleepfordaysatatimewhileIwascrazyaboutascienceproblem.Thesesamequestions,andquestionslikethem,challengeandhaunttheleadingscientistsoftoday.

Einsteinoncewrotethat“themostbeautifulexperiencewecanhaveisthemysterious.Itisthefundamentalemotionwhichstandsatthebeginningoftrueartandtruescience.”WhatdidEinsteinmeanby“themysterious?

”Idon’tthinkhemeantthatscienceisfullofunpredictableorunknowableorsupernaturalforces.Ithinkthathemeantasenseofawe,asensethattherearethingslargerthanus,thatwedonothavealltheanswersatthismoment,andthatwecanstandrightattheboundarybetweenknownandunknown.

Scientistsarehappy,ofcourse,whentheyfindanswerstoquestions.Butscientistsarealsohappywhentheybecomestuck,whentheydiscoverinterestingquestionsthattheycannotanswer.Thatiswhentheirimaginationsandcreativityaresetonfire.Thatiswhenthegreatestprogressoccurs.

25.Asachild,theauthorwas_________.

A.cautious

B.generous

C.curious

D.doubtful

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“haunt”inParagraph4referto?

A.Makesomeonetofeelannoyed.

B.Makesomeonetofeelexcited.

C.Causegreattroubletosomeone.

D.Keepcomingtosomeone’smind.

27.Whatisthesourceofpleasureaccordingtothepassage?

A.Exactprediction.B.Creativityinexperiments.

C.Richimagination.D.Explorationoftheunknown.

28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThePowerofMysteries.

B.TheCharactersofMysteries.

C.TheSignificanceofScience.

D.TheBeautyofArt.

C

Accordingtoscientists,astudyofmorethan50plantsandanimalssuggeststheirabilitytoadapttochangesinrainfallandtemperaturewillbevastlyoutpacedbyfutureclimatechange.

Amphibians,reptilesandplantsareharmedmoreeasilyinparticular,accordingtoUSresearchers.Andtropical（热带的）speciesareathigherriskthanthoseintemperatezones.Someanimalsmightbeabletomovegeographicallytodealwithrisingtemperatures,butothersliveinremoteareaswheretheycannotmove,suchasinnaturereservesoronmountainsorislands.

Ecologistsanalyzedhowquicklyspecieshadchangedtheirclimaticniches（theconditionswheretheycansurvive）overtime,andhowtheseratescomparedwiththatofglobalwarming.Theyanalyzedpopulationsofplantsandanimals,includinginsects,amphibians,birds,mammalsandreptiles.Ratesofchangeinclimaticnichesweremuchslowerthanratesofprojectedclimatechange,bymorethan200,000foldfortemperatureonaverage,theysaid.

“Overall,ourresultsshowthatratesofclimaticnichechangeamongpopulationsofplantsandanimalsareremarkablyslowerthanprojectedratesoffutureclimatechange,”saidTerezaJezkovaandJohnWiens,oftheUniversityofArizona.

Mammalsmightbebetterplacedtosurvivethanamphibiansandreptiles,becausetheyhadtheabilitytoregulatetheirownbodytemperatures,saidDr.Wiens.Besides,whilesomespeciesmightbeabletomovetohigherlatitudes（纬度）tosurvive,“foralotoforganisms,thatisnotanoption.”“It’sadoubledangerofclimatechangeandhabitatdestruction,”headded.

29.Whatspeciesarelikelytosuffermost?

A.Mammalsintemperateregions.

B.Reptilesintemperateregions.

C.Mammalsintropics.

D.Amphibiansintropics.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph5referto?

A.Amphibians.

B.Mammals.

C.Reptiles.

D.Plants.

31.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Humanbeingsshouldfindsomewaystofightagainstclimatechange.

B.Manyspecieswillbeunabletoadaptfastenoughtosurviveclimatechange.

C.Climatechangewillcausegreatdamage.

D.Climatechangeisincreasinglyterrible.

D

Fromthefirstdaysofnurseryschooltothefirstdaysofcollege,parentsandchildrenarefacedwithfeelingsbroughtaboutbyseparation.Childrenofallagesmayexperiencesomeanxietyaboutmanagingontheirown.Youngchildrenarestillstrugglingtocontroltheirimpulses（冲动）andmayneedaparent’spresencetofeelsecure.Olderchildrenleavinghomemayexperiencetheirownanxietyaboutmanagingontheirownduetohomesickness.

Children’sprotests（抗议）aboutparentsleavingtheminanewsituationoftentaketheformofcrying,whichcausesparents’considerableconcern.Generally,children’sprotestingbehavioraroundseparationgetsthemostattention.Attimes,adifferentpointofviewmayarisebetweenparentsandteachersaboutthebestwaytohandlethesituation.Teachersmaythinkachildwillbefineiftheparentjustleaves,whileaparentmayseethechildasneedingherpresence.Theserolesaresometimesinterchanged.

Althoughitistheapparentupsetsthatgetthemostattention,whenobservingpre-schoolgroupsonecanseethevariouswayschildrendealwiththefeelingsarousedbyseparation.Somechildrendealwiththesituationbyremovingthemselvesfromthegroup.Inarecentobservation,alittlegirlremovedherselffromtheactivitybutcontinuedtowatchcarefullyeverythingthatwasgoingon.

Inanothergroup,amoreobviousseparationscenetookplace.Themotherseemedclearlypreparedtostaywhiletheboyjoinedthegrouponhisown.Heseemedmostcompetentuntilhismothersuddenlydecidedtoleave.Atthatpointthechildbrokedowncompletely,cryingpitifully—differentfromtheformerlycompetentboy.

Insituationslikethisone,mothersalwayswonderwhytheirownchildisnotabletomasterseparatingfromthemasotherchildrendo.Buttherealpointhereisthatseparationisadevelopmentalstepwhichchildrendealwithindifferentways.Whenchildrendon’topenlycryandprotest,itdoesn’tmeantheyarenotstrugglingtomasterthesamefeelings,eachinhisorherownway.Itjustmeanstheyexpresstheirfeelingsinadifferentway.

32.Howwillchildrenfeelwhentheyareseparatedfromtheirparents?

A.Theywillfeelupsetaboutrelyingon