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甘肃省天水市届高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题含答案
甘肃省天水市2018届高三下学期第一次模拟考试
英语试题
考试时间:
100分钟总分:
120
第1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)
A
SydneyTrainsisoneofthemosteconomical,reliableandconvenientwaystotravelthroughoutSydneyanditssurrounds.
Ournetwork,theNSWTrainsIntercity,coverssuburbanSydneyandextendstotheHunter,CentralCoast,BlueMountains,SouthernHighlandsandSouthCoastregions.
Thenetworkismadeupofseveralcolor-codedlines.Trainsfromdifferentlinescansharethesameplatform,socheckdisplayscreenandlistentoannouncements.
Ticketpricesaregenerallybasedonthedistancetraveled.Youcanvisittransportnsw.Infofordetails.
GettingtotheCity.
InSydney,ifyou’renearatrainstation,you’reonyourwaytothecity.EveryraillineleadsdirectlyorindirectlytotheCityCircle.It’sthelooparoundthecentralbusinessdistrictofSydney.MostCitystationsareundergroundsolookoutforthesignonstreetlevel.
Automaticticketgates
Largestationshaveautomaticgatesforentryto,andexitfrom,thestation.IfyouhaveanOpalcardoraticketwhichhasamagneticstripeyoumustusetheautomaticgates.Youmayusethewidegateforwheelchair,pramorluggageaccess.Stationstaffwillassistyou.
NightRidebuses
Mosttrainsdonotoperatebetweenmidnightand4:
00a.m.ForyourconvenienceaspecialNightRidebusserviceisavailablebetweenthesehoursonmostSydneysuburbanlines.
Trackwork
Inorderforthetrackstothemaintained,wesometimeshavetoreplacetrainwithbuses,particularlyatweekends,Pleasecheckthetrackworksectionforthelatestservicealterationsonyourline.
1.Togetmoreinformationaboutticketpries,travelershadbetter________.
A.gototheCityCircleB.visitawebsiteC.checkdisplayscreenD.listentoannouncements
2.Whatserviceisofferedtotravelersinneedatmostbigstations?
A.AfreeOpalcard.B.Earlierentrytothestation.
C.Helpfromstationworkers.D.Aticketwithamagneticstripe.
3.WhichisthebestconvenienttimetotravelbySydneyTrains?
A.Atmidnight.B.OnSundayafternoon.
C.Betweenmidnightand4:
00a.m.D.At6:
00p.m.onWednesday.
B
“I’vealwayslovedfood,”saysCassieDawsoninthekitchenofherflatinLondon.“ButI’vebecomeboredwitheatingout.I’vehadtoomanydisappointingmealsandpaidtoomuchmoneyforthem!
Atonepoint,fedupwithmycomplaint,afriendsuggestedIopenmyownrestaurant.Impossible,Ithought.ButthenIheardaboutsupperclubs...”
Supperclubsareamixtureofarestaurantandadinnerparty—yougotoastranger’shouseandhe/shecooksdinnerforyou.Likearestaurant,youpayforyourfood,butlikeadinnerparty,youeatatthesametableasotherpeople.Theyareadvertisedthroughsocial-networkingsiteswithamenuandlittleinformationaboutwherethesupperclubisuntiljustbeforethemeal.
“It’slikerunningasecretrestaurantforonenight,”saysCassie.“Thenextmorning,Isetthetablesandchairsaside.IputtheTVbackandit’smylivingroomagain.”
Cassieopensher“restaurant”forpeopleaboutonceamonth,andshereallyenjoystheeveningsshe’shadsofar.Sheusesfresh,localingredientsandatypicalmealcostsaboutthesameasatakeaway—muchlessthanarestaurantmeal.Sohowdoesshemakemoneyoutofit?
“Idon’t,”saysCassie.“Infact,atfirstIwasworriedaboutlosingmoneyonmyclub.I’mgoodatcookingbutmymathsisterrible!
ButIwassurprisedbyhowcheaplyIcouldmakeagoodmeal.Thisisn’taboutmoney.It’saboutadifferenteatingexperience.”
Andwhataboutinvitingcompletestrangersintoherhouse?
WasCassieevernervousaboutthat?
“Notatall,”shesays.“Almosteveryoneatthesupperclubisjustinterestedinhavingagoodmealwithotherinterestingpeople.”
4.WhydidCassiedecidetoopenherownrestaurantfinally?
A.Toearnaliving.B.Tosatisfyherfriend’sneeds.
C.Tomakefriendswithstrangers.D.Tocookcheapandgoodmealsforothers.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph2referto?
A.Dinnerparties.B.Supperclubs.C.Freshingredients.D.Invitationstodinner.
6.WecanknowthatCassie’srestaurant________.
A.servesmealsforfreeB.onlyservestakeaways
C.isonlyopentoherfriendsD.isonlyopenintheevening
7.HowdoesCassiefeelaboutherrestaurantnow?
A.Worried.B.Content.C.Annoyed.D.Sensitive.
C
Manypeoplebelievethatlanguagebelongstohumanbeings.However,catshavedevelopedalanguagenotforeachother,butforthehumanbeingswhohavethemaspets.
Whencommunicatingwitheachother,cats“talk”withasystemofsignals.Theirtails,ratherthananykindof“speech”,actasanimportantwaytoexpressthemselves.Theyalsotoucheachothertoexpressstheirfeelings.Withothercats,theywillusetheirvoicesonlytoexpresspain.Unbelievable,allofthatchangeswhenahumanwalksintotheroom.Catsusemanydifferentkindsofvocal(声音的)expressionswhentheycommunicatewithaperson.Sincethesevocalexpressionsarenotusedtocommunicatewithothercats,itseemsthatcatsdevelopedthis“language”tocommunicatewiththeirhumanowners.
Thisfactisshownmoreclearlywhenwatchingroomsthathaveonlyonecatandthosewithseveralcats.Anonlycatisusuallyveryvocal,sincetheonlycreature(动物)aroundwithwhomthecatcancommunicateisitsowner.Catswithothercats,though,aremuchquieter.Iftheywanttohaveaconversation,theyonlyneedgotoothercatsandcommunicateintheirnaturalway.
Sincecatslearnedtomeow(喵喵叫)fortheonlypurposeofcommunicatingwithhumanownersshouldtakethetimetolearnwhattheirdifferentmeowsmean.Ifanownerknows,tonamejustafewexamples,whichmeowmeansthecatishungry,whichmeansthecatwantstobepetted,andwhichmeansthecatwantstohavealittle“conversation”,therelationshipbetweencatandownerwillbecloser.
8.Ifacatamongothercatsfindspartofitsbodyhurts,itmayexpressitspainwithits________.
A.tailB.eyesC.voiceD.head
9.Whenahumanentersaroomfullofcats,they________.
A.begintousevocalexpressions
B.usetheirtailstoshowlove
C.stopmakinganynoisean
D.stopcommunicatingwitheachother
10.Whatarecatownersadvisedtodo?
A.Encouragecatstotalkwitheachother.
B.Communicatemorewithcats.
C.Learntomeowindifferentways.
D.Teachcatstounderstandhumanlanguage.
11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Communicationamongcats
B.pets'differentexpressions.
C.Adviceonkeepingpets
D.Thelanguageofcats.
D
HowmuchweightababygainsduringitsfirstmonthcoulddetermineitsIQ,asanewresearchsuggests.Thestudyfoundthatchildrenwhogainmoreweight,andwhoseheadsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonthoflife,tendtohaveahigherIQwhentheystartschool.
ResearchersattheUniversityofAdelaide,inAustralia^studied13,800childrenwhowerebornatfull-term.Theyfoundthatthosewhoputon40%oftheirbirthweightinthefirstfourweekshadanIQ1.5pointshigherthanthosewhoonlyputon15%oftheirbirthweight.Thosewhoexperiencedthebiggestgrowthinheadcircumference(头围)alsohadthehighestIQsbytheageofsix.
“Headcircumferenceisanindicatorofbrainvolume,soagreaterincreaseinheadcircumferenceinanewly-bornbabysuggestsmorerapidbraingrowth,”saystheledauthorofthestudy,Dr.LisaSmithers.
Sheadded,“Overall,newly-bornchildrenwhogrewfasterinthefirstfourweekshadhigherIQscoreslaterinlife.Thosechildrenwhogainedthemostweightscoredespeciallyhighonverbal(言语)IQatage6.Thismaybebecausetheneural(神经的)structuresforverbalIQdevelopearlierinlife,whichmeanstherapidweightgainduringthefirstmonthcouldbehavingadirectcognitivebenefitforthechildren.”
Previousstudieshaveshowntheassociationbetweenearlypostnatal(产后的)dietandIQ,butthisisthefirststudyofitskindtofocusontheIQbenefitsofrapidweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.Dr.Smitherssaysthestudyfurtherhighlightstheneedforsuccessfulfeedingofnewly-bornbabies.“Weknowthatmanymothershavedifficultyestablishingbreastfeedinginthefirstweekoftheirbabies’life,”Dr.Smitherssaid.
“Thefindingsofourstudysuggestthatifbabiesarehavingfeedingproblems,thereneedstobeearlyintervention(干预)inthemanagementofthatfeeding.”
12.Thestudymainlyshowsthat________.
A.headcircumferenceiscertainlyconnectedtoIQ.
B.babies’headsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonth.
C.full-termbabiestendtobeclevererthanprematurebabies.(早产儿)
D.themoreweightnewly-bornbabiesgain,thehigherIQtheyarelikelytohave.
13.Howdidtheresearchersgettheirconclusionfromthestudy?
A.Byaskingquestions.B.Bymakingcomparison.C.Byhavingadiscussion.D.Byreferringtodocuments.
14.AccordingtoDr.LisaSmithers,wecanlearnthat________.
A.akid’sverbalIQscoresreachitshighestatagesix.
B.thisstudyhelpsparentsfindfeedingproblems.
C.quickweightgainbenefitsnewlybornbabiesonverbalIQ.
D.thisstudyremindsparentsoftheneedforbreastfeeding.
15.Thestudydiffersfrompreviousonesthat_________.
A.itassociatesearlypostnataldietwithIQ.
B.itpaysattentiontotheIQofnewly-bornbabies.
C.itemphasizesthesignificanceofsuccessfulfeeding.
D.itfirstfocusesontherelationbetweenIQandweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.
第二节阅读七选五(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
Manypeoplefindithardtoloseweightandhavetogostarvation.Now,I’dliketooffersometrickstohelploseweight.
Putoutalargevegetableplate.Eatingwater-richfoodssuchastomatoesduringmealsreducescalorieconsumption.Otherwater-richfoodsinclud