高三模拟英语卷 河南.docx

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高三模拟英语卷河南

2015—2016学年度上学期高三联合考试英语试卷

河南卷

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

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

IwenttotheTsavoNationalParkinnorthernKenyaforafilm.Wesetoffearlyforadistantwaterhole.Ahugeelephantcoveredwithdrymud,drankcalmlyanddeeply.Hemighthavetraveled50kmtoreachthewater.Hewasn’tgoingtohurrynow.He’ddrinkawhileandrestintheshade,andthendrinkagainorsowethought.Whatactuallyhappenedwasthathedrankdeeplyandsteppedaway.Thenhesuddenlyfelldown.Withinminuteshewasdead.

WecalledanimaldoctorJeremiahPoghonimmediately.Heremovedtheheadofapoisonedarrowfromtheelephant’sbody,andletoutover100litersofpus（胺）－theresultoftheelephant’smeetingwithapoacher（偷猎者）monthsbefore.

Today'spoachershootsfromablind.Hefiresanarrow,coveredwithpoison,intothebodyofanelephant.Ifthepoacherislucky,theelephantmightdieinanhourortwo;ifnot,hemighthavetofollowtheelephantfordaysbeforeitdies.Oftenthearrowheadfailstokilltheelephantatonce－itdoesn'tmeanthepoisonwon'tfinallykilltheelephant,butitwillbeaslowdeath.

LivinginTsavothroughthesetimes,Icouldseetheresultsofpoachingfromtimetotime.WhenIthinkaboutthedeathofthatelephant,whatstayswithmeistheextraordinarysilenceaft

ertheshockingsoundofhisbodyhittingtheground.Itooksomecomfortfromtheknowledgethatasthedeadbodyreturnedtothesoil,someanimalswouldbenefit－butIcouldn'tescapethefeelingthatwiththedeathofsuchalargeanimal,theworldseemedtobeapoorerandemptierplace.

21.Whilefilmingnearthewaterhole,theauthorandhisteam________.

A.knewtheelephantwasinjured

B.foundtheelephantactedviolently

C.triedtheirbesttosavetheelephant

D.thoughttheelephantwasingoodcondition

22.Furtherexaminationshowedthatthedeadelephant________.

A.hadsufferedanhourortwoB.waskilledbyapoisonousneedle

C.hadsufferedalotD.hadhadagoodfightwithapoacher

23.Howdoestheauthorfeelwhenthinkingabouttheelephantsdeath?

A.empty.B.comfortable.C.upset.D.relieved.

24.Whydidtheauthorwritethetext?

A.TointroduceAfricanelephant.B.Toshowthecrueltyofpoaching.

C.Todescribehisfilmingexperience.D.Toaskreaderstoprotectwildanimals.

B

Winte

rbeginsinthenorthonDecember22nd.Peopleandanimalshavebeendoingwhattheyalwaysdotoprepareforthecoldmonths.Squirrels,forexample,havebeenbusygatheringnutsfromtrees.Well,scientistshavebeenbusygatheringinformationaboutwhatthesquirrelsdowiththefoodtheycollect.

TheyexamineddifferencesbetweenredsquirrelsandgraysquirrelsintheAmericanstateofIndiana.Thescientistswantedtoknowhowthesedifferencescouldaffectthegrowthofblackwalnuttrees.Theblackwalnutisthenutofchoiceforbothkindsofsquirrels.Theblackwalnuttreeisalsoacentralpartofsomehardwoodforests.

RobSwihartofPurdueUniversitydidthestudywithJakeGoheen,aformerPurduestudentnowattheUniversityofNewMexico.Thetworesearchersestimatethatseveraltimesasmanywalnutsgrowwhengatheredbygraysquirrelsascomparedtoredsquirrels.Graysquirrelsandredsquirrelsdonotstorenutsandseedsinthesameway.Graysquirrelsburynutsoneatatimeinanumberofplaces.Buttheyseldomrememberwheretheyburiedeverynut.Sosomenutsremainintheground.Conditionsarerightforthemtodevelopandgrowinthefollowingspring.Redsquirrels,however,storelargegroupsofnutsaboveground.ProfessorSwihartcalls“deathtrapsforseeds”.

GraysquirrelsarenativetoIndiana.ButProfessorSwihartsaystheirnumbersbegantodecreaseasmoreforestswerecutforagriculture.Redsquirrelsbegantospreadthroughthestateduringthepastcentury.

Theresearcherssayredsquirrelsarenativetoforeststhatstaygreenallyear,unlikewalnuttrees.TheysaythecleaningofforestlandforagriculturehashelpedredsquirrelsinvadeIndiana.JakeGoheencallsthemasignofanenvironmentalproblemmorethanacause.

25.ThestudydonebyRobSwihartandJakeGoheenisto________.

A.findoutthelivingconditionsforsquirrels

B.dosomethingtogetridofsquirrels

C.learnsquirrels’influenceonblackwalnuttrees

D.savetheforestsintheAmericanstateofIndiana

26.Thedifferencebetweengraysquirrelsandredsquirrelsmainlyliesin________.

A.thewaytheygatherthewalnut

B.theplacetheystorethewalnuts

C.thenumberofthenutstheycancollect

D.thefactthatthegray

squirrelshaveabadmemory

27.WhenProfessorSwihartsays“deathtrapsforseeds”,heactuallymeansthat________.

A.nutsabovethegroundwillnotdevelopintoplants

B.redsquirrelseatmorenutsthangraysquirrels

C.graysquirrelsandredsquirrelswillhaveseverefights

D.seedscanbetrapsforotheranimalsintheforest

28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Graysquirrelsdomoreharmtotheforestthanredsquirrels.

B.Redsquirrelsandgraysquirrelshavehelpedthespreadofwalnuttrees.

C.Thecleaningofforestlandbenefitsgraysquirrelsdirectly.

D.Humanbeingsshouldbearsomeresponsibilityforthedecreasingnumberofgray

squirrels.

C

LaGomeraistheonlyplaceintheworldthathasawhistlelanguage.Wedonotknowhowandwhyitbeganbecausewedonotknowthecompletehistoryoftheisland.Butwecancertainlyimaginethereasonsforthebeginningofthewhistlelanguage.Therearemanydeepvalleysontheisland.Apersonononesideofavalleycannoteasilyshouttoapersonontheotherside.Buthecanwhistleandbeheard.Someofthebestwhistlerscanbeheardfromfourmilesawayandtherecordissevenmiles.

Thepeoplewholiveontheislandusuallyhavegoodteeth,andthishelpsthemtowhistlewell.Theymustalsohavegoodearssothattheycanhearotherwhistlers.

Wecanunderstandwhythewhistlelanguage

continues.Itisveryusefulontheisland,andquiteeasytolearn.Whensomebodyishurtorill,thewhistlelanguagetakestheplaceoftelephone.Ifthesickpersonisquitefarawayfromthetown,peoplepassthemessagefromonetoanother.Aboyguardingcattleonahillsidewhistlestoamanfishingfromhisboat.Thelastoneisabletodescribethetroublefullyandexactlytothedoctorintown.Peoplehelponeanotherinthesamewaywhenacarbreaksdownoracowislost.

Thewhistlelanguageishundredsofyearsold,andprobablyitwillcontinuetoliveonforhundredsofyearsmore.RadioandTVoftenkillthespecialwaysofs

peakingindifferentpartsofacountry.ButonLaGomerayouarenobodyifyoucannotwhistle.PerhapssoonafterTVarrivesontheisland,peopletherewillbewhistlingthenewsandotherfactsandopinions.

29.IfapersononLaGomeraisill,______.

A.thewhistlelanguagewillhelppassthemessagetothedoctor

B.peoplewilltakehimtotownbycarriage

C.hisfamilywilltakehimtothehospital

D.otherswillphonethedoctorintown

30.LaGomeraisspecialbecause______.

A.wedon’tknowitscompletehistory

B.peoplehavetoshoutiftheywanttocommunicate

C.peopletherehavegoodteethandears

D.peoplethereusethewhistlelanguagetocommunicatewitheachother

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewhistlelanguagehasbeenusedforhundredsofyearsontheisland,butwillnot

beusedanylonger.

B.ThewhistlelanguagecanonlybefoundonLaGomera.

C.ItisnoteasyforapersontoliveonLaGomeraifhecannotwhistle.

D.Therecordshowsthatonebestwhistlercanbeheardbyothersfromsevenmilesaway.

32.Whichofthefollowingwillbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheSecretLanguageB.DoYouKnowtheWhistleLanguage?

C.TheLifeofIslandersD.LaGomera－aMystery

D

Imaginebeinggiventheopportunitytowakeuptolions,eatyourmealswithmonkeys,andevenshareyourbathwithbears,allfromthecomfortofauniquenewlodgingexperience.

TheJamalaWildlifeLodgeopeneditsdoorsinJanuary2015,whichwassetupinanefforttoeducatevisitorsaboutaidingthesurvivalofmanyoftheworld'sendangeredspecies.

“It’sgreatfortheanimals;they'regoingtogetmorespace.It'sgreatfortheviewingpublic;they'regoingtogetmorethingstosee.Itwillbegreatfortourismandjustforthelocalcommunity,"SaidRichardTindale,theownerandoperator.

SpreadingacrossthreelocationsintheNationalZoo,the18rooms,whichrangefromgiraffetreehousestojunglebungalows,offerafantasticexperiencewithwildlife

TheGiraffeTreehouse

TheGiraffeTreehouseissetamongthegiraffeenclosures（围场）,andtheJungleBungalowsareluxuriousindividualsuiteswhicharenexttoeitherlion,cheetah（猎豹）,brownbear,orMalaysiansunbearenclosures.

TheUshakaHouse

Housingupto26people,theUshakaHouseisbuiltaroundthemonkeyenclosureandhasabuilt-inaquariumwhichoffersprivateviewsofsomeofthezoo’ssharks.

TheBurleyGriffinHouse

OnlymetersfromtheedgeofLakeBurleyGriffin,theindoorandoutdoorentertainingareashavesplendidviewsacrossthelaketoBlackMountain.

TheSharkHouse

TheSharkHousehasitsownlittlejetty（码头）anditcomesoutoverthesharktankhereandsothepeoplewhostayintheroomwillbeabletogototheirbedroomandpattheshark.

Location

LocatedintheheartofAustralia’spoliticalcapital,theJamalaWildlifeLodgeattheNationalZooandAquariumisjusttenminutesfromCanberra’scentralBusinessDistrict.

33.Whichofthefollowi