贵州省届高三考前模拟英语试题含答案.docx

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贵州省届高三考前模拟英语试题含答案

高三5月考前模拟（十一模）

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：

每小题2分，满分30分）

A

AfterspendingayearinBrazilonastudentexchangeprogram,hermotherrecalled,MarieColvinreturnedhometofindthatherclassmateshadnarroweddowntheircollegechoices.“Everyoneelsewasalreadyadmittedtocollege,”hermother,RosemarieColvin,saidfromthefamilyhome.“SoshetookourcaranddroveuptoYaleandsaid,‘Youhavetoletmein.’”

“Impressed--shewasaNationalMerit（全国英才）finalistwhohadpickedupPortugueseinBrazil--Yaledid,admittinghertotheclassof1978,whereshestartedwritingfortheYaleDailyNewsanddecidedtobeajournalist,”hermothersaid.

OnWednesday,MarieColvin,56,anexperiencedjournalistforTheSundayTimesofLondon,waskilledasSyrianforcesshelled（炮击）thecityofHoms.Shewasworkinginatemporarymediacenterthatwasdestroyedintheattack.

“ShewassupposedtoleaveSyriaonWednesday”,Mrs.Colvinsaid.“Hereditortoldmehecalledheryesterdayandsaiditwasgettingtoodangerousandtheywantedtotakeherout.Shesaidshewasdoingastoryandshewantedtofinishit.”

Mrs.Colvinsaiditwaspointlesstotrytopreventherdaughterfromgoingtoconflictzones.“Ifyouknewmydaughter,”shesaid,“itwouldhavebeensuchawasteofwords.Shewasdetermined,shewasenthusiasticaboutwhatshedid,itwasherlife.Therewasnosaying‘Don’tdothis.’Thisiswhoshewas,absolutelywhoshewasandwhatshebelievedin:

coverthestory,notjusthavepicturesofit,butbringittolifeinthedeepestwayyoucould.”“Soitwasnotasurprisewhenshetookaninterestinjournalism,”hermothersaid.

1.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,wecaninferthat________.

A.Yalewasherlastchoice

B.MarieColvinwasconfidentofherself

C.YalemustkeepitspromisetoMarieColvin

D.MarieColvinwasgoodatpersuading

2.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeMarieColvin’slife?

a.ShewasdoingastoryinSyriaandgotkilled.

b.ShewasadmittedtoYaleUniversity.

c.ShestudiedinBrazilasanexcellentstudent.

d.ShewashiredbyTheSundayTimesofLondon.

e.Shebegantotakeaninterestinjournalism.

A.d→e→c→a→bB.b→c→d→e→a

C.e→d→c→b→aD.c→b→e→d→a

3.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatMrs.Colvin________.

A.dislikesthechoiceofherdaughter.

B.careslittleaboutherdaughter.

C.knowsherdaughterverywell.

D.doesn’tfullyappreciateherdaughter.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.CoveringStoriesinaDangerousConflictArea.

B.ApplyingforTopUniversities,aSuccessfulCase.

C.ChoosingLifelongCareersBasedonYourOwnInterest.

D.RecallingHerDaughter,aJournalistKilledinSyria.

B

DeathratesforheartdiseaseinBritainhavedroppedbymorethan40percentinadecade，UKscientistswillreporttoday．

Wideuptakeofcholesterol—bustingstatindrugs（降胆固醇药），healthierlifestylesandbettermedicalpracticeshaveseenahugereductionindeathscausedbyheartattacks，strokeandothercardiovascular（心血管的）problems．

However，heartdiseaseremainsBritain’sbiggestkiller．

Thenewstudy，byexpertsatOxfordUniversity，showstherehasbeena44.4percentdropindeathratesamongmenintheUKanda43.6percentdropamongwomenlinkedtoheartproblemsinthetenyearsto2011．

TheteamcompareddeathrateassociatedwithcardiovasculardiseaseacrossEurope．TheyfoundthatBritainhasoneofthebestrecordsinEurope，with342deathsasaresultofheartdiseaseper100，000menin2011，and232per100，000women．

Somenations---includingUkraine，MacedoniaandMoldova—seemorethan1,000heartdeathsper100，000ofthepopulation．

Overall，heartdiseasecauses45percentofalldeathsacrossEurope，butonly27percentintheUK．Thestudy，ledbyDrNickTownsend，showedthatcardiovasculardiseaseismainlyadiseaseofoldage．

ButresearcherssaidthatacrossEuropeitstillcausesmorethan1.4milliondeathsinthoseagedunder75andnearly700，000deathsinunder65s．DrTownsendsaid：

“Cardiovasculardiseaseresultsin49percentofdeathsamongwomenand41percentamongmen．”

5．Fromthetextwecanknow_____．

A．heartdiseasenolongerthreatenstheBritish

B．theheartdeathrateamongBritishmenislowerthanamongwomen

C．theoldmainlydiesofstrokeinEurope

D．theheartdeathrateinUkraineishigherthaninBritain

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．Stroke．B．Cardiovasculardisease．

C．Lungdisease．D．Heartattacks．

7．Howdoestheauthorsupporthisidea?

A．Byanalyzingdata．

B．Byfollowingprocesses．

C．Bydescribinghisownexperiences．

D．Bydiscussingresearchexperiments．

8.Whereisthetextmostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?

A.AspeechB.AstoryC.AscientificstudyD.Apersonaldiary

C

AnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappyanddisappointedbecauseofthesalesofbottledwaterfromJapan.Thewater,itangrilyarguesinpublic,hastraveled10,000“foodmiles”beforeitreachedWesterncustomers.TransportingwaterhalfwayacrosstheworldissurelytheextremelystupiduseoffuelwhenthereisplentyofwaterintheUK.ItisalsoworryingthatwewerewastingourfuelbybuyingprawnsfromIndonesia（7,000foodmiles）andcarrotsfromSouthAfrica（5,900foodmiles）.

Countingthenumberofmilestraveleddonebyaproductisastrangewayoftryingtotellthetruesituationoftheenvironmentaldamageduetoindustry.Mostfoodistransportedaroundtheworldoncontainershipsthatareextremelyenergyefficient.Itshouldbenoticedthatatonofbuttertransported25milesinatrucktoafarmers’marketdoesn’tnecessarilyuselessfuelonitsjourneythanasimilarproducttransportedhundredsofmilesbysea.Besides,theideaof“foodmiles”ignorestheamountoffuelusedintheproduction.ItispossibletocutdownyourfoodmilesbybuyingtomatoesgrowninBritainratherthanthosegrowninGhana.ThedifferenceisthattheBritishoneswillhavebeenraisedinheatedgreenhouseandtheGhanaianonesintheopensun.

Whatistheideaof“foodmiles”doesprovide,however,isthechancetocutoutThirdWorldcountriesfromFirstWorldfoodmarkets.Thenumberofmilestraveledbyourfoodshould,asIseeit,beregardedasasignofthesuccessoftheglobaltradesystem,notasignofdamagetotheenvironment.

9.TheFoodCommissionisangrybecauseitthinksthat________.

A.UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproducts

B.someimportedgoodscausesenvironmentaldamage

C.growingcertainvegetablescausesenvironmentaldamage

D.peoplewastedenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries

10.Thephrase“foodmiles”inthepassagereferstothedistance________.

A.thatafoodproducttravelstoamarket

B.thatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother

C.betweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries

D.betweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket

11.BycomparingtomatoesraisedinBritainandinGhana,theauthortriestoexplainthat________.

A.BritishtomatoesarehealthierthanGhanaianones

B.Ghanaiantomatoestastebetterthantomatoesones

C.cuttingdownfoodmilesmaynotnecessarilysavefuel

D.protectingtheenvironmentmaycostalotofmoney

12.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorismostprobably________.

A.asupporteroffreeglobaltrade

B.amemberofaFoodCommission

C.asupporterofFirstWorldfoodmarkets

D.amemberofanenergydevelopmentgroup

D

DogFancy

CoverPrice:

$59.88Price:

$12.00（$1.00/issue）

Details:

DogFancyisinformationdrivenandprovidesopportunityforreaderinteraction.Everyissueincludesafold-outfour-colorposter.Yourcompleteguidehelpsyoubetterunderstand,careforandenjoyyourdog.

DogforKids

CoverPrice:

$23.94Price:

$12.99（$2.17/issue）

Details:

DogsforKidsoffersinteractiveandeducationalactivities,whichisintendedforchildren（ages8to12）wholovedogsandpuppies.Eachfull-colorissuehastrainingtips,funactivitiestodowithdogs,games,puzzlesandposters.DogsforKidshasreceivedtheMaxwellAwardforSpecialInterestMagazinesfromtheDogWriter’sofAmericafor2yearsinarow.

TheBark

CoverPrice:

$19.80Price:

$15.00（$2.50/issue）

Details:

TheBarkmagazineisdesignedtoincludeeverythingrelatedtodogculture.Eachissueincludesstories,essays,poetry,reviews,interviewsandartworkrelatedtotherelationshipbetweenhumansanddogs.TheBarkisnotahow-to-care-for-your-dogmagazine.It’samagazineaboutlivingwithdogs,whichisyourmagazine:

touching,smartandsimplywonderful.

DogWorld

CoverPrice:

$48.88Price:

$15.00（$1.25/issue）

Details:

DogWorldiswrittenforthedogenthusiasts,includingprofessionalsinthepetindustry.Articlesentertainandeducatereadersaboutdoghealth-care,nutrition,appearance,trainingandbehaviorandthelaw.DogWorldisamust–readforitsdevoted,loyaldog–lovingreaders.

13.Whowouldbemostinterestedintheabovemagazines?

A.Wildlifeprotectors.

B.Storybookwriters.

C.Petdogowners.

D.Cityzoomanagers.

14.Whichmagazinesavesmost?

A.DogFancy.B.DogsforKids.

C.TheBark.D.DogWorld.

15.Theunderlinedword“enthusiasts”inthelastpartmeans_____.

A.主人B.兽医C.专家D.狂热者

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

EverydaywewatchTVorreadmagazinesornewspaperstogetmoreinformation.Butwhataretheadvantagesordisadvantagesofthetwomedia?

16Watchingthemispleasantanddoesnotrequiretheeffortofreading.Iftelevisiondidnotcoverthenews,somepeoplewouldknownothingaboutwhatisgoingoninthe