广东省汕头市届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

MostAsianpeoplearefamiliarwithpickledvegetables.Chinesepickles,whichvaryfromregions,playaveryimportantpartinChinesedailylife.NotonlyareChinesepickleseasytomakeandkeepathome,outalsotheyareanexcellentsidedish.Thesepicklesgogreatwithacongeemeal（粥）.Herewe'

llmakethedeliciousChinesepicklestogether.

Ingredients

◇1carrotwithfantastictasteand2cucumbers.Don'

tusetheregularcucumbers,whicharecalledGardenCucumbers,astheyaretoowateryandprettytastelessandhavelotsofseedsyouhavetogetridof.

◇aGlassJarforpickling,ateaspoonofseasalt,acupofRiceVinegar,acupofRawSugarand2slicesginger.

Directions

Peelthecarrotandwashthecucumbers.Sliceeverythingintoapproximately2inchlengthsby1/4inchthickness.Putintoalargebowlwithsaltandshake.Letstandforatleastl/2hour.Removesqueezedwateruntildryaspossible.Placeoneofthegingerslicesonbottom.Packthevegetablesintoyourpicklingjar.Puttheothergingerslicesontop.Mixthesugarintothevinegarinabowlandshakeuntilthesugarismelted.Pouroverthevegetablesuntilcovered.Pourinabitmorevinegartotopupifnecessary.Closejarandputinthefridgeovernight.

It'

sreadytoeatthenextdaybuttheflavorwillimproveastimegoesby.

Let'

scallitaday.Seeyouthistimetomorrow.

1．WhatcanweknowaboutChinesepickles?

A．TheyareaChinesemealsimilarindifferentprovinces.

B．TheyareanAsiananfoodeasytomakebutdifficulttokeep.

C．TheyareasidedishmadewithGardenCucumbers.

D．Theyareagreatmatchforcongeemeals.

2．What'

sthenextstepafterputtingthevegetablesintoajar?

A．Drownthevegetableswithsugarandvinegar.

B．Coverthevegetableswithgingerslices.

C．Squeezethewaterfromthevegetables.

D．Closethejarandputinthefridge.

3．Whereisthepassagemostlikelyfrom?

A．Afoodprogramme.B．Agardeningbroadcast.

C．Acookingmagazine.D．ADIYreferencebook.

B

Argustergrewuponhisfamily'

sfarminaremotevillage.Plantingcashcrop—cotton,theywerebreakingevenandhadtomakeendsmeet.Inhischildhood,therewereninekidsathome.Alltheboyswereinoneroomwithtwobeds.Twosleptattheheadwhiletwosleptatthefoot.Therefore,therewasonethingabouttheirfeet—washingthembeforecrowdingontothebed.

WhentherewasaholeinArguster'

sjeans,hismotherwouldputapatchonit.However,theholekeptgoing.Itwasthenaughtykids,Argusterincluded,thattookthejeansout,hungthemonalineandshotthemtoputholes.Awareofthat,however,Ben,thefather,didn'

trebukethem,knowingitmightbetheonlywaytobringlaughtertohiskids.

Arguster'

sfirstlessonineconomicswastaughtbyBen.Thechildishkidhadworkedandmadealittleextramoney.Hecouldn'

thelpadmiringhimself,"

Imakesixdollars!

Sixdollars!

Man!

I'

monthetopoftheworld!

"

Withagreatthrill,Argusterdecidedtogotofair,whereheplayedgames,atecottoncandy...WhenaskedbyBenhowmuchhehadspent,withhisheaddown,Argusterreplied,"

Daddy,Ispentitall..."

Lookingathismessyhair,Bensighed,"

Boy,youspentallyourmoneyandhaircut'

sgoneupto75cents.I'

mafraid..."

Fromthenon,Argusteralwayskeptenoughmoneytogethimselfahaircut.

Bentaughthiskidshowtodotherightthingandwantedthemtodotherightthing,whichBentriedtopassontohiskids,inhisownway.Benstartedasyrupmill（糖坊）.PeopleinthecommunitybroughttheircaneandmilletforBentogrindup'

（磨碎）forsyrup.Whenpeoplepaidwithbucketsofsyrup,Benrefused.Argustergotconfused,"

Daddy,whydon'

tyouletthesepeoplepayyou?

Becausewegotenoughsyruptolastforalongtime!

Son,thesepeopledon'

thavemoneytopay.That'

stheonlywaytheycanpay."

4．Whyshouldthekidswashtheirfeetbeforegoingtobed?

A．Becausetheyturneddirtyafterplayingonthefarm.

B．Becausetheycrowdedonasmallbedwithfeetclosetoothers'

heads.

C．Becausethebedsweremadeofcottonwhichwaseasytospot.

D．Becausetheyhadtomakeendsmeet,makingthemseldombathe.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

rebuke"

inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Question.B．Oppose.C．Amuse.D．Criticize.

6．WhatmighthappentoArgusterafterhespentallthemoneyheearned?

A．Heworkedandearnedmoneyagainforhishaircut.

B．HehadhishaircutwiththemoneyBengavehim.

C．Hewaitedforthepriceofhaircuttodecrease.

D．Heborrowedmoneyfromhismotherforhishaircut.

7．What'

sBen'

sattitudetowardspeopleinthecommunity?

A．Strict.B．Casual.C．Considerate.D．Mean.

C

Jennifer,a33-year-oldwriter,hashadmorethan110houseplantssinceshebegancollectinginJanuary.Today,they'

reanessentialpartofherdailyroutine.Everymorning,sherollsoutofbed,headstothelivingroomandbeginsa45-minutetourofallherplants.Evenbeforebrushingherteethorfeedingthedog,Jenniferinspectseveryleaf.

Thoughsheisalittleextreme,Jenniferisjustoneofmanyplantenthusiastsspendinghoursadayandthousandsofdollarscultivatingplantcollectionsintheirhomes.Americangardenersspentarecord$76.3billionongardenlastyear.Aquarterofthatspendingwasattributedtopeopleaged18to34,whosespendingonplantshasgrownatahigherratethananyotheragegroupsince2014.

Houseplantsshouldthanksocialmediafortheirreappearanceandgrowthinpopularity.That'

showJenniferwashookedfirst.Herinabilitytokeepplantsalivehadalwaysbeenarunningjoke.However,whilesurfingontheInternet,shehappeneduponaneye-catchingphotopostedbyaplantlover.Shefollowedthataccount,alongwithseveralothersoverthecourseofamonthortwo,andherdesiretogrowacollectionofherownstrengthened.Soon,shewasfullyburiedinplantculture.Recently,Jenniferevenattendedherfirstlocalplantswap.

snosecretthatmillennials（千禧一代）aredelayingmajorlifemilestonessuchasbuyinghomes,gettingmarriedandhavingchildren,largelyforfinancialreasons.“Peoplearedesignedforconnectionandnurturing,butwithmoremillennialswaitinguntillaterinlifetohavebabiesandsettledown,youngpeopleareturningtoplants,”saidLilyEwing.Plantsoftenrequirelessattentionthanotherlivingthings,suchaspets,butstillprovidetheopportunitytonurturesomething.Plantscanprovideagreatersenseoffulfillmentandpurpose.Ewingadded,"

Keepingplantsaroundthehomeorofficealsoallowspeopletobringnaturetotheirimmediatesurroundingswhenitcanbehardtofindtimetogetawayfromtheday-to-daybusyworkandescapetotheoutdoors."

8．WhichonecanbestdescribeJennifer'

sbehaviourtowardshouseplants?

A．Reasonablyaffectionate.B．Somewhatcrazy.

C．Lessenthusiastic.D．Sensiblycautious.

9．WhyisJennifermentionedinthepassage?

A．Torepresentthemillennialsplantenthusiasts.

B．Tointroduceawriterwithspecialaffectionforplants.

C．Tocomparewithothergardeners.

D．Toshowawriter'

slifewithplants.

10．What'

sthemainideaofParagraph3?

A．Thefunctionsofsocialmedia.

B．Jennifer'

sinabilitytokeepplants.

C．ThereasonforJennifer'

sdesireforplants.

D．Thereappearanceandgrowthofplantsinpopularity.

11．Whyarethemillennialscrazyaboutplants?

A．Becausetheywanttogetexposedtonature.

B．Becausetheyhaveenoughfreetimetostayindoors.

C．Becauseplantsbringthemnatureandhelpnurturesomething.

D．Becauseplantscanofferagreatersenseoffulfillmentthanpets.

D

Dogsandhorsesmaynotbetheclosestteammates,butthetwoanimalscanhavetheirfairshareoffun—attimesevenplayingtogetherandmimicking（模仿）eachother'

sfacialexpressions,newresearchsuggests.Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalBehaviouralProcesses,markthefirstexampleofso-calledrapidfacialmimicryoccurringbetweenplaypartnersofdifferentspecies,andsuggesttheexistenceofauniversallanguageofplay.

Thoughthepurposebehindplayremainsunclear,scientistssuspectthebehavioristohelpanimalsdevelophuntingandsocialskills,relievestressorpromoterelationshipswitheachother.Learningmoreaboutthecontextsinwhichdifferentanimalsplaytogethercouldtellresearchersalotaboutplay'

soriginsanddevelopment.Butapartfromahandfulofstudiesfeaturinghumansandtheirpets,scientistshaven'

thadmanychancestoanalyzeexamplesofinterspecies'

plays.

In2018,whensomeonesentPalagi,ananimalbehaviorist,avideowhereadogandhorseplaytogether,interactingwitheachotherfluently,shetookthechancetoinvestigatefurther.Thetwospeciesweregoodchoicesforstudy,becausetheybothcouldrecognizefacialexpressionsinotheranimals.Gatheringateam,Palagibegantocollectandanalyzehundredsofothervideoswherecanines（犬类）andequids（马科动物）playedtogether.

Atlast,20videoswerepickedout:

showinganimalsfreelyplayingontheirown,foratleast30seconds,withouthumaninvolvement.Inthevideos,dogsandhorsesoftenmimickedeachother'

smoves,jumping,pushingandevenbitingslightlyandnaughtilyateachother.Theyalsoputthemselvesinweakandeasilyattackedpositions,suchasrollingontheirbacks,displayingtheirthroatsandstomachs—astrongsignthattheywereateaseandevenshowingtheirfriendliness.

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