届新高考地区全真模拟练习卷八英语试题文档格式.docx

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4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

Readinghasbeenonthedeclineforyears.Oneofthereasonsforthedeclineinbooksalesistheleapsandboundsintechnology.Whydoyoubuyabookwhenyoucanconvenientlybuyaudiobooks（有声读物）instead?

Hereare4ofthebestaudiobooksyoucanfind.

ThePowerofNow

Publishedin2000.ThePowerofNowexplainsajourney---ajourneythatencouragesyoutodismissyouranalytical（分析白勺）mindandsetasideyourselfaswell.Theauthor,EckhartTolle,guidesyouthroughthesetransitionswitheasywordsandphrases.Thepurposeofthisbookistohelpyoupaymoreattentioniothecurrentmoment—the“now”.

TheAlchemist

IttalksaboutthejourneyofaboynamedSantiagowhotravelsfromSpaintoEgyptinsearchofriches.Alongtheway,hemeetsthreecharacters,awoman,amanwhothinkshe'

saking?

andthealchemist（练金术士）.ThesecharactershelpguideSantiagotohisgoal,butovertimethatgoalchanges.Itmovesawayfromworldlyrichestosomethingdeeperandmoremeaningful.

ThePowerofHabit

WrittenbyCharlesDuhigg,77iePowerofHabit-talksallaboutthepowerbehindhabitsusingvariouscasesandplotstopresentDuhigg'

spoints.Inthebook.Duhiggturnscomplexsystemsandmethodsintoeasilydigestiblestoriesthatpeopleandbusinessescanrelateto.

Outliers

WrittenbyMalcolmGladwell,thisbookhaspopularizedtheideathatpracticing10,000hoursintotalwillmakeyouanexpertinthatarea.Italsocoversotheraspectsaboutwhatmanyoftoday'

sgreatpeopledointheirdailylifeandhowtheyhavebecomesuccessfulintheirownfield.

1．WhydidEckhartTollewriteThePowerofNow?

A．Toencouragepeopletotravel.B．Totellpeopletofocusonthepresent.

C．Tomeetdifferentpeople'

scuriosity.D．Togiveadvicetothebusinessman.

2．WhatdidSantiagopursueduringhisjourneyatfirst?

A．Wealth.B．Fame.C．Wisdom.D．Friendship.

3．Whichofthebookstalksaboutthepowerofpractice?

A．ThePowerofNowB．Outliers

C．ThePowerofHabitD．TheAlchemist

B

ThankstoaprogramcalledHunger：

NotImpossible（HNI）,hungrypeoplecouldhaveaccesstofresh,healthyfoodintheirneighborhoodbytextingonesimpleword:

Hungry.Ononehand.peopleinchargeoftheprogramlearnthateachyear42millionAmericansgohungryincluding15.9millionchildren.Ontheotherhand,grocerystores,restaurants,andfoodprovidersthrowout60milliontonsofunusedfood.HNIhadasolution—connectivity.

HNIstartedfundraisinganddevelopingpartnerships.Thentheymakeplanswithorganizationsandcharitiestohelplocatepeoplewhosufferfromfoodinsecurity.AndtheyreachedouttotechnicalexpertsatSalesforcewhodevelopedaneasy-to-usetext-drivenplatformusingachatbox.Withalltheelementsinplace,asimpletextstartedthegoodwillrolling.

Whenaneedypersontypesin“Hungry”andsendsthetextmessagetoHNI.theyreceiveamessage,backshowingtheclosestlocationsthatareofferingfreefood.Theyalsogetatextdisplayingdifferentmenuoptions.Theysimplyselectarestaurant,choosethemeal,thenheadstothetakeoutcounterwheretheypickuptheirfreemealalongsidepayingcustomers.Noquestionsareaskedanddignityispreserved.ThepilotprojectbeganinVeniceBeach,California,providingover250mealstomorethan50youthinthreeweeks.HNIthengrewtoBentonville.Arkansas,KlamathFallsOregon?

andSt;

Louis.Missouri.

"

Providingfoodisthefirststepintransforminglivesforthebest.”MichelleDiBattiste,operationsandvolunteermanageratSafePlaceforYouthsaidinthepressrelease,"

Bysatisfyingthatinitialsurvivedinstinctoffindingfood.Hunger：

NotImpossibleprovidesnecessaryspaceforpersonalgrowth,self-realizationandfindingstability.Iftherewerelesshungrypeopleintheworld,thecrimeratewouldbereduced?

therewouldbefewerhomelesspeople,andthecostofhealthcarewouldcutdown.”

4．WhatdoesHNIdotohelphungrypeople?

A．Makealinkbetweenhungrypeopleandfoodproviders.

B．Offerhungrypeoplefreshandhealthyfood.

C．Asksomerestaurantstodonatemoney.

D．Textamessagetoagrocerystore.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“elements”refertoinparagraph2?

A．Fund,restaurants,technicalexpertsandthenumberofhungrypeople.

B．Textmessages,locationofthestores,menuoptionsandthetakeoutcounter.

C．Thepilotproject,peoplesufferingfromfoodinsecurity,achatboxandplans.

D．Fund,partnership,locatinghungrypeople,andaneasy-to-usetext-drivenplatform.

6．WhatcanweinferfromwhatMichelleDiBattistesaid?

A．Hungrypeoplewillliveabetterlife.

B．HNIisgoodathelpinghungrypeople.

C．HNIisgoodforthepeopleandsociety.

D．Personalgrowthisextremelyimportant.

7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．AProgrammeConnectsHungryPeoplewithFood

B．FeedingtheNeedyIsNecessaryforSocialStability

C．ASimpleWordHelpsPeopleinNeedofFood

D．HungryPeopleAreGratefultoRestaurants

C

Think“art”.Whatcomestoyourmind?

IsitGreekorRomansculpturesintheLouvre,orChinesepaintings?

Haveyoueverimaginedit’sadancingpatternoflights?

TheartworksbyAmericanartistJanetEchelmanlooklikecolourfulfloatingcloudswhenlitupatnight.Visitorscouldnotonlyenjoylookingatthembutalsointeractwiththemliterally—byusingtheirphonestochangethecolorsandpatterns.Butaretheyreallyart?

Whateveryouropinion,wecannotdenyarthasexistedforthousandsofyearsandartandtechnologyhavealwaysbeentwoseparatethings.

Today,however,technologicaladvanceshaveledtoacombinationofartandtechnology,changingtheartworldgreatly.Nowartismoreaccessibletous.Forexample,peopleusedtoqueuesixhoursbutspendlimitedtimeadmiringthefamous5-metreChinesepaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.Thankstotechnology,however,viewerscanleisurelyexperienceadigitalversionofthispainting,wherethecharacterscanmoveandinteractwiththeirsurroundings.

Theart-techcombinationisalsochangingourconceptsof“art”andthe“artist”.Notonlycanweinteractwithart,buttakepartinitscreation.Withnewtechnologicaltoolsatourfingertips,morepeopleareexploringnewartforms,suchasdigitalpaintingsandvideos.However,ithasalsoraisedquestionsoveritsoverallquality.Canavideoofsomeoneslicingatomatoreallybecalled“art”?

Similarly,suchdevelopmentsaremakingthelinebetweenartandtechnologylessdistinct.Cansomeoneunfamiliarwithtraditionalartists’toolsreallycallthemselvesan“artist”?

Andistheartistthecreatoroftheartitself,orthemakerofthetechnologybehindit?

Wheretechnologywilltakeartnextisanyone’sguess.Butonethingisforsure—withsomanyartistsexploringnewpossibilities,wecandefinitelyexpecttheunexpected.

8．HowcouldviewersinteractwithJanetEchelman’sartworks?

A．Bytalkingtoheronthephone.B．Bylightinguptheartworks.

C．Bytouchingtheirphonescreens.D．Bycoloringthepatterns.

9．WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph4indicate?

A．AchievementsofChina’stechnology.

B．Theinfluenceofartontechnology.

C．Interactionbetweenviewersandart.

D．Easieraccesstoartcausedbytechnology.

10．Whatdoweknowabouttheart-techcombination?

A．Itlowersthequalityofartworks.

B．Itinvolvescommonpeopleininnovation.

C．Itshortensthetimeofpainting.

D．Itmakesscientiststherealcreatorsofart.

11．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscombiningtechnologywithart?

A．Regretful.B．Objective.

C．Disapproving.D．Conservative.

D

Dolphinshavebeenknowntoshowmanyhuman-likebehavioralcharacteristics.Theseincludeformingcomplexrelationshipstoaccomplishcommongoals,teachingoneanothersurvivalskills,and“babysitting”eachother’skids.Now,someresearchersatLargo,Floridahavediscoveredanotherthingtheintelligentanimalssharewithhumans—aloveforthetelevision!

Fortheirresearch,KellyA．WinshipandHolliC,Eskelinenobserved11bottlenoseandfiverough-tootheddolphins.TheanimalsweretreatedtotwoTVshows—PlanetEarthandthepopularkids’series,SpongeBobSquarePants.Theresearcherssaythedolphinsdidnotseemtocarewhatwasbeingplayed.Theywereequallyattractedbyboth—therealisticimageryofPlanetEarthandthecartooninSpongeBobSquarePants.

Interestingly,however,themaledolphinsspentmoretimestaringatthescreenthanthefemales.Theyalsorespondedmorestronglytotheprogrammingbyeithershowingaggression（indicatedbyheadmoves）,orinterest（shownbyraisingtheirheadsorpressingtheirforeheadsagainsttheTV）,orevenblowingbubbles（indicatinginterestoraggression）.WinshipandEskelinen,whopublishedtheirfindingsinthejournalZooBiology,believethedisplayofaggressionwasmostlikelyaresultofthefailuretophysicallyinteractwith,ormanipulate,theTV.

Thoughthereisalotmoretolearnabouttheanimals’televisionpreferences,thescientistsbelievesuitableprogrammingcouldbeusedaspartofenrichmentprogramsfordolphinsunfittobereleasedinthewild.Theresearchersalsothinkmonitoringtheirresponsetodifferentkindsofshowscouldprovidescientistswithsomeinsightintothedolphins’thinkingprocess.

12．Whathaveresearchersnewlydiscoveredaboutdolphins?

A．Theysomewhatbehavelikehumans.B．Theyofferhelptoeachother

C．Theyarehighlyintelligent.D．TheyenjoywatchingTVshows.

13．Inwhichwayar