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届甘肃省静宁县第一高级中学高三上学期第四次模拟考试英语试题

静宁县第一高级中学2020届高三级第四次模拟试题（卷）

英语

第I卷（选择题）

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）

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

Occasionslikeanniversaries,weddingsandreunionscallforspecialeventvenues（场地）.Thefollowingplacesmayhaveawayout.

BusinessExpoCenter

1960S.ANAHEIMWAY,ANAHEIM,CALIFORNIA92805

TheBusinessExpoCenterisOrangeCounty'simportanteventvenueinAnaheim,California.Ourflexible36,000-square-footexpocenterishometospaceforconferences,tradeshowsandcelebrations.Weprideourselvesonprovidingamemorableexperiencewithexcellentflexibility,services,andcostsavings.Wewon’tchargecustomersforon-siteparkingandprovidehigh-speedWi-Fi.

AutomobileDrivingMuseum

610LAIRPORTSTREET,ELSEGUNDO,CALIFORNIA90245

CentrallylocatedintheSouthBaybeachcommunityofEISegundo,California,theADMoffersawonderfulvenueforprivatepartiesandcorporateevents.Convenientlylocated5minutessouthofLAX,rightoffthe405and105Freeways,the610Lairportspacehasaspecialfeelsurroundedbyourprimaryautomobilecollection.Weofferseveraldifferentvenuesinsideandoutsideourfacilityfordiverseevents.Tobetterourservice,reservationsareneeded.

YamashiroHollywood

1999N.SYCAMOREAVE.,LOSANGELES,CALIFORNIA90068

YamashiroHollywoodisarestaurantandtherefore,allfoodandwinemustbehandledinhouse.However,guestsareallowedtobringinoutsidewineforacorkagefee（开瓶费）.

1．WhatcanwelearnaboutBusinessExpoCenter?

A．Youcanenjoyfreeparking.

B．It’shometospaceformusicshows.

C．It’slocatedinLosAngeles,California92805

D．Youcanexperiencehigh-speedWi-Fifreeofchange.

2．Whichvenuedoyouneedtobookinadvance?

A．BusinessExpoCenter.

B．YamashiroHollywood.

C．HardRockCafeAnchorage.

D．AutomobileDrivingMuseum.

3．Whatdothethreevenueshaveincommon?

A．Theyarelocatedinthesamestate.

B．Theyareopentospecialevents.

C．Theyenjoyconvenienttransportation.

D．Theyofferanexceptionalexperienceandfreeservices.

B

Hasthevolumeinarestaurantevermadeyoufinishyourmealearly?

Ifso,you'renotalone.Restaurantshandledinersinvariouswaystoinfluencefoodchoicesandconsumption,fromlightingtomenutoserverpresentation.Unfortunatelyforthoseheadache-pronerestaurantgoers,someplacesalsochoosetoturnupthetunesandthebackgroundnoise.

ChefMarioBataliisoftenblamedforthephenomenonofveryloudornoisyrestaurantsinthe1990s,whenhedecidedtofloodthediningroomwiththesameloudtuneshewasplayinginhiskitchen.Andotherchefsfollowedsuit.Somerestaurateursfelta"livelier"atmosphereencouragedmorecustomers,butaside"benefit"wasquickertableturnover,thusincreasingthenumberofpeoplewhocoulddineinaspecificevening.

A1985studyoutofFairfieldUniversitylookedathowchewingspeedvariedaccordingtothetypeofmusicbeingplayed.Althoughthevolumelevelwaskeptthesameforbothmusicalsituations,it'simportanttonotethatfast-tempo（节奏）musicoftengivestheimpressionofbeinglouderthanslowermusic.

Thereareopinionsaboutwhetherornotthisisasoundpractice."Arestaurantthatplacesprofitabovediningexperienceoftenplaysloudmusicwithafasttempothatputsdinersunderpressuretoeatmorequickly,evenifthatmeansthey'relessabletoenjoytheirmeal,"writesDr.NeelBurtoninPsychologyToday,addingthatloud,fastmusicreducesappetite.

What'smore,somewould-berepeatdinerswillshyawayforfearofanotherveryloudmeal.Thenon-profitgroupActiononHearingLossfoundina2016surveyofnearly1,500peoplethat91%ofthosewhoviewarestaurantastoonoisywouldchoosenottoreturn.

4．Whydidsomebossesoftherestaurantsfavourloudmusic?

A．Itmighthelpattractmorecustomers.

B．Itwasthefavoritekindofmusicofthem.

C．Itmadetherestaurantssofterandsweeter.

D．Itcouldincreasethepopularityoftheirrestaurants.

5．Whatplaysthemostimportantroleintheeffectofmusicondinersaccordingtothepassage?

A．Itscontent.

B．Itslength.

C．Itsspeed.

D．Itsquality.

6．WhatisDr.NeelBurton'sattitudetowardsfloodingrestaurantswithnoisymusic?

A．Doubtful.

B．Disapproving.

C．Positive.

D．Objective.

7．Whatcouldbeasuitabletileforthetext?

A．WhatPeopleThinkofLoudRestaurants

B．AreCustomersMadetoEatQuickly?

C．WhyLoudRestaurantsArePopularToday

D．DoesLoudMusicReallyBenefitRestaurants?

C

Forseveraldecades,therehasbeenanorganizedcampaignintendedtoproducedistrustinscience.Inresponse,scientistshavetendedtostressthesuccessofscience.

Stressingsuccessesisn’twrong,butformanypeopleit’snotpersuasive.Thatisbecausescientistsusetheso-calledscientificmethod.Scientificmethodisdynamic（动态的）:

newmethodsgetinvented;oldonesgetabandoned;itcontinuouslychangesandadvances..

Whatisthebasisfortrustinscience?

Theansweristhemethodsbywhichthoseclaimsareevaluated.Ascientificclaimisneveracceptedastrueuntilithasgonethroughalongprocessofexaminationbyfellowscientists.Scientistsdrafttheinitialversionofapaperandthensendittocolleaguesforsuggestions.Untilthispoint,scientificfeedbackistypicallyfairlyfriendly.Butthenextstepisdifferent:

therevisedpaperissubmittedtoascientificjournal.Editorsdeliberatelysendscientificpaperstopeoplewhoarenotfriendsorcolleaguesoftheauthors,andthejobofthereviewersistofinderrorsorotherfaults.Wecallthisprocess“peerreview”.Itisonlyafterthereviewersandtheeditoraresatisfiedthatanyproblemshavebeenfixedthatthepaperwillbepublished.

Somepeoplearguethatweshouldnottrustsciencebecausescientistsare“alwayschangingtheirminds.”Butthebeautyofthisscientificprocessisthatscienceproducesbothcreativityandstability.Newobservations,ideas,explanationsandattemptstocombinecompetingclaimsintroducecreativity;transformativequestioningleadstocollectivedecisionsandthestabilityofscientificknowledge.Scientistsdochangetheirmindsinthefaceofnewevidence,butthisisastrengthofscience,notaweakness.

8．Scientistsstressthesuccessofscienceinorderto________.

A．promotebasicknowledgeofscience

B．remindpeopleofscientificachievements

C．removepossibledoubtsaboutscience

D．showtheirattitudetowardsthecampaign

9．Whatcanwelearnabouttheso-calledscientificmethod?

A．It’saneasyjobtoproveitsexistence.

B．Itusuallyagreeswithscientists’ideas.

C．Ithardlygetsmixedwithfalsetheories.

D．Itconstantlychangesandprogresses.

10．Whatcanwelearnabout“peer”review?

A．Itseldomgivesnegativeevaluationofapaper.

B．Itisusuallyconductedbyunfriendlyexperts.

C．Itaimstoperfectthepapertobepublished.

D．Ithappensatthebeginningoftheevaluationprocess.

11．Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat________.

A．itisnotuncommonforsciencetobeoverturned

B．scientistsareverystronginchangingtheirminds

C．peoplelosefaithinthosechangeablescientists

D．changesbringcreativityandstabilitytoscience

D

Abutterfly’swingscanhavemanyjobsbesideskeepingtheinsecthighupintheair.Theymaybeusedtoattractmates,ortowarnpotentialattackerstostayaway.Alloftheseroles,though,dependontheirunchangingcolouration.Thisplaysintotheideathatbutterflywingsaredeadtissue,likeabird’sfeathers.Infact,that’snottrue.Forexample,insomespeciesmales’wingshavespecialcellsreleasingsomechemicalswhichattractfemales.

NanfangYu,aphysicistatColumbiaUniversity,inNewYork,hasbeenlookingintothematter.TogetherwithNaomiPierce,abutterflyspecialistatHarvardUniversity,hehasnowshownthatbutterflywingsare,indeed,verymuchalive.

Intheirexperiments,thetworesearchersusedalaser（激光）toheatupspotsonthewingsofdozensofbutterflyspecies.Whenthetemperatureoftheareaunderthelaserreached40°Corso,theinsectsrespondedwithinsecondsbydoingthingsthatstoppedtheirwingsheatingupfurther.Theseactionsincludedabutterflyturningaroundtominimizeitsprofiletothelaser,movingitswingsupanddownorsimplywalkingaway.

Anotherdiscoverytheymadetocontradictthe“deadwing”ideawasthatsomebutterflywingshaveaheartbeat.Abutterfly’swingshaveveins（静脉）.Thesecarryabloodlikeliquidwhich,researchershavenowfoundinmales,showsapulse（脉搏）ofseveraldozenbeatsperminute.Thesourceofthispulseappearstobethescent（气味）pad,adarkspotonthewingsthatproducesthefemale-attractingchemicals.Apparently,this“wingheart”actsasapumpthathelpsbloodlikeliquidthroughthescentpad.

Inalltheirexperiments,DrYuandDrPierceconsistentlyfoundthatbutterflywingsarecomplicatedanddifferentpartsofthewingarecoveredbydifferentsortsoflivingscales（鳞屑）.Inparticular,tubespassthroughscalesoverthescentpads,whichimprovestheirabilitytospreadheatawaytoproducethecoolingeffects.

12．Abird’sfeathersarementionedinParagraph1to_____.

A．introducethelatestresearchfindingsonabird

B．highlightthespecialfeatureofabird’sfeathers

C．showcommonknowledgeaboutbutterflywings

D．stressthedifferencebetweenabutterflyandabird

13．WhatcanwelearnfromDrYuandDrPierce’sexperiments?

A．Butterflywingsarecomplicatedlivingorgans.

B．Butterflywingshavelittlereactiontoexternalheat.

C．Thescentpadsonsomemalebutterflywingsaretheirhearts.

D．Heat-minimisingactivitieshelpdetectdeformationofthewings.

14．Whatisthefunctionofscalesoverthescentpads?