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学年苏州高新区第一中学高三英语一模试题及答案
2020-2021学年苏州高新区第一中学高三英语一模试题及答案
第一部分阅读(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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Whentheweatherisbadorwhentheflubreaksout,wecanletthekidsdosomefunthingsathome,whichcanbebeneficialtokids.
Readingoutloud
Ifyourchildrenareyoungenough,don'tforgettoreadbookstothemoutloud!
Fewchildrendislikehavingagoodbookreadtothem,andit'sgreatforthedevelopmentoftheirbrains.However,ifyourchildrenareabitolderandhavemovedontomoreadvancedbooks,thereisalwaysthechoiceoflisteningtoanaudiobook.Thiscanalsobedonewhilethey'redoingsomethingelse.
Playingboardgames
Maybeyourchildren'stableisfullofboardgames,whichhavebeenforgottenforalongtime.It'sagoodtimetobringthemoutwhenplayingoutsideisnolongerachoice.Surely,playingboardgamesisagreatwaytoconnectwithchildren.Inaddition,manyboardgamesaredesignedtogetchildrenthinking!
Havingadanceparty
Consideringthatallyouneedisaspeakerormaybejustaphone,youcanhaveadancepartywhereveryouare!
Thisisagreatwaytogetkids’bodiesmovingwhentheyareinside.Playsomeofyourchildren'sfavoritemusicandletthemdancetoit.Notonlyisitgoodexercise,butitwillhelpyourchildrenfeeltimeisflying!
Doingjigsaw(拼图)puzzles
Formostpeoplethathavechildren,it'scommontohaveatleastonejigsawpuzzleathome.Jigsawpuzzlesaregreatbecauseeveryonecandothemontheirowntime.Besides,yourwholefamilywillhaveasenseofachievementwheneveryoneissmilingoverthefinishedproduct.
1.Whatdoreadingoutloudandplayingboardgameshaveincommon?
A.Theybothdevelopchildren'steamspirit.
B.Theybothimprovechildren'slisteningability.
C.Theybothdogoodtochildren'sthinkingability.
D.Theybothfocusoninteractionbetweenchildren.
2.Whichofthefollowingcombinesexerciseandmusic?
A.Readingoutloud.B.Playingboardgames.
C.Doingjigsawpuzzles.D.Havingadanceparty.
3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Tolistfourinterestingchildren'sparties.
B.Torecommendfourchildren'sfavoritebooks.
C.Tointroducesomeactivitiesforchildreninside.
D.Toshowsomefunnythingsforchildrenoutside.
B
ThereisanoldChineseproverbthatstates“Onegenerationplantsthetrees;anothergetstheshade,”andthisishowitshouldbewithmothersanddaughters.Therelationshipbetweenamotherandadaughterissometimesconfusing.Therelationshipcanbesimilartofriendship.However,themotheranddaughterrelationshiphasuniquecharacteristicsthatdistinguishitfromafriendship.Thesecharacteristicsincluderesponsibilitiesandunconditionallove,whichprecludemothersanddaughtersfrombeingbestfriends.
Marina,27yearsold,said,“Ilovespendingtimewithmymom,butIwouldn’tconsiderhermybestfriend.Bestfriendsdon’tpayforyourwedding.Bestfriendsdon’tremindyouhowtheycarriedyouintheirbodyandgaveyoulife!
Bestfriendsdon’ttellyouhowwisetheyarebecausetheyhavebeenaliveatleast20yearslongerthanyou.”Thisdoesn’tmeanthatthemotheranddaughterrelationshipcan’tbeverycloseandsatisfying.Thisgenerationofmothersandadultdaughtershasalotincommon,whichincreasesthelikelihoodofsharedcompanionship.Mothersanddaughtershavealwayssharedthecommonexperienceofbeinghomemakers,responsibleformaintaining(保持)andpassingonfamilyvaluesandtraditions.Todaycontemporarymothersanddaughtersalsosharetheexperienceofworkandtechnology,whichmaybringthemevenclosertogether.
Bestfriendsmayormaynotcontinuetobebestfriends,butforbetterorworse;themotheranddaughterrelationshipispermanent,evenifforsomeunfortunatereasontheyaren’tspeaking.Sometimesthisisnotanequalrelationship.Daughtersdon’talwaysfeelresponsiblefortheirmother’semotionalwell-being.Butmothersneverstopbeingmothers,whichincludesfrequentlywantingtoprotecttheirdaughtersandoftenfeelingresponsiblefortheirhappiness.Themotheranddaughterrelationshipisarelationshipthatisnotreplaceablebyanyother.Mothersalways“trump(胜过)”friends.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preclude”inparagraph1probablymean?
A.differ.B.benefit.C.prevent.D.change.
5.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatMarinasaid?
A.Bestfriendswillnotspendmoneyonherwedding.
B.Bestfriendswillnotremindherofimportantissuesinlife.
C.Hermotheriswiseronaccountofherage.
D.Hermotherisdefinitelynotherbestfriend.
6.Whycanamotherandadaughterbuildaevencloserrelationshiptoday?
A.Becausetheyshareadvancedtechnologywitheachother.
B.Becausetheyworktogethertosupportthewholefamily.
C.Becausetheyexperiencethesamevaluesandtraditions.
D.Becausetheyhavecommonexperienceinlifeandwork.
7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Howtobuildagoodmotheranddaughterrelationship.
B.Amother-daughterrelationshipisirreplaceable.
C.Motherswanttobedaughters’friends.
D.Adaughterisamother’sbestfriend.
C
Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey'realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircritics(批评家)seemtohatethembecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowaround.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?
Afterall,it’stheconsumerwhopays.
Thepooroldconsumer!
He'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn'tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsislargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformance,price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.
Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!
Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybyelawswhilewaitingforatrain?
Acheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfulloftheincidentsanddisasters.
Wemustnotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammersisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!
Anotherthingwemustn'tforgetisthe“smallads.”Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!
Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe“hatch,matchanddispatch”column(栏目)butbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor“agony”column.Nootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannature.It'sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!
8.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Advertisementsstealmoneyfromourpockets
B.Thecriticsgetthewrongideaofadvertisements.
C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.
D.Advertisementsareeverywhere.
9.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisements?
A.Heappreciatestheroleofadvertisements.
B.Hedoubtstheeffectofadvertisements.
C.Hebelieveswhatissaidinadvertisements.
D.Hecomplainstoomanyadvertisementsindailylife.
10.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?
A.Thepersonalor“agony”columnmakesusknowmoreabouthumannature.
B.Theonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.
C.Anewspaperwillcostusmoreifthereisnoadvertisementonit.
D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolor1ful.
11.Whicofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?
(①="Paragraph"1,②="paragraph"2,③="paragraph"3,④="paragraph"4⑤="paragraph"5)
A
B.
C.
D.
D
YellowstoneNationalParkbecameAmerica'sfirstnationalparkin1872.TheNationalParkServicewasformed44yearslaterin1916.Yellowstone,whichismostlyinthestateofWyoming,isconsideredanexampleofthesuccessoftheNationalParkSystem.HumanshavebeenpresentinYellowstoneformorethan11,000years.
Yellowstonecontainsbeautifulmountains,deepcanyons(峡谷),lakesandrivers.ThenameYellowstonecomesfromtheriverrunningthroughthearea.AtfirstknownasRockYellowRiver,itbecameknownastheYellowstoneRiver.
Yellowstoneishosttomanydifferentspeciesofplants.However,theparkismostdistinctivebecauseofwhatliesunderneathit.Itsitsontopofanancientsupervolcano,knownasTheYellowstoneCaldera.Thecalderais48by72kilometers.Anditremainsanactivevolcano.
Itisbelievedthatthelasttimethevolcanoeruptedwasonehalfmillionyearsago.Theareahashadthreemajoreruptionsinthelastthreemillionyears.Expertssayitmayeruptagaininanother1,000to10,000years.Buteachyear,therearethousandsofearthquakesatYellowstone.Mostaretoosmalltobefeltbypeoplevisitingthepark.
Yellowstoneisfilledwiththebeautyofmanyhotwatersprings.hotwaterandgassesaretrappedundertheearth.theyrushtothesurfaceintheformofhotwaterandsteam.OldFaithfulisThemostfamousone.Iteruptsabouteveryhourorhouranda