甘肃省白银市届高三英语模拟试题二.docx

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甘肃省白银市届高三英语模拟试题二

甘肃省白银市2019届高三英语模拟试题

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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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

FamilyFuninCanadianMuseumofNature

Bringthewholefamilytorediscoverourfullyredecoratedmuseum.

*WHATTOSEEANDDO

CheckoutWhat’sOnforalltheevents,educationalactivitiesandHDmovieshappeningduringyourvisit.Careforbirds,divedownintothedepthsatthehelm（舵柄）ofaresearchsubmersible（潜水器）orexploreacave…onthefirstfloor.Don’tmissourgalleryplayareasonthethirdfloorwhenvisitingwithkids.Byvisitinghere,yourchildrenwilllearnmoreaboutnature.CheckoutOurExhibitionswhichpresentsourspecialexhibitionsandourgalleries.BesuretostopatourNatureBoutiqueonthesecondfloorforavastselectionofgames,booksandnature-relatedsouvenirsfrom9:

30amuntilthemuseumclosesfortheday.

*HOURS,ADMISSION,SERVICESANDMORE

Openinghours:

RegularHours（September4-May31）

9am-5pmexceptMondayandThursday

SummerHours（June1-September2）

9am-6pm（Saturday-Wednesday）

9am-8pm（ThursdayandFriday）

GeneralAdmission:

Freeformembers.

Adult:

$14.50

Senior（65+）:

$12.50

Student（18+）:

$12.50

Student（13+）:

$12.50

Child（3–12）:

$10.50

TinyTot（0–2）:

Free

Ageneraladmissionticketisrequired—evenwhenthepriceisfree,asitisformembersandTinyTots—ifyouwanttoseeamovieoraspecialexhibition.Buyacombothatincludesbothticketsalready.Ticketcomboincludesgeneraladmissionanda3Dmovie.

Adult:

$18.50

Senior（65+）:

$16.50

Student（18+）:

$16.50

Student（13+）:

$16.50

Child（3–12）:

$14.50

TinyTot（0–2）:

Free

Member:

$3

Parking:

PaidparkingisavailableontheCanadianMuseumofNaturegrounds.Rates:

$3perhalfhour

maximumof$14perday（until4:

30am）

eveningflatrate:

$5（4:

30pm-4:

30am）

Chargesaccumulate（eveningandnextday）forvehiclesthatareparkedovernight.

TheCanadianMuseumofNatureprovidesahostofinformation,imagesandvideoson ourwebsitesaboutnature,suchashttp:

//www.nature.ca/en/family-funandhttp:

//www.expeditionarctic.ca/.Themuseumalsoparticipatesinseveralsocialnetworks.FollowusonFacebook,YouTube,InstagramandTwitter.

1.InCanadianMuseumofNature,visitorscan_____________.

A.exhibittheirownnature-relatedworksB.raisetheirgeneralawarenessofnature

C.betrainedtodrivesubmersiblesprofessionally

D.buysouvenirsonthesecondfloorassoonasitopens

2.Asamemberofthemuseum,youtakeyourwifeandtwochildren（13and9）drivingtopayawhole-dayvisittothemuseumandchildrenenjoya3Dmovie,howmuchshouldyoupayatleast?

A.$52.5B.$74C.$45.5D.$59.5

3.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?

A.Totalkaboutthemuseum’sreputation.

B.Toencourageparticipationindevelopingthemuseum.

C.Toprovidesomecontactdetailsofthemuseum.

D.Toadvertiseupcomingeventsforthemuseum.

B

Attheageofseven,whilehisfriendswerespendingtheirallowancesoncandyandtoys,JoseAdolfoQuisocola,fromPeru,cameupwiththecreativeideaofaneco-bank,whichallowskidsofallagestobecomeeconomicallyindependentandfinanciallywisewhilealsohelpingtheenvironment.

Establishedin2012,TheBartselanaStudentBankistheworld’sfirstcooperativebankforkids.Whoeverwantstojoinhastobringinatleast5kilograms（11pounds）ofsolidwaste（paperorplastic）andestablishasavingsgoal.Onceaccepted,allbank“partners”arerequiredtodepositatleastoneadditionalkilogram（2.2pounds）ofrecyclablesonamonthlybasisandobeyotherrequirements,suchasattendingfinancialeducationandenvironmentalmanagementworkshops.Thewasteaccumulatedissoldtolocalrecyclingcompanies,who,thankstosomeclevernegotiationbyJose,payahigher-than-marketrateforeverythingbroughtinbyBartselanaStudentBankmembers.Thefundsreceivedareplacedintheindividual’saccountwheretheycollectuntilhis/hersavingsgoalisreached.Theaccountholdercanthenwithdrawhis/hermoney,orchoosetoleaveitandcontinuetogrowforabiggertarget.

“Atthebeginning,myteachersthoughtIwascrazyorthatachildcouldnotundertakethistypeofproject,”Joserecalls.“Theydidnotunderstandthatwearenotthefutureofthecountrybutitspresent.Luckily,Ihadthesupportoftheschoolprincipalandanassistantinmyclassroom.”

Theyoungster’spersistencepaidoff.Today,theeco-bank,whichnowhasthesupportofseverallocalinstitutions,hasteneducationalcentersandbeginsacceptingapplicationsfromkidsallacrossPeru.OnNovember20th,2018,theyoungboywasawardedthefamousChildren’sClimatePrize（CCP）.“Jose’seco-bankisabrilliantwayoflinkingeconomyandclimateimpact,bothinthoughtandpractice.Thepotentialimpactisamazing,”ajudgesaid.

Hopefully,Jose’ssuccesswillinspiremorekidsandadultstocomeupwithnewideasthatcreatevaluewhilehelpingtheenvironment.Astheboysays,“Togetherwecanchangetheworld…wejustneedanopportunity…”

4.Forwhatmainpurposewastheeco-bankcreated?

A.Toeducatechildrenhowtospendtheirallowances.

B.Tohelpchildrenbecomeindependentfromtheirparents.

C.Toraisechildren’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.

D.Toencouragechildrentobuywhatevertheywant.

5.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Thehistoryoftheeco-bank.B.Therequirementsofmembership.

C.Thewisewaytodealwithwaste.D.Theprocessofrunningtheeco-bank.

6.WhatisthebiggestchallengeJosemetatthestartofopeningtheeco-bank?

A.Lackofenoughsupport.B.Lackofenoughmoney.

C.Lackofrelevantexperience.D.Lackofrelevantknowledge.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.AnAmazingBoy,JoseB.RecyclingdoesCountMuch

C.AnOpportunitytoChangetheWorld

D.AnEco-bank,EconomicalandEcological

C

Expensiveandnewglovesallowchatterboxestotaketheterm“handsfree”toanewlevel—bytalkingintothemastheymakeacall.Theglovesareknownas“TalktotheHand”andcost£1,000apair.TheyfixedaspeakerunitintothethumbandamicrophoneintothelittlefingerthatcanbeconnectedtoanymobilehandsetusingBluetooth.

ArtistSeanMilesdesignedthenewglovesthatdoubleasaphoneinpartofhisprojectthatshowsthepossibilitiesofgadgetrecycling.HeusesoutdatedglovesandcombinesthemwithpartsfrommobilehandsetsrecycledthroughO2,whichcommissionedtheproject.Mobilephoneuserswillbeabletokeeptheirhandswarmwhiletheychatwithouttakingtheirphonesoutoftheirpocketsorhandbags.

MrMilesdesignedtwopairsofthenewgloves—oneinpinkandtheotherinbrownandyellow.TheywillappearinanexhibitionthisJulyandvisitorswillbeabletowinthegloves.Ifdemandishigh,theywillthenbeproducedonalargerscale.O2Recycle,whichbackedtheproject,estimatesthattherearealready70millionunusedmobilehandsetsintheUK.Theservicepaysupto£260tothosewhorecyclegadgetsincludingphones,handheldconsoles,MP3playersanddigitalcameras.

DesignerSeanMileshopeshisworkwillgetpeoplethinkingaboutrecycling.The41-year-oldsaid,“Ihopethatmy‘TalktotheHand’projectwillgetpeopletothinkagainaboutthewastecreatedbynotrecyclinggadgets.Ifafewmorepeoplerecycletheirgadgetsratherthansendthemtotrash,Ithinkthisprojectwillhavefulfilleditsaim.”

BillEyres,headofO2Recycle,urgespeopletorecycletheirphoneresponsibly.Hesaid,“There’sapressingneedforallofustolookatoutdatedhandsets,andallthegadgetsthatwemoveonfromorupgradeeachyear.Whethertheyareconsolesorcameras,weshouldthinkofthemasaresourcethatweneedtorecycleresponsiblyratherthanthrowthemaway.”

8.Theunderlinedword“O2”inParagraph2isprobablythenameof______.

A.anartistB.acompanyC.amobileD.anexhibition

9.Consumerscanbuythe“TalktotheHand”gloves______.

A.intheexhibitionB.fromMrMiles

C.whentheyaremassproducedD.aftertheyrecyclethegadgets

10.Thepurposeoftheprojectisto_______.

A.promotethetechnologyofITB.enablepeopletotalktotheirhands

C.raisepeople’sawarenessofrecyclingD.attractvisitors’attentionintheexhibition

11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Newmobilesthatarefashionable.B.Outdatedhandsetsthatareupgraded.

C.Outdatedgadgetsthatcanbeusedforrecycling.

D.Newglovesthatcanbeusedformakingphonecalls.

D

Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.

AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.

Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandasignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.

InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.

IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonialAmericaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablis