届山西省大同四中联盟体高考模拟英语试题含详细解析文档格式.docx

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WanttofitthebestofLondoninyourtwo-weekvacation?

HereisalistofthebestplacesyoumustvisitinLondon.Withoutvisitingthese,atriptothiscityisnomorethanjustincomplete.

BuckinghamPalacePerhapsthemostfamouspalaceintheworld,BuckinghamPalaceistheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishmonarch（君主）.StateroomsareopentovisitorsonlyduringthePalace'

sSummerOpening,whichtakesplaceinmostofAugustandSeptember.However,ifyouareheadingtothepalaceatadifferenttime,youcanwitness"

ChangingoftheGuard'

'

wheretheguardischangeddailyfromApriltoJuly,andonalternatedaysfromAugusttoMarch.

BritishMuseumThismuseumshowcasesworksfromthebirthofhumancivilizationtothemodernage,andhascontributionsfromallcontinentsoftheworld.Themainattractionsincludethemuch-debatedParthenonMarbles（ElginMarbles）,MummyofCleopatrafromThebes,andtheRosettaStone.Entrytothemuseumisfree.

LondonEyeThe32capsulesontheLondonEyecarrymanyvisitorseveryday.Duetoits360rotationability,youcanalmostseetheentirecityofLondon,whenyoureachthetop.UntiltheShard'

sprivately-operateddeckopenedin2013,theLondonEyewasthetallestpublicviewingpoint.

LondonZooTheworld'

soldestscientificzoo,theLondonZooconsistsofmanydifferenttypesofanimals.Thisisalsooneofthebestplacesforchildren,asyoucanbookaVIPencounterwiththeanimalsforthem.Andwhat'

smore?

YoucanalsostayovernightatthezooinLookoutLodge.

1．WhenshouldyougoifyouwanttovisitastateroomintheBuckinghamPalace?

A．InApril.B．InSeptember.

C．InJuly.D．InJanuary.

2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheBritishMuseum?

A．ParthenonMarbles.B．theRosettaStone.

C．RoyalCeremonialDressCollection.D．MummyofCleopatrafromThebes.

3．Whichstatementwilltheauthordisapproveof?

A．YoucanvisittheBritishMuseumfreeofcharge.

B．Youcanwitness"

ChangingoftheGuard"

everyotherdayinDecember.

C．YoucanseethealmostentirecityofLondononthetopoftheLondonEye.

D．Youneedn'

tbuyaticketforyourkidtoenterLondonZoo.

I'

mnotmuchofagardener.Ilovehavingbeautifulflowers-butIdon'

thaveagoodtrackrecordwhenitcomestomakingthemgrow.

AfewmonthsafteroursonleftfortheMiddleEast,myfriendgiftedmeaboxoftulipbulbs（郁金香球茎）.Sheexplainedthatthesebulbswereputintothegroundinthefallandlaysleepingallwinter.Theyhadallthenutrientstheyneededinsidethebulbandwouldcomeoutinthespring.'

Whenyouseetheleavesofthetinyflowerspushingtowardthesun,you'

llknowthatit'

salmosttimeforyoursontocomehome.They'

llgiveyouwhatyouneedmost.'

Shewalkedmethroughtheprocessofplantingthem.Ithankedher—tryingtoshowmygratitudeforhergift.

Itwasalongwinter—coldanddark.IenduredboththeweatherandthelonelinessandfearIfeltwithmysonaway.Deadleaves,frostandfinallyaheavysnowcoveredtheareawhereI'

dplantedthoseflowers,andIsoonforgottheywerethere.

Finallytheweatherbegantowarm.Oneday,asIwalkeddownmyfrontsteps,Inoticedanareaofgreen.Ibentdowntoinspectthesituationmoreclearlyandsawthatthosetulipshadbeguntogrow,theirtinyleavesforcingtheirwaytothesun.

DayafterdayInotedtheflowers'

progress.Anddayafterday,thetimeapproachedwhenmysonwouldfinallybehome.Nowwithspringjustaroundthecorner,nothingcouldkeepeitherofusfrommarchingtowardthelight.Almostallofthosebulbsbloomed.Andwitheachbrightlycoloredflower,Imarkedoffonedayclosertogettingtoholdmysoninmyarmsagain.

4．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?

A．Sheisaprofessionalgardener.

B．Sheisnotgoodatgrowingflowers.

C．Sheneverplantsflowersathome.

D．Sheoftensendsfriendsflowersasgifts.

5．Whydidthewriterforgetthetulipbulbssoon?

A．Thebitterwinterremindedherofhersonfaraway.

B．Shewasdiscouragedfrommakinganotherattempt.

C．Theyfailedtolivethroughthecoldandlongwinter.

D．Shehadnohopeforbeautifulflowersindeed.

6．Whatwerethoseflowersmentionedinthelastparagraphreferredto?

A．Aphysicalrepresentationofthehope.

B．Thingsdeepinsideherheartandsoul.

C．Alessonshewillneverforgetcompletely.

D．Thetroubleshehadinmakingthemcomeout.

7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Adarkwinterwithhope.B．Plantinghopeinwinter.

C．Anareaofgreeninspring.D．Livingachangeablelife.

Everytimeanewyeariscoming,peoplesetouttobetterthemselves.Theypromisetheywillloseweight,findanewjob,ormaybeeventakethatvacationthey’vealwaystalkedabout.Butwhydowemakethesepromisestoourselves,andwheredidthistraditioncomefrom?

Whydoesthistraditionliveonwhensomanypeoplefailtokeeptheresolutions（决定）theymade?

Well,wecanstartbyblamingtheancientBabylonians.

Around4,000yearsagoinBabylon,theearliestrecordedcelebrationhonoringthecomingofanewyearwasheld.Calendarsweren’tastheyaretoday,sotheBabyloniansdiditinlateMarchduringthefirstnewmoonaftertheSpringEquinox（春分）.Thefestivitiesweremeantfortherebirthofthesungod,buttheBabyloniansmadepromisesinordertopleasetheirgods.Theyfeltthiswouldhelpthemstartthenewyearoffwell.

ResolutionscontinuedonwiththeRomans.WhentheearlyRomancalendarnolongersynced（同步）upwiththesun,JuliusCaesardecidedtomakeachange.HeconsultedwiththebestastronomersandmathematiciansofthetimeandintroducedtheJuliancalendar,whichmorecloselyrepresentsthemoderncalendarweusetoday.CaesardeclaredJanuary1thefirstdayoftheyeartohonorthegodofnewbeginnings,Janus.TheRomanscelebratedtheNewYearbyofferingsacrificestoJanus.

Tothisday,thetraditionsoftheancientBabyloniansandRomanscontinuearoundtheworld.SomuchthatGooglelaunchedaResolutionMapin2013wherepeoplecouldaddresolutionsandseeothersaddingtheirsinrealtime.However,nomatterhowmanypeopleparticipatedinGoogle’sproject,thenumbersarebleakwhenitcomestothenumberofpeoplewhomaintaintheirresolutions----onlyeightpercentofpeoplearesuccessfulinstickingthemout.

8．WhydidtheancientBabyloniansmakepromisestotheirgods?

A．Tohonorthegodofnewbeginnings.

B．Toobservetherebirthofthesungodandpleasehim.

C．Tohonorthecomingofanewyearandsatisfytheirgods.

D．Topleasetheirgodsandhopeforagoodstartoftheyear.

9．WhatcanweknowaboutthetraditionoftheNewYear’sresolutions?

A．ThetraditionofmakingNewYear’sresolutionswillsoondie.

B．Alotofpeopledon’tfeellikemakingNewYear’sresolutions.

C．JuliusCaesarmadeJanuary1thefirstdayofayearonhisown.

D．ThehistoryofmakingNewYear’sresolutionsisnotwellknown.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bleak”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Large.B．Unpleasant.

C．Encouraging.D．Hopeful.

11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．HowMakingNewYear’sResolutionsCameIntoBeing?

B．TheAncientBabyloniansandtheRomans

C．TheChangeofRomanCalendars

D．HowPeopleBetterThemselves

Imagineyourclothingcouldreleaseenoughheattokeepyouwarmandcozy,allowingyoutostaycomfortableinacoolerroom.Or,pictureacarwindshieldthatstoresthesun'

senergyandthenreleasesitasheattomaketheiceonthewindshielddisappear.

AccordingtoateamofresearchersatMIT,bothcasesmaybepossiblebeforelong,thankstoanewmaterialthatcanstoresolarenergyduringthedayandreleaseitlaterasheat.Thistransparentpolymerfilmcouldbeappliedtomanydifferentsurfaces,suchaswindowglassorclothing.

Solarenergyisonlyavailableabouthalfthetimeweneedit—duringdaylight.Forthesuntobecomeamajorpowerproviderforhumanneeds,therehastobeanefficientwaytosaveitupforuseduringnighttimeandstormydays.Mostsucheffortshavefocusedonstoringandrecoveringsolarenergyintheformofelectricity,butthenewfinding,byMlIprofessorJeffreyGrossman,PostdocDavidZhitomirskyandgraduatestudentEugeneCho,couldprovideahighlyefficientmethodforstoringthesun'

senergythroughachemicalreactionandreleasingitlaterasheat.

Thekeytoenablinglong-term,stablestorageofsolarheat,theteamsaid,istostoreitintheformofachemicalchangeratherthanstoringtheheatitself.Butheatwilldisappearovertimenomatterhowgoodthematerialarounditis,sotheteamsetupachemicalstoragesystemthatcankeeptheenergyinastablemolecularconfiguration.Whenexposedtosunlight,themoleculescanstaythatwayforlongperiodsThen,whentriggered（触发）byaveryspecifictemperatureorsomethingelse,themoleculesreturntotheiroriginalshape,givingoffheatintheprocess.

Suchchemically-basedstoragematerials,knownasSolarThermalFuels（STF）,havebeendevelopedbefore.Butthoseearliereffortsweredesignedtobeusedinliquidsolutionsandnotabletomakedurable（耐用的）solid-statefilms.Thenewapproachisthefirstbasedonasolid-statematerial,inthiscaseapolymer,andthefirstbasedoninexpensivematerialsandwidespreadproductiontechnology.

12．WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1?

A．Toshowthemainideaofthepassage.

B．Topracticereaders'

imagination.

C．Tointerestreadersinthepassage.

D．Tointroduceanewkindofmaterial.

13．Accordingtothepassage,whatcanthe