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届宁夏银川一中高考第一次模拟英语试题带答案解析

2020届宁夏银川一中高考第一次模拟

英语试题

第I卷（选择题）

评卷人

得分

一、阅读理解

ABookReview—TheSnake-StonebyBerlieDoherty

Thesetting:

UrbanEngland（thecities）,butalsoruralEngland（thecountryside）includingremoteEnglishvillages.

Thetheme:

Themainthemeisateenagesearchofself-discovery,inthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyage.Itsotherconcernsarelove,gettingonwithothers,beingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubts,troublesandworries.Asthebookmovestoaclose,James’swimmingcoachsaystohim:

“Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.”

Thecharacters:

Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiver,andhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents（养父母）.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnake-Stone,James’parents,hisdivinginstructor,bestfriend,thevillagers,peoplehemeetsonhisjourney,arepicturedrealistically.

Theturningpoint:

TheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames’fosterparentsareawayinLondon,andhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.Theonlycluehehasisafossil,“thesnakestone”whichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten:

“TakegoodcareofSammie.”Itwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstillthere.

Thejourney:

InsteadofgoingtoLondon,Jamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.Withhelpfromhisgeographyteacher,Jamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefound.Jameshaspainful,challenging,butalsohumorousandhappytravels.Themotherhefinallymeets,Anne,hasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastranger’sdoorfifteenyearsbefore.Althoughthemeetingisnotlong,itleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.Asajourneyofself-discovery,TheSnake-Stonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.Itsherosays,onreturningtohisfosterparents,“Iwashome.”

1．Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel?

A．Lifewithfosterparents.B．Lifeintheworldofdiving.

C．Ajourneyofself-discovery.D．Atravelaroundthecountry.

2．Whatdothecoach’swordsinParagraph2suggest?

A．Jamesisasuccessfuldiver.B．Jamesisanindependentyoungman.

C．Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.D．Jamesisahopefulswimmer.

3．Thesnakestoneinthenovelis.

A．astonewithanaddressonitB．afossilleftbythefosterparents

C．agiftfromtheswimmingcoachD．aclueleftbythebirthmother

SomepeoplebelievethataRobinHoodisatwork,othersthatawealthypersonsimplywantstodistributehisorherfortunebeforedying.Butthedonatorwhostartedsendingenvelopeswithcashtodeservingcauses，accompaniedbyanarticlefromthelocalpaper,hasmadeanorthernGermancitybelieveinfairytales（童话）

Thefirstenvelopewassenttoavictimsupportgroup.Itcontained€10,000withacuttingfromtheBraunschtveigerZeitungabouthowthegroupsupportedawomanwhowasrobbedofherhandbag；similarplainwhiteanonymous（匿名）envelopes,eachcontaining€10,000,thenarrivedatakindergartenandachurch.

Theenvelopeskeepcoming,andsofaratleast€190,000hasbeendistributed.Lastmonth,oneofthemwassenttothenewspaper’sownoffice.ItcameafterastoryitpublishedaboutTom,a14-year-oldboywhowasseverelydisabledinaswimmingaccident.ThereceptionistattheBraunschweigerZeitungopenedananonymouswhiteenvelopetofind20notesof€500inside,withacopyofthearticle.Thenameofthefamilywasunderlined.

"IwasdrivingwhenIheardthenews,”ClaudiaNeumann,theboy’smother,toldDerSpiegelmagazine.“Ihadtoparkonthesideoftheroad；Iwasspeechless.”

Themoneywillbeusedtomaketheentrancetotheirhousewheelchair-accessible.andforacourseoftreatmentthattheirinsurancecompanyrefusedtopayfor.

“Forsomeonetoactsoselflessly,forthistohappeninsuchasocietyinwhicheveryonethinksofhimself,wasastonishing,"Mrs.Neumannsaid.HerfamilywonderwhetherthedonatorisaRobinHoodcharacter,takingfrombankstogivetotheneedy.

HenningNoske,theeditoroftheBraunschweigerZeitung,said：

“Maybeitisanoldpersonwhoisabouttodie.Wejustdonotknow.”However,hehastoldhisreportersnottolookforthecity’shero,forfearthatdiscoverymaystopthedonations.

4．TheBraunschweigerZeitungisthenameof.

A．achurchB．abankC．anewspaperD．amagazine

5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedonationtoTom?

A．Thedonationamountedto€190,000.

B．Thedonationwassentdirectlytohishouse.

C．Themoneywillbeusedforhiseducation.

D．Hismotherfeltastonishedatthedonation.

6．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A．thedonatorisaricholdman

B．thedonationwillcontinuetocome

C．thedonationcomesfromthenewspaper

D．thedonatorwillsoonbefoundout

7．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．MoneyIsRaisedbytheNewspaper

B．NewspaperDistributesMoneyto

C．UnknownHeroSpreadsLoveinEnvelopes

D．RobinHoodReturnstotheCity

Pangolins（穿山甲）arethemosttrafficked（非法交易）mammalsintheworldandarefacingextinction.Todrawattentiontothesescaly（有鳞片的）,anteater-likeanimals,anewwildlifedocumentary,EyeofthePangolin,isattemptingauniquewaytoinspireactionandconservation.Partneringwiththenon-profitorganizationPangolin.Africa,thedocumentarywasmadeavailableonYouTubeinMay2019.TheintentionistoreachcommunitieswherevertheInternetisavailable,especiallyAfricancommunities,wholiveneartheanimal’shabitats.

Overtwoyears,thedocumentarycrewtraveledtoSouthAfrica,Ghana,CentralAfricanRepublicandGaboninsearchofthefouruniquespeciesofpangolin,whichhasneverbeenachievedbefore.FilmmakersBruceYoungandJohanVermeulensaythattheywentintotheshootknowingrelativelylittleaboutpangolins,butgrewtorespectandappreciatetheanimals.Gettingclosetothecreaturesovertwoyearswasacrashcourseinthesesecretivecreatures.JohanVermeulensaid,"Onethinghoweverthatmightseemunimportantisthattheyareactuallyquitefussyeaters.Youwouldthinktheywouldeatanytypeofant,buttheyallpreferaspecifictypeant."

PangolinsarehuntedillegallyacrossAfricafortheirscales,whichareusedfortraditionalmedicine,andtheirmeat.InApril2019,Singaporeancustomsofficialsconductedtwoseparateseizuresof24tonsofpangolinscales,whichequalstothedeathof69,000pangolins.

Thoughthedocumentaryfocuseslessonthetraffickingofpangolins,andmoreontheanimalsintheirnaturalhabitat,theaimofthedocumentaryistoinspireviewersaroundtheworldtocallforactiontoendtraffickingandprotectingtheseuniquecreatures.

FilmedonlocationinSouthAfrica,Ghana,CentralAfricanRepublic,andGabon,thispowerfuldocumentaryisthestoryoftwomenonamissiontogetallfourspeciesofAfricanpangolinoncamerafortheveryfirsttime.

8．Whatisthepurposeofthedocumentary?

A．Tostudythesituationofpangolins.

B．Tocollectfundtoprotectpangolins.

C．Toraiseawarenessofpangolinprotection.

D．Toproposesettinguppangolinreserves.

9．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“fussy”inparagraph2?

A．Picky.B．Messy.

C．Showy.D．Heavy.

10．What’sthedocumentarymainlyabout?

A．Theillegaltradeofpangolins.

B．Themedicalfunctionofpangolin'sscales.

C．Thelifeofpangolinsintheirnaturalhabitats.

D．TheeffortsofPangolin,Africatosavepangolins.

11．Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A．Abrochure.B．Adiary.

C．Anovel.D．Amagazine.

Youknowthesaying“You’reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometruthtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.

EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.

InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthosewhobecamebaldatarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.

Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.

Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis（假说）thatwhenayoungermindisprepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit.”Whilethemechanism（机制）remainsunclear,theresearchersfiguredthatsuggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotionaseriesofphysiologicalprocessesthatcanhaverealeffectsonshort-termandlong-termhealth."

12．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowards