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河南省届高三英语上学期期末模拟试题B卷
高三上期末试题
英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷(共70分)
第一部分阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节阅读下面四篇文章,然后从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出每个问题的最佳选项,并将答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑(本节共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
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B
J.K.Rowlingturnedanotheryearolderthisweek.BornJoanneRowling,J.K.Rowlingis,ofcourse,heradoptedpenname.Concernedthatyoungboysmightnotgoforabookwrittenbyawoman,herpublishersuggestedshecomeupwithapseudonym.So,uponcombiningherfirstinitialwiththeinitialofherpaternalgrandmother,Kathleen,themonikerJ.K.Rowlingwasborn.
InterestingfactaboutRowling:
apparently,shecanonlyfoolsomeofthepeoplesomeofthetime.
BackinAprilofthisyear,acrimenovelappearedontheshelves.ItwasentitledTheCuckoo'sCalling,anditwaswrittenbyRobertGalbraith.AccordingtoGalbraith’sbio,hespent“severalyearswiththeRoyalMilitaryPolice”andtheleadingcharacterofhisnovel,afellowbythenameofCormoranStrike,“grewdirectlyoutofhisownexperiencesandthoseofhismilitaryfriends.”Only,uponfurtherreview,hedidn’t!
ThebookwasactuallypennedbyJ.K.Rowling,whoapparentlywantedtotryandsellanovelbasedoncompletecraftsmanshipratherthanonhername.
Unfortunately,however,thewifeofapartnerinthemediafirminwhomsheplacedhetrust,sharedthesecretonTwitter.Rowlingwasangryanddisappointedconcerningthebetrayingoftrust.
I'mnotsurewhetherIwouldbeterriblyupsetfortoolong,ifIwereher.Previoustoherbeingknownastheauthor,Rowlingsawherbooklisted4,709thonAmazon.Afterthebigreveal,herbookjumpedallthewaytoNo.1!
Moreimportantly,Ithinkshegotwhatshewanted.Thenovelhasreceivednearlyuniversalcriticalacclaim.Rowlingpassedherowntestwithflyingcolors.Clearly,she’sprettygoodathercraft!
Inanycase,Ipersonallylookforwardtoreadinghernewestwritingendeavor.
24.WhywasJoanneRowlingadvisedtouseamalepenname?
A.Itwasacommonpractice.
B.Hergrandmotherdidn’tlikehername.
C.Thepublisherwantedtogivereadersasurprise.
D.Womenwritersmightnotbepopularwithboyreaders.
25.Whydidn’tJ.K.Rowlingpublishhernewbookunderhername?
A.Shethoughthernamewasoutofdate.
B.Sheintendedtoproveherwritingability.
C.Readersdidn’tlikeherbooksanylonger.
D.Shethoughtanewnamecouldmakehermorepopular.
26.Whatdoestheword“acclaim”underlinedinParagraph6mean?
A.HighpraiseB.GreatrespectC.SeverecriticismD.Muchsympathy
27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?
A.TheBookisOffSaleB.HerDoorisOpen
C.TheSecretisOutD.HerEffortisinVain
C.
It’sapopularbeliefthatafish’smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon’trememberwhatthey’veeatenorwherethey’vebeen,andtheydon’trecognizeyouoranyoftheirfriends—everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.
Butdon’tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infact,certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.
Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.Researchersusedcomputersoftwaretomonitorthefish’smovements.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.Infact,scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressively(挑衅地)infrontofcertainfish,perhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpast“fights”.Butuntilthelatestfindings,therewasnoclearevidence.
Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewild.“Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefood,theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisks,”leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.Foralongtime,fishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzees,dolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals.Butthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligence.
28.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Fishhavingverybadmemories.
B.Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought.
C.Howfishimprovetheirmemory.
D.Whatwecanlearnfromfish.
29.Accordingtothearticle,peopleusedtobelievethat_____.
A.fishcouldonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiences
B.fishcouldrememberthingsthathappened12daysago
C.afish’smemorylastedforonlysevenminutes
D.fishdidn’trecognizeanyoftheirfriends
30.Howcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory?
Theycanremember_____.
A.wheretogetfoodandsurvive
B.theirenemiesandfight
C.wheretoescapetowhenindanger
D.theirfriendsandhelpeachother
31.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Fishbehaveaggressivelyinafight.
B.Fishcanremembermore.
C.Fishdon’tbelongtothelistofsmartanimals.
D.OnlyAfricancichlidshaveagoodmemory.
D.
Businessesarewitnessingadifficulttime,whichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers’desiretogogreen.However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.
Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.
Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.
HarryMorrison,chiefexecutive(主管)oftheCarbonTrust,sympathizes:
“Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butfromenvironmentalconsiderations,theclockisticking—wedon’thavemuchtime.Inaddition,cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamediumtermbenefitforthebrand.”
Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprint,asnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions(排放).Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.Morethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompaniesareenvironmentallyresponsible.Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers.
TheCarbonTrustbelievesthatitcanhelpbyinformingcustomersaboutthegoodworkcompaniesaredoing.“Whencompaniesaregranted(授予)thestandard,theycanusealogoinalltheirmarketingwhichmakesitclearthattheyareworkingtowardscuttingemissions,”Mr.Morrisonsaid.
32.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Businessesarefindingwaystosendtheirmessagetotheshoppers.
B.Companieswillsoongetinformationaboutcuttingcarbonemissions.
C.Firmsaremakingeffortstoencouragecustomerstokeepgoodsathome.
D.Firmsareurgedtocutcarbonemissionsbyshoppers’environmentalawareness.
33.Theunderlinedword“inform”inParagraph2probablymeans“