届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷4.docx

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届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷4

2019年4月2019届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷4

1、   Thoughmanyartistsspecializeincityscapes（城市风光）,veryfewcreatemasterpiecesasdetailedasthosesketched（画素描）byStephenWiltshire.Evenmoreimpressiveisthateachlandscape,whichtakestheBritishartistjustafew daystocomplete,isdrawnfrommemory,atalentthathasearnedhimthenameTheHumanCamera".

   ThoughStephenisnowconsideredanartistictalent,hisstartinlifewasrocky.Sufferingfromautism（自闭症）attheageofthree,hewasunabletorelatetopeopleandrefusedtosayasingleword.Histalentcametolightwhenhiskindergartenteachersnoticedhowmuchtheyoungboyenjoyeddrawing.Toencouragehimtospeak,theybeganprovidinghimwithartsuppliesonlyifheorallyrequestedthem.ItwasnotsurprisingwhatwasStephen^firstword,spokenatagefive.Asachild,Stephenwasgoodatsketchingwildlifealongwithdrawingsofhisteachersandclassmates.However,ashegrewolder,itbecameapparentthathisrealtalentandpassionlayindrawingcityskylines.

   Hisunbelievableworkdidnotgounnoticed.Stephensoldhisfirstpaintingfor$1,620（£1,150）atageseven,andwasinvitedbytheBritishPrimeMinistertocreateadrawingoftheSalisburyCathedralatageeight.Fiveyearslater,hisfirstbookofartcameoutinLondon!

In2006,tohonorhissignificantcontributiontotheartworld,StephenwaspresentedwithanMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire（MBE）byPrinceCharles.

   Stephen'sfamousartworkincludesskylinesofRome,HongKong,Dubai,andLondon.AcareerhighlightremainshisfirstvisittoNewYorkwhenhewas13,acityhelovesandoftenvisits.ItwastherewherehemetthelateauthorOliverSacks.Thetwobecamelifelongfriends.Sacksoncewrote,"Hislimitationscanserveasstrengths,too.Hisvisionisvaluable,becauseitconveysawonderfullydirect,unconventionalviewoftheworld."

1.WhyisStephencalled"TheHumanCamera"?

A.Heisablelocopycityscapesexactly.

B.Hecandrawcitiesentirelyfrommemory.

C.Heisabletosketchcityscapesquickly.

D.Hehasdrawnmanycitiesinafewdays.

2.WhatwasprobablyStephen'sfirstwordsincebirth?

A.Mom.

B.Art.

C.Teacher.

D.Paper.

3.WhathappenedtoStephenwhenhewas13?

A.Hesoldhisfirstpainting.

B.Hemetthegovernmenthead.

C.Hepublishedabook.

D.HereceivedanMBE

4.HowdidSacksregardStephen'sdisease?

A.ItmakesforStephen’stalent.

B.IthasnolimitationstoStephen.

C.ItgivesStephengreatinnerstrength.

D.Itconveysadifferentviewoftheworld.

2、Getinvolved!

Makeadonation!

Sowhatisrewilding?

Imagineournaturalhabitatsgrowinginsteadofshrinking.Imaginespeciesthriving,insteadofdeclining.That'srewilding.Rewildingisecologicalrestorationandalittlebitmore.Rewildingoffershopeforwildlife,humansandtheplanet.

WhyisrewildingessentialforBritain?

●Ourecosystemsarebroken.Theplaceswhereyouwouldexpectwildlifetothrivehavebeenreducedtowetdeserts.Theseabedhasbeendamagedandstrippedofitslivingcreatures.

●Ourwildlifeisdisappearing.ManywonderfulBritishspecieshavedeclinedcatastrophicallyoverthepastcentury.We'velostmoreofourlargemammalsthananyEuropeancountryexceptIreland.

●Weneedkeystonespecies.Thesevitalspecies,includingtoppredator（食肉动物）,driveecologicalprocesses.TheirlossinBritainandaroundtheworldhasworsenedourlivingsystems.

●Naturelooksafterus.Goodecosystemscanprovideuswithcleanairandwater,preventflooding,storecarbon,andattractvisitors.Rewildingcanleavetheworldinabetterstatethanitistoday.

Whatarechallenges?

Our"rewildingbritain"isalong-termproject.Ofcourseithasitschallenges.Manyofusfeelindifferent,becausewehavegotusedtothelackofnativeforests.Manyfarmersopposetheidea.Theythoughtitacrazyideatobringbackpredatorstothecountrybecausetheywouldstartkillingfarmanimals.Ittakestimetoeducatethem.Aboveall,weneedmoney!

Soweneedyourhelp!

Makeadonation

HelpusbringbackJivingsystemsandrestorewildnatureinBritain!

Withyourhelpwecan...

●Openupnewopportunitiesforrewildingandpushforchange.

●Developtoolstoeducate,influenceandspreadtheword.

Thanksforyoursupport.

1.Whatcanweknowfromtheresultofrewilding?

A.Alotofspeciesdecline.

B.Speciesbecomevarious.

C.Ecosystemsaregreatlydestroyed.

D.Theseabedhasbeendamaged.

2.What'sthegreatestchallengeatpresent?

A.People'sindifference

B.Farmers'opposition

C.Shortageoftime

D.Alackoffund

3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Topersuadepeopletochangetheirmind.

B.Tocallonpeopletomakeadonation.

C.Toconvincepeopletocareforpredators.

D.Towarnpeopleofthebadecosystem.

3、Thatthesuccessofhumansasaspeciesdependstoalargeextentonourabilitytocooperateingroupsiswidelybelieved.Muchmoresothananyotheranimal,peopleareabletocoordinateandjointheirforcesandactionstoproducemutualbenefits.

NewresearchinvolvingDrMolleman,anexpertattheUniversityofNottingham,suggeststhatsuccessfulcooperationingroupsdependsonhowpeoplegatherinformationabouttheirpeers,andhowtheybasetheircooperativedecisionsonit.

Biologistswonderhowcooperationcouldhavedevelopedbynaturalselection:

itispuzzlinghowcooperationcanbebeneficialwhenitispossibletobehaveselfishlyandtakeadvantageofthecooperativeeffortsofyourgroup.Psychologistsandeconomiststryhardtounderstandwhymanypeoplearewillingtosacrificetheirownwelfaretobenefittheirsocialenvironment.Theyaskedquestionslike“Howdopeoplemakedecisionswhentheiractionscanaffectthewelfareofothers?

”“Howpeopledeterminetheirbehaviorwhentheyhavetocooperateingroups?

”.

DrPieterVanDenBergfromtheUniversityofGroningensaid,“Frompreviousresearchweknowthatsomepeopleare‘majority-oriented（以……为中心）’andtendtolookatthebehaviorofthemajorityintheirgroup,whereasothersare‘success-oriented’andtrytofindoutwhatkindofbehaviorpaysoffbestforthemselves.”

DrMolleman,fromthecenteroftheDecisionResearchandExperimentalEconomics,said,“Itturnsoutthatbehavioringroupsofsuccess-orientedpeoplewasmuchmoreselfishthanitingroupsofmajority-orientedpeople.Asaconsequence,thepeopleinthemajority-orientedgroupstendedtocammoremoneyintheexperimentsincetheycooperatedmore.”

1.Comparedwithotheranimals,humanbeingsarecapableof________.

A.communicatingwellwithothersB.workingtogetherwitheachother

C.survivingsomenaturaldisastersD.gettingaccesstovariousinformation

2.Whatarethepsychologistsandeconomistsmostinterestedin?

A.Whetherpeople’spersonaleffortswillpayoffeventually.

B.Howcooperationhasdevelopedoveralonglimenaturally.

C.Whypeopleoffertoaffectthosearoundthemunselfishly.

D.Whatbenefitthatgoodcooperationcanbringimmediately.

3.Wecaninferthatthesuccess-orientedpeople________.

A.arecarefultoselectagrouptojoin

B.arelikelytobesuccessfulinthefuture

C.paymoreattentiontotheresultoftheireffort

D.havesomeskillsincollectingusefulinformation

4.Whatisthenewfindingoftheresearch?

A.Havinggoodrelationshipgetsustolivefullestlife.

B.Focusingonindividualsuccessmakespeopleselfish.

C.Beingconsideratecanensureourlong-termbenefit.

D.Masteringsocialskillshelpcreateharmonioussociety.

4、Ifyouwanttogetridofbodyfat，time-restrictedfeeding（TRF）couldbetheanswer.TRFisaformofintermittentfasting（间歇性禁食）一whichhasseveralbenefitsoverregulardieting.Withintermittentfasting,theideaisthatyoucaneatonlyduringaneight-hourperiodintheday—between，say，11amand7pm.Therestoftheday，youdon’ttouchfoodorcaloriesinanyform.NowastudyrecentlypublishedintheJournalofNutritionalSciencesuggeststhatTRFmayofferjustasmanybenefits.

Scientistsdivided16volunteersintotwogroups.Onegroupdelayedtheirtypicalbreakfasttimeby90minutesandthenatetheirdinner90minutesearlierthantheynormallymight.Thisshortenedtheireating“window”bythreehours.Theothergroupateattheirnormalhours.Regularly，theresearcherstestedthevolunteers’blood，checkingtheirbloodsugarandcholesterollevels.Thevolunteerskeptcarefuldietdiariesandcompletedafeedbackquestionnaireattheendofthestudy.

Aftertenweeks，thefirstgrouphadlost，onaverage，morethantwiceasmuchbodyfatasthesecond.Afteranalyzingthedietdiaries，theresearchersfoundthattheTRFgrouphadsimplyeatenless.Infact，57percentofthefirstgroupnotedontheirquestionnairesthatthey'deatenless；theysaidtheirappetitesweren'tasstrongandtheyhadfeweropportunitiestoeat.Plus，theyremovenighttimesnacking.

Whilethisstudycan’tfinallylinklowerbodyfattotheTRFschedule，itmakescleartheadvantagesoflimitingpeople’seatingtime.Theresearcherswillrepeattheresearchwithbiggergroupsandforawiderangeofagesandconditions.TheyfindthatTRFisnotalwayswell-matchedwithfamilyandsocialduty.Sometimeslife'sdemandsnecessarilygetintheway.

1.Whatdoestheideaoftime-restrictedfeedingmean?

A.Onecaneatonlyduring11amand7pminaday.

B.Onecaneatfoodonlyduringalimitedperiodintheday.

C.Onecanhaveonlyonemealduringaday.

D.Onecanonlyeattheapprovedfoodduringthe8hours.

2.Thereasonwhythefirstgrouplostmuchmorebodyfatwasthat_________.

A.theirappetiteswereweaker

B.theyhadfeweropportunitiestoeat

C.theyremovenighttimesnacking

D.theyhadsimplyeatenless

3.Whatwilltheresearchers