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湖北省七市州联考届高三高考份模拟英语试题

【市级联考】湖北省七市州联考2019届高三高考（3月份）模拟英语试题

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WeworkwithCambridgeCountyCouncil'sParticipationTeamtocreateopportunitiesforyoungpeopletovisittheUniversityandlearnmoreaboutit.Thefollowingeventsarescheduledforthe2019/2020academicyear.

SuperStarworkshops

12workshopsareplannedforyoungpeopleaged7to11.Thesehalf-dayvisitswillbeheldthroughouttheyear,attimeswhenyoungpeoplearenotatschool.Ifparticipantscomplete8ofthe12workshops,theywillbeawardedthenationallyrecognizedSuperStarCrestAward.

Pleasenote,workshopswillonlyrunifwehaveasufficientnumberofattendees（usuallyaround3+participants）.

ExploreUniversityDays

ExploreUniversityDaysareforyoungpeopleaged12-15.ParticipantsvisittheUniversityfortwodaysandtakepartinavarietyofuniversity-relatedworkshops,andotherfunactivities.

Previousparticipantshavejoinedinthefollowing:

•VisitedtheSportsCentre

•TookpartinaNeuroscienceworkshop

•Enjoyedatwo-coursemealataUniversityCollege

DateswillbeconfirmedinearlyDecember2019,andascheduleforeventwillfollowintheNewYear.

Eventsforpost-16students

Ifyouarestudyingforyourpost-16qualificationsandareconsideringapplyingforCambridgeorwouldliketofindoutmoreaboutaspecificsubject,thefollowingeventsmightbeforyou:

•UniversityandCollegeOpenDays

•SubjectMasterclasses

•CambridgeScienceFestival

1．WhatcantheparticipantsdoinSuperStarworkshops？

A．Tostayonlyhalfaday.

B．Togetagift.

C．Toenjoyafreemeal.

D．TovisittheSportsCentre.

2．WhicheventisspeciallyforapplicantsofCambridge？

A．SuperStarworkshops.

B．TheNeuroscienceworkshop.

C．ExploreUniversityDays.

D．Eventsforpost-16students.

3．Theeventsinthepassagemostprobablyaimto.

A．introducesomecourses

B．advertiseCambridgeUniversity

C．enrichstudents’sparetimelife

D．promotechildren’sinterestintouring

Recently，a1935letterinwhichErnestHemingwaydetailedhiscatchofa500lbbluemarlin（青枪鱼），anadventurethatisbelievedtohavepartlyinspiredhisnovelTheOldManandtheSea，hasbeensoldfor﹩28，000（£22，000）．

ThehandwrittenletterwassentbyHemingwayon8MaytothefishingeditoroftheMiamiHerald，layingoutingreatdetailhowtheauthorandhisfriendHenryStraterbattledtokeepsharksawayfromthemarlinaftercatchingitofftheBahamianislandofBimini．

NateDSanders，theauction（拍卖）companywhichsoldtheletter，saiditdocumentedforthefirsttimeinHemingway'sownwordsnotonlythesizeofthemarlin，butalsotheattackbysharks，reflectingtheplotofthenovel．

ThecompanyaddedthatHemingway'saccountofthemarlincatchdifferedfromotheranecdotesofit，oneofwhichdescribedHemingwayusingamachinegunonthesharks，whichissaidtohaveattractedmoresharksratherthanfrightenedthemaway．

TheOldManandtheSeawasalsoinspiredbyananecdotetoldbyHemingway'sCubanfriendCarlosGutierrez．In1936，HemingwaywroteinamagazinethatCarloshadtoldhimaboutanoldfishermanwhocaughtagreatmarlinalone．

Threeyearslater，HemingwaytoldhiseditorMaxPerkinsthathewasplanningashortstoryabouttheoldcommercialfishermanwhofoughttheswordfishallaloneinhissailingboat．Instead，heendedupwritingForWhomtheBellTolls，notreturningtothestoryabouttheoldfishermanuntilJanuary1951．ItwonhimthePulitzerin1953，andwasspecificallycitedwhenhewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1954．

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"layingout"inthesecondparagraphmean？

A．Discussing．

B．Wondering．

C．Imagining．

D．Presenting．

5．Whatdidtheauctioncompanystresswhensellingthe1935letter？

A．Thestyleofthewriter．

B．Thehistoryoftheletter．

C．Thecontentsoftheletter．

D．Thepopularityofthewriter．

6．WhatinspiredHemingwaytowriteTheOldManandTheSeabesideshisownadventure？

A．HenryStrater'saccount．

B．CarlosGutierrez'sstory．

C．MaxPerkins'lifeexperience．

D．NateDSanders'description．

7．Whichisthecorrectorderoftimeforthefollowingfactsinthepassage？

1Hemingwaywrotealettertodescribehisadventure．

2Hemingwaycaughtabigbluemarlin．

3Theletterwassoldatauction．

4TheOldManandTheSeawontheNobelPrize．

A．①③②④

B．②①④③

C．②④①③

D．②③①④

UniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaythatforthefirsttimetheyhavelinkedsocialmediausetoincreasesindepressionandloneliness．Theideathatsocialmediaisanythingbutsocialwhenitcomestomentalhealthhasbeentalkedaboutforyears，butnotmanystudieshavemanagedtoactuallylinkthetwo．Todothat，Pennresearchers，ledbypsychologistMelissaHunt，designedastudythatfocusedonWeChat，SnapchatandInstagram．

Thestudywasconductedwith143participants，whobeforetheybegan，completedamoodsurveyandsentalongphotosoftheirbatteryscreens，showinghowoftentheywereusingtheirphonestoaccesssocialmedia．"Wesetouttodoamuchmorecompletestudywhichattemptstoimitatereallife．"Huntsaid．

Thestudydividedtheparticipantsintotwogroups：

Thefirstgroupwasallowedtomaintaintheirnormalsocialmediahabits．Theother，thecontrolgroup，wasrestrictedto10minutesperdayonsocialmedia．Therestrictionswereputinplaceforthreeweeksandthentheparticipantsreturnedandweretestedforoutcomessuchasfearofmissingout，anxiety，depressionandloneliness．

Theresultsshowedaveryclearlinkbetweensocialmediauseandincreasedlevelsofdepressionandloneliness．"Usinglesssocialmediathanyounormallydowouldleadtosignificantdecreasesinbothdepressionandloneliness，"Huntsaid．

SocialmediainviteswhatHuntcalls"downwardsocialcomparison．""Whenyou'reonline，itcansometimesseemthateveryoneelseiscoolerandhavingmorefunandincludedinmorethingsandyou'releftout，"Huntsaid．Andthat'sjustgenerallydiscouraging．"Everyminuteyouspendonlineisaminuteyouarenotdoingyourworkornotmeetingafriendfordinnerorhavingadeepconversationwithyourroommate．"Andthesereallifeactivitiesaretheonesthatcanencourageself﹣esteemandself﹣worth，Huntadded．

"Peopleareontheirdevices，andthat'snotgoingtochange，"shesaid．Butasinlife，abitofcontrolgoesalongway．

8．Beforethestudywasconducted，theparticipantscompletedasurveyto　　．

A．imitatepeople'sreallife

B．linklonelinesstodepression

C．showtheiruseofsocialmedia

D．provesocialmediaisimportant

9．Theresultsofthestudyshowedusinglesssocialmediawouldresultin　　．

A．people'sfearofmissingout

B．higherlevelsofdepression

C．obviousreliefinloneliness

D．lowerlevelsofhappiness

10．InHunt'sopinion，whichactivitybenefitsmoretomentalhealth？

A．Hikingoutwithfriends．

B．Makingcomparisonwithothers．

C．Playingcomputergamesinsparetime．

D．Loggingontosocialmediaandhavingfun．

11．Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage？

A．AStudyonSocialMedia．

B．HowtoImproveMentalHealth．

C．PeopleAddictedtoSocialMedia．

D．SocialMediaInfluencesMentalHealth．

"Bigtobacco"iswhatthebossesofseverallargetechnologyfirmshavestartedcallingFacebook．Beingcomparedtothetobaccogiantsisfarfrompraise，butitisnottheonlywide﹣spreadanalogy（比拟）．AlowerblowisthesuggestionthatFacebookmaybecomelikeYahoo，theoncehigh﹣flyinginternetfirmthatfell．

Evenayearagotheideawouldhavebeenunthinkable．ButsinceJanuaryFacebookhasbecometrappedinaseriesofmisjudgmentsandmissteps．ItbecameclearthatithaddonetoolittletostopRussianinterference（干涉）inAmerica'selectionin2016．Ithadtoadmitthatithadsharedthepersonaldataof90muserswithoutsidefirmswithoutpermission．

ThecomparisontoYahooisimperfect．EvenatitspeakYahoo'sbusinesswasneveraslargeandprofitableasFacebook's．OneofthemainreasonsYahoodeclinedisbecauseitlostouttoapowerfulcompetitor，Google，inonlinesearch；MarissaMayer，itsbossfrom2012untilitssaletoVerizonlastyear，wasunabletorestoreadvertisers'oremployees'confidenceasusersleft．

ButpeoplewhowatchedYahoo'sfallingseesimilarities．Executive（主管）turnoverwasaleadingindicatorofitsdecline；beforeMs．MayerwashiredYahoowentthroughfourchiefexecutivesinthreeyears．Mr．Zuckerberg，whocontrolsthemajorityofFacebook'svotingshares，isnotleaving，butmanytopexecutivesare．Thisyearseveralhaveannouncedtheirdepartures，includingFacebook'schiefsecurityofficer．

Whenadvertisers'faithinFacebookhasbeenshaken，politiciansinWashingtonarerunningoutofpatiencewiththecompany．Lawmakers'inspectionofthefirmiscausingittobemorecautiousabouthowitusesdatafortargetingadvertisementsandaboutwhatinformationitmakesavailabletooutsiders．

Mr．ZuckerbergandMs．SandbergareunderpressuretoprovetoemployeesandadvertisersthatFacebookisnotonlytrustworthybutworthyoftheirtimeandmoney．Iftheycannotdoso，andthecompany'ssharepricecontinuesitsslide，itispossiblethatMs．Sandbergwillbereplacedinthenextyear．Mr．ZuckerbergwilldoubtlesshavethoughtsaboutYahoo'ssorrytale．

12．ForFacebook，beingcomparedto"bigtobacco"is　　．

A．positive

B．ambitious

C．creative

D．negative

13．Accordingtotheauthor，whatdoesFacebookcurrentlyhaveincommonwiththefailedYahoo？

A．Lettingoutusers'data．

B．Beingdeepinfinancialcrisis．

C．Leadersareleavingthecompany．

D．Layingoffalargenumberofemployees．

14．TheauthortriestosupporthisjudgmentaboutFacebookby　　．

A．questioningitsmanagement

B．usingevidencerelatedtoit

C．analyzingits