届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷8.docx

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届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷8

2019届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷8

1、SALISBURY

SummerSchool

2018TRAVELFORM

Pleasecompleteandreturn

Student’sName:

________Cellnumber:

 ________ 

   TravelPlans:

Pleasespecifythemeansoftravelingtoandfromtheschool.

   StudentstravelingwithparentsbycarshouldplantoarriveonSunday,July1anddepartSalisburySchoolonSaturday,August4,thenextdayafterProgressDay.Pleaseindicate:

   Studentswillbearrivinganddepartingwithparents.

   Studentswillhetravelingbytrainorbusto/fromtheschool.

   NewYorkCity—viaTrain:

   （Metro-NorthRailroad—HarlemLine:

WassaicStation&GrandCentralStation）

   TheWassaicStationistheclosesttotheschool—approximately10miles.Contact（联系）information:

845-473-8424orhttp:

//www.mta.info/mar.

   BusLinefromNYC:

   TheBonanzahusstopinCanaan,CTisapproximately5milesfromtheschool.Schedulescanbeaccessedathttp••//wwukbonanza-bus.transit-info.com.

   LocalTaxiServices:

   LakevilleTaxi860-435-8000anc!

800-657-0670

   AirportPickup,Saturday,June30

   Pleasenote:

MychildwilltraveltoJFKAirport（NewYorkCity）whereaSalisburyrepresentativewillpickstudentsup.

   Theshuttle（班车）willleavefromJFKat6o’clockintheafternoonforthereturntoSalisbury.Pleaseprovideallflightinformationinthespacebelowincludingthecellphonecontactnumberforyourchild.Wewillprovidethecellphonenumberoftherepresentativelater.ThisisthepreferredarrivaldateforallstudentsfromhomeandabroadtravelingthroughJFK,whichcanbeguaranteedbytakingtheairplane.

Airline&Flight#:

 ________NYCArrivaltime:

 ________

   Pleasenote:

MychildwilldepartonAugust4byshuttlethroughJFK.

   Dependingonflighttimes,studentsmayexperiencealongwaitfortheirflightdepartures.

Airline&Flight#:

________ Departuretime:

 ________

1.WhatdayisProgressDay?

A.Thursday.

B.Friday.

C.Saturday.

D.Sunday.

2.WhatshouldstudentskeepinmindtotaketheshuttleonJune30?

A.Bookingabusticketinadvance.

B.Anivingbefore6pm.

C.Waitingforalongtimeintheaiiport.

D.ChoosingaSalisburyrepresentative.

3.Whomisthisformmainlyintendedfor?

A.Thestudents’parents.

B.Teachersoftheschool.

C.Thedriveroftheshuttle.

D.Homeandforeignstudents.

2、WelcometotheVanGoghGalleryforinformationaboutthelifeandworkofVincentvanGogh.Asapostimpressionistpainterandoneofthemostfamousartistsofalltime,Vincent vanGoghhasbecomeamodel.FromgrowingupinHollandandworkingasapastor（牧师）,movingtoFranceandcreatinganunbelievablecollectionofartwork,thissitetakesanin-depthlookat VanGogh'slife,hisworkandtheinfluencehehashadonourculture.

VanGoghhadmanyinfluencesonhislifeincludinghisfamilyandfriends,otherartistssuchasEdgarDegas,andhishealth.ToseehoweachoftheseaffectedhislifepleasevisittheImportantFigures, ArtisticInfluences andHealthsections.ForinformationabouthowVanGogh'sarthasinfluencedoursocietytoday,viewtheImpactonArt,CulturalReferences,orNewssection.

IfyouareinterestedinaddingmoreVanGoghtoyourlife,theVanGoghGalleryhasplentytooffer.DownloadVanGoghimagesofsomeofhismostfamouspaintingsaswallpaperforyourcomputer, shopforVanGoghpostersorprints,orcheckoutsomeoftheadditionalresourcesavailableincludinglinkstoVanGoghmuseumsandshows.Thereareeven lessonplans frommultidisciplineareasforthoseinterestedineducatingothersaboutVanGogh'sartandlife.

VanGoghhasinfluencedgenerationsofyoungartistsworldwidesincehistime.Todaywecanseehisinfluencein painting,in poetry andinvideo.WearehappytodisplaynewexamplesofartthatwereinfluencedbyVanGoghinourVanGoghCommunityArtsection.

Tragically,VanGoghdiednotknowingthepraisehisartwouldreceive.Hewillbeforeverknownasoneofthegreatestartistsofthemodernera.Throughthiswebsite,theVanGoghGalleryaimstosharehislifeandheritagewiththeworld.

1.What’sthefunctionoftheVanGoghGallery?

A.TocollecttheartworksofVanGogh.

B.Torecallpeople’smemoryofVanGogh.

C.Tocollectexperts’opinionsonVanGogh.

D.Toprovideinformationabouttheartist’slifeandwork.

2.WhatinformationcanyougetattheCulturalReferences?

A.Howhebeganhiscareerasapastor.

B.HowthosearoundVanGoghaffectedhislife.

C.Howheinfluencedhisfamilyandhisfriends.

D.HowVanGoghhasinfluencedtoday’ssociety.

3.WhatcanweinferaboutVanGoghfromthepassage?

A.Hisartworksweren’twellreceivedduringhislifetime.

B.Heonceworkedasamodelforpainterstomakealiving.

C.Hispaintingswerewidelyusedaswallpapersforcomputers.

D.Peoplewidelyappreciatedhisartworksduringhislifetime.

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.learnaboutVanGogh’slife

B.welcometotheVanGoghGallery

C.VanGogh’sinformationonyoungerartists.

D.Welcometoanunbelievablecollectionofartworks.

3、Withsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.

Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!

AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.

ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?

Theyarecompletelywaterproof（notletwaterthrough）andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!

Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.

Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.

1.Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?

A.Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.

B.Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.

C.Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.

D.Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.

2.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Howthesneakersarecharged.

B.Howthesneakerscanworkwell.

C.Whatimagesthesneakersshow.

D.Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.

3.Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.

A.thelengthoftheshoes

B.thesizeoftheire-panels

C.thedesignersoftheshoes

D.thematerialsoftheirbottoms

4.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?

A.Negative.B.Anxious.

C.Uncertain.D.Confident.

4、   NewresearchfromtheUniversityofMiamiisshowingthatlanguageswithcomplextones—likeMandarin—tendtooccurmoreofteninhumidregions,whilelanguageswithsimpletones—likeSwedish—occurindryregions.

   “Englishisanon-tonallanguagewhichoriginatesinarelativelydrypartoftheworld.Itsinthetop15percentofthe‘driest’languages.Thisfitswithourassumption.It’sperfectlypossiblethattheEnglishlanguagecouldadopttonesinareasthatarenowmorehumid,orastheclimatechanges,"saysSeanRoberts,whoworksonglobaldifferencesingeophonetics.Theresearchchangeshowlanguagedevelopmentisunderstood,withdatadrawnfromoverhalftheworld'stongues.“Broadly,thissuggestsanothernon-consciouswayinwhichhumanshaveadaptedtotheirverydifferentandsevereenvironments?

''saysCalebEverett,theleadresearcherontheproject."Also,theremaybesomehealthbenefitstocertainsoundpatternsincertainclimates,butmoreresearchisneeded."Breathingindryairmaycauseaspeaker'svoiceboxtobedeprivedofwater,decreasingvoicerange.

   "There'sanassumptionseveralanthropologists（人类学家）haveputforwardthatlanguagesinwarmerclimatessuchasKenyatendtohavehigherratesofmouthopening,"saysEverett.

   “Languagesdogainandlosetone,andcandosoquitequickly.AncientdialectsofChinesehadnotone,andKoreaniscurrentlyundergoing‘tonogcncsis’（gainingtones）,"addsRoberts.Atpresent,it'sverydifficulttosaywhetherveryearlylanguageshadtoneornot.

   "Oneofthethingswe'llberesearchingnextiswhetherlanguagesgainorlosetonewhenenteringorleavingdryclimates,"saysRoberts.“Thiswillinvolvereconstructinglinguistichistoryusingstatisticalmethods,Effectively,thiswillalsoinvolvemodellingclimatechange."

1.Whichofthefollowinghappensmoreofteninwetareas?

A.Mandarin.

B.Swedish.

C.English.

D.Korean.

2.WhatmayprobablybetheopinionofCalebEverett?

A.Peopleshouldsettlein