高三第四次模拟考试英语试题 含答案.docx

高三第四次模拟考试英语试题 含答案.docx

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高三第四次模拟考试英语试题含答案

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2019-2020年高三第四次模拟考试英语试题含答案

Drivingtoafriend’shouseonarecentevening,Iwasattractedbythesightofthefullmoonrisingjustabovemyfriend’sroof-tops.Istoppedtowatchitforafewmoments,thinkingaboutwhatapityitwasthatmostcitizens,myselfincluded,usuallymisssightslikethisbecausewespendmostofourlivesindoors.

Myfriendhadalsoseenit.HegrewuplivinginaforestinEurope,andthemoonmeantalottohimthen.Ithadtouchedmuchofhislife.

Iknowthefeeling.LastDecemberItookmyseven-year-olddaughtertothemountainousjungleofnorthernIndiawithsomefriends.Westayedinaforestrest-housewithnoelectricityorrunninghotwater.Ourgrouphadcampfiresoutsideeverynight,andindoorswhenitwastoocoldoutside.Themoongrewtoitsfullestduringourtrip.Betweenmeandthehighmountainslaythreeorfourvalleys.Notalightshoneinthemandnotasoundcouldbeheard.ItwasoneofthequietestplacesIhaveeverknown,abottomlesswellofsilence.Andabovemewasthefullmoon,whichstruckmedeeply.

Todayourlivesarefilledwithglass,metal,plasticandfiber-glass.Wehavetelevisions,cellphones,pagers,electricity,heatersandovensandair-conditioners,cars,computers.

Strugglingthroughtrafficthateveningattheendofatiringday,mostofwhichwasspentindoors,IthoughtthatbeforelongIwouldliketoliveinasmallcottage.ThereIwillgrowvegetablesandreadbooksandwalkinthemountains,andperhapswrite,butnotinanger.Imaybecomeanoldmanthere,andwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolledandmeasureoutmylifeincoffeespoons.ButIwillbeabletowalkoutsideonacoldsilentnightandtouchthemoon.

1.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.Thepleasuresofmodernlife

B.Touchedbythemoon

C.Abottomlesswellofsilence

D.Breakawayfrommodernlife

2.WhatimpressedthewritermostinthemountainousjungleofnorthernIndia?

A.Nomodernequipment

B.Completesilence.

C.Thenicemoonlight

D.Thehighmountains.

3.Modernthings（Paragraph4）arementionedmainlyto______.

A.showthatthewriterlikercitylifeverymuch

B.tellusthatpeoplegreatlybenefitfrommodernlife

C.explainthatpeoplehavelesschancestoenjoynature

D.showthatwecanalsoenjoynatureathomethroughthem

4.Theauthorwrotethepassageto_____.

A.expressthefeelingofreturningtonature

B.showtheloveforthemoonlight

C.advisemodernpeopletolearntolive

D.wanttocommunicatelongingformodernlife

B

IsItWorthBuyingOrganicFood?

Organicfood,grownwithoutartificialchemicals,isincreasinglypopularnowadays.Consumershavebeenwillingtopayuptotwiceasmuchforgoodswithorganiclabels（商标）.However,ifyouthinkpayingalittlemorefororganicfoodgetsyouamorenutritiousandsaferproduct,youmightwanttosaveyourmoney.AstudyledbyresearchersatStanfordUniversitysaysthatorganicproductsaren’tnecessarilymorenutritious,andthey’renolesslikelytosufferfromdisease-causingbacteria,either.

Thelatestresults,publishedintheAnnualsofInternalMedicine,suggestthatbuyersmaybewastingtheirmoney.“Wedidnotfindstrongevidencethatorganicfoodismorenutritiousorhealthier,”saysDr.CrystalSmith-SpanglerfromStanford.“Soconsumersshouldn’tassumethatonetypeoffoodhasalowerriskorissafer.”

Fortheirnewstudy,Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesconductedareviewoftwocategoriesofresearch,including17studiesthatcomparedhealthoutcomesbetweenconsumersoforganicagainsttraditionalfood

products,and223studiesthatanalyzedthenutritionalcontentofthefoods,includingkeyvitamins,mineralsandfats.

Whiletheresearchersfoundlittledifferenceinnutritionalcontent,theydidfindthatorganicfruitandvegetableswere20%lesslikelytohavechemicalsremainingonthesurfaces.Neitherorganicnortraditionalfoodsshowedlevelsofchemicalshighenoughtogobeyondfoodsafetystandards.Andbothorganicandtraditionalmeats,suchaschickenandpork,wereequallylikelytobeharmedbybacteriaatverylowrates.Theresearchersdidfindthatorganicmilkandchickencontainedhigherlevelsofomega-3fattyacids,ahealthyfatalsofoundinfishthatcanreducetheriskofheartdisease.However,thesenutritionaldifferencesweretoosmall,andtheresearcherswereunwillingtomakemuchofthemuntilfurtherstudiesconfirmthetrends.

Organicfoodisproducedwithfewerchemicalsandmorenatural-growingpractices,butthatdoesn’talwaystranslateintoamorenutritiousorhealthierproduct.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture（USDA）statesthat“whetheryoubuyorganicornot,findingthefreshestfoodsavailablemayhavethebiggesteffectontaste.”Freshfoodisatleastasgoodasanythingmarketedasorganic.

5.Thenewresearchquestionswhetherorganicfood__________.

A.shouldreplacetraditionalfood

B.hasbeenoverpricedbyfarmers

C.isgrownwithlessharmfulchemicals

D.isreallymorenutritiousandhealthier

6.Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesfoundthat__________.

A.organicfoodcouldreducetheriskofheartdisease

B.traditionalfoodwasgrownwithmorenaturalmethods

C.bothorganicandtraditionalfoodtheyexaminedweresafe

D.therewasnotapresenceofanyformsofbacteriainorganicfood

7.Whichofthefollowingisrelativelyhealthieraccordingtothepassage?

A.Organicchickenandpork.B.Organicmilkandchicken.

C.Traditionalchickenandpork.D.Traditionalfruitandvegetables.

8.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardorganicfood?

A.Skeptical.B.Neutral.C.Unconcerned.D.Approving.

C

FollowinginthefootstepsofMorganSpurlock,whoateonlyMcDonald’sfoodforonemonthinthefilmSuperSizeMe,anAustralianmanhasundergoneasugar-heavydietfor60daystoexploresugar’simpactonhishealth.

Withinthreeweeks,theformerlyhealthyGameaubecamemoodyandsluggish（迟钝的）.Adoctorgavehimtheshockingdiagnosis:

Hewasbeginningtodevelopfattyliver（肝）disease.AccordingtotheMayoClinic,themostsevereoutcomeforfattyliverdiseaseisliverfailure.

Gameaureportedlyconsumed40teaspoonsofsugarperday,orslightlymorethantheaverageteenagerworldwide.AccordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation（AHA）,theaverageAmericanconsumes20teaspoonsofsugardaily.TheAHA’sdailyrecommendationsforsugarconsumptionare6teaspoonsforwomenand9teaspoonsformen.

DoctorscalledGameau’smentalfunctioning“unstable”,andthefather-to-bereportedlyputonnearlyfourinchesofvisceral（内脏的）fataroundhiswaist.Hewasonthefasttracktoobesity.Gameausaidhisdietlefthimfeelinghungry,nomatterhowmuchheate.Hisfinalmeal,whichconsistedofajuice,ajamsandwich,abar,andahandfulofothersnacks,issimilartoanordinarychild’sschoollunchbox.“Sadly,itwasveryeasytofitcomfortablyintothesmallplasticcontainer,”Gameauwroteonhisblog.“Thelastmealisforallthepeopleoutthere,especiallyparents,whoareledtobelievetheyaredoingtherightandhealthythingfortheirchildren.Theyaremakinganeffort,yettheyarehorriblyletdownbythelackofintegrityinmarketingandpackagingstrategies.”

GameautoldNews.com.authattheexperiment’sfindingsdon’tsuggestaneedtocompletelycutsugar,butratheraneedformoreawarenessabouthowmuchsugarhasbeenaddedtohealthyfood.

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutGameaufromParagraph2?

A.Hebecamementallyunstableaftertryingthediet.

B.Hehadcomplicatedpersonalitybeforehetriedthediet.

C.Hedevelopedliverfailureintheendbecauseofthediet.

D.Heknewtheharmofthedietwellattheverybeginning.

10.WhatdothefiguresmentionedinParagraph3mainlytellus?

A.Menusuallyconsumemoresugarthanwomen.

B.Teenagersworldwideconsumetoomuchsugar.

C.Americansconsumethemostsugarintheworld.

D.Adultsshouldconsumemoresugarthanteenagersdo.

11.BycomparingGameau’sfinalmealtoanordinarychild’sschoollunchbox,thewriterwantstoshowthat_______.

A.schoolchildrenoftenfeelhungryatschool

B.schoolchildrenaren’teatinghealthilyatschool

C.schoolsattachgreatimportancetochildren’sdiet

D.parentsknowverywellwhattheirchildrenneedtoeat

D

Theymayhavetext,email,FacebookandTwitter,butyoungpeoplearestilllonelierthananyotheragegroup.TheLonelinessinNewZealandReport,publishedbyStatisticsNewZealand,showsunder30saremorelikelytofeellonelythanolderpeoplebecauselonelinessdecreaseswithage.Lonelinessandpoormentalhealthwerestronglyrelatedacrossallages.Youngpeoplewerenotaslikelytofeellonelybecauseoffinancialhardship,butamongolderpeople,lackofmoneywasasignificantinfluenceonloneliness.Womenweremorelikelytofeellonelythanmen.

PhilipWalker,spokesmanfortheGeneralSocialSurvey,saidbecauseitwasrelativelynewitwashardtoknowwhetherlonelinessamongyoungpeoplewasanewtrend.Butoverseasresearchhasfoundthatlevelsoflonelinessinyouthtodayaregrowing.

Mr.Walkersaidthefindingneededmoreexploration,includinglookingattheroleoftechnologyandsocialmedia.“Itcouldbethatpeople’sexpectationsofconnectionhavegoneup,soweexpectincreasedlevelsofconnection,”hesaid.“Whiletechnologylikecellphonescouldhelpyoungpeoplestayconnected,ontheotherhandforthosewhodogetbullied（欺辱）,especiallybulliedonline,it’squiteisolating.Alotofthetimepotentiallyitisabigcontributortoloneliness.”

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