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届甘肃省静宁县第一高级中学高三上学期第四次模拟考试英语试题
静宁县第一高级中学2020届高三级第四次模拟试题(卷)
英语
第I卷(选择题)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Occasionslikeanniversaries,weddingsandreunionscallforspecialeventvenues(场地).Thefollowingplacesmayhaveawayout.
BusinessExpoCenter
1960S.ANAHEIMWAY,ANAHEIM,CALIFORNIA92805
TheBusinessExpoCenterisOrangeCounty'simportanteventvenueinAnaheim,California.Ourflexible36,000-square-footexpocenterishometospaceforconferences,tradeshowsandcelebrations.Weprideourselvesonprovidingamemorableexperiencewithexcellentflexibility,services,andcostsavings.Wewon’tchargecustomersforon-siteparkingandprovidehigh-speedWi-Fi.
AutomobileDrivingMuseum
610LAIRPORTSTREET,ELSEGUNDO,CALIFORNIA90245
CentrallylocatedintheSouthBaybeachcommunityofEISegundo,California,theADMoffersawonderfulvenueforprivatepartiesandcorporateevents.Convenientlylocated5minutessouthofLAX,rightoffthe405and105Freeways,the610Lairportspacehasaspecialfeelsurroundedbyourprimaryautomobilecollection.Weofferseveraldifferentvenuesinsideandoutsideourfacilityfordiverseevents.Tobetterourservice,reservationsareneeded.
YamashiroHollywood
1999N.SYCAMOREAVE.,LOSANGELES,CALIFORNIA90068
YamashiroHollywoodisarestaurantandtherefore,allfoodandwinemustbehandledinhouse.However,guestsareallowedtobringinoutsidewineforacorkagefee(开瓶费).
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutBusinessExpoCenter?
A.Youcanenjoyfreeparking.
B.It’shometospaceformusicshows.
C.It’slocatedinLosAngeles,California92805
D.Youcanexperiencehigh-speedWi-Fifreeofchange.
2.Whichvenuedoyouneedtobookinadvance?
A.BusinessExpoCenter.
B.YamashiroHollywood.
C.HardRockCafeAnchorage.
D.AutomobileDrivingMuseum.
3.Whatdothethreevenueshaveincommon?
A.Theyarelocatedinthesamestate.
B.Theyareopentospecialevents.
C.Theyenjoyconvenienttransportation.
D.Theyofferanexceptionalexperienceandfreeservices.
B
Hasthevolumeinarestaurantevermadeyoufinishyourmealearly?
Ifso,you'renotalone.Restaurantshandledinersinvariouswaystoinfluencefoodchoicesandconsumption,fromlightingtomenutoserverpresentation.Unfortunatelyforthoseheadache-pronerestaurantgoers,someplacesalsochoosetoturnupthetunesandthebackgroundnoise.
ChefMarioBataliisoftenblamedforthephenomenonofveryloudornoisyrestaurantsinthe1990s,whenhedecidedtofloodthediningroomwiththesameloudtuneshewasplayinginhiskitchen.Andotherchefsfollowedsuit.Somerestaurateursfelta"livelier"atmosphereencouragedmorecustomers,butaside"benefit"wasquickertableturnover,thusincreasingthenumberofpeoplewhocoulddineinaspecificevening.
A1985studyoutofFairfieldUniversitylookedathowchewingspeedvariedaccordingtothetypeofmusicbeingplayed.Althoughthevolumelevelwaskeptthesameforbothmusicalsituations,it'simportanttonotethatfast-tempo(节奏)musicoftengivestheimpressionofbeinglouderthanslowermusic.
Thereareopinionsaboutwhetherornotthisisasoundpractice."Arestaurantthatplacesprofitabovediningexperienceoftenplaysloudmusicwithafasttempothatputsdinersunderpressuretoeatmorequickly,evenifthatmeansthey'relessabletoenjoytheirmeal,"writesDr.NeelBurtoninPsychologyToday,addingthatloud,fastmusicreducesappetite.
What'smore,somewould-berepeatdinerswillshyawayforfearofanotherveryloudmeal.Thenon-profitgroupActiononHearingLossfoundina2016surveyofnearly1,500peoplethat91%ofthosewhoviewarestaurantastoonoisywouldchoosenottoreturn.
4.Whydidsomebossesoftherestaurantsfavourloudmusic?
A.Itmighthelpattractmorecustomers.
B.Itwasthefavoritekindofmusicofthem.
C.Itmadetherestaurantssofterandsweeter.
D.Itcouldincreasethepopularityoftheirrestaurants.
5.Whatplaysthemostimportantroleintheeffectofmusicondinersaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itscontent.
B.Itslength.
C.Itsspeed.
D.Itsquality.
6.WhatisDr.NeelBurton'sattitudetowardsfloodingrestaurantswithnoisymusic?
A.Doubtful.
B.Disapproving.
C.Positive.
D.Objective.
7.Whatcouldbeasuitabletileforthetext?
A.WhatPeopleThinkofLoudRestaurants
B.AreCustomersMadetoEatQuickly?
C.WhyLoudRestaurantsArePopularToday
D.DoesLoudMusicReallyBenefitRestaurants?
C
Forseveraldecades,therehasbeenanorganizedcampaignintendedtoproducedistrustinscience.Inresponse,scientistshavetendedtostressthesuccessofscience.
Stressingsuccessesisn’twrong,butformanypeopleit’snotpersuasive.Thatisbecausescientistsusetheso-calledscientificmethod.Scientificmethodisdynamic(动态的):
newmethodsgetinvented;oldonesgetabandoned;itcontinuouslychangesandadvances..
Whatisthebasisfortrustinscience?
Theansweristhemethodsbywhichthoseclaimsareevaluated.Ascientificclaimisneveracceptedastrueuntilithasgonethroughalongprocessofexaminationbyfellowscientists.Scientistsdrafttheinitialversionofapaperandthensendittocolleaguesforsuggestions.Untilthispoint,scientificfeedbackistypicallyfairlyfriendly.Butthenextstepisdifferent:
therevisedpaperissubmittedtoascientificjournal.Editorsdeliberatelysendscientificpaperstopeoplewhoarenotfriendsorcolleaguesoftheauthors,andthejobofthereviewersistofinderrorsorotherfaults.Wecallthisprocess“peerreview”.Itisonlyafterthereviewersandtheeditoraresatisfiedthatanyproblemshavebeenfixedthatthepaperwillbepublished.
Somepeoplearguethatweshouldnottrustsciencebecausescientistsare“alwayschangingtheirminds.”Butthebeautyofthisscientificprocessisthatscienceproducesbothcreativityandstability.Newobservations,ideas,explanationsandattemptstocombinecompetingclaimsintroducecreativity;transformativequestioningleadstocollectivedecisionsandthestabilityofscientificknowledge.Scientistsdochangetheirmindsinthefaceofnewevidence,butthisisastrengthofscience,notaweakness.
8.Scientistsstressthesuccessofscienceinorderto________.
A.promotebasicknowledgeofscience
B.remindpeopleofscientificachievements
C.removepossibledoubtsaboutscience
D.showtheirattitudetowardsthecampaign
9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheso-calledscientificmethod?
A.It’saneasyjobtoproveitsexistence.
B.Itusuallyagreeswithscientists’ideas.
C.Ithardlygetsmixedwithfalsetheories.
D.Itconstantlychangesandprogresses.
10.Whatcanwelearnabout“peer”review?
A.Itseldomgivesnegativeevaluationofapaper.
B.Itisusuallyconductedbyunfriendlyexperts.
C.Itaimstoperfectthepapertobepublished.
D.Ithappensatthebeginningoftheevaluationprocess.
11.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat________.
A.itisnotuncommonforsciencetobeoverturned
B.scientistsareverystronginchangingtheirminds
C.peoplelosefaithinthosechangeablescientists
D.changesbringcreativityandstabilitytoscience
D
Abutterfly’swingscanhavemanyjobsbesideskeepingtheinsecthighupintheair.Theymaybeusedtoattractmates,ortowarnpotentialattackerstostayaway.Alloftheseroles,though,dependontheirunchangingcolouration.Thisplaysintotheideathatbutterflywingsaredeadtissue,likeabird’sfeathers.Infact,that’snottrue.Forexample,insomespeciesmales’wingshavespecialcellsreleasingsomechemicalswhichattractfemales.
NanfangYu,aphysicistatColumbiaUniversity,inNewYork,hasbeenlookingintothematter.TogetherwithNaomiPierce,abutterflyspecialistatHarvardUniversity,hehasnowshownthatbutterflywingsare,indeed,verymuchalive.
Intheirexperiments,thetworesearchersusedalaser(激光)toheatupspotsonthewingsofdozensofbutterflyspecies.Whenthetemperatureoftheareaunderthelaserreached40°Corso,theinsectsrespondedwithinsecondsbydoingthingsthatstoppedtheirwingsheatingupfurther.Theseactionsincludedabutterflyturningaroundtominimizeitsprofiletothelaser,movingitswingsupanddownorsimplywalkingaway.
Anotherdiscoverytheymadetocontradictthe“deadwing”ideawasthatsomebutterflywingshaveaheartbeat.Abutterfly’swingshaveveins(静脉).Thesecarryabloodlikeliquidwhich,researchershavenowfoundinmales,showsapulse(脉搏)ofseveraldozenbeatsperminute.Thesourceofthispulseappearstobethescent(气味)pad,adarkspotonthewingsthatproducesthefemale-attractingchemicals.Apparently,this“wingheart”actsasapumpthathelpsbloodlikeliquidthroughthescentpad.
Inalltheirexperiments,DrYuandDrPierceconsistentlyfoundthatbutterflywingsarecomplicatedanddifferentpartsofthewingarecoveredbydifferentsortsoflivingscales(鳞屑).Inparticular,tubespassthroughscalesoverthescentpads,whichimprovestheirabilitytospreadheatawaytoproducethecoolingeffects.
12.Abird’sfeathersarementionedinParagraph1to_____.
A.introducethelatestresearchfindingsonabird
B.highlightthespecialfeatureofabird’sfeathers
C.showcommonknowledgeaboutbutterflywings
D.stressthedifferencebetweenabutterflyandabird
13.WhatcanwelearnfromDrYuandDrPierce’sexperiments?
A.Butterflywingsarecomplicatedlivingorgans.
B.Butterflywingshavelittlereactiontoexternalheat.
C.Thescentpadsonsomemalebutterflywingsaretheirhearts.
D.Heat-minimisingactivitieshelpdetectdeformationofthewings.
14.Whatisthefunctionofscalesoverthescentpads?