届英语高考模拟汇编卷六.docx

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届英语高考模拟汇编卷六

英语高考模拟卷（六）

1、ThebusscreamedtoastopinNazareth,Israel.FiveAustralianbackpackersboardedandstruckupaconversationwithme.Theyaskedtypicaltravelers’questions—wherewasIgoingandwhywasItravelingalone?

Myplanwastotravelwithafriendofafriend,Iexplained,butwhenIcalledherthatmorning,shedidn’tpickupandIhadnootherwaytoreachher.Mystomachwasinknots,butIdecidedtoheadoutanyway,thinkingImightrunintoherifItraveledtoTiberius,wherewehadplannedtogotogether.

“Whydon’tyoutravelwithus?

”oneofthebackpackersoffered.Theywereexperiencedadventurerswhowouldworkforafewmonths,save,thentravelforaslongastheycould.TheircurrentplanwastoexploretheMiddleEastandEuropeinthreemonthswhileworkinginLondon.

Itseemedriskytotravelwithstrangers,butmyinstinctsaidyes.Forthenexttwoweeks,IexploredIsraelwiththebackpackersandlearnedtotrustmyinstinctsinalltypesofnewandinterestingsituations.Whentheyhookaride,Itookthebus,butwhentheywantedtostealintotheKingDavidHotel’sswimmingpool,Iledtheway.TheworldopeneduptomebecauseIchosetotravelalone.Ijoinedcompletestrangers,whobecomeclosefriends.Yearslater,onecouplefromthebackpackinggroupevenflewfromSydneytoPhoenixtobeinmywedding.Thetripwassuchaspecialexperiencethatitgavemeconfidenceinallareasofmylife.Sincethen,I’vebackpackedaloneacrossSouthAfrica,sky-divedfrom12,000feetinNewZealandandevenmovedacrosstheU.S.withnojoblinedup.

OnmythirddaywanderinginIsraelwithmynewfriends,IbumpedintothewomanIwassupposedtomeet.ThoughIwashappyshewasallright,Iwasgratefulshehadn’tpickedupthephone.

1.By“Mystomachwasinknots”（inparagraph1）,theauthormostlikelymeansthatshewas_____.

A.sickofridingonabumpybus

B.nervousofmeetingstrangers

C.upsetaboutthesuddenchange

D.sorryabouttheimpracticalplan

2.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebackpackerstheauthormet?

A.Courageousbutdisrespectful.

B.Joblessandpoorlyeducated.

C.Homelessbutlighthearted.

D.Warmheartedandtrustworthy.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theauthorconsidereditthebestdecisionofherlifetotravelonherown.

B.Theauthorgatheredthecouragetobeafulltimebackpacktraveler.

C.Thewomanmissedthephonecallwiththepurposeoftravelingalone.

D.Mostofthebackpackersbecametheauthor’slifelongfriends.

2、OxfordandCambridgehavenowdecidedtoremovethewordsCAN’TandIMPOSSIBLEfromtheirdictionary.JessicaCox,bornin1983,inArizona,istheworld’sfirstlicensedarmlesspilot.

ThegirlfromTucson,ArizonagottheSportPilotcertificatelatelyandbecamethefirstpilotlicensedtoflyusingonlyherfeet.JessicaCoxwasbornwithoutarms,butthathasonlystoppedherfromdoingonething:

usingthewordcan’t.

CoxgraduatedfromtheUniversityofArizonain2005withabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyandaminorincommunications.Coxhasnotusedprostheticarmssincesheturned14.Usingherfeetasmostpeopleusetheirhands,sheisable,amongotherthings,todriveanunmodifiedcarwithanunrestrictedlicense,totypeonakeyboardat25wordsperminute,andtoputinandremovehercontactlenses.

JessicaCoxflewinasingleengineairplaneforthefirsttimeviaWrightFlightin2005.CoxearnedherpilotscertificateonOctober10,2008afterthreeyearsoftrainingandisqualifiedtoflyalight-sportaircrafttoaltitudeof10,000feet.She’sagoodpilot.She’srocksolid,saidParrishTraweek,42,theflyinginstructoratSanManuel’sRayBlairAirport.ParrishTraweekrunsPCAircraftMaintenanceandFlightServicesandhastrainedmanypilots,someofwhomdidn’tcomeclosetoCox’sabilities

Doctorsneverlearnedwhyshewasbornwithoutarms,butshefiguredoutearlythatshedidn’twanttouseprostheticdevices.So,thenexttimeyouarereadytotellyourself,“Ican’tpossibly…”rememberthisamazingyoungwomanandchangeyourvocabulary.

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.OxfordandCambridgefeltalittledisappointed.

B.Noarmlesspeoplehadgotapilotcertificatebefore.

C.JessicaCoxwasn'tallowedtousetheword"can't".

D.Theword“can’t”woulddisappearfromtheEnglishdictionary.

2.WhatdoyouthinkofJessicaCox?

A.Sheisacleverandbravegirl.B.Sheispositiveanddetermined.

C.Sheisindeedapoorlyeducatedgirl.D.Sheonlytakesinterestinaircraft.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prosthetic”meaninParagraph3?

A.Artificial.B.Damaged.C.Unusual.D.Abnormal.

4.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,JessicaCox______.

A.sufferedfailurewhensearchingforjobs

B.madeastarttotaketrainingtobecomeapilot

C.decidedtouseherfeetasmostpeopleusehands

D.triedherbesttotakecareofherselfinherdailylife

3、It’scool,colourfulanddeliciouslysweet,andifthosearen’tenough,thestrawberrydaiquiriisalsogoodforyourhealth.

Scientistshavefound that treating the berries with alcohol improves their cancer-fightingfunction, suggesting that strawberry-based cocktails may be better for us than werealized.Theresearchers, whowere lookingforwaysto keep the fruit fresh during storage, discoveredthatalcoholstrengthenedthestrawberry’sabilitytomopupharmfulmolecules（微粒）linkedtocancerandheartdisease.

Strawberrieswerealreadyknowntobegoodathandlingthedangerousfree-radicals（自由基）,butnowitseems thataddingalittle of alcohol into them makes them even better atfightingdisease.SaidtobeoneofthefavouritedrinksofErnestHemingway,theCubancocktailcontainsamixofrum（甜酒）lemonjuice,sugarandfreshstrawberries.Thosewhodislikerummightprefertotryavodka-basedstrawberrymartini.Evenalittlecouldbehealthierthanwerealized.

Producednaturallyinthebody,free-radicalsareharmfulmoleculeswhichdamagecells.Antioxidants（抗氧化物质）,includingsomevitaminsandplantchemicals）minimizedamagebymoppingupthefree-radicals.Aresearch,publishedintheJournalofScienceandFoodAgriculture, showed that treating strawberries with alcohol increases their naturalantioxidantcapacitybyaroundathird.

Strawberriesarealsorichincholesterol-loweringfibre,whichaidsdigestion,folicacid,whichhelpsfightagainstheartdisease,andvitaminB6,whichplaysavitalroleinkeepingourimmuneandnervoussystemshealth.

The health benefits ofstrawberries were recognized hundreds ofyearsago, like theberrieseasingillsfromsadnesstoliverdisease.

1.Whatis“strawberrydaiquiri”inthefirstparagraph?

A.Adrink.B.Fruitsugars.C.Adessert.D.Molecules.

2.Whatcanbeknownfromthetext?

A.Hemingwaylikedmartinimost.B.Strawberriescanhelpadjustemotions.

C.It’sbesttostorestrawberriesinalcohol.D.VitaminB6canreducetheriskofheartdisease.

3.Whattopicdoesthetextfocuson?

A.Alcoholcanhelpreducefree-radicalsB.Freshstrawberriesarehealthierforus

C.FruitswithalcoholaregoodforhealthD.Strawberrieswithalcoholcanhelpfightdiseases

4.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Abiologytextbook.B.Agardeningpaper.

C.Ahealthmagazine.D.Amedicalbrochure.

4、Anunconventionalnewinitiative（首创）inCanadawillsoonallowdoctorstoprescribearttotheirpatients—bygivingthemfreeaccesstoalocalmuseum．WanderingthroughtheMontrealMuseumofFineArts（MMFA），thesepatientsandtheirlovedoneswillbeabletofeasttheireyesonthepeacefulcollectionsofart．

Theinitiativeisthefirstofitskindintheworld．Andwhileyoucertainlycan’treplaceaconventionaltreatmentwithacoupleofpaintings，theideaisforsuch“prescriptions”toassistaperson’scurrenttreatmentplan．Underthenewprogram，membersoftheFrancophoneAssociationofDoctorsinCanada（MFDC）willbeabletohandoutupto50prescriptionsfortheirpatients．

Theseprescriptionswillbeavailableforthosewithawiderangeofmentalandphysicalillnesses，andeachofthemwillallowtwoadultsandtwochildrentovisitthemuseumforfree．

“Byofferingfreeadmissiontoasafe，welcomingplace，arelaxingexperience，amomentofrelief，andanopportunitytostrengthentieswithlovedones，MMFA—MFDCMuseumPrescriptionscontributetothepatient’swell-beingandrecovery，”explainsanewsconferencefromtheMMFA．

Itmaylookalotlikeamarketingeffortforthemuseumbutthere’salsoincreasingevidencethatthedisplayofvisualart，especiallyifit’sshowingnature，canhavepositiveeffectsonhealthoutcomes．

Insomeways，thebenefitsoflookingatartappearalittlesimilartophysicalactivity．Asystematicreviewofclinicalarttherapy（疗法）foundthatvisualarthassignificantandpositiveeffectsondepression，anxiety，mood，andself-esteem．Findingsliketheseareslowlygainingattractioninthemedicalcommunity，makingartworkahigherpriority（优先）inhospitalsaroundtheworld．

IntheUS，nearlyhalfofallhealthcareinstitutionshavereportedincludingartinhealthcareprogramming，suchasarttherapyandtheplacementofvisualartinhospitals．Withspacesdedicated（专用的）toarttherapyandalsoamedicalconsultationroom，theMMFAalreadyprovidesservicesforpeoplewithmentalhealthissues，eatingdisorders，andAlzheimer’sdisease，justtonameafew．

1．HowwillsomeCanadiandoctorstreattheirpatients?

A．Introducingfineartstotheirpatients．

B．Feastingtheminapeacefulandwelcomingplace．

C．KeepingthemcompanythroughtheMontrealMuseum．

D．Givingthemaprescriptiontoaccessalocalmuseumforfree．

2．MMFAthinksthenewinitiativeinCanadacanbe_______．

A．ahelpwithpatients’recoveryB．achancetomakefriends

C．thebestoptio