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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