银川一中届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题精校版及答案.docx

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银川一中届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题精校版及答案

银川一中2020届高三下学期第一次模拟考试（精校版）

英语试题卷

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ABookReview—TheSnake-StonebyBerlieDoherty

Thesetting:

UrbanEngland（thecities）,butalsoruralEngland（thecountryside）includingremoteEnglishvillages.

Thetheme:

Themainthemeisateenagesearchofself-discovery,inthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyage.Itsotherconcernsarelove,gettingonwithothers,beingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubts,troublesandworries.Asthebookmovestoaclose,James’swimmingcoachsaystohim:

“Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.”

Thecharacters:

Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiver,andhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents（养父母）.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnake-Stone,James’parents,hisdivinginstructor,bestfriend,thevillagers,peoplehemeetsonhisjourney,arepicturedrealistically.

Theturningpoint:

TheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames’fosterparentsareawayinLondon,andhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.Theonlycluehehasisafossil,“thesnakestone”whichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten:

“TakegoodcareofSammie.”Itwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstillthere.

Thejourney:

InsteadofgoingtoLondon,Jamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.Withhelpfromhisgeographyteacher,Jamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefound.Jameshaspainful,challenging,butalsohumorousandhappytravels.Themotherhefinallymeets,Anne,hasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastranger’sdoorfifteenyearsbefore.Althoughthemeetingisnotlong,itleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.Asajourneyofself-discovery,TheSnake-Stonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.Itsherosays,onreturningtohisfosterparents,“Iwashome.”

21．Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel?

A．Lifewithfosterparents.B．Lifeintheworldofdiving.

C．Ajourneyofself-discovery.D．Atravelaroundthecountry.

22．Whatdothecoach’swordsinParagraph2suggest?

A．Jamesisasuccessfuldiver.B．Jamesisanindependentyoungman.

C．Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.D．Jamesisahopefulswimmer.

23．Thesnakestoneinthenovelis.

A．astonewithanaddressonitB．afossilleftbythefosterparents

C．agiftfromtheswimmingcoachD．aclueleftbythebirthmother

B

SomepeoplebelievethataRobinHoodisatwork,othersthatawealthypersonsimplywantstodistributehisorherfortunebeforedying.Butthedonatorwhostartedsendingenvelopeswithcashtodeservingcauses，accompaniedbyanarticlefromthelocalpaper,hasmadeanorthernGermancitybelieveinfairytales.

Thefirstenvelopewassenttoavictimsupportgroup.Itcontained€10,000withacuttingfromtheBraunschtveigerZeitungabouthowthegroupsupportedawomanwhowasrobbedofherhandbag;similarplainwhiteanonymous（匿名）envelopes,eachcontaining€10,000,thenarrivedatakindergartenandachurch.

Theenvelopeskeepcoming,andsofaratleast€190,000hasbeendistributed.Lastmonth,oneofthemwassenttothenewspaper’sownoffice.ItcameafterastoryitpublishedaboutTom,a14-year-oldboywhowasseverelydisabledinaswimmingaccident.ThereceptionistattheBraunschweigerZeitungopenedananonymouswhiteenvelopetofind20notesof€500inside,withacopyofthearticle.Thenameofthefamilywasunderlined.

"IwasdrivingwhenIheardthenews.”ClaudiaNeumann,theboy’smother,toldDerSpiegelmagazine.“Ihadtoparkonthesideoftheroad;Iwasspeechless.”

Themoneywillbeusedtomaketheentrancetotheirhousewheelchair-accessibleandforacourseoftreatmentthattheirinsurancecompanyrefusedtopayfor.

“Forsomeonetoactsoselflessly,forthistohappeninsuchasocietyinwhicheveryonethinksofhimself,wasastonishing,"Mrs.Neumannsaid.HerfamilywonderwhetherthedonatorisaRobinHoodcharacter,takingfrombankstogivetotheneedy.

HenningNoske,theeditoroftheBraunschweigerZeitung,said:

“Maybeitisanoldpersonwhoisabouttodie.Wejustdonotknow.”However,hehastoldhisreportersnottolookforthecity’shero,forfearthatdiscoverymaystopthedonations.

24．TheBraunschweigerZeitungisthenameof_____________.

A．achurchB．anewspaper

C．abankD．amagazine

25．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedonationtoTom?

A．Thedonationamountedto€190,000.

B．Thedonationwassentdirectlytohishouse.

C．Hismotherfeltastonishedatthedonation.

D．Themoneywillbeusedforhiseducation.

26．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.

A．thedonationwillcontinuetocome

B．thedonatorisaricholdman

C．thedonationcomesfromthenewspaper

D．thedonatorwillsoonbefoundout

27．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．MoneyIsRaisedbytheNewspaper

B．NewspaperDistributesMoneytotheneedy

C．RobinHoodReturnstotheCity

D．UnknownHeroSpreadsLoveinEnvelopes

C

Pangolins（穿山甲）arethemosttrafficked（非法交易）mammalsintheworldandarefacingextinction.Todrawattentiontothesescaly（有鳞片的）,anteater-likeanimals,anewwildlifedocumentary,EyeofthePangolin,isattemptingauniquewaytoinspireactionandconservation.Partneringwiththenon-profitorganizationPangolinAfrica,thedocumentarywasmadeavailableonYouTubeinMay2019.TheintentionistoreachcommunitieswherevertheInternetisavailable,especiallyAfricancommunities,wholiveneartheanimal’shabitats.

Overtwoyears,thedocumentarycrewtraveledtoSouthAfrica,Ghana,CentralAfricanRepublicandGaboninsearchofthefouruniquespeciesofpangolin,whichhasneverbeenachievedbefore.FilmmakersBruceYoungandJohanVermeulensaythattheywentintotheshootknowingrelativelylittleaboutpangolins,butgrewtorespectandappreciatetheanimals.Gettingclosetothecreaturesovertwoyearswasacrashcourseinthesesecretivecreatures.JohanVermeulensaid,"Onethinghoweverthatmightseemunimportantisthattheyareactuallyquitefussyeaters.Youwouldthinktheywouldeatanytypeofant,buttheyallpreferaspecifictypeant."

PangolinsarehuntedillegallyacrossAfricafortheirscales,whichareusedfortraditionalmedicine,andtheirmeat.InApril2019,Singaporeancustomsofficialsconductedtwoseparateseizuresof24tonsofpangolinscales,whichequalstothedeathof69,000pangolins.

Thoughthedocumentaryfocuseslessonthetraffickingofpangolins,andmoreontheanimalsintheirnaturalhabitat,theaimofthedocumentaryistoinspireviewersaroundtheworldtocallforactiontoendtraffickingandprotectingtheseuniquecreatures.

FilmedonlocationinSouthAfrica,Ghana,CentralAfricanRepublic,andGabon,thispowerfuldocumentaryisthestoryoftwomenonamissiontogetallfourspeciesofAfricanpangolinoncamerafortheveryfirsttime.

28．Whatisthepurposeofthedocumentary?

A．Tostudythesituationofpangolins.

B．Toraiseawarenessofpangolinprotection.

C．Tocollectfundtoprotectpangolins.

D．Toproposesettinguppangolinreserves.

29．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“fussy”inparagraph2?

A．picky.B．messy.C．showy.D．heavy.

30．What’sthedocumentarymainlyabout?

A．Theillegaltradeofpangolins.

B．Themedicalfunctionofpangolin'sscales.

C．TheeffortsofPangolinAfricatosavepangolins.

D．Thelifeofpangolinsintheirnaturalhabitats.

31．Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A．Abrochure.B．Adiary.C．Amagazine.D．Anovel.

D

Youknowthesaying“You’reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometruthtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.

EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.

InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthosewhobecamebaldatarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.

Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.

Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis（假说）thatwhenayoungermindisprepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit.”Whilethemechanism（机制）remainsunclear,theresearchersfiguredthatsuggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotiona