高考英语模拟试题3.docx

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高考英语模拟试题3

中山市2016年普通高考模拟考试

英语试题（三）

本试卷共10页，三部分，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

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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

ArecentsurveyhasshownthatthenumberofpeopleintheUnitedKingdomwhodonotintendtogetinternetaccesshasrisen.Thesepeople,whoareknownas'netrefuseniks',makeup44%ofUKhouseholds,or11.2millionpeopleintotal.

Theresearchalsoshowedthatmorethan70percentofthesepeoplesaidthattheywerenotinterestedingettingconnectedtotheinternet.Thisnumberhasrisenfromjustover50%in2005,withmostgivinglackofcomputerskillsasareasonfornotgettinginternetaccess,thoughsomealsosaiditwasbecauseofthecost.

MoreandmorepeoplearegettingbroadbandandhighspeednetisavailablealmosteverywhereintheUK,buttherearestillasignificantnumberofpeoplewhorefusetotakethefirststep.

Thecostofgettingonlineisgoingdownandinternetspeedsareincreasing,somanyseethemainchallengetobeexplainingtherelevanceoftheinternettothisgroup.Thiswouldencouragethemtogetconnectedbeforetheyarelefttoofarbehind.Thegapbetweenthosewhohaveaccesstoandusetheinternetisthedigitaldivide,andifthegapcontinuestowiden,thosewithoutaccesswillgetleftbehindandmissoutonmanyopportunities,especiallyintheircareers.

1.Whichisnotthereasonwhymorepeopledonotintendtogetinternetaccessthanbefore?

A.Becausetheyarenotinterestedingettingconnectedtotheinternet.

B.Becausetheycannotgetinternetaccess.

C.Becauseofthecost.

D.Becauseoflackofcomputerskills.

2.Whichofthestatementistrue?

A.Nothavingaccesstotheinternetwillonlyaffectpeople'scareers.

B.Nothavingaccesstotheinternetwillaffectpeopleinmanyaspects.

C.Nothavingaccesstotheinternetwillnotaffectpeople’slife.

D.Nopeoplerefusetogetconnectedtotheinternet.

3.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe.

A.TheDigitalDivideintheUK.

B.HighSpeedNetintheUK

C.TheincreasinginternetaccessintheUK

D.ThecostoftheNetintheUK

B

TheManBookerPrize

TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedeveryyearforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrize,whichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoredit,thoughitwasbetter-knownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.In2002,theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewname,keeping‘Booker’.

Publisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprize,butthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedtheythinkshouldbeincluded.Firstly,theAdvisoryCommitteegiveadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectsthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.Thejudgingpanelchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeonce.

Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgenderandprofessionswithintheindustry,sothatawriter,acritic,aneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.However,whenthepanelofjudgeshasbeenfinalized,theyarelefttomaketheirowndecisionswithoutanyfurtherinvolvementorinterferencefromtheprizesponsor.

TheManBookerjudgesincludecritics,writersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderably,inadditiontothe£50,000thatcomeswiththeprize.

4.WhentheManGroupbecamethesponsor,they.

A.wereforcedtokeepthename'Booker'.

B.decidedtoincludethename'Booker'.

C.decidedtokeepthename'Booker-McConnell'.

D.decidedtouseonlythename'Booker'.

5.Whoadvisesonchangestotherules?

A.Thesponsors

B.Thejudgingpanel

C.theAdvisoryCommittee

D.Publishers

6.Thejudgingpanel.

A.doesn'tincludewomen.

B.includesonlywomen.

C.isonlychosenfromrepresentativesoftheindustry.

D.includessomeonefromoutsidetheindustry.

7.Theconsistentqualityoftheprize.

A.isguaranteedbytheprizemoney.

B.isguaranteedbythegenderofthejudges.

C.isguaranteedbythemake-upofthepanelofjudges.

D.isguaranteedbytheincreaseinsalesofthewinner.

C

ThemajorityofpeopleinScotlandareinfavourbreakingawayfromtherestoftheUKandbecomingindependent,accordingtoapoll（民意测评）takenjustbeforethe300thanniversaryoftheActofUnion,whichunitedScotlandandEngland.

ApairofActsofParliament,passedin1706and1707thatcameintoeffectonMay1,1707,createdGreatBritain.Theparliaments（议会）ofbothcountriesweredissolved,andreplacedbyanewParliamentofGreatBritaininWestminster,London.

ThepollshowedsupportforindependenceforScotlandisrunningat51%.Thisisthefirsttimesince1998thatsupportforseparationhaspassed50%,andthefirsttimesincedevolution（中央全力下放）gavepowertothecountryin1999.SixmonthsbeforeelectionsfortheScottishParliament,thesepollresultscomeasgoodnewstotheScottishNationalistParty,whoarehopingtomakeprogressagainstLabourandfurtherthecauseofanindependentScotland.

Manypeoplehavebecomedisillusioned（幻想破灭的）withdevolution,andbelievethattheScottishParliamenthasfailedtodeliverwhattheyhadhopeditwould;onlyatenthhavenoopinion.Infact,only39%ofthosepolledwanttokeepthingsastheyare.

8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.ScotlandandEnglandhavealwaysbeenunited.

B.ScotlandandEnglandwanttobreakuptheunion.

C.ScotlandandEnglandhavebeenunitedforalongtime.

D.ScotlandandEnglandwereunitedbywar.

9.GreatBritainwasformedby.

A.anActofParliamentin1706.

B.twoActsofParliamentin1707.

C.anActofParliamentthatcameintoeffectonMay1,1707.

D.ActsofParliamentthatcameintoeffectonMay1,1707.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dissolved”inParagraph2mean?

A.developed.B.formed.C.ended.D.combined.

11.Thenumberofpeoplewhowanttokeepthingsastheyare.

A.isgreaterthanthosewhodon'tknow.

B.issmallerthanthosewhodon'tknow.

C.isincreasing.

D.isthemajority.

D

Beforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsideverges（边缘）andleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecome.Thepavementsarestained（污染）withchewinggumthathasbeenspatoutandthegutters（排水沟）arefullofdiscardedfastfoodcartons（纸板箱）.YearsagoIremembertravellingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbags,discardedbottlesandsoilednappiesattheedgeofeveryroad.Nowadays,Britainseemstolookatleastasbad.Whathasgonewrong?

Theproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbefore.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownaway,itstaysintheundergrowthforyears;asemi-permanent（半永久性的）reminderofwhatatatty（不整洁的）littlecountrywehavenow.

Firstly,itisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1,000yearstorot.However,itisnotasifthereisnosolutiontothis.Afewyearsago,theIrishgovernmentintroducedataxonnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.Whenhewasaminister,MichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.Theplasticsindustryprotested,ofcourse.However,theyneednothavebothered;theideawaskilledbeforeitcoulddrawbreath,leavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags.

Whatisclearlynecessaryrightnowissomesortofcombinedinitiative（首创精神）,bothindividualandcollective（集体）,beforeitistoolate.Thealternativeistocontinueslidingdownhilluntilwehaveacountrythatlookslikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Yetweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthingsaroundthemarecleanandtidy,peoplebehavecleanlyandtidily.Iftheyaresurroundedbysqualor（肮脏的）,theybehavesqualidly.Now,muchofBritainlooksprettysqualid（卑劣的）.Whatwillitlooklikeinfiveyears?

12.Accordingtothewriter,thingsusedtobe.

A.badabroad.

B.goodabroad.

C.betterabroad.

D.worse,butnowthingsarebetterabroad.

13.WhenMichaelMeacherwasaminister,he.

A.followedtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.

B.triedtofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.

C.madenoattempttofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.

D.hadproblemswiththeplasticsindustrywhoweren'tbotheredaboutthetax.

14.Thewriterthinks.

A.itistoolatetodoanythingtosolvetheproblem.

B.weareatthetippingpointtosolvetheproblem.

C.thereisnoalternativetosolvetheproblem.

D.weneedtoworktogethertosolvetheproblem.

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthewriter’sopinion?

A.peoplearesqualidandtheybehavesqualidly.

B.peoplebehaveaccordingtowhattheyseearoundthem.

C.peoplearecleanandtidyandbehavecleanlyandtidily.

D.peoplearelikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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