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辽宁省葫芦岛市届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题
辽宁省葫芦岛市2018届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题
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TwosummersagoIwasabouttotumfiftyandwantedtodosomethingI’dneverdonebefore.MydaughterBaileythoughtskydiving(跳伞)wouldbeperfectforme.IcanpromiseyouthatofallthethingsIwasthinkingofdoing,jumpingoutofanairplanenevercameclosetomakingthelist.AsIage,Iseemtohavedevelopedagrowingfearofheights.
Afterseveralrequestsfrommydaughter,Ifinallysaidyesandshelookedalmostshocked.Itoldafriendwhatweweredoing,thenwesetoff.Wehada3-hourdrivetothejumpsite.Wedrovethroughsomebeautifulcountryside,butthenwepassedasmallcemetery(基地)Thenwepassedanothercemeteryandanotherone.Iaskedifsomanypeoplediedjumpingoutofairplanesinthisareathattheyneededtokeepbuildingmorecemeteriestoburyallthebodies!
Aswesqueezedintothelittleplane,ItightlyheldtherighthandofmypartnerRonnie.Theshortridetoaltitudewascruelforme.AsBaileysteppedtothedoor,shelookedbackatmeandsaid“Dad,I’msureyoucandoit!
”Isaidyesassherolledout,Iimmediatelylookedbehindmeandsaid“RONNIEIAMNOTFEELINGGOOD”Hesaid,“It’sgoingtobegreat.Besides,it’stoolatenowanyway”,anywejumpedout.
Thenextfiveminutesweresomeofthemostexcitingofmylife.Itwassobeautifulandpeaceful—exceptforthepartswhereIwasscreaming.IprayedtoGodfortheparachute(降落伞)toopen,butmostlyItoldHimhowthankfulIwasformylifeandbeingwithmethroughgoodandbad.
1.What’stheauthor’smainpurposeofmentioningcemeteriesinParagraph2?
A.Totellhowdeterminedhewas.
B.Toshowhowroughthetripwas.
C.Toexpresshowscaredhewasthen.
D.Toprovehowlonelythejumpsitewas.
2.WhatdidBaileydoforherfatherbeforeskydived?
A.Sheplayedajokewithhim.
B.Shegavehimencouragement.
C.Shecomfortedhimconstantly.
D.Sheofferedhimusefulguidance.
3.Howdidtheauthorbehaveafterjumpingoutoftheairplane?
A.Heenjoyedhimself.
B.Hestayedquitecalm.
C.Hebreathedoutinrelief.
D.Hekeptfearingforsafety.
4.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromthetext?
A.Heskydivedforthefirsttimeattheageof48.
B.Hejumpedathisdaughter’srecommendation.
C.Theolderhegets,thelessfearfulofheightsheis.
D.Neverhadheconsideredattemptingtodoskydiving.
Thebookingnotesoftheplay“TheAgeofInnocence”:
Price:
$10
DISCOUNTS;
Saver:
$2offanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursday.Saversareavailableforchildrenunder16,over60sandfull-timestudents.
Supersaver:
Half-priceseatsareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itisadvisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilanhourbeforetheshow.
Standby:
Bestavailableseatsareonsalefor$6fromonehourbeforetheperformanceforpeopleeligible(suitable)forSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallothercustomers.
GroupBookings:
Thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.
School:
Schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook$6standbyticketsinadvanceandwillgeteverytenthticketfree.
Pleasenote:
Weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefund(退款)moneyunlessaperformanceiscancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.
BOOKING:
Therearefoureasywaystobookseatsforperformance:
-Inperson:
TheBoxOfficeisopenMondaytoSaturday,10a.m.-8p.m.
-Bytelephone:
Ring01324976toreserveyourticketsortopaybycreditcard(Visa,MasterCardandAmexaccepted).
-Bypost:
SimplycompletethebookingformandreturnittoGlobalTheatreBoxOffice.
-Online:
Completetheon-linebookingformatwww.Satanfiedtheatre.com.
5.Accordingtothenotes,whocanget$2off?
A.A55-year-oldwoman.
B.An18-year-oldteenager.
C.A20-year-oldfull-timecollegestudent.
D.ThepeoplewhobooktheticketsonFridays.
6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thereareonly8wheelchairspacesinthetheatre.
B.Agroupof12personscanget10percentdiscount.
C.Theaudiencecan’trefundmoneyiftheperformanceisonshow.
D.Aschoolpartyof15studentsshouldpay$90forthestandbytickets.
7.Whatkindofticketsarethecheapest?
A.Thestandbyticketsforschoolpartiesoftenormore.
B.Theticketsforsaverdiscount.
C.Theticketsforgroupbooking.
D.Thestandbytickets.
Phonebatteriesrarelylastafulldayanymore,socarryingcompactchargers(小巧的充电器)isbecomingnormal.Butmanyoftheseso-calledportabledevicesareheavy,thickandinconvenient—untilSolarPaperisdeveloped.
Chicagoengineershavedesignedasuper-thin,lightweightpanel(面板)calledSolarPapercapableofcharginganiPhoneintwohoursandmanypanelscanbecombinedtoboostitspower.ItwascreatedbyChicago-basedYolk.Afterraisingmorethan$1milliononlinefortheproduction,itisnowavailabletopurchasethroughoutthecountry.Itcomesinfourversions—2.5W,5W,7.5Wand10w—dependingontheoutputneededforvariousdevices.Andthesedifferentmodelsarecreatedbycombiningindividual2.5Wpanelstogether.
A2.5WpanelwillchargeaniPhone6orGalaxyS3infivehours.The5Wversionchargesthesamedevicesbutcutschangingtimetotwohoursorthreehoursifit’scloudy.The7.5WmodelSolarPaperchangesthedevicesinthesametimeasthe5Wversionbutproducesmoreenergywhenitiscloudy.The10Wversionisideal(理想的)fortheiPadAir2,andwillchargeadevicein2.5hours.Eachindividualpanelmeasures3.5inches×6.7inches×0.6inches,weighs60gand1.5mmthick.
Otherfeaturesincludeauniqueautomaticreset(重置)functionwhichstopsandstartsthePaperchargingwhencastwithashadoworplacedinsunlight.Othersolarchargersrequireyoutore-plugthewireattheseconditions.Italsohasalow-energyLCDscreenthatdisplaystheamountofpowertheSolarPaperproducesinrealtime.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inthesecondparagraphmean?
A.Balance.
B.Increase
C.Possess.
D.Reduce.
9.HowisSolarPaperdifferentfromothersolarchargers?
A.Itcanbecarriedwhereveryougo.
B.Itcanproducemoreelectricity.
C.Itcanproducepowerevenifit’srainy.
D.Itcangetreconnectedautomaticallyafterashadow.
10.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
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A.Tointroducethestrengthsofsolarchargers.
B.TopraiseChicagoengineersfortheirefforts.
C.Tointroduceanewtypeofsolarcharger.
D.Toadviseproducerstomakephonebatterieslastlong.
11.WhatcanweknowabouttheSolarPaper?
A.YolkstartedanonlineactivitytofundproductionofSolarPaper.
B.CustomersareabletobuySolarPaperallovertheworld.
C.The7.5WversionisthebestchoiceifuserschargeaniPad.
D.TheLCDscreenshowshowmuchcurrentaniPhoneuses.
AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.
Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.
Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety;OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.
Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines,
“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”
Recognizingfacesisoneofhismostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.
“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(认识的)abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid.
12.Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?
A.Theyhavelargebrains.
B.Theycanrecognizetheirowners.
C.Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.
D.Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.
13.Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?
A.Bygivingfoodrewards.
B.Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.
C.Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.
D.Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.
14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.
B.Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.
C.Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.
D.Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.
15.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AWonderfulScientist
B.TheLifeofSheep
C.ANewDiscoveryaboutSheep
D.HowSheepRecognizeEachOther
二、七选五
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