届山西省大同四中联盟体高考模拟英语试题含详细解析Word下载.docx
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WanttofitthebestofLondoninyourtwo-weekvacation?
HereisalistofthebestplacesyoumustvisitinLondon.Withoutvisitingthese,atriptothiscityisnomorethanjustincomplete.
BuckinghamPalacePerhapsthemostfamouspalaceintheworld,BuckinghamPalaceistheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishmonarch(君主).StateroomsareopentovisitorsonlyduringthePalace'
sSummerOpening,whichtakesplaceinmostofAugustandSeptember.However,ifyouareheadingtothepalaceatadifferenttime,youcanwitness"
ChangingoftheGuard'
'
wheretheguardischangeddailyfromApriltoJuly,andonalternatedaysfromAugusttoMarch.
BritishMuseumThismuseumshowcasesworksfromthebirthofhumancivilizationtothemodernage,andhascontributionsfromallcontinentsoftheworld.Themainattractionsincludethemuch-debatedParthenonMarbles(ElginMarbles),MummyofCleopatrafromThebes,andtheRosettaStone.Entrytothemuseumisfree.
LondonEyeThe32capsulesontheLondonEyecarrymanyvisitorseveryday.Duetoits360rotationability,youcanalmostseetheentirecityofLondon,whenyoureachthetop.UntiltheShard'
sprivately-operateddeckopenedin2013,theLondonEyewasthetallestpublicviewingpoint.
LondonZooTheworld'
soldestscientificzoo,theLondonZooconsistsofmanydifferenttypesofanimals.Thisisalsooneofthebestplacesforchildren,asyoucanbookaVIPencounterwiththeanimalsforthem.Andwhat'
smore?
YoucanalsostayovernightatthezooinLookoutLodge.
1.WhenshouldyougoifyouwanttovisitastateroomintheBuckinghamPalace?
A.InApril.B.InSeptember.
C.InJuly.D.InJanuary.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheBritishMuseum?
A.ParthenonMarbles.B.theRosettaStone.
C.RoyalCeremonialDressCollection.D.MummyofCleopatrafromThebes.
3.Whichstatementwilltheauthordisapproveof?
A.YoucanvisittheBritishMuseumfreeofcharge.
B.Youcanwitness"
ChangingoftheGuard"
everyotherdayinDecember.
C.YoucanseethealmostentirecityofLondononthetopoftheLondonEye.
D.Youneedn'
tbuyaticketforyourkidtoenterLondonZoo.
I'
mnotmuchofagardener.Ilovehavingbeautifulflowers-butIdon'
thaveagoodtrackrecordwhenitcomestomakingthemgrow.
AfewmonthsafteroursonleftfortheMiddleEast,myfriendgiftedmeaboxoftulipbulbs(郁金香球茎).Sheexplainedthatthesebulbswereputintothegroundinthefallandlaysleepingallwinter.Theyhadallthenutrientstheyneededinsidethebulbandwouldcomeoutinthespring.'
Whenyouseetheleavesofthetinyflowerspushingtowardthesun,you'
llknowthatit'
salmosttimeforyoursontocomehome.They'
llgiveyouwhatyouneedmost.'
Shewalkedmethroughtheprocessofplantingthem.Ithankedher—tryingtoshowmygratitudeforhergift.
Itwasalongwinter—coldanddark.IenduredboththeweatherandthelonelinessandfearIfeltwithmysonaway.Deadleaves,frostandfinallyaheavysnowcoveredtheareawhereI'
dplantedthoseflowers,andIsoonforgottheywerethere.
Finallytheweatherbegantowarm.Oneday,asIwalkeddownmyfrontsteps,Inoticedanareaofgreen.Ibentdowntoinspectthesituationmoreclearlyandsawthatthosetulipshadbeguntogrow,theirtinyleavesforcingtheirwaytothesun.
DayafterdayInotedtheflowers'
progress.Anddayafterday,thetimeapproachedwhenmysonwouldfinallybehome.Nowwithspringjustaroundthecorner,nothingcouldkeepeitherofusfrommarchingtowardthelight.Almostallofthosebulbsbloomed.Andwitheachbrightlycoloredflower,Imarkedoffonedayclosertogettingtoholdmysoninmyarmsagain.
4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?
A.Sheisaprofessionalgardener.
B.Sheisnotgoodatgrowingflowers.
C.Sheneverplantsflowersathome.
D.Sheoftensendsfriendsflowersasgifts.
5.Whydidthewriterforgetthetulipbulbssoon?
A.Thebitterwinterremindedherofhersonfaraway.
B.Shewasdiscouragedfrommakinganotherattempt.
C.Theyfailedtolivethroughthecoldandlongwinter.
D.Shehadnohopeforbeautifulflowersindeed.
6.Whatwerethoseflowersmentionedinthelastparagraphreferredto?
A.Aphysicalrepresentationofthehope.
B.Thingsdeepinsideherheartandsoul.
C.Alessonshewillneverforgetcompletely.
D.Thetroubleshehadinmakingthemcomeout.
7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.Adarkwinterwithhope.B.Plantinghopeinwinter.
C.Anareaofgreeninspring.D.Livingachangeablelife.
Everytimeanewyeariscoming,peoplesetouttobetterthemselves.Theypromisetheywillloseweight,findanewjob,ormaybeeventakethatvacationthey’vealwaystalkedabout.Butwhydowemakethesepromisestoourselves,andwheredidthistraditioncomefrom?
Whydoesthistraditionliveonwhensomanypeoplefailtokeeptheresolutions(决定)theymade?
Well,wecanstartbyblamingtheancientBabylonians.
Around4,000yearsagoinBabylon,theearliestrecordedcelebrationhonoringthecomingofanewyearwasheld.Calendarsweren’tastheyaretoday,sotheBabyloniansdiditinlateMarchduringthefirstnewmoonaftertheSpringEquinox(春分).Thefestivitiesweremeantfortherebirthofthesungod,buttheBabyloniansmadepromisesinordertopleasetheirgods.Theyfeltthiswouldhelpthemstartthenewyearoffwell.
ResolutionscontinuedonwiththeRomans.WhentheearlyRomancalendarnolongersynced(同步)upwiththesun,JuliusCaesardecidedtomakeachange.HeconsultedwiththebestastronomersandmathematiciansofthetimeandintroducedtheJuliancalendar,whichmorecloselyrepresentsthemoderncalendarweusetoday.CaesardeclaredJanuary1thefirstdayoftheyeartohonorthegodofnewbeginnings,Janus.TheRomanscelebratedtheNewYearbyofferingsacrificestoJanus.
Tothisday,thetraditionsoftheancientBabyloniansandRomanscontinuearoundtheworld.SomuchthatGooglelaunchedaResolutionMapin2013wherepeoplecouldaddresolutionsandseeothersaddingtheirsinrealtime.However,nomatterhowmanypeopleparticipatedinGoogle’sproject,thenumbersarebleakwhenitcomestothenumberofpeoplewhomaintaintheirresolutions----onlyeightpercentofpeoplearesuccessfulinstickingthemout.
8.WhydidtheancientBabyloniansmakepromisestotheirgods?
A.Tohonorthegodofnewbeginnings.
B.Toobservetherebirthofthesungodandpleasehim.
C.Tohonorthecomingofanewyearandsatisfytheirgods.
D.Topleasetheirgodsandhopeforagoodstartoftheyear.
9.WhatcanweknowaboutthetraditionoftheNewYear’sresolutions?
A.ThetraditionofmakingNewYear’sresolutionswillsoondie.
B.Alotofpeopledon’tfeellikemakingNewYear’sresolutions.
C.JuliusCaesarmadeJanuary1thefirstdayofayearonhisown.
D.ThehistoryofmakingNewYear’sresolutionsisnotwellknown.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bleak”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Large.B.Unpleasant.
C.Encouraging.D.Hopeful.
11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowMakingNewYear’sResolutionsCameIntoBeing?
B.TheAncientBabyloniansandtheRomans
C.TheChangeofRomanCalendars
D.HowPeopleBetterThemselves
Imagineyourclothingcouldreleaseenoughheattokeepyouwarmandcozy,allowingyoutostaycomfortableinacoolerroom.Or,pictureacarwindshieldthatstoresthesun'
senergyandthenreleasesitasheattomaketheiceonthewindshielddisappear.
AccordingtoateamofresearchersatMIT,bothcasesmaybepossiblebeforelong,thankstoanewmaterialthatcanstoresolarenergyduringthedayandreleaseitlaterasheat.Thistransparentpolymerfilmcouldbeappliedtomanydifferentsurfaces,suchaswindowglassorclothing.
Solarenergyisonlyavailableabouthalfthetimeweneedit—duringdaylight.Forthesuntobecomeamajorpowerproviderforhumanneeds,therehastobeanefficientwaytosaveitupforuseduringnighttimeandstormydays.Mostsucheffortshavefocusedonstoringandrecoveringsolarenergyintheformofelectricity,butthenewfinding,byMlIprofessorJeffreyGrossman,PostdocDavidZhitomirskyandgraduatestudentEugeneCho,couldprovideahighlyefficientmethodforstoringthesun'
senergythroughachemicalreactionandreleasingitlaterasheat.
Thekeytoenablinglong-term,stablestorageofsolarheat,theteamsaid,istostoreitintheformofachemicalchangeratherthanstoringtheheatitself.Butheatwilldisappearovertimenomatterhowgoodthematerialarounditis,sotheteamsetupachemicalstoragesystemthatcankeeptheenergyinastablemolecularconfiguration.Whenexposedtosunlight,themoleculescanstaythatwayforlongperiodsThen,whentriggered(触发)byaveryspecifictemperatureorsomethingelse,themoleculesreturntotheiroriginalshape,givingoffheatintheprocess.
Suchchemically-basedstoragematerials,knownasSolarThermalFuels(STF),havebeendevelopedbefore.Butthoseearliereffortsweredesignedtobeusedinliquidsolutionsandnotabletomakedurable(耐用的)solid-statefilms.Thenewapproachisthefirstbasedonasolid-statematerial,inthiscaseapolymer,andthefirstbasedoninexpensivematerialsandwidespreadproductiontechnology.
12.WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1?
A.Toshowthemainideaofthepassage.
B.Topracticereaders'
imagination.
C.Tointerestreadersinthepassage.
D.Tointroduceanewkindofmaterial.
13.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanthe