陕西省宝鸡市宝鸡中学届高三英语上学期模拟考试试题一A卷文档格式.docx

陕西省宝鸡市宝鸡中学届高三英语上学期模拟考试试题一A卷文档格式.docx

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1.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Buyingahouse.B.Rentingahouse.C.Sellingahouse.

2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atanairport.B.Inanoffice.C.Inacanteen.

3.Whatwillthemando?

A.Studyinthelibrary.B.Returnsomebooks.C.Havethenextexam.

4.Whatdoesthemanwanttochangeaboutthecoat?

A.Itsstyle.B.Itscolor.C.Itsquality.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Themanisjustababy.

B.Themanshouldgotothedentist'

s.

C.She'

llhelpcuretheman'

stoothache.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whathappenedtothewoman?

A.Shewasinagoodmood.

B.Shewasbeateninatabletennisgame.

C.Shehadtotrainforatabletennisgame.

7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'

sfailure?

A.It'

snobigdeal.B.It'

sawful.C.It'

snatural.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whydoesthemanapologize?

A.Becausehelostcontrolofhisvoice.

B.Becausehemisunderstoodthewoman.

C.Becauseheshoutedatthewomaninpublic.

9.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Workoverthenight.B.Haveagoodrest.C.Getmorework.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What'

stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Husbandandwife.

11.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.CelebratingChristmas.

B.BuyingChristmaspresents.

C.TakingdowntheChristmastree.

12.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthelastChristmas?

A.Noisy.B.Unforgettable.C.Justso-so.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoesthewomancomefrom?

A.NewYork.B.82ndStreet.C.Japan.

14.HowlonghasthewomanstayedinNewYork?

A.For3days.B.For3weeks.C.For3months.

15.Howoftendothebusesrun?

A.Every5minutes.B.Every8minutes.C.Every15minutes.

16.Whatmakesthewomanconfused?

A.Thebuslines.B.TheNewYorkers.C.Thewaypeopletalk.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhywasMrs.Whitearrestedyesterday?

A.Shewassuspectedofstealingacard.

B.Shestolesomeshoppingbags.

C.Shelosthercreditcard.

18.WhofollowedMrs.White?

A.Thecashier.B.Acustomer.C.Thestoremanager.

19.HowlongwasMrs.Whiteputinasmallroombeforethepolicecame?

A.15minutes.B.20minutes.C.25minutes.

20.WhatdidMrs.White'

slawyeraskthestoretosend?

A.Anapology.B.Somemoney.C.Aspecialdiscount.

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，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Lookintohunters'

eyes

HAVEyoueverbeenfacetofacewithacatorasheep?

Ifyouhave,youprobablynoticedthatcatsnarrowtheireyestovertical（垂直）slits（狭缝）,whilesheephavehorizontalpupils（瞳孔）.

Whyisthedifference?

ScientistsfromtheUniversitiesofCalifornia,BerkeleyandDurhaminBritainmayhavetheanswer.Theirresearch,publishedrecentlyinthejournalScienceAdvances,suggestedthatpupils'

shapescouldtellwhetherananimalisahunterorgetshunted.

Theresearcherstookacloselookattheeyesof214landanimals.Thechallengewastoseeiftheycouldfindarelationshipbetweenananimal'

sroleinthefoodchainandthepupils'

shapes.

Theyfoundapattern.Specieswithpupilsthatareverticalslitsaremorelikelytobesmallambushpredators（伏击捕食者）--creaturesthatlieinwaitfortheirlunch.Incontrast,thosewithhorizontalpupilsaremorelikelytobeplant-eatingprey（猎食；

被捕食者）species.

Evolutionchosethearrangementforagoodreason.Forhunterssuchashouseholdcats,itappearsthatverticalpupilsnotonlyimprovetheirabilitytokeeptrackofmovingobjectslikemice,butalsomaximizetheirabilitytojudgethedistancesoftheanimalstheyhunt.

However,aninterestingdiscoveryfromthestudyisthattheslitpupilsaremostlylinkedtohuntersthatareclosetotheground.Therefore,biggercatswhoactivelyhuntdowntheirprey,liketigersandlions,don'

thaveslitpupils.

Ontheotherhand,forplant-eatingpreyanimals,horizontalpupilsgivethemawiderfieldofvision.Whenstretchedhorizontally,thepupilsallowformorelighttoenterfromthefront,back,andsides.Meanwhile,theyalsolimittheamountoflightfromthesunabovesotheanimalcanseethegroundbetter."

Oncetheydodetectapredator,theyneedtoseewheretheyarerunning,"

saidleadingresearcherMartinBanks,aUCBerkeleyprofessorofoptometry（视光学）."

Theyhavetoseewellenoughoutofthecorneroftheireyestorunquicklyandjumpoverthings."

Butwhathappenswhentheybenddowntoeat?

ResearcherscheckedthisbywatchingpreyanimalsintheOaklandZooinCalifornia,US.Theyconfirmedthatwhengoatslowertheirheadstoeat,theireyesrotatetokeeptheirpupilshorizontal.

Soitseemsthattheeyesareindeedthewindowtothesoul!

21.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Howanimalskeeptrackofmovingobjects.

B.Whyanimalshaveevolvedwithdifferentshapedpupils.

C.Howanimalschangetheirpupils'

shapewhenhuntingforfood.

D.Howthepupils'

shapeinfluencesananimal'

sabilitytodetectapredator.

22.Accordingtothestudy,slitpupils

A.helptoprovideawiderfieldofvision.

B.aremorelikelytobelongtobigpredators.

C.aremorelikelytobelongtothosetogethunted.

D.providethesharpestwaytojudgehuntingdistance.

23.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticleaboutplant-eatingpreyanimals?

A.Theirpupilsallowmorelighttobereceivedfrombothaboveandbelow.

B.Theirpupilsareabletohelpthemscantheirsurroundingsforthreats.

C.Oncetheydetectapredator,theireyesrotatetohelpthemfindwheretorun.

D.Whentheylowertheirheadstoeat,theynarrowtheireyestoverticalslits.

B

Oneafternoon,afterfinishingshoppinginasupermarket,myfamilyandIwenttothecheck-out.Isuddenlythoughtwedidn'

tneedanyofthejunk,andweabandonedallofthose,saving$300.

Thatgotmethinkingaboutallourpointlessexpensesinlife.Withapromisethatwe'

dstopifitwaskillingus,Iconvincedthefamilytotaketheleapintofrugality（节俭）.Theruleswerethatwewouldbuynothingfor30daysexceptabsolutelyessentials.

Ouradventurebeganwithagreatstart.By9a.m.,mywife,Ruth,hadalreadymadecakesfromoldstrawberriesandpickedflowersIdidn'

tevenknowwehadinthegarden.Iclearedthecarbyhandforthefirsttimeforyears.Ireadandreturnedtheneighbor'

snewspaperbeforehewokeup.Totalspendingonthefirstday:

$0.

Asdaysturnedintoweeks,webecamesoproficient（熟练的）atlivingfrugally.Westartedridingourbikestosavegas.Mychild'

sfingerpaintingwasrecycledasgiftwrapforthehome-madepresents.WestartedtouseanInternetapplicationlikeSkypeforfreephonecallsandaskneighborswithgardensforextravegetablesandherbs.

Intheend,wesavedmorethan$2000bynotspendingforamonth.Whenwebegan,Iimaginedwewouldrushoutthemomentweweredoneandbuyalotofthingsinthesupermarket.Thenmaybehitthemallorgotothemovies.

24.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatbeforethatveryafternoon,thefamily

A.hadhadhigherincomeandlivingstandard.

B.hadadoptedanadvisablehabitofsavingmoney.

C.hadoftenspentmoneywithoutthinkingmuch.

D.hadn'

texpectedtheywouldhavefinancialproblems.

25.Howmanythingswerementionedaboutwhatthefamilydidtosaveonthefirstdayofthe"

30days"

?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

26.Theendofthestorysuggeststhatthefamily

A.stoppedhalfwaybecauseofunexpectedthings.

B.couldbarelyputupwiththelifeoffrugality.

C.wouldreturntonormalafterthe"

.

D.succeededinsavingandchangedtheirspendinghabit.

27.Thispassageismainlyabout

A.howanewideacameup.B.afamily'

swayofsolvinglifeproblems.

C.a 

family'

s 

no-buying 

try.D.howafamilymanagedtheirdailylife.

C

Arecentstudyhasfoundthattheriskofdementia（痴呆）canincreaseifpeoplelivenearamainroad.Accordingtotheresearch,wastegasandnoisefromabusyroadleadtooneintendementiadeathsofthe6.6millionpatientsinvestigated.

Airpollutionisalreadyknowntocontributetothedeathsofaround40,000peopleinBritaineachyearbyworseningbreathingandheartconditions,whilepreviousresearchshowedemissions（排放物）cancausebrainshrinkage.ButthenewstudybyCanadianpublichealthscientistsisthefirsttofindalinkbetweenlivingclosetoheavytrafficandtheincreasingofdementia,adiscoverydescribedas"

believable"

and"

impressive"

byBritishexperts.

Dr.HongChensaid:

"

Ourstudysuggeststhatbusyroadscouldbeasourceofenvironmentalstressorsthatcouldgiverisetotheonsetofdementia.Populationgrowthandurbanizationhaveplacedmanypeopleclosetoheavytraffic,andwithwidespreadexposuretoheavytrafficandgrowingratesofdementia,evenamodesteffectfromnear-roadexposurecouldcausealargepublichealthburden.Moreresearchtounderstandingthislinkisneeded,particularlyintotheeffectsofdifferentaspectsoftraffic,suchasairpollutantsandnoise."

Inthenewstudy,theteamtrackedalladultsagedbetween20and85livinginOntarioformorethanadecadefrom2001to2020.Theyusedpostcodestodeterminehowcl