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广东省惠州市2021届高三下学期第一次模拟英语试题

一、阅读选择

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1.ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividesayearinto24solarterms（节气）.TheSpringEquinox（春分）,asthefourthtermoftheyear,startsonMarch20andendsonApril3thisyear.HerearethingsyoumaynotknowabouttheSpringEquinox.

Swallowsflyingnorth

TheancientChinesepeopledividedthefifteendaysoftheSpringEquinoxintothree“hou’s”,orfive-dayparts.Astheoldsayinggoes,swallowsflybacktotheNorthinthefirsthou;thundercrackstheskyinthesecondhou;lightningoccursfrequentlyinthethirdhou.ItvividlyrevealstheclimatefeatureduringtheSpringEquinox.

Egg-standinggames

StandinganegguprightisapopulargameacrossthecountryduringtheSpringEquinox.Itisanoldcustomthatdatesbackto4,000yearsago.Itisbelievedthatifsomeonecanmaketheeggstand,hewillhavegoodluckinthefuture.

Flyingkites

TheSpringEquinoxisagoodtimetoflykites.Inancienttimes,peopledidnothavegoodmedicalresources.Toprayforhealth,theywrotetheirmedicalissuesonapaperkite.Whenthekitewasintheair,peoplewouldcutoffthestringtoletthepaperkitefloataway,symbolizingtheflyingawayofdiseases.

Eatingspringvegetables

EatingspringvegetablesduringtheSpringEquinoxisacommonlypracticedcustominmanyregionsofChina.Springvegetablesrefertoseasonalvegetablesthatdifferfromplacetoplace.TheancientteachingsintheChineseclassic,HuangdiNeijing,suggestthatpeopleeatseasonalfoodstohelppreservehealthandbringgoodluck.

【小题1】WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheSpringEquinox?

A．Timedivision.

B．Climatefeature.

C．Customaryactivities.

D．Historicalstories.

【小题2】WhatwouldancientChinesepeopledotoprayforhealth?

A．Standeggs.

B．Flykites.

C．Eatspringvegetables.

D．Observetheimmigrationofbirds.

【小题3】Whoarethetargetreadersofthetext?

A．Thegeneralpublic.

B．Chinesefarmers.

C．Cultureresearchers.

D．Weatherreporters.

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2.IcanrememberwhenmydaughterMaggie,whoisnowsix,usedtocrawlintomylapandsay,“Daddy,readmeastory.”Lastyearsheannounced,“Daddy,I’mgoingtoreadyouastory.”

Maggiewasatelevisionchild.Whenshefirstbecameconsciousofanythingbeyondeatingandsleeping,theTVsetwasrightthere,anditsooncommandedherattention.

Afewyearsago,wewereworriednotonlythatwe’dnevergetthechildrenawayfromthesetlongenoughtolearntoread,butthatwe’dforgethowtoreadourselves.Butin1955therewasnotonlymorereadingthanbeforeTV,butmorereadingthaneverbeforeinhistory.

Clearly,readinghassurvivedtelevisionasithassurvivedalotofotherthings.WhenIwassix,awailwentupaboutmenaces（威胁）toreadingathome:

motorcarsandcinema.WhenMaggiecamealong,therewastelevision.Themotorcar,theradio,thecinemaandtelevisiondotakeupalotoftime.

Well,we’vegotmoretime.Whenmymotherwasagirl,peopleworkedabout60hoursaweek.Nowit’s44.WhenMaggiegrowsup,it’llbe30.Andthere’llbenumerousgadgetstodoherhousework.She’llhavetoread.Youcan’twatchTVallday.

AtpresentMaggieisreadingaboutJohnnyWoodchuck.Aheadofher—andI’malittleenvious—areherfirstbrushwithBlackBeauty,Alicesteppingthroughthelookingglass,HuckandJimdriftingdowntheMississippi,theemotionalstormsofShakespeare,thespiritualagoniesofTolstoy.Forreadingisn’talljoy.Likelifeitself,it’smixedwithmanymoods,fromecstasy（狂喜）todespair.Maggiewilllearntotaketheroughwiththesmooth,gatheringfromtheancientwisdomoflong-deadgeniusalittlefiretoenrichherspirit.

Andsomeday,ifshe’slucky,she’llgetthebiggestthrillofall,whenalittlegirlclimbsintoherlapandannounces,“Mummy,I’mgoingtoreadyouastory.”

【小题1】WhydotheyounggenerationlikeMaggiehavemoreaccesstoreading?

A．Theyfacelessworkingpressure.

B．Thereismoretimeavailableforreading.

C．Theirparentsencouragethemmoreoften.

D．Theyhaveastrongerdesireforknowledge.

【小题2】WhatmakestheauthorenviousofMaggie?

A．Herexposuretoclassicreading.

B．Herproductiveworksinwriting.

C．Herwildimaginationindailylife.

D．Herspiritualreflectiononthebooks.

【小题3】Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph6imply?

A．Maggiehasrichexperiences.

B．Maggiehasagoodplanforreading.

C．Maggiewillbenefitalotfromreading.

D．Maggieisontheroadtobecomingagenius.

【小题4】Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．ReadingmakesMaggieafortunategirl.

B．MoregirlslikeMaggieenjoytellingstories.

C．Maggie’sdaughterbringsherthebiggestthrill.

D．Itisablessingthatreadingcanbepasseddown.

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3.Atsomepointinourlives,mostofushaveattendedaschooloruniversitylecture.Theselearningsessionsgiveussomeinsightfulandvaluableknowledgeorcanbesomethingweyawnthrough,tryingtokeepawake.Whateverourexperience,lectureshavebeenandstillarethemostcommonteachingmethodineducation.Butwilltheyexistinthefuture?

WiththegrowthoftheInternetandsomuchinformationatourfingertips,youmaythinkthereisnoneedtogathertogetheratafixedlocationholdingahandfuloftextbooks.BBCjournalistMattPicklessays,“Researchhasshownthatstudentsrememberaslittleas10percentoftheirlecturesjustdaysafterwards.”

ProfessorCarlWieman,whocampaignsagainstthetraditionallecture,felttalkingatstudentsandexpectingthemtoabsorbknowledgewasnotthateffectivesoheintroduced“activelearning”thatencouragesproblemsolvinginsmallgroups.Helistenstothemandguidestheirdiscussions.Theresulthasimprovedexamresults.Othernewalternativestothelecturehaveincludedpeer-to-peerlearningandproject-basedlearningthatenablestudentstolinkupandworkcooperativelyonprojectssuchasbuildingacomputergame.

Butnewlearningmethodscancomeatahighfinancialcostcomparedtotherelativelycheapwayofbeingtaughtfacetofacebyanacademic.TherealissueaccordingtoProfessorDanButin,foundingdeanoftheschoolofeducationandsocialpolicyatMerrimackCollegeinMassachusetts,isthat“Academicsputthousandsofhoursofworkintotheirbooksandmuchlesstimeintothinkingabouttheeffectivenessoftheirteachingstyle.”Buthesays,“Thelecturehassurvivedbecauseresearch,notteaching,determinesthesuccessofauniversityanditsacademics.”

Soifresearchqualityisameasureofauniversity’ssuccessandmoneyistight,thenthelecturecouldbehereforalittlelonger.

【小题1】WhatmayMattPicklesagreewith?

A．Studentshaveapoormemory.

B．Studentsdon’tworkhardenough.

C．Lecturesarenotsoeffectiveasexpected.

D．TheInternetoffersfarmoreinformationthanlectures.

【小题2】Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．Teachingprojects.

B．Learningstrategies.

C．Alternativestolectures.

D．Waysofcommunication.

【小题3】WhywilllecturesstillexistinthefutureaccordingtoProfessorDanButin?

A．Theypromoteactivelearning.

B．Theycallfortheleastmemorywork.

C．Theydeterminethesuccessofauniversity.

D．Theycontributetoacademicachievements.

【小题4】Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?

A．Byanalyzingdata.

B．Bylistingopinions.

C．Bymakingcomparison.

D．Byconcludinggeneralrules.

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4.Everyfourorfiveyears,vastquantitiesofwarmwaterbuildupalongthewestcoastofSouthAmerica.Thisphenomenon,ElNiño（厄尔尼诺）,createsstormsthatcausedevastatingfloods.Theresultiscostly.In2017,forinstance,ElNiñoshutdownnorthernPeru’ssugar-canebusiness.

ModernfarmersviewElNiñostoically（坚忍地）.Theyusemoneysavedingoodyearstorebuildinbadones.Buthistorysuggestsitneednotbelikethat.Inapaperpublishedrecently,AriCaramanica,anarchaeologistatUniversityofthePacific,inLima,showshowitusedtobedone.Andtheanswerseemstobe,“better”.

DrCaramanicaandhercolleagueshavebeenstudyingthePampadeMocan,acoastaldesertplaininnorthernPeru.PampadeMocanisnotidealforfarming.Itssoilcontainslittleorganicmatterandtheannualrainfallinnon-Niñoyearsisusuallylessthantwocentimetres.Today’sfarmersthereforedependoncanalstocarrywaterfromlocalriverstotheirfields.

Ithadbeenassumedthatancientfarmershadasimilararrangement—andsotheydid.ButDrCaramanicaalsofoundeightcanalsthatcouldcarrywaterfarbeyondtherangeofmodernfarms.Sincetheclimatewassimilartothepresentday’swhenthesecanalsweredug,andtherivernohigher,shesupposedthattheywereintendedtoguidethefloodwaterarrivingduringNiñoyears.Aroundaquarteroftheancientagriculturalinfrastructure（基础设施）ofthisareaseemstohavebeenbuiltonlyformanagingNiño-generatedfloodwater.

EvidencerevealsthatPampadeMocanproducedlotsofcropsinsomeyears.DrCaramanica’steamalsodiscoveredtwocisterns（蓄水池）inthearea.These,possibly,wereusedtostorefloodwater.

Thesefindingssuggestthat,ratherthanresistingElNiño,earlyfarmersinPampadeMocanwerereadytomakeuseofitwhenitarrived.PreciselyhowtheymanagedtheirfieldsinNiñoyearsremainstobediscovered.Butmodernfarmersmightdowelltolearnfromthem.

【小题1】WhatdoweknowaboutElNiñofromthetext?

A．Itcanbeusedinfarming.

B．Itisusuallycausedbyfloods.

C．Ithaslittleinfluenceonbusiness.

D．Itisalwaysresistedasadisaster.

【小题2】WhatmadethefarmsinPampadeMocanproductive?

A．Richsoil.

B．Agreeableclimate.

C．Abu