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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
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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