广西高考英语模拟信息卷及答案三文档格式.docx

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第

卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

English

Worldlanguage

Oncepeopledreamedofalanguagethateverybodyintheworldcouldunderstand.Now,forthefirsttimeinhumanhistory,perhapsthereisone—English.Itistheofficiallanguageinmorethan50countriesand250－300millionspeakitasasecondlanguage.Somesaythathalftheworldwillbespeakingitintheyear2050.

Difficulttomaster?

Englishisnottheeasiestlanguagetolearn—mostofitscommonverbsareirregularandithasalargevocabulary—atleast200，000wordsareincommonuse.Itspronunciationandwrittenformarealsoverydifferent.

User－friendly

Butsomethingsmakeiteasy—nounsdon'

thavegenderandverbsarelesscomplicatedthanotherlanguages.Thereisonlyoneformtospeaktosomeonedirectly—‘you’.Adjectivesdon'

tagreewithnouns,andmanynounsareoftenalsoverbs.

Englishiseverywhere

Someotherlanguagesmayhavemorespeakers,likeSpanishorMandarin.ButEnglishisusedinmanydifferentareas.Itisthelanguageoftransport:

mostairlinepilotsandair－trafficcontrollersuseit.AtseaasimpleformofEnglishistheinternationallanguageofcommunication.

Englishforprogress

Itisalsothefirstlanguageofscience,technologyandeducation—anestimated80percentoftheinformationstoredontheinternetisinEnglishand90percentofschoolchildreninEuropeancountriesstudyitastheirfirstforeignlanguage.

Newwords

Around25，000newwordsandexpressionsentertheEnglishlanguageeveryyear.Doyouknowwhatahelicopterparentis？

—amotherorfathertooinvolvedinthelifeoftheirchild.Andwhataboutaboomerangchild？

—ayoungadultwhoreturnstolivewiththeirparentsforfinancialreasons.

ThefutureofEnglish

WhatisthefutureofEnglishasagloballanguage?

Willanotherlanguageeverreplaceit?

Manythinknot—itisalreadytoopopular.

21.Accordingtothetext,howmanypeoplespeakEnglishasasecondlanguage?

A.Around25，000million.　　　　　　　　　B.250－300million.

C.Atleast200，000million.D.90million.

22.Accordingtothetext,whycouldEnglishbeusedasagloballanguage?

A.Ithasmorespeakers,comparedwithotherlanguages.

B.Adjectivesagreewithnouns.

C.Itisthefirstlanguageofscience,technologyandeducation.

D.Itistheeasiestlanguagetolearn.

23.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthewriter'

sattitude?

A.Objective.　　　　　B.Subjective.　　　　　C.Indifferent.　　　　　D.Critical.

B

IamastonishedatthewayGodknowswhentosendaspecialgiftofencouragementatjusttherighttime!

Itmightbeinadream,alostletter,amemory,orsomethingfoundthatwe’dforgottenabout.

MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.AndsummeraftersummerIenjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltownwheretheylived.Peoplekneweveryone,theirchildren,theirpets,theirancestors.

Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting...shewouldmakesandwichesandwe’dhaveteaparties,plantflowersandcarefullytendthem.Shelovedknittingsweatersaswellasmakingbeautifulquiltsforhergrandchildren.Irememberthesmallthimble（顶针）shewouldplaceonherfingerwhiledoingherneedlework.

Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearthforhernewresidenceinHeaven,Ibidfarewelltomylovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange!

Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91stbirthday.Imissedherverymuch,butInoticeditmostlyonmybirthdays,becausetherewasnocardfromGrandma.She’dneverforgottenmybirthday!

OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedmademefeelasifshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow;

itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam（缝）thatIcarefullyopened,and,tomydelight,outcameatinysilverthimble!

HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher!

Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,IpicturedhersewingitintothatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtofluff（抖松）,toplaceonmybedspread（床罩）thatday.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersI’dcollectedovertheyears.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywho,somehow,Iknew,waslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleintomypillow.Iheatedthekettleandmadesometea,usingmybestchina,asGrandmaalwaysdid,andthenenjoyedmyteaandGrandma’sthimble.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas!

24.Intheauthor’smemory,whatwouldhergrandmotherdo?

A.Shewouldmakesandwichesandhamburgersforherfamily.

B.Shewouldwearathimbleforneedleworkeveryday.

C.Shewouldmakebeautifulquiltsformoney.

D.Shewouldlookaftertheflowersinthegarden.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword,“it”,inParagraph4,referto?

A.Themodernworld’sfast-changinglife.

B.Thefactthatthegrandmotherhadpassedaway.

C.Theauthor’smissinghergrandmother.

D.Thelovetheauthorgotfromhergrandmother.

26.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthethimble?

A.Surprised.B.Regretful.C.Guilty.D.Lonely.

27.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Grandma’sThimble

B.Grandma’sLifeStory

B.TheJoyofFindingSomethingLost

C.TheImportanceofPuttingThingsAway

C

ABCNews:

ParentswhowanttopickuptheirkidsatschoolinoneNewJerseydistrictnowcansubmittoiris（虹膜）scans,asthetechnologythathelpskeepournation’sairportsandhotelssafebeginstomakeitswayfurtherintoAmericanlives.

TheFreeholdBoroughSchoolDistrictlaunchedthishigh-techsecuritysystemonMondaywithfundingfromtheDepartmentofJusticeaspartofastudyonthesystem’seffectiveness.

Asmanyasfouradultscanbeauthorizedtopickupeachchildinthedistrict,butinordertobeauthorizedtocomeintoschool,theywillbeaskedtoregisterwiththedistrict’sirisrecognitionsecurityandvisitormanagementsystem.Atthispoint,theNewJerseyprogramisnotamust.

Ifsomeonetriestoslipinbehindanauthorizedperson,thesystemcausesanalarmandredflashinglightsinthefrontoffice.Theentireprocesstakesjustseconds.

ThiskindoftechnologyisalreadyatworkinairportsaroundthecountrylikeOrlandoInternationalAirport,wheretheprogramhasbeeninoperationsinceJuly.Ithas12,000subscriberswhopay$79.95fortheconvenienceofsubmittingtoirisscansratherthangoingthroughlengthysecuritychecks.

Anirisscanissaidtobemoreaccuratethanafingerprintbecauseitrecords240uniquedetails—farmorethantheseventotwenty-fourdetailsthatareanalyzedinfingerprints.Thechancesofbeingmisidentifiedbyanirisscanareaboutonein1.2millionandjustonein1.44trillionifyouscanbotheyes.

PhilMeara,theFreeholdDistrictofficial,saidthatalthoughitwasexpensive,theprogramwouldhelpschoolsacrossthecountrymoveintoanewfrontierinchildprotection.“Thisisallpartofalargeremphasis,hereinNewJersey,onschoolsafety,”hesaid.“Wechosethisschoolbecausewewerelookingforatypicalslightlyurbanschooltolaunchthesystem.”

Mearaappliedfora$369,000grantonbehalfoftheschooldistrictandhadtheeyescannersinstalledintwogrammarschoolsandonemiddleschool.Sofar,300ofthenearly1,500individualsavailabletopickupastudentfromschoolhaveregisteredfortheeyescansystem.

28.WhydoestheFreeholdBoroughSchoolDistrictadopttheeyescansecuritysystem?

A.Toensuretheschoolsafetyandefficiencyofpickingupchildren.

B.ToencouragemorestudentstoregisterinNewJerseyurbanschools.

C.Totesttheeffectivenessofschoolsecurityandmanagementsystem.

D.Tocollecttheinformationofthechildrenandtheirbelovedparents.

29.What’stheadvantageoftheeyescansystemoverfingerprints?

A.Havingmanymoresubscribersthroughoutthecountry.

B.Authorizingtheadultstopickupchildrenmoreflexibly.

C.Attractingparentsinalargerproportiontoregisterforit.

D.Makingalmostnomistakesinidentifyingtheauthorized.

30.HowdoesPhilMearahelptoprotectthesafetyofchildren?

A.Byaskingpeopletoregisterwiththesecuritysystem.

B.Byapplyingforgranttoinstalleyescannersinschools.

C.Byaskingthedepartmentofjusticetofundthisprogram.

D.ByturningtoOrlandoInternationalAirportforhelp.

31.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.ParentsFavortheEyeScanSystemB.SecurityManagementNeedsImproving.

C.HighTechnologyComestoSchoolD.IrisScannersareInventedintheCountry.

D

Thebattleforwomen’srighttovote

Onehundredyearsago,Britishwomenweregiventhevoteforthefirsttime.Howdiditcomeabout?

Thefirstappealsforwomen’srighttovoteinBritaindatefromtheearly19thcentury.In1818,inhisPlanofParliamentaryReform,JeremyBenthaminsistedthatwomenshouldbegiventhevote.Womenatthetimehadnopoliticalrightsatall–theyweredeemedtoberepresentedbytheirhusbandsorfathers.Theoldargumentsprevailed.Women,itwassaid,werementallylessablethanmen;

their“naturalsphere”wasinthehome;

theywereunabletofightfortheircountry,andthusundeservingoffullrights;

moreover,theysimplydidn’twantthevote.Thiswasatleastpartlytrue.“Ihaveneverfeltthewantofavote,”declaredFlorenceNightingalein1867,whileQueenVictoriacondemnedthe“mad,wick