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备战高考英语新课标地市名校好题必刷全真模拟卷七及答案解析26页
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备战2021高考英语新课标地市名校好题必刷全真模拟1月卷七
第七模拟试题
(时间:
120分钟满分:
120分)
选择题部分
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。
A
(2020·江苏启东中学高三月考)Nexttimeyourplanelands,listentothesoundofthetyreshittingtheground.Thereasonthetyresdon’texplodeisbecausetheyaremadeofnaturalrubber.Thetyresofcars,motorbikesandtrucksarealsooftenmadeofthesamestuff.
Naturalrubbercomesfromtrees,Workerscutthetrunksofthetreesandcollectawhiteliquidcalledlatex.Inthenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturies,hugenumbersofrubbertreeswereplantedincountriesincludingMalaysia,BurmaandBrazil.Morethanacenturyago,scientistsdiscoveredhowtomakeman-maderubber,butnaturalrubberismuchstrongerandcanlastmuchlonger.Nearlyhalftherubberwhichisproducedeachyearisnaturalrubberandthereisalwaysaneedformore.
Rubbertreesarenoteasytogrow.Theyareaffectedbychangesintemperature,tomuchornotenoughrain,highwindsanddisease.Sometreessurvivewhileothersdieandit’salldowntotheirgenes.TwoBritishorganizations,theTunAbdulRazakResearchCenter(TARRC)andTheGenomeAnalysisCenter(TGAC),havebeenworkingtogethertolookatrubbertrees.ThisisthegenesfittogetherinverylongchainsofDNA.Thegenomeforaplantsuchasarubbertreeoranimalneedstogrow.Thegenomecontainsalltheinformationtheplantoranimalneedstogrow.Thegenomeforaplantsuchasarubbertreeissmallerthanahumangenomebutitisstillverylong,whichiswhyithasbeensodifficulttofind.AsEwanMollisonofTARRCsays,theworkhasbeenlikeputtingapicturepuzzletogetherwhereallthepiecesshowblueseaandbluesky.
Nowscientistscanusetherubbertreegenometoproducestrongertrees.Byunderstandingthegenome,theycanchangetheDNAinrubbertreesinusefulways.Theycanalsodoitmuchfasterthanbefore.Inthefuture,itwillbepossibletogrowtreeswhichsurviveclimatechangeanddisease.
1.WhatcharacteristicsofnaturalrubbercanbeinferredfromParagraph1?
A.Inexpensive.B.FlexibleC.ConductiveD.Explosive.
2.Whatmadenaturalrubbersodemandingeachyear?
A.QuantitiesofrubbertreeswereplantedinSoutheastAsia
B.Rubbertreesarenoteasilyaffectedbytheclimatechange.
C.Bynowscientistshaven’tdiscoveredhowtomakeman-maderubber.
D.Naturalrubberismuchtougherandmorelastingthanman-maderubber.
3.WhatdoesEwanMollisonsuggestinParagraph3?
A.Theworksoundsasinterestingasapicturepuzzle.
B.Thegenomeofarubbertreeisasblueasseaandsky.
C.Thegenomeofarubbertreeisnoteasytobeidentified
D.Completingapicturepuzzlewithseaandskyisdifficult.
4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.TheOriginofNaturalRubberB.TheApplicationofNaturalRubber
C.NaturalRubber:
It’sAllinthegenesD.NaturalRubberVSMan-madeRubber
B
(2020·江苏泰州中学高三月考)JeremyLocke,whoownsaroofingandconstructioncompanyinGlaceBay,NovaScotia,hadalwaysbeenwantingtorepairtheroofofJeanetteMacDonald'shome.Wheneverhedrovepastthewoman'shome,heassumedthattheroofwasunderrepairbecausethejobhadalreadybeentakenonbyanothergroupofrepairmen—butastheweeksworeon,theroofcontinuedtoworsenwithoutanysignsofrepair.
“Ihaditinmymindthatifnoonestepsuptohelpthisladyinourcommunity,I’dbemorethanhappyto,”LocketoldCBC.
WhenLockefinallyreachedouttoMacDonaldaboutfixingherroofforfree,however,shepolitelydeclinedhisofferbecauseshedidnotliketoacceptcharity.Thatbeingsaid,shehadalreadyappliedforagovernmentgrant(补助金)tofixtheroofandshesaidshewasmorethanhappytohireLockeoncehergrantapplicationwasapproved.
Unfortunately,MacDonaldneverreceivedtheapproval.
Asthestubborn(固执的)CanadianseniorrefusedtoacceptanyassistancefromLocke,thesympatheticconstructionworkerplayedaninnocenttrickinordertogethertoaccepthishelp.HeinvitedMacDonaldtoenteraraffle(抽奖活动)thathisbusinesswasholdingforafreeroof.Afterthegrandmother—of—fouracceptedoneoftheraffletickets,Locketoldherthatshewasthewinner—becauseshewastheonlyonewhohadenteredtheraffle.
Thankstohissweetlittleplan,Lockeandhiscrewarestartingworkontheroofthisweek,whichisexpectedtocosthiscompanyabout$9,000.
MacDonald,meanwhile,toldCBCthatshedoesn'tknowhowtoexpresshergratitudetoLocke,sayingthatheisher“guardianangel”.
"There'snobodyouttherelikehim,"sheadded.
5.WhatdidLockedesiretodoforMacDonald?
A.Repairherroof.B.Findarepairman.
C.Runacharity.D.Raisemoney.
6.WhydidMacDonaldrefuseLocke'sofferinitially?
A.Shedidn'ttrusthim.B.Shehadwonaraffle.
C.Shedidn'tlikefreehelp.D.Shehadgotanofficialgrant.
7.HowdidLockefinallymakeMacDonaldchangehermind?
A.Hepersuadedhertogiveupherapplication.
B.Heinvitedhertoenterhisbusiness.
C.Hegaveherabout$9,000.
D.Hetoldherawhitelie.
8.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeLocke?
A.Stubbornandtricky.B.Wealthyandinnocent.
C.Determinedandwarm-hearted.D.Differentandambitious.
C
(2020·江苏盐城中学高三二模)Theyear2018willmarkthe100hanniversaryofthedeadliestinfluenzaoutbreakinhistory.Itisestimatedthattheinfluenzapandemic(瘟疫)of1918killedmorethan50millionpeoplearoundtheworld.Otherestimatesgomuchhigher.Becauseofalackofmedicalrecord-keeping,wemayneverknowtheexactnumber.
Theinfluenzawasafastkiller.Somevictimsdiedwithinhoursoftheirfirstsymptoms.Othersdiedafterafewdays.“Theirlungsfilledwithliquidandtheychokedtodeath.”The1918flupandemicwasalsodifferentfromotheroutbreaks.Itstruckmanyyoung.healthypeople.Virusesusuallyaffectsickoroldpeople.
Althoughmodernmedicineeffectivelycontrolsmanydiseases,influenzaremainsdifficulttoprotectagainst.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthateveryyearinfluenzakills250,000to500,000peoplearoundtheworld.Eachyear,medicalscientistsdevelopfluvaccines(疫苗)whichofferimmunity(免疫)fromsomeinfluenzaviruses.Buttheycanonlyguesswhichformoftheviruswillspread.
Healthofficialsremainconcernedaboutanotherflupandemic.Newformsofthefluvirusappearregularly.Oneexamplewasthe“swineflu”orH1N1outbreakin2009.AnthonyFaucal,DirectoroftheNationalInstituteofInfectiousDiseasesintheUnitedStatessaysthatviruscausedatruepandemic.
Tostopthenextpandemic,scientistsarenowresearchinghowtocreateauniversalinfluenzavaccine.InOctober2017,VanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenterintheU.S.announcedtheUniversalInfluenzaVaccineInitiative.Theuniversitysaidresearchersareleadinganinternationalefforttodevelopauniversalinfluenzavaccinethatwillprotecteveryoneagainstallformsofthefluanywhereintheworld.Theuniversityaddedthatresearcherswillbegintestsinearly2018.TheHumanVaccinesProject,apublic-privatepartnership,isfundingtheproject.However,untilauniversalinfluenzavaccineisavailable,today’sseasonalfluvaccineremainsimportant.
9.Whyisinfluenzadifficulttoprotectagainst?
A.Itspreadstoorapidly.
B.Itisquiteeasytocatch.
C.Novaccineisavailable.
D.It'shardtojudgetheformofvirus.
10.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellbymentioningH1N1in2009?
A.Newformsoffluviruskeepsappearing.
B.Itwasthemostseriousinrecentyears.
C.Itwascausedbythesamefluvirusof1918.
D.TheH1N1viruswasdeadlyaswell.
11.Whatcanwelearnabouttheuniversalinfluenzavaccine?
A.Thedevelopmentisquitecostly.
B.Itwillbeusedallovertheworld.
C.Itcanprotectagainstallformsofflu.
D.Itwillsooncomeintousein2019.
D
(2020·商丘市第一高级中学高一期中)“It’sabighammertocrackanut.”Thisishowoneangryparentdescribedtherecentcrackdown(严厉的打击)byLondonpoliceonparentswhodroptheirkidsoffatschoolbycar.Yes,youreadthatcorrectly—theverymodeoftransportationthatmanyAmericanschoolsinsististheonlysafewaytodeliverkidstoschoolisnowconsideredillegalintheUK.
ThedecisiontofineanyvehiclesseendroppingofforpickingupkidswithinaparticularzoneofeastLondoncomesfromcitycouncillors’(议员)long-termeffortstomaketheareasaferandlesscrowded.Theysaythey’vebeentryingforyears“toencouragereasonableparking”,butinvain.Neighborhoodresidentscomplainfrequentlyabouttheirdrivewaysbeingblockedbyillegallyparkedcarsfor15minutesormore,oftenwhilethey’retryingtogettowork,andthestreetsarelongovercrowded.
Nowtheruleshavechanged.Someparentsareangry.Angieisamotherwhomadethe“bighammer”commentandsaysthecrackdownis“wayoverthetop.”Thenearestdrop-offpointforhersix-year-oldisnowafive-minutewalkfromtheschool.Othersarehappywiththedecision,severethoughitmayseem.CouncillorJasonFrostsaid:
“Traffichassignificantlyreduced,andmorechildrenarenowwalkingtoschool,whichisagreatoutcome.Iwouldratherhavecomplaintsthatweareslightlyinconveniencingparentsthanhearthatachildhadbeenseriouslyinjuredbecausenothingwasdone.”
Iwitnessdailythechaoscreatedbythesein-towndrivers,whenIwalkmyownkidstoschool.There’saparkinglotcrowdedwithvehiclesandaslow-movingtrainofcarsmovingincircles,manyfillingtheairwithharmfulsmoke.Meanwhile,theconversationsaroundoverweightchildrenandtheimportanceofdailyphysicalactivitiescontinuetostandoutinschools.
12.WhyisAngieBaillieulopposedtothenewrule?
A.SheisoftenfinedbyLondonpolice.
B.S