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广东省茂名市届高三一模英语试题
试卷类型A
茂名市2017年第一次高考模拟考试
英语
注意事项:
1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
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卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始,试题序号从“21”开始。
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第I卷
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Disastersalmostalwaysarriveunexpectedly.Butthereareappstohelppeoplepreparefordisasters.Someappsalarmuserswhenadisasterhastakenplace.Otherdisasterappscanbeusedwhenpeopleneedrescueorotherhelp.
SirenGPSMobile
ThefreeSirenGPSMobileappconnectsusersto emergency services.Theappwillletemergencyworkersknowwherethepersoninneedis.Theappworksovercellnetworks.ButitalsoworksonWi-Fiifcellnetworksaredownafteranemergency.Userscancreateapersonalhealthreportontheapptosharewithemergencyservices.Thiswillprovideinformationimportanttotreatmentdecisions.
Guardly
Guardlyisanappthatcanhelpkeeppeoplesaferinplacessuchasbusinessesanduniversities.Thisapppermitsworkersandstudentstoreportaboutunsafeconditions.Reportscanbemadetoanorganization’sownsecuritydivisionaswellastogovernmentemergencyservices.Thereporter’slocationcanbesentwiththereportsosecurityoremergencyserviceshelpcanarrivemorequickly.Theappisfree,butGuardlychargesforitsservices.
Life360
TheLife360appprovidesaservicetokeeplovedonesconnected.Userscansetupanetworkofpeopletosharetheirlocation,chat,andgetawarningwhentheyarenearsomeoneintheirnetwork.Theapphelpsuserscommunicatewhentheyareinadisaster.Thelocationshare function canbeforbiddenwhendesired.TheLife360appisfree,withsomeservicesavailableforafee.
RedPanicButton
Whenapersonisinadangeroussituation,theRedPanicButtonappmighthelp.Thisappcansendatextmessageoremailtochosencontactsprovidingtheuser’slocation.Youcanalsoaddavoiceorvideomessageorphototoyourtextandemail.RedPanicButtonisfree,butextrafunctionsareavailableforafee.
21.WhatdoestheSirenGPSMobileappworkonwhencellnetworksarenotavailable?
A.Emergencyservices.
B.Wi-Fi.
C.Apersonalhealthreport.
D.Textmessagesandemails.
22.WhenusingGuardly,peoplecangettimelysecurityservicesbecause_________.
A.theappisaperfecttool
B.theappcauseslittletrouble
C.thereportcanshowwherethereporteris
D.thereportcantellhowtosavethereporter
23.Whichappcansendvideomessages?
A.Life360.
B.Guardly.
C.RedPanicButton.
D.SirenGPSMobile.
24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthefourappsmentionedinthepassage?
A.Allofthemareavailableforafee.
B.Alloftheirservicesarecharged.
C.Alloftheirextrafunctionsareusedforfree.
D.Allofthemcantelltheuser’slocation.
B
Ibelieveinthepoweroftheunknown.Ibelievethatasenseoftheunknownpushesusforwardinallofourcreativeactivities,fromsciencetoart.
WhenIwasachild,afterbedtimeIwouldoftengotothewindowandstareatthestars.Ihadsomanyquestions.Howfarawaywerethosetinypointsoflight?
Didspacegoonforeverandever,orwastheresomeedge?
Andifso,whatlaybeyondtheedge?
Anotherofmychildhoodquestions:
Didtimegoonforever?
Ilookedatpicturesofmyparentsandtriedtoimaginetheirparents,andsoon,backthroughthegenerations.Doestimegoonforever?
Oristheresomebeginningoftime?
WhenIgrewup,Ibecameaprofessionalastrophysicist.AlthoughIneveransweredanyofthesequestions,theycontinuedtochallengeme,tohauntme,todrivemeinmyscientificresearch,andtocausemetoliveontunafishandnosleepfordaysatatimewhileIwascrazyaboutascienceproblem.Thesesamequestions,andquestionslikethem,challengeandhaunttheleadingscientistsoftoday.
Einsteinoncewrotethat“themostbeautifulexperiencewecanhaveisthemysterious.Itisthefundamentalemotionwhichstandsatthebeginningoftrueartandtruescience.”WhatdidEinsteinmeanby“themysterious?
”Idon’tthinkhemeantthatscienceisfullofunpredictableorunknowableorsupernaturalforces.Ithinkthathemeantasenseofawe,asensethattherearethingslargerthanus,thatwedonothavealltheanswersatthismoment,andthatwecanstandrightattheboundarybetweenknownandunknown.
Scientistsarehappy,ofcourse,whentheyfindanswerstoquestions.Butscientistsarealsohappywhentheybecomestuck,whentheydiscoverinterestingquestionsthattheycannotanswer.Thatiswhentheirimaginationsandcreativityaresetonfire.Thatiswhenthegreatestprogressoccurs.
25.Asachild,theauthorwas_________.
A.cautious
B.generous
C.curious
D.doubtful
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“haunt”inParagraph4referto?
A.Makesomeonetofeelannoyed.
B.Makesomeonetofeelexcited.
C.Causegreattroubletosomeone.
D.Keepcomingtosomeone’smind.
27.Whatisthesourceofpleasureaccordingtothepassage?
A.Exactprediction.B.Creativityinexperiments.
C.Richimagination.D.Explorationoftheunknown.
28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.ThePowerofMysteries.
B.TheCharactersofMysteries.
C.TheSignificanceofScience.
D.TheBeautyofArt.
C
Accordingtoscientists,astudyofmorethan50plantsandanimalssuggeststheirabilitytoadapttochangesinrainfallandtemperaturewillbevastlyoutpacedbyfutureclimatechange.
Amphibians,reptilesandplantsareharmedmoreeasilyinparticular,accordingtoUSresearchers.Andtropical(热带的)speciesareathigherriskthanthoseintemperatezones.Someanimalsmightbeabletomovegeographicallytodealwithrisingtemperatures,butothersliveinremoteareaswheretheycannotmove,suchasinnaturereservesoronmountainsorislands.
Ecologistsanalyzedhowquicklyspecieshadchangedtheirclimaticniches(theconditionswheretheycansurvive)overtime,andhowtheseratescomparedwiththatofglobalwarming.Theyanalyzedpopulationsofplantsandanimals,includinginsects,amphibians,birds,mammalsandreptiles.Ratesofchangeinclimaticnichesweremuchslowerthanratesofprojectedclimatechange,bymorethan200,000foldfortemperatureonaverage,theysaid.
“Overall,ourresultsshowthatratesofclimaticnichechangeamongpopulationsofplantsandanimalsareremarkablyslowerthanprojectedratesoffutureclimatechange,”saidTerezaJezkovaandJohnWiens,oftheUniversityofArizona.
Mammalsmightbebetterplacedtosurvivethanamphibiansandreptiles,becausetheyhadtheabilitytoregulatetheirownbodytemperatures,saidDr.Wiens.Besides,whilesomespeciesmightbeabletomovetohigherlatitudes(纬度)tosurvive,“foralotoforganisms,thatisnotanoption.”“It’sadoubledangerofclimatechangeandhabitatdestruction,”headded.
29.Whatspeciesarelikelytosuffermost?
A.Mammalsintemperateregions.
B.Reptilesintemperateregions.
C.Mammalsintropics.
D.Amphibiansintropics.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph5referto?
A.Amphibians.
B.Mammals.
C.Reptiles.
D.Plants.
31.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Humanbeingsshouldfindsomewaystofightagainstclimatechange.
B.Manyspecieswillbeunabletoadaptfastenoughtosurviveclimatechange.
C.Climatechangewillcausegreatdamage.
D.Climatechangeisincreasinglyterrible.
D
Fromthefirstdaysofnurseryschooltothefirstdaysofcollege,parentsandchildrenarefacedwithfeelingsbroughtaboutbyseparation.Childrenofallagesmayexperiencesomeanxietyaboutmanagingontheirown.Youngchildrenarestillstrugglingtocontroltheirimpulses(冲动)andmayneedaparent’spresencetofeelsecure.Olderchildrenleavinghomemayexperiencetheirownanxietyaboutmanagingontheirownduetohomesickness.
Children’sprotests(抗议)aboutparentsleavingtheminanewsituationoftentaketheformofcrying,whichcausesparents’considerableconcern.Generally,children’sprotestingbehavioraroundseparationgetsthemostattention.Attimes,adifferentpointofviewmayarisebetweenparentsandteachersaboutthebestwaytohandlethesituation.Teachersmaythinkachildwillbefineiftheparentjustleaves,whileaparentmayseethechildasneedingherpresence.Theserolesaresometimesinterchanged.
Althoughitistheapparentupsetsthatgetthemostattention,whenobservingpre-schoolgroupsonecanseethevariouswayschildrendealwiththefeelingsarousedbyseparation.Somechildrendealwiththesituationbyremovingthemselvesfromthegroup.Inarecentobservation,alittlegirlremovedherselffromtheactivitybutcontinuedtowatchcarefullyeverythingthatwasgoingon.
Inanothergroup,amoreobviousseparationscenetookplace.Themotherseemedclearlypreparedtostaywhiletheboyjoinedthegrouponhisown.Heseemedmostcompetentuntilhismothersuddenlydecidedtoleave.Atthatpointthechildbrokedowncompletely,cryingpitifully—differentfromtheformerlycompetentboy.
Insituationslikethisone,mothersalwayswonderwhytheirownchildisnotabletomasterseparatingfromthemasotherchildrendo.Buttherealpointhereisthatseparationisadevelopmentalstepwhichchildrendealwithindifferentways.Whenchildrendon’topenlycryandprotest,itdoesn’tmeantheyarenotstrugglingtomasterthesamefeelings,eachinhisorherownway.Itjustmeanstheyexpresstheirfeelingsinadifferentway.
32.Howwillchildrenfeelwhentheyareseparatedfromtheirparents?
A.Theywillfeelupsetaboutrelyingon