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届高三高考模拟考试英语试题含答案
广东省中山市华侨中学2018届高三5月高考模拟试卷
英语
本试卷共10页,三部分,满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
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第一部分阅读理解(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
ArecentsurveyhasshownthatthenumberofpeopleintheUnitedKingdomwhodonotintendtogetinternetaccesshasrisen.Thesepeople,whoareknownas'netrefuseniks',makeup44%ofUKhouseholds,or11.2millionpeopleintotal.
Theresearchalsoshowedthatmorethan70percentofthesepeoplesaidthattheywerenotinterestedingettingconnectedtotheinternet.Thisnumberhasrisenfromjustover50%in2005,withmostgivinglackofcomputerskillsasareasonfornotgettinginternetaccess,thoughsomealsosaiditwasbecauseofthecost.
MoreandmorepeoplearegettingbroadbandandhighspeednetisavailablealmosteverywhereintheUK,buttherearestillasignificantnumberofpeoplewhorefusetotakethefirststep.
Thecostofgettingonlineisgoingdownandinternetspeedsareincreasing,somanyseethemainchallengetobeexplainingtherelevanceoftheinternettothisgroup.Thiswouldencouragethemtogetconnectedbeforetheyarelefttoofarbehind.Thegapbetweenthosewhohaveaccesstoandusetheinternetisthedigitaldivide,andifthegapcontinuestowiden,thosewithoutaccesswillgetleftbehindandmissoutonmanyopportunities,especiallyintheircareers.
1.Whichisnotthereasonwhymorepeopledonotintendtogetinternetaccessthanbefore?
A.Becausetheyarenotinterestedingettingconnectedtotheinternet.
B.Becausetheycannotgetinternetaccess.
C.Becauseofthecost.
D.Becauseoflackofcomputerskills.
2.Whichofthestatementistrue?
A.Nothavingaccesstotheinternetwillonlyaffectpeople'scareers.
B.Nothavingaccesstotheinternetwillaffectpeopleinmanyaspects.
C.Nothavingaccesstotheinternetwillnotaffectpeople’slife.
D.Nopeoplerefusetogetconnectedtotheinternet.
3.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe.
A.TheDigitalDivideintheUK.
B.HighSpeedNetintheUK
C.TheincreasinginternetaccessintheUK
D.ThecostoftheNetintheUK
B
TheManBookerPrize
TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedeveryyearforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrize,whichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoredit,thoughitwasbetter-knownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.In2002,theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewname,keeping‘Booker’.
Publisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprize,butthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedtheythinkshouldbeincluded.Firstly,theAdvisoryCommitteegiveadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectsthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.Thejudgingpanelchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeonce.
Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgenderandprofessionswithintheindustry,sothatawriter,acritic,aneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.However,whenthepanelofjudgeshasbeenfinalized,theyarelefttomaketheirowndecisionswithoutanyfurtherinvolvementorinterferencefromtheprizesponsor.
TheManBookerjudgesincludecritics,writersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderably,inadditiontothe£50,000thatcomeswiththeprize.
4.WhentheManGroupbecamethesponsor,they.
A.wereforcedtokeepthename'Booker'.
B.decidedtoincludethename'Booker'.
C.decidedtokeepthename'Booker-McConnell'.
D.decidedtouseonlythename'Booker'.
5.Whoadvisesonchangestotherules?
A.Thesponsors
B.Thejudgingpanel
C.theAdvisoryCommittee
D.Publishers
6.Thejudgingpanel.
A.doesn'tincludewomen.
B.includesonlywomen.
C.isonlychosenfromrepresentativesoftheindustry.
D.includessomeonefromoutsidetheindustry.
7.Theconsistentqualityoftheprize.
A.isguaranteedbytheprizemoney.
B.isguaranteedbythegenderofthejudges.
C.isguaranteedbythemake-upofthepanelofjudges.
D.isguaranteedbytheincreaseinsalesofthewinner.
C
ThemajorityofpeopleinScotlandareinfavourbreakingawayfromtherestoftheUKandbecomingindependent,accordingtoapoll(民意测评)takenjustbeforethe300thanniversaryoftheActofUnion,whichunitedScotlandandEngland.
ApairofActsofParliament,passedin1706and1707thatcameintoeffectonMay1,1707,createdGreatBritain.Theparliaments(议会)ofbothcountriesweredissolved,andreplacedbyanewParliamentofGreatBritaininWestminster,London.
ThepollshowedsupportforindependenceforScotlandisrunningat51%.Thisisthefirsttimesince1998thatsupportforseparationhaspassed50%,andthefirsttimesincedevolution(中央全力下放)gavepowertothecountryin1999.SixmonthsbeforeelectionsfortheScottishParliament,thesepollresultscomeasgoodnewstotheScottishNationalistParty,whoarehopingtomakeprogressagainstLabourandfurtherthecauseofanindependentScotland.
Manypeoplehavebecomedisillusioned(幻想破灭的)withdevolution,andbelievethattheScottishParliamenthasfailedtodeliverwhattheyhadhopeditwould;onlyatenthhavenoopinion.Infact,only39%ofthosepolledwanttokeepthingsastheyare.
8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.ScotlandandEnglandhavealwaysbeenunited.
B.ScotlandandEnglandwanttobreakuptheunion.
C.ScotlandandEnglandhavebeenunitedforalongtime.
D.ScotlandandEnglandwereunitedbywar.
9.GreatBritainwasformedby.
A.anActofParliamentin1706.
B.twoActsofParliamentin1707.
C.anActofParliamentthatcameintoeffectonMay1,1707.
D.ActsofParliamentthatcameintoeffectonMay1,1707.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dissolved”inParagraph2mean?
A.developed.B.formed.C.ended.D.combined.
11.Thenumberofpeoplewhowanttokeepthingsastheyare.
A.isgreaterthanthosewhodon'tknow.
B.issmallerthanthosewhodon'tknow.
C.isincreasing.
D.isthemajority.
D
Beforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsideverges(边缘)andleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecome.Thepavementsarestained(污染)withchewinggumthathasbeenspatoutandthegutters(排水沟)arefullofdiscardedfastfoodcartons(纸板箱).YearsagoIremembertravellingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbags,discardedbottlesandsoilednappiesattheedgeofeveryroad.Nowadays,Britainseemstolookatleastasbad.Whathasgonewrong?
Theproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbefore.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownaway,itstaysintheundergrowthforyears;asemi-permanent(半永久性的)reminderofwhatatatty(不整洁的)littlecountrywehavenow.
Firstly,itisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1,000yearstorot.However,itisnotasifthereisnosolutiontothis.Afewyearsago,theIrishgovernmentintroducedataxonnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.Whenhewasaminister,MichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.Theplasticsindustryprotested,ofcourse.However,theyneednothavebothered;theideawaskilledbeforeitcoulddrawbreath,leavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags.
Whatisclearlynecessaryrightnowissomesortofcombinedinitiative(首创精神),bothindividualandcollective(集体),beforeitistoolate.Thealternativeistocontinueslidingdownhilluntilwehaveacountrythatlookslikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Yetweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthingsaroundthemarecleanandtidy,peoplebehavecleanlyandtidily.Iftheyaresurroundedbysqualor(肮脏的),theybehavesqualidly.Now,muchofBritainlooksprettysqualid(卑劣的).Whatwillitlooklikeinfiveyears?
12.Accordingtothewriter,thingsusedtobe.
A.badabroad.
B.goodabroad.
C.betterabroad.
D.worse,butnowthingsarebetterabroad.
13.WhenMichaelMeacherwasaminister,he.
A.followedtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.
B.triedtofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.
C.madenoattempttofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.
D.hadproblemswiththeplasticsindustrywhoweren'tbotheredaboutthetax.
14.Thewriterthinks.
A.itistoolatetodoanythingtosolvetheproblem.
B.weareatthetippingpointtosolvetheproblem.
C.thereisnoalternativetosolvetheproblem.
D.weneedtoworktogethertosolvetheproblem.
15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthewriter’sopinion?
A.peoplearesqualidandtheybehavesqualidly.
B.peoplebehaveaccordingtowhattheyseearoundthem.
C.peoplearecleanandtidyandbehavecleanlyandtidily.
D.peoplearelikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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