山西省大同四中联盟体届高三模拟考试试题英语.docx

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山西省大同四中联盟体届高三模拟考试试题英语

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（共15小题、每小题3分、满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.

A

WanttofitthebestofLondoninyourtwo-weekvacation?

HereisalistofthebestplacesyoumustvisitinLondon.Withoutvisitingthese,atriptothiscityisnomorethanjustincomplete.

BuckinghamPalacePerhapsthemostfamouspalaceintheworld,BuckinghamPalaceistheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishmonarch（君主）.StateroomsareopentovisitorsonlyduringthePalace'sSummerOpening,whichtakesplaceinmostofAugustandSeptember.However,ifyouareheadingtothepalaceatadifferenttime,youcanwitness"ChangingoftheGuard”,wheretheguardischangeddailyfromApriltoJuly,andonalternatedaysfromAugusttoMarch.

BritishMuseumThismuseumshowcasesworksfromthebirthofhumancivilizationtothemodernage,andhascontributionsfromallcontinentsoftheworld.ThemainattractionsincludethemuchdebatedParthenonMarbles（ElginMarbles）,MummyofCleopatrafromThebes,andtheRosettaStone.Entrytothemuseumisfree.

LondonEyeThe32capsulesontheLondonEyecarrymanyvisitorseveryday.Duetoits360rotationability,youcanalmostseetheentirecityofLondon,whenyoureachthetop.UntiltheShard'sprivately-operateddeckopenedin2013,theLondonEyewasthetallestpublicviewingpoint.

LondonZooTheworld'soldestscientificzoo,theLondonZooconsistsofmanydifferenttypesofanimals.Thisisalsooneofthebestplacesforchildren,asyoucanbookaVIPencounterwiththeanimalsforthem.Andwhat'smore?

YoucanalsostayovernightatthezooinLookoutLodge.

1.WhenshouldyougoifyouwanttovisitastateroomintheBuckinghamPalace?

A.InApril.B.InSeptember.C.InJuly.D.InJanuary.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheBritishMuseum?

A.ParthenonMarbles.B.theRosettaStone.

C.RoyalCeremonialDressCollection.D.MummyofCleopatrafromThebes.

3.Whichstatementwilltheauthordisapproveof?

A.YoucanvisittheBritishMuseumfreeofcharge.

B.Youcanwitness"ChangingoftheGuard"everyotherdayinDecember.

C.YoucanseethealmostentirecityofLondononthetopoftheLondonEye.

D.Youneedn'tbuyaticketforyourkidtoenterLondonZoo.

B

I'mnotmuchofagardener.Ilovehavingbeautifulflowers-butIdon'thaveagoodtrackrecord

whenitcomestomakingthemgrow.

AfewmonthsafteroursonleftfortheMiddleEast,myfriendgiftedmeaboxoftulipbulbs（郁金香球茎）.Sheexplainedthatthesebulbswereputintothegroundinthefallandlaysleepingallwinter.Theyhadallthenutrientstheyneededinsidethebulbandwouldcomeoutinthespring.“Whenyouseetheleavesofthetinyflowerspushingtowardthesun,you'llknowthatit'salmosttimeforyoursontocomehome.They'llgiveyouwhatyouneedmost.”Shewalkedmethroughtheprocessofplantingthem.Ithankedher--tryingtoshowmygratitudeforhergift..

Itwasalongwinter--coldanddark.IenduredboththeweatherandthelonelinessandfearIfeltwithmysonaway.Deadleaves,frostandfinallyaheavysnowcoveredtheareawhereI'dplantedthoseflowers,andIsoonforgottheywerethere.

Finallytheweatherbegantowarm.Oneday,asIwalkeddownmyfrontsteps,Inoticedanareaofgreen.Ibentdowntoinspectthesituationmoreclearlyandsawthatthosetulipshadbeguntogrow,theirtinyleavesforcingtheirwaytothesun.

DayafterdayInotedtheflowers'progress.Anddayafterday,thetimeapproachedwhenmyson

wouldfinallybehome.Nowwithspringjustaroundthecorner,nothingcouldkeepeitherofusfrom

marchingtowardthelight.Almostallofthosebulbsbloomed.Andwitheachbrightlycoloredflower,I

markedoffonedayclosertogettingtoholdmysoninmyarmsagain.

4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Sheisaprofessionalgardener.

B.Sheisnotgoodatgrowingflowers.

C.Sheneverplantsflowersathome.

D.Sheoftensendsfriendsflowersasgifts.

5.Whydidthewriterforgetthetulipbulbssoon?

A.Thebitterwinterremindedherofhersonfaraway.

B.Shewasdiscouragedfrommakinganotherattempt.

C.Theyfailedtolivethroughthecoldandlongwinter.

D.Shehadnohopeforbeautifulflowersindeed.

6.Whatwerethoseflowersmentionedinthelastparagraphreferredto?

A.Aphysicalrepresentationofthehope.

B.Thingsdeepinsideherheartandsoul.

C.Alessonshewillneverforgetcompletely.

D.Thetroubleshehadinmakingthemcomeout.

7.whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Adarkwinterwithhope.B.Plantinghopeinwinter.

C.Anareaofgreeninspring.D.Livingachangeablelife.

C

Everytimeanewyeariscoming,peoplesetouttobetterthemselves.Theypromisetheywillloseweight,findanewjob,ormaybeeventakethatvacationthey’vealwaystalkedabout.Butwhydowemakethesepromisestoourselves,andwheredidthistraditioncomefrom?

Whydoesthistraditionliveonwhensomanypeoplefailtokeeptheresolutions（决定）theymade?

Well,wecanstartbyblamingtheancientBabylonians.

Around4,000yearsagoinBabylon,theearliestrecordedcelebrationhonoringthecomingofanewyearwasheld.Calendarsweren'tastheyaretoday,sotheBabyloniansdiditinlateMarchduringthefirstnewmoonaftertheSpringEquinox（春分）.Thefestivitiesweremeantfortherebirthofthesungod,buttheBabyloniansmadepromisesinordertopleasetheirgods.Theyfeltthiswouldhelpthemstartthenewyearoffwell.

ResolutionscontinuedonwiththeRomans.WhentheearlyRomancalendarnolongersynced（同步）upwiththesun,JuliusCaesardecidedtomakeachange.HeconsultedwiththebestastronomersanmathematiciansofthetimeandintroducedtheJuliancalendar,whichmorecloselyrepresentsthemoderncalendarweusetoday.CaesardeclaredJanuaryIthefirstdayoftheyeartohonorthegodofnewbeginnings,Janus.TheRomanscelebratedtheNewYearbyofferingsacrificestoJanus.

Tothisday,thetraditionsoftheancientBabyloniansandRomanscontinuearoundtheworld.SomuchthatGooglelaunchedaResolutionMapin2013wherepeoplecouldaddresolutionsandseeothersaddingtheirsinrealtime.However,nomatterhowmanypeopleparticipatedinGoogle'sproject,,thenumbersarebleakwhenitcomestothenumberofpeoplewhomaintaintheirresolutions--onlyeightpercentofpeoplearesuccessfulinstickingthemout.

8.WhydidtheancientBabyloniansmakepromisestotheirgods?

A.Tohonorthegodofnewbeginnings.

B.Toobservetherebirthofthesungodandpleasehim.

C.Tohonorthecomingofanewyearandsatisfytheirgods.

D.Topleasetheirgodsandhopeforagoodstartoftheyear.

9.WhatcanweknowaboutthetraditionoftheNewYear'sresolutions?

A.ThetraditionofmakingNewYearsresolutionswillsoondie.

B.Alotofpeopledon'tfeellikemakingNewYear'sresolutions.

C.JuliusCaesarmadeJanuary1thefirstdayofayearonhisown.

D.ThehistoryofmakingNewYearsresolutionsisnotwellknown.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bleak"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Large.B.Unpleasant.C.Encouraging.D.Hopeful.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowmakingNewYear'sresolutionscameintobeing.

B.TheancientBabyloniansandtheRomans.

C.ThechangeofRomancalendars.

D.Howpeoplebetterthemselves.

D

Imagineyourclothingcouldreleaseenoughheattokeepyouwarmandcozy,allowingyoutostaycomfortableinacoolerroom.Or,pictureacarwindshieldthatstoresthesun'senergyandthenreleasesitasheattomaketheiceonthewindshielddisappear.

AccordingtoateamofresearchersatMIT,bothcasesmaybepossiblebeforelong,thankstoanewmaterialthatcanstoresolarenergyduringthedayandreleaseitlaterasheat.Thistransparentpolymerfilmcouldbeappliedtomanydifferentsurfaces,suchaswindowglassorclothing.

Solarenergyisonlyavailableabouthalfthetimeweneedit--duringdaylight.Forthesuntobecomeamajorpowerproviderforhumanneeds,therehastobeanefficientwaytosaveitupforuseduringnighttimeandstormydays.Mostsucheffortshavefocusedonstoringandrecoveringsolarenergyintheformofelectricity,butthenewfinding,byMlIprofessorJeffreyGrossman,PostdocDavidZhitomirskyandgraduatestudentEugeneCho,couldprovideahighlyefficientmethodforstoringthesun'senergythroughachemicalreactionandreleasingitlaterasheat.

Thekeytoenablinglong-term,stablestorageofsolarheat,theteamsaid,istostoreitintheformofachemicalchangeratherthanstoringtheheatitself.Butheatwilldisappearovertimenomatterhowgoodthematerialarounditis,sotheteamsetupachemicalstoragesystemthatcankeeptheenergyinastablemolecularconfiguration.Whenexposedtosunlight,themoleculescanstaythatwayforlongperiodsThen,whentriggered（触发）byaveryspecifictemperatureorsomethingelse,themoleculesreturntotheiroriginalshape,givingoffheatintheprocess.

Suchchemically-basedstoragematerials,knownasSolarThermalFuels（STF）,havebeendevelopedbefore.Butthoseearliereffortsweredesignedtobeusedinliquidsolutionsandnotabletomakedurable（耐用的）solid-statefilms.Thenewapproachisthefirstbasedonasolid-statematerial,inthiscaseapolymer,andthefirstbasedoninexpensivematerialsandwidespreadproductiontechnology.

12.WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1?

A.Toshowthemainideaofthepassage.

B.Topracticereaders'imagination.

C.Tointerestreadersinthepassage.

D.Tointroduceanewkindofmaterial.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanthepolymerfilmdo?

A.Itcanbemadeintowindowglass.

B.Itcanmakene