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辽宁省本溪高级中学届高三英语二模考试试题07150261
辽宁省本溪高级中学2019届高三英语二模考试试题
第一部分听力(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。
A
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Boththeelectivecourseenrollment(登记)andthequestionnaireareveryimportantbecausewewillbeunabletodesignyourchild’sacademicschedulewithoutthem.Wewouldalsoliketodrawyourattentiontotheformregardingstudentsleavingonweekendsduringsummerschool.
AcceptedStudentForms(ASFs):
●ElectiveEnrollment
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TheSalisburySchoolHealthCenterworkswithMagnusHealthwhichisasecureandeasy-to-usewebsiteforonlinesubmissionandstorageofyourchild’smedicalinformation.Youmustaccessyourchild’sMagnusHealthaccountinordertogetandsubmittherequiredhealthformsbeforeregistration(AccessthePharmacyFormhere).HealthformsmustbecompletedandsubmittedtoMagnusHealthbyJune15,ifnot,summerschoolclassesandactivitiesmaynotbeaccessibletoyourkids.
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21.Whatshouldtheydoifparentswanttospendonenightinthearea?
A.Completealltheforms.B.Tellthesummerschoolinadvance.
C.ApplytoMagnusHealth.D.Bookaroomasearlyaspossible.
22.Whichformshouldparentsfilliniftheirkidsleaveonweekendsduringsummerschool?
A.WeekendPermission.B.Questionnaire.
C.ElectiveEnrollment.D.TravelForm.
23.Whatmaycausestudentstomisssomeclassesandactivities?
A.NotreturningASFsbyJune15.B.Incompletehealthforms.
C.Failingtoregisteraheadoftime.D.LossofMagnushealthaccount.
B
ItwasdaysorevenweekssinceIhadbeenleftontheisland.MyonlycompanionwasadogcalledPhillywhichhadsurvivedtheshipwreck.Memoriesofwhathappenedwerestillfresh.
Themagnificenceoftheshiphadgivenusallafalsesenseofsecurity.Asthefirstsignsofthestormstarted,ourcaptainannounceditwasnothingmuch,justanotherstorm.Yet,hewaswrong!
Thestormhittheshipsobadlythatlargeholesweremadeatthesidesoftheship.Asthefreezingwaterstartedrushingin,ourshipwasconsumedquicklybythedarkwater.
MytrainofthoughtwasdisturbedbyPhillylickingmyhanddearly.“Areyouhungry?
”Ispokemyfirstwordseversincetheshipwreckoccurred.“Woof,woof!
”BarkedPhillyenthusiastically.Atthismoment,mystomachgavealoudgrowl,too.Icouldnotrememberwhenmylastmealwas,probablyaten-coursedinnerontheship.AsIhadneverfishedbefore,IthoughtmaybeIcouldtrysomethingsimpler,likepickingfruits.WithPhillyatmyside,armedwithasharpbranch,wewalkedintotheforestontheislandtogether.SuddenlyIthoughtIheardnoises.Couldtherebeanyoneelseonthisisland?
Iwondered.Aswewerelookingforfruittrees,wechancedupononethatboreyellow,juicy-lookingfruit.Phillystartedbarking-wehadcompany.Itwasadark-skinnedwoman,holdingasharpspear,dressedinfurandgrass.Ibackedawayfromher,afraidthatshewouldbeaggressive.Then,Isawthatshewastryingtosaveus.Pointingherspearatthefruittree,sheshookherheadstrongly.
InoddedathertoshowIunderstoodwhatshewassaying.Signalingtoustofollowher,sheturnedtowalkalongasmallpaththatIhadnevernoticed.Attheendofthesmallpath,therewasasmallvillage.Tearsofjoyfilledmyeyes.
24.Whathappenedtotheshipthewriterhadbeenon?
A.Itwasfrozeninthesea.
B.Itwasdesertedbecauseitwasinsecure.
C.Itdisappearedinstantlyduetothestorm.
D.Itsankduetothedamagecausedbythestorm.
25.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePhilly?
A.Sensitiveandlovely.B.Smartandloyal.
C.Caringbutimpatient.D.Noisybutenthusiastic.
26.Whydidthewriterwalkintotheforest?
A.Totakeshelterfromthestorm.B.Togotoasmallvillage.
C.Tolookforsomethingtoeat.D.Tofindsomeoneforhelp.
27.Thewomanmostprobablytriedtotellthewriterthat_______.
A.thefruitwasunfitforeatingB.thewriterwasimpolite
C.thefruittreewaspoisonousD.shewasn'tafraidofthewriter
C
When4-year-oldBritishroyalfamilymemberPrinceGeorgestartedhisfirstdayofschoolinSeptember,Chinesewasonhiscurriculum(课程).
Andhewasn'talone.AccordingtoareportpublishedbytheBritishCouncilinSeptember,about51percentoftheUKparentswanttheirchildrentolearnChinese,asit'sbelievedtobeoneofthemostusefullanguages.
Infact,thepopularityofChinesedrovetheUKgovernmenttolaunchtheMandarinExcellenceProgrammeinSeptemberlastyear.Itsaimistomakeatleast5,000BritishsecondaryschoolstudentsfluentinChineseby2020.
Yet,theUKisn'ttheonlycountryshowingagrowinginterestinChinese.
ThelanguagehasbecomethesecondmostspokenforeignlanguageintheUnitedStatesthisyear,afteronlySpanish,withover2.1millionspeakers,accordingtoasurveyby24/7WallSt,aUSfinancialnewswebsite.
ManyUScelebrities,suchasFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergandformerUSPresidentBarackObama'sdaughterMaliaObama,studyChineseasasecondlanguage.
InApril,ArabellaandJosephKushner,grandchildrenofUSPresidentDonaldTrump,performedthetraditionalfolksongJasmineinMandarinforChinesePresidentXiJinpingwhenthetwoleadersmetinFlorida.
Sofar,67countriesandregionshaveincludedChineseontheirnationalcurriculum,reportedtheChinaNewsService.
Asisknown,ChinacontinuestodeveloprapidlyandChineseisincreasinglybecomingausefultoolforpeople'spersonalandprofessionalgrowth.
“IthinkeveryonebelievesthatChinawillbethenextgreatsuperpower...Evenifit’snotasuperpowerlikeAmerica,it'sstillverysignificant,”AislingMcCaffreyfromCanada,whostudiedattheRenminUniversityofChina,toldXinhuaNewsAgency.“AndlearningChineseisthebestwaytomakesurethatyoucanbepartofthatgrowth.”
28.ThewritermentionsPrinceGeorge'scurriculuminorderto______.
A.compareChinesewithEnglish
B.tellsomethingabouttheroyalfamily
C.introducethetopicofthispassage
D.introducethemaincharacterofthestory
29.ThereasonwhymanyUKparentswanttheirchildrentolearnChineseisthat______.
A.Chineseiseasytolearn
B.Chinaisdevelopingveryfast
C.manyfamouspeoplearelearningChinese
D.Chineseisoneofthemostusefullanguagesintheworld
30.ThemostpopularforeignlanguageintheUSAis______.
A.ChineseB.EnglishC.SpanishD.French
31.Apossibletitleofthepassagemaybe______.
A.HowtolearnChineseB.Chinese’sinfluenceworldwide
C.TheimportanceofChineseD.Thecharmofalanguage
D
Theideaofrobotrulers,friendsandlovershasbeenatopicofsciencefictionnovelsforyears.
Butaccordingtoonemathematicalmodelofhowourbrainscreateconsciousness,emotionalmachineswillneverexist.
Thisisbecausecomputerscan'thandleanyprocessthatcompletelyintegrates(整合)information,sotheycannotbeconsciousorfeel,oneexpertsays.
Amathematicalmodelforconsciousness,developedbyGiulioTononiattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,saysthattheabilitytointegrateinformationisakeyfeatureofconsciousness.
Hebelievesthatintegratedinformationcan'tbebrokendownintosmallerpiecesinconsciousminds,becausethebraincontextualizes(将……融入背景)information.
Forexample,whenweseearedcircleourbrainsdon'tseetheshapeasacolourlesscircleplusashapelesscolouredarea,NewScientistreported.Insteadweseeitasawhole—aredcircle;weunderstandthe“widerpicture”.
It'seasyenoughformachinestoeditacollectionofindividualimages(图像),butmemoriesaremadeupofabankofintertwined(相互交织的)imagesandexperiencesandcannotbechangedinthesameway.
Researchershaveusedmathematicstoshowthatcomputerscannothandlethecomplexprocessesneededtofitpiecesofinformationtogetherperfectly.
Therefore,ifconsciousnessisbasedontheintegrationoflotsofpiecesofinformation,computerscan'tbeconsciousandcan'texperienceemotionslikehumans.
ProfessorPhilMaguireoftheNationalUniversityofIrelandinMaynoothsaysthatconsciousnesscannotbecreatedinaphysicalmachineinlimitedtimeusinglimitedmemory.
“Itdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatthereissomemagicgoingoninthebrainthatinvolvessomeforcesthatcan'tbeexplainedphysically.Itisjustsocomplexthatit'sbeyondourabilitiestochangeit,”hesaid.
Hisresearchmaymeanthatlonelyhumanswillnotfindlovewitharobot;theyareunlikelytobemadetheirslaveseither.
32.Whydoexpertsthinkemotionalmachineswon'texist?
A.Machinescan'tsolveproblems.
B.Machinescan'tintegrateinformation.
C.Machinescan'thandleinformation.
D.Machinescan'tcommunicatewithpeople.
33.TheexamplementionedinParagraph6isusedtoshow_____.
A.machinescannotfeel
B.thebrainhasconsciousness
C.machinescanrecognizeshapesandcolors
D.thebraincancontextualizeinformation
34.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat_____.
A.theideaofr