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山西省大同四中联盟体届高三模拟考试英语试题word版含答案
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大同四中联盟校2019—2020学年第二学期高三年级高考模拟试题
英语
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阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
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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.Tointro