揭阳二模英语试题含答案.docx

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揭阳二模英语试题含答案

揭阳市2016年高中毕业班高考第二次模拟考试

英语

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本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分120分。

考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷

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

VisitingJoshuaTreeNationalPark,California

JoshuaTreeNationalParkisnearly800,000acreslargeandsurroundspartsoftheMojaveandColoradoDesertsinSouth-centralCalifornia.Althoughbarrenatfirstglance,theparkisfullofwildlifeandprovidesavarietyofentertainmentactivitiesfromhikingtoclimbing.Withina3-hourdrive,JoshuaTreeNationalParktakesatleastafulldaytovisit.

Thingstodo

Hikingopportunitieswithintheparkincludeseveralchoices,from12self-guidednaturetrailstoall-dayback-countryhikes.

JoshuaTreeNationalParkhasninecampinggrounds,andback-countrycampingisalsoallowed.

Rock-climbingisapopularactivityinthepark,whichhas10mountainsgreaterthan5,000feetinheight.

Whentovisit

JoshuaTreeNationalParkisopen365daysayear,althoughthebesttimetovisitisOctoberthroughApril,whentemperatureismilder.Thepeakseasoniswhenthewildflowersbloom,andsummermonthsaretheleastcrowded.

Whattobring

Inadditiontoyourcameraandtelescope,besuretocarrylotsofwater.Parkandtrailmapscanbepickedupatanyofthethreevisitorcentres.

Fees

﹒Parkingfees:

Youcanbuya7-dayvehiclepermitfor$15,asingleentrypermitfor$5,or

JoshuaTreeNationalParkannualpassfor$60.

﹒Campingfees:

Theyvarybycampingground.

1.Theunderlinedword“barren”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.

A.thinB.beautifulC.desertedD.large

2.WhenisthebesttimetovisitJoshuaTreeNationalPark?

A.MarchB.MayC.JuneD.September

3.IfonegoestoJoshuaTreeNationalParkbycarandstaytherefor9days,howmuchatleastheshouldpayfortheparkingfees?

A.$60B.$15C.$25D.$30

B

Myteacher,Mr.AugustJ.Bachmann,wasthemostinfluentialteacherIeverhad.

Ihadgottenintotroubleinhisclass:

Anotherstudenthadpushedmeforfun,andIbecameangryandbegantohithim.Mr.Bachmannstoppedthefight,butinsteadofsendingmetotheoffice,hesatmedownandaskedasimplequestion:

“Penna,whyareyouwastingyourlife?

Whyaren'tyougoingtocollege?

"

Ididn'tknowanythingaboutcollegesorscholarships.Noonehadeverconsideredthatafatherlessboyfromthepoorestneighborhoodhadafuture.Thatday,insteadofrushingoffforlunch,hestayedandexplainedpossibleeducationoptionstome.Attheendofourtalk,hesentmetoseeasecretarywhohadachildatastatecollege.Thiswasin1962atEmersonHighSchoolinUnionCity,NewJersey.

Well,53yearshavepassed,andwhathaveIdonewiththeknowledgehegaveme?

IgainedaPhDfromFordhamUniversitywhenIwasonly29.ItaughtEnglishandsocialstudiesandthenmovedupthechainofcommandfromteachertoprincipal.

I'vesatontheboardforMagnetSchoolsofAmericaandrepresentedthatorganizationattheUnitedNations.I'vewonanumberofgreateducationalawards.ButwherewouldIbeifatrulycaringteacherhadnottakenthetimeoutofhislunchperiodtospeaktome?

Itwaswithoutquestiononlyhisconfidenceinmethathelpedmeforward.

Ihaverepaidhiskindnesshundredsoftimesbyencouragingmisguidedyoungsterstoaimhigher.IfIhavesavedanychildren,itisbecauseofhim.IfIhavebeenasuccessfuleducator,itisbecauseIhadagreatrolemodelinMr.Bachmann.

4.Thewriter________beforeMr.Bachmanntalkedtohim.

A.wasanactiveboyB.likedmakingtroublesinclass

C.wasanaimlessboyD.wouldgetpunishedbyhisteachers

5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMr.Bachmann?

A.Fair.B.Confident.C.Inspiring.D.Humorous.

6.HowdidMr.Bachmanninfluencethewriter?

A.Hesetthewriterontherightpath.

B.Hetriedtosetagoodexampletothewriter.

C.Hewasstrictwiththewriter.

D.Hehelpedthewriterwithhisstudy.

7.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisachievement?

A.Heisveryproudofhimself.

B.Hefeelshiseffortgetspaidoffatlast.

C.HeoweshisachievementtoMr.Bachmann.

D.Hethinksitanhonortobeasuccessfuleducator.

C

SeeacellphonecoverthatyoulikeonTaobao?

Forgetaboutplacinganorder,payingthebillonlineandwaitingfordaysforittobedeliveredtoyou.Inthenearfuture,you'llbeabletogetitinminutesjustbyhitting“print”onyourcomputer.

Youmightfindithardtobelievethatyoucouldactually“print”anobjectlikeyouwouldapicture.Butitisnotthathardtounderstandhowitwouldwork.Justasatraditionalprinterspraysinkontopaperlinebyline,modern3Dprintersspreadmaterialontoasurfacelayerbylayer,fromthebottomtothetop,graduallybuildingupashape.

Insteadofink,thematerialsthe3Dprinterusesaremainlyplastic,resinandcertainmetals.Thethinnereachlayeris—fromamillimetretolessthanthewidthofahair—thesmootherandfinertheobjectwillbe.

Thismaysoundlikeacompletelynewtechnology,butthetruthisthat3Dprintinghasbeenaroundsincethelate1980s.Backthen,itwasbarelyaffordableformostpeople,sofewknewaboutit.Lastyear,though,sawabigchangeinthe3Dprintingindustry—printersbecamemuchcheaper.Forexample,10yearsagoadesktop3Dprintermighthavecost￡20,000,whilenowtheycostonlyabout￡1,000,accordingtotheBBC.

Takenoutofthefactoryandintroducedtomorediverseandcommonuses,3Dprintingcancreatejustaboutanythingyoucanthinkof—flutes,bikinis,jewelry,aircraftpartsandevenhumanorgans.Infact,scientistsfromCornellUniversityinNewYorkhavejustmadeanartificialearusinga3Dprinter,accordingtoScienceDaily.Thefakeearlooksandactsexactlylikeanaturalone.

However,as3Dprintingbecomesmorecommon,itmaybringaboutcertainproblems—suchaspiracy.“Onceyoucandownloadacoffeemaker,orprintoutanewsetofkitchenutensilsonyourpersonal3Dprinter,whowillvisitaretailstoreagain？

”anexpertin3DprintingtoldForbesNews.Evenmorefrightening,whatifanyoneintheworldcouldusea3Dprintertoprintoutafullyfunctioninggun?

8.Accordingtothearticle,inthefuture,the3Dprintingtechnologywill_______.

A.enablepeopletomakebetterpurchasesonline

B.changethewaywemakemanyproducts

C.beappliedaswidelyinourdailylifeascomputers

D.shortenthetimeittakesforpeopletogetwhattheybuyonline

9.Whathappenedinthe3Dprintingindustrylastyear?

A.The3Dprintingtechnologywastakenoutofthefactory.

B.The3Dprintingtechnologybegantobeusedinvariousfields.

C.The3Dprinterwasusedformedicaltreatmentforthefirsttime.

D.The3Dprinterbecamemoreaffordableforconsumers.

10.Howisthelastparagraphdeveloped?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byanalyzingthecauseandeffect.D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.GreatDemandfor3DPrintersB.TechnologyintheFuture

C.OnlineShoppingDisappearingD.PrintingoutEverything

D

Whetherornottogotouniversitywillprobablybethebiggesteducationaldecisionyouevermake.Afterbattlingwithstudentfinance,decidingwhetherornottotakeayearoutcanbeasterrifyingasdecidingwheretomovetoforthethreeyears.

Somestudentswillhaveplannedtheiryearoutformonths,but,forothers,slippedgradesmayforceagapyear（间隔年）,eithertoretakeexamsortoapplytodifferentuniversities.Othersmightjustneedtimetothink.Thankfully,forU.K.students,takingagapyearremainsagoodoptionanditcanbeoneofthemostproductiveandfulfillingyearsoftheirlife.

Whetheryou’veplannedandbudgetedforayearabroad,orhavemadealast-minutedecisiontodelayyourfirstyear,theoptionsareendless.Traveling,volunteeringandsoonareallthereforthetalking.Withsomanythingsonoffer,it’simportanttorememberthat12monthswon’tbeenoughtimetodoallofthem,sodecideearlyandworktowardsmakingwhateveryouwanttodoareality.

Researchingagapyearisexciting,andoftentheplacetostartisathome.Familyandfriendscanbeagreatsourceofinspiration.Yourschoolorcollegemightbefullyequippedtoadviseyouonwhattodowhenfurthereducationisonhold.Don’tunderestimate（低估）thepoweroftheInternet,either.Typinga“gapyear”intoasearchenginemightseemtooobvious,butplanningtotravelaroundtheworldformonthsonyourownisnotappropriate.

Tostayathomeorgoabroadislikelytobethefirstquestionyouconsider,butinthiseraofbudgetflights,doingbothispracticable.AEuropeaninter-railticket（火车票）canbeaslittleas￡159.Forthoselovingtraveling,theymustbeonthespecialwatchfulnessfortricksintheprocess.Agenciescanorganizeyouryearabroadforyou,andoften,itismoreeffectivetomakethebookingsthroughtheagencies.ButflightsandotherformsoftransportwithinAsiaandAmericaaremuchcheaperwhenboughtinthecountriesratherthanboughtinadvance.

12.AccordingtoParagraph2,whydosomestudentshavetotakeagapyear?

A.Becausetheyarefacedwithfinancialproblems.

B.Becausetheydislikewhattheyarelearning.

C.Becausetheyhaven’tgotsatisfyinggrades.

D.Becausetheyintendtohangoutforayear.

13.Theunderlinewords“onhold”inParagraph4mean“________”.

A.takeninB.putoffC.givenupD.turnedout

14.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Fewstudentscanaffordtogoabroad.

B.TravelingaroundEuropecostsnothing.

C.It’sb