广东省中山市高三高考模拟考试 英语试题及答案.docx

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广东省中山市高三高考模拟考试英语试题及答案

中山市2016届高三高考模拟试题

英语

2016-5

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

2.回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

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3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。

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4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷

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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

YellowstoneNationalPark

BriefIntroduction:

YellowstoneNationalParkislocatedinthenorthwestcornerofWyoming,andincludessmallareasofMontanaandIdahoaswell.InadditiontoitssuperbRockyMountainscenery,theparkisoneoftheworld’sprincipalwildlifepreserves.It’salsothesiteofAmerica’sgreatestconcentrationofgeysersandhotsprings,whichformavisibleandspectacularlinkwiththeprimevalforcesoftheEarth’screation.

EntranceFees:

$25—private,noncommercialvehicle; 

$20—motorcycleorsnowmobile（winter）;

$12—visitors16andolderenteringbybike,ski,etc.

Thisfeeprovidesthevisitorwitha7-dayentrancepermitfortheYellowstoneNationalPark. 

A$50parkannualpassprovidesentranceforasingleprivatenon-commercialvehicleatYellowstoneNationalPark.The$10InteragencySeniorPass（62andolder）isalifetimepassavailabletoU.S.citizensorpermanentresidents.

InterestingYellowstoneNationalParkFacts:

◇AdesignatedWorldHeritageSiteanddesignatedBiosphereReserve

◇World’sFirstNationalPark

◇3,472squaremilesor8,987squarekm

◇2,221,766acresor898,317hectares

◇63airmilesnorthtosouth（102km）

◇54airmileseasttowest（87km）

◇96%inWyoming

◇3%inMontana

◇1%inIdaho

21.YellowstoneNationalParkisfamousforthefollowingexcept.

A.itswildlifepreserves

B.itshotsprings

C.itsRockyMountainscenery

D.itsnoncommercialvehicle

22.TwocollegestudentswhovisitYellowstoneNationalParkbybikehavetopay.

A.$50B.$40C.$24D.$20

23.Accordingtothepassage,YellowstoneNationalParkis.

A.thelargestdesignatedvulturereserve

B.theworld’sfirstnationalpark

C.aparkwithanareaof8,987miles

D.theonlynationalparkinAmerica

B

Atage23,IndianentrepreneurSrikanthBollaistheCEOofacompanyvaluedatINR50crore（over$7.5million）.Today,heconsidershimselftheluckiestmanintheworld,notforhissuccess,butforhavingsupportiveparentswhoalwaysstoodbyhim.

WhenSrikanthwasbornblind,severalofhisparents’friendsandrelativesadvisedthemtoabandonhim.Thatwouldindeedhavebeentheeasierthingtodo,giventhefactthattheywerepooranduneducated,earningamereINR20,000（$300）ayear.Buttheychosetonotonlykeeptheboy,butalsoraisehiminapositive,lovingenvironment.“TheyaretherichestpeopleIknow,”heoftensays.

Andtheirexcellentparentinghaspaidoff—today,SrikanthistheCEOofBollantIndustries,aHyderabad-basedcompanythatemploysphysicallychallengedstafftomanufactureeco-friendlyconsumerpackagingsolutionsmadefromleavesandrecycledpaper.Itwasn’taneasyrideforSrikanth—he’shadtofaceseveralchallengesallhislife,includingrejectionfromhispeersathisvillageschool.Ashegrewolder,hestartedtakingonlargerchallenges.Hewasrejecteddespitehavingscoredwellintheentrancetest,merelybecausehewasblind.ButhemanagedtousehisexcellentacademicrecordstogainadmissionintotheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,fromwherehegraduatedin2012.HereturnedtoIndiasoonafter,anddecidedtostartacompanythatwouldemploypeoplewhohadstruggledlikehimselfinlife.

Srikanthsaid,“Compassion（怜悯）isshowingsomebodythewaytoliveandgivingthemtheopportunitytothrive.Showcompassionandmakepeoplerich.Includepeopleinyourlifeandremoveloneliness,andlastly,dosomethinggood;itwillcomebacktoyou.”

24.FromParagraph1and2,welearnthatSrikanthoweshissuccesstohis_________.

A.parentsB.luckC.hardworkD.friendsandrelatives

25.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referstothosewho_________.

A.areambitious

B.arephysicallywell

C.likechallengesandphysics

D.havesomeprobleminhealth

26.AsSrikanthgrewolder,he________.

A.refusedanyrejectionandstartedacompany

B.facedmorerejectionsandtriedtoovercomethem

C.gotalotoffriendlyassistancewhenfacingchallenges

D.showedgreatcompassionandgaveopportunitiestotherich

27.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Blindmanbuiltcompanyworthmillions

B.Howparentsraisedasuccessfulchild

C.Howcompassionmakespeoplerich

D.ThewholelifeofSrikanthBolla

C

Previousstudieshavesuggestedasmanyas70percentofcollegestudentsgetinsufficient（不充足的）sleep.Butnewdatareleasedtodaythatanalyzedsleephabitsofcollege-ageusersofJawbone’sUPfitnesstrackersuggestsotherwise.

Jawbonelookedatsleepdatafromcollege-ageuserswhowearthecompany’sUPfitnesstrackersandfoundthattheyactuallyaveragejustover7hoursofsleeppernightonweekdaysand7.38hoursonweekendnights.Thedatacomesfrom18,498college-ageusersfrom137schoolsacrossthecountrywhowearthedeviceandaccountsfor1.44millionnightsofsleepdatarecordedbythoseindividualsbetween2013and2016.Herearefourmorepointsabouttheresearch:

1.Peopleathigh-achievingschoolstendedtohavelaterbedtimes

ThedataanalyticsteamatJawbonewasalsoabletoseparateoutsleepdataforeachschoolwithUPwearersreportingdata.Theyfoundthatthetoughertheschool,accordingtotheU.S.Newsranking,thelatertheaveragecollege-ageUPweareratthatschoolgoestobed.

2.Still,7hoursmaynotbeenoughsleep

WhilethedatafromJawbonemaybeencouraging,consideringthatpreviousresearchhasfoundthatsomestudentssleeponly5.7hoursanightonaverage.ButNeilKline,asleepphysician,pointsoutthateventhishighernumberisn’tsufficient.“Thereismuchdatathatsuggeststhatthisagegroupneedsmorethansevenor7.5hoursofsleeponaveragepernight,”Klineclaimed.

3.Thedatadoesn’tincludenaps

Anotherpoint,Klinesaid,isthatthedatadoesn’tincludenaps.Totaldaytimesleep—napping—tendstobedifficulttoaccountforbecausenapscanbeshortandeasilyforgotten,hesaid.Buttheydoaffecttotalsleep.

4.Fitness-trackingstudentsaren’texactlythenorm

It’salsoimportanttonotethatthedatafromJawbonecomesfromcollege-agepeoplewhopurchasedandusedJawboneUPfitnesstrackingdevices,whichmeansthattheparticipantsinthisresearchdonotnecessarilymakeuparepresentativesample（样本）ofcollegestudentsintermsofsocioeconomicstatusorlifestylefactors.

28.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph1?

A.Newdatahasthesameresultsasthepreviousone.

B.Newdataandthepreviousonehavemanythingsincommon.

C.NewdatafromJawbonemayastonishmostcollegestudents.

D.Newdatasuggeststhatcollegestudentsspendmoretimesleeping.

29.Accordingtothenewdata,astudentwhodoeswellinacademicperformancemayprobablysleep________.

A.lessthan5.7hoursanight

B.lessthan7.5hoursanight

C.earlyatnight

D.overthenight

30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thesampleofcollegestudentsisfarfromenough.

B.Collegestudentsusuallydon’thavenapsatall.

C.Collegestudentssleeponly5.7hoursanightonaverage.

D.Everycollegestudentacrossthecountrytakespartintheresearch.

31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toshowtheimportanceofsufficientsleepatnight.

B.Toexplainwhycollegestudentscan’tgetsufficientsleep.

C.Totellreaderssomedataaboutcollegestudents’sleeppernight.

D.Tooffercollegestudentssometipsonhandlinginsufficientsleep.

D

TheHollywoodfilm,“TheMartian”,openstoU.S. audiences onOctober2.ActorMattDamonstarsasanastronautleftaloneonMars.HiscrewreturnedtoEarththinkinghehaddiedinawindstorm.Damon's character,MarkWatney,mustsurvivewithfewsuppliesandsomehowgetamessagetoEarththatheisalive.

Theplantoreleasethemoviethisweekwassomeluckytiming.OnMonday,theU.S.spaceagencyNASAannouncedithadfoundstrongevidenceofliquidwateronMars.Thatagainraisedthepossibilitythat,withliquidwater,therecouldbelife.

NASAalsotookapartinthedevelopmentof“TheMartian”.DirectorRidleyScottandMattDamonreachedouttoagencyofficialsforhelptomakethestoryasscientificaspossible.

Sohowscientifically accurate is“TheMartian”?

JeffreyLugerof Time magazinetriedtoanswerthatquestion.Hepointedouttwoofthebiggest falsehoods ofthefilm.Thefirst,Mr.Lugerwrites,iscentraltothestory:

apowerful,dangerouswindstormthatforcesthespacecrewtoleavetheplanet.TheverylowdensityatmosphereofMars,Mr.Lugerargues,couldnotcreateastormlikethat.Mr.LugeralsohastroublewiththelackofdangerfromradiationonMars.Henotesthatthesix-monthtriptoMarsalonewouldexposetheastronautto15timesmoreradiationthanispermittedfornuclearenergyworkersinayear.

But PopularScience reportedmuchrealisminthedetails.SciencewriterSarahFechtpointstoAstronautWatney’sstruggletoworkinastronautclothing,especiallythegloves.And,anexpertshespokewithsaidthestiffglovesarearealproblem.Theyareverydifficulttobend.

“TheMartian”isreceivingexcellentreviewsfromtopcritics.AnneHornaday callsita“spiritedexampleofhowcoolsciencecanbe”.MikeD’Angelodescribes“TheMartian”asa“celebrationofourabilitytosolveeventhemost difficult problems”.

32.In“TheMartian”,Ma