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惠州市2021届高三第一次模拟考试试题

英语（2021.04）

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividesayearinto24solarterms（节气）.TheSpringEquinox（春分）,asthefourthtermoftheyear,startsonMarch20andendsonApril3thisyear.HerearethingsyoumaynotknowabouttheSpringEquinox.

Swallowsflyingnorth

TheancientChinesepeopledividedthefifteendaysoftheSpringEquinoxintothree“hou’s”,orfive-dayparts.Astheoldsayinggoes,swallowsflybacktotheNorthinthefirsthou;thundercrackstheskyinthesecondhou;lightningoccursfrequentlyinthethirdhou.ItvividlyrevealstheclimatefeatureduringtheSpringEquinox.

Egg-standinggames

StandinganegguprightisapopulargameacrossthecountryduringtheSpringEquinox.Itisanoldcustomthatdatesbackto4,000yearsago.Itisbelievedthatifsomeonecanmaketheeggstand,hewillhavegoodluckinthefuture.

Flyingkites

TheSpringEquinoxisagoodtimetoflykites.Inancienttimes,peopledidnothavegoodmedicalresources.Toprayforhealth,theywrotetheirmedicalissuesonapaperkite.Whenthekitewasintheair,peoplewouldcutoffthestringtoletthepaperkitefloataway,symbolizingtheflyingawayofdiseases.

Eatingspringvegetables

EatingspringvegetablesduringtheSpringEquinoxisacommonlypracticedcustominmanyregionsofChina.Springvegetablesrefertoseasonalvegetablesthatdifferfromplacetoplace.TheancientteachingsintheChineseclassic,HuangdiNeijing,suggestthatpeopleeatseasonalfoodstohelppreservehealthandbringgoodluck.

21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheSpringEquinox?

A.Timedivision.B.Climatefeature.

C.Customaryactivities.D.Historicalstories.

22.WhatwouldancientChinesepeopledotoprayforhealth?

A.Standeggs.B.Flykites.

C.Eatspringvegetables.D.Observetheimmigrationofbirds.

23.Whoarethetargetreadersofthetext?

A.Thegeneralpublic.B.Chinesefarmers.

C.Cultureresearchers.D.Weatherreporters.

B

IcanrememberwhenmydaughterMaggie,whoisnowsix,usedtocrawlintomylapandsay,“Daddy,readmeastory.”Lastyearsheannounced,“Daddy,I’mgoingtoreadyouastory.”

Maggiewasatelevisionchild.Whenshefirstbecameconsciousofanythingbeyondeatingandsleeping,theTVsetwasrightthere,anditsooncommandedherattention.

Afewyearsago,wewereworriednotonlythatwe’dnevergetthechildrenawayfromthesetlongenoughtolearntoread,butthatwe’dforgethowtoreadourselves.Butin1955therewasnotonlymorereadingthanbeforeTV,butmorereadingthaneverbeforeinhistory.

Clearly,readinghassurvivedtelevisionasithassurvivedalotofotherthings.WhenIwassix,awailwentupaboutmenaces（威胁）toreadingathome:

motorcarsandcinema.WhenMaggiecamealong,therewastelevision.Themotorcar,theradio,thecinemaandtelevisiondotakeupalotoftime.

Well,we’vegotmoretime.Whenmymotherwasagirl,peopleworkedabout60hoursaweek.Nowit’s44.WhenMaggiegrowsup,it’llbe30.Andthere’llbenumerousgadgetstodoherhousework.She’llhavetoread.Youcan’twatchTVallday.

AtpresentMaggieisreadingaboutJohnnyWoodchuck.Aheadofher—andI’malittleenvious—areherfirstbrushwithBlackBeauty,Alicesteppingthroughthelookingglass,HuckandJimdriftingdowntheMississippi,theemotionalstormsofShakespeare,thespiritualagoniesofTolstoy.Forreadingisn’talljoy.Likelifeitself,it’smixedwithmanymoods,fromecstasy（狂喜）todespair.Maggiewilllearntotaketheroughwiththesmooth,gatheringfromtheancientwisdomoflong-deadgeniusalittlefiretoenrichherspirit.

Andsomeday,ifshe’slucky,she’llgetthebiggestthrillofall,whenalittlegirlclimbsintoherlapandannounces,“Mummy,I’mgoingtoreadyouastory.”

24.WhydotheyounggenerationlikeMaggiehavemoreaccesstoreading?

A.Theyfacelessworkingpressure.

B.Thereismoretimeavailableforreading.

C.Theirparentsencouragethemmoreoften.

D.Theyhaveastrongerdesireforknowledge.

25.WhatmakestheauthorenviousofMaggie?

A.Herexposuretoclassicreading.B.Herproductiveworksinwriting.

C.Herwildimaginationindailylife.D.Herspiritualreflectiononthebooks.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph6imply?

A.Maggiehasrichexperiences.

B.Maggiehasagoodplanforreading.

C.Maggiewillbenefitalotfromreading.

D.Maggieisontheroadtobecomingagenius.

27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.ReadingmakesMaggieafortunategirl.

B.MoregirlslikeMaggieenjoytellingstories.

C.Maggie’sdaughterbringsherthebiggestthrill.

D.Itisablessingthatreadingcanbepasseddown.

C

Atsomepointinourlives,mostofushaveattendedaschooloruniversitylecture.Theselearningsessionsgiveussomeinsightfulandvaluableknowledgeorcanbesomethingweyawnthrough,tryingtokeepawake.Whateverourexperience,lectureshavebeenandstillarethemostcommonteachingmethodineducation.Butwilltheyexistinthefuture?

WiththegrowthoftheInternetandsomuchinformationatourfingertips,youmaythinkthereisnoneedtogathertogetheratafixedlocationholdingahandfuloftextbooks.BBCjournalistMattPicklessays,“Researchhasshownthatstudentsrememberaslittleas10percentoftheirlecturesjustdaysafterwards.”

ProfessorCarlWieman,whocampaignsagainstthetraditionallecture,felttalkingatstudentsandexpectingthemtoabsorbknowledgewasnotthateffectivesoheintroduced“activelearning”thatencouragesproblemsolvinginsmallgroups.Helistenstothemandguidestheirdiscussions.Theresulthasimprovedexamresults.Othernewalternativestothelecturehaveincludedpeer-to-peerlearningandproject-basedlearningthatenablestudentstolinkupandworkcooperativelyonprojectssuchasbuildingacomputergame.

Butnewlearningmethodscancomeatahighfinancialcostcomparedtotherelativelycheapwayofbeingtaughtfacetofacebyanacademic.TherealissueaccordingtoProfessorDanButin,foundingdeanoftheschoolofeducationandsocialpolicyatMerrimackCollegeinMassachusetts,isthat“Academicsputthousandsofhoursofworkintotheirbooksandmuchlesstimeintothinkingabouttheeffectivenessoftheirteachingstyle.”Buthesays,“Thelecturehassurvivedbecauseresearch,notteaching,determinesthesuccessofauniversityanditsacademics.”

Soifresearchqualityisameasureofauniversity’ssuccessandmoneyistight,thenthelecturecouldbehereforalittlelonger.

28.WhatmayMattPicklesagreewith?

A.Studentshaveapoormemory.

B.Studentsdon’tworkhardenough.

C.Lecturesarenotsoeffectiveasexpected.

D.TheInternetoffersfarmoreinformationthanlectures.

29.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Teachingprojects.B.Learningstrategies.

C.Alternativestolectures.D.Waysofcommunication.

30.WhywilllecturesstillexistinthefutureaccordingtoProfessorDanButin?

A.Theypromoteactivelearning.

B.Theycallfortheleastmemorywork.

C.Theydeterminethesuccessofauniversity.

D.Theycontributetoacademicachievements.

31.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?

A.Byanalyzingdata.B.Bylistingopinions.

C.Bymakingcomparison.D.Byconcludinggeneralrules.

D

Everyfourorfiveyears,vastquantitiesofwarmwaterbuildupalongthewestcoastofSouthAmerica.Thisphenomenon,ElNiño（厄尔尼诺）,createsstormsthatcausedevastatingfloods.Theresultiscostly.In2017,forinstance,ElNiñoshutdownnorthernPeru’ssugar-canebusiness.

ModernfarmersviewElNiñostoically（坚忍地）.Theyusemoneysavedingoodyearstorebuildinbadones.Buthistorysuggestsitneednotbelikethat.Inapaperpublishedrecently,AriCaramanica,anarchaeologistatUniversityofthePacific,inLima,showshowitusedtobedone.Andtheanswerseemstobe,“better”.

DrCaramanicaandhercolleagueshavebeenstudyingthePampadeMocan,acoastaldesertplaininnorthernPeru.PampadeMocanisnotidealforfarming.Itssoilcontainslittleorganicmatterandtheannualrainfallinnon-Niñoyearsisusuallylessthantwocentimetres.Today’sfarmersthereforedependoncanalstocarrywaterfromlocalriverstotheirfields.

Ithadbeenassumedthatancientfarmershadasimilararrangement—andsotheydid.ButDrCaramanicaalsofoundeightcanalsthatcouldcarrywaterfarbeyondtherangeofmodernfarms.Sincetheclimatewassimilartothepresentday’swhenthesecanalsweredug,andtherivernohigher,shesupposedthattheywereintendedtoguidethefloodwaterarrivingduringNiñoyears.Aroundaquarteroftheancientagriculturalinfrastructure（基础设施）ofthisareaseemstohavebeenbuiltonlyformanagingNiño-generatedfloodwater.

EvidencerevealsthatPampadeMocanproducedlotsofcropsinsomeyears.DrCaramanica’steamalsodiscoveredtwocisterns（蓄水池）inthearea.These,possibly,wereusedtostorefloodwater.

Thesefindingssuggestthat,ratherthanresistingElNiño,earlyfarmersinPampadeMocanwerereadytomakeuseofitwhenitarrived.PreciselyhowtheymanagedtheirfieldsinNiñoyearsremainstobediscovered.Butmodernfarmersmightdowelltolearnfromthem.

32.WhatdoweknowaboutElNiñofromthetext?

A.Itcanbeusedinfarming.B.Itisusuallycausedbyfloods.

C.Ithaslittlei