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甘肃省白银市届高三英语模拟试题二
甘肃省白银市2019届高三英语模拟试题
(二)
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
FamilyFuninCanadianMuseumofNature
Bringthewholefamilytorediscoverourfullyredecoratedmuseum.
*WHATTOSEEANDDO
CheckoutWhat’sOnforalltheevents,educationalactivitiesandHDmovieshappeningduringyourvisit.Careforbirds,divedownintothedepthsatthehelm(舵柄)ofaresearchsubmersible(潜水器)orexploreacave…onthefirstfloor.Don’tmissourgalleryplayareasonthethirdfloorwhenvisitingwithkids.Byvisitinghere,yourchildrenwilllearnmoreaboutnature.CheckoutOurExhibitionswhichpresentsourspecialexhibitionsandourgalleries.BesuretostopatourNatureBoutiqueonthesecondfloorforavastselectionofgames,booksandnature-relatedsouvenirsfrom9:
30amuntilthemuseumclosesfortheday.
*HOURS,ADMISSION,SERVICESANDMORE
Openinghours:
RegularHours(September4-May31)
9am-5pmexceptMondayandThursday
SummerHours(June1-September2)
9am-6pm(Saturday-Wednesday)
9am-8pm(ThursdayandFriday)
GeneralAdmission:
Freeformembers.
Adult:
$14.50
Senior(65+):
$12.50
Student(18+):
$12.50
Student(13+):
$12.50
Child(3–12):
$10.50
TinyTot(0–2):
Free
Ageneraladmissionticketisrequired—evenwhenthepriceisfree,asitisformembersandTinyTots—ifyouwanttoseeamovieoraspecialexhibition.Buyacombothatincludesbothticketsalready.Ticketcomboincludesgeneraladmissionanda3Dmovie.
Adult:
$18.50
Senior(65+):
$16.50
Student(18+):
$16.50
Student(13+):
$16.50
Child(3–12):
$14.50
TinyTot(0–2):
Free
Member:
$3
Parking:
PaidparkingisavailableontheCanadianMuseumofNaturegrounds.Rates:
$3perhalfhour
maximumof$14perday(until4:
30am)
eveningflatrate:
$5(4:
30pm-4:
30am)
Chargesaccumulate(eveningandnextday)forvehiclesthatareparkedovernight.
TheCanadianMuseumofNatureprovidesahostofinformation,imagesandvideoson ourwebsitesaboutnature,suchashttp:
//www.nature.ca/en/family-funandhttp:
//www.expeditionarctic.ca/.Themuseumalsoparticipatesinseveralsocialnetworks.FollowusonFacebook,YouTube,InstagramandTwitter.
1.InCanadianMuseumofNature,visitorscan_____________.
A.exhibittheirownnature-relatedworksB.raisetheirgeneralawarenessofnature
C.betrainedtodrivesubmersiblesprofessionally
D.buysouvenirsonthesecondfloorassoonasitopens
2.Asamemberofthemuseum,youtakeyourwifeandtwochildren(13and9)drivingtopayawhole-dayvisittothemuseumandchildrenenjoya3Dmovie,howmuchshouldyoupayatleast?
A.$52.5B.$74C.$45.5D.$59.5
3.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?
A.Totalkaboutthemuseum’sreputation.
B.Toencourageparticipationindevelopingthemuseum.
C.Toprovidesomecontactdetailsofthemuseum.
D.Toadvertiseupcomingeventsforthemuseum.
B
Attheageofseven,whilehisfriendswerespendingtheirallowancesoncandyandtoys,JoseAdolfoQuisocola,fromPeru,cameupwiththecreativeideaofaneco-bank,whichallowskidsofallagestobecomeeconomicallyindependentandfinanciallywisewhilealsohelpingtheenvironment.
Establishedin2012,TheBartselanaStudentBankistheworld’sfirstcooperativebankforkids.Whoeverwantstojoinhastobringinatleast5kilograms(11pounds)ofsolidwaste(paperorplastic)andestablishasavingsgoal.Onceaccepted,allbank“partners”arerequiredtodepositatleastoneadditionalkilogram(2.2pounds)ofrecyclablesonamonthlybasisandobeyotherrequirements,suchasattendingfinancialeducationandenvironmentalmanagementworkshops.Thewasteaccumulatedissoldtolocalrecyclingcompanies,who,thankstosomeclevernegotiationbyJose,payahigher-than-marketrateforeverythingbroughtinbyBartselanaStudentBankmembers.Thefundsreceivedareplacedintheindividual’saccountwheretheycollectuntilhis/hersavingsgoalisreached.Theaccountholdercanthenwithdrawhis/hermoney,orchoosetoleaveitandcontinuetogrowforabiggertarget.
“Atthebeginning,myteachersthoughtIwascrazyorthatachildcouldnotundertakethistypeofproject,”Joserecalls.“Theydidnotunderstandthatwearenotthefutureofthecountrybutitspresent.Luckily,Ihadthesupportoftheschoolprincipalandanassistantinmyclassroom.”
Theyoungster’spersistencepaidoff.Today,theeco-bank,whichnowhasthesupportofseverallocalinstitutions,hasteneducationalcentersandbeginsacceptingapplicationsfromkidsallacrossPeru.OnNovember20th,2018,theyoungboywasawardedthefamousChildren’sClimatePrize(CCP).“Jose’seco-bankisabrilliantwayoflinkingeconomyandclimateimpact,bothinthoughtandpractice.Thepotentialimpactisamazing,”ajudgesaid.
Hopefully,Jose’ssuccesswillinspiremorekidsandadultstocomeupwithnewideasthatcreatevaluewhilehelpingtheenvironment.Astheboysays,“Togetherwecanchangetheworld…wejustneedanopportunity…”
4.Forwhatmainpurposewastheeco-bankcreated?
A.Toeducatechildrenhowtospendtheirallowances.
B.Tohelpchildrenbecomeindependentfromtheirparents.
C.Toraisechildren’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.
D.Toencouragechildrentobuywhatevertheywant.
5.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?
A.Thehistoryoftheeco-bank.B.Therequirementsofmembership.
C.Thewisewaytodealwithwaste.D.Theprocessofrunningtheeco-bank.
6.WhatisthebiggestchallengeJosemetatthestartofopeningtheeco-bank?
A.Lackofenoughsupport.B.Lackofenoughmoney.
C.Lackofrelevantexperience.D.Lackofrelevantknowledge.
7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.AnAmazingBoy,JoseB.RecyclingdoesCountMuch
C.AnOpportunitytoChangetheWorld
D.AnEco-bank,EconomicalandEcological
C
Expensiveandnewglovesallowchatterboxestotaketheterm“handsfree”toanewlevel—bytalkingintothemastheymakeacall.Theglovesareknownas“TalktotheHand”andcost£1,000apair.TheyfixedaspeakerunitintothethumbandamicrophoneintothelittlefingerthatcanbeconnectedtoanymobilehandsetusingBluetooth.
ArtistSeanMilesdesignedthenewglovesthatdoubleasaphoneinpartofhisprojectthatshowsthepossibilitiesofgadgetrecycling.HeusesoutdatedglovesandcombinesthemwithpartsfrommobilehandsetsrecycledthroughO2,whichcommissionedtheproject.Mobilephoneuserswillbeabletokeeptheirhandswarmwhiletheychatwithouttakingtheirphonesoutoftheirpocketsorhandbags.
MrMilesdesignedtwopairsofthenewgloves—oneinpinkandtheotherinbrownandyellow.TheywillappearinanexhibitionthisJulyandvisitorswillbeabletowinthegloves.Ifdemandishigh,theywillthenbeproducedonalargerscale.O2Recycle,whichbackedtheproject,estimatesthattherearealready70millionunusedmobilehandsetsintheUK.Theservicepaysupto£260tothosewhorecyclegadgetsincludingphones,handheldconsoles,MP3playersanddigitalcameras.
DesignerSeanMileshopeshisworkwillgetpeoplethinkingaboutrecycling.The41-year-oldsaid,“Ihopethatmy‘TalktotheHand’projectwillgetpeopletothinkagainaboutthewastecreatedbynotrecyclinggadgets.Ifafewmorepeoplerecycletheirgadgetsratherthansendthemtotrash,Ithinkthisprojectwillhavefulfilleditsaim.”
BillEyres,headofO2Recycle,urgespeopletorecycletheirphoneresponsibly.Hesaid,“There’sapressingneedforallofustolookatoutdatedhandsets,andallthegadgetsthatwemoveonfromorupgradeeachyear.Whethertheyareconsolesorcameras,weshouldthinkofthemasaresourcethatweneedtorecycleresponsiblyratherthanthrowthemaway.”
8.Theunderlinedword“O2”inParagraph2isprobablythenameof______.
A.anartistB.acompanyC.amobileD.anexhibition
9.Consumerscanbuythe“TalktotheHand”gloves______.
A.intheexhibitionB.fromMrMiles
C.whentheyaremassproducedD.aftertheyrecyclethegadgets
10.Thepurposeoftheprojectisto_______.
A.promotethetechnologyofITB.enablepeopletotalktotheirhands
C.raisepeople’sawarenessofrecyclingD.attractvisitors’attentionintheexhibition
11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Newmobilesthatarefashionable.B.Outdatedhandsetsthatareupgraded.
C.Outdatedgadgetsthatcanbeusedforrecycling.
D.Newglovesthatcanbeusedformakingphonecalls.
D
Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.
AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.
Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandasignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.
InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.
IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonialAmericaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablis