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广东省汕头市届高三英语模拟考试试题
广东省汕头市2017届高三英语4月模拟考试试题
本试卷共三部分,满分135分(120×1.125)。
考试时间120分钟。
注意事项:
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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
ALanguageProgrammeforTeenagers
WelcometoTeenagersAbroad!
Weinviteyoutojoinusonanamazingjourneyoflanguagelearning.
OurCourses
Regardlessofyourchoiceofcourse,you’lldevelopyourlanguageabilitybothquicklyandeffectively.OurStandardCourseguaranteesasignificantincreaseinyourconfidenceinaforeignlanguage,withfocusedteachinginall4skillareas----speaking,listening,readingandwriting.OurIntensiveCoursebuildsonourStandardCourse,with10additionallessonsperweek,guaranteeingthefastestpossiblelanguagelearning(seetablebelow).
CourseType
Days
NumberofLesson
CourseTimetable
StandardCourse
Mon-Fri
20lessons
9:
00-12:
30
IntensiveCourse
Mon-Fri
20lessons
9:
00-12:
30
10lessons
13:
00-14:
30
Evaluation
Studentsareplacedintoclassesaccordingtotheircurrentlanguageskills.Themajorityofthemtakeononlinelanguagetestbeforestartingtheirprogramme.However,ifthisisnotavailable,studentssittheexamonthefirstMondayoftheircourse.Learningmaterialsareprovidedtostudentsthroughouttheircourse,andtherewillneverbemorethan15participantsineachclass.
ArrivalsandTransfer
Ourprogrammeoffersthefullpackage—studentsaretaken
goodcareoffromthestartthroughtotheveryend.Theyarecollectedfromtheairportuponarrivalandbroughttotheiraccommodationincomfort.Werequirethestudent’sfulldetailsatleast4weeksinadvance.
Meals/Allergies(过敏)/SpecialDietaryRequirements
Studentsareprovidedwithbreakfast,dinnerandeitheracookedorpackedlunch(whichconsistsofasandwich,adrinkandadessert).Snacksoutsideofmealtimesmaybepurchasedbythestudentindividually.
Weaskthatyouletusknowofanyallergiesordietaryrequirementsaswellasinformationaboutanymedicinesyoutake.Dependingonthetypeofallergiesand/ordietaryrequirements,anextrachargemaybemadeforprovidingspecialfood.
1.HowdoesIntensiveCoursedifferfromStandardCourse?
A.Itis
lesseffective.B.Itfocusesonspeaking.
C.Itincludesextralesson.D.Itgivesyouconfidence.
2.Beforestartingtheirprogramme,studentsa
reexpectedto_____.
A.takealanguagetestB.haveanonlineinterview
C.preparelearningmaterialsD.reporttheirlanguagelevels
3.Withthefullpackage,theprogrammeorganizerissupposedto_____.
A.informstudentsoftheirfullflightdetails
B.lookafterstudentsthroughouttheprogramme
C.offerstudentsfreesightseeingtrips
D.collectstudents’luggageinadvance
B
OnedaywhenIwas12,mymother
gavemeanorder:
Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeprobleminabilitytoread.
Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe"Children'sRoom."Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIever
hadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.
Thereonthebook'scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidenticaltomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle:
Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.
Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.
Mymother'scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:
Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.
Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy"miraculous"(奇迹般地)experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.
4.Theauthor'smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto.
A.encouragehimtodomorewalkingB.lethimspendameaningfulsummer
C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemD.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons
5.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?
A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.
C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.
6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessful
writer.
B.Theauthor’smothersawhisremarkableimprovement.
C.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhimwithbooks.
D.Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversince.
7.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.MyPassionforReadingB.Mum’sStrictOrder
C.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.TheCharmofaBook
C
Anewstudyhasdiscoveredthatmeditationandoxygensporttogetherreducedepression.TheRutgersUniversitystudyfoundthatthismindandbodycombination,donetwiceaweekforonlytwomonths,reducedthesymptomsforagroupofstudentsby40percent.
“Weareexcitedbythefindingsbecausewesawsuchameaningfulimprovementinbothclinicallydepressedandnon-depressedstudents,”saidleadauthorDr.BrandonAlderman.“Itisthefirsttimethatbothofthesetwobehavioralwayshavebeenlookedattogetherfordealingwithdepression.”
Researchersbelievethetwoactivitieshaveaninteractiveeffectincombatingdepression.AldermanandDr.TraceyShorsdiscoveredthatacombinationofmentalandphysicaltraining(MAP)enabledstudentswithmajordepressivedisordernottoletproblemsornegativethoughtsdefeatthem.
Rutgersresearcherssaythosewhoparticipatedinthestudybeganwith30minutesoffocusedattentionmeditationfollowedby30minutesofoxygensport.Theyweretoldthatiftheirthoughtsdriftedtothepastorthefuturetheyshouldrefocusontheirbreathing,enablingthosewithdepressiontoacceptmoment-to-momentchangesinattention.
Shors,whostudiestheproductionofnewbraincellsinthehippocampus—partofthebraininvolvedinmemoryandlearning—saysscientistshaveshowninanim
almodelsthatoxygensportexercisekeepsalargenumberofcertaincellsalive.
Theideaforthehumanintervention(干预)camefromherlaboratorystudies,shesays,withthemaingoalofhelpingindividualsacquirenewskillssothattheycanlearntorecoverfromstressfullifeevents.
Bylear
ningtofocustheirattentionandexercise,peoplewhoarefightingdepressioncanacquirenewlearningskillsthatcanhelpthemprocessinformationandreducetheoverwhelmingrecollectionofmemoriesfromthepast,Shorssays.
“Weknowthesetreatmentscanbepracticedoveralifetimeandthattheywillbeeffectiveinimprovingmentalhealth.”saidAlderman.“Thegoodnewsisthatthisinterventioncanbepracticedbyanyoneatanytimeandatnocost.”
8.Whatmadetheresearchsodifferent?
A.Adoptingawayofmeaningfultalk.
B.Combiningthetwowaystotreatdepression.
C.Treatingdepressionwithspecialmedicine.
D.Comparingthedepressedwiththenon-depressed.
9.Theunderlinedword“combating”inParagraph3canbereplacedby______.
A.fightingB.identifyingC.distinguishingD.examining
10.W
hatdidtheparticipantsdointheresearch?
A.Theydidoxygensporthalfanhourbeforethinking.
B.Theythoughtquietlyandthentookexercise.
C.Theytookexerciselongerthantheythought.
D.Theytookexercisewhilethinkingquietly.
11.WhatisShors’mainpurposeofherstudies?
A.Tofindoutcertainbraincellsofhumans.
B.Tostudytheproductionofnewbraincells.
C.Toofferpeopleanewmethodtotreatstress.
D.Todecidethelinksbetweenstressandexercise.
D
WhyI’vetakenabreakfromholidays
Itisawonderfulmorning,asIwritethis:
hot,butwithoutbeingtoohot.Outsidemywindow,Icanseethesunniestskyoftheyearreflectedinahugenaturalexpandofwater.Itisthekindofsunthatmakesyouwellawareofsummer’stemporarynature—areminderthatifIamevertogoaroundtobookthisyear'sholiday,timeisrunningout.
ItisnowclosetofouryearssinceIlasttookaholiday.ThisisbecauseIhavecometotheconclusion,overthecourseofmyadultlife,thatIamnotverygoodatit. Youmightsaythissoundslikesayingyouarenotverygoodatdrinkingteaorlisteningtomusic. Whatcouldpossiblybedifficultaboutthenaturalactofputtingyourworkinglifeonholdforacoupleofweeksandgoingsomewheretodonothing?
Iwasamodelholidaymakerasakid.However,theproblemsstartedduringmytwenties.AtriptothesouthofFrancewasendedafterjusttwodays,mainlybecauseIhadanurgetocheckmye-mails.Similarly,myhoneymoonwascutshortby48hours—notbecausemywifeandIweren’tenjoyingourselves,butbecauseweweremissingourcats.
Sowhatismyproblem?
Onthesurface,I’mpr