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山东省威海市届高考模拟考试一模英语试题
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山东省威海市普通高中
2020届高三毕业班高考模拟考试(4月一模)
英语试题
2020年4月
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TGBWP(theGreatBooksWinterProgram)isanexperiencelikenootherinAmericaneducation.Forthepastelevenyears,TGBWPhasgatheredoutstandingmiddleandhighschoolstudentsfromacrosstheworldtoreadselectionsfromthegreatestworksofliterature,experiencecollege-levellectures,engageinlivelydiscussionsandenjoywintercampfunwithotherliterary-mindedstudents.
HereisasampleofwhatyouwillgetatGreatBooks:
•Membershipinaninternationalcommunityofenthusiasticyounglearnersanddistinguishedcollegeteacherswhoreadanddiscussgreatbooksandbigideas.YouwilldiscussthelikesofPlato,MarkTwain,Dickens,andTolstoywithotherteensfromaroundtheglobewholoveliteraturejustasmuchasyoudo!
•Findyourvoiceintheclassroom.TGBWPgivesstudentstheopportunitytogrowacademicallyandsociallyastheyprepareforhighschoolandcollege.Opendiscussionsencouragestudentstoexpressthemselvesandgivepowertotheirideas.Studentsgainconfidenceintheirabilitytoreadatextcloselyandexpresstheirideasclearlybothorallyandinwriting.
•Experiencetimeawayfromhomeandspenditatatopcollege—choosefromtwocampussettings:
AmherstCollegeinMassachusettsandStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.Thisistheperfectopportunitytopreviewlifeonacollegecampus!
Don'tmissthisopportunitytojoinstudentsfrom47statesand28countriesinthisuniquelearningenvironment.
Categories
Reading/WritingArts/Photography/FilmMusic/Singing/
DancingTravel/TouringAcademic/Pre-College
Ages
11-18
Type
Overnight/Residential
Moreinformation:
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1.WhatdoweknowaboutTGBWP?
A.Acourseonliteracyskillsimprovement.
B.Aneducationdepartmentofuniversities.
C.Acampsuitableforteenliteraturelovers.
D.AprogramofstudyingAmericanliterature.
2.WhatdoesTGBWPofferitsparticipantsaccordingtothetext?
A.College-levelevaluationinliterature.
B.Admissionstoworldfamousuniversities.
C.Freeliteraturecoursesandliteratureworks.
D.Chancestoexperiencecollegelifebeforehand.
3.SupposethistextisanAd,whatelsemustbeincludedin"Moreinformation?
A.Contactinformation.B.Membershipbenefits.
C.Registrationrequirements.D.Activityarrangements.
B
WhenpeoplethinkaboutBritishmusic,forthemostparttheythinkaboutthe60sor70swiththelikesofTheBeatlesandTheRollingStonesormoremodemartistslikeAdeleorEdSheeran.However,stuckbetweenthesetwoageswas,inmyopinion,Britishmusic'sbestperiod.The90swereanoptimistictimeforBritainandindeedEurope,withtheeconomyrecoveringfromthelowsofthe80sandtheColdWarending.
Oneofthedefiningfeaturesof90smusicwasthebirthof"Britpop".Thiswasastyleofpopmusicthataimedtopromote"Eritishness”andcommonlyfeaturedelectricguitars,drumsandmalesingers.Britpopwasthestyleusedbyworld-famousbandssuchasOasis,Blur,PulpandSuedewhobecameknownas“TheBigFour".Thesummerof1995wasdominatedbythe"Battleof
Britpop"whichwasbetweenBlurandOasisforthenumberonespot.Eventually,BlurwonthebattleandOasissettledforsecond.
However,the90sweren'tonlyfortheboys,withmajorfemalegroupsalsofindingfame,themostwell-knownofwhichwere"theSpiceGirls"whowereextremelypopularinBritainandaroundtheworld.Onceagaintheypromoted"Britishness"andhadcatchymelodiesandlyrics,buttheyalsostartedthe"GirlPower"movementwhichhelpedempowergirlsandwomenworldwide.Itisn'ttoofartoassumethatwithouttheirmusic,manyfemalesingersandartistswhowelovetodaywouldnothavehadtheconfidencetopursuetheirdream.
Britishmusicmayhavehadmanygreattimes,howeverthe90sareoftenoverlooked.AlthoughIwasnotalivetoenjoythemusicproperly,the90shadahugeimpactonBritishculturethatcanbefelttodayandIfeelthatthedecadeshouldgettherecognitionitdeserves!
4.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?
A.TheColdWarcametoanendinthe80s.
B.Britain'seconomybegantopickupinthe90s.
C.TheBeatlesrepresentedthebestBritishmusic.
D.AdeleisbetterthanEdSheeraninmodemmusic.
5.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
A.Britpop.B.Britishness.C.TheBigFour.D.BattleofBritpop.
6.What'sthemostimportantinfluenceof"theSpiceGirls"accordingtothetext?
A.Promoting"Britishness".B.Empoweringgirlsandwomen.
C.Creatingcatchymelodies.D.Findingfameforfemalegroups.
7.Thewriterthinkstheimpactofthe90smusiconBritishcultureis.
A.underestimatedB.well-recognized
C.fairlyevaluatedD.reasonablydoubted
C
America'sfirsttranscontinentalrailroad,completed150yearsagotodayatPromontorySummitinUtah,connectedthevastUnitedStatesandbroughtAmericaintothemodemage.Chineseimmigrantscontributedgreatlytothisnotableachievement,butthehistoricalaccountsthatfollowedoftenignoredtheirrole.
Between1863and1869,asmanyas20,000Chineseworkershelpedbuildthedangerouswesternpartoftherailroad,awindingribbonoftrackknownastheCentralPacific.Atfirst,the
CentralPacificRailroad'sdirectorswantedawhites—onlyworkforce.Whennotenoughwhitemensignedup,therailroadbeganhiringChinesemenforthebackbreakinglabor.Companyleaderswereskepticalofthenewrecruits'abilitytodothework,buttheyprovedthemselvesnotonlycapablebutevensuperiortotheotherworkers.
Chineseworkerscutthroughdenseforests,filleddeepnarrowsteep-sidedvalley,constructedlongtrestles(高架桥)andbuiltenormousretainingwalls(防护墙)—someofwhichremaincompleteandundamagedtoday.Allworkwasdonebyhandusingcarts,shovelsandpicksbutnomachinery.However,progresscameatgreatcost:
anestimated1,200ChineselaborersdiedalongtheCentralPacificroute.
Despitethesefacts,Chineseworkerswereoftenleftoutoftheofficialstorybecauseoftheiridentityofforeigners.Onthetranscontinentalrailroad's100thbirthday,theChineseworkerswerestillnothonored.Itwasanotherfiftyyearslaterthattheirrolewasgraduallyhighlighted.Tocelebratetherailroad's150thanniversaryin2019,theCaliforniaassemblypassedaresolutionin2017torecognizeandhonortheChineserailroadworkersbydesignatingMay10,2017,andeveryMay10thereafter,asCaliforniaChineseRailroadWorkersMemorialDay.
8.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheBirthoftheCentralPacificCostDearly
B.May10—ASpecialDayforChineseImmigrants
C.ChineseWorkers'ContributionsGainedRecognition
D.The150thanniversaryoftheCentralPacificRailroad
9.Whatdoes"they"inParagraph2referto?
A.Chineselaborers.B.Whiteworkers.C.Companyleaders.D.Railroaddirectors.
10.WhydoestheauthormakesuchdetaileddescriptionsinParagraph3?
A.ToproveChineseworkers'superiorskills.
B.Tostressthedangeranddifficultyofthework.
C.Todescribethegrandsceneryalongtherailroad.
D.ToshownotableachievementsmadebyChineseworkers.
11.Whatdoesthetextintendtotellus?
A.Nonesoblindasthosewhowon'tsee.B.Nopains,nogains.
C.Truthwillcometolightsoonerorlater.D.Doingisbetterthansaying.
D
Recently,researchersattheUniversityofTorontofiguredoutawaywithaquickvideoselfietoaccuratelymeasurebloodpressurewithyoursmartphone'scamerabydevelopingatechnologyknownastransdermalopticalimaging((TOI))(透皮光学成像).
Camerasonsmartphonescancatchredlightreflectedfromhemoglobin(血红素)underourskin,whichpermitsTOItovisualizeandmeasurebloodflowchanges.Researchersmeasuredthebloodpressureof1,328CanadianandChineseadultsbygettingtwo-minutevideosoftheirfacesonaniPhone."Fromthevideogotbythetechnology,youcanseehowthebloodflowsindifferentpartsofthefaceandthroughthisflow,youcangetalotofinformation,"saidKangLee,leadauthorofthestudy.
LeealsohelpedcreateanappcalledAnura,whichallowspeopletotryouttheTOIsoftwareforthemselves,givingthemtheabilitytorecorda30-secondvideooftheirfaceandreceivemeasurementsforstresslevelsandrestingheartrate.Leesaidmoreresearchwasneededtomakesurethatthemeasurementswereasaccurateaspossible,explainingthatthestudydidn'ttestpeoplewithverydarkorveryfairskin.
"Inordertoimproveourapptomakeitusable,particularlyforpeoplewithhypertension(高血压),weneedtocollectalotofdatafromthem,whichisveryhardbecausealotofthemarealreadytakingmedicine,"Leeexplained."Wecannottellthemnottotakemedicine,butfromtimetotime,wegetparticipantswhodon'ttakemedicinesowecangethypertensivepeoplethisway.”
Thescientistssaidthereweremanypotentialapplicationsofthetechnology,includingprovidinghealthservicesforthosewholivedinremoteareas.
12.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph2?
A.InformationofferedbyTOI.B.Newfindingsonhypertension.
C.HowTOIisputintosmartphones.D.HowtheTOItechnologyworks.
13.Whatmightpeoplebenefitfromthenewtechnologymentionedabove?
A.Livingalifefreefromstress.B.Improvingtheheartfunctiongradually.
C.Accessinghealthservicesforfree.D.Knowingabnormalbloodpressureearlier.
14.WhatcanbedoneforabetterAnura?
A.Equippingphoneswithbettercameras.
B.Allowingphonestorecordlongervideos.
C.Collecting