韶一模英语试题定稿.docx

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韶一模英语试题定稿

2016届韶关市高三调研考试

英语

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共10页，卷面满分120分

（笔试最终成绩按总分135分进行折算，即：

卷面总分120分×1.125=135分，四舍五入取整数计分）。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卷指定的位置上。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案信息点涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3、非选择题必须用黑色钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应的位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卷一并交回。

第I卷

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

Bluetoothisaleaderinwirelesstechnology.Itisbuiltintocars,iphones,computersandmore.Itallowsyoutoshareinformationbetweentwodevices.Butwithafocusonfunction,Bluetoothdevicesarealwayschangingthankstosomecreativedesigners.Hereareafewcoolthingsyoumayseeonthemarketsoon.

BluetoothClothing

ClothingdesignerAsherLevinehasdesignedalineofclothingthatcontainsBluetoothmicrochips.Thesechipsconnecttoyouriphone.Ifyouloseanitemofclothing,thereisanapptohelp.Pushabuttonandyourclothingwill“ring”ifit’snearby.Ifit’stoofaraway,youcanuseGoogleMapstolocate.

TheRipple

Ladies,areyoutiredofwirelessheadsetsthatmakeyoulooklikeacharacterfromStarTrek（星际迷航）?

IlyaFridmanwasthinkingofyouwhenhedesignedtheripple,aBluetoothheadsetthatlookslikeanearring.Whenyouopenthedevice,youcanseeamicrophoneinit.Whenclosed,theripplestaysonsoyoucanlistentomusic.

SprayBluetoothSpeaker（扬声器）

ClothinglabelEckoUNLTDismakingitsnewtechnologyproductwithaBluetoothspeakerthatlookslikeacanofspraypaint（喷漆）.TheSprayBluetoothspeakeralsocontainsamicrophone,whichyoucanpairwithyoursmartphoneforhands-freecalling.Thespeakershaveupto10hoursofbatterylife.Youcanturnthetopofittochoosesongsorcontrolvolume.

SmartWatches

TheEZIOhascreatedalineofBluetoothwatchesthatconnecttoyoursmartphone.TheEZIOBluetooth4.0SmartWatchvibrates（震动）whenyougetacall,textoremail.Italsoletsyouknowanytimeyourphoneismorethan5to10feetawayfromyou.Althoughthisisn’tthefirstsmartwatchonthemarket,it’ssuretobeafavourite.Why?

It’sdesignedtolooklikeahigh-fashionwatch,notapieceoftechnology.

Thesenewtechnologyproductsshowthatfashionisgettingsmarter,andtechnologyislookingbetter!

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutBluetoothfromthepassage?

A.Itdevelopsataslowspeedinwirelesstechnology.

B.Itenablestheuserstoreadinformation.

C.Itsdevicesvaryfromtimetotime.

D.Itsproductsvaluefashionmorethanfunction.

2.Whatwillhelpyoumakeacallwhenyourhandsarebusy?

A.BluetoothclothesB.Bluetoothspeakers

C.BluetoothearringsD.TheRipple

3.Inwritingthepassage,theauthorintendsto_____________.

A.tellushowtousenewBluetoothdevices

B.showtheimportanceofmoderntechnology

C.persuadeustobuysomenewBluetoothdevices

D.introducesomefashionableBluetoothdevices

B

IwasprobablyoneofthefewkidsinAmericawhoseparentsdidn’twantthemtogotocollege.Myfamilywasverybluecollar.Myparentswereneverabletoachievemorethangettingafactoryjob,andtryingtomakeendsmeet.Whilegrowingup,IwouldalwayssayIwantedtogotoanIvyLeagueuniversityandmydadwouldsaytherewasabsolutelynothingwrongwithourstateuniversity.Dadsuggestedthat’swhatIoughttoaimfor.Bythetimesenioryearapproached,Isentoutonlytwoapplicationsforcollege,onetothestateuniversityalittlemorethantwohoursawayfrommyhometown,andonetoauniversityinanotherstate.Iwasquicklyacceptedintoboth,butmydadseemedtobeagainsttheideaofmygoingawayforuniversity.Hewantedmetoattendtheoneinourcountyandsavemoneybycontinuingtoliveathome.

Forwhateverreason,Ihadbeengivenmoreambitionthanmyparentsbeforeme,ormytwoyoungerbrothers,bothofwhomchosethefactorysceneratherthaneducation.Soeverydayafterschool,mydadandIhadfightsaboutwhereIwouldgotouniversity.Hislogicwasverysound,especiallyconsideringwhereIstandnow,threeyearsaftergraduationwithdebtuptomyeyeballs.Hethreatenedtogivemenofinancialhelpatall,andIsaidthatwasfine,andIwouldbeabletogetenoughloans.

ThefightsaboutwhereIwasgoingtogetthemoneycontinueduntilthedayIpackedeverythingupintoourcar.Itwasthen,atbreakfastbeforewemadeourjourneydown,thatmydadsaidhewasproudofme.Hehadn’tthoughtIwouldactuallyleave.Asmyparentsdroppedmeoffatmydormroom,mymomstartedcrying,andevenmydadkissedmeontheforehead,whichwasthefirsttimeIcouldremembergettinghuggedandkissedbytheminyears.

Atthispoint,myrelationshipwithmyparentschanged.They’vedonewelltoleavemetomyownlife,andtojustbehappywhenIcallhome.Nomatterwhathappensnow,Iknowstandingmygroundonwheretogoforuniversityhasbeenthebestdecisionofmylife,asIhavegainedbotheducationandalifeexperience.

4.Whywasgoingtoafarawaycollegelessadvisabletothefather?

A.Thepoorfamilycouldnotaffordtheeducationandboardingfees.

B.Goingtocollegewasnotapopularideainthosedays.

C.Thehometownuniversitywasasgoodasthestateuniversityinteaching.

D.Hewaslessambitiousthanhisson.

5.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“sound”inparagraph2?

A.wrongB.complexC.confusingD.reasonable

6.Therelationshipbetweentheauthorandhisparentschangedforthebetterwhen___________.

A.hedecidedtogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity

B.hewasacceptedintobothoftheuniversities

C.hebeganthejourneytohisuniversity

D.hefirstcalledhomefromhisuniversity

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.StickingtoYourDreamUniversity

B.MakingtheBestDecisionofMyLife

C.ImprovingRelationshipbetweenParentsandSon

D.ChangingFather’sAttitudetoCollegeEducation

C

Justafewmonthsago,LeoGrand’slifewasterrible.Homelesssincelosinghisjobin2011,hespenthisdaysbeggingandnightssleepingonthestreetsofManhattan’sWestside.Thenlastsummer,ayoungmanmadehimastrangeofferthatchangedhislife.

24-year-oldsoftwareengineerPatrickMcConlogue,whohadbeenseeingthe38-year-oldhomelessmanforthreeyearsonhiswaytoworkeverymorning,askedLeowhetherhewouldlike$100tospendonanythinghewishedorlearnhowtocode（编码）.

Leopickedthelatter.Truetohisword,Patrickreturnedthefollowingdaywithafewbooksonthesubject,acheapbutdurablelaptopcomputerandchargingaccessories,andmostimportantly,dailylessonseverymorningbeforeMcConloguewasdueathisoffice.Regardless,Leotooktheopportunitytolearn,Patrickfollowedthroughonhispromise,andafriendshipwasborn.

Leoturnedouttobeafastlearner.Afterafewmonthsofstrictlearninghowtocode,thetwomenreleasedTreesForCars,arideshareappthatLeocodedallbyhimself.Themobileappallowspeopletohelptheenvironmentandsavemoneybycarpooling（拼车）.

Itworksasfollows:

Anyonewantingaridecanenterintheaddressofhisorherdestination.Theappwillsuggestdriversthatdrivetothatoranearbylocation.Thepersonwishingtogetaridecanpickoneandsendaninvitation.Iftheotherpersonaccepts,theywillbeconnected.Asawaytoencourageusers,theapptrackshowmuchCO2issavedbythepassengerswhogetrideswithothers.

TreesForCarssawabout15,000downloadsacrossbothAppleandAndroidstores,bringinginabout$14,000.Variouscutstothestores/platformsthemselvesadduptoabout30%,andtherestgotoLeo.

Whilethisisanamazingachievement,neitherofthemissatisfiedwithwhattheyhavedone.Leohasalreadybegunworkingonthesecondversionoftheappandalsoplanstoapplyforajobasaprogrammer.

AsforPatrick,heistryingtoexpandthetutoringprogramandalreadyhas150programmerswillingtoteachpeopletocodeforanhouradayfortwomonths.Allheneedstodonowisworkouthowtoorganizetheeffort.

8.WhatdidLeochoosetodowhengivenhelp?

A.Toget$100tospend.

B.Tolearnhowtocode.

C.Toreadafewbooksonthesubject.

D.Tobuyacheapbutdurablelaptopcomputer.

9.TheappTreesForCarswasdesignedinorderto_________.

A.makeabigfortunetohelpneedypeople

B.givedirectionsabouthowtogotoalocation

C.encourageriderstosharecarswithothers

D.calculatetheamountofCO2aroundtheusers

10.HowmuchmoneyhasLeoearnedforTreesForCar?

A.About$15,000B.About$14,000C.About$4,000D.About$10,000

11.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePatrickMcConlogue?

A.ThoughtfulB.HelpfulC.ProductiveD.Creative

D

“Selfie”（自拍）hasbeennamedthewordoftheyear2013byOxfordDictionaries.

Thewordhasevolvedfromasocialmediawordintoamainstreamtermforaself-portraitphotograph.ResearchsuggesteditsfrequencyintheEnglishlanguageincreasedby17,000%in2013.

ThewordoftheyearawardcelebratestheinventivenessofEnglishspeakerswhenconfrontedwithsocial,politicalortechnologicalchange.In2004,thewordoftheyearwas“chav”（傻帽）,in2008itwas“creditcrunch”（信贷危机）andin2012itwas“omnishambles”（一团糟）.

Toqualify,awordneednothavebeeninventedwithinthepast12months,butitdoesneedtohavebecomenotableatthattime.

SelfieisdefinedbyOxfordDictionariesas“aphotographthatonehastakenofoneself,typicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsite”.ItsincreaseinuseiscalculatedbyOxfordDictionariesusingaresearchprogrammethatcollectsaround150millio