广东省茂名市届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题.docx

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广东省茂名市届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题

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茂名市2016年第一次高考模拟考试

英语试卷

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卷相应的位置。

3.全部答案在答题卡和答题卷上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.本试卷卷面总分为120分，考生最终成绩按总分135分进行折算，折算公式：

最终成绩=卷面成绩（总分120分）×1.125，四舍五入取整数计分。

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

Iamsoappreciatingmydaughterstodayandallthatwelearnedwhileweweregrowingtogether.Iamespeciallygratefulfortheactivitiesthatcenteredonkindnessandbroughtjoytousatthesametime.

Atonetimewedecidedtobakebreadforthehomelesscommunity（社区）onthebeachnearourhome.Wetook2daysduringeachweektobakeminiloavesofbreadandalsotookcheeseofeachperson.Asthisprojectwenton（eventuallyformorethantwoyears）,oneofmydaughtersstartedhavingshortconversationswitheachpersonshegavebreadto.

Eventuallywebroughtsomeplayingcardsandcheckersandplayedwithsomeofthepeople,too.Soonseveralofourfriendsjoinedusandwebegantomakefulllunchesonceaweekforthiscommunity.

YearslaterwhenIsawoneofthepreviousfreelunchreceivers,theywouldcomeuptome,shareanicememoryfromthattimeaswellashowmuchthekindnessmeanttothemandhavesomefriendshipwithchildren,too.Wehadgreatfuntogether.

Bothofmydaughters,nowgrownwithkidsoftheirown,stilltaketimetodokindthingsforothersandcommunityserviceprojectsandthensharethatwithme.Iamgratefulforafocusawayfromselfandtofindrealjoyandpurposeinbeingkind.

1.Whatdidtheauthordo?

A.Sheenjoyedthevisitfromthosewhohadbeenprovidedwithfreelunch.

B.Shebegantocommunicatewithpeoplewhoreceivedfood.

C.Shebakedbreadforpeoplearoundwithkindness.

D.Shepurchasedandgaveoutplayingcardsandcheckersalone.

2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.theauthorachievedgreatsuccessduetogreatefforts

B.theauthorwantedtogetappreciationfromothers

C.theauthor’sgenerositycanbringhergoodluck

D.theauthor’sdaughterswereinfluencedbyherbehaviors

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?

A.Selfish.B.Modest.C.Warm-hearted.D.Strong-willed.

B

TheInternetplaysabigpartinhumanlife.Weuseitforworkandentertainment.WecanfindnewrecipesontheInternetoradviceonstayinghealthy.Wecanevenuseittolearnanewlanguageandconnectwithfamilyandfriends.

AsfarastheInternetbeingapartofourlives—well,that trainhasleftthestation.ThisexpressionmeansthereisnogoingbacktoanInternet-freelife.ButcanusingtheInternettoomuchbebadforourhealth?

Itmightbe,sayresearchers.

AnewstudyfindsthatheavyInternetusemaybeconnectedtohighbloodpressureinanunlikelygroup—teenagers.Thestudyresultsshowthatteenswhospendatleast14hoursaweekonlineweremorelikelytohavehighbloodpressure.Highbloodpressurecancauseheartandkidney（肾）disease.Itisalsocloselylinkedtosomeformsofdementia（痴呆）,abraindisease.Dementiaismarkedbymemorydisorders,personalitychanges,andareducedabilitytoreason.

TheHenryFordHospitalinDetroit,Michigandidthestudy.335youngpeoplefrom14to17yearsoldparticipatedinit.Onehundredandthirty-fouroftheteensweredescribedas“heavyInternetusers.”Researchersfoundthatoutofthese134teens,26hadhighbloodpressure.

TheleadresearcherofthestudyisAndreaCassidy-Bushrow.Inastatementshesaid,“UsingtheInternetispartofourdailylifebutitshouldn’t consume us.”Forthepurposeofthestudy,sheexplains,teensconsideredheavyInternetuserswereonlineon“average25hoursaweek.”Ms.Cassidy-Bushrowaddsthatitisimportantforteenstotake“regularbreaksfromtheircomputersorsmartphones”andtodosome“kindofphysicalactivity.”

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?

A.Thetrainhasstoppedatthewrongstation.

B.Thereissomethingwrongwiththetrain.

C.LifewithouttheInternetisnowheretobefound.

D.Thetrainhaschangeditscourse.

5.IfapersonsuffersfromDementia,he________.

A.willremembereverythingclearly

B.willchangehischaracter

C.willdevelopabraincancer

D.candoanalysisaccurately

6.Whatisthepercentageofyoung“heavyInternetusers”withhighbloodpressure?

A.26%.B.14%.C.25%.D.19%.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheInternetDoesHarmtotheStudy.

B.TooMuchInternetMayBeBadforTeenagers.

C.WeShouldStopUsingtheInternet..

D.HighBloodPressureIsaroundtheCorner.

C

Amanthirstsforadventure.Oftenthejourneyisthedestinationitself,andyoucanlearnalotfromabriefadventureintothewild.Herearefourtypesofoutdooradventuresthateverymanshouldattempttotake.

1.TheAscent（登高）

Mountainclimbingandbackpackingisonewaytotrulytestyourlimits.It’satestofmentalandphysicalstrength.Besides,itoftenrequires monthsofpreparation.Thereareplentifulfamousmountainsnotableforbeingextremelychallengingforeventhemostdedicatedclimbers.Theonethingtheyallhaveincommonisthattheyattractacertaintypeofaperson:

onewithadesiretodefeatnature.

2.TheSolo（单独的）Trip

Goingoutintothewild,alone,isoneofthescariestthingsalotofpeoplecouldeverimagine.Ifyoutakeproperprecautions,asolotripcanbeaveryfreeingand rewardingexperience.Particularlyifyouhavesomeheavythingsgoingoninyourlife—perhapsafailingrelationship,switchingcareers,orfinancialconflict—gettingawayfromeveryoneandeverythingcanputyouintunewithnature,andwithyourself.

3.TheOpenOcean

Whetheryoufindyourselfinakayak（皮船）,sailboat,oranyotherkindofwaterboat,gettingoutonthewaterarousessomeveryspecialfeelings.Nothingquitecomparestohavingagentlewindinyourface,asyoustareoutatthevastandglassyexpanseoftheopenwater.

4.Endurance（耐力）Challenge

Thisiswhenyou’reseriousaboutputtingyourlifeonhold,andgettingawayfromitall.Endurance,inthiscase,canmeananumberofthings.

Tripslikethiscanlastmonths,andincludethousandsofmiles.Buttheywilltesteveryfiberofyourbeing—psychologically,you’llbeinconstantbattle.Physically,you’llbetiredandhungryalmostallthetime.Andallofthosethingsmakethesetypesofadventurestheextremetestofwill.Youcanclimbmountains,deserts,riversandlakes.

8.Whatisthecommonpointofthewell-knownchallengingmountains?

A.Theyappealtopeoplewhoareeagertoovercomenature.

B.Theyarebeautifulenoughtoattractvisitors.

C.Theyaresuitableforthosewhoareexperienced.

D.Theydrawtheattentionofpeoplewhoarewell-prepared..

9.Apersonislikelytochooseasolotripwhenhe________.

A.hasastablejob

B.makesabigfortune

C.succeedsinfinishingadifficulttask

D.hastroubleindealingwiththerelationship

10.Whatcanberegardedasanendurancechallenge?

A.AbikerideacrosstheUnitedStates.

B.Ashorttriptothecountryside.

C.Arelaxingwalkaroundapark.

D.Apleasantreturntonature.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toappealtomorepeopletotakeadventures.

B.Tointroducefourtypesofoutdooradventures.

C.Tocomparefourtypesofoutdooradventures.

D.Topresentthedifficultiesoffourtypesofoutdooradventures.

D

Unabletoturnitsfortunesaround,YahooisreportedlythinkingaboutsellingitspioneeringInternetbusiness.

The WallStreetJournal reportedonTuesdaythatYahoo’sboardwillmeetseveraltimesthisweek,duringwhichthecompany’sdirectorswillconsiderwhethertosellYahoo’sprofitableshareinAlibaba,thecompany’score（核心）Internetbusiness,orboth.AspokesmanforYahoodidnotimmediatelyrespondtoarequestforcomment.

Yahoo CEOMarissaMayerhas struggledtoreverseYahoo’syears-longdecline insales.TheInternetportal’s（门户网站的）bread-and-butteradvertisingbusinesshasrecentlybeensurpassed（超越）byGoogleandFacebook,andthegapbetweenthemisonlywidening.

Thecompanyhasgonethroughmanyattemptsatareformoverthepastdecade,choosingtogetridofitsonceleadingsearchbusiness,thendecidingtofocusonitsmediacapitals,thenputtingemphasisonitsappsandservices—allendingwiththesameresult:

Yahooisfailingtotakeadvantageofitsmassiveaudienceandtransformthoseeyeballsintogrowingadsales.

SharesofYahoohavedroppedsharply35%thisyear.Meanwhile,thebadnewskeepspilingupforYahoo.AnunfavorablerulingfromtheIRSmeansthatYahoowillhavetopaytaxeswhenitsellsitsmassive$30billionshareinAlibaba.Activistinvestor（投资者）groupStarboardhasaskedYahoonottosellitsAlibababusinessandinsteadlooktoselloffitscoreInternetbusiness.

It’sunclearwhatcompaniesorinvestorsmightbeinterestedinYahoo.MicrosofthadofferedtotakeoverYahoofor$46billionin2008,butYahoofoughtoffthedeal.

Now,Yahooisworthjustover$30billion.Sincethatincludesthecompany’sAlibabaand$8.5billionYahooJapanshares,investorshavevaluedYahoo’scorebusinessasworthless.

Yahoostillisoneofthemost-visitedwebsitesintheworld.Itreceived210millionvisitorsinOctober,accordingtocomScore,makingittheNo.3sitebehindGoogleandFacebook.

12.DuringthemeetingofYahoo’sboard,thedirectorswilldiscuss________.

A.howtheywillsellYahoo’sprofitableshareinAlibaba

B.iftheywillsellYahoo’sprofitableshareinAlibaba

C.howmuchofthecompany’scoreInternetbusinesstheywillsell

D.whothecompany’scoreInternetbusinesswillbe