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广西柳州市高考第一次模拟考试英语试题
2020届广西柳州市高考第一次模拟考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
RecommendedToursintheUSA
Adventureiscalling,andwhetherachallenginghikeoranurbanhotspotdependsonyou.Weroundedupsomeofthebesttoursforyoutoenjoy.
TheHavasupaiFallsTour,Arizona
Duration(时长):
10hours
Thesegorgeousblue-greenwaterfallscanbefounddeepintheGrandCanyon(峡谷).Theviewsarebreathtaking,buttoreachthisparadise,youmustbeabletohike10milesthereandback.Wethinkthisbeautifulplaceistotallyworththeefforttogetthere.
TheChicagoArchitectureTour,Chicago
Duration:
8hours
You’regoingtotakeinthemostfamousbuildingsontheChicagoArchitectureTour.Onthisparticulartour,youcanalsotastedifferentwine,beer,orcocktailsasyoustretchyournecktoenjoythebeautyofsomeofthetallestskyscrapersintheworld.
TheLibraryHotelTour,NewYork
Duration:
5hours
ThecrowdsandchaosofNewYorkcanbeunbearable,butthiscozyhotelofferstheperfectescapeforanybookishtraveler.Stopbythelargebookshelfthatreachesuptotheceilingorheadforthepoetrygardenwithafriend,enjoyingthesightsofmidtown.
TheForeignCinemaTour,California
Duration:
8hours
CombineyourloveoffinefoodandfilmattheForeignCinemainSanFrancisco,California.Itplaysavarietyofmovies,fromSingin’intheRain,toPrincessBride,toGravity.Guestscanenjoythesescreeningsinaroomwithfoodslikeoysters,seabass,andsirloinbeefsteak.
1.Ifyouwanttogohiking,whichtouristhebestchoice?
A.TheHavasupaiFallsTour.B.TheChicagoArchitectureTour.
C.TheLibraryHotelTour.D.TheForeignCinemaTour.
2.WhatcanyoudoontheChicagoArchitectureTour?
A.Watchdifferentkindsofmovies.
B.Getabeautifulsightofwaterfalls.
C.Enjoythesceneryoftallbuildings.
D.Readbooksandchatwithafriendinthegarden.
3.Whatdothesefourtourshaveincommon?
A.Theyarealltoursinthecity.
B.Theyareallshorttourswithinaday.
C.Theycanlettouristsenjoyallkindsoffoods.
D.TheyareallsightseeingtoursintheUSA.
Thissummer,mostChinesecitizenshavebeenamazedbywomenwearinghanfu,orHan-styleclothing,atsubwaystations,shoppingmalls,pedestrianstreetsorscenicareas.Hanfuhasarousedapublicattentioninrecentyears,especiallyamongyoungpeople.
In2018,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistYouthLeagueofChina(CCCYL)setthethirddayofthethirdmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar,traditionallythebirthdayoftheChinesepeople’smythological(神话的)ancestortheYellowEmperor,astheannualTraditionalChineseGarment(服装)Day.ItwasaimedtopromoteclassicChineseculture,aswellas“demonstratingculturalconfidence”.Sincethen,thebeautyofhanfuhasgainedmoreandmorerecognitionandacceptancebycommonpeople.
Generally,hanfureferstotraditionalChinesegarmentswornbytheHannationalitybeforetheQingDynasty(1644-1911).Historically,HanChineseclothinghasalsoinfluencedsomeofitsneighboringculturalcostumes,includingtheJapanesekimono,Koreanhanbok,andclothingofMongolia,VietnamandBhutan.
Hanfuappearselegantandbeautiful,notonlyduetothethousandsofyearsofculturebehinditsdesign.Thistraditionaldressalsostandsoutbecauseofitsremarkablecraftsmanship,fromfabrictodecoration.Hanfuadoptsmorethan30examplesofChinasinvisibleculturalheritageaswellasChineseartsandcraftsunderpreservation.
Hanfurepresentsnotonlyappreciationofthebeauty,butalsoacontinuationoftraditionalChineseculture.Nowadays,moreandmorefashiondesignerslooktohanfuforinspiration,producingfashionableexamplesofhanfuforanewera(纪元).
4.WhydidCCCYLsetthethirddayofthethirdmonthoftheChineselunarcalendarastheannualTraditionalChineseGarmentDay?
A.Tohelpdesignhanfu.
B.TopromoteChinaeconomy.
C.TorememberthebirthoftheYellowEmperor.
D.ToencouragemorepeopletoknowaboutclassicChineseculture.
5.WhichcountriesculturalcostumeshavebeeninfluencedbyHanChineseclothing?
A.JapaneseandRussian.B.RussianandBritish
C.KoreanandVietnamese.D.MongolianandAmerican.
6.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?
A.Therichcultureofhanfu.B.Thereasonsforthebeautyofhanfu.
C.Theworldwideinfluenceofhanfu.D.Thepopularityofhanfuamongyoungpeople.
7.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Adiary.B.Anewspaper.
C.Anovel.D.Aguidebook.
Wespend40hoursofouradultlivesaweekworking,notincludingthetimetoandfromtheoffice.Soit’snosurprisewebecomereallygoodfriendswithourcolleagues.Wespendmostofourtimewiththem,afterall.Buttimeshavechangedandthewaywetalktooneanotherisever-developing.
Now,manycompanieshaveinternalinstantmessagingsystemssothatthere’slessneedtogetupandwalkroundtospeaktoourcolleagues.Emailsflyaroundwithnumerousteamscopiedin,soeveryoneisintheloop(圈子).Butwhatisthevalueofface-to-faceconversationintheworkplace?
NewZealand’smostadmiredwinebrand.VillaMaria,knowstheimportanceofconversationandhowgoodcommunicationcanhelpstrengthenabusinessfromtheinsideout.Itsnewlylaunchedcampaign,calledtheValueofConversation,exploreswhatBritishpeoplevaluethemostaboutaface-to-facechatandhowengagingwitheachotherinpersoncanmakeadifferenceinallareasoftheirlives.
Althoughnearly1in5Britishpeoplefindaquickemailmoreefficientintheirwork,theystillvaluetheimportanceofspeakingtotheircolleaguesinreallifeandhearingtheirideas,takingawayanyuncertaintyandgivingtheopportunityfordiscussion.Thisisperhapswhy,despitemostlypreferringemails,nearlythree-quartersofBritishpeoplebelievethatspeakingtopeopledirectlyleadstobettercommunicationandimprovingworkresults.
Obviously,85%ofthepeopleattheageof18-24believethatifsomeoneispositiveandconfidentduringface-to-faceconversations,it’sanindicatorthatthey’regoodattheirjob.Soperhapsputtinginalittleextraefforttoface-to-faceconversationswillpaydividends.Ifhavingaconversationinpersoncouldhelpyoukeepapayrise,thenit’llbeworth.
8.Whatmakesthewaysofthecommunicationamongofficecolleagueschange?
A.Theorderfromtheirbosses.B.Thelazinessofthecolleagues
C.Theconvenienceofusingemails.D.Thepreferencetodoingworkalone.
9.WhatisVillaMaria’sattitudetowardsface-to-facecommunication?
A.Doubtful.B.Positive.
C.Negative.D.Sympathetic.
10.WhydomanyBritishpeoplestilllikespeakingtoothersdirectlywhileworking?
A.Itcanimprovetherelationshipwithothers.
B.Itcansavethemmuchtime.
C.Itcanmakepeoplecommunicatemoreeasilythansendingemails.
D.Itcancontributetobettercommunicationandimprovingworkresults.
11.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“paydividends”inparagraph5mean?
A.Getrewards.B.Paysalaries.
C.Learnlessons.D.Endrelationships.
It’sdifficulttoimaginenow,butatcertainpointsintheEarth’shistory,icecoveredtheentireplanet.ThisfrozenEarth,nicknamedSnowballEarth,was“soseverethattheEarth’sentiresurface,frompoletopole,includingtheoceans,completelyfrozeover”,saidMelissaHage,anenvironmentalscientistatEmoryUniversityinGeorgia.
In1840,LouisAgassiz,aSwissnaturalscientist,wasamongthefirsttoacknowledgeandprovideevidencethattheEarthhadgonethroughiceages.JosephKirschvink,anAmericangeologist,latercreatedtheterm“SnowballEarth”ina1992textbook.
Scientistsbelievethatfoursevereiceagesoccurredbetween750millionand580millionyearsago,probablybecausetheEarth’slandswerealllocatedatorneartheequator(赤道),whichresultedinincreasedweathering(风化).Weatheringishappeningwhenwindandrainbreakdownrocksandmineralsontheplanetssurface.Theprocessleadstodecreasedcarbondioxidelevelsintheatmosphere,whichallowsmoreheattogetawayfromthesurfaceandintospace,coolingtheplanet,causingtheplanetintoadeepfreeze.
Thesevereiceageseventuallymeltedaway.Scientistbelievethatvolcanoescontinuedtopumpcarbondioxideintotheatmospherethroughouttheiceages,eventuallywarmingtheplanetenoughthatthewatercyclecouldrestart.AstheEarthwarmedandcameoutofitsdeepfreeze.ahugeexplosionoflifeoccurred.knownastheCambrian(寒武纪)explosion.
WillweseeanotherSnowballEarthinourfuture?
AccordingtoHage,it’sunlikely,duetothespread-outofthecontinents.“Evenwithextremewinters,continentalicesheetswouldform,whichwouldstopcontinentalweatheringandallowcarbondioxidetobuildupintheatmosphere,leadingtowarmingratherthanfreezing,”shesaid.
12.Howmanysevereiceagesoccurredbetween750millionand580millionyearsagoaccordingtothepassage?
A.Three.B.Four.
C.Five.D.Six.
13.WhatdoweknowabouttheEarthaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theterm“SnowballEarth”wasfirstusedin1840.
B.Millionsofyearsago,theEarthslandsweren’twheretheyarenow.
C.WeatheringwasthemainfactorofwarmingtheEarth.
D.TheEarthwascompletelycoveredwithiceduringtheCambrianperiod.
14.Whatprobablyledtotheendoftheiceages?
A.Heat’sescaping.B.Anunknownreason.
C.Carbondioxidefromvolcanoes.D.Aforcefromtheouterspace.
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.SnowballEarth:
TheEndoftheLife
B.SomeSevereleeAgesintheEarthsHistory
C.FrozenEarth:
AnotherleeAgeIsComing
D.SnowballEarth:
WilltheBluePlanetGoWhiteAgain?
二、七选五
JohnMuironcesaid,“Thousandsoftired,nerve-shaken,over-civilizedpeoplearebeginningtofindoutthatgoingtothemountainsi