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甘肃省天水市一中届高三英语第二次模拟考试试题含答案
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三第二次模拟考试
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷
一、阅读理解(共15题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
What’soninBeijing?
DiscoverthebestthingstodoinBeijingwithourweeklyintroductionofartandexhibitions,music,performancesandtrendingactivitiesaroundtown.Torecommendanupcomingeventoractivity,pleasecontactli-ping(@.
JerseyBoys
JerseyBoysisaBroadwaymusicalthatdramatizestheriseandfallofFrankieValliandthe1960srock‘n’rollgroupFourSeasons.
AccordingtoSelladoorWorldwide,thegroup’sBeijingtourwillseeabrand-newproductionofthemusical.Sinceits2005premiere(首映)inNewYork,themusicalhaswon57majorawardsworldwide.
2:
30pmto7:
30pm,Jan.5toJan.13.TianqiaoPerformingArtsCenter,9TianqiaoNandajie,XichengDistrict.400-635-3355.
Ticket:
199-1299yuan($30-$200)
LondonPhilharmonicOrchestrasettothrillBeijing
TheLondonPhilharmonicOrchestrawillgivetwoperformancesinBeijingonJan.5and6.
UnderRussianconductorVasilyPetrenko,theorchestrawillperformpiecesbyH.Berlioz’sandP.I.Tchaikovsky’s.
7:
30pm,Jan.5-6.ConcertHall,NationalCenterforthePerformingArts,2WestChang’anAvenue,XichengDistrict.010-6655-0000.
Ticket:
380-1680yuan
WorksofChinesemasterwoodcarver
AsoloexhibitionofChinesewoodcarvingmasterLuGuangzhengisunderwayattheNationalMuseum.TheexhibitionisashowcaseoftraditionalwoodcarvingtechniquesuniquetothecityofDongyang,EastChina’sZhejiangProvince.
9am-5pm(closedonMondays),throughJan.21.NationalMuseumofChina,16EastChang’anAvenue,DongchengDistrict.010-6511-6188.
Ticket:
Free
Large-scale(大型的)immersiveshow
Thelarge-scaleshowMemory5D+,directedbyUlanXuerong,isongoinginBeijingfromJan.4to7.Theshowfollowstheemotionalentanglement(纠结)betweenblackandwhitespirits,representingyinandyang,andthefloragirl.
7:
30pm,Jan.5;2:
30pm/7:
30pm,Jan.6;7:
30pm,Jan.7.BeijingExhibitionTheater,135XizhimenwaiDajie(Street),XichengDistrict.
Ticket:
180-1080yuan
1.WhatdoesthewritertellusaboutJerseyBoys?
A.Itisasuccessfulmusicalplay.B.Itwillbeonfor8days.
C.ItisaBroadwaymusicalgroup.D.Theticketoftheplayisthecheapest.
2.WhatcanbeexpectedtoshowupinNationalMuseumofChina?
A.JerseyBoys.B.LondonPhilharmonicOrchestra.
C.Large-scaleimmersiveshow.D.WorksofChinesemasterwoodcarver.
3.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?
A.Tocatchpeople’seyeballs.
B.ToshowthebestthingsinBeijing.
C.TogiveinformationabouteventsinBeijing.
D.Topersuadepeopletoparticipateinsomeactivities.
B
Smokersmayignorethehealthwarningsbytellingthemselvestheirhabitmakesthemlookcool.Afterall,sexsymbolsJamesDeanandHumphreyBogartwererarelyseenwithoutacigarette.However,thelatestevidenceshowsthatsmokingactuallymakesyoulessattractivetotheoppositesex.Wrinklesfromsmokingacigarettemaybetoblameforpeoplejudgingnon-smokerstobebetter-looking.
Thiswastheresultofastudyaskingmorethan500peopletopickthemostattractiveoftwinswhereonesmokedandtheotherdidnot.Menfoundfemalenon-smokersthemostattractiveintwo-thirdsofcases,whilewomenchosenon-smokingmenasthemostattractive68percentofthetime.
ProfessorIanPenton-Voak,aco-authorofthestudyfromBristolUniversity,said,“Peopleassumethatsmokingcausesdamagetotheskinandappearance,butthisisareallyneatwayoflookingatitbecausethesetwinsaregeneticallyidentical,sowecancontrolforgeneticfactorsinvolvedinageing.Appearanceseemstobeimportanttopeople,especiallyyoungpeople,sowecouldusethesesortsoffindingsasabasisforfutureinterventionstostoppeoplesmoking.”
Smokingcanspeedupthenormalageing,evenafteronlyadecade.Nicotinecausesnarrowingofthebloodvesselsintheoutermostlayersoftheskin,whilethechemicalsintobaccosmokedamagecollagenandelastin,fibreswhichgivetheskinitselasticity(弹性).
Thewrinklesthiscausesareaddedtobyfacialexpressionsmadewhensmokingsuchaspursingthelipswheninhaling(吸气)orsquintingtokeepsmokeoutofyoureyes.
4.WhydoestheauthormentionJamesDeanandHumphreyBogart?
A.Topersuadesmokerstogiveupsmoking.
B.Tocomparethemwithnon-smokers.
C.Totellusmanypeopleareinfluencedbythem.
D.Toshowunderstandingandcomfortsmokers.
5.WhatcanwelearnfromPara.2andPara.3?
A.500twinsweresurveyedforthestudy.
B.Probablyyoungpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirappearance.
C.Femalenon-smokersaremoreattractivethanmaleones.
D.ProfessorIanPenton-Voakistheleadingauthorofthestudy.
6.WhatisProfessorIanPenton-Voak’saltitudetosmoking?
A.Disapproving.B.Favorable.C.Unconcerned.D.Cautious.
7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Smokerslookcoolerthannon-smokers.B.Smokingmayspeedupskin’sageing.
C.Smokerslookyoungerthannon-smokers.D.Smokingshouldbebannedrightaway.
C
NandakumarandSudhawerethrilledtolearnthattheywerehavingchildren.Unfortunately,Sudhadevelopeddiabeteswhilepregnantandherdaughterswereborntwomonthspremature.Theyneedventilator(呼吸机)supportforthenext4-6weekstobreathe.Thefamilyispooranddoesnothavethemoneytomeettheunexpectedexpensesandneedhelptokeepthebabiesalive.
Nandakumar,acarpenterbyprofession,fellsickaftermarriageandhasnotrecoveredfully.Heisnotmentallystableandtendstotalkinastream.Healsofindsithardtoholddownajob.Nandakumar’smotherDheivanaihasbeenthestabilisingpresenceforthefamily.Shekeptthingstogetherandmadesurethattheyhadenoughtoeat.
“Sudhahasbeenthroughalotofsorrowovernothavingchildren.Thepreviouschildwasstillborn,sowewereveryhappythatthispregnancywasgoingwell,”saidDheivanai.Dheivanaihopedthatthechildrenwouldbringjoytotheirhouseholdandtakecareofhersonevenaftershewasgone.Shestartedsavingupmoneyforhergrandchildren.
ThecostofkeepingthechildrenaliveisRs4lakhsperchildbecausetheyeachneedICU(IntensiveCareUnit)supportforthenext4-6monthsoftheirlives.Thesmallsavingsofthefamilyarealreadyoverandtheyarefacedwithaverypainfulsituationtryingtosavetwonewbornswithnomoney.
NandakumarismentallyunwellandSudhaisstillrecoveringfromchildbirth.Soitfallstohismothertoarrangeforthebabies’well-being.“Aftermysonbecamesick,meandmydaughter-in-lawhavetakencareofthings.Duringherpregnancy.Ihavecaredforherlikeshe’smyowndaughter.IfeelpainedthatIdon’thavethemoneytosavethebabies,”shesays.
Beforechildbirth,SudhaandDheivanaiworkedtogetherandearnedRs5,000permonth.Sometimes,Nandakumarpicksupoddjobsandearnsabitmore.Thefamilyhasnosavingsandtheyneedhelptosavetheirtwoinnocentbabies.
8.Whatcaused“theunexpectedexpenses”(Paragraph1)?
A.Nandakumar’smentalproblems.B.Thebabies’medicalcare.
C.Dheivanai’sliving.D.Sudha’sdiabetes.
9.WhydidDheivanaifeelhappyaboutthebirthofthechildren?
A.Thechildrenwerebornhealthy.
B.ItwasthefirsttimeforSudhatobepregnant.
C.Thegovernmentwouldprovidewelfareservices.
D.Thechildrenwouldlookaftertheirfatherinthefuture.
10.Wheredoesthemoneyforthewell-beingofthebabiescomefromatpresent?
A.Thefather.B.Themother.C.Thegrandmother.D.Thegovernment.
11.Whatistheabovewritingmostprobablyfor?
A.Raisingdonation.B.Sharingnews.C.Givinginstruction.D.Providingamusement.
D
“Youcanchooseyourfriends,butyoucan’tchooseyourfamily.”ThatlinecomesfromAmericanwriterHarperLee’sbookToKillaMockingbird.Nowcompareherwordstoanotherfamousexpression:
“Bloodisthickerthanwater”.
However,ifforcedtochoosewhichismoreimportant,Americanresearchersnowsayfriendshipismoreimportantthanfamily.Theirnewstudysuggeststhatfriendsmaybemoreimportantthanfamilymembers,especiallyasweage.
ThestudycomesfromresearchersatMichiganStateUniversity.Theyfoundtheimportanceoffriendshiponhealthandhappinessgrowsaspeoplegetolder.
WilliamChopikisanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatMichiganStateandwasoneoftheleadresearchersinthisstudy.Hesays,“Friendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantasweage.Keepingafewreallygoodfriendsaroundcanmakeaworldofdifferenceforourhealthandwell-being.”Chopiknotesthatweneedtothinkoffriendshipasaninvestmentinourfuturehappiness.
TheMichiganStateresearchersconsideredinformationfromtwoseparatesurveys.Inthefirstgroup,bothfamilyandfriendshipsinfluencedoverallhealthandhappiness.However,inthesecond,researcherssaidthatfriendships“becameastrongerpredictorofhealthandhappiness”aspeoplegetolder.Alsointhesecondgroup,unhealthyfriendshipsledtoincreasedchronicconditions.Butwithsupportivefriends,Chopiknoted,participantsreportedbeinghappier.
Onereasonisthatpeoplecankeepthefriendshipsthatmakethemfeelgoodandmoveonfromtheonesthatdon’t.Family,ontheotherhand,willalwaysbewithyou.Theycanbehelpfulandenjoyable,butcanalsocausetroubles.
Thismaybegoodnewsforpeoplewhodon’thavestrongtieswithfamilymembers.Notallofusarebornintothefamiliesweneed.Butweallhavetheabilitytochoosefriendsthatweneed.
12.Whatshouldweinvesttogetlaterwell-beingaccordingtotheresearchers?
A.Goodfriendties.B.Easyhealthexercises.
C.Commonfamilyrelations.D.Personalrelationknowledge.