春季高考一模I.docx

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春季高考一模I

2016年春季高考一模

英语试题

第一卷（选择题，满分100分）

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Astheboatcameclosertoland,thewavesgotbiggerandmoreviolent.Atlast,alargewaveclimbedintotheairandfellonthesmallboatwithgreatforce.

Theboatturnedoverasthemenjumpedintothesea.Thewaterwaslikeice.Thereporterwastired.Butheswamtowardthebeach.Helookedforhisfriends.

HesawBillie,thesailor,infrontofhim,swimmingstronglyandquickly.Thecookwasnearhim.Behind,thecaptainheldontotheoverturnedboatwithhisonegoodhand.Soon,thereportercouldswimnolonger.Acurrentwascarryinghimbackouttosea.Hethought,“AmIgoingtodrown?

”

Butthecurrentsuddenlychangedandhewasabletoswimtowardtheshore.Thenhesawamanrunningalongtheshore.Hewasquicklytakingoffhisshoesandclothes.

Asthereportergotclosetotheboat,alargewavehithimandthrewhimintotheairovertheboatandfarfromit.Whenhetriedtogetup,hefoundthatthewaterwasnotoverhishead,onlyhalfwayuphisbody.Buthewassotiredthathecouldnotstandup.Eachwavethrewhimdown,andthecurrentkeptpullinghimbacktosea.

Thenhesawthemanagain,jumpingintothewater.Themanpulledthecooktotheshore.Thenheranbackintothewaterforthecaptain.Butthecaptainwavedhimawayandsenthimtothereporter.Themanseizedthereporter'shandandpulledhimtothebeach.Thenthemanpointedtothewaterandcried,“What’sthat?

”Intheshallowwater,facedown,layBillie,thesailor.

Thereporterdidnotknowallthathappenedafterthat.Itseemsthatimmediatelythebeachwasfilledwithmenwithblankets,clothesandwhiskey.Womenbroughthotcoffee.

Butastillanddrippingshapewascarriedslowlyupthebeach.Andtheland’swelcomeforthesailor’sbodycouldonlybeitsfinalrestingplace.

21.Wecanlearnthatthepeopleontheboat________.

A.allsurvivedthebigwavesinthesea                     

B.losttheirwayanddrownedinthesea

C.werecompetingagainstoneanother

D.werestrugglingtoreachtheshore

22.Whowasthefirsttogettothebeach?

A.Thecook.         B.Thesailor.         C.Thereporter.            D.Thecaptain.

23.WhathappenedtothesailorBillieintheend?

A.Hewastootiredtogetupinthewater.

B.Helosthislifeaftertryinghard.

C.Heplayedadangerousjokeonhimself.

D.Hereceivedawarmwelcome.

B

TheNewYearinSouthAfricabringsthousandsofresidentstothestreetsforacolorfulminstrel（艺人）parade.Brightly-costumedmarchingchoralgroupscelebrateauniqueaspectofSouthAfrica’smultiracialhistory.

CapeTown’smusicalNewYear’straditiondatesbackmorethanacentury,tothedayswhenDutchcolonistsbroughtslavesherefromSoutheastAsia.Theslavesservedasdockworkers,farmlaborersandhouseholdservants.And,theyweregivenonedayoffperyear. 

       “Thismusiccomesfromtheslaveculture.AndthetraditionstartedwhentheslavesweregivenoffonthesecondofNewYear.SoonthesecondofJanuaryeveryyearthatwasthefreedayforslaves,theywouldgoaroundinthestreetsandmarchandplayinstruments,”saidBruinders,professorattheUniversityofCapeTown.

    TheslavescopiedEuropeanandAmericanminstrelswhovisitedtheCape.Eventually,atypicalSouthAfricansounddeveloped.Bruindersexplainsthatthebeatandharmoniesofthemusicstillreflectwhereitcamefrom.“It’sapoorcommunity.Theydon’thavenewshinyinstruments.It’snotperfect,theywerenottaught.Theywereallhandeddownfromfathertoson,”shesaid.                                                                                                       

       TodaytheminstrelsareaholidaytraditionamongCapeTown’smixed-raceor“colored”residents,manyofwhoseancestorsareslaves.Adowntownparadeinvolvesthousandsofparticipants.Dozensofminstrelgroupspracticethroughouttheyear,oneofwhichiscalledThePennsylvanians,namedafterAmericansingersfromthestateofPennsylvaniawhoinfluencedtheCapeminstreltradition.

       “Well,itmaylooklikeneighborhoodchoralgroups,butyouwillbeamazedtoseetheacademicallyqualifiedpeople—musicinstructors,marchinginstructors,peoplefromthenavy— thatarebehindthescenes,”said AhmedIsmail,ThePennsylvanians’musicaldirector. 

       Theminstrelsdressupinfacepaintandcolorfulsatin （绸缎）costumeswithfancyhats.Oneelder,ZaneIbrahim,saysitisamomentformembersofCapeTown’scoloredcommunitytohonortheirroots. “Thereisatimewhereyouhavetocelebratetheveryfactofbeingalive.Andwhenyouseethesepeople,whenthey’rewearingsatin,youseeatotallydifferenthumanbeing.Youseeaspiritthatbelongstous,”hesaid.

       Theminstrelcarnivalremainsanannualsocialhighpointespeciallyfortheworkingclass,whocontinuetocelebratetheirtraditionbysinging-intheNewYear. 

24.ThetraditionofCapeTown’sNewYearminstrelparadedevelopsfrom______.

A.westernminstrels                          B.Dutchcolonists        

C.theslavesfromsoutheastAsia       D.Americansingers

25.ThePennsylvaniansisaminstrelgroup______.

A.whosememberscomefromthenavy               B.thatismadeupofAmericanartists  

C.thatinvolveswell-educatedpeople                   D.whoseancestorsareallslaves

26.Peoplegotothestreetsfortheyearlyminstrelparadebecause_______.

A.theywanttorememberthespecialSouthAfrica’shistory

B.Theywanttocelebratetheslaves’freedomfromtheirmasters

C.Theycanwearallkindsofcolorfulbutfunnyclothesandhats

D.Theyexpecttodomoreforthepoorpeople’slivingconditions

27.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.

A.TheNewYearinSouthAfrica           B.SouthAfrica’sMultiracialHistory

C.ATypicalSouthAfricanSound          D.CapeTown’sNewYearParade

C

Australiahaspromisedtointroducethemostcomprehensive （全面的） carbontradingprogramoutsideEuropein2010.ThegovernmentinCanberraplanstocutgreenhousegasemissions（排放）byatleastfivepercentby2020,butitcouldmakebiggerreductionsifothercountriesagreetotoughertargets. 

       TheAustraliangovernmentwarnsthatwithouttoughenvironmentalmeasuresthecountrycouldlosekeyindustriesandjobs.ClimateChangeMinisterPennyWongsaystheeconomyisunderthreatanddecisiveactionisneeded.

     Centraltothegovernment’sclimatechangeplanisacarbonemissionstradingprogramthatwillbeintroducedwithintwoyears.Itwouldinvolveonethousandofthenation’sbiggestcompaniesandwouldcoveraboutthree-quartersofAustralia’sgreenhousegasemissions. 

    Manyscientistsbelievethatgreenhousegases,suchascarbondioxideandmethane,contributetoglobalwarming.Manyofthemarereleasedbyburningfuelssuchascoalandoil.

Companieswillberequiredtobuypermitsforeachtonofcarbontheyemit,althoughbigpollutingexporterswillreceiveupto90percentoftheircarbonlicensesfree.

    Manybusinessleaderswantthegovernmenttodelaytheplanbecauseofthecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis,whichisslowingtheAustralianeconomy.PeterAndersonfromtheAustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustrysaysitisirresponsibletobringinacarbontradingplannow.

       Environmentalists,ontheotherhand,sayPrimeMinisterKevinRuddhasnotproperlyaddressedthethreatofclimatechange.Activistshadsoughtaminimumemissionscutof25percent. 

       Instead,theRuddgovernmentaimstocutscarbonemissionsbyatleastfivepercentof2000levelsby2020.Thatamountcouldriseto15percent,iffutureglobalagreementssetsuchatarget.

       RayNiasoftheenvironmentalgroupWWFsays Australia willpaythepriceforlowtargets.“Thisisadeeply,deeplydisappointingtarget,”Niassaid.“ItcommitsAustraliatolong-termclimatechange.ItwillmakeAustralia’sabilitytonegotiate（协商）globalagreementsvery,verydifficult.Itismuchlowerthanevenwehadimagined.”

       Australiahasoneofthehighestper-persongreenhouseemissionsratesintheworldbecauseofitsrelianceoncoalforelectricity.

       Somescientistswarnthatthevast,dryAustraliancontinent,whichhasbeensufferingaseriesofdroughtsinrecentyears,couldbeoneoftheregion’shardesthitbyglobalwarming.

28.Whichgroupsupportstocutcarbonemissionsbyatleast25%?

A.Environmentalists                             B.Thegovernment       

C.Businessleaders                               D.Scientists

29.Whomostprobablyagreestoahighergoalofcarbonemissions?

A.PennyWong        B.PeterAnderson        C.KevinRudd              D.RayNias

30.ManybusinessleadersareagainsttheAustralianprogrambecause________.

A.theybelievetheprogramwillonlybenefitthebigcompanies

B.theybelievetheprogramwillcausetheglobalwarming

C.theydon’twanttopayextramoneyforcarbonemissions

D.theydon’tthinkcarbonemissionwillsurelycausetheglobalwarming

31.Theunderlinedsentencemeans_________.

A.TheAustraliangovernmentwillbeblamedforthelowtarget

B.Australiawillsufferalotfromclimatechangecausedbycarbonemissions

C.TheAustraliangovernmentwillhavetospendlotsofmoneyoncarbonemissions

D.ManyAustraliancompanieswillclosedownbecauseofthelowtarget

D

Therewasgoodnewslastweekforpeoplewhostruggletogeteighthoursofsleepanight:

Theymaynotneedsomuchshut-eyeafterall.

ResearchersfromUCLAandelsewherelookedatsleephabitsofremotehunter-gatherersinTanzania,NamibiaandBolivia—groupswithpre-industriallifestyl