宁夏银川一中届高三下学期第一次模拟考试 英语 Word版含答案.docx

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宁夏银川一中届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语Word版含答案

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OnasunnydaylastAugust,Timheardsomeshouting.Lookingouttotheseacarefully,hesawacoupleofkidsinarowboatwerebeingpulledouttosea.

Two12-year-oldboys,ChristianandJack,rowedoutaboattosearchforafootball.Oncethey'drowedbeyondthecalmwaters,abeachumbrellatiedtotheboatcaughtthewindandpulledtheboatintoopenwater.Thepairpanickedandtriedtorowbacktoshore.Buttheywerenomatchforitandtheboatwasoutofcontrol.

Timknewitwouldsoonbeswallowedbythewaves.

"Everythingwentquietinmyhead,"Timrecalls（回忆）."Iwastryingtofigureouthowtoswimtotheboysinastraightline."

Timtookoffhisclothesandjumpedintothewater.Every500yardsorso,heraisedhisheadtojudgehisprogress."Atonepoint,Iconsideredturningback,"hesays."IwonderedifIwasputtingmylifeatrisk."After30minutesofstruggling,hewascloseenoughtoyelltotheboys,"Takedowntheumbrella!

"

Christianmademuchefforttotakedowntheumbrella.ThenTimwasabletocatchupandclimbaboardtheboat.Hetookoverrowing,butthewaveswerealmosttoostrongforhim.

"Let'saimforthepier（码头）,"Jacksaid.Timturnedtheboattowardit.Soonafterward,wavescrashedovertheboat,anditbegantosink."Canyouguysswim?

"hecried."Alittlebit,"theboyssaid.

Oncetheywereinthewater,Timdecideditwouldbesaferandfasterforhimtopulltheboystowardthepier.ChristianandJackwerewearinglifejacketsandfloatedontheirbacks.Timswamtowardlandaswaterwashedovertheboys'faces.

“Arewealmostthere?

"theyaskedagainandagain."Yes,"Timtoldthemeachtime.

After30minutes,theyreachedthepier.

21.Whydidthetwoboysgotothesea?

A.Togoboatrowing.B.Toswimintheopenwater.

C.Togetbacktheirfootball.D.Totesttheumbrellaasasail.

22.Whatdoes"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.Thebeach.B.Thewind.

C.Theboat.D.Thewater.

23.WhydidTimraisehisheadregularly?

A.Tocheckhisdistancefromtheboys.

B.Toconsiderturningbackornot.

C.Totakeinenoughfreshair.

D.Toasktheboystotakedowntheumbrella.

24.Howdidthetwoboysfinallyreachthepier?

A.TheywerecarriedtothepierbyTimonhisback.

B.Theyswamtothepierallbythemselves.

C.Theywerewashedtothepierbythewaves.

D.TheyweredraggedtothepierbyTim.

B

Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture？

Nuclear，wind，orsolarpower？

AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）intheUS，itmightbeleaves—butartificial（人造的）ones.

Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownasphotosynthesis（光合作用）．Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisseeminglysimpleprocess.

TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecialsiliconchipwithcatalysts（催化剂）．Similartonaturalleaves，itcansplitwaterintohydrogenandoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuelcell，whichusesthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity，locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.

Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard，scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobeaninexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.“OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology,”saidNoceraataconferenceoftheAmericanChemicalSociety.

Theartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensiveandunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf，bycontrast，ismadeofcheapmaterials，easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies，Nocerashowedthatanartificialleafprototype（原型）couldoperatecontinuouslyforatleast45hourswithoutadropinactivity.

ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera'srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerful，newandinexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergytransformationinsidetheleafmoreefficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnow，thenewleafisabout10timesmoreefficientatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides，thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable；thatis，itdoesn'tneedpurewater.Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon'thaveaccesstopurewater.

Withthegoalto“makeeachhomeitsownpowerstation”and“giveenergytothepoor”，scientistsbelievethatthenewtechnologycouldbewidelyusedindevelopingcountries，especiallyinIndiaandruralChina.

25．Whichofthefollowingorderscorrectlyshowshowtheartificialleafisusedtoproduceelectricity?

a．artificialleavessplitwaterintohydrogenandoxygen

b．thehydrogenandoxygengasesarestoredinafuelcell

c．theartificialleavesareputinwater

d．thefuelcelluseshydrogenandoxygentoproduceelectricity

A．c，a，b，dB．c，b，a，d

C．b，c，a，dD．c，a，d，b

26．ThepurposeofthescientistsatMITindevelopingthenewartificial

leafisto________.

A．buildupmorepowerstationsintheworld

B．providecheaperenergyfordevelopingcountries

C．offerpeopleindevelopingcountriesaccesstopurewater

D．gainadeeperunderstandingofthephotosynthesisprocess

27．Themainideaofthispassageis________.

A．anintroductiontothehistoryofartificialleaves

B．amixtureofwaterpowerandsolarenergy

C．givingenergytothepoor

D．aninventioncopyingphotosynthesis

C

InDecember,2010,manyAmericannewspaperspublishalistofthebestbooksoftheyear.FreedombyJonathanFranzenisoneofthemostrepeatedlypraisedbooksonthisyear'slistoffavorites.IttellsabouttheupsanddownsoftheBerglundfamilyovermanyyears.Mr.FranzenfillsthebookwithsharpobservationsaboutAmericanpolitics,cultureandsociety.

JenniferEgan'sbookAVisitfromtheGoonSquadtakesplacein13chaptersover40years.Thestorymovesbackandforthintime,fromdifferentviewpoints.OnemaincharacterisformerrockmusicianBennieSalazarwhoworksforarecordcompany.TheothermaincharacterisatroubledyoungwomannamedSashawhoworksforBennie.Thereaderlearnsabouttheirpastsandthoseoftheirfriends.

ThemaincharacterinTheImperfectionistsbyTomRachmanisafailingEnglishLanguagenewspaperpublishedinRome,Italy.Eachchapterofthebooktellsaboutareporteroreditorworkingforthispaper.Theirstoriesarefilledwithintelligenceandgreatpersonality.

Twoofthemostpopularnonfictionbooksof2010wereaboutrockandrollstars.JustKidsisbyrocksingerPattiSmith.IttellsaboutherfriendshipwiththeartistRobertMapplethorpeinthe1960sand1970sbeforetheybecamefamous.LifeistheautobiographyofRollingStonesguitaristKeithRichards.Itisanhonestandexcitinglookatthedevelopmentofrockandrollandthewildtimesthisfamousbandhasexperienced.

UnbrokenbyLauraHillenbrandtellsaboutamannamedLouisZamperini.ShetellsabouthisextraordinarysurvivalstoryafterhisplanecrashedintothePacificOceanduringWouldWarTwo.

StacySchiffhasreceivedgreatpraiseforherbookCleopatra:

ALife.Ittellsaboutoneofthemostmisrepresentedandfamouswomeninhisstory,Cleopatra.SheruledancientEgyptabout2,000yearsago.OnecriticsaidMs.SchiffhasbroughtCleopatratolifeagainbyunearthingherstoryfromcenturiesoflies.

28.ThefollowingbooksarerelatedtomusicEXCEPT________.

A.TheImperfectionistsB.AVisitfromtheGoonSquad

C.JustKidsD.Life

29.IfyourmajoristhehistoryofancientAfrica,youmaypayattentionto________.

A.FreedombyJonathanFranzen

B.UnbrokenbyLauraHillenbrand

C.TheImperfectionsbyTomRachman

D.Cleopatra:

ALifebyStacySchiff

30．WhichbookwillgiveyouapracticalunderstandingoftheUSA?

A．LifeB．Cleopatra:

ALife

C．FreedomD．AVisitfromtheGoonSquad

31.Thelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthat________.

A．StacySchiffisanarchaeologist

B．thecriticfindsthecharacterinthebookveryreal

C．thecriticspeakshighlyofCleopatrainhistory

D．StacySchifftellsastoryaboutanimaginaryEgyptianqueen

D

Iwanttotalkabouttheeconomy．Not"theeconomy"wehearaboutendlesslyinthenewseachdayandinpoliticians'speeches．Iwanttotalkabouttherealeconomy,theoneweliveindaybyday．

Mostpeoplearen'tparticularlyinterestedin"theeconomy"．"Sharepricesareflyinghigh;interestratesaresoaring（令人伤心的）;theDowJonesIndexclosedsixty-threepointsdownon8472．35．"Wehearthisandsubconsciouslyswitchoff．

Noticethat"theeconomy"isnotthesameastheeconomy,"Theeconomy"iswhatmeninsuitsplaywithtomakevastpersonalwealth．Theeconomyiswheretherestofusliveonadailybasis,earningourliving,payingourtaxes,andpurchasingthenecessitiesoflife．

Wearesupposedtobebenefitingfromalltheadvantagesofawell-offsociety．Sowhydowefeeltiredandstressed?

Wehavenotimeforanythingotherthanwork,whichisridiculousgiventhenumberoflabor-savingdevicesinourlives．Ourtownsbecomemoreandmorecrowded．Wepoisonourairandseas,andourfoodisfullofchemicals．There'ssomethingwronghere．Iftimesweretrulygood,thenyoumaythinkwe'dallfeeloptimisticaboutthefuture．Yetthemajorityofusaredeeplyworried．Morethan90percentofusthinkwearetooconcernedaboutourselvesandnotconcernedenoughaboutfuturegenerations．

Theterm"economicexpansion"suggestssomethingdesirable,butexpansionsimplymeansspendingmoremoney．Morespendingdoesn'tmeanthatlifeisgettingbetter.Weallknowitoftenmeanstheo