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惠州市届高三模拟考试

市2019届高三模拟考试（2模），试卷+答案

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

Areyouseekingforsomecharmingplacesintheworld?

Herearesomedestinationsforyou toexplore.

1.Basilicata,Italy

ThisisachancetovisitItaly'ssouthernregionbeforetheworldcatcheson.Betweenthe heelthatisPugliaandthetoethatisCalabria,youwillfindBasilicata,thearch（拱状物）ofItaly's foot.

Despiteastoriedandancientpast,theregionhasbeenoverlookedinmoderntimes.Easily Italy'sbest-keptsecret,Basilicataisreservedforbeautifulbeachesandancienttowns.In2019,thetownofMatera,aUNESCOsite,willhosttheEuropeanCapitalofCulture.Itisalsoknown foritsancientcaves-onceusedforlivestock,laterasprimitivehomes,andtoday,asprivate residencesorhotelsbeautifullyrestored.

2.Iceland

IsIcelandappealing?

Absolutelyforluxurytravellersseeking over-the-top,only-in-Iceland experiences.High-endpropertiesaremoney-consuming,fromEditionHotelopeningin2018in Reykjaviktothesuper-privateTrophyLodge.

Anadvancedhot-springs,theRetreatatBlueLagoonIceland,issettoopeninMay2019at theBlueLagoon.AndontheremotenorthernTrollPeninsula,DeplarFarmisaformersheep farmwhereadventurerscanfly-fishandhelicopter.

3.TopEnd,Australia

Australia'sremoteTopEnd-thenorthernmostsectionoftheNorthern Territory is experiencinganupgradeoftourismtoitsaboriginalcommunities,theworld'soldestcivilizations,accordingto2017DNAanalysis.

Theregion'ssmallcities--Darwin,Palmerston,Katherineareseeingnewmarketsand aboriginalcenters,givingvisitorsaperfectplacetoappreciatethevastregion'sdiversecultures.4.Seattle,Washington

Seattletakesaboldturn in2019,notlttingyoudownwithahighbudget.Multiyear reconstructionsattheSpaceNeedleareunderway,includingarestaurantcompletewithas pinningglassfloorscheduledtoopenthisspring.

Downtown,toursofthehugeNBBJ-designedAmazonSpheresfilledwithhundredsof plantspeciesbegininearly2019，whichwillseetheopeningofthePacificNorthwest'slargest hotel,the45-storyHyattRegencySeattle.

21.WhatcanyouknowaboutBasilicata,Italy?

A.ItislocatedintopendofsouthernItaly.

B.Itisanancientregionwithoutmanytourists.

C.Therearebeautifulbeachesandancienthotels.

D.Therearelivestockintheancientcaves

22.WhatmighttravellersdoinIceland?

A.Theycanenjoyanadvancedhot-springs.

B.Theycanvisitasheepfarm.

C.Theycantakeahelicopter.

D.Theycanappreciatethediversecultures.

23.Whichplacesmightcostyoumuchmoney?

A.Basilicata,ItalyandIceland

B.Basilicata,ItalyandTopEnd,Australia

C.TopEnd,AustraliaandSeattle,Washington

D.IcelandandSeattle,Washington

B

Humansandelephantsdon'talwaysgetalong.InAfricaandAsia,elephantsdamage infrastructure,farmers'crops,andnaturalhabitatimportantforotherspecies.Ifanelephant becomesaproblem,humansmaykillit.Solocalpeopleandconservationistsaretryingtofind betterwaystokeepelephantsawayfromsensitiveplaces.Now,researchersthinktheyhavea goodtooltopreventelephants:

honeybeepheromones（信息素）.

"Elephantsdislikebeingstunginthetrunk,soit'sanextremelysensitiveorgan.Imagine beingstunginyournosebyabee,andmultiplythatafewthousandtimes."saidMarkWright,a professorofentomologyattheUniversityofHawaiatManoa.

Kenyanfarmershavelongknownthatiftheyhanglivebeehives（蜂箱）aroundtheirfarms,theywilldriveelephantsaway."Theproblemishowtomanagehundredsofthousandsofhives,ifyouhaveahugeareatoprotect.Andthentheideacameupt8lookatthealarmpheromones,whicharechemicalsthatthebeesreleasetolaunchanattackonsomethingthat'sdamagingthe hive."

Sotheresearcherstestedoutanartificialmixtureofchemicalsthatimitateshoney bees' alarmpheromones.InGreaterKrugerNationalParkinSouthAfrica,theteamhungwhitesocks treatedwiththeartificialmixtureaswellasuntreatedcontrolsocksaroundanelephantwatering hole,andthenobservedtheanimals'behavior."Elephantsarereallycuriouscreatures.They'll walkalongandseesomethinglikeasockhangingonabranchintheenvironment,andthey'll inspectit,andifit'snottreatedwiththealarmpheromones,they'llpickitup,throwitaround,andtrytotasteit,thingslikethat.Andinthecaseofthetreatedones,wefoundthattheywould showimmediatesignsofuneaseoruncertainty,andthey'deventuallybackofffromthem.Very seldomwouldtheygopickthemupandplaywiththem."ThestudyisinthejournalCurrent Biology.

Inordertoavoidtheelephantsmoreeffectively,theresearchersplantomakethepheromone mixturepurer.Thatway,theseremarkableanimalswillstayfarawayfromwherevertheyshould notbegoing--andbothelephantsandhumanscancoexistabitmorepeacefully.

24.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2?

A.Beesenjoystingingelephants.

B.Elephants'trunkisasensitiveorgan.

C.Yournoseisfrequentlystungbybees.

D.Beingstunginthetrunkisunbearabletoelephants.

25.Whydidn'ttheresearchershanglivebeehivestokeepelephantsawayfromcrops?

A.Becauseit'sofnousetoelephants.

B.Becauseit'simpractical.

C.Becauseelephantslikethetasteofhoney.

D.Becausetheyprefertoinventnewchemicals.

26.Paragraph4mainlytellsus______

A.howtoimitatehoneybeealarmpheromones

B.elephants'reactiontothewhitesocks

C.howtheexperimentwascarriedout

D.whytheteamhungtwodifferentwhitesocks

27.Theresearchwasaimedat

A.betteringtherelationbetweenhumansandelephants

B.cuttingdownthenumberofelephants

C.preventingelephantsfromdamagingcrops

D.protectingelephants

C

Productswith“MadeinChina”"onthemhavebecomeanimportantpartoftheworldas Chinaisgraduallytakingtheglobewithitsincrediblemanufacturingindustry.ThoughChinese productshavealreadygotridoftheimageoflowquality,therearestillmanyforeignerswho considerthemcheap,low-endandcopycatandclaimthattheywillneverbuyone.

However,arecentJapaneseTVshowwhichconductedasurveyonChineseproductshas astonishedthosewholookeddownuponChinesemanufacturing.TheTVshowdidatest:

Clear alltheChina-madeproductsfromaJapanesehousehold.Fourhourslater,619piecesofChineseproductswereremoved,andeventheclothesofthehouseownerhadtobetakenoff. NotonlyinJapan,butalsointheuspeopleareseeingthesamechange.TheUSwriter SaraBongiornwhopublishedabooktitledWithoutMADEINCIIINAadecadeagoalso conductedasimilarexperimenttomeasuretheimpactofglobalizationonordinaryAmericans.ShedecidednottobuyanyproductsmadeinChinaforayear,Atfirst,shewasprettypositive aboutherdecision,believingshecouldfindsubstitutesfromothercountries.Butshelater provedherselfwrong.

AvoidingChineseproductsonpurpose,Bongiorncouldonlychooseltalian-madesneakers forherchildrenatthepriceof$68perpair,whiletheChineseoneswereonly$I0.Onceshe triedtobuyacandleforherhusband'sbirthday,butfailedtofindonethatwasnotmadein Chinaatsixstores.

Atlast,Bongiornconcludedinherbookthat"MadeinChina"productsareinseparableto Americansociety,sincetheinconveniencesoflivingwithoutthemareahugecost.

USPresidentDonaldTrumphaswonlotsofsupportforhisslogan"MakeAmericaGreat Again"andforhis“BuyAmerican,HireAmerican"advertisementsduringhiscampaign.However,thehats,clothes,andflagsprintedwiththeslogansthatwereusedforthecampaign wereallmadeinChina.

Today,withthearisingawarenessofbrandsandimprovingdemandforquality,“Madein China”hasgraduallyshakenoffthelabelofcheap,copycatproducts,andiswinningare putationforcompetence.

28.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ProductsmadeinChinasellbestintheworld.

B.ThequalityofChineseproductsstillhasalongwaytogo.

C.ManyforeignersstilllookdownuponChineseproducts.

D.Chineseproductsarepopularbecausetheyarecheap.

29.FromSaraBongiorn'sexperiment,wecanlearnshe,

A.refusedanyChineseproductsfortheirpoorquality

B.lackedconfidenceatthebeginningoftheexperiment

C.gaveupdoingtheexperimentbecauseitwasmuchtooexpensive

D.cametobelieveAmericansocietycan'tgowithoutChineseproducts

30.WhatisthepurposeofusingDonaldTrump'scampaignasanexample?

A.TosupporttheideathatChineseproductsarewinningthemarket.

B.ToshowthatDonaldTrumpknewhowtowinpeople'sheart.

C.ToexplainwhyAmericanpeoplerefuseChinese products.

D.ToshowthatAmericaisinatradewarwithChina.

31.Inwhichofthefollowingmagazinescanyoumostlikelyfindthisarticle?

A.Reader'sDigest

B.BusinessExploration

C.GreenChina

D.NationalGeographic

D

“Thefirstyearwasabitlikethefirstyearofamarriage--butwith25peopleratherthanjust one."ThatishowJudeTisdalldescribesjoiningaco-housingdevelopmentbuiltforwomenover50.Tisdall,anartsconsultantinherearly60s,movedintotheNewGroundComplexinnorth Londonjustoverayearago.

Tisdallwasluckytosecureoneofthe26apartmentsinthedevelopment.ItsL-shaped design,withasingleentrancethattakesresidentspastthecommonroom,isintendedtofoster casualsocialinteraction,andthereisacommunalgardenandspacetocookandsharemeals together.Residentsareagedbetween50and90.

ThedevelopmentismanagedbytheOlderWomen'sCo-housingcommunity,setupto bringtheprincipleofco-housingcommunitiesestablishedinGermany,