届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷8.docx

1、届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷82019届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷81、SALISBURY Summer School 2018 TRAVEL FORMPlease complete and returnStudents Name:_ Cell number:_ Travel Plans: Please specify the means of traveling to and from the school. Students traveling with parents by car should plan to arrive on Sunday, July 1 and depart Salisb

2、ury School on Saturday, August 4, the next day after Progress Day. Please indicate: Students will be arriving and departing with parents. Students will he traveling by train or bus to/from the school. New York City via Train : (Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line: Wassaic Station & Grand Central Statio

3、n) The Wassaic Station is the closest to the school approximately 10 miles. Contact(联系)information: 845 -473 -8424 or http :/www. mta. info/mar. Bus Line from NYC: The Bonanza hus stop in Canaan, CT is approximately 5 miles from the school. Schedules can be accessed at http /wwuk bonanza-bus. transi

4、t-info. com. Local Taxi Services: Lakeville Taxi 860 -435 -8000 anc! 800 -657 -0670 Airport Pickup, Saturday, June 30 Please note:My child will travel to JFK Airport (New York City) where a Salisbury representative will pick students up. The shuttle(班车) will leave from JFK at 6 oclock in the afterno

5、on for the return to Salisbury. Please provide all flight information in the space below including the cell phone contact number for your child. We will provide the cell phone number of the representative later. This is the preferred arrival date for all students from home and abroad traveling throu

6、gh JFK, which can be guaranteed by taking the airplane.Airline & Flight # :_ NYC Arrival time:_ Please note:My child will depart on August 4 by shuttle through JFK. Depending on flight times, students may experience a long wait for their flight departures.Airline & Flight # :_ Departure time:_1.What

7、 day is Progress Day?A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.D.Sunday.2.What should students keep in mind to take the shuttle on June 30?A.Booking a bus ticket in advance.B.Aniving before 6 pm.C.Waiting for a long time in the aiiport.D.Choosing a Salisbury representative.3.Whom is this form mainly intended f

8、or?A.The students parents.B.Teachers of the school.C.The driver of the shuttle.D.Home and foreign students.2、 Welcome to the Van Gogh Gallery for information about the life and work of Vincent van Gogh. As a post impressionist painter and one of the most famous artists of all time, Vincentvan Gogh h

9、as become a model. From growing up in Holland and working as a pastor（牧师）, moving to France and creating an unbelievable collection of artwork, this site takes an in-depth look atVan Goghs life , his work and the influence he has had on our culture. Van Gogh had many influences on his life including

10、 his family and friends, other artists such as Edgar Degas, and his health. To see how each of these affected his life please visit the Important Figures,Artistic Influencesand Health sections. For information about how Van Goghs art has influenced our society today, view the Impact on Art, Cultural

11、 References, or News section. If you are interested in adding more Van Gogh to your life, the Van Gogh Gallery has plenty to offer. Download Van Gogh images of some of his most famous paintings as wallpaper for your computer,shop for Van Gogh posters or prints, or check out some of the additional re

12、sources available including links to Van Gogh museums and shows. There are evenlesson plansfrom multidiscipline areas for those interested in educating others about Van Goghs art and life. Van Gogh has influenced generations of young artists worldwide since his time. Today we can see his influence i

13、npainting, inpoetryand in video. We are happy to display new examples of art that were influenced by Van Gogh in our Van Gogh Community Art section.Tragically, Van Gogh died not knowing the praise his art would receive. He will be forever known as one of the greatest artists of the modern era. Throu

14、gh this website, the Van Gogh Gallery aims to share his life and heritage with the world.1.Whats the function of the Van Gogh Gallery?A.To collect the artworks of Van Gogh.B.To recall peoples memory of Van Gogh.C.To collect experts opinions on Van Gogh.D.To provide information about the artists life

15、 and work.2.What information can you get at the Cultural References?A.How he began his career as a pastor.B.How those around Van Gogh affected his life.C.How he influenced his family and his friends.D.How Van Gogh has influenced todays society.3.What can we infer about Van Gogh from the passage?A.Hi

16、s artworks werent well received during his lifetime.B.He once worked as a model for painters to make a living.C.His paintings were widely used as wallpapers for computers.D.People widely appreciated his artworks during his lifetime.4.What would be the best title for the passage?A.learn about Van Gog

17、hs lifeB.welcome to the Van Gogh GalleryC.Van Goghs information on younger artists.D.Welcome to an unbelievable collection of artworks.3、With smart technology increasingly influencing all aspects of our lives, it is only a matter of time before someone invents “smart” shoesones that can be made base

18、d on personal needs. Called “ShiftWear”, the sneakers are the brainchild of a team of businessmen, and engineers led by New York-based designer David Coel.The adaptable shoes can be customized by using a smart phone app. Shoe owners will have the option of selecting a design from a variety of HD pat

19、tern by famous artists or creating one themselves. The companys founders imagine a marketplace where artists can not only share but also sell their designs to others. Despite being electronic, the designs are clearly visible even in the brightest sunlight. Whats even cooler is that by switching on a

20、 backlight, users can even show off their designs in the dark!According to Coel, the sneakers will keep their charge “forever” if only images are displayed. Though they will need periodic recharging, active users have nothing to worry about. Thats because the shoes are equipped with special walk-n-c

21、harge technology that powers the shoeswith every step. Inactive users also have options of charging the sneakers without using wires.The bottom part of the shoes is covered with Kevler fibers, a kind of strong material, reducing normal wear and tear. Even better? They are completely waterproof (not

22、let water through) and can even be thrown into an ordinary laundry machine for a quick wash! The company predicts that the shoes will range the price from $150 to $1000 depending on the size of the E-panels where the designs are displayed.This is not the first time that electronics and shoes have co

23、mbined. Lithuania-based iShuh Technology has come up with a similar concept that connects e-reader panels to a smart phone app via the Bluetooth. Whether these smart shoes become as popular as our smart devices remains to be seen, though they surely are attractive.1. What can we know about the smart

24、 shoes from the text?A. The electronic designs can not be seen clearly at night.B. The designers make sure every pair of sneakers are unique.C. The bottom of the shoes can last longer due to special materials.D. The shoes have to be washed by hand to protect the electronics.2. What does Paragraph 3

25、mainly talk about?A. How the sneakers are charged.B. How the sneakers can work well.C. What images the sneakers show.D. What technology the sneakers carry.3. The varied prices of the sneakers mainly depend on _.A. the length of the shoesB. the size of their e-panelsC. the designers of the shoesD. th

26、e materials of their bottoms4. How does the author feel about the sneakers future market?A. Negative. B. Anxious.C. Uncertain. D. Confident.4、 New research from the University of Miami is showing that languages with complex toneslike Mandarintend to occur more often in humid regions,while languages

27、with simple tones like Swedishoccur in dry regions. “English is a non-tonal language which originates in a relatively dry part of the world. It s in the top15 percent of the driest languages. This fits with our assumption. Its perfectly possible that the English language could adopt tones in areas t

28、hat are now more humid,or as the climate changes, says Sean Roberts,who works on global differences in geophonetics. The research changes how language development is understood,with data drawn from over half the worlds tongues. “Broadly, this suggests another non-conscious way in which humans have a

29、dapted to their very different and severe environments? says Caleb Everett, the lead researcher on the project. Also, there may be some health benefits to certain sound patterns in certain climates, but more research is needed. Breathing in dry air may cause a speakers voice box to be deprived of wa

30、ter, decreasing voice range. Theres an assumption several anthropologists(人类学家) have put forward that languages in warmer climates such as Kenya tend to have higher rates of mouth opening, says Everett. “Languages do gain and lose tone,and can do so quite quickly. Ancient dialects of Chinese had no

31、tone, and Korean is currently undergoing tonogcncsis( gaining tones), adds Roberts. At present, its very difficult to say whether very early languages had tone or not. One of the things well be researching next is whether languages gain or lose tone when entering or leaving dry climates, says Robert

32、s. “This will involve reconstructing linguistic history using statistical methods, Effectively, this will also involve modelling climate change.1.Which of the following happens more often in wet areas?A.Mandarin.B.Swedish.C.English.D.Korean.2.What may probably be the opinion of Caleb Everett?A.People should settle in