山东省潍坊市届高三下学期模拟考试三模英语试题 Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx

1、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。If youve ever been enjoying takeout snacks, you can make these with ingredients （配料） found in grocery stores or even your own kitchen,Hosomaki SushiIn Japan, Hosomaki Sushi is a sushi roll mainly made with sweet rice and seaweed. The thinner hosomaki are the simpler,

2、smaller version that are perfect for practicing. It takes you little time to practice to roll and you will have fun making them at home.Prep: 20 mins Cook: 0 mins Total: 20 minsTaco Bell Crunch wrap SupremeThis is one of Americas favorite fast-food go-tos. You can stuff it with whatever strikes your

3、 fancy. So it is also great for vegetarians because beef can be replaced with black beans or fruits. 15 mins Cook: 30 mins Total: 45 minsPumpkin（南瓜）Spice LatteThe first version of this drink contained spices （香料）,but no actual pumpkin until 2015. Its great popularity has meant that its being served

4、at the end of August, far ahead of regular pumpkin season. But for those who eagerly await the drink each year, theres even better news: the pumpkin spice latte is actually quite easy to make at home at a far more affordable price. 10 mins Cook: 5 mins Total: 15 minsBBQ Chicken PizzaIt is so delicio

5、us that it is worthwhile to make from the very beginning. This pizza is a great way to use up leftover pork or barbecue chicken. A sweeter sauce will give you the more traditional barbecue sauce taste. 20 mins Total： 40 mins1.Which snack is available without cooking?A. Hosomaki Sushi. B.Taco Bell Cr

6、unch wrap Supreme.C. Pumpkin Spice Latte. D.BBQ Chicken Pizza.2.What distinguishes BBQ Chicken Pizza from others?A.It is the most popular fast food.B.Its producing cost is fairly high.C.Its ingredients must contain meat.D.It takes the most time to prepare.3. Who is the text intended for?A. Chefs. B.

7、 Vegetarians.C. Barbecue lovers. D. Snack enthusiasts.BOf the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard the Titanic when it struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, a mere 700 people lived on. Here is one story of the Titanic survivors whose stories are still haunting more than a century after

8、 the ships sinking, revealing the true facts of the disaster.A junior wireless officer aboard the Titanic, Harold Bride was one of the two people responsible for sending SOS messages to nearby ships, thus allowing the Carpathian to rescue theTitanic survivors.He and another man on duty, Jack Phillip

9、s, raced to send SOS signals to nearby shipsbut as the communications specialists, they knew that the closest,the Carpathian,would likely not arrive until alter the Titanic sank. They worked wildly until Captain Edward Smith came and told them they were relieved of duty；the ship had nearly lost powe

10、r, and only two lifeboats remained.They made a run for Collapsible B and were just getting it into the water when a wave swept across the deck（甲板）,throwing both Harold Bride and the upturned boat into the ocean.Bride and 15 others struggled onto the waterlogged, sinking Collapsible B and survived un

11、til other lifeboats collected them and conveyed them to the Carpathian.Once aboard the Carpathian, Bride got back to work and began helping the ships wireless officer send messages from the other Titanic survivors.When the Carpathian made land, Bride had to be carried ashore: he had injured one foot

12、 in the plunge into the ocean, and the other was frostbitten after a night in the Atlantics icy waters.4.Which can replace the underlined word haunting in paragraph 1 ?A.confusing B. unforgettable C. romantic D. contradictory5.What was Brides job on the Titanic during the accident?A.Rescuing the Tit

13、anic survivors.B.Investigating the problems of the Titanic.C.Sending signals to ships around for help.D.Receiving SOS signals from nearby ships.6.What happened to Bride after he was dismissed from his duty?A.He stayed there to continue his work.B.He escaped in a lifeboat immediately.C.He turned off

14、the power of the Titanic.D.He was washed into the sea by a wave.7.Which of the following best describes Bride?A.Responsible and helpful. B. Intelligent and brave.C.Tough and ambitious. D. Considerate and humble.CThunderstorms often show up uninvited to Carnival （狂欢节）in Brazil. This years attempt to

15、influence the skies took place in Sao Pablo by a partys official sponsor,Skoal, a Brazilian beer brand. The fun stops when it rains, says Pedro Ada my, Skoals marketing director. So do beer sales.An airplane painted with Skoals logo sprayed （喷洒）water droplets into clouds to make rain fall before the

16、 clouds reached the city. According to its YouTube video that has been viewed 12 million times,it is a mission worthy of science fiction.Whether its science or fiction is up for debate. The use of cloud-seeding to increase rainfall dates back to the 1940s. But the United States government stopped fu

17、nding it in the 1980s due to a lack of scientific proof of the effectiveness of intentional weather change, according to the National Research Council. A new paper based on experiments in Idaho found that seeding clouds with silver iodide increased snowfall on three occasions, but the authors say th

18、at more research is needed to find out if it can reliably promote precipitation （降水）,Pablo Tartar,a Brazilian physicist,says flatly that cloud-seeding is 11 uselessStill, governments and firms in many countries use the technology. Sao Pablos water company has signed million dollar contracts with Mod

19、Clima to bring rain, most recently during a drought in 2014-15. Although cloud-seeding normally uses a chemical such as silver iodide to provide a surface around which water or ice droplets form, ModClima says it has invented an experimental method that uses water alone.Carnival-goers cheered when t

20、he first two days were cloudy but dry. Many shared Skols video. But at around 5pm on February 24th, the sky darkened and rain poured down. Celebrants at one block party left the Skol stands and rushed to buy umbrellas and plastic rain capes.8.Why did Skol support cloud-seeding?A.To increase rainfall

21、.B.To promote its beer sales.C.To provide evidence for a research.D.To highlight the theme of the Carnival.9.Which is Artaxos attitude toward cloud-seeding?A.Objective. B. Doubtful. C. Conservative. D. Negative.10.Why was the US government no longer in favor of cloud-seeding?A.Its outcome couldnt be

22、 proved.B.It worked in limited situations.C.It needed more field researches.D.It used an un-ecofriendly chemical.11.What is the best title of the text?A.Could rain ruin fun?B.How do we change weather?C.Could we rely on intentional rain?D.How do we avoid cloud-seeding pollution?DColin Chapman, the fo

23、under of Lotus Cars, was one of motor racings most influential engineers. He summed up his philosophy as simplify, then add lightness. A simple, featherweight car might be slower on the straights than a beefy muscle-machine, he reasoned. But it would be faster everywhere else. Between 1962 and 1978

24、Lotus won seven Formula One constructors championships.It appears to be an uncommon insight since humans always struggle with subtractive thinking. When asked to improve something, they tend to suggest adding new things rather than removing some, even when additions lead to not satisfying results. I

25、n one study conducted by Gabrielle Adams, along with colleagues at the University of Virginia, participants were asked to change a pattern on a grid（网格）of coloured squares to make it balanced. Although that could be done equally well by adding new squares or by deleting existing ones,78% chose the a

26、dditive option.But why people forget that less is often more? One experiment asked participants to redesign an unbalanced Lego structure so that it could support a house-brick. Participants could earn a dollar for fixing the problem, but each piece of Lego they added cut that reward by ten cents. Ev

27、en then, only 41% worked out that simplifying the structure by removing a single block,rather than complicating it by adding more, was the way to maximise the payout. Practice improved peoples chances of spotting subtractive solutions, suggesting that many were simply not thinking of the possibility

28、, at least at first.What all this amounts to is evidence for additive thinking entering the list of cognitive biases（认知偏差）.The 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded for demonstrating that humans are not thinking logically as economists do. Instead of thinking a problem through a

29、nd coming up with an ideal solution, they tend to use cognitive shortcuts that are fast andmostlygood enough12.Why is Chapmans case mentioned in paragraph 1 ?A.To prove his philosophy. B. To introduce the topic.C. To support the argument. D. To provide an example.13.What were the participants asked

30、to do in Adamss study?A.To balance a pattern.B.To plus new squares.C.To delete original squares.D.To change a patterns colour.14.What can we know about subtractive thinking from paragraph 3?A.It can make things more complex.B.It is a shortcut to gaining a fortune.C.It can be facilitated through prac

31、tice.D.It is a common way to tackle problems.15.What does the author try to convey through the text?A.Less is often more.B.Think less and act more.C.Additive thinking is a shortcut.D.Economists think more logically.第二节，（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 为多余选项。We all do little things to boost the way we feel and think throughout the day, Something as simple as taking a walk or eating a piece of chocolate can brighten your mo