湖北省巴东一中届高三下学期高考模拟英语试题.docx

1、湖北省巴东一中届高三下学期高考模拟英语试题湖北省巴东一中2021届高三下学期高考模拟英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 GloveliesUsing a phone or palmtop computer with touch screens while wearing gloves has always been difficult. Well, with Glovelies, you no longer have to write text messages with frozen fingers. Glovelies are stylish gloves with sp

2、ecial pads(垫块) in the fingertips to help you type or scroll(滚屏) without difficulty. They come in a range of sizes and colors. Price: 15.00Mini VaxIt is a tiny cleaner that you plug into (插入) your computers USB port. Although its small enough to fit into your pocket, the Mini Vax is very powerful and

3、 youll be amazed at how much dust and dirt it manages to suck up (吸取) from your computer keyboard. Your Mini Vax comes with three attachments of different sizes to help you reach all those difficult places. Color: gray / black. Price: 8.00Cheeky ClockCheeky Clock might look like a normal digital ala

4、rm clock, but the difference is that Cheeky Clock is a clock with wheels. When the alarm goes off in the morning, Cheeky Clock jumps down from your bedside table and starts running around the floor looking for a place to hide. The alarm wont stop until you find your Cheeky Clock and switch it off. B

5、y this point, youll be wide awake. It needs three AAA batteries (not included). Price: 40.00Piano MagicHave you ever wanted to learn to play the piano but thought that pianos were too expensive and took up too much room? Then Piano Magic is for you. Piano Magic is a real four-octave (八度) (forty-nine

6、-key) keyboard which runs from the USB port on your computer. It sounds as good as a real piano and yet fits into a small backpack. It comes with a free “Master The Piano” program which teaches you the piano as you play along. Price: 60.001How can you properly use Glovelies?ABy wearing them. BBy kno

7、cking on them slightly.CBy touching the screens on them. DBy connecting them with your computer.2Which of the following can best describe Cheeky Clock?AAnnoying but effective. BFashionable but inaccurate.CFast-moving and power-saving. DClock-shaped and solar-powered.3Whats the characteristic of Pian

8、o Magic?AIt runs on batteries. BIt is convenient to carry.CIt looks like a real piano. DIt can be played without a keyboard. Computer programmer David Jones earns 35 000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card. Instead, he has been told to w

9、ait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. Davids firm releases two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.But Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money.

10、 Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage (抵押贷款), or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run

11、the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes，and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it

12、 in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the

13、 market might disappear.”4In what way is David different from people of his age?AHe has a handsome job.BHe cannot have a credit card.CHe graduated with six O-levels.DHe often goes out with friends.5What is one of the problems that David is facing now?AHow to get more spare time.BBuying a car suitabl

14、e for him.CHow to deal with his income.DReleasing two new games each month.6Why did David decide to leave school and start working?AHe received lots of job offers.BHe lost interest in school studies.CHe was eager to help his mother.DHe wanted to earn his own living.7What was Davids attitude towards

15、the computer market in the future?APositive BCritical CWorried DHopeless Renewable energy projects, including onshore and offshore wind and solar farms, have so far been subsidized (资助) by government support schemes. This has led to some to complain that clean energy is pushing up bills.However, the

16、 most recently approved offshore wind projects will most likely operate with negative subsidies paying money back to the government. The money will go towards reducing household energy bills as the offshore wind farms start producing power in the mid-2020s.This is the conclusion of an analysis by an

17、 international team led by Imperial College London researchers published today in Nature Energy.Lead researcher Dr Malte Jansen, from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial, said: “Offshore wind power will soon be so cheap to produce that it will undercut fossil-fueled power stations and ma

18、y be the cheapest form of energy for the UK. Energy subsidies used to push up energy bills, but within a few years cheap renewable energy will see them brought down for the first time. This is an astonishing development.”The analysis for five countries in Europe, including the UK, focused on a serie

19、s of government auctions (拍卖) for offshore wind farms between February 2015 and September 2019. Companies that want to build wind farms bid in the auctions by stating the price at which they will sell the energy they produce to the government.These are known as contracts for difference or CfDs. If a

20、 companys bid is higher than the wholesale electricity price on the UK market once the wind farm is up and running, then the company will receive a subsidy from the government to top up the price.However, if the stated price (规定价格) is less than the wholesale price, then the company will pay the gove

21、rnment back the difference. This payback is then passed through to consumers energy bills, reducing the amount that homes and businesses will pay for electricity.The winning companies said they could build new offshore wind farms for around 40 per megawatt hour (MWh) of power. This was a new record

22、set by these wind farms with bids 30 percent lower than just two years earlier.8What does the passage mainly talk about?AOffshore wind farms to be built in the UK could reduce household energy bills by producing electricity very cheaply.BOffshore wind farms will not be subsidized by government in th

23、e near future.CThe importance of CfDs.DThe operation of negative subsidies.9According to Paragraph 2, offshore wind farms _.Awill stop producing power in the mid-2020sBare paying money back to the governmentCwill help reduce household energy billsDwill all operate with negative subsidies10The underl

24、ined words “top up” in Paragraph 6 probably mean _.Amake upBtake upCcoverDfill up11What can be inferred from the passage?AThe renewable energy projects will lead to some to complain that clean energy is pushing up bills.BThe company whose bid is less than the wholesale electricity price will receive

25、 a subsidy.CThe stated electricity price is now higher than the wholesale electricity price.DFossil-fueled power will be soon produced cheaply. Growing up, we are constantly reminded that young people are heavily affected by technology. We are the “antisocial club”, those who prefer to text our frie

26、nds in the same room rather than make eye contact with them. And even though never-ending studies reveal to us the extent of our social media addiction, we should at least consider that its not only our young peoples problem any more.Theres the rise of the Instagram mums, who like to post an abundan

27、ce of cute baby pictures, share their mom feelings along the way and show their wonderful lifestyles. They are the so-called “Facebook mum generation”, a growing group of parents that like to overshare.While all of this might be fine, and even a little humorous, new research suggests that parents te

28、chnology addiction is negatively affecting their childrens behavior. According to the study, 40% of mothers and 32% of fathers have admitted having some sort of phone addiction. This has led to a significant fall in verbal interactions within families and even a decline in mothers encouraging their

29、children.There is no denying that I get annoyed when receiving the words “Ill be with you soon” from a parent, when all I want to do is ask one question. But, at the same time, every day leaving the room to wait until my father is finished with his “serious business” (Farmville), has now become the

30、norm. Whether you want to escape your disturbing children for a bit, or want to stay up late flicking through Twitter, know that wanting to do all of these is normal. We, your children, know how addictive it can be and how difficult it is to switch off. But before telling us to put our phones away a

31、t the table or even worse, listing statistics of how damaging social media can be for us, maybe lead by example, considering how much time you spend on the phone and how this is impacting your children and your relationship with us. Maybe in this way we can work on our addiction together.12From Para

32、graph 1, we can know that teenagers nowadays _.Aenjoy socializing with their friends Bsend messages to their friends every dayChate to make eye contact with their friends Dare heavily addicted to their mobile phones13What does the author think of mums oversharing?ABoring. BSelfish. CFunny. DMeaningful.14The underlined word “norm” in Paragraph 4 probably means _.Asecurity