重庆市高考英语模拟信息卷及答案三.docx

1、重庆市高考英语模拟信息卷及答案三重庆市2019年高考英语模拟信息卷及答案（三）注意事项：1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2. 考生作答时，将答案写在答题卡上，在本试题卷上做答无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。 第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）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。 AEnglishWorld languageOnce people dreamed of a

2、language that everybody in the world could understand. Now, for the first time in human history, perhaps there is oneEnglish. It is the official language in more than 50 countries and 250300 million speak it as a second language. Some say that half the world will be speaking it in the year 2050.Diff

3、icult to master?English is not the easiest language to learnmost of its common verbs are irregular and it has a large vocabularyat least 200，000 words are in common use. Its pronunciation and written form are also very different.UserfriendlyBut some things make it easynouns dont have gender and verb

4、s are less complicated than other languages. There is only one form to speak to someone directlyyou. Adjectives dont agree with nouns, and many nouns are often also verbs.English is everywhereSome other languages may have more speakers, like Spanish or Mandarin. But English is used in many different

5、 areas. It is the language of transport: most airline pilots and airtraffic controllers use it. At sea a simple form of English is the international language of communication.English for progressIt is also the first language of science, technology and educationan estimated 80 per cent of the informa

6、tion stored on the internet is in English and 90 per cent of schoolchildren in European countries study it as their first foreign language.New wordsAround 25，000 new words and expressions enter the English language every year. Do you know what a helicopterparent is？a mother or father too involved in

7、 the life of their child. And what about a boomerangchild？a young adult who returns to live with their parents for financial reasons.The future of EnglishWhat is the future of English as a global language? Will another language ever replace it? Many think notit is already too popular.21. According t

8、o the text, how many people speak English as a second language?A. Around 25，000 million.B. 250300 million.C. At least 200，000 million. D. 90 million.22. According to the text, why could English be used as a global language?A. It has more speakers, compared with other languages.B. Adjectives agree wi

9、th nouns.C. It is the first language of science, technology and education.D. It is the easiest language to learn.23. Which of the following words best describes the writers attitude?A. Objective. B. Subjective.C. Indifferent.D. Critical.BI am astonished at the way God knows when to send a special gi

10、ft of encouragement at just the right time! It might be in a dream, a lost letter, a memory, or something found that wed forgotten about. My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. And summer after summer I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the sma

11、ll town where they lived. People knew everyone, their children, their pets, their ancestors. Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting. she would make sandwiches and wed have tea parties, plant flowers and carefully tend them. She loved knitting sweaters as well as making beautiful q

12、uilts for her grandchildren. I remember the small thimble (顶针) she would place on her finger while doing her needlework.A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth for her new residence in Heaven, I bid farewell to my loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change! We had just had tea togeth

13、er a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday. I missed her very much, but I noticed it mostly on my birthdays, because there was no card from Grandma. Shed never forgotten my birthday! On one particular birthday when I was feeling a little low, something happened made me feel as if she was sh

14、aring that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow; it was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam（缝）that I carefully opened, and, to my delight, out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find somethi

15、ng that had been a part of her! Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing it into that little pillow that I just happened to fluff（抖松）, to place on my bedspread（床罩）that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others Id collected over the years. What a precious memory

16、of a very special lady who, somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble into my pillow. I heated the kettle and made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and then enjoyed my tea and Grandmas thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!24. In the authors memory, wh

17、at would her grandmother do?A. She would make sandwiches and hamburgers for her family.B. She would wear a thimble for needlework every day.C. She would make beautiful quilts for money.D. She would look after the flowers in the garden. 25. What does the underlined word, “it”, in Paragraph 4, refer t

18、o?A. The modern worlds fast-changing life.B. The fact that the grandmother had passed away.C. The authors missing her grandmother.D. The love the author got from her grandmother.26. How did the author feel when she found the thimble?A. Surprised. B. Regretful. C. Guilty. D. Lonely.27. Which of the f

19、ollowing might be the best title for the passage?A. Grandmas ThimbleB. Grandmas Life StoryB. The Joy of Finding Something LostC. The Importance of Putting Things AwayC ABC News: Parents who want to pick up their kids at school in one New Jersey district now can submit to iris(虹膜) scans, as the techn

20、ology that helps keep our nations airports and hotels safe begins to make its way further into American lives. The Freehold Borough School District launched this high-tech security system on Monday with funding from the Department of Justice as part of a study on the systems effectiveness. As many a

21、s four adults can be authorized to pick up each child in the district, but in order to be authorized to come into school, they will be asked to register with the districts iris recognition security and visitor management system. At this point, the New Jersey program is not a must. If someone tries t

22、o slip in behind an authorized person, the system causes an alarm and red flashing lights in the front office. The entire process takes just seconds. This kind of technology is already at work in airports around the country like Orlando International Airport, where the program has been in operation

23、since July. It has 12,000 subscribers who pay $79.95 for the convenience of submitting to iris scans rather than going through lengthy security checks. An iris scan is said to be more accurate than a fingerprint because it records 240 unique detailsfar more than the seven to twenty-four details that

24、 are analyzed in fingerprints. The chances of being misidentified by an iris scan are about one in 1.2 million and just one in 1.44 trillion if you scan both eyes. Phil Meara, the Freehold District official, said that although it was expensive, the program would help schools across the country move

25、into a new frontier in child protection. “This is all part of a larger emphasis, here in New Jersey, on school safety,” he said. “We chose this school because we were looking for a typical slightly urban school to launch the system.” Meara applied for a $369,000 grant on behalf of the school distric

26、t and had the eye scanners installed in two grammar schools and one middle school. So far, 300 of the nearly 1,500 individuals available to pick up a student from school have registered for the eye scan system.28. Why does the Freehold Borough School District adopt the eye scan security system? A. T

27、o ensure the school safety and efficiency of picking up children. B. To encourage more students to register in New Jersey urban schools. C. To test the effectiveness of school security and management system. D. To collect the information of the children and their beloved parents.29. Whats the advant

28、age of the eye scan system over fingerprints? A. Having many more subscribers throughout the country. B. Authorizing the adults to pick up children more flexibly. C. Attracting parents in a larger proportion to register for it. D. Making almost no mistakes in identifying the authorized. 30. How does

29、 Phil Meara help to protect the safety of children? A. By asking people to register with the security system. B. By applying for grant to install eye scanners in schools. C. By asking the department of justice to fund this program. D. By turning to Orlando International Airport for help.31. What is

30、the best title of this passage? A. Parents Favor the Eye Scan System B. Security Management Needs Improving.C. High Technology Comes to School D. Iris Scanners are Invented in the Country.DThe battle for womens right to voteOne hundred years ago, British women were given the vote for the first time.

31、 How did it come about?The first appeals for womens right to vote in Britain date from the early 19th century. In 1818, in his Plan of Parliamentary Reform, Jeremy Bentham insisted that women should be given the vote. Women at the time had no political rights at all they were deemed to be represente

32、d by their husbands or fathers. The old arguments prevailed. Women, it was said, were mentally less able than men; their “natural sphere” was in the home; they were unable to fight for their country, and thus undeserving of full rights; moreover, they simply didnt want the vote. This was at least partly true. “I have never felt the want of a vote,” declared Florence Nightingale in 1867, while Queen Victoria condemned the “mad, wi