中山市届高考模拟试题四英语.docx
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中山市届高考模拟试题四英语
中山市2018届高考模拟试题(四)
英语
本试卷共8页,三部分,满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
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第一部分阅读理解(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
Iceclimbingisadynamicwintersportthatcombinesexcitement,techniqueanddetermination.Backin2014,thesportwaspresentedtothepublicduringtheSochiWinterOlympicGamesinRussia.Thenextgoalforiceclimbingisshowcasingthesportin2018PyeongchangOlympicWinterGamesinFebruarybeforeit'sincludedin2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames.Ifyouarealreadyhookedonthissport,herearesomeoftheworld'sbestplaceswithepiciceformationsthatyoushouldn'tmiss.
Ouray,Colorado,US
Knownasthe"SwitzerlandoftheUS",Ourayoffersclimberseasyaccesstomorethan200namedclimbs,withfreeentrancetothepark.Theiceparkalsooffersguideandinstructionalservicesforbeginners.OurayusuallyhoststhebiggesticefestivalinNorthAmericaeveryJanuary.
Shuangqiaogou,Sichuan,China
Chinahasalotoficewalls,whicharelocatedindifferentmountainsinthenorthernandwesternpartsofthecountry.Amongthem,Sichuanprovince'sShuangqiaogou,orTwinbridgeTrench,inMountSigunianghassomeofthefinestsuchspots.Theiceseasonintheareausuallystartsmid-DecemberandrunsthroughlateMarch.Climberscanenjoyvariousiceformationsalongwithaclean,quietenvironment.
Valdez,Alaska,US
Alaska'sbreathtakingValdezregionhasbeenattractingworld-classclimberstotheregionfordecades.Eachyear,thrill-seekersflocktheretofollowclassicroutessuchasSheepCreekandSolomonGulch,whileothersexploretheareabythemselves,hopingtofindthenextclassicsiteontheirownadventures.Otherwintersportsactivitiessuchasglacierhikingandsnowcatskiing,skiingandsledtripscanalsobefoundthere.
1.WhenwillthebiggesticefestivalinNorthAmericabeheldnextyear?
A.JanuaryB.FebruaryC.MarchD.mid-December
2.HowlongdoestheiceseasoninTwinbridgeTrenchusuallylast?
A.2.5monthsB.3monthsC.3.5monthsD.4months
3.Ifyouwenttoexperiencesledtrips,whichofthefollowingcanyougoto?
A.ShuangqiaogouB.OurayC.ValdezD.Pyeongchang
B
Areyouadogperson?
Maybeyouhaveoneathomeandenjoytakingitforwalksandcurlingupwithitonthesofa.
Tosomepeople,aperfectdogmightbeonethatlookscute,isloyalandsitswhenit'stoldandit'sjustapet.Buttoreallybeman'sbestfriend,theyneedtodosomethinguseful.Sometypesthathaveamazingsenseofsmellareputtogooduseassnifferdogsordetectiondogs,andaretrainedtousetheirsensestodetectsubstancessuchasexplosivesandillegaldrugs.You'lloftenseethematairportsorworkingwithpoliceoutonthestreets.
Othertypesofworkingdogsincludeguidedogs,hearingdogsandmobilitydogsallprovidingalife-savingservicetotheirowners.Somedogscanalertemergencyserviceswhentheirownerhasaseizure.Andtherearecleverdogsthathavebeentrainedtoprovideaffectionandcomforttopeopleinhospitals,retirementhomesorschoolsandtopeoplewithautism(孤独症).
Newusesfordogsarebeingdiscoveredallthetime.DrClaireGuestisCEOofMedicalDetectionDogs,shesays“althoughthedoghasafluffycoatandawaggytail,heisinfactahighlyaccuratebio-sensor.Youknow,evolutionhasgivenhimthissensitivenose,goingdowntopartspertrillion.”
It'sthisincredibleabilitythathasledtotheUK'sNationalHealthServiceassessingwhetherdogscanbeusedtodetectearlystageprostatecancer-vitalforimprovingsurvivalrates.It'smanagedtotraindogstodetectchangesinbloodglucoselevelsinpeoplesufferingfromtype1diabetes.
TosavealifeforadogbiscuitseemsasmallpricetopaysomaybeIshouldhavemoreadmirationandrespectforourfour-leggedfriends–maybecatsaren'tsosmart!
4.Whichsensedoesadetectiondogusetofindillegaldrugs?
A.TouchB.SmellC.HearingD.Taste
5.Howcanadoghelphisownerwithautism?
A.Providingaffectionandcomfort.
B.Providinglife-savingservices.
C.Providingemergencyservices.
D.Providingmedicalservices.
6.DrClaireGuestconsidersadogasabio-sensorbecausehehas.
A.fourlegsB.afluffycoatC.awaggytailD.asensitivenose
7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SnifferdogsB.LoyaldogsC.HerodogsD.Petdogs
C
Just20yearsago,thenine-spottedladybug(九星瓢虫)wascommon.Now,itandothernativespecieshavebecomerare.TheLostLadybugProjectneedsyourphotostohelpthebugs.
TheLostLadybugProjectissendingkidsonanationwidehuntformissingbugs.Tohelp,justtakeaphotoofeveryladybugyousee.SendtheimagestoJohnLoseyandhisteamatCornellUniversity,inNewYork.(Seethewebsiteaddressattheendofthisstory)
Nooneknowswhatiscausingthebugs'disappearance.“Itcouldbeduetoclimatechange,theintroductionofforeignladybugspeciesorseveralotherfactors.”LoseytoldTFK.Hehopestheprojectwillsolvethemysteryandgetkidsexcitedaboutscience,too.
Theprojecthasnetted1000imagessinceitstartedin2004.Thephotoswillbeusedtobuildaladybugdatabase.Thereareabout5000speciesofladybugs,alsoknownasladybeetles.About450speciesarenativetotheUnitedStates.
Thelittlebugshaveabigjob.Theykeepfarmsandgardensfreeofpestslikecrop-eatingaphids.SomeforeignbeetleswerebroughttotheStatestocontrolpests.Inmanyareas,foreignspeciesliketheAsianladybeetlehavereplacednativespecies.“MorethanhalfofthephotossentinareoftheAsianladybeetle.”saysLosey.
Still,participantsintheLostLadybugProjecthavephotographedmorerareladybugsthanscientisthavecollectedin20years.In2006,JileneandJonathanPenhale,then11and10,foundanine-spottedladybuginVirginia.Itwasthefirstsightingin14yearsandprovedthatthespecieswasnotextinct.
Evenifyoudon'tfindararebug,youcansendinphotos.“Allladybugsareimportant,”Loseysays.Tolearnmore,visittreadwell.cce.cornell.edu/ladybeetles.
8.WhoaretheparticipantsoftheLostLadybugProject?
A.Scientist.B.Children.C.Farmers.D.Travelers.
9.ThosewhotakepartintheLostLadybugProjectneedto.
A.searchformissingnine-spottedladybugsintheworld
B.sendphotosofladybugstoscientistsatCornellUniversity
C.donatemoneytoJohnLoseyandhisteam’swebsite
D.thinkofmeasurestoprotectrareladybeetles
10.Whatdowelearnaboutnine-spottedladybugs?
A.Thefirstnine-spottedladybugwasfoundin2006.
B.TheyareaspeciesofladybugintroducedfromAsia.
C.Nine-spottedladybugsarebecomingrare.
D.Theydoabetterjobthanotherbugs.
11.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.
A.provideadviceonhowtofindrarebugs
Bannounceanationwidephotocompetition
C.discusswhetherforeignspeciesshouldbeintroduced
D.introducealadybugprotectionprogram
D
DecadesagotravellingbyplaneinAmericawasagreataffair.Todayitsignalsdiscomfort,extrachargesandthethreatofviolence.
AirfaresarehigherperseatmileinAmericathaninEurope.Theglobalpriceofjetfuelhasfallenbyhalfsince2014.ThattriggeredafarewarbetweenEuropeancarriers,butinAmericaticketpriceshavehardlybudged.
Standardsofservicearealsoworse.OnlyoneoperatorbasedinAmericacanbefoundintheworld’s30bestcarriers,comparedwithninefromEurope.WhenRyanair,currentlyEurope’slargestandcheapestairline,cutservicetothebone,itbegantolosecustomersandmoney.ThatcausedittoperformaU-turnandbe“nicer”tocustomers,inordertoprotectitsmarketsharefromcompetitorslikeeasyJet,WizzAirandNorwegian.
Thishappycombinationoflowfaresandreasonableservicehasasimpleexplanation:
competition.Americanpolicymakershavepresidedoverawaveofmergers(合并)inthepastfewyears.ThebiggestfourcarriersinAmericabetweenthemnowcontrol80%ofthemarket,comparedwithjust48%adecadeago.InEurope,wherethetopfourcarriershavearound45%ofthemarket,policymakershavegotthreethingsright.
First,Europeanregulatorshavetriedhardertopreservecompetitionbetweenexistingcarriers.TheEUhasbeenwillingtoblockmergerstopreventairlinesfrombuildingmonopoly(垄断)positionsatairports.NotsoinAmerica:
at40ofits100biggestairports,asinglecarriernowaccountsformorethanhalfofcapacity(运能).Thatpushesupprices.
Second,Europehasmadeiteasierforforeignerstoencouragecompetitionbyenteringnewmarkets.TherearenoownershiplimitsatallbetweenEuropeancountries.Americacapsforeignownershipat25%.Foreignjointcompanies,suchasVirginAmericaarestrugglingtotakeoff.
SomeofEurope’sadvantagesarehardtocopy.America’sregulatorsshouldloosenthecaponforeignownershipandpromotetheuseofsecondaryairports.Ifthatdoesn’twork,regulatorsshouldconsiderbreakingupthebigairlines.Allowingcompetitiontoweakenwasahugemistake.
12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“budged”inParagraph2mean?
A.Changed.B.Increased.C.Steadied.D.Doubled.
13.WhatcanbeinferredaboutRyanairfromParagraph3?
A.Itsairfaresarehigh.
B.Itsservicenowispoor.
C.Itrespondstothemarketquickly.
D.Itislosingitsmarketsharefast.
14.WhathaveEuropeanregulatorsbeentryingtodo?
A.Pushupprices.
B.Capforeignownership.
C.Protectthebiggestairports.
D.Stopcarr
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