广东省东莞市届高三英语中心组模拟四试题.docx
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广东省东莞市届高三英语中心组模拟四试题
2015-2016学年东莞市高三英语中心组模拟试题(四)
命题人:
劳玉梅黄来成
本试卷满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
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第I卷
第一节:
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
AmazingUniversityCampusesWorthvisiting
OxfordUniversity:
It’shardtoimagineamorepicturesqueuniversitythanOxford.TheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworld,Oxforddatesbackto1167,whenKingHenryⅡbannedEnglishstudentsfromattendingtheUniversityofParis.Onthecampus,Gothicbuildinghousingclassrooms,dormitoriesanddininghallsstandoutagainstthequad’sverdantlawn,whereyoucanimaginePercyByssheShelley,OscarWildeandW.HAudenlounging(慵懒地躺着)betweenclasses.Oxford’scircularRadcliffeCameraisamasterpieceofPalladianarchitectureandoneoftheworld’smoststunninglibraries.HarryPotterfanstouringthecampusshouldpayattentiontoseewherescenesatHogwartswerefilmed.
CambridgeUniversity:
CambridgeUniversityischaracterizedlessbyapropercampusthanacollectionofcolleges,medievalchurches,courtyardsandwisteria-filledgardens.ThetownofCambridgeoriginatedinRomantimes,andtheuniversitydatesbackto1209.Theexactfoundingstoryisunknown,buttheversiontoldtoCambridgestudentsrecountsthatsomeOxfordscholarschasedoutaftertheaccidentalshootingofapeasantfledtoCambridge,wheretheyestablishedanewuniversity.Thefamousuniversityisshrouded(笼罩)inmythologyandfunnystoriesofstudents.
TrinityCollege:
RoamingthegreencampusofTrinityCollege,you’lllikelyfeelconnectedtothegreatliterarytraditionthere.JonathanSwift,OscarWilde,BramStokerandSamuelBeckettallstudiedatTrinity,andtheirstatuesstandproudlyinthelibrary.Mostoftheuniversity’sbuildingswereconstructedinthe18thand19thcenturies,butQueenElizabethⅠestablishedTrinityCollegein1592withtheaimof“civilizing”Dubliners.InthehistoricExaminationHall—designedbyarchitectSirWilliamChambers---youcanmarvelattheimpressive18th-centuryinteriorsandtheorgan,whichwasrecoveredfromSpanishship.
1.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?
A.Oxfordistheoldestuniversity.
B.Oxfordhasanimpressivelibrary.
C.Oxfordwasfirstbuiltin1209.
D.HarryPotterstudiedinOxfordUniversity.
2.WhenwasCambridgeUniversityfirstbuilt?
A.InRomantimes.B.In1167.
C.Intheearly13thcentury. D.Inthe18thand19thcenturies.
3.WhoonceattendedTrinityUniversityaccordingtothepassage?
A.W.H.Auden.B.SirWilliamChambers.
C.QueenElizabethⅠ. D.BramStoker.
B
Inseventhgrade,Idecidedtotryoutformyschoolmusical.Ionlymadeitthroughthefirstversebeforethedramateacherstoppedme.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatmyChristmascaroldidn’tgetmeanyrole.
AmIembarrassed?
No.Notjustbecauseitwastenyearsago,butalsobecauseit’ssuchagreatstorytoshare.Why?
Ithinkthemainreasonisthatadmittingtomistakesmakesyoueasiertorelateto.Interestinglyenough,scienceconfirmsthistheory.
Researchershaveconductednumerousstudiesandhaveconcludedthatwhensomeonemakesamistakeoractsinaclumsyway,theyarefoundtobemorelikeable.Inotherwords,ifyou’recompetentatsomethingandthenyoumessup,itshowsyourhumanside.Thisallowsotherstoconnectandrelatetoyou,whichinturnmakesthemlikeyoumore.
Growingup,IwasthetypeofstudentwhohadtogetstraightA’sandthetypeofathletewhoalwayshadtoperformatthetopofthegame.TheproblemwasthatmystandardsweresoridiculouslyhighthatIwasneverhappy.ItwasonlywhenIlearnedtoletgoandforgivemyselfformymistakesthatItrulyfeltrelaxed.
Whenoneofyourclosefriendsorfamilymembersmakesamistake,areyouquicktoforgiveandforget?
Sadly,manyofusoftenexpressmoresympathyforothersthanourselves.Witheachmistakecomesalesson,andifyoucanlearntoletgoandforgiveyourself,youwillbebetterequippedtohandlelife’schallengesgoingforward.
Moreimportantly,ifyou’reconstantlyworriedaboutlookingsilly,you’llneverbeabletogetpromotionatwork.Evenifyoumakeafoolofyourself,itisn’ttheendoftheworld.Thinkaboutit:
what’stheworstthatcanhappen?
Inmanycases,therewardoftenoutweighstherisk.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thistheory”probablyreferto?
A.Amistakemakesyoumorelikeable.B.Anembarrassedpersontendstoactclumsily.
C.Competentpeoplealwaysmessupinlife.D.It’snotembarrassingtosharemistakes.
5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theauthorisproudofherwork.
B.Theauthorwasonceaperfectionist.
C.Theauthoralwaysmadesomemistakes.
D.Theauthorfeltashamedofherhighstandards.
6.Whatmessageisdeliveredinthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Makingafoolofyourselfwhennecessary.
B.Beingsensitivewhenitcomestoforgiveness.
C.Viewingmistakesaslearningopportunities.
D.Notbeinghesitanttoconfirmyourmistakes.
7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthepassage?
A.It’sokaytomakemistakes.B.Everyonemaymakemistakes.
C.It’stimetoforgiveyourself.D.Howtoforgiveourmistakes.
C
Here’ssomethingtothinkaboutthenexttimeyouputacigarettetoyourlips:
theskinaroundthoselipsisgoingtolookolderandtighter.You’realsomorelikelytogetbagsunderyoureyessooner.
ResearchersinOhiostudiedthephysicaldifferencesbetweenthefacesofnonsmokersandtheirtwinswhosmokedandfoundconfirmationofalong-heldbelief:
smokingdoesindeedageyou.
Thestudy,byresearchersattheDepartmentofPlasticSurgery,lookedat79setsoftwinsbetweentheagesof18and78attheyearlyAugustgatheringoftwinsinTwinsburg,Ohio.Eachpersonhadhisorherpicturetakenbyaprofessionalphotographer.Thephotosweredividedintotwokinds.Thefirstgroupwas45setsoftwinsinwhichonesmokedandtheotherdidn't.Theothergroupwasmadeupofsmokers,butineachset,onetwinhadsmokedatleastfiveyearslongerthantheother.
Twodoctorsandamedicalstudentstudiedphotographsofthetwinsandassignedscorestotheirfacialfeatures.Inthecaseofthefirstgroup,thejudgessaidthesmokingtwinappearedolder57%ofthetime.Forthesecondset,thelonger-smokingtwinlookedoldermorethan63%ofthetime,meaningtheagingdifferencescouldsetinafterjustfiveyears.
“Thisstudyconfirmssomeofwhatwasbelievedinthemostscientificwaypossible,”saidDr.BahmanGuyuron,wholedtheresearch.“Withlongerfollow-up,webelievethateverysmokingtwinmighthaveexhibitedadifferenceinaging.”
Thestudylookedatotheragingfactors---alcoholconsumption,stressandsunscreenuse,forinstance---andfoundtheyweresimilarinthesesetsoftwins.Itdidn’tdealwithchangesinthetwins’livingenvironmentordiet,whichwasadefectofthestudy.
“Smokingreducesthecollagen(胶原蛋白)formation,resultsincollagenreductionandreducestheskincirculation,”Guyuronsaid.“Additionally,nicotinereducestheskinthickness.Allofthesereduceskinelasticity(弹性)andcauseprematureaging.”
8.Howdidtheresearchersgettheresult?
A.Byexperiment.B.Byconversation.
C.Byquestionnaire.D.Bycomparison.
9.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardssmoking?
A.Opposed.B.Supportive.C.Pessimistic.D.Optimistic.
10.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttotheunderlinedword“defect”inParagraph6?
A.Change.B.Shortcoming.C.Finding.D.Case.
11.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Smokingmakesyoulookolder.
B.Smokershavethickerskin.
C.Non-smokershaveolderfaces.
D.Smokingcausestighterlips.
D
AnewpaperpublishedinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofScienceclaimsthatdolphinsrecognizetheirownnameswhencalled.
VincentJanik,oneoftheauthorsofthestudyandabiologyresearcherattheUniversityofSt.AndrewsinScotland,saidthatthenameisactuallyaspecifictypeofdolphinpronunciationthattheanimalsrespondto.“Itisakindofhighvoicethathasalittlebitofatune,”hetoldABCNews.Thesesoundsarereferredtoas“signaturevoices”.
Janikandhiscolleague,StephanieKing,sailedalongtheeastcoastofScotlandlookingforbottlenosedolphins.Thoughtheyareoftenseentoliveinwarmtropicalwaters,Janiksaysthatwilddolphinsaren’timpossibletobefoundintheUnitedKingdom.“Therearemaybeabout150-180oftheminourcountry,”hesaid.
Afterspottingandrecognizingadolphininthewild,theresearcherswouldplayoneofthreedifferentsounds:
anadjustedsoundrecordingofthatdolphin’ssignaturevoice,asignaturevoiceofoneofitsspecies,orthesignaturevoiceofacompletelyforeigndolphin.
Theyplayedthedolphin’sownsignaturevoiceandtheanimalwouldcomeupandapproachtheboatandwhistleback.However,thedolphindidn’trespondtotheothertwotypesofvoicesandmostlykeptaboutitsbusiness.Itmayseemstrangethatthedolphinsdon’treactmuchtothevoicesofotherdolphins,butJaniksaysthatcopyingadolphin’ssignaturevoicejustrightispartoftheirsocialgroup.
“Thiscopyingonlyhappensbetweencloselyconnectedanimals,likebetweenmothersandtheiryoungs,”hesaid.Dolphinsonlyneedtorespondtotheirownsignaturevoices,sinceanysociallyconnectedanimalwillhavelearnedhowtocopyit.“Itsaystot
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