届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷6.docx

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届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷6

2019届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷6

1、Forasinglewoman，yardsareastrangething.Youdon’tknowwhethertobuyalawnmower（割草机）orhiresomeonetomowit.Ididthelatter，overmanyyears.

Therewasoneexception.Inmyearly30s，Ilivedinacottagenearmyfather，whohadatractor.Helivedaroundthecorneronanoldcountrylane,nowfullydeveloped.Butatthetime，itwaswith;sweetrelief,havingjustreturnedfromcitylife，thatIdrovehisborrowedtractordownthelaneinthelateafternoon，mowedmyland，andthendroveitbackintheeveninglight，gazing（注视）upatthestarsastheycameout.

Soontheroutinebecameimpossiblewithtrafficinthedevelopingarea.Ineededsomeonetodomyyardwork.

Vardmanwasadevotedyoungboy.Hesangatthetopofhislungsashemowed.Hisworkwasajoy.ButVardmangrewup.Afterhisgraduationfromhighschool，whichIattended，andhisleavingforcollege，Iwaswithout.

SohereIwaswithtwoAfricanmenwhobroughtnotonlyknowledgebutadeeploveofworkingtheland.Therewasapeaceabouttheworktheydid.Theperfectionwasnoticeableeverywhere,witheveryborderinplace,theunnecessarybrushclearedout.Therhythmintheirwork,therhythmoftheirwork—itwaspoetrytowatch.

LaterImovedtoNorthCarolina.Ifoundmyselfinanothersmallhousewithabeautifulbutwastedyard.Astrangemountainmangavemeawonderfulpriceandbeganwhathasbecomeanexerciseingrace，gratitude^andbeingsimple.

OverthefewyearsIhavelivedhere，hehasslowly,patiently,lovinglyturnedalong-neglectedplaceintoaquietbeauty.Quiet，modest，sincere,heusesonlynaturalproductsonthelawnandflowerbeds.Afterthegrowingseasonends,hecollectshisfinalpaycheckanddisappearsintothemountains.Aquietmanisteachingmepatienceandhowitbringsbeautyback.

1.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thedevelopmentoftrafficinthecity.

B.Thetirednessofmowingdownthelanes.

C.Thepoorlivingareasinthecountryside.

D.Thejoyofreturninghomeaftermowing.

2.HowdidthewriterfindVardman?

A.Hedevotedhimselftothejob.

B.Hewasgladtobeamowerforever.

C.Hewastedtheworkingtimebysinging.

D.Heearnedmoneyforhiscollegeeducation.

3.Whydidthewritermentionthepoetryinthefifthparagraph?

A.ToprovethegoodjobofAfricanmowers,

B.ToshowherloveforAfricanpoems,

C.Topraisethemowersthroughwritingpoems.

D.Todescribetheimagesofmowersinpoems.

4.Whatdidthequietmanteachthewriter?

A.Gratitudeisarewardforkindness.

B.Moneyisendlessforpeopletoearn.

C.Simplelifeisworthmorepaycheck.

D.Beautycomesfromworkingpatiently.

2、TheUK’sBestThemeeParks

DraytonManorThemePark,Staffordshire

   ThenewTamarinTrailtakesadventurersthroughbeautifulgardens,allowingkidsandadultstocomeface-to-facewithatroopofmonkeys.TheparkisalsohometoEurope'sonlyThomasLand,whichlastyearunderwenta£2.5mexpansion,includingnewrides.Therearethrillingrides,includingthestand-uprollercoaster,Shockwave,andthe54-metredroptower,Apocalypse.

   Adultsfrom£15,childrenfrom£10（under-2sfree）.

ThorpePark,Surrey

   AllaboardDerrenBrown'sGhostTrainwhichopenedinJuly2016.This10—15minutetrainjourneyincludesexcitinglive-actionperformances,4Dspecialeffectsandsoon.Alsonewis’’I’maCelebrity...Maze（迷宫）",andtherearesomeofthehighestandfastestridesinEuropeheretoo.

   Adultsfrom£28,childrenfrom£24（under-3sfree）.

WarwickCastle,Warwickshire

   Althoughnotofficiallyathemepark,thismedievalcastleoffershistory,magic,mythandadventuretosuitallages,andisnowhometotheUK'sfirstfully-interactivemulti-sensoryHorribleHistoriesMaze,givingvisitorsafascinatingexperienceofgettinglostintime.FromJuly,youcansleepoverinthenewriversideMiddle-Ages-themedwoodlandcottagesofKnight’sVillage.

   From£31（under-3sfree）.

ChessingtonWorldofAdventures,Surrey

   FollowingthePandamoniumliveshowin2016,lastyearsawTheGruffaloRiverRideAdventureopenatChessington,whichhasover40ridesandattractions.KidesincludeDragonFalls,SafariSkyway,ToadiesCrazyCarsandRunawayTrain.

   From£29（under-3sfree）.

1.Whereareanimal-lovingchildrenprobablyadvisedtogo?

A.WarwickCastle.

B.ThorpePark.

C.DraytonManorThemePark.

D.ChessingtonWorldofAdventures.

2.Howmuchshouldacouplewiththeirtwo-year-oldsonpayatleastinThorpePark?

A.￡56.

B.￡52.

C.￡40.

D.￡30.

3.Whatdotheparkshaveincommon?

A.Childrenshouldbeaccompaniedbyadults.

B.Theyhaveallbeenrebuiltbeforereopening.

C.Theyallofferexcitingridesintheparks.

D.Certainkidshavefreeentrytotheparks.

3、Fouryearsago，whenmyIndian-Americanfriendhadababy，Iwantedtogetherachildren’sbookaboutIndiathatshecouldsharewithhernewborn.Becauseshegavebirthinspring，IsearchedonlineforbooksaboutHoli，theIndianspringtimefestivalofcolors.Therewasnoluck.With3millionIndiansintheUnitedStates,whyweretheresofewbooksaboutthisculture?

AccordingtotheCooperativeChildrensBookCenter，onlyabout25percentofthechildren’sbooksthatwerepublishedin2017wereaboutminorities.Evenfewerbooks,just15percentswerewrittenbyauthorswhoareminorities.

ThesenumbersdonotkeepingpacewithAmericandemographics（人口统计），whichisbecomingmorediverse.By2045，thewhitepopulationwillconsistof49.9percentofthepopulation.Withintheyoungestgeneration，minoritybabies,thosewhowerenon-white，madeupmorethanhalfofallthenewbornsin2016.Some50.3percentofAmericansyoungerthanfiveyearsoldareminorities.

DespitethechangingofAmericanspopulation,bookpublishingprofessionalsaremostlywhite.Accordingtoanindustrysurvey,82percentofeditors,83percentofsalespeople,and86percentofexecutivesarewhite.Even89percentofbookreviewersarewhite.

Children'sbookprofessionalsshouldbemoremindfuloftherolethatbooksplayinshapingthemindsandself-identitiesofyoungpeople.Children’sbooksneedtobemorediversebecauseourkidsshouldhavemoreopportunitiestoidentifywithandlearnfrompeoplewholookliketheminthestoriesthattheyread.Moreover,thesoonerachildlearnsaboutdifferentpeopleandpractices，themorepreparedtheywillbeforwhentheyencounterthemintherealworld,whichisboundtohappen.

Indeed,thepublishingindustryismakinggreatefforts.

1.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthisarticle?

A.Toremindustoadjustthebook'scontenttomeettheneedsofreality.

B.Totellusastoryaboutherculture.

C.TointroducethepupulationanddemographicsoftheUnitedStates.

D.Totellusherloveforbooksandhercountry.

2.WhatdothenumbersinParagraphs2-4show?

A.Thewhitemakeupoverhalfofthenewborns’population.

B.Mostchildren’sbooksarewrittenandreadbyminorities.

C.Bookdiversitydoesn’tkeeppacewithpopulationchanges,

D.Whitebookexpertsplayalessimportantroleinpublishing.

3.WhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinParagraph5?

A.Children'sbooksneedtobevarious.

B.Children'sbookshavemanyreaders.

C.Children'sbooksareimportant.

D.Children'sbooksshouldchangealot.

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheeffortsthepublishingindustrymakes?

A.Critical.

B.Supportive.

C.Doubtful.

D.Unconcerned.

4、   Poetryisanimportantartformofliterature,andisaneasywaytoexpressyourfeelings.Moreover,everyoneunderstandsitintheirownway.Somefindreliefinpoems;somereadthemsimplyforpeace;somereadpoemsforsimpleartisticpleasure.

   Therearesomespecialfeaturesofpoetry,whichmakeitquitedifferentfromotherformsofliterature.Firstofall,poemshaverhythmicpatterns.Generallymostpartsofapoemfollowthesameformofrhythm.Poemsmayhaverhyme,buttheydon’thaveto.Thelinesareneatlyarrangedtogethersothattheyexpressaparticularfeelingoremotion.

   Therecanbevarioustypesofpoemsbutaccordingtothepatternortheform,therearemainlythreetypes:

   Lyrics:

thelyricmainlyconcentratesonhumanthoughtsandemotionsratherthanastory.Lyricsalwaysbearsong-likeappeal.Thesearemainlyshortpoems.Popularlyricpoemformsaretheelegy,theodeandthesonnet.WilliamShakespeare,EdmundWallerandKeatsaresomeofthegreatestlyricwritersofalltime.

   Narrativepoems:

Thistypeofpoetrytellsastory.Narrativepoemsareusuallylongpoems.Epicsandballadsfallunderthistype.SomeofthegreatestepicpoetsareJohnMilton,Dante,EdgarAllanPoe,AlexanderPope,WilliamShakespeare,etc.

   Dramaticpoems:

Anydramathatiswritteninverseisadramaticpoem.Thesepoemsgenerallytellastory.Rhymeverse,dramaticmonologuesandclosetdramabelongtothistype.WilliamShakespeare,ChristopherMarloweandBenJonsonaresomeofthegreatdramaticpoets.

   Whatevertheformis,onething,whichcannotbedenied,isthatpoetryisoneofthemostpowerfultoolstoexpressourfeelings.

1.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Poetryisthemostimportantartform.

B.Peoplewritepoemsforfun.

C.Peoplereadpoemsfordifferentpurposes.

D.Everyonecanwritepoems.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutlyrics?

①Theyaresimilartosongs.

②Theyusuallytellstories.

③Theyarenotverylong.

④Thesonnetisatypeoflyric.

A.①②③

B.②③④

C.①②④

D.①③④

3.Wecanknowfromthetextthat _________.

A.poemsareweakinshowingfeelings

B.narrativepoemsareshorterthanlyricpoems

C.somepoetswritemorethanonetypeofpoem

D.thesonnetandtheballadbelongtothesametype

4.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyto _________.

A.tellussomesi