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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

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一、阅读选择

Glovelies

Usingaphoneorpalmtopcomputerwithtouchscreenswhilewearinggloveshasalwaysbeendifficult.Well,withGlovelies,younolongerhavetowritetextmessageswithfrozenfingers.Gloveliesarestylishgloveswithspecialpads（垫块）inthefingertipstohelpyoutypeorscroll（滚屏）withoutdifficulty.Theycomeinarangeofsizesandcolors.Price:

£15.00

MiniVax

Itisatinycleanerthatyoupluginto（插入）yourcomputer'sUSBport.Althoughit’ssmallenoughtofitintoyourpocket,theMiniVaxisverypowerfulandyou'llbeamazedathowmuchdustanddirtitmanagestosuckup（吸取）fromyourcomputerkeyboard.YourMiniVaxcomeswiththreeattachmentsofdifferentsizestohelpyoureachallthosedifficultplaces.Color:

gray/black.Price:

£8.00

CheekyClock

CheekyClockmightlooklikeanormaldigitalalarmclock,butthedifferenceisthatCheekyClockisaclockwithwheels.Whenthealarmgoesoffinthemorning,CheekyClockjumpsdownfromyourbedsidetableandstartsrunningaroundthefloorlookingforaplacetohide.Thealarmwon’tstopuntilyoufindyourCheekyClockandswitchitoff.Bythispoint,you’llbewideawake.ItneedsthreeAAAbatteries（notincluded）.Price:

£40.00

PianoMagic

Haveyoueverwantedtolearntoplaythepianobutthoughtthatpianosweretooexpensiveandtookuptoomuchroom?

ThenPianoMagicisforyou.PianoMagicisarealfour-octave（八度）（forty-nine-key）keyboardwhichrunsfromtheUSBportonyourcomputer.Itsoundsasgoodasarealpianoandyetfitsintoasmallbackpack.Itcomeswithafree“MasterThePiano”programwhichteachesyouthepianoasyouplayalong.Price:

£60.00

1．HowcanyouproperlyuseGlovelies?

A．Bywearingthem.B．Byknockingonthemslightly.

C．Bytouchingthescreensonthem.D．Byconnectingthemwithyourcomputer.

2．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeCheekyClock?

A．Annoyingbuteffective.B．Fashionablebutinaccurate.

C．Fast-movingandpower-saving.D．Clock-shapedandsolar-powered.

3．What'sthecharacteristicofPianoMagic?

A．Itrunsonbatteries.B．Itisconvenienttocarry.

C．Itlookslikearealpiano.D．Itcanbeplayedwithoutakeyboard.

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns￡35000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears,untilheis18.The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David’sfirmreleasestwonewgamesforthefastgrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.

ButDavid’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalot,hecannotdriveacar,takeoutamortgage（抵押贷款）,orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,”hesaid.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes，andgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.”Davidadded,“IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirementisapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”

4．InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?

A．Hehasahandsomejob.

B．Hecannothaveacreditcard.

C．HegraduatedwithsixO-levels.

D．Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.

5．WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?

A．Howtogetmoresparetime.

B．Buyingacarsuitableforhim.

C．Howtodealwithhisincome.

D．Releasingtwonewgameseachmonth.

6．WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?

A．Hereceivedlotsofjoboffers.

B．Helostinterestinschoolstudies.

C．Hewaseagertohelphismother.

D．Hewantedtoearnhisownliving.

7．WhatwasDavid’sattitudetowardsthecomputermarketinthefuture?

A．PositiveB．CriticalC．WorriedD．Hopeless

Renewableenergyprojects,includingonshoreandoffshorewindandsolarfarms,havesofarbeensubsidized（资助）bygovernmentsupportschemes.Thishasledtosometocomplainthatcleanenergyispushingupbills.

However,themostrecentlyapprovedoffshorewindprojectswillmostlikelyoperatewith‘negativesubsidies’—payingmoneybacktothegovernment.Themoneywillgotowardsreducinghouseholdenergybillsastheoffshorewindfarmsstartproducingpowerinthemid-2020s.

ThisistheconclusionofananalysisbyaninternationalteamledbyImperialCollegeLondonresearcherspublishedtodayinNatureEnergy.

LeadresearcherDrMalteJansen,fromtheCentreforEnvironmentalPolicyatImperial,said:

“Offshorewindpowerwillsoonbesocheaptoproducethatitwillundercutfossil-fueledpowerstationsandmaybethecheapestformofenergyfortheUK.Energysubsidiesusedtopushupenergybills,butwithinafewyearscheaprenewableenergywillseethembroughtdownforthefirsttime.Thisisanastonishingdevelopment.”

TheanalysisforfivecountriesinEurope,includingtheUK,focusedonaseriesofgovernmentauctions（拍卖）foroffshorewindfarmsbetweenFebruary2015andSeptember2019.Companiesthatwanttobuildwindfarmsbidintheauctionsbystatingthepriceatwhichtheywillselltheenergytheyproducetothegovernment.

Theseareknownas‘contractsfordifference’orCfDs.Ifacompany’sbidishigherthanthewholesaleelectricitypriceontheUKmarketoncethewindfarmisupandrunning,thenthecompanywillreceiveasubsidyfromthegovernmenttotopuptheprice.

However,ifthestatedprice（规定价格）islessthanthewholesaleprice,thenthecompanywillpaythegovernmentbackthedifference.Thispaybackisthenpassedthroughtoconsumer’senergybills,reducingtheamountthathomesandbusinesseswillpayforelectricity.

Thewinningcompaniessaidtheycouldbuildnewoffshorewindfarmsforaround£40permegawatthour（MWh）ofpower.Thiswasanewrecordsetbythesewindfarmswithbids30percentlowerthanjusttwoyearsearlier.

8．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A．OffshorewindfarmstobebuiltintheUKcouldreducehouseholdenergybillsbyproducingelectricityverycheaply.

B．Offshorewindfarmswillnotbesubsidizedbygovernmentinthenearfuture.

C．TheimportanceofCfDs.

D．Theoperationofnegativesubsidies.

9．AccordingtoParagraph2,offshorewindfarms________.

A．willstopproducingpowerinthemid-2020s

B．arepayingmoneybacktothegovernment

C．willhelpreducehouseholdenergybills

D．willalloperatewith‘negativesubsidies’

10．Theunderlinedwords“topup”inParagraph6probablymean________.

A．makeup

B．takeup

C．cover

D．fillup

11．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Therenewableenergyprojectswillleadtosometocomplainthatcleanenergyispushingupbills.

B．Thecompanywhosebidislessthanthewholesaleelectricitypricewillreceiveasubsidy.

C．Thestatedelectricitypriceisnowhigherthanthewholesaleelectricityprice.

D．Fossil-fueledpowerwillbesoonproducedcheaply.

Growingup,weareconstantlyremindedthatyoungpeopleareheavilyaffectedbytechnology.Wearethe“antisocialclub”,thosewhoprefertotextourfriendsinthesameroomratherthanmakeeyecontactwiththem.Andeventhoughnever-endingstudiesrevealtoustheextentofoursocialmediaaddiction,weshouldatleastconsiderthatit’snotonlyouryoungpeople’sproblemanymore.

There’stheriseoftheInstagrammums,wholiketopostanabundanceofcutebabypictures,sharetheirmomfeelingsalongthewayandshowtheirwonderfullifestyles.Theyaretheso-called“Facebookmumgeneration”,agrowinggroupofparentsthatliketoovershare.

Whileallofthismightbefine,andevenalittlehumorous,newresearchsuggeststhatparents’technologyaddictionisnegativelyaffectingtheirchildren’sbehavior.Accordingtothestudy,40%ofmothersand32%offathershaveadmittedhavingsomesortofphoneaddiction.Thishasledtoasignificantfallinverbalinteractionswithinfamiliesandevenadeclineinmothers’encouragingtheirchildren.

ThereisnodenyingthatIgetannoyedwhenreceivingthewords“I’llbewithyousoon”fromaparent,whenallIwanttodoisaskonequestion.But,atthesametime,everydayleavingtheroomtowaituntilmyfatherisfinishedwithhis“seriousbusiness”（Farmville）,hasnowbecomethenorm.Whetheryouwanttoescapeyourdisturbingchildrenforabit,orwanttostayuplateflickingthroughTwitter,knowthatwantingtodoalloftheseisnormal.We,yourchildren,knowhowaddictiveitcanbeandhowdifficultitistoswitchoff.Butbeforetellingustoputourphonesawayatthetableorevenworse,listingstatisticsofhowdamagingsocialmediacanbeforus,maybeleadbyexample,consideringhowmuchtimeyouspendonthephoneandhowthisisimpactingyourchildrenandyourrelationshipwithus.Maybeinthiswaywecanworkonouraddictiontogether.

12．FromParagraph1,wecanknowthatteenagersnowadays________.

A．enjoysocializingwiththeirfriendsB．sendmessagestotheirfriendseveryday

C．hatetomakeeyecontactwiththeirfriendsD．areheavilyaddictedtotheirmobilephones

13．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmums’oversharing?

A．Boring.B．Selfish.C．Funny.D．Meaningful.

14．Theunderlinedword“norm”inParagraph4probablymeans________.

A．security