河北省张家口市宣化第一中学2020届高三英语下学期模拟考试试题二.doc

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1、河北省张家口市宣化第一中学2020届高三英语下学期模拟考试试题（二）一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）ALS Lowry Exhibition Some 30 oil paintings and artworks on paper by British artist， LS Lowry （1887-1976）， are on display at the Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts Its the first-ever solo exhibition of the artists work outside the UK

2、Lowry is one of Britains most famous artists， and was a close observer of his countrys social life in the era of industrialization and modernization His works mainly depict （描绘） ordinary people on streets， in factories， parks and football fields It has been said that the depiction of modern life by

3、Lowrys works was permeated （洋溢） with an atmosphere of sadness and loneliness， but also with respect and a sense of humorDate： November 15 to December 16， 9 am to 7 pm （closed on Mondays）Venue： Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts Address： 15 Huju Road North， Gulou District， Nanjing Admission

4、： Free Call 025-8349-8693for details Golden Songs of Teresa Teng Concert Teresa Teng （1953-1995）was an influential Chinese pop singer from Taiwan who was known for her folk songs and romantic ballads Her voice and songs are instantly recognizable throughout the whole of Asia and in areas with large

5、Asian populations Chen Yajuan， a Japanese-Chinese female singer， will perform Tengs classic songs， including Moon Represents My Heart and When Will You Come Back Again？Date： December 20， 7：30 pm Venue： Shanghai Oriental Art Center Address： 425 Dingxiang Road Tickets： 80 yuan to 580 yuan Call 021-613

6、2-6586 for details The 20th Anniversary of Riverdance This year welcomes the 20th anniversary of Riverdance， which is being marked with a world tour This 20th anniversary version will have a new stage setting， and when it tours in China it will add some local elements like taking traditional Chinese

7、 folk songs， Love Song of Kangding and My Motherland， as accompanimentsDate： January 13 to 18， 7：30 pm Venue： Shanghai Culture Square Address： 597 Fuxing Road Middle Tickets： 80 yuan to 800 yuan Call 021-6472-9000 for details1. When can visitors enjoy some art free of charge？ _ A. December 20B. Dece

8、mber 15C. January 14D. January 182. What can we learn aboutA. S Lowry？ _ B. The style of his works is negativeC. His exhibition will be held until the end of DecemberD. His work was only exhibited in his motherland beforeE. He preferred to create works on the street3. What can we learn from the pass

9、age？ _ A. TheB. S Lowry Exhibition will be open six days a week before December 16 B The number of songs at the concert has been announced by the organizers C People can enjoy three activities in the same city in late December D The first Riverdance show was performed perfectly in Dublin in 1994BI l

10、ive on the West Coast of British Columbia with my husband and three children Our day started like any other day My husband left for work in the north of the town， which is an hour and a halfs drive The younger children caught their bus to school ten minutes away Our oldest attends high school and is

11、 a 40-minute drive away I work at home in the office， working on the computerIt was November 2006 and the news had reported gusty winds When the winds started to get strong I shut the computer down and tried to phone my husband I left a message telling him the winds were blowing at 80 to 90km/hr As

12、I hung up the phone， I heard a tree crack I went outside and stood in the driveway Another tree exploded and my heart was racingWhen the school bus carrying the youngsters arrived， I ran to get them No sooner had we made it to the house than another tree exploded The children were clearly scared， so

13、 I loaded them up into the car and we parked in the middle of the yard， where no trees could land on us， it was starting to get darkMy oldest son didnt come home on the bus and my husband was stranded at work I called the high school and reached my son He said he was stranded and didnt know what to

14、do I called a friend in town for help He managed to get my son home to me Finally， my husband managed to get homeWe had been prepared for such events， as we had a generator， candles， a wood stove， fresh water， batteries and two freezers full of food We were without power for five days But we didnt p

15、anic-we had all the emergency equipment we needed Thankfully， none of our neighbours were injured， but the damage was extensive We are witnessing climate change We need to be prepared4. When did the mother hear a tree crack for the third time？ _ A. When she was on the phoneB. After she hung up the p

16、honeC. Right before she and her kids went into the houseD. Right after she and her kids got into the house5. Why did the mother park the car in the middle of the yard？ _ A. It was dark inside the houseB. It was safer there than in the houseC. She wanted to wait for her family thereD. She wanted to r

17、eceive help from others6. What does the underlined phrase stranded at work probably mean？ _ A. Busy completing his workB. Under the pressure of workC. Stuck at the workplaceD. Worried while working7. Why didnt the family feel anxious when there was a power failure？ _ A. Everyone made it homeB. They

18、encouraged each otherC. The power would very soon be restoredD. They had got all the necessities for emergencyCDarwin noted that some human emotional expressions might have started as part of a physiological function： for example， exposing the teeth to bite food The function， however， took on meanin

19、g and became a form of communication which signals angerThe same may be true for the animals Baby monkeys cry for attention They also cry to signal to an adult that they want to be carriedChimpanzees do make upset voice when they are being weaned （断奶） by their mothers or have lost their mothers or a

20、nother individual， says Anne Pusey， a professor at the University of Minnesota They whimper （呜咽） and cry and scream When we hear these calls， the emotion involved seems obvious However， they do not weep in the sense of producing tears I have seen an adolescent male whimpering when he lost sight of h

21、is older brother with whom he had been traveling Babies of many mammalian species， including rats， cry Moreover， when a baby rat cries， often his mother brings the fallen pup back into the nest This is probably a straightforward communication， as it is with humans However， psychologists at the Unive

22、rsity of Iowa arent convincedThe Iowan researchers can cause the same crying sounds by producing large decreases and then increases in blood flow The blood flow also goes down when baby rats get cold Thus， they conclude baby rats cry in the same way that we sneeze Of course the rat baby could be cry

23、ing because hes cold and wants his mother to knowAll young mammals make cries when separated from their mother， says Jaak Panksepp， a psychologist at Bowling Green State University If youre willing to call this crying， then certainly other animals show this emotional response he says， Some of us tak

24、e seriously that animals do have emotions8. According to the first paragraph， what kind of emotion does exposing the teeth express？ _ A. DisappointmentB. ExcitementC. AngerD. Happiness9. Which is one probable reason why young chimpanzees might be crying？ _ A. They meet their brotherB. They have noth

25、ing to eatC. They are being breast-fedD. They are parted from their mother10. Under what circumstance will baby rats cry just like humans sneeze？ _ A. Their blood flow is decreasedB. They feel cold and long for affectionC. Their blood flow is increasedD. Their mother brings them back home11. Where i

26、s the passage most likely taken from？ _ A. An animal journalB. A physiology bookC. A health magazineD. A cultural newspaperDMost people who own iPhones use them as their alarm clocks-making it very easy to check emails one last time before falling asleep and hard to ever feel away from work and soci

27、al networksSeveral years ago， my boss fainted due to exhaustion after staying up late to catch up on work She banged her head and ended up with five stitches （缝针）-and became what she calls a sleep evangelist （传教士） Now she leaves her phone charging in another room when she goes to bed and encourages

28、her friends to do the sameI sent all my friends the same Christmas gift-a lovely alarm clock-so they could stop using the excuse that they needed their very attractive iPhones by their beds to wake them up in the morning she saidIf your phone wakes you up in the morning， it may also be keeping you u

29、p at night A 2008 study showed that people exposed to mobile radiation took longer to fall asleep and spent less time in deep sleep The study indicates that during laboratory exposure to 884 MHz wireless signals， components of sleep believed to be important for recovery from daily wear and tear are

30、severely affected， the study concludedA quarter of young people feel like they must be available by phone around the clock， according to a Swedish study that linked heavy cellphone use to sleeping problems， stress and depression Unreturned messages carry more guilt when the technology to deal with t

31、hem lies at our fingertips Some teens even return text messages at midnightMost of us choose not to set limits on our nighttime availability Nearly three quarters of people from the age of 18 to 44 sleep with their phones within reach， according to a 2012 Time poll That number falls off slightly in

32、middle age， but only people aged 65 and older are leaving the phone in another room as common as sleeping right next to it12. Why did the authors boss start to enjoy sleeping？ _ A. Her friends encouraged her to sleep on timeB. Mobile phones couldnt wake her up on timeC. Her friends sent her a lovely

33、 clock to wake her upD. She got hurt due to working too late13. Why did the authors boss give her friends alarm clocks as Christmas gifts？ _ A. Alarm clocks dont give off any radiationB. Alarm clocks are better at waking her friends upC. She advised them to replace phones with alarm clocksD. She use

34、d alarm clocks to remind them not to work too late14. What can we learn from the 2008 study？ _ A. Mobile radiation makes people unable to fall asleepB. Mobile phones can release 884 MHz wired signalsC. Sleep can help people fight against radiationD. Components of sleep can be seriously affected by w

35、ireless signals15. What is the best title for the passage？ _ A. How Mobile Phones Affect SleepB. Why Alarm Clocks Are Better than PhonesC. How we can sleep better at nightD. How Mobile Phones Affect Health二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）How to Rent Your House Before handing the keys to your house over to a c

36、omplete stranger for care， there are decisions you need to make In fact， the decisions you make now， before searching for a tenant （房客）， will make the biggest impact on the success of your rental (1) What Condition Do You Want Your House in？There is no end to the amount of improving you can do to yo

37、ur house before renting it out (2) When is good enough， good enough？A house should be clean， empty （unless you are offering it furnished， which is uncommon） and free from any major repairs at the time the tenant moves inRemember， the home does not need to be as fancy as you would want it to be (3) T

38、enants will generally never take as good care of your house as you do-so dont spend too much time or money making unnecessary upgrades that will only be ignored or brokenShould You Use a Property Manager？(4) If you have the time， abilities， and energy to manage yourself-you can save a good deal of m

39、oney by doing so However， if you try to manage without the ability-it could end up costing you much more than what a property manager might chargeHow Much Can You Rent Your House for？Luckily， discovering what the monthly rent will bear for your house is not difficult(5) In business， market research

40、means to get out there and find out what others in your industry are charging； learning how much to charge for rent is no different Your house will generally rent for about the same amount as other properties that are of similar location， size and conditionA The problem becomes learning when to stop

41、B No one wants to be a landlord with those problemsC The following are some questions to answer before you rent out you houseD Have a professional carpet cleaner clean the carpets before showing the propertyE Look around at other rentals in your area and try to see what the typical quality isF The b

42、est way to determine how much your house will rent for is to simply do market researchG The decision about whether to manage yourself or hire a property manager cannot be made by anyone other than you16. A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G17. A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G18. A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G19.

43、A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G20. A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）Many families usually take their children to travel during school breaks But Julie and Tim Rivenbark planned a（n）(21)vacation with their two children-a one-year trip around the world They plan to (22)30 countries in a

44、llRight now， the four travellers are about halfway through their (23) Ms Rivenbark says they are trying to see as much of the (24)as they canMr Rivenbark says the family has (25) on ostrich （鸵鸟） birds， elephants， and camels But， he says， one of the most (26) experiences of the trip has been meeting

45、new peoplePeople have been (27)friendly and welcoming and love our kids-and its lovely to see them interacting （互动） with new people and their (28)to see our kids enjoying themselves in their country Eleven-year-old Tyler says he has enjoyed (29)about the people they have met I learned in Africa that

46、 people have very (30) lifestyles to those in America His sister Kara (31)that she liked Thai foodMs Rivenbark says that the trip is (32) the children a lot more than short visits would have I think that the longer we travel， the more(33)it has on how they see the world I can see them(34)more than t

47、hey can see themselves， she saidIt took the family a year to (35)for the trip They had to sell their house and cars Ms Rivenbark (36)her job and her husband is using unpaid leave They carry small bags(37)lightweight clothing and whatever else they need Ms Rivenbark says she(38)being able to carry everything she needs on her backTyler and Kara each have iPads so they can communicate with teachers to stay (39)with their schoolwork Tyler is also(40)a 365-day video blog21. A. shorterB. importantC. complicateD. longer22.