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高三英语模拟练习（二）

Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassage

blankswithagivenword,fillineach

blankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,uonewordthat

fitachblank.

TheBirthdayPartyProject

OnaflightfromDallas,Texas,toCincinnati,Ohio,tovisitafriendin

2008,eventplannerPaigeChenaultdaydreamedaboutthebirthdaypartiesshe’dthrow

forherdaughteroneday.(Paigewasfivemonthspregnantatthetime.)Then,21__

(brow)throughamagazine,shesawaphotoofapoverty-strickenHaitianboy.”

Ithought,thiskidhasnoting.”Paigesays.

Theimagestayedwith22,andsheresolvedtodosomethingtohelp.”Idecided

I23(u)mytalentstothrowbirthdaypartiesforhomelesskids,”Paigesays.

Forthenextfourdays,Paigeandherhusband,Colin,tooktimeoutfromparenthood

tovisitshelterstodeterminehowbesttopullofftheparties.

Finally,inJanuary2012,PaigelaunchedtheBirthdayPartyProject,anonprofit

organization,andcalledonfriendsandfamilytohelpdecorateDallas's75-occupant

FamilyGatewayShelter___24___balloonsandstreamers,celebratingthebirthdayof

11boysandgirls,with60morehomelesskidsinattendance.”Thatfirstpartywas

___25___(good)thanIcouldhaveeverimagined,”saysPaige.

NowPaigeandherstaffofthree___26___(pay)employeesworkwithregional

volunteers,aka"birthdayenthusiasts,"toplanmonthlythemedpartiesat15shelters

acrossthecountry,someof___27___ildcelebratinga

birthdaythatmonthgetsa$30gift,adecorativeplacemat,andindividualcakeor

cupcake.

OneofPaige’sfavoritepartsofeachpartyis___28___thekidsmakeawish

andblowoutthecandles.”Rarely___29___theygetachancetodreambig,”says

Paige.

Herdaughter,Lizzie,nowven,ays,”

TheonethingI'vealwayswantedisformykid___30___(be)generous.”

SectionB

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Forsocialanimals,suchashumans,theabilitytodistinguishdifferentfromone

anotherisimportantsincethisskillenablesustogetimportantsocialinformation

isastrangerandintroductionwouldbemore___31___.

Buthowdowerecollectthefacesweknow?Thefirststeptofacialrecognition

isthe___32___ofvisualinformationinthebrain,whichisthoughttorelyonthe

orientationof___33___suchaslines.

Bystudyingimagesoffamouspeople,suchasColdplay’sChrisMartinandactor

GeorgeClooney,rearchershavefoundthatnearlyalltheinformationweneedto

recognizeafaceiscontainedin___34___lines,suchasthelinesoftheeyebrows,the

eyes,ranalysisoffacialcompositionhasrevealedthatthe

featurescouldbe___35___intoblackandwhitelinesofinformation,similartobar

codes.

Barcodes,suchasthofoundongroceriesinsupermarkets,weredevelopedas

efficientwayofobtaininginformationfromfoodpackages;Straight,one-dimensional

(一维的）linesarefareasiertodealwiththantwo-dimensional___36___suchas

esmayhave___37___inasimilarway-forexample,toallowparents

andinfantstorecognizeeachother.

Therearchersanalyzedvariousnaturalimages,suchasflowersand

landscapes,andfoundthatfacesareuniquein___38___alltheirufulinformation

withsomethinglikethelinesoftheeyebrows,theeyes,-code

patternhasmanyadvantages:Itallowsafacetoberecognized___39___bythevisual

partsofthebrainitiasytolocateincomplexscenes;anditappeartobe___40___

tochangesintheoverallappearanceoftheface.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasmarkedA,B,eachblankwiththewordorphrathatbestfits

thecontext.

Thewordgraffitisimplymeanswordsordrawingscratchedor

scribbled

(乱涂)on

awallandhasbeenaroundsincehumanshavelivedinsocieties:Mostpeoplenowagree

thatartinthefromofgraffiti___41___inNewYorkinthe1960s-andithasbeen

r,itisnotreadilyacceptasbeingart,likethoworks

t___42___thestatusofgenuine

artbecauofalackoffromorotherbasic

aesthetic

(美学的),most

ofthe___43___tograffitiartisduetoitslocationandunexpectedand

unconventionalprentation;butthecriticismofillegality,incoherenceand

non-standardprentationdoesnotnecessarily___44___itasart.

Therearethreemainlevelsandtypesofgraffiti,First,thereisthe‘tag’

-thestylizedwritingofaname-which,whileitmight___45___astyleofwriting,has

,thetagorindividualmarkisnotproduced

foraestheticpurpo,butisbasicallyameansofindicatingthewriter’s___46___

–theage-oldstatementof“Iwashere”.Murals（壁画）forcommunityenhancement

andbeautificationarealsoaformofgraffiti,eventhoughtheyarenotthought

remorecolourful

keaconsiderableamountofskilltocomplete,andmuralscan

tform

ofgraffitiisgraffitiart,whichisthe___47___uofspraypainttoproducean

artworkthatisgraffitiordoneinagraffiti-likestyle.

Thereasonsandvaluesforwhyonemightengageingraffitiartareas___48___

reasonistheprospectoffameandrecognition

ofone’as

“writing”isamethodofcommunicatingwithotherwritersandthegeneralpublic.

Whatitcommunicatesistheartist’s___49___,ntsare

badsolelyonone’peofcommunicationisofvalue

becauitlinkspeopleregardlessofcultural,linguisticorracial___50___ina

waythatnothingelcan.___51___,producinggraffitiartwithacrewbuildsteam

graffitistsviewtheirartasapoliticalprotest,othersasaprotestagainstthe

establishedartmarketandgallerysystem,inthatartisnotonlythatwhichappears

inagalleryas___52___bythecurator（美术馆长）.Somealsoviewtheircreations

onpublicandprivatespacesasstatementsagainstprivate___53___.Ofcour,the

majorityofgraffitists___54___whattheydoandfindittobefun,rewardingand

ghthereasonsarevalid,theydonot___55___ttlethematter

astowhygraffitiartisartorwhyitisavalidformartformdespiteitsillegal

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SectionB

Directions：ssageisfollowedbyveral

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A,B,theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgivenin

thepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Whatarethecheck-inagentsreallydoingwhentheytypeattheircomputers?

Dependingonwhatcomputersystemtheairlineus,check-inagentscantalk

theyemtobetalkingaverylongtimeto

typeyourrathershortnameintothecomputer,theyareprobablyndingoneoftheir

colleaguesamessage–usuallyaboutyouoraboutsomeoneinthelinebehindyou.

______56______

Thereisansibledrinkingpolicyonallairlines,whichmeansthatweare

notsuppodtorvepasngersiftheystartgettingnoisy,butsomecabincrew

membersthinkthatifyougivethemenoughtoeatanddrink,theywilleventually

,averyflightattendantknows,

’sthereason,ofcour,whyweliketoturn

theheatuphalfwaythroughaflight…

Outof1,000pasngers,howmanywillprobablylotheirluggage?

Someairportsare“famous”forlosingpasngers’owAirport

ofLondonhasapoorreputation–mostairportsloabouttwoineverythousand

bags,butHeathrowlos80perthousand,whichmeansforevery500peoplewhocheck

in,40won’tgettheirbagsorsuitcasattheotherend!Thisismainlybecau

eairportisbusy,

whichitalwaysis,thereissomuchbaggagebeingtransportedbetweentheterminals

andsolittletimetodoitthatalotofthetransferredluggagegetsleftbehind.

Whydoairportemployeessometimeshaveaproblemwithwheelchairs?

yisthereashortageofthemfor

thepeoplewhoreallyneedthem,butworstill,someofthepeoplewhorequest

themoftendon’tneedthematall.I’velostcountofthenumberoftimes.I’

vepushedsomeonethroughtheairport,takenthemthroughcustomsandpassport

control,andthenenthepersonjumpupinArrivalsandsprinttowardtheirwaiting

ghtattendantIknowgetssoannoyedwhenthishappensthatas

soonasthepasngergetsoutofthechair,sheshouts,“Ladiesandgentlemen!I

giveyouanothermiracle!Afterdecadesinachair,hewalksagain!”Thepasnger

isusuallysoembarrasdthathedisappearsasquicklyashecan.

fthefollowingquestionsbestfitsintheblanknumbered56?

inksdoyouofferonyourairline?

llpasngerventuallyfallasleep?

ndofpasngersaremostlikelytogiveyoutrouble?

heheatoftensuddenlyheateduphalfwaythroughaflight?

fthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

-inagentsarenotalwayasytoplea.

erredluggageismostlikelytobelostinHeathrowAirport.

snoconnectionsbetweentheterminalsinHeathrowAirport.

ginlinetobecheckedinisdisagreeabletomostpasngers.

wheelchairsabigproblem?

gersmaygetembarrasdiftheyarefoundsittingonthem.

resomanyofthemthatitishardfortheairporttokeepthemwell.

oplewhowanttouthemmaypretendtobephysicallydisabled.

attendantsareunwillingtopushpasngersonthemthroughtheairport.

fthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

vel:vel:theinsidestory

vel:vel:anunforgettabletime

(B)

Climatechangeisnowsomethingwecannotclooureyesto,andgovernments

allovertheworldhavefinallyrealizedthattheyhavetositupandtakenotice.

Thearesomeofthethingsthatmanyscientistspredictwillhappenifwekeep

onpollutingtheatmospherewithCO

2

emissions.

Shorttermbytheyear2050

●Morethanathirdoftheworld’splantandanimalspecieswillhavebecomeextinct.

●TheleeintheArcticSeawillmelteverysummercausingtheextinctionofpolar

aciers,forexample,onMountKilimanjaro,willhavemelted

completely.

●Fiftypercentoftheworld’sskiresortswillhavecloddownduetolack

ofsnow.

Midtermbytheyear2100

●Sealevelswillhaverinby6-27inches（16-69centimeters）.Thismeansthat

low-lyingislandsliketheMaldiveswillnolongerbehabitable.

●Thenumberofriouscoastalstormsandtsunamiswillhavedoubled.

●NorthernEuropeancities,e.g.,ParisandLondon,willbehaving50daysayear

ofheatwaveswhentemperaturesareover86°F（30°C)（therearecurrently6-9

days).

Longterm：bytheyear3000

●Temperatureswillhaverinbyabout59°F（15°C）.

●Sealevelswillhaverinbymorethan36feet（11metres）,floodinglarge

areasofBangladesh,andmanylow-lyingcities,dsof

missionsofpeoplewillbedisplace.

●Onethirdoftheworldwillbesufferingfromextremedroughts,andhalf

millionsofAfricanswill

havetomovetoothercountries.

ingtothepassage,whatwillhappenbytheyear2100?

ld’sskiresortswillmostlybeoutofbusiness.

tieswillsufferfromhotdaysforalongertime.

ualaveragetemperaturewillhavegoneupto86°F.

elswillhavedoubledandfloodedlargeareasofAmerica.

nbeinferredfromthepassage?

ulationoftheworld’sanimalswillhavedecreadbyathirdin50years.

-lyingislandswilldisappearduetotheincreasingnumberofcoastal

storms.

tsmayforcepeopleinAfricatoleavetheirhomeinlessthan1000years.

elskeeprisingeveryyear,leadingtomorefrequentoccurrenceOf

Tsunamis.

thepassagemainlyabout?

misingfutureoftheearth.

stocutdownonCO

2

sibleresultsofclimate

Change.

(C)

Whenitcomestomannedmissionsintodeepspacetherearenoshortageof

proposalsonthedrawingboard,butoneproposalthatdervesariousglancesis

’saspacecraftthatbuildslargelyonexistingtechnologytomake

humanexplorationoftheSolarSystemarealisticpossibility,andatareasonable

pricetoo.

DrawnupbyNASAengineersMarkHoldermanandEdwardHenderson,Nautilus-Xwould

becapableofsupportingacrewofsixformissionslastingfromonemonthtotwo

ghnotcapableoflandingonthesurfaceofanotherworlditlfit

hasdockingportstowhichlandingcraftcanbeattached.

Theintentionofthevehicleisthatoncebuilt,itcouldremaininspacefor

mple,onecrewcouldtravel

toNautilus-XinanOrionspacecraftandthentaketheentirespacecrafttoMars

uldthenreturninNautilus-Xatthe

conclusionofthemissionandleavethespacecraftnearEarthorbit,readyand

waitingforanothercrew,whiletheytravelbacktothesurfaceofEarthintheir

Orioncapsule.

Suchanimplementationwouldallowmultiplerotatingcrewstomakeuofthe

anels（太阳能板）wouldmakethestation

almostentirelylf-sustainable,whileon-boardfarmscouldprovideastronauts

eginningofamission,though,it’slikelyastronautswouldneed

tobringsomesupplieswiththem,perhapsonaparatespacecraftsuchasSpacex’

sDragon.

AnotherkeyfeatureofNautilus-Xis,asyoumayhavenoticedinouraccompanying

illustration,lldocumentedthatlengthyexposuretospace

canhaveaharmfuleffectonanastronaut’shealth,theirmuscleandbonestrength

timatedthatastwopercentofbonemassislostforevery

monthanastronautisweightlessinspace,soprovidinganartificialgravity

trifuge

onNautilus-Xwouldprovidebetween0.51to0.69ofEarth’sgravity,allowing

astronautstorecoverbonemasstheymayhavelostwhileonotherpartsofthe

entrifugehadbeensuggestedasan

additionalmodulefortheInternationalSpaceStationtotestthetechnology,but

unfortunatelythatnowemstobeonholdduetobudgetaryreasons.

Onthesubjectofmoney,Nautilus-Xcarrieswithitaratherunbeatableprice

insbehindtheprojectestimateitwouldcostaround$3.7billion,not

eventwicethepriceofNASA’sCuriosityrover,whiledevelopmentcouldbecompleted

guresareattractive,especiallyforthe

money-conscioustopdogsatNASA,sothereisachancethatafterfurtherrearch

thisspacecraftmaycometofruition.

ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutNautilus-X?

eeninuforsometime.

provideitlfwithpower.

elsbetweentheearthandMars.

tayinspacefornomorethanayear.

ingtothepassage,whatcanbelearnedabout“centrifuge”(inparagraph5)?

lreadybeeninstalledintheInternationalSpaceStation.

oodplacewhereastronautscantakephysicalexerci.

C,Ithascostalargesumofmoneytobuild.

giveastronautsman-madegravity.

ingtothepassage,itcanbeinferredthat_______.

oposalsofmannedmissionsintodeepspacearenotworthlookingat

autswhogotoNautilus-Xneedn’tbringanysupplieswiththem

us-XisdesignedtolandonthesurfaceofMarsoneday

esn’tcareaboutthedevelopmentcostsofspacecraft

sageismainlyabout_____.

gineers

’sconcerns

SectionC

Directions：

attherearetwomorentencesthanyouneed.

’salottobesaidforviewingartthisway.

heshowgoesonmyattentionstartstodriftandIwanderofftomake

acupoftea.

’snosubstitutefortherealthing.

ealiveconcertbutputoffbythehighticketprices?

iallyit’sabitlikewatchingholidaysonTV.

concertsinvariablystruggletoconveythetensionofliveperformance.

Fancyaneveningatthetheatrebutcan’tfacesittingthereforhours?Theatre

companieswillhappilystreamperformanceslive.___67___instream

leriesaregetting

inontheacttoo,enablingsofa-boundartloverstowanderaroundtheworld’sgreatest

treallythesameaseingpaintingsinperson?Idecided

tofindout.

IheadtotheUffiziinFlorence,whereIamimmediatelydepositedinfrontof

Botticelli’nologicalterms,it’svery

ethere

inperson,Iwouldneedonemagnifyingglasstoviewitlikethis.___68___Admission

isfreeandtherearen’,youwon’thavetolistentofellowvisitors

astheyloudlybroadcasttheirknowledgeofthepaintings.

___69___High-resolution（高像素）picturescan’taccuratelytransmitthescale

orcolouroratmosphereofapaintingorconveythenofwonderyoufeelwhen

ringthought,whilewanderingaroundtheUffizionline,

ishowmuchniceritwouldbeifIwereactuallyinFlorence.

soaritual,

hepleasure

thebuild-up,thetempingbit

whereyouimaginehowitwillbe,andyoutakeawayavitalpartoftheexperience.

Lyingonthesofa,withcomputers,phonesandremotecontrolsallwithineasy

reach,nitcomestoartappreciation,evensomeoneaslazy

asmecanrecognizethebasicrequirementtoleavethehou.___70___Yes,youcan

ingathome,youcantakeinthefinest

’sjustnotthesameifyoucan’tfeelthesunonyourface.

SectionC

Directions:

attherearetwomorentencesthanyouneed.

’salottobesaidforviewingartthisway

heshowgoesonmyattentionstartstodriftandIwanderofftomake

acupoftea

’snosubstitutefortherealthing

ealiveconcertbutputoffbythehighticketprices?

iallyit’sabitlikewatchingholidayonTV

concertsinvariablystruggletoconveythetensionofliveperformance.

Fancyaneveningatthetheatrebutcan’tfacesittingthereforhours?Theatre

companieswillhappilystreamperformanceslive.______________67_________________

instreambandsallowtheirconcertstobestreamaseing

paintinginperson?Idecidedtofindout.

IheadtotheUffiziinFlorence,whereIamimmediatelydepositedinfrontof

Botticelli’nologicalterms,it’svery

e

thereinperson,Iwouldneedonemagnifyingglasstoviewitlikethis.____________

68_______________Admissionisfreeandtherearen’,youwon’

thavetolistentofellowvisitorsastheyloudlybroadcasttheirknowledgeofthe

paintings.

____________69___________________High-resolution(高像素)picturescan’t

accuratelytransmitthescaleorcolororatmosphereofapaintingorconveythe

ringthought,while

wanderingaroundtheUffizionline,ishowmuchniceritwouldbeifIwereactually

inFlorence.

itual,

hepleasure

thebuild-up,thetempting

bitwhereyouimagehowitwillbe,andyoutakeawayavitalpartoftheexperience.

Lyingonthesofa,withcomputer,phonesandremotecontrolsallwithineasy

reach,nitcomestoartappreciation,evensomeoneaslazy

asmecanrecognizethebasicrequirementtoleavethehou._________________

70___________________Yes,ing

athome,’sjustnotthesameifyoucan’

tfeelthesunonyourface.

Ⅳ.SummaryWriting

HarmfulEffectsofVideoGames

Itisnoexaggerationtosaythattheratetoviolenceandaggressionamong

teadofjustcomplainingaboutthis

problem,itisimportanttotrytofindthecausandaddressthem.

Entertainmentmedia---TV,videogames,movies–

particularvideogames,firstintroducedin1970,havetakenovertheworldofchild

entertainmentandhavebecomeasubjectofconsiderablerearch,includinganumber

ofdetailedquestionnaires,fortheirroleininfluencingchildbehaviorand

psychology.

Thereismountingevidencethatvideogamescanhavegreaternegativeeffects

ogamesaremoreengaginginnature,children

usuallyactivelyparticipateinthegamesandalsoidentitythemlveswiththe

s,videogamesoftencontainscenesofincredibleviolence,which

furtherputschildrenatriskofdevelopingaggressivethoughtsandbehavior.

Violenceandaggressiondescribedinvideogames,ifpracticedintherealworld,

lievedthatexcessivevideogame

playingmayreduceachild’s,excessivegaming

lsoresult

insocialisolation,aschildrentendtospendmoretimeplayinggamesinsilence

andlesstimeconversingwithfamilymembersandfriends.

Finally,spendinglargechunksoftimeplayingoncomputersandgamecan

significantlyreducephysicalactivityinchildrenandteenagers,thereby

sobesity,otherhealthrelatedissues

associatedwithplayingvideogamesincludevideo-inducedizures,muscularand

skeletaldisorders,andnervedamage.

ation

72.北京的秋天很美，除了那些雾霾天。(except）

73.如何合理运用这些数据是一个值得探讨的问题。(worth)

74.我从来没有想到会在这样的场合遇见我最钦佩的作家。（Never）

75.在选择酒店时，他考虑得最多的是酒店的位置，所以这家酒店不会是他最终的

选择.（priority)

Writing

随着互联网及社交网络的发展，关于明星私生活的报道司空见惯。请写一篇文章表

达你对这一问题的看法，你的文章必须包括：

1.你是否在网络上曝光明星的私生活。

2.用理由或具体的事例来支持你的观点。

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