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1、甘肃省白银市 20192019 届高三英语模拟试题（二） 第一部分 阅读理解( (共两节，满分 4040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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Family Fun in Canadian Museum of NatureFamily Fun in Canadian Museum of Nature Bring the whole family to rediscover our fully redecorated museum. * * WHAT TO SEE AND DOWHAT T
2、O SEE AND DO Check out WhatsWhats OnOn for all the events, educational activities and HD movies happening during your visit. Care for birds, dive down into the depths at the helm (舵柄) of a research submersible(潜水器) or explore a cave on the first floor. Dont miss our gallery play areas on the third f
3、loor when visiting with kids. By visiting here, your children will learn more about nature. Check out OurOur ExhibitionsExhibitions which presents our special exhibitions and our galleries. Be sure to stop at our Nature Boutique on the second floor for a vast selection of games, books and nature-rel
4、ated souvenirs from 9:30 am until the museum closes for the day. * * HOURS, ADMISSION, SERVICES AND MOREHOURS, ADMISSION, SERVICES AND MORE Opening hours:Opening hours: General Admission:General Admission: Free for members. Regular Hours (September 4 -May 31) Adult: $14.50 9 am-5pm except Monday and
5、 Thursday Senior (65+): $12.50 Summer Hours (June 1-September 2) Student (18+): $12.50 9 am-6 pm(Saturday-Wednesday) Student (13+): $12.50 9 am-8 pm(Thursday and Friday) Child (312): $10.50 - 1 - Parking:Parking: Tiny Tot (02): Free Paid parking is available on A general admission ticket is the Cana
6、dian Museum of Nature requiredeven when the price is free, as it is grounds. Rates: for members and Tiny Totsif you want to see $3 per half hour a movie or a special exhibition. Buy a combo maximum of $14 per day (until that includes both tickets already. Ticket 4:30 am) combo includes general admis
7、sion and a 3D evening flat rate: $5 (4:30 movie. pm -4:30 am) Adult: $18.50 Charges accumulate (evening Senior (65+): $16.50 and next day) for vehicles that are Student (18+): $16.50 parked overnight. Student (13+): $16.50 Child (312): $14.50 Tiny Tot (02): Free Member: $3 The Canadian Museum of Nat
8、ure provides a host of information, images and videos on our websites about nature, such as http:/www.nature.ca/en/family-fun and http:/www.expeditionarctic.ca/. The museum also participates in several social networks. Follow us on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter. 1. In Canadian Museum of N
9、ature, visitors can _. A. exhibit their own nature-related works B. raise their general awareness of nature C. be trained to drive submersibles professionally D. buy souvenirs on the second floor as soon as it opens 2. As a member of the museum, you take your wife and two children (13 and 9) driving
10、 to pay a whole-day visit to the museum and children enjoy a 3D movie, how much should you pay at least? A. $ 52.5 B. $ 74 C. $ 45.5 D. $ 59.5 3. What is the purpose of the last part of the text? A. To talk about the museums reputation. - 2 - B. To encourage participation in developing the museum. C
11、. To provide some contact details of the museum. D. To advertise upcoming events for the museum. B B At the age of seven, while his friends were spending their allowances on candy and toys, Jose Adolfo Quisocola, from Peru, came up with the creative idea of an eco-bank, which allows kids of all ages
12、 to become economically independent and financially wise while also helping the environment. Established in 2012, The Bartselana Student Bank is the worlds first cooperative bank for kids. Whoever wants to join has to bring in at least 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of solid waste (paper or plastic) and es
13、tablish a savings goal. Once accepted, all bank “partners” are required to deposit at least one additional kilogram (2.2 pounds) of recyclables on a monthly basis and obey other requirements, such as attending financial education and environmental management workshops. The waste accumulated is sold
14、to local recycling companies, who, thanks to some clever negotiation by Jose, pay a higher-than-market rate for everything brought in by Bartselana Student Bank members. The funds received are placed in the individuals account where they collect until his/her savings goal is reached. The account hol
15、der can then withdraw his/her money, or choose to leave it and continue to grow for a bigger target. “At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project,” Jose recalls. “They did not understand that we are not the future of the country but its
16、present. Luckily, I had the support of the school principal and an assistant in my classroom. ” The youngsters persistence paid off. Today, the eco-bank, which now has the support of several local institutions, has ten educational centers and begins accepting applications from kids all across Peru.
17、On November 20th, 2018, the young boy was awarded the famous Childrens Climate Prize (CCP). “Joses eco-bank is a brilliant way of linking economy and climate impact, both in thought and practice. The potential impact is amazing,” a judge said. - 3 - Hopefully, Joses success will inspire more kids an
18、d adults to come up with new ideas that create value while helping the environment. As the boy says, “Together we can change the worldwe just need an opportunity” 4. For what main purpose was the eco-bank created? A. To educate children how to spend their allowances. B. To help children become indep
19、endent from their parents. C. To raise childrens awareness of environmental protection. D. To encourage children to buy whatever they want. 5. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A. The history of the eco-bank. B. The requirements of membership. C. The wise way to deal with waste. D. The proces
20、s of running the eco-bank. 6. What is the biggest challenge Jose met at the start of opening the eco-bank? A. Lack of enough support. B. Lack of enough money. C. Lack of relevant experience. D. Lack of relevant knowledge. 7. What can be a suitable title for the passage? A. An Amazing Boy, Jose B. Re
21、cycling does Count Much C. An Opportunity to Change the World D. An Eco-bank, Economical and Ecological C C Expensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes to take the term “handsfree” to a new levelby talking into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost 1,000 a pai
22、r. They fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth. Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget recycling. He uses outdated
23、gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags. Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new glovesone in pin
24、k and the other in brown - 4 - and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which backed the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handset
25、s in the UK. The service pays up to 260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, MP3 players and digital cameras. Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope that my Talk to the Hand project will get people to th
26、ink again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.” Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. He said, “Theres a pressing need
27、for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.” 8. The underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is proba
28、bly the name of _. A. an artist B. a company C. a mobile D. an exhibition 9. Consumers can buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves _. A. in the exhibition B. from Mr Miles C. when they are mass produced D. after they recycle the gadgets 10. The purpose of the project is to _. A. promote the technology of
29、IT B. enable people to talk to their hands C. raise peoples awareness of recycling D. attract visitors attention in the exhibition 11. What is the passage mainly about? A. New mobiles that are fashionable. B. Outdated handsets that are upgraded. C. Outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling. D.
30、 New gloves that can be used for making phone calls. D D At your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long - 5 - it lasts. Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence d
31、iffers dramatically across cultures. What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to
32、 four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 secondsnearly twice as long as in Americans meetings. In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you dont speak at all. Its alr
33、eady a failure to understand each other by speaking because youre repairing that failure by using words. In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, its hard to establish common understanding unless
34、you talk and theres understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies also to some extent to London. In contrast, when theres more homogeneity, perhaps its easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends a
35、nd family its easier to sit in silence than with people youre less well acquainted with. 12Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation? A. The Dutch. B. Americans. C. The English. D. The Japanese. 13What might the Japanese agree with in conversation? A. Speaking more
36、 gives the upper hand. B. Speak out what you have in your mind. C. Great minds think alike without words. D. The shorter talking silence, the better. 14What can we learn from the text? A. A four-second silence in conversation is universal. B. Its hard for Americans to reach a common agreement. - 6 -
37、 C. English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers. D. The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears. 15What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean? A. Similarity. B. Contradiction. C. Diversity. D. Misunderstanding. 第二节 七选五 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满
38、分 10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to Deal With GossipHow to Deal With Gossip Gossip is a double-edged sword. Not only can it be incredibly harmful for you, but also others may be affected. Do a serious favor for your friends and yourself quit your gossip habit and become a better
39、and more positive person. Its good to find ways to get started dealing with gossip. FaceFace thethe sourcesource ofof thethe rumorrumor directly.directly. If you know for sure whos responsible for spreading a rumor about you, dont take it lying down. When you have a chance, walk right up to him or h
40、er and say that you dont appreciate the mean things she/he has said. Stay calm when you do this. You dont want to adopt the cruel words this person has._16_ AlertAlert youryour friends.friends. If you learn that someones been spreading nasty rumors about you, your first action should be to consult w
41、ith your close friends. _17_ Tell them the facts of the situation. If the rumors not true, theyll be sure to fight the spread of the rumor. If the rumor is true, they can still help stop its spread by sticking up for you. IgnoreIgnore itit. _18_ When you hear gossip about yourself, laugh it off. Act
42、 as if its ridiculous! Share a chuckle about it! Turn the tables by making the person who started the rumor the butt of the joke. _19_ If nasty rumors and gossip are a frequent problem, or if someones told a rumor that might get you in trouble for something you didnt do, talk to a teacher, counselor
43、, or administrator. These people can help you work through the problem. They can give you advice on how to proceed, make you feel better, and even - 7 - discipline people whove started the rumor. StayStay awayaway fromfrom peoplepeople whowho gossip.gossip. The single best way to avoid having gossip
44、 told about you is to stay away from the kinds of people who tell mean gossip! As popular or cool as they may seem, these people are sad and desperate. They cant have a good time without spreading hurtful rumors about someone else. Dont bother with them. _20_ Remember a friend who stabs you in the b
45、ack by telling a nasty rumor isnt much of a friend at all. A. When youre worried about a piece of gossip, change the way you live. B. Tell an authority about it. C. Gossip is often best dealt with by paying no attention to it at all. D. They should be people you know and trust. E. Work out a plan to
46、 avoid being laughed at. F. Find friends who dont get enjoyment from hurting people. G. You also dont expect to give bystanders the impression that the rumors true. 第二部分 语言知识运用( (共两节，满分 4545分) ) 第一节 完形填空(共 20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。 My parents owned a 5
47、00-acre farm in Montana when I was young.Life there was filled not just with fun and games but 21 as well.The lambing season was especially hard.Montanas freezing spring weather kept my parents watching 22 mamas at all hours of the day and night 23 a newborn lamb. It was during this time of new life
48、 that my favorite childhood memory 24 .One exceptionally 25 day, my mother spied a sheep trying to deliver her baby lamb and needed my 26 .My mother calmly held the sheeps head and 27 me to get hold of the lambs protruding(伸出)legs. I 28 and must have had a look of panic on my face.The little things
49、were 29 not something I wanted to touch.But I 30 my courage and wrapped my fingers 31 them. I can still remember the 32 of the unexpectedly delicate legs.My heart beat in fear and excitement 33 I pulled with all my strength.The lamb was delivered! - 8 - I was no 34 to seeing farm animals being born,but to have a 35 in it was something I will cherish forever. Im sure everyone got very 36 hearing me tell and retell my heroic story. Looking back