1、2016 年 辽 宁 省 沈 阳 市 东 北 育 才 学 校 高 三 上 学 期 第 一 次 模 拟 考 试 英 语第 I 卷第 一 部 分 ： 听 力 （ 略 ）第 二 部 分 ： 阅 读 理 解 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 40 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 四 个 选 项 （ A、 B、 C 和 D） 中 ， 选 出 最 佳 选 项 。AHello. Im Jan from Mrs. Lakes class. My class wants to work together to
2、help the public. Wethink we have found a great way to do this. Last month we did a class project on the highwaysnear our town. We learned about the Adopt-a-Highway Program. This program brings people together to pick up litter along the roads. We think it would be a great idea for all students in ou
3、rschool to join the program and adopt a highway.Adopting a highway is not like adopting a pet. When a highway is adopted, only part of thehighway is cared for by a group of people. The group agrees to work every week to keep its part ofthe highway clean. Each group gets its own sign that has the nam
4、e of the group printed on it. Thesign is put up at the side of the road. This sign lets drivers know who is keeping that area of theroad clean.The Adopt-a-Highway Program is a great way for people to help their environment look nicer.Also, the government does not have to send out as many road worker
5、s. This saves money. Finally,people may try harder to keep roads clean if they see people, especially teenagers like us, cleaningthem up.We will need helpers to care for our adopted highway. If you want to feel great and keep ourroads clean， please come with your parents to the meeting next week. We
6、 will meet in Mrs. Lake room on Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. At the meeting, we will talk about which roads are the dirtiest asa result of peoples unkind acts. Then we ll try to pick an area to adopt and clean.I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Remember to keep our roads clean!21. What is theAdo
7、pt-a-Highway Program about?A. Giving names to the highways.B. Drawing pictures of highways.C. Picking up litter along the roads.D. Putting up signs near the roads.解 析 ： 细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 This program brings people together to pick up litter along the roads.，可 知 保 养 公 路 的 项 目 就 是 在 公 路 上 捡 一 些 垃 圾 。 故
8、选 C。答 案 ： C22. What should the students do first if they want to join the program?A. Pick a spot to care for. B. Call Mrs. Lake next week.C. Write a letter to their parents.D. Go to a meeting on Wednesday.解 析 ： 细 节 推 理 题 。 If you want to feel great and keep our roads clean， please come with yourpare
9、nts to the meeting next week， 可 知 如 果 学 生 想 要 参 加 这 个 项 目 ， 就 必 须 参 加 星 期 三 举 办 的 会 议 。 故 选 D。答 案 ： D23. What is the purpose of this speech?A. To encourage students to join the program.B. To introduce the traffic system.C. To show drivers how to drive safely.D. To tell a story about adopting a pet.解
10、 析 ： 主 旨 大 意 题 。 I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Remember to keep our roadsclean， 揭 示 这 篇 文 章 的 大 意 就 是 为 了 呼 吁 人 们 参 与 到 保 养 公 路 的 项 目 中 来 。 故 选 A。答 案 ： A24. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A.Adopt-a-PetB.Adopt-a-Highway C. Ways to Protect the EnvironmentD.
11、 Volunteers on Roads解 析 ： 主 旨 大 意 题 。 整 篇 演 讲 都 在 涉 及 保 养 公 路 ， 故 选 B。答 案 ： B BEverywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, whiledriving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. People have been influenced to becometechnology addicted. One study found that peop
12、le had a harder time resisting the allure of socialmedia than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time ontheir products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a culturaldisease
13、. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.I see people trapped in a pathological（ 病 态 的 ） relationship with time-sucking technology,where they serve technology more than technology serves them.
14、 I call this technology servitude. Iam referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumptionof many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really incharge of my life? That is w
15、hat people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance ofbreaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using somuch technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, becomethe master of technology and discover what th
16、ere is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae Westis famous for proclaiming(声 明 ) the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” Butits time to discover that it does not work for technology.Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our tec
17、hnologies.” To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how life longago could be fantastic without todays overused technology.25. The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. advantageB. attraction C. adaptionD. attempt解 析 ： 细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 People have been influe
18、nced to become technology addicted 中 的addicted 可 以 推 断 出 allure 的 意 思 就 是 吸 引 。 故 选 B。答 案 ： B26. From the passage, technology companies aim to_.A. attract people to buy their productsB. provide the latest informationC. improve peoples quality of lifeD. deal with cultural diseases解 析 ： 细 节 理 解 题 。 根
19、据 The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend moremoney and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.可 知 ， 技 术 公 司 的 主要 目 的 就 是 为 了 使 消 费 者 购 买 他 们 的 产 品 ， 故 选 A。 答 案 ： A27. It can be inferred from this passage that people_.A. consider too much technolo
20、gy wonderfulB. have realized the harm of high-tech devicesC. can regain freedom without high-tech devicesD. may enjoy life better without overused technology解 析 ： 推 断 理 解 题 。 To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how life long agocould be fantastic without todays overused techn
21、ology， 根 据 这 句 可 以 推 断 出 人 们 如 果 没 有 过度 使 用 技 术 将 会 过 的 更 好 的 生 活 ， 故 选 D。答 案 ： D28. Whats the authors attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?A. Neutral.B. Sceptical. C. Disapproving.D. Sympathetic.解 析 ： 判 断 推 理 题 。 根 据 I see people trapped in a pathological（ 病 态 的 ） relationship withti
22、me-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I callthis technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence becauseof uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.， 可 以 推 断 出作 者 对 于 技 术 过 度 使 用 的
23、态 度 是 不 赞 同 的 ， A 中 立 的 ， B怀 疑 的 ， D同 情 的 。 故 选 C。答 案 ： C CElizabeth Mitchells new “Libertys Torch” is the fascinating story of how the Statue ofLiberty came to be. The Statue of Libertys rough history is explored in “Libertys Torch”.Frederic Auguste Bartholdi is an all-but-forgotten figure in Ameri
24、can history. He was, however, responsible for one of the most enduring symbols of the United States: the Statue ofLiberty. A Frenchman from Alsace, he designed and built the Statue of Liberty which stood onBedloes Island in New York Harbor. How this statue came to be is the fascinating subject ofEli
25、zabeth Michells new book “Libertys Torch”.The power of Mitchells narrative is convincing(令 人 信 服 的 ). We recognize the Statue of Liberty now as a symbol of hope and opportunity for a nation of immigrants. At the time, though,people could not see that nor did they even imagine that. Instead, the cons
26、truction of the statuewas born of one mans desire to set up a great monument.For this reason, perhaps, “Libertys Torch” relies on Bartholdi as the connecting thread.Bartholdi went to Egypt to make photographic copies of the main monuments. On the boat,Bartholdi met and began a lifelong relationship
27、with Ferdinand de Lesseps, the man who wouldbuild the Suez Canal. Maybe it was this friendship, or maybe it was seeing Egypts hugemonuments, but finally the trip inspired Bartholdis dream to create the largest statue ever built.Failure to bring this to completion in Egypt, followed by his exile (流 放
28、 ) from Paris, led Bartholdito sail toAmerica.By explaining the Statue of Libertys hard history and showing Bartholdis brave spirit,Mitchell has done a great service.29. It can be inferred from the text that_. A.American people have never forgotten Frederic August BartholdiB. the Statue of Liberty w
29、asnt originally regarded as a symbol of hopeC. Bartholdi finished the Suez CanalD. Bartholdi was a famous architect from Egypt.解 析 ： 推 断 理 解 题 。 根 据 We recognize the Statue of Liberty now as a symbol of hope andopportunity for a nation of immigrants. At the time, though, people could not see that no
30、r didthey even imagine that. Instead, the construction of the statue was born of one mans desire to setup a great monument， 可 以 推 断 出 自 由 女 神 并 不 也 是 一 开 始 就 是 希 望 的 象 征 ， 故 选 B。答 案 ： B30. What was the main reason for Bartholdi to build the Statue of Liberty?A. To finish his education in the arts.B.
31、 To mark his friendship with Ferdinand.C. To create something better than Egyptian monuments. D. To achieve his dream to create the largest statue.解 析 ： 细 节 推 理 题 。 Instead, the construction of the statue was born of one mans desire to set upa great monument可 知 建 立 自 由 女 神 的 主 要 原 因 是 为 了 实 现 自 己 的
32、梦 想 ， 故 选 D。答 案 ： D31.What type of writing is the passage?A.Atravel guide.B.Abook reviewC.An announcementD.An architecture report.解 析 ： 主 旨 大 意 题 。 整 篇 文 章 都 在 介 绍 自 由 女 神 的 象 征 以 及 作 者 对 它 的 看 法 ， 由 此 可 以 推 断出 这 篇 文 章 是 摘 自 书 评 ， 故 选 B。答 案 ： B DWhats on Your Pets Mind?In 1977, Irene Pepperberg of H
33、arvard University began studying what was on another creaturesmind by talking to it. Her first experiments began with Alex. Alex was a one-year-old African greyparrot and Irene taught him to produce the sounds of the English language. “I thought if he learned to communicate, I could ask him question
34、s about how he sees the world.”At the time, most scientists didnt believe animals had any thoughts. They thought animals weremore like robots but didnt have the ability to think or feel. Of course, if you own a pet, youprobably disagree. But it is the job of a scientist to prove this and nowadays mo
35、re scientists acceptthat animals can think for themselves.“Thats why I started my studies with Alex,” Irene said, “Some people actually called me crazyfor trying this.”Nowadays, we have more and more evidence that animals have all sorts of mental abilities.Sheep can recognize faces. Chimpanzees (黑 猩
36、 猩 ) use a variety of tools and even use weapons tohunt.AndAlex, the parrot became a very good talker.Thirty years after, the Alex studies began. Irene was still giving him English lessons until hisrecent death. For example, if Alex was hungry, he could say “want grape”. Alex could count to sixand w
37、as learning the sounds for seven and eight. “He has to hear the words over and over before he can correctly say them.” Irene said, after pronouncing “seven” for Alex a few times in a row.Alex could also tell the difference between colors, shapes, sizes, and materials (e.g.wood andmetal). Before he f
38、inally died,Alex managed to say “seven”.Another famous pet that proved some animals have greater mental skills was a dog called Rico.He appeared on a German TV game show in 2011. Rico knew the names of 200 different toys andeasily learned the names of new ones. When Rico became famous, many other do
39、g owners wantedto show how clever their pets were.Another dog called Betsy could understand 300 words.One theory for dogs ability to learn a language is that they have been close companions tohumans for many centuries and so their ability to understand us is constantly evolving (进 化 ).While animals
40、cant do what humans do yet, some scientists believe that examples like Alex andRico prove that evolution develops intelligence, as well as physical appearance.32. Irene wanted to find out_.A. what a parrot thinks B. why a parrot can speakC. how parrots make soundsD. if parrots speak English解 析 ： 细 节
41、 理 解 题 。 根 据 In 1977, Irene Pepperberg of Harvard University began studying whatwas on another creatures mind by talking to it. Her first experiments began with Alex. Alex was aone-year-old African grey parrot and Irene taught him to produce the sounds of the Englishlanguage， 可 知 Irene 主 要 是 想 发 现 鹦
42、 鹉 在 想 什 么 ， 故 选 A。答 案 ： A33.Alex learnt new words by_.A. singing themB. reading themC. writing themD. rehearing them 解 析 ： 细 节 推 理 题 。 He has to hear the words over and over before he can correctly say them.，可 以 推 断 出 鹦 鹉 是 通 过 反 复 的 听 来 学 习 新 单 词 的 。 故 选 D。答 案 ： D34. The two dogs mentioned in the
43、article could_.A. understand some words B. recognize strange voicesC. copy human gesturesD. tell different colors解 析 ： 细 节 理 解 题 。 Rico knew the names of 200 different toys and easily learned the names ofnew ones. When Rico became famous, many other dog owners wanted to show how clever theirpets wer
44、e. Another dog called Betsy could understand 300 words.， 可 知 例 子 中 的 两 只 狗 可 以 理解 一 些 单 词 ， 故 选 A。答 案 ： A35. The article concludes that_.A. our pets understand what we sayB. dogs may speak to humans one dayC. humans are related to chimpanzeesD. mental ability can evolve in animals 解 析 ： 理 解 推 断 题 。
45、根 据 While animals cant do what humans do yet, some scientists believe thatexamples like Alex and Rico prove that evolution develops intelligence, as well as physicalappearance.可 知 思 考 能 力 也 可 以 由 动 物 进 化 而 来 。 故 选 D。答 案 ： D第 二 节 （ 共 5 小 题 ； 每 小 题 2 分 ， 满 分 10 分 ）根 据 短 文 内 容 ， 从 短 文 后 的 选 项 中 选 出 能 填
46、 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 。 选 项 中 有 两 项 为 多 余 选 项 。If you are in a crowd, the first and most important thing is to make yourself familiar withyour surroundings and mentally notice alternate exits. 36Make yourself aware of the type of ground you are standing on, and know that in a crowd ofmoving people wet
47、or uneven ground can be slippery or hazardous, causing you to fall.37 When in danger, a few seconds can make all the difference, giving you thepossibility of taking advantage of escaping route.Always stay closer to the escape route. If you find yourself in the middle of a moving crowd, do not fight
48、against the pressure, do notstand still or sit down, because you could easily get trampled. 38Take advantage of any space that may open up to move sideways to the crowd movementwhere the flow is weaker.Keep your hands up by your chest, like a boxerit gives you movement and protects yourchest. 39 If
49、you cannot get up because you are injured, get someone to pull you back up.If you have kids, lift them up.If you fall and cannot get up, keep moving by crawling in the same direction of the crowd, orif that is not possible, then cover your head with your arms and curl up into fetal position. 40A. No matter where you are, make sure you always know how to get out.B. If you fall, get up quickly.C. Do not lie on your stomach or back, as this dangerously exposes your lungs.D. The worst is to be pushed by the crowd against an immovable object E
