东莞市2016届高三高考中心组模拟试题(二)(英语)

东莞市2016届高三高考中心组模拟试题（二）英语本试卷满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

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第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AAir conditioning, watermelons, ice cream – we have all kinds of gadgets and food to get us through the summer. But what could be better during the hot months?The following are a few special and well-known water parks around the world. Take a good look, and know what the real water parks look like.Noah’s ArkLocation: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USNoah‟s Ark offers many water slides. The most notable ride is the Black Anaconda. At more than 400 meters in length, it is the US‟ most thrilling water coaster and sends riders spiraling down at speeds of up to 48 kilometers per hour. Plus, with 18 indoor water parks, Wisconsin Dells offers plenty of splashes for water lovers.Tropical Islands ResortLocation: Brandenburg, GermanyThis resort offers the largest indoor water park in the world – at 65,961 square meters. And its indoor pool can accommodate 6,000 visitors at a time. As Europe‟s largest tropical holiday world, Tropical Islands is more than a water park. It‟s a fully functional resort, featuring a theme park, an artificial rainforest, a lagoon, a beach, steam baths, saunas and many shops and restaurants. There are also several water slides and other activities that people of all ages can enjoy.Las Cascada Water ParkLocation: Aguadilla, Puerto RicoLas Cascada is well known for its incredible beauty. It is surrounded by tropical mountain forests and situated close to the ocean.The water ride, El Rio Pasivo, carries riders through the whole water park. They can see the mountains and waterfalls around it.Chimelong Water ParkLocation: Guangzhou, ChinaIt is one of the largest water parks in Asia. With its advanced technology, it also has many new aquatic facilities (水上设施) in the industry. One of the park‟s rides offers a tube conveyor that transports riders up a 19-meter-tall tower. The park has implemented a special water treatment system that ensures safe PH levels and removes harmful germs.1. Which of the following parks most likely has the most thrilling water rides?A. Noah‟s Ark.B. Tropical Islands Resort.C. Las Cascada Water Park.D. Chimelong Water Park.2. Which of the following water parks sounds the cleanest?A. Noah‟s Ark.B. Tropical Islands Resort.C. Las Cascada Water Park.D. Chimelong Water Park.3. What is special about Tropical Islands Resort?a. It has natural rainforests.b. It has advanced equipment.c. It‟s the largest indoor water park in the world.d. It has other fun facilities other than a water park.A. acB. cdC. abcD. abdBFrom the end of next year, all shops, market stalls and takeaways in Wales will be obliged to charge up to 15p each for plastic or paper bags. Wales is to become the first part of Britain to ban free carrier bags after deciding that efforts by supermarkets to cut waste have proved ineffective.Jane Davidson, the Welsh Environment Minister, said that the revenue would go to a new independent body, which would spend the money on local environmental projects. She admitted that a small number of people might switch to shops in England, where there are no plans to charge for carrier bags. She said that tough action was necessary. Ms Davidson, a Labor member of the Welsh Assembly‟s ruling Labor-Plaid Cymrucoalition, hopes the ban will embarrass her counterparts in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland into similar action.Wales is planning to use a little-known clause(条款) in last year‟s Climate Change Act, which enables the government to outlaw free bags. Ms. Davidson said: “We want to encourage people to think about what they do. All the other ministers are still signed up to the voluntary agenda. You will see a different message from me.”Last week the media revealed that Tesco had published misleading figures giving the impression that it had met a voluntary target to halve the use of plastic bags in three years. Seven supermarket chains reported last month that the total number of free bags they had issued had fallen by 48 percent to 450 million a month in the three years to last May. The figures masked that Marks & Spencer, the only chain to charge for bags, had made much faster progress than its rivals. It cut bag use by 83 percent after introducing a 5p charge last year. Ms. Davidson said that banning free bags would encourage a wider shift to a less wasteful society. She was considering a charge of between 5p and 15p, but indicated that she favored the upper end of the range.4. Which city is the first part of Britain to ban free carrier bags? _______A. WalesB. EnglandC. ScotlandD. Northern Ireland5. A certain amount of purchase will take place in England because_____________.A. the carrier bags are cheaper thereB. the carrier bags are free thereC. the goods there are cheaperD. the goods there are free6. The government cited a little-known clause in last year‟s Climate Change Act for the purpose of _________.A. arousing public‟s sense of reducing wasteB. reducing the customers‟ resistanceC. promoting charging bags with legal meansD. enabling supermarket to cut waste7. According to Ms. Davidson, she preferred a free bag‟s charge to be ________.5p B. 15p C. between 5p and 15p D. above 15pCHave you ever imagined that one day everything your body needs will come in powder form and all you have to do is add water?Soylent, a drink developed by a group of US engineers, claims it can do just that. It can provide your body with all the nutrients it needs and for as long as you want, you don‟t have to eat any food. This April, Soylent shipped its first batch of products to consumers in the US.Robert Rhinehart is the 25-year-old co-founder and chief executive of the firm selling the drink. He found himself spending too much time and money searching for nutritious meals while he was working in San Francisco.An electrical engineering graduate, Rhinehart began to consider food as an engineering problem. He was quoted as saying by The New Yorker: “You need carbohydrates (碳水化合物), not bread.” He began to think that food was an inefficient way of getting what he needed to survive.He took a break from work and taught himself about nutrition and nutritional biochemistry. Eventually, Rhinehart came up with a list of nutrients required for survival. Then, he ordered them on the Internet – mostly in powder or pill form – and poured everything into a blender, with some water. The result, according to The New Yorker article, looked like gooey (粘稠的) lemonade. Then, Rhinehart started living on it. In several interviews, Rhinehart said Soylent changed his life and made him healthier than ever before.Soylent may potentially be good for the environment, too. According to a Guardian article, food production is responsible for 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (排放). But should we completely replace our daily meals with a drink? Not many people are enthusiastic about the idea.After all, most of us see food as not merely fuel, but also a pleasure. New York Times writer Farhad Manjoo lived largely on Soylent for a week and a half. He declared that “Everything about Soylent screams function, not fun”.Lizzie Widdicombe, who wrote The New Yorker‟s article on Rhinehart, also tried out Soylent. She said: “Meals provide punctuation to our lives: we‟re constantly recoveri ng from them, anticipating them, riding the emotional ups and downs of a good or a bad sandwich. With a bottle of Soylent on your desk, time stretches (延伸) before you, featureless and a little sad.”8. Which of the following is TRUE about Soylent?A. It is perfect to replace daily meals.B. It is a drink developed by a group of nutritionists.C. It has been put on test sales in the US for a very long time.D. It can provide the body with nutrients it needs in the form of powder.9. Why did Robert Rhinehart want to invent Soylent?A. He found that bread didn‟t contain enough carbohydrates.B. He was tired of inefficient traditional ways of fueling his body.C. He discovered the lemonade-like drink made people healthier.D. He got inspiration when he was learning nutritional biochemistry.10. What are the advantages of Soylent according to the article?a. It is tasty.b. It is green.c. It saves time.d. It is better absorbed than common food.A. bcB. bdC. abdD. bcd11. What can we conclude from the last two paragraphs?A. Soylent may not become popular among consumers.B. Using Soylent is beneficial for our changeable emotion.C. It is convenient and fun to use Soylent.D. Soylent is strongly opposed by the two reporters.DAn app that does nothing but send a simple notification of “Yo” to recipients is the most popular app right now in the US.The app, named Yo, reached No 1 on the Apple App Store in the US last week, after The Financial Times broke the story on June 18 that the app has received $1 million (6.23 million yuan) in investment funding.Created in just eight hours by Or Arbel, a 32-year-old app developer from Tel Aviv, Israel, Yo claims to be the “simplest and most efficient communication tool in the world”. With a single tap, users can send the word “Yo” to one another in a voice notification (语音提醒) – and nothing else.Arbel said about his app in an interview with The New Yorker that, “It‟s a whole new way of communication. A hundred and forty characters is way too much these days … It‟s lightweight, easy, you don‟t have to open a message – the notification itself is everything you need.”When Yo was launched on April Fools‟ Day this year, the Apple App Store at first rejected it on the grounds that it lacked substance. Many people still see the app as a joke.Arbel calls Yo “context-based (基于语境的) communication” and some people are beginning to “get it”. Jordan Crook, from Tech Crunch, explains why the context of a “Yo” says much more than two little letters: “As with anything, a …Yo‟ can just be a …Yo‟. But you‟ll feel a very real difference betw een a …Yo‟ you get in the morning from a friend and a …Yo‟ you get in the evening from a bored friend. Trust me. And that‟s the magic.”But people don‟t always want to load their “Yos” with meaning. David Shapiro, from The New Yorker, says now when he thin ks about someone, he just “Yos” them instead of spending time starting and carrying on a conversation. He says it‟s a great way of saying: “I‟m thinking about you but I don‟t have anything in particular to say.” Social media constantly demands our time and attention. Not responding to text messages and e-mails can hurt relationships. But, Shapiro says a “Yo” doesn‟t seem to demand a reply. “What a relief,” he says.12. Which of the following is TRUE about the app Yo?A. It is a better type of social media than micro-blogging.B. It was launched on April Fools‟ Day this year as a joke.C. Because it is simple to use, it has become an instant success.D. Though it enjoys great popularity in the US, opinions on it are still divided.13. The underlined word “substance” in Paragraph 5 probably means _____.A. adequate investmentB. necessary technique supportC. the quality of being meaningfulD. the quality of being fashionable14. According to David Shapiro, Yo ______.A. has more meanings than two lettersB. is an efficient way to connect with othersC. is the best way to indicate that you‟re missing someoneD. is useful when you want to start a conversation but don‟t know what to say15. The main purpose of the article is to _____.A. tell the story of how Yo was createdB. present people‟s opinions of YoC. give a brief introduction of YoD. attract potential customers to Yo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入空白处的最佳选项。