江苏省泰州中学2019届高三第四次模拟考试(5月)英语试题(原卷版)
江苏省泰州中学2019届高三第四次模拟考试高三英语试题命题：高三英语备课组试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两卷，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷选择题（共三部分，满分85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回符号有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the man do next?A. Turn off the TV.B. Study with the woman.C. Watch a movie.2. How old is the woman now?A. 20 years old.B. 45 years old.C. 65 years old.3. What is small for the woman?A. The T-shirt.B. The hat.C. The skirt.4. What does the man mean?A. The film is temble.B. The film can be seen online.C. The film is worth the money.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At home.B. At a hospital.C. At a drug store.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6、7题。
6. What does the man like about his hometown?A. It’s really very big.B. It has colorful nightlife.C.It’s no t expensive to live there. 7. What is the weather like in the fall in the man’s hometown?A. Sunny. B. Cold. C. Wet. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What time was the plane originally scheduled to leave? A. At 3:00 B. At 4:00 C. At 5:00 9. Why is the woman worried? A. The weather is bad. B. The report is not finished. C. An appointment will be delayed.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does the man’s brother go to the man’s place?A. To study.B. To work.C. To travel.11. Where does the man work in the morning?A. At a universityB. At a restaurant.C. At a bookstore.12. What language is the woman starting?A. French.B. Spanish.C. Japanese.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What job to do in the future.B. Which professor to follow.C. What abilities to possess.14. What subject does the man probably prefer?A. History.B. Politics.C. Art.15. What do the woman’s parents expect her to be?A. A restaurant manager.B. A politician.C. A teacher.16. What is the woman good at doing?A. Dealing with people.B. Working with kids.C. Painting pictures.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the servants deal with their earnings in Victorian times?A. They paid for the housing.B. They bought food and clothes.C. They sent them to their families.18. What was a nurse’s main duty?A. Cooking meals.B. Looking after children.C. Educating children19. How did the Victorian upper class parents treat their children actually?A. Cruelly.B. KindlyC. Strictly20. What will the speaker talk about next?A. Lower class families.B. Upper class children’s situation.C. Comparisons between upper and lower classes.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career.A. relativelyB. regularlyC. roughlyD. rigidly2.－I was afraid I would miss the important lecture.－Oh, was that why you _______asking me to speed up?A. had keptB. are keepingC. would keepD. kept3.Having been treated in the hospital for as long as six months, the man injured in the car crash is now eventually back _______ his feet.A. atB. inC. onD. to4.They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game.A. wrapped upB. picked upC. called upD. took up5.In many homes in the UK, the first person _______ has to make tea for the family.A. waking upB. to wake upC. woke upD. woken up6.People from all walks of life are eager for success, _______ lack of confidence, however, is a great barrier.A. whereB. whichC. to whichD. beyond which7.－You know, people have different opinions about the construction of the project.－We welcome any comments from them, favorable or _______.A. soB. otherwiseC. elseD. rather8.－What if the rainstorm continues?－Come on guys! We have to meet the _______ whatever the weather.A. standardB. demandC. deadlineD. satisfaction9.As teachers we shouldn’t accept the argument given by some people _______ standardized tests restrict educators too much and take the joy out of teaching.A. whereB. whatC. howD. that10.－The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.－OK. If you’re still not satisfied, you can _______ compensation.A. claimB. affordC. sacrificeD. dismiss11.This car is important to our family. We would repair it at our expense _______ it break down within the first year.A. couldB. wouldC. mightD. should12.－I _______ in the same position too long. My legs have fallen asleep.－Shake it a little before you get up.A. will sitB. have satC. am sittingD. have been stting13.－You’ve b een coughing so badly recently. Give up smoking, please.－_______. I think I am addicted to it.A. It can’t be helpedB. Good ideaC. So far, so goodD. Far from it14.I feel I am as well-behaved and as careful as my deskmate, but _______ I always fall behind?A. how aboutB. how comeC. what ifD. what for15.－What about inviting Tracy to host the patry?－Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _______, here she comes.A. don’t pull my legB. a little bird told meC. speak of the devilD. it’s a piece of cake第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应位置进行填涂。
2019-2020学年泰州莲花学校高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析
2019-2020学年泰州莲花学校高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AAmid the coronavirus outbreak, the U. S. Department of Homeland Security recommends having at least a two - week supply of water and food.PotatoesShelf life：2 to 5 weeks if stored in a cool, dry, dark placeYukon Gold, red, and fingerling potatoes will last from two to three weeks. Larger white potatoes can last for three to five weeks. Sweet potatoes have about the same shelf life. Don't store them next to onions, however. The two might go together well in cooking, but raw, each gives off gases and moisture that might cause the other to spoil faster.Tea※Shelf life：6 to 12 months past "sell - by" dateDried tea leaves, whether loose (in a sealed container) or in teabags (in an unopened box) can easily last a year or more if they' re not subjected to damp or humidity. However, the tea does tend to lose flavor over time.Peanuts● Shelf life：1 to 2 monthsPeanuts in their shell, especially when kept cool and dry, are perfectly happy in the cupboard for as long as two months.Canned fruits and vegetables● Shelf life：1 to 2 years past "sell - by” dateCanningis an extremely efficient means of preserving food. Generally speaking, if canned foods aren't subjected to extreme heat, their contents should stay good for two years or more. Be aware, however, of dented cans or those with swollen tops, which may indicate the presence of bacteria inside.1. Which can go bad faster if stored with onions?A. Potatoes.B. Tea.C. Peanuts.D. Canned fruits and vegetables.2. What is special about tea?A. The flavor of tea can always remain the same.B. Tea leaves are better to be preserved in an open jar.C. Tea leaves should be kept away from the state of being wet.D. The maximum length of time that tea can be stored is 6 months.3. What may shorten the "sell - by” date of canned foods ?A. Shapes of cans.B. Categories of foods.C. Decline of the temperature.D. Exposure to high temperature.BThere are three of us in the laboratory: Jules, me and Dr. Leonards. Leonards asks me to sit in front of Jules. As I do, he looks me in the eye and starts to move his face through a series of emotions-happy, confused, surprised, glaring. I'm attracted by his display, feeling delight when hegrinsand feeling serious when his eyes narrow angrily. None of this would be a surprise, of course, if Jules were a human. But he's a robot head on a table.The most special thing is that, consciously(有意识地), there's no mistaking Jules for a real person. Although he has surprisingly realistic skin, his eyes don't fit firmly against his lids, and he has a terrible hairpiece. Yet, as I walk into the room, I experience a complex worry of feeling in his direction. It's not at all like entering an empty space. It's a bit awkward for Jules’ shining false hair. Some unconscious part of me is responding to him as if he's real. This matters, because if we're to one day live comfortably along with robots , an understanding of how we instinctively(本能地) react to them is significant. The study of these issues is the frontier of a new scientific research; human-robot interaction.Jules was built as part of an attempt to understand the emotions that can be communicated by a human. “All the robots we'vebuilt so far don't have that rich emotions. We wanted to build a robotic face, with small motors that mimic(模仿) all the muscles you have, so we could discover what it could express. "Such research is becoming increasingly important, says Dr. Leonards, partly because our rapidly ageing population will soon need the help of robots with which they can effortlessly interact.4. What does the author think of Jules?A. He ignored him in his place.B. He didn't treat him as only a robot.C. He was afraid of his being there.D. He mistook him for a real person.5. What is the purpose to build such a robot?A. To help humans of old ages.B. To carry out a scientific research.C. To take the place of human labour.D. To make an interaction with human.6. What doesthe underlined word “grins” mean in Paragraph1?A. Smiles.B. Shakes.C. Worries.D. Cries.7. What may be the best title for the text?A. Human And RobotB. Success Of Making A RobotC. Robot Will Replace ManD. Difference Between Man And RobotCSome years ago a young man applied to a large United States optical firm for a job as a lens designer. He apologized for lack of training, but on announcing that he owned two copies of the classic Conrady's Applied Optics and Optical Design, one for his office and a second for his bedside table, he was hired on the spot. Perhaps the story will be repeated some day with Buchdahl's Introduction to Hamiltonian Optics as a similar certificate of qualification.Hamiltonian theory describes with powerful generality the overall properties of optical systems considered as ‘black boxes’, although it does not describe the detailed structure needed to construct the systems and achieve these properties. Buchdahl's book is therefore on the subject of geometrical optics, but it is not about how to design lenses. It is, however a compact comprehensive account of the fundamentals of the theory written with the lens designer's needs very much in mind. Every lens designer worth his salt has at some time in his career attempted to apply the broad concepts of Hamiltonian optics to the solutions of practical problems. Success has been sufficiently rare that the theory, as such, has made little direct contribution to techniques for optical instrument design. The failures have been frustrating because of the obvious fundamental power of the theory and because of its conceptual elegance. The indirect effects have been large, however, both in contributing to an understanding of fundamental principles that govern the overall behavior of optical systems and in pointing the way to other, more practical, theoretical approaches.Buchdahl approaches the subject not only as a capable mathematical physicist, but as one who with a knowledge of practical optics has made a significant contribution to geometrical optical theory. Buchdahl's approach has, over the last decade, had a major impact on modern lens design with computers. Thus, he brings to this exposition of Hamiltonian optics a familiarity with practical optics not usually found in authors on this subject.The author claims his book to be non-mathematical, and indeed it might be so viewed by a professional mathematician. From the point of view of many physicists and engineers, it will appear to be quite mathematical. Moreover, this is a tightly written book. The subject matter is developed with precision, and the author expectsthe reader, at very point, to be master of the preceding exposition.8. Hamiltonian theory met with failures as a result of ______.A. newer finding related to the wave particle nature of lightB. very complicated concepts too difficult to understand by most lens designersC. too much mathematical detail in the theoryD. not enough practical information offered by the theory to allow for use by lens crafters9. The author of this passage implies that Introduction to Hamiltonian Optics is necessary to ______.A. the students who are major in mathematical geometryB. those who want to grasp the basic principles of optical systemsC. the lens designers who look for instructions on practical designsD. those who are interested in physics10. The article points out that the great benefits of Hamiltonian optics have been found is ______.A. indirect ways of learning mathematicsB. a fundamental power within the theoryC. the conceptual elegance of the theoryD. the practical applications of the theory in finding new approaches to old problems11. This passage is probably excerpted from ______.A. a review of a bookB. a chemistry textbookC. an optician's essayD. a general science textDThefirst thing we notice about new people are their faces. The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face.Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are most highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill. By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s.Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with verysevere face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face.Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people with color1 blindness. Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain color1 s such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different color1 s.There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being, people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they may find a cure.12. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The way to improve one’s face-recognition skills.B. The simple process of the brain to recognize others’ faces.C. The fact that some people have face-recognition problems.D. The importance of face recognition in human communication.13. When do children have the best face-recognition skills?A. At birth.B. Half a year old.C. Nine months old.D. In adolescence.14. What does the underlined word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?A. Depressed.B. Confused.C. Embarrassed.D. Surprised.15. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness?A. People need to take it seriously.B. Certain techniques can make up for it.C. It will be cured in the near future.D. It has the same effect with color1 blindness.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
【全国百强校】江苏省泰州中学2019届高三第四次模拟考试(5月)英语试题(解析版)
江苏省泰州中学2019届高三第四次模拟考试高三英语试题命题：高三英语备课组试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两卷，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷选择题（共三部分，满分85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回符号有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the man do next?A. Turn off the TV.B. Study with the woman.C. Watch a movie.2. How old is the woman now?A. 20 years old.B. 45 years old.C. 65 years old.3. What is small for the woman?A. The T-shirt.B. The hat.C. The skirt.4. What does the man mean?A. The film is temble.B. The film can be seen online.C. The film is worth the money.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At home.B. At a hospital.C. At a drug store.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
江苏省泰州中学2019届高三第四次模拟考试(5月)英语试题
【全国百强校】江苏省泰州中学2019届高三第四次模拟考试（5月）英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择1．The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly2．－I was afraid I would miss the important lecture.－Oh, was that why you _______asking me to speed up?A．had kept B．are keepingC．would keep D．kept3．Having been treated in the hospital for as long as six months, the man injured in the car crash is now eventually back _______ his feet.A．at B．inC．on D．to4．They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game. A．wrapped up B．picked upC．called up D．took up5．In many homes in the UK, the first person _______ has to make tea for the family. A．waking up B．to wake upC．woke up D．woken up6．People from all walks of life are eager for success, _______ lack of confidence, however, is a great barrier.A．where B．whichC．to which D．beyond which7．－You know, people have different opinions about the construction of the project.－We welcome any comments from them, favorable or _______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather8．－What if the rainstorm continues?－Come on guys! We have to meet the _______ whatever the weather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction9．As teachers we shouldn’t accept the argument given by some people _______ standardized tests restrict educators too much and take the joy out of teaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that10．－The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.－OK. If you’re still not satisfied, you can _______ compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss11．This car is important to our family. We would repair it at our expense _______ it break down within the first year.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should12．－I _______ in the same position too long. My legs have fallen asleep.－Shake it a little before you get up.A．will sit B．have satC．am sitting D．have been stting13．－Y ou’ve been coughing so badly recently. Give up smoking, please.－_______. I think I am addicted to it.A．It can’t be helped B．Good ideaC．So far, so good D．Far from it14．I feel I am as well-behaved and as careful as my deskmate, but _______ I always fall behind?A．how about B．how comeC．what if D．what for15．－What about inviting Tracy to host the party?－Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _______, here she comes.A．don’t pull my leg B．a little bird told meC．speak of the devil D．it’s a piece of cake二、完形填空My eight-year-old son’s soccer team in Washington DC was put together several years ago. The team has won 16 one game in the last three seasons. Yet, despite the endless 17 , soccer is my son’s favorite activity. He plays soccer at every 18 , even at break time and at the aftercare(病后护理), and although he doesn’t play as well as the best players in his school, this hasn’t 19 him in the least.This has been repeated often, but I 20 it first-hand: soccer is about friendship as much as it is about learning to control the ball and make successful 21 . Watching the children, I see that winning is a distant 22 goal for them. What they enjoy is each other’s presence and the fact that they’re in this game 23 .Actually, I went through a phase of giving my son suggestions such as: Why aren’t you more 24 once you have the ball? He 25 my sudden torrent(滔滔不绝) of guidance. “Mom, I play midfield or defense, not forward. And 26 , soccer isn’t about bei ng aggressive. It’s about 27 .” After hearing that, I paused and 28 . How strange it is that I, who never played any sport for a single day of my life, wanted my son to be a(n) 29 footballer!Isn’t it extraordinary that kids don’t necessari ly 30 their attempts to have impressive results? They love the activity for itself. Becoming an adult means a gradual 31 of that spirit. To stand out or 32 , people develop a spirit of competition. How often have I become 33 －professionally and personally－when things haven’t gone the way I wanted? I’ve 34 there’s much to learn from soccer-loving eight-year-olds: do your best, be passionate, enjoy yourself, and then, regardless of the 35 , move on. 16．A．likely B．only C．really D．nearly 17．A．losses B．noises C．chaos D．cautious 18．A．invitation B．time C．opportunity D．level 19．A．confused B．prejudiced C．threatened D．discouraged 20．A．predicted B．grasped C．practiced D．modified 21．A．presentations B．wishes C．passes D．summaries 22．A．secondary B．ambiguous C．specific D．changeable 23．A．otherwise B．therefore C．together D．already 24．A．considerate B．aggressive C．confident D．accustomed 25．A．stopped B．studied C．delayed D．released26．A．on the case B．in that case C．in no case D．in any case 27．A．correction B．adaptation C．observation D．cooperation 28．A．reflected B．hesitated C．remembered D．imagined 29．A．interesting B．attacking C．unwilling D．touching 30．A．damage B．notice C．expect D．forget 31．A．recovery B．power C．burden D．death 32．A．interact B．innovate C．subscribe D．survive 33．A．addicted B．disappointed C．experienced D．complicated 34．A．realized B．ensured C．recalled D．insisted 35．A．formulas B．problems C．results D．incomes三、阅读选择Brecon Beacons Y AC has an amazing opportunity for budding(崭露头角的) archaeologists of all ages, in Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. Thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, professional archaeologists from Wardell Armstrong will be investigating an archaeological mystery and they need your help.Romans?“The site is a bit of a mystery”, Frank Giecco from Wardell Armstrong said. “There is a very nice cropmark recorded on the site that has got lots of people very excited. Geophysicists failed to find anything relating to the cropmark. There is anecdotal evidence of Roman material being found, but nothing is officially recorded. We hope to finally answer the question of what is in this field, during the two weeks on site. Is there evidence of any Roman occupation on the site? Can you help us find out?”Get involvedThis is an opportunity for both adults and children to take part in field walking and trial trenching (small hand-dug test pits for children). No experience is necessary, training will be provided by the professional archaeologists from Wardell Armstrong, and all equipment will be provided. Volunteers can attend for as few or as many days as they wish, but they do need to book a place.For more information, and to book your place, please contact Norman Kirtlan at sunderlandforgottenstones@.36．If you intend to take part in the activity, you ________.A．will be charged for using equipmentB．will be coached by experts in the fieldC．should have worked with archaeologists beforeD．should spare two weeks to stay at the site37．What’s the main purpose of the passage?A．To seek funding for archaeological research.B．To appeal for help in proving findings based on anecdotal evidence.C．To find volunteers to help solve an archaeological mystery.D．To organize volunteers to help sort our data on the Roman occupation.Why don’t quiet carriages work, and how might they be make to? Quiet carriages on trains are a nice idea: travelers voluntarily make their phones silent, turn stereos off and keep chatter to a minimum. However, in reality, there is usually at least one silly babbler(喋喋不休的人) to break the silence.A couple of problems prevent peaceful trips. First, there is a sorting problem: some passengers end up in the quiet carriage by accident and are not aware of the rules. Second, there is a commitment problem: noise is sometimes made by travelers who choose the quiet carriage but find an important call hard to ignore.The train operators are trying to find answers. Trains in Queensland Australia, are having permanent signs added to show exactly what is expected; a British operator has invested in some technology to prevent phone calls.Microeconomics suggests another approach. Fining people for making a noise would surely dissuade(劝阻) the polluter and is a neat solution in theory, but it requires costly monitoring and enforcement. Another way would be to use prices to separate quiet and noisy passengers－in effect, creating a market for silence. A simple idea would be to sell access to the quiet carriage as an optional extra when the ticket is bought. Making the quiet coach both an active choice and a costly one would dissuade many of those who don’t value a peaceful ride.Charging may also solve the commitment problem. This is particularly tricky, as attitudes to noise can change during the journey. Some passengers would pay the quiet premium but still chatter away when some vital news arrives. Schemes that reward the silent－a rating system among fellow passengers, for example－could help. The idea is that losing your hard-won reputation offsets the short-term gain from using the phone. But such a system also fails thesimplicity test.A 2010 book by George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton argues that “norms”－feelings about how everyone should behave－also play a role in decision-making. Charging a price, even if just a token amount, means the quiet carriage becomes a service that fellow passengers have bought, not just a preference they have expressed. Perhaps different norms would come into play, encouraging calm. If not, a personal bubble is always an option: noise-canceling headphones start at around $50.38．According to the passage, what does microeconomics suggest?A．Finding the source of noise.B．Putting a price on noise.C．Avoid using a phone in the carriage.D．Investing more money in monitoring and enforcement.39．By “a personal bubble is always an option,” the author means ________.A．one can make his own choice B．one should respect others’ privacy C．one can create his own personal space D．one should stick to his personal budget 40．This passage is mainly about ________.A．people’s favoured transportationB．effective methods of monitoring noise levelsC．possible solutions to noise in train carriagesD．common forms of misbehavior of passengersShop with Your Doc is part of a broader and still growing movement in US medicine to shift the focus away from simply treating disease toward caring for the whole person. It is meant to help people make educated, healthy choices one grocery cart at a time. Across the country, hospitals are setting up food banks and medical schools are putting cooking classes on the curriculum. Nonprofits are connecting medical centers with community resources to ensure that low-income Americans have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.For centuries, Western medicine’s mission w as to cure disease. But over the past generation, two generation, two significant trends are of concern to the medical community, says Timothy Harlan, executive director of Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans. Healthcare costs began to soar(激增), and relatively inexpensive, poor-quality food became more common. “There’s a very straightforward link between peopleimproving their diets and improving the condition that they have,” Dr. Harlan says.The connection drove the medical and nonprofit communities to rethink their approach to health. What emerged was the concept of the “social determinants of health”－the notion of taking into account the biological, physical, and socioeconomic circumstances surrounding a patient. A h ealthy person isn’t just someone who is free from disease, the theory goes; he or she also enjoys “a state of complete mental, physical and social well-being.”The question the medical community now faces is how to get patients－especiallylow-income families－to recognize these determinants and make it possible for them to eat and live healthier. In Boston, medical experts responded by creating an on-site pantry(食品室) at Boston Medical Center. Since its founding in 2002, the pantry has evolved into a kind of nutrition center where primary care providers at BMC send patients for food. Today the pantry, which gets 95 percent of its stock from the Greater Boston Food bank, hosts free cooking classes and serves about 7,000 people a month. The Greater Boston Food Bank has also launched its own initiatives, striking partnerships with four community health centers across the state to offer free mobile produce markets. The organization also helped develop toolkits(软件包) that map local pantries, markets that accept government food vouchers, and other resources.At Tulane in New Orleans, Harlan is leading the development of a curriculum that combines medicine with the art of food preparation. His philosophy: Doctors who know their way around a kitchen are better at helping their patients. And empowering patients to take charge of their own diets is one way to help them deal with the incredible costs of health care, Harlan says. The curriculum has since been adopted at 35 medical schools around the United States. Chipping away at bad habits is a good place to start getting patients to think about the choices they make for themselves and their families, say Dr Maureen Villasenor, the Orange County pediatrician(儿科医生).41．The aim of Shop with Your Doc is to _______.A．help patients relax before an operationB．assist patients in finding food fit for themC．control people’s food consumption in supermarketsD．persuade low-income families to take more fruits and vegetables42．Paragraphs 2 and 3 mainly talk about _______.A．the role Western medicine has been playingB．how a new concept of health came into beingC．medical communities’ worries about food safetyD．why low-income families are less reliable on healthcare43．What do we know about the Greater Boston Food Bank?A．Its cooking classes are free of charge.B．It was founded at the beginning of the 21st century.C．It helps people locate pantries and markets.D．It treats many a patient from BMC．44．What can be inferred about the curriculum developed by Harlan?A．It appeals to a number of US medical schools.B．It is specially designed for doctors in communities.C．Its content has little to do with medicine.D．Its philosophy is questioned by Dr. Maureen Villasenor.Partway through Wonder, Fifth-grader Auggie Pullman finds himself seated across from a new friend in the school cafeteria. “Have you ever thought about having plastic surgery?” the friend asks.“Dude, this is after plastic surgery. It takes a lot of work to look this good,” Auggie says, running a hand through his hair. In other words, what could be painfully depressing turns out to hold lurking(潜藏的) reserves of humour, which is pretty much the story of Wonder.Auggie, played by Jacob Tremblay, was born with a facial difference, and even after multiple operations, his looks shock his classmates. As he adapts from homeschooling to a new school community, he encounters far worse than that lunchtime scene－one nasty bully(横行霸道者) says he’d kill himself if he looked like Auggie－but he never fully loses heart.The movie is an adaptation of the 2012 novel by R.J.Palacio, which has sold 6 million copies in North America and launched an antibullying campaign, Choose Kind. Palacio has said she got the idea for the story when her young son began crying at the sight of a girl with a facial difference in an ice cream shop. She took her kids out of the shop, but later regretted her reaction. “What I should have done is simply turned to the little girl and started up a conversation and shown my kids that there was nothing to be afraid of,” s he said.Tremblay, 11, who broke out opposite Brie Larson in the 2015 drama Room, has more than a few things in common with Auggie. “We both love Star Wars, we have awesome families,and we love our dogs.” But Tremblay thinks we all can find something in c ommon with the boy. “Everyone’s like Auggie in one very important way: we want to be accepted and treated equally and with kindness.”Julia Roberts, who plays Auggie’s mother, became interested in the part because of her own children, “I read it with my kids and fell so in love with it,” she says of the novel. “This book is such a beautiful and gentle introduction into all kinds of topics, including bullying and intolerance and fear, and what fear makes young people do sometimes.”Both actors have some fami liarity with the subject. “I was picked on quite a bit as a young person,” Roberts says, though she won’t say what for. “Even as a 50-year-old mother of three, it’s not a path I like to go up and down.” Tremblay reveals a bit more. “I have been picked on,”he says, “because I’m kind of short for me age. I told my parents, and that’s one of the best things you can do, because my mom said would never want me to carry negative thoughts on my shoulders alone.”The most challenging parts of filming, says Tremblay, were moments in which he had to cry. Tenderhearted audience members will likely shed tears of their own－especially during scenes between Auggie and his mom, who repeatedly reassures her son that he is worthy of love. But the movie also has its fair share of hijinks(喧闹): for every tear-filled moment, there is a lightsaber battle or silly science project to lighten the mood. This mixture of pity and humor, says Roberts, “was intrinsic(固有的) in the writing in the novel.” But she creditswriter-director Stephen Chbosky with translating that balance into visual terms.As much as the movie impresses the viewer with compassion for the underdogs, it also finds a way to sympathize with the bullies. “I would say to try to take a moment to be conscious of why a perso n that is bullying somebody is behaving that way,” says Roberts, “After all”, she adds, “There’s no child that’s born bully.”45．How did Auggie respond to his friend’s question?A．He felt so embarrassed that he kept reserved.B．He flew off the handle the moment he heard it.C．He answered in a calm but humourous way.D．He spent quite a while finding the right words.46．What inspired the story of Wonder?A．A campaign against bullying in North America.B．Palacio’s kids being picked on by their classmates.C．Palacio’s conversation with a girl in an ice cream shop.D．The way Palacio treated a girl with a facial difference.47．According to the passage, the theme of the movie Wonder is ________.A．similar to that of the drama RoomB．focused on the safety of plastic surgeryC．diverse and closely relevant to personal growthD．a reflection of minority groups’ fate in America48．What does paragraph 7 mainly talk about?A．How Julia Roberts got to know Jacob Tremblay.B．Leading actors’ recalling similar experiences to those in Wonder.C．Jacob Tremblay’s breakthrough in his acting career.D．What influence Jacob Tremblay’s mother has on his growth.49．According to Julia Roberts, Stephen Chbosky _______.A．is a great lover of Star Wars and wild animalsB．was moved to tears by Jacob Tremblay’s actingC．is qualified to adapt science fiction into moviesD．succeeded in mixing visual elements with emotion50．What’s Julia Roberts’ attitude towards the bullies?A．Uncaring. B．Negative.C．Sympathetic. D．Cautious.四、任务型阅读阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词，每空格1词。
2019-2020学年江苏省泰州中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析
2019-2020学年江苏省泰州中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AWashington D.C. SightseeingWith the information below, you’re not missing anything in D.C.! Click Here to find the perfect hotel for your stay as well.The Old Town Trolley TourIt offers something for the whole family. Not only will it give them something fun to do, but it will give them a history lesson. This tour will last about three hours and it’s proper for people of all ages.African American History TourBe sure to take this tour because African Americans have had an important role in the making of our country. Take this historical four-hour tour, where you will visit some important sites including Museum of African American History and Culture.Comedy Walks Washington D.C.This is a great experience allowing you to enjoy the capital in a new way. The walking tour lasts for about one hour and thirty minutes, which takes place in less than a mile journey from the starting place.D.C. Twilight TourCheck out the D.C. Twilight Tour for a unique view of some of the most famous sites! What makes this two-hour guided tour truly unique is that you can view many wonderful sites at night time!1.Which tour is recommended to a tourist who is fond of hiking?A.The Old Town Trolley TourB.African American History Touredy Walks WashingtonD.C. D.D.C. Twilight Tour2.Which tour lasts longest?A.The Old Town Trolley TourB.African American History Touredy Walks WashingtonD.C. D.D.C. Twilight Tour3.Where will you read this text most likely?A.In a guidebook.B.In a magazine.C.In a newspaper.D.On the Internet.BThefirst thing we notice about new people are their faces. The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face.Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are most highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill. By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s.Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face.Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people with color1 blindness. Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain color1 s such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different color1 s.There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being, people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they may find a cure.4. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The way to improve one’s face-recognition skills.B. The simple process of the brain to recognize others’ faces.C. The fact that some people have face-recognition problems.D. The importance of face recognition in human communication.5. When do children have the best face-recognition skills?A. At birth.B. Half a year old.C. Nine months old.D. In adolescence.6. What does the underlined word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?A. Depressed.B. Confused.C. Embarrassed.D. Surprised.7. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness?A. People need to take it seriously.B. Certain techniques can make up for it.C. It will be cured in the near future.D. It has the same effect with color1 blindness.CThe beach may seem like an inviting place to run on a cool summer morning, but is running on the sand good for your body? It can be, but it’s important to be aware of the challenges that some beach runners experience before you get ready.Running on the beach can be a good thing. It’s certainly different from running on a track or a pavement. For starters, sand can be a challenge because it has an uneven (不平坦的) surface. As you push off, you’re going to lose some of your push as the sand moves. So, you’re not going to be able to push yourself forward as you would on a track or a pavement. But this unevenness has anupside: It gives your body an extra workout, forcing you to exercise muscles that don’t get as much use during runs on firm surfaces. For example, your feet, ankles and lower back might feel sorer and more tired than usual after a beach run just because the surface is constantly moving and changing step to step.You also might feel sore afterward because beaches tend to slope (倾斜) down to the water. If you’re going for a long run on the beach, you might notice that one side of your body might feel sorer because you’re putting more pressure on it due to the slope.Some beach runners prefer to run barefoot — not wearing anything on feet. However, if you’re not used to barefoot running, start slowly and don’t run long distances at first. That’s because running barefoot uses more different muscles than running with shoes does, and it’s important to strengthen these muscles and adapt your feet. If you want to run barefoot and as long as you run carefully enough into it, go for it!Running on the sand can be a smart choice for you, because running on softer ground surfaces can reduce muscle damage.8. Why is it difficult to run on the beach for starters?A. The soft surface makes people fall over easily.B. People need to run carefully on its smooth surface.C. Running on its uneven surface takes much effort.D. It’s hard to keep one’s balance on its hard surface.9. Which of the following best explains “upside” underlined in Paragraph 2?A. Advantage.B. Reason.C. Character.D. Challenge.10. What’s the author’s attitude to barefoot running?A. Critical.B. Supportive.C. Doubtful.D. Uncaring.11. The passage can probably be found in ______.A. A primary school textbookB. A tourist guideC. A sports magazineD. A scientific reportDWatching what you eat can be easier said than done, but a recent study shows it might not just be about what's on your plate — it could be about how quickly it disappears.Japanese researchers followed 1,083 adultsfor five years, splitting them into three categories based on how quickly they ate: slow, normal, and fast. They also answered a questionnaire at the beginning of the study, sharing their diet, physical activity, and medical history. In the beginning, none of the volunteers had metabolic syndrome (新陈代谢综合征) - meaning at least three risk factors — which can lead to health problems like heart conditions and diabetes.When the participants reported back five years later 84 had been diagnosed (诊断) with metabolic syndrome — and their eating speed was a major predictor, according to the results in the journal Circulation. The fast eaters were 89 percent more likely to have metabolic syndrome than slow and normal eaters. Just 2.3 percent of slow eaters received the diagnosis, compared to 11.6 percent of fast eaters. But that's not all. Fast eaters also saw more weight gain, larger waistlines, and higher blood sugar levels than slow eaters.The researchers saygobblingmakes it easier not to take notice of fullness before your body has a chance to signal you to stop. “So when people eat fast they are more likely to overeat,” said Takayuki Yamaji, MD, study author and cardiologist at Hiroshima University in Japan in a statement.Previous research backs up the weight benefits of slow eating, too. One study of New Zealand women found fast eaters have higher body-mass indexes (指数), and a Chinese study found that both healthy and fat men ate less when told to chew 40 times instead of 15 times before swallowing. Initial research even suggests chewing yourfood longer could bum more calories - up to about 1,000 extra every month.12. What are the participants divided by?A. Medical history.B. Health condition.C. Physical activity.D. Eating speed.13. Which may be the result of the study?A. Fast eaters are 4 times more likely to have metabolic syndrome.B. Normal and slow eaters don’t have metabolic illness.C. 89% of fast eaters have higher blood pressure.D. Slow caters are healthier than fast eaters.14. What does the underlined word “gobbling” in Paragraph 4 best mean?A. Tasting slowly.B. Digesting quickly.C. Eating greedily.D. Cooking carefully.15. What does the last paragraph tell us?A. The importance of eating speed.B. The advantage of eating slowly.C. The result of a Chinese study.D. Fast eating and overeating.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2019届江苏省高考英语模拟试卷(4)(含答案)
2019届江苏省高考英语模拟试卷（4）英语试题(考试时间:120分钟,满分:120分)说明:请将第Ⅰ卷各题答案按要求填涂在答题卡上。
第I卷(三部分,共85分)第一部分:听力(共两节,满分20分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍1. What might the woman be good at?A. Looking after kidsB. Taking care of elderly peopleC. Helping people find jobs2. What's on the girl's notebook cover?A. FlowersB. A superstar.C. Cartoon animals.3. What is the man going to do first this afternoon?A. Finish his speech draft.B. Go to the woman’s clubC. Pick up his son from school.4. What are the speakers in a hurry to do?A. Buy a mapB. Attend a meetingC. Find Mr. Darwin5. Where will the speakers have a talk?A. In a park.B. In an officeC. In a cafe第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
2019-2020学年泰州实验学校高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析
2019-2020学年泰州实验学校高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AConsumer Electronics Show (CES) is a global stage where the world’s next-generation inventions are introduced towards the marketplace, and lots of companies are participating. Here are several of the amazing inventions that were introduced at the showin 2020.August Wi-Fi Smart LockIt's an intelligent door lock to protect your home, and it works on Wi-Fi. The lock doesn’t require any additional hardware to attach to it and can be used with the existing door lock. The owner can remotely access the door from anywhere to lock or unlock and can provide guest keys to family or friends. It keeps statistics and records of your door’s “lock”, “unlock”, and who have visited.Motion PillowIt’s a pillow developed for anyone who has a snoring (打鼾) problem. The solution box detects, records, and analyses the sleeping person’s snoring patterns. By changing the internal airbag’s pressure, it fixes the position of the sleeping person’s neck and head gently to improve his breathing. Three layers of noise-reducing material minimize the user’s sleeping disturbance.Ao AirIt’s a high-tech face-covering wearable air purifier with no tight seal on the mouth and nose. The purifier pulls air inside through a filtration (过滤) process and uses fans to createa clean area in front of the device. It’s designed in such a way that it can clean more than 98 % of PM2.5 through filtration.Transparent HoodThe company Continental showed off this revolutionary invention at CES 2020 that got the Best Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation Award. It’s a technology that gives the driver the ability to see barriers and blind spots from the driving seat. Four cameras take surrounding pictures so that the driver can see the real-time blind spots and prevent even parking damage too.1.Who is the text mainly intended for?A.The general public.B.The science lovers.C.The electronic companies.D.The college students.2.Which of the following descriptions of Motion pillow is correct?A.It’s intended for all those who can’t sleep well.B.It can help sleepers breathe smoothly.C.It can remove the noise around to help people sleep.D.Its pressure is changed by sleepers themselves.3.What can we infer from the text?A.August Wi-Fi Smart Lock helps improve the safety of homes.B.Ao Air produces fresh air for its users.C.Motion Pillow reduces material to minimize sleeping disturbance.D.Transparent Hood helps make driving safer and easier.BI dropped out of college after my first year. Three years later, I returned to college after having been stuck in a dead-end job, working at a department store. I saw school as my way out. But I quickly found myself up against the same problems that had caused me to give up before. I was in over my head with college-level algebra (代数) and a heavy workload of reading and writing homework. In addition, I was still unsure of my career (职业) direction。
江苏省泰州市泰州中学2021届高三下学期5月四模英语试题 Word版含答案
江苏省泰州中学2021届高三年级第四次模拟考试英语试卷时长：120分钟总分：150分第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
ANo matter what you're interested in Atlanta has museums for you. Here are museums you can't miss on a trip to Atlanta.Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory UniversityYou don't need to travel the world to find art from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Near East. Fancy collections are housed here, located on the quadrangle （四方院子）of Emory University's campus. It's one of the premier ancient art museums in the Southeast.Visiting Tip: Download a podcast discussing how to view the collections in unusual ways. Free admission.Atlanta History CenterStart with native peoples who lived in what is now Georgia. Move into the Civil War era and see where Margaret Mitchell wrote her masterpiece, Gone With the Wind, or learn about Civil Rights hero Dr. Martin Luther King. Here you'11 explore the city's origins and its accomplishments and tragedies.Visiting Tip: The restored Atlanta Cyclorama, a painting of the Battle of Atlanta, re-opens in February 2019.Center for Civil and Human RightsFrom the American civil rights movements to what's happening around the world today, it tells stories and inspires action. Visitors can see Dr. Martin Luther King's personal papers and other items, while interactive displays help them understand what it was like to be a Freedom Rider. Despite the tragedies, the museum offers hope for a brighter future.Visiting Tip: Record your own civil rights story. The staff will show them on the center's walls.Wonderland Museum of AtlantaA visit to the museum is child's play. Kids from 10 months to 8 years old won't even realize they're learning while they play in interactive zones. Education is disguised （伪装）as fun in this inviting museum, where children can pop into programs about music and movement, science, and more.Visiting Tip: Let little Picassos create masterpieces on the Paint Wall in the Arts Studio. The price is not included in your admission ticket.21. What is special about Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University?A. It is accessible to visitors free of chargeB. It is only intended for Emory University graduatesC. It is the most famous ancient art museum in the USD. It houses ancient arts from every continent of the globe22. What do Atlanta History Center and Center for Civil and Human Rights have in common?A. Teenagers can enjoy free admissionB. Martin Luther King are rememberedC. Classic tragedies are staged all day longD. They feature historical paintings on the wall23. Which museum caters to children who are fond of hands-on activities?A. Atlanta History CenterB. Wonderland Museum of AtlantaC. Center for Civil and Human RightsD. Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory UniversityBMy father Earl was to take two-lane highways all the way from Chicago to New York. "This way," he explained, "we'll actually see where we're going. I hate turnpikes（收费高速公路）, Virgil." There were other reasons for taking highways: no fee to pay, cheaper gas stations, and a chance to shop for food.He had me laughing from the moment we left town. I'd never seen him in better spirits. He did imitations, told stories and made remarks to the waitresses in the restaurants we'd stopped in every three hours, highly praising their cooking skills.Earl asked me to keep an eye out for hitchhikers（搭便车白勺人）,so we might have someone to share the driving. My father had, however, tough standards of selecting hitchhikers. We passed teenagers, soldiers and old men, and each time Earl had a different excuse for not stopping.Finally, my heart was filled with uncontrollable anger. "Why don't you ever stop? It's not fair to look at people and then not stop."Earl looked at my face. "I don't know. Virgil," he said. "I think the reason is that I don't want anyone in the car. We never have any time alone and I like it with just the two of us.”Hearing what he said, I felt tears welling up in my eyes. How wonderful, yet disturbing and unprepared I was to hear it.We pulled in for the night some twelve hours after leaving Chicago and checked into a nameless motel. It was in this motel that my father and I spent one of the best nights of our lives. He watched TV with me for a while and he begged a pack of cards from the motel manager and did card tricks for me---a skill I had no idea he possessed. Then my father and I played a card game and we were so comforted by the game that we took the pack with us when we drove out for a late night snack of ham and eggs.The sky was filled with stars. After turning off all the lights, we whispered to each other in bed, like boys who fear they might be overheard. I don't remember what I said, but I was sure he was listening.24. Why did Earl refuse to take those hitchhikers?A. He was doubtful about them.B. He wanted to be with his son alone.C. They didn't meet Earl’s tough standards.D. He had to reach New York as soon as possible.25. Which of the following interested Earl and Virgil most at the motel?A. Playing cards.B. Watching TV.C. Telling stories.D. Enjoying snacks.26. What was particularly unforgettable for Virgil during the trip?A. The clear sky that night.B. His father's affection for him.C. The thrill of visiting new places.D. The card tricks Earl did that night.27. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To describe a beautiful night.B. To reflect on a difficult decision.C. To acknowledge a lifelong regret.D. To share a memorable experience.CThe European Union (EU) has announced a broad new transport plan which aims to cut back on carbon emissions over the next three decades. The European Commission presented its “Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy" on Wednesday. According to the Commission, its strategy focuses on making Europe's transport system “sustainable, smart and resilient".By 2030, aims for the strategy include: at least 30 million zero-emission cars on the road, “market-ready" zero-emission marine vessels, and the large-scale application of automated mobility. Other targets for the next decade include the development of more cycling infrastructure. And by 2035, it wants “zero-emission large aircraft" to be market-ready. Further ahead, the Commission says “nearly all cars, vans, buses as well as new heavy-duty vehicles will be zero-emission” by the middl e of this century.“By carrying out this strategy, we'll create a more efficient and resilient transport system, which is on a firm pathway to slash emissions in line with our European Green Deal goals,” said Adina Valean, the commissioner for transport. The European Green Deal refers to the European Commission's plan for the European Union to be climate neutral by 2050.While authorities in Europe were eager to play up the strategy and emphasize the potential effects of its goals, some environmental organizations offered a different viewpoint. In a statement reacting to the plans, the European Unit of Greenpeace said the Commission's proposal didn't “suggest setting a reduction target for air travel, nor the number of privately owned cars"."While it does suggest that 'collective travel' (e.g. via air, rail and bus) under 500 km in theEU be carbon neutral by 2030, it nevertheless falls short of binding measures, such as a ban on short-distance flightswhere there's a greener alternative like rail,” the gr oup added. "It also fails to set an end date for the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines."Elsewhere, the European Cyclists5 Federation, Cycling Industries Europe and Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry gave what they described as a “careful welcome” to the strategy's "positive statements about cycling55. They stated that “a lot more work" was required to “identify how more ambitious change can be built into the Commission's action plans”. The associations then went on to express their regret that the strategy had “not yet set specific milestones for cycling as a transport mode in the transport system of the future”.28. What does the new transport plan mainly focus on?A. Various means of transportation.B. People's traffic safety awareness.C. Chief functions of future vehicles.D. Environmental benefits of transport.29, What does the underlined word “slash" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. removeB. affectC. reduceD. limit30. What can we know about the Commission's proposal?A. It fails to satisfy the real needs of the public.B. It meets opposition from some organizations.C. It increases the government's financial burden.D. It sets many economic targets that are unrealistic.31. What is the associations' attitude towards the new strategy?A. Casual.B. Cautious.C. Positive.D. Friendly.DIn order to help detect spoilage (变质)and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers have developed new low-cost, smart phone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.One in three UK consumers throw away food just because it reaches the use — by date (保存期)，but 60% (4.2 million tonnes) of the £12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away each year is safe to eat.The researchers, whose findings were published in ACS Sensors, say the sensors could also eventually replace the use — by date — a widely used indicator of being fresh and eatable.The sensors cost two US cents each to make. Known as “paper-based electrical gas sensors (PEGS)”, they detect spoilage gases like ammonia (a poisonous gas with a strong unpleasant smell) in meat and fish products. The information provided by the electronic nose is received by a smart phone, and then you can know whether the food is fresh and safe to eat.The Imperial College London researchers who developed PEGS made the sensors by printing carbon electrodes (电极)onto a special type of paper. The materials are eco-friendly and harmless, so they don't damage the environment and are safe to use in food packaging. The sensors, combined with a tiny electronic system, theninform nearby mobile devices, which identify and understand the data about spoilage gases.Lead author Dr Firat Guder of Imperial's Department of Bioengineering, said, “Although they're designed to keep us safe, use — by dates can lead to eatable food being thrown away. They don't always reflect its actual freshness. In fact, people often get sick from food-borne diseases due to poor storage, even when an item is within its use —by date.”"These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within three years. Our goal is to use PEGS in food packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste.”The authors hope that PEGS could have applications beyond food processing, like sensing chemicals in agriculture, air quality, and detecting disease markers in breath like those involved in kidney disease.32. What is the function of PEGS according to the text?A. To improve the service of stores.B. To help supermarkets store foods.C. To help people test food freshness.D. To improve the taste of food products.33. What role does the smart phone play while PEGS are functioning?A. It acts as an electronic nose.B. It helps print the gas sensors onto paper.C. It reads the data collected by PEGS.D. It discovers the spoilage gases from foods.34. What does Dr Firat Guder say about use — by dates?A. They are not completely reliable.B. They can help reduce food waste.C. They are not accepted by consumers.D. They are based on scientific research.35. What docs the author mainly talk about in the text?A. The process of researching spoilage sensors.B. A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste.C. Use — by dates' influence on supermarkets and consumers.D. The application of spoilage sensors beyond food processing.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
2019-2020学年江苏省泰州中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析
2019-2020学年江苏省泰州中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AArtificial intelligence (Al) is practically everywhere today. There are so many products out there which use Al. Some are being developed, some are already in use, and some failed and are being improved, so it’s very difficult to name a few of them and regard them as the best.ViIt is an Al personal trainer which is mainly concerned with fitness and coaching. It, however, requires the use of bio-sensing earphones and other fitness tracking equipment! It can play your favourite music while you work out and all you have to worry about is the exercise you're doing.Deep TextDo you ever wonder how an ad appears suddenly just when you are looking for something similar? This is because of Deep Text. It uses real-time consumer information to produce data which in turn is used to target consumers. Thus, if you search online for flight tickets fromBangaloretoDelhi, it is very likely that an ad relating to hotels inDelhiwill soon follow.Hello EggIf you live alone and miss your mother because you always miss your breakfast or don’t know what to eat for dinner, then Hello Egg is exactly what you are looking for. A very healthy choice of the 2-minute noodles and oats, Hello Egg provides you with a detailed weekly meal plan about the needs of your body. It is truly a modern AI-powered home cooking tool for the young.WordsmithYou can put Mr. Smith into your Microsoft Excel using their free API, and let it write up detailed analysis of the stories behind your numbers. It can produce detailed reports on thousands of pages of spreadsheets in seconds.1. What can we learn about Vi from the text?A. It is an AI music player.B. It is a bio-sensing earphone.C. It doesn't work without bio-sensing earphones.D. It can make you more energetic while you work out.2. Which can help you improve cooking skill?A. Deep Text.B. Vi.C. Wordsmith.D. Hello Egg.3. What can Wordsmith do for us?A. Produce a detailed report.B. Provide us with a detailed meal plan.C. Book a ticket ahead of time.D. Offer us information on hotels for traveling.BIt all happened one afternoon in Carl's backyard a few years ago. We had just finished playing stickball, and I was about to go home.“Wait a minute,” Carl yelled. He ran into his house and cameback with a book for me to take home and read. All he said was, “See if you like it.”I said ly nothing. I kept the book for a couple of weeks and then returned it unread. Carl never asked me if I liked it or not. During the following two years Carl lent me three more books. Each time I returned them unread.A few days after graduating from high school, Carl asked, “Benny, which college are you going to?”“I'm not going to college.” I said.“Why not?” he asked.“Because my father can't afford the tuition (学费).” I answered.“Is that it?” Carl asked. “Yes,” I said.I lied. I had no intention of going back to school now that I was out. The following day, Carl knocked on my door and handed me a check for seventy-five dollars from his father along with the bookMartin Eden.“I think that should do it.” he said.Once again I was in shock. I was working full-time in my brother's bakery. I attended two classes atWayneUniversitypart-time at night. Halfway through the semester, after receiving failing grades on exams and essays, I decided there was no way I would ever become a good student and get satisfactory grades. I dropped out of college.One day, curious, I picked up the book, thinking Carl was trying to tell me something. Despite difficulty, I pressed on. By the time I finished the book, I understood why: the main character, Martin Eden, had my own poor educational background, but managed to educate himself and become a published author.4. What do we know about the author?A. He often told lies.B. He quit school unwillingly.C. He had thought little of education before.D. He became a published author.5. What kind of person is Carl?A. Caring.B. Emotional.C. Stubborn.D. Cautious.6. What message does Carl want to convey?A. Reading makes a rich man.B. Reading is the journey of the soul.C. Reading makes a person better known.D.Readingopens up new opportunities.7. What is the best title for the text?A. A strong desire for collegeB. A wish for better educationC. A wise friendD. A wise bookCFrom skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac, TikTok users got creative in a pandemic (流行病) year with new songs, dances and shows in 60 seconds or less.The social mediavideo app on Wednesday shared its list of top 100 videos, creators and trends in America during 2020. “These videos brought joy and inspiration to millions of Americans in the rough year,” said Kudzi Chikumbu, director of creator community at TikTok.The platform has been widely associated with Generation Z (people born after 1996), millennials (people born in the 1980s or 1990s) and influencers who have started careers based on the shared videos.The Weeknd'sBlinding Lightsand Jason Derulo's Savage Loveinspired TikTok dance challenges that made them among the top songs used on the app.For some TikTok creators, the pandemic itself became inspiration to create a connection with other users. Comedian Caitlin Reilly used the app during quarantine (隔离) to make fun of those annoying coworkers for one of the top liked videos. And singer Curtis Roach made an song for the endless days at home with his song Bored in the House.The second most popular video was an Idaho man named Nathan Apodaca who shot to fame after coolly singing Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, while skateboarding on a highway.But the most liked TikTok video was awarded to Bella Poarch with 45 million followers, who created a simple but interesting video with a few seconds of well-timed head nods and eye rolls.While the app might be designed for youth, Chikumbu said that the growth of TikTok this year has pushed it more into mainstream culture. “You're seeing everyone from the teenager to the college students with their parents and then their grandparents all making videos,” said Chikumbu. “And now TikTok trulytranscendsgenerations, particularly in this year when people had a lot of time to dig in and not only watch, but try.”8. What do we know about The Weeknd?A. He created the famous song Dreams.B. He started a career based on shared videos.C. He is probably a popular singer on TikTok.D. He organized the TikTok dance challenges.9. What did Curtis Roach think of his life during quarantine?A. Meaningful.B. Peaceful.C. Content.D. Uninteresting.10. The most popular TikTok video in 2020 was created by ______.A. Caitlin ReillyB. Curtis RoachC. Nathan ApodacaD. Bella Poarch11. What does the underlined word “transcends” in the last paragraph mean?A. Makes use of.B. Goes beyond.C. Calls on.D. Takes charge of.DResearchers at CU Boulder have developed a wearable device that changes the human body into a biological battery. The device is stretchy(弹性的) enough that you can wear it like a ring, sport band or any other thing that touches your skin. It also taps into a person's natural heat-employing thermoelectric generators to change the body's internal temperature into electricity. "In the future, we want to be able to power your wearable electronics without having to include a battery," said Jianliang Xiao, an associate professor at CU Boulder.The concept may sound like something out of The Matrix film series, in which a race of robots have enslavedhumansto harvest their precious organic energy. Xiao and his colleagues aren't that ambitious: Their devices can generate about 1 volt (伏特) of energy for every square centimeter of skin space-less volt per area than what most existing batteries provide but stillenough to power electronics like watches or fitness trackers.Scientists have previously experimented with similar wearable devices, but Xiao's is stretchy, can heal itself when damaged and is fully recyclable-making it a cleaner alternative to traditional electronics. "Whenever you use a battery, you're depleting(消耗) that battery and will, eventually, need to replace it," Xiao said. "The nice thing about our device is that you can wear it, and it provides you with constant power."Just pretend that you're out for a jog. As you exercise, your body heats up, and thatheat will radiate out to the cool air around you. Xiao's device captures that flow of energy rather than let it go to waste. "The thermoelectric generators are in close contact with the human body, and they can use the heat that would normally be sent into the environment," Xiao said.12. What does Xiao expect of his device at present?A. It will be used for medical purposes.B. It will be made smaller and wearable.C. It will change natural power into electricity.D. It will supply constant power to wearable devices.13. Why does the author mentionThe Matrixseries in the text?A. To give an explanation.B. To make a comparison.C. To introduce a topic.D. To analyze the cause.14. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?A. The strengths of Xiao's device.B. The convenience of using a battery.C. The replacement of wearable devices.D. The development of traditional electronics.15. What do we know about Xiao's device from the text?A. It operates with plenty of power.B. It is designed for practical use.C. It benefits people's health in a way.D. It's based on traditional electronics.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2019-2020学年泰州实验学校高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析
2019-2020学年泰州实验学校高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ASan Francisco Bay Area is a great place if you're a sports fan as you'll find several events all year round and plenty of team pride. If you are anywhere close to the area during a game,these fantastic sports events are here for you.San Francisco Giants BaseballThe San Francisco Giants baseball team plays in SF at Oracle Park. This is a fun ballpark because it's always packed with great energy and offers views of the bay. It's one of the most popular San Francisco sports events. The Giants are part of the National League West Division. Since their arrival here in 1958,they have been World Series Champions three times.Golden State Warriors BasketballThe fan base of the Golden State Warriors distributes the whole San Francisco Bay Area as this region's only NBA team.Their regular season runs from late October through mid-April, and all home games are played at the Chase Center in San Francisco.In total, the Warriors has won six NBA championships.San Francisco 49ers FootballThe 49ers are San Francisco's NFL team, though they have recently moved to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, about an hour south of SF. The football team was named for the prospectors (探矿者) who arrived in the area in 1849 for the Gold Rush. They’ve won 5 Super Bowl championships, all between 1981 and 1994.San Jose Sharks HockeyThe San Jose Sharks represent the Bay Area in hockey (冰球).They were founded in 1991 as the only Bay Area team to compete in the NHL. Sharks fans love going to these San Francisco sports events at the SAP Center,which they call the Shark Tank,located about an hour southeast of SF.1.Where can a sports fan have a good view of the area?A.The Oracle Park.B.The Chase Center.C.Levi's Stadium.D.The SAP Center2.Which team has claimed the most titles according to the text?A.The Giants.B.The Golden State Warriors.C.The 49ers.D.The San Jose Sharks.3.Where is the passage probably taken from?A.A book review.B.A news report.C.A science fiction.D.A tourist magazine.BI was checking out at the supermarket counter on Wednesday night, ready to pay for my bananas, when all ofa sudden, fear came upon me. My wallet was gone. And I could only have left it one place: the G9 bus, from which I had gotten off minutes earlier and which was now speeding to some stops. The moment of realizing it was gone was followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the credit cards, the driver's license, the expensive lipstick ($ 55!).Two hours after I was back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband answered while I sat in the dining room on the phone with a credit card company. "Does Jennifer live here?" I heard someone say. In her hand was my wallet, without a penny missing. She left before I could offer my gratitude to her.After I posted the story, I heard from her boyfriend, who identified the good citizen as Erin Ball, a 26-year-old girl working for a trade organization.Once I figured out her, I called to thank her. She said she spotted my wallet and thought that it's more dangerous to go to a stranger's house than leaving the wallet with the driver, but she still decided to take the chance. "If I were in that situation, I would want someone to try to find me," she said. Ball doesn't find her actions particularly excellent. She added, "It's not hard to do small things for people."After Ball found my wallet, she decided to post a picture of my driver's license online before going to my house, trying to see if anyone knew me. No sooner had she left my doorstep than I got emails from two neighbors who recognized my face, both offering to help me find my missing property.Ball found my house on a bitterly cold night for which I was extremely grateful. Looking back, I'm not surprised someone had wanted to help a stranger. A warm current of honesty and harmony is running through this town.4. What do we know about the author according to paragraph 1?A. She missed the G9 bus.B. She paid for her bananas.C. She replaced the credit cards.D. She found she had left her wallet on the bus.5. Who helped the author find Ball?A. The G9 driver.B. The girl's boyfriend.C. The author's neighbors.D. The author's husband.6. What did Ball do first after finding the wallet?A. Ball called the author.B. Ball went to the author's house.C. Ball gave the wallet to the bus driver.D. Ball posted a photo of the author's driving license.7. Which of the following best describes Erin Ball?A. Humorous and kind.B. Generous and demanding.C. Honest and warm-hearted.D. Caring and outgoing.CTen years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people were always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experienced ill fortune. I placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky. Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my research. Over the years I have interviewed them, monitored their lives and had them take part in various experiments.In one of the experiments, I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, asking them to look through it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper, saying, “Tell the experimenter you have seen this and you will win $50.” This message took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone in the face, but the unlucky people tended to miss it and the lucky people tended to spot it.Unlucky people are generally more nervous than lucky people, and this anxiety affects their ability to notice the unexpected. As a result, they miss opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to gatherings concentrating on finding their perfect partners and miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types ofjobs.Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for. My research eventually showed that lucky people are skilled at noticing opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition (直觉), are open to new experiences, and adopt a never-say-die attitude that transforms bad luck into good luck.8. What’s the purpose of the author’s research?A. To discover what luck means to people.B. To find lucky people and unlucky people.C. To distinguish between good luck and bad luck.D. To figure out why people are always lucky or unlucky.9. Why did the unlucky people miss the message in the experiment?A. There was too much information to be read in detail.B. They were too focused on looking for photographs.C. It took too much time to go through newspapers.D. The words were too small to be noticed.10. What leads to lucky people’s good fortune?A. Their ability to spot opportunities.B. Their ability to become relaxed.C. Their ability to communicate.D. Their ability to make friends.11. What’s the key message of the last paragraph?A. What lucky people are looking for.B. How lucky people generate good luck.C. What lucky people can do with opportunities.D How lucky people transform bad luck into good luck.DMark Bertram, 46, lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand became trapped in a fan belt. “It's life-changing but it's not life-ending,” he says. “Doing work is harder now. Everything is just a little different.”After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to make light of his condition by asking Eric Catalano, a tattoo (纹身) artist, to create fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in the studio laugh—until they saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio. “Everything turned from funny to wow.”When Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails that looked so real that no one could believe their eyes, he had no idea the image would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world.The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical (辅助医疗的) tattooing. Now people with life-altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop. They enter Eternal Ink looking for the artistic healing they saw online. Using flesh-toned (肉色的) inks and a needle, Catalano transforms his clients' view of themselves.Leslie Pollan, 32, a dog breeder in Oxford, was bitten on the face by a puppy in 2014. She underwent countless surgeries to correct a scar on her lip.“Plastic surgery gave me no hope,” she says. “So I looked for other options.” She ultimately traveled six hours to meet with Catalano. He hid Pollan's lip scar, giving her back a piece of her confidence.“ You don't understand until you've been through it,” Pollan says. “It made me have a different look on life.”Catalano performs up to eight reconstructive tattoos. While he charges $100 per regular tattoo, he doesn't charge for paramedical tattoos. “Financially, it doesn't make sense,” Catalano says. “But every time I see that emotion from my customers, I'm 100 percent sure this is something that I can't stop doing.”12. What best describes people's attitude when first hearing of fingernail tattoos?A. Indifferent.B. Ridiculous.C. Confident.D. Surprised.13. What did Catalano do to help Leslie Pollan?A. He drew an artistic puppy.B. He inked scars on her face.C. He created a lip tattoo.D. He performed plastic surgeries on her.14. What can we infer from the passage?A. Cosmetic surgery is of no use.B. Tattoos earn Mark Bertram a good fame.C. Catalano is a kind and generous person.D. Fingernail tattoos are popular around the world.15. What could be the best title for the text?A. A Life-changing EventB. Miracle TattoosC. An Amazing ArtistD. A Promising Business第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
【20套精选试卷合集】泰州市重点中学2019-2020学年高考英语模拟试卷含答案
高考模拟英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，测试时间120分钟。
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AGrowing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties（地方特色菜）in Germany, Spain and France. At Y ale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handed frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key.“Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, Lieberman got the job.21. We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family __________.A. love cooking at homeB. have relatives in EuropeC. often hold partiesD. own a restaurant22. The Food Network got to know Lieberman __________.A. at one of his partiesB. from his teachersC. on a television programD. through his taped show23. What does the underlined word “charisma” in the text refer to?A. A way to show one’s achievement.B. A natural ability to attract others.C. Lieberman’s after-class interest.D. Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.24. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.C. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.D. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.BWomen are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it’s all down to the hormone oxytocin (荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently.“Women tend to be social in their behavior. They often share with others. But men tend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social statu s,” said Professor Ryan.Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions (互动) such as falling in love or giving birth.But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship.Professor Ryan’s recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37. Half of the participants received oxytocin. The other half received placebo (安慰剂).After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same procedure with the other material.Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men’s ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.Professor Ryan thus concluded “Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people’s abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and wome n are caused by biological factors that are mainly hormonal.”25. What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?A. Oxytocin.B. Placebo.C. The gesture.D. The social status.26. What can we learn from Professor Ryan’s previous experiment?A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.B. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love.C. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people's behavior differences.D. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others’success.27. Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?A. To know the differences between friendship and competition.B. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.C. To know the differences between friendship and competition.D. To know people’s different abilities to answer questions.28. The author develops the text by __________.A. explaining people's behaviorsB. describing his own experiencesC. discussing research experimentsD. distinguishing sexual differencesCIf doctors want to test you for something, they’ll usually take a blood or urine sample (尿样). But wouldn’t it be much more convenient if they just asked you to breathe through a special instrument?In fact, your breath can say a lot about you. In traditional Chinese medicine, doctors draw a conclusion about the health state of a patient based on the smell of his or her breath; trained dogs and rats can identify the smells of the breaths of people suffering from certain cancers; traffic police also monitor drivers’ alcohol consumption by testing their breaths.Just like blood and urine, your breath contains lots of “ metabolites ” --- the waste chemicals that the body produces, which vary from person to person. They are like personal health fingerprints, which is why scientists sometimes call them “ breath prints”, according to Science Daily.Compared to blood or urine testing, breath testing takes only seconds instead of hours, and it requires neither a needle nor a container to hold the body fluids (体液). This means the test can be taken frequently to better detect early signs of diseases and monitor the progress of a medical treatment.On the other hand, as an identifier, you might think that breaths are not as reliable as fingerprints since they might change based on what you eat. However, researchers in urich, Switzerland mapped 11 healthy volunteers’ chemical patterns by having them breathe through a special instrument, and they found that each pattern was unique and the patterns didn’t change much throughout the day, reported BBC.“Our goal is to develop breath analysis to the point where it becomes competitive with the established analysis of blood and urine,” said Malcolm ohler, professor at the University Hospital urich.29. According to the text we know that __________.A. breath varies from person to person based on foodB. your breath may give you away if you are not carefulC. doctors can test one’s breath to find about his illnessD. dogs can identify people with certain cancers30. In comparison with blood or urine testing, breath testing is __________.A. comfortable and convincingB. traditional and reliableC. accurate and competitiveD. quick and convenient31. What is the author’s attitude toward breath testing?A. Doubtful.B. Approving.C. Unconcerned.D. Worried.32. What can we infer from the text?A. Breath testing is reliable and may have a bright future.B. Blood or urine testing will be less used in medical treatment.C. Doctors have found the best way to detect early signs of diseases.D. Traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular.DEvery year, the fascinating tourist destinations below are attracting travelers from home and abroad to St. Louis, which, founded in 1764 by French traders, today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States.★American ennel Club Museum of the DogDog lovers who visit St. Louis won’t want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, watercolors, and a variety of other dog art objects. The Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is $5 for adults,$2.50 for seniors, and $1 for children up to 14.★Anheuser Busch BreweryThe Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free.★Gateway ArchDesigned by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel t o build. It is the tallest of the country’s National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one million people per year come to the top of the Arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.★The St. Louis ooFirst version of the St. Louis oo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair, but now it has grown into one of the chief zoos in the world. The passenger train takes visitors around the oo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species.The oo is open every day but Christmas and New Year, with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM, and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the oo is free.33. If you are interested in how to make beer, you can visit __________.A. Gateway ArchB. The St. Louis ooC. Anheuser Busch BreweryD. American ennel Club Museum of the Dog34. Which of the following statements about Gateway Arch is TRUE?A. It was designed by two famous Italian architects.B. People can see the city clearly on the top of the arch.C. It took 900 tons of stainless steel and cement to build.D. It is the largest of the country’s National Monuments.35. If you plan to visit the St. Louis oo, you can go there _____.A. at 930 a.m. on New Year’s DayB. at 530 p.m. in winterC. at 830 a.m. in summerD. at 500 p.m. on Christmas Day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。