揭阳市一模(英语)试题

揭阳市2018年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试英语本试卷分三部分。

满分120分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卡上填写自己的准考证号、姓名、试室号和座位号。

用2B型铅笔把答题卡上试室号、座位号对应的信息点涂黑。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B型铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡整洁。

考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AMost people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be tough. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their diets and their dining-out experience.OpenTableOpenTable helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. OpenTable is a free service that shows users restaurant availability based on where and when they want to dine. OpenTable gives users points when they make reservations. The points can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.When users make reservations through OpenTable, they get an email confirmation. They can also add the reservation directly to their electronic calendar.Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing AppWine and cheese can be a great combination. But which wines go best with which cheeses?Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing App can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing App is free for iPhone and iPad.1 / 10Epicurious appEpicurious is a free app and website to help users find recipes and become better cooks. The app has more than 30,000 recipes and can create a shopping list based on the ingredients in a recipe.Users can search by ingredients or by vegetables that are in season where they live. The app also rates recipes for popularity and other qualities. Users also provide advice about making the recipes.CalorificWhat does 200 calories look like? It can be hard to picture. For example, 200 calories of broccoli （西兰花）and 200 calories of cake look very different! The Calorific app shows just that. Calorific provides images of 200 calories worth of food.The app also provides the weight of each food pictured. The app is free for iPad and iPhone.HarvestAn app called Harvest informs users about seasonal fruits and vegetables in different areas.This can be helpful in planning meals. Harvest also tells about pesticide（杀虫剂）use and organic food. Users can learn the best way to safely store food.21. OpenTable can be used to _______.A. reserve a hotel in advanceB. book meals ahead of timeC. access information about calendarsD. obtain news concerning discounts22. Which of the following is WRONG according to the advertisement?A. OpenTable gives users points leading to discounts on restaurant visits.B. All the apps mentioned are free of charge for all the users.C. Epicurious app can provide advice about making the recipes.D. Calorific can help people who go on a diet.23. What do we know about Harvest?A. It keeps pesticide use a secret.B. It gives discounts to seasonal fruits.C. It mainly recommends organic food.D. It tells how to keep food fresh longer.BSchools across the world are trying to come up with solutions to keep students active. Some are replacing traditional classroom chairs with exercise balls or standing desks. At Ward Elementary School in Winston, North Carolina, students have adopted a new program that requires riding fixed bikes while reading.“Read and Ride” is the creation of school counselor Scott Ertl, who came up with the idea2 / 10while he was exercising and reading at the gym. Believing it would be a fun way to convince students to become more active, he placed one in the corner of his classroom and encouraged them to use it during independent reading classes.It was so popular that Ertl decided to add more bikes and offer the “Read and Ride” program to the entire school. Today Ward Elementary has a dedicated exercise room filled with bikes that can be used by students while completing their daily reading assignments.Besides making reading more fun, the program also helps students exercise at a comfortable pace without the pressure that comes with regular sports-related activities. It is also a perfect way to release energy during days when the weather is not helpful to outdoor activities.However, the program’s academic benefits are the most important. A year after Read and Ride was introduced at Ward Elementary School, students actively involved in the program demonstrated an astonishing 83% reading proficiency. Those that had not taken advantage of the exercise bikes tested at a much lower, 41%.Though the substantial improvement in academic achievement cannot all be attributed to programs like “Read and Ride”, experts believe they are a significant contributor. That’s because studies have shown that physical activity stimulates（刺激） brain cells and helps prepare it for learning. As word of the difference made by this easy to execute exercise program spreads, don’t be surprised to fi nd schools across the country adopt “Read and Ride” for their students.24. What is the new program at Ward Elementary School?A. Kids ride bikes as they read.B. Kids exercise balls and read at the gym.C. Kids sit at desks for long while reading.D. Kids do outdoor activities during lessons.25. How do the students at Ward Elementary School benefit from the program?A. They exercise with high pressure.B. They feel reading fun and learn better.C. They improve their sense of competition.D. They are instructed to read at the same pace.26. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The program may be more and more popular.B. Schools doubt whether the program is available.C. Physical activities prevent kids from learning more.D. The school achievement depends wholly on the program.3 / 1027. What would be the best title of the passage?A. How to Help Kids Focus on Their StudiesB. Traditional Teaching Should Be BannedC. “Read a nd Ride” ProgramD. Kids Need to Release EnergyCIn spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter’s end. So it’s no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others elevate （提升）the egg into a fancy art, like the heavily jewel-covered “eggs”that were favored by the Russians starting in the 19th century.One ancient form of egg art comes to us from Ukraine. For centuries, Ukrainians have been drawing complicated patterns on eggs. Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate. Eggs are, too.“There’s something about their delicate nature that appeals to me,” says New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Several years ago, she became interested in eggs and learned the traditional Ukrainian technique to draw her very modern characters.“I’ve broken eggs at every stage of the process—from the very beginning to the very, very end.”But there’s an appeal in that vulnerability. “There’s part of this sickening horror of knowing you’re walking on the edge with this, that I kind of like, knowing that it could all fall apart at any second”. Chast’s designs, such as a worried man alone in a tiny rowboat, reflect that delicateness.Traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs also spoke to those fears. The elaborate（精心做成的）patterns were believed to offer protection against evil.“There’s an ancient legend that as long as these eggs are made, evil will not win in the world,” says Joan Brander, a Canadian egg-painter who has been painting eggs for over 60 years, having learned the art from her Ukrainian relatives.The tradition, dating back to 300 B.C., was later incorporated（结合，合并）into the Christian church. The old symbols, however, still endure. A decorated egg with a bird on it, given to a young couple, is a wish for children. A decorated egg thrown into the field would be a wish for a good harvest.28. Why do people in many cultures value the egg highly?A. It is a welcome sign of the coming of spring.B. It is their major source of protein in winter.C. It can easily be made into a work of art.D. It can bring wealth and honor to them.4 / 1029. What do we learn about the decorated "eggs" in Russia?A. They are shaped like jewel cases.B. They are cherished by the rich.C. They are heavily painted in red.D. They are favored as a form of art.30. Why have contemporary artists continued the egg art tradition?A. Eggs serve as an enduring symbol of new life.B. Eggs have an oval（椭圆形的） shape appealing to artists.C. Eggs reflect the anxieties of people today.D. Eggs provide a unique surface to paint on.31. What do we learn from the passage about egg-painting?A. It originated in the eastern part of Europe.B. It has a history of over two thousand years.C. It is the most time-honored form of fancy art.D. It is especially favored as a church decoration.DCrossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people don’t even notice that they’re doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one leg over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blood pressure. The reason for this is that the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart and that crossing one leg over the other increases resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate. This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to push the blood back to the heart. You won’t feel any immediate effects, but repeated, drawn-out increases in blood pressure can cause long-term health issues. So, are you planning to sit for a long period of time? Don’t keep you r legs crossed.“Crossing your legs at the knee can also cause pressure on the major nerve in your leg that passes just below your knee and along the outside of your leg,” explains Richard Graves, a medical expert. This pressure can cause numbness and temporary paralysis (麻痹) of some of the muscles in your foot and leg, preventing you from being able to raise your ankles—what we know as that “pins and needles” sensation. While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or two, repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage.So next time you sit down, try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet on the floor. Not only will it help your posture and stability, but it will also save your health in the long run.5 / 1032. What can we learn about crossing one’s legs?A. It is a very bad social habit.B. It is usually practiced deliberately.C. It can do harm to people’s health.D. It can make others feel uncomfortable.33. According to the study, sitting with your legs crossed can______.A. affect your blood pressureB. resist gravity effectivelyC. lead to heart trouble easilyD. improve the function of legs34. In the third paragraph “pins and needles” probably means______.A. slight sharp painsB. being a little nervousC. serious muscle injuriesD. being highly flexible35. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To compare common habits.B. To give readers some advice.C. To evaluate effects of an experiment.D. To introduce research methods.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。