1、甘肃省白银市届高三英语模拟试题二甘肃省白银市2019届高三英语模拟试题（二）第一部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 AFamily Fun in Canadian Museum of Nature Bring the whole family to rediscover our fully redecorated museum.* WHAT TO SEE AND DOCheck out Whats On for all the events, educational activit
2、ies and HD movies happening during your visit. Care for birds, dive down into the depths at the helm (舵柄) of a research submersible(潜水器) or explore a cave on the first floor. Dont miss our gallery play areas on the third floor when visiting with kids. By visiting here, your children will learn more
3、about nature. Check out Our Exhibitions which presents our special exhibitions and our galleries. Be sure to stop at our Nature Boutique on the second floor for a vast selection of games, books and nature-related souvenirs from 9:30 am until the museum closes for the day.* HOURS, ADMISSION, SERVICES
4、 AND MOREOpening hours: Regular Hours (September 4 -May 31)9 am-5pm except Monday and ThursdaySummer Hours (June 1-September 2) 9 am-6 pm(Saturday-Wednesday)9 am-8 pm(Thursday and Friday)General Admission: Free for members.Adult: $14.50Senior (65+): $12.50Student (18+): $12.50Student (13+): $12.50Ch
5、ild (312): $10.50Tiny Tot (02): FreeA general admission ticket is requiredeven when the price is free, as it is for members and Tiny Totsif you want to see a movie or a special exhibition. Buy a combo that includes both tickets already. Ticket combo includes general admission and a 3D movie.Adult: $
6、18.50Senior (65+): $16.50Student (18+): $16.50Student (13+): $16.50Child (312): $14.50Tiny Tot (02): FreeMember: $3Parking:Paid parking is available on the Canadian Museum of Nature grounds. Rates: $3 per half hourmaximum of $14 per day (until 4:30 am)evening flat rate: $5 (4:30 pm -4:30 am)Charges
7、accumulate (evening and next day) for vehicles that are parked overnight.The Canadian Museum of Nature provides a host of information, images and videos onour websites about nature, such as http:/www.nature.ca/en/family-fun and http:/www.expeditionarctic.ca/. The museum also participates in several
8、social networks. Follow us on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.1. In Canadian Museum of Nature, visitors can _.A. exhibit their own nature-related works B. raise their general awareness of nature C. be trained to drive submersibles professionallyD. buy souvenirs on the second floor as soon a
9、s it opens2. As a member of the museum, you take your wife and two children (13 and 9) driving to pay a whole-day visit to the museum and children enjoy a 3D movie, how much should you pay at least?A. $ 52.5 B. $ 74 C. $ 45.5 D. $ 59.53. What is the purpose of the last part of the text?A. To talk ab
10、out the museums reputation.B. To encourage participation in developing the museum.C. To provide some contact details of the museum.D. To advertise upcoming events for the museum.BAt the age of seven, while his friends were spending their allowances on candy and toys, Jose Adolfo Quisocola, from Peru
11、, came up with the creative idea of an eco-bank, which allows kids of all ages to become economically independent and financially wise while also helping the environment. Established in 2012, The Bartselana Student Bank is the worlds first cooperative bank for kids. Whoever wants to join has to brin
12、g in at least 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of solid waste (paper or plastic) and establish a savings goal. Once accepted, all bank “partners” are required to deposit at least one additional kilogram (2.2 pounds) of recyclables on a monthly basis and obey other requirements, such as attending financial ed
13、ucation and environmental management workshops. The waste accumulated is sold to local recycling companies, who, thanks to some clever negotiation by Jose, pay a higher-than-market rate for everything brought in by Bartselana Student Bank members. The funds received are placed in the individuals acc
14、ount where they collect until his/her savings goal is reached. The account holder can then withdraw his/her money, or choose to leave it and continue to grow for a bigger target. “At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project,” Jose recall
15、s. “They did not understand that we are not the future of the country but its present. Luckily, I had the support of the school principal and an assistant in my classroom. ”The youngsters persistence paid off. Today, the eco-bank, which now has the support of several local institutions, has ten educ
16、ational centers and begins accepting applications from kids all across Peru. On November 20th, 2018, the young boy was awarded the famous Childrens Climate Prize (CCP). “Joses eco-bank is a brilliant way of linking economy and climate impact, both in thought and practice. The potential impact is ama
17、zing,” a judge said. Hopefully, Joses success will inspire more kids and adults to come up with new ideas that create value while helping the environment. As the boy says, “Together we can change the worldwe just need an opportunity”4. For what main purpose was the eco-bank created?A. To educate chi
18、ldren how to spend their allowances. B. To help children become independent from their parents. C. To raise childrens awareness of environmental protection. D. To encourage children to buy whatever they want. 5. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. The history of the eco-bank. B. The requireme
19、nts of membership. C. The wise way to deal with waste. D. The process of running the eco-bank. 6. What is the biggest challenge Jose met at the start of opening the eco-bank?A. Lack of enough support. B. Lack of enough money. C. Lack of relevant experience. D. Lack of relevant knowledge. 7. What can
20、 be a suitable title for the passage?A. An Amazing Boy, Jose B. Recycling does Count MuchC. An Opportunity to Change the World D. An Eco-bank, Economical and EcologicalCExpensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes to take the term “handsfree” to a new levelby talking into them as they make a call. Th
21、e gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost 1,000 a pair. They fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth.Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that sh
22、ows the possibilities of gadget recycling. He uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handb
23、ags.Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new glovesone in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which backed the project, estimates th
24、at there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the UK. The service pays up to 260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, MP3 players and digital cameras.Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope th
25、at my Talk to the Hand project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their p
26、hone responsibly. He said, “Theres a pressing need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.”
27、8. The underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is probably the name of _. A. an artist B. a company C. a mobile D. an exhibition9. Consumers can buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves _.A. in the exhibition B. from Mr MilesC. when they are mass produced D. after they recycle the gadgets10. The purpose of the
28、 project is to _.A. promote the technology of IT B. enable people to talk to their handsC. raise peoples awareness of recycling D. attract visitors attention in the exhibition11. What is the passage mainly about?A. New mobiles that are fashionable. B. Outdated handsets that are upgraded.C. Outdated
29、gadgets that can be used for recycling.D. New gloves that can be used for making phone calls. DAt your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be univer
30、sal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch and also in English found that when a silenc
31、e in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 secondsnearly twice as long as in Americans meetings.In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when y
32、ou dont speak at all. Its already a failure to understand each other by speaking because youre repairing that failure by using words.In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, its hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and theres understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establ
