1、惠州一模惠州市届高三模拟考试英语试题和参考答案惠州市2018届高三第一次模拟考试英 语 2018.4 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因考试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答题标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3. 回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
2、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。AFrom American Express, wedding guests will，on average，spend $673 on each wedding they attend this year. It includes airfare ($225), hotel ($170), dining out ($116) and dressing up ($95) and the gift. If you have weddings to atten
3、d this year, here are some tips for you to avoid breaking the bank. 1. Book flights in advanceThe moment you decide to attend a wedding is the time to check flight prices at the best time. Plane fares are higher in the summer, especially in July and August. Booking in advance will save you money, as
4、 will watch for sales on lower-cost carriers like JetBlue and Frontier. You can check Google Flights for a calendar of prices showing the cheapest days to fly from apps like Hopper to get real-time alerts when a fare is at its lowest price point.2. Dont blow your budget on the giftIf youve got the m
5、oney, an expensive gift is lovely. But theres no need to take out loans to prove your love for the happy couple. Skip an expensive necklace by giving (an appropriate amount of) cash instead. To save on the gift, consider making one: A photo album or scrapbook of memories with the bride and groom sho
6、ws how much you care. You could also share the gift with other guest(s) or even make gifts with DIY ideas by yourself to save money.3. Use old dresses and suitsYou dont always have to be on a new dress for a wedding. While men have the option of repeating their suits, women are more likely to spend
7、money on new clothes for the special occasion. But before you take out your wallet, consider reinventing something already in your closet. Belts, colorful scarves, shoes can bring life to any outfit.21. How much does a wedding guest spend on the gift on average?A. $673 B. $225 C. $67 D. $9522. What
8、can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. People always wear their new clothes at the wedding.B. Men are more likely to wear new clothes to attend a wedding.C. It saves you money to creatively wear old clothes.D. Ladies tend to wear their favorite suits for a wedding.23. What is the purpose of the
9、passage?A. To help people save money while holding their weddings.B. To give some tips on saving money to attend a wedding. C. To introduce general expenses of attending a wedding.D. To state some aspects to be considered while holding weddings.BIt had been a long winter. Bitter cold, snowy days had
10、 hit us again and again. On the warmer days there had been little sunshine, but only cold, icy rain. The sun had become such a rare sight that I had to look at a picture of it on my wall calendar from time to time to remember what it looked like. The grass had remained brown and dormant(潜伏的）in the g
11、rassland. My own backyard had turned into a muddy mess that tried to steal the shoes right off my feet as I walked on it. My heart ached and longed for spring, and my own good cheer had trouble rising up against the continuous, cold, gray days.The rain poured down on me as I walked my dogs, holding
12、their leashes in my icy fingers. I looked up at the sky hoping to see the sun smiling down with its warm, golden face. But it was no use. It was then, however, that I saw it. It wasnt the smiling face of the sun in the sky but a little, yellow face peeking(微露出) through the mud. It was a tiny flower,
13、 and it filled my heart with hope and joy. I smiled and thanked God for this little sign that winter would soon be over and that spring would arrive. I felt my good cheer rising up at last and I promised God that I would share it with everyone I could.One day that tiny flowers seeds will fill the gr
14、assland with little, yellow faces smiling up from the ground. Its work will make this world a better and more beautiful place. May we all do the same. May we all shine our light and share our love even on the coldest and grayest days. May we all help to share a bit of spring in winter. May we all wo
15、rk to make this world better and brighter even when it is at its darkest.24. Why did the author look at a picture of sun on a wall calendar from time to time?A. Because she hadnt seen sunshine for a long time.B. Because she wanted to check how long the cold winter would last.C. Because she couldnt g
16、o out.D. Because she looked forward to spring.25. The author felt _ before she found the tiny flower.A. worried B. angry C. hopeful D. frustrated26. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The tiny flower was found in the authors backyard.B. The tiny flower inspired the author very much.C. The auth
17、or would share the tiny flower with others.D. The author would never mind the cold weather.27. What can be the best title of the passage?A. A Cold Winter B. A Tiny flower C. Sharing Makes the World D. Hopes Make Our Life CChinese has overtaken French, Spanish and German to become one of the most pro
18、mising foreign languages for job seekers in the UK. Research shows graduates in Chinese earn an average yearly salary of 31,000 pounds or more.Chinese students set themselves up for a different university experience from others who take traditional subjects. While an English student may have as litt
19、le as six hours of a week, those studying Chinese are in class for most of the day.“I had a lot of friends on other courses who didnt do much in first or second year. You cant play at Chinese. You have to spend hours and hours writing characters,” says Hannah, who graduated in Chinese Studies from S
20、heffield University.“The first year was really difficult. Most of my friends admitted at one point to crying because of the pressure. I was almost told at one point that I might want to reconsider and drop out.”So are the evenings in learning characters while your friends are at the student bar real
21、ly worth it? Despite the painful studying experience, most of the graduates think so. They use Chinese in their chosen careers, and would not have been in the jobs they do now without their knowledge of the language.Liberty now works for the civil service in Beijing. She earned a place on the Depart
22、ment for International Development graduate scheme with a salary of over 30,000 pounds within two years.“The degree was absolutely worth it. Looking around at people I know who have studied French or Spanish at university, theres not such a chance to use it in the workplace.” Hannah has set her apar
23、t in the workplace, but she warns ambitious students to think about whether they would really want to live in China in the future before setting their sights on a profitable career path. “Some people think they are going to learn Chinese and then be a big success, but I think its important to be qui
24、te realistic about that.”28. What does the underlined phrase “play at” probably mean in Paragraph 2?A. Treat seriously B. Learn lazily C. Talk amusingly D. Cheat cleverly29. What can you learn from Libertys and Hannahs career experience?A. Chinese degree helped them to find satisfying jobs.B. There
25、are students learning characters at the student bar.C. Graduates with French or Spanish degree have no chance to find jobs.D. By learning Chinese, people are to have a successful career.30. Whats Hannahs attitude to choosing Chinese as a possible career?A. Doubtful B. Indifferent C. Puzzled D. Objec
26、tive31. What is the main idea of the text?A. Many foreign college students come to China to seek jobs.B. Some college students consider dropping out Chinese because of its pressure.C. Chinese is difficult and college students should be realistic about choosing it.D. Chinese degree needs painful work
27、ing, but it is worthy in job seeking. DThe worlds oceans are sick, and getting sicker every day. Two new studies show the warming of Earths atmosphere is removing oxygen from ocean waters. Oxygen is necessary for all life in the oceans, except for a few extremely small organisms. And researchers sai
28、d oxygen levels are low enough to threaten all the ocean life that depends on it.Denise Breitburg is an ocean scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. She is also a member of the Global Ocean Oxygen Network, a team of scientists organized by the United Nations to study the issue.
29、She told the Associated Press, If you cant breathe, nothing else matters. That pretty much describes it .Scientists with the Global Ocean Oxygen Network reported that more than 32 million square kilometers of ocean are low in oxygen. These affected areas reach a depth of about 200 meters. This area
30、is bigger than Africa, the second largest continent. The scientists say the area of low oxygen levels has grown about 16 percent since 1950.The Global Ocean Oxygen Networks report is the widest reaching look at decreasing oxygen levels in the worlds seas so far. Lisa Levin is a professor at the Scri
31、pps Institution of Oceanography and a co-author of the report. In her words, The low oxygen problem is the biggest unknown climate change consequence out there.Levin said past research had shown low oxygen areas that were the result of agricultural pollution. She said past studies also showed how wa
32、rmer waters had created a lack of oxygen. But Levin said this latest study shows how both problems are connected by common causes and possible solutions.Co-author Denise Breitburg said that some low oxygen levels in the worlds ocean are natural, but not to the extent found. Wind patterns and ocean currents, believed caused by global warming, are preventing oxygen from sinking below the surface of the water. In addition, warmer water does not hold as much oxygen and less oxygen mixes into the wa
