1、广东省东莞市届高三英语中心组模拟四试题2015-2016学年东莞市高三英语中心组模拟试题（四）命题人： 劳玉梅 黄来成 本试卷满分120分。考试用时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将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B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相应位置上；如需改
2、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的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第一节：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。 AAmazing University Campuses Worth visitingOxford University: Its hard to imagine a more picturesque university than
3、Oxford. The oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford dates back to 1167, when King Henrybanned English students from attending the University of Paris. On the campus, Gothic building housing classrooms, dormitories and dining halls stand out against the quads verdant lawn, where you c
4、an imagine Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oscar Wilde and W.H Auden lounging（慵懒地躺着） between classes. Oxfords circular Radcliffe Camera is a masterpiece of Palladian architecture and one of the worlds most stunning libraries. Harry Potter fans touring the campus should pay attention to see where scenes at Hog
5、warts were filmed.Cambridge University: Cambridge University is characterized less by a proper campus than a collection of colleges, medieval churches, courtyards and wisteria-filled gardens. The town of Cambridge originated in Roman times, and the university dates back to 1209. The exact founding s
6、tory is unknown, but the version told to Cambridge students recounts that some Oxford scholars chased out after the accidental shooting of a peasant fled to Cambridge, where they established a new university. The famous university is shrouded（笼罩） in mythology and funny stories of students. Trinity C
7、ollege: Roaming the green campus of Trinity College, youll likely feel connected to the great literary tradition there. Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker and Samuel Beckett all studied at Trinity, and their statues stand proudly in the library. Most of the universitys buildings were construct
8、ed in the 18th and 19th centuries, but Queen Elizabethestablished Trinity College in 1592 with the aim of “civilizing ” Dubliners. In the historic Examination Halldesigned by architect Sir William Chambers- you can marvel at the impressive 18th-century interiors and the organ, which was recovered fr
9、om Spanish ship.1. What can we learn from paragraph1?A. Oxford is the oldest university.B. Oxford has an impressive library. C. Oxford was first built in 1209.D. Harry Potter studied in Oxford University.2. When was Cambridge University first built? A. In Roman times. B. In 1167. C. In the early 13t
10、h century. D. In the 18th and 19th centuries.3. Who once attended Trinity University according to the passage?A. W.H. Auden. B. Sir William Chambers. C. Queen Elizabeth. D. Bram Stoker.BIn seventh grade, I decided to try out for my school musical. I only made it through the first verse before the dr
11、ama teacher stopped me. It goes without saying that my Christmas carol didnt get me any role.Am I embarrassed? No. Not just because it was ten years ago, but also because its such a great story to share. Why? I think the main reason is that admitting to mistakes makes you easier to relate to. Intere
12、stingly enough, science confirms this theory.Researchers have conducted numerous studies and have concluded that when someone makes a mistake or acts in a clumsy way, they are found to be more likeable. In other words, if youre competent at something and then you mess up, it shows your human side. T
13、his allows others to connect and relate to you, which in turn makes them like you more.Growing up, I was the type of student who had to get straight As and the type of athlete who always had to perform at the top of the game. The problem was that my standards were so ridiculously high that I was nev
14、er happy. It was only when I learned to let go and forgive myself for my mistakes that I truly felt relaxed.When one of your close friends or family members makes a mistake, are you quick to forgive and forget? Sadly, many of us often express more sympathy for others than ourselves. With each mistak
15、e comes a lesson, and if you can learn to let go and forgive yourself, you will be better equipped to handle lifes challenges going forward.More importantly, if youre constantly worried about looking silly, youll never be able to get promotion at work. Even if you make a fool of yourself, it isnt th
16、e end of the world. Think about it: whats the worst that can happen? In many cases, the reward often outweighs the risk.4. What does the underlined part “this theory” probably refer to?A. A mistake makes you more likeable. B. An embarrassed person tends to act clumsily.C. Competent people always mes
17、s up in life. D. Its not embarrassing to share mistakes.5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The author is proud of her work. B. The author was once a perfectionist.C. The author always made some mistakes.D. The author felt ashamed of her high standards.6. What me
18、ssage is delivered in the last two paragraphs?A. Making a fool of yourself when necessary.B. Being sensitive when it comes to forgiveness.C. Viewing mistakes as learning opportunities.D. Not being hesitant to confirm your mistakes. 7. What does the author want to tell us in the passage?A. Its okay t
19、o make mistakes. B. Everyone may make mistakes.C. Its time to forgive yourself. D. How to forgive our mistakes.CHeres something to think about the next time you put a cigarette to your lips: the skin around those lips is going to look older and tighter. Youre also more likely to get bags under your
20、eyes sooner.Researchers in Ohio studied the physical differences between the faces of nonsmokers and their twins who smoked and found confirmation of a long-held belief: smoking does indeed age you.The study, by researchers at the Department of Plastic Surgery, looked at 79 sets of twins between the
21、 ages of 18 and 78 at the yearly August gathering of twins in Twinsburg, Ohio. Each person had his or her picture taken by a professional photographer. The photos were divided into two kinds. The first group was 45 sets of twins in which one smoked and the other didnt. The other group was made up of
22、 smokers, but in each set, one twin had smoked at least five years longer than the other.Two doctors and a medical student studied photographs of the twins and assigned scores to their facial features. In the case of the first group, the judges said the smoking twin appeared older 57% of the time. F
23、or the second set, the longer-smoking twin looked older more than 63% of the time, meaning the aging differences could set in after just five years.“This study confirms some of what was believed in the most scientific way possible,” said Dr. Bahman Guyuron, who led the research. “With longer follow-
24、up, we believe that every smoking twin might have exhibited a difference in aging.”The study looked at other aging factors - alcohol consumption, stress and sunscreen use, for instance - and found they were similar in these sets of twins. It didnt deal with changes in the twins living environment or
25、 diet，which was a defect of the study.“Smoking reduces the collagen（胶原蛋白） formation, results in collagen reduction and reduces the skin circulation,” Guyuron said. “Additionally, nicotine reduces the skin thickness. All of these reduce skin elasticity（弹性） and cause premature aging.”8. How did the re
26、searchers get the result? A. By experiment. B. By conversation. C. By questionnaire. D. By comparison.9. What s the authors attitude towards smoking? A. Opposed. B. Supportive. C. Pessimistic. D. Optimistic.10. Which of the following is closest to the underlined word “defect” in Paragraph 6? A. Chan
27、ge. B. Shortcoming. C. Finding. D. Case.11. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Smoking makes you look older. B. Smokers have thicker skin. C. Non-smokers have older faces. D. Smoking causes tighter lips.DA new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science claims t
28、hat dolphins recognize their own names when called. Vincent Janik, one of the authors of the study and a biology researcher at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, said that the name is actually a specific type of dolphin pronunciation that the animals respond to. “It is a kind of high voice t
29、hat has a little bit of a tune,” he told ABC News. These sounds are referred to as “signature voices”. Janik and his colleague, Stephanie King, sailed along the east coast of Scotland looking for bottlenose dolphins. Though they are often seen to live in warm tropical waters, Janik says that wild do
30、lphins arent impossible to be found in the United Kingdom. “There are maybe about 150-180 of them in our country,” he said. After spotting and recognizing a dolphin in the wild, the researchers would play one of three different sounds: an adjusted sound recording of that dolphins signature voice, a
31、signature voice of one of its species, or the signature voice of a completely foreign dolphin. They played the dolphins own signature voice and the animal would come up and approach the boat and whistle back. However, the dolphin didnt respond to the other two types of voices and mostly kept about i
32、ts business. It may seem strange that the dolphins dont react much to the voices of other dolphins, but Janik says that copying a dolphins signature voice just right is part of their social group. “This copying only happens between closely connected animals, like between mothers and their youngs,” he said. Dolphins only need to respond to their own signature voices, since any socially connected animal will have learned how to copy it. “It says to t
