广东省惠州市2016届高三英语第二次调研考试试题课件

2009届广东惠州市高三调研考英语试题（本试题共四部分，满分150分）I．听力（共两节，满分32.5分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1-3题。

1. Where does the conversation take place?2. What will the man have for the meal?3. How much will they each pay for the meal?听第2段材料，回答第4-6题。

4．Where does this conversation take place?A. Over the phone.B. In the street.C. At home. 5．When will the man come to the woman’s house?A. On Saturday morning.B. On Saturday evening.C. On Sunday. 6．What can the man not resist?A. Lunch.B. Chocolate and tea.C. Cakes.听第3段材料，回答第7-9题。

7．What is the woman going to do at the very beginning of the conversation?A. She is going to watch TV.B. She is going to go out.C. She is going to do some reading.8．What does the man like doing?A. He likes going out.B. He likes watching TV.C. He likes doing some reading.9．What do they probably do at last?A. They will watch TV together.B. They will go out and enjoy themselves together.C. They will do their music.听第4段材料，回答第10-12题。

惠州市2017届高三第二次调研考试英语2016.10 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进行折算），考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。

3. 全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷第二部分阅读理解（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。

AFlying can be fun and exciting, no matter what you choose to do. But have you ever thought about what happens on the plane?Here are some of the most interesting things that happen.Do planes drop human waste while in flight?When you flush a toilet on a plane at an altitude of 30,000 feet, there must be a question on your mind: ―Is this about to land on a farmer‘s house?‖Take it easy. A plane‘s toilets cannot be emptied in the sky. The waste is stored in tanks on board and can only be operated by the ground crew.However, why is news like ―blue ice falling out of a plane‖ reported? Is blue ice human waste? Stories about blue ice are true but rarely happen. The FAA said some lavatory holding tanks have a blue chemical in them. If a tank leaks high in the air, the water freezes once it hits the outside air, and melts before it lands on the ground.Is turbulence (颠簸) dangerous?It‘s scary, uncomfort able and spills your drink. But is turbulence something you really need to worry about?Absolutely not. It‘s part of flying, and it isn‘t dangerous. Turbulence is caused when two masses of air hit one another at different speeds. Wind, thunderstorms and closeness to mountains are all possible reasons. Despite how dangerous it feels, turbulence won‘t crash your plane. Even in extremely rough air, the wing is not going to break off.Why are plane windows round?If you have traveled by plane before, you may have noticed that every plane window has a round design. This isn‘t to make the plane look good. It‘s for the safety of everyone on board.As the airplane flies higher and higher, the outside atmospheric pressure gets lower and lower. In the end, the pressure inside the plane becomes greater than the pressure outside. At this time, windows that can resist pressure are needed.Square windows can crack. The different pressure inside and outside put stress on the right angles. However, rounded corners help to reduce these stresses by spreading them around the window.21. It can be learned from the passage that________.A. passengers‘ waste falls onto the land directB. blue ice frequently falls out of planesC. blue ice from a plane is a great safety threatD. passengers‘ waste is dealt with on the ground22. According to the passage, turbulence________.A. is very dangerousB. seldom happens during flyingC. may crash a planeD. can be caused for many reasons23. The plane window has a round design for the purpose of _________.A. economyB. securityC. beautyD. convenience24. The passage is meant to ________.A. tell us some interesting facts about flyingB. inform us of flying safety tipsC. warn us of the danger of flyingD. introduce us the design of a planeBChinese colleges have come up with an unusual way to help freshmen settle in. They turn their gyms into campsites for moms and dads, some of whom have traveled thousands of miles across the country, to say goodbye.For the past five years, Tianjin University in northern China has provided free accommodation for parents in what it calls "tents of love". Other schools let parents sleep on mats in school gymnasiums."Going to college is a life moment and my parents didn‘t want to miss that," said Zhang Jinqi, a freshman at Tianjin University majoring in applied chemistry. His parents traveled with him on the 19-hour train journey from Jiangxi province in southern China.Images of schools gyms packed with parents have been widely shared on Chinese social media prompting a debate on whether China‘s only children are too coddled.Some have voiced criticism of Tianjin University, saying that they think both the parents and the children should be more independent.Xiong Bingqi, the deputy director of think-tank 21st Century Education Research Institute，thinks the problem is overstated. "It has always been a problem in China that at the start of every school year, colleges are packed with parents who come along to drop off their children and stay with them," he said. "For some families, it‘s their way to celebrate the first-ever family memberwho‘s able to go to college," Xiong added. "There‘s nothing wrong with sharing the happiness."Zhang‘s father said the decision to escort their son was a no-brainer. He and his wife are among the many "campers" who sleep in the 550 temporary tents set up in the Tianjin University gym."My child has lots of luggage and we also want to go travel," said his father Zhang Yonghui. "The hotels nearby are fully booked so I had to sleep in the tents."Their son also shrugged off the criticism although he said he was looking forward to living on his own for the first time. "Being accompanied by my parents doesn‘t mean I‘m spoiled."25. Zhang Jinqi thought his parents accompanied him to his university mainly because _____.A. they wanted to go to travel in TianjinB. they wanted to help him with his luggageC. they wanted to witness his important life momentD. they doubted his independence26. Xiong Bingqi thinks going to college with parents‘ company ______.A. is not such a serious problem as people thinkB. is a chance for freshmen to travel with their parentsC. is a long-lasting problem to be solvedD. is not good for the freshmen to build up their independence27. The underlined phrase ―shrugged off‖ probably means_________.A. was in favor ofB. thought nothing ofC. was ashamed ofD. was concerned about28. What‘s the main idea of the passage?A. ―Tents of love‖ is widely criticized.B. Chinese only children are too spoiled.C. There are different opinions on ―tents of love‖.D. Chinese college education is faced with a big challenge.CTimes are a little tough at our house right now. Neither of us makes a lot of money, but years of experience have taught us how to walk between the raindrops and make it from one month to the next with a fair amount of grace. I cook a lot at home, more when we're facing lean times. When I know that I have to keep us fed on not much money, I fall back on my grandmother's recipes. She taught me to cook.When I was a kid, my twin brother and I spent long summer weeks and Christmas vacations with my mother's parents in the mountains of North Carolina. Rather than go hunting with my grandfather on frozen mornings, I found myself more and more in the kitchen with my grandmother, watching her making a lemon cheese pie with her soft hands.My great-grandmother died when my grandmother was 11 years old. As the eldest daughter, she was expected to take on all of the housework while attending school. Throughout the Great Depression, she learned how to make a little food go a long way. Vegetables were cheap, so she cooked a lot of them, mostly only using small amounts of meat for seasoning. Roast beef was a twice-a-month luxury, but there was nothing she couldn't do with a chicken, every part of it.Nothing went to waste.Now I understand that her food was sacred（神圣的）. I feel connected to my grandmother and to hundreds of years of family when I'm in my kitchen making country food. In the delicious smells is a long tale of victory over hard times, of conquering starvation—of not just surviving, but finding joy and pleasure in every meal of every day.From grandmother I learned to take real satisfaction in feeding people. My grandmother would beam with pleasure over a heavily laden table and say：―Do you know what this would cost at the restaurant？‖I never knew what restaurant in particular she had in mind, but I knew that the question was totally not fair, because no restaurant anywhere can cook like a grandmother. But now, thanks to her guidance and years of practice, I can.29. According to the passage, the author cooks a lot at home because__________.A. she wants to try out her grandmother‘s recipesB. she is quite particular about foodC. the food in restaurants is unhealthyD. she and her husband are embarrassed financially30. According to the passage, the author‘s grandmother__________.A. learnt to cook because of the Great DepressionB. was good at cooking as well as careful in budgetingC. preferred chicken to beefD. had to walk a long way to learn cooking in a restaurant31. It can be inferred from the passage that the author___________.A. liked to compare her grandmother‘s food with that in restaurantsB. learnt something more precious than cooking from her grandmotherC. hasn‘t found the joy in cooking though she can cook like her grandmotherD. feels connected to her grandmother when making country food in the kitchen32. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Cook like my grandmotherB. My grandmother‘s sacred foodC. My grandmother‘s recipeD. Joy and pleasure in cookingDThe city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang province is a frequent headline. As a major tourist attraction in China, there were so many tourists during last year‘s hottest travel seasons that most of them see only the top of each other‘s heads rather than one of the many sights. Hangzhou is also famous for creativity and famous people, being home to Internet giants such as the Alibaba Group and Net Ease.However, the city has never drawn so much attention as it did in September, when the G20 Summit welcomed heads of the world‘s 20 major economies and international organizations. For two days, they discussed topics including strengthened policy coordination, building new paths for growth, effective economic and financial governance, as well as strong world trade and investment.On the night of Sept 4, the city also entertained its guests and audience from around the world with a marvelous party directed by Zhang Yimou. The show, entitled Symphony on West Lake is based on Zhang Yimou‘s Impressions of West Lake, an astonishing performance that takes place right on the surface of the water, combining music, dance, and light effects all against the backdrop of nature.Influential discussions and attractive shows may be enough to draw the world‘s attention toward Hangzhou, and for young people around the world, the G20 summit has more to offer. It is a global event that they can take part in as volunteers, to develop their communication skills. It is a multicultural dialogue, affecting these young people‘s future career; it motivates and inspires youths of different cultures to exchange ideas; it even helps young Chinese people to learn more about their own culture. And these reasons are what are drawing the notice of young people toward the G20 summit.33. What has been discussed in the G20 Summit according to the passage?A. New policy of political growthB. International cooperation of economic developmentC. Exploration of outer spaceD. Communication of worldwide culture34. Which can be inferred from the passage?A. Most tourists enjoyed Hangzhou sights last year.B. Hangzhou drew the most attention for its beauty.C. Hangzhou is a city of entertainment.D. The marvelous party was probably held outdoors.35. What can be learnt from the last paragraph?A. The G20 Summit was only intended to benefit Hangzhou.B. The Summit volunteers were Chinese young people.C. The Summit will influence the young people a lot.D. V olunteers came to the Summit to learn about cultures.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。

惠州市2016届高三第三次调研考试英语试题第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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。

AIn New York City public schools, 176 different languages are spoken among the more than 1 million students. For 160,000 children, English is not their first language. New York's Department of Education makes learning better for these students by providing dual-language programs, in which students are taught in two languages, English and another one, like Russian or Chinese. Math, social studies, science and all other regular courses are taught in both languages. And they learn about the culture of the other country.Milady Baez, Deputy Chancellor of English Language Learners and Student Support, says these dual-language programs will help children succeed in the future. "The jobs of the future require that our students know more than one language. They are going to be traveling abroad; they are going to be communicating with people from all over the world. This will open doors for them."Middle-schoolers might not have jobs on their minds yet. For Kequing Jaing, she likes keeping up her first language, Mandarin."It makes me feel that I am home because I can speak in Chinese, learn in Chinese, while learning in English. So it makes me feel better and makes me understand more about the task I'm learning."Anastasia Hudikova came to the United States when she was 2 years old. She says the Russian-English program keeps her connected to her heritage and her parents happy."They're really happy about the program. They are really happy that I can preserve my culture and my language, and that I can speak it fluently in school."The New York schools also offer dual-language programs in seven other languages: Arabic, French, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Korean, Polish and Spanish. There are plans to add even more languages in the future.While these dual-language programs are popular, some organizations in the U.S. say teaching English comes first. U.S. Studies show that children who learn English early will be more successful later.1.Dual-language programs in New York aim to __________.A. help the students learn betterB. rid the students of homesicknessC. attract more international studentsD.prevent the students forgetting their culture2.Who may not quite agree with dual-language programs?A. Milady BaezB. Kequing JaingC. Anastasia Hudikova’s parentsD. some organizations in the U.S3. The author writes the passage in order to_________.A. encourage us to learn more languagesB. introduce dual-language programs in New York schoolsC. advertise the dual-language programsD. inspire more students to study in New YorkBWriting one or two articles a day is a fair goal for a human writer. By contrast, the Wordsmith platform can produce up to 2,000 articles a second! Wordsmith is one example of natural language-generation software, often referred to as a robot journalist. To be fair, the software doesn’t start from t he beginning, like a human writer might. Instead, the software takes a set of structured data and transforms it into readable text.Natural language-generation software, such as Wordsmith and Quill, does its work by identifying trends and highlights in sets of data. The software then searches its own dictionary for the words to express its findings.Why keep human writers aroundAlthough this type of software writes faster than any human, it requires sets of structured data to work. That’s why it’s especially useful for writing earnings reports and other types of “dry” writing. Humans, on the other hand, are good at turning their unstructured thoughts directly into prose. The reports produced by Wordsmith and Quill read naturally, and they can match the ton e of human writers. But for now, the robot journalists probably won’t steal many jobs or win any Pulitzer Prizes!（普利策奖）Current applications of natural language-generation softwareFinancial reports: The software is commonly used by banks or traders to analyze large amounts of financial data and then produce reports in plain English.Health and fitness: The software can turn data gathered from wearable devices or fitness trackers into personalized reports. The writing tone can even be adjusted to sound more encouraging!Sports reporting:The software is often used to turn real baseball, basketball and football statistics into exciting stories.4. What does natural Language-generation software refer to?A. The Wordsmith platform.B. A robot journalist.C. A special dictionary.D. Articles written by computer.5. Natural language-generation software can_________.A. discover the world’s focuses through the InternetB. write well enough to win Pulitzer PrizesC. produce articles in a tone similar to human’sD. write such beautiful prose as human writers6. We can learn from the passage that natural Language-generation software ________.A. has taken the place of human writers currentlyB. is only able to turn structured data into dry reportsC. is widely used in all the fieldsD. works properly only with the help of sets of structured data7. Nowadays Natural language-generation software is seldom used by_________.A. schoolsB. banksC. hospitalsD. newspapersCIn 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher gave the class an assignment to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an "F" on it. The teacher told her it was a "fairy tale". Jean was heartbroken and ashamed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement and negativity she encountered whenever she talked about her dream. "Girls can't become airline pilots; never have, never will. You're crazy. That's impossible. "Finally Jean gave up.In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was a Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a demanding teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question: "If you had unlimited finances, unlimited access to the finest schools, unlimited talents and abilities, what would you do?" Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm, and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream.The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean's life. The teacher leaned forward over her desk and said, "I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don't go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you want it enough."The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared all of a sudden. Jean felt thrilled and told her about her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped the desk top. "Then do it!" she said.So Jean did. It didn't happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing varieties of laugh, frustrationand opposition, she never gave up her dream. Instead, she went on doing everything her third-grade teacher said was fairy-tale.Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain for the United Airline Company.8. Jean’s third-grade teacher thought her dream to be ____________.A. greatB. impossibleC. challengingD. reasonable9. Mrs. Slaton may hold the view that _____________.A. only some of her students have great potentialB. her students are good enough to be admitted to the best schoolsC. belief contributes to realizing a dreamD. Jean was to have her dream realized10. According to the passage, we can infer that___________.A. Jean’s dream was always in her deep heartB. Jean owed her success to all her teachersC. most people around Jean approved of her dreamD. Jean achieved her dream with ease11. Which is the best title of the passage?A. A Respectable TeacherB. How to Realize a DreamC. Hard Work Pays offD. Reach for the SkyDDo you suffer from cybersickness？The rise of mobile phones has been blamed for a number of social ills, but your smart phone may also be making you physically sick as well. Scientists have identified a condition called “cybersickness”, which they say is the digital version of motion sickness. The phenomenon, which affects up to 80 percent of the population who own smart phones or tablets, leads to feelings of sickness and unsteadiness. It is caused by seeing fast motion on a screen, which covers anything from a car chase in a film to scrolling through web pages on your phone.The more realistic the visual content appears to you, the higher your chances of getting cybersickness are . The condition was identified in a piece in the New York Times in which British and US experts said that it needed solving. Motion sickness leaves sufferers feeling ill because they feel movement in your muscles and your inner ear but do not see it. The mismatch in digital sickness is the opposite—you see movement on the screen but do not feel it. The effect is the same and the symptoms include a headache, wanting to throw up, confusion and the need to sit down. Often cybersickness shows itself in a subtle way and sufferers put it down to stress or eyestrain.Steven Rauch, a professor of otolaryngology（耳鼻喉科学）at H arvard Medical School, said: “Your sense of balance is different from other senses in that it has lots of inputs. When those inputs don’t agree, that’s when you feel dizziness and sickness. ”Some studies that have been carried out into cybersickness found that women are more susceptible than men, the New York Times reported. Those who have Type A’ personalities—meaning they are confident and determined—are more likely to suffer from cybersickness as well. Among those who have reported experiencing the condition have been video gamers who spend hours playing fast paced games. Engineers at Oculus VR, the virtual headset manufacturer, have admitted that digital motion sickness is one of their biggest problems.12. From the text, we know that cybersickness ______.A. is completely equal to motion sicknessB. affects up to 80% of the population.C. leads to people’s feelings of sickness and unsteadinessD. is caused by seeing fast moving objects around13. What’s the difference between motion sicknes s and digital sickness?A. Digital sickness means sufferers see movement but do not feel it.B. Digital sickness means sufferers feel movement but do not see it.C. Motion sickness means sufferers see movement but do not feel it.D. Motion sick ness means sufferers don’t see or feel movement14. What does the underlined word “susceptible” in the last paragraph mean?A. likely to acceptB. likely to be affectedC. likely to suspectD. likely to be cured15. This passage is most probably ____________.A. a science fictionB. a newspaper adC. a book reviewD. a science news report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。

2016年广东省惠州市高考英语模拟试卷（4月份）一、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题8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．21．Dear Daughter，As we drove off from Columbia University，I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．College will be the most important years in your life．It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about．I encourage you to be inquisitive，but I also want to tell you："Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten．"What I mean by that is the materials taught isn't as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject，and the ability to analyze a new problem．That is really what learning in college is about﹣this will be the period where you go from teacher﹣taught to master﹣inspired，after which you must become a self﹣learner．So do take each subject seriously，and even if what you learn isn't critical for your life，the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever，so do your best in classes and learn．Take care of yourself and follow your passion in college．Take courses you think you will enjoy．Don't be trapped in what others think or say．Most importantly，make friends and be happy．College friends are often the best in life．Pick a few friends and become really close to them﹣pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you．People are not perfect，so as long as they are genuine and sincere，trust them and be good to them．They will give back．This is my secret of success﹣that I am genuine with people and trust them （unless they do something to lose my trust）．Please treasure your college years﹣make the best of your free time，become an independent thinker in control of your destiny，be bold to experiment，learn and grow through your successes and challenges．May Columbia become the happiestfour years in your life，and may you blossom into just what you dream to be．Love，Dad （Mom）21．What can we learn from paragraph 2？A．Education is what you learn at school．B．Ability is more important than knowledge．C．Learning and analyzing are equally important．D．Colleges only focus on skills of learning．22．The writer thinks his daughter should．A．ask for his advice on her choiceB．make a lot of friendsC．get along well with her friendsD．spare no effort to succeed23．According to the passage，the writer is a father．A．wise and caringB．strict and warm﹣heartedC．generous and talentedD．diligent and successful24．Why does the father write this letter？A．To inform his daughter of college life．B．To show father's love．C．To broaden his daughter's mind．．D．To guide his daughter．25．As the proverb goes，man struggles upwards；water flows downwards．Water runs downhill from mountaintops to streams，to rivers and to oceans．But downhill isn't the only way that water moves．A new study measures how water travels from country to country for human consumption．This flow isn't the type we usually think about．These scientists looked at the water used to grow and make the products which get shipped from nation to nation as imports or exports．They call this a flowof"virtual water"．We typically think about water as the liquid that flows from a tap．However，92%of the water used by people goes into growing crops，according to a water researcher Arjen Hoekstra．He recently studied the hidden travels of virtual water used in products made from things like crops and meats．These products are shipped around the world．For example，consider a sugary soft drink．Hoekstra estimated that to produce one half﹣liter of the drink requires between 170and 310liters of water﹣about 95% is used to grow and process the ingredients（原料）．Another 4% goes into the packaging and labeling．In Hoekstra's calculation，when one country produces a half ﹣liter of soda and sells it abroad，it exports as much virtual water as would fill a large refrigerator．According to Hoekstra's new report，dry countries like Israel and Kuwait，both in the Middle East，get the majority of their virtual water from other countries，through imported products．More surprisingly，some wetter countries，like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom，also get the majority of their virtual water from other places．That means that most of the water used to grow or produce the products and food consumed in those countries came from other countries．25．The proverb in Paragraph One is used to．A．inspire readers to struggle upwardB．tell a law of natureC．introduce the topic of the passageD．summarize the main idea of the passage26．In which countries does most part of virtual water come from outside？．A．The United Kingdom and ChinaB．America and IsraelC．The Netherlands and KuwaitD．The Netherlands and America27．What can be a suitable title for the passage？A．Benefits of Virtual WaterB．Hidden Uses of WaterC．Crops and Virtual WaterD．Water's Worldwide Travels28．Where does the passage probably come from？A．A science news report．B．A newspaper advertisement．C．A book review．D．A science fiction story．29．Though many Internet celebrities try to shrug off their fame，Yan Mingliang，27，has dreamed of joining the Internet elite（精英）ever since he entered college．However，luck didn't favor him．Instead，fame fell into the lap of his pet dog，Beiji．In early 2015，Yan used his microblog to post two pictures of Beiji lying on the ground，and they went viral on social media．Because he took the photos at a strange angle，it almost looks like Beiji's body has fallen apart．Finally，Yan got to experience what is like to be an Internet celebrity，or more accurately，the owner of an Internet celebrity dog．New followers started to flood in，and Yan received hundreds of private messages each day．In less than four weeks，Yan managed to attract more than 20，000followers．"I am famous now．"Yan thought at that time．However，fame didn't just bring joy，but also annoyance．Since Beiji was only 3months old and Yan sometimes had to put him into a cage as a means of"education"，there were also private messages from followers who fiercely criticized Yan for being too cruel．"It gradually occurred to me that no matter how frankly you present yourself on social media，Internet users only witness part of your life．And their judgments depend on that partial life story of yours，"said Yan，"They don't know how hard it is to raise a pet dog when you're unemployed，Yan explained．They also don't careabout whether the dog they're enjoying is being pushed too hard．"Yan finally decided to leave his Internet fame behind and focus more on his real life．"The lesson I learned is that，if you can't live up to your followers'expectations，it's better not to be an Internet celebrity，"he said．29．The underlined phrase"went viral"in Paragraph 2probably means．A．were exposedB．became widely﹣spreadC．were criticizedD．became viruses30．Why did Yan become famous？A．Because his dog became famous．B．Because he posted two pictures on the Internet．C．Because he took a strange picture．D．Because he became an Internet celebrity．31．How did Yan probably feel at first when he realized he became well﹣known？A．puzzled and annoyedB．surprised and tiredC．disappointed and annoyedD．excited and joyful32．What can we infer from what Yan said in the last two paragraphs？A．It is hard to raise a pet dog．B．He isn't fully understood on the Internet．C．He decided to stop making use of his microblog．D．Internet celebrities can't satisfy their followers．33．You might think going to school during the summer is opposite to what summertime is all about．But for the thousands of Calgary kids with a true love of learning，there's no better time to have fun with their education，while at the same time getting a rough idea of what their post﹣secondary future might hold．The University of Calgary，Mount Royal University and SAIT Polytechnic all offer summertime programs that give kids hands﹣on experience in the labs and other facilities they'll be working in down the road．"Our bread and butter is Mini University PhD，"says Don McSwiney，spokesperson for U of C Summer Camps．"The idea is to give people a fun learning experience and a hands﹣on learning experience，which helps kids understand concepts better than learning in a book．"Mini University PhD gets kids into the labs and art studios of the U of C，where they take part in programs such as The Scientist，where they learn about topics like mapping DNA and creating volcanoes．Mini U programs dealing with art and sports are also being offered this year．Minds in Motion motivates kids to explore science，engineering and technology in a hands﹣on way．At Mount Royal，the MRU Kids program is marking its 20th anniversary．"We have about 18different programs for children from 6to 17．"says program administrator Maya Anderson．There's also the ConocoPhillips Youth Science Academy for ages 13to 17，which focuses more on the academic﹣﹣those who want to go into science．More than 3，200kids are expected to take part in MRU summer programs，which helps to keep kids engaged in learning through the summer in a fun way．SAIT Polytechnic has added more camps for the grades 4to 6range，and the list includes topics ranging from Sports Science and SCISpy，to Planet Protectors （energy，engineering，environment）．"We focus on building self﹣confidence in our campers，"says Jaros．"Making them confident in their ability to learn and become reengaged in learning，without the pressure of school．"33．If a student wants to know how to map DNA，he should attend．A．MRU kids B．The Scientist C．Minds in Motion D．Einstein's Shampoo 34．We can learn from the passage that．A．the campers have great fun in the summertime programsB．the summertime programs merely focus on hands﹣on learning coursesC．the program of sports has been offered for 20yearsD．the summer campers are all confident of their future35．The purpose of the passage is．A．to show children's great desire for knowledgeB．to complain students'stressful life during the summertimeC．to persuade parents to send their children to more programs in universityD．to introduce summertime programs performed by three Calgary universities．二、（共1小题；每小题10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．选项中有两项为多余选项．36．Surprising ways to beat stressWe all have times when we feel like we're under too much pressure．Many things strike us beyond our control．With an annoying mix of late trains，missed appointments and work deadlines，many of us are living in a constant state of stress．Experts warn，our modern lifestyles mean that stress is almost continuous，and comes without the natural release that either fighting or fleeing might provide．（36）Conditions vary from mood swings to anxiety，irritability，nervousness and tiredness．In extreme cases，it can even cause headaches，muscle cramps，and digestive problems．But there are a number of things we can do to manage the symptoms．•（37）Balancing blood sugar is essential in lowering stress．To maintain its level，you can try to have one small meal every two﹣to﹣three hours that contains protein，for example，breakfast，lunch and dinner plus a mid﹣morning and mid﹣afternoon snack．In this case，your blood sugar will be steady．（38）•Laugh as you like（39）Many studies show that laughter boosts our energy，decreases stress hormones，improves immunity and lessens pains．Try to find humour in life and engage in activities that make you laugh．Don't feel guilty about doing what you love．It will work its magic in your body．•Schedule your work out timingIt could be the time，rather than the way that determines how effective your workouts would be．（40）Do energy﹣forming exercises like running or aerobics（有氧运动）in the morning，and milder activities in the evening．Try a walk at the end of the day to calm your mind and stretch your muscles．A．Adapt your exercise routine to the biological clock．B．Eat little and often．C．These things are activated by laughing．D．So will your mood swings．E．Living with it can lead to a whole range of health problems．F．Laughter is the best medicine．G．The aim of exercise is to boost your energy．三、完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．41．There is a kind of guys you'd rather hate and Kevin is among them．He is always in a good mood and always has something （41）to say．When asked how he was doing，he would reply，"If I were any better，I'd be twins!"He was a natural （42）．One day I asked him how he did it．Kevin replied，"Each morning I say to myself，‘Kevin，you have two choices today．You can choose to be in a good mood or in a bad mood．'I choose to be in a good mood．Each time something bad （43），I can choose to be a （an）（44）or to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．" "It isn't that （45）．"I protested．"Yes it is，"Kevin said．"Life is all about（46）．You choose how you （47）to situations．You choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood．The（48）line is：You're your choice how you live life．"Several years later，Kevin was （49）in a serious accident，（50）off 60feet from a communication tower．I saw him when he was （51）from the hospitalwith rods placed in his back．I asked him what had （52）his mind as the accident took place．"It was the （53）of my soon﹣to﹣born daughter，"Kevin replied．"Then，I remembered I had two choices：I could choose to live or I could choose to die．I chose to live．""Weren't you scared？""The doctors and nurses were great．They kept telling me I was going to be （54）．But when they （55）me into the operation room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses，I got （56）scared．In their eyes，l read‘He's a（57）man．'I knew I needed to take action．When one nurse asked me shouting if I was （58）to anything and waited for my reply，I took a deep breath and yelled，‘Gravity．'Over their laughter，I told them，‘I'm choosing to live．Operate on me as if I am alive，not dead．'"Kevin lived．I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live （59）．Attitude is （60）．41A．negative B．amusing C．positive D．serious42A．professor B．creator C．operator D．motivator43A．happens B．disappears C．enters D．shows44A．winner B．victim C．teacher D．adult45A．hard B．enormous C．terrible D．easy46A．choices B．happiness C．hardship D．goodness47A．adapt B．react C．lead D．turn48A．bottom B．straight C．waiting D．limited49A．exposed B．expected C．evolved D．involved50A．taking B．falling C．jumping D．giving51A．carried B．arrested C．released D．protected52A．come with B．gone through C．put forward D．pushedinto53A．health B．safety C．education D．growth54A．fine B．wealthy C．hurt D．lost55A．supported B．refused C．persuaded D．wheeled56A．rarely B．hardly C．really D．similarly57A．handsome B．dead C．strong D．energetic58A．allergic B．addicted C．devoted D．hopeful59A．simply B．accidentally C．carefully D．fully60A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing四、（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式．61．A pupil's diary describing how his mother （61）was addicted to her cell phone ignored his efforts to express his gratitude for her on International Women's Day has become a hit．The third﹣grade primary school boy wrote the diary on March 8，a day when China holds various （62）（activity）to promote respect and love of women．In the diary，he wrote that he first told a story to his mother，but she seemed uninterested and stared into her cell phone（63）（devote）．Sad but not discouraged，he then recited some blessings，yet his mother remained occupied with her handset．（64）（see）that，he chose to massage（按摩）her back．"My mother was still looking at her cell phone，（65） a sign of a smile on her face，and I felt even（66）（sad），"he wrote in the diary"Heart﹣broken Women's Day"．His mother felt ashamed after reading the diary and（67）（make）up her mind to spend more quality time with her son．（68）interview with students found nearly 70percent say（69）（they）parents are often absorbed in the phones．Parents are urged to pay close attention to family education because it（70）（be）they who are the first teachers to influence children．五、短文改错（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）71．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．Our school lies on the foot of a mountain with a small river passes by in front．It used to look like a beautiful garden．In the garden there are ever﹣green trees and all kinds of flowers in the school yard all years round．But great changes have been taken place after a chemical factory was built near our school a year ago．It produces various poisonous gases and pours a lot of waste water into a river．This has terrible polluted the surroundings of our school．I think that the local government must takes steps to protect our surroundings and prevent from being polluted．六、书面表达（满分25分）81．假如你是李华，你的外国朋友John想通过阅读提高汉语水平，了解中国文化，希望你为他推荐一本中文书籍．请你用英语给他回一封信，内容包括以下要点：1．推荐阅读《西游记》Journey To The West；2．推荐的理由；3．鼓励他坚持阅读，学好中文．注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；参考词汇：Buddhist monk （唐僧）Buddhist scriptures（佛经）disciple （弟子）Dear John，I am so glad to hear from you．Best wishesYours，Li Hua．2016年广东省惠州市高考英语模拟试卷（4月份）参考答案与试题解析一、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题8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．21．Dear Daughter，As we drove off from Columbia University，I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．College will be the most important years in your life．It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about．I encourage you to be inquisitive，but I also want to tell you："Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten．"What I mean by that is the materials taught isn't as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject，and the ability to analyze a new problem．That is really what learning in college is about﹣this will be the period where you go from teacher﹣taught to master﹣inspired，after which you must become a self﹣learner．So do take each subject seriously，and even if what you learn isn't critical for your life，the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever，so do your best in classes and learn．Take care of yourself and follow your passion in college．Take courses you think you will enjoy．Don't be trapped in what others think or say．Most importantly，make friends and be happy．College friends are often the best in life．Pick a few friends and become really close to them﹣pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you．People are not perfect，so as long as they are genuine and sincere，trust them and be good to them．They will give back．This is my secret of success﹣that I am genuine with people and trust them （unless they do something to lose my trust）．Please treasure your college years﹣make the best of your free time，become anindependent thinker in control of your destiny，be bold to experiment，learn and grow through your successes and challenges．May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life，and may you blossom into just what you dream to be．Love，Dad （Mom）21．What can we learn from paragraph 2？BA．Education is what you learn at school．B．Ability is more important than knowledge．C．Learning and analyzing are equally important．D．Colleges only focus on skills of learning．22．The writer thinks his daughter should C．A．ask for his advice on her choiceB．make a lot of friendsC．get along well with her friendsD．spare no effort to succeed23．According to the passage，the writer is a A father．A．wise and caringB．strict and warm﹣heartedC．generous and talentedD．diligent and successful24．Why does the father write this letter？DA．To inform his daughter of college life．B．To show father's love．C．To broaden his daughter's mind．．D．To guide his daughter．【考点】科教类阅读．【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了一封父亲给女儿的信，在信中父亲表达了对孩子的骄傲，以及对孩子信心和期望，同时也给了孩子一些中肯的建议，比如好好学习，好好同朋友们相处等，文章字里行间透露出了父母对孩子浓浓的爱．【解答】21．B．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"What I mean by that is the materials taught isn't as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject，and the ability to analyze a new problem．That is really what learning in college is about﹣this will be the period where you go from teacher﹣taught to master﹣inspired"可知在大学最重要的是分析问题的能力，它比学习更重要；故选B．22．C．细节理解题．根据文章第四段"People are not perfect，so as long as they are genuine and sincere，trust them and be good to them"人无完人，只要他们很真诚，就信任他们，对他们好，可知作者让他的女儿同朋友们好好相处；故选C．23．A．推理判断题．文章主要向我们描述了一封父亲给女儿的信，在信中父亲表达了对孩子的骄傲，以及对孩子信心和期望，同时也给了孩子一些中肯的建议，比如好好学习，好好同朋友们相处等，由此可见，这位父亲十分睿智并且深爱他的女儿；故选A．24．D．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知在信中父亲表达了对孩子的骄傲，以及对孩子信心和期望，同时也给了孩子一些中肯的建议，比如好好学习，好好同朋友们相处等，由此可见父亲写这封信的目的是指导他的女儿如何对待大学；故选D．25．As the proverb goes，man struggles upwards；water flows downwards．Water runs downhill from mountaintops to streams，to rivers and to oceans．But downhill isn't the only way that water moves．A new study measures how water travels from country to country for human consumption．This flow isn't the type we usually think about．These scientists looked at the water used to grow and make the products which get shipped from nation to nation as imports or exports．They call this a flow of"virtual water"．We typically think about water as the liquid that flows from a tap．However，92%of the water used by people goes into growing crops，according to a water researcher Arjen Hoekstra．He recently studied the hidden travels of virtual water used in products made from things like crops and meats．These products are shipped around the world．For example，consider a sugary soft drink．Hoekstra estimated that to produce one half﹣liter of the drink requires between 170and 310liters of water﹣about 95% is used to grow and process the ingredients（原料）．Another 4% goes into the packaging and labeling．In Hoekstra's calculation，when one country produces a half ﹣liter of soda and sells it abroad，it exports as much virtual water as would fill a large refrigerator．According to Hoekstra's new report，dry countries like Israel and Kuwait，both in the Middle East，get the majority of their virtual water from other countries，through imported products．More surprisingly，some wetter countries，like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom，also get the majority of their virtual water from other places．That means that most of the water used to grow or produce the products and food consumed in those countries came from other countries．25．The proverb in Paragraph One is used to C．A．inspire readers to struggle upwardB．tell a law of natureC．introduce the topic of the passageD．summarize the main idea of the passage26．In which countries does most part of virtual water come from outside？C．A．The United Kingdom and ChinaB．America and IsraelC．The Netherlands and KuwaitD．The Netherlands and America27．What can be a suitable title for the passage？DA．Benefits of Virtual WaterB．Hidden Uses of WaterC．Crops and Virtual WaterD．Water's Worldwide Travels28．Where does the passage probably come from？AA．A science news report．B．A newspaper advertisement．C．A book review．D．A science fiction story．【考点】科教类阅读．【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了正如谚语人往高处走，水往低处流所说，虚拟水从山上到流经河流到人类的消费所经历的旅程，是如此的漫长，许多缺水国家的虚拟水甚至基本都来自于其他国家，它真正做到了环球旅行．【解答】25．C．推理判断题．文章主要在讲正如"人往高处走，水往低处流"，而现实生活中缺水国家的水基本都来自于其他国家，因此可推测As the proverb goes是正如谚语所说的意思，因此proverb介绍了这篇文章的主题；故选C．26．C．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段"dry countries like Israel and Kuwait，both in the Middle East，get the majority of their virtual water from other countries"和"like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom，also get the majority of their virtual water from other places"可知色列，科威特，中东国家，荷兰，英国等国大部分虚拟水都来自其它地区；故选C．27．D．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知文章主要在讲虚拟水从山上到流经河流到人类的消费所经历的旅程，有时它们甚至经历了许多国家，因此可知最合适的标题是"水的环球旅行"；故选D．28．A．推理判断题．根据文章，可知文章主要在讲虚拟水从山上到流经河流到人类的消费所经历的旅程，有时它们甚至经历了许多国家，文章运用了举例的手法给出了许多具体的事实，比如缺水的国家等，因此这是一篇科技类说明文，它一般会发表在科技新闻报道上；故选A．29．Though many Internet celebrities try to shrug off their fame，Yan Mingliang，27，has dreamed of joining the Internet elite（精英）ever since he entered college．However，luck didn't favor him．Instead，fame fell into the lap of his pet dog，Beiji．In early 2015，Yan used his microblog to post two pictures of Beiji lying on the ground，and they went viral on social media．Because he took the photos at a strange angle，it almost looks like Beiji's body has fallen apart．Finally，Yan got to experience what is like to be an Internet celebrity，or more accurately，the owner of an Internet celebrity dog．New followers started to flood in，and Yan received hundreds of private messages each day．In less than four weeks，Yan managed to attract more than 20，000followers．"I am famous now．"Yan thought at that time．However，fame didn't just bring joy，but also annoyance．Since Beiji was only 3months old and Yan sometimes had to put him into a cage as a means of"education"，there were also private messages from followers who fiercely criticized Yan for being too cruel．"It gradually occurred to me that no matter how frankly you present yourself on social media，Internet users only witness part of your life．And their judgments depend on that partial life story of yours，"said Yan，"They don't know how hard it is to raise a pet dog when you're unemployed，Yan explained．They also don't care about whether the dog they're enjoying is being pushed too hard．"Yan finally decided to leave his Internet fame behind and focus more on his real life．"The lesson I learned is that，if you can't live up to your followers'expectations，it's better not to be an Internet celebrity，"he said．29．The underlined phrase"went viral"in Paragraph 2probably means B．A．were exposedB．became widely﹣spreadC．were criticizedD．became viruses30．Why did Yan become famous？AA．Because his dog became famous．B．Because he posted two pictures on the Internet．C．Because he took a strange picture．D．Because he became an Internet celebrity．31．How did Yan probably feel at first when he realized he became well﹣known？DA．puzzled and annoyedB．surprised and tiredC．disappointed and annoyedD．excited and joyful32．What can we infer from what Yan said in the last two paragraphs？BA．It is hard to raise a pet dog．B．He isn't fully understood on the Internet．C．He decided to stop making use of his microblog．D．Internet celebrities can't satisfy their followers．【考点】人物故事类．【分析】本文讲述了渴望成为网络红人的闫明亮（Yan Mingliang）在成名后不被网友理解的烦恼．由于自己的宠物狗而成名的闫明亮，在经历了兴奋与喜悦之后，剩下的更多的是烦恼（当他不得不将三个月大的宠物狗关进笼子驯养时，却有网友猛烈的指责他太残忍；无论他如何坦白地在社交媒体上展示自己，互联网用户都会片面的看待他；他们不知道在他失业的时候养一只宠物狗有多困难，也不在乎他们喜爱的狗是否被摆布得很辛苦），因此他最后决定离开互联网所带来的名声，更多地去关注他的现实生活．【解答】答案：29．B 词义猜测题根据第二段中"In early 2015，Yan used his microblog to post two pictures of Beiji lying on the ground.2015年初，Yan用微博发了两张Beiji 躺在地上的图片"以及下文他成了网络名人可知，此处应表示这两张图片在社交媒体上被广泛传播；故选B30．A 细节理解题根据第二段"However，luck didn't favor him．Instead，fame fell into the lap of his pet dog，Beiji．然而，好运并没有眷顾他．相反，名气却落在了他的宠物狗上．"可知，他的出名来源于他的宠物狗；故选A31．D 内容归纳题根据第一段"Yan Mingliang，27，has dreamed of joining。

惠州市2016 届高三第一次模拟考试英语2016.4．注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ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。

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3.回答第II 卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。

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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）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。

ADear Daughter,As we drove off from Columbia University, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.College will be the most important years in your life. It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about. I encourage you to be inquisitive, but I also want to tell you: "Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten." What I mean by that is the materials taught isn't as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject, and the ability to analyze a new problem. That is really what learning in college is about— this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become a self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn't critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever，so do your best in classes and learn.Take care of yourself and follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Don't be trapped in what others think or say.Most importantly, make friends and be happy. College friends are often the best in life. Pick a few friends and become really close to them —pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you. People are not perfect, so as long as they are genuine and sincere, trust them and be good to them. They will give back. This is my secret of success— that I am genuine with people and trust them (unless they do something to lose my trust).Please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, be bold to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges. May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be.21.What can we learn from paragraph 2?cation is what you learn at school.B.Ability is more important than knowledge.C.Learning and analyzing are equally important.D.Colleges only focus on skills of learning.22.The writer thinks his daughter should . Love,Dad (& Mom)A.ask for his advice on her choiceB. make a lot of friendsC. get along well with her friendsD. spare no effort to succeed23.According to the passage, the writer is a father.A.wise and caringB. strict and warm-heartedC. generous and talentedD. diligent and successful24.Why does the father write this letter?A.To inform his daughter of college life.B. To show father’s love.C. To broaden his daughter’s mind..D. To guide his daughter.BAs the proverb goes, man struggles upwards; water flows downwards. Water runs downhill from mountaintops to streams, to rivers and to oceans. But downhill isn’t the only way that water moves. A new study measures how water travels from country to country for human consumption. This flow isn’t the type we usually think about.These scientists looked at the water used to grow and make the products which get shipped from nation to nation as imports or exports. They call this a flow of “virtual water”.We typically think about water as the liquid that flows from a tap. However,92％of the water used by people goes into growing crops, according to a water researcher Arjen Hoekstra. He recently studied the hidden travels of virtual water used in products made from things like crops and meats. These products are shipped around the world.For example, consider a sugary soft drink. Hoekstra estimated that to produce one half-liter of the drink requires between 170 and 310 liters of water—about 95% is used to grow and process the ingredients(原料).Another 4％goes into the packaging and labeling. In Hoeks tra’s calculation, when one country produces a half-liter of soda and sells it abroad，it exports as much virtual water as would fill a large refrigerator．According to Hoekstra’s new report，dry countries like Israel and Kuwait，both in the Middle East, get the majority of their virtual water from other countries，through imported products. More surprisingly, some wetter countries，like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, also get the majority of their virtual water from other places. That means that most of the water used togrow or produce the products and food consumed in those countries came from other countries.25.The proverb in Paragraph One is used to .A.inspire readers to struggle upwardB. tell a law of natureC. introduce the topic of the passageD. summarize the main idea of the passage26.In which countries does most part of virtual water come from outside? .A.The United Kingdom and ChinaB. America and IsraelC. The Netherlands and KuwaitD. The Netherlands and America27.What can be a suitable title for the passage?A.Benefits of Virtual WaterB. Hidden Uses of WaterC. Crops and Virtual WaterD. Water’s Worldwide Travels28.Where does the passage probably come from?A .A science news report. B. A newspaper advertisement.C. A book review.D. A science fiction story.CThough many Internet celebrities try to shrug off their fame, Yan Mingliang, 27, has dreamed of joining the Internet elite(精英) ever since he entered college.However, luck didn’t favor him. Instead, fame fell int o the lap of his pet dog, Beiji. In early 2015, Yan used his microblog to post two pictures of Beiji lying on the ground, and they went viral on social media. Because he took the photos at a strange angle, it almost looks like Beiji’s body has fallen apart.Finally, Yan got to experience what is like to be an Internet celebrity, or more accurately, the owner of an Internet celebrity dog. New followers started to flood in, and Yan received hundreds of private messages each day. In less than four weeks, Yan managed to attract more than 20,000 followers. “I am famous now.” Yan thought at that time.However, fame didn’t just bring joy, but also annoyance. Since Beiji was only 3 months old and Yan sometimes had to put him into a cage as a means of “education”, th ere were also private messages from followers who fiercely criticized Yan for being too cruel.“It gradually occurred to me that no matter how frankly you present yourself on social media, Internet users only witness part of your life. And their judgments depend on that partial life story of yours,” said Yan, “They don’t know how hard it is to raise a pet dog when you’re unemployed, Yan explained. They also don’t care about whether the dog they’re enjoying is being pushed too hard.”Yan finally decided to leave his Internet fame behind and focus more on his real life. “The lesson I learned is that, if you can’t live up to your followers’ expectations, it’s better not to be an Internet celebrity,” he said.29.The underlined phrase “went viral” in Paragraph 2 probably means .A.were exposedB. became widely-spreadC. were criticizedD. became viruses30.Why did Yan become famous?A.Because his dog became famous.B.Because he posted two pictures on the Internet.C.Because he took a strange picture.D.Because he became an Internet celebrity.31.How did Yan probably feel at first when he realized he became well-known?A.puzzled and annoyedB. surprised and tiredC. disappointed and annoyedD. excited and joyful32.What can we infer from what Yan said in the last two paragraphs?A.It is hard to raise a pet dog.B.He isn’t fully understood on the Internet.C.He decided to stop making use of his microblog.D.Internet celebrities can’t satisfy their followers.DYou might think going to school during the summer is opposite to what summertime is all about. But for the thousands of Calgary kids with a true love of learning, there’s no better time to have fun with their education, while at the same time getting a rough idea of what their post- secondary future might hold.The University of Calgary, Mount Royal University and SAIT Polytechnic all offer summertime programs that give kids hands-on experience in the labs and other facilities they’ll be working in down the road.“Our bread and butter is Mini University PhD,” says Don McSwiney, spokesperson for U of C Summer Camps. “The idea is to give people a fun learning experience and a hands-on learning experience, which helps kids understand concepts better than learning in a book.” Mini University PhD gets kids into the labs and art studios of the U of C, where they take part in programs such as The Scientist, where they learn about topics like mapping DNA and creating volcanoes. Mini U programs dealing with art and sports are also being offered this year. Minds in Motion motivates kids to explore science, engineering and technology in a hands-on way.At Mount Royal, the MRU Kids program is marking its 20th anniversary. “We have about 18 different programs for children from 6 to 17.” says program administrator Maya Anderson. There's also the ConocoPhillips Youth Science Academy for ages 13 to 17，which focuses more on the academic -- those who want to go into science. More than 3,200 kids are expected to take part in MRU summer programs, which helps to keep kids engaged in learning through the summer in a fun way.SAIT Polytechnic has added more camps for the grades 4 to 6 range, and the list includes topics ranging from Sports Science and SCISpy, to Planet Protectors (energy, engineering, environment).“We focus on building self-confidence in our campers,” says Jaros. “Making them confident in their ability to learn and become reengaged in learning, without the pressure of school.”33.If a student wants to know how to map DNA, he should attend .A.MRU kidsB. The ScientistC. Minds in MotionD. Einstein’s Shampoo34.We can learn from the passage that .A.the campers have great fun in the summertime programsB.the summertime programs merely focus on hands-on learning coursesC.the program of sports has been offered for 20 yearsD.the summer campers are all confident of their future35.The purpose of the passage is .A.to show children’s great desire for knowledgeB.to complain students’ stressful life during the summertimeC.to persuade parents to send their children to more programs in universityD.to introduce summertime programs performed by three Calgary universities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。

绝密★启用前试卷类型：A深圳市2016 年高三年级第二次调研考试英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（客观题）和第Ⅱ卷（主观题）两部分。

试卷共10 页，卷面满分120 分，折算成135 分计入总分。

考试用时120 分钟。

注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的学校、姓名和准考证号填写在答题卡上。

同时，将条形码贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。

2．全部答案必须在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

3．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；答案不能答在试卷上。

4．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷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。

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考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第Ⅰ卷第二部分阅读理解（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。

AHere are Important Travel Notices from United Airlines, March 20, 2016 7:12 AM. Information is updated as it is received.◆ 1. Travel and the Zika virusIf you have a ticket for travel to a country affected by the Zika virus (as listed on the CDC website) and have concerns, please contact the United Customer Contact Center with any questions or changes to your reservation. Customers advised to avoid the affected regions based on CDC guidance may change theirdestination or travel date without a fee or may choose to receive a refund（退款）if their tickets were booked before February 29, 2016. The new travel date must be within the validity of the ticket. Additional charges may apply if there is a difference in fare for the new travel route.◆ 2. Longer lines at security checkpointsProcedural changes at TSA checkpoints throughout the United States may result in longer lines at security checkpoints. Please plan accordingly and allow for extra time at the airport. The TSA advises arriving at the airport two hours before your flight for US travel and three hours before for international travel. To save time at security, we encourage you to visit and apply for TSA pre-check.◆ 3. Notice for flights departing the European Union, Norway and SwitzerlandEU Regulation 261/2004 requires airlines to provide the following notice: If you are not allowed to board or if your flight is cancelled or delayed for at least two hours, ask at the check-in counter or boarding gate for the form, stating your rights, particularly about compensation and assistance.21．Travelers have to pay additional fees when they want to .A．change their reservation B．change travel dateC．receive their refund D．change to a dearer route22．What do we know from Notice 2?A．Security check possibly takes time in the USA.B．Security checkpoints are not available.C．Security check wastes a long time.D．Pre-check can easily be done online.23．Compensation can be asked for when .A．passengers refuse to board the planeB．passengers’ trip is cancelled in advanceC．passengers’ flight is delayed at least two hoursD．passengers miss their flight due to traffic jamBA taxi driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Motivational speakers charge thousands of dollars to give training to company executives and staff. It cost me a $12 taxiride.I had flown into Dallas for the purpose of calling on a customer. Time was limited and my plan includeda quick turn-around trip from and back to the airport. A spotless taxi pulled up. The driver rushed to open the passenger door for me and made sure I was comfortably seated before he closed the door. As he got in the driver’s seat, he mentioned that the neatly-folded Wall Street Journal next to me was for my use. He then showed me several tapes and asked me what type of music I would enjoy. I could not believe the service I was receiving! I took the opportunity to say, “Obviously you take great pride in your work. You must have a story to tell.”“You bet,” he replied, “I used to be in Microsoft. But I got tired of it, thinking my best would never be good enough. I decided to find my position in life where I could feel proud of being the best I could be. I knew I would never be a rocket scientist, but I love driving cars, helping people and feeling like I have done a full day’s work and done it well. I thought about my personal strengths and ... wham! I became a taxi driver. One thing I know for sure, to be good in my business I could simply meet the expectations of my passengers. But, to be GREAT in my business, I have to go above the customer’s expectations! I like both the sound and the return of being ‘great’ better than just getting by being ‘average’.”24．What does the writer really want to say in Paragraph 1?A．The writer thought the driver motivational.B．The writer benefited a lot from the ride.C．The writer was over charged for the ride.D．The writer paid less for the ride.25．What caused t he writer’s curiosity about the taxi driver?A．His wonderful CD. B．His touching speech.C．His high-quality service. D．His neatly-folded journal.26．From the last paragraph we know that the taxi driver .A．is enthusiastic about his work B．expects much from his workC．thinks too highly of himself D．goes above his own expectations27．Which of the following is the taxi driver likely to agree?A．Being great is a must in life. B．Life is not easy for all of us.C．Don’t expect too much in life. D．Every one of us has strengths.CWho is smarter? A human being or artificial intelligence（人工智能）?The question swept the world last week when a Google-developed program called AlphaGo defeated the world top player, South Korean Lee Se-del, 4-1.So, what comes next?Some people have been arguing that artificial intelligence, or AI in short, will be a bad thing for humans. In an interview with the BBC in 2014, UK scientist Stephen Hawking warned that “the development of full artificial intelligence co uld mean the end of the human race.”So are we really about to live in the world shown in the Terminator movies?“Not quite,” answered The Economist. After all, it’s not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use their knowledge in everyday situations.“We think that, for the human being, things like sight and balance（视觉平衡）, are natural and ordinary in our life.” Thomas Edison, founder of Motion Figures, a company that is bringing AI to boys, to ld the newspaper. “But for a robot, to walk up and down just like human beings requires various decisions to be made every second, and it’s really difficult to do.”As The Economist put it, “We have a long way to go before AI can truly begin to be similar to the human brain, even though the technology can be great.”Meanwhile, John Markoff of The New York Times said that researchers should build artificial intelligence to make people more effective.“Our fate is in our own hands,” he wrote. “Since technolog y depends on the values of its creators, we can make human choices that use technology to improve the world.”28．What was the result of the match?A．Lee Se-del won AlphaGo 4-1. B．Lee Se-del was defeated.C．Google program beat AlphaGo. D．Neither side won the match.29．What does Thomas Edison possibly mean in his remarks?A．It’s very hard for AI to beat the human brain.B．AI would take the place of human beings.C．AI can make various decisions quickly.D．AI does better than humans in sight and balance.30．Who believes much has to be done to improve AI?A．Stephen Hawking. B．John Markoff.C．The New York Times. D．The Economist.31．What does the underlined part in the last paragraph imply?A．AI will improve the world completely. B．AI is in the control of human beings.C．AI may bring disasters to human beings. D．AI will make our future out of control.DHumans and many other mammals have unusually efficient internal temperature regulating systems that automatically maintain stable core body temperatures（核心体温）in cold winters and warm summers. In addition, people have developed cultural patterns and technologies that help them adjust to extremes of temperature and humidity（湿度）.In very cold climates, there is a constant danger of developing hypothermia（低体温）, which is a life threatening drop in core body temperature to below normal levels. The normal temperature for humans is about 37.0°C. However, differences in persons and even the time of day can cause it to be as much as 6°C higher or lower in healthy individuals. It is also normal for core body temperature to be lower in elderly people. Hypothermia begins to occur when the core body temperature drops to 34.4°C. Below 29.4°C, the body cools more rapidly because its natural temperature regulating system usually fails. The rapid decline in core body temperature is likely to result in death. However, there have been rare cases in which people have been saved after their temperatures had dropped to 13.9-15.6°C. This happened in 1999 to a Swedish woman who was trapped under an ice sheet in freezing water for 80 minutes. She was found unconscious, not breathing, and her heart had stopped beating, yet she was eventually saved despite the fact that her temperature had dropped to 13.7°C.In extremely hot climates or as a result of uncontrollable infections, core body temperatures can rise to equally dangerous levels. This is hyperthermia. Life threatening hyperthermia typically starts in humanswhen their temperatures rise to 40.6-41.7°C. Only a few days at this extraordinarily high temperature level is likely to result in the worsening of internal organs and death.32．Why can humans keep stable body temperatures in different seasons?A．Because their bodies are unusually efficient.B．Because they experience different climates.C．Because they can adjust to cultural patterns and technologies.D．Because they have internal temperature regulating systems.33．What does Paragraph 2 mainly discuss?A．The dangerous effects of hypothermia.B．The change of body temperature.C．The survival of the Swedish woman.D．The regulating systems of natural temperature.34．People are unlikely to survive under the body temperature .A．higher than 34.4°C B．lower than 29.4°CC．between 40.6-41.7°C D．between 34.4-37°C35．What is the best title for the passage?A．Surviving in an ice trap B．Getting to know hypothermiaC．Adapting to climate extremes D．Changing core body temperature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。

2016届高三惠州市第二次调研考试英语第一部分阅读理解（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。

AFailing in something isn’t a really nice feeling, but Scotland’ s Fettes College in Edinburgh wants to show its students that failure isn’t something to fear and is actually something to accept willingly!The boarding school held “failure week” to celebrate taking risks and learning from them. Whether in sports or school, children often face lots of pressure to succeed and do well, and the school was becoming concerned.“Young people from all walks of life live in a high-pressure environment where they are trying very hard to achieve a level of perfection,” said Sue Bruce, head of perso nal and social education in the school.“This week at Fettes we have been focusing on one of the most misunderstood parts of success: failure. While we are often scared of failure, it is important to learn that it is only through failing, often many times, that we learn how to succeed. All through the week, we have looked at the experiences of some of the most successful inventors, artists and businessmen, who failed hundreds, if not thousands of times on their journey to success,” read a letter on Fettes College’s website.To celebrate failure, students were encouraged to try something they’ve never done before, like playing an instrument or dancing in front of audiences. A number of students stepped up and tried things that they finally failed in, but they had fun and enjoyed the experience. “The concert was extremely enjoyable, proving that we should always try not to worry about failure and have a go!” read another note on the website. Students were also taught about famous people like J.K. Rowling and Richard Branson who failed many times before they finished what they set out to do.“If they let the fear of failure stop them from doing something, they are actually stopping themselves from learning, developing, and potentially succeeding,”said Bruce.1. What is the purpose of the boarding school to hold “failure week”?A. To get the students involved in social activities.B. To help the students accept and learn from failure.C. To make the students study even harder.D. To teach the students how to get relaxed.2. During the “failure week” the students could do the following things EXCEPT ___________?A. taking risksB. learning from others’ experiencesC. trying something newD. trying to entertain themselves3. What can we learn from the passage?A、Many successful people are lucky and achieve success easily.B、Because we are often scared of failure ,we never succeed.C、The fear of failure can stop the students from learning and succeeding.D、The students who failed in trying new things felt depressed.BHumans have been keeping animals as pets for tens of thousands of years, but Dr Jean-Loup Rault, an animal scientist at the University of Melbourne in Australia, believes new companions are coming: robot pets.“Technology is moving very fast,” Rault told ABC News, “The Tamagotchi in the early 1990s was really the first robotic pet, and now Sony and other big companies have improved them a lot.”This may not sit well with pet lovers. After all, who would choose a plastic toy over a lovely puppy? But Rault argues that the robotic kind has a lot going for it: “You don’t have to feed it, you don’t have to walk it, it won’t make a mess in your house, and you can go on a holiday without feeling guilty.” The technology also benefits those who are allergic to pets, short on space, or fearful of real animals.It’s not clear whether robot pets can replace real ones. But studies do suggest that we can bond wit h these smart machines. People give their cars names and kids give their toy animals life stories. It’s the same with robots. When Sony stopped its repair service for its robot dog Aibo in March 2014, owners in Japan held funerals.As an animal welfare researcher, Rault is concerned about how robotic pets could affect our attitudes towards live animals. “If we become used to a robotic companion that doesn’t need food, water or exercises, perhaps it will change how humans care about other living beings,” he said.So are dogs and cats a thing of the past, as Rault predicts? For those who grew up with living and breathing pets, the mechanical kind might not do. But for our next generation who are in constant touch with smart technology, a future in which lo vely pets needn’t have a heartbeat might not be a far-fetched dream.4. What does the underlined phrase “sit well with” means?A. be refused byB. be beneficial toC. make a difference toD. receive support from5. What are the advantages of robot pets?a. They are plastic and feel smooth.b. Owners needn’t worry about them when going out.c. They can help cure allergies.d. They save space and costs.A. abB. bcC. bdD.cd6. We can learn from the passage that___________.A. Sony is the first company to produce robot pets Aibo.B. People can develop strong bond with their robot pets.C. Rault thinks robot pets still have a long way to go.D. Robot toys may help people care more about living beings.7. The passage mainly tells us___________.A. the advantages of robot toysB. the popularity of robot petsC. living pets are dying out.D. robot pets are coming.CLee’s mother Sun became unexpectedly pregnant while married to a disabled man. Doctors told her that because of a medication she had been taking her child would not be normal. She chose to continue with the pregnancy and in 1985 in Seoul, South Korea, little Hee Ah Lee was born with only two fingers on each hand, disfigurement of her legs, and slight brain injury. The hospital told Sun that she could not care for the child at home and her relatives wanted her to place the child for adoption in a foreign country. Sun, however, thought her baby would live a successful life.When Lee was a pre-schooler, Sun wanted her daughter to take piano lessons for two reasons. One was that she felt it would help her strengthen her hands so she could hold a pencil. The other was that she felt that if she could master the piano, she could master anything. For six months piano schools turned them down and then the one teacher who did accept the task got discouraged and wanted to quit. It was a three-month contest of wills between mother and daughter that led to a conflict in which Sun actually threw her daughter on the floor in frustration. But Lee got back up on the piano bench and for the first time played a children’s song. That was the turning point and one year later Lee won the grand prize i n a piano concert for Kindergartners. It was at the age of 7 that Lee won Korea’s 19th National Handicap Conquest Contest and was presented with her award by the President of Korea.Lee has won numerous awards, and is a widely traveled concert pianist with more than 200 appearances. Her first album titled “Hee-ah, a Pianist with Four Fingers” was released in June, 2008.Lee speaks highly of her mother for challenging her to master the piano and said that although her training was difficult, “As time went by, the piano became my source of inspiration and my best friend.”8. Which of the following can best describe Sun?A. stubborn and devotedB. impatient and strictC. enthusiastic and hardworkingD. honest and responsible9. What was probably in Lee’s mind when on the floor?A. Learning piano was too difficult for her.B. Life was unfair to her.C. She would try her best to learn piano.D. Her mother didn’t love her any more.10. When was Lee awarded by the president of Korea?A. 1985B. 1992C. 2008D. 200711. What’s the best title of the passage?A. A 4-finger pianistB. Love between mother and daughterC. Learning pianoD. An abnormal girlDEvery year, millions of Americans see their personal information leak into the wrong hands. Maybe there’s spyware on the their computer, or a service they use suffered a security reach, leaving customers at the risk of exposure. Or perhaps their password is easy to guess.Don’t fear: You can easily set up proper defenses. Here’s how.● Clean Your Computer and SmartphoneBefore you put new security measures into place, make sure your devices are as spotless as possible. This means installing a good antivirus program and taking the time to clear out any spy — or malware that may have already infected your system. These days, it’s also worth it to make sure your phone is safe from viruses. iPhones are less likely to be targeted by spyware, but Android users should download the Lookoutapp to scan their devices and ensure everything is as it should be.● Secure Your WiFiIt’s fairly easy for potential criminals to gain access to your information if they’re able to share your connection —that’s why you wa nt to be careful when using public WiFi. Even though you put security measures into place a couple of years ago, it’s a good idea to refresh your settings.● Use passwordsWhat you’ve heard is true: Passwords should use a variety of special characters, num erals, letters, and cases when possible.● Check the shopping securityTake care when shopping online. Always check the security symbols when using an online site for shopping. If the lock icon encryption (加密) is not there, do not give out credit details. Also, check that the site is legal — never go to a site from a random email and start shopping online.Keep a separate credit card just for online shopping. This will make it easier to cancel if something bad does happen and your other credit card fo r “in real life” can still be used uninfluenced.Don’t store information on any store’s website. It may be convenient but it’s also a possible loss to you if the site is hacked.12. This passage is mainly about ___________.A. ways of avoiding identity theftB. tips of freeing computers from virusesC. measures to ensure network securityD. steps to keep track of passwords13. To put new security measures into place, we need to ___________.A. clear out everything in the systemB. make a random selection of networkC. get rid of potential spywareD. refresh the infected system14. According to the passage, the risk of exposing personal information may possibly be caused by ___________.A. the applications of antivirus programsB. the practice of using public WiFiC. the difficult access to passwordsD. the separate credit card for online shopping15. Which of the following is an improper way to shop online?A. Adopting a unique password for every website.B. Shopping online at reliable websites.C. Keeping credit details safe by checking security symbols.D. Monitoring credit card by storing information online.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。

惠州市2015届高三第二次调研考试英语试题2014.10 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分135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市（县）/区、学校、班级、姓名、准考证号、试室号和座位号填写在答卡的密封线内。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试题卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷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的整洁。

考试结束后，请将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

Ⅰ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality. But when we research it, happiness actually ___1___every single business and educational outcome for the brain. How did we ___2___ this? Why do we have these social misunderstandings about happiness? Because we assumed you were ___3___.When we study people, scientists are often interested in what the average is.Many people think happiness is genetic. That's only half the story, because the average person does not fight their ___4___. When we stop studying the average and begin ___5___ positive outliers(离群值) -- people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence -- a ___6___ different picture appears. Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and ___7___.___8___, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world. If you scan for the ___9___ first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded （嵌入）in your work. But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an ___10___advantage.I wrote the cover story for the Harvard Business Review magazine on "Happiness Leads to Profits." Based on my article called "Positive Intelligence" and my research in The Happiness Advantage, I ___11___ our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a ___12___ and busy workforce.A decade of research in the business world ___13___ that happiness raises nearly everybusiness and educational ___14___: increasing sales by 37%，productivity by 31%，and ___15___ on tasks by 19%，as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.1 A. rises B. arises C. raises D. realizes2 A. think B. miss C. know D. understand3 A. usual B. single C. unique D. average4 A. bodies B. faces C. genes D. fates5 A. researching B. discovering C. finding D. observing6 A. mildly B. hardly C. crazily D. wildly7 A. interest B. success C. safety D. failure8 A. Scientifically B. Fortunately C. Gradually D. Strangely9 A. active B. passive C. negative D. positive10 A. interesting B. embarrassing C. annoying D. amazing11 A. talked B. summarized C. thought D. underlined12 A. silly B. funny C. common D. happy13 A. means B. proves C. wishes D. hopes14 A. outcome B. answer C. cause D. reality15 A. behavior B. mistake C. accuracy D. possession第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

惠州市 2016 届高三第一次模拟考试英语2016.4．注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ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）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。

ADear Daughter,As we drove off from Columbia University, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell youall that is on my mind.College will be the most important years in your life. It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about. I encourage you to be inquisitive, but I also want to tell you: "Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten." What I mean by that is thematerials taught isn't as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject, and the abilityto analyze a new problem. That is really what learning in college is about — this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become a self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn't critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever ， so do your best in classes and learn.Take care of yourself and follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Don't be trapped in what others think or say.Most importantly, make friends and be happy. College friends are often the best in life. Picka few friends and become really close to them —pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you. People are not perfect, so as long as they are genuine and sincere, trust them and be good to them. They will give back. This is my secret of success — that I am genuine with people and trust themPlease treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, be bold to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges. May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be.Love,Dad (& Mom)21.What can we learn from paragraph 2?cation is what you learn at school.B.Ability is more important than knowledge.C.Learning and analyzing are equally important.D.Colleges only focus on skills of learning.22.The writer thinks his daughter should_____________.A. ask for his advice on her choiceB. make a lot of friendsC. get along well with her friendsD. spare no effort to succeed23. According to the passage, the writer is a _________ father.A. wise and caringB. strict and warm-heartedC. generous and talentedD. diligent and successful24. Why does the father write this letter?A. To inform his daughter of college life.C. To broaden his daughter’s mind..B. To show father ’s love.D. To guide his daughter. BAs the proverb goes, man struggles upwards; water flows downwards. Water runs downhill from mountaintops to streams, to rivers and to oceans. But downhill isn’tthe only waythat water moves. A new study measures how water travels from country to country for human consumption. This flow isn the type’t we usually think about.These scientists looked at the water used to grow and make the products which get shipped from nation to nation as imports or exports. They call this a flow of“ virtual water”.We typically think about water as the liquid that flows from a tap. However,92％of the waterused by people goes into growing crops, according to a water researcher Arjen Hoekstra. Herecently studied the hidden travels of virtual water used in products made from things likecrops and meats. These products are shipped around the world.For example, consider a sugary soft drink. Hoekstra estimated that to produce one half-literof the drink requires between 170 and 310 liters of water — about 95% is used to grow and process the ingredients( 原料 ).Another 4 ％ goes into the packaging and labeling. In Hoekstra ’s calculation, when one country produces a half-liter of soda and sells it abroad ，it exports as much virtual water as would fill a large refrigerator ．According to Hoekstra ’s new report，dry countries like Israel and Kuwait ，both in the Middle East, get the majority of their virtual water from other countries ，through imported products. More surprisingly, some wetter countries ，like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, also getor produce the products and food consumed in those countries came from other countries.25. The proverb in Paragraph One is used to_________.A. inspire readers to struggle upwardB. tell a law of natureC. introduce the topic of the passageD. summarize the main idea of the passage26. In which countries does most part of virtual water come from outside? .A. The United Kingdom and ChinaB. America and IsraelC. The Netherlands and KuwaitD. The Netherlands and America27. What can be a suitable title for the passage?A. Benefits of Virtual WaterB. Hidden Uses of WaterC. Crops and Virtual WaterD. Water ’Worldwides Travels28. Where does the passage probably come from?A .A science news report. B. A newspaper advertisement.C. A book review.D. A science fiction story.CThough many Internet celebrities try to shrug off their fame, Yan Mingliang, 27, has dreamedof joining the Internet elite( 精英 ) ever since he entered college.However, luck didn ’tfavor him. Instead, fame fell into the lap of his pet dog, Beiji. In early 2015, Yan used his microblog to post two pictures of Beiji lying on the ground, and they went viral on social media. Because he took the photos at a strange angle, it almost looks like Beiji’s body has fallen apart.Finally, Yan got to experience what is like to be an Internet celebrity, or more accurately, theowner of an Internet celebrity dog. New followers started to flood in, and Yan received hundredsof private messages each day. In less than four weeks, Yan managed to attract more than20,000 followers. “I am famous now. ”Yan thought at that time.However, fame didn ’tjust bring joy, but also annoyance. Since Beiji was only 3 months old and Yan sometimes had to put him into a cage as a means of “education ”, there were also private messages from followers who fiercely criticized Yan for being too cruel.“It gradually occurred to me that no matter how frankly you present yourself on social media,Internet users only witness part of your life. And their judgments depend on that partial life storyof yours, said” Yan, “They don ’tknow how hard it is to raise a pet dog when you ’re unemployed, Yan explained. They also don ’tcare about whether the dog they ’re enjoying is being pushed too hard.”Yan finally decided to leave his Internet fame behind and focus more on his real life.“Thelesson I learned is that, if you can ’tlive up to your followers ’expectations, it ’s better not to be an Internet celebrity, ”he said.29. The underlined phrase “went viral ”in Paragraph 2 probably means______.A. were exposedB. became widely-spread30.Why did Yan become famous?A.Because his dog became famous.B.Because he posted two pictures on the Internet.C.Because he took a strange picture.D.Because he became an Internet celebrity.31.How did Yan probably feel at first when he realized he became well-known?A. puzzled and annoyedB. surprised and tiredC. disappointed and annoyedD. excited and joyful32.What can we infer from what Yan said in the last two paragraphs?A.It is hard to raise a pet dog.B.He isn ’tfully understood on the Internet.C.He decided to stop making use of his microblog.D.Internet celebrities can ’tsatisfy their followers.DYou might think going to school during the summer is opposite to what summertime is allabout. But for the thousands of Calgary kids with a true love of learning, there ’ s no bette have fun with their education, while at the same time getting a rough idea of what theirpost-secondary future might hold.The University of Calgary, Mount Royal University and SAIT Polytechnic all offersummertime programs that give kids hands-on experience in the labs and other facilities they ’ll beworking in down the road.“Our bread and butter is Mini University PhD, ” says Don McSwiney, spokesperson for U ofC Summer Camps. “ The idea is to give people a fun learning experience and a hands-on learningexperience, which helps kids understand concepts better than learning in a book. Mini University ”PhD gets kids into the labs and art studios of the U of C, where they take part in programs such asThe Scientist, where they learn about topics like mapping DNA and creating volcanoes. Mini Uprograms dealing with art and sports are also being offered this year. Minds in Motion motivateskids to explore science, engineering and technology in a hands-on way.At Mount Royal, the MRU Kids program is marking its 20th anniversary. “ We have about 18 different programs for children from 6 to 17. ”says program administrator Maya Anderson.There' s also the ConocoPhillips Youth Science Academy for ages 13 to 17 ， which focuses moreon the academic -- those who want to go into science. More than 3,200 kids are expected to takepart in MRU summer programs, which helps to keep kids engaged in learning through the summerin a fun way.SAIT Polytechnic has added more camps for the grades 4 to 6 range, and the list includestopics ranging from Sports Science and SCISpy, to Planet Protectors (energy, engineering,environment).“ We focus on building self-confidence in our campers, ” says Jaros. “ Making them confidentin their ability to learn and become reengaged in learning, without the pressure of school.A. MRU kidsB. The ScientistC. Minds in MotionD. Einstein’ s Shampoo34.We can learn from the passage that_________.A.the campers have great fun in the summertime programsB.the summertime programs merely focus on hands-on learning coursesC.the program of sports has been offered for 20 yearsD.the summer campers are all confident of their future35.The purpose of the passage is __________.A. to show children’ s great desire for knowledgeB. to complain students’ stressfulduringlifethe summertimeC. to persuade parents to send their children to more programs in universityD.to introduce summertime programs performed by three Calgary universities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。