2020届东莞高级中学高三英语一模试卷及参考答案

2020届东莞高级中学高三英语一模试卷及参考答案

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

In the 1994 filmForrest Gump, there’s a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what

you’re gonna get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind box toys are bringing the magic of surprise to online

shopping.

A blind box toy is hidden inside uniform packaging but invisible from the outside. You don’t know what will be

inside, although the toys typically come from pop culture, ranging from movies to comics and cartoons.

Blind boxes have caught on since they were first introduced fromJapantoChinain 2014. According to a 2019

Tmall report, the mini-series of Labubu blind box, designed byHong Kong-born Kasing Lung, was named Champion

of Unit Sales with 55,000 sold in just 9 seconds during the Singles Day shopping event. Most customers for blind

boxes are young people aged 18 to 35.

According to The Paper, blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The typically

cute cartoon figurines come in miniature sizes, making them suitable for display almost anywhere.

Even if blind boxes are not their top choice for decorations, the mystery and uncertainty of the process also

attracts people. It’s the main reason why people buy blind boxes one after another.

“Fear of the unknown is always a part of the box-opening process,” said Miss Cao, 24, who lives and works

inShenyang. Speaking to Sina News, she said: “Until you open all the boxes, you cannot know what it is inside.”

Opening a blind box is a delightful little surprise for our mundane daily lives, something small but fun to wait

for each day, week or month. When people open this simple little box, they may be disappointed, but the

uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome.

When someone re-makesForrest Gump, don't be surprised if he says, “Life is like a blind box...”

1. Why is the famous saying in the filmForrest Gumpquoted at the beginning?

A. To arouse the readers’ interest. B. To present the writer’s view.

C. To introduce the topic. D. To highlight the fun of blind boxes.

2. Which of the following is the main feature that makes blind box so popular?

A. Miniature sizes. B. Cute appearances.

C. Fear of the unknown. D. Mystery and uncertainty. 3. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Blind box became popular in 2019 after being first introduced fromJapantoChina.

B. Blind box toys typically originated in pop culture, varying from movies to cartoons.

C. Blind box toys was designed and named by Hong Kong-born Kasing Lung.

D. When people open this simple little box, they will feel disappointed.

B

The idea of growing food in a desert would make most people laugh but this is quickly becoming a reality.

There are currently two desert farms in the world where quality vegetables are being planted cheaply and easily.

Sundrop Farms, based in South Australia, uses experimental greenhouses to grow tomatoes, peppers and

cucumbers. The biggest challenge of growing food in a desert, obviously, is the lack of available water. The

researchers at Sundrop Farms have gotten aroundthis problemby using the sun to desalinate (淡化) sea water. It

can also be used to control the temperature of the greenhouses.

Without depending on limited resources such as land and fresh water Sundrop Farms has made farming a

practice. This can increase the world’s food supplies. Another benefit ofthis kind of farming is that it can be done

anywhere, thus reducing the costs of transporting food to distant locations. Yet another benefit is that it reduces

the need for pesticides (杀虫剂).

Another experimental desert farm is the Sahara Forest Project, which began in Qatar in December 2012.

Greenhouses in the farm are cooled by saltwater. Solar power and other technologies are used together to help

make vegetation (植被) grow in the desert environment. As deserts have expanded over recent years around the

world due to global warming, this project could solve the problem.

The result form the Qatar project were better than expected and in June of 2014, Jordan agreed to host

another one. This will be much bigger than the Qatar project and the project members will have even more

opportunities to test their experiments on a much larger scale. It is not clear yet that desert farming resents the

future of farming but these projects have shown some success in the field.

4. What does “this problem” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Sea water is bard to purify.

B. The desert is short of water.