2020年宁波市普通高中保送生模拟测试英语试卷5.doc
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1、2020年宁波市普通高中保送生模拟测试英语试卷5一、完形填空(每小题1分,满分15分)Have you ever been on a bus when someone answered a telephone _1_? Have you ever been in a taxi when the driver always _2_ the horn or talked on the _3_? You probably answer “yes”, but have you ever tried to _4_ for a moment and listen to the silence? Proba
2、bly not. Silence is a thing to which many of us pay little attention. Today many of us are too busy to _5_ the small things in life, including silence. With the development of economy, we are always _6_ by noise and sometimes we cant realize how noise affects us, but it really changes _7_ we talk an
3、d listen to each other. Because we are so used to noise, we forget to be _8_ when there finally is no noise. _9_ is often the case, when there is no noise, we want to utter something to _10_ the silence. It seems funny that we are afraid of these moments _11_ there is no talking, and we call for the
4、 awkward noise because we feel uncomfortable. But in fact silence can be better than noise, and we need to appreciate it. Some of my friends asked why I didnt talk much. _12_ I like talking, but I dont like pushing away silence by talking because I appreciate the beauty of silence. I believe in what
5、 one of my friends ever said, “Do not talk unless you can _13_ upon silence.” So _14_ time when you are on a bus or in a taxi, remember to appreciate the silence you _15_ later on some day. 1. A. aloud B. loudly C. talkatively D. freely 2. A. beat B. knocked C. pressed D. alarmed 3. A. radio B. TV C
6、. front D. way 4. A. stand B. wait C. hesitate D. stop 5. A. notice B. consider C. mind D. appreciate 6. A. bothered B. surrounded C. disturbed D. troubled 7. A. why B. what C. which D. how 8. A. quiet B. still C. thankful D. confident 9. A. It B. As C. Such D. Like 10. A. take in B. pick up C. fill
7、 up D. turn down 11. A. when B. that C. where D. why 12. A. However B. But C. Though D. In fact 13. A. fix B. talk C. change D. improve 14. A. every B. next C. last D. another 15. A. come across B. come about C. come up D. come to 二、阅读理解(每小题2分,满分30分)第一节:阅读下列短文,选出最佳选项。(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)(A)The answer
8、 to protecting and saving marine(海洋) wildlife can start with cutting back on something Americans use every dayplastic drinking straws. Actor Adrien Grenier, best known for playing Vincent Chase in 2015 movie Entourage, has launched a campaign to reduce the amount of single-use plastic usage in this
9、country in order to protect and save marine wildlife and the environment. Plastic drinking straws are among many single-use plastic products contributing to the shocking loss of marine life, but theyre a great place to start because theyre something Americans are using by the hundreds of millions wi
10、thout any awareness that theyre so damaging.According to Ecocycle, an international environmental organization, Americans use more than 500 million straws daily, which are enough to fill 127 school buses each day, and they cant be recycled. They means plastic straws end up in landfills or oceans, wh
11、ere fish and other marine wildlife mistake the small bits for food and swallow them. After seeing a photo of a whale beached on the shore with a belly full of plastic, Grenier felt the inspiration to launch the Lonely Whale Foundation, hoping to inspire and educate others on the challenges facing ma
12、rine life.Along with stopping the use of straws, Grenier hopes to educate consumers on the dangers of other single-use plastic items such as grocery bags and water bottles. While many Americans use these plastic products in their daily life, there are more sustainable alternatives that can help prot
13、ect the environment. Ecocycle recommends the use of straws made from stainless steel, glass, and even bamboo instead of plastic. You can buy a number of these environmentally friendly straws online and in stores.16What initially contributed to the start of Greniers campaign?A. Plastic straws in land
14、fills. B. A picture of a dead whale.C. The severe damage done to the sea. D. The disappearance of some species under the sea.17What is the primary purpose of the Lonely Whale Foundation?A. To advocate a green lifestyle. B. To promote Greniers latest movie.C. To save precious natural resources. D. To
15、 encourage people to protect ocean life.18Ecocycle advises people to use straws that are _.A. easy to recycle B. convenient to useC. special to marine life D. harmless to the environmentBWhen you were young, ginger ale(姜味汽水)may have been a popular choice for reducing the unpleasant feelings caused b
16、y your upset stomach on the road to get to school. For years, ginger has been used to reduce the effects of nausea(作呕). But do you know its now also being looked at to fight cancer?Scientists have discovered that ginger can kill cancerous cells in two different ways. On the one hand, ginger causes t
17、he cancer cells to “commit suicide” by destroying themselves while leaving the surrounding healthy cells untouched. Ginger can prevent the growth of diseased cells by destroying the environment they grow in. On the other hand, ginger tricks the diseased cells and causes them to fight among themselve
18、s. Researchers are now looking into one of the toughest cancers to fight. However, scientists find repeated treatment of disease by drugs can actually lose its effectiveness over time as the cancer builds up resistance(抵抗力)to the same treatment. This raises researchers confidence that ginger would h
19、elp stop resistance from the cancer.In a study, the cancer clearly stopped growing in the body of the mice that had been given ginger. The bad news is that such encouraging research has only been conducted on mice. The good news, however, is that it seems humans might be able to get the same benefit
20、 just by eating products with ginger and ginger root in them.Cancer prevention and fighting abilities arent the only potential benefits you may get from adding a bit more ginger to your diet.Drinking ginger ale when your stomach was upset as a child wasnt just a placebo(安慰剂).Numerous studies and res
21、earch, including the Mayo Clinics strict grading system, agree that ginger has some sort of anti-nausea characteristics.Some believe that ginger works well against nausea after operations, while others use it to reduce motion sickness such as seasickness and car sickness. The Mayo Clinic, however, a
22、dvises the use of ginger only to reduce nausea during pregnancy. While more research needs to be done, early studies are very promising, especially in that small amounts of ginger dont seem to do any harm to the mother or baby.Other health benefits from ginger exist as well. Since ginger is often co
23、nsidered to be useful in warming bodies, it can improve the condition of peoples joints including knees and ankle joints. Some suggest that ginger can help cure a cough associated with the common cold. Another benefit of ginger is that it seems to have no real side effects, which is one of the main
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