1、揭阳市一模英语试题2018揭阳市一模(英语)试题揭阳市2018年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试英 语本试卷分三部分。满分120分。考试时间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在答题卡上填写自己的准考证号、姓名、试室号和座位号。用2B型铅笔把答题卡上试室号、座位号对应的信息点涂黑。 2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B型铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；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
2、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整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。AMost people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be tough. Now, there are apps that can help people learn
3、about the food they eat to improve their diets and their dining-out experience.OpenTableOpenTable helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. OpenTable is a free service that shows users restaurant availability based on where and when they want to dine. OpenTable gives users poi
4、nts when they make reservations. The points can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.When users make reservations through OpenTable, they get an email confirmation. They can also add the reservation directly to their electronic calendar.Max McCalmans Cheese & Wine Pairing AppWine and cheese can
5、be a greatcombination. But which wines go best with which cheeses?Max McCalmans Cheese & Wine Pairing App can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalmans Cheese & Wine Pairing App is free for iPhone and iPad.Epicurious appEpic
6、urious is a free app and website to help users find recipes and become better cooks. The app has more than 30,000 recipes and can create a shopping list based on the ingredients in a recipe.Users can search by ingredients or by vegetables that are in season where they live. The app also rates recipe
7、s for popularity and other qualities. Users also provide advice about making the recipes. CalorificWhat does 200 calories look like? It can be hard to picture. For example, 200 calories of broccoli（西兰花）and 200 calories of cake look very different! The Calorific app shows just that. Calorific provide
8、s images of 200 calories worth of food. The app also provides the weight of each food pictured. The app is free for iPad and iPhone. HarvestAn app called Harvest informs users about seasonal fruits and vegetables in different areas. This can be helpful in planning meals. Harvest also tells about pes
9、ticide（杀虫剂）use and organic food. Users can learn the best way to safely store food.21. OpenTable can be used to_.A. reserve a hotel in advance B. book meals ahead of timeC. access information about calendars D. obtain news concerning discounts22. Which of the following is WRONG according to the adve
10、rtisement?A. OpenTable gives users points leading to discounts on restaurant visits.B. All the apps mentioned are free of charge for all the users.C. Epicurious app can provide advice about making the recipes.D. Calorific can help people who go on a diet.23. What do we know about Harvest?A. It keeps
11、 pesticide use a secret.B. It gives discounts to seasonal fruits.C. It mainly recommends organic food.D. It tells how to keep food fresh longer. B Schools across the world are trying to come up with solutions to keep students active. Some are replacingtraditionalclassroom chairs with exercise balls
12、or standing desks. At Ward Elementary School in Winston, North Carolina, students have adopted a newprogramthat requires ridingfixed bikes while reading. “Read and Ride” is thecreationofschoolcounselorScott Ertl, who came up with the idea whilehe was exercising and reading at the gym. Believing it w
13、ould be a fun way to convince students to become more active, he placed one in the corner of his classroom and encouraged them to use it duringindependent reading classes. It was so popular that Ertl decided to add more bikes and offer the “Read and Ride”program to the entire school. Today Ward Elem
14、entary has adedicatedexercise room filled with bikesthat can be used by students while completing their daily readingassignments. Besides makingreadingmore fun, the program also helpsstudentsexercise at a comfortable pace without the pressure that comes with regular sports-related activities.It is a
15、lso a perfect way to releaseenergy during days when the weather is nothelpfulto outdoor activities. However, the programs academic benefits are the most important. A year after Read and Ridewas introduced at Ward Elementary School, students actively involved in the program demonstrated anastonishing
16、83% readingproficiency. Those that had not taken advantage of the exercise bikes tested at a much lower, 41%. Though the substantial improvementin academic achievement cannot all beattributedto programs like “Read and Ride”, experts believe they are a significant contributor. Thats because studies h
17、ave shown that physical activity stimulates（刺激）brain cells and helps prepare it for learning. As word of the difference made by this easy to execute exercise program spreads, dont be surprised to findschools across the country adopt “Read and Ride”for their students.24. What is the new program at Wa
18、rd Elementary School? A. Kids ride bikes as they read. B. Kids exercise balls and read at the gym.C. Kids sit at desks for long while reading.D. Kids do outdoor activities during lessons.25. How do the students at Ward Elementary School benefit from the program?A. They exercise with high pressure.B.
19、 They feel reading fun and learn better.C. They improve their sense of competition.D. They are instructed to read at the same pace.26. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The program may be more and more popular.B. Schools doubt whether the program is available.C. Physical activities preven
20、t kids from learning more.D. The school achievement depends wholly on the program.27. What would be the best title of the passage?A. How to Help Kids Focus on Their StudiesB. Traditional Teaching Should Be BannedC.“Read and Ride” ProgramD. Kids Need to ReleaseEnergyCInspring,chickensstartlayingagain
21、,bringing a welcome source of protein at winters end. So its no surprise that culturesaroundtheworldcelebratespring by honoring the egg. Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others elevate（提升）the egg into a fancy art, like the heavily jewel-covered “
22、eggs” that were favored by the Russians startinginthe19thcentury.One ancient form of egg art comes to us from Ukraine. For centuries, Ukrainians have been drawing complicated patternsoneggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistradition to create eggs that speak totheanxietiesofourage:Lifeisprecious,a
23、nddelicate.Eggsare, too. “Theres something about their delicate nature that appeals to me,” says New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Several yearsago,shebecameinterestedineggsandlearned the traditional Ukrainian techniquetodrawherverymoderncharacters.“Ive broken eggs at every stage of the processfromth
24、everybeginningtothevery,very end.”But theresanappealinthatvulnerability. “Theres partofthissickeninghorrorof knowing youre walking ontheedgewiththis,thatIkind of like, knowingthatitcouldallfallapartat any second”. Chasts designs, suchasaworriedman alone in a tinyrowboat,reflect that delicateness.Tra
25、ditional Ukrainian decorated eggs also spoke to those fears. The elaborate（精心做成的） patterns were believed to offerprotectionagainstevil.“Theres an ancient legend that as long as these eggs are made, evil will not win in the world,” says Joan Brander,aCanadianegg-painterwhohasbeenpaintingeggsforover60
26、years, having learned theartfromherUkrainianrelatives.The tradition, dating back to 300 B.C., was later incorporated（结合，合并）into the Christian church. The old symbols, however, still endure. A decorated egg with a bird on it, given to a young couple, is a wish forchildren.Adecoratedeggthrownintothefi
27、eld would be a wish for a good harvest.28.Whydopeopleinmanyculturesvaluetheegg highly?A. Itisawelcomesignofthecomingofspring.B. Itistheirmajorsourceofproteininwinter.C. Itcaneasilybemadeintoaworkofart.D. Itcanbringwealthandhonortothem.29.WhatdowelearnaboutthedecoratedeggsinRussia?A. Theyareshapedlik
28、ejewelcases.B. Theyarecherishedbytherich.C. Theyareheavilypaintedinred.D. Theyarefavoredasaformofart.30.Whyhavecontemporaryartistscontinuedtheeggarttradition?A. Eggsserveasanenduringsymbolofnewlife.B. Eggshaveanoval（椭圆形的）shapeappealingtoartists.C. Eggsreflecttheanxietiesofpeopletoday.D. Eggsprovidea
29、uniquesurfacetopainton.31.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutegg-painting?A. ItoriginatedintheeasternpartofEurope.B. Ithasahistoryofovertwothousandyears.C. Itisthemosttime-honoredformoffancyart.D. Itisespeciallyfavoredasachurchdecoration. D Crossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people d
30、ont even notice that theyre doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one leg over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blo
31、od pressure. The reason for this is that the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart and that crossing one leg over the other increases resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate. This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to push the blood back to the heart. You wont feel any immediate effects, but repeated, drawn-out increases in blood pressure can cause long-term health issu
