2015年高考仿真模拟试卷·新课标卷II（四）
英语
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第一部分 听力 略
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40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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（2015年吉林长春高三新起点调研考试英语试卷）In 1975, George Carlin appeared on a popular TV show, Saturday Night Live, with his famous words about blue food. “Why is there no blue food? I can’t find blue food—I can’t find the flavor of blue! I mean yellow is lemon; orange is orange and red is cherry. Where is the blue food? ”
Well, Carlin pretty much has it right—there’s not no blue food, but there’s certainly not a lot of it. Fresh-picked blueberries are blue, though they become purple when they are turned into jam. The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoes—is found in nature. But it isn’t a hot color for food. People don’t seem to prefer blue food. Some diet programs even suggest that those determined to lose weight should make their food blue.
Eating, in part, begins with our eyes. Charles Spence—an experimental psychologist from Oxford University—points out that color can change our taste experience. Commonly, we consider red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are; and green foods as being
more sour. Spence suggests: human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching - green fruits can become sweet as they grow up and turn red.
But what about blue? Except blueberries, much of the blue food we see these days is dyed blue artificially. Food producers argue that artificial color doesn’t do much harm to health. A lot of research shows that some physical problems of kids are related to food dyes—while other studies show no effects at all. Blue birthday cake or even blue-dyed chicken can be served on the dinner table. So what?
21. George Carlin’s words are placed at the beginning of the passage to _______. A. show the author’s opinion B. introduce a TV show C. tell a famous person D. lead in the topic
22. Which of the following statements of blue is true? A. Blueberries are always blue, whether fresh or not. B. The blue in blueberries is found unnatural. C. Blue is not a very popular color for foods. D. People often feel cold when they eat blueberries. 23. Eating sometimes begins with our eyes because _______. A. our taste experience can be influenced by color B. red-colored food are 20% sweeter than green food C. people prefer red-colored food to green food D. before eating, people watch food for a long time
24. The underlined words “is dyed” in Para. 4 are closest in meaning to “_______”. A. is eaten up B. has grown up C. is changed in color D. is harmful to
B
（2015?甘肃省部分普通高中高三2月第一次联考）A ground-based system that uses much stronger signals than GPS can find your location in cities and indoors. It is a new positioning system that could compete with GPS to make sure you never lose your directions again.
Instead of satellites, Locata uses ground-based equipment to launch a radio signal over a localized area that is a million times stronger on arrival than GPS. It can work indoors as well as outdoors, and the makers claim the receivers can be shrunk to fit inside a regular cell phone. Even the US military, which invented GPS technology, signed a contract last month agreeing to a large-scale test of Locata at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
“This is one of the most important technology developments for the future of the positioning industry,” says Nunzio Gambale, CEO and co-founder of the firm Locata, based in Griffith, Australia.
As for the Locata’s accuracy, Christopher Morin of the US Air Force tested it recently at White Sands, and it worked to within 18 centimeters along any axis(轴). Morin says it should be possible to get the resolution down to 5 centimeters. Admittedly, the tests were performed in an open desert where GPS also works beautifully, but its signals are weak— like a car headlight from 20,000 kilometers away— and easily blocked by solid objects. “Locata’s signal is far stronger, though not guaranteed to work in a complex urban environment,” says David Last, consultant to the UK’s General Lighthouse Authorities.
“Locata’s technology will face competition in the race to transform indoor navigation. But it could shine in specific areas,” Gambale says. “Robots with Locata could easily navigate inside buildings without the complex optical systems they need at the moment. And process that handle precise location data could not only guide you around a mall, railway station or airport, but also take you to the exact shelf in a shop for the product you want. The units small and cheap enough for smart phones should be available within five years— a similar path to the one GPS took on its way towards world domination.”
25. The passage is written mainly to . A. encourage people to buy the Locata B. tell us the disadvantage of the GPS C. introduce a new positioning system Locata D. tell us that Locata will replace GPS one day
26. Which of the following is not true about Locata according to Paragraph 2? A. Without the help of the satellites, Locata can tell you where you are. B. The US military has to test it before using it.
C. Locata has a better signal than GPS. D. Locata can be fixed into smart phones only.
27. Which of the following words can be used to replace the underlined word in Paragraph 4? A. accuracy B. speed C. determination D. length 28. According to the passage, what can we know about Gambale? A. He did the experiment at White Sands. B. He is confident in Locata and think highly of it.
C. He said that Locata could not work in a complex urban environment. D. He is worried about the competition that Locata faces.
C
（江西省重点中学盟校2015届高三第一次十校联考）How do you celebrate New Year’s Day? If I had to take a guess, you probably celebrate New Year’s Day surrounded by family and friends, enjoying drinks of your choice (probably wine and champagne) and watching the ball drop. If you’re particularly lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special someone when the clock hits 00:00am.Have you ever imagined how New Year’s Day would look in another country? Listed below are five of the top ten “Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World.” 1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbor’s Door——Denmark
A strange and weird Danish New Year tradition, depending on how you look at it, is throwing dishes at neighbor’s door. Strangely, this makes them happy instead of annoying them. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large amount of loyal friends. 2. Talking to Spirits——Mexico
Talking to spirits is a part of Mexican belief. Mexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones. New Year’s Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance. And this is not done at home on an individual basis but is a legal Mexican practice. Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and meditation for $15. Not a bad price for some helpful guidance!
3. Wearing Polka Dots ——Philippines
