2016年新课标全国高考英语模拟试题(一)

2016年新课标全国高考英语模拟试题(一)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。ABeforeleavingwork,SteveLeelikestousehiscellphonetoturnonhisheatandairconditionersystemathome.Sobythetimehegetsthroughtrafficintohisfrontdoor,thetemperatureinsideisperfect.Youmaywonderwhataso­calledsmarthomecandoinside.LeeworksforacompanycalledSmarthome.com,testingandlivingwithmanyofhiscompany'shomeautomationgadgets(自动化小配件),likethismultifunctiontouchscreenthatcontrolsdevicesaroundthehouseandevenconnectstotheInternettrafficcameras.“Ihavecameras,andtheyfollowallthewaydownthefreewaytowork,”saidLeewithpride,“What'sgoingonathomewhenyouareaway?Noproblem,installsomewirelesscamerasandcontrollersandfromanycomputerintheworldwithanInternetconnection,youcanwatchyourhouse.”“Youcancheckonthehouse,andIcanlookatthetemperature.Believeitornot,ifIwanttoturnonlightsaheadoftime,Ican,”addedLee.WesatinSteve'sCaliforniakitchenandwiththerightpassword,_turnedonthekitchencounterlightsathisboss'houseinWisconsin.Stevedidhavepermissiontologon(登录)．“Ifyoudoknowthepasswordandyouwanttoplayatrickonyourwife,youcouldturnlightsonandoffremotely.”Thisnewtechnology,whichcanautomaticallyturnonwatersprinklerswhenhumidityislow,orturnoffapoolpumpwhenitisnotinuse,isnolongerexpensive.Severalhundreddollarsforabasicsystemisenoughanditisnothardtoinstall.Suretheconvenienceisnicebutmanypeoplewholikethesecurityadvantageslikemakingsurekidsaresafewiththehelpofcameramonitorsandbedsidealerts.“Icannoticethatmaybeoneofmychildrenwakesupinthemiddleofthenightoncethelightswitchisturnedon.”Whatasmarthomecan'tdoisgetyouasnackandyouhavetoleavethecouchforthat.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“password”inParagraph5mean?A．Securitycode.B．Crossword.C．Passport.D．Touchscreen.2．Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．Steve'sbosstrustedhimverymuch.B．Stevedoesn'tliketoplayjokesonhisfamily.C．Stevecouldlogonhisboss'homebecausehehadbeengiventhekey.D．It'sexpensiveanddifficulttoapplyabasicsmarthomesystem.3．Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingisoftenamustforasmarthomeEXCEPTa________.A．cellphoneB．computerC．cameraD．car4．Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwillthispassageprobablybefound?A．Entertainment.B．Science&Technology.C．Health&Care.D．Biography.BSincethefirstEarthDayin1970，Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn'tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment，letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit，”saysBruceAnderson，presidentofEarthDayUSA.Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople，politicalleaders，universityprofessors，andespeciallymillionsofgrass­rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany，manytimes，”saysGaylordNelson，theformergovernorfromWisconsin，whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports，emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith，theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms；todayin1995thereareabout6，600.Advancedlights，motors，andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.Twenty­fiveyearsago，therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today，it'shardtofindapublicschool，university，orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.“Untilwedothat，nothingelsewillchange！”saysBruceAnderson.5．AccordingtoAnderson，before1970，Americanshadlittleideaabout________．A．thesocialmovementB．recyclingtechniquesC．environmentalproblemsD．theimportanceofEarthDay6．Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?A．Thegrass­rootslevel.B．Thebusinesscircle.C．Governmentofficials.D．Universityprofessors.7．WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?A．Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.B．Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.C．TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.D．Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.8．Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Education.B．Planning.C．Greenliving.D．COreduction.COneofthelatesttrends(趋势)inAmericanchildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford，Conn，forexample，hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4，000since2004.Andthat'strueallacrossthecountry.“IthoughtitwouldbeveryusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage，”JosephStocke，themanagingdirectorofacompany，saysofhis2­year­oldson.“Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture.”Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforbya25­year­oldwomanfromChina，theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions，hisdadsays.LiDrake，aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband，hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina：Shedidn'twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.“BecauseIamChinese，myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto(接触)thelanguageandculture.”shesays.“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom，”saysSuzanneFlynn，apr