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·1·赤峰市高三4·20模拟考试英语试题一、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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。APHUKETisThailand’slargestislandandcurrentlyoneofitsfamoustouristdestinations.Thefollowingaresomespecialsightsforyou.PhuketAquariumPhuketAquariumisamodest,government-runattractionbutit’snotabadplacetospendanafternoononthecheap.Itprovidesdifferentexhibitionsandyou(andevenyourkids)canlearnalotaboutSoutheastAsianfreshwaterandsaltwatercreaturesthere.Itopensdailyfrom8:30amto4:30pm.PhuketThaihuaMuseumIthousesaphotoexhibitionandvideomediawhichtellthehistoryoftheChinesepeopleinPhuketanddisplaysonmining,localclothes,Sino-Portuguesearchitecture,localfoodsandtraditionsandcultureofPhuket.TheMuseumopenseveryday,between9:00amand5:00pm.PhuketZooIt’ssetintropicalgardensshadedbybigtrees.Thezoohasalargenumberofworkerswhocanspeakseverallanguages.Theyarehappytoanswereveryone’s“why”questions.Ifyougethungryonthetour,therearedifferentfoodsforyou,butyoumustpayforthem.It’sopendailyfrom8:30amto6:00pm.PungChangCaveItisadestinationfortouristswholoveadventuresinceraftsarerequiredtotravelthroughit.Ittakesaroundonehourandahalftotourthiscave,whichisabout600meterslong.Totakethistrip,youhavetoreachthecavebetween10:00amand2:00pm.21.WhatgivesPhuketAquariumanadvantageoverothersights?A.Targetvisitors.B.Budgetentrancefees.C.Bigsize.D.Longopeningtime.22.Whichplacesetsalimitonvisitors’arrivingtime?A.PhuketAquarium.B.PhuketThaihuaMuseum.C.PhuketZoo.D.PungChangCave.23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ReasonsforstudyinPhuket.B.TipstosavemoneyinPhuket.C.IntroductionoftouristattractionsinPhuket.D.Dosanddon’tswhiletravelinginPhuket.BManykidsstarthummingtuneslike“Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStar”astheirfirstsongs,butNygelWitherspoonwasanexception.HepreferredFinnishcomposerJeanSibelius’sViolinConcertoinDMinor.SowhenNygelWitherspoonbegantohumtheverydifficultconcerto(协奏曲),hisfamilyguessedthatheshouldhavemusiclessons.Hewas,however,just3yearsold.“Hewascalm,withanabilitytofocus.”recalledDavidHolmes,Witherspoon’scello(大提琴)teacherfromage3tol6.Witherspoonisafamiliarnameinhishometown.Hehasinheritedhistalentfrombothsidesofhis·2·family,includinghisaunt,thelatejazzvocalistShirleyWitherspoon.The17-year-olddoesn’tseehimselfascompetitive.“Ithinkit’smoreimportantforstudentstohaveasupportiveenvironmentthanacompetitiveone;”hesaid.“It’sgreattohaveasupportsystem,whereyoucanbeyourselfandimproverightalongwithothersdoingthesamething.”Witherspoon’sloveofmusicblossomedasheattendedviola(中提琴)lessonswitholdersiblings.Theirteacher,DavidFrance,noticedthatthelittleboywasasponge(海绵).“He’dabsorbeverythingtheydid.”Francesaid.Witherspoonwasgivenaboxviolin,buthewantedtoplay“thebigone”—thecello.Heloveditssizeandtone.That’swhenhewasmatchedwithhisteacherHolmes.Witherspoon’sdriveisinspiredbytheconnectionmusicprovides.Herecalledthatheandhissiblingsperformedasachambertrio(室内乐三重奏)attheirgrandmother’snursinghome.Thepositivereactionfromresidentsgavehimmotivation.“It’ssoimportant,whetherit’ship-hoporclassical,”hesaid.“Musicistheuniversallanguage.Itconnectsallofus.”24.HowwasWitherspoondifferentfromotherkidswhenhewas3?A.Hebegantoteachhimselfmusic.B.HewasabletohumverydifficulttunesC.HehadalreadymadeuphismindtolearnviolinD.Hecouldalreadyplaythesongshe’dheard.25.WhatdoesWitherspoonthinkisimportantformusiclearners?A.Practicinghard.B.Beingverycompetitive.C.Beinginasupportiveenvironment.D.Havingagoodteacherfromanearlyage.26.WhatisFrance’simpressionofWitherspoon?A.Heisafastlearner.B.Heisacreativeplayer.C.Heworksveryhard.D.Heisopen-minded.27.WhatisthemainpurposeofthelasttwoParagraphs?A.TocompareWitherspoon’sperformancewithhissiblings.B.Toshowthatmotivationplaysabigroleinmusicstudies.C.Tostressthatmusicconnectspeople.D.ToshowhowstudyingmusichelpedWitherspoonovercomedifficulties.CTherehavebeenthousandsofmarinespeciesthathavebecomeextinct.Currentlytherearethousandsoffishthatareendangeredandingreatneedofprotection.Thefollowingaresome.TheArcadianRedfisharefoundinwarmwaters,suchastheAtlanticandIndianOcean.Thesefishmatureatalateage(5to6years)andhavelowreproductiverates.However,theycanlivetobe50yearsold,whichisrelativelyremarkable.Youngredfisharemarkedwithpatchesofblackandgreencolor.Theydon’tdeveloptheirredcoloruntilaftertheymovetotheoceanbottom.NowtheArcadianRedfishisendangeredduetooverfishing.Thesefishstartedtodecreaseinpopulationintheearly1900sbecauseoftheirincreasedpopularityinthefoodindustry.TheBluefintunaisoneanimalthatishighontheendangeredspecieslist.Thisfishhasbeennamedoneofthewondersoftheocean,becausetheycangrowtobe12feetlongandweighover1,500pounds!·3·Whyarethesefishdisappearingatalarmingrates?Becausetheyarebeingcapturedforfood,withover75%consumedinJapaneserestaurantsoftenbymakingapopularsushi.TheEuropeanEelisfoundintheBalticandtheMediterraneanSea.Theyhaveauniquemetamorphosisprocessandtheychangetheirformsoveralongtimeperiod.AccordingtoIUCNRedList.org,theEuropeanEelisoneofthethreatenedspeciesthatarenotonlyendangered,butcriticallyendangered.Thewhalesharkisoneofmanyendangeredsharksoutthere.Accordingtoonesource,sharksarereveredasour