高考英语模拟试卷
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It's almost 2 a．m． at Lightning in a Bottle， a music festival in Bradley， Calif． The last song of the night is the "Clean Up Song" by Mr．Nigel&Friends． Abruptly，time in a bottle heads bow and backs bend as people pick up empty cups， dirty forks， and festival guides， and drop them into cans．
"It works，" laughs Jesse Shannon， marketing director of Do LaB， the organization that hosts Lightning in a Bottle． "It reminds people in an interesting and cute way not to leave everything on the dance floor．" The "Clean Up Song" has been a tradition at Lightning in a Bottle since the beginning． It's just one of the innovative ways music festivals are trying to l
"It works，" laughs Jesse Shannon， marketing director of Do LaB， the organization that hosts Lightning in a Bottle． "It reminds people in an interesting and cute way not to leave everything on the dance floor．" The "Clean Up Song" has been a tradition at Lightning in a Bottle since the beginning． It's just one of the innovative ways music festivals are trying to l
essen their impact on the environment．
Outdoor festivals have been called environmental disasters． A 2006 analysis conducted by Burning Man， the annual gathering in the northwestern Nevada desert， showed that the event produced 91 million pounds of carbon emissions（排放）， or 1，400 pounds per person． These events literally produce tons of waste， anything from 60 tons at Lightning in a Bottle in 2015 to almost 550 tons at Bonnaroo in 2017．
Burning Man has a strong "Leave No Trace" policy． Lightning in a Bottle hosts talks from climate activists（积极分子）． Outsides Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco has worked with Clean Vibes to responsibly manage its waste． In 2016， it diverted（使转向） 91 percent of all waste from landfill（垃圾填埋池） by encouraging recycling and reuse．
Festivals hope they can affect people's attitudes and awareness instead of simply reducing their own environmental effects． "People at a festival are exploring an alternative way of living， and it's a great opportunity to reassess your relationship to waste．" Mr．Shannon says． "People have been gathering for as long as there have been people，" Shannon sa
Outdoor festivals have been called environmental disasters． A 2006 analysis conducted by Burning Man， the annual gathering in the northwestern Nevada desert， showed that the event produced 91 million pounds of carbon emissions（排放）， or 1，400 pounds per person． These events literally produce tons of waste， anything from 60 tons at Lightning in a Bottle in 2015 to almost 550 tons at Bonnaroo in 2017．
Burning Man has a strong "Leave No Trace" policy． Lightning in a Bottle hosts talks from climate activists（积极分子）． Outsides Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco has worked with Clean Vibes to responsibly manage its waste． In 2016， it diverted（使转向） 91 percent of all waste from landfill（垃圾填埋池） by encouraging recycling and reuse．
Festivals hope they can affect people's attitudes and awareness instead of simply reducing their own environmental effects． "People at a festival are exploring an alternative way of living， and it's a great opportunity to reassess your relationship to waste．" Mr．Shannon says． "People have been gathering for as long as there have been people，" Shannon sa
ys． "So it's not something we are going to stop doing． It's more what we can do to reduce the impacts of these gatherings and at the same time have a positive effect． We are confident we are helping people's mind change． We still have a long way to go．"
1. What is unique about Lightning in a Bottle？ ______
A. It lasts all night．
B. It is song-themed．
C. It makes people moved and bow．
D. It is likely to benefit nature．
B. It is song-themed．
C. It makes people moved and bow．
D. It is likely to benefit nature．
2. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to？ ______
A. "Leave No Trace" policy．
B. Lightning in a Bottle．
C. Outsides Lands Music and Arts Festival．
D. Clean Vibes．
B. Lightning in a Bottle．
C. Outsides Lands Music and Arts Festival．
D. Clean Vibes．
3. What does Mr． Shannon's attitudes towards the festivals mentioned above？ ______
A. neutral B. indifferent C. bright D. effortless
B
Fortune cookies， commonly served after meals at Chinese restaurants in the U．S．， are characterized by a fortune， which is written on a small piece of paper tucked inside the cookie． There are several competing stories about the origin of the fortune cookie． None of them， however， has been proven to be entirely true．
One of these stories traces（追溯） the cookie's origin back to 13th- and 14th-century China， which was then occupied by the Mongols． According to the legend（传说）， notes of secrets plans for a revolution to overthrow the Mongols（蒙古人） were hidden in mooncakes that would ordinarily have been filled with sweet bean paste． The revolution turned out to be successful and eventually led to the formation of the Ming Dynasty． This story may sound highly credible， but there seems to be no solid evidence that it inspired the creation of the treats we know of today as fortune cookies．
One of these stories traces（追溯） the cookie's origin back to 13th- and 14th-century China， which was then occupied by the Mongols． According to the legend（传说）， notes of secrets plans for a revolution to overthrow the Mongols（蒙古人） were hidden in mooncakes that would ordinarily have been filled with sweet bean paste． The revolution turned out to be successful and eventually led to the formation of the Ming Dynasty． This story may sound highly credible， but there seems to be no solid evidence that it inspired the creation of the treats we know of today as fortune cookies．
Another account claims that David Jung， a Chinese immigrant living in Los Angeles， created the fortune cookie in 1918． Concerned about the poor people he saw wandering near his shop， he made cookies and passed them out free on the streets． Each cookie contained a strip of paper inside with an inspirational quotation on it．
However， the more generally accepted story is that the fortune cookie first turned up in either 1907 or 1914 in San Francisco， created by a Japanese immigrant， Makoto Hagiwara． The fortune cookie was based on a Japanese snack， but Hagiwara sweetened the recipe to appeal to American tastes． He put thank-you notes in the cookies and served them to his guests with tea． Within a few years， Chinese restaurant owners in San Francisco had copied the recipe and replaced the thank-you notes with fortune notes． Such fortune cookies became common in Chinese restaurants in the U．S． after World War II．
However， the more generally accepted story is that the fortune cookie first turned up in either 1907 or 1914 in San Francisco， created by a Japanese immigrant， Makoto Hagiwara． The fortune cookie was based on a Japanese snack， but Hagiwara sweetened the recipe to appeal to American tastes． He put thank-you notes in the cookies and served them to his guests with tea． Within a few years， Chinese restaurant owners in San Francisco had copied the recipe and replaced the thank-you notes with fortune notes． Such fortune cookies became common in Chinese restaurants in the U．S． after World War II．
4. What did the second and third legends have in common？ ______
A. The fortune cookies were made to help the poor．
B. The fortune cookies were made by immigrants．
C. The fortune cookies were totally Chinese．
D. The fortune cookies became popular World War II．
C. The fortune cookies were totally Chinese．
D. The fortune cookies became popular World War II．
5. Which word can replace the underlined word "overthrow" in Paragraph 2？ ______
A. defeat B. help C. evolve D. expand
6. Which of the following statements about the first legend is NOT RIGHT？ ______
A. Mongols dominated from 1300 to 1400 in China．
B. The revolution witnessed the arrival of the Ming Dynasty．
C. It seems that no specific evidence can be found to prove the legend．
D. It is one of the half false stories about the fortune cookie．
B. The revolution witnessed the arrival of the Ming Dynasty．
C. It seems that no specific evidence can be found to prove the legend．
D. It is one of the half false stories about the fortune cookie．
7. What is the main idea about article？ ______
A. The fortune cookie are gaining more and more popularity after World War II．
B. There are various stories about the fortune cookie after it appeared．
C. Some interesting legends about the origin of the fortune cookie．
D. The stories between the fortune cookie and the human beings．
C. Some interesting legends about the origin of the fortune cookie．
D. The stories between the fortune cookie and the human beings．
C
Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless owing to their wrong investment． Their savings had been used up to pay the debts． What's worse， Moth was diagnosed with a severe disease． There was no cure， only anodyne（止痛药）． Failing to find any other way out， Moth decided to make a walking journey to make the best of his last life with his wife．
This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and surprising recovery． When leaving home， Raynor and Moth had just £320 in the bank． They planned to keep the budget low by living on boiled noodles， with few better treats．
Wild camping is illegal in England． To avoid being caught， the Winns had to get their tent up late and packed it away early in the morning． The Winns soon discovered that dail
This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and surprising recovery． When leaving home， Raynor and Moth had just £320 in the bank． They planned to keep the budget low by living on boiled noodles， with few better treats．
Wild camping is illegal in England． To avoid being caught， the Winns had to get their tent up late and packed it away early in the morning． The Winns soon discovered that dail
y hiking in their 50s is a lot tougher than they remember it was in their 20s． Raynor ached all over and desired a bath． Moth， meanwhile， after an initial struggle， found his symptoms were strangely relieved by their daily tiring journey．
Finally， the couple found that their bodies turned for the better， with re-found strong muscles． "Our hair was fried and falling out， nails broken， clothes worn to a thread， but we were alive．" During the journey， Raynor began a career as a writer． She writes， "Homelessness had taken every material（物质上的） thing from me and left me torn bare， an empty page at the end of a partly written book． It had also given me a choice， either to leave that page blank or to keep writing the story with hope． I chose hope and I anticipate that a brilliant future is around the corner．"
Finally， the couple found that their bodies turned for the better， with re-found strong muscles． "Our hair was fried and falling out， nails broken， clothes worn to a thread， but we were alive．" During the journey， Raynor began a career as a writer． She writes， "Homelessness had taken every material（物质上的） thing from me and left me torn bare， an empty page at the end of a partly written book． It had also given me a choice， either to leave that page blank or to keep writing the story with hope． I chose hope and I anticipate that a brilliant future is around the corner．"
8. Which of the following statements about the Winns is RIGHT？ ______
A. The Winns became homeless due to a severe disease．
B. They made the journey to grasp the last couple's time．
C. They spared no effort to save money by not eating anything better．
B. They made the journey to grasp the last couple's time．
C. They spared no effort to save money by not eating anything better．
D. During the journey， the Winns keep working out to reduce the pain the disease brought．
9. Which of the order about the events is RIGHT？ ______
a． discovered the disease
b． started writing
c． became homeless
d． made the journey
a． discovered the disease
b． started writing
c． became homeless
d． made the journey
A. cabd B. cadb C. acbd D. acdb
10. What is the best title of this article？ ______
A. A painful homelessness and disease
B. A journey inspiring to write
C. A special life anodyne
D. A journey to cure disease and the mind
B. A journey inspiring to write
C. A special life anodyne
D. A journey to cure disease and the mind
二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）
Have you noticed how certain topics bring you a variety of emotions？ (1) Some might make you angry or envious， guilty or sad． Many times， these feelings of anger， sadness or envy， can lead to a strong feeling of shame． In Brené Brown's latest book， Dare to Lead， she metions "wherever perfectionism is driving us， shame is riding shotgun（坐在车的前排座位上）．" (2)
An emotional trigger（情绪触发） is any theme or topic that makes us feel uncomfortable． It can vary in each person because we are all struggling with something different．
(3) It's extremely hard to distance ourselves from our emotions and think clearly． But we should keep two things in mind：
◆ (4) The friend who is hitting that emotional scar（伤痕） might be unaware of the pain you're experiencing． And while you might not feel comfortable enough to talk about this with them， it's important to keep a fresh attitude towards their emotions． When it's someone who truly loves us and cares about us， their comments are seldom ill-intentione
An emotional trigger（情绪触发） is any theme or topic that makes us feel uncomfortable． It can vary in each person because we are all struggling with something different．
(3) It's extremely hard to distance ourselves from our emotions and think clearly． But we should keep two things in mind：
◆ (4) The friend who is hitting that emotional scar（伤痕） might be unaware of the pain you're experiencing． And while you might not feel comfortable enough to talk about this with them， it's important to keep a fresh attitude towards their emotions． When it's someone who truly loves us and cares about us， their comments are seldom ill-intentione
d（恶意的）． And if you feel they could be doing a better job， tell them in a loving way．
◆Our own pain． It's essential for us to understand what caused our pain． And we mustn't run away from these feelings， but keep away from the shame and completely own them． (5)
A． The other people's intention．
B． Maybe mainly unpleasant ones．
C． Tell them what you think about them．
D． And many of these emotional triggers arise from perfectionism．
E． Therefore， we should try our best to learn new ways to control them before they control us．
F． You're supposed to get rid of the emotional triggers， which truly confused us．
G． When we discover what bothers us， we can take action to protect our mental health．
◆Our own pain． It's essential for us to understand what caused our pain． And we mustn't run away from these feelings， but keep away from the shame and completely own them． (5)
A． The other people's intention．
B． Maybe mainly unpleasant ones．
C． Tell them what you think about them．
D． And many of these emotional triggers arise from perfectionism．
E． Therefore， we should try our best to learn new ways to control them before they control us．
F． You're supposed to get rid of the emotional triggers， which truly confused us．
G． When we discover what bothers us， we can take action to protect our mental health．
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