2016高考英语模拟卷(四)

12016高考模拟卷(四)(时间:120分钟满分:150分)第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(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。(A)Awidow’swishtohearherlatehusband’svoiceagainhaspushedLondon’ssubwaysystemtorestorea40-year-oldrecordingofthesubway’sfamous“Mindthegap”announcement.TheUnderground,orthetube,firstopenedin1863,trackeddownthevoicerecordingbyOswaldLawrenceafterhiswidow,MargaretMcCollum,toldthemwhatitmeanttoher.McCollum,65,saidsheusedtofrequentlyvisitEmbankmenltubestationorplanherjourneysaroundthestoptolistentoLawrence’svoice,evenbeforehisdeath.ShewastakenabackinNovemberwhenshenoticedithadbeenreplacedbyadifferentvoice.“Lawrencewasadramaschoolgraduatewhenheauditioned(试音)forthetuberecording.Hewentontobecomeatheateractorandthenworkedforatourcompany.Forsixyearsafterhisdeath,I’dstayontheplatform—justsitandlistentoitagain,”sheadded.WhenMargaretapproachedthetube,shewastoldithadanewbroadcastsystemanditcouldn’tusetheoldrecordinganymore.NigelHolness,directorofLondonUnderground,saiditsstaffhasbeensomovedbyMcCollum’sstorythattheyduguptherecordingandgavethewidowacopyoftheannouncementonaCDforhertokeep.“TubestaffisalsoworkingtorestoreLawrence’sannouncementatthestation,”headded.“Itiscelebratingits150thanniversarythisyear.Thetube’sMindthegapmessages,voicedbyvariousactors,haveaccompaniedcountlessLondoncommuterjourneyssincethe1960s.Traindriversandstaffmadethewarningsthemselvesbeforethat.”“I’mverypleasedthatpeopleareinterestedinOswald’soldrecording,”Margaretsaid.“HewasagreatLondontransportuserallhislife.Hewouldbeamused,touchedanddelightedtoknowhe’sbackwherehebelonged.”21.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.MindYourStepB.MindYourGapC.AWidow’sWishD.TheTube’sStruggle22.Theunderlinedphrase“takenaback”means.A.disappointedB.amazedC.excitedD.shocked23.Whichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsmentionedinthepassage?()a.Oswalddied.b.Margaretapproachedthetube.2c.Oswaldauditionedforthetuberecording.d.Oswaldgraduatedfromadramaschool.e.Oswald’srecordingwasreplaced.A.d-c-a-e-bB.d-c-b-e-aC.c-d-a-b-eD.e-d-a-b-c24.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?()A.OswaldwasanoutstandingactorinLondon.B.Oswald’svoiceisagreatcomforttoMargaret.C.NorecordingcanbeequaltoOswald’svoice.D.Thetubealwaysusesrecordingstoremindpassengers.(B)Inthepast,teacherswerelimitedtowhattheycoulddowhenitcametohowtheycouldpresentlessonplansandinformationtotheirpupils.Commonlytheywouldstandinfrontofapodiumandlecturetostudentsaboutthelessonoftheday.Sometimesateachermightwritesomethingontheboard,maybeevenhavestudentsreadoutloudfromabook,yetthatwouldbeit.Basicallyinthepast,therewasnotmuchinteraction(交流)goingonbetweentheteacherandthestudents.Now,teachershaveallsortsofchoiceswhenitcomestohowtheycanteachtheirstudentsanditcouldnothavecomeanysooner.Oneisactuallyawhiteboardthatisinteractive.Sonotonlycanteachersdisplaythingsfortheirstudentstoseeincolour,butteacherscanalsochangeupwhatisbeingdisplayedonthescreenthroughtheuseofawirelessdevicethatistypicallyintheshapeofapenorlaserpointer.Tochangewhatisbeingdisplayedonthescreen,alltheteacherhastodoispointatthescreenusingthedeviceandjustlikethat,thingsaremoving.Nolongerarelessonplansstagnant,buttheycometoliferightbeforethestudents’eyes.Anotherisatouchpadscreenwhereteacherscanactuallywalkaroundtheroomtoteachtheirstudents.Thescreensthemselvesaresimilartoothernamebrandtouchscreensthatarealmostlikesmallcomputers.Theyareextremelyhandyandperfectforsituationswheretheteacherlikestogetupandgetgoing.Alongwiththat,SmartEdServicesisaportableaudiodevicethatallowsteacherstoamplify(扩大)whatisbeingsaidtostudents.Ifyouwanttoknowmore,aneasywaytocheckintoalltheoptionsthatareoutthereistosimplydosomesearchingonline.25.Thereusednottobemuchcommunicationinclassprobablybecause.A.theteachershadlimitedknowledgeB.thestudentslikedreadingaloudC.teachingtechnologywasbackwardD.teachingmaterialsweretoodifficult26.Theunderlinedword“stagnant”inParagraph2probablymeans.A.practicalB.inactiveC.fluentD.necessary27.SmartEdServicesisakindofdevicethat.A.followstheteacherintheclassroomB.makestheteacher’svoicelouderC.helpsthestudentsunderstandbetterD.makestheclassmoreinteresting28.Accordingtotheauthor.A.technologycanmakeclasspracticalandinteresting3B.thetraditionalteachingmethodsshouldbegivenupC.theteachersshouldgetonwellwiththeirstudentsD.modernscienceandtechnologybringusahappylife(C)Fromthe007seriestoIronMan,coolgadgets(装备)likesmartwatchesandhigh-techglassesimpressaudiences.Nowtherealworldiswelcomingthem.Theworldofwearabletechnologyisquietlygrowing,andit’splanningtotakeover.Let’slookatsomeofthegadgetstolookoutfor.HeadwearReadingonabusorwhileyou’rerunningoftenmakesyoudizzy(眩晕的).ButwithasmallwearabledevicecalledRun-n-Read,youwon’tfeeldizzyanymore.YoucanwearitonyourheadbandoryourT-shirt.Ittracks(追踪)yourheadmovementsandthenmovesthetextonthescreenofyouriPadorotherreadingdeviceatthesametimeasyoureyes.Thoughapersonstandingnearbycanseethetextjumpingupanddown,foryouthetextlooksperfectlystill.Yourheadmoves,butthewordsdonot.BraceletsWearingasensorybracelet(手镯)canhelpyoufindoutwhereyou’verun,howmanycaloriesyou’veburned,howdeep