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1、惠州市2019届高三模拟考试英语2019.4.注意事项:1. 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第I卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前，考生必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因考试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21 开始。2.回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答题标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第二部分阅读理解(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
2、每题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答，题卡.上将该项涂黑。AAre you seeking for some charming places in the world? Here are some destinations for youto explore.1.Basilicata, ItalyThis is a chance to visit Italys southern region before the world catches on. Between theheel that is Puglia and the toe that is Calabria,
3、 you will find Basilicata, the arch (拱状物) of Italysfoot.Despite a storied and ancient past, the region has been overlooked in modern times. EasilyItalys best-kept secret, Basilicata is reserved for beautiful beaches and ancient towns. In 2019,the town of Matera, a UNESCO site, will host the European
4、 Capital of Culture. It is also knownfor its ancient caves - once used for livestock, later as primitive homes, and today, as privateresidences or hotels beautifully restored.2.IcelandIs Iceland appealing? Absolutely for luxury travellers seekingover-the-top,only-in-Icelandexperiences. High-end prop
5、erties are money-consuming, from Edition Hotel opening in 2018 inReykjavik to the super-private Trophy Lodge.An advanced hot-springs, the Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland, is set to open in May 2019 atthe Blue Lagoon. And on the remote northern Troll Peninsula, Deplar Farm is a former sheepfarm where
6、adventurers can fly-fish and helicopter.3.Top End, AustraliaAustralias remote Top End-the northernmost section of the Northern Territoryisexperiencing an upgrade of tourism to its aboriginal communities, the worlds oldest civilizations,according to 2017 DNA analysis.The regions small cities-Darwin,
7、Palmerston, Katherine are seeing new markets andaboriginal centers, giving visitors a perfect place to appreciate the vast regions diverse cultures.4.Seattle, WashingtonSeattle takes a bold turn in 2019, not ltting you down with a high budget. Multiyearreconstructions at the Space Needle are underwa
8、y, including a restaurant complete with aspinning glass floor scheduled to open this spring.Downtown, tours of the huge NBBJ-designed Amazon Spheres filled with hundreds ofplant species begin in early 2019，which will see the opening of the Pacific Northwests largest hotel, the 45-story Hyatt Regency
9、 Seattle.21. What can you know about Basilicata, Italy?A. It is located in top end of southern Italy.B. It is an ancient region without many tourists.C. There are beautiful beaches and ancient hotels.D. There are livestock in the ancient caves22. What might travellers do in Iceland?A. They can enjoy
10、 an advanced hot-springs.B. They can visit a sheep farm.C. They can take a helicopter.D. They can appreciate the diverse cultures.23. Which places might cost you much money?A. Basilicata, Italy and IcelandB. Basilicata, Italy and Top End, AustraliaC. Top End, Australia and Seattle, WashingtonD. Icel
11、and and Seattle, WashingtonBHumans and elephants dont always get along. In Africa and Asia, elephants damageinfrastructure, farmers crops, and natural habitat important for other species. If an elephantbecomes a problem, humans may kill it. So local people and conservationists are trying to findbett
12、er ways to keep elephants away from sensitive places. Now, researchers think they have agood tool to prevent elephants: honeybee pheromones(信息素).Elephants dislike being stung in the trunk, so its an extremely sensitive organ. Imaginebeing stung in your nose by a bee, and multiply that a few thousand
13、 times. said Mark Wright, aprofessor of entomology at the University of Hawai at Manoa.Kenyan farmers have long known that if they hang live beehives(蜂箱) around their farms,they will drive elephants away. The problem is how to manage hundreds of thousands of hives,if you have a huge area to protect.
14、 And then the idea came up t8 look at the alarm pheromones,which are chemicals that the bees release to launch an attack on something thats damaging thehive.So the researchers tested out an artificial mixture of chemicals that imitates honeybeesalarm pheromones. In Greater Kruger National Park in So
15、uth Africa, the team hung white sockstreated with the artificial mixture as well as untreated control socks around an elephant wateringhole, and then observed the animals behavior. Elephants are really curious creatures. Theyllwalk along and see something like a sock hanging on a branch in the envir
16、onment, and theyllinspect it, and if its not treated with the alarm pheromones, theyll pick it up, throw it around,and try to taste it, things like that. And in the case of the treated ones, we found that they wouldshow immediate signs of unease or uncertainty, and theyd eventually back off from them. Veryseldom would they go pick them up and play with them. The study is in the jour
