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1、20232024学年湖北省普通高中学业水平合格性考试仿真模拟卷英语试卷(五)一、阅读理解() Homelessness is on the rise in the UK, and an ongoing issue for concern worldwide. Were looking at some of the new global projects designed to provide shelter, or help turn around the lives of those faced with sleeping rough (露宿).Life-changing coffee, L
2、ondon This new project, backed by The Big Issue, is providing homeless people with work in a booming (急速发展的) industry. Change Please is taking advantage of the nations love of coffee by setting up a number of mobile coffee trucks and paying homeless people the living wage to run and work at them.Mob
3、ile laundry ( 洗衣房 ) service, Australia Two friends in Brisbane, Australia, have started a mobile service to help homeless people keep their clothes and bedding clean. But it doesnt stop at clean clothes, the project is aiming to pair up with food vans (厢式货车) , so that those visiting can get a good,
4、hot meal while they wait for their belongings.Awareness-raising shelter, Canada RainCity teamed up with Spring Advertising to create a bench that folds out to provide a simple shelter. Though theyre not a permanent feature in the city, they have certainly done their part in raising awareness of the
5、problem of homelessness in Vancouver and worldwide.1. Which project provides homeless people food? ALife-changing coffee.BMobile laundry service.CAwareness-raising shelter.2. Whats the purpose of the project in Canada? ATo raise awareness of the homeless.BTo supply the homeless with clothes.CTo teac
6、h the homeless how to earn a living.3. Who are the targeted people for these three projects? AThe poor.BThe homeless.CThe hungry. () When Ariel Cordova rode her bike to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York, last November, she planned to go hiking and bird-watching. A mile into her walk, s
7、he spotted a beautiful female mute swan near the waters edge. Cordova, 30, who had worked at the Wild Bird Fund recovery center, knew that mute swans can be aggressive (侵略性的). But as she approached this one, it didnt move. She was certain that the bird needed medical attention. Cordova draped (披，悬挂)
8、 her jacket over the birds head to keep it calm, carefully picked it up, and held it gently in her arms. She was wondering how to transport a 17-pound swan on her bike to the recovery center when, luckily, some confused strangers driving by offered her, her bike, and the swan a lift to a nearby subw
9、ay station. Cordova called the recovery center on the way, and Tristan, an animal care manager, picked her up at the subway station and drove the bird, the bike, and the rescuer to the facility (场所). There, staff members determined that the swan might have lead (铅) poisoning. Sadly, even with all th
10、at tender loving care, the swan got contracted, which caused her passed away two months after being rescued. Its a disappointing ending, but the real story is just how far some people are willing to go to save a swan in the big city. In all, Cordova traveled two hours by foot, car, and subway. “That
11、s the perfect summary of who she is,” says Tristan.4. What made Cordova believe the bird needed medical attention? AIts careful move.BIts aggressive nature.CIts unusual behavior.5. How did Cordova finally get to the recovery center? AShe walked two hours.BA manager took her by car.CSome stranger pic
12、ked her up.6. What does the underlined word “contracted” in Paragraph 2 mean? AInfected.BRescued.CKilled.7. Which of the following can best describe Cordova? ACaring.BDemanding.CProfessional. () The Asian Games are a comprehensive (综合性的) sport event in Asia, organized by the Asian Olympic Council ev
13、ery four years. The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951. China has hosted two Asian Games in Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010 respectively. Compared with other international comprehensive sports events, the Asian Games have non-Olympic sports. The Hangzhou Asian Games will
14、be the largest comprehensive sports event in Asia ever, with 40 sports including 61 sub-ones and 481 gold medals to be awarded. There are symbolic sports representing Asia such as wushu, sepak takraw, cricket and ju-jitsu, and emerging ones that are popular with the youth such as skateboarding, spor
15、t climbing, e-sports and breaking (霹雳舞), with the latter two newly-introduced in this Games. The Hangzhou Asian Games will present the diversity and inclusiveness (包容性) of Asian sports culture. Boasting the West Lake and known as “paradise on earth”, Hangzhou is one of the birthplaces of Chinese sil
16、k, calligraphy, painting, printing and seal cutting (篆刻), and a city with artistic conception and innovative vitality (活力), leading in the areas of Internet and digital economy in China. The Games three mascots (吉祥物) named Chenchen, Congcong and Lianlian are three robots carrying cultural and modern meanings.
