高考英语模拟试卷 题号IIIIIIIVV总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）ADunbar Town House Museum and Gallery With its distinctive hat tower and its bell， clock and sun dials， the Town House has been the focus of town life since the 16th century Our staff are always on hand to chat about the town and the history of the building The building is home to a museum and gallery on the ground floor with changing historical and art exhibitions as well as a local history display area and research room The display areas are fully accessible Visitors can see the Council Chamber and an atmospheric jail cell during a tour On the upper floors there is now a community （社区） room， available to council and community groups for meetings and events， in addition to the Council Chambers， which can be booked for meetings， civil marriages and other functions Please get in touch to discuss your requirements and for information about the current room hire charge rates We welcome group visits and would be delighted to discuss your requirements with you The Museum is free to enter although there may be a small charge for some events and activities If you are here for the day there is a good selection of places to eat and drink with something to offer every taste within a short walk Opening Hours Monday-Sunday， l pm-5 pm （April to September） Open at weekends October to March， 2 pm-4 pm， with the support of Dunbar and District History Society Christmas 2018： the museum will be open at weekends over the Christmas break 2pm to 4pm as above1. What is the museum famous for？ _ A. Various activitiesB. The tower and bellC. The community roomD. The research room2. What can we infer about the museum？ _ A. Free activities are often held in the museumB. Some display areas are not open to visitorsC. Some areas can be reserved for meetingsD. Group visits enjoy a discounted admission fee3. When can people visit the museum in November？ _ A. l pmB. 9 amC. 3 pmD. 5 pmBLast year， I fell into a deep depression（抑郁） It was caused by a car accident I was in physical recovery from the accident and suddenly all of my old hurts started coming up I found myself crying on the floor of my apartment I dont want you to bleed with me or to pity me But I also dont want to gloss my reality And the truth is， beneath the shiny photos you see on the Internet， Im still a work in progress Im not perfect Like all of us， Im doing the best I can Making the best choices I can Back to the evening when I found myself lying on the floor What happened next？ I started writing There was a TV show I absolutely loved I started writing fan fiction It provided a beautiful place of escape from the thoughts swimming in my head The depression started to lift I started to feel like myself again After completing a four-part fan fiction totaling around 12，000 words， I had an idea I should write a novel to give a hand to those like me I continued writing， having no idea where it would lead I didnt know I would publish it but， after much resistance on my part I finally made the decision to publish the book under my own name No pen name No hiding on the deep bowels of the internet And so here we are The day before the release of the book Sure， readers will enjoy the twists and turns And I can see myself in the character But thats not my real motivation I wrote it to help people To give them a place to belong to A place to talk about this fictional world The very same thing that saved me last year If the story provides this to just one person， Ive done my job4. What does the underlined word gloss in Paragraph 3 mean？ _ A. CoverB. ExposeC. RealizeD. Face5. What really motivated the author to write a novel？ _ A. To earn a livingB. To follow his dreamC. To help people with depressionD. To find a place to belong to6. What do you think of the writer？ _ A. PerfectB. CautiousC. ShyD. Honest7. What can be the best title for the passage？ _ A. My Hobby B. Writing Can Help C. A Moving Story D. My New BookCWith a flock of birds， a group member can often be seen high in the tree acting as a lookout while the rest feed on the ground below When a predator approaches， the lookout sounds the alarm To the casual observer， it may appear that the lookout is acting for the good of the greater group， but a new study suggests that the lookout - called a sentinel（哨兵） - may actually be working for itself While sentinel behavior among groups of birds has been observed， Dr Roni Ostreiher and Professor Aviad Heifetz recently began researching the sentinel behavior of floaters -birds that have either been cast out or for other reasons decide to go it alone What they found was that floaters also have similar lookout activities and will sound an alarm call if an