高考英语一模试卷 题号IIIIIIIVV总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）A 4apps to help you make the most of your money Living on a student budget can be toughBudgeting is essential and its important to make savings in any way possible，so you can make the most of your moneyHere aye some useful apps for saving money as a student Unidays Cost to sign up：free This is probably the most well-received student discount appIts easy to sign up to and once you have，all you have to do is use the codes Unidays provides you with when youre paying in-store or checking out onlineUnidays also sometimes increases its discount offers at certain stores and websitesKeep an eye out for these increased discounts to save yourself some extra cash，particularly as Christmas is on the horizon Vouchercloud Cost to sign up：free Vouchercloud offers some amazing deals that cannot be missedTheres frequent 2 for 1 deals or discount available at many well-known restaurants such as Pizza Express，Frankie& Bennys and GiraffeThey also offer deals on hotels，city breaks and a range of items such as Real Techniques productsIts a great way to save on Christmas presents-the regular 40% off at The Body Shop is always worth looking out for! TopCashback Cost to sign up：free You may have seen the TV adverts for TopCashbackWith the TopCashback app，you can view all participating stores security camerasThen，all you have to do is complete your online shopping Via the app to receive cash back on any purchases you makeFor example，if you buy online at Amazon you can receive up to 9% cashback into your accountIt doesnt always seem like a lot of money but if you shop online frequently it all adds up! Tastecard Cost to sign up：subscriptions costs vary（monthly to annually subscriptions available） Even though it costs to subscribe to Tastecard，the discounts are worth itWith a Tastecard，you can get 2 for 1 meals or 50% off food at participating restaurants，all of which can be viewed on the app or website simply by typing in your postcodeThese discounts are available at chains like Pizza Hut and Bella Italia and also independent restaurants across Manchester1. Which of the following is the most popular with students？ _ A. UnidaysB. VouchercloudC. TopCashbackD. Tastecard2. What is special about TopCashback？ _ A. It can only be used in storesB. It costs a lot of money to sign upC. No ads for TopCashback appear on TVD. Online cashback can be stored in your account3. What does Tastecard help you to save money on？ _ A. HotelsB. RestaurantsC. TicketsD. PresentsBHawking was perhaps the most famous scientist in the world when he died in 2018 at age 76His 1988 book，A Brief History of Time，sold ten million copies and made him an unlikely superstar even to people who sweated through high school science Humor was always a big part of Hawkings effort to bring physics to the massesIn his 2010 book，The Grand Design，for instance，he recounts how，in 1277，the Catholic Church declared scientific laws such as gravity to be wrong，since they seemed against Gods ideaInterestingly，the text adds jokingly，Pope John was killed by the effects of the law of gravity a few months later when the roof of his palace fell in on him Hawking was only 21 when he was diagnosed with the disease ALSFor most people，the condition would have been a disasterBut Hawking rolled over hardship as if it were just a pebble under his wheelchairLife would be tragic，he once said，if it werent funnyHe kept smiling even though he spent more than 50 years in a wheelchair He loved adventure and fun，says Mlodinow，who once took Hawking on a punt-boat trip down the fiver Cam in Cambridge，England，despite the obvious danger of the boat turning overYou know about when he went on the Vomit Comet？ Its a plane that flies in a parabolic（抛物线的）path so you are weightless，like you are in spaceA lot of people vomit，but he loved that sort of thingAnd he was 65 at the time Hawkings greatest hit，humor-wise，was probably the cocktail party he threw in 2009It was awelcome reception for future time travelers，he said，so naturally，he sent out the invitations the day after the partyNo one showed up yetMaybe one day someone living in the future will find the information and use a wormhole time machine to come back to my party，proving that time travel will one day be possible，Hawking explainedAnd if that happens，dont be surprised if Hawking is there tooAfter all，he never missed a chance to have fun4. What does the text mainly tell us about Hawking？ _ A. He related physics to humor closelyB. He made great contributions to physicsC. He went through many funny experiencesD. He was optimistic about the future of science5. What can we learn about Pope John？ _ A. He was not in favor of GodB. He was a scientist like HawkingC. He was opposed to the law of gr