2019年浙江省温州市高考英语模拟试卷(2月份)-解析版

2019年浙江省温州市高考英语模拟试卷（2月份）

一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25.0分）

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‘Turtle time!，loudly called out by one of my newly-found friends，meant the beginning of either a morning or afternoon shift at Turtle Camp in Nusa Penida，Indonesia．Upon arrival at the project each day，we would look eagerly for our names on the whiteboard to see which task we would be undertaking．Would it be the highly desirable ‘turtle feeding'，the pretty fun ‘tank cleaning'，the exciting ‘medicine administering' or the less appealing ‘fish cutting'？Fine in theory but not when every fly in Indonesia decides to crowd onto these dead fish while you're cutting!

Life at the turtle project was fun because twice a day we got to hang out with sea turtles．By ‘hang out'，I obviously meant ‘work'，as we were on shift，but it certainly didn't feel like work．Another fun thing was getting to know the other volunteers! With volunteers from all over the world，it was just common to hear Finnish being spoken，Australian slang mixed with French expressions and Swedes making plans to visit newly-found friends in the USA．

Of course，not all the time at Turtle Camp was consumed by volunteering．Scheduled activities included a trip to Crystal Bay，a beautiful paradise for swimming and sunbathing，an awesome beach bonfire complete with a beautiful sunset as well as our local coworkers showing off their guitar playing and singing skills．

Our time at Turtle Camp was capped off by setting free two of our turtles into the sea to begin their journey as independent turtles! Hopefully，the love and care provided at the turtle project would ensure that these turtles had

a greater chance of survival in the big，wide and scary ocean．

1.Which task is less fun to the volunteers at Turtle Camp？______

A. Turtle feeding．

B. Tank cleaning．

C. Medicine Administering．

D. Fish Cutting．

2.What does the underlined sentence imply？______

A. The volunteering was a challenge．

B. The time at the camp was difficult．

C. The work at the project was a delight．

D. Communication was time-consuming．

3.When setting free the two turtles，the volunteers felt a sense of ______ ．

A. achievement

B. belonging

C. loss

D. independence

B

If you're looking at livable cities as inspiration for your holiday，you'll miss out on many great tourist destinations．According to Mercer's 2018 Quality of Living Survey，Moscow ranks 167 and Beijing only 119，yet both provide ample visitor pleasures．Meanwhile high-ranked cities such as Kobe （神户）or Seattle may be easy places to live in，but offer only passing interest to tourists．In truth，many of the world's most livable cities are a little dull．

The world isn't rushing to visit Canberra or Montreal．In fact，none of the world's 10 most visited cities appear in Mercer's top 20．Clearly，considerations that create enjoyable holiday destinations differ from those that make cities fine places to live in．

This should be no surprise，since livability lists aren't concerned with tourists or even local residents but rather expats（侨民）．Mercer，for example，is a British-based professional service firm whose lists supply multinationals with human resources information about where to locate their businesses．"The success of foreign business is influenced by issues such as ease of travel and communication，personal safety，and access to public services，says Slagin Parakatil，who oversees Mercer's research．In short，Mercer considers whether cities are attractive to business and investment，and have good schools，hospitals and housing while such factors seldom influence tourists．

Still，Mercer's Quality of Living Survey has its uses for tourists，since it also looks at natural and cultural environments and recreation．It ranks public transport and infrastructure（基础设施）particularly highly，a consideration shared by the World Economic Forum in reports on tourism and travel competitiveness．This includes hotels，rental-cars and even ATM availability，all of which make a destination friendly to expats and visitors alike．

4.What do we know about livable cities？______

A. They hardly offer tourist passing interest．

B. They may not be good tourist destinations．

C. They can arouse the inspiration of visitors．

D. They are usually highly ranked by tourists．

5.What is Mercer more concerned about when ranking livable cities？______

A. Tourist attractions．

B. ATM availability．

C. Business-friendliness．

D. Local residents．

6.Why does the writer use Mercer's Quality of Living Survey？______

A. To make his view convincing．

B. To compare those livable cities．

C. To better understand the survey．

D. To support the British-based firm．

C

Every day around the world，thousands of people with little to no scholarly training in art history walk into museums．They may or may not read notice boards that share relevant information of the artworks or artists．Imagine，before being permitted to direct their eyeballs to the art on the walls，museum visitors were required to read a 15- or 20-page introduction to each piece or each artist．How many people would go to museums if that were the case？

Yet this seems to be the expectation when it comes to reading classic literature．Classic novels typically come with 15- or 20-page introductions，which often include spoilers，assuming that readers do not come to classic books to discover，be absorbed in，and be surprised by the story world．Also，apparently，we mustn't read classics alone，without experts guiding our experiences．

However，classic literature is in a unique position to show us that we're not alone in our pains and joys．By taking us out of our time，classic books free us to see beyond the set of beliefs we stick to and to connect human experiences that remain alive across time and place．What could be more grounding，more comforting，than seeing ourselves in the battles，longings，and pleasures that have played out across hundreds，thousands of years of human history？Our personal engagement is the first step of a longer journey of discovery that deepens our knowledge and understanding of ourselves and our world．We may，for example，feel for Hester Prynne from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter though we despair of the world she lived in．

While we're letting go of things，let's stop worrying about understanding everything．We can't．It will be fun if we embrace curiosity，the pleasure of working out a mystery，and our common relationships as humans．We can feel，for example，the power of self-sacrifice in Charles Dickens'A Tale of Two Cities even when we lack full understanding of the cultural references and language．

7.Most museum goers ______ ．

A. enjoy reading notice boards

B. understand the artworks well

C. lack professional art knowledge

D. share common interest in artworks

8.What can the spoilers in Para.2 possibly be ？______

A. Story writers．

B. Readers' expectations．

C. Guiding experts．

D. Plots given away in advance．

9.What prevents readers enjoying reading classics？______

A. Showing curiosity about the writers．

B. Letting go of things．