广东省茂名市2019届高考英语一模试卷解析版

广东省茂名市2019届高考英语一模试卷

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

A

Four Free Mobile Apps to Help You Learn English Faster Have you realized that you can put your smartphone to really good use for learning English？Here are 4free mobile apps that will help you do just that．

Hello English

It covers all the aspects of language learning，including vocabulary，translation，grammar，spellings，spoken and reading skills．It uses interactive games to teach different English lessons and offers new audiobooks，latest news，and books．However，you should already understand basic English structures and alphabets，for the app can't help you learn English from scratch（从零开始）．

Duolingo

If you want to learn English from scratch，then this is the app you are looking for．Duolingo uses interactive games to help you learn English．For beginners，the app focuses on helping you learn verbs，phrases and sentences．

Lingbe

If you are ready to practice your spoken skills in the real-world，you'll need Lingbe．It's a community-based app where people help each other and share their native languages．It connects you with real people on call who are native English speakers．HelloTalk

HelloTalk is similar to Lingbe as it connects you with native speakers to help improve your language skills．However，it adds a few extra functions that might interest you．You can view the information about users to find a match that interests you．Additionally，you can also send text and audio messages，and even do video calls with other people．

If you are a beginner，start from Duolingo and then use Hello English to take full command over the language．For fluent spoken English learners，you can try out Lingbe or HelloTalk．

1.What should you already understand to use Hello English？______

A. Good reading and writing skills．

B. Basic listening and speaking tips．

C. Different English lessons and books．

D. English letters and basic structures．

2.Which app is the best choice for an English beginner at first？______

A. Hello English．

B. Duolingo．

C. Lingbe．

D. HelloTalk．

3.What can you do on Lingbe？______

A. Read the latest news．

B. Enjoy the interactive games．

C. Practice your spoken English．

D. Talk with native speakers in the flesh．

B

It's apparently become a trend in schools around the world to ban students from using the term，"best friends，" according to psychologist Dr．Barbara Greenberg．The movement，which is believed to have started in Prince George's school in South London，isn't intended to discourage close friendships，but rather encourage a wider friend group，Greenberg says．"Let's face it．You can't ban somebody from having a close relationship，and you can't really ban somebody from having a best friend but what the schools are trying to do is foster the idea of kids having more than a single friend，" Greenberg said．The idea is to increase the number of interactions a student may have with different members of his or her peer group．"I see kids come in all week long who are feeling awful because they are either nobody's best friend or their best friend has moved on，" Greenberg says．

Jay Jacobs，who operates Timber Lake Camp in New York，stresses the downside of not fostering multiple relationships at a young age，for exactly that reason．"I think that there are problems in just having one friend，" Jacobs says．"Remember as you grow up，interests change，and children go in different directions．" Jacobs adds that teachers at Timber Lake，which changes positions between Glen Cove in winter and Shandake in summer，have made it a point to promote a more inclusive environment for years．

Jacobs reminds people that，"As you grow up，interests change，and children go in different directions，" so having only one friend can be risky．He holds the belief that children will be better set up for success later in life if they get used to having a wider friend group at a young age．"It's about promoting kindness，looking to children to be kind to one another and to be aware of what it looks like when you're not，" Jacobs says．

4.Why do schools ban the term "best friends"？______

A. To make students concentrate on their studies．

B. To encourage students to make more friends．

C. To prevent students from falling in love at a young age．

D. To discourage students from having a close relationship．

5.Why are some kids feeling awful according to Greenberg？______

A. Their best friends have moved house．

B. They are banned from making best friends．

C. They are under great pressure from study．

D. Their best friends have started new friendships．

6.What does the underlined word "downside" in Paragraph 4 probably mean？______

A. Mistake．

B. Difficulty．

C. Drawback．

D. Burden．

7.What would be Jay Jacobs' attitude to Greenberg's idea？______

A. Supportive．

B. Doubtful．

C. Opposed．

D. Unconcerned．

C

Scientists are trying to save Puerto Rico's endangered Amazon parrots after Hurricane Maria destroyed the birds' habitats and food sources（来源）．

El Yunque is a large national forest on the eastern part of Puerto Rico．Just two of the 56 wild parrots that once lived there survived Maria，the Category-4storm that struck Puerto Rico in September 2017．Scientists report other forests have seen great drops in parrot populations as well．

In the 1800s，there were more than a million of the bright green parrots living in the wild in Puerto Rico．By the 1970s，the number was down to just 13birds after years of forest clearing．

A special program was started in 1972to help increase the parrot population，which led to the creation of three breeding（繁殖）centers．Just weeks before Hurricane Maria hit，scientists counted 56 wild parrots at El Yunque．That was the highest number in the program's history．Scientists say that even though several parrots have been born in captivity（笼养）and in the wild since Maria，the species is still in danger．

The Puerto Rican Amazon is the island's only remaining native parrot．More than 460 of the birds are kept inside the breeding centers at El Yunque and the Rio Abajo forest．Scientists have not released（释放）any of the birds since Hurricane Maria．A third breeding center，in a forest in the western area of Maricao，has not been in operation since the storm．

Scientists are considering whether to catch some of the remaining wild parrots and put them in the same cage as the birds that