广东梅县东山中学2016届高三模拟考试（1）英语第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AMother's Day is coming up. Maybe your gift is wrapped and your dinner plans booked formom, step-mom, grandmother-whoever the person is who fed, cared for, taught and loved you. But there are other people who said their most special Mother's Day memories rarely dealtwith beautifully wrapped objects, but rather, the ways people showed they cared.Mother's Day 2012 was the last one Jannet Walsh was able to celebrate with her mother, Margaret, who had a stroke (中风) in 2009. In her last few years, Walsh always shot photos and videos of their visits together, and with Walsh's West Highland White Terrier, Andrew. "My mother had a dog just like him, so I would tell her it was her dog, and she would hold onto his leash, even in bed up to the last few weeks before she passed away," Walsh said.As Mother's Day approached, Walsh wanted a way to remember her mother and "best friend". She decided to build the memories she captured during those last few years into a video memorial-images of her mother with Andrew or quiet moments at her gravesite."I thought it good to tell the story with few words, just show my mother as she was-happy, and loved till the end," Walsh said. Mother's Day was not a light-hearted subject for Wendy Bowers in the past. Her mom had walked out when she was 18, and Bowers had tried for years to become pregnant without success. She had almost convinced herself she wasn't meant to be a parent.But three years after she gave up on having a baby, Bowers discovered that she waspregnant. Six weeks earlier than expected, little Nathan arrived.That first year, Nathan, only 10 months old, was sick with a stomach bug. Bowers said she spent the day holding him between loads of laundry. "I would not have been anywhere else in the world that day," she said. "I wouldn't trade that first Mother's Day for anything, and I'm pretty sure Mother's Day will always be a reminder to me of just how lucky I am to even be a mom. "21. What does the underlined word "Andrew" refer to?A. Walsh's child.B. Walsh's mother.C. Walsh's dog.D. Walsh's mother's dog.22.The purpose of what Walsh did for her mother before Mother's Day was to .A. bring her mother what she wantedB. show she would be loved till the endC. celebrate her last Mother's DayD. remember her and share her story23. How does Bowers feel about what happened on her first Mother's Day as a mother?A. It was worth it.B. It was unlucky.C. It was unexpected.D. It was unbearable.24. What is the text mainly about?A. Painful memories of Mother's Day.B. Plans for Mother's Day.C. Tips for a special Mother's Day.D. Special ideas for Mother's Day.BNobody likes an old poop（傻子）. Developing a sense of humor is part of becoming a mature, emotionally healthy individual. Laughter is good for the soul, builds friendships and relieves stress. It serves as the glue for social situations and as an ice-breaker for sadness and boredom. If you‟ve ever been told to “lighten up” or “chill out”, you should save the blue attitude for serious situations and develop your sense of humor.Forgive the accidental. A sudden fall is humorous not because we like to see people fall, but because it surprises. From a spilled（溢出）water glass in a meeting to Aunt Rae‟s teeth coming off in the Thanksgiving turkey, the embarrassment of accidents can be relieved by humor and a helping hand. After making sure that nobody‟s hurt, forgive accidents with a chuckle（咯咯地笑）rather than a scolding.Look for the unexpected. The kid who used to look at you with his eyes closed during a test had the idea. Parents who serve green eggs and ham to their children on graduation day get the idea. Unexpected actions lighten an atmosphere and relax people.Learn to laugh with your kids. Most of what children say and do is funny. Help them learn that accidents are sometimes funny and sometimes occasions for joining in and helping another human being. By sharing laughs and attempting to explain humor, you develop your sense of humor, as well as help kids develop their own sense of humor.25. If you‟ve ever been told to “lighten up” or “chill out”, it means ______.A. you are humorousB. you are angryC. you lack humorD. you are funny26. According to Paragraph 2, when your friend falls, you can ______.A. laugh at himB. chuckleC. scold himD. feel embarrassed27. What is the best title for the text?A. How to Develop a Sense of HumorB. Ways to Become a Healthy IndividualC. The Function of HumorD. Proper Attitudes Toward HumorCAfter more than 3,000 years, a statue of the Egyptian king Amenhotep III hasbeen erected in the city of Luxor after being knocked down by an earthquake.One of the great figures in the story of ancient Egypt, Amenhotep III was a boy king. He became king of Egypt at the age of only 12 years. He ruled at a time when Egyptian civilization was at its very height.Amenhotep III was given statues in his honor and among them this 13-meter-high statue stood on the bank of the Nile until it was knocked down by an earthquake 3,000 years ago. So for 30 centuries, it lay in pieces in the field, more than 80 pieces. Now the statue has been restored and shown to the public. There is another very similar huge statue of Amenhotep III. It was also damaged by that earthquake. And it, too, has been repaired and put back in its place. These two statues stand at the gates of the famous funerary temple in Luxor, which has another two huge seated figures of the kings.And the background for this is just that tourism is very important to the Egyptian economy after what‟s been happening recently. Years of disturbance (骚乱) has hit the Egyptian economy in many ways and any improvement of that economy will need to be helped by the tourist industry. The legacy (遗产) of ancient Egypt is so much, so important to that tourist industry. And the images coming from Luxor today show just how delighted and proud the archeologists and the local people are for what they‟ve seen today.28. What can we learn about Amenhotep III from the passage?A. He was deeply loved by Egyptians.B. He created the brilliant civilization of Egypt.C. He began to rule Egypt at a young age.D. He had a lot of statues built for himself.29. The underlined word in Paragraph 3 means _______.A. put downB. repairedC. given backD. recreated30. According to Paragraph 3, the two statues of Amenhotep III ________.A. were the same size and shapeB. were put back inside the funerary templeC. were knocked down by different earthquakesD. were both standing before a famous temple in Luxor31. How may repairing the statues benefit Egypt?A. It can promote the economic development of Egypt.B. It drives the development of archeology in Egypt.C. It can help to end the serious disturbance in Egypt.D. It encourages people to build great statues in Egypt.DElectronic book publishing has many of the same risks and opportunities as electronic music publishing. By delivering text direct to the reader‟s computer screen, the e-book could cut down costs, and allow creators to deal directly with their audience, by passing (绕开) traditional publishers and traders. But it also raises the possibility of mass piracy (盗版). Phil Rance, founder and managing director of Online Originals, a London-based e-book publisher, sums it up, “No one wants Napster (在线音乐服务) to happen to books.”Indeed, the most popular MP3 may have put the frighteners on an industry that generally operates some way behind the “bleeding edge”. The Meta Group, a leading US-based market researcher, says publishers are far too concerned about protecting their rights, “We believe all the recen t legal control over Napster is like putting a finger in a river that is already overflowing. Publishers need to deal with reality and come up with new ways to develop wide electronic distribution, asking the question: How can we use the certainty of wide distribution to our advantage?”At the moment, most publishers would like to limit the use of e-books to the person who bought them, or to the computer used to download them. If that can be done, e-books become just an extra income stream in a publishing industry that would continue to operate the way it does today, according to Terry Robinson, business manager for Adobe‟s e-paper group. “If you‟ve cracked the digital rights aspect, you‟ve cracked the market.” He says.Robert Nichols, Books Director at BO L agrees, “Rights management is absolutely important. Publishers just say that …until copyright is secure, we are not going to talk‟.”32. According to the text, what is the similarity of e-books to electronic music?A. They both avoid industry management.B. They both result in piracy.C. They both bring in much money to creators.D. They both lead to price reduction.33. From the text, we can infer that ______.A. wide use of e-books may increase the incomeB. the publishing markets should be brought back to normalC. publishers haven‟t agreed on rights management up to nowD. most publishers prefer e-books for the extra income34. What do publishers care most about e-books?A. Price.B. Copyright.C. Quality.D. Design.35. Which of the following can be the best title for this text?A. The E-book —— a New and Big ChallengeB. The E-book —— an Extra Income StreamC. An Economic Rise from E-booksD. Changes Brought by E-books第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。