广西桂林、百色、崇左三市2018届高三5月第三次模拟联考英语试卷【附答案】

everything that came out of the window,” Smith said.

A fire started on the second floor. “I got my family out,” said Smith. “Then I started banging on doors on the first floor. I tried getting to the second floor, but the smoke was too black.”

Boykin was at his friend Melanie Nunemaker’s house, across the street from the complex. He knew something was wrong, he said, “when I saw a baby drop out of the window.” Catching the child below was Smith.

Boykin ran to a nearby house to get a ladder and rushed back to help. He found Smith with his arms outstretched, shouting, “Jump! I got you.” He caught several people.

Boykin climbed the ladder to warn those on the third floor to “turn around and come toward me because they couldn’t see through the smoke,” he said.

“I tried to walk out of the front door, but a big cloud hit me. The smoke was getting to me so bad, I couldn’t breathe,” resident Chase Ray told 10TV. “He saved my life, for sure.”

And he wasn’t finished. When Boykin saw his burned-out neighbors, he took 20 or so of them back to Nunemaker’s house. “We gave them clothes, shoes, whatever we had—and they didn’t,” Boykin said. 24. Why did people jump from the building? A. They faced deadly threat. C. Their doors wouldn’t open.

B. They were warned to flee. D. They knew they would be safe.

25. What did Boykin do when seeing something wrong? A. He got his family out.

B. He came to the rescue. D. He started banging on doors.

C. He caught a dropping baby.

26. Who saved the people from the third floor? A. Nunemaker.

B. Smith.

C. Chase Ray.

D. Boykin.

27. How did Boykin further help the fire victims? A. Sending them to a rescue center. B. Asking his friends to donate money. C. Offering them articles of daily use.

D. Fetching clothes and shoes from their houses.

C

For the past five years, October 11 has marked the International Day of the Girl. The United Nations

established the day to bring attention to the needs and difficulties that girls face around the world. It also calls for empowerment and improved rights of the world’s 1.1 billion girls.

One in four girls gets married as a child. Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, a girl is violently killed. The groups also note that more than 130 million girls are not able to attend school.

This week, the organization ONE published a list of the 10 hardest countries for girls to get an education. Nine of the countries were in Africa, south of the Saharan desert. Number one was South Sudan, where 73 percent of girls do not go to school. In Niger, number three on the list, only 17 percent of girls between the ages of 15 to 24 can read. Afghanistan is next. It has the greatest gender difference in education. Just 71 girls go to primary school for every 100 boys.

Gayle Smith is president of the ONE campaign. She described the more than 130 million girls out of school as “potential engineers, teachers and politicians whose leadership the world is missing out on.” The ONE Campaign also reported this week that the number of girls not getting an education rose from 130.3 million to 130.9 million in the past year.

People marked the Day of the Girl on social media. On YouTube, a special Day of the Girl music video set to a Beyonce song trended, too. The song is “Freedom.” The UN’s Global Goals project made the video. It shows girls from all over the world dancing and singing the words to “Freedom”. In just one day, it has more than 1.5 million views.

28. How many girls can receive education in South Sudan? A. 10%.

B. 17%.

C. 27%.

D. 73%.

29. What do you know about the girl’s education based on the ONE campaign? A. It is getting worse.

B. It remains the same. D. It is turning much better.

C. It is improving a little.

30. How does the author sound when telling this event? A. Delighted.

B. Heavy-hearted.

C. Inspired.

D. Excited.

31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Rights of the World Girls Are Improving. B. Girls in Conflict Areas Face a Threat of Life. C. Song “Freedom” Celebrates the Girl Holiday.

D. October 11 Marks International Day of the Girl.

D

American company Google recently announced the release of its Google Pixel 2 phone and other products that work together with the phone. One of the new products is a pair of wireless earphones Google calls Pixel Buds. The earphones are seen as the company’s answer to competitor Apple’s popular AirPod headphones.

At a launch event, Google said its Pixel Buds were built to provide high-quality sound and hands-free use. All of their operations can be controlled by simply touching the right earphone. Once the headphones are paired with a Pixel phone, its many features can be used through the Pixel Buds.

One example is Google’s artificial intelligence. Users can now talk directly to Pixel Buds to ask Google Assistant questions, get information or other help.

The Pixel Buds also can work with Google Translate, the service that provides words and expressions in over 100 languages. Google product manager Juston Payne demonstrated this feature during the launch event. He was able to talk with someone whose native language is Swedish.

When the person spoke Swedish into the Pixel Buds, the phone’s speakers provided the translation in English. The English speaker’s response was then translated in real time into Swedish and heard through the Pixel Buds.

Juston Payne said the feature was created to provide a more natural language experience for users of Google Translate. He added that it was “like having a personal translator by your side.” Pixel Buds are made in three colors: Just Black, Clearly White and Kinda Blue. They come with a charging case that Google says provides up to 24 hours of listening time.

Pixel Buds are selling for $ 159 and can be ordered now. They will be available in six countries: Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany, Singapore and the United States. 32. Why was Google’s Pixel Buds created? A. To match its phones.

B. To compete with Apple. D. To improve its phone functions.

C. To offer its users pleasure.

33. What should users do to get Google’s artificial intelligence with the Pixel Buds? A. Operate the Pixel phone. C. Connect with a Pixel phone.

B. Touch the right earphone. D. Talk directly to the Pixel Buds.

34. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “demonstrated” in Paragraph 4?

A. show B. teach C. praise D. explain

35. What do you know about the Pixel Buds? A. Its shape, price and places to buy. C. Its price, colors and size.

B. Its colors, models and weight. D. Its features, colors and price.

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Researchers in the United States say eating less can slow the aging process of cells in the body. The researchers studied mice, not people.

36 One group was able to eat as much as it wanted. The other animals in the other group were limited to eat. Their diet had 35 percent fewer calories than the first group of mice.

The mice with the diet restrictions (限制) were more energetic and suffered fewer diseases. They were not just living longer, they seemed to stay younger for a longer period of time. When you restrict calories (in mice), there is a direct increase in lifespan—the average age of the animal. 37 But how? The researchers found that fewer calories slow down a natural mechanism in cells called ribosomes (核糖体). Ribosomes are responsible for making important proteins in the cells. But with fewer calories, they slow down. 38 This, in turn, keeps cells and the entire body functioning well.

Earlier studies have suggested a link between calorie restrictions and slowed aging. 39

Calorie restriction as a way to slow aging has not been tested in humans. But the main finding for people is the importance of taking care of our bodies. 40 And this may help us make better decisions about what we eat.

A. The less we eat, the healthier we are. B. Researchers studied two groups of mice. C. This finding is good news if you are a mouse. D. This gives the cells more time to repair themselves. E. The findings help to explain how exactly our bodies age.

F. However, this is first to show how the ribosomes can influence aging.

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