2015唐山高三9月模拟考试英语试题试卷及答案(3)

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Dig for Dinosaurs
Most kids （and adults） love dinosaurs, and to make their wildest dreams come true, head to Fruita, Colorado． The Museum of Western Colorado offers Dino Digs for children ages five and older． You can choose from one-, three-, and five-day expeditions． "Imagine how your child will feel when she helps unearth the fossilized（化石） bones of ancient species," says Outside magazine． It lasts from May to October．
   Digs start at $ 125 per person．
   http://www．museumofwesternco．com
Surf Sand Dunes
Swap your snowboard for a sand-board, and head to Sand Master Park in Florence, Oregon． Real Simple recommends learning the basics at this private dune park, "which offers board rentals and lessons - often taught by world-champion sand boarders．" Then you 'can hit the ",slopes" to test your skills． From March to June, and September to November．
Rentals for a sand-board start at $ 10 per day; lessons start at $ 45 an hour per person．
   http:/'www．sandmasterpark．com．
29．What is special about Cedar Point?
    A．You can visit Cedar Point on weekends．
    B．It has 16 roller coasters for you to choose from．
    C．You can help unearth the fossilized bones of dinosaurs．
    D．It offers lessons taught by world-champion sand boarders．
30．If you have a 3-day holiday in April, which of the following may interest you most?
    A． Take the Rides of Your Life
    B． Wander Free on a Dude farm
    C． Dig for Dinosaurs
    D． Surf Sand Dunes
 31．Where will you probably find this passage?
    A． A science fiction．
    B． An adventure storybook．
    C． A travel magazine．
    D． A theme park advertisement．

D
    We know that cigarette smoking kills． So, producers made electronic cigarettes as a safer smoking choice - safer than tobacco． Although e-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine like cigarettes, they do not use tobacco and you do not light them． They are powered by battery （电池）．
    However, if e-cigarettes are so safe, why has the United States Center for Disease Control（CDC） seen an increase in telephone calls about e-cigarette poisonings?
    The answer is children． Most of the calls are from people worried about children who have played with the devices, In the period of one month this year, the Center said 215 people called the Center with e-cigarette concerns． More than half of these calls were for children aged five and younger． The devices had made them sick．
    Tim McAfee is director of the Center's Office on Smoking and Health, He says the problem is regulation． Meaning, the U．S． federal government does not control e-cigarettes even though they contain liquid nicotine． Mr．McAfee adds that liquid nicotine is a well-known danger． Mr．McAfee explains that nicotine poisoning happens when it gets into the skin, gets into the eyes or is swallowed． It can cause stomach pain or a sense of unbalance． And too much nicotine can kill,
    Tim McAfee says e-cigarettes do not create the level of risk to people that tobacco products do．He notes that almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cigarettes． "So, cigarettes are the winner in that contest．" E-cigarettes do not contain hundreds of harmful chemicals that are found in real cigarettes． So, the U．S．Surgeon General Boris D． Lushniak has suggested that e-cigarettes may be a useful tool for adults trying to end their tobacco use．
    But McAfee worries that teenagers may think electronic cigarettes are harmless． They could become addicted to the nicotine and then start smoking real cigarettes． In other words, he fears that for young people fake e-cigarettes could be a "gateway" to the real thing．
32．What do the producers think of e-cigarettes?
A． Dangerous．    B． Expensive． C． Safer．         D． Cheaper．
33．Why did the CDC receive so many calls about e-cigarettes?
    A． Parents feared that their children might get poisoned,
    B． Parents found the device useless in quitting smoking．
    C． Children swallowed the liquid nicotine from the device．
    D． Children might get addicted to playing with the device．
34．It can be inferred from the passage that          ．
A． the CDC wants to develop a better type of e-cigarettes
B． the government is in favor of the use of e-cigarettes
C． Surgeon General Boris D． Lushniak is a heavy smoker
D． smokers most probably can't quit smoking using e-cigarettes
35．What is Tim McAfee's opinion about smoking?
   A． Adults should use harmless e-cigarettes．
  B． Smoking e-cigarettes can make a person sick．
  C． He claims that regulations should be made to ban smoking．
   D． He is concerned about the teens using e-cigarettes．
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If something that you're doing doesn't challenge you, then it doesn't change you． We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all． 36   So challenge the following limits:
    1． Figure out what you're scared of and do it continuously．
    If you're a salesman, and you're scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call． 37  But don't stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, "Go on, I'm not scared!"