惠州市2016届高三第一次模拟考试英语2016.4．注意事项：1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因考试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2．回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答题标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第二部分阅读理解（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。ADearDaughter,AswedroveofffromColumbiaUniversity,Iwantedtowritealettertoyoutotellyouallthatisonmymind.Collegewillbethemostimportantyearsinyourlife.Itisincollegethatyouwilltrulydiscoverwhatlearningisabout.Iencourageyoutobeinquisitive,butIalsowanttotellyou:"Educationiswhatyouhaveleftafterallthatistaughtisforgotten."WhatImeanbythatisthematerialstaughtisn'tasimportantasyougainingtheabilitytolearnanewsubject,andtheabilitytoanalyzeanewproblem.Thatisreallywhatlearningincollegeisabout—thiswillbetheperiodwhereyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspired,afterwhichyoumustbecomeaself-learner.Sodotakeeachsubjectseriously,andevenifwhatyoulearnisn'tcriticalforyourlife,theskillsoflearningwillbesomethingyoucherishforever，sodoyourbestinclassesandlearn.Takecareofyourselfandfollowyourpassionincollege.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don'tbetrappedinwhatothersthinkorsay.Mostimportantly,makefriendsandbehappy.Collegefriendsareoftenthebestinlife.Pickafewfriendsandbecomereallyclosetothem—picktheoneswhoaregenuineandsinceretoyou.Peoplearenotperfect,soaslongastheyaregenuineandsincere,trustthemandbegoodtothem.Theywillgiveback.Thisismysecretofsuccess—thatIamgenuinewithpeopleandtrustthem(unlesstheydosomethingtolosemytrust).Pleasetreasureyourcollegeyears–makethebestofyourfreetime,becomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestiny,beboldtoexperiment,learnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.MayColumbiabecomethehappiestfouryearsinyourlife,andmayyoublossom1intojustwhatyoudreamtobe.Love,Dad(&Mom)21.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?A.Educationiswhatyoulearnatschool.B.Abilityismoreimportantthanknowledge.C.Learningandanalyzingareequallyimportant.D.Collegesonlyfocusonskillsoflearning.22.Thewriterthinkshisdaughtershould_____________.A.askforhisadviceonherchoiceB.makealotoffriendsC.getalongwellwithherfriendsD.sparenoefforttosucceed23.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterisa_________father.A.wiseandcaringB.strictandwarm-heartedC.generousandtalentedD.diligentandsuccessful24.Whydoesthefatherwritethisletter?A.Toinformhisdaughterofcollegelife.B.Toshowfather’slove.C.Tobroadenhisdaughter’smind..D.Toguidehisdaughter.BAstheproverbgoes,manstrugglesupwards;waterflowsdownwards.Waterrunsdownhillfrommountaintopstostreams,toriversandtooceans.Butdownhillisn’ttheonlywaythatwatermoves.Anewstudymeasureshowwatertravelsfromcountrytocountryforhumanconsumption.Thisflowisn’tthetypeweusuallythinkabout.Thesescientistslookedatthewaterusedtogrowandmaketheproductswhichgetshippedfromnationtonationasimportsorexports.Theycallthisaflowof“virtualwater”.Wetypicallythinkaboutwaterastheliquidthatflowsfromatap.However,92％ofthewaterusedbypeoplegoesintogrowingcrops,accordingtoawaterresearcherArjenHoekstra.Herecently...
