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2016届甘肃嘉峪关市一中高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷

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My father was always a good gardener.One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled(翻耕的)soil, my handsblackened from digging in the ground.
As a child, I loved following Dad aroundin the garden, I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机)ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dadloved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almostas big as me, rows of yellow com, and our favorite — red tomatoes.
As I grew into a teenager, I didn'tget so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land ofpossibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, hislove for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and hadstarted families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Evenwhen he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.
But then, the cancer, bit by bit,invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convincedme that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rowsof multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply letthem be. He only planted tomatoes.
For the first few years after he died,I couldn't even bear to look at anyone's garden without having strong memoriespour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plantmy own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, afterbreaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the comer of my eye and Ihad to smile, It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in thefreshly tilled soil.
(1)、Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?

A、The garden was planted with colorful flowers. B、The garden was just freshly tilled by his father. C、He loved what his father grew in the garden. D、He enjoyed being in the garden with his father.
(2)、When all the kids started their own families, the author's father         .

A、devoted more to gardening B、turned to other hobbies C、stopped his gardening D、focused on planting tomatoes
(3)、What happened to the garden when the author's father was seriously ill?

A、The author's son took charge of it. B、No plant grew in the garden at all. C、The garden was almost deserted. D、It brought the author a great harvest.
(4)、We can infer from the last paragraph that         .

A、the author's son played happily in the garden B、the author's son reminded him of his own father C、the author's son was very glad to help the author D、the author's son will continue gardening as well
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    Hot spots of drones (无人机) in Australia are getting sensors to automatically identify the aircraft and their pilots. Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) said it would fix the equipment at the nation's airports starting next month. The monitors have been planned for some time, but come in the wake of 72 hours of drone-related disorder at the UK's Gatwick airport last week.

    In 2019, Australia will also start a scheme to register drone owners. The UK is also due to introduce a scheme in November that will require recreational drones weighing 250g (0.55lb) or more to be registered.

    Almost 140,000 air travellers were delayed last week after reports of drone sightings caused huge delays at Gatwick Airport. UK police are still searching for the criminals, although they have also raised the possibility that witness reports of the aircraft were mistaken. The incident “highlights” the need for a drone-spotting capability (能力), CASA spokesman Peter Gibson told the news agency Agence France-Presse. The supervision system would be able to spot the types of drone being flown, read their serial numbers and work out where the pilot was located, he said. Efforts to identify pilots would be aided by the introduction of the registration scheme for commercial and casual drone owners, he added. “2019 will witness severe action towards drone safety,” said Mr. Gibson. As well as airports and other sensitive locations, the drone-spotting systems will be fixed in other places known to be popular with drone owners such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

    Authorities in Australia have expressed worries about the number of drones being flown in controlled areas in recent months. Anyone breaking rules could face fines of up to 10,000 Australian dollars ($7,058; £5,600) as well as checks on the safety of their craft. “In 2019 it could be very expensive doing the wrong thing with your drone,” said Mr. Gibson. Events at Gatwick were discussed by ministers in a Christmas Eve phone conference. It is understood that the Cabinet Office “pushed” the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office to update their relevant regulations. They also discussed defence systems across the UK's airports.

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    You can use your smartphone to get pretty much anything delivered directly to your door almost immediately. The hardest part is the process of trying to work out if you should tip and if so, doing the quick math before you get to the door. And, you know well that you should tip about 15-20% at restaurants, but do the same rules apply to delivery drivers?

    The co-founder of Grubhub, Matt Maloney, pretty much set the standard for tipping delivery people in a Facebook post. He's a strong supporter of tipping, and Grubhub's website suggests a $5 or a 20% tip. Maloney also said this number should go up if you order during, say, a snowstorm.

    However, most other delivery services say on their websites that tipping is not required. Some services, like Door Dash, do suggest no tip on their checkout window. Many, like Amazon Prime Now, allow customers to change their tip amount after their delivery has been received to reflect the quality of service. These companies help customers save money but delivery drivers are upset. They deal with bad weather, heavy traffic, extreme tiredness, and more, all for a $1 tip. Many feel that if you'd tip your pizza boy or girl, you should tip your delivery driver.

    The Emily Post Institute (EPI)'s official suggestion falls in line with Maloney's: “10-15% of the bill, or $2-5 for pizza delivery depending on the size of the order and difficulty of delivery.”

    Just like servers in a restaurant, delivery drivers almost always rely on your tips for their income. Tipping is a long-standing cultural tradition in America. So, until drones (无人机) can deliver hot dogs straight to your door, it's best to tip the people riding through the city at all hours to bring you hot fresh food.

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    There are many programs for high school students today that help lonely teenagers deal with loneliness. However, loneliness is not only an issue for teens but also an important and rarely acknowledged one in the elderly.

    In Britain, Tracey Crouch was appointed to be the first Minister of Loneliness in order to address the issues caused by loneliness. This is the first time such a position has been created.

    In Britain, there are around 9 million people who say they are lonely frequently. In Germany, a study conducted by Ruhr University Bochum found that 20 percent of people over the age of 85 felt lonely, and 14 percent of those between age 45 and 65 felt socially lonely. In the United States, more than 25 percent of the population lives alone, more than 50 percent are unmarried.

    Loneliness is generally associated with heart disease, overweight, and anxiety. Additionally, the stress from loneliness can cause your cells to change on a molecular(分子)level that reduces its abilities to defend your body against diseases. In fact, doctors believe having feelings of loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day in regard to its effect on health!

    In Britain, the new Minister of Loneliness will help introduce government policies on the issue and fund a charity—an organization for helping people in need, to devote their efforts towards aiding loneliness. There are charities that link lonely seniors to high school students in order to give them a line of communication whenever they feel lonely!

    The possibilities for the new Minister of Loneliness are endless. For example, she can provide education services to household businesses so that they can identify lonely customers if they see one. Loneliness fits into the category of being a social issue that must be monitored by the entire community in order to help those in need. Therefore, government involvement in medical services and care for seniors and others is vital for happy seniors.

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