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1、甘肃省兰州一中2014年高三上学期模拟预测英语试卷本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，共120分。考试时间100分钟。注意事项：1.答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相对应的位置上。2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AToAmericanvisitors,Icelandisave
2、ryinterestingcountry,partlybecauseitisdifferentinsomanywaysfromheorsheisusedtoseeingathome.Therearequiteafewthingsthatarenotdone,orthatdonotexistontheisland---quiteafew“No’s”.Thereisnopollution,forinstance,NodogsarepermittedinReykjavik,thecapital.ThereisnotelevisiononThursdaysorduringtheentiremontho
3、fJuly,andonlythreehoursofblack-and-whiteTVtherestofthetime.ThereisnohardliquoronWednesdaysandnobeeratanytime.Thereisnohandguns;onlyonejailofthirty-fivecells（狱室）intheentireland---anadmirablefigure,evenforasmallcountryof313,376people.Thereisnoarmy,airforceornavy.Thereisnotippingforanything.Therearenol
4、argestoresopenonSaturdaysorSundays.SinceIcelandissituatedjustundertheArcticCircle,thereisnodarknessinsummerandnodaylightinwinter.ButthankstoCulfStream,theclimateisrathermild,withtemperaturesrangingfrom34degreesto52degreesinJuly.Therulesontelevisionliquorandgunsaretheresultofgovernmentdecisions.Butth
5、eabsenceofpollutionisdueingreatparttothefactthatIcelandgetsitspowerfromtheenormousgeyserandthethousandsofhotspringsthatcomeoutoftheground.Theyprovidealltheenergyneededbythecountry.Infact,Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower.Icelandhasbeendescribedasademocraticindependentcountrywheremorefish
6、arecaughtandmorebookspublishedperpersonthananywhereelseintheworld.TheIcelandershavealwaysfeltaparticularloveforliterature.TheycomposedtheirfirstbooksintheninthandtenthcenturiesAD.Theseworkswerepoemsandtalesaboutthekings,heroes,andheroinesofIcelandandNorway.Atfirst,thestorieswerememoriedandpassedfrom
7、generationtogeneration.Theywerefinallywrittendownbetween1140and1220.TheIcelandershaveneverstoppedwritingeversince.“Rathershoelessthanbookless,”theyproudlysay.1.AmericanvisitorsenjoyvisitingIcelandprob
