辽宁省20xx届高三英语下学期第五次模拟考试试题

辽宁省20xx届高三英语下学期第五次模拟考试试题内容摘要：

y to e.” Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutes— a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men. Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals (m en using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay, Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd. “I was marr ied in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.” Twothirds of adults say that they e together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table— with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat— as I did when I was a child— at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.” 29. What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before? A. The development of sexual equality campaign. B. The influence of popular female chefs. C. The change of female’s view on cooking. D. The improvement of cooks’ status. 30. What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking? A. Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays. B. It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women. C. Women spend much less time on cooking than before. D. There is a sharp decline in the time men spend on cooking pared with 1961. 31. How did Prof. Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage? A. It has bee a thing of the past. B. It shouldn’t be advocated in modern times. C. It is very different from what it used to be. D. It is beneficial to the stability of the family. 32. Which is the best title for the passage? A. The Changes of Family Meals. B. Equality between Men and Women. C. Cooking— a Thing of the Past for Women. D. Cooking into a New Trend for Men. D 4 Underwater Restaurants And Bars Around the World These four incredible spots offer the unreal experience of dining and drinking underwater— no scuba gear（水中呼吸装置） necessary. 1. Ithaa Ithaa boasts the title of world’s first all glass undersea restaurant, located 16 feet below sea level at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island hotel. Ithaa serves caviar and Maldivian lobster— just a couple of the menu items to be enjoyed while taking in the 180degree panoramic(全景的 ) views of the water above you. 2. Al Mahara The floortoceiling aquarium(水族箱 ) inside Al Mahara is exactly the underwater dining experience you’d expect from a rest aurant within Dubai’s luxurious Burj Al Arab hotel. Al Mahara, which translated to “the oyster ( 牡蛎 )shell”, offers a menu well suited for the restaurant’s name, including their signature dishes poached tsarskaya oysters and sea saltcrusted sea bass. 3. Atrium Bar Located underneath the world’s largest cylindrical ( 圆柱形的 ) aquarium, the Atrium Bar in the hall of the Radisson Blu in Berlin serves drinks and small treats prepared by the hotel’s in house bakers. Bar customers can sip cocktails and eat cake while gazing up at the AquaDom’s 264,172 gallons of water and more than 1,500 fish. 4. Aquarium Restaurant This “underwater dining adventure” is right in the heart of Nashville. Located within the Opry Mills Mall, the Aquarium Restaurant offers vast underwater views of its 200,000gallon aquarium. The menu includes mahimahi, shrimp, and macadamiacrusted tilapia, paired with views of an aquarium that houses more than 100 species of fish from around the world. The Aquarium has three additional restaurant locations in Denver, Houston and Kemah. See the rest of Underwater Restaurants and Bars Around the World on . 33. Which restaurant is built undersea? A. Al Mahara. B. Atrium Bar. C. Ithaa. D. Aquarium Restaurant. 34. What can customers do in Atrium Bar? A. They can enjoy drinks and cakes while watching fish. B. They can sit in the world’s largest aquarium. C. They can view 1,500 species of fish. D. They can swim in the aquarium to play with fish. 35. How many locations of Aquarium Restaurant are mentioned in the passage? A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6 第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出。