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安徽省巢湖市部分学校2023-2024学年高三下一模考试

英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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Therearethousandsofpuzzlestochoosefromforyou,suchasjigsawpuzzles,puzzlebooksandmore.Theyallhavesomethingincommon:theytestyourskillsorknowledge.Herearefourofthemostcommon:

Wordpuzzles

Oneofthemostpopularwordpuzzles—thecrossword.Itcanbedonewithpaperandpenciloronline.Sometimeswordpuzzlesinvolvefindingnewwordswithinalargegroupofletters.Thistypeofwordpuzzleiscalledawordsearch.

Wordpuzzlesusuallytestyourvocabulary.Knowingthelanguagethatthegameisdesignedinisrequiredforsuccess,however.

Mechanicalpuzzles

Mechanicalpuzzleshavepiecesthatmustbearrangedinsomeway.Theworld’sbest-sellingpuzzle,theRubik’sCube,isamechanicalpuzzle.Asof2020,over450millionRubik’sCubeshadbeensold.

Jigsawpuzzlesalsofallintothiscategory.Theytypicallyinvolveputtingpiecesintherightplacetoformapicture.Jigsawpuzzleshavefromtwotoover550,000pieces—thelargestoneonrecord.

Logicpuzzles

Figuringoutthesolutiontoalogicpuzzlerequirescarefulthoughtratherthanguessing.SudokuandMineFinderareexamplesoflogicpuzzles.InMineFinderplayersmustdeterminewheretheminesarehiddeninagrid.

Mathpuzzles

Mathpuzzlesinvolvenumbers,wordsorobjectsandtheuseofmath.Surprisingly,theever-popularCandyCrushisclassifiedasamathpuzzle.Mathskillsarerequiredforplayerstosuccessfullymoveandmatchcoloredcandies.

Therearemanyotherkindsofpuzzles.Butnomatterwhichyouprefer,puzzlesareagreatwaytoentertain.

1.Whatarethefourpuzzlessimilartoeachother?

A.Requiringtoomuchtimeandenergy.

B.Examiningyourskillsorknowledge.

C.Requiringcarefulthoughtratherthanguessing.

D.Knowingmuchknowledgeaboutalanguage.

2.Whichoneisclassifi