贵阳市普通高中届高三摸底考英语.docx

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贵阳市普通高中届高三摸底考英语

贵州省贵阳市2018届高三8月摸底考试

英语

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

“Howdoyouaccountforyourremarkableachievementsinlife”QueenVictoriaoftheUKaskedHelenKeller.“Howdoyouexplainthefactthateventhoughyouwerebothblindanddeaf,youwereabletoachievesomuch”

Ms.Keller'sanswerisatribute（致敬）toherkindteacher.“IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”

AccordingtospeakerZigZiglar,AnnieSullivanwasnostrangertohardship.Shewasalmostsightlessherselfandwas,atonetime,diagnosedashopelessly“insane”byhercaregivers.Shewaslockedinthebasementofamentalinstitution.Occasionally,Anniewouldviolentlyattackanyonewhocamenear.Mostofthetimeshegenerallyignoredeveryoneinherpresence.

Anelderlynursebelievedtherewashope,however,andshemadeitherworktoshowlovetothechild.EverydayshevisitedAnnie,andsheleftcookiesforherandspokewordsofloveandencouragement.ShebelievedAnniecouldrecover,ifonlyshewereshownlove.

Eventually,doctorsnoticedthechangeinthegirl.Wheretheyoncewitnessedangerandhate,theynawnotedagentlenessandlove.Theymovedherupstairswhereshecontinuedtoimprove.Thenthedayfinallycamewhenthisseemingly“hopeless”childwasreleased.

AnneSullivangrewintoayoungwomanwithadesiretohelpothersasshe,herself,washelpedbythekindnurse.ItwasshewhosawthegreatpotentialinHelenKeller.Shelovedher,disciplined（约束）her,playedwithher,pushedherandworkedwithheruntiltheflickeringcandlethatwasherlifebecameabeacon（灯塔）oflighttotheworld.AnneSullivanworkedwondersinHelen'slife;butinwasalovingnursewhofirstbelievedinLittleAnnieandlovinglytransformedanuncommunicativechildintoakindteacher.

“IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”Butifithadnotbeenforakindanddedicatednurse,thenameofAnneSullivanwouldhaveremainedunknown.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“accountfor”probablymean

A.showB.proveC.explainD.present..

22.WhatdoweknowfromtheThirdparagraph

A.Sullivanhadverynormalbehavior.B.Sullivanwasignoredbyeveryone.

C.Sullivanwaskeptawayfromherparents.D.Sullivanwasbelievedlohaveamentalproblem.

23.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthenext

A.ThePowerofLoveB.MakingaDifference

C.AGoodTeacherD.RemarkableAchievements

B

EventsatBrown

12:

00PM—1:

00PM,March1,2017

"Ihadnoideal"—ExportControlBrownBag（4-partseries）

HoraceMannHouse,Room103,47-49GeorgeStreet

Brown'sOfficeofResearchIntegrity（ORI）ishostinga4-partBrownBagserieson“ExportControlsattheUniversity”.ExportControlsarefederalgovernmentlawsandregulations.TheserieswillexplorewhenresearchactivitiesfallunderExportControllaws,why“fundamentalresearch”issoimportant,andwhytravelingtosanctioned（被制裁的）orembargoed（被禁运的）countries,suchasIranorCuba,stillpresentsalotofchallenges.Thefirstsession,“Ihadnoidea!

”,willexplorewhyexportcontrolscannotbeignoredatauniversitycampus.

ThesessionsareopentotheentireBrowncommunity.Bookinginadvanceisrequired:

4:

00PM—5:

00PM,March1,2017

JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalk

JohnCarterBrownLibrary,ReadingRoom,94GeorgeStreet

InformalweeklyafternoonpresentationintheMacMillanReadingRoomattheJohnCarterBrownLibrary（JCB）.FellowsinResidencewillgiveatalkontheircurrentresearchproject.Q&Asessionfollows,alongwithadisplayofrelevantitemsfromourcollection.Allareinvitedtoattendthisfree,weeklyevent.

6:

30PM—7:

30PM,March1,2017

BrowAmateurRadioClubMeeting

SaylesHall.Room305,79-81WatermanStreet

TheweeklymeetingoftheBrownAmateurRadioClub.Allarewelcometoattendandlearnmoreaboutradioandjointheclub—nolicenserequired!

8:

00PM-9:

00PM,March1,2017

AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering

PembrokeFieldHouse,449-451BrookStreet

JoinyourfellowBrownUniversityathletestolearnmoreaboutfaith,sport,andlife.Throughguestspeakers,teambuildingactivities,andsmallgroupdiscussions,weexploretheintersection（交集）ofthespiritualandthephysicalinordertomaximizeourpotential.

WemeeteveryThursday8-9pminPembrokeFieldHouse.Therearenewathletesthatattendeveryweek,andmostlikelyyou'llknowanumberofthemalreadysincetherearemanydifferentteamsrepresented.Hopetoseeyouthere!

21.Whicheventcanbebeneficialtothosewhodointernationalresearch

A.“Ihadnoidea!

”—ExportControlBrownBagB.JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalk

C.BrownAmateurRadioClubMeetingD.AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering

25.WhatwillthosewhoattendtheJCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkdo

A.MeetatSaylesHall.B.Chargeentrancefees.

C.Sharetheirresearch.D.Collectrelevantitems.

26.WhatcanyoudointheAthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering

A.Playbasketballwithnewathletes.B.Discussyourpotential.

C.Playgamestodevelopteamwork.D.Watchnewathletesplaygames.

27.Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetext

A.Inatravelguidance.B.Onauniversitywebsite.

C.Inanacademicmagazine.D.Inalocalnewspaper.

C

It’sgoodtomakemistakes,andhereiswhy.

Firstofall,mistakesareaclearsignthatwearetryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenwearetryingnewthings,wearegrowing.Ifwenevertryanythingnew,howcanweimproveThesimpleansweris,“Wecan’t”.

Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthatwhenwearemakingthem,wearelearning.Considerthis—Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimes,hesaidthathehadlearned10,000thingsthatdidn’twork.

Whenwemakeamistake,wearemuchclosertosuccess.Becauseeverytimewemakeamistake,weeliminateoneofthethingsthatkeepsusfromsuccess.

Butallthisdoesn’tmeanthatweshouldgothroughlifewithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistake.Instead,whenwetrysomethingnew,wehavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewaywewantitto,wewillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedresources—intheformoftimeandmoney—soweshouldn’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.It’sbestthatwerealizeitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocatetheseresourcesappropriatelysowecanlearn,makecorrections,andtryagain.Onlybyacceptingandusingourmistakesinthiswaycanwemakesignificantadvancesinourlives.

Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,“Ifyou’renotmakingmistakes,you’renottryinghardenough.”Sogoforthandmakemistakes.

28.Whichcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedword"eliminate"inParagraph4

A.makeupforB.getridofC.acceptD.expect

29.Whatdoweknowfromthefifthparagraph

A.Weshouldignorethepossibleconsequences.B.Weshouldaccepttheoutcomewillingly.

C.Weshouldmakesomelimitsforournexttry.D.Weshouldavoidmakingthesamemistakes.

30.Whatisthetextmainlyabout

A.Dealingwithmistakes.B.Makingmistakes.

C.Makingprogress.D.Benefitingfrommistakes.

31.Whatmaythewritersuggestwesaytoourselveswhenmakingamistake

A.Nevermind,Itriedmybeat.B.Great!

NowIhavelearnedsomething.

C.Thisisawasteoftime.D.Lookatthismess.Ishouldjustgiveup.

D

Pollution’sseriouseffectsontheenvironmenthavebecomemoreobviousinrecentyears.Mostscientistsagreethateffortsarenecessarytoprotectourenvironmentfromfurtherharm.

Asweknow,theconstructionindustryconsumesalargequantityofenergyandresourcesandcreatesahugeamountofpollution.Sogreenbuildingsareingreatneed.

Theenvironmentalbenefitsofbuildinggreenincludetheprotectionofecosystemsandbiodiversity（生物多样性）,improvedairandwaterquality,lesswasteflowingintostreamsandtheprotectionofnaturalresources.Greenbuildingscanalsoresultinloweroperatingcostsbecausetheytypicallyuselessenergyandfewermaterialsandimproveindoorairquality,improvingthehealthofpeoplewholivethere.

Theprocessofbuildinggreenincludestechnicalandartisticplanningwithnatureprotectioninmind.Buildingdesignsoftenreflectthesurroundingenvironmentandnaturalresourcesanduserenewablebuildingmaterialssuchasbambooandstraw.Inaddition,recycledresourcesfoundlocallyareusedforgreenbuildings,reducingthecostandairpollutionassociatedwithtransportingmaterialslongdistances.

Carefulsiteselectionisimportanttominimize（最小化）humaneffectonthesurroundingenvironment.Forexample,placingastructureinanareathatallowsittotakeadvantageofcoolbreezes（微风）andsunlightcanreduceenergyuseandexpenses.Moreenergyandexpenseareneededforlargerbuildingsaswell,soitisimportanttobuildsmall.

Greenroofsareanotherfeatureofgreenhousesthatreduceenergyuseandcost.Theseroofsarepartiallyorcompletelycoveredwithplants,whichhelpstokeepheatingandcoolingcostslow,preventwaterrunningoffanddealwithpollutants.

Otherfeaturesofgreenbuildingsoftenincludeenergyandwaterprotection,recyclingandwastereduction.Inaddition,renewableenergysourcessuchassolarpower,waterpowerandwindpowerareusedforheatandelectricity,whichgreatlyreducescostsanddecreasestheinfluenceontheenvironment.

32.Whatcanweknowaboutgreenbuilding

A.Producingnowaste.B.Onlyusingcleanenergy.

C.Beingmadeofnewmaterials.D.Environmentalfriendly.

33.Whatisagreenbuildingprobablylikeaccordingtothefifthparagraph

A.Large.B.S