广东省佛山市届普通高中高三教学质量检测英语试题及答案.docx
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广东省佛山市届普通高中高三教学质量检测英语试题及答案
佛山市2018届普通高中高三教学质量检测
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英语
本试卷共9页,满分120分,考试用时120分钟。
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因笔试不考听力,第1卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始,试题序号从“21”开始。
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第二部分阅读理解(百强校英语解析团队专供)(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TheFiveBestCountriesTOMoveToForRetirement
Retiringinadifferentcountryisgamingpopularity.Belowarefiveofthebestcountriestoseekretirement
CostaRica
Mildclimate,breathtakinglandscapesandbeachesdrawretirees(退休人员)toCostaRica.Thecountryreadilywelcomesimmigrantsandoffersasimpleresidencyprocess.Withamonthlyincomeofatleast$1,000permonthfromSocialSecurityorasimilarsource,peopleenjoyahighstandardoflivingatamuchlowercostthantheU.S.
Malaysia
RetireeswhochoosetomakeMalaysiahomewillappreciateitsrichcultureandattractivescenery.Moreover,thecountryoffersmodernfacilitiesatmodestprices.Immigrantsenjoyconvenienceandcomfortintheirdailylife.Youwillfindlow-costrentalunits,deliciousstreetfood,andvariousshoppingmalls.
Mexico
Becauseit’sclosetotheU.S.,MexicodrawsmorethanamillionAmericanretireestoitsborders.Increasingimmigrantcommunitiesenjoyseasidelivingandconversationswithfriendly.Englishspeakinglocals.Plus,legalresidentsovertheageof60receiveairline,grocery,andrestaurantdiscounts.
Panama
Gentleoceanwindtakestheheatoutofhotyear-roundtemperatures,whichhasbeenthechiefattractiontoforeignretirees.BeautifulbeachesandaboomingeconomyalsoattractretireestoPanama.Anincomeof$2,000permonthcoversmodestlivingcosts.Furthermore,thecountryoffersdiscountstoretireeswithaspecialvisa.
Ecuador
Lazycoastaltowns,sun-shininghotspots,andnature-filledviewswaitforimmigrantsseekingacarefreelifestyle.PublictransportationcostsinEcuadormakeowningavehicleunnecessary.Abusrideonlycosts25centsandtaxirideswillrunabout$3.21.WhatdoCostaRicaandMalaysiahaveincommon?
A.Convenientshopping.
B.Relativelylowlivingcost.
C.Variousculturalactivities.
D.Simpleimmigrationprocedures.
22.Whichcountry’slocationspeciallyattractsretireesfromtheU.S.?
A.Malaysia’s.B.Mexico’s.C.Panama’s.D.Ecuador’s.
23.WhatisthemainreasonforretireestochoosePanama’?
A.Beautifulbeaches.B.Aboomingeconomy.
C.Apleasantclimate.D.Discountsforretirees.
B
TheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdamhaswelcomedhometwopaintingsbytheDutchmaster,morethan14yearsaftertheywereripped(抢)offthemuseum’swallinanighttimetheft.MuseumdirectorAxelRuegercalledtheirreturn“oneofthemostspecialdaysinthehistoryofthemuseum.”
ThepaintingswerediscoveredlastyearbyItalianpolicewhiletheyweresearchingsuspectedItaliancriminals’farmhousenearNaplesforevidenceofdrugdealing.Thetwopaintingswerewrappedincottonsheets.Theywerestuffedinaboxandhiddenbehindawallinatoiletwhentheywerefound.
Thepaintingswereconsideredamongtheartworksmostsearchedforintheworld.Afteryearsindarkness,theycannowshineagain.Theyarebackondisplayatthemuseumbeforebeingtakentotheconservationstudioforrepair.Fortunately,theysufferedremarkablylittledamageasthieveswhohadclimbedupaladderandbrokenawindowtogetintothemuseumin2004ripthemoutoftheirframes.
“Itisnotonlyasurprisethattheworkshavebeenrecoveredbutit’sevenmoresurprisingtheyareinrelativelyunharmedcondition,”Ruegersaid.
ThemuseumdirectorwasonvacationwhenthecallcamelastyearfromItalianauthoritieswhobelievedtheyhadrecoveredthepaintings.Hedidn’tcelebraterightaway.He’dhadcallslithisbefore.
“Iwashopefulbutalsoalittlehesitant.Overtheseyears,wehadsomanyoccasionswhenpeoplephonedus,contactedus,claimingthattheyknewsomethingaboutthewhereabouts(下落)oftheworksandeachtimeitwasfalse,thetracewentcold,”hesaid.“So...thewayhasbeentillofdisappointment.”ButmuseumexpertssenttoItalytochecktheauthenticity(真实性)oftheworksquicklyturnedRueger’sdoubtsintodelight.
Ruegersaidthepaintingsarenowbackpermanentlyatthemuseum,whichishometodozensofworksbyVanGogh.“I’mveryconfidentthateverythingissafeinthemuseumfromnowon,”hesaid.
24.Howwerethestolenpaintingsfound?
A.Thepolicefoundthembyaccident.
B.Thearrestedthievesgaveinformation.
C.Somedrugdealersofferedclues.
D.Thepoliceknewthehiddenplace.
25.WhatsurprisedRuegermostaboutthelostpaintings?
A.Theywerestolenatnight.B.Theywerefoundatlast.
C.Theysufferedlittledamage.D.Thesearchtook14years.
26.WhenRuegergotthecallfromItalianauthorities,he.
A.didn’tbelievethemB.feltquiterelieved
C.plannedtocelebrateD.doubtedthenews
27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph6probablymean?
A.Reugergraduallylostinterestinthesearch.
B.Thenumberoffalsecallswasgreatlyreduced.
C.Ruegerfeltcoldbecauseoftoomanyfalsecalls.
D.Thechancetofindthepaintingsbecameslim.
C
Imaginethatyou’rethecreatorandshowrunnerofthenewestcomedyshowontelevision.Onlyitisn’tsopopularyet,andyourliveStudioaudienceisn’tgivingyouthebiglaughstheshowdeserves.Doyoufilmtheshowalloveragain,hopingthatthistimetheaudiencewilllaugh?
Oristhereanotheroptionformakingajokesoundfunnierthanitwasreceived?
Sweeten(改善)thesoundbyaddingalaughtrack!
“Sweetening,”ortheadditionofsoundeffectssuchaslaughs,screams,andotheraudience-producednoisestotheaudiotrackofaTVshow,hasbeenusedsincethe1940stoproducetheappearance,orratherthesound,ofanengagedandentertainedresponsetoashow’scomedy.Laughtrackscameintoexistenceasnotonlyasolution,andsometimesreplacement,foranunengagedliveaudiencebutalsoasawaytoengageanat-homeaudienceintoamore-traditional,public,andtheaterlikeexperience.Addingalaughtracktoatelevisionshowmakestheviewersathomefeelmuchlesslikethey’resittingonacouchstaringatthetelevisionscreenandmuchmorelikethey’reinaroomfulloflaughinghappypeopletovaryingdegreesofsuccess.
Thoughtheartofsweeteninghasrisenandfalleninpopularityoverthepast60years,creditforitscreationandcontinueduseisowedtolaugh-trackpioneerandsoundengineerCharlesDouglass.Douglasswasthefirsttodevelop,in1953,amachineforproducing“cannedlaughter”,accessibleatthepushofabuttonorpullofalever(操纵杆).Despitebeingartificial,sensiblyeditedlaughtracksarefoundbytelevisionstudiostobringaboutapositiveaudienceresponse,astheiruseisusuallyaccompaniedbyhigherratingsandincreasedaudiencememory.Thoughsometelevisionaudiencesmaydisagreewiththevalueofthelaughtrack,thecheerfulandrepetitivesoundholdsapermanentplaceinthehistoryandfutureoftelevisioncomedy.
28.Theauthorusesthefirstparagraphto.
A.introducethetopic“sweetening”
B.seeksolutionsfortheproblem
C.pointoutawayofmakingcomedies
D.arousereaders’interestincomedies
29.Whateffectdoesalaughtrackproduce?
A.Thecreationofashow.
B.Funniersoundinashow,
C.Moreengagedliveaudience
D.CommunicationamongTVviewers.
30.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseofthelaughtrack?
A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Neutral(中立的).D.Uncertain,
31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Thereasonforusinglaughtracks.
B.Thebriefhistoryoflaughtracks.
C.ThedevelopmentofTVcomedies.
D.Thewaytoimprovetelevisionshows.
D
Academiclearningisusuallyinthespotlightatschool,butteachingelementary-agestudents“soft”skillslikeself-controlandhowtogetalongwithothersmighthelptokeepat-riskkidsoutofcriminaltroubleinthefuture.
OnceaprogramcalledFastTrackwasstartedintheearly1990sformorethan7,600childrenof55schoolsinAmerica.Theywereidentifiedbytheirteachersandparentstobeathighriskfordevelopingaggressivebehavioralproblems.Thestudentswererandomlydividedintotwogroups;halftookpartintheintervention,whichincludedateacher-ledcurriculum,parenttraininggroups,academictutoringandlessonsinself-controlandsocialskills.Theprogram,whichlastedfromfirstgradethrough10thgrade,reduceddelinquency(少年犯罪),arrestsanduseofhealthandmentalhealthservicesasthestudentsagedthroughadolescenceandyoungadulthood.
Inanotherlateststudy,bylookingatthedatafromnearly900studentsinpreviousfindings,researchersfoundthataboutathirdoftheinfluenceonfuturecrimeoutcomeswasduetothesocialandself-regulationskillsthestudentslearnedfromages6to11.
Theacademicskills,orhardskillslikelearningofphysics,whichweretaughtaspartofFastTrack,turnedouttohavelessofaninfluenceoncrimeanddelinquencyratesthandidthesoftskills,whichareassociatedwithemotional(情绪的)intelligence.Softskillsmightincludeteachingkidstoworkcooperativelyinagrouporteachingthemhowtothinkaboutthelong-termconsequenceswhentheymakeadecision.
Researchersdrewtheconclusionthatthesesoftskillsshouldbeemphasizedevenmoreinoureducationsystemandinoursystemofsocializingchildren.Parentsshoulddoalltheycantopromotetheseskillswiththeirchil