名师猜题届高三英语收官冲刺教学质量检测2原卷版.docx

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名师猜题届高三英语收官冲刺教学质量检测2原卷版

2017届高三英语教学质量检测2

第二部分阅读理解（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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Shortlyafterthewar,mybrotherandIwereinvitedtospendafewdayswithanunclewhohadjustreturnedfromabroad.Hehadrentedacottageinthecountry,althoughherarelyspentmuchtimethere.Weunderstoodthereasonforthisafterourarrival:

thecottagehadnocomfortablefurnitureinit,manyofthewindowswerebrokenandtheroofleaked,makingthewholehousedamp.

Onourfirstevening,wesataroundthefireaftersupperlisteningtothestorieswhichourunclehadtotellofhismanyadventuresindistantcountries.IwassotiredafterthelongtrainjourneythatIwouldhavepreferredtogotobed;butIcouldnotbeartomissanyofmyuncle’sexcitingtales.

Hewasjustinthemiddleofdescribingaratherterrifyingexperiencehehadoncehadwhentherewasaloudcrashfromthebedroomabove,theonewheremybrotherandIweregoingtosleep.

“Itsoundsasiftheroofhasfallenin!

”criedoutmyuncle,withaloudlaugh.

Whenwegottothetopofthestairsandopenedthebedroomdoor,wecouldseenothingatfirstbecauseofthethickcloudsofdustwhichfilledtheroom.Whenthedustbegantoclear,astrangesightmetoureyes.Alargepartoftheceilinghadfallendown,fallingrightontothepillowofmybed.IwasgladthatIhadstayeduplatetolistentomyuncle’sstories,otherwiseIshouldcertainlyhavebeenseriouslyinjured,perhapskilled.

Thatnightweallsleptonthefloorinthesittingroomdownstairs,notwishingtoriskourlivesbysleepingunderaroofwhichmightatanymomentfalldownonourheads.WeleftforLondontheverynextmorningandmyunclegaveuphiscottageinthecountry.Thiswasnotthekindofadventurehecaredforeither!

1.Whydidtheuncleseldomspendmuchtimeinthecountrycottage?

A.Becausetheroofofthecottagewasfalling.

B.Becausethecottagewasinbadcondition.

C.Becausehewasusedtolivingabroad.

D.Becausetherewasnofurnitureinit.

2.Whentheyopenedthebedroomdoor,theycouldseenothingatfirstbecause__________.

A.itwascompletelydarkinside

B.therewastoomuchdustintheair

C.somethingstrangeblindedthem

D.itwastoobrightinside

3.Thewriterfeltgladthathehadstayeduplatebecause__________.

A.hedidnotmisstheexcitingstories

B.hespentmoretimewithhisuncle

C.hehadaluckyescape

D.hesawastrangesight

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethewriter’suncle?

A.Adventurousandgoodatstorytelling.

B.Humorousandgoodatmakingjokes....

C.Dependableandgenerouswithmoney

D.Considerateandsensitivetodanger.

B

Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty（财产）,commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.

Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theshipownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.

Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofwhichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.

Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevelsatisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.

5.TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans__________.

A.moneypaidbytheinsurers

B.eachpremium

C.moneypaidbyallthoseinsured

D.thecostofadministeringinsurance

6.Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause__________.

A.notmanypeopleinsurethemselves

B.premiumsdependontheriskoflosses

C.insurershavetobemorecompetitive

D.insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney

7.Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause__________.

A.moreandmorepeoplebuyinsurance

B.thefirmshavesoundmanagement

C.thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyear

D.onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses

8.Thepurposeofthepassageisto__________.

A.explainaninsurancepolicy

B.introduceinsurancebusiness

C.persuadepeopletobeinsured

D.warnpeopleofpossiblelosses

C

Famousresorts（度假胜地）ontheearth

Maldives...

Maldivesisfamedasthelastparadise（乐园）ontheearth.It’smadeupofmorethan1,800coralislands,spreadingoveraseaareaofabout90thousandsquarekilometersontheIndianOcean.PeopleinMaldivesbelieveinIslam.Theymustobservethereligiousrulesstrictly.However,touristsdon’tneedtofollowthesecustomsinsidehotels,buttheymustdoasthelocalswhentheyenterthecommunityofthelocalpeople.

JejuIsland

JejuIsland,alsoknownasthe“IslandsoftheGods”,isthebiggestislandofSouthKorea.Itisavolcanicislandwithapleasantclimate.Itsyearlyaveragetemperatureis16℃,whichmakesitthemostattractivevacationstopinNortheastAsia.Ithasgainedfameasashoppingparadise.Herealltheluxury（奢侈品）brandsarefreeofduty.Everysummerthousandsoftouristscomeheretolookforthegods,enjoythecoolnessofthegentleseabreezeandbuycheapluxuries.

PhuketIsland

PhuketIsland,thebiggestislandofThailand,iscalledapearlontheIndianOcean.Itisworld-famousforitsbeautifulbeaches.Somearequietandtourist-friendly,andsomeareasluxuriousaspersonalvacationbeaches.Somearefamousforseasports,andsomeareattractivetoloversofeveningentertainments.Therefore,you’llhaveagoodtimeherewhetheryou’resingleoraccompaniedbyyourfriends.

HaymanIsland

HaymanIsland,asecretvacationisland,isoneofthecoralislandsthatmakeuptheGreatBarrierReef.EveryyearthousandsoftouristscomeheretoadmirethebeautyofthetropicseaandthecharmingsceneoftheGreatBarrierReef.However,theyseldomseeanywaitersandwaitressesaroundastheyworkinandtravelthroughaspecialtunnel（通道）.Thisiswhyit’scalledthemostsecretresort.

9.Ifyouintendtodosomeshoppingbesidessightseeing,__________maybeisyourbestchoice.

A.MaldivesB.PhuketIsland

C.JejuIslandD.HaymanIsland

10.Touristsshould__________inMaldiveswhengettingoutofthehotels.

A.followthelocalrules

B.watchoutforsharks

C.stayinsecrettunnels

D.stayawayfromthelocalpeople

11.PhuketIslandisregardedas__________bytourists.

A.theIslandsoftheGods

B.apearlontheIndianOcean

C.asecretvacationisland

D.thelastparadiseontheearth

12.TouriststhinkHaymanIslandissecretbecause__________.

A.theyarestrictlylimitedwithinthehotel

B.theyaren’tallowedtoswiminthesea

C.theyareforbiddentobargaininthemarket

D.theycan’tmeetservantsaroundthem

D

Oursuccess,satisfactionandgeneralhappinessinlifeisnotdependentonwhathappenstousbuthowwedealwithit.

Youwillprobablyknowfrompersonalexperiencewhatadifferenceyourattitudecanmakewhen,forexample,you，rereturningfaultygoodsormakingacomplaint.Anopen,politeandfriendlyapproach，expectingasatisfactoryresult，normallyresultsinoneaspeopletendtorespondwithasimilarattitude.If,however,youpresentanargumentwithanangry,accusingtone,expectingtrouble,thereislittledoubtthatthisiswhatyou’llget!

Somepeopleseetheworldthroughafilterofoptimismandsomethroughafilterofpessimism（悲观）whichlargelycomesdowntohavingapositiveornegative（消极的）attitude.Peoplewhoaresufferingfromanegativeattitudeprimarilythinkthatsomethingcan’tbedone;theytalkaboutproblems,seeallthedifficulties,findfaultwithandcriticizeotherpeopleandfocusonallthethingstheywouldlikebuthaven’tgot.Onthecontrary,peopleblessedwithapositiveattitudethinkthatanythingispossible.Theylookforwaystosolvetheproblems,theyseethegoodineverybody，andtheyaregratefulforallthegoodthingsintheirlives.

Whethersufferingfromorblessedwithyourattitude,thisisnotsomethingthatisputonusfromtheoutside.Weareverymuchresponsibleforourownattitude.Weallstartoutwitha“clean”boardbutthiscangetmuddiedbyourexperiencesinlife.Aschildrenwearemadefunofandevengetbullied（欺侮）andrejected,starttoexperiencedoubtandloseourself-confidence.Ifthiscontinuesintoadulthood,itcanresultinabadattitudeinlaterlife....

13.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatpeoplearelikelytotreatothers__________.

A.thewaytheyaretreated

B.betterwhentheyaresatisfied

C.worsewhentheyareintrouble

D.thewaytheyconsiderappropriate

14.Accordingtothewriter,whataffectspeople’slifeattitude?

A.Thesituationtheyface.

B.Thepe