英语广东省佛山市届高三下学期教学质量检测二英语试题.docx

英语广东省佛山市届高三下学期教学质量检测二英语试题.docx

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英语广东省佛山市届高三下学期教学质量检测二英语试题

本试卷共9页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

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.Parentsshoulddoalltheycantopromotetheseskillswiththeirchildrenasshouldeducationpolicymakers.Totheextentwecanimprovethoseskills,wecanimproveoutcomesindelinquency.

32.FastTrackwasintendedforchildrenwho.

A.wererandomlychosenfromtheirschools

B.hadsomeproblemswithacademiclearning

C.oftenwentagainsttheirteachersandparents’wishes

D.wereconsideredtohavecriminaltroubl