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Vocabulary

高三英语二轮复习综合卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分,共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1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

Itjustwasanoldtoybear,butJessicaMalcolm,12,hadn’tspentonenightofherlifewithouther.“Jessica’sgrandmotherhadateddybearshopandgaveherTeddywhenshewasborn,”Jessica’smother,LibbyMalcolm,toldTheDailyTelegraph,“andshehassleptwithhereverysingledaysince.”ReturningfromavacationinLondontotheirhomeinSydney,Australia,Jessicalosthertreasuredstuffedanimalsomewhereintheairport.“Sheabsolutelyballedhereyesout,”saidmom.“IfyouknowJess,youknowthatTeddyisapartofherlife.”

Thefollowingday,afamilyfriendtweetedthehashtagtofindTeddywhichstruckgoldwhentheactorandprolific（多产的）tweeterRussellCroweretweetedit.

Thenewscaster,SarahHarris,alsotweetedapicturealongwithacallforhelp.

Suddenly,onegirl’sheartbreakwastransformedintoafull-scalebearhuntthatconnectedover2.5millionpeople.ThetweetreachedtheAustralianCustomsandBorderProtectionService（ACBPS）,andonThursdaymorning,theyreported,“afterathoroughsearch,officerslocateTeddyfast,safeandsound,asleepinaCustomscontrolledareaoftheairport.”Theyadded,“Althoughshedidn’thaveavalidpassportoranyothertraveldocuments,ACBPSofficerswerequicktoestablishheridentityafterashortinterviewandwereconfidentshecouldbeallowedintothecountrytobereunitedwithherfamily.”TheyalsoreassuredJessicathatTeddywashavingfunonasleepoverwiththeACBPSdetectorpuppy.

AustraliantelevisionandradiopersonalityKateLangbroekannouncedthegoodnews.

“JesswokeuponThursdayandsaidshe’dhadanightmarethatwewouldneverfindTeddy---andthenwegotthecallthatshehadbeenfound,”saidMalcolm.“IneverknewTeddycouldhavehadsomuchofanimpact---perfectstrangerswerewishinguswellandhelpingus---itjustrestoredourfaithinhumanity.”

Onlyamonthago,socialmediahelpedanotherstuffedanimalfinditsownerafterbeinglostatKing’sCrossStation.ThesuccessofthesereunionsoftoyswiththeirbelovedhumanchildrenmakesusthinkaboutthelifeofPaddingtonBear（帕丁顿熊）,ifonlyhehadlivedintheageoftheInternet.

21.WhywasTeddyimportanttoJessica?

A.Itwasveryexpensive.

B.Itwasgiventoherbyhergrandmother.

C.Itwasheronlytoy.

D.Itwasalwaysagoodcompanionofher.

22.WhatdidMalcolmlearnfromtheTeddy’sexperience?

A.TheInternetplaysabigpartinmodernsociety.

B.Humanitystillexistsincompletestrangers.

C.Somanypeoplecouldbeinterestedinthetoy.

D.Thetoyshouldbereturnedsafeandsound.

23.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.InternetReunitestheGirlwithTeddy

B.JointEffortsinHuntingTeddy

C.AMuchTreasuredTeddy

D.ThePopularityofTeddywithChildren

B

Withallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it'snotonlynecessary,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedumps（处于沮丧中）,asthesayinggoes,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.

   Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-workerneighbor,closefriend,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcomerstore?

Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy（礼貌）tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.

   Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?

   Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytobypassthesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.

24.Theauthoranswersthequestioninthesecondparagraphwith________.

A.factsanddescriptions               B.evidenceandargument   

C.examplesandconclusion            D.storiesandpersuasion

25.Thephrase“bustingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.

 A.explainingcarefully                B.speakingloud

 C.keepingsilent                     D.laughinghard

26.Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendsto__________.

A.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumor

B.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylife

C.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylife

D.convincepeopleofthepowerofbeingoptimisticaboutlife

27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?

A.Positive.         B.Critical.           C.Satisfied.          D.Indifferent.

C

Studyingvolcanoesisademandingprofession.HazelRymerfrequentlyhastostrugglethroughrainforests,climbtothetopofmountains,thenclimb200metresintothecraterofactivevolcanoes.Butthe38-year-oldvolcanologistdoesherbesttomakeitsoundlessalarmingthanitis.“Drivingtoworkismorerisky,”sheinsists.“AndthedeepestIgointothecraterofavolcanoisabout300metres,”sheadds,tryingtomakeitallsoundasordinaryastakingthedogforawalk.

Hazelhasbeenstudyingvolcanoesforalongtime,soit’snotsurprisingsheisusedtothedanger.Herinterestinvolcanoesbeganatschool.AteachergaveherabookaboutPompeii.“IrememberreadingabouttheeruptionofVesuviusandthedestructionofthecity,”sheexplains.“ThethoughtofallthosepeoplejustfrozenintimehadquiteaneffectonmeandIamstillexcitedbytheirdangerousbeautytoday.”

Nowadays,volcanoesaregettingmoreandmoreunpredictable.Therehavebeenmanychangesinsealevelcausedbyglobalwarmingandmeltingicecaps.Thesehaveresultedinsomedormantvolcanoeserupting,sostudyingthemismoredangerousthaneverbefore.Hazelsaysthatalthoughshedoesn’ttakeanyunnecessaryriskshehashadsomefrighteningmoments.HerworstexperiencewasontheslopesofMountEtnainSicily,whenshewasslowlysurroundedbylava.“Ihadachoiceofwalkingtenhourstogetaroundthelavafloworjustwalkingacrossit,”sheexplains.Shechosetopickapathacrossthecoolerrocksinthelavastream.“Iguessitwasfivemetres.Theflowwas1,000°C,soifyouhesitatedyourbootswouldbegintomelt.Itwasscary,butitreallywasapracticaldecision---therewasn'ttimetodoanythingelse.”

Andwhataboutthefuture?

“Ihaven’tbeentothevolcanoesinIndonesiayet.AndIwouldlovetospendsometimeworkingintheAntarctic,”shesays.“Iwouldalsoliketoknowwhyquietlavaflowseruptfromsomevolcanoesandwhyothervolcanoesgobang.”Inotherwords,HazelRymerwon’tbeexchanginghervolcanoesfortherelativesafetyofdrivingtoworkjustyet.

28.Hazel’sclaimthat“drivingtoworkismorerisky”thanexploringvolcanoesshowsthat________.

A.peoplehaveoverstatedthedangersofvolcanoesinthepast

B.Hazeldoesn’treallyunderstandthedangeroussituationssheputsherselfin.

C.therearemanybaddriversintheplacewhereHazellives

D.Hazelisbeingmodestandunderstatingthedangersshefaces

29.Theunderlinedword“these”（inparagraph3）refersto________.

A.meltingice-capsB.volcaniceruptions

C.changesinsealevelD.highertemperatures

30.WhenHazelwasonMountEtnashehadto________.

A.takeadangerousroute

B.takeanunnecessaryrisk

C.leaveherbootsbehind

D.walkfortenhoursaroundthemountain

31.Inthefuture,Hazelwantsto________.

A.revisitvolcanoessheknows

B.goonholidaytotheAntarctic

C.findalessdangerousjob

D.discovernewthingsaboutvolcanoes

D

 Imagineputtingaseedinafreezer,waiting30,000years,andthentakingtheseedoutandplantingit.Doyouthinkaflowerwouldgrow?

    Amazingly,scientistshavejustmanagedtodosomethingverysimilar.TheyfoundthefruitofanancientplantthathadbeenfrozenundergroundinSiberia—aregioncoveringcentralandeasternRussia—forabout31,800years.Usingpiecesofthefruit,thescientistsgrewplantsinalab.Thenewbloomshavedelicatewhitepetals.Theyarealsotheoldestfloweringplantsthatresearchershaveeverrevivedfromadeepfreeze.

      Theplanthasalonghistory.Backwhengiantrhinoceroses（犀牛）controlledtheland,anArcticgroundsquirrelburiedseedsandfruitsinanundergroundchamber（洞穴）neartheKolymaRiverinnortheasternSiberia.Thegroundbecamefrozenforever,alayerofsoilthatstaysfrozenforalongtime.

    Recently,Russianscientistsdugouttheoldsquirrelholeandfoundtheplantremains38metersbelowthesurface.Backatthelab,theteamfednutrientstotissuefromthreeofthefruitstogrowshoots.Thenthescientiststransferredtheshootstopotsfilledwithsoil.Theplantsproducedseedsthatcouldbeusedtogrowevenmoreofthem.

    It’simportantfors