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首发广东省广州市番禺区象贤中学届高三第三次模拟考试试题英语试题

2018届广州市高三毕业班英语试题

第I卷

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

Withthesummerholidayscomingup,it’stimetothinkwhereyouandyourfamily

cangotogetawayfromitall.Hereareafewgreatdestinationsthatyou’resureto

enjoywithoutbreakingthebank.

AltonSands

Asuccessfulcombinationofholidaycentreandfishingport.TheSouthBeachisparticularly

cleanandwellkept.It’spossibletohireasailingorrowingboatforthedayhere.Outdoor

swimmingpoolsandtenniscourtsmakethistownanidealplacetospendyourholiday.

Ashton

TheHighStreet,withitssmall,traditionalcottagesandexcellentrestaurants,isnexttothe

stonybeachwherethefishermenstillselltheirfisheverymorning.Thereisasmallcinemaand

popularclassicalconcertsareheldeverySaturdayintheTownHall.TheEastCoastlong-distance

pathpassesnearby.

Derringham

Anoldfishingportwhichhasgrownintoabusyholidaytown.Therearegoodbeachesbut

swimmingisdangerousatcertaintimesoftheday.Anexcellentrangeofhotelscanbefoundhere.

Thetownhasmanyfacilities,frommuseumstodiscosandcinemas.

Kingsbridge

ThisisoneofBritain’smostpopularseasidetowns.Ithaswide,sandybeachesanda

prize-winningMarinaLeisureCentrewhichoffersalargevarietyofall-weathersports,including

anewswimmingpool.Thetownhasbeautifulgardensalongtheseafrontandthereareinteresting

museumsandmanyplacestoexplore.

Northgate

Thisisanattractiveoldtownstandingontheclifftopoverlookingthesea.Winnerofthe

GoodBeachandCampsiteprizeandfamousforitspleasantoldstreetsandfishermen’scottages,

Oneofwhichisnowamuseumof19-centurylife.

Whitecliff

Apopularseasidetownwithlotsofoutsideactivitiesforeveryone.Thebeachisamixtureof

sandandsmallstonesandvisitorsherehavetheopportunitytotrywindsurfing.Fortheverykeen,therearesailingcoursesalltheyearroundattheHillstoweSailingClub.

21.Whichofthefollowingisthebestplaceforwatersportsandlearninghowtosailaboat?

A.AltonSandsB.DerringhamC.KingsbridgeD.Whitecliff

22.Thebestplaceforchildrenwhowan

ttogocampingandareinterestedinhistoryis________.

A.AshtonB.DerringhamC.KingsbridgeD.Northgate

23.Whatdoalltheseplaceshaveincommon?

A.Theyhavefamousmuseums.B.Theyaresuitableforswimming.

C.Theyareallocatedbythesea.D.Theyspecializeinall-weatheractivities.

B

WilliamKamkwambalivesinMalawi,Africa,wheremostpeoplehavetogrowtheirownfoodandha

venoelectricityorrunningwater.OnlytwopercentofMalawianscanaffordelectricity.Withnoelectricityorrunningwater,lifeisdifficult.In2001,whenWilliamwas14yearsold,lifeinMalawibecameevenmoredifficult.Therewasaseveredroughtandmostfamilies,includingWilliam’s,couldn’tgrowenoughfood.explains,“WithinfivemonthsallMalawiansbegantostarve.Myfamilywerelimitedtoonemealperday,atnight.”

Becauseofthedrought,William’sfamilycouldn’taffordtosendhimtoschoolanymore.SoonedayWilliamwenttothelibrarynearhishome.Hewantedtocontinuehiseducation.WilliamfoundasciencebookcalledUsingEnergy.Itincludedinstructionsforbuildingawindmill.Windmillscanbeveryefficientsourcesofelectricity,andtheycanbringwaterupfromunderground.Williamdidn’tknowmuchEnglish,andhewasn’tabletounderstandmostofthebook,butitwasfullofpicturesanddiagrams.Lookingatthepictures,Williamthoughthecouldbuildawindmillforhisfamily.

WhenWilliamwenthomeandstartedbuildinghiswindmill,alotofpeoplelaughedathim,includinghismother.Theydidn’tthinkhecoulddoit,butWilliamwasconfident.Hesawthephotoofthewindmillinthebook.Thatmeantsomeoneelsehadbeenabletobuildit,soheknewhecouldbuildit,too.Williamwasalsocreative.Hedidn’thavetheparts

andequipmentthathesawinthebook’sillustrations,andhecouldn’tbuythem.Sohelookedforpartsinjunkyards.Heexplains,“Ifoundatractorfan,acarsprings,plasticpipesandabicycleframe.Usingthese,Iwasabletobuildmymachine.”

Williamchangedandimprovedhisdesignlittlebylittle.First,thewindmillpoweredonlyonelightbulb.Eventually,itpoweredfourlights.Thentherewasenoughelectricityforfourlightsandaradio.NoonelaughedatWilliamafterthat,andpeopleinhistownstartedtocometohishousetogetpowerfortheircellphones.Later,Williambuiltasecondwindmill.Thisonebroughtwaterupfromunderground.Afterthat,Williambegantoteachotherpeoplehowtobuildwindmills.Healsocontinuedtobuildmoreofthemhimself,includingoneataprimaryschoolinMalawi.

Becauseofhissuccesswiththewindmills,Williamwasabletogobacktoschool.Healsohelpedwithotherprojects,includingsolarpower,cleanwater,andmalariaprevention.Hewroteabookabouthislife,TheBoyWhoHarnessedtheWind:

CreatingCurrentsofElectricityandHope.Inaddition,heuseshiswebsite,movingwindmills.org,toeducateandgivehopeto

people.Hismainmessageisthis:

“TotheAfricans,andthepoorwhoarestrugglingwithyourdreams...trustyourselfandbelieve.Whateverhappens,don’t

giveup.”

24.WhatdoweknowaboutWilliam’sfamily?

A.Theydidnotwanthimtoreturntoschool.

B.Theyhadexperiencedmanyhardshipsinlife.

C.Theygavehimgreatsupportforhisinvention.

D.TheywereveryproudofWilliam’scontribution.

25.Inparagraph3,howdoestheauthordemonstratetheideathat“Williamwascreative.”?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byquotingothers.

C.Bydescribinghisdesign.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

26.HowdidWilliambuildhiswindmill?

A.Byusingthewasteandthrown-awayitems.

B.Byusingthepartsandequipmentdescribedbythebook.

C.Byusinganenvironmentallyfriendlysourceofenergy.

D.Byimprovingthedesignoftheoldwindmillsavailable.

27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WindmillscanCreateElectricity

B.ThePowerofCreativity

C.ABoyWhoInventsWindmills

D.TheMagicofElectricity

C

Throughouthistory,peoplewholiketothinkofthemselvesashigh-mindedhavelooked

downonthemassesforwastingtheirtimeon“mindlessentertainment”.Thedefinitionof

“mindless”keepschanging:

notsolongago,novelswereconsideredamind-destroyingwaste;

thentelevisiontooktheirplace,andnovel-readingbecamesomethingthathigh-mindedpeopledid.Foryears,ItoldmyselfIwasn’tlikethe“AveragePerson”whowatchedfourhoursofTVaday,becauseIwasdoingsomethingmuchmoreintelligent:

surfingtheinternet.Recently,largelythankstosocialmedia,It’sbecomeimpossibletoignorethefactthatthisisoftenmindless,too.SonowItrytostayoffsocialmedia,andfeelslightlysuperioraboutit.AndwhatdoIdoinstead,

sinceI’mfartoosmarttowastemylifeonrubbish?

Now,Ilistentopodcasts（播客）.

So,naturally,IwasfascinatedbyarecentessayinNewYorkmagazines,bySirenaBergman:

“Ilistento35hoursofpodcastseveryweek.Isthat…bad?

”Herconclusion:

yes,partly.Thebrainneedssilence,andthetroublewithaudio—likepodcasts—isthatitdoesn’tsimplyreplaceotherformsofentertainment;rather,itleaksintothegaps（travellingtowork,housework,exercise）thatyoumightpreviouslyhaveusedtobealonewithyourthoughts.PodcastsimprovemydailylifeimmenselyandI’vezerointentionofabandoningthem;butBergmandrawsattentiontoanimportanttruthaboutthecontentwecontinuouslyconsume

:

it’squitepossibletogetaddictedtostuffthatseemseducationalandintellectual,aswellastobrainlessnonsense.Indeed,foracertainkindofperson,it’sprobablyeasier.Youknowit’sadistraction（分心）tofrequentlyseekupdatesonthelatestrealityTV

showsorpopmusicprograms.It’shardertorememberthatpoliticalnews,orfascinatingtalesofscience,mightbeservingthesamedistractingfunction.

Thepointisthatwhatmakessomethingadistractionisn’tnecessarilythatit’sstupidorsilly.It’stheroleit’splayinginyourlife.Ifit’shelpingyouswitchoffyourbrain,ordelayimportantbutscarytasks,oravoidaskingtoughquestionsabouthowyou’respendingyourtime,it’saproblem,whateverthedetails.Seeminglyproductiveworkcaneasilybeadistraction,ifit’snottheworkthatcounts.Evendeeplymeaningfulactivitiescanbedistractions.That’sthelogicbehindasuggestionattributedtotheinvestorWarrenBuffett:

first,writedownyourtop25goalsforlife;thenidentifythemostimportantfive,focusonthem,andavoidtheother20—becausetheywilldistractyoufromwhatismostimportant.

Fromthisperspective,“mindlessentertainment”reallyisn’tthemaindanger.Yes,obviously,it’sawasteoftimetowatchfourhoursoftelevisionaday.Butthatveryobviousnessmeansit’shardtodobyaccident.It’swhenyoucatchyourselffeelingsmugthatyou’renotaffectedbythatsortofthingthatyoureallyneedtostartworrying.

28.Whydoestheauthorfeel‘slightlysuperior’abouthissocialmediahabits?

A.Hefeelsheisnowusinghistimeinamoreproductiveway.

B.Hefeelsheismoreskilledatusingsocialmediathanothers.

C.Hethinkshecanfindhigherqualityinformationontheinternet.

D.Hegetstocommunicatewithamoreintellectualgroupofpeople.

29.WhatdothewriterandSirenaBergmanhaveincommon?

A.Theyarebothexpertsintechnology.

B.Theybothenjoylisteningtopodcasts.

C.Theyboththinktheinternetisawasteoft