英语广东省五校阳春一中肇庆一中真光一中届高三联考英语试题 含答案Word文档格式.docx
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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
TheWhizzfizzingFestival
Oneofthe“HomeCounties”tothenorthandwestofLondon,BuckinghamshireisknownfortherollingChilternHills,itsprettyvillages,andthemuch-lovedchildren’sauthorRoaldDahl.
ThewriterwhopennedCharlieandtheChocolateFactory,TheWitches,MatildoandTheBigFriendlyGiantistheinspirationfortheWhizzfizzingfestival---whichwilltransformthemarket-townofAylesburyintoallkindsofmusic,colourandfunonSaturday,1July.
FormerlyknownasTheRoaldDahlFestival,thisyear’seventwillcelebrateabroadrangeofchildren’sfilmsandbringtolifesomeofitsbest-lovedcharacters—fromAliceinWonderlandandtheGruffalotoTheBigFriendlyGiantandHarryPotter.
Thingstoseeanddo
Thefestivitiesstartall11amwithacolourfulchildren’sparade.Morethan650localschoolchildrenandteachers,manyinfancydress,willmarchthroughthetowncarryinggiantcarnivalpuppets,withthousandsofaudiencesliningthestreetstowatch.
Theparadewillbefollowedwitharangeofchild-friendlyactivitiesandworkshopsheldinmainstreetsacrossthetown.
Don’tbelatefortheMadHattersTeaPartyintheBucksCountryMuseum.CatchasplendidscreeningofaRoaldDahlmovieintheOldCourtHouse,watchleadingchildren’sauthors,includingJulianClary,andgivereadingsintheMarketSquare.
Withhandsonartsandcraftsworkshops,storytellingsessions,livemusic,afancydresscompetition,streettheatreandmore,thereissomethingforeveryone.
Formoreinformation,visit:
https:
//www.aylesburyualedc.gov.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dohl
1.WhowillshowspecialinterestinthewhizzfizzingFestival?
A.ChildrenB.FilmstarsC.PublishersD.Children’sauthors
2.WhichfilmwasmadefromRoaldDahl’sworks?
A.GruffaloB.HarryPotter
C.AliceinWonderlandD.TheBigFriendlyGiant
3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheWhizzfizzingFestival?
A.VariousB.GlobalC.SeriousD.Ordinary
B
April4thwasjustanotherdayonaWesternAustraliafarmforZacMitchell,untilitsuddenlywasn’t.Inanupexpectedaccident,thecattleworkerwasfeedingtheanimalsinhischargewhenonebullcleanedhimupandkickedhishandagainsttherail,resultinginthethumbonhisrighthandbeingcutoff.“Mythumbwasstillhangingontherail,whenIgotupofftheground,”ZacMitchellsays.
Hisco-workerstriedtheirbesttopreservethethumbforreattachment,placingitoniceinacooler,buttwosurgeriestoputMitchell’sthumbbackinplacefailed.That’swhendoctorscameupwithanothersuggestion:
Removeoneofhisbigtoestowherehisthumbusedtobe.
Mitchell’sleadsurgeon,SeanNicklin,understoodtheman’sdilemmaatfirst,callingita“bitofacrazyidea”.Afterall,ZacMitchelldidnotwanttobeinjuredinanotherpartofhisbody.Butasthethumbisincrediblyimportantfunction-wise,Mitchelleventuallygavein.Nicklinexplainsthatthebigtoeissurprisinglyfitforathumbswitch:
Nervessyncup(同步)nicely,anditlooksmorelikeathumb,thoughagiantone,thananyotheralternativetheymayhavecomeupwith.Headdedthatbigtoesaren’tasnecessaryforbalanceandwalkingaspeoplebelieve.Asfarasthefootgoes,occasional“finebalance”activitieslikesurfingmightbedifficult,butmostpeoplewithoutabigtoefunctionfineineverydaytaskslikewalkingandevencompetitivesports.
Theeight-hoursurgerywentwell,andMitchellisexpectedtohaveayearorsoofrecoveryinfrontofhimbeforeheheadsbackintothefields.
4.WhathappenedtoZacMitchellonApril4th?
A.HecleanedupabullB.Hewasbadlyhurt
C.HestartedhisfarmD.Helosthisthumbs
5.WhatsuggestiondidthedoctorgivetoMitchellaftertheunsuccessfulsurgery?
A.Recreatinganewthumbinplace
B.Replacingthethumbwithistoe
C.Transplantinghisco-worker’sthumb
D.Puttingbackthecut-offthumbagain
6.WhatisMitchell’sfirstattitudetothedoctor’sanothersuggestion?
A.OptimisticB.InsignificantC.HesitantD.Rejective
7.AccordingtoNicklin,afterthesurgeryMitchellisableto________.
A.surfontheseaB.dodailyactivities
C.onlystayathomeD.workonwheelchair
C
Manypeoplewronglythinkthatcitiesdon’thavefarmsandthatfruitsandvegetablesareonlygrowninthecountry.Believeitornot,therearemoreandmoreurbanfarmspoppingupincitiesallovertheworld.
AlexandraSullivan,afoodsystemresearcherinNewYorkCity,studiesurbanagriculture.Urbanagricultureisanothernameforfarmingandgardeninginacityenvironment.Ms.Sullivanstudieseverythingfromtinygardensinemptylotsbetweenbuildingstobiggerfieldsthathavebeenplantedandgrown.AccordingtoMs.Sullivan,“Urbanagriculturehasexistedsincecitieshave,acrosstheworld.”
Thenumberofhumanslivinginurbanareas,orcities,isincreasing.Theamountofpeoplewhowanttogardeninurbanareasisalsorising.Ms.Sullivansays,“Insmallgardens,onrooftopsandindoors,theygrowfruits,vegetables,grains,andherbs,andraiseanimalstoproducemilk,eggs,honey,andmeat.Theyusethesefoodsassupplementstofoodproducedbyruralagriculture.”Eventhoughsomepeoplewholiveinurbanareasgrowcrops,urbanresidentsstillneedtorelyonfoodgrowninruralareas.Thisisbecauseacitydoesn’thaveenoughspacetogrowenoughfoodforeveryonelivinginit.
InNewYorkCity,urbanfarmershavecomeupwithmanydifferentwaystogrowtheirownproduce,eventhoughthereisn’talotofroom.Forexample,BrooklynGrangeisafarmingoperationthathastworooftopvegetablefarmsinNewYorkCity.Alltogether,thefarmsaremadeupof2.5acresofrooftopspace.ThismakesBrooklynGrangeoneofthelargestrooftopfarmingoperationsintheworld.
BrooklynGrangegrowsallkindsofthings.Thefarmingcompanysellsitsvegetablestolocalresidentsandrestaurants.Andbecausethefarmsareonrooftops,theyarespeciallyadaptedtotheirurbanlocation.Theyuseavailablespacethatisnotneededforanythingelse.Asmoreurbanfarmersfindwaystogrowfoodincities,urbanresidentswillbebetterabletogetfreshermaterialsfortheirmeals.
8.WhichofthefollowingisMs.Sullivan’sopinionaccordingtothenext?
A.Thenumberofpeoplelivingincitiesisincreasingslowly
B.Urbanresidentsstillrelyonfoodgrowninruralareascompletely
C.Urbanagriculturehasahistoryaslongascities
D.Urbanagriculturecanprovidehugeincome
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?
A.FarmersB.CityresidentsC.RurairesidentsD.Companies
10.WhatcanwelearnaboutBrooklynGrangeinNewYorkCityfromthetext?
A.Ithaslargefarmingareas
B.Itcanonlygrowsingleproducts
C.Itproducesenoughfoodforcitizens
D.Itmakesuseofrooftopspacetogrowvegetables
11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FarmsinCitiesB.FutureFoodSystem
C.FoodGrowninCitiesD.AgricultureofNewYorkCity
D
Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.
AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.
Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutch(荷兰语)andalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds---nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.
InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.
IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地的)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.thisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.
Incontract,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.
12.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?
A.TheDutchB.Americans
C.TheEnglishD.TheJapanese
13.WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithainconversation?
A.Speakingmoregivestheupperhand
B.Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind
C.Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords
D.Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter
14.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal
B.It’shardforAmericantoreachacommonagreement
C.EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers
D.Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears
15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.SimilarityB.Contradiction
C.DiversityD.Misunderstanding
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Travellingisagreatwaytointeractwithaculturewhichmightbecompletelydifferentfromyourown.
__16BeforeImovedtoSicilyIhadtravelled,a