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深圳市2018年高三年级第一次调研考试英语试题2018.3

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40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。

A

Lostcitiesthathavebeenfound

TheWhiteCity

In2015，ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeyGod”ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountry—whichisknownforpoisonoussnakes，viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors（征服者）occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.

CanopusandHeracleion

  ModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion—whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren'tfounduntil1992，whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts（史前器物）showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.

MachuPicchu

  AYaleprofessordiscovered“theLostCityintheClouds”in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas，templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturies，keepingitsowellpreserved.

Troy

TheancientcityofTroyinHomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871，explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered（层叠）ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5，000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake，notawoodenhorse.

21.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?

A.Tosurvivethewar.

B.Tosearchforalostcity.

C.Toprotecttheircountry.

D.Toavoiddangerousanimals.

22.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?

A.TheWhiteCity.

B.CanopusandHeracleion.

C.MachuPicchu.

D.Troy.

23.WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?

A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.

B.Itconsistedofninecities.

C.Ithadahistoryof5,000years.

D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.

B

Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish：

IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummer'sroadtrip.

AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip，IcameacrossabookJimTrelease'sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem,Ithought.SoIputRoaldDahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines，theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.

Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls'sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring（恢复）electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek，andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome，Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation，“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”

Roadtripsstillofferchallenges，eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI'mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.

24.Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?

A.Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.

B.Shewantedtokeepafamilytradition.

C.Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.

D.Herchildrenweretiredofthecassette.

25.Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?

A.Theykeptfighting.

B.Theyhidthemselves.

C.Theysoonsettledclown.

D.Theyreadtogetheraloud.

26.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?

A.Theywerecaughtinastorm.

B.Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.

C.Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.

D.Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.

27.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BetterTravelingthanReading

B.BooksthatChangedMyChildren

C.RoadTripsFullofChallenges

D.ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips

C

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