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2018届广州市高三年级调研测试

英语

2017.12

本试卷共10页，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔在答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号。

因不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

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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（刘键）

MetropolisBookClub

Membership:

Allyouneedtodoistofillouttheorderformatthebottomofthepage,selectyourfirstorderfromourbooklistandthenpostthecompletedformbacktous.

Specialoffersfornewmembers:

●Asaspecialoffer,youmaychooseanyreduce-pricebooksfromournewmembers’booklist,tothevalueof100yuanintotal.

●Ticktheboxonyourformtoorderafreewatch.

●Joinbeforetheendofthismonthandyoureceiveanotherfreebookcarefullychosenbyourstaff.

●Orderanaudio-bookfromthemanyonoffer,athalftherecommendedretailprice.

Whenyou’vejoined:

Asamemberyougetaround50%offthepublisher’spriceofeverybookyoubuy,andwhat’smore,theycomestraighttoyourdoor.Yourfreeclubmagazinearrivesonceamonthtokeepyouuptodatewiththelatestbest-sellerswe’veaddedtoourlist.OntheInternet,youcanfindallourtitlesfortheyearatourexclusivemembers’website.Ourwebsitealsohasabookswapservicewherememberscanrequestorofferbooksforexchange.

Beingamember:

Allyouhavetodoisorderfourbooksduringyourfirstyears.Afterthat,youcandecideonthenumberofbooksyouwishtotake.

Ineachofyourmonthlyclubmagazines,ourexperiencedstaffchoosea“BookoftheMonth”foryou,whichisofferedatanextra-specialprice.Ifyoudonotwantthisbook,justsaysointhespaceprovidedontheformandsenditbacktous.Wealwayssendthebookifwedonotreceivethisform.

Oncewereceiveyourorder,yourbooksaredeliveredwithinoneweek.Andremember,youhaveuptoafortnighttodecideifyouwishtokeepthebooksyouhaveordered.Iftheyaren’twhatyouexpectedjustsendthemback!

21.HowcanyoubecomeamemberoftheMetropolisBookClub?

A.Byorderingawatchfreeofcharge

B.Bysendingtheadvertisementtotheclub

C.Bychoosingbookswithspecialprices

D.Byreturningthecompletedorderform

22.Whatinformationdoesthemonthlymagazinegivemembers?

A.Thepercentagesavedoneachbook

B.Thenamesofallthebookssoldbytheclub

C.Thelistofthenewestbooksavailabletobuy

D.Thebooksthatcanbeswappedbyclubmembers

23.Whatcanweinferfromthelastpartofthepassage?

A.Atleastfourbooksshouldbeboughteachyear

B.Memberscanlookatthebooksbeforetheybuythem

C.Membersneedtobuythe“BookoftheMonth”

D.Themorebooksbought,thehigherthemember’sgrade

B（朱丽桦）

Palomasatatacomputerintheschoollibrary.Shestaredattheblankscreenandtheblinkingcursor.Sherummagedaroundinherbackpackforarubberband,andthenshepulledherhairintoathickporrytail.Palomalookedatthecomputerscreen.Itwasstillblank.ShesighedandflippedthroughhernotebooktorereadtheassignmentMr.Molinahadgiventheclassthreeweeksago.Itwasdueinjusttwodays,andPalomaknewthatshecouldn’tprocrastinateanylonger.

Writeacreativeshortstoryusinganexperiencethatyouhavebadrecently,PalomareadYourstoryshouldincludetwoexamplesoffigurativelanguage.

PalomaandherfamilyhadrecentlytakenatripalongNorthCarolina’scoast.Theyhadvisitedfourdifferentlighthouses,andPalomawonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinalighthouse.Sheknewthatbeforelighthouseswereautomated,theywererunbyalighthousekeeperwholivedonthepremises.Palomathoughtshe’dlovetobealighthousekeeper.Withoutthinkingaboutitanylonger,Palomabegantowritethestory.

IsatwithmycatSadiecurledonmylapandlookedatthewindowatthecrashingwaves.Theheavyrainbeatagainstmylighthouselikeathousandfootstepsracingupanddownthewalls.IheldSadiecloser,andsheletoutasmallmeowofstillactingnormally.Ihadreadthatanimalscadsensechangesinweatherandwillseekshelterfromatornadoorhurricane.IwasrelyingonSadie;scalmnesstogetmethroughmyfirsthurricaneontheisland.

Iknewthatmylighthousewassturdilybuilt.Ithadsurvivedmorethanonehundredyears’worthofhurricanesandtropicalstorms.Therewasnoreasontobelievethatitcouldn’tsurviveanother.IlookedupatthestaircasethatspiraledabovemeandworriedasIfeltthetowerswayslightlyinagustofwind.

Palomastoppedandrereadwhatshehadjustwritten.Shesmiledtoherselfindelight,savedherstory,andthensettledintoherchairtocontinuewriting.Shewasn’tsurewhatwasgoingtohappennext,butsheknewthatifshekeptgoing,thestorywouldcontinuetotellitselfPalomacouldn’twaittofindoutwhereitwouldtakeher.

24.WhyisPalomafeelinganxiousatthebeginningofthepassage?

A.Shehasn’tmuchtimelefttodoherwritingtask.

B.Shedoesn’tknowthedetailsofherwritingtask.

C.Shehascompletelyforgottenaboutherwritingtask.

D.Shedoesn’tknowwhatiswrongwithhercomputer.

25.WhatistheinspirationforPaloma’sstoryidea?

A.Hercat.B.Herteacher.C.Hertrip.D.Herdream.

26.InPaloma’sstoryhowdoesthelighthousekeeperdecideifthestormisdangerous?

A.Bylisteningtotheweatherreport.

B.Bywatchingthecrashingwaves.

C.Byobservingthecat’sbehaviour.

D.Bymeasuringthemovementofthelighthouse.

27.Asdescribedinthefinalparagraph,howdoesPalomafeelaftershehaswrittenthefirstpartofherstory?

A.Confused.B.Excited.C.Relieved.D.Determined.

C（朱丽桦）

Formanyyears,BruceBexlerdreamedofgoingwherenohumanhadgonebefore.Hewantedtocutapaththroughunexploredlandsanddiscoverrare,exoticspecies.

Thatmightsoundlikeanimpossibledream,butBexlerturneditintoareality.

InDecember2015,heandateamofAustralianandAmericanscientistsventuredintoanisolatedtropicalrainforestontheislandofNewGuinea.Theywerethefirstpeopleevertoenterthemist-coveredregion.“Astimewaslimited,weweredroppedinbyhelicopter.Oncewewereontheground,therewerenotrailsanywhere;itwasreallyhardtogetaround,”Bexlersays.

Withinminutesofleading,theteamspottedablackchicken-likebirdwithstrangeorangeskinhangingfromitsneck.Thescientistssoondeterminedthattheunusualcreaturewasatypeofhoneyeater--thefirstnewbirdspeciestobesightedonNewGuineain60years.

Thehoneyeaterwasn’ttheonlysurpriseforthescientists.Theydiscoveredmorethan40previouslyunknownplantandanimalspecies—13birdsofparadise,20frogs,fourbutterflies,andfivepalms.“Wewerelikekidsinacandystore,”Bexlerrecalls.“Everywherewelooked,wesawamazingthingswehadneverseenbefore.”

Thenewfoundspeciesdidn’tshyawayfromthescientists.Twolong-nosedechidnas—primitiveegg-layingmammals—letthevisitorspickthemupandtakethembacktocamptostudythem.Anechidnalookslikeahedgehoganditalsocalledaspinyanteater.

Bexlerthinkstheanimalsweren’tscaredbecausetheyhadneverseenhumansbefore.“InalmostallpartsofNewGuinea,animalsarehuntedforfood,andbecauseofthis,theyareverycautiousofpeople,”heexplains.“Thisareagivesscientistsaplacewheretheycangotostudythebehavioursofanimalsthathavenotyetlearnedtobeafraidofpeople.”

ScientistsbelievetheareaisprobablythelargestuntouchedforestinAsia.LocalpeoplecalledKwerbahuntandcollectplantsfromtheouter-edgesoftheforestbuttoldBexlerthatnoteventheirancestorshadgonesofarintothewoods.Thewoodedareaisapproximatelya10-daywalkfromthenearestvillage.

Bexlerandhisteamdidnothaveenoughtimeduringtheexpeditiontostudytheareacompletely.Theyhopetoreturnandexpecttorecordmanymoreundiscoveredspecies.“Wejustscratchedthesurface,”Bexlersays.“Anyonewhogoestherewillcomebackwithamystery.”

28.WhichwordbestdescribesBruceBexler?

A.Adventurous.B.Cautious.C.Optimistic.D.Thorough.

29.WhatdoesBruceBexlermeaninparagraph5whenhesaysthescientists“werelikekidsinacandystore”?

A.Theydidn’thaveenoughfoodandwerehungry.

B.Theywereveryexcitedaboutwhattheysaw.

C.Theyweremisbehavinglikenaughtychildren.

D.Theyknewthatiftheykeptsearching,they’dfindsugar.

30.Whydidsomeoftheanimalsallowthescientiststopickthemup?

A.Thescientistsseemedtobeveryfriendly.

B.Thescientistswereskilledinhandinganimals.

C.Theanimalshadbeenwell-trainedbythelocalpeople.

D.Theanimalshadnoexperienceorfearofpeople.

31.WhatcanweconcludeabouttheareaBruceBexlerexplored?

A.Thebestwaytoexploretheareaisbyhelicopter.

B.Theareahasnotbeenvisitedbyscientistsformanyyears.

C.Theareastillcontainsmanyplantsandanimalsunknowntoscience.

D.Thelocalsareunwillingtoallowthescientiststoenterthedeepwoods.

D（郑滋雅）

Petrolanddieselcarsmaystilldominateourroads,buttheirdaysarenumbered.Arecentuniversitystudyfoundthatcurrentelectriccarscouldbeusedfor87percentofdailycarjourneyintheUS.Thatfigureculdriseto98percentby2020.

Onehurdletothewidespreadadoptionofelectriccarshasbeen“rangeanxiety”-----drivers’concernsaboutrunningoutofjuiceonajourney.Whilepetrolstationsareconvenientlylocatedacrossnationalroadsystems,thenecessarynetworkofelectricchargingstationsisstillbeingdeveloped.Thatsaid,chargingpointsare