广东省五校协作体届高三上学期第一次联考英语试题含答案.docx

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广东省五校协作体届高三上学期第一次联考英语试题含答案

广东省五校协作体2017届高三第一次联考试卷

英语

命题学校：

珠海市第二中学命题：

黄宇波、肖会康审题：

黄宇波2016.12

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）

阅读下面短文,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

Areyoulookingforsomethingtodo?

Youmightliketotryoneofthesefourexperiences.

Crocodilewatching

Doyoufancygettingupclosetosomeofthemostterrifyinganimalsonearth?

CrocosaurusCove,inDarwin（Australia）hasthe“CageofDeath”.It’sanenclosurethat’sloweredintoapool.Thisgivesyoua360degreeviewofacrocodileasit’sbeingfed.Thecablebrokeonceandthecagesanktothebottom,butthey’vefixeditsincethen.

Edgewalk

Howaboutwalkingalongtheedgeofabuildingseveralhundredmetersupintheair?

Ifthatsoundslikefun,headofftotheCNTowerinToronto（Ontario,Canada）.Builtin1976,thetoweris553.33meterstall.

TheEdgewalkconsistsofa20-30minutestrollalonga1.5meterwideplatformthatrunsaroundthetower’srestaurantroof.Duringthewalk,you’reencouragedtoleanforwardsasyoulookoverToronto’sskyline（轮廓线）.

Plasticballrolling

Doyoufancyrollingdownahillinaplasticball?

Plasticballrollingispopularallovertheworld,buttheplacetogiveitagoisinRotorua（NewZealand）.BrotherDavidandAndrewAkerscameupwiththeideain1994.Atypicalorb（球）isabout3metersindiameter,withaninnerorbsizeofabout2meters.There’snobrakeorsteeringmechanism,buttheinnerlayeroftheplasticballhelpsabsorbtheshock.

Volcanobungeejumping

Ifyou’relookingfortheadventureofalifetime,howaboutgoingbungeejumpingoffahelicopterintothecraterofalivevolcano?

Aspartofthejumping,ahelicopterridetakesyoutotheVillarrealvolcano,oneofthemostactiveinChile.Onceyou’reatthedropzone,youleapoffthehelicopterandfallintothevolcano.Finally,youenjoytheridebacktotheairportflyingat130kph.

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21.Accordingtothepassage,therewasanaccidentoncewhenpeople_____.

A.jumpedintotheVillarrealvolcano

B.walkedalongtheplatformoftheCNTower

C.rolleddownahillinaplasticballinRotorua

D.watchedcrocodilesinthe“CageofDeath”inDarwin

22.WhichofthefollowingwasfirstinventedinNewZealand?

A.Edgewalk.B.Crocodilewatching.

C.Plasticballrolling.D.Volcanobungeejumping.

23.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefourexperiencesare______.

A.interestingsportsB.excitingandextreme

C.heldonhighplacesD.fitformiddletooldpeople

B

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.

Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.

Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.

IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.

24.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?

A.Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.

B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.

C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.

D.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.

25.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.

A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctor

B.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman

C.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompany

D.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached

26.Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.avoidedB.lackedC.abandonedD.took

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheEmotionalWell-being

B.TheTwoSaddestWords

C.TheMostUsefulRule

D.ThePeaceofMind

C

Areyouaddictedtocomputergames?

Doyoustayupallnightplayingthem?

Doyoufeelhappyafteryouplaycomputergames?

There’snodoubtthattheexcitementandappealingofgamesthesedaysmakesthemhardtoputdown.Weareattractedbythechoicewhenitcomestogaming:

Youcanroleplay--creatingyourownfantasycharactersandstories,givingyouachancetostepoutofeverydaylifeintoanimaginaryworld.Andthereareshootinggameswhereyoucanletoutyourangeranddepressioninviolentsituationswhereyoukillpeoplewithguns.Youcangetexcitedfromthegames.

However,canthesekindsofgamesreallybefunandcanbeingabsorbedinvirtualrealitybegoodforus?

Shouldweworryabouttheireffectsonourhealth?

PopulargameslikeGrandTheftAutohavebeenblamedforeverythingfromfallingresultsatschooltocausingactsofextremeviolence.Internetsafetyadviser,AlanMacKenzie,thinks“anypeopleunderstandablywilljustthinkthatagameisjustagameandnotrealizingtheexactcontentthat’sinthere”. Hegivesanexampleoftheviolence,whichhesaysis“whollyinappropriateforanybody,nottomentionchildren.”

Otherswillarguethatgamingisaharmlessformofentertainment.Thereisevidencethatplayingvideogamescouldactuallybegoodforus.SomegameslikeGameofThronesandWorldofWarcraftareeducationalandusinggamescertainlycanhelpchildrenlearngoodqualities.Studieshavealsoshownthattheskillsusedinplayinggamescancausegrowthincertainareasofthebrain,theabilitytothinkin3Dandevenimproveoureyesight.

Videogameplayersarealsonolongerjustsimplecreatures.Forsome,gamingishavingapositiveeffectontheirsocialliveswithgameslikeHaloandWorldofWarcraftoftenbeingplayedingroups.Whenyourgroupworkstogethertowinthegame,yoursenseofachievementishigherthanwhenwinningbyyourself.

Soeverycoinhastwosides.Itseemstoday,gamingisn’tjustforgamefansandifusedinaproperway,wecanalltakepart.Ifvideogameshavetwosides,whatsidedoyoustandby?

28.Thewriterusedalotofquestionsatthebeginningto_______.

A.showhisworriesabouttheeffectonhealth

B.leadintothetopicofthepassage

C.askthereaderfortheirownopinionsaboutgames

D.doubttheadvantageofplayingcomputergames

29.Paragraph3mainlytalksabout_______.

A.thecontentsofthegamearecomplex

B.gamescontainextremeviolence

C.populargamesleadtostudents’fallingresultsatschool

D.gamingisaharmfulformofentertainment

30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingshowsthegoodinfluenceonsociallives?

A.HanMeimeipassedtheexamafterplayingthegames.

B.LiHualeantmanyEnglishwordsfromplayinggames.

C.Sunyanworkedwellwithhisteammates.

D.YangLiletouthisangerandexpressions.

31.InParagraph4,theauthorsupportshisidea_______.　

A.bygivingsomeexamples B.withdescriptivewords

C.byprovidingsomenumbersD.withsomeresearchresults

D

WhenTakinganUber—ShouldYouTiporNot?

TakinganUbercarmaynolongerbeadirectdriver-passengerandguilt-freeexperience.Theride-sharingexperienceisabouttogetawkward.

WiththewideapplicationoftheInternet,Uber,anewapproachtoyourdestinationinsteadoftakinganordinarytaxi,hasbecomemorepopularrecently.However,benefitswon’tcomewithoutitsfairshareofdrawbacks.

Uberdriversareapartoftheso-calledsharingeconomy:

Theyusetheirownvehicles,receivecustomerreviewsviatheapp’sfive-starratingsystemandmaketheirownhours.Unlikeotherservices,Uberclaimedthatdriversalloverthecountrycouldclearlyalertcustomersthattippingisnotincluded.Thosedriversthatexpecttobetippedcanmaketheirwishesknown.Butthecompanyisholdingtoitsofficialno-tip-requiredline,accordingtoitswebsite.“Onceyouarriveatyourdestination,yourfareisautomaticallychargedtoyourcreditcardonfile—There’snoneedtotip.”Althoughdriversvaluetheirindependence—thefreedomtopushabuttonratherthanpunchaclock,lackofaclearpolicy,however,leavesUberdriversinavulnerable（脆弱的）position:

Iftheyaskacustomerforatiporputupasign,thatcustomercouldgivethedriveralowstar-rating,andthedrivercouldfinallybedeactivatedfromtheapp.

Buthasthecompanydoneagoodjobworkingwithcustomers?

Someobserverssaythatthisnewgreyareafortippingwillcreateawkwardnessaboutwhethert