广东省揭阳市高三高考第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案word.docx

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广东省揭阳市高三高考第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案word

揭阳市2018年高中毕业班高考第二次模拟考试

英语

本试卷分三部分。

满分120分。

考试时间120分钟。

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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

TheInternationalVoluntaryServicerunsanumberofYouthExchangesthroughouttheyear.YouthExchangesgivesmallgroupsof4-5youngpeopletheopportunitytotakepartinvolunteeringtripsabroadforanaverageoftwoweeks.Theseyoungpeoplearejoinedby4-5youngpeoplefrom3-4othernationalitiesandareawonderfulinterculturalexperienceinasafeenvironment.

ExampleYouthExchanges:

YouthExchange1

Location:

Ireland

Othernationalities:

Ireland,Spain,Italy,Hungary

Theme:

Focusesonthetopicofcommunityreconstructionandcommunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourcommunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues.Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheeco-villageasanexampleofacommunityandtakepartinteam-buildingactivities.

YouthExchange2

Location:

France

Othernationalities:

Bulgaria,Italy,France

Theme:

Organicgardening&continualliving.Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark,wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgames／workshopsaboutcontinuousdevelopment.

YouthExchange3

Location:

Macedonia

Othernationalities:

Serbia,Turkey,Ireland

Theme:

Fostersocialinclusionandmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities.Promoteoutdooractivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities.

YouthExchange4

Location:

Italy

Othernationalities:

Italy,Bulgaria,Greece

Theme:

Asocial-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuabledevelopment,regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days,thegroupwillparticipateinactivitiestoraiseawarenessabouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment.

21.WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?

A.Gardeningwork．B.Civilrights．

C.Developingsocialinclusion．D.Rebuildingcommunities．

22.Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment，youcantakepartin ________.

A.YouthExchange1B.YouthExchange2

C.YouthExchange3D.YouthExchange4

23.WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?

A.SpainB.ItalyC.IrelandD.France

B

IliveinMinnesota,whichisunfairlyfamousforterriblewinters.Buffaloisfarmorewintry,whereasSeattle’swintersaremorebitter.Ourwinterstendtobebrilliantlysunnyandcheerful.But,ofcourse,it’sdifferentforavisitor.

 Lightweightthermal（保暖的）wearisgood.Backintheday,weworelayersandlayersofheavywoolens.Aboyof13carrying35poundsofwetwoolonhisbackdoesnotfeelverycold.Todayyoucanbuyoutfitsfilledwithgoosefeathersaswellasthermalbootsandcapstokeepyouwarm.

WhenIwasayouth,therewasnosuchphraseasglobalwarming.Wenevergotwarm,notevenatnight,whenwesleptunderpilesofblanketsbecauseDadbelievedthatifyoucouldn’tseeyourbreathwhenyoutalked,thenthethermostatwasturneduptoohighandyouwerewastingfuel.So45degreeswasroomtemperature,andweworelongwoolenstobed.

 Wearoseinthecold,darkdawn,andwalkedforthintothesnowstormtocatchtheschoolbus.Wehuddled（蜷缩）bythehighway,prayingforthebustocome,whilewolvesmovedaroundeyeballingusforsignsofsleepiness.Whenyouhavesurvivedwolves,thenthewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark.

 Enduringwinterisonlyastart—embracing（拥抱）winteriswhatyoushouldstrugglefor.Wintergivesasenseofpurposeandsavesonefromalifeofself-gratification（自我满足）,lyingdownandpostingphotosonFacebook.Youhavepromisestokeep.Asidewalktoclear.Twoinchesofsnowoveralayerofice—youmayaswellsetalegtrapfortheelderlyasleavingthewalkunswept.

Youhavechildrentoraise.Removetheirfingersfromtheirsmartphones,andleadthemoutdoorssotheycanabsorbthewisdomofwinter.Weareanimals.Lifeisnotmainlyaboutself-expression.Itisaboutfindingfoodandclothingandshelter,aboutstickingwiththepackandnotwanderingoff.Everyoneisjustascoldasyou.Nocomplaining.

24.WhatareMinnesota'swinterslikeintheauthor'seyes?

A.Theyarewonderful.B.Theyareunbearable.

C.TheyarecolderthanBuffalo’s.D.Theyarecomfortableforvisitors.

25.Whentheauthorwasyoung, ________.

A.hekepttalkingtokeepwarmB.hesufferedfromwinters’nights

C.hisdadtriedhisbesttowarmhimD.hisroomwasalwaysatahightemperature

26.Theunderlinedpart“thewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark”inParagraph4impliesthattoday'swintersare ________.

A.warmB.quietC.shortD.pleasant

27.Theauthorsuggeststhatpeople ________.

A.storeenoughfoodforcoldwintersB.lendtheneighborsahelpinghand

C.stepoutsideandappreciatewintersD.saygoodbyetomoderntechnology

C

Youmightnotrealizejusthowmuchworkgoesintomakinganewspaper.Apartfromsearchingforagoodstoryandtheendlesseditingrequiredtocorrectmistakes,copyeditorsneedtomakesurethateverythingfitsperfectly.Agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspace.Thereneverseemstobequiteenoughspacetoexpresscompletelywhatyouwanttosay.

Newsheadlinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewinformation.Therelevantlyinsignificantinformationmightbeleftoutinordertostressthemainideaorjusttobebrief.Newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguage.Theyaddsomethingspecialtoattractreaders’eyes.Becausetheheadlineaimstodescribethemainfocusofthestoryinsixorsevenwords,everywordcountsandaccuracyisdecisive.Forinstance,“stab”（刺杀） isabetterverbthan“kill”becauseittellsthereaderhowthecriminaldidhisdeed;similarly,“Toyota”isabetternounthan“car”.Butthemakeofagoodheadlineisnotcharacterizednecessarilybytheamountofinformationinit.Forinstance,thefront-pageheadlineonthe LosAngelesTimes onSeptember11—thedayNewYork’sWorldTradeCenterwasattacked—simplyread“TERRORSTRIKES”,allincapitals（大写字母）.Whilethesetwowordsdonotdescribehow,whereorwhythebuildingswereattacked, theywereaccompaniedbyahalf-pagephotothatcaptured（捕捉） theeventinwhicharound3,000peoplelosttheirlives.

28.Whatisvitalinmakingnewsbesidesagoodstoryandperfectedition?

A. Anappropriateheadline.   B. Acapitalheadline.

C. Vividlanguage.   D. Abriefreport.

29.Newsheadlinesshouldbe ________.

A. attractiveB. countableC. insignificantD. longenough

30.Theunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphrefersto ________.

A. thebuildingsB. thetwowordsC. thepeopleD. thetwintowers

31.Theexampleof“TERRORSTRIKES”isusedtosupporttheviewthat ________.

A. agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspace

B. newsheadinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewsinformation

C. agoodheadlineisnotmarkednecessarilybytheamountofinformationinit

D. newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguage

D

Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake（假的）,likethe“close”buttononalift.

Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheUS － thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.

Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.

Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.

“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,” saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.

Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.

Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.

32.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A. Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons.

B. Todescribedifferentbuttons.

C. Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.

D. Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffakebuttons.

33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?

A. Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.

B. Theyweredesignedonlyforasenseofcontrol.

C. Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.

D. Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.

34.Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?

A. Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.

B. Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.

C. Theycancontrol