广东省仲元中学中山一中等七校届高三第一次联考英语试题.docx

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七校联合体2017届高三第一次联考试卷

英语

第I卷

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

     InspireyourstudentswithaschooltriptoAntarctica,thedriest“desert”onearth!

Sinceitisnolongerthefieldofjustscientistsandexplorers,weareofferingauniqueopportunityforyouandyourstudentstoexplorethegreatAntarcticregion.Undercarefullycontrolledconditions,youcandiscoverAntarcticextraordinarywildlifeandsceneryonavoyageintheworld’slasttruewilderness.Antarcticaoffersyourstudentsdifferentkindsofstudytopicsfromgeologyandplatetectonics（构造学）atDeceptionIslandtocoldenvironments.

    Asthefifthlargestcontinentintheworld,Antarcticacoversanareaofroughly14 millionsquarekilometers,mostofwhichisblanketedbyavasticesheet,averaging2000metersinthickness.Forhalfoftheyear,itliesindarkness.However,withthearrivalofitsshortsummer,thiscoldlandplayshosttosomeofthegreatestwildlifeonearth.Millionsofpairsofpenguins,andotherseabirdsliveintheregion.Fivespeciesofsealsareregularlyobservedhuntingforfoodonice.Orcas,humpback,whalesandsomeotherseaanimalsare oftenseenfeedingontheocean’srichpicking,addingtotheimpressivelistofmarinemammals（海洋哺乳动物）.Thesummerclimateisoftensurprisinglymildwithtemperaturesabovefreezingandthelonghoursofdaylightmeanthatwildlifeviewingispossiblealmostanytime.

Wewouldarguethatit’simpossibletodescribethesceneryofthiscontinentinasingleword,but“breathtaking”comesclose!

Thishugecontinentliesunderthesnowandicewhiledramaticmountainrangesarecutthroughbygreatglaciers（冰川），forminglotsofcoastalislands,inletsandwaterways.Thesearefilledwithice,bigofsmallglacierssoitisdifficulttogettoAntarcticabyship.Thesculpturedshapesandbeautifulcoloroftheblueoceansinspiretheimaginationandprovideperfectphotographicmoments.

AnexpeditionvoyagetoAntarcticaisatripofalifetimeforstudentsandteachersalike.Pricesareavailableonrequest----startingfromapproximately4500poundsperpersonincludingreturnflightsandvoyage.PleasecontactustofindoutmoreaboutthetraveltoAntarctica.Call01737218807.

21.NowAntarcticaisnotonlyalandofscientists,butalso______________.

 A. aplacewherenolivingthingscanbeseen

 B. afantasticcontinentallthestudentsareinterestedin

 C. agoodtopicforresearchinggeologyandplatetectonics

 D. anexcellentplaceforstudentstomakediscoveriesandexplorations

22.Itispossibletoviewthewildlifeinsummeralmostanytimebecause_________.

A. thewildanimalscomeoutonlyinsummer

B.visitorscanviewtheanimalsmoreclearlyinsummer

C. summerofferswarmweatherandlonghoursofdaylight

D. wildanimalsneversleepduringthesummertime

23.Whatdoestheauthorexpectthereaderstodoaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.TosavemoneyforthetriptoAntarctica.

B. Tomakeabetterunderstandingofthecompany.

C.Togetintouchwitheachothertoorganizetheirtrip.

D.TofindfurtherinformationaboutthetriptoAntarctica.

B

A9-footand7-inchbronzestatuetitledGiddy-Up,Daddywassetup,inmemoryofFamilyCircuscreatorBilKeane.

JeffKeane,Bil’syoungestson,whotookoverworkintheFamilyCircus,usedtosay,“Aslongasthefamilywastogether,wewouldbehappy.Maybethatwasthesecrettowhat mydaddidwithhiscartoon.” Headded, “ParadiseValleyandScottsdalewereimportant;wegrewuphere.Myparentsusedtodrivepasthereconstantly.OurparentslovedtheArizonalife.So,wewouldgettoputastatuehere.”

Thestatuecameto Scottsdale bywayofParadiseValleyonthesecondanniversaryofKeane’sdeath.HelivedinParadiseValleyformorethan50years,creatinghisfamouscomicstrips（连环漫画）aswellasraisinghisfivechildrenwithhiswifeintheirhomenorthofLincolnDrive.

Thecomicismodeledonhisfamily,featuringcharactersofchildhoodinnocence：

Billy,Dolly,JeffyandP.J.

FormerParadiseValleymayorRonClarke,saidBilKeanewasalwaysthego-toguyforanythingthetownneeded—fromhelpingcreatetheMummyMountainPreservetousinghisarttohelpraisemoneyforHurricaneKatrinavictimsinMississippi. “Hewasalwayssoinfluentialintown,” Clarkesaid.

BronzesmithgallerydirectorKathyReillysaidthisbronzestatuewasthe firstcombinationofanimation（动画）andrealism,whichshowstheemotionsofjoy,familyandlove.

“Wefoundouthowmanypeople’slivesweretouchedbyBilKeane,notonlythroughhiscartoonsbutalsothroughpersonalcontacthehadwithsomanypeople,” Reillysaid.

BilKeaneandhisfamilymovedtoParadiseValleyin1958,andtwoyearslater,hiscomicstripsbeganappearinginnewspapersacrossthecountry.

AfterseeingoneofRickKirkman’scomicstrips,KeanesentalettertoRickKirkman,co-creatorofthecomicstrip,stating, “youhaveawinner.”

“Thosefewwordsfedusforyears,andfueledourenthusiasmandpersistence.Neverdidsofewwordsencourageussomuch.” SaidKirkman.

24. Whereisthestatuemostprobablylocated?

A.InParadiseValley.          B.In Scottsdale.

C.InLincolnDrive.           D.InMummyMountainPreserve.

25. WhatdoweknowaboutBilKeane’scomicstrips?

A.TheyarebasedontheArizonalife.

B.Theyaremodeledonfivechildren.

C.Theybegantocomeoutinnewspaperin1960.

D.Theywerethecombinationofanimationandrealism.

26.Whatinformationcanwegetaboutthestatue?

A.Itis 9-footand7-inch inheight.

B.Itwasbuiltattherequestofcomicfans.

C.ItwassetupimmediatelyafterBilKeanedied.

D.Ittravelledmanyplacesbeforeitwaslocated.

27. HowdidKirkmanfeelonhearing “youhaveawinner”?

A.Hecouldn’thidehisenvyofBil.

B.HewasfedupwiththebehaviorofBil.

C.Hefeltmoreenthusiasticanddetermined.

D.Hewaspleasedwithhisworksandhimself.

C

JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad（蟾蜍）hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.

SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelain（瓷器）candlestick（烛台）thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.

Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourfightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.

AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.

“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious（两栖的）passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”

OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon（季风）season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.

“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions（蝎子）infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.

28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.

B.Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.

C.WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.

D.SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.

29.Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,_________.

A.itwillmakethelocalsfeelshocked

B.itmightharmthenativespecies

C.itwillloseitslifeinthewild

D.itmightfleeintoanothercountry

30.ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive_________.

A.becauseitescapedallattacksandhunts

B.becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinter

C.becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitself

D.becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance

31.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.

A.sometimesanimalaretransportedaccidentally

B.noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfrica

C.acandlestickisthebestplaceforatoad

D.droughtsmaketoadslivelonger

D

Thespeaker,ateacherfromacommunitycollege,addressedasympatheticaudience.Headsnoddedinagreementwhenhesaid,“HighschoolEnglishteachersarenotdoingtheirjobs.”Hedescribedtheinadequaciesofhisstudents,allhighschoolgraduateswhocanuselanguageonlyatagrade9level.Iwasunabletodeterminefromhisanswerstomyquestionshowthisgrade9levelhadbeenestablished.

Mytopicisnotstandardsnoritsdecline.Whatthespeakerwasreallysayingisthatheisnotlongeryoung;hehasbeenteachingforsixteenyears,andisabletothinkandspeaklikeamatureadult.

Mypointisthatfrequentcomplaintofonegenerationabouttheoneimmediatelyfollowingitisinevitable.Itisalsohumannaturetolookforthereasonsforourdissatisfaction.BeforeEnglishbecameaschoolsubjectinthelatenineteenthcentury,itwasdifficulttofindthetargetoftheblameforlanguagedeficiencies.Butsinceth