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广东省佛山市届高三教学质量检测二二模英语试题Word版含答案
2017年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测
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英语2017.4
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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)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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iFPoems
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iBooksisacompletebooklibraryfortheiPadusers.ItincludestheiBookstoreandallowsuserstodownloadandreadbooks.Theappfeaturesabeautifulbookshelf,onwhichyoucanbrowsevariousbooksorevenaddnotestoyourfavoriteparagraphsinthebook.Youcanalsocreateyourowntextsanduploadthemintotheapp.
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21.Whatdotheseappshaveincommon?
A.Theycanbefoundonline.B.Theyarefreeofcharge.
C.Theyimproveusers’grammar.D.They’redesignedbyteachers.
22.WhatcanwedowithiBooks?
A.Downloadbooksforfree.B.Writenotesonitwithpens.
C.Savenotesandtexts.D.Createabookstore.
23.WhatisspecialaboutSpeakingPal?
A.Itoffersvideocallservice.B.Itevaluatesusers’speech.
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B
Idon’twantkids.IknowIwouldn’tmakeforaverygoodmother.It’snotthatI’ddropthemorforgetthematthegrocerystoreoranythinglikethatbutthey’renotagoodfitformeandthelifeI’vecreatedformyself.I’dratherbeinCambodiakissingelephantsorcagedivingwithsharksinCapeTown,orwanderingthestreetsofParis,acitythathasbecomemysecondhome,thantrappedathomedoingthemomthing.
Theitchtobecomeamotherisn’tinmebuttheitchtotravel,andtravelfarandoften,is.
Iftheurgeisn’tthere,Idon’tthinkit’sfairtolivealifeIdon’twantandhaveababybecausesomeoneelsethinksIshould.Thatwouldbeawful.
Ilikechildren.TosayIlovethemwouldn’tbecompletelyaccurate.It’snotbecauseI’mamonster—thesamemonsterpeoplewhofeelwomenshouldhavechildrenwillcallme—butIsimplydon’tlovethembecauseI’mnotaroundthemmuch.Veryfewofmyfriendshavechildren,andtheoneswhodoIdon’tseemuchbecause,well,theyhavechildren.
IhavetwonephewsinColoradowhomIlovetopieces,butIdon’tseethemveryoften.Idon’tgooutthereasoftenasIprobablyshouldbecauseI’dratherbetraveling.Somepeoplemaycallthisselfish,butIcallit“livingmybestlife.”
WhenItalktomysisteraboutmynephews,everythingtheydoandsayisexcitingtoher.ThejoymysisterfeelsbyjustplayingwiththemintheyardisthesamejoyIfeeleverytimeIgetoffaplaneinanewcountry.I’dratherbeonthebeachesofSpaineverysummerwhileshepreferstospendherdaysathomewiththem,climbingtreesandsuch.I’mfulfilledoneway,whileshe’sfulfilledanotherway.
I’mverymuchcertainthatatthispointinmylifemygreatestfulfillmentcomesintheformoftravelingandbeingfreeofkids.Icangoanywhereatanytime;Idon’thavetoputmylifeonholdforsomeoneelse.It’scompleteandtotalfreedom.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“itch”inParagraphTwomean?
A.traditionB.competenceC.planD.desire
25.Whyistheauthorregardedasamonster?
A.Becauseshedoesn’tlikekids.B.Becauseshedoesn’twantchildren.
C.Becauseshe’sdifferentfromherfriends.D.Becausesherarelystayswithchildren.
26.Whichis“livingmybestlife”accordingtotheauthor?
A.Tostaywithherfamily.B.Toseehernephewsoften.
C.Tovisitanewcountry.D.Totalkwithhersister.
27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?
A.Toexplainherchoiceoflife.B.Topersuadepeopletotravel.
C.Toshareherhappinessinlife.D.Tointroduceauniquelifestyle.
C
Longschoolholidayshelpstudentscleartheirheads,relaxalittleandstretchtheirbrainsindifferentways.
Traditionally,schoolingscheduleshavelongbeenbasedmoreontheneedsofsocietythanonefficienteducationstrategies.Forinstance,inIcelanditwastraditionallyarrangedtoallowchildrentohelpoutwithharvest.Othercountrieshavelongsummervacationsbecauseitissimplytoohottostudy.Inotherareaswherereligionplaysanimportantroleintheholidayseason,thereligioncalendarthencallsforthebreak,sothatstudentscanhaveampletimetoparticipateinthereligiousceremoniesandtraditionsofseasonalholidays.
Therearesomeobviousadvantagestoavacationthatlastslonger.Familieswholivealongdistancefromrelativesareabletotraveltogether,sometimesacrosstheocean,inordertoconnectwiththeirlovedones.Evenifthereisnovisitingfamilyfaraway,alongholidayisagreatopportunityforkidstointeractwiththecommunity.Fromaneducationalpointofview,achildthatisabletoexperienceanotherculturecangainvaluablelanguage,history,andsocialskills.
Longschoolholidaysarealsoneededinschoolsthathavebecomeoverlyacademicandtooexam-focusedinrecentyears,whichrequiresaconsiderablylongerholidaybreakfromsucha“marathonpumping(灌输)ofknowledge,”anditmakesgreatsense!
Greatpsychologists,likeFreudandPiaget,havestressedplay’scentralroleintheformationoffully-rounded(全面发展的)individuals,sothelongholidayachievesthisbyallowingstudentstoexploretheworldoutsideschool.Thestudentsgettoparticipateinactivitiesthatwouldbedifficulttododuringaregularschoolterm.
Asaconsequence,longschoolholidaycanbequiteconstructivetoourstudents!
28.Whattraditionallydeterminesthearrangementofschoolholidays?
A.Localneeds.B.Culturalactivities.
C.Religiouscustoms.D.Academicperformance.
29.Whichisoneoftheadvantagesoflongholidays?
A.Studentsrunawayfromexams.B.Childrencanlearnscienceandhistory.
C.Fewercoursesarerequiredatschool.D.Familybondsarestrengthened.
30.FreudandPiagetmayprobablyagreethat________________.
A.schoolsneedlongerholidaysB.holidayactivitiesarenecessary
C.playismoreimportantthanlearningD.studentsshouldtravelaroundtheworld
31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TraditionalSchoolHolidaysB.ActivitiesforLongHolidays
C.BenefitsofLongHolidaysD.AdvicefromPsychologists
D
EveryFebruary14,peopleworldwidedemonstratetheiraffectionforfamilymembers,friends,teachers,andsignificantotherswithagiftortwo.However,thisdisplayoflovedoesnotcomecheap.55%ofAmericanscelebrateValentine’sDayin2017byspendinganaverageof136.57dollarseach.Itisnowonderthatretailers(零售商)lovetheholiday.
In1861,RichardCadbury,amanfromaBritishchocolatecompanycameupwiththeideaofpackagingchocolatesinheart-shapedboxesforValentine’sDay.Notsurprisingly,theywereaninstantsuccess,andatraditionwasborn.Today,Americansspendoveronebilliondollarshandingoutboxesofchocolatestotheirlovedones.Sweethearts,theheart-shapedcandy,arealsoverypopular.Accordingtothemanufacturer,amajorityofthe8billionpiecesofcandymadeannuallyaresoldbetweenJanuary1andFebruary14.
MassachusettsbusinesswomanEstherHowlandpopularizedValentine’sDaygreetingcardsinAmerica.Oftencalled“TheMotheroftheAmericanValentine”,theartistwasthefirsttosellhandmadepapercardswithmessagesoflovetoretailers.Withover145millioncardsboughtintheUSandoverabillionworldwide,Valentine’sDayisnowoneofthebiggestbusinesschancesforgreetingcardcompanies.Itisnowonderthatthedayisoftenreferredtoasa“HallmarkHoliday”.
Flowersarealsoverypopular.About51%ofpeople,mainlymen,buyredrosesfortheirlovedones.GiventhatValentine’sDayisverypopularforweddingproposals(求婚),itshouldnotcomeasasurprisethatalotofthemoneyspentonthisdayisusedtobuyfinejewelry.WithaquarterofAmericanstreatingtheirlovedonestoaromanticmeal,thedayisalsomuchwelcomedbyrestaurantowners.
PopeGelasius,themanwhomadeFebruary14Valentine’sDayin496AD,wouldhaveneverimaginedthatthisfestivalwouldchangeintosuchanexpensivecelebration!
32.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?
A.PeoplebuytheirfriendsgiftsonFebruary14.
B.Valentine’sDayiscelebratedeveryyear.
C.Valentine’sDayisagoodtimetoshowlove.
D.AlotofmoneyisspentonValentine’sDay.
33.WhichistrueaboutRichardCadbury’sidea?
A.Itresultedinanewtasteofchocolate.
B.Itledtothebirthofanewtradition.
C.ItwasputforwardonValentine’sDay.
D.Ithelpedthecompanyearnoneb