广东省汕头市高三英语上学期第二次联考试题.docx

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广东省汕头市高三英语上学期第二次联考试题

广东省汕头市达濠华侨中学东厦中学2019届高三英语上学期第二次联考试题

本试卷共8页。

全卷满分135分（120分×1.125）。

考试时间120分钟。

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。

A

SPORTSEVENTS

BASKETBALL

CentralSportsCentre,CityRoad.

AllStarsvsRockets,Saturday8:

30p.m.$12

NorthernersvsTigers,Sundaynoon$14

BUSHWALKING

MeetatWandaStation,Saturday9:

00a.m.sharpfor3-hourwalktoCanaryMountains.$7,call341-5432

MeetatWestleyStation,Sunday9:

00a.m.sharpforafulldaywalktoWombakValley.$5,call341-8643.Bringyourownlunch.

SOCCER

StMartinsSportsCentre

StMartinsvsDoonsberg,Saturday2:

00p.m.$8

EastsideCentralvsLightHill,Sunday2:

00p.m.$8

NeillParkRecreationCentre

NeillParkvsRobinson,Saturday2:

00p.m.$11

EssenvsSpringwood,Sunday2:

00p.m.$11

LAWNBOWLS

TansTownB.C

TansTownvsWhiteVale,Saturday9:

00p.m.$10

WakeHillB.C.

WakeHillvsColls,Saturday2:

00p.m.$9

21.Accordingtothepassage,howmanymatcheswillbeheldatSaturday2:

00p.m.?

A.Two

B.Three

C.Four

D.Five

22.Youmayfindthepassagemostprobablyina________.

A.handbookabouttour

B.blogaboutmatchreviews

C.magazineaboutballmatches

D.noticeaboutsports

23.Ifyouhave$18,youcangotowatchboth________.

A.AllStarsvsRocketsandtheBushWalkingatWestleyStation

B.WakeHillvsCollsandEssenvsSpringwood

C.NeillParkvsRobinsonandEastsideCentralvsLightHill

D.StMatinsvsDoonsbergandNorthernersvsTigers

B

Somanyofusholdontolittleresentments（怨恨）thatmayhavecomefromanargument,amisunderstanding,orsomeotherpainfulevent.Stubbornly,wewaitforsomeoneelsetoreachouttous—believingthisistheonlywaywecanforgiveor rekindleafriendshiporfamilyrelationship.

Anacquaintanceofmine,whosehealthisn’tverygood,recentlytoldmethatshehadn’tspokentohersoninalmostthreeyears.Shesaidthatsheandhersonhadhadadisagreementabouthiswifeandthatshewouldn’tspeaktohimagainunlesshecalledfirst.WhenIsuggestedthatshebetheonetoreachout,sheresistedinitiallyandsaid,“Ican’tdothat.He’stheonewhoshouldapologize.”Shewasliterallywillingtodiebeforereachingouttoheronlyson.Afteralittlegentleencouragement,however,shediddecidetobethefirstonetoreachout.Toheramazement,hersonwasgratefulforherwillingnesstocallandofferedanapologyofhisown.Asisusuallythecasewhensomeonetakesthechanceandreachesout,everyonewins.

Wheneverweholdontoouranger,weturn“smallstuff”intoreally“bigstuff”inourminds.Westarttobelievethatourpositionsaremoreimportantthanourhappiness.Theyarenot.Ifyouwanttobeamorepeacefulperson,youmustunderstandthatbeingrightisalmostnevermoreimportantthanallowingyourselftobehappy.Thewaytobehappyistoletgo,andreachout.Letotherpeopleberight.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatyou’rewrong.Everythingwillbefine.You’llexperiencethepeaceoflettinggo,aswellasthejoyoflettingothersberight.

You’llalsonoticethat,asyoureachoutandletothersbe“right,”theywillbecomelessdefensiveandmorelovingtowardyou.Theymightevenreachback.Butifforsomereasontheydon’t,that’sokaytoo.You’llhavetheinnersatisfactionofknowingthatyouhavedoneyourparttocreateamorelovingworld,andcertainlyyou’llbemorepeacefulyourself.

24.Theunderlinedword“rekindle”inParagraph1probablymeans“________”.

A.recover

B.develop

C.accept

D.replace

25.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor’sfriendneverspoketohersonforthreeyearsbecause________.

A.shehadgotanargumentwithherhusband

B.shehaddisagreedaboutherson’smarriage

C.shehadgotanargumentaboutherdaughter-in-law

D.shehaddislikedherson’swifeformanyyears

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforpeopletobeunwillingtoapologizefirst?

A.Peoplebelievethattheyareright.

B.Peoplealwayswaitforotherstoofferanapologyfirst.

C.Peopleconsiderthepositionmoreimportantthanhappiness.

D.Peoplewanttogetaninnersatisfaction.

27.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.

A.instructthereadershowtoapologize

B.teachthereadershowtogaininnerpeace

C.informthereaderstheimportanceofbeingforgiving

D.tellthereaderstoreachoutfirstwhentherearepainfulevents

C

ThegiraffepopulationinAfricahasdroppedbyabout40percentinjust15years,accordingtotheGiraffeConservationFoundation.

Theorganization'sdirector,Dr.JulianFennessy,toldABCNews:

"It'sasilentextinction,"pointingoutthatthenumberofgiraffeshavefallento80,000.Inwhatisafamiliarsituationformanyspecies,thegiraffepopulationhasplummetedduetohabitatlossandover-hunting.

Unfortunatelyforgiraffes,theirskincanbeusedtomakeseveralclothingitems,andcountriessuchasTanzaniahavecometobelieveeatingpartsoftheanimalcancureHIV-AIDS.Hunters,fortheirpart,canearnmoneyfromtheanimal'smeatwithoutagreatdealofeffort.

Andwhileanimalssuchaselephantsandrhinos（犀牛）getalargeshareofconservationattention,whydoesitseemlikea"silent"extinction?

Expertsrespondthatthey'resuchapresenceinourlivesthatit'seasytothinkthespeciesisalwaysinlargenumbers.

"Giraffesareeverywhere.Lookatkids’books,whicharefullofgiraffes.They’realwaysinzoocollections.They’reeasilyvisible,soyoudon’tthinkwehavetoworryaboutthem,"DavidO’Connor,researchcoordinator（协调员）withtheSanDiegoZoo’sInstituteforConservationResearch,toldScientificAmerican.

GroupssuchasGiraffeConservationFoundationhopethatbysoundingthealarmabouttheplightofthegentlegiants,Africannationsmighttakeaharderlookatstricterconservationmeasures.OthereffortsinvolveensuringthattheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature'sRedListofendangeredspeciesincludesallthelatestinformationaboutgiraffesandmakingpeoplegettoknowthatthecreaturescouldonedaybelosttohistory.

28.HowmanygiraffeswerethereinAfrica15yearsago?

A.About80,000

B.About130,000

C.About150,000

D.About200,000

29.Theunderlinedword“plummeted”inParagraph2probablymeans________.

A.decreasedquickly

B.increasedslowly

C.stoppedgrowing

D.keptabalance

30.WhatDavidO’ConnorsaidinParagraph5impliesthat________.

A.therearestillquitemanygiraffesintheworld

B.zoosarethebestplacesforgiraffestostaysafely

C.manypeoplehavemisunderstoodgiraffes’situation

D.humanshavebuiltupagoodrelationshipwithgiraffes

31.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Thebadsituationofgiraffes.

B.Humans’effortstoprotectgiraffes.

C.Conversationmeasurestobetakensoon.

D.Giraffes’beingincludedintheendangeredlist.

D

Itisbecomingagrowingtrendthatmoreandmoreconsumersacrossthecountryareusingcashlesspaymentmethods.Therapiddevelopmentofthird-partymobilepaymenttoolsishelpingtoboostcashlesspaymentsacrossthecountry,saidDongXimiao,aresearcherattheRenminUniversityofChina.

Transactions（交易）involvingthird-partymobilepaymentsroseby46.8percentinthefirstquarterof2017comparedwiththepreviousquarterto18.8trillionyuan,accordingtoareportreleasedinMay.

Althoughtherewere3.4billionthird-partypaymentaccountsintotalinChinain2016,Chinaisnotthefirstcountrytoseekacashlesssociety.DevelopedstateslikeSweden,DenmarkandSingaporearealsowitnessingthatincrease.

However,therapiddevelopmentofcashlesspaymentsdoesnotmeantherearenochallengesandcriticisms.Alibaba’sHemastore,wherecustomerscanshop,dineandordercommoditiesfordeliveryfromtheirmobilephonesviaAlipay,havecomeintothespotlightrecently.Mediareportssaidthatconsumerscan’tpurchasegoodswithcashthere,whichwouldbeconsideredillegal.

AlipayandWeChatPay,thenation’stwomajorthird-partymobilepaymenttools,alsolaunchedcampaignsthismonthtoencouragemoremerchantsandcustomerstousecashlesspaymentmethods,whichcausedconcernsoverwhethercashwillsoondisappear.

“Someofflinesellersrefusetoacceptcash,whichimpactsthenaturalcirculationofyuan,”saidDong.Heemphasizedthatacashlesssocietywouldnotmeanthatcashwouldcompletelydisappear.Astheeconomygrows,thecirculationofcashisstillveryhuge,notedDong.Also,it’simportanttorememberthatnearlyhalfofChina’spopulationliveinruralareas,especiallyinundevelopedwesternregions,unabletoenjoyinnovation（革新）broughtbytheInternet,Dongsaid.AndwhenitcomestoChina’sseniorcitizens,mostofthemprefertousecashintheirdailylives,headded.

“It’sridiculoustoquestiondigitalpaymenttools’contributiontowardfinancialdevelopment.Inthelongterm,variouspaymentmethodswillbeusedbyconsumers,andmerchantsshouldrespectconsumers’paymenthabits,”Dongnoted.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Economicactivity

B.Cashlesspayment

C.Developmentofeconomy

D.Largeamountofpayment

33.WhyhasAlibaba’sHemastorebecomeafocus?

A.Itfightsagainstillegalactivities.

B.Itprovidescomprehensiveservices.

C.Customersarenotpermittedtousecashthere.

D.Itstartscampaignstoencouragemobilepayment.

34.WhichofthefollowingwillDongfindreasonable?

A.Variouspaymentmethodsoughttoberespected.

B.Peopleshouldbeencouragedtousemobilepayment.

C.Mostelderlypeoplehavenoaccesstomobilepayment.

D.Mobilepaymentisn’tbeneficialtoacost-effectivesociety.

35.Whatisthetextmainl