广东省中山纪念中学学年高三第二次质量检测英语试题16页.docx

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广东省中山纪念中学学年高三第二次质量检测英语试题16页

广东省中山纪念中学2019-2020学年高三第二次质量检测英语试题

英语

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Britishroadsaresomeofthesafestonesintheworld.Astudyin2010thatcomparedmorethan30countriesfoundthat3.8peopleper100,000diedintrafficaccidentsintheU.K.Thisnumberwaslowerthanthatinanyothercountry.So,whatdidBritishdriversdotoachievethis?

Whataretheydoingdifferently?

HerearefivetoptipsfordriverswhoareplanningatriptotheU.K.

●PeopleinBritaindriveontheleftsideoftheroad.Infact,alongtimeagopeopledroveontheleftinmostcountries,butnowonlyafewcountriesdothis.Don’tforgetthat.Thisalsomeansyoumustdrivetheotherwayaroundroundabouts（环岛）.

●Britishpeoplefeelthatwaitingshouldbefairforeverybody.Ifyouareinaqueueoftraffic,thendon’ttrytopushpastthevehiclesinfrontofyours.Thisiscalled“jumpingthequeue”.Youmustwaitforyourturn,otherwisepeoplemaygetangrywithyou.

●Youmuststopattrafficlightswhentheyarered.Inmanycountries,itisOKtogopastredlightsifyouareturningacornerorifthereisn’tanyothertrafficaround.IntheU.K.youcouldhavelotsoftroubleifyoudothis.

●Ifotherdriversflashtheircar’slightsatyou,thentheyareprobablytryingtotellyouthattheywillwaitforyoutogofirst.Britishpeopledon’tliketousetheircarhornmuchandtheythinkpeoplewhodothatarerude.

●Ifyouareinvolvedinanaccident,thendon’ttrytopaythepolice.ThepoliceintheU.K.nevertakemoney.Andifyoutrytoofferthemsome,youcouldendyourholidaybyvisitingaBritishprison.

1.WhenyouaredrivingintheU.K.,whatshouldyoudo?

A.Drivepastslowcarsinfrontofyours.

B.Driveontherightaroundroundabouts.

C.Sometimespaythepolicetoavoidtrouble.

D.Notgopastredlightsevenwhenturningleft.

2.WhatdodriversusuallymeaniftheyflashtheircarlightsatyouwhenyouaredrivingintheU.K.?

A.Youhavedonesomethingrude.

B.Theywouldlikeyoutogofirst.

C.Therearepossibledangersahead.

D.Theywantyoutowaitforthem.

3.What’sthetextmainlyabout?

A.SpecialtrafficrulesintheU.K.

B.AdviceforsafedrivingintheU.K.

C.Howtodealwithtrafficaccidents.

D.TipsformakingtheU.K.travelplans.

B

Mydogdied.Yes,shewasveryold,deaf,andpartiallyblind.Shehadlonglostheryouthfulenergy.Watchinghersettleintoherbedwasaspainfulformeasitwasforher.Inthepastfewmonths,shehadbeguntobarkatstrangersandneighbors.Butsheusedtobefriendlyevenifachildpulledhertail.Knowingherdeclinedoesn’tlessentheloss,however.

Myhusbandhadfoundherabandonedonhisfarmandbroughtherhome.Shewasablackanddirtybagofboneswhogotnervouswhenweapproached.Iliketothinkthatthe13yearsshespentwithuswerefilledwithlove.Everysooften,though,myhusbandwouldremindmethatherdayswerecounted,andweagreedthatifsheshowedanysignsofpain,wewouldputherdown.Noneedforhertosuffer,noneedforustocling（紧紧抓住）.Ipreparedmyselfforherdeparture.

Yet,whenitcameonabright,hotTuesdayafternoon,Iwasn’tready.Iwasangryabouttheunfairnessofitall.Iwantedmytwoyoungestsons,wholiveoutofstate,tosaytheirgoodbyes.Itappearsasifwecouldnegotiatewithdeath,withfate.Itseemstomethatnomatterwhatthecircumstancesare,wealwaysthinkwehavemoretime.Wefoolourselvestoproveourbehaviorcorrect.Wecan’treallyliveeverydayasifitwereourlast.Itwouldbeexhausting.

Wedoloveourpets,don’twe?

Theybecomeanecessarypartofthefamily.SoIcan’thelpbutcry.Istilllookforherinmyhomeoffice,wheresheslept.Istillexpecthertocomeandsitatmyfeetortoscramble（快速移动）tothefrontdoorwhenoneofthechildrenstopsby.AndImissmyroutineofthewalks,thefeedingandthebathing.Imissherpresenceandthesenseofherbeingaroundthehouse,butmorethananythingImisstheknowledgethatshelovedmesounconditionallyandwithoutquestion.

4.Howwastheauthor’slifewithherdog?

A.Surprising.B.Boring.C.Joyful.D.Troublesome.

5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutlivingeverydayasthelastday?

A.Itismeaninglessandexhausting.B.Itmakespeoplebehavethemselves.

C.Ithelpspeoplevalueeveryday.D.Itmakespeoplerefusedeath.

6.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenherdogdied?

A.Shewasatalossabouthowtodealwithdeath.

B.Shewashappythatthedogwasnowfreefrompain.

C.Shewascalmbecauseofthepreparationsfortheday.

D.Shewasheartbrokenasifshehadlostafamilymember.

7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topersuadepeopletokeepapet.

B.Topersuadepeopletoraiseadog.

C.Totellpeopletocherishtheirlovedones.

D.Toadvisepeopletoaccompanytheirpets.

C

ManyWesternershavetheideathateveryoneinChinaknowshowtodokungfu.Thisis,ofcourse,asillybelief.ButitistruethatkungfuisabigpartofChineseculture.

LikemostpeoplefromtheWest,IwasfirstintroducedtokungfuthroughHongKongactionsfilms.StarslikeBruceLeeandJackieChanmadekungfupopularintheWesternworld.TheflashyandimpressiveperformancestheygaveinfilmslikeRumbleintheBronxandEntertheDragonmadethemhouseholdnamesintheU.S.andelsewhere.

However,myownpersonalinterestinkungfuwasactuallyinspiredbyahiphopgroups.Wu-TangClan,foundedinthetheearly1990sinNewYorkCity,isoneofthemostinfluentialhiphopgroupinhistory.

Intheirsongs,theysometimesmentionphilosophicalconceptsthatcomefromWudangquan---aclassicChinesemartialartfromwhichtheytaketheirname---andShaolinTemple.IwasjustateenagerwhenIfirststartedlisteningtoWu-TangClan---littledidIknowthatIwouldactuallyenduplivinginChinalaterinmylife!

Imyselfdonotpracticekungfu.However,theconceptsbehinditarequiteinterestingtome.ThereisaBruceLeequotethatIoftenthinkofwhenI’mstrugglingwithchallengesinlife.“Beformless,shapeless,likewater,”heoncesaid.Bythis,hemeantthatyoushouldbereadytoadapttoandchangeyourattitudesorbeliefswhenyoufacedifficulties.Ithinkthisisagoodwaytodealwithlife.

8.Whatdoes“asillybelief”inParagraph1referto?

A.AllChinesepeoplecandokungfu.B.Chinaismostfamousforitskungfu.

C.KungfuisabigpartofChineseculture.D.ManyWesternersadmirekungfu.

9.Whatinspiredtheauthor’sinterestinkungfu?

A.HongKongactionmovies.B.ATVprogramaboutkungfu.

C.KungfustarsinHollywood.D.AUShiphopgroup.

10.WhatdoweknowabouttheWu-TangClan?

A.TheyhaveChinesecultureintheirsongs.

B.TheytaughttheauthorhowtodoWudangquan.

C.TheyperformedChinesemartialartsintheU.S.

D.TheyshowedtheauthorthewaytoliveinChina.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorwassorrythathecouldn’tdokungfu.

B.Theconceptsofkungfuchangeovertime.

C.Thespiritofkungfuhelpstheauthorovercomedifficulties.

D.BruceLeewasthemostpopularmartialartsmaster.

D

Youmaynotlikeit,butlearningEnglishisabsolutelynecessaryifyouwanttosucceedabroad.Notjustthat,youhaveshowyourknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguageononeofthetwomajorEnglishproficiency（精通）tests:

theIELTSortheTOEFL.

Whichtestyoushouldtakedependsonyourgoal.TheTOFELremainsthetopexamintheU.S.ButtheIELTSisgaininggroundintheU.S.andithasalreadybeenthepreferredtestintheU.K.andAustralia.Therearealsodifferencesintheteststhemselves.Theybothmeasurethefourmainlanguagerequirements:

speaking,reading,writingandlistening.However,thetestsareverydifferentintheirformandmethodology.“ComparedwiththeTOFEL,theIELTStestrequiresyoutoactuallyhaveagraspofthelanguageandanabilitytouseit,ratherthansimplybeingwellpreparedforthetest,”explainedIELTSexaminerJulianFisher.

ThekeyreasonsforthisarethattheIELTStestrequiredfill-inanswersbesidesmultiplechoice（选择题）,anditsspeakingsectionisdonewitharealexaminerinsteadofacomputer.Theexamineeisgivenatopicrelatedtodailylife.“Theface-to-faceinterviewwithatrainedspeakerofEnglishallowsforcommunicativeinteraction（互动）,whichreflectsrealacademicandworkplacesituations,”saidseniorexammarketingofficerPangShuai.

WhatscoresdoIneed?

FortheIELTS,abandscoreof5to7isfineforthemajorityofundergraduateandpost-graduateprograms.Fortopschools,youwillprobablyneedatleasta7.WhenitcomestotheTOFEL,thereisarange.Italldependsonthecolleges.Ordinaryschoolswillletyougetbywithascoreaslowas60.Foratop-tieruniversity,ontheotherhand,youwillneedtoscoreupwardof100pointsonyourTOFEL.

12.WhatdoesParagraph2suggest?

A.TheTOEFLscoreispreferredinAustralianuniversities.

B.UniversitiesintheU.K.mainlyseestudents’IELTSscores.

C.TheIELTSismorewidelyacceptedthantheTOEFLbyUSschools.

D.IntheU.S.,theTOEFLscoreisnotasimportantasitoncewas.

13.WhichofthefollowingisadifferencebetweentheTOEFLandtheIELTS?

A.Therearenofill-inanswersintheTOEFLtests.

B.TheIELTStestsfocusmoreontest-takingskills.

C.TheIELTSinterviewstest-takersonthecomputer.

D.TheTOEFLchecksfourEnglishskills,whiletheIELTSdoesn’t.

14.WhatdoesPangShuaithinkoftheface-to-faceinterview?

A.Moreexamsshouldtakethisexamform.

B.Itishelpfulinone’sstudiesandatwork.

C.Thisexamformcanmaketest-takersmo