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届湖南省长沙市长郡高三模拟卷二
湖南省长郡中学2018届高考模拟卷
(二)
第二部分阅读理解(百强校英语解析团队专供)(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
WorshipMusicLeader—FirstPresbyterianChurch(FPC)inNapaislookingforsomeonewhowillselectsongsandusemediaforchurchservicesonSundays.Andworkinghoursareflexibleandthepayisabout$18anhour.DetailedjobinformationwillbepostedonthePayrollOffice’swindow.Ifinterested,sendyourcoverletterandresumetoDavidStokeratdavid@fpcnapa.org.
CateringCompany—OakAvenueisamostsuccessfulcateringcompanysearchingforenthusiasticpeopletojointheirtalentedteamofchefsandserviceprofessionals.Students’part-timepositionsareavailableforambitionschefs,bakers,servicehelpers,andcaptains.PleasesendabriefcoverletterandresumetoMaritza@orcall707-963-9278formoreinformation.
CaregiverPosition—Lookingforacaregivertohelpwitha91-year-oldwomanwholivesinCalistoga.ShespeaksbothEnglishandSpanish,butSpanishisherpreference.Shesleepsquiteabitduringthedaysothereistimetodohousework.Shecannotbeleftalonebecauseshehasafallrisk.Shewalkswithawalkeronherown.Pleasecall925-785-8500ifinterested.
HousekeepingServices—Aresponsible,professional,andexperiencedhousekeeperisneededtotakecareofallcleaningdetailsofalocalbusinessinAngwin.Thispersonwillbeneeded2or3timesperweekforabout8hoursperday.Pleaseandanemailforadditionalinformationandbereadytoprovideresumeandworkhistory.Driver’slicenseisrequired.Paywillbe$20-$25perhour.Tocontactthem,emailrecruitingangwin@.
21.Whichistheemailaddressorcontactnumberforthosewhowanttobecomegreatbakers?
A.david@fpcnapa.org.
B.recruitingangwin@.
C.925-785-8500.
D.707-963-9278.
22.Whatisrequiredtoworkasahousekeeper?
A.Flexibilityinworkinghours.
B.SpeakingSpanishfluently.
C.Beingabletodrive.
D.BeingalocalinAngwin.
23.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?
A.Ahoteladvertisement.
B.Ajobadvertisement.
C.Ahouseholdguide.
D.Atouristguide.
B
Severaltimesmydaughterhadtelephonedtosay,“Mum,youmustcomeandseethedaffodils(水仙花)beforetheyareover.”Iwantedtogo,butitwasatwo-hourdrivefromLakeArrowhead.“IwillgonextTuesday,”Ipromised,alittleunwillingly,onherthirdcall.
ThenextTuesdaydawnedcoldandrainy.Still,Ihadpromised,andsoIdrovethere.WhenIfinallywalkedintoCarolyn’shouseandhuggedandgreetedmygrandchildren,Isaid,“Forgetthedaffodils,Carolyn!
Theroadisindiscernibleinthecloudandfog,andthereisnothingintheworldexceptyouandthesechildrenthatIwanttosee!
”
Mydaughtersmiledcalmlyandsaid,“Wedriveinthisweatherallthetime,Mum.Youwillneverforgiveyourselfifyoumissthisexperience.”
Afterabouttwentyminutes,weturnedontoasmallroadandIsawasmallchurch.Onthefarsideofthechurch,Isawahand-letteredsignthatread“DaffodilGarden”.
Wegotoutofthecarandeachtookachild’shand,andIfollowedCarolyndownthepath.Then,weturnedacornerofthepath,andIlookedupandgasped.Beforemelaythemostbeautifulsight!
Therewerefiveacresofflowers!
“Butwhohasdonethis?
”IaskedCarolyn.“It’sjustonewoman,”Carolynanswered.“That’sherhome,”Carolynpointedtoawell-keptA-framehousethatlookedsmallandmodestinthemidstofallthatglory.Wewalkeduptothehouse.Onthepatio(平台),wesawaposter.“AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnowYouAreAsking”wastheheadline.
Thefirstanswerwasasimpleone.“50,000bulbs(鳞茎),”itread.Thesecondanswerwas,“Oneatatime,byonewoman.”Thethirdanswerwas,“Beganin1958.”
IthoughtofthiswomanwhomIhadnevermet,who,morethanfiftyyearsbefore,hadbegun--onebulbatatime--tobringthebeautyandjoytothemountaintop.
24.Whywastheauthorunwillingtoseethedaffodilsatfirst____.
A.Theweatherwasterrible.
B.Shetooklittleinterestinthem.
C.Shewasn’tavailableatthattime.
D.Itwasnoteasytogothere.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indiscernible”inParagraph2mean?
A.Invisible.
B.Remote.
C.Impossible.
D.Complex.
26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewomanlivingintheA-framehouse?
A.Optimistic.
B.Productive.
C.Determined.
D.Generous.
27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.IloveDaffodils
B.AnUnbelievableExperience
C.Gardeningasahobby
D.OneBulbatatime
C
“It’sabighammertocrackanut.”Thisishowoneangryparentdescribedtherecentcrackdown(严厉的打击)byLondonpoliceonparentswhodroptheirkidsoffatschoolbycar.Yes,youreadthatcorrectly—theverymodeoftransportationthatmanyAmericanschoolsinsististheonlysafewaytodeliverkidstoschoolisnowconsideredillegalintheUK.
ThedecisiontofineanyvehiclesseendroppingofforpickingupkidswithinaparticularzoneofeastLondoncomesfromcitycouncillors’(议员)long-termeffortstomaketheareasaferandlesscrowded.Theysaythey’vebeentryingforyears“toencouragereasonableparking”,butinvain.Neighborhoodresidentscomplainfrequentlyabouttheirdrivewaysbeingblockedbyillegallyparkedcarsfor15minutesormore,oftenwhilethey’retryingtogettowork,andthestreetsarelongovercrowded.
Nowtheruleshavechanged.Someparentsareangry.Angieisamotherwhomadethe“bighammer”commentandsaysthecrackdownis“wayoverthetop.”Thenearestdrop-offpointforhersix-year-oldisnowafive-minutewalkfromtheschool.Othersarehappywiththedecision,severethoughitmayseem.CouncillorJasonFrostsaid:
“Traffichassignificantlyreduced,andmorechildrenarenowwalkingtoschool,whichisagreatoutcome.Iwouldratherhavecomplaintsthatweareslightlyinconveniencingparentsthanhearthatachildhadbeenseriouslyinjuredbecausenothingwasdone.”
Iwitnessdailythechaoscreatedbythesein-towndrivers,whenIwalkmyownkidstoschool.There’saparkinglotcrowdedwithvehiclesandaslow-movingtrainofcarsmovingincircles,manyfillingtheairwithharmfulsmoke.Meanwhile,theconversationsaroundoverweightchildrenandtheimportanceofdailyphysicalactivitiescontinuetostandoutinschools.
28.WhyisAngieBaillieulopposedtothenewrule?
A. SheisoftenfinedbyLondonpolice.
B. Shewillloseherjobasaschooldriver.
C. ShehasadaptedtotheAmericanpractice.
D. Shethinksitaddsinconveniencetoherkid.
29.WhatconcernedJasonFrostmost?
A. People’scomplaints.
B. Students’health.
C. Students’safety.
D. Parents’inconvenience.
30.Whatcanbeseenafterthecrackdowniscarriedout?
A. Lessdailychaos.
B. Favorfromallpeople.
C. Moreover-weightchildren.
D.
Complaintsfromneighbors.
31.Whatisauthor’sattitudetowardthecrackdown?
A. Favorable.B. Uncaring.C.Doubtful.D. Opposed.
D
Whilesleeppatternsvarywidelyamonganimalclassesandspecies,thereareafewgeneralrulesofthumb(经验法则).Sleepservesimportantevolutionaryfunctionsforallanimals,butsleeppatternsandpositionsarebasedinlargepartonavailablefoodsupplyanddefensemechanism.
Sleeppatternsinanimalshaveevolvedovertime—animalsthatsleepandgetattackedbypredators(捕食者)arelesslikelytopassontheirgenes,soanimalshavedevelopedwaystoprotectthemselvesduringsleep.Forinstance,otters(水獭)sleepholdinghands,orcoverthemselvesinseaweedtoprotecttheiryoungandstayafloatwhileasleep.Likewise,cowsandsheepsleepinagroup—thereissafetyinnumbers.
Evolutionarybiologistsconsiderthatpredationandfearofpredatorshaveinfluencedthedevelopmentofsleeppatternsacrossspecies.Animalsthateatmeattendtosleepmorethananimalsthateatplants.Cathemeral(间歇性)specieslikelionssleepinshortspellsduringboththedayandnightsoastoenablethemtoseizefoodwhenitbecomesavailable.
Ingeneral,animalssleepaccordingtowhattheyeat—animalsthateatfoodwithlowercaloriessleeplessthanothers.Thismayexplainwhyplanteatersneedtospendmoretimeawake,toensuretheygetenoughfoodandenergy.Forexample,planteaterslikegiraffesandelephantssleep30minutestojustafewhoursperdayrespectively.However,thereareexceptionstothisrule,likethekoala.Theireuealyptus(桉树)-baseddietdoesn’tgivethemmuchenergy,buttheysleepfor15hoursperday,andslittherestoftheirtimeeatingandresting.
Anoteaboutthestudiesreferencedinthisarticle:
becausemostanimalsleepstudiesareperformedusingEEGtests,theyaretypicallyperformedonanimalsinzoosandresearchfacilities.Asaresult,theymaynotaccuratelyreflecttheirnaturalsleephabitsinthewild,giventhestressesofazooenvironmentandconsistentavailabilityoffood.
32.Whydocowsandsheepsleepingroups?
A.Toprotectthemselves.B.Topassontheirgenes.
C.Tokeepthemselveswarm.D.Togetphysicalcloseness.
33.Theunderlinedphrase“thisrule”inparagraph4indicatesthatanimalseatingplants______.
A.havedifferentsleeppatterns.
B.spendshorttimeeatingandresting.
C.needlesstimetosleepthanmeateaters.
D.sleep30minutestoafewhoursperday.
34.What’sthepurposeofthelastparagraph?
A.Toexplainthestudies’dangers.
B.Topointoutthestudies’limitations.
C.Todescribethestudies’detailedprocedures.
D.Toaddthestudies’backgroundinformation.
35.Whatgreatlyaffectsanimals’sleeppatterns?
A.Theirgenes.B.Theireatinghabits.
C.Classesandspecies.D.Foodandsafety.
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短