届湖南省长沙市长郡高三模拟卷二.docx

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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

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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