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最新佛山一模英语
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2018年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测
(一)
英语2018.1
本试卷共9页,满分120分,考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
1、本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。
答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。
将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。
因笔试不考听力,选择题从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始,试题序号从“21”开始。
2、答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔在答题卡上对于应题目选项的答题信息点涂黑;如需要改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。
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考试结束后,将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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,并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑
A
HerearefourhomesforsalearoundtheU.S.withlinkstopast,presentand
futurepresidents,aswellastheirclosefamilies.
JohnF.KennedysWeekendRetreat
AmodestfarmnearMiddleburg,Virginia,wasbuiltbyJohnFKennedyandhis
wifeintheearly1960s.Theformerfirstladydesigneditherself.Thefour-bedroom
propertyiscurrentlybackonthemarketfor$5.95million,decreasedby$2million
comparedwith2015.Itwas$10.99millionwhenitfirstwasputupforsalein2013.
JackieKennedysSummerHouse
AnotherKennedy-linkedpropertyforsaleistheLasataestateintheHamptons,
designedbyarchitectArthurC.Jacksonandbuiltin1917.Setonmorethanseven
acresoflandneartheocean,itincludesa10-bedroomhousethatwasrestoredin2007,
includingathree-cargaragebuilding.It'sonthemarketfor$38.9million,alittlebit
higherthanlastyear.
ChesterA.Arthur'sSummerWhiteHouse
ChesterA.Arthur,whobecamethe21stpresidentin1881,spentsomeofhis
downtimehere.Thethree-story,six-bedroomVictorianmansion,whichwasbuiltin
1796andhasbeenrecentlyrestored,isforsalewitha$14.2millionpricetag,down
from$20millionin2015.Featuresincludealibrarywithfireplace,aformaldining
andlivingroomandafamilyroomoverlookingthegardenandtheswimmingpool.
PresidentObama'sSummerRental
ThisMartha'sVineyardhomeservedasthesummerWhiteHousetoPresident
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Obama.ItiscurrentlyforsaleforS19.1million,downfromS22.5millioninJuly
2015.Setonnineacresoflandandwithitsownprivateroad,thispropertynodoubt
actedasaperfectsummerhideawayforthosewhodidn'twanttheireverymovement
seen.Inadditiontoprivacy,otherfeaturesincludeaheatedpool,half-basketballcourt,
outdoorterracesandatwo-bedroomguestcottage
21.Whichhousehasthelongesthistory?
A.PresidentObama'sSummerRental
B.JackieKennedy'sSummerHouse
C.ChesterA.Arthur'sSummerWhiteHouse
D.JohnF.Kennedy'sWeekendRetreat
22.WhatisthefeatureofPresidentObama'sSummerRental?
A.PrivacyB.ArchitectureC.LocationD.Price.
23.Whatdothefourhouseshaveincommon?
A.Theirpricesaregoingdowntheseyears.
B.TheyhaveconnectionswithUSpresidents.
C.Theyhaveahistoryofmorethanacentury.
D.Theyhavemorethan5bedroomsinthehouse.
B
Itwasjustonewordinoneemail,butitcausedhugefinanciallossesfora
multinationalcompany.Themessage,writteninEnglish,wassentbyanativespeaker
toacolleagueforwhomEnglishwasasecondlanguage.Unsureoftheword.the
receiverfoundtwocontradictorymeaningsinhisdictionary.Heactedonthewrong
one.Monthslater,seniormanagementinvestigatedwhytheprojecthadfailed,costing
hundredsofthousandsofdollars.
Whensuchmisunderstandingshappen,it'susuallythenativespeakerswhoareto
blame.Ironically,theyareworseatdeliveringtheirmessagethanpeoplewhospeak
Englishasasecondorthirdlanguage.
AlotofnativespeakersarehappythatEnglishhasbecometheworld'sglobal
language.Theydon'tfeeltheneedtoaccommodateoradapttoothers.Theyoftentalk
toofastforotherstofollowandusejokes,slang,shortformsandreferencesspecific
totheirownculture.ThefirsttimeIworkedinaninternationalinstitution,somebody
said‘ETA16:
53'andIthought‘WhatthehellisETA?
',saysMichaelBlatter,an
executiveinaninternationalcompany.
Andthenthere'sculturalstyle.WhenaBritishreactstoaproposalbysaying
hat'sinteresting,afellowBritishmightrecognizethisashat'srubbishButother
nationalitieswouldtakethewordinterestingonfacevalue.
Also,lotsoftheinformationisnotfullyunderstoodbecauseofthecomplex
languagenativespeakersuse.Toomanynon-nativespeakers,especiallytheAsians
andtheFrench,aretooconcernedaboutnot“losingface”andnodapprovinglywhile
notgettingthemessageatall,becauseofwhich,thenativespeakerscontinue
deliveringinformationthatmakeslittlesensetothem.Theinformationgapis
unnoticedandkeepswidening.
Nativespeakersshouldcommunicateefficientlywithsimplelanguage.When
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tryingtocommunicateinEnglishwithagroupofpeoplewithdifferentlevelsof
fluency,it'simportantfornativespeakerstomakethesamepointinacoupleof
differentwaysandaskforsomeacknowledgement,reactionandaction,toknow
whetherthey'vebeenunderstoodornot.
24.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageiswrittento_____.
A.tellreadersaninterestingstory
B.introducethetopicofthepassage
C.statetheimportanceofEnglish
D.showanexampleofcommunication
25.WhatcanwelearnaboutMichael?
A.HethinksBritishpeopletalktoofast
B.Hefeelsnoneedtoadapttoothers
C.He'snotanativeEnglishspeaker.
D.HefindsBritishculturehardtounderstand
26.WhatmightcausetheAsiansandtheFrenchto“loseface”accordingtothe
passage?
A.Beingunabletousecomplexlanguage
B.Beingnon-nativeEnglishspeakers
C.Failingtounderstandnativespeakers
D.Noddingapprovinglywhilelistening
27.Nativespeakersareadvisedtoaskforlistenersacknowledgementinorderto____.
A.talktoagroupofpeopleatthesametime
B.learnaboutlisteners'levelsoffluency
C.getsuggestionsfromlisteners
D.checklisteners'understanding
C
Scientistshaveidentifiedtheorderofthegeneofthegiraffeforthefirsttimeto
helpexplainhowthetallestanimalsonearthdevelopedtheirremarkablylongnecks.
Beingagiraffeisnoteasy.Topumpbloodtwometersupfromthechesttothe
braincallsforapowerfulheartandtwicethebloodpressureofothermammals.
Giraffesalsoneedspecialsafetysystemtoletthembenddownforadrinkandraise
theirheadsagainwithoutfeelingdizzy.
Theanimals'uniquebodystructurehaslongbeenapuzzleforbiologists,
includingCharlesDarwin.Now,bycomparingthegeneofthegiraffewithitsclosest
relative,theshort-neckedokapi,scientistshavesolvedpartofthepuzzlebystudying
changesinasmallnumberofgenesresponsiblebothforregulatingbodyshapeand
circulation.Thissuggeststhatthedevelopmentofalongneckandapowerfulheart
wenthandinhand,drivenbyarelativelysmallnumberofgeneticchanges.
Theinterpretationofthegeneticfactorsbehindthegiraffe'sremarkableheart
systemcouldalsobeinstructiveforhumanhealth,sincetheanimalsappeartoavoid
thekindoforgandamageoftenfoundinpeoplewithhighbloodpressure.
Themorefundamentalquestionofwhygiraffesdevelopedtheirlongnecks
remainsopen,however.Theapparentlyself-evidentideathatitwastoreach
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ever-higherfoodsupplieshasbeenchallengedinthepast20yearsbyacompeting
beliefthatitisactuallyduetocompetitionamongfightingmalesforfemales.
Unlikelong-neckedbirds,whichhaveadditionalvertebrae(椎骨),giraffeshave
thesamesevenvertebraefoundinallmammals,althoughtheirsaregreatlyextended.
28.Astrongheartisveryimportantforagiraffebecauseit____.
A.pumpsbloodtothebrainhighaboveitsbody
B.keepsthebloodpressureatanormallevel
C.helpsthegiraffefindadrinkatlowerplaces
D.keepsthegiraffesafeindifferentenvironments
29.Scientistscomparethegeneofthegiraffeandtheshort-neckedokapibecausethe
latter___.
A.hasaquitespecialbodystructure
B.isapuzzleworthfurtherstudy
C.isinthesamefamilyasthegiraffe
D.hasgonethroughfewgeneticchanges
30.Whichpossiblycausedthegiraffetodevelopalongneck?
A.Itsfavoritefoodathighplaces
B.Itsattemptstoattractfemales
C.Itsneedtoavoidorgandamage.
D.Itsgreatly-extendedvertebrae
31.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?
A.Tointroduceanewfindingofscience.
B.Toexplaingeneticchangesinanimals.
C.Todescribegiraffesbodystructure.
D.Tochallengeabeliefoftwentyyears.
D
Bettysmith'sfirstnovel,ATreeGrowsinBrooklyn,becameimmediatelypopular
whenitwaspublishedin1943.Thestoryissetintheyearsof1900to1920.Ittellsof
FrancieNolanandherparents,whowereborntoimmigrants,andtheirstruggleto
providefortheirfamily.Smithsaysshebasedthestoryonherownexperiences
growingupintheneighborhoodofWilliamsburginBrooklyn,aboroughofNew
YorkCity.It'swidelybelievedthatthecharacterofFrancieisbasedonSmith.
Thetreeofthebook'stitlereferstothebigTreeofHeavenwhichgrowsnearthe
family'sapartmentbuilding,despiteattemptstogetridofit.It'sasymbolforFrancie
herself.Francieisdeterminedtosurviveandimproveherlife,despitethingsthatget
inherway:
herfatherisanalcoholicanddies,hermotherdoesn'tcareaboutFrancie's
dreamsandherfamilyisalmostconstantlypoor.
ThenoveltellsthestoryofhowFrancie'sparents,JohnnyandKatieNolan,met
asteenagers.Katielaterbecamepregnant,andtheymarriedbeforeeitherofthemhad
turned20.Despitehischarmandgoodnature,Johnnyisanalcoholicwho