广东省广州市届高三英语调研测试试题附答案.docx

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广东省广州市届高三英语调研测试试题附答案

2018届广州市高三年级调研测试

英语

2017.12

本试卷共10页，满分120分。

考试用时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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

MetropolisBookClub

Membership:

Allyouneedtodoisfillouttheorderformatthebottomofthepage,selectyourfirstorderfromourbooklistandthenpostthecompletedformbacktous.

Specialoffersfornewmembers:

●Asaspecialoffer,youmaychooseanyreduced-pricebooksfromournewmembers’book

list,tothevalueof100yuanintotal.

●Ticktheboxonyourformtoorderafreewatch.

●Joinbeforetheendofthismonthandyoureceiveanotherfreebookcarefullychosenbyour

staff.

●Orderanaudio-bookfromthemanyonoffer,athalftherecommendedretailprice.

Whenyou’vejoined:

Asamemberyougetaround50%offthepublisher’spriceofeverybookyoubuy,andwhat’smore,theycomestraighttoyourdoor.Yourfreeclubmagazinearrivesonceamonthtokeepyouuptodatewiththelatestbest-sellerswe’veaddedtoourlist.OntheInternet,youcanfindallourtitlesfortheyearatourexclusivemembers’website.Ourwebsitealsohasabookswapservicewherememberscanrequestorofferbooksforexchange.

Beingamember:

Allyouhavetodoisorderfourbooksduringyourfirstyear.Afterthat,youcandecideonthenumberofbooksyouwishtotake.

Ineachofyourmonthlyclubmagazines,ourexperiencedstaffchoosea“BookoftheMonth”foryou,whichisofferedatanextra-specialprice.Ifyoudonotwantthisbook,justsaysointhespaceprovidedontheformandsenditbacktous.Wealwayssendthebookifwedonotreceivethisform.

Oncewereceiveyourorder,yourbooksaredeliveredwithinoneweek.Andremember,youhaveuptoafortnighttodecideifyouwishtokeepthebooksyouhaveordered.Iftheyaren’twhatyouexpectedjustsendthemback!

21.HowcanyoubecomeamemberoftheMetropolisBookClub?

A.Byorderingawatchfreeofcharge.

B.Bysendingtheadvertisementtotheclub.

C.Bychoosingbookswithspecialprices.

D.Byreturningthecompletedorderform.

22.Whatinformationdoesthemonthlymagazinegivemembers?

A.Thepercentagesavedoneachbook.

B.Thenamesofallthebookssoldbytheclub.

C.Thelistofthenewestbooksavailabletobuy.

D.Thebooksthatcanbeswappedbyclubmembers.

23.Whatcanweinferfromthelastpartofthepassage?

A.Atleastfourbooksshouldbeboughteachyear.

B.Memberscanlookatthebooksbeforetheybuythem.

C.Membersneedtobuythe“BookoftheMonth”.

D.Themorebooksbought,thehigherthemember’sgrade.

B

Palomasatatacomputerintheschoollibrary.Shestaredattheblankscreenandtheblinkingcursor.Sherummagedaroundinherbackpackforarubberband,andthenshepulledherhairintoathickponytail.Palomalookedatthecomputerscreen.Itwasstillblank.ShesighedandflippedthroughhernotebooktorereadtheassignmentMr.Molinahadgiventheclassthreeweeksago.Itwasdueinjusttwodays,andPalomaknewthatshecouldn’tprocrastinateanylonger.

Writeacreativeshortstoryusinganexperiencethatyouhavehadrecently,Palomaread.Yourstoryshouldincludetwoexamplesoffigurativelanguage.

PalomaandherfamilyhadrecentlytakenatripalongNorthCarolina’scoast.Theyhadvisitedfourdifferentlighthouses,andPalomawonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinalighthouse.Sheknewthatbeforelighthouseswereautomated,theywererunbyalighthousekeeperwholivedonthepremises.Palomathoughtshe’dlovetobealighthousekeeper.Withoutthinkingaboutitanylonger,Palomabegantowritethestory.

IsatwithmycatSadiecurledonmylapandlookedoutthewindowatthecrashingwaves.Theheavyrainbeatagainstmylighthouselikeathousandfootstepsracingupanddownthewalls.IheldSadiecloser,andsheletoutasmallmeowofdispleasure.IknewthatthecomingstormcouldnotbetoodangerousifSadiewasstillactingnormally.Ihadreadthatanimalscansensechangesinweatherandwillseekshelterfromatornadoorhurricane.IwasrelyingonSadie’scalmnesstogetmethroughmyfirsthurricaneontheisland.

Iknewthatmylighthousewassturdilybuilt.Ithadsurvivedmorethanonehundredyears’worthofhurricanesandtropicalstorms.Therewasnoreasontobelievethatitcouldn’tsurviveanother.IlookedupatthestaircasethatspiraledabovemeandworriedasIfeltthetowerswayslightlyinagustofwind.

Palomastoppedandrereadwhatshehadjustwritten.Shesmiledtoherselfindelight,savedherstory,andthensettledintoherchairtocontinuewriting.Shewasn’tsurewhatwasgoingtohappennext,butsheknewthatifshekeptgoing,thestorywouldcontinuetotellitself.Palomacouldn’twaittofindoutwhereitwouldtakeher.

24.WhyisPalomafeelinganxiousatthebeginningofthepassage?

A.Shehasn’tmuchtimelefttodoherwritingtask.

B.Shedoesn’tknowthedetailsofherwritingtask.

C.Shehascompletelyforgottenaboutherwritingtask.

D.Shedoesn’tknowwhatiswrongwithhercomputer.

25.WhatistheinspirationforPaloma’sstoryidea?

A.Hercat.B.Herteacher.C.Hertrip.D.Herdream.

26.InPaloma’sstory,howdoesthelighthousekeeperdecideifthestormisdangerous?

A.Bylisteningtotheweatherreport.

B.Bywatchingthecrashingwaves.

C.Byobservingthecat’sbehaviour.

D.Bymeasuringthemovementofthelighthouse.

27.Asdescribedinthefinalparagraph,howdoesPalomafeelaftershehaswrittenthefirstpartof

herstory?

A.Confused.B.Excited.C.Relieved.D.Determined.

C

Formanyyears,BruceBexlerdreamedofgoingwherenohumanhadgonebefore.Hewantedtocutapaththroughunexploredlandsanddiscoverrare,exotic species.

Thatmightsoundlikeanimpossibledream,butBexlerturneditintoareality.

InDecember2015,heandateamofAustralianandAmericanscientistsventuredintoanisolated tropicalrainforestontheislandofNewGuinea.Theywerethefirstpeopleevertoenterthemist-coveredregion.“Astimewaslimited,weweredroppedinbyhelicopter.Oncewewereontheground,therewerenotrailsanywhere;itwasreallyhardtogetaround,”Bexlersays.

Withinminutesoflanding,theteamspottedablackchicken-likebirdwithstrangeorangeskinhangingfromitsneck.Thescientistssoondeterminedthattheunusualcreaturewasatypeofhoneyeater—thefirstnewbirdspeciestobesightedonNewGuineain60years.

Thehoneyeaterwasn’ttheonlysurpriseforthescientists.Theydiscoveredmorethan40previouslyunknownplantandanimalspecies—13birdsofparadise,20frogs,fourbutterflies,andfivepalms.“Wewerelikekidsinacandystore,”Bexlerrecalls.“Everywherewelooked,wesawamazingthingswehadneverseenbefore.”

Thenewfoundspeciesdidn’tshyawayfromthescientists.Twolong-nosedechidnas—primitiveegg-layingmammals—letthevisitorspickthemupandtakethembacktocamptostudythem.Anechidnalookslikeahedgehogandisalsocalledaspinyanteater.

Bexlerthinkstheanimalsweren’tscaredbecausetheyhadneverseenhumansbefore.“InalmostallpartsofNewGuinea,animalsarehuntedforfood,andbecauseofthis,theyareverycautiousofpeople,”heexplains.“Thisareagivesscientistsaplacewheretheycangotostudythebehavioursofanimalsthathavenotyetlearnedtobeafraidofpeople.”

ScientistsbelievetheareaisprobablythelargestuntouchedforestinAsia.LocalpeoplecalledKwerbahuntandcollectplantsfromtheouter-edges oftheforestbuttoldBexlerthatnoteventheirancestorshadgonesofarintothewoods.Thewoodedareaisapproximatelya10-daywalkfromthenearestvillage.

Bexlerandhisteamdidnothaveenoughtimeduringtheexpeditiontostudytheareacompletely.Theyhopetoreturnandexpecttorecordmanymoreundiscoveredspecies.“Wejustscratchedthesurface,”Bexlersays.“Anyonewhogoestherewillcomebackwithamystery.”

28.WhichwordbestdescribesBruceBexler?

A.Adventurous.B.Cautious.C.Optimistic.D.Thorough.

29.WhatdoesBruceBexlermeaninParagraph5whenhesaysthescientists“werelikekidsinacandystore”?

A.Theydidn’thaveenoughfoodandwerehungry.

B.Theywereveryexcitedaboutwhattheysaw.

C.Theyweremisbehavinglikenaughtychildren.

D.Theyknewthatiftheykeptsearching,they’dfindsugar.

30.Whydidsomeoftheanimalsallowthescientiststopickthemup?

A.Thescientistsseemedtobeveryfriendly.

B.Thescientistswereskilledinhandlinganimals.

C.Theanimalshadbeenwell-trainedbythelocalpeople.

D.Theanimalshadnoexperienceorfearofpeople.

31.WhatcanweconcludeabouttheareaBruceBexlerexplored?

A.Thebestwaytoexploretheareaisbyhelicopter.

B.Theareahasnotbeenvisitedbyscientistsformanyyears.

C.Theareastillcontainsmanyplantsandanimalsunknowntoscience.

D.Thelocalsareunwillingtoallowthescientiststoenterthedeepwoods.

D

Petrolanddieselcarsmaystilldominateourroads,buttheirdaysarenumbered.Arecentuniversitystudyfoundthatcurrentelectriccarscouldbeusedfor87percentofdailycarjourneysintheUS.Thatfigurecouldriseto98percentby2020.

Onehurdletothewidespreadadoptionofelectriccarshasbeen‘rangeanxiety’—drivers’concernsaboutrunningoutofjuiceonajourney.Whilepetrolstationsareconvenientlylocatedacrossnationalroadsystems,thenecessarynetworkofelectricchargingstationsisstillbeingdeveloped.Thatsaid,chargingpointsarebecomingincreasinglycommonthroughouttheUSA.

Attitudestowardselectricvehicleshavechangedquiteconsiderablyoverthelastfewyears.