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广东省珠海市学年度第二学期高三二模英语试题
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一、阅读理解
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Thisweek,we’resharingourfavoriterecentreads.Tohelproundoutourrecommendations,wealsotappedsomefolkswhoyou’veheardonCodeSwitchbefore—novelists,scholars,poetsandpodcasters.
AllYouCanEverKnowbyNicoleChung
“Thebookisanextraordinary,honestandsympatheticlookatadoption,raceinAmericaandfamiliesingeneral.It’salsosuchanengagingread.Istayedupwaytoolateonenightreadingitbecausethestoryjustpulledmein.AndI’verecommendedmanyofmyfriendstoreaditsoIcantalkaboutitwiththem.”—JasmineGuillory,authorofTheWeddingDate,TheProposalandtheforthcomingbookTheWeddingPart.
BecomingbyMichelleObama
“It’sadeeply-movingcomingofagestoryofMichelleObamainherearlylife.Therearesuchmovinganecdotesabouthowthisfamilyjustinvestedeverythinginthepossibilityofgivingtheirchildrenabetterlife.It’snotasweetbook,butatthesametime,it’sdeeplyhopefulaboutthepossibilityofwhathappenswhenyouworkhard,whathappenswhenyoulovehard.”—TayariJones,authorofAnAmericanMarriage,SilverSparrowandotherbooks.
RageBecomesHer:
ThePowerofWomen’sAngerbySorayaChemaly
“Whatreallyimpressedmeaboutthisbookisthisideathatwomenshouldbeallowedtoexpresstheiranger,particularlyinLatinAmericanfamiliesandcommunities.IjustthinkSorayagoesintothisincredibledetailcitingscientificstudiesanddifferentworksofliteraturethatreallyconveythenecessitytofemaleanger,notonlyforthehealthofwomen,butforthehealthofequalityinsociety.”—JeanGuerrero,reporterwithKPBSandauthorofCrux:
ACross-BorderMemoir.
1.WhowroteTheWeddingDate?
A.TayariJones
B.JeanGuerrero
C.JasmineGuillory
D.SorayaChemaly
2.Whichbooktellsabitterstorywithhope?
A.Becoming
B.AllYouCanEverKnow
C.SilverSparrow
D.Crux:
ACross-BorderMemoir
3.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Tosellbooks.
B.Tocommentonbooks.
C.Tosharereviewsofbooks.
D.Tocollectopinionsofbooks.
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Ourhero’soriginstorystartedthispastFebruaryinthePerinefamilylivingroominBirmingham,Alabama.Austin,a4-year-oldboy,andhisfather,TadPerine,werewatchingaprogramonAnimalPlanetaboutamotherpandaleavinghercubs.“Itoldhimthatthecubswouldbehomelessforawhile,”Tadsays.“Austindidn’tknowwhathomelessnessmeant,buthewassadandwantedtoknowmore.”
Seeingthisasateachablemoment,TadtookAustintotheFirehouseMinistries,alocalshelterthatprovideshousing,food,andotherservicesforhomelessmen.Astheydrovebytheredbrickbuilding,theysawagroupof25homelessmenstandingonthestreetcorner.“Dad,theylooksad.”Austinsaid.“Canwetakethemsomefoodandmakethemsmile?
”Thatday,AustinusedhisallowancetobuyeachmanaBurgerKingsandwichandhandedthefoodouthimself.Seeingwhattheirpresencemeanttothemenattheministry,AustinandTadreturnedthenextweek.
Afterhereturnedeveryweekforfiveweeks,wordofAustin’sactsofkindnessspreadthroughsocialmediaandnationalnewsoutlets.BurgerKingjumpedaboard,agreeingtodonate$1,000amonthforanentireyeartowardthecause.Soon,churchesandsheltersacrossthecountrybeganinvitingAustintocometodistributefoodinotherareas.WhereasbeforeAustinandTadcouldfeed25to50peopleatatime;now,thankstocorporateandcommunitysupport,theycanfeed800to2,000peopleatonce.
AsforAustin,hecontinuestogiveoutfood,smiles,andhisinspirationalmessageoflove.“ItmakesmefeellikeI’msavingtheday.”
4.HowdoesAustinfeelwhenseeingtheTVprogram?
A.Surprised
B.Joyful
C.Grateful
D.Unhappy
5.WhydidTaddriveAustintothelocalshelter?
A.Todonatesomemoneyforthehomeless.
B.Toaskforsomehelpfromthehomeless.
C.Toteachhimthemeaningofhomelessness.
D.TointroduceAustintothestaffthere.
6.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3?
A.ToconfirmAustin’sinfluence.
B.TopraiseBurgerKing’sdonation.
C.Tothankthecommunity’ssupport
D.Toconveyappreciationofthehomeless.
7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.ATeachableMoment
B.ABoyFightingAgainstHunger
C.AKindFamilyHelpingthePoor
D.Tad’sInspirationalMessageofLove
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Thetonsofplasticwe’redumpingintheoceansisfindinganewhome—thestomachsofourbeautifulmarineanimals.YetanotherreminderofthisfactwashedashoreinEasternIndonesiathisweek.Alargeamountofwaste,includingdrinkingcupsandflip-flops,wasfoundinthestomachofawhalethatdiedoffthecoastnearKapotaIsland.
The9.5-metrespermwhale(抹香鲸)wasfoundbyrescuersfromtheWakatobiNationalPark.Thewhalehadswallowed5.9kilogramsofplasticwastecontaining115plasticcups,fourplasticbottles,25plasticbags,andmorethan1,000otherkindsofpiecesofplastic,parkchiefHeriSantosotoldthereporter.
“Althoughwehavenotbeenabletodeducethecauseofdeath,thefactsthatweseearetrulyawful,”saidDwiSuprapti,amarinespeciesconservationco-ordinatoratWWFIndonesia.Shesaiditwasnotpossibletodetermineiftheplastichadcausedthewhale’sdeathbecauseoftheanimal’sadvancedstateofdecay(腐烂).Butthisisonlythelatest.
FourAsiannations—Indonesia,thePhilippines,VietnamandThailand—accountfor50%oftheplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoareportbyenvironmentalcampaignerOceanConservancyandtheMcKinseyCenterforBusinessandEnvironment.ThePhilippinesissecondtoIndonesiawhenitcomestoputtingawayplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalScienceinJanuary.Ofthe3.2millionmismanagedwasteitproduceseveryyear,1.29millionendsupintheocean.
Areportreleasedearlierthisyearstatedthattheamountofplasticintheoceanislikelytoincrease.
8.Whatcanweknowaboutthespermwhale?
A.Itsstomachisthehomeofplasticwaste.
B.Itdiedofswallowinglotsofplasticwaste.
C.Itwasthefirstwhaletoeatplasticwaste.
D.Ithadeatenmuchplasticwastebeforeitsdeath.
9.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“deduce”inparagraph3?
A.confirm
B.cause
C.approve
D.contain
10.Whichcountrydumpsthemostplasticwasteintotheoceans?
A.Thailand
B.Indonesia
C.Vietnam
D.Philippines
11.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Philippinesputsaway1.29milliontonsofplastic.
B.AspermwhalewasfounddeadnearKapotaIsland.
C.Muchdumpedplasticwastewasfoundinadeadwhale.
D.Weshouldtakemeasurestoreducethewasteinwhales.
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Ithurtstokeepsecrets.Secrecy(保密)isassociatedwithlowerwell-being,worsehealth,andlesssatisfyingrelationships.Researchhaslinkedsecrecytoincreasedanxiety,depression,symptomsofpoorhealth,andeventhemorerapidprogressionofdisease.Thereisaseeminglyobviousexplanationfortheseharms:
hidingsecretsishardwork.Youhavetowatchwhatyousay.
Newresearch,however,suggeststhattheharmofsecretsdoesn’treallycomefromthehidingafterall.Therealproblemwithkeepingasecretisnotthatyouhavetohideit,butthatyouhavetolivewithit,andthinkaboutit.
Tobetterunderstandtheharmsofsecrecy,researchersfirstsetouttounderstandwhatsecretspeoplekeep,andhowoftentheykeepthem.Theyfoundthat97%ofpeoplehaveatleastonesecretatanygivenmoment,andpeoplehave,onaverage,13secrets.
Acrossseveralstudies,researchersaskedparticipantstoestimatehowfrequentlytheyhidtheirsecretduringconversationswithothers,andalsohowfrequentlytheythoughtaboutthesecretoutsideofsocialinteractions.Theyfoundthatthemorefrequentlypeoplesimplythoughtabouttheirsecrets,thelowertheirwell-being.
Followingupthisresearch,anewpaperrevealswhythinkingaboutsecretsissoharmful.Turningthequestionaround,theconsequencesoftellingsecretsareexamined.Researchersfoundthatwhenapersonrevealsasecrettoathirdparty,itdoesnotreducehowoftentheyhavetohidethesecretfromotherswhoarestillkeptinthedark.Rather,itreduceshowoftentheirmindwanderstowardthesecretinirrelevantmoments.
Therefore,ifyouchoosetostillkeepsomethingsecret,talkingtoanotherpersoncanmaketheworldofdifference.Secretsdon’thavetohurtasmuchastheydo.
12.Whichisnotoneoftheharmsofkeepingsecrets?
A.Beingphysicallysick.
B.Mentalproblems.
C.Harmedrelationships.
D.Hidingsomewhere.
13.Whyiskeepingsecretssoharmful?
A.Becauseyoumusthidethem.
B.Becauseyouoftenthinkaboutthem.
C.Becauseit’sdifficulttokeepsecrets.
D.Becauseyoumustwatchwhattosay.
14.Howcanpeoplereducetheharmofkeepingsecrets?
A.Byworkinghard.
B.Bykeeping13secrets.
C.Bythinkingaboutthesecrets.
D.Bytellingsecretstoathirdperson.
15.Whichisthetextprobablytakenfrom?
A.Anadvertisement
B.Aresearchreport
C.Abiologytextbook.
D.Atravelbrochure.
二、七选五
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ThisIsWhyTrafficLightsAreRed,Yellow,andGreen
Everwonderedwhybluedoesn’tmeangoandbrownmeanstop?
16..
Theideathatredmeansstopandgreenmeansgohasimpactedourlivesinmorewaysthanjusttrafficsignals.Wehavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatthecolorredmeansdanger.17..Butwhywerethoseparticularcolorschosenfortrafficlightsinthefirstplace?
Forsomethingwehavetolookateveryday,whycouldn’ttheyhavebeenprettiercolorslikemagenta(紫红)andturquoise(天蓝色)?
It’simportanttoknowtha