广东省七校联合体届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题及答案.docx

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广东省七校联合体届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题及答案

七校联合体2017届高三第二次联考试卷

英语

命题学校：

桂城中学命题人：

徐新金审题人：

王宗迎

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

DOGSDRIVECAR

Auckland,NewZealand

Aftertwomonthsoflearning,Monty,andPorterwereabletodriveanautomobilearoundaracetrack.“Wewantedtoprovehowsmartrescuedogsare,”animalbehavioristMarkVettesays.Vettefirstusedvoicecommandsandtreatstoteachthedogshowtoturnasteeringwheelandhowtochangegear（换挡）.

Thedogs’rideonlyacceleratedupto7.5milesanhour,andtrainerscouldstoptheautousingaremotecontrol.

GOLDENZEBRA

Kailua-Kona,Hawaii

Zoethezebra’smarkingsarespecial.Theanimalhaswhiteandgoldenstripes.Zoe’sappearanceresultedfromarareconditioncalledamelanosis（黑素缺失症）.Herbodydoesn’tmakeenoughmelanin,thesubstanceinananimal’sskinandhaircellsthatproducescolor.“Only25othergoldenzebrasareknowntoexistintheworld,”saysAnnGoody,whorunsthewildliferefugewhereZoelives.Inthewild,lifemaybedifficultforanimalswithamelanosisbecausepredators（捕猎者）caneasilyspotthem.ButZoeisprotectedatherrefuge.

COCKATOOMAKESTOOLS

Vienna,Austria

WhenFigarothecockatoospotsfoodlyingjustoutofreachfromhiscage,hebuildsatinywoodentooltosweepthetastyprizeinhisway.

Thebirdfirstrevealedhistalentwhenastonehewasplayingwithrolledoutofhiscage.Thecockatoocouldn’treachthestone.Soheflewawayandreturnedwithasmallbranch,slippingitthroughthefencetoslidethestonetowardhim.

Wonderingifhewoulddoitagain,scientistsplacedanutexactlywherethestonehadbeen.Thistime,Figaropulledoutasmallpieceofwoodinhiscageanddraggedthenuttowardhim.

21.IfZoethezebraissetfreeinthewild,shewill_____.

A.meetnonaturalpredators

B.notgetalongwithotherzebras

C.managetomakeenoughmelanin

D.beeasilyfoundforherappearance

22.What’sspecialaboutFigarothecockatoo?

A.Heisparticularabouthisfood.

B.Heisextremelyfondofstones.

C.Heisgoodatdrawingsupportfromoutsideforces.

D.Hecantellthedifferencebetweenstonesandnuts.

23.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Amazinganimals.

B.Waystohelpanimals.

C.Animals’uniquetalents.

D.Tipsontraininganimals.

B

DrivingonuptoYosemitewithmyfamilywasexcitingbutnerve-racking（神经紧张的）.Ihadneverbeentosuchanamazingnationalparkbefore,yetIwasn’tthemostathleticpersonsoIknewthatIcouldn’tstickthroughallthehikingupanddown.Itactuallyendedupbeingafunandadventurousexperience.

Theridetherewasdefinitelylongbutworthit.AsIwokeupfrommynap,Isawthebeautifulsceneryofthetallmountainsandbeautifulstreams.Thetrailsweremadenicelyforvisitors.Thewaterfallswerebreathtaking.Climbinguprockswasoneofmyfavoriteparts.EventhoughIfellacoupleoftimes,Istillhavealotoffun.ThefactthatmyfamilyandIspentsomuchtimetogetheralltryingtofindoutwhichroutetotakeandwhatviewstowatchreallybroughtusclosertogether.

Thegreatthingaboutnatureisthat,it’sjustyou,theviews,andthepeoplearoundyou.There’snothingtheretobotheryouandit’sthebestwaytorelaxandenjoyyourself.Yosemitehas5oftheworld’shighestwaterfalls,andabout300lakes.Thestructureofeachmountainisincredible;it’sformedinwaysthatalmosttakeyourbreathaway.Someofthemareofadeepdarkcolorwithwaterfallsforming;someareformedwithspotsofgreenpeeking（窥探）out.It’sdefinitelysomethingyouwouldn’twanttomiss.

Yosemiteisn’ttheonlygreatNationalParkbutbasedonmyexperienceIhighlyrecommendgoingoutandenjoyingnaturewithfamilyandfriends.It’sagreattimetobond,laugh,andtakeinwhatMotherNatureoffers.

24.Theauthorwritesthefirstparagraphmainlyto_____.

A.introducethetopicofthispassage

B.offeranexampletous

C.tellushisfutureplanforhiking

D.describeanationalpark

25.Whileclimbinguprocks,theauthorwas_____.

A.nerve-rackingB.injuredC.pleasedD.worried

26.Accordingtothepassage,Yosemite_____.

A.iscrowdedwithvisitorseveryday

B.istheonlygreatNationalPark

C.isworthtravellingto

D.isnothingbutacommondestination

27.Theauthorsuggestsus_____.

A.keepingagoodbondwithotherpeople

B.visitingYosemitenowandthen

C.tryingtoprotecttheenvironment

D.goingouttoenjoythebeautyofnature

C

Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?

Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?

Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate（影响）itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.

Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt（破坏）theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative（保守的）anddonotlikechange.

Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.

28.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.

B.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.

C.Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.

D.Someofthemarenotattractive.

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.

B.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.

C.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.

D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.

30.By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“______”.

A.destroyoldbuildings

B.putthingsinadifferentplace

C.choosenewarchitecturalstyle

D.respectpeople’sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings

31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.

B.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.

C.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.

D.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.

D

Lovetosinkintoyourchairsandrelaxwhenyougettoschool?

Thenyouwillnotbehappytohearthatschoolsallovertheworldareseriouslyconsideringexchangingtraditionaldesksforoneswithnoseatsatall—Yes,thatmeansyouwillbeencouragedtostandthroughthosealreadytoolongmathandsciencelessons!

Whywouldanyoneeventhinkofputtingkidstosuchcruelty?

Expertssayitimprovestheirhealthandhelpsfightobesity.Whilethatmayseemalittlefar-fetched（牵强的）theofficialsatthefewschoolsaroundtheworldseemtoagree.

AmongthemareeducatorsfromtheCollegeStationIndependentSchoolDistrictinTexas,whorecentlycompletedaweek-longexperimentinvolving480studentsacrossthreeelementaryschools.The374kidsthatagreedtoparticipateinthestudywereprovidedadevicethathelpedrecordstepcountandcalorieconsumptionovertheentireperiod.

All25teachersinvolvedinthestudyreportedthatstudentsappearedtobemorealertandconcentratebetter,whenallowedtostand.Theonethingthatdidsurprisetheresearcherswasthatyoungerkidsweremorewillingtostaystandingthankidsinhighergrades.Theybelievethismayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatafteryearsofbeingaskedto“sitstill”,olderkidshaveahardertimeadjustingtothisunexpectedfreedom.

Americanschoolsarenottheonlyonesreportingsuccesswithstand-updesks.FourCatholicschoolsinPerth,Australia,whichhavebeentestingthemsinceOctober2013,haveseensimilarresults.InMay2014,GroveHousePrimarySchoolinBradford,WestYorkshire,becameEurope’sfirsttestone,withaseven-weektrialthatinvolvedtheuseofdesksmadebyErgotronintheirfifth-gradeclassrooms.Whileofficialresultsarenotoutyet,earlyreactionsfrombothteachersandstudents,havebeenextremelyencouraging.

Thefindingsofthesestudiesandothersdonepreviously,allseemtomeanthatallowingkidstomovearoundinclassroomsisawin-winforstudentsandteachers—ithelpskidsgethealthierandprovideseducatorswithamoreengagedaudience.

32.Thestudentsmaybeunhappybecause_____.

A.theyhavetoexchangedeskswitheachother

B.theofficialsshownosympathytothematall

C.therearenoseatsforthemtositinclass

D.theyhavetoexchangetraditionaldesksforoneswithnoseats

33.Olderstudentsmaynotlikestand-updesksbecause_____.

A.theyareclevererthanyoungerstudents

B.theyareeasilytiredofstandinglong

C.theyhaveformedthehabitofsitting

D.theydobadlyinclasswhilestanding

34.What