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9A文惠州市届高三二调英语试题

惠州市2018届高三第二次调研考试

英语

2017.10

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进

行折算），考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。

3.全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷

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

Areyoulookingforwardtowatchingsomegreatfilmsinthissummer？

Herearefourfilmsyouwon’tmiss.

WonderWoman

WonderWomanisthissummer’smostexcitingfilm.Thoughbeingasuperherofilm,itisthemostunique:

youwillseethefirstfemalesuperherostarredbyGalGadot.Ongeneralreleasefrom1June.

TheMummy

TomCruiseawakensanancientprincesswhohasnowbecomeamummy.Cruisejumpsfromthesky,runsaroundalotandwakesupnakedinasleepingbag–butit’sSofiaBoutellaastheMummywhodrawsthemostattention.DirectorAlexKurtzmanspeakshighlyofSofiaBoutellaastheMummy:

“Ifyoulookathereyes,there'sawholeperformancegoingonhere.Evennotsayinganything,shecanconveysomethingveryemotionaltome.”Ongeneralreleasefrom8June.

BabyDriver

AnselElgortisagetawaydriver,whoisforcedtoworkforacrimeboss.Thisisacomedy-action-romancefromBritishwriter-directorEdgarWright.Thesoundinthefilmisasgreatasthevisuals,whichmakesitmuchlikeamusical,butitisquitedifferentfromLaLaLand.BabyDriverisn’tjustaseriesofsongpieces.Instead,itfindsitsformintheelegant,rapid-firecombinationofmovementandsound.Released28JuneinCanadaandtheUS.

AManCalledOve

ThisfilmhasbecomeoneofSweden’smostpopularcomedies.Inthefilmalonelyretireewhohasgivenuponlife,wastryingtokillhimself,butallhisattemptsfailed.Meanwhile,hedevelopedanunlikelyfriendshipwithhisPersianneighbor.Itisreallyatearjerker（赚人热泪的）film,whichisfunny,tragic,andheartwarmingaswell.Released25MayinHongKong,30JuneintheUK.

21.IfyouareabigfanofBatmanandSuperman,whichfilmwillyoulikebest?

A.WonderWomanB.TheMummy

C.BabyDriverD.AManCalledOve

22.AlexKurtzmanspeakshighlyofSofiaBoutellabecause________.

A.hereyesareverybeautiful

B.shedoesn’tsayanythingasthemummyinthefilm

C.shegivesanexcellentperformance

D.sheisawomanwithstrongemotions

23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaccordingtothetext?

A.Wonderwomanisthefirstfemalesuperhero.

B.SofiaBoutellaperformsaswellasTomCruise.

C.BabyDriverisamusicallikeLalaLand.

D.TheaudienceofAManCalledOvemayexperiencedifferentfeelings.

B

WhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,andourtelevisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Iwasneverbored.Thefields,hills,andwoodlandsaroundmyhomeweretheperfectplayground.Icanrememberoncehikingtoanearbylake.AtthebacksideofitIwasamazedtofindanolddirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Itwasfullofmuddytracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.

Iwalkedonandonforhours.Iwassuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyear“turnaroundandheadbackhome”,butIwasstubborn,soIwalkedon.Therewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsight.InoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscared.Ididn’twanttoenduptrappedonthisroad,andIwasworriedthatitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.

Icontinuedtowalkonwithsomethinggrowinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswereaching.IwasalmostintearswhenIturnedonelastcurveandsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatIrecognized.Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.ItwasstilloveramileawaybutmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabigsmileonmyfacejustintimefordinner.

IrememberedthisrecentlywhenIsawasignthatsaid:

“Allroadsleadhome.”Itistrue.Inthislife,allroads,nomatterhowtheytwistandturn,canleadushomeagain.Whatisimportant,though,ishowwetravelthem.Arewegoingtogoforthinfearorarewegoingtogoforthinfaith?

Arewegoingtomakethislifeaterribletriporarewegoingtomakethislifeajoyfuljourney?

Thechoiceisours.

24.Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?

A.Becausehecouldhavefuninnature.

B.BecausehecouldwatchTVallday.

C.Becausehehadmanyfriends.

D.Becauseheusedtoexploretheolddirtroad.

25.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?

A.Hethoughthewouldbescoldedbyhisparents.

B.Hefeltcontradictoryinmind.

C.Hethoughthewouldbetrappedinthewoods.

D.Hewasunconscious.

26.Whatdoes"something”probablymeaninparagraph3?

A.DoubtB.HopeC.CourageD.Fear

27.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?

A.Alwaysmakechoicesonourown.

B.Allroadsleadhome.

C.It’sourattitudethatmattersinourlife.

D.Everyeffortisworthwhile.

C

Inmanyways,ProvidenceMountSt.VincentinSeattleisatypicalseniorlivingcommunity.Itishometoabout400elderlyresidentsandprovidesthemwithdifferenttypesofassistance.However,itisalsotheInter-generationalLearningCenter---apreschoolwherechildrenandseniorshavethechancetobond.

Establishedin1991,theILC’spurposeistoallowkidstolearnaboutacceptancewhilealsobeingnurtured.Italsoaimstohelpseniorsdevelopagreatersenseofself-worthandstrengthensocialinteractions.Babiestoprekindergarten-agedchildrenareplacedintosixdifferentclassesattheILC.Thekidsattendartandmusicclasses,aswellasstorytimeandexercisetimewiththeseniors.MarieHoover,ILCdirector,saidthatinteractingwiththeseniorshasprovenbeneficialfortheyoungones,makingthemmoreopen-minded.

“FortheILCchildren,interactingwiththeresidentsissimplypartoftheirday-to-daylifehereandthewayagingis‘normalized’,whichmaybethemostimportantbenefittheyreceive,”Hooversaid.“I’vehadparentscallmeyearsaftertheirchildrenhavegraduatedfromourprogramtoletmeknowaboutsomeincidentswhentheirchildwasthefirsttowarmlygreetsomeonewhohappenedtobeinawheelchair.”

Asfortheseniors,they’redelightedbythecompanionshipthechildrenprovide.Thechildrenbringsomuchenergyandjoytoourresidents.Manyofresidentsarewidowsorwidowersandcanbecomelonely.Theiradultchildrenmaystillbeworking,sotheymaynotgettoseethemasoftenastheywouldlike.Havingthechildrenstaywiththeoldmakesourresidentsfeeltheyarestillpartofacommunity.Theyoungandtheoldconnectandlearnfromoneanotheratthisuniquefacility.

28.ILCisintendedto_______.

A.buildatypicalseniorlivingcommunity

B.takegoodcareofthechildren

C.benefitboththechildrenandtheseniors

D.ridtheseniorsofloneliness

29.FromwhatHooversaidinPara.3,wecanlearnthattheILCchildren_________.

A.keepintouchwiththeseniorseveniftheyhaveleftILC

B.cometorealizethatagingisanormalpartoflife

C.takedifferentattitudestotheelderlyaftergraduation

D.thinkiteasytointeractwiththeelderlyresidentsinILC

30.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_________.

A.thebenefitstheseniorsreceive

B.thesituationoftheseniors

C.children’scompany

D.theinteractionbetweenthechildrenandtheseniors

31.Theunderlinedwordsthisuniquefacilitymayreferto_________.

A.aspecialbuildingB.atypicalfamily

C.atypicalteachingprogramD.aspeciallearningcenter

D

Areyoucontentwiththeshapeofyournose?

Ifnot,theclimatemaybetoblame,notyourparents.

ThisisaccordingtoarecentstudycarriedoutbyscientistsfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,US.Theyfoundthatclimateplayedakeyroleinshapingournoses.Thefindingswerebasedonanexaminationofthesizeandshapeofnosesof476peoplefromfourregions---WestAfrica,EastAsia,SouthAsiaandNorthernEurope,using3-Dfacialimagingtechnology.

“Peoplehavethoughtforalongtimethedifferenceinnoseshapeamonghumansacrosstheworldmayhavearisenasaresultofnaturalselectionbecauseofclimate,”ArslanZaidi,oneoftheleadauthorsofthestudy,toldTheGuardian.Butwhilepreviousstudieswerebasedonmeasurementsfromhumanskulls,Zaidiandhisteamlookedatnoseshapeitself.

Theresultshowedthatwidernosesaremorecommoninwarmandhumidclimates,whilenarrowernosesaremorecommonincoldanddryclimates.That,Zaidisaid,couldbebecausenarrowernasalpassageshelptoincreasethemoisture（潮湿）contentofairandwarmit，whichiseasieronourlungs.This,inturn,ledtoagradualdecreaseinnosewidthinpopulationslivingfarawayfromtheequator.

Morestudyisstillneededtotestthelinkbetweenclimateandnoseshape,butZaidibelievesthecurrentfindingsarevaluableinunderstandingpotentialhealthissue.“Aswebecomemoreofaglobalcommunity,wearegoingtocomeacrossclimatesthatwearenotadaptto,”hetoldtheGuardian.Thismeansmovingtoaverydifferentclimatemightincreasetheriskofbreathingproblems.

However,headded,“Thismaynotbenecessarilytrueforvariousreasonssuchasofmodernmedicineandthefactthatourcurrentclimateisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.”

32.FromthepassageweknowmostpeoplefromSingaporehave________noses.

A.widerB.narrowerC.smallerD.larger

33.Narrowernosesarehelpfulto________.

A.cooltheairB.warmtheairC.takeinmoreoxygenD.drytheair

34.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthestudy?

A.Zaidi’steammeasuredhumanskullusing3-Dtechnology.

B.Shapesofournosesaredeterminedbyourparents.

C.Noseshapehelpspeopleadapttotheenvironment.

D.It’scertainthatpeoplewillsufferfrommorebreathingproblems.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Whatfactorsshapenoses?

B.Howtomakeyournoseattractive?

C.Noseshapescausebreathingproblems

D.Climateshapesnoses

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

By2025,watershortagewillbeabigproblemforabout1.8billionpeople.Inaworldwherewaterresourceisincreasinglyshort,nationscannotaffordtowasteit.___36___Afterweusewaterinourhomesandbusinesses,itiswashedaway,andtakesmanyvaluableresourceswithit.

Wastewaterisrichincarbonandnutrients.___37___Anumberofnationsandmajorcitieshavealreadybuiltwastewatertreatmentplants.Theycaneffectivelyrecovernutrientsandbioenergy,andproduce“newwater”thatcanbereused.Butmorethan80%ofallwastewaterstillcurrentlyflowsintonaturalecosystems,pollutingtheenvironmentandtakingvaluablenutrientsandotherrecoverablematerialswithit.

___38___Thisisstillbetterthanthesituationinsmallercities.InLatinAmericancountries,thoselivinginsmallandmedium-sizedcitiesatmosttreatintheformofseptictanks（化粪池）thatlackregularandpropermaintenance.

Imaginethatoutsideoneofthesesmallcitiesliesalovelypieceofland:

onthesurfaceitispleasinglybuiltandprovideshabitatsforlocalwildlife.Beneaththesurfaceisawetlandthattreatswastewaterandproducesenergy.Theenergyproducedsavesfamiliesfromhavingtousefirewoodcollectedinthewild.Thisisnotadreamproject.___39___Ateamofscientistshavebeenlookingintothepotentialofconstructedwetlandenvironments.Havinganalyzed800examplesofbiomassinmorethan20countries,theyfoundthat,dependingonclimateandthetypeofplantusedintheconstructionofthistypeofwetland,upto45hectaresoflandcouldbeirrigated