佛山市李兆基中学届高三月考英语.docx

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佛山市李兆基中学届高三月考英语

佛山市李兆基中学2018届高三12月月考

英语

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,并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。

A

Areyoulookingforsomethingtodo?

Youmightliketotryoneofthesefourexperiences.

Crocodilewatching

Doyoufancygettingupclosetosomeofthemostterrifyinganimalsonearth?

CrocosaurusCove,inDarwin（Australia）hasthe“CageofDeath”.It’sanenclosurethat’sloweredintoapool.Thisgivesyoua360degreeviewofacrocodileasit’sbeingfed.Thecablebrokeonceandthecagesanktothebottom,butthey’vefixeditsincethen.

EdgeWalk

Howaboutwalkingalongtheedgeofabuildingseveralhundredmetersupintheair?

Ifthatsoundslikefun,headofftotheCNTowerinToronto（Ontario,Canada）.Builtin1976,thetoweris553.33meterstall.

TheEdgeWalkconsistsofa20-30minutestrollalonga1.5meterwideplatformthatrunsaroundthetower’srestaurantroof.Duringthewalk,you’reencouragedtoleanforwardsasyoulookoverToronto’sskyline（轮廓线）.

Plasticballrolling

Doyoufancyrollingdownahillinaplasticball?

Plasticballrollingispopularallovertheworld,buttheplacetogiveitagoisinRotorua（NewZealand）.BrotherDavidandAndrewAkerscameupwiththeideain1994.Atypicalorb（球）isabout3metersindiameter,withaninnerorbsizeofabout2meters.There’snobrakeorsteeringmechanism,buttheinnerlayeroftheplasticballhelpsabsorbtheshock.

Volcanobungeejumping

Ifyou’relookingfortheadventureofalifetime,howaboutgoingbungeejumpingoffahelicopterintothecraterofalivevolcano?

Aspartofthejumping,ahelicopterridetakesyoutotheVillarricavolcano,oneofthemostactiveinChile.Onceyou’reatthedropzone,youleapoffthehelicopterandfallintothevolcano.Finally,youenjoytheridebacktotheairportflyingat130kph.

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1.Accordingtothepassage,therewasanaccidentoncewhenpeople_____.

A.jumpedintotheVillarricavolcano

B.walkedalongtheplatformoftheCNTower

C.rolleddownahillinaplasticballinRotorua

D.watchedcrocodilesinthe“CageofDeath”inDarwin

2.WhichofthefollowingwasfirstinventedinNewZealand?

A.EdgeWalk.

B.Crocodilewatching.

C.Plasticballrolling.

D.Volcanobungeejumping.

3.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefourexperiencesare______.

A.interestingsports

B.excitingandextreme

C.heldonhighplaces

D.fitformiddletooldpeople

B

IusedtothinkthatlifeinJimThorpe,Pennsylvania,wasfilledwithnever-changingroutines.Ihatedthateveryoneseemedtoknoweverythingabouteveryoneelse.Everyoneseemedtoenjoytalkingaboutotherpeopleandtheirlives.Ialsodidn’tlikethefactthatpeopleseemedveryclose-minded.Ifelttrapped.IfeltlikeIwasmissingoutonopportunities.Itseemedtomethatcitylifewouldbetheopposite.

ThenItookmyfirsttriptoNewYorkCity.Icouldn’twaittoexperiencethecity.However,whenIarrivedintheBigApple,itwasn’tatallwhatIhadimagined.Iknewitwashometothousandsofpeople,butIhadn’thadtheleastexpectationtoseesomanypeopleonthestreetatonetime.Allthestreetswerefilledwithpeople.Ialsofeltalittlesurprisedtoseethateveryonewasinahurryandeverythingmovedatsuchafastpace.WhenItookthesubwayforthefirsttime,Isaidhellotothemiddle-agedwomannexttome.Shelookedatmewithdislikeanddidn’tsayaword.

Afterjustoneday,Irealizedhowimportantmysmalltownistome.NowIappreciatethefamiliarfacesIseeeveryday.Ilikethefeelingofsecurityandbelongingmytownoffers.JimThorpegivesmeasenseofcommunityandtogethernessthatthecitydoesn’tprovide.Irealizejusthowmuchasimplehellodoesforastranger—itreallycanmakeyourdayalittlebetter.

Mybigtripshowedmethatmysmalltownreallyhasinstilled（注入）moralsandvaluesinmethatIdidn’tevenknowIhad.IwouldneverhaveknownwhatabigplacemytownholdsinmyheartifIhadnottakenthattriptoNewYorkCity.

4.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutlifeinJimThorpeatfirst?

A.Peopletherecaredlittleaboutothers.

B.Peopletherelikedtoacceptnewthings.

C.Livingtherewasagreatdisadvantage.

D.Thereweremanychancesofcareerdevelopment.

5.WhatsurprisedtheauthormostinNewYorkCity?

A.Thegesturesofgreeting.

B.Themoderntransportation.

C.Thefastpaceoflife.

D.Thecrowdedstreets.

6.Whatmadetheauthorchangehis/herattitudestohis/herhometown?

A.TravellingtoNewYorkCity.

B.ThefamiliarfacesinJimThorpe.

C.Abigplaceinhis/hertown.

D.Everybodylikestalkingaboutothers.

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Loveofmysmalltown

B.Asenseofcommunity

C.ApleasanttriptoNewYorkCity

D.Differencesbetweenbigcitiesandsmalltowns

C

Ifyouwantalittleextrasecurityagainstthievesstealingyourbicycle,designerDennisSiegelhasdesignedasolution.TheRFIDBikealarmisattachedtotheseatonabicycleandgivesoffanalarmwhenitsensesmovement.“TheRFIDBikealarmismeanttobeausefuladd-ontomechanicalbicyclelocksbecauseitgreatlyextendstherangeofprotectionwithonlyafewcomponents,”Siegelexplainsonhiswebsite.“Itislow-cost,durableandeasytouse.”

TheBikealarmwasdesignedaspartofSiegel’sBachelor’sdegreethesisattheUniversityoftheArtsBremeninGermany.Thedevicewillscareoffanywould-bethievesthemomenttheybegintostealthebicycletowhichitisattached.Itisabletocontinuouslysensetheenvironmenttodistinguishbetweenspecificevents,forinstanceapassingtram/carandaserioustheft.

Siegelcreatedaworkingmodelofanalarmthatwouldsoundwhenitsensedmovement,butwasn’tinitiallysurehowitwouldbebestattachedtoabicycle.“Idecidedtomountittotherailsoftheseatbecauseitallowsforcomfortableinteractionandthepositionislessobviousasitlookslikeasmallrepairkit,”hesays.

SiegelchosetouseRFIDtechnologyratherthanBluetoothtokeepthecostsdown.Siegelexplainsthatthemostdifficultaspectofcreatingthealarmwastogettheelectroniccircuitdowntoasmallenoughsize.

ThedevicerunsoffakindofbatterythatcanbechargedbyUSBwithin2hoursandlastsforafewdayswithnormaluse.AstheBikealarmisonlyatdevelopmentstage,Siegelhasn’tsignedanyagreementstoputitonthemarket.

8.Whenitsensesmovement,theRFIDBikealarmwill_____.

A.makeawarningsound

B.fastenthebicycletightly

C.shakethebicyclequickly

D.callthepoliceautomatically

9.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightpositionoftheRFIDBikealarmonabicycle?

10.WhatdoweknowabouttheRFIDBikealarm?

A.Itcan’ttellbetweenspecificevents.

B.Itisverydifficulttouse.

C.Itusesakindofbatteryforpower.

D.ItdependsonBluetoothtechnology.

11.Itcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.

A.theelectroniccircuitisalittlelarger

B.it’sveryeasytomakeaBikealarm

C.itcoststoomuchatpresent

D.notmanyBikealarmsareproduced

D

Youmayhaveheardadultssaytheyareuncomfortableinthemorningwithoutacupofcoffee.Onereasontheymayfeelthatwayisthatcoffeecontainscaffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeineoccursnaturallyincoffee,tea,andcocoabeans,whichareusedtomakechocolate.Butnowfoodmakersareaddingittomanyproducts,frompotatochipstowater.TheUSgovernmentisespeciallyworriedabouttheproblem.That’swhytheFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）isstudyingthehealtheffectsofcaffeineonyoungpeople.Studiesshowthattoomuchcaffeinecanmakepeoplenervousandunabletosleep.What’smore,caffeineishabit-forming.Thosewhoconsumeitregularlyandstopsuddenlymayexperienceheadachesandfeeltired.

Oneofthebiggestconcernsisthelargeamountofcaffeineaddedtoso-calledenergydrinks,likeRedBull.A12-ouncecanofcolahasabout35milligramsofcaffeine.AsimilarservingofRedBullcontainsmorethanthreetimesthatamount.

TheInstituteofMedicineisalsoworkingoncaffeine-safetymeasures.“Teenagersshouldnotdrinkbeveragesthatcontaincaffeine.Theyshouldbeawareofcaffeine’seffectsonhealthandonhowthebrainworks.Take,forexample,teenagerswhoconsumecaffeinetostayawakeandstudyforatest.Theywillrememberlessofwhattheyjuststudied,”saidStallings,amemberoftheinstitute.

Companiesthatmakeproductswithaddedcaffeineclaimtheydonotadvertisethemtokids.However,thereisnolawtostopchildrenfrombuyingthem.SotheFDAneedstosetlimitsoncaffeine,especiallyinenergydrinks.Asforaddedcaffeineinfoods,thegovernmentshouldjustsayno.Ifnot,theamountofcaffeineshouldbeprintedonfoodlabelstoremindconsumers.Thegovernmentmustdothat.

Doctorssaykidsshouldavoidcaffeine.Ifyouneedextraenergy,trythesenaturalboosters:

eatright,exercise,andgetplentyofsleep.

12.WhatistheUSgovernmentparticularlyconcernedabout?

A.Thefactthatcoffeecontainscaffeine.

B.Thepracticeofaddingcaffeinetofoods.

C.Themeasuresofavoidingcaffeine’seffects.

D.Thepracticeofusingcaffeinetomakechocolate.

13.RedBullislistedinthethirdparagraphasanexampleof_____.

A.caffeine’seffectsonhealth

B.teenagers’addictiontocaffeine

C.drinkswhichcontainmuchcaffeine

D.people’sconcernaboutteenagers’health

14.Paragraph5ismainlyabout_____.

A.themeasuresofprotectingteenagersfromcaffeine’seffects

B.theprocessofthegovernment’scontrollingthe