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清远市届高三上学期期末教学质量检测英语
清远市2018届高三上学期期末教学质量检测
英语
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第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,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,D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Abookstorecanbeaninterestingplacetovisit.Let’scheckoutsomeofthemostinterestingbookretailersoutthere.
LibreriaAcquaAlta,Venice,Italy
Thisbookstorefeaturesclassicvolumes(藏书)ofAmericanandItalianbookspackedintraditionalboats.Butthemostattractivethingisthebackofthebookstore,whichopensuptoabeautifulcanal.“It’sabookshoprightonthecanalthatfloodseveryyear,sotheownerkeepshisbooksinboatstoprotectthem,”writesParisReview.
TheBookworm,Beijing,China
TheBookwormisbothalendinglibraryandabookstorewithanenormouscollection.There’salsoapopularEuropeancaféinit.“WelovethisBeijingspotwhenweareeagerforknowledgeanddecentfood.ThousandsofEnglish-languagebooksfilltheshelvesandmaybeborrowedforafeeorreadinside,”writesFodor’sTravel.
Bart’sBooks,Ojai,California
SituatedinabeautifultowninSouthernCalifornia,Bart’sBooksisthelargestoutdoorbookstoreintheworld.“Itisabeautifuloutdoorbookstorewhereyoucansiplemonadeinthecourtyardsurroundedbyplentyofbookshelves,readashortstoryundertheappletreeorplayagameofchessintheshade,butpayattentiontokeepingyournoisedown,”writestravelandlifestylebloggerMessyChic.
BarterBooks,Alnwick,UK
Thisshopusedtobeatrainstation.“Thebooksrangefromsuchcategoriesasfiction,poetryandplays,history,philosophytocrime,biography,businessandevensuchtopicsastransport,gardening,etc.,”accordingtobookstoreguide.org.“Italsohasopenfiresinthewinter,abuffetwithamenumadeupoffoodanddrinks,andachildren’sroomfilledwithtoys,”accordingtotheguide.
1.Youcannotorderfoodordrinkin.
A.LibreriaAcquaAltaB.TheBookworm
C.Bart’sBooksD.BarterBooks
2.WecaninBart’sBooks.
A.enjoythedecentfoodB.seeabeautifulcanal
C.playchessD.playballgames
3.WhatcanweknowaboutBarterBooks?
A.Ithasasmallcollectionofbooks.B.Itistoocoldtositinside.
C.Nochildrencanenterthebookstore.D.Itisadaptedforuse.
B
AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanautomobilefromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEve,whenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,aboywaswalkingaroundtheshiningnewcar,admiringit.
“Isthisyourcar,Mister?
”hesaid.
Paulnodded,“MybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.”
Theboywasastonished,“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyou,anditdidn’tcostyouanything?
”
“Boy,Iwish...”hehesitated.
OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidjarredPaulallthewaydownhisheels.
“Iwish,”theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.”
Paullookedattheboyinastonishment,thenheadded,“Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?
”
“Oh,yes.I’dlovethat.”
Afterashortride,theboyturnedwithhiseyesaglow,andsaid,“Mister,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?
”
Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheladwanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigautomobile.ButPaulwaswrongagain.
“Wouldyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?
”theboyasked.
Heranuptothesteps.Theninalittlewhile,Paulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippledbrother.Hesathimdownonthebottomstepandpointedtothecar.
“Thereheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tcosthimacent.Andsomeday,I’mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit.ThenyoucanseeforyourselfalltheprettiestthingsinthewindowsthatIhavebeentryingtotellyouabout.”
Paulgotoutandliftedtheboyintothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshinning-eyedelderbrotherclimbedinbesidehim.Andthreeofthembeganamemorableholidayride.
4.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph6meanswhattheboysaidPaulalot.
A.surprisedB.excitedC.delightedD.scared
5.Whatcanweknowabouttheboy’slittlebrother?
A.Hereceivedacarfromhiselderbrotherasagift.
B.Hecouldn’twalkwell.
C.Hewantedtobuyalltheprettiestthings.
D.HeadmiredPaul’scarandaskedforalift.
6.WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribePaul?
A.Hard-working.B.Naughty.C.Humorous.D.Kind-hearted.
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AMemorableGiftB.AnUnforgettableRide
C.ALovingBrotherD.ATrueFriend
C
At9amonSept.21,afullyloadedhigh-speedtrainleftBeijingforShanghai.Secondslater,whenthescreenshowedthespeedof350km/h,excitedpassengershelduptheircamerasandcellphonesandtookphotosofit.
China’snew-generationhigh-speedtrain,theFuxing,isnowoneofthefastesttrainsintheworld,reportedChinaDaily.
Bytheendof2016,therewere2,595high-speedtrainsrunningacrossChina,whichmadeup60percentoftheworld’stotalhigh-speedtrains,accordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency.Chinahasbuiltmorethan10high-speedrailwaysinEurope,SoutheastAsiaandSouthAmerica,andisquicklybecomingknownastheleaderofhigh-speedtraintechnology.
Besideshigh-speedrail,Chinahasimprovedpeople’slivesinmanyotherinnovativewaysoverthelastdecade.
Bikesharing,forexample,isnotnewitself.ButChinahasmadeitmuchmoreconvenientandpopularbothinChinaandoverseas.LeadingChinesebike-sharingfirmsMobikeandOfoarenowoperatinginforeigncountriessuchasSingaporeandBritain.UsersinthecountrieswereexcitedandpostedphotosofthemselvesridingtheChinesebikesonsocialmedia.
AndbackinChina,ifyou’reridingyoursharedbikeandstoptobuyabottleofwater,don’tworryifyou’veforgottenyourwallet.Youcouldeasilypaywithyoursmartphonebyscanningtheseller’sQRcode.
CashlesspaymenthasgrownintoalifestylechoiceforChinesepeople–evenastreetstallsellingfruithasaQRcode.
Sowhat’snextforChina?
Itseemsthatwestillhavemanymoregreatideastolookforwardto.Asthecountryproducedmanygraduatesinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematicsin2016,wecanexpect“lotsofroomformanymoreinnovationstobebirthedinChina”,wrotetheFinancialTimes.
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.High-speedrailways.B.Bikesharing.
C.Cashlesspayment.D.Onlineshopping.
9.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.
A.TheFuxingisthefastesttrainintheworld
B.Chinaistakingtheleadinhigh-speedtraintechnology
C.Chinahasbuilt60%oftheworld’stotalrailways
D.EuropehashelpedChinabuild10high-speedrailways
10.Howmanyhigh-speedtrainswerethereintheworldbytheendof2016?
A.About4,300.B.About2,595.C.About1,550.D.About350.
11.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsChina’sfuturedevelopment?
A.Critical.B.Positive.C.Cautious.D.Indifferent.
D
Almostoneinsevenoftheworld’schildrenliveinriskyareaswiththemostpoisonouslevelsofoutdoorairpollution,accordingtoaUNreport.Around300millionchildrenacrosstheworldhavebeendetectedinsatelliteimagery(图像)tobeexposedtotheseverestoutdoorpollution—sixormoretimeshigherthaninternationalguidelinessuggestedbyWorldHealthOrganization.
Thesatelliteimageryalsoconfirmsaroundtwobillionchildrenliveinareaswhereoutdoorairpollution,causedbyfactorssuchasvehicleemissions,heavyuseoffossilfuels,dustandburningofwaste,ismuchsevererthanthestandardsetbyWHO.
InChina,theenvironmentalprotectionauthorityreleasedastudylastmonthshowingnearlyone-thirdofthechildrenhavebeenthreatenedbypotentialrisksfromindoorairpollution.Accordingtoitsfindings,26.8percentofchildreninChinaareexposedtoindoorairpollutionattributabletosolidfuelsusedforcookingorheating,12.7percenthavenoproperlytreateddrinkingwater,13.6percentliveinplaceswheretherearepetroleumandotherhighlypollutingfactorieswithinaradius(半径)ofonekilometer,and14.6percentliveinplaceswheretherearemajorhighwayswithin50meters.
Outdoorandindoorairpollutionaredirectlylinkedtosomedeadlydiseasesthataccountforalmostoneintenunder-fivedeaths,whichmakesairpollutiononeoftheleadingdangerstochildren’shealth.
UNICEFChinaiscooperatingwiththegovernmenttostudytheeffectsofenvironmentalhealthonchildrenandwillsupportthedevelopmentofaChildEnvironmentalHealthActionPlan.“Moreneedstobedonetoprotectchildrenfromtheeffectsofairpollution,notonlybygovernments,butbyallofus.Whilereducingoutdoorairpollutionisthelongertermgoal,immediatestepscanbetakentoreduceindoorairpollution.Switchingtocleanfuels,ensuringaircirculation,buildingenergyefficienthomesandschools,andstoppingallcigarettesmokingindoorsareexamples,”saidRanaFlowers,UNICEFRepresentativetoChina.
12.TheUNreportshowsthatabout.
A.twobillionchildrenliveinareaswiththeleastoutdoorpollution
B.oneinsevenofthechildrenintheworldliveinriskyindoorenvironment
C.one-thirdofthechildrenintheworldareunderthethreatofindoorairpollution
D.threehundredmillionchildrenintheworldsufferfromseriousoutdoorpollution
13.Theunderlinedpart“attributableto”inParagraph3canbereplacedby“”.