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珠海市珠海二中斗门一中届高三上学期期中联考英语
珠海市珠海二中、斗门一中2018届高三上学期期中联考
英语
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第Ⅰ卷(满分70分)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
WebDesignerNeeded
WeneedtheskillsofaWebdesignertohelpusredesignourwebsite.Theprojectwillbefunandfulfilling,andgivemuchneededvisibility(能见性)toourgrass-rootsprojectsthatareservingchildrenandmothersineverycorneroftheworld.
Organization:
Children’sFund
Location:
theUnitedStates
Duration:
3weeksto2months
LivingMiracles
DoctorsanddentistsareneededasvolunteersatShechenMedicalClinicinNepalfortwomonthsorlonger.InTibet,weneeddoctorsforonly1-2months.Dentistscancomeforonemonthorlonger.Pleaseunderstandthatmodernconveniencesarenotavailablehere.
Organization:
DilgoKhyentseFellowship
Location:
Nepal
Duration:
21daysto6years
WeekendMiracles
WeekendMiraclesgivechildrenaged9andolderintheChildren’sCentertheopportunitytovisitahostfamilywhopartnersthechildtofindthechildapermanentfamily.Thehostfamilyarrangesactivitiesthatthechildwillenjoyandintroducesthechildtotheircircleoffriends—inordertodevelopalastingconnectionwithsomeone.
Organization:
KidsaveInternational
Location:
theUnitedStates
Duration:
2daysto6weeks
ChimpanzeeSanctuaryinCameroon
InDefenseofAnimalsinAfricaneedshelpfromhighlymotivated,maturevolunteerswhocareabouttheconservationofgreatapesandarewillingtoliveinanisolated,challenging,French-speakingenvironmentforsixmonthstobenefitourfuturegeneration.
Organization:
InDefenseofAnimalsinAfrica
Location:
Cameroon
Duration:
6months
TeachingEnglishtoChildreninIndia
TheSalusFoundation,Inc.needshelpfromvolunteers,teachers,collegestudentsorrecentcollegegraduatestrainedinESL,orwhoarewillingtobetrainedinESLtoteachEnglishtothestudentsattheSulaximSchool.
Organization:
TheSalusFoundation,Inc.
Location:
India
Duration:
6weeksto9months
21.ThepurposeofWeekendMiraclesismainlytohelpchildren___________.
A.enlargetheircircleoffriends
B.findafamilywhoiswillingtoraisethem
C.learnmoreabouttheoutsideworld
D.getchancestocommunicatewithotherchildren
22.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.servingchildrenineverycorneroftheworldistheWebdesigner’sduty
B.doctorsanddentistsinNepalcanuseadvancedequipmentsuchasiPad
C.InDefenseofAnimalsinAfricawillnotpreferteenvolunteerstogotoCameroon
D.volunteersteachEnglishinIndiahavetoworkforoverayear
23.WhichofthefollowingfieldsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.TourismB.HealthC.EducationD.Wildlifeconservation
B
"Joe?
Isthatyou?
Thewomanspeakingtomeatthebaseballgamelookedalittlefamiliar.
"Marci?
'Iasked.
"Itisyou!
"sheexclaimed,smilingbroadly."Gosh,it'sgoodtoseeyouagain!
"
ItwasgoodtoseeMarci,too.OffandonduringthepastfewdecadesI’vewonderedabouther.Ialmosttriedtotrackherdownafewyearsagoaftertalkingtoamutualfriendwhohadindicatedthatthe1990shadbeenprettyrockyforMarci.Sobumpingintoheratthebaseballgamewas,attheveryleast,fortuitous.
Wespentafewminutescatchinguponthebusinessofourlives:
kidsandgrandkids,spousesandhouses,educationandrecreation(it'salwaysalittledisconcertingtoseehowfewwordsarerequiredtosummarize32yearsofliving).Weplayedalittle"haveyouseen...?
"and"didyouknow...?
"andwereminiscedaboutthegoodold,badolddays.
ThenMarcigrewquietforamoment."Youknow,Joe,"shesaid."I'vealwayswantedtotellyou...how...howsorryIamforthewayItreatedyou.Youmusthavebeenhurtbothphysicallyandmentally."Iwasalittleembarrassed.Iturnedandlookedather."It'sOK,"Isaid,"Nobigdeal!
""ButIwassuchajerk"shecontinued.Yesyouwere.Ithought.."Wewerebothprettyyoung."Ismiled."Iknow."shesaid. "Butthat'snoexcusefor..."Shehesitated,thencontinued. "It'sjustalwaysbotheredme,rememberinghowmeanIwastoyou.AndI'vewantedtotellyouthatI'msorry."
Theexpressiononherfacewaswarmandsincere.Andtherewassomethinginhereyes--itlookedalotlikerelief."OK,"Isaid."Apologyaccepted!
"Overcomebythesweetnessofthemoment,Ireachedanarmaroundherandgaveheraquickhug.Justthen,thecrowderuptedwithahugecheer,andMarciandIbothreturnedourattentiontothegame.BythetimeIlookedovertowhereshehadbeen,shewasgone.Butthewarm,wonderfulfeelingofourbriefexchangewasstillthere,andcontinuestothisdaywheneverIthinkaboutit.
Ofcourse,itisn'tenoughtojustsay"1'msorry"and"You'reforgiven."Butwhenthosewordsaretrulyfeltandsincerelyexpressed,theycanopenthedoortomiraclesoftheheartandsoul.Forgivenesscanbringpeacetoaninjuredsoul---evenyearsafterthefact.Evenatabaseballgame.
24.WhatkindoflifedidMarciliveduringthelate20thcenturyaccordingtothepassage?
A.Happy.B.Busy.C.Hard.D.Simple.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"jerk"inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.Ahumorousperson.B.Acruelperson.
C.Acarelessperson.D.Anhonestperson.
26.WhydidMaorilookinreliefaftertalkingwiththeauthor?
A.Becauseherfavoriteteamwonthegame.
B.BecauseshelearnedJoewaslivingagoodlife.
C.Becauseshemadeanapologytotheauthor.
D.Becauseshefoundshewasnotmeananylonger.
27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ExcitementofABaseballGameB.MentalBurdenofAWoman
C.ReliefoffindingAfriendD.MiraclesofForgiveness
C
Theoddnessoflifeinspaceneverquitegoesaway.Herearesomeexamples.
Firstconsidersomethingassimpleassleep.Itspositionpresentsitsownchallenges.Themainquestioniswhetheryouwantyourarmsinsideoroutsidethesleepingbag.Ifyouleaveyourarmsout,theyfloatfreeinzerogravity,oftengivingasleepingastronautthelookofafunnyballed (芭蕾)dancer.“I’maninsideguy,”MikeHopkinssays,whoreturnedfromasix-monthtourontheInternationalSpaceStation.“Iliketobewrappedup.”
Onthestation,theordinarybecomesstrange.TheexercisebikefortheAmericanastronautshasnohandlebars.Italsohasnoseat.Withnogravity,it’sjustaseasytopedalviolently.Youcanwatchamoviewhileyoupedalbyfloatingamicrocomputeranywhereyouwant.Butstationresidentshavetobecarefulaboutstayinginoneplacetoolong.Withoutgravitytohelpcirculateair,thecarbondioxideyouexhalehasatendencytoformaninvisible cloudaroundyouhead.Youcanendupwithwhatastronautscallacarbon-dioxideheadache.
LeroyChiao,54,anAmericanretiredastronautafterfourflights,describeswhathappensevenbeforeyoufloatoutofyourseat,”Yourinnerearthinksyour’refalling.Meanwhileyoureyesaretellingyouyou’restandingstraight.Thatcanbeannoying—that’swhysomepeoplefeelsick.”Withinacoupledays—trulyterribledaysforsome—astronauts’brainslearntoignorethepanickysignalsfromtheinnerear,andspacesicknessdisappears.
Spacetravelcanbesodelightfulbutatthesametimeinvisiblydangerous.Forinstance,astronautslosebonemass.That’swhyexerciseisconsideredsovitalthatNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)putsitrightontheworkdayschedule.Thefocusonfitnessisasmuchaboutscienceandthefutureasitisaboutkeepinganyindividualastronautsreturnhome,and,moreimportantly,howtomaintainstrengthandfitnessforthetwoandahalfyearsormorethatitwouldtaketomakearound-triptoMars.
28.Whatisthemajorchallengetoastronautswhentheysleepinspace?
A.Decidingonapropersleepposition
B.Choosingacomfortablesleepingbag
C.Seekingawaytofallasleepquickly
D.Findingarighttimetogotosleep.
29.Theastronautswillsufferfromacarbon-dioxideheadachewhen_____.
A.theycirclearoundontheirbikes
B.theyusemicrocomputerswithoutastop
C.theyexerciseinoneplaceforalongtime
D.theywatchamoviewhilepedaling
30.Someastronautsfeelsickonthestationduringthefirstfewdaysbecause_____.
A.theirsensesstopworking
B.theyhavetostandupstraight
C.theyfloatoutoftheirseatsunexpectedly
D.whethertheyareabletogobacktothestation
31.OneoftheNASA’smajorconcernsaboutastronautsis_____.
A.howmuchexercisetheydoonthestation
B.howtheycanremainhealthyforlonginspace
C.whethertheycanrecoverafterreturninghome
D.whethertheyareabletogobacktothestation
D
Intoday’sdifficulteconomictime,it’snaturaltorethinkyourgoalofstudyingabroad.Doesthebenefitoutweighthecost?
Theanswer,infact,isyes,whenyoulookattheroadahead.
Whentheeconomybecomesmorechallenged,competitionfortheworkforceincreases,andemployerslookforemployeeswiththebestcredentials(凭证).Havinganoverseasdegree—fromauniversitywherestrongEnglishskillsarerequired—canmakeyoumorequalifiedformanyjobs.Infact,ascorporationsbecomemoreglobalized,havingoverseasexperiencebecomesmoreimportant.
Thelifelongimpactofstudyingabroadhasbeenproveninseveralways:
A50-yearstudyof3,400studentsabroadshowsthatstudyingabroadisusuallyadefiningmomentinayoungperson’slifeandcontinuestoimpacttheparticipant’slifeforyearsaftertheexperience.
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