广东省佛山市届高三教学质量检测一一模 英语 Word版含答案.docx

1、广东省佛山市届高三教学质量检测一一模 英语 Word版含答案2019年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测(一)英语 2019.1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。AFantastic Fall Festivals You Wont Want to Miss Seymour Apple Festival Admission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment! Mo

2、re than 15,000 people from all over the region come out to take part in the activities, ranging from drawings, vendor booths, food, apple contests, bike-decorating contests, and more. Marionville Apple Festival The popular Marionville Apple Festival is home to countless activities and events. The ca

3、rnival, pony rides, and games will keep the kids busy, while adults will enjoy watching the pie-eating contest and browsing dozens of craft vendor booths. Humansville Fall Festival The Humansville Fall Festival may be hosted by a small town, but that doesnt mean its lacking big fun. Perfect for all

4、ages, this fall festival is celebrating its 70th year and will provide three full days of fun. This years festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians, which will definitely make it different from the ones in other years. Youll also find fun carnival rides, talented artisans selli

5、ng their goods, and an amazing parade to wrap up the event on Saturday. Southside Fall Festival The Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations, with an alcohol-free environment and free admission. Enjoy a colorful parade and float contest, delicious food vendors, live music, karaoke,

6、 and more. Fall Into Arts Festival Make sure to bring the kids along for this festival that celebrates all things creative. The Fall Into Arts Festival features a host of kid-friendly activities like a lego build, sand art, bubble stations, chalk the sidewalk, a jump house, and more. Parents will ha

7、ve plenty to do as well, with an excellent variety of artists, festival food, a mini film festival, and much more.,21. Which festivals are free of charge?A. Southside Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts FestivalB. Seymour Apple Festival and Southside Fall Festival,C. Humansville Fall Festival and Fall

8、Into Arts FestivalD. Seymour Apple Festival and Marionville Apple Festival.22. What makes Humansville Fall Festival special this year?A. Fun activities on Saturday.B. The duration of the festival.C. The area of the hosting town.D. Musicians live performance.23. Fall Into Arts Festival is specially w

9、elcomed by .A. movie lovers B. modern artistsC. visitors of all ages D. families with kids B In a win for literary fiction amid declining sales, Sally Rooneys novel Normal People has been named Waterstones book of the year in 2018. Rooneys second novel, which follows two young people falling in love

10、 in Ireland, has sold 41,000 copies in hardback in the UK since it was released in August-five times the hardback sales of her 2017 debut, Conversations With Friends. At 27, Rooney is now the youngest winner of the award, which is given by the UKs biggest bookshop chain, Waterstones. Normal People r

11、eceived almost universal applause upon its release. Longlisted for the Man Booker prize, the book won novel of the year at the An Post Irish book awards in November of2018 and has also been shortlisted for the Costa novel of the year, announced in January of 2019. The reader response to Normal Peopl

12、e had been astonishing. As well as the universal praise, it has been a huge word- of-mouth (口头的) hit. Therere customers returning to buy multiple copies as gifts. Normal People strengthened Sally Rooneys reputation as the voice of her generation and one of the most exciting novelists around today. I

13、ts success is a testament to the health of literary fiction and indicates that there is still significant appetite for excellent storytelling. The award, established in 2012, tends to go to books that are already bestsellers near Christmas. It has previously been won by the late American author John

14、 Williamss Stoner, the cookbook Polpo by Russell Norman, and last years choice, Philip Pullmans La Belle Sauvage. James Daunt, Waterstones managing director, said Rooneys win was a sign of the healthy state of literary fiction, which has seen sales decrease over the last decade. We are delighted to

15、name it our book of the year, he said.24. What do we know about the current situation of literary fiction?A. It sells well in Waterstones.B. It doesnt enjoy popularity.C. It mainly tells love stories.D, It is a big winner in 2018.25. What can we infer about Normal People?A. It was Britains most popu

16、lar book in 2018.B. It won different awards in a lot of countries.C. It received praise soon after it was published.D. It made its author the voice of young people.26. The underlined word testament is closest in meaning to .A. examination B. evidence C. concern D. statement27. What is the main funct

17、ion of Paragraph 5?A. To attract readers attention.B. To introduce other prize winnersC. To serve as background information.D. To compare Sallys novel with other books.C In 201 l, Nancy Ballard went for a routine checkup that turned into something extraordinary. In fact, she was carrying a painting

18、of a plant shed done when she arrived at her doctors San Francisco office. It would be great if we had artwork like that for our chemotherapy (化疗) rooms, the nurse said. Ballard asked to see one. She was shocked by what she found. The walls were dull and bare, and the paint was chipping(剥落). It was

19、a depressing room for a depressing routine - patients restricted to chemo drips for perhaps several hours, often with nothing to look at other than those sad walls. Ballard didnt have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients. I couldnt imagine how anyone could even think about gett

20、ing healthy in a room like that, she says. As it happens, Ballards physician, Stephen Hufford, was ill with cancer himself, so finding time to decorate the rooms was low on his to-do list. So Ballard made it her mission to brighten up the place. She started by e-mailing 20 local designers. I wrote,

21、You dont know me. But my heart hurts after seeing these rooms, she remembers. She then asked whether they would donate their time and money to transform just one of Dr. Huffords rooms each. As it happened, six of them wrote back almost immediately. Six rooms got new paint, light fixtures, artwork, a

22、nd furniture. Dr. Hufford was delighted. All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it, he said. He even noted that his own tone of voice was different in the rooms and that he was better able to connect with his patients. Ballard was so encouraged by the patients reactions that she creat

23、ed a nonprofit, Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces. Since then, she has worked on 20 projects, including one in Pennsylvania. We were in Philadelphia for a ribbon cutting, and a woman was there on her third battle with cancer, says Ballard. When she saw what wed done, s

24、he said, Im gonna beat it this time. I thought I wasnt going to, but now I know Im gonna beat it28. What made Ballard decide to help decorate the chemotherapy rooms?A. Her sympathy for cancer patients.B. Her passion for room decoration.C. The good relationship with Hufford.D. The request of a nurse

25、in San Francisco.29. What outcome does Ballards effort bring about?A. More hospitals will be built,B. Hufford cured more patients.C. The cancer patients were feeling better.D. Huffords chemotherapy rooms got good fame.30. Which words best describe Nancy Ballard?A. Loving and devoted.B. Talented and

26、energetic.C. Rich and generous.D. Ambitious and creative.31. Which can be a suitable title for the passage?A. Design for HopeB. Battle against CancerC. Donation for PatientsD. Decoration in HospitalD Plants are boring. They just sit there photosynthesizing （光合作用） while animals have all the fun. Righ

27、t? Not so much. A new study has found that there is a long history of interactions between ants and plants. The ant and plant co-evolution （协同进化） started with ants feeding on plants and plants evolving ant-friendly features. Plants make a number of different structures that are specific for ant use.

28、 Some plants have evolved features that persuade ants into defending them from attack from other insects and even mmml. h nlud hollow thorns that nt will live nd, or tra ntr (琼浆) n lv or stems for the ants to eat. Some ants will just cheat and take the nectar and run, but some will stick around and

29、attack anything that tries to hurt the plant. Other plants get ants to help them move their seeds around, by providing them with rich food packets attached to the seeds. The ant will pick up the seed and carry it away, eat the food packet, and leave the seed - often in a nutrient-rich area where itl

30、l grow better, and since its farther away from its parent, they wont have to compete for resources. But scientists werent sure how the evolutionary relationship between ants and plants got started. If evolution is an arms race between species developing ways to make use of their neighbors, then scie

31、ntists wanted to know whether plants or ants fired the first shot. It was a chicken-and-egg question, whether things started with ants developing behaviors to take advantage of plants, or plants evolving structures to take advantage of ants. The history of ants and plants evolving together goes back

32、 to the time of the dinosaurs, and its not easy to tell from fossils who fired the first shot. However, it is a question of little significance. Scientists say their study maters because it provides a look at how these widespread and complex interactions evolved.32. Some plants attach food packets to their seeds in order to .A. reward the ants B. make a fool of antsC. provide nutrition for the seeds