广东省广州市届高三上学期第一次调研 英语.docx

1、广东省广州市届高三上学期第一次调研 英语秘密启用前 试卷类型A2018届广州市高三年级调研测试 英 语2017.12本试卷共 10 页，满分 120 分。考试用时 120 分钟。 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Metropolis Boo ClubMembershipAll you need to do is fill out the order form at the bottom of the page, select your first order f

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7、hat you epected just send them bac! 21. How can you become a member of the Metropolis Boo Club? A. By ordering a watch free of charge. B. By sending the advertisement to the club. C. By choosing boos with special prices.D. By returning the completed order form.22. What information does the monthly m

8、againe give members?A. The percentage saved on each boo.B. The names of all the boos sold by the club.C. The list of the newest boos available to buy.D. The boos that can be swapped by club members.23. What can we infer from the last part of the passage?A. At least four boos should be bought each ye

9、ar. B. Members can loo at the boos before they buy them. C. Members need to buy the “Boo of the Month”. D. The more boos bought, the higher the members grade.B Paloma sat at a computer in the school library. She stared at the blan screen and the blining cursor. She rummaged around in her bacpac for

10、a rubber band, and then she pulled her hair into a thic ponytail. Paloma looed at the computer screen. It was still blan. She sighed and flipped through her noteboo to reread the assignment Mr. Molina had given the class three wees ago. It was due in just two days, and Paloma new that she couldnt pr

11、ocrastinate any longer.Write a creative short story using an eperience that you have had recently, Paloma read. Your story should include two eamples of figurative language. Paloma and her family had recently taen a trip along North Carolinas coast. They had visited four different lighthouses, and P

12、aloma wondered what it would be lie to live in a lighthouse. She new that before lighthouses were automated, they were run by a lighthouse eeper who lived on the premises. Paloma thought shed love to be a lighthouse eeper. Without thining about it any longer, Paloma began to write the story.I sat wi

13、th my cat Sadie curled on my lap and looed out the window at the crashing waves. The heavy rain beat against my lighthouse lie a thousand footsteps racing up and down the walls. I held Sadie closer, and she let out a small meow of displeasure. I new that the coming storm could not be too dangerous i

14、f Sadie was still acting normally. I had read that animals can sense changes in weather and will see shelter from a tornado or hurricane. I was relying on Sadies calmness to get me through my first hurricane on the island.I new that my lighthouse was sturdily built. It had survived more than one hun

15、dred years worth of hurricanes and tropical storms. There was no reason to believe that it couldnt survive another. I looed up at the staircase that spiraled above me and worried as I felt the tower sway slightly in a gust of wind.Paloma stopped and reread what she had just written. She smiled to he

16、rself in delight, saved her story, and then settled into her chair to continue writing. She wasnt sure what was going to happen net, but she new that if she ept going, the story would continue to tell itself. Paloma couldnt wait to find out where it would tae her. 24. Why is Paloma feeling anious at

17、 the beginning of the passage?A. She hasnt much time left to do her writing tas. B. She doesnt now the details of her writing tas.C. She has completely forgotten about her writing tas.D. She doesnt now what is wrong with her computer. 25. What is the inspiration for Palomas story idea? A. Her cat. B

18、. Her teacher. C. Her trip. D. Her dream. 26. In Palomas story, how does the lighthouse eeper decide if the storm is dangerous? A. By listening to the weather report. B. By watching the crashing waves. C. By observing the cats behaviour. D. By measuring the movement of the lighthouse.27. As describe

19、d in the final paragraph, how does Paloma feel after she has written the first part of her story? A. Confused. B. Ecited. C. Relieved. D. Determined.CFor many years, Bruce Beler dreamed of going where no human had gone before. He wanted to cut a path through uneplored lands and discover rare, eotics

20、pecies.That might sound lie an impossible dream, but Beler turned it into a reality.In December 2015, he and a team of Australian and American scientists ventured into an isolatedtropical rain forest on the island of New Guinea. They were the first people ever to enter the mist-covered region. “As t

21、ime was limited, we were dropped in by helicopter. Once we were on the ground, there were no trails anywhere; it was really hard to get around,” Beler says.Within minutes of landing, the team spotted a blac chicen-lie bird with strange orange sin hanging from its nec. The scientists soon determined

22、that the unusual creature was a type of honeyeater the first new bird species to be sighted on New Guinea in 60 years.The honeyeater wasnt the only surprise for the scientists. They discovered more than 40 previously unnown plant and animal species 13 birds of paradise, 20 frogs, four butterflies, a

23、nd five palms. “We were lie ids in a candy store,” Beler recalls. “Everywhere we looed, we saw amaing things we had never seen before.”The newfound species didnt shy away from the scientists. Two long-nosed echidnas primitive egg-laying mammals let the visitors pic them up and tae them bac to camp t

24、o study them. An echidna loos lie a hedgehog and is also called a spiny anteater.Beler thins the animals werent scared because they had never seen humans before. “In almost all parts of New Guinea, animals are hunted for food, and because of this, they are very cautious of people,” he eplains. “This

25、 area gives scientists a place where they can go to study the behaviours of animals that have not yet learned to be afraid of people.”Scientists believe the area is probably the largest untouched forest in Asia. Local people called werba hunt and collect plants from the outer-edgesof the forest but

26、told Beler that not even their ancestors had gone so far into the woods. The wooded area is approimately a 10-day wal from the nearest village.Beler and his team did not have enough time during the epedition to study the area completely. They hope to return and epect to record many more undiscovered

27、 species. “We just scratched the surface,” Beler says. “Anyone who goes there will come bac with a mystery.”28. Which word best describes Bruce Beler?A. Adventurous. B. Cautious. C. Optimistic. D.Thorough. 29. What does Bruce Beler mean in Paragraph 5 when he says the scientists “were lie ids in a c

28、andy store”?A. They didnt have enough food and were hungry.B. They were very ecited about what they saw.C. They were misbehaving lie naughty children.D. They new that if they ept searching, theyd find sugar.30. Why did some of the animals allow the scientists to pic them up?A. The scientists seemed

29、to be very friendly.B. The scientists were silled in handling animals.C. The animals had been well-trained by the local people.D. The animals had no eperience or fear of people.31. What can we conclude about the area Bruce Beler eplored?A. The best way to eplore the area is by helicopter.B. The area

30、 has not been visited by scientists for many years.C. The area still contains many plants and animals unnown to science.D. The locals are unwilling to allow the scientists to enter the deep woods. DPetrol and diesel cars may still dominate our roads, but their days are numbered. A recent university

31、study found that current electric cars could be used for 87 per cent of daily car journeys in the US. That figure could rise to 98 per cent by 2020.One hurdle to the widespread adoption of electric cars has been range aniety drivers concerns about running out of juice on a journey. While petrol stat

32、ions are conveniently located across national road systems, the necessary networ of electric charging stations is still being developed. That said, charging points are becoming increasingly common throughout the USA. Attitudes towards electric vehicles have changed quite considerably over the last few years. Not that long ago, electric cars were met with distrust, and their large price tags drove customers away. Thans to impro