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1、届广东省肇庆市高三毕业班第二次统一检测英语试题解析版2018届广东省肇庆市高三毕业班第二次统一检测英语试题（解析版）第I卷第二部分 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。AYuletide (圣诞节) Brunch With DickensThursday, December 8, 10:00 am 1:00pmJoin us for a special brunch featuring delicious foods free from much salt

2、and fat, soft beverages, and a special appearance of Gerald Charles Dickens! Reservations and advance payment are required. $30 per person. More information can be found by calling 800-448-3883.Yuletide Brunch With SantaDecember 17 & 18, 9:00 am 2:00 pmSanta will appear in the morning. $35 per perso

3、n. Children, ages 2 to 12, half off; children under 2 are free. Members receive 10% discount on parties of up to four. For reservations, call 302-888-4826.About Glass Matters Wine Seminar and TastingHosted by Riedel, the wine glass companyWednesday, December 14, 6:30 pm 7:30 pm, Brown Horticulture L

4、earning CenterJoin us for a unique and fascinating wine seminar featuring Riedel crystal and delicious wine. Our speaker will demonstrate how the shape of the glass influences our enjoyment of the wine. Price includes comparative tasting of four different wines and four crystal glasses from Riedels

5、Veritas Collection to take home (a retail value of $138). The option to purchase more wine glasses sets at special pricing: $80 per member; $90 per nonmember. Purchase tickets online or by calling 800-484-3283. Tickets to this event include admission to Yuletide Jazz & Wine in the Galleries Receptio

6、n Atrium on that evening.1. Which phone number could people ring if they want to enjoy some healthy food?A. 800-448-3883 B. 302-888-4826C. 800-484-3283 D. 800-888-48262. When will people meet Santa when attending Yuletide Brunch With Santa?A. December 17, 8:00 am. B. December 18, 1:00 pm.C. December

7、 17, 1:00 pm. D. December 18, 10:00 am.3. What can people do when attending About Glass Matters Wine Seminar and Tasting?A. Enjoy the performance of Santa.B. Taste all kinds of different wines.C. Appreciate Gerald Charles Dickens.D. Learn how glasses influence the taste of the wine.【答案】1. A 2. D 3.

8、D【解析】本文介绍圣诞前夕的几个活动。1. A细节理解题。根据第一段中Join us for a special brunch featuring delicious foods free from much salt and fat, soft beverages, and a special appearance of Gerald Charles Dickens! - More information can be found by calling 800-448-3883.可知，如果想享受健康食物，请拨打800-448-3883。故选A。2. D推理判断题。根据Yuletide Bru

9、nch With Santa中December 17 & 18, 9:00 am 2:00 pm可知，当人们参加Yuletide Brunch With Sant的时候，遇见Santa的时间是December 17 & 18, 9:00 am 2:00 pm由此推知，D项正确。3. D细节理解题。根据最后一段中Our speaker will demonstrate how the shape of the glass influences our enjoyment of the wine.可知，人们参加About Glass Matters Wine Seminar and Tasting

10、的时候要学习杯子如何影响酒的味道。故选D。BBillie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner, Lester Young, Holiday had a great influence on jazz and pop singing. Her voiced style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of contr

11、olling tempo (节奏). Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and direct approach to singing.She co-wrote a few songs, and several of them have become jazz standards, notably God Bless the Child, Dont Explain, and Lady Sings the Blues. She also became famous for singing jazz standards writte

12、n by others, including Easy Living and Strange Fruit.Her early career is hard to track down with accuracy. But she later gained work singing in local jazz clubs before being spotted by a talent scout (星探), John Hammond in 1933.Her voice and recordings were loved for the depth of emotion and intensit

13、y she could bring to classic standards. Her range of voice was not the greatest, but her extraordinary low rough voice was soon to become very famous and influential.She was an important icon (偶像) of the jazz era and influential in the development of jazz singing. In the late 1930s she began singing

14、 a civil rights song called Strange Fruit, a song which told the tale of a lynching (用私刑处死) of a black man in the Deep South. It was very controversial for that period and it was not played on radios. It was recorded for Commodore Records and she performed it many times over the next 20 years.Billie

15、 Holiday had a difficult upbringing which influenced her attitude toward life. She experienced many violent relationships. She also became increasingly dependent on various drugs which contributed to her early death in 1959, aged just 44.4. What made Holiday develop a new way of controlling tempo?A.

16、 Her musical partner. B. Her voiced style.C. Jazz instrumentalists. D. Her direct approach to singing.5. Why was the song Strange Fruit banned on radios?A. It was about a cruel story. B. It concerned civil rights.C. It was recorded very badly. D. It was performed many times.6. It can be learned from

17、 the text that Holiday _.A. had the greatest range of voiceB. was gifted and had a happy childhoodC. wrote a few songs including Easy LivingD. was famous for her voice and way of singing7. Which of the following had a great effect on Holiday?a. John Hammondb. Her independencec. Jazz instrumentalists

18、d. Her hard experiences of growingA. a, b, c B. a, b, dC. a, c, d D. b, c, d【答案】4. B 5. B 6. D 7. C【解析】Billie Holiday是一个美国爵士乐歌手和词曲作家。本文介绍了她的演唱风格和演唱经历。4. B细节理解题。根据第一段第三句Her voiced style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of controlling tempo (节奏)可知，Holiday的表达风格让她发展了控制节奏的

19、一种新的方式。故选B。5. B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中In the late 1930s she began singing a civil rights song called Strange Fruit, a song which told the tale of a lynching (用私刑处死) of a black man in the Deep South. It was very controversial for that period and it was not played on radios.可知，歌曲Strange Fruit被禁止在收音机了播放是因为它涉及到了

20、公民权利。故选B。6. D推理判断题。根据第二段第二句She also became famous for singing jazz standards written by others, including Easy Living and Strange Fruit.和倒数第三段最后一句Her range of voice was not the greatest, but her extraordinary low rough voice was soon to become very famous and influential.可知，Holiday因为她的嗓音和演唱风格而著名。故选D

21、。7. C .CThe night before your interview, the beating of your heart is so fast. You feel anxious, nervous and uneasy. Your imagination can make you feel like that. Youre confused if you are able to drag the time to finish everything or you wish to stop it because there are a lot of “what ifs” in your

22、 mind.Well, you call those feelings “interview nerves”. Its normal for all people who have little experience to feel this. So how can you release nervousness in this situation? Actually there are some techniques to calm those anxious nerves.Firstly, practice and prepare. Practice makes perfect. The

23、more you are interviewed, the more confident you will be. If you have failed once, it doesnt mean its the end of your world. Everybody has a lot of chances. All youve got to do is understand the reasons why you like the job.Secondly, you should get your interview skills ready ahead of time. So, in t

24、erms of that, you must know the background of the company and the position that youre applying for. Ask yourself: “Am I suitable for this kind of job? And do I have any extraordinary skills that I can show to them?” Think of some possible questions that youre going to face and find good answers to t

25、hose questions.Thirdly, give only the facts and dont tell your life story to them. Give associated answers to the questions. If they want to know about you, you could tell them something that is related to the job which youre applying for. In addition, you may also practice an interview with another

26、 person.Last but not least, find someone who could share their experience with you and help you create a realistic interview situation. Experience is a better teacher, most people say. Learn from other peoples experience. And one more thing, interview coaching actually has competitive advantages. Fi

27、nd a professional coach in your area. It can cost a little bit but its worth it for the personalized coaching that youre going to receive.8. The underlined words “what ifs” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean _.A. ideas B. chancesC. excuses D. questions9. Why do we feel nervous and anxious before an i

28、nterview according to the text?A. We arent well prepared. B. We have no special skills.C. We have failed once. D. We imagine too much.10. In order to make your job interview more competitive, you should _.A. learn to be more aggressive during the interviewB. have a good knowledge of the background o

29、f the companyC. tell interviewers all about yourself whether it is questioned or notD. ask an experienced friend to go along with you11. Whats the best title for the text?A. How to Prepare for Your Job InterviewB. How to Get Rid of Your FearC. What Are the “Interview Nerves”?D. What to Say During an

30、 Interview【答案】8. D 9. D 10. B 11. A【解析】众所周知，工作面试前人们都会紧张不安、焦虑，实际上有一些技术能安抚那些焦虑的神经。本文介绍了一些应对工作面试的技能。8. D词义猜测题。根据第四句中Youre confused你感到困惑，可知，你大脑中有许多问题。所以划线词的意思是“许多问题”，故选D。9. D10. B细节理解题。根据第四段中you should get your interview skills ready ahead of time. So, in terms of that, you must know the background of t

31、he company and the position that youre applying for。可知，为了使你的工作面试更具有竞争性，你一定要熟悉公司的背景。故选B。11. A主旨大意题。工作面试前人们都会紧张不安、焦虑，实际上有一些技术能安抚那些焦虑的神经。本文介绍了一些应对工作面试的技能。故选A。【名师点睛】抓住文章主线，归纳文章中心要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。本题第4小

32、题是主旨大意题。工作面试前人们都会紧张不安、焦虑，实际上有一些技术能安抚那些焦虑的神经。本文介绍了一些应对工作面试的技能。故选A。DResearchers studied the responses of the biggest living animals on the planet to stimulated mid-frequency military sonar (声呐), which is used by military to detect submarines.By studying 17 blue whales, which feed on large groups of krill (磷虾) in the ocean, the scientists found the giant sea animals would cut short dives for food after a sonar “ping”. The animals also