福建省高三毕业班质量检查测试英语.docx

1、福建省高三毕业班质量检查测试英语2018年福建省高三毕业班质量检查测试英语第二部分阅读理解（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。 A21. What is the most attractive about the company? .A. Charged training. B. Desirable welfare.C. Working time. D. Free travelling.22. Who can be admitted as a skilled welder?A. An experie

2、nced operator.B. A person without a Red Seal.C. A registered journeyman in Alberta. D. A clerk from Black Cat Blades.23. How many kinds of work does the company offer? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. B Ifyou thought pilots dimmed（调暗）the lights before takeoff to give you some shuteye, think again

3、. Believe it or not, the dim lighting could actually help save your life in case of a plane emergency. Thedimmed lights before taking off the runway and landing are a flight precaution used to help passengerseyes adjust quicker during an emergency escape.“Going from a brightly lit environment to one

4、 thatscompletely darkwould require some time for our eyes to focus and see the escape slide,”Alice Theriault, service director for Air Canada wrote in a press statement.“Since we need to have all the seconds on our side in the event of an emergency, dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to

5、 ensure the safety of our customers.” The phenomenon that your eyes see thosestrangespeckles (小斑点)as your sight adjusts to a dark place after being in a light place is calleddark adaptation. It normally takes our eyes about 20 to 30 minutes to see bestin a dark room. The brighter the lights, the lon

6、ger it takes for our eyes to adjust, which is why dimming the plane lights could shorten your“dark adaptation”time since you havent been sitting under fluorescentbulbs (荧光灯) all flight. Notonly does dimming lights add valuable time to the escape process, it reduces the tension on your eyes if you ne

7、ed to look outside, or see the emergency lighting along the passage. “It helps keep you in the right direction.”Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Cockpit ConfidentialtoldThe Telegraph.“It also makes it easier for flight attendants toassessany outsiderisks, such as fire or debris, that mi

8、ght affect an escape.”So next time a pilot dims the lights, just know its for your safety, even though it creates agentleatmosphere for your takeoff into the sky. 24. The lights are turned down before takeoff to help passengers_.A.take a short breakB. escape in time of emergencyC. create a warm atmo

9、sphere D. adapt their eyes to the bright environment25. What is one of the roles of shortening “dark adaptation” time?A. Slowing down the landing. B. Adjusting the plane lights.C. Keeping passengers calm. D. Helping the crew judge outside risks.26. What does the underlined word“It”in the last paragr

10、aphrefer to?A.Dimming lights.B. The escape process.C. Reducing tension.D. The passage.27. What is the text mainly about?A. A tip of airtravel. B. An emergency event on a plane.C. A warning message on a plane.D. Anexplanation of an airline safety measure. CWhen was the last time you told someone they

11、 inspire you to go to work each morning? Teachers at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri, did just that this September, when they pulled individual students out of class to tell them just how much they appreciated them. The students reactions, which were captured (捕捉) on video andshared on

12、 YouTube in a now-viral video, ranged from shy thanks to hugs and tears. “I have been challenged to find a student who makes me want to come to school every day,” says one teacher in the video, “and thats you.” Jamie McSparin, a teacher in charge of the schools academy program for at-risk sophomores

13、（二年级学生）and juniors, posed the challenge,writes ABC News. “Initially when we pulled the kids out, they all thought they were in trouble,” McSparintold ABCNews. “Any teacher-student interaction always seems to be negative (消极的), and that was something that bothered me, too. No matter if theyre a good

14、kid or a trouble maker or anything, they always thought they were in trouble,” she says.McSparin says she got the idea for the project after attending a professional development workshop this summer called the power of positivity. “I like the idea of letting students know they are appreciated, becau

15、se we do appreciate them, I just dont think we say it enough,” she toldlocal news outlet WDAF-TV.Its safe to say the challenge was effective. “I feel special,” said one of the boys in the video. “You should,” said his teacher. “You are special.”28. What does the underlined word “posed” in Paragraph

16、5mean? A. Presented. B. Rejected. C. Ignored.D. Evaluated. 29. How did the students probably feel when pulled out of the classroom at first?A. Nervous. B. Thrilled. C. Curious. D. Encouraged.30. What inspired McSparin to challenge the project? A. The trouble caused by students. B. The need of shooti

17、ng the video. C. A seminar named the power of positivity.D. A program related to students interactions.31. What message does this text mainly convey? A. Challenge is unavoidable in life. B. Everyone needs to be appreciated. C. Positivity outweighs negativity. D. News media contribute to students pro

18、gress.DOn a college camping trip, curiosity about waves and sand caused Rob Thieler to study shorelines around the world. Thirty years later and now a U.S. Geological Survey research geologist, Thieler, is combining science and smartphone technology to help study an endangeredbird, the Atlantic Coas

19、t piping plover.The piping plover is a shorebird that breeds（繁殖）along the Atlantic Coast, the Great Lakesand the Great Plains. Rising sea levels associated with climate change, as well as increased development in their beach habitats（栖息地）, threaten the species（物种）. To help track changes in piping pl

20、over habitats, Thieler developed a free app called iPlover in 2012. This is a marked change from the typical way scientists collect data, which involves gathering information using specialized equipment or writing in notebooks and then putting into spreadsheets. Since releasing iPlover, scientists h

21、ave gathered data across 1500km of breeding range. Thatequals about a third of the distance across the U.S., which is a large area to cover for only two thousand breeding pairs of piping plovers on the east coast. Instead of having to travel and spend days at each site, a number of cooperators in th

22、e field use the app to collect and send data, allowing scientists to gather data more efficiently. It also allows them to collect data at the same time during each breeding season, providing a better picture of changes that happen over longer periods of time. And fast, centralized access means scien

23、tists can look at data quickly to get a real-time idea of where and how piping plovers are using their habitats. While iPlover is used by trained field staff, other apps like the U. S. Geological Surveys web-based “iCoastDid the Coast Change?” invite citizen scientists to identify coastal changes by

24、 comparing birds-eye-view photographs taken before and after storms. All the information scientists and citizen scientists alike collect helps federal and state agencies create policy plans for addressing climate change impacts (影响) worldwide.32. What can we know about the piping plover?A. Its behav

25、iouris changing. B. Its habitat is growing bigger.C. Its living environment is becoming worse. D. Its breeding is limited to the Atlantic Coast. 33. Why did Thieler develop iPlover?A. To study shorelines across America. B. To advance information technology. C. To find out global climate change.D. To

26、 monitor changes of piping plover habitats. 34. Which of the following benefits the shorebirds?A. The camping equipment. B. Research on smartphones.C. The changeable coast. D. Progress in technology.35.What would be the best title of the text?A. Protecting Endangered ShorebirdsB. Rob Thieler, a Crea

27、tive ScientistC. IPlover, Tool for Training Field StaffD. DifferencesBetweenIPlover and ICoast第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Many people think only professionalsengineers, accountants, teachers, etc.have careers. 36 Even if youve never had a paid job, you still have a

28、career. Your career is the sum of your life and work. It includes all your activities and experiences. Your schooling, your volunteer work, and even your relationships with your family are all big parts of your career. 37 During your career, you will have a variety of jobs, occupations and roles. Pe

29、ople used to think of a job as full-time, permanent, paid work done for an employer at a work site. But in our changing world, a job is a set of duties or tasks. It can be paid or unpaid. 38 Even someone who is self-employed has a job.An occupation is a group of jobs with similar responsibilities th

30、at require a common set of skills. 39 Programmers may have permanent or temporary jobs working for specific employers, be self-employed, work full-time or part-time, be paid for their work or volunteer their services. They may change jobs or hold several jobs at one time but, until they change the t

31、ype of duties or tasks they perform, they are still computer programmers. 40 We all play a number of roles in our lives and our roles often change over time. For example, Kris works four days a week as a receptionist in a clinic and takes evening courses in social work. She also sews gymnastic wear

32、for her neighbor who sells it at summer markets. Now Kris has at least three roles. A. A role is a part you play. B. Actually everyone has a career.C. In other words, your career is your life story.D. For example, computer programmer is an occupation.E. As a matter of fact, a job is different from a role in some way. F. It can be completed at