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贤中学届高三第三次模拟考试试题英语试题附答案
2018届广州市高三毕业班英语试题
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Withthesummerholidayscomingup,it’stimetothinkwhereyouandyourfamily
cangotogetawayfromitall.Hereareafewgreatdestinationsthatyou’resureto
enjoywithoutbreakingthebank.
AltonSands
Asuccessfulcombinationofholidaycentreandfishingport.TheSouthBeachisparticularly
cleanandwellkept.It’spossibletohireasailingorrowingboatforthedayhere.Outdoor
swimmingpoolsandtenniscourtsmakethistownanidealplacetospendyourholiday.
Ashton
TheHighStreet,withitssmall,traditionalcottagesandexcellentrestaurants,isnexttothe
stonybeachwherethefishermenstillselltheirfisheverymorning.Thereisasmallcinemaand
popularclassicalconcertsareheldeverySaturdayintheTownHall.TheEastCoastlong-distance
pathpassesnearby.
Derringham
Anoldfishingportwhichhasgrownintoabusyholidaytown.Therearegoodbeachesbut
swimmingisdangerousatcertaintimesoftheday.Anexcellentrangeofhotelscanbefoundhere.
Thetownhasmanyfacilities,frommuseumstodiscosandcinemas.
Kingsbridge
ThisisoneofBritain’smostpopularseasidetowns.Ithaswide,sandybeachesanda
prize-winningMarinaLeisureCentrewhichoffersalargevarietyofall-weathersports,including
anewswimmingpool.Thetownhasbeautifulgardensalongtheseafrontandthereareinteresting
museumsandmanyplacestoexplore.
Northgate
Thisisanattractiveoldtownstandingontheclifftopoverlookingthesea.Winnerofthe
GoodBeachandCampsiteprizeandfamousforitspleasantoldstreetsandfishermen’scottages,
Oneofwhichisnowamuseumof19-centurylife.
Whitecliff
Apopularseasidetownwithlotsofoutsideactivitiesforeveryone.Thebeachisamixtureof
sandandsmallstonesandvisitorsherehavetheopportunitytotrywindsurfing.Fortheverykeen,therearesailingcoursesalltheyearroundattheHillstoweSailingClub.
21.Whichofthefollowingisthebestplaceforwatersportsandlearninghowtosailaboat?
A.AltonSandsB.DerringhamC.KingsbridgeD.Whitecliff
22.Thebestplaceforchildrenwhowanttogocampingandareinterestedinhistoryis________.
A.AshtonB.DerringhamC.KingsbridgeD.Northgate
23.Whatdoalltheseplaceshaveincommon?
A.Theyhavefamousmuseums.B.Theyaresuitableforswimming.
C.Theyareallocatedbythesea.D.Theyspecializeinall-weatheractivities.
B
WilliamKamkwambalivesinMalawi,Africa,wheremostpeoplehavetogrowtheirownfoodandhavenoelectricityorrunningwater.OnlytwopercentofMalawianscanaffordelectricity.Withnoelectricityorrunningwater,lifeisdifficult.In2001,whenWilliamwas14yearsold,lifeinMalawibecameevenmoredifficult.Therewasaseveredroughtandmostfamilies,includingWilliam’s,couldn’tgrowenoughfood.explains,“WithinfivemonthsallMalawiansbegantostarve.Myfamilywerelimitedtoonemealperday,atnight.”
Becauseofthedrought,William’sfamilycouldn’taffordtosendhimtoschoolanymore.SoonedayWilliamwenttothelibrarynearhishome.Hewantedtocontinuehiseducation.WilliamfoundasciencebookcalledUsingEnergy.Itincludedinstructionsforbuildingawindmill.Windmillscanbeveryefficientsourcesofelectricity,andtheycanbringwaterupfromunderground.Williamdidn’tknowmuchEnglish,andhewasn’tabletounderstandmostofthebook,butitwasfullofpicturesanddiagrams.Lookingatthepictures,Williamthoughthecouldbuildawindmillforhisfamily.
WhenWilliamwenthomeandstartedbuildinghiswindmill,alotofpeoplelaughedathim,includinghismother.Theydidn’tthinkhecoulddoit,butWilliamwasconfident.Hesawthephotoofthewindmillinthebook.Thatmeantsomeoneelsehadbeenabletobuildit,soheknewhecouldbuildit,too.Williamwasalsocreative.Hedidn’thavethepartsandequipmentthathesawinthebook’sillustrations,andhecouldn’tbuythem.Sohelookedforpartsinjunkyards.Heexplains,“Ifoundatractorfan,acarsprings,plasticpipesandabicycleframe.Usingthese,Iwasabletobuildmymachine.”
Williamchangedandimprovedhisdesignlittlebylittle.First,thewindmillpoweredonlyonelightbulb.Eventually,itpoweredfourlights.Thentherewasenoughelectricityforfourlightsandaradio.NoonelaughedatWilliamafterthat,andpeopleinhistownstartedtocometohishousetogetpowerfortheircellphones.Later,Williambuiltasecondwindmill.Thisonebroughtwaterupfromunderground.Afterthat,Williambegantoteachotherpeoplehowtobuildwindmills.Healsocontinuedtobuildmoreofthemhimself,includingoneataprimaryschoolinMalawi.
Becauseofhissuccesswiththewindmills,Williamwasabletogobacktoschool.Healsohelpedwithotherprojects,includingsolarpower,cleanwater,andmalariaprevention.Hewroteabookabouthislife,TheBoyWhoHarnessedtheWind:
CreatingCurrentsofElectricityandHope.Inaddition,heuseshiswebsite,movingwindmills.org,toeducateandgivehopetopeople.Hismainmessageisthis:
“TotheAfricans,andthepoorwhoarestrugglingwithyourdreams...trustyourselfandbelieve.Whateverhappens,don’tgiveup.”
24.WhatdoweknowaboutWilliam’sfamily?
A.Theydidnotwanthimtoreturntoschool.
B.Theyhadexperiencedmanyhardshipsinlife.
C.Theygavehimgreatsupportforhisinvention.
D.TheywereveryproudofWilliam’scontribution.
25.Inparagraph3,howdoestheauthordemonstratetheideathat“Williamwascreative.”?
A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byquotingothers.
C.Bydescribinghisdesign.D.Bymakingcomparisons.
26.HowdidWilliambuildhiswindmill?
A.Byusingthewasteandthrown-awayitems.
B.Byusingthepartsandequipmentdescribedbythebook.
C.Byusinganenvironmentallyfriendlysourceofenergy.
D.Byimprovingthedesignoftheoldwindmillsavailable.
27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.WindmillscanCreateElectricity
B.ThePowerofCreativity
C.ABoyWhoInventsWindmills
D.TheMagicofElectricity
C
Throughouthistory,peoplewholiketothinkofthemselvesashigh-mindedhavelooked
downonthemassesforwastingtheirtimeon“mindlessentertainment”.Thedefinitionof
“mindless”keepschanging:
notsolongago,novelswereconsideredamind-destroyingwaste;
thentelevisiontooktheirplace,andnovel-readingbecamesomethingthathigh-mindedpeopledid.Foryears,ItoldmyselfIwasn’tlikethe“AveragePerson”whowatchedfourhoursofTVaday,becauseIwasdoingsomethingmuchmoreintelligent:
surfingtheinternet.Recently,largelythankstosocialmedia,It’sbecomeimpossibletoignorethefactthatthisisoftenmindless,too.SonowItrytostayoffsocialmedia,andfeelslightlysuperioraboutit.AndwhatdoIdoinstead,
sinceI’mfartoosmarttowastemylifeonrubbish?
Now,Ilistentopodcasts(播客).
So,naturally,IwasfascinatedbyarecentessayinNewYorkmagazines,bySirenaBergman:
“Ilistento35hoursofpodcastseveryweek.Isthat…bad?
”Herconclusion:
yes,partly.Thebrainneedssilence,andthetroublewithaudio—likepodcasts—isthatitdoesn’tsimplyreplaceotherformsofentertainment;rather,itleaksintothegaps(travellingtowork,housework,exercise)thatyoumightpreviouslyhaveusedtobealonewithyourthoughts.PodcastsimprovemydailylifeimmenselyandI’vezerointentionofabandoningthem;butBergmandrawsattentiontoanimportanttruthaboutthecontentwecontinuouslyconsume:
it’squitepossibletogetaddictedtostuffthatseemseducationalandintellectual,aswellastobrainlessnonsense.Indeed,foracertainkindofperson,it’sprobablyeasier.Youknowit’sadistraction(分心)tofrequentlyseekupdatesonthelatestrealityTVshowsorpopmusicprograms.It’shardertorememberthatpoliticalnews,orfascinatingtalesofscience,mightbeservingthesamedistractingfunction.
Thepointisthatwhatmakessomethingadistractionisn’tnecessarilythatit’sstupidorsilly.It’stheroleit’splayinginyourlife.Ifit’shelpingyouswitchoffyourbrain,ordelayimportantbutscarytasks,oravoidaskingtoughquestionsabouthowyou’respendingyourtime,it’saproblem,whateverthedetails.Seeminglyproductiveworkcaneasilybeadistraction,ifit’snottheworkthatcounts.Evendeeplymeaningfulactivitiescanbedistractions.That’sthelogicbehindasuggestionattributedtotheinvestorWarrenBuffett:
first,writedownyourtop25goalsforlife;thenidentifythemostimportantfive,focusonthem,andavoidtheother20—becausetheywilldistractyoufromwhatismostimportant.
Fromthisperspective,“mindlessentertainment”reallyisn’tthemaindanger.Yes,obviously,it’sawasteoftimetowatchfourhoursoftelevisionaday.Butthatveryobviousnessmeansit’shardtodobyaccident.It’swhenyoucatchyourselffeelingsmugthatyou’renotaffectedbythatsortofthingthatyoureallyneedtostartworrying.
28.Whydoestheauthorfeel‘slightlysuperior’abouthissocialmediahabits?
A.Hefeelsheisnowusinghistimeinamoreproductiveway.
B.Hefeelsheismoreskilledatusingsocialmediathanothers.
C.Hethinkshecanfindhigherqualityinformationontheinternet.
D.Hegetstocommunicatewithamoreintellectualgroupofpeople.
29.WhatdothewriterandSirenaBergmanhaveincommon?
A.Theyarebothexpertsintechnology.
B.Theybothenjoylisteningtopodcasts.
C.Theyboththinktheinternetisawasteoftime.
D.Theybothhave
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