广东省佛山市届高考二模英语试题含答案.docx

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广东省佛山市届高考二模英语试题含答案

2017年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测

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英语2017.4

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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MobilephonesandiPadsarenowwonderfultoolsforlearningandteachingEnglish.Withthehelpofthethousandsofeducationandlanguageappsavailableonline,studentscanmakeeffectiveuseofthemtolearninaninteractiveenvironment.GivenbelowisalistofsomeofthebestappsforlearningandteachingEnglish.

GrammarUp

Grammaristheheartofanylanguageand,thus,theGrammarUpappisoneofthemosthighlyrecommendedappsforEnglishlearners.Thisappisspecificallydesignedforpeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirgrammar,vocabularyandwordselection.Itconsistsofmorethan1,800multiple-choicequestionsgroupedundertwentydifferentgrammarcategories.

iFPoems

iFPoemsisafantasticappforpoetrylovers.Thisappconsistsofagreatcollectionofpoemsfromfamouspoetsaroundtheworld.Italsoallowsuserstosavetheirfavoritesalongwithrecordingtheirownreadingsofthepoems.

iBooks

iBooksisacompletebooklibraryfortheiPadusers.ItincludestheiBookstoreandallowsuserstodownloadandreadbooks.Theappfeaturesabeautifulbookshelf,onwhichyoucanbrowsevariousbooksorevenaddnotestoyourfavoriteparagraphsinthebook.Youcanalsocreateyourowntextsanduploadthemintotheapp.

SpeakingPal

RecommendedasoneofthebestappsforEnglisheducatorsandlearners,SpeakingPalallowsyoutorecordyourspeechandcompareitwithanativeEnglishspeaker.ThisamazingappcombinesvideowithautomaticspeechrecognitionsoftwarethattestsyourEnglishspeakingskills.YoujusthavetospeakwithavideocharacterandgetimmediateresponseonhowwellyouspeakEnglish.

21.Whatdotheseappshaveincommon?

A.Theycanbefoundonline.B.Theyarefreeofcharge.

C.Theyimproveusers’grammar.D.They’redesignedbyteachers.

22.WhatcanwedowithiBooks?

A.Downloadbooksforfree.B.Writenotesonitwithpens.

C.Savenotesandtexts.D.Createabookstore.

23.WhatisspecialaboutSpeakingPal?

A.Itoffersvideocallservice.B.Itevaluatesusers’speech.

C.Itofferstalkswithanativespeaker.D.ItincludesEnglishspeakingcontests.

B

Idon’twantkids.IknowIwouldn’tmakeforaverygoodmother.It’snotthatI’ddropthemorforgetthematthegrocerystoreoranythinglikethatbutthey’renotagoodfitformeandthelifeI’vecreatedformyself.I’dratherbeinCambodiakissingelephantsorcagedivingwithsharksinCapeTown,orwanderingthestreetsofParis,acitythathasbecomemysecondhome,thantrappedathomedoingthemomthing.

Theitchtobecomeamotherisn’tinmebuttheitchtotravel,andtravelfarandoften,is.

Iftheurgeisn’tthere,Idon’tthinkit’sfairtolivealifeIdon’twantandhaveababybecausesomeoneelsethinksIshould.Thatwouldbeawful.

Ilikechildren.TosayIlovethemwouldn’tbecompletelyaccurate.It’snotbecauseI’mamonster—thesamemonsterpeoplewhofeelwomenshouldhavechildrenwillcallme—butIsimplydon’tlovethembecauseI’mnotaroundthemmuch.Veryfewofmyfriendshavechildren,andtheoneswhodoIdon’tseemuchbecause,well,theyhavechildren.

IhavetwonephewsinColoradowhomIlovetopieces,butIdon’tseethemveryoften.Idon’tgooutthereasoftenasIprobablyshouldbecauseI’dratherbetraveling.Somepeoplemaycallthisselfish,butIcallit“livingmybestlife.”

WhenItalktomysisteraboutmynephews,everythingtheydoandsayisexcitingtoher.ThejoymysisterfeelsbyjustplayingwiththemintheyardisthesamejoyIfeeleverytimeIgetoffaplaneinanewcountry.I’dratherbeonthebeachesofSpaineverysummerwhileshepreferstospendherdaysathomewiththem,climbingtreesandsuch.I’mfulfilledoneway,whileshe’sfulfilledanotherway.

I’mverymuchcertainthatatthispointinmylifemygreatestfulfillmentcomesintheformoftravelingandbeingfreeofkids.Icangoanywhereatanytime;Idon’thavetoputmylifeonholdforsomeoneelse.It’scompleteandtotalfreedom.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“itch”inParagraphTwomean?

A.traditionB.competenceC.planD.desire

25.Whyistheauthorregardedasamonster?

A.Becauseshedoesn’tlikekids.B.Becauseshedoesn’twantchildren.

C.Becauseshe’sdifferentfromherfriends.D.Becausesherarelystayswithchildren.

26.Whichis“livingmybestlife”accordingtotheauthor?

A.Tostaywithherfamily.B.Toseehernephewsoften.

C.Tovisitanewcountry.D.Totalkwithhersister.

27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Toexplainherchoiceoflife.B.Topersuadepeopletotravel.

C.Toshareherhappinessinlife.D.Tointroduceauniquelifestyle.

C

Longschoolholidayshelpstudentscleartheirheads,relaxalittleandstretchtheirbrainsindifferentways.

Traditionally,schoolingscheduleshavelongbeenbasedmoreontheneedsofsocietythanonefficienteducationstrategies.Forinstance,inIcelanditwastraditionallyarrangedtoallowchildrentohelpoutwithharvest.Othercountrieshavelongsummervacationsbecauseitissimplytoohottostudy.Inotherareaswherereligionplaysanimportantroleintheholidayseason,thereligioncalendarthencallsforthebreak,sothatstudentscanhaveampletimetoparticipateinthereligiousceremoniesandtraditionsofseasonalholidays.

Therearesomeobviousadvantagestoavacationthatlastslonger.Familieswholivealongdistancefromrelativesareabletotraveltogether,sometimesacrosstheocean,inordertoconnectwiththeirlovedones.Evenifthereisnovisitingfamilyfaraway,alongholidayisagreatopportunityforkidstointeractwiththecommunity.Fromaneducationalpointofview,achildthatisabletoexperienceanotherculturecangainvaluablelanguage,history,andsocialskills.

Longschoolholidaysarealsoneededinschoolsthathavebecomeoverlyacademicandtooexam-focusedinrecentyears,whichrequiresaconsiderablylongerholidaybreakfromsucha“marathonpumping（灌输）ofknowledge,”anditmakesgreatsense!

Greatpsychologists,likeFreudandPiaget,havestressedplay’scentralroleintheformationoffully-rounded（全面发展的）individuals,sothelongholidayachievesthisbyallowingstudentstoexploretheworldoutsideschool.Thestudentsgettoparticipateinactivitiesthatwouldbedifficulttododuringaregularschoolterm.

Asaconsequence,longschoolholidaycanbequiteconstructivetoourstudents!

28.Whattraditionallydeterminesthearrangementofschoolholidays?

A.Localneeds.B.Culturalactivities.

C.Religiouscustoms.D.Academicperformance.

29.Whichisoneoftheadvantagesoflongholidays?

A.Studentsrunawayfromexams.B.Childrencanlearnscienceandhistory.

C.Fewercoursesarerequiredatschool.D.Familybondsarestrengthened.

30.FreudandPiagetmayprobablyagreethat________________.

A.schoolsneedlongerholidaysB.holidayactivitiesarenecessary

C.playismoreimportantthanlearningD.studentsshouldtravelaroundtheworld

31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TraditionalSchoolHolidaysB.ActivitiesforLongHolidays

C.BenefitsofLongHolidaysD.AdvicefromPsychologists

D

EveryFebruary14,peopleworldwidedemonstratetheiraffectionforfamilymembers,friends,teachers,andsignificantotherswithagiftortwo.However,thisdisplayoflovedoesnotcomecheap.55%ofAmericanscelebrateValentine’sDayin2017byspendinganaverageof136.57dollarseach.Itisnowonderthatretailers（零售商）lovetheholiday.

In1861,RichardCadbury,amanfromaBritishchocolatecompanycameupwiththeideaofpackagingchocolatesinheart-shapedboxesforValentine’sDay.Notsurprisingly,theywereaninstantsuccess,andatraditionwasborn.Today,Americansspendoveronebilliondollarshandingoutboxesofchocolatestotheirlovedones.Sweethearts,theheart-shapedcandy,arealsoverypopular.Accordingtothemanufacturer,amajorityofthe8billionpiecesofcandymadeannuallyaresoldbetweenJanuary1andFebruary14.

MassachusettsbusinesswomanEstherHowlandpopularizedValentine’sDaygreetingcardsinAmerica.Oftencalled“TheMotheroftheAmericanValentine”,theartistwasthefirsttosellhandmadepapercardswithmessagesoflovetoretailers.Withover145millioncardsboughtintheUSandoverabillionworldwide,Valentine’sDayisnowoneofthebiggestbusinesschancesforgreetingcardcompanies.Itisnowonderthatthedayisoftenreferredtoasa“HallmarkHoliday”.

Flowersarealsoverypopular.About51%ofpeople,mainlymen,buyredrosesfortheirlovedones.GiventhatValentine’sDayisverypopularforweddingproposals（求婚）,itshouldnotcomeasasurprisethatalotofthemoneyspentonthisdayisusedtobuyfinejewelry.WithaquarterofAmericanstreatingtheirlovedonestoaromanticmeal,thedayisalsomuchwelcomedbyrestaurantowners.

PopeGelasius,themanwhomadeFebruary14Valentine’sDayin496AD,wouldhaveneverimaginedthatthisfestivalwouldchangeintosuchanexpensivecelebration!

32.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?

A.PeoplebuytheirfriendsgiftsonFebruary14.

B.Valentine’sDayiscelebratedeveryyear.

C.Valentine’sDayisagoodtimetoshowlove.

D.AlotofmoneyisspentonValentine’sDay.

33.WhichistrueaboutRichardCadbury’sidea?

A.Itresultedinanewtasteofchocolate.

B.Itledtothebirthofanewtradition.

C.ItwasputforwardonValentine’sDay.

D.Ithelpedthecompanyearnonebilliondoll