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届东莞市高三第三次调研考试试题英语
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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。
A
Amanthirstsforadventure.Oftenthejourneyisthedestinationitself,andyoucanlearnalotfromabriefadventureintothewild.Herearefourtypesofoutdooradventuresthateverymanshouldattempttotake.TheAscent(登高)Mountainclimbingandbackpackingisonewaytotrulytestyourlimits.It'satestofmentalandphysicalstrength.Besides,itoftenrequiresmonthsofpreparation.Thereareplentifulfamousmountainsnotableforbeingextremelychallengingforeventhemostdedicatedclimbers.Theonethingtheyallhaveincommonisthattheyattractacertaintypeofaperson:
onewithadesiretodefeatnature.TheSolo(单独的)TripGoingoutintothewild,alone,isoneofthescariestthingsalotofpeoplecouldeverimagine.Ifyoutakeproperprecautions,asolotripcanbeaveryfreeingandrewardingexperience.Particularlyifyouhavesomeheavythingsgoingoninyourlife-perhapsafailingrelationship,switchingcareers,orfinancialconflict-gettingawayfromeveryoneandeverythingcanputyouintunewithnature,andwithyourself.TheOpenOceanWhetheryoufindyourselfinakayak(皮船),sailboat,oranyotherkindofwaterboat,gettingoutonthewaterarousessomeveryspecialfeelings.Nothingquitecomparestohavingagentlewindinyourface,asyoustareoutatthevastandglassyexpanseoftheopenwater.Endurance(耐力)ChallengeThisiswhenyou'reseriousaboutputtingyourlifeonhold,andgettingawayfromitall.Endurance,inthiscase,canmeananumberofthings.Tripslikethiscanlastmonths,andincludethousandsofmiles.Buttheywilltesteveryfiberofyourbeing-psychologically,you'llbeinconstantbattle.Physically,you'llbetiredandhungryalmostallthetime.Andallofthosethingsmakethesetypesofadventurestheextremetestofwill.Youcanclimbmountains,deserts,riversandlakes.21.Whatisthecommonpointofthewell-knownchallengingmountains?
A.Theyappealtopeoplewhoareeagertoovercomenature.B.Theyarebeautifulenoughtoattractvisitors.C.Theyaresuitableforthosewhoareexperienced.D.Theydrawtheattentionofpeoplewhoarewell-prepared.22.ApersonislikelytochooseasolotripwhenheA.hasastablejobB.makesabigfortuneC.succeedsinfinishingadifficulttaskD.hastroubleindealingwiththerelationship23.Whatcanberegardedasanendurancechallenge?
A.AbikerideacrosstheUnitedStates.B.Ashorttriptothecountryside.C.Arelaxingwalkaroundapark.D.Apleasantreturntonature..
B
Formanypeople,leisuretimeisanopportunitytogetoutdoors,havesomefunandmeetinteresting
people.Addtwopiecesofadvanced21stcenturytechnology—globalpositioningsystem(GPS)devicesandtheInternet—toget“geocaching”.Thewordgeocachingcomesfrom“geo”(earth)and“cache”(hiddenstorage).Geocacherslogontoawebsitetofindinformationaboutthelocationofacache—usuallyawaterproofplasticboxcontainingsmallitemssuchastoysandCDs—alongwithanotebookwhere“finders”canentercommentsandlearnaboutthecache“owner”,thepersonwhocreatedandhidthe
cache.Findersmaytakeanyoftheitemsinthecachebutareexpectedtoreplacethemwithsomethingofsimilar
value.Theythenvisitthewebsiteagainandwriteamessagetothe
owner.GeocachingbecamepossibleonMay1,2000,whenasatellitesystemdevelopedbythe
U.S.DepartmentofDefensewasmade
public.UsinganinexpensiveGPSdevice,anyoneonearthcansendasignaltothesatellitesandreceiveinformationabouttheir
position.Thisisbasicallyahigh-techversionoforienteering,thetraditionalpastimewhichusesmapsandcompassesinsteadofGPStodetermineone’s
location.Geocachersareaveryconsiderate
group.Ownerscarefullychooseacache’slocationtogivefindersanenjoyableexperience,suchasabeautifulvieworagood
campsite.Theyalsoconsidertheenvironmentalimpactoftheircachesinceitcouldresultinanincreasednumberofvisitorstoan
area.Asforthecontentofthecaches,ownersandfindersmustonlyuseitemsthataresuitableforthewholefamily,ascachesarefoundbygeocachersofall
ages.
24.Accordingtothepassage,geocachingis__________.A.anoutdoorleisureactivityB.anewtypeoftechnologyC.agameusedtoteachgeographyD.aprogramtoprotectenvironment
25.Howcanfinderslearnaboutthecacheowners?
A.Bymeeting
them.C.Fromthe
notebook.A.AGPS
device.C.Aplastic
container.A.Mostgeocachersare
adults.B.Anyitemcanbeplacedinthe
caches.C.Thecachesshouldbeputinaremote
place.D.Geocacherstrytoavoiddamagingthe
environment.B.Bygoingtoa
website.D.Fromthe
satellite.B.A
compass.D.The
Internet.
26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTusedingeocaching?
27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
C
Asachild,visitingthezoowasmoreapunishmentthana
treat.Ididn'tfindthechimps'teapartiesfunny,northebirdshows
entertaining.Feedingtimeforsealswaslesspainful,buttheirperformancesstillseemedliketheybelongedmoreina
circus.AndIhatedcircuses,especiallytheanimalacts-menteasinglions,girlsbalancingonelephantsandmonkeysplaying
football.Iknewthateverytrickacircusanimaldidwasunnatural,achievedthroughstricttrainingandquitepossibly
cruelty.Happily,duringmylifetimepublicattitudesandthelawhave
changed.Circusesusingwildanimalsarenowalmostextinct,andzooshavedefinitely
evolved.Whenmychildrenwereyoung,Ioccasionallytookthemtoourlocal
zoo.Theelephantswereintinycagesandthegorillaslookedboredastheysatpeelingbananasandstaringatteasing
visitors.Eachcagehadasignwhichlistedtheanimal'snameandwhereitcame
from.But,backthen,therewaslittleinformationincludedabouttheenvironmentalchallengesthey
faced.Asaresult,environmentalistsandanimalloversoftenoppose
zoos.“Animalsbelonginthewild,”isacommonandunderstandable
complaint.Butwhatdotheanimalsthemselvesprefer?
Generallyspeaking,zooanimalshavealonger
life.But-youmayprotest-theyarenot
free.What?
Freetobehuntedandkilled,freetodieofhungerorthirst?
Maybesittinginacageeatingbananasisn'tso
bad.Notthatsuchconditionsareacceptableinmodernzoos,duetotheworkofBIAZA,theBritishandIrishAssociationofZoosand
Aquariums.ThesedayseveryzoorequiresBIAZA'sapprovaltooperate,andtheassociationsetsthestandards,observesconditionsinzoosanddevelopsanimal-researchprogrammes,bothintheUKand
abroad.BIAZAalsoorganisestheanimalexchangesbetweenzoosalloverthe
world.Consequently,today,mostzooanimalsarebornandraisedinzoos,liveinlarge,comfortableenclosuresandarecaredforbywell-trained,knowledgeableandcaringzoo
employees.Ofcourseit'snosubstituteforlivinginthewildbutunfortunatelythisisn'talways
possible.Meanwhile,whynotvisityourlocalzooanddecideforyourself?
28.Thepassageismainlyabout
A.howzooshaveimproved
B.whetherazooshouldbecloseddown
C.anewenvironmentalorganisation
D.thedifferencebetweenzoosandcircuses
29.FromParagraph2,wecanguessthatthewriterbelievescircusanimals
A.hadmuchshorterlivesthanthoseinthewild
B.werenottreatedwellbytheirtrainers
C.shouldhavebeenplacedinzoos
D.werenotasintelligentasthoseinzoos
30.WhichofthefollowingrolesareperformedbyBIAZA?
A.Organisinganimalstudyprojectsandtrainingzoo
workers.
B.Checkingzooconditionsandarranginganimal
exchanges.
C.Designingzoosandapprovingzoo
operations.
D.Caringforillanimalsandsettingzoo
standards.
31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzooswouldthewriteragreewith?
..A.Zooanimalsshouldbefreedintothe
wild.
B.Zoosaremorepopularnowthaninthe
past.
C.Zooanimalsaremorerestrictedthaninthe
past.
D.Zoosnowprovidecaringlivingconditionsfor
animals.
D
Faroutinthelakewasalargewoodenplatformonwhichstoodanimprobablyhighdivingboard—akindofwoodenEiffel
Tower.Itwas,I’msure,thecounty’stallestwoodenstructureandnoonehadeverbeenknowntojumpfrom
it.Soitwasquiteashockwhenourteacher,
Mr.Milton,announcedthathewoulddiveoffthehighboardthatvery
afternoon.Wordofhisquestionableplanwasalreadyspreadingthroughtownas
Mr.Miltonswamouttothe
platform.Hewasjustatiny,stickfigurewhenhegottherebutevenfromsuchadistancethehighboardseemedalmosttotouchthe
clouds.Onceatthetop,hepacedtheenormouslylongboard,thentooksomedeepbreathsandfinallystoodat
edge.Hewasgoingtodo
it.Severalhundredpeoplehadgatheredattheshoreto
watch.
Mr.Miltonstoodforquitealongtime,thenheraisedhisarms,tookonemassivebounceandlaunchedhimselfintoaperfect
dive.Itwas
beautiful.Hefellwithperfectstyleforwhatseemed
minutes.Thecrowdfell
silent.Theonlysoundtobeheardwasthefaintwhistleofhisbodytearingthroughtheairtowardthewaterfar,far
below.Butaboutthreequartersofthewaydownheseemedtohavesecondthoughtsandbegansuddenlytopanic,wavinghisarmsandlegslikesomeonehavingabad
dream.Whenhewasperhapsthirtyfeetabovethewat