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广东省佛山市顺德区李兆基中学高三月考英语试题
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,并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
A
Areyoulookingforsomethingtodo?
Youmightliketotryoneofthesefourexperiences.
Crocodilewatching
Doyoufancygettingupclosetosomeofthemostterrifyinganimalsonearth?
CrocosaurusCove,inDarwin(Australia)hasthe“CageofDeath”.It’sanenclosurethat’sloweredintoapool.Thisgivesyoua360degreeviewofacrocodileasit’sbeingfed.Thecablebrokeonceandthecagesanktothebottom,butthey’vefixeditsincethen.
EdgeWalk
Howaboutwalkingalongtheedgeofabuildingseveralhundredmetersupintheair?
Ifthatsoundslikefun,headofftotheCNTowerinToronto(Ontario,Canada).Builtin1976,thetoweris553.33meterstall.
TheEdgeWalkconsistsofa20-30minutestrollalonga1.5meterwideplatformthatrunsaroundthetower’srestaurantroof.Duringthewalk,you’reencouragedtoleanforwardsasyoulookoverToronto’sskyline(轮廓线).
Plasticballrolling
Doyoufancyrollingdownahillinaplasticball?
Plasticballrollingispopularallovertheworld,buttheplacetogiveitagoisinRotorua(NewZealand).BrotherDavidandAndrewAkerscameupwiththeideain1994.Atypicalorb(球)isabout3metersindiameter,withaninnerorbsizeofabout2meters.There’snobrakeorsteeringmechanism,buttheinnerlayeroftheplasticballhelpsabsorbtheshock.
Volcanobungeejumping
Ifyou’relookingfortheadventureofalifetime,howaboutgoingbungeejumpingoffahelicopterintothecraterofalivevolcano?
Aspartofthejumping,ahelicopterridetakesyoutotheVillarricavolcano,oneofthemostactiveinChile.Onceyou’reatthedropzone,youleapoffthehelicopterandfallintothevolcano.Finally,youenjoytheridebacktotheairportflyingat130kph.
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1.Accordingtothepassage,therewasanaccidentoncewhenpeople_____.
A.jumpedintotheVillarricavolcano
B.walkedalongtheplatformoftheCNTower
C.rolleddownahillinaplasticballinRotorua
D.watchedcrocodilesinthe“CageofDeath”inDarwin
2.WhichofthefollowingwasfirstinventedinNewZealand?
A.EdgeWalk.
B.Crocodilewatching.
C.Plasticballrolling.
D.Volcanobungeejumping.
3.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefourexperiencesare______.
A.interestingsports
B.excitingandextreme
C.heldonhighplaces
D.fitformiddletooldpeople
B
IusedtothinkthatlifeinJimThorpe,Pennsylvania,wasfilledwithnever-changingroutines.Ihatedthateveryoneseemedtoknoweverythingabouteveryoneelse.Everyoneseemedtoenjoytalkingaboutotherpeopleandtheirlives.Ialsodidn’tlikethefactthatpeopleseemedveryclose-minded.Ifelttrapped.IfeltlikeIwasmissingoutonopportunities.Itseemedtomethatcitylifewouldbetheopposite.
ThenItookmyfirsttriptoNewYorkCity.Icouldn’twaittoexperiencethecity.However,whenIarrivedintheBigApple,itwasn’tatallwhatIhadimagined.Iknewitwashometothousandsofpeople,butIhadn’thadtheleastexpectationtoseesomanypeopleonthestreetatonetime.Allthestreetswerefilledwithpeople.Ialsofeltalittlesurprisedtoseethateveryonewasinahurryandeverythingmovedatsuchafastpace.WhenItookthesubwayforthefirsttime,Isaidhellotothemiddle-agedwomannexttome.Shelookedatmewithdislikeanddidn’tsayaword.
Afterjustoneday,Irealizedhowimportantmysmalltownistome.NowIappreciatethefamiliarfacesIseeeveryday.Ilikethefeelingofsecurityandbelongingmytownoffers.JimThorpegivesmeasenseofcommunityandtogethernessthatthecitydoesn’tprovide.Irealizejusthowmuchasimplehellodoesforastranger—itreallycanmakeyourdayalittlebetter.
Mybigtripshowedmethatmysmalltownreallyhasinstilled(注入)moralsandvaluesinmethatIdidn’tevenknowIhad.IwouldneverhaveknownwhatabigplacemytownholdsinmyheartifIhadnottakenthattriptoNewYorkCity.
4.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutlifeinJimThorpeatfirst?
A.Peopletherecaredlittleaboutothers.
B.Peopletherelikedtoacceptnewthings.
C.Livingtherewasagreatdisadvantage.
D.Thereweremanychancesofcareerdevelopment.
5.WhatsurprisedtheauthormostinNewYorkCity?
A.Thegesturesofgreeting.
B.Themoderntransportation.
C.Thefastpaceoflife.
D.Thecrowdedstreets.
6.Whatmadetheauthorchangehis/herattitudestohis/herhometown?
A.TravellingtoNewYorkCity.
B.ThefamiliarfacesinJimThorpe.
C.Abigplaceinhis/hertown.
D.Everybodylikestalkingaboutothers.
7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Loveofmysmalltown
B.Asenseofcommunity
C.ApleasanttriptoNewYorkCity
D.Differencesbetweenbigcitiesandsmalltowns
C
Ifyouwantalittleextrasecurityagainstthievesstealingyourbicycle,designerDennisSiegelhasdesignedasolution.TheRFIDBikealarmisattachedtotheseatonabicycleandgivesoffanalarmwhenitsensesmovement.“TheRFIDBikealarmismeanttobeausefuladd-ontomechanicalbicyclelocksbecauseitgreatlyextendstherangeofprotectionwithonlyafewcomponents,”Siegelexplainsonhiswebsite.“Itislow-cost,durableandeasytouse.”
TheBikealarmwasdesignedaspartofSiegel’sBachelor’sdegreethesisattheUniversityoftheArtsBremeninGermany.Thedevicewillscareoffanywould-bethievesthemomenttheybegintostealthebicycletowhichitisattached.Itisabletocontinuouslysensetheenvironmenttodistinguishbetweenspecificevents,forinstanceapassingtram/carandaserioustheft.
Siegelcreatedaworkingmodelofanalarmthatwouldsoundwhenitsensedmovement,butwasn’tinitiallysurehowitwouldbebestattachedtoabicycle.“Idecidedtomountittotherailsoftheseatbecauseitallowsforcomfortableinteractionandthepositionislessobviousasitlookslikeasmallrepairkit,”hesays.
SiegelchosetouseRFIDtechnologyratherthanBluetoothtokeepthecostsdown.Siegelexplainsthatthemostdifficultaspectofcreatingthealarmwastogettheelectroniccircuitdowntoasmallenoughsize.
ThedevicerunsoffakindofbatterythatcanbechargedbyUSBwithin2hoursandlastsforafewdayswithnormaluse.AstheBikealarmisonlyatdevelopmentstage,Siegelhasn’tsignedanyagreementstoputitonthemarket.
8.Whenitsensesmovement,theRFIDBikealarmwill_____.
A.makeawarningsound
B.fastenthebicycletightly
C.shakethebicyclequickly
D.callthepoliceautomatically
9.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightpositionoftheRFIDBikealarmonabicycle?
10.WhatdoweknowabouttheRFIDBikealarm?
A.Itcan’ttellbetweenspecificevents.
B.Itisverydifficulttouse.
C.Itusesakindofbatteryforpower.
D.ItdependsonBluetoothtechnology.
11.Itcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.
A.theelectroniccircuitisalittlelarger
B.it’sveryeasytomakeaBikealarm
C.itcoststoomuchatpresent
D.notmanyBikealarmsareproduced
D
Youmayhaveheardadultssaytheyareuncomfortableinthemorningwithoutacupofcoffee.Onereasontheymayfeelthatwayisthatcoffeecontainscaffeine(咖啡因).Caffeineoccursnaturallyincoffee,tea,andcocoabeans,whichareusedtomakechocolate.Butnowfoodmakersareaddingittomanyproducts,frompotatochipstowater.TheUSgovernmentisespeciallyworriedabouttheproblem.That’swhytheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)isstudyingthehealtheffectsofcaffeineonyoungpeople.Studiesshowthattoomuchcaffeinecanmakepeoplenervousandunabletosleep.What’smore,caffeineishabit-forming.Thosewhoconsumeitregularlyandstopsuddenlymayexperienceheadachesandfeeltired.
Oneofthebiggestconcernsisthelargeamountofcaffeineaddedtoso-calledenergydrinks,likeRedBull.A12-ouncecanofcolahasabout35milligramsofcaffeine.AsimilarservingofRedBullcontainsmorethanthreetimesthatamount.
TheInstituteofMedicineisalsoworkingoncaffeine-safetymeasures.“Teenagersshouldnotdrinkbeveragesthatcontaincaffeine.Theyshouldbeawareofcaffeine’seffectsonhealthandonhowthebrainworks.Take,forexample,teenagerswhoconsumecaffeinetostayawakeandstudyforatest.Theywillrememberlessofwhattheyjuststudied,”saidStallings,amemberoftheinstitute.
Companiesthatmakeproductswithaddedcaffeineclaimtheydonotadvertisethemtokids.However,thereisnolawtostopchildrenfrombuyingthem.SotheFDAneedstosetlimitsoncaffeine,especiallyinenergydrinks.Asforaddedcaffeineinfoods,thegovernmentshouldjustsayno.Ifnot,theamountofcaffeineshouldbeprintedonfoodlabelstoremindconsumers.Thegovernmentmustdothat.
Doctorssaykidsshouldavoidcaffeine.Ifyouneedextraenergy,trythesenaturalboosters:
eatright,exercise,andgetplentyofsleep.
12.WhatistheUSgovernmentparticularlyconcernedabout?
A.Thefactthatcoffeecontainscaffeine.
B.Thepracticeofaddingcaffeinetofoods.
C.Themeasuresofavoidingcaffeine’seffects.
D.Thepracticeofusingcaffeinetomakechocolate.
13.RedBullislistedinthethirdparagraphasanexampleof_____.
A.caffeine’seffectsonhealth
B.teenagers’addictiontocaffeine
C.drinkswhichcontainmuchcaffeine
D.people’sconcernaboutteenagers’health
14.Paragraph5ismainlyabout_____.
A.themeasuresofprotectingteenagersfromcaffeine’seffects
B.theprocessofthegovernment’scontrollingtheu