广州二模英语卷.docx

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2018年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试

（二）

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

ZooManners

ThezooisasmokefreeareaNoballoons,balls,bikes,orrollerskatesallowed.Petsarenotallowed-exceptingguidedogsforblind

Stayonthepathwaysanddonotplacechildrenonrailing.Donotthrowanythingintotheanimalexhibits.Pleasehelpourconservationeffortsbydepositingtrashandrecyclablesproperly.

LostPersons

Ifseparatedfromyourgroupaskanyzooemployeeorsecurityguardforimmediateassistance,orgodirectlytotheAdministrationBuildingreceptiondesk

FacilitiesandServices

Enjoyadeliciousmealatoneofourtwoanimal-themedcaférestaurants.OurVisitorCentreofferscards,booksandtoyssoyoucanalwaysrememberyoudayatthezoo.ThereisalsoanhourlyanimalpresentationneartheMainEntrancewhereyoucanlearnmoreabouttheanimals,petthemandeventakeapicturewiththem

ZooExhibitGame

Eachanimalexhibitwillhavenformationabouttheanimallocatedthere.Youwillgettolearnabouteachanimal'shabitat,theirconservationstatusandsomeotherquickfacts.Asyouexplorethezoocheckoffalltheendangeredanimalsyoudiscoverfromthelistbelow.FindthemallandwinafreeT-shirt

oMountainGorilla

oChineseAlligator

oSnowLeopard

owhite-wingedWoodDuck

oRedPanda

oGiantTurtle

oKoala

oTreeKangaroo

oRedwolf

oTigerSnake

oAfricanWildDog

oGiantAnteater

Roger

Williams

Park

Zoo

VisitorGuideandMap

1000ElmwoodAvenue

www.rwpzoo.org

21.Howcanapersongetafreet-shirtatthezoo?

AFollowallthezoorulesB.Visitallthezoo'sexhibits

C.BringalonganotherguestDIdentifyalltheanimalsindanger.

22.Whereshouldalostpersongoforhelp?

A.MainEntranceB.VisitorCentre

C.AdministrationBuilding.DNursingCentre.

23.Whichofthefollowingisallowedatthezoo?

ARidingyourbikeBTakingyourcamera

C.FeedingtheanimalsDSmokingcigarettes

B

Isawitfirst,Amysaid,assherippedtheoldleatherwalletoutofCharlieshands.Withoutsayingaword,asiftheybothunderstoodthatthiswasasecrettheydidn’twanttosharewithanyone,theyslippedintothealley,wherenoonecouldseethemlookinside

"There'sgottobeamilliondollarshere!

"Charlieblurtedout,whentheysawthepileofhundred-dollarbills.Amy,themorerealisticofthetwo,didaquickestimate,thumbingthroughthewadofcash."Morelikethousands”shesaid,hervoiceshakingindisbelief.

They'dfoundthewalletinaflowerbedbythesidewalk,whenCharliedroppedhiscellphonewhilehewastryingtotalkandeatasliceofpepperonipizzaatthesametime.AmystuffedthewalletintoherbackpackandpulledCharliealongbyhiselbowtowardherhouse.AstheyrushedtowardViceroyAvenue,theytalkedexcitedlyaboutwhattheycoulddowiththemoney-buygiftsforparentsandfriends,getnewclothes,traveltotherainforestinCostaRica,andadoptawhale.Itlookedlikealloftheirdreamswouldcometrue.Forthelastblock,however,theydidn’ttalk.Eachbegantosuspectthattheotheronewassilentlyaddingtothelistofthingstheycouldbuy.

TheyfinallyreachedAmyshouse,butinsteadofgoinginside,theywalkedaroundthehousetothebackporch.Theyopenedthewalletandcountedthemoneyintopilesoften.ThetotalwasS2400-moremoneythaneitherofthemhadeverseen.Thentheybothstartedtalkingatonce."Iwonderwholostit"Theirmoodsshifted,sinkingfromthehighofbeingrichforfifteenminutestoresigningthemselvestowhattheymustdonext.Forinthewallet'sclearplasticcompartment,therewasadriver'slicense.Theyknewwhattheyhadtodo.Althoughtheywouldlosetheirnewly-foundtreasure,inaway,theyfeltrelieved.

24.WheredidAmyandCharliefindthewallet?

A.InanalleyBInabackpack

C.AmongsomeflowersDOnthesidewalk

25.Inparagraph2,whywasAmy’svoiceshaking?

A.Shewasafraidthattheywouldbeseenbyothers

B.Shewasdisappointedtherewasn'tamilliondollars

C.ShewasfearfulthatCharliewouldtellsomeoneelse

D.Shefeltnervousbecauseshe'dneverseensomuchmoney

26.OntheirwaytoAmy’shouse,thechildren'smoodchangedfrom

AexcitedtosuspiciousB.happytoangry

CrelievedtoworriedD.nervoustodisappointed

27.Whatdidthechildrendecidetodoattheendofthestory?

A.Tokeepthemoneyasecretfromothers

B.Toreturnthewallettoitsrightfulowner

C.Toputthewalletbackwheretheyfoundit.

D.Tobuymanydifferentthingswiththemoney.

C

AnarticlepublishedintheprestigiousscientificjournalNatureshedsnewlightonanimportant,butup-to-nowlittleappreciated,aspectofhumanevolution.InthisarticleProfessorsDennisBrambleandDanielLiebermansuggestthatbeingabletorunwasthenecessaryconditionforthedevelopmentofourspecieswhichenabledustocomedownfromthetrees.Thischallengestraditionalscientificthinking,whichclaimsthatthedistinctive,uprightbodyformofmodernhumanshascomeaboutasaresultoftheabilitytowalk,andthatrunningissimplyaby-productofwalking.Furthermore,humanshaveusuallybeenregardedaspoorrunnerscomparedtosuchanimalsasdogs,horsesordeer.However,thisisonlytrueifweconsiderrunningathighspeed,especiallyovershortdistances.Butwhenitcomestolong-distancerunning,humansdoastonishinglywell.Theycankeepasteadypaceformanykilometres,andtheiroverallspeedisatleastthesameasthatofhorsesordogs

BrambleandLiebermanexamined26physicalfeaturesfoundinhumans.Oneofthemostinterestingoftheseisthenuchalligament（项韧带）.Whenwerun,thisligamentpreventsourheadfrommovingbackandforthorfromsidetoside.Therefore,weareabletorunwithsteadyheads,heldhigh.Thenuchalligamentisnotfoundinanyothersurvivingprimates,suchasapesandmonkeys.ThenthereareourAchillestendons（跟腱）atthebacksofourlegs,whichconnectourcalfmusclestoourheelbones—andwhichhavenothingtodowithwalking.Whenwerun,thesetendonsbehavelikesprings,helpingtopushusforward.Furthermore,wehavelow,wideshouldersvirtuallydisconnectedfromourskulls（颅骨）,aphysicaldevelopmentwhichallowsustorunmoreefficiently.

Butwhatevolutionaryadvantageisgainedfrombeinggoodlong-distancerunners?

Perhapsitpermittedearlyhumanstoobtainfoodmoreeffectively."Whatthesefeaturesandfactsappeartobetellingusisthatrunningevolvedinorderforourdirectancestorstocompetewithothermeat-eatinganimalsforaccesstotheproteinneededtogrowthebigbrainsthatweenjoytoday,"saysLieberman.Somescientistsputforwardthetheorythatearlyhumanschasedanimalsforgreatdistancesinordertoexhaustthembeforekillingthem.

"Researchonthehistoryofhumans'abilitytomovehastraditionallybeencontroversial,"saysLieberman."Attheveryleast,Ibelievethistheorywillmotivatemanyresearcherstoreevaluateandfurtherinvestigatehowhumanslearnedtorunandwalkandwhywearebuiltthewayweare."

28.Inparagraph1,whatdothetwoprofessorssuggestabouthumans'abilitytorun?

A.Itisanevolutionaryby-productofwalking.

B.Ithelpstoformpeople'sabilitytoclimbtrees.

C.Ithasplayedanimportantroleinhumanevolution.

D.Ithasnotbeenadequatelystudiedbyscientistsbefore.

29.Whatistrueaboutthephysicalcharacteristicsexaminedbytheprofessors?

A.Achillestendonsassistpeopletowalklongdistances.

B.Thehumanskullhelpspeopletorunmoreefficiently.

C.people'sshouldersallowthemtolookfromsidetoside.

D.Thenuchalligamentenablespeopletoholdtheirheadsteady.

30.Accordingtoparagraph3,scientistsbelievethatearlyhumans_________.

A.alwayscameacrossdangeroussituationsinlife

B.ranafteranimalsforlongdistanceswhenhunting

Coftenfailedtofindfoodbecausetheycouldn'trunfast

Ddevelopedtheirhuntingskillsbyrunninglongdistances

31.ProfessorLiebermanthinksthenewtheorywill_________.

Acompletelyexplainhowrunningdeveloped

Brevolutionizethetheoryofhumanevolution

C.encouragemorein-depthstudiesonthetopic

D.bewidelysupportedwithinthescientificcommunity

D

Scientistshavesolvedthemysteryofwhytheoverwhelmingmajorityofmammothfossils（化石）aremale.

Muchlikewildelephantstoday,youngmaleIceAgemammothsprobablytravelledaroundaloneandmoreoftengotthemselvesintoriskysituationswheretheyweresweptintorivers,orfellthroughiceorintomud,lakesorsinkholesthatpreservedtheirbonesforthousandsofyears,scientistssay.

Females,ontheotherhand,travelledingroupsledbyanoldermatriarchwhoknewthelandscapeanddirectedhergroupawayfromdanger.

"Withoutthebenefitoflivinginaherdledbyanexperiencedfemale,malemammothshadamuchhigherriskofdyinginnaturaltrapssuchasmudholes,rockcracksandlakes,"saidco-authorLoveDalenoftheSwedishMuseumofNaturalHistoryinareportpublishedonThursdayinthejournalCurrentBiology.

Thestudyusedgeneticdatatodeterminethesexof98woollymammothfossilsinSiberiaResearchersfoundthat69%ofthesamplesweremale,aheavilyunbalancedsexratio,assumingthatthesexeswerefairlyevenatbirth

"Wewereverysurprisedbecausetherewasnoreasontoexpectasexbiasinthefossilrecord,"saidfirstauthorPatriciaPecnerova,alsooftheSwedishMuseumofNaturalHistory.

Therefore,researchersbelievethatsomethingaboutthewaytheylivedinfluencedthewaytheydied.

Mostbones,tusks,andteethfrommammothsando