届广东省珠海市高三第二次质量监测英语试题 word版.docx

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届广东省珠海市高三第二次质量监测英语试题word版

珠海市2017-2018学年度第二学期高三

第二次学业质量监测

英语科

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）、第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分，考试时间120分钟注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写

在答题卡上。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位

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4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷（满分70分）

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，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Theadvancementofourmodernlivesispossiblejustbecauseofenormouscontributionmadebysomefamouspeople.Theirnamesarerememberedinthesandsoftimefortheirworkwhichmakesourlivesconvenient.Hereisalistofthefourfamouspeople.

BillGates（1955-Now）isanAmericanbusinessmagnate（富豪）,investor,philanthropist（慈善家）and

principalfounderofMicrosoftCorporation.

LaterinhiscareerandsinceleavingMicrosoft,Gatespursuedanumberofphilanthropicendeavors.HedonatedmoneytovariouscharitableorganizationsandscientificresearchprogramsthroughtheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation.AsofFebruary17,2018,Gateshadanetworthof$91.7billion,makinghimthesecond-richestpersonintheworld,behindBezos.

SteveJobs（1955-2011）wasanAmericanentrepreneurandbusinessmagnate.Hewasthechairman,

CEO,andaco-founderofAppleInc.,chairmanandmajorityshareholderofPixar.JobsandApple

co-founderWozniakarewidelyrecognizedaspioneersofthemicrocomputerrevolutionofthe1970sand1980s.

Jobswasdiagnosedwithapancreatictumor（肿瘤）in2003.Hediedatage56onOctober5,2011,of

respiratoryarrestrelatedtothetumor.

MaYun（1964-Now）,knownprofessionallyasJackMa,isaChinesebusinessmagnate,investor,andphilanthropist.Heistheco-founderandexecutivechairmanofAlibabaGroup,amultinationaltechnologyconglomerate.AsofMarch2018,heisoneofChina’srichestmenwithanetworthofUS$42.4billion,aswellasoneofthewealthiestpeopleintheworld.

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MaisseenasaglobalambassadorforChinesebusinessandassuchisfrequentlylistedasoneoftheworld’smostpowerfulpeoplebyForbes.In2017,hewasranked2ndintheannual“World’s50GreatestLeaders”listbyFortune.

MarkZuckerberg（1984-Now）isanAmericantechnologyentrepreneurandphilanthropistbestknown

forco-foundingandleadingFacebook,asitschairmanandchiefexecutiveofficer.

BorninNewYork,ZuckerbergattendedHarvardUniversitywherehelaunchedFacebookfromhisdormitoryroomonFebruary4,2004withcollegeroommates.Afterthegroupbeganexpandingthecompanyacrosscollegecampuses,itexpandedrapidly,reachingonebillionusersby2012.HisnetworthisestimatedtobeUS$66.4billionasofApril19,2018.

Since2010,TimemagazinehasnamedZuckerbergamongthe100wealthiestandmostinfluential

peopleintheworldasapartofitsPersonoftheYearaward.

21.HowdidBillGatesdonatehismoneytosociety?

A.ThroughtheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation.B.ThroughMicrosoftCorporation.

C.ThroughAppleInc.D.ThroughAlibaba.

22.Whoarewidelyconsideredaspioneersofthemicrocomputerrevolutionofthe1970sand1980s?

A.BillGatesandSteveJobsB.SteveJobsandJackMa

C.MaYunandMarkZuckerbergD.SteveJobsandWozniak

23.Whatcanweinferaboutthefourpeople?

A.Theyareglobalambassadorsforworldbusiness.

B.TheyreachTop10oftheworld’swealthiestpeople.

C.Theyaregreatcontributorstohumansociety.

D.Theyarestillcontributingintoday’sworldbusiness.

B

The2018SpringFestivalGala,orChunwaninChinese,waswatchedbymillionsofChineseworldwide,

asfamiliesandfriendsgottogethertobidfarewelltotheold,andusheredintheLunarNewYear–theYearoftheDog.

Alongwiththeusualsinginganddancing,traditionalinstrumentalmusic,Chineseoperas,comediesand

martialarts,traditionalculturehasbeenthefocusofthisyear’sGala.

Thisyear’sgalawasstagedatfivedifferentvenues.BesidesthemainvenueinBeijing,thecitiesofQufuandTai’aninEastChina’sShandongProvincewereamongthefoursub-venues,duetotheirsignificantroleinthedevelopmentofChinesecivilization.

QufuisthehometownofConfucius,China’smostrenownedphilosopher,butheisalsofamous

worldwide–evenmoresotodaythankstoChineseculture’sgrowingpopularityacrosstheglobe.Inrecentyears,ConfuciusInstituteshaveopenedinquiteanumberofcountriesandregions,enablingthosewhoareinterestedinChinatolearnmoreaboutthecountry.

ThemainvenueattheoldCCTVbuilding’sstudioinBeijingfeaturedthedesignoftheChinese

character“Zhong”–whichisalsothefirstcharacterof“Zhongguo,”thenameofthecountry.Thesymmetrical（对称）structureofthecharactercontainsprofoundconnotations（内涵）,andisasymbolthatcouldrepresentthenation.

ChineseculturalTVshowssuchas“NationalTreasure”and“TheChinesePoetryCompetition,”were

bothpartsofthevarietyshowsin2017andhavefoundtheirplacesinthisyear’sGalaaswell.

Therewasalsoacross-talkfeaturingancientChinesepoetry,whichwasinspiredbythepoetry-themed

TVshowthatwasairedduringlastyear’sSpringFestival.Inrecentyears,therevivaloftraditionalculture

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hasbecomeincreasinglypopularinChina.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“usherin”inParagraph1?

A.showB.welcomeC.representD.watch

25.Whatisthemainthemeofthe2018SpringFestivalGala?

A.TraditionalcultureB.Comediesandmartialarts

C.ChineseOperasD.Singinganddancing

26.WhywerethecitiesofQufuandTai’anchosenasthesub-venues?

A.Becausetheyareboththebeautifulcities.

B.Becausetheyarebothwell-knownworldwide.

C.BecauseConfuciuswasborninQufu.

D.BecausetheyareimportanttoChinesecivilization.

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Therewerealtogetherfivedifferentvenuesinthisyear’sgala.

B.ManyforeignerscouldlearnmoreaboutChinafromConfuciusInstitutes.

C.AnincreasingnumberofChinesearefondoftraditionalcultureinrecentyears.

D.Wecouldn’twatchChineseculturalTVshowsinthisyear’sGala.

C

WhenSuQuankelooksoutovertheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge,hedoesnotseeonlysteelpillars,asphalt（沥青）andcables,butalongdragon－asymbolofChina’sengineeringprowess.

Astheproject’schiefengineer,Suisfamiliarwitheveryinchofthevastcrossing.“Asacross-sea

bridge,the55-kmstructureisthelongestofitskindintheworldandisbuiltwith420,000metrictonsofsteel,enoughtobuild60EiffelTowers,”hesaid.“TheHZMBridgeisamarvelofmodernengineering,onethatisdesignedtolastfor120years－longerthananyotherbridgeontheChineseland,”headded.Italso

maybethemostdifficultbridgetobuild.“Constructionofthegiganticprojecthasovercomeaseriesofworld-classtechnicalproblems,includingtherapidbuildingofartificialislandsandconnectionsusingunderwatertunnels,”Susaid.

ThebridgehasbeenbuiltaboveLingdingyangatthePearlRiverEstuary,whichhascomplicated

geologicalandhydrodynamicconditions.Ithastobeabletoresistsupertyphoonseveryyear.Thetunnelsectionalsohashadtocrossoneofthebusiestdeep-waterpassages,theLingdingWestChannel,aswellaswatersthatarehometoChinesewhitedolphins,whichareundertheState’sstrictprotection.

Thebridgeisalsoenvironmentallyfriendly,withspecialfilterscreensinstalledineverydraintoprevent

rubbishandoilleakedfromvehiclesfrombeingdirectlydischargedintothesea.ThenumberofChinese

whitedolphinshasrisenoverrecentyearstomorethan1,800from1,400whenconstructionofthebridgebeganin2009.

TheY-shapedbridge,whichwilltakemorethan105billionyuantobuild,isexpectedtostartcarrying

trafficinearly2018andwillcutthelandtraveltimebetweenHongKongandZhuhaiby2hoursandahalftojust30minutes.Itispartofthecountry’splannednationalhighwaynetwork,connectingthewesternandeasternpartsofPearlRiverandfurtherintegrating（结合）thecitiesinthePearlRiverDelta.

ThebridgewaslituponDec31,2017.AlightingceremonywasheldonSundaytomarkthecompletionofthemajorityofthework,indicatingitisreadytogointoservice.

28.WhatcanweinferabouttheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgeaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.Itisthelongestbridgeintheworld.

B.Thesteelusedforthebridgeisnotequaltobuild60EiffelTowers.

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C.ItcanlastlongestamongthebridgesinChina.

D.Itisimpossibletobuildtheartificialislandsinashorttime.

29.Howcantheconstructionofthebridgeprotecttheenvironment?

A.Constructionoftheprojecthasovercomeaseriesofworld-classtechnicalproblems.

B.Specialfilterscreensareinstalledineverydraintopreventtheleakofrubbishandoil.

C.ThebridgehasbeenbuiltaboveLingdingyangatthePearlRiverEstuary.

D.Hongkong,ZhuhaiandMacaohavecooperatedtobuildthebridge.

30.HowlongdidittaketotravelbetweenHongKongandZhuhaionlandbeforethebridgeisbuilt?

A.2hours.B.2hoursandahalf.C.3hours.D.30minutes.

31.WemaylearnfromthetextthattheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge__________.

A.canrepresentthepowerofChina’sengineeringB.isunabletoresistsupertyphoons

C.hasdonegreatharmtoChinesewhitedolphinsD.wentintoserviceonDec31,2017

D

I’manoldpersoninayoungperson’sbody.Changeexhaustsme.Ilikeroutine.Thesimplemotionsof

aschooldaywerealwayscalmingtome—thesameclasses,thesamepeople,thesamehoursspentinapredictablepattern.

Whenmyplanschangesuddenly,itfeelslikegearsgrindinginmybrain.Insteadofrollingalongwith

myroutine,everythinginmyheadseemstojamwhileIeraseeverythingIhadplannedforthedayandreplaceitwithmynewplans.Itdoesn’tmatterifthenewplanisbetterthantheold—havingtoquicklyrebuildmymentalschedulealmostphysicallyhurts.Mybrotheroncemadealast-minutedecisiontovisitourparents（wholivefive