湖南省长郡中学届高三月考二英语试题.docx

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湖南省长郡中学届高三月考二英语试题

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

AnOceansVacuum

There’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.It’sbiggerthanTexas-andgrowing.Thewaytocleanitupnowistocatchitwithnets.Thatisbothcostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposes62-mile-longfloatingbarriersthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear’strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartin2020.Itcouldreducethetrashby42%over10years.

Easy-OnShoes

In2012,MathewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamisogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeonecomingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothechallenge.Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirsolution:

theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor$130.

AnAirportforDrones（无人机）

AsAmazon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice,thereisonebigquestion:

whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?

Rwanda,inAfrica,mayhavetheanswer.There,workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”.Thegoalistomakeiteasiertotransportfood,medicalsupplies,electronics,andothergoodsthroughthehillycountryside.Constructionissettobecompletedin2020.

21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum?

A.Itcanbeamoney-saver

B.Itcangrowyearbyyear

C.Itcantearplasticintopieces

D.Itcanbeputintowideusesoon

22.WhatdoweknowaboutNike?

A.Itoffersfreeshoestothedisabled

B.Itisdesigningnewshoesfrequently

C.Itprovidescustomer-friendlyservices

D.ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpassively

23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”?

A.Becauseroadtravelthereisrough

B.Becausetherearetoomanydrones

C.Becausethey’reeasiertoconstructthanroads

D.Becausetheyarereceptivetonewtechnology

B

Igrewupinatroubledhomeinthe1970s,ontheoutskirtsofdowntownOrlando,Florida.Notfaraway,athree-storyhouseattractedmyeyes.

ItwasnothingliketheoneIlivedinwithmymother,asmalldarkplacewithrulesaboutbefriendingothers.“Don’t.Never,evertalktoanyone,”mymothersaid.

Oneday,insixthgrade,ablack-hairedwomanwasintroducedtoourclass:

Mrs.Reese.ReeseexplainedthatshewasstartingSpanishClub.SheinvitedanyoneinterestedinlearningSpanishlanguageandculturetostayafterschool.

Icouldnottakemyeyesoffherbracelets（手镯）andshiningrings.Thebellrang,andtomyshock,noonewentuptoMrs.Reese.Iwasunderstrictorderstogostraighthome.Butthatday,Istayed.IaskedMrs.Reesewhentheclubstarted.

“Wecouldbeginrightnowifyoulike,”shesaidwithasmile.Ifeltbeautiful.ThatdayIlearnedthatthehouseofmydreamswasherhouse.IlearnedhowtoanswerquestionsaboutmyageandmyfavoritefoodinSpanish.AndIlearned,Doyouwanttocomeovertomorrowforcookinglessons?

Iwantedtosay“Yes”,butMom’swordsheldmeback.

Ibeggedmymotherallsummerandintofall,wellafterSpanishClubhaddissolved.Iweptatnightsometimes,soworriedthatMrs.Reeseandherfamilywouldmoveaway.

Atsomepoint,ImanagedtowearmymotherdownandoneSaturdayafternoon.IrodeouttoMrs.Reese’shouse.

Thedetailsofthatafternoonaremarkedinmymind:

Wehadtea.Shepaintedmytoenailsred.Wemadeagarlickypicadillo.WespokeinSpanish.InSpanish,myvoicewasloudandromantic.Thisistherealme!

Irememberthinking.

MymotherneverpermittedmeanothervisittoMrs.Reese’shouse.Butfourdecadeslater,Istillrememberthatdayandthelifesheshowedme,proofofapossiblefuture.

24.Whatkindoffamilywastheauthorfrom?

A.Hard-upB.Two-parent

C.Stress-freeD.Disease-ridden

25.Whydidtheauthorchoosetojointheclub?

A.Shewantedtostaylongeratschool

B.SheintendedtocomfortMrs.Reese

C.ShewasdeeplyattractedbyMrs.Reese

D.Shehopedtobefriendtheownerofherdreamthouse

26.TheauthorwenttoMrs.Reese’shouse.

A.withthehelpofhertears

B.whilenoonewasnoticing

C.withhermother’spermission

D.justbeforetheladymovedaway

27.WhatdidtheauthorgainfromMrs.Reese?

A.ThebeautyofSpanish

B.Thewonderofanewworld

C.Thepowerofself-confidence

D.Theimportanceofindependence

C

Englishisfullofcolorfulphrasestodescribeshyness.Someoneshymightbecalledshrinkingvioletorawallflower,whileforespeciallynervoustypeswehavethecuriousexpression:

theywouldn’tsaybootoagoose.

Noneofthesearetraditionallyseenaspositivedescriptions,evenifyoulikegeese.Inacultureofgo-getting,highachievers,shypeopledon’tcomefirst.Orthat'swhattheself-helpindustrywouldhaveyoubelieve.Bookshopsarefilledwithvitaltomes（巨著）thatpromisetohelpbeatsocialfearsandfindsuccessinlife,loveandbusiness.Thatiswhyonebook,ShrinkingViolets:

AFieldGuidetoShyness,bucksthetrend.ItbecameasuddensuccessacrossEnglish-languagemediarecentlyforitsnewtake-onshyness.

AuthorJoeMoransaysthatdespitestrugglingwithshynessandlongingforlonelinessallhislife,beingshycanalsobe"agift".Freedfromtheconstanturgetoparticipateandcompeteinsocialsituations,peopleareliberatedtolookattheworldinnewways,andgainfreshinsights.

Indeed,manyoftheworld'sgreatthinkersandartistsareintroverts（内向的人）.ScientistsCharlesDarwinandAlbertEinsteinpreferredtheirowncompany;actressKeiraKnightleyoftenfindsherselftongue-tiedatparties;andHarryPotterauthorJKRowlingclaimssheusedtobetoonervoustoevenborrowapen.

MorantoldBBCFuture:

"Ithinkshynessprobablydoesturnyouintoanamateuranthropologist（人类学家）,really-youaremorelikelytobeanobserver."

So,whileextrovertsmakeallthenoise,theydon'tnecessarilyhavethebestideas.

Ifyou'reshy,you'veprobablyknownthisforalongtime.Youjustdon'tshoutaboutit.

28.Whensomeoneisbeingcalledawallflower,heisbeing.

A.praisedforhisgraceB.admiredforhischaracter

C.laughedatforhisshynessD.toldoffforhisnervousness

29.Theunderlinedphrase“bucksthetrend”inParagraph2probablymeans””.

A.goingagainstthetrendandsucceeds

B.changingthepublicideacompletely

C.becomingunpopularandunaccepted

D.becomingthemajorconcernofpeople

30.Theauthormentionedmanyfamousshypeopleinorderto.

A.pointouttheharmshynessbrings

B.disconnectshynessandsuccess

C.showsthereasonsforshyness

D.proveshynesscontributestoscience

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsshyness?

A.OpposedB.IndifferentC.SupportiveD.Critical

D

Frigatebirdsseagoingflierswitha6-footwingspan,canstayaloft（upintheair）forweeksatatime,anewstudyhasfound.

Sincethefrigatebirdspendsmostofitslifeatsea,itshabitsoutsideofwhenitreproducesonlandaren’twell-known-untilresearchersstartedtrackingthemaroundtheIndianOcean.Whattheresearchersdiscoveredisthatthebird’sflyingabilityisunbelievable.

Ornithologist（鸟类学家）HenriWeimerskirchputsatellitetage（标签）onacoupleofdozenfrigatebirds.Whenthedatastartedtocomein,hecouldhardlybelievehowhighthebirdsflew.

"First,wefound,'Whoa,1,500meters.Excellent,'"saysWeimerskirch,"Andafter2,000,after3,000,after4,000meters-OK,atthisaltitudetheyareinfreezingconditions,especiallysurprisingforatropicalbird."

"Thereisnootherbirdflyingsohighrelativetotheseasurface,"hesays."It'stheonlybirdthatisknowntointentionallyenterintoacloud,"Weimerskirchsays.Andnotjustanycloud-asoft,whitecumuluscloud（积云）.Overtheocean,thesecloudstendtoforminplaceswherewarmairrisesfromtheseasurface.Thebirdstakearideonthecurrentofrisingair,allthewayuptothetopofthecloud.

Frigatebirdshavetofindwaystostayaloftbecausetheycan'tlandonthewater.Sincetheirfeathersaren'twaterproof,thebirdswoulddrowninshortorder.Theyfeedbyharassingotherbirdsinflightuntiltheybringwhateverfishthey'veswallowedbackintotheirmouthandthefrigatebirdtakesit.

Soinbetweenmeals,frigatebirdsflyhigher...andhigher.

Inonecase,fortwomonths-continuouslyaloft.

Oneofthetaggedbirdsflew40mileswithoutawing-flap.Severalcoveredmorethan300milesadayonaverage,andflewcontinuouslyforweeks.Theyareblessedwithanunusualbody.Nobirdhasalargerwingsurfaceareacomparedwithbodyweight.

32.Howdidresearchersfeelwhendataaboutfrigatebirdsreachedthem?

A.CalmB.SurprisedC.HopefulD.Anxious

33.Accordingtothetext,howcanfrigatebirdsflysohigh?

A.Byflyingintoacloud

B.Withthehelpofresearchers

C.Thankstoadvancedtechnology

D.Byfollowingotherbirdsintothesky

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword”they”inthetextreferto?

A.FrigatebirdsB.OtherbirdsC.SmallfishD.Largerfish

35.Inwhataspectarefrigatebirdsdifferentfromotherbirds?

A.WhentheygivebirthB.Whattheyfeedon

C.TheirbodyweightD.Theirwingsurfacearea

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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