全国百强校福建省厦门市届高三质量检测英语试题原卷版.docx

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全国百强校福建省厦门市届高三质量检测英语试题原卷版

厦门市2017届高中毕业班第一次质量检查

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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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belowtodeterminewhichtourisbestforyouandremembertobookatleasttwoweeksinadvance.

1.WhyisUSCclosedtovisitorsonJuly4?

A.Toprepareatour.B.Toupdateitswebsite.

C.Tocelebratetheholiday.D.Toencourageaself-guidedwalk.

2.WhodoesAdmittedStudentDaytarget?

A.AUvisitorstoUSC.B.Thoseapplyingforfall2017.

C.Independentconsultants.D.Thoseadmittedforfall2017.

3.Howcanyoucancelascheduledvisit?

A.ByturningtoUniversityAmbassadors.B.ByvisitingUSCVisitorCenter.

C.Byemailingcvisits@mailbox,sc.edu.D.Byregisteringonceagain.

4.Ifa15-peoplegrouprequestsasummervisit,theyneedto________.

A.submitGroupVisitinterestFormB.emailvisior@mailbox.sc.edu

C.call800-922-9755D.checkoutVirtualTour

Dearestdarlinggirl,

Todayisthebeginningofthenextstageinyourlife.WeheadofftoyournewhomeatStanford.WheredoIstartintellingyouhowproudIfeeltobecalledMummybyyou?

We'velaughedathowyouburstintothisworldwithascowlonyourface,howdeterminedyouhavealwaysbeenrightfromfeedingyourselftomakingbigdecisionsforyourlife.ThereweredaysduringyourillnessthatIwasn'tsureyouhadthewilltomakeit.Tellingyouthatyouneededtowanttogetbetterwasthehardestandyetthegreatestday.Fromthatdayyoutookresponsibilityanddecidedyouwantedtobeatanorexia（厌食症）．

Idon'tthinkI'veeverfeltsoproudofyouaswhenyoucamehometosaythatyouwantedtogotoWestAfricabetweenschoolanduniversity.Youchosetogoalone,andtoraisethemoneyyourself.Youhavesuchstrengthofcharacteranddetermination.Itisattimeshardtobelievethatyouareonly18.Youexperiencedsomethinginthatmonththatfewdareexperienceinalifetime.

So,Viv,herearemywordsofwisdomtoyouasyoustartyournextbigadventure.Theworldisabeautifulplacebutoftenafewthingscanmakeitseemdifficult.God'stempleismadeoflove.It'sman'stemplethatisbuiltofstones.Openyourhearttogoodnessandnevereverletnegativepeopleorthoughtstakeholdofyou.AsMinorMyersputit,"Gointotheworldanddowe’ll.Butmoreimportantly,gointotheworldanddogood:

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Itistruethatwitheverypassingday,Iwillgrowolderandweaker.AdaymaycomewhenIwillbecomeforgetful.Buteventhen,youwithyourbrightsmile,willlightupmyheart.

YourAlo

5.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?

...

A.Shewasonceatroublemaker.BShe'safreshmaninStanford.

6.WhydidVivgotoWestAfrica?

A.Todowhatothersdarenot.B.Toshowherdetermination.

C.Togetmoneyforschoolfees.D.Togoonanadventurebyherself.

7.WhatisAlo'sadviceforViv?

A.Tobeapositiveandkindperson.B.Toavoidthenegativepartoflife.

C.Tobecautiousofcold-heartedpeople.D.Toexplorethebeautyoftheworld.

8.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingtheletter?

A.Amusedandthankful.B.Pleasedandsatisfied.

C.Cheerfulandrelieved.D.Concernedandanxious.

Lifemayhaveevolvedonatleastthreeplanetswithinanewlydiscoveredsolarsystem39lightyearsfromEarth.AstronomersattheNASAhavediscoverednolessthansevenroughlyEarth-sizedworldsorbitingadwarfstarinthesystem.Scientistshadpreviouslyidentifiedatinynumberof"exoplanets",whicharebelievedtohavethequalitiesneededtosupportlife.However,thenewsystemcontainsanunprecedented（前所未有）numberofEarth-sized,probablyrockyplanets,andisbeingacknowledgedasan"acceleratedleapforward"inthesearchforextraterrestrial（外星球的）life.

Threeofthenewplanetsaresaidtobeparticularlypromisingbecausetheremightexistoceans.ThomasZurbuchen,associateadministratorofNASA,toldapressconferenceinWashington:

"ThisgivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotamatterof'if',but'when'."

TheplanetswerediscoveredusingNASA'sSpitzerSpaceTelescope,whichwasabletotrackhowfasteachoftheplanetscrossedthestarTrappist-landcompletedanorbit.Fromthistheresearchteamcalculatedhowfartheplanetswerefromtheirstar,andthereforehowlikelytheyaretobehabitable.

NASA'sHubbleSpaceTelescopeisalreadybeingusedtosearchforatmospheresaroundtheplanets.Futuretelescopes,includingtheproposedEuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescopeandtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope,maybepowerfulenoughtodiscovermarkersoflife,suchasoxygenintheatmospheresofexoplanets.

Astronomersbelievetherecouldbeasmanyas40billionpotentiallyhabitableworldsinourgalaxy,theMilkyWay.ProfZurbuchensaidthatnowwasa"gold-rushphase"inthesearchfortheseexoplanets.

9.Whatmakesthenewdiscoverysignificant?

A.Amplemarkersoflife.B.Thepotentialtosupportlife.

C.GreatdistancefromEarth.D.Thesearchforextraterrestriallife.

10.Whathelpsexploreatmospheresaroundtheexoplanets?

A.SpitzerSpaceTelescope.B.HubbleSpaceTelescope.

C.EuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescope.D.JamesWebbSpaceTelescope.

11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.NewSolarSystemFoundB.SecondEarthDiscovered

C.WhytoExploreOuterSpaceD.Gold-RushStagetoCome

Whydowereadpoetry?

Firstobviousone:

becauseweenjoyit.Theonlyotherreasonisforacademicpurposes,andthat'snotwhythisishere.

Manyofusreadpoetrysimplybecauseweoftenfeeldepressedandhopelesslylost,andinpoetryweseehowbeautifulandstrangeeverythingis.Sointhatwaypoetrycalmsouranxiety.

Therearemanydifferentkindsofpoems.Theyarenotallcalming.Somepoemsmakemeanxious,angry,scared,andsad,whichiswhyIvaluethem.Asareader,Iwantafullmeal,notjustdessert.Iwantthesweetandthebitter.Often,IreadpoetrywhenI'malreadyrelaxed.Infact,IreadmorewhenI'mnotstressedout.

HerearethemainreasonsIrespondtopoetry,asfarasIcantell.Metrical（格律的）poemsareaboutsettinguprulesandthenbendingthem.Usually,thisisdonebysettinguparhythmandthenviolatingitoralmostviolatingit.Andthenreturningtoitagain.Thissatisfiesmydesirefororderandalsomydesirefortestingboundaries....

Poetryplayswithlanguageandoftenslamswordstogetherinsurprisingways,whichisthrillingthewayfoodcanbewhenthechefhaspairedingredientsyouneverthoughtwouldtastegoodtogetherbutsomehowdo.

Manypoemsaredense.Wordsmeantwoorthreethingsatonceandlotsofsuggestionsarepackedbetweenthelines.Thisisintellectuallyinspiringanditallowsmetoreadthesamepoemoverandoveralwaysfindingnewthingsinit.

And,ofcourse,there'sthesubjectmatter.Itinterestsmejustasitwouldifthesamesubjectwasexploredinastoryoressay.Notallpoemsinterestmeinthisway,butthennotallstoriesandessaysdo,either.

12.Whatkindofpoemsdoestheauthorprobablyenjoyreading?

A.Academicpoems.B.Valuablepoems.

C.Poemsthatcalmreadersdown.D.Poemsthatarousefeelings.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto?

A.Settinguparhythm.B.Poetry.C.Violatingrules.D.Rhythm.

14.Whydoespoetryappealtotheauthor'?

A.Itplayswithwords.B.Itsoundssurprising.

C.Itisrichinmeaning.D.Itisfilledwithnewideas.

15.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Theauthordoesn'tlikealltheessays.B.Readingpoemsrequirespatience.

C.Thesubjectcountsalottotheauthor.D.Writingpoemsissimilartocooking.

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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