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湖南省长郡中学届高三月考二英语试题Word版含答案
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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