汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试英语试题.docx

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2017年汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试英语试题

2017年汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试英语试题

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

Hotelroomscomeinavarietyofstylesandpriceranges.Despitedifferencesmdecorationandprice,onethingmosthotelshaveincommonisasetofrules.Failuretoobeytheserulescanresultinfeesorfinestocoverhotelroomdamages,removalfromthehotelorpossiblyevenarrest.

Smoking

Somehotelsarecompletelynon-smoking.Somehotelsdesignatesmokingandnon-smokingrooms.Ifyousmokeinanon-smokingroom,youwilllikelybefinedhundredsofdollarsandpossiblyaskedtoleave.

NumberofGuests

Mostregularhotelroomsaredesignedfortwoadults.Ifyouhavemorethantwopeoplestayingintheroom,thehotelwilllikelychargeanadditionalfeeforeachextraguest,thoughsomehotelsletchildrenstayfree.Donotputmorethanfouradultsintheroomunlessthehotelspolicypermitsthatmanypeople.Oryoumightbefinedorremovedfromthehotel

HotelReservationsRequirements

Mosthotelsrequireamajorcreditcardtoreservetheroom.Youcanpaycashattheendofyourstay,butdonotbesurprisedifthereisatemporarychargeonyourcardforafewdaysafteryourstay.Mosthotelsauthorizeasecuritydepositonyourcardtocoveranypossibledamagestotheroom.Oncethehotelconfirmsthattheroomisundamagedandthatyoudonotbreakanyhotelpolicies,yoursecuritydepositwillberefunded.

BreakingtheLaw

Youcannotbreakthelawinyourhotelroom,justasyoucannotbreakthelawinyourownhomeorinpublic.Donotdodrugsorcommitanyothercriminalactinthehotelroom.Ifyoudo,youwilllikelybearrested.

Noise

Mosthotelshaveanoisepolicyyoumustobey.Ifyouarebeingtooloudyouwillusuallygetawarning.Ifthenoisecontinuesandmorecomplaintsareissued,youwilllikelybekickedoutofthehotel,regardlessofwhattimeitis.

21.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Toadvertisethehotelrooms     B.Toshowsomerulesofhotelrooms

C.Towarnthecustomers      D.Tooffersometipsoflivinginhotelrooms

22.YouwillNOTbeaskedtoleavethehotel,ifyou      .

A.maketoomuchnoisecontinually    B.smokewithoutpermission

C.haveoneextraguesttostay     D.breakthelaw

23.Whyisthereatemporarychargeonyourcardforafewdaysafteryourstay?

A.Becausethehotelsmayusethemoneytopayforpossibledamagescausedbyyou.

B.Becausethehotelswanttoconfirmwhetheryouhavemoney.

C.Becausethehotelsneedamajorcreditcardtopayfortherent.

D.Becausethehotelsneedtoauthorizeasecuritydeposit.

B

“Youwillbeinmyheartforever.Withoutyou,thereareonlyemptinessanddesertinmylife...”ThisisalinefromaheartfeltpoemFengDuanwrotetohisfianceeChenLianfangin1955.

Fengisnow94andChen90,andtheyhavebeenmarriedformorethanhalfacentury.Feng,anacademicattheChineseAcademyofSciences,maynotbeaprofessionalpoetbutfor64years,Fenghaswrittencountlesslovepoemstohiswife.Oneveryimportantanniversaryorfestival,FengwouldsendapoemtoChen.In1978,whenChen’scancersurgerysucceeded,Fengcreatedmorethantenpoemstocelebratehiswife’srecovery.Chenusedaredsuitcasetostoretheselovepoems.TheacademichasalsotranslatedmanyEnglish,FrenchandGermanpoemsintoclassicalChinese.

Thecouplewasintroducedtoeachotherbyacommonfriendin1953andFengsenttwopapercopiesofpoemstoChenasagift.

“AslongasIthinkofyou,abeamofsunshinelightsupmyheart,”Fengwrote.

ChenrecalledthefirsttimeFenginvitedhertohisdormitorytohaveacupofteaandshethoughtthecupwasmadeoffrostedglass.Asthetwobecamecloser,Chenoftenvisitedtheacademic’sdorm.SherealizedthatthecupwastheonlyonepoorFengowned.Theopaque（不透明的）cupwasnotfrostedglassbutcommonglassstainedwithtoothpaste.

LatersheboughtmanyclothesandevenastoveforFeng,makinganicechangefromthesinglemanslife.Feng’smarriagetoChenbroughtmorehappinessandnowChenstilllooksafterFeng’sdailyneeds.

24.WhenFengfirstmetChen,hewas      .

A.32     B.30     C.28     D.26

25.WhatchangedidChenbringtoFeng?

A.ChenmadeagreatdifferencetoFeng’sdailylife.  B.ChenchangedFeng’sacademiclifegreatly.

C.ChenwrotealotofpoemstoFeng.     D.ChenintroducedalotoffriendstoFeng.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ChenandFenghappenedtomeeteachotheronthecampus.

B.Fengwrotemanypoemsindifferentlanguages.

C.ChencherishedthepoemsFengwrotetoher.

D.Fenglikedhisopaquecupsomuch.

27.Thewriterwrotethepassagetoshow      .

A.howafamouspoetwriteslovepoemstohiswife  B.howthelovepoemsjointwoheartstogether

C.howimportantlovepoemsareinthemarriage   D.howthelovepoemsmakethecouplefamous

C

Forover2000years,thegoodoldironhorseshoehasremainedtheonlyreliablefootwearfhorses,butanAustriancompanyisreadyto“takethehorseoutoftheIronAge”withtheworld’sfirstequine（似马的）runningshoes,theMegasusHorserunners.

CharlyForstner,thefounderofMegasus,learnedthatover50%ofhorsesthat,putdownsufferedfromseverehoof（蹄）andlegproblems.20yearsago,hedecidedtodevotehislifetocomingupwithabetteralternativetotheironhorseshoe.Recentlyhecreatedtrulyrevolutionary-clip-onrunningshoesforhorses. 

Whiletheironhorseshoeisknownforitsdurabilityandadjustabilityitalsohassomeseriousflaws-it’sheavy,restrictsmovement,hasnoshockabsorption,channelsheatandcoldtotheinnerhoof,andtheneedfornailingcandestroythehoofhorn.Butfindinghoofbootsthatdon’trubonahorse,legandhoof,areeasytoputonandremove,andstayonallkindsofterrain（地形）,canbearealstruggle.TheMegasusHorserunnersclaimtocombineallthequalitiesofbothchoices,whilegettingridofthedownsides.

“TheinnovativeMegasusHorserunnersoffermanyadvantages.Theyarelightweight,canbeadjustedindividually,easytoputon,andofferprotectionwithoutpermanence,”aMegasuspressreleasestates.

“Itcanalsostayputinallkindsofterrainincludingmudandwaterplusitallowsthehooftobeflexible.Theproductisalsodesignedtoprotectthesolefrombruising,crackingandotherinjuriesbyofferingshockabsorption.Itdoesnotaccumulatesnow,dirtormudandiseasytoclean.”

Aftersuccessfultests,Megasussoughttoraisesomemoneyforproductionthroughcrowdfundingonline,askingfor 100,00.Finally,theymanagedtoraise 169,136.ThefirstMegasusHorserunnersarescheduledtobeshippedinJuly2017.

28.Forstnerdecidedtochangetheironhorseshoebecause         .

A.hewantedtoincreasehisfame.       B.hefoundtheironhorseshoemadehorsessuffer.

C.hiscompanyaskedhimtoinventanewhorseshoe.  D.hewasananimalwelfareinspector.

29.Whichofthefollowingisclosetotheunderlinedword“flaw”inPara.4?

A.loss     B.mistake    C.disadvantage    D.inconvenience

30.HowdidMegasusgettheirfundtoproducetheirproducts?

A.Theycollectedmoneyonaplatformonline.    B.Theyraisedmoneyamongtheircampaigners.

C.Theyborrowedmoneyfromthelocalbanks.    D.Theylaunchedacampaigninthemarket.

31.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer        .

A.theMegasusHorserunnerscanonlyallowhorsestoruninmudandwater.

B.theMegasusHorserunnerswongreatpopularityontheInternet.

C.theMegasusHorseruunersmadeiteasyforhorsestohurttheirhooves.

D.theMegasusHorseruunerscanclip-ontothehorse’shoovesautomatically.

D

FaisonworkedinthestateofFloridaasalawyerforlargecompaniesuntil2012,whenhemovedtoVirginiatostartafarmbusiness.Butnow,insteadofraisingcrops,heisraisingtheearningsoflocalfarmers.

Faisonseemsateasewithlifeonafarm.Membersofhisfamilyhavebeenfarmingformanyyears.Whenhisgrandparentsdied,heandhisbrothersandsistersinheritedtheirfarm.Hesaysthatbegantheprocessoftryingtodecidewhattheyweregoingtodowithit.

Fouryearsago,FaisonlefthisjobasalawyerinMiamiandreturnedtothefamilyfarminVirginia.Slowly,hebegantolearnabouttheeconomicissuesfarmersface.

“Alotofsmallfarmersarestruggling.Andthey’reworkingveryhard,butthey’renotabletodrivetheincomefromfarmingtomakeiteconomicallyviable.”

Faisonsaidhemetwithseveralfarmerswhoraiseanimalsnaturally-inotherwords,theydonotgivethemhormones（激素）orantibiotics（抗生素）.

Afterthemeetings,FaisoncreatedacompanycalledMilton’sLocal，namedforhisgrandfather.Today,hisworkdayisverydifferentfromhisworkasalawyer.

Milton’sLocalsellsandtransportsall-naturalmeatfromlocalfarmstostoresandrestaurants.Faisonsaysthecompanyhelpsfarmersincreasetheirearnings,supportsthelocaleconomyandsatisfiesthebuyersofthesemeatproducts.

Milton’sLocalproductshavebeensoldattheArlingtonstoreformorethanayeanPeopleliketheproducts,notjustbecausetheyarenaturalbutbecausetheycomefromlocalfarms.

ThatisgoodnewsforJamesFaison.Henowworkswithmorethan30smallfarmsinVirginiaandNorthCarolina.HehopesMilton’sLocalwillexpand，becomemoreprofitableandhelpmoresmallfarmers.

32.WhydidFaisonabandonhisjobasalawyer?

A.Becausehewastiredofbeingalawyer.

B.Becausehewasattemptingtodo