广东省揭阳市届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案推荐.docx

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广东省揭阳市届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案推荐

揭阳市2017年高中毕业班高考第二次模拟考试

英语

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第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.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷相应的位置上。

3.全部答案应在答题卷上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卷一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷

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，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

Getidsecitedaboutreadingandwriting.

Enterourwritinganddrawingcontestforachancetowingreatpries.BroughttoyoubyReader’sdigestandWeelyReaderandnotedchildren’sauthorMaryPopeOsborne（TheMagicTreeHouseseries）.

Pries

A$500U.S.SavingsBond

Alibraryofboos（valuedat$125）

GreatLeapFrogpriesincludingtheTagReadingSystem

AcertificatesignedbycontestjudgeMaryPopeOsborne

YoursubmissionspostedonReadersDigest.com

Howtoenter

Childrenaged5-12shouldrespondinwordsand/orpicturestothequestions,“Yourfavouritehasjumpedoutofthebootospendthedaywithyou.TellusWhathappensnet?

”

Onewinnerwillbechosenforeachagegroup：

Ages5-6：

Pleasesubmitadrawingnolargerthan8.5cm11cmandanessaywritteninchild’sownwords—maybedictatedtoanadult–ofupto50words.Essaymustbetypedorwritteninblueorblacin.

Ages7-9Pleasesubmitanessayofupto150words.Essaymustbetypedorwritteninblueorblacin.Drawingswelcome（butoptional）.Mustbenolargerthan8.5cm11cm.

Ages10-12Pleasesubmitanessayofupto350words.Essaymustbetypedorwritteninblueorblacin.Drawingswelcome（butoptional）.Mustbenolargerthan8.5cm11cm.

Entryshouldbemailedalongwiththeirname,age,mailingaddressande-mailaddressto

Read,Write,Win!

Contest

Reader’sDigestMagaine

260MadisonAvenue,5thFloor,NewYor,NY10016

AllentriesmustbepostmaredbyOctober31,2016.

21.What’sthepurposeofthetet?

A.Topersuadereaderstoattendthecontest.

B.Togiveinformationaboutthecontest.

C.Togetidsecitedaboutreadingandwriting.

D.Togiveidsachancetoearnmoney.

22.Whoeverwinsthecontestcan______.

A.gainatotalof$625incashB.getalibraryofboosvaluedat$500

C.seehisworonReadersDigestD.winacertificatetogotolibrary

23.What’sthedifferencebetweenAges7-9andAges10-12inrequestofentry?

A.Thewordnumberoftheessay.B.Thecolorofthesubmission.

C.Thesieofthesubmission.D.Theformoftheessay.

B

Despitegainsinrecentyears，womenstillfallbehindmeninsomeareasofmathachievement，andthequestionofwhyhascausedheatedargument.Now，astudyoffirstandsecondgraderssuggestswhatmaybepartoftheanswer：

Femaleprimaryschoolteacherswhoareconcernedabouttheirownsillscouldbepassingthatalongtothelittlegirlstheyteach.

Youngstudentstendtomodelthemselvesafteradultsofthesamese，eplainedBeiloc，anassociateprofessorinpsychologyattheUniversityofChicago.Littlegirlsmaylearntofearmathfromthewomenwhoaretheirearliestteachers.Beilocandhercolleaguesstudied52boysand65girlsinclassestaughtby17differentteachers.NinetypercentoftheUSprimaryschoolteachersarewomen，aswasallofthoseinthisstudy.

Students’mathabilitywasnotrelatedtoteachers’mathanietyatthestartoftheschoolyear，butattheendoftheyear，themoreaniousteacherswereabouttheirownsills，themorelielytheirfemalestudents—butnottheboys—weretoagreetothat“boysaregoodatmathandgirlsaregoodatreading”．Inaddition，thegirlswhoansweredthatwayscoredloweronmathteststhaneithertheclasses’boysorthegirlswhohadnotdevelopedsuchabelief，theresearchersfound.

Afterseeingtheresults，theresearchersrecommendedthatthemathrequirementsforobtainingaprimaryeducationteachingdegreeshouldberethought.“Ifthenetgenerationofteachers，especiallyprimaryschoolteachers，isgoingtoteachtheirstudentsmoreeffectively，morecareneedstobetaentodevelopbothstrongmathsillsandpositivemathattitudesintheseeducators,”theresearcherswrote.

“Girlswhogrowupbelievingfemaleslacmathsillswindupavoidinghardermathclasses.Iteepsgirlsandwomenoutofalotofcareers，particularlyinsciencetechnology,”Beilocsaid.

24.Wecanlearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphsthat______.

A.teachersinUSprimaryschoolsaremostlyfemales

B.thestudentsinvolvedinthestudyarestartersatprimaryschool

C.youngstudentsusuallyfolloweampleoftheirfemaleteachers

D.it’struethatboysdowellinmathwhilegirlsdowellinreading

25.Wecanweinferfromthetet?

A.Beiloc’sstudywillbringaboutaprimaryeducationrevolution.

B.Girls’lacofconfidenceinmathsillsaffectstheirfuturejobs.

C.Theperformanceofthestudentschangedlittleduringtheprocessofthestudy.

D.Theresearchersarguedthatcurrentprimaryschooleducationneededimproving.

26.What’sthesuggestedsolutiontothephenomenonmentionedinthetet?

A.Usingdifferentapproachestoecitestudents’interestinmath.

B.Reducingthenumberofsituationsthatmaeteachersanious.

C.Creatingmorechancesforboysandgirlstowortogetherinclass.

D.Improvingteachers’mathsillsandchangingtheirmathattitudes.

27.What’sthemainideaofthetet?

A.Girlsmaylearnmathanietyfromfemaleteachers.

B.Boysarefreefromthemathanietyoffemaleteachers.

C.Primaryschoolteachershaveafar-reachinginfluenceonstudents.

D.Studentsshouldlearnhowtoholdpositiveattitudestowardsmath.

C

Theword"O"isthemostfrequentlyspoenall-purposeepressionontheplanet—andit'sturning176yearsoldonMarch23,2015.Thetermwasbornduringa19th-centuryabbreviation（缩写）craeandwentontointernationalfamewithitsownhandgesture.

Lastyear,HenryNass,a64-year-oldretiredEnglishteacher,aNewYorer,hadspentthelastfewweeshandingoutcardschampioning"GlobalODay"inadvanceofthecominganniversary.

"Nomatterwherepeoplearefromtheyusetheword'O,'buttheydon'tnowwhereitcomesfrom,"saysNass."Theproblemisbecauseit'sjust,younow,O."

ThewordisO,perhaps,butitshistoryisdefinitelybetterthanaverage.LateetymologistAllenWalerReadtracedthetwo-letterwordto1839,wheneditorsattheBostonMorningPostsignedoffonarticlesas“allcorrect”withasimpleword“O”.

ThewordmadeitintoprintonMarch23ofthatyear,inanarticleagainstarivaleditorinProvidencewhohadstatedwronglythatabandofBostoniansheadingtoNewYorwouldpassthroughtheRhodeIslandcapital（Providence）.

"Wesaidnotawordaboutourteampassing'throughthecity'ofProvidence,"theMorningPostreported."O..—allcorrect."

ThehumoroftheProvidence-Bostonjoehasbeenlosttohistory—butthewordOtooofffromthere,soonconnoting（隐含）agreement,acceptance,averageness,qualityorliability.

By1840,itservedasasloganforPresidentMartinVanBuren'sunsuccessfulreelectioncampaign.“OldinderhooisO,”postersstated,areferencetotheeighthpresident'sbirthplaceandhissupporters'beliefinhissatisfactoryperformance.

28.WhydidHenryNasshandoutcards?

A.Toletpeopleunderstandthehistoryoftheword“O”.

B.Tocallonpeopletousetheword“O”properly.

C.ToappealtopeopletocelebrateODay.

D.Toattractpeople’sattention.

29.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinParagraph4?

A.Thehistoryoftheword“O”isnowntoaveragepeople.

B.Thehistoryoftheword“O”isunfamiliartopeople.

C.Peoplefrequentlyusetheword“O”inhistory.

D.Peoplearefondoftheword“O”inhistory.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“toooff”inParagraph7probablymean?

A.GotoffB.SetupC.MovedoffD.Becamepopular

31.WecanlearnfromthetetthatinderhooisoftheeighthAmericanpresident.

A.thenameB.thebirthplaceC.thepolicyD.thebelief

D

Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomaedecisionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld，inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothintheyareeercisingtheirrighttomaechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisers,hopingtoselltheirproducts.

Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanietyinpeople’slives.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnoteactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalingaway,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitem（商品）thatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-maingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.

Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemaret.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquicentheprocess.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicaleampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmaesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoice,noaniety.

32.WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraphl?

 A.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult.

 B.Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.

C.Choiceandrighteistatthesametime.

D.Theeerciseofrightsisaluury.

33.Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoaniety?

A.Peoplearelielytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasi