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海南省海口琼山中学学年高三第四次月考英语试题Word版含答案
2017-2018学年琼山中学高三第四次月考
第二部分阅读理解
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.D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Recentlysomearticlesstatethattheword‘‘selfie”hasbecomeoneofthemostannoyingwords.ButI’dliketoofferthatmaybeitisnotsobad.The“selfie”isusedtodescribetheself-takenphoto,oftenfromasmartphone.WomenandmendecoratetheirFacebook,Twitter,andInstagramaccountswiththesepictures,sometimeswithpuckered(翘起)lipsorlargesmiles.Infact,theselfiehasbecomesowidelyknownthatover31millionphotosonInstagramaretakenwiththeselfie.
Let’sthinkaboutit.Someonetakesabout10selfieseachtimetheydo,andtheyonlyenduppostingoneortwoofthose.Theypicktheonethatmakesthemlookthebest.Isn’tthatbeautiful?
Inthatonepicture,someonehasgivenhimselforherselfconfidence.Self-imageisimportant.Insocietytoday,wearesooftenbusywithwhatsocietytellsusisperfect.Butmaybe,withthatoneselfie,wefeelthatwefitthatbill.Wefeelhandsome,beautiful,confident,smart,happyandcontent.Forthatmoment,everythingbadorterriblethathaseverhappenedtousiserased,becausethatsmileorthatpuckeriswhatgivesusthedeterminationtoloveourselves.
Isawaspokenwordpoemrecentlyandtheyoungmansaid:
IfIaskyouwhatyoulove,theanswerswillmostlikelyrolloffyourtongue.Youlovetoread.Youlovetowrite.Youlovebirds,music,yourmom,yourbrother,yoursister,yourdaughter,yourbestfriend,yourdog.Howlongdoyouthinkyoucouldgoonandonbeforeyousaid“Ilovemyself”?
Thatstatementhitmelikeatonofbricks.I’vestruggledwithconfidenceallofmylife.Istilldo.AndinnowayamIsayingthattakingaselfieisagatewaytothatconfidence.However,theselfiedoesdeservesomecreditforallowingindividualstoexpressthemselves.PamelaRutledgeagrees,stating,“Therearemanymorephotographsavailablenowofrealpeoplethanmodels.”
21.Accordingtothewriter,weliveinasocietywhere________.
A.beingperfectishighlyvalued B.selfieleadstosuccess
C.one’spoorperformancecanbeerased D.agoodimagedecidesone’sstatus
22.WhatPamelasaidsuggestedthatselfie________.
A.causesmodelstobelaidoff B.isawaytoattainconfidence
C.makesonelooklikemodels D.revealsamorerealworld
23.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.
A.TheValueofSelfie B.TheOriginofSelfie
C.SelfieCausesBadEffects D.SelfieCreatesBeauty
B
Picturethescene:
Youcomehomeafterworkfeelingtooexhaustedtocook–onlytofindadeliciousmealworthyofaMichelin-starredrestaurantwaitingforyou.Itsoundslikeafantasy,butitcouldbeabouttocometruethankstoarobotchefdevelopedbyBritishscientists.
Thosescientistshavecomeupwithasetofroboticarmssosmartthattheyarecapableofcookingmealsallbythemselves.Thedevicewillbesoldfromasearlyas2017aspartofapurpose-builthigh-techkitchen.
ScientistsatMoleyRoboticsspentalmost18yearsdevelopingthehands.Accordingtoitscreators,thearmscanchop,stir,whiskandbastewellenoughtorecreatealmostanythingyouwouldcaretoeat,whetheritisasimplehome-cookedsupper,oracomplicatedcreationdesignedbyaworld-classchef.Thehandsmovealittleslowly,hoveringstrangelyabovetheworksurfacewhenevertheyarenotbusy,buttheyimitatehumanmovementscloselyenoughthattheycandothingssuchaswipingaspoonontheedgeofapantopreventdrips.
MrOleynik,whoisleadingtheproject,said,“Allthethingswhicharepossiblewiththehandarepossiblehere.Thereisnolimitation.AlotofpeoplewanttogotoMichelin-starredrestaurants,buttheyarequiteexpensiveandmaybequitefarfromthehome.Thisisanopportunityforpeopletoenjoyverygoodfood,andforareasonableprice.”
Theonlycuisinethatisofftherobot’smenuatthemomentissushi,whichrequiresextremelysteadypressureandnimblefingerstomake,buttheteamplantoconquerthataswellbythetimeitgoesonsale.
24.PeoplegotoMichelin-starredrestaurantsinorderto______.
A.appreciatecartires B.enjoydeliciousmeals
C.seethenewrobotchefs D.escapefromwork
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2referto?
A.Britishscientists B.Therobotchef’sarms
C.Cooksatrestaurants D.Householdwives
26.WhichkindoffoodCAN’Ttherobotchefcookatpresent?
A.Bread B.Beef C.Sushi D.Sandwich
27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Handsofarobotchefcanperformexactlylikeacook.
B.Robotchefsareavailableatshoppingmalls.
C.Michelin-starredrestaurantsaresuitableformanypeople.
D.Itisuncertainwhentherobotcancookallkindsoffood.
C
“Well,Ifinallydidit.Ifinallydecidedtoenterthedigitalageandgetacellphone.Mykidshavebeenannoyingmeandthelaststrawwaswhenmycarbrokedown,andIwasstuckbythehighwayforanhourbeforesomeonestoppedtohelp.ButwhenIwenttothecellphonestore,Ialmostchangedmymind.Thephonesallhavecameras,computersanda"global-positioning"somethingorotherthat'ssupposedtospotmefromspace.Goodness,allIwanttodoistobeabletotalktomygrandkids!
Thepeopleatthestoreweren'tmuchhelp.Theycouldn'tunderstandwhysomeonewouldn'twantaphonethesizeofapostagestamp.Andtherateplans!
Theywereconfusing,andexpensive…andthe'contract(合同)lastedfortwoyears!
I'dalmostgivenupuntilafriendtoldmeabouthernewJitterbugphone.Now,IhavetheconvenienceandsafetyofbeingabouttostayintouchwithaphoneIcanactuallyuse.”
AffordableplansthatIcanunderstand一andnocontracttosign(签订)!
Unlikeothercellphones,Jitterbughasplansthatmakesense.WhyshouldIpayforminutesImnevergoingtouse?
AndifIdotalkmorethanIplan,Iwon’tfindmyselfwithnominuteslikemyfriendwhohasaprepaidphone.Bestofall,thereisnocontracttosign_soImnotlockedinforyearsatatime.TheUS-basedcustomerserviceissecondtonone.Andthephonegetsserviceanywhereinthecountry.
MonthlyMinutes
50
100
MonthlyRate
$14.99
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911Access
FREE
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LongDistanceCalls
Noadditionalcharge
Noadditionalcharge
FriendlyReturnPolicy
30days
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CallnowandreceiveaFREEgiftwhenyouorder.TryJitterbugfor30daysandifyoudon’tloveit,justreturnit!
Whywait,theJitterbugcomesreadyto-userightoutofthebox.Ifyouaren'tashappywithitasIam,youcanreturnitandgetyourmoneyback.Callnow,theJitterbugproductexpertsarereadytoansweryourquestions.
Call1-888-809-8794orvisitwww.jitlerbugdirect.com.
28.Whatmade“I”finallythinkofgettingacellphone?
A.Beingstuckbythehighway.B.Beingurgedbyhisgrandkids.
C.Beingpersuadedbycellphonesalespersons.D.Beingattractedbythefriendlyreturnpolicy.
29.Onthemonthlybasisof100minutes,theJitterbugweeklyrateisabout.
A.$3.75B.$4.99C.$14.99D.$19.99
30.AnadvantageofJitterbugmentionedinthepassageis.
A.itsdiscountpricewithafreegiftB.itsreasonablerateplanswithoutacontract
C.itsMglobal-positioning"systemwith911accessD.itsgoodcustomerserviceallovertheworld
31.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.
A.tellacustomer'sstoryofJitterbugB.providetwowaystoorderJitterbug
C.giveabriefintroductionofJitterbugD.attractpotentialcustomerstoJitterbug;
D
Doyoudrinkwaterthat'sbeenleftsittingoutovernightorevenforanotherdayHave
younoticedittastesdifferent
Tapwaterthathasbeenlefttositoutslowlybeginstoacquireanofftaste.Manypeople
thinkthatthisisbecauseofmicroorganisms(微生物).Butthat'snotwhatmakesoldwater
tastenotfresh.Forthatwecanthankcarbondioxide.Afterabout12hours,tapwaterstarts
togoflatascarbondioxideintheairstartstomixwiththewaterintheglass,loweringitspH
andgivingitanofftaste.Butit'smostlikelysafetodrink.
However,backtothosemicroorganisms.Ifyouuseadirtyglassdayafterday,thereis
moreofachanceofbacteriamakingthemselvesknown;ariskthatincreasesifyousharethe
glasswithanothermouthaswell.Butassumingyouuseafreshglasseveryfewdays,you
probablywon'thaveaproblemunlesstheglasshasbeentouchedbydirtyfingers,and
especiallyifthosedirtyfingerswentunwashedafterusingthebathroom.
Asforplasticwaterbottlesthathavebeenleftoutinthesunorinthecar,stepaway
fromthebottle,warnsDr.KelloggSchwab,directoroftheJohnsHopkinsUniversityWater
Institute."Achemicalcalledbisphenol-A,orBPA,alongwithotherthingsusedtomake
plasticcanleach(过滤)intoyourwaterifthebottleheatsuporsitsinthesun,"heexplains.
BPA,asyouprobablyknow,hasbeenlinkedtoeverythingfromheartdiseasetocancer.
Schwabalsoaddsthatplasticusedforcommercialbottledwaterisn'tmeanttobewashedor
refilled,souseonlyonetimeandrecycle.Ordon'tbuythematall;userefillablewater
bottlesinstead.
32.Tapwaterbegintoacquireanofftastebecauseof.
A.BPAB.theglass
C.themicroorganismD.carbondioxide
33.AccordingtoParagragh2,tapwaterthat'sbeenleftsittingoutfor12hours____.
A.tastesbetterB.isstillsafetodrink
C.containsfewmicroorganismsD.ismostlikelyundrinkable
34.Whatshouldwedowithplasticwaterbottlesthathavebeenleftoutinthesunorinthecar
A.Throwthemaway.B.Refillthemwithfreshwater.
C.Usethemaftertheycooldown.D.Cleanthemandusethemagain.
35.Whichofthefollowingistrue