2017茂名二模英语试题

试卷类型A 茂名市2017年第二次高考模拟考试英语注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

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3. 回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。

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4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

ARocky Mountain Summer Adventure Camps Bring Learning to Life!The Museum of Idaho Rocky Mountain Adventure Camps are available for students aged 6 - 14. Participants will have amazing outdoor experiences combined with adventure and fun. Space is limited to 20 participants each session and registration is not complete until payment has been received by the Museum of Idaho. Registration fee is non-returnable. Junior Adventure CampChildren aged 6-9 (must have completed first grade).We’ll conduct experiments, go on field trips, and discover the fun and excitement of science! This year, we will learn about colonial（殖民主义的）science to go along with our exhibit, America’s Revolution!Instructor: Chloe DoucetteDates: June 27- June 30Time: 9:00 a.m. - noonCost: $75 per child, $60 per child for MOI members, $50 each additional brother or sisterOriginal CampChildren aged 9-12 (must have completed third grade)Original Camp is for children who are ready for an exciting full-day outdoor camp. Participants visit various habitats and ecosystems as we explore eastern Idaho. We’ll go bird watching, hiking in the mountains, and lots more!Instructors: Alana Jensen, Jerry PettyDates: July 18- July 21Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (9:00-6:00 on the last day)Cost: $150 per child, $125 per child for MOI members, $100 each additional brother or sisterHigh Adventure CampYouth aged 11-14 (must have completed fifth grade)High Adventure Camp is for youth who are looking for an amazing summer adventure! This outdoor camp is full of exciting physical challenges and involves participants in even more in-depth activities than the Original Camp. This year, students will study how rattlesnakes experience the outdoors! Instructors: Chloe Doucette, Mike Winston, Jerry PettyDates: August 8- August 11Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (9:00 – 6:00 on the last day)Cost: $150 per child, $125 per child for MOI members, $100 each additional brother or sisterParticipate in both Original AND High Adventure for only $200! Call 522-1400 ext. 3002 to take advantage of this great offer. If you have any questions about the Museum of Idaho’s education program s, contact Chloe Doucette, Education Director at (208) 522-1400 ext. 3002.21. If participants want to register successfully, they need to _________.A. choose their favorite instructorsB. make up a team of 20 participantsC. be accompanied by familyD. pay for the fee ahead of time22. To make experiments, what will a 9-year-old boy choose?A. Original Camp.B. Junior Adventure Camp.C. High Adventure Camp. .D. Three of them.23. How much will a child and his brother spend at least if they sign up for both Original and HighAdventure Camp?A. $400.B. $450.C. $500.D. $550.BMy husband and I had been married nearly twenty-two years when I acquired Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a disorder where my immune（免疫的）system responded to a virus by producing painful blisters. Although my long-term evaluation was good, I, who had been so fiercely independent, rapidly became absolutely helpless.My husband, Scott, stepped up to the plate, taking care of kids and cooking dinners. He also became my personal c aretaker, applying the medicine to all of my blisters because my hands couldn’t do the job. Needless to say, I had negative emotions, bouncing from embarrassment to shame caused by total reliance on someone other than myself.I recovered from my illness, b ut I couldn’t seem to recover from the thought that I loved my husband less than he loved me. This seeming distinction in our love continued to annoy me for the year following my illness.Then recently Scott and I went on a long bike ride. He’s an experienced cyclist; I’m quite the green hand. At one point with a strong headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs, I really thought I couldn’t go any further. Seeing me struggle, Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder, ―Stay close behind me.‖ As I followed his steps, I discovered that my legs quit burning and I was able to catch my breath. My husband was pulling me along—again.I pray my husband will always be strong and healthy. But if he should ever become the struggling one, whether on a bike ride or with an illness, I trust I’ll be ready to call out to him, ―Stay close behind me—my turn to pull you along.‖24. The author felt helpless because _________.A. She lost the previous independenceB. She failed to get the medical treatmentC. Her marriage was in a terrible stateD. She suffered from mental disorder25. Which of the following best describes the author’s husband according to Paragraph 2?A. Impatient.B. Independent.C. Family-centered.D. Career-centered.26. When going on the long bike ride, the author’s husband _________.A. followed her closelyB. backed her up all the wayC. gave in to her depressionD. stopped to take care of her leg27. What message does the author convey in the passage?A. Strong will.B. Selfless love.C. Reliance on each other.D. Optimistic attitude to life.CTudor Cobalas nearly crashed his car while driving and texting on his phone. It was this near-death experience that inspired him to turn the smartphone from a weapon of mass distraction into a tool for safer driving.Mr. Cobalas developed Safe Drive, an app that rewards drivers for ignoring their phones while driving. Once a driver drives too fast, the app launches a ―Release‖ button on the screen, effectively locking the phone. Driving without checking the phone generates scores that can be turned into shopping discounts in the Safe Drive Marketplace.It’s a simple idea that has attracted nearly 100,000 users globally and 30 commercial partners. Worldwide, about 1.25 million people die each year as a result of road traffic accidents, according to the World Health Organization. ―Smartphone distraction‖ is blamed for an increasing number of accidents. Drivers using a mobile phone are four times more likely to be involved in a crash. Many parents also want to educate their children, young drivers. That is why a growing number of technology businessmen are trying to handle the problem.―Although smartphones are rightly blamed for an increase in distracted driving, we wanted to show that smartphones could be used to make drivers better,‖ says Hari Balakrishnan, chief technology officer of Cambridge Mobile Telematics, a US company that has developed an app called Drive Well.The app measures all aspects of driving such as hard braking, abrupt acceleration, sharp cornering and speeding. But it also monitors how often drivers are distracted by their phones and generates a ―safety score‖ at the end of each trip. The free app features competition leader boards that enable drivers to compete with their friends, family and colleagues, as well as personalized safer driving tips. Good safety scores can earn drivers discounts on car insurance, Mr. Balakrishnan says.Last year the company started a competition to fin d Boston’s safest driver. Nearly 5,000 people have signed up, and 98 have been awarded more than $3,400 in prizes. Data from 40,000 Drive Well app users around the world present its effectiveness, says Mr. Madden.28. What caused Tudor Cobalas to develop the app Safe Drive?A. Multi-functions of this app.B. His desire to make a fortune.C. Many parents’ worries about teenagers’ driving safety.D. His own experience about being distracted by his smartphone.29. What do Safe Drive and Drive Well have in common?A. They keep a specific record of hard braking.B. They fail to help decrease the number of traffic accidents.C. Their users get some scores in the driving process.D. Their users get money as a reward directly.30.Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word ―distracted‖ in paragraph 4 ?cking concentration.B. Lacking confidence.C. Speedy.D. Dangerous.31. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To present the harmful effects of smartphones in the driving process.B. To introduce some useful apps that can guarantee our safety.C. To compare different types of apps concerning driving safety.D. To show us smartphones can make drivers safer in a way.DScientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals（晶体）that could be 50,000 years old.The organisms were found in a hot, but beautiful cave system in Naica, Mexico. These ancient life forms can be seen only with a microscope. Penelope Boston, who leads the Astrobiology Institute at NASA, the space agency of the United States, says the ancient microbes were able to live by eating minerals such as iron.She spoke about the discovery recently at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. If the findings are confirmed, they will show how microbes can survive in extreme conditions. Forty different kinds of microbes and some viruses were found in the underground area. The genetic structures of these organisms are 10 percent different from those of their nearest relatives.The caves in Naica are 800 kilometers deep. They were once used for mining lead. Before the miners began working in the caves, the area was separated from the surface and the outside world. Some of the caves are as big as the large religious centers built during Europe's Middle Ages. There are crystals covering the walls. The caves are so hot that scientists must wear special clothing to keep cool. The clothing keeps the crystals safe from human germs（病菌）or other damage. Boston said the researchers could only work for about 20 minutes at a time before they had to go to a room that was 38 degrees Celsius to cool down.NASA officials would not let Boston share her findings with scientific experts before last week's announcement. So scientists could not say much about the findings. But Norine Noonan, a biologist with the University of South Florida, said she believed them. "Why are we surprised?" Noonan asked. "As a biologist, I would say life on Earth is extremely tough and extremely colorful."Boston is also studying microbes commonly found inside caves in other countries, such as Ukraine and the United States. These microbes appear to be impossible to kill. Boston said they show how difficult life on Earth can be.32. The existence of the ancient microbes relies on _______.A. surrounding insectsB. diverse plantsC. eating mineralsD. absorbing air33.What can we infer about the caves in Naica from the passage?A. The temperature in the caves is quite low.B. The caves have been explored since they were formed.C. The walls are covered by crystals.D. The environment in the caves is difficult to adapt to.34. What is the biologist Norine Noonan’s attitude towards the findings?A. Neutral.B. Positive.C. Doubtful.D. Indifferent.35. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Living organisms bring hope to scientific research.B. Scientists Discover 50,000-year-old ―super life‖ in Mexico.C. Microbes show great power to survive in terrible conditions.D. Caves provide living environment for living organisms.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。