惠州市18届高三二调英语试题

惠州市2018届高三第二次调研考试

英语

2017.10 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进行折算），考试用时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卡相应的位置。

3. 全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Are you looking forward to watching some great films in this summer？Here are four films you won’t miss.

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is this summer’s most exciting film. Though being a superhero film, it is the most unique: you will see the first female superhero starred by Gal Gadot. On general release from 1 June.

The Mummy

Tom Cruise awakens an ancient princess who has now become a mummy. Cruise jumps from the sky, runs around a lot and wakes up naked in a sleeping bag –but it’s Sofia Boutella as the Mummy who draws the most attention. Director Alex Kurtzman speaks highly of Sofia Boutella as the Mummy: “If you look at her eyes, there's a whole performance going on here. Even not saying anything, she can convey something very emotional to me.”On general release from 8 June.

Baby Driver

Ansel Elgort is a getaway driver, who is forced to work for a crime boss. This is a comedy-action-romance from British writer-director Edgar Wright. The sound in the film is as great as the visuals, which makes it much like a musical, but it is quite different from La La Land. Baby Driver isn’t just a series of song pieces. Instead, it finds its form in the elegant, rapid-fire combination of movement and sound. Released 28 June in Canada and the US.

A Man Called Ove

This film has become one of Sweden’s most popular comedies. In the film a lonely retiree who has given up on life, was trying to kill himself, but all his attempts failed. Meanwhile, he

developed an unlikely friendship with his Persian neighbor. It is really a tearjerker (赚人热泪的) film, which is funny, tragic, and heartwarming as well. Released 25 May in Hong Kong, 30 June in the UK.

21. If you are a big fan of Batman and Superman, which film will you like best?

A. Wonder Woman

B. The Mummy

C. Baby Driver

D. A Man Called Ove

22. Alex Kurtzman speaks highly of Sofia Boutella because________.

A. her eyes are very beautiful

B. she doesn’t say anything as the mummy in the film

C. she gives an excellent performance

D. she is a woman with strong emotions

23. Which of the following statements is right according to the text?

A. Wonder woman is the first female superhero.

B. Sofia Boutella performs as well as Tom Cruise.

C. Baby Driver is a musical like La la Land.

D. The audience of A Man Called Ove may experience different feelings.

B

When I was a boy there were no smart phones, and our television only got one channel clearly. Still, I was never bored. The fields, hills, and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby lake. At the backside of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but exploring it still seemed like a fine adventure.

I walked on and on for hours. I was sure my guardian angel was whispering in my ear “turn around and head back home”, but I was stubborn, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house in sight. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew scared. I didn’t want to end up trapped on this road, and I was worried that it would be dark before I could make my way back to the lake again.

I continued to walk on with something growing inside of me. My heart was pounding and my legs were aching. I was almost in tears when I turned one last curve and saw something in the distance. It was a house that I recognized. I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. It was still over a mile away but my legs felt like feathers and I hurried back to my house in no time. I walked in with a big smile on my face just in time for dinner.

I remembered this recently when I saw a sign that said: “All roads lead home.”It is true. In this life, all roads, no matter how they twist and turn, can lead us home again. What is important, though, is how we travel them. Are we going to go forth in fear or are we going to go forth in faith? Are we going to make this life a terrible trip or are we going to make this life a joyful journey? The choice is ours.

24. Why did the author hardly feel bored when he was young?

A.Because he could have fun in nature.

B. Because he could watch TV all day.

C. Because he had many friends.

D. Because he used to explore the old dirt road.

25. How did the author feel when he was exploring the dirt road?

A.He thought he would be scolded by his parents.

B. He felt contradictory in mind.

C. He thought he would be trapped in the woods.

D. He was unconscious.

26. What does "something” probably mean in paragraph 3?

A.Doubt

B. Hope

C. Courage

D. Fear

27. What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

A.Always make choices on our own.

B. All roads lead home.

C. It’s our attitude that matters in our life.

D. Every effort is worthwhile.

C

In many ways, Providence Mount St. Vincent in Seattle is a typical senior living community. It is home to about 400 elderly residents and provides them with different types of assistance. However, it is also the Inter-generational Learning Center---a preschool where children and seniors have the chance to bond.

Established in 1991, the ILC’s purpose is to allow kids to learn about acceptance while also being nurtured. It also aims to help seniors develop a greater sense of self-worth and strengthen social interactions. Babies to prekindergarten-aged children are placed into six different classes at the ILC. The kids attend art and music classes, as well as story time and exercise time with the seniors. Marie Hoover, ILC director, said that interacting with the seniors has proven beneficial for the young ones, making them more open-minded.

“For the ILC children, interacting with the residents is simply part of their day-to-day life here and the way aging is ‘normalized’, which may be the most important benefit they receive ,”Hoover said. “I’ve had parents call me years after their children have graduated from our program to let me know about some incidents when their child was the first to warmly greet someone who happened to be in a wheelchair.”

As for the seniors, they’re delighted by the companionship the children provide. The children bring so much energy and joy to our residents. Many of residents are widows or widowers and can become lonely. Their adult children may still be working, so they may not get to see them as often as they would like. Having the children stay with the old makes our residents feel they are still part of a community. The young and the old connect and learn from one another at this unique facility.

28. ILC is intended to _______.

A. build a typical senior living community

B. take good care of the children

C. benefit both the children and the seniors

D. rid the seniors of loneliness

29. From what Hoover said in Para. 3, we can learn that the ILC children _________.

A. keep in touch with the seniors even if they have left ILC

B. come to realize that aging is a normal part of life

C. take different attitudes to the elderly after graduation

D. think it easy to interact with the elderly residents in ILC

30. The last paragraph mainly tells us _________.

A. the benefits the seniors receive

B. the situation of the seniors

C. children’s company

D. the interaction between the children and the seniors

31. The underlined words this unique facility may refer to _________.

A. a special building

B. a typical family

C. a typical teaching program

D. a special learning center

D

Are you content with the shape of your nose? If not, the climate may be to blame , not your parents.

This is according to a recent study carried out by scientists from Pennsylvania State University, US. They found that climate played a key role in shaping our noses. The findings were based on an examination of the size and shape of noses of 476 people from four regions---West Africa, East Asia, South Asia and Northern Europe, using 3-D facial imaging technology.

“People have thought for a long time the difference in nose shape among humans across the world may have arisen as a result of natural selection because of climate,”Arslan Zaidi, one of the lead authors of the study, told The Guardian. But while previous studies were based on measurements from human skulls, Zaidi and his team looked at nose shape itself.

The result showed that wider noses are more common in warm and humid climates, while narrower noses are more common in cold and dry climates. That, Zaidi said, could be because narrower nasal passages help to increase the moisture(潮湿) content of air and warm it，which is easier on our lungs. This, in turn, led to a gradual decrease in nose width in populations living far away from the equator.

More study is still needed to test the link between climate and nose shape, but Zaidi believes the current findings are valuable in understanding potential health issue.“As we become more of a global community, we are going to come across climates that we are not adapt to,”he told the Guardian. This means moving to a very different climate might increase the risk of breathing problems.

However, he added, “This may not be necessarily true for various reasons such as of modern medicine and the fact that our current climate is very different from what it used to be.”

32. From the passage we know most people from Singapore have ________ noses.

A. wider

B. narrower

C. smaller

D. larger

33. Narrower noses are helpful to ________.

A. cool the air

B. warm the air

C. take in more oxygen

D. dry the air

34. What can be learned about the study?

A. Zaidi’s team measured human skull using 3-D technology.

B. Shapes of our noses are determined by our parents.

C. Nose shape helps people adapt to the environment.

D. It’s certain that people will suffer from more breathing problems.

35. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. What factors shape noses?

B. How to make your nose attractive?

C. Nose shapes cause breathing problems

D. Climate shapes noses

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。

By 2025, water shortage will be a big problem for about 1.8 billion people. In a world where water resource is increasingly short, nations cannot afford to waste it.___36___After we use water in our homes and businesses, it is washed away, and takes many valuable resources with it.

Waste water is rich in carbon and nutrients. ___37___ A number of nations and major cities have already built waste water treatment plants. They can effectively recover nutrients and bioenergy, and produce “new water” that can be reused. But more than 80% of all waste water still currently flows into natural ecosystems, polluting the environment and taking valuable nutrients and other recoverable materials with it.

___38___ This is still better than the situation in smaller cities. In Latin American countries, those living in small and medium-sized cities at most treat in the form of septic tanks(化粪池) that lack regular and proper maintenance.

Imagine that outside one of these small cities lies a lovely piece of land: on the surface it is pleasingly built and provides habitats for local wildlife. Beneath the surface is a wetland that treats waste water and produces energy. The energy produced saves families from having to use firewood collected in the wild. This is not a dream project. ___39___ A team of scientists have been looking into the potential of constructed wetland environments. Having analyzed 800 examples of biomass in more than 20 countries, they found that, depending on climate and the type of plant used in the construction of this type of wetland, up to 45 hectares of land could be irrigated using waste water. ___40___

A. But that is exactly what we do.

B. This can provide ready access to clean water.

C. There is no longer any good reason to waste any type of water.

D. A “constructed wetland environment” is already in practice on a small scale .

E. This would reduce the need for fresh water for irrigation and energy for pumping.

F. If collected and treated properly, it could provide new water, fertilizer, and energy.

G. Although waste-water systems in large cities are effective ,the whole procedure usually costs much.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As older students at your school, do you sometimes feel a kind of responsibility? I was lucky enough to be named one of our prefects (监督生). My___41___ has so far meant that I’ve had to help with school meetings, events, and many ___42___ across the school.

One of the events was a soccer tournament for 7th and 8th year prefects in September. We had to ___43___ a soccer team made up of several prefects for the tournament.

___44___ at the soccer field on the day of the tournament, we were full of ___45___ that our ___46___ and age would be enough for us to win. ___47___, we had underestimated (低估) the situation. The younger students quickly started dominating us, and ___48___ beat us. We were ___49___ of the competition after the first game!

Having been ___50___, we realized that our size and age really didn’t ___51___, as the younger students were not intimidated (威吓). However, although we were defeated, we were able to talk to the ___52___ students afterwards, which was quite ___53___.

After our pitiful attempt at ___54___ soccer, we had to help referee (裁判)the final few ___55___. Refereeing was a difficult task, as a bad ___56___ could cost a team the game. ___57___ for me, there were no extremely difficult decisions.

After refereeing, we were all given dinner and the student leaders and the younger kids all ___58___together. At that moment I ___59___ the true job of a prefect – we are here to ___60___ the school.

41. A. job B. cure C. enquiry D. opportunity

42. A. activities B. teachers C. libraries D. professors

43. A. suspect B. form C. quarrel D. challenge

44. A. Attending B. Aiming C. Guiding D. Arriving

45. A. curiosity B. possibility C. pity D. confidence

46. A. mask B. strength C. speed D. size

47. A. Besides B. Therefore C. Although D. However

48. A. previously B. hardly C. eventually D. firstly

49. A. knocked out B. knocked at C. knocked on D. knocked off

50. A. scolded B. defeated C. blamed D. praised

51. A. rise B. clarify C. matter D. go

52. A. senior B. younger C. cleverer D. smarter

53. A. anxious B. pleasant C. upset D. delighted

54. A. playing B. giving C. offering D. helping

55. A. soccer B. activity C. football D. games

56. A. movement B. signal C. decision D. suspect

57. A. Sadly B. Calmly C. Privately D. Luckily

58. A. sat B. seated C. jumped D. leaped

59. A. neglected B. realized C. tolerated D. dreamed

60. A. adjust B. reform C. unite D. change

第II卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）

第二节（共10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分15分）

第四部分写作（共两节满分35）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你叫李华。你校近期将举行“小视频大赛( Video Contest)”。请你写一封信给在美国的朋友Jim，邀请他参加，并告知相关信息。内容包括：

1. 作品反映校园生活、家庭生活或家乡的变化等。

2. 视频不超过8分钟。

3. 参赛方式和截止时间。

注意：

1. 词数100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 书信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

I am writing with good news. __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Yours,

Li Hua