河南省郑州市高中毕业班第一次质量预测英语试卷

2017届河南省郑州市高中毕业班第一次质量预测英语试卷第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）ATraveling to Europe to see its famous monuments like the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Colosseum（古罗马竞技场）in Rome,is not exactly the ideal vacation for kids. Fortunately, Europe has more to offer than lots of old churches and ancient history. You can enjoy some fun in the sun at some of the famous beaches of the continent.Mykonos, GreeceThe closer you get to the equator, the longer the beach season and Greece is wonderful fur that. You can enjoy beautiful green water, public chairs and lovely umbrellas at the beaches in Mykonos.Dubrovnik, CroatiaThere’s nothing more attractive than the beautiful beaches bordering Dubrovnik, Croatia’s most beautiful city. It’s sur rounded by stone walls 1ike a castle. It almost makes you feel like you’re suntanning (晒黑皮肤) at Hogwarts, where the hero Harry Porter of the story is trained!Sicily, ItalyRabbit beach on the island of Sicily offers shallow, crystal clear waters making it a perfect beach for families with young children. And if you want to add interest to your experience, try snorkeling (徒手潜水).Nice, FranceLined with palm trees and first-class hotels, the city of Nice, located on the French Riviera, offers a whole coastli ne of Mediterranean beaches. Because they’re in the heart of the city, these beaches attract a large crowd. So if you’re looking for something more private, you’ll have to travel a few miles outside of the city center.Ribadeo, SpainAt low tide, Playa de las Catedrales in Ribadeo, Spain is the perfect beach to take in the natural wonders without urban amusements like restaurants, bars or huge crowds. It boasts beautiful wildflowers and unique rock formations making it truly picture worthy.21.What makes Dubrovnik so special?A. It is the training center of Harry PorterB. It has the most attractive coastlineC. It has the longest beach seasonD. It is surrounded by stone walls22. If you plan to go to a beach which is in the city, where should you go?A. MykonosB. SicilyC. NiceD. Ribadeo23. Which of the following is TRUE about Ribadeo?A. Visitors can enjoy unique rock formations there.B. It offers visitors first-class hotels.C. It has restaurants, bars and huge crowds.D. Visitors can try snorkeling there.24. What do all the beaches have in common?A. They have beautiful wild common?B. They are famous Europe beachesC. They are well known for their green waterD. They provide visitors with urban amusementsBYears ago, my wife and I volunteered at a homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles, US, preparing meals for thousands of people. I got to talk with one of the guys in line, Albert. He said he liked my socks. “Want to see mine?” he asked, lifting his leg. He was barefoot. He sa id he had been meaning to pick up a pair but hadn’t gotten around to it. I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach.The next day, after work, I stopped at Ross and filled up a cart with socks. I stuffed my trunk with them. That next morning, I set my alarm for 5 am and drove over to Santa Monica’s Palisades Park, which is a common destination for homeless people.I took one of the bags from my trunk. It was still dark out. I headed for a group of three men, standing around a tree, probably using it as a windbreaker. Two were asleep under heavy blankets, and the third was digging through his collection. As I walked toward him, he watched me, perhaps questioning my motives. “I thought you guys might need some fresh new socks,” I said, handing him a pair. He l ooked confused at first but took them and said, “Thank you.” I gave him two more pairs for his friends.I moved on. An hour later, I had given out all the socks. Most people were sleeping, and I felt like Santa.I knew that when they wake up they would find a very meaningful present.That was nine years ago. Every week I’ll hand out as many socks as I can. If I’m on vacation or on a business trip for more than a week, I bring a bag of socks with me and hand them out to the homeless on the streets in other states and countries.It’s extremely satisfying to operate “under the radar” to help make some people’s lives a little bit easier. Part of me hopes to see Albert out there one of these days, but even if I don’t, I like to think one of the pairs will find him.25. What caused the author to hand out socks to the homeless?A. Albert’s desire to get free socks.B. The approach of Christmas Day.C. The conversation between him and Albert.D. His hard work at a homeless shelter.26. W hich is true about the author according to the passage?A. He believed it felt good to help the homeless.B. He went to Ross to buy a pair of socks for Albert.C. He handed out socks to the homeless as Christmas gifts.D. He was often questioned about why he was giving out socks.27. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Santa Claus brings Christmas gifts.B. Kindness is rewarded with kindness.C. Socks are passed on from hand to hand.D. Every sock helps make somebody’s day.CFamous people have a lot of influence on cultural trends, like it or not. However, one trend that seems harmless but is actually damaging, is the pressure on stars to have their photos taken with exotic (奇异的) animals. Famous people who are asked to have photos taken with wild animals for a magazine spread or who do so while on vacation always have good intentions and even love animals. This makes them easy targets for the often greedy amusement parks and illegal animals centers. Kind people are naturally drawn to places that claim（声称）to offer exotic animals safety and are eager to see elephants paint, to bug baby bears or to swim with dolphins. However, it turns out that many of these business persons are breeders（饲养动物者）,dealers or exhibitors that are using famous people’s goodwill for t heir own purposes.Many business persons continually keep the animals just so they’ll have a constant supply of young animals in order to charge money for photos. Of course, the babies are lovely but they grow fast, and within a few weeks they are too big to handle. They’ll spend rest of their lives. something decades, in small and empty cages or even be killed.In some Asian countries, elephants are kept in camps. A few camps are working to help elephants in trouble, but the vast majority are not, and training methods are barbaric（野蛮的）and cruel. As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William has a photo taken with an elephant, the chains go back on.Fans, tell the stars: stay away from exotic animals photos, and the animals will be grateful.28. What does the author intend to do with this passage?A. To show how stars influence cultural trendsB. To urge governments to look into illegal animals centersC. To remind people to think about how to treat wild animals kindlyD. To persuade stars not to have photos taken with exotic animals29. According to the passage we can learn that many business persons .A. make a great effort to provide safety for animalsB. aim to offer good chances for people to get close to animalsC. tak e advantage of star’s good intentions to make profitsD. expect there to be little competition as exotic animals are rare30. Why do many business persons continually keep young animals?A. They expect to exchange them for many at the marketB. They intend to increase the number of endangered animalsC. They want to make sure of having enough of them for photosD. They can rescue more animals and get them out of trouble31. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Stars can have photos taken with exotic animals free of chargeB. Many people follow stars and have photos taken with exotic animalsC. Media exposure has failed to have any effect on famous peopleD. Stars feel sympathetic and concerned about mistreated animalsDIt seems that technology could be changing the places where we live. A project conducted by Johann Sinu, a senior lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Engineering and Technology, has built on the university’s InterHome project aimed to create a home that supervises people living at home who are weak or elderly.“We’ve developed a wristband type of device（装置）,”said Johann Siau, “which allows us to monitor the condition of an elderly person, or whoever is wearing the device. It allows us to collect data of a person to see if the person has fallen or is away from where they are supposed to be. It connects an elderly person with an assisted living type of device with the InterHome.” The assisted living project is part of the university’s wider Inter Home project, which is the development of a smart house.The house stores the usage patterns of the person living there and can adapt to make it use as little energy as possible.Connecting the two together and building the service element（元素）allow us to introduce the assisted-livingidea to care for the elderly.It’s very important that these technologies are there to help and supportrather than to replace any of the existing services.The InterHome is not just a prototype or a vehicle for research,it’s a study tool to help students from different scientific backgrounds learn about and develop technology.The InterHome combines the latest bro adband technology, mobile data and communication.Researchers and students make sure all the technology works together.Students get experience by developing new hardware and software themselves.It requiresa variety of skills from students-electronic engineers,computer students,design students and so on. “The pre sent plan we are working on is a smart home project inWatford with some commercial companies,” said Johann Siau.“We are looking at how a smarter home can provide extra value services.”32. The underlined word “supervises” in the paragraph 1 is probably means “”.A. gives support toB. watches overC. directsD. comforts33. What is the InterHome project intended to do?A. Call on the students to care for old peopleB. Provide better care and services for the elderlyC. Carry out all the work the existing services doD. Develop houses that mainly aim to save energy34. What can we learn about the Interhome project from the article?A. It is a large collection of many existing technologiesB. It is just a platform to help students to do research workC. It is a smart home project developed by different universitiesD. It allows students to put into use and try out what they’re learned35. What is the main purpose of the author in writing this article?A. To build up a new platform for students to develop new technologyB. To describe a new project that aims to develop a smart home for the elderlyC. To show how future building will change elderly people’s way of lifeD. To introduce a new kind of technology to help people to enjoy a better life第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。