广东省百校联盟2018届高三第二次联考英语试题(共7页).docx

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上广东省百校联盟2018届高三第二次联考英语试题第一部分  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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The Whizzfizzing FestivalOne of the “Home Counties” to the north and west of London, Buckinghamshire is known for the rolling Chiltern Hills, its pretty villages, and the much-loved childrens author Roald Dahl.The writer who penned Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda and The Big Friendly Giant is the inspiration for the Whizzfizzing Festivalwhich will transform the market-town of Aylesbury into all kinds of music, colour and fun on Saturday, 1 July.Formerly known as The Roald Dahl Festival, this years event will celebrate a broad range of childrens films and bring to life some of its best-loved charactersfrom Alice in Wonderland and the Gruffalo to The Big Friendly Giant and Harry Potter.Things to see and doThe festivities start at 11 am with a colourful childrens parade. More than 650 local school children and teachers, many in fancy dress, will march through the town carrying giant carnival puppets, with thousands of audiences lining the streets to watch.The parade will be followed with a range of child-friendly activities and workshops held in main streets across the town.Dont be late for the Mad Hatters Tea Party in the Bucks County Museum. Catch a splendid screening of a Roald Dahl movie in the Old Court House, watch leading childrens authors, including Julian Clary, and give readings in the Market Square.With hands-on arts and crafts workshops, storytelling sessions, live music, a fancy dress competition, street theatre and more, there is something for everyone.For more information, visit:https: / /www. aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl1. Who will show special interest in the Whizzfizzing Festival?A. Children.          B. Film stars.C. Publishers.            D. Childrens authors.2. Which film was made from Roald Dahls works?A. Gruffalo.          B. Harry Potter.C. Alice in Wonderland.    D. The Big Friendly Giant.3. Which of the following best describes the Whizzfizzing Festival?A. Various.    B. Global.    C. Serious.     D. Ordinary.BApril 4th was just another day on a Western Australia farm for Zac Mitchell, until it suddenly wasnt. In an upexpected accident, the cattle worker was feeding the animals in his charge when one bull cleaned him up and kicked his hand up against the rail, resulting in the thumb on his right hand being cut off. “My thumb was still hanging on the rail. when I got up off the ground,” Zac Mitchell says.His co-workers tried their best to preserve the thumb for reattachment, placing it on ice in a cooler, but two surgeries to put Mitchells thumb back in place failed. Thats when doctors came up with another suggestion: Remove one of his big toes to where his thumb used to be.Mitchells lead surgeon, Sean Nicklin, understood the mans dilemma at first, calling it a “bit of a crazy idea”. After all, Zac Mitchell did not want to be injured in another part of his body. But as the thumb is incredibly important function-wise, Mitchell eventually gave in. Nicklin explains that the big toe is surprisingly fit for a thumb switch: Nerves sync up (同步) nicely, and it looks more like a thumb, though a giant one, than any other alternative they may have come up with. He added that big toes arent as necessary for balance and walking as people believe. As far as the foot goes, occasional “fine balance” activities like surfing might be difficult, but most people without a big toe function fine in everyday tasks like walking and even competitive sports.The eight-hour surgery went well, and Mitchell is expected to have a year or so of recovery in front of him before he heads back into the fields.4. What happened to Zac Mitchell on April 4th?A. He cleaned up a bull.        B. He was badly hurt.C. He started his farm.        D. He lost his thumbs.5. What suggestion did the doctor give to Mitchell after the unsuccessful surgery?A. Recreating a new thumb in place.B. Replacing the thumb with his toe.C. Transplanting his co-workers thumb.D. Putting back the cut-off thumb again.6. What is Mitchells first attitude to the doctors another suggestion?A. Optimistic.          B. Insignificant.C. Hesitant.          D. Rejective.7. According to Nicklin, after the surgery Mitchell is able to       .A. surf on the sea         B. do daily activitiesC. only stay at home        D. work on wheelchairCMany people wrongly think that cities dont have farms and that fruits and vegetables are only grown in the country. Believe it or not, there are more and more urban farms popping up in cities all over the world.Alexandra Sullivan, a food system researcher in New York City, studies urban agriculture. Urban agriculture is another name for farming and gardening in a city environment. Ms. Sullivan studies everything from tiny gardens in empty lots between buildings to bigger fields that have been planted and grown. According to Ms. Sullivan, “Urban agriculture has existed since cities have, across the world.”The number of humans living in urban areas, or cities, is increasing. The amount of people who want to garden in urban areas is also rising. Ms. Sullivan says, “In small gardens, on rooftops and indoors, they grow fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs, and raise animals to produce milk, eggs, honey, and meat. They use these foods as supplements to food produced by rural agriculture.” Even though some people who live in urban areas grow crops, urban residents still need to rely on food grown in rural areas. This is because a city doesnt have enough space to grow enough food for everyone living in it.In New York City, urban farmers have come up with many different ways to grow their own produce, even though there isnt a lot of room. For example, Brooklyn Grange is a farming operation that has two rooftop vegetable farms in New York City. All together, the farms are made up of 2.5 acres of rooftop space. This makes Brooklyn Grange one of the largest rooftop farming operations in the world.Brooklyn Grange grows all kinds of things. The farming company sells its vegetables to local residents and restaurants. And because the farms are on rooftops, they are specially adapted to their urban location. They use available space that is not needed for anything else. As more urban farmers find ways to grow food in cities, urban residents will be better able to get fresher materials for their meals.8. Which of the following is Ms. Sullivans opinion according to the text?A. The number of people living in cities is increasing slowly.B. Urban residents still rely on food grown in rural areas completely.C. Urban agriculture has a history as long as cities.D. Urban agriculture can provide huge income.9. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Farmers.          B. City residents.C. Rural residents.         D. Companies.10. What can we learn about Brooklyn Grange in New York City from the text?A. It has large farming areas.B. It can only grow single products.C. It produces enough food for citizens.D. It makes use of rooftop space to grow vegetables.11. What may be the best title for the text?A. Farms in CitiesB. Future Food SystemC. Food Grown in CitiesD. Agriculture of New York CityDAt your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch (荷兰语) and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 secondsnearly twice as long as in Americans meetings.In Japan, it is recognised that the best communication is when you dont speak at all. Its already a failure to understand each other by speaking because youre repairing that failure by using words.In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial (殖民地的) America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, its hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and theres understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies also to some extent to London.In contrast, when theres more homogeneity, perhaps its easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family its easier to sit in silence than with people youre less well acquainted with.12. Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?A. The Dutch.          B. Americans.C. The English.         D. The Japanese.13. What might the Japanese agree with in conversation?A. Speaking more gives the upper hand.B. Speak out what you have in your mind.C. Great minds think alike without words.D. The shorter talking silence, the better.14. What can we learn from the text?A. A four-second silence in conversation is universal.B. Its hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.C. English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers.D. The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears.15. What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?A. Similarity.          B. Contradiction.C. Diversity.          D. Misunderstanding.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。Travelling is a great way to interact with a culture which might be completely different from your own.  16   Before I moved to Sicily I had travelled around the whole of Italy, the south and the north, and I absolutely fell in love with the culture and the language so I was inspired to learn the language and also to move here. And here I am now, living in Sicily.  17   When you get back home youll have lots of stories to tell your friends and family. Even if something isnt very fun, it will be funny to look back and laugh at those awkward or harsh moments. For example, I was travelling with a group of friends in Pisa and we took the wrong bus to get to the beach area, so we ended up being stuck in the rain and having to walk back.When you travel you expose yourself to different people.  18   Its a great learning experience for both you and the other person because you can share and exchange your own ideas and opinions on a range of topics. For example, I met an Iranian philosopher and we talked about the nature of magic. A lot of his ideas were shaped by his Iranian background and Iranian philosophy.  19  Travelling is the realization of home.  20   Since Ive been away from London, Ive come to appreciate the little things that I used to take for granted, like our amazing transporteverything runs on time; everything runs well. So sometimes it takes being away from home to realize how much you absolutely love your hometown.A. It was a really interesting discussion.B. Travelling will make you a really good storyteller.C. Travelling could enrich your awareness of the world.D. They may have a completely different outlook on life.E. We realize how much we miss our hometown when we travel.F. Travelling might just convince you to move to another country.G. Being away from home, we miss our friends and our family very much.第二部分  语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。My daughter had just turned five when I took her to go grocery shopping with me one day. There on   21   was the most beautiful toilet paper she had never seen, for it was pink. During   22   awareness month, the toilet paper company had made their product pink, with a part of each sales   23   helping the people in need. And my daughter simply had to have it. She   24   with her sweetest pretty-pleases. Of course I   25   her request, explaining that it was pink to   26   awareness of kindness and that   27   of the money we were paying was going towards helping others.My little girl sat in the cart, holding her package of pink toilet paper. She could not contain her   28   and talked on and on about how   29   the rest of the family would be when she shared her   30   with them. On the way out, she retold to the cashier everything she could remember about the   31   of the colored toilet paper. Her passion spread among the other   32  , and several more packages   33   the checkouts that morning.My daughter carried the tower of toilet paper into the house herself and dragged it upstairs, which was a great   34   considering the package stood as   35   as she did. That evening, I walked into the bathroom to find all the rolls   36   stored in the cupboard, in the shape of a   37   castle. She began in all seriousness as she ceremoniously (隆重地)  38   a half-used white roll on the holder with a new pink one, “  39   I use it, I will remember to pray for all those people who are   40   right now.” 21. A. display    B. television    C. time     D. purpose22. A. science    B. baby-care    C. charity     D. peace 23. A. goods    B. procedures    C. costs     D. profits 24. A. cried    B. begged    C. lied     D. challenged 25. A. refused    B. ignored    C. met     D. avoided 26. A. represent   B. raise     C. teach     D. sell 27. A. all     B. none     C. any     D. some28. A. excitement   B. calmness    C. nervousness   D. patience29. A. thrilled    B. disappointed   C. comfortable    D. lucky30. A. money    B. idea     C. treasure    D. awareness31. A. usage    B. price     C. misunderstanding  D. meaning32. A. families    B. cashiers    C. papermakers   D. customers 33. A. got caught in   B. went through   C. broke into    D. fell off34. A. accomplishment  B. independence   C. responsibility   D. expectation35. A. large    B. strong     C. tall     D. small36. A. neatly    B. disorderly    C. surely     D. naturally37. A. lonely    B. lovely     C. different    D. homely 38. A. compared   B. combined    C. replaced    D. mixed39. A. In case    B. Now that    C. Only if    D. Every time40. A. in common   B in trouble    C. in practice    D. in silence第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处