5月25日惠陽高級中學實驗學校高考熱身英語卷

2018年5月25日惠陽高級中學實驗學校高考熱身英語卷第I卷第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)

(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.BoardmanCXpThisisacrosscountrybike,andit’ssoversatile(多用途的)thatyoucanhandleanyterrain(地勢)onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresiteswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,slicktiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasbasketandeswithShimanoSoragears,whichareoutstandingforitsprice.￡650,

Halfords.PlanetXRT58v2PlanetXisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou'dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit,becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice.PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufactureandthismodeleswithShimanoSoragears.￡439,

PlanetXSpecializedAllezESSpecializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Iteswithsolidponentsfromfronttobackandyou'lllookgreatoutontheroad.￡575,EvansCyclesBoardmanRoadTeamCarbon

Ifyoucanpushyourbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorefortablethanthepositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanallroundmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon'thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike￡800,Halfords21paredwithotherbikes,whatisthestrengthoftheBoardmanCXp?

A.Itsoutstandingprice

B.ItsShimanoSoragears

C.Dealingwithanyterrain

D.Puttingonveryfirmtires22.WhichissuitableforyouifyouwanttobuyataneconomicalpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?

A.PlanetXRT58v2

B.SpecializedAllezES

C.BoardmanCXp

D.BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon23.Whatcanweknowaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?

A.Thesecondhassoldoutsofast.

B.Youshouldbecarefulwhenridingthethird.

C.Theforthisveryexpensivebutwithspecialmaterial.

D.Youcanonlyridethefirstonthemountainousroad.BAreyoufindingamazingpeople?Theyareactuallyaroundus.Becausethebestideasofteneoutofaneedinoureverydaylife.SuchaninventionistheCircleSoap(圓肥皂).Itwasinventedbya7yearoldboynamedCarterRowen.Hewantedtomakehissoapeasiertoholdatfirst.TheCircleSoapseindifferentcolorsandshapes.Youngchildrenlovethem.Theyenjoywashingtheirhandswiththesewonderfulsoaps.Anditisreallyeasyforthemtoholdthesesoaps.“Oneday,Iwasplayingwithapieceofsoapinourbathroom.Imadeaholeinthemiddleofit.Mymomsaid,‘HeyCarter,stopmakingthatholeandruining(毀壞)mysoap!”Butafterseveraldaysmylittlesisterswereusingthesoapanditwaseasierforthemtouse.SoonedayItoldmymomthatwecouldmakesoapswithholesinthemiddle,andsellthemtogetmoneytobuythehomelesspeopleanapartmentsotheycouldlivethereforfree,”saidCarterexcitedly.NowCarterhasmadesomemoneybysellingCircleSoaps.Andhehasboughtalotofeverydaythingsforhomelesspeoplewiththemoney.Heistryingtohelpmorepeople.Nowthecleverboyisworkingonseveralothernewinventions.Hewantsscientistwhenhegrowsup.24.WhydidCartermakeaholeinthemiddleofthesoapatfirst?A.Tohelphissisters.B.Tomakeiteasiertohold.C.Tobeeanamazingperson.D.Tomakelotsofmoney.25.WhatdidCarter’smomdowhenseeinghimmakingthesoapthatway?A.Shetookawaythesoap.B.Shefeltveryhappy.C.Shetoldhimtogiveittohissisters.D.Shestoppedhimfromdoingthat.26.WhatdidCarterdowiththemoneyhemadeforhomelesspeople?A.Heboughtanapartment.B.Heopenedabigfactory.C.Heboughtlotsofeverydaythings.D.Hebuiltabigbathroom.27.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatCarteris_________A.smartandkind.B.poorandhomeless.C.lovelybutlazy.D.cleverbutimpolite.

CMyparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookatthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn'tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfewbooksinthehouse.WhenIwasonly14yearsoldmyfathergavemeanimportantletterthathe'dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitforgrammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.HeneverwrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn'tfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada‘lowlevelofliteracy(讀寫能力)’?Idon'tthinkso.Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitions(定義)ofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthereadingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform—anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife—thenyouare‘functionallyliterate’.Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliteratethenyouwillfeelashamedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Afriend'sfatherfinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Hehadboughtthenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit.

Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople'slives.Worldwidestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackofpoliticalpower.Morewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagoodthing.Butdon'tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowlevelofliteracy,isn'tnecessarilystupidorignorant(無知的)—andmaynotbeunhappyatall.Knowledgeandwisdomisn'tonlyfoundinwriting.28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfather?A.Hereadalot.

B.Herarelywrote.

C.Hecouldn'twrite.

D.Heboughtmanybooks.

29.Whatdoestheauthorsayabout“functionallyliterate”people?A.Theyareusuallymindreaders.

B.Theycanreadbetweenthelines.

C.Theyaremainlydependentonothers.

D.Theyareabletoreadandwritetosurvive.

30.Whydidthefriend'sfatherbuythenewspaperregularly?A.Tokeephissecret.

B.Tobefashionable.

C.Toenjoythedailynews.

D.Tofurtherhisstudy

31.Whatisliteracyirrelevanttoaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Health.

B.Poorness.

C.Influence.

D.Happiness.

DTenzinglefthishomewhenhewastentoworkandhelphismother，whowaslookingaftertheir2acreancestralfarmafterhisfather’sdeath.HedidtemporaryjobsforthefirstfewyearsandthenjoinedaMalaysianconstructionfirm，wherehelearnttodrive，repairmachines,workontheInternetandevenspeakEnglishfluently.“Inthose13years，Ilearnteverything—driving,mechanicwork，andhowtosetupasmallfactory.Thismademegainmuchconfidencetodoalmostalljobs,”saysTenzing.However,ashismotherwasgettingolder,onDecember12,2006,TenzingreturnedtohishometowninAssam.Havingvisitedseveralfarms,hecametoknowthatteacouldbeeasilyexportedandmanyteapanieswerebuyingtea;sohealsodecidedtogrowteaonhisfarm.Butashisfamilyhadnevergrowntea，hehadnoideahowtodoit.Beingalayman(外行）inthisfield,Tenzingwenttomeetwithmanyteaexpertsandfollowedtheirinstructions.Butwheneverhesprayedpesticide(農藥）onhisfarm,he’dgetaheadacheandfeel

indisposed.Sohestartedlookingforalternatives,Tenzingdidhisresearchonlineandfinallyin2007,heconnectedwithpeoplefromaCanadiannongovernmentalorganizationandinvitedthemtohisfarm,wheretheytrainedhim.Thus,Tenzingstartedgrowingteaorganically.TodayTenzinghas25acresofland,inwhich7.5acresisusedforteaplanting,andhegrowsalmostalltypesoffruitsandvegetables.Hissuccessinspiredmany,andfarmersfromotherpartsofthecountryalsostartedingtohisfarmtolearnorganicfarming.Hehastrainedabout30,000farmerssofar.Everyyearalmost100touristsvisithisfarmfromvariouspartsoftheworldliketheUK,Australia,Germany,etc.32.WhatcanweknowaboutTenzing?A.Hewasmistreatedatayoungage.B.Helivedahappychildhood.C.Hereceivedmuchformaleducation.D.Hehadgreatlearningability.33.WhydidTenzingwanttogrowteaonhisfarm?A.Teasoldverywellat that time.B.Hismother

was gettingolder.C.Hislandwasbestforteagrowth. D.Hewastiredoftemporaryjobs.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indisposed”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Unfair. B.MotivatedC.Unfortable. D.Touched.35.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.AhottouristattractioninAssamB.ThebiggestteafarminAssamC.Tenzing,D.Theconflictbetweenexpertsandalayman第二節(jié)

(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HOWTOGETMORESLEEPManystudieswarnthatnothavingenoughsleepmayleadtoserioushealthproblems,affectingourdailylife,workandstudy.You’veprobablyknownthisforlong,yetyoustilldon’tgetafullnightsleepduetoanincredibleworkschedule.Sowhatcanyoudotomakemoretimeforsleep,andgetabetternight’srestoverall??Investinabetterqualitymattress.Ifyou’resleepingonayearsold,wornoutmattress(床墊),it’snowonderwhyyouwakeupfeelingtiredinthemorning.

__36__Withanewmattressthat’sbettersuitedtoyoursleepinghabits,you’llgettosleepfasterandstayasleepconsistently.?

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Therearemanyhabitsthatcanaffecthowmuchsleepyouget,includinghowmuchcaffeineyouconsumethroughouttheday(andwhenyouconsumeit—evenafewhoursbeforebedtimecaninterferewithsleep),whetherornotyouphysicallyexercise,andhowlongyouspendstaringatadigitalscreenbeforebed.?Takeacloserlookatyourschedule.

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InWesternculture,there’salotofpressuretofillupourschedulestoseemimportantandsociallyintegrated,soyourdailyactivitiesmighthavesomefaultsorunnecessarytasksthatcanbeskippedordelayed.

__39__Sleepisevenmoreimportantthanyouprobablyrealized,butit’sentirelywithinyourpowertoreshapeyoursleepinghabitsforgood.Makesleepyourfirstpriority,schedulingtimeforitthewayyou’dscheduleameeting,andworktherestofyourschedulearoundit.

__40__A.Watchyourhabits.B.Somehabitscontributetoagoodnight’ssleep.C.Withoutenoughsleep,youcouldtakemorerisksinyourlife.D.Anewmattresscanbeabiginvestment,butit’salmostworththemoney.E.Drawalinebetweenprofessionalandpersonaltime,andmakesleepahigherpriority.F.Ifyoufeellikeyou’retoobusytosleep,considertakingasecondlookatyourschedule.G.Intime,itwillbeethenewroutine,andyou’llimproveyourhealthandproductivity.第三部分語言知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Duringthewar，myhusbandwasstationedatanarmycampinadesertinCalifornia.Iwenttolivethereinordertobe(41)him.Ihatedtheplace.Ihadnever(42)beensounhappy.Myhusbandwasorderedoutonalongtermduty，andIwasleftinatinyshack(棚屋)alone.Theheatwas(43)—almost125°Fevenintheshadeofacactus(仙人掌)．(44)asoultotalkto.Thewindblewnonstop，andallthefoodIate，andtheveryairIbreathed，were(45)withsand，sand，sand!IwassosorryformyselfthatIwrotetomyparents.ItoldthemIwas(46)andingbackhome.IsaidIcouldn’tstanditoneminutelonger.I(47)beinprison!Myfatheransweredmy(48)withjusttwolines—twolinesthatwillalwayssinginmy(49)—twolinesthatpletelychangedmylife：Twomenlookedoutfromprisonbars，Onesawthemud，theothersawthestars.Ireadthosetwolines(50).Iwasashamedofmyself.ImadeupmymindIwouldfindoutwhatwasgoodinmypresent(51)；Iwouldlookforthestars.Imadefriendswiththenatives，andtheir(52)amazedme.Theygavemepresentsoftheirfavoriteartworkswhichtheyhad(53)toselltotourists.Istudiedthedelightfulformsofthecactus.Iwatchedforthedesertsunsets，and(54)forseashellsthathadbeenlefttheremillionsofyearsagowhenthesandsofthedeserthadbeenanocean(55).Whatbroughtaboutthis(56)changeinme?Thedeserthadn’tchanged，(57)Ihad.Ihadchangedmy(58).Andbydoingso，Ichangedanunhappyexperienceintothemostamazing(59)ofmylife.IwasexcitedbythisnewworldthatIhaddiscovered.Ihadlookedoutofmyselfcreatedprisonand(60)thestars.41.A．offB．behindC．nearD．beyond42.A．beforeB．alreadyC．thenD．still43.A．inflexibleB．inprehensibleC．uncontrollableD．unbearable44.A．OnlyB．NotC．ManyD．Such45.A．coveredB．filledC．buriedD．charged46.A．catchingupB．keepingupC．givingupD．gettingup47.A．oughttoB．mightwellC．wouldratherD．hadbetter48.A．requestB．callC．questionD．letter49.A．parisonB．imaginationC．considerationD．memory50.A．overandoverB．byandbyC．upanddownD．nowandthen51.A．panyB．occupationC．situationD．relationship52.A．movementB．reactionC．guidanceD．purpose53.A．refusedB．failedC．managedD．happened54.A．askedB．huntedC．waitedD．headed55.A．floorB．surfaceC．rockD．level56.A．shockingB．challengingC．puzzlingD．astonishing57.A．asB．butC．forD．or58.A．attitudeB．principleC．identityD．standard59.A．vacationB．operationC．affairD．adventure60.A．soughtB．countedC．foundD．reached第II卷第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。Untilthemid20thcentury,mostChinesepeople61(speak)onlytheirlocallanguage.Asapracticalmeasure,62(official)ofthe

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