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2018
届广州市高三年级调研测试
英
语
2017.12
本试卷共
10
页，满分
120
分。考试用时
120
分钟。
第二部分
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A
Metropolis
Book Club
Membership:
All you need to do is fill out the
order form at the bottom of the page, select your
first order from our
book list and then
post the completed form back to us.
Special offers
for new members:
?
As a special offer, you may choose any
reduced-price bo
oks from our new
members’ book
list, to the
value of 100
yuan
in total.
?
Tick the box on
your form to order a free watch.
?
Join before the
end of this month and you receive another free
book carefully chosen by our
staff.
?
Order an audio-
book from the many on offer, at half the
recommended retail price.
When you
’
ve
joined:
As a member you get around 50%
off the publisher
’
s price of
every book you buy, and
what
’
s more,
they
come straight to your door. Your free club
magazine arrives once a month to keep you up to
date with
the latest best-sellers
we’ve added to our list
. On
the Internet, you can find all our titles for the
year at our
exclusive
members
’
website. Our
website also has a book swap service where members
can request or offer
books for
exchange.
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Being a member:
All you have to do is order four books
during your first year. After that, you can decide
on the number
of books you wish to
take.
In each of your monthly club
magazines, our experienced staff choose a
“Book of the Month” for you
,
which is offered at an extra-special
price. If you do not want this book, just say so
in the space provided on
the form and
send it back to us. We always send the book if we
do not receive this form.
Once we
receive your order, your books are delivered
within one week. And remember, you have up to
a fortnight to decide if you wish to
keep the books you have ordered. If they
aren
’t what you expected just
send them back!
21. How can you become a member of the
Metropolis Book Club?
A. By ordering
a watch free of charge.
B. By sending the
advertisement to the club.
C. By choosing
books with special prices.
D. By
returning the completed order form.
22.
What information does the monthly magazine give
members?
A. The percentage saved on
each book.
B. The names of all the
books sold by the club.
C. The list of
the newest books available to buy.
D.
The books that can be swapped by club members.
23. What can we infer from the last
part of the passage?
A. At least four
books should be bought each year.
B. Members can look at the books before
they buy them.
C. Members need
to buy the “Book of the Month”.
D. The more books bought,
the higher the member
’
s
grade.
B
Paloma sat at a computer in the school
library. She stared at the blank screen and the
blinking cursor.
She rummaged around in
her backpack for a rubber band, and then she
pulled her hair into a thick ponytail.
Paloma looked at the computer screen.
It was still blank. She sighed and flipped through
her notebook to
reread
the
assignment
Mr. Molina
had
given
the class three
weeks ago.
It
was
due
in
just
two
days,
and
Paloma knew that she
couldn
’
t procrastinate any
longer.
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Write
a
creative
short
story
using
an
experience
that
you
have
had
recently
,
Paloma
read.
Your
story
should include two
examples of figurative language.
Paloma
and
her
family
had
recently
taken
a
trip
along
North
Carolina
’
s
coast.
They
had
visited
four
different
lighthouses,
and Paloma
wondered
what
it
would
be
like
to
live
in
a
lighthouse. She
knew
that
before
lighthouses
were
automated,
they
were
run
by
a
lighthouse
keeper
who
lived
on
the
premises.
Paloma thought she
’d
love
to be a lighthouse keeper. Without
thinking about it any longer, Paloma began to
write the story.
I sat with my cat Sadie curled on my
lap and looked out the window at the crashing
waves.
The heavy rain beat against my
lighthouse like a thousand footsteps racing up and
down the
walls. I held Sadie closer,
and she let out a small meow of displeasure. I
knew that the coming
storm could not be
too dangerous if Sadie was still acting normally.
I had read that animals can
sense
changes in weather and will seek shelter from a
tornado or hurricane. I was relying on
Sadie’s calmness to get me through my
first hurricane on the island.
I
knew
that
my
lighthouse
was
sturdily
built.
It
had
survived
more
than
one
hundred
years’ worth of
hurricanes and tropical storms. There was no
reason to believe that it couldn’t
survive another. I looked up at the
staircase that spiraled above me and worried as I
felt the
tower sway slightly in a gust
of wind.
Paloma
stopped and reread what she had just written. She
smiled to herself in delight, saved her story,
and then settled into her chair to
continue writing. She wasn
’
t
sure what was going to happen next, but she
knew that if she kept going, the story
would continue to tell itself. Paloma
couldn
’
t wait to find out
where it
would take her.
24.
Why is Paloma feeling anxious at the beginning of
the passage?
A.
She hasn’t
much time
left to do her writing task.
B.
She doesn’t
know
the details of her writing task.
C. She has completely forgotten about
her writing task.
D.
She
doesn’t know what is wrong with her
computer
.
25.
What is the inspiration for
Paloma
’
s story idea?
A. Her cat.
B. Her teacher.
C. Her trip.
D. Her dream.
26. In Paloma
’
s
story, how does the lighthouse keeper decide if
the storm is dangerous?
A. By listening
to the weather report.
B. By watching
the crashing waves.
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C. By observing the
cat
’
s behaviour.
D. By measuring the
movement of the lighthouse.
27. As
described in the final paragraph, how does Paloma
feel after she has written the first part of
her story?
A. Confused.
C
For
many years, Bruce Bexler dreamed of going where no
human had gone before. He wanted to cut a
path through unexplored lands and
discover rare, exotic species.
That
might sound like an impossible dream, but Bexler
turned it into a reality.
In
December
2015,
he
and
a
team
of
Australian
and
American
scientists
ventured
into
an
isolated tropical
rain
forest
on
the
island
of
New
Guinea.
They
were
the
first
people
ever
to
enter
the
mist-covered
region. “
As time was
limited, we were dropped in by helicopter. Once we
were on the ground,
there were no
trails
anywhere; it was really hard to
get around,” Be
xler says.
Within minutes of landing, the team
spotted a black chicken-like bird with strange
orange skin hanging
from its neck. The
scientists soon determined that the unusual
creature was a type of honeyeater
—
the first
new
bird species to be sighted on New Guinea in 60
years.
The honeyeater wasn’t the only
surprise for the scientists. They discovered more
than 40 previously
unknown plant and
animal species
—
13 birds of paradise, 20 frogs, four
butterflies, and five palms. “
We
were like kids in a candy
store
,” Be
x
ler
recalls. “Everywhere we looked, we saw amazing
things we had
never seen
before.”
The
newfound
species
didn’t
shy
away
from
the
scientists.
Two
long-nosed
echidnas
—
primitive
egg-laying mammals
—
let the visitors pick them
up and take them back to camp to study them. An
echidna
looks like a hedgehog and is
also called a spiny anteater.
Bexler
thinks the animals were
n’t scared
because they had never seen humans before. “In
almost all
parts of New Guinea, animals
are hunted for food, and because of this, they are
very cautious
of people,”
he
explains. “This area gives scientists a
place where they can go to study the
b
ehaviours of animals that have
not yet learned to be afraid of
people.”
Scientists believe
the area is probably the largest untouched forest
in Asia. Local people called Kwerba
hunt and collect plants from the outer-
edges of the forest but told Bexler that not even
their ancestors had
gone so far into
the woods. The wooded area is approximately a
10-day walk from the nearest village.
B. Excited.
C. Relieved.
D. Determined.
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Bexler and his team did not have enough
time during the expedition to study the area
completely. They
hope
to
return
and
expe
ct
to
record
many
more
undiscovered
species.
“We
just
scratched
the
surface,”
Bex
ler
says. “Anyone who goes there will come back with a
mystery.”
28.
Which word best describes Bruce Bexler?
A. Adventurous.
B. Cautious.
C. Optimistic.
gh.
29. What does Bruce Bexler mean in
Paragraph 5 when he says
the scientists
“were like kids in a candy
store”?
A. They
didn’t have enough food and were
hungry.
B. They were very
excited about what they saw.
C. They
were misbehaving like naughty children.
D. They knew that if they kept
searching, they’d find sugar.
30. Why did some of the animals allow
the scientists to pick them up?
A. The
scientists seemed to be very friendly.
B. The scientists were skilled in
handling animals.
C. The animals had
been well-trained by the local people.
D. The animals had no experience or
fear of people.
31. What can we
conclude about the area Bruce Bexler explored?
A. The best way to explore the area is
by helicopter.
B. The area has not been
visited by scientists for many years.
C. The area still contains many plants
and animals unknown to science.
D. The
locals are unwilling to allow the scientists to
enter the deep woods.
D
Petrol and diesel cars may
still dominate our roads, but their days are
numbered. A recent university
study
found that current electric cars could be used for
87 per cent of daily car journeys in the US. That
figure could rise to 98 per cent by
2020.
One hurdle to
the
widespread adoption of electric cars has been
‘range anxiety’
—
drivers’ concerns
about running out of juice on a
journey. While petrol stations are conveniently
located across national road
systems,
the
necessary
network
of
electric
charging
stations
is
still
being
developed.
That
said,
charging
points are becoming
increasingly common throughout the USA.
Attitudes towards electric
vehicles have changed quite considerably over the
last few years. Not that
long ago,
electric cars were met with distrust, and their
large price tags drove customers away. Thanks to
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improvements
in
battery
capacity,
recharging
times,
performance
and
price,
the
current
generation
of
electric cars are
starting to persuade critics. Plug-in cars will
soon give internal combustion engine models a
run for their money.
As well
as advancements on the road, electric vehicles are
taking to the seas and skies. Electric boats
are among the oldest methods of
electric travel, having enjoyed several decades of
popularity from the late
19
th
to the early
20
th
century before petrol-
powered outboard motors took over. Now, the global
drive for
renewable
energy
sources
is
bringing
electric
boats
back.
Steps
towards
electric
air
travel
are
also
being
made,
with Airbus and NASA among the organisations
developing and testing battery powered planes. The
experiments could soon make commercial
electric flight a reality.
Electric
vehicles do not produce any emissions. Were
the US to act on the study’
s
findings and replace
87 per cent of its
cars with electric vehicles, it would reduce the
national demand for petrol by 61 per cent.
However,
because
of
the
production
processes
and
the
generation
of
electricity
required
to
charge
these
vehicles,
they
cannot
claim
to
be
completely
emission-free.
That
said,
as
many
countries
continue
to
increase their use of
renewable energy sources, electric vehicles will
become even cleaner.
32. Which is the best title for this
passage?
A. My Dream Car
B. History of Electric Cars
D. Driving into the Future
C. Problems with Petrol Cars
33. As used in Paragraph 2
,
the underlined word “
hurdle
”
mean
s _______.
A. aim
B. barrier
C.
consequence
D. step
34. In the past, why did many people
refuse to buy the electric cars?
A.
They were not good value.
B. They were
very poorly made.
C. They were not
widely promoted.
D.
They couldn’t tra
vel at a
high speed.
35. What is the function of
Paragraph 4?
A. To introduce the
history of electric travel.
B. To
explain why the world needs more electric cars.
C. To show why more people have
interest in electric cars.
D. To
describe different ways electric vehicles can be
used.
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China has been the birthplace of many
of the world’s greatest inventions. It was, for
example, the first
country
to
produce
paper
money.
Before
the
invention
of
paper
money
and
coins,
people
used
many
different kinds of things for buying
and selling.
36
This exchange of goods and services for
other
goods and services is called
bartering.
37
In 1200 BC, people in China began to
use shells
（
贝壳）
as
money. Usually the shells used as
money
were very small. This made it easier for people to
carry money over long distances, and allowed for
trade to develop between different
parts of the country.
In
the
years
which
followed
this
invention,
many
other
countries
around
the
world
began
to
do
the
same.
38
The
next
development
was
in
1000
BC,
when
China
started
making
bronze
and
copper
shells.
It
wasn’t
long
before
the
Chinese
made
round
coins
out
of
metal.
39
By
500
BC,
metal
coins
had
begun
to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and
later in the Roman Empire.
About 1000 years later, leather was
used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first
paper banknotes
were produced by the
Chinese people.
40
A. People also
began collecting foreign coins as souvenirs.
B. However, as
economies developed, such exchanges became
impractical.
C. It was still many years
before paper currency appeared in Europe.
D. They also used tiny
shells as money for buying and selling.
E. As time went by, trade between
countries increased.
F.
During that time, for example, buying a chicken
might cost several potatoes.
G
. The very first coins
often had holes in them so that people could
string them together.
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