1、2017年广东省茂名市高三下学期第二次模拟试题英语第二部分阅读理解ARocky Mountain Summer Adventure Camps Bring Learning to Life!The Museum of Idaho Rocky Mountain Adventure Camps are available for students aged 614Participants will have amazing outdoor experiences combined with adventure and funSpaceis limited to 20participants eac
2、h session and registration is not complete until payment has beenreceived by the Museum of IdahoRegistration fee is nonreturnableJuniorAdventure CampChildren aged 69（must have completed first grade）Well conduct experiments，go on field trips，and discover the fun and excitement of science!This year，we
3、 will learn about colonial(殖民主义的) science to go along with our exhibit， Americas Revolution!Instructor：Chloe DoucetteDates：June 27June 30Time：9：00 amnoonCost：75 per child，60 per child for MOI members，50 each additional brother or sisterOriginal CampChildren aged 912（must have completed third grade）O
4、riginal Camp is for children who are ready for an exciting fullday outdoorcampParticipants visit various habitats and ecosystems as we explore eastern IdahoWell go birdwatching，hiking in the mountains，and lots more!Instructors：Alana Jensen，Jerry PettyDates：July 18July 21Time：9：00am4：00pm（9：006：00on
5、the last day） Cost：150 per child，125 per child for MOI members，100 each additional brother orsisterHigh Adventure CampYouth aged 1114（must have completed fifth grade）High Adventure Camp is for youth who are looking for an amazing summer adventure!Thisoutdoor camp is full of exciting physical challen
6、ges and involves participants in even more indepth activities than the Original CampThis year，students will study how rattlesnakes experiencethe outdoors!Instructors：Chloe Doucette，Mike Winston，Jerry PettyDates：August 8August 11Time：9：00am4：00pm（9：006：00 on the last day）Cost：150 per child，125 per ch
7、ild for MOI members，100 each additional brother orsister Participate in both Original AND High Adventure for only 200!Call 5221400 ext.3002 totake advantage of this great offerIf you have any questions about the Museum of Idahoseducation programs，contact Chloe Doucette，Education Director at（208）5221
8、400 ext.300221. If participants want to register successfully, they need to _.A. choose their favorite instructors B. make up a team of 20 participantsC. be accompanied by familyD. pay for the fee ahead of time22. To make experiments，what will a 9yearold boy choose?A. Original Camp.B. JuniorAdventur
9、e Camp.C. High Adventure Camp.D. Three of them.23How much will a child and his brother spend at least if they sign up for both Original andHigh Adventure Camp?A.400.B.450.C.500. D.550.解析：21.细节理解题。根据第一段第三句registration（注册）is not complete untilpayment（付款）可知如果参与者想要成功注册，他们需要提前支付费用；故选D。22.细节理解题。根据Junior A
10、dventure Camp对年龄的要求“Children aged 69”和第二段第一句“conduct experiments（做实验）”可知一个9岁的男孩会选择少年探险营；故选B。23.细节理解题。根据最后一段“Participate in both OriginalAND High Adventure for only$200!”可知，同时参加这两个活动的最优惠价格是200元。题干中提到有两个人都sign up for（报名参加）这两项活动，故选项A正确。答案：21. D 22. B 23.A BMy husband and I had been married nearly twent
11、ytwo years when I acquired Stevens Johnson syndrome，a disorder where my immune(免疫的) system responded to a virus byproducing painful blistersAlthough my longterm evaluation was good, I, who had been sofiercely independent，rapidly became absolutely helplessMy husband，Scott，stepped up to the plate，taki
12、ng care of kids and cooking dinnersHe alsobecame my personal caretaker，applying the medicine to all of my blisters because my handscouldnt do the jobNeedless to say，I had negative emotions，bouncing from embarrassment toshame caused by total reliance on someone other than myselfI recovered from my il
13、lness，but I couldnt seem to recover from the thought that I loved myhusband less than he loved meThis seeming distinction in our love continued to annoy me for theyear following my illnessThen recently Scott and I went on a long bike rideHes an experienced cyclist；Im quite thegreen handAt one point
14、with a strong headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs，I reallythought I couldnt go any furtherSeeing me struggle，Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder，Stay close behind meAs I followed his steps，I discovered that my legs quitburning and I was able to catch my breathMy hu
15、sband was pulling me alongagainI pray my husband will always be strong and healthyBut if he should ever become thestruggling one，whether on a bike ride or with an illness，I trust Ill be ready to call out to him，Stay close behind memy turn to pull you along 24. The author felt helpless because _.A. S
16、he lost the previous independenceB. She failed to get the medical treatmentC. Her marriage was in a terrible stateD. She suffered from mental disorder25. Which of the following best describes the authors husband according to Paragraph 2？A. Impatient.B. Independent.C. Familycentered.D. Careercentered
17、.26. When going on the long bike ride，the authors husband _A. followed her closelyB. backed her up all the way C. gave in to her depressionD. stopped to take care of her leg27. What message does the author convey in the passage？A. Strong will.B. Selfless love.C. Reliance on each other.D. Optimistic
18、attitude to life.解析：24.推理判断题，根据第一段Although my longterm evaluation was good，I，whohad been so fiercely independent，rapidly became absolutely helpless可知作者感到很无助是因为她失去了以前的独立性，故选A。25.推理判断题，根据第二段My husband，Scott，stepped up to the plate，taking care of kidsand cooking dinners可知作者的丈夫挺身而出来照顾孩子和做饭，由此可知他是一个以家庭为中
19、心的人，故选C。 26.细节理解题，根据第四段My husband was pulling me alongagain可知在骑自行车的时候，作者的丈夫支持了她一路，故选B。27.主旨大意题，通读全文可知作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了她与丈夫之间相互依赖的故事，故选C。答案：24.A 25. C 26. B 27. C CTudor Cobalas nearly crashed his car while driving and texting on his phoneIt was this neardeath experience that inspired him to turn the sm
20、artphone from a weapon of mass distractioninto a tool for safer drivingMrCobalas developed Safe Drive，an app that rewards drivers for ignoring their phoneswhile drivingOnce a driver drives too fast，the app launches aReleasebutton on the screen，effectively locking the phoneDriving without checking th
21、e phone generates scores that can be turned into shopping discounts in the Safe Drive MarketplaceIts a simple idea that has attracted nearly 100，000 users globally and 30 commercialpartnersWorldwide，about 1.25million people die each year as a result of road traffic accidents，according to the World H
22、ealth OrganizationSmartphone distractionis blamed for an increasingnumber of accidentsDrivers using a mobile phone are four times more likely to be involved in a crashMany parents also want to educate their children，young driversThat is why a growingnumber of technology businessmen are trying to han
23、dle the problemAlthough smartphones are rightly blamed for an increase in distracted driving，we wanted toshow that smartphones could be used to make drivers better，says Hari Balakrishnan，chieftechnology officer of Cambridge Mobile Telematics，a US company that has developed an appcalled Drive WellThe
24、 app measures all aspects of driving such as hard braking，abrupt acceleration，sharpcornering and speedingBut it also monitors how often drivers are distracted by their phones andgenerates asafety scoreat the end of each tripThe free app features competition leader boardsthat enable drivers to compet
25、e with their friends，family and colleagues，as well as personalizedsafer driving tipsGood safety scores can earn drivers discounts on car insurance，MrBalakrishnan saysLast year the company started a competition to find Bostons safest driverNearly 5，000 people have signed up，and 98 have been awarded m
26、ore than 3，400 in prizesData from 40，000Drive Well app users around the world present its effectiveness，says MrMadden28. What caused Tudor Cobalas to develop the app Safe Drive?A. Multifunctions of this app.B. His desire to make a fortune.C. Many parentsworries about teenagersdriving safety.D. His o
27、wn experience about being distracted by his smartphone.29. What do Safe Drive and Drive Well have in common?A. They keep a specific record of hard braking.B. They fail to help decrease the number of traffic accidents.C. Their users get some scores in the driving process.D. Their users get money as a
28、 reward directly.30. Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word distracted in paragraph 4?A. Lacking concentration.B. Lacking confidence.C. Speedy.D. Dangerous.31. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To present the harmful effects of smartphones in the driving process.
29、B. To introduce some useful apps that can guarantee our safety.C. To compare different types of apps concerning driving safety.D. To show us smartphones can make drivers safer in a way.解析：28.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“It was this neardeath experience that inspired（启发；使有灵感）him to turn the smartphone from a weapo
30、n of mass distraction into atool for safer driving”，这句强调句里强调了Tudor Cobalas开发Safe Drive这个应用程序的原 因，故D选项“His own experience about being distracted by his smartphone”正确。A选项的“Multifunctions（多功能）”，B选项的“desire to make a fortune（发财致富的渴望）”和C选项的“parentsworries”在文中均未提及，故排除A，B和C，所以答案选D。29.推理判断题。题干问的是Safe Drive和
31、Drive Well应用程序的共同点，根据第二段Driving without checking the phone generates scores和第五段generates a safety score可知C 选项正确根据第五段The app measures all aspects of driving such as hard braking可知，A选项的keep a specific record of hard braking只符合应用程序Drive Well，故排除选项A；根据最后一段present its effectiveness可知B选项的fail to help decr
32、ease（没能帮助减少）thenumber与原文不符，故排除B；根据第二段generates scores that can be turned into shoppingdiscounts（折扣）和第五段Good safety scores can earn drivers discounts on car insurance可知D选项的get money as a reward directly与原文不符，故排除D，所以答案选C。30.词义猜测题。根据第三段Smartphone distraction is blamed for（因被责备）anincreasing number of ac
33、cidentsDrivers using a mobile phone are four times more likely to beinvolved in a crash可知，distraction指的是司机在开车时因为使用手机受到干扰题干里考查smartphones are rightly blamed for an increase in distracted driving中的distracted，可由distraction的意义推出A选项Lacking concentration（注意力不集中）正确B选项Lackingconfidence意为缺乏信心，C选项Speedy意为迅速的，
34、D选项Dangerous意为危险的，均不符合语境，故排除B、C和D，答案选A。 31.写作目的题。由全文内容可知，文章主要通过介绍和驾驶相关的应用程序显示出智能手机也能让驾驶员更加安全地驾驶，并在第一段的a tool for safer driving和第四段的show that smartphones could be used to make drivers better有所体现，故选DA选项的present the harmful effects（呈现不良影响）与原文不符，故排除A；B选项的guarantee oursafety（确保我们的安全）在文中没有体现，故排除B；C选项的comp
35、are（对比）在文中没有体现，故排除C，所以答案选D。答案：28. D 29. C 30.A 31. D DScientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals(晶体) that could be 50，000 yearsoldThe organisms were found in a hot，but beautiful cave system in Naica，MexicoTheseancient life forms can be seen only with a microscopePenelope Boston，who l
36、eads the Astrobiology Institute at NASA，the space agency of the United States，says the ancient microbeswere able to live by eating minerals such as ironShe spoke about the discovery recently at a meeting of the American Association for theAdvancement of ScienceIf the findings are confirmed，they will
37、 show how microbes can survivein extreme conditionsForty different kinds of microbes and some viruses were found in theunderground areaThe genetic structures of these organisms are 10 percent different from those oftheir nearest relativesThe caves in Naica are 800 kilometers deepThey were once used
38、for mining leadBefore theminers began working in the caves，the area was separated from the surface and the outsideworldSome of the caves are as big as the large religious centers built during Europes MiddleAgesThere are crystals covering the wallsThe caves are so hot that scientists must wear specia
39、lclothing to keep coolThe clothing keeps the crystals safe from human germs（病菌）or otherdamageBoston said the researchers could only work for about 20 minutes at a time before they had to go to a room that was 38 degrees Celsius to cool downNASA officials would not let Boston share her findings with
40、scientific experts before lastweeks announcementSo scientists could not say much about the findingsBut Norine Noonan，a biologist with the University of South Florida，said she believed themWhy are we surprised？Noonan askedAs a biologist，I would say life on Earth is extremely tough and extremely color
41、fulBoston is also studying microbes commonly found inside caves in other countries，such asUkraine and the United StatesThese microbes appear to be impossible to killBoston said theyshow how difficult life on Earth can be32. The existence of the ancient microbes relies on _.A. surrounding insectsB. d
42、iverse plantsC. eating mineralsD. absorbing air33. What can we infer about the caves in Naica from the passage?A. The temperature in the caves is quite low.B. The caves have been explored since they were formed.C. The walls are covered by crystals. D. The environment in the caves is difficult to ada
43、pt to.34. What is the biologist Norine Noonans attitude towards the findings?A. Neutral.B. Positive.C. Doubtful.D. Indifferent.35. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Living organisms bring hope to scientific research.B. Scientists Discover 50，000yearoldsuper lifein Mexico.C. Microbes show great p
44、ower to survive in terrible conditions.D. Caves provide living environment for living organisms.解析：32.细节理解题。根据第二段the ancient microbes were able to live by eating mineralssuch as iron可知，古老的微生物的存在依赖于吃矿物质故选C。 33.推理判断题。根据第四段The caves are so hot that scientists must wear special clothingto keep cool和the
45、researchers could only work for about 20 minutes at a time可推知，洞穴内的环境很糟糕，不适合进入因此D选项The environment in the caves is difficult to adapt to（很难适应）正确，故选D选项A中的low与原文不符，故排除A选项B中的have beenexplored since they were formed意为自从成形以来已经被探索与原文第四段的Before theminers began working in the caves，the area was separated fro
46、m（与隔离）the surface and theoutside world不符，故排除B选项C中的The walls are covered by crystals在原文第四段的There are crystals covering the walls直接表现出来，不属于推断出来的，故排除C故选D。34.观点态度题。根据倒数第二段she believed them和她说的话Why are we surprised？以及life on Earth is extremely tough and extremely colorful可推知，Norine Noonan对这个发现的态度是正面肯定的，故
47、B选项Positive（积极的）正确选项ANeutral意为中立的，选项CDoubtful意为怀疑的，选项DIndifferent意为漠不关心的，均不符合文意，故排 除A，C和D故选B。35.主旨大意题。根据第一段中心段和整篇文章的描述，文章第一段由Scientists havefound living organisms（生物体）trapped in crystals that could be 50，000 years old引入，接下来五个段落都围绕这个生物体和研究发现进行展开描述，故选项B正确A选项bringhope to（给带来希望）在文中没有体现，故排除A；C选项show grea
48、t power to survive 偏离文章讨论的中心，故排除C；D选项Caves provide living environment for living organisms没有点出文章主要讨论的这项研究，故排除D故选B。答案：32. C 33. D 34. B 35. B第二节（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。They are strangelooking creatures，covered with hard scales(鳞)They can roll up into aball to protect themselve
49、s from enemies and have tongues that are longer than theirbodies(36)_However，pangolins(穿山甲) have recently become the focus of Chinesepeople，after social media posts of the strange animal being eaten at dinner caused public angerEarlier this month，a photo of a micro blog post showing some people in Guangxi eatingpangolins at a feast spreadA few days later，people were angered again by pictures posted on awomans weibo account showing her eating protected animals，including pangolins (37)_Many more pangolins have been hunted or killedAccording to the
