广东省广州市2018届高三英语12月调研测试试题

1、2018 届广州市高三年级调研测试本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。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）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。AMetropolis Book ClubMembership:* *All you n eedto do is fill out the orderform at the bottom of the page, selectyour first order from our book list and the n post the completed form b

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7、ndthem back!21. How can you become a member of the Metropolis Book Club?CjA. By orderi ng a watch free of charge.B. By sending the advertiseme nt to the club.C. By choos ing books with special prices.D. By returni ng the completed order form.22. What i nformati on does the mon thly magaz ine give me

8、mbers?A A. The perce ntage saved on each book.B. The n ames of all the books sold by the club.C. The list of the n ewest 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

9、. Members can look at the books before they buy them.C. Members n eed to buy the“Book of the Mon th”.D. The more books bought, the higher the members grade._ xyfzA_-_BPaloma sat at a computer in the school library. She stared at the bla nk scree nand the blinkingcursor. She rummaged around in her ba

10、ckpack for a rubber band, andthen she pulled her hair into a thick pony tail. Paloma looked at the computer scree n. It was still blank.She sighed and flipped through her notebook to reread theassig nment Mr. Moli na had give n the class three weeks ago. It was due in just two days, and Palomaknew t

11、hat she could nt procrast in ate any Ion ger.Write a creative short story using an experie nee that you have had rece ntly,Paloma read.Your story should in clude two examples of figurative Ian guage.Paloma and her family had recently taken a trip along North Carolinas coast.3They had visited four di

12、fferent lighthouses, and Paloma wondered what it would be like to live in alighthouse. She knew that before lighthouses were automated, they were run by a lighthouse keeperwho lived on the premises. Paloma thought shedlove to be a lighthouse keeper. Without thinking about it any longer, Paloma began

13、 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 downthe walls.I held Sadie closer, and she let out a small meowof displeasure. I knew that the coming stormco

14、uld not be too dangerous if Sadie was still acting normally. I had read that animals can sensechanges in weather and will seek shelter from a tornado or hurricane. I was relying on Sadies calmness to get me throughmy first hurricane on the island.I knew that my lighthouse was sturdily built. It had

15、survived more than one hundred yearsworth of hurricanes and tropical storms. There was no reason to believe that it couldnt surviveanother. I looked up at the staircase that spiraled above me and worried as I felt the tower swayslightly in a gust of wind.Paloma stopped and reread what she had just w

16、ritten. She smiled to herself in delight, saved herstory, and then settled intoher chair to continue writing. Shewasnt sure what was going to happen next, but she knew that if she kept going, the story wouldcontinue to tell itself. Paloma couldnt wait to find out whereit would take her.24. Why is Pa

17、loma feeling anxious at the beginning of the passage?A. She hasnt much time left to do her writing task.B. She doesnt know the details of her writing task.C. She has completely forgotten about her writing task.D. She doesnt know what is wrong with her computer.25. What is the inspiration for Palomas

18、 story idea?A. Her cat.B. Her teacher. C. Her trip. D. Herdream.26. In Palomas story, how does the lighthouse keeper decide if the storm is dangerous?A. By listening to the weather report.B. By watchi ng the crash ing waves.4C. By observing the cats behaviour.D. By measuri ng the moveme nt of the li

19、ghthouse.27.As described in the final paragraph, how does Paloma feel after she has written the first part ofher story?A. Con fused.B. Excited.C. Relieved.D.Determ in ed._ _1_CFor many years, Bruce Bexler dreamed of going where no huma n had gone before.He wan ted to cut a path through un explored l

20、ands 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 Australianand American scientists venturedinto an isolated tropical rain forest on the isla nd of New Guin ea. They were the first people ever toen

21、ter the mist-coveredregion.“As time was limited, we weredropped in by helicopter. Once we were on the ground, there were no trails any where; it was really hardto get around,”Be xler says.With in minu tes of landing, the team spotted a black chicke n-like bird withstrange orange skin hanging from it

22、s neck. The scientists soon determined that the unusual creaturewas a type of honeyeaterthe first new bird species to be sighted on New Guinea in 60 years.The honeyeater wasnt the only surprise for the scientists. They discovered more tha n 40previously unknown pla nt and ani mal species13 birds of

23、paradise,20 frogs, four butterflies, and five palms.“Wewere like kids in a candy store ,”Bexler recalls.“Everywhere we looked, we saw amaz ing things we had n ever see n before.”The newfound species didnt shy away from the scientists. Two long-nosedechid nasprimitive egg-lay ing mammalslet the visit

24、ors pick them up and takethem back to camp to study them. An echidna looks like a hedgehog and is also called a spiny an teater.Bexler thinks the animals werent scared because they had never seen humans before.“Inalmost all parts of NewGuinea, animals are hunted for food, and becauseof this,they are

25、 very cautious of people,”he explains.“This area givesscie ntists a place where they can go to study the behaviours of ani mals that have not yet learned to beafraid of people.”Scie ntists believe the area is probably the largest un touched forest in Asia.Local people called Kwerba hunt and collect

26、pla nts from the outer-edgesof theforest but told Bexler that not even their ancestors had gone so far into the woods. The wooded area isapproximately a 10-day walk from the n earest village.5Bexler and his team did not have eno ugh time duri ng the expediti on to study the area completely.They hope

27、 to retur n and expect to record many more un discovered species. “We just scratched thesurface,”Be xler says. “Anyone who goes there will come back with a mystery.”28. Which word best describes Bruce Bexler?A. Adve nturous.B. Cautious. C. Optimistic.D.Thorough.29. What does Bruce Bexler mea n in Pa

28、ragraph 5 whe n he says thescie ntists“werelike kids in a candy store”？A. They did nt have eno ugh food and were hun gry.B. They were very excited about what they saw.C. They were misbehavi ng like n aughty childre n.D. They knew that if they kept searching, theyd find sugar.30. Why did some of the

29、animals allow the scientists to pick them up?A. The scie ntists seemed to be very frie ndly.B. The scie ntists were skilled in han dli ng ani mals.C. The ani mals had bee n well-tra ined by the local people.D. The ani mals had no experie nee or fear of people.31. What can we con clude about the area

30、 Bruce Bexler explored?A. The best way to explore the area is by helicopter.B. The area has not bee n visited by scie ntists for many years.C. The area still contains many pla nts and ani mals unknown to scie nee.D. The locals are unwilling to allow the scientists to enter the deep woods.DPetrol and

31、 diesel cars may stilldominate 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 carjourneys in the US. That figure could rise to 98 per cent by 2020.6One hurdle to the widespread adoption of electric cars has bee

32、nrange anxietydriversconcerns about running out of juice on a journey.While petrol stations areconvenien tly located across n ati onal road systems, the n ecessary n etwork ofelectric charging stationsis still being developed. That said, charging beco mingin creas in gly com mon throughout the USA.A

33、ttitudes towards electric vehicles have cha nged quite con siderably over the last few years. Notthat long ago, electric cars were met with distrust, and their large price tags drove customers away.Thanks to improvements in battery recharg ing times, performa nee and price, the curre nt gen eratio n

34、of electric cars are starting to persuade critics. Plug-in cars will soon give internalcombustion engine models a run for their money.As well as adva nceme nts on the road, electric vehicles are tak ing to theseasen ergy sources is bringing electric boats back. Steps towards electric air travel area

35、lso being made, with Airbus and NASA among the orga ni sati ons develop ingandtesting battery powered planes. The experiments could soon make commercial flight a reality.Electric vehicles do not produce any emissions.Were the USto act on the studys11 Tkfindings and replace 87 per cent of its cars wi

36、th electric vehicles, it would reduce the n ati onal dema ndfor petrol by 61 per cent. However, because of the product ionprocesses and the gen eratio nof electricity required to charge these vehicles, theycannot claim to be completely emission-free.That said, as many countriescontinueto in crease t

37、heir use of ren ewable en ergy sources, electric vehicles will become even clea ner.32. Which is the best title for this passage?B. History of Electric CarsC. Problems with Petrol CarsD. Drivi ng into theFuture33. As used in Paragraph 2, the underlined word“hurdle”means_ .A. aimB. barrierC. con sequ

38、e neeD. step34. 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 travel at a high speed.points arecapacity,and skies. Electric boats are among the oldest methods of electric tr

39、avel, havingthto the early 20before petrol-powered outboard motors took over. Now, the global drive forenjoyed several decades of popularity from the late 19thcen turyrenewableelectricA. My Dream Car735. What is the fun ction of Paragraph 4?A. To in troduce the history of electric travel.B. To expla

40、 in why the world n eeds more electric cars.C. To show why more people have in terest in electric cars.D. To describe differe nt ways electric vehicles can be used.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。China has been the birthplace of many of the worlds greatest inventions. I

41、twas, for example, the first country to produce paper mon ey. Before the inven ti on of paper money andcoins, people used many different kinds of things for buying and selling. 36 Thisexchange of goodsand services for other goods and servicesis called barteri ng.37 In 1200 BC, people in China began

42、to use shells（贝壳）as money. Usually the shells usedas money were very small. This made it easier for people to carry money over long distances, andallowed for trade to develop between differentpartsof the coun try.In the years which followed this inven tio n,many other coun tries around the worldbega

43、 n to do the same. 38_The next development was in 1000 BC, when China started making bronze and copper shells. Itwasn t long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. 39 By 500 BC, metal coins had beg unto appear in coun tries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roma n Empire.About 1000

44、 years later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first paperbankno tes were produced by the Chin ese people. 40_A. People also bega n collecti ng foreig n coins as souve nirs.B. However, as econo mies developed, such excha nges became impractical.C. It was still many years before

45、 paper curre ncy appeared in Europe.D. They also used tiny shells as money for buying and sell ing.E. As time went by, trade betwee n coun tries in creased.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 co

46、uld string them together.8第三部分：英语知识运用（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Grady threw dow n his backpack and slammed the car door shut.“This is going to be a really 41 week,”he said unhappily to no one 42 .He looked around the campgro und. Hun

47、dreds of blue-gree n fir trees,some as tall as churcht ow e r s ,43 the mountain side, givi ng it the appeara nee of a lush gree n carpet. The sunwould be setting soon. Then, Grady thought, maybe the 44 wouldnt feel so bad. Eve nup here int h e45 , the hot stick in ess of July clung to him.Grady hat

48、ed camp ing, but it was someth ing his family 46 every summer. Hisfather liked cooking over an open fire,telling stories about how to 47 thingslike bear attacks and swarms of bees. His mother and youn ger brother Jared likedto hike and take 48 of animals. Jared had a col lection of bug pictures that

49、 hed 49 to the walls in hishalf of their room. Grady thought they were just scary and proof that Jared was a 50 kid.9They set up camptwo 51 , one for his parents and one for himself and Jared.While every one else started 52 dinner, Grady, look ing for some place to cool dow n, set off for the nearby

50、 stream, which was deep eno ugh to 53 in.As he 54 the stream, something caught his eye. There was a/an 55 blackbear cubno more tha ntwo feet tall witha lovelyface.It was play ing 56 atthewatersedge,57 itssurro undings.Grady movedcloserto get a 58look.Then Grady hearda sound behind him. He59 hisfathe

51、r say ingthatbearcubs would never be 60 .Then he turned around and saw the cubs mother moving swiftly towards him .41. A. lo ngB. i nteresti ngC. peacefulD.risky42. A. in adva neeB. in briefC. i n particularD.insile nce43. A. blockedB. coveredC. reflectedD.scarred44. A. dustB. campgro undC.heatD.sun

52、45. A. mountainB. riverC. skyD.tower46. A. believed inB. i nsisted onC. came crossD.lived through47. A. en courageB. exploreC. recog nizeD.survive48. A. careB. con trolC. picturesD. examples49. A. guidedB. pinnedC. take nD.throw n50. A. sen sitiveB. smartC. toughD.stra nge51. A. bedsB. roomsC. ten t

53、sD.plates52. A. alteri ngB. hun ti ngC. orderi ngD.prepari ng53. A. digB. swimC.hideD.sink54. A. crossedB. imagi nedC. leftD.n eared55. A. adorableB. aggressiveC. injuredD.large10阅读下面材料，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Way back in 1674, a frog helped An to ni van Leeuwe nhoek make an in crediblediscovery. A

54、n to ni was an amateur scie ntist from Holla nd, so fasci natedbyimicroscopes 61 hed built some of his own. One rainy day, as he went for a walk, a leap ing frog 62(draw) his atte nti on to a puddle.- / ILAntoni collected a drop of puddle water and put it 63 his microscope. HewasamazedI 64 (see) a w

55、hole community of creatures swimming in this one droptiny beingsh dno one had ever see n before.These tiny beings, called microbes, are everywhere: in dirt, in food and on your xKAkitchen table. People 65 (cover) in them, too. 66 you were to count all the microbes on and in side yourbody, you would

56、find your body has more microbes tha n the world has peopleover 6 billi on!56. A. cautiouslyB. joyfullyC. forcefullyD.n ervously57. A. attack ingB. destro yingC. hat ingD.ignoring58. A. betterB. brighterC. fixedD.last ing59. A. foundB. lear nedC. rememberedD.misun derstood60. A. alo neB. awakeC. cut

57、eD.scared第II卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）1167 (they) own. They n eed food. After 68are more 70 (help) microbes, work ing together to keep you healthy, tha n bad ones.Microbes can t survive on(settle)into a homeyou, for instaneethey steal vitaminsand other nutrientsand leave behind

58、 dead cellsand poisonous liquidscalledtox ins.Somemicrobes canmakeyouPeople usuallycall these ones germs. 69 (lucky)for you, there12第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。 文中共 有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）

59、划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I took part in a teenage summer camp last month. Wehelped at a national parkweek. We did different things every day, so I did get a bit annoyed because we had cheesesandwiches every lunchtime. It really was good fun, although we wo

60、rk incredibly hard.One day, the schedule was changed at the last minute, and instead of our planned active,we all helped the staff to?nish cut the weeds by the lake. That was the muchtoughest dayand also the best. Every day, they took turns to cook in teams of?ve. Whenit wasour teams turn, we made a