广东省佛山市高三下学期教学质量检测（二）英语试题

本试卷共9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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheFiveBestCountriesTOMoveToForRetirementRetiringinadifferentcountryisgamingpopularity.BelowarefiveofthebestcountriestoseekretirementCostaRicaMildclimate,breathtakinglandscapesandbeachesdrawretirees(退休人员）toCostaRica.Thecountryreadilywelesimmigrantsandoffersasimpleresidencyprocess.Withamonthlyineofatleast$1,000permonthfromSocialSecurityorasimilarsource,peopleenjoyahighstandardoflivingatamuchlowercostthantheU.S.MalaysiaRetireeswhochoosetomakeMalaysiahomewillappreciateitsrichcultureandattractivescenery.Moreover,thecountryoffersmodernfacilitiesatmodestprices.Immigrantsenjoyconvenienceandfortintheirdailylife.Youwillfindlowcostrentalunits,deliciousstreetfood,andvariousshoppingmalls.MexicoBecauseit’sclosetotheU.S.,MexicodrawsmorethanamillionAmericanretireestoitsborders.Increasingimmigrantmunitiesenjoyseasidelivingandconversationswithfriendly.Englishspeakinglocals.Plus,legalresidentsovertheageof60receiveairline,grocery,andrestaurantdiscounts.PanamaGentleoceanwindtakestheheatoutofhotyearroundtemperatures,whichhasbeenthechiefattractiontoforeignretirees.BeautifulbeachesandaboomingeconomyalsoattractretireestoPanama.Anineof$2,000permonthcoversmodestlivingcosts.Furthermore,thecountryoffersdiscountstoretireeswithaspecialvisa.EcuadorLazycoastaltowns,sunshininghotspots,andnaturefilledviewswaitforimmigrantsseekingacarefreelifestyle.PublictransportationcostsinEcuadormakeowningavehicleunnecessary.Abusrideonlycosts25centsandtaxirideswillrunabout$3.

21.WhatdoCostaRicaandMalaysiahaveinmon?A.Convenientshopping.B.Relativelylowlivingcost.C.Variousculturalactivities.D.Simpleimmigrationprocedures.22.Whichcountry’slocationspeciallyattractsretireesfromtheU.S.?A.Malaysia’s. B.Mexico’s. C.Panama’s. D.Ecuador’s.23.WhatisthemainreasonforretireestochoosePanama’?A.Beautifulbeaches. B.Aboomingeconomy.C.Apleasantclimate. D.Discountsforretirees.BTheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdamhasweledhometwopaintingsbytheDutchmaster,morethan14yearsaftertheywereripped(抢)offthemuseum’swallinanighttimetheft.MuseumdirectorAxelRuegercalledtheirreturn“oneofthemostspecialdaysinthehistoryofthemuseum.”ThepaintingswerediscoveredlastyearbyItalianpolicewhiletheyweresearchingsuspectedItaliancriminals’farmhousenearNaplesforevidenceofdrugdealing.Thetwopaintingswerewrappedincottonsheets.Theywerestuffedinaboxandhiddenbehindawallinatoiletwhentheywerefound.Thepaintingswereconsideredamongtheartworksmostsearchedforintheworld.Afteryearsindarkness,theycannowshineagain.Theyarebackondisplayatthemuseumbeforebeingtakentotheconservationstudioforrepair.Fortunately,theysufferedremarkablylittledamageasthieveswhohadclimbedupaladderandbrokenawindowtogetintothemuseumin2004ripthemoutoftheirframes.“Itisnotonlyasurprisethattheworkshavebeenrecoveredbutit’sevenmoresurprisingtheyareinrelativelyunharmedcondition,”Ruegersaid.ThemuseumdirectorwasonvacationwhenthecallcamelastyearfromItalianauthoritieswhobelievedtheyhadrecoveredthepaintings.Hedidn’tcelebraterightaway.He’dhadcallslithisbefore.“Iwashopefulbutalsoalittlehesitant.Overtheseyears,wehadsomanyoccasionswhenpeoplephonedus,contactedus,claimingthattheyknewsomethingaboutthewhereabouts(下落)oftheworksandeachtimeitwasfalse,thetracewentcold,”hesaid.“So...thewayhasbeentillofdisappointment.”ButmuseumexpertssenttoItalytochecktheauthenticity(真实性)oftheworksquicklyturnedRueger’sdoubtsintodelight.Ruegersaidthepaintingsarenowbackpermanentlyatthemuseum,whichishometodozensofworksbyVanGogh.“I’mveryconfidentthateverythingissafeinthemuseumfromnowon,”hesaid.24.Howwerethestolenpaintingsfound?A.Thepolicefoundthembyaccident.B.Thearrestedthievesgaveinformation.C.Somedrugdealersofferedclues.D.Thepoliceknewthehiddenplace.25.WhatsurprisedRuegermostaboutthelostpaintings?A.Theywerestolenatnight. B.Theywerefoundatlast.C.Theysufferedlittledamage. D.Thesearchtook14years.26.WhenRuegergotthecallfromItalianauthorities,he.A.didn’tbelievethem B.feltquiterelievedC.plannedtocelebrate D.doubtedthenews27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph6probablymean?A.Reugergraduallylostinterestinthesearch.B.Thenumberoffalsecallswasgreatlyreduced.C.Ruegerfeltcoldbecauseoftoomanyfalsecalls.D.Thechancetofindthepaintingsbecameslim.CImaginethatyou’rethecreatorandshowrunnerofthenewestedyshowontelevision.Onlyitisn’tsopopularyet,andyourliveStudioaudienceisn’tgivingyouthebiglaughstheshowdeserves.Doyoufilmtheshowalloveragain,hopingthatthistimetheaudiencewilllaugh?Oristhereanotheroptionformakingajokesoundfunnierthanitwasreceived?Sweeten(改善)thesoundbyaddingalaughtrack!“Sweetening,”ortheadditionofsoundeffectssuchaslaughs,screams,andotheraudienceproducednoisestotheaudiotrackofaTVshow,hasbeenusedsincethe1940stoproducetheappearance,orratherthesound,ofanengagedandentertainedresponsetoashow’sedy.Laughtrackscameintoexistenceasnotonlyasolution,andsometimesreplacement,foranunengagedliveaudiencebutalsoasawaytoengageanathomeaudienceintoamoretraditional,public,andtheaterlikeexperience.Addingalaughtracktoatelevisionshowmakestheviewersathomefeelmuchlesslikethey’resittingonacouchstaringatthetelevisionscreenandmuchmorelikethey’reinaroomfulloflaughinghappypeopletovaryingdegreesofsuccess.Thoughtheartofsweeteninghasrisenandfalleninpopularityoverthepast60years,creditforitscreationandcontinueduseisowedtolaughtrackpioneerandsoundengineerCharlesDouglass.Douglasswasthefirsttodevelop,in1953,amachineforproducing“cannedlaughter”,accessibleatthepushofabuttonorpullofalever(操纵杆).Despitebeingartificial,sensiblyeditedlaughtracksarefoundbytelevisionstudiostobringaboutapositiveaudienceresponse,astheiruseisusuallyacpaniedbyhigherratingsandincreasedaudiencememory.Thoughsometelevisionaudiencesmaydisagreewiththevalueofthelaughtrack,thecheerfulandrepetitivesoundholdsapermanentplaceinthehistoryandfutureoftelevisionedy.28.Theauthorusesthefirstparagraphto.A.introducethetopic“sweetening”B.seeksolutionsfortheproblemC.pointoutawayofmakingediesD.arousereaders’interestinedies29.Whateffectdoesalaughtrackproduce?A.Thecreationofashow.B.Funniersoundinashow,C.MoreengagedliveaudienceD.municationamongTVviewers.30.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseofthelaughtrack?A.Doubtful. B.Positive. C.Neutral(中立的). D.Uncertain,31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Thereasonforusinglaughtracks.B.Thebriefhistoryoflaughtracks.C.ThedevelopmentofTVedies.D.Thewaytoimprovetelevisionshows.DAcademiclearningisusuallyinthespotlightatschool,butteachingelementaryagestudents“soft”skillslikeselfcontrolandhowtogetalongwithothersmighthelptokeepatriskkidsoutofcriminaltroubleinthefuture.OnceaprogramcalledFastTrackwasstartedintheearly1990sformorethan7,600childrenof55schoolsinAmerica.Theywereidentifiedbytheirteachersandparentstobeathighriskfordevelopingaggressivebehavioralproblems.Thestudentswererandomlydividedintotwogroups;halftookpartintheintervention,whichincludedateacherledcurriculum,parenttraininggroups,academictutoringandlessonsinselfcontrolandsocialskills.Theprogram,whichlastedfromfirstgradethrough10thgrade,reduceddelinquency(少年犯罪),arrestsanduseofhealthandmentalhealthservicesasthestudentsagedthroughadolescenceandyoungadulthood.Inanotherlateststudy,bylookingatthedatafromnearly900studentsinpreviousfindings,researchersfoundthataboutathirdoftheinfluenceonfuturecrimeouteswasduetothesocialandselfregulationskillsthestudentslearnedfromages6to11.Theacademicskills,orhardskillslikelearningofphysics,whichweretaughtaspartofFastTrack,turnedouttohavelessofaninfluenceoncrimeanddelinquencyratesthandidthesoftskills,whichareassociatedwithemotional(情绪的)intelligence.Softskillsmightincludeteachingkidstoworkcooperativelyinagrouporteachingthemhowtothinkaboutthelongtermconsequenceswhentheymakeadecision.Researchersdrewtheconclusionthatthesesoftskillsshouldbeemphasizedevenmoreinoureducationsystemandinoursystemofsocializingchildren.Parentsshoulddoalltheycantopromotetheseskillswiththeirchildrenasshouldeducationpolicymakers.Totheextentwecanimprovethoseskills,wecanimproveoutesindelinquency.32.FastTrackwasintendedforchildrenwho.A.wererandomlychosenfromtheirschoolsB.hadsomeproblemswithacademiclearningC.oftenwentagainsttheirteachersandparents’wishesD.wereconsideredtohavecriminaltroubleinthefuture33.Whatcanbelearnedabout"theintervention"inParagraph2?A.Itincludedallthestudents.B.Itfocusedonsocialskills.C.Itimprovedhealthservices.D.Ithadpositiveoutes.34.paredwithsoftskills,hardskills.A.almosthavenoinfluenceonstudentsB.aremoreaffectedbystudents’emotionC.aremainlyrelatedtoacademiclearningD,offerchildrengreaterselfcontrolabilities35.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SoftSocialSkillsMatterB.FastTrackHelpsChildrenC.HowtoPreventDelinquencyD.WhattoDOforEducation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。Takingonaparttimejobwhilepursuingadegreeishardwork,buttherearegreatbenefitsfromthat.Studentswithparttimejobscaneamtheirownmoney,developgoodtimemanagementskills,andgainexperienceintheworkplace.36Astheyeintoadulthood,earninganinecanincreasetheirconfidence.Somestudentsneedtoworkthroughschooltoaffordtuition.37Still,themoneywillbetheirstospendastheywish,andtheymayappreciateitmorebecausetheyworkedforit.Studentstakingonajobontopoftheirstudieswillhavelessfreetimethannonworkingstudents.38Theylearntoskipfunactivitiestofinishtheirresponsibilities.Thispreparesthemforlifeafterschoolwhentheycan’tfindexcusesforworkthat’snotfinishedintime,Often,studentstakejobsthatintroducethemtotheirpreferredcareerafterschoolisover.39Evenstudentswhoworkinplacesnotconnectedtotheirmajorswilllookmoreimpressivetopotentialemployers.Employerslookforemployeeswhounderstandtheworkenvironmentandworkwellaspartofateam.40Thatwillmakeitmucheasierforthemtochangetheirrolesafterleavingschool.A.Otherswillsetthemoneyasidetopaybackstudentloans.B.Otherstudentsmayhavetogethelpfromtheirparents.C.Studentshavingparttimejobsusuallygetemployedeasilyaftergraduation.D.Havingaparttimejobhelpsstudentstogetaccustomedtotheprofessionalworld.E.Theytendtobebetterplannersastheymakesuretheypleteeverytaskondeadline.F.Studentswhotakeparttimejobswillhavemoremoneythantheywouldhaveotherwise.G.Thisallowsthemtogainexperienceinthebusinessandbeginmeetingpeopleinthatfield.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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。OnJune23,1970.IhadjustlefttheArmyafterpletingmyoneyeardutyinVietnam.Iwason41returninghomeinTexas.Ihadbeenwarnedaboutthe_42_ofourfellowcountrymen.Therewasno43weleforuswhenwecamehomefromthatunpopularwar.Isat,inuniform,inawindowseat,44eyecontactwithmyfellowpassengers.NOonewassittingnexttome,whichaddedtomy_45__.Alittlegirlsuddenlyappearedinthepassage.She_46_and,withoutsayingaword,47handedmeamagazine.Iacceptedher48,herquiet“welehome.”AllIcouldsaywas,“Thankyou.”Hersmallgestureof49wasthefirstIhadexperiencedinalongtime.Ialwaysbelieveintheconnectionbetween50whentheyreachouttooneanother.Thatgirl51hasnomemoryofwhathappenedyearsago.Shemighthavebeentoldtodothatbyhermother.Itdoesn’tmatter52shegavemethemagazine.The_53thingisthatshedid.Sincethen,Ihavefollowedherexampleandtried.indifferentwaysfordifferentpeople,to54forthem.Likemeonthatplaneridelongago,theywill_55_knowwhyastrangergaveahand.ButIabsolutelyknowthatmy_56_sincethenareallbecauseofthatlittlegirl.Herkindnessofofferingamagazinetoa_57_,scaredandlonelysoldierhasbeen58throughoutmylife.Ihavetobelievethatmysmall_59_havethesameeffectonothers.Andtothatlittlegirl,nowa_60_,Iwouldliketosayagain:thankyou.41.A.bus B.train C.plane D.boat42A.stories B.difficulties C.unfriendliness D.enthusiasm43.A.hometown B.school C.cold D.immediate44.A.seeking B.noticing C.keeping D.avoiding45.A.pride B.loneliness C.anger D.excitement46.A.smiled B.listened C.turnedaround D.bentdown47.A.naturally B.proudly C.shyly D.worriedly48.A.offer B.donation C.acpany D.contact49.A.invitation B.sympathy C.agreement D.inspiration50.A.soldiers B.strangers C.families D.girls51.A.similarly B.finally C.immediately D.undoubtedly52.A.when B.how C.why D.where53.A.memorable B.satisfactory C.important D.valuable54.A.dothesame B.findaseat C.getthingsready D.passamagazine55.A.always B.never C.happily D.obviously56.A.feelings B.ideas C.models D.attempts57.A.busy B.young C.excited D.tired58.A.accepted B.spread C.honored D.neglected59.A.actions B.benefits C.donations D.sacrifices60.A.stranger B.wife C.mother D.woman第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。RedisaparticularlypopularcolorinChina.Apairofredshoes—_61_theyareforsports,dancesorjustfashion—isamusthaveforeveryChinesewoman’sshoecollection.FormostChinesebrides,redshoesshouldalsobeworn62theirbigday,Aswomen’sfeet63(connect)withfemaleattraction,redshoesoftenemphasizethisaspect_64_conveyaspecialbeauty.InsomeclassicChinesenovels,thereare65(describe)ofcharmingwomeninredsilkshoes.Ifyouwearadarkdressincold66(season),apairofredshoescanraiseyourensemble（整套服装）toa67(high)level.Theycanalsogowithdifferentlevelsofredcolor,68(give)theweareralivelyandjoyfullook.69(sure)redwillalwaysbeabelovedcolorfordesigners,andredshoeshavealsobeeachoiceformanysupermodels.Ifyouarealsoafanofthis_70_(energy)color,considerwearingapairofredshoesforeveryChineseLunarNewYear!第四部分写作（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Lastweek,myfriendsandmewenttowatchJayChou’sperformanceinGuangzhou.Therearecrowdsofcheerfulfansthere,manyofwhocamefromothercities.Jaybeganhisperformancewithoneofhismostfamoussong.Weallcheeredandshoutedouthisname,butsomeevencriedwithjoy.WhenJaybegantosingtheseventhsongitcalledSunnyDay,itstartedtorain.Therefore,theconcertwasnotinterruptedandwegotevenmoreexcitingintherain.Atlast,Jayfinishedtheconcertwithaspeech,thankhisfansforalwayssupportinghim.Whatmemorableexperience!第二节书面表达（百强校英语解析团队专供）(满分25分）假设你是李华，是你校武术俱乐部（MartialArtsClub）的负责人。请你用英文写封邮件给你校的美国交换生Tommy，邀请他加入武术俱乐部。内容包括：1．加入武术俱乐部的意义；2．俱乐部的日常活动安排。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。广东省佛山市2018届高三下学期教学质量检测（二）英语试题答案第二部分（共20小题，每小题2分）21B 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