廣東省潮州市2017屆高三第二次模擬考試英語試題含答案

1、第一部分 閱讀理解（由第一、二節(jié)組成，滿分40分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AMelbourne,AustraliaMelbourne is a hot-spot travel destination,and its easy to see its beautiful beaches and busy city life.Why its a great choice: Australia as a whole is considered a safe destination for internationa

2、l travel,and because of that,many solo travelers go there As an English-speaking country,you wont be faced with any language barriers. Melbourne is easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere!ThailandThailand is great for solo travelersperhaps because it is one of the Buddhi

3、st mindsets,which promote equality among the sexes. Why its a great choice: Thailand is known for its friendly atmosphere,and as a travel hot-spot,there are plenty of chances to meet other like-minded travelers.It is well known for being very cheap,especially in the north.It is a good choice if

4、 you want to get away on a budget.Thailand has a lot to offer,from the party-central Bangkok to beautiful beaches and tropical（熱帶）jungle.Hong Kong,China     Hong Kong is a great place to relax for solo travelers as it is full of “Zen moments,” such as beautiful gardens and Tai Ch

5、i classes.     Why its a great choice: Hong Kong is regarded as one of the safest cities in the world.If youre not well-traveled, or perhaps a bit tired of things like language barriers,Hong Kong is a great place to start,as it mixes both Eastern and Western at the same time.Bali

6、,IndonesiaBali is a spiritual place with yoga,spas,healthy food and beaches.The combination of friendly people and splendidly visual culture has made Bali Indonesia number one tourist attraction.     Why its so great: You wont be the only solo traveler in Bali.Everyone is known f

7、or being extremely friendly and youre sure to meet some amazing characters along the way.As a Hindu island,Bali is the perfect place for a relaxing and spiritual retreat（靜修）.The Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud is fantasticif you like monkeys,anyway.1.What do the four places have in common according to

8、the text?A.They offer good spas and yoga.B.Therere no language barriers.C.Theyre great for solo travelers.D.Theyre cheap to travel around.2.Where can you enjoy both convenient transport and beautiful beaches?A.Melbourne,Australia.B.Thailand.C.Hong Kong,China.D.Bali,Indonesia.3.What has made Bali Ind

9、onesia No.1 tourist attraction?A.Yoga,spas,healthy food and beaches.B.Meeting some amazing characters along the way.C.Fantastic monkeys in the Sacred Monkey Forest.D.Friendly people and splendidly visual culture.BAndy rode slowly on his way to school,day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his fath

10、er had promised him.He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present.He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens.What he saw shocked and terrified him.A huge swarm of b

11、ees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.With no time to waste,Andy sped off in the opposite direction,riding furiouslybut without knowing how to escape the swarm.With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously,he sped down the r

12、ough road.As the bees came closer,his panic increased.Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇).The last sting had landed him in hospitaland that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days.Suddenly,his fathers words came to him.“When you are in a tight situat

13、ion,dont panic.Use your brain and think your way out of it.”O(jiān)n a nearby hill,he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees dont like smoke,” he thought.“They couldnt get into the house.” Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining grou

14、nd.Andy knew he could not reach the house in time.He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.Suddenly,out of the corner of his eyes,he spotted a small dam used by Mr.Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden.Off his bike and into the cool water he lived,disappearing below the surface and

15、away from the savage insects.After holding his breath for as long as he could,Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam,he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell.Mrs.Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.“Youll really need that fishing break

16、 to help you recover,” laughed his mother with relief.“Thank goodness you didnt panic!” But Andy did not hear her.He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.4.Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?A.He was riding to school.B.He was listening to a strange sound.C.H

17、e was going fishing with his father.D.He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?A.They crowded like a black cloud.B.They shocked and terrified Andy.C.They tried to attack Andy in a mass.D.They made Andy stay in hos

18、pital for two days.6.How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?A.He rode off in the opposite direction.B.He asked Mr.Nelson for help.C.He hid himself under the water.D.He rushed into the Nelson house.7.Which of the following can best describe Andys escape from the bees?A.No pains,no gains.  &

19、#160;            B.In time of danger,ones mind works fast.C.Once bitten,twice shy.D.Where there is a will,there is a way.CLisa Pina never thought she would need the fire safety training she received during her apprenticeship(學(xué)徒期) as a union

20、 painter and dry waller(筑墻工).On Friday morning,she was thanking God she had it.On Thursday night,while Pina was babysitting her granddaughter,nephew and two nieces in her sisters apartment,she smelled smoke and realized the apartment building was on fire.When her 4-year-old granddaughter Ilean

21、Garcia began saying,“Were going to die,”she knew she had to act.Pina,39,first sealed the door,and then told all four children to get on the floor.After calling 911,she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety.“I said,OK,were going to lie down and

22、 were all going to play a game,” Pina said.“We all started singing our ABCs and 123s.I was just trying to make it fun.” Pina patiently waited,and a few minutes later,Riverside County sheriffs deputies (治安官的助手) arrived.Pina,Ilean,8-year-old Gabriel Parga, 5-year-old Aubreyana Parga and 4-ye

23、ar-old Meriyah Parga were all trapped on the second floor as flames filled the first story.Pina did the only thing she could.She opened the window and dropped the children,one-by-one,into the arms of the sheriffs deputies about 15 to 20 feet below.“I just needed to keep the kids calm so they wouldnt

24、 be afraid,”Pina said.“I was deathly afraid inside，but I couldnt let them know that.”Not long after dropping the children out of the window,fire-fighters arrived with a ladder and rescued her.Ten people were treated at the scene for suffering smoke,but nobody was seriously injured.8.What is the pass

25、age mainly about?A.A big fire without serious injury.B.An urgent call 911.C.A brave babysitter.D.A babysitter rescuing kids from a big fire.9.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 mean?A.A union painter.B.A dry waller.C.The apprenticeship.D.The fire safety traini

26、ng.10.What did Lisa Pina do before she called 911，in order to prevent the fire?A.She let children get on the floor.B.She opened the windows of the second floor.C.She had children start singing.D.She closed the door hard.11.What do we know according to the passage?A

27、.The fire didnt cause any injury.B.Lisa Pina was the last one to be rescued.C.The children were sent to hospital after the fire.D.During the fire Lisa Pina wasnt afr

28、aid at all.DFood picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time,according to the findings of research carried out at Aston Universitys School of Life and Health Sciences.The findings suggest there may be som

29、e scientific basis of the "5-second rule" the belief about it being fine to eat food that has only had contact with the floor for five seconds or less.Although people have long followed the 5-second rule,until now it was unclear whether it actually helped.The study,undertaken by final year

30、 Biology students and led by Anthony Hilton,Professor of Microbiology at Aston University,monitored the transfer of the common bacteria from a variety of indoor floor types as carpet, cement floor to toast,pasta,biscuit and a sticky sweet when contact was made from 3 to 30 seconds.The results showed

31、 that: time is a significant factor in the transfer of bacteria from a floor surface to a piece of food,and the type of flooring the food has been dropped on has an effect,with bacteria least likely to transfer from carpeted surfaces and most likely to transfer from cement flooring surfaces to moist

32、 foods making contact for more than 5 seconds. Professor Hilton said,"Consuming food dropped on the floor still carries an infection risk as it very much depends on which bacteria are present on the floor at the time."The Aston team also carried out a survey of the number of people who emp

33、loy the five-second rule.The survey showed that: 87% of the people surveyed said they would eat food dropped on the floor,or already have done so.55% of those that would,or have eaten food dropped on the floor are women.81% of the women who would eat food from the floor would follow the 5-second rul

34、e.Professor Hilton added,"Our study showed that a surprisingly large majority of people are happy to consume dropped food,with women the most likely to do so.But they are also more likely to follow the 5-second rule,which our research has shown to be much than an old wives tale."12.Accordi

35、ng to the passage,which of the following is true?A.A toast dropped on the carpet is easier to be polluted than that dropped on the cement floor.B.A sticky chocolate dropped on the carpet is easier to be polluted than that dropped on the cement floor.C.The food dropped on the carpet shares the same p

36、otential of being polluted with the food dropped on the cement floor.D.The food dropped on the cement floor is not as safe as food dropped on the carpet within 30 seconds.13.What is the passage probably developed?A.ContrastB.ExampleC.TimeD.Space14.How did Professor Hilton feel after analyzing how ma

37、ny people chose to eat dropped food?A.PuzzledB.UpsetC.SatisfiedD.Astonished15.What is the main idea of this passage?A.The food which is dropped on the floor can be eaten safely.B.A research on the safety of food dropped on the floor is undertaken.C.The bacteria have no negative effect on the safety

38、of food.D.People surveyed in the research are willing to accept the idea.第二節(jié)（共小題，每小題分，滿分分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Ways to save timeWe all wish we had just a bit more time.Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine,

39、or spring-clean the house,or write your novel,or learn the guitar and so on. 16 But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter.Get Out of Bed Earlier.If you normally get up at 7; 30 a.m.try getting up at 7:00 a.m.That half-hour might not sound like much,but it could

40、 be time that you use to exercise,to read that book you've been meaning to finish. 17 Do the Important Tasks First.Once you get to work,get the important ones done first（not the easy ones,or even the urgent ones）. 18 If you work like this,youll usually save time.The urgent tasks will still get d

41、one,and you won't miss the important ones. Reduce Interruptions.If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat,or if the phone is constantly ringing,you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter. 19 20 A few minutes chatting,brow

42、sing the web,and so on,can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day.If you concentration is slipping,take a proper break: go and get a glass of water,or stretch your legs a bit.And if youre facing a difficult task,try breaking it into small steps or stages so that its easier to

43、 deal with.A.Stay Focused on Your Work.B.Take Breaks When Necessary.C.Would you want me to make your day longer?D.I cant magically make all your days 25 hours long.E.Or simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start.F.Constant interruptions dont just eat up time,they also break your concen

44、tration.G.You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big,important tasks rather than on all those little urgent ones.第二部分 英語知識運(yùn)用（由第一、二組成，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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a

45、lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems 21 .The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India.Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by 22 .In China,the mother river is the Yellow River 23 the Indian one is the Hindu River.These two cultures

46、 were 24 for several thousand years and formed their own styles Then in the Tang Dynasty of China,the Chinese culture 25 went overseas to Japan, 26 into the Japanese society and 27 the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese one,it 28 to the same system.When the two mother

47、rivers gave birth to the eastern culture,another famous culture was 29 on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不達(dá)米亞平原）-the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are well-known as the 30 of the European culture. 31 the Ch

48、inese culture,the European one also 32 waters.When the colonists of England 33 in America,their culture went with them over,the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn't 34 from the European one a lot.At the same time,the 35 of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.In the Ea

49、st,most languages belong to the pictographic (象形文字的) language while the Western languages are 36 based on the Latin system,for example,the one Im using to write this paperOther factors like human race difference 37 counts as well.However, 38 the far distance and the steep areas between the East and

50、West,the two cultures seldom 39 until recent centuries. 40 ,they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no-interference（干擾） from the other.21.A.in allB.above allC.in no caseD.on the whole22.A.riversB.lakesC.mountainsD.plains23.A.orB.forC.whileD.when24.A.improvedB.developedC.createdD.protected

51、25.A.graduallyB.naturallyC.suddenlyD.quietly26.A.changedB.mixedC.decidedD.forced27.A.expandedB.interruptedC.shapedD.influenced28.A.comesB.belongsC.amountsD.adds29.A.carried outB.given outC.brought upD.picked up30.A.baseB.signC.resultD.content31.A.WithB.LikeC.ViaD.Except32.A.crossedB.formedC.affected

52、D.spread33.A.went upB.joined upC.settled downD.broke down34.A.differB.sufferC.resultD.come35.A.featureB.developmentC.appearanceD.distinction36.A.simplyB.mostlyC.properlyD.partly37.A.countB.reduceC.lastD.change38.A.in terns ofB.in case ofC.due toD.as to39.A.communicateB.distinguishC.transformD.displa

53、y40.A.HoweverB.FurthermoreC.MeanwhileD.Therefore第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Rene Laennec was a French doctor who learned to tap on peoples chests to find out illness from an Austrian doctor named Leopold Auenbrugger.As a boy，Leopold used to tap wine 41 (contain) in his fa

54、thers inn to see how much wine they held.A full one made 42 different sound from an empty one.When he became a doctor，he 43 (tap) peoples chests to see how much liquid was in their lungs.Laennec did the same and learned to tell by tapping carefully on a chest 44it was diseased or not.

55、But he was even more interested 45 diseases of the heart，and he wished that he could hear heartbeats clearly.In those days，a doctor would place his head on a patients chest to listen，but if the patient was 46 (extreme) fat it was impossible to hear any heartbeat at all.One day when Laennec

56、 47 (walk) in the park，he saw some girls playing with a see-saw(蹺蹺板).One of them scratched the end of the board while the others placed their ears against the other end.On walking up，the doctor was asked why the sounds travelled along the wood.“The sounds are magnified(放大)，girls，er”Suddenl

57、y he turned and rushed back to the hospital.Quickly 48 (take) some thick paper，he rolled it up like a tube and began listening to patients chests.He heard the heartbeats and 49 (they) breathing clearly.Laennec soon made a better instrument of wood，one he called a stethoscope(聽診器).Later，they 50 (make) of steel and rubber.第三部分 寫作（由第一、二節(jié)組成，滿