1、高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ Unit 3 Under the sea 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。 A Dear Mr / Ms, I would like to suggest that the starting time be changed at our school. Classes at Sebastian Valley Middle School sim
2、ply start too early in the morning. Getting eight to nine hours of sleep each night is almost impossible when classes begin at 7:30 am. In order to shower, dress, get organized, eat a quick breakfast, and meet the school bus by 6:45, I would have to get up at 5:45. Early in the morning, students are
3、 too sleepy to learn well. Without enough sleep, young people cannot think clearly or enjoy learning. According to a report Sebastian Valley Times, turbs concentration, reduces short-term memory, and causes bad Researchers have learned that teens normally fall asleep and wake up later than adults. T
4、eens who stay up late at night have trouble getting up early in the morning. Studies show that some schools have already adjusted school hours to better match the teen sleep cycle ( 周期); as a result, students in these schools are learning better on the new schedule. 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必
5、究！ Some of my classmates argue that starting school an hour later will prevent them from taking part in after-school athletic programs. A solution would be to carry out these programs before school instead of after school. The students who are involved in sports and clubs would continue to arrive at
6、 the usual time. The rest of the student body could get a little more sleep and arrive an hour later. Teens usually have a later sleep cycle, and learn and behave better when rested. So I would like to suggest that we have a meeting to discuss the problem and listen Thank you for considering this re
7、quest! Tom Sullivan, Grade 8 21. In T A. 6:45 B. 7:30 C. 8:00 D. 8:30 22. A report from Sebastian Valley Times was mentioned in Paragraph 2 to show _. B. the disadvantages of lacking sleep C. the importance of athletic programs D. the characteristics of the teen sleep cycle 23. Which of the followin
8、g does Tom probably agree with? A. Sleep is food for the brain. B. Books should be few but good. 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ C. Challenge is needed for success. D. Early to bed makes a man healthy. 24. Tom wrote the letter mainly to _. A. put forward a suggestion B. send his congratulations
9、C. make an apology D. express thanks B Mary Frye enjoyed wri poems, especially, has given hope and comfort ( 安慰) to people for over 50 years. When one of her friends lost someone close, Mary Frye wrote a poem, which seemed to spring from her heart, and gave it to the sad woman. That poem was later p
10、assed on to others, who, in turn, passed it on until it became an American classic. no pay for her work. It has been used at countless funerals ( 葬礼), translated and used in foreign lands. Here is her original text, which has moved so many for so long: Do not stand at my grave and weep, / I am not t
11、here, I do not sleep. / I am in a thousand winds that blow, / I am the softly falling snow. / I am the gentle showers of rain, / I am the fields of ripening grain. / I am in the morning hush, / I am in the graceful rush. / Of beautiful birds in circling flight, / I am the starshine of the night. / I
12、 am in the flowers that bloom ( 盛开), / I am in a quiet room. / I am in the birds that 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ sing, / I am in each lovely thing. / Do not stand at my grave and cry, / I am not there. I do not die. How many people are finding strength and comfort from a poem by a woman who
13、 always said she had no talent? And what if she had kept her poetry to herself? would be very silent if only the birds with the sweetest songs were heard. 25. According to the text, Mary Frye _. A. translated many foreign poems B. had many of her poems published C. chose to make a living by writing
14、poems D. would share her poems with others sometimes 26. Which of the following can best describe Mary Frye? A. Brave and determined. B. Modest and talented. C. Caring and honest. D. Strict and patient. A. The dead one. B. The living one. C. The sad woman. D. Mary Frye. 28. What does the last senten
15、ce of the text imply? A. Birds like to show off their talents in the woods. 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ C. We should not be too shy to show our talents. D. The woods would be very silent without birds. C In 1985, a lionfish was caught off the coast of Florida. Now they can be found not only
16、in the Atlantic Ocean but also in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. And they are continuing to move south. Lionfish are native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. So how did they end up in the Atlantic? Scientists believe some pet owners abandoned their unwanted lionfish and poured the
17、m into the sea. Little did they know the trouble their actions would cause. The Atlantic Ocean turned out to be a comfortable home for lionfish. Their venomous spines ( 毒刺) protect them from sharks and other fish. Female lionfish can spawn ( 产卵) every few days, producing as many as 2 million eggs pe
18、r year. Other big fish would have competed with lionfish for food. But overfishing has removed many of these large fish. As a result, the fish have eaten so much that they have grown to be more than three times the size of their cousins in the Pacific and 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ State Un
19、iversity. All that eating has caused great changes. Scientists have found that when lionfish are present somewhere, many other fish, which are small enough for them to eat, disappear. Some of the fish they eat are greatly missed in their habitats. For example, parrotfish eat certain plants off coral
20、s ( 珊瑚), which allows corals to grow better. But they are now disappearing due to lionfish. Scientists say lionfish are here to stay. But there are ways to deal with the problem. The key, says Green, is to keep lionfish numbers in check. In Florida, divers can now go through a special training progr
21、am and get certified ( 授予合格 证书) to catch lionfish in areas where fishing is not usually allowed. And a number of -term battle, but 29. What can we learn about lionfish? A. Its population is growing very quickly. B. All of them are almost the same size. C. They eat other big fish and even sharks. D.
22、Most of them have gathered in the Atlantic. A. loneliness B. carelessness C. weakness D. harmfulness ? 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ A. She doubts it. B. She is hopeful of it. C. She is worried about it. D. She thinks it is against the law. D Google, the leading company in self-driving technol
23、ogy, has completely renewed its development program. Previously, Google had cars built by other companies, but now it will start building its own cars. had been working on a way to 方向盘) in a dangerous situation. However, Google now says that the switch from automation to human human that may be read
24、ing, working, or sleeping to take over in an emergency Google has started to build a series of 100 experimental electric cars that look like a Smart car or Fiat 500. The only difference? There is no steering wheel, gas 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ pedal ( 油门) and brake ( 刹车). The only things
25、a human passenger controls are a red - it seem friendly and help people accept self-driving technology. Google employees had taken part in a long experiment, in which they used self-driving vehicles to work every day. There were no crashes. This is a major change from competing self-driving projects
26、. Mercedes Benz, BMW and Volvo have all developed some self-driving cars, but none completely eliminate the driver. For example, the Mercedes Benz cars will stop if the driver takes his hands off the wheel for over ten seconds. Google will limit its early cars to a top speed of 25 miles per hour for
27、 safety reasons. These cars are designed to drive in or around cities, not on highways. However, a Google engineer commented that once their safety has been proven, -driving cars may make our roads much safer, and of course drivers may feel more relaxed on the way. A. can run not only on land but al
28、so under water B. just offer two control buttons for a passenger C. are equipped with an unusual steering wheel D. are environmentally friendly and run faster A. train B. employ C. remove D. frighten 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ 34. We can infer from the text that Google _. A. may bring about
29、 a big change in transport B. will change the top speed of cars completely C. has made great progress in improving road safety D. gives more attention to the experiences of drivers 35. What would be the best title for the text? A. The future of Google Search B. Crash testing & highway safety C. How
30、do self-driving cars work? D. Driverless cars: closer to reality 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。 Chi Chi Rodriguez 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ Like many boys in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Juan Rodriguez Jr. loved to play baseball. He dreamed abo
31、ut playing professional ball like his hero, Chi Chi Flores. 36 Gradually his friends nicknamed ( 给 起绰号 37 At the age of seven, he drove oxen ( 牛) in the fields, earning a dollar a day. because his young son always looked for better ways to make money. Chi Chi soon discovered that being a caddy ( 球童)
32、 at the local golf course paid more than working in the fields. about being a baseball player. 38 r, but he continued to play golf. 39 Fortunately for Chi Chi, the army had a golf team and he became the best player there. After leaving the army, he got a job at a golf course and spent hours perfecti
33、ng his game. His determination and skill finally enabled him to join the Professional Golf Association (PGA). 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ Soon Chi Chi earned the nickname his father had given him. 40 He wanted to help those children who were poor or in trouble, so he started the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation teaching them job and life skills. A. At the age of 19, Chi Chi joined the army. B. Chi Chi always loved to make people laugh. C. But money was not enough to make
