1、2017 届广东省茂名市高考英语二模试卷第二部分 阅读理解21Rocky 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 funSpace is limited to 20participants each
2、session and registration is not complete until payment has been received by the Museum of IdahoRegistration fee is nonreturnableJunior Adventure 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,
3、we 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
4、)Original Camp is for children who are ready for an exciting fullday outdoor camp Participants visit various habitats and ecosystems as we explore eastern IdahoWell go bird watching,hiking in the mountains,and lots more!Instructors:Alana Jensen,Jerry PettyDates:July 18July 21Time:9:00am4:00pm (9:00
5、6:00on the last day)Cost:150 per child,125 per child for MOI members,100 each additional brother or sisterHigh Adventure CampYouth aged 1114 (must have completed fifth grade)High Adventure Camp is for youth who are looking for an amazing summer adventure!This outdoor camp is full of exciting physica
6、l challenges and involves participants in even more indepth activities than the Original CampThis year,students will study how rattlesnakes experience the outdoors!Instructors:Chloe Doucette,Mike Winston,Jerry PettyDates:August 8August 11Time:9:00am4:00pm (9:00 6:00 on the last day)Cost:150 per chil
7、d,125 per child for MOI members,100 each additional brother or sisterParticipate in both Original AND High Adventure for only 200!Call 5221400 ext.3002 to take advantage of this great offerIf you have any questions about the Museum of Idahos education programs,contact Chloe Doucette,Education Direct
8、or at system responded to a virus by producing painful blistersAlthough my longterm evaluation was good,I,who had been so fiercely independent,rapidly became absolutely helplessMy husband, Scott,stepped up to the plate,taking care of kids and cooking dinnersHe also became my personal caretaker,apply
9、ing the medicine to all of my blisters because my hands couldnt do the jobNeedless to say,I had negative emotions,bouncing from embarrassment to shame caused by total reliance on someone other than myselfI recovered from my illness,but I couldnt seem to recover from the thought that I loved my husba
10、nd less than he loved meThis seeming distinction in our love continued to annoy me for the year following my illnessThen recently Scott and I went on a long bike rideHes an experienced cyclist; Im quite the green handAt one point with a strong headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs,I real
11、ly thought I couldnt go any furtherSeeing me struggle,Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder,“Stay close behind me“As I followed his steps,I discovered that my legs quit burning and I was able to catch my breathMy husband was pulling me alongagainI pray my husband will always be st
12、rong and healthyBut if he should ever become the struggling 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“24The author felt helpless because AShe lost the previous independenceBShe failed to get the medical treatm
13、entC Her marriage was in a terrible stateDShe suffered from mental disorder25Which of the following best describes the authors husband according to Paragraph 2? AImpatient BIndependentC FamilycenteredDCareercentered26When going on the long bike ride,the authors husband Afollowed her closelyBbacked h
14、er up all the wayC gave in to her depressionDstopped to take care of her leg27What message does the author convey in the passage? AStrong willBSelfless loveC Reliance on each otherDOptimistic attitude to life28Tudor Cobalas nearly crashed his car while driving and texting on his phoneIt was this nea
15、rdeath experience that inspired him to turn the smartphone from a weapon of mass distraction into a tool for safer drivingMrCobalas developed Safe Drive,an app that rewards drivers for ignoring their phones while drivingOnce a driver drives too fast,the app launches a“Release“button on the screen,ef
16、fectively locking the phoneDriving without checking the 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 commercial partnersWorldwide,about 1.25million people die each year as a re
17、sult of road traffic accidents,according to the World Health Organization “Smartphone distraction“is blamed for an increasing number 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
18、a growing number of technology businessmen are trying to handle the problem“Although smartphones are rightly blamed for an increase in distracted driving,we wanted to show that smartphones could be used to make drivers better,“says Hari Balakrishnan,chief technology officer of Cambridge Mobile Telem
19、atics,a US company that has developed an app called Drive WellThe app measures all aspects of driving such as hard braking,abrupt acceleration,sharp cornering and speedingBut it also monitors how often drivers are distracted by their phones and generates a“safety score“at the end of each tripThe fre
20、e app features competition leader boards that enable drivers to compete with their friends,family and colleagues,as well as personalized safer driving tipsGood safety scores can earn drivers discounts on car insurance,MrBalakrishnan saysLast year the company started a competition to find Bostons saf
21、est driverNearly 5,000 people have signed up,and 98 have been awarded more than 3,400 in prizesData from 40,000 Drive Well app users around the world present its effectiveness,says MrMadden28What caused Tudor Cobalas to develop the app Safe Drive? AMultifunctions of this appBHis desire to make a for
22、tuneC Many parentsworries about teenagersdriving safetyDHis own experience about being distracted by his smartphone29What do Safe Drive and Drive Well have in common? AThey keep a specific record of hard brakingBThey fail to help decrease the number of traffic accidentsC Their users get some scores
23、in the driving processDTheir users get money as a reward directly30Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word“distracted“in paragraph 4? ALacking concentrationBLacking confidenceC SpeedyDDangerous31What is the purpose of the passage? ATo present the harmful effects of sm
24、artphones in the driving processBTo introduce some useful apps that can guarantee our safetyC To compare different types of apps concerning driving safetyDTo show us smartphones can make drivers safer in a way32Scientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals(晶体)that could be 50,000 years
25、oldThe organisms were found in a hot,but beautiful cave system in Naica,MexicoThese ancient life forms can be seen only with a microscopePenelope Boston,who leads the Astrobiology Institute at NASA,the space agency of the United States,says the ancient microbes were able to live by eating minerals s
26、uch as ironShe spoke about the discovery recently at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceIf the findings are confirmed,they will show how microbes can survive in extreme conditionsForty different kinds of microbes and some viruses were found in the underground area Th
27、e genetic structures of these organisms are 10 percent different from those of their nearest relativesThe caves in Naica are 800 kilometers deepThey were once used for mining leadBefore the miners began working in the caves,the area was separated from the surface and the outside worldSome of the cav
28、es are as big as the large religious centers built during Europes Middle AgesThere are crystals covering the wallsThe caves are so hot that scientists must wear special clothing to keep coolThe clothing keeps the crystals safe from human germs(病菌)or other damageBoston said the researchers could only
29、 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 scientific experts before last weeks announcementSo scientists could not say much about the findingsBut Norine Noonan,a biologist w
30、ith the University of South Florida,said she believed them“Why are we surprised?“Noonan asked“As a biologist,I would say life on Earth is extremely tough and extremely colorful“Boston is also studying microbes commonly found inside caves in other countries,such as Ukraine and the United StatesThese
31、microbes appear to be impossible to killBoston said they show how difficult life on Earth can be32The existence of the ancient microbes relies on Asurrounding insectsBdiverse plantsC eating mineralsDabsorbing air33What can we infer about the caves in Naica from the passage? AThe temperature in the c
32、aves is quite lowBThe caves have been explored since they were formedC The walls are covered by crystalsDThe environment in the caves is difficult to adapt to34What is the biologist Norine Noonans attitude towards the findings? ANeutral BPositiveC DoubtfulDIndifferent35Whats the main idea of the pas
33、sage? ALiving organisms bring hope to scientific researchBScientists Discover 50, 000yearold“super life“in MexicoC Microbes show great power to survive in terrible conditionsDCaves provide living environment for living organisms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36They are strangeloo
34、king creatures,covered with hard scales(鳞) They can roll up into a ball to protect themselves from enemies and have tongues that are longer than their bodies (36) However,pangolins (穿山甲) have recently become the focus of Chinese people,after social media posts of the strange animal being eaten at di
35、nner caused public angerEarlier this month,a photo of a micro blog post showing some people in Guangxi eating pangolins at a feast spreadA few days later,people were angered again by pictures posted on a womans weibo account showing her eating protected animals,including pangolins(37) Many more pang
36、olins have been hunted or killedAccording to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ,more than 1million of them have been killed or sold in the last 10years (38) In September,the IUCN added the pangolin to the worlds“endangered animals list“They are now more endangered than pandas
37、(39) Many people in Asia and Africa consider pangolin meat is deliciousSome people even think pangolin scales have medicinal qualitiesHowever,their scales are made of keratin,the same material human fingernails are made of(40) World Pangolin Day is on the third Saturday of February each yearThis yea
38、r,it fell on Feb 18Its a day to help people know more about pangolinsThe government now stops anyone from buying and eating pangolins in ChinaALuckily,the situation is getting betterBYet this is only the tip of the icebergC The trade of pangolins across the world is also not allowedDThey rarely get
39、the attention of people,and some even dont know they existE I hope more people will join us to protect pangolins from such a sad situationFIt also said that they are the most illegally traded mammals (哺乳动物)in the worldGA growing trade of their scales and meat is the main reason for their decline in
40、numbers第三部分 英语知识运用 第一节 完形填空41I used to love to swim as a boyMy (41) was just a short walk away from the local pool and I used to (42) most of my summer days thereI would head out (43) with just my trunks and a towelI always got there before it opened and then stayed until (44) time It was four hours
41、 of (45) joyI loved to dive in that cool,clean waterI would swim,splash,play games with my friends,talk,laugh,and only dry off during the (46 ) I always (47) home in the evenings with a smile on my face tooThere were some people who came to the (48) that I never could understand, (49) They would (50
42、) every day carrying around and (51) their huge,heavy bags full of stuffThey would be all (52) in fancy swimsuitsThey would cover themselves in lotion(乳液) , (53) then sit in the shade of umbrellasThey spent most of their time near their (54) ,sitting in chairs,and watching other people swim (55) the
43、y did dive in the pool,it was only for a few (56) before retreating back to their stuffI often (57 ) why they came to the pool at allSometimes I think that life at the pool is a lot like life (58) Some people spend so much time carrying around and worrying about their stuff that they (59) get to swi
44、m at allDont (60) one of themLife is for living not for sitting with your stuff41A school Bhome C training Dswimming42A waste Bspare C remember Dspend43A early Bfrequently C deliberately Drarely44A summer Bpast C closing Dlocal45A pure Bfalse C additional Dinnocent46A breaks Bgames C time Dsummer47A
45、 drove Bstayed C missed Dwalked48A life Bpool C village Dhometown49A however Btherefore C somehow Dthus50A slip away Bshow up C give up Dtake off51A examining Bwatching over C opened Dgot hold of52A embarrassed Bburied C dressed up Dfed up53A so Bor C for Dbut54A bags Bshade C umbrella Dfriends55A O
46、nce BIf C Unless DAs56A miles Bhours C days Dminutes57A explained Binquired about C wondered Dfigured out58A for certain Bin summer C in particular Din general59A never Balways C hardly Doccasionally60A become Benvy C forget about Drely on第二节(满分 15 分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式61American write
47、r Theodore Seuss Geiselbetter (61) (know) as“DrSeuss“,is one of the worlds most famous authors of books for childrenMarch 2,2017 was his 113th birthdayHe was born in 1904in Massachusetts and (62) (die) in 1991 (63) his honor,March 2 is called both“DrSeuss Day“and, in many places,“World Book Day“The
48、aim of the observance is to celebrate literature and urge children around the world to readDrSeuss is famous for his fantastical and (64) (humor) books for young childrenHis books (65) (fill) with colorful pictures and fun rhymesDrSeuss(66) (work) include“The Cat in the Hat,“Green Eggs and Ham“and“The Lorax“DrSeuss helped generations of child