佛山市2018届普通高中高三教学质量检测（二）
英 语
本试卷共9页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位
号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。因笔试不考听力，第1卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。
2．答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选项的答题信息点涂黑；如
需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。
3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的铅笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位
置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。
4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
A
The Five Best Countries TO Move To For Retirement
Retiring in a different country is gaming popularity. Below are five of the best countries to seek retirement Costa Rica
Mild climate, breathtaking landscapes and beaches draw retirees(退休人员）to Costa Rica. The country readily welcomes immigrants and offers a simple residency process. With a monthly income of at least $ 1,000 per month from Social Security or a similar source, people enjoy a high standard of living at a much lower cost than the U. S.
Malaysia
Retirees who choose to make Malaysia home will appreciate its rich culture and attractive scenery. Moreover, the country offers modern facilities at modest prices. Immigrants enjoy convenience and comfort in their daily life. You will find low-cost rental units, delicious street food, and various shopping malls.
1
Mexico
Because it’s close to the U.S., Mexico draws more than a million American retirees to its borders. Increasing immigrant communities enjoy seaside living and conversations with friendly. English speaking locals. Plus, legal residents over the age of 60 receive airline, grocery, and restaurant discounts.
Panama
Gentle ocean wind takes the heat out of hot year-round temperatures, which has been the chief attraction to foreign retirees. Beautiful beaches and a booming economy also attract retirees to Panama. An income of $2,000 per month covers modest living costs. Furthermore, the country offers discounts to retirees with a special visa.
Ecuador
Lazy coastal towns, sun-shining hot spots, and nature-filled views wait for immigrants seeking a carefree lifestyle. Public transportation costs in Ecuador make owning a vehicle unnecessary. A bus ride only costs 25 cents and taxi rides will run about $3.
21. What do Costa Rica and Malaysia have in common? A. Convenient shopping. B. Relatively low living cost. C. Various cultural activities. D. Simple immigration procedures.
22. Which country’s location specially attracts retirees from the U.S.? A. Malaysia’s.
B. Mexico’s.
C. Panama’s.
D. Ecuador’s.
23. What is the main reason for retirees to choose Panama’? A. Beautiful beaches. C. A pleasant climate.
B. A booming economy. D. Discounts for retirees. B
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has welcomed home two paintings by the Dutch master, more than 14 years after they were ripped (抢) off the museum’s wall in a nighttime theft. Museum director Axel Rueger called their return “one of the most special days in the history of the museum.”
The paintings were discovered last year by Italian police while they were searching suspected Italian criminals’ farmhouse near Naples for evidence of drug dealing. The two paintings were wrapped in cotton sheets. They were stuffed in a box and hidden behind a wall in a toilet when they were found.
The paintings were considered among the artworks most searched for in the world. After years in darkness, they can now shine again. They are back on display at the museum before being taken to the conservation studio for repair. Fortunately, they suffered remarkably little damage as thieves who had climbed up a ladder and broken a window to get into the museum in 2004 rip them out of their frames.
2
“It is not only a surprise that the works have been recovered but it’s even more surprising they are in relatively unharmed condition,” Rueger said.
The museum director was on vacation when the call came last year from Italian authorities who believed they had recovered the paintings. He didn’t celebrate right away. He’d had calls li this before.
“I was hopeful but also a little hesitant. Over these years, we had so many occasions when people phoned us, contacted us, claiming that they knew something about the whereabouts (下落) of the works and each time it was false, the trace went cold,” he said. “So...the way has been till of disappointment.” But museum experts sent to Italy to check the authenticity(真实性) of the works quickly turned Rueger’s doubts into delight.
Rueger said the paintings are now back permanently at the museum, which is home to dozens of works by Van Gogh. “I’m very confident that everything is safe in the museum from now on,” he said. 24. How were the stolen paintings found? A. The police found them by accident. B. The arrested thieves gave information. C. Some drug dealers offered clues. D. The police knew the hidden place.
25. What surprised Rueger most about the lost paintings? A. They were stolen at night. C. They suffered little damage.
B. They were found at last. D. The search took 14 years.
26. When Rueger got the call from Italian authorities, he . A. didn’t believe them C. planned to celebrate
B. felt quite relieved D. doubted the news
27. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 6 probably mean? A. Reuger gradually lost interest in the search. B. The number of false calls was greatly reduced. C. Rueger felt cold because of too many false calls. D. The chance to find the paintings became slim.
C
Imagine that you’re the creator and show runner of the newest comedy show on television. Only it isn’t so popular yet, and your live Studio audience isn’t giving you the big laughs the show deserves. Do you film the show all over again, hoping that this time the audience will laugh? Or is there another option for making a joke sound funnier than it was received?
3
Sweeten(改善) the sound by adding a laugh track! “Sweetening,” or the addition of sound effects such as laughs, screams, and other audience-produced noises to the audio track of a TV show, has been used since the 1940s to produce the appearance, or rather the sound, of an engaged and entertained response to a show’s comedy. Laugh tracks came into existence as not only a solution, and sometimes replacement, for an unengaged live audience but also as a way to engage an at-home audience into a more-traditional, public, and theaterlike experience. Adding a laugh track to a television show makes the viewers at home feel much less like they’re sitting on a couch staring at the television screen and much more like they’re in a room full of laughing happy people to varying degrees of success.
Though the art of sweetening has risen and fallen in popularity over the past 60 years, credit for its creation and continued use is owed to laugh-track pioneer and sound engineer Charles Douglass. Douglass was the first to develop, in 1953, a machine for producing “canned laughter”, accessible at the push of a button or pull of a lever (操纵杆). Despite being artificial, sensibly edited laugh tracks are found by television studios to bring about a positive audience response, as their use is usually accompanied by higher ratings and increased audience memory. Though some television audiences may disagree with the value of the laugh track, the cheerful and repetitive sound holds a permanent place in the history and future of television comedy. 28. The author uses the first paragraph to . A. introduce the topic “sweetening” B. seek solutions for the problem C. point out a way of making comedies D. arouse readers’ interest in comedies 29. What effect does a laugh track produce? A. The creation of a show. B. Funnier sound in a show, C. More engaged live audience D. Communication among TV viewers.
30. What’s the author’s attitude towards the use of the laugh track? A. Doubtful.
B. Positive.
C. Neutral (中立的).
D. Uncertain,
31. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The reason for using laugh tracks. B. The brief history of laugh tracks. C. The development of TV comedies. D. The way to improve television shows.
4
相关推荐：
loading