广东省湛江市2018届高三英语下学期第二次模拟考试试题

广东省湛江市2018届高三英语下学期第二次模拟考试试题

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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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Some Great Mini Adventures in the UK

It’s time to come out of winter hibernation and get into the great outdoors. From souped-up bike rides to white water rafting for beginners, there’s an adventure here for everyone.

Swim with seals, Lundy Island Suits Water babies Difficulty: Moderate

This small island off the coast of Devon has an abundance of wildlife to discover. The cliffs are home to scores of birds; the grassland harbours the Lundy pony and sika deer and the sea grey seals. It’s these sea mammals that offer the most memorable encounters. Well-known for getting up close and personal with snorkelers, they often nuzzle their human visitors (despite rules stating people should keep a distance!).

Epic sunset picnic, Edinburgh

Suits Everyone Difficulty: Easy

Rising above Edinburgh is the former volcano known as Arthur’s Seat. Glaciers later shaped it into a wedge-like hillock. It has several walking routes up to its 251-metre summit and a few free attractions to explore - from the ruins of an old fort to a 15th-century chapel and bird-rich Duddingston Loch. With its closeness to the shops, getting supplies for a picnic is a simple affair, and then you can climb to the top to watch the sun set over the city.

A mini-pilgrimage, Kent Suits Walkers on a quest Difficulty: Moderate

With Spain’s Camino de Santiago drawing a record number of hikers, the UK has muscled in on the renaissance of walks with a spiritual slant. The British Pilgrimage Trust is working to establish the Old Way, an ancient pilgrimage (朝圣) route rediscovered from Britain’s oldest road map. To walk the 217-mile route from Southampton to Canterbury takes about a fortnight, but the last three days from Ham Street to Canterbury Cathedral - taking in ancient woodlands, a medieval castle, the ancient Saxon shoreline (now miles inland), holy wells and even a safari park, makes for a worthy wander no matter what your beliefs.

21. On Lundy Island, what will probably make you most unforgettable? A. Birds. deer.

C. The sea grey seals.

D. Old buildings.

B. The Lundy pony and sika

22. Along the way up to the mountain in Edinburgh, you can . A. see a live volcano interest

C. find many souvenir shops

D. watch the sunrise

B. visit some places of

23. How long does it take to cover the 217-mile route from Southampton to Canterbury? A. Three days.

B. A month. C. Two weeks.

D. A quarter.

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B

After September 11th, as it became apparent that the United States would bomb Afghanistan, an open letter written by an Afghan appeared on the Internet. It requested Americans to realize that Afghanistan was already a devastated country. It needed food, not vengeance; sympathy, not hate.

The Kite Runner, a novel by Afghan-American writer Khaled Hosseini, takes this one step further. The first novel to be written in English by an Afghan, it spans the period from before the 1979 Soviet invasion until the reconstruction following the fall of the disgusting Taliban.

The novel portrays the Afghans as an independent and proud people who for decades have defended their country against one invader after another. But the narrator wonders if his people will ever go beyond the range of the tribalism that continues to threaten Afghanistan’s integrity. “Maybe,” he thinks, “it was a hopeless place.”

As a boy, Amir cowardly betrays his servant and best friend, the Hazara boy Hassan. When the Russians come, Amir and his father move to California, where Amir becomes a successful writer. He embraces America because it “had no ghosts, no memories, and no sins.” But when Amir learns that a childhood mentor is ailing back home, he returns to discover that his relationship to Hassan had been deeper than he realized. This leads him on a dangerous journey to rescue and adopt Hassan’s son, whose father the Taliban had executed.

The novel derives its name from the Afghan custom of doing battle with kites. Although the book can sometimes be exaggerated and garrulous (唠叨的), it provides an extraordinary perspective on the struggles of a country that, until that mournful September day, had been for too long ignored or misunderstood. And despite its more disturbing episodes, the novel ends with a note of optimism about Afghanistan’s future, an optimism that the whole world would prefer to see unspoiled. Inshallah, as Afghans say: God willing.

24. Why did an open letter by an Afghan appear on the Internet? A. Because Americans wanted to give a hand to Afghanistan.

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B. Because Afghanistan made another attempt to bomb America. C. Because it wanted to pour oil on the flames. D. Because it tried to avoid the revenge from America. 25. What does the underlined word “this” refer to? A. Afghanistan is a prosperous country. B. Afghanistan needs a favor rather than hate. C. Afghanistan is to blame for September 11th. D. Afghanistan is rich in food,

26. Which of the following statements about The Kite Runner is True? A. Amir feels guilty of betraying Hassan. B. It is easy for Amir to rescue Hassan’s son. C. Tribalism helps unite Afghanistan.

D. Hassan is no more than Amir’s servant and best friend.

27. According to the last paragraph, what does the author think of The Kite Runner? A. The novel conveys positive messages about Afghanistan. B. Misunderstanding over Afghanistan deepens after reading it.

C. It is written in exaggerated and dark ways and brings readers a sense of pessimism. D. The novel fails to tell readers optimism about Afghanistan’s future.

C

As with most of the famous figures whose passing now hits us via a news alert on our phones, I never met Stephen Hawking. In the vastness of the entire universe, you could say I was one speck and he was another. And yet I thought of him as a continual presence in my life, who -in the light of his illness, not to mention of his work on time - would always be there, somehow.

Growing up disabled in Britain, I didn’t have many role models. There are hardly any statues of disabled leaders, no great lives with chronic disability documented in the history books. As a child it’s easy to believe that disabled people have never really existed, and that when they did, it was as cripples to be pitied or burdens on society. In Hawking, we had a figure - brilliant, witty, kind - who confounded the negative stereotypes and the low expectations so often forced on those of us with

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