英语广东省茂名一中等五校届高三毕业班联考试题解析版.docx

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英语试题（解析版）

第一部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

JustasJohnLubbocksaid,wemaysitinalibraryandyetbeinallquartersoftheearth.Herearesomeofthecoolestlibrariesoftheworld.

StuttgartCityLibrary

Despiteaclassicwhite-on-whitecolor,StuttgartCityLibraryisoneofthemostvisuallyappealingmodernlibraries.TheamazingmodemandsimplelookistheproductoftheKoreanarchitectYiEun-young.TheGermanlibraryopenedin2011,andcostnearly80millioneurostoconstruct.

KanazawaUmimiraiLibrary

ArchitectsfromtheCoelacanthK&HArchitectsstudiodesignedtheKanazawaUmimiraiLibrarylocreatethebestreadingenvironment.Healedfloors,anoutpouringofnaturallight,andotherfeatureswerespecificallyincludedloachievethisgoal.Thewall,whichconsistsofthousandsoftinyopenings,allowsnaturallightingintothebuilding,improvingtheoverallfeelofthespace.ThisJapaneselibrarywasopenedin2011,andreflectstheappearanceofmanymodemandsimplespaces.

LibraryofCongress

In1800,CongresssetuptheLibraryofCongressinWashingtonD.C..Fifteenyearslater,ThomasJeffersonofferedhispersonallibrarytoreplacebooksthatwerelostwhentheBritishsetthebuildingonfirein1814.Hisbooks,whichtooknearly50yearstocollect,variedfromtextsonscience,literatureandphilosophy,tobooksinavarietyofforeignlanguages.Thesedays,theLibraryofCongressoffersmorethan155millionitemsandthelargestrarebookcollectioninNorthAmerica.

StateLibraryofVictoria

TheSlateLibraryofVictoria,locatedinMelbourne,Australia,isoneofthelargestexhibitinglibrariesintheworld.Thoughitopenedin1856,majorrepairstookplacebetween1990and2004.TheLaTrobeReadingRoomisoneofthelibrary’smainattractionsduetoitsvisuallyamazingarchitecture.Thelawnatthelibrary’sfrontattractshundredsofcityfolkeachday,whogatherforlunchortoenjoythestatuesthere.Thelibrarycurrentlycontainsovertwomillionbooks,aswellasarmor（盔甲）ofNedKelly,afolkheroagainsttherulingclass.

1.Whichlibraryhasthelongesthistory?

A.StuttgartCityLibrary.B.KanazawaUmimiraiLibrary.

C.LibraryofCongress.D.StateLibraryofVictoria.

2.What’sspecialaboutStaleLibraryofVictoria?

A.Ithasgreatarchitecture.

B.Ithasafolkhero’sstatueinit.

C.Itistheworld’slargestexhibitinglibrary.

D.Itservesasameetingplaceforthecitizens.

3.Whatdoesthefirsttwolibrarieshaveincommon?

A.Theyareconstructedinthemodemstyle.

B.Theycostalargeamountofmoney.

C.TheyaredesignedbyKoreanarchitects.

D.Theyfeatureprovidingreaderswithnaturallight.

B

About6yearsago,Iwasonaplanenexttoawoman.Iwastiredandwantedtotakeanap.ButbeforeIcouldgointo“ignorepattern”,shetappedmeontheshouldertointroduceherself.

“Hi:

mynameisHelga!

”

WegottotalkingandeventuallyitcameupthatIhadstartedanorganizationinhighschoolcalledR.A.K.E.（RandomActsofKindness,Etc.）.AsIdescribedwhatwedid,Helgagotveryseriousandtoldmethatsheadmiredmeforthat.Shetoldmeastoryaboutthelasttimeshehadflown.ShewasonthewaytoArizonabecauseshehadgottensuddennewsthatherdad’shealthwasonthedecline.Laterherfather’sphysiciancalledtoinformherthatherdadhadrathersuddenlypassedaway.Forthe3-hourplaneride,shesatinsilencearoundstrangers.

WhenshearrivedattheairportinArizona,shewalkedtothenearestwall,satdown,andcried.AndhereisthepartI’llneverforgetaboutHelga’sstory.For2hoursshesatandweptwhilethousandswalkedtoandfrointheairport.Helgalookedalmeandsaid,“Houston,notasinglepersonstoppedandaskedifIwasokaythatday.”ItwasthatdaythatIrealizedhowmuchweneedeachother.ItwasthatdayIrealizedthatkindnessisn’tnormal.

Kindnessisn’tnormal.Thathasstuckwithmealltheseyearsespeciallynow.Iworkinschoolsnationwidespeakingaboutsympathy,kindness,empathy（同理心）andlove.I’mremindedallthetimethat,formanyofus,kindnessisnotusuallyourdefaultsetting.Wespendsomuchtimeworryingaboutourproblems,ourlives,ourinsecurities,gettingtoourflightsowewalkbyorignorepeopleinneedofhelp.

So,I’vemadeitmymissiontodomypartinsharingstorieswithstudents,teachers,andparentsaboutourneedforcharacterandsympathy.I’malwaysbeonthelookoutforthelittleopportunitiesthatsurroundmeeverydaytodosomethingnice.

4.WhatimpressedtheauthormostaboutHelga’sstory?

A.Helga’sanxietyoverherfather’ssuddenillness.

B.HelgahadnoonetotalktoonherflightloArizona.

C.Helgawasignoredbypeoplearoundherwhenshecried.

D.Helgacouldn’tgetoverhersadnessoverherFather’sdeath.

5.Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedpart“defaultsetting”inParagraph5?

A.Usualwayofdoingthings.B.Unexpectedwaytodothings.

C.Ignorancetopeoplearound.D.Biggestsurprisetoothers.

6.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Hestartedmanyclubsinhighschool.B.Heusedtobeaschoolteacher.

C.Heteacheskidshowtobehavewell.D.Heisapromoterofagoodcause.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ComfortingPeopleinNeedB.MakingKindnessNormal

C.IgnoringUnnecessaryTroublesD.PractisingKindnessonthePlane

C

UniversityofNewSouthWaleshaslauncheditsnew12-monthWomeninMaths&ScienceChampionsProgramdesignedtogivewomentheskillsandconfidencetobuildtheirpublicrecognitionandsetupaconnectednetworkofwomeninmathsandscience.Thefirstgroupof30femalePhDstudentsstartedinAugustthisyear,andthesecondgroupof19early-careerresearcherswasformallyannouncedyesterday.

Overthe12months,thechampionscompleteatleast20hoursofrelatedactivitiesaspartofacommunityofrepresentativeswhowillinfluenceandinspirewomentopursueacareerinmathsandscience.Theactivitiesarevaried,rangingfromvisitingschoolsandconductingsciencepresentations,toattendingconferencesandcreatingcontentforsocialmedia.Attheendoftheprogram,PhDchampionshavethechancetoapplyeverythingthey’velearnedtothePostgraduateResearchCompetition.Aboveall,participatingisarequirementforprogramcompletion.

RoseO’Dea,amemberofthefirstgroup,isaPhDcandidateattheSchoolofBiological,EarthandEnvironmentalSciences.Shesaid,“I’mexcitedabouttheopportunitytoworkwithschoolchildren.Ihopetoinspiresomegirlssotheyseenotallscientistsareoldermeninlabcoalsandthatscienceisquitediverseandmeansdifferentthingsdependingonwhoyouare.”

Dr.MarianaMayerPintoisanearly-careerresearcherattheSchoolofBiological,EarthandEnvironmentalSciences,whereshemainlyworkswithmarine（海洋的）ecologists.SheisoriginallyfromBrazilandsaidthatbeingawomanfromadevelopingcountrymeantsheknewthestrugglesthatlackofrolemodelscancreate.“Youcan’tbewhatyoucan’tsee!

IalwayshavethehopethatIcanchangetheworldbitbybit,andifonelittlegirlsaysshecanbecomeascientistbecauseItalkedtothem,that’dbeawesome,andthatwouldmakeeverythingworthit.”

8.Whatistheprogramintendedtodo?

A.TestfemalePhD’slearningresults.

B.Promotetheequalityofmenandwomen.

C.Setupanorganizationforwomenscientists.

D.Improvewomen’sparticipationinmathandscience.

9.Whatisrequiredifaparticipantwanttocompletetheprogram?

A.Topersuadeasleastonefemaletotakeupscience.

B.Toparticipateinatleast20hoursofrelatedactivities.

C.Toapplywhattheyhavelearnttotheirgraduationpaper.

D.Toworkasarepresentativetogivepresentations.

10.WhatdoesRoseO’Deathinkaboutscience?

A.Varied.B.Inspiring.

C.Unchangeable.D.Exciting.

11.What’sthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Tosharehowfamilybackgroundmatters.

B.Toshowtheoverallresultsofthisprogram.

C.Toaddanexampleofhowaparticipantfeels.

D.Totellofrolemodelstoencouragefemalestudents.

D

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BirdFriendlycoffeesareshade-grown,meaningthecoffeeisplantedundertrees,ratherthanonthelandthathasbeenclearedofallotherplants.Coffeeexpertssayshade-growncoffeestastebetter,becausethebeansripenslowerthancoffeegrowninthefullsun,resultinginaricher,morecomplexflavor.BirdFriendlycertifiedcoffeesgrowunderbio-diverseshadethatprovideshabitatformigratorysongbirdsandotherwildlife,storescarbonandfightsclimatechange.BirdFriendlycoffeesarealsocertifiedorganic,meaningtheyaregrownwithoutpesticides,whichisbetterforpeopleandfortheplanet.

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BuyingBirdFriendlysupportstheSmithsonianMigratoryBirdCenter’sconservationresearchaimedatunderstandingandprotectingyourfeatheredfriends.YoucanpurchaseBirdFriendlycertifiedcoffeesaroundtheworldandprotectwildlifeandhabitatwithev