广东省东莞市高考第三次调研考试英语试题含答案.docx

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广东省东莞市高考第三次调研考试英语试题含答案

2018年广东省东莞市高考第三次调研考试英语试题

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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

Amanthirstsforadventure．Oftenthejourneyisthedestinationitself，andyoucanlearnalotfromabriefadventureintothewild．Herearefourtypesofoutdooradventuresthateverymanshouldattempttotake．

TheAscent（登高）

Mountainclimbingandbackpackingisonewaytotrulytestyourlimits．It'satestofmentalandphysicalstrength．Besides，itoftenrequiresmonthsofpreparation．Thereareplentifulfamousmountainsnotableforbeingextremelychallengingforeventhemostdedicatedclimbers．Theonethingtheyallhaveincommonisthattheyattractacertaintypeofaperson：

onewithadesiretodefeatnature．

TheSolo（单独的）Trip

Goingoutintothewild，alone，isoneofthescariestthingsalotofpeoplecouldeverimagine．Ifyoutakeproperprecautions，asolotripcanbeaveryfreeingandrewardingexperience．Particularlyifyouhavesomeheavythingsgoingoninyourlife-perhapsafailingrelationship，switchingcareers，orfinancialconflict-gettingawayfromeveryoneandeverythingcanputyouintunewithnature，andwithyourself．

TheOpenOcean

Whetheryoufindyourselfinakayak（皮船），sailboat，oranyotherkindofwaterboat，gettingoutonthewaterarousessomeveryspecialfeelings．Nothingquitecomparestohavingagentlewindinyourface，asyoustareoutatthevastandglassyexpanseoftheopenwater．

Endurance（耐力）Challenge

Thisiswhenyou'reseriousaboutputtingyourlifeonhold，andgettingawayfromitall．Endurance，inthiscase，canmeananumberofthings．

Tripslikethiscanlastmonths，andincludethousandsofmiles．Buttheywilltesteveryfiberofyourbeing-psychologically，you'llbeinconstantbattle．Physically，you'llbetiredandhungryalmostallthetime．Andallofthosethingsmakethesetypesofadventurestheextremetestofwill．Youcanclimbmountains，deserts，riversandlakes．

21．Whatisthecommonpointofthewell-knownchallengingmountains？

A．Theyappealtopeoplewhoareeagertoovercomenature．

B．Theyarebeautifulenoughtoattractvisitors．

C．Theyaresuitableforthosewhoareexperienced．

D．Theydrawtheattentionofpeoplewhoarewell-prepared．

22．Apersonislikelytochooseasolotripwhenhe．

A．hasastablejob

B．makesabigfortune

C．succeedsinfinishingadifficulttask

D．hastroubleindealingwiththerelationship

23．Whatcanberegardedasanendurancechallenge？

A．AbikerideacrosstheUnitedStates．

B．Ashorttriptothecountryside．

C．Arelaxingwalkaroundapark．

D．Apleasantreturntonature．

B

Formanypeople,leisuretimeisanopportunitytogetoutdoors,havesomefunandmeetinterestingpeople.Addtwopiecesofadvanced21stcenturytechnology—globalpositioningsystem（GPS）devicesandtheInternet—toget“geocaching”.

Thewordgeocachingcomesfrom“geo”（earth）and“cache”（hiddenstorage）.Geocacherslogontoawebsitetofindinformationaboutthelocationofacache—usuallyawaterproofplasticboxcontainingsmallitemssuchastoysandCDs—alongwithanotebookwhere“finders”canentercommentsandlearnaboutthecache“owner”,thepersonwhocreatedandhidthecache.Findersmaytakeanyoftheitemsinthecachebutareexpectedtoreplacethemwithsomethingofsimilarvalue.Theythenvisitthewebsiteagainandwriteamessagetotheowner.

GeocachingbecamepossibleonMay1,2000,whenasatellitesystemdevelopedbytheU.S.DepartmentofDefensewasmadepublic.UsinganinexpensiveGPSdevice,anyoneonearthcansendasignaltothesatellitesandreceiveinformationabouttheirposition.Thisisbasicallyahigh-techversionoforienteering,thetraditionalpastimewhichusesmapsandcompassesinsteadofGPStodetermineone’slocation.

Geocachersareaveryconsiderategroup.Ownerscarefullychooseacache’slocationtogivefindersanenjoyableexperience,suchasabeautifulvieworagoodcampsite.Theyalsoconsidertheenvironmentalimpactoftheircachesinceitcouldresultinanincreasednumberofvisitorstoanarea.Asforthecontentofthecaches,ownersandfindersmustonlyuseitemsthataresuitableforthewholefamily,ascachesarefoundbygeocachersofallages.

24.Accordingtothepassage,geocachingis__________.

A．anoutdoorleisureactivity

B．anewtypeoftechnology

C．agameusedtoteachgeography

D．aprogramtoprotectenvironment

25.Howcanfinderslearnaboutthecacheowners?

A．Bymeetingthem.B．Bygoingtoawebsite.

C．Fromthenotebook.D．Fromthesatellite.

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTusedingeocaching?

A．AGPSdevice.B．Acompass.

C．Aplasticcontainer.D．TheInternet.

27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Mostgeocachersareadults.

B．Anyitemcanbeplacedinthecaches.

C．Thecachesshouldbeputinaremoteplace.

D．Geocacherstrytoavoiddamagingtheenvironment.

C

Asachild,visitingthezoowasmoreapunishmentthanatreat.Ididn'tfindthechimps'teapartiesfunny,northebirdshowsentertaining.Feedingtimeforsealswaslesspainful,buttheirperformancesstillseemedliketheybelongedmoreinacircus.

AndIhatedcircuses,especiallytheanimalacts-menteasinglions,girlsbalancingonelephantsandmonkeysplayingfootball.Iknewthateverytrickacircusanimaldidwasunnatural,achievedthroughstricttrainingandquitepossiblycruelty.

Happily,duringmylifetimepublicattitudesandthelawhavechanged.Circusesusingwildanimalsarenowalmostextinct,andzooshavedefinitelyevolved.

Whenmychildrenwereyoung,Ioccasionallytookthemtoourlocalzoo.Theelephantswereintinycagesandthegorillaslookedboredastheysatpeelingbananasandstaringatteasingvisitors.Eachcagehadasignwhichlistedtheanimal'snameandwhereitcamefrom.But,backthen,therewaslittleinformationincludedabouttheenvironmentalchallengestheyfaced.

Asaresult,environmentalistsandanimalloversoftenopposezoos.“Animalsbelonginthewild,”isacommonandunderstandablecomplaint.Butwhatdotheanimalsthemselvesprefer?

Generallyspeaking,zooanimalshavealongerlife.But-youmayprotest-theyarenotfree.What?

Freetobehuntedandkilled,freetodieofhungerorthirst?

Maybesittinginacageeatingbananasisn'tsobad.

Notthatsuchconditionsareacceptableinmodernzoos,duetotheworkofBIAZA,theBritishandIrishAssociationofZoosandAquariums.ThesedayseveryzoorequiresBIAZA'sapprovaltooperate,andtheassociationsetsthestandards,observesconditionsinzoosanddevelopsanimal-researchprogrammes,bothintheUKandabroad.BIAZAalsoorganisestheanimalexchangesbetweenzoosallovertheworld.

Consequently,today,mostzooanimalsarebornandraisedinzoos,liveinlarge,comfortableenclosuresandarecaredforbywell-trained,knowledgeableandcaringzooemployees.Ofcourseit'snosubstituteforlivinginthewildbutunfortunatelythisisn'talwayspossible.Meanwhile,whynotvisityourlocalzooanddecideforyourself?

28.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.howzooshaveimproved

B.whetherazooshouldbecloseddown

C.anewenvironmentalorganisation

D.thedifferencebetweenzoosandcircuses

29.FromParagraph2,wecanguessthatthewriterbelievescircusanimals.

A.hadmuchshorterlivesthanthoseinthewild

B.werenottreatedwellbytheirtrainers

C.shouldhavebeenplacedinzoos

D.werenotasintelligentasthoseinzoos

30.WhichofthefollowingrolesareperformedbyBIAZA?

A.Organisinganimalstudyprojectsandtrainingzooworkers.

B.Checkingzooconditionsandarranginganimalexchanges.

C.Designingzoosandapprovingzoooperations.

D.Caringforillanimalsandsettingzoostandards.

31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzooswouldthewriteragreewith?

A.Zooanimalsshouldbefreedintothewild.

B.Zoosaremorepopularnowthaninthepast.

C.Zooanimalsaremorerestrictedthaninthepast.

D.Zoosnowprovidecaringlivingconditionsforanimals.

D

Faroutinthelakewasalargewoodenplatformonwhichstoodanimprobablyhighdivingboard—akindofwoodenEiffelTower.Itwas,I’msure,thecounty’stallestwoodenstructureandnoonehadeverbeenknowntojumpfromit.

Soitwasquiteashockwhenourteacher,Mr.Milton,announcedthathewoulddiveoffthehighboardthatveryafternoon.

WordofhisquestionableplanwasalreadyspreadingthroughtownasMr.Miltonswamouttotheplatform.Hewasjustatiny,stickfigurewhenhegottherebutevenfromsuchadistancethehighboardseemedalmosttotouchtheclouds.Onceatthetop,hepacedtheenormouslylongboard,thentooksomedeepbreathsandfinallystoodatedge.Hewasgoingtodoit.

Severalhundredpeoplehadgatheredattheshoretowatch.Mr.Miltonstoodforquitealongtime,thenheraisedhisarms,tookonemassivebounceandlaunchedhimselfintoaperfectdive.Itwasbeautiful.Hefellwithperfectstyleforwhatseemedminutes.Thecrowdfellsilent.Theonlysoundtobeheardwasthefaintwhistleofhisbodytearingthroughtheairtowardthewaterfar,farbelow.

Butaboutthreequartersofthewaydownheseemedtohavesecondthoughtsandbegansuddenlytopanic,wavinghisarmsandlegslikesomeonehavingabaddream.Whenhewasperhapsthirtyfeetabovethewater,hegaveuponwavingandspreadhisarmsandlegswide,apparentlyhopingthatitwouldsomehowslowhisfall.

Itdidn’t.

Hehitthewateratoversixhundredmilesanhour.Theimpact