1、福建省龙岩市届高三毕业班教学质量检查英语试题第卷第二部分 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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHeres the news from BBC.Theresa May,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,sends her wishes to those who celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year at Chinese New Year Reception 2017. I would like t
2、o start by welcoming everybody here to Number 10 Downing Street - my office but also my home.And its wonderful to see so many people here and to see the building so beautifully decorated,actually,for Chinese New Year.And Im delighted that Chinese New Year is an annual celebration in this house just
3、as it is across Britain and across the world. Today is the beginning of the Year of the Rooster,more specifically,the Year of the Fire Rooster,which Im told comes every 60 years.Our ambition is to make Britain a country where whoever you arc,whatever your background, you can go as far as your talent
4、s will take you.And I think that in the British Chinese community,we have an excellent example.Ever since the first Chinese settlers came to this country,in the port cities of Liverpool,Cardiff and London,youve been a model of integration（融入）and success.Chinese enterprises,from food to finance, manu
5、facturing to the arts,is a successful support of the British economy. We want to follow that example,to ensure that whoever they arc,theyre able to reach their potential. So as we end the Year of the Fire Monkey,a year in which 1 was born,let us welcome the Year of the Fire Rooster,approach it with
6、that openness,confidence,hard work and leadership,build that Global Britain,growing our relationship and our strategic（战略的）partnership with China as we do so.And let me wish you and your families a very happy and healthy New Year.1. Why did Theresa May deliver the speech?A. To honor some successful
7、oversea Chinese. B. To celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.C. To forecast the Year of the Fire Rooster. D. To welcome students studying in England.2. What can we infer from the text?A. All oversea Chinese celebrate the New Year.B. The Year of the Rooster comes before the Year of the Monkey.C. Chine
8、se enterprises make great contributions to the British economy.D. Everyone can reach their potential in England.3. Whats Theresa Mays attitude towards Chinese working in England?A. Appreciative. B. Negative. C. Casual. D. Ambiguous.【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A【解析】本文是一篇新闻，介绍了英国首相特蕾莎梅在2017年中国农历春节来临之际发表演讲，肯定了中国企
9、业对英国经济的贡献并为全体中国人民送去了节日的祝福。3. 观点态度题。根据第三、四段内容可知，Theresa May肯定了中国企业对英国经济的贡献并对中国人民送去了春节的祝福，由此可见她对在英国工作的中国人是感激的，故A项正确。BMore and more people,especially in developed countries,arc becoming older.In the United States there are currently over 40 million people aged 65 and over,more than 10 million are over
10、85.Caring for these senior citizens is becoming a necessity,and a big industry. Traditionally,care for the elderly has taken place in an extended family,where grandparents live at home and arc helped by other family members.However,as more and more young people enter the work force full time they ca
11、nnot care for their parents or grandparents any more.There are more than 10,000 organizations that provide care for the elderly.More than 1,000 were founded last year alone.Ordinary people quit their jobs and start private care centers, where they offer senior citizens their services. One of the mos
12、t difficult aspects of such an organization is finding the right people to do the job.Caring for the elderly is not an easy task.It requires skill and patience.Among daily tasks arc preparing meals,washing older people, or simply keeping them company.Many care workers quit because they find it very
13、depressing（令人沮丧的）.It is important to help the elderly stay mobile as long as possible.When they cannot walk or climb stairs they need more help:thus costs become higher.Care workers concentrate on exercises to help them stay mobile.In many cases assisted living replaces round-the-clock health care.E
14、lderly people need help with some daily tasks but can mostly live on their own.It also costs less than full nursing care. While wealthy Americans turn to private care centers,those who are poorer cannot pay for the services because Medicare docs not cover it.Not all countries offer health care provi
15、ded by the state.In Asia and Africa,for example, older people are cared for by family members.4. Why arc more and more private care centers started?A. Many people cant find other jobs. B. Caring for the elderly is an easy task.C. Many young people take full time jobs. D. Care workers can get well pa
16、id.5. Who pays for the service in the care center?A. Medicare. B. The state. C. The family. D. Care centers.6. What is the third paragraph in the text mainly about?A. Reasons to start a care center. B. Skills that care workers need.C. Costs for nursing care. D. Difficulties in running a care centre.
17、7. How many daily tasks for nursing care are mentioned in the text?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.【答案】4. C 5. C 6. D 7. B5. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“While wealthy Americans turn to private care centers,those who are poorer cannot pay for the services because Medicare docs not cover it.”可知，在美国虽然有钱人去私人护理中心，
18、而穷人负担不起这比服务费用，因为美国的医疗保险不涵盖这项服务，由此可见，私人护理费用是由家庭承担的，故C项正确。6. 段落大意题。通读第三段内容，特别是由第一句话“One of the most difficult aspects of such an organization is finding the right people to do the job.”可知，本段主要讲的是经营护理中心所面临的困难很难找到合适的护理人员，故D项正确。7. 细节理解题。根据第三段的介绍可知，护理人员的工作包括给老人做饭、洗澡，陪伴老人，帮老人活动等，文章共提到了四项工作，故B项正确。CThe world
19、s longest 3nd deepest railway underground passage,the Gotthard Base Tunnel,opened on I June 2016 after many years of construction.Trains can travel at speeds of up to 250 km an hour through the 57 km long tunnel.It look 17 years to complete and cost $12 billion.A total of 2600 workers involved in bu
20、ilding the tunnel had to excavate more than 28 million tons of rocks.Nine people died during The construction.The engineering milestone will bring southern Germany and northern Italy closer together. Gattardino shuttle trains will be running between the two endpoints of the tunnel and make a stop at
21、 Sedrun,a mountain station in the middle.65 passenger and 240 freight(货物) trains are expected to travel through the tunnel every day.The Gotthard Base Tunnel will reduce the time it takes trains to pass through the Alps,which have been a natural barrier to travel.In the past traders and merchants ha
22、d to use mountain passes to travel from north to south. The first Gotthard rail tunnel opened in 1882,but as time went on,it could not handle the growing traffic. In the 1990s,Swiss citizens approved of a government plan to build a new tunnel.The main purpose of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is to increa
23、se local transport capacity（容量）through the Alpine barrier,especially for freight. This not only significantly reduces the danger of deadly road crashes involving trucks,but also reduces the environmental damage caused by the ever-increasing amount of freight carried by heavy trucks.The new tunnel is
24、 expected to reduce road traffic crossing the Alps as more and more truck companies will put their freight on Swiss trains.8. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “excavate” in Paragraph 1?A. bury B. wash C. weigh D. remove9. What is the main purpose of building the tunnel through
25、the Alps?A. To allow more trains to pass through. B. To enlarge the mountain passes.C. To control the growing road traffic. D. To reduce the cost of truck companies.10. What can we learn from the text?A. Gottardino shuttle trains will run through the tunnel without stopping.B. More passenger trains
26、will travel through the tunnel than freight trains.C. Constructing the tunnel can be hard and dangerous.D. There is only one rail tunnel running through the Alps.11. Where is the text probably taken from?A. travel guide. B. A fiction story. C. A fashion magazine. D. A news report.【答案】8. D 9. A 10. C
27、 11. D【解析】本文是一篇新闻，主要介绍了穿越阿尔卑斯山脉的圣哥达铁路隧道的修建工作及其作用。10. 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“.It look 17 years to complete and cost $12 billion.A total of 2600 workers involved in building the tunnel had to excavate more than 28 million tons of rocks.Nine people died during The construction.The engineering milestone will bri
28、ng southern Germany and northern Italy closer together.”可知，圣哥达铁路隧道的修建历时17年，总共有2600名工人开凿了28百万吨的石头，还有9个人在建设中死亡，由此可见圣哥达铁路隧道的修建是艰难并且危险的，故C项正确。11. 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了穿越阿尔卑斯山脉的圣哥达铁路隧道的修建工作及其作用，属于新闻范畴，最有可能出自新闻报道，故D项正确。D2015 was an extremely dangerous year for journalists.69 media representatives lost thei
29、r lives around the world.28 of them were killed by Islamic terrorist groups close to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.8 journalists were killed in January,when the office of the magazine Charlie Hebdo was attacked in Paris. The Committee to Protect Joumalists(CPJ) has reported that Syria was the most
30、dangerous place for journalists in 2015.13 reporters were killed in a state that has been suffering from civil war.Sudan.Bangladesh and Brazil arc among other countries in which journalists were killed.Many of them were sent to cover civil wars,corruption and human rights issues. In addition,several
31、 journalists were kidnapped(绑架) and are still being held in prison.The most typical is a Washington Post journalist who has been imprisoned in Iran for over one and a half years On Wednesday he will spend his 527th day in prison,taken away not only freedom but also justice.At the end of 2015.199 jou
32、rnalists were held in prison in 28 countries around the world,including Egypt and Turkey. Media experts believe that criminals and militant(激进的) organizations arc becoming more and more threatening towards journalists.In the past vehicles that were marked with a PRESS sign got more protection and were not targeted.Although western countries are strongly against it when something happens to journalists,there is often nothing they can do about it.Warring sides sometimes use kidnapped journalists to get media attention.12.
