【2019惠州二调】惠州市2019届高三第二次调研考试英语试题

2019-2020学年惠州一中高三英语二模试题及答案第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ADive with Big SharksOur shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages. A hookah system is a system of providing air from the surface to divers down below. Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose.Is SharkDiving Dangerous?Yes. You could get sunburnt. You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed. You could fall overboard. As for a shark attack, according to the International Shark Attack File, you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer.Pricing & DetailsOne day Cage Diver Adventure $ 875Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary. There, we'll drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view you'll never forget.No dive experience is necessary. Our cages sit just below the surface. You'll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage, taking photos and having fun.Top Shark Adventure $ 375If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away, we offer great top-side shark viewing from our observation deck(甲板). Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey(猎物).Important NoteThere's No Shark GuaranteeAlthough we go to the best places at the best time of year, we cannot guarantee you'll see sharks. We've been very successful in past shark seasons and expect another incredible year. However, if we see no sharks, there is no refund(退款).1.Which of the following is TRUE about the two adventures?___________.A.Top Shark Adventure makes use of hookah systems.B.Cage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea.C.Cage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other.D.Top Shark Adventure is suitable for those worried about danger.2.We can learn from the advertisement that there might be a risk that____________.A.you fail to achieve your purpose of the tripB.you are out of breath deep down in the seaC.you are hurt by a shark while diving thereD.you suffer from lack of skill in shark diving3.It can be inferred from the advertisement that shark diving is____________.A.difficult but excitingB.challenging and tiringC.amazing and enjoyableD.expensive but popularBThis past year, I've found myself returning again and again to lines of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Like many people, I've needed the curing effects of reading more than ever. As scientists and psychologists will tell you, books are good for the brain and their benefits are particularly vital now.Books expand our world, providing an escape and offering novelty, surprise and excitement. They broaden our view and help us connect with others. Books can also distract us and help reduce ourmental chatter.When we hit the “flow state" of reading where we're fully lost in a book, our brain's mode network calms down. It's a network of brain that is active and gets absorbed in thinking and worrying endlessly when we are not doing anything else.There is so much noise in the world right now and the very act of reading is kind of meditation. You disconnect from the chaos around you.You reconnect with yourself when you are reading. And there's no more noise.In 2020, the NPD Group recorded the best year of book sales since 2004. Yet even as people are buying more books,many are reporting they're having a harder time getting through them. It's difficult for your brain to focus on a book when it's constantly scanning for threats to keep you alive.Our fight-or-flight response has been consistently activated.Sometimes I picture my brain as a cartoon brain with little arms and legs, fighting with a book I am holding and screaming: “Can't you see I'm busy!” Anxiety causes our brain to produce a flood of stress,which consumes our energy and makes it harder to concentrate.Then one day in December sitting on my couch, I remembered how much I like to read"The House of Mirth" every few years around the holidays. The memory inspired me to pick up the familiar book, opened it up andstarted reading.I just kept going.The comfort and distraction and brain-opening experience gave me peace.So return to something familiar.4. What does the underlined part “mental chatter” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Getting lost in a book.B. Non-stop inner anxiety.C. Chatting with the author.D. Powerful network of brain.5. What do we know about reading according to the text?A. It can treat our headache.B. It can calm down the noisy people.C. It forces us to concentrate.on thinking.D. It makes us communicate with ourselves.6. Why was it difficult for people to finish reading books in 2020?A. People bought too many books.B. The books were too difficult to understand.C. People just wanted to escape from the threat.D. The life threat disturbed people's focus on books.7. Why is the author's experience mentioned in the last paragraph?A. To rid people of concern for safety.B. To present an effective reading way.C. To wake up memories of an old book.D. To recommend the book he/she reads.CA Singaporean company will feed airport food waste to mealworms before turning them into fish feed, aiming to cut the country's use of imported feed and offer a continuous alternative.Blue Aqua Internationalwill partner with Dnata, an air and travel services provider, to change organic waste at Singapore's Changi Airport into insect protein for aquacultural use, according to a statement Tuesday.The project looks to replace traditional fish and soybean meal as the main sources of protein for aquafeed. The insects will eat the food waste and change it into part of the body containing about 60 per cent protein. The dried baby worms will then be made into feed.These mealworms can be a continuous solution to several problems. Using a small land and giving out less carbon, they turn food waste into feed and offer an alternative source of protein. Ynsect SAS, a small French business that keeps mealworms to feed fish and pets, attracted money from investors includingIron Manmovie actor Robert Downey Jr. in a round of fund-raising last year.The deal will give Singapore's farmers access to domestically produced animal feed, which is traditionally bought from abroad. The Southeast Asian nation imports more than 90 percent of its food and has set a goal to produce a third of its food locally by 2030. It also aims to achieve a general recycling rate of 70 per cent by then. Presently, less than 20 per cent of Singapore's food waste is recycled.As part of the partnership, Dubai-based Dnata will add Blue Aqua to its list of suppliers to buy locally farmed seafood for its catering service.8. What is the function of mealworms?A. To cut the use of imported fish feed.B. To eat food waste and make fish feed.C. To domestically produce animal feed.D. To replace traditional fish and soybean meal.9. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. The producers of the feed.B. The purpose of the projectC. The advantages of the project.D. The composition of the feed.10. What can we infer about Singapore from Paragraph 5?A. It is a rich country.B. It is short of self-produced food.C. Its recycling rate is very high now.D. Its farmers don't support the deal.11. What is the text mainly about?A. A new way to produce fish feed.B.An introduction to a company.C. A plan to reduce food waste.D. A deal to protect farmers.DIn Australia, plenty of wild things can bite or sting(刺伤) you. Strangely enough, one of them is a tree. Now scientists have figured out what makes the tree’s sting so bad.The rainforests of eastern Australia are home to a stinging tree known as Dendrocnide. Many people callit the gympie-gympie tree—a name given to the tree by native Australians. It’s covered with sharp, needle-like hairs that carry poison. If you touch a gympie-gympie tree, you won’t forget it anytime soon. The pain can stay with you for hours, days or weeks. In some cases, it’s been reported to stay for months.Scientists have long looked for the source of this powerful sting. Now researchers at the University ofQueensland have discovered what makes this stinging plant so painful. After carefully studying different kinds of gympie-gympie trees, the scientists were able to separate out different chemicals that the trees produce. This allowed them to identify a group of chemicals that they believed was responsible for the pain.The researchers created artificial versions of these chemicals, which they call “gympietides”. Sure enough, when the scientists injected mice with gympietides, the mice licked(舔) at the places where they’d been injected, indicating that they hurt in those places. When the scientists studied the way gympietides were built, they found that they formed a knot-like shape. The shape makes the chemicals very stable, which helps explain why the pain stays so long.The knot-like shape of the gympietides was similar to the shape of poisons produced by poisonous spiders and cone snails. The scientists were surprised to see three very different kinds of life all using similar poisons. Spiders and cone snails carry poisons because they catch food by stinging other creatures. It’s not clear how stinging helps the gympie-gympie tree.Though the tree’s sting may stop some animals from eating it, it doesn’t stop all animals. Beetles and pademelons (small s of the kangaroo) are able to eat the plant without trouble.12. Why is a touch on the stinging tree unforgettable?A. Because it has so unusual an appearance.B. Because it is extremely rare in existence.C. Because touching it creates a quite strange feeling.D. Because the pain caused by it doesn’t go away quickly.13. What do scientists fail to find out about the stinging tree?A. How it produces poisons.B. What poisons it produces.C. How it benefits from the sting.D. The consequences of its sting.14. What does the text imply about the stinging tree?A. It produces the same poisons as spiders.B. Poisonous as it is, it also has natural enemies.C. Animals are wise enough to stay away from it.D. Only one chemical in it causes pain to the toucher.15. What’s the best title for the text?A. Scientists Discover Stinging Tree's SecretB. Caution: Stinging Tree Can Bite and Poison YouC. Scientists Discover a Strange Species in AustraliaD. Effective Ways to Avoid Being Hurt by Stinging Tree第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019年广东省惠州市高考英语二模试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AFeeling hungry but don't have the time to get in line for food？Why not just grab and go？Here are the best places for takeout in this city．Try choosing your takeaway food by referring to the following feedbacks from the customers：New Garden：Shop 6A，G/F，Sen Fat Bldg，6 Bonham StrandRileen Chua：Beef egg toasted sandwich! Good for takeaway as u skip the queue! So time-saving!Chris Chua：Must order their sandwiches and red bean ice! Classic!Fuyuhiko Takaya：English service available．My favorite Chinese-Western fusion restaurant!Pololi：35-39 Graham Street （Hollywood Road）Max Lmn：Great healthy takeaway spot!Alfonso Castillo：Loved the food．Very healthy and not so expensive．I would recommend it to be taken away rather than actually eat there．11：30 all the way to 02：00，good for late night snacks!Will C：Friendly staff，well knowledge of their products and offer samples to try．Had the avocado spicy tuna，wasabi Mayo and salad．If you like fresh healthy food，you won't be disappointed．Feast （Food by EAST）：1/F，EAST，Hong Kong，29 Taikoo Shing RdShari McCullough：The to-go counter is great for picking up a fresh，yummy salad or sandwich for takeaway．Berla King：Cupcakes turned out to be the densest and heaviest ever．Suggest you pass on the takeaway counter for more desserts．Closes at 21：00．La Rotisserie：Shop B，G/F，Manhattan Avenue，25 Queen's Rd C，Sheung WanBart Verkoeijen：It's for takeaway or on the go only．You get the chicken wrapped in aluminum foil，and it is still hot after 15 minutes．Opens 14：00 - 23：00．John Chew：It is a great lunch takeaway．I love the chicken with pasta．People are crazy about its chocolate cake which I will have to try one of these days．Tink Wong：Yummy! Probably not the healthiest but the potatoes were delicious．The chicken was juicy and verywell-seasoned．Will go back for sure! Tea set is worth every dollar．Click "more" if you want other recommendations．Treat yourself!1.Who is this passage intended for？______A. People who don't want to wait for food．B. People who are hungry．C. People who are too lazy to go out eating．D. People who are particular about food．2.What made New Garden special among the best places for takeaway？______A. Customers can experience different food cultures．B. It only offers takeaway food．C. Only fresh healthy food is served．D. Customers can enjoy excellent service．3.You can go to ______ to choose fresh healthy food at 22：00．A. New GardenB. PololiC. FeastD. La RotisserieBI realized something this morning．I have been writing now for 34years．It all started when I was just 18years old．As a boy I had read literally（毫不夸张地）hundreds of books．I had a thirst for knowledge that seemingly could never fade．Then suddenly I found I had something I wanted to share．I tried to ignore it，but as any writer will tell you once the ideas awaken inside of you they won't leave you alone until you write them down．I didn't have a computer，word processor，or even a typewriter．Still，I grabbed a pen and lined notebook paper and wrote everything that was burning inside of me．When I was done I didn't know how to share it．There was no internet back then，no smart phones，and no social media．I sought out the editor of my local county newspaper and asked him to print what I had written．He was a good man full of both wisdom and kindness．He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish anything else I was willing to write．I continued to write new articles each week and shared them first with other local papers and later online as well．Years later at the urging of my readers I even self-published two collections of my stories in book form．Through my writing I slowly became more than I was．In my writings I encountered my highest self．In my writings I discovered the goodness and light that lies in us all．In my writings I found great love and joy and encouraged others to choose love and joy as well．I also found that we all are writers whether we put pen to paper or not．With every choice we make，with every thought we hold，and with everything we do we are writing our own life story．Lance Wubbels once wrote："I hope you realize your life is truly your life．It belongs to you．It is your story to write with love．Day by day，line by line，write it well．"4.As a boy，when the author found he had something to share，______ ．A. he wrote it downB. he ignored itC. he shared it on social mediaD. he told it to a writer5.How did the author begin his writing career？______A. He was hired as a newspaper editor．B. He put his stories online by himself．C. He self-published two books．D. He was helped by a local newspaper editor．6.What does the author think of writing？______A. Writing takes practice and efforts．B. Writing can benefit oneself and others．C. Writing helps people tell right from wrong．D. Only with a pen can one write his life story．7.Which of the following can be the best title for the text？______A. A Way to be a WriterB. A Way to Share IdeasC. Living is WritingD. Writing is the Source of LoveCDo you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone？If yes，you're not alone．These days，many people suffer from the stress of FOMO （fear of missing out）．They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning，and for the rest of the day，they constantly scroll down the timelines of their social media apps to get the latest updates．Despite the convenience smartphones bring，many people struggle with their digital habits．As Sameer Samat，US tech company vice president of product management，said in his speech at the 2018 Google I/O developer conference on May 8，70% of people don't want to spend so much time on their phones．This is why during the conference Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new version of its Android operating system．This new app includes well-being functions that aim to help users manage the time they spend on their digital devices．It all starts with a bird's-eye view．Dashboard allows users to look at all the details of their phone habits．For example，users can see how many times they've unlocked their phone and how many times they've checked their social media apps，as well as how much time they spend on each app every day．Once the users see this information，they'll be able to make some changes．With the App Timer functions，users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day．After they've hit the limit，they won't be able to launch the app until the next day．But even if users become more mindful of their usage，they're still likely to be drawn in by notifications （通知）．This is where the Shush feature comes in．It automatically silences incoming calls and notifications when a user puts his/her phone face down．If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours using their smartphones，these new functions are just one way of doing that．After all，who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps when the easiest answer would be just to use your willpower？8.People under the pressure of FOMO may ______ ．A. have trouble with their sleepB. find it hard to focus on anythingC. be addicted to their mobile phonesD. prefer to download the latest apps9.What inspires Google to launch Dashboard？______A. The limited functions of current Android system．B. People's complaint about their smartphones．C. Samat's impressive speech at a conference．D. Mobilephone users' great demand．10.______ can track users' phone habits in detail．A. AndroidB. TimerC. ShushD. Dashboard11.What can be learned from the passage？______A. Dashboard turned out to be popular．B. Dashboard is a perfect choice to manage time properly．C. Strong willpower is the easiest way to avoid smartphone addiction．D. People are exploring other ways to stop overusing smartphones．DWild animals are known to listen to each other for warnings that predators are near．Some birds，for example，flee when neighbors make a loud noise to announce a snake's presence．The fairy wren is a small Australian songbird．It is not born knowing the "languages" of other birds．But recent research says it can learn the meaning of a few important sounds．Andrew Radford is a biologist at the University of Bristol in England and co-writer of the new report published in early August in the journal Current Biology．He told the Associated Press，"We knew before that some animals can translate the meanings of other species' ‘foreign languages，' but we did not know how that ‘language learning' came about．"Birds have several ways of learning life skills．Some knowledge is genetically passed down by their parents and some comes from direct experience with the world．But Radford and other scientists are exploring a third kind of knowledge：information from fellows．Radford and researchers at the Australian National University carried out the study in the country's National Botanic Gardens in Canberra．They attached to their bodies specially-designed，sound-producing equipment called "tweeter speakers．" They wanted to see if fairy wrens would react to sounds of other birds even if they could not see them．The scientists first played the birds two recorded sounds that they likely had never heard before．One was a warning cry of a thornbill，a bird not native to Australia．The other was a computer-generated bird sound called "buzz．"When the 16 fairy wrens in the study first heard the sounds，they had no special reaction．The scientists then tried to train half of the birds to recognize the thornbill's cry as a warning sound．They tried to train the other half to recognize the computer-generated "buzz" as a warning call．After three days，the scientists tested what the birds had learned - and their students passed the test．The fairy wrens trained with the thornbill's cry，fled when they heard it．The group trained with the buzz，fled when they heard that sound．Neither group reacted to the sound taught to the other．12.What does the underlined word "predators" in the first paragraph mean？______A. enemiesB. neighborsC. birdsD. snakes13.Which is the right order of the experiment？______a．The fairy wrens were divided into two parts．b．The fairy wrens made no reaction to the strange sounds．c．The fairy wrens wore sound-providing equipment．d．The fairy wrens were trained separately．e．The fairy wrens passed the test successfully．A. a b c d eB. c b a d eC. c e b a dD. a c e d b14.It can be learned from the study that the fairy wrens ______ ．A. were not good "foreign language" learnersB. made no reaction to the sounds all the timeC. took both of the sounds as warningsD. fled when hearing the sound trained with15.The passage is probably taken from ______ ．A. A biology textbookB. A science magazineC. A science fictionD. A wildlife brochure二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）Gratitude is not only an art performed in daily life，but also part of our traditional virtue．Has your mother or friend told you that you're an ungrateful person？Do you feel unable to appreciate the world or people around you？Are you obsessed with things you don't have instead of being thankful for what you do have？(1) then you will definitely need to work on being a more grateful person．Showing gratitude has been put forward in the last few decades．(2) But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude．Refusing to play the victim is the first step you're supposed to take．(3) If you want to be grateful，stop complaining the world，your teachers，your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes，and focus on how much they've helped and cared about you．Volunteering in your community is another effective way to show how grateful you are for what the world has given you．Whether you're helping clean up a local park，working in a soup kitchen，or teaching children or adults in your community to learn to read，your perspective towards life will change positively．(4)(5) You shouldn't always be good only to your close friends or family members．You can help a neighbor look for a lost dog．You can also help an old lady carry her grocery．You don't have to search for these opportunities purposely．Sometimes they will present themselves．So when they come，act with generosity．You'll be more grateful for your role played in the world．A．However hard you try to avoid these questionsB．If you find yourself involved in one of these circumstancesC．Gradually，you'll be more grateful for the chances to repay the society D．Doing a random act of kindness is also a great way of practicing gratitude．E．While such encouragement is morally meaningful，it seems to be a little abstract．F．Ungrateful persons are always blaming the world for the problems and owing all the faults to othersG．When you reflect on your thoughts，feelings，emotions and actions，you are actuallyreflecting on your values．16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）I was frustrated at not being entered into the national IT competition I'd applied for．I sat in the car，lost in (21)，chewing my lip and staring outside．I went upstairs，(22)and desperate．Grandpa's door was open for me as usual．There，he was waiting for my(23)with great excitement．I stood silently，forcing a(24)to cover my sadness．He seemed to(25)me immediately，giving me a (26)．I was astonished that such a(27)body was full of so much energy．Only then did my emotions start(28)out．I told him that all my(29)were for nothing，and that I was feeling discouraged．Grandpa smiled at me(30)and said，"Don't worry．You're far stronger than you think．" Then he(31)，"Life can be full of ups and downs so what we need do is to still have our hopes and(32)，neglecting the anxiety that makes it easy to give up．"He(33)me on the shoulder，with a determined look，before saying，"Cheer up．I'm firmly(34)that you have the capability to succeed．" Grandpa's encouragement soon made my sadness(35)．The next day，I thought about all my problems and(36)a plan．Now，I believe that with a positive attitude towards failure，I'll(37)reach my goals．Looking back，I realize that we should share our setbacks and progress in life with our(38)ones．As my grandpa showed，the(39)of our family members will benefit us(40)．21. A. fear B. despair C. love D. need22. A. weak B. strong C. sweet D. simple23. A. suggestion B. comment C. discovery D. arrival24. A. tear B. sigh C. signal D. smile25. A. ignore B. inspect C. read D. order26. A. hug B. pride C. challenge D. wish27. A. fine B. fit C. thin D. healthy28. A. dying B. turning C. checking D. pouring29. A. offers B. efforts C. promises D. profits30. A. generally B. gently C. suddenly D. freshly31. A. added B. shared C. helped D. served32. A. decisions B. respects C. desires D. pains33. A. patted B. hit C. begged D. picked34. A. convinced B. believed C. expected D. changed35. A. arise B. prevent C. continue D. disappear36. A. turned into B. came across C. cared about D. worked out37. A. merely B. actually C. eventually D. instantly38. A. deserved B. beloved C. determined D. excited39. A. company B. gratitude C. support D. blame40. A. never B. forever C. however D. wherever四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）41.One habit of those people who are smarter than everyone else is to stay up late．In movies，the creative genius alwaysworks late into the midnight hours by candlelight-and perhaps this style (1) （root）in fact．A study (2) experts from the London School of Economics and Science found that people who tend to go to bed later have(3) （high）IQs．(4) study authors believe the root of why this is lies in our evolution-because nighttime was a moredangerous place，and our ancestors who were to stay up instead of going to sleep (5) （need）to be more intelligent．Also，(6) （stay）awake into the night was a new idea (7) was attractive to curious minds．Today，our varying living rhythms may still reflect this．"Perhaps some smart people stay up later because their internal clocks are (8) （simple）different，" Dr．Wai says．"Or，perhaps they stay up later because they tend to be alone，and like being up late at night without distractions to think and solve their (9) （problem）．" But if you are a night owl，still remember (10) （get）your seven to nine hours of sleep．五、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）42.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．My pen-pal from the USA come to visit me last week．It was first time that he had been to China and he enjoyed his stay there．I took him to a tea house near my house，there we had a good taste of Chinese tea and learned something about tea culture．Amazing at the tea pots and cups of different shapes，he took some photo of them．Then a young lady came to serve for us．She showed us how to make tea but encouraged us to give it a try．Following his instructions，we found that making good tea was much more than pouring hot water into the tea leaves．We felt happily that we had a good time there．六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）43.假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Charlie对中国文化很感兴趣．他和家人将于今年农历春节来中国旅游，请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1．欢迎他们来中国；2．旅行前的准备；注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．Dear Charlie，---------Yours，Li Hua答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】A 【小题2】A 【小题3】B【解析】1．A．细节理解题．根据第一段的Feeling hungry but don't have the time to get in line for food？可知，文章是写给那些不想排队等待买食物的人．故选A．2．A．细节理解题．根据New Garden这部分的English service available． My favorite Chinese-Western fusion restaurant!可知，在New Garden 消费者可以体验不同的食物文化．故选A．3．B．细节理解题．根据Pololi这部分的Loved the food． Very healthy and not so expensive． I would recommend it to be taken away rather than actu ally eat there． 11：30 all the way to 02：00， good for late night snacks!可知，在Pololi晚上10点可以选择新鲜健康的食物．故选B．这篇文章是关于饮食的，向没有时间排队买饭的顾客介绍了四家可以打包带走的好餐馆．阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．4.【答案】【小题1】A 【小题2】D 【小题3】B 【小题4】C【解析】答案：1-4ADBC1．A．细节理解题．根据第一段I had a thirst for knowledge that seemingly could never fade．Then suddenly I found I had something I wanted to share．I tried to ignore it，but as any writer will tell you once the ideas awaken inside of you they won't leave you alone until you write them down．可知我有一种对知识的渴望，这种渴望似乎永远不会消逝．突然，我发现我有一些想要分享的东西．我试图忽略它，但正如任何作家都会告诉你的那样，一旦思想在你内心觉醒，他们不会离开你，直到你把它们写下来．由此可见，小时候，当作者发现有东西要分享时，就把它写下来．故选A．2．D．细节理解题．根据第二段He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish anything else I was willing to write．I continued to write new articles each week and shared them first with other local papers and later online as well．可知他不仅出版了我的第一篇报道，还同意出版我愿意写的任何其他文章．我每周都会继续写新的文章，并将它们首先与其他地方报纸分享，之后也会在网上分享．由此可见，作者开始写作生涯是他得到了当地报纸编辑的帮助．故选D．3．B．细节理解题．根据第三段In my writings I encountered my highest self．In my writings I discovered the goodness and light that lies in us all．In my writings I found great love and joy and encouraged others to choose love and joy as well．可知在我的作品中，我遇到了我最高的自我．在我的作品中，我发现了我们所有人身上的善良和光明．在我的作品中，我发现了伟大的爱和快乐，并鼓励他人选择爱和快乐．由此可见，写作可以使自己和他人受益，故选B．4．C．推理判断题．根据整篇文章内容可知，本文主要叙述了作者写作的题材来源于生活的点点滴滴，生活就是写作．故选C．本文主要叙述了作者写作的题材来源于生活的点点滴滴，生活就是写作．考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．8.【答案】【小题1】C 【小题2】D 【小题3】D 【小题4】C【解析】1．C．细节理解题．根据第二段These days， many people suffer from the stress of FOMO （fear of missing out）． They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning， and for the rest of the day， they constantly scroll down the timelines of their social media apps to get the latest updates．"这些天，许多人受到fomo（害怕错过）的压力．他们在早上醒来时会拿起手机，而在这一天的其余时间里，他们会不断地滚动他们社交媒体的时间表应用程序获取最新的更新．可知这些人沉溺于手机，故选C．2．D．细节理解题．根据第三段 70% of people don't want to spend so much time on their phones．70%的人不想花那么多时间在手机上，可知移动用户的需求让谷歌发布Dashboard，故选D．3．D．细节理解题．根据第六段 Dashboard allows users to look at all the details of their phone habits． For example， users can see how m any times they've unlocked their phone and how many times they've checked their social media apps， as wellas how much time they spend on each app every day仪表板可以让用户查看他们手机习惯的所有细节．例如，用户可以看到他们打开手机的次数和查看社交媒体应用程序的次数，以及他们花在手机上的时间每天都用，可知Dashboard可以详细追踪电话使用者的习惯，故选D．4．C．细节理解题．根据最后一段After all， who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps when the easiest answer would be just to use your willpower？毕竟，当最简单的答案只是使用意志力时，谁还需要使用应用程序来阻止你使用其他应用程序呢？可知坚强的意志力是避免智能手机成瘾的最简单方法．答案故选C本文主要讲述了现在的人们越来越多的沉迷于手机和电子产品而不能自拔，本就就介绍了一款能帮助人们更好地管理使用智能手机的时间的新的应用程序-Dashboard．并说明了其主要工作原理和方法．阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．12.【答案】【小题1】A 【小题2】B 【小题3】D 【小题4】B【解析】1．A．词义猜测题．根据文章第一段Wild animals are known to listen to each other for warnings that predators are near．Some birds，for example，flee when neighbors make a loud noise to announce a snake's presence．中关键词warnings（警告）和举例说，当附近的同伴弄出大的声音以示有蛇出没时，一些鸟就会逃跑．可以猜测出predators为"敌人"之意．故选A．2．B．细节理解题．根据文章雷德福和澳大利亚国立大学的研究人员进行的研究可知，他们先给鹪鹩戴上能发出声音的设备，鹪鹩第一次听到这种声音时，它们并没有什么特别的反应，然后将鹪鹩分为两部分分开训练，三天之后，这些鸟儿也通过了测试．故选B．3．D．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段The fairy wrens trained with the thornbill's cry，fled when they heard it．可知，经受桑比尔的叫声训练的鹪鹩，在听到桑比尔的叫声后，立即四散奔逃．故选D．4．B．推理判断题．本文是一篇科普类短文阅读．文章主要讲述科学家通过研究发现，鸟类可以通过倾听来学习彼此间的"语言"，从而可以推断出文章可能选自科学杂志．故选B．本文是一篇科普类短文阅读．文章主要讲述科学家通过研究发现，鸟类可以通过倾听来学习彼此间的"语言"．阅读理解考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．16.【答案】【小题1】B 【小题2】E 【小题3】F 【小题4】C 【小题5】D【解析】1．B．考查上下文逻辑关系．根据前几句Has your mother or friend told you that you're an ungrateful person？Do you feel unable to appreciate the world or people around you？Are you obsessed with things you don't have instead of being thankful for what you do have？和后句then you will definitely need to work on being amore grateful person．根据前面提出的三种情况可知，只要你发现你符合其中的一条，那么你肯定需要做一个更感恩的人．故选B．2．E．考查上下文逻辑关系．根据前句Showing gratitude has been put forward in the last few decades．（表达感激之情是近几十年来提出的．）和后句But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude．的转折可知，鼓励表达感激之情在道德上是有意义的，但它似乎有点抽象．故选E．3．F．考查上下文逻辑关系．根据前句Refusing to play the victim is the first step you're supposed to take（拒绝扮演受害者是你应该采取的第一步．）和后句If you want to be grateful，stop complaining the world，your teachers，your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes，and focus on how much they've helped and cared about you．（如果你想感恩，就不要再抱怨这个世界、你的老师、你的朋友和你的家人没有让自己站在你的立场上，注意力集中在他们对你有多大的帮助和关心．）可知，忘恩负义的人总是把问题归咎于世界并把所有的错误都归咎于他人．故选F．4．C．考查上下文逻辑关系．根据前面的句子Volunteering in your community is another effective way toshow how grateful you are for what the world has given you．Whether you're helping clean up a local park，working in a soup kitchen，or teaching children or adults in your community to learn to read，yourperspective towards life will change positively．通过在社区做志愿者，表达你对世界给予你的感激之情，也可以对生活的看法发生积极的变化．可知，渐渐地，你会更加感激回报社会的机会．故选C．5．D．考查上下文逻辑关系．此句是本段主题句．对比前三段主题句及后面的句子You can help a neighbor look for a lost dog．You can also help an old lady carry her grocery．You don't have to search for these opportunities purposely．Sometimes they will present themselves．帮助别人并不是有目的寻找机会，帮助别人应该是做一些偶然碰到的事情．可知，做一个随意的善行也是一个练习感恩的好方法．故选D．本文是一篇说明文．感恩是我们传统美德的一部分，文章主要给我们一些如何做一个感恩的人的建议．本题为七选五阅读理解．通读全文，了解七个选项的意思，并分析上下文，注意干扰项．21.【答案】【小题1】B 【小题2】A 【小题3】D 【小题4】D 【小题5】C【小题6】A 【小题7】C 【小题8】D 【小题9】B 【小题10】B【小题11】A 【小题12】C 【小题13】A 【小题14】A 【小题15】D【小题16】D 【小题17】C 【小题18】B 【小题19】C 【小题20】B【解析】1-20 BADDC ACDBB ACAAD DCBCB1．B．名词的辨析，fear害怕，despair绝望，love爱，need需求，我坐在车里，感到很绝望，故答案为B．2．A．形容词的辨析，根据下文的desperate可知，我是虚弱的，使用weak，故答案为A．3．D．名词的辨析，suggestion建议，comment评价，discovery发现，arrival到达，爷爷在那里，非常激动地等待着我的到来，故答案为D．4．D．名词的辨析，tear眼泪，sigh叹息，signal信号，smile微笑，我安静地站着，强挤出一个微笑来掩饰我的难过，故答案为D．5．C．动词的辨析，ignore忽视，inspect视察，read阅读，order命令，爷爷似乎马上就看穿我了，给了我一个拥抱，故答案为C．6．A．上下文的理解，根据语境指的是爷爷似乎马上就看穿我了，给了我一个拥抱，因此使用hug，故答案为A．7．C．形容词的辨析，fine身体好的，fit合适的，thin瘦弱的，healthy健康的，爷爷拥抱我的时候，瘦弱的身体却充满了大大的能量，故答案为C．8．D．动名词的辨析，dying死，turning转向，checking检查，pouring倾泻，直到那时我的情绪才开始流露出来，故答案为D．9．B．名词的辨析，offers提供，efforts努力，promises承诺，profits利益，我告诉爷爷，参加比赛所有的努力都白费了，所以我才感到沮丧，故答案为B．10．B．副词的辨析，generally一般而言，gently温柔地，suddenly突然，freshly新鲜地，他温柔地对我笑，故答案为B．11．A．动词的辨析，added增加，shared分享，helped帮助，served服务，后面是爷爷补充说的话，故答案为A．12．C．名词的辨析，decisions决定，respects尊敬，desires欲望，pains痛苦，生活充满了起起落落，我们需要做的是仍然拥有我们的希望和渴望，忽略那些容易让我们放弃的焦虑，故答案为C．13．A．动词的辨析，patted拍，hit打击i，begged乞求，picked捡起，爷爷拍拍我的肩膀，带着坚定的表情告诉我要振作起来，故答案为A．14．A．动词的辨析，convinced信服，believed相信，expected希望，changed改变，爷爷拍拍我的肩膀，带着坚定的表情告诉我要振作起来，他坚信我有能力成功，故答案为A．15．D．动词的辨析，arise出现，prevent阻止，continue继续，disappear消失，爷爷的鼓励很快使我的伤心消失了，故答案为D．16．D．短语的辨析，turned into变成，came across遇到，cared about关心，worked out制定出，第二天我思考了所有的问题并制定出一个计划，故答案为D．17．C．副词的辨析，merely仅仅，actually事实上，eventually最终，instantly立即，现在我相信，以积极的态度面对失败，我最终会达到我的目标，故答案为C．18．B．形容词的辨析，根据语境指的是我意识到我们应该与所爱的人分享我们生活中的挫折和进步，因此使用beloved，故答案为B．19．C．名词的辨析，company公司，gratitude感激，support支持，blame惩罚，此处指家人的支持会永远造福我们，故答案为C．20．B．副词的辨析，never从不，forever永远，however然而，wherever不管在哪，此处指家人的支持会永远造福我们，故答案为B．本文是一篇记叙文．作者因为没有参加申请的全国IT竞赛而感到沮丧．爷爷鼓励作者以积极的态度对待失败，最终会达到自己的目标．作者意识到我们应该与所爱的人分享我们生活中的挫折和进步，这会受益终生．在做完形填空时，首先需要快速的浏览全文，把握文章的主旨大意；其次要学会带着问题到文中相应的地方，通过细节阅读来寻找或概括答案；最后理清作者的写作思路也非常重要；做此类题时，要多注意一些形容词或动词的搭配，在平时多积累一些固定搭配．41.【答案】【小题1】is rooted 【小题2】by 【小题3】higher 【小题4】The 【小题5】needed【小题6】staying 【小题7】that/which 【小题8】simply 【小题9】problems 【小题10】to get【解析】1．is rooted．考查语态，be rooted in：植根于，固定搭配，主语是style，而且是一般现在时，故填is rooted．2．by．考查介词，由来自伦敦的专家，表示被/由…，故填介词by．3．higher．考查比较级，更高的IQ，表示比较，故填higher．4．The．考查冠词，这里表示特指这项研究，故填the．5．needed．考查动词，该句中有who引导的定语从句，主语是ancestors，因为是一般过去时，缺少谓语动词，故填needed．6．staying．考查非谓语，这里是动名词做主语，故填staying．7．that/which．考查连词，先行词是idea，在定语从句中做主语，故填关系代词which或that．8．simply．考查副词，副词修饰形容词different，故填simply．9．problems，考查名词，解决他们的问题，不止一个问题，故填名词复数，故填problems．。

【2019惠州二调】惠州市2019届高三第二次调研考试英语试题23.You can go to________ to choose fresh healthy food at 22:00.A. New GardenB. PololiC. FeastD. La RotisserieBI realized something this morning. I have been writing now for 34 years. It all started when I was just 18 years old. As a boy I had read literally(毫不夸张地）hundreds of books. I had a thirst for knowledge that seemingly could never fade. Then suddenly I found I had something I wanted to share. I tried to ignore it, but as any writer will tell you once the ideas awaken inside of you they won't leave you alone until you write them down. I didn't have a computer, word processor, or even a typewriter. Still, I grabbed a pen and lined notebook paper and wrote everything that was burning inside of me.When I was done I didn't know how to share it. There was no internet back then, no smart phones, and no social media. I sought out the editor of my local county newspaper and asked him to print what I had written. He was a good man full of both wisdom and kindness. He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish anything else I was willing to write. I continued to write new articles each week and shared them first with other local papers and later online as well. Years later at the urging of my readers I even self-published two collections of my stories in book form.Through my writing I slowly became more than I was. In my writings I encountered my highest self. In my writings I discovered the goodness and light that lies in us all. In my writings I found great love and joy and encouraged others to choose love and joy as well.I also found that we all are writers whether we put pen to paper or not. With every choice we make, with every thought we hold, and with everything we do we are writing our own lifestory.Lance Wubbels once wrote: "I hope you realize your life is truly your life. It belongs to you. It is your story to write with love. Day by day, line by line, write it well."24. As a boy, when the author found he had something to share, ________.A. he wrote it downB. he ignored itC. he shared it on social mediaD. he told it to a writer25. How did the author begin his writing career?A. He was hired as a newspaper editor.B. He put his stories online by himself.C. He self-published two books.D. He was helped by a local newspaper editor.26. What does the author think of writing?A. Writing takes practice and efforts.B. Writing can benefit oneself and others.C. Writing helps people tell right from wrong.D. Only with a pen can one write his life story.27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A Way to be a WriterB. A Way to Share IdeasC. Living is WritingD. Writing is the Source of LoveCDo you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone?If yes, you're not alone. These days, many people suffer from the stress of FOMO (fear of missing out). They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning, and for the rest of the day, they constantly scroll down the timelines of their social media apps to get the latest updates.Despite the convenience smartphones bring,many people struggle with their digital habits.As Sameer Samat, US tech company vice president of product management, said in his speech at the 2018 Google I/O developer conference on May 8, 70% of people don’t want to spend so much time on their phones.This is why during the conference Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new version of its Android operating system. This new app includes well-being functions that aim to help users manage the time they spend on their digital devices.It all starts with a bird’s-eye view. Dashboard allows users to look at all the details of their phone habits. For example, users can see how many times they’ve unlocked their phone and how many times they’ve checked their social media apps, as well as how much time they spend on each app every day.Once the users see this information, they'll be able to make some changes. With the App Timer functions, users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day. After they've hit the limit，they won't be able to launch the app until the next day.But even if users become more mindful of their usage, they’re still likely to be drawn in by notifications (通知). This is where the Shush feature comes in. It automatically silences incoming calls and notifications when a user puts his/her phone face down.If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours using their smartphones, these new functions are just one way of doing that.After all, who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps when the easiest answer would be just to use your willpower? 28. People under the pressure of FOMO may________.A. have trouble with their sleepB. find it hard to focus on anythingC. be addicted to their mobile phonesD. prefer to download the latest apps29. What inspires Google to launch Dashboard?A.The limited functions of current Android system.B. People’s complaint about their smartphones.C. Samat’s impressive speech at a conference.D. Mobilephone users’ great demand.30. ________ can track users’ phone habits in detail.A. AndroidB. TimerC. ShushD. Dashboard31. What can be learned from the passage?A. Dashboard turned out to be popular.B. Dashboard is a perfect choice to manage time properly.C. Strong willpower is the easiest way to avoid smartphone addiction.D. People are exploring other ways to stop overusing smartphones.DWild animals are known to listen to each other for warnings that predators are near. Some birds, for example, flee when neighbors make a loud noise to announce a snake's presence.The fairy wren is a small Australian songbird. It is not born knowing the "languages" of other birds. But recent research says it can learn the meaning of a few important sounds.Andrew Radford is a biologist at the University of Bristol in England and co-writer of the new report published in early August in the journal Current Biology. He told the Associated Press, "We knew before that some animals can translate the meanings of other species' ‘foreign languages,' but we did not know how that ‘language learning' came about."Birds have several ways of learning life skills. Some knowledge is genetically passed down by their parents and some comes from direct experience with the world. But Radford and other scientists are exploring a third kind of knowledge: information from fellows.Radford and researchers at the Australian National University carried out the study in the country's National Botanic Gardens in Canberra.They attached to their bodies specially-designed, sound-producing equipment called "tweeter speakers." They wanted to see if fairy wrens would react to sounds of other birds even if they could not see them.The scientists first played the birds two recorded sounds that they likely had never heard before. One was a warning cry of a thornbill, a bird not native to Australia. The other was a computer-generated bird sound called "buzz."When the 16 fairy wrens in the study first heard the sounds, they had no special reaction. The scientists then tried to train half of the birds to recognize the thornbill's cry as a warning sound. They tried to train the other half to recognize the computer-generated "buzz" as a warning call.After three days, the scientists tested what the birds had learned —and their students passed the test. The fairy wrens trained with the thornbill's cry, fled when they heard it. The group trained with the buzz, fled when they heard that sound. Neither group reacted to the sound taught to the other.32. What does the underlined word “predators”in the first paragraph mean?A. enemiesB. neighborsC. birdsD. snakes33. Which is the right order of the experiment?a. The fairy wrens were divided into two parts.b. The fairy wrens made no reaction to the strange sounds.c. The fairy wrens wore sound-providing equipment.d. The fairy wrens were trained separately.e. The fairy wrens passed the test successfully.A. a b c d eB. c b a d eC. c e b a dD. a c e d b34. It can be learned from the study that the fairy wrens _______.A. were not good “foreign language” learnersB. made no reaction to the sounds all the timeC. took both of the sounds as warningsD. fled when hearing the sound trained with35. The passage is probably taken from________.A. A biology textbookB. A science magazineC. A science fictionD. A wildlife brochure第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019年广东省惠州市高考英语二模试卷第I卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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．1．（6分）Feeling hungry but don't have the time to get in line for food？Why not just grab and go？Here are the best places for takeout in this city．Try choosing your takeaway food by referring to the following feedbacks from the customers：New Garden：Shop 6A，G/F，Sen Fat Bldg，6 Bonham StrandRileen Chua：Beef egg toasted sandwich! Good for takeaway as u skip the queue! So time﹣saving!Chris Chua：Must order their sandwiches and red bean ice! Classic!Fuyuhiko Takaya：English service available．My favorite Chinese﹣Western fusion restaurant!Pololi：35﹣39 Graham Street （Hollywood Road）Max Lmn：Great healthy takeaway spot!Alfonso Castillo：Loved the food．Very healthy and not so expensive．I would recommend it to be taken away rather than actually eat there．11：30 all the way to 02：00，good for late night snacks!Will C：Friendly staff，well knowledge of their products and offer samples to try．Had the avocado spicy tuna，wasabi Mayo and salad．If you like fresh healthy food，you won't be disappointed．Feast （Food by EAST）：1/F，EAST，Hong Kong，29 Taikoo Shing RdShari McCullough：The to﹣go counter is great for picking up a fresh，yummy salad or sandwich for takeaway．Berla King：Cupcakes turned out to be the densest and heaviest ever．Suggest you pass on the takeaway counter for more desserts．Closes at 21：00．La Rotisserie：Shop B，G/F，Manhattan Avenue，25 Queen's Rd C，Sheung Wan Bart Verkoeijen：It's for takeaway or on the go only．You get the chicken wrapped in aluminum foil，and it is still hot after 15 minutes．Opens 14：00 ﹣23：00．John Chew：It is a great lunch takeaway．I love the chicken with pasta．People arecrazy about its chocolate cake which I will have to try one of these days．Tink Wong：Yummy! Probably not the healthiest but the potatoes were delicious．The chicken was juicy and very well﹣seasoned．Will go back for sure! Tea set is worth every dollar．Click "more" if you want other recommendations．Treat yourself!（1）Who is this passage intended for？A．People who don't want to wait for food．B．People who are hungry．C．People who are too lazy to go out eating．D．People who are particular about food．（2）What made New Garden special among the best places for takeaway？A．Customers can experience different food cultures．B．It only offers takeaway food．C．Only fresh healthy food is served．D．Customers can enjoy excellent service．（3）You can go to to choose fresh healthy food at 22：00．A．New GardenB．PololiC．FeastD．La Rotisserie2．（8分）I realized something this morning．I have been writing now for 34years．It all started when I was just 18years old．As a boy I had read literally（毫不夸张地）hundreds of books．I had a thirst for knowledge that seemingly could never fade．Then suddenly I found I had something I wanted to share．I tried to ignore it，but as any writer will tell you once the ideas awaken inside of you they won't leave you alone until you write them down．I didn't have a computer，word processor，or even a typewriter．Still，I grabbed a pen and lined notebook paper and wrote everything that was burning inside of me．When I was done I didn't know how to share it．There was no internet back then，no smart phones，and no social media．I sought out the editor of my local county newspaper andasked him to print what I had written．He was a good man full of both wisdom and kindness．He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish anything else I was willing to write．I continued to write new articles each week and shared them first with other local papers and later online as well．Years later at the urging of my readers I even self﹣published two collections of my stories in book form．Through my writing I slowly became more than I was．In my writings I encountered my highest self．In my writings I discovered the goodness and light that lies in us all．In my writings I found great love and joy and encouraged others to choose love and joy as well．I also found that we all are writers whether we put pen to paper or not．With every choice we make，with every thought we hold，and with everything we do we are writing our own life story．Lance Wubbels once wrote："I hope you realize your life is truly your life．It belongs to you．It is your story to write with love．Day by day，line by line，write it well．"（1）As a boy，when the author found he had something to share，．A．he wrote it downB．he ignored itC．he shared it on social mediaD．he told it to a writer（2）How did the author begin his writing career？A．He was hired as a newspaper editor．B．He put his stories online by himself．C．He self﹣published two books．D．He was helped by a local newspaper editor．（3）What does the author think of writing？A．Writing takes practice and efforts．B．Writing can benefit oneself and others．C．Writing helps people tell right from wrong．D．Only with a pen can one write his life story．（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text？A．A Way to be a WriterB．A Way to Share IdeasC．Living is WritingD．Writing is the Source of Love3．（8分）Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone？If yes，you're not alone．These days，many people suffer from the stress of FOMO （fear of missing out）．They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning，and for the rest of the day，they constantly scroll down the timelines of their social media apps to get the latest updates．Despite the convenience smartphones bring，many people struggle with their digital habits．As Sameer Samat，US tech company vice president of product management，said in his speech at the 2018 Google I/O developer conference on May 8，70% of people don't want to spend so much time on their phones．This is why during the conference Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new version of its Android operating system．This new app includes well﹣being functions that aim to help users manage the time they spend on their digital devices．It all starts with a bird's﹣eye view．Dashboard allows users to look at all the details of their phone habits．For example，users can see how many times they've unlocked their phone and how many times they've checked their social media apps，as well as how much time they spend on each app every day．Once the users see this information，they'll be able to make some changes．With the App Timer functions，users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day．After they've hit the limit，they won't be able to launch the app until the next day．But even if users become more mindful of their usage，they're still likely to be drawn in by notifications （通知）．This is where the Shush feature comes in．It automatically silences incoming calls and notifications when a user puts his/her phone face down．If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours using their smartphones，these new functions are just one way of doing that．After all，who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps when the easiestanswer would be just to use your willpower？（1）People under the pressure of FOMO may．A．have trouble with their sleepB．find it hard to focus on anythingC．be addicted to their mobile phonesD．prefer to download the latest apps（2）What inspires Google to launch Dashboard？A．The limited functions of current Android system．B．People's complaint about their smartphones．C．Samat's impressive speech at a conference．D．Mobilephone users' great demand．（3）can track users' phone habits in detail．A．AndroidB．TimerC．ShushD．Dashboard（4）What can be learned from the passage？A．Dashboard turned out to be popular．B．Dashboard is a perfect choice to manage time properly．C．Strong willpower is the easiest way to avoid smartphone addiction．D．People are exploring other ways to stop overusing smartphones．4．（8分）Wild animals are known to listen to each other for warnings that predators are near．Some birds，for example，flee when neighbors make a loud noise to announce a snake's presence．The fairy wren is a small Australian songbird．It is not born knowing the "languages" of other birds．But recent research says it can learn the meaning of a few important sounds．Andrew Radford is a biologist at the University of Bristol in England and co﹣writer of the new report published in early August in the journal Current Biology．He told the Associated Press，"We knew before that some animals can translate the meanings of otherspecies' ‘foreign languages，' but we did not know how that ‘language learning' came about．"Birds have several ways of learning life skills．Some knowledge is genetically passed down by their parents and some comes from direct experience with the world．But Radford and other scientists are exploring a third kind of knowledge：information from fellows．Radford and researchers at the Australian National University carried out the study in the country's National Botanic Gardens in Canberra．They attached to their bodies specially﹣designed，sound﹣producing equipment called "tweeter speakers．" They wanted to see if fairy wrens would react to sounds of other birds even if they could not see them．The scientists first played the birds two recorded sounds that they likely had never heard before．One was a warning cry of a thornbill，a bird not native to Australia．The other was a computer﹣generated bird sound called "buzz．"When the 16 fairy wrens in the study first heard the sounds，they had no special reaction．The scientists then tried to train half of the birds to recognize the thornbill's cry as a warning sound．They tried to train the other half to recognize the computer﹣generated "buzz" as a warning call．After three days，the scientists tested what the birds had learned ﹣and their students passed the test．The fairy wrens trained with the thornbill's cry，fled when they heard it．The group trained with the buzz，fled when they heard that sound．Neither group reacted to the sound taught to the other．（1）What does the underlined word "predators" in the first paragraph mean？A．enemiesB．neighborsC．birdsD．snakes（2）Which is the right order of the experiment？a．The fairy wrens were divided into two parts．b．The fairy wrens made no reaction to the strange sounds．c．The fairy wrens wore sound﹣providing equipment．d．The fairy wrens were trained separately．e．The fairy wrens passed the test successfully．A．a b c d eB．c b a d eC．c e b a dD．a c e d b（3）It can be learned from the study that the fairy wrens．A．were not good "foreign language" learnersB．made no reaction to the sounds all the timeC．took both of the sounds as warningsD．fled when hearing the sound trained with（4）The passage is probably taken from．A．A biology textbookB．A science magazineC．A science fictionD．A wildlife brochure第二节（满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．5．（10分）Gratitude is not only an art performed in daily life，but also part of our traditional virtue．Has your mother or friend told you that you're an ungrateful person？Do you feel unable to appreciate the world or people around you？Are you obsessed with things you don't have instead of being thankful for what you do have？（1）then you will definitely need to work on being a more grateful person．Showing gratitude has been put forward in the last few decades．（2）But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude．Refusing to play the victim is the first step you're supposed to take．（3）If you want to be grateful，stop complaining the world，your teachers，your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes，and focus on how much they've helped and cared about you．V olunteering in your community is another effective way to show how grateful you are for what the world has given you．Whether you're helping clean up a local park，working in asoup kitchen，or teaching children or adults in your community to learn to read，your perspective towards life will change positively．（4）（5）You shouldn't always be good only to your close friends or family members．You can help a neighbor look for a lost dog．You can also help an old lady carry her grocery．You don't have to search for these opportunities purposely．Sometimes they will present themselves．So when they come，act with generosity．You'll be more grateful for your role played in the world．A．However hard you try to avoid these questionsB．If you find yourself involved in one of these circumstancesC．Gradually，you'll be more grateful for the chances to repay the societyD．Doing a random act of kindness is also a great way of practicing gratitude．E．While such encouragement is morally meaningful，it seems to be a little abstract．F．Ungrateful persons are always blaming the world for the problems and owing all the faults to othersG．When you reflect on your thoughts，feelings，emotions and actions，you are actually reflecting on your values．第三部分英语知识运用（共两节）第一节完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．6．（30分）I was frustrated at not being entered into the national IT competition I'd applied for．I sat in the car，lost in （1），chewing my lip and staring outside．I went upstairs，（2）and desperate．Grandpa's door was open for me asusual．There，he was waiting for my（3）with great excitement．I stood silently，forcing a（4）to cover my sadness．He seemed to（5）me immediately，giving me a （6）．I was astonished that such a（7）body was full of so much energy．Only then did my emotions start（8）out．I told him that all my（9）were for nothing，and that I was feeling discouraged．Grandpa smiled at me（10）and said，"Don't worry．You're far stronger than you think．" Then he（11），"Life can be full of ups and downs so what we need do is to still have our hopes and（12），neglecting the anxiety that makes it easy to give up．"He（13）me on the shoulder，with a determined look，before saying，"Cheer up．I'm firmly（14）that you have the capability to succeed．" Grandpa's encouragement soon made my sadness（15）．The next day，I thought about all my problems and（16） a plan．Now，I believe that with a positive attitude towards failure，I'll（17）reach my goals．Looking back，I realize that we should share our setbacks and progress in life with our （18）ones．As my grandpa showed，the（19）of our family members will benefit us（20）．（1）A．fear B．despair C．love D．need（2）A．weak B．strong C．sweet D．simple（3）A．suggestion B．comment C．discovery D．arrival（4）A．tear B．sigh C．signal D．smile（5）A．ignore B．inspect C．read D．order（6）A．hug B．pride C．challenge D．wish（7）A．fine B．fit C．thin D．healthy（8）A．dying B．turning C．checking D．pouring（9）A．offers B．efforts C．promises D．profits（10）A．generally B．gently C．suddenly D．freshly（11）A．added B．shared C．helped D．served（12）A．decisions B．respects C．desires D．pains（13）A．patted B．hit C．begged D．picked（14）A．convinced B．believed C．expected D．changed（15）A．arise B．prevent C．continue D．disappear （16）A．turned into B．came across C．cared about D．worked out （17）A．merely B．actually C．eventually D．instantly（18）A．deserved B．beloved C．determined D．excited（19）A．company B．gratitude C．support D．blame（20）A．never B．forever C．however D．wherever第二节（共10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式．7．（15分）One habit of those people who are smarter than everyone else is to stay up late．In movies，the creative genius always works late into the midnight hours by candlelight﹣and perhaps this style（1）（root）in fact．A study （2）experts from the London School of Economics and Science foundthat people who tend to go to bed later have（3）（high）IQs．（4）study authors believe the root of why this is lies in our evolution﹣because nighttime was a more dangerous place，and our ancestors who were to stay up instead of going to sleep（5）（need）to be more intelligent．Also，（6）（stay）awake into the night was a new idea（7）was attractive to curious minds．Today，our varying living rhythms may still reflect this．"Perhaps some smart people stay up later because their internal clocks are（8）（simple）different，" Dr．Wai says．"Or，perhaps they stay up later because they tend to be alone，and like being up late at night without distractions to think and solve their（9）（problem）．" But if you area night owl，still remember（10）（get）your seven to nine hours of sleep．第四部分写作（共两节满分35）第一节短文改错（满分10分）8．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．My pen﹣pal from the USA come to visit me last week．It was first time that he had been toChina and he enjoyed his stay there．I took him to a tea house near my house，there we hada good taste of Chinese tea and learned something about tea culture．Amazing at the tea potsand cups of different shapes，he took some photo of them．Then a young lady came to serve for us．She showed us how to make tea but encouraged us to give it a try．Following his instructions，we found that making good tea was much more than pouring hot water into the tea leaves．We felt happily that we had a good time there．第二节书面表达（满分25分）9．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Charlie对中国文化很感兴趣．他和家人将于今年农历春节来中国旅游，请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1．欢迎他们来中国；2．旅行前的准备；注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．Dear Charlie，﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣Yours，Li Hua2019年广东省惠州市高考英语二模试卷参考答案与试题解析第I卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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．1．（6分）Feeling hungry but don't have the time to get in line for food？Why not just grab and go？Here are the best places for takeout in this city．Try choosing your takeaway food by referring to the following feedbacks from the customers：New Garden：Shop 6A，G/F，Sen Fat Bldg，6 Bonham StrandRileen Chua：Beef egg toasted sandwich! Good for takeaway as u skip the queue! So time﹣saving!Chris Chua：Must order their sandwiches and red bean ice! Classic!Fuyuhiko Takaya：English service available．My favorite Chinese﹣Western fusion restaurant!Pololi：35﹣39 Graham Street （Hollywood Road）Max Lmn：Great healthy takeaway spot!Alfonso Castillo：Loved the food．Very healthy and not so expensive．I would recommend it to be taken away rather than actually eat there．11：30 all the way to 02：00，good for late night snacks!Will C：Friendly staff，well knowledge of their products and offer samples to try．Had the avocado spicy tuna，wasabi Mayo and salad．If you like fresh healthy food，you won't be disappointed．Feast （Food by EAST）：1/F，EAST，Hong Kong，29 Taikoo Shing RdShari McCullough：The to﹣go counter is great for picking up a fresh，yummy salad or sandwich for takeaway．Berla King：Cupcakes turned out to be the densest and heaviest ever．Suggest you pass on the takeaway counter for more desserts．Closes at 21：00．La Rotisserie：Shop B，G/F，Manhattan Avenue，25 Queen's Rd C，Sheung Wan Bart Verkoeijen：It's for takeaway or on the go only．You get the chicken wrapped inaluminum foil，and it is still hot after 15 minutes．Opens 14：00 ﹣23：00．John Chew：It is a great lunch takeaway．I love the chicken with pasta．People are crazy about its chocolate cake which I will have to try one of these days．Tink Wong：Yummy! Probably not the healthiest but the potatoes were delicious．The chicken was juicy and very well﹣seasoned．Will go back for sure! Tea set is worth every dollar．Click "more" if you want other recommendations．Treat yourself!（1）Who is this passage intended for？AA．People who don't want to wait for food．B．People who are hungry．C．People who are too lazy to go out eating．D．People who are particular about food．（2）What made New Garden special among the best places for takeaway？A A．Customers can experience different food cultures．B．It only offers takeaway food．C．Only fresh healthy food is served．D．Customers can enjoy excellent service．（3）You can go to B to choose fresh healthy food at 22：00．A．New GardenB．PololiC．FeastD．La Rotisserie【考点】O3：广告布告类阅读．【分析】这篇文章是关于饮食的，向没有时间排队买饭的顾客介绍了四家可以打包带走的好餐馆．【解答】1．A．细节理解题．根据第一段的Feeling hungry but don't have the time to get in line for food？可知，文章是写给那些不想排队等待买食物的人．故选A．2．A．细节理解题．根据New Garden这部分的English service available．My favorite Chinese﹣Western fusion restaurant!可知，在New Garden 消费者可以体验不同的食物文化．故选A．3．B．细节理解题．根据Pololi这部分的Loved the food．Very healthy and not so expensive．I would recommend it to be taken away rather than actually eat there．11：30 all the way to 02：00，good for late night snacks!可知，在Pololi晚上10点可以选择新鲜健康的食物．故选B．【点评】阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．2．（8分）I realized something this morning．I have been writing now for 34years．It all started when I was just 18years old．As a boy I had read literally（毫不夸张地）hundreds of books．I had a thirst for knowledge that seemingly could never fade．Then suddenly I found I had something I wanted to share．I tried to ignore it，but as any writer will tell you once the ideas awaken inside of you they won't leave you alone until you write them down．I didn't have a computer，word processor，or even a typewriter．Still，I grabbed a pen and lined notebook paper and wrote everything that was burning inside of me．When I was done I didn't know how to share it．There was no internet back then，no smart phones，and no social media．I sought out the editor of my local county newspaper and asked him to print what I had written．He was a good man full of both wisdom and kindness．He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish anything else I was willing to write．I continued to write new articles each week and shared them first with other local papers and later online as well．Years later at the urging of my readers I even self﹣published two collections of my stories in book form．Through my writing I slowly became more than I was．In my writings I encountered my highest self．In my writings I discovered the goodness and light that lies in us all．In my writings I found great love and joy and encouraged others to choose love and joy as well．I also found that we all are writers whether we put pen to paper or not．With every choice we make，with every thought we hold，and with everything we do we are writing our own life story．Lance Wubbels once wrote："I hope you realize your life is truly your life．It belongs toyou．It is your story to write with love．Day by day，line by line，write it well．"（1）As a boy，when the author found he had something to share，A．A．he wrote it downB．he ignored itC．he shared it on social mediaD．he told it to a writer（2）How did the author begin his writing career？DA．He was hired as a newspaper editor．B．He put his stories online by himself．C．He self﹣published two books．D．He was helped by a local newspaper editor．（3）What does the author think of writing？BA．Writing takes practice and efforts．B．Writing can benefit oneself and others．C．Writing helps people tell right from wrong．D．Only with a pen can one write his life story．（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text？CA．A Way to be a WriterB．A Way to Share IdeasC．Living is WritingD．Writing is the Source of Love【考点】OB：人生感悟类阅读．【分析】本文主要叙述了作者写作的题材来源于生活的点点滴滴，生活就是写作．【解答】答案：1﹣4ADBC1．A．细节理解题．根据第一段I had a thirst for knowledge that seemingly could never fade．Then suddenly I found I had something I wanted to share．I tried to ignore it，but as any writer will tell you once the ideas awaken inside of you they won't leave you alone until you write them down．可知我有一种对知识的渴望，这种渴望似乎永远不会消逝．突然，我发现我有一些想要分享的东西．我试图忽略它，但正如任何作家都会告诉你的那样，一旦思想在你内心觉醒，他们不会离开你，直到你把它们写下来．由此可见，小时候，当作者发现有东西要分享时，就把它写下来．故选A．2．D．细节理解题．根据第二段He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish anything else I was willing to write．I continued to write new articles each week and shared them first with other local papers and later online as well．可知他不仅出版了我的第一篇报道，还同意出版我愿意写的任何其他文章．我每周都会继续写新的文章，并将它们首先与其他地方报纸分享，之后也会在网上分享．由此可见，作者开始写作生涯是他得到了当地报纸编辑的帮助．故选D．3．B．细节理解题．根据第三段In my writings I encountered my highest self．In my writingsI discovered the goodness and light that lies in us all．In my writings I found great love andjoy and encouraged others to choose love and joy as well．可知在我的作品中，我遇到了我最高的自我．在我的作品中，我发现了我们所有人身上的善良和光明．在我的作品中，我发现了伟大的爱和快乐，并鼓励他人选择爱和快乐．由此可见，写作可以使自己和他人受益，故选B．4．C．推理判断题．根据整篇文章内容可知，本文主要叙述了作者写作的题材来源于生活的点点滴滴，生活就是写作．故选C．【点评】考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．3．（8分）Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone？If yes，you're not alone．These days，many people suffer from the stress of FOMO （fear of missing out）．They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning，and for the rest of the day，they constantly scroll down the timelines of their social media apps to get the latest updates．Despite the convenience smartphones bring，many people struggle with their digital habits．As Sameer Samat，US tech company vice president of product management，said in his speech at the 2018 Google I/O developer conference on May 8，70% of people don't want to spend so much time on their phones．This is why during the conference Google introduced an app called Dashboard for thenew version of its Android operating system．This new app includes well﹣being functions that aim to help users manage the time they spend on their digital devices．It all starts with a bird's﹣eye view．Dashboard allows users to look at all the details of their phone habits．For example，users can see how many times they've unlocked their phone and how many times they've checked their social media apps，as well as how much time they spend on each app every day．Once the users see this information，they'll be able to make some changes．With the App Timer functions，users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day．After they've hit the limit，they won't be able to launch the app until the next day．But even if users become more mindful of their usage，they're still likely to be drawn in by notifications （通知）．This is where the Shush feature comes in．It automatically silences incoming calls and notifications when a user puts his/her phone face down．If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours using their smartphones，these new functions are just one way of doing that．After all，who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps when the easiest answer would be just to use your willpower？（1）People under the pressure of FOMO may C．A．have trouble with their sleepB．find it hard to focus on anythingC．be addicted to their mobile phonesD．prefer to download the latest apps（2）What inspires Google to launch Dashboard？DA．The limited functions of current Android system．B．People's complaint about their smartphones．C．Samat's impressive speech at a conference．D．Mobilephone users' great demand．（3）D can track users' phone habits in detail．A．AndroidB．TimerC．ShushD．Dashboard（4）What can be learned from the passage？CA．Dashboard turned out to be popular．B．Dashboard is a perfect choice to manage time properly．C．Strong willpower is the easiest way to avoid smartphone addiction．D．People are exploring other ways to stop overusing smartphones．【考点】O6：社会文化类阅读．【分析】本文主要讲述了现在的人们越来越多的沉迷于手机和电子产品而不能自拔，本就就介绍了一款能帮助人们更好地管理使用智能手机的时间的新的应用程序﹣Dashboard．并说明了其主要工作原理和方法．【解答】1．C．细节理解题．根据第二段These days，many people suffer from the stress of FOMO （fear of missing out）．They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning，and for the rest of the day，they constantly scroll down the timelines of their social media apps to get the latest updates．"这些天，许多人受到fomo（害怕错过）的压力．他们在早上醒来时会拿起手机，而在这一天的其余时间里，他们会不断地滚动他们社交媒体的时间表应用程序获取最新的更新．可知这些人沉溺于手机，故选C．2．D．细节理解题．根据第三段70% of people don't want to spend so much time on their phones．70%的人不想花那么多时间在手机上，可知移动用户的需求让谷歌发布Dashboard，故选D．3．D．细节理解题．根据第六段Dashboard allows users to look at all the details of their phone habits．For example，users can see how many times they've unlocked their phone and how many times they've checked their social media apps，as well as how much time they spend on each app every day仪表板可以让用户查看他们手机习惯的所有细节．例如，用户可以看到他们打开手机的次数和查看社交媒体应用程序的次数，以及他们花在手机上的时间每天都用，可知Dashboard可以详细追踪电话使用者的习惯，故选D．4．C．细节理解题．根据最后一段After all，who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps when the easiest answer would be just to use your willpower？毕竟，当最简单的答案只是使用意志力时，谁还需要使用应用程序来阻止你使用其他应用程序呢？可知坚强的意志力是避免智能手机成瘾的最简单方法．答案故选C。

2019届高三入学调研考试卷英 语 （二）第Ⅰ卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）(略) 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。

ATo help you travel well in Argentina, we’ve put together some exciting activities, courses and tours that you can add to your schedule. These are not only designed to be fun, but also to enable you to learn and expand your personal and professional development.Walking Tour of La BocaThe 5-hour tour, moderate （适度的）walking, departs at 11 am in Monserrat and finishes at 4:30 pm, Tuesdays and Fridays.Price: £15 per personTour the beautiful cobble stone （鹅卵石）streets of Le Boca, the heart of Buenos Aires and the birth place of Tango. This fascinating walking tour is a must if you want to explore the rich history of Buenos Aires.Photography Courses 6 hours of lessons per week Price: £295 for two weeksStudy photography with an experienced private tutor who will tailor your lessons to your individual needs. Classes include practical teaching, analysis of your work, theory and history and regular opportunities to explore the city by yourself to photograph landscapes of the city.Graffiti Tour of Buenos AiresThe 3-hour tour departs at 3 pm in Colegiales and finishes at 6 pm in Palermo, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays.Price: £35 per personExperience the world of urban art through this wonderful tour of Buenos Aires. You can travel both on foot and by air-conditioned minibus. The tour finishes in Post Bar in Palermo, home to the unique street art gallery Hollywood and Cambodia.Spanish Courses1-Week Intensive Course with private lessons, before starting your Main Project Price: £590 per weekWeekly Lessons: 10 hours of lessons per week running concurrent with your Main ProjectPrice: £195 per week ,Use your time in Argentina to learn Spanish. You can either do a 1 -week intensive course or take lessons at the same time as doing your main project.21. Which activity or course will enable you to learn the history of Buenos Aires? A. Photography Courses. B. Graffiti Tour of Buenos Aires. C. Spanish Courses.D. Walking Tour of La Boca.22. What can you do in Palermo?A. Explore the rich history of Argentina.B. Do a 1-week intensive course.C. Enjoy the unique street art.D. Photograph landscapes.23. Which of the following words can’t be used to describe the courses and activities? A. Adventurous.B. Educational.C. Fun.D. Exciting.BIt took multiple weddings for Christine Law to realize what she needed to do. In the summer of 2014, her schedule was packed with friends, marriage此卷只装订不密封班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号celebrations—flowers --- filled occasions that got her thinking, “Where do all the flowers go after the party?” More often than not, they were thrown out. Law, then 27, was confident she could find a better use for them.By August, she had a plan: convince couples and companies hosting events to donate their flowers, which she would pick up and deliver within 48 hours to seniors across the city. She wanted to bring beauty into the lives of the elderly. She drew on her experience volunteering with non-profits in order to set up her own organization, which she called Floranthropie. Not having enough bouquets (花束) for all 150 people of a health center, Law asked the staff to provide a list of patients who needed cheering up most, “The first woman I approached thought it was a mistake, and that the flowers couldn’t possibly be for her,” says Law. “I said they were a gift, and we talked for a half hour.”In addition to health centers, Floranthropie focuses on community groups devoted to the elderly. Theleme is a volunteer for Les Petits Fieres, an organization that aims to help the elderly who don’t have a support system. The group receives a dozen or so bouquets from Floranthropie monthly, and then redistributes them. “Our motto is ‘flowers before bread,” says Theleme. “We don’t focus o n primary care, but rather on nourishing (滋养) the spirit. Floranthropie helps that. It’s amazing what a big difference a small bouquet can make.”In the beginning, most of Floranthropie’s donations came through word of mouth. These days, Law receives messa ges from strangers via her organization’s Facebook page and has connected with corporations and flower wholesalers. Law hopes to expand Floranthropie nationally, but at this point is happy to be able to oversee each delivery personally.24. What made Christine Law set up Floranthropie?A. The Waste of flowers.B. The loneliness of seniors.C. The persuasion of other friends.D. The warm atmosphere of weddings. 25. What was the woman’s first reaction to Christine Law’s flowers?A. She was moved.B. She was excited.C. She was worried.D. She was surprised.26. What can we infer about Floranthropie from Laetitia Theleme’s words?A. It should focus on primary care.B. It is benefiting more than the elderly.C. It is doing something of great importance.D. It should cooperate with more non-profits.27. What is the best title for the text?A. Volunteer Your TimeB. Don’t Throw Them OutC. Special Delivery Makes Your DayD. Brighten Seniors’ Lives With FlowersCWhile we all try to find happiness, sometimes we still end up feeling low. While most people can control this feeling, low moods can stay with some, leading to depression. About 322 million people suffered from depression in 2015, according to a report by the World Health Organization in February. This is more than 4 percent of the world’s population.Depression is described by the WHO as a mental disorder. It has several symptoms including sadness, loss of interest and feelings of low self-worth. In severe cases, depression may even lead to suicide.The number of people living with depression is increasing. The WHO reported a rise of 18.4 percent between 2005 and 2015. Young people are a group known to suffer with depression. “The pressures on today’s youth are like no other generation, perhaps,” Dan Chisholm, an official of WHO, told Reuters.In China, depression among young people is on the rise, Zhu Zhuohong, a psychology professor with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told Xinhua News Agency. Competition to outperform others, especially in education, can cause a lot of pressure forChinese youth.Almost 1.2 million Chinese people aged 15 to 24 suffer from depression, according to a report released by British science journal The Lancet in May.Luckily, mor e and more efforts are being made to deal with this problem. This year’s World Health Day, held on April 7, will focus on depression. The day will highlight (强调) the “Depression: let’s talk” campaign. The campaign aims to make sure that people with depression both seek and get help.28. According to the passage, what was the population of the world in 2015?A. About 322 million.B. About 128.8 million.C. About 8050 million.D. About 18.4million.29. Which symptom is the worst among several symptoms?A. Suicide.B. Loss of interest.C. Sadness.D. Feelings of low self-worth.30. What does the 3rd paragraph tell us?A. The pressures on today’s youth are the same as other generations.B. The pressures on today’s youth are not the same as other generations.C. The pressures on today’s youth are bigger than other generations.D. The pressures on today’s youth are not bigger than other generations.31. What cause a lot of pressure for Chinese youth?A. Competition between young generations.B. Competition to outperform others.C. Competition to perform better than others in education.D. Education to avoid disorders.DIf you thought pilots dimmed（调暗）the lights before takeoff to give you some shuteye, think again. Believe it or not, the dim lighting could actually help save your life in case of a plane emergency.The dimmed lights before taking off the runway and landing are a flight precaution used to help passengers’ eyes adjust quicker during an emergency escape. “Going from a brightly lit env ironment to one that’s completely dark would require some time for our eyes to focus and see the escape slide,” Alice Theriault, service director for Air Canada wrote in a press statement. “Since we need to have all the seconds on our side in the event of an emergency, dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers.”The phenomenon that your eyes see those strange speckles (小斑点) as your sight adjusts to a dark place after being in a light place is called dark adaptation. It normally takes our eyes about 20 to 30 seconds to see best in a dark room. The brighter the lights, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust, which is why dimming the plane lights could shorten your “dark adaptation” time since you haven’t been sit ting under fluorescent bulbs (荧光灯) all flight.Not only does dimming lights add valuable time to the escape process, but it reduces the tension on your eyes if you need to look outside, or see the emergency lighting along the passage. “It helps keep you in the right direction.” Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Cockpit Confidential told The Telegraph. “It also makes it easier for flight attendants to assess any outside risks, such as fire or debris, that might affect an escape.” So next time a p ilot dims the lights, just know it’s for your safety, even though it creates a gentle atmosphere for your takeoff into the sky.32. The lights are turned down before takeoff to help passengers_______.A. escape in time of emergencyB. take a short breakC. create a comfortable atmosphereD. enjoy themselves33. Which of the following is True according to Paragragh 2 and 3?A. Dimming lights is required when accidents happen.B. Our eyes need some time to adapt to the change of light.C. Speckles are caused by the use of dimmed lights.D. It is required for pilots to turn off lights during the flight.34. What is the function of shortening “dark adaptation” time?A. Slowing down the landing.B. Adjusting the plane lights.C. Keeping passengers calm.D. Helping the crew judge outside risks.35. What is the text mainly about?A. A tip to make air travel safer.B. An emergency event happening on a plane.C. An explanation of an airline safety measure.D. A warning message from the pilot.第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

2019-2020学年惠州一中高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AWhat to See InHarbinParks inHarbin: Snow Sculpture Expo on theSunIslandPark: massive and beautifully carved sculptures of snow. Ice Lantern Festival: where large ice buildings and statues constructed with lights inside that make them glow.SiberianTigerPark: The park has several large caged areas where the tigers roam freely and live as they-would in their natural environment. We enter these caged areas in a specially designed van with large windows to get a look at these beautiful beasts. Live pheasants (雉) are let loose (if you pay) in order to show you the tigers' natural hunting skills.Russian Architecture: Blessed with grace and character, the city is famous for its unique, Russian-influenced architecture. Remnants (残存) from the days when Harbin wasan important stop on the Russian Manchurian Railroad, the dome-shaped structures remind people of pre-revolutionary Russia. The strong Russian flavor continues to impact the city today due to new trade and tourism betweenHarbinandRussia.TheCentral Avenue: Passers-by only street, a perfect remaining part of the busy international business activities at the turn of the 20th century. The 1.4-km long street is a worthy museum of European architectural styles, including Baroque and Byzantine facades, Jewish architectural wonders, little Russian bakeries, French fashion houses, American snack food outlets, and Japanese restaurants.Guogeli Avenue:Harbin's second biggest shopping district dotted with Russian buildings. A tram track is still preserved in the centre of the road. The street is named after Nikolay (Vasilyevich) Gogol (1809-1852); great Russian novelist, dramatist, satirist, founder of the so-called critical realism in Russian literature, best-known for his novel MERTVYE DUSHI I-II (1842, Dead Souls).Saint Sophia Church (built in 1903): The Orthodox church is a wonderful example of Russian Architecture. We only tour the outside of the church. The inside has been turned into some painters' market and is a big disappointment to all who visit it. You are welcome to venture into the church. Entrance fees are RMB20 per person.1. From where does the author look at the tigers?A. Through the windows of his house.B. In the closed areas of tigers.C. In the areas for walking.D. In their natural environment.2. Where can visitors see the most diverse styles of architecture?A. At Ice Lantern Festival.B. On the Russian Manchurian Railroad.C. On TheCentral Avenue.D. OnGuogeli Avenue.3. When walking in the city ofHarbin, what can visitors still strongly feel?A. The Russian flavor.B. The influence of Guogeli's realism.C. The damage to Saint Sophia Church.D. The mixture of American and Japanese cultures.BWhy can friendships be hard? Because often people aren't as honest and open as they should be. Sometimes, people end up getting hurt.Most problems with friendships come up because people are just too selfish to care about the things that their friends need. They care about their own needs much more, which makes it hard for friendships to work. However, being selfish is part of human nature. A person is put together in order to take care of himself and his own needs, not necessarily those needs of other people. Even though being selfish is something that all humans are born with, it is something that everyone should guard against.The best thing to remember when you are a friend to anyone is that you need to treat your friend the same way as you'd like to be treated. This is wonderful advice for a friendship, because it is really the only way to make sure that you are giving your friend everything you would want to be given in a friendship. Whenever you have a question about how you should treat a friend, it is easy to find an answer simply by asking yourself what you would like your friend to do for you, if he or she is in your shoes.Even if you're always thinking about how you'd like to be treated, and your friends are too, there are issues that come up from time to time in each friendship, and it is important to understand how to deal with these issues so that you can build stronger and healthier friendships. Issues like friends getting boyfriends or girlfriends and not spending enough time with their friends, or even friends finding new friends and leaving old friends behind are issues that will probably come up with one or more of your friendships. It is important to know how to deal with these issues so that you can keep your friends and make new ones. No one wants to have a broken friendship.4. Why may problems with friendships appear?A. One is selfish.B. One is alone.C. One is too anxious.D. One is too busy.5. What's the first and most important thing to be other people's friend?A. Not to hurt your friends' feelings.B. To give your friends whatever you have.C. To treat your friends as fairly as possible.D. Not to think of your own needs any more.6. What is the text mainly about?A. The Meaning of FriendshipsB. The Importance of FriendshipsC. The Advantages of FriendshipsD. The Problems with Friendships7. What may follow the last paragraph of the text?A. How to make many friends.B. How to keep friends happy.C. How to treat friends correctly.D. How to solve friendship issues.CNew research has shown that loneliness may affect ants to a greater extent than many other living creatures.It has long been known that loneliness can lead to a shorter life. In humans, it has even been found to be a driver of high blood pressure, sleep disorder, and depression that’s independent of factors like age, race, gender, weight and economic status.However, loneliness has never been identified as a factor that can cut human lifespan by more than a small part of the average. Ants, on the other hand, appear to be far more sensitive to this stress, with loneliness leading to a surprising 91 percent reduction in lifespan.That’s at least according to a study that details how “lonely” ants only live up to six days on average. Ants living in a community, on the other hand, were found to live up to about 66 days.In a series of experiments where ants were picked from their colonies (群体) and separated, they were found to continuously walk without rest,consuming far more energy than they could ever.The reason for the behavior is that an isolated ant is simple trying to get back to its colony at all costs, and doesn’t know what to do without its nest mates. After all, many entomologists (昆虫学家) would argue that an ant colony is far more a single living entity (实体) than its members.If you were to take a single part from a clock, it would simply move aimlessly as well, running without a purpose.However, while there is a difference between aimlessness and loneliness, the researchers found that the latter affects lonely ants more directly.The study indicated that ants can’t even eat alone, as they normally collect some of the food they gather in the field in a specialized organ called a crop.This crop is normally shared with other ants back at a nest,but as for a single ant, it simply just sits there, undigested and useless.8. How does loneliness influence a person?A. It can make him very tired of himself.B. It can leave him in conflict with others.C. It can lead to him being very independent.D. It can cause him to suffer from poor health9. What can be learned from the experiments?A. Most ants can live about 6 days on average.B. Lonely ants can become very restless.C. Human beings are similar to ants in some way.D. Lonely ants seem to be violent and impatient.10. Why does an isolated ant walk non-stop?A. It attempts to return to its colony.B. It wants to attract other ants to form a colony.C. It hopes to make signals to its mates.D. It has to find more food to survive.11. The author mentioned a clock in the passage_________.A. to show ants have a biological clock in the head.B. to prove ants are a well-regulated community.C. to stress ants are really highly social animals.D. to compare aimlessness with loneliness.DMark Bertram, 46, lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand became trapped in a fan belt. “It's life-changing but it's not life-ending,” he says. “Doing work is harder now. Everything is just a little different.”After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to make light of his condition by asking Eric Catalano, a tattoo (纹身) artist, to create fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in the studio laugh—untilthey saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio. “Everything turned from funny to wow.”When Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails that looked so real that no one could believe their eyes, he had no idea the image would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world.The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical (辅助医疗的) tattooing. Now people with life-altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop. They enter Eternal Ink looking for the artistic healing they saw online. Using flesh-toned (肉色的) inks and a needle, Catalano transforms his clients' view of themselves.Leslie Pollan, 32, a dog breeder in Oxford, was bitten on the face by a puppy in 2014. She underwent countless surgeries to correct a scar on her lip.“Plastic surgery gave me no hope,” she says. “So I looked for other options.” She ultimately traveled six hours to meet with Catalano. He hid Pollan's lip scar, giving her back a piece of her confidence.“ You don't understand until you've been through it,” Pollan says. “It made me have a different look on life.”Catalano performs up to eight reconstructive tattoos. While he charges $100 per regular tattoo, he doesn't charge for paramedical tattoos. “Financially, it doesn't make sense,” Catalano says. “But every time I see that emotion from my customers, I'm 100 percent sure this is something that I can't stop doing.”12. What best describes people's attitude when first hearing of fingernail tattoos?A. Indifferent.B. Ridiculous.C. Confident.D. Surprised.13. What did Catalano do to help Leslie Pollan?A. He drew an artistic puppy.B. He inked scars on her face.C. He created a lip tattoo.D. He performed plastic surgeries on her.14. What can we infer from the passage?A. Cosmetic surgery is of no use.B. Tattoos earn Mark Bertram a good fame.C. Catalano is a kind and generous person.D. Fingernail tattoos are popular around the world.15. What could be the best title for the text?A. A Life-changing EventB. Miracle TattoosC. An Amazing ArtistD. A Promising Business第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年惠州市实验中学高三英语二模试题及答案第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AIf you are planning to visit the historic capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh, a travel destination that people crowd to from around the world, and want to attend one Festival while you are there, keep on reading to discover more information.AKA. Imaginate Festival When: 22 May – 2 June 2021Where: Traverse Theater, Assembly RoxyA festival where kids take overEdinburgh. With a whole range of free pop-up performances, take your kids to see some of the most inspiring theatre and dance from a whole range of talented performers.EdinburghInternational Film Festival When: 19 June – 29 June 2021Where: Film House, Festival TheaterOriginally the very best in international film, it was established in 1947. The dynamic programme features everything from documentaries to shorts, along with a range of experimental cinema, in an attractive setting with a spray of red carpet charm.EdinburghArt Festival When: 25 July – 25 August 2021Where: City ArtCenter, The Scottish GalleryWith over 40 exhibitions to attend, the Edinburgh Art Festival is theUK’s largest visual arts event where you can see everything from historical works to contemporary masterpieces.The RoyalEdinburghMilitary Tattoo When: 2 – 24 August 2021Where:EdinburghCastleWith a different theme every year, over 200,000 visitors crowd toEdinburghto see the military bands and the symbolic piper set against the backdrop ofEdinburghCastle.1. Who is the AKA. Imaginate Festival intended for?A. Children.B. Talented performers.C. Parents.D. Dancers.2. What’s special about Edinburgh Art Festival?A. It includes all forms of arts.B. It is about great works in history.C. It is the largest festival in the world.D. It lasts for the longest time.3. Which Festival offers performances by soldiers?A. Edinburgh Art FestivalB. AKA. Imaginate FestivalC. The RoyalEdinburghMilitary TattooD.EdinburghInternational Film FestivalBSummer is quickly passing by—but not without the ultimate meteor（流星）shower event!The2021 Perseids Meteor Shower, which is considered to be the best meteor shower of the year, is expected to start lighting up skies on this Wednesday, according to NASA. Known for fireballs, the Perseids typically light up skies on warm summer nights, leaving “long wake（尾迹）of light and color1 behind them.”Under ideal conditions, sky watchers may see approximately 50-100 meteors per hour with each meteor traveling at 37 miles per second. .Because the meteors appear in all parts of the sky, it will be pretty easy to witness the celestial（天上的）event from anywhere in the world. To get the best show, it is advised to view the Perseids from the Northern Hemisphere（半球）during the pre- dawn hours, ideally between 2 a.m. and dawn. In some cases, sky gazers may be able to seemeteors during this shower as early as 9 or 10 p. m.“If it's not cloudy, pick an observing spot away from bright lights, lie on your back, and look up! You don't need any special equipment to view the Perseids—just your eyes,” NASA wrote on their site, adding that telescopes or binoculars are not recommended due to their small fields of view.Remember to let your eyes become adjusted to the dark. Try to stay off of your phone too, as looking at devices with bright screens will negatively affect your night vision and thus reduce the number of meteors you see!For those who may be unable to view the Perseids in person, a live broadcast will be streaming from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, starting around 8 p. m. on Aug. 11 and continuing through sunrise on Aug. 12.4. What can we learn about the Perseids Meteor Shower?A. It will be the best meteor shower in history.B. The ultimate shower only happens on this Wednesday.C. We can observe 50- 100 meteors per hour in any place.D. The Meteors usually have long and bright trails behind them.5. Which of the following may be the best time to view the shower?A. At 4 a. m. on the Northern Hemisphere.B. At 2 p. m. on the Northern Hemisphere.C. At sunrise on the Southern Hemisphere.D. At dawn on the Southern Hemisphere.6. What can be inferred about the observation of Meteors?A. If you use a telescope, you will see more meteors.B. You can use smartphones to record the grand scene.C. The brighter the moon is, the more meteors you can see. .D. Bright lights will reduce the visibility of meteors.7. If you are not available to watch the Perseids personally, you can ________.A. browse the unofficial website of NASAB. watch a video recorded by a flight centerC. stream a live show on Aug. 11 nightD. use special devices to connect with the showerCI have a memory of being about five years old, picking up a beautiful grilled(烧烤的）cheese sandwich made for me by my hard —working mother and turning it over to see that theother side was burned. Suddenly what I thought was the perfect sandwich was not so perfect. Mom had tried to hide that fact from me. There was no question; I ate it anyway without complaining. However, that moment has stuck in my mind for many years. Now, at the age of 43 as a mother of two children and as a biology professor where I am routinely the "academic mother" of hundreds of students every year,I find that I believe inThe Grilled Cheese Principle.Here is what I mean Making a grilled cheese sandwich is easy right? But when I think of how many burned grilled cheese sandwiches I have eaten, or I have made myself, I realize that most of the grilled cheese sandwiches I have known have had at least one burned side. The thing is that although it is a ly easy thing to make, I can also easily lose focus, and before long the sandwich is burned. For my mother, the first side was usually perfect and the second side got burned due to her being distracted. For me,I have tended to burn the first side,but then I more carefully monitor the second side.Either way,the grilled cheese sandwich suffers because it has not been given theattention it deservesSo, I have learned that even the simplest task deserves my full attention. When I am multi-tasking, I am doing none of the tasks well. And when I allow myself to be distracted, I am not in the present moment — not paying attention to the small details of living or enjoying the processSo now, I believe the best way to make a perfect grilled cheese sandwich is to make only one at a time and give it my full attention.8. How did the writer react to the sandwich with burned side?A. She ate it with some complaintsB. She showed no interest.C. She thought it was still perfectD. She was deeply impressed with it9. What doesThe Grilled Cheese Principlemean?A. Even simple things deserve full attentionB. Losing focus makes the sandwich burnedC. Self-made sandwiches are always burnedD. we should make only one sandwich at a time10. Which of the following can we infer from the passage?A. Everything cannot be done well without full attentionB. Moms always like to lie to kids when they have done something wrongC. We can lose focus more easily when we do easy things.D. Multi-tasking can be an obstacle to the achievement of tasks.11. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?A. Nothing is perfectB. Learn to appreciate the burned sandwichesC. Devote yourself to one thing at a time.D. Never do multi-tasksDI had just delivered a memorable speech, and I was about to learn how the judges decided my performance. The audience leaned forward and a period of silence fell across the room. I felt the drum rolled in my heart.The third-place winner was announced. The name was not mine. Then the second-place winner, still not me.At last, the moment of truth came. I was about to either enjoy the warmth of victory or regret the months’ preparation. My heart felt closer to the latter.Losing is a part of life, and I have dealt with it on more than one occasion. However, it was an indescribable feeling to drive a 200-mile round trip, get up very early on a freezing Saturday morning, and yet still finish fourth out of four competitors in my group. After Lincoln lost the 1858 Illinois Senate race, he said, “I felt like the 12-year-old boy who kicked his toe. I was too big to cry and it hurt too bad to laugh.” Oh yeah, I could relate.I had spent many hours in front of a computer and in libraries doing research for the Lincoln Bicentennial Speech Contest. After not placing in the first year of the contest, I really wanted to compete again. Lincoln had many failures, but he never allowed them to defeat his spirit or ambition, so I was not going to give up on a second contest! I reworked my speech for the following year, but again I did not place.I couldn’t accept the fact that I failed twice in something that I had worked so hard on, until I thought about my hero. Never mind the lost prize money and praise—through learning stories about Lincoln, I discovered that I can fail successfully.12. How did the author feel after finishing his speech?A. Delighted.B. Annoyed.C. Thrilled.D. Nervous.13. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A. He was regretful about his not being fully prepared.B. He felt upset for getting up early on a chilly morning.C. He once kicked and hurt his toe when he was 12 years old.D. He turned out to be the last one of his group in the contest.14. Why did the author decide to enter the second contest?A. He was eager to prove himself to be the best contestant.B. He was inspired by the never-give-up spirit of Lincoln.C. He was willing to enjoy the warmth and joy of victory.D. He was determined to win the prize money and praise.15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A memorable hero in my lifeB. Never mind others’ judgmentsC. Losing is an indescribable feelingD. Stand up from where we tripped over第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年惠州市第二中学高三英语月考试题及答案第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ANothing beats live music, but the venue makes a difference. When you're able to score tickets to an incredible concert in an incredible place, you won't forget the experience. Here are some of the coolest music venues from around the world. If you haven't been to any of these, you've got some traveling to do.Red Rocks, Morrison, the United StatesRed Rocks might be the most beautiful and famous venue in the United States. At 6,450 feet above sea level, Red Rocks is a geologically formed natural stage. Its massive sandstone provides a perfect stage for jam bands. If you're into the blues and jazz, you'll have no trouble finding something in line with your interests.Meet Factory, Prague, Czech RepublicSmallest venues on this list, Meet Factory is an art gallery, theater, and music venue. The venue only accommodates 1,000 people, so you won't see any huge names come through. Still, it's a great place to see up-and-coming local acts, and if you've got an eye for contemporary art, you'll love your time here.Arena of NÎmes, NÎmes, FranceOriginally built around A. D. 70, the Arena of Nimes presents concertgoers with an interesting question: Should they enjoy the music, or marvel at the architecture? The Arena is, after all, one of the world's best-preserved Roman theaters. Many major touring acts plan stops at the Arena of Nimes, especially during the venue's annual festival.Sydney Opera House, Sydney, AustraliaThe Sydney Opera House is one of the world's most famous performing venues. I's also one of the most distinctive buildings in Sydney, thanks to the breathtaking design by Danish architect Utzon. It hosts about 40 events per week, so whether you're into jazz, rock, classical music, or opera, you'll find something to watch.1.Where can you enjoy music in natural beauty?A.At Red Rocks.B.At Meet Factory.C.At Arena of Nimes.D.At Sydney Opera House.2.What is special about Meet Factory?A.It enjoys breathtaking scenery.B.It hosts both musical and artistic events.C.It is the largest venue of all.D.It is famous for contemporary music.3.What do the listed music venues have in common?A.They have a long history.B.They are built near the sea.C.They accommodate thousands of people.D.They are beautiful tourist attractions.BYellowstoneNational ParkbecameAmerica's first national park in 1872. The National Park Service was formed 44 years later in 1916.Yellowstone, which is mostly in the state of Wyoming, is considered an example of the success of the National Park System.Humans have been present in Yellowstone for more than 11,000 years.Yellowstone contains beautiful mountains, deep canyons(峡谷), lakes and rivers.The nameYellowstonecomes from the river running through the area. At first known as Rock Yellow River, it became known as theYellowstoneRiver.Yellowstoneis host to many different species of plants. However, the park is most distinctive because of what lies underneath it. It sits on top of an ancient super volcano, known as The Yellowstone Caldera. The caldera is 48 by 72 kilometers. And it remains an active volcano.It is believed that the last time the volcano erupted was one half million years ago. The area has had three major eruptions in the last three million years.Experts say it may erupt again in another 1,000 to 10,000 years. But each year, there are thousands of earthquakes atYellowstone. Most are too small to be felt by people visiting the park.Yellowstoneis filled with the beauty of many hot water springs. hot water and gasses are trapped under the earth. they rush to the surface in the form of hot water and steam.Old Faithful is The most famous one .Iterupts about every hour or hour and a half. The eruption can last from one and a half minutes up to 5 minutes. The amount of hot water it expels（排出）in that time can be as much as 31,000 liters or more.In addition to its beauty and wonder, Yellowstone is an animal sanctuary（保护区）. It is home to the largest group of wild animals in theUnited States. As you travel through the park, you can sometimes see them in their natural habitat and hear their calls .4. What wasYellowstonenamed after?A. RockYellow RiverB. The amazing mountains.C. The stones with yellow color1D. The first discovery inwyoming.5. What makesYellowstonequite unique?A. The scenery is beautiful.B. There are a lot of explorers.C. It’s home to many plants.D. Its location is very special.6. What does the underlined word“It”in Paragraph 5 refer to?A. The earth.B. Yellowstone.C.Old Faithful.D. TheYellowstoneCaldera.7. What can we infer from the text?A. The Yellowstone Caldera has been dead for years.B. Yellowstone is a shelter for the protected wildlife.C. Big earthquakes happen frequently atYellowstone.D.YellowstoneNational Parkhas attracted visitors for centuries.CJack was born without eyes. He was very lucky as he grew up having other kittens (young cats) to socialize (交往)with, and was used to people from the moment he was born. However, when it came time to find the kittens homes, no one knew where Jack would end up.That’s when I got an e-mail from my friend. All she asked was “Do you still want one of the kittens? There’s one here with no eyes and no one would like to take him”. Without thinking I told her that I did want the kitten.When we first brought him home, Jack stayed mostly in my room. After about a day he had noissues running around and climbing on everything. At times he gets lost in the house, he’ll stop. But we just call his name and talk to him and it isn’t long before he finds his way back to us.A few weeks after getting Jack, we got a new cat named Bear. Jack and Bear have become best friends. It doesn’t matter that he can’t see. He always knows when Bear is around. He’ll run across the yard straight to Bear and wrap his front legs around his neck in a big hug. They run after each other around and wrestle (摔跤). They’ll lie down in the grass together when tired.Jack is truly an inspiration. I’ve owned lots of kittens in my life, but Jack is the happiest and most playful. He doesn’t feel sorry for himself. He doesn’t need pity. I think Jean, owner of Gumbo, another eyeless cat, said it best when she told me that cats don’t have disabilities; they have adaptability.8. Why did Jack come to the author’s home?A. The author cared for an eyeless cat.B. The author didn’t mind whether he was blind.C. No other young cats kept him company.D. The author’s friend begged the author to take him home.9. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Jack often wrestles with Bear indoors.B. Jack likes to play with a new eyeless cat.C. Jack quickly adapts to the new environment.D. Jack is good at talking and playing with people.10. What does the underlined word “issue” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Trouble.B. Fun.C. Luck.D. Business.11. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. A cat has nine lives.B. All is well that ends well.C. God helps those who help themselves.D. A good beginning makes a good ending.DRock and pop hitmaker Jim Steinman, who wrote and composed music for Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, and more, died Monday in Danbury, Connecticut. He was 73. Steinman's brother Billconfirmed that the cause of death was kidney (肾) failure.A statement posted on Steinman's Facebook page read, “It's with a heavy heart that I can confirm Jim's passing. There will be much more to say in the coming hours and days as we prepare to honor this giant of a human being and his glorious legacy.”Steinman's wholly unique career found him working as a composer, lyricist, and producer for many artists in a variety of styles. According to a biography on his website, the records he's worked on have sold more than 190 million copies worldwide. He was nominated (提名) for four Grammys, and won Album of the Year for his work on Dion's 1996 smash,Falling Into You.Steinman began his career in a musical theater while in college, writing and starring in a rock musical calledThe Dream Engine, which gained the attentionof New York theatrical producer Joe Papp. After graduating, Steinman worked at the Public Theater (which was established by Papp). In 1973, Yvonne Elliman recorded Steinman's song “Happy Ending”, which became Steinman's first commercially released tune. That same year, the Public Theater staged his musicalMore Than You Deserve.One of the actors who auditioned forMore Than You Deservewas Meat Loaf, and he and Steinman soon struck up a close personal and professional relationship. The two began working on Meat Loaf's solo album,BatOut of Hell, in the early 70s, but it wouldn't be released until 1977. It wasn't until about one year later — after Meat Loaf performed onSaturday Night Live— that the album became a hit.“There is no other songwriter ever like him,” Meat Loaf said. “I can never repay him. He has been such an influence, in fact, the biggest influence on my life, and I learned so much from him that there would be no way I could ever repay Mr. Jim Steinman.”12. What caused Jim Steinman's death?A. A hit on the head.B. A kidney problem.C. A failed operation.D. A lack of blood supply.13. What is the correct order of the following events?a. Meat Loaf performed onSaturday Night Live.b. Jim released his first commercial tuneHappy Ending.c. Jim and Meat Loaf released the albumBat Out of Hell.d. Jim starred in a rock musical calledThe Dream Engine.e. Jim's musicalMore Than You Deservewas put on show.f. Jim won Album of the Year for his work onFalling Into You.A. dbecafB. dbcfaeC. fdcaebD. fbceda14. Why was Jim Steinman important to Meat Loaf?A. Because Jim was an extraordinary songwriter.B. Because Jim allowed him not to repay his debt.C. Because Jim was influential in the music industry.D. Because Jim gave him friendship and career support.15. What do we learn about Jim Steinman?A. He mainly focused his career on acting in musicals.B. He is a well-known and widely respected musician.C. His closest friends were Bill, Papp and Meat Loaf.D. He won four Grammys in the course of his career.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

惠州市2019届高三第二次调研考试英语2018.10本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

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第I卷第一部分听力(满分30分)略第二部分阅读理解（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。

AFeeling hungry but don’t have the time to get in line for food? Why not just grab and go? Here are the best places for takeout in this city. Try choosing your takeaway food by referring to the following feedbacks from the customers:New Garden: Shop 6A, G/F, Sen Fat Bldg, 6 Bonham StrandRileen Chua: Beef egg toasted sandwich! Good for takeaway as u skip the queue! So time-saving!Chris Chua: Must order their sandwiches and red bean ice! Classic!Fuyuhiko Takaya: English service available. My favorite Chinese-Western fusion restaurant!Pololi: 35-39 Graham Street (Hollywood Road)Max Lmn: Great healthy takeaway spot!Alfonso Castillo: Loved the food. Very healthy and not so expensive. I would recommend it to be taken away rather than actually eat there. 11:30 all the way to 02:00, good for late night snacks!Will C: Friendly staff, well knowledge of their products and offer samples to try. Had the avocado spicy tuna, wasabi Mayo and salad. If you like fresh healthy food, you won't be disappointed.Feast (Food by EAST): 1/F, EAST, Hong Kong, 29 Taikoo Shing RdShari McCullough: The to-go counter is great for picking up a fresh, yummy salad or sandwich for takeaway. Berla King: Cupcakes turned out to be the densest and heaviest ever. Suggest you pass on the takeaway counter for more desserts. Closes at 21:00.La Rotisserie: Shop B, G/F, Manhattan Avenue, 25 Queen's Rd C, Sheung WanBart Verkoeijen: It's for takeaway or on the go only. You get the chicken wrapped in aluminum foil, and it is still hot after 15 minutes. Opens 14:00 – 23:00.John Chew: It is a great lunch takeaway. I love the chicken with pasta. People are crazy about its chocolate cake which I will have to try one of these days.Tink Wong: Y ummy! Probably not the healthiest but the potatoes were delicious. The chicken was juicy and very well-seasoned. Will go back for sure! Tea set is worth every dollar.Click “more” if you want other recommendations. Treat yourself!21. Who is this passage intended for?A. People who don’t want to wait for food.B. People who are hungry.C. People who are too lazy to go out eating.D. People who are particular about food.22. What made New Garden special among the best places for takeaway?A. Customers can experience different food cultures.B. It only offers takeaway food.C. Only fresh healthy food is served.D. Customers can enjoy excellent service.23.You can go to________ to choose fresh healthy food at 22:00.A. New GardenB. PololiC. FeastD. La RotisserieBI realized something this morning. I have been writing now for 34 years. It all started when I was just 18 years old. As a boy I had read literally(毫不夸张地）hundreds of books. I had a thirst for knowledge that seemingly could never fade. Then suddenly I found I had something I wanted to share. I tried to ignore it, but as any writer will tell you once the ideas awaken inside of you they won't leave you alone until you write them down. I didn't have a computer, word processor, or even a typewriter. Still, I grabbed a pen and lined notebook paper and wrote everything that was burning inside of me.When I was done I didn't know how to share it. There was no internet back then, no smart phones, and no social media. I sought out the editor of my local county newspaper and asked him to print what I had written. He was a good man full of both wisdom and kindness. He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish anything else I was willing to write. I continued to write new articles each week and shared them first with other local papers and later online as well. Years later at the urging of my readers I even self-publishedtwo collections of my stories in book form.Through my writing I slowly became more than I was. In my writings I encountered my highest self. In my writings I discovered the goodness and light that lies in us all. In my writings I found great love and joy and encouraged others to choose love and joy as well. I also found that we all are writers whether we put pen to paper or not. With every choice we make, with every thought we hold, and with everything we do we are writing our own life story.Lance Wubbels once wrote: "I hope you realize your life is truly your life. It belongs to you. It is your story to write with love. Day by day, line by line, write it well."24. As a boy, when the author found he had something to share, ________.A. he wrote it downB. he ignored itC. he shared it on social mediaD. he told it to a writer25. How did the author begin his writing career?A. He was hired as a newspaper editor.B. He put his stories online by himself.C. He self-published two books.D. He was helped by a local newspaper editor.26. What does the author think of writing?A. Writing takes practice and efforts.B. Writing can benefit oneself and others.C. Writing helps people tell right from wrong.D. Only with a pen can one write his life story.27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A Way to be a WriterB. A Way to Share IdeasC. Living is WritingD. Writing is the Source of LoveCDo you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone?If yes, you're not alone. These days, many people suffer from the stress of FOMO (fear of missing out). They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning, and for the rest of the day, they constantly scroll down the timelines of their social media apps to get the latest updates.Despite the convenience smartphones bring, many people struggle with their digital habits.As Sameer Samat, US tech company vice president of product management, said in his speech at the 2018 Google I/O developer conference on May 8, 70% of people don’t want to spend so much time on theirphones.This is why during the conference Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new version of its Android operating system. This new app includes well-being functions that aim to help users manage the time they spend on their digital devices.It all starts with a bird’s-eye view. Dashboard allows users to look at all the details of their phone habits. For example, users can see how many times they’ve unlocked their phone and how many times they’ve checked their social media apps, as well as how much time they spend on each app every day.Once the users see this information, they'll be able to make some changes. With the App Timer functions, users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day. After they've hit the limit，they won't be able to launch the app until the next day.But even if users become mor e mindful of their usage, they’re still likely to be drawn in by notifications (通知). This is where the Shush feature comes in. It automatically silences incoming calls and notifications when a user puts his/her phone face down.If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours using their smartphones, these new functions are just one way of doing that.After all, who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps when the easiest answer would be just to use your willpower?28. People under the pressure of FOMO may________.A. have trouble with their sleepB. find it hard to focus on anythingC. be addicted to their mobile phonesD. prefer to download the latest apps29. What inspires Google to launch Dashboard?A.The limited functions of current Android system.B. People’s complaint about their smartphones.C. Samat’s impressive speech at a conference.D. Mobilephone users’ great demand.30. ________ can track users’ phone habits in detail.A. AndroidB. TimerC. ShushD. Dashboard31. What can be learned from the passage?A. Dashboard turned out to be popular.B. Dashboard is a perfect choice to manage time properly.C. Strong willpower is the easiest way to avoid smartphone addiction.D. People are exploring other ways to stop overusing smartphones.DWild animals are known to listen to each other for warnings that predators are near. Some birds, for example, flee when neighbors make a loud noise to announce a snake's presence.The fairy wren is a small Australian songbird. It is not born knowing the "languages" of other birds. But recent research says it can learn the meaning of a few important sounds.Andrew Radford is a biologist at the University of Bristol in England and co-writer of the new report published in early August in the journal Current Biology. He told the Associated Press, "We knew before that some animals can translate the meanings of other species' ‘foreign languages,' but we did not know how that ‘language learning' came about."Birds have several ways of learning life skills. Some knowledge is genetically passed down by their parents and some comes from direct experience with the world. But Radford and other scientists are exploring a third kind of knowledge: information from fellows.Radford and researchers at the Australian National University carried out the study in the country's National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. They attached to their bodies specially-designed, sound-producing equipment called "tweeter speakers." They wanted to see if fairy wrens would react to sounds of other birds even if they could not see them.The scientists first played the birds two recorded sounds that they likely had never heard before. One was a warning cry of a thorn bill, a bird not native to Australia. The other was a computer-generated bird sound called "buzz."When the 16 fairy wrens in the study first heard the sounds, they had no special reaction. The scientists then tried to train half of the birds to recognize the thorn bill’s cry as a warning sound. They tried to train the other half to recognize the computer-generated "buzz" as a warning call.After three days, the scientists tested what the birds had learned — and their students passed the test. The fairy wrens trained with the thorn bill’s cry, fled when they heard it. The group trained with the buzz, fled when they heard that sound. Neither group reacted to the sound taught to the other.32. What does the underlined word “predators” in the first paragr aph mean?A. enemiesB. neighborsC. birdsD. snakes33. Which is the right order of the experiment?a. The fairy wrens were divided into two parts.b. The fairy wrens made no reaction to the strange sounds.c. The fairy wrens wore sound-providing equipment.d. The fairy wrens were trained separately.e. The fairy wrens passed the test successfully.A. a b c d eB. c b a d eC. c e b a dD. a c e d b34. It can be learned from the study that the fairy wrens _______.A. were not good “foreign language” learnersB. made no reaction to the sounds all the timeC. took both of the sounds as warningsD. fled when hearing the sound trained with35. The passage is probably taken from________.A. A biology textbookB. A science magazineC. A science fictionD. A wildlife brochure第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

惠州市2019届高三模拟考试（2模），试卷+答案第二部分阅读理解(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。

AAre you seeking for some charming places in the world? Here are some destinations for you to explore.1.Basilicata, ItalyThis is a chance to visit Italy's southern region before the world catches on. Between the heel that is Puglia and the toe that is Calabria, you will find Basilicata, the arch (拱状物) of Italy's foot.Despite a storied and ancient past, the region has been overlooked in modern times. Easily Italy's best-kept secret, Basilicata is reserved for beautiful beaches and ancient towns. In 2019,the town of Matera, a UNESCO site, will host the European Capital of Culture. It is also known for its ancient caves - once used for livestock, later as primitive homes, and today, as private residences or hotels beautifully restored.2.IcelandIs Iceland appealing? Absolutely for luxury travellers seeking over-the-top,only-in-Iceland experiences. High-end properties are money-consuming, from Edition Hotel opening in 2018 in Reykjavik to the super-private Trophy Lodge.An advanced hot-springs, the Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland, is set to open in May 2019 at the Blue Lagoon. And on the remote northern Troll Peninsula, Deplar Farm is a former sheep farm where adventurers can fly-fish and helicopter.3.Top End, AustraliaAustralia's remote Top End-the northernmost section of the Northern Territory is experiencing an upgrade of tourism to its aboriginal communities, the world's oldest civilizations,according to 2017 DNA analysis.The region's small cities--Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine are seeing new markets and aboriginal centers, giving visitors aperfect place to appreciate the vast region's diverse cultures.4.Seattle, WashingtonSeattle takes a bold turn in 2019, not ltting you down with a high budget. Multiyear reconstructions at the Space Needle are underway, including a restaurant complete with as pinning glass floor scheduled to open this spring.Downtown, tours of the huge NBBJ-designed Amazon Spheres filled with hundreds of plant species begin in early 2019，which will see the opening of the Pacific Northwest's largest hotel, the 45-story Hyatt Regency Seattle.21. What can you know about Basilicata, Italy?A. It is located in top end of southern Italy.B. It is an ancient region without many tourists.C. There are beautiful beaches and ancient hotels.D. There are livestock in the ancient caves22. What might travellers do in Iceland?A. They can enjoy an advanced hot-springs.B. They can visit a sheep farm.C. They can take a helicopter.D. They can appreciate the diverse cultures.23. Which places might cost you much money?A. Basilicata, Italy and IcelandB. Basilicata, Italy and Top End, AustraliaC. Top End, Australia and Seattle, WashingtonD. Iceland and Seattle, WashingtonBHumans and elephants don't always get along. In Africa and Asia, elephants damage infrastructure, farmers' crops, and natural habitat important for other species. If an elephant becomes a problem, humans may kill it. So local people and conservationists are trying to find better ways to keep elephants away from sensitive places. Now, researchers think they have a good tool to prevent elephants: honeybee pheromones(信息素)."Elephants dislike being stung in the trunk, so it's an extremely sensitive organ. Imagine being stung in your nose by a bee, and multiply that a few thousand times." said Mark Wright, a professor of entomology at the University of Hawai at Manoa.Kenyan farmers have long known that if they hang live beehives(蜂箱) around their farms,they will drive elephants away. "The problem is how to manage hundreds of thousands of hives,if you have a huge area to protect. And then the idea came up t8 look at the alarm pheromones,which are chemicals that the bees release to launch an attack on something that's damaging the hive."So the researchers tested out an artificial mixture of chemicals that imitates honey bees' alarm pheromones. In Greater Kruger National Park in South Africa, the team hung white socks treated with the artificial mixture as well as untreated control socks around an elephant watering hole, and then observed the animals' behavior. "Elephants are really curious creatures. They'll walk along and see something like a sock hanging on a branch in the environment, and they'll inspect it, and if it's not treated with the alarm pheromones, they'll pick it up, throw it around,and try to taste it, things like that. And in the case of the treated ones, we found that they would show immediate signs of unease or uncertainty, and they'd eventually back off from them. Very seldom would they go pick them up and play with them." The study is in the journal Current Biology.In order to avoid the elephants more effectively, the researchers plan to make the pheromone mixture purer. That way, these remarkable animals will stay far away from wherever they should not be going- -and both elephants and humans can coexist a bit more peacefully.24. What can we infer from the underlined words in Paragraph 2?A. Bees enjoy stinging elephants.B. Elephants' trunk is a sensitive organ.C. Your nose is frequently stung by bees.D. Being stung in the trunk is unbearable to elephants.25. Why didn't the researchers hang live beehives to keep elephants away from crops?A. Because it's of no use to elephants.B. Because it's impractical.C. Because elephants like the taste of honey.D. Because they prefer to invent new chemicals.26. Paragraph 4 mainly tells us______A. how to imitate honeybee alarm pheromonesB. elephants' reaction to the white socksC. how the experiment was carried outD. why the team hung two different white socks27. The research was aimed atA. bettering the relation between humans and elephantsB. cutting down the number of elephantsC. preventing elephants from damaging cropsD. protecting elephantsCProducts with“Made in China”" on them have become an important part of the world as China is gradually taking the globe with its incredible manufacturing industry. Though Chinese products have already got rid of the image of low quality, there are still manyforeigners who consider them cheap, low-end and copycat and claim that they will never buy one.However, a recent Japanese TV show which conducted a survey on Chinese products has astonished those who looked down upon Chinese manufacturing. The TV show did a test: Clear all the China-made products from a Japanese household. Four hours later, 619 pieces of Chinese products were removed, and even the clothes of the house owner had to be taken off. Not only in Japan, but also in the us people are seeing the same change. The US writer Sara Bongiorn who published a book titled Without MADE IN CIIINA a decade ago also conducted a similar experiment to measure the impact of globalization on ordinary Americans.She decided not to buy any products made in China for a year, At first, she was pretty positive about her decision, believing she could find substitutes from other countries. But she later proved herself wrong.Avoiding Chinese products on purpose, Bongiorn could only choose ltalian-made sneakers for her children at the price of $68 per pair, while the Chinese ones were only $I0. Once she tried to buy a candle for her husband's birthday, but failed to find one that was not made in China at six stores.At last, Bongiorn concluded in her book that "Made in China" products are inseparable to American society, since the inconveniences of living without them are a huge cost.US President Donald Trump has won lots of support for his slogan "Make America Great Again" and for his“Buy American, Hire American" advertisements during his campaign.However, the hats, clothes, and flags printed with the slogans that were used for the campaign were all made in China.Today, with the arising awareness of brands and improving demand for quality,“Made in China”has gradually shaken off the label of cheap, copycat products, and is winning are putation for competence.28. What can we know from the first paragraph?A. Products made in China sell best in the world.B. The quality of Chinese products still has a long way to go.C. Many foreigners still look down upon Chinese products.D. Chinese products are popular because they are cheap.29. From Sara Bongiorn's experiment, we can learn she,A. refused any Chinese products for their poor qualityB. lacked confidence at the beginning of the experimentC. gave up doing the experiment because it was much too expensiveD. came to believe American society can't go without Chinese products30. What is the purpose of using Donald Trump's campaign as an example?A. To support the idea that Chinese products are winning the market.B. To show that Donald Trump knew how to win people's heart.C. To explain why American people refuse Chinese products.D. To show that America is in a trade war with China.31. In which of the following magazines can you most likely find this article?A. Reader's DigestB. Business ExplorationC. Green ChinaD. National GeographicD“The first year was a bit like the first year of a marriage--but with 25 people rather than just one." That is how Jude Tisdall describes joining a co-housing development built for women over50. Tisdall, an arts consultant in her early 60s, moved into the New Ground Complex in north London just over a year ago.Tisdall was lucky to secure one of the 26 apartments in the development. Its L-shaped design, with a single entrance that takes residents past the common room, is intended to foster casual social interaction, and there is a communal garden and space to cook and share meals together. Residents are aged between 50 and 90.The development is managed by the Older Women's Co-housing community, set up to bring the principle of co-housing communities established in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK.“There are not many options for the old in the UK," says Maria Brenton, a founding member.“One third of over 65s live on their own, which causes loneliness and ill health, and two thirds of those are older women. Older people I have researched don't want to live in institutions like a care home. And they often say they don't want to end up like their parents--isolated and lonely."With the world's population getting older and more urban, the needs of older residents will play an increasingly important part in the shaping of cities. According to UN figures, the number of over 60s is set to double by 2050. All cities will need to adapt to meeting this massive demographic change.Currently more than 700 cities in 39 countries are signed up for the World Health Organization's global network of age friendly cities and communities to promote healthy ageing and improve the quality of life for people over 60.32. How did Tisdall feel about joining the co-housing development ?A. DisappointedB. UncomfortableC. HappyD. Relaxed33. What's the purpose of the apartments' special design?A. To make the apartments more secure.B. To emphasize its unique appearance.C. To keep residents' free of anxiety.D. To promote residents' communication.34. What can we know about the co-housing development?A. It is only accessible to people over 60.B. It differs from a care home.C. It's first established in the UK.D. It's in the charge of Maria Brenton.35. The underlined word in Paragraph 5 is probably related to_A. controlling systemB. community developmentC. population groupD. health state第二节(共5小题: 每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。