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1、佛山市2018届普通高中高三教学质量检测（二）英 语本试卷共9页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。因笔试不考听力，第1卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。 2答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选项的答题信息点涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。 3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的铅笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目
2、指定区域内相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分 阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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。AThe Five Best Countries TO Move To For RetirementRetiring in a different country is gaming popularity. Bel
3、ow are five of the best countries to seek retirementCosta RicaMild climate, breathtaking landscapes and beaches draw retirees(退休人员）to Costa Rica. The country readily welcomes immigrants and offers a simple residency process. With a monthly income of at least $ 1,000 per month from Social Security or
4、 a similar source, people enjoy a high standard of living at a much lower cost than the U. S.MalaysiaRetirees who choose to make Malaysia home will appreciate its rich culture and attractive scenery. Moreover, the country offers modern facilities at modest prices. Immigrants enjoy convenience and co
5、mfort in their daily life. You will find low-cost rental units, delicious street food, and various shopping malls.MexicoBecause its close to the U.S., Mexico draws more than a million American retirees to its borders. Increasing immigrant communities enjoy seaside living and conversations with frien
6、dly. English speaking locals. Plus, legal residents over the age of 60 receive airline, grocery, and restaurant discounts.PanamaGentle ocean wind takes the heat out of hot year-round temperatures, which has been the chief attraction to foreign retirees. Beautiful beaches and a booming economy also a
7、ttract retirees to Panama. An income of $2,000 per month covers modest living costs. Furthermore, the country offers discounts to retirees with a special visa.EcuadorLazy coastal towns, sun-shining hot spots, and nature-filled views wait for immigrants seeking a carefree lifestyle. Public transporta
8、tion costs in Ecuador make owning a vehicle unnecessary. A bus ride only costs 25 cents and taxi rides will run about $3.21. What do Costa Rica and Malaysia have in common?A. Convenient shopping. B. Relatively low living cost. C. Various cultural activities.D. Simple immigration procedures.22. Which
9、 countrys location specially attracts retirees from the U.S.?A. Malaysias. B. Mexicos. C. Panamas. D. Ecuadors.23. What is the main reason for retirees to choose Panama?A. Beautiful beaches. B. A booming economy.C. A pleasant climate. D. Discounts for retirees.BThe Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has w
10、elcomed home two paintings by the Dutch master, more than 14 years after they were ripped (抢) off the museums wall in a nighttime theft. Museum director Axel Rueger called their return “one of the most special days in the history of the museum.”The paintings were discovered last year by Italian poli
11、ce while they were searching suspected Italian criminals farmhouse near Naples for evidence of drug dealing. The two paintings were wrapped in cotton sheets. They were stuffed in a box and hidden behind a wall in a toilet when they were found.The paintings were considered among the artworks most sea
12、rched for in the world. After years in darkness, they can now shine again. They are back on display at the museum before being taken to the conservation studio for repair. Fortunately, they suffered remarkably little damage as thieves who had climbed up a ladder and broken a window to get into the m
13、useum in 2004 rip them out of their frames.“It is not only a surprise that the works have been recovered but its even more surprising they are in relatively unharmed condition,” Rueger said.The museum director was on vacation when the call came last year from Italian authorities who believed they ha
14、d recovered the paintings. He didnt celebrate right away. Hed had calls li this before.“I was hopeful but also a little hesitant. Over these years, we had so many occasions when people phoned us, contacted us, claiming that they knew something about the whereabouts (下落) of the works and each time it
15、 was false, the trace went cold,” he said. “So.the way has been till of disappointment.” But museum experts sent to Italy to check the authenticity(真实性) of the works quickly turned Ruegers doubts into delight.Rueger said the paintings are now back permanently at the museum, which is home to dozens o
16、f works by Van Gogh. “Im very confident that everything is safe in the museum from now on,” he said.24. How were the stolen paintings found? A. The police found them by accident. B. The arrested thieves gave information. C. Some drug dealers offered clues.D. The police knew the hidden place.25. What
17、 surprised Rueger most about the lost paintings?A. They were stolen at night. B. They were found at last.C. They suffered little damage. D. The search took 14 years.26. When Rueger got the call from Italian authorities, he .A. didnt believe them B. felt quite relieved C. planned to celebrate D. doub
18、ted the news27. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. Reuger gradually lost interest in the search. B. The number of false calls was greatly reduced. C. Rueger felt cold because of too many false calls.D. The chance to find the paintings became slim.CImagine that youre the cr
19、eator and show runner of the newest comedy show on television. Only it isnt so popular yet, and your live Studio audience isnt giving you the big laughs the show deserves. Do you film the show all over again, hoping that this time the audience will laugh? Or is there another option for making a joke
20、 sound funnier than it was received?Sweeten(改善) the sound by adding a laugh track! “Sweetening,” or the addition of sound effects such as laughs, screams, and other audience-produced noises to the audio track of a TV show, has been used since the 1940s to produce the appearance, or rather the sound,
21、 of an engaged and entertained response to a shows comedy. Laugh tracks came into existence as not only a solution, and sometimes replacement, for an unengaged live audience but also as a way to engage an at-home audience into a more-traditional, public, and theaterlike experience. Adding a laugh tr
22、ack to a television show makes the viewers at home feel much less like theyre sitting on a couch staring at the television screen and much more like theyre in a room full of laughing happy people to varying degrees of success.Though the art of sweetening has risen and fallen in popularity over the p
23、ast 60 years, credit for its creation and continued use is owed to laugh-track pioneer and sound engineer Charles Douglass. Douglass was the first to develop, in 1953, a machine for producing “canned laughter”, accessible at the push of a button or pull of a lever (操纵杆). Despite being artificial, se
24、nsibly edited laugh tracks are found by television studios to bring about a positive audience response, as their use is usually accompanied by higher ratings and increased audience memory. Though some television audiences may disagree with the value of the laugh track, the cheerful and repetitive so
25、und holds a permanent place in the history and future of television comedy.28. The author uses the first paragraph to .A. introduce the topic “sweetening”B. seek solutions for the problemC. point out a way of making comedies D. arouse readers interest in comedies29. What effect does a laugh track pr
26、oduce?A. The creation of a show.B. Funnier sound in a show,C. More engaged live audienceD. Communication among TV viewers.30. Whats the authors attitude towards the use of the laugh track?A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Neutral (中立的). D. Uncertain,31. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The rea
27、son for using laugh tracks. B. The brief history of laugh tracks.C. The development of TV comedies. D. The way to improve television shows.DAcademic learning is usually in the spotlight at school, but teaching elementary-age students “soft” skills like self-control and how to get along with others m
28、ight help to keep at-risk kids out of criminal trouble in the future.Once a program called Fast Track was started in the early 1990s for more than 7,600 children of 55 schools in America. They were identified by their teachers and parents to be at high risk for developing aggressive behavioral probl
29、ems. The students were randomly divided into two groups; half took part in the intervention, which included a teacher-led curriculum, parent training groups, academic tutoring and lessons in self-control and social skills. The program, which lasted from first grade through 10th grade, reduced delinq
30、uency(少年犯罪), arrests and use of health and mental health services as the students aged through adolescence and young adulthood.In another latest study, by looking at the data from nearly 900 students in previous findings, researchers found that about a third of the influence on future crime outcomes
31、 was due to the social and self-regulation skills the students learned from ages 6 to 11.The academic skills, or hard skills like learning of physics, which were taught as part of Fast Track, turned out to have less of an influence on crime and delinquency rates than did the soft skills, which are a
32、ssociated with emotional(情绪的) intelligence. Soft skills might include teaching kids to work cooperatively in a group or teaching them how to think about the long-term consequences when they make a decision.Researchers drew the conclusion that these soft skills should be emphasized even more in our e
33、ducation system and in our system of socializing children. Parents should do all they can to promote these skills with their children as should education policymakers. To the extent we can improve those skills, we can improve outcomes in delinquency.32. Fast Track was intended for children who .A. w
34、ere randomly chosen from their schoolsB. had some problems with academic learningC. often went against their teachers and parents wishesD. were considered to have criminal trouble in the future33. What can be learned about the intervention in Paragraph 2?A. It included all the students. B. It focuse
35、d on social skills. C. It improved health services.D. It had positive outcomes.34. Compared with soft skills, hard skills .A. almost have no influence on studentsB. are more affected by students emotionC. are mainly related to academic learningD. offer children greater self-control abilities35. Whic
36、h is the best title for the passage? A. Soft Social Skills MatterB. Fast Track Helps ChildrenC. How to Prevent Delinquency D. What to DO for Education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。Taking on a part-time job while pursuing a degree is hard work, but there are great ben
37、efits from that. Students with part-time jobs can earn their own money, develop good time-management skills, and gain experience in the workplace. 36 As they come into adulthood, earning an income can increase their confidence. Some students need to work through school to afford tuition. 37 Still, t
38、he money will be theirs to spend as they wish, and they may appreciate it more because they worked for it.Students taking on a job on top of their studies will have less free time than non-working students. 38 They learn to skip fun activities to finish their responsibilities. This prepares them for
39、 life after school when they cant find excuses for work thats not finished in time,Often, students take jobs that introduce them to their preferred career after school is over. 39 Even students who work in places not connected to their majors will look more impressive to potential employers. Employe
40、rs look for employees who understand the work environment and work well as part of a team. 40 That will make it much easier for them to change their roles after leaving school.A. Others will set the money aside to pay back student loans.B. Other students may have to get help from their parents.C. St
41、udents having part-time jobs usually get employed easily after graduation.D. Having a part-time job helps students to get accustomed to the professional world. E. They tend to be better planners as they make sure they complete every task on deadline. F. Students who take part-time jobs will have mor
42、e money than they would have otherwise.G. This allows them to gain experience in the business and begin meeting people in that field.第三部分 语言知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分45分）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和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。On June 23, 1970. I had just left the Army af
43、ter completing my one-year duty in Vietnam. I was on 41 returning home in Texas. I had been warned about the _42_ of our fellow countrymen. There was no 43 welcome for us when we came home from that unpopular war.I sat, in uniform, in a window seat, 44 eye contact with my fellow passengers. NO one w
44、as sitting next to me, which added to my _45_. A little girl suddenly appeared in the passage. She _46_ and, without saying a word, 47 handed me a magazine. I accepted her 48 , her quiet “welcome home.” All I could say was, “Thank you.” Her small gesture of 49 was the first I had experienced in a lo
45、ng time.I always believe in the connection between 50 when they reach out to one another.That girl 51 has no memory of what happened years ago. She might have been told to do that by her mother. It doesnt matter 52 she gave me the magazine. The _53 thing is that she did.Since then, I have followed h
46、er example and tried. in different ways for different people, to 54 for them. Like me on that plane ride long ago, they will _55_ know why a stranger gave a hand. But I absolutely know that my _56_ since then are all because of that little girl. Her kindness of offering a magazine to a _57_, scared
47、and lonely soldier has been 58 throughout my life. I have to believe that my small _59_ have the same effect on others. And to that little girl, now a _60_, I would like to say again: thank you.41. A. bus B. train C. plane D. boat42 A. stories B. difficulties C. unfriendliness D. enthusiasm43. A. ho
48、metown B. school C. cold D. immediate44. A. seeking B. noticing C. keeping D. avoiding45. A. pride B. loneliness C. anger D. excitement46. A. smiled B. listened C. turned around D. bent down47. A. naturally B. proudly C. shyly D. worriedly48. A. offer B. donation C. accompany D. contact49. A. invitation B. sympathy C. agreement D. inspiration50. A. soldiers B. strangers