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梅州市高三总复习第二次质检试卷
英语
本试卷共8页，三大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。
2.回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The best bikes for the beginners
When it comes to purchasing your first bike, the choice is endless, making it tough to know what togo for. Here are the best buys on the market right now.
Boardman CX Comp
This is a cross-country bike, and it?s so versatile(多用途的)that you can handle any terrain(地势)on it, making it a great choice for those wanting to try various cycling subjects. If you leave on the thick tires it comes with, it can ride on various paths and can even handle some less demanding mountain bike routes. Alternatively, put on thin, slick tires and treat it as a road bike. It has basket and comes withShimano Sora gears, which are outstanding for its price.
￡650, Halfords.
Planet X RT-58 v2
Planet X is based in Yorkshire, which means you'd probably have to buy this bike without seeing it. But it?s worth it, because this is an excellent machine at a lower price. Planet X is a
highly ratedmanufacture and this model comes with Shimano Sora gears.
￡439, Planet X
Specialized Allez ES
Specialized is one of the biggest and most popular brands in cycling, and this is its hugely popularprimary road bike.It comes with solid components from front to back and you'll look great out on theroad.
￡575, Evans Cycles
Boardman Road Team Carbon
If you can push your budget further still, this bike is worth the extra investment. The frame is madeentirely from carbon, which is lighter, faster and more comfortable than the composition metal modelsabove and gives you an all-round more enjoyable ride. It also means that if you get really serious aboutcycling, you don't have to upgrade as quickly as you would with a cheaper bike
￡800, Halfords
https://www.doczj.com/doc/1e5545548.html,pared with other bikes, what is the strength of the Boardman CX Comp?
A. Its outstanding price
B. Its Shimano Sora gears
C. Dealing with any terrain
D. Putting on very firm tires
22. Which is suitable for you if you want to buy at an economical price but with Shimano Sora gears?
A. Planet X RT-58 v2
B. Specialized Allez ES
C. Boardman CX Comp
D. Boardman Road Team Carbon
23. What can we know about the bikes mentioned in the text?
A. The second has sold out so fast.
B. You should be careful when riding the third.
C. The forth is very expensive but with special material.
D. You can only ride the first on the mountainous road.
B
Are you finding amazing people? They are actually around us. Because the best ideas often come out of a need in our everyday life. Such an invention is the CircleSoap (圆肥皂). It was invented by a 7-year-old boy named Carter Rowen. He wanted to make his soap easier to hold at first.
The CircleSoaps come in different colors and shapes. Young children love them. They enjoy washing their hands with these wonderful soaps. And it is really easy for them to hold these soaps.
“One day, I was playing with a piece of soap in our bathroom. I made a hole in the middle of it. My mom said, …Hey Carter, stop making that hole and ruining (毁坏) my soap!” But after several days my little sisters were using the soap and it was easier for them to use. So one day I told my mom that we could make soaps with holes in the middle, and sell them to get money to buy the homeless people an apartment so they
could live there for free,” said Ca rter excitedly.
Now Carter has made some money by selling CircleSoaps. And he has bought a lot of everyday things for homeless people with the money. He is trying to help more people. Now the clever boy is working on several other new inventions. He wants scientist when he grows up.
24. Why did Carter make a hole in the middle of the soap at first?
A. To help his sisters.
B. To make it easier to hold.
C. To become an amazing person.
D. To make lots of money.
25. What did Carter?s mom do when seeing him making the soap that way?
A. She took away the soap.
B. She felt very happy.
C. She told him to give it to his sisters.
D. She stopped him from doing that.
26. What did Carter do with the money he made for homeless people?
A. He bought an apartment.
B. He opened a big factory.
C. He bought lots of everyday things.
D. He built a big bathroom.
27. From the passage, we can learn that Carter is_________
A. smart and kind.
B. poor and homeless.
C. lovely but lazy.
D. clever but impolite.
C
My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. When I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a …low level of literacy (读写能力)?? I don't think so.
There are lots of different definitions (定义) of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form —anything that you need to do in everyday life —then you are …functionally literate?.
If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel ashamed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. A friend's father finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He had bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it.
Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. Worldwide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant (无知的) —and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing.
24. What do we know about the author's father?
A. He read a lot.
B. He rarely wrote.
C. He couldn't write.
D. He bought many books.
25. What does the author say about “functionally literate” people?
A. They are usually mind readers.
B. They can read between the lines.
C. They are mainly dependent on others.
D. They are able to read and write to survive.
26. Why did the friend's father buy the newspaper regularly?
A. To keep his secret.
B. To be fashionable.
C. To enjoy the daily news.
D. To further his study
27. What is literacy irrelevant to according to the author?
A. Health.
B. Poorness.
C. Influence.
D. Happiness.
D
Tenzing left his home when he was ten to work and help his mother，who was looking after their 2-acre ancestral farm after his father?s death. He did temporary jobs for the first few years and then joined a Malaysian construction firm，where he learnt to drive，repair machines, work on the Internet and even speak English fluently.
“In those 13 years，I learnt everything—driving, mechanic work，and how to set up a small factory. This made me gain much confidence to do almost all jobs,” says Tenzing.
However, as his mother was getting older, on December 12, 2006, Tenzing returned to his hometown in Assam. Having visited several farms, he came to know that tea could be easily
exported and many tea companies were buying tea; so he also decided to grow tea on his farm. But as his family had never grown tea，he had no idea how to do it.
Being a layman (外行）in this field, Tenzing went to meet with many tea experts and followed their instructions. But whenever he sprayed pesticide(农药）on his farm, he?d get a headache and feel indisposed. So he started looking for alternatives, Tenzing did his research online and finally in 2007, he connected with peoplefrom a Canadian non-governmental organization and invited them to his farm, where they trained him. Thus, Tenzing started growing tea organically.
Today Tenzing has 25 acres of land, in which 7.5 acres is used for tea planting, and he grows almost all types of fruits and vegetables. His success inspired many, and farmers from other parts of the country also started coming to his farm to learn organic farming. He has trained about 30,000 farmers so far. Every year almost 100 tourists visit his farm from various parts of the world like the UK, Australia, Germany, etc.
28. What can we know about Tenzing?
A. He was mistreated at a young age.
B. He lived a happy childhood.
C. He received much formal education.
D. He had great learning ability.
29. Why did Tenzing want to grow tea on his farm?
A. Tea sold very well at that time.
B. His motherwas getting older.
C. His land was bestfortea growth.
D. He was tiredoftemporary jobs.
30. What does the underlined word “indisposed” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Unfair.
B. Motivated
C. Uncomfortable.
D. Touched.
35. Which of the following could be the best title of this passage?
A. A hot tourist attraction in Assam
B. The biggest tea farm in Assam
C. Tenzing, Assam?s First Organic Tea Farmer
D. The conflict between experts and a layman