【英语】浙江省温州市2018届高三适应性测试(二模)英语试题

fireflies to communicate. If

mom and dad fireflies can’t find each other to mate ( 交配) because they’re thrown off by car headlights, young fireflies never get created.

While firefly number will continue to decline in some places, in others they’re becoming an attraction. In China, firefly pupae（蛹）were brought into some special parks. One of the first of these parks, in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province, opened in 2015. The response was so positive that the park planned to open annually.

Kids who grow up without fireflies will never know what they’re missing. The little lovely bugs are a magical addition to the landscape, but once they die out, they will exist only in the memories of older people. If you’d like to keep fireflies around in real life, you can help create firefly habitats in and around your own home.

28. What might cause the number of fireflies to decrease?

A. The effect of air pollution. B. The loss of natural habitats. C. The growth of

population. D. The over-use of chemicals.

29. According to the passage, car headlights make fireflies .

A. likely to get lost

B. find mates easily

C. lose sight temporarily

D. unable to produce young

30. What might be discussed in the following paragraph?

A. How to keep fireflies around. B. How chemicals harm fireflies. C. How to stop fireflies dying out.

D. How fireflies struggle to live on.

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。 If you are looking to improve your relationship with your parents, you are not alone. 31 There

are a number of steps that can be taken to make a better relationship with your parents.

● Be grateful. Consider all that your parents have done for you. You may find yourself feeling thankful to your parents. You will be more

willing to improve the relationship. Let your parents know that you are appreciative for all they have done for you. 32 For example, get them a nice gift. If you live with your parents, do some extra housework without being asked.

● 33 Often, people do not get along because they fail to take others’ perspective. Accept that

your parents are different. Think about the ways that their lives may have been different from your life, and how these different histories may be contributing to issues in the relationship.

● Avoid unnecessary arguments. Sometimes arguments are unavoidable, but do your best to avoid

unnecessary quarrels. This may mean that you have to bite your tongue when one of your parents says something controversial. 34 If it is, make the point clearly and modestly in order to avoid an overly emotional argument.

● Don’t ask for their advice unless you really want it. Sometimes problems arise in relationships between parents and children, particularly at the teenage years and beyond, because parents can try to give advice that might hurt your sense of independence. 35 Otherwise, you may be opening the door to frustration on your part.

A. Put yourself in their shoes. B. Be happy with them for this.

C. Show your appreciation with your actions.

D. It can hurt to feel taken for granted, even for parents. E.

Problems between parents and children are common.

F. So try only asking for their advice when you really want it. G. Determine whether the need to respond is really necessary.

第三部分 语言运用（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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

On thanksgiving weekend, the family gathered for a meal in their three-storey house. After 36 , Charlotte, her mum and little brother went down to the basement to rest. Charlotte’s dad headed for the garage to 37 his truck.

Around 8 p.m., Charlotte decided to 38 her dad. She went upstairs and walked through the kitchen. When she 39 the side door to the garage, black smoke blew into the kitchen. She could

barely 40 her father lying on his back, 41 under the truck. He’d raised the truck on a jack(千斤 顶) and 42 the front tire. The truck had slipped 43 the jack.

Charlotte ran to the 44 of the truck and struggled to lift it. Her dad was still 45 , and he yelled, “One more try!”