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2018届广州市高三毕业班英语试题

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。 A

With the summer holidays coming up, it’s time to think where you and your family can go to get away from it all. Here are a few great destinations that you’re sure to

enjoy without breaking the bank. Alton Sands

A successful combination of holiday centre and fishing port. The South Beach is particularly

clean and well kept. It’s possible to hire a sailing or rowing boat for the day here. Outdoor

swimming pools and tennis courts make this town an ideal place to spend your holiday. Ashton

The High Street, with its small, traditional cottages and excellent restaurants, is next to the

stony beach where the fishermen still sell their fish every morning. There is a small cinema and

popular classical concerts are held every Saturday in the Town Hall. The East Coast long-distance path passes nearby. Derringham

An old fishing port which has grown into a busy holiday town. There are good beaches but

swimming is dangerous at certain times of the day. An excellent range of hotels can be found here.

The town has many facilities ,from museums to discos and cinemas.

Kingsbridge

This is one of Britain’s most popular seaside towns. It has wide, sandy beaches and a

prize-winning Marina Leisure Centre which offers a large variety of all-weather sports, including

a new swimming pool. The town has beautiful gardens along the seafront and there are interesting

museums and many places to explore. Northgate

This is an attractive old town standing on the cliff top overlooking the sea. Winner of the

Good Beach and Campsite prize and famous for its pleasant old streets and fishermen’s cottages,

One of which is now a museum of 19 -century life. Whitecliff

A popular seaside town with lots of outside activities for everyone. The beach is a mixture of

sand and small stones and visitors here have the opportunity to try windsurfing. For the very keen, there are sailing courses all the year round at the Hillstowe Sailing Club.

21. Which of the following is the best place for water sports and learning how to sail a boat?

A. Alton Sands B. Derringham C. Kingsbridge D. Whitecliff 22.The best place for children who want to go camping and are interested in history is________.

A. Ashton B. Derringham C. Kingsbridge D. Northgate

23.What do all these places have in common?

A. They have famous museums. B. They are suitable for swimming.

C. They are allocated by the sea. D. They specialize in all-weather activities.

B

William Kamkwamba lives in Malawi, Africa, where most people have to grow their own food and have no electricity or running water. Only two percent of Malawians can afford electricity. With no electricity or running water, life is difficult. In 2001, when William was 14 years old, life in Malawi became even more difficult. There was a severe drought and most families, including William’s,

couldn’t grow enough food. explains, “Within five months all Malawians began to starve.My family were limited to one meal per day, at night.”

Because of the drought, William’s family couldn’t afford to send him to school anymore. So one day William went to the library near his home. He wanted to continue his education. William found a science book called Using Energy. It included instructions for building a windmill. Windmills can be very efficient sources of electricity, and they can bring water up from underground. William didn’t know much English, and he wasn’t able to understand most of the book, but it was full of pictures and diagrams. Looking at the pictures, William thought he could build a windmill for his family.

When William went home and started building his windmill, a lot of people laughed at him, including his mother. They didn’t think he could do it, but William was confident. He saw the photo of the windmill in the book. That meant someone else had been able to build it, so he knew he could build it, too. William was also creative. He didn’t have the parts and equipment that he saw in the book’s illustrations, and he couldn’t buy them. So he looked for parts in junkyards. He explains, “I found a tractor fan, a car springs, plastic pipes and a bicycle frame. Using these, I was able to build my machine.”

William changed and improved his design little by little. First, the windmill powered only one lightbulb. Eventually, it powered four lights. Then there was enough electricity for four lights and a radio. No one laughed at William after that, and people in his town started to come to his house to get power for their cell phones.

Later, William built a second windmill. This one brought water up from underground. After that, William began to teach other people how to build windmills. He also continued to build more of them himself, including one at a primary school in Malawi. Because of his success with the windmills, William was able to go back to school. He also helped with other projects, including solar power, clean water, and malaria prevention. He wrote a book about his life, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope. In addition, he uses his website, movingwindmills.org, to educate and give hope to people. His main message is this:“To the Africans, and the poor who are struggling with your dreams ...trust yourself and believe. Whatever happens, don’t give up.” 24. What do we know about William’s family? A. They did not want him to return to school. B. They had experienced many hardships in life. C. They gave him great support for his invention. D. They were very proud of William’s contribution.

25. In paragraph 3,how does the author demonstrate the idea that “William was creative.”?

A. By giving examples. B. By quoting others. C. By describing his design. D. By making comparisons. 26. How did William build his windmill? A. By using the waste and thrown-away items.

B. By using the parts and equipment described by the book. C. By using an environmentally friendly source of energy. D. By improving the design of the old windmills available. 27.Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Windmills can Create Electricity B. The Power of Creativity C. A Boy Who Invents Windmills D. The Magic of Electricity

C