1、2019年广东省佛山市高考英语一模试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)Fantastic Fall Festivals You Wont Want to Miss Seymour Apple Festival Admission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment! More than 15,000 people from all over the region come out to
2、 take part in the activities, ranging from drawings, vendor booths, food, apple contests, bikedecorating contests, and more Marionville Apple Festival The popular Marionville Apple Festival is home to countless activities and events The carnival, pony rides, and games will keep the kids busy, while
3、adults will enjoy watching the pieeating contest and browsing dozens of craft vendor booths Humansville Fall Festival The Humansville Fall Festival may be hosted by a small town, but that doesnt mean its lacking big fun Perfect for all ages, this fall festival is celebrating its 70th year and will p
4、rovide three full days of fun This years festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians, which will definitely make it different from the ones in other years Youll also find fun carnival rides, talented artisans selling their goods, and an amazing parade to wrap up the event on Satu
5、rday Southside Fall Festival The Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations, with an alcoholfree environment and free admission Enjoy a colorful parade and float contest, delicious food vendors, live music, karaoke, and more Fall Into Arts Festival Make sure to bring the kids along f
6、or this festival that celebrates all things creative The Fall Into Arts Festival features a host of kidfriendly activities like a lego build, sand art, bubble stations, chalk the sidewalk, a jump house, and more Parents will have plenty to do as well, with an excellent variety of artists, festival f
7、ood, a mini film festival, and much more(1)Which festivals are free of charge? A Southside Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts FestivalB Seymour Apple Festival and Southside Fall Festival,C Humansville Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts FestivalD Seymour Apple Festival and Marionville Apple Festival(2)Wh
8、at makes Humansville Fall Festival special this year? A Fun activities on SaturdayB The duration of the festivalC The area of the hosting townD Musicians live performance(3)Fall Into Arts Festival is specially welcomed by A movie loversB modern artistsC visitors of all agesD families with kids2(8分)I
9、n a win for literary fiction amid declining sales, Sally Rooneys novel Normal People has been named Waterstones book of the year in 2018 Rooneys second novel, which follows two young people falling in love in Ireland, has sold 41,000copies in hardback in the UK since it was released in Augustfive ti
10、mes the hardback sales of her 2017debut, Conversations With Friends At 27, Rooney is now the youngest winner of the award, which is given by the UKs biggest bookshop chain, Waterstones Normal People received almost universal applause upon its release Longlisted for the Man Booker prize, the book won
11、 novel of the year at the An Post Irish book awards in November of2018and has also been shortlisted for the Costa novel of the year, announced in January of 2019 The reader response to Normal People had been astonishing As well as the universal praise, it has been a huge word ofmouth (口头的) hit There
12、re customers returning to buy multiple copies as gifts Normal People strengthened Sally Rooneys reputation as the voice of her generation and one of the most exciting novelists around today Its success is a testament to the health of literary fiction and indicates that there is still significant app
13、etite for excellent storytelling The award, established in 2012, tends to go to books that are already bestsellers near Christmas It has previously been won by the late American author John Williamss Stoner, the cookbook Polpo by Russell Norman, and last years choice, Philip Pullmans La Belle Sauvag
14、e James Daunt, Waterstones managing director, said Rooneys win was a sign of the healthy state of literary fiction, which has seen sales decrease over the last decade We are delighted to name it our book of the year, he said(1)What do we know about the current situation of literary fiction? A It sel
15、ls well in WaterstonesB It doesnt enjoy popularityC It mainly tells love storiesD It is a big winner in 2018(2)What can we infer about Normal People? A It was Britains most popular book in 2018B It won different awards in a lot of countriesC It received praise soon after it was publishedD It made it
16、s author the voice of young people(3)The underlined word testament is closest in meaning to A examinationB evidenceC concernD statement(4)What is the main function of Paragraph 5? A To attract readers attentionB To introduce other prize winnersC To serve as background informationD To compare Sallys
17、novel with other books3(8分)In 201l, Nancy Ballard went for a routine checkup that turned into something extraordinary In fact, she was carrying a painting of a plant shed done when she arrived at her doctors San Francisco office It would be great if we had artwork like that for our chemotherapy (化疗)
18、 rooms, the nurse said Ballard asked to see one She was shocked by what she found The walls were dull and bare, and the paint was chipping(剥落) It was a depressing room for a depressing routine patients restricted to chemo drips for perhaps several hours, often with nothing to look at other than thos
19、e sad walls Ballard didnt have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients I couldnt imagine how anyone could even think about getting healthy in a room like that, she says As it happens, Ballards physician, Stephen Hufford, was ill with cancer himself, so finding time to decorate the
20、 rooms was low on his todo list So Ballard made it her mission to brighten up the place She started by emailing 20local designers I wrote, You dont know me But my heart hurts after seeing these rooms, she remembers She then asked whether they would donate their time and money to transform just one o
21、f Dr Huffords rooms each As it happened, six of them wrote back almost immediately Six rooms got new paint, light fixtures, artwork, and furniture Dr Hufford was delighted All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it, he said He even noted that his own tone of voice was different in the
22、rooms and that he was better able to connect with his patients Ballard was so encouraged by the patients reactions that she created a nonprofit, Rooms That Rock 4Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces Since then, she has worked on 20 projects, including one in Pennsylvania We were in Philade
23、lphia for a ribbon cutting, and a woman was there on her third battle with cancer, says Ballard When she saw what wed done, she said, Im gonna beat it this time I thought I wasnt going to, but now I know Im gonna beat it(1)What made Ballard decide to help decorate the chemotherapy rooms? A Her sympa
24、thy for cancer patientsB Her passion for room decorationC The good relationship with HuffordD The request of a nurse in San Francisco(2)What outcome does Ballards effort bring about? A More hospitals will be built,B Hufford cured more patientsC The cancer patients were feeling betterD Huffords chemo
25、therapy rooms got good fame(3)Which words best describe Nancy Ballard? A Loving and devotedB Talented and energeticC Rich and generousD Ambitious and creative(4)Which can be a suitable title for the passage? A Design for HopeB Battle against CancerC Donation for PatientsD Decoration in Hospital4(8分)
26、Plants are boring They just sit there photosynthesizing (光合作用) while animals have all the fun Right? Not so much A new study has found that there is a long history of interactions between ants and plants The ant and plant coevolution (协同进化) started with ants feeding on plants and plants evolving ant
27、friendly features Plants make a number of different structures that are specific for ant use Some plants have evolved features that persuade ants into defending them from attack from other insects and even mammal h nclud hollow thorns that ant will live nd, or xtra nctar (琼浆) n lav or stems for the
28、ants to eat Some ants will just cheat and take the nectar and run, but some will stick around and attack anything that tries to hurt the plant Other plants get ants to help them move their seeds around, by providing them with rich food packets attached to the seeds The ant will pick up the seed and
29、carry it away, eat the food packet, and leave the seed often in a nutrientrich area where itll grow better, and since its farther away from its parent, they wont have to compete for resources But scientists werent sure how the evolutionary relationship between ants and plants got started If evolutio
30、n is an arms race between species developing ways to make use of their neighbors, then scientists wanted to know whether plants or ants fired the first shot It was a chickenandegg question, whether things started with ants developing behaviors to take advantage of plants, or plants evolving structur
31、es to take advantage of ants The history of ants and plants evolving together goes back to the time of the dinosaurs, and its not easy to tell from fossils who fired the first shot However, it is a question of little significance Scientists say their study maters because it provides a look at how th
32、ese widespread and complex interactions evolved(1)Some plants attach food packets to their seeds in order to A reward the antsB make a fool of antsC provide nutrition for the seedsD get the seeds moved around(2)What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us? A How plants and ants interactB What ants do to pro
33、tect plantsC How plants and ants survive attacksD Why plants and ants need coevolution(3)Which is true about the evolutionary relationship between ants and plants? A Ants depended more upon plantsB It caused a race for better evolutionC How it got started was uncertainD It was of little value for fu
34、ture studies(4)Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage? A To introduce a science research methodB To inform readers of a latest research findingC To arouse readers interest in science researchD To criticize peoples traditional views about plants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
35、余选项5(10分)Leaving a good impression can be done in different ways, from clothing to posture, and from talking style to body language Below are several tips for you to begin with: Physical appearance matters Were visual creatures after all Physical appearance is the first clue one relies on to judge w
36、ho we are(1) It also means the person means something to us by dressing properly If it is a business setting, be aware of the dress rule or culture(2) A thumbsup here does not mean the same elsewhere So do the research! Details from any little areas will affect the impression on the whole (3) A fake
37、 (假的) smile can potentially do more harm than good in our attempts to leave a good impression It is understandable that sometimes it is hard to suddenly force a smile(4) Remember being positive plays an important part in shaping our first impression Look into peoples eyes until you see the colors of
38、 their iris (虹膜) Keeping eye contact delivers a sense of friendship to the people we interact with Consequently, they feel more connected to us and tend to be more positive toward the interaction(5) Well, try to identify the color of the others irises Get it? That makes a good eye contact example Ar
39、e these the impression we want to leave? Stop staring at the ground and look at people in the eye then!A What makes a quality eye contact?B How does eye contact affect interaction?C The requirement varies from culture to cultureD Then at least try not to look discouraging and angry!E Dont fake a smi
40、le, or people will doubt your sincerityF Always smile while interacting with others, especially with a new friendG Besides, it is a way to show respect by choosing appropriate clothes for different settings第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节)第一节完形填空(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,并在答题卡将该项涂黑
41、6(30分)Every year around this time kids perform in their holiday concert For many schools it is the most wellattended(1) of the year In years past, my daughter has joined her classmates in singing This year was(2) though She had a few(3) parts My daughter was very(4) about earning these parts Yet wit
42、h her excitement also came some nervousness She(5) practiced her lines until she knew them(6) And, each day her class would prepare for what was going to be a special(7) Each day she would tell us that she did well but that she was very(8) She was worried that people would(9) her if she made a mista
43、ke(10) , she was worried about speaking in front of over a thousand people Then the(11) night came last week We luckily got front row seats, which was great for(12) When the time had finally arrived for my daughter to recite her lines, she did it(13) But she thought she had male a mistake, and I cou
44、ld see that she was close to(14) when she had finished her first part You can only imagine how(15) it was for me not to run up on stage and(16) her and tell how much I(17) her What happened next was the reason she is now my(18) She went back up to the microphone two more times and spoke her lines pe
45、rfectly The(19) it took to do that was something I will never forget I will not(20) myself in any situation as long as I remember the night my daughter showed me what real courage looked like(1)A eventB ceremonyC courseD game(2)A attractiveB differentC popularD meaningful(3)A singingB dancingC speak
46、ingD organizing(4)A concernedB excitedC optimisticD cautious(5)A occasionallyB abruptlyC rigidlyD repeatedly(6)A on purposeB by heartC in turnD at once(7)A nightB testC movementD fair(8)A disappointedB hesitantC nervousD ashamed(9)A punishB misunderstandC pay attention toD laugh at(10)A HoweverB ThereforeC InsteadD Besides(11)A darkB mysteriousC bigD risky(12)A viewingB performingC cheeringD departing(13)A calmlyB hopelesslyC perfectlyD formally(14)A tears