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1、此卷只装订不密封班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 绝密 启用前2018届高考考前适应性试卷英 语（一） 注意事项：1、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2、回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3、考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）(略) 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项
2、，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIts a white Christmas in the United States today, with snow falling from Seattle to Maine. NortheastBiting winds with snow swept the Northeast.Earlier, up to 15 inches of snow fell during a snow storm in Maine, while up to one foot fell in New Hampshire. Winds reached 76 mph on Cape Co
3、d, Massachusetts, while up to 61 mph winds tore through Long Island, New York. Falling snow collected on the runways at Bostons Logan International Airport, causing temporary flight delays.The wind was so severe in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that the annual (重演) of George Washington and his soldier
4、scrossing the Delaware River was canceled, the Washington Crossing Historic Park told ABC News. MidwestHeavy lake effect snow fell in western Michigan.The National Weather Service has issued a wind-chill warning and advisory (公告) from Montana to Michigan. Bitter cold air in the Midwest produced wind
5、 chills Monday morning as low as minus 48 degrees in North Dakota and minus 47 in northern Minnesota.As this bitter cold made its way east overnight, it was expected to move over relatively mild Great Lakes, producing intense lake-effect snow bands capable of producing 2 to 4 inches of snow in an ho
6、ur. West CoastThat storm system moved overnight through the Rockies, bringing more snow and the threat of avalanches(雪崩). The National Weather Service has issued an avalanche warning for the Wasatch Range Mountains outside Salt Lake City.21. Why was the annual reenactment of George Washington and hi
7、s soldiers crossing the Delaware River canceled?A. Because the river was frozen. B. Because the wind was too strong.C. Because the snow was too thick. D. Because the temperature was too low.22. Which of the following is the bad weather that has set in according to the passage?A. The avalanches. B. A
8、 white Christmas.C. A mess of peoples life. D. Heavy snow, biting wind and chills.23. What is the style of the passage?A. Weather report.B. News about the effect of bad weather.C. News about bad weather.D. A bad-weather warning and advisory.【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C【解析】本文是一篇关于极端天气的新闻报道。文章主要报道了美国圣诞节这一天的极
9、端的天气情况。21. 细节理解题。根据文章第5段The wind was so severe in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that the annual reenactment (重演) of George Washington and his soldiers crossing the Delaware River was canceled, the Washington Crossing Historic Park told ABC News.可知，因为宾夕法尼亚和新泽西的风极强，所以取消。故选B。22. 细节理解题。根据文章可知，坏天气已经造成了Heav
10、y snow, biting wind and chills（大雪，刺骨的寒风和寒冷），故选D。23. 推理判断题。文章主要报道了美国圣诞节这一天坏的天气情况，并非重点讲坏天气的影响。故选C。BEvery pet owner loves his pet. There is no argument here.But when we asked our readers whether they would clone their beloved animals, the responses were split almost down the middle. Of the 228 readers
11、who answered it, 108 would lone, 111 would not and nine weighed each side without offering an opinion.Clearly, from readers response, this is an issue that reaches deeply into both the joy and eventual sadness of owning a pet. It speaks, as well, to peoples widely differing expectations over the dev
12、eloping scientific procedure.Most of the respondents who favored the idea strongly believed it would produce at least a close copy of the original; many felt the process would actually return an exact copy. Those on the other side, however, held little hope a clone could never truly recreate a pet,
13、many simply didnt wish to go against the natural law of life and death.Both sides expressed equal love for their animals. More than a few respondents owned “the dog/cat in the world”. They thought of their pets as their “best friend”, a member of the family,” “the light of my life.” They told moving
14、 stories of pets heroism, intelligence and selfless devotion.Little wonders the loss is so disturbing-and the cloning so attractive. “People become very lose to their animals, and the loss can be just as hard to bear as when a friend or family member dies,” says Gary Kowalski, author of Goodbye, Fri
15、end: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet. “For me, cloning feels like an attempt to turn death away. Its understandable. Death is always painful. Its difficult to deal with. Its hard to accept.”But would cloning reduce the blow? This question seemed to be at the heart of this problem.24. So far as the cloning of pets is concerned, a recent survey shows that, of all pet owners, .A. a lot more of them are for it B. a lot more of them are against itC. very few of them are willing to tell their opinions D. about hal
