英语试卷第1页(共8页)深圳市2018届高三年级第一次调研考试英语本试题卷共8页。全卷满分120分,折算成135分计入总分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上,并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后,请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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。ALostcitiesthathavebeenfoundTheWhiteCityIn2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof“theLostCityoftheMonkeyGod”ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountry–whichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.CanopusandHeracleionModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion–whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearchespiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.MachuPicchuAYaleprofessordiscovered“theLostCityintheClouds”in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturies,keepingitsowellpreserved.英语试卷第2页(共8页)TroyTheancientcityofTroyinHomer’sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,oooyearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.21.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?A.Tosurvivethewar.B.Tosearchforalostcity.C.Toprotecttheircountry.D.Toavoiddangerousanimals.22.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?A.TheWhiteCityB.CanopusandHeracleionC.MachuPicchuD.Troy23.WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B.Itconsistedofninecities.C.Ithadahistoryof5,000years.D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.BMymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourpreviousfamily’sroadtrip.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,Icameacrossabook–JimTrelease’sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem,Ithought.SoIputRoaldDahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring(恢复)electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”英语试卷第3页(共8页)Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuedtoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI’mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhaddonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe’vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.24.Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A.Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.B.Shewantedtokeepafamilytradition.C.Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.D.Herchildrenweretiredofthecassette.25.Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A.Theykeptfighting.B.TheyhidthemselvesC.Theysoonsettleddown.D.Theyreadtogetheraloud.26.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A.Theywerecaughtinastorm.B.Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C.Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.D.Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.27.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.BetterTravellingthanreadingB.BooksthatChangedMyChildrenC.RoadTripsFullofChallegesD.ReadingMakesGreatRoadTripsCThearmbonesofwomenwholived7,000yearsagoshowasurprisinglevelofstrength-evenhigherthantoday’sprofessionalathletes.That’saccordingtoafirst-everstudycomparingprehistoric(史前的)bonestothoseoflivingpeople.Thefindingsuggestsarevisionofhistory–theeverydaylivesofprehistoricwomenwerefilledwithhardlabor,ratherthanjustsittingathomedoinglightertaskswhilethemenstruggledandfoughtforlife.“Beforethestudy,therearenoclearrecordsdescribinghowourancientancestorslived.Itcanbeeasytoforgetthatboneisalivingtissue,onethatrespondstothedifficultiesweputoutbodiesthrough,”saidleadauthorAlisonMacintosh.”Physicalforceandmuscleactivitybothputpressureonthebone.Thebonereactsbychanginginshape,thicknessandotheraspectsovertime.”Previousstudiesonlycomparedfemalebonestocontemporarymalebones,theresearcherssaid–andthat’saproblem,becau