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12018年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语第二部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ARogerWilliamsParkZooZooExhibitGameEachanimalexhibitwillhavenformationabouttheanimallocatedthere.Youwillgettolearnabouteachanimal'shabitat,theirconservationstatusandsomeotherquickfacts.Asyouexplorethezoocheckoffalltheendangeredanimalsyoudiscoverfromthelistbelow.FindthemallandwinafreeT-shirtoMountainGorillaoChineseAlligatoroSnowLeopardowhite-wingedWoodDuckoRedPandaoGiantTurtleoKoalaoTreeKangaroooRedwolfoTigerSnakeoAfricanWildDogoGiantAnteaterZooMannersThezooisasmokefreeareaNoballoons,balls,bikes,orrollerskatesallowed.Petsarenotallowed-exceptingguidedogsforblindStayonthepathwaysanddonotplacechildrenonrailing.Donotthrowanythingintotheanimalexhibits.Pleasehelpourconservationeffortsbydepositingtrashandrecyclablesproperly.LostPersonsIfseparatedfromyourgroupaskanyzooemployeeorsecurityguardforimmediateassistance,orgodirectlytotheAdministrationBuildingreceptiondeskFacilitiesandServicesEnjoyadeliciousmealatoneofourtwoanimal-themedcaférestaurants.OurVisitorCentreofferscards,booksandtoyssoyoucanalwaysrememberyoudayatthezoo.ThereisalsoanhourlyanimalpresentationneartheMainEntrancewhereyoucanlearnmoreabouttheanimals,petthemandeventakeapicturewiththemVisitorGuideandMap1000ElmwoodAvenue’twanttosharewithanyone,theyslippedintothealley,wherenoonecouldseethemlookinsideThere'sgottobeamilliondollarshere!Charlieblurtedout,whentheysawthepileofhundred-dollarbills.Amy,themorerealisticofthetwo,didaquickestimate,thumbingthroughthewadofcash.Morelikethousands”shesaid,hervoiceshakingindisbelief.They'dfoundthewalletinaflowerbedbythesidewalk,whenCharliedroppedhiscellphonewhilehewastryingtotalkandeatasliceofpepperonipizzaatthesametime.AmystuffedthewalletintoherbackpackandpulledCharliealongbyhiselbowtowardherhouse.AstheyrushedtowardViceroyAvenue,theytalkedexcitedlyaboutwhattheycoulddowiththemoney-buygiftsforparentsandfriends,getnewclothes,traveltotherainforestinCostaRica,andadoptawhale.Itlookedlikealloftheirdreamswouldcometrue.Forthelastblock,however,theydidn’ttalk.Eachbegantosuspectthattheotheronewassilentlyaddingtothelistofthingstheycouldbuy.TheyfinallyreachedAmyshouse,butinsteadofgoinginside,theywalked3aroundthehousetothebackporch.Theyopenedthewalletandcountedthemoneyintopilesoften.ThetotalwasS2400-moremoneythaneitherofthemhadeverseen.Thentheybothstartedtalkingatonce.IwonderwholostitTheirmoodsshifted,sinkingfromthehighofbeingrichforfifteenminutestoresigningthemselvestowhattheymustdonext.Forinthewallet'sclearplasticcompartment,therewasadriver'slicense.Theyknewwhattheyhadtodo.Althoughtheywouldlosetheirnewly-foundtreasure,inaway,theyfeltrelieved.24.WheredidAmyandCharliefindthewallet?A.InanalleyBInabackpackC.AmongsomeflowersDOnthesidewalk25.Inparagraph2,whywasAmy’svoiceshaking?A.ShewasafraidthattheywouldbeseenbyothersB.Shewasdisappointedtherewasn'tamilliondollarsC.ShewasfearfulthatCharliewouldtellsomeoneelseD.Shefeltnervousbecauseshe'dneverseensomuchmoney26.OntheirwaytoAmy’shouse,thechildren'smoodchangedfromAexcitedtosuspiciousB.happytoangryCrelievedtoworriedD.nervoustodisappointed27.Whatdidthechildrendecidetodoattheendofthestory?A.TokeepthemoneyasecretfromothersB.ToreturnthewallettoitsrightfulownerC.Toputthewalletbackwheretheyfoundit.D.Tobuymanydifferentthingswiththemoney.CAnarticlepublishedintheprestigiousscientificjournalNatureshedsnewlightonanimportant,butup-to-nowlittleappreciated,aspectofhumanevolution.InthisarticleProfessorsDennisBrambleandDanielLiebermansuggestthatbeingabletorunwasthenecessaryconditionforthedevelopmentofourspecieswhichenabledustocomedownfromthetrees.Thischallengestraditionalscientificthinking,whichclaimsthatthedistinctive,uprightbodyformofmodernhumanshascomeaboutasaresultoftheabilitytowalk,andthatrunningissimplyaby-productofwalking.4Furthermore,humanshaveusuallybeenregardedaspoorrunnerscomparedtosuchanimalsasdogs,horsesordeer.However,thisisonlytrueifweconsiderrunningathighspeed,especiallyovershortdistances.Butwhenitcomestolong-distancerunning,humansdoastonishinglywell.Theycankeepasteadypaceformanykilometres,andtheiroverallspeedisatleastthesameasthatofhorsesordogsBrambleandLiebermanexamined26physicalfeaturesfoundinhumans.Oneofthemostinterestingoftheseisthenuchalligament(项韧带).Whenwerun,thisligamentpreventsourheadfrommovingbackandforthorfromsidetoside.Therefore,weareabletorunwithsteadyheads,heldhigh.Thenuchalligamentisnotfoundinanyothersurvivingprimates,suchasapesandmonkeys.ThenthereareourAchillestendons(跟腱)attheb