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肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2016—2017学年第一学期统一检测高二英语本试卷共8页，卷面满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2.回答第I卷时，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。写在本试卷上无效。3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。AADAYOUTINBRITAINAreyouplanningtovisitBritain?Hereareafewsuggestionsforabeautifulweekendaway.BournemouthThisfamoustouristtownhas11kmofbeautifulbeaches.Lastyear,10,000touristsvisitedthisbeautifultown.It’stheperfectplacetogoswimmingorsailing.Therearelotsoflovelyparksandgardenstovisitandit’sagreatplacetoeatout.Youcanalsogotoaclassicalconcertorgodancinginoneofthenightclubs.Stratford-upon-AvonThiswasWilliamShakespeare’shometown.Hespentmostofhislifeinthistownandwrotehisplayshere.YoucanvisithishouseorseehisplaysatoneoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany’stheatres.Therearesomeinterestingmuseumsandlotsofbeautiful500-year-oldhouse.YoucanalsogoonboattripsandvisittraditionalEnglishvillages.AlfordDeepintheLincolnshirecountrysideisthepleasantmarkettownofAlford.Itisknownforitsfive-sailedwindmill(风车).Haveawalkroundthislovelyoldplaceandyou’llseemanypleasanthousesfromasfarbackasthe17thcentury.CaptainJamesSmith,whowasoneofthefoundersofJamestowninVirginia,USA,waseducatedinAlford.BathMostpeoplecomeheretoseethe2’000-year-oldRomanBaths.Butthiscityisalsofamousforitsbeautiful18thcenturybuildingsandwasthehomeofthewriterJaneAusten.YoucanlearnaboutherlifeattheJaneAustenCentrenearQueen’sSquare.Inthepast,BathwasalsopopularwiththeroyalfamilyandQueenElizabethIspentoneortwoweekseveryyearhere.21.WhatcanvisitorsdoinBournemouth?A．Enjoyplays.B.Gotomuseums.C.Doseasports.D.Visitfishingvillages.22.WhatisAlfordfamousfor?A.Itsstars.B.Itsmarket.C.Itswindmill.D.Itsnightclubs.23.WhichplacedidaqueenofEnglandusetovisitregularly?A.Bath.B.Alford.C.Stratford-upon-Avon.D.Bournemouth.BItwasalongweekforAmandaatschool.Shestayedafterschooltoworkonaspecialproject(课题)threedaysinarow.WhenshegothomeonFriday,shedroppedintothechairwithasigh.“What’sgoingon,Amanda?”herdadaskedashewasreadingthenewspaper.“Ihavetocreateawebpageformytechnologyclass,anditistakingalotmoretimethanIthoughtitwould,”Amandaanswered.HerdadlookedoverhisnewspaperandaskedAmandawhatthewebpagewasabout.“It’saboutthedifferencebetweennewspapernewsandInternetnews,”Amandasaidandadded,“Ihavetoprovideinformation,examplesandillustrations(插图).”“Soundstough;doyouhavesomeonetohelpyou?”herdadasked.“IhaveapartnernamedZach,”Amandareplied.“WedidresearchontheInternettodayandfoundsomepicturestouse.”ThenAmandaexplainedtoherfatherthemaindifferences:newspapernewsisprintedonpaper,andInternetnewsispublishedonline;newspapernewsisonlyavailableonceaday,andInternetnewsispublishedalmostassoonasthenewshappens;manynewspapersdon’tevenprintadailypaper,andInternetnewsispublishedaroundtheclock.Amanda’sdadasked,“Whichtypeofnewsdoyoulikebetter?”“IlikeInternetnewsbetterbecauseIliketolearnaboutthenewswhenithappens,”sheanswered.Herdadsaid,“IstilllikenewspapernewsbetterbecauseIliketoholdthepaperinmyhandsandturnthepages.”Amandadroppedintoherchairagainandsaid,“Youaresooldschool,Dad.”24.WhydidAmandasighwhenshecamehome?A.Shefailedtopasstheexam.B.Shewastiredofschoollife.C.Shewasworriedaboutherschoolproject.D.Shemadeamistakeinhertechnologyclass.25.WhatdidAmanda’sfatherthinkofherworkoncreatingawebpageforhertechnologyclass?A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Interesting.D.Difficult.26.WhichofthefollowingmayAmandaagreewith?A.PeopleshouldpayforInternetnews.B.Newspapernewswillsoondisappear.C.Internetnewsisgiventoreadersingoodtime.D.Itiswrongtosaynotonewspapernews.27.WhatkindofpersonisAmanda’sfather?A.Heisamanwhomissesthepast.B.Heisamanwhocareslittleaboutnews.C.Heisamanwhoknowsthecomputerwell.D.HeisamanwhocannotlivewithouttheInternet.CAlexandervonHumboldtwasbornin1769inBerlin,Germany.Asayoungboy,hewantedtolearnabouttheworld.Humboldtfollowedhisdream.In1799,hetraveledwithafriendtoCentralandSouthAmerica.Ontheirtrip,Humboldtandhisfriendsawanddidmanythings.TheysaileddowntheAmazonRiver.Theywatcheddolphinsplayintheocean.Theyexploredtherainforestandclimbedmountainsandvolcanoes.TheywereabletomakethefirstmapsofthenorthernpartofSouthAmerica.Humboldtsetaworldrecordformountainclimbing.Healsomadeadiscovery.Duringhisclimb,Humboldtbecameverysick.Hefoundoutthatthehigherheclimbed,thelessoxygentherewasintheair.Thismadeitmoredifficulttobreathe.Later,thisbecameknownasmountainsickness.SciencewasanotherpartofHumboldt’sinterests.Hewantedtowriteaboutallofthenewthingshesaw.Hedescribedthenewplants,animals,androckswhichhadneverbeenseenbyscientistsbefore.Humboldtalsostudiedthewayoflifeofthelocalpeople.HelearnedhowthenativepeoplealongtheAmazonRiverusedplantsintheirdailylives.Forexample,theyusedastrongpoisonfromavine(蔓生植物)tomakepoisonedarrows.Thenativesusedthesearrowsforhuntingtheirfood.TheAmazonIndiansalsousedanativeplanttotreatmalaria(疟疾),aseriousillness.Theplantgrewwild,butafteritwasdugup,itwasneverreplanted.Humboldtwarnedthenatives