2019-2020学年梅州市梅县南口中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析-
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2019-2020学年梅州市梅县南口中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析
第一部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Lost cities that have been found
The White City
In 2015, a team of explorers to Honduras in search of"the Lost City of the Monke God"led to the discovery of the White City. They found the ruins in the Mosquitia region of the Central American country which is known for poisonous snakes, vicious jaguars and deadly insects. It is believed that local people hid here when the Spanish conquerors(征服者 occupied their homeland in the16th century. Canopus and Heracleion
Modern researchers were teased by the ancient writings about the Egyptian cities Canopus and Heracleion- where Queen Cleopatra often visited. But the cities weren’t found until 1992, when a search in Alexandria waters found that the two cities had been flooded for centuries. Artifacts(史前器物 showedthat the cities once highly developed as a trade network, which helped researchers piece together more about the last queen of Egypt. Machu Picchu
A Yale professor discovered "the Lost City in the Clouds"in 1911. A combination of palaces, plazas, temples and homes, Machu Picchu displays the Inca Empire at the height of its rule. The city, which was abandoned in the 16th century for unknown reasons,was hidden by the local people from the Spanish conquerors for centuries keeping it so well preserved. Troy
The ancient city of Troy in homer's The Iliad was considered a fictional setting for his characters to run wild. But in 1871, explorations in northwestern Turkey exposed nine ancient cities layered (层叠 on top of each other, the earliest dating back to about5,000 years before. It was later determined that the sixth or seventh layer contained the lost city of Troy and that it was actually destroyed by an earthquake, not a wooden horse. 1.Why did people hide in the White City in the 16th century? A.To survive the war B.To search for a lost city.
C.To protect their country. D.To avoid dangerous animals
2.Which of the following was related to a royal family member? A.The White City B.Canopus and Heracleion C.Machu Picchu D.Troy
3.What can we learn about Troy? A.It was built by Homer. B.It consisted of nine cities C.It had a history of 5,000 years D.It was ruined by a natural disaster.
B
I was in the second year of my Ph. D. program when a colleague asked what I would do if I had an extra hour every day. Without much consideration, I said I would use it to help others. The question kept coming to my mind. Like many graduate students, I was overwhelmed (难以承受的 with research, teaching, coursework, and some attempt at a personal life. Still, I asked myself, "Do I really need a 25th hour to help other people-or do I need to make better use of the 24 hours I have?"
I needed something to help me return to my old self. After that conversation with my colleague, I googled (谷歌搜索 “volunteer opportunities near me”. A local organization that drives people to stores or appointments was looking for volunteers. Having grown up in a rural village where everyone knew oneanother and my grandparents were always close by, I thought serving senior citizens in my new hometown might be just what I needed.
A short time later, I started to volunteer for an organization that provides transportation for senior citizens and people with disabilities. To my surprise, adding this activity to my busy life was just what I needed to calm the confusion I was feeling as a first-generation international graduate student.
I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend, the time I otherwise would have wasted oversleeping or scrolling (滚屏 through social media. Sharing stories with my riders was much more rewarding. What they told me about their lives helped me realize that in every corner of the world, humans are connected with the languageof emotions. And seeing how eager my riders were to spend time out and about inspired me to think about how to spend my time, which used to slip away. My previously overwhelming schedule began to feel
manageable.
I'm proud of who I have become, and I continue to reflect on how I'm using the most valuable thing in life: my time.
4. Why did the author ask himself the question in Paragraph 1? A. He wanted to return to normal life. B. He was busy but wanted to help others. C. He couldn't bear too much school work. D. He couldn't answer his colleague's question. 5. How did the author find the volunteer job?
A. A colleague recommended it. B. A local organization offered it. C. He got it from his grandparents. D. He got it by surfing on the Internet. 6. What made the author feel his volunteer job was worth doing?
A. Communicating with his riders. B. Improving his language learning. C. Meeting his grandparents often. D. Realizing his previous dream. 7. How did volunteering influence the author? A. It helped himbecome confident and efficient. B. He found a good way to live a free and quiet life.
C. He realized he had wasted too much time pursuing his Ph. D. D. It inspired him to spare more time to accompany his grandparents.
C
Recently, I read about a promotion from a home builder in San Diego where consumers (消费者 could buy a 4,000 square foot house for $1.6 million and get a smaller home bythe developer valued at $400 thousand for free. This sounds like a fantastic deal, but I am alwayswary ofany promotion labeled (给……加标签 with“buy one get one free”, and here is why.
Oftentimes, “buy one get one free” ends up being “buy two at the regularprice”. For example, I often see “buy one get one free” ads for orange juice at the supermarket, but the first box always costs over $5.00. At the same time, the juices not in the promotion are selling for $2.50 to $2.99 a box.
Another problem with “buy one get one free” is that oftentimes you do not need the second item. I only 