1、广东省惠州市惠东县燕岭学校届高三英语月考试题121701562019届燕岭学校高三11月月考英语试卷考试用时：120分钟 满分：120分 第一部分 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。AIts almost camp season!Summer is wonderful. Summer at one of the following awesome camps? Even more wonderful.Tahosa High Adventure BaseLocat
2、ion: Ward, ColoradoPeople puzzle: Tahosas ropes courses are some of the nations best. Use your hands, feet and brains to take up high-flying challenges and overcome your fears. Fly fishing at 9,000 feet? Yes. Fishing licenses or experience needed? No, sir!Choose your adventure: Go all-inclusive, whe
3、re the staff prepares meals and runs the program, or take control and plan your perfect week. The choice is yours.Camp RaymondLocation: Parks, ArizonaDont look down: When looking up at the stars, light pollution is your enemy. But Camp Raymonds location and elevation (海拔) of 6,700 feet offer perfect
4、 conditions for seeing otherwise invisible stars.Thats cool: Dont forget your camera and a jacket. During the day, you could spot bears and deer. At night, temperatures can fall sharply. Hot cocoa at summer camp? Cool.Pamlico Sea BaseLocation: Blounts Creek, North Carolina.Go coastal: Explore the Ca
5、rolina coast by boat. You choose the route, and Pamlico provides the equipment. Keep an eye out for wild horses, lighthouses and boatloads of fish.Set sail: Even if you dont know the difference between starboard and star-lord, Pamlicos sailing journey will make you a first-rate sailor in no time. Yo
6、ull even practice finding your way using the stars.Base CampLocation: St. Paul, MinnesotaBig upgrade: What happens when you change a 1907 cavalry drill hall (骑兵训练场) into an adventure destination in the heart of the city? You get Base Camp for overnight lock-ins, weekend retreats (隐居处) and summer cam
7、p.Inside out: Most of Base Camp is indoors, meaning the activities like climbing walls can be undertaken on winters coldest days.1. What do we know about Tahosa High Adventure Base?A. It requires fishing licensesB. It offers lessons on flying a planeC. Its a camp that is intended for brave kidsD. It
8、 is a camp where you can set your own pace2. What can be learned in Pamlico Sea Base?A. How to tell starboard from star-lord B. How to choose camping equipmentC. How to use the stars for directions D. How to make a boat on your own3. In which camp can kids climb walls inside on winter days?A. Base C
9、amp B. Camp RaymondC. Pamlico Sea Base D. Tahosa High Adventure Base.B“Youll be blind by the time youre twenty-five,” a doctor at Childrens Hospital predicted. “Your blood sugars are much too high.” It consumed me. No matter where I was or what I was doing, it was overhead like a dark cloud, waiting
10、 for just the right opportunity to break open and destroy my world.I liked painting. Losing myself in painting filled me with peace. Painting provided me with the only place where I could escape from those threatening words.When I was twenty-one, my right eye went blind. Precisely three months after
11、 my twenty-fifth birthday, I had a massive hemorrhage (大出血) in my left eye because of an accident. For the next twenty years, vision came and went. I went through many eye operations in an attempt to keep my vision. But after one final operation, I lost the battle and all remaining vision. And I bur
12、ied all dreams of painting.Desperate, I enrolled in (注册) a sixteen-week program for the blind and visually impaired (损伤的). I learned personal adjustment and the use of a computer with adaptive software. A whole new world opened up to me through this program.“Jaws and Window-Eyes are leading software
13、 for the blind,” my instructor told me. “You can use the Internet, e-mail and Microsoft with all its tools and features.” Its amazing! Hope went up for the first time in years. “By learning how to use hot keys to control the mouse, you can use Microsoft Access, Excel and Powerpoint,” my instructor a
14、dded.For the next several years, I learned that when one door closes, another door opens. There are plenty of choices available for the blind and visually impaired through the gift of technology. Not only do I have a speaking computer, but I have a speaking watch, alarm clock and calculator.4. What
15、does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. The right opportunity. B. Losing my sight in the future.C. Consuming too much sugar D. The childrens hospital.5. What happened when the author was 25 years old?A. He gave up painting. B. He went blind completelyC. He injured one of his eyes. D
16、. He picked up a new hobby6. What brought a turning point to the author?A. A special course. B. A meaningful eventC. An inspiring speech. D. An important interview.7. What does the author intend to tell us?A. No pain, no gain. B. Every man has his price.C. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. D
17、. Be optimistic in the face of lifes difficulties.CThese days, I walk down the steps leading toward the south end of the All England Club in Wimbledon, and still look for the Crows Nest, a small green observation tower with an outer ladder that I used to climb on for a wide view of the grounds, but
18、which has since been knocked down.The Crows Nest was a particularly useful point, because it allowed a tennis writer to keep trackof the action on as many as 10 outside courts at a time. At days end, reporters from different nations would share notes on what they had observed all over the grounds.Tw
19、enty-seven years later, the press room has touch screens that allow us to watch live videos from any court, and even go back to watch key moments in key matches long after they have finished. You could cover Wimbledon without leaving your seat. But that is a bit like spending all your time ordering
20、room service and looking up fun facts on Wikipedia.More than at any other tennis tournament, there is also an appetite for stories that deal with the setting, the history and the traditions.If they change the price of the fish tacos (鱼肉卷饼) at the United States Open, its not a story. If they change t
21、he price of the strawberries and cream, the signature treat at Wimbledon. Its time to email your editor using capital letters.The new retractable (可伸缩的) roof was put in place in 2009. Until then, you always had to have a rainy-day story in your notebook because there were no guarantees any matches w
22、ould be played. Now tennis is a sure thing on Centre Court, which has made tennis reporters a bit less creative. But at least it guarantees us daily access to the most atmospheric place in the sport.So much has changed, but Centre Court remains true to its original spirit: more a theater than a stad
23、ium. Catching that feeling is part of covering Wimbledon, too.8. What did the author do on the Crows Nest in the past?A. He made friends with reporters. B. He reported on tennis matches.C. He appreciated the beautiful scenery. D. He exchanged experiences with tennis players.9. What does the author t
24、hink of the new way of covering Wimbledon?A. It lacks fun. B. It is expensiveC. It is not convenient. D. It is not quick enough10. Why does the author mention strawberries and cream?A. To compare popular foods. B. To introduce the typical treat at Wimbledon.C. To describe peoples craze for tradition
25、al dishes.D. To show the traditions of Wimbledon are an attraction.11. What difference does the new roof make?A. Audiences have easier access to a tennis court. B. Theres less fun in watching Wimbledon indoors.C. Reporters are struggling to find original material.D. rainy-day stories about Wimbledon
26、 have become history.DOn January 13, 2016, France became the first country in the world to pass a law requiring supermarkets to donate food that is approaching its expiration date (保质期) instead of throwing it away. The regulation that applies to supermarkets over 4,000 square feet requires stores to
27、 sign official donation agreements with local food banks.The law also makes it illegal for stores to pour water over nearly-expired food, or store it inside locked warehouses until it is picked up by the garbage trucks. These measures are often undertaken by supermarkets to prevent the hungry from s
28、earching for food through the dustbins.Though that may appear cruel, the stores claim they do it to avoid potential food poisoning that could occur if the product is on its way past its expiry. Those who do not obey the new law face the risk of heavy fines.Also, excess goods like yogurt or milk that
29、 are likely to go bad quickly are now allowed to be donated directly to the food banks. Though this has always been possible, the current process is long and complex, making it difficult for producers to give away the food in a timely manner.Frances food banks are of course thrilled about the possib
30、ility of receiving extra food. Jacques Bailet, who heads a network of French food banks called the Banques Alimentaires, says that of the 110,000 tons of goods received annually, only 36,000 tons comes from supermarkets. Bailet estimates (估计) that just a 15% increase in supermarket donations would t
31、ranslate to over 10 million additional meals to feed the hungry each year.Though this is a great first step, Arash Dermabarsh, the activist responsible for the grassroots movement that led to the ban, is not done. He now wants to extend the law to other places like restaurants and also try to convin
32、ce other countries in the European Union to pass similar regulations. These steps are necessary because of the over 9 million tons of food wasted in France; an astonishing 67% is thrown away by consumers, with supermarkets and restaurants making up the rest.12. What should stores do with nearly-expired food?A. Throw it away. B. Send it to the hungry.C. Store it in refrigerators. D. Give it away to food banks.13. What does the underlined word “excess” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Ext
