2018届浙江省杭州市高三第二次高考科目教学质量检测 英语试题

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It is halfway through October. The sun arrives early and I stare out my window, feeling shame for invading（侵犯）the privacy of the homeless woman who has settled across the street. I am not sure when she first appeared, maybe a month ago. Each morning I watch as she gets out from the narrow space between the two large buildings across from mine.

She wears the same dirty, badly torn dress every day. I can see she fights to pull herself up into a standing position. She fails on the first two or three tries, but determination always wins out. She remains leaning against the wall for several long minutes, appearing to gather the necessary strength needed to pick up her possessions — all packed into five plastic bags. With tears in my eyes, I watch as she places her feet pointing outward to avoid falling. Her steps are measured and cautious as she slowly makes her way to the corner and disappears.

When I first noticed this woman, I went across the street and offered her 20 dollars, but she turned her back to me and pretended not to see me. The expression on her face was one of shame, causing me to feel guilt for invading her privacy. The next night I bought a hotdog and a Coke, and left them in the spot when she was not there. Feeling like a spy, I watched as she ate the hotdog like a starving cat that had not eaten for days.

I too often find myself complaining about life, but when I look out my window and see the old woman, I feel the need to apologize for my foolish pride in not realizing how fortunate I really am.

There are many poor people in my town. I have become familiar with many of their faces, and then suddenly they disappear. I know that one day the old woman will be gone and I will have no idea where she is. I fear that day.

21 .What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

A. Life is tough for the homeless woman.

B. Poverty causes the woman’s poor health.

C. The woman doesn’t care about her appearance.

D. Possessions mean much to the woman.

22. Why did the woman refuse the author’s 20 dollars?

A. The money didn’t help much.

B. She didn’t like the author.

C. Accepting money was guilty.

D. She felt her dignity was hurt.

23. What lesson does the author learn from the homeless woman?

A. Complaints can sometimes make life worse.

B. He should appreciate his present life more.

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C. More is to be done to make life meaningful.

D. We should all apologize for ignoring the poor.

24. Which of the following words best describes the author of the text?

A. Optimistic.

B. Sympathetic.

C. Determined.

D. Easy⼀going.

B

A laptop, a hair straightener, Christmas lights, an e-reader, a kettle, two bags, a pair of jeans, a remote-control helicopter, a spoon, and a dining-room chair. All broken.

It sounds like a pile of things that you’d stick in boxes and take to the dustbins. In fact, it’s a list of things mended in a single afternoon by British volunteers determined to get people to stop throwing things away. This is the Reading Repair Cafe, part of an international network aimed at dealing with a world of rubbish.

The helicopter belongs to William who cheerfully describes himself as “mechanically incompetent”. He has owned it for 8 years, but 3 years ago it stopped working and it has been sitting unused in his cupboard ever since.

He sits down at the table of Colin Haycock, an IT professional who volunteers at the repair cafe, which has been running for about four years and is a place where people can bring all manner of household items to be fixed for free. In less than five minutes, Haycock has fixed the helicopter and it works well.

William looks ashamed; Haycock looks pleased. “I wish they were all that simple,” he says.

Today, the repairers will stop 24kg of waste from going to landfill(垃圾填埋场) and save 284kg of CO2. Some items can’t be fixed on the spot but very little needs to be thrown away.

Gabrille Stanley, who used to run a clothing business, says she was drawn to volunteering at the repair cafe to fight the “throwaway culture” she sees. About 300, 000 tons of clothing was sent to landfill in the UK in 2016 and a report from WRAP puts the average lifespan(寿命) for a piece of clothing in the UK at 3. 3 years.

25. What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 1?

A. To present the main idea.

B. To support the author’s opinion.

C. To raise readers’ interest.

D. To establish an argument.

26. Why doesn’t William repair the helicopter himself?

A. He is both lazy and busy.

B. He is ashamed of repair work.

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C. He doesn’t treasure the helicopter.

D. He lacks the necessary skills.

27. Which of the following argument will Gabrille Stanley probably agree with?

A. People should send old clothing to landfill.

B. People should hold on to their clothes longer.

C. Clothing factories are to blame for the waste.

D. Running a clothing business is no easy task.

C

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