高三英语试题（二）
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）
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Visit Iceland
Best Time to Go
Travel between June and August tends to be most popular with visitors. June offers 24 hours of Arctic daylight, while July and August are the warmest months, offering the best chances for good weather. Travel between mid-September and mid-October is the most ideal, as you’ ll avoid the high-ason tourist traffic and have a solid chance of eing the northern lights. Although winter weather can shorten your sighteing, excellent deals can b
e scored during the off-ason.
Transportation
Bargain airfare prices have undercut the major transatlantic（横越大西洋的）players, with Icelandair and Wow Air rvicing Keflavík International Airport directly from dozens of major U. S. cities. Car rentals are the most convenient way to explore the island, although mountain roads and general off-roading should be left to experienced guides.
Weather
Travelers should pack for all four asons no matter the time of year. Summertime can reach levels of T-shirt comfort, while many visitors are surprid to discover that winter temperatures may be milder than America’ s northeast. But a beautiful day on the western coast of the island could mean damaging storms in the east. That’ s why Icelanders are famous for saying, “If you don’ t like the weather, wait five minutes.” Winds can transform the weather there more than a dozen times in a single day,
Know Before You Go
Iceland’ s reputation as a budget-friendly destination is very much a thing of the past. Prices have gone up greatly—alcohol and food are particularly expensive. We recommend limiting the amount of time you spend in Reykjavík as it’ s always crowded with tourists. Instead, explore the smaller towns and villages along Iceland’ s coast.
21. When is the best time to visit Iceland?
A. At the end of October. B. At the beginning of June.
C. At the end of September. D. In the middle of December.
22. How are general tourists advid to travel in Iceland?
A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By air. D. By car.
23. What can be known about Iceland from the text?
A. Prices there are relatively low.
B. The weather there is quite changeable.
C. June to August are the warmest months there.
D. Coastal towns and villages are more popular than Reykjavík.
B
As I entered the job site, I could hear my 16-year-old son before I could e him. The sounds of a loud radio in an empty room upstairs, combined with the heavy strike of a hammer and loud music, led me to where he was taking apart a built-in cupboard. He was sweaty, his face covered in dirt and drywall dust. And he looked exhausted.
For a brief moment, I felt guilty. On a hot summer day, my son was covered in dirt instead of relaxing by the pool with his friends. And, though we have a family vacation planned for later in the summer, he wash’ t spending his summer vacation days backpacking through South America or participating in a camp program centered on an activity he loves. Rather, he gets up before dawn to work. He carries tools and a water bo
ttle with him and he eats a turkey sandwich on his lunch break. He’s learning how to take orders from a job foreman（工头）and how to u power tools. He’ s also learning just how strong his long, skinny body is, becau pulling 30-year-old carpeting out of a hou is no easy task.
I have moments when I remember my own happy summer days spent in front of The Price Is Right and Days of Our Lives. I wonder if he’ s missing out, but I remind mylf that having a job as a teen is just as important as attending film camp or drinking with friends on a Saturday night. After his first day on the job, my son came home and announced that he spent four hours cutting heavily-glued tiles（瓷砖）out of a bament. “I wasn’t going to give up until tho things came off the ground,” he told us.
The backbreaking work of physical labor is teaching him just as much as, if not more than, the mental challenge of a high school AP class. It turns out, too, that having a regular job during the summer might be just as attractive to a college admissions officer as a trip to volunteer in another country.
24. What was the author’s son doing when he reached the job site?
A. Making a new cupboard. B. Working with great efforts.
C. Enjoying music comfortably. D. Playing a musical instrument.
25. Why did the author feel guilty?
A. His son failed to adapt to adult life quickly.
B. His son was doing something not for his age.
C. He couldn’ t provide a comfortable life for his son.
D. He couldn’t spare more time to accompany his son.
26. What can be inferred about the author’ s son from paragraph 3 ?
