2017年广州二模英语试卷

1 2017 年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试 二 年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试 二 英英 语语 2017 4 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中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 A Many people would love to leave their jobs behind and have a life changing adventure overseas They imagine lying under palm trees as the sun goes down However life overseas is not always easy and many are not prepared for the shock of living in an alien culture The honeymoon period At first for those who actually decide to move abroad life is an exciting adventure They enjoy exploring their new surroundings and life seems like an extended holiday They don t mind trying the local cuisine and discovering the local culture They can even afford to practice their foreign language skills without fear of making mistakes Trouble in paradise In many cases when people consider moving to another country they often fail to realize how different life will be As time goes by they become frustrated when language and cultural misunderstandings become a daily headache In this stage the visitors begin to withdraw from life in the host country and avoid spending time with local people in favor of mixing with others from their own cultural background The road to recovery Gradually most visitors realize they must accept the differences and not fight against them This change encourages them to improve their language skills and slowly they manage to do the things they could easily do at home such as opening a bank account This new found confidence enables them to see a side of life which very few tourists get to witness Adjusting to life abroad can often be a real problem The secret to overcoming it is to stop trying to change your host country you will not succeed If not you risk losing your dream and having to return to the old life you wanted to leave behind 2 21 Why do people moving abroad feel excited at first A They find foreign living much easier B They have the necessary language skills C They love the adventure and exploration D They enjoy meeting people from different cultures 22 According to the author what is the main problem many people moving abroad face A Homesickness B Culture shock C Health problems D Lack of employment 23 What would the author suggest people moving abroad do A Study the local language B Go on holidays frequently C Learn how to open a bank account D Seek out people from their home country B Australia loves interesting money In 1988 it was the first country to replace paper money with special plastic banknotes Now it s introduced a new five dollar bill so technologically advanced that many experts are calling it the money of the future At first glance the new note looks much like the old one It has the same pink colour and main pictures on the front and back But look closer and you will notice a clear window running down the middle surrounded by images of the yellow Prickly Moses a type of Australian plant Tilt 使倾斜 the note a little and you will see the Eastern Spinebill an Australian bird beating its wings as if trying to fly away Turn the bill from side to side and you will notice the picture of a small building at the bottom of the note spins and the image of 5 changes position While these moveable features are impressive and entertaining that was not the reason Australian government officials spent ten years developing them Their primary purpose was to make it impossible for 3 criminals to produce their own fake notes The new five dollar note also has something to help blind people easily identify the money It has s raised bump alongside the top and bottom enabling blind people to quickly determine its value The credit for persuading the Australian government to add this all important bump goes to 15 year old Connor McLeod The blind Sydney teenager came up with the idea in 2014 after being unable to tell how much money he had received for Christmas Connor says he was so embarrassed at not being able to see the difference between notes that he only carried coins to pay for food at not being able to see the difference between notes that he only carried coins to pay for food at the school cafeteria To convince the government officials of his idea Connor started a website that got huge public attention The government will add this feature to the new 10 bill which comes out in late 2017 as well as the updated 20 50 and 100 bills that are still being designed 24 Which picture does NOT move when the banknote is tilted A The bird B The number C The plants D The building 25 What was the main reason the Australian government created the new banknote A To make the note more difficult to copy B To show the country s advanced technology C To help blind people more easily use money D To make the not s appearance more attractive 26 What can we guess about Australian coins A They are different in size or shape B They are required in school cafeterias C They are more frequently used than notes D They are more convenient for young people 27 What did Connor do to persuade the government A He wrote a letter to the leaders B He organized an online meeting C He sought support on the Internet D He requested a special Christmas gift 4 C At this year s Technology Forum speakers include world famous people such as Steve Wozniak co founder of Apple Computer and lesser known individuals with great ideas to change the world One of the latter is Jonny Cohen a high school senior green businessman and creator of GreenShields Since Cohen was a child he has been innovating and inventing When he was 12 and took science classes at Northwestern University he saw a school bus and had an idea what if the shape of school bus was improved to make it more fuel efficient This would greatly reduce the amount of pollution it produced He set about making a wind tunnel in his parents garage and placed small metal plates or shields on toy school buses to test them The result his shields redirected the airflow over and around the bus decreased wing drag and produced better fuel economy and less pollution Cohen went through various experiments to improve his GreenShields invention With the help of MIT and Cook Illinois Bus Company which donated a full sized bus for Cohen s experiments he now has a shield model that is inexpensive and easy to attach enabling widespread adoption How much of an impact can these shields have on climate change Fuel consumption for the average US school bus is seven miles per gallon GreenShields increases fuel efficiency by 10 20 saving about 600 per bus per year and costs only 30 to attach Cohen and his partners are now trying to persuade the government to put GreenShields on all school buses With almost half a million school buses in America using nearly 2 5 billion of fuel per year a consumption reduction of 10 20 would make a big difference in pollution Not to mention the roughly 285 million in annual savings on fuel 28 What can we learn about Jonny Cohen from the text A He has produced GreenShields independently B He has been employed to improve school buses C He is a world famous businessman and inventor D He has a talent for finding and solving problems 29 How does GreenShields make a bus more fuel efficient 5 A By reducing the amount of wind drag B By improving the quality of fuel used C By providing a wind tunnel for the bus D By changing the shape of the bus engine 30 Where did Cohen begin testing his shields A At Northwestern University B In his parents garage C At a local bus company D In an MIT lab 31 What s the intended benefit of Cohen s invention A To provide school buses with cheaper fuel B To reduce the cost of producing school buses C To increase the profits of the school bus industry D To make school buses more environmentally friendly D We all know the feeling looking at the computer screen pretending to be interested in our homework even though we really feel bored But such feelings may soon be at an end says Dr Harry Witchel head of the Essex Medical School He believes that computers of the future will notice when people feel bored and even take action to stop it Before you get concerned the machine won t be reading your mind It will be observing the many movements you make while using a computer It s not interested in the big movements needed to use the machine 一 like moving a mouse or touching a screen but small barely noticeable movements like closing your eyes moving in your seat or rubbing your face Witchel calls these boredom movements and says they show how interested the person is in what they are reading or watching The higher the interest level the less movement To test his theory Witchel invited 27 people to perform various computer based tasks The activities ranged from playing online games an interesting task to reading documents like government laws that most people would find boring A special video camera followed the participants movements as they completed each task Just as the researcher expected the boredom movements greatly decreased by as much as 6 42 when the subjects were very interested in what they were reading or seeing Fortunately Dr Witchel isn t planning to use his results to create machines that report students who are not paying attention at school Instead he wants movement sensing technology to be built into future computers in order to improve students computer based learning experience The scientist says that by measuring the students interest level as they work educators will be able to adjust their materials in real time to keep students focused Witchel also believes that the technology can provide filmmakers with honest audience opinions and in the future help to develop more intelligent robots 32 What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 1 refer to A Homework B A computer C Boredom D The future 33 Why did Dr Witchel carry out his research A To discover how bored people move B To find out what makes people bored C To see if interested people are more active D To test the link between boredom and movement 34 Which movement would Witchel s technology most likely pay attention to A Turning off the machine B Typing words on a keyboard C Surfing quickly between webpages D Moving one s head from side to side 35 How will the new technology help education according to Witchel A By reducing teachers workload B By maintaining students learning interest C By reporting students misbehavior in class D By making learning more like a computer game 第二节 共第二节 共 5 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 分 满分分 满分 10 分 分 根据短文内容 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 选项中有两项为多 余选项 Philadelphia is a city known for many things It is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 and it was also the first capital of the United States 36 It is home 7 to nearly 3 000 mural 壁画 painted on the side of homes and buildings around the city That s more murals than any other city on Earth 37 More than 20 years ago a New Jersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with artists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city 38 The teenagers involved helped to create magnificent pieces of art and there were other even more important benefits The young people learned to cooperate and get along with many different kinds of people during the painting They learned to be responsible because they needed to follow a schedule to make sure the murals were completed 39 It is hard for anyone to see the spectacular designs and not feel proud to be a part of Philadelphia Take a walk around some of the poorest neighborhoods in Philadelphia and you will find beautiful works of art on the side and fronts of buildings Of course the murals are not just in poor neighborhoods but richer ones as well Special buses take tourists to different parts of the city to see the various murals which show the diverse ethnic groups that call Philadelphia home 40 It is also a model for other cities throughout America seeking to help troubled youth A How did this come to be B What happened to the murals on Earth C They also learned to take pride in their community D But one fact about Philadelphia is not so well known E From this some project something magical happened F The program encouraged troubled youth to paint together with their teachers G As a result of its success the murals program has now become the nation s largest public art program 笫三部分笫三部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分英语知识运用 共两节 满分 45 分 分 第一节第一节 完形填空 共完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分分 满分 30 分 分 阅读下面短文 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 When you give thanks for help everyone benefits And the 41 will last longer than you d expect researchers have found that writing thank you notes raises people s 42 levels for up to six months 8 If you express gratitude in a diary it makes you happier but if you 43 it with the person who helped you it has the 44 to bring you two closer together says researcher Jeff Tsang Lawyer John Kralik experienced this personally He d been feeling depressed and 45 about his life He d been divorced and wasn t 46 with his children He felt tired from the 47 hours he devoted to work At a an 48 low point he remembered his grandfather telling him about the importance of 49 He decided to write 365 thank you notes over 365 days hoping for a an 50 change Immediately he noticed his 51 begin to improve The first effects are that you realise that your life is much better than you thought and you become more positive Kralik says of his 52 acts of expressing thanks 53 by Kralik s experience I decided to try the 54 myself I chose someone from my past whom I d 55 thanked before my wonderful high school English teacher I wasn t sure if I d be able to 56 him but eventually I found where he lived In my letter I thanked him for the 57 and support that he d given me years earlier I may never hear from him 58 but that isn t the 59 The letter helped me 60 my life and I ve been happy now for months 41 A timeB thoughtsC effectsD relationship 42 A educationB happinessC incomeD health 43 A shareB completeC compareD leave 44 A methodB desireC energyD potential 45 A discouragedB dishonestC impatientD surprised 46 A boredB strictC closeD honest 47 A limitedB valuableC delightfulD long 48 A importantlyB particularlyC physicallyD exactly 49 A forgivenessB achievementC gratefulnessD patience 50 A positiveB unexpectedC possibleD instant 51 A wealthB attitudeC positionD competence 52 A generousB strange C braveD simple 53 A StruckB InspiredC ShockedD Invited 9 54 A ideaB beliefC letterD test 55 A nearlyB frequentlyC alreadyD never 56 A rememberB recogniseC locateD reward 57 A degreeB moneyC giftD guidance 58 A in advanceB in publicC in returnD in person 59 A caseB pointC factD solution 60 A appreciateB understandC faceD review 第第 卷卷 注意 注意 将答案写在答题卡上 写在本试卷上无效 第三部分第三部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分英语知识运用 共两节 满分 45 分 分 第二节第二节 共 共 10 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分分 满分 15 分 分 阅读下面材料 在空白处填入适当的内容 1 个单词 或括号内单词的正确形式 In the West we are familiar with ballets like Swan Lake But there s another classical dance form with a long history 61 has only recently burst onto the world scene It is called classical Chinese dance Classical Chinese dance is 62 incredibly demanding refined and expressive dance form Alongside ballet it is also one of the most comprehensive dance systems 63 know to humankind 64 recently few people outside China had ever heard of classical Chinese dance One major reason was that when Chinese companies performed abroad they often mixed Chinese dance with western dance style And so the audience left the theater not sure exactly 65 they had just seen In 2006 however the Shen Yun Performing Arts Company 66 establish in New York Its mission was to promote 67 tradition culture and this included 68 present classical Chinese dance in its pure form Not quite a decade later classical Chinese dance has become much 69 well recognized and is starting to influence western ballet Although they have significant differences both ballet and classical Chinese dance have the ability to vividly tell 70 story and move us through beautiful art 笫四部分笫四部分 写作 共两节 满分写作 共两节 满分 35 分 分 10 第一节第一节 短文改错 共短文改错 共 10 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 10 分 分 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文 文中共 有 10 处语言错误 每句中最多有两处 每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加 删除或修改 增加 在缺词处加一个漏字符号 并在其下面写出该加的词 删除 把多余的词用斜线 划掉 修改 在错的词下划一横线 并在该词下面写出修改后的词 注意 1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词 2 只允许修改 10 处 多者 从第 11 处起 不计分 Dear Chris Are you interested in coming with me to see a famous opera It will performed at the Guangzhou Opera House at 2 pm in May Day I know you took great interest in Chinese culture especially local opera I think the perform will not only leave you with an unforgettably impression but satisfy your interest in Chinese opera as well If you can come I suggest us should visit the Guangzhou Museum near the Opera House before and after the opera You decide The museum is hosting a exhibition on Cantonese opera If we go I believe you can learn many about Chinese opera in there Yours Li Hua 第二节第二节 书面表迭 满分书面表迭 满分 25 分 分 假定你是李华 你的美国笔友 Mike 将到广州度假 以下是他给你发的电子邮件 请给他 回信 欢迎他的到来 答复他的疑问 并提出合理建议 Dear Li Hua I m going to Guangzhou for a 2 week holiday in May I m so excited that I finally have this chance to meet you and see your city However I am a bit worried about the traffic problems From what I know traffic jams are serious in big cities Do you think I should rent a car How should I travel 11 around efficiently when I m in Guangzhou Can t wait to see you Yours Mike 注意 1 词数 100 左右 2 可以适当增加细节 以使行文连贯 12 2017 年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试 二 年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试 二 英英 语语 2017 4 第二部分 第一节 21 C22 B23 A24 C25 A26 A27 C28 D29 A30 B 31 D32 C33 D34 D35 B 第二节 36 D37 A38 E39 C40 G 第三部分 第一节 41 C42 B43 A44 D45 A46 C47 D48 B49 C50 A 51 B52 D53 B54 A55 D56 C57 D58 C59 B60 A 第第 卷卷 第三部分 61 which that62 an63 known64 Until65 what 66 was established 67 traditional 68 presenting 69 better70 sto