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）英语（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。AManypeoplewouldlovetoleavetheirjobsbehindandhavealife-changingadventureoverseas.Theyimaginelyingunderpalmtreesasthesungoesdown.However,lifeoverseasisnotalwayseasy,andmanyarenotprep

2、aredfortheshockoflivinginanalienculture.ThehoneymoonperiodAtfirst,forthosewhoactuallydecidetomoveabroad,lifeisanexcitingadventure.Theyenjoyexploringtheirnewsurroundings,andlifeseemslikeanextendedholiday.Theydontminethelocalcuisineanddiscoveringthelocalculture.Theycanevenaffordtopracticetheirforeign-

3、languageskillswithoutfearofmakingmistakes.TroubleinparadiseInmanycases,whenpeopleconsidermovingtoanothercountry,theyoftenfailtorealizehowdifferentlifewillbe.Astimegoesby,theybecomefrustratedwhenlanguageandculturalmisunderstandingsbecomeadailyheadache.Inthisstage,thevisitorsbegintowithdrawfromlifeint

4、hehostcountryandavoidspendingtimewithlocalpeopleinfavorofmixingwithothersfromtheirownculturalbackground.TheroadtorecoveryGradually,mostvisitorsrealizetheymustacceptthedifferencesandnotfightagainstthem.Thischangeencouragesthemtoimprovetheirlanguageskillsandslowlytheymanagetodothethingstheycouldeasily

5、doathome,suchasopeningabankaccount.Thisnew-foundconfidenceenablesthemtoseeasideoflifewhichveryfewtouristsgettowitness.Adjustingtolifeabroadcanoftenbearealproblem.Thesecrettoovercomingitistostoptryingtochangeyourhostcountry:youwillnotsucceed.Ifnot,yourisklosingyourdreamandhavingtoreturntotheoldlifeyo

6、uwantedtoleavebehind.21. Whydopeoplemovingabroadfeelexcitedatfirst?A. Theyfindforeignlivingmucheasier.B. Theyhavethenecessarylanguageskills.C. Theylovetheadventureandexploration.D. Theyenjoymeetingpeoplefromdifferentcultures.22. Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainproblemmanypeoplemovingabroadface?A.H

7、omesickness.B.Cultureshock.C.Healthproblems.D.Lackofemployment.23. Whatwouldtheauthorsuggestpeoplemovingabroaddo?A. Studythelocallanguage.B. Goonholidaysfrequently.C. Learnhowtoopenabankaccount.D. Seekoutpeoplefromtheirhomecountry.BAustralialovesinterestingmoney.In1988,itwasthefirstcountrytoreplacep

8、apermoneywithspecialplasticbanknotes.Nowitsintroducedanewfive-dollarbillsotechnologicallyadvancedthatmanyexpertsarecallingitthemoneyofthefuture!Atfirstglance,thenewnotelooksmuchliketheoldone.Ithasthesamepinkcolourandmainpicturesonthefrontandback.Butlookcloser,andyouwillnoticeaclearwindowrunningdownt

9、hemiddle,surroundedbyimagesoftheyellowPricklyMoses,atypeofAustralianplant.Tilt（使倾斜）thenotealittleandyouwillseetheEasternSpinebill,anAustralianbird,beatingitswingsasiftryingtoflyaway.Turnthebillfromsidetoside,andyouwillnoticethepictureofasmallbuildingatthebottomofthenotespins,andtheimageof5changespos

10、ition.Whiletfmoveablefeaturesareimpressiveandentertaining,thatwasnotthereasonAustraliangovernmentofficialsspenttenyearsdevelopingthem.Theirprimarypurposewastomakeitimpossibleforcriminalstoproducetheirownfakenotes.Thenewfive-dollarnotealsohassomethingtohelpblindpeopleeasilyidentifythemoney.Ithassrais

11、edbumpalongsidethetopandbottom,enablingblindpeopletoquicklydetermineitsvalue.ThecreditforpersuadingtheAustraliangovernmenttoaddthisall-importantbumpgoesto15-year-oldConnorMcLeod.TheblindSydneyteenagercameupwiththeideain2014afterbeingunabletotellhowmuchmoneyhehadreceivedforChristmas.Connorsayshewasso

12、embarrassedatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodattheschoolcafeteria.Toconvincethegovernmentofficialsofhisidea,Connorstartedawebsitethatgothugepublicattention.Thegovernmentwilladdth

13、isfeaturetothenew$10billwhichcomesoutinlate2017,aswellastheupdated$20,$50,and$100billsthatarestillbeingdesigned.24. WhichpicturedoesNOTmovewhenthebanknoteistilted?A.Thebird.B.Thenumber.C.Theplants.D.Thebuilding.25. WhatwasthemainreasontheAustraliangovernmentcreatedthenewbanknote?A. Tomakethenotemore

14、difficulttocopy.B. Toshowthecountrysadvancedtechnology.C. Tohelpblindpeoplemoreeasilyusemoney.D. Tomakethenotsappearancemoreattractive.26. WhatcanweguessaboutAustraliancoins?A. Theyaredifferentinsizeorshape.B. Theyarerequiredinschoolcafeterias.C. Theyaremorefrequentlyusedthannotes.D. Theyaremoreconv

15、enientforyoungpeople.27. WhatdidConnordotopersuadethegovernment?A. Hewrotealettertotheleaders.B. Heorganizedanonlinemeeting.C. HesoughtsupportontheInternet.D. HerequestedaspecialChristmasgift.AtthisyearTechnologyForum,speakersincludeworld-famouspeople,suchasSteveWozniak,co-founderofAppleComputer,and

16、lesser-knownindividualswithgreatideastochangetheworld.OneofthelatterisJonnyCohen,ahighschoolsenior,greenbusinessmanandcreatorofGreenShields.SinceCohenwasachild,hehasbeeninnovatingandinventing.Whenhewas12andtookscienceclassesatNorthwesternUniversity,hesawaschoolbusandhadanidea:whatiftheshapeofschoolb

17、uswasimprovedtomakeitmorefuelefficient?Thiswouldgreatlyreducetheamountofpollutionitproduced.Hesetaboutmakingawindtunnelinhisparentsmetalplatesorshieldsontoyschoolbusestotestthem.Theresult:hisshieldsredirectedtheairflowoverandaroundthebus,decreasedwingdrag,andproducedbetterfueleconomyandlesspollution

18、.CohenwentthroughvariousexperimentstoimprovehisGreenShieldsinvention.WiththehelpofMITandCook-IllinoisBusCompany,whichdonatedafull-sizedbusforCohenhenowhasashieldmodelthatisinexpensiveandeasytoattach,enablingwidespreadadoption.Howmuchofanimpactcantheseshieldshaveonclimatechange?Fuelconsumptionforthea

19、verageUSschoolbusissevenmilespergallon.GreenShieldsincreasesfuelefficiencyby10-20%,savingabout$600perbusperyear,andcostsonly$30toattach.CohenandhispartnersarenowtryingtopersuadethegovernmenttoputGreenShieldsonallschoolbuses.Withalmosthalf-a-millionschoolbusesinAmericausingnearly$2.5billionoffuelpery

20、ear,aconsumptionreductionof10-20%wouldmakeabigdifferenceinpollution.Nottomentiontheroughly$285millioninannualsavingsonfuel.28. WhatcanwelearnaboutJonnyCohenfromthetext?A. HehasproducedGreenShieldsindependently.B. Hehasbeenemployedtoimproveschoolbuses.C. Heisaworld-famousbusinessmanandinventor.D. Heh

21、asatalentforfindingandsolvingproblems.29. HowdoesGreenShieldsmakeabusmorefuelefficient?A. Byreducingtheamountofwinddrag.B. Byimprovingthequalityoffuelused.C. Byprovidingawindtunnelforthebus.D. Bychangingtheshapeofthebusengine.garageandplacesexperimen30. WheredidCohenbegintestinghisshields?A.AtNorthw

22、esternUniversity.B.Inhisparentsgarage.C.Atalocalbuscompany.D.InanMITlab.31. WhatstheintendedbenefitofCohensinvention?A. Toprovideschoolbuseswithcheaperfuel.B. Toreducethecostofproducingschoolbuses.C. Toincreasetheprofitsoftheschoolbusindustry.D. Tomakeschoolbusesmoreenvironmentally-friendly.DWeallkn

23、owthefeeling:lookingatthecomputerscreen,pretendingtobeinterestedinourhomework,eventhoughwereallyfeelbored.Butsuchfeelingsmaysoonbeatanend,saysDr.HarryWitchel,headoftheEssexMedicalSchool.Hebelievesthatcomputersofthefuturewillnoticewhenpeoplefeelboredandeventakeactiontostopit.Beforeyougetconcerned,the

24、machinewontbereadingyourmind.Itwillbeobservingthemanymovementsyoumakewhileusingacomputer.Itsnotinterestedinthebigmovementsneededtousethemachine-likemovingamouseortouchingascreen-butsmall,barelynoticeablemovementslikeclosingyoureyes,movinginyourseatorrubbingyourface.Witchelcallsthese“boredommovements

25、andsaystheyshowhowinterestedthepersonisinwhattheyarereadingorwatching.Thehighertheinterestlevel,thelessmovement!Totesthistheory,Witchelinvited27peopletoperformvariouscomputer-basedtasks.Theactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegames(aninterestingtask)toreadingdocumentslikegovernmentlawsthatmostpeoplewoul

26、dfindboring.Aspecialvideocamerafollowedtheparticipantsmovementsastheycompletedeachtask.Justastheresearcherexpected,the“boredommovementsgreatlydecreased,byasnwluenas42%thesubjectswereveryinterestedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing.Fortunately,DrWitchelisntplanningtousehisresultstocreatemachinesthatreport

27、studentswhoarenotpayingattentionatschool.Instead,hewants“movementsensing“technologytobbuiltintofuturecomputersinordertoimprovestudentscomputer-basedlearningexperience.Thescientistsaysthatbymeasuringthestudentsinterestlevelastheywork,educatorswillbeabletoadjusttheirmaterialsinreal-timetokeepstudentsf

28、ocused.Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudienceopinionsandinthefuture,helptodevelopmoreintelligentrobots.32. WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph1referto?A.Homework.B.Acomputer.C.Boredom.D.Thefuture.33. WhydidDrWitchelcarryouthisresearch?A. Todiscoverhowboredpeopl

29、emove.B. Tofindoutwhatmakespeoplebored.C. Toseeifinterestedpeoplearemoreactive.D. Totestthelinkbetweenboredomandmovement.34. WhichmovementwouldWitchelstechnologymostlikelypayattentionto?A. Turningoffthemachine.B. Typingwordsonakeyboard.C. Surfingquicklybetweenwebpages.D. Movingonesheadfromsidetoside

30、.35. Howwillthenewtechnologyhelpeducation,accordingtoWitchel?A. Byreducingteachersworkload.B. Bymaintainingstudentslearninginterest.C. Byreportingstudentsmisbehaviorinclass.D. Bymakinglearningmorelikeacomputergame.第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 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。Philadelphiaisacit

31、yknownformanythings.ItiswheretheDeclarationofIndependencewassignedin1776,anditwasalsothefirstcapitaloftheUnitedStates.36Itishometonearly3.000mural（壁画）paintedonthesideofhomesandbuildingsaroundthecity.ThatmuralsthananyothercityonEarth.37Morethan20yearsago,aNewJerseyartistnamedJaneGoldenstartedaprogram

32、pairingtroubledyouthwithartiststopaintmuralsonafewbuildingsaroundthecity.38Theteenagersinvolvedhelpedtocreatemagnificentpiecesofart,andtherewereother,evenmoreimportant,benefits.Theyoungpeoplelearnedtocooperateandgetalongwithmanydifferentkindsofpeopleduringthepainting.Theylearnedtoberesponsible,becau

33、setheyneededtofollowascheduletomakesurethemuralswerecompleted.39ItishardforanyonetoseethespectaculardesignsandnotfeelproudtobeapartofPhiladelphia.TakeawalkaroundsomeofthepoorestneighborhoodsinPhiladelphiaandyouwillfindbeautifulworksofartonthesideandfrontsofbuildings.Ofcoursethemuralsarenotjustinpoor

34、neighborhoods,butricheronesaswell.Specialbusestaketouriststodifferentpartsofthecitytoseethevariousmurals,whichshowthediverseethnicgroupsthatcallPhiladelphiahome.40ItisalsoamodelforothercitiesthroughoutAmericaseekingtohelptroubledyouth.A. Howdidthiscometobe?B. WhathappenedtothemuralsonEarth?C. Theyal

35、solearnedtotakeprideintheircommunity.D. ButonefactaboutPhiladelphiaisnotsowell-known.E. Fromthissomeproject,somethingmagicalhappened.F. Theprogramencouragedtroubledyouthtopainttogetherwiththeirteachers.G. Asaresultofitssuccess,themuralsprogramhasnowbecomethenationslargestpublicaprogram.笫三部分英语知识运用（共两

36、节，满分 45 分）第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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。Whenyougivethanksforhelp,everyonebenefits.Andthe41willlastlongerthanyoudexpect:researchershavefoundthatwritingthank-younotesraisespeopleslevelsforuptosixmonths.“Ifyouexpressgratitudeinadiary,itmak

37、esyouhappier,butifyou43itwiththepersonwhohelpedyou,ithasthe44tobringyoutwoclosertogether,“saysreseJeffTsang.LawyerJohnKralikexperiencedthispersonally.Hedbeenfeelingdepressedand45abouthislife:Hedbeendivorcedandwasnt46withhischildren.Hefelttiredfromthe47hourshedevotedtowork.Ata/an48lowpoint,heremember

38、edhisgrandfathertellinghimabouttheimportanceof49.Hedecidedtowrite365thank-younotesover365days,hopingfora/an50change.Immediately,henoticedhis51begintoimprove.Thefirsteffectsarethatyourealisethatyourlifeismuchbetterthanyouthoughtandyoubecomemorepositive,“Kralofhis52actsofexpressingthanks.53byKralikexp

39、erience,Idecidedtotrythe54myself.IchosesomeonefrommypastwhomId55thankedbefore:mywonderfulhigh-schoolEnglishteacher.IwasntsureifIdbeableto56him,buteventuallyIfoundwherehelived.Inmyletter,Ithankedhimforthe57andsupportthathedgivenmeyearsearImayneverhearfromhim58,butthatisntthe59.Theletterhelpedme60myli

40、fe,andIvebeenhappynowformonths.41.A.timeB.thoughtsC.effectsD.relationship42.A.educationB.happinessC.incomeD.health43.A.shareB.completeC.compareD.leave44.A.methodB.desireC.energyD.potential45.A.discouragedB.dishonestC.impatientD.surprised46.A.boredB.strictC.closeD.honest47.A.limitedB.valuableC.deligh

41、tfulD.long48.A.importantlyB.particularlyC.physicallyD.exactly49.A.forgivenessB.achievementC.gratefulnessD.patience50.A.positiveB.unexpectedC.possibleD.instant51.A.wealthB.attitudeC.positionD.competence52.A.generousB.strangeC.braveD.simple53.A.StruckB.InspiredC.ShockedD.Invited54.A.ideaB.beliefC.lett

42、erD.test55.A.nearlyB.frequentlyC.alreadyD.never56.A.rememberB.recogniseC.locateD.reward57.A.degreeB.moneyC.giftD.guidance58.A.inadvanceB.inpublicC.inreturnD.inperson59.A.caseB.pointC.factD.solution60.A.appreciateB.understandC.faceD.review第 n 卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用(共两节；满分 45 分)第二节(共 10 小题；

43、每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 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。IntheWestwearefamiliarwithballetslikeSwanLake.Buttheresanotherclassicaldancformwithalonghistory61hasonlyrecentlyburstontotheworldscene.ItiscalledclassicalChinesedance.ClassicalChinesedanceis62incrediblydemanding,refined,andexpressivedanceform.Al

44、ongsideballet,itisalsooneofthemostcomprehensivedancesystems63(know)tohumankind.64recently,fewpeopleoutsideChinahadeverheardofclassicalChinesedance.OnemajorreasonwasthatwhenChinesecompaniesperformedabroad,theyoftenmixedChinesedancewithwesterndancestyle.Andsotheaudienceleftthetheaternotsureexactly65th

45、eyhadjustseen.In2006,however,theShenYunPerformingArtsCompany66(establish)inNewYork.Itsmissionwastopromote67(tradition)culture,andthisincluded68(present)classicalChinesedanceinitspureform.Notquiteadecadelater,classicalChinesedancehasbecomemuch69(well)recognizedandisstartingtoinfluencewesternballet.Al

46、thoughtheyhavesignificantdifferences,bothballetandclassicalChinesedancehavetheabilitytovividlytell70(story)andmoveusthroughbeautifulart.笫四部分写作（共两节；满分 35 分）第一节短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 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（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把

47、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。DearChris,Areyouinterestedincomingwithmetoseeafamousopera?ItwillperformedattheGuangzhouOperaHouseat2pminMayDay.IknowyoutookgreatinterestinChineseculture,especiallylocalopera.Ithinktheperformwillnotonlyleaveyouwith

48、anunforgettablyimpression,butsatisfyyourinterestinChineseoperaaswell.Ifyoucancome,IsuggestusshouldvisittheGuangzhouMuseumneartheOperaHousebeforeandaftertheopera.Youdecide.ThemuseumishostingaexhibitiononCantoneseopera.Ifwego,IbelieveyoucanlearnmanyaboutChineseoperainthere.Yours,LiHua 第二节书面表迭（满分25 分）假

49、定你是李华。彳的美国笔友 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。DearLiHua,ImgoingtoGuangzhoufora2-weekholidayinMay.ImsoexcitedthatIfinallyhavethischanctomeetyouandseeyourcity.However,Iamabitworriedaboutthetrafficproblems.FromwhatIknow,trafficjamsareseriousinbigcities.DoyouthinkIshouldrentacar?Hows

50、houldItravelaroundefficientlywhenICantwaittoseeyou.Yours,Mike1 .词数 100 左右；2 .可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。minGuangzhou?2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语（2017.4）第二部分第一节21.C22.B23.A24.C25.A26.A27.C28.D29.A30.B31.D32.C33.D34.D35.B第 F36.D37.A38.E39.C40.G第三部分第一节41.C42.B43.A44.D45.A46.C47.D48.B49.C50.A51.B52.D53.B54.A55.D56.C57.D58.C59.B60.A第 n 卷第三部分61.which/that62.an63.known64.Until65.what66.wasestabli