普通高中班综合测试二-英语试题及答案

1、2016 年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语第 I 卷第二部分 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（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe best of adventure and sport in NSWIf you want adventure, then the se of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia is the place to go. No matter what the season, you can cho

2、ose from a wide variety oflandsceasy acs, climates, activities and experienall withs to tour operators and local guides.For snow lovers, theres no bettlacen theSnowy Mountains. Skiers and snowboarders can hit theslopes for some downhill thrills in Kosciuszko National.Park. Non-skiing adventure-seeke

3、rs will enjoy hiking or snowshoeing.If water sports are more your thing, there are plenty of plato go. Surfers youre yoursurfboards and head to Byron Bay, Sharbour, or Newcastles Merewether Beach. To seespectacular sea life up close, visit Lord Howe Island, a world-famous destination for underwaterd

4、iving.The oceans, lakes and rivers around NSW offer a lifetimes worth of exciting fishing and boatingchallenges. Want more? Experience the rush of whitewater rafting in Jindabyne and Penrith,barefoot waterskiing in Port Stephens.oFor adventure in NSW, the skys the limit! Book a hot-air-balloon or he

5、licopter ride over thestunning vineyards of thePark.ter Valley, go skydiving in Wollongong, or try hang-gliding in StanwellGet to know the Ses unique and tough landscs on a caving, canoeing or rock climbingadventure. Four-wheel-driving and off-roading tours are popular in both Country NSW and Outbac

6、kNSW. Or explore parts of the Se on horseback youIl find great horse riding options in Sydney and throughout NSW.21. What is the pure of this article?To advertise a new holiday tour.To describe the geography of NSW.C. To promote NSWs touristractions.D. To encourage people to move to NSW.22. Where ca

7、n you go barefoot waterskiing?A. Port Stephens.C. Stanwell Park.23. Who are theended readers？B. Theter ValleyD. Wollongong.A. Famis.C. Photographers.B. Local guides.D. Adventure travellersBThe United Ses of America was founded in 1776 after the 13 independent American sesrose up against the ruling B

8、ritish, defeated themhe American Revolutionary War, and signed theDeclaration of Independence, thewhich declared the creation of the new country.The men who led the revolution, drafted the Declaration of Independence, and wrote theAmerican laws are known as founding fathers. Benjamin Frlin, whose pi

9、cture is on the US100-dollar note, was appoed to prepare the Declarationfounding fathers.t was eventually signed by the otherFrlin was born in 1706 inton to a soap maker named Josiah Frlin. His father couldnot afford full schooling for all his children, but Benjamin loved books and worked in his eld

10、erbrothers pring business before starting a newspr called the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729. Hewrote and drew cartoons for the newspr. In addition, he worked to improve living conditions inthe city:roducing street lights, cleaning the roads and building libraries.he 1740s, Frlinretired from his newsp

11、r and turned to science with great sucs. He was a very smart man andhis work on electricity, including the “kite experiment” which confirmed the nature of lightning,made him famous throughout the world.Frlin earned the title of the “American” for his efforts to unite the 13 American ses,and to wheir

12、 independence. This part of the story starts in London. He was sent to the city topersuade the British to treat the American ses more fairly. It was heret he beganeractingwith important political thinkers and activists of the time and develohis own political ideas.Following his return to America in

13、1761 he became muhe battle against British rule.After the United Ses of America was established, Frore active in American politics andlin held several importantitionsofsuch as theUnited Sestmaster General, Ambassador to France andPennsylvania. He is also famous today for his wise sayings, including

14、“a penny saved is a pennyearned” and “an ounce of prevention is wor24. What is the article mainly about?pound of cure”.A. The American Declaration of Independence.B. Frlins contributions to American society.C. The American War of Independence.D. Benjamin Frlins early life.25. How did Frlin begin dev

15、elohis own political thinking?By discussing ideas with political activists in Britain.By persuading the 13 American ses to unite.By fighting against British rule in America.D. By writing articles for his own newspr.26. What can be inferred about Frlin from the article?His most important contribution

16、 was in science.He was th e leader of the “founding fathers”.C.He wacsfulany different areas.D. He came from a very wealthy family.27. What is the correct order for the following events from Frlins life?a. He started a newspr business.He carried out the kite experience on electricity.He worked for h

17、is brother in a pring company.He was appoed the Ambassador to France.He helped write the Declaration of Independence.He visited England to discuss independence.A. e, c, a, b, f, dC. a, c, f, b, d, eB. c, a, b, f, e, dD. f, d, a, b, c, eCWhether or not you beve Professor Stephen Hawkings alarming the

18、oryt building a“strong” artifilelligence (AI) could lead to the end of the human race, its cleart AI isreaching the powhere soon it will affect almost every aspect of how we work with computers.We must get used to computersLast year, investment bt talk back.Deep Ventures attracted muedia attention w

19、hen it announcedt it had appoed an AI computer to its board of directors to help make important businessdecis. Whtually happened wast the company used a program called VITAL toysepotential investments (授资) in different businesses. But VITAL doesntend board meetings orvote its just a program. While i

20、ts not quite the evil robot we see in science fiction movies, itshows us how far computers and AI have advanced.Soon AI systems will be driving our vehicles,reting our fal express aserformcomplex tasks, translating our voio different languages and building other machines for us infactories around th

21、e world. But they wont look like us or pretend to be human.In the new film Ex, a computer scientist is asked to assess whether a beautifulhuman-looking robot called Ava has humanelligence. I wont spoil the film for you, but itoccurred to met one of the reasons we beve other human beings are consciou

22、s and haveelligence ist were told they are all .the time., if you stopped beving otheoplehave minds, you would quickly find yourself unable to functionhe world.s Eric Sidt arguest we shouldnt worry about AI, andt we need instead toredesign our education systems sot we learn how to get on with the ma

23、chines. Aserfulcomputer-basedelligencontinue develo, we must let go of the beft only humanshaveelligence and consciousness. Just as we have accepted the realityt the self-awarenesst makes mindssible exists withhe animal world, we may soon acceptt it cso existwithhe machine world.28. According to Pro

24、fessor Stephen Hawking, human beings .A. may be endangered by strong AIB. are still moreelligentn machinesC. will benefit grey from the advanin AID. will never be able to build a strong AI system29. According to Paragraph 2, VITAL can .A. attend board meetings to voteB. make final decis for the bC.

25、attract more investments to the bD. assess the value of different businesses30.The author predictst AI machines will soon be able to.A. control peoples fal expressB. construct otherelligent machinesC. have a human-like physical appearanceD. change peoples speecheso different languages31.Which of the

26、 following would the author most probably agree with?A. It is too late to stop the danger of artifilelligence.B. Humans should learn to live withelligent machines.C.elligent machines willtually control the world.D. Only humans can haveelligence and consciousness.DMature-age university students are a

27、nnoying, I know. I understandt when youre 18 or 19,and already know everything, theres no need to do the readings or show up prepared for class. Ialso understandt there are these old people in class who should beng other things mayberetiring,ardeninghe backyard. They are eagerly asking questions (or

28、 worse, answering them)and generally loud.I understand because I used to be one of them. I dropped out of high school in Year 11 andaftlaying guitar in a band for a few years, I spent the next ten years working different jobs. Thena friend, who thought I was wasting my life, suggested I enrol at his

29、 university. Although afraid, Ieventually took a university preparation course and a year later became a 35-year-old university freshman.Like many mature-age students, after completing my degree, I continued studying and eventually attained my PhD.Now Im a lecturer at Toronto University in Canada. I

30、n fact, I have just finished preparing agroup of mature-age students to annoy next years youngyears. My students come from manydifferent backgrounds. But they all share an enthusiasm for knowledge and learning.I know they are ridiculous and show up to class with folders full of readings, minds overf

31、lowing with ideas and concepts they want to discuss. I was the same. But, contrary to the stereotype of the annoying mature-age students occupying the airtime in class, most dont want to control thediscus.Theyre likely to be waiting, counting away the seconds silentlyhe hopet someillwant to talk abo

32、ut all of these amazing ideas were learning about. Only after waiting for youngervoito speak. ( but which often remain silent) do they begalking.Speaking for myself, I love students who come prepared and ready to discuss stuff.So letsrate all of those “annoying”mature-age students.ce32. According to

33、 the article, a mature-age student isA. who behaves like an adultC. not yet qualified to enter universityrson.B . studying for a higher degreeD. who starts university at an older age33.heA. showsparagraph, the author.t he is oped to mature-age studentsdescribes the problems mature-age students creat

34、emakes fun of the attitude held by many young students.explains why many teachers dislike mature-age studentsWhat does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?Retired people.Early high school leavers.Mature-age university students.University students aged below 20.Why do mature-age studen

35、ts often wait before speaking in class?They are not very familiar with the topic being discussed.They want to give the younger students more chanto speak.They lack the ability to give their opinions.D. They are moreerested in hearing others opinions.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

36、的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Alone But Not LonelyIn todays fast-paced society, weveefortable with silence. We try to findfeelings of laziness or boredom, 36different types of activitiesSolitude（独处）does no very different things.t can help us escve to befortable or lonely.In fact, solitude and loneliness areThe

37、death of a loved one or the inability to find people who understand you can leave youfeeling lonely. Even if you are surrounded by othwhile longing for love or acceptance. 37eople, its natural to experience an emptinessGeoffrey F. Fisher onaid, “In cities, no one is quiet but many are lonely. 38We o

38、ften fill loneliness with all types of unsatisfying activities. Young people would ratherspend a Friday night out with strangers,n spend the night alone. Theyre looking for a way to killtime while they await true friendship. Then there are young adults in gangs where they dont reallylike their compa

39、nions.39Why does being alone scare us?Do not be afraid of silence. 40It teaches you how to truly listen. It teaches you to pay attention to whats going on inside of you. Only when we are alone can we have the space andpeace we need to think without being outwardly influenced. It thereforees easier t

40、o makeimportant decis as well as to reflect on how we are feeling.A. Loneliness is therefore a feelingt can be experienced whether or not one is physically alone.B. They would rather feel accepted on a shallow leveln risk feeling alone.C. The problem of loneliness can be easily solved in a modern wo

41、rld.D. But, whenng so, the mahing we.-are trying to avoid is loneliness.E.he country, people are quiet but few are lonely.F. It can provide you wimazing benefits.G. It guides you through hardships.笫三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，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

42、选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Eco-tourism involves people traveling to beautiful but environmental sensitive pla. Suchtrips are 41carried out win experienced guide. Over recent years, this type of travelhas been steadily gaining 42as more people search for new travel experien.Eco-tourism has many benefits., all th

43、e 43spent by the tourists is used to 44the important environmental spots they visit.Second, it helps45to better understand theenvironment, thereby 46their knowledge of the world. Furthermore, this style of travel is also more47of the local culture.Compared to48tourists, eco-tourists use energy more

44、efficiently, save water and produce less rubbish by finding ways to 49it. These behaviours have a50and lastingeffect on the local environment.Two things are needed to make eco-tourism a/an 51., it should be done in smallgroups. And second, because it requires considerable effort, both eco-tourists a

45、nd locals must be52heir commitment to improving the environment.Green travel provides local people with jobs in parks, 53 and shops. One greatachievement of eco-tourism has been the 54of illegalting. Formerters can now workas guides to help keep the animals 55heir natural surroundings. Green travel

46、also56local peoples quality of life, espelly childrens.Peru isusing eco-tourism to promote respect for the 57 . Its now able totake better care of its rainforests because of a/an58on more sustainable(可持续的)travel. 59this, local peoples living-standards have improved. Many others are now following Per

47、us 60and using eco-tourism to preserve their environment for the future generations.A. finallyA. pleasureA. moneyA. polluteA. scientistsA. approvingA. respectfulA. richA. useA. challengingB. usuallyB.satisfactionB. timeB. protectC.suddenlyC. popularityC. energyC. purchaseC. guidesC. enrichingC. unce

48、rtainC. lazyC. copyD. roughtlyD. freedomD. effortD. exploreD. visitorsD. supportingD. independentD. normalD. resstrictD. riskyD. symbolD. gratefulD. hosD. appearanceD. activeD. improvesD. hostsD. discusD. In addition toD. traditionB.tersB. confirmingB. awareB. curiousB. recycleB. disappoB. adventure

49、B. sincereB. factoriesB. resultB. safeB. examinesB. lawB. theoryingC.itive51 A. suc52. A. politesC. toolC. doubtfulC. schoolsC. declineC. friendlyC. balanC. economyC. focusC. In spite ofC. adviceA. minesA. banA. closeA. influenA. environmentA. effectA. But forB. According toB. rule60. A. exle第卷第三部分

50、英语知识运用（共两节；满分 45 分）第二节 （共 10 小题；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。Eachk New York-based hairstylist Mark Bustos tries to make a small difference in peopleslives 61 giving haircuts to homeless people.During thek, Mark works in his high-class salon, but each Sunday, he walks around

51、 thecity asking people 62theyd like a haircut. He then gives them a stylish haircut 63same kind he would give to any paying customer, except these are done for free for those who arehomeless or cannot afford a haircut 64(them).Marks work began in 2012 when visiting familyhe Philippines. Instead of j

52、ust 65( take ) a typical, relaxing vacation, he decided to give poor local children haircuts.“I felt so happyng itt Ive continued since returning,” Mark explains.Changing someones appearance can have a huge impact on their life. Remember thehomeless retired soldier who received a make-over? He found

53、 a job, 66 (rent) a house andquit drinking alcohterwards. 67 (simple) changing howrson looks can give thema huge increase in 68(confident).Mark Bustos provest there are many ways 69 (give), andt you can easily useyour 70() abilities to make a difference in somebodys life.笫四部分 写作（共两节；满分 35 分）第一节 短文改错

54、（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文。文有 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。The old saying “The early bird catches the worm.”show us the importance of plannin

55、g, workinghard and trying constant. To achieve outstanding results, the most people must plan ahead andwork diligently toe all kind of difficulties.s been my own experience, either. When Istarted at high school, I seldom passedmy exams, so I never prepared well. Later, my teacher, Mr. Black, advised me plan everything inadvance. She asked me to study hard as well. After a year of putting his advice onto practice,