2022届广东省粤港澳大湾区普通高中毕业联考模拟考试英语试题

2022届广东省粤港澳大湾区普通高中毕业联考模拟考试英语

试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

EastChina'sportcityofQuanzhouwasaddedtoUNESCOWorldHeritage（遗产）List

onJuly25,2021,bringingthetotalnumberofthecountry9sUNESCOWorldHeritagesitesto

56.Thefollowingarefourofthem,whichfallintotwocategories—threeculturalsitesand

onenaturalsite.

*ClassicalGardensofSuzhou

ClassicalChinesegardendesign,whichseekstorecreatenaturalscenery,isnowhere

bettershownthanintheninegardensinSuzhou.Theyaregenerallyacknowledgedtobe

masterpiecesofthestyle.Datingfromthe1llh——19thcentury,thegardensreflectthe

importanceofnaturalbeautyinChinesecultureintheirdesign.

*HubeiShennongjia

ThisnaturalsiteprotectsthelargestprimaryforestsremaininginCentralChinaand

provideslivingspaceformanyrareanimals.ItisoneofthreecentersofbiodiversityinChina.

Thesiteisimportantinthehistoryofbotanicalresearchandwastheobjectofinternational

plantcollectingtripsinthe19thand20thcenturies.

*AncientCityofPingyao

Foundedinthe14,hcentury,Pingyaoisawell-preservedexampleofatraditionalHan

Chinesecity.ItshowsthechangesofarchitecturalstylesandtownplanninginChinaover

fivecenturies.Ofspecialinterestarethegrandbuildingsassociatedwithbanking,forwhich

PingyaowasthemajorcentreforthewholeofChinainthe19thandearly20thcenturies.

*AncientVillagesinSouthernAnhui—XidiandHongcun

ThetwotraditionalvillagesofXidiandHongcunpreservetheappearanceofnon-urban

settlementsofatypethatlargelydisappearedorwastransformedduringthelastcentury.

Theirstreetplan,theirarchitectureanddecoration,andtheharmonyofhouseswithwater

systemsareuniquesurvivingexamples.

1.WhatisstressedinthedesignofSuzhouGardens?

A.Thetradition.B.Thenaturalbeauty.

C.Thebiodiversity.D.TheChinesehistory.

2.InwhatwayisHubeiShennongjiadifferentfromtheotherthree?

A.Itbelongstonaturalsites.B.IthasthelargestforestinChina.

C.Itattractsobjectivecollectors.D.Itownsabiodiversityresearchcenter.

3.WhichplacewasthemajorfinancialcenterofChinainthe19thcentury?

A.Quanzhou.B.Suzhou.C.Pingyao.D.Xidi.

ItwasdarkasIbrahimAlHusseincameto.Hecouldn'tmoveandthickdustfilledtheair,

blockingoutallbutafewsmallflamesdancingcloseby.Itwashardtobreathe.Something

wasn'trightandhecouldnotfeelhisfoot.AsthesmokeofthebombingclearedAlHussein

wassavedbutlosthislowerrightlegforever.

Afterseveraltwistsandturns,AlHusseinmanagedtoescapefromwar-tornSyriato

Athens,Greece.Withnomoneyleftonhim,hehadtosleeponthestreetsandlookforfruitin

treesoreatgrassfromthepark.Luckily,helaterfoundworkcleaningtoiletsatalocalcafe.

Heworkedeverydayoftheweekwithnobreaksandwasproudtobesupportinghimself.But

hewasmissingsomething—sport.

AlHusseinusedtobeasportsman.AswarbrokeoutinSyriain2011,allsports

stadiumswereforcedtoclose,butnowsettledandsafeinAthens,hewasdesperatetoreturn

tophysicalactivity.InMay,2015,hisprayerswereanswered.Aswimmingclubgavehim

permissiontotrainthere.

“WhenIlookedattheaddressIrealiseditwastheAthensAquaticsCentre,saysAl

Hussein,who,attheageof16,hadwatchedthe2004OlympicsunfoldonasmallTVinhis

cosySyrianhome."SeeingthoseOlympicsgavememotivationtodosportandalthoughit

wasaflashbacktothepast,itwasalsoalooktoabetterfuturebecauseIhadmadeittothe

poolrdwatchedanddreamtofswimmingin.”

Formuchof2015heswaminthemorningandthenworkedatthecafeuntillateinthe

evening.Itwastough,butitworkedforhimand,inearly2016,hesecuredtwomedalsalthe

GreekParaSwimmingNationalChampionships.Peoplebegantotakenote.

4.WhatcausedAlHusseintolosehislowerrightleg?

A.Awar.B.Afire.C.Anillness.D.Anaccident.

5.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.WhyAlHusseinworkedhard.B.HowAlHusseinsurvivedinGreece.

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C.WhyAlHusseinmissedsport.D.HowAlHusseinescapedfromSyria.

6.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheAthensAquaticsCentre?

A.Itwasforcedtoclosein2011.B.AlHusseinwentthereatage16.

C.Itusedtobeaswimmingclub.D.The2004Olympicswereheldthere.

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAlHussein?

A.Independentbutproud.B.Motivatedbutstubborn.

C.Ambitiousandreligious.D.Hardworkingandoptimistic

By2050,theUnitedNationssays,we'regoingtoneed70percentmorefoodtofeedthe

ninebillionpeoplelivingonEarth.SaraMenkersaystheproblemmaybeevenmoreurgent

thantheU.N.suggests.In2017,shegaveaTEDtalkinwhichshesaida“tippingpoint,“

beyondwhichglobalfoodmarketsbecometoooverloadedtofunctioneffectively,couldcome

injustafewyears.

“Wediscoveredthattheworldwillbeshort214x10%caloriesby2027,“shesaid.Or,in

morefamiliartenns:"AsingleBigMachas563calories.Thatmeanstheworldwillbeshort

380billionBigMacsin2027.ThatismoreBigMacsthanMcDonald'shaseverproduced.^^

Menkercannotchangetheworldalone.Butthefirmshestarted,GroIntelligence,is

providinginformationthatfoodcompanies,insurers,lendersandpolicymakersusetomake

foodproductionmoreeffective,andperhapshelpprotectagainstthattippingpoint.

Grotracks650xl012datapointsdaily—fromsourcessuchasgovernmentandlocal

foodreports,satellitephotos,long-termweatherforecastsandgreenhousegasmeasurements

一andcreatescomputermodelssothatfoodcompanies,suchasUnileverandYum!Brands,

canknowhowpricesarelikelytotrend,calculatesurpluses（过乘lj）andshortages,andbe

moreflexiblewhenclimatechangemakesfoodsupplieshardertopredict.

Atypeofartificialintelligenceknownasmachinelearningiskeytodealingwiththe

databecause,asAllisonTepleyofGro'sstaff'putit,“Thebestinformationisoftenlocal

information,butit'softeninlocallanguages,indifferentformsanditallneedstobeput

together.^^

GrohassoundedwarmingsonAfricanswinefeverinChina（whichcutporkproduction

30percentin2018）,locustinfestationinEastAfricain2020andglobalinflation（通货膨胀）

infoodprices.

8.WhatistheproblemmentionedbyMenker?

A.Foodshortage.B.Overloadedmarkets.

C.Overpopulation.D.WrongpredictionbytheU.N.

9.WhatdoesMenkermeanbyherwordsinparagraph2?

A.Theproblemisserious.B.Herdiscoveryismoreaccurate.

C.BigMacscontaintoomanycalories.D.McDonald'sshouldincrease

productivity.

10.WhatdoesGrodotohelpfoodcompanies?

A.Getresources.B.Monitorgreenhousegases.

C.Analysebigdata.D.Assesssurplusesandshortages.

11.Whatmighttheunderlinedwords“locustinfestation^^beinthelastparagraph?

A.Adata-drivendrug.B.Alanguage-basedapproach.

C.Afood-relateddisaster.D.Aproduction-centeredpolicy.

Manypeoplethinkthatthereshouldbesomesortofuniversalservicearoundcash,

forcingbankstoprovideitandsellerstoacceptit.Idisagree,butIdounderstandwhythey

thinkthatforcingtheadditionalcostsassociatedwithcashonfinancialinstitutionsand

merchantsseemsappealing.

Oneoftheirargumentsisthatcashisanecessaryfallback,theonlypaymentmethodthat

societycandependonintheeventofnuclearwarornaturaldisasterandthereforebusinesses

shouldbeforcedtokeeptheabilitytodistributeandcollectnotesandcoins.Theythinkthat

cashisthebackupinadisaster.Itreallyisn't.Whenthingsgoreallywrong,itisthepeople

whokeeptheirmoneyincashwhosufferthemost.

RemembertheJapanesedisasterofadecadeback,wherefollowingasevereearthquake

offthenortheastcoastofJapan'sHonshuIslandin2011,ahugetsunami（海啸）toweringa

hundredfeetabovethegroundwentcrashingintocities,townsandvillagesdestroyingmore

than200squaremiles.SinceJapanremainsacash-basedsocietyandagreatmanypeople

keeptheirsavingsincashintheirhomes,thedisasterledtotheunusualphenomenonofsafes

andcashwashinguponbeaches.YasuoKimura,aformerbankemployeethenaged67,said

thathehadmanyfriendswholosteverything.<4Ihadtriedtoconvincethemtoputtheir

moneyinabank,“hesaid."Theyalwaysthoughtitwassafertokeepitathome.^^

Anotherargumenttheymakeisthatelectronicpaymentcanbebadforprivacy,making

cashremainthebestbackup.Theyask“Howdoyoustopdatathievesanddatabrokersfrom

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monitoringyourbuyinghistory?^^andsuggestpayingincashistheanswer.Personally,Ithink

usingprivacy-enhancing（增强隐私的）technologieswhenmakingelectronicpaymentsisa

betteranswer,butthat'sadiscussionforanotherday.

12.Whatmakesmanypeoplethinkitnecessarytoforcecashserviceonbanks?

A.Thedutyofbanks.B.Thereliabilityofcash.

C.Theneedtocutcosts.D.Thedemandfromsellers.

13.WhatwasoneoftheresultsoftheJapanesedisasterin2011?

A.Thequakedestroyedover200squaremiles.

B.100towerswereswallowedbythetsunami.

C.Japanesestartedtokeepmoneyinbanks.

D.ManyJapaneselosttheirbackupmoney.

14.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofelectronicpayment?

A.Itisnotgoodforprivacy.B.Itstillleavesmuchtobedesired.

C.Itissaferthancashpayment.D.Itoftenfallsintothewronghands.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.IsE-paymentSafe?B.LessonsfromaNaturalDisaster

C.IsCashtheBackup?D.AppealofUniversalCashService

二、七选五

Ahh...Fish,chipsandmushypeas!ThereisnothingmoreBritishthanfishandchips.

Freshlycooked,boilinghotfishandchips,toppedwithsaltandseasonedwithvinegar,

packedinnewspaperandeatenout-of-doorsonacoldandwintryday——itsimplycannotbe

beaten!

16

BothLancashireandLondonclaimtobethefirsttoinventthisfamousmeal.Chipswere

acheap,basicfoodoftheindustrialnorthwhilefriedfishwasintroducedinLondon'sEast

End.17Sowasbornournationaldishoffishandchips!

18Mr.Leessoldfishandchipsfromawoodenshelterinthemarket.Laterhe

movedthebusinesstoapermanentshopacrosstheroad.HoweverinLondon,itissaidthat

JosephMalin,aJewishimmigrant,openedafishandchipshopinClevelandWaywithinthe

soundofBowBellsinthe1860s.

Fishandchipshopswereoriginallysmallfamilybusinesses,oftenrunfromthefront

roomofthehouseandwerecommonplacebythelate19thcentury.Throughthelatterpartof

the19thcenturyandwellintothe20thcentury,thefishandchiptradeexpandedgreatlyto

satisfytheneedsofthegrowingindustrialpopulationofGreatBritain.Fishandchipsbecame

vitaltothedietoftheordinarypeople.19

In1999,theBritishconsumednearly300millionservingsoffishandchips.That

equatestosixservingsforeveryman,womanandchildinthecountry.20That's

eightforeveryoneBurgerKingrestaurant,makingBritishFishandChipsthenation's

favouritetake-away.

A.Itquicklybecameafavouriteoftheworkers.

B.Peoplesoondecidedtoputfriedfishandchipstogether.

C.JohnLeesownedarestaurantandsoldthefamouspairing.

D.Sohow,whenandwheredidthisBritishdishcomeabout?

E.Therearenowaround8,500fishandchipshopsacrosstheUK.

F.Someshopshadtoemploydoormentocontrolthequeueatbusytimes.

G.ThefirstfishandchipshopinLancashireisthoughttohaveopenedin1863.

三、完形填空

Davidis99,buthestillworksfourdaysaweek—andhasnoplanstoslowdownany

timesoon.

Davidspendsalmostthreehourseachday21toandfromthecharity（慈善）

shopwherehe22.Hemakesthe23.whichincludesa20-minutewalk

andtwodifferent24,throughouttheyearinallweathers.Hethenworks8-10hours

attheStColumba'sHospiceshop,receiving25,steamingclothesandhelping

customersto26thethingsthey'relookingfor.

Davidsaidthat27wasthesecrettohislonglife."Iftheyever28the

shop,Idon'tknowwhatIwoulddo—Icouldn'tjustsitinthehousedoingnothing.Iwilltry

mybesttoliveas29asIcan,andwillonly30workingtherewhenIfall

down.^^

Davidworkswith31agility（敏捷）.Nobodybelievesheis99.Hekeepshis

mentalagilityincheckbybuildingmodelrailwaysonhisdaysoff,whichhethen

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32forthecharity.

SowouldDavidnowthinkaboutlivingamore33life?

Hesaid,“Iwenttoacommunityclubacoupleofyearsago.Theyweremy34

andhadstartedplayingcards,butthenInoticedtheyhadallfallenasleephalfwaythrough

the35soIleft.Itwasn'tforme.^^

21.A.walkingB.movingC.turningD.travelling

22.A.volunteersB.purchasesC.accommodatesD.practises

23.A.researchB.shoppingC.journeyD.business

24.A.busesB.planesC.conditionsD.systems

25.A.lettersB.donationsC.praiseD.treatment

26.A.shareB.changeC.rememberD.find

27.A.deepconcernB.hardworkC.regularexerciseD.fairplay

28.A.leftB.discoveredC.closedD.entered

29.A.longB.wellC.happilyD.comfortably

30.A.resistB.keepC.avoidD.stop

31.A.strugglingB.suiprisingC.popularD.similar

32.A.leavesB.paysC.sellsD.cares

33.A.organisedB.settledC.relaxedD.balanced

34.A.ageB.typeC.familyD.mirror

35.A.dayB.gameC.storyD.movie

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China'sFive-hundred-meterApertureSphericalRadioTelescope(FAST)hasdetecteda

repeatingfastradioburst(FRB)—strangeradio36(signal)fromouterspace一for

thefirsttime.ScientistsontheFASTprojectwiththeNationalAstronomicalObservatoriesof

Chinabrokethenews37Wednesday.

TheFRBoriginatedsomethreebillionlightyearsawayfromEarth.FRBisoneofthe

38(hot)evertopicsinastronomy.Itwasnotuntil200739thefirstFRB

wasdiscoveredbyhumans.Fewerthan100FRBshavebeendetectedinternationallytodate.

Thereisstillnoconvincing40(explain)fortheoriginofFRBintheinternational

scientificcommunityatpresent.

FRBsmostlyonlyappearonce,whichmakesthemveryhard41(track).The

FRBdetectedbyFAST'sreal-timedetectionterminal,however,isonethathasbeenobserved

before.42(know)asFRB121102,itwasfirstdiscoveredin2012andfoundto

repeatin2015.Analysisofdatalater43(indicate)thatthesignalcamefroma

dwarfgalaxy(矮星系)threebillionlightyearsaway.ThefirstpulsefromFRB121102

44(spot)byFASTonAugust30.Afterthis,45telescoperecordeddozens

ofpulsesfromtheFRBoverthecourseofdays.OnSeptember3alone,morethan20pulses

weredetected.

五、其他应用文

46.你校英文报正在开展征文活动，主题为“我最喜爱的课后活动”。请你写一篇短文投

稿，内容包括：

1.最喜爱的课后活动；

2.喜爱的原因。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

MyFavoriteAfter-schoolActivity

六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

BirdSong

“Letitgo!”Carolineyelled.Twoboyswerebendingoverabird,asathirdoneheldthe

poorcreatureroughlybyitswings."You'11hurtit."Carolinelookedfearfulforthebird.