2017年度广州二模英语试卷

2017年广州市广雅中学中考二模英语卷(1)DCoral reefs(珊瑚礁) and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbonate may be particularly affected if the water's acidity levels keep going up, the team predict. They could find it much more difficult to build these structures in water with a lower PH.In recent years some people have suggested storing carbon dioxide from power stations in the deep ocean as a way of dealing with global warming. But Dr Caldeira said that such a strategy should now be re-considered. "Previously, most experts had looked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thing-because in releasing CO2 into the atmosphere we warm the planet, and when CO2, is absorbed by the ocean, it reduces the amount of greenhouse warming.”41. The ocean is becoming more acidic due to___________.A. the lower water PH valueB. the warming atmosphereC. the higher level of CO2 in the airD. the increasing use of oil fuels42. According to Dr Caldeira,__________ .A. ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thing.B. more oil fuels will be used in the near future.C. scientists may predict climate changes with computer models.D. the future situation of the amount of acidity is extremely serious.43. If the water's acidity level keeps rising_________.A. ocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affected.B. the waters’ PH value will become higher and higher.C. organisms living near the surface are more sensitive to PH changes.D. some disasters will occur more often than before.44. What does the underlined word “acidic” probably mean?A.污染的B.酸的C.复杂的D.温暖的45. The purpose of this passage is to_________.A. show people the findings of a research team.B. inform people of how acid the ocean is now.C. introduce Dr Caldeira and his team's research.D. warn people of the higher acidity level in the sea.第二节阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, __46__. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major in English and communication, she nearly had a heart attack.“Why can’ t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she complains all the time. He r co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship. He is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer, __47__ I simply can’t be like her co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the Sun goes down, and most of all, __48__not because of fame or salary.__49__ I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 a.m. and usually comes home around 5 p.m. or even 6 p.m. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, __50__ I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.请从下列句子中选择正确的一项填到相应位置。

广大附中 2016—2017 学年度初三英语二模考试试题(满分110 分，时间120 分钟）一、语法选择（每小题 1 分，共 15 分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1-15 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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广东省广州市2017届普通高中毕业班综合测试(二模)英语试题第二部分阅读理解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 periodAt 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 paradiseIn 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 recoveryGradually，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．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．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 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 100bills 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．At this year's Technology Forum，speakers include world﹣famous people，such as SteveWozniak，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．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？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．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!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 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 builtinto 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（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．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 to nearly 3.000 mural（壁画）painted on the side of homes and buildings around the city．That's more muralsthan any other city on Earth．（37）More than 20years 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．第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空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．"If you express gratitude in a diary，it makes you happier，but if you （43）it with theperson 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 365thank﹣you notes over 365days，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．time B．thoughts C．effects D．relationship 42．A．education B．happiness C．income D．health43．A．share B．complete C．compare D．leave44．A．method B．desire C．energy D．potential 45．A．discouraged B．dishonest C．impatient D．surprised46．A．bored B．strict C．close D．honest47．A．limited B．valuable C．delightful D．long48．A．importantly B．particularly C．physically D．exactly 49．A．forgiveness B．achievement C．gratefulness D．patience50．A．positive B．unexpected C．possible D．instant51．A．wealth B．attitude C．position D．competence 52．A．generous B．strange C．brave D．simple53．A．Struck B．Inspired C．Shocked D．Invited54．A．idea B．belief C．letter D．test55．A．nearly B．frequently C．already D．never56．A．remember B．recognise C．locate D．reward57．A．degree B．money C．gift D．guidance58．A．in advance B．in public C．in return D．in person59．A．case B．point C．fact D．solution 60．A．appreciate B．understand C．face D．review第二节（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．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．第四部分写作第一节短文改错（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（∧），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 2pm 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．第二节书面表迭（满分25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．注意：1词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．2017年广东省广州市高考英语二模试卷参考答案与试题解析第二部分阅读理解【考点】O6：社会文化类阅读．【分析】本文讲述了出国后人们经常会遭遇的问题，并给出了建议．【解答】21．C．细节理解题．由第二段They enjoy exploring their new surroundings，and life seems like an extended holiday，可知人们一开始享受着探索发现新环境，就像度假一般，故选C．22．B．理解推断题．由Trouble in paradise中的In many cases，…become frustrated when language and cultural misunderstandings become a daily headache，当语言和文化误解成为日常头痛的问题时，他们就会感到沮丧．可知文化不同是人们最常面对的，故选B．23．A．理解推断题．由倒数第二段This change encourages them to improve their language skills and slowly they manage to do the things they could easily do at home，可知作者鼓励人们学习语言技能来面对这些挑战，故选A．【点评】本篇阅读较为简单．文章内容，所出题目以及选项也较短，因此考生只要阅读详略结合，细心理解，就能快速得出正确答案．【考点】O6：社会文化类阅读．【分析】澳大利亚政府为了防治犯罪分子非法复制钱币，从而发行了一种新型硬币．并介绍了该钱币的一些特点．24．C 细节题，在第三段提到新版的banknotes有an Australian bird、the picture of a small building、the image of"5"，所以没有提到plant，故选C．25．A 推理题．根据文章第三段最后一句Their primary purpose was to make it impossible for criminals to produce their own fake notes．可知，澳大利亚政府主要的目的是为了使犯罪分子不容易复制，故选A．26．A 细节题，根据It has s raised bump alongside the top and bottom，enabling blind people to quickly determine its value．可知，在每枚硬币上都有凸起的小点，盲人可以轻易地分清每枚硬币价值，所以得出硬币的大小尺寸肯定不一样，故选A．27．C 推理题．根据To convince the government officials of his idea，Connor started a website that got huge public attention．得知，为了赢得政府的注意，Connor在网上建立一个网站，吸引大众的关注，故选C．【点评】考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．【考点】O1：人物故事类．【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了今年的技术论坛讲者Jonny Cohen分享他的个人经历．【解答】28．D．推理判断题．根据第二段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可知他有发现问题和解决问题的天赋；故选D．29．A．细节理解题．根据第二段The result：his shields redirected the airflow over and around the bus，decreased wing drag，and produced better fuel economy and less pollution可知通过减少风阻力能让汽车更省油；故选A．30．B．细节理解题．根据第二段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可知他在他父母的车库测试他的盾牌；故选B．31．D．推理判断题．根据最后一段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可知科恩发明的预期好处是使校车更环保；故选D．【点评】考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．【考点】O5：科教类阅读．【分析】当我们在利用电脑看书学习时会疲惫，科学家说未来的电脑可以识别人何时疲惫并采取措施．32．C 猜测词意题．根据He believes that computers of the future will notice when people feel bored 可知未来的电脑可以知道你什么时候疲惫，并采取措施来阻止疲惫，所以it此处代指前面的feel bored，故选C．33．D 推理判断题．根据第二段的介绍可知，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!Witchel主要想测试boredom和movements之间的关系，越感兴趣，越不觉得无聊，故选D．34．D 细节理解题．从第二段可知，but small，barely noticeable movements like closing your eyes，moving in your seat or rubbing your face机器主要注意一些小的，几乎不被注意到的动作，如闭眼、移送座位或者擦脸，所以从移动头也属于这样的小动作，故选D．35．B 推理判断题．根据最后一段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．可知，科学家主要想利用该技术提高学生学习的兴趣，故选B．【点评】考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．【考点】PF：选句填空．【分析】本文主要介绍了费城城市壁画的起源、巨大的影响．【解答】36．D由本段第一句 a city known for many things 可知费城因为很多事件而为人所知，D项意为"但是有一个事实不是很为人所知"，是对前文的转折，同时引出本文所重点介绍的内容，承上启下，符合文意．故正确答案为D．37．A前一句介绍了费城拥有比世界其他城市都多的壁画，由此可知这些壁画不是一时间出现，而是经历长期的积攒的，故A项"这是怎么出现的"，承接上文．同时第二段第一句More than 20 years ago 表明，下面开始介绍这些壁画的起源，故A项也有引出下文的作用．故正确答案为A．38．E由空格后一句The teenagers involved helped to create magnificent pieces of art，and therewere other，even more important，benefits 可知，这些问题少年参与到壁画的创作中，并且在这个过程中产生出更重要的好处．而E项意为"从这个小项目中，一些神奇的事情发生了"，引出下面对壁画的益处的介绍，符合文意．故正确答案为E．39．C空格前一句提到问题少年们为了按时完成壁画学会了互相尊重，变得有责任感．而后一句提到了人们开始将这些壁画当做是费城引以为豪的一部分，而C项意为"他们同样学会了为自己的社区感到骄傲"，句中的also 承接上文，take pride in 引出下文，承上启下，符合文意．故正确答案为C．40．G本段是最后一段，全文介绍了费城城市壁画的起源、巨大的影响，因而此处是对上文的总结．G项意为"由于它的成功，这个壁画项目已经成为整个国家最大的公共艺术项目"，是对费城壁画的地位评价，总结全文，符合文意．故正确答案为G．【点评】本文是一个选句填空类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空【考点】M1：人物故事．【分析】文章主要讲述了向帮助过你的人表达谢意，它的影响将持续得比你的预期更长，研究人员发现撰写感谢信可以提升人们的幸福感最多至六个月．如果你在日记中写下感谢，你自己会更开心．但如果你把这份感激与帮助过你的人分享，你们俩会更亲近．【解答】41﹣45．C B A D A 46﹣50．C D B C A 51﹣55．B D B A D 56﹣60．C D C B A41．C考查名词．结合文意，向帮助过你的人表达谢意，它的影响（effects）将持续得比你的预期更长．结合第一段最后一句for up to six months 可以推断，这种"影响"甚至可以持续到六个月．以及下文的第四段第二句The first effects are that yo u realise…也提到了effects 这个词．所以这里effects 为最佳选项．time 意为"时间"，thoughts 意为"思想"，relationship 意为"关系"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为C．42．B考查动词．结合文意，研究人员发现撰写感谢信可以提升人们的幸福感（happiness）最多至六个月．还有，根据第二段第一句it makes you happier 中的happier 一词也可以推断，这里说的是幸福层次．education 意为"教育"，income 意为"收入"，health 意为"健康"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．43．A考查动词．结合文意，如果你在日记中写下感谢，你自己会更开心．但如果你把这份感激与帮助过你的人分享（share），你们俩会更亲近．complete 意为"完成"，compare 意为"比较"，leave 意为"离开"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．44．D考查名词．结合文意，如果你把这份感激与帮助过你的人分享，就有可能（potential）使你们俩关系变得更亲近．potential 意为"潜能，可能"，为文章最佳选项．method 意为"方法"，desire 意为"渴望"，energy 意为"能量"，均不符合文意，故正确答案为D．45．A考查形容词．结合文意，他对生活感到绝望和沮丧（discouraged）．由and 可知前后应该是同一类形容词，depressed 与discouraged 都表示消极的意义，符合逻辑．并且，由后一句的"他与妻子离婚…"也可推知，他的生活正遭遇不幸，所以discouraged 符合文意．dishonest 意为"不诚实的，欺骗的"，impatient 意为"没有耐心的"，surprised 意为"感到惊讶的"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．46．C考查形容词．结合文意，他的妻子与他离婚了，孩子跟他也不亲近（close）．close 这里意为"亲近的，亲密的"，符合文意．bored 意为"感到无聊的"，strict 意为"严格的"，honest 意为"诚实的"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为C．47．D考查形容词．结合前半句文意，他感到很疲惫．由此可以推断出是非常长（long）时间的工作使他感到疲惫．limited 意为"有限的，限制的"，正好与文意相反，排除．valuable 意为"有价值的，宝贵的"，delightful 意为"令人愉快的，令人高兴的"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．48．B考查形容词．结合上下文，都是说他生活遭遇不幸，处在低谷的事情．所以推断这里意为"当他处在生活中一个特别（particularly）低潮的时期时，他想起了爷爷对他说的话…"At a low point 意为"在低谷时"，particularly 意为"尤其，特别"，修饰形容词low，符合文意．importantly 意为"重要地"，physically 意为"物理上，身体上"，exactly 意为"恰恰，确切地"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．49．C结合上下文文意，都是在说表达感谢可以提升人的幸福层次，并且由下文的He decided to write 365 thank﹣you notes over 365 days，说明他要去写感谢信给别人了．推断出这里意为"他想起了爷爷告诉过他感恩（gratefulness）的重要性"．forgiveness 意为"原谅"，achievement 意为"成就"，patience 意为"耐心"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为C．50．A考查形容词．结合文意，他决定在接下来的365天内要写365封感谢信，希望生活能有一个积极的（positive）转变．unexpected 意为"不可预料的，出乎意料的"，这里如果用unexpected 就和动词hope（希望）矛盾，如果是"希望"的话，说明结果在预料之中了，所以排除．possible 意为"可能的"，instant 意为"立刻的，马上的"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．51．B考查名词．结合文意，不久，他就注意到他的生活态度（attitude）变得更好了．结合下文的you become more positive 可以得出说的是"你整个人都变得积极向上了"，所以这里应该是指生活态度变得更好．wealth 意为"财富，财产"，position 意为"位置，地位"，competence 意为"能力，技能"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．52．D考查形容词．结合文意，"你的生活会变得比你想象的要好，并且生活态度也变得积极了．"这是Kralik 在做完非常简单的（simple）表达感谢的举动之后说的话．由前文提到的他只是写了几封感谢信（thank﹣you note）来表达感谢，所以这种方式是非常简单而不复杂的．generous 意为"大方的，慷慨的"，strange 意为"奇怪的，陌生的"，brave 意为"勇敢的"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．53．B考查动词短语．结合文意，受到Kralik 经历的激励（inspired），"我"自己也决定试一试．strick 意为"击打，攻击"，shock 意为"使…震惊"，invite 意为"邀请"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．54．A考查米名词．结合文意，受到Kralik 经历的激励，"我"自己也决定试一试这个主意（idea）．belief 意为"信任，信念"，letter 意为"书信"，test 意为"测试"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．55．D考查名词．结合上文，作者看到Kralik 的生活发生积极的改变之后，自己也决定开始尝试向别人写感谢信这种方法．所以推断这里意为"他选择了一个以前从没（never）感谢过的人"．nearly 意为"几乎，差不多"，frequently 意为"频繁地"，already 意为"已经"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．56．C考查动词．结合后半句句意，但是"我"最终还是发现了他的住址，推断出这里是"我"不知道"我"是否能找到他．locate 这里意为"定位，查找…的地点"，符合文意．remember 意为"记住"，recognise 意为"认出；识别"，reward 意为"奖励"，不符合文意．故正确答案为C．57．D考查名词．结合文意，在信中，"我"对于老师在前些年给"我"的指导（guidance）和支持表示了感谢．这里的guidance 是对于教师这个职业来说，给予学生的指导．degree 意为"程度"，money 意为"金钱"，gift 意为"礼物"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．58．C考查介词短语．结合文意，反过来（in return），"我"可能永远不会收到他的回信．这里的hear from（收到…的回信）也提示此处要表达的是"反过来"的意思，意为从收信人那边得到反馈．in advance 意为"提前，预先"，in public 意为"公开地，当众"，in person 意为"亲自，亲身"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为C．59．B考查名词．结合文意，"我"可能永远不会收到老师的回信，但是那并不是重点（point）．point 在这里意为"要点，重点"．case 意为"案例，情况"，fact 意为"事实"，solution 意为"解决方法"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．60．A考查动词．结合后半句句意，"我"现在已经高兴了好几个月了，推断出前面意为"这封信使我对生活充满感激（appreciate）"．understand 意为"理解，明白"，face 意为"面对"，review 意为"复习"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．【点评】本文是一个人物故事类完形填空，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．第二节（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．【考点】N6：语法填空．【分析】本文主要介绍古典中国舞．作为我国舞蹈艺术中的一个类别，是在民族民间传统舞蹈的基础上，经过历代专业工作者提炼、整理、加工、创造，并经过较长期艺术实践的检验流传下来的具有一定典范意义的古典风格的特色舞蹈．【解答】61．which/that 分析句子结构可知这是一个定语从句，先行词classical dance form 在从句中作主语，用关系代词which/that．62．an 考查冠词．form是名词，单数形式前加不定冠词a表示泛指，因incredibly读音以发元音开头，用不定冠词an．63．known 考查过去分词．be known to意为"为…所熟知"，是固定搭配，过去分词短语known to humankind作后置定语．。

2017届天河区高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语注意事项：1. 本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分。

第I 卷1 页至8 页，第II 卷9 页至10 页。

2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。

3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I 卷第一部分阅读理解（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。

（A）“Can’t hold a candle to” is a popular expression．When there wasn’t electricity, someone would have a servant light his way by holding a candle．The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant．Now，it means such a person cannot compare or compete．Another expression is “hold your tongue．”It means to be still and not talk．“Hold your tongue”is not something you would tell a friend．But a parent or teacher might use the expression to quiet a noisy child．“Hold out” is an expression one hears often in sports reports and labor news．It means to refuse to play or work．Professional football and baseball players“hold out” if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth．The expression “hold up” has several different meanings．One is a robbery．A man with a gun may say,“This is a hold up．Give me your money．”Another meaning is to delay．A driver who was held up by heavy traffic might be late for work．Another meaning is for a story to be considered true after an investigation．A story can hold up if it is proved true．“Hold on” is another expression，which means wait or stop．As you leave for school，your brother may say,“Hold on，you forgot your book．” It is used to ask a telephone caller to wait and not hang up his telephone．Our final expression is “hold the line．”That means to keep a problem or situation from getting worse—to hold steady．For example，the president may say he will“hol d the line on taxes．”He means there will be no increase in taxes．1. The expression “can’t hold a candle to”call be used when ____________．A．some footballers refuse to play a gameB．someone is not qualified for a positionC．someone else is wanted on the phoneD．someone was delayed by heavy traffic2. The tune of the phrase “hold your tongue” is probably a little ___________．A．amusing B．polite C．offensive D．unfriendly3. If some teachers “hold out”，they probably __________．A．refuse to work B．change their attitudeC．make a compromise D．show their devotion4. Which of the following sentences can convey positive meanings?A．I was late as I was held up by a hold up．B．Hold on! You have to pay the bill，sir．C．I promise to hold the line on house prices．D．You can’t even hold a candle to Michael．(B)Before your child's final exam: and the graduation announcements, you face a significant task together: choosing the right college or university. There is no "one size fits all" approach to selecting a college—it's a very personal process for most teenagers. Consider a wide range of factors to help your child make the best possible choice.Discuss with your child her post-high school choices, such as college, finding work or starting a business, or joining the army. If you determine together that college is the best choice for your child, talk about the importance of college, and her longer-term goals by going to college.Talk to your child about what she thinks is important in a college experience and share your opinions as well. Identify the issues that will directly impact her college choice, such as her grades, test scores and family finances. Then make a list of the key criteria for her dream school, including factors such as the school's location, its size, the types of program, the after school activities available and the type of financial aid available."highly desirable" and "nice-to-have" categories. Put these factors into an online search engine specifically designed to identify colleges and universities that best meet your criteria, such as that offered by . Start with the most important criteria, then experiment with additional factors to narrow the search results to a number you can work with, such as 10 or 20 different schools.Use the search results as a guide to further focus your college search. Research each school by reviewing its website, requesting information directly from the school and attending local presentations about the school.5. The underlined word "prioritize" in Paragraph 4 probably means "______".A. do research intoB. write downC. add toD. list in order of importance6. What can we learn from the passage?A. It's better to decide the college for your child.B. An online search engine is of great help to you.C. There is a "one size fits all" way to select a college.D. It's necessary to take your child's opinion into consideration.7. What's the author's purpose of writing the passage?A. To argueB. To introduceC. To persuadeD. To amuse(C)Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger’s personality simply by looking at the person’s shoes.“Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers,” the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. “Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal indications with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoesthey and others wear.”Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits detected in the study include a person’s general age, their gender, income, political affiliation(派别), and other personality characteristics, including someone’s emotional stability.Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someone’s shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study’s participants. Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.So, what do your shoes say about your personality?Some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by extroverts(外向者).However, some of the more specific results are interesting. For example, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “agreeable” people, while ankle boots were more closely aligned with “aggressive” personalities.The stranges t of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take e xceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety”, spending a large amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.8．By looking at a person’s shoes, it’s possible for people to_____．A．estimate the wearer’s characterB．know the wearer thoroughlyC．have exact cues about the wearer’s social statusD．judge the wearer’s educational background9．Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A．Aggressive people are likely to wear ankle boots．B．Flashier shoes are typically wore by outgoing people．C．In the study, 63 researchers were asked to fill out questionnaire about personality．D．In the study, judgments were made according to various characteristics of people’s shoes．10．Taking exceptional care of new shoes shows that _____．A．the owners are in a relaxed stateB．the owners care much about others’ opinions on their appearanceC．the owners are particular about their appearanceD．the owners have too many shoes to choose from11．What is the best title of the passage?A．How To Choose Suitable ShoesB．How To Judge People’s Personality TraitsC．People Are What They WearD．Shoes Reflect People’s PersonalitiesDWhen most people think of the w ord “education”, they think of a pupil as a sort of animate sausage casing. Into this empty casting, the teachers are supposed to stuff “education”.But genuine education, as Socrates knew more than two thousand years ago, is not inserting the stuffing of information into a person, but rather eliciting knowledge from him; it is the drawing out of what is in the mind.“The most important part of education” once wrote William Ernest Hocking, the distinguished Harvard philosopher, “is this instruction of a man in what he has inside of him.”And, as Edith Hamilton has reminded us, Socrates never said, “I know, learn from me” He said, rather, “Look into your own selves and find the spark of truth that God has put into every heart, and that only you can kindle to a flame.”In a dialogue called the “Meno”, Socrates takes an ignorant slave boy, without a day of schooling, and proves to the amazed observers that the boy really “knows” geometry—because the principles and axioms of geometry are already in his mind, waiting to be called out.So many of the discussions and controversies about the content of education are futile and inconclusive because they are concerned with what should “go into” the student rather than with what should be taken out, and how this can best be done.The college student who once said to me, after a lecture, “I spend so much time studying that I don’t have a chance to learn anything,” was clearly expressing his dissatisfaction with the sausage-casing view of education.He was being so stuffed with numerous varied facts, with such an indigestible mass of material, that he had no time(and was given no encouragement)to draw on his own resources, to use his own mind for analyzing and synthesizing, and evaluating this material.Education, to have any meaning beyond the purpose of creating well informed fools, must elicit from the pupil what potentially exists in every human being—the rules of reason, the inner knowledge of what is proper for men to be and do, the ability to assess evidence an come to conclusions that can generally be agreed on by all open minds and warm heart.Pupils are more like oysters than sausages. The job of teaching is not to stuff them and then seal them up, but to help them open and reveal the riches within. There are pearls in each of us, if only we knew how to cultivate them with enthusiasm and persistence.12. What did Socrates say about genuine education?A. Education should draw student’s attention.B. Education aims to develop students’ potentials.C. Education requires exact and clear knowledge transfer.D. Education means to stuff information into a person.13. Which of the following can take the place of the underlined words in the passage?A. simple and clearB. complicate and importantC. essential and meaningfulD. pointless and useless14. Socrates might have agreed with the following statements EXCEPT that_______.A. knowledge can only be acquired through hard workB. students are like oysters bearing pearls that are to be cultivatedC. teachers’ job should center on helping students find their own valuesD. treating students like a sausage casing is an invalid means of education15. Which one will best serve as the title of the passage?A. Oysters and SausagesB. Socrates’ View on Slave BoysC. What True Education Should Do?D. The Content of Education第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

绝密★启用前广东省广州市2017年广州市中考英语模拟试题（二）试卷副标题考试范围：xxx ；考试时间：30分钟；命题人：xxx学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________注意事项．1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I 卷（选择题）一、完形填空（题型注释）A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet learned anything about the Chinese culture.One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was immediately given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not ______ and she also found this type of tea rather ______. However, since she had been given the tea, she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it ______ so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not ______, she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half-full, the host insisted on giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had ______, but it seemed to have no_______. Her cup kept being ______, and she kept on drinking.During the time of her ______, she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just left the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her ______ culture, she felt it too ______ to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests (抗议) that she had had enough! 1、A ．tired B ．happy C ．thirsty D ．interested试卷第2页，共12页2、A ．bitter B ．sweet C ．nice D ．cold3、A ．in time B ．slowly C ．gradually D ．quickly4、A ．take B ．have C ．like D ．buy5、A ．some B ．enough C ．all D ．a little6、A ．value B ．end C ．effect D ．importance7、A ．filled B ．moved C ．changed D ．emptied8、A ．talk B ．visit C ．party D ．investigation9、A ．modern B ．ancient C ．Western D ．Eastern 10、A ．impolite B ．polite C ．easy D ．uneasyAs teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, ____they can be small. You may just want to become one of the top ten students in your class.Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? _____ you ever try to make your dream come true?Follow Your Heart, _____ Australian writer Andrew Matthews, tells us that _____ our dreams come true is life’s biggest challenge.You may think you’re not very good at some sch ool subjects, or that it is impossible for you _____ a writer. These kinds of thoughts prevent you from reaching your dream, the book says. In fact, everyone can make_____ dream come true. _____ first thing you must do is to remember the dream in your mind.Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep ______ yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true _____ because a big dream is made up of many small ______. There ______ difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest one ______ from yourself. You need to decide ______ the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead______ better exam results. As you get closer to your dream, it may change ______. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests. 11、A ．as. B ．but C ．for D ．or 12、A ．Did B ．Do C ．Have D ．Had 13、A ．on B ．about C ．by D ．with14、A ．make B ．makes C ．to make D ．making 15、A ．becomes B ．to become C ．becoming D ．become 16、A ．his B ．its C ．their D ．our 17、A ．Some B ．A C ．The D ．/ 18、A ．to tell B ．tells C ．telling D ．told 19、A ．fast B ．faster C ．fastest D ．the fastest 20、A ．one B ．ones C ．the one D ．the ones 21、A ．will be B ．will have C ．have D ．has 22、A ．come B ．has come C ．came D ．comes 23、A ．which is B ．which are C ．is which D ．are which 24、A ．by B ．to C ．in D ．with 25、A ．little B ．little C ．a few D ．few二、阅读理解（题型注释）Teenager Jake Denham was skiing with his family in the USA when he felt over and lost one of his skis. His family didn't know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of mountain, there was no sign of Jake.Jake couldn't find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way to go.It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of TV programmes about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programmes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn't blow into it. Outside the temperature fell to a dangerous -15~C that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.试卷第4页，共12页But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programmes always said. "If you are lost, you should find someone else's tracks through the snow and follow them. ""I wanted to live my life." remembers Jake. "So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those." He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of workers who came to save him. He was safe ！His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn't even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life.26、Jake's parents didn't know that he was missing until . A ．they reached the foot of the mountain B ．they began to ski down the mountain C ．a team of workers found Jake D ．Jake lost one of his ski27、What was the most important decision Jake made for his safety? A. To go skiing with his family in the USA. B. To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow. C. To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. D. To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm.28、The underlined word “track” in Paragraph 4 mean________. A ．跑道 B ．跟踪 C ．踪迹 D ．小路 29、What was the correct order in which these events happened? a.Jake made a hole in the snow. b.Jake lost one of his skis. c.Jake finally saw lights. d.Jake skied with his family.A ．d--b-- a -- cB ．a--b--c--dC ．b--a-- d -- cD ．c--b--a--d 30、Facing the difficulties, Jake Denham was .A ．polite and hardworkingB ．calm and cleverC ．outgoing and helpfulD ．warm and friendly7 January, 2014A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students fromChina.These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number of international students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred such students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas（海外）increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinese students."Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America."We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice."Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy-two thousand students.Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason."The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students."Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education.And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm BobDoughty. Thanks for listening.试卷第6页，共12页31、Bob Doughty seems to be ________.A ．an exchange student from the USAB ．an expert of international educationC ．a viewer of VOAD ．a reporter from VOA 32、Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas? A ．South Korea B ．India C ．China D ．America33、Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study? A. Chinese families can pay for the highest-quality education for their children B. The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system. C. There is a lot of room to host international students in the USA. D. The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world. 34、Which of the following statement is true?A ．China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.B ．The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller.C ．The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years.D ．Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese. 35、This passage from VOA Special English is most likely to be ________.A ．An advertisementB ．A radio programC ．A science reportD ．A tour guideVisasTravelers to France must have a valid passport (有效护照). Visitors from EEC (欧共体) countries and America do not need visas, but visitors from other countries should contact the nearest French consulate (领事馆) or tourist office about getting one before travelling. ArrivalYou could arrive at one of the two airports serving Paris.Charles de Gaulle is bigger and more modern. You can take a comfortable and inexpensive Air France bus to Porte Millot in the 16th district, then take a bus , the Metro or a taxi to your hotel. There are also city buses (No. 350 and 351) which go into Eastern Paris, Nation and the Gare de Train Station. A taxi takes about 40 to 50 minutes to reach the centre, and costs about 170 Francs. Add another 30 minutes for rush hours.Orly is the other major airport, which have mostly domestic (国内的) flights. Air France busesgo to the Invalides Terminal, a convenient drop off place, where you can take the Metro or RER directly. A city bus (Orly bus) comes into the southern end of Paris at the Denfer-Rochereau Metro Station every 15 minutes. A taxi ride, not during rush hour, takes 30-40 minutes and costs about 120 Francs.If you arrive at a train station, you can follow the clearly posted signs towards the Metro or taxi stands.MoneyMany banks in Pa ris will change cash or travelers’ checks, and there are no special differences in rates (比率). Banking hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. The exchanges window at the Gare du Nord is open until 10 p.m. on weekdays, and other station banks are open until 8 p.m.There are automatic (自动的) exchange machines at the Opera (the BNP Bank) and at No.66 on the Champs-Elysees that will change other bills into Francs. International VISA cards can be used in automatic tellers at many city banks.If you lose your credit card, here are some hotline numbers: American Express (Tel:4777-7200); Diners Club (Tel: 4762-7575); Carte Bleu Visa (Tel: 4277-1190).36、Who do not need a visa when visiting France?A．Germans. B．Australians. C．Chinese. D．Japanese.37、It will take you about _________ from Charles de Gaulle Airport to the centre of Paris by car during the rush hours.A．30 minutes B．40 minutes C．50 minutes D．70 minutes38、If you want to go the s outhern end of Paris, you’d better take _________.A．a No. 351 bus B．a No.350 bus C．an Orly bus D．an Air France bus 39、Money can be exchanged in _________.A．any bank in Paris before 9 a.m. B．many banks after 4:30p.m.C．Gare du Nord after 10 p.m. D．an automatic exchangemachines40、From the passage we can learn that __________.A．there are many tourists in Paris every yearB．during rush hours there are traffic jams in Paris试卷第8页，共12页C ．the best time for tourists to visit Paris is during weekdaysD ．it is not very convenient for tourists to go to Paris by trainDoctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants. In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, “I do not write for children. I write for people.”41、Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______. A ．some school children could not read B ．many children's books were interesting C ．children wanted to learn to read D ．a writer for children was wanted42、People like his books because the books ______. A ．are cheap and easy to get B ．were written in different languages C ．are easy and interesting to read D ．were written with invented words43、He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____. A．50 B．53 C．56 D．8744、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words. B．Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States. C．The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children. D．His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans. 45、From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________. A．won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his deathB．sold millions of his books himself worldwideC．changed American children's way of readingD．wrote the largest number of books in the world试卷第10页，共12页第II 卷（非选择题）三、单词拼写（题型注释）46、Tom is a b______boy. It seems that he fears nothing. 47、The back s______ of the car is wide enough for three people. 48、Talking louldy is not a______ in the library. 49、The old days were so much different f______ today. 50、The young couple looked e______ for their lost child 51、When you m______ pink and white you get a lighter pink四、翻译（题型注释）52、上个月我们社区又建好了一座新的图书馆。

2017广州广大附中中考二模考英语卷(满分110分，时间120分钟）命題人：梁瑞青审题人：李鹏一、语法选择（每小题 1 分，共 15 分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1-15 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

There was once a king 1 had a great palace with a wonderful garden. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed 2 there.There was only one thing that the king hated in the garden: an old tree 3 the centre of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king 4 angry that he finally asked some people to cut it down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the tree 5 , the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden was not 6 before. The king was sad, 7 he didn’t know what had happened.A young man went to the king, and said he 8 what had happened. “This was 9 you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There were 10 moths(飞蛾）which lived in the tree. Birds needed the moths 11 and then they produced wastes for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many 12 animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But 13 you cut the tree down，the animals had to leave•”“Excellent!” said the king, “I’ll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautifulagain.”“I’m afraid 14 will take many year s to finish it. To get back the natural balance will take many years,” said the young man.The king was sad, but all he could do was just 15 .（）1. A. whom B. which C. who D. whose（）2. A. live B. living C. to live D. lived（）3. A. in B. on C. at D. for（）4. A. such B. such a C. so D. so a（）5. A. cut down B. cutting down C. is cut down D. was cut down（）6. A. as beautiful so B. so beautiful than C. so beautiful as D. more beautiful as（）7. A. however B. but C. and D. so（）8. A. can explain B. could explain C. will explain D. explains（）9. A. why B. so C. because D. that（）10. A. thousand B. thousand of C. two thousands D. thousands of（）11. A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. eaten（）12. A. other B. others C. another D. the other（）13. A. unless B. though C. so D. as（）14. A. it B. this C. that D. I（）15. A. wait B. waits C. to wait D. waited二、完型填空（每题 1.5 分，共 15 分）阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语2017.4 本试卷10页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填土在答题卡相应位置上。

用2B铅笔在“考生号”处填土考生号信息点，修改时须用橡皮擦干净，因笔试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的阅读理解开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

2.作答第Ｉ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。

答案不能答在试卷上。

3.第II卷必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须卸载答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答无效。

4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。

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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。

AMany 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 periodAt 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 paradiseIn 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 recoveryGradually, 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.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.BAustralia 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 andmain 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 s pins, 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 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 count ry’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.CAt 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 thehelp 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?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.DWe 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 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。

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（A）“Can’t hold a candle to” is a popular expression．When there wasn’t electricity, someone would have a servant light his way by holding a candle．The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant．Now，it means such a person cannot compare or compete．Another expression is “hold your tongue．”It means to be still and not talk．“Hold your tongue”is not something you would tell a friend．But a parent or teacher might use the expression to quiet a noisy child．“Hold out” is an expression one hears often in sports reports and labor news．It means to refuse to play or work．Professional football and baseball players“hold out” if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth．The expression “hold up” has several different meanings．One is a robbery．A man with a gun may say,“This is a hold up．Give me your money．”Another meaning is to delay．A driver who was held up by heavy traffic might be late for work．Another meaning is for a story to be considered true after an investigation．A story can hold up if it is proved true．“Hold on” is another expression，which means wait or stop．As you leave for school，your brother may say,“Hold on，you forgot your book．” It is used to ask a telephone caller to wait and not hang up his telephone．Our final expression is “hold the line．”That means to keep a problem or situation from getting worse—to hold steady．For example，the president may say he will“hold the line on taxes．”He means the re will be no increase in taxes．1. The expression “can’t hold a candle to”call be used when ____________．A．some footballers refuse to play a gameB．someone is not qualified for a positionC．someone else is wanted on the phoneD．someone was delayed by heavy traffic2. The tune of the phrase “hold your tongue” is probably a little ___________．A．amusing B．polite C．offensive D．unfriendly3. If some teachers “hold out”，they probably __________．A．refuse to work B．change their attitudeC．make a compromise D．show their devotion4. Which of the following sentences can convey positive meanings?A．I was late as I was held up by a hold up．B．Hold on! You have to pay the bill，sir．C．I promise to hold the line on house prices．D．You can’t even hold a candle to Michael．(B)Before your child's final exam: and the graduation announcements, you face a significant task together: choosing the right college or university. There is no "one size fits all" approach to selecting a college—it's a very personal process for most teenagers. Consider a wide range of factors to help your child make the best possible choice.Discuss with your child her post-high school choices, such as college, finding work or starting a business, or joining the army. If you determine together that college is the best choice for your child, talk about the importance of college, and her longer-term goals by going to college.Talk to your child about what she thinks is important in a college experience and share your opinions as well. Identify the issues that will directly impact her college choice, such as her grades, test scores and family finances. Then make a list of the key criteria for her dream school, including factors such as the school's location, its size, the types of program, the after school activities available and the type of financial aid available."highly desirable" and "nice-to-have" categories. Put these factors into an online search engine specifically designed to identify colleges and universities that best meet your criteria, such as that offered by . Start with the most important criteria, then experiment with additional factors to narrow the search results to a number you can work with, such as 10 or 20 different schools.Use the search results as a guide to further focus your college search. Research each school by reviewing its website, requesting information directly from the school and attending local presentations about the school.5. The underlined word "prioritize" in Paragraph 4 probably means "______".A. do research intoB. write downC. add toD. list in order of importance6. What can we learn from the passage?A. It's better to decide the college for your child.B. An online search engine is of great help to you.C. There is a "one size fits all" way to select a college.D. It's necessary to take your child's opinion into consideration.7. What's the author's purpose of writing the passage?A. To argueB. To introduceC. To persuadeD. To amuse(C)Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger’s personality simply by looking at the person’s shoes.“Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers,” the authors wrote in th e new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. “Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal indications with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear.” Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits detected in the study include a person’s general age, their gender, income, political affiliation(派别), and other personality characteristics, including someone’s emotional stability.Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someone’s shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study’s participants. Volunteers in the study were photog raphed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.So, what do your shoes say about your personality?Some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by extroverts(外向者).However, some of the more specific results are interesting. For example, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “agreeable” people, while ankle boots were more closely aligned with “aggressive” personalities.The strangest of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortablelooking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities. And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take e xceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety”, spendin g a large amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.8．By looking at a person’s shoes, it’s possible for peop le to_____．A．estimate the wearer’s characterB．know the wearer thoroughlyC．have exact cues about the wearer’s social status D．judge the wearer’s educational background9．Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A．Aggressive people are likely to wear ankle boots．B．Flashier shoes are typically wore by outgoing people．C．In the study, 63 researchers were asked to fill out questionnaire about personality．D．In the study, judgments were made according to various characteristics of people’s shoes．10．Taking exceptional care of new shoes shows that _____．A．the owners are in a relaxed state B．the owners care much about others’ opinions on their appearanceC．the owners are particular about their appearanceD．the owners have too many shoes to choose from11．What is the best title of the passage?A．How To Choose Suitable Shoes B．How To Judge People’s Personality TraitsC．People Are What They Wear D．Shoes Reflect People’s PersonalitiesDWhen most pe ople think of the word “education”, they think of a pupil as a sort of animate sausage casing. Into this empty casting, the teachers are supposed to stuff “education”.But genuine education, as Socrates knew more than two thousand years ago, is not inserting the stuffing of information into a person, but rather eliciting knowledge from him; it is the drawing out of what is in the mind.“The most important part of education” once wrote William Ernest Hocking, the distinguished Harvard philosopher, “is this instruction of a man in what he has inside of him.”And, as Edith Hamilton has reminded us, Socrates never said, “I know, learn from me” He said, rather, “Look into your own selves and find the spark of truth that God has put into every heart, and that only you can kindle to a flame.”In a dialogue called the “Meno”, Socrates takes an ignorant slave boy, without a day of schooling, and proves to the amazed observers that the boy really “knows” geometry—because the principles and axioms of geometry are already in his mind, waiting to be called out.So many of the discussions and controversies about the content of education are futile and inconclusive because they are concerned with what should “go into” the student rather than with what should be taken out, and how this can best be done.The college student who once said to me, after a lecture, “I spend so much time studying that I don’t have a chance to learn anything,” was clearly expressing his dissatisfaction with the sausage-casing view of education.He was being so stuffed with numerous varied facts, with such an indigestible mass of material, that he had no time(and was given no encouragement)to draw on his own resources, to use his own mind foranalyzing and synthesizing, and evaluating this material.Education, to have any meaning beyond the purpose of creating well informed fools, must elicit from the pupil what potentially exists in every human being—the rules of reason, the inner knowledge of what is proper for men to be and do, the ability to assess evidence an come to conclusions that can generally be agreed on by all open minds and warm heart.Pupils are more like oysters than sausages. The job of teaching is not to stuff them and then seal them up, but to help them open and reveal the riches within. There are pearls in each of us, if only we knew how to cultivate them with enthusiasm and persistence.12. What did Socrates say about genuine education?A. Education should draw student’s attention.B. Education aims to develop students’ potentials.C. Education requires exact and clear knowledge transfer.D. Education means to stuff information into a person.13. Which of the following can take the place of the underlined words in the passage?A. simple and clearB. complicate and importantC. essential and meaningfulD. pointless and useless14. Socrates might have agreed with the following statements EXCEPT that_______.A. knowledge can only be acquired through hard workB. students are like oysters bearing pearls that are to be cultivatedC. teachers’ job should center on helping students find their own valuesD. treating students like a sausage casing is an invalid means of education15. Which one will best serve as the title of the passage?A. Oysters and SausagesB. Socrates’ View on Slave BoysC. What True Education Should Do?D. The Content of Education第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。