广州高二英语水平测试.docx

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广州高二英语水平测试

2014年高二水平测试题

二完形填空

Therewereoncetwodoorsinthesamehouse.Onewasabeautifulliving-roomdoor,andtheotherwasjusta/an16bathroomdoor.

Whattheyhadin17wasthattheybothledawfullives.Thehousewasfullof18childrenwhowerealwaysslammingandkickingthedoors.Eachnight,wheneveryonewasasleep,thedoorswouldtalkabouttheirpoor19.Theliving–roomdoorwasalwaysreadyto20withanger,butthebathroomdoorwouldcalmhimdown,saying,“Don’tworry.They’rechildren.They’llsoonlearn.Bepatientandthingswill21.

Andsotheliving-roomdoorwouldcalmdownforawhile.Butoneday,afterabigpartyandmuchslammingandkickingofthedoors,thelivingroomdoor22losthistemper,saying,“That’senough!

Thenexttimesomeoneslamsme,I’mgoingto23,andthey’lllearnathingortwo.”

Thenextday,thefirsttimehewasslammed,theliving-roomdoorbroke.Thiscausedgreat

24inthehouse,andthechildrenwerepunished.Theliving-roomdoorwasfilledwith25.However,afterafewday,thehouseownersgottiredofthe26ofhavingabrokendoor.Insteadofmendingthedoor,theydecidedto27it.Theolddoorwasthrownintotherubbish.

Therelaythebeautifulliving-roomdoor,28whathehaddone.Fornotbeing29enough,henowfoundhimselfabandoned,waitingtobeturnedintofirewood.Meanwhile,hisfriend,theordinarybathroomdoor,remainedinhisplace,andthechildrenweretreatinghimwithgreater30.

16.AnewBheavyCordinaryDsilent

17.AtimeBcommonCturnDshort

18AnaughtyBcuriousCnervousDpolite

19AdreamBappearanceCqualityDluck

20AattackBexplodeCrepeatDretire

21AimproveBmatterCreturnDsuffer

22AfrequentlyBfortunatelyChappilyDfinally

23AbreakBteachCworkDshout

24AjoyBbenefitCtroubleDdoubt

25AsurpriseBsatisfactioCpityDdisappointment

26AinconvenienceBinexperience

CinactivityDinjustice

27AsellBpaintCreplaceDforget

28AenjoyingBregretting

CexpectingD.describing

29ApatientBcareful

CbeautifulD.friendly

30.AforceBangerCpeaceDcare

三语法填空

Wouldyougiveupyoursmartphoneforfreefood?

SeatingonMonday,family-friendlyItalianrestaurantSalvatore’swilloffercustomerstwomealsforthepriceofone,31theyputawaytheirsmartphonebeforetheirseats.AccordingtoheownerSalLupoli,“Everydineratthetablemustagree32（hand）intheirphonebeforeeating.Thephoneswillbestoredsafelyandreturnedto33whentheirmealsarefinished.

MrLupoli,thoughtof34ideaafternoticingthatcustomers“werenotspeakingtoeachotherwhile35（have）dinner”.

Atfirstlook,thisseemslikejustanotherrestaurantpromotion.Butitmightalsobeawaytoencouragepeopletofocus36eachotherandtheirsurroundinginsteadofputtingpicturesoftheirlatestmealonline.Perhapsit37（make）kidsactuallyeatandtalkinsteadofwatchinganothervideoonYouTube.

AccordingtoarecentBostonGlobearticle38examinedtheeffectsofscreentimeonchildren’sbrains,aslittleas45minutesofscreentimeperdaycanbe39（harm）,aboutthelengthofatypicalmiddaymeal.However,MrLupolihasdecidedtoprovidetheofferonlyduringdaytime40hethinksmostkidswillgocrazywithouttheiripadsatsuppertime.

阅读A

Thegreatavenuesarequiet,andtheshopsareclosed.There’sthesmelloffreshbreadfromabakerysomewhere.ItwouldbehardtosaywhichtimeofthedayinParisIpreferbutthisisprobableit.Soonthestreetswillbefullofpeopleandtraffic.Aswithmostothercities,youseetherealPariswhenthecitywakesup.

Thereis,however,anotherpartofPariswhichissilentandfreefrompeople24hoursaday.Underthecityarehundredsofkilometersofabandonedtunnels.Duringthe19thcenturyParisneededmorestonesofbuildingabovetheground,sopeopledugtunnelsbeneaththecity.Afterthat,manyfarmersgrewmushroomsinthem.DuringWorldwarII,theFrenchsoldiersalsousedthemsincethe1970s,manyyoungpeoplehavestartedspendingdaysandnightsbelowthecityinthesetunnels.It’snowaplaceforparties,theatreperformances,artgalleries---anythinggoes!

A“normal”touristcanvisitsomepartsofParis’tunnelsystem,suchastheundergroundcemetery,whereyoucanseethebonesofaboutsixmillionParisians.ThebodiescamefromCemeteriesabovethegroundtwocenturiesagowhenthecityneededmorespace.

However,peoplearenotallowedtoenterpartsofthetunnelsystem.It’sverydangerousbecausesometunnelsmightcollapseandpeoplewillbetrappedbelow.Nevertheless,therearepeoplewhowilltakeyoutovisitthem.Ihavefoundtwo“unofficial“tourguideswhotakemethroughmanytunnels.Afteracoupleofhourswearriveataroomwhichisn’tonanymap.Theroomiscomfortableandcleanwithatableandchairsandabed.Theguidetellsmetherearemanyotherplaceslikethis.“Manypeoplecomedowntopartysomepeopletopaint…Wedowhatwewanthere.

41.Whatisthewriter’sfavoritetimeofthedayinParis?

A.EarlymorningB.Midday

C.EarlyEveningD.Latenight

42.WhydidFrenchpeoplefirststartdiggingrunnels?

A.ForarmyhousingB.Forbuildingstones

C.ForentertainmentD.Forgrowingmushrooms

43.Theunderlinedword“collapse”inlastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto___________.

A.disappearB.closeC.falldownD.blowup

44.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?

A.TunnelsunderParis.B.TravelaroundParis

C.ThehistoryofParis

D.Thebest-knowntourist-attractionsinParis

B

Whatwouldyoudoifyousawamountaingorilla?

Mostpeoplewouldprobablybeveryafraidandrunaway!

That’sbecausegorillashaveaveryfrighteningappearance.Firstly,gorillasarehuge.Theycangrowuptotwometrestallandcanweighmorethan200kilograms（malegorillasweightwiceasmuchasfemalegorillas）.Secondly,gorillascanmakealotofnoise.Theycanroar,bangtheirchests,andshowtheirteeth.Infact,theseangryactionsareveryrareandmalegorillasonlydoitwhentheyareprotectingtheirfamilies.

Thetruthis,gorillasareincrediblyintelligent,gentle,andsocialanimalsthatstaytogetherinsmallfamilygroups.Theleaderisthelargestmale,calledthesilverback.That’sbecauseofthebeautifulsilverfuronitsback.Theyspendalmostalloftheirtimeontheforestfloor,eatingandsleeping.Theyaremainlyvegetarian,althoughtheyeatsomeinsects.Younggorillasoftenplaytogether.Theyrunaboutandclimbtrees.Atnight,theanimalsmakeanesttosleepin.Thelightergorillasnestintrees.Theheaviergorillasmakenestsonthegroundandthebabiessleepwiththeirmothers.Gorillasrarelyattackhumans.Theyonlyfightwhensomethingorsomeoneattacksthemortheiryoung.Inthatsituation,theywillfighttothedeath.Hunterslookingforbabygorillasmayhavetokillawholefamilytogetwhattheywant.

Sadly,therearefewerthan650mountaingorillasleftinthewild,whichmeanstheyareanendangeredspecies.ThesegorillasonlyliveinthemountainjunglesofTheDemocraticRepublicofCongo,Rwanda,andUganda.Theyareendangeredbecausepeoplehuntthemforfoodandfortrophies.Theyarealsothreatenedbywar,andhumanscutdowntheirforestsforfarmland,fuel,andhousing.Lifeforthesegentlegiantsisn’tpeaceful.

45.Whatissilverbackaccordingtothepassage

A.Anygorillaswithsilverfur

B.Anymalegorillasinthegroup

C.Theleaderinthegorillasfamily

D.Theoldestgorillainthegroup.

46.Wherewouldyouexpecttofindasilverbackgorillasleepingatnight?

A.InthetreeB.Ontheground

C.WiththebabygorillasD.Awayfromtheothers

47.Theunderlinedword“they”inparagraph2refersto______________.

A.fightersB.hunters

C.babygorillasD.gorillasfamilies

48.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph.

A.todescribethelifestyleofthemountaingorillas

B.tosummarizeofthedetailofthepassage

C.toexplainwhymountaingorillasareindanger

D.toexaminethebehaviorofthemountaingorillas

C

You’veseenrestaurantreviewsinnewspapers,orperhapsinmagazinesorontheInternet.You’vereadthosereviewswhenyouwantedtoknowaboutthequalityandpriceofthefoodatanewrestaurant.Butwhowritesthearticles?

Whogetpaidtoeat?

Thoseluckypeoplearefoodcritics.

Foodcriticsarejournalistswhoeatatrestaurantsandwritereviewsthatgivereadersthefeelingthattheyhavevisitedtherestaurantthemselves.Thearticlesalmostalwaysincludeadescriptionoftherestaurant,forexample,whetheritisnicelydecoratedorhasabeautifulviewoftheocean.Themenu,prices,andservicearegenerallydescribedaswell,butafoodcritic’smaintaskistowriteaboutthefood.

Forfoodfans,dininginvolvesallthesenses,notjustforthestomach.Foodcriticsmaytellreadersaboutthecolorsoffreshvegetablesortherichsmellofaperfectlycookedchicken.Theywillmentionwhethertheywerelisteningtosoftmusicwhiletheyate,orthenoisesofpotsandpansbeingwashedintherestaurant’skitchen.Andmostimportantly,theywilldescribethetasteofeverydishonthetable.

Allofthismaysoundeasyenough,butfoodcriticsdofacesomechallenge.First,foodcriticsmustbeexcellentwriters.Theirjobistogivecorrectinformationinanentertainingway.Itisalsoimportantforfoodcriticstohaveanexcellentmemorysincetakingnotesatthetableisnotsomethingmostpeopledo.Andlookinglikeatypicalcustomerisessentialforkeepingtheiridentitysecret,perhapsthemostdifficultchallenge.Thisisdonet