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广州二模英语试题

2019年广州二模英语试题

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ThecountryisIndia.Alargedinnerpartyisbeinggiveninanup-countrystationbyacolonialofficialandhiswife.Theguestsarearmyandgovernmentofficersandtheirwives,andanAmericannaturalist.

Atonesideofthelongtable,aspiriteddiscussionspringsupbetweenayounggirlandanarmyofficer.Thegirlinsistswomenhavelongoutgrownthejumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouseera,andthattheyarenotasanxiousastheirgrandmotherswere.Theofficersaystheyare,arguingwomenhaven'ttheactualnervecontrolofmen.

“Awoman'sreactioninanycrisis,"theofficersays,“istoscream.Andwhileamanmayfeellikeit,hehasthatouncemoreofcontrolthanawomanhas."

TheAmericanscientistdoesnotjoinintheargumentbutsitsandwatchesthefacesoftheotherguests.Ashestares,heseesaslight,thoughstrangelookofanxietycomeoverthefaceofthehostess.Withasmallgestureshesummonstheservantstandingbehindherchair.Shewhisperstohim.Theservant'seyeswiden.Heturnsquicklyandleavestheroom.Nooneelseseesthis,northeservantwhenheputsabowlofmilkonthebalconyoutsidetheglassdoors.

TheAmericanunderstands.InIndia,milkinabowlmeansonlyonething.Itisbaitforasnake.Herealizesthereisacobraintheroom.TheAmerican'seyesmoveacrosstheroombutheseesnothing.Herealizesthesnakecanonlybeinoneplace-underthetable.

Hisfirstreactionistojumpbackandwarntheothers.Butheknowsanysuddenmovementwillfrightenthecobraanditwillstrike.Hespeaksquickly,thequalityofhisvoicesoarrestingthatitquietenseveryone."Iwanttoknowjustwhatcontroleveryoneatthistablehas.Iwillcountthreehundred-that'sfiveminutes-andnotoneofyouistomoveasinglemuscle.Now!

Ready!

"

The20peoplesitlikestoneimageswhilehecounts.Heissaying".…twohundredandeighty.."

when,outofthecornerofhiseye,heseesthesnakeemergeandmakeforthebowlofmilk.Fourorfivescreamsringoutashejumpstoslamshutthebalconydoors.

Thereisyourproof!

"thehostsays."Amanhasjustshownusrealcontrol."

"Justaminute,"theAmericansays,turningtohishostess,"Howdidyouknowthatcobrawasintheroom?

"

Afaintsmilecomesacrossthewoman'sfaceasshereplies."Becauseitwaslyingacrossmyfoot."

21.Whatistheargumentbetweenthearmyofficerandtheyounggirlabout?

A.Whetherwomenareafraidofmice.

B.Whethermenarecalmerthanwomen.

C.Whethermenareclevererthanwomen.

D.Whetherwomenwouldmakesuitablesoldiers.

22.Whyistheservantaskedtoputoutsomemilk?

A.Toplayatrick.

B.Toservetheguests.

C.Toattractthesnake.

D.Tofeedthehostess'spet.

23.Whydoesthescientistsuggesttheguestsplayagame?

A.Hedoesn'twantanyonetopanic.

B.Heintendstotesttheofficer'stheory.

C.Heseestherewasasnakeintheroom.

D.Hewantstoentertaintheotherguests.

24.Whatdoestheauthorimplythroughthehostess'sfinalstatement?

A.Thearmyofficer'sopinioniswrong.

B.ThehostessunderstoodtheAmerican'sintention.

C.TheAmericanwassurprisedbythesnake'spresence.

D.Thehostesshashadpreviousexperiencedealingwithsnakes.

25.Whatcausedmusicalstomoveinanewdirectionduringthe1930's?

A.Thedevelopmentofnewmusicalinstruments.

B.Theaudience'sdemandformorerealisticartforms.

C.Therisingpopularityofothertypesofentertainment.

D.Thegreateracceptanceofblackperformersbywhiteaudiences.

26.Inwhichperioddidmusicaltheatrebecomemorecomplexanddramatic?

A.Pre-1900.

B.1900-1929.

C.1940-1949.

D.1950-1959.

27.WhatcanbereasonablyinferredaboutthemusicalWestSideStory?

A.Ittolditsstoryinanewway.

B.Itwasbasedonatruestory.

C.Itwasanon-Broadwayshow.

D.Itwasnotverysuccessfulatfirst.

C

In1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analyzedasampleofEnglishscientistsandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorizethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellectually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.

First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.

Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalyzethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalyzedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.

Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.

Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.

Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:

first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.

Itis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.

28.AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere_______.

A.morestable

B.moresociable

C.moreintelligent

D.morehardworking

29.Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inparagraph2referto？

A.Thedata.

B.Theanalyses.

C.Thepreviousstudies.

D.Thestatisticalmethods.

30.WhywasSchmukle'sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch？

A.Itinvolvedawideragerange.

B.Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.

C.Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.

D.Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.

31.WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph？

A.ToconfirmGalton'sdifficultupbringing.

B.TosuggestGalton'stheorymaynotbecorrect.

C.TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'sparents.

D.ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.

D

Photographyhasopenedoureyestoamultitudeofbeauties,thingsweliterallycouldnothaveseenbeforetheinventionofthefrozenimage.Ithasgreatlyexpandedournotionofwhatisbeautiful,whatisaesthetically（审美上）pleasing.Itemsformerlyconsideredtrivial,andnotworthanartist'spaint,havebeenrevealedandhonoredbythephotograph:

thingsasordinaryasafencepost,achair,avegetable.Andastechnologyhasdeveloped,photographershaveexploredcompletelynewpointsofview；thoseofthemicroscope,theeagle,thecosmos.

Whatisitthatdelightsthehumaneyeandallowsustoclaimthataphotographisbeautiful？

Photographydependsonthetrinityoflight,composition,andmoment.Lightliterallymakestherecordingofanimagepossible,butintherighthands,lightinaphotographcanmaketheimagesoar.Thesameistruewithcomposition.Whatthephotographerchoosestokeepinoroutoftheframeisallthatwewilleversee-butthatcombinationisvital.Andthemomentthattheshutterispressed,whenaninstantisfrozenintime,providesthewholeimagewithmeaning.Whenthethree-light,composition,andmoment-areinbalance,thereisvisualmagic.

Light,composition,andmomentcometogetherinaphotographtobringustheultimatereality:

aviewoftheworldunknownpriortotheinventionofthecamera.Beforephotography,thebasicartisticrulesofpaintingwererarelybroken.Imagesweremadetoplease,nottocapturereality.Butasphotographyevolved,painterlyruleswereoftenrejectedinthepursuitoffreshvision.

Photographersbecameinterestedintherealworld,goodandbad,anditwastheaccidentaldetailthatwascelebrated.Photographyinvitedtheworldtoseewithneweyes-toseephotographically-andalloftheartshavedrawnnewinspirationfromthischange.

Withthesebasicaesthetictools,photographershaveevolvedfromscientistslongingto"fix"animage-anyimage-toartisticrevolutionaries.Photographshavecreatedanewwayofseeing,changedourideasofbeautyand,mostimportantly,madeartmoredemocratic.Theyhavegivenusvisualproofthattheworldisgranderthanweimagined,andthatthereisbeauty,oftenoverlooked,innearlyeverything.

32.Beforetheinventionofphotography,whichofthefollowingwasleastlikelytoappearinanartisticwork?

A.Agreatperson.

B.Alovelyinsect.

C.Agrandbuilding.

D.Abeautifullandscape

33.Whatisthefunctionofparagraph2?

A.Toarguethatphotographicbeautyissubjective

B.Toexplaintheevolutionoftheconceptofbeauty.

C.Todescribetheelementsthatmakeasuccessfulphoto.

D.Toillustratedifferenttypesofphotographictechniques.

34.Howhasphotographyaffectedotherartforms?

A.Ithasreducedtheirpopularity.

B.Ithasforcedthemtochangetheirrules.

C.Ithaschangedtheirmethodsofco