广东省广州市高三英语下学期第二次模拟考试试题.docx

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广东省广州市高三英语下学期第二次模拟考试试题

广东省广州市2017届高三英语下学期第二次模拟考试试题

2017。

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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。

A

Manypeoplewouldlovetoleavetheirjobsbehindandhavealife-changingadventureoverseas。

Theyimaginelyingunderpalmtreesasthesungoesdown.However，lifeoverseasisnotalwayseasy,andmanyarenotpreparedfortheshockoflivinginanalienculture。

Thehoneymoonperiod

Atfirst,forthosewhoactuallydecidetomoveabroad，lifeisanexcitingadventure。

Theyenjoyexploringtheirnewsurroundings,andlifeseemslikeanextendedholiday.Theydon’tmindtryingthelocalcuisineanddiscoveringthelocalculture.Theycanevenaffordtopracticetheirforeign—languageskillswithoutfearofmakingmistakes。

Troubleinparadise

Inmanycases，whenpeopleconsidermovingtoanothercountry,theyoftenfailtorealizehowdifferentlifewillbe.Astimegoesby,theybecomefrustratedwhenlanguageandculturalmisunderstandingsbecomeadailyheadache.Inthisstage,thevisitorsbegintowithdrawfromlifeinthehostcountryandavoidspendingtimewithlocalpeopleinfavorofmixingwithothersfromtheirownculturalbackground。

Theroadtorecovery

Gradually,mostvisitorsrealizetheymustacceptthedifferencesandnotfightagainstthem.Thischangeencouragesthemtoimprovetheirlanguageskillsandslowlytheymanagetodothethingstheycouldeasilydoathome,suchasopeningabankaccount.Thisnew-foundconfidenceenablesthemtoseeasideoflifewhichveryfewtouristsgettowitness.

Adjustingtolifeabroadcanoftenbearealproblem.Thesecrettoovercomingitistostoptryingtochangeyourhostcountry:

youwillnotsucceed.Ifnot,yourisklosingyourdreamandhavingtoreturntotheoldlifeyouwantedtoleavebehind。

21。

Whydopeoplemovingabroadfeelexcitedatfirst？

A.Theyfindforeignlivingmucheasier.

B。

Theyhavethenecessarylanguageskills。

C.Theylovetheadventureandexploration.

D。

Theyenjoymeetingpeoplefromdifferentcultures。

22。

Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainproblemmanypeoplemovingabroadface？

A.Homesickness。

B。

Cultureshock.

C。

Healthproblems。

D.Lackofemployment。

23.Whatwouldtheauthorsuggestpeoplemovingabroaddo?

A.Studythelocallanguage。

B。

Goonholidaysfrequently。

C.Learnhowtoopenabankaccount.

D.Seekoutpeoplefromtheirhomecountry.

B

Australialovesinterestingmoney。

In1988，itwasthefirstcountrytoreplacepapermoneywithspecialplasticbanknotes.Nowit'sintroducedanewfive—dollarbillsotechnologicallyadvancedthatmanyexpertsarecallingitthemoneyofthefuture!

Atfirstglance，thenewnotelooksmuchliketheoldone.Ithasthesamepinkcolourandmainpicturesonthefrontandback。

Butlookcloser，andyouwillnoticeaclearwindowrunningdownthemiddle,surroundedbyimagesoftheyellowPricklyMoses,atypeofAustralianplant。

Tilt（使倾斜）thenotealittleandyouwillseetheEasternSpinebill，anAustralianbird，beatingitswingsasiftryingtoflyaway.Turnthebillfromsidetoside，andyouwillnoticethepictureofasmallbuildingatthebottomofthenotespins，andtheimageof“5"changesposition。

Whilethesemoveablefeaturesareimpressiveandentertaining，thatwasnotthereasonAustraliangovernmentofficialsspenttenyearsdevelopingthem.Theirprimarypurposewastomakeitimpossibleforcriminalstoproducetheirownfakenotes.

Thenewfive-dollarnotealsohassomethingtohelpblindpeopleeasilyidentifythemoney.Ithassraisedbumpalongsidethetopandbottom,enablingblindpeopletoquicklydetermineitsvalue。

ThecreditforpersuadingtheAustraliangovernmenttoaddthisall-importantbumpgoesto15—year-oldConnorMcLeod。

TheblindSydneyteenagercameupwiththeideain2014afterbeingunabletotellhowmuchmoneyhehadreceivedforChristmas。

Connorsayshewassoembarrassedatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayfor

foodattheschoolcafeteria.Toconvincethegovernmentofficialsofhisidea,Connorstartedawebsitethatgothugepublicattention。

Thegovernmentwilladdthisfeaturetothenew$10billwhichcomesoutinlate2017,aswellastheupdated$20,＄50,and＄100billsthatarestillbeingdesigned。

24。

WhichpicturedoesNOTmovewhenthebanknoteistilted？

A。

Thebird。

B。

Thenumber。

C.Theplants。

D。

Thebuilding.

25。

WhatwasthemainreasontheAustraliangovernmentcreatedthenewbanknote？

A。

Tomakethenotemoredifficulttocopy。

B。

Toshowthecountry'sadvancedtechnology.

C。

Tohelpblindpeoplemoreeasilyusemoney。

D.Tomakethenot’sappearancemoreattractive.

26。

WhatcanweguessaboutAustraliancoins?

A.Theyaredifferentinsizeorshape.

B。

Theyarerequiredinschoolcafeterias.

C.Theyaremorefrequentlyusedthannotes.

D.Theyaremoreconvenientforyoungpeople.

27。

WhatdidConnordotopersuadethegovernment？

A.Hewrotealettertotheleaders.

B.Heorganizedanonlinemeeting.

C.HesoughtsupportontheInternet。

D。

HerequestedaspecialChristmasgift。

C

Atthisyear’sTechnologyForum,speakersincludeworld-famouspeople,such

asSteveWozniak，co-founderofAppleComputer,andlesser-knownindividualswithgreatideastochangetheworld。

OneofthelatterisJonnyCohen，ahighschoolsenior，greenbusinessmanandcreatorofGreenShields.

SinceCohenwasachild,hehasbeeninnovatingandinventing.Whenhewas12andtookscienceclassesatNorthwesternUniversity，hesawaschoolbusandhadanidea：

whatiftheshapeofschoolbuswasimprovedtomakeitmorefuelefficient？

Thiswouldgreatlyreducetheamountofpollutionitproduced。

Hesetaboutmakingawindtunnelinhisparents’garageandplacedsmallmetalplatesorshieldsontoyschoolbusestotestthem.Theresult:

hisshieldsredirectedtheairflowoverandaroundthebus,decreasedwingdrag,andproducedbetterfueleconomyandlesspollution.

CohenwentthroughvariousexperimentstoimprovehisGreenShieldsinvention。

WiththehelpofMITandCook—IllinoisBusCompany，whichdonatedafull—sizedbusforCohen’sexperiments,henowhasashieldmodelthatisinexpensiveandeasytoattach,enablingwidespreadadoption。

Howmuchofanimpactcantheseshieldshaveonclimatechange?

FuelconsumptionfortheaverageUSschoolbusissevenmilespergallon。

GreenShieldsincreasesfuelefficiencyby10-20%,savingabout＄600perbusperyear，andcostsonly$30toattach.CohenandhispartnersarenowtryingtopersuadethegovernmenttoputGreenShieldsonallschoolbuses。

Withalmosthalf—a—millionschoolbusesinAmericausingnearly$2。

5billionoffuelperyear，aconsumptionreductionof10-20％wouldmakeabigdifferenceinpollution.Nottomentiontheroughly$285millioninannualsavingsonfuel。

28。

WhatcanwelearnaboutJonnyCohenfromthetext?

A.HehasproducedGreenShieldsindependently。

B。

Hehasbeenemployedtoimproveschoolbuses。

C.Heisaworld—famousbusinessmanandinventor。

D。

Hehasatalentforfindingandsolvingproblems。

29。

HowdoesGreenShieldsmakeabusmorefuelefficient?

A。

Byreducingtheamountofwinddrag.

B。

Byimprovingthequalityoffuelused。

C.Byprovidingawindtunnelforthebus.

D.Bychangingtheshapeofthebusengine.

30.WheredidCohenbegintestinghisshields?

A。

AtNorthwesternUniversity.B。

Inhisparents'garage。

C.Atalocalbuscompany。

D.InanMITlab。

31。

What’stheintendedbenefitofCohen'sinvention?

A.Toprovideschoolbuseswithcheaperfuel.

B。

Toreducethecostofproducingschoolbuses.

C.Toincreasetheprofitsoftheschoolbusindustry.

D。

Tomakeschoolbusesmoreenvironmentally-friendly.

D

Weallknowthefeeling:

lookingatthecomputerscreen,pretendingtobeinterestedinourhomework，eventhoughwereallyfeelbored。

Butsuchfeelingsmaysoonbeatanend，saysDr.HarryWitchel,headoftheEssexMedicalSchool。

Hebelievesthatcomputersofthefuturewillnoticewhenpeoplefeelboredandeventakeactiontostopit.

Beforeyougetconcerned，themachinewon’tbereadingyourmind。

Itwill

beobservingthemanymovementsyoumakewhileusingacomputer。

It’snotinterestedinthebigmovementsneededtousethemachine一likemovingamouseortouchingascreen—butsmall，barelynoticeablemovementslikeclosingyoureyes，movinginyourseatorrubbingyourface.Witchelcallsthese“boredommovements"andsaystheyshowhowinterestedthepersonisinwhattheyarereadingorwatching.Thehighertheinterestlevel,thelessmovement!

Totesthistheory,Witchelinvited27peopletoperformvariouscomputer-basedtasks。

Theactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegames（aninterestingtask）toreadingdocumentslikegovernmentlawsthatmostpeoplewouldfindboring。

Aspecialvideocamerafollowedtheparticipants’movementsastheycompletedeachtask.Justastheresearcherexpected，the“boredommovements”greatlydecreased，byasmuchas42%，whenthesubjectswereveryinterestedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing。

Fortunately,DrWitchelisn’tplanningtousehisresultstocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenotpayingattentionatschool。

Instead，hewants“movementsensing”technologytobebuiltintofuturecomputersinordertoimprovestudents'computer—basedlearningexperience。

Thescientistsaysthatbymeasuringthestudents’interestlevelastheywork，educatorswillbeabletoadjusttheirmaterialsinreal-timetokeepstudentsfocused.Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudienceopinionsandinthefuture