广州高二英语水平测原题.docx

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广州高二英语水平测原题

2011年广州市高二学业水平考试

第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~30各题所给的A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

St.Petersburgisagreatcitytovisitallyearround.Butitis___16___beautifulinthesummerwhenyoucanwalkallnightlong,because,althoughthesun___17___,itnevergetsdark.It’sacitythatcouldn’tbemore___18___fromMoscow.

St.Petersburgwasoriginallybuiltasa___19___city,modeledonFrenchandGermancities,theoppositeofMoscowwhichfollowedthe___20___Russiandesign.Differencescanbeseeninthearchitecture,fashionandeven___21___.Inthe18thcentury,Frenchwasmore___22___thanRussianamongrichpeopleinSt.PetersburgandmanyFrenchwordsarestillusedbylocalstoday.Justaswas___23___bythecity’soriginaldesigners,St.PetersburgisRussia’swindowtoEurope.LifeinMoscowis___24___thanlifeinthemorerelaxedSt.Petersburg.InPetersburgyouneverneedto___25___.It’smuchsmallerthanMoscowsopeoplelikewalkingeverywhere,evenduringthe___26___darkwinter.

PeopleinSt.Petersburgaremore___27___thanMoscowlocalstoo.Thereisanoldjokeaboutthisdifference.Oneday,ayoungman___28___hisseattoanoldladyonacrowedMoscowtrain.Theoldladysaid,“YoumustbefromSt.Petersburg.”“Yes.Howdidyouknow?

”repliedtheman___29___.Theoldladysaid,“Moscowlocalsnevergivetheirseats.”Theyoungmanthensaidwitha___30___.“AndyoumustbefromMoscow,granny,becauseyoudidn’tsay?

thanks?

whenIgaveyourmyseat.”

16.AfinallyBnaturallyCespeciallyDimmediately

17.AsetsBclimbsCmovesDappears

18.AdistantBabsentCseparateDdifferent

19.AtypicalBEuropeanCAsianDnorthern

20.AtraditionalBlogicalChopefulDworthy

21.AmusicBartClanguageDhistory

22.ApopularBfamousCinterestingDbeautiful

23.AforgottenBsupportedCinventedDplanned

24.AhappierBfasterCslowerDcolder

25.AworkBwalkCthinkDhurry

26.AlongBwarmCcolorfulDexciting

27.AhardworkingBdevotedCbraveDpolite

28.AsentBofferedCledDallowed

29.AinsilenceBinangerCinsurpriseDinhope

30.AcryBshoutCsmileDlook

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分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，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用1括号中间词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填在答题卡标号为31~40的相应位置上。

Therewasoncealeverbutmean（吝啬的）businessman.Onedayhelostabag_31________（contain）ahundredpiecesofgold.Hewasvery_32________（happy）andsoputuppostersallovertown,offeringtengoldcoinsasarewardtoanyone_33________wouldreturnittohim.

_34________afewdays,afarmercametohimwiththebag.Hehadfound_35________lyinginhisfarm.Thebusinessmancountedthe100goldcoinsandthankedthefarmerforreturning_36________bagtohim.

Thefarmernowwantedthereward_37________（promise）bythebusinessman.Butthebusinessmansaidthathehadalreadytakenthereward,becauseoriginallytherewereahundredandtencoinsinthebag.Thefarmernowunderstood_38________meanthebusinessmanwas.Hetherefore_39________（go）tothejudge.

Thejudgeatonceunderstoodthatthebusinessmanwasdishonest.Hesaidthat_40________thefoundbagcontainedonlyonehundredcoins,itwasn’tthebusinessman’sanditbelongedtothefarmernow.

III阅读理解（共一节，20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ZhengTaijun,a30-year-oldartistfromGuangdongProvince,transformssimplefallingleavesintoworksofartbycuttingpicturesofpeopleandscenesintothem.

“Fallingleavesareoftenasignofsadnessordeath,butIwanttorecreatethemintosomethinghopeful—thebeginningofsomethingnew,”saidZheng.

TheideaofcarvingleavescametoZhengwhenhewasatalowpointinlife.Intheautumnof1999,hehadtravelledtoatouristspottotryandsellsomeofhispaintings,whenhewasrobbedofeverythinghehad.

Withnomoneytoreturnhome,theheart-brokenartistshelteredfromtherainunderatree.Anoldmanapproachedhimandaskedwhatwaswrong.OnhearingZheng?

sreplythathefeltlifehadnomoremeaning,theoldmanstartedtolaugh.Hepickedupaleafandsaid,“Italldependsonhowyoulookatit.Takethisyellowleafforexample.Somemayseedeath,othersmayseebeauty.”

Zhengchosebeautyandhespentthenextfewyearsperfectinghiscarvingskillsandtravellingthecountrylookingforideas.

Inhistechnique—whichZhengsuccessfullypatented（申请专利）lastyear—leavesarekeptslightlywetinwater.Hemakesasimpleoutlineontheleaf.Thencomesthemostdifficultpart——usingtinnyknives,Zhenggentlycutsawayenoughofthe“flesh”oftheleaftoleavebehindanimage.

Eachleafmaytakeuptosevendaystomake,andZhengsaysheoftenbreaksafewforeverysuccessfullycompletedwork.Buthealsosaysthat?

stherealcharmofit—tochallengehimself.

41.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwillyoumostprobablyreadthisarticle?

A.ArtB.NewsC.TechnologyD.Opinion

42.WhatdofallingleavesrepresentaccordingtoZheng?

A.TheendoflifeB.Anewsstartingpoint

C.SuccessafterstruggleD.Unhappyexperiences

43.Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph4refersto______.

A.TheleafB.lifeC.meaningD.death

44.InwhatorderdidthefollowingeventshappentoZhengTaijun?

a.Hewenttoatouristspottosellhispaintings.b.Hemetandtalkedwithanoldman.c.hepatentedhiscuttingtechnique.d.hewasrobbedofallhismoney.e.hetravelledthecountrylookingforideas.

A.d,b,e,a,cB.a,c,d,b,eC.d,b,e,c,aD.a,d,b,e,c

B

OfallthecontrastsinculturesbetweentheWestandChina,surelywhatweeathastobeoneofthebiggest.It’snotsomuchthatweeatdifferentthings,butmorethatweeatdifferentpartsofthesamethings.

Takechickenforexample.ChickenfeetaremuchprizedoverinChina,andoncethesearefinished,thehungryChinesewillmoveontothewingsandthenlegs,andmaybethenthebreastmeat.IntheWest,theorderwouldbeexactlytheopposite,exceptthatwewouldnevergetasfarasthefeet,aspeoplefindthethoughtofitquitestrange.

Thesamecanbesaidforpork.TheChineseconsiderthefeettobedelicious,butintheWest,thingsareverydifferent.IliveonasmallScottishislandwithmyChinesewife,andourlocalbutcherusedtothrowouthispigfeet,untilonedaymywifementionedshewouldlikethem.Shenowgetsabagfulleveryweek,andsmilesallthewayhomeaboutthefactthatshe’sgotwhatsheconsidersthebestpartforfree.

Wheneverwegotothesupermarketmywifeisamazedthatthemeatwithoutbonesandfatisthemostexpensive.Iexplainthatthisisbecausewesternpeopledon’tseethepurposeofpayingforsomethingtheycan’teat.Butforher,thesepartsarethemostdeliciousandshelovesthem.Andhappilyformywife,suchbonyandfatmeatisalsothecheapest.That’swhydinneratourhousesisaperfectmatch.There’sneveranyargumentoverwhogetswhat,andnothinggoestowaste.

TherearealsowesternfoodstheChineseconsiderterrible.Takebluecheeseforexample,whichisverypopularinmanywesterncountries,butwhichsomepeoplethinksmellslikerotteneggs.WhenmywifefirstsawthisintheUK,shefeltsickatitssmell,butfinallyIpersuadehertotryitandnowshelovesit.

It’stheseculturedifferencesthatmaketheworldsofulloffun.

45.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Tosharetheauthor’smarriageexperienceswiththereaders.

B.Toprovethateast-westmarriageisthebest.

C.Toarguethateatinghabitscanneverbechanged.

D.Todiscusstheculturaldifferencesineatinghabits.

46.Accordingtothepassage,inwhatorderdowesternersprefertoeatchicken?

A.Breast—legs—wingsB.Legs—wings—feet

C.Breast—wings—legsD.Wings—legs—breast

47.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor’swife______.

A.sometimesargueswiththeauthoraboutwhattocook

B.believesmeatwithfatshouldbethecheapest

C.getspig’sfeetforaverylowprice

D.isusedtoeatingbluecheesenow

48.Theauthorthinkstheeventsmentionedarevery______.

A.interestingB.strangeC.annoyingD.boring

C

MonkHighSchoolhasbeensomeamazingimprovementsinthepastyear.Studentsnowmissfewerdaysandexamresultshavegonethroughtheroof.Butthesessuccessesarenottheoutcomeofbetterteachingorstricterrules.Insteadtheschoolsimplystarteditsfirstlessonat10aminsteadof9am.

Thechangewasdesignedtomatchtheschooldaywithstudents?

bodyclocks.Teenagersarewell-knownnight-owls,preferringtostayuplateandsleeptilllunchtime.Bymatchingtheschooltimetablewithstudents?

biologicalrhythms,theschoolavoidsteachingteenagerswhentheirbrainsarestillhalfasleep.

Inthemodernworld,ourlivesarelargelycontrolledbytime.Evenwithoutwatchesandcalendars,ourbodiesstillfollowaninnerclockcalledbodyrhythms.Overeach24-hourperiodweexperiencephysicalandmentalchangesthatprepareourbrainandbodiesforthetaskswefaceatdifferenttimesoftheday.

Themaincontrolleroftheserhythmsisatinypartofthebrainlocatedjustabovetheeyes.Thismasterclockgathersinformationaboutlightandsendsittotherestofthebodyusingelectricalsignals.Thesesignalscontrolbodyfunctionslikeheartbeat,bodytemperatureandmore.

Notsurprisinglyourphysicalandmentalconditionvariesaccordingtothetimeoftheday.Forexample,bodytemperatureislowestataround4.30amandrisestoitshighestlevelatabout7pm.Energylevelsalsorisethroughouttheday.

Thesechangescanaffecthowweperformvarioustasks,includingathleticperformance.Asyourbodytemperatureandenergylevelsriseduringtheafterno