广东省高考英语模拟信息卷及答案二.docx

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广东省高考英语模拟信息卷及答案二

广东省2019年高考英语模拟信息卷及答案

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

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

Humanityhasbegunwrestlingwiththedangersofglobalthreatssuchasclimatechange.Butfewauthoritiesareplanningforcatastrophicsolarstorms-hugeeruptionsofmassandenergyfromthesunthatdestroyEarth’smagneticfield.Inarecentpaper,twoHarvardUniversityscientistsestimatethepotentialeconomicdamagefromsuchaneventwillincreaseinthefutureandcouldequalthecurrentU.S.GDP-about$20trillion-150yearsfromnow.

Thiskindofstormhashappenedbefore.Theso-calledCarringtonEventin1859,themostintensemagneticstormeverrecordedonEarth,causedauroras（极光）intheatmosphereandevendeliveredelectricshockstotelegraphoperators.ButaCarrington-scalestormtodaywouldcausefarmoreharmbecausesocietynowdependssoheavilyonelectricalpowergrids,communicationssatellitesandGPS.

Inanefforttoquantifythatthreat,astrophysicistsAbrahamLoebandManasviLingamoftheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysicsdevelopedamathematicalmodelthatassumessociety’svulnerability（脆弱性）tosolarstormswillgrowwithtechnologicaladvances.Underthismodel,duringthenext50years

thepotentialforeconomicdamagewilldependprimarilyontherisingoddsofastrongsolarstormovertime.Beyond50yearsourvulnerabilitywillincreasedramaticallywithtechnologicalprogressuntilthelatterlevelsoff.

Somescientistsquestionthemodel’spredictions.“Estimatingtheeconomicimpactischallengingnow,letaloneinoveracentury,”saysEdwardOughton,aresearchassociateattheUniversityofCambridge’sCenterforRiskStudies.Yethewarnsthatuncertaintyshouldnotstopusfrompracticalpreparations,suchasmakingpowergridsstrongerandimprovingearly-warningsystems.

LoebandLingamthinkupamuchwiderstrategy:

a$100-billionmagneticdeflectorshield（导流板）,positionedbetweenEarthandthesun.Thisideaseems“prettypreposterous,”however,giventhatsolarparticlesarriveatEarthfromalldirections,saysDanielBaker,directoroftheLaboratoryforAtmosphericandSpacePhysicsattheUniversityofColoradoBoulder.

Abetterunderstandingof“spaceweather”-thechangingconditioninEarth’souterspaceenvironment,includingsolarradiationandparticles-couldhelpfindthebeststrategiesforconfrontingadangeroussolarstorm,saysStraceyWorman,asenioranalystatconsultingfirmAbtAssociates.“Thisisachallengingbutimportantquestion,”Wormansays,“thatweneedmoreeyeson.”

21.AccordingtoEdwardOughton,whichofthefollowingaboutsolarstormsisright?

A.Theywillbecomemuchstrongerin150years.

B.Technologymakestheirpotentialdamagegrow.

C.It’sdifficulttopredicttheirpossibleeconomicdamage.

D.Spaceweatherforecastcaneffectivelyhelpdealwiththem.

22.Theunderlinedword“preposterous”inParagraph5means.

A.unreasonableB.practicalC.innovativeD.inflexible

23.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto.

A.reportthedamageofsolarstorms

B.remindpeopletoguardagainstsolarstorms

C.introducethecharacteristicsofsolarstorms

D.analyzethepossiblecauseofsolarstorms

B

Ibelieveingettinglost.Lostinthetextofthenovelthatisparticulartoyourthoughtsandfeelingsthatyouconsiderspecial.Thesongthatremindsyouofyourchildhoodsummers,whereyoucloseyoureyesandloseyourselfrelivingamemory;feelingthewarmwindbrushingagainstyourarm,thesmellofthedustysandthatyoustirupasyourideyourbicycle,murmuringthetuneofthatsong.LiketheunpreparedSundayDrive,withnodestination.You’refreetowander,takepathsthatyou’venevernoticed,discoverplacesyouhaven’tbeen.Thenfallingoffonthepathtoleadyoubackhome,leavingyoutotestdirectionsandalertlyabsorbyoursurroundingsinordertofindyourwayback;thatkindoflost.

Igetlostdaily,whetherit’sinthought,ortheunplanneddriveIjustdecidedtogoon.Gettinglostisanadventurouslearningexperiencethattrainsyouhowtobemoreawareofyoursurroundings.Afewofmymostfavoritememoriesinvolvephysicallygettinglost.ThatonelatenighttripbacktoLudingtonfromGrandRapidsItookwithafewfriends.WefinallyrealizedweweregoingthewrongwaywhenwehitSouthHaven,almostthreehoursoutofourway.TherewasalsothetimewhereIgotlostintheDeVosPlaceinGrandRapidsafterthePresident’sBallandthentheparkinggarageforasolidtwohours.IfeltlikemylifewasthatonesceneofanAmericantelevisionsituationcomedy,minustheairconditioner.Atthetime,thesearenervousexperiencesthatgetyouranxietypumping.You’refearfulthatyouwon’tbesafe,butitalwaysworksitselfoutintheend.Physicallylosingyourselfpreparesyouforhowyoumanagewhenyouemotionallyormentallyloseyourself.

Youdon’talwayshavetobelostinaliteralsenseto“getlost”andsomeofthetime,losingyourselfmaynotbeapositiveexperience.TherearetimeswhereIlosesightofwhoIam.Whilelost,Itestourmetaphoricalpathsandsometimestheyturnouttobetherightdirectionandothertimestheywereawrongturn.Imakenoteofthesewrongturns,soIcanavoidthemfurtheronuptheroadoffindingmywaybacktowhoIam.

InWalden,HenryDavidThoreauwrote“Nottillwearelost,inotherwordsnottillwehavelosttheworld,dowebegintofindourselves,andrealizewhereweareandtheinfiniteextentofourrelations.”Gettinglostfuelsmycuriosityandteachesmelessonsonfindingmywaybacktotherighttrack.Ibelieveingettinglostthroughdaydreams,amisplacement,adventures,anddifficulttimeswhereyoumakediscoveriesaboutyourselfandtheatmospherearoundyou.Inordertotrulyfindyourself,Ibelievethatyoushouldputdownthemapandgetwonderfullylost.

24.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthormainlyexpressesthat______.

A.lostinanovelisaspecialfeelingB.songsremindusofpastexperiences

C.wanderingisawonderfuldiscoveryD.gettinglostbringsusbenefits

25.Theauthormentionstheexperiencesofphysicallygettinglost（inparagraph2）inordertosay_______.

A.physicallygettinglostismostdifficulttodealwith

B.wecanenjoytripswhilephysicallygettinglost

C.peopleareeasytogetphysicallylostinourdailylife

D.werealizeoursurroundingswhilephysicallygettinglost

26.WordsfromHenryDavidThoreau（inthelastparagraph）implythatgettinglost______.

A.enablesustolookwithinandtoseeoutward

B.pullspeoplebackintothepreviousmoment

C.enablesustoremindourselvesofadventures

D.helpsusenjoyourselveswhereverweare

27.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.IOnceWasLostB.WonderfullyLost

C.PhysicallyGettingLostD.MentallyGettingLost

C

Déjàvu—thestrangefeelingofhavingbeentothisveryplaceordonethisverythingbeforewhenyouknowyouhaven’t—happenstomostpeopleatsomepointintheirfives．TheexpressioncomesfromtheFrench，meaning“alreadyseen．”

MyfriendShannonknewthatshewasgoingtomarryherhusbandtheclaythattheymet．Shehaddatedalotofmenfollowingherdivorce，butnoneofthemfeltright．Then，shemetBob．Therewassomethingaboutthewayhesmiled，hisvoiceandtheshapeofhishands，thatmadeherthinkthattheyhadknowneachotherbefore．Aftertalkingitwasclearthattheirpathshadnevercrossed，butaftertheirfirstlunchdate，theybecameinseparable．WhatShannonandBobimmediatelyfeltforeachotherwasmorethanjustphysicalchemistry．Itwasanaturalunderstandingandadepthofclosenessthatusuallyarisesaftercouplesaretogetherformanyyears．Theyweremarriedtwomonthsaftertheymetandhavebeentogethernowfortenyears．

I’moftenaskedhowtotellthedifferencebetweenafeelingofdéjàvuwhenwefirstmeetsomeoneandallattractionstemmingfromanaddictiveobsession（痴迷）．

Thereisastrongtendencyamongaddictstotryto“fix”themselveswithlove，rushingprematurelyintorelationshipsinspiredonlybystrongphysicalattraction．Theyoftenhavenothingtodowithdéjàvu，butstemratherfromabasicemptinessthatlongstobefilled．Thereisnotruebondbetweenthepeopleinvolved，theyhardlyknoweachother，andthesepartnershipattemptsfailmiserablywhenthepinkglowofnewnesswearsoff．However，mostlydéjàvuexperiencesconveyaqualitythatisquietandsolid．Thepossibilityofhavingadéjàvuisexistinginpartnershipsofallkinds，particularlythemoreintimateones．Itcanoccurinbusiness，friendshipsandfamily，oftenleadingtooutcomesthatcanimpactthedirectionofourlife.

Déjàvuscantakeplaceanywhere，atanytimeandwithanyone．Don’tletthesepossibilitiespassyouby．Summoningthecouragetotakeachanceandact，tohavefaithinwhatisnotyetvisible，willmaketheexperienceyourown．

28．Whatisdéjàvu?

A．Thefeelingthatonefallsinloveatfirstsight．

B．Thefactthatoneisoftencheatedbyhisbelief．

C．Thewrongideathatcouplesshareeverythinginlife．

D．Thefalsebeliefthatonehasexperiencedsomethingbefore．

29．Whydoestheauthormentionhisfriend’slovestoryinParagraph2?

A．Tointroducethetopic．

B．Toentertainthereaders．

C．Tosupporttheexplanation．

D．Toanalyzecouplerelationship．

30．Inwhatwayisdéjàvudifferentfromphysicalattraction?

A．Itoccursa11thetime．

B．It’sstableandlastslong．

C．Itinvolvesapreviousexperience．

D．Itappearsonlybetweencouples．

31．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingwhendéjàvutakesplace?