广州二模英语试卷.docx

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2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试

（二）

英语（2017.4）

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.Connorsayshewassoembarrassedatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodattheschoolcafeteria.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,suchasSteveWozniak,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.Itwillbeobservingthemanymovementsyoumakewhileusingacomputer.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