广东省广州市2020届高三普通高中毕业班综合测试二英语试题含答案.doc

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2020年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试

（二）

英语

本试卷共10页，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

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因听力另考，试卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

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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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

ByWENQIANG

A

Wecanallthinkoftimeswhenpeopledidn'tmakerememberingeasy.Directionsgivenatmachine-gunspeed.Newpeopleintroducedinafloodofnamesandhandshakes.Wheneverinformationispassedbetweenpeople,it’salltooeasyforittogoinoneearandstraightoutoftheother.Thankfully,theoppositeisalsotrue.Lookaroundyou,andyou’llseeparentswhocangettheirchildrentorememberexactlywhattheyweretold;advertiserswhoknowhowtoimprinttheirsalesmessagesonourbrains.

So,howdotheydo?

Theirsecretscanbesummedupinfoursimplewords:

focus,imagery,reasonsandengagement.

FOCUSmeansensuringthatthepersonyou’retalkingtocanconcentrateonlearning.Chooseyourmomentcarefully.Checkthattheycanproperlyhearorseetheinformation.Communicateslowlyandclearlyenoughfortheirmemorytocope.

IMAGERYhelpsinformationtostick.Doeverythingyourcantomakeotherpeople“see”theideasyou’regivingthem.Addvisualdetailstodirections,andillustrateabstractconceptswithmetaphors.

REASONStorememberhelppeopletoputinthementaleffort.So,makeitclearthatyourwordsareimportant,andbeexplicitaboutwhy.Maybethisinformationwillsavethemtime,protectthemfromembarrassment,orletthemenjoyaparticularexperienceorevent.

EMGAGEMENTrequiresyoutoaskquestions.Pointoutlinksbetweennewconceptsandthingslistenersalreadyknow.Activatetheirsenses,sparktheircuriosity,getthemdoingsomethingphysical,orsimplymakethemlaugh.

Thenexttimeyou’vegotanimportantmessagetopasson,putsomeofthesetechniquestothetest.You’lldiscoverthattherearebenefitsonbothsideswhenyouknowhowtoFIREpeople’smemoriesintoaction.

21. Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toreportnewresearch.

B.Toprovidesomeadvice.

C.Toexplainaproblem.

D.Todefinesometerms.

22. Howcanyoudotohelpalistener“focus”onwhatyouaresaying?

A.Selecttheappropriatetimetoraisethetopic.

B.Dosomethinghumoroustogettheirattention.

C.Makesuretheinformationprovidediscorrect.

D.Speakasslowlyandclearlyasyoupossiblycan.

23. Explainingtolistenerswhyyourinformationisimportantisanexampleof________.

A.FOCUS B.IMAGERY C.REASONS D.ENGAGEMENT

B

Specialboxeslieatthebottomofmylockedfilingcabinet.Depositedthereareimportantlettersandcardscollectedthroughoutmylife,frommygrandparents,schoolfriends,parents,wifeandson.Sincetheinventionofe-mailthough,they’vebeenfewandfarbetween.

TonightisNewYork’sEve2029andthere’saveryspecialboxoflettersIwanttolookat.Butfirstthere’ssomethingIhavetodo–TheRitual（惯例）.

Igotomytrustedcomputerandstart.Ibegintotype:

Dear--.Ileavethenameblankfornow,anticipatingthethrilloftypingitin.“IhopeyouarewellandIwonderhowthiswillfindyou.AndyoustillplanningtomovetothatvillainPortugal?

DidyoursonmarryFiona?

Isyourmotherstillalive?

Questionssurgeintomymind.

ForthenexttwohoursIsitwriting.AboutwhatI’vebeendoingforthelastyear,myfailinghealth,myincreasingwealthandsometimedifficultmarriage.Thenaboutmygoalsandambitions.Willhebeinterested?

DoIclimbMt.Kilimanjaro?

DoIgetthatnovelpublished?

theonethat’sbeenrejectedmoretimesthanIcartetothinkabout.

Finally,it’sfinished.11:

30pm.Ifillintherecipient’sname,printmyletter,signandaddressitandthensealitupwithtape.Ithendeletethedocumentandemptythetrashfolder–toavoidthepossibilityoftemptation.Thatcompletestheritual!

Iwalkovertomy“specialbox”.Itcontainstenlong,white,thickenvelopes,allwiththesamehandwriting.IplacetheoneIhavejustwritteninatthebackandtakeouttheoneatthefront.It’sdated2019,andlabelled“tobeopened31stDecember2029”.

Thecycleisfinallycomplete!

Iopenit,tremblingwithanticipation.Ibegintoread,myeyestearingupalittleasIdoso.Throughoutthelasttenlong,eventfulyears,oflife,death,joyandheartbreak,ithasbeenwaitingpatientlyinthisboxforme,thoughInowhavenomemoryofeverhavingwrittenit.

24. Whydoestheauthorreceivefewer“importantletters”thesedays?

A. Hehasmovedfromhisoriginaladdress.

B. Heisrarelyincontactwithhisfriendsandfamily.

C. Peoplecommunicatewitheachotherlessoftenthanbefore.

D. Electroniccommunicationhaslargelyreplacedphysicalletters.

25. Whodoestheunderlinedword“he”inparagraph4referto?

A. Theauthorhimself.

B. Theauthor’sson.

C. Theauthor’sschoolfriend.

D. Theauthor’sbookpublisher.

26. Whydoestheauthorprobablydeletethecompletedletterfromhiscomputer?

A. Sothatnooneelsewillbeabletoreadit.

B. Sothathewon’treaditaheadofschedule.

C. Becausehedecidesatlastnottosendit.

D. Becausehewantsforgetwhathashappened.

27. Howdoestheauthorfeelasheisabouttoopenhisspecialletter?

A. Relieved B. Moved C. Excited D. Afraid

C

Texasrancher（牧场主）CharlesGoodnighthadaproblem.HeneededskilledcowboystodrivehisherdoftwothousandlonghorncattletoNewMexicotobesold.Hecouldn'tofferhighwages.Hecouldn'tpromiseeasyjobsorevenniceweather.Buthedecidedthatdecent,warmmealsmightenticementoworkforhim.

Inthemid-to-late1800s,cattledrivessometimestookthreetofourmonths,andoncethedrivebegan,therewerenostoresforhundredsofmiles.Allthefoodandsuppliesneededforthetripwerecarriedontwo-wheeledcarts.Usually,thecowboy'sfoodwasboringandunappetizing.

Goodnightwenttoworkandsolvedtheproblem.Hisinventionofamobilekitchen,thechuckwagon（四轮马车）,gotitsnamefromthecowboywordforfood,"chuck."GoodnighttookanoldarmywagonandrebuiltitwithOsageorange,awoodsotoughthatIndiansusedittomakebows.Thewagon'sironaxleswerestrongerthanthewoodenonesfoundonstandardwagons,andthewiderwheelslastedlonger.Besidesfood,coffeesugarandeatingutensils,itheldeverythingfromfirst-aidsuppliestoneedlesandthread.Itevencontainedcookingstove.

Thefirstchuckwagonwasaninstantsuccess.EighteencowhandsjoinedGoodnightandhispartner,OliverLoving,todrivethecattletoNewMexicoforahandsomeprofit.Theroutetheytook—latercalledtheGoodnight-LovingTrail—becameoneofthemostheavilyusedcattletrailsintheSouthwest.

Thechuckwagonsoonwasthebackboneofallsuccessfulcattledrives.Otherrancherscreatedtheirownmovingkitchens,andeventuallytheStudebakerCompanyproducedchuckwagonsthatsoldfor$75to$100apiece,about$1,000today.

Thechuckwagonwasmuchmorethanamobilekitchen.Sometimescalled"thetraildrive'smothership,"itwaslikeamagnetthatdrewthementogether.Thewagonandthegroundarounditwerethecowboy'shome.Thereheenjoyedhotmeals,awarmfire,andgoodcompanionship.Hecouldalsogetabandage,ahaircut,orhorselinimentforhissoremuscles.Andthere,underthestarsandaroundthechuckwagon,hecrawledintohisbedrolleachnight.

28.Whodoestheunderlinedword“entice”inparagraph1mean?

A.Inform B.Direct C.Enable D.Attract

29.Whywerecattledrivesinthemid-to-late1800ssotough?

A.Allthecattlewerecarriedontwo-wheeledvehicles.

B.Freshfoodsupplieswerehardtofindonthedrive.

C.Therewerenotenoughcowboystodrivethecattle.

D.Therewasnoplacetostorefoodandnecessarysupplies.

30.WhatdoweknowaboutGoodnight’schuckwagonfromthetext?

A.Itwasstrongerthantheordinarywagons.

B.Itwasmainlyusedtoprovidefirstaid.

C.Itcouldbechangedintoasleepingarea.

D.ItwassoldtootherranchersbyGoodnight.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCowboys’Problem

B.Goodnight-LovingTrail

C.TheCowboys’HomeonWheels

D.ExcitingCattleDrivesintheWest

D

Dependingonwhatlanguageyouspeak,youreyeperceivescolours–andtheworld–differentlythansomeoneelse.

Thehumaneyecanphysicallyperceivemillionsofcolours.Butwedon’tallrecognisethesecoloursinthesameway.Somepeoplecan’tseedifferencesincolours–socalledcolourblindness–duetoadefectorabsenceofthecellsintheretinathataresensitivetohighlevelsoflight:

thecones.Butthedistributionanddensityofthesecellsalsovariesacrosspeoplewith‘normalvision’,causingusalltoexperiencethesamecolourinslightlydifferentways.

Languageaffectsourcolourperceptiontoo.Differentlanguagesandculturalgroupsalsocategorizecoloursdifferently.SomelanguageslikeDani,spokeninPapuaNewGuinea,andBassa,spokeninLiberiaandSierraLeone,onlyhavetwoterms,darkandlight.Darkroughlytranslatesascoolinthoselanguages,andlightaswarm.Socolourslikeblack,blue,andgreenareglossedascoolcolours,whilelightercolourslikewhite,red,orangeandyellowareglossedaswarmcolours.Otherculturalgroupshavenowordfor“colours”atall.

Remarkably,mostoftheworld’slanguageshavefivebasiccolourterms.Aswellasdark,light,andred,theselanguagestypicallyhaveatermforyellow,a