广东省广州市学年高二学业水平测试英语.docx

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广东省广州市学年高二学业水平测试英语

2016学年度广州市高中二年级学生学业水平测试英语

本试卷分四部分，共12页，满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的测试证号和姓名；填写考区考场室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应的两个号码涂黑。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答。

答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束时，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

I听力（共两节，满分20分）略

II语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

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和D项中，选出最佳

选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Throughouthistory,languageshaveappearedanddisappeared.Thelanguagesof

16groupshavespreadwhilethelanguagesofsmallercultureshave17.

Onelanguageexpertfamouslydefineda/an_18_as“adialectwithanarmy”.Today,whatdrivesalanguagetonewplacesisnota/an19_butthingsliketelevision,theInternetandinternationalbusiness.

Inaglobalsociety,languagesspokeninremoteplacesarenolonger_20fromthelanguagesusedforworldcommunicationandcommerce（商业）.Widely-usedlanguagessuchasMandarin,English,RussianandSpanishreachintotinycommunitiesandcompetewith

21languages.Whenonelanguageis22_used,childrenfromminoritylanguagegroupstendtolosetheirnativelanguagesastheygrowup,attendschoolandstartworking.Thisispartlybecausesomepeoplethinkthatspeakingthesesmallerlanguagesisa

23tosuccess.Theseattitudes,alongwiththestrongdesiretofit-in,24theuseofminoritylanguages.Politicalpressurecanfurther25thesurvivalofsmallerlanguages,suchaswhengovernmentsbantheuseofsmallerlanguagesineducationorthemedia.

Whyisthedisappearanceofalanguagewithasmallnumberofspeakersaconcern?

Differentlanguagesexpressdifferentwaysof26_theworld.Theycarryinformationsuchasthe

values,historyandtraditionsofaculture,andtheycanshowushowa/an_27cultureexpressesbasicconceptssuchastime,numbers,andcolours.ForexamplethePiraha,anAmazoniantribe,appeartohavenowordsfornumbers.28_,theysimplyuserelativewordssuchasfewandmany.

16.A.beautiful

B.helpful

C.new

D.powerful

17.A.developed

B.disappeared

C.melted

D.objected

18.A.art

B.language

C.media

D.story

19.A.army

B.country

C.organization

D.person

20.A.designed

B.protected

C.removed

D.stopped

21.A.bigger

B.poorer

C.smaller

D.stranger

22.A.accidently

B.hardly

C.quietly

D.widely

23.A.path

B.difference

C.barrier

D.reason

24.A.accept

B.decide

C.strengthen

D.weaken

25.A.affect

B.upset

C.increase

D.promote

26.A.destroying

B.impressing

C.fixing

D.seeing

27.A.modern

B.important

C.particular

D.popular

28.A.Approximately

B.Instead

C.Obviously

D.Besides

29.A.forget

B.get

C.lose

D.teach

30.A.diesout

B.goesout

C.leavesout

D.sendsout

Whenalanguagedisappears,wealso29knowledge.Thisknowledgeisjustasimportantasafuturemiracledrugthatmaybelostwhenaplantoranimalspecies30.

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15）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

的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。

Seaturtlesaresomeoftheoldestanimalsintheworld.The

31（early）seaturtle

fossilseverfoundareover200millionyearsold.Today,

32,seaturtlesareintrouble.

Theirpopulationsaregettingsmallerduetohumanactivitiesandclimatechange.

InAustralia,environmentalistsarestudyingtheeffectsofclimatechangeonseaturtles.They

believeglobalwarmingmayaffectseaturtles_33

severalways.First,warming

temperaturesleadto34（rise）sealevels.Assealevelsrise,beachareasbecome35（flood）.Seaturtleslaytheireggsinthebeachsand.Floodingcandestroyseaturtlenestsandtheeggsinsidethem.

Globalwarmingalso36（increase）thetemperatureofsandaroundaseaturtle’snest,

37_affectsthesexoftheturtle’seggs.Warmertemperaturesproduce38（most）

females.Coolertemperaturesproducemoremales._39

globaltemperaturesrise,more

femalebabieswillbeborn.It40（predict）thatin50yearsalmostallseaturtlebabiesinnorthernAustraliawillbefemale.

III阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共16小题，每小题2分，满分32分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Somepeoplelikejumpingfromairplanes.Otherpeopleenjoyclimbinghighmountainsortravellingaloneindangerousplaces.Whyaresomepeopleattractedtorisky（冒险的）activities

likethese?

Risktakershavesomecommoncharacteristics,expertsbelieve.Forexample,psychologistMarvinZuckermansaysthatrisktakesarealwayslookingforchangeandexcitement.They’realsoconfidentindangeroussituations.

Achemicalproducedinthebraincalleddopaminemayberelatedtorisktaking.Whenpeopledosomethingrisky,thischemicalisreleasedandcreatesapleasantfeeling.Dopaminemakespeoplefeelgood,sotheywanttodomoreriskyactivities.

Peoplewhoenjoydangeroussportsarerisktakers.Extremeathletesseetheworldinadifferentway,sayssportspsychologistShaneMurphy.Inadangerousactivitysuchasskydiving,mostpeopleprobablydonotfeelincontrol.Murphybelievesextremeathletesaretheopposite:

theyfeelincontrolindangeroussituations.Thedangercanhelpthem.Forexample,skierDaronRahlvessaysthatfearmakeshimtryhardertosucceed.

Somepeopletakeriskstoachieveagoal.ConservationistMichaelFayledadangerous2,000-mileexpeditionincentralAfrica.Hisgoalwastohelpsavethewildlifethere.Fay’sexpeditionhelpedtocreate13nationalparks.

Mostofusarenotextremeathletesorexplorers.However,wealllikesomeexcitementinourlives.Infact,mostpeoplearerisktakersinsomeway.Somepeopletakesocialrisks,suchasspeakinginfrontofalargegroupofpeopleortalkingtopeopletheydon’tknowataparty.Sometakefinancialrisks,suchasbuyingahouseorputtingmoneyintostocks.Otherstakecareerrisks,suchasstartingtheirownbusiness.Whatkindofrisktakerareyou?

41.AccordingtoZuckerman,riskstakers.

A.alwaysfeelincontrol

B.searchforunnecessarydanger

C.alwayslookforexcitement

D.aremorelikelytobehurt

42.Whichofthefollowinginformationfromthepassageisafactratherthananopinion?

A.Thebrainproducesachemicalcalleddopamine.

B.Extremeathletesseetheworldinadifferentway.

C.Fearmakespeopletryhardertosucceed.

D.Peoplealllikesomeexcitementintheirlives.

43.WhichisanexampleofMichaelFay’srisktakingbehaviour?

A.Helpingtocreate13nationalparks.

B.WantingtosavethewildlifeofAfrica.

C.Takingpartindifferentextremesports.

D.LeadingadangeroustripthroughcentralAfrica.

B

Whenyoulistentoyourfavouritesong,youprobablyadmirethesingerorthemusiciansyou’rehearing.Thosetalentedmusicalperformers,however,areonlysomeofthepeopleinvolvedinmakingthemusicyouenjoy.Mostpeopleinthemusicindustrywork"behindthescenes",buttheirrolesinthemusic-makingprocessareveryimportant.

Songwriters

Beforeyoucanhearasong,asongwritermustimagineit.Somesongwritersworkalone,butmanysongwritingteamsincludesomeonewhowritesthesong'swords,andanotherpersonwhowritesthemusic.PopmusiclegendEltonJohn'sbest-knownsongs,includingTinyDancerandYourSong,werewrittentoaccompanythewordsofBerineTaupin,whosenameyoumightnotknow.

Arrangers

Afterasonghasbeenwritten,musicarrangersmakeitmoreappealingbydecidingwhichinstrumentswillbeused,whatspeedthesongwillhaveandthesong’spitch.Agoodarrangementcanmakeasonga“classic”thatpeoplewillrememberandwanttohearagainandagain.RecordingEngineers

Recordingengineersalsoplayamajorroleincreatingthefinalsoundthatyouhear.First,

theysetuptherecordingstudio,theroomwheretheperformersplay.Next,theyuseelectronicequipmenttorecordthemusic.Finally,longafterthemusicianshavefinished,recordingengineersuseamixingboardtobalancethesongsofeachmusician,andsometimestoincorporatespecialsoundeffectsoradditionaltracks.

StudioMusicians

Manytalentedsingersandmusiciansaren’tstars,butworkinthebackgroundasstudiomusicians.Theseartistsaren’tmembersofonemusicalgroup.Instead,theyarehiredforrecordingsessionsthateventuallybecomethemusicyoubuy,aswellasthemusicusedintelevisionshows,movies,andradioads.

Manypeoplemakealivingwithmusic.Youmaynotrecognizealloftheirnames,butallofthemworktogethertocreatethesongsyoulovetolistento.

44.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheMusicMan

B.HowMusicisMade

C.It’sMoreThanJustaSong

D.ThePeopleBehindtheMusic

45.Whousuallydecidewhatinstrumentsareusedinasong?

A.Songwriters.

B.Arrangers.

C.Recordingengineers.

D.Studiomusicians.

46.Whowillmostprobablycarryoutthelaststepofthemusic-makingprocess?

A.Songwriters.

B.Arrangers.

C.Recordingengineers.

D.Studiomusicians.

47.Whatistrueaboutstudiomusicians?

A.Theyhelptowritethemusic.

B.Theydecidewhatsongstoplay.

C.TheyoftenappearonTVshows.

D.Theyplaywithdifferentperformers.

C

Whenarchitectsdesignhouses,theyconsidermanythings.Theymightconsiderwhowillliveinthehouse.Theymightconsiderhowthehousefitsinwiththerestoftheneighbourhood.Inthecountryside,architectsmightthinkabouthowahousefitsinwiththenaturalfeaturesofthesurroundingenvironment.Insomecases,anarchitect’sbuildingwillreflect（反映）hisorherideas

andbeliefs.

Onegoodexampleofanarchitect’sdesignreflectinghisorherideasisMonticello.ItwasthehomeofThomasJ