广州一模英语试题及答案精校版文档格式.doc

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InsidetheRainRoom

TheRainRoomhasarrivedandlocalartloversaretakingnotice.Isitworththewait?

Yes,Iassureyouitis.Onceinside,visitorsfindalong,darkroomwithahighceiling.Asinglebrightlightshinesthroughheavyrainfallingaroundvisitors.Themist.Thedampair.Thenoise.Itfeelslikeamightystormispouringdown.Butthestormisinside.Andvisitorsaren’tgettingwet.Instead,visitorswanderinawe,admiringtherainandtheartistswhocreatedit.

TheRainRoomwascreatedtohighlighttheconnectionbetweenhumans,natureandtechnology.Withatrackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopstherainwherevervisitorsmove,itdoesjustthat.Lightandsoundproduceanexperiencethatfeelsbothnaturalandforeign.TheexhibitismovingontoAtlantanextmonth.Iurgeyoutovisitbeforethen.It’stimetoexperiencetheRainRoomforyourself!

WelcometotheRainRoom

●TheRainRoomfeaturesfallingwater.Pleasebeawareyoumaygetslightlywet.

However,visitorswearingraincoatswillbeturnedaway.

●Thisexhibitfeaturesadvancedtechnology.Toensureitseffectiveness,pleaseavoid

wearingdarkorreflectiveclothing.

●Visitorsarewelcometotakephotographsoftheexhibit.

●Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.

●Fortheconvenienceofallguests,visitsarelimitedto10minutes.

21.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toattractvisitorstoanewartexhibit.

B.Toexplainhowanexhibithasbeencreated.

C.Todescribethetechnologyusedintheexhibit

D.Topromotetheartiststakingpartinanexhibit.

22.What’sthefunctionoftheexhibit’strackingsystem?

A.Tokeepvisitorsfromgettingwet.

B.Toprotecttheexhibitfromwaterdamage.

C.Totimehowlongvisitorsareintheroom.

D.Tocountthenumberofvisitorsintheroom.

23.WhatmustyoudowhenvisitingtheRainRoom?

A.Weararaincoat.B.Weardarkclothing.

C.LeaveyourcameraoutsideD.Passthroughwithin10minutes

B

Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawonderinthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesintheprovince.

Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregion’sgovernor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.

Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveminedtheMinjiangRiver.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.Betterstill,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.

CuttingthechannelsthroughthehardrockofMountYuleiwasaremarkableaccomplish-mentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventionofgunpowderandexplosives.LiBingfoundanothersolution.Heusedacombinationoffireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheycrackedandcouldberemoved.Aftereightyearsofwork,the2-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthemountain.

Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolivepeacefullyandaffluently.Today,Dujiangyanisadmiredbyscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemoderndamswherethewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,enablingecosystemsandfishpopulationstoexistinharmony.

24.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.

B.Protectingthemountainandreducingflooding.

C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.

D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.

25.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiver’sflooding?

A.Heavyrains.B.Meltingsnow.C.Lowriverbanks.D.Steepmountains.

26.HowwasLiBingabletobreak。

throughtherocksofMountYulei?

A.Byusinggunpowder.

B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.

C.Byapplyingaheatingandcoolingtechnique.

D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades.

27.WhyisDujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?

A.Itpreservesmuchofthenaturalriverlife.

B.Ittookverylittletimetocompletetheproject.

C.Thebuildingtechniquesusedwereverymodern.

D.Ithasraisedthelivingstandardsofthelocalpeople

C

BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?

Asearlyas1997,MIT（麻省理工）decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline.forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?

Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.

Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butit’snotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.

Therealquestioniswhywearen’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?

Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.Educationintheworldisatrillion-dollar-a-yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars.

BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.

28.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?

A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures.

B.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities.

C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful.

D.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inParagraph3mean?

A.Creative.B.Enthusiastic.C.Well-behaved.D.Experienced

30.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?

A.Thelackoflecturesavailableonline.

B.Thehighcostofaccesstothewebsites.

C.Thelowstandardofeducationalwebsites.

D.Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames.

31.WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?

A.ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmovies

B.Toprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainment

C.Toarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontent

D.Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites.

D

Persuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyou.AccordingtotheancientGreeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion：

ethos,pathos,andlogos.

Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingtheaudiencethatsheisagoodperson.Ifanaudiencecannottrustyou,youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.

Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemsupporthim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcats,tomaketheviewersfeelpity。

Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfortheanimals,theywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.

Logosistheuseoffacts,statistics,orotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“believeme”.

Althoughethos,pathos,andlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.Indeed,mostspeakersuseacombinationofethos,pathos,andlogostopersuadetheiraudiences.So,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercial,orlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.

32.Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart?

A.Theybothentertaintheaudience.

B.Theybothrequiregreatskilltoachieve.

C.Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.

D.TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekwriters.

33.Howisaspeakerabletoshowherethostotheaudience?

A.Byexpressinghersympathywiththeaudience

B.Bytellingtheaudienceaboutherpersonalpreferen