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试卷类型A
2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试
（一）
英语
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第I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I卷
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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将
该选项涂黑。
A
InsidetheRainRoom
TheRainRoomhasarrivedandlocalartloversaretakingnotice.Isit
worththewait?
Yes,Iassureyouitis.Onceinside,visitorsfindalong,
darkroomwithahighceiling.Asinglebrightlightshinesthroughheavyrain
fallingaroundvisitors.Themist.Thedampair.Thenoise.Itfeelslikea
mightystormispouringdown.Butthestormisinside.Andvisitorsaren’t
gettingwet.Instead,visitorswanderinawe,admiringtherainandtheartists
whocreatedit.
TheRainRoomwascreatedtohighlighttheconnectionbetweenhumans,natureandtechnology.Withatrackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopstherainwherevervisitorsmove,itdoesjustthat.Lightandsoundproduceanexperiencethatfeelsbothnaturalandforeign.Theexhibitismovingon
toAtlantanextmonth.Iurgeyoutovisitbeforethen.It’stimetoexperiencetheRainRoomforyourself!
WelcometotheRainRoom
TheRainRoomfeaturesfallingwater.Pleasebeawareyoumayget
slightlywet.However,visitorswearingraincoatswillbeturnedaway.Thisexhibitfeaturesadvancedtechnology.Toensureitseffectiveness,pleaseavoidwearingdarkorreflectiveclothing.
Visitorsarewelcometotakephotographsoftheexhibit.
Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.
Fortheconvenienceofallguests,visitsarelimitedto10minutes.
21.What'sthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toattractvisitorstoanewartexhibit.
B.Toexplainhowanexhibithasbeencreated.
C.Todescribethetechnologyusedintheexhibit.
D.Topromotetheartiststakingpartinanexhibit.
22.What’sthefunctionoftheexhibit’strackingsystem?
23.WhatmustyoudowhenvisitingtheRainRoom?
A.Weararaincoat.
B.Weardarkclothing.
C.Leaveyourcameraoutside.
D.Passthroughwithin10minutes.
B
Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawonder
inthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhat
isnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineering
achievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresof
farmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesintheprovince.
Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfrom
regularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictims
oftheflooding,LiBing,theregion’sgovernor,togetherwithhisson,
decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.
Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveruinedtheMinjiang
River.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevels
along
MountYuleithat
wouldtake
awaythe
floodwater
while
leaving
theriver
flowing
naturally.
Better
still,
the
extra
water
could
bedirected
tothe
dry
ChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.
Cutting
thechannelsthrough
the
hardrockof
MountYulei
wasaremarkable
accomplishmentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventionofgunpowderand
explosives.
LiBingfound
another
solution.
Heusedacombination
of
fire
and
water
to
heatandcool
therocksuntil
they
crackedandcould
beremoved.After
eightyearsofwork,the20-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthe
mountain.
Oncethe
systemwasfinished,
nomorefloods
occurredandthe
people
were
able
to
live
peacefully
andaffluently.
Today,Dujiangyanis
admiredby
scientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemoderndams
wherethewateris
blocked
withahugewall,
Dujiangyanstill
lets
water
flow
through
theMinjiang
River
naturally,
enablingecosystemsandfish
populations
toexistinharmony.
24.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.
B.Protectingthemountainandreducingtheflooding.
C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.
D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.
25.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiver’sflooding?
A.HeavingrainsB.Meltingsnow.
C.LowriverbanksC.Steepmountains.
26.HowwasLiBingabletobreakthroughtherocksofMountYulei?
A.Byusinggunpowder.
B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.
C.Byapplyingahearingandcoolingtechnique.
D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades
27.WhyisDujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?
A.Itpreservedmuchofthenaturalriverlife.
B.Ittookverylittletimetocompletetheproject.
C.Thebuildingtechniquesusedwereverymodern.
D.Ithadraisedthelivingstandardsofthelocalpeople.
C
BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeableto
findthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?
Asearlyas1997,MIT（麻省理工）decidetopostvideosofalluniversity
lecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshave
youmetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?
Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.
Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandthe
experiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butit’snotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonline
videos.
Therealquestioniswhyeraren’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronline
educationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?
Thinkaboutthis.The
marketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.Education
intheworldisatrillion-dollar-a-yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthan
Hollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuilt
costwellunder100milliondollars.
BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.
Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleinthe
realworld.
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.According
totheancientGreeks,there
arethree
basic
tools
of
persuasion:
ethos,
pathos,
andlogos.
Ethos
is
aspeaker’s
wayof
convincing
the
audience
that
sheis
trustworthy,honest
andreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethos
isbyexplaining
howmuchexperience
or
education
shehasin
the
field.
After
all,you’remorelikeytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyour
teethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosby
convincing
the
audiencethat
sheisagoodperson.
If
anaudience
cannottrust
you,youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.
Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience
’semotions.
Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovotefor
himmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.These
wordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemsupport
him.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjured
dosandcats,tomaketheviewersfeelpity.Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfor
theanimals,theyillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.
Logosistheuseoffacts,statistics,orotherevidencetosupportyour
argument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikely
tobelieve
youif
youhaveconvincing
datato
backupyour
claims.
Presenting
this
evidence
is
muchmorepersuasive
thansimplysaying
“believeme”.
Althoughethos,
pathos,
andlogos
all
havetheir
strengths,
they
areoften
mosteffectivewhenusedtogether.Indeed,mostspeakersuseacombination
ofethos,pathos,andlogstopersuadetheiraudiencesso,thenexttimeyou
listen
to
aspeech,
watchacommercial,
or
listen
to
afriend
try
to
convince
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