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广州高二英语水平测原题
2011年广州市高二学业水平考试
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、D中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
St.Petersburgisagreatcitytovisitallyearround.Butitis___16___beautifulinthesummerwhenyoucanwalkallnightlong,because,althoughthesun___17___,itnevergetsdark.It’sacitythatcouldn’tbemore___18___fromMoscow.
St.Petersburgwasoriginallybuiltasa___19___city,modeledonFrenchandGermancities,theoppositeofMoscowwhichfollowedthe___20___Russiandesign.Differencescanbeseeninthearchitecture,fashionandeven___21___.Inthe18thcentury,Frenchwasmore___22___thanRussianamongrichpeopleinSt.PetersburgandmanyFrenchwordsarestillusedbylocalstoday.Justaswas___23___bythecity’soriginaldesigners,St.PetersburgisRussia’swindowtoEurope.LifeinMoscowis___24___thanlifeinthemorerelaxedSt.Petersburg.InPetersburgyouneverneedto___25___.It’smuchsmallerthanMoscowsopeoplelikewalkingeverywhere,evenduringthe___26___darkwinter.
PeopleinSt.Petersburgaremore___27___thanMoscowlocalstoo.Thereisanoldjokeaboutthisdifference.Oneday,ayoungman___28___hisseattoanoldladyonacrowedMoscowtrain.Theoldladysaid,“YoumustbefromSt.Petersburg.”“Yes.Howdidyouknow?
”repliedtheman___29___.Theoldladysaid,“Moscowlocalsnevergivetheirseats.”Theyoungmanthensaidwitha___30___.“AndyoumustbefromMoscow,granny,becauseyoudidn’tsay?
thanks?
whenIgaveyourmyseat.”
16.AfinallyBnaturallyCespeciallyDimmediately
17.AsetsBclimbsCmovesDappears
18.AdistantBabsentCseparateDdifferent
19.AtypicalBEuropeanCAsianDnorthern
20.AtraditionalBlogicalChopefulDworthy
21.AmusicBartClanguageDhistory
22.ApopularBfamousCinterestingDbeautiful
23.AforgottenBsupportedCinventedDplanned
24.AhappierBfasterCslowerDcolder
25.AworkBwalkCthinkDhurry
26.AlongBwarmCcolorfulDexciting
27.AhardworkingBdevotedCbraveDpolite
28.AsentBofferedCledDallowed
29.AinsilenceBinangerCinsurpriseDinhope
30.AcryBshoutCsmileDlook
第二节语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)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1括号中间词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填在答题卡标号为31~40的相应位置上。
Therewasoncealeverbutmean(吝啬的)businessman.Onedayhelostabag_31________(contain)ahundredpiecesofgold.Hewasvery_32________(happy)andsoputuppostersallovertown,offeringtengoldcoinsasarewardtoanyone_33________wouldreturnittohim.
_34________afewdays,afarmercametohimwiththebag.Hehadfound_35________lyinginhisfarm.Thebusinessmancountedthe100goldcoinsandthankedthefarmerforreturning_36________bagtohim.
Thefarmernowwantedthereward_37________(promise)bythebusinessman.Butthebusinessmansaidthathehadalreadytakenthereward,becauseoriginallytherewereahundredandtencoinsinthebag.Thefarmernowunderstood_38________meanthebusinessmanwas.Hetherefore_39________(go)tothejudge.
Thejudgeatonceunderstoodthatthebusinessmanwasdishonest.Hesaidthat_40________thefoundbagcontainedonlyonehundredcoins,itwasn’tthebusinessman’sanditbelongedtothefarmernow.
III阅读理解(共一节,20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D项中选出最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ZhengTaijun,a30-year-oldartistfromGuangdongProvince,transformssimplefallingleavesintoworksofartbycuttingpicturesofpeopleandscenesintothem.
“Fallingleavesareoftenasignofsadnessordeath,butIwanttorecreatethemintosomethinghopeful—thebeginningofsomethingnew,”saidZheng.
TheideaofcarvingleavescametoZhengwhenhewasatalowpointinlife.Intheautumnof1999,hehadtravelledtoatouristspottotryandsellsomeofhispaintings,whenhewasrobbedofeverythinghehad.
Withnomoneytoreturnhome,theheart-brokenartistshelteredfromtherainunderatree.Anoldmanapproachedhimandaskedwhatwaswrong.OnhearingZheng?
sreplythathefeltlifehadnomoremeaning,theoldmanstartedtolaugh.Hepickedupaleafandsaid,“Italldependsonhowyoulookatit.Takethisyellowleafforexample.Somemayseedeath,othersmayseebeauty.”
Zhengchosebeautyandhespentthenextfewyearsperfectinghiscarvingskillsandtravellingthecountrylookingforideas.
Inhistechnique—whichZhengsuccessfullypatented(申请专利)lastyear—leavesarekeptslightlywetinwater.Hemakesasimpleoutlineontheleaf.Thencomesthemostdifficultpart——usingtinnyknives,Zhenggentlycutsawayenoughofthe“flesh”oftheleaftoleavebehindanimage.
Eachleafmaytakeuptosevendaystomake,andZhengsaysheoftenbreaksafewforeverysuccessfullycompletedwork.Buthealsosaysthat?
stherealcharmofit—tochallengehimself.
41.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwillyoumostprobablyreadthisarticle?
A.ArtB.NewsC.TechnologyD.Opinion
42.WhatdofallingleavesrepresentaccordingtoZheng?
A.TheendoflifeB.Anewsstartingpoint
C.SuccessafterstruggleD.Unhappyexperiences
43.Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph4refersto______.
A.TheleafB.lifeC.meaningD.death
44.InwhatorderdidthefollowingeventshappentoZhengTaijun?
a.Hewenttoatouristspottosellhispaintings.b.Hemetandtalkedwithanoldman.c.hepatentedhiscuttingtechnique.d.hewasrobbedofallhismoney.e.hetravelledthecountrylookingforideas.
A.d,b,e,a,cB.a,c,d,b,eC.d,b,e,c,aD.a,d,b,e,c
B
OfallthecontrastsinculturesbetweentheWestandChina,surelywhatweeathastobeoneofthebiggest.It’snotsomuchthatweeatdifferentthings,butmorethatweeatdifferentpartsofthesamethings.
Takechickenforexample.ChickenfeetaremuchprizedoverinChina,andoncethesearefinished,thehungryChinesewillmoveontothewingsandthenlegs,andmaybethenthebreastmeat.IntheWest,theorderwouldbeexactlytheopposite,exceptthatwewouldnevergetasfarasthefeet,aspeoplefindthethoughtofitquitestrange.
Thesamecanbesaidforpork.TheChineseconsiderthefeettobedelicious,butintheWest,thingsareverydifferent.IliveonasmallScottishislandwithmyChinesewife,andourlocalbutcherusedtothrowouthispigfeet,untilonedaymywifementionedshewouldlikethem.Shenowgetsabagfulleveryweek,andsmilesallthewayhomeaboutthefactthatshe’sgotwhatsheconsidersthebestpartforfree.
Wheneverwegotothesupermarketmywifeisamazedthatthemeatwithoutbonesandfatisthemostexpensive.Iexplainthatthisisbecausewesternpeopledon’tseethepurposeofpayingforsomethingtheycan’teat.Butforher,thesepartsarethemostdeliciousandshelovesthem.Andhappilyformywife,suchbonyandfatmeatisalsothecheapest.That’swhydinneratourhousesisaperfectmatch.There’sneveranyargumentoverwhogetswhat,andnothinggoestowaste.
TherearealsowesternfoodstheChineseconsiderterrible.Takebluecheeseforexample,whichisverypopularinmanywesterncountries,butwhichsomepeoplethinksmellslikerotteneggs.WhenmywifefirstsawthisintheUK,shefeltsickatitssmell,butfinallyIpersuadehertotryitandnowshelovesit.
It’stheseculturedifferencesthatmaketheworldsofulloffun.
45.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?
A.Tosharetheauthor’smarriageexperienceswiththereaders.
B.Toprovethateast-westmarriageisthebest.
C.Toarguethateatinghabitscanneverbechanged.
D.Todiscusstheculturaldifferencesineatinghabits.
46.Accordingtothepassage,inwhatorderdowesternersprefertoeatchicken?
A.Breast—legs—wingsB.Legs—wings—feet
C.Breast—wings—legsD.Wings—legs—breast
47.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor’swife______.
A.sometimesargueswiththeauthoraboutwhattocook
B.believesmeatwithfatshouldbethecheapest
C.getspig’sfeetforaverylowprice
D.isusedtoeatingbluecheesenow
48.Theauthorthinkstheeventsmentionedarevery______.
A.interestingB.strangeC.annoyingD.boring
C
MonkHighSchoolhasbeensomeamazingimprovementsinthepastyear.Studentsnowmissfewerdaysandexamresultshavegonethroughtheroof.Butthesessuccessesarenottheoutcomeofbetterteachingorstricterrules.Insteadtheschoolsimplystarteditsfirstlessonat10aminsteadof9am.
Thechangewasdesignedtomatchtheschooldaywithstudents?
bodyclocks.Teenagersarewell-knownnight-owls,preferringtostayuplateandsleeptilllunchtime.Bymatchingtheschooltimetablewithstudents?
biologicalrhythms,theschoolavoidsteachingteenagerswhentheirbrainsarestillhalfasleep.
Inthemodernworld,ourlivesarelargelycontrolledbytime.Evenwithoutwatchesandcalendars,ourbodiesstillfollowaninnerclockcalledbodyrhythms.Overeach24-hourperiodweexperiencephysicalandmentalchangesthatprepareourbrainandbodiesforthetaskswefaceatdifferenttimesoftheday.
Themaincontrolleroftheserhythmsisatinypartofthebrainlocatedjustabovetheeyes.Thismasterclockgathersinformationaboutlightandsendsittotherestofthebodyusingelectricalsignals.Thesesignalscontrolbodyfunctionslikeheartbeat,bodytemperatureandmore.
Notsurprisinglyourphysicalandmentalconditionvariesaccordingtothetimeoftheday.Forexample,bodytemperatureislowestataround4.30amandrisestoitshighestlevelatabout7pm.Energylevelsalsorisethroughouttheday.
Thesechangescanaffecthowweperformvarioustasks,includingathleticperformance.Asyourbodytemperatureandenergylevelsriseduringtheafterno