广州市届普通高中毕业班综合测试二英语Word文档下载推荐.docx
《广州市届普通高中毕业班综合测试二英语Word文档下载推荐.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《广州市届普通高中毕业班综合测试二英语Word文档下载推荐.docx(12页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。
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,然后再写上新答案;
不准使用铅笔和涂改液。
不按以上要求作答无效。
4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
考试结束后,将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
CHAMBORDCASTLE,LOIR-ET-CHER,FRANCE
AremarkableexampleofclassicalFrencharchitecture,ChambordCastleisthelargestcastleintheLoireValleyofFrance.Builtin1519asahuntinglodgefortheroyalcourt,thebuildingwasrarelylivedin.Thereareonehundredrooms(of440)open-tothepublicanddozensofstaircases,includingonesaidtohavebeendesignedbyLeonardodaVinci.Thesurrounding21-square-milenatureparkentertainswithhikingand-bikingroutesandboatrentals.
LEEDSCASTLE,KENT,UNITEDKINGDOM
Situatedontwoislandsinthemiddleofalake,LeedsCastleprovidesagrandandromanticexperience.Ithasservedasaroyalresidenceformostofits900-yearhistory.The500-acreEnglishcastlenowhostsyear-roundculturalevents,withthreerestaurants,abed-and-breakfastandayewtreemaze.
MOSZNACASTLE,POLAND
MosznaCastlewasoriginallydesignedinBaroquestyleinthe17thcentury,butthelateradditionofaneo-GothicbroughtHogwartsappealtothecastle,especiallyatnightwhenits99towersandglowingwindowstwinkleintheoutdoorreflectingpool.Nowadays,artexhibitsandindoorconcertsattractvisitorstothe365-roomcastle.
BRANCASTLE,BRASOV,ROMANIA
BranCastleoriginallydatesbacktotheyear1212andismistakenlybelievedtobethehomeinBramStoker’sDracula.Theauthornevervisitedthisfortress,commonlyknownasDracula’sCastle,butitstillattractsliteraturefanstoitsweakly-lithallwaysfornighttoursandanannualHalloweenparty.
21.Whatcanvisitors-toChambordCastledo?
A.Huntinthenaturepark.
B.Goboatingwithfriends.
C.Liveinanyofitsrooms.
D.AdmiredaVinci’spaintings.
22.Visitorsinterestedinbeautifulnight-timeviewscangoto______.
A.CHAMBORDCASTLEB.LEEDSCASTLE
C.MOSZNACASTLED.BRANCASTLE
23.Whichcastlehasthelongesthistory?
A.CHAMBORDCASTLE.B.LEEDSCASTLE.
C.MOSZNACASTLE.D.BRANCASTLE.
B
TouriststotheNorthAntrimCoastcomeforitsbreathtakingbeautyOnthisstretchofcoast,mythandhistorylivesidebyside,andrunningoutofthingstodoisnearimpossible.Giant’sCauseway,Carrick-a-Rede,theIronIsles’filminglocations...
However,whenImakemywaytothenorthofthe-countryinOctober,noneofthemareonmymind.WhatbringsmetothecoastaltownofPortrusharethewaves.
Located,onapeninsula,Portrushishometothreebrilliantbeachesandalltheusualpointsofinterestofacoastaltown.ButwhatmakestheNorthAntrimCoastsospecialisthepromiseoftheconsistentwaveshittingitsshores.Althoughstillrelativelyunknown,it’sasurfer’sdreamdestination.Thisisthehomeofsix-timeIrishnationalsurfingchampion,AndrewHill,afterall.
ImeetAndrewathissurfshop,themostpopularinPortrush.AfterhiringasurfboardandjumpinginthewateratWestStrand,Iquicklyrealisethatmytrustedwetsuitisnotenough.Withinjust30minutes,I’velostallfeelinginmyfeetandhands,andmyearsareburning.Iretreattoanearbycafé
andgulpdownsteamingteabeforepoppingbyAndrew’sshopagain.SurfbootsarewhatIneed,wedecide.IleavewithanewdeterminationtomastertheicyAtlanticwaves.I’minvitedtosurfadifferentspotwithAndrewandhisfriendthatafternoon.butIdeclinehisgenerousoffer.Myheadissetononethingonly:
takingrevengeonthesamewavesthatalmostturnedmeintoaniceblockthatverymorning.
Evenwithboots,surfingthecoldwatersofPortrushleavesmyfeetpurple.Ibecomecoveredinbruisesthatdon’tregisteruntilIthawouteachnight,andittakesacoupleofdaystofullyregainfeelinginmyhands.Butit’sworthit,andIwouldgladlydoitalloveragain.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inparagraph2referto?
A.Thepopularattractions.B.Coastaltowns.
C.Thefilminglocations.D.Passionatetourists.
25.WhyistheauthorattractedtotheNorthAntrimCoast?
A.Ithasinternationallyfamousbeaches.
B.It’shometotheusualseasideinterests.
C.Itproducesexcellentwavesforsurfing.
D.It’sthehometownofasurfingchampion.
26.Theauthorgoesbacktothesurfshopto_______.
A.betterequiphimselfforthechallenge
B.consultwithsomeexperiencedsurfers
C.accompanytheowneronalatersurftrip
D.quicklywarmhimselfupwithsomehottea
27.Whatisthetoneofthepassage?
A.Narrativeandserious.
B.Persuasiveandcritical.
C.Descriptiveandpositive.
D.Informativeandobjective.
C
WhentheChinesespacecraft(航天器)Chang’e-5returnedtoEarthonDecember17,2020,itbroughtbacksomethingnotseenonourplanetsincethe1970s:
moonrocksamples.Thispreciouscargo,collectedbyChang’e-5’sroboticresearchvehicleinthenorthwestregionofthelunarnearside,isnowbeingstudiedbyscientistsinBeijing.ThesuccessofthelatestChinesespacemissionalsoshowcasedtechnologythatmaybeusedinfutureyearstocreatehumansettlementsonEarth’snearneighbour.
Thereturnedlunarsampleswill“absolutelyaddnewknowledgeofthehistoryofthemoon,particularlyitsvolcanoes,”saysXiaoLong,aplanetaryscientistatChinaUniversityofGeosciences.TherockssentbackbyChang’e-5“willaskustorethinkaboutwhyandhowthemoon’svolcanichistorylastedthislong,”hesays.
TheChang’e-5missionwasmorethanjustatriptocollectmoonrocks.Itwasalsothelateststageofalong,plannedsequenceofroboticlunarexplorationsbyChinathathavegrownevermorescientificallyadvanced.
Theprogrambeganwiththe2007launchofChang’e-1andChang’e-2threeyearslater.ThesecraftcircledthemooncollectingdatausedtohelpguideChang’e-3andChang’e-4,thefirstChinesespacecrafttolandonthemoonsurface,andtodirecttheirroboticvehicles.TherobotonChang’e-5wasabletocollectrockandsoilsamplesandreturnthemtoEarth.Inthenearfuture,anidenticalspacecraftcalledChang’e-6willattemptasample-returnmissionfromthemoon’ssouthpole–anareaofintensescientificinterest-giventhelargeamountofwatericepresent.
ThemoreadvancedChang’e-7andChang’e-8spacecraftarealsoplannedtolandnearthesouthpoletocarryoutanalysisoftheregionandtestnewtechnologies,includingdetectingandobtainingmaterialsthatcouldbeusefultofuturehumanexplorers,suchaswaterandhydrogen,andtesting3-Dprintingonthelunarsurface.
Thelong-termaimoftheChang’sprogramistoestablishanInternationalLunarResearch
Stationaround2030tosupportroboticand,eventually,crewedmissions.
28.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?
A.Themoon’srecentvolcanicactivities.
B.Thesignificanceofthemoonrocksamples.
C.Newknowledgeofthehistoryofthemoon.
D.Furtherstudiesofthereturnedlunarsamples.
29.WhatdistinguishesthemissionofChang’e-6fromthatofChang’e-5?
A.Thetechnologytheyuse.
B.Thetimetheyspendonthemoon.
C.Thespecificlocationstheyexplore.
D.Theamountofmaterialtheybringback.
30.Chang’e-7andChang’e-8spacemissionsaremainlyintendedto______.
A.transportresearcherstothemoonstation
B.buildupanInternationalLunarResearchStation
C.collectdatanecessarytoguidemoon-landingspacecraft
D.findandtestresourcesandmeanstosupportlivingonthemoon
31.WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheChang’sspaceprogram?
A.Aprojecttostudythesurfaceofthemoon.
B.Aplantoimprovehumansettlementsonthemoon.
C.Asetofexperimentstotestthepossibilityofmannedspacecraft.
D.Aseriesofincreasinglychallengingscientificlunarexplorations.
D
Whatmakespeoplesospecial?
Tooluse,self-consciousness,language,andculturearehighonthelist,butinfactallofthesecharacteristicscanbefoundelsewhereintheanimalkingdom.Humansandapesarecloserelatives,soitisperhapsnotsurprisingthatchimpanzeesusetoolsorthatgorillas(大猩猩)haveasenseoffairplay,evenrejectingcarrots(whichtheynormallyaccept)whentheyseetheirneighborsgettinggrapes.Butthequalitiesthatweoftenthinkofasuniquelyhumanexistnotjustonland,butintheoceanaswell.
Amongtheinvertebrates,octopuses(八爪鱼)areknownfortheirintelligence,evenexhibitingevidenceofplayfulness,tooluse,andpersonality.Buttheseskilledpredatorslivealoneandconsequentlylackculture.Dolphins,ontheotherhand,arelarge-brained,long-living,social-group-basedpredators,anditisherethatwefindthegreatestsimilaritytohuman-likecultureandawareness.
Culturedependsontheabilityofanimalstopassonthingstheyhavelearnedtoothers.Manyanimalshavecultureinthissense,butwhatsetsdolphinsapartiswhattheypasson.Somebottlenosedolphinsholdspongesintheirmouthsthattheyuseastoolstosweepforfishhidingontheoceanfloor.Thisabilityishandeddownthroughgenerations(especiallyinfemales),withsomefamilies-grandmother,mother,anddaughter-allfeedinginthishighlyspecializedway.
Anothercharacteristicthatdolphinssharewithhumansistheirabilitytorecognizethemselvesinamirror.Whenfacingamirror,mostanimalsbehaveasthoughtheyareinteractingwithanotherindividual.Eveninhumans,theabilitytorecognizethattheimageinamirrorisoneselfdoesnotoccurbeforetheageof