广州二模英语试卷.docx

广州二模英语试卷.docx

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2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试

（二）

英语（2017.4）

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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Manypeoplewouldlovetoleavetheirjobsbehindandhavealife-changingadventureoverseas.Theyimaginelyingunderpalmtreesasthesungoesdown.However,lifeoverseasisnotalwayseasy,andmanyarenotpreparedfortheshockoflivinginanalienculture.

Thehoneymoonperiod

Atfirst,forthosewhoactuallydecidetomoveabroad,lifeisanexcitingadventure.Theyenjoyexploringtheirnewsurroundings,andlifeseemslikeanextendedholiday.Theydon’tmindtryingthelocalcuisineanddiscoveringthelocalculture.Theycanevenaffordtopracticetheirforeign-languageskillswithoutfearofmakingmistakes.

Troubleinparadise

Inmanycases,whenpeopleconsidermovingtoanothercountry,theyoftenfailtorealizehowdifferentlifewillbe.Astimegoesby,theybecomefrustratedwhenlanguageandculturalmisunderstandingsbecomeadailyheadache.Inthisstage,thevisitorsbegintowithdrawfromlifeinthehostcountryandavoidspendingtimewithlocalpeopleinfavorofmixingwithothersfromtheirownculturalbackground.

Theroadtorecovery

Gradually,mostvisitorsrealizetheymustacceptthedifferencesandnotfightagainstthem.Thischangeencouragesthemtoimprovetheirlanguageskillsandslowlytheymanagetodothethingstheycouldeasilydoathome,suchasopeningabankaccount.Thisnew-foundconfidenceenablesthemtoseeasideoflifewhichveryfewtouristsgettowitness.

Adjustingtolifeabroadcanoftenbearealproblem.Thesecrettoovercomingitistostoptryingtochangeyourhostcountry:

youwillnotsucceed.Ifnot,yourisklosingyourdreamandhavingtoreturntotheoldlifeyouwantedtoleavebehind.

21.Whydopeoplemovingabroadfeelexcitedatfirst?

A.Theyfindforeignlivingmucheasier.

B.Theyhavethenecessarylanguageskills.

C.Theylovetheadventureandexploration.

D.Theyenjoymeetingpeoplefromdifferentcultures.

22.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainproblemmanypeoplemovingabroadface?

A.Homesickness.B.Cultureshock.

C.Healthproblems.D.Lackofemployment.

23.Whatwouldtheauthorsuggestpeoplemovingabroaddo?

A.Studythelocallanguage.

B.Goonholidaysfrequently.

C.Learnhowtoopenabankaccount.

D.Seekoutpeoplefromtheirhomecountry.

B

Australialovesinterestingmoney.In1988,itwasthefirstcountrytoreplacepapermoneywithspecialplasticbanknotes.Nowit’sintroducedanewfive-dollarbillsotechnologicallyadvancedthatmanyexpertsarecallingitthemoneyofthefuture!

Atfirstglance,thenewnotelooksmuchliketheoldone.Ithasthesamepinkcolourandmainpicturesonthefrontandback.Butlookcloser,andyouwillnoticeaclearwindowrunningdownthemiddle,surroundedbyimagesoftheyellowPricklyMoses,atypeofAustralianplant.

Tilt（使倾斜）thenotealittleandyouwillseetheEasternSpinebill,anAustralianbird,beatingitswingsasiftryingtoflyaway.Turnthebillfromsidetoside,andyouwillnoticethepictureofasmallbuildingatthebottomofthenotespins,andtheimageof“5”changesposition.Whilethesemoveablefeaturesareimpressiveandentertaining,thatwasnotthereasonAustraliangovernmentofficialsspenttenyearsdevelopingthem.Theirprimarypurposewastomakeitimpossibleforcriminalstoproducetheirownfakenotes.

Thenewfive-dollarnotealsohassomethingtohelpblindpeopleeasilyidentifythemoney.Ithassraisedbumpalongsidethetopandbottom,enablingblindpeopletoquicklydetermineitsvalue.

ThecreditforpersuadingtheAustraliangovernmenttoaddthisall-importantbumpgoesto15-year-oldConnorMcLeod.TheblindSydneyteenagercameupwiththeideain2014afterbeingunabletotellhowmuchmoneyhehadreceivedforChristmas.Connorsayshewassoembarrassedatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodattheschoolcafeteria.Toconvincethegovernmentofficialsofhisidea,Connorstartedawebsitethatgothugepublicattention.

Thegovernmentwilladdthisfeaturetothenew$10billwhichcomesoutinlate2017,aswellastheupdated$20,$50,and$100billsthatarestillbeingdesigned.

24.WhichpicturedoesNOTmovewhenthebanknoteistilted?

A.Thebird.B.Thenumber.C.Theplants.D.Thebuilding.

25.WhatwasthemainreasontheAustraliangovernmentcreatedthenewbanknote?

A.Tomakethenotemoredifficulttocopy.

B.Toshowthecountry’sadvancedtechnology.

C.Tohelpblindpeoplemoreeasilyusemoney.

D.Tomakethenot’sappearancemoreattractive.

26.WhatcanweguessaboutAustral