广东省广州市届高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题Word文档格式.docx

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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,pleaseavoidwearingdarkorreflectiveclothing.

•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.Leaveyourcameraoutside.

D.Passthroughwithin10minutes.

B

Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawondermthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesmtheprovince.

Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregion^governor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.

Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveruinedtheMinjiangRiver.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.Betterstill,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.

CuttingthechannelsthroughthehardrockofMountYuleiwasaremarkableaccomplishmentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventiongunpowderandexplosives.£

1Bingfoundanothersolution.Heusedacombinationoffireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheycrackedandcouldberemoved.Aftereightyearsofwork,the20-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthemountain.

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

24.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.

B.Protectingthemountainandreducingflooding.

C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.

D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.

25.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiversflooding?

A.Heavyrains.B.Meltingsnow.

C.Lowriverbanks.D.Steepmountains.

26.HowwasLiBingabletobreakthroughtherocksofMountYulei?

A.Byusinggunpowder.

B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.

C.Byapplyingaheatingandcoolingtechnique.

D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades.

27.Whyis

Dujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?

A.Itpreservesmuchofthenaturalriverlife.

B.Ittookverylittletimetocompletetheproject.

C.Thebuildingtech

niquesusedwereverymodem.

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,butifsnotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.

Therealquestioniswhywearen’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?

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

BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencest

hatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.

28.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?

A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures.

B.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities.

C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful.

D.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inParagraph3mean?

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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.

Ethosisaspeakerswayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecare

ofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.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,beonthe

lookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.

32.Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart?

A.Theybothentertaintheaudience.

B.Theybothrequiregreatskilltoachieve.

C.Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.

D.TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekwriters.

33.Howisaspeakerabletoshowherethostotheaudience?

A.Byexpressinghersympathywiththeaudience.

B.Bytellingtheaudienceaboutherpersonalpreference.

C.Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakeherstatementsattractive.

D.Byshowingherknowledgeandexperiencerelatingtothetopic..

34.Whatcanwelearnabouttheth