广州市普通高中届毕业班综合测试一英语试题Word版含答案Word格式.docx
《广州市普通高中届毕业班综合测试一英语试题Word版含答案Word格式.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《广州市普通高中届毕业班综合测试一英语试题Word版含答案Word格式.docx(13页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
2.作答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把容题卡对应题目选项的答案信息点除黑;
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四个选项选出最佳选项。
A
Scientificeducationaltoyscandevelopkid’sreasoning,problem-solvingandcriticalthinkingcapacityandimprovetheirhand-eyecoordination(协调).Butthemostpowerfulthingisthatthechildrenwillassociatelearningwithfun.Thatmeanstheywillgrowintoadultswithathirstforknowledgeandahighlydevelopedsetofskillsforlearning.Herearesomeofthebest:
·
ScienceKit
Youcanguaranteetwothingsifyoubuyyourkidsone:
alotoffunandalotofmess.It’sa20-piecekitthatteachesthebasicsofchemicalreactions.It’srecommendedforkidsaged6andabove,withadultcompany.Youdon’thavetobeascientist,sincethereisanactivitybookwithinstructionsforpossibleexperiments.
英语试题A第1页(共10页)
MiniTerraKit
Youdon’thavetowaitforthesuntocomeouttoteachkidsaboutthenaturalworld.Thisall-inclusivekitisaminiaturegardenthatsimulatesanaturalenvironmentbyusingapowerfulLEDlight.Itincludesaterrariumjar,light-upjarlid,MicroUSBcharger,andallthenaturalingredientstogetstarted.Italsohasasimpleinstructionbookletthatyoucanworkthroughwithyourkids.
GravityRun
Thisclassicisnotjustaboutbuildingastructureandwatchingthemarblesgoupanddown.Thegamesaredesignedforkidsaged8+todevelopspatialawareness,planning,andreasoning.With60challenges(beginnertoexpert),thisaward-winninggamecanbeenjoyedbyallthefamily.Theexpertlevelsareactuallyquitechallenging,sobepreparedforsomefailures.
WeRoKit
Thisprize-winningrobottoyfeaturesover840pieces,aWeRoMoveHub,InteractiveMoto,andaDistanceSensor.Youcanbuilditinto5completelydifferentrobots,meaningendlessfunforthekidsandevenadults.Oncethey’vebuiltthecharacteroftheirchoice,theycanprogrammeittoperformcountlesstasksincludingwalkingandtalkingonitsown.
21.Whatisthegreateststrengthofscientificeducationaltoys?
A.Trainingyoungscientists.
B.Stimulatinglearningdesire
C.Developinghand-eyecoordination.
22.Whichtoysuitskidswhoenjoygrowingplants?
A.SciencekillB.MiniTerraKit.
C.GravityRun.D.WeRoKit.
23.WhatisspecialaboutWeRoKit?
A.Ithasdifferentlevels.
B.Itistheonlyprize-winner.
C.Itrequiresparentalguidance.
D.Itinvolvesprogrammingskills.
英语试题A第2页(共10页)
B
Sometimesabookcomesalongthatisn’tjust“interesting”or“welldone”--it’sabookwhereitseemsliketheauthorlookedintoyourbrainandwroteabookspecificallyforyou.Abooklikethatformewasreleasedthisweek.It’scalled100ThingsWe’veLosttotheInternet,writtenbyeditorPamelaPaul.
Paullists100thingsweusedtodothattheInternethaseitherchangedortakenovercompletely:
writingletters,printnewspapers,thejoysofbeingbored,andhothavingalltheknowledgeintheworldinyourpocket.
AsI’malongtimeaccumulatorofrandomknowledge,certainentriesonthelist---BeingtheOnlyOne,FiguringOutWhoThatActoris---hitmewherelive;
rememberingdetailedfactsisnolongernearlyasimpressivewheneveryonehasthecapabilitytofindtheanswerinseconds.
Onandonthelistgoes,witheveryminorshiftaddingtothepile.Whatthisbookdoessowellisillustratethegrowthofthatpile;
whileanyindividualitemmightbenobigdeal,thecollectedsetissignificant.It’salistofwaysinwhichtheworldnowisdifferentfromtheworldthen.
Obviously,Paulisn’tsayingthateverythingbackthenwasbetter.Timemarcheson,afterall.andit’stoughtoargueagainstthemanybenefitsthattheInternethasbroughtintoourlives.Butthatisn’treallythepoint.It’snotaboutwhetheritusedtobebetter.It’sthatitusedtobedifferent.
100ThingsWe’veLosttotheInternetisafunreadforthoseofuswhosharesomeofPaul’smemoriesandexperiences.Werememberwhatitwaslikeandweliketoremember.Thelandscapehasshifted,andnodoubtitwillshiftagainastechnology’sadvancementcontinuesapace.Thisbookservesasareminderofthesimpletruththatwhengainsaremade,sometimessomethingislost.
24.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toreviewandrecommendagoodread.
B.TocommentontheeffectoftheInternet.
C.Toarguefortheviewpointofanewbook.
D.Tourgethereaderstovaluewhattheyhave.
25.WhichmightbeentriesonPaul’slist?
A.MapsandEyeContact.
B.E-payandCompactDisks.
C.PostcardsandHomeschooling
D.BadPhotosandWashingMachines.
英语试题A第3页(共10页)
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hitmewherellive”inparagraph3mean?
A.ProvewhatI’mgoodat.
B.IntroducehowIgrewup.
C.DescribetheplaceIlivein.
D.Speakoutwhatisonmymind.
27.WhatconclusionhastheauthordrawnafterreadingPaul’sbook?
A.Thingsinthepastarebetter.
B.There’renogainswithoutpains.
C.Theinternetisadouble-edgedsword.
D.Technologyisconstantlychangingtheworld.
C
DiscoveriesatthefamousSanxingduiruinsinSouthwestChinashowthattheregion’sancientShuKingdomCivilizationsharedsimilaritieswiththeMaya.
TheSanxingduiruinsbelongedtotheShuKingdomthatexistedatleast4,800yearsagoandlastedmorethan2,000years,whiletheMayancivilizationbuiltitscity-statesaround200AD.
Thebronze-maderemainsoftressunearthedattheruinsoftheShuKingdomresemblethesacredceibatree,whichsymbolizedtheunionofheaven,earthandtheunderworldintheMayancivilization.“Theyareveryimportantsimilarities,”saysSantos,aMexicanarchaeologist(考古学家)stressingthat“therepresentationsoftressinbothculturesprovideasymbolismthatisverysimilar”.
ThefindingsattheSanxingduiruins,consideredoneofthegreatestarchaeologicaldiscoveriesofthe20thcentury,alsoshowneaspectofBronzeAgeculture,indicatingtheancientcivilizationalreadyhadtechnologiesthatwerethoughttohavebeendevelopedmuchlater.
WhilethelimespanbetweentheShukingdomandtheMayancultureisgreat,thefindingshighlighttheclosenessbetweenthetwocivilizations.Theydevelopedinareaswithcomparableclimatesandreflectedtheirworldviewthroughrelatedsymbols.“Intheend,manisstillman,independentoftimeandspace.Whatwehaveisthat,atthislatitude(纬度),boththeShupeopleandtheMayanslookedatthesameskyandhadthesamestarsonthehorizon,”theexpertsays.
OnenotablefeatureoftherecentdiscoveriesatSanxingduiwasthecross-subjectworkandtechnologyappliedbyteamsofChinesearchaeologists,whichallowedtheunearthingofartifactsasfragileassilkremains,whichothertypesoflesscarefuldiggingmethodswouldnothavebeenabletoregister.
英语试题A第4页(共10页)
CooperationbetweenChineseandMexicanarchaeologistscouldbenefitprojectsintheMayanworld,wheretherainyclimateandhumidityareproblematicfortheconservationofruins.
“Everytimeourculturalknowledgeincreases,regardlessofwhetherwespeakonelanguageoranother,whatitshowsusisthatwecontinuetobesisterculturesand,therefore,theexchangeofsuchknowledgeisfundamental,”saysSantos.
28.WhatisasimilaritybetweentheShuKingdomandMayacivilization?
A.Theirstartingtime.
B.Theirhistoricalorigins.
C.Theirculturalsymbols.
D.Theirceremonytraditions.
29.ThefindingsattheSanxingduiruinshaveprovedthat______.
A.silkwasacommonclothingmaterialthen
B.sometechnologiesweredevelopedmuchearlier
C.theBronzeAgestartedearlierthanpreviouslyassumed
D.theShuKingdomandtheMayanworldhadclosecontact
30.Whatisacommonchallengefortheconservationofbothruins?
A.Dampweather.B.Positioningofruins.
C.Highlatitude.D.Languagebarriers.
31.WhatisthefocusofSantosquoteinthelastparagraph?
A.ThefutureoftheChina-Mexicocooperation.
B.Thebenefitsofspeakingadifferentlanguage.
C.Theimportanceoftheexchangeofculturalknowledge.
D.TheincreasingsisterhoodinculturebetweenChinaandMexico.
D
Severalyearsago,JasonBox,ascientistfromOhio,flew31giantrollsofwhiteplastictoaglacier(冰川)inGreenland.Heandhisteamspreadthemacross10,000feetofice,thenleft.Hisideawasthatthewhiteblanketwouldreflectbacktheraysofthesun,keepingtheicecoolbelow.Whenhecamebacktochecktheresults,hefounditworked.Exposedicehadmeltedfasterthancoveredice.Hehadnotonlysavedtwofeetofglacierinashorttime.Nocoalplantswereshutdown,nojobswerelost,andnobodywastaxedorfired.Justthesortoffixwe’relookingfor.
英语试题A第5页(共10页)
“Thankyou,butnothankyou.”saysRalphKing.aclimatescientist.HetoldGreyChilds.authorandcommentator,thatpeoplethinktechnologycansavetheplanet,“butthereareotherthingsweneedtodealwith,likeconsumption.Theyburned$50,000justforthehelicopter”tobringtheplastictotheglacier.Thisexperiment,quote-unquote,givespeoplefalsehopethatclimatechangecanbefixedwithoutchanginghumanbehavior.Itcan’t.Technologywon’tgiveusafreeride.
Individualsrespondtoclimatechangedifferently.ClimatologistKellySmithishardlyaloneinherpredictionthatsomedaysoonwewon’tbeclimatevictims,wewillbeclimateChoosers.Morescientistsagree