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试卷类型A
2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试
(一)
英语
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因测试不考听
力,第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始,试题序号从“21”开始。
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第I卷
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(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将
该选项涂黑。
A
InsidetheRainRoom
TheRainRoomhasarrivedandlocalartloversaretakingnotice.Isitworththewait?
Yes,Iassureyouitis.Onceinside,visitorsfindalong,darkroomwithahighceiling.Asinglebrightlightshinesthroughheavyrainfallingaroundvisitors.Themist.Thedampair.Thenoise.Itfeelslikeamightystormispouringdown.Butthestormisinside.Andvisitorsaren’gettingwet.Instead,visitorswanderinawe,admiringtherainandtheartistswhocreatedit.
TheRainRoomwascreatedtohighlighttheconnectionbetweenhumans,natureandtechnology.Withatrackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopstherainwherevervisitorsmove,itdoesjustthat.Lightandsoundproduceanexperiencethatfeelsbothnaturalandforeign.TheexhibitismovingontoAtlantanextmonth.Iurgeyoutovisitbeforethen.IttimetoexperiencetheRainRoomforyourself!
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.
23.WhatmustyoudowhenvisitingtheRainRoom?
A.Weararaincoat.
B.Weardarkclothing.
C.Leaveyourcameraoutside.
D.Passthroughwithin10minutes.
B
Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawonderinthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50cities
intheprovince.
Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,Li
Bing,theregion’sgovernor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.Theystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthe
topofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.
Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveruinedtheMinjiangRiver.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.Betterstill,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.
CuttingthechannelsthroughthehardrockofMountYuleiwasaremarkableaccomplishmentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventionofgunpowderandexplosives.LiBingfoundanothersolution.Heusedacombinationoffireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheycrackedandcouldberemoved.Aftereightyearsofwork,the20-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthemountain.
Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolivepeacefullyandaffluently.Today,Dujiangyanisadmiredbyscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemoderndamswherethewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,enablingecosystemsandfishpopulationstoexistinharmony.
24.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.
B.Protectingthemountainandreducingtheflooding.
C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.
D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.
25.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiver’sflooding?
A.HeavingrainsB.Meltingsnow.
C.LowriverbanksC.Steepmountains.
26.HowwasLiBingabletobreakthroughtherocksofMountYulei?
A.Byusinggunpowder.
B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.
C.Byapplyingahearingandcoolingtechnique.
D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades
27.WhyisDujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?
A.Itpreservedmuchofthenaturalriverlife.
B.Ittookverylittletimetocompletetheproject.
C.Thebuildingtechniquesusedwereverymodern.
D.Ithadraisedthelivingstandardsofthelocalpeople.
C
BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesinthe
worldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?
Asearlyas1997,MIT(麻省理工)decidetopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?
Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.
Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurely
verysmartpeople,butit’snotlikeplayingavideogameWorldsuchofWarcraftas.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudying
theseboringonlinevideos.
Therealquestioniswhyeraren’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?
Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywood
filmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.Educationintheworldisatrillion-dollar-a-yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars.
BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.
28.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?
A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures.
B.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities.
C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful.
D.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inParagraph3mean?
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.
Persuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyou.Accordingtotheancient
Greeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:
ethos,pathos,andlogos.
Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy,honestand
reliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuch
experienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikeytolistento
abouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingtheaudiencethatsheisagoodperson.Ifanaudiencecannottrustyou,
youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.
Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample
politicianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemsupporthim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddosandcats,tomaketheviewersfeelpity.Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfortheanimals,
theyillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.
Logosistheuseoffacts,statistics,orotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyour
claims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“belieAlthoughethos,pathos,andlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffective
whenusedtogether.Indeed,mostspeakersuseacombinationofethos,pathos,andlogstopersuadetheiraudiencesso,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercial,orlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.
32.Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart?
A.Theybothentertaintheaudience.
B.Theybothrequiregreatskilltoachieve.
C.Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.
D.Theywerebothcommontopicsof