广东省广州市届普通高中毕业班综合测试二英语试题.docx

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广东省广州市届普通高中毕业班综合测试二英语试题

广东省广州市2021届普通高中毕业班综合测试

（二）英语试题

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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.

1．Whatcanvisitors-toChambordCastledo?

A．Huntinthenaturepark.B．Goboatingwithfriends.

C．Liveinanyofitsrooms.D．AdmiredaVinci’spaintings.

2．Visitorsinterestedinbeautifulnight-timeviewscangoto______.

A．CHAMBORDCASTLEB．LEEDSCASTLE

C．MOSZNACASTLED．BRANCASTLE

3．Whichcastlehasthelongesthistory?

A．CHAMBORDCASTLE.B．LEEDSCASTLE.

C．MOSZNACASTLE.D．BRANCASTLE.

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.IretreattoanearbycaféandgulpdownsteamingteabeforepoppingbyAndrew’sshopagain.SurfbootsarewhatIneed,wedecide.IleavewithanewdeterminationtomastertheicyAtlanticwaves.I’minvitedtosurfadifferentspotwithAndrewandhisfriendthatafternoon.butIdeclinehisgenerousoffer.Myheadissetononethingonly:

takingrevengeonthesamewavesthatalmostturnedmeintoaniceblockthatverymorning.

Evenwithboots,surfingthecoldwatersofPortrushleavesmyfeetpurple.Ibecomecoveredinbruisesthatdon’tregisteruntilIthawouteachnight,andittakesacoupleofdaystofullyregainfeelinginmyhands.Butit’sworthit,andIwouldgladlydoitalloveragain.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inparagraph2referto?

A．Thepopularattractions.B．Coastaltowns.

C．Thefilminglocations.D．Passionatetourists.

5．WhyistheauthorattractedtotheNorthAntrimCoast?

A．Ithasinternationallyfamousbeaches.

B．It’shometotheusualseasideinterests.

C．Itproducesexcellentwavesforsurfing.

D．It’sthehometownofasurfingchampion.

6．Theauthorgoesbacktothesurfshopto________.

A．betterequiphimselfforthechallenge

B．consultwithsomeexperiencedsurfers

C．accompanytheowneronalatersurftrip

D．quicklywarmhimselfupwithsomehottea

7．Whatisthetoneofthepassage?

A．Narrativeandserious.B．Persuasiveandcritical.

C．Descriptiveandpositive.D．Informativeandobjective.

WhentheChinesespacecraftChang’e-5returnedtoEarthonDecember17,2020,itbroughtbacksomethingnotseenonourplanetsincethe1970s:

moonrocksamples.Thispreciouscargo,collectedbyChang’e-5’sroboticresearchvehicleinthenorthwestregionofthelunarnearside,isnowbeingstudiedbyscientistsinBeijing.ThesuccessofthelatestChinesespacemissionalsoshowcasedtechnologythatmaybeusedinfutureyearstocreatehumansettlementsonEarth’snearneighbor.

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,andtesting3Dprintingonthelunarsurface.

Thelong-termaimoftheChang’sprogramistoestablishanInternationalLunarResearchStationaround2030tosupportroboticand,eventually,crewedmissions.

8．Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A．Themoon’srecentvolcanicactivities.B．Thesignificanceofthemoonrocksamples.

C．Newknowledgeofthehistoryofthemoon.D．Furtherstudiesofthereturnedlunarsamples.

9．WhatdistinguishesthemissionofChang’e-6fromthatofChang’e-5?

A．Thetechnologytheyuse.B．Thetimetheyspendonthemoon.

C．Thespecificlocationstheyexplore.D．Theamountofmaterialtheybringback.

10．Chang’e-7andChang’e-8spacemissionsaremainlyintendedto________.

A．transportresearcherstothemoonstation

B．buildupanInternationalLunarResearchStation

C．collectdatanecessarytoguidemoon-landingspacecraft

D．findandtestresourcesandmeanstosupportlivingonthemoon

11．WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheChang’sspaceprogram?

A．Aprojecttostudythesurfaceofthemoon.

B．Aplantoimprovehumansettlementsonthemoon.

C．Asetofexperimentstotestthepossibilityofmannedspacecraft.

D．Aseriesofincreasinglychallengingscientificlunarexplorations.

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,theabilitytorecognizethattheimageinamirrorisoneselfdoesnotoccurbeforetheageof18months.Dolphinsnotonlyrecognizethemselves,butifablackmarkisputonthebodyofadolphin,itwillspendextratimeatthemirrortolookatthemark.

12．Theexampleofgorillasrejectingcarrotsshowsthey________.

A．arenoteasytofool

B．preferfruittovegetables

C．haveaspecialtasteforfood

D．haveanawarenessofequality

13．Whatdooctopuseslackcomparedwithdolphins?

A．Socialinteraction.B．Intelligence.

C．Toolusingability.D．Fun-lovingspirits.