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广东高考英语学业水平考试题含答案
2017年广东省普通高中学业水平考试英语试题
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I.情景交际:
本题共5小题,每小题2分。
阅读下列简短对话,从A、B、C和D中选出最佳答案,将对话补全。
1.—Wherehaveyoubeenrecently?
—I________inHangzhouonbusinessforaweeklastmonth.
A.havebeen B.was
C.hadbeen D.hadgone
2.—Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?
—Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.
—________.
A.Thanksalot B.Whatapity
C.I’msorrytohearthat D.Thanksanyway
3.—Howdoyoulikethecurtains?
—Well,I’mafraidtheydon’t________verywellwiththewallpaper.
A.go B.match C.suit D.fit
4.—Whatdoyouthinkofthemanagerofyourcompany?
—Oh,heis________managerwho’spleasanttoworkwith.
It’s________pleasuretoworkwithhim.
A.the;a B.a;a C.a;the D.不填;a
5.—It'swrongforastudenttofollow________histeacherssay.
—It’strue.Ican’tagree________.
A.nomatterwhat;tomuch B.whatever;much
C.nomatterwhat;more D.whatever;more
II.阅读理解本题共15小题,每小题2分
阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
A
Sometimeago,Idiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmended,asthereareawholelotofantique(古董)shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception(接待).Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn'tovenlookatmychair.
Thesecondshop,thoughslightly(轻微)morepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthefourth---soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.
Iwentintothefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeper,“Wouldyouliketobuyachair?
”Helookeditovercarefullyandsaid,“Yes,notabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforit,sir?
”“Twentypounds,”Isaid.“OK,”hesaid,“I’llgiveyoutwentypounds.”“It‘sgotaslightlybrokenleg,”Isaid.“Yes,Isawthat,it'snothing.”
EverythingwasgoingaccordingtotheplanandIwasgettingexcited.“Whatwillyoudowithit?
”Iasked.“Oh,itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone.”“I'llbuyit,”Isaid.“Whatdoyoumean?
You’vejustsoldittome,”hesaid.“Yes,IknowbutI’vechangedmymind.I'msorry,I'llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.”“Yourmustbecrazy,”hesaid.Then,suddenlythepennydropped.“Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.”“You’reright,”Isaid.“AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid,”Wouldyoumendthischairforme?
Iwouldn'thaveagreedtodoit,”hesaid.“Wedon’tdorepairs,notenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.ButI’llmendthisforyou,shallwesayforafiver?
”Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamused(感到有趣)bythewholething.
1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter________.
A.wasratherimpolite B.waswarmlyreceived
C.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair
2.Theexpression“thepennydropped”inthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper________.
A.changedhismind B.acceptedtheoffer
C.sawthewriter’spurpose D.decidedtohelpthewriter
3.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?
A.£5. B.£7. C.£20. D.£27.
4.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatthewriterwas________
A.hardest B.careful C.smart D.funny
B
Lifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsago,thoughithasexisted(存在)inthewaterforperhapsasmuchas3,000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstthingonland,weprobablythinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceans,butinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.Plantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarrived.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswiththesurroundingandfoodnecessity(需要),sincethey,theplants,aretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.
Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae(海藻)whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundandneededwaterinwhichtoreproduce(繁殖).Oncethemovetolandhadbeenmade,however,evolution(进化)tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyears,plantshaddevelopedtheirroots(根),andsomehadgottree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantingainingsunlight.About300millionyearsago,muchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadroots,leaves,wood,butmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.
5.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis________.
A.lifeonlandprobablybegan430yearsago
B.thefirstanimalonlandcamefromoceans
C.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplants
D.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy
6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Algaehasexistedformorethan430millionyears.
B.Itisimpossiblethatalgaemightbetheearliestplantonland.
C.Plantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceans.
D.Evolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonland.
7.Plantswithrootsappearedabout________millionyearsago.
A.430 B.300 C.330 D.100
8.Accordingtothepassage,________appearedearlierthan________.
A.apples;oranges B.oranges;apples
C.oranges;roses D.algae;wheat
C
Moresurprising,perhaps,thanthecurrentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriageitselfisaliveandthriving(旺盛的).AsSkolnichnotes,Americansareamarryingpeople:
relativetoEuropeans,moreofusmarryandwemarryatayoungerage.Moreover,afteradecline(衰退)intheearly1970s,therateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorce(离婚)rateneedstobetakeninthispro-marriagecontext(背景):
about80percentofthedivorcedremarry.Thus,marriageremainsbyfarthepreferredwayoflifeformostofthepeopleinoursociety.
Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily.Twenty-fiveyearsago,thetypicalAmericanfamilyconsistedof(由…组成)thehusband,thewife,andtwoorthreechildren.Now,therearemanymarriagesinwhichcoupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildren,andtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthechildrenarefromthewife’sprevious(先前的)marriage,orthehusband’s,orboth.Sometimesthesechildrenspendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromtheformermarriage;sometimestheyaresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses(配偶).
Thus,onecanfindeverytypeoftamelyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriageswithchildrenfromonlythepresentmarriages;marriageswith“full-time”childrenfromboththepresentandformermarriages;marriageswith“full-time”childrenfromthepresentmarriageand“part-time”childrenfromformermarriages.Therearestepfathers,stepmothers,half-brothersandhalf-sisters.Itisnotallthatunusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!
Thesearebigchangesfromthetraditionalnuclearfamily.Butevenso,eveninthemidstofallthis,thereremainsoneconstant(常量):
mostAmericansspendmostoftheiradultlivesmarried.
9.BycallingAmericansamarryingpeoplethewritermeansthat________.
A.AmericansaremoretraditionalthanEuropeans
B.AmericansexpectmoreoutofmarriagethanEuropeans
C.therearemoremarriedcouplesintheUSAthaninEurope
D.moreofAmericans,ascomparedwithEuropeans,prefermarriageandtheyacceptitatayoungerage
10.DivorcedAmericans________.
A.preferthewaytheylive
B.willmostlikelyremarry
C.havelostinterestinmarriage
D.arethemajorityofpeopleinthesociety
11.Whichofthefollowingcanbepresentedasthepictureoftoday’sAmericanfamilies?
A.Richtypesoffamilyarrangementshavebecomesociallyacceptable.
B.AtypicalAmericanfamilyconsistsofonlyahusbandandawife.
C.Americansprefertohavemorekidsthanbefore.
D.Therearenonuclearfamiliesanymore.
12.ThoughgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinthestructureofAmericanfamilies,________.
A.themajorityofAmericansstillhavefaithinmarriage
B.thefunctionsofmarriageremainunchanged
C.mostAmericanspreferasecondmarriage
D.mostAmericansprefertobesingle
D
Manypeoplebelievetheglare(炫目的光)fromsnowcausessnow-blindness.Yet,withdarkglassesornot,theyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyes,andevensnow-blindness,whenexposedto(暴露于)severalhoursof“snowlight”.
TheUnitedStatesarmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnow-blindnessintroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.Rather,aman’seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocuson(聚集)inabroadspaceofsnow-coveredwithout-grassland.Sohisgaze( 注视)continually(持续地)movesandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscape(景象)insearchofsomethingtolookat.Findingsomething,hourafterhour,theeyesneverstopsearchingandtheeyeballsbecometiredandtheeyemusclesache.Naturemakesupforthisdiscomfort(不适)byproducingmoreandmorefluid(流体)whichcoverstheeyeball.Thefluidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantity(量)untilitmakeseyesdifficulttoseeclearly,andtheresultistotal,eventhoughforashorttime,snow-blindness.
ExperimentsledtheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scouts(侦察兵)aheadofthetroopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscape.Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweight,dark-coloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheycanfocustoo.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.Theirgazeisarrested.Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stopsearchingthesnow-blanketedlandscape.Byfocusingtheirattentionono