广州一模英语试题及答案完美版.docx

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广州一模英语试题及答案完美版

2017年广州一模英语试题及答案（完美版）

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youtovisitbeforethen.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,andawonderinthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesintheprovince.

Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregion’sgovernor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.

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,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?

Asearlyas1997,MIT（麻省理工）decidetopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?

Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.

Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butit’snotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.

Therealquestioniswhyeraren’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?

Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.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.

D

Persuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyou.AccordingtotheancientGreeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:

ethos,pathos,andlogos.

Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikeytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingtheaudiencethatsheisagoodperson.Ifanaudiencecannottrustyou,youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.

Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemsupporthim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddosandcats,tomaketheviewersfeelpity.Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfortheanimals,theyillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.

Logosistheuseoffacts,statistics,orotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“believeme”.

Althoughethos,pathos,andlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.Indeed,mostspeakersuseacombinationofethos,pathos,andlogstopersuadetheiraudiencesso,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercial,orlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.

32.Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart?

A.Theybothentertaintheaudience.

B.Theybothrequiregreatskilltoachieve.

C.Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.

D.TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekwriters.

33.Howisaspeakerabletoshowherethostotheaudience?

A.Byexpressinghersympathywiththeaudience.

B.Bytellingtheaudienceaboutherpersonalpreference.

C.Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakeherstatementsattractive.

D.Byshowingherknowledgeandexperiencerelatingtothetopic..

34.Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeaspectsofpersuasion?

A.Ethosisthemostimportantaspectofpersuasion.

B.Eachaspecthasadifferenteffectontheaudience.

C.Honestyisthekeytomakingyourargumentsbelievable.

D.Politicalleadersmostlyusepathostopersuadetheiraudience.

35.Anadvertisementforwashingpowderwhichclaimsthat“scientifictestsshowthatourpowderkills95%ofallbacteria:

ismainlyusing_____________.

A.ethosB.pathosC.logosD.Acombinationofallthree

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We’veallexperiencedpeerpressure（同伴压力）.Ithappenstoeverybody.However,peoplehavedifferentreactions.Confidentpeoplerefusetodothingstheydon’twanttodo,butshyandanxiouspeopleoftengivein.Itmaybebecausetheywanttobeliked.Itmaybebecausetheyworrythattheirfriendswillmakefunofthem,orperhapsthey’rejustcuriousabouttryingsom