广州二模英语试题word版及参考答案.docx

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广州二模英语试题word版及参考答案

试卷类型：

A

2016年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试

（二）

英语

2016.4

注意事项：

1．本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

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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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ThebestofadventureandsportinNSW

Ifyouwantadventure,thenthestateofNewSouth

Wales（NSW）inAustraliaistheplacetogo.Nomatter

whattheseason,youcanchoosefromawidevarietyof

landscapes,climates,activitiesandexperiencesallwith

easyaccesstotouroperatorsandlocalguides.

Forsnowlovers,there'snobetterplacethanthe

SnowyMountains.Skiersandsnowboarderscanhitthe

slopesforsomedownhillthrillsinKosciuszkoNational.Park.Non-skiingadventure-seekerswillenjoyhikingorsnowshoeing.

Ifwatersportsaremoreyourthing,thereareplentyofplacestogo.Surfersyou’reyoursurfboardsandheadtoByronBay,Shellharbour,orNewcastle'sMerewetherBeach.Toseespectacularsealifeupclose,visitLordHoweIsland,aworld-famousdestinationforunderwaterdiving.

Theoceans,lakesandriversaroundNSWofferalifetime'sworthofexcitingfishingandboatingchallenges.Wantmore?

ExperiencetherushofwhitewaterraftinginJindabyneandPenrith,orgobarefootwaterskiinginPortStephens.

ForadventureinNSW,thesky'sthelimit!

Bookahot-air-balloonorhelicopterrideoverthestunningvineyardsoftheHunterValley,goskydivinginWollongong,ortryhang-glidinginStanwellPark.

GettoknowtheState'suniqueandtoughlandscapesonacaving,canoeingorrockclimbingadventure.Four-wheel-drivingandoff-roadingtoursarepopularinbothCountryNSWandOutbackNSW.OrexplorepartsoftheStateonhorseback--you'IlfindgreathorseridingoptionsinSydneyandthroughoutNSW.

21.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?

A.Toadvertiseanewholidaytour.B.TodescribethegeographyofNSW.

C.TopromoteNSW'stouristattractions.D.ToencouragepeopletomovetoNSW.

22.Wherecanyougobarefootwaterskiing?

A.PortStephens.B.TheHunterValleyC.StanwellPark.D.Wollongong.

23.Whoaretheintendedreaders？

A.Families.B.Localguides.C.Photographers.D.Adventuretravellers

B

TheUnitedStatesofAmericawasfoundedin1776afterthe13independentAmericanstatesroseupagainsttherulingBritish,defeatedthemintheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,andsignedtheDeclarationofIndependence,thedocumentwhichdeclaredthecreationofthenewcountry.

Themenwholedtherevolution,draftedtheDeclarationofIndependence,andwrotethefirstAmericanlawsareknownas"foundingfathers".BenjaminFranklin,whosepictureisontheUS100-dollarnote,wasappointedtopreparetheDeclarationthatwaseventuallysignedbytheotherfoundingfathers.

Franklinwasbornin1706inBostontoasoapmakernamedJosiahFranklin.Hisfathercouldnotaffordfullschoolingforallhischildren,butBenjaminlovedbooksandworkedinhiselderbrother'sprintingbusinessbeforestartinganewspapercalledthePennsylvaniaGazettein1729.Hewroteanddrewcartoonsforthenewspaper.Inaddition,heworkedtoimprovelivingconditionsinthecity:

introducingstreetlights,cleaningtheroadsandbuildinglibraries.Inthe1740s,Franklinretiredfromhisnewspaperandturnedtosciencewithgreatsuccess.Hewasaverysmartmanandhisworkonelectricity,includingthe"kiteexperiment"whichconfirmedthenatureoflightning,madehimfamousthroughouttheworld.

Franklinearnedthetitleofthe“FirstAmerican"forhiseffortstounitethe13Americanstates,andtowintheirindependence.ThispartofthestorystartsinLondon.HewassenttothecitytopersuadetheBritishtotreattheAmericanstatesmorefairly.Itwasherethathebeganinteractingwithimportantpoliticalthinkersandactivistsofthetimeanddevelopinghisownpoliticalideas.

FollowinghisreturntoAmericain1761hebecamemuchmoreactiveinAmericanpoliticsandinthebattleagainstBritishrule.

AftertheUnitedStatesofAmericawasestablished,FranklinheldseveralimportantpositionssuchasthefirstUnitedStatesPostmasterGeneral,AmbassadortoFranceandPresidentofPennsylvania.Heisalsofamoustodayforhiswisesayings,including"apennysavedisapennyearned”and“anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure".

24.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.TheAmericanDeclarationofIndependence.B.Franklin'scontributionstoAmericansociety.

C.TheAmericanWarofIndependence.D.BenjaminFranklin'searlylife.

25.HowdidFranklinbegindevelopinghisownpoliticalthinking?

A.BydiscussingideaswithpoliticalactivistsinBritain.

B.Bypersuadingthe13Americanstatestounite.

C.ByfightingagainstBritishruleinAmerica.

D.Bywritingarticlesforhisownnewspaper.

26.WhatcanbeinferredaboutFranklinfromthearticle?

A.Hismostimportantcontributionwasinscience.

B.Hewastheleaderofthe“foundingfathers”.

C.Hewassuccessfulinmanydifferentareas.

D.Hecamefromaverywealthyfamily.

27.WhatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromFranklin'slife?

a.Hestartedanewspaperbusiness.

b.Hecarriedoutthekiteexperienceonelectricity.

c.Heworkedforhisbrotherinaprintingcompany.

d.HewasappointedtheAmbassadortoFrance.

e.HehelpedwritetheDeclarationofIndependence.

f.HevisitedEnglandtodiscussindependence.

A.e,c,a,b,f,dB.c,a,b,f,e,dC.a,c,f,b,d,eD.f,d,a,b,c,e

C

WhetherornotyoubelieveProfessorStephenHawking'salarmingtheorythatbuildinga“strong”artificialintelligence（AI）couldleadtotheendofthehumanrace,it’sclearthatAIisreachingthepointwheresoonitwillaffectalmosteveryaspectofhowweworkwithcomputers.Wemustgetusedtocomputersthattalkback.

Lastyear,investmentbankDeepVenturesattractedmuchmediaattentionwhenitannouncedthatithadappointedanAIcomputertoitsboardofdirectorstohelpmakeimportantbusinessdecisions.WhatactuallyhappenedwasthatthecompanyusedaprogramcalledVITALtoanalysepotentialinvestments（授资）indifferentbusinesses.ButVITALdoesn'tattendboardmeetingsorvote-it'sjustaprogram.Whileit'snotquitetheevilrobotweseeinsciencefictionmovies,itshowsushowfarcomputersandAIhaveadvanced.

SoonAIsystemswillbedrivingourvehicles,interpretingourfacialexpressionsasweperformcomplextasks,translatingourvoicesintodifferentlanguagesandbuildingothermachinesforusinfactoriesaroundtheworld.Buttheywon'tlooklikeusorpretendtobehuman.

InthenewfilmExMachina,acomputerscientistisaskedtoassesswhetherabeautifulhuman-lookingrobotcalledAvahashumanintelligence.Iwon'tspoilthefilmforyou,butitoccurredtomethatoneofthereasonswebelieveotherhumanbeingsareconsciousandhaveintelligenceisthatwe'retoldtheyareall.thetime.Indeed,ifyoustoppedbelievingotherpeoplehaveminds,youwouldquicklyfindyourselfunabletofunctionintheworld.

Google'sEricSchmidtarguesthatweshouldn'tworryaboutAI,andthatweneedinsteadtoredesignoureducationsystemssothatwelearnhowtogetonwiththemachines.Aspowerfulcomputer-basedintelligencescontinuedeveloping,wemustletgoofthebeliefthatonlyhumanshaveintelligenceandconsciousness.Justaswehaveacceptedtherealitythattheself-awarenessthatmakesmindspossibleexistswithintheanimalworld,wemaysoonacceptthatitcanalsoexistwithinthemachineworld.

28.AccordingtoProfessorStephenHawking,humanbeings.

A.maybeendangeredbystrongAI

B.arestillmoreintelligentthanmachines

C.willbenefitgreatlyfromtheadvancesinAI

D.willneverbeabletobuildastrongAIsystem

29.AccordingtoParagraph2,VITALcan.

A.attendboardmeetingstovoteB.makefinaldecisionsforthebank

C.attractmoreinvestmentstothebankD.assessthevalueofdifferentbusinesses

30.TheauthorpredictsthatAImachineswillsoonbeableto.

A.controlpeople'sfacialexpressionsB.constructotherintelligentmachines

C.haveahuman-likephysicalappearanceD.changepeople'sspeechesintodifferentlanguages

31.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Itistoolatetostopthedangerofartificialintelligence...

B.Humansshouldlearntolivewithintelligentmachines.

C.Intelligentmachineswilleventuallycontroltheworld.

D.Onlyhumanscanhaveintelligenceandconsciousness.

D

Mature-ageuniversitystudentsareannoying,Iknow.Iunderstandthatwhenyou're18or19,andalreadyknoweverything,there'snoneedtodothereadingsorshowuppreparedforclass.Ialsounderstandthattherearetheseoldpeopleinclasswhoshouldbedoingotherthings——mayberetiring,orgardeninginthebackyard.Theyareeagerlyaskingquestions（orworse,answeringthem）andgenerallyloud.

IunderstandbecauseIusedtobeoneofthem.IdroppedoutofhighschoolinYear11andafterplayingguitarinabandforafewyears,Ispentthenexttenyearsworkingdifferentjobs.Thenafriend,whothoughtIwaswastingmylife,suggestedIenrolathisuniversity.Althoughafraid,Ieventuallytookauniversitypreparationcourseandayearlaterbecamea35-year-olduniversityfreshman.

Likemanymature-agestudents,aftercompletingmydegree,IcontinuedstudyingandeventuallyattainedmyPhD.

NowI'malectureratTorontoUniversityinCanada.Infact,Ihavejustfinishedpreparingagroupofmature-agestudentstoannoynextyear'syoung