广东省广州市届英语高考冲刺题一.docx

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广东省广州市届英语高考冲刺题一

试卷类型：

A

2017年广州市英语高考冲刺题

（一）

2017．5

本试卷8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

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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因笔试不考听力，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

TheHouseatPoohCorner

byA.A.Milne

IboughtaboxsetoffourWinniethePoohbookswhileonholidaywhenIwaseightyearsold.IadoredPooh,Piglet,TiggerandEeyore.TheybecameveryrealtomeandIcreditthemwithstartingalifelongloveofreading.

Istillhavetheboxset,andlovedreadingthestoriestomychildrenwhentheyweresmall.PartofmesecretlybelievesA.A.Milne’swonderfulcharactersareallaliveandwellandstillhavingtheiradventuresintheHundredAcreWood.

---RobertaSmith

JaneEyreandWutheringHeights

byCharlotteandEmilyBrontë

IcanneverseparateCharlotteBrontë’sJaneEyreandEmilyBrontë’sWutheringHeightswhenIthinkaboutbooksthathavestayedwithme.BothhadadeepimpactonmewhenIreadthemasateenager.

TheywerethefirstclassicbooksIreadpurelyforpleasure,ratherthanbecauseIhadtoforschool.

IgrewupinYorkshire,notfarfromwheretheBrontëslived,sopartofmereallyunderstoodthatdepressinglandscape.Thatclosegeographicalconnectionledtoalifelonginterestintheauthorsasmuchasinthebooksthemselves.

Iwroteahigh-schoolessayonthecontrastsandsimilaritiesbetweenCharlotteandEmilyandtheirheroines.I’dbefascinatedtoreadthatessaynowtoseewhatconclusionsIreachedasa17-year-old.

---JaneLee

21.WhatcanweinferabouttheWinniethePoohbooks?

A.Theyareveryrealistic.

B.Theydescribeholidaystories.

C.Theyareintendedforchildren.

D.Theyencouragepeopletohaveadventures.

22.WhatisonereasonthewriterlikesJaneEyreandWutheringHeights?

A.Theywereeasy-to-findclassicnovels.

B.Thestorieshelpedthewriterwithheressaywriting.

C.Theywererecommendedbytheteachersinherschool.

D.Thestoriesaresetinanareathatthewriterknowswell.

23.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroducethebooks’authors.

B.Topromotesomeclassicalliterature.

C.Tocommentonthebooks’maincharacters.

D.Toexplaintheeffectofthesebooksonthewriters.

B

GrandmaPughsizedupthebabylikeapigatthefarmers’market.Therewasapauseandthenshepronounced.“He’sgotnicelonglegs.”Sheclappedherhandsonceinapproval.Butthenshefrownedandleanedforward.Everyonewaitedanxiously.Thebabyhadopenedhiseyesandwasstaringup.“Butthosecrosseyeswon’tdo,”shedeclaredfirmly,shakingherheadindisappointment.

ThathadbeenFreddiePilcher’sfirstmeetingwithGrandmaPugh.Sincethen,tenyearshadpassed.Muchtohisgrandmother’ssatisfaction,she’dbeenprovenrightabouttheboy’slegs.Hewasaregularbeanpole.GrandmaPughhadalsobeencorrectabouthiseyes.Freddiehadbeenwearingglassestocorrecthisvisionsincehewastwoyearsold.Hiscurrentpairwasthick,andcheap-looking,butatleasthecouldsee.

Freddienotonlyhadpooreyesight,buthewasalsoclumsy.Hewasn’tgoodatschoolworkeither.Buttherewasonethingthattheboywasgoodatanditwasallonaccountofthelengthofhislegs.Hecouldjump.

Freddiewasthebestjumperinschool.Notonlycouldheleapthefurthestbutalsothehighest.Atbreaktimes,heentertainedthelittleonesbyleapingovertheschoolwallintoMrsHobson’sgardenandthenrapidlyjumpingback.Shehadbeenuptoseetheheadteacherseveraltimesbecausesomebodyhadbeencrushinghervegetables.

Itwasbadgers（獾）,Freddiesuggested,whenquizzedbyMissHarpy—definitelybadgers;nodoubtaboutit.Hisdadhadterribleproblemswithbadgers.Onlylastweekhehadlosttworowsofcarrots.Freddiehadwokenonenightandheardthemtearingthroughthegarden,awholeherdofthem.Theyrootedupthelawnanddugupthevegetables.Terriblethings,badgers.Alltheotherchildrennoddedtheirheadswisely.Therewasamoment’spauseinClassThreeaseveryonethoughtaboutthedreadfuldamagethatbadgerscoulddo.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutGrandmaPugh?

A.ShewaspresentatthebirthofbabyFreddie.

B.Shewasunwillingtolistentotheideasofothers.

C.Shewasafigureofgreatimportanceinthefamily.

D.Shevaluedphysicalappearanceoverallotherthings.

25.WhydidFreddiejumpovertheschoolwall?

A.Toannoyhisteacher.

B.Toescapefromschool.

C.Toamusehisschoolmates.

D.TodamageMrsHobson’svegetables.

26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesFreddie’sphysicalappearance?

A.

B.

C.

D.

27.WhydoesFreddietalkaboutbadgersinthefinalparagraph?

A.Toexplainthecauseofthedamage.

B.Towarntheclassabouttheirdanger.

C.Todescribewhathappenedtohisfather’sgarden.

D.Tomakeupanexcuseforthecauseofthedamage.

C

Eversincetheinventionoftheprintingpressover500yearsago,masscommunicationhasbeengrowingandaffectingthewaycommunitiesandpeoplebehave.Whereoncethewrittenwordwasusedbythosewithpowertokeepcontrolofpopulations,noweveryonebelievesthattheyhavepowerovergovernmentsbecauseofthehugeamountofknowledgeavailabletothemthankstoelectroniccommunication.Ateverystageofthedevelopmentofcommunication,fromthetelegraphthroughtotheInternet,societieshavehadtoadapttoitseffects.Buthavetheeffectsbeenmorepositiveornegative?

Thesaying“knowledgeispower”hasbeenanexcellentmotivatorforpeopletoimprovetheirlives,buttodaythemassiveamountofinformationavailablethroughtheInternetdoesn’talwaysseemtobehelpingpeopleinthewaywe’dhoped.Ratherthanimprovingpeople’slivesandbringingusclosertogether,theinformationageismakingusmoredividedandirresponsible.

Nevertheless,manypeoplefindcomfortintheirvirtual（虚拟的）worldsandarehappytoconnectwithreal-lifefriendsandonlinefriendsfromthefamiliarsurroundingsoftheirlivingrooms.However,beingabletoreinventthemselvesonlineandbewhoevertheywanttobeleadstothequestionofwhethertheyarelosingtheiridentitiesbylivinginavirtualworld.

It’snotallbadnews,however.Masscommunicationhashelpedchangesomeattitudesforthebetter.Takeourviewsontheenvironmentforexample.Internetcampaignsbygovernmentsandotherorganizationshavehelpedpopularizetheideasofrecycling,protectingwildlifeandreducingpollution.

Modernelectroniccommunicationnowinfluenceseveryaspectofourlives—itisapowerfultoolthathasraisedsomeconcernsforsociety.However,ithasalsobroughtcountlessbenefitstosociety.Attheendoftheday,itcanbeusedbothforgoodorevilandultimatelyreliesonthemoralsandsenseofresponsibilityoftheindividualorcommunityinvolved.Inshort,itneedstobeusedwithcare.

28.Whatdoesthewriterimplyaboutlifebeforetheprintingpress?

A.Populationlevelswerelower.

B.Thegeneralpublichadlittlepower.

C.Peoplewantedtohavemorecontrolovertheirlives.

D.Countriesweregovernedbypoorlyeducatedpeople.

29.Thewriterstatesthatthesaying“knowledgeispower”has________.

A.encouragedpeopletogetaneducation

B.sometimesfailedtohavetheexpectedresults

C.motivatedpeopletoaccessasmuchinformationaspossible

D.beenthedrivingforcebehindthedevelopmentofmassmedia

30.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutsocialisingonline?

A.Itcanbecomfortingforsomepeople.

B.Virtuallivescanstoppeopleenjoyingareallife.

C.Peoplehavetoomanyfriendsonlinetobeofanyvalue.

D.Crimeisaproblemforpeopleonsocialnetworkingsites.

31.Whichstatementbestsummarisesthewriter’soverallviewofelectroniccommunication?

A.Itshouldbeusedwisely.

B.Itchangesattitudesmuchtooquickly.

C.Itismorepowerfulthanmanypeoplebelieve.

D.Itshouldbebettercontrolledbythegovernment.

D

Byage25JohnD.RockefellercontrolledoneofthelargestoilcompaniesinAmerica.Byage31hehadbecometheworld’slargestoilproducer.Byage38hecommanded90%oftheoilproducedintheU.S.Bythetimeofhisretirementatage58,hewastherichestmaninthecountry.Bythetimehedied,hehadbecometherichestmanintheworld.

ButtherewaslittleinRockefeller’supbringingthatwouldsignalhisgreatsuccess.Hewasborninarun-downhouseinNewYorkin1839.Hismotherwasasolid,religiouswoman,buthisfather,WilliamAveryRockefeller,waslittlemorethanadishonestsalesman,unabletoprovideforhisfamily.

YoungJohngrewuphelpingworkthefamilyfarm.Buthehadhiseyessetongreaterthings,andearnestlydesiredtoriseintheworld.

Hehadatalentfornumbers,andhedroppedoutofhighschooltobecomebetteracquaintedwiththeirmanagement.Enrollingina3-monthbusinesscourseatacommercialcollege,helearnedthebasicsofbook-keepingandbanking.

Aftergraduatingattheageof16,RockefellerlefthisruralhometolookforajobinCleveland.AsRockefellerremembered,thejobmarketwastight,andtheresponsewasnotencouraging:

“Noonewantedaboy,andveryfewshowedanyinterestinme.”YetyoungJohnwasnotatalldiscouraged.

Frommorninguntillaterafternoon,sixdaysaweek,forsixweeks—sweatingthroughCleveland’shotsummer,walkingitsstreetsuntilhisfeetached—Rockefellercontinuedtoseekajob.Heattac