广州市高考模拟考试英语试题与答案及评分参考Word文档格式.docx

1、1. 答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分 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。Make a difference with your photographyTake the chance to make a real difference with your photography and co

2、ntribute to One Minute on Earth, a project aiming to help street children around the world.We all live on the planet Earth, in different time zones and different parts of the world. When you read this, it will be night in one part of the world and morning somewhere else. A sunset and a sunrise is al

3、ways there at any minute on earth.In 2015 on the 6th of April at 13:00 （New York time）, 200 photographers all around the world clicked on the button of their cameras all within the same minute on earth.?From all these amazing landscape photos and stories, a photobook was made which was sold to raise

4、 money for charity.100% of this profit was donated to the Ashalayam Deutschland organisation which used this money to support a street children center in Kolkata India. You can still buy?this book from our website, which will help us continue to support the kids.We plan to hold this event annually,

5、with the next one scheduled on June 21st 2016 at 21:00 （New York time）. Money raised from the sale of the new photobook will go to a home in South Africa where 75 parentless children live.?This years event will include?not only landscape photos?but also?street?photos. The main rule is that the sky m

6、ust be shown in the photo, so all can see at what time it was shot when this years One Minute on Earth got to you.1. What is the main goal of One Minute on Earth?A. To raise money for children. B. To publish a photobook.C. To find the best picture. D. To take pictures of different places.2. What do

7、the 2015 and 2016 events have in common?A. They take place on the same date.B. They each produce a photobook.C. They require the same type of picture.D. The money raised goes to the same children.3. What is the main rule of the 2016 event?A. All photos must be landscapes.B. The photos must be taken

8、in Africa.C. The sky must appear in every photo.D. Each photographer can submit only one photo.BFor many people, leisure time is an opportunity to get outdoors, have some fun and meet interesting people. Add two pieces of advanced 21st century technology global positioning system （GPS） devices and t

9、he Internet to get “geocaching”. The word geocaching comes from “geo” （earth） and “cache” （hidden storage）. Geocachers log onto a website to find information about the location of a cache usually a waterproof plastic box containing small items such as toys and CDs along with a notebook where “finder

10、s” can enter comments and learn about the cache “owner”, the person who created and hid the cache. Finders may take any of the items in the cache but are expected to replace them with something of similar value. They then visit the website again and write a message to the owner.Geocaching became pos

11、sible on May 1, 2000, when a satellite system developed by the U.S. Department of Defense was made public. Using an inexpensive GPS device, anyone on earth can send a signal to the satellites and receive information about their position. This is basically a high-tech version of orienteering, the tra

12、ditional pastime which uses maps and compasses instead of GPS to determine ones location.Geocachers are a very considerate group. Owners carefully choose a caches location to give finders an enjoyable experience, such as a beautiful view or a good campsite. They also consider the environmental impac

13、t of their cache since it could result in an increased number of visitors to an area. As for the content of the caches, owners and finders must only use items that are suitable for the whole family, as caches are found by geocachers of all ages. 4. According to the passage, geocaching is _.A. an out

14、door leisure activity B. a new type of technologyC. a game used to teach geography D. a program to protect environment5. How can finders learn about the cache owners?A. By meeting them. B. By going to a website.C. From the notebook. D. From the satellite.6. Which of the following is NOT used in geoc

15、aching?A. A GPS device. B. A compass.C. A plastic container. D. The Internet.7. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Most geocachers are adults. B. Any item can be placed in the caches.C. The caches should be put in a remote place. D. Geocachers try to avoid damaging the envir

16、onment. CAs a child, visiting the zoo was more a punishment than a treat. I didnt find the chimps tea parties funny, nor the bird shows entertaining. Feeding time for seals was less painful, but their performances still seemed like they belonged more in a circus. And I hated circuses, especially the

17、 animal acts men teasing lions, girls balancing on elephants and monkeys playing football. I knew that every trick a circus animal did was unnatural, achieved through strict training and quite possibly cruelty.Happily, during my lifetime public attitudes and the law have changed. Circuses using wild

18、 animals are now almost extinct, and zoos have definitely evolved. When my children were young, I occasionally took them to our local zoo. The elephants were in tiny cages and the gorillas looked bored as they sat peeling bananas and staring at teasing visitors. Each cage had a sign which listed the

19、 animals name and where it came from. But, back then, there was little information included about the environmental challenges they faced. As a result, environmentalists and animal lovers often oppose zoos. “Animals belong in the wild,” is a common and understandable complaint. But what do the anima

20、ls themselves prefer? Generally speaking, zoo animals have a longer life. But you may protest they are not free. What? Free to be hunted and killed, free to die of hunger or thirst? Maybe sitting in a cage eating bananas isnt so bad.Not that such conditions are acceptable in modern zoos, due to the

21、work of BIAZA, the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums. These days every zoo requires BIAZAs approval to operate, and the association sets the standards, observes conditions in zoos and develops animal-research programmes, both in the UK and abroad. BIAZA also organises the animal ex

22、changes between zoos all over the world. Consequently, today, most zoo animals are born and raised in zoos, live in large, comfortable enclosures and are cared for by well-trained, knowledgeable and caring zoo employees. Of course its no substitute for living in the wild but unfortunately this isnt

23、always possible. Meanwhile, why not visit your local zoo and decide for yourself?8. The passage is mainly about _.A. how zoos have improvedB. whether a zoo should be closed downC. a new environmental organisationD. the difference between zoos and circuses9. From Paragraph 2, we can guess that the wr

24、iter believes circus animals _.A. had much shorter lives than those in the wildB. were not treated well by their trainersC. should have been placed in zoos D. were not as intelligent as those in zoos10. Which of the following roles are performed by BIAZA?A. Organising animal study projects and train

25、ing zoo workers.B. Checking zoo conditions and arranging animal exchanges.C. Designing zoos and approving zoo operations.D. Caring for ill animals and setting zoo standards.11. Which of the following statements about zoos would the writer agree with?A. Zoo animals should be freed into the wild.B. Zo

26、os are more popular now than in the past. C. Zoo animals are more restricted than in the past.D. Zoos now provide caring living conditions for animals.DFar out in the lake was a large wooden platform on which stood an improbably high diving board a kind of wooden Eiffel Tower. It was, Im sure, the c

27、ountys tallest wooden structure and no one had ever been known to jump from it.So it was quite a shock when our teacher, Mr. Milton, announced that he would dive off the high board that very afternoon.Word of his questionable plan was already spreading through town as Mr. Milton swam out to the plat

28、form. He was just a tiny, stick figure when he got there but even from such a distance the high board seemed almost to touch the clouds. Once at the top, he paced the enormously long board, then took some deep breaths and finally stood at edge. He was going to do it.Several hundred people had gather

29、ed at the shore to watch. Mr. Milton stood for quite a long time, then he raised his arms, took one massive bounce and launched himself into a perfect dive. It was beautiful. He fell with perfect style for what seemed minutes. The crowd fell silent. The only sound to be heard was the faint whistle o

30、f his body tearing through the air toward the water far, far below. But about three quarters of the way down he seemed to have second thoughts and began suddenly to panic, waving his arms and legs like someone having a bad dream. When he was perhaps thirty feet above the water, he gave up on waving

31、and spread his arms and legs wide, apparently hoping that it would somehow slow his fall.It didnt.He hit the water at over six hundred miles an hour. The impact was so loud that it made birds fly out of their trees three miles away. I dont think he entered the water at all. He just bounced off it, a

32、bout fifteen feet back into the air. After that, he lay still on the surface, spinning like an autumn leaf. He was brought to shore by two passing fishermen in a rowboat and placed on an old blanket where he spent the rest of the afternoon. Occasionally he accepted small sips of water, but otherwise was too shocked to speak. From head