2013广州二模英语试卷

试卷类型：B2013年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试(二)英语2013．4本试卷共12页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用2B铅笔在“考生号"处填涂考生号。用黑*字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己所在的市、县／区、学校以及自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(B)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。2．选择题每小题选出*后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的*信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他*，*不能答在试卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑*字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，*必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的*，然后再写上新的*；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的*无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。I语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Teachersandparentsusuallycallattentiontothepictureswhenreadingstorybookstopreschoolchildren.Butanewstudysuggeststhatcallingattentiontotheprintthewordsandlettersonthepagemayleadto1readers.Thetwoyearstudy2childrenaged3to5whowereregularlyreadtothiswayinclasswithchildrenwhowerenot.Inall,overthreehundredstudents,whowereconsideredtobeatseriousriskof3readingproblemsinfuturelife,were4inaclassroomsetting.Afterreviewingtherecordedlessons,theresearchersfoundthatthosestudentswhoseteachersmostoften5theprintshowedclearlyhigherskillsinreading,spellingandunderstanding.ProfessorShaynePiasta,thestudy'sauthor,saysmostteacherswouldfindthismethod6becauseitneedsonlyasmallchangeinthewaytheyteach.Theyalreadyreadstorybooksinclass.Theonly7inthenewmethodwouldbeincreasedattentiontotheprint.Ms.Piastasaysifadultscan8childreninthestoriesandgetthemtopayattentiontolettersandwords,itmakessensethattheywilldobetterat9recognition.Butfewparentsandteachersdothisina10waystartingfirstwithletters,then11movingtowords,sentencesandparagraphs.Teachersandparentscanpointtoaletterandoutlineits12withafinger.Theycanpointoutawordand13,"Thisis‘dog’".Theycandiscussthe14oftheprinttofindhowthewordsbinetotellthestory.Andtheycantalkabouttheoftheprintforexample,howwordsarewrittenfromlefttofight.1.A.clearerB.betterC.higherD.happier2.A.paredB.pairedC.relatedD.involved3.A.avoidingB.solvingC.developingD.forcing4.A.foundB.lockedC.interviewedD.observed5.A.studiedB.discussedC.sawD.ignored6.A.reliableB.illogicalC.unbelievableD.manageable7.A.differenceB.concernC.problemD.challenge8.A.annoyB.leaveC.interestD.puzzle9.A.wordB.voiceC.storyD.number10.A.easyB.systematicC.differentD.typical11.A.silentlyB.suddenlyC.graduallyD.mostly12.A.routeB.shapeC.moveD.sound13.A.guessB.thinkC.explainD.answer14.A.sizeB.styleC.formD.meaning15.A.organizationB.developmentC.informationD.improvement第二节语法填空(共1O小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分)新课标第一网阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法*和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将*填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。ItwasmyfirsttriptoIndia,alone.Oneday,asI16(walk)throughalocalmarket,atenyearoldboycameoverandbeggedmetobuyabook,17hadthewords"InterestingIndia"onitscover.Iboughtit,thinkingthatwhenIreturnedhomeitwouldremindme18mywonderfulIndianadventure.ThebookclaimedthatIndia'speoplewereverywelingoftourists,andnevertried19(cheat)them.AsIreadIfeltdeeplytouchedbythesewarmwords.Suddenly,amonkeycamedownfromanearbytree,snatchedthebookfrommyhandandtook20away,alongwithmybagwhichcontainedallmybelongings.Icouldn'tdoanything21standandstare.Thenamanapproachedmeandasked22Iwantedmybelongingsback.HesaiditwouldcostmefiveUSdollars.Ihadnootherchoice23(leave),soIagreedtopay,butonlyaftermybagwasreturned.Heblewawhistleandthemonkeyimmediatelythrewthebagdown.Ipickeditupandgavehimthemoney.Ilaterlearnedthat24manmadehislivingthisway:trickingtourists.Thiswasthe25(bad)thingIeverexperiencedin"InterestingIndia".II阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAreyoupetitiveenoughtomakeitinAmerica?ThereisanundeniableexcitementaboutingtostudyintheU.S.,butit'snotallexcitement.Yes,itisAmerica;itisthelandoffreedom;it'stheplacewheredifferentculturesclash...andlivetogetherinpeace.However,youguysmightagreewithme.it'snoteasytoleavehomeandthesecurityoffamily,friendsandpeoplewholoveandcareaboutus.Anddoingitraisessomequestions:Isitworthit?Areyouequaltothechallenge?YoumightbesittinginfrontofyourputerwatchingadocumentaryaboutAmerica,whichshowsyouthebreathtakingviewsofskyscrapersinNewYork,thebeautifulwarmweatherinSanDiego,andthehugepartiesalongthebeachesoftheSunshineState,Florida.Justsoyouknow,it'salltrue.IrememberhowmyheartwasracingthefirsttimeIvisitedTimesSquareinNewYork.Ican'tfindanywordsinthedictionarytodescribehowIfeltatthatmoment.Someday,whenyougetluckyandgothere,youwillknowwhatImean..Unfortunately,TVandmoviesnevershowtheothersideofwhatstudentsmustdotosurviveAmerica.EducationintheStatesisreallydifferentfromotherplaces.Yes,thereisthetraditionalA,B,C,andDgradingsystem,andyougettobeontheDean'sListifyouhaveallA'sonyourtranscript.However,thesegradesdon'tjustefromyourtestperformances.TherequirementsofclassesintheU.S.aremuchmorevariedandthisisthebiggestadjustmentthatoverseasstudentshavetomanage.Somehavepapersthatyouhavetowriteeveryweek,othershavegroupprojectsyoumustdowithyourclassmates,presentationsyoumakeintheclass,orresearchyoudobyyourselftoproveyourownidea.Thereesanightwhenyouhaveacoupleofprojectsfordifferentclasses,apaper,andanexamtostudyfor.Andthatnightyouaskyourself,"WhatdidIgetmyselfinto?"I'mnottryingtointimidateyou,butyoushouldknowwhatitreallyisliketostudyintheStates.OnethingIcanpromiseyouisthatitisworthallthehardworkyouputin.Andthemoretimeyougivetoyourstudy,themoreopendoorsyouwillhavebythetimeyoufinishyourdegree.26.Theauthorwrotethispassageto___________.A.helpreadersprepareforstudyingintheU.S.B.warnpeopleofthedangersoflivingintheU.S.C.promotetheU.S.educationsystemtooverseasstudentsD.makereadersunderstandthebenefitsofstudyingintheU.S.27.Accordingtotheauthor,Americais___________.A.aplacethathecouldnotgetusedtoB.acountrywherestudentscanlearnfreelyC.adangerousplacetoliveinwithoutfamilyorfriendsD.aplacewherepeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsgetonwell28.WhentheauthorfirstvisitedTimesSquare,hefelt____________.A.disappointedB.surprisedC.excitedD.nervous29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingismostchallenging?A.Attendingalltheclasses.B.GettingallA'sinthetests.C.Writingpaperseveryweek.D.Balancingdifferentstudyrequirements.30.Theunderlinedword"intimidate"inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.encourageB.frightenC.confuseD.persuade"TheBookThatCan'tWait"isagreatnewideathatseekstostrengthenbondsbetweenfirsttimewritersandtheirreadersbygettingtheirbooksreadquickly.ArgentineanindependentpublishersEternaCadenciaarepublishingacollectionofshortstoriesbynewSouthAmericanauthorsusingspecialinkthatslowlydisappearsonceitesincontactwithsunandair,pletelyvanishingwithin2monthsafterthebookhasbeenopened.Thismakesforaninterestingapproachtomotivatingbookbuyerstoreadbooksmorequickly,givingfirsttimeauthorstheattentiontheyneedtosurvive."TheBookThatCan'tWait"tacklesanimportantproblemfornewauthors:Howtogetreaders.ThecreativeindependentpublishersteamedupwithDRAFTFCBinthecityofBuenosAirestodevelopthisproject."Booksareverypatientobjects.Webuythem,andthentheywaitforustoreadthem.Days,months,evenyears.That'sOKforbooks,butnotfornewauthors.Ifpeopledon'treadtheirfirstbook,they'llnevermakeittoasecond,"saystheprojectcoordinatorTitoSantana.That'swhyEtemaCadencia,whichalsorunsitsownbookstore,hasdecidedtocreatesomethingdifferenttolaunchitsnewauthorsintothemarket.Itpresenteditsfirst"TheBookThatCan'tWait"forthecriticsandthepresslastmonth.Theinventionisasuccess.Hundredsofpeoplecametothebookstoretopickupacopy.Tohelpspreadtheword,theygaveawaythefirsteditiontocustomersforfree.Theverysamedayitwasreleased,thepublishinghouseclaimedthatitreceivedthousandsofrequestsformorecopiesofthebook.Soitwillprintaneweditionlaterthismonthtosatisfythedemand.Andthebestresult?Thistimetheyhavetheguaranteethattheirnewauthorswillberead.Thepanyplanstousethebookasaplatformforothertitles,becausetheybelievethereisalotofliteratureouttherethatdoesn'tdeservetowaitontheshelf.Andthesebookswon'twaitatall.31.Themainpurposeofpublishing"TheBookThatCan'tWait"isto___________.A.sellmorebooksB.makeitfuntoreadC.inventanewkindofbookD.getnewauthors'booksreadquickly32.TheDRAFTFCBmentionedinParagraph3ismostprobably__________.A.anorganizationinvolvedintheprojectB.anewSouthAmericanauthorC.anindependentbookstoreD.anareaofBuenosAires33.Bysaying"Booksareverypatientobjects"inParagraph4,TitoSantanaactuallymeans______.A.booksneverknowwhenyoureadthemB.booksmustbereadverycarefullyC.bookscanusuallybereadatanytimeD.bookscansometimeshaveemotions34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Lightandaircanmakethebooksdisappearwithintwomonths.B.Theapproachhasonlybeenappliedtoworksofsomenewauthors.C.Booksprintedusingthenewtechnologyhavebeenbestsellers.D.Thepanywillpublishallitsbooksinthefutureusingthenewink.35.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthisnewkindofbook?A.Approving.B.Doubtful.新课标第一网C.Uninterested.D.Opposed.At10:35a.m.onDecember17,1903,twobrothersfromOhioflewthefirstsuccessfulairplanefor12secondsand120feetalongabeachinKittyHawk,NorthCarolina.WithOrvilleflyingfirst,thebrotherstookturnsaspilot,andtheyflewthreemoretimesthatday.Ontheirfourthtry,theymanagedtogo852feetin59seconds——anamazingfeatatthetime.Thetwobrothershadinventedpoweredflight.OrvilleandWilburWrightownedabicycleshopinDayton,Ohio.Althoughtheyhadnotgonetoschooltolearnaboutairplanesorengineering,theyweregoodmechanics.Byrepairingbicycles,theyhadlearnedhowgearsandpulleysworked.Theyalsolearnedtotakecarefulnotesaboutwhattheysaw.Eachtimetheymadeanewdesignandtestedamachine,theytooknotesandmadedrawings.Theywouldstudythesetofigureoutwhattheycoulddobetterthenexttime.BeforetheWrightbrothersflew,theydidmanythingstoprepareforthisextraordinaryachievement.Theyreadeverythingtheycouldfindaboutair,balloons,andkites.Thentheymadecarefulsketchesofwhattheywantedtobuild.Theybeganbymakingmodelkitestolearnhowairflowedoverwings.Theymadethembiggerandbiggeruntiltheyhadaglider—akitethatisbigenoughtoholdaperson,butwithnoengine.TheWrightbrothersmadethreeglidersbeforebuildingtheirfirstairplane.Eachtimetheymadeaglider,theywouldtestit,makecarefulobservations,andthenimprovetheirdesign.Whentheymadeagliderthatflewwell,theyaddedanengine.Thisstepwasharderthanitsounds,becausetheyhadtofindanenginethatwasbothlightweightandpowerful.Theenginesthattheycouldbuywereeithertooheavyortooweak,sotheyaskedtheirfriendCharlieTaylortohelpthembuildone.ThefirstenginethatCharliebuiltbrokealmostimmediately,butthesecondoneworkedwell.AfterOrvilleandWilburinstalledtheengineintheirplane,theywerealmostready.Theysimplyhadtowaitfortheperfectdaywithjustthefightamountofwind.OnthemorningofDecember17,1903,theyhadtheirchance.Andtheairplaneflewintohistory.36.Whatwasthespeedofthefirstflight?A.10feetpersecond.B.120feetperminute.C.12feetpersecond.D.1200feetperhour.37.WhatcanwelearnabouttheWrightbrothersfromParagraph2?A.Theyhadlittleformaleducation.B.Theyownedasuccessfulbusiness.C.Theywereverythoroughintheirwork.D.Theyhadexperiencedmanyfailures.38.Thebrothersconstructedanumberofkitesinorderto_________.A.testthematerialstheywouldusefortheirplaneB.provethatbuildingaflyingmachinewaspossibleC.seewhichshapecouldsupportthemostweightD.improvethedesignoftheirplane'swings39.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheWrightbrothersbuiltallthepartsoftheirfirstplane.B.WilburWrightflew852feetonDecember17,1903.C.TherewasnowindonthedaytheWrightbrothersflew.D.OrvilleWrightwentontobeeaprofessionalpilot.40.Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventsoccur?a.TheWrightbrothersstartedreadingaboutballoons.b.TheWrightbrothersranabicyclerepairshop.c.Asuitableenginewasbuilt.d.Orvillesuccessfullyflewforthefirsttime.e.CharlieTaylorwasaskedtohelp.f.Threegliderswerebuilt.A.c,f,e,b,a,dB.b,c,a,f,d,eC.b,a,f,e,c,dD.d,e,a,f,c,bDExpensiveperfumes(香水)eintinybottles,butmanyhideawhalesizedsecret.Toperfectaparticularsmell,perfumemakersoftenuseaningredientthatesfromspermwhales,calledambergris.Butusingambergris,whichhelpsaperfumelastlonger,isstronglyopposedbymanypeoplewhothinkitiswrongtokillwhalesjustsowecansmellsweet.JoergBohlmannisneitheraperfumernorawhaleexpert.He'saplantbiologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanada.Buthisdiscoveryofanewplantgene(基因)mightpushwhalesoutoftheperfumebusiness.Thegeneesfromfirtrees,foundthroughoutNorthAmericaandmonlyusedasChristmastrees.Thetreesproduceachemicalthatcanbeusedinperfumeinplaceofambergris——butwithacatch."There'saproblemthatmanypeoplewouldn'tconsider.Inthetree,thechemicalismixedwithmanyothers.Thatmakesseparationachallenge,"Bohlmannsays."It'sliketryingtoisolatesugarfromabiscuit."Thisiswheresciencebeesuseful.WhenBohlmannlearnedthatfirtreesproducetheambergrislikechemical,hedecidedtousehisgeneknowhowtofindtheinstructionsforhowtomaketheambergrissubstitute.http://..Bohlmannfoundthatgeneandtookitoutofthetreecells.Thenhedidsomethingthatmightsoundstrangetosomeonewhodoesn'tworkingenetics:Bohlmannputthegenefromthetreeintoyeast(酵母)cells.Yeastmaysoundfamiliarbecauseit'susedtomakethingslikebread,wineandbeer.Biologistsliketoworkwithyeastbecauseiteasilyadoptsnewgenesandchangesitsfeaturesandbehaviour.WhenBohlmannputthefirtreegeneintotheyeast,theyeaststartedmakingthesamechemicalthathadbeenproducedbythetree.Perfumerspaybigmoneyforambergrisbecauseitisafixative,whichmeansitholdsasmellinplaceonaperson'sbody."Cheapperfumessmellgoodinthefirsthourorsoandtheneverythingisgone,"explainsBohlmann."Butexpensiveperfumesaremuchmorestable.Theirsmelllastsmuchlonger,forhoursorevenadayafteryouapplythem."Thenewchemical,madefromthetreegenes,canbeusedasafixative,too.Andusingyeasttomakeitisfarcheaperthanacquiringambergris.Bohlmannadmitsheneverthoughthe'dgetintotheperfumebusiness.Butnow,hesays,producershavebeencallingtofindouthowtousehistechnologyinnewperfumes.41.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatifaperfumecontainsambergris,A.itsuserprobablysupportswhalehuntingB.itssmellwilllastforaboutanhourC.therewillbeawhalesymbolonthebottleD.itisprobablyveryexpensive42.Theunderlinedexpression"withacatch"inParagraph3meansA.beingdifficulttoholdB.havingahiddenproblemC.needingfurthertestingD.beingtoosimilar43.Accordingtothepassage,whyareyeastcellsoftenusedingeneticresearch?A.Theycantakeonthecharacteristicsofothergenes.B.Theycanreproducemuchfasterthanothercells.C.Theysharesomeofthequalitiesofplantgenes.D.They'remuchcheapertousethanambergris.44.WhatcanwelearnaboutJoergBohlmannfromthepassage?A.Heisopposedtowhalehunting.B.HemadehisdiscoveryduringChristmas.C.Hehasworkedintheperfumeindustryformanyyears.D.Hehaspreviouslydonegeneticresearch.45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheChristmastree'ssecretB.ThesweetsmellofsuccessC.WhalefreeperfumeD.Savethewhale第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分1O分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先请阅读下列手机软件的信息：新课标第一网falseGoogleCurrentssearchesthewebanddeliversinformationtoyourputerorsmartphoneforonlineandofflinereading.Specifyyourowntopicanditwillregularlybringallthatinformationtoyourphonewithoutyoudoingathing.falseAstridisataskmanagerthathelpsyoustayPreparedandgetmoredone.Createtodolists,addtasks,setduedatesortimesandtracktaskprogress.Getemailreminderssoyouneverforgetappointmentsormeetings.falseThisallinonesolutionletsyougetrealworkdoneonlineandoffline.View,createandeditMicrosoftOfficedocuments,spreadsheets,andPPTpresentations,aswellasPDFfiles.Create,modifyandaddprofessionalqualitypictureswithyourfingertips.falseSlideRocketisagreatnewwaytocreateandshareamazingpresentations.ProfessionaldesigntoolshelpyoutocreatePPTpresentationsthatwillimpressyouraudience.Storepresentationsonlinetoletyourworkmates,customersandothersview,shareormodifytheircontent.falseDolphinBrowseristhefastestandeasiestmobilewebbrowsercurrentlyavailable.Enjoyfeaturessuchas:VoicesearchontheInternet.Tabbedbrowsingletsyouopenandswitchbetweenwebpagesfastaslightning.falseAquaisthemostadvancedsmartphonemunicationsoftwareonthemarket.Usedifferentmessagingsystems(qq,skype,yahoo,etc.)byusingasinglewindow.Builtinemailmanagementsystemallowsyoutoreceive,viewandstoreallemailsandattachmentsfromdifferentaccountsinasingleplace..以下是Paul的新手机所需要的一些功能。请匹配这些功能与要下载的相应软件。46.Manageappointmentswithcustomersandrecordprogressonworkprojectsandtaskshehasbeengivenbyhisemployer.47.Automaticallyreceivethelatestonlineinformationonavailablehousesandothermarkettrendsthathecanreviewwithouthavingtomanuallysearchthroughthewebhimself.48.Convenientlyreademailsfromhismultipleaccounts(bothworkandprivate)andgetaccesstoimportantfilesalreadyemailedtohim.49.Editphotosofcustomers'homeswhichwillbeaddedtopromotionmaterial(worddocuments,PPTs,spreadsheets)hemustprepareforthepany'swebsite.50.Surfthewebtosearchforcustomers'details(addressetc.),andbrowsedifferentwebsitesforhisgeneralinterests.III写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)你接受了一项写作任务，要为英语校报的“科技与发明"栏目写一篇环保产品介绍。【写作内容】请根据以下信息，介绍太阳能汽车。名称：太阳能汽车(solarcar)原理：通过太阳板(solarpanels)从日光中获取能量外形：与普通车形状相近优点：低噪音、无污染，环保车身小、易驾驶、易停车缺点：价格昂贵动力不足，最高速度只有70公里／小时最大问题：每次充电(charge)后只能行驶约100公里【写作要求】1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。第二节读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。TheseriousdeclineinthehealthofChinesestudentsiscausingconcernamongparents,schoolsandexperts.Thenextgeneration'sfutureisindangerandthereisaneedtounderstandthecausesoftheproblemandfindasolution.Inthelast10years,studieshavefoundanalarmingincreasein:·Obesity——Thenumberofoverweightmiddleschoolstudentshasdoubled.Poordiet,especiallytheovereatingofjunkfoodandtheoverdrinkingofsoftdrinks,andthelackofphysicalactivityareidentifiedasthemainreasonsforthisproblem.·Pooreyesight——Morestudentsnowwearglassesandfromanearlierage.Longhoursofstudyandheavyuseofputersandmobilephonesaremostmonlyblamed.·Stress——Studentsfeelundermorepressuretosucceedthaneverbefore.Thelonghoursofstudyandhomeworktheymustdotoachievesuccess,pluspressurefromparentsandschoolsarethemaincauses.SomehavesuggestedincludingPhysicalEducation(P.E.)intheGaokaoasapossiblesolutiontostudents'healthproblems.Theysaythiswillforcestudentstobemoreactive,playsportsandthereforeloseweight.Others,however,opposetheidea,sayingthataddingonemoretesttotheGaokaowouldonlyincreasestudents'workloadandstressandwouldactuallyworsentheiroverallhealth.Althoughthereisnoeasyanswer,allagreethatsomethingmustbedonetostoptheseriousdeclineinstudents'health.【写作内容】1．以约30个词概括这段短文的内容；2．然后以约120个词就“健康与学习”的话题进行写作，内容包括：(1)你是否赞成体育人高考及原因；(2)健康与学习的关系；(3)你认为还有什么方式可以帮助学生提高身体素质。【写作要求】1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。HYPERLINK"http://.."..