2017年廣州二模英語(yǔ)試題及答案

1、.第I卷第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第1節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。AMany people would love to leave their jobs behind and have a life-changing adventure overseas. They imagine lying under palm trees as the sun goes down. However, life overseas is not always easy, and many

2、 are not prepared for the shock of living in an alien culture.The honeymoon periodAt first, for those who actually decide to move abroad, life is an exciting adventure. They enjoy exploring their new surroundings, and life seems like an extended holiday. They dont mind trying the local cuisine and d

3、iscovering the local culture. They can even afford to practice their foreign-language skills without fear of making mistakes.Trouble in paradiseIn many cases, when people consider moving to another country, they often fail to realize how different life will be. As time goes by, they become frustrate

4、d when language and cultural misunderstandings become a daily headache. In this stage, the visitors begin to withdraw from life in the host country and avoid spending time with local people in favor of mixing with others from their own cultural background.The road to recoveryGradually, most visitors

5、 realize they must accept the differences and not fight against them. This change encourages them to improve their language skills and slowly they manage to do the things they could easily do at home, such as opening a bank account. This new-found confidence enables them to see a side of life which

6、very few tourists get to witness.Adjusting to life abroad can often be a real problem. The secret to overcoming it is to stop trying to change your host country: you will not succeed. If not, you risk losing your dream and having to return to the old life you wanted to leave behind.21. Why do people

7、 moving abroad feel excited at first?A. They find foreign living much easier.B. They have the necessary language skills.C. They love the adventure and exploration.D. They enjoy meeting people from different cultures.22. According to the author, what is the main problem many people moving abroad face

8、?A. Homesickness. B. Culture shock C. Health problems. D. Lack of employment.23. What would the author suggest people moving abroad do?A. Study the local language. B. Go on holidays frequently. C. Learn how to open a bank account. D. Seek out people from their home country.BAustralia loves interesti

9、ng money. In 1988, it was the first country to replace paper money with special plastic banknotes. Now its introduced a new five-dollar bill so technologically advanced that many experts are calling it the money of the future!At first glance, the new note looks much like the old one. It has the same

10、 pink colour and main pictures on the front and back. But look closer, and you will notice a clear window running down the middle, surrounded by images of the yellow Prickly Moses, a type of Australian plant.Tilt（使傾斜）the note a little and you will see the Eastern Spinebill, an Australian bird, beati

11、ng its wings as if trying to fly away. Turn the bill from side to side, and you will notice the picture of a small building at the bottom of the note spins, and the image of “5” changes position. While these moveable features are impressive and entertaining, that was not the reason Australian govern

12、ment officials spent ten years developing them. Their primary purpose was to make it impossible for criminals to produce their own fake notes.The new five-dollar note also has something to help blind people easily identify the money. It has a raised bump alongside the top and bottom, enabling blind

13、people to quickly determine its value. The credit for persuading the Australian government to add this all-important bump goes to 15-year-old Connor McLeod. The blind Sydney teenager came up with the idea in 2014 after being unable to tell how much money he had received for Christmas. Connor says he

14、 was so embarrassed at not being able to see the difference between notes that he only carried coins to pay for food at the school cafeteria. To convince the government officials of his idea, Connor started a website that got huge public attention.The government will add this feature to the new $10

15、bill which comes out in late 2017, as well as the update 420, $50, and $100 bills that are still being designed.24. Which picture does NOT move when the banknote is tilted?A. The bird.B. The number.C. The plants.D. The building.25. What was the main reason the Australian government created the new b

16、anknote?A. To make the note more difficult to copy. B. To show the countrys advanced technology.C. To help blind people more easily use money. D. To make the notes appearance more attractive.26. What can we guess about Australian coins?A. They are different in size or shape. B. They are required in

17、school cafeterias. C. They are more frequently used than notes. D. They are more convenient for young people.27. What did Connor do to persuade the government?A. He wrote a letter to the leaders. B. He organized an online meeting. C. He sought support on the Internet. D. He requested a special Chris

18、tmas gift.CAt this years Technology Forum, speakers include world-famous people, such as Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, and lesser-known individuals with great ideas to change the world. One of the latter is Jonny Cohen, a high school senior, green businessman and creator of GreeenShie

19、lds.Since Cohen was a child, he has been innovating and inventing. When he was 12 and took science classes at Northwestern University, he saw a school bus and had an idea: what if the shape of school bus was improved to make it more fuel efficient? This would greatly reduce the amount of pollution i

20、t produced. He set about making a wind tunnel in his parents garage and placed small metal plates or shields on toy school buses to test them. The result: his shields redirected the airflow over and around the bus, decreased wind drag, and produced better fuel economy and less pollution.Cohen went t

21、hrough various experiments to improve his GreenShields invention with the help of MIT and Cook-Illionis Bus Company, which donated a full-sized bus for Cohens experiments, he now has a shield model that is inexpensive and easy to attach, enabling widespread adoption.How much of an impact can these s

22、hields have on climate change? Fuel consumption for the average US school bus is seven miles per gallon. GreenShields increases fuel efficiency by 10-20%, saving about $600 per bus per year, and costs only $30 to attach. Cohen and his partners are now trying to persuade the government to put GreenSh

23、ields on all school buses.With almost half-a-million school buses in America using nearly $ 2.5 billion of fuel per year, a consumption reduction of 10-20% would make a big difference in pollution. Not to mention the roughly $ 285 million in annual savings on fuel.28. What can we learn about Jonny C

24、ohen from the text?A. He has produced GreenShields independently.B. He has been employed to improve school buses.C. He is a world-famous businessman and inventor.D. He has a talent for finding and solving problems.29. How does GreenShields make a bus more fuel efficient?A. By reducing the amount of

25、wind drag. B. By improving the quality of fuel used.C. By providing a wind tunnel for the bus. D. By changing the shape of the bus engine.30. Where did Cohen begin testing his shields?A. At Northwestern University. B. In his parents garage. C. At a local bus company. D. In an MIT lab.31. Whats the i

26、ntended benefit of Cohens invention?A. To provide school buses with cheaper fuel. B. To reduce the cost of producing school buses. C. To increase the profits of the school bus industry. D. To make school buses more environmentally-friendly.DWe all know the feeling: looking at the computer screen, pr

27、etending to be interested in our homework, even though we really feel bored. But such feelings may soon be at an end, says Dr Harry Witchel, head of the Essex Medical School. He believes that computers of the future will notice when people feel bored and even take action to stop it.Before you get co

28、ncerned, the machine wont be reading your mind. It will be observing the many movements you make while using a computer. Its not interested in the big movements needed to use the machine-like moving a mouse or touching a screen-but small, barely noticeable movements like closing your eyes , moving i

29、n your seat or rubbing your face. Witchel calls these “boredom movements” and says they show how interested the person is in what they are reading or watching. The higher the interest level, the less movement!To test his theory, Witchel invited 27 people to perform various computer-based task. The a

30、ctivities ranged from playing online games (an interesting task) to reading documents like government laws that most people would find boring.A special video camera followed the participants movements as they completed each task. Just as the researcher expected, the “boredom movements” greatly decre

31、ased, by as much as 42%, when the subjects were very interested in what they were reading or seeing.Fortunately, Dr Witchel isnt planning to use his results to create machines that report students who are not paying attention at school. Instead, he wants “movement sensing” technology to be built int

32、o future computers in order to improve students computer-based learning experience.The scientist says that by measuring the students interest level as they work, educators will be able to adjust their materials in real-time to keep students focused. Witchel also believes that the technology can prov

33、ide filmmakers with honest audience opinions and in the future, help to develop more intelligent robots.32. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. Homework.B. A computer.C. Boredom.D. The future.33. Why did Dr Witchel carry out his research?A. To discover how bored people move

34、. B. To find out what makes people bored.C. To see if interested people are more active. D. To test the link between boredom and movement.34. Which movement would Witchels technology most likely pay attention to?A. Turning off the machine. B. Typing words on a keyboard. C. Surfing quickly between we

35、bpages. D. Moving ones head from side to side.35. How will the new technology help education, according to Witchel?A. By reducing teachers workload. B. By maintaining students learning interest. C. By reporting students misbehavior in class. D. By making learning more like a computer game.第2節(jié) （共5小題；

36、每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，蔥段問(wèn)候的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Philadelphia is a city known for many things. It is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and it was also the first capital of the United States. 36 It is home to nearly 3, 000 murals（壁畫(huà)）painted on the sides of homes and buildi

37、ngs around the city. Thats more murals than any other city on Earth. 37 More than 20 years ago, a New Jersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with artists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. 38 The teenagers involved helped to create magnificent piece

38、s of art, and there were other, even more important, benefits. The young people learned to cooperate and get along with many different kinds of people during the painting. They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a schedule to make sure the murals were completed. 39 It is hard f

39、or anyone to see the spectacular designs and not feel proud to be a part of Philadelphia.Take a walk around some of the poorest neighborhoods in Philadelphia and you will find beautiful works of art on the sides and fronts of buildings. Of course the murals are not just in poor neighborhoods, but ri

40、cher ones as well. Special buses take tourists to different parts of the city to see the various murals, which show the diverse ethnic groups that call Philadelphia home. 40 It is also a model for other cities throughout America seeking to help troubled youth.A. How did this come to be?B. What happe

41、ned to the murals on Earth?C. They also learned to take pride in their community.D. But one fact about Philadelphia is not so well-known.E. From this small project, something magical happened.F. The program encouraged troubled youth to paint together with their teachers.G. As a result of its success

42、, the mural program has now become the nations largest public art program.第三部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第1節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。When you give thanks for help, everyone benefits. And the 41 will last longer than youd expect: researchers have foun

43、ded that writing thank-you notes raises peoples 42 levels for up to six months.“If you express gratitude in a diary, it makes you happier, but if you 43 it with the person who helped you, it has the 44 to bring you two closer together,” says researcher Jeff Tsang.Lawyer John Karlik experienced this

44、personally. Hed been feeling depressed and 45 about his life: Hed been divorced and wasnt 46 with his children. He felt tired from the 47 hours he devoted to work. At a/an 48 low point, he remembered his grandfather telling him about the importance of 49 . He decided to write 365 thank-you notes ove

45、r 365 days, hoping for a/an 50 change.Immediately, he noticed his 51 begin to improve. “The first effects are that you realize that your life is much better than you thought and you become more positive,” Kralik says of his 52 acts of expressing thanks. 53 by Kraliks experience, I decided to try the

46、 54 myself. I chose someone from my past whom Id 55 thanked before: my wonderful high-school English teacher. I wasnt sure if Id be able to 56 him, but eventually I found where he lived.In my letter, I thanked him for the 57 and support that hed given me years earlier. I may never hear from him 58 ,

47、 but that isnt the 59 . The letter helped me 60 my life, and Ive been happy now for months.41. A. timeB. thoughtsC. effectsD. relationship42. A. educationB. happinessC. incomeD. health43. A. shareB. completeC. compareD. leave44. A. methodB. desireC. energyD. potential45. A. discouragedB. dishonestC.

48、 impatientD. surprised46. A. boredB. strictC. closeD. honest47. A. limitedB. valuableC. delightfulD. long48. A. importantlyB. particularlyC. physicallyD. exactly49. A. forgivenessB. achievementC. gratefulnessD. patience50. A. positiveB. unexpectedC. possibleD. instant51. A. wealthB. attitudeC. posit

49、ionD. competence52. A. generousB. strangeC. braveD. simple53. A. StruckB. InspiredC. ShockedD. Invited54. A. ideaB. beliefC. letterD. test55. A. nearlyB. frequentlyC. alreadyD. never56. A. rememberB. recognizeC. locateD. reward57. A. degreeB. moneyC. giftD. guidance58. A. in advanceB. in publicC. in

50、 returnD. in person59. A. caseB. pointC. factD. solution60. A. appreciateB. understandC. faceD. review第II卷第三部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第1節(jié) 語(yǔ)法填空（共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。In the West we are familiar with ballets like Swan Lake. But theres another classical dance form with a lon

51、g history 61 has only recently burst onto the world scene. It is called classical Chinese dance.Classical Chinese dance is 62 incredibly demanding, refined, and expressive dance form. Alongside ballet, it is also one of the most comprehensive dance systems 63 (know) to humankind. 64 recently, few pe

52、ople outside China had ever heard of classical Chinese dance. One major reason was that when Chinese companies performed abroad, they often mixed Chinese dance with western dance styles. And so the audience left the theater not sure exactly 65 they had just seen.In 2006, however, the Shen Yun Perfor

53、ming Arts Company 66 (establish) in New York. Its mission was to promote 67 (tradition) culture, and this included 68 (present) classical Chinese dance in its purest form. Not quite a decade later, classical Chinese dance has become much 69 (well) recognized and is starting to influence western ball

54、et.Although they have significant differences, both ballet and classical Chinese dance have the ability to vividly tell 70 (story) and move us through beautiful art.第四部分 寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第1節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的一下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。沒(méi)出錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符

55、號(hào)（），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1. 沒(méi)出錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Dear Chris,Are you interested in coming with me to see a famous opera? It will performed at the Guangzhou Opera House at 2 pm in May Day. I know you took great interest in Chinese culture, especially local opera. I think the perform will not only leave you with an unforgettably impression, but satisfy your interest in Chinese opera as well. If you can come, I suggest us should visit the Guangdong Museum near the Opera House before and after the op