2014年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试(二)英语

试卷类型：B

20 1 4年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试(二)

英语

20 1 4．4

本试卷共1 2页，三大题，满分1 35分。考试用时1 20分钟。

注意事项：

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I 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节完形填空(共1 5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1～1 5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。

The sight of lightning(闪电) dancing across the night sky looks wonderful. But get too close and there may be ____1___.

For all its 2 power, lightning has a good side too. It’s likely that humans ____3__ fire from lightning, And lightning helps create ozone(臭氧), which protects us from the sun’s ___4____ rays. Thunderstorms also supply chemicals, which fall to earth in the ____5___ and provide food for plants and soil.

But be careful. You could be ____6___ by lightning in several ways:

﹡You could suffer a direct hit, which ____7____ electricity through your body for less than a second. Because of the short duration, severe burns aren’t common. Any resulting injuries are usually not ____8___.

﹡If lightning strikes land close to where you are standing, the electricity could

travel through the ___9____ and enter your body through your legs. You could also be injured if you’re touching an object that is ___10____ hit.

Here are some safety tips if you’re outdoors during a lightning storm.

﹡Since lightning can strike even if it is not raining, take shelter when you first ___11____ thunder in the distance.

﹡Avoid open spaces or standing under tall trees. These are frequent targets of lightning strikes.

﹡____12____ the distance of the storm with the ”three-second rule.” When you see a lightning flash, count the seconds until you hear the bang of thunder. Divide this by three-sound travels about one kilometer every three seconds-and this will give you the ____13___ distance of the storm from you. If you find the storm is getting nearer, take _____14___ and say there until the storm passes.

﹡Remember lightning dancing across a summer sky is a force to be respected, admired and appreciated-from a ____15_____.

1. A. danger B. surprise C. fun D. discomfort

2. A. magical B. particular C. damaging D. great

3. A. understood B. discovered C. tested D. feared

4. A. harmful B. useful C. beautiful D. colourful

5. A. sky B. dirt C. cloud D. rain

6. A. injured B. killed C. scared D. annoyed

7. A. guides B. sends C. inserts D. cuts

8. A. relevant B. cautious C. serious D. anxious

9. A. object B. ground C. wires D. feet

10. A. nearly B. badly C. immediately D. directly

11. A. see B. smell C. hear D. touch

12. A. Calculate B. Increase C. Travel D. Memorize

13. A. safe B. approximate C. necessary D. usual

14. A. action B. time C. cover D. care

15. A. memory B. direction C. location D. distance

第二节语法填空(共1 O小题；每小题1．5分，满分1 5分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

The “suspended coffee” project began in Italian cafes as a way to help the poor. The idea was for cafécustomers to buy an extra cup of coffee and reserve _____16____ for those unable to afford a hot drink. Since then it ____17____(gain) popularity in Europe, and now the idea has reached Shanghai.

Chiato Coffee, ____18_____ operates in Pudong Library, began offering suspended coffee last Tuesday. On the first day, the shop sold 31 cups of the reserved coffee, _____19____ only four were drunk. The manager said the first customer for suspended coffee was a man in his 40s, who felt it was ____20_____ interesting idea and worth trying.

Cao Jie, the caféowner, says few people have taken up the offer _____21___ they don’t know about it. But she believes that the program will be very ____22____(practice)n China, and she hopes the concept can be spread to other businesses.

Ma Lingling, a tea specialist says that, compared with ___23____(donate)money, food or clothing, helping people to drink coffee is a kind of spiritual care, which provides the receiver with more respect and dignity. But she thinks the café should make more effort ____24____(convince) people that their donations will really reach those people truly ____25___ need.

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。

A

I was jumping so high that I could see out of the window and right over the school gym. My dancing teacher, Miss Debbie kept saying to me, “Don’t jump high, Billy. You must control your body. You’re not concentrating!”Well, I was concentrating. I was concentrating on getting up high. It just made me feel so good, floating up over the heads of those little girls. I could do all the dance steps perfectly. The teacher said I had great talent. She spent half the lesson just teaching me and the girl in the class were always complaining about it. “When’s it our turn, Miss…It’s not fair, Miss!……just because he is a boy, Miss.……

I loved dancing. I look forward to the Saturday dance lesson all week. Once I started, I could just go on forever. It was right, what Miss Debbie said about stamina(耐力). It may

look easy, but it’s not. It’s hard. But I got so fit that I became a better football played and runner. I could keep going on for hours.

I must have been mad. My friend Michael kept warning me, “He’ll find out. What are you going to do then?”I knew he was right, but I kept thinking, just this week, just one more dance lesson, then I’ll go back to the boxing. But I got more and more into it, and better and better at it, and Dad didn’t come to watch me at boxing practice anymore, so I thought he wouldn’t find out.

Then, one Saturday during my lesson, disaster struck. As I was practicing my dance steps with Miss Debbie, I looked up and there was my dad standing at the door. I thought I was going to die. Miss Debbie saw that I had stopped and was frozen to the floor in terror. “What’s wrong?” she said. Then the music stopped and she turned round and saw Dad. “You! Out! Now!” he snapped.

26. Why did the teacher spend half the lesson just teaching Billy?

A. Because he was envied by the other students.

B. Because he had difficulty in concentrating..

C. Because he was the only boy in the class.

D. Because he had a great gift for dancing.

27. The underline word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A. stamina

B. dancing

C. concentration

D. football

28. What lesson was Billy supposed to have on Saturdays?

A. Boxing

B. Running

C. Dancing

D. Football

29. What can we infer about Billy’s father from the passage?

A. He thought Miss Debbie was too strict with his son.

B. He usually accompanied Billy on his weekend activities.

C. He wanted Billy become a professional boxer like him.

D. He thought that dancing was not suitable hobby for boys.

30. What can we learn about Billy from the passage?

A. He came from a very cold and cruel family.

B. He found boxing to be very difficult and boring.

C. He was worried that his father would find out his secret.

D. He planned to become a professional dancer in the future.

B

Scientist predict that one of the world’s coldest countries could be covered by thick forests instead of frozen ice sheets by the end of the century, as climate change brings about the “greening of Greenland”.

Today only four types of trees grow on the island, limited to small areas in the south. More than three-quarters of Greenland is covered by ice.

But by the year 2100, “Greenland could become a lot greener,”says Professor Smith from Aarhus University Denmark. “Pine tree forests like those in Alaska and Canada will be able to spread over most of Greenland. And it will provide new opportunities for local people.”

The research published in the journal Biological Science shows that, with expected levels of warming, many of North American and European trees and bushes will be able to thrive in now ice-covered areas of central and northern Greenland. The speed of forest growth will increase as the planet warms and new trees could cover more than 400,000 square kilometers-an area almost the size of Sweden-by the end of the century.

The change is likely to alter Greenland’s environment greatly, lading to the loss of Arctic animals and plants.

On the other hand, there could be significant commercial benefits for farming and tourism. Humans could play an active role in the greening of Greenland by helping to spread new plant types, says Prof Smith.

“People love growing plants, whether for food or beauty; it’s human nature,”he says. “This could help plant life throughout Greenland more quickly. This certainly has positive aspects for local industry and the economy.”

However, Prof Smith warns that, besides all these benefits, there are also risks involved in introducing new plants and animals. “If it is not done carefully, the new life forms could spread in an uncontrolled way as no animals or competing plants have evolved to keep their spread in check.”31. According to the passage, in what direction is the “greening of Greenland” most like to occur?

32. The underline word “thrive” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. an organization involved in the project

B. a new South American author

C. an independent bookstore

D. an area of Buenos Aires

33. Which of the following is mentioned as a likely result of the “greening of

Greenland”?

A. Fewer people will be able to live there.

B. There will be more Arctic animals living there.

C. The local tree types will die out at a high speed.

D. New forests about the size of Sweden will appear.

34. Prof Smith’s attitude towards the expected changes in Greenland’s environment can

be described as ________.

A. positive

B. negative

C. objective

D. disappointed

35. What is the author's attitude towards this new kind of book?

A. the effect of global warming on Greenland

B. ways people can expand Greenland’s forest

C. the promotion of tourism in Greenland

D. the arctic wildlife living in Greenland

C

Anger is not wrong. I know this statement seems shocking and challenges the widely popular “Positive Thinking” movement, which encourages us to “be full of positive energy”and “let go of our anger.” However, the truth is that anger is just an emotion, and emotions are neither right nor wrong. We doo not consciously choose them. We do, on the other hand, choose how we express our emotions and there are definitely right and wrong means of expression.

The reason we’re often urged to “keep a lid on” our anger is that few people ever learn proper and positive ways to express anger. Instead, we are taught that “anger is wrong” and “you should keep your anger inside”. But these messages don’t change the fact that, for most of us, anger exists.

Many popular “Positive Thinking”programmes assume that success comes from

“controlling our emotions” and that this can be done by simply repeating positive statements. Interestingly, these positive slogans often include a lot of negativity. “Only losers complain!

I am a winner!” is one popular saying. The belief that those who disagree with us are losers is actually quite negative and is often used as an excuse for rude language and personal attacks.

When it comes to dealing with negative situations in our daily lives, the ability to reasonably express anger of disagreement is an important skill. But we must use balanced and non-violent method to express our dissatisfaction. Frustration at unfair policies or treatment can certainly cause anger, but our anger can never be an excuse for abusing family members, damaging schools, attacking doctors or most seriously, engaging in terrorism.

Instead of pretending that anger doesn’t exist, we should start teaching appropriate means of dealing with anger. When we experience angry feelings in ourselves or others, what we should “let go of” is the silly idea that we can remove anger with just a few sweet words. Instead, we should find reasonable solutions to the cause of those angry feelings. We need to accept anger as a natural emotion but stop using it as an excuse for violent and destructive behavior. Anger isn’t wrong, but failure to deal with it appropriately is.

36. What is the writer’s opinion about the “Positive Thinking” movement?

A. It can help people control their negative feelings.

B. It does not offer useful solutions for dealing with anger.

C. Following such advice can improve people’s chances for success.

D. Most of the people who participate in such progammes are dishonest.

37. The underline expression “keep a lid on”in Paragraph 2 is closest I meaning to

_________

A. freely express

B. always forgive

C. hold inside

D. completely forget

38. According the writer, the best way to deal with anger is to _________.

A. understand the cause and problem and act appropriately

B. ignore the cause and hope that the anger will go away

C. respond to the cause with positive energy and words

D. let the anger out freely until you finally feel relaxed

39. What information would have been useful to add to the final paragraph?

A. The names of some good books that talk about anger issues.

B. The viewpoints of people who hold the opposite to the writer.

C. Different studies that provide some evidence supporting the writer’s beliefs.

D. Some examples of how to deal with anger in a positive and beneficial way.

40. The content of this passage is mostly based on________.

A. fact

B. opinion

C. theory

D. story

D

Your goal as a writer should be to create “common ground” with the reader. You want the reader to share your knowledge and your attitude towards that knowledge. Even if the reader eventually disagrees, you want them to be able, foe the moment, to see things as you see them. A good piece of writing closes the gap between you and the reader.

The first step in closing that gap is to judge the distance between the two of you. Sometimes, obvious differences, such as age or background, create distance, but the key differences for writers usually fall into three areas: the reader’s knowledge about the topic, their attitude toward it, and their personal or professional needs.

KNOWLEDGE This is usually the easiest difference to handle. What does your reader need to know? What do you hope to communicate? Does your reader have enough background knowledge to understand you? If not, what information must you provide?

ATTITUDES When we say a person has knowledge, we usually mean the kind of knowledge that can be easily written down or told to someone ease. However, much of what we “know” is held as an attitude or image-as a loose collection of associations. For instance, my image of lakes includes associations many people would have, such as swimming, water skiing, sailing and having fun. By contrast, one of my best friends has a very different collection of associations. To him a lake means sun, warm feelings, relaxation and happily sitting on the end of a dock. Our different images create different expectations for each of us as a reader .The more your readers’ images and attitudes to the topic differ from your own, the more you will have to make them see what you mean.

NEEDS When writers discover a large gap between their knowledge and attitudes and those of the reader, the writers usually try to change the reader in some way. Needs, however, are different. When you analyze reader’s needs, it is so that you, the writer, can adapt to him. The ability to adapt your knowledge to the needs of the reader is often critical to your success as a writer. Effective writers are not simply expressing what they know. Instead they are using their knowledge: they are reorganizing, maybe even rethinking their ideas to meet

the demands or the needs of their reader.

41. According to the first paragraph, in order to create ” common ground”, the writer

will attempt to get the readers to_________.

A. change their attitude towards a subject

B. increase their knowledge

C. see things from his point of view

D. agree with him

42. What does the writer consider the most important cause of distance between the

writer and reader?

A. Differences in knowledge, attitudes and needs.

B. Differences in age, background and experiences.

C. The physical space between the writer and reader.

D. The lack of communication between the writer and reader.

43. By using the example of the image of lakes, the writer wants to ________.

A. argue that different experiences add the diversity of one’s understanding

B. explain the importance of having a strong belief in the readers’ attitudes

C. show how reader’s image may lead to different attitudes and feelings

D. a effectively describe the image of a lake

44. The writer would most probably agree that ________.

A. effective writing required a large distance between the write and reader

B. effective writing usually starts by pointing out what the readers believe

C. successful writers please the readers by expressing what the readers believe

D. successful writers will change their way of writing to meet the readers’ needs

45. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. Control your reader

B. Analyze your reader

C. Make writing easy

D. Write English essays

第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分1 O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。

首先请阅读某大学各场室的功能介绍：

A．Abbott Lecture Hall –has seating for 250 people, equipped with large-screen

computer projector(投影仪)suitable for powerpoint presentations. Available Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm. Fee: ﹩300 per hour.

B．B illing Conference Room– has table seating for 40 people and an additional 20 seats for observation. Wifi Internet access, computer and large-screen TV suitable for computer presentation are also available. Open” Tue-Sun, 3pm-9pm. Cost:﹩150 per hour.

C．T eflon Reception Centre –can be set up to host dinner receptions for up to 150 people( including tables, chairs, dance floor space, etc.)or to provide conference seating for up to 500. Stage and electronic, microphone available for presentations or musical band. Available Mon-Sun, 9am-11pm. Fee:﹩500 for 3 hours(table service and food extra).

D．Audio-Visual Lad –has individual table seating for up to 30 people. Each person is provides with a computer connection, Internet access and headphones to allow for clear listening of lecture presentations or recorded. Available Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm.

Cost:﹩200 per hour.

E．U niversity Basket Centre – can also be set up to host meeting with table seating for 60, in addition to individual chair seating for 50 people. Internet access and computer presentation equipment are also available. Time: Tue-Sat, noon-6pm. Cost:﹩100 per hour.

F．Roberts’Mini-lecture theatre– can seat up to 100 people. Computer, overhead projector and Internet access all included. Available Mon-Thu, 9am-4pm. Cost:﹩200 per hour.

阅读以下学术活动的具体要求，将活动与相宜的场室匹配起来。

46. Opening presentation- to be held on Monday from 9am-12 noon. All 250

conference participants are expected to attend. They will hear a welcoming speech by the organizers and outline of the conference events. Budget:﹩600.

47. Teachers’workshop- 30 teachers will take part in this workshop to discuss new

teaching methods. Table seating and computer access for each teacher is required so they can complete the workshop tasks. Time: Monday 6pm-8pm. Budget:﹩500.

48.Lesson Presentation-one teacher will give a lesson to 50 students. This will be

watched by 30 teachers, who will then give their opinion then give their opinions

about the lesson’s good and bad points. The lesson will also be shown over the Internet so Internet access is required. Time” Tuesday 2pm-4pm. Budget:﹩200.

49. Guest Lecture- all 250 participants are invited to hear a guest lecture by Principal

Huang. He will give a computer presentation on the improvements n his school’s test performance. Time: Tuesday 10am-11am. Budget:﹩300.

50. Question and Answer Seminar- teachers are invited to attend the seminar by

Professor William West who will answer any questions they have about ways to make their lessons more interesting. Seating is limited to only 80 teachers so you must book to attend. Time: Wednesday 10am.-12 noon. Budget:﹩400.

III 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分1 5分)

最近你所在的班级就“你喜爱的阅读方式及原因“对500人进行调查，结果如下：

结论：阅读方式变得更多元化；重要的是人们仍在阅读。

﹡有声读物：audio books

【写作内容】

请根据以上数据写一篇英语短文，包括以下内容：

1.调查的时间、对象与内容；

2.调查的结果；

3.调查的结论。

【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。

English is probably the most widely used language in the world today. It is the standard language for international communication in areas as diverse as science, information technology, business, air and sea transportation, entertainment and government relations.

The spread of English across the world began more than 400 years ago. Britain introduced the language to the countries it discovered or controlled, and by the end of the 19th century, it was already the main language used in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. But it was the growing economic, political and cultural influence of the USA after World War Ⅱthat sped up the use of the language across the planet. English replaced German as the language used in international science research during the second half of the 20th century. English overtook French as the main language of communication between governments during the second half of the 19th century.

A working knowledge of English has become has become a requirement in a number of fields, occupations and professions, such as medicine and computing. As a consequence, more than a billion people speak English to least a basic level. It is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.

【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“英语学习带来的影响”的话题谈谈你的看法，内容包括：

(1)你认为学习英语是否必要；

(2)人们学习英语的目的是什么；

(3)以你或他人的经历说明学习英语带来的影响。

【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。