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2020年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

British Museum

When the British Museum opened in 1759 it was the first of its kind in the world:the only national museum open to the public.It was-and still is-free to visit.The displays are organised by location and time period:Ancient Iran,Greece,China from 5000 BC onwards,Roman Britain and so on.Overwhelmed?Follow a free eye-opener tour on your smart phone or book onto the Around the World in 90 Minutes guided tour.

National Gallery

You can't miss this artistic institution in Trafalgar Square.There you can see some of the world's finest works of art for free. Founded in 1824 to display a collection of just 36 paintings, today the National Gallery is home to over 2,000 works from artists such as da Vinci,yan Gogh and Picasso.The National Gallery hosts free after-work events for adults.So if you want to learn more about these famous artworks over a glass of wine,come along.

Science Museum

One of London's favourite hands-on museums,the Science Museum fcaturcs scven floors of entertaining and educational exhibits,including the Apollo 10 Spaceshipl If you're going with little ones,head to Pattern Pod or The Garden,where children can directly cxplore basic scientific principles with sound and water.

Cartoon Museum

This highly entertaining London tourist attraction covers the history and development of British cartoons from the 18th Century to the present day.Sec how artists portrayed important events and the great and the good over the centuries.It's great value at only f7.00 for entry.

21.Which museum povides a free digital guide?

A.British Museum.

B.National Gallery.

C.Science Museum.

D.Cartoon Museum.

22.How is the Science Museum different from the other three?

A.It is the only one where entry is free.

B.It offers free events after regular working hours.

C.It allows visitors to carry out simple experiments.

D.It is the museum with the longest history in London.

23.Where would you most likely find this passage?

A.In a British school book.

B.On a London street map.

C.In a London tourism guide book.

D.On the British Museum Entrance Board.

B

Adriana put down the knife,stepped back and looked at her finished painting.She was usually her own worst critic,but today Adriana was pleased with what she saw.Sunset was her best work yet!Not that her classmates would agree.Their reaction to her abstract art was always “What's that supposed to be?"or"Artists us e brushes to paint,not knives,string and cloth."Still，she didn't care.Adriana painted to please herself,not others.

When she showed the work to Mr.Marcus,her middle school art teacher,the next day,he shook his head and said sternly,"Please Adriana,I've had enough of this."Anyone hearing this comment and its tone would naturally think Mr.Marcus was criticizing her work,but it was his frustration speaking.He loved Adriana's paintings and had repeatedly begged her to show them publicly.She always refused.

As her middle school graduation approached,however,Adriana began worrying about university.Her parents would cover her study fees,but Adriana planned to pay for her university books,art supplies and accommodation herself.So,this time,when Mr.Marcus made the suggestion,Adriana agreed.A disbelieving grin appeared on Mr.Marcus's face.

The following day,after checking the newspapers and visiting several local real estate offices, Adriana and Mr.Marcus wandered around the town looking for a suitable location.Finally,though, they could not find anything within their price range.

At the day's end,the pair entered a small coffee shop to rest.Mr.Marcus could see the disappointment on Adriana's face and,as a woman came to take their order,said,"Don't worry.

We'll find somewhere to show your art."On hearing this,the woman said,"Did you say art?

You know we show local artists' works right here in the cafe,"pointing to the paintings hanging on the walls."Bring a few of your pieces around tomorrow for me to look at.I'm Susan by the way,the owner."After thanking Susan for her offer,Adriana and Mr.Marcus left the cafe in amazement.

The next morning Adriana brought along Sunset and Mr.Marcus the two paintings of Adriana's he'd purchased earlier that year.Susan studied the paintings in silence,concentrating hard on each one.After what felt like a lifetime,she turned to Adriana and said,"I'd be honoured

to hang these in my cafe."

24.What can we learn about Adriana from the first paragraph?

A.She was very independent in her thinking.

B.She was not very popular with her classmates.

C.She was easily affected by other people's opinions.

D.She was very confident in her own artistic abilities.

25.What was Mr.Marcus's opinion of Adriana's paintings?

A.Strongly critical.

B.Very positive.

C.Somewhat frustrating.

D.A little confusing.

26.Why did Adriana finally agree to show her artwork?

A.Her high school graduation was getting nearer.

B.She felt guilty about troubling Mr.Marcus.

C.Her parents were in desperate need of money.

D.She wanted to help support herself during university.

27. Adriana finally found a place to show her artwork mainly because of__.

A.friendly encouragement

B.strong determination

C.careful planning

D.good luck

C

As we continue to explore farther out into our solar system and beyond,the question of humans

living on other planets often comes up.Manned bases on the Moon or Mars for example,have long been a dream of many.There is a natural desire to explore as far as we can go,and also to extend humanity's presence on a permanent or at least semi-permanent basis.In order to do this,however,it is necessary to adapt to different extreme environments.On the Moon for example,a colony must be self-sustaining and protect its inhabitants from the airless,harsh environment outside.

Mars,though,is different.While future bases could adapt to the Martian environment over

time,there is also the possibility of modifying the surrounding environment instead of just co-

existing with it.This is the process of terraforming-adjusting Mars' atmosphere and environment to make it more Earth-like.But the bigger question is,should we?

One of the main issues is whether Mars has any native life or not and if it does,should it be

preserved as much as possible?If the answer is yes,then large-scale human settlements on Mars

should be completely off-limits.Small colonies might be fine,but living on Mars should not be at the expense of any native habitats,if they exist.If Mars is home to any indigenous life,then terraforming should be a non-issue;it simply should not be done.

What if Mars is lifeless?Even if no life exists there,that untouched and unique alien

environment needs to be preserved as it is as much as possible.We've already done too much

damage here on our own planet.By studying Mars and other planets and moons in their current natural state,we can learn so much about their history and also learn more about our own world.We should appreciate the differences of other worlds instead of just transforming them to suit our own ambitions.

28.What is the best title for the text?

A.Is there life on Mars?

B.Can we adapt to Mars?

C.Should we terraform Mars?

D.Are Mars and Earth So Different?

29,What docs the author think we should do if' life is found on Mars?

A.Ensure that it's not harmed.

B.Negotiate with the Martians.

C.Change the unpopulated regions.

D.Assess the advantages and disadvantages.

30.What does the underlined world"indigenous"in paragraph 3 mean?

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B.Native.

C.Foreign.

D.Intelligent.

31,How does the author develop his ideas in the text?

A.By referring to others' research.

B.By evaluating different planets.

C.By justitying the benefits of terraforming.

D.By arguing in support of one viewpoint.

D

After 400 years,William Shakespeare (1564-1616)is still widely celebrated as a great crafter of language and playwright(剧作家）。But he was not the only great master of dramatic writing to die in 1616,and he is certainly not the only writer to have left a lasting impact on theatre.While less known worldwide,Tang Xianzu is rightly considered China's greatest playwright and is highly admired in that country of ancient literary and dramatic traditions.

Tang was born in 1550 in Linchuan,Jiangxi Province,and worked as a government official until,in 1598 and aged 49,he retired to focus on writing.Unlike Shakespeare's large body of plays and poems,Tang wrote only four major plays:The Purple Hairpin,A Dream under a Southern Bough,Dream of Handan and The Peony Pavilion-widely considered to be his masterpiece.In the latter three,much of the story is told through dream sequences.Tang used these scenes to explore human emotions in ways that challenged the feudal system of his time.It

is a similar dream structure that we find in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Tang lived towards the end of the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644)and,similarly to Shakespeare,

his lasting success was partly due to the growth of theatre as an artistic practice during his lifetime.

As in Shakespeare's England,it became hugely popular in China,with public theatres opening in different cities and traveling performance groups becoming common.Theatrical audiences

started to populate open public spaces,and theatre as a popular form of entertainment found its place outside palaces.However,unlike in Shakespeare's England,there was hardly any mixing of the rich with commoners at theatrical events.

During this time,the way in which play-texts were enjoyed,spread and performed also changed.Initially,Chinese dramas had an emphasis on poetic language and were distributed in book form,to be read like novels,They were seldom,if ever,performed,However,from the

mid-16th century,kunqu opera,a form of musical drama,spread from southern China to become a symbol of Chinese culture,

While Tang and Shakespeare lived a world away from each other,they share in common the humanity of their drama,their heroic figures,their love for language,a lasting popularity-and the anniversary during which we still celebrate them.

32.Why does the writer refer to Shakespeare throughout this article about Tang?

A.To compare the writing styles of the writers.

B.To emphasize Tang's importance in literature.

C.To assess the achievements of these two great writers.

D.To examine the different influences of Tang and Shakespeare.

33.What distinguishes The Purple Hairpin from Tang's other plays?

A.It does not rely heavily on dream scenes.

B.It is widely considered to be his best work.

C.It was the only play to be publicly performed.

D. It challenged the feudal system of ancient China.

34.What characteristic was shared by both English and Chinese theatre during Tang's lifetime?

A.Music and poetry were present in most performances.

B.The popularity of public theatrical performances grew rapidly.

C.Different social classes often attended the same performances.

D.Most plays were written to be read as novels rather than performed.

35.Which of the following would the author probably agree with?

A.Tang's plays were superior to his poems.

B.Tang is more widely read than Shakespeare.

C.Tang is the best playwright in Chinese history.

D.Tang and Shakespeare knew of each other's works.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Up in the air-a history of ballooning

The first kind of air transportation was the balloon.People traveled by balloon a hundred years before there were planes or jet aircraft.Those early days of ballooning were exciting,but they were also risky.____36____ However,the dangers did not stop the balloonists.

The first real balloon flight was in France in 1783.Two French brothers made a balloon.

__37___ Hot air is lighter than cold air,so it goes up.Their hot air balloon went up 1,000 feet in the sky.

___38___ They built a fire under the balloon to make the air hot.This made the balloon stay up in the air for a few hours,but it was tied to the ground,so couldn't go anywhere.

Soon balloonists tried longer flights.In 1785,an American and a Frenchman flew over the English Channel.They left England on a cold,clear January day.Halfway across,their balloon began to drop toward the water.They threw out some equipment and food to make the balloon lighter.The balloon continued to fall,so they threw out almost everything in the basket-even some of their clothes.__39____

During the nineteenth century,ballooning became a popular sport and balloons were also used by scientists to study the air and by armies in wartime.After the airplane was invented, however,interest in balloons decreased dramatically.But some people today still like to go up in balloons.___40___What's more,they have a wonderful view of the world below.

A.They filled a very large paper bag with hot air.

B.High up in the balloon basket,they find calm,peace and quiet.

C.Sometimes the balloons fell suddenly and sometimes they burned.

D.Back then,few people understood how they were able to fly so far.

E.Finally,after about three hours,they landed in France,cold but safe.

F.Balloon races and displays remain popular all over the world to this very day.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/d15634978.html,ter that same year,two other Frenchmen floated in the basket under a balloon.

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空