广东省广州市2017届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题
2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二） 英 语 2017.4 第I卷 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。 A Many 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 are not prepared for the shock of living in an alien culture. The honeymoon period At 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 don’t mind trying the local cuisine and discovering the local culture. They can even afford to practice their foreign-language skills without fear of making mistakes. Trouble in paradise In 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 frustrated 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 recovery Gradually, most visitors 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 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 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? 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.
B Australia loves interesting money. In 1988, it was the first country to replace paper money with special plastic banknotes. Now it’s 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 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(使倾斜) the note a little and you will see the Eastern Spinebill, an Australian bird, beating 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 government 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 s raised bump alongside the top and bottom, enabling blind 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 was so embarrassed at not being able to see the difference between notes that he only carried coins to pay for food 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 bill which comes out in late 2017, as well as the updated $20, $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 banknote? A. To make the note more difficult to copy. B. To show the country’s advanced technology. C. To help blind people more easily use money. D. To make the not’s appearance more attractive. 26. What can we guess about Australian coins? A. They are different in size or shape. B. They are required in 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 Christmas gift. C At this year’s 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 GreenShields. 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 it 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 wing drag, and produced better fuel economy and less pollution.
2024广东省高三年级英语第二次调研考试英语试题及答案
2024广东省高三年级英语第二次调研考试英语试题及答案广东省2024届普通高中毕业班第二次调研考试英语本试卷共10页, 考试用时120分钟, 满分120分。
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ALanguages are dying out all the time. Here are four languages that were once widely spoken but are now considered as “dead” languages.Old NorseOld Norse was spoken and written by the Vikings from about the 7th century. It was used in countries like Iceland and parts of Russia. The Vikings were famous for their attacks on neighbouring countries, and so Old Norse had an influence on the languages of the places they attacked, including English. For example, English words such as “egg, gift, anger, want, trust and score” come from Old Nors e.Middle EnglishMiddle English was spoken in England between the 12th and 15th centuries and was very different from the English we use these days. In the past, England was highly influenced by Old Norse. So was its language. There areno manuscripts (手稿) in Middle English as it was much more fashionable to write in French. Middle English gave way to modern English. One example of the wide use of modern English was Shakespeare’s works.HunnirHunnir is the most mysterious of the languages on our list. The Huns were a community that spread across eastern Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries. Despite the Huns’ success in expanding their empire, their language was never written down. The few words that are known are mainly names-in modern Turkey and Mongolia. Apart from these, only three words are known; kamos, medos (types of drinks) and strava (a big meal).Ancient GreekMore than 4,000 years ago, the Greeks spoke an advanced language known today as Ancient Greek, and developed the first alphabet. Indeed, the English word “alphabet” is taken from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta. Although the language is no longer spoken anywhere, it continues to be studied by scholars around the world and is regarded as one of the most important languages of all time.21. Which language was spoken by the Vikings?A. Old Norse.B. Middle English.C. Ancient Greek.D. Hunnir.22. Why did Middle English disappear?A. French was a popular written language then.B. Modern English replaced Middle English.C. Shakespeare didn’t use Middle English.D. Middle English was influenced by Old Norse.23. Which word comes from Ancient Greek?A. Want.B. Kamos.C. Strava.D. Alphabet.BIceland is Europe’s westernmost country. Over 1,000 years ago, ancient explorers migrated from northern Europe to Iceland and established the country. Most visitors’ popular destination is its capital city, Reykjavik,known for its stylish architecture. The city’s downtown area is lined with shops, art galleries, cafes, and bookstores.Iceland is one of the most volcanically active nations in the world witha number of hot springs, all of which are heated naturally by volcanic activity. In fact, Iceland changes energy from these springs into electricity, which powers and heats people’s homes. As a result, Iceland burns very little fossil (化石) fuel, such as oil and gas. Hot springs are also popular among tourists. They receive more than 1.3 million visitors a year, who can relax their muscles and release their tension in the hot water.Apart from springs, there is a range of outdoor activities for visitorsto enjoy elsewhere in the country. “Iceland is an adventure,” says Squire, whose company organizes adventure trips. “We have Europe’s biggestglaciers (冰山), active volcanoes, cave explorations, and skiing.” One of Iceland’s most popular attractions is caving. Exploring Iceland’s unusual caves requires only basic caving knowledge and equipment. Ice caves are more challenging, however, and require special clothes and hiking tools.If exploring caves and glaciers doesn’t interest you, head south. Notrip to Iceland would be complete without a visit to the Golden Circle, which connects Gullfoss, Geysir, and Thingvellir Valley. Adventurers go to the Thingvellir Valley, where the land is actually separating and the stony ground beneath your feet frequently shifts. Hold on while you hike!24. What is Reykjavik famous for?A. Fashionable buildings.B. Small shops.C. Art galleries.D. Modern cafes.25. Where does Iceland mainly get electricity?A. From solar power.B. From hot springs.C. From oil.D. From gas.26. What is hiking in Thingvellir Valley like?A. Risky.B. Enjoyable.C. Boring.D. Rewarding.27. Who is this passage mainly written for?A. Scientists.B. The locals.C. Tourists.D. Business travellers.CIt was two in the morning, and a koala was caught on a fence. A phonerang in the home of Ken, who was a volunteer devoted to rescuing wildkoalas in Queensland. When he arrived on the scene, Ken put on heavy gloves. If koalas feel threatened, they bite. He then threw a blanket over the animal for more protection from being bitten. He then firmly grasped the koala through the blanket, and dropped it in a cage.Normally, if the koala is healthy, it is released where it is found. Koalas tend to eat from the same eucalyptus trees (桉树) over and over. But, the problem was that there were no eucalyptus trees left for this koala.Ken had to take it to a small park nearby. Food is one of the reasons why koalas are at risk.For 15 years, Ken has also been working on ways to make suburban areas more koala-friendly. He believes that koalas and humans can live togetherif certain changes are made. He recommends reducing speed limits in streets, creating more green areas for koalas to live in. What’s even moreimportant is the need to preserve eucalyptus trees.Even if these changes are made, koalas still have another problem. “Disease is a huge issue,” explains Ken. He says that almost half of Queensland’s female koalas are affected by a strange disease. “Without treatment, the koalas are unable to have babies. Koalas are becoming extinct,” says Ken.Later that day, Ken visited a forest near Queensland to catch Tea, a wild female koala. Ken had been following Tea for over a year. Using special equipment, Ken walked and listened for a signal from the koala’s radio collar. He eventually found Tea sitting on a tree branch. Ken climbed up a ladder and caught Tea. After some medical check-ups, Ken found she had a baby. “As long as there are healthy babies,” he said, “there’s still hope.”28. What did Ken use the blanket for?A. Catching the koala after it fell from a fence.B. Covering the koala so that it didn’t harm him.C. Keeping the koala warm after it was caught.D. Helping the koala stay calm in the cage.29. Why was the koala that Ken caught released in a nearby park?A. The koala was in a good physical condition.B. Koalas were fed in the same trees again and again.C. It was the only place nearby that had eucalyptus trees.D. That was where the koala probably had its own baby.30. What did Ken want to do with Tea?A. To see if she had a baby.B. To put a radio collar on her.C. To keep her in a cage.D. To give her medicine.31. In which section of a newspaper may this passage appear?A. Entertainment.B. Health.C. People and Animals.D. Politics.DBehind the enthusiastic song of an all-male choir (合唱队) lies a force that is better known for shaping the lives of hopeful frogs and crickets, research suggests. Recordings of a top boys’ choir, once directed by Johann Sebastian Bach in Germany, reveal that the more mature boys in the group boosted their voices when girls were appreciating their performances. The effect, seen only among the older singers, aged 16 to 19, is thought to be similar behaviour more often observed in frogs and crickets, which enhance their individual calls to stand out from the crowd during mate-attracting choruses.“The boys’ singing sounds mo re brilliant and has a more attractive quality when girls are in the audience, but it is subtle,” said Keller, a professor who led the work at the centre for music in the brain at a university in Denmark. Keller and his colleagues teamed up with a well-known choir in Germany after a student and former member of the choirmentioned that the boys boosted their voices in a barely noticeable manner when female audience members were present.Sound analysis of the boys singing a song composed by Bach found that, in the presence of girls aged 15 to 16, the boys improved their vocalbrilliance and carried power by putting more energy. But it was unclear whether people, as opposed to sensitive sound devices, could detect the shift in voices, and if they could, whether the resulting sound was more or less appealing because of the enhanced singer’s performance.To find out, the researchers ran two online studies in which 2,247 male and female volunteers listened to recordings of the boys singing with and without girls in the audience. While both male and female participants showed a difference between the two performances, only female volunteers preferred the boosted singing. “It’s really hard to tell,” Keller said. Details are published in a journal.For the recordings, the boys performed once before an all-male audience and a second time when a group of teenage girls joined the front row on the pretence of being on a school trip. In interviews after the concert, the boys felt they sang better in front of the girls but none admitted trying to attract their attention.According to the scientists, the findings suggest choir singing is a special form of social communication where cooperation and competitiveness, the latter potentially motivated by the opposite sex, can exist alongside one another. “You have a group of people working together,” said Keller, “but at the same time individually having this parallel channel of communication, sending out the competitive signal saying: pick me!”32. What drives the mature boys to sing better according to Paragraph 1?A. Their directors.B. Their audience.C. The frogs.D. The crickets.33. What does the underlined word “subtle” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Brilliant.B. Competitive.C. Unforgettable.D. Unnoticeable.34. How did Keller’s team carry out the research?A. By observing the singers.B. By studying documents.C. By doing field research.D. By conducting studies online.35. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Cooperation or CompetitionB. Forc e behind Boy’s ChoirC. Research into the PerformanceD. Attractive Frogs and Cricket Songs第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)阅读下面短文, 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。
广东省茂名市2017届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试卷 Word版含解析
广东省茂名市2017年高考英语二模试卷（解析版）第二部分阅读理解ARocky Mountain Summer Adventure Camps Bring Learning to Life!The Museum of Idaho Rocky Mountain Adventure Camps are available for students aged 6﹣14．Participants will have amazing outdoor experiences combined with adventure and fun．Space is limited to 20participants each session and registration is not complete until payment has been received by the Museum of Idaho．Registration fee is non﹣returnable．Junior Adventure CampChildren aged 6﹣9 （must have completed first grade）．We'll conduct experiments，go on field trips，and discover the fun and excitement of science!This year，we will learn about colonial（殖民主义的）science to go along with our exhibit，America's Revolution!Instructor：Chloe DoucetteDates：June 27﹣June 30Time：9：00 a．m．﹣noonCost：﹩75 per child，﹩60 per child for MOI members，﹩50 each additional brother or sisterOriginal CampChildren aged 9﹣12 （must have completed third grade）Original Camp is for children who are ready for an exciting full﹣day outdoor camp．Participants visit various habitats and ecosystems as we explore eastern Idaho．We'll go bird watching，hiking in the mountains，and lots more! Instructors：Alana Jensen，Jerry PettyDates：July 18﹣July 21Time：9：00a．m．﹣﹣4：00p．m．（9：00﹣6：00on the last day）Cost：﹩150 per child，﹩125 per child for MOI members，﹩100 each additional brother or sisterHigh Adventure CampYouth aged 11﹣14 （must have completed fifth grade）High Adventure Camp is for youth who are looking for an amazing summer adventure!This outdoor camp is full of exciting physical challenges and involves participants in even more in﹣depth activities than the Original Camp．This year，students will study how rattlesnakes experience the outdoors!Instructors：Chloe Doucette，Mike Winston，Jerry PettyDates：August 8﹣August 11Time：9：00a．m．﹣4：00p．m．（9：00﹣6：00 on the last day）Cost：﹩150 per child，﹩125 per child for MOI members，﹩100 each additional brother or sisterParticipate in both Original AND High Adventure for only 200!Call 522﹣1400 ext.3002 to take advantage of this great offer．If you have any questions about the Museum of Idaho's education programs，contact Chloe Doucette，Education Director at （208）522﹣1400 ext.3002．21．If participants want to register successfully，they need to．A．choose their favorite instructorsB．make up a team of 20 participantsC．be accompanied by familyD．pay for the fee ahead of time22．To make experiments，what will a 9﹣year﹣old boy choose？A．Original Camp．B．Junior Adventure Camp．C．High Adventure Camp．D．Three of them．23．How much will a child and his brother spend at least if they sign up for both Original and High Adventure Camp？A．﹩400．B．﹩450．C．﹩500．D．﹩550．BMy husband and I had been married nearly twenty﹣two years when I acquired Stevens﹣Johnson syndrome，a disorder where my immune（免疫的）system responded to a virus by producing painful blisters．Although my long﹣term evaluation was good，I，who had been so fiercely independent，rapidly became absolutely helpless．My husband，Scott，stepped up to the plate，taking care of kids and cooking dinners．He also became my personal caretaker，applying the medicine to all of my blisters because my hands couldn't do the job．Needless to say，I had negative emotions，bouncing from embarrassment to shame caused by total reliance on someone other than myself．I recovered from my illness，but I couldn't seem to recover from the thought that I loved my husband less than he loved me．This seeming distinction in our love continued to annoy me for the year following my illness．Then recently Scott and I went on a long bike ride．He's an experienced cyclist；I'm quite the green hand．At one point with a strong headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs，I really thought I couldn't go any further．Seeing me struggle，Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder，"Stay close behind me．"As I followed his steps，I discovered that my legs quit burning and I was able to catch my breath．My husband was pulling me along﹣again．I pray my husband will always be strong and healthy．But if he should ever become the struggling one，whether on a bike ride or with an illness，I trust I'll be ready to call out to him，"Stay close behind me﹣my turn to pull you along．"24．The author felt helpless because．A．She lost the previous independenceB．She failed to get the medical treatmentC．Her marriage was in a terrible stateD．She suffered from mental disorder25．Which of the following best describes the author's husband according to Paragraph 2？A．Impatient．B．Independent．C．Family﹣centered．D．Career﹣centered．26．When going on the long bike ride，the author's husband．A．followed her closelyB．backed her up all the wayC．gave in to her depressionD．stopped to take care of her leg27．What message does the author convey in the passage？A．Strong will．B．Selfless love．C．Reliance on each other．D．Optimistic attitude to life．CTudor Cobalas nearly crashed his car while driving and texting on his phone．It was this near﹣death experience that inspired him to turn the smartphone from a weapon of mass distraction into a tool for safer driving．Mr．Cobalas developed Safe Drive，an app that rewards drivers for ignoring their phones while driving．Once a driver drives too fast，the app launches a"Release"button on the screen，effectively locking the phone．Driving without checking the phone generates scores that can be turned into shopping discounts in the Safe Drive Marketplace．It's a simple idea that has attracted nearly 100，000 users globally and 30 commercialpartners．Worldwide，about 1.25million people die each year as a result of road traffic accidents，according to the World Health Organization．"Smartphone distraction"is blamed for an increasing number of accidents．Drivers using a mobile phone are four times more likely to be involved in a crash．Many parents also want to educate their children，young drivers．That is why a growing number of technology businessmen are trying to handle the problem．"Although smartphones are rightly blamed for an increase in distracted driving，we wanted to show that smartphones could be used to make drivers better，"says Hari Balakrishnan，chief technology officer of Cambridge Mobile Telematics，a US company that has developed an app called Drive Well．The app measures all aspects of driving such as hard braking，abrupt acceleration，sharp cornering and speeding．But it also monitors how often drivers are distracted by their phones and generates a"safety score"at the end of each trip．The free app features competition leader boards that enable drivers to compete with their friends，family and colleagues，as well as personalized safer driving tips．Good safety scores can earn drivers discounts on car insurance，Mr．Balakrishnan says．Last year the company started a competition to find Boston's safest driver．Nearly 5，000 people have signed up，and 98 have been awarded more than 3，400 in prizes．Data from 40，000 Drive Well app users around the world present its effectiveness，says Mr．Madden．28．What caused Tudor Cobalas to develop the app Safe Drive？A．Multi﹣functions of this app．B．His desire to make a fortune．C．Many parents'worries about teenagers'driving safety．D．His own experience about being distracted by his smartphone．29．What do Safe Drive and Drive Well have in common？A．They keep a specific record of hard braking．B．They fail to help decrease the number of traffic accidents．C．Their users get some scores in the driving process．D．Their users get money as a reward directly．30．Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word"distracted"in paragraph 4？A．Lacking concentration．B．Lacking confidence．C．Speedy．D．Dangerous．31．What is the purpose of the passage？A．To present the harmful effects of smartphones in the driving process．B．To introduce some useful apps that can guarantee our safety．C．To compare different types of apps concerning driving safety．D．To show us smartphones can make drivers safer in a way．DScientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals（晶体）that could be 50，000 years old．The organisms were found in a hot，but beautiful cave system in Naica，Mexico．These ancient life forms can be seen only with a microscope．Penelope Boston，who leads the Astrobiology Institute at NASA，the space agency of the United States，says the ancient microbes were able to live by eating minerals such as iron．She spoke about the discovery recently at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science．If the findings are confirmed，they will show how microbes can survive in extreme conditions．Forty different kinds of microbes and some viruses were found in the underground area．The genetic structures of these organisms are 10 percent different from those of their nearest relatives．The caves in Naica are 800 kilometers deep．They were once used for mining lead．Before the miners began working in the caves，the area was separated from the surface and the outside world．Some of the caves are as big as the large religiouscenters built during Europe's Middle Ages．There are crystals covering the walls．The caves are so hot that scientists must wear special clothing to keep cool．The clothing keeps the crystals safe from human germs（病菌）or other damage．Boston said the researchers could only work for about 20 minutes at a time before they had to go to a room that was 38 degrees Celsius to cool down．NASA officials would not let Boston share her findings with scientific experts before last week's announcement．So scientists could not say much about the findings．But Norine Noonan，a biologist with the University of South Florida，said she believed them．"Why are we surprised？"Noonan asked．"As a biologist，I would say life on Earth is extremely tough and extremely colorful．"Boston is also studying microbes commonly found inside caves in other countries，such as Ukraine and the United States．These microbes appear to be impossible to kill．Boston said they show how difficult life on Earth can be．32．The existence of the ancient microbes relies on．A．surrounding insectsB．diverse plantsC．eating mineralsD．absorbing air33．What can we infer about the caves in Naica from the passage？A．The temperature in the caves is quite low．B．The caves have been explored since they were formed．C．The walls are covered by crystals．D．The environment in the caves is difficult to adapt to．34．What is the biologist Norine Noonan's attitude towards the findings？A．Neutral．B．Positive．C．Doubtful．D．Indifferent．35．What's the main idea of the passage？A．Living organisms bring hope to scientific research．B．Scientists Discover 50，000﹣year﹣old"super life"in Mexico．C．Microbes show great power to survive in terrible conditions．D．Caves provide living environment for living organisms．第二节（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．They are strange﹣looking creatures，covered with hard scales（鳞）．They can roll up into a ball to protect themselves from enemies and have tongues that are longer than their bodies．（36）．However，pangolins （穿山甲）have recently become the focus of Chinese people，after social media posts of the strange animal being eaten at dinner caused public anger．Earlier this month，a photo of a micro blog post showing some people in Guangxi eating pangolins at a feast spread．A few days later，people were angered again by pictures posted on a woman's weibo account showing her eating protected animals，including pangolins．（37）．Many more pangolins have been hunted or killed．According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature （IUCN），more than 1million of them have been killed or sold in the last 10years．（38）．In September，the IUCN added the pangolin to the world's"endangered animals list"．They are now more endangered than pandas．（39）．Many people in Asia and Africa consider pangolin meat is delicious．Some people even think pangolin scales have medicinal qualities．However，their scales are made of keratin，the same material human fingernails are made of．（40）．World Pangolin Day is on the third Saturday of February each year．This year，it fell on Feb 18．It's a day to help people know more aboutpangolins．The government now stops anyone from buying and eating pangolins in China．A．Luckily，the situation is getting better．B．Yet this is only the tip of the iceberg．C．The trade of pangolins across the world is also not allowed．D．They rarely get the attention of people，and some even don't know they exist．E．I hope more people will join us to protect pangolins from such a sad situation．F．It also said that they are the most illegally traded mammals （哺乳动物）in the world．G．A growing trade of their scales and meat is the main reason for their decline in numbers．第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空I used to love to swim as a boy．My （41）was just a short walk away from the local pool and I used to （42）most of my summer days there．I would head out （43）with just my trunks and a towel．I always got there before it opened and then stayed until （44）time．It was four hours of （45）joy．I loved to dive in that cool，clean water．I would swim，splash，play games with my friends，talk，laugh，and only dry off during the （46）．I always （47）home in the evenings with a smile on my face too．There were some people who came to the （48）that I never could understand，（49）．They would （50）every day carrying around and （51）their huge，heavy bags full of stuff．They would be all （52）in fancy swimsuits．They would cover themselves in lotion（乳液），（53）then sit in the shade of umbrellas．They spent most of their time near their （54），sitting in chairs，and watching other people swim．（55）they did dive in the pool，it was only for a few （56）before retreating back to their stuff．I often （57）why they came to the pool at all．Sometimes I think that life at the pool is a lot like life （58）．Some people spend so much time carrying around and worrying about their stuff that they （59）get to swim at all．Don't （60）one of them．Life is for living not for sitting with your stuff．41．A．school B．home C．training D．swimming 42．A．waste B．spare C．remember D．spend 43．A．early B．frequently C．deliberately D．rarely 44．A．summer B．past C．closing D．local 45．A．pure B．false C．additional D．innocent 46．A．breaks B．games C．time D．summer 47．A．drove B．stayed C．missed D．walked 48．A．life B．pool C．village D．hometown 49．A．however B．therefore C．somehow D．thus 50．A．slip away B．show up C．give up D．take off 51．A．examining B．watching over C．opened D．got hold of 52．A．embarrassed B．buried C．dressed up D．fed up 53．A．so B．or C．for D．but 54．A．bags B．shade C．umbrella D．friends 55．A．Once B．If C．Unless D．As 56．A．miles B．hours C．days D．minutes 57．A．explained B．inquired about C．wondered D．figured out 58．A．for certain B．in summer C．in particular D．in general 59．A．never B．always C．hardly D．occasionally 60．A．become B．envy C．forget about D．rely on第二节（满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式．American writer Theodore Seuss Geisel﹣better （61）（know）as"Dr．Seuss"，is one of the world's most famous authors of books for children．March 2，2017 was his 113th birthday．He was born in 1904in Massachusetts and （62）（die）in 1991．（63）his honor，March 2 is called both"Dr．Seuss Day"and，in many places，"World Book Day．"The aim of the observance is to celebrate literature and urge children around the world to read．Dr．Seuss is famous for his fantastical and （64）（humor）books for young children．His books （65）（fill）with colorful pictures and fun rhymes．Dr．Seuss'（66）（work）include"The Cat in the Hat，"Green Eggs and Ham"and"The Lorax．"Dr．Seuss helped generations of children learn to read﹣and to love reading．His books have been published in some 20languages．Many people used"World Book Day"（67）（express）thanks for Dr．Seuss'books．If you missed out on World Book Day，you will have （68）chance later this year to celebrate books and reading．The United Nations marks World Book and Copyright Day on April 23．That is the date on （69）several of the world's （70）（great）writers died．They include England's William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes of Spain．第四部分写作第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1 没出错误及其修改均仅限一词；2 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．One day when I was on my way to home from school，I found a building on fire．Immediately I called the firefighters．Several minutes lately，the firefighters arrived and tried their best to control thefire．With the help of the firefighters，a lot of peoples left the building safely．Sudden a foreign woman came in a hurry to tell the firefighters everything．But they can't understand what she said．I went to the woman and asked her that was happening．She told me that his daughter was still in the building．I told the firefighters about it at once．They immediately run into the building and rescued little girl．第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，在即将来临的暑假，你父母和你打算到英国旅行．请给你的英国笔友Tony写信，说说你们的旅游计划，询问他的个人意见，并希望能够会面．注意：1 词数100左右；2 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．．2017年广东省茂名市高考英语二模试卷参考答案与试题解析第二部分阅读理解ARocky Mountain Summer Adventure Camps Bring Learning to Life!The Museum of Idaho Rocky Mountain Adventure Camps are available for students aged 6﹣14．Participants will have amazing outdoor experiences combined with adventure and fun．Space is limited to 20participants each session and registration is not complete until payment has been received by the Museum of Idaho．Registration fee is non﹣returnable．Junior Adventure CampChildren aged 6﹣9 （must have completed first grade）．We'll conduct experiments，go on field trips，and discover the fun and excitement of science!This year，we will learn about colonial（殖民主义的）science to go along with our exhibit，America's Revolution!Instructor：Chloe DoucetteDates：June 27﹣June 30Time：9：00 a．m．﹣noonCost：﹩75 per child，﹩60 per child for MOI members，﹩50 each additional brother or sisterOriginal CampChildren aged 9﹣12 （must have completed third grade）Original Camp is for children who are ready for an exciting full﹣day outdoor camp．Participants visit various habitats and ecosystems as we explore eastern Idaho．We'll go bird watching，hiking in the mountains，and lots more! Instructors：Alana Jensen，Jerry PettyDates：July 18﹣July 21Time：9：00a．m．﹣﹣4：00p．m．（9：00﹣6：00on the last day）Cost：﹩150 per child，﹩125 per child for MOI members，﹩100 each additional brother or sisterHigh Adventure CampYouth aged 11﹣14 （must have completed fifth grade）High Adventure Camp is for youth who are looking for an amazing summer adventure!This outdoor camp is full of exciting physical challenges and involves participants in even more in﹣depth activities than the Original Camp．This year，students will study how rattlesnakes experience the outdoors!Instructors：Chloe Doucette，Mike Winston，Jerry PettyDates：August 8﹣August 11Time：9：00a．m．﹣4：00p．m．（9：00﹣6：00 on the last day）Cost：﹩150 per child，﹩125 per child for MOI members，﹩100 each additional brother or sisterParticipate in both Original AND High Adventure for only 200!Call 522﹣1400 ext.3002 to take advantage of this great offer．If you have any questions about the Museum of Idaho's education programs，contact Chloe Doucette，Education Director at （208）522﹣1400 ext.3002．21．If participants want to register successfully，they need to D．A．choose their favorite instructorsB．make up a team of 20 participantsC．be accompanied by familyD．pay for the fee ahead of time22．To make experiments，what will a 9﹣year﹣old boy choose？B A．Original Camp．B．Junior Adventure Camp．C．High Adventure Camp．D．Three of them．23．How much will a child and his brother spend at least if they sign up for bothOriginal and High Adventure Camp？AA．﹩400．B．﹩450．C．﹩500．D．﹩550．【考点】O3：广告布告类阅读．【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了两个给孩子的夏令营的相关信息．【解答】21．D．细节理解题．根据第一段第三句"registration（注册）is not complete until payment（付款）"可知如果参与者想要成功注册，他们需要提前支付费用；故选D．22．B．细节理解题．根据Junior Adventure Camp对年龄的要求"Children aged 6﹣9"和第二段第一句"conduct experiments（做实验）"可知一个9岁的男孩会选择少年探险营；故选B．23．A．细节理解题．根据最后一段"Participate in both Original AND High Adventure for only $200!"可知，同时参加这两个活动的最优惠价格是200元．题干中提到有两个人都sign up for（报名参加）这两项活动，故选项A正确．【点评】考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．BMy husband and I had been married nearly twenty﹣two years when I acquired Stevens﹣Johnson syndrome，a disorder where my immune（免疫的）system responded to a virus by producing painful blisters．Although my long﹣term evaluation was good，I，who had been so fiercely independent，rapidly became absolutely helpless．My husband，Scott，stepped up to the plate，taking care of kids and cooking dinners．He also became my personal caretaker，applying the medicine to all of myblisters because my hands couldn't do the job．Needless to say，I had negative emotions，bouncing from embarrassment to shame caused by total reliance on someone other than myself．I recovered from my illness，but I couldn't seem to recover from the thought that I loved my husband less than he loved me．This seeming distinction in our love continued to annoy me for the year following my illness．Then recently Scott and I went on a long bike ride．He's an experienced cyclist；I'm quite the green hand．At one point with a strong headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs，I really thought I couldn't go any further．Seeing me struggle，Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder，"Stay close behind me．"As I followed his steps，I discovered that my legs quit burning and I was able to catch my breath．My husband was pulling me along﹣again．I pray my husband will always be strong and healthy．But if he should ever become the struggling one，whether on a bike ride or with an illness，I trust I'll be ready to call out to him，"Stay close behind me﹣my turn to pull you along．"24．The author felt helpless because A．A．She lost the previous independenceB．She failed to get the medical treatmentC．Her marriage was in a terrible stateD．She suffered from mental disorder25．Which of the following best describes the author's husband according to Paragraph 2？CA．Impatient．B．Independent．C．Family﹣centered．D．Career﹣centered．26．When going on the long bike ride，the author's husband B．A．followed her closelyB．backed her up all the wayC．gave in to her depressionD．stopped to take care of her leg27．What message does the author convey in the passage？CA．Strong will．B．Selfless love．C．Reliance on each other．D．Optimistic attitude to life．【考点】O5：科教类阅读．【分析】本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了在我生病之后我的丈夫承担了家中的负担，同时作者也祈祷她的丈夫永远强壮健康．【解答】24．A 推理判断题，根据第一段Although my long﹣term evaluation was good，I，who had been so fiercely independent，rapidly became absolutely helpless．可知作者感到很无助是因为她失去了以前的独立性，故选A．25．C 推理判断题，根据第二段My husband，Scott，stepped up to the plate，taking care of kids and cooking dinners．可知作者的丈夫挺身而出来照顾孩子和做饭，由此可知他是一个以家庭为中心的人，故选C．26．B 细节理解题，根据第四段My husband was pulling me along﹣again．可知在骑自行车的时候，作者的丈夫支持了她一路，故选B．27．C 主旨大意题，通读全文可知作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了她与丈夫之间相互依赖的故事，故选C．【点评】考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．CTudor Cobalas nearly crashed his car while driving and texting on his phone．It was this near﹣death experience that inspired him to turn the smartphone from a weapon of mass distraction into a tool for safer driving．Mr．Cobalas developed Safe Drive，an app that rewards drivers for ignoring theirphones while driving．Once a driver drives too fast，the app launches a"Release"button on the screen，effectively locking the phone．Driving without checking the phone generates scores that can be turned into shopping discounts in the Safe Drive Marketplace．It's a simple idea that has attracted nearly 100，000 users globally and 30 commercial partners．Worldwide，about 1.25million people die each year as a result of road traffic accidents，according to the World Health Organization．"Smartphone distraction"is blamed for an increasing number of accidents．Drivers using a mobile phone are four times more likely to be involved in a crash．Many parents also want to educate their children，young drivers．That is why a growing number of technology businessmen are trying to handle the problem．"Although smartphones are rightly blamed for an increase in distracted driving，we wanted to show that smartphones could be used to make drivers better，"says Hari Balakrishnan，chief technology officer of Cambridge Mobile Telematics，a US company that has developed an app called Drive Well．The app measures all aspects of driving such as hard braking，abrupt acceleration，sharp cornering and speeding．But it also monitors how often drivers are distracted by their phones and generates a"safety score"at the end of each trip．The free app features competition leader boards that enable drivers to compete with their friends，family and colleagues，as well as personalized safer driving tips．Good safety scores can earn drivers discounts on car insurance，Mr．Balakrishnan says．Last year the company started a competition to find Boston's safest driver．Nearly 5，000 people have signed up，and 98 have been awarded more than 3，400 in prizes．Data from 40，000 Drive Well app users around the world present its effectiveness，says Mr．Madden．28．What caused Tudor Cobalas to develop the app Safe Drive？DA．Multi﹣functions of this app．B．His desire to make a fortune．C．Many parents'worries about teenagers'driving safety．D．His own experience about being distracted by his smartphone．29．What do Safe Drive and Drive Well have in common？CA．They keep a specific record of hard braking．B．They fail to help decrease the number of traffic accidents．C．Their users get some scores in the driving process．D．Their users get money as a reward directly．30．Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word"distracted"in paragraph 4？AA．Lacking concentration．B．Lacking confidence．C．Speedy．D．Dangerous．31．What is the purpose of the passage？DA．To present the harmful effects of smartphones in the driving process．B．To introduce some useful apps that can guarantee our safety．C．To compare different types of apps concerning driving safety．D．To show us smartphones can make drivers safer in a way．【考点】O6：社会文化类阅读．【分析】文章主要通过介绍与驾驶相关的应用程序显示出智能手机也能让驾驶员更加安全地驾驶．【解答】28．D 细节理解题．根据第一段第二句"It was this near﹣death experience that inspired（启发；使…有灵感）him to turn the smartphone from a weapon of mass distraction into a tool for safer driving"，这句强调句里强调了Tudor Cobalas 开发Safe Drive 这个应用程序的原因，故D选项"His own experience about being distracted by his smartphone"正确．A选项的"Multi﹣functions（多功能）"，B选项的"desire to make a fortune（发财致富的渴望）"和C选项的"parents'worries"在文中均未提及，故排除A，B和C，所以答案选D．29．C 推理判断题．题干问的是Safe Drive和Drive Well应用程序的共同点，根据第二段"Driving without checking the phone generates scores"和第五段"generates a safety score"可知C选项正确．根据第五段"The app measures all aspects of driving such as hard braking"可知，A选项的"keep a specific record of hard braking"只符合应用程序Drive Well，故排除选项A；根据最后一段"present its effectiveness"可知B选项的"fail to help decrease（没能帮助减少）the number"与原文不符，故排除B；根据第二段"generates scores that can be turned into shopping discounts（折扣）"和第五段"Good safety scores can earn drivers discounts on car insurance"可知D选项的"get money as a reward directly"与原文不符，故排除D，所以答案选C．30．A 词义猜测题．根据第三段"Smartphone distraction is blamed for（因…被责备）an increasing number of accidents．Drivers using a mobile phone are four times more likely to be involved in a crash．"可知，"distraction"指的是司机在开车时因为使用手机受到干扰．题干里考查"smartphones are rightly blamed for an increase in distracted driving"中的"distracted"，可由distraction的意义推出A选项"Lacking concentration（注意力不集中）"正确．B选项"Lacking confidence"意为"缺乏信心"，C选项"Speedy"意为"迅速的"，D选项"Dangerous"意为"危险的"，均不符合语境，故排除B、C和D，答案选A．31．D 写作目的题．由全文内容可知，文章主要通过介绍和驾驶相关的应用程序显示出智能手机也能让驾驶员更加安全地驾驶，并在第一段的"a tool for safer driving"和第四段的"show that smartphones could be used to make drivers better"有所体现，故选D．A选项的"present the harmful effects（呈现不良影响）"与原文不符，故排除A；B选项的"guarantee our safety（确保我们的安全）"在文中没有体现，故排除B；C选项的"compare（对比）"在文中没有体现，故排除C，所以答案选D．【点评】章主要通过介绍与驾驶相关的应用程序，考查的题型不同，主要测试学生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，细节理解能力，词义猜测的能力和标题写作目的考查，要求学生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．D。
广东省汕头市高三英语第二次模拟考试试题(扫描版,无答案)
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广东省肇庆市2017届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题
肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2017届高中毕业班第二次统一检测英语本试卷共8页，卷面满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
因本测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。
2.回答第I卷时，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，再选涂其它答案标号。
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3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。
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4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷第二部分阅读理解（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。
AMaster painter hang Daqian (1899-1983) was well nown for having a large number of friends and students. Among them, painter Li Qiujun was special.They got to now each other through Li's elder brother, who was one of hang's best friends.They admired each other's artistic talent and became confidants, which resulted in aromantic relationship.In 1948, hang produced Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape, a mountain-and-water in painting featuring gongbi (meticulous brushwor), as a gift for Li's 50th birthday.A year later, hang permanently departed from the mainland, and traveled and ehibited around the world before settling down in Taipei in 1976.After leaving the mainland, he often said that he missed Li, who died in Shanghai in 1973.Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape will be auctioned in Hong ong on Oct 4.The painting not only mars a friendship between the two painters, but it deserves special attention because it shows hang at the top of his game as he sought to master the mountain-and-water style, according to C.. Cheung, head of Sotheby's Chinese painting department.Sotheby's will auction the wor at its major autumn sale, which runs from Oct 1 to 5.Cheung says the painting's composition and hang's attention to details reflect his incorporation of traditional touches, especially from Song Dynasty (960-1279) paintings, while also developing his own style.21. The underlined word “confidants” in paragraph 3 probably means ____.A. enemiesB. collegesC. friendsD. painters22. How old was Li Qiujun when she died?A. 50B. 75C. 78D. 8423. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape was originally a gift for Li's 50th birthday.B. hang Daqian permanently departed from the mainland in 1949.C. Sotheby's will auction Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape in Hong ong.D. Li Qiujun's elder brother was also one of hangDaqian's students.BA new international study shows that some people's biological cloc plays a powerful role for their life epectancy, regardless of lifestyle choices.Published in the latest issue of Aging on Wednesday, the study has found the most definitive evidence to eplain why some people eep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others.Geneticist Steve Horvath from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), led a team of 65 scientists around the world to record age-related changes to human DNA, analyse blood samples collected from 13,000 people and estimate their lifespan.A higher biological age, regardless of actual age, consistently predicts an earlier death, the study says."You get people who are vegan, sleep 10 hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end up dying young," Horvath said in a statement. "We have shown some people have a faster innate aging rate."The findings discovered that 5 percent of the population ages at a faster biological rate, which translated to a roughly 50 percent higher than average ris of death at any age."The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions that would slow your innate aging rate," Horvath said, adding that "this is an important milestone to realiing this dream."24.Some people eep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others because ______.A. their biological cloc is not powerful enoughB. the most definitive evidence has been foundC. they have a higher actual age than othersD. they ages at a relatively faster biological rate25.How was the study conducted?A. By collecting and analying dataB. By interviewing lots of peopleC. By researching previous studiesD. By studying different lifestyles26.According to the study, it can be inferred that ______.A. people who eep healthy lifestyle tend to live longerB. people’s lifespan can be predicted by their ageC. 5 percent of people are believed to have a faster innate aging rateD. anti-aging interventions have proved to slow the innate aging rate27.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. We all should eep healthy lifestyleB. Geneticist finds anti-aging interventionsC. Biological cloc predicts life epectancyD. Horvath builds an important milestoneCAs a Chinese saying goes, “Taste is actually a memory of childhood”. Local specialty food may not be popular among all people, but it offers outsiders a glimpse of local culture and history.Gongcheng “oil tea” is such a ind of food that would be considered “weird” by many first-time visitors to the remote county in the north of the Guangi huang Autonomous Region. Many people dislie its bitter and astringent（涩的）flavor when they tae a sip.“It felt lie drining Chinese herbal medicine. I never epected that I would gradually accept it afterwards, and even become addicted to it,” said a traveler surnamed hang who comes from Shijiahuang in n orthern China’s Hebei province.Langshan village is said to be the birthplace of Gongcheng “oil tea” whose ideal ingredients are green tea and fermented tea. The village has preserved well its buildings and roads dating bac to late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), as well as its traditional way of maing the special tea.Lin Fengyou, 60, introduced the cooing process. She loos younger than her age, and attributes this to the benefits of drining “oil tea” throughout the year.The first procedure is to use a wooden hammer to pound the tea while heating it in an iron pot, and then add edible oil and boiled water afterwards. She filters off the solid residues（余渣）, and pours the glue-lie green tea soup into bowls. Then, she adds salt, caraway seed, green onion, dried rice, fried groundnuts, sliced taro and fried beans.The taste of the “oil tea” is a miture of the distinctive flavors of all its ingredients. Local people usually eat it together with glutinous rice（糯米）balls, rice dumplings and glutinous rice cae.The villa gers consume “oil tea” three times a day. The tea soup is a healthy and refreshing food. “The tea soup to us is coffee to Westerners”, said Lin. “But it is tastier.”28.Many first-time visitors may find “oil tea” ______ when taing a sip.A. popularB. strangeC. addictedD. beneficial29.What can we learn about Lin Fengyou according to the passage?A. She never epected that she would gradually accept “oil tea”.B. She is one of the reasons why the special tea has been preserved.C. She thins drining “oil tea” throughout the year maes her loo younger.D. She drins “oil tea” three times every day and considers coffee tastier.30.Which is the correct order of cooing “oil tea” according to Lin Fengyou?a. pour the glue-lie green tea soup into bowlsb. heat the tea in an iron pot and pound the teac. add salt, caraway seed, green onion, dried rice, etcd. add edible oil and boiled watere. filter off the solid residuesA. bdeacB. dbaceC. acebdD. beadc31.Which column is this passage probably taen from?A. Culture & EducationB. EntertainmentC. HealthD. TravelDChina's largest search engine Baidu has said it will mae its latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology accessible to developers and businesses as part of the company's latest move into AI, big data and cloud computing.AI solution "Tianhi" was launched at a cloud-computing summit held in Beijing Wednesday. It includes services in three fields sensing technology, such as image and voiceprocessing, machine learning, and deep learning, an advanced form of machine learning, said hang Yaqin, CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company, at the summit.Developers can access facial or voice recognition, algorithms（演算法）for data analysis and projections, and deep learning applications, hang said, adding that the technology could help users innovate in their sectors."With more devices connected to the cloud, enterprises will use cloud computing and AI more frequently," said Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, "Open AI technology can play a bigger role."The company also revealed a plan to invest 10 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars) in cloud computing in the net five years and establish an innovation center, which will serve 10 million enterprises.32.What is the main idea of paragraph one?A.Baidu will further develop its latest AI technology.B.Baidu has attracted developers’ and businesses’ attention.ers will be able to access Baidu’s latest AI technology.D.A company will move to AI, big data and cloud computing.33.“Tianhi” includes services in the following fields ECEPT _____.A.sensing technologyB.voice processingC.machine learningD.deep learning34.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph four probably mean?A.It’s important for AI technology to be open.B.AI technology is more important than the cloud.C.People aren’t aware of the importance of AI technology.D.Enterprises will hardly benefit from open AI technology.35.What is Baidu’s net move according to the last paragraph?A.Reveal a plan to invest in cloud computing.B.Invest 10 billion yuan to serve enterprises.C.Get invested from enterprises in the net five years.D.Invest in computing and build an innovation center.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。
广东省揭阳市2017届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案
揭阳市2017年高中毕业班高考第二次模拟考试英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
满分120分。
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第Ⅰ卷第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
AGet ids ecited about reading and writing.Enter our writing and drawing contest for a chance to win great pries. Brought to you by Reader’s digest and Weely Reader and noted children’s author Mary Pope Osborne(The Magic Tree House series).PriesA $500 U.S. Savings BondA library of boos (valued at $ 125)Great LeapFrog pries including the Tag Reading SystemA certificate signed by contest judge Mary Pope OsborneYour submissions posted on ReadersDigest. comHow to enterChildren aged 5-12 should respond in words and/or pictures to the questions, “Your favourite has jumped out of the boo to spend the day with you. Tell us What happens net?”One winner will be chosen for each age group：Ages 5-6：Please submit a drawing no larger than 8.5cm 11cm and an essay written in child’s own words—may be dictated to an adult –of up to 50 words. Essay must be typed or written in blue or blac in.Ages 7-9 Please submit an essay of up to 150 words. Essay must be typed or written in blue or blac in. Drawings welcome(but optional). Must be no larger than 8.5 cm 11cm.Ages 10-12 Please submit an essay of up to 350 words. Essay must be typed or written in blue or blac in. Drawings welcome(but optional). Must be no larger than 8.5 cm 11cm.Entry should be mailed along with their name, age, mailing address and e-mail address toRead, Write, Win! ContestReader’s Digest Magaine260 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New Yor, NY 10016All entries must be postmared by October 31, 2016.21.What’s the purpose of the tet?A. To persuade readers to attend the contest.B. To give information about the contest.C. To get ids ecited about reading and writing.D. To give ids a chance to earn money.22. Whoever wins the contest can ______.A. gain a total of $625 in cashB. get a library of boos valued at $ 500C. see his wor on ReadersDigestD. win a certificate to go to library23.What’s the difference between Ages 7-9 and Ages 10-12 in request of entry?A. The word number of the essay.B. The color of the submission.C. The sie of the submission.D. The form of the essay.BDespite gains in recent years，women still fall behind men in some areas of math achievement，and the question of why has caused heated argument. Now，a study of first and second graders suggests what may be part of the answer：Female primaryschool teachers who are concerned about their own sills could be passing that along to the little girls they teach.Young students tend to model themselves after adults of the same se，eplained Beiloc，an associate professor in psychology at the University of Chicago. Little girls may learn to fear math from the women who are their earliest teachers. Beiloc and her colleagues studied 52 boys and 65 girls in classes taught by 17 different teachers. Ninety percent of the US primary school teachers are women，as was all of those in this study.Students’ math ability was not related to teachers’ math aniety at the start of the school year，but at the end of the year，the more anious teachers were about their own sills，the more liely their female students—but not the boys—were to agree to that “boys are good at math and girls are good at reading”．In addition，the girls who answered that way scored lower on math tests than eithe r the classes’ boys or the girls who had not developed such a belief，the researchers found.After seeing the results，the researchers recommended that the math requirements for obtaining a primary education teaching degree should be rethought. “If the net generation of teachers，especially primary school teachers，is going to teach their students more effectively，more care needs to be taen to develop both strong math sills and positive math attitudes in these educators,” the researchers wrote.“Girls who grow up believing females lac math sills wind up avoiding harder math classes. It eeps girls and women out of a lot of careers，particularly in science technology,” Beiloc said.24.We can learn from the first three paragraphs that ______.A. teachers in US primary schools are mostly femalesB. the students involved in the study are starters at primary schoolC. young students usually follow eample of their female teachersD. it’s true that boys do well in math while girls do well in reading25. We can we infer from the tet?A. Beiloc’s study will bring about a primary education revolution.B. Girls’ lac of confidence in math sills affects their future jobs.C. The performance of the students changed little during the process of the study.D. The researchers argued that current primary school education needed improving.26. What’s the suggested solution to the phenomenon mentioned in the tet?A. Using different approaches to ecite students’ interest in math.B. Reducing the number of situations that mae teachers anious.C. Creating more chances for boys and girls to wor together in class.D. Improving teachers’ math sills and changing their math attitudes.27. What’s the main idea of the tet?A. Girls may learn math aniety from female teachers.B. Boys are free from the math aniety of female teachers.C. Primary school teachers have a far-reaching influence on students.D. Students should learn how to hold positive attitudes towards math.CThe word "O" is the most frequently spoen all-purpose epression on the planet — and it's turning 176 years old on March 23, 2015. The term was born during a 19th-century abbreviation(缩写) crae and went on to international fame with its own hand gesture.Last year, Henry Nass, a 64-year-old retired English teacher, a New Yorer, had spent the last few wees handing out cards championing "Global O Day" in advance of the coming anniversary."No matter where people are from they use the word 'O,' but they don't now where it comes from," says Nass. "The problem is because it's just, you now, O."The word is O, perhaps, but its history is definitely better than average. Late etymologist Allen Waler Read traced the two-letter word to 1839, when editors at the Boston Morning Post signed off on articles as “all correct” with a simple word “O”.The word made it into print on March 23 of that year, in an article against a rival editor in Providence who had stated wrongly that a band of Bostonians headingto New Yor would pass through the Rhode Island capital (Providence)."We said not a word about our team passing 'through the city' of Providence," the Morning Post reported. "O.. — all correct."The humor of the Providence-Boston joe has been lost to history —but the word O too off from there, soon connoting(隐含) agreement, acceptance, averageness, quality or liability.By 1840, it served as a slogan for President Martin Van Buren's unsuccessful reelection campaign. “Old inderhoo is O,” posters stated, a reference to the eighth president's birthplace and his supporters' belief in his satisfactory performance.28. Why did Henry Nass hand out cards?A. To let people understand the history of the word “O”.B. To call on people to use the word “O” properly.C. To appeal to people to celebrate O Day.D. To attract people’s attention.29. What does the author want to convey in Paragraph 4?A. The history of the word “O” is nown to average people.B. The history of the word “O” is unfamiliar to people.C. People frequently use the word “O” in history.D. People are fond of the wor d “O” in history.30. What does the underlined phrase “too off” in Paragraph 7 probably mean?A. Got offB. Set upC. Moved offD. Becamepopular31. We can learn from the tet that inderhoo is of the eighth Americanpresident.A. the nameB. the birthplaceC. the policyD. the beliefDAlmost every day we come across situations in which we have to mae decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world，in rich and poor countries, choice is a luury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who thin they are eercisingtheir right to mae choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers, hoping to sell their products.The endless choice gives birth to aniety in people’s lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not eactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and waling away, or just buying an unsuitable item(商品) that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-maing is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the maret. Advances in design and production help quicen the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical eample is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed maes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just wal with ease into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no aniety.32.What does the author try to argue in Paragraph l?A. The practice of choice is difficult.B.The right of choice is given but at a price.C. Choice and right eist at the same time.D. The eercise of rights is a luury.33. Why do more choices of goods give rise to aniety?A. People are liely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion.B. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.C. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice.D. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.34. By using computers as an eample, the author wants to prove that___________.A. products of the latest design flood the maretB. competitions are fierce in high-tech industryC. everyday goods need to be replaced oftenD. advanced products meet the needs of people35. What is this passage mainly about?A. The opinions on people's right in different countries.B. The problems about the availability of everyday goods.C. The helplessness in purchasing decisions.D. The variety of choices in modern society.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，并在答题卷上将该选项涂黑。
广东省肇庆市2017届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题(含答案)
肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2017届高中毕业班第二次统一检测英语本试卷共8页，卷面满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
因本测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。
2.回答第I卷时，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，再选涂其它答案标号。
写在本试卷上无效。
3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。
写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷第二部分阅读理解（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。
AMaster painter Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) was well known for having a large number of friends and students. Among them, painter Li Qiujun was special.They got to know each other through Li's elder brother, who was one of Zhang's best friends.They admired each other's artistic talent and became confidants, which resulted in a romantic relationship.In 1948, Zhang produced Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape, a mountain-and-water ink painting featuring gongbi (meticulous brushwork), as a gift for Li's 50th birthday.A year later, Zhang permanently departed from the mainland, and traveled and exhibited around the world before settling down in Taipei in 1976.After leaving the mainland, he often said that he missed Li, who died in Shanghai in 1973.Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape will be auctioned in Hong Kong on Oct 4.The painting not only marks a friendship between the two painters, but it deserves special attention because it shows Zhang at the top of his game as he sought to master the mountain-and-water style, according to C.K. Cheung, head of Sotheby's Chinese painting department.Sotheby's will auction the work at its major autumn sale, which runs from Oct 1 to 5.Cheung says the painting's composition and Zhang's attention to details reflect his incorporation of traditional touches, especially from Song Dynasty (960-1279) paintings, while also developing his own style.21. The underlined word “confidants” in paragraph 3 probably means ____.A. enemiesB. collegesC. friendsD. painters22. How old was Li Qiujun when she died?A. 50B. 75C. 78D. 8423. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape was originally a gift for Li's 50th birthday.B. Zhang Daqian permanently departed from the mainland in 1949.C. Sotheby's will auction Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape in Hong Kong.D. Li Qiujun's elder brother was also one of ZhangDaqian's students.BA new international study shows that some people's biological clock plays a powerful rolefor their life expectancy, regardless of lifestyle choices.Published in the latest issue of Aging on Wednesday, the study has found the most definitive evidence to explain why some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others.Geneticist Steve Horvath from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), led a team of 65 scientists around the world to record age-related changes to human DNA, analyse blood samples collected from 13,000 people and estimate their lifespan.A higher biological age, regardless of actual age, consistently predicts an earlier death, the study says."You get people who are vegan, sleep 10 hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end up dying young," Horvath said in a statement. "We have shown some people have a faster innate aging rate."The findings discovered that 5 percent of the population ages at a faster biological rate, which translated to a roughly 50 percent higher than average risk of death at any age."The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions that would slow your innate aging rate," Horvath said, adding that "this is an important milestone to realizing this dream."24.Some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others because ______.A. their biological clock is not powerful enoughB. the most definitive evidence has been foundC. they have a higher actual age than othersD. they ages at a relatively faster biological rate25.How was the study conducted?A. By collecting and analyzing dataB. By interviewing lots of peopleC. By researching previous studiesD. By studying different lifestyles26.According to the study, it can be inferred that ______.A. people who keep healthy lifestyle tend to live longerB. people’s lifespan can be predicted by their ageC. 5 percent of people are believed to have a faster innate aging rateD. anti-aging interventions have proved to slow the innate aging rate27.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. We all should keep healthy lifestyleB. Geneticist finds anti-aging interventionsC. Biological clock predicts life expectancyD. Horvath builds an important milestoneCAs a Chinese saying goes, “Taste is actually a memory of childhood”. Local specialty food may not be popular among all people, but it offers outsiders a glimpse of local culture and history.Gongcheng “oil tea” is such a kind of food that would be considered “weird” by many first-time visitors to the remote county in the north of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Many people dislike its bitter and astringent（涩的）flavor when they take a sip.“It felt like drinking Chinese herbal medicine. I never expected tha t I would gradually accept it afterwards, and even become addicted to it,” said a traveler surnamed Zhang who comes from Shijiazhuang in northern China’s Hebei province.Langshan village is said to be the birthplace of Gongcheng “oil tea” whose ideal ingredients are green tea and fermented tea. The village has preserved well its buildings and roads dating back to late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), as well as its traditional way of making the special tea.Lin Fengyou, 60, introduced the cooking process. She looks younger than her age, and attributes this to the benefits of drinking “oil tea” throughout the year.The first procedure is to use a wooden hammer to pound the tea while heating it in an iron pot, and then add edible oil and boiled water afterwards. She filters off the solid residues（余渣）, and pours the glue-like green tea soup into bowls. Then, she adds salt, caraway seed,green onion, dried rice, fried groundnuts, sliced taro and fried beans.The taste of the “oil tea” is a mixture of the distinctive fla vors of all its ingredients. Local people usually eat it together with glutinous rice（糯米）balls, rice dumplings and glutinous rice cake.The villagers consume “oil tea” three times a day. The tea soup is a healthy and refreshing food. “The tea soup to us is coffee to Westerners”, said Lin. “But it is tastier.”28.Many first-time visitors may find “oil tea” ______ when taking a sip.A. popularB. strangeC. addictedD. beneficial29.What can we learn about Lin Fengyou according to the passage?A. She never expected that she would gradually accept “oil tea”.B. She is one of the reasons why the special tea has been preserved.C. She thinks drinking “oil tea” throughout the year makes her look younger.D. She drinks “oil tea” three times every day and considers coffee tastier.30.Which is the correct order of cooking “oil tea” according to Lin Fengyou?a. pour the glue-like green tea soup into bowlsb. heat the tea in an iron pot and pound the teac. add salt, caraway seed, green onion, dried rice, etcd. add edible oil and boiled watere. filter off the solid residuesA. bdeacB. dbaceC. acebdD. beadc31.Which column is this passage probably taken from?A. Culture & EducationB. EntertainmentC. HealthD. TravelDChina's largest search engine Baidu has said it will make its latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology accessible to developers and businesses as part of the company's latest move into AI, big data and cloud computing.AI solution "Tianzhi" was launched at a cloud-computing summit held in BeijingWednesday. It includes services in three fields: sensing technology, such as image and voice processing, machine learning, and deep learning, an advanced form of machine learning, said Zhang Yaqin, CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company, at the summit.Developers can access facial or voice recognition, algorithms（演算法）for data analysis and projections, and deep learning applications, Zhang said, adding that the technology could help users innovate in their sectors."With more devices connected to the cloud, enterprises will use cloud computing and AI more frequently," said Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, "Open AI technology can play a bigger role."The company also revealed a plan to invest 10 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars) in cloud computing in the next five years and establish an innovation center, which will serve 10 million enterprises.32.What is the main idea of paragraph one?A.Baidu will further develop its latest AI technology.B.Baidu has attracted developers’ and businesses’ attention.ers will be able to access Baidu’s latest AI technology.D.A company will move to AI, big data and cloud computing.33.“Tianzhi” includes services in the following fields EXCEPT _____.A.sensing technologyB.voice processingC.machine learningD.deep learning34.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph four probably mean?A.It’s important for AI technology to be open.B.AI technology is more important than the cloud.C.People aren’t aware of the importance of AI technology.D.Enterprises will hardly benefit from open AI technology.35.What is Baidu’s next move according to the last paragraph?A.Reveal a plan to invest in cloud computing.B.Invest 10 billion yuan to serve enterprises.C.Get invested from enterprises in the next five years.D.Invest in computing and build an innovation center.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。
广东省广州市2017届高中毕业班综合测试(二)试题+答案
2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语2017.4 本试卷10页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
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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 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 holida y. They don’t mind trying the local cuisine and discovering 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 frustrated 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 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 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 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?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 interesting money. In 1988, it was the firstcountry to replace paper money with special plastic banknotes.Now it’s introduced a new five-dollar bill so technologicallyadvanced that many experts are calling it the money of thefuture!At first glance, the new note looks much like the old one. It has the same pink colour andmain 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(使倾斜) the note a little and you will see the Eastern Spinebill, an Australian bird, beating 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 government 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 s raised bump alongside the top and bottom, enabling blind 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 was so embarrassed at not being able to see the difference between notes that he only carried coins to pay for food 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 bill which comes out in late 2017, as well as the updated $20, $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 banknote?A. To make the note more difficult to copy.B. To show the country’s advanced technology.C. To help blind people more easily use money.D. To make the not’s appearance more a ttractive.26. What can we guess about Australian coins?A. They are different in size or shape.B. They are required in 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 Christmas gift.CAt this year’s Technology Forum, speakers include wo rld-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 GreenShields.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 it 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 wing drag, and produced better fuel economy and less pollution.Cohen went through various experiments to improve his GreenShields invention. With the help of MIT and Cook-Illinois Bus Company, which donated a full-sized bus for Cohen’s experiments, he now has a shield model that is inexpensive and easy to attach, enablingwidespread adoption.How much of an impact can these shields 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 GreenShields 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 Cohen 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 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. What’s the intended benefit of Cohen’s 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, pretending 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 willnotice when people feel bored and even take action to stop it.Before you get concerned, the machine won’t be readi ng your mind. It will be observing the many movements you make while using a computer. It’s not interested in the big movements needed to use the machine 一like moving a mouse or touching a screen —but small, barely noticeable movements like closing your eyes，moving in 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 tasks. The activities 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’ move ments as they completed each task. Just as the researcher expected, the “boredom movements" greatly decreased, by as much as 42%，when the subjects were very interested in what they were reading or seeing.Fortunately, DrWitchel isn’t planning to use his re sults to create machines that report students who are not paying attention at school. Instead, he wants “movement sensing” technology to be built into 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 provide 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 DrWitchel carry out his research?A. To discover how bored people move.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 Witchel's technology most likely pay attention to?A. Turning off the machine.B. Typing words on a keyboard.C. Surfing quickly between webpages.D. Moving one’s 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。
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肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2017届高中毕业班第二次统一检测英语第I卷第二部分阅读理解（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。
AMaster painter Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) was well known for having a large number of friends and students. Among them, painter Li Qiujun was special.They got to know each other through Li's elder brother, who was one of Zhang's best friends.They admired each other's artistic talent and became confidants, which resulted in a romantic relationship.In 1948, Zhang produced Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape, a mountain-and-water ink painting featuring gongbi (meticulous brushwork), as a gift for Li's 50th birthday.A year later, Zhang permanently departed from the mainland, and traveled and exhibited around the world before settling down in Taipei in 1976.After leaving the mainland, he often said that he missed Li, who died in Shanghai in 1973.Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape will be auctioned in Hong Kong on Oct 4.The painting not only marks a friendship between the two painters, but it deserves special attention because it shows Zhang at the top of his game as he sought to master the mountain-and-water style, according to C.K. Cheung, head of Sotheby's Chinese painting department.Sotheby's will auction the work at its major autumn sale, which runs from Oct 1 to 5.Cheung says the painting's composition and Zhang's attention to details reflect his incorporation of traditional touches, especially from Song Dynasty (960-1279) paintings, while also developing his own style.21. The underlined word “confidants” in paragraph 3 probably means ____.A. enemiesB. collegesC. friendsD. painters22. How old was Li Qiujun when she died?A. 50B. 75C. 78D. 8423. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape was originally a gift for Li's 50th birthday.B. Zhang Daqian permanently departed from the mainland in 1949.C. Sotheby's will auction Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape in Hong Kong.D. Li Qiujun's elder brother was also one of ZhangDaqian's students.BA new international study shows that some people's biological clock plays a powerful role for their life expectancy, regardless of lifestyle choices.Published in the latest issue of Aging on Wednesday, the study has found the most definitive evidence to explain why some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others.Geneticist Steve Horvath from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), led a team of 65 scientists around the world to record age-related changes to human DNA, analyse blood samples collected from 13, 000 people and estimate their lifespan.A higher biological age, regardless of actual age, consistently predicts an earlier death, the study says."You get people who are vegan, sleep 10 hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end up dying young," Horvath said in a statement. "We have shown some people have a faster innate aging rate."The findings discovered that 5 percent of the population ages at a faster biological rate, which translated to a roughly 50 percent higher than average risk of death at any age."The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions that would slow your innate aging rate," Horvath said, adding that "this is an important milestone to realizing this dream."24.Some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others because ______.A. their biological clock is not powerful enoughB. the most definitive evidence has been foundC. they have a higher actual age than othersD. they ages at a relatively faster biological rate25.How was the study conducted?A. By collecting and analyzing dataB. By interviewing lots of peopleC. By researching previous studiesD. By studying different lifestyles26.According to the study, it can be inferred that ______.A. people who keep healthy lifestyle tend to live longerB. people’s lifespan can be predicted by their ageC. 5 percent of people are believed to have a faster innate aging rateD. anti-aging interventions have proved to slow the innate aging rate27.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. We all should keep healthy lifestyleB. Geneticist finds anti-aging interventionsC. Biological clock predicts life expectancyD. Horvath builds an important milestoneCAs a Chinese saying goes, “Taste is actually a memory of childhood”. Local specialty food may not be popular among all people, but it offers outsiders a glimpse of local culture and history.Gongcheng “oil tea” is such a kind of food that would be considered “weird” by many first-time visitors to the remote county in the north of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Many people dislike its bitter and astringent（涩的） flavor when they take a sip.“It felt like drinking Chinese herbal medicine. I never expected that I would gradually accept it afterwards, and even become addicted to it,” said a traveler surnamed Zhang who comes from Shijiazhuan g in northern China’s Hebei province.Langshan village is said to be the birthplace of Gongcheng “oil tea” whose ideal ingredients are green tea and fermented tea. The village has preserved well its buildings and roads dating back to late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), as well as its traditional way of making the special tea.Lin Fengyou, 60, introduced the cooking process. She looks younger than her age, and attributes this to the benefits of drinking “oil tea” throughout the year.The first procedure is to use a wooden hammer to pound the tea while heating it in an iron pot, and then add edible oil and boiled water afterwards. She filters off the solid residues （余渣）, and pours the glue-like green tea soup into bowls. Then, she adds salt, caraway seed, green onion, dried rice, fried groundnuts, sliced taro and fried beans.The taste of the “oil tea” is a mixture of the distinctive flavors of all its ingredients. Local people usually eat it together with glutinous rice（糯米） balls, rice dumplings and glutinous rice cake.The villagers consume “oil tea” three times a day. The tea soup is a healthy and refreshing food. “The tea soup to us is coffee to Westerners”, said Lin. “But it is tastier.”28.Many first-time visitors may find “oil tea” ______ when taking a sip.A. popularB. strangeC. addictedD. beneficial29.What can we learn about Lin Fengyou according to the passage?A. She never expected that she would gradually accept “oil tea”.B. She is one of the reasons why the special tea has been preserved.C. She thinks drinking “oil tea” throughout the year makes her look younger.D. She drinks “oil tea” three times every day and considers coffee tastier.30.Which is the correct order of cooking “oil tea” according to Lin Fengyou?a. pour the glue-like green tea soup into bowlsb. heat the tea in an iron pot and pound the teac. add salt, caraway seed, green onion, dried rice, etcd. add edible oil and boiled watere. filter off the solid residuesA. bdeacB. dbaceC. acebdD. beadc31.Which column is this passage probably taken from?A. Culture & EducationB. EntertainmentC. HealthD. TravelDChina's largest search engine Baidu has said it will make its latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology accessible to developers and businesses as part of the company's latest move into AI, big data and cloud computing.AI solution "Tianzhi" was launched at a cloud-computing summit held in Beijing Wednesday. It includes services in three fields: sensing technology, such as image and voice processing, machine learning, and deep learning, an advanced form of machine learning, said Zhang Yaqin, CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company, at the summit.Developers can access facial or voice recognition, algorithms（演算法） for data analysis and projections, and deep learning applications, Zhang said, adding that the technology could help users innovate in their sectors."With more devices connected to the cloud, enterprises will use cloud computing and AI more frequently," said Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, "Open AI technology can play a bigger role."The company also revealed a plan to invest 10 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars) in cloud computing in the next five years and establish an innovation center, which will serve 10 million enterprises.32.What is the main idea of paragraph one?A.Baidu will further develop its latest AI technology.B.Baidu has attracted developers’ and businesses’ attention.ers will be able to access Ba idu’s latest AI technology.D.A company will move to AI, big data and cloud computing.33.“Tianzhi” includes services in the following fields EXCEPT _____.A.sensing technologyB.voice processingC.machine learningD.deep learning34.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph four probably mean?A.It’s important for AI technology to be open.B.AI technology is more important than the cloud.C.People aren’t aware of the importance of AI technology.D.Enterprises will hardly benefit from open AI technology.35.What is Baidu’s nex t move according to the last paragraph?A.Reveal a plan to invest in cloud computing.B.Invest 10 billion yuan to serve enterprises.C.Get invested from enterprises in the next five years.D.Invest in computing and build an innovation center.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。
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试卷类型：A2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）英语 2017. 3第Ⅰ卷第二部分阅读理解 (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。
AInside the Rain RoomThe Rain Room has arrived and local art lovers are taking notice.Is it worth the wait? Yes, I assure you it is. Once inside, visitorsfind a long, dark room with a high ceiling. A single bright light shines through heavy rain falling around visitors. The mist. The damp air. The noise. It feels like a mighty storm is pouring down. But the storm is inside. And visitors aren’t getting wet. Instead, visitors wander in awe, admiring the rain and the artists who created it.The Rain Room was created to highlight the connection between humans, nature and technology. With a tracking system that senses movement and stops the rain wherever visitors move, it does just that.Light and sound produce an experience that feels both natural and foreign. The exhibit is moving on to Atlanta next month. I urge you to visit before the n. It’s time to experience the Rain Room for yourself!Welcome to the Rain Room● The Rain Room features falling water. Please be aware you may get slightly wet.However, visitors wearing raincoats will be turned away.● This exhibit features advance d technology. To ensure its effectiveness, please avoidwearing dark or reflective clothing.● Visitors are welcome to take photographs of the exhibit.● Children must be accompanied by an adult.● For the convenience of all guests, visits are limite d to 10 minutes.21. What’s the purpose of the text?A. To attract visitors to a new art exhibit.B. To explain how an exhibit has been created.C. To describe the technology used in the exhibitD. To promote the artists taking part in an exhibit.22. What’s the function of the exhibit’s tracking system?A. To keep visitors from getting wet.B. To protect the exhibit from water damage.C. To time how long visitors are in the room.D. To count the number of visitors in the room.23. What must you do when visiting the Rain Room?A. Wear a raincoat.B. Wear dark clothing.C. Leave your camera outsideD. Pass through within10 minutesBDujiangyan is the oldest man-made water system in the world, and a wonder in the development of Chinese science. Built over 2,200 years ago in what is now Sichuan Province in Southwest China, this amazing engineering achievement is still used today to irrigate over 6,000 square kilometres of farmland, take away floodwater and provide waterfor 50 cities in the province.In ancient times, the region in which Dujiangyan now standssuffered from regular floods caused by overflow from the Minjiang River. To help the victims of the flooding, Li Bing, the region’s governor,together with his son, decided to find a solution. They studied the problem and discovered that the river most often overflowed when winter snow at the top of the nearby Mount Yulei began to melt as the weather warmed.The simplest fix was to build a dam, but this would have mined the Minjiang River. So instead Li designed a series of channels built at different levels along Mount Yulei that would take away the floodwater while leaving the river flowing naturally. Better still, the extra water could be directed to the dry Chengdu Plain, making it suitable for farming.Cutting the channels through the hard rock of Mount Yulei was a remarkable accomplish- ment as it was done long before the invention of gunpowder and explosives. Li Bing found another solution. He used a combination of fire and water to heat and cool the rocks until they cracked and could be removed. After eight years of work, the 2-metre-wide canals had been carved through the mountain.Once the system was finished, no more floods occurred and the people were able to live peacefully and affluently. Today, Dujiangyan is admired by scientists from around the world because of one feature. Unlike modern dams where the water is blocked with a huge wall, Dujiangyan still lets water flow through the Minjiang River naturally, enabling ecosystems and fish populations to exist in harmony.24. What are the benefits of Dujiangyan according to the first paragraph?A. Reducing flooding and watering farmland.B. Protecting the mountain and reducing flooding.C. Watering farmland and improving water quality.D. Drying the river and supplying cities with water.25. What was the main cause of the Minjiang River’s flooding?A. Heavy rains.B. Melting snow.C. Low river banks.D. Steep mountains.26. How was Li Bing able to break。