广东省广州市2019届高三英语第二次模拟考试试题 17页

广东省广州市2019届高三英语第二次模拟考试试题2019.4本试卷10页,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)和和第卷(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。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。用2B铅笔在“考生号”处填涂考生号信息点，修改时须用橡皮擦干净。因笔试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始,试题题序号从“21”开始。2.作答第I卷时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3.第卷必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后,将试卷和答题卡一并并交回。第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题:每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThecountryisIndia.Alargedinnerpartyisbeinggiveninanup-countrystationbyacolonialofficialandhiswife.Theguestsarearmyandgovernmentofficersandtheirwives,andanAmericannaturalist.Atonesideofthelongtable,aspiriteddiscussionspringsupbetweenayounggirlandanarmyofficer.Thegirlinsistswomenhavelongoutgrownthenjumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouseera,andthattheyarenotasanxiousastheirgrandmotherswere.Theofficersaystheyare,arguingwomenhaven'ttheactualnervecontrolofmen.“Awoman'sreactioninanycrisis,"theofficersays,“istoscream.Andwhileamanmayfeellikeit,hehasthatouncemoreofcontrolthanawomanhas."TheAmericanscientistdoesnotjoinintheargumentbutsitsandwatchesthefacesoftheotherguests.Ashestares,heseesaslight,thoughstrangelookofanxietycomeoverthefaceofthehostess.Withasmallgestureshesummonstheservantstandingbehindherchair.Shewhisperstohim.Theservant'seyeswiden.Heturnsquicklyandleavestheroom.Nooneelseseesthis,northeservantwhenheputsabowlofmilkonthebalconyoutsidetheglassdoors.TheAmericanunderstands.InIndia,milkinabowlmeansonlyonething.Itisbaitforasnake.Herealizesthereisacobraintheroom.TheAmerican'seyesmoveacrosstheroombutheseesnothing.Herealizesthesnakecanonlybeinoneplace-underthetable.Hisfirstreactionistojumpbackandwarntheothers.Butheknowsanysuddenmovementwillfrightenthecobraanditwillstrike.Hespeaksquickly,thequalityofhisvoicesoarrestingthatitquietenseveryone.“Iwanttoknowjustwhatcontroleveryoneatthistablehas.Iwillcountthreehundred-that'sfiveminutes-andnotoneofyouistomoveasinglemuscle.Now!Ready!"The20peoplesitlikestoneimageswhilehecounts.Heissaying..o..hundredandeighty.."when,outofthecornerofhiseye,heseesthesnakeemergeandmakeforthebowlofmilk.Fourorfivescreamsringoutashejumpstoslamshutthebalconydoors.“Thereisyourproof!"thehostsays.“Amanhasjustshownusrealcontrol."n“Justaminute,"theAmericansays,turningtohishostess,“Howdidyouknowthatcobrawasintheroom?"Afaintsmilecomesacrossthewoman'sfaceasshereplies.“Becauseitwaslyingacrossmyfoot.""21.Whatistheargumentbetweenthearmyofficerandtheyounggirlabout?A.Whetherwomenareafraidofmice.B.Whethermenarecalmerthanwomen.C.Whethermenareclevererthanwomen.D.Whetherwomenwouldmakesuitablesoldiers.22.Whyistheservantaskedtoputoutsomemilk?A.Toplayatrick.B.Toservetheguests.C.Toattractthesnake.D.Tofeedthehostess'spet.23.Whydoesthescientistsuggesttheguestsplayagame?A.Hedoesn'twantanyonetopanic.B.Heintendstotesttheofficer'stheory.C.Heseestherewasasnakeintheroom.D.Hewantstoentertaintheotherguests.24.Whatdoestheauthorimplythroughthehostess'sfinalstatement?nA.Thearmyofficer'sopinioniswrong.B.ThehostessunderstoodtheAmerican'sintention.C.TheAmericanwassurprisedbythesnake'spresence.D.Thehostesshashadpreviousexperiencedealingwithsnakes.B25.Whatcausedmusicalstomoveinanewdirectionduringthe1930's?A.Thedevelopmentofnewmusicalinstruments.B.Theaudiencesdemandformorerealisticartforms.C.Therisingpopularityofothertypesofentertainment.D.Thegreateracceptanceofblackperformersbywhiteaudiences.26.Inwhichperioddidmusicaltheatrebecomemorecomplexanddramatic?A.Pre-1900.B.1900-1929.C.1940-1949.D.1950-1959.27.WhatcanbereasonablyinferredaboutthemusicalWestSideStory?A.Ittolditsstoryinanewway.B.Itwasbasedonatruestory.C.Itwasanon-Broadwayshow.D.Itwasnotverysuccessfulatfirst.CIn1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analysedasampleofEnglishscientistsnandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorisethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellctually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalysethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalysedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalysedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.nItis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.28.AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere.A.morestableB.moresociableC.moreintelligentD.morehardworking29.Whatdoestheunderlined“they"inparagraph2referto?A.Thedata.B.Theanalyses.C.Thepreviousstudies.D.Thestatisticalmethods.30.WhywasSchmukle'sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch?A.Itinvolvedawideragerange.B.Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.C.Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.D.Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.31.WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph?A.ToconfirmGalton'sdifficultupbringing.B.TosuggestGalton'stheorymaynotbecorrect.nC.TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'sparents.D.ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.DPhotographyhasopenedoureyestoamultitudeofbeauties,thingsweliterallycouldnothaveseenbeforetheinventionofthefrozenimage.Ithasgreatlyexpandedournotionofwhatisbeautiful,whatisaesthetically(审美上)pleasing.Itemsformerlyconsideredtrivial,andnotworthanartist'spaint,havebeenrevealedandhonoredbythephotograph:thingsasordinaryasafencepost,achair,avegetable.Andastechnologyhasdeveloped,photographershaveexploredcompletelynewpointsofview:thoseofthemicroscope,theeagle,thecosmos.Whatisitthatdelightsthehumaneyeandallowsustoclaimthataphotographisbeautiful?Photographydependsonthetrinityoflight,composition,andmoment.Lightliterallymakestherecordingofanimagepossible,butintherighthands,lightinaphotographcanmaketheimagesoar.Thesameistruewithcomposition.Whatthephotographerchoosestokeepinoroutoftheframeisallthatwewilleversee-butthatcombinationisvital.Andthemomentthattheshutterispressed,whenaninstantisfrozenintime,providesthewholeimagewithmeaning.Whenthethree-light,composition,andmoment-areinbalance,thereisvisualmagic.Light,composition,andmomentcometogetherinaphotographtobringustheultimatereality:aviewoftheworldunknownpriortotheinventionofthecamera.Beforephotography,thebasicartisticrulesofpaintingwererarelybroken.Imagesweremadetoplease,nottocapturereality.Butasphotographyevolved,painterlyruleswereoftenreactedinthepursuitoffreshvision.Photographersbecameinterestedintherealworld,goodandbad,anditwastheaccidentaldetailthatwascelebrated.Photographyinvitedtheworldtoseewithneweyes-toseephotographically-andalloftheartshavedrawnnewinspirationfromthischange.nWiththesebasicaesthetictools,photographershaveevolvedfromscientistslongingto“fix"animage-anyimage-toartisticrevolutionaries.Photographshavecreatedanewwayofseeing,changedourideasofbeautyand,mostimportantly,madeartmoredemocratic.Theyhavegivenusvisualproofthattheworldisgranderthanweimagined,andthatthereisbeauty,oftenoverlooked,innearlyeverything.32.Beforetheinventionofphotography,whichofthefollowingwasleastlikelytoappearinanartisticwork?A.Agreatperson.B.Alovelyinsect.C.Agrandbuilding.D.Abeautifullandscape.33.Whatisthefunctionofparagraph2?A.Toarguethatphotographicbeautyissubjective.B.Toexplaintheevolutionoftheconceptofbeauty.C.Todescribetheelementsthatmakeasuccessfulphoto.D.Toillustratedifferenttypesofphotographictechniques.34.Howhasphotographyaffectedotherartforms?A.Ithasreducedtheirpopularity.B.Ithasforcedthemtochangetheirrules.nC.Ithaschangedtheirmethodsofcomposition.D.Ithasprovidedthemwithnewpointsofview.35.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingphotographyhas“madeartmoredemocratic"?A.Ithasexpandedtheconceptofartisticbeauty.B.Ithaschallengedthestatusoftraditionalartforms.C.Ithasenabledthedevelopmentofnewartistictools.D.Ithasallowedmorepeopletotakepartincreativeactivities.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。Whatisculture?Cultureistoocomplextodefineinsimpleterms.___36__Oneisthatcultureisatotalpatternofbehaviourthatisconsistentinitscomponents.Anotherfundamentalisthatcultureislearnedbehaviour.Thethirdisthatcultureisbehaviourthatissharedbyagroupofpeople.Tounderstandthecultureofaparticularcountryorregion,onecouldexaminenitscomponents,amongwhicharematerialculture,language,andsocialorganisation.Materialcultureincludesthetoolsandsymbolsinasociety,notincludingthosephysicalthingsfoundinnature,unlesstheyhaveundergonesomechangeorhavebeengivenmeaningbypeople.___37__Thewayweconsumeandwhatweconsumeareheavilyinfluencedbymaterialculture.__38____Linkedwithallotheraspectsofculture,itreflectsthenatureandvaluesofthatculture.Industrialisedsocietieshavearichvocabularyforcommercialandindustrialactivities,whilelessindustrialisedsocietiesmayhaverichervocabulariesformattersimportanttotheirsocieties.TheEskimosinAlaskahavemanywordstodescribesnowwhereasEnglishhasonlyonegeneralterm.Socialorganisationdifferssomewhatfromsocietytosociety.Theprimarykindofcommunityassociationisbasedonbloodties.___39__.Itprovidesmutualprotection,psychologicalsupport,andakindofeconomicinsuranceorsocialsecurityforitsmembers.Theterm"brothers"inZaireincludesthosewhomwecallcousinsanduncles.Culturalanalysisservesavarietyofpurposes.Understandingthevariousdimensionsandtheirinter-relatednesshelpspromotecross-culturalawareness.___40__A.Somescholarsevensuggestthatitisuselesstotry.B.Languageisthemostobviousdifferencebetweencultures.C.However,therearecertainagreed-onfundamentalsthatcanbeeasilyidentified.D.Thevaluesrepresentedwithinaculturecanalsochangewiththepassingoftime.E.Forexample,amouserunningonastreetisnotpartofaculture,buttheMickeyMouseis.F.Inmanydevelopingcountries,theextendedfamilyfulfillsseveralsocialandneconomicroles.G.Itleadsontothepromotionofgoodwill,socialandeconomicplanningandharmonybetweensocialgroupingsorsocieties.第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题:每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AlwayswishedtheEarthhadasecondmoon?Thenyouwillbe__41__tohearthattheChengduAerospaceScienceInstitutehasplanstolaunchmultipleminimoonsoverthenextfewyears.Similartoour__42__satellite,thelightoftheartificialorb(球体)willbeobtainedfromthesunand_43__toEarthbyitsmirror-likecoating.Accordingtoitsdesigners,the_44__oflightbeingreflectedcanbecontrolledfromEarthandthelightcanevenbe_45__,ifnecessary.Whilethemultipleminimoonswillcertainlyappearpicturesque,theirmainpurposeistoconserve__46__TheChengduAerospaceexpertsclaimtheminimoon'sdusk-likeglowwillallowthegovernmenttoeventually_47__costlystreetlightsincities.TheyestimatethatusingtheartificialsatellitetolightupChengdu'sstreetsatnightwill_48__thecity1.2billionyuananally.Sincetheorb'slocationcanbe_49__moved,itcouldalsobeusedtoshinelightoverdisaster-struckareasthathavelost_50___Oncethefirstminimoonis_51__successfully,theexpertsplantolaunchthree_52__ones.Together,thesatellites,whichwilltaketurnsdependingontheir__53__inrelationtothesun,areexpectedto_54__anareaof3,600to6,400squarekilometers.Whiletheorbswillbe_55___throughatelescopefromanywhereontheglobe,ntheirrealbeautywillonlybeseenbyvisitingChengdu.Officials,_56__,believetheywillbeahugetouristattraction,helpingimprovethecity's__57__.Asisoftenthecasewithmajor_58__,someexpertsareconcerned.They_59__thatthemoonswillimpactonthesleeppatternsofhumansandanimals.However,officialsbelievethesatelliteswillcauselittle,ifany,_60__.41.A.pleasedB.surprisedC.alarmedD.relieved42.A.traditionalB.uniqueC.naturalD.famous43.A.carriedB.reflectedC.introducedD.transformed44.A.colourB.speedC.sourceD.amount45.A.sentoutB.switchedoffC.givenawayD.turneddown46.A.resourcesB.animalsC.farmlandD.space47.A.rebuildB.expandC.improveD.remove48.A.bringB.leaveC.saveD.cost49.A.hardlyB.easilyC.frequentlyD.normally50.A.moneyB.homeC.contactD.power51.A.travellingB.appearingC.workingD.signaling52.A.additionalB.specialC.brightD.colourful53.A.sizeB.importanceC.positionD.function54.A.pickupB.takeupC.holdupD.lightupn54.A.reliableB.visibleC.availableD.testable55.A.thereforeB.howeverC.otherwiseD.moreover56.A.populationB.educationC.evolutionD.conflict57.A.drawbackB.breakthroughsC.technologyD.economy59.A.doubtB.concludeC.worryD.agree60.A.disturbanceB.destructionC.satisfactionD.discussion第二节(共10小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。AgrapeseedthatfallsintothesoilofXinjiangisveryfortunate,asXinjiangis61_______(well)suitedforgrowinggrapesthananywhereelse.Here,agrapeseedcangrowtoitsfullpotential._62_______itshighaltitudes(海拔),longperiodsofdryweatherandabundantsunshine,Xinjiangproducesfruitswithextremelyhighsugarcontent.Everyfall,alargenumberofgrapes_63_______(ship)fromXinjiangtootherpartsofChina,andtherestaremadeintoraisinsforeasystorage.InthevineyardsofMoyu,thankstothehotanddryclimatethat_64_______(result)frombeingsurroundedbythedesert,hugequantitiesoflargeand_65_______(juice)grapeswithverythinskinsareproduced.Thesegrapesbringwealthaswellastheirdelicious_66(sweet)tothelocals.Inmid-September,_67______theirSeedlessWhitegrapesripen,localfarmersarebusypickinggrapestobetransportedtootherpartsofthecountry.Bunchesofglowingwhitegrapeshangonthevines,waitingtobepicked.Ifyoupickoneandput_68_______inyourmouth,youwill_69_______(sure)neverforgetthewonderfultasteproducedbythe_70_______(burm)sunandthedesertwindofsouthernXinjiang.n第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分,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以下作文。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：在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处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Itwasastillandquietmorningonthelake.Therewasnohumanvoicesorcarstobreakthesilent.Itwasaperfectdayforfishing.Wesatatthere,afraidtotalk,thinkingfishwouldhearusandflee.Myfather,holdourlunchbeginonehand,passedmeasandwich.Itwasterriblehotandcloudsofmosquitowerefeastingonmyblood.Withmylegscoveringwithbitemarks,Icomplained,“Whenwillthefishcome?"SuddenlyIfeltafishbite.Myfatherbecamesoexcitedas1was,andtogetherwepulledinthefishthatwouldbepartofusdinnerthatnight.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Alethea将到中国学习汉语，她来信请你帮忙给她起-一个合适的中文名字。请你给她写-封回信，提出建议并说明理由。nAlethea[sli:0ia]的含义是:真实;诚实。1词数100左右。2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。nn