2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试(一)英语试卷及答案+详细解析版

2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）

英语

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（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

Inside the Rain Room

The Rain Room has arrived and local art lovers are taking notice. Is it worth the wait? Yes, I assure you it is. Once inside, visitors find 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 vi sitors 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 then. 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 advanced technology. To ensure its effectiveness, please avoid wearing 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 limited to 10 minutes.

21. Wha t’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 exhibit.

D. 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 outside.

D. Pass through within 10 minutes.

B

Dujiangyan is the oldest man-made water system in the world, and a wonder m 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 water for 50 cities m the province.

In ancient times, the region in which Dujiangyan now stands suffered from regular floods caused by overflow from the Minjiang River. To help the victims of the flooding, Li Bing, the region^ 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 ruined 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 accomplishment as it was done long before the invention gunpowder and explosives. ￡1 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 20-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 modem 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 Rivers flooding?

A. Heavy rains.

B. Melting snow.

C. Low river banks.

D. Steep mountains.

26. How was Li Bing able to break through the rocks of Mount Yulei?

A. By using gunpowder.

B. By flooding the rocks with water.

C. By applying a heating and cooling technique.

D. By breaking the rocks with hammers and spades.

27. Why is Dujiangyan greatly admired by scientists today?

A. It preserves much of the natural river life.

B. It took very little time to complete the project.

C. The building techniques used were very modem.

D. It has raised the living standards of the local people.

C

Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant, and five years from now, students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online. I applaud Mr. Gates. But what’s taking us so long?

As early as 1997, MIT (麻省理工）decided to post videos of all university lectures online, for free, for all people. But today, how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT online video? Unfortunately, the answer is not many.

The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students. Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people, but ifs not like playing a video game such as World of Warcraft. Only the most ardent students, those who are highly motivated, will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos.

The real question is why we aren’t spending more to develop better online education platforms. Where is the Avatar of education? Think about this. The market for Hollywood films per year is worth around 30 billion USD. Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market, hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies. Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100 million dollars.

Bill Gates’ prediction is going to happen. There is no doubt about it. But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences that engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.

28. What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning?

A. It will concentrate on physics lectures.

B. It will completely replace real universities.

C. It will help to make universities more successful.

D. It will play an increasingly important role in education.

29. What does the underlined word “ardent” in Paragraph 3 mean?.

A. Creative.

B. Enthusiastic.

C. Well-behaved.

D. Experienced.

30. According to the author, what is holding back the popularity of online learning?

A. The lack of lectures available online.

B. The high cost of access to the websites.

C. The low standard of educational websites.

D. The competition with online computer games.

31. Why does the author mention Hollywood?

A. To show that Hollywood produces many successful movies.

B. To prove that education is more profitable than entertainment.

C. To argue that movie directors should produce educational content.

D. To urge that more money be spent developing educational websites.

D

Persuasion is the art of convincing someone to agree with you. According to the ancient Greeks, there are three basic tools of persuasion : ethos, pathos, and logos.

Ethos is a speakers way of convincing the audience that she is trustworthy, honest and reliable. One common way a speaker can develop ethos is by explaining how much experience or education she has in the field. After all, you’re more likely to listen to advice about how to take care of your teeth from a dentist than a fireman. A speaker can also create ethos by convincing the audience that she is a good person. If an audience cannot trust you,

you will not be able to persuade them.

Pathos is a speaker’s way of connecting with an audience’s emotions. For example, a politician who is trying to convince an audience to vote for him might say that he alone can save the country from a terrible war. These words are intended to fill the audience with fear, thus making them support him. Similarly, an animal charity might show an audience pictures of injured dogs and cats, to make the viewers feel pity. If the audience feels bad for the animals, they will be more likely to donate money.

Logos is the use of facts, statistics, or other evidence to support your argument. An audience will be more likely to believe you if you have convincing data to back up your claims. Presenting this evidence is much more persuasive than simply saying “believe me”.

Although ethos, pathos, and logos all have their strengths, they are often most effective when used together. Indeed, most speakers use a combination of ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade their audiences. So, the next time you listen to a speech, watch a commercial, or listen to a friend try to convince you to lend him some money, be on the lookout for these ancient Greek tools of persuasion.

32. Why does the author say persuasion is an art?

A. They both entertain the audience.

B. They both require great skill to achieve.

C. They both demand full attention from the audience.

D. They were both common topics of ancient Greek writers.

33. How is a speaker able to show her ethos to the audience?

A. By expressing her sympathy with the audience.

B. By telling the audience about her personal preference.

C. By using beautiful language to make her statements attractive.

D. By showing her knowledge and experience relating to the topic. .

34. What can we learn about the three aspects of persuasion?

A. Ethos is the most important aspect of persuasion.

B. Each aspect has a different effect on the audience.

C. Honesty is the key to making your arguments believable.

D. Political leaders mostly use pathos to persuade their audience.

35. An advertisement for washing powder which claims that M scientific tests show that our powder kills 95% of all bacteria” is mainly using _________.

A. ethos

B. pathos

C. logos

D. a combination of all three

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。

We’ve all experienced peer pressure (同伴压力). It happens to everybody. However, people have different reactions. Confident people refuse to do things they don’t want to do, but shy and anxious people often give in. It may be because they want to be liked. It may be because they worry that their friends will make fun of them, or perhaps they're just curious about trying something new. 36 .

It’s hard being the only one who says no and the question is: how do you do it?

37 . If you think that missing maths, or smoking, or going somewhere you know your parents wouldn’t 'like is a bad idea then the answe r is simple: don’t do it. It’s your decision, nobody else’s. You don’t need to be aggressive. You don’t need to shout and scream, but you must be confident and you must be firm. You need to say, “No thanks. I don’t want to do that.”

Being on your own against everybody else is very hard, so it can really help to have at least one other peer, or friend, who will say no too. 38 . You want friends who will support you when you’re in trouble. You don’t want people who will always agree with the majority. Remember, the most popular people aren’t always the most trustworthy.

_____39 . 39 — You can learn a lot from people your own age. They can teach you great

football skills or the best way to do your maths homework. They can recommend music and advise you on fashion. And don’t forget you can tell them things too, and that always feels great. So, find friends who have similar interests. And remember, friendship isn’t about feeling depressed and guilty. 40 .

A. Choose your friends carefully.

B. Firstly, you must decide what you believe in.

C. It’s about sharing experiences and having fun.

D. Of course, peer pressure isn’t completely bad.

E. It may be because they were all born to be stubborn.

F. Depression and guilt will surely give you peer pressure.

G. Whatever the reason, some people end up doing things they really don’t want to.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节,满分45)

第一节完形填空（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。

Sarah lived on a farm with her family. She was 41 to learn to track, to identify each person and where they were going by the marks they left on the ground. And if her father couldn’t teach her, she’d teach herself.

To the 42 of her family, she borrowed all their 43 and taught herself to recognize everyone’s footprints in the sand. More than once her father came outside shouting, “Sarah, bring me 44 my boots. ”

Sarah developed the habit of walking around with her eyes fixed on the ground, 45 the comings and goings of every 46 in the place.

She also developed the annoying habit of 47 everyone. w What were you doing down at the dam, Jack? You’re not 48 to play there. ” “Did you find what you were 49 in the garage, Auntie?” and “Who was the stranger visiting today wearing size ten boots, Mum?”

After she’d 50 every pair of shoes that everyone 51 , she turned to the farm’s animals. By this time 52 her victims had to admit, 53 , that she was good.

Her best 54 came one evening when she said the horse’s front foot was 55 . Her father said that the horse was 56 fine. Sarah 57 that its hoof (蹄）had a split. Sarah’s father58 the horse’s hoof.

“You’re 59 . The hoof is split. How did you know?”

“You can see it in its60 . ’’ Sarah m oved the horse awa y. “Lo ok, i t’s plain in the sand. ’’

“If you can tell it has a split hoof from that sand, you’re pretty good,” said her father.

41. A. determined B. forced C. appointed D. encouraged

42. A. expectation B. annoyance C. disappointment D. delight

43. A. shoes B. books C. socks D. tools

44. A. up B. outside C. over D. back

45. A. guiding B. hearing 'C. studying D. predicting

46. A. vehicle B. person C. animal D. season

47. ;A. surprising B. criticising C. questioning D. challenging

48. A. prepared B. invited C. qualified D. allowed

49. A. calling for B. looking for C. waiting for D. fighting for

50. A. worn B. collected C. destroyed D. memorised

51. A. owned B. borrowed f tried D. bought

52. A. yet B. even C. also D. still

53. A. guiltily B. approvingly C. merrily D. unwillingly

54. A. performance B. trick C, magic D. idea

55. A. tied B. lost C. injured D. stolen

56. A. safely B. extremely C. hardly D. perfectly

57. A. doubted B. wondered C. insisted D. discovered

58. A. inspected B. split C. treated D. fastened

59. A. lying B. joking C. right D. crazy .

60. A. boots B. tracks C. jumps D. hoofs

第II卷

注意事项：

用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节满分45)

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5 分,满分15分）

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My doorbell rings at 11 am. On the step, I find an elderly Chinese lady holding the hand of a little boy. In her other hand 61 (be) a paper bag. She is the little boy’s grandmother, and her daughter, Nicole, bought 62 house next door last October. Nicole has63 (obvious) told her mother that I am having a heart operation shortly, and the result is that her mother has decided 64 (supply) me with meals.

I know what is inside the paper bag — a bottle of hot soup and a 65 ( contain) with a meal of rice, vegetables and meat. It’s become a daily occurrence.

Communication66 us is somewhat difficult because she doesn’t speak English and all I can say in Chinese is hello. Once, she brought an iPad as well as the food. She pointed to the screen, 67 showed at message from her daughter telling me that her mother wanted to know 68 the food was all right for me.

So here we are, two grandmothers, neither of 69 (we) able to speak th e other’s language but communicating one way or another ( with some help from technology). The doorbell keeps 70 (ring) and there is the familiar brown paper bag, handed smilingly to me.

第三部分写作(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: 在错词下划一横线, 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。

Getting rid of the bad habit of procrastination (拖延症）is now my goal in life. My first step was to set small targets what can be reached realistically. For example, I plan to set a timetable for my study. So after school, I will put finishing homework in the last place. Additionally, I will make a list of my important task including their due dates but follow my schedule strictly. I will avoid find excuses for putting them off. At same time, I will ask for my friends and parents to help me. By achieving this small targets, I have confident that I will overcome procrastination.

第二节书面表达（满分25分)

假定你是李华。你是学生会主席。你校将于5月25—30日在广州沙面举行龙舟赛 (Dragon Boat Race)。请根据以下内容给姐妹学校剑桥中学（Cambridge High School)写一封邀请信。

(1)写信目的

(2)活动时间、地点和意义

(3)回复时间：2017年4月15日前

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；

3.开头语已为你写好。

2017年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）答案详解

第一部分阅读理解

A篇：

21. 选A. 这道题是主旨大意题。根据第二自然段的最后一句话以及表格得知作者通过介绍Rain Room吸引参观者。

22. 选A. 根据文章第二段第二句话可以知道这个跟踪系统可以感知参观者的移动，并且在参观者停留的地方停住雨，也就是让参观者避免淋雨。

23. 选D. 根据表格第一点可知不能带雨衣，所以 A错误，根据表格第二点可知不能

穿暗色衣服，所以B错误，根据表格第三点可知拍照是允许的，所以C错误，根据表格第五点可知参观时间不超过10分钟，所以D对了。

B篇：

24. 选A。根据第一段最后一句话可知都江堰的作用是灌溉土壤和泄洪，所以答案选A。

25. 选B。根据第二自然段的最后一句话得知岷江的洪水问题主要是冬天山上的积雪融化导致的，所以选B.

26. 选C。根据第四自然段的倒数第二句话得知李冰是用加热和制冷的方式移开石头，所以选C。

27. 选A。根据最后一自然段的最后一句话得知都江堰至今都受科学家所推崇是因为都江堰能让水自然地流入到岷江中，并且使生态系统和水生物和平共处，所以选A.

C篇：

?选D. 根据第一段第一句可知，Bill Gates recently 预测网络课程将会使place-based colleges 没那么重要，学生会在网络上能够学到世界上最好的课程。所以选D.

29.选B. 根据文章第三段第四行，those who are highly motivated ….这使ardent students 的同位语，使进一步的解释，因此可以推断出热爱学习的孩子们会花时间去学习这些无聊的网络课程，这是一些选择Enthusiastic,“热衷的”。

30.选C. 根据文章第二段最后一句话，Unfortunately, the answer is ，第三段第一行最后一句话，选项对应the problem is the poor quality of online…..，问题是网络课程的质量问题，所以对应选项中的the low standard, 因此选择C.

31.选D. 对应文章的第四段，第一句话，The real question is why we are ……. 真正的问题是我们为什么不花更多的前去发展网络教育。这是本段的主题句，后面提到Hollywood 是为这一个主题服务的，因此选D.

D篇：

32选B. 根据第一段和最后一段可知，persuasion是需要三者结合才可以发挥最大的效果，因此选B.

33选D. 根据文章第二段第二行可知，Echos是通过解释在同一领域所获得过的教育和所积累的经验，因此选D

34选B. 根据文章文章没有提到echos 是最重要的方面，而是说三个点都很重要，需要结合在一起，所以排除A选项，B选项没有提到诚实是说服别人相信你的关键。D选项无中生有，因此选B。

35选C. 从题干90% of the bacteria可以看出，是通过数据分析来说服别人，因此

因此选C.

七选五

36. G. 根据上文，讲到自信的人和不自信的人在面对同辈压力时的不同表现，而原因通常是上文中列举出来的几种。再筛选选项，G选项中提到了reason并且能承接上文，故选G。

37. B. 这一道题是位于独立的一段，且前文给出的信息较少，故重点看下文。下文的脉络清晰，主要提及了如果你不喜欢某事或者做某事，“don‘t do it”，“but you must be confident and you must be firm”。以上这些字眼都描述了这段文字的态度。匹配选项，答案选B。

38. A. 第三段开始讲独力抗衡peer pressure很困难，有别人的帮助对我们来说更有帮助。而第38题空格处后文开始讲述“You want friends who will support you…you don’t want people who will always agree…”。后文开始讲述我们应该选择怎样的“盟友”。通过匹配选项和排除，故答案选A。

39. D. 这一空是这个段落的起始句，通常给出观点，看下文的“你能从同龄人中学习到很多”及后续整个段落，得知答案为D

40. C. 根据上文的句式以及文章最后一段对“好的朋友”的定义，答案应该选C。

第二部分英语知识运用

完形填空

41.答案A. be determined to do 下决心做... 第一自然段最后一句话“即使她父亲不教她，她也要自学”可知她是自己想学。

42.答案B. 从第二自然段最后一句话可知，她父亲经常要求她归还鞋子，由此可见她的行为给人产生了困扰。故选B最为合适。

43.答案A. 同上，由第二自然段最后一句话可知她老是拿别人鞋子。

44.答案D. “bring...back”把..拿回来。

45.答案C. 由第一自然段第二句话可知，她研究每个人在地上留下的来来往往的踪迹。

46.答案B. 同上，对应第一自然段第二句话的“each person”。

47.答案C. 连接后文几个问句可知本文主人公养成问人问题的爱好。

48.答案D. 结合文义来看，此处意为“你在大坝干嘛呢？你并不被允许进入那个地方”。

49.答案B. 与本句“find”相对应，故选B.

50.答案D. 此处意为“在她记住了每个人的每双鞋后”，只有D选项符合文意。A选项“穿烂”，B选项“收集”，C选项“摧毁”。

51.答案A. 同上题，“每个人的每双鞋”，故选A。

52.答案B. B选项意为“即使”，此处意为“即使那些深受其扰的人也不得不承认”

53.答案D. 同上“即使那些深受其扰的人也不得不承认，尽管不情愿...”。

54.答案A. 此处意为，学了这么久之后，本文主人公的最佳表现机会来了。

55.答案C. 从后文可知，主人公说“马的前蹄受伤了”。

56.答案D. “perfectly fine”是“非常好”的意思，”extremely fine”是“极为精美”的意思。

57. 答案C. 通过上文，Sarah先表明观点，父亲反对，下文父亲说Sarah是对的，并且Sarah给出理由，可知Sarah坚持自己的观点。

58. 答案C. 通过下文”The hoof is split. How did you know?”可知父亲检查了一下马蹄。

59. 答案C. 通过下文”The hoof is split. How did you know?”判断Sarah说对了。

60. 答案B. 通过下文Sarah “move the horse away”是为了看”sand”沙子上马留下的足迹。

语法填空

1. is

本句中没有谓语动词，所以be要填谓语动词形式。时态方面，文章都用一般现在时；根据句意，手里是一个包，所以指的是单数，所以这里的be要填is。

2. the

这里特指隔壁的房子，所以用the。

3. obviously

这里修饰谓语动词has done，修饰动词要用副词，所以改成obviously。

4. to supply

decide的固定搭配是decide to do，所以后面的supply后改成to supply。

5. container

a后面接名词，且contain变成名词有container和containment，这里用container更符合题意，即一个有米饭，蔬菜和肉的器皿。

6. between

us是代词，所以前面应该放介词构成介词短语，交流是我们两人之间的，所以应该填between。

7. which

pointed和showed是两个谓语动词，所以中间需要有一个连词，而此处的连词是充当从句主语且有一个逗号和主句隔开，所以这里是考非限定性定语从句；因为这里指的是the screen，所以用which。

8. whether/if

wanted和was是两个谓语动词，所以后面中间应该放连词；这个从句跟在know后面，所以后面是宾语从句；根据句意，这里应该填名从的whetehr／if表示想知道食物是否适合我。

9. us

of是介词，所以后面接宾格，所以用we的宾格us。

10. ringing

keep后面接动词，使用固定搭配keep doing，所以用ringing。

第三部分写作

短文改错

1. was－is，时态错误, 全篇用的时态都是一般现在时及将来时，而第二句却出现了一个过去时，仔细阅读，我的第一个步骤是要设定一些小的目标，所以把was改为is。

2. what－which，考查定语从句，修饰small targets，要用关系代词which。

3. last-first，考查形容词的反义，既然是要治愈拖延症，当然是把完成作业放在第一位。

4. task-tasks，考查名词单复数，列一个重要任务的清单，多个任务。

5. but-and，考查连词，列清单然后按照时间表行事。

6. find-finding，avoid doing sth，避免做某事

7. same 前面加the，at the same time.

8. ask for 删除for, ask sb to do sth

9. this-these，实现这些小的目标，这些，this改为these。

10. confident-confidence，have后加名词，把confident改为confidence.

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