2021年广州市高考模拟考试英语试题

试卷类型：A

2015年广州市高考模拟考试

英语

2015.01

本试卷共11页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

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I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1〜15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳

选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Acivilizedsocietyhasthevirtuesofbeauty,culture,comfortandpeace.However,the

motor-caris]thesevirtues.

Avisitorfromouterspaceviewingourcitieswouldconcludethatthehumanraceismadeup

ofshinymetallic“beetles“creepingalongvastnetworks.Heisnotfar2.Themotor-car,far

frombeing3avehicleforman,isdeterminingthedesignofwholecities.Thesinglelargest

consumerofvaluablecity4isitsroadsandcarparks.Iftherewerefewerroads,wecould

havemorenaturalparksinwhichto5,moreculturalcentresandmorepublicsquares.Cars

robourcitiesofthesecivilized6.

Notonlydocarsoccupyspace,theyalsocreate7.Psychologistshaveconfirmedthat

noisecausesstress,andcitiesareindeedverynoisyplaces.Carsarealsothesinglelargest8

ofairpollution.Howcanwesayweare9whenweliveinanatmospherefullofstressand

healthdangers?

Oureconomydependson10.Thesedaysitisbecomingrareand11,yetcars

continueconsuminglargeamountsofpetrol.Energy,whichcouldbeusedtorunfactoriesand

houses,isbeing12onroads.

Finally,carshavecreatedanewtypeofmonster,themotorist.Necessityhasmademan

forgethisgentle13andhastransformedhimintoaselfish,dangerousmonster,frightening

innocentpedestrians,killingdogs,swearingatothermotorists.Thecarisanoutletforhis

aggression.

Tosumup,themotor-carhasbeen14fordestroyingourcities,damagingourhealth,

increasingeconomicproblemsand15humankindoftheirgentlenature.

1.A.representingB.promotingC.destroyingD.replacing

2.A.removedB.betterC.differentD.wrong

3.A.generallyB.merelyC.finallyD.hardly

5.A.shareB.relaxC.hideD.work

6.A.pleasuresB.mannersC.individualsD.histories

7.A.conflictsB.chancesC.noiseD.growth

8.A.problemB.sourceC.effectD.provider

9.A.politeB.awakeC.innocentD.civilized

10.A.energyB.wealthC.transportationD.industry

11.A.wastefulB.availableC.expensiveD.cheap

12.A.leftB.burntC.aiTangedD.produced

13.A.actionB.appearanceC.ideaD.nature

14.A.suitableB.possibleC.punishedD.responsible

15.A.warningB.remindingC.robbingD.convincing

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适

当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16〜25的相

应位置上。

AparkofficernoticedSamconsistentlycaughtmorefishthananyoneelse.Whileotherguys

caughtonlythreeorfouraday,Sam'sboatwasalwaysfull16fish.Theofficer,curious,

askedSamhissecret.The17(success)fishermaninvitedtheofficertoaccompanyhimand

observe.SothenextmorningtheytookoffinSam'sboatandtheofficergotreadytosee

18itwasdone.Sam'sapproachwassimple.Hetookoutastickofdynamite(炸药)，litit,

andthrewitintheair.Theexplosionrockedthelakewithsuchaforce19deadfish

immediatelybegantosurface.Samtookoutanetandstartedtaking20up.

Theofficer,after21(recover)fromtheshock,beganyellingatSam."Youcan'tdothis!

It'sillegal!”Sam,meanwhile,tookoutanotherstickofdynamite.Helititand22(drop)itin

theofficer'slapwiththesewords,“Areyougoingtosittherealldaycomplaining,23are

yougoingtofish?^^

Thepoorofficerwasleftwith24fastdecisiontomake.Hehadsuddenlybeen

transformedfromanobservertoa25(participate).Achoicehadtobemadequicklyand

withasighofregrethethrewoutthestickandwaitedfortheexplosion.

II阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

A

Heturnedtomewithacuriousexpressiononhisface."Abeer?WellIguessyou'reold

enoughnow.Let'sgotoSailors5Bar.It'swheremycousinTom,youruncle,usedtodrink.You

rememberhim,right?”

Ihadonlysomevaguerecollectionofmyuncle.Hewastheblacksheepofthefamily--

alwaysintrouble.Wedidn'ttalkabouthimmuch.44WhateverhappenedtoUncleTom,Dad?I

haven'tseenhiminyears,1saidaswecontinuedtowardsthebar.

“NeitherhaveI,unfortunately.Hewasagoodkidonce.Butthingschanged,myfathersaid

mournfully.Asaboy,heexplained,therehadbeennobetter-behavedboythanTom.Butafter

leavingschool,hemovedtothecityandfellinwithbadcompany.Hestartedgoingoutevery

night,drinkinginnightclubsandplayingcards.Soonhelosteverythingandhadtobeghismumto

payhisdebts.Sheagreedontheconditionhereturnedhome.

Mydadtookadeepbreathandcontinuedhistale."Thingssettleddownforawhile.He

marriedalovelywoman,gaveuphisbadhabits.Butitdidn'tlast.Hewassoonbacktohisold

ways.Hecouldn'tresist.HewasatSailors'Baralmosteverynight.Hispoormotherdiedofgrief

andshame.Hiswifefollowedhersoonafter.

“Whatruinedhimwasalcohol.Hetoldmeonce,whenamanbeginsdrinking,henever

knowswhereit'llend.'So',Tomwarnedme,'bewareofyourfirstdrink!'

“Hewentfrombadtoworse.LastyearTomsentmealettersayinghehadbeenfoundguilty

ofstealing,andsenttoprisonfortenyears.^^

DadfinishedtalkingjustaswereachedthefrontofSailors'Bar."Anyway,hereweare.

Let'sgoin,“hesaid.ButIunderstood.Iputmyarmaroundmyfatherandsaid,"I'mnotthirsty

anymore,Dad.Let'sgohome.”

26.Whydidtheyoungmaninvitehisfathertodrinkabeer?

A.Becausehewasthirsty.

B.Becausehemissedhisfather.

C.Becausehewantedtoshowhewasanadult.

D.BecausehewantedtodiscusshisUncleTom.

27.WhatwasthemainsourceofUncleTom'sproblems?

A.Hisoverly-strictfamily.

B.Hisaddictiontocardgames.

C.Thedeathsofhismotherandwife.

D.Hisinabilitytocontrolhisdrinking.

28.WhereisUncleTomnow?

A.Inabar.B.Inprison.C.Inthecity.D.Inhishometown.

29.Inthestory,thefathertoldhissonaboutTominorderto.

A.warnthesontokeepawayfromTom

B.entertainthesonwhiletheywalkedtothebar

C.recallaninterestingperiodinthefather'slife

D.convincethesonoftheharmcausedbydrinking

30.WhatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsfromUncleTom'slife?

a.Hismotherdied.

b.Hemarriedalovelygirl.

c.Hestartedgoingtonightclubs.

d.Hewascaughtstealing.

e.Hewentbackhometolivewithhismother.

f.Heleftschool.

A.d,f,e,b,a,cB.e,a,f,b,c,dC.f,c,e,b,a,dD.f,c,e,a,b,d

B

Areyousmarterthanyourparentsandgrandparents?AccordingtoJamesFlynn,aprofessor

ataNewZealanduniversity,youare!Overthecourseofthelastcentury,people'sIQtestscores

havegottensteadilyhigher-onaverage,threepointshighereachdecade.Thisimprovementis

knownasthe“Flynneffect”，andscientistswanttoknowwhatisbehindit.

IQtestsaredesignedtomeasuregeneralintelligenceratherthanknowledge.Flynnbelieves

thatintelligencepartlycomesfromourparentsandpartlyistheresultofourenvironment,butthe

improvementintestscoreshasbeenhappeningtooquicklytobeexplainedbyheredity.Sowhat

hasoccuiTedinthe20thcenturytohelppeopleachievehigherscores?

ScientistshaveproposedseveralexplanationsfortheFlynneffect.Somesuggestthatthe

improvedtestscoressimplyreflectanincreasedexposuretotestsingeneralandthelearningof

test-takingtechniquesthathelpusperformbetteronanytest.Othershavepointedtobetter

nutrition.Babiesnowarebornlarger,healthier,andwithmorebraindevelopmentthaninthepast.

Anothersuggestedexplanationisachangeineducationalstyles,withteachersencouraging

childrentolearnbydiscoveringthingsforthemselvesratherthanjustmemorizinginformation,

whichimprovestheirproblem-solvingskills.

Flynnhaslimitedthepossibleexplanationsaftercarefullyexaminingtestdataand

discoveringthattheimprovementinscoreshastakenplaceinonlycertainpartsoftheIQtest.

Test-takersarenotdoingbetteronthemathsorvocabularysectionsofthetest;theyaredoing

betteronthesectionsrequiringreasoningandproblemsolving.Forexample,onepartofthetest

showsasetofshapes,andtest-takersmustfindthepatternsandconnectionsbetweenthem.

31.Accordingtothepassage,the“Flynneffect"is.

A.amethodusedtomeasureintelligence

C.theinfluenceoftechnologyonintelligence

D.atheorythatconnectsintelligencetoexperience

32.Whatisthefunctionofthethirdparagraph?

A.TolistthefindingsofProfessorFlynn'sresearch.

B.ToprovidepossibleexplanationsthatdisproveFlynn'sideas.

C.TooutlinedifferenttheoriesexplainingtheincreaseinIQscores.

D.Todescribehowresearchwascarriedoutinthemeasuringofintelligence.

33.Accordingtothepassage,newereducationaltechniquesinclude.

A.exposingchildrentofewertests

B.givingchildrenclearerteachinginstructions

C.gettingchildrentomemorizelotsofinformation

D.encouragingchildrentofindoutthingsthemselves

34.Thewriterbelievesthatcomputergames.

A.havediscouragedpeoplefromtakingexercise

B.havemadeyoungpeoplebecomelessintelligent

C.havehelpedimprovepeople'svisualintelligence

D.havecausedyoungpeopletohavepoorervocabularies

35.WhichstatementwouldProfessorFlynnagreewith?

A.Peopletodayaretakingeasiertests.

B.Peopletodayhavefewerproblemstosolve.

C.Notallaspectsofintelligencehaveincreased.

D.Thelanguageabilityofpeoplehasimproved.

C

Overthelast30years,Bangkok,onceasmallfishingvillage,hastransformedintotherich,

concrete,high-risecitythatitistoday.Thesprawlingmetropolisanditspopulationof12million

nowproduces35percentofThailand5seconomicwealth.

Asamagnetforforeigncompanies,Bangkokattractsmanyoverseasmanagersand

businesspeoplefromdifferentsectors,includingtourism,automobilesandelectronics.Thecity's

populationofforeignersisinthehighhundredsofthousands,withtensofthousandseachof

Japanese,Chineseandwesternemployeesworkingalongsidehundredsofthousandsof

Bunnese（缅甸人）whomostlydounskilledjobsshunnedbyThais.

Forthoseusedtothegoodlife,thevarietyandqualityofthecity'sfoodisakeyattraction,

saysoneUSmanager,beforelistingmanyofhisfavouriteItalian,Mexicanand,ofcourse,Thai

restaurants.MostofferqualitymealsforlessthanthecostofatakeawaysandwichinLondon.

GreatchoiceandvaluecanbefoundinBangkok'sotherattractions,too.Foroverseas

businesspeoplewhoenjoyshoppinginluxuryandair-conditionedcomfort,thecityhashundreds

ofmodernshoppingmalls.Someforeigners,however,preferthecharmsofChatuchakMarket,

whereanythingcanbeboughtatagoodpricebytheshrewdbargainer.

36.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,weknowthat.

A.BangkokhasalwaysbeenarichThaicity

B.Bangkokoffersmanyworkingopportunitiesforpeople

C.mostforeignerscomingtoBangkokaretourists

D.BurmeseinBangkokmostlyworkforThais

37.Theunderlinedword“shunned“inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.

A.unwantedB.forgottenC.appreciatedD.rewarded

38.Whatisthemainattractionofgolfforforeignersaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisagoodplaceinwhichtodiscussbusinessmatters.

B.Itisthemostconvenientwayforthemtogetregularexercise.

C.Itisagreatwaytoescapefromthenoiseandpollutionofthecity.

D.Itgivesthemtheopportunitytomeetlocalpeopleinasocialsetting.

39.SarahHuangsaysshe'lleventuallyleaveBangkokbecause.

A.sheisgoingtohaveababy

B.herworkinghoursaretoolong

C.thecostofagoodeducationthereistoohigh

D.it'snoteasytofindsuitablehomehelpthere

40.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.describetheattractionsoflivinginBangkokforforeignbusinesspeople

B.promotethemanyattractionsBangkokhastooffertouristsvisitingthecity

C.explainthereasonsforBangkok'srapideconomicgrowthoverthepast30years

D.comparethelifestylesofBurmeseworkersandforeignbusinesspeopleinBangkok

D

Ofcourseit'snotthecharacters5fault.Theproblemlieswiththeauthor.TakeStephenKing,

whoadmittedthatwritingworking-classcharactersismoredifficultnowadaysbecausehisown

circumstanceshavechanged."Itisdefinitelyharder,Kingsaid."WhenIwroteCarriemany

yearsago,Iwasonestepawayfromphysicallabour.”

AccordingtoNeelMukheijee,itwasAdinath,acharacterinTheLivesofOthers,whomade

himworkthehardest.t4IthinkIstruggledbecauseit'sdifficulttowriteacharacterwhosemost

prominentpersonalfeatureisweakness,asAdinath'sis,withoutmakingthatfeaturedefinehim,“

Mukheijeesays.Butatroublesomecharacterisfarfromanunwelcomeguest,hecontinues,

arguingthat"whencharactersworkagainsttheauthortheycomealiveandbecome

unpredictable".

“Thatisafantasticthingtohappen,Mukheijeesays,“Icelebrateit.Itisoneofthegreat,

luckygiftsgiventoawriter.,,

41.WhatcanweinferaboutStevenKing'sbookCarrie!

A.Itwashismostdifficultbooktowrite.

B.ItwasthefirstsuccessfulnovelKingwrote.

C.Therewerefewchildrenfeaturedinthestory.

D.Someofitsmaincharacterswereworkingclass.

42.WhydidKarenFowlerhavetroublewritingthemaincharacterinhernovelSisterNoon?

A.Shedisagreedwiththecharacter'sattitudes.

B.Theagedifferencebetweenthetwowastoolarge.

C.Shefoundthecharacterveryuninteresting.

D.Thehistoricalsettingmadeaccuracydifficult.

43.NeelMukheijeebelievesthathisdifficult-to-writecharacters.

A.areasignthatthestoryisnotrealistic

B.areoftenthemostinteresting

C.shouldbepraisedbyallauthors

D.needtoberesearchedmorethoroughly

44.Theauthorswhowereinterviewedforthepassageareprobably.

A.famousandsuccessfulB.unknowntothereaders

C.allfromthesamecountryD.juststartingtheirwritingcareers

45.Inwhichpartofthenewspaperwouldyouexpecttofindthepassage?

A.Careers.B.Culture.C.Advicecolumn.D.Lifestyle.

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选

项字母涂黑。

首先，请阅读下列餐馆的信息。

A.DreamofRedMansionsB.EuropeanDelights

❖Five-starrestaurant❖DeliciousEuropeanfoodpreparedby

❖TraditionalCantonesefoodbyrealParis-trainedchef

Chinesechefs❖Elegantsurroundings

❖Luxuryenvironment*Spectacularnight-timecityviewson

❖PrivateroomsavailableonrequesttopfloorofCentrepointTower

(minimumorderof$500)❖Open2Pm-2am

❖Open12noontomidnight❖Bookingsessential(minimum2daysin

advance)

C,Mario'sItalianExpressD.Ming'sCafe

❖GreatvalueItalianmealsforthe❖Offersagreatselectionofcakes,

budgetdinerbreads,andhotdrinks

❖Setthree-coursemealsfromonly❖Allcakesandbreadbakeddaily

$20perpersonNothingover$5

❖Deliveryserviceavailable❖Sitdownandrelaxinourcomfortable

Open10amto10pmdiningareaorordertogo

❖Thisweekonly-Buyonemealandget❖Open6amto6pm

onefree!!

E.AsianParadiseF.TheFrenchConnection

❖ExperiencetherealAsia❖Frenchrestaurantwithasporting

❖Japanese,KoreanandChinesedishestheme

andlightsnacksourspecialty❖AuthenticFrenchfoodandafun

❖Simpledecorationsbutwithfoodatmosphere

guaranteedtopleaseyourstomach❖Setmenustartingfrom$15per

andwalletperson

❖Setdinnerandlunchmenusstarting❖Eatinortakeaway

from$30perperson❖Open10amtomidnight

❖Open8amto10pm

请阅读以下人物的用餐需求，匹配人物与他们拟选择的餐馆。

46.Johnwillaskhisgirlfriendtomarryhimnextweekandwantstoorganisetheperfect

romanticeveningtomakesureshesaysyes.HethinksthatfineFrenchfood,abeautifulview

andstylishsurroundingswillsettherightmood.

47.LiHuawantstotakehismotherwhoisvisitingfromChinaoutformorningtea.Heneedsto

findaplacethatservesChinesefoodandisnottooexpensive.

49.Jeffwillmeetfourvisitingbusinessmenforanimportantlunchtodayandhewantstotake

themtoahighclassrestauranttoshowthemhisrespect.

50.RobertandhisthreecolleaguesmustworklateonTuesdayandsoheneedstoarrangedinner

foreveryone.Unfortunatelyhistight-fistedbosshasonlyprovided$50tocoverthe