2021广州二模英语试题及答案

2021年广州市普通高中毕业班测试题（二

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英语

本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分5（）分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

CHAMBORDCASTLE,LOIR-ET-CHER,FRANCE

AremarkableexampleofclassicalFrencharchitecture,ChambordCastleisthelargestcastleinthe

LoireValleyofFrance.Builtin1519asahuntinglodgefortheroyalcourts,thebuildingwasrarely

livedin.Thereareonehundredrooms（of440）opentothepublicanddozensofstaircases,including

onesaidtohavebeendesignedbyLeonardodaVinci.Thesurrounding21-square-milenaturepark

entertainswithhikingandbikingroutesandboatrentals.

LEEDSCASTLE,KENT,UNITEDKINGDOM

Situatedonislandsinthemiddleofalake,LeedsCastleprovidesagrandandromanticexperience.

Ithasservedasaroyalresidenceformostofits900-yearhistory.The500-acreEnglishcastlenow

hostsyear-roundculturalevents,withthreerestaurants,abed-and-breakfastandayewtreemaze.

MOSZNACASTLE,POLAND

MosznaCastlewasoriginallydesignedinBaroquestyleinthe17thcentury,butthelateraddition

ofaneo-GothicbroughtHogwartsappealtothecastle,especiallyatnightwhenits99towersand

glowingwindowstwinkleintheoutdoorreflectingpool.Nowadays,artexhibitsandindoorconcerts

attractvisitorstothe365-roomcastle.

BRANCASTLE,BRASOV,ROMANIA

BranCastleoriginallydatesbacktotheyear1212andismistakenlybelievedtobethehomein

BramStoker'sDracula.Theauthornevervisitedthisfortress,commonlyknownasDracula'sCastle,

butitstillattractsLiteraturefanstoitsweakly-lithallwaysfornighttoursandanannualHalloween

party.

21.WhatcanvisitorstoChambordCastledo?

A.Huntinthenaturepark.B.Goboatingwithfriends.

C.Liveinanyofitsrooms.D.AdmiredaVinci'spaintings.

22.Visitorsinterestedinbeautifulnight-timeviewscangoto.

A.CHAMBORDCASTLEB.LEEDSCASTLE

C.MOSZNACASTLED.BRANCASTLE

23.Whichcastlehasthelongesthistory?

A.CHAMBORDCASTLE.B.LEEDSCASTLE.

C.MOSZNACASTLE.D.BRANCASTLE.

B

TouriststotheNorthAntrimCoastcomeforitsbreathtakingbeauty.Onthisstretchofcoast,

mythandhistorylivesidebyside,andrunningoutofthingstodoisnearimpossible:Giant's

Causeway,Carrick-a-Rede,theIronIsles'filminglocations.

However,whenImakemywaytothenorthofthecountryinOctober,noneofthemareonmy

mind.WhatbringsmetothecoastaltownofPortrusharethewaves.

Locatedonapeninsula,Portrushishometothreebrilliantbeachesandalltheusualpointsof

interestofacoastaltown.ButwhatmakestheNorthAntrimCoastsospecialisthepromiseofthe

consistentwaveshittingitsshores.Althoughstillrelativelyunknown,it'sasurfer'sdream

destination.Thisisthehomeofsix-timeIrishnationalsurfingchampion,AndrewHill,afterall.

ImeetAndrewathissurfshop,themostpopularinPortrush.Afterhiringasurfboardand

jumpinginthewateratWestStrand,Iquicklyrealizethatmytrustedwetsuitisnotenough.Within

just30minutes,I'velostallfeelinginmyfeetandhands,andmyearsareburning.Iretreattoa

nearbycafeandgulpdownsteamingteabeforepoppingbyAndrew'sshopagain.Surfbootsare

whatIneed,wedecide.IleavewithanewdeterminationtomastertheicyAtlanticwaves.I'm

invitedtosurfadifferentspotwithAndrewandhisfriendthatafternoon,butIdeclinehisgenerous

offer.Myheadissetononethingonly:takingrevengeonthesamewavesthatalmostturnedme

intoaniceblockthatverymorning.

Evenwithboots,surfingthecoldwatersofPortrushleavesmyfeetpurple.Ibecomecovered

inbruisesthatdon'tregisteruntilIthawouteachnight,andittakesacoupleofdaystofullyregain

feelinginmyhands.Butit'sworthit,andIwouldgladlydoitalloveragain.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inparagraph2referto?

A.Thepopularattractions.B.Coastaltowns.

C.Thefilminglocations.D.Passionatetourists.

25.WhyistheauthorattractedtotheNorthAntrimCoast?

A.Ithasinternationallyfamousbeaches.B.It'shometotheusualseasideinterests.

C.Itproducesexcellentwavesforsurfing.D.It'sthehometownofasurfingchampion.

26.Theauthorgoesbacktothesurfshopto.

A.betterequiphimselfforthechallengeB.consultwithsomeexperiencedsurfers

C.accompanytheowneronalatersurftripD.quicklywarmhimselfupwithsomehottea

27.Whatisthetoneofthepassage?

A.Narrativeandserious.B.Persuasiveandcritical.

C.Descriptiveandpositive.D.Informativeandobjective.

C

WhentheChinesespacecraft（航天器）Chang'e-SreturnedtoEarthonDecember17,2020,it

broughtbacksomethingnotseenonourplanetsincethe1970s:moonrocksamples.Thisprecious

cargo,collectedbyChang'e-5'sroboticresearchvehicleinthenorthwestregionofthelunarnear

side,isnowbeingstudiedbyscientistsinBeijing.ThesuccessofthelatestChinesespacemission

alsoshowcasedtechnologythatmaybeusedinfutureyearstocreatehumansettlementsonEarth's

nearneighbor.

Thereturnedlunarsampleswill^absolutelyaddnewknowledgeofthehistoryofthemoon,

particularlyitsvolcanoes,saysXiaoLong,aplanetaryscientistatChinaUniversityofGeosciences.

TherockssentbackbyChang'e-5"willaskustorethinkaboutwhyandhowthemoon'svolcanic

historylastedthislong,“hesays.

TheChang'e・5missionwasmorethanjustatriptocollectmoonrocks.Itwasalsothelatest

stageofalong,plannedsequenceofroboticlunarexplorationsbyChinathathavegrownevermore

scientificallyadvanced.

Theprogrambeganwiththe2007launchofChang'e-1andChang'e-2threeyearslater.These

craftcircledthemooncollectingdatausedtohelpguideChang'e-3andChang'e-4,thefirstChinese

spacecrafttolandonthemoonsurface,andtodirecttheirroboticvehicles.TherobotonChang'e-

5wasabletocollectrockandsoilsamplesandreturnthemtoEarth.Inthenearfuture,anidentical

spacecraftcalledChang,e-6willattemptasample-returnmissionfromthemoon'ssouthpole-an

areaofintensescientificinterest-giventhelargeamountofwatericepresent.

ThemoreadvancedChang'e-7andChang'e-8spacecraftarealsoplannedtolandnearthe

southpoletocarryoutanalysisoftheregionandtestnewtechnologies,includingdetectingand

obtainingmaterialsthatcouldbeusefultofuturehumanexplorers,suchaswaterandhydrogen,and

testing3-Dprintingonthelunarsurface.

Thelong-termaimoftheChang'eprogramistoestablishanInternationalLunarResearch

Stationaround2030tosupportroboticand,eventually,crewedmissions.

28.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Themoon'srecentvolcanicactivities.

B.Thesignificanceofthemoonrocksamples.

C.Newknowledgeofthehistoryofthemoon.

D.Furtherstudiesofthereturnedlunarsamples.

29.WhatdistinguishesthemissionofChang'e-6fromthatofChang'e-5?

A.Thetechnologytheyuse.B.Thetimetheyspendonthemoon.

C.Thespecificlocationstheyexplore.D.Theamountofmaterialtheybringback.

30.Chang'e・7andChang'e・8spacemissionsaremainlyintendedto.

A.transportresearcherstothemoonstation

B.buildupanInternationalLunarResearchStation

C.collectdatanecessarytoguidemoon-landingspacecraft

D.findandtestresourcesandmeanstosupportlivingonthemoon

31.WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheChang'espaceprogram?

A.Aprojecttostudythesurfaceofthemoon.

B.Aplantoimprovehumansettlementsonthemoon.

C.Asetofexperimentstotestthepossibilityofmannedspacecraft.

D.Aseriesofincreasinglychallengingscientificlunarexplorations.

D

Whatmakespeoplesospecial?Tooluse,self-consciousness,language,andculturearehighon

thelist,butinfactallofthesecharacteristicscanbefoundelsewhereintheanimalkingdom.

Humansandapesarecloserelatives,soitisperhapsnotsurprisingthatchimpanzeesusetoolsor

thatgorillas(大猩猩)haveasenseoffairplay,evenrejectingcarrots(whichtheynormallyaccept)

whentheyseetheirneighborsgettinggrapes.Butthequalitiesthatweoftenthinkofasuniquely

humanexistnotjustonland,butintheoceanaswell.

Amongtheinvertebrates,octopuses(八爪鱼)areknownfortheirintelligence,evenexhibiting

evidenceofplayfulness,tooluse,andpersonality.Butthesespilledpredatorslivealoneand

consequentlylackculture.Dolphinsontheotherhand,arelarge-brained,long-living,social-group-

basedpredators,anditisherethatwefindthegreatestsimilaritytohuman-likecultureand

awareness.

Culturedependsontheabilityofanimalstopassonthingstheyhavelearnedtoothers.Many

animalshavecultureinthissense,butwhatsetsdolphinsapartiswhattheypasson.Somebottlenose

dolphinsholdspongesintheirmouthsthattheyuseastoolstosweepforfishhidingontheocean

floor.Thisabilityishandeddownthroughgenerations(especiallyinfemales),withsomefamilies

一grandmother,mother,anddaughter-allfeedinginthishighlyspecializedway.

Anothercharacteristicthatdolphinssharewithhumansistheirabilitytorecognizethemselves

inamirror.Whenfacingamirror,mostanimalsbehaveasthoughtheyareinteractingwithanother

individual.Eveninhumans,theabilitytorecognizethattheimageinamirrorisoneselfdoesnot

occurbeforetheageof18months.Dolphinsnotonlyrecognizethemselves,butifablackmarkis

putonthebodyofadolphin,itwillspendextratimeatthemirrortolookatthemark.

32.Theexampleofgorillasrejectingcarrotsshowsthey.

A.arenoteasytofoolB.preferfruitstovegetables

C.haveaspecialtasteonfoodD.haveanawarenessofequality

33.Whatdooctopuseslackcomparedwithdolphins?

A.Socialinteraction.B.Intelligence.

C.Toolusingability.D.Fun-lovingspirits.

34.Whatmakesdolphinculturespecial?

A.Theytendtohuntingroups.

B.Theirhuntingskillsarepasseddown.

C.Theirlearningenvironmentisfavorable.

D.Theirfamiliesaretypicallyfemalecontrolled.

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Dolphinsenjoylookingattheirownreflectioninthemirror.

B.Dolphinsareasintelligentasatypical18-month-oldhumanbaby.

C.Dolphinsaregenerallyregardedasthemostadvancednon-humanspecies.

D.Dolphins5abilitytorecognizetheirownreflectionisahigher-ordermentalskill.

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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Criticalthinkingismakinganefforttoimprovethewayyouthink.36Weusethis

processtosolveproblems,makeargumentsandevaluateclaims.It'simportantinjustaboutevery

areaoflife.

Mostofourthinkingisnotcriticalthinking.Wedon'tneedtomakemanyjudgmentstotravel

toworkorcookdinner.37Criticalthinkingcansaveusfromblindlymakingpoorchoices.

Sohowcanyouimproveyourcriticalthinkingskills?Youneedtopractice.Therearemanyways

ofdoingthat.Hereareafew:

•38Lookatarticlesorbookswrittenbypeopleonallsidesoftheissue.Foreach

source,evaluatetheargument:Whatclaimisitmaking?Whatreasonsdoesitgive?Arethereasons

logical?

•Whenyouseeorhearaclaim,askquestionsaboutit.Whoismakingtheclaimandwhy?

Whatistheclaimant'sbackgroundandhowdoesthismotivatetheiropinion?

•Evaluateyourownthinking.Wheredoyoutendtonotthinkcritically?Whydon'tyou?

Howcanyouimprove?

•Questionthingsyouassume.Whatclaimsdoyouacceptwithoutknowingthereasonsfor

them?39Trytofindoutwhatothersbelieveaboutthatclaimandwhy.

Asyougrowincriticalthinking,you'llbecomeawiserandmorethoughtfulperson.40

A.Sticktoyourclaim.

B.Readaboutatopicpeopledisagreeon.

C.Whenyouthinkofone,dosomeresearch.

D.It'sanalyzingfactsseparatelysoyoucanmakedecisions.

E.Anditmayhelpyoutosucceedatworkorschoolaswell.

F.We'Honlyuseitifwemakeaconsciousefforttoaskquestionsaboutwhatwesee.

G.Butwhenaproblemcomesourway,weneedtothinkcriticallytodecidehowtosolveit.

第三部分语言运用（共两节；满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项。

Afamoustheoristoncesaid,"Idon'tdividetheworldintotheweakandthestrong,orthe

successesandthefailures...Idividetheworldintothelearnersandthenon-learners.^^

Whatonearthwouldmakesomeoneanon-learner?Everyoneisbornwithanintense41

tolearn.Babiesrisetothelearningchallengedaily.Notjustfor42tasks,butthemostdifficult

onesofalifetime,likelearningtowalkandtalk.Theyneverdecideit'stoohardornotworththe

43_.Babiesdon'tworryaboutmakingmistakesor44themselves.Theywalk,theyfall,they

45.

Whatputsanendtothisfearlesslearning?Afixedmindset.Assoonaschildrenbecomeable

toevaluatethemselves,someofthembecome46ofchallenges.Theyworryaboutnotbeing

47.Myresearchteamhavestudiedthousandsofpeoplefrompreschoolerson,andit's

breathtakinghowmany48anopportunitytolearn.

Weofferedfour-year-oldsa49:theycouldredoaneasyjigsaw（拼图）ortryaharderone.

Evenatthisyoungage,childrenwithafixedmindsetstuckwiththe50one.Theybelieve

smartkidsdon'tmake51.

Childrenwithagrowthmindset,however,thoughtitwasa52choice.Whywould

anyonewanttokeepdoingthesamepuzzle53?Theychoseincreasinglydifficultonesinstead.

Believingthatsuccessisaboutlearning,childrenwithagrowthmindsetseizedthechance.But

thosewithafixedmindsetdidn'twanttoexposetheir54.Thisishowafixedmindsetmakes

peopleinto55.

41.A.fearB.driveC.competitionD.concentration

42.A.crucialB.mentalC.ordinaryD.particular

43.A.attentionB.effortC.interestD.time

44.A.confusingB.behavingC.punishingD.hurting

45.A.getupB.giveupC.showupD.shutup

46.A.afraidB.ashamedC.confidentD.ignorant

47.A.adorableB.curiousC.modestD.smart

48.A.seizeB.ruinC.rejectD.require

49.A.lessonB.choiceC.giftD.game

50.A.challengingB.interestingC.newD.simple

51.A.decisionsB.jigsawsC.mistakesD.predictions

52.A.strangeB.promisingC.profitableD.difficult

53.A.repeatedlyB.unwillinglyC.automaticallyD.properly

54.A.secretsB.thoughtsC.preferencesD.weaknesses

55.A.theoristsB.perfectionistsC.non-leamersD.risk-takers

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，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。

Theglassharpisoneofthemostextraordinaryinstrumentsintheworld.Itdoesn'tevenappear

tobe56instrumentatfirstglance,anditisn'tactuallyaharpatall.Instead,ifsjustasetof

glassesonatable.Theglassesareofdifferentsizesandsomearefilledwithwater.

57(play)theglassharp,performerswetandrubtheirfingersalongthetopsofthegasses.

Eachglasswillthenproduceahigh58lowsound,dependingonit'sshapeandhowmuch

waterit59(contain).Manypeoplethinkthesound60(create)isdelightful,likemusic

youwouldhearinheaven.

It'samysterywhoinventedtheglassharp.SomesayitfirstappearedinChina,whileothers

sayPersia,butitwasinEurope61itbecamemostpopular.Bythe1700s,62(Europe)

glassharpmasterscouldplayworksbyMozartandBeethovenontheinstruments.Thislovefbr

glassharpsdidn'tlastlong,however,aspeoplelostinterest63awhile.

Glassharpshaven'tentirelydisappeared,though.Youcanstillsfindsomestreet64

(music)playingthemtoentertainlargecrowds.Ifyou'reluckyenoughtocatchsuchaperformance,

sitback,relax,andenjoythebeautifulsoundsofthis65(usual)instrument.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

为迎接国外姐妹学校来访师生，学校准备选拔“文化交流小使者（YoungAmbassadorfor

CulturalExchange）",你打算参加。请写一份英语竞选演讲稿。内容包括：

1.自我介绍；

2.竞选理由。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Goodmorning,dearjudges.FmCandidateNo.1.

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成篇完整的短文。

AramandRossi'sBakery

Walkingalongthenarrowbricksidewalk,Aramtookadeepbreath.Theairsmelledoflemons

andbakedbreadandcoffee,comingfromRossi'sItalianBakery.Hewasalmostthere.

Aramstillcouldn'tbelievehisluck.Allhisfriendswereworkingboringsummerjobs一

waitingtablesandbabysitting.Andherehewas,abouttostartasanactualbaker'sassistant,doing

whatheloved.ItwasallthankstohisAuntRita.SheknewMrsRossiandhadarrangedeverything.

Itwastheperfectexperienceforhisfuturecareer.Rossi'sBakery,hewassure,wouldonedaybe

knownastheplacewherehegothisstart.

Ah,herehewas-thebakery.Afadedwoodensignoverthedoorread“Rossi'sBakery”.

Aramstraightenedhisshouldersandentered.MrsRossiwassittingatthecounter,lookingoldand

wise.Aramgreetedherandstuckouthishand.MrsRossilookedatitforasecondbeforeturning

aroundandwavinghiminside."I'mreadytolearneverything,Aramsaid.

“Great.Let'sstartwiththecashregister/'MrsRossisaid,''becausethafswhatyou'Hbedoing.”

Sheshowedhimhowtousethecashregister.Itwasn'thard.Thepastrytrayswereallmarkedby

price,andthereweren'tthatmanychoicesanyway."That'sit?"Aramsaid,hisheartsinking.44But

whendowebake?"

“Bake?Iorderwholesalenow.Nomorebaking.Tmtooold."ThenMrsRossisilentlyheldup

herhands.Aramtookinherknotted,swollenfingers,andheunderstood.Awaveofdisappointment

struckhim.Sadnessoverwhelmedhimsosuddenlythathecouldn'tthinkofawordtosay.

Hesighed,andMrsRossisighed,too."Iusedtobakeitall.Breadandcakes.Andnoonedid

itbetterthanme.Butthatwaswhenthesethingsworked,saidMrsRossiholdingupherhand