2017年广州一模英语试题及答案(完美版)

英语试卷A第页（共8页）1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。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡上的相应位置上。用2B铅笔在“考生号”处填涂考生号信息点，修改时须用橡皮擦擦干净。因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2.作答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3.第II卷必须用黑色笔迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必写在载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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AInsidetheRainRoomTheRainRoomhasarrivedandlocalartloversaretakingnotice.Isitworththewait?Yes,Iassureyouitis.Onceinside,visitorsfindalong,darkroomwithahighceiling.Asinglebrightlightshinesthroughheavyrainfallingaroundvisitors.Themist.Thedampair.Thenoise.Itfeelslikeamightystormispouringdown.Butthestormisinside.Andvisitorsaren’tgettingwet.Instead,visitorswanderinawe,admiringtherainandtheartistswhocreatedit.TheRainRoomwascreatedtohighlighttheconnectionbetweenhumans,natureandtechnology.Withatrackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopstherainwherevervisitorsmove,itdoesjustthat.Lightandsoundproduceanexperiencethatfeelsbothnaturalandforeign.TheexhibitismovingontoAtlantanextmonth.Iurgeyoutovisitbeforethen.It’stimetoexperiencetheRainRoomforyourself!英语试卷A第页（共8页）221.What'sthepurposeofthetext?A.Toattractvisitorstoanewartexhibit.B.Toexplainhowanexhibithasbeencreated.C.Todescribethetechnologyusedintheexhibit.D.Topromotetheartiststakingpartinanexhibit.22.What’sthefunctionoftheexhibit’strackingsystem?A.Tokeepvisitorsfromgettingwet.B.Toprotecttheexhibitfromwaterdamage.C.Totimehowlongvisitorsareintheroom.D.Tocountthenumberofvisitorsintheroom.23.WhatmustyoudowhenvisitingtheRainRoom?A.Weararaincoat.B.Weardarkclothing.C.Leaveyourcameraoutside.D.Passthroughwithin10minutes.BDujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawonderinthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesintheprovince.Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregion’sgovernor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveruinedtheMinjiangRiver.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.Betterstill,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.WelcometotheRainRoomTheRainRoomfeaturesfallingwater.Pleasebeawareyoumaygetslightlywet.However,visitorswearingraincoatswillbeturnedaway.Thisexhibitfeaturesadvancedtechnology.Toensureitseffectiveness,pleaseavoidwearingdarkorreflectiveclothing.Visitorsarewelcometotakephotographsoftheexhibit.Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.Fortheconvenienceofallguests,visitsarelimitedto10minutes.英语试卷A第页（共8页）3CuttingthechannelsthroughthehardrockofMountYuleiwasaremarkableaccomplishmentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventionofgunpowderandexplosives.LiBingfoundanothersolution.Heusedacombinationoffireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheycrackedandcouldberemoved.Aftereightyearsofwork,the20-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthemountain.Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolivepeacefullyandaffluently.Today,Dujiangyanisadmiredbyscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemoderndamswherethewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,enablingecosystemsandfishpopulationstoexistinharmony.24.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.B.Protectingthemountainandreducingtheflooding.C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.25.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiver’sflooding?A.HeavingrainsB.Meltingsnow.C.LowriverbanksC.Steepmountains.26.HowwasLiBingabletobreakthroughtherocksofMountYulei?A.Byusinggunpowder.B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.C.Byapplyingahearingandcoolingtechnique.D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades27.WhyisDujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?A.Itpreservedmuchofthenaturalriverlife.B.Ittookverylittletimetocompletetheproject.C.Thebuildingtechniquesusedwereverymodern.D.Ithadraisedthelivingstandardsofthelocalpeople.CBillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?Asearlyas1997,MIT（麻省理工）decidetopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineed