2017年广州一模英语试题-Word版含答案

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。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!WelcometotheRainRoom•TheRainRoomfeaturesfallingwater.Pleasebeawareyoumaygetslightlywet.However,visitorswearingraincoatswillbeturnedaway.•Thisexhibitfeaturesadvancedtechnology.Toensureitseffectiveness,pleaseavoidwearingdarkorreflectiveclothing.•Visitorsarewelcometotakephotographsoftheexhibit.•Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.•Fortheconvenienceofallguests,visitsarelimitedto10minutes.21.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,andawondermthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesmtheprovince.Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregion^governor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveruinedtheMinjiangRiver.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.Betterstill,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.CuttingthechannelsthroughthehardrockofMountYuleiwasaremarkableaccomplishmentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventiongunpowderandexplosives.£1Bingfoundanothersolution.Heusedacombinationoffireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheycrackedandcouldberemoved.Aftereightyearsofwork,the20-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthemountain.Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolivepeacefullyandaffluently.Today,Dujiangyanisadmiredbyscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemodemdamswherethewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,enablingecosystemsandfishpopulationstoexistinharmony.24.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.B.Protectingthemountainandreducingflooding.C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.25.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiversflooding?A.Heavyrains.B.Meltingsnow.C.Lowriverbanks.D.Steepmountains.26.HowwasLiBingabletobreakthroughtherocksofMountYulei?A.Byusinggunpowder.B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.C.Byapplyingaheatingandcoolingtechnique.D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades.27.WhyisDujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?A.Itpreservesmuchofthenaturalriverlife.B.Ittookverylittletimetocompletetheproject.C.Thebuildingtechniquesusedwereverymodem.D.Ithasraisedthelivingstandardsofthelocalpeople.CBillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?Asearlyas1997,MIT(麻省理工）decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butifsnotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.Therealquestioniswhywearen’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHol