2011广州一模英语试题和标准答案

广州市普通高中2011年高中毕业班综合测试（一）英语试题本试卷共三大题，满分为135分。

考试用时120分钟。

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）The ups and downs of life may seem unpredictable. But scientists know there are clear______ 1 that almost all people share. Even if you’ve passed your ―best‖, you still have other _____ 2 years to come. Certain important high-points come later in life.When are you_______ 3 ? From 18 to 25, according to I.Q. scores; but you’re wiser and more_______ 4 with increasing age. At around 30, metal abilities begin to decline, ___5 your ability to do maths. But your ability to complete other tasks _______ 6 . For example, your vocabulary increases over time. At 60, your brain _______ 7 almost four times as much information as it did at age 21. Because of this, some psychologists suggest that ―maturity quotients‖ (M.Q.) be used to measure intelligence for _______ 8 .When are you happiest? You have the best ______ 9 sense of yourself from 15 to 24, when you feel energetic all the time. The best professional sense is from 40 to 49. Before age 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to ______ 10 , but when we are over 30, we believe that they’re behind us. After age 30, we’re more ______ 11 and don’t view happiness as a goal in itself. If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, then ______ 12 , we feel, will follow.When are you most creative? Generally between 30 and 39, but it ______ 13 with different professions. The high-points in areas such as science and economics come ______ 14 —most Nobel prize winners did their top research in their 20’s and 30’s —but for people who keep an active mind, there is no upper age _________ 15 .1.A.plans B.lives C.patterns D.predictions2.A.good B.stranger C.interesting D.difficult3.A.best B.smartest C.most mature D.most skilled4.A.powerful B.energetic C.experienced D.satisfied5.A.generally B.specially . C．mainly D．particularly6.A.climbs B.stops C.matters D.works7.A.recognizes B.posseses C．communicates D．receives8.A.babies B.teenagers C.adults D.elders9.A.mental B.emotional C.physical D.personale st C.remember D.disappear11.A.confident B.realistic C.hopeful D.grateful12.A.wealth B.sharpness C.wisdom D.happiness13.A.agrees B.varies C.goes D.ends14.A.early B.naturally C.unexpectedly D.recently15.A.demand B.reason C.choice D.limit第二节语法填空（共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）The Black Country is about 10 miles from Birmingham. It’s made up of four districts: Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell, and Wolvehampton.Historically, it was famous for industry, which explains _______ 16 the area is called the Black Country. It got its name during the industrial revolution, ________ 17 factory pollutionturned the local skies black and coal dust from the mines made the soil the same color. Dudley, which is __________ 18 (probable) the heart of the Black Country, has a history ______19 ( date) back over 1,000 years, and its famous castle has been there _________ 20 about the 8th century.People from Black Country are very friendly. ________21 their local dialect, which comes from the old ―Middle English‖, can be very difficult to understand. I still remember taking _______ 22 visiting friend from Canada to a local Black Country pub for lunch. ______ 23 the waitress could even finish describing the menu, my friend looked at me with his eyebrows _________ 24 raise）. When I asked what he wanted to order, he just shook his head in disbelief and asked if the waitress whom I___________ 25 (speak) to just now was naturally speaking English.II．阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；第小题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。

AIt was about 11:15 pm on the passenger ship California. The night was freezing cold and the water was filled with ice from the North Pole, making it difficult for the ship to sail on .In the radio room, operator Cyril Evans listened to the radio-talk between a nearby passenger ship and the telegraph station on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. Evans interrupted it and said, ―We’re stopped and surrounded by ice. Be careful as you pass through these waters.‖ The radio operator on the nearby ship replied, ―I’m too busy to talk now. I have many messages to send to the telegraph station. ‖ Twenty minutes later, as he turned off his radio and went to bed, Evans could still hear the ship sending its passengers’ telegrams.Earlier in the evening t he California’s captain, Stanley Lord, had seen another ship approaching. It looked about the size of his own, but attempts to contact the ship failed. It lay dark and mysterious about 10 miles away. At 12:40 am there appeared a sudden flash of light just over the mysztery ship. Captain Lord, thinking the ship might need help, ordered his officers to signal the ship by lamp. There was no reply. Three more rockets then exploded, none appeared to go higher than halfway up the mast of the mystery ship. Then at about 2:00 am it turned and slipped into the darkness.In the light of the sawn there was no mystery ship, but 20 miles away was the scene of a great disaster. Unfortunately, the mystery ship had stopped directly in front of the California, preventing people on board from seeing clearly. If this ship had not been there, Captain Lord would have recognized that the rockets were SOS rockets that came not from the mystery ship but from a more distant ship which the California could not see. If Cyril Evans had kept his radio on for just 30 minutes more he would have heard SOS signals coming from that distant ship he spoke with the night before. That ship was the Titanic which was sinking fast, leaving 1,500 of its passengers dead. It was April 14,1912.26．From whose point of view is the story told?A．People on the Titanic.B．People on the California.C．People at telegraph station.D．People on Newfoundland.27．Why were the rockets really fired?A．To celebrate the journey.B．To signal for help.C．To contact the Titanic.D．To warn other ships.28．What is the main function of the last paragraph of this passage?A．It shows how unlucky the Titanic was.B．It describes how the Titanic sank.C．It indicates that the people on the California were careless.D．It lists how many people died in the disaster.29．How many ships are mentioned in the passage?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.30．From the passage we know that .A. the rockets were fired from the mystery shipB．Cyril Evans went to bed earlier than usual that nightC．the Titanic started sinking at dawn the next dayD．the Titanic sent out many telegrams that nightBCritical thinking is an important skill that can increase students’ ability to learn in any situation. This can be applied to traditional education, online education, or directly in a career related role. Many teachers find it such a valuable skill that they give their students a critical thinking question every day. Developing this ability can mean the difference be tween ―just passing a course‖ and ―understanding the material well enough‖ so that what students learn from it will follow them throughout their life.Some characteristics of a critical thinker that teacher should encourage are;-asking questions as a reaction to something read or discussed;-determining the ―deeper meaning‖ of particular passage or topic;-providing input and opinions to topics as a direct result of analysis and research; and-reasoning in an effort to develop an argument of your own opinion.It is important for a student to understand more than definition（定义）One way to truly understand an idea is to have hands-on practice, and to apply concepts learned in a textbook. Such ―mini-examples‖ will interest a student and improve their understanding of a topic. This is how life-long skills can be developed.Teac hers that use critical thinking practices in the classroom can ―go above and beyond‖ by asking questions that promote a greater comprehension of the material. Instructors should be able to challenge students and create an environment where they are analyzing material and gaining a better understanding. This will make the classroom move in a direction for learning. It can also help students to stay interested in the course material, as they always have a new concept to consider.At the same time, students benefit greatly from developing critical thinking skills. When learned early on, these skills can be used throughout their college education. Students can understand how to consider a topic, analyse it, and discuss it from different points of view. These are skills that will benefit them when they are part of the workforce as well.31．Critical thinking can best be described as .A．a system to improve people’s memoryB．a method to expand people’s knowledgeC．a way to increase people’s ability to understandD．a process to make people more critical of others32．The under lined word ―it‖ in Paragraph 1 refers to .A．the ability B．the difference C．the course D．the material33．According to the passage, a critical thinker should .A．ask questions before reading the materialB．be able to develop their own opinionsC．predict the deeper meaning of a topicD．do more analysis and research34．The author thinks ―mini-examples‖ are useful because they .A．assist students to better remember definitionsB．give students hands-on practiceC．help to keep students interestedD．help students develop concepts35．Who are the intended reader of the passage?A．Teachers. B．Parents. C．Examines. D．Headmasters.CWe all remember seeing hitchhikers, standing by the side of the road, thumb, sticking out, waiting for a lift. But it is getting rare nowadays. What killed hitchhiking? Safety is often mentioned as a reason. Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers. That no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt reflects the safety fear: a large, strangely dressed man is seen as dangerous.But the reason may be more complex: hitchhiking happens where people don’t have cars and transport services are poor. Plenty of people still hichhike in Poland and Romania. Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the UK means the few people lift hitchhiking are usually considered strange. Why can’t they afford cars? Why can’t they take the coach or the train? Three-quarters of the UK population have access to a car; many of the remainder will be quite old. The potential hitchhiking population is therefore small. Yet my trip proves it’s still possible to hitchhike. The people who pickes me up were very interesting-lawyer, retired surgeon, tank commander, carpenter, man who live in an isolated farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains. My conclusion is that only really interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes in red, spotted scarves. Most just wanted to do someone a good turn; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn’t help stopping.The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organized over the Internet, via sites such as hitchhikers. org. But for now, you can still stick your thumb out(actually, I didn’t do much of that, preferring just to hold up my destination sign) and people-wonderful, caring, sharing, unafraid people-will stop.In the UK, with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service, I don’t think I’ll ma ke a habit of it. But having enjoyed it so much, I’m ready now to do a big trip across Eurpe and beyond. In the 1970s a female friend of my wife’s hitchhiked to India. How wonderful it would be to have another go, though Afghanistan might be a challenge. I wish I’d got that tank commander’s mobile number.36．The author tried to hitchhike but was rejected by single women drivers because .A．they were not heading towards ManchesterB．they thought most hitchhikers were dangerousC．hitchhiking h ad been handed and they didn’t want to break the lawD．he was a strong man in strange clothes who seemed dangerous37．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A．Movies have discouraged people from hitchhikingB．Car ownership levels are lower in Romania than in the UK.C．25% of UK people don’t have access to cars.D．Increased car ownership has reduced the need for hitchhiking.38．The ―fat blokes in red, spotted scarves‖ in Paragraph 3 most likely means .A．murderous hitchhikers B．friendly and talkative hitchhikersC．typical hitchhikers D．strange hitchhikers like the author39．According to the author, future hitchhikers are more likely to .A．visit websites and find people to share cars withB．stand by roads with their thumbs sticking outC．stick out signs with their destinations written onD．wait for some kind people to pick them up40．From the last paragraph, we know that the author .A．frequently hitchhikes in BritainB．plans to hitchhike across EuropeC．thinks public transport is safer for travelD．is going to contact the tank commanderDHe says the problem with teachers is, ―What will a kid learn from someone who chose to become a teacher?‖ He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say about teachers: Those who can , do; those who can’t teach.I decide to bite my tongue instead of biting his and stop myself from reminding the other dinner guests that it’s also true what they say about lawyers—that they make money from the misfortune of others.―I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor,‖ he says to me. ―Be honest. What do you make?‖I wish he hadn’t asked me to be honest, because now I have to teach him a lesson.You want to know what I make?I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.I can make a C+ feel like a great achievementand an A－feel like a failure.How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best?I make parents tremble in fear when I call them:I hope I haven’t called at a bad time,I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today.Billy said, ―Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don’t you?‖And it was the bravest act I have ever seen.I make parents see their children for who they are and what they can be.You want to know what I make?I make kids wonder.I make them question.I make them criticise.I make them think.I make them apologies and mean it.I make them write, write, write.And then I make them read.I teach them to solve math problemsthat they once thought impossible.I make them understand that if you have brains then you follow your heartand if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you teach them a lesson. Let me make this simple for you, so you know what I say is true;I make a great difference! What about you?41．What do we know about the man that the author is speaking to?A ．He is respectful to teachers.B ．He is in the author’s home.C ．He is actually a lawyer.D ．He dislikes lawyers.42．The underlined phrase ―bite my tongue‖ in Paragraph 2 is closest in mean ing to .A ．say something which is wrongB ．speak out honestly but carelesslyC ．keep silent about myselfD ．stop myself saying what I really think43．The author called Billy’s parents to .A ．let them tremble in fearB ．ask why Billy cried that dayC ．praise what Billy did that dayD ．advise them to leave Billy alone44．What is the tone of the passage?A ．Angry and proud.B ．Upset and disappointed.C ．Humourous and light-hearted.D ．Cheerful and positive.45．What’s the best title of this p assage?A ．An Argument between Two GuestsB ．What Teachers MakeC ．Requirements of a Good TeacherD ．A Dinner Conversation第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请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。