2013年4月广州二模英语及答案

I．听力 (共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

听录音，将所听到的内容填入题号为1-10的空格处。听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音播放两遍。

April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on earth should care about and protect the earth!

The earth has warmed by about (1) __________________________ over the past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer (2) _________________. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer.

First, greenhouse effect is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People let out (3) ____________________ into the air eve ry year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and (4) ___________________ . The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. (5) ____________, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.

When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise (6) _________________. It will affect the (7) ____________________, animals and people. On (8)

_____________________, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live (9 ) _______________________. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one meter by 2100.

People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can (10) __________________________. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.

II. 语言知识及运用(共三节，满分55分)

第一节：单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

11．_________ from his look, he must have enjoyed his meal.

A．Judged B．Judging C．Judge D．To judge

12．It was not until I came here ______ I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but

also its weather.

A．when B．before C．that D．where

13．If you don’t give up the fight, you’ll have to suff er the ______ of your own action.

A．outcome B．consequence C．result D．cause

14．— Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.

— I ______ it, but I was busy preparing for the Model United Nations Conference.

A．attended B．had attended

C．would attend D．would have attended

15．No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when it’s better ________ silent.

A．remain B．be remaining

C．having remained D．to remain

16．I don’t advice you to ope n a company now, because ________ will take a few years for this region to recover economically.

A．t hat B．this C．it D．one

17．—What will you do during the summer holiday?

—I don’t know, but it’s high time ________ something.

A．I’m deciding B．I’ll decide

C．I decide D．I decided

18．________ to work overtime that evening, I missed the wonderful film Life of Pi.

A．Being asked B．Having been asked

C．Having asked D．To be asked

19．________ tomorrow, he would get there by Friday.

A．Would he leave B．Was he leaving

C．If he leave D．Were he to leave

20．She thought it would be good for her son to ________ home and work in big cities.

A．keep away from B．get away from

C．get away with D．keep away with

第二节完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__21___ of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___22____ my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __23___ at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, ―something else to clean up!‖ Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.