广州二模 英语

2008.4

试卷类型：A

2008年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）

英 语 本试卷四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

I 听力（共两节，满分35分）略

II 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A 、B 、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On 27 February 2008, something unusual happened in Britain; there was a rather large earthquake.

It was the __21__ UK earthquake in 25 years. There have been very minor ones in the past but they were not __22__ compared to this one. It was felt across the country, from Edinburgh, Scotland in the north down to the far south coast of England. The centre of the earthquake was in a small town about 150 kilometres north of London.

There were many news reports from people who __23__ the earth move but no one was seriously hurt and there was little damage. A collapsed chimney was the __24__ of what was the worst injury from the earthquake; a man broke his hip when he __25__ tripped on the chimney's scattered bricks and fell to the ground.

One man who was walking to work at the time __26__ the moment the earthquake occurred, "Everything was shaking. As soon as it happened I saw many people __27__ outside and I realised it was an earthquake."

You may be surprised to learn that there are two to three hundred earthquakes in Britain every year -- but are so small that they go __28__. The impact of this earthquake was not severe in comparison to some other natural __29__ that have made international news, but for the people __30__, it certainly came as quite a surprise.

21. A. biggest B. loudest C. deadliest D. scariest

22. A. dangerous B. interesting C. significant D. famous

23. A. saw B. discovered C. thought D. felt

24. A. result B. reason C. making D. cause

25. A. eagerly B. intentionally C. accidentally D. desperately

26. A. feared B. explained C. described D. caught

27. A. rushing B. shaking C. talking D. working

28. A. unwanted B. unnoticed C. unchanged D. undisturbed

29. A. disasters B. accidents C. earthquakes D. events

30. A. watching B. affected C. infected D. lost

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3140的相应位置上。

Lake Titicaca, a famous lake in South America, is located on the border between Bolivia and Peru. But the lives of the ancient people who once lived around the lake and __31__ culture was thought to be highly advanced, have long remained a secret. Recently __32__, scientists taking part in an exploration project at the lake have found __33__ they believe to be a 1000-year-old temple __34__ the water.

Divers from the study group have discovered __35__ building scientists think is the remains of a temple built by the people who once lived beside the lake. The project leaders hope to begin raising important materials from the site later this week __36__ bad weather forces a change in their plans.

"The scientists have not yet had the opportunity to study the materials carefully," said project director, John Aubi. "But some __37__ (put) forward the idea that the remains date from this period because of their __38__ (similar) to those found elsewhere."

The research team has so far this year made more than 200 dives into water 30 metres deep. During these dives,