2021屆廣州二模英語試題（含答案+解析）

2021屆廣州二模英語試題（含答案+解析）

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2021年廣州市普通高中畢業(yè)班綜合測(cè)試（二）

英語（含答案）精校版

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第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選

項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

CHAMBORDCASTLE,LOIR-ET-CHER,FRANCE

AremarkableexampleofclassicalFrencharchitecture,

ChambordCastleisthelargestcastleintheLoireValley

ofFrance.Builtin1519asahuntinglodgefortheroyal

court,thebuildingwasrarelylivedin.Thereareone

hundredrooms(of440)open-tothe

publicanddozensofstaircases,includingonesaidto

havebeendesignedbyLeonardodaVinci.The

surrounding21-square-milenatureparkentertainswith

hikingand-bikingroutesandboatrentals.

LEEDSCASTLE,KENT,UNITEDKINGDOM

Situatedontwoislandsinthemiddleofalake,Leeds

Castleprovidesagrandandromanticexperience.Ithas

servedasaroyalresidenceformostofits900-year

history.The500-acreEnglishcastlenowhostsyear-

roundculturalevents,withthreerestaurants,abed-and-

breakfastandayewtreemaze.

MOSZNACASTLE,POLAND

MosznaCastlewasoriginallydesignedinBaroquestyle

inthe17thcentury,butthelateradditionofaneo-Gothic

broughtHogwartsappealtothecastle,especiallyatnight

whenits99towersandglowingwindowstwinkleinthe

outdoorreflectingpool.Nowadays,artexhibitsand

indoorconcertsattractvisitorstothe365-roomcastle.

BRANCASTLE,BRASOV,ROMANIA

BranCastleoriginallydatesbacktotheyear1212and

ismistakenlybelievedtobethehomeinBramStoker's

Dracula.Theauthornevervisitedthis

fortress,commonlyknownasDracula'sCastle,but

itstillattractsliteraturefanstoitsweakly-

lithallwaysfornighttoursandanannualHalloween

party.

21.Whatcanvisitors-toChambordCastledo?

A.Huntinthenaturepark.B.Goboatingwithfriends.

C.Liveinanyofitsrooms.D.AdmiredaVinci's

paintings.

22.Visitorsinterestedinbeautifulnight-timeviewscan

goto.

A.CHAMBORDCASTLEB.LEEDSCASTLE

C.MOSZNACASTLED.BRANCASTLE

23.Whichcastlehasthelongesthistory?

A.CHAMBORDCASTLE.B.LEEDSCASTLE.

C.MOSZNACASTLE.D.BRANCASTLE.

B

TouriststotheNorthAntrimCoastcomeforits

breathtakingbeautyOnthisstretchofcoast,mythand

historylivesidebyside,andrunningoutofthingstodo

isnearimpossible.Giant'sCauseway,Carrick-a-Rede,

theIronIsles'filminglocations...

However,whenImakemywaytothenorthofthe-

countryinOctober,noneofthemareon

mymind.WhatbringsmetothecoastaltownofPortrush

arethewaves.

Located,onapeninsula,Portrushishometothree

brilliantbeachesandalltheusualpointsofinterestofa

coastaltown.ButwhatmakestheNorthAntrimCoastso

specialisthepromiseoftheconsistentwaveshittingits

shores.Althoughstillrelativelyunknown,ifsasurfer's

dreamdestination.Thisisthehomeofsix-timeIrish

nationalsurfingchampion,AndrewHill,afterall.

ImeetAndrewathissurfshop,themostpopularin

Portrush.Afterhiringasurfboardandjumpinginthe

wateratWestStrand,Iquicklyrealisethatmytrusted

wetsuitisnotenough.Withinjust30minutes,I'velost

allfeelinginmyfeetandhands,andmyearsareburning.

Iretreattoanearbycafeandgulpdownsteamingtea

beforepoppingbyAndrew'sshopagain.Surfbootsare

whatIneed,wedecide.Ileavewithanewdetermination

tomastertheicyAtlanticwaves.I'minvitedtosurfa

differentspotwithAndrewandhisfriendthatafternoon,

butIdeclinehisgenerousoffer.Myheadissetonone

thingonly:takingrevengeonthesamewaves

thatalmostturnedmeintoaniceblockthatverymorning.

Evenwithboots,surfingthecoldwatersofPortrush

leavesmyfeetpurple.1becomecoveredinbruisesthat

don'tregisteruntilIthawouteachnight,andittakesa

coupleofdaystofullyregainfeelinginmyhands.But

it'sworthit,andIwouldgladlydoitalloveragain.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inparagraph

2referto?

A.Thepopularattractions.B.Coastaltowns.

C.Thefilminglocations.D.Passionatetourists.

25.WhyistheauthorattractedtotheNorthAntrimCoast?

A.Ithasinternationallyfamousbeaches.

B.Ifshometotheusualseasideinterests.

C.Itproducesexcellentwavesforsurfing.

D.It'sthehometownofasurfingchampion.

26.Theauthorgoesbacktothesurfshopto.

A.betterequiphimselfforthechallenge

B.consultwithsomeexperiencedsurfers

C.accompanytheowneronalatersurftrip

D.quicklywarmhimselfupwithsomehottea

27.Whatisthetoneofthepassage?

A.Narrativeandserious.B.Persuasiveandcritical.

C.Descriptiveandpositive.D.Informativeandobjective.

C

WhentheChinesespacecraft（航天器）Chang'e-5

returnedtoEarthonDecember17,2020,

itbroughtbacksomethingnotseenonourplanetsince

the1970s:moonrocksamples.This

preciouscargo,collectedbyChang'e-5'srobotic

researchvehicleinthenorthwestregionofthelunarnear

side,isnowbeingstudiedbyscientistsinBeijing.The

successofthelatestChinesespacemissionalso

showcasedtechnologythatmaybeusedinfutureyears

tocreatehumansettlementsonEarth?snearneighbour.

Thereturnedlunarsampleswill"absolutelyaddnew

knowledgeofthehistoryofthemoon,particularlyits

volcanoes,saysXiaoLong,aplanetaryscientistat

ChinaUniversityofGeosciences.Therockssentbackby

Chang'e-5"willaskustorethinkaboutwhyandhowthe

moon'svolcanichistorylastedthislong,“hesays.

TheChang'e-5missionwasmorethanjustatripto

collectmoonrocks.Itwasalsothelateststageofalong,

plannedsequenceofroboticlunarexplorationsbyChina

thathavegrownevermorescientificallyadvanced.

Theprogrambeganwiththe2007launchofChang'e-

1andChang'e-2threeyearslater.Thesecraftcircledthe

mooncollectingdatausedtohelpguideChang'e-3and

Chang,e-4,thefirstChinesespacecrafttolandonthe

moonsurface,andtodirecttheirroboticvehicles.The

robotonChang'e-5wasabletocollectrockandsoil

samplesandreturnthemtoEarth.Inthenearfuture,an

identicalspacecraftcalledChang,e-6willattempta

sample-returnmissionfromthemoon'ssouthpole-

anareaofintensescientificinterest-giventhelarge

amountofwatericepresent.

ThemoreadvancedChang'e-7andChang'e-8

spacecraftarealsoplannedtolandnearthesouthpoleto

carryoutanalysisoftheregionandtestnew

technologies,includingdetectingandobtainingmaterials

thatcouldbeusefultofuturehumanexplorers,suchas

waterandhydrogen,andtesting3-Dprintingonthe

lunarsurface.

Thelong-termaimoftheChang'sprogramisto

establishanInternationalLunarResearch

Stationaround2030tosupportroboticand,eventually,

crewedmissions.

28.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Themoon'srecentvolcanicactivities.

B.Thesignificanceofthemoonrocksamples.

C.Newknowledgeofthehistoryofthemoon.

D.Furtherstudiesofthereturnedlunarsamples.

29.WhatdistinguishesthemissionofChang,e-6from

thatofChang'e-5?

A.Thetechnologytheyuse.

B.Thetimetheyspendonthemoon.

C.Thespecificlocationstheyexplore.

D.Theamountofmaterialtheybringback.

3O.Chang'e-7andChang'e-8spacemissionsaremainly

intendedto.

A.transportresearcherstothemoonstation

B.buildupanInternationalLunarResearchStation

C.collectdatanecessarytoguidemoon-landing

spacecraft

D.findandtestresourcesandmeanstosupportlivingon

themoon

31.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthe

Chang5sspaceprogram?

A.Aprojecttostudythesurfaceofthemoon.

B.Aplantoimprovehumansettlementsonthemoon.

C.Asetofexperimentstotestthepossibilityofmanned

spacecraft.

D.Aseriesofincreasinglychallengingscientificlunar

explorations.

D

Whatmakespeoplesospecial?Tooluse,self-

consciousness,language,andculturearehighonthelist,

butinfactallofthesecharacteristicscanbefound

elsewhereintheanimalkingdom.Humansandapesare

closerelatives,soitisperhapsnotsurprisingthat

chimpanzeesusetoolsorthatgorillas(大猩猩)havea

senseoffairplay,evenrejectingcarrots(which

theynormallyaccept)whentheyseetheirneighbors

gettinggrapes.Butthequalitiesthatweoftenthinkofas

uniquelyhumanexistnotjustonland,butintheocean

aswell.

Amongtheinvertebrates,octopuses(八爪魚)are

knownfortheirintelligence,evenexhibitingevidenceof

playfulness,tooluse,andpersonality.Buttheseskilled

predatorslivealoneandconsequentlylackculture.

Dolphins,ontheotherhand,arelarge-brained,long-

living,social-group-basedpredators,anditisherethat

wefindthegreatestsimilaritytohuman-likecultureand

awareness.

Culturedependsontheabilityofanimalstopasson

thingstheyhavelearnedtoothers.Manyanimalshave

cultureinthissense,butwhatsetsdolphinsapartiswhat

theypasson.Somebottlenosedolphinsholdspongesin

theirmouthsthattheyuseastoolstosweepforfish

hidingontheoceanfloor.Thisabilityishandeddown

throughgenerations(especiallyinfemales),withsome

families-grandmother,mother,anddaughter-all

feedinginthishighlyspecializedway.

Anothercharacteristicthatdolphinssharewith

humansistheirabilitytorecognizethemselvesina

mirror.Whenfacingamirror,mostanimalsbehaveas

thoughtheyareinteractingwithanotherindividual.Even

inhumans,theabilitytorecognizethattheimageina

mirrorisoneselfdoesnotoccurbeforetheageof18

months.Dolphinsnotonlyrecognizethemselves,butifa

blackmarkisputonthebodyofadolphin,itwillspend

extratimeatthemirrortolookatthemark.

32.Theexampleofgorillasrejectingcarrotsshows

they.

A.arenoteasytofool

B.preferfruittovegetables

C.haveaspecialtasteforfood

D.haveanawarenessofequality

33.Whatdooctopuseslackcomparedwithdolphins?

A.Socialinteraction.B.Intelligence.

C.Toolusingability.D.Fun-lovingspirits.

34.Whatmakesdolphinculturespecial?

A.Theytendtohuntingroups.

B.Theirhuntingskillsarepasseddown.

C.Theirlearningenvironmentisfavourable.

D.Theirfamiliesaretypicallyfemale-controlled.

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Dolphinsenjoylookingattheirownreflectioninthe

mirror.

B.Dolphinsareasintelligentasatypical18-month-old

humanbaby.

C.Dolphinsaregenerallyregardedasthemostadvanced

non-humanspecies.

D.Dolphins5abilitytorecognizetheirownreflectionis

ahigher-ordermentalskill.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空

白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Criticalthinkingismakinganefforttoimprovethe

wayyouthink.36Weusethisprocesstosolve

problems,makeargumentsandevaluateclaims.Ifs

importantinjustabouteveryareaoflife.

Mostofourthinkingisnotcriticalthinking.Wedon't

needtomakemanyjudgmentstotraveltoworkorcook

dinner.37Criticalthinkingcansaveusfromblindly

makingpoorchoices.Sohowcanyouimprove

yourcriticalthinkingskills?Youneedtopractise.There

aremanywaysofdoingthat.Hereareafew:

-38Lookatarticlesorbookswrittenbypeopleon

allsidesoftheissue.Foreachsource,evaluatethe

argument:Whatclaimisitmaking?Whatreasonsdoesit

give?Arethereasonslogical?

?Whenyouseeorhearaclaim,askquestionsaboutit.

Whoismakingtheclaimandwhy?Whatisthe

claimant'sbackgroundandhowdoesthismotivatetheir

opinion?

?Evaluateyourownthinking.Wheredoyoutendto

notthinkcritically?Whydon'tyou?Howcanyou

improve?

?Questionthingsyouassume.Whatclaimsdoyou

acceptwithoutknowingthereasonsforthem?39Try

tofindoutwhatothersbelieveaboutthatclaimandwhy.

Asyougrowincriticalthinking,you'llbecomea

wiserandmorethoughtfulperson.40

A.Sticktoyourclaim.

B.Readaboutatopicpeopledisagreeon.

C.Whenyouthinkofone,dosomeresearch.

D.It'sanalyzingfactsseparatelysoyoucanmake

decisions.

E.Anditmayhelpyoutosucceedatworkorschoolas

well.

F.We'llonlyuseitifwemakeaconsciousefforttoask

questionsaboutwhatwesee.

G.Butwhenaproblemcomesourway,weneedtothink

criticallytodecidehowtosolveit.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)；滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選

項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Afamoustheoristoncesaid,"Idon'tdividetheworld

intotheweakandthestrong:orthesuccessesandthe

failures...!dividetheworldintothelearnersandthenon-

learners.

Whatonearthwouldmakesomeoneanon-learner?

Everyoneisbornwithanintense41tolearn.Babies

risetothelearningchallengedaily.Notjust

for42tasks.butthemostdifficultonesofalifetime,

likeleaningtowalkandtalk.Theyneverdecideifstoo

hardornotworththe43.Babiesdon'tworryabout

makingmistakesor44themselves.Theywalk,they

fall,they45.

Whatputsanendtothisfearlesslearning?Afixed

mindset.Assoonaschildrenbecomeabletoevaluate

themselves,someofthembecome46ofchallenges.

Theyworryaboutnotbeing47.Myresearchteam

havestudiedthousandsofpeoplefrompreschoolerson,

andIt'sbreathtakinghowmany48anopportunityto

learn.

Weofferedfour-year-oldsa49：theycouldredo

aneasyjigsaw（拼圖）ortryaharderone.Evenatthis

youngage,childrenwithafixedmindsetstuckwith

the50one.Theybelievesmartkidsdon'tmake51

Childrenwithagrowthmindset,however,thoughtit

wasa52choice.Whywouldanyonewanttokeep

doingthesamepuzzle53?Theychoseincreasingly

difficult-onesinstead.

Believingthatsuccessisaboutlearning,childrenwith

agrowthmindsetseizedthechance.Butthosewitha

fixedmindsetdidn'twanttoexposetheir54.Thisis

howafixedmindsetmakespeopleinto55.

41.A.fearB.driveC.competitionD.concentration

42.A.crucialB.mentalC.ordinaryD.particular

43.A.attentionB.effortC.interestD.time

44.A.confusingB.behavingC.punishingD.hurting

45.A.getupB.giveupC.showupD.shutup

46.A.afraidB.ashamedC.confidentD.ignorant

47.A.adorableB.curiousC.modestD.smart

48.A.seizeB.ruinC.rejectD.require

49.A.lessonB.choiceC.giftD.game

50.A.challengingB.interestingC.newD.simple

51.A.decisionsB.jigsawsC.mistakesD.predictions

52.A.strangeB.promisingC.profitableD.difficult

53.A.repeatedlyB.unwillinglyC.automaticallyD.

properly

54.A.secretsB.thoughtsC.preferencesD.weaknesses

55.A.theoristsB.perfectionistsC.non-learnersD.risk-

takers

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分；

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括

號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Theglass,harpisoneofthemostextraordinary

instrumentsintheworld.Itdoesn'tevenappearto

be56instrumentatfirstglance,anditisn'tactuallya

harpatall.Instead,it5sjustasetofglassesonatable.

Theglassesareofdifferentsizesandsomearefilled

withwater.

57(play)theglassharp,performerswetandrub

theirfingersalongthetopsoftheglasses.Eachglass

willthenproduceahigh58lowsound,dependingon

itsshapeandhowmuchwaterit59(contain).Many

peoplethinkthesound60(create)isdelightful,like

musicyouwouldhearinheaven.

Ifsamysterywhoinventedtheglassharp.Somesay

itfirstappearedinChina,whileotherssayPersia,butit

wasinEurope61itbecomethemostpopular.

Bythe1700s.62(Europe)glassharpmasterscould

playworksbyMozartandBeethovenontheinstruments.

Thisloveforglassharpsdidn'tlastlong,however,as

peoplelostinterest63awhile.

Glassharpshaven?tentirelydisappeared,thoughyou

canstillfindsomestreet64(music)playing

themtoentertainlargecrowds.Ifyou'reluckyenoughto

catchsuchaperformance,sitback,relax,and

enjoythebanefulsoundsofhis65(usual)instrument.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

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交流小使

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1.自我介紹；

2.競(jìng)選理由。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右：

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Goodmorning,dearjudges.I'mCandidateNo.1.

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫

兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

AramandRossi'sBakery

Walkingalongthenarrowbricksidewalk,Aramtook

adeepbreath.Theairsmelledoflemonsandbaked

breadandcoffee,comingfromRossi'sItalian

Bakery.Hewasalmostthere.

Aramstillcouldn'tbelievehisluck.Allhisfriends

wereworkingboringsummerjobs-waitingtables

andbabysitting.Andherehewas,abouttostartas