1、2021届天河区高中毕业班综合测试（二）第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A. B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASeptember is one of the very best months to visit France. Not only will you get to enjoy plenty of sunshine and warm weather, but the tourist season is beginning to wind down-which means cheaper airfares
2、, lower prices at hotels, and fewer crowds. If this is your first trip to France, here is some handy information to help you get started planning your vacation!Go Wine TastingSeptember is the beginning of the grape harvest season in France, meaning there are plenty of wine-related events and festiva
3、ls around the country. So September is a great time to visit the vineyards(葡萄园) around the country and go wine tasting. The Bordeaux, Loire and Burgundy regions are all lovely and great places to visit vineyards. Besides that, going to the castles of the Loire region in between visiting vineyards on
4、 such warm and sunny days is also very enjoyable.Take a Barge CruiseThe temperatures are slightly lower, but plenty of sunshine makes for perfect conditions to enjoy a barge cruise on the canals of France. With such comfortable weather and beautiful scenery at this time of year, nothing equals hangi
5、ng out on the deck of a barge.Visit the MuseumsMany museums in France have extended opening hours during the summer to accommodate the extra tourists and locals, and some museums also have extended opening hours into September. Wandering around the Louvre will take you into a wonder world, where you
6、 can enjoy world-famous art. Going out of the Louvre, you can walk to the modem and fashionable Champs Elysees to do some shopping.Besides the above, riding a bike through Frances villages is also a welcome activity for young visitors in September. So, dont hesitate and start to plan your September
7、trip to France now.1. Which of the following can best describe France in September?A. Hot and quietB. Cool and noisy. C. Warm and quiet.D. cold and noisy.2. Which region should you go to if you want to visit both Vineyards and castles?A. ParisB. Bordeaux.C. Burgundy.D. Loire.3. According to the text
8、, many French museums have extended opening hours in .A. DecemberB. JulyC. MayD. FebruaryBAs a father of four, Im concerned about how to lead my children to be good young men and women in such an unstable time. I have studied philosophy, mysticism, and religion my entire life. They provide great les
9、sons in responsibility and growth. However, I also recognize that, at least at this point in their lives, my children are not terribly interested in such subjects. While I was reflecting on this, I was reminded of a line in a song I had heard recently. It goes, f you had only one chance to say somet
10、hing, what would it be?That night, I found my two oldest kids lounging on the couch watching a TV show that featured violence, cursing and even some adult scenes. I quietly sat on a chair next to them. I saw my boy straighten up, and my girl pretended to ignore me. I didnt make any usual comments ab
11、out the pointlessness of such programs. I didnt even roll my eyes, although this took some effort. I simply asked:Can you tell me how this will make you a better person?Without a word, I got up and left the room. About ten minutes later, to my surprise, the children were in their rooms doing their h
12、omework and the television was silent. Remarkable.This philosophy can change the way we live our lives. For example, whenever I feel angry and get the urge to lash out, I ask myself, “How does this acting or feeling the way I do right now make me a better person? I began to realize that rarely did m
13、y thoughts or actions result in self-improvement. so I made conscious efforts to change my mindset and behavior.We all want to be better fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. Better workers, better leaders, better lovers. this list goes on. Sometimes succeeding in these roles can be tough. But one q
14、uestion connects us with all those duties we possess to society and ourselves, Is this making me a better person?Whatever I said, it worked. My daughter has begun watching nature programs instead of violent TV shows, and she decided to go to school to become a counselor. My son told me he wants to b
15、e a police officer. Ive since thrown away all those parenting magazines and books Ive collected over the years because I made more progress with a single question than I did with hundreds of pages of “experts” advice.4. When the writer found his kids watching inappropriate TV programs that night, he
16、 appeared A. critical B. indifferent C. anxiousD. calm5. How can this philosophy change the way we live our lives? A. By calming ourselves down when we are angry.B. By providing us with new mindset and behaviorC. By helping us realize our need for self-improvementD. By raising a question about our c
17、urrent action and feling6. Why did the writer throw away his parenting magazines and books?A. Because they didnt offer him any help.B. Because his kids had grown out of them.C. Because that single question was more usefulD. Because the expert advice was too much to follow.7. The writer wrote this pa
18、ssage to A. introduce a life philosophy by telling a parenting storyB. convince teenagers of the downsides to watch TVC. call on other parents to trust themselves instead of expertsD. inform the readers of how he helped his kids set good goalsCWhen we see a person in trouble, the first idea that com
19、es to our mind is to lend a hand. But what if we see an animal in trouble, does the same rule apply?This question was raised after a group of penguins were saved from an icy gully (峡谷) in Antarctica. It was filmed for the BBC wildlife series Dynasties. The film crew were anxious when they saw that a
20、 group of penguins had fallen into a gully and been trapped with their young. They built aslope (斜坡) so that a few of the penguins could save themselves.The case has taken the international media by storm. Viewers watching this film sighed in relief. Im so glad. I understand not taking action direct
21、ly, but a helping hand isnt bothering, right? viewer Kathryn Shaw said on her Facebook.However, others think human interference (干涉) is unnatural. You cant have sunshine throughout your life. To have done anything else would only make matters worse. said the shows creator David Attenborough, accordi
22、ng to The Times.In this case, however, Mike Gunton, the executive producer of the series, said that this was a one-off situation. There were no animals going to suffer by interfering. You werent touching the animals and it was just felt by doing this .They had the chance not to have to keep slipping
23、 down the slope. he told the BBC.Such cases are familiar to Paul Nicklen, wildlife photographer for National Geographic. He told Metro, If its ever a predator situation, no matter how gut-wrenching, you stay out of the way. Even when youre watching a male polar bear eat a baby bear.Theres no rule bo
24、ok in those situations. You can only respond to the facts that are right there in front of you. Will Lawson, the shows director, told Daily Mail.8. What has led to a heated media discussionA. Some penguins sufferings in a gullyB. Peoples various remarks on penguins.C. Ways of filming the series Dyna
25、sties.D. The rescue of penguins from a gully.9. Who holds a positive attitude towards human interference?A. Kathryn Shaw. B. Paul Nicklen.C. Will Lawson.D. David Attenborough.10. Which of the following best explains the underlined word gut-wrenching in Paragraph 6?A. Making one confused. B. Putting
26、one in place.C. Making one heartbroken. D. Putting one in danger.11. What can be the best title for the text?A. Protect animals from dying outB. Help animals in trouble or notC. Necessity of lending a hand to animalsD. Human interference on dangerous animalsDCelebrity has become one of the most impo
27、rtant representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because the
28、y dont sell nearly as well as famous faces. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for others products to developing their own.Celebrity clothing lines arent a completely new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed a
29、t the ordinary consumers, and limited to a few TV actresses. Today theyre started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. As celebrities become more and more experience
30、d at the market, they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.However, for every success story, theres a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. No matter how famous the products origin is, if it fails to impress consumers
31、 with its own qualities it begins to resemble(类似) an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the initial attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty(忠诚) returning to tried-and-true labels.Today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be
32、 bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. Each misstep threatens to reduce a celebritys shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Still, the self potential for expansion is li
33、mitless. Having already achieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashion-like celebrity-has always been
34、 temporary12. Fashion magazines today A. seldom put models o the coverB. no longer put celebrities on the coverC. need not worry about celebrities market potential D. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly13. :loyalty returning to tried-and-true labels in Paragraph 3 implies that .A
35、. celebrity branded products can be an instant successB. to consumers, quality matters more than the outside of productsC. ordinary consumers are more concerned with price rather than brand nameD. consumers enthusiasm for celebrity branded products proves to be inconstant14. The underlined sentence
36、in Paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly A. influence the price of a celebritys productsB. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show businessC. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general publicD. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his
37、 products15. The passage is mainly about A. celebrity and clothing industry B. celebrity and fashion designC. celebrity and market potentialD. celebrity and personal style第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Have you ever bought a gift for a friend, simply because its a
38、 gift that you like yourself? 16 .Such activity is called social projection (投射) and is the focus of new marketing research.The study, I Love the Product, but Will You? The Role of Interpersonal Attachment Styles in Social Projection, is authored by David, an assistant professor of marketing, and pu
39、blished in Psychology & Marketing. Research results are based on the surveys of 1,272 people.The research reveals that people who are secure in interpersonal settings are the ones most likely to engage in social projection. Conversely(相反) those who are anxious” in such settings are less likely to as
40、sume that others share their own preferences. 17 Youd think that secure people who tend to be older in a committed relationship and earn a higher-income with lots of friends and healthy personal relationships would have a better idea of what someone would like as a gift. 18 David said, This research
41、 shows that individuals who are anxious in interpersonal situations and who have fewer close, personal relationships are better at predicting what a person may like. 19 Anxious individuals, on e contrary, tend to be younger and earn a lower income. Securely attached persons, who are people expecting
42、 others will be available and supportive when needed, are more likely to choose a gift based on their own preferences, while an anxious one more likely to consider what the recipients(接收者) may likeGifts should be thoughtful. Therefore, secure people should be mindful of their choice of gifts. They n
43、eed to take caution when selecting and buying gifts. 20 A. But thats not the case. B. However, anxious individuals may not always be the best.C. Secure individuals tend to be older and earn a higher income.D. If so, its likely that you projected your own attitudes onto your friend.E. Thus, they are
44、less likely to make choices for a friend based on their personal attitudes.F. Secure individuals make choices on behalf of others based on their own preferences.G. Preferably, these individuals should put their own preferences aside when choosing gifts.第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)Wildfl
45、owers in a mountain meadow(草地) are a gift of nature. But what about those wildflowers blooming along busy 21 ? Well, nature had a 22 .Claudia Alta Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of our thirty-sixth President, Lyndon B. Johnson wanted 23 to be a national priority.As a little girl growing up in deep east
46、 Texas, wildflowers helped her get through 24 times. Her mother had died when she was five, and her father 25 most of his time at the general store he owned. Her older brothers were away at school, so Lady Bird turned to nature for 26 . Nature was my friend and my teacher, she says, It was a joy to
47、me, and its never 27 me.”After high school, Lady Bird left home for the University of Texas in Austin. 28 she found joy in nature-in the vast quantities of Texas bluebonnets. It was there that Lady Bird met and fell in love with Lyndon B. Johnson at first sight. He proposed (求婚) to her on their firs
48、t 29 .When she became aware of the 30 disappearance of America the Beautiful due to land development and pollution, Lady Bird 31 the President to put forward a Highway Beautification Act that allocated (划拨) money to 32 roadsides. The act was passed in 1965.Lady Bird 33 that many wildflowers, like pe
49、ople, were immigrants. They crossed nation on the wheels of covered wagons (货车), perhaps 34 in the pockets of children.Lady Bird is certainly our First Lady of wildflowers. She has made us see that highways can be beautiful. She is the reason why wildflowers now 35 our travels through almost every s
50、tate.21. A. streetsB. pathsC. highwaysD. roads22. A. discovererB. helperC. creatorsD. protector23. A. fortuneB. trafficC. beautyD. justice24. A. frightenedB. excitedC. disappointedD. lonely25. A. spentB. wastedC. foundD. killed26. A. companyB. mysteryC. rescueD. delight27. A. scaredB. ignoredC. fail
51、edD. attacked28. A. OftenB. Again C. Absolutely D. Naturally29. A. arrivalB. dateC. sight D. meeting30. A. suddenB. completeC. finalD. gradual31. A. convincedB. warnedC. remindedD. ordered32. A. lengthenB. widenC. landscapeD. monitor33. A. let outB. found outC. figured outD. pointed out34. A. evenB.
52、 thenC. yetD. still35. A. decideB. guideC. shortenD. brighten第二节(共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.Chinese high school principal Zhang Guimei has been honored 36 the title “Role Model of the Times in recognition of her dedication to education for girls.With the support of the Party
53、 and the government, she helped establish the countrys first senior high school to offer free education for girls from poor families. Since it opened in 2008, it 37 (see) more than 1,800 students progress to universities and colleges.About 20 years ago, while on the way to visit a students house, Zh
54、ang Guimei, then a rural teacher in Huaping county, Lijiang, Yunnan province, noticed a girl 38 (sit) on the hillside. She was staring 39 (blank) into space. The girl, 13, told Zhang she was about to get married and it was arranged by her parents.That fateful encounter(邂逅) persuaded Zhang 40 (build)
55、 a free high school for girls, aiming to help break the spell (魔咒) 41 women drop out of education, marry early and spend 42 (they) whole life in the remote mountain.After years of trying to raise funds, in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls, a free public high school, 43 (found) at the foot of the
56、Shizi Mountain in Huaping, where Zhang is the principal. Over the decades, More than 1,800 44 (graduate) have been admitted to college, 45 is regarded a miracle in the remote area, as most students didnt perform well in academic study before the school was established.第三部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分
57、)假定你是高三学生李华,最近收到了你的英国朋友Peter的来信,得知他从剑桥大学( the University of Cambridge)顺利毕业。请你给他回复一封邮件,内容包括:1.向Peter表示祝贺;2.谈谈你在大学专业选择上的困惑3.向对方征求意见或建议。注意1.词数80左右;2.开头和结尾已给,不计入词数;Dear Peter,How is everything going?Yours sincerely,Li Hua第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。I started my dormitory life this
58、 year and met my roommate Kate. In the process of getting along, we found that we both enjoy reading and watching science fictions. With similar hobbies, our relationship immediately became closer. We went to class and canteen together every day in pairs.Although we considered each other as the best
59、 fiend, there were frictions in our life style. I was never very neat, while Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled everything. I always looked for everything.Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dir
60、ty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other and never stopped trying to change the other persons life style. Our friendship went ups and downs like a boat on the sea. Dissatisfaction with the other was accumulating.War broke out one evening. Kate came
61、 into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, Take your shoes away! Why under my bed! Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I was rather irritated(激怒). How could she act like that? I could not control my temper either. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder. Neither of us wa
62、s willing to calm down to be a good listener.The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her dear grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawl
63、ed under her covers, burying her face. From where I stood, I saw her back slightly up and down. Obviously, she was sobbing. That was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.Slowly I began to move.She was watching in disbelief, her te
64、ars dried注意:1,续写词数应为150左右:2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。2021届天河区高中毕业班综合测试(二)英语参考答案阅读(每小题2.5分,共50分)1-3 CDB 4-7DBCA 8-11 DACB 12-15 ABDC 16-20 DEACG完形填空(每小题1分,共15分)21-25CBCDA 26-30 ACBBD 31-35 ACDAD语法填空(每小题1.5分,共15分)36.with 37.has seen 38.(was)sitting 39.blankly 40.to build41.that 42.their 43.was founded 44.gra
65、duates 45.which应用文写作(满分15分)One possible version (90 words):Dear Peter,How is everything going? Im glad to receive your letter and know youve graduated from the University of Cambridge. Im writing to offer my warmest congratulations.I am now in the process of university application, struggling with w
66、hich major to choose. Im a science student now, so I am supposed to choose a major related to science and engineering. But the problem is whether I should pursue my interest or just ensure me a good future job. Do you have any suggestions on the choice of a major?Looking forward to your early replyY
67、ours sincerelyLi Hua读后续写(满分25分)One possible version (224 words):Slowly I began to move. Approaching Kates bed, I sat beside her, put my hand on her back and stroked her gently. Dont worry! Trust me! Everything will be fine. On hearing my words, Kate stopped sobbing, her face still buried. So I conti
68、nued, Im really sorry for being such a messy person and Im sure there is something I can do right now. With the words finished, I rose up, turned around, collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I eve
69、n didnt notice Kate had sat up.She was watching in disbelief, her tears dried. Kate dashed towards me all of a sudden and gave me a tight hug, murmuring shyly, I need to apologize too. I shouldnt have yelled at you first. Are we still best friends? I nodded. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp
70、mine. I looked up into her eyes. She said Thanks, and we both burst out laughing happily at the same time. Two months later. there came the good news that Kates grandma had recovered. Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didnt always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
