1、2017 年 广 东 省 肇 庆 市 高 考 二 模 试 卷 英 语I、 阅 读 理 解 (本 大 题 共 15 小 题 , 共 30.0 分 )AMaster painter Zhang Daqian was well known for having a large number of friends andstudents.Among them, painter Li Qiujun was special.They got to know each other through Lis elder brother, who was one of Zhangs best friends.Th
2、ey admired each others artistic talent and became confidants, which resulted in a romanticrelationship.In 1948, Zhang produced Spring CloudsAmid Autumn Landscape, a mountain-and-water inkpainting featuring gongbi (meticulous brushwork), as a gift for Lis 50th birthday.Ayear later, Zhang permanently
3、departed from the mainland, and traveled and exhibited around the world before settling down in Taipei in 1976.After leaving the mainland, he often said that he missed Li, who died in Shanghai in 1973.Spring CloudsAmidAutumn Landscape will be auctioned in Hong Kong on Oct 4.The painting not only mar
4、ks a friendship between the two painters, but it deserves specialattention because it shows Zhang at the top of his game as he sought to master themountain-and-water style, according to C.K. Cheung, head of Sothebys Chinese paintingdepartment.Sothebys will auction the work at its major autumn sale,
5、which runs from Oct 1to 5.Cheung says the paintings composition and Zhangs attention to details reflect hisincorporation of traditional touches, especially from Song Dynasty paintings, while alsodeveloping his own style.1. The underlined word confidants in paragraph 3 probably means_.A. enemies B. c
6、ollegesC. friendsD. painters解 析 : 词 义 猜 测 题 。 根 据 第 三 段 They admired each others artistic talent and became confidants,which resulted in a romantic relationship 他 们 欣 赏 彼 此 的 才 华 而 成 为 知 己 ; 可 知 意 为 朋 友 。 故选 C。答 案 : C2. How old was Li Qiujun when she died?_A.50B.75C.78D.84 解 析 : 推 理 判 断 题 。 根 据 文 章
7、After leaving the mainland, he often said that he missed Li, whodied in Shanghai in 1973 以 及 前 文 In 1948, Zhang produced Spring CloudsAmidAutumnLandscape, a mountain-and-water ink painting featuring gongbi (meticulous brushwork), as a giftfor Lis 50th birthday 可 知 他 去 世 时 75 岁 ; 故 选 B。答 案 : B 3.Acco
8、rding to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? _A. Spring CloudsAmidAutumn Landscape was originally a gift for Lis 50th birthday.B. Zhang Daqian permanently departed from the mainland in 1949.C. Sothebys will auction Spring CloudsAmid Autumn Landscape in Hong Kong.D. Li Qiujuns elder brot
9、her was also one of ZhangDaqians students.解 析 : 细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 第 二 段 They got to know each other through Lis elder brother, who wasone of Zhangs best friends 可 知 李 的 哥 哥 是 张 最 好 的 朋 友 之 一 ; 故 选 D。答 案 : D BAnew international study shows that some peoples biological clock plays a powerful role forthe
10、ir life expectancy, regardless of lifestyle choices.Published in the latest issue ofAging on Wednesday, the study has found the most definitive evidence to explain why some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others.Geneticist Steve Horvath from the University of California, LosAngele
11、s( UCLA) , led a teamof 65scientists around the world to record age-related changes to human DNA, analyse bloodsamples collected from 13, 000 people and estimate their lifespan.Ahigher biological age, regardless of actual age, consistently predicts an earlier death, thestudy says.You get people who
12、are vegan, sleep 10hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end updying young, Horvath said in a statement.We have shown some people have a faster innateaging rate.The findings discovered that 5 percent of the population ages at a faster biological rate, whichtranslated to a roughly 50 percent
13、higher than average risk of death at any age.The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions that would slow your innate agingrate, Horvath said, adding that this is an important milestone to realizing this dream. 4. Some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others because_.A.
14、their biological clock is not powerful enoughB. the most definitive evidence has been foundC. they have a higher actual age than othersD. they ages at a relatively faster biological rate解 析 : 细 节 题 。 由 第 四 段 最 后 一 句 We have shown some people have a faster innate aging rate可 知 , 生 活 习 惯 良 好 的 人 却 早 逝
15、 是 因 为 他 们 先 天 的 老 化 更 快 。 D 项 意 为 “ 他 们 的 老 化 速 度 相对 更 快 ” , 符 合 题 意 。 故 正 确 答 案 为 D。答 案 : D5. How was the study conducted? _A. By collecting and analyzing data.B. By interviewing lots of people. C. By researching previous studies.D. By studying different lifestyles.解 析 : 细 节 题 。 由 第 三 段 record age
16、-related changes to human DNA, analyse blood samplescollected from 13, 000 people and estimate their lifespan 可 知 , 研 究 通 过 记 录 与 年 龄 相 关 的 DNA 的 变 化 , 和 分 析 血 液 样 本 来 预 估 实 验 者 的 寿 命 。 A 项 意 为 “ 通 过 收 集 和 分 析 数 据 ” ,符 合 题 意 。 故 正 确 答 案 为 A。答 案 : A6.According to the study, it can be inferred that_.A
17、. people who keep healthy lifestyle tend to live longerB. peoples lifespan can be predicted by their ageC.5percent of people are believed to have a faster innate aging rateD. anti-aging interventions have proved to slow the innate aging rate解 析 : 推 断 题 。 由 最 后 一 段 第 一 句 The findings discovered that
18、5 percent of the population agesat a faster biological rate 可 知 , 5%的 人 有 更 快 的 老 化 速 率 .C 项 正 确 。 A 项 , 由 第 二 段 whysome people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others 可 知 , 人 们 就 算 保 持 健 康 的 生 活方 式 也 有 可 能 英 年 早 逝 。 A 项 错 误 。 B 项 , 由 第 四 段 第 一 句 A higher biological age, regardless of act
19、ul age, consistently predicts an earlier death.可 知 , 预 测 人 的 寿 命 并 不 能 通 过 实 际 年 龄 。 B项 错 误 。 D 项 , 由 最 后 一 段 第 二 句 The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions thatwould slow your innate aging rate 可 知 , 抗 衰 老 的 干 预 措 施 只 是 有 可 能 减 缓 先 天 衰 老 速 率 ,还 没 有 被 证 实 一 定 会 。 D 项 错 误 。 故 正 确 答 案 为
20、 C。答 案 : C7. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? _A. We all should keep healthy lifestyle.B. Geneticist finds anti-aging interventions.C. Biological clock predicts life expectancy.D. Horvath builds an important milestone.解 析 : 主 旨 题 。 第 一 段 主 要 讲 生 物 钟 在 人 的 寿 命 预 测 中 起 着
21、 重 要 作 用 。 第 二 到 四 段 主 要 讲 那些 保 持 良 好 生 活 习 惯 的 人 早 逝 主 要 因 为 他 们 先 天 老 化 速 率 高 于 其 他 人 。 第 五 段 主 要 讲 科 学 家 们 发 现 了 通 过 干 涉 来 抗 衰 老 的 办 法 。 综 上 所 述 , 本 文 主 要 围 绕 了 生 物 钟 能 预 测 寿 命 来 展 开 。C 项 意 为 “ 生 物 钟 预 测 寿 命 ” , 符 合 文 意 。 故 正 确 答 案 为 C。答 案 : C CAs a Chinese saying goes, Taste is actually a memory
22、 of childhood. Local specialty foodmay not be popular among all people, but it offers outsiders a glimpse of local culture and history.Gongcheng oil tea is such a kind of food that would be considered weird by manyfirst-time visitors to the remote county in the north of the Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous
23、Region.Many people dislike its bitter and astringent( 涩 的 ) flavor when they take a sip.It felt like drinking Chinese herbal medicine. I never expected that I would gradually acceptit afterwards, and even become addicted to it, said a traveler surnamed Zhang who comes fromShijiazhuang in northern Ch
24、inas Hebei province. Langshan village is said to be the birthplace of Gongcheng oil tea whose ideal ingredientsare green tea and fermented tea. The village has preserved well its buildings and roads dating backto late Qing Dynasty, as well as its traditional way of making the special tea.Lin Fengyou
25、, 60, introduced the cooking process. She looks younger than her age, andattributes this to the benefits of drinking oil tea throughout the year. The first procedure is to use a wooden hammer to pound the tea while heating it in an ironpot, and then add edible oil and boiled water afterwards. She fi
26、lters off the solid residues( 余 渣 ) ,and pours the glue like green tea soup into bowls. Then, she adds salt, caraway seed, green onion,dried rice, fried groundnuts, sliced taro and fried beans.The taste of the oil tea is a mixture of the distinctive flavors of all its ingredients. Localpeople usuall
27、y eat it together with glutinous rice( 糯 米 ) balls, rice dumplings and glutinous ricecake.The villagers consume oil tea three times a day. The tea soup is a healthy and refreshingfood.The tea soup to us is coffee to Westerners, said Lin.But it is tastier.8. Many first time visitors may find oil tea_
28、 when taking a sip.A. popularB. strangeC. addicted D. beneficial解 析 : 细 节 理 解 题 。 由 第 二 段 第 一 句 Gongcheng oil tea is such a kind of food that would beconsidered weird by many first-time visitors to the remote county in the north of the GuangxiZhuangAutonomous Region 可 知 , 许 多 第 一 次 尝 到 油 茶 的 人 都 认 为
29、 它 很 奇 怪 , weird 意 为 “ 奇怪 的 ” , 与 strange 意 思 相 符 。 故 正 确 答 案 为 B。答 案 : B9. What can we learn about Lin Fengyou according to the passage?_A. She never expected that she would gradually accept oil tea.B. She is one of the reasons why the special tea has been preserved.C. She thinks drinking oil tea t
30、hroughout the year makes her look younger.D. She drinks oil tea three times every day and considers coffee tastier.解 析 : 推 理 判 断 题 。 由 第 五 段 第 二 句 She looks younger than her age, and attributes this to the benefits of drinking oil tea throughout the year 可 知 , 林 凤 友 把 她 看 起 来 年 轻 归 功 于 常 年 喝 油茶 。 C
31、项 符 合 题 意 。 A 项 , 由 第 三 段 第 二 句 I never expected that I would gradually accept itafterwards 可 知 , 一 个 张 姓 游 客 说 我 从 没 想 过 我 能 适 应 油 茶 , 而 不 是 林 凤 友 说 的 。 A 项错 误 。 B 项 , 文 章 未 提 及 , B 项 错 误 。 D 项 , 由 最 后 一 段 最 后 一 句 The tea soup to us is coffeeto Westerners, said Lin. But it is tastier可 知 , 林 凤 友 认 为
32、 油 茶 更 美 味 。 D 项 错 误 。 故 正 确 答案 为 C。答 案 : C10. Which is the correct order of cooking oil tea according to Lin Fengyou?_a. pour the glue-like green tea soup into bowlsb. heat the tea in an iron pot and pound the teac. add salt, caraway seed, green onion, dried rice, etcd. add edible oil and boiled wa
33、ter. e. filter off the solid residuesA. bdeacB. dbaceC. acebdD. beadc 解 析 : 细 节 理 解 题 。 由 第 六 段 可 知 , 做 油 茶 的 顺 序 是 : 第 一 步 把 茶 叶 放 进 铁 罐 里 加 热 并 击 打茶 叶 , 第 二 步 添 加 食 用 油 和 开 水 , 第 三 步 滤 出 固 体 残 留 物 , 第 四 步 把 胶 状 的 绿 茶 汤 倒 进 碗 里 ,第 五 步 加 入 盐 、 香 菜 、 干 米 饭 , 等 等 。 A 项 符 合 文 意 。 故 正 确 答 案 为 A。答 案 : A1
34、1. Which column is this passage probably taken from? _A. Culture EducationB. EntertainmentC. HealthD. Travel.解 析 : 推 理 判 断 题 。 本 文 主 要 讲 了 恭 城 油 茶 的 口 味 , 制 作 工 序 等 , 文 章 多 次 提 到 去 恭 城 旅 游的 游 客 , 故 推 断 可 能 出 现 在 旅 游 栏 目 下 。 D 项 符 合 题 意 。 故 正 确 答 案 为 D。答 案 : D DChinas largest search engine Baidu has
35、said it will make its latest artificial intelligence( AI)technology accessible to developers and businesses as part of the companys latest move intoAI,big data and cloud computing.AI solution Tianzhi was launched at a cloud-computing summit held in Beijing Wednesday.It includes services in three fie
36、lds: sensing technology, such as image and voice processing,machine learning, and deep learning, an advanced form of machine learning, said Zhang Yaqin,CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company, at the summit.Developers can access facial or voice recognition, algorithms( 演 算 法 ) for data analysis andprojecti
37、ons, and deep learning applications, Zhang said, adding that the technology could helpusers innovate in their sectors.With more devices connected to the cloud, enterprises will use cloud computing andAImore frequently, said Wu Hequan, an academician at the ChineseAcademy of Engineering, OpenAI techn
38、ology can play a bigger role.The company also revealed a plan to invest 10billion yuan( 1.45 billion U.S.dollars) in cloudcomputing in the next five years and establish an innovation center, which will serve 10 millionenterprises.12. What is the main idea of paragraph one? _A. Baidu will further dev
39、elop its latestAI technology.B. Baidu has attracted developers and businesses attention.C. Users will be able to access Baidus latestAI technology.D.Acompany will move toAI, big data and cloud computing.解 析 : 考 查 细 节 推 理 。 根 据 第 一 段 的 Chinas largest search engine Baidu has said it will make itslates
40、t artificial intelligence( AI) technology accessible to developers and businesses( 中 国 最 大的 搜 索 引 擎 百 度 说 它 将 会 使 研 发 者 与 商 业 使 用 它 最 新 的 人 工 智 能 科 技 ) 可 知 本 题 答 案 为 C选 项 。 答 案 : C13.Tianzhiincludes services in the following fields EXCEPT_.A. sensing technologyB. voice processing C. machine learning
41、D. deep learning解 析 : 考 查 细 节 推 理 。 根 据 第 二 段 可 知 B 选 项 的 声 音 处 理 “ 是 包 含 在 ” 遥 感 技 术 之 内 的 ,其 本 身 不 属 于 一 个 领 域 , 故 本 题 答 案 为 B 选 项 。答 案 : B14. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph four probably mean? _A. Its important forAI technology to be open.B.AI technology is more important than the
42、 cloud.C. People arent aware of the importance ofAI technology.D. Enterprises will hardly benefit from openAI technology.解 析 : 考 查 细 节 推 理 。 根 据 前 面 的 With more devices connected to the cloud, enterprises will usecloud computing andAI more frequently( 随 着 更 多 的 设 备 与 云 连 接 起 来 , 企 业 将 会 更 加 频 繁 使 用
43、云 计 算 与 AI) 可 知 本 题 答 案 为 A 选 项 。答 案 : A15. What is Baidus next move according to the last paragraph? _A. Reveal a plan to invest in cloud computing.B. Invest 10 billion yuan to serve enterprises.C. Get invested from enterprises in the next five years.D. Invest in computing and build an innovation c
44、enter.解 析 : 考 查 细 节 推 理 。 根 据 文 章 最 后 一 段 的 The company also revealed a plan to invest10billion yuan( 1.45 billion U S dollars) in cloud computing in the next five years and establishan innovation center( 该 公 司 也 透 露 了 一 项 未 来 五 年 投 资 100 亿 元 于 云 计 算 的 计 划 并 且 建 立一 个 创 业 中 心 ) 可 知 本 题 答 案 为 D 选 项 。答
45、 案 : D II、 信 息 匹 配 (本 大 题 共 5 小 题 , 共 10.0 分 )根 据 短 文 内 容 , 从 短 文 后 的 选 项 中 选 出 能 填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 选 项 中 有 两 项 为 多 余 选 项 。It is very common for you to find yourself in an unfamiliar situation.( 16) _Yes,everyone tells you to stand on your own two feet and take responsibility for your action, but
46、if youhavent experienced a situation before, how can you know what to do?We usually try our best to do everything on our own and not to rely on others, but at certaintimes calling for help is the best way forward. You can picture the scene of the man-it is usually aman-driving blindly around an unfa
47、miliar town looking for an address he doesnt know( 17)_And he could get to his appointment on time. It is obvious to everybody in such a casethat asking for help is not a sign of weakness, but rather the sensible thing to do.( 18) _For example, you are looking for a new job and need to write your re
48、sume( 简 历 ) .If your pride prevents you from getting help and you just do the writing yourself, it maywell cost the opportunity you are seeking. Similarly, when you just started a new job, you often dont want to admit that you havent got the knowledge to finish a particular task, so you keepgoing an
49、d eventually make things worse than they were. This may lead to a diminishing( 贬 低 )of you in the eyes of the boss.( 19) _Now you can see that asking for help is not a sign of weakness but is the sensible and mature thing to do.( 20) _Making your life easier by asking for and using knowledgeable help isnot a sign of weakness, but is actually quite a clever thing to do.A. Whats worse, you are most likely to lose the new job.B.Actual