广东省广州市届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案Word格式.docx
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第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
ThecountryisIndia.Alargedinnerpartyisbeinggiveninanup-countrystationbyacolonialofficialandhiswife.Theguestsarearmyandgovernmentofficersandtheirwives,andanAmericannaturalist.
Atonesideofthelongtable,aspiriteddiscussionspringsupbetweenayounggirlandanarmyofficer.Thegirlinsistswomenhavelongoutgrownthejumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouseera,andthattheyarenotasanxiousastheirgrandmotherswere.Theofficersaystheyare,arguingwomenhaven'
ttheactualnervecontrolofmen.
“Awoman'
sreactioninanycrisis,"
theofficersays,“istoscream.Andwhileamanmayfeellikeit,hehasthatouncemoreofcontrolthanawomanhas."
TheAmericanscientistdoesnotjoinintheargumentbutsitsandwatchesthefacesoftheotherguests.Ashestares,heseesaslight,thoughstrangelookofanxietycomeoverthefaceofthehostess.Withasmallgestureshesummonstheservantstandingbehindherchair.Shewhisperstohim.Theservant'
seyeswiden.Heturnsquicklyandleavestheroom.Nooneelseseesthis,northeservantwhenheputsabowlofmilkonthebalconyoutsidetheglassdoors.
TheAmericanunderstands.InIndia,milkinabowlmeansonlyonething.Itisbaitforasnake.Herealizesthereisacobraintheroom.TheAmerican'
seyesmoveacrosstheroombutheseesnothing.Herealizesthesnakecanonlybeinoneplace-underthetable.
Hisfirstreactionistojumpbackandwarntheothers.Butheknowsanysuddenmovementwillfrightenthecobraanditwillstrike.Hespeaksquickly,thequalityofhisvoicesoarrestingthatitquietenseveryone.“Iwanttoknowjustwhatcontroleveryoneatthistablehas.Iwillcountthreehundred-that'
sfiveminutes-andnotoneofyouistomoveasinglemuscle.Now!
Ready!
"
The20peoplesitlikestoneimageswhilehecounts.Heissaying..o..hundredandeighty.."
when,outofthecornerofhiseye,heseesthesnakeemergeandmakeforthebowlofmilk.Fourorfivescreamsringoutashejumpstoslamshutthebalconydoors.
“Thereisyourproof!
thehostsays.“Amanhasjustshownusrealcontrol."
“Justaminute,"
theAmericansays,turningtohishostess,“Howdidyouknowthatcobrawasintheroom?
Afaintsmilecomesacrossthewoman'
sfaceasshereplies.“Becauseitwaslyingacrossmyfoot."
21.Whatistheargumentbetweenthearmyofficerandtheyounggirlabout?
A.Whetherwomenareafraidofmice.
B.Whethermenarecalmerthanwomen.
C.Whethermenareclevererthanwomen.
D.Whetherwomenwouldmakesuitablesoldiers.
22.Whyistheservantaskedtoputoutsomemilk?
A.Toplayatrick.
B.Toservetheguests.
C.Toattractthesnake.
D.Tofeedthehostess'
spet.
23.Whydoesthescientistsuggesttheguestsplayagame?
A.Hedoesn'
twantanyonetopanic.
B.Heintendstotesttheofficer'
stheory.
C.Heseestherewasasnakeintheroom.
D.Hewantstoentertaintheotherguests.
24.Whatdoestheauthorimplythroughthehostess'
sfinalstatement?
A.Thearmyofficer'
sopinioniswrong.
B.ThehostessunderstoodtheAmerican'
sintention.
C.TheAmericanwassurprisedbythesnake'
spresence.
D.Thehostesshashadpreviousexperiencedealingwithsnakes.
B
25.Whatcausedmusicalstomoveinanewdirectionduringthe1930'
s?
A.Thedevelopmentofnewmusicalinstruments.
B.Theaudiencesdemandformorerealisticartforms.
C.Therisingpopularityofothertypesofentertainment.
D.Thegreateracceptanceofblackperformersbywhiteaudiences.
26.Inwhichperioddidmusicaltheatrebecomemorecomplexanddramatic?
A.Pre-1900.B.1900-1929.
C.1940-1949.D.1950-1959.
27.WhatcanbereasonablyinferredaboutthemusicalWestSideStory?
A.Ittolditsstoryinanewway.
B.Itwasbasedonatruestory.
C.Itwasanon-Broadwayshow.
D.Itwasnotverysuccessfulatfirst.
C
In1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analysedasampleofEnglishscientistsandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorisethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellctually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.
Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalysethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalysedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.
Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalysedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.
Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:
first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.
Itis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'
soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.
28.AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere.
A.morestable
B.moresociable
C.moreintelligent
D.morehardworking
29.Whatdoestheunderlined“they"
inparagraph2referto?
A.Thedata.
B.Theanalyses.
C.Thepreviousstudies.
D.Thestatisticalmethods.
30.WhywasSchmukle'
sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch?
A.Itinvolvedawideragerange.
B.Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.
C.Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.
D.Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.
31.WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'
sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph?
A.ToconfirmGalton'
sdifficultupbringing.
B.TosuggestGalton'
stheorymaynotbecorrect.
C.TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'
sparents.
D.ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.
D
Photographyhasopenedoureyestoamultitudeofbeauties,thingsweliterallycouldnothaveseenbeforetheinventionofthefrozenimage.Ithasgreatlyexpandedournotionofwhatisbeautiful,whatisaesthetically(审美上)pleasing.Itemsformerlyconsideredtrivial,andnotworthanartist'
spaint,havebeenrevealedandhonoredbythephotograph:
thingsasordinaryasafencepost,achair,avegetable.Andastechnologyhasdeveloped,photographershaveexploredcompletelynewpointsofview:
thoseofthemicroscope,theeagle,thecosmos.
Whatisitthatdelightsthehumaneyeandallowsustoclaimthataphotographisbeautiful?
Photographydependsonthetrinityoflight,composition,andmoment.Lightliterallymakestherecordingofanimagepossible,butintherighthands,lightinaphotographcanmaketheimagesoar.Thesameistruewithcomposition.Whatthephotographerchoosestokeepinoroutoftheframeisallthatwewilleversee-butthatcombinationisvital.Andthemomentthattheshutterispressed,whenaninstantisfrozenintime,providesthewholeimagewithmeaning.Whenthethree-light,composition,andmoment-areinbalance,thereisvisualmagic.
Light,composition,andmomentcometogetherinaphotographtobringustheultimatereality:
aviewoftheworldunknownpriortotheinventionofthecamera.Beforephotography,thebasicartisticrulesofpaintingwererarelybroken.Imagesweremadetoplease,nottocapturereality.Butasphotographyevolved,painterlyruleswereoftenreactedinthepursuitoffreshvision.Photographersbecameinterestedintherealworld,goodandbad,anditwastheaccidentaldetailthatwascelebrated.Photographyinvitedtheworldtoseewithneweyes-toseephotographically-andalloftheartshavedrawnnewinspirationfromthischange.
Withthesebasicaesthetictools,photographershaveevolvedfromscientistslongingto“fix"
animage-anyimage-toartisticrevolutionaries.Photographshavecreatedanewwayofseeing,changedourideasofbeautyand,mostimportantly,madeartmoredemocratic.Theyhavegivenus
visualproofthattheworldisgranderthanweimagined,andthatthereisbeauty,oftenoverlooked,
innearlyeverything.
32.Beforetheinventionofphotography,whichofthefollowingwasleastlikelytoappearinan
artisticwork?
A.Agreatperson.
B.Al
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