2017年广东省汕头市高考英语二模试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．

• 1．Hotel rooms come in a variety of styles and price ranges．Despite differences m decoration and price，one thing most hotels have in common is a set of rules．Failure to obey these rules can result in fees or fines to cover hotel room damages，removal from the hotel or possibly even arrest．
  Smoking
     Some hotels are completely non-smoking．Some hotels designate smoking and non-smoking rooms．If you smoke in a non-smoking room，you will likely be fined hundreds of dollars and possibly asked to leave．
  Number of Guests
     Most regular hotel rooms are designed for two adults．If you have more than two people staying in the room，the hotel will likely charge an additional fee for each extra guest，though some hotels let children stay free．Do not put more than four adults in the room unless the hotels policy permits that many people．Or you might be fined or removed from the hotel
  Hotel Reservations Requirements
     Most hotels require a major credit card to reserve the room．You can pay cash at the end of your stay，but do not be surprised if there is a temporary charge on your card for a few days after your stay．Most hotels authorize a security deposit on your card to cover any possible damages to the room．Once the hotel confirms that the room is undamaged and that you do not break any hotel policies，your security deposit will be refunded．
  Breaking the Law
     You cannot break the law in your hotel room，just as you cannot break the law in your own home or in public．Do not do drugs or commit any other criminal act in the hotel room．If you do，you will likely be arrested．
  Noise
     Most hotels have a noise policy you must obey．If you are being too loud you will usually get a warning．If the noise continues and more complaints are issued，you will likely be kicked out of the hotel，regardless of what time it is．
  
  （1）What is the main purpose of this passage？

  
  A．To advertise the hotel rooms
  B．To show some rules of hotel rooms
  C．To warn the customers
  D．To offer some tips of living in hotel rooms
  （2）You will NOT be asked to leave the hotel，if you

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  A．make too much noise continually
  B．smoke without permission
  C．have one extra guest to stay
  D．break the law
  （3）Why is there a temporary charge on your card for a few days after your stay？

  
  A．Because the hotels may use the money to pay for possible damages caused by you．
  B．Because the hotels want to confirm whether you have money．
  C．Because the hotels need a major credit card to pay for the rent．
  D．Because the hotels need to authorize a security deposit．
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• 2．"You will be in my heart forever．Without you，there are only emptiness and desert in my life…" This is a line from a heartfelt poem Feng Duan wrote to his fiancee Chen Lianfang in 1955．
     Feng is now 94 and Chen 90，and they have been married for more than half a century．Feng，an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences，may not be a professional poet but for 64 years，Feng has written countless love poems to his wife．On every important anniversary or festival，Feng would send a poem to Chen．In 1978，when Chen's cancer surgery succeeded，Feng created more than ten poems to celebrate his wife's recovery．Chen used a red suitcase to store these love poems．The academic has also translated many English，French and German poems into classical Chinese．
     The couple was introduced to each other by a common friend in 1953 and Feng sent two paper copies of poems to Chen as a gift．
     "As long as I think of you，a beam of sunshine lights up my heart，" Feng wrote．
     Chen recalled the first time Feng invited her to his dormitory to have a cup of tea and she thought the cup was made of frosted glass．As the two became closer，Chen often visited the academic's dorm．She realized that the cup was the only one poor Feng owned．The opaque （不透明的） cup was not frosted glass but common glass stained with toothpaste．
     Later she bought many clothes and even a stove for Feng，making a nice change from the single man s life．Feng's marriage to Chen brought more happiness and now Chen still looks after Feng's daily needs．
  
  （1）When Feng first met Chen，he was

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  A．32
  B．30
  C．28
  D．26
  （2）What change did Chen bring to Feng？

  
  A．Chen made a great difference to Feng's daily life．
  B．Chen changed Feng's academic life greatly．
  C．Chen wrote a lot of poems to Feng．
  D．Chen introduced a lot of friends to Feng．
  （3）What can we learn from the passage？

  
  A．Chen and Feng happened to meet each other on the campus．
  B．Feng wrote many poems in different languages．
  C．Chen cherished the poems Feng wrote to her．
  D．Feng liked his opaque cup so much．
  （4）The writer wrote the passage to show

  ．
  A．how a famous poet writes love poems to his wife
  B．how the love poems join two hearts together
  C．how important love poems are in the marriage
  D．how the love poems make the couple famous
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• 3．For over 2000 years，the good old iron horseshoe has remained the only reliable footwear f horses，but an Austrian company is ready to "take the horse out of the Iron Age" with the world's first equine（似马的） running shoes，the Megasus Horserunners．
     Charly Forstner，the founder of Megasus，learned that over 50% of horses that ，put down suffered from severe hoof （蹄） and leg problems．20 years ago，he decided to devote his life to coming up with a better alternative to the iron horseshoe．Recently he created truly revolutionary-clip-on running shoes for horses．
     While the iron horseshoe is known for its durability and adjustability it also has some serious flaws-it's heavy，restricts movement，has no shock absorption，channels heat and cold to the inner hoof，and the need for nailing can destroy the hoof horn．But finding hoof boots that don't rub on a horse，leg and hoof，are easy to put on and remove，and stay on all kinds of terrain（地形），can be a real struggle．The Megasus Horserunners claim to combine all the qualities of both choices，while getting rid of the downsides．
     "The innovative Megasus Horserunners offer many advantages．They are lightweight，can be adjusted individually，easy to put on，and offer protection without permanence，" a Megasus press release states．
     "It can also stay put in all kinds of terrain including mud and water plus it allows the hoof to be flexible．The product is also designed to protect the sole from bruising，cracking and other injuries by offering shock absorption．It does not accumulate snow，dirt or mud and is easy to clean．"
     After successful tests，Megasus sought to raise some money for production through crowdfunding online，asking for €100，00．Finally，they managed to raise €169，136．The first Megasus Horserunners are scheduled to be shipped in July 2017．
  
  （1）Forstner decided to change the iron horseshoe because

  ．
  A．he wanted to increase his fame．
  B．he found the iron horseshoe made horses suffer．
  C．his company asked him to invent a new horseshoe．
  D．he was an animal welfare inspector．
  （2）Which of the following is close to the underlined word "flaw" in Para．4？

  
  A．loss
  B．mistake
  C．disadvantage
  D．inconvenience
  （3）How did Megasus get their fund to produce their products？

  
  A．They collected money on a platform online．
  B．They raised money among their campaigners．
  C．They borrowed money from the local banks．
  D．They launched a campaign in the market．
  （4）From the passage，we can infer

  ．
  A．the Megasus Horserunners can only allow horses to run in mud and water．
  B．the Megasus Horserunners won great popularity on the Internet．
  C．the Megasus Horseruuners made it easy for horses to hurt their hooves．
  D．the Megasus Horseruuners can clip-on to the horse's hooves automatically．
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第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）

• 8．假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处；错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改．
  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
  修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词．
  注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
  2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
      As the saying goes， "Time is money．" So as far as I'm concerned，time is even more precious than money．Time flies like a arrow before we realize it and when it goes by，it will never return．However，many people still don't make full use to their time．
      A number of students spend a lot of time in sleeping，chatting，playing computer games and another meaningless matters．Though they are always complaining that they can't do good in their study，but they don't accept the truth that it is wasting time on those things that leads to their failures in study．As students，we must be engaging in our studies so as to serve the society and our national in the future．
      All in all，we should aware of the significance of time and get into the good habit of saving time．Do not put off which can be done today until tomorrow．
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第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．假设你是李华，你的英国笔友David对国内最近很受欢迎的节目《中国诗词大会》很感兴趣，写信向你了解该节目并请教学习古诗的方法．请你用英语给他回一封邮件．内容包括：
  1．节目简介：2016年首播．今年的冠军是来自上海的16岁中学生武亦姝．
  2．节目意义．
  3．学习古诗的建议，
  注意：1．词数100左右；
  2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
  3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
  4．参考词汇：中国诗词大会Chinese Poetry Competition
  
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