2019年高考广州一模英语试题及答案

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My father always told me: "All work is noble." He wasn't 41 , but he earned a reasonable living. Thanks to his 42 , I was able to go to Art College. I, however, wanted to do something 43 , something more interesting-I was special！

After graduation, I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job. It was winter and, ever the optimist, I'd only brought enough money to 44 myself for about a month. I wasn't 45 -I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately.

Within a few weeks, though, I found myself wandering around the streets having been 46 by every design office in town. My hostel 47 was almost gone and I hadn't eaten in days.“How had I reached this point？""I wondered as I 48 in my thin jacket.

I was just about to 49 when my dad called. He suggested that I get a job in a 50 until something else came along. At first, pride made me 51 .But I was cold, hungry, and unwilling to go home feeling 52 and defeated.

I entered an expensive-looking cafe near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were 53 .She said they were 54 , and offered me a job right away.

55 , I found that I really enjoyed serving people. I started making big 56 right away. Later, the manager learned that I had a design 57 and asked me to design the cafe menus. That led to a part-time job at an adverstising company.

Previously, I'd have never considered being a 58 , but there I was. I 59 got my dream design job, but that winter I learned not to make 60 about work.

41.A.concernedB.wealthyC.generousD.caring

42. A.education B.time C.power D.effort 

43.A.differentB.simpleC.strangeD.safe

44.A.entertain B.protectC.supportD.identify

45.A.disappointed B.worriedC.helplessD.alone

46.A.rejectedB.annoyedC.restrictedD.invited

47.A.hostB.roomC.contractD.rent

48.A.waitedB.trembledC.regrettedD.sweated

49.A.show offB.settle down C.give upD.set out

50.A.libraryB.galleryC.factoryD.restaurant

51.A.hesitate B.agreeC.continueD.reply

52.A.relieved B.ashamedC.secureD.lonely

53.A.hiringB.workingC.servingD.checking

54.A.reasonable B.popularC.overstaffedD.shorthanded

55.A.Hopefully B.Undoubtedly C.Surprisingly D.Obviously

56.A.designsB.contactsC.mealsD.tips

57.A.hobbyB.companyC.backgroundD.task

58.A.waiterB.designerC.directorD.manager

59.A.simplyB.nearlyC.eventuallyD.temporarily

60.A.preparations B.assumptions C.changesD.suggestions

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）阅读下面材料, 在空白处填写1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。

In Hebei Province lies a vast forest called Saihanba. This green Great Wall, 61.___________ at its peak during the Qing Dynasty covered thousands of hectares, had by the 1950s 62.___________（virtual）disappeared. This allowed sand to blow into Beijing from the northern deserts.

Saihanba is a combination of Chinese and Mongolian, 63.___________（mean）“beautiful highlands". Until the Qing Dynasty, it was a royal hunting land because of its cool summer weather and beautiful surroundings. However, most of the area had turned into a desert by the end of the Qing Dynasty.

In fact 56 years ago there was only one tree left. But without that tree, there 64.___________（be）no miracle of Saihanba today. In the early 1960s, over 350 foresters 65.___________（send）to this area to fight the desert. They were required 66.___________（rebuild）the forest in Saihanba. Few people, including the foresters themselves, believed they would succeed.

Their doubt disappeared, however, when they found the 200-year-old tree, swaying alone in 67.___________wind. If one tree could survive here, 68.___________ could millions of trees, they thought.

After decades of hard work, three generations of the foresters have restored almost 80% of the original Saihanba forest. Recently, they were awarded the 69.___________（high）environmental honor from the United Nations for their great 70.___________（contribute）to creating a greener world.