广东省广州市2017届英语高考冲刺题（B）

试卷类型：B 2017年广州市英语高考冲刺题（二） 2017．5 本试卷8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（ 非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。用2B铅笔在“考生号”处填涂考生号信息点，修改时须用橡皮擦干净。因笔试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。 2. 作答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2 B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 第II卷必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔 作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4. 考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第I卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） （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。 A He was the ma n who inspired the Beat Generation, and nearly half a century after his death Jack Kerouac is still receiving grateful letters from his fans. Most letters are se nt in the post to his last home in St Petersburg, Florida, and the mail box in the front yard is full to bursting. But others are delivered by hand, pushed under the front door or left on the doorstep. They usually than k the author of On the Road for inspiring them to travel and be independent. “You remind me to stay true to who you are and to encourage a sense of adventure in all of us.” reads one letter, handwritten by “Cindy” on paper covered with pictures of butterflies and flowers. She adds, “I hope you’re writing, liberated and drinking a glass of wine.” Another, signed “ Friend of Jack”, reads, “I prefer to think of myself as a free spirit and a person who follows a path of her own choosing. You have always been my inspiration.” His home, where he was living with his mother Gabrielle and his wife Stella, has become a destination for hundreds of fans every year. Kerouac rocke ted to fame at the age of 35, with the publication of On the Road in 1957. But after be coming a symbol and leader of the alternative lifestyle movement, he struggled with that fame and claimed that he only wanted people to read his books. Kerouac died just 1 2 years after On the Road was published. He was suffering from liver problem, following years of heavy drinking largely brought on by his love-hate relationship with fame. Kerouac, the creato r of vivid characters such as Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, died at a St Petersburg hospital in 1969, at the age of 47. 21. Why do people still write to Kerouac after his death A. His wife and mother still live in his home. B. They are also suffering from serious illness. C. People benefiting from his books want to say thanks. D. People hope to learn how to deal with overnight fame. 22. What is On the Road probably about A. How to deal with becoming famous. B. How vivid characters ... ...