广东省广州市2015届高三高考模拟测试 英语试题
I 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A civilized society has the virtues of beauty, culture, comfort and peace. However, the motor-car is 1 these virtues.
A visitor from outer space viewing our cities would conclude that the human race is made up of shiny metallic “beetles” creeping along vast networks. He is not far 2 . The motor-car, far from being 3 a vehicle for man, is determining the design of whole cities. The single largest consumer of valuable city 4 is its roads and car parks. If there were fewer roads, we could have more natural parks in which to 5 , more cultural centres and more public squares. Cars rob our cities of these civilized 6 .
Not only do cars occupy space, they also create 7 . Psychologists have confirmed that noise causes stress, and cities are indeed very noisy places. Cars are also the single largest 8
of air pollution. How can we say we are 9 when we live in an atmosphere full of stress and health dangers?
Our economy depends on 10 . These days it is becoming rare and 11 , yet cars continue consuming large amounts of petrol. Energy, which could be used to run factories and houses, is being 12 on roads.
Finally, cars have created a new type of monster, the motorist. Necessity has made man forget his gentle 13 and has transformed him into a selfish, dangerous monster, frightening innocent pedestrians, killing dogs, swearing at other motorists. The car is an outlet for his aggression.
To sum up, the motor-car has been 14 for destroying our cities, damaging our health, increasing economic problems and 15 humankind of their gentle nature.
1. A. representing B. promoting C. destroying D. replacing
2. A. removed B. better C. different D. wrong
3. A. generally B. merely C. finally D. hardly
4. A. space B. time C. material D. light
5. A. share B. relax C. hide D. work
6. A. pleasures B. manners C. individuals D. histories
7. A. conflicts B. chances C. noise D. growth
