2011广州高二英语水平测试试题及答案.doc

2011年广州市高二学业水平考试 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16~30各题所给的A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 St. Petersburg is a great city to visit all year round. But it is ___16___ beautiful in the summer when you can walk all night long, because, although the sun ___17___, it never gets dark. It’s a city that couldn’t be more ___18___ from Moscow. St. Petersburg was originally built as a ___19___ city, modeled on French and German cities, the opposite of Moscow which followed the ___20___ Russian design. Differences can be seen in the architecture, fashion and even___21___. In the 18th century, French was more ___22___ than Russian among rich people in St. Petersburg and many French words are still used by locals today. Just as was ___23___ by the city’s original designers, St. Petersburg is Russia’s window to Europe. Life in Moscow is ___24___ than life in the more relaxed St. Petersburg. In Petersburg you never need to ___25___. It’s much smaller than Moscow so people like walking everywhere, even during the ___26___ dark winter. People in St. Petersburg are more ___27___ than Moscow locals too. There is an old joke about this difference. One day, a young man ___28___ his seat to an old lady on a crowed Moscow train. The old lady said, “You must be from St. Petersburg.” “Yes. How did you know?” replied the man ___29___. The old lady said, “Moscow locals never give their seats.” The young man then said with a ___30___. “And you must be from Moscow, granny, because you didn’t say ‘thanks’ when I gave your my seat.” 16. A finally B naturally C especially D immediately 17. A sets B climbs C moves D appears 18. A distant B absent C separate D different 19. A typical B European C Asian D northern 20. A traditional B logical C hopeful D worthy 21. A music B art C language D history 22. A popular B famous C interesting D beautiful 23. A forgotten B supported C invented D planned 24. A happier B faster C slower D colder 2