广东省广州市高三一模考试英语试题含答案.docx

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广东省广州市高三一模考试英语试题含答案

2016年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试

（一）

英语

2016．3

本试卷分第1卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（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

1.WhoisorganizingtheFestivalofBooks?

A.BookTV.B.TheLosAngelesTimes.

C.NaturalHistoryMuseum.D.LosAngelesPublicLibrary.

2.Howarethebestbookprizeschosen?

A.Byagroupofexperts.B.Byavoteoftheauthors,

C.Bythereadingpublic.D.Byfestivalsponsors.

3.Whatistrueaboutticketstothefestival?

A.Theyareonlyforpublishedauthors.B.Theyincludetransporttoeachevent.

C.TheycanonlybeappliedforonlineD.Theycanbepurchasedattheeventlocation.

B

In1800,onlythreepercentoftheworld'spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity—Beijing—hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyearslater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;andin2008,theworld'spopulationcrossedatippingpoint—morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatcouldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.

Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively—crowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization（城市化）isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.

HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeople”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothereasily,andattractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.

AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.Mostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.

Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.

4.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.

B.Changestakingplacewithincities.

C.Howcitieshavegrownovertime.

D.Whymoderncitiesarechanging.

5.Howhaveexperts’attitudestowardscitieschangedinrecentdecades?

A.Theynowviewtheweaknessesasstrengths.

B.Theynolongerseecity-rivingasattractive.

C.Theyacceptcitylifeinspiteofitsproblems.

D.Theythinkcity-rivingprovidesmorebenefits.

6.WhichofthefollowingwouldEdwardGlaeseragreewith?

A.Citiesprovidemoreeconomicopportunities.

B.Citypeoplegetalongbetterwitheachother.

C.Over-crowdedcitiesresultinproblems.

D.Citieslimittheflowofideas.

7.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatwouldbetheresultofmovingpeopleoutofcities?

A.Economicproductionwouldbereduced.

B.Therewouldbelessfarmlandavailable.

C.Peoplewouldtravellessfrequently.

D.Housevalueswouldfallgreatly.

C

ItwasDecember25,1914,only5monthsintoWorldWarI.German,British,andFrenchsoldiers,alreadysickandtiredofthesenselesskilling,disobeyedtheirsuperiorsandstartedsocialisingwith“theenemy”alongtwo-thirdsoftheWesternFront.

GermantroopsheldupChristmastreeswithsigns,“MerryChristmas”.Thousandsoftroopsranacrossthebattlefieldscoveredwithdeadbodies.TheysangChristmassongs,exchangedphotographsoflovedonesbackhome,sharedfoodandevenplayedfootball.Soldiershuggedmentheyhadbeentryingtokillafewshorthoursbefore.Theyagreedtowarneachotheriftheirofficersforcedthemtofiretheirweapons,andtoaimhigh.

Fearranthroughthemilitaryleadersonbothsides.Theyfeltthattheirpowerwasbeingchallenged:

soldiersdeclaringtheirbrotherhoodwitheachotherandrefusingtofight.Generalsdeclaredthisunexpectedpeacemakingillegalandsaidthatparticipatingsoldierswouldfaceamilitarycourt.Thosefoundguiltywouldbeimprisonedorevenshot.ByMarch1915thesocialisingmovementhadbeendestroyedandthekillingmachinewasbackinfulloperation.Overthenextthreeyearsmorethanfifteenmillionpeoplediedinthewar.

NotmanypeoplehaveheardthestoryoftheChristmasTruce（休战）.OnChristmasDay,1988,alocalradiohostinBostonplayed“ChristmasintheTrenches”,asongabouttheChristmasTruce,severaltimesandwasstunnedbyhislisteners’response.Thousandsofpeoplecalledin,praisingthesong,withmanymovedtotearsbytheamazingeventsitdescribed.

Youcanprobablyguesswhythecallerswereintears.TheChristmasTrucestorygoesagainstmostofwhatwehavebeentaughtaboutpeople.Itletsusseetheworldasitcanbeandsays,“Thisreallyhappenedonce.”Itshowsusthepotentialwehaveashumans,andcontradictsallofthoseTVandnewspaperstoriesthattellushowmeanandheartlesspeopleare.Itislikehearingthatourdeepestwishesreallyaretrue:

theworldreallycanbedifferent.

8.Thesoldiersbegansocialisingwiththeenemybecause________.

A.theycouldn'tbearthemeaninglesskilling

B.itwasthebestwaytoavoidbeingkilled

C.theyfearedthattheywouldbecaught

D.theirenemieswerefromsimilarbackgrounds

9.Howdidthegeneralsfinallyputanendtothesoldiers’socialising?

A.Theysentthesoldiers’lovedonestoprison.

B.Theymovedthetwogroupsofsoldiersfurtherapart.

C.Theyincreasedthenumberofofficerstocontrolthesoldiers.

D.Theywarnedthesoldiersthattheywouldfaceseverepunishment.

10.Theunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans________.

A.satisfiedB.shockedC.amusedD.confused

11.Theauthorusesthestoryofthesoldierstoimplythathumanbeings________.

A.arenottrustworthyunderstress

B.arenaturallyaggressiveandwar-like

C.arebasicallycaringandkindhearted

D.willalwaysdowhatisintheirownself-interest

D

Earlierthisyear,thesocialmediawebsiteFacebookannouncedthatitwouldworkwithseveralnewsorganisations—includingTheNewYorkTimes,TheGuardian,andtheBBC—toplacenewsstoriesdirectlyintousers’personalFacebookwebpage.StoriespublishedusingFacebookInstantwillloadmorequicklyandkeepthestyleoftheoriginalpublisher,whowillkeepalltheadvertisingincomethestoriesearn—atleastfornow.Thedealshowshowimportantsocial,mediahasbecometonewsorganisations,andisaclearsignofhowtheworldofnewsischanging—andhasbeenforawhile.

WhenGoogleNewsbeganin2002,manysawitasthedeathofthenewspaper.Ithadnohumaneditor.InsteadGoogleused,andstilluses,asecretcomputerprogramthatselectsanddisplaysnewsstoriesaccordingtothereader’spersonalinterests.Morerecently,AssociatedPressandYahoo!

havebeenpunishingcomputer-writtenarticles.Bothusespecialsoftwaretoautomaticallyproducestoriesaboutcompanyfinancialresultsandsportsreports—areaswherethequalityofwritingisfelttobeofsecondaryimportancetotheaccuracyofthedata.

Shouldwebeworriedaboutsuchdevelopments?

Ithinkweshould.Oneconcernisthatfacebook,Googleandothersocialmediawebsitesseejournalismasasideline,awayofputtingpeopleinfrontofadvertisements.Itisn’ttheirprimaryfunction—soifitstopsmakingthemlotsofmoney,they'relikelytostopdoingit.

There’salsoaconcernthatcomputer-writtenarticlesarenotactuallyjournalismatall,becausewhatahumannewsteamproducesisactuallyquitecomplex.Awell-writtennewsstoryputsinformationincontext,offersavoicetoeachsideofanargumentandbringsthepublicnewknowledge.

Thougheconomicsandspeedofdeliverymeanreaderswillprobablychooseacomputer-writtenstoryoveracarefullyshapedarticle—atleastfordailynews—Idon'tthinkthecomputerswillbewritinganyin-deptharticlesforawhileyet.

12.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?

A.ToreportonanewcomputerserviceofferedbyFacebook..

B.Toadvisereadersagainstreadingcomputer-writtennews.

C.Toexpressconcernaboutrecenttrendsinonlinenews.

D.Todescribetheprocessofonlinenewsreporting.

13.Computer-writtennewsreportshavesofarfocusedonsportsandfinancebecause________.

A.thesearethemostpopulartopicsforonlinereaders

B.therearefewerjournalistsspecialisingintheseareas

C.informationonthesetopicsismoreeasilyavailable

D.writingstyleislessimportantthanaccuracyintheseareas

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3referto?

A.Journalism.B.Advertising.C.Facebook.D.Business.

15.InParagraph4,whichofthefollowingismentionedasacharacteristicofawell-writtennewsarticle?

A.Theinformationpresentedisup-to-date.B.Theauthor'sopinionisc