广州届高三英语模拟试题含答案.docx

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广州届高三英语模拟试题含答案

试卷类型：

A

2016届广州市高考模拟考试

英语

2016．01

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

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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

Makeadifferencewithyourphotography

TakethechancetomakearealdifferencewithyourphotographyandcontributetoOneMinuteonEarth,aprojectaimingtohelpstreetchildrenaroundtheworld.

WeallliveontheplanetEarth,indifferenttimezonesanddifferentpartsoftheworld.Whenyoureadthis,itwillbenightinonepartoftheworldandmorningsomewhereelse.Asunsetandasunriseisalwaysthereatanyminuteonearth.

In2015onthe6thofAprilat13:

00（NewYorktime）,200photographersallaroundtheworldclickedonthebuttonoftheircamerasallwithinthesameminuteonearth. Fromalltheseamazinglandscapephotosandstories,aphotobookwasmadewhichwassoldtoraisemoneyforcharity.

100%ofthisprofitwasdonatedtotheAshalayamDeutschlandorganisationwhichusedthismoneytosupportastreetchildrencenterinKolkataIndia.Youcanstillbuy thisbookfromourwebsite,whichwillhelpuscontinuetosupportthekids.

Weplantoholdthiseventannually,withthenextonescheduledonJune21st2016at21:

00（NewYorktime）.MoneyraisedfromthesaleofthenewphotobookwillgotoahomeinSouthAfricawhere75parentlesschildrenlive. Thisyear’seventwillinclude notonlylandscapephotos butalso street photos.Themainruleisthattheskymustbeshowninthephoto,soallcanseeatwhattimeitwasshotwhenthisyear’sOneMinuteonEarthgottoyou.

1.WhatisthemaingoalofOneMinuteonEarth?

A.Toraisemoneyforchildren.B.Topublishaphotobook.

C.Tofindthebestpicture.D.Totakepicturesofdifferentplaces.

2.Whatdothe2015and2016eventshaveincommon?

A.Theytakeplaceonthesamedate.

B.Theyeachproduceaphotobook.

C.Theyrequirethesametypeofpicture.

D.Themoneyraisedgoestothesamechildren.

3.Whatisthemainruleofthe2016event?

A.Allphotosmustbelandscapes.

B.ThephotosmustbetakeninAfrica.

C.Theskymustappearineveryphoto.

D.Eachphotographercansubmitonlyonephoto.

B

Formanypeople,leisuretimeisanopportunitytogetoutdoors,havesomefunandmeetinterestingpeople.Addtwopiecesofadvanced21stcenturytechnology—globalpositioningsystem（GPS）devicesandtheInternet—toget“geocaching”.

Thewordgeocachingcomesfrom“geo”（earth）and“cache”（hiddenstorage）.Geocacherslogontoawebsitetofindinformationaboutthelocationofacache—usuallyawaterproofplasticboxcontainingsmallitemssuchastoysandCDs—alongwithanotebookwhere“finders”canentercommentsandlearnaboutthecache“owner”,thepersonwhocreatedandhidthecache.Findersmaytakeanyoftheitemsinthecachebutareexpectedtoreplacethemwithsomethingofsimilarvalue.Theythenvisitthewebsiteagainandwriteamessagetotheowner.

GeocachingbecamepossibleonMay1,2000,whenasatellitesystemdevelopedbytheU.S.DepartmentofDefensewasmadepublic.UsinganinexpensiveGPSdevice,anyoneonearthcansendasignaltothesatellitesandreceiveinformationabouttheirposition.Thisisbasicallyahigh-techversionoforienteering,thetraditionalpastimewhichusesmapsandcompassesinsteadofGPStodetermineone’slocation.

Geocachersareaveryconsiderategroup.Ownerscarefullychooseacache’slocationtogivefindersanenjoyableexperience,suchasabeautifulvieworagoodcampsite.Theyalsoconsidertheenvironmentalimpactoftheircachesinceitcouldresultinanincreasednumberofvisitorstoanarea.Asforthecontentofthecaches,ownersandfindersmustonlyuseitemsthataresuitableforthewholefamily,ascachesarefoundbygeocachersofallages.

4.Accordingtothepassage,geocachingis__________.

A.anoutdoorleisureactivityB.anewtypeoftechnology

C.agameusedtoteachgeographyD.aprogramtoprotectenvironment

5.Howcanfinderslearnaboutthecacheowners?

A.Bymeetingthem.B.Bygoingtoawebsite.

C.Fromthenotebook.D.Fromthesatellite.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTusedingeocaching?

A.AGPSdevice.B.Acompass.

C.Aplasticcontainer.D.TheInternet.

7.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mostgeocachersareadults.

B.Anyitemcanbeplacedinthecaches.

C.Thecachesshouldbeputinaremoteplace.

D.Geocacherstrytoavoiddamagingtheenvironment.

C

Asachild,visitingthezoowasmoreapunishmentthanatreat.Ididn’tfindthechimps’teapartiesfunny,northebirdshowsentertaining.Feedingtimeforsealswaslesspainful,buttheirperformancesstillseemedliketheybelongedmoreinacircus.

AndIhatedcircuses,especiallytheanimalacts—menteasinglions,girlsbalancingonelephantsandmonkeysplayingfootball.Iknewthateverytrickacircusanimaldidwasunnatural,achievedthroughstricttrainingandquitepossiblycruelty.

Happily,duringmylifetimepublicattitudesandthelawhavechanged.Circusesusingwildanimalsarenowalmostextinct,andzooshavedefinitelyevolved.

Whenmychildrenwereyoung,Ioccasionallytookthemtoourlocalzoo.Theelephantswereintinycagesandthegorillaslookedboredastheysatpeelingbananasandstaringatteasingvisitors.Eachcagehadasignwhichlistedtheanimal’snameandwhereitcamefrom.But,backthen,therewaslittleinformationincludedabouttheenvironmentalchallengestheyfaced.

Asaresult,environmentalistsandanimalloversoftenopposezoos.“Animalsbelonginthewild,”isacommon—andunderstandable—complaint.Butwhatdotheanimalsthemselvesprefer?

Generallyspeaking,zooanimalshavealongerlife.But—youmayprotest—theyarenotfree.What?

Freetobehuntedandkilled,freetodieofhungerorthirst?

Maybesittinginacageeatingbananasisn’tsobad.

Notthatsuchconditionsareacceptableinmodernzoos,duetotheworkofBIAZA,theBritishandIrishAssociationofZoosandAquariums.ThesedayseveryzoorequiresBIAZA’sapprovaltooperate,andtheassociationsetsthestandards,observesconditionsinzoosanddevelopsanimal-researchprogrammes,bothintheUKandabroad.BIAZAalsoorganisestheanimalexchangesbetweenzoosallovertheworld.

Consequently,today,mostzooanimalsarebornandraisedinzoos,liveinlarge,comfortableenclosuresandarecaredforbywell-trained,knowledgeableandcaringzooemployees.Ofcourseit’snosubstituteforlivinginthewildbutunfortunatelythisisn’talwayspossible.Meanwhile,whynotvisityourlocalzooanddecideforyourself?

8.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.

A.howzooshaveimproved

B.whetherazooshouldbecloseddown

C.anewenvironmentalorganisation

D.thedifferencebetweenzoosandcircuses

9.FromParagraph2,wecanguessthatthewriterbelievescircusanimals__________.

A.hadmuchshorterlivesthanthoseinthewild

B.werenottreatedwellbytheirtrainers

C.shouldhavebeenplacedinzoos

D.werenotasintelligentasthoseinzoos

10.WhichofthefollowingrolesareperformedbyBIAZA?

A.Organisinganimalstudyprojectsandtrainingzooworkers.

B.Checkingzooconditionsandarranginganimalexchanges.

C.Designingzoosandapprovingzoooperations.

D.Caringforillanimalsandsettingzoostandards.

11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzooswouldthewriteragreewith?

A.Zooanimalsshouldbefreedintothewild.

B.Zoosaremorepopularnowthaninthepast.

C.Zooanimalsaremorerestrictedthaninthepast.

D.Zoosnowprovidecaringlivingconditionsforanimals.

D

Faroutinthelakewasalargewoodenplatformonwhichstoodanimprobablyhighdivingboard—akindofwoodenEiffelTower.Itwas,I’msure,thecounty’stallestwoodenstructureandnoonehadeverbeenknowntojumpfromit.

Soitwasquiteashockwhenourteacher,Mr.Milton,announcedthathewoulddiveoffthehighboardthatveryafternoon.

WordofhisquestionableplanwasalreadyspreadingthroughtownasMr.Miltonswamouttotheplatform.Hewasjustatiny,stickfigurewhenhegottherebutevenfromsuchadistancethehighboardseemedalmosttotouchtheclouds.Onceatthetop,hepacedtheenormouslylongboard,thentooksomedeepbreathsandfinallystoodatedge.Hewasgoingtodoit.

Severalhundredpeoplehadgatheredattheshoretowatch.Mr.Miltonstoodforquitealongtime,thenheraisedhisarms,tookonemassivebounceandlaunchedhimselfintoaperfectdive.Itwasbeautiful.Hefellwithperfectstyleforwhatseemedminutes.Thecrowdfellsilent.Theonlysoundtobeheardwasthefaintwhistleofhisbodytearingthroughtheairtowardthewaterfar,farbelow.

Butaboutthreequartersofthewaydownheseemedtohavesecondthoughtsandbegansuddenlytopanic,wavinghisarmsandlegslikesomeonehavingabaddream.Whenhewasperhapsthirtyfeetabovethewater,hegaveuponwavingandspreadhisarmsandlegswide,apparentlyhopingthatitwouldsomehowslowhisfall.

Itdidn’t.

Hehitthewateratoversixhundredmilesanhour.Theimpactwassoloudthatitmadebirdsflyoutoftheirtreesthreemilesaway.Idon’tthinkheenteredthewateratall.Hejustbouncedoffit,aboutfifteenfeetbackintotheair.Afterthat,helaystillonthesurface,spinninglikeanautumnleaf.

Hewasbroughttoshorebytwopassingfishermeninarowboatandplacedonanoldblanketwherehespenttherestoftheafternoon.Occasionallyheacceptedsmallsipsofwater,butotherwisewastooshockedtospeak.Fromheadtotoe