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2016年广州市第一次模拟考试
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
注意事项:
1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上,并用铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。
2.选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号,不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。
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