2016年广州一模英语试卷及答案

2016年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）英语第I卷注意事项：1.答第I卷，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，不能打在本试卷上，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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AL。sAngelesTimesFESTIVALOFBOOKSWELCOMETOTHEFESTIVALHomesITHEFESTIVALIWELCOMETOTHEFESTIVALUNIVERSITYOFSOUNTHERNCALIFONIAI!.!...:W旦：..U'.i.1以见~，....~~叮叮|DearReader,Asaproudmemberofthiscommunity,theLosAngelesTimesiscmmnittedtomorethanjustreportingthenews.Webelieveindevelopingconnectionswithourneighbors.AnimportantpartofthatmissionisourannualFestivalofBooks,whichhasgrowntobecomeanessentialpieceoftheL.A.culturalscene.Thisyearmarksour21stanniversary,andwe’reworkingtomakethe2016festivalthebestoneyet.Overtwowonderfuldays,you'llhaveachancetomeetyourfavoriteauthors,hearlivemusic,seeoriginalartworksandlistentopoet可－ThefestivalwillconcludewiththeBookPrizesCeremony,wherethebestbookprizesasjudgedbyourpanelofexperts-willbepresented.ThePeople’sChoiceAward,aschosenbyyou,thereadingpublic,willalsobeannounced.Allfestivaleventsare企eebut,duetolimitedseatingatoureventlocations,youwillneedatickettoenter.Thefreeticketscanonlybeappliedforhereatourwebsite.η1isyearwearealsoorganizingfreebusestothemostpopularevents.TheFestivalofBooksisour圳tothecityandwillbeheresoon.Ilookforwardtoseeingyouthere.AllenPetersonLosAngelesTimes-ChiefExecutiveFestivalofBooksSponsorsNATURALHISTORYMUSEUMC-SPAN2BOOKTV’booktv.o「g7bwd一ρLa-－m卢’。:一n－IL-Aci;－Aυ’hu干LNI（）飞、、Cl'IF义（I、，·，，、11.WhoisorganizingtheFestivalofBooks?A.BookTVC.NaturalHistoryMuseum2.Howarethebestbookprizechosen?A.Byagroupofexperts.C.Bythereadingpublic.3.Whatistrueaboutticketstothefestival?A.Theyareonlyforpublishedauthors.C.η1eycanonlybeappliedforonline.BB.TheLosAngelesTimesD.LosAngelesPublicLibraryB.Byavoteoftheauthor.D.Byfestivalsponsors.B.Theyincludetransporttoeachevent.D.Theycanbepurchasedattheeventlocation.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,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegativelycrowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization（城市化）isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeoplereducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothereasily,anda忧ractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.Mostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.4.WhatisParagraphImainlyabout?A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.B.Changestakingplacewithincities.C.Howcitieshavegrownovertime.D.Whymoderncitiesarechanging.5.Howhaveexperts’attitudestowardscitieschangedinrecentdecades?A.Theynowviewtheweaknessesasstrengths.C.Theyacceptcitylifeinspiteofitsproblems.6.WhichofthefollowingwouldEdwardGlaeseragreewith?A.Citiesprovidemoreeconomicopportunities.C.Over-crowdedcitiesresultinproblems.D.Citieslimittheflowofideas.2B.Theynolongerseecity-livingasattractive.D.Theythinkcity-livingprovidesmorebenefits.B.Citypeoplegetalongbetterwitheachother.7.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatwouldbetheresultofmovingpeopleoutofcities?A.Economicproductionwouldbereduced.C.Peoplewouldtravellessfrequently.cB.Therewouldbelessfarmlandavailable.D.Housevalueswouldfallgreatly.ItwasDecember25,1914,onlymonthsintoWorldWarI.German,British,andFrenchsoldiers,alreadysickandtiredofthesenselesskilling,disobeyedtheirsuperiorsandstartedsocialisingwith“theenemy”alongtwo-thirdsoftheWesternFront.GermantroopsheldupChristmastreeswithsigns,“MerryChristmas”.Thousandsoftroopsranacrossthebattlefieldscoveredwithdeadbodies.TheysangChristmassongs,exchangedphotographsoflovedonesbackhome,sharedfoodandevenplayedfootball.Soldiershuggedmentheyhadbeentryingtokillafewshorthoursbefore.Theyagree