广州市届普通高中毕业班综合测试一英语试题含答案WordWord格式文档下载.docx
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第I卷
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.ByMarch1915thesocialisingmovementhadbe
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