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广东省第二次高考模拟考试英语试题及答案
广东省2020年第二次高考模拟考试英语试题及答案
(试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟)
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第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)(略)
第二部分阅读理解(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A、BC和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Whydon’tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?
Quietcarriagesontrainsareaniceidea:
travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosoffandkeepchattertoaminimum.However,inreality,thereisusuallyatleastonesillybabbler(喋喋不休的人)tobreakthesilence.
Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:
somepassengersendupinthequietcarriagebyaccidentandarenotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacommitmentproblem:
noiseissometimesmadebytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.
Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,arehavingpermanentsignsaddedtoshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.
Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydissuade(劝阻)thepolluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetousepricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers-ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosellaccesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoiceandacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon’tvalueapeacefulride.
Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchangeduringthejourney.Somepassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.Schemesthatrewardthesilent-aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample-couldhelp.Theideaisthatlosingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthesimplicitytest.
A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat“norms”-feelingsabouthoweveryoneshouldbehave-alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriagebecomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferentnormswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption:
noise-cancelingheadphonesstartataround$50.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?
A.Findingthesourceofnoise.
B.Puttingapriceonnoise.
C.Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.
D.Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.
2.By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,”theauthormeans________.
A.onecanmakehisownchoiceB.oneshouldrespectothers’privacy
C.onecancreatehisownpersonalspaceD.oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget
3.Thispassageismainlyabout________.
A.people’sfavouredtransportation
B.effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevels
C.possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriages
D.commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengers
B
Thegreat-grandmotherislearningEnglishwiththehelpofherfamilywhensheisattheageof91.Shehopestousethelanguageatnextyear’sOlympicGamesinTokyo.Takamizawawasoneofthemorethan200,00peoplewhorequestedtovolunteerforTokyo’s2020Games.Englishisnotrequiredforservice,butitisausefulskillforvolunteerstohave.
ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,“Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage.”
Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn.“WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,‘It’snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday’”.NatsukoisTakamizawa’sgranddaughterandmainEnglishteacher.NatsukosendsanewEnglishwordtohergrandmother’sphoneeveryday.TheyalsooftenworktogetherdirectlyonphrasesthatTakamizawawillneedfortheOlympics.“WelcometoTokyo,thisistheOlympicstadium,howcanIhelpyou?
”TakamizawaanswerswhenaskedtosayanEnglishphraseshehaslearned.Natsukoexplainsthatshewantedtogivehergrandmothersomethingtoenjoy.“IcanclearlyseeherEnglishisgettingbetter.It’smyjoynow.”
TheEFEnglishProficiencyIndexisameasureofthelevelofEnglishspokeninacountry.Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.ThissituationisslowlychangingasyoungergenerationswelcomeEnglish.However,TakamizawabelievesrealchangewillnothappenunlessJapanesepeoplebecomemoreopentotherestof