广州市届普通高中毕业班模拟考试英语.docx

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广州市届普通高中毕业班模拟考试英语

广州市2016届普通高中毕业班模拟考试

英语

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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,hewascoveredwithdeepredbruises.

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