广东省广州市届高三调研测试 英语.docx

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广东省广州市届高三调研测试英语

秘密★启用前试卷类型A

2019届广州市高三年级调研测试

英语

2018.12

本试卷共10页，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

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、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Turey–YaamoHotel

Established1992

YaamoisasmallandfriendlyhotelsituatednearFethiyeinSouth-WestTurey.OfferingtraditionalTurishhospitality,fabulousMediterraneancuisine,andcharminggardens,Yaamodelightsallwhoenteritsgates.

· Allroomshavebathroomsandbalconies;

· OpenApriltolateOctober;

· 2019rates– twinrooms£20perperson–incl.breafast;

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Planetmagainediscount.

yaamohotel

Emailinfo@yaamohotel

Castaways

Specialisttailor-madeholidaystoMallorca,Spain,Madeira,Portugal,TheCanaryIslands,CyprusandFrance.

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QuoteLonelyPlanetmagainetosave£50perpersononyour2019holiday.

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01737812255

castaways.co.u

ONCEINALIFETIMEPERUADVENTURE

RailHolidaysoftheWorld

TheDesert,theAndesandtheAmaononaspectacular2-weeSelfDriveguidedholiday.

ReachlocationsinSouthAmericaotherscanonlydreamofwithPeruSafari.

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PERUSAFARI

Theheartofadventure

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Wperusafari

· DiscoverPeruandBrail’sculturalhighlightsbytrain;

· EploreCaliforniabysteamandrailroad;

· TravelbyrailintoEasternCanada’sremotewilderness;

· TaeafabulousrailtourofAustralia&Newealandinearly2019.

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21.Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYaamoHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount?

A.£88.B.£80.C.£72.D.£64.

22.Railholidaysareavailablefor__________.

A.NorthAmerica,EuropeandAustralia

B.NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAsia

C.Australia,AsiaandEurope

D.NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAustralia

23.HowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaystoPeru?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

B

Acrosstheworld,studieshaveconsistentlyfoundthatgirlsperformsignificantlybetterthanboysinreading.Thesestudiesshowthatgirlstypicallyreadmorefrequentlythanboys,andhaveamorepositiveattitudetowardreading.

Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpeplainthesegender-baseddifferences.Parentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters.Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatboosareforgirls,aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage.Recentresearchhasfoundeventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls,girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheirparents.

Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially-engineeredgapforboys’reading?

Toimproveboys’readingperformance,parentsandeducatorsmaylooforwaystoconnectboyswithreading.Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso-called“boy-friendly”boosthatboyssupposedly“prefer”.Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon-fictionwors,asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon-fiction.

Butthisbeliefisnotsupportedbyrecentresearch,whichinfactsuggestsboysaremorelielytochoosetoreadfictionthannon-fiction.Encouragingallboystoreadnon-fictionunderthemistaenbeliefthatitistheirpreferencemayactuallybeharmful.Fictionreadersreadmorefrequentlyanddemonstratefasterlanguagelearningandhigherlanguageability.

Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading,thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelpconnectboyswithboos.Firstly,don’tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesameinterestsorthattheirinterestsstaythesameovertime.Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial,haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertoeepupwiththeirinterests.

Schoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling.Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys,andasstudentsmovetohighergradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass.Accesstoboosforboysisessentialtopromotereading.

Inaddition,weshouldeeppaperboosavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboysarelesslielytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls.Finallyweshouldpromotereadingasanenjoyablepastimebybeingarolemodel.Letyourchildrenorstudentsseeyoureadforpleasure.

24.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemaincauseofthedifferenceinboys’andgirls’readingability?

A.Socialfactors.

B.Teachingmethods.

C.Personalpreferences.

D.Psychologicaldifferences.

25.Whydoestheauthorrecommendthatadultsregularlytaltoboysaboutreading?

A.Topersuadeboystoreadmoreoften.

B.Tolearnwhatboysaremostinterestedin.

C.Tohelpboysimprovetheirlanguageability.

D.Toshowthatadultsaregoodreadingrolemodels.

26.Whenshouldschoolsgivestudentsadditionallibraryaccessaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Beforeandafterclass.

B.Atanytimeoftheschoolday.

C.Atregulartimesduringclass.

D.Whentheyareinthelowergrades.

27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetet?

A.Toshowstudentswaystoimprovetheirreading.

B.Toeplainwhyboysarenotasgoodatreadingasgirls.

C.Tourgegovernmentstoprovidemorereadingresources.

D.Toprovidestrategiesthatcanhelpimproveboys’readingability.

C

“Anythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit.”

Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime,onthesamedayDecember12th,at12p.m..Simultaneously,importantlooingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand-deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies.

OnefounditswaytothedesofChrisLin,abusinessreporteratThePost.Thecardwasbeautifullydesigned–ablacbacgroundwiththewordsprintedoutincrispwhiteletters.Therewasnoeplanationonthebac,justawebsiteaddress.Chriswenttothewebsite.Itsstylewasidenticaltothecard’sandsaid“AnytimeStartingTomorrow.”

ThenetdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorisingaboutAnytime.WasitashoppingwebsitelieTaoBaoorAmaon?

Ajoe?

Somethingillegal?

Anytime’smaretinghadwored–itwasahouseholdnamebeforeit’devenmadeasinglesale.

Whentheopeningcame,thatdayatnoon,theAnytimewebsitesuddenlyhadasinglefieldthatread,“Whatdoyouwant?

”Allyouhadtodowastypethewordsintothatbo,andthenspecifyhowquiclyyouwantedyouritemdeliveredwithinone,ten,ortwenty-fourhours.

Bloggerswerethefirsttotesttheservice.Andtheirreviewswereglowing.Withinwees,Anytimehadbecomeapartofdailylife.NobodyusedotherdeliverysitesorthepostanymoreasAnytimewasmuchcheaperandfaster.

ChrisstillwonderedwhateactlyAnytimewas.Hetriedtofindoutwhoownedthecompany,butitwasregisteredinasmallcountrythatdidnotrequiresuchinformationtobemadepublic.Hedidfindsomeinterestingfacts,though.Anyonewhochallengedthecompany,itseemed,metwithserioustrouble.AgovernmentofficialcriticalofAnytimeforavoidingtawasforcedtoleavehispositionafternewsstoriessuddenlyappearedclaiminghewasdishonest.TheheadofanothercompanytaingAnytimetocourtdiedinacaraccidentjustdaysbeforethecasewastobegin.

ChrisbeganmaingalistofallthepeoplewhohadsomethingterriblehappentothemafteropposingorcriticisingAnytime.Bylunch,hehadmorethanonehundredeamples.Somethingwasdefinitelywrong.Chrisworedonhislisttherestoftheday,emailingpeoplewhocouldprovidemoreinformationandlooingthroughnewspaperrecords.Afterworingthroughthenight,anehaustedChrisfinallyfellasleepathisdesat4a.m..

Whenhewoeafewhourslater,therewasamessageflashingonhiscomputerscreen“Stopmaingtrouble.”Chrissmiled.Hehadnointentionofstoppingnowthathenewhewasontherighttrac.

28.WhatwasonthefrontofthecardsenttoChrisLin?

A.Aninvitationtoacompanyopening.

B.Thewebsiteaddressofanewcompany.

C.Thewords“AnytimeStartingtomorrow”.

D.Thewords“Anythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit”.

29.Whydidthecompanychoosetosendthecardstomanynewsreporters?

A.Becauseitdidn’thaveenoughmoneyfortraditionaladvertising.

B.Becauseitwantedtoattractthereportersascustomers.

C.Sothereporterswouldwritestoriesaboutthenewcompany.

D.Sopeoplewouldfindthenewcompanyinteresting.

30.WhatdidChris’sresearchsuggestaboutAnytime?

A.Itmaybeverydangerous.

B.Itspopularitywouldsoondecrease.

C.Itwasdoingbusinessallovertheworld.

D.Itwasbeingwidelycriticisedbyjournalists.

31.HowdidChrisfeelattheendofthestory?

A.Scaredthathewouldgetintotrouble.

B.Confidentthathewouldfindthetruth.

C.Nervousaboutwhatthecompanywoulddo.

D.Satisfiedthathehaddiscoveredthecompany’ssecret.

D

InsideasecuredroominabeautifulcastlenearParis,asmallmetalcylinder（圆柱体）restsonashelfbeneathadoublesetofbelljars.Ithaslainthereformorethanacentury,itsrestonlyoccasionallydisturbedwhentheroom’sthreeeyholdersperformacoordinatedopeningceremonytolettechniciansenterandcleanthispreciouspieceofmetal.

First,thecylinderisrubbedwithapieceofsoft,alcohol-soaedcloth.Thenitissteamedwithpurewater.Finally,the1gcylinderisreturned,carefully,toitsrestingplace.

Suchattentiontoalumpofmetalisunusual,buthasapurpose.ThecastlehousestheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasuresandthatpieceofshining,circularmetalisitsholiestrelic.Itisthedefiningmass（质量）againstwhichallotherilogramsaremeasured.Thisistheinternationalprototype,or