广东省广州市届高三调研测试英语试题Word版含答案.docx

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广东省广州市届高三调研测试英语试题Word版含答案

2019届广州市高三年级调研测试

英语

2018.12

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

Turkey–YakamozHotel

Established1992

YakamozisasmallandfriendlyhotelsituatednearFethiyeinSouth-WestTurkey.OfferingtraditionalTurkishhospitality,fabulousMediterraneancuisine,andcharminggardens,Yakamozdelightsallwhoenteritsgates.

· Allroomshavebathroomsandbalconies;

· OpenApriltolateOctober;

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

· Showthisadtogetanexclusive10%Lonely

Planetmagazinediscount.

Email:

info@

Castaways

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

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QuoteLonelyPlanetmagazinetosave£50perpersononyour2019holiday.

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01737812255

www.castaways.co.uk

ONCEINALIFETIMEPERUADVENTURE

RailHolidaysoftheWorld

TheDesert,theAndesandtheAmazononaspectacular2-weekSelfDriveguidedholiday.

ReachlocationsinSouthAmericaotherscanonlydreamofwithPeruSafari.

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Theheartofadventure

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· DiscoverPeruandBrazil’sculturalhighlightsbytrain;

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21.Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount?

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.

Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpexplainthesegender-baseddifferences.Parentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters.Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls,aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage.Recentresearchhasfoundeventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls,girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheirparents.

Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially-engineeredgapforboys’reading?

Toimproveboys’readingperformance,parentsandeducatorsmaylookforwaystoconnectboyswithreading.Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso-called“boy-friendly”booksthatboyssupposedly“prefer”.Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon-fictionworks,asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon-fiction.

Butthisbeliefisnotsupportedbyrecentresearch,whichinfactsuggestsboysaremorelikelytochoosetoreadfictionthannon-fiction.Encouragingallboystoreadnon-fictionunderthemistakenbeliefthatitistheirpreferencemayactuallybeharmful.Fictionreadersreadmorefrequentlyanddemonstratefasterlanguagelearningandhigherlanguageability.

Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading,thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelpconnectboyswithbooks.Firstly,don’tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesameinterestsorthattheirinterestsstaythesameovertime.Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial,haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeirinterests.

Schoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling.Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys,andasstudentsmovetohighergradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass.Accesstobooksforboysisessentialtopromotereading.

Inaddition,weshouldkeeppaperbooksavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboysarelesslikelytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls.Finallyweshouldpromotereadingasanenjoyablepastimebybeingarolemodel.Letyourchildrenorstudentsseeyoureadforpleasure.

24.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemaincauseofthedifferenceinboys’andgirls’readingability?

A.Socialfactors.

B.Teachingmethods.

C.Personalpreferences.

D.Psychologicaldifferences.

25.Whydoestheauthorrecommendthatadultsregularlytalktoboysaboutreading?

A.Topersuadeboystoreadmoreoften.

B.Tolearnwhatboysaremostinterestedin.

C.Tohelpboysimprovetheirlanguageability.

D.Toshowthatadultsaregoodreadingrolemodels.

26.Whenshouldschoolsgivestudentsadditionallibraryaccessaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Beforeandafterclass.

B.Atanytimeoftheschoolday.

C.Atregulartimesduringclass.

D.Whentheyareinthelowergrades.

27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toshowstudentswaystoimprovetheirreading.

B.Toexplainwhyboysarenotasgoodatreadingasgirls.

C.Tourgegovernmentstoprovidemorereadingresources.

D.Toprovidestrategiesthatcanhelpimproveboys’readingability.

C

“Anythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit.”

Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime,onthesameday:

December12th,at12p.m..Simultaneously,importantlookingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand-deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies.

OnefounditswaytothedeskofChrisLin,abusinessreporteratThePost.Thecardwasbeautifullydesigned–ablackbackgroundwiththewordsprintedoutincrispwhiteletters.Therewasnoexplanationontheback,justawebsiteaddress.Chriswenttothewebsite.Itsstylewasidenticaltothecard’sandsaid:

“Anytime:

StartingTomorrow.”

ThenextdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorisingaboutAnytime.WasitashoppingwebsitelikeTaoBaoorAmazon?

Ajoke?

Somethingillegal?

Anytime’smarketinghadworked–itwasahouseholdnamebeforeit’devenmadeasinglesale.

Whentheopeningcame,thatdayatnoon,theAnytimewebsitesuddenlyhadasinglefieldthatread,“Whatdoyouwant?

”Allyouhadtodowastypethewordsintothatbox,andthenspecifyhowquicklyyouwantedyouritemdelivered:

withinone,ten,ortwenty-fourhours.

Bloggerswerethefirsttotesttheservice.Andtheirreviewswereglowing.Withinweeks,Anytimehadbecomeapartofdailylife.NobodyusedotherdeliverysitesorthepostanymoreasAnytimewasmuchcheaperandfaster.

ChrisstillwonderedwhatexactlyAnytimewas.Hetriedtofindoutwhoownedthecompany,butitwasregisteredinasmallcountrythatdidnotrequiresuchinformationtobemadepublic.Hedidfindsomeinterestingfacts,though.Anyonewhochallengedthecompany,itseemed,metwithserioustrouble.AgovernmentofficialcriticalofAnytimeforavoidingtaxwasforcedtoleavehispositionafternewsstoriessuddenlyappearedclaiminghewasdishonest.TheheadofanothercompanytakingAnytimetocourtdiedinacaraccidentjustdaysbeforethecasewastobegin.

ChrisbeganmakingalistofallthepeoplewhohadsomethingterriblehappentothemafteropposingorcriticisingAnytime.Bylunch,hehadmorethanonehundredexamples.Somethingwasdefinitelywrong.Chrisworkedonhislisttherestoftheday,emailingpeoplewhocouldprovidemoreinformationandlookingthroughnewspaperrecords.Afterworkingthroughthenight,anexhaustedChrisfinallyfellasleepathisdeskat4a.m..

Whenhewokeafewhourslater,therewasamessageflashingonhiscomputerscreen:

“Stopmakingtrouble.”Chrissmiled.Hehadnointentionofstoppingnowthatheknewhewasontherighttrack.

28.WhatwasonthefrontofthecardsenttoChrisLin?

A.Aninvitationtoacompanyopening.

B.Thewebsiteaddressofanewcompany.

C.Thewords“Anytime:

Startingtomorrow”.

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’sthreekeyholdersperformacoordinatedopeningceremonytolettechniciansenterandcleanthispreciouspieceofmetal.

First,thecylinderisrubbedwithapieceofsoft,alcohol-soakedcloth.Thenitissteamedwithpurewater.Finally,the1kgcylinderisreturned,carefully,toitsrestingplace.

Suchattentiontoalumpofmetalisunusual,buthasapurpose.ThecastlehousestheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasuresandthatpieceofshining,circularmetalisitsholiestrelic.Itisthedefiningmas