广东省广州市届高三普通高中毕业班综合测试一英语试题.docx

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广东省广州市届高三普通高中毕业班综合测试一英语试题

【市级联考】广东省广州市2019届高三3月普通高中毕业班综合测试

（一）英语试题

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一、阅读选择

AdultEducationCourses

ComputerStudies

Technologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganisingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentals,includingtheuseofsoftwarepackages（Word,ExcelandPowerpoint）andhowtousetheInternet.

Start:

May2,2019

Time:

Wed7pm-9pm

Cost:

$300

Length:

6weeks

Place:

SydneyCollege

Woodwork

Learnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands-onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.

Start:

April15,2019

Time:

Mon5pm-7pm

Cost:

$30perlesson

Length:

12weeks

Place:

AdultLearningCentre

WebDesign

Providesadvancedtraininginsoftware,design,andcodingfortheweB．Studentsmusthavealreadycompletedarecognisedbasicwebdesigncourseorhaveatleast2years'relevantworkexperience.StudentscompletingthecoursewillreceivetheDiplomainAdvancedWebDesign.

Start:

June1,2019

Time:

Weekdays9am-4pm

Cost:

$4,990

Length:

40weeks

Place:

UniversityofTechnology

Art

Thispracticalcourseisintendedtohelpestablishedartiststaketheircreativityfurther.Fromsketchingandcolour,tocomposition,paintingandexperimentingwithstyle,youwillstudyandexploreanengagingvarietyofcreativemediaandsubjectmatter.

Start:

April21,2019

Time:

Thur3pm-6pm

Cost:

$750

Length:

15weeks

Place:

CityArt

1．Whichcoursesaresuitableforbeginners?

A．WebDesignandArt.

B．ComputerStudiesandArt.

C．WoodworkandWebDesign.

D．ComputerStudiesandWoodwork.

2．Whichcourseawardsstudentsanofficialcertificate?

A．Art.

B．Woodwork.

C．WebDesign.

D．ComputerStudies.

3．HowmuchwillastudentwhoattendsonlyhalfofalltheWoodworklessonspayintotal?

A．$30.B．$180.

C．$250.D．$360.

WhenLinawasawokenbythesoundofthunder,shewasaloneontheisland.Theairwascoolandbullfrogscroaked.Itwasthatbriefmomentwhenthesummersunhadsetbutthestarshadn'tyetappeared.Linarubbedhereyesandlookedaround.

“Hello?

”shecalled.“Celia?

Marie”

Therewasnoresponse.

Themoonwasrisingnow,sheddinglightontheisland.Theyhadalwayscalledit“ForgottenIsland”becausenoonebuttheyseemedtorememberitsexistence.Itwasn’tonanyofthemapstheycouldfind,andeventheforestrangersdidn’tknowaboutit.Linalovedthattheisland,hiddeninaheavily-woodedsidestreamoftheriver,wasasecretbetweenthethreefriends—her,Celia,andMarie.

ButnowLinawasherealone,anditwasnight.Worsestill,itwasherownfault.

“Comeon,Lina,letMarierowtheboat.”Celiahadsaid.MariewastwoyearsolderthanLina,butshewasahopelessrower.That’swhyLinarefusedandrowedtheboattotheisland.Theargumentthatfollowedtherefusaltooktheusualform.CeliatookMarie’sside,asshealwaysdid.Linahadexplodedandyelledatthemtojustleave.Sotheygotbackintheboatandleft.

Aboltoflightningcrossedthedarkenedsky,accompaniedbyadeafeningthunderclap.Thestormwashere.Asthefirstcoldraindropsliddownherneck,Lina’smindreturnedtohercurrentproblem.Shewasstuckherebyherself.Shejusthopedshedidn’tbecomeasforgottenastheisland.Thethoughtofitsentachill（寒意）downherback.

Suddenly,Linaspottedsomethinginthewater.Itwasaboat,andinsideitwereMarie,Celia,andMarie'sdad,whowassteeringthroughthefastflowingwaters.Astheboatapproached,theysawLinawavingandtheworriedexpressionsontheirfacesturnedtorelief.

InherexcitementLinajumpedintotheriver.Onlyonceshewasintheicywaterdidsherememberhowfastthewaterwasmoving.Luckilyastrongarmreachedintothewaterandpulledherout.ShesmiledweaklyatMarie’sdadand,withoutaword,huggedCeliaandMarie.Theydidn’tseemtomindbecomingwet.

4．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheisland?

A．Itisveryneartheocean.

B．Itisapopularplaceforboating.

C．Itissurroundedbythickforest.

D．Ithasneverbeenreachedbyothers.

5．WhydidLinagetangry?

A．Mariewouldnothelprowtheboat.

B．Linawasleftaloneontheisland.

C．Mariedidn'tknowhowtorowtheboat.

D．CeliasupportedMarieinthedisagreement.

6．WhatcausedLinatofeelachill?

A．Hershameabouttheunnecessaryargument.

B．Thefirstraindropsoftheapproachingstorm.

C．Theideathatnoonewouldcometosaveher.

D．Thedropintemperatureasthesunwentdown.

7．WhopulledLinaoutofthewater?

A．Marie’sfather.

B．Linaherself.

C．Marie.

D．CeliA．

Tourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences,however,needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality（VR）technology,tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworlds.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.

ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworldone?

Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVR-likemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas"mindwandering".Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead,we'rerecallingmemories,orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.

Whenengagedinmindwandering,ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So,theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwereacttoeverydaylife.VRcancreatethesesamefeelings.

Whilecriticsmightarguethatavirtualexperiencewillnevermatchreality,thereareseveralwaysVRtourismcouldmakeapositivecontribution.Firstlyitcouldhelpprotectsensitivelocationsfromover-tourism.InrecentyearsfamoussitessuchasMayaBayinThailand,andCambodia'sAngkorWatTempleshavehadtolimitthenumberofvisitorsbecauseoftheirnegativeimpact.TheseplacesarenowproducingtheirownVRexperiencesthatwillallowtouriststopassthroughvirtualmodelsofthesites.

Virtualrealitymayalsoallowpeoplebackintime,toexperiencehistoricalevents,visitancientcities,andeventowalkamongdinosaurs.

Finally,inaworldwheremanypeoplesufferfromstressanddepressionduetooverwork,virtualtourismmayprovideacheapandconvenientwayforpeopletotakebriefholidaystootherwiseunreachabledestinationsandrechargetheirbatteries,withouteverleavingtheirhomes.

Itsoundslikesciencefictionbutit'salreadyhappening.Asvirtualtechnologyimprovesandaspeoplecontinuetodemandnewandinterestingexperiences,expectmorevirtualtourism,bothincombinationwiththerealworldandinsteadofit.

8．Whatisdrivingthedevelopmentofvirtualtourism?

A．Companiesseekingtomakemoremoney.

B．Improvementsinvirtualrealitytechnology.

C．People'sdemandformoresharedexperiences.

D．People'sdeeperunderstandingofthephysicalworld.

9．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"mindwandering"?

A．ThebrainprocesseswhichhelppeoplethinkVRisreal.

B．Thewaythebrainprocessesinputsfromtherealworld.

C．Brainactivitiesfocusingonpastorfutureevents.

D．Experiencescomingfromaperson'simagination.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．Sciencefiction.

B．Virtualtechnology.

C．Virtualtourism.

D．Therealworld.

11．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A．TodescribetheadvantagesofVRtourism.

B．Togivesuggestionsforreducingover-tourism.

C．ToencouragepeopletodevelopVRtechnology.

D．ToargueVRtourismwillreplacetherealworldtravel.

Bothhoneybeesandantsaresocialinsectsthatliveingroupscalledcolonies.Theysurvivebymeansoftheircollectiveintelligence.Theirdecision-makingpowerisdistributedthroughoutthegroup;thatis,nooneantorbeemakesdecisionsforthegroup.Instead,theyworktogether.AsDeborahM.Gordon,abiologistatStanfordUniversity,says,"Antsaren'tsmart.Antcoloniesare."

Thesameistrueforbeecolonies.Althoughbeesandantsarequitedifferentphysically,theyhavealotincommonintermsoftheirsocialbehavior.Specifically,honeybeesandantshavesimilarroleswithinthecolony,bothhavecommunicationsystems,andbothhavethecapacityforlearning.

Antscommunicatebyusingchemicalscalledpheromones,whichcanalertotherstodangerortoafoodsource.Forexample,whenworkerantsfindapromisingsource,theylettherestofthecolonyknowhowtofinditbyleavingatrailofpheromonesonthewaybacktothecolony.Theotherantspickupthemessageusingtheirsenseofsmell.Bees,ontheotherhand,usemovementtocommunicatewitheachother.Workerbeessendmessagestoeachotherbymeansofa"dance".Differentspeedsandmovementssenddifferentmessages.Forexample,whenworkerbeescalledscoutsgoouttofindanewhomeforthecolony,theyreturnanddoadancefortheotherworkerbeesthatindicatesthelocationofthenewhomeandhowsuitableitis.Thefasterthescoutsdance,thebetterthenewlocationis.

Honeybeesandantsarebothcapableoflearning.OneChinesestudyfoundthatbeescanbetrainedtolearnandrememberaroutetoafoodsource.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeescanbetaughttorecognizehiddenobjectsandusetheconceptsof"sameness"and"difference"toaccomplishcertaintasks.Antstakethisonestepfurther.RecentAmer