届广州市高三年级调研测试及答案英语.docx

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届广州市高三年级调研测试及答案英语

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。

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因听力另考，试卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

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第2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。

21.Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYaamoHotelwiththe

LonelyPlanetdiscount?

A.€88.B.€80.C.€72D.€64

22Railholidaysareavailablefor.

A.NorthAmerica,EuropeandAustralia

B.NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAsia

C.Australia,AsiaandEurope

D.NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAustralía

23.HowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaystoPeru?

A.One.B.Two.C.ThreeD.Four

B

Acrosstheworld,studieshaveconsistentlyfoundthatgirlsperformsignificantlybetterthanboysinreading.Thesestudiesshowthatgirlstypicallyreadmorefrequentlythanboys,andhaveamorepositiveattitudetowardreading,

Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpeplainthesegender-baseddifferencesParentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters.Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatboosareforgirls,aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage.Recentresearchhasfoundeventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls,girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheirparents.

Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially-engineeredgapforboys'reading?

Toimproveboys"readingperformance,parentsandeducatorsmay1ooforwaystoconnectboyswithreading.Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso-called

"boy-friendly"boosthatboyssupposedlyprefer".Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon-fictionwors,asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon-fiction

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

Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading,thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelpconnectboyswithboos.Firstly,don'tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesameinterestsorthattheirinterests.staythesameovertime.Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial,haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertoeepupwiththeirinterests

Schoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling.Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys,andasstudentsmovetohighergradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass,Accesstoboosforboysisessentialtopromotereading

Inaddition,weshouldeeppaperboosavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboysarelesslielytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls.Finallyweshouldpromotereadingasanenjoyablepastimebybeingarolemodel.Letyourchildrenorstudentsseeyoureadforpleasure.

24.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemaincauseofthedifferenceinboys'andgirlsreadingability?

A.Socialfactors.

B.Teachingmethods.

C.Personalpreferences.

D.Psychologicaldifferences

25.Whydoestheauthorrecommendthatadultsregularlytaltoboysaboutreading?

A.Topersuadeboystoreadmoreoften.

B.Tolearnwhatboysaremostinterestedin.

C.Tohelpboysimprovetheirlanguageability.

D.Toshowthatadultsaregoodreadingrolemodels.

26.Whenshouldschoolsgivestudentsadditionallibraryacesaccordingtotheauthor?

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'sandsaidAnytimeStartingTomorrow."

ThenetdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheoriingaboutAnytime,WasitashoppingwebsitelieTaoBaoorAmaon?

Ajoe?

SomethingillegalAnytime'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.

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

Whenhewoeafewhourslater,therewasamessageflashingonhiscomputerscreenStopmaingtrouble."Chrissmiled.Hehadnointentionofstoppingnowthathenewhewasontherighttrac.

28.WhatwasonthefrontofthecardsenttoChrisLin?

A.Aninvitationtoacompanyopening.

B.'Thewebsiteaddressofanewcompany.

C.ThewordsAnytimeStartingtomorrow".

D.ThewordsAnythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit".

29.Whydidthecompanychoosetosendthecardstomanynewsreporters?

A.Becauseitdidn'thaveenoughmoneyfortraditionaladvertising.

B.Becauseitwantedtoattractthereportersascustomers.

C.Sothereporterswouldwritestoriesaboutthenewcompany,

D.Sopeoplewouldfindthenewcompanyinteresting.

30.WhatdidChris’sresearchsuggestaboutAnytime?

A.Itmaybeverydangerous.

B.Itspopularitywouldsoondecrease.

C.Itwasdoingbusinessallovertheworld.

D.Itwasbeingwidelycriticiedbyjournalists.

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,orstandard,oftheilogram.TheIP,inshort.

Doensofcarefullyweightedcopiesoftheoriginalhavebeenmade.Theyarestoredaroundtheworldandusedtostandardiseindividualnations'weightsandmeasuressystems.

ButthedaysoftheIP,initscurrentform,arenumbered.TheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasureshasdecidedtoreplacethissinglephysicalspecimenwithamorefundamentalmeasurement-basedonelectriccurrent-inordertodefinethemassofanobject.Theingofilogramsisabouttobedethroned

Oneeyreasonfordoingthisworistoprovideinternationalsecurity,"saysBureauspoesmanPaulRobinson.“Ifthecastleburneddowntomorrowandtheilogramwasdestroyed,wewouldhavenoreferenceleftfortheworld'smetricweightssystem.Therewouldbechaos.ThecurrentdefinitionoftheilogramistheweightofthatcylinderinParis,afterall.”

AnothermajormotivationforthereplacementoftheIPisthegrowingneedtobeabletocarryoutmoreandmoreprecisemeasurements.Drugcompanieswillsoonbewantingtouseingredientsthatwillhavetobemeasuredintermsofafewmillionthsorevenbillionthsofagram,"saysRobinson."Weneedtobepreparedtoweighsubstanceswiththat