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届广州市高三上学期调研测试及答案英语

2019届广州高三调研测试

英语

2018.12

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.Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththe

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,

Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpexplainthesegender-baseddifferencesParentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters.Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls,aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage.Recentresearchhasfoundeventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls,girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheirparents.

Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially-engineeredgapforboys'reading?

Toimproveboys"readingperformance,parentsandeducatorsmay1ookforwaystoconnectboyswithreading.Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso-called

"boy-friendly"booksthatboyssupposedlyprefer".Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon-fictionworks,asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon-fiction

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

Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading,thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelpconnectboyswithbooks.Firstly,don'tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesameinterestsorthattheirinterests.staythesameovertime.Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial,haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeirinterests

Schoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling.Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys,andasstudentsmovetohighergradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass,Accesstobooksforboysisessentialtopromotereading

Inaddition,weshouldkeeppaperbooksavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboysarelesslikelytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls.Finallyweshouldpromotereadingasanenjoyablepastimebybeingarolemodel.Letyourchildrenorstudentsseeyoureadforpleasure.

24.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemaincauseofthedifferenceinboys'andgirlsreadingability?

A.Socialfactors.

B.Teachingmethods.

C.Personalpreferences.

D.Psychologicaldifferences

25.Whydoestheauthorrecommendthatadultsregularlytalktoboysaboutreading?

A.Topersuadeboystoreadmoreoften.

B.Tolearnwhatboysaremostinterestedin.

C.Tohelpboysimprovetheirlanguageability.

D.Toshowthatadultsaregoodreadingrolemodels.

26.Whenshouldschoolsgivestudentsadditionallibraryacesaccordingtotheauthor?

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."

ThenextdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorizingaboutAnytime,WasitashoppingwebsitelikeTaoBaoorAmazon?

Ajoke?

SomethingillegalAnytime'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.

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

Whenhewokeafewhourslater,therewasamessageflashingonhiscomputerscreen:

Stopmakingtrouble."Chrissmiled.Hehadnointentionofstoppingnowthatheknewhewasontherighttrack.

28.WhatwasonthefrontofthecardsenttoChrisLin?

A.Aninvitationtoacompanyopening.

B.'Thewebsiteaddressofanewcompany.

C.ThewordsAnytime:

Startingtomorrow".

D.ThewordsAnythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit".

29.Whydidthecompanychoosetosendthecardstomanynewsreporters?

A.Becauseitdidn'thaveenoughmoneyfortraditionaladvertising.

B.Becauseitwantedtoattractthereportersascustomers.

C.Sothereporterswouldwritestoriesaboutthenewcompany,

D.Sopeoplewouldfindthenewcompanyinteresting.

30.WhatdidChris’sresearchsuggestaboutAnytime?

A.Itmaybeverydangerous.

B.Itspopularitywouldsoondecrease.

C.Itwasdoingbusinessallovertheworld.

D.Itwasbeingwidelycriticizedbyjournalists.

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.Itisthedefiningmass（质量）againstwhichallotherkilogramsaremeasured.Thisistheinternationalprototype,orstandard,ofthekilogram.TheIPK,inshort.

Dozensofcarefullyweightedcopiesoftheoriginalhavebeenmade.Theyarestoredaroundtheworldandusedtostandardiseindividualnations'weightsandmeasuressystems.

ButthedaysoftheIPK,initscurrentform,arenumbered.TheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasureshasdecidedtoreplacethissinglephysicalspecimenwithamorefundamentalmeasurement-basedonelectriccurrent-inordertodefinethemassofanobject.Thekingofkilogramsisabouttobedethroned

Onekeyreasonfordoingthisworkistoprovideinternationalsecurity,"saysBureauspokesmanPaulRobinson.“Ifthecastleburneddowntomorrowandthekilogramwasdestroyed,wewouldhavenoreferenceleftfortheworld'smetricweightssystem.Therewouldbechaos.ThecurrentdefinitionofthekilogramistheweightofthatcylinderinParis,afterall.”

AnothermajormotivationforthereplacementoftheIPKisthegrowingneedtobeabletocarryoutmoreandmoreprecisemeasurements.Drugcompanieswillsoonbewantingtouseingredientsthatwillhavetobemeasuredintermsofafewmillionthsorevenbillionthsofagram,"saysRobinson."Weneedtobepreparedtoweighsubstanceswiththatkindofaccuracy."

32.WhatdoweknowabouttheIPKfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.It'scaredforwithgreatdevotion.

B.It'susedinreligiousceremonies

C.It'sbeautifullydesignedanddecorated.

D.It'sthemostvaluablemetalintheworld.

33.Whichofthefollowingbes