2016佛山一模英语试卷

2016届广东省佛山市高三高考模拟（一）英语试题第一卷：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?A．￡19.15.B．￡9.15C．￡9.18.答案是B。

1．How much will the man pay for the tickets?A．￡7.5. B．￡15. C．￡50.2．Which is the right gate for the man’s flight?A．Gate 16. B．Gate 22. C．Gate 25.3．How does the man feel about going to school by bike?A．Happy. B．Tired. C．Worried.4．When can the woman get the computers?A．On Tuesday. B．On Wednesday. C．On Thursday.5．What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?A．The size is not large enough.B．The material is not good.C．The color is not suitable.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22..5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项,中选出最佳选项。

并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话，你将有时间阅读各个小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

广东省佛山市高明区2016-2017学年高二英语上学期第一次大考试题本试卷共12页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段材料，回答第1-2题。

1.What does the man usually do every week?A. He does the washing-up.B. He washes the clothes.C. He cleans the car.2.What does the man promise to do starting this weekend?A. Buy the vegetables.B. Clean the kitchen.C. Cook the meals.听第二段材料，回答第3-4题。

3. What’s the probable relation ship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and parent.B. Doctor and patientC. Father and daughter.4. Why was Billy probably absent（缺席） on the day of the eye check?A. He went to buy glasses.B. He did his homework at home.C. He was afraid of the eye check.听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。

5. How many tickets are left for the 8 pm show?A. SixB. EightC. Ten6. Why doesn’t the man want tickets for the 8 pm show?A. The time is a little late.B. There are no seats together.C. His friend can’t make it in time.第二节回答问题（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。

【绝密★启用前】高明一中2016—2017学年第一学期高一年级第一次大考英语科试题第一节听力理解(共6小题，每题2分，满分12分）材料及问题播放两遍.每段后有两个小题，各段播放前有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中,选出最佳选项。

听第一段材料，回答1—2题。

1.A。

＄60 B.＄90 C.＄1202.A。

To attend a party。

B。

To wear it to workC.To give it to Lisa听第二段材料，回答3—4题。

3.A。

The chairs B。

The table C。

The books4.A. This afternoon. B。

Tomorrow morning. C。

Tomorrow afternoon。

听第三段材料，回答5-6题。

5.A. Scotland。

B. Wales。

C。

Northern Ireland6.A。

Going to museums。

B. Walking along the beach C。

Walking in the hills第二节回答问题（共4小题；每小题2分,满分8分）听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。

材料及问题读两遍。

读完每个问题后你将有10秒钟的做答时间.7.______________________________________________________ _________8.______________________________________________________ _________9.______________________________________________________ _________10.______________________________________________________ ________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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

高二下英语第一次大考（满分150分）第一部分：听力(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)第一节听力理解材料及问题播放两遍。

每段后有两个小题，各段播放前有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B 、C 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段材料，回答第1-2题。

1.A. She has a stomachache. B. She has a headache.C. She catches a bad cold.2.A.Buy her some medicine. B.Give her a ride home.C. Help with her homework.听第二段材料，回答第3-4题。

3.A. Hot or cold grain. B. Baked beans. C. Mushrooms.4.A.In a plastic bag. B. In a paper box. C.In a piece of paper.听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。

5. A. The law about drinking. B. The law about smoking.C. The law about teen health.6. A. Not damaging the litter bins. B. Leaving litter once a week.C. Not leaving litter in public places.第二节回答问题听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。

材料和问题读两遍。

读完每个问题后你将有10秒钟的作答时间。

7. ___________________________________________________________8. ___________________________________________________________9.More than ___________________________________________________10. __________________________________________________________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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。

广东省佛山市高明区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第一次大考试题本试卷共12页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段材料，回答第1-2题。

1. A. To get her money back.B. To complain to the manager.C. To exchange a piece of clothing.2. A. By hand.B. By washing machine.C. By dry cleaning.听第二段材料，回答第3-4题。

3. A. Manager assistant. B. Salesman. C. Secretary.4. A. The travel. B. The pay. C. The working hours. 听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。

5. A. Discuss the Peterson Project.B. Meet with the managers.C. Talk with Valerie Dumonde.6. A. He usually work late.B. He can go home now.C. He needs to hurry to the restaurant.第二节：回答问题（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。

材料及问题读两遍。

读完每个问题后你将有10秒钟的作答时间。

7. __________________ and _________________8. Some books_____________________________9. _______________________________________10._______________________________________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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

佛山一中2015-2016学年度上学期第一次段考高一级英语试题本试卷共8页，满分为150分，考试时间120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分）。

请听下面3段对话，从题中所给的Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

每段读两遍。

请听第1段对话，回答第1至3题。

1. What does the man probably do?A. A doctor.B. A repairmanC. A taxi driver2. What is the trouble with the woman in the car?A. She is about to have a baby.B. She has been hurt in an accident.C. She is suffering from some kind of disease.3. Where is the man now?A. At a small hospital nearbyB. On the Lincoln Expressway.C. In the Washington Tunnel.请听第2段对话，回答第4至6题。

4. How long has the man worked hard?A. For a couple of days.B. For a couple of weeks.C. For a couple of months.5. What will the man do first during the holiday?A. Have a good sleep.B. Have a nice dinner.C. Go on a short trip6. Who is the woman probably?A. The man’s mother.B. The man’s wife.C. The man’s friend.请听第3段对话，回答第7至9题。

佛山一中2016-2017学年度上学期第一次段考高一级英语试题（本试卷共8页，满分为150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听力理解（共6小题；每小题2分，满分12分）材料及问题播放两遍。

每段后有两个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段材料，回答第1—2题。

1. A. She has a stomachache.B. She has a headache.C. She catches a bad cold.2. A. Buy her some medicine.B. Give her a ride home.C. Help with her homework.听第二段对话，回答第3—4题。

3. A. Hot or cold again.B. Baked beans.C. Mushrooms.4. A. In a plastic bag.B. In a paper box.C. In a piece of paper.听第三段对话，回答第5—6题。

5. A. The law about drinking.B. The law about smoking.C. The law about teen health.6. A. Not damaging the litter bins.B. Leaving litter once a week.C. Not leaving litter in public places.第二节听取信息（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）听下面一段材料, 请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为7-10的空格中。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。

你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

A 14-year-old College Graduate第二部分阅读（共一节，满分30分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2016年广东省佛山市中考英语一模试卷一．单项选择1. Tom is from_____ European country and he is ____ honest boy．（）A the； aB an； aC a； anD /；an2. I have finished reading ____ of the book．（）A two thirdB third oneC two threeD two thirds3. A group of____ are talking with two_____．（）A German， FrenchmenB Frenchmen， GermansC Frenchman ，German D Germans， Frenchman4. ﹣Mum，could you buy me a dress like this？﹣Certainly，we can buy_______ one than this，but_______ this．（）A a worse； as good asB a better； better thanC a more important； not as good asD a cheaper； as good as5. No one can be sure_____ in a million years．（）A what man looks likeB what will man look likeC what man looked likeD what man will look like6. Alice got up late this morning， so she hurried to school_____ breakfast．（）A without havingB with havingC with haveD without have7. The boy is watching TV now， you'd better_______．（）A not to turn it offB not turn it offC not turn off itD not take it off8. I hate people ______ don't help others when they are in trouble.（）A whoB whichC whoseD where9. ﹣﹣﹣Tommy，do you know if Frank______to the trip with us this Sunday if it_____？Sorry，I have no idea．（）A will go； is fineB goes； is fineC will go； is going to be fineD goes； will be fine10. ﹣What ________ the number of the students in your school？﹣About two thousand．A number of them ________ from England．（）A is； areB is； isC are； isD are； are11. What a beautiful watch! Is it new？﹣﹣﹣No， I have _____ it for 2years．（）A hadB soldC borrowedD bought12. The great doctor died because he didn't stop ____ his wounded hand．（）A taking careB taking care ofC to take care ofD to take care13. There will be a subway in our hometown in 2017．__________________________（）A what an excited newsB how excited the new isC what exciting newsD how exciting news14. ﹣﹣where is your father？﹣﹣He _____ Australia and he ______ Sydeny．（）A has been to； has been inB has gone to； has been inC has been in； has been toD has gone to； has been to15. ﹣﹣﹣What's the matter？﹣﹣﹣I have stomachache．Maybe I have eaten _____________ tonight．（）A too muchB too manyC much tooD many too16. Must I finish the writing now？﹣﹣﹣No， you____．But you ___ hand it in tomorrow morning．（）A must't； have toB won't；willC needn't；have toD can't； can17. My father often asks me __________（）A what I am going to do in the futureB do I get on well with my classmates and teachersC will I be ready to help othersD why can't I stop playing computer games18. _____ an English speech contest in our school next term．（）A There is going to haveB There will beC There is going to holdD There will have19. The students spend hours ____ in order ____ their reading skills．（）A to read； to improveB reading； improvingC reading； to improveD read；to improve20. What's wrong with you， Jack？____ I think I am going to die soon（）A I failed my testB my bike is brokenC My father has come back homeD I can't stop coughing．二、完型填空21. All living things on the Earth need other living things to live with． Nothing lives（1）_______． Sometimes one living thing kills（2）_______． Each kind of life eats another kind of life（3）_______ live, and together they form a food chain （食物链）． Some food chains are simple, while others are not． But（4）_______ food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains become（5）_______ if one of the links disappears．All life needs sunlight to live on． But only plants can use（6）_______ directly． They make food from sunlight, water, air and so on． Animals can only use the sun's energy（7）_______ it has been changed into food by plants． Some animals feed directly onplants． Others eat smaller animals． Meat﹣eating animals are only （8）_______ plants indirectly．What about human beings? We are members of many food chains． We eat both plants and animals． But（9）_______ often break up the food chains． They kill wildanimals． They also make rivers, lakes and seas dirty． When these rivers, lakes, and seas are polluted, the fish in them（10）_______ be eaten． If people eat the fish, they will get strange diseases．In the future, we would have no food or drinks． Breaking the links puts all life in danger．（1）A aloneB ） lonelyC ） togetherD ） happily（2）A otherB ） the otherC ） anotherD ） any other（3）A forB ） so thatC ） andD ） to（4）A anyB ） allC ） someD ） most（5）A betterB ） brokenC ） strongerD ） nicer（6）A moonlightB ）laser lightC ） sunlightD ） bright light（7）A afterB ） beforeC ） thatD ） by the time（8）A makingB ） catchingC ） eatingD ） feeding（9）A sunlightB ） animalsC ） plantsD ） people（10）A canB ） can'tC ） mustD ） needn't三、阅读理解22. Useful Information in AustraliaUseful NumbersAll the telephone numbers are useful and free．Fire/ Police/ Ambulance（救护车）﹣000 Telephone information﹣12455Medical（医学的） Care﹣1300369359 Taxi﹣1800421113Surfing the InternetWith so many Internet tearooms and public libraries, it's easy to surf the Internet in Australia．Also it's very cheap for you to surf the Internet．Public libraries offer free Internet every day even during public holidays．Many travel managers provide connection which is cheap or free．Post ServiceAll post offices around the country offer post services（服务） so you can receive mails as you travel around the whole country．Post offices are usually open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm．It costs 50 cents to send a standard（标准的） letter in Australia．Public HolidaysOn public holidays all shops are closed across Australia, so are banks and post offices．New Year's Day﹣1st JanuaryAustralia Day﹣26th JanuaryChristmas Day﹣25th December（1）If there is a fire， you can call________ in Australia．A 1300369359B 180042113C 000D 12455．（2）Which is the right time to send a letter in a post office in Australia？________A At 8：30 on Tuesday．B At 9：30 on Sunday．C At 8：30 on Saturday．D At 9：30 on Monday．．（3）Mr． Green lives alone in Australia and he isn't in good health． He needs a nurse to look after him． What should he do？________A Go to an Internet tearoom．B Send a letter to his son．C Call 1300369359．D Go to a hospital．．（4）Which one might be open on public holidays？________A Public libraries．B Shops．C Banks．D Post offices．．（5）Which one is not right according to（根据）the above passage？________A Surfing the Internet is cheap in Australia．B It costs 50 cents to send a standard letter．C Australians go to work on 26th January．D Australians don't go shopping on public holidays．23. One morning, a blind boy sat beside a building with a hat by his feet．He held a sign which said, "I am blind．Please help me．"There were only a few coins in the hat．A man was walking by．He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat．He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it．He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words．Soon the hat began to fill up．A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy．That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were．The boy________his footsteps and asked, "Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write? "The man said, "I only wrote the truth．I said what you said, but in a different way．"What he had written was, "Today is a beautiful day, but I can't see it．"Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind．But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat．The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beautiful day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind．The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind．There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story．The first is: Treasure （珍惜） what you have．Someone else has less．Try your best to help those who need your help．The second is: Be creative．Think differently．There is always a better way．（1）From the article we know that________A the boy always has a hat on his headB the man is one of his neighborsC the boy is blind and needs helpD the boy works for the man．（2）On the sign what the man wrote was，"________．"A Treasure what we have already hadB Today is a beautiful day，but I can't seeit C We are so lucky that we are not blind D Try your best to help those who need your help．．（3）According to the article，which of the following is TRUE？________A The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign．B The man took away all the few coins from the hat．C The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school．D Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy．．（4）The word"________"here in Chinese means________．A 承认B 接受C 表扬D 认出．（5）________ is the best title （题目） for this story．A Be careful not to be blind．B Be creative．There is always a better way!C Be kind to the blind!D Don't always get，but offer!．24. 请阅读以下左栏人员的相关信息，然后与右栏的广告相匹配．并将最佳选项的字母编号填写在指定位置上．（非一模题）41． Lan Lan is a lovely and kind girl． She hopes that she can help the children who lose chances to go to school．________42． Liu Hong is going back to her hometown for the summer vacation． She will buy a camera． She will take some photos and show them to her classmates when she returns．________43． Mr and Mrs Smith want to have a relaxing holiday out of the busy city． They like to stay in a classical（古典的） building．________44． Jim is very interested in pandas but he knows little about them． He wants to borrow some books on pandas．________45． Mr Lu will pay 60yuan to see an American movie with his son．________A． Wickets HotelA 200﹣year﹣old country house in the country south to the city of Rome with30bedrooms． Three meals provided a day． Open all year round．B． City LibraryThe largest library in the area with over 70，000books of different kinds in it． Two big reading﹣rooms which can hold 2，000readers． Open from 9：00am to 7：00pm，Monday to Saturday．C． Sunny MuseumAn art show from August 1st to 20th． Over 300paintings by world famous artists will be shown in it．D． ConcertE．A concert in Jinma Theater on July 10th． Some famous singers in China will sing in the concert． The money for the tickets will be used for the poor children．E． Singing CompetitionThe House of Culture of the city will hold a singing competition in October． Those who like singing can take part in the competition．F． Dadi Cinema"Snow White"， a cartoon by Disney， will be shown in Dadi Cinema next Sunday． Ticket Price：￥40．（Half for children）G． Canon Digital（数码） CameraA Canon digital camera with 8million pels（像素） is on sale for 2，500yuan in Tianhe Supermarket in Guangzhou．四．短文填空25. （46）________ April 1st， Bob wanted to play a joke on his friend． At lunch time hesaid to Michael， "I think we are going to （47）________ a math test this afternoon．""A test？" said Michael． "Really？""Yes， it's quite （48）________， said Bob． "When I was passing by Mr． Hill's room， he was （49）________ with another teacher about the test． I think （50）________ will be a test this afternoon． Tell Kim and Allen about it．"Later， almost all the students in Mr． Hill's math class （51）________ about it． They quickly went to the classroom and began to study （52）________ Bob． He was laughing to himself at his classmates． "What fools，" he thought it was April 1st．When class began， Mr． Hill said to the students， "Class， we are going to have a test today．"Bob was surprised． He could not believe his ears．（53）________ Mr． Hill handed out his papers， the students began to answer． But Bob had to think and think． As soon as class was over， the students said （54）________ to Bob． But he could only smile． "What a （55）________ I was!"It really was April Fools Day for Bob．五．读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共20分）26. Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start to work or go to university． Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers． Volunteers spend their time helping people．Pauline Jones， 18， lives in Cardiff， Wales． She says，﹣ I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs （珊瑚礁） in the sea near Belize． The reefs here are beautiful，but if the sea water is very polluted （污染）， the coral will die． I'm helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs．Mary is a book lover and she gets lots of knowledge from books． She could read by herself when she was four． Last year， she made a decision to try out for a volunteer after﹣school reading program． She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read．﹣The kidsare sitting in the library， but you can see in their eyes﹣﹣they're going on a different journey with each new book． Volunteering here is a dream that comes true for me． Not only can I do what I love to do but also I feel good about helping others． That's really cool! Information Card有句话说"帮助别人，快乐自己"．做志愿活动在中国已经越来越流行了．你愿意帮助他人吗？请你写篇短文谈谈你的看法．内容包括：1．如果你有机会成为志愿者（可以是导游、老师、护士等等），你志愿做什么工作？为什么？2．结合你自身的实际情况，谈谈你当志愿者的做法．作文要求：1、不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名．2、语句连贯，词数80左右．作为的开头已经给出，不计入总数．Volunteering is becoming more and more popular in China．________________________2016年广东省佛山市中考英语一模试卷答案1. C2. D3. B4. D5. D6. A7. B8. A9. A10. A11. A12. C13. C14. B15. A16. C17. A18. B19. C20. D21. ACDBBCACDB22. CDCAC23. CBADB24. D,G,A,B,F25. On,have,true,talking,there,knew,except,When,thanks,fool26. England,18 years old,the coral reefs,reading books,kids27. There is a saying "help others and be happy for yourself"．,Atschool，IoftenhelpmyclassmatesandfriendsWhentheyhavedifficulties，ItrymybesttohelpthemsolvetheproblemsAthome，IhelpmyparentswithhouseworkIoftengototheoldpeople'shomeandhelpthemcleantheroomsW henIhelpothers，IfeelIamhappyItreallymakesmehappy,IfIhavetheopportunitytobeavolunteer，IwanttobeateacherBecausetherearenoteachersinmanyremotemountainousareas，Ihopetohelpthosechildrengobacktoclass。

2016年市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）英语第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1. 答第I卷，考生务必将自己的和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。

2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能打在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

ALETTER FROM OUR PUBLISHERA.Book TVB.The Los Angeles TimesC.Natural History MuseumD.Los Angeles Public Library2.How are the best book prize chosen?A.By a group of experts.B.By a vote of the author.C.By the reading public.D.By festival sponsors.3.What is true about tickets to the festival?A.They are only for published authors.B.They include transport to each event.location.C.They can only be applied for online.D.They can be purchased at the eventBIn 1800, only three percent of the world’s population lived in cities. Only one city —Beijing— had a population of over a million. Most people lived in rural areas, and never saw a city in their lives. In 1900, just a hundred years later, roughly 150 million people lived incities, and the world’s ten largest cities all had populations exceeding one million. By 2000, the number of city dwellers exceeded three billion; and in 2008, the world's population crossed a tipping point — more than half of the people on Earth lived in cities. By 2050, that could increase to over two-thirds. Clearly, humans have become an urban species.In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many people viewed cities negatively — crowded, dirty environments full of disease and crime. They feared that as cities got bigger, living conditions would worsen. In recent decades, however, attitudes have changed. Many experts now think urbanization (城市化) is good news, offering solutions to the problems of Earth’s growing population.Harvard economist Edward Glaeser, author of The Victory of the Cir, is one such person. Glaeser argues that cities are very productive because “the absence of space between people” reduces the cost of transporting goods, people, and ideas. While the flow of goods has always been important to cities, what is most important today is the flow of ideas. Successful cities enable people to learn from each other easily, and attract and reward smart people with higher wages.Another urbanization supporter is environmentalist Stewart Brand. Brand believes cities help the environment because they allow haft of the world’s population to live on about four percent of the land. This leaves more space for open country, such as farmland. City dwellers also have less impact per person on the environment than people in the countryside. Their roads, sewers, and power lines need fewer resources to build and operate. City apartments require less energy to heat, cool, and light. Most importantly, people in cities drive less so they produce fewer greenhouse gases per person.So it’s a mistake to see urbanization as evil; it’s a natural part of development. The challenge is how to manage the growth.4. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?A. The history of modern cities.B. Changes taking place within cities.C. How cities have grown over time.D. Why modern cities are changing.5. How have experts’ attitudes towards cities changed in recent decades?A. They now view the weaknesses as strengths.B. They no longer see city- living asattractive.C. They accept city life in spite of its problems.D. They think city- living provides more benefits.6. Which of the following would Edward Glaeser agree with?A. Cities provide more economicopportunities.B. City people get along better with eachother.C. Over-crowded cities result in problems.D. Cities limit the flow of ideas.7. According to Paragraph 4, what would be the result of moving people out of cities?A. Economic production would be reduced.B. There would be less farmland available.C. People would travel less frequently.D. House values would fall greatly.CIt was December 25, 1914, only months into World W arⅠ. German, British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless killing, disobeyed their superiors and started socialising with “the enemy” along two-thirds of the Western Front.German troops held up Christmas trees with signs, “Merry Christmas”. Thousands of troops ran across the battlefields covered with dead bodies. They sang Christmas songs, exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared food and even played football. Soldiers hugged men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before. They agreed to warn each other if their officers forced them to fire their weapons, and to aim high.Fear ran through the military leaders on both sides. They felt that their power was being challenged: soldiers declaring their brotherhood with each other and refusing to fight. Generals declared this unexpected peacemaking illegal and said that participating soldiers would face a military court. Those found guilty would be imprisoned or even shot. By March 1915 the socialising movement had been destroyed and the killing machine was back in full operation. Over the next three years more than fifteen million people died in the war.Not many people have heard the story of the Christmas Truce (休战). On Christmas Day, 1988, a local radio host in Boston played “Christmas in the Trenches”, a song about the Christmas Truce, several times and was stunned by his listeners’ response. Thousands of people called in, praising the song, with many moved to tears by the amazing events it described.You can probably guess why the callers were in tears. The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people. It lets us see the world as it can be and says, “This really happened once.” It shows us the potential we have as humans, and contradicts all of those TV and newspaper stories that tell us how mean and heartless people are. It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true: the world really can be different.8. The soldiers began socialising with the enemy because ________.A. they couldn’t bear the meaninglessB. it was the best way to avoid being killed killingbackgroundsC. they feared that they would be caughtD. their enemies were from similar9. How did the generals finally put an end to the soldiers’ socialising?A. They sent the soldiers’ loved ones to prison.B. They moved the two groups of soldiers further apart.C. They increased the number of officers to control the soldiers.D. They warned the soldiers that they would face severe punishment.10. The underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 4 most probably means ________.A. satisfiedB. shockedC. amusedD. confused11. The author uses the story of the soldiers to imply that human beings ________.A. are not trustworthy under stressB. are naturally aggressive and war-likeself-interestC. are basically caring and kindheartedD. will always do what is in their ownDEarlier this year, the social media website Facebook announced that it would work with several news organization — including The New York Times, The Guardian, and the BBC— to place newsstories directly into users’ personal Facebook webpage. Stories published using Facebook Instant will load more quickly and keep the style of the original publisher, who will keep all the advertising income the stories earn — at least for now. The deal shows how important social, media has become to news organisations, and is a clear sign of how the world of news is changing — and has been for a while.When Google News began in 2002, many saw it as the death of the newspaper. It had no human editor. Instead Google used, and still uses, a secret computer program that selects and displays news stories according to the reader’s personal interests. More recently, Associated Press and Yahoo!have been punishing computer-written articles. Both use special software to automatically produce stories about company financial results and sports reports — areas where the quality of writing is felt to be of secondary importance to the accuracy of the data.Should we be worried about such developments? I think we should. One concern is that Facebook, Google and other social media websites see journalism as a sideline, a way of putting people in front of advertisements. It isn’t their primary function — so if it stops making them lots of money, they're likely to stop doing it.There’s also a concern that computer-written articles are not actually journalism at all, because what a human news team produces is actually quite complex. A well-written news story puts information in context, offers a voice to each side of an argument and brings the public new knowledge.Though economics and speed of delivery mean readers will probably choose a computer-written story over a carefully shaped article — at least for daily news — I don't think the computers will be writing any in-depth articles for a while yet.12.What is the main purpose of the article?A. To report on a new computer service offered by Facebook..B. To advise readers against reading computer-written news.C. To express concern about recent trends in online news.D. To describe the process of online news reporting.13. Computer-written news reports have so far focused on sports and finance because ________.A. these are the most popular topics for online readersB. there are fewer journalists specialising in these areasC. information on these topics is more easily availableD. writing style is less important than accuracy in these areas14. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Journalism.B. Advertising.C. Facebook.D. Business.15. In Paragraph 4, which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of a well-written news article?B. The author's opinion is clear.A. The information presented isup-to-date.D. The language used is vivid.C. Different views on the topic arepresented.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。