2016年广州市高考模拟考试英语试题(卷)和答案解析与评分参考

增城区2016届高三调研考试英语试题试题说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题，共8页，满分为135分。

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第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIt is the 70th anniversary of both the world's anti-fascism war and the victory of China's Resistance War against Japanese Aggression this year. China hopes to review history and look forward to the future together with its allies(同盟国).Victory—the history of the Chinese nation's destiny(命运), a great victory in the world. This is the historical turning point of Chinese national destiny. Let’s remember the days.August 15, 1945Japan declared unconditional surrender. China finally won after eight years of Anti-Japanese War.September 2, 1945In Japan Tokyo Bay, Missouri battleship, Japan's new foreign minister and chief of the general staff on behalf of the Japanese government signed a letter of surrender(投降). September 3, 1945The national government decided that the day was celebrated for the victory of the war of resistance against Japan. This day, it is also recognized as the world's anti-fascism war victory day. September 9, 1945Nanjing, which had brutally butcher the Japanese atrocities(暴行) in the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, witnessed the historic moment invaders final bow: Surrender signing ceremony was held in Nanjing. China formally accepted the Japanese surrender in Nanjing.Rising from the ashes, the Chinese nation wash one hundred years of humiliation(耻辱), win the position, self-confidence and dignity, and stand up proudly in the east of the world ! This is a great victory for the world to remember!1. When was the surrender signing ceremony held?A. August 15, 1945B. September 9, 1945C. September 3, 1945D. September 2, 19452. What is September 3 considered as?A. The day celebrated for the victory of the war.B. The day of the victory of China.C. The world's anti-fascism war victory day.D. An anniversary of the world's anti-fascism war.3.Which is one of the main purposes to celebrate the 70th anniversary?A. To look back to the history and look forward to the futureB. To wash one hundred years of humiliationC. To remember the history of the past 70 years.D. To mourn the people killed in the war.BAlice is going to university in 5 days. With her room filled with shoppi ng bags, she won’t talk about going and she is off with friends most of time. One night, after a long period of silence between us, I asked what I might have done or said to make her angry with me. She sighed and said, “Mom, you haven’t done anything. It’s fine—just distant.”But in the past we had always found some way to connect. When Alice was a toddler, I would go to the day-care center after work. I’d find a quiet spot and she would nurse—our eyes locked together, reconnecting with each other. In the middle school, when other mothers were already sorry for the estrangement(疏远) they felt with their adolescent daughters, I hit upon a solution: I would show up occasionally at school, sign her out of class and take her somewhere—out to lunch, to the movie, once for a long walk on the beach. It may sound irresponsible, but it kept us closewhen other mothers and daughters were at a loss. We talked everything on those outings—outings we kept secret from family and friends. When she started high school, I’d g et up with her in the morning to make her a sandwich for lunch, and we’d silently drink a cup of tea together before the 6:40 bus came.But now we are having two kinds of partings. I want the romanticized version, where we go to lunch and lean across the table and say how much we will miss each other. I want smiles through tears and the chance to offer some last bits of wisdom. But as she prepares to depart, Alice’s feelings have gone underground. When I reach to touch her arm, she pulls away. She turns down every invitation I extend. She lies on her bed, reading Emily Dickinson until I say I have always loved Emily Dickinson, and then she closes the book.4. From the first paragraph, we know that ___________.A. Alice is anxious about talking about leavingB. Alice is tired of the author’s suggestionC. the author is angry with her daughter, AliceD. there is a generation gap between Mom and Alice5. In the middle school, what the author did was to _________.A. keep much close to AliceB. talk with Alice till late at nightC. make her a sandwich for lunchD. find a responsible way to teach Alice6. When Allie was in her teens, ___________.A. she got along well with her MomB. she needed an independent lifeC. she liked to keep the distance from her MomD. she attended the day-care center7. We can learn from the passage that __________.A. there are different attitudes toward parting between the author and AliceB. there is not much communication between the author and AliceC. Alice is shy and has no friend except her motherD. Alice is eager to part with the authorCThe terracotta army figures(兵马俑) were made both in workshops by government laborers and also by local craftsmen. The head, arms, legs and main body were created separately and then gathered. Studies show that eight face moulds(模具) were most likely used, and then clay was added to provide individual facial features. Once gathered, intricate features such as facial expressions were added. It is believed that their legs were made in much the same way thatterracotta drainage pipes were made at the time. This would make it an assembly line production, with specific parts made and gathered after being fired, as opposed to crafting one solid piece of terracotta and afterwards firing it. In those days, each workshop was required to carve its name on items produced to ensure quality control. This has aided modern historians in checking that workshops that once made tiles and other items were used to work on the terracotta army. Upon completion, the terracotta figures were placed in the pits in precise military formation according to rank and duty.The terracotta figures are life-like and life-sized. They vary in height, uniform and hairstyle in accordance with ra nk. The colored painting’s finish, individual facial features, and actual weapons and armor(盔甲) from battle used in producing these figures created a realistic appearance. The original weapons were stolen by robbers shortly after the creation of the army and the coloring has faded greatly. However, their existence serves as a will to the amount of labor and skill involved in their construction. It also shows the power the First Emperor possessed, enabling him to command such a monumental undertaking.8. Why did the terracotta figures have their different facial features?A. The head, arms, legs were created separately.B. Many various face moulds were most widely used.C. Clay was added after using face moulds.D. There were different assembly line productions9. How were the terracotta figures placed after completion?A. By rank and duty.B. By pits right position.C. Through military formation.D. From the young to the old.10. Which are different among the terracotta figures although they are life-like and life-sized?A. Facial expressions, head, arms and legs.B. Height, uniform, hairstyle and facial features.C. The head, arms, legs and main body.D. Height, uniform, hairstyle and duty.11. What was the purpose that the First Emperor made the terracotta figures?A. To build a monument for himself.B. To show the skills of the national labors.C. To make people remember him.D. To show off the power he owned.DYouth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.Youth means a temperamental(性情的) good character of courage over timidity(胆怯), of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure(诱惑) of wonders, the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of y our heart and my heart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long as you are young.When your aerials(天线) are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you’ve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80.12. Which of the following best describes youth according to Paragraph1?A. Meaningful.B. BeautifulC. Helpful.D. Emotional.13. What makes the soul wrinkled according to the passage?A. A number of years.B. Self-distrustC. Deserting the idealsD. Lack of enthusiasm14. What can we learn from the last Paragraph?A. When you become old, you will feel hopeless.B. Where there is optimism, there is youth.C. Once you stop achieving your ideals, you will grow well.D. The younger you hope to be, the longer life you will live.15. What does the word “cynicism” in the last paragraph refer to?A. selfishnessB. willingnessC. hopelessnessD. happiness第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

广东省六校联盟2016届高三高考模拟英语试题（本试卷共8页，三大题，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟）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。

AShanghai Disney Resort has revealed its ticket prices for Disneyland claiming the lowest of all 12 Disney parks and six resorts in the world.Shanghai Disneyland ticket prices are set at 499 yuan (75 dollars) for the grand opening period (June 16-30, 2016) and regular price at 370 yuan. Its regular price for a one-day ticket is lower than its peers in Hong Kong, which is priced at 539 yuan and the Disneyland in Tokyo in Japan at 374 yuan. The regular price for a one-day ticket at the two parks in Los Angeles is $139. Tickets for Shanghai’s Disneyland will be on sale on March 28, 2016.Shanghai’s Disneyland will have it s opening day on June 16, 2016. All tickets will be date-specific and valid for admission only on the date purchased.Peak pricing for high-demand dates, including designated holidays, summer holidays and weekends, is set at 499 yuan. Special pricing will be provided to categorized guests: children (1.4m and below), seniors (65 years old and above) and guests with disabilities will receive discounts of 25 percent, infants (1m and below) receive free admission. A two-day ticket will be available at a five percent discount. On March 28, 2016, guests can obtain information on tickets through several official channels.The project has been under construction for more than six years now. Jun 16－that is, 6-16-2016－has been apparently chosen as the date of opening because the three 6s are believed to be auspicious, foretelling success.Real estate professionals believe any success of Shanghai Disney Resort would entail all-round benefits for the area. For example, visitors in huge numbers would likely spark a retail boom in Shanghai."Supplies of retail properties are really limited now and prices have more than doubled in the past 12 months. Obviously, investors believe that even a 10 square meter space for a noodle stand will be really profitable if it is close enough to Disneyland," said Lu Jianxin, a real estate agent with Shanghai Huayu Property Ltd.21.According to the passage, in which place is the regular price for a one-day ticket highest?A. Shanghai.B. Los Angeles.C. Tokyo.D. Hong Kong.22.According to the passage, how much will the two-day tickets cost if a couple go to ShanghaiDisneyland on July 16, 2016, Saturday?A. About 1900 yuan.B. About 2000 yuan.C. About 1500 yuan.D. About 1400 yuan.23.What does the underlined word “auspicious” mean?A. suspiciousB. successfulC. luckyD. unsuccessful24.What does this passage most probably come from?A. A school textbook.B. A news report.C. An advertisement.D. An introduction of a scenic spot.BGregory Talley used to sleep in a park, at an airport, or under a bridge. The 50-year-old has been homeless for more than 10 years. “It is hard. It’s hard to live homeless. You filled every day trying to find out where you are going to get something to eat. If I hadn’t found wonderful Fairfax Coun ty Kennedy Shelter, I wouldn’t know where I would be by now. I might be dead,” Talley said.According to 2015 government data, more than a half-million people in the United States are homeless on any given night. As many homeless shelters across the U.S. remain at or near capacity, the country faces complicated challenges. In his fiscal 2017 budget, President Obama proposed spending $11 billion over the next 10 years to fight family homelessness.The Kennedy Shelter is one of the facilities New Hope Housing provides for homeless families and individuals in the Washington suburbs. Pam Michell has dedicated her life to making the lives of this vulnerable population better as executive director of the nonprofit organization.“I went to Africa in 1985. And I sa w an immense amount of poverty, but I saw so much hope. And I wondered what I was doing at home in my middle-class American life and decided that I should try to do something that would bring hope to people,” Michell said. “It is convenient, homelessness j ust happened to be what was around me. So I picked that,” she added.When Michell began working with New Hope Housing 25 years ago, its three shelters had about 80 beds. Now, it has 350 beds and serves about 1,500 homeless people every year. Michell has expanded the program beyond just providing beds for the night.“We do outreach, we do prevention, we do permanent housing, we do transitional housing. We have an education program with all sorts of different things to move people to end their homelessness,” she said. “Our Out of Poverty program tries to teach the shelter residents self-reliance and work values, and includes courses on planning and personal responsibility.”25.Gregory Talley is mentioned in the first paragraph in order to __________.A. introduce the topicB. support the main ideaC. draw the reader’s attentionD. raise the reader’s awareness26.From the passage we know that the Kennedy Shelter ____________.A. is a nonprofit organizationB. is a place for the homeless to spend the nightC. is located in WashingtonD.C. D. provides 350 beds for 1500 people27.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. There were homeless people everywhere Michell went.B. New Hope Housing does not just provide beds for the night.C. New Hope Housing has three shelters for the homeless.D. Michell started to work with New Hope Housing in 1985.CAs an English learner, you want to be able to understand and to discuss a subject. You want to have the ability to express your opinions, and to support that opinion with a clear argument. You can learn these skills by learning how to debate.In everyday conversation, Americans use the word debate to talk about discussions among people. When people debate, they give their own opinions about a topic.Another use of the word debate describes a more formal discussion. Debaters work on a team to convince a judge that their opinion about a topic has more value than the opposite side’s.Debate is part of the tradition of forensics started in Ancient Greece. The Greeks thought that, in a democracy, people needed to have certain skills. These skills included speaking in public in favor of an opinion, and providing evidence to support one’s opinion.The Greeks supported the development of these skills by holding contests. Western education today continues the tradition with competitions between debate teams.Charles LeBeau wrote a book with Michael Lubetsky called “Discover Debate” to help teachers understand a simple way to teach debate. The method depends on creating a kind of visual aid known as a graphic organizer. The visual aid reflects the way we talk about critical thinking and developing an argument.Students work with the idea of building their argument just like they would build a house. They would draw their house on paper or a whiteboard and list:•The focus of the discussion or the debate is the roof.•The reasons and arguments are the “pillars” to support the roof.•The data, numbers, examples, and expert opinions provide the concrete foundation.The house approach gives students who have not experienced a debate in their own culture a way to plan what they will say to support their message.28.You are debating when ____________.A. you have an idea and discuss it with your classmates or friendsB. you are learning a foreign language and discussing a subjectC. you speak in protection of your opinions trying to convince othersD. you express your opinions in a competition before a judge29.The book “Discover Debate” is intended for ___________.A. teachersB. debatersC. speech competitorsD. English students30.What can be inferred from the passage?A. Ancient Greeks were fond of debating with opponents.B. Ancient Greeks made speeches in public to express their ideas.C. There are debating lessons in all Western schools today.D. Drawing a house before making a speech helps the speaker a lot.31.What does the underlined sentence (the last paragraph) suggest?A. A house is helpful to planning a speech.B. The house approach is useful for language learners.C. It’s a good idea for English learners to learn the house approach.D. Debate is a must for all students in the world.DThere was daylight. Glass could tell that much without moving, but otherwise he had no idea of the time. He lay where he fell down the day before. His anger had carried him to the edge of the clearing (森林的空地), but his fever stopped him there.The bear had hurt Glass from the outside and now the fever hurt from within. It felt to Glass as if hehad been hollowed out. He trembled uncontrollably, dreaming of the warmth of a fire. Looking around, he saw that no smoke rose from the remains of the fire in the campsite. No fire, no warmth.He wondered if he could at least go back to his blanket, and made a tentative effort to move. The movement caused something deep in his chest. He felt a cough coming on and tensed his stomach muscles to stop it. The muscles were painful from earlier battles, and despite his effort, the cough broke out. It felt like his inside was being torn out through his throat.When the pain of coughing decreased, he focused again on the blanket.I have to get warm. It took all his strength to lift his head. The blanket lay about twenty feet away. He rolled from his side to stomach, moving his left arm out in front of his body. Glass bent his left leg, then straightened it to push. Between his one good arm and his one good leg, he push-dragged himself across the clearing. Each breath drew like a cutting through his throat, and he felt again the trembling in his wounded back. He stretched to grab the blanket when it came within reach. He pulled it around his shoulders, embracing the weighty warmth of the Hudson Bay wool. The he passed out.Through the long morning, Glass’s body fought against the infection of his wounds. He slipped between consciousness, unconsciousness and a confusing state, aware of his surroundings like random pages of a book, scattered glimpses of a story with no continuity to bind them. When conscious, he wished desperately to sleep again, if only to gain respite (暂缓) from the pain. Yet each interlude (中间) of sleep came with a terrifying thought that he might never wake again. Is this what it’s like to die?32.From the passage, we know that __________.A. Glass was a hunter who used to hunt bears in the forestB. Even though Glass was wounded, he killed the bear at lastC. After fighting with a bear, Glass was seriously woundedD. Glass lay in the clearing for a week without being found33.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. All the other people were searching for Glass when he was lying in the clearing.B. Glass managed to put the blanket around his shoulders before he passed awayC. With one good arm and one good leg, Glass pushed-dragged himself back homeD. The whole morning Glass was sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious34.Paragraph 5 of this passage mainly tells us ___________.A. how Glass was wounded by a bear and diedB. what happened to Glass before he recoveredC. why Glass tried to get his blanket backD. how Glass struggled to keep himself warm35.We can infer from the passage that ___________.A. a desire for life supported Glass to struggle against hardshipsB. life in the forest used to be hard for both animals and manC. Hudson Bay was a small city where best wool was producedD. Glass wanted to sleep as much as possible to recover soon第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2016届广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（三）英语（2016.5）参考答案（因第一部分“听说考试”已经完成，笔试部分从第二部分开始，题号从第21小题开始。

）第二部分：21. B 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. B31. C 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. C 37. E 38. G 39. F 40. A第三部分：第一节完形填空41. C 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. A51. B 52. C 53. A 54. D 55. B 56. C 57. D 58. B 59. A 60. C第二节语法填空61. and / or 62. interested 63. thieves 64. extremely 65. another66. makes /will (may, can) make 67. Having 68. to 69. when 70. satisfaction第四部分：第一节短文改错：Dear editor,I'm a student of Xinhua Middle School and want to complain about the condition of yourour campus. Our once-quiet school used to being beautiful, with green trees and colourful flowerbe flowers throughout the year.But since a chemical factory opened nearby the last year, most of the flowershave died and the trees ∧lost their leaves. We believe the huge amount of waste water andhaveharm gases the factory produce every day is the cause. However, noise from the factoryharmful produces Moreover/Besides/Meanwhile/Additionally continuous disturbs our teaching and study activities.continuouslyI hope your newspaper will help us draw public attention in this problem and find atosolution.Yours sincerelyLi Hua第二节书面表达：Writing sample:Recently our school website set up a new column called “English Writing” to provide students with the opportunity to post their compositions and communicate with each other. The column not only helps students improve their writing ability, but allows them to develop self-confidence.The column has many benefits, not least of which is greater access to our teachers. They are often online to offer help to students. When necessary, students can even have a private online chat with a teacher.The only column rule is that compositions must be about school life. Each month, students vote for the best composition and the winner receives a book.Hope to read your composition here.(112 words)。

2016年广州市高三第一次模拟考试英语第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A1. Who is organizing the Festival of Books?A. Book TV.B. The Los Angeles Times.C. Natural History Museum.D. Los Angeles Public Library.2. How are the best book prizes chosen?A. By a group of experts.B. By a vote of the authors,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.C. They can only be applied for onlineD. They can be purchased at the event location.In 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 in cities, 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-riving as attractive.C. They accept city life in spite of its problems.D. They think city-riving provides more benefits.6. Which of the following would Edward Glaeser agree with?A. Cities provide more economic opportunities.B. City people get along better with each other.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.It was December 25, 1914, only 5 months into World War I. 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 meaningless killingB. it was the best way to avoid being killedC. they feared that they would be caughtD. their enemies were from similar backgrounds9. 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-likeC. are basically caring and kindheartedD. will always do what is in their own self-interestDEarlier this year, the social media website Facebook announced that it would work with several news organisations —including The New York Times, The Guardian, and the BBC—to place news stories 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. Thedeal 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?A. The information presented is up-to-date.B. The author's opinion is clear.C. Different views on the topic are presented.D. The language used is vivid.第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分l0分)Vacations are important. We need to take time out from work to relax, and just beourselves. __16__ We should all be allowed to leave our jobs behind us —at least for a few weeks each year —and just have fun. This might be something as simple as reading a good book in front of a warm fireplace through to travelling to the most interesting places on our planet. Whatever we fancy doing is worth taking time out for.Workplace stress is on the rise. __17__ These include disease, depression and even death. We all seem to be running from one place to the next, never finding out where we want to go in the first place. I intend to break that trend in the coming days. __18__ I will sleep late, write, watch movies, drink the occasional glass of wine, and eat to my heart’s content ignoring calorie counting. My plan is to just enjoy the fleeting moments of being alive.__19__ Spend your next vacation the way you want. Do what will restore your mental health. You’re very valuable to the people who are close to you, and to those who depend on it. Like it or not, we are all interdependent in this great life of ours.You are valuable. Just remember that the next time you look at the mirror and take a deep breath. Remind yourself that there will never be anyone like you ever on this earth again. __20__ All you have to do is just ask yourself what you want to do.A. With it come many health problems.B. When you finally get home you'll be greatly refreshed.C. I challenge each one of you to do the same.D. Draw up a detailed plan so you can see more.E. Life is not all about work, or at least it shouldn't be.F. And only you know how to vacation your way.G. For my next holiday, I will do all the things that I love doing.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)The dolphin (海豚) swam in her tiny tank. It was early evening and the park was __21__. She was alone again.Earlier that day, she had performed her __22__ for the visitors; and though their cheers pleased her, they did not __23__ the anxiety of forced separation she experienced daily, __24__ her family.Later that afternoon, her keepers had conducted their usual set of __25__ on her to make sure she’d be ready for the next day's show. This time, she had given in quietly to their attentions. This __26__ them, as it always did they were so happy when she __27__ them. But, when she didn’t, they assumed there was a __28__ and she would be punished.She dived down and stared through the glass window into the observatory room. During the day, __29__ crowded into this lower-level viewing room to watch her from an underwater __30__. The glass was __31__ with the hand prints of the many children who had pressed __32__ to get a good view.Her daily routine rarely __33__. Trainers would teach her __34__ tricks, to be added to her show. Occasionally, humans would bring their ill or __35__ children to swim with her. And, over time, she would heal (治愈) them. But she’d always __36__ the process so as not to expose her amazing ability to the humans.She swam up to the __37__ then stared __38__ at the stars above.She was far from her family and she was __39__.In the dark she sang...But none of her kind __40__ her.21. A. repaired B. gone C. closed D. built22. A. tricks B. stories C. songs D. duties23. A. cause B. stop C. ignore D. tell24. A. along with B. out of C. except for D. away from25. A. thoughts B. performances C. tests D. plans26. A. pleased B. shocked C. discouraged D. puzzled27. A. helped B. obeyed C. refused D. guided28. A. task B. chance C. reward D. problem29. A. keepers B. visitors C. reporters D. testers30. A. angle B. tank C. show D. sense31. A. damaged B. blocked C. decorated D. covered32. A. seriously B. lightly C. close D. far33. A. occurred B. varied C. remained D. survived34. A. new B. true C. strange D. regular35. A. skilful B. clever C. disabled D. shy36. A. take down B. slow down C. turn down D. put down37. A. park B. pool C. surface D. shore38. A. sadly B. lazily C. attentively D. happily39. A. free B. present C. independent D. lonely40. A. knew B. heard C. accepted D. found第二部分英语知识运用(共两节；满分45分)第二节(共10小题；每小题l．5分，满分l5分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

2016年广东省广州市高三1月模拟考试试题英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AMake a difference with your photographyTake the chance to make a real difference with your photography and contribute to One Minute on Earth, a project aiming to help street children around the world.We all live on the planet Earth, in different time zones and different parts of the world. When you read this, it will be night in one part of the world and morning somewhere else. A sunset and a sunrise is always there at any minute on earth.In 2015 on the 7th of April at 13:00 (New York time), 200 photographers all around the world clicked on the button of their cameras all within the same minute on earth. From all these amazing landscape photos and stories, a photobook was made which was sold to raise money for charity.100% of this profit was donated to the Ashalayam Deutschland organisation which used this money to support a street children center in Kolkata India. You can still buy this book from our website, which will help us continue to support the kids.We plan to hold this event annually, with the next one scheduled on June 21st 2017 at 21:00 (New York time). Money raised from the sale of the new photobook will go to a home in South Afri ca where 75 parentless children live. This year’s event will include not only landscape photos but also street photos. The main rule is that the sky must be shown in the photo, so all can see at what time it was shot when this year’s One Minute on Earth got to you.1. What is the main goal of One Minute on Earth?A. To raise money for children.B. To publish a photobook.C. To find the best picture.D. To take pictures of different places.2. What do the 2015 and 2017 events have in common?A. They take place on the same date.B. They each produce a photobook.C. They require the same type of picture.D. The money raised goes to the same children.3. What is the main rule of the 2017 event?A. All photos must be landscapes.B. The photos must be taken in Africa.C. The sky must appear in every photo.D. Each photographer can submit only one photo.解析：1.细节理解题，根据 a project aiming to help street children around the world.以及a photobook was made which was sold to raise money for charity.可知它的目的是帮助流浪街头的孩子，为他们捐钱，故选A。

2016届广州市高三英语模拟试题一（六校第一次联考）试题第一部分阅读理解（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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AWhen traveling, it’s important to learn about the customs and etiquette of the global village. What we consider polite behavior at home isn’t always accepted outside our borders.● Etiquette of Gift GivingGift giving should be a happy, positive experience. When selecting a present for someone in Nether lands, don’t purchase fancy kitchen knives or scissors. Giving sharp, pointy objects as gifts is considered unlucky. Be careful when presenting flowers to a friend or a business partner in Russia. Yellow blooms suggest cheat or a relationship break up. Traditionally, red carnations are placed on the tombs of the dead. Writing cards or notes while visiting South Korea, be mindful of your pen’s ink color. Writing a person’s name in red ink traditionally suggeststhat the person has passed away－an important point to remember when giving a birthday card.● Eating CustomsBeing early or on time is viewed as being rude, too eager or even greedy in Venezuela. If you are invited to someone’s home for a meal, it’s recommended that you arrive 10 minutes later than the requested time. When having a meal in Egypt, don’t use the salt shaker (盐瓶). It’s insulting to your host to spread salt on your food, which means that you find the meal terrible. Japan is a very polite nation, and their fondness for etiquette extends to the use of chopsticks. According to Japanese custom, if you’re in the middle of eating, use the opposite end of your chopsticks to secure food from a shared plate. When doing business in Turkey, it’s the custom for your host to pay for your meal. Requests to split the bill won’t be accepted. If you would like to pay your fair share, Turks recommend inviting your host to a follow-up meal.1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Giving a fancy kitchen knife to a friend from Russia is a good choice.B. You can use blue ink to write notes to your friend from South Korea.C. Dining with Japanese, one can use either end of the chopsticks to get food from shared plates.D. Invited to a meal, one should arrive earlier to show respect for the host.2. What does the underlined word “insulting” in Paragraph3 refer to?A. Respectful.B. Challenging.C. Indifferent.D. Offensive.3. Where is this passage probably from?A. A news report.B. A travel essay.C. A culture column.D. A food magazine.BI was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous.I fumbled(摸索) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked through the bars at the guard. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and lit the match, his eyes unconsciously locked with mine. At that moment, I smiled. I don’t know why I did that. Perhaps it was nervousness, perhaps it was because, when you get very close,one to another, it is very hard not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn’t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.I kept smiling at him, now thinking of him as a person and not just a guard. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the pictures of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were filled with tears. I said that I feared that I’d never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. Suddenly, without another word, he unlocked my cell and silently led me out. Out of the prison, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.4. What do we know about the man from the passage?A. He had lost contact with his family.B. He had been forbidden to smoke.C. He had been searched.D. He had killed someone.5. Why did the man want to smoke cigarettes?A. Because he was sure he was to be killed.B. Because he wanted the guard to set him free.C. Because he wanted to ease his nervousness.D. Because he was a regular heavy smoker.6. What can we infer from the story?A. The guard freed him in the prison.B. The man smiled to please the guard.C. The guard set the man free with permission.D. The man was surprised to be set free.7. What is the most important factor in saving the man’s life?A. The smile.B. The cigarette.C. The tears.D. The wallet.CSince Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest, Mount Qomolangma’s peak is no longer a lonely place and is turning into a trash heap.So far, more than 350 climbers have successfully reached the peak. And they have complained about waiting for hours in the bottlenecks (狭窄路段) on the way to the peak, a situation that isn’t just uncomfortable — it’s cold and windy up there —but downright dangerous. If bad weather strikes, climbers can and do die.As a matter of fact, the dangerous crowds aren’t the only problem on Qomolangma. All those climbers need to bring a lot of gear—and much of them ends up being left on the mountain, sometimes even the peak itself. Mount Qomolangma is becoming the world’s largest dump. Here’s mountaineer Mark Jenkins writing in National Geographic about the state of Qomolangma: “The two standard routes, the Northeast Ridge and the Southeast Ridge, are disgustingly polluted with oxygen cans and torn t ents everywhere.”But the good news is that some mountaineers are taking it upon themselves to clean up Qomolangma. Mountianeer Paul Thelen and his friend Eberhard Schaaf are part of the annual Eco Everest Expedition, which has been cleaning up rubbish from base camps to the peak since 2008. So far they’ve collected over 13 tons of garbage.Some of that rubbish is even being used for a higher purpose. As part of the Mount Everest 8844 Art Project, a group of 15 artists from Nepal collected tons of garbage brought down the mountain by climbers. They’ve transformed the cans and oxygen tanks—and in one case, part of the remains of ahelicopter—into 74 pieces of art that have already gone on exhibition in Nepal’s capital. Part of the profit from sales will go to the Everest Peakeers Association, which has helped collect tons of rubbish on the slopes of the mountain.8. What do we learn about the bottlenecks on the way to Mount Qomolangma’s peak?A. They are relatively safe.B. They are often crowded.C. They are very easy to pass.D. They are sites of base camps.9. What does the underlined word “gear” mean?A. Equipment for climbing mountains.B. The food climbers brought onto the mountain.C. Some important machines used for the bottlenecks.D. Some rubbish found on the mountain.10. The group of 15 Nepali artists_________.A. created works of art using rubbish from QomolangmaB. were employed by the Everest Peakeers AssociationC. climbed Qomolangma and collected tons of trashD. painted 74 beautiful pictures of Mount Qomolangma’s peak11. What can be the best title for the text?A. Eco Everest Expedition Proves SuccessfulB. Qomolangma Has Become A Huge MessC. Test Yourself Against QomolangmaD. Recycle Rubbish On QomolangmaDStudents from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic (水上的）shoes they designed and created.Alex Quinones was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time—just over a minute. Quinones, who wore oversized boat-like shoes，also won last year and will receive $ 500. Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an “A” on the assignment for Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves, Materials and Methods Construction Class. “It’s traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more spe cial than that,” Canaves said. “We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level.”A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to allstudents and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67-year-old female.A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the racers. He shouted encouraging words, but also laughed as some unsteadily made their way to the end.“A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better,” he said. It is also a lesson in life for the students.“Anything, including walking on water, is possible, if you do the research，test it and go through the design process seriously.”12. For what purpose did the students take part in the race?A. To go across the lake to school.B. To test their balance on the water.C. To pass Professor Canaves’class.D. To win the prize money of $ 500.13. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The students wore shoes distributed by Professor Canaves to walk across the lake.B. The students who fell into the water were criticizedseriously by the Professor.C. Most students finished the class assignment successfully.D. The students took part in the race to challenge their physical abilities.14. What can we infer from the passage?A. Alex Quinones is a top student in the university.B. It’s a custom for the people in the community to get involved in student activities.C. The student who made it to the end in the race would succeed in their professionalcareer.D. Professor Canaves attaches importance to hands-on learning experience.15. The purpose of the passage is to ___________.A. show his approval of the unique teaching styleB. report an interesting assignmentC. inspire teachers to be more creativeD. encourage more people to take part in the race第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

016年广州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卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、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，不能答在本试卷上，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(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A1. Who is organizing the Festival of Books?A. Book TV.B. The Los Angeles Times.C. Natural History Museum.D. Los Angeles Public Library.2. How are the best book prizes chosen?A. By a group of experts.B. By a vote of the authors,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.C. They can only be applied for onlineD. They can be purchased at the event location.BIn 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 in cities, 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 helpthe 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-riving as attractive.C. They accept city life in spite of its problems.D. They think city-riving provides more benefits.6. Which of the following would Edward Glaeser agree with?A. Cities provide more economic opportunities.B. City people get along better with each other.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 5 months into World War I. 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 meaningless killingB. it was the best way to avoid being killedC. they feared that they would be caughtD. their enemies were from similar backgrounds9. 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-likeC. are basically caring and kindheartedD. will always do what is in their own self-interestDEarlier this year, the social media website Facebook announced that it would work with several news organisations —including The New York Times, The Guardian, and the BBC —to place news stories 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 stopsmaking 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?A. The information presented is up-to-date.B. The author's opinion is clear.C. Different views on the topic are presented.D. The language used is vivid.第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分l0分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2016年广东广州高三二模英语试卷-学生用卷一、阅读理解1、【来源】 2016年广东广州高三二模(A篇）第21~23题6分The best of adventure and sport in NSW If you want adventure, then the state of New South Wales（NSW）in Australia is the place to go. No matter what the season, you can choose from a wide variety of landscapes, climates, activities and experiences all with easy access to tour operators and local guides.For snow lovers, there's no better place than the Snowy Mountains. Skiers and snowboarders can hit the slopes for some downhill thrills in Kosciuszko National Park. Non-skiing adventure-seekers will enjoy hiking or snowshoeing.If water sports are more your thing, there are plenty of places to go. Surfers you're your surfboards and head to Byron Bay, Shellharbour, or Newcastle's Merewether Beach. To see spectacular sea life up close, visit Lord Howe Island, a world-famous destination for underwater diving.The oceans, lakes and rivers around NSW offer a lifetime's worth of exciting fishing and boating challenges. Want more? Experience the rush of whitewater rafting in Jindabyne and Penrith, or go barefoot waterskiing in Port Stephens.For adventure in NSW, the sky's the limit! Book a hot-air-balloon or helicopter ride over the stunning vineyards of the Hunter Valley, go skydiving in Wollongong, or try hang-gliding in Stanwell Park.Get to know the State's unique and tough landscapes on a caving, canoeing or rock climbing adventure. Four-wheel-driving and off-roading tours are popular in both Country NSW and Outback NSW. Or explore parts of the State on horseback—you'll find great horse riding options in Sydney and throughout NSW.(1) What is the purpose of this article?A. To advertise a new holiday tour.B. To describe the geography of NSW.C. To promote NSW's tourist attractions.D. To encourage people to move to NSW.(2) Where can you go barefoot waterskiing?A. Port Stephens.B. The Hunter Valley.C. Stanwell Park.D. Wollongong.(3) Who are the intended readers?A. Families.B. Local guides.C. Photographers.D. Adventure travellers.2、【来源】 2016年广东广州高三二模（B篇）第24~27题8分2016~2017学年广东广州高二上学期期末广州市天河外国语学校第5~8题8分The United States of America was founded in 1776 after the 13 independent American states rose up against the ruling British, defeated them in the American Revolutionary War, and signed the Declaration of Independence, the document which declared the creation of the new country.The men who led the revolution, drafted the Declaration of Independence, and wrote the first American laws are known as " founding fathers". Benjamin Franklin, whose picture is on the US 100-dollar note, was appointed to prepare the Declaration that was eventually signed by the other founding fathers.Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston to a soap maker named Josiah Franklin. His father could not afford full schooling for all his children, but Benjamin loved books and worked in his elder brother's printing business before starting a newspaper called the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729. He wrote and drew cartoons for the newspaper. In addition, he worked to improve living conditions in the city: introducing street lights, cleaning the roads and building libraries. In the 1740s, Franklin retired from his newspaper and turned to science with great success. He was a very smart man and his work on electricity, including the "kite experiment" which confirmed the nature of lightning, made him famous throughout the world.Franklin earned the title of the "First American" for his efforts to unite the 13 American states, and to win their independence. This part of the story starts in London. He was sent to the city to persuade the British to treat the American states more fairly. It was here that he began interacting with important political thinkers and activists of the time and developing his own political ideas.Following his return to America in 1761 he became much more active in American politics and in the battle against British rule.After the United States of America was established, Franklin held several important positions such as the first United States Postmaster General, Ambassador to France and President of Pennsylvania. He is also famous today for his wise sayings, including "a penny saved is a penny earned" and "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" .(1) What is the article mainly about?A. The American Declaration of Independence.B. Franklin's contributions to American society.C. The American War of Independence.D. Benjamin Franklin's early life.(2) How did Franklin begin developing his own political thinking?A. By discussing ideas with political activists in Britain.B. By persuading the 13 American states to unite.C. By fighting against British rule in America.D. By writing articles for his own newspaper.(3) What can be inferred about Franklin from the article?A. His most important contribution was in science.B. He was the leader of the “founding fathers”.C. He was successful in many different areas.D. He came from a very wealthy family.(4) What is the correct order for the following events from Franklin's life?a. He started a newspaper business.b. He carried out the kite experience on electricity.c. He worked for his brother in a printing company.d. He was appointed the Ambassador to France.e. He helped write the Declaration of Independence.f. He visited England to discuss independence.A. e, c, a, b, f, dB. c, a, b, f, e, dC. a, c, f, b, d, eD. f, d, a, b, c, e3、【来源】 2016年广东广州高三二模（C篇）第28~31题8分Whether or not you believe Professor Stephen Hawking's alarming theory that building a "strong" artificial intelligence （AI） could lead to the end of the human race, it's clear that AI is reaching the point where soon it will affect almost every aspect of how we work with computers. We must get used to computers that talk back.Last year, investment bank Deep Ventures attracted much media attention when it announced that it had appointed an AI computer to its board of directors to help make important business decisions. What actually happened was that the company used a program called VITAL to analyse potential investments （授资） in different businesses. But VITAL doesn't attend board meetings or vote —it's just a program. While it's not quite the evil robot we see in science fiction movies, it shows us how far computers and AI have advanced.Soon AI systems will be driving our vehicles, interpreting our facial expressions as we perform complex tasks, translating our voices into different languages and building other machines for us in factories around the world. But they won't look like us or pretend to be human.In the new film Ex Machina, a computer scientist is asked to assess whether a beautiful human-looking robot called Ava has human intelligence. I won't spoil the film for you, but it occurred to me that one of the reasons we believe other human beings are conscious and have intelligence is that we're told they are all the time. Indeed, if you stopped believing other people have minds, you would quickly find yourself unable to function in the world.Google's Eric Schmidt argues that we shouldn't worry about AI, and that we need instead to redesign our education systems so that we learn how to get on with the machines. As powerful computer-based intelligences continue developing, we must let go of the belief that only humans have intelligence and consciousness. Just as we have accepted the reality that the self-awareness that makes minds possible exists within the animal world, we may soon accept that it can also exist within the machine world.(1) According to Professor Stephen Hawking, human beings.A. may be endangered by strong AIB. are still more intelligent than machinesC. will benefit greatly from the advances in AID. will never be able to build a strong AI system(2) According to Paragraph 2, VITAL can.A. attend board meetings to voteB. make final decisions for the bankC. attract more investments to the bankD. assess the value of different businesses(3) The author predicts that AI machines will soon be able to.A. control people's facial expressionsB. construct other intelligent machinesC. have a human-like physical appearanceD. change people's speeches into different languages(4) Which of the following would the author most probably agree with?A. It is too late to stop the danger of artificial intelligence.B. Humans should learn to live with intelligent machines.C. Intelligent machines will eventually control the world.D. Only humans can have intelligence and consciousness.4、【来源】 2016年广东广州高三二模第32~35题8分2019~2020学年9月广东深圳南山区深圳大学附属中学高三上学期月考（深圳科学高中联考）（B）篇第24~27题8分(每题2分)Mature-age university students are annoying, I know. I understand that when you're 18 or 19, and already know everything, there's no need to do the readings or show up prepared for class. I also understand that there are these old people in class who should be doing other things—maybe retiring, or gardening in the backyard. They are eagerly asking questions （or worse, answering them） and generally loud.I understand because I used to be one of TAL#NBSP them. I dropped out of high school in Year 11 and after playing guitar in a band for a few years, I spent the next ten years working different jobs. Then a friend, who thought I was wasting my life, suggested I enroll at his university. Although afraid, I eventually took a university preparation course and a year later became a 35-year-old university freshman.Like many mature-age students, after completing my degree, I continued studying and eventually attained my PhD.Now I'm a lecturer at Toronto University in Canada. In fact, I have just finished preparing a group of mature-age students to annoy next year's young first years. My students come from many different backgrounds. But they all share an enthusiasm for knowledge and learning.I know they are ridiculous and show up to class with folders full of readings, minds overflowing with ideas and concepts they want to discuss. I was the same. But, contrary to the stereotype of the annoying mature-age students occupying the airtime in class, most don't want to control the discussion.They're likely to be waiting, counting away the seconds silently in the hope that someone will want to talk about all of these amazing ideas we're learning about. Only after waiting for younger voices to speak, （ but which often remain silent） do they begin talking.Speaking for myself, I love students who come prepared and ready to discuss stuff. So let's celebrate all of those "annoying" mature-age students.(1) According to the article, a mature-age student is a person.A. who behaves like an adultB. studying for a higher degreeC. not yet qualified to enter universityD. who starts university at an older age(2) In the first paragraph, the author.A. shows that he is opposed to mature-age studentsB. describes the problems mature-age students createC. makes fun of the attitude held by many young studentsD. explains why many teachers dislike mature-age students(3) What does the underlined word "TAL#NBSP them" in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Retired people.B. Early high school leavers.C. Mature-age university students.D. University students aged below 20.(4) Why do mature-age students often wait before speaking in class?A. They are not very familiar with the topic being discussed.B. They want to give the younger 'students more chances to speak.C. They lack the ability to give their opinions.D. They are more interested in hearing others' opinions.二、七选五5、【来源】 2016年广东广州高三二模第36~40题10分2016~2017学年广东广州高二上学期期末广州市天河外国语学校第16~20题10分Alone But Not LonelyIn today's fast-paced society, we've become uncomfortable with silence. We try to find different types of activities that can help us escape feelings of laziness orboredom.1Solitude（独处）does not have to be uncomfortable or lonely. In fact, solitude and loneliness are very different things.The death of a loved one or the inability to find people who understand you can leave you feeling lonely. Even if you are surrounded by other people, it's natural to experience an emptiness while longing for love or acceptance.2Geoffery F. Fisher once said, "In cities, no one is quiet but many arelonely.3"We often fill loneliness with all types of unsatisfying activities. Young people would rather spend a Friday night out with strangers, than spend the night alone. They're looking for a way to kill time while they await true friendship. Then there are young adults in gangs where they don't really like their companions.4Why does being alone scare us?Do not be afraid of silence.5It teaches you how to truly listen. It teaches you to pay attention to what's going on inside of you. Only when we are alone can we have the space and peace we need to think without being outwardly influenced. It therefore becomes easier to make important decisions as well as to reflect on how we are feeling.A. Loneliness is therefore a feeling that can be experienced whether or not one is physically alone.B. They would rather feel accepted on a shallow level than risk feeling alone.C. The problem of loneliness can be easily solved in a modern world.D. But, when doing so, the main thing we are trying to avoid is loneliness.E. In the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.F. It can provide you with amazing benefits.G. It guides you through hardships.三、完形填空6、【来源】 2016年广东广州高三二模第41~60题30分Eco-tourism involves people traveling to beautiful but environmental sensitive places. Such tripsare1carried out with an experienced guide. Over recent years, this type of travel has been steadily gaining2as more people search for new travel experiences.Eco-tourism has many benefits. First, all the3spent by the tourists is used to4the important environmental spots they visit. Second, ithelps5to better understand the environment,thereby6their knowledge of the world. Furthermore, this style of travel is also more7of the local culture.Compared to8tourists, eco-tourists use energy more efficiently, save water and produce less rubbish by finding ways to9it. These behaviours have a10and lasting effect on the local environment.Two things are needed to make eco-tourism a/an11. First, it should be done in small groups. And second, because it requires considerable effort, both eco-tourists and locals must be12in their commitment to improving the environment.Green travel provides local people with jobs in parks,13and shops. One great achievement of eco-tourism has been the14of illegal hunting. Former hunters can now work as guides to help keep the animals15in their natural surroundings. Green travel also16local people's quality of life, especially children's.Peru is one country using eco-tourism to promote respect for the17. It's now able to take better care of its rainforests because of a/an18on more sustainable（可持续的）travel.19this, local people's living-standards have improved. Many others are now following Peru's20and using eco-tourism to preserve their environment for the future generation s.A. finallyB. usuallyC. suddenlyD. roughlyA. pleasureB. satisfactionC. popularityD. freedomA. moneyB. timeC. energyD. effortA. polluteB. protectC. purchaseD. exploreA. scientistsB. huntersC. guidesD. visitorsA. approvingB. confirmingC. enrichingD. supportingA. respectfulB. awareC. uncertainD. independentA. richB. curiousC. lazyD. normalA. useB. recycleC. copyD. restrictA. challengingB. disappointingC. positiveD. riskyA. successB. adventureC. toolD. symbolA. politeB. sincereC. doubtfulD. gratefulA. minesB. factoriesC. schoolsD. hotelsA. banB. resultC. declineD. appearanceA. closeB. safeC. friendlyD. activeA. influencesB. examinesC. balancesD. improvesA. environmentB. lawC. economyD. hostsA. effectB. theoryC. focusD. discussionA. But forB. According toC. In spite ofD. In addition toA. exampleB. ruleC. adviceD. tradition四、语法填空7、【来源】 2016年广东广州高三二模第61~70题15分2020~2021学年广东高二下学期开学考试第51~60题10分(每题1分)2016~2017学年内蒙古包头昆都仑区包头市第九中学高二下学期期中第61~70题15分Each week New York-based hairstylist Mark Bustos tries to make a small difference in people's lives1giving haircuts to homeless people.During the week, Mark works in his high-class salon, but each Sunday, he walks around the city asking people2they'd like a haircut. He then gives them a stylish haircut —3same kind he would give to any paying customer, except these are done for free for those who are homeless or cannot afford a haircut4（them）.Mark's work began in 2012 when visiting family in the Philippines. Instead ofjust5（ take ） a typical, relaxing vacation, he decided to give poor local children haircuts. "I felt so happy doing it that I've continued since returning, " Mark explains.Changing someone's appearance can have a huge impact on their life. Remember the homeless retired soldier who received a make-over? He found a job,6（rent） a house and quit drinking alcohol afterwards.7（simple） changing how a person looks can give them a huge increase in8（confident）.Mark Bustos proves that there are many ways9（give）, and that you can easily use your10（person） abilities to make a difference in somebody's life.五、短文改错8、【来源】 2016年广东广州高三二模第71题10分The old saying "The early bird catches the worm" show us the importance of planning, working hard and trying constant. To achieve outstanding results, the most people must plan ahead and work diligently to overcome all kind of difficulties.That has been my own experience, either. When I first started at high school, I seldom passed my exams, so I never prepared well. Later, my teacher, Mr. Black, advised me plan everything in advance. She asked me to study hard as well. After a year of putting his advice onto practice, I can now easily pass all my exams.There are no shortcuts to succeed.六、书面表达9、【来源】 2016年广东广州高三二模第72题25分英国姐妹学校的老师Dr. Smith将要来你们学校开展教学活动。

2016年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语第I卷第二部分阅读理解（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。

AThe best of adventure and sport in NSWIf you want adventure, then the state of New SouthWales (NSW) in Australia is the place to go. No matterwhat the season, you can choose from a wide variety oflandscapes, climates, activities and experiences all witheasy access to tour operators and local guides.For snow lovers, there’s no better place than theSnowy Mountains. Skiers and snowboarders can hit theslopes for some downhill thrills in Kosciuszko National.Park. Non-skiing adventure-seekers will enjoy hiking or snowshoeing.If water sports are more your thing, there are plenty of places to go. Surfers you’re your surfboards and head to Byron Bay, Shellharbour, or Newcastle's Merewether Beach. To see spectacular sea life up close, visit Lord Howe Island, a world-famous destination for underwater diving.The oceans, lakes and rivers around NSW offer a lifetime’s worth of exciting fishing and boating challenges. Want more? Experience the rush of whitewater rafting in Jindabyne and Penrith, or go barefoot waterskiing in Port Stephens.For adventure in NSW, the sky’s the limit! Book a hot-air-balloon or helicopter ride over the stunning vineyards of the Hunter Valley, go skydiving in Wollongong, or try hang-gliding in Stanwell Park.Get to know the State’s unique and tough landscapes on a caving, canoeing or rock climbing adventure. Four-wheel-driving and off-roading tours are popular in both Country NSW and Outback NSW. Or explore parts of the State on horseback ― you’Il find great horse riding options in Sydney and throughout NSW.21. What is the purpose of this article?A. To advertise a new holiday tour.B. To describe the geography of NSW.C. To promote NSW's tourist attractions.D. To encourage people to move to NSW.22. Where can you go barefoot waterskiing?A. Port Stephens.B. The Hunter ValleyC. Stanwell Park.D. Wollongong.23. Who are the intended readers？A. Families.B. Local guides.C. Photographers.D. Adventure travellersBThe United States of America was founded in 1776 after the 13 independent American states rose up against the ruling British, defeated them in the American Revolutionary War, and signed the Declaration of Independence, the document which declared the creation of the new country.The men who led the revolution, drafted the Declaration of Independence, and wrote the first American laws are known as " founding fathers". Benjamin Franklin, whose picture is on the US 100-dollar note, was appointed to prepare the Declaration that was eventually signed by the other founding fathers.Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston to a soap maker named Josiah Franklin. His father could not afford full schooling for all his children, but Benjamin loved books and worked in his elder brother's printing business before starting a newspaper called the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729. He wrote and drew cartoons for the newspaper. In addition, he worked to improve living conditions in the city: introducing street lights, cleaning the roads and building libraries. In the 1740s, Franklin retired from his newspaper and turned to science with great success. He was a very smart man and his work on electricity, including the “kite experiment” which confirmed the nature of lightning, made him famous throughout the world.Franklin earned the title of the “First American” for his efforts to unite the 13 American states, and to win their independence. This part of the story starts in London. He was sent to the city to persuade the British to treat the American states more fairly. It was here that he began interacting with important political thinkers and activists of the time and developing his own political ideas.Following his return to America in 1761 he became much more active in American politics and in the battle against British rule.After the United States of America was established, Franklin held several important positions such as the first United States Postmaster General, Ambassador to France and President of Pennsylvania. He is also famous today for his wise sayings, including “a penny saved is a penny earned” and “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.24. What is the article mainly about?A. The American Declaration of Independence.B. Franklin's contributions to American society.C. The American War of Independence.D. Benjamin Franklin's early life.25. How did Franklin begin developing his own political thinking?A. By discussing ideas with political activists in Britain.B. By persuading the 13 American states to unite.C. By fighting against British rule in America.D. By writing articles for his own newspaper.26. What can be inferred about Franklin from the article?A. His most important contribution was in science.B. He was th e leader of the “founding fathers”.C. He was successful in many different areas.D. He came from a very wealthy family.27. What is the correct order for the following events from Franklin’s life?a. He started a newspaper business.b. He carried out the kite experience on electricity.c. He worked for his brother in a printing company.d. He was appointed the Ambassador to France.e. He helped write the Declaration of Independence.f. He visited England to discuss independence.A. e, c, a, b, f, dB. c, a, b, f, e, dC. a, c, f, b, d, eD. f, d, a, b, c, eCWhether or not you believe Professor Stephen Hawking's alarming theory that building a “strong” artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the end of the human race, it’s clear that AI is reaching the point where soon it will affect almost every aspect of how we work with computers. We must get used to computers that talk back.Last year, investment bank Deep V entures attracted much media attention when it announced that it had appointed an AI computer to its board of directors to help make important business decisions. What actually happened was that the company used a program called VITAL to analyse potential investments (授资) in different businesses. But VITAL doesn't attend board meetings or vote ― it’s just a program. While it's not quite the evil robot we see in science fiction movies, it shows us how far computers and AI have advanced.Soon AI systems will be driving our vehicles, interpreting our facial expressions as we perform complex tasks, translating our voices into different languages and building other machines for us in factories around the world. But they won't look like us or pretend to be human.In the new film Ex Machina, a computer scientist is asked to assess whether a beautiful human-looking robot called Ava has human intelligence. I won't spoil the film for you, but it occurred to me that one of the reasons we believe other human beings are conscious and have intelligence is that we’re told they are all .the time. Indeed, if you stopped believing other people have minds, you would quickly find yourself unable to function in the world.Google’s Eric Schmidt argues that we shouldn't worry about AI, and that we need instead to redesign our education systems so that we learn how to get on with the machines. As powerful computer-based intelligences continue developing, we must let go of the belief that only humans have intelligence and consciousness. Just as we have accepted the reality that the self-awareness that makes minds possible exists within the animal world, we may soon accept that it can also exist within the machine world.28. According to Professor Stephen Hawking, human beings .A. may be endangered by strong AIB. are still more intelligent than machinesC. will benefit greatly from the advances in AID. will never be able to build a strong AI system29. According to Paragraph 2, VITAL can .A. attend board meetings to voteB. make final decisions for the bankC. attract more investments to the bankD. assess the value of different businesses30. The author predicts that AI machines will soon be able to .A. control people's facial expressionsB. construct other intelligent machinesC. have a human-like physical appearanceD. change people's speeches into different languages31. Which of the following would the author most probably agree with?A. It is too late to stop the danger of artificial intelligence. . .B. Humans should learn to live with intelligent machines.C. Intelligent machines will eventually control the world.D. Only humans can have intelligence and consciousness.DMature-age university students are annoying, I know. I understand that when you're 18 or 19, and already know everything, there's no need to do the readings or show up prepared for class. I also understand that there are these old people in class who should be doing other things — maybe retiring, or gardening in the backyard. They are eagerly asking questions (or worse, answering them) and generally loud.I understand because I used to be one of them. I dropped out of high school in Year 11 and after playing guitar in a band for a few years, I spent the next ten years working different jobs. Then a friend, who thought I was wasting my life, suggested I enrol at his university. Although afraid, I eventually took a university preparation course and a year later became a 35-year-old university freshman.Like many mature-age students, after completing my degree, I continued studying and eventually attained my PhD.Now I’m a lecturer at Toronto University in Canada. In fact, I have just finished preparing a group of mature-age students to annoy next year’s young first years. My students come from many different backgrounds. But they all share an enthusiasm for knowledge and learning.I know they are ridiculous and show up to class with folders full of readings, minds overflowing with ideas and concepts they want to discuss. I was the same. But, contrary to the stereotype of the annoying mature-age students occupying the airtime in class, most don't want to control the discussion.They’re likely to be waiting, counting away the seconds silently in the hope that someone will want to talk about all of these amazing ideas we’re learning about. Only after waiting for younger voices to speak. ( but which often remain silent) do they begin talking.Speaking for myself, I love students who come prepared and ready to discuss stuff. So let's celebrate all of those “annoying”mature-age students.32. According to the article, a mature-age student is a person .A. who behaves like an adult B . studying for a higher degreeC. not yet qualified to enter universityD. who starts university at an older age33. In the first paragraph, the author .A. shows that he is opposed to mature-age studentsB. describes the problems mature-age students createC. makes fun of the attitude held by many young students.D. explains why many teachers dislike mature-age students34. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Retired people.B. Early high school leavers.C. Mature-age university students.D. University students aged below 20.35. Why do mature-age students often wait before speaking in class?A. They are not very familiar with the topic being discussed.B. They want to give the younger 'students more chances to speak.C. They lack the ability to give their opinions.D. They are more interested in hearing others' opinions.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2016年广州市听说考试一模试题、录音稿及参考答案（文字稿）A卷（2016年1月20日上午使用）Part A Reading AloudThe River Thames is the longest and most important river in Great Britain. The name of the river is probably a Scottish word which means “broad river”. The Thames rises in southwest England and flows east for a distance of 338 kilometres to London. On the north bank stands the Tower of London, which was once home to the royal family and later served as a prison. The Thames River is crowded at its mouth with the busy ships of England’s commerce, but the upper course of the river is known for its quiet beauty. Someone once said the Thames was the finest river in the world “because it runs liquid history”.Part BW: Hey, Sam! Is this your dog?M: Yep. Let me introduce you to Cindy. Hey, Cindy, say hello to Maria.W: She’s really a lovely dog! Cindy, you’re so cute.M: She’s also a little naughty. Sometimes when she can’t find her favorite toy, she’ll get very annoyed and make the whole room a mess. Do you have a dog, Maria? W: Not yet. But I am thinking about buying one. Do you have any suggestions?M: You really should go to Rachel’s pet store.W: Why? Anything special there?M: It’s more than special. It has so many different kinds of dogs for you to choose from.2. 1) 中文呈现：养宠物狗有趣吗？学生提问：（Is it fun to keep/have/raise a pet dog?/Is it fun keeping a pet dog? It’s great fun keeping/having a pet dog, right / isn’t it?）录音回答：M:Oh, keeping a pet isn’t just for fun --- it’s also a responsibility. At a minimum, these animals depend on us for food and shelter. If you areconsidering taking a dog into your life, you need to think seriouslyabout the responsibility.2) 中文呈现：怎样让我的狗保持健康？学生提问:（How can I make sure my dog stays healthy/keeps fit? / How can I keep my dog healthy?）录音回答：M: Well, dogs have a right to be treated well. You need to provide it with a good diet, plenty of fresh, clean water, and some chew toys.You also need to regularly walk and wash your dog, which will helpkeep it healthy and happy. But, be careful. Washing dogs too muchcan harm its skin.3) 中文呈现：我的狗需要接受什么训练？学生提问：(What kind of training does my dog require / need?/ What training should my dog receive? / What kind of training should be given tomy dog?)录音回答：M: Well, training your dog makes life easier. You should socialize your dog, and teach it basic commands such as sit, stay, come and go.When you’re training your dog, using positive, rather than negative,words and gestures will help it enjoy learning.3. 1) 录音问：When will Cindy get annoyed?学生答：(When she cannot find her favorite toy.)2) 录音问：Why is Rachel’s pet store special?学生答：(It has many different kinds of dogs)3) 录音问：What do dogs depend on us for?学生答：(Food and shelter.)4) 录音问：What is harmful to a dog’s skin?学生答：(Washing it too much.)5) 录音问：What will help a dog enjoy learning?学生答：(Using positive words and gestures.)England was ruled by a cruel king named John. One day, the villagers heard that King John and his men would soon be arriving. This worried them a lot, for they knew the greedy king would demand food and housing for his men. After much discussion, they came up with a plan. They decided to act like fools because they believed no one would stay in a place of fools.The day finally came. In the street, the king saw a man riding a donkey. The man had a heavy bag on his own shoulders, and looked rather tired. The king approached the man and asked, “Why don’t you just put the bag on your donkey’s back?”“It’s bad enough that she has to carry me,” replied the man, “so I decide to lighten her burden by carrying the bag myself. We all do it this way in our village. We love animals.”The king didn’t say a word. He just went on his way, laughing at the man’s foolishness. That night, the king and his men left what they believed was a village of fools.复述要点：1. 英国一个村庄，在残酷的国王统治下；2. 村民听说国王要来，非常着急，因为国王要他们提供食物住所；3. 村民讨论后想出了一个主意；4. 他们决定等国王到达时扮傻；5. 国王到后看到一个人骑着驴子；6. 这个人肩上背着很重的袋子，显得疲倦；7. 国王问他原因；8. 这个人问答说想减轻驴子的负担；9. 国王一言未发，认为村民都是傻子；10. 国王和他的随员当晚离开了村庄。

2016年广东省高考适应性英语试卷（3月份）第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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．1. A Guide to the Library's FacilitiesTo use or reserve the facilities of the library, follow the procedures given at the circulation desk．Group Study Rooms （2F）Students and teaching staff can use these rooms for group study．Students are advised to use unlocked rooms （3rooms for 2people, 2rooms for 4people） available for free．When you use locked rooms （2rooms for 4people, 1room for 10people）, you need to go through reservation procedures at the circulation desk．These rooms are available for group discussion．Individual Reading Rooms （1﹣3F）There are 4single rooms available for use by teaching staff and visiting scholars．Each room is equipped with a computer together 1printer and 6scanners．Reservation of these rooms is available for a period up to seven days on end．Meeting Rooms and Seminar Rooms （1﹣3F）Only teaching staff and graduate students can apply to use these rooms and reserve them one day in advance．The total number of seats is40．They are available for workshops and small seminars．Computer Rooms （4F）These rooms are available for classes or seminars and so on．The total number of seats is 88.0nly teaching staff can apply to use the computer rooms and reserve them one day in advance．21．How many locked rooms can students and teaching staff use? ________A．OneB．ThreeC．FourD．Ten（1）If teachers want to print，they can go to________．A a seminar roomB a computer roomC a group study roomD an individual reading room．（2）Who can apply to use the computer rooms？________A TeachersB Visiting scholarsC Graduate studentsD Teachers and students．2. From my earlier memory of Mother it somehow seemed quite natural to think of her as different, nor of everyday things as Father was．In those days he was a young﹣looking man．He did not hesitate to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk to him and laugh at his stories．Mother was older than he was．She must have been a woman of nearly forty, but she seemed even older．She changed little for a long time, showing no indication of growing old at all until, towards the end of her life, she suddenly became an old lady．I was always inquisitive about Mother's age．She never had birthdays like otherpeople, nor did anyone else in our family．No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house．To my friends in the street who talked delightfully about their birthday parties, I would repeat my mother's words that such celebrations were only foolish． "Nothing but deception, "she would say．"As though life can be marked by birthdays．It's deeds, not years, that matter．"Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on not having birthdays, I once could not help asking Mother when she was born．"I was born．I'm alive as you can see, so what more do you want to know? "she replied, so sharply that I never asked her about her age again．In so many other ways Mother was different．Whereas all the rest of the women I knew in the neighboring hoses took pride in their housewifely abilities, their new furniture, the neat appearance of their homes, Mother regarded all those things as of little importance．Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out．（1）How did Father impress the author？________A He liked writing stories．B He loved making friends．C He was a very young man．D He was popular with children．．（2）Before the end of her life，Mother________．A looked quite youngB looked like an old ladyC looked like a forty﹣year﹣old woman．（3）What does the word"inquisitive"in Paragraph 2 probably mean？________A CertainB Curious．C Cautious．D Confident．．（4）What do we learn about Mother？________A She was lazy．B She was strict．C She was proud．D She was special．3. It is only praise or punishment that determines a child's level of confidence．There are some other important ways we shape our kids﹣particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words．For example, we can say to a child"Don't run into traffic!"pr"Stay on the footpath close to me．"In using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situations, because they know what to do, and aren't scaring themselves about what not to do．Why does such a small thing make a difference? It is all in the way the human mind works．What we think, we automatically rehearse （预演）．For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldn't be able to do it．When a child is told"Don't fall off the tree, "he will think of twothings: "don't"and"fall off the tree"．That is, he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind．A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off．So it is far better to use"Hold on to the tree carefully．"Clear, positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things．Kids do not always know how to be safe, or how to react to the warning of the danger in negativewords．So parents should make their commands positive．"Sam, hold on firm to the side of the boat"is much more useful than"Don't you dare to fall out of the boat? "or worse still"How do you think I'll feel if you drown? "The changes are small but the difference is obvious．Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them withour words, so it pays to be positive．（1）Positive choice of words helps kids to________．A do things carefullyB build up their confidenceC improve theirimagination D learn in different situations．（2）What can we infer from Paragraph 2？________A A child will act on what is instructedB One can't help imagining what isheard． C A child will fall off the tree when told not to． D One won't think of a blue monkey when given money．．（3）Which of the following commands helps kids to be safe？________A Fasten your seat belt．B Don't play by the lake．C How do you think I'll feel ifyou get hurt？ D Don't you dare to walk through the red light？．（4）The main idea of the passage is that________．A praise makes kids confidentB right instructions keep kids safeC clear commands make kids differentD choice of words can make a difference．4. In today's consumer world, we've never had so much, yet it seems we've never been so unsatisfied．The cost of housing has been rising for decades, and the cost to the planet has been huge, too．But there is a way to live a simpler, greener, and more affordable life: buy a TinyDwelling home!TinyDwelling homes are very small, yet comfortable houses at affordable prices．Each TinyDwelling home has a contemporary design and included a livingroom, kitchen, bathroom, upstairs sleeping area, and convenient storage space．TinyDwelling homes are cheap to run and ecologically﹣friendly, too．All you needis a small heater to keep your house warm in cold weather, and solar panels （太阳能电池板）in order to provide light and electricity．TinyDwelling is part of the small﹣living movement that began in the late 1990s．Back then, a growing number of people began to live in very small homes．They wanted to reduce their possessions, living space, and energy costs, so as to lead more ecologically﹣friendly lives．But the small﹣living movement really took off after the economic crisis of2008, when many people realized that they couldn't afford to keep large homes．Lizzy Morriaon, a small﹣living enthusiast, started TinyDwelling homes in 2008to meetthe needs of these people．Since then, Lizzy has been designing and building homes nonstop, and TinyDwelling homes have become so popular that thousands of people have bought one．And Lizzy hasn't only designing and building houses．She has also been teaching people how to build them．Simply buy the plans and materials so that you canbuild your own home, and save even more money!（1）It is implied in Paragraph 1that________．A rich people are very unsatisfiedB people are damaging the environmentC there are more poor people than beforeD people spend much money in saving the planet．（2）What do we know about the small﹣living movement？________A It aimed to handle the economic crisis．B It was started by people without houses．C It was well received by house designers．D It did not become quite popular until 2008．．（3）What is the main attraction of TinyDwelling homes？________A They are affordable．B They provide storage space．C They have upstairs sleeping area．D they are equipped with solar panels．．（4）Besides designing TinyDwelling homes，Lizzy also________．A urged people to buy them．B helped people to build them．C taught people to save money．D offered courses to train designers．第二节（满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．5. Most teens look forward to learning how to drive．（1）_______．Fortunately，there are things that you can do to help your teen become more comfortable behind the wheel．Below are some tips for helping your teen become a more confident driver．•（2）_______Before your teen gets behind the wheel of a car，he or she should be familiar with the rules of the road．You should have your teen review the driver's handbook and the vehicle's instruction．If your teen understands the basic rules and how the car works，then he or she will feel a little better about getting on the road．•Model good drivingActions speak louder than words．Many people will tell you that they learned how to drive by watching one of their close family members drive．（3）_______．•PracticePractice makes perfect．The more your teen practices，the more confident he or she will become．Your teen should start off by driving in a place that is free of barriers．（4）_______．After your teen has gotten comfortable about this，he or she can start practicing on the road．•Drive in a variety of conditionsIn order for your teen to become a good driver，he or she has to practice driving in a variety of conditions．（5）_______．•Get car insuranceMany teens are worried about how much money their parents would have to pay if an accident occurred．You should explain to your teen that car insurance can help one save a lot of money．A．Teach your teen the rules of the roadB．Everyone should be considerate of others on the roadC．You should show good driving techniques with examplesD．Let your teen finish school before he or she gets on the roadE．An empty parking lo is a good place for a new driver to practiceF．This includes things such as heavy traffic，bad weather and freewaysG．However，some of them are nervous about actually getting out on the road．第三部分英语知识运用（共两节）第一节完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．6. Some adults spend a lot of time trying to stop children playing．They are usually people who think of play as being the （1）_______of work and therefore a waste of time．For humans, work is a way of getting food to eat, and like humans, （2）_______must spend time doing the （3）_______ things．Regardless of this, children （4）_______ playing, and so do other young animals．It is quite （5）_______to keep both a small child and a young cat （6）_______ for hours with a piece of paper．Hunting may be the most obvious skill （7）_______in play, but it is far from being the only one．Lambs and goat kids play （8）_______ although they will never（9）_______anything other than some grass．But for these young animals too, （10）_______is an important partof learning．Sheep and goats are （11）_______ hill and mountain animals．Running and skipping exercise young legs and develop a strong sense of （12）_______ that will keep them safe on the steepest rocks．（13）_______animals play, is not so different．（14）_______trees and catching flies are not the most obvious training for the adult world, but the flexibility （15）_______ in these activities is similar to that required of a bus driver or businessman．What we know about animals shows us that playing is a very good way of （16）_______, so maybe one of the best ways for （17）_______ to learn is also by playing．Children find playing is fun, but （18）_______notice that they are also learning at the same time．Most people continue to play games long after they have become （19）_______, and perhaps thatis because we rely so much on our （20）_______ to learn．（1）A rewardB oppositeC basisD nature（2）A animalsB childrenC parentsD cats（3）A sameB ordinaryC dullD chief（4）A delayB regretC enjoyD ignore（5）A possibleB necessaryC reasonableD difficult（6）A annoyedB alarmedC amazedD amused（7）A keptB practicedC testedD required（8）A endlesslyB clumsilyC crazilyD aggressively（9）A huntB plantC learnD catch（10）A jumpB workC playD walk（11）A strangelyB initiallyC naturallyD equally（12）A directionB spaceC distanceD balance（13）A Based onB Compared withC Inspired byD Developed form（14）A ClimbingB GrowingC WateringD Cutting（15）A reducedB allowedC damagedD needed（16）A learningB exercisingC improvingD growing（17）A adultsB creaturesC humansD students（18）A generallyB hardlyC possibilityD truly（19）A matureB wiseC athleticD strong（20）A flexibilityB libertyC responsibilityD curiosity第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式．7. Several years ago I was at a train station in Amsterdam waiting in line to buy a ticket．As I stood there I saw a young man asking people for money so that he could buy his breakfast．Most of the travelers simply （1）________（ignore） the young man or gave （2）________（he） a dirty look，yet a well﹣dressed middle﹣aged man reacted differently．When （3）________（approach） by the young man，the gentleman looked（4）________at him and quietly asked，"How much will you need？"I couldn't hear （5）________ the young man said but watched as the gentleman pulled several （6）________（note） from his wallet and （7）________（calm） placed them in the young man's hands．I don't know whether the young man actually used the money for his breakfast or for （8）________ purposes．What I do know is that I witnessed two different reactions to the same situation．I saw people who （9）________（be） either afraid or annoyed．And then I saw the gentleman who was not afraid and treated the homeless young man as though he were a brother．I decided then and there that，even though we have to be （10）________（care）in this world，I would rather be like the gentleman．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）8. 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．I remember a first time when I saw my little sister Shanshan．I was eight years old．Because my arms looked weak，my mother trusted that I can hold the baby．Then，I took Shanshan on my arms，and I knew how much I very loved her．My mother had a full﹣time hob，so we had a person which was in charge of housekeeping and taking care of us．I didn't want anyone else take care of my sister．Therefore，I feed her，gave her a bath，and changed her clothes．When she was cry，I held her．Now Shanshan has grown up and is tall than I am，but I still treat her as my little sister．第二节书面表达（满分25分）9. 假定你是李华，负责学校英文广播站．请你给广播站的顾问Dr．Brown写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加广播站十周年庆典．要点如下：1．感谢他的指导；2．告知参加庆典时间和地点；3．邀请他参加庆典并发言．注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．3．开头和结尾已给出．参考词汇：广播站：broadcast station，顾问：consultant周年庆：anniversary．2016年广东省高考适应性英语试卷（3月份）答案1. DA2. DCBD3. BBAD4. BDAB5. G,A,C,E,F6. BAACADBAACCDBADACBAD7. ignored,him,approached,at,what,notes,calmly,other,were,careful8. I remember a first time when I saw my little sister Shanshan．I was eight years old．Because my arms looked weak，my mother trusted that I can hold the baby．Then，I took Shanshan on my arms，and I knew how much Ivery loved her．My mother had a full﹣time job，so we had a person which was in charge of housekeeping and taking care of us．I didn't want anyone else∧take care of my sister．Therefore，I feed her，gave her a bath，and changed her clothes．When she was cry，I held her．Now Shanshan has grown up and is tall than I am，but I still treat her as my little sister．1．a 改成the 考查冠词．第一次，序数词first前面必须加the．2．Because改成Although 考查连词．根据上下句的关系，尽管我的胳膊很弱，我妈妈仍然相信我，两句之间应该是让步关系，所以答案改成Although．3．can改成could 考查情态动词．本文叙述的是过去的事情，所以用过去时，can的过去时是could．4．on改成in 考查介词．抱孩子，孩子在臂弯里应该用介词in．5．去掉very 考查副词．此处表达喜欢用very是错误的，可以说love very much．6．which改成that/who 考查定语从句．先行词是person在从句中做主语，所以用that或者who．7．加to 考查固定搭配．want sb to do sth 是固定短语"想让某人做某事"．8．feed 改成fed 考查时态．fed，gave，changed 是三个并列谓语，所以都用过去时．9．cry改成crying 考查时态．根据句意：当她哭了的时候，我就抱着她．所以应该用过去进行时．10．tall改成taller 考查比较级．比较级+than是比较句型的固定结构．9. Dear Dr．Brown，Thank you so much for having been our consultant for such a long time．With your guidance，our broadcast station has been making great progress and is very popular with the students．（高分句型一）In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our station，a celebration will be held in the school lecture hall at 7：30 next Friday evening．（高分句型二）In the celebration，there will be some performances such as singing and dancing，and we also play some games．We would like to invite you to give a speech at the celebration．We would appreciate it if you can spare the time to come．（高分句型三）I am looking forward to your reply．Yours，Li Hua。

稳中有变，“易”且不易——2016年广州高考一模（英语卷）命题点评伴随着蒙蒙细雨，这个忙得懵逼的高三考试月终于在英语试卷上交之时结束了。

作为第一届使用全国卷的广东考生来说，白老鼠的泥萌洞悉了大波士全国卷的特点了吗？这次一模英语的命题对最后冲刺有啥重要指引呢？卓越教育考试研究院∙高考团队第一时间分析了试卷，具体如下：l总体评价本次高考一模相比于2015全国卷，整体难度更高，对学生理解分析篇章有更高的要求。

首先是阅读理解，四篇难度递增，且选材新颖，主题与日常生活息息相关，对社会热点，如“新闻网络化”、“城市化进程”进行讨论。

考生需要有对应的背景知识才能对文章有更深刻的理解。

而七选五与往年篇章结构不一样，每段主旨要点较不明显，强调篇章的过渡、衔接，要求考生对篇章进行详细分析，增加了解题的难度。

完形填空的文章看起来是平易近人的记叙文，但是用拟人的手法描写一条表演海豚的日常，包含较多情感细节的描写，考生需要捉住文章主旨及感情色彩，才能有效解题。

其次，篇章所包含的较多代词也加大了完形填空的难度，要求考生对句子结构、从句等语法内容以及代词所指代的主体十分清楚，才能明确文章含义，选择正确答案。

而本次完形填空的文章也加大了对短语的考查。

对于语法的考察，短文改错难度相对于2015年全国卷较容易，侧重对基础的词法、句法的考查。

语法填空难度比起2015年全国I卷稍难，热门考点非谓语霸占两个席位，个别题目容易因粗心失分，需要考生留心观察前后句的对应关系。

书面表达则要求考生开发脑洞，写自己会写的内容。

那么对于这次一模的书面表达，一方面，体裁是意料之中的书信写作；但另一方面，仔细审题会发现题中有陷阱。

从书信的分类来看，对比起2015年全国I卷的邀请信、2014年全国I卷的咨询信，甚至是2013年的告知信，此次书信的有点不一样。

题目要求学生写一封信给外国笔友Bill交流双方关于中英学生寒假生活的信息。

既然两者要交流，很显然，“主人公”李华要告诉Bill一些信息；同时，也要询问对方的信息，因此，题中所隐含的双向要求说明这是一封既有介绍特征也有咨询意向的综合型书信。

高三“三模”联考英语科考试题201605命题人：金山中学高三英语备课组第I卷第二部分阅读理解（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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AEDGEWOOD — Every morning at Dixie Heights High school, customers pour into a special experiment: the district’s first cof fee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliv eries. By closing time at 9:20 a.m., the shop usually sells 90 drinks. “Whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schatzman says it was good,”Christy McKinley, a second year student, announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school. They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia. Not that it was easy. Chevalier’s first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content? Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition guidelines.21. The coffee shop is mostly run by _________.A. all the studentsB. all the teachersC. students with special learning needsD. some special-education teachers22. When does the coffee shop close?A. In the early morning.B. At 9:20 a.m.C. At 9 a.m.D. In the afternoon.23. The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to _________.A. raise money for school affairsB. do some research on nutritionC. supply teachers with drinksD. develop students’ practical skillsBHave you ever wondered where the chocolate in your favorite candy bar comes from? Chocolate comes from the cacao tree, which grows in warm, tropical areas of West Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, and South America. And who eats the delicious chocolate made from the cacao grown in these places? The majority of chocolate is consumed in Europe and North America. This probably sounds like a familiar story—developing countries produce inexpensive raw materials that are manufactured and sold as finished goods in developed countries, and generally, that is what happens with chocolate. Large chocolate companies buy cacao beans at alow price and produce cocoa and chocolate products to sell at a relatively high price.But the familiar story has a new chapter. Beginning in the 1980s, some consumers learned that cacao farmers were living difficult and uncertain lives. The farmers received money for their crops based on world markets, and the market price for cacao was sometimes so low that farmers received less for their crops than the crops had cost to produce. In response, groups of consumers in Europe and the United States developed “fair trade” organizations to guarantee that farmers of cacao, as well as coffee and tea, would receive fair and consistent prices for their crops.Fair trade organizations benefit farmers by buying cacao beans or other products from them directly at higher-than-market prices and eliminating (除去) “middle men” such as exporters. Fair trade organizations also encourage farming techniques that are not harmful to the environment or to farm workers, for example, growing cacao without chemical pesticides or fertilizers in the shade of rain forest trees. One organization, Equal Exchange, helps farmers set up farming cooperatives in which they can share resources and work on projects such as community schools. Another, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), guarantees that products bearing its label meet standards that improve the lives of growers and producers.The results of fair trade are a better standard of living for some farmers and nicer chocolate bars made with organically produced cocoa that consumers don’t feel guilty about buying. And although fair trade chocolate is somewhat more expensive than other chocolate and now makes up only 1% of chocolate sold, the fair trade idea is spreading quickly. You may soon see fair trade chocolate right next to the more famous bars in your favorite store.24. The underlined word “that” in Para. 1 refers to _________.A. the unfair trade between countriesB. the high price of chocolate productsC. the traditional production of raw materialsD. the major consumption of the finished food25. The organization Equal Exchange aims to_________.A. promote chocolate salesB. offer support to the farmersC. reduce the cost of growing cropsD. increase the production of chocolate26. What does the author imply in the last paragraph?A. There will be more fair trade chocolate in the future.B. Fair trade chocolate is not as tasty as other chocolate.C. Consumers feel guilty about buying fair trade chocolate.D. There is probably no reason to worry about cacao farmers.27. The passage is written to _________.A. give tips on how to undertake fair chocolate tradeB. advise people to join in Fair trade organizationsC. encourage farmers to adopt organic farmingD. inform people of fair trade chocolateCDoes happiness have a scent?When someone is happy, can you smell it?You can usually tell when someone is happy based on seeing them smile, hearing them laugh or perhaps from receiving a big hug. But can you alsosmell their happiness? Surprising new research suggests that happiness doesindeed have a scent, and that the experience of happiness can be transmittedthrough smell, reports .For the study, 12 young men were shown videos meant to bring about a variety of emotions while researchers gathered sweat samples from them. All of the men were healthy and none of them were drug users or smokers, and all were asked to abstain from drinking or eating smelly foods during the study period.Those sweat samples were then given to 36 equally healthy young women to smell, while researchers monitored their reactions. Only women were selected to smell the samples, apparently because previous research has shown that women have a better sense of smell than men and are also more sensitive to emotional signaling — though it's unclear why only men were chosen to produce the scents.Researchers found that the behavior of the women after smelling the scents — particularly their facial expressions — indicated a relationship between the emotional states of the men who produced the sweat and the women who sniffed them.“Human sweat produced when a person is happy brings about a state similar to happiness in somebody who breathes this smell,” said study co-author Gun Semin, a professor at Koc University in Turkey.This is a fascinating finding because it not only means that happiness does have a scent, but that the scent is capable of transmitting the emotion to others. The study also found that other emotions, such as fear, seem to carry a scent too. This ensures previous research suggesting that some negative emotions have a smell, but it is the first time this has proved to be true of positive feelings.Researchers have yet to isolate (分离) exactly what the chemical compound for the happiness smell is, but you might imagine what the potential applications for such a finding could be. Happiness perfumes, for instance, could be invented. Scent therapies (香味疗法) could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety.Perhaps the most surprising result of the study, however, is our broadened understanding of how emotions get communicated, and also how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social context and the emotional states of those around us.28. What is the main finding of the new research?A. Men produce more sweats.B. Negative emotions have a smell.C. Pleasant feelings can be smelt out.D. Women have a better sense of smell.29. The underlined part “abstain from” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.A. avoidB. practiceC. continueD. try30 What is the application value of the new research?A. Perfumes could help people understand each other.B. Some smells could be developed to better our mood.C. Perfumes could be produced to cure physical diseases.D. Some smells could be created to improve our appearance.31 We can learn from the last paragraph that .A. happiness comes from a scent of sweatB. positive energy can deepen understandingC. people need more emotional communicationD. social surroundings can influence our emotionsDConventional wisdom is a major barrier to innovation（创新）that threatens the survival of companies everywh ere. It’s based on the assumption that old ideas will always work, so they shouldn’t be challenged. While this may be a valid assumption in situations that don’t change, it’s unlikely to hold true in a changing situation. In today’s rapid changing global environment, old methods often don't work, and stubbornly using them can lead to major problems.Most people seem to agree with conventional wisdom because it gives one a false sense of security. If everyone else believes it, then it must be true. Individuals who use conventional wisdom are certain that they are right, and being right is good. They want to continue using old ideas rather than take risks with changes that might not work. In 1977, Ken Olsen, co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), stated “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.”Despite being a dominant leader in the computer industry, DEC no longer exists.People seem to forget that since innovation is a change, there can be no innovation without change. Unfortunately, conventional wisdom prevents leaders, followers and companies from changing and therefore innovating. If companies don’t innovate, but their competitors do, the future is likely to be problematic. Breaking from conventional wisdom has led to many of the most innovative companies and products in history across many industries, so it has a powerful effect on business success.Ted Turner (founder of CNN) knew little, if anything, about the news business, but he knew it was inconvenient to watch news only at the dinner hour, as was common before CNN. Turner’s solution was to create a cable channel dedicated to news 24 hours a day. The news establishment reflected conventional wisdom at the time, and predicted his idea would fail because no one wanted to watch the news all day. However, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that viewers don’t have to watch the news all day for the CNN to work. Viewers just have to watch when they want to get information. Due to conventional thinking, the critics failed to recognize the opportunity that was clear to Ted. They assumed that only what was familiar to them could work in the future.Conventional wisdom prevents creativity, flexibility and risk-taking, so unconventional leaders enthusiastically break from it. To survive, thrive (茁壮成长) and maintain competitive advantage, companies must be flexible when reacting to change.32. DEC has disappeared probably because ___________.A. the consumers didn’t like its productsB. the leaders lacked the sense of securityC. the CEO stuck to the conventional ideasD. the employees took many risks with changes33. The founding of CNN is used as an example to prove _________.A. missing opportunities could lead to failureB. changing could contribute to business successC. watching news at the dinner hour is convenientD. conventional wisdom influences business success34. What does the underlined part probably mean?A. Rocket scientists can ensure the CNN works properly.B. Most of the viewers don’t like to watch the news at work.C. It’s necessary to understand when people watch the news.D. It’s easy to know people needn’t watch the news all the time.35. The passage is mainly written to tell us that __________.A. old methods are changing with timeB. opportunities lead to business successC. conventional wisdom limits innovationD. successful companies need wise leaders第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2016年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）英语2016．3本试卷分第1卷（选择题)和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷注意事项：1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、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，不能答在本试卷上，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（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.A1。

Who is organizing the Festival of Books？A. Book TV.B. The Los Angeles Times.C. Natural History Museum. D。

Los Angeles Public Library。

2. How are the best book prizes chosen？A。

By a group of experts. B。

By a vote of the authors,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。

C。

They can only be applied for online D. They can be purchased at the event location.BIn 1800, only three percent of the world’s population lived in cities。

绝密★启封前2016普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新课标I）英语试卷类型A第Ⅰ卷第二部分阅读理解（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。

AYou probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams (1860-1935)Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson (1907-1964)If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U. S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks (1913-2005)On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.21. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A. Her social work.B. Her teaching skills.C. Her efforts to win a prize.D. Her community background.22. What was the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?A. Her lack of proper training in law.B. Her little work experience in court.C. The discrimination against women.D. The poor financial conditions.23. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?A. Jane Addams.B. Rachel Carson.C. Sandra Day O’Connor.D. Ross Parks.24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?A. They are highly educated.B. They are truly creative.C. They are pioneers.D. They are peace-lovers.BGrandparents Answer a CallAs a third-generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move as a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study by , 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson’s decision will influence grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,” says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grand, a magazine for grandparents. “We now realize how important family is and how important it is to be near them, especially when you’re raising children.”Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.25. Why was Garza’s move a success?A. It strengthened her family ties.B. It improved her living conditions.C. It enabled her make more friends.D. It helped her know more new places.26. What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson’s decision?A. 17% expressed their support for it.B. Few people responded sympathetically.C. 83% believed it had a bad influence.D. The majority thought it was a trend.27. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?A. They were unsure of themselves.B. They were eager to raise more children.C. They wanted to live away from their parents.D. They had little respect for their grandparents.28. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?A. Make decisions in the best interests of their own.B. Ask their children to pay more visits to them.C. Sacrifice for their struggling children.D. Get to know themselves better.CI am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem courier. Since March 2012, I’ve done 89 trips — of those , 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells (干细胞) in my little box because I’ve got two ice packs andthat’s how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor (捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most, So I am always conscious of time.I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you — there are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient — please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me. re-routed(改道) me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.For this courier job, you’re consciously aware that in that box you’ve got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.29. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 1?A. providerB. delivery manC. collectorD. medical doctor30. Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?A. He cannot stay away from his job too long.B. The donor can only wait for that long.C. The operation needs that much time.D. The ice won’t last any longer.31. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?A. To London.B. To Newark.C. To Providence.D. To Washington.DThe meaning of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be thoughtful, or they may be emptywhen a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap (间隙) with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person’s needs.Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what maybe implied (暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing (治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.32.What does the author say about silence in conversations?A. It implies anger.B. It promotes friendship.C. It is culture-specific.D. It is content-based.33.Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?A. The Chinese.B. The French.C. The Mexicans.D. The Russians.34.What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?A. Let it continue as the patient pleases.B. Break it while treating patients.C. Evaluate its harm to patients.D. Make use of its healing effects.35.What may be the best title for the text?A. Sound and SilenceB. What It Means to Be SilentC. Silence to Native AmericansD. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

2016届“六校联盟”高考模拟英语试题 (A卷)（本试卷共8页，三大题，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟）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。

AShanghai Disney Resort has revealed its ticket prices for Disneyland claiming the lowest of all 12 Disney parks and six resorts in the world.Shanghai Disneyland ticket prices are set at 499 yuan (75 dollars) for the grand opening period (June 16-30, 2016) and regular price at 370 yuan. Its regular price for a one-day ticket is lower than its peers in Hong Kong, which is priced at 539 yuan and the Disneyland in Tokyo in Japan at 374 yuan. The regular price for a one-day ticket at the two parks in Los Angeles is $139. Tickets for Shanghai’s Disneyland will be on sale on March 28, 2016.Shanghai’s Disneyland will have its opening day on June 16, 2016. All tickets will be date-specific and valid for admission only on the date purchased.Peak pricing for high-demand dates, including designated holidays, summer holidays and weekends, is set at 499 yuan. Special pricing will be provided to categorized guests: children (1.4m and below), seniors (65 years old and above) and guests with disabilities will receive discounts of 25 percent, infants (1m and below) receive free admission. A two-day ticket will be available at a five percent discount. On March 28, 2016, guests can obtain information on tickets through several official channels.The project has been under construction for more than six years now. Jun 16－that is, 6-16-2016－has been apparently chosen as the date of opening because the three 6s are believed to be auspicious, foretelling success.Real estate professionals believe any success of Shanghai Disney Resort would entail all-round benefits for the area. For example, visitors in huge numbers would likely spark a retail boom in Shanghai."Supplies of retail properties are really limited now and prices have more than doubled in the past 12 months. Obviously, investors believe that even a 10 square meter space for a noodle stand will be really profitable if it is close enough to Disneyland," said Lu Jianxin,a real estate agent with Shanghai Huayu Property Ltd.21.According to the passage, in which place is the regular price for a one-day tickethighest?A. Shanghai.B. Los Angeles.C. Tokyo.D. HongKong.22.According to the passage, how much will the two-day tickets cost if a couple go toShanghai Disneyland on July 16, 2016, Saturday?1A. About 1900 yuan.B. About 2000 yuan.C. About 1500 yuan.D. About 1400 yuan.23.What does the underlined word “auspicious” mean?A. suspiciousB. successfulC. luckyD. unsuccessful24.What does this passage most probably come from?A. A school textbook.B. A news report.C. An advertisement.D. An introduction of a scenic spot.BGregory Talley used to sleep in a park, at an airport, or under a bridge. The 50-year-old has been homeless for more than 10 years. “It is hard. It’s hard to live homeless. You filled every day trying to find out where you are going to get something to eat. If I hadn’t found wonderful Fairfax Co unty Kennedy Shelter, I wouldn’t know where I would be by now.I might be dead,” Talley said.According to 2015 government data, more than a half-million people in the United States are homeless on any given night. As many homeless shelters across the U.S. remain at or near capacity, the country faces complicated challenges. In his fiscal 2017 budget, President Obama proposed spending $11 billion over the next 10 years to fight family homelessness.The Kennedy Shelter is one of the facilities New Hope Housing provides for homeless families and individuals in the Washington suburbs. Pam Michell has dedicated her life to making the lives of this vulnerable population better as executive director of the nonprofit organization.“I went to Africa in 1985. And I saw an immense amount of poverty, but I saw so much hope. And I wondered what I was doing at home in my middle-class American life and decided that I should try to do something that would bring hope to people,” Michell said. “It is convenient, homelessness just happened to be what was around me. So I picked that,” she added.When Michell began working with New Hope Housing 25 years ago, its three shelters had about 80 beds. Now, it has 350 beds and serves about 1,500 homeless people every year. Michell has expanded the program beyond just providing beds for the night.“We do outreach, we do prevention, we do permanent housing, we do transitional housing. We have an education program with all sorts of different things to move people to end their homelessness,” she said. “Our Out of Poverty program tries to teach the shelter residents self-reliance and work values, and includes courses on planning and personal responsibility.”25.Gregory Talley is mentioned in the first paragraph in order to __________.A. introduce the topicB. support the main ideaC. draw the reader’s attentionD. raise the reader’s awareness26.From the passage we know that the Kennedy Shelter ____________.A. is a nonprofit organizationB. is a place for the homeless to2spend the nightC. is located in WashingtonD.C. D. provides 350 beds for 1500 people27.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. There were homeless people everywhere Michell went.B. New Hope Housing does not just provide beds for the night.C. New Hope Housing has three shelters for the homeless.D. Michell started to work with New Hope Housing in 1985.CAs an English learner, you want to be able to understand and to discuss a subject. You want to have the ability to express your opinions, and to support that opinion with a clear argument. You can learn these skills by learning how to debate.In everyday conversation, Americans use the word debate to talk about discussions among pe ople. When people debate, they give their own opinions about a topic.Another use of the word debate describes a more formal discussion. Debaters work on a team to convince a judge that their opinion about a topic has more value than the opposite side’s.Debate is part of the tradition of forensics started in Ancient Greece. The Greeks thought that, in a democracy, people needed to have certain skills. These skills included speaking in public in favor of an opinion, and providing evidence to support one’s opinion.The Greeks supported the development of these skills by holding contests. Western education today continues the tradition with competitions between debate teams.Charles LeBeau wrote a book with Michael Lubetsky called “Discover Debate” to help teachers understand a simple way to teach debate. The method depends on creating a kind of visual a id known as a graphic organizer. The visual aid reflects the way we talk about critical thinking and developing an argument.Students work with the idea of building their argument just like they would build a house. They would draw their house on paper or a whiteboard and list: •The focus of the discussion or the debate is the roof.•The reasons and arguments are the “pillars” to support the roof.•The data, numbers, examples, and expert opinions pr ovide the concrete foundation.The house approach gives students who have not experienced a debate in their own culturea way to plan what they will say to support their message.28.You are debating when ____________.A. you have an idea and discuss it with your classmates or friendsB. you are learning a foreign language and discussing a subjectC. you speak in protection of your opinions trying to convince othersD. you express your opinions in a competition before a judge29.The book “Discover Debate” is intended for ___________.A. teachersB. debatersC. speech competitorsD. English students330.What can be inferred from the passage?A. Ancient Greeks were fond of debating with opponents.B. Ancient Greeks made speeches in public to express their ideas.C. There are debating lessons in all Western schools today.D. Drawing a house before making a speech helps the speaker a lot.31.What does the underlined sentence (the last paragraph) suggest?A. A house is helpful to planning a speech.B. The house approach is useful for language learners.C. It’s a good idea for English learners to learn the house approach.D. Debate is a must for all students in the world.DThere was daylight. Glass could tell that much without moving, but otherwise he had no idea of the time. He lay where he fell down the day before. His anger had carried him to the edge of the clearing (森林的空地), but his fever stopped him there.The bear had hurt Glass from the outside and now the fever hurt from within. It felt to Glass as if he had been hollowed out. He trembled uncontrollably, dreaming of the warmth of a fire. Looking around, he saw that no smoke rose from the remains of the fire in the campsite. No fire, no warmth.He wondered if he could at least go back to his blanket, and made a tentative effort to move. The movement caused something deep in his chest. He felt a cough coming on and tensed his stomach muscles to stop it. The muscles were painful from earlier battles, and despite his effort, the cough broke out. It felt like his inside was being torn out through his throat.When the pain of coughing decreased, he focused again on the blanket.I have to get warm. It took all his strength to lift his head. The blanket lay about twenty feet away. He rolled from his side to stomach, moving his left arm out in front of his body. Glass bent his left leg, then straightened it to push. Between his one good arm and his one good leg, he push-dragged himself across the clearing. Each breath drew like a cutting through his throat, and he felt again the trembling in his wounded back. He stretched to grab the blanket when it came within reach. He pulled it around his shoulders, embracing the weighty warmth of the Hudson Bay wool. The he passed out.Through the long morning, Glass’s body fought against the infection of his wounds. He slipped between consciousness, unconsciousness and a confusing state, aware of his surroundings like random pages of a book, scattered glimpses of a story with no continuity to bind them. When conscious, he wished desperately to sleep again, if only to gain respite (暂缓) from the pain. Yet each interlude (中间) of sleep came with a terrifying thought that he might never wake again. Is this what it’s like to die?32.From the passage, we know that __________.A. Glass was a hunter who used to hunt bears in the forestB. Even though Glass was wounded, he killed the bear at last4C. After fighting with a bear, Glass was seriously woundedD. Glass lay in the clearing for a week without being found33.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. All the other people were searching for Glass when he was lying in the clearing.B. Glass managed to put the blanket around his shoulders before he passed awayC. With one good arm and one good leg, Glass pushed-dragged himself back homeD. The whole morning Glass was sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious34.Paragraph 5 of this passage mainly tells us ___________.A. how Glass was wounded by a bear and diedB. what happened to Glass before he recoveredC. why Glass tried to get his blanket backD. how Glass struggled to keep himself warm35.We can infer from the passage that ___________.A. a desire for life supported Glass to struggle against hardshipsB. life in the forest used to be hard for both animals and manC. Hudson Bay was a small city where best wool was producedD. Glass wanted to sleep as much as possible to recover soon第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。