2019年廣東省廣州市高考英語一模試卷

1、-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -2019年廣東省廣州市高考英語一模試卷第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)） 第一節(jié)（滿分 30 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A 、B 、C 和 D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項1（ 6 分）Turkey Yakamoz HotelEstablished 1992 Yakamoz is a small and friendly hotel situatedCastawaysSpecialist tailor made holidaysto Mallorca，Spain ， Madeira， Portugal ， TheCanarynear Fethiye in South We

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7、th America and Australia（3）How many advertisements offer holidays to Peru？A One B Two C Three D Four2（ 8 分） Across the world ， studies have consistently found that girls perform significantly betterthan boys in reading These studies show that girls typically read morefrequently than boys，and have a

8、more positive attitude toward readingThere are several reasons that help explain these gender based differences Parents read more with their daughters This sends a- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -strong and early message that books are for girls， as well as equippinggirlswitha significantadvantageRecentrese

9、archhasfoundeventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls， girlsstillreceivemoreencouragement to read from their第2 頁（共 31 頁）- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -parents So how can parents and educators help bridge this socially engineered gapfor boys'reading ？To improve boys' reading performance， parents an

10、d educators may look forways toconnect boys with reading This has led to discussion about the importance of promoting so called "boy friendly" books that boys supposedly"prefer" These are typically assumed to be nonfiction works， asmany people believed that boys prefer to read no

11、n fictionBut this belief is not supported by recent research， which in fact suggestsboys are morelikely to choose to read fiction than non fiction Encouraging all boys toread non fictionunder the mistaken belief that it is their preference may actually be harmful Fiction readersread more frequently

12、and demonstrate faster language learning and higher language abilityBesides encouraging more fiction reading， there are a number of ways thatwe can helpconnect boys with books Firstly， don't assume that boys of the same agehave the sameinterests or that their interests stay the same over time To

13、 match boys withsuitable readingmaterial， have regular discussions about reading for pleasure in order to keep up with theirinterestsSchoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughoutthe yearsof schooling Girlsvisitthe libraryin theirfreetime more than boys， and as students move to hig

14、her grades they oftenhave less access to libraries during class Access to books for boys isessential to promote readingIn addition ， we should keep paper books available because research shows that boys areless likely to choose to read on screens than girls Finally we should promotereading as anenjo

15、yable pastime by being a role model Let your children or students seeyou read for- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -pleasure （ 1 ）According to the author， what is themain cause of the difference in boys'and girls'reading ability？A Social factorsB Teaching methodsC Personal preferences第3 頁（共 31 頁）- 完整學

16、習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -D Psychological differences（ 2）Why does the author recommend that adults regularly talk to boysabout reading？A To persuade boys to read more oftenB To learn what boys are most interested inC To help boys improve their language abilityD To show that adults are good reading role mo

17、dels（ 3）When should schools give students additional library access accordingto the author？A Before and after classB At any time of the school dayC At regular times during classD When they are in the lower grades（4）What is the main purpose of the text？A To show students ways to improve their reading

18、B To explain why boys are not as good at reading as girlsC To urge governments to provide more reading resourcesD To provide strategies that can help improve boys' reading ability3（ 8 分） "Anything you want， anytime you need it"The message appeared on computer screens across the country

19、 at the same time ， on thesame day ： December 12th， at 12 pm. Simultaneously， importantlookingenvelopescontaining cards with the same message were hand delivered to the offices of all themajornews companiesOne found its way to the desk of Chris Lin， a business reporter at ThePost The cardwas beautif

20、ullydesigned a black background with the words printed out incrisp whiteletters There was no explanation on the back， just a websiteaddress Chris went to the website Its style was identical to thecard's and said： "Anytime： Starting Tomorrow "The next day websites and blogs were filled

21、with articles theorising about WasAnytime- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -it a shopping website like Tao Bao or Amazon？ A joke ？ Something illegal？Anytime'smarketing had worked it was a household name before it'd even made asingle sale When the opening came， that day at noon， the Anytime website sud

22、denlyhad a singlefield that read ， "What do you want？ " All you had to do was type the wordsinto that box第4 頁（共 31 頁），- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -and then specify how quickly you wanted your item delivered： within one，ten ， or twenty four hoursBloggers were the first to test the service And t

23、heirreviews were glowing Withinweeks ， Anytime had become a part of daily life Nobody used other deliverysites or the postanymore as Anytime was much cheaper and fasterChris still wondered what exactly Anytime was He tried to find out whoowned thecompany ， but it was registered in a small country th

24、at did not require such information to bemade public He did find some interesting facts， though Anyone whochallenged thecompany ， it seemed， met with serious trouble A government official critical ofAnytimefor avoiding tax was forced to leave his position after news stories suddenly appeared claimin

25、ghe was dishonest The head of another company taking Anytime to court died in a car accidentjust days before the case was to beginChris began making a list of all the people who had something terrible happen to themafter opposingor criticising AnytimeBylunch，he had morethan one hundredexamples Somet

26、hingwas definitelywrong Chrisworkedon his listtherestoftheday，emailingpeoplewhocouldprovidemoreinformationandlookingthroughnewspaperrecords Afterworkingthrough the night， an exhausted Chris finally fell asleep at his desk at4 a m When he woke a few hours later， there was a message flashing on hiscom

27、puter screen："Stop making trouble" Chris smiled He had no intention of stopping nowthat he knew hewas on the right track（1）What was on the front of the card sent to Chris Lin？- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -A An invitation to a company openingB The website address of a new companyC The words &quo

28、t;Anytime： Starting tomorrow"D The words "Anything you want， anytime you need it"（2）Why did the company choose to send the cards to many news reporters？A Because it didn't have enough money for traditional advertisingB Because it wanted to attract the reporters as customers第5 頁（共

29、31 頁）- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -C So the reporters would write stories about the new companyD So people would find the new company interesting（3）What did Chris' s research suggest about Anytime？A It may be very dangerousB Its popularity would soon decreaseC It was doing business all over the world

30、D It was being widely criticised by journalists（4）How did Chris feel at the end of the story？A Scared that he would get into troubleB Confident that he would find the truthC Nervous about what the company would doD Satisfied that he had discovered the company's secret4 （ 8 分） Inside a secured ro

31、om in a beautiful castle near Paris， a small metalcylinder（圓柱體） rests on a shelf beneath a double set of bell jars It has lain there for morethan a century，its rest only occasionally disturbed when the room's three key holders perform a coordinatedopening ceremony to let technicians enter and cl

32、ean this precious piece of metalFirst ， the cylinder is rubbed with a piece of soft， alcohol soakedcloth Then it issteamed with pure water Finally ， the 1kg cylinder is returned， carefully，to its restingplace Such attention to a lump of metal is unusual， but has a purpose Thecastle houses theInterna

33、tional Bureau of Weights and Measures and that piece of shining，circular metal is itsholiest relic Itis the definingmass（質(zhì)量）areagainst whichallotherkilogramsmeasured This is the international prototype， or standard， of thekilogram The IPK ，in shortDozens of carefully weighted copies of the original

34、have been made Theyare stored- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -around the world and used to standardise individual nations' weights and measures systems But the days of the IPK， in its current form， are numbered TheInternational Bureauof Weights and Measures has decided to replace this single physical sp

35、ecimen with a morefundamental measurement based on electric current in order to define the mass of anobject The king of kilograms is about to be dethroned第6 頁（共 31 頁）- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -"One key reason for doing this work is to provide international security， "says Bureauspokesman Pau

36、l Robinson "Ifthe castle burned downtomorrowand the kilogramwasdestroyed ， we would have no reference left for the world's metric weightssystem Therewould be chaos The current definition of the kilogram is the weight of thatcylinder in Paris，after all "Another major motivation for the

37、replacement of the IPK is the growing need to be able tocarry out more and more precise measurements "Drug companies will soon be wanting to useingredients that will have to be measured in terms of a few millionths or even billionths of agram ， " says Robinson "We need to be prepared

38、to weigh substances with that kind ofaccuracy "（ 1 ）What do we know about the IPK from the first two paragraphs？A It's cared for with great devotionB It's used in religious ceremoniesC It's beautifully designed and decoratedD It's the most valuable metal in the world（ 2 ）Which o

39、f the following best explains "dethroned" underlined in paragraph 5？A rebuiltB removedC destroyedD upgraded（ 3 ）What is a reason for replacing the current IPK？A To protect the metal cylinder from damageB To make taking measurements more economicalC To provide all countries with the same st

40、andard- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -D To satisfy the increasing demand for exactness（4）What can be a suitable title for the text？A No more kilosB A heavy technologyC The future of the kilo第7 頁（共 31 頁）- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -D The history of measures第二節(jié) （滿分10 分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項選項中有兩項為多余選項5 （

41、10 分） It was the 2015 "super storm" in New South Wales that restored my faith in people Duringa break in the weather，I stupidly decided to drive intotown to buy somegroceries However， as I left the supermarket and drove back， the weathertook a turn forthe worse （1）Havingnowhereto go ，Ispotted a young maninhis frontyard assessing thesituation He quickly waved to me to come and park in his driveway（ 2）The man ， who introduced himself as Trent， then invited me to waitinside his housewith his wif