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1、2016年广一模英语考试及答案 作者： 日期：2016年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）英 语第卷注意事项：1.答第I卷，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，不能打在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AHomes / THE FESTIVAL / WELCOME TO THE
2、 FESTIVALLos Angeles Times FESTIVAL OF BOOKSUNIVERSITY OF SOUNTHERN CALIFONIA WELCOME TO THE FESTIVAL LETTER FROM OUR PUBLISHERDear Reader,As a proud member of this community, the Los Angeles Times is committed to more than just reporting the news. We believe in developing connections with our neigh
3、bors.An important part of that mission is our annual Festival of Books, which has grown to become an essential piece of the L.A. cultural scene. This year marks our 21st anniversary, and were working to make the 2016 festival the best one yet. Over two wonderful days, youll have a chance to meet you
4、r favorite authors, hear live music, see original art works and listen to poetry.The festival will conclude with the Book Prizes Ceremony, where the best book prizes as judged by our panel of experts will be presented. The Peoples Choice Award, as chosen by you, the reading public, will also be anno
5、unced.All festival events are free but, due to limited seating at our event locations, you will need a ticket to enter. The free tickets can only be applied for here at our website. This year we are also organizing free buses to the most popular events.The Festival of Books is our gift to the city a
6、nd will be here soon. I look forward to seeing you there.Allen PetersonLos Angeles Times - Chief Executive Festival of Books Sponsors NATURALHISTORY MUSEUMLOS ANGELES COUNTY Los AngelesPublic LibraryC - SPAN2BOOK TV booktv. org 1. Who is organizing the Festival of Books?A. Book TVB. The Los Angeles
7、TimesC. Natural History MuseumD. Los Angeles Public Library2. How are the best book prize chosen?A. By a group of experts.B. By a vote of the author.C. By the reading public.D. By festival sponsors.3. What is true about tickets to the festival?A. They are only for published authors.B. They include t
8、ransport 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 worlds 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 thei
9、r lives. In 1900, just a hundred years later, roughly 150 million people lived in cities, and the worlds ten largest cities all had populations exceeding one million. By 2000, the number of city dwellers exceeded three billion; and in 2008, the worlds population crossed a tipping point more than hal
10、f 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 bi
11、gger, 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 Earths growing population. Harvard economist Edward Glaeser, author of The Victory of the Cir, is one such person. G
12、laeser 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 le
13、arn 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 worlds population to live on about four percent of the land. This leaves more
14、 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,
15、 people in cities drive less so they produce fewer greenhouse gases per person. So its a mistake to see urbanization as evil; its 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.
