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1、试卷类型：A2016年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英 语2016.4注意事项： 1本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。 2回答第I卷时，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。写在本试卷上无效。 3回答第卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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
2、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 NSW If 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 a
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7、ts of the State on horseback- youIl 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 NSWs tourist attractions. D. To encourage people to move to NSW.22. Where c
8、an you go barefoot waterskiing? A. Port Stephens. B. The Hunter Valley C. Stanwell Park. D. Wollongong.23. Who are the intended readers？ A. Families. B. Local guides. C. Photographers. D. Adventure travellers B The United States of America was founded in 1776 after the 13 independent American states
9、 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 ar
10、e 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 s
11、chooling for all his children, but Benjamin loved books and worked in his elder brothers 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 s
12、treet 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
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