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-!2019年广东省广州市高考英语一模试卷第二部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项1（6分）Turkey Yakamoz HotelEstablished 1992Yakamoz is a small and friendly hotel situated near Fethiye in SouthWest Turkey Offering traditional Turkish hospitality， fabulous Mediterranean cuisine， and charming gardens， Yakamoz delights all who enter its gates All rooms have bathrooms and balconies； Open April to late October； 2019 rates twin rooms 20 per person incl breakfast； Show this ad to get an exclusive 10% LonelyPlanet magazine discountwwwyakamozhotelcomEmail： infoyakamozhotelcomCastawaysSpecialist tailormade holidays to Mallorca， Spain， Madeira， Portugal， The Canary Islands， Cyprus and FranceQuote Lonely Planet magazine to save 50 per person on your 2019 holiday01737 812255wwwcastawayscoukONCE IN A LIFETIME PERU ADVENTURERail Holidays of the WorldThe Desert， the Andes and the Amazon on a spectacular 2week Self Drive guided holidayReach locations in South America others can only dream of with Peru 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boys， and have a more positive attitude toward reading There are several reasons that help explain these genderbased differences Parents read more with their daughters This sends a strong and early message that books are for girls， as well as equipping girls with a significant advantage Recent research has found even though boys read less frequently than girls， girls still receive more encouragement to read from their parents So how can parents and educators help bridge this sociallyengineered gap for boys reading？ To improve boys reading performance， parents and educators may look for ways to connect boys with reading This has led to discussion about the importance of promoting socalled "boyfriendly" books that boys supposedly "prefer" These are typically assumed to be nonfiction works， as many people believed that boys prefer to read nonfiction But this belief is not supported by recent research， which in fact suggests boys are more likely to choose to read fiction than nonfiction Encouraging all boys to read nonfiction under the mistaken belief that it is their preference may actually be harmful Fiction readers read more frequently and demonstrate faster language learning and higher language ability Besides encouraging more fiction reading， there are a number of ways that we can help connect boys with books Firstly， dont assume that boys of the same age have the same interests or that their interests stay the same over time To match boys with suitable reading material， have regular discussions about reading for pleasure in order to keep up with their interests Schools should also provide access to libraries during lessons throughout the years of schooling Girls visit the library in their free time more than boys， and as students move to higher grades they often have less access to libraries during class Access to books for boys is essential to promote reading In addition， we should keep paper books available because research shows that boys are less likely to choose to read on screens than girls Finally we should promote reading as an enjoyable pastime by being a role model Let your children or students see you read for pleasure（1）According to the author， what is the main cause of the difference in boys and girls reading ability？ A Social factorsB Teaching methodsC Personal preferencesD Psychological differences（2）Why does the author recommend that adults regularly talk to boys about 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 models（3）When should schools give students additional library access according to 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 readingB 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 at the same time， on the same day： December 12th， at 12 pm. Simultaneously， important looking envelopes containing cards with the same message were handdelivered to the offices of all the major news companies One found its way to the desk of Chris Lin， a business reporter at The Post The card was beautifully designed a black background with the words printed out in crisp white letters There was no explanation on the back， just a website address Chris went to the website Its style was identical to the cards and said： "Anytime： Starting Tomorrow" The next day websites and blogs were filled with articles theorising about Anytime Was it a shopping website like Tao Bao or Amazon？ A joke？ Something illegal？ Anytimes marketing had worked it was a household name before itd even made a single sale When the opening came， that day at noon， the Anytime website suddenly had a single field that read， "What do you want？" All you had to do was type the words into that box， and then specify how quickly you wanted your item delivered： within one， ten， or twentyfour hours Bloggers were the first to test the service And their reviews were glowing Within weeks， Anytime had become a part of daily life Nobody used other delivery sites or the post anymore as Anytime was much cheaper and faster Chris still wondered what exactly Anytime was He tried to find out who owned the company， but it was registered in a small country that did not require such information to be made public He did find some interesting facts， though Anyone who challenged the company， it seemed， met with serious trouble A government official critical of Anytime for avoiding tax was forced to leave his position after news stories suddenly appeared claiming he was dishonest The head of another company taking Anytime to court died in a car accident just days before the case was to begin Chris began making a list of all the people who had something terrible happen to them after opposing or criticising Anytime By lunch， he had more than one hundred examples Something was definitely wrong Chris worked on his list the rest of the day， emailing people who could provide more information and looking through newspaper records After working through the night， an exhausted Chris finally fell asleep at his desk at 4 am When he woke a few hours later， there was a message flashing on his computer screen： "Stop making trouble" Chris smiled He had no intention of stopping now that he knew he was on the right track（1）What was on the front of the card sent to Chris Lin？ A An invitation to a company openingB The website address of a new companyC The words "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 didnt have enough money for traditional advertisingB Because it wanted to attract the reporters as customersC 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 worldD 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 companys secret4（8分）Inside a secured room in a beautiful castle near Paris， a small metal cylinder （圆柱体） rests on a shelf beneath a double set of bell jars It has lain there for more than a century， its rest only occasionally disturbed when the rooms three key holders perform a coordinated opening ceremony to let technicians enter and clean this precious piece of metal First， the cylinder is rubbed with a piece of soft， alcoholsoaked cloth Then it is steamed with pure water Finally， the 1kg cylinder is returned， carefully， to its resting place Such attention to a lump of metal is unusual， but has a purpose The castle houses the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and that piece of shining， circular metal is its holiest relic It is the defining mass （质量） against which all other kilograms are measured This is the international prototype， or standard， of the kilogram The IPK， in short Dozens of carefully weighted copies of the original have been made They are stored 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 The International Bureau of Weights and Measures has decided to replace this single physical specimen with a more fundamental measurement based on electric current in order to define the mass of an object The king of kilograms is about to be dethroned "One key reason for doing this work is to provide international security，" says Bureau spokesman Paul Robinson "If the castle burned down tomorrow and the kilogram was destroyed， we would have no reference left for the worlds metric weights system There would be chaos The current definition of the kilogram is the weight of that cylinder in Paris， after all" Another major motivation for the replacement of the IPK is the growing need to be able to carry out more and more precise measurements "Drug companies will soon be wanting to use ingredients that will have to be measured in terms of a few millionths or even billionths of a gram，" says Robinson "We need to be prepared to weigh substances with that kind of accuracy"（1）What do we know about the IPK from the first two paragraphs？ A Its cared for with great devotionB Its used in religious ceremoniesC Its beautifully designed and decoratedD Its the most valuable metal in the world（2）Which of 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 standardD 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 kiloD The history of measures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（10分）It was the 2015 "super storm" in New South Wales that restored my faith in people During a break in the weather， I stupidly decided to drive into town to buy some groceries However， as I left the supermarket and drove back， the weather took a turn for the worse （1） Having nowhere to go， I spotted a young man in his front yard assessing the situation He quickly waved to me to come and park in his driveway（2） The man， who introduced himself as Trent， then invited me to wait inside his house with his wife， Kayti and their two daughters I told him I was concerned about the damage to my car， as the continuing rain was starting to turn into hail （冰雹） Trent then grabbed a blanket from his garage and covered my car （3） Fortunately， his efforts saved my car from being damaged by the hail By 11：00 am， the electricity and phone services had both gone （4） Trent made me a cup of tea and Kayti gave me a towel to dry myself off The three of us chatted while waiting for the weather to get better I learned that Trent had lost his job and was struggling to feed the family When the hail stopped， I shook Trents hand and kissed Kayti goodbye（5） I was very moved by their kindness and it renewed my faith in people As I went out the door， I asked Trent for two of his business cards My father has since called to offer him a job as a clerk at his companyA It began pouring so heavily that I was forced to stopB The couple were so modest as I thanked them for their helpC I was surprised that he didnt ask for anything in return for his assistanceD I was grateful to escape the running water that was about to drown my carE I tried driving faster to escape the heavy downpour that was sure to comeF As a result， I couldnt contact my parents， despite knowing theyd be worriedG He was wet but he didnt seem to mind being out in the wild weather on my behalf第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节）第一节（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和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（30分）Why study history？ People live in the present They plan for the （1） History， however， is the study of the past Given all the（2） and pressures that come from living in the present and （3） what is yet to come， why bother with what has been？ Given all the available branches of knowledge， why insist as most （4） systems do on history？ And why urge many students to study even more history than they are（5） to？ Any subject of study needs （6） ： supporters must explain why it is worth （7） Like most widely accepted （8） ， history attracts people who simply （9） the information and modes of thought involved But for people who are less interested in the subject and more （10） ab