秘密★启用前试卷类型:A2019届广州市高三年级调研测试英语2018.12本试卷共10页,满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答卷前,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,并用铅笔在答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号。因听力另考,试卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始,试题序号从“21”开始。2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案信息点涂黑。如需改动。用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。写在本试卷上无效。3.回答非选择题时,必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内的相应位置上:如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。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A.B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。21.Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount?A.€88.B.€80.C.€72D.€6422Railholidaysareavailablefor.A.NorthAmerica,EuropeandAustraliaB.NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAsiaC.Australia,AsiaandEuropeD.NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAustralía23.HowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaystoPeru?A.One.B.Two.C.ThreeD.FourBAcrosstheworld,studieshaveconsistentlyfoundthatgirlsperformsignificantlybetterthanboysinreading.Thesestudiesshowthatgirlstypicallyreadmorefrequentlythanboys,andhaveamorepositiveattitudetowardreading,Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpexplainthesegender-baseddifferencesParentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters.Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls,aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage.Recentresearchhasfoundeventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls,girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheirparents.Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially-engineeredgapforboys'reading?Toimproveboysreadingperformance,parentsandeducatorsmay1ookforwaystoconnectboyswithreading.Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso-calledboy-friendlybooksthatboyssupposedlyprefer.Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon-fictionworks,asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon-fictionButthisbeliefisnotsupportedbyrecentresearch,whichinfactsuggestsboysaremorelikelytochoosetoreadfictionthannon-fiction.Encouragingallboystoreadnon-fictionunderthemistakenbeliefthatitistheirpreferencemayactuallybeharmful.Fictionreadersreadmorefrequentlyanddemonstratefasterlanguageleaningandhigherlanguageability.Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading,thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelpconnectboyswithbooks.Firstly,don'tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesameinterestsorthattheirinterests.staythesameovertime.Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial,haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeirinterestsSchoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling.Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys,andasstudentsmovetohighergradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass,AccesstobooksforboysisessentialtopromotereadingInaddition,weshouldkeeppaperbooksavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboysarelesslikelytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls.Finallyweshouldpromotereadingasanenjoyablepastimebybeingarolemodel.Letyourchildrenorstudentsseeyoureadforpleasure.24.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemaincauseofthedifferenceinboys'andgirlsreadingability?A.Socialfactors.B.Teachingmethods.C.Personalpreferences.D.Psychologicaldifferences25.Whydoestheauthorrecommendthatadultsregularlytalktoboysaboutreading?A.Topersuadeboystoreadmoreoften.B.Tolearnwhatboysaremostinterestedin.C.Tohelpboysimprovetheirlanguageability.D.Toshowthatadultsaregoodreadingrolemodels.26.Whenshouldschoolsgivestudentsadditionallibraryacesaccordingtotheauthor?A.Beforeandafterclass,B.Atanytimeoftheschoolday.C.Atregulartimesduringclass.D.Whentheyareinthelowergrades.27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Toshowstudentswaystoimprovetheirreading.B.Toexplainwhyboysarenotasgoodatreadingasgirls.C.Tourgegovernmentstoprovidemorereadingresources,D.Toprovidestrategiesthatcanhelpimproveboys'readingability.CAnythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit.Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime,onthesameday:December12th,at12p.m.Simultaneously,importantlookingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand-deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies.OnefounditswaytothedeskofChrisLin,abusinessreporteratThePost.Thecardwasbeautifullydesigned-ablackbackgroundwiththewordsprintedoutincrispwhiteletters.Therewasnoexplanationontheback,justawebsiteaddress.Chriswenttothewebsite.Itsstylewasidenticaltothecard'sandsaid:Anytime:StartingTomorrow.ThenextdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorizingaboutAnytime,WasitashoppingwebsitelikeTaoBaoorAmazon?Ajoke?SomethingillegalAnytime'smarketinghadworked-itwasahouseholdnamebeforeit'devenmadeasinglesale.Whentheopeningcame,thatdayatnoon,theAnytimewebsitesuddenlyhadasinglefieldthatread,Whatdoyouwant?Allyouhadtodowastypethewordsintothatbox,andthenspecifyhowquicklyyouwantedyouritemdelivered:withinone,ten,ortwenty-fourhoursBloggerswerethefirsttotesttheservice.Andtheirreviewswereglowing.Withinweeks,Anytimehadbecomeapartofdailylife.NobodyusedotherdeliverysitesorthepostanymoreasAnytimewasmuchcheaperandfaster.ChrisstillwonderedwhatexactlyAnytimewas.Hetriedtofindoutwhoownedthecompany,butitwasregisteredinasmallcountrythatdidnotrequiresuchinformationtobemadepublic.Hedidfindsomeinterestingfacts,though.Anyonewhochallengedthecompany,itseemed,metwithserioustrouble.AgovernmentofficialcriticalofAn