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2016年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试(一)英语2016．3本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷注意事项：1．答第I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，不能答在本试卷上，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(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A1.WhoisorganizingtheFestivalofBooks?A.BookTV.B.TheLosAngelesTimes.C.NaturalHistoryMuseum.D.LosAngelesPublicLibrary.2.Howarethebestbookprizeschosen?A.Byagroupofexperts.B.Byavoteoftheauthors,C.Bythereadingpublic.D.Byfestivalsponsors.3.Whatistrueaboutticketstothefestival?A.Theyareonlyforpublishedauthors.B.Theyincludetransporttoeachevent.C.TheycanonlybeappliedforonlineD.Theycanbepurchasedattheeventlocation.BIn1800,onlythreepercentoftheworld'spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity—Beijing—hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyearslater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;andin2008,theworld'spopulationcrossedatippingpoint—morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatcouldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively—crowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization(城市化)isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeople”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothereasily,andattractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.Mostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.4.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.B.Changestakingplacewithincities.C.Howcitieshavegrownovertime.D.Whymoderncitiesarechanging.5.Howhaveexperts’attitudestowardscitieschangedinrecentdecades?A.Theynowviewtheweaknessesasstrengths.B.Theynolongerseecity-rivingasattractive.C.Theyacceptcitylifeinspiteofitsproblems.D.Theythinkcity-rivingprovidesmorebenefits.6.WhichofthefollowingwouldEdwardGlaeseragreewith?A.Citiesprovidemoreeconomicopportunities.B.Citypeoplegetalongbetterwitheachother.C.Over-crowdedcitiesresultinproblems.D.Citieslimittheflowofideas.7.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatwouldbetheresultofmovingpeopleoutofcities?A.Economicproductionwouldbereduced.B.Therewouldbelessfarmlandavailable.C.Peoplewouldtravellessfrequently.D.Housevalueswouldfallgreatly.CItwasDecember25,1914,only5monthsintoWorldWarI.German,British,andFrenchsoldiers,alreadysickandtiredofthesenselesskilling,disobeyedtheirsuperiorsandstartedsocialisingwith“theenemy”alongtwo-thirdsoftheWesternFront.GermantroopsheldupChristmastreeswithsigns,“MerryChristmas”.Thousandsoftroopsranacrossthebattlefieldscoveredwithdeadbodies.TheysangChristmassongs,exchangedphotographsoflovedonesbackhome,sharedfoodandevenplayedfootball.Soldiershuggedmentheyhadbeentryingtokillafewshorthoursbefore.Theyagreedtowarneachotheriftheirofficersforcedthemtofiretheirweapons,andtoaimhigh.Fearranthroughthemilitaryleadersonbothsides.Theyfeltthattheirpowerwasbeingchallenged:soldiersdeclaringtheirbrotherhoodwitheachotherandrefusingtofight.Generalsdeclaredthisunexpectedpeacemakingillegalandsaidthatparticipatingsoldierswouldfaceamilitarycourt.Thosefoundguiltywouldbeimprisonedorevenshot.ByMarch1915thesocialisingmovementhadbeendestroyedandthekillingmachinewasbackinfulloperation.Overthenextthreeyearsmorethanfifteenmillionpeoplediedinthewar.NotmanypeoplehaveheardthestoryoftheChristmasTruce(休战).OnChristmasDay,1988,alocalradiohostinBostonplayed“ChristmasintheTrenches”,asongabouttheChristmasTruce,severaltimesandwasstunnedbyhislisteners’response.Thousandsofpeoplecalledin,praisingthesong,withmanymovedtotearsbytheamazingeventsitdescribed.Youcanprobablyguesswhythecallerswereintears.TheChristmasTrucestorygoesagainstmostofwhatwehavebeentaughtaboutpeople.Itletsusseetheworldasitcanbeandsays,“Thisreallyhappenedonce.”Itshowsusthepotentialwehaveashumans,andcontradictsallofthoseTVandnewspaperstoriesthattellushowmeanandheartlesspeopleare.Itislikehearingthatourdeepestwishesreallyaretrue:theworldrea