2019年广东省广州市高考英语一模试卷

第1页（共31页）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﹣YakamozHotelEstablished1992YakamozisasmallandfriendlyhotelsituatednearFethiyeinSouth﹣WestTurkey．OfferingtraditionalTurkishhospitality，fabulousMediterraneancuisine，andcharminggardens，Yakamozdelightsallwhoenteritsgates．•Allroomshavebathroomsandbalconies；•OpenApriltolateOctober；•2019rates﹣twinrooms£20perperson﹣incl．breakfast；•Showthisadtogetanexclusive10%LonelyPlanetmagazinediscount．．yakamozhotel．comEmail：[e-mail]ilor﹣madeholidaystoMallorca，Spain，Madeira，Portugal，TheCanaryIslands，CyprusandFrance．﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡QuoteLonelyPlanetmagazinetosave£50perpersononyour2019holiday．﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡01737812255．castaways．co．ukONCEINALIFETIMEPERUADVENTURERailHolidaysoftheWorldTheDesert，theAndesandtheAmazononaspectacular2﹣weekSelfDriveguidedholiday．ReachlocationsinSouthAmericaotherscanonlydreamofwithPeruSafari．～～～～～PERUSAFARI•DiscoverPeruandBrazil'sculturalhighlightsbytrain；•ExploreCaliforniabysteamandrailroad；•TravelbyrailintoEasternCanada'sremotewilderness；•TakeafabulousrailtourofAustralia&NewZealandinearly2019．第2页（共31页）Theheartofadventure～～～～～T：01744889819orM：07522776160E：[e-mail]：．perusafari．comOver40YearsofUnforgettableRailJourneysFFestingiogTravel．ffestingiogtravel．com0017512400（1）Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount？A．£88．B．£80．C．£72．D．£64．（2）Railholidaysareavailablefor．A．NorthAmerica，EuropeandAustraliaB．NorthAmerica，SouthAmericaandAsiaC．Australia，AsiaandEuropeD．NorthAmerica，SouthAmericaandAustralia（3）HowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaystoPeru？A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．2．（8分）Acrosstheworld，studieshaveconsistentlyfoundthatgirlsperformsignificantlybetterthanboysinreading．Thesestudiesshowthatgirlstypicallyreadmorefrequentlythanboys，andhaveamorepositiveattitudetowardreading．Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpexplainthesegender﹣baseddifferences．Parentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters．Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls，aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage．Recentresearchhasfoundeventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls，girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheir第3页（共31页）parents．Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially﹣engineeredgapforboys'reading？Toimproveboys'readingperformance，parentsandeducatorsmaylookforwaystoconnectboyswithreading．Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso﹣calledboy﹣friendlybooksthatboyssupposedlyprefer．Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon﹣fictionworks，asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon﹣fiction．Butthisbeliefisnotsupportedbyrecentresearch，whichinfactsuggestsboysaremorelikelytochoosetoreadfictionthannon﹣fiction．Encouragingallboystoreadnon﹣fictionunderthemistakenbeliefthatitistheirpreferencemayactuallybeharmful．Fictionreadersreadmorefrequentlyanddemonstratefasterlanguagelearningandhigherlanguageability．Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading，thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelpconnectboyswithbooks．Firstly，don'tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesameinterestsorthattheirinterestsstaythesameovertime．Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial，haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeirinterests．Schoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling．Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys，andasstudentsmovetohighergradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass．Accesstobooksforboysisessentialtopromotereading．Inaddition，weshouldkeeppaperbooksavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboysarelesslikelytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls．Finallyweshouldpromotereadingasanenjoyablepastimebybeingarolemodel．Letyourchildrenorstudentsseeyoureadforpleasure．（1）Accordingtotheauthor，whatisthemaincauseofthedifferenceinboys'andgirls'readingability？A．Socialfactors．B．Teachingmethods．C．Personalpreferences．第4页（共31页）D．Psychologicaldifferences．（2）Whydoestheauthorrecommendthatadultsregularlytalktoboysaboutreading？A．Topersuadeboystoreadmoreoften．B．Tolearnwhatboysaremostinterestedin．C．Tohelpboysimprovetheirlanguageability．D．Toshowthatadultsaregoodreadingrolemodels．（3）Whenshouldschoolsgivestudentsadditionallibraryaccessaccordingtotheauthor？A．Beforeandafterclass．B．Atanytimeoftheschoolday．C．Atregulartimesduringclass．D．Whentheyareinthelowergrades．（4）Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext？A．Toshowstudentswaystoimprovetheirreading．B．Toexplainwhyboysarenotasgoodatreadingasgirls．C．Tourgegovernmentstoprovidemorereadingresources．D．Toprovidestrategiesthatcanhelpimproveboys'readingability．3．（8分）Anythingyouwant，anytimeyouneedit．Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime，onthesameday：December12th，at12p．m..Simultaneously，importantlookingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand﹣deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies．OnefounditswaytothedeskofChrisLin，abusinessreporteratThePost．Thecardwasbeautifullydesigned﹣ablackbackgroundwiththewordsprintedoutincrispwhiteletters．Therewasnoexplanationontheback，justawebsiteaddress．Chriswenttothewebsite．Itsstylewasid