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/2020年广东广州天河区高三二模英语试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题）1.Wanttoimproveyourwritingskills?NewWritingSouthisdirectingtheway!TownerWriterSquad（班级）forkidsaged13-17LedbycomedyandTVwriter,MarianKilpatrick,TownerWriterSquadwillmeetonceamonthatthecontemporaryartmuseumfor11months,starting12October,2016.TheFREEsquadsessionswillincludeintroductionstoawiderangeofwritingstyles,frompoetrytoplaywritingandlyric（抒情诗）toflashfiction,tosupportthedevelopmentofyoungwriters.Application&SelectionIfyouwouldliketoapplytobepartoftheTownerWriterSquad,pleasesendasamplepieceofyourwriting（about500words）,respondingtothetitleLUNCH,withyourname,age,addressandemailaddressto:debo@newwritingsouth.com.Onceallapplicationsarein,youwillbeinvitedtoanopenselectioneventon17September,4-5pm,atthegalleryofTowner.ThiswillbeaninformalopportunitytomeettheSquadLeader,SquadAssociateandotheryoungpeople.Youwillalsohaveachancetogettoknowthefantasticgalleryspaceandgetatasteofwhat'stocome.Deadlineforapplications:8September,2016Forfurtherinformationgoto:facebook.com/tonerortowner.org.ukornewwritingsouth.comAnyquestions–feelfreetosendyouremailtoTownerWriterSquadAssociate:wharne@towner.gov.ukBeginnerWritingProjectforkidsaged10-13Duetopopulardemand,awritingprojectwillbestartedforeagerbeginners.Starttime:6September,2016MeeteveryotherSaturday,2-4pm,attheTownerStudyCentre./A.B.C.D.（1）A.provideapieceoftheirwritingB.meettheWriterSquadLeaderC.offertheirfamilyinformationD.completeanapplicationform（2）A.B.C.D.（3）Studyandwriteatyourownpace–youdonothavetorush–asyouhaveayeartogothroughtheproject.Practiceundertheguidanceofsomeexperiencedwritersandteacherswhocanhelpyouwithbasicwritingskills.Mostimportantly,buildconfidenceandhavefunwhilewriting!Nopreviousexperienceorspecialbackgroundisrequired.Manyothershavebeensuccessfulthisway.Iftheycandoit,whycan'tyou?Fee:£179Formoreinformationgoto:newtowner.org.ukorgenerate.org.ukTownerWriterSquadwillbestarted.totraincomedyandTVwriterstoexplorethefantasticgalleryspacetointroduceacontemporaryartmuseumtopromotethedevelopmentofyoungwritersTojointheWriterSquad,eachapplicantshouldfirst.Whatismostimportantforthebeginners?Practisingasmuchaspossible.Gainingconfidenceandhavingfun.Studyingandwritingattheirownpace.Learningskillsfromwritersandteachers.2.TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageareifonly.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,Taketheextraminutetodoitright.Ialwaystrytolivebytheextraminuterule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidanifonlymoment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon'tonlyavoidthoseifonlymomentswhenitcomestosafety.It'sequallyimportanttoavoidifonlyinourpersonalrelationships.WeallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosayIloveyouorI/A.B.C.D.（1）A.B.C.D.（2）A.abandonedB.lackedC.avoidedD.taken（3）A.ToKeepEmotionalWell-beingB.ToPreventIfOnlyMomentsC.ToFollowtheMostUsefulRuleD.ToAchievethePeaceofMind（4）forgiveyou.WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn'tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe's84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn'tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosayifonlyaboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI'mdoingtherightthing.I'mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat'sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftheextraminuterule?Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctormeetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanjoinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyfinishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproachedTheunderlinedwordforegoneinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?3.TherearelotsofwaystoeducateyourselfontheInternet.Youcanfindphotos,documents,andfilmsonalmostanytopicyoucanimagine.Andat（1）A.B.C.D.（2）A.B.C.D.（3）（4）conferencehasbeenanannualevent.Therearenowtwoheldeveryyear,with