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1、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
2、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?
3、A.Byagroupofexperts. B.Byavoteoftheauthors,C.Bythereadingpublic. D.Byfestivalsponsors.3.Whatistrueaboutticketstothefestival?A.Theyareonlyforpublishedauthors. B.Theyincludetransporttoeachevent.C.
4、Theycanonlybeappliedforonline D.Theycanbepurchasedattheeventlocation. BIn1800,onlythreepercentoftheworld'spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity —Beijing — hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyear
5、slater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;andin2008,theworld'spopulationcrossedatippingpoint —morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatco
6、uldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively — crowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitu
7、deshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization(城市化)isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorof TheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeopl
8、e”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismo
