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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.Howarethe
2、bestbookprizeschosen?A.Byagroupofexperts.B.Byavoteoftheauthors,C.Bythereadingpublic.D.Byfestivalsponsors.3.Whatistrueaboutticketstothefestival?A.Theyareonlyforpublishedauthors.B.Theyincludetransporttoeachevent.C.TheycanonlybeappliedforonlineD.Theycanbepurchasedattheeventlocation.BIn1800,onlyt
3、hreepercentoftheworld'spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity—Beijing—hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyearslater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,
4、thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;andin2008,theworld'spopulationcrossedatippingpoint—morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatcouldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively—crowded,di
5、rtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization(城市化)isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictor
6、yoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeople”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothe
7、reasily,andattractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmoresp
