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2018

年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）

英语

2018.3

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从每题所给的

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选出最佳选项。

A

It’s no secret that your personal characteristics directly affect how you interact with the

world-but you might be surprised at just how deep it goes. Experts think that your personality

can even affect how you exercise and influence what sports are suitable for you.

Highly Sensitive

Highly sensitive people may be more uncomfortable with group exercise classes or team

sports where they feel their every move is being observed. Additionally, they may feel more

upset over an ineffective or poor workout, says researcher Elaine Aron.

For such people, individual or non- competitive activities like biking, running and hiking

are ideal.

Type A Personality

Type A individuals often have an

“all or nothing approach” to exercise. This personality

type

is

known

for

sticking

closely

to

their

plan,

not

to

mention

being

super

competitive.

However, this can cause them to stick too closely to a fitness routine, which means they might

try to push past an injury.

To get better exercise results, Type A people need to be aware that following an exercise

plan too strictly may limit their progress. They should be more flexible and listen to their body,

especially when they are in pain.

Type B Personality

This

laid-back

group

may

get

too

lazy

about

their

exercise

plan,

which

prevents

them

from

seeing

results.

They

are

often

less

willing

to

devote

enough

time

and

energy

to

their

fitness goals, especially if exercise is something that makes them anxious

Type B individuals succeed in creative and co-operative environments, so team sports and

group gym classes may be perfect.

Remember,

there

are

plenty

of

ways

you

can

adapt

a

fitness

plan

to

suit

your

needs,

regardless of your characteristics. Just keep in mind what you like.

21. Why might highly sensitive people be unwilling to take part in group sports?

A. They will feel like they are being evaluated.

B. They don't like socializing with other people.

C. They don't consider themselves to be athletic.

D. They fear they'll be let down by their teammates.

22. Type A personalities can be best described as

A. committed

B flexible

C independent

D. sensitive

23. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To help people understand what personality type they are

B. To explain how personal characteristics affect exercise habits

C. To identify the dangers of doing the wrong type of exercise

D. To describe different types of workouts that are available today

B

At first sight, Alma Deutscher, a twelve-year-old girl from England appears to be like any

other typical pre-teen. She loves to skip rope, read and play with her younger sister. But this

modest

youngster, who composed her first musical work at

age six, first short opera at age

seven,

and

first

full- length

opera

based

on

Cinderella

at

age

ten,

is

anything

but

average.

Though

her

parents

downplay

her

extraordinary

talent,

young

Alma

is

being

described

as

“little Mozart” by the music

world

Alma’

s operatic take on the classic fairy tale, which she began writing at age eight, has a

slight twist. Her Cinderella is a musician who meets her Prince Charming through a song.

“I

n

my

Cinderella

, she sings the beginning of a ballad --- but at midnight she flees. Eventually,

the prince finds her after asking all the maidens of the land to sing the end of the ballad.

”

The opera was first performed in Vienna, Australia on December 29, 2016, where the then

eleven-year-old skillfully switched between the piano and the violin and receives enthusiastic

reviews. The young genius has since performed two new piano works, once in Australia and

the other in China.

While this may appear to be a lot for someone so young, Alma is not worried. She says,

“

Of course

I have to work hard. But all children have to work hard for exams, and at least

when I work hard, I work hard for something incredibly exciting, like seeing my whole opera

put on stage.

Alma

’

s musical

talent

first

came to

light

before she could

even talk.

Her parents

recall

that as an 18-month- old toddler, she was able to hum a pitch perfect version of the children

’

s

rhyme

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

However,

Alma

’

s

abilities

only

gained

international

attention

in

2012,

after

a

family

friend

posted

a

video

online

comparing

her

to

Mozart.

The

family

was

suddenly

swamped

with

media

requested

and

Alma

became

an

overnight

star,

dubbed

“

little

Mozart

”

.

This

nickname

makes

her

parents

unhappy

because

they

believe

it

puts

added

pressure

on

the

young girl. They would instead prefer her to be called

“

a composer and musician

”

.

Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either, saying,

“

There was only

one

Mozart,

and

I

prefer

to

be

little

Alma.

”

Regardless

of

what

she

calls

herself,

the

twelve-year-old is changing the world of music forever!

24. What do we know about Alma Deutscher?

A. She comes from a famous musical family.

B. She has shown great musical talent from a young age.

C. She regularly performs the classical music of Mozart.

D. She has adapted some famous works of classical music.

25. How did Alma get to be widely known?

A. Through an online video

C. By putting on an opera

B. By performing on television

D. Through her parents

’

promotion

26. What is Alma

’

s attitude towards her success?

A. She is still unsatisfied with her performance.

B. She is uncomfortable with so much pressure.

C. She is modest about her musical achievements

D. She is proud to have become a professional musician.

27. What can we infer about Alma

’

s parents?

A. They are very well-educated people.

B. They are protective of their daughter.

C. They have pushed Alma to take up music.

D. They have made a good life plan for Alma.

C

The belief that new technologies are causing the death of work is the idea that never goes

away.

Despite

evidence

to

the

contrary,

we

still

view

technological

change

today

as

being

more rapid and dramatic in its consequences for work than ever before.

But this is nothing

new. People have always viewed the technological changes that take place during their lives

as the most dramatic and dangerous that ever happened in history.

In

the

1930s,

the

British

economist(

经济学家

)

John

Maynard

Keynes

predicted

the

widespread use of electricity would produce a world where people spend most of their time

doing nothing. In the United States during the 1960s, the government repeatedly investigates

fears

that

automatic

machines

would

permanently

reduce

the

amount

of

work

available.

In

1988,

one

Australian

historian

claimed

that

at

least

a

quarter

of

the

workforce

would

be

without jobs within 10 years because of computers.

Of course, none of these disasters came to pass in the United Kingdom, the United States

and Australia, or anywhere else.

Yet today, we are seeing the return of these predictions, with some experts claiming the

world of work is once more undergoing radical and unprecedented change.

They argue that

robots and other workplace technologies are causing a reduction in the total amount of work

available, or are bringing a more rapid pace of substitution of machines for humans than has

been seen previously.

But there is a little evidence to support such beliefs. Statistics show that the percentage of

people in work, the number of hours they work, and how frequently they change jobs have

remained remarkably constant over the past 20 years.

This stability should not come as a surprise. There are good reasons why we should not

expect

new

technologies

to

cause

the

death

of

work.

New

technologies

always

cause

job

losses, but that is only part of the story. What also needs to be understood is how they increase

the amount of work available.

One way this happens is through the increases in incomes that accompany the use of new

technologies. With the introduction of these technologies, good and services can be produced

faster,

which

results

in

higher

real

incomes

for

workers.

Higher

incomes

then

increase

demand

for

other

products

and

consequently

more

workers

are

needed

to

make

them.

Additionally, while new technologies are likely to substitute for some types of workers, they

will also increase demand for other types of workers, especially those with higher level skills

and expertise.

So, the end of work is no closer today than at any time in the past. But there is still a need

to keep disproving the prediction, to reduce people's fears.

28. What is the function of the second paragraph?

A. To explain the importance of developing new technology.

B. To show how technology affected employment in the past.

C. To argue that technological dangers are becoming more serious.

D. To give historical examples of unnecessary fear about new technology.

29. How can employment statistics over the past 20 years best be described?

A. Confusing

B. Reliable

C. Stable

D. Variable

30.

According

to

paragraph

7,

why

does

demand

for

products

often

increase

after

new

technology is introduced?

A. There are more goods for people to choose from.

B. There is more demand for new skills in the economy.

C. Productivity improvements help raise workers’

salaries.

D. Higher quality goods at lower prices encourage consumption.

31. What is the author’s opinion about the introduction of new technology?

A. It does not h

ave an effect on most people’s jobs

.

B. Its benefits are usually not worth the introduction.

C. It usually leads to a significant increase in employment.

D. Its danger to peoples employment possibilities is overstated.

D

Supermarket shelves are filled with plant-based alternatives to cow milk, including soy,

nut,

and coconut milk. These products are popular with consumers who cannot drink cows’

milk

for

health

reasons,

as

well

as

with

those

concerned

about

animal

welfare

and

environmental sustainability. While the dairy- free(

非乳制的

) options work well with cereal or

in

coffee,

they

fail

miserably

when

it

comes

to

making

milk-based

products

like

cheese

or

yogurt.

However,

these

shortcomings

may

soon

be

a

thing

of

the

past,

thanks

to

a

new

company in California, which has figured out how to create animal-free milk in a laboratory!

Perumal

Gandhi

and

Ryan

Pandya

founded

the

company

in

2014

after

becoming

increasingly annoyed with the lack of cows’

milk-free alternatives, particularly for cheese. For

Gandhi, who stopped consuming animal products five years earlier due to environmental and

animal welfare concerns, the motivation to create a better alternative stemmed from his love

of cheesy pizza. Pandya was spurred into taking action after being forced to eat some

“really

bad”

dairy-free cream cheese on his sandwich

The two MIT biomedical

engineering scientists

decided to

join forces to

create a more

realistic alternative to dairy-based products. In their university lab, the pair spent nine months

first isolating cow DNA then inserting it into yeast(

酵母

). This genetic modification enabled

the

yeast

to

produce

the

necessary

milk

proteins.

The

final

step

of

the

process

involved

mixing the proteins with some plant nutrients and fats.

The dairy-free milk not only tastes like the real thing but is also healthier, has a longer

shelf life

and, most important of all, is Earth friendly. According to the company’s website,

when compared to conventional milk production, their process uses 65% less energy, creates

84%o

less

greenhouse

gas

emissions

and

requires

91%

less

land

and

an

amazing

98%

less

water!

Best

of

all,

since

it

contains

real

milk

proteins,

the

product

behaves

like

the

cow-produced version, which means vegetarian consumers will no longer have to deal with

soggy cheese on their sandwiches and pizzas.

The company plans to bring their creation to market later this year and their first product

will

most

likely

be

cheese

since

there

are

already

numerous

good

cows’

milk

alternatives

available to consumers.

32. The underlined word

A. alternatives

B. people

C. products

D. reasons

33. The company s founders were motivated to make the new product because of_______.

A. their deep concern for the environment