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试卷类型： 2015年广州市 英 语 2015． 本试卷共11页, 三大题, 满分135分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔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2B铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 A civilized society has the virtues of beauty, culture, comfort and peace. However, the motor-car is 1 these virtues. A visitor from outer space viewing our cities would conclude that the human race is made up of shiny metallic “beetles” creeping along vast networks. He is not far 2 . The motor-car, far from being 3 a vehicle for man, is determining the design of whole cities. The single largest consumer of valuable city 4 is its roads and car parks. If there were fewer roads, we could have more natural parks in which to 5 , more cultural centres and more public squares. Cars rob our cities of these civilized 6 . Not only do cars occupy space, they also create 7 . Psychologists have confirmed that noise causes stress, and cities are indeed very noisy places. Cars are also the single largest 8 of air pollution. How can we say we are 9 when we live in an atmosphere full of stress and health dangers? Our economy depends on 10 . These days it is becoming rare and 11 , yet cars continue consuming large amounts of petrol. Energy, which could be used to run factories and houses, is being 12 on roads. Finally, cars have created a new type of monster, the motorist. Necessity has made man forget his gentle 13 and has transformed him into a selfish, dangerous monster, frightening innocent pedestrians, killing dogs, swearing at other motorists. The car is an outlet for his aggression. To sum up, the motor-car has been 14 for destroying our cities, damaging our health, increasing economic problems and 15 humankind of their gentle nature. 1. A. representing B. promoting