广东省四校2023-2024学年高三上学期联考（二）（10月）英语试题

第页2023－2024学年第一学期高三四校联考（二）英语试题命题学校：河源高级中学命题人：程立雪赖静审题人：黄雪花说明：本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班别、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因笔试不考听力，选择题从第二部分的“阅读”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在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。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，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，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）公众号：全元高考第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABestbooksfor12to14-year-oldsMortalEnginesAuthor:PhilipReevePublisher:ScholasticLondonisonthemoveagain:thecitysearchestheworldforresourcesonwheels,eatingsmallertowns.Butwhenheisthrownoffthecity,youngheroTomissoonforcedtoreexaminelifeasheknowsit.Setinafuturistic(科幻性的)background,thisimaginativestoryisacombinationofactionandadventure.ThebookhaswontheBluePeterBookAward.CoramBoyAuthor:JamilaGavinPublisher:EgmontToby’sandAaron’slivesarelinkedbytheCoramMan,whocollectsunwantedchildrenfromacrossthecountry,supposedlytosendthemtoasafenewlife.Inreality,themansellsthechildrenintoslavery(奴役).Soon,TobyandAaronfindthemselvesunitedonajourney,filledwithdangerandexcitement.Richwithhistoricaldetail,thisbookprovidesanimportantinsightintothe1750ssociety.ItwasawinneroftheWhitbreadChildren’sBookAward.TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-TimeAuthor:MarkHaddonPublisher:RedFoxSeenthroughtheeyesofChristopher,amathematicalgeniusandSherlockHolmesfan,thisnovelbeginswiththediscoveryofadeaddogonaneighbor’slawn.Inhissearchtodiscovertheidentityofthekiller,ChristopheruncoverssomeinformationabouthisownfamilyandhestartsajourneytoLondontofindhismother.WatershipDownAuthor:RichardAdamsPublisher:PenguinYoungrabbitFiverbelievesthatagreatdisasterisabouttostriketheplacewherehelives—butnoonewilllistentohim.Atlasthemanagestoaskafewbraverabbitstoleavebeforeit’stoolate.Huntedbydogsandfoxes,theirjourneyisadangerousone—buttherabbitscanstilldreamofapeacefulandsafenewlifeatWatershipDown.ThisbookwonboththeGuardianChildren’sFictionPrizeandtheCarnegieMedal.WhichbookwaspublishedbyPenguin?A.CoramBoy.B.MortalEngines.WatershipDown.TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-Time.WhatinformationcanwegetfromthebookCoramBoy?ItsmaincharactersareTobyandAaron.Itisaboutsomerabbitsescapingadisaster.ItwontheGuardianChildren’sFictionPrize.Itscontentinvolvesthebackgroundofafuturesociety.HowdoesChristopherfindsomeinformationabouthisfamily?WhentakinghistriptoLondon.WhenworkingwithSherlockHolmes.Whentryingtofindtheidentifyofakiller.Whencommunicatingwithamathematicalgenius.BGettingtoAntarcticaisnoteasy.Thefewwhoareluckyenoughtovisitthismostmysteriouscontinentdosobyship.ToreachAntarctica,shipsmustpassthroughanextremelyviolentareaofoceancalledtheDrakePassage,consideredtobetherougheststretchofseaontheplanet.Wallsofwaterthirty,sometimesfortyfeethighcontinuallycrashedagainstourshipfortwosoliddays.Wewouldholdontoaropeinsidetheshipwhilebeingviolentlytipped(倾斜)tooneextremeside,thentotheother,andthenbackagain.MydaughterClaireandIwereasmentallypreparedaswecouldbe.AbouttwoandahalfdaysafterenteringtheDrakePassage,thewaterscalmed.Soon,wenoticedsmallblackspotsonnearbypiecesoffloatingice.Emperorpenguins!Then,webeganthetwo-milehikeovertheicetothepenguincolony.Withinseveralhundredyards,smallgroupsofemperors,perhapstenorsoatatime,greetedus,slidingontheirbelliesandmakingtheirwonderfulnoises,sortofalong,high-pitchedsound.OnedaytwoadultemperorswiththeirthreechicksfollowingthemapproachedClaire,whowasrestingontheice.Theyleftthechickswithher,asifshewerethebabysitter.Twentyminuteslatertheyreturnedtocollectthechicks.AndIwillneverforgetthepenguinthat,whenIjokinglyaskedwhichwaybacktothehelicopters,pointedawinginthecorrectdirection.Everynightaboardoursafeandwarmship,wethoughtaboutwhatittakestosurviveinAntarctica,anincrediblyharshplace.Buteachdayontheice,wealsothoughtabouttheDrakePassage,theimpactofthelargebodyofwaterwehadtoenduretogetwherewewere.Overthecourseofourvisit,wecametorespectthepowerofthatsea.Westilltalkaboutthepenguins,asI’msurewealwayswill.ButwetalkabouttheDrakePassage,too.Bothexperienceswereunforgettable,andonewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheother.WhyistheDrakePassagementionedinthefirstparagraph?Thewaterintheareaisusuallycalm. B.Peoplecanseeveryattractivescenerythere.C.Alotofseaanimalsoftenappearinthearea. D.Itisquiteadangeroussectionofthejourney.Whatisthethemeofthethirdparagraph?A.Thevisitorsappreciatedthepenguins. B.Thelivinghabitsofemperorpenguins.C.Howpenguinsmadetheirwonderfulnoises. D.Theappearanceandshapeofemperorpenguins.26.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A.Penguinstrytoavoidhumanbeings.B.Penguinsarenotafraidofhumanbeings.C.Claireplayedwiththetwoadultpenguinsforalongtime.D.Claireledtheyoungpenguinstowheretheadultpenguinsstayed.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endure”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Promote.B.Break.C.Arrange.D.Experience.CPortiaKapraunhasalwaysseenunwelcomeadsonTwitter,usuallyfrommajorbrandspitching(竭力推销)herexpensivejewelryorvehiclesthatshe,asalibrarianinIndiana,couldnotafford.Ms.Kapraunwasnotinterested.Butshesoonsawtheadsagain.Andagain.Andagain.“Thesefeellikelow-endads,”shesaid.Inashakyadvertisingmarketinanuncertaineconomy,adsthatfewpeoplewanttoseesuddenlyseemtobeeverywhere.Advancementsindigitaladvertisingtechnologyweremeanttoimproveusers’experience.Peopleinterestedinshoesareintendedtogetadsforsneakersandboots,notrepeatedpitchespromotinggoldinvestments.Andthetechnologyissupposedtoremovemisleadingordangerouspitches.Butlately,onseveralplatforms,theoppositeseemstobehappeningforavarietyofreasons,includingaslowdownintheoveralldigitaladmarket.Asnumerousdeep-pocketedmarketershavepulledback,andthesoftermarkethasledseveraldigitalplatformstolowertheiradpricing,opportunitieshaveopenedupforlessdemandingadvertisers.Advertisingexpertsagreethatpoor-qualityadsappeartobeincreasinggreatly.Theypointtoavarietyofpotentialcauses:internaltroublesattechnologycompanies,weakcontentmoderation(审核),andhigh-leveladvertisersseekingotherchoices.Then,there’stheeconomy:Arecentsurveyof43multinationalcompaniesrepresentingmorethan$44billioninadvertisingspendingfoundthatnearly30percentplannedtocutbackontheirmarketingspendinglastyear.Otherfactorsarealsocontributingtoloweradvertisingquality.Socialmediaadvertising,onceonlypracticedbyspecialists,isnoweasilyavailabletoanyone.Manyofthemareavoidingtargetedads—placementsintendedtoreachspecificaudiences,usuallyatahighercost—infavorofacheaperspray-and-pray(广撒网式的)approachonline,hopingtocatchtheattentionofgullible(容易受骗的)orboredshoppers.Majorsocialmediaplatformsarenowlike“amallthatusedtobegood”,CoreyRichardson,vicepresidentatamulticulturaladcompany,says.“Butnowthere’snolongeramallthere—it’sjustacalendarstoreandaplaceslingbeepers(传呼机).”28.WhatmessagedoestheauthorwanttodeliverinPortiaKapraun’sstory?A.Repeatedadshaveastrongpowerofpersuasion.B.Socialmediausersoftenencounterunwantedads.C.Majorbrandsusuallyprefersocialmediaadvertising.D.Anuncertaineconomyleadstolowerlevelsofconsumption.29.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthe“lessdemandingadvertisers”mentionedinParagraph2?A.Theyareforcedtoexitthedigitaladmarket.B.Theyhavebenefitedfromadvertisingexperts.C.Theycannowadvertiseatamoreaffordableprice.D.Theyworkhardtoimprovetheirusers’experience.30.WhatisCoreyRichardson’sattitudetomajorsocialmediaplatforms?A.Favorable.B.HopefulC.Unclear.D.Negative.31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Whereissocialmediaadvertisingheading?B.Whatisshakinguptheonlineadvertisingmarket?C.Whyareyouseeingsomanybaddigitaladsnow?D.Howaretargetedadsimpactingyourpurchasedecisions?DBothRobertoandKeithhavea45-minutecommute(通勤)timefromtheirhomestotheirworkplace.WhenRobertodrives,hehasrealisticexpectationsofhowothersdriveandhowlongthetripshouldtake.Overall,heisabletoadapttoanyunexpectedchallengeshemayfaceontheroad.Herarelybecomesangry.Bycontrast,Keithdriveswithatendencyforbecomingangryeasily,partlyduetounrealisticexpectationsofotherdrivers,hisquicknesstopersonalizeandfeelthreatenedbytheactionsofothers,andhisinabilitytocalmhisanger.ThedifferencebetweenhowRobertoandKeithexperiencetheirdrivetowork,especiallywithregardtogettingangry,isinfluencedverymuchbytheiremotionalintelligence.Emotionalintelligenceiscrucialforhelpingindividualschooseconstructiveoverdestructiveanger.Akeyaspectofhealthyangerisbeingabletopauseandreflecton,ratherthanreactto,ourthoughts,feelings,andsensesassociatedwithgettingangry.Self-regulationandempathy(同理心)aretwoimportantcomponentsofemotionalintelligence,whichcanbeabuffer(缓冲)againstdestructiveanger.Self-regulationhelpsustocontrolourmoods.Empathyhelpsustorecognizethehumanityinothersandourselves.Studiessuggestthattraininginemotionalintelligencecanpowerfullyimpacthowangerismanaged.Thiswassupportedbyathree-yearstudyof476youngadultswhoshowedreducedtendencyofbecomingangryaftertraining.Childrenandadultscanlearnskillstoboosttheiremotionalintelligenceand,bydoingso,developadaptabilityfordealingwithvariousnegativeaffect,includinganger.Manyworkbooksofferskillsinemotionalintelligencetopromoteempathyandself-awarenessregardingemotionsandhowtheyimpactourbeliefsandbehavior.Clearly,throughtraining,Keithwouldexperiencegreateremotionalflexibilitythatcouldsupportamorepeacefulcommutetowork.Ifirmlybelievethatlearningskillsinemotionalintelligenceshouldbethefocusinhelpingindividualsmoreconstructivelymanagethishighlychallengingandcomplexemotion.32.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Totellatruestory.B.Tomakeacomparison.C.Tointroducethemaintopic.D.Topresentanimportantfinding.33.Whichofthefollowingisthemainpointofhealthyanger?A.Thinkingovertheannoyingsituation.公众号：全元高考B.Takingactiontodealwiththeawfulsituation.C.Turningablindeyetotheunwelcomesituation.D.Expressingfeelingsaboutthedisturbingsituation.34.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstraininginemotionalintelligence?A.Tolerant.B.Doubtful.C.Negative.D.Supportive.35.Whatisthesuitabletitleofthetext?A.FriendsShouldEnjoyPeacefulCommuteB.DriversNeedtoBoostTheirEmotionalIntelligenceC.EmotionalIntelligenceIsaBufferAgainstDestructiveAngerD.EmotionalIntelligenceHasaPowerfulImpactonPeople'sLife第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Doesthehappinessofparentsplayaroleinshapingtheoverallhappinessoftheirchildren?Scientificstudieshaveshedlightonthefar-reachingconnectionbetweenparentalhappinessandthepositivedevelopmentofkids.Itseemsthatparentalhappinesshasanimportantinfluenceontheemotional,social,andcognitive(认知的)developmentofchildren.___36___Iftheyknowtheirmentalandemotionalhappinesshasanimpactontheirchildren,perhapsitcanmotivatethemtoviewitaspartofbeingagoodparent.___37___Forexample,theycanjoininactivitiesthatbringthemjoyandsatisfaction.Thiscouldincludehobbies,exercise,pursuingpersonalgoals,ortakingtimeforrelaxation.Whenparentsimprovetheirownhappiness,theycanbettersupporttheirchildren’shappiness.Anothergreatideaissharingexperiencesandcreatingmanymemoriestogether.Theideaistwofold.___38___Atthesametime,thesharedexperiencesandshowingtheirchildrenhowhappytheyaretodosomethingtheylovecanbeincrediblyvaluableaswell.Oneofthemainaspectsofbeinghappyparentsisfeelingcomfortable,confidentandabletobethemselves,despitetheirnewstatusandhugeresponsibility.Honestly,whenparentsprioritizetheirownhappiness,ithaspositiveeffectsontheoverallhappinessofthefamily.___39___Whenparentsputtheirownhappinessfirst,theybecomerolemodelsfortheirkids.Theyseetheimportanceofself-care,pursuingpassionsandmaintaininghealthyrelationships.___40___So,parentsshouldaccepttheiruniqueness,enjoyinglife!A.However,partofbeingresponsibleisbeinghonest.B.Theyarepassingonsomemajorlifeskillsandattitudes.C.Theymayloseabitoftheirsenseofselfwhencaringforchildren.D.Parentscanadoptpracticalwaystoenhancetheirownhappiness.E.Ajoyfulandharmoniousfamilyenvironmentbenefitseveryoneinvolved.F.ThiscanhappenwhenparentsprioritizetheirownhappinessaccordingtoInc.G.Firstly,theparentscontinuetobethemselvesanddosomethingtheylove.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ThewindandrainmadeitfeellikeacoldDecemberday.Iwalkedasfastaspossibletothearena（运动场）.WhenIgotinside,itwas41cold,andIwasgratefulthatI’d42towearmuchclothing.Thenavoicecalledout,“Hi,Fran.”ItwasnicetoseeLindyandPippa--theywerebravingthe43tohelphere,too.Thearenawas44.Thenickering（嘶叫）ofhorsesmixedwithchildren’slaughter.Volunteersledhorseswhileparentstendedtotheirchildrenwith45needs,preparingthemfortheirridinglesson.Icouldn’thelp46.Thesechildrenallfaceddailymentalandphysical47,andtheirparents’lovewas48.Justthetiniestsignof49—achildmanagingasimpleexercise—wasamajor50fortheinstructor,parentandchild.IrealizedwhyIcametothisplace.Itwasforthe51ofthechildren.Thoughthevolunteerworkhereisextremelytiring,somanypeople52givetheirtimebecausethechildrenneedus.Thesechildrenhavedifferent53ofmentalorphysicaldisabilities.Ridingstrengthenstheirmusclesandbones,54themtoenjoyamorefruitfullife.Thatday,asthosechildren55mefromatoptheirhorsesandsmiled,myheartwasfilledwithwarmth.Iwaswarmfromtheinsideout.41.A.neverB.evenC.justD.still42.A.askedB.rememberedC.meantD.agreed43.A.darkB.ruleC.coldD.distance44.A.spaciousB.elegantC.vividD.busy45.A.urgentB.properC.specialD.similar46.A.smilingB.jokingC.runningD.jumping47.A.activitiesB.challengesC.developmentsD.changes48.A.plainB.complicatedC.absentD.obvious49.A.improvementB.problemC.pursuitD.adjustment50.A.targetB.principleC.milestoneD.commitment51.A.happinessB.pastC.familyD.action52.A.instantlyB.automaticallyC.temporarilyD.voluntarily53.A.degreesB.quantitiesC.namesD.drawbacks54.A.instructingB.motivatingC.enablingD.forcing55.A.glaredupatB.lookeddownatC.watchedoutforD.lookedupto第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AStoneAgebirdsculpture56(cover)inChinacouldbea“missinglink”inourunderstandingofprehistoricart.57(date)backalmost13,500years,thesculptureisnowtheoldestknownexampleofthree-dimensionalartinEastAsia.Described58beingin“anexceptionalstateofpreservation,”thesculpturewasfoundatanarcheologicalsiteinLingjing,HenanProvince.Itwashand-carvedfromburnedanimalbone.Researcherssaythesculpturedepicts(刻画)abirdonabase,pointingtodeliberatemarks59thecreature’seyesandbill(嘴)wouldbe.Itisbelievedthatthebird’soversizedtailwasmade60(prevent)thesculpturefromleaningforwardwhen61(lay)onasurface.Thisdiscoveryidentifiesa(n)62(origin)artistictraditionandpushesbackbymorethan8,500yearstherepresentationofbirdsinChineseart.Thesculpturediffers63(technology)andstylisticallyfromothersculpturesfoundinWesternEuropeandSiberia,anditcouldbethemissinglinktracingtheoriginofChinesestatuesbacktotheearlypartoftheStoneAge.LiZhanyang,wholed64study,hascontributedtootherarcheologicalfindingsinLingjing,includingvariousancient65(tool)andtwoskullsbelongingtoanextinctspeciesofearlyhumans.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Jim所在学校的图书馆想要收藏关干中国文化的书籍，他发来邮件请你帮忙推荐相关书籍。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：1.书籍类型；2.推荐理由。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请在答题卡相应位置作