2024届广东省广州市高三上学期12月调研考试英语试题

秘密★启用前试卷类型：B2024届广州市高三年级调研测试英语本试卷共10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、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。并在答题卡相应位置上填涂考生号。因笔试不考听力,试卷从第二部分开始,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铅笔把答题卡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,将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分阅读（共两节,满分50分）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。AStudentFilmFestivalStudentFilmFestivalcelebrateslearningacrossthecurriculumthroughtheexcitinganddynamicmediumofshortfilm.Throughfilm,studentscantellstories,investigateideas,documentlearninginanyareaofstudyandexpressthecomplexityoftheirthinkingthrougharangeofgenresandtechnicalapproaches.Withthecreativeuseofdigitalmedia,studentscanintegratetheirpersonalperspectivestoexplorethediverseandchallengingissuesofourtime.It’sopentoallstudents,regardlessofschool.Weareacceptingsubmissionsinthefollowingcategories:Cartoon（upto30mins）Documentary（纪录片）（upto60mins）MusicVideo（under10mins）ScienceFictionShort（upto25mins）SituationalComedy（under10mins）WebSeries（uptothreeepisodes,nomorethan30minseach）Sofar,morethan20entrieshavebeenselectedacrossallcategories.Wewillgraduallyannouncethechosenentriesforeachcategory,givingyouachancetowatchallthefilmsonlineandvoteforyourfavourites.WinnersinallcategorieswillbeannouncedonWednesday,27December.Overtheyears,ourfilmfestivalshaveattractedthousandsoffilmmakersfromaroundtheworld.Eachfestivalfeatureslivescreeningsinourownschooltheater.Our80-seattheaterisoutfittedwitha4Kprojectorandsevenspeakersthroughoutthevenue,deliveringhighqualityinafirst-classscreeningenvironment.Filmmakerswhoseworksareacceptedintoourfestivalwillreceivefreepassestotheschooltheater,invitationstofilmmasterclasses,andareconsideredforawards.21.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitablesubmissiontothefestival?A.A20-minuterecordingofashortplay.B.Atwo-hourfilmrecordingyourdailyroutine.C.Afive-minutefunvideoaboutstudents'dormitorylife.D.A22-minuteeducationalvideoexplainingpopularscience.22.Whatcanfilmmakersdoiftheirworksareaccepted?A.Receiveafilmaward. B.Watchfilmsforfreeintheschooltheater.C.Interviewfilmmasters. D.Deliveraspeechinthevenue.23.Whatisthetext?A.Ascheduleforthefilmselectingprocess.B.Aninvitationtoafilmmakers'celebration.C.Anannouncementofafilmfestivalawards.D.Anadvertisementforanupcomingfestival.BOncethechoiceofroyalhousehold,thewatermelonhasgainedpopularityrapidlyovertheyears,andanonlinegrocerreportedthatthefruit'ssalesontheplatformhadincreasedsixfoldfrom2020to2022,resultinginincreasinglyhighdemandforwatermelonqualitytesters.Lee,32,isextremelybusyinthesummermonths.Justbyholdingthewatermelonnearhisearandknockingonthesurfacewithhisfingers,Leesays,hecantellbythesoundifthefruitisripeenoughtobeeatenornot.Heworksforaruralcooperativesetupbyagroupofwatermelonfarmers,andputsthousandsofwatermelonsthroughthe"knocktest"daily,beforetheyareshippedtodowntownwarehouseswheretheplatformsourcesitssupplies.Thepracticeofknockingonwatermelonstodeterminetheirripenesscanbefoundacrosscultures.InChina,itisconsideredanationalhabit.Smartbuyerstaponthefruitbeforepurchasetoensuretheirmoneyiswell-spent.Somebuyersknockonthefruitdespitenotknowingwhatthehollowsoundmeansjusttonegotiateabetterdealfromtheseller.Asfruitsaleshavemovedtoonlineplatformsinabigway,thosewhomakealivingbycheckingthequalityofthefruitswiththeirfingersaremuchindemand.Leeisoneamongthegrowinggroup.Theirtaskistoconductknocktestsonbehalfofe-buyersandensurethatthefruitsselectedtobesoldonlineareuniforminsizeandquality.Lee,whowasonceanaward-winningsoccerplayer,nowdescribeshimselfasa"goalkeeperforwatermelons".Hequitsocceraboutfouryearsagoandlearnedaboutmelon-knockingasanemergingprofessionanddecidedtobecomeanapprentice（学徒）toanexperiencedfarmer.Afterayear'strialanderror,Leeworkedindependentlyasaqualitychecker."Itisahighlydemandingtask.Duringtheapprenticeship,Ioftencrackedopenmelonstoconfirmmyjudgment.Therearejustnoshortcuts,"hesaid.24.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Tointroduceanemergingprofession.B.TodescribeLee'scareertransformation.C.Todiscusstheimportanceoffruitqualitytesters.D.Toexplaintheculturalroleofwatermelon-knocking.25.Whathasledtothehighdemandforwatermelonqualitytesters?A.Thepopularityofwatermelons. B.Thebigharvestofwatermelons.C.Anincreaseinwatermelonprices. D.Arapidriseinonlinewatermelonsales.26.WhydoesLeedescribehimselfasa"goalkeeperforwatermelons"?A.Hewasonceanaward-winningsoccerplayer.B.Hedreamsofbeingaprofessionalmelon-knocker.C.Hewastaughtbyanexperiencedwatermelonfarmer.D.Heensuresthatcustomersenjoywatermelonsofquality.27.WhatcanwelearnfromLee'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Seeingisbelieving. B.Everymanhashisvalue.C.Greateffortsandpracticematter. D.Excellencecanbefoundinanyprofession.CAmomentoccursintheexchangebetweenprofessorandstudentwheneachofusadoptsalook.Mylooksays,"What,youdon'tunderstand?"Theirssays,"Wedon't.Andwethinkyou'remakingitup."Wearehavingaproblem.Basically,we'veallreadthesamestory,butwehaven'tusedthesameanalyticalapproaches.Itmayseemattimesasiftheprofessorisinventinginterpretationsoutofthinair.Actually,thetruthisthatastheslightlymoreexperiencedreader,theprofessorhasacquiredovertheyearstheuseofacertain"languagereading".Besides,hehasgraspedthreeprofessionaltools-memory,symbolandpattern.Theseitemsseparatetheprofessionalreadersfromtheordinaryones.Englishprofessorsarecursedwithmemory.Whenreadinganewbook,Iconstantlyseekoutconnectionsandinferences,recallingfacesandthemesfrompastreadings.Ican'tnotdoit,althoughthereareplentyoftimeswhenthatabilityisnotsomethingIwanttoexercise.Thisdoesnotnecessarilyimprovetheexperienceofpopularentertainment.Professorsalsoreadandthinksymbolically.Everythingisasymbolofsomething,itseems,untilprovenotherwise.Weask:Whatdoesthethingoverthererepresent?Thekindofmindthatworksitswaythroughundergraduateandthengraduateclassesinliteratureandcriticismtendstoseethingsasexistinginthemselveswhilealsorepresentingsomethingelse.Thistendencytounderstandtheworldinsymbolictermsisenhancedbyyearsoftrainingandrewardsthesymbolicimagination.Arelatedphenomenoninprofessorialreadingispatternrecognition.Mostprofessionalstudentsofliteraturelearntotakeinthespecificdetailwhileseeingthepatternsthatthedetailreveals.Experiencehasprovedtothemthatlifeandbooksfallintosimilarpatterns.Literatureisfullofpatterns,andyourreadingexperiencewillbemuchmorerewardingwhenyoucanstepbackfromthework,evenwhileyouarereadingit,andlookforthosepatterns.28.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?A.Bydescribingareal-lifescene. B.Byusingpopularquotes.C.Bypresentingconflictingideas. D.Byraisinganinterestingquestion.29.Whydothestudentsthinktheprofessorismakingupinterpretations?A.Theyhavelimitedlifeexperience.B.Theylackchancesforsufficientreading.C.Theyareunabletoanalyzethetextthoroughly.D.Theydonottrusttheprofessor'steachingabilities.30.Whatdoesparagraph3sayaboutEnglishprofessors?A.Theyhaveastrongdesiretonothavetheirgoodmemory.B.Theirreadinghabitdoesn'talwaysguaranteedesirableeffects.C.Theirmemoryaddstotheirreadingpleasureofpopularworks.D.Theykeepmakingconnectionswiththeirownlifewhilereading.31.Whichistheauthor'ssuggestiononreadingliterature?A.Identifythehiddentextmodes. B.Perceivemanythingsatthesametime.C.Lookfordetailsandlanguagepatterns. D.Memorizepatternsofsymbolicmeanings.DResearchismakingsurprisingdiscoveriesaboutinsects:Honeybeeshaveemotionalupsanddowns.Cockroacheshavepersonalitiesandteamuptomakedecisions.Fruitfliesexperiencesomethingverylikefear.We'reprettysureotherhumanshavefeelingsbecausetheycantellus.Butwedon'tknowwhetherthebeeisbuzzinginangerorinfear.Humanbabiesaresilentonthematter,too.Itwasonlyinthe1980sthatdoctorscametobelievehumanbabiesfeltpain.Inrecentyears,humanshavegraduallyofferedmembershipinthesentienceclubnotonlytotheirownyoung,buttosomeotheranimals.Inthelastdecade,manycountrieshavebeguntobanexperimentationonallgreatapes.Andsomeoceancreatureswererecentlyrecognizedassentient.Butwithinsects,thequestionremainsopen.AndrewBarronandColinKleinarebehindmuchofthefoundationalworkonbeebrains.In2016,theypublishedapaperarguingthatinsects'brainshavethecapacityforsubjectiveexperience.TheirargumentfollowsontheresearchofSwedishscientistBjörnMerker,whoseworksuggeststhatthemorebasicformsofconsciousness（意识）arelocatednotinthecortex（大脑皮层）,whichinsectsdonothave,butinsubcorticalstructuresofthebrain,whichinsectsdohave."Thesesubcorticalstructuresarequitebigandhaveahugeamountofprocessingpower,"saysBarron.Theyalsoarguethatthesestructuresmayhavebeentheearlierformsofourconsciousnessduringevolutionarydevelopment.Otherresearchersarediggingintothequestion,too.JessicaWarenotesthatshe'sunsurewhatthesimilaritiesinthesesubcorticalstructuresmeanforinsectconsciousness."Wedon'treallyhaveenoughinformationtodistinguishbetweenwhatcouldbeconsciousnessorawarenessofthesurroundingsandwhatcouldbeushumansinterpretingthatasconsciousness,shesays.Still,Warelovestheideaofexpandingthediscussionofconsciousness."Thedoorsarejustopeningupforfurtherexploration,"shesays."Thismeanswemighthavestoppedlookingatwhatitmeanstobeconsciousfromahuman-centeredview."32.Whyisitchallengingtodeterminetheemotionalstatesofinsects?A.Insectstendtohidetheiremotions.B.Insectsarenotcapableofcommunication.C.Insectsrarelyexperiencehuman-likeemotions.D.Insectscannotconveytheiremotionstohumans.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"sentienceclub"refertoinparagraph3?A.Animalsselectedforscientificresearch.B.Socialclubsfoundedtoprotectanimals.C.Creaturesrecognisedashavingconsciousness.D.Organizationscommittedtoemotionmanagement.34.WhatdoBarronandKleinargueaboutinsectbrains?A.Theyhavedevelopedinsimilarwaysashumanbrains.B.Theyhavethecompetenceforemotionsandconsciousness.C.Theyhavethesameprocessingpowerashumanbeingsdo.D.Theyproducesomebasicformsofconsciousnessinthecortex.35.WhatisWare'sconcernaboutBarronandKlein'sargument?A.Thelackoftheoreticalfoundation. B.Thepossibilityofmisinterpretation.C.Theunderestimationofbrainfunction. D.Theuseofinappropriateresearchmethod.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。Collaborationhappensmoreoftenthanwerealize.__36__Thismayseemeasyintheorybutbeinganeffectivecollaboratorcansometimesbeachallenge.Belowarethetipsonhowtoimproveyourcollaborationskills.Listening__37__Duringcollaboration,itcanbeeasytogetsowrappedupinyourownideasthatyou'renotgivingyourfullattentionandconsiderationtoeveryoneelse's.Ifeveryoneintheroomfallsvictimtothis,therewouldn'treallybeanycollaborationhappening.Taketimetoreallylistenandprocesstheideasofothers.GivingandreceivinghonestfeedbackIt'simportantthateveryoneisabletobestraightforwardwhengivingandreceivingfeedback.Whenyoushareyouropinionandsomeoneelsedisagreeswithit,trynottotakeitpersonally.__38__It'snotnecessarilyforyourideastoberight.Ontheotherhand.youshouldalsofeelcomfortablegivingopenandhonestfeedbacktootherssolongasyou'rebeingpoliteaboutit.__39__Thiscouldbesomeonewhoworksinadifferentpositionatyourjob.someonewithadifferentbackgroundfromyou,orsomeonewho'sanexpertinthetopicyou'reseekinginformationabout.Thiscanhelptostartmoredynamicconversationsandintroducenewideasyoumaynothavecomeupwithifyouwereworkingonyourownorwithagroupoflike-mindedpeople.Collaborationmaynotalwaysbeeasy.__40__A.AppreciatingideasfromdifferentfieldsB.SeekingcollaboratorsoutsideyourfieldC.It'simportanttonotletyourself-importancetakehold.D.Withoutcollaboration,wemaynotbeabletocompletemostofourwork.E.Ifyoudofeelannoyed,remindyourselfthegoalistofindanidealsolution.F.Itcanbedefinedasworkingtogetherwithotherstoachieveacommongoal.G.Butifyouapplytheseideas,youmayfindtheexperienceproductiveandpositive.第三部分语言运用（共两节,满分30分）第一节（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。ChristywashelpingMumsortthroughboxesthey'dfoundintheirnewhome."Look,"sheheldupanoldphoto,"ItsaysMabelbesideDreamLake,summer1910."Itlookedso.__41__.Christyaskedifshecould__42__it.Mumagreed,addingthatMabelwasoncetheownerofthehouse,butshedidn'tknowaboutthe__43__.NowChristyhadapuzzleto__44__.WherewasDreamLake?Thenextmorning,Christywenttothelocal__45__,whereshelookedthrough__46__ofthetown.Theyshowedstreets,businesses,butnolakes.Backhome,whileshewasstaringoutherbedroomwindow,a__47__feelinghither.Christyquickly__48__Mabel'sphotoandranoutside.Inits__49__,asteeple（尖塔）roseaboveaborderofshorttrees.Itlookedmuchliketheonenowvisibleabovethelineoftreesofherbackyard."Mum!"shoutedChristy."It'sthesamesteeple.Thispicturewastakeninour__50__!"Mumhurriedoutsidetolook."Yeah,thetreeshave__51__grown,butit'sthesamesteeple.Butwhere'sthelake?"Theyfinallyturnedtothehistoricalsociety.Butnoonetherehadeverheardofsuchalake.Andallthe__52__proveduseless."Idon't__53__it,"saidChristyinconfusion.Thatnight,__54__camedownandcooledtheair.Earlythenextmorning,Christywokeupandlookedoutofherwindow."DreamLake!"yelledChristy."We__55__thepuzzle,Mum!"41. A.colourful B.historical C.permanent D.real42. A.share B.hang C.copy D.keep43. A.lady B.time C.lake D.photo44. A.carefor B.worryabout C.workout D.takeup45. A.gallery B.park C.theatre D.library46. A.maps B.posters C.films D.journals47. A.positive B.familiar C.horrible D.strange48. A.hid B.threw C.tore D.grabbed49. A.composition B.background C.reflection D.shade50. A.backyard B.house C.neighbourhood D.town51. A.merely B.slowly C.hardly D.truly52. A.searches B.aids C.scenes D.guesses53. A.make B.like C.get D.believe54. A.snow B.rain C.wind D.fog55. A.solved B.found C.completed D.proved第二节（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。Recently,Guangzhouhassuccessfullyhostedthe"UnderstandingChina"InternationalConference2023,the5thWorldMediaSummit,andothersignificantevents,onceagainhighlightingitsroleas__56__windowfortheworldtocomprehendChina'shigh-qualitydevelopment.So,__57__Guangzhou?Let'sfindout.__58__（gain）adeeperunderstandingofChina,onemustexperienceitshistoryandculture.Withahistoryofover2,000yearsandarichculturalheritage,Guangzhouoffersavarietyofhistoricalandcultural__59__（treasure）.Inthiscity,youcansipacupofcoffeewhilewatchingCantoneseoperainYongqingfangortasteCantonesedimsumwhilegazingatWestern-stylearchitectureonShamianIsland.EconomyisanothercrucialaspectinunderstandingChina.Inrecentyears,Guangzhouhas__60__（active）participatedintheBeltandRoadinternationalcooperation,gradually__61__（establish）acomprehensive,multi-level,andwide-rangingpatternofopening-up.Asathousand-year-oldcommercialcityknownfortheCantonFair,Guangzhouhasdrawn__62__（globe）attentionwithitsopengenesandprosperouseconomy.Connectingwiththeworldalsorequiresahighly__63__（develop）transportationnetwork.Guangzhouhasconstructedamodernthree-dimensionaltransportationsystemthatlinksairports,seaports,railwayports,anddigitalports,providingeasyaccess__64__bothdomesticandforeignparticipants.Guangzhou'sopenness,inclusiveness,vitality,andinnovativespiritmakeitanidealchoiceforhostinginternationalevents,which,inturn,__65__（help）theeconomicandsocialdevelopmentofthecity.第四部分写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）学校英语俱乐部正在开展以WaystoRelieveStress为题的讨论。请根据图表中的调查结果写一篇发言稿,内容包括：1.简述调查结果；2.评价并提出建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。WaystoRelieveStressRecentlyasurveywascarriedoutaboutwaystorelievestress.第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Mylittlesister,Meg,saidthatshewasn'tafraidofthedarkanym