广东省广州市八区联考2024届高三最后一卷英语试卷含解析

广东省广州市八区联考2024届高三最后一卷英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart2．Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express3．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought4．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while5．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since6．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith7．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat8．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup9．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled10．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While11．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are12．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what13．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain14．Ifyouwanttoimproveyourfigureandhealth,themosteffectivethingtodoistoshowupatthegymeverytimeyou________bethere.A．can B．willC．may D．shall15．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished16．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what17．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover18．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended19．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay20．---Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?---Itisclasstime,soshe__________intheclassroomnow.A．canbe B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．shouldbe第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）Ageingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.22．（8分）Atfirst，MichaelSurrelldidn’tseetheblacksmokeorflamesshootingfromthewindowsofhisneighbors’home．Heandhiswifehadjustparkedaroundthecornerfromtheirownhouse，whentheygotacallfromoneofhisdaughters：“Thehousenextdoorisonfire!”Hewenttoinvestigate．That’swhenhesawtwowomenandagirlpanic-strickenontheirdoorway．“Thebaby’sinthere!”oneofthewomencried．Thoughthefiredepartmenthadbeencalled，Surrell，then64，instinctivelyraninside．“Thebaby”was8-year-oldTiara，thewoman’sgranddaughter．Enteringtheburninghousewaslike“runningintoabucketofblackpaint，”Surrellsays．Thethicksmokecausedhimtostruggleblindlyaround，burnedhiseyes，andmadeitimpossibletobreathe．Theconditionswouldhavebeenriskyforanyone，butforSurrell，whohaslungdisease，theywerelife-threatening．Afterafewminutesinthesmoke-filledhouse，hewithdrewoutsidetocatchhisbreath．“WhereisTiara?”heaskeddesperately．“Thesecondfloor,”Thewomanshoutedback．Takingadeepbreath，hewentinasecondtime．Thedarknesswasoverwhelming．Yetbecausethehousehadasimilardesigntohis，Surrellfoundthestairsandmadeittothesecondfloor．Hewasalreadyoutofbreath．Thenasoftbutdistinctmoanappeared．Hecrawledtowardthesound，feelingaroundforanysignofthegirl．Finally，hetouchedsomething．Ashoe，thenanankle．HepulledTiaraintohisarms．Turning，hefoughtthroughthesmokeandranblindlyintotheblackness．Thenextthingheknew，hewasatthefrontdoor，thenoutside．Surrellwokeupinthehospitalacoupleofdayslater，havingsufferedsevereburns．Tiarawasreleasedfromthehospitalafterafewdays．“It’sasmallpricetopay,”Surrellsays．“I’ddoitagaininaheartbeat．Wouldn’tgiveitasecondthought．”1、WhatdidSurrelldoatthesceneofthefire?A．Calledhisdaughter． B．Parkedhiscartosafety．C．Rangthefiredepartment． D．Rushedintotheburninghouse．2、WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph3?A．Howspecialthehousewas．B．Howdangerousthesituationwas．C．HowSurrellsufferedlungdisease．D．HowSurrellranbackoutside．3、HowdidSurrellmanagetofindTiaraeventually?A．Byfeelingwiththeaidofhersound．B．ByansweringtoTiara’sloudcrying．C．Byshoutinghernamedesperately．D．Bycatchingsightofhershoes．4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutSurrellfromthetext?A．Heisunwillingtotalkabouttherescueagain．B．Heisdisappointedtosufferseveralburns．C．Hewilldothesamewithouthesitation．D．Hewillthinktwicebeforeacting．23．（8分）Mostofusdon’treachforthatgnarled(多节的)carrotswhenselectingourproduceatthelocalsupermarket.That’sexactlywhyAmericanswasteupto40%ofeatablefoodeveryyear.Thisunbelievablenumberhassparkedthe“uglyfood”movement,andinspiredmanycompaniestosellmisshapenfruitandvegetablestoconsumers,ratherthanthrowtheminthetrash.OneSanFranciscoorganizationistakingauniqueapproachtothisidea.TheSalvageSupperclubhostsfancydinnersinsidedumpertruck(卸车)wheretheyservedishesentirelypreparedwithfoodthatwouldhaveotherwisegonetowaste.JoshTreuhaft,founderoftheseuglyfooddinners,originallycameupwiththeidea10bringawarenesstoAmerica’sfoodwasteproblem.“Thereisundevelopedpotentialintheirfoodthatforsomereason,nottotheirownfault,isgoingtowaste,”hetoldSeeker’sLauraLing.Treuhaftisn’taloneinhisefforttoreduceAmerica’sfoodwaste.AChange,orglastyearwilledforWholeFoodstobecomepartoftheuglyfoodmovement.TheysoldmisshapenfruitandvegetablesinNorthernCaliforniastores.Sellingimperfectproduceisstillrelativelyrarerightnow,whichcanbepartiallyduetoasupplyissueratherthanalackofwillingparticipants.Raley’s,aSacramento-basedgrocerychain,startedanuglyfoodpilotprogramcalled“RealGood”,butdiscontinueditafter90dayssayingtheyhad“somechallengessourcingtheproduct”.Agrowermighthavelargeamountsofuglyproduceoneyearduetoterribleweather,butmuchlessthenextyeariftheweatherhasbeenmoreideal.Harvestsconstantlyvaryandretailersaremorelikelytobuyuglyproduceinlargenumberratherthanjustafewpoundsatatime.ThisiswhyorganizationslikeImperfectProduceandSalvageSupperclubareplayinganimportantroleinthepreventionoffoodwaste.SalvageSupperclubtakesitastepfurtherbynotonlybuyingtheuglyproduce,butturningitintoagooddiningexperienceaswell.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．PeopleusuallypreferRood-lookingproduce.B．Gnarledcarrotsmostlyappearinthesupermarket.C．Manycompaniesfindnewbusinessopportunities.D．Americanseatlessfruitandvegetablesthanexpected.2、WhydoestheSalvageSupperclubhavedinnersinsidethedumpertruck?A．Toprovehisfancyidea.B．Toremindpeoplenottowaste.C．Toshowwastecanbeeaten.D．Toadvisepeoplelodineindumpertruck.3、What’sJoshTreuhaft’sadvicetoreduceAmerica’sfoodwaste?A．Peopleshouldreducetheuglyfood.B．Peopleshouldmakefulluseofuglyfood.C．Peopleshouldbemoreawareoffoodshortage.D．Peopleshoulddeveloptheirpotentialinproducingfood.4、WhydidRaley’sstopits“RealGood”after90days?A．Retailers’pursuinglargerprofit.B．Badharvestsduetobadweather.C．Lackofsteadysourcesofproduce.D．People’sunwillingnesstobuyimperfectproduce.24．（8分）ChildreninruralareasofCambodiaoftensufferfromorevendieofpreventableillnessesbecausethereisnotanysoapavailable.In2014，SamirLakhani，anAmericancollegestudent，sawtheissuewhilevolunteeringinaCambodianvillage.“Irememberquitevividlyamotherbathinghernewbornbabywithlaundrypowder，whichissoharmfultotheskin，”saidLakhani.“It’sdifficultforruralCambodianstoaccesssoap.Firstisaffordability.Ifyouearnonly$1.50everyday，youwon’tspend$1onabarofsoap.Thencomesaccess.Thedemandissolowthatlocalshopsdon’tstocksoap.Thelastreason，becausemanyCambodiansdon’treallyunderstandwherediseasescomefrom，theydon’tknowhowtopreventthem，includingusingsoap.”Afterfiguringoutasolutiontotheproblem:thebarely-usedsoapinhotels，Lakhanistartedaskinghotelstodonateleftoversoap.“Theywerealleagertohelp，”heexplained.LakhaniregisteredEco-SoapBankshortlyafterwards.Soon，hereceivedenoughfundstohiredisadvantagedCambodianwomentocollectandreproducetheusedsoap.Today，theorganizationhasfourrecyclingcentersacrossthecountry，providingjobsto35localwomen.Andsofar，some174，000barsofsoaphavebeendonated，about24，000poundsofsoaphasbeenrecycled，andhygiene(卫生)hasbeenimprovedforabout661，000people.“Wearekillingthreebirdswithonestone，”Lakhanisaid.WhenitcomestothefutureofEco-SoapBank，Lakhanisaid，“We’vejustscratchedthesurface.LackofhygieneisnotsomethinguniquetoCambodia.Thedemandforimprovedhygieneinthedevelopingworldishuge，andmuchremainstobedone.We’relookingatsevencountriestoexpandtointhenearfuture.”1、WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthereasonwhyruralCambodiansdon’tusesoap?A．Poverty. B．Inaccessibility. C．Unawareness. D．Tradition.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“killingthreebirds”inParagraph5referto?A．Savingsoap，curingdiseasesandprovidingeducation.B．Stoppingpollution，provingjobsandinspiringdonation.C．Reducingwaste，providingemploymentandimprovinghealth.D．Recyclingwaste，helpingcharityandimprovingcommunityhygiene.3、WhatcanweinferaboutEco-SoapBank?A．Itwon’tbelongbeforeitexpandstothewholeworld.B．There’slittleitcandowithoutothercountries’assistance.C．Itwillmakegreatercontributionstothedevelopingworld.D．ItwillsoonsettletheproblemofpoorhygieneinCambodia.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Eco-SoapBankhelpsimprovehygiene.B．Cambodianwomenhaveabrightfuture.C．AUSyoungmancallsforhelpingpoorcountries.D．Lackofhygieneremainsaseriousproblemintheworld.25．（10分）Everybodyhatesit,buteverybodydoesit.Arecentreportsaidthat40%ofAmericanshatetipping.InAmericaalone,tippingisa$16billion-a-yearindustry.Consumersactingpolitelyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhavetoforagivenservice.Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?Thecommonopinioninthepastwasthattipsbothrewardedtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreduceduncomfortablefeelingsofinequality.Andalso,tippingmakesforcloserrelations.Itwentwithoutsayingthatthebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.ButaccordingtoanewresearchfromCornellUniversity,tipsnolongerserveanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalyzesnumberstheygotfrom2,547groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Theconnectionbetweenlargertipsandbetterservicewasveryweak.Onlyatinypartofthesizeofthetiphadanythingtodowiththequalityofservice.Tippingisbetterexplained,byculturethanbythemoneypeoplespend.InAmerica,thecustomcameintobeingalongtimeago.Itisregardedaspartoftheacceptedcostofaservice.InNewYorkrestaurants,failingtotipatleast15%couldwellmeandissatisfactionfromthecustomers.Hairdresserscanexpecttogetl5%-20%,andthemanwhodeliversyourfastfood$2.InEurope,tippingislesscommon.Inmanyrestaurantstheamountoftipisdecidedbyastandardservicecharge.InmanyAsiancountries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonatall.Onlyafewhavereallytakentotipping.AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpapers’author,countriesinwhichpeoplearemoresocialoroutgoingtendtotipmore.Tippingmayreduceanxietyaboutbeingservedbystrangers.AndMr.Lynnsays,“InAmerica,wherepeopleareexpressiveandeagertomixupwithothers,tippingisaboutsocialapproval.Ifyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff.”1、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．differentkindsoftippingindifferentcountriesB．therelationshipbetweentippingandcustomC．theoriginandpresentmeaningoftippingD．mostAmericanpeoplehatetipping2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase“caughton”?A．becomepopular.B．beenhated.C．beenstopped.D．beenpermitted3、Amongthefollowingsituations,inyouropinion,whoislikelytotipmost?A．AFrenchmanjustquarreledwiththebarberwhodidhishairbadlyinNewYork.B．AnAmericanjusthadawonderfuldinnerinawellknownrestaurantinNewYork.C．AJapanesebusinessmanaskedforapizzadeliveryfromaPizzaHutinNewYork.D．AChinesestudentenjoyedhismealinafamousfastfoodrestaurantinNewYork.4、Wecaninferfromthispassagethat.A．tippingisnolongeragoodwaytosatisfysomecustomersthemselvesB．tippingisespeciallypopularinNewYorkC．tippinginAmericacanmakeservicebetternowD．tippinghassomethingtodowithpeople’scharacter第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Therewasabusinessmanwhowasdeepindebtandcouldseenowayout.Hesatontheparkbench,headinhands,1ifanythingcouldsavehiscompanyfrombankruptcy(破产).Suddenlyanoldmanappearedbeforehim.“Icanseethatsomethingis2you,”hesaid.Afterlisteningtothebusinessman’stroubles,theoldmansaid,“IbelieveIcanhelpyou.”Heaskedthemanhisname,wroteouta3,andpusheditintohishandsaying,“Takethismoney.Meetmehereexactlyoneyearfromtoday,andyoucanpaymebackatthattime.”Thenheturnedanddisappearedas4ashehadcome.Thebusinessmansawinhishandacheckfor$500,000,5byJohnD．Rockefeller,thenoneoftherichestmenintheworld!“Ican6mymoneyworriesinaninstant!”herealized.But7,hedecidedtoputtheuncashedcheckinhissafe.Justknowingitwastheremightgivehimthe8toworkoutawaytosavehisbusiness,hethought.Withrenewed9,henegotiatedbetterdeals.Withinafewmonths,hewasoutofdebtandmakingmoneyonceagain.Exactlyoneyearlater,hereturnedtothe10withtheuncashedcheck.Atthe11time,theoldmanappeared.Butjustasthebusinessmanwasaboutto12thecheckandsharehissuccessstory,a13camerunningupandgrabbedtheoldman.“I’msodelightedI14him!”shecried.“Ihopehehasn’tbeenbotheringyou.He’s15escapingfromtheresthomeandtellingpeoplehe’sJohnD．Rockefeller.”Andsheledtheoldmanaway16thearm.Thebusinessmanjuststoodthere,17.Allyearlonghe’dbeenbuyingandselling,18hehadhalfamilliondollarsbehindhim.Suddenly,herealizedthatitwasn’tthemoney,realor19,thathadturnedhislifearound.Itwashis20self-confidencethatgavehimthepowertoachieveanythinghewentafter.1、A．wondering B．suspecting C．estimating D．hesitating2、A．attacking B．disturbing C．interrupting D．amusing3、A．number B．note C．letter D．check4、A．calmly B．quietly C．quickly D．proudly5、A．signed B．handed C．drawn D．deposited6、A．lose B．remove C．face D．ignore7、A．instead B．therefore C．rather D．meanwhile8、A．weakness B．belief C．urge D．strength9、A．creativity B．permission C．optimism D．curiosity10、A．hospital B．company C．street D．park11、A．advanced B．appointed C．announced D．delayed12、A．handback B．giveout C．putout D．turnover13、A．policeman B．banker C．nurse D．guard14、A．beat B．cheated C．pushed D．caught15、A．never B．seldom C．always D．occasionally16、A．on B．in C．by D．at17、A．exhausted B．astonished C．disappointed D．excited18、A．convinced B．informed C．reminded D．warned19、A．created B．imagined C．discovered D．donated20、A．long-lost B．non-existent C．ever-lasting D．newly-found第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Zhangjiajie,1．(locate)inthenorthwestofHunanprovince,isfamousforitsbeautifulanduniquescenery.Itconsists2．thedistrictofYongdingandWulingyuan,andcountiesofCiliandSangzhi.AlsowithinitisWulingyuanScenicAreawhich3．(name)aUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein1992.SeniorexpertsfromUNESCOwereamazedatitsuniquenaturalscenery,nearperfectbiologysystem,andcreative4．(combine)ofnatureandhumanism.Ithas5．areaof9653squarekilometers,andanaveragerainfallof1200-1600mm.InZhangjiajiearea,HuanglongdongandLongwangdongarecavesknownformanynaturalrockformationsand6．(they)undergroundcataracts(急流).Eachyear,ZhangjiajiehoststheInternationalCountryMusicWeekFestival,7．(feature)internationalactssuchasAmericancountrymusicgroupLucyAngel.Thecity8．(build)12state-leveltouristareasbynow,of9．oneis5Aclassscenicspotandfoursitesare4Alevel.ItattractsvisitorsfromalloverChinaandsomeAsiancountries,andis10．(increasing)popularamongotherinternationaltourists.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。StudyingintheUKhavebeenagoodexperienceforme、WhenIfirstarrived,IfindlifeveryhardasIdidn’tknowanybodyhere,butIsoongottoknowotherChinesestudentattheuniversity、LaterIbecameinterestingincommunicatingwithpeoplefromvariouscultures,andImadefewerfriends、Duringmystudy,Ichosetoliveinwithmyclassmatesinthedormitory、Ithinkit’sbetterthanlivingi