2024届广东省汕头市高三上学期1月期末英语试题及答案

汕头市2023-2024学年度普通高中毕业班期末调研测试英语本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑：如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上。试题序号从“21”开始。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，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。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。ATheBestHotelsinEdinburghClosetotheMust-SeeSightsEdinburghishometosomeofthebesthotelsinScotland.Herearesomeselectedhotels,rangingfromiconicfive-starinstitutionstonewapartmenthotels.TheBalmoralHotelForluxuryaccommodation,theBalmoralhoteloffersfive-starserviceandfantasticviewsofEdinburghCastle.Itisinthecitycenterandfeaturestheiconicclocktower.TheBalmoralisprobablythemostfamoushotelinthecityandisfamousforitshospitality.Itisalsopopularwithlocalsforafternoontea.WildeApartHotelWildeAparthotelisamodern,stylishhotel.Thehotelfeatureswell-appointed（设备齐全的）servicedapartmentsthathavefullyequippedsmallkitchens,freeWiFi,andcarparkingnearby.Theapartmentsareidealforthosewhoarestayinginthecityformorethananightortwoandwouldliketohaveasmallkitchentoenjoybreakfastorlunch.TheRadissonCollectionHotelTheRadissonCollectionHoteloverlookstheiconicRoyalMile.It’sjustashortwalkfromattractionssuchasEdinburghCastleandHolyroodPark,andit’swithineasyreachoflocalrestaurants,shops,bars,andgalleries.EverythingyouwillwanttoseeanddoinEdinburghisclosetohand,andit’sfiveminutesfromWaverlyTrainStationandairportlinks.Thehotel’sdesignismodern.ScotsmanHotelOriginallybuiltasTheScotsmannewspaperofficesin1905,ScotsmanHotelhasbeencarefullyrestoredintoninefloorsofroomsandsuiteswithcommandingviewsoverthecity.LocatedatthetopendofNorthBridge,thehoteloccupiestheprimerealestatespot(黄金地段)inEdinburgh.EasyaccesstoWaverleyTrainStationandairportshuttles,thehotelisprobablythemostwell-appointedaccommodationintermsoftransportlinks.WehopeyoulovetheEdinburghhotelswerecommend!21.Whichhotelsuitscustomerswholovecookingbythemselves?A.ScotsmanHotel.B.WildeApartHotel.C.TheBalmoralHotel.D.TheRadissonCollectionHotel.22.WhatmakestheScotsmanHoteldifferentfromtheothers?A.Itsspecialorigin.B.Itscentralsituation.C.Itscommandingviews.23.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Atraveljournal.D.Itsconvenienttransportation.B.Atourreport.C.Atouristwebsite.D.Ahotelresearch.BIwenttoYuanheMiddleSchoolinXihaigu,NingxiaHuiAutonomousRegion,aplacethatusedtobeoneofthepoorestregionsinChina,toparticipateinanEnglishclasswithvillagechildren.Mostkidsintheschoolcomefrompoorvillagehomesandare“leftbehind”children一kidswhoseparentsworkinthecitiestomakeabetterliving.Afterclass,wechattedalot,andtheywonderedabouteverything,using“outsideworld”asatermtodescribethewiderglobeformanytimes.Takingcareofruralchildrenisessential.Theschooloffersboardingservicesandfreebreakfastandlunchtothestudents,whocanalsovideochatwiththeirparentsdaily.Tobettercareforthevillagechildren,theschoolprovidesoutdoorhiking,technology,art,andforeignlanguageprogramstohelpthemunderstandtheoutsideworld.Afterall,high-qualityeducationtodisadvantagedvillagechildrenisthekeytopoverty-alleviation（扶贫）efforts.DuringmytripinXihaigu,IalsovisitedNingxiaNormalUniversity,whereover70%ofitsstudentsmajorineducation.In2013,localandcentralgovernmentslaunchedpublic-fundedprogramstorecruitstudentsinterestedinbecomingteachersinNingxia’sruralvillagesanddistricts.By2023,3,500studentswereenrolledintheprogram,manyofwhomcamefromdisadvantagedvillagehouseholdsinXihaigu.IhadtheopportunitytospeakwithYang,apublic-fundedstudentfromtheonce-poorXihaiguregion.Afterfinishingschool,heplannedtostayintheXihaiguareaasateachertoteachthekidsknowledge.Yangtoldmethatknowledgeisthekeytoleadingabetterlifeaswellasunderstandingtheworld.Alackofknowledgeisoneofthemainfactorsofbeingpoor.Moneycouldhelpthepoorforawhilebutnotonceforall.Hehopesthatbysharingknowledgewiththekidsinhishometown,hecanhelpthembroadentheirhorizonsanddevelopanobjectiveperspectiveontheworld.Heenvisionsafuturewherethesechildrencanusetheirknowledgetomakeabetterlife,stoppeople’stereotypes(固有印象)aboutChinaandshareXihaigu’sstorieswiththerestoftheworld.24.Whydidthekidsrepeatedlymention“outsideworld”?A.Outofcuriosityabouttheunknownworld.B.Withthehopeofchangingtheworldoutside.C.Toshowtheirexperiencesaboutthewiderglobe.D.Forlackofconfidencetowardstheirinnerworld.25.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Thekeytopoverty-alleviationefforts.B.Theaidtothekidsonlifeandeducation.C.Theteachingconditionsoftheschool.D.Thehigh-qualityeducationoftheschool.26.Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor’stripinNingxiaNormalUniversity?A.Studentsinthisuniversitycanbefreeofcharge.B.TheauthoritiessupportNingxia’sruralareasbystressingeducation.C.Thepublic-fundedprogramstargetatthestudentsfrompoorregions.D.MoneyislessimportantthanknowledgeforthepeopleinXihaigu’svillages.27.WhichofthefollowingmayagreewithYang’sopinion?A.Learnandlive.B.Sharptoolsmakegoodwork.D.Poverty-alleviationstartswitheducation.C.Hangontoyourdreams.CAsarchaeologists（考古学家）examinedancienttombsinTurfaninwesternChina,theydiscoveredsomesurprisinglywell-preservedandfamiliarrelics.Thoughhardenedfromover1,000years,theresatlittledumplings.Exactlywhoinventeddumplingsremainsamystery.Butsomescholarssuspecttheywerefirstspreadbynomadic（游牧的）TurkicpeopleslivinginwesternChinaandCentralAsia.Thisisthoughttobethecasebecause“manti,”meaning“dumpling”or“steamedbun”inmanyTurkiclanguages,appearstobetherootwordfordumplinginseveralotherlanguages.AncientTurkicpeopleprobablyfilledtheirdumplingswithmeat.Butit’sunclearwhenthispracticebegan,orwhethertheylearnedtheartofdumpling-makingfromothers.Howeverthishappened,dumplingscertainlygatheredsteaminancientChina.DumplingscontinuedtotakeoffanddiversifyinChinaoverthenextthousandyears.Insteadofthetraditionalmeatfilling,somecommunitieschosevegetarian（素食）dumplings.Peopledevelopednewcookingmethods.TherelationshipbetweenChinesedumplingsandthoseinotherareasistrickytotrace,butfoodhistorianshavemadetheirbestguessesbasedonavailableclues.BesidesTurkictribes,somescholarsbelievethattheMongolEmpirealsocontributedtothespreadofdumplings,perhapsintroducingthemtopartsofEasternEurope.ThesedumplingscouldhavecomebywayofChinaordirectlyfromsomeoftheTurkicpeoplestheMongolshiredtoruntheirempire.OnetheoryisthatthisgaverisetodumplingslikepelmeniinRussia,pierogiinPolandandvarenikiinUkraine.TheMongolEmpirealsocontrolledKoreaandmighthavelikewiseintroduceddumplingsthere.Later,afterChinesedumplingvarietieswereintroducedtomorecountries,Englishspeakersbegancallingthemdumplings,whichmeans“littlelumps”.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Chinese“jiaozi”werebroughttoJapan.SowhatabouttheItaliandumpling-likepasta?SomehistoriansthinkitmightbebroughtbyArabconquerors.It’sunlikelythatalldumplingdishescamefromthesameroottradition.However,wecanappreciatethemysterioushistoricalwebthatmadedumplingssovarious.28.WhatmadeTurkicpeoplessuspectedtofirstspreaddumplings?A.Thelanguagestheyused.B.Theireatinghabits.C.Theirdumpling-makingskills.D.Thenewlyfoundtombs.29.Whatdoesthephrase“gatheredsteam”inparagraph2mean?A.Originated.B.Stabilized.D.Becamepopular.C.Gotwell-cooked.30.Whatdoesparagraph4focuson?A.Thespreadingprocessofdumplings.B.Thepossibleoriginsofdumplings.C.Differencesbetweenvariousdumplings.D.Reasonsforthepopularityofdumplings.31.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribedumplingsaccordingtothepassage?A.Delicious.B.Diverse.C.Unusual.D.Regional.DSoniaKleindorferwasanewdirectoroftheKonradLorenzResearchCenterinAustria.Atherinstitute,KonradLorenzwasafamousAustrianzoologistwhocouldcorrectlynameeachkindofgoose,whichmadeKleindorferfeelacertainamountofpressure.“Icandofive,butwhenthenextfivecome,Istarttohaveamentalmeltdown,”shesays.Soshecontactedamoretechnically-mindedcolleagueandaskedhim:Couldhewriteaprogramtodistinguishthesefaces?Hesaid,yes,buthe’dneedadatabaseofgeesephotostoworkwith.Kleindorfergotherteamoutthere,snappingpicturesofthegeesefromeveryangle.Afterbuildingthedatabase,theywroteapieceoffacialrecognitionAlthatcouldIDagoose,bylookingatspecificfeaturesofitsbeak（喙）.Afteracoupleofyears,theteamreportsthattheirgooserecognitionsoftwareisnowabout97%accurate.“Geesehavesuchdrama—therearearchrivals（劲敌）,andjealousyandretribution（报答）,”Kleindorfersays.Tofindouthowfacesfiguredintothisdrama,shepresentedthegeesewithfull-sizedpicturesofthemselves,theirpartners,oranothermemberoftheflock.Sheshowedevidencethatgeeseseemedtorecognizephotosoftheirpartnersandfriends,butnotthemselves.Forfurtherstudy,SoniaKleindorferhopesbirdwatcherswillsomedaybeabletosnapapictureofagoose,IDit,andshareitslocationwithscientists.Butsheadds,justremember,hernewresearchsuggeststhatbirdwatchinggoesbothways:Geesecanrememberfacestoo.“Ifyouareevernotkindtoagoose,”shewarns,“thatgoosemayfindyouagain.”Kleindorferthinksthatfacialrecognitionisgoingtoplayareallyimportantroleinconservationandecology.“Weneedmorecomputerscientiststrainedinbehavioralecologyandweneedmoreconservationscientiststrainedincomputerscience,”shesays.“Butworkingtogether,Ithinkwecandothis.”32.WhatwastheproblemofSoniaKleindorferatwork?A.Shewasalwaysstressed.B.Shewasnotabletocountthegeese.D.Shecouldn’trecognizeallthegeese.C.Shesufferedamentalillness.33.Howdoestheprogramdistinguishthegeese?A.Bysnappingpicturesofthegeese.C.Byidentifyingthebeaksinthephotos.34.Whatisthefindingofthenewresearch?B.Bypresentingthefull-sizedpictures.D.Bybuildingthedatabaseofthegeese.A.Birdwatchingisadangerousactivity.B.Geesecanlocateandfindhumanbeings.C.Geesehavetheabilityoffacialrecognition.D.Birdwatcherscansnapapictureofagoose.35.WhatdoesKleindorferstressinthelastparagraph?A.Sciencetraining.B.Computerscience.D.Cross-subjectstudyC.Photo-takingskills.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。Howdoweslowdownandeatmoredeliberately?Andwhataresometechniqueswecanusetoeatatahealthypace?36That’swhenyouuseyoursensestoenjoythefoodandnoticehowitmakesyoufeel.Thefirsttipistotakeatleast20minutestofinishyourmeal.Veryoftenwefindourselveseatingwhiledoingsomethingelse,andthatcanmakeuseatfasterthanwenormallywould.Whenyousitdowntoeat,spendabout20minutesdoingso.3738Removealldistractionswhileyoueat.Theycaninterferewithyourabilitytoenjoyyourfoodandnoticewhenyouarefull.Spendtimetoeatandonlyeat.Makesureyourcellphoneisfacedownandyou’renotgoingtoberespondingtoanymessagesthatcomethrough.Noticingallthelittledetailsaboutyourfoodwouldhavegreatbenefitsaswell.39Onewaytoslowdownistoengageyoursensesandthinkthroughallthedetailsaboutyourmeal.Askyourself:what’sonmyplate?HowhungryamItoday?Isittoosalty?Noticethesmell,thetextureandwhateverothersensesthatariseasyoueat.Insteadofwolfingdown,don’tforgettoactuallychew.Ifyou’reinhaling（吸入）yourfoodyou’reprobablynotchewingit.40Lookateachbitebeforepoppingitintoyourmouth,acknowledgewhatyou’reeatingandchew,chew,chew.A.Puttingyourphoneawayisalsoadvisable.B.So,you’dbettereatinamorehealthyway.C.Second,removefoodthatwouldmakeyoudistract.D.Expertssharehelpfultipsonhowtoeatmoremindfully.E.Expertssuggestthatchewingisanimportantpartofdigestion.F.Youmightwonderhowtospend20wholeminuteseatingasandwich.G.Ittakesaboutthattimeforyourbodytogetthesignaltothebrainthatyouarefull.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格处的最佳选项。In9thgrade,Ijoinedamilitarytraining(军训)camp.Thespecialeye-openerforcedmyfriendsaway,whowere41tobeawayfromtheirfamilieswhileIturnedexcitedattheInthecamp,the43wasthefirstchallenge.Honestly,Istartedtobeinsistedondoingmypartathome.It’snotaseasyasitsounds.Nottomention,theyhadtodoeverythingthemselves,fromdishesto45,foruswithoutcomplaint.Butinthecamp,wegotonly20minutesduringthebreakto42.44tomyparents,whohadmakeourbeds,sweeptheflooranddothewashing.Besides,fromthemomentIarrived,thecampimpressedmemostwithasenseof46.Thedayswerelonginstructorwhistlinganddemanding,filledwithloudlyat5a.m.WakenupearlyoncoldDecembermornings,wewerewasareal50.Ifonefailed,thewholeteamgottwomorelaps.Gradually,thepain51.LaterinthemountainclimbingcompetitionwithBoyTeam,weGirlTeamwasthechampion!Afterthosefreezingmornings,we52it.Eachmemberofourteamworkedsohardonourskills.53,thesharedexperiencestaughtusalessonof54.Wereliedoneachotherforsupport.Overall,theexperience,likethesuninthatwinter,warmsmyheartand55myway.D.hesitated47designedtopushustoourlimits.Wehada(an)4849torunfourlapsbeforebreakfast.It41.A.eagerB.pleasedB.adventureB.routineB.pitifulC.afraid42.A.potential43.A.homesickness44.A.grateful45.A.washing46.A.boredom47.A.systems48.A.enthusiastic49.A.commanded50.A.treatC.campaignC.standardC.respectfulC.schedulesC.securityC.challengesC.considerateC.expectedC.struggleC.fadedawayC.gotD.gatheringD.houseworkD.devotedD.relationshipsD.disciplineD.tracksB.workoutB.urgencyB.strategiesB.strictD.responsibleD.persuadedD.shameB.advisedB.thrill51.A.easedup52.A.tookB.paidoffB.meantD.camealongD.made53.A.Furthermore54.A.sportsmanship55.A.changesB.StillC.HoweverC.friendshipC.lightsD.AnywayD.orderB.teamworkB.followsD.clears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。OnachillyDecembermorninginBeijing,ZhangTing56(rise)at6a.m.andstartedtodressforhertriptotheSummerPalace.Twohourslater,thestylish28-year-old,ahip-hopsinger-songwriter,57(wear)hanfu—traditionalChinesecostume,arrivedattheSummerPalace,animperialgardenestablishedduringtheQingDynasty(1644-1911)and58UNESCOWorldHeritagesite.Shevisitedhere59(gain)inspirationforanew(tradition)Chineseculturewithherownstyleofmusic,song,forwhichsheplannedtomixelementsofknownasguofeng,ormusicwithaChineseflavor.60Zhangjoinedaworkshop6162（launch）byaplatformaimedatsupportingandcultivatingoriginal（musician）fromChina.ChinesemusicandindependentSoonafterward,shewrotethesongHongYuinmemoryofLiangHongyu,arespectedheroineduringtheSongDynasty（960-1279）.“Imagesofthesefemalerolescameinstantlytomind63IsawtheancientstageattheSummerPalace,”shesaid.Thethree-dayactivitybroughttogethersinger-songwritersfromaroundthecountryandtargetednewsongsfeaturingelementsofguofeng.LiLiang,headoftheprogram,said,“Youngpeoplegrowupwiththeinternetandareopen64differentcultures.Theyarenowembracing65（they）ownculturalaesthetics（美学）,whichismeaningful.”第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，新的一年到了，你的英国好友Jim来信说他去年的新年计划未能落实，感到苦恼，向你询问按时实施计划的方法。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：1.表示理解；2.你的建议。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。3.参考词汇：新年计划NewYearresolutionDearJim,Yours,LiHua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。EverytimeIthinkofthecardattachedwithapicture,itremindsmethatsuccessisimportant,butwhynotsometimesjustadmitthejourney,regardlessofsuccessorfailure,andshowourapproval?Ourapprovalmaybringusanotherstory,whileforothers,anotherchapteroflife.Onemonthago,Iwastemporarilyappointedtobeinchargeofaclass,whentheyjustfinishedanimportantexam.Aboywalkingoutoftheclassroomwithhisfriendsgreetedmehappily.Thesunnysmi