2024届广东省广州市高三年级上册12月调研测试（零模）英语试卷

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试卷类型：B

2024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。

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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。

A

StudentFilmFestival

StudentFilmFestivalcelebrateslearningacrossthecurriculumthroughtheexcitinganddy­

namicmediumofshortfilm.

Throughfilm,studentscantellstories,investigateideas,documentlearninginanyareaofstudy

andexpressthecomplexityoftheirthinkingthrougharangeofgenresandtechnicalapproaches.

Withthecreativeuseofdigitalmedia,studentscanintegratetheirpersonalperspectivestoex­

plorethediverseandchallengingissuesofourtime.

It'sopentoallstudents,regardlessofschool.Weareacceptingsubmissionsinthefollowing

categories:

>Cartoon(upto30mins)

>Documentary(纪录片)(upto60mins)

>MusicVideo(under10mins)

>ScienceFictionShort(upto25mins)

>SituationalComedy(under10mins)

AWebSeries(uptothreeepisodes,nomorethan30minseach)

Sofar,morethan20entrieshavebeenselectedacrossallcategories.Wewillgraduallyannounce

thechosenentriesforeachcategory,givingyouachancetowatchallthefilmsonlineandvotefor

yourfavourites.WinnersinallcategorieswillbeannouncedonWednesday,27December.

Overtheyears,ourfilmfestivalshaveattractedthousandsoffilmmakersfromaroundtheworld.

Eachfestivalfeatureslivescreeningsinourownschooltheater.Our80-seattheaterisoutfittedwith

a4Kprojectorandsevenspeakersthroughoutthevenue,deliveringhighqualityinafirst-classscreen­

ingenvironment.Filmmakerswhoseworksareacceptedintoourfestivalwillreceivefreepassesto

theschooltheater,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.Aninvitationtoafilmmakers1celebration.

C.Anannouncementofafilmfestivalawards.

D.Anadvertisementforanupcomingfestival.

B

Oncethechoiceofroyalhousehold,thewatermelonhasgainedpopularityrapidlyovertheyears,

andanonlinegrocerreportedthatthefruit'ssalesontheplatformhadincreasedsixfoldfrom2020to

2022,resultinginincreasinglyhighdemandforwatermelonqualitytesters.

Lee,32,isextremelybusyinthesummermonths.Justbyholdingthewatermelonnearhisear

andknockingonthesurfacewithhisfingers,Leesays,hecantellbythesoundifthefruitisripe

enoughtobeeatenornot.Heworksforaruralcooperativesetupbyagroupofwatermelonfarmers,

andputsthousandsofwatermelonsthroughthe"knocktest"daily,beforetheyareshippedtodown­

townwarehouseswheretheplatformsourcesitssupplies.

Thepracticeofknockingonwatermelonstodeterminetheirripenesscanbefoundacrosscul­

tures.InChina,itisconsideredanationalhabit.Smartbuyerstaponthefruitbeforepurchaseto

ensuretheirmoneyiswell-spent.Somebuyersknockonthefruitdespitenotknowingwhatthehol­

lowsoundmeansjusttonegotiateabetterdealfromtheseller.

Asfruitsaleshavemovedtoonlineplatformsinabigway,thosewhomakealivingbychecking

thequalityofthefruitswiththeirfingersaremuchindemand.Leeisoneamongthegrowinggroup.

Theirtaskistoconductknocktestsonbehalfofe-buyersandensurethatthefruitsselectedtobesold

onlineareuniforminsizeandquality.

Lee,whowasonceanaward-winningsoccerplayer,nowdescribeshimselfasa"goalkeeperfor

watermelons".Hequitsocceraboutfouryearsagoandlearnedaboutmelon-knockingasanemerging

professionanddecidedtobecomeanapprentice（学徒）toanexperiencedfarmer.

Afterayear'strialanderror,Leeworkedindependentlyasaqualitychecker."Itisahighly

demandingtask.Duringtheapprenticeship,Ioftencrackedopenmelonstoconfirmmyjudgment.

Therearejustnoshortcuts,Hhesaid.

24.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroduceanemergingprofession.

B.TodescribeLee'scareertransformation.

C.Todiscusstheimportanceoffruitqualitytesters.

D.Toexplaintheculturalroleofwatermelon-knocking.

25.Whathasledtothehighdemandforwatermelonqualitytesters?

A.Thepopularityofwatermelons.B.Thebigharvestofwatermelons.

C.Anincreaseinwatermelonprices.D.Arapidriseinonlinewatermelonsales.

26.WhydoesLeedescribehimselfasangoalkeeperforwatermelons"?

A.Hewasonceanaward-winningsoccerplayer.

B.Hedreamsofbeingaprofessionalmelon-knocker.

C.Hewastaughtbyanexperiencedwatermelonfarmer.

D.Heensuresthatcustomersenjoywatermelonsofquality.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromLee'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Seeingisbelieving.B.Everymanhashisvalue.

C.Greateffortsandpracticematter.D.Excellencecanbefoundinanyprofession.

C

Amomentoccursintheexchangebetweenprofessorandstudentwheneachofusadoptsalook.

Mylooksays,"What,youdon'tunderstand?"Theirssays,"Wedon't.Andwethinkyou'remakingit

up."Wearehavingaproblem.Basically,we'veallreadthesamestory,butwehaven'tusedthesame

analyticalapproaches.Itmayseemattimesasiftheprofessorisinventinginterpretationsoutofthin

air.

Actually,thetruthisthatastheslightlymoreexperiencedreader,theprofessorhasacquired

overtheyearstheuseofacertain"languagereading".Besides,hehasgraspedthreeprofessional

tools-memory,symbolandpattern.Theseitemsseparatetheprofessionalreadersfromtheordinary

ones.

Englishprofessorsarecursedwithmemory.Whenreadinganewbook,Iconstantlyseekout

connectionsandinferences,recallingfacesandthemesfrompastreadings.Ican'tnotdoit,although

thereareplentyoftimeswhenthatabilityisnotsomethingIwanttoexercise.Thisdoesnotneces­

sarilyimprovetheexperienceofpopularentertainment.

Professorsalsoreadandthinksymbolically.Everythingisasymbolofsomething,itseems,until

provenotherwise.Weask:Whatdoesthethingoverthererepresent?Thekindofmindthatworksits

waythroughundergraduateandthengraduateclassesinliteratureandcriticismtendstoseethingsas

existinginthemselveswhilealsorepresentingsomethingelse.Thistendencytounderstandtheworld

insymbolictermsisenhancedbyyearsoftrainingandrewardsthesymbolicimagination.

Arelatedphenomenoninprofessorialreadingispatternrecognition.Mostprofessionalstudents

ofliteraturelearntotakeinthespecificdetailwhileseeingthepatternsthatthedetailreveals.Expe­

riencehasprovedtothemthatlifeandbooksfallintosimilarpatterns.Literatureisfullofpatterns,

andyourreadingexperiencewillbemuchmorerewardingwhenyoucanstepbackfromthework,

evenwhileyouarereadingit,andlookforthosepatterns.

28.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?

A.Bydescribingareal-lifescene.B.Byusingpopularquotes.

C.Bypresentingconflictingideas.D.Byraisinganinterestingquestion.

29.Whydothestudentsthinktheprofessorismakingupinterpretations?

A.Theyhavelimitedlifeexperience.

B.Theylackchancesforsufficientreading.

C.Theyareunabletoanalyzethetextthoroughly.

D.Theydonottrusttheprofessorsteachingabilities.

30.Whatdoesparagraph3sayaboutEnglishprofessors?

A.Theyhaveastrongdesiretonothavetheirgoodmemory.

B.Theirreadinghabitdoesn'talwaysguaranteedesirableeffects.

C.Theirmemoryaddstotheirreadingpleasureofpopularworks.

D.Theykeepmakingconnectionswiththeirownlifewhilereading.

31.Whichistheauthor'ssuggestiononreadingliterature?

A.Identifythehiddentextmodes.B.Perceivemanythingsatthesametime.

C.Lookfordetailsandlanguagepatterns.D.Memorizepatternsofsymbolicmeanings.

D

Researchismakingsurprisingdiscoveriesaboutinsects:Honeybeeshaveemotionalupsand

downs.Cockroacheshavepersonalitiesandteamuptomakedecisions.Fruitfliesexperiencesome­

thingverylikefear.

We'reprettysureotherhumanshavefeelingsbecausetheycantellus.Butwedon'tknow

whetherthebeeisbuzzinginangerorinfear.Humanbabiesaresilentonthematter,too.Itwasonly

inthe1980sthatdoctorscametobelievehumanbabiesfeltpain.

Inrecentyears,humanshavegraduallyofferedmembershipinthesentienceclubnotonlyto

theirownyoung,buttosomeotheranimals.Inthelastdecade,manycountrieshavebeguntoban

experimentationonallgreatapes.Andsomeoceancreatureswererecentlyrecognizedassentient.

Butwithinsects,thequestionremainsopen.

AndrewBarronandColinKleinarebehindmuchofthefoundationalworkonbeebrains.In

2016,theypublishedapaperarguingthatinsects1brainshavethecapacityforsubjectiveexperience.

TheirargumentfollowsontheresearchofSwedishscientistBjomMerker,whoseworksuggeststhat

themorebasicformsofconsciousness（意识）arelocatednotinthecortex（大脑皮层）,which

insectsdonothave,butinsubcorticalstructuresofthebrain,whichinsectsdohave."Thesesubcor­

ticalstructuresarequitebigandhaveahugeamountofprocessingpower,"saysBarron.Theyalso

arguethatthesestructuresmayhavebeentheearlierformsofourconsciousnessduringevolutionary

development.

Otherresearchersarediggingintothequestion,too.JessicaWarenotesthatshe*sunsurewhat

thesimilaritiesinthesesubcorticalstructuresmeanforinsectconsciousness."Wedon'treallyhave

enoughinformationtodistinguishbetweenwhatcouldbeconsciousnessorawarenessofthesur­

roundingsandwhatcouldbeushumansinterpretingthatasconsciousness,shesays.

Still,Warelovestheideaofexpandingthediscussionofconsciousness."Thedoorsarejust

openingupforfurtherexploration,*'shesays."Thismeanswemighthavestoppedlookingatwhatit

meanstobeconsciousfromahuman-centeredview.n

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—Thismayseemeasyintheorybut

beinganeffectivecollaboratorcansometimesbeachallenge.Belowarethetipsonhowtoimprove

yourcollaborationskills.

•Listening

—37—Duringcollaboration,itcanbeeasytogetsowrappedupinyourownideasthatyou're

notgivingyourfullattentionandconsiderationtoeveryoneelse*s.Ifeveryoneintheroomfallsvictim

tothis,therewouldn'treallybeanycollaborationhappening.Taketimetoreallylistenandprocess

theideasofothers.

•Givingandreceivinghonestfeedback

Ifsimportantthateveryoneisabletobestraightforwardwhengivingandreceivingfeedback.

Whenyoushareyouropinionandsomeoneelsedisagreeswithit,trynottotakeitpersonally.

—38—It'snotnecessarilyforyourideastoberight.Ontheotherhand.youshouldalsofeel

comfortablegivingopenandhonestfeedbacktootherssolongasyou'rebeingpoliteaboutit.

39

Thiscouldbesomeonewhoworksinadifferentpositionatyourjob.someonewithadifferent

backgroundfromyou,orsomeonewho'sanexpertinthetopicyou'reseekinginformationabout.This

canhelptostartmoredynamicconversationsandintroducenewideasyoumaynothavecomeup

withifyouwereworkingonyourownorwithagroupoflike-mindedpeople.

Collaborationmaynotalwaysbeeasy.—40—

A.Appreciatingideasfromdifferentfields

B.Seekingcollaboratorsoutsideyourfield

C.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,"sheheld

upanoldphoto,"ItsaysMabelbesideDreamLake,summer1910.HItlookedso.—41—.Christy

askedifshecould_42—it.Mumagreed,addingthatMabelwasoncetheownerofthehouse,but

shedidn'tknowaboutthe_43—.

NowChristyhadapuzzleto_44—.WherewasDreamLake?Thenextmorning,Christywent

tothelocal_45—,whereshelookedthrough_46—ofthetown.Theyshowedstreets,businesses,

butnolakes.Backhome,whileshewasstaringoutherbedroomwindow,a_47—feelinghither.

Christyquickly_48—Mabel'sphotoandranoutside.Inits_49—,asteeple（尖塔）roseabove

aborderofshorttrees.Itlookedmuchliketheonenowvisibleabovethelineoftreesofherbackyard.

"Mum!"shoutedChristy."Ifsthesamesteeple.Thispicturewastakeninour_50—!"

Mumhurriedoutsidetolook."Yeah,thetreeshave_51—grown,butit'sthesamesteeple.But

where'sthelake?"Theyfinallyturnedtothehistoricalsociety.Butnoonetherehadeverheardof

suchalake.Andallthe_52—proveduseless.

"Idon't_53—it,"saidChristyinconfusion.

Thatnight,—54—camedownandcooledtheair.Earlythenextmorning,Christywokeupand

lookedoutofherwindow."DreamLake!*1yelledChristy."We_55—thepuzzle,Mum!"

41.A.colourfulB.historicalC.permanentD.real

42.A.shareB.hangC.copyD.keep

43.A.ladyB.timeC.lakeD.photo

44.A.careforB.worryaboutC.workoutD.takeup

45.A.galleryB.parkC.theatreD.library

46.A.mapsB.postersC.filmsD.journals

47.A.positiveB.familiarC.horribleD.strange

48.A.hidB.threwC.toreD.grabbed

49.A.compositionB.backgroundC.reflectionD.shade

50.A.backyardB.houseC.neighbourhoodD.town

51.A.merelyB.slowlyC.hardlyD.truly

52.A.searchesB.aidsC.scenesD.guesses

53.A.makeB.likeC.getD.believe

54.A.snowB.rainC.windD.fog

55.A.solvedB.foundC.completedD.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"InternationalConfer­

ence2023,the5thWorldMediaSummit,andothersignificantevents,onceagainhighlightingits

roleas_56—windowfortheworldtocomprehendChina'shigh-qualitydevelopment.So,

—57—Guangzhou?Let'sfindout.

—58—(gain)adeeperunderstandingofChina,onemustexperienceitshistoryandculture.

Withahistoryofover2,000yearsandarichculturalheritage,Guangzhouoffersavarietyofhistor-

icalandcultural_59—(treasure).Inthiscity,youcansipacupofcoffeewhilewatchingCanton­

eseoperainYongqingfangortasteCantonesedimsumwhilegazingatWestern-stylearchitectureon

ShamianIsland.

EconomyisanothercrucialaspectinunderstandingChina.Inrecentyears,Guangzhou

has—60—(active)participatedintheBeltandRoadinternationalcooperation,gradually_61—

(establish)acomprehensive,multi-level,andwide-rangingpatternofopening-up.Asathousand­

year-oldcommercialcityknownfortheCantonFair,Guangzhouhasdrawn_62—(globe)atten­

tionwithitsopengenesandprosperouseconomy.

Connectingwiththeworldalsorequiresahighly_63—(develop)transportationnetwork.

Guangzhouhasconstructedamodernthree-dimensionaltransportationsystemthatlinksairports,

seaports,railwayports,anddigitalports,providingeasyaccess_64—bothdomesticandforeignpar­

ticipants.

Guangzhou'sopenness,inclusiveness,vitality,andinnovativespiritmakeitanidealchoicefor

hostinginternationalevents,which,inturn,—65—(help)theeconomicandsocialdevelopment

ofthecity.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

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第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面