2024届广东省汕头市潮南区高三下学期考前测试英语试题

年潮南区高三级考前测试试题英语本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答题前，先用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卷指定位置填写学校、班级、姓名和座号。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。不按要求填涂的，答案无效。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷上各题目指定区域内相应位置上。请注意每题答题空间，预先合理安排；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。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。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。AWithgraduationtimearoundthecomer,it’sabitter-sweetmomentforeveryoneinvolved.LeavingschoolwithstyleItwasinevitablethatIwouldleavemyschoolinLondonwhereIhadspentmostofmytime.Thatday,weworesomethingabitdifferentfromourusualsuitsanduniformandweallsatdownandwatchedahigh-lightvideoofthelasttwoyears,includinginspirationalmessagesfromourteachersandsomefunnyphotos.Twoweekslater,weattendedourschoolprom(毕业舞会),wherewecoulddanceandsayafinalgoodbyetoourteachersandfriends.ComingoutstrongThegraduationceremonyisoneofthemostmemorablepartsofschoollifeinKazakhstan.Attheofficialfarewell,teachersandparentsexpressedtheirwishesforourfutureandcrackedsomejokesaboutthegraduates.Thenstudentsdanced“thelastwaltzatschool”.Oneortwodayslater,thegraduatingstudentswenttotheafter-partyevent,involvingfreshair,campingandhavingcozychatsbycampfire.Thereisatendencynottospendmoneyonafter-parties.Instead,manychoosetogiveittocharities.FilledwithtraditionsTherearemanytraditionsinthegraduationceremonyintheUnitedStates.Onthegraduationceremonyday,fourhundredofussatonthefootballfieldandlistenedtospeechesbeforewegotto“walk”—wentupforourdiplomasandshookhandswiththeprincipal.Weweredressedinformalclothing,wentoutfordinnersandthendancedthenightaway.Therewasusuallyanafter-partyatsome-one’shouse.1．WhatareweleastlikelytowearingraduationceremonyinLondon?A．Hanfu. B．Costume. C．Uniform. D．Unusualclothes.2．Whatcouldwedointheafter-partiesinKazakhstan?A．Spendlotsofmoney. B．Communicatewithothers.C．Sleepintherestaurant. D．Donatemoneytotheschool.3．Whatdotheceremoniesmentionedabovehaveincommon?A．Graduateswillhavesomepartiesaftertheceremony.B．Graduateswillwatchavideotogetherintheceremony.C．Graduates’teachersandparentswillexpresstheirwishesintheceremony.D．Graduatesandtheirfriendsandfamilywillwalktogetheraftertheceremony.BWhenmyDadvisitedmeinLondonrecently,ItookhimforaclassicEnglishafternoonteaatTheRitzHotel.ThethoughtofshowinghimapieceofauthenticBritishlifeexcitedmeforweeks,sowhenwefinallysatdownintheRitz’seleganttearoom,withthesoundofapianistinthebackground,Iwasthrilled.Ilookedatthepolishedsilverteastandtoppedwithfinelycutsandwiches,freshlybakedscones(烤饼),andmouthwateringpastriesandteacakes.Iwasreadytodigin.ThenIlookedatDadandatraceofnervousnessflashedacrosshisface.HecarefullycopiedwhatIateandhowtousetheknifeandfork,andfromtimetotimeanxiouslylookedupatthewaiterinhisbowtiewhowasservingourtable.Whenwegottothescones,Dadtookabigbiteandremarkedhowdeliciousitwas.HeaskedmetoexplainhowtheBritisheatscones,soIsuppliedhimwithdetailsaboutthecustomofbreakingsconesintosmallpieces,spreadingcreamandstrawberryjamontop,beforeconsumingeachpieceinonemouthful.“Oh,whydidyounottellmeearlier?”Dad’sfaceturnedredinembarrassment,suddenlyrealizinghismistake.Fortherestofthesconessession,hebusiedhimselfwithneatlyspreadingthecreamandjamlikeanobedient(听话的)child.Suddenly,Ifeltacomplexmixtureofhappiness,sadnessandloneliness.Growingup,Dadwasmyhero,mymountain.Istillrememberflyingintohisarmsafterschoolatthekindergartengate.Throughthesoundofhisvoice,Ilearnedtofeelandunderstandtheworld.AftermovingtoLondonalone,Ihavelearnedtoachieveacademicgrades,foundajob,andstartedanewlifeallbymyself.ButIdidnotfullyrealizehowmuchIhadgrownup,untilIsawhowdependentDadwasonmeinLondon.Althoughheisstillamountaininmyheart,IrealizedIhaveinthemeantimebuiltastrongmountainofmyown.AndbybeingawayfromDad’sprotectivewingsIhavecometounderstandmoreofmyselfandtofindmyownplaceintheworld.4．WhydidtheauthortakeherfatherforaclassicEnglishafternoontea?A．Thefoodintherestaurantwasdelicious.B．ShewantedherfathertoexperiencerealBritishlife.C．Herfatherwasdeeplyattractedbytheeleganttearoom.D．Sheintendedtointroduceanexcellentpianisttoherfather.5．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribetheauthor’sfatherwheneatingscones?A．Disappointedandpainful. B．Embarrassedanddesperate.C．Nervousandcautious. D．Sorrowfulandhelpless.6．Whatdidtheauthorrealizeaftertheexperience?A．Shehadahappychildhood.B．Shehadachievedalotinacademicarea.C．Herfatherwasnothermountainanymore.D．Sheshouldbethepersonforherfathertorelyon.7．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Aneatingexperiencechangedafather.B．EatingwithDadspoiledourrelationship.C．Diningenvironmentwasvitalforarestaurant.D．Livingaloneabroadenhancedaperson’sindependence.CIn1986,KingCharlessuggestedtalkingtoplants,athoughtinitiallymockedbutnowsupportedbyevidencethatplantscandetect,reactto,andpotentiallyproducesound.Sinceplantshavebeenevolvingalongsidetheinsectsforhundredsofmillionsofyears,HeidiAppel,abotanistandReginaldCocroft,anentomologistwonderedifplantsmightbesensitivetothesoundsmadebyinsects.Theresearchersrecordedthevibrations(声音震动)fromcaterpillars(毛虫)astheychewedonleaves.Thentheplantswereexposedtotherecordedvibrationswhilenocaterpillarswereactuallypresent.Theresultswerestriking.Leavesthathadbeenexposedhadsignificantlyhigherlevelsofdefensivechemicals,makingthemmuchharderforthecaterpillarstoeat.Theresearchmayhavepracticalconsequences,suchasusingdronesarmedwithspeakerstowarncropsofpestthreats,offeringaneco-friendlyalternativetochemicalpesticides.FurtherstudiesbyecologistMonicaGaglianorevealthatplants,likepeaplants,can“hear”waterthroughsound,withrootsrespondingtowater-relatedvibrationsevenwhenthewaterisinaccessible.Thisfindingcouldhaveimplicationsforpreventingdamagetosewer(下水道)systemscausedbyplantroots.Theassumptionhadbeenthatitwasleaksthatattractedtheroots.Thesolution,shesays,mightbetoinvestinpipesthataresilentaswaterrunsthroughthem.Additionally,thestudybytheteamatTelAvivUniversityrevealedthatplantsunderstress,duetofactorslikeinsufficientwaterorphysicaldamage,makehigh-frequencysounds,whichcanbedetectedeveninnoisyenvironments.Thisopenspossibilitiesforusingmicrophonestomonitorplanthealthinagriculture,potentiallyaidingfarmersinidentifyingandaddressingcropissues.Despitesomequestionsremainingtobesolved,thesefascinatingdiscoveriescastnewlightonplants’abilitytoperceiveandrespondtosoundsintheirenvironment.Plantsliveinaworldfullofsoundsduetohumancivilization,anditisworthinvestigatingthisinterestingaspect.PerhapsresearchersmightevenseekfundingfromKingCharles.8．WhatwastheoriginalreactiontoKingCharles’ssuggestion?A．Ambiguous. B．Favourable.C．Indifferent. D．Opposed.9．WhatpracticalresultmaytheresearchbyHeidiandReginaldleadto?A．Introducingdroneswithspeakerstofarmers.B．Applyingchemicalstoenhanceplantgrowth.C．Stimulatingplantstoreleaseanti-pestchemicals.D．Developingnewtypesofprotectivepesticides.10．Whyisemployingsilentpipessuggested?A．Toreducenoisepollution.B．Toprotectsewersystems.C．Toimprovewatertransportation.D．Toattractplantrootstoaccessiblewater.11．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?P:paragraphA． B．C． D．DWhenyouaskpeopletojudgeothersbytheirspeech,atrendemerges:Listenersdislikedisfluency.Slowtalkersproducingloadsofumsandpauses(停顿)aregenerallyperceivedaslesscharming.Butsciencetellsustheremaybeevenmoretodisfluency.Disfluenciesdonotoccurinarbitrarypositionsinsentences.Umstypicallyoccurrightbeforemoredifficultorlow-frequencywords.Imagineyou’rehavingdinnerwithafriendatarestaurant,andthere’rethreeitemsonthetable:aknife,aglass,andawinedecanter(醒酒器).Yourfriendturnstoyouandsays,“Couldyouhandmethe...um...”Whatwouldyouassumetheywant?Sinceit’sunlikelythattheywillhesitatebeforesuchcommonwordsasknife,andglass,chancesareyou’llpickupthedecanterandask,“Youmeanthis?”Thisisexactlywhatwedemonstratedthroughcontrolledeye-trackingstudiesinourlab.Apparently,listenersheartheumandpredictthatanuncommonwordismostlikelytofollow.Suchpredictions,though,reflectmorethanjustsimpleassociationbetweendisfluenciesanddifficultwords;listenersareactivelyconsideringfromthespeaker’spointofview.Forexample,whenhearinganon-nativespeakersaythesamesentencebutwithathickforeignaccent,listenersdon’tshowapreferenceforlookingatlow-frequencyobjects.Thisisprobablybecauselistenersassumenon-nativespeakersmayhaveasmuchtroublecomingupwiththeEnglishwordforacommonobject,likeaknife,asforunusualonesandcan’tguesstheirintention.Inanotherexperiment,listenerswerepresentedwithanatypicalspeakerwhoproduceddisfluenciesbeforesimplewordsandneverbeforedifficultwords.Initially,participantsdisplayedthenaturalpredictivestrategy:lookingatuncommonobjects.However,asmoretimewentby,andtheygainedexperiencewiththisatypicaldistributionofdisfluencies,listenersstartedtodemonstratethecontrarypredictivebehavior:Theytendedtolookatsimpleobjectswhenhearingthespeakersayum.Thesefindingsrepresentfurtherevidencethatthehumanbrainisapredictionmachine:Wecontinuouslytrytopredictwhatwillhappennext,eventhoughnotalldisfluenciesarecreatedequal.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arbitrary”meaninparagraph2?A．Random. B．Strategic. C．Obvious. D．Consistent13．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthenon-nativespeakers?A．Theycanbeunderstoodeasily. B．Theyactivelyputthemselvesinothers’shoesC．Theirvocabulariesarelimited. D．Theirdisfluenciesarealittlelesspredictive.14．Whatdoestheexperimentinparagraph4show?A．Simplethingsaredifficultinsomecases. B．Listenerscanadjustpredictionsaccordingly.C．Distributionofdisfluenciesischangeable. D．Disfluenciesincommunicationcanbeavoided.15．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．PausesCoexistwithPrediction B．BrainsArePowerfulPredictionMachinesC．ActiveListenersSimplifyTalks D．DisfluencySaysMoreThanYouThink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。Whenyouwereatschool,wereyouevertoldtostopdaydreamingandconcentrate?Itwaseasyforyourmindtowanderifyouweren’tinterestedinwhatyouwerelearningorifyouhadbetterthingstothinkabout.16Butunderstandinghowtodoit,andknowingwhatisdistractingyou,canhelp.Scientistshavelookedatwhatpreventsusfrommaintainingfocusedandfoundanumberofwaystohelpusstayinthezone.17ResearchbyScienceFocusmagazinefoundsilenceisbestforconcentration.Italsofoundturningoffnotificationsonyourphone,orswitchingitoffaltogether,removesamajordistractionandhelpsusfocusonthetaskathand.Anotherpossiblecureforashortattentionspanisbraintraining.AnarticleforBBCFuturebyCarolineWilliamssaysthat“AttentionResearcherNilliLavieofUniversityCollegeLondonhasfoundthatmakingataskmorevisuallydemandingtakesupmoreprocessingpowerandleavesthebrainnothinglefttoprocessdistractions.”18Therearemorepracticaltipstokeepingyourmindfocused.19It’spossiblethemovementinyourmouthoccupiespartsofthebrainthatmightotherwisegetdistracted.20“Ifwewerealwayssofocusedthatwenevergotdistracted,we’dmisspotentialchanges,suchasthreats,inourenvironment.Distractionisvitalforsurvival.”Theseincludemakingalistofthetasks,findingafocusedworkspace,orchewingsomegum!So,keepingyourmindbusymightbetheanswer.Aneffectivewaytoimproveconcentrationistoavoidsilentenvironment.Stayingfocusedcanstillbeachallengeinadultlife.ButaccordingtoScienceFocusmagazine,distractionisn’tallbad.Oneofthemostobviousthingsiseliminatingnoise.Therefore,weshouldalwaysstrivetoeliminatedistractions.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。Amerefourmonthsago,ablackcatnamedBountyhadnoideajusthowadventuroushislifewasabouttobecome.Althoughthecatwas21destinedforacatshelter,Doinaadoptedhimjustintime.Tosome,Doinabeinganavid(酷爱的)travelerseemedlikeapotentialissue,butit22,thesetwoweremadeforeachother.23fortheirjourneytobegin,Doinagatheredalloftheequipment,treats,andother24 thatthetwoofthemwouldneed.Though,whenitcametocarriersforBounty,Doinahadtogetabit 25.“Imadeaspecialpouch(小袋)forhim,becausecatcarriersarenotadaptedtocertain 26,”shesaid.Oneoftheirfirstadventuresincludeda27tourofItaly,thefirsttestthathelpedthemdiscoverhow28hewastoanadventurouslifestyle.“Atthestart,Bountywasalittleanxiousandnervous,butafterthefirstfewdays,hestartedto29himself,”Doinasaid.“WhileIpedalled,he30 inthepouch.”Sincethatfirstcyclingtour,BountyandDoinahave31severalmoreadventuresintheirshorttimetogether,includingmountaineeringandcamping.Infact,thisadorable32hasalreadymanagedtobecomearecordbreaker!HeisconsideredtobethefirsthousecattosummitLaGrignetta,a7,100-footmountainintheItalianAlps.Bestofall,hedidso“withoutevenameowof33”.ThetwoofthemhavecycledtheentirelengthoftheItalianpeninsula!Ifyou’dliketo34 thisadorableduo,youcanvisittheirwebsitewhereDoina35theirtravelswithlotsofupdates,photos,andvideosfortheir800followerstoenjoy.21．A．originally B．temporarily C．eventually D．actually22．A．gaveout B．brokeout C．turnedout D．foundout23．A．Shocked B．Frightened C．Embarrassed D．Excited24．A．necessities B．products C．presents D．fruits25．A．generous B．creative C．efficient D．ambitious26．A．hotels B．journeys C．problems D．vehicles27．A．skiing B．hiking C．flying D．cycling28．A．accustomed B．opposed C．blind D．sensitive29．A．cure B．enjoy C．protect D．feed30．A．cried B．ran C．sang D．slept31．A．offered B．expected C．finished D．discovered32．A．bicycle B．cat C．tour D．carrier33．A．protest B．agreement C．challenge D．trust34．A．havefunwith B．putupwith C．keepupwith D．getalongwith35．A．helps B．plans C．orders D．documents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。ItisbelievedthatChineseknotting,alsoknownaszhongguojie,originatedforrecordinginformationandexchangingmessages36writingwasinvented.Overthepastthousandsofyears,knots 37(play)animportantpartinthelifeofChinese.38(initial),Chineseknotsactedasgood-luckcharmstodriveawayevilspirits.Today,Chineseknotsarewidelyusedtodecoratehomesduringfestivities.AmajorcharacteristicofChineseknotsisthattheyareoftentiedfromasinglecontinuouslengthofstring.Theknotsarecommonlynamed39theshapeittakes.Chineseknotsarecreatedina 40(various)ofcolorssuchasgold,green,blue,orblack,thoughthemostcommonlyusedcolorisred,41symbolizesgoodluckandprosperity.CraftingtheChineseknotisathree-stepprocess42(involve)tyingknots,tighteningthemandaddingthefinishingtouches.Theknots43(pull)tightlytogetherandarestrongenoughtobeusedforbindingorwrapping,makingthemverypractical.Today,mostofsuchknotsareoftenmassmanufacturedinfactories.Skilledknotartistsweavecomplexknotsthatyoumightsee44(sell)assouvenirsthatyoucantakebackwithyou.Ifyouhavetime,whynottryyourhandatit?Perhapstheseage-oldcharmscanadd45touchofgoodlucktoyourdailylife?第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假设你是李华，近期你收到“Z代国际青年说(VoiceZ)”节目组邀请为其“文化”板块录制一个演讲视频，请你给节目联络人Emma写一封信商讨相关事宜，内容包括：1.感谢邀请;2.告知演讲话题并说明原因;3.期待回信。注意：1.写作词数应为100左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearEmma,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Ten-year-oldRileyChristensenandhermother,Lynn,weresittinginfrontofthefamilycomputer,ch