广东省汕尾市2023-2024学年高三年级上册1月期末英语试题

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2024年普通高中高三级教学质量测试

英语

本试题共10页,考试时间120分钟,满分120分

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第一部分阅读（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

HostingtheOlympicsrequireslargespending.Butinmanycases,efficientlyutilizing（禾!J

用）thepost-eventvenuestomaximizeongoingeconomicbenefitsisoneofthemajor

considerationsforthehostcountry.Herearefourcitiesthattookdifferentapproachestomakefull

useoftheirstructuresoftheOlympics.

London,Britain

TheOlympicVillagefortheLondonSummerGameswastransformedinto3,000high-end

apartmentsandhasanearly95%occupancyrate.TheareaofLondon,calledEastVillage,isseeing

severalretailersmovinginandthedevelopmentofaplayground,andoutsideexerciseareas.

Beijing,China

Builtfbrthe2008OlympicsinBeijing,theWaterCubeisnowAsia'slargestwaterpark,

calledHappyMagicWaterCube,equippedwith13waterslides,awavepoolandaspa.Thesecond

flooralsohasseveralrestaurants,barsandamuseumofOlympichistory.

NewYork,America

TheOlympicVillageinLakePlacidnolongerwelcomesathletesnow,butinstead,ithouses

criminalsastheFederalCorrectionalInstitution.It'snotsurprising,though,becausehavinga

secondpublicpurposefornewbuildingswastheonlywaytogetfundingfromthegovernment.

Helsinki,Finland

Originallyconstructedin1937,theTennispalatsi,orTennisPalacewasfirstusedasa

basketballvenueinthe1952SummerOlympics.Now,however,ithasbeentransformedintoa

populartouristdestinationasaculturalcenterwithanartmuseumandamovietheatre.

21.WhydoorganizerstrytoreusetheirOlympicstadiums?

A.Toboostnationalpride.B.Toearninternationalreputation.

C.Toincreasefinancialreturns.D.Toreduceenvironmentalimpacts.

22.Whichcityapplieditssportsvenuetohousingimprovement?

A.Beijing.B.London.C.Helsinki.D.NewYork.

23.HowdoesthepresentOlympicVillageinLakePlaciddifferfromtheothers?

A.Ithasbeenremodeledintoaprison.B.Itfeaturesculturalexhibitions.

C.Itisequippedwithadvancedfacilities.D.Itallowscommercialactivities.

B

About30yearsago,anacousticneuroma（听神经瘤）wasfoundinsidemybody.The

removaloftheneuromacausedmytemporarybalanceissuesandpermanenthearinglossinoneear.

Apartfromthis,Iwasfine.

Unexpectedly,theneuromacamebackyearslater.Ithadtoberemovedagain.Otherwiseit

wouldthreatentherestofmybrain.WhenIawokefromthesecondoperation,Ihadstroke-like

symptoms.Thewholerightsideofmybodyalmoststoppedfunctioning,andstilldoes.

Overnightmywholeidentityhadchanged.Iusedtoeffortlesslyleapupthestairstwoatatime,

butnowittakesfifteenminutestostruggle.Attemptsattherecoveryoftheoldmeprovedtobe

fruitless.Myfamilyrolealsoshiftedfromafathertoadependentchild,andcoupledwithmy

communicationproblems,thisledtoincreasedfrustration（沮丧）andanger.

TherewereconcernstooaboutwhetherIwouldeverbeacceptedagaininthewiderworld.

SoonafterthisIjustmanagedtoswiminapool.Aten-year-oldboyIdidn'tknowcameupand

askedmeifIhadbeenonthewaterslideyet.Aspolitelyaspossible,Isaidno,andwestruckupa

conversationaboutit.Forthefirsttimeastrangerwasspeakingtomeasanequallikebefore.

Thoughinsignificantthen,itopeneddoorstoawholenewwayofbeingseen,andseeingmyself.

Tomakesuretheneuromadidnotreappear,Ireceivedradiationtreatmentfbrtwohours

regularly,duringwhichIlovedlisteningtomusicbyTomWaits,aneccentric（古怪的）singer

mostpeopledislike,butIdon'tcare.Forme,lifeafterbraininjuryislikeWaits*oddworks.Outof

failure,ugliness,andhorror-themostunpromisingrawmaterial-abeautifuldiamondcanbecreated

thatshinesoutevenmorebrightlybecauseofitsdarksurroundings.

24.Whathappenedtotheauthorafterhissingle-sideddeafness?

A.Helosttheabilitytokeepbalance.

B.Hisacousticneuromaregrew.

C.Heunderwenttwooperationsinarow.

D.Hisvisionwasaccidentallydamaged.

25.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Theauthor'seffortstorebuildhisdisabledbody.

B.Theauthor'sself^reflectiononhisculturalidentity.

C.Thedifferentattitudesoftheauthor'sfamilytohim.

D.Theconsiderableimpactoftheauthor'sbraininjury.

26.Howdidtheauthorfindhistalkwiththeboy?

A.Reasonable.B.Engaging.C.Life-changing.D.In-depth.

27.WhatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromTomWaits'music?

A.Musicistheuniversallanguageofmankind.

B.Sufferingoftenleadstonewself-discovery.

C.Kindnessisthelanguagethatthedeafcanhear.

D.Livefbryourself,notfbrtheapprovalofothers.

C

Whenweignoresmalltasksdeliberately,theyballoonfromtinychecklistitemsintobig

annoyances.Itcouldbeaquickemailorsomeboringpaperwork-somethingthatwillonlytakea

fewminutesandyet,somehow,forsomereasons,youkeeponputtingitoff.

Thisisprocrastination（拖延症）.Peoplewhoprocrastinatetendtodelaytasksonpurpose

untilthelastminute,orpastduedate,althoughthe/refullyawareofthenegativeresults.Typically,

procrastinationiscausedbythelackoftheabilitytoorganizeandplanhowtodividetimebetween

differentactivities,butemotionscanalsobeafactor,saysFuschiaSirois,aprofessoratthe

UniversityofSheffield.

It'seasytounderstandwhyweprocrastinateonbigtasks.Theycanbephysicallyormentally

demandingandrequirelotsoftimeandenergy.However,smalltaskscanleadtoaparticularly

annoyingformofprocrastination.Thiscouldbesomethingassimpleasmakingaphonecalltoa

stranger.Youaresounwillingandafraidthatyoumightmessitup.Thismakesworrysitinyour

mind,reducesyourabilitytosolvetheproblemandthenleadstoprocrastination.HWedon't

procrastinateontinytasksbecausetheyslipourmind;rather,wemakeaconsciouschoicetoputoff

somethingthatmightarousedoubt,fearorfeelingsofincompetence,saysSirois.

Anotherreasonisthatsmalltasksoftendon'thaveharddeadlines.So,ifseasiertohavean

avoidancereactionbecause,unlikethebigtasks,there'snothingtopushus.

So,howtogetsmallthingsdone?Siroissuggestsweshouldmoveourattentionfromemotions

toactions."Sometimes,thingsarecolouredbyouremotions,“heexplains.Onceyouactually

beginatask,youmightfinditlessstressfulthanyouthoughtwhenyouwereprocrastinating.And

sinceatinytaskwon'ttakelong,ratherthanschedulingit,justectcracking.Don'tlettinythings

becomebigmonsters.

28.Whatcanweknowaboutpeoplewhoprocrastinate?

A.Theymanagetofinishontime.

B.Theyunderestimatetheconsequences.

C.Theymightputoffworkunintentionally.

D.Theymighthavetimemanagementproblems.

29.Whydoestheauthormention"makingaphonecall1*inparagraph3?

A.Tomakeacomparisonwithbigtasks.

B.Toshowsmallthingscanbephysicallydemanding.

C.Toprovideanexampleofovercomingprocrastination.

D.Toproveprocrastinationcanresultfromnegativefeelings.

30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"getcracking1*meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Makeaplan.B.Setadeadline.

C.Takeimmediateaction.D.Adoptapositiveattitude.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhyDoWePutoffSmallThings?

B.WhyDoSmallThingsMakeUsWorried?

C.HowDoesProcrastinationAffectYourLife?

D.HowDoNegativeFeelingsBecomeProcrastination?

D

Lastmonth,apartoftheNegroRiverintheAmazonrainforestreducedtoadepthofjust12.7

metres,itslowestlevelin120years,duetothelackofrainfall.InLakeTefe,about500kilometres

away,morethan150riverdolphinswerefounddead,notbecauseofthelowwaterlevels,but

probablybecausethelakehadreachedtemperaturescloseto40C.

叮heAmazonrainforestinnorthernBrazilisexperiencingatoughtimeanditisthesumof

threethings,saysLucianaGatti,aresearcheratBraziFsNationalInstitute.nThefirstisdeforestation,

whichisturningrainforestintoadrier,hotterplace,shesays.

MAdditionally,ElNinioclimatepatternhasbegunanditmakesthingsworse,naddsGatti.El

Ninoisaphenomenonwhichoccurseverytwotosevenyears.DuringElNino,windsthatusually

blowfromeasttowestalongtheequator（赤道）areweakenedoreventurntheotherwayround.

ThisleadstothechangeofrainfallinSouthAmerica,causingdryairinthenorth,wherethe

rainforestlies,anddampairinthesouth.Asaresult,countriesinthesoutharecurrentlygreetedby

heavyrains,whiletheAmazonisexperiencingthelowestrainfalllevelsfromJulytoSeptemberin

40years.

ThethirdfactoristheunusualwarmingofthewaterinthenorthernAtlanticOcean.The

warmingofthesewaterscausestheInterTropicalConvergenceZone（热带辐合带），aregionof

intensecloudandrainformation,toshiftnorth.TheITCZtakesthestormswithit,awayfrom

Brazil,andcauseslessrainfallthanusual.

AlthoughitishardtopredictwhenthenextdroughtmightstriketheAmazon,studiesshow

thatclimatechangeismessingwiththetimingofElNino.nThetendencyisthatwehavestronger

andmorefrequentcrises,Gattisays.ThiscouldbeadisasterfortheAmazonrainforest,alreadyhit

bydeforestationandawanning,dryingclimate.nThefbresfstippingpointiscomingcloser-andit's

comingquick.

32.Whatphenomenondoestheauthordescribeatthebeginningofthetext?

A.Theclimatechangeandflood.

B.Theextremedroughtandheat.

C.Theseverepollutionandextinction.

D.Thewildlifedeathanddeforestation.

33.AccordingtoGatti,whydoesElNinomakethingsworse?

A.Theeastwindbringshotair.

B.Thewestwindcausesheavyrain.

C.Thehightemperaturehasdecreaseddampair.

D.Thewinddirectionhasaffectedtherainfallpattern.

34.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheInterTropicalConvergenceZonefromparagraph4?

A.ItproducesrainfallinBrazil.

B.Itcarriescloudstorainforest.

C.Itsmovementworsensthedrought.

D.Itsformationraisesthewatertemperature.

35.WhatisGatti'sattitudetothefutureoftheAmazonrainforest?

A.Concerned.B.Unclear.C.Positive.D.Objective.

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。

Theappealofclay（黏土），withitsphysicalityandboundlesscreativepotential,has

attractedartists,technicians,andhobbyistsforcenturies.36Thisessaywillexplorehow

makingpotteryofferscountlessbenefitsformentalhealth,includingstressrelief,sensory

engagement,acceptanceofimperfection,andself-expression.

Engagingwithclayisacomfortingactivitythatcanreducestressandanxiety.Thefocusand

concentrationrequiredtosculptclaycanquietthemindandpromoterelaxation.Inadditiontoits

healingbenefits,makingpotteryprovidesacomfortingsensoryexperience.37Thisprocessalso

involvesrepetitivemotionssuchasthrowing,shaping,andcoloring,whichcanprovideasenseof

controlandaccomplishment,boostingself-confidenceandreducingnegativethoughts.

38Wemayspendhoursbeautifyingourpieces,choosingcolorsthatspeaktous,and

hopingtheywilllookasweenvisionafterfiring.Sometimestheydo,especiallyforthefortunateor

skilled.Butoften,wemustlearntoacceptimperfection.AstheexperiencedpotterMegBiddleputs

it,"It'sfindingthatbalancebetweencontrolandunpredictabilitythatgivesmejoy.

Creatingwithclayisanoverallexperiencethatengagesourhands,finemotorskills,and

imagination.Itisanextensionofourselves,allowingustoshapetheclaywithrawemotionswhile

makingdetaileddecisions.39

Inconclusion,potteryofferscountlessbenefitsforourwell-being,includingstressrelief,

creativeexpression,andtheabilitytoletgo.Aswetransformclayintoabeautifullyfinishedpiece

ofart,wealsotakeastepclosertoourowntransformation.Potteryisnotjustanartform.40

A.Workingwithclaymeanstakingyourtime.

B.Butpotteryismorethanjustacreativepursuit.

C.Ifsalsoajourneyofself-discoveryandpersonalgrowth.

D.Itstouchingnatureallowsthebodyandmindtounwind.

E.Workingwithclayalsoteachesustoacceptunpredictability.

F.Throughpottery,wehaveourexternalandinternaldesiresexpressed.

G.Thebenefitsofsculptingclayoutweighthelongandtiringprocessinvolved.

第二部分语言运用（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。

AndyWangisaChinesestudentatLawrenceUniversitywithanexcellentcollegeapplication.

However,whatsetshimapartishis41asapopularauthorandfounderofanonprofit

organization.

Attheageof18,Wang42hisfirstbook,HighSchoolEncounter-Seattle.Thebook

describeshis43asaninternationalstudent,especiallyhowhe44thenewculturedifficultly.

Writingbecamehiswaytoreflectonhimselfandexplorehis45inaforeigncountry.

Wang'sbookcamefromhisblogand46receivedwidespreadattention.Believingthat

nothingismorepowerfulthanalearnedmind,Wang47thecharity"AndyReadingFund”to

provide48booksandresourcesforruralstudentsinChina.Allearningsfromhisbookwere

presentedas49tothefund.Todate,hehassuccessfully50over$7,500anddonatedto

severalschools.

Inhislatestproject,Wangislookingto51100studentrepresentativestosponsor100

studentsinneed,52morestudentstohelpthoselessfortunate.

Althoughhehasnotyetdecidedonamajor,Wangis53topromotehisFundatthe

University,whereheisoneoftheonly19Chinesefreshmen.

KenAnselment,theheadofAdmissions,regardsWangtobea(n)54member,

highlightinghisinnovation,andhis55fbrothersasqualitiesthatgoinlinewiththeuniversit/s

values.

41.A.schedulesB.achievementsC.instructionsD.proposals

42.A.publishedB.orderedC.collectedD.accepted

43.A.processesB.researchesC.strugglesD.regrets

44.A.cheeredforB.reliedonC.broughtinD.adjustedto

45.A.attitudeB.principleC.identityD.standard

46.A.naturallyB.immediatelyC.generallyD.randomly

47.A.establishedB.reformedC.joinedD.recommended

48.A.recreationalB.financialC.educationalD.technical

49.A.limitationsB.introductionsC.referencesD.contributions

50.A.loanedB.raisedC.lentD.paid

51.A.involveB.forceC.remindD.teach

52.A.demandingB.promisingC.encouragingD.hiring

53.A.confusedB.surprisedC.won'iedD.excited

54.A.adventurousB.remarkableC.honestD.grateful

55.A.concernB.curiosityC.politenessD.patience

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。

DuringtheTangDynasty,poetLiBaiwroteapoemaboutthetoughjourneytoShu,

comparingittoscalingthevastbluesky.TheShuRoadsarenamed56theancientstateofShu.

Thebuildersoftheexpressway57(link)JigzhiCountyinQinghaiProvincetoBarkam

CountyinSichuanProvinceknowhowcomplexitistobuildaroadintheregion.

Extendingfor219kilometers,theexpresswayliesat58heightofover3,300metres.This

meansthattheannualaveragetemperatureisjust1.4°C,andcandropaslowas-36℃.Since

theconstructionbeganin2020,thisextremeclimate59(limit)worktoroughlysixmonthsa

year.The60(hard)sectionwasthe5.5-kmShenzuotunnel,runningthroughweakand

jointedrockmassesand61(exceptional)complicatedlandconditions.MaKelin,theonly

femaleprojectmanager,haslearnedatoughlessonsinceshejoinedtheproject.Ittookherovera

month62(recover)fromvomitingandbreathlessness.

Theexpressway,withan63(invest)of30.2billionyuan,willopentotrafficbytheend

ofnextyear.Manyofthose64livealongitslengtharewaiting,expectingittocontributeto

economicdevelopment.Thelocalauthorityplansanareaof12squarekilometersforpotential_65

(tourist)attractedbythenewroad.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你参加的选修课近期将组织一次校外实地考察，现就“AFieldTriptothe

CityMuseumortheNaturePark"在同学们中征求意见,请你给负责该课程的外教Brian写一封

邮件，内容包括：

L你的意向和理由；

2.对活动的期待。

注意：

L写作词数应为80左右；

2.邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数；

3.可以适当增添细节，以使行文连贯。

DearBrian,

Bestregards,

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。

JosieandIwantedadogmorethananythingelseontheearth.Wewishedforoneeverytime

wethrewcoinsinafountainorwatchedtheeveningstardropbehindthetrees.However,our

motherbelievedthatwewerestilltoothoughtlesstotakeonthetaskofraisingapet.Shehad

witnessedourforgetfulnessonhouseholdchoresandgettingintosmallconflicts.Inhereyes,these

weresignsthatwelackedthenecessaryresponsibility.

Onesummernight,aswesattogetherontheroof,Josiesawsomething.Shepointeddown

towardadarkshadow,nWhatfsthat?”

Foroneastonishingsecond,JosieandIstaredateachother.Thenwerusheddownontothe

doorway.Thereinouryardstoodablackdog.Josiemadealittlekissingnoiseandheldouther

hand.Thedogcametousslowly,takingafewstepsforward,thenastepback,notsurewhetherto

trustus.ShewassoskinnythatIcouldjustfeeleverybone,andhercoatwasmessy.

“We'regoingtohaveadog!”Myinsidewasfullofexcitement,justlikebeforeChristmasor

ourbirthday.

"What'sagoodname?”saidJosie.

Theperfectnamewroteitselfinmymind,"Shadow!"

Thenextday,wepiledtogetherall,thepocketmoneywehadtobuyallkindsofdogfoodsand

hiditinvariousplacesbecausewewereafraidMomwouldn*tapprovethatifsheknewwewere

feedingahomelessdog.

Thatnight,afterourparentswereasleep,wesilentlyslippeddownstairstofeedShadow.We

carefullypouredthedogfoodintothebowl,tryingtomakeas.littlenoiseaspossible.Shadow,who

hadbeenwaitingeagerlybyourside,wagged（摇晃）hertail.Asweplacedthebowlonthe

floor,acreaking（吱吱的）soundfilledthehouse.Suddenly,thekitchenlightwasswitchedon,

illuminatingtheroomandrevealingour'shockedfaces.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按所给格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Itwasourmother,standingtheresurprisingly.

Momdecidedtogiveusachancetoprovewecouldberesponsibleowners.

2024年普通高中高三级教学质量测试

答案及评分标准（参考）英语

第一部分阅读（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）

21〜23CBA24〜27BDCB28〜31DDCA32〜35BDCA

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

36〜40BDEFC

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第•节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

41〜45BACDC46〜50BACDB51〜55ACDBA

第二节（共10小题;每小题L5分,满分15分）

56.after57.linking58.a59.haslimited60.hardest

61.exceptionally62.torecover63.investment64.who65.tourists

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第•节（满分15分）

参号范文1：

DearBrian,

Aslortheupcomingfieldtriporganizedforourelectivecoui'se,visitingtheCity

Museumwouldbeafantasticchoiceinmyopinion.

Firstly,theCityMuseumoffersarichculturalexperience,allowingustoappreciate

thelocalcultureandtraditions.Moreover,withawiderangeofartworks,andinteractive

displays,themuseumprovidesauniquelearningopportunityforus.Fuilhennore,the

tripwouldbeenjoyable,whichwillcreatelastingfondmemories.

1ameagerlylookingfonvardtothisfieldtripandbelievethatvisitingtheCity

Museumwillgreatlyenrichourunderstandingofourcity.

Bestregards,