广东省茂名市高州2023-2024学年十校联考最后英语试题含答案

广东省茂名市高州2023-2024学年十校联考最后英语试题含答案注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Iwanttogiveuptheplanbecauseitistoodifficult.—Nomatterwhatdifficultyyouwillmeet,yourplan.Ibelieveyoucanmakeit.A．carryout B．sendout C．putout D．goout2、--Ididn'tseeyouatOlympicSportsCentrethismorning.Whathappened?--Sorry,Itheexchangestudentsaroundourschoolthen.A．showedB．wasshowingC．amshowingD．willshow3、WithWeChatbecomingmoreandmorepopularinChina,itseemsthatweare_______theartofchattingface-to-face.A．enjoying B．losing C．failing D．reminding4、MoreandmoreforeignstudentscometotheConfuciusInstitute(孔子学院)tolearn________Chinese.A．a B．an C．the D．不填5、—________workitis!—Butwewilltryourbesttofinishitontime.A．Whateasy B．Howeasy C．Whathard D．Howhard6、---Ican’tfindMr.Crispintheoffice.Doyouknowwhere________?---Oh,Mr.Crisp________toNewYorkforanimportantconference.A．heis;hasgoneB．ishe;hasgoneC．heis;wentD．ishe;hasbeen7、—Ireallywanttorelaxmyself．CouldweseeCityDangertonight？—Sure！Theactor_______aherousedtobeaschoolteacher．Ilikehimverymuch．A．whoplay B．whichplays C．whoplays D．thatplay8、IcouldspeakFrenchChinese,butluckilyIcouldtalkwiththeminEnglish.A．both;and B．neither;nor C．either;or D．notonly,butalso9、_____therewasnoobviousevidence,mostpeopledidn’tthinkhewasguiltyoftherobbery.A．When B．While C．Since D．As10、—Raiseourglasses.Here’stoourhealth!—_____A．Pardon? B．Cheers! C．Ihopeso. D．Helpyourself.Ⅱ.完形填空11、Lastsummerasnowstormhitasmalltownnearby.Isaw,inthelocalnewspaper,apictureofayoungwoman,alittleboyandayounger1standinginfrontofatotallydestroyed(摧毁的)house,eyeswideopenwithfear.Inoticedtheirclothing2closelymatchedours.Thiswouldbeagoodchancetoteachmychildrentohelpthoseunluckyones.I3theirsituationtomyseven-year-oldtwins,BradandMartin,andencouragedtheboystodonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritetoys.Mylittledaughter,Meghan,4quietlywhentheboyspileduptheoldtoys.Afterawhile,MeghanwalkedupwithLucy,hermuch-loveddoll,huggedtightly(紧紧抱在)inherarms.Sheputherroundlittle5intoLucy’s,givingherafinalkiss,andthenputherdown6ontopoftheothers.“Oh,honey”,Isaid,“youdon’thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch.”Meghannodded,tryingtoholdbackhertears(眼泪).“Lucymakesmehappy,Mummy.Maybeshe’llmakethatlittlegirlhappy,too.”TheboyswatchedinsurpriseastheirbabysisterputLucyinthe7WhenIstared(凝视)atMeghan,thinkingovermydonation,theywent,withoutaword,totheirroomandboth8withtheirloveditems.Martinthoughtforashortwhile,thenlookedoveratMeghanandputhismodelcarnexttoLucy.Amazed,Itookmyoldjacketoutofthebox,andputinitanewoneIhadboughttheweekbefore,hopingtheyoungwomanwould9itasmuch.Anyonecangiveawaywhattheynolongerrequire,buttruegenerosityisgivingwhatyou10I,whohadmeanttoteach,wastaught.1．A．manB．womanC．boyD．girl2．A．stylesB．colorsC．sizesD．prices3．A．announcedB．explainedC．showedD．translated4．A．watchedB．behavedC．countedD．waited5．A．eyesB．earsC．faceD．head6．A．gentlyB．quicklyC．happilyD．gratefully7．A．carB．boxC．roomD．picture8．A．playedB．dealtC．returnedD．disappeared9．A．washB．keepC．wearD．love10．A．buyB．needC．meanD．dislikⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。Peoplespendalmostathirdoftheirlivesdoingonething—sleeping.Everyyear,thereisadayforpeoplearoundtheworldtocelebratethe1．(important)ofgoodandhealthysleep—WorldSleepDay.Sleepislikefoodforthebrain.Healthysleephelpsthebodyandbraingrowanddevelop.Peopleofdifferentagesneeddifferentamountsofsleep.Itissaidthateighthourspernight2．(consider)theaverageamountofsleep.Forstudentsaged10to17,ahealthyamountisabouteighttoninehourspernight.However,lastyear,theChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCenter3．(report)thataboutfour4．(five)ofmiddleschoolstudentsdidn’tgetenoughsleep.Forsomestudents,theywanttosleepearly,buttheykeep5．(worry)abouttheirschoolworkandcan’tfall6．(sleep)quickly.Alack(缺乏)ofsleepcangreatlyaffect(影响)aperson’slife.Studentswhodon’tgetenoughsleepmaygetpoorgrades.Theycannotpayattentioninclassordowellinsports.7．(solve)thiskindofproblem,scientistsadvisethatstudentsshouldhave8．(little)schoolworkandmoretimetosleep.Therearesomeotherwaystohelppeoplegetenoughsleep,suchas9．(take)a20-minutenap(午睡)duringtheday,tryingtogotosleepearlierandsoon.Goodsleepinghabitsarealso10．(help).Forexample,trytogotosleepandwakeupatthesametimeeveryday,evenonweekendsandduringtheday.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Everyyearmanyyoungpeopleleaveschoolforafewweeksormonthsandenjoyanunusualtypeofeducationalprogram.Theylearnnewskillsbylivinginadifferentcountryanddoingunusualjobs.Thereareseveralorganizations.Theyhelpstudentstofindtheexperiencetheyarelookingfor.Thetablebelowshowsafewpossibilitiesforstudents.CountryJobTimeDescriptionIndiaTeachingyoungchildrenOnemonth·Teachingmusicanddance·HelpingchildrenlearnhowtocommunicateGhanaHealthcareworkTwomonths·Seeinghowdoctorsworkinalessdevelopedcountry·HelpingcareforpatientsThailandSavingelephantsThreeweeks·Cleaningelephants·HelpingtrainelephantsNewZealandTeachingChineseSixweeks·HelpingadultslearnChinese·SpreadingChinesecultureOneinterestingpossibilityishelpingelephantsinThailand.Mostpeoplethinkofelephantsasanimalsinzoos.Infact,manyelephantsinThailandarenolongerkeptincages.Now,hundredsofthemarehomeless.Theydon’thaveownerstocareforthem.Althoughtheymaylookwell,theyareofteninpoorhealthanddon’thaveenoughtoeat.OnecenterinThailandcaresfortheseelephants.Itgivesthemasafeandnaturallivingspace.Whentheyareatthecenter,theystayinabuildingbutarefreetowalkaround.Studentscomefromallovertheworldtohelphere.Thestudenthelpersworkwiththeelephantkeepers.Thesekeeperstrainthestudentsincaringfortheelephants.Inthemorning,theygototheforesttogetherandleadtheelephantstothecenter.Theycleanthemandgivethemfood.Intheafternoon.Theytaketheanimalsbackintotheforestforthenight.Helpingatthecenterisinterestingandtheyoungpeoplelearnalot.1．Whichcountrycanyouchooseifyouwanttoprepareyourselfforamedicalcareer?A．India. B．Ghana. C．Thailand.2．Whichjobmightbesuitableforthestudentswholovechildrenandarts?A．Teachingyoungchildren B．Healthcarework C．Savingelephants3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?A．Thekeepers. B．Thedoctors. C．Theelephants.4．Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheunusualeducationalprogram?A．Itisamazing. B．Itisboring. C．Itishelpful.B14、MarcoPolowasborninItalyin1254.Whenhewas17,hetravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather,whowantedtodotradewiththeChinese.FinallytheyarrivedinBeijing.TheywereguestsattheEmperor'sPalace.AlthoughMarcoPolowasyoung,hewasverycleverandcouldspeaksomeforeignlanguages.TheEmperorwasimpressedbyhim.HeaskedMarcoPolotoserveinhiscourt(宫廷)andsenthimtodomanyimportanttasksacrossthecountry.MarcoPolowasamazedbythebeautifulChina.HewasimpressedbyBeijingandtheEmperor’sPalace,especiallytheSummerPalacewhichhedescribedas“Thegreatestpalacethateverwas...”Thewallswerecoveredwithgoldandsilverandthehallwassolargethatitcouldeasilyseat6,000peoplefordinner.TherewereinventionsanddevelopmentsinChinawhichwerenotusedinEuropeatthattime.Hewaspuzzled(困惑的)bytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburntoproduceheat.Theblackstoneswerecoal,butMarcoPolohadneverseencoalbefore!In1295,after17yearsofservicetotheEmperor,MarcoPoloreturnedtoItaly.Hewasthenaverywealthyman.AwriterwrotedownthestoriesthatMarcoPolotoldhiminabookcalledTheTravelsofMarcoPolo.Althoughpeopleenjoyedreadingthebook,manyofthemthoughtthatMarcoPolo’sstoriesaboutChinaweretoofantastictobetrue.ButMarcoPoloalwaysstoodbyhistales.Justbeforehediedin1324,MarcoPolowasaskedthequestion,“Weretheyalltrue?”Andthiswashisanswer,“IhaveonlytoldhalfofwhatIsaw!”1．MarcoPoloandhisfatherwenttoChinato____________.A．goonatrip B．beaskedasguests C．dobusiness D．studyChinese2．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．HowbeautifulChinawas. B．HowdevelopedChinawas.C．HowbigChinawas. D．HowstrongChinawas.3．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A．MarcoPolousedtwoexamplestodescribeChinesedevelopmentsB．Onlyafewpeopledidn’tbelievewhatMarcoPolosaidC．TheEmperorforcedMarcoPolotoservehimD．MarcoPolowas70yearsoldwhenhedied4．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Fromaposter. B．Fromaguidebook.C．Fromafairytale. D．Fromabiography(人物传记).C15、Forgethardworkandperseverance.Gettingaheadisassimpleastidyingyourdesk.Accordingtoaleadingexpert,havingaclutteredenvironmentreflectsaclutteredmind,buttheactoftidyingupcanhelpyoubemoresuccessful.TheadvicecomesfromJayneMorris,theresident"lifecoach"forNHSOnline,whosaiditisnogoodjustmovingthemessaround.Inordertoclearthemind,unwanteditemsmustbethrownawaytofreeyour"innerworld",shesaid.MsMorris,whoclaimstohavecoachedcelebritiestomajorbusinessfigures,said:“Clearingclutterfromyourdeskhasthepowertotransformyourbusiness."How?Becauseclutterinyourouterenvironmentisthephysicalsignofallthecluttergoingoninsideofyou."Clearingclutterhasachaineffectacrossyourentirelife,includingyourwork.Havinganuntidydeskcoveredincluttercouldbestoppingyouachievingthebusinesssuccessyouwant."Sheissurecleaningupwillbehelpfuleventhoughsomeofhistory'sbiggestachieverslivedandworkedinmessyconditions.Churchillwasconsidereduntidyfromaboythroughouthislife,fromhisofficetohisartist'sstudio,andthelabwhereAlexanderFlemingdiscoveredpenicillinwasfamouslyuntidy.Amongtherecommendationsisthatsimplytidyingadeskatworkandanoverflowingfilingcabinet(陈列柜)willinstantlyhaveapositiveimpacton"yourinnerworld."Anythingthatisnolongerusedshouldnotbeputintostoragebutthrownawaycompletely.Keepingsomethingintheloft,garageorotherpartofthehouse,doesnothelpbecauseitisstillconnectedtotheperson"bytinyenergeticli.nes",MsMorris.claims.Shesaid,"Thethingsinyourlifethatareusefultoyou,thataddvaluetoyourlife,thatserveacurrentpurposearechargedwithpositiveenergythatrefreshesyouandenrichesyourlife.Butthethingsthatyoudon'teveruseanddon'tneedanymorehavetheoppositeeffectonyourenergy.Thingsthatnolongerfitorserveyou,useupyourenergy."1．Theunderlinedword"cluttered"(inPara.2)isclosest,inmeaningto__________A．messyB．briefC．complexD．aggressive2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesMsMorrisagreetoA．hangingthepositionofstafffrequentlywillhelptobuildupaclearmind.B．Atidyofficewillleadtoasuccessinyourbusinessaffairsinnotime.C．Tohaveafreemind,weneedtothrowawayunneededitemsattimes.D．Youcanpackupyourthingsingarageorlofttocheeryouup.3．AccordingtoMsMorris,anuntidydeskprobablymeansthatA．youarequiteafailureB．youareinamessymindC．youaretoetiredtodealwithitD．youhaveachievedthebusinesssuccess4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Lessuntidy,moresuccessful.B．Howtoimproveyourinnerworld.C．Cleaningupmakesyoulessintelligent.D．BeingbiggerachieverneedsmoreeffortD16、Nowadays,weusedigitaldevicesinmanyways,suchaswakingusupinthemorning,listeningtomusic,communicatingwithfriendsandsoon.Butstudieshavefoundthatoveruseofelectronicscanaffectoursleep,ourstudyandwork.Tohelppeopletakeabreakfromtheiralways-onlifestyles,AmericasettheNationalDayofUnpluggingin2010toencouragepeopletoputawaytheirelectronicsfor24hours,whichisonthesecondFridayofMarcheveryyear.Withoutanydoubt,manypeoplefindthattheunpluggeddayseemslongerthanatypicalday.“Withoutmyphone,mybreakfastwastooshortandIdidnotknowwhattodonext,”oneparticipantoflastyear’sunpluggingexperimentwrote.Anothersharedhisgriefatnotbeingabletolookathisphoneduringbusandtrainrides,callingtheday”thelongesttimeofmylife”.Butothersseetheexperimentasawaytoexperiencewhatlifewaslikebeforetheriseofelectronics.“Myfriendandihasdinnerintheevening,andwebothdiscussedabouthowmuchmorepresentwefelt--howwecouldhearwhateachotherwassaying,”oneparticipantwrote.Althoughlivingwithoutelectronicsseemsimpossibleintoday’sworld,unpluggingfromtimetotimeallowspeopletoslowdownandreflectonlife.“Attheendoftheday,Iwasmissingneithersocialmedianorhavingadigitalconnection,”oneparticipantnoted.“Inote.“Iwashappyfortheopportunitytochallengemyunhealthydailyhabits,becausethisgavemetheopportunitytodiscoveraslower,clearerwayoflife.”1．Usingdigitaldevicestoooftenmight.A．helpusstudybetter B．keepusawayfrommusicC．helpuscommunicateeasily D．bringussomesleepproblems2．TheNationalDayofUnpluggingwasset.A．inmanycountriesin2010 B．ontheseconddayofMarcheveryyearC．tohelppeopletakeabreakfrombusywork D．tomakepeopleawayfromtheirelectronicsforaday3．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword”grief”?A．Rudeness B．Sadness C．Happiness D．Coldness4．Someparticipantsoftheexperiment.A．thoughtthatitwasimpossibleforthemtoslowdown B．didn’tknowwhattoeatforbreakfastwithoutphonesC．feltexitedduringbusandtrainrideswithoutphones D．enjoyedhearingeachotherbydiscussingfacetoface5．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．GetBacktoRealLife. B．UnhealthyDailyHabitsC．TheDigitalConnection. D．TheLongestTimeofLife.E17、MikeMyersisateacheratChaunceyRoseHighSchoolinTerreHaute,Indiana.Lastyear,hetaughthisstudentsabouttheworld’srainforests.Theylearnedthatrainforestsareimportantbecausetheplantsandanimalsoftherainforestgiveusfood,wood,andmedicine.Destructionoftheworld’srainforestsisaseriousproblem.Unluckily,rainforestsaredisappearingatarateof80acresperminute!Aspartofaclassproject,Myers’studentsboughtthreeacresofrainforestinCentralAmerica.Theypaid$25peracre.Thestudentshopethatthelandtheyboughtwillbeprotectedandnotdestroyed.Thestudentsbecamesointerestedinrainforeststhattheydecidedtogetacloserlookatarealrainforest.SolastJune,Myersandfourofhisstudentstookaboatridedownariver.Theysawalligatorsandcrocodiles.Inthemiddleoftheweek,aguidetookMyersandhisstudentsintotherainforest.“Themonkeyswerenothappythatwewereintheirforest.Theybrokesmallbranchesoffthetreesandthrewthematus,”oneofthestudentssaid,“Itwasagreatlearningexperienceforallofus,”saidMyers.EachstudentchosesomethingspecificaboutCostaRicatostudyinvolvingtheplants,animals,food,andculture.Duringthelastfewdaysthegrouphadtimetodofunactivities.Theywentwhitewaterraftingandhorsebackriding,andvisitedCostaRica’sactivevolcano.Myershopestomakethetripeveryyearwithadifferentgroupofkids.1．HowmuchdidMyers’studentspayfortherainforesttheybought?A．$25 B．$75 C．$80 D．$20002．WhatdidMyersandhisstudentsdoatthebeginningofthetrip?A．Theywentintotherainforest. B．Theyboughtacresofrainforest.C．Theytookaboatridedownariver. D．TheyvisitedCostaRica’sactivevolcano.3．Theword“Destruction”inparagraph2probablymeans“theprocessofbeing______.”A．destroyed（破坏） B．developed（发展） C．described（描述） D．discovered.（发现）4．WhenthemonkeyssawMyersandhisstudents,they___________.A．feltexcited B．feltangryC．jumpedoffthetrees D．lefttherainforest5．ThepassagemainlyshowsthatMyersandhisstudents_______.A．didsomethingtoprotectrainforestB．wantedtobuytherainforestinCostaRicaC．wereinterestedinthecultureofCostaRicaD．wenttotherainforestforvariousfunactivitiesF18、KoalaJoeyFarawayinAustralia,akoalasitshighinaeucalyptustree.Shegripsabranchwiththeroughpadsandsharpclawsonherpaws.Inherpouch(小袋)shehidessomethingspecial—herbaby.Atbirththebabykoala,calledajoey,doesnotlooklikehisfurrymom.Heispinkandbald（无毛的）andassmallasajellybean.Althoughhecannotsee,hemoveshislegsandcrawls.Hesmellsmilkand,withoutanyhelp,startstofeelhiswaytohismother’spouch.Fiveminuteslaterheslips(滑)inside.Insidethepouch,thejoeydrinkshismother’smilkandgrows.Hiseyesopen.Hisearsform,andhehearshismother’scalls.Soonthickfurcovershisbody.Bythetimethejoeyisreadytoexploretheworld,helookslikehismother.Atfivemonthsold,thejoeypeersoutofhispouch.Heeatsaspecialsoftfoodfromhismothercalledpap.Whenthejoeyeatspap,hegetsbacteria（细菌）fromhismother’sstomachinhistummytoo.Hewillneedthebacteriatoeateucalyptusleaves,likegrownupkoalasdo.Inanothermonth,thejoeyleavesthepouchforthefirsttime.Heclings（贴着）tohismother’sbellywhilesheclimbsinthetreetops.Bythetimeheiseightmonthsold,thejoeynolongerfitsinhismother’spouch.Buthestilldrinkshermilk.Now,forafewhourseachnight,thejoeyclimbsonhismother’sbackforaride.Whileridingpiggyback,hereachesforeucalyptusleaves.Justlikemom,henips(咬)offl