2024-2025学年广东省广州市普通高中毕业班摸底考试英语试题（无答案）

2025届广州市普通高中毕业班摸底考试英语注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATakeonestepclosertothelightsonBroadway－buildessentialtheaterskillsandstartcarvingoutyourowncreativeprofessionalpath.Immersingthemselvesintheamazing,unparalleledNewYorktheaterscene,studentswillexploreandanalyzethecraft,includingcreatinganoriginalpieceandmeetingprofessionalsinthefield.Throughouttheterm,studentswillusebothclassroomworkandsitevisitsaroundthedowntowntoexamineandcompletethecreativeprocessoftakinganinitialideatoproduction,gainingtechnicalexpertise(专业知识)andfluencyintheater.Studentswillalsoexploredifferentareasofprofessionalskilldevelopment,includingplaywritingstructureandtechniques,actingmethodsthathelpbringaplaytolife,scenestructure.Thecourseisopentoallstudents－fromthosewhoarecuriousaboutthefieldbuthavenopriorexperiencetothosewhoalreadyhaveone(ormore!)plays,waitingtobedeveloped.CourseHighlights●Completeahands-onexperienceinplaywriting,actingandproduction,learningabouttherealprocessestheindustryusestocreatetheaterproductions.●Brainstorm,developaconcept,writeandworkshopadraftofashortplayorscene,andbringittostagewithinputandfeedbackfrominstructorsandpeers.●Getaclose-upviewoftheoften-opaque(不透明的)businessoftheater,focusingonimpactstotheprofessionbroughtaboutbysocialmovementsandcurrentevents.Tuition*●ResidentialProgram(Studentsliveindorm-likefacilitiesinthecenterofthecity):$6,845●DayProgram(Studentscommutetoclasseverydayanddonotreceiveaccommodationandboard):$5,560(WeencouragegraduatingseniorstoapplybeforeJune21,2024fora$425discountontuition.)TermDate:July21－Aug2,2024ApplicationDeadline:Friday,July12,2024ContactAdmission:info@*Webelievefinancialcircumstancesshouldnotpreventsomeonefromjoiningourprogram.Explorefinancialaidandscholarships.LearnMoreWhichistheprobablynameofthecourse? A.BroadwayDreams:EssentialSkillsforProfessionalPathB.TheaterIndustry:GainingInsightsintotheComplexSystem C.BackstageExploration:BehindtheSceneofDramaCreationD.FromPagetoStage:Playwriting,PerformanceandProductionWhatwillstudentsdointhecourse? A.InteractwithBroadwayactors. B.Polishoriginaldraftsforstage. C.Seekinspirationinthesuburbs. D.Writeareviewontheirdrama.HowmuchshouldagraduatingseniorapplyingforaDayProgramonJune20,2024pay? A.$5,135 B.$5,560 C.$6,420 D.$6,845BInBududa,alushyetlandslide-pronedistrictofeasternUganda,MaryButsinaandagrowingnumberofotherwomenfarmersarebuildingtheirlivelihoodsaroundcoffee.“I’msupportingallofmy10childrenwithit.”saysthe36-year-old,holdingaredbucket.Fromfarmingstock,Maryfirstwenttoworkwithherfatherattheageof10.Profitsfromhiscoffeecropcoveredherschoolfees.Shemarriedintocoffeetoo,withherhusbandgivingher100treesasaweddingpresent.ButMary’ssinceplantedmorethan300herselfandjoinedawomen’scooperative.“Theaimwastoreducethedependenceofwomenonmenincoffee.”Marysays,thoughhusbandsareallowedtojointoo－astheytendtoownthecoffeeplantationsandsupporttheirwives.“Morewomenhavestartedtoplanttheirowncoffee.”shesays.Maryrisesearlyeverydaytopickthecoffeecherries.“It’shardworkbutwhenyouconcentrateitcanbecomeeasy.”saysMary.Aftergatheringtheripefruit,sheputsitinabucketofwatertoweedouttheunhealthycherries.Thebeansarethenfermented(发酵)inwaterforatleasttwodaysbeforebeinglaidouttodryindirectsunlight.Oncedried,thebeansaregatheredupandlatercollectedbyEndiroCoffee,asocialenterpriseworkingwithwomen-led,organicfarms.Thecoffeeislatermilled,roastedandground,readyforuse.Ithasn’tbeenaneasyjourneyfortheBududafarmers,who’vefacedannuallandslidesforthepast15years.In2018,Mary’smother’shousewasdestroyedandshelostsomeofhercoffeeplantations.Shedreamsoflivinginasolidlybuilthousewithwaternearby,soshedoesn’thavetotrek(跋涉)alongwaytofetchit－butthesewilltaketimetosavefor.“I’veworkedalotandIdon’twanttostop,butIwantmymoneytoworkforme.”shesays.24. WhatroledoescoffeeplayinMary’shometown? A.Asignificantsourceofincome. B.Abondofloveandmarriage. C.Asymbolofwealthandstatus. D.Abarriertofrequentlandslides.25. Howdoesthewomen’scooperativebenefitfemalecoffeefarmers? A.Byprovidingthemwithhighqualitytrees. B.Byaccessingthemtobettersaleschannels. C.Byliberatingthemfromtheirhusbands. D.Byenablingthemtocontroltheirbusiness.26. WhyistheprocessingofcoffeebeansmentionedinParagraph3? A.TodisplayMary’stechnicalproficiency. B.ToprovethehighqualityofUgandancoffee. C.TohighlightMary’sdedicationanddiligence. D.Toemphasizethedifficultiesofplantingcoffee.27. WhatdoesMarymeaninthelastsentenceofthetext? A.Sheplanstoexpandhercoffeeplantingbusiness. B.Shedesirestoachieveeconomicindependence. C.Shethinkstheroadtohappinessisstilldistant. D.Shebelievesherhardworkwillfinallypayoff.CAgoodstory.That’swhatinfluencesourchoicetobuyabookthemost.Right?Someofthebiggest-sellingnovelsofalltimejustsohappenedtobeattachedtomajorpublishers.Indeed,anyreadingloverwillbefamiliarwiththecountlesspublishinghousesthathavebroughtbrilliantworkstothemarket.Sointheory,perhapsapublisherdoesmatter.Everytimeyoureadabookthatyouenjoy,youlikelylookatthepublisherattachedtoit.Thatnameisasignalthattheywillproduceothercontentthatfitswiththatsamestyle.Itmakesalotofsensetocontinuetopurchasetextsfromacompanythatistellingthekindsofstoriesthatyouenjoythemost.Consumerhabitsarethusbasedontrustthatapublisherwillbeconsistentinthebookstheydeliverandthatinvestingtimeinthemismorereliablethananuntestedsource.Thestrengthoftheauthorthemselvescanalsoplayintothat.Afterall,well-likedauthorsareoftensignedtoabookdealwithaselectfewpublishers,strengtheningthebrandfurther.Ofcourse,apublisherwouldbenothingwithoutitslogo,whichisamajorcall-to-armsforallfansofthebrand.Thetoppublishersintheworldinstantlyrecognizableimagery,whichcatchtheattentionwhilesummingupthenameofabrandinaninstant.Thatthusbuildsourassociationwithagivenname.ThefunpenguinshapeofPenguinRandomHouseissoiconic,forexample,thatitcouldnotbeconfusedwithanyotherpublishingbusiness.Theremightbeaplaceforthoseindie(独立经营的)bookcompanies,withoccasionalstoriesbreakingthroughandforcingpeopletotakenotice.Intruththat’sfarlesscommonthanyouexpect.ExpertCassandraDavis,however,providesahopefulinsight.“Indiebookshopsaremorelikelytostockanindiepublisher’sbooks,especiallyiftheauthorislocaltothebookshop.”Shesays.Therefore,supportinglocalbookshopsisavitalwaytokeeptheindieindustryaliveandchangethesetrends.Whichofthefollowingisnotastrategyforapublishertopromoteitsbrand? A.Maintainingconsistentpublishingstyle. B.Contractingwithrenownedwriters. C.Offeringdiscountstorepeatcustomers. D.Designingadistinctivetrademark.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsindiepublishers? A.Optimistic. B.Sympathetic. C.Objective. D.Indifferent.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“thesetrends”inthelastparagraphreferto? A.Dominanceofmajorpublishers. B.Lackofattentiontoexcellentbooks. C.Depressionoflocalbookshops. D.Stabilityofconsumers’preferences.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext? A.ShouldWeJudgeaBookbyItsPublisher? B.DoPublishersInfluenceOurReadingChoices? C.WhyDoWeChoosetheSamePublisherContinuously? D.WhatAdvantagesDoMajorPublishersHaveOverIndieOnes?DHumansactwithpurpose,butmuchisstillunknownabouthowwebecomepurposefulagents－thatis,howwedeveloptheabilitytowillfullymakethingshappen.Inarecentstudytoexploreagency’smysteriousroots,wetriedtocatchinfants(婴儿)intheactofdiscoveringtheirownagency,therebyrevealingtheprocessofagencyformation.Researchersplaceababyintoacradlewithamobilesuspendedabove.Thenascientisttiesoneendofastringtothemobileandtheothertotheinfant’sfoot.Nowifthebabymoves,thetoywill,too.Byobservingbabiesinthissetup,scientistscanwatchastheinfantslearnandrecallasimplecause-and-effectinteraction:kickafootandthemobilemoves.Aspredictedbytheresearchers,infantskickedsignificantlymorewhentheirfootwastethered(拴住)tothemobilethanwhenitwasnot.However,whenanexperimenterpulledthestringtomakethemobilemoveinstead,infantsmovedlessthanwhenthemobilewasatrest.Furthermore,whenwefreedthebabies’footfromthemobile,theykeptonkickingathigherratetomakethetoyrespond－andwerevisiblyfrustratedwhenthatdidnothappen.Ourobservationsalsopointedtoanotablepattern:Thebabies’initialmovementsconsistedoftwistingandpushingwithoutcleardirection.Butoncetetheredtothemobile,themoreintenselytheymoved,themoretheirattentionwasdrawntotheeffecttheirkickinghadonit.Atsomepoint,theinfantsmusthavefiguredoutthattheyhadagency,thustheaimlessmovementsbecameintentionalaction－ahighlycoordinatedexchangebetweenthetetheredinfantandthemobile.Thebaby-mobilestudyemphasizeshowunderstandingtherelationshipbetweenanorganismanditsenvironmentisessentialtouncoveringtheoriginsofdirectedbehavior.Theexperienceofagencyemergesonlywhenanorganismsensesitiscoupledtoitsenvironment.Inthiswayofthinking,theinteractionandrelationshipbetweenthetwoarecrucialforpurposetoarise.Whatcanwelearnaboutagencyaccordingtothetext? A.Itisaninbornabilitywithoutlearning. B.Itembodiesinbabiesthemostevidently. C.Itexistsinallaspectsofourdailylife. D.Itisaresonancewithoursurroundings.Howdidtheresearchersmaketheexperimentconvincing? A.Bypredictingmultiplepossibleresults. B.Bytrackingbabies’behaviourprecisely. C.Bysettingupcomparativeexperiments. D.Bybuildingproperinterpretationmodel.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout? A.Analysisofexperimentalphenomena. B.Supplementtoexperimentaldetails. C.Explanationofexperimentaldesign. D.Summaryofexperimentaloutcomes.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext? A.Touncovertheprocessofagencyformation. B.Toreportacutting-edgediscoveryaboutagency. C.Toguidepeopleonhowtotakeadvantageofagency. D.Toclarifytheimportanceofenvironmenttocreatures.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。Weallknowsomeonewhoholdscourtwherevertheyfindthemselveswithamusingstories.Fortherestofus,conversationcanbetrickier.OureditoraskedCatherineBlyth,theauthorofTheArtofConversationforhertipsonhowtoshine－andnotgetcancelled－atyournextsmall-talk.Considerwhatyouwantfromaconversation00036000.Infact,aconversationisusuallyawaytogetsomethingwewant,whetherthat’stomakingafriend,ortoaskingsomeoneonadate.Knowingwhatyouwantwillkeepthingsflowing.“Atleast,whatyoucangetfromaconversationisaninterestingadventurewithanothermind.00037000.”saysBlyth.Guidetheotherpersontohelpyou“There’snothingmoreflattering(受宠若惊)thanfeelinglikethatyou’vehelpedsomeone,”Blythsays.Shesuggestsfindingawaytomaketheotherpersonusefultoyou.“00038000,thatallowsyoutorevealabitofyourselfwhileinvitingthemtohelp,whichisagreatwaytogetconversationstarted.”ListenattentivelyandpurposefullyAreyoulisteningtounderstand,orlisteningtorespond?That’saperfectquestionawould-beconversationalistshouldaskthemselves.“Agoodlistenerindicateswhatintereststhem.00039000.IfI’mconversingwithsomeonewhomakesitallaboutthemselves,I’llgentlypointthatI’mnotinterestedandshiftustowardsothertopics.”saysBlyth.Keepyourphoneoutofsightandoutofmind“Ifyou’rechattingwithsomeonewithyourphonenexttoyou,whatyou’resayingis‘you’reonlyasimportantasmynextnotification’,”saysBlyth.“Whateveryoudoonascreenisn’taconversation.Problemsarisesfromcomparingrealconversationtotextmessaging.00040000.Weneedtogiveeachothersomegrace.”A.SeeingtheworldthroughtheeyesofothersisarewarditselfB.Peoplefeelbadaboutconversationbecausetheythinkit’saperformanceC.Yourresponsesshouldshowwhichtopicsareinterestingandwhicharen’tD.Thebestmindsetyoubringtosmall-talkistheideathatit’satreasurehuntE.Adirectpraiseisgood,butifit’ssomethinglike‘Ilovethatcoat,wheredidyoubuyit?’F.Inarealconversation,youcan’tlookthingsup,thinkabouthowtophraseyourthoughtsG.Youhavetoconstantlybelisteningwithyourears,yourmind,andbeconsciousofdoingso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四个选项中选出最佳选项。JuleusGhuntaisanaward-winningchildren’sauthor,butgrowingup,hecouldbarely004100.Raisedbyasinglemother,whooftenhadtomake004200choicesabouthowtousetheirlimitedresources－includingadecisiontosendhisoldestsistertoschool,hehadbeenkepthomeandhadno004300tobooksasachild.WhenGhuntafinallygottheopportunitytoattendschool,hecouldn’t004400words,spell,orreadwithunderstanding.Thesituationwasmadeworsebyaseriesofteacherswhomadehimfeel004500.“Theywerenotverypatient,notverykind,”hesaid,“Isufferedfromadeepsenseoflossandshame.”Fortunately,ayoungteacherdecidedtostartareadingprogramfor004600students.Ghuntawasthefirsttosignup.“Theteacherwas004700kindtome.”hesaid,“Shehadleftmewiththegiftofliteracy,andadeeperappreciationofmyvalueasahumanbeing.”Underherpatient004800,Ghunta’sreadingskillsgraduallyimproved,andhissenseofinadequacy(不足)beganto004900.Afterinteractingwiththeyoungteacher,Ghunta’slifetookanew005000.Hegraduatedfromhighschoolwithanumberofacademicawards,andwentontocollegesuccessfully.Nowadays,heistheauthoroftwochildren’sbooksabout005100difficultexperiencesinchildhood.In2010,Ghuntawentbacktohisoldschoolto005200hisoldteacher’sname,butinvain.However,hestillhopesto005300heroneday,sothathecanthankherforseeinghis005400.“Iwouldloveforhertoseethesignificantimpactshehasmadeonmylife,andthewaysinwhichIhavecarriedthis005500ofher－thehope,thelight,withme－andhowitcontinuestobeasourceofjoy.”A.speak B.read C.write D.learnA.balanced B.financial C.tough D.hesitantA.interest B.relation C.attention D.exposureA.makeout B.pickup C.dealwith D.takeinA.powerless B.restless C.worthless D.aimlessA.struggling B.humble C.incapable D.isolatedA.apparently B.incredibly C.naturally D.sincerelyA.influence B.company C.devotion D.guidanceA.lift B.wave C.blow D.moveA.platform B.setting C.direction D.channelA.preventing B.surviving C.overcoming D.cherishingA.record B.recall C.identify D.inquireA.seek B.find C.meet D.callA.demand B.effort C.dignity D.potentialA.emotion B.memory C.blessing D.legacy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。CentralAxis:TheBackboneofBeijingBejingCentralAxis(中轴线),runningnorth-souththroughtheheartoftheoldcityofBeijingandgoverningtheoveralllayoutofthecapital,is005600integrationofbuildingcomplexesandarcheologicalsites.Initiallyconstructedinthe13thcenturyandshapedinthe16thcentury,BeiingCentralAxiswascontinuouslyperfectedoversevencenturies,givingrisetoawell-organizedandimposingbuildingensemblethatmanifests(彰显)the005700(idea)orderoftheancientChinesecapitaldeep005800(root)inthecapitalplanningtraditionforovertwomillennia.FromYongdingGatetotheBellandDrumTowersviaZhengyangGate,Tian’anmen,TaihePalace,JingshanMountain,BeijingCentralAxisconnectstheouter,innerandimperialcity005900theimperialpalace.Themainbuildingsalongthecentralaxisaresymmetricalandstaggeredin006000(high),thuscreatingauniqueandmagnificentpicture.Inadditionto006100(form)thebackboneoftheframeofBeijingcity,itservesasthebestembodimentofthecapital’sboundlesscharm006200makesitafamoushistoricalandculturalcity.TheCentralAxisofBeijingwhichlinkstheancienttimesandthepresenthasexperiencedthechangesoftimesandwitnessedthecontinuousdevelopmentoftheChinesecivilization.Nowadays,theapplicationfortheworldheritagestatusofBeijingCentralAxis006300(include)inthecoreareaplanningalready,andthisamazingurbanlandscapeisbecomingadevelopmentaxisthat006400(highlight)theprotectionoftheancientcapitalandthedevelopmentofthecity.Inthefuture,itwillcontinuetoglow(焕发)withvibrantcharmandnourishtheChinesecivilizationwhichstandsintheEastoftheworldwitha006500(calm)andmoreconfidentposture.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，你校计划在暑假期间重修图书馆，校英文报举办主题为“Smallchangesmakeanideallibrary”的征文活动，向同学们征求意见，请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：提出建议；说明理由。注意：（1）写作词数应为80个左右；（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Smallchangesmakeanideallibrary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。HoldingMom’sHandTechnicallyspeaking,myMomisold－sheisinher70