广东省2023届高三开学联考英语试卷

2023届新高三开学联考

英语试题

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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

WhatIsYourPetTryingtoTellYou

Animalswantourattention,andsometimesthey*requiteobviouslyaboutaskingforit.

Unusualbehaviorsareoftenourpets'wayoftellingustostopwhatwe'redoingandplaywith

them.It'swhyFidoconstantlychaseshistailandwhyKittykeepsrollingaround.Adesperately

boredpetmayhave“bad”behaviorstogetareaction-evenanegativeone!

Feedme.

Sure,yourdoglovesyou,butthat'snotwhyhe'slicking（舔）yourface.Apuppylearnsto

lickhismother'smouthtogetalittleleftoverfood,soSpotisn'tkissingyouinoursenseofthe

word;hejustwantsasnack.

I*mstressed.

Catownersalsomisinterprettheirfurryfriends'kisses.Whileacatmightlickyoutoshow

love,sometimesshe'lldoittoeaseherself.Onewaytotellifherlickingisstress-relatedistosee

ifitgoesonforanextendedperiodoftime.Birdsalsoovercleanwhentheyfeelanxious.Some

willevendragouttheirownfeathers.

Mytailtellsall.

Dogswag（摇）theirtailstotherightwhentheyseesomethingorsomeonetheywantto

approach,andtotheleftwhentheyseesomethingtheywanttoavoid.Whenfrightened,dogscurl

theirtailsin,whilecatswraptheirsaroundthemselves.Andifacat'staillookslikeaquestion

mark,she*seagertoplay.

21.Whatdoesadogshowifitkissesitsowner?

A.Hunger.B.Love.C.Fear.D.Sadness.

22.Howmanykindsofpetsarementionedinthetext?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

23.Whatwillhappenifbirdsgetanxious?

A.Theywilldragothers*feathers.

B.Theywillapproachsomeonetheylike.

C.Theywillcleantheirfeathersmorethannecessary.

D.Theywillstareattheirownersforalongertime.

B

About15yearsago,AndrewMcLindon,abusinessmanandcrazycyclist,wasridinghisbike

inAustin,Texas,whenhethoughtaboutJack,afriend's12-year-oldson.Jackhadneverknown

thejoyofbikingbecausehesufferedfromhydrocephalus（脑水肿）,abuildupoffluidinthebrain

thatoftencausesbalancedisturbances.

Whenhegothome,McLindon,now60,wentonlineandfoundathree-wheelbikewitha

balancingbar,perfectforachildwithbalanceissues.SoonJackwasridingaroundthestreetwith

hisfriends,havingfunandgettingexercise.Buttherewasmore,ashisfriendtoldMcLindon."I'll

neverforgetthesmileonhisfacewhenmysonisinteractingwithotherkids.

ThatsmilelaunchedtheMcLindonFamilyFoundation.Fundedbydonations,thegroupworks

withclinicstofindchildrenwhocanbenefitfromowninganadaptivebikeandtohelpmakeeach

biketotheparticularneedsofthechild.Abikemayincludeaheadrest,ashoulderbelt,aseatbelt

andsoon.Thebikesareexpensive-$3,000to94,000,andthat*swiththefoundation^producer's

discount.Forkidsluckyenoughtogetone,they'realifechanger.

“Weworkedwitha14-year-oldwhohasspinabifida（脊柱裂）,"saysMcLindon."Shespent

mostdaysonthecouchwatchingTV.Soonaftershegotherbike,shewastrainingfor

special-needstriathlons（三项全能运动）.Inamagazineinterview,shesaid,'Ialwaysknewthere

wasanathleteinme.

Sofar,thefoundationhasgivenaway450bikes,andthat*sjustastart/61doalotofthings.I

runalotofcompanies/McLindonsays.“Butgettingthesekidstheirbikesisthemostimportant

thingthatIdo.

24.WhichpicturebestillustratesthebikeforJack?

25.What'sthepurposeoftheMcLindonFamilyFoundation?

A.Togiveawaybikes.B.Tohelpkidswithmentalproblems.

C.Toofferspecialbikestoparticularkids.D.Tomakeprofitsfrommakingspecialbikes.

26.WhichwordscanbestdescribeMcLindon?

A.Kindandpatient.B.Generousandcautious.

C.Richandhard-working.D.Warm-heartedandhelpful.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.McLindonandLifeBikesB.McLindon,anAggressiveBusinessman

C.TheMcLindonFamilyFoundationD.UnusualKidswithParticularNeeds

C

QueenElizabethIFsfaceisoneverynoteandcoinintheUnitedKingdom,butstilllittleis

knownabouthowmuchmoneyshehaspersonally,howshegetsitandwhostandstoinherit（继

承）it.

WhatwedoknowfrompublicrecordsisthattheQueenreceivesatleast$20millioninannual

incomethroughherprivateestate,andanother100milliondollarsfromtheUKgovernmenteach

year.

ThefirstthingtounderstandisthattheQueen'sincomecomesfrombothpublicandprivate

possessions.AlargeamountofitcomesfromsomethingcalledtheSovereignGrant.Here'show

thatworks.

Inthe1700s,themonarchy（王室）handedoverincomefromlandtothegovernmentknownas

theCrownEstate.Eachyearthegovernmentpaysapercentageoftheprofitsmadeonthose

possessionsbacktothemonarchy.ThatannualincomeisknownastheSovereignGrant.Lastyear

ittotaledmorethan$107million.AnditisusedtoftindtheQueen'sofficialdutiesandmaintain

royalresidenceslikeBuckinghamPalace.

Butevenifwecan'tidentifyherexactworth,theroyalfinancesarelookinghealthyasthe

Queencelebratesher70thQueenCeremony.TheSundayTimesRichListestimatedtheQueen's

networthis$466million,up$6.2milliondollarsfromlastyear.AndwhiletheDuchyof

LancastersawUKincomedropduringthepandemic,accordingtoitsfinancialrecords,theQueen*

sincomehasbeenturningupwardsoverthepastdecade.

Anyway,themonarchyisaprivatefamily,andtheyareunlikelytoshareanydetailsoftheir

wealthwiththeBritishpublic,andthatprobablywon'Ichangeanytimesoon.

28.HowdoestheQueengetherincome?

A.FromtheCrownEstate.B.FromtheSovereignGrant.

C.Fromthemonarchyandthegovernment.D.Fromthegovernmentandprivatepossessions.

29.What'sthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.HowtheQueen'sincomeiscalculated.

B.Howthemonarchycooperateswiththegovernment.

C.HowtheSovereignGrantworksandwhatthemoneyisusedfor.

D.HowthemonarchygetspaidandwhattheQueen'sofficialdutiesare.

30.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheQueen'sincomefromParagraph5?

A.Itcanbeexactlyidentified.B.Itdecreasesduringthepandemic.

C.Itismorethanthatfromlastyear.D.ItismorethanthatoftheUKgovernment.

31.Whichsectionmaythetextbetakenfrom?

A.Health.B.History.C.Education.D.Economy.

D

Areyousleepingrestlessly,forgettinglittlethings,andfeelingdepressedandlonely?Don*t

worry.We'veallbeenthere.You'reprobablyjuststressedout.

Stressisn*talwaysabadthing.Itcanbehandyforaburstofextraenergyandfocus,likewhen

you1replayingacompetitivesport,orhavetospeakinpublic.

Butwhenit'scontinuous,thekindofsituationmostofusfacedaily,itactuallybeginsto

changeyourbrain.Chronic（长期的）stress,likebeingoverworkedorhavingargumentsathome

frequently,canaffectbrainsize,itsstructure,andhowitfunctions,rightdowntothelevelofyour

genes.

Aslevelsofcortisol（皮质醇）rise,electricsignalsinyourhippocampus（海马体），thepart

ofthebrainassociatedwithleaming,memories,andstresscontrol,decline.Whenthe

hippocampusweakens,sodoesyourabilitytocontrolyourstress.

That'snotall,though.Cortisolcanliterallycauseyourbraintogetsmallerinsize.Toomuchof

itresultsintheshrinkingofthepartofyourbrainthatregulatesbehaviorslikeconcentration,

decision-making,judgement,andsocialinteraction.

Italsoleadstofewernewbraincellsbeingmadeinthehippocampus.Thismeanschronic

stressmightmakeitharderforyoutolearnandrememberthings,andalsosetthestageformore

seriousmentalproblems,likedepressionandeventuallyAlzheimer*sdisease.

It'snotallbadnews,though.Therearemanywaystochangewhatcortisoldoestoyour

stressedbrain.Themostpowerfulweaponsareexerciseandgettingintodeepthoughts,which

involvesbreathingdeeplyandbeingawareandfocusedonyoursurroundings.Bothofthese

activitiesdecreaseyourstressandincreasethesizeofthehippocampus,andthereforeyour

memoryimproves.

Sodon'tfeeldefeatedbythepressuresofdailylife.Getcontrolofyourstressbeforeittakes

controlofyou..

32.Onwhichoccasioncanstressbeagoodthing?

A.Whenmakingdecisions.B.Whendeliveringaspeech.

C.Whenbeingindeepthought.D.Whenforgettinglittlethings.

33.Whatmayinfluenceyourgenes9levelaccordingtothetext?

A.Havingchronicstress.B.Playingcompetitivesports.

C.WorkingovertimelastFriday.D.Havingafightwithyourbrother.

34.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordrefertoinParagraph6?

A.Relevantbehavior.B.Toomuchcortisol

C.Socialinteraction.D.Thesmallerbraininsize.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbeagoodwaytorelievestress?

A.Sleepingalot.B.Doingsportsregularly.

C.Changingthecortisol.D.Havingsocialinteraction.

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。

IfyoutraveltonearlyanyChinesecityinthesummertime,youwillseepeople,mostlymen

wearingT-shirts,sittingoutonthesidewalksonlowchairsintheshade,playingagamewithlarge

rounddisksofwood.36XiangqidatesbackasearlyastheWarringStatesperiod.While

expertshavedifferentopinionsastowhocreatedXiangqiandhowitislinkedtoWesternchess,

thereisnodoubtthatbytheTangDynastyXiangqiwasapopulargameinChina.37Andinthe

20thcenturybothSunYat-senandZhouEnlaiwerebigfansofthegame.

And,thoughitmaylookquiteabitdifferentthanWesternchess,Xiangqiisactuallyquite

similarinwhatthepiecescandoandhowthegameisplayed.LikeWesternchess,theobjectof

thegameistocapturetheotherplayer's“king”.38

UnlikeWesternchess,insteadofplacingthepiecesinsquares,thepiecesareplacedonthe

intersectionsoflines.AnotherbigdifferencebetweenWesternchessandXiangqiisthatthereisa

largeemptyspaceinthemiddleoftheboard,whichtheelephantscannotcross.39Thisspace

referstoanareainChinawhereLiuBangandXiangYuhadalife-or-deathwar.Thewarwasso

influentialthat“theChuRiverandtheHanBoundary"hasbecomeametaphor（E急口俞）referringto

anyboundarybetweentwoopposingarmies.WhentheChinesepeopletodayseethisnameonthe

board,thebattlescenescometotheirmind,asthoughtheyaresutToundedbythicksmoke,ableto

hearthebeatingofwardrums.40

A.Actually,inXiangqiheisjustageneral.

B.DuringtheQingDynastyitspopularitygrew.

C.Itiscalled“theChuRiverandtheHanBoundary".

D.ThegameiscalledXiangqi,agameofordinarypeople.

E.TherearemanydifferencesbetweenXiangqiandWesternchess.

F.Anintensebattleisabouttotakeplaceonthissmallchessboard.

G.SeveralsayingsrelatedtoXiangqiareincommonuseinChinatoday.

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。

Bornin1993inCaijiagangtowninChangde,HunanProvince,MaXiaojuanattendedthe

HunanFirstNormalUniversity,graduatingfromtheCollegeofMusicandDancein2015.

Asateacherataruralschool,sheteachesarangeofdifferent41includingmusicand

English,andisalsoaheadteacher.Sheknowsschoolnightsatrural42schoolscansometimes

belonely/lt43meofmyownchildhood.Myparents44inbigcities,soIknowthe

studentsfeel45sometimes.Iwanttospendtimewiththemand46themcompany,"Ma

said.Thatwashowshestartedtellingherstudents47stories.

Oneday,Manoticedthatsomeofherstudentswere48theirredschoolscarvesthewrong

way.Thatevening,shetoldthemastory49TheColoroftheRedScarf,sothattheywould50

understandwhytheyallworethem.Occasionally,Matellsstoriesaboutfamous51figures,

includingMaoZedong,DengXiaopingandZhouEnlai,lbtellbetterstories,Maspendsherfree

timesearchingbookstoresfor52，andnowshehaswritten168stories.

Thankstotheirteachefs53Ma'sstudentsdon*tjustenjoylistening,theyalsoenjoy

54storiesthemselves.Herdevotiontoteachingandtoherstudentsis55otherteachersin

Hunan.

41.A.languagesB.subjectsC.kidsD.majors

42.A.interestingB.challengingC.satisfyingD.boarding

43.A.warnedB.informedC.remindedD.accused

44.A.workedawayB.passeddownC.turnedbackD.gaveup

45.A.friendlyB.lonelyC.livelyD.lovely

46.A.proveB.provideC.keepD.knock

47.A.loveB.bedtimeC.adventureD.detective

48.A.washingB.paintingC.foldingD.wearing

49.A.introducedB.explainingC.calledD.suggesting

50.A.betterB.worseC.lessD.farther

51.A.musicalB.magicalC.electricalD.historical

52.A.inspirationB.evidenceC.experienceD.permission

53.A.adviceB.introductionC.influenceD.conclusion

54.A.copyingB.typingC.recallingD.telling

55.A.threateningB.encouragingC.ignoringD.comforting

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。

FoodandEatingHabits

ThroughoutChina'shistory,eatinghabitshavebeeninfluencedbymanyfactorssuchas

geography,religion,societyandeconomy.As56result,foodandeatinghabitsarenotonly

indicativeofthesocialstatus,butcharacteristicofonegroup,differinginregions,57(family),

peoplesorreligionstosomeextent.

TheChinesediet58(emphasize)riceandgrains,followedbyfruits,vegetables,nutsand

seeds.Food59(make)ofwheatflouristhestaple(主食)forpeoplelivinginthenorth,while

riceisthemainstapleinthesou由.

Chinesepeoplealsohaveahabitof60(consume)greentea,andplant-basedalcoholic

beverages(饮料)suchasricewine,beerandgrainliquormoderately.ThetypicalChinese

alcoholicbeverageisbaijiu,61ismadefromvariousgrains.62(additional),Chinese

peopleliketodrinkhotwaterorteawiththeirmealssincehotwaterishelpfulfor63(digest)

accordingtotraditionalChinesemedicine.

Nowadays,Chinesepeopleliketoeatoutwithrelativesandfriendsduringweekendsor

festivals.Atypicalmealstarts64somecolddishes,likeboiledpeanutsandsmashed

cucumberwithgarlic,followedbythemaincourses,includinghotmeatandvegetabledishes.

Finally,soup65(bring)ontothetable,followedbythestaplefood,rice,noodles,or

sometimesdumplings.

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，是校英文报的编辑，打算对你校外教David做一次关于如何提升学生英语

听说能力的访谈。内容包括：

1.校英文报介绍；

2.访谈的时间和内容。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearDavid,

Yourssincerely,

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。

Irecentlyhadachallengingtimeworkingonagroupproject.Myteacherputmewith

threepeoplewhoweren'tallthatexcitedaboutgettinganyworkdone,andt