2024年广州市普通高中毕业班冲刺训练题（三）英语试题 含答案

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2024年广州市普通高中毕业班冲刺训练题（三）

英语

本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

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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

Ifyouhaveapassionformusic,art,historyandmore,indulgeitonaYoyoOdysseyCultural

Tour!

Howwetravelcanmakethedifferencebetweenjustvisitingaplace,orreallyexperiencingit

fromtheinsideout,whichiswhyYoyohascreateditsnewOdysseyCulturalTourscollection.

Thesesmall-group,luxurytoursofferadeepdiveintohistory,art,music,literature,dance

andastronomy,whileenjoyingeverythingthatadestinationhastooffer,fromexceptionalplaces

tostaytothebestoflocalfood.

EachholidayhastheserviceofaYoyotourmanagerandwe'lltakecareofyoueverystepof

theway,providingaVIPcarservicetoyourUKdeparturepointforoverseastrips,flightsand

transfers,alltransportstoaccommodations,travelinsuranceandmuchmore.

Formusiclovers,YoyohaspartneredwiththeRoyalAcademyofMusictocreateunique

shortbreaksinLondonwithconcertsbytalentedyoungmusiciansfromtheAcademy.

You'llbeinexperthands-eachtourisaccompaniedbyaspecialistintheirfieldwho's

skilledatsharingtheirexpertisethroughinsight-packedtalksthroughouttheholiday.Backstage,

behind-the-scenesvisitsgiveafascinatingperspectiveonnewplacesaswellascitiesthatyou

mayalready

knowandlove,allinthestimulatingcompanyoflike-mindedtravellers.

ABCMusicreaderswillreceiveanexclusive5percentdiscountonallYoyoCultural

OdysseyTours-justquotethecode'ABCR'whenbooking.Tofindoutmore,pleasevisit

yoyo.uk/COT.

21.WhydoesYoyocreatetheCulturalOdysseyTours?

A.TocreateamusiccollectionofOdyssey.

B.Tohelpmusicloversfindlike-mindedfriends.

C.Toguidetourgueststhroughaculturalexperience.

D.TopromotetheABCMusicMagazinetonewreaders.

22.Whatcanguestsdoduringthetour?

A.Sharetheirexpertskills.

B.Enjoytalksbyaspecialist.

C.Visitthebackstageafteraplay.

D.Playinaconcertwithmusicians.

23.WhatshouldtheABCMusicreadersdoforadiscountwhenbooking?

A.Usetherequiredcode.

B.Findonemorecompany.

C.Visitthewebsiteyoyo.uk/COT.

D.QuoteacommentabouttheABCMusic.

B

Thetop-sellingalbum（唱片）SongsoftheHumpbackWhalewasreleasedin1970.This

collectionofnaturerecordingschangedthewaymanypeoplethoughtaboutwhalesandeventually

helpedsavethousandsofwhales5lives.

Thealbummightneverhavebeenmadeifithadn'tbeenfbrasoundengineernamedFrank

Watlington.Inthe1960s,Watlingtonwasmakingunderwaterrecordingswhenhenoticedsome

strange,deepsounds,whichherealizedwerecomingfromwhales.

WatlingtonplayedtherecordingsfbrapairofbiologistsnamedRogerandKatyPayne.When

theylistened,theywereinstantlyhookedonthebeautyofthewhales9voices.

KatyPaynestudiedmusicaswellasbiology,andshewasamazedbyhowthewhales

communicatelikeanoperasinger.Shealsonoticedanotherinterestingdetail:theyhad

recognizablepatterns.Inbiologyterms,ananimalcallwitharepeatingpatterniscalledasong.

Thesongsofwhalesaresocomplexthatsomescientistshaveevencomparedthemtocomposers

andpoets.

ThePaynesthoughtthatotherpeopleneededtohearthebeautyofthewhales'songs,so

Rogerorganizedtherecordingsintoanalbum.Atthetimewhenthealbumcameout,whaleswere

oftenhuntedandtradedformoneyandsomewhalespeciesweredyingout.Mostpeoplehad

neverthoughtofwhalesascreaturesthatcouldcommunicatethroughsongs.Butafterhearingthe

album,manypeoplebegantothinkdifferently.

ThealbumledpeopletostarttheSavetheWhalesmovement.Musiciansbeganusingwhale

songsintheirmusic,andwhaleswereincludedinmoviesandtelevisionshows.In1982,the

deep-seawhalingwasbanned.Beforetheban,morethan50,000whalesperyearwerekilled.

Afterit,thenumberwentdownbelow2,000.

Itmightseemincrediblethatjustonealbumcouldhelpsavethelivesofsomanywhales.But

thisone-of^a-kindalbumrevealedsecretslonghiddenbeneaththewavesandallowedthese

amazingcreaturestofinallysharetheirsongswiththehumanworld.

24.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tocallonpeopletosavewhales.

B.Toprovethatwhalesarebomsingers.

C.Toexplainhowagoodalbumwasmade.

D.Tointroduceapopularalbumanditsstories.

25.Whofirstfoundthespecialvoicesofthewhales?

A.Asongrecorder.

B.Anoperasinger.

C.Asoundengineer.

D.Apairofbiologists.

26.WhatsurprisedKatyPayneaboutthewhales?

A.Theycouldtalkwithscientists.

B.Theycouldsinglikeanoperasinger.

C.Theycouldrepeatinterestingsounds.

D.Theycouldcommunicatethroughsongs.

27.Whichisoneofthevaluesofthealbum?

A.Itsuccessfullystoppeddeep-seawhaling.

B.Ithelpedpeopleunderstandwhalesbetter.

C.Itmadesomemusicandmoviestarspopular.

D.Itencouragedmusicianstoworkwithscientists.

C

LastSaturday,whenmygrandfathergotfrustratedatthenameofthesingerofasong,I

grabbedmysmartphoneandfounditinseconds.Thisastonishedmygrandfather,whodidn't

understandhowI'dcheckedtheinformationsoquickly.Ilaughedandexplained,butafterwards,it

mademethinkabouthowmuchIdependontechnology.

WhenIreflectedonitsimpactonmyeducation,Isawthattechnologyhasbeensignificantin

manyways.Returningtothestoryofmygrandfather,hehadaskedmemoreabouthowIusedit

andaboutuniversitylife.Hesaidhethoughtwehadaneasylifecomparedtopreviousgenerations.

Icouldseehispoint.

Notonlyareweluckyenoughtohavethesameeducationalbenefitsasthoseofprevious

generations,butwehavesomanymore.Westillhavewalk-inlibraries;however,theonlyoption

fbrstudyingusedtobesittingintheselibrarieswithasmanybooksfromyourreadinglistasyou

couldfind,yetnowasinglesearchonlinecanimmediatelyprovideaccesstoahugerangeof

resources.Interactionbetweenstudentsanduniversitystaffisanotherareathathaschanged

considerably.Wecanhaveface-to-facetimewithourtutors,andalsocommunicateusingour

electronicdevices.Themostpopularmeansisviasocialmedia,andithasbecomeunacceptable

fbrmessagestobeunansweredfbranylengthoftime.Whilethisputsanextrastressonthe

university'sacademicsupportteam,westudentsaregreatlybenefited.

Whenwecomparethestudentlifeofthepastandthepresent,itistemptingtofocusonthe

obviousdifferencesintechnology.Infact,studentsaredoingwhatthey'vealwaysdone:

embracingtheresourcesavailableandadaptingthemtoworkmoreefficientlyandtolivemore

enjoyably.Thepaceofchangeintechnologycontinuouslygathersspeed,sowehavetovalueeach

innovationasithappens.

28.Whydoestheauthormentionthestoryofhisgrandfather?

A.Toshareaninterestingexperience.

B.Todrawreaders9attentiontothetopic.

C.Toprovideanexamplefbrhisopinion.

D.Toarousereaders9concernaboutaproblem.

29.Whatisthegrandfather^attitudetowardstheroleoftechnology?

A.Favourable.B.Tolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

30.Whatisanewchallengetechnologybringstotheacademicsupportteam?

A.Usingvariouselectronicdevices.

B.Schedulingonlinecommunication.

C.Providingmoreflexiblereadinglists.

D.Respondingtoallinquiriesfromstudents.

31.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Studentsshouldmakefulluseoftechnology.

B.Studentsshouldvaluethetimeandenjoytheirlife.

C.Weshouldtaketechnologicaldifferencesseriously.

D.Weshouldresistthetemptationofup-cominginnovation.

D

Callingvegetablesandfruits"ugly"canbearecipeforsalessuccess,accordingtoanew

study.

AFrenchsupermarketchainmadeinternationalheadlineswhenitbeganmarketing

misshapenproduceas"ugly"in2014.Sincethen,foodstoresaroundtheworldhavelaunched

campaignstosell"imperfectproduce”.Somehavebeensuccessful,whileothershaven't-but

untilnow,researchershadn'tadequatelyexplainedwhyconsumersrejectedimperfectproduce,or

whatmarketingapproachwasmostlikelytowhettheirappetites.

Theresearchersconductedsevenstudiesthattestedtheeffectsof"ugly"labelingbyhaving

participantspurchaseproduceatafarmer^marketandonline,andbyexaminingpeople's

impressionsaboutmisshapenfoods.Interestingly,theyfoundthatconsumersexpectedthe

imperfectproducetobelesstastyandevenlessnutritiousthanmoretraditionallyattractivefoods.

Butifsnotallbadnewsforunattractivefoods.Theresearchersalsofoundthatwhenthe

produceislabeled"ugly”,consumerhesitancydisappears——andit'snotbecauseofhumoror

originality.Callingitems"ugly"signalstoconsumersthattheonlydifferencebetweenitemsis

appearance,whichmakesthemawareoftheirbias（偏见）andsignificantlyincreasestheir

willing-nesstobuythelessattractiveproduce.

"We'repointingtothesourceoftherejection,9,explainsJohnMeredith,theleadresearcher.

“Itmakespeopleawareofthelimitednatureoftheirobjectiontotheunattractiveproduceand

makesitcleartoconsumersthattherearenootherproblemsintheproduceotherthan

attractiveness.9,

Theresearchalsofoundconsumersspentmoreonthemisshapenproducelabeled"ugly”

insteadof"imperfect”.Andeventhoughtheuglyproducewassoldata25percentdiscount,it

turnedouttobemoreprofitableforsellers,asthecostofacquiringtheuglyproducewaslower.

However,ifthepricereductionwastoosharp,participantsexpectedthe"ugly"foodstobeoflow

quality.

32.Whatisthenewstudymainlyabout?

A.Foodquality.

B.Consumerdemand.

C.Marketingapproach.

D.Biasagainstappearance.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“whettheirappetites95inparagraph2referto?

A.Satisfytheirneedtoeatbetter.

B.Stimulatetheirdesireofbuying.

C.Encouragethemtorisktryingout.

D.Raisetheirconcernsaboutnutrition.

34.Whyarepeoplewillingtobuyugly-labeledproducewithouthesitation?

A.Theyarehappytospendlessandhavemore.

B.Theyarecuriousaboutthespecialshapesofproduce.

C.Theyareattractedbythefunnyandcreativeideaoflabeling.

D.Theyareledtobelieveuglyproducehasnoqualityproblems.

35.Whichwayhelpsfoodsellersmakemoreprofitaccordingtothestudy?

A.Calltheuglyproduce"ugly”.

B.Labeltheuglyproduce"imperfect”.

C.Grouptheproducebyitsattractiveness.

D.Pricetheuglyproduceatasharpdiscount.

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。

Climatechangereferstolong-termshiftsintemperaturesandweatherpatterns.36

Butsincethe1800s,humanactivitieshavebeenthemaindriverofclimatechange,primarilydue

toburningfossilfuelslikecoal,oilandgas.Climatechangecancauseextremeeventslike

wildfiresandfloods.37

Howdoesclimatechangemakeyoufeel?Thenewsofmeltingglaciersandoilspillsmay

seemoverwhelmingandcanmakeyoufeelangry,frightened,hopelessorupset.Thisiscalled

climateanxiety.38Ifyoufeelworriedaboutwhafshappeningtotheworld,goodforyou.

Ifsnormaltobeupsetwhenthingsyoucareaboutaregettinghurt.

39Therearelotsofthingsyoucandotohelpadultstakebettercareoftheworld.

Turnyourfearintopowerbydoingsomething.Breakingtheproblemintobite-sizedchunksisa

goodwaytostart.Thinkofsomethingyoufeelpassionateabout,suchasprotectingoceanlifeor

savingforests,andjoinacommunitygrouporcharitythatsupportsthatcause.Localcharitieslike

PlasticFreeCoastorganizebeachcleans,andtheRainforestTeamhaslotsofplanet-savingideas,

suchasreducingfoodwaste.

Positiveactioncaninspireotherstoo.SistersKimandStellaKingfromthecharityFights

AgainstPlastichavepickedup90,000piecesofplastic.Theyaskschools,businessesand

organizationstofollowtheirlead.40.

A.Whyisthereclimateanxiety?

B.Anditisanormal,healthyresponse.

C.Thisrisksthelivesofhumans,animalsandplants.

D.Remember,ifsimportanttogetsupportfrompeoplearound.

E.Noonecanfixclimatechangeontheirownbutwecanallplayapart.

F.Theseshiftsmaybenatural,suchasthroughvariationsinthesolarcycle.

G.So,tellfriendsandfamilywhatyou'reuptoandencouragethemtojoinin.

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。

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66Ijumpedoffaswing；9saidNuala."Isit43V

“Itsureis,“saidthedoctor,holdingouttheXray."Seerighthere?”

Twohourslater,Nualaleftthehospitaloncrutches（拐杖）.Herlegwasinacast（石膏）.

“WhatwillItellMs.Chang?Ishouldn'thave...9,Shefeltadeep44.

Ms.ChangwasNuala'sdanceteacher.Thespringdanceperformancewas45two

weeksaway.Nuala'scastwouldbeonforatleastsixweeks!

“She'sgoingtobeso46withme!”groanedNuala.ButMs.Changwasn't.Shesaid,

“We'llthinkofsomething.,9

Nualafelt47goingonstagewithhercrutches."Ilookstupid,“she48."Ican't

dancewiththese.”

“Haveyoueverheardofthe49,"Theshowmustgoon^?^^saidMs.Chang.Together,

they

50thedance.TheythoughtofhowNualacouldmovetothemusic.Theybrainstormedways

fbrhertodanceon51.

Thenightofthe52,Ms.Changalmosthadto53Nualaontothestage.Nuala's

castlooked54andawkward,butshewentoutanddanced.Attheend,theaudiencewent

wildclapping.TheythrewrosesatNuala'sfeet!Theshowdid55!

41.A.accidentB.challengeC.burdenD.escape

42.A.exerciseB.protectC.hurtD.remind

43.A.alrightB.brokenC.complicatedD.clear

44.A.lossB.regretC.sorrowD.disappointment

45.A.alreadyB.nearlyC.onlyD.still

46.A.angryB.boredC.carefulD.strict

47.A.amazedB.confidentC.dangerousD.foolish

48.A.announcedB.admittedC.complainedD.explained

49.A.expressionB.lessonC.ruleD.tradition

50.A.improvedB.practisedC.replayedD.reviewed

51.A.crutchesB.chairsC.handsD.wheels

52.A.concertB.contestC.gameD.performance

53.A.inviteB.leadC.pushD.throw

54.A.bigB.specialC.hardD.unnecessary

55.A.settledownB.goonC.takeoffD.turnover

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。

YangLiu,a25-year-oldinheritorofsinglebamboodrifting(独竹漂),hasgivenover3,000

performancesofthetraditionalsportacrossChinainthepast10years.Shedesires56

(familiarize)peoplewithitnotjustinthecountrybuttheentireworld.

Bomand57(bring)upinZunyi,Guizhou,Yangstartedlearningdriftingona

bamboopoleonthewaterwhenshewasseven.Inthe58(begin),shetreateditjustasa

waytokeepfit.Butlateron,shedeveloped59interestwhenshemanagedtopulloff

somebasicdancemoveswhiledriftingonthewater.

60eachbraveattempt,herconfidencegrew.She61(late)appliedtraditional

Chinesecostumes,Hanfu,toherperformances.AgirlinHanfudancingonthewater-itwasa

sighttobehold.

62Yangdidn5tjuststopthere.Havingasoftcomerinherheartfor63(able)

people,sheintegratedsignlanguageintoherdance,thusnotonlypromotingChineseculture,but

alsotellingpeoplethat“aslongasyouarewillingtomake64（attempt）,youcanalsofind

yourvalue.^^

Since2020,Yanghasbeenactivelypopularizingthetechniqueonsocialmediaplatforms,

whereshe65（earn）millionsoffollowersandlikesfromhomeandabroad.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

你所在学校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你以“我们为什么需要幽默？”为题写一份英语演

讲稿。

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。

Whydoweneedhumour?

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。

Peopleusetheproverb"seeingisbelieving,,todescribesituationswhereifshardtobelieve

somethingispossibleifyouhaven'tseenithappen.Iamheretodaytotellyouthattheproverbis

trueandtosharewithyouhowagirlandhergrandmothermadeapositivetransformationina

community.

ItwasayearagowhenIwasstudyinglifecyclesinmyscienceclass.Iwroteapaperabout

thelifecycleofthemonarchbutterfly（帝王蝶）andreceivedaperfectscore.Iwassothrilled;I

calledmygrandmotherNanaandtoldhertheexcitingnews.Mytalkrecalledmemoriesfrom

Nana'schildhood.rememberwhenIwasagirl,^^shesaid,"thoseorangeandblackbutterflies

wereacommonsight.Comelatesummer,therewouldsuddenlybehundredsofthem,andbefore

longthereweresomanyitfeltlikeyouwerestandinginanorangecloud.

“Itsoundslikeyouwitnessedamigration（迁徙），butwhathappenedtothem?^^Iasked."To

behonest,I'veneverknown,“Nanaadmitted.t4Buttheredoseemtobefewermonarchsaround

theneighborhood.,9NanaandIdecidedtoinvestigate.

Thatweekend,wemetatthepubliclibrary.Ourresearchproducedplentyofinformation:

somefascinatingandsomeconcerning.Apparently,thenumberofmonarchshasbeenindecline

fbrthelastseveraldecades.Housingdevelopmentshavedestroyedmuchoftheirhabitat（栖息地）.

Someinformationwashopeful,though,likehowconservationistsareworkingtosavethem.

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bitofland,someseeds,anddedicatedpeopletocreatewhafscalledaMonarchWaystation（驿

站）.

“WhatifwesetupourownMonarchWaystation?^^Isuggested."We511needpeopletohelp.”

Nanarespondedimmediatelyanddidn'twastetimetogetstarted.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Thenextday,NanapresentedtheideatohergardenclubandItalkedtomyfriends.

NanaandIcreatedablogandfrequentlyupdatedaboutthecommunity'sefforts.

2024年广州市普通高中毕业班冲刺训练题（三）

英语试题参考答案

第二部分阅读

21.C22.B23.A24.D25.C

26.D27.B28.B29.A30.D

31.A32.C33.B34.D35.A

音---H-

弟一R（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

36.F37.C38.B39.E40.G

第三部分语言运用

弟一R（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

41.B42.C43.B44.B45.C

46.A47.D48.C49.A50.D

51.A52.D53.C54.A55.B

音----H-

用一R（共10小题；每小题1.5分।,满分15分）

56.tofamiliarize57.brought58.beginning59.an60.With

61.later