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惠州市2024届高三第三次调研考试试题英语第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AIfyouwishtofeelhappier,cookbetterorjustlearnrandomthings,herearesomeofthemostexcitingpodcast（播客）seriesthatcanhelpyouthroughyourlearningjourney.TenPercentHappierTenPercentHappierwascreatedbyDanHarris.Hehassomeinterestingguests,suchasPandoraSkyes,totalkaboutpersonaldevelopment.Danbelievesthatyoucantrainyourselftobehappy,andyoushouldexpectprogresstocomeslowly.Thepodcastcurrentlyhasover700episodes,eachwithdifferenttimelengths,from6minutesto30minutes.DeliciousWaystoFeelBetterEllaWoodwardapproachesasensitivesubjectaboutourrelationshipwithfood.Morethan100episodesarewaitingforyou,andtheaveragelengthofanepisodeisaboutonehour.Thispodcastcanhelpyoufixyournegativefoodexperienceswithpositiveones,whichcanresultinenjoyingalltypesoffoodinmoderationandrespectingyourbody＇snaturalhungercues.PowerHourAdrienneHerberthasmademorethan250episodesinwhichshetalksaboutmotivation,trends,careerpathsandanythingaboutself-improvement.Anewepisodeairseveryweekandusuallylastsforanhour,soit’saperfectpodcastwhenyouneedalittlebitofaboosttokeepgoing.Adriennealsoinvitesprofessionalstoherpodcaststodiscussimportantmatters.Listeningtoapodcastcanteachyoumanythingsbutalsohelpyourelaxafteralongdayatwork.However,thesoothingvoicesofthehostsandtheengagingsubjectswillmakeyoubecomeinterestedinpersonalgrowthanddevelopment,whichisessentialforyoutohaveabetterlife.21.Whocreatedthepodcastwiththemostepisodes?A.AdrienneHerbert. B.EllaWoodward.C.PandoraSkyes. D.DanHarris.22.WhatdoDeliciousWaystoFeelBetterandPowerHourhaveincommon?A.Sensitivesubjects. B.Averagelength.C.Specialguests. D.Targetaudiences.23.Whyarethepodcastsintroduced?A.Toemphasizeself-growth. B.Tosuggestnewlifestyles.C.Toofferwaysofmakingfood. D.Toarousediscussiononhottopics.BMymomspentyearsasastay-at-homemomsothatmybrothersandIcouldfocusonoureducation.However,Icouldtellfromhercuriosityofandattitudestowardworkingwomenthatsheenviedtheirfinancialfreedomandtheself-esteemthatmustcomewithit.WhenIaskedheraboutworkingagain,shewouldtellmetofocusonachievingmydream.Iknewshehadoncedreamedforherself.Foryears,Iwatchedheteffortlesslylightupconversationswithbothstrangersandfamily.Herempathyandabilitytoreachtheheartcouldmakeanyonelaugh,evenwhenthestoryitselfdidnotapplytothematall."Mom,haveyoueverthoughtaboutbeingastand-upcomedian?""Itistoolateforme,son,"sheresponded,laughingattheidea.Icouldnotbeartowatchherstrugglebetweenambitionanddoubt.Herbirthdaywascomingup.AlthoughIhadalreadyboughtherapresent,IknewwhatIactuallywantedtogiveher.Iplacedlittlenotesofencouragementinsidethepresent.Iaskedmyfamilyandherfriendstodothesame.EventuallyIhadcollected146notes,andeachwiththesamesentiment:"Youarehumorous,fulloflife,andreadytotakeonthestage."Onthedayofherbirthday,mymomunwrappedmypresent.Shewasnotsurprisedasshehadhintedatitforlong.Butthenshesawthoselittlenotes.Shestartedtoweepwithherhandsfullofnotes.Shecouldnotbelievethesupportwasreal.Withintwomonths,mymomgaveherfirstperformanceinaNewYorkcomedyclub.Ihavereadthenotescountlesstimeswithmymom.Theyareframedandlinethewallsofhernewofficespacethatsherentedwiththeprofitsshemadefromworkingasaprofessionalcomedian.Formanyparents,theirchildren'scareersaretheirgreatestaccomplishment,butformemymom'sismine.24.Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthor'smothertoworkingwomen?A.Shewascuriousabouttheirincome.B.Sheadmiredwhatworkbroughtthem.C.Shefeltindifferenttoworkingwomen.D.Sheappreciatedtheirambitionsinfinance.25.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmakeshismotheragoodcomedian?A.Hereffortinmakingfriends. B.Hertalenttobringpeoplejoy.C.Hercuriosityaboutworkingwomen. D.Herdesireforfinancialindependence.26.Howdidhismotherfeelwhenreadingthenotesonherbirthday?A.Amazedandhesitant. B.Sadanddisappointed.C.Movedandencouraged. D.Delightedandproud.27.Whatistheauthor'sgreatestaccomplishment?A.SupportingMom'sdream. B.Achievinghisowndream.C.Securingfinancialfreedom. D.Becomingasuccessfulcomedian.CSomewordsimitatethesoundsmadebythethingstheydescribe,like"buzz"or"hiss",whichiscalledonomatopoeia（拟声词）.Butwhatifthewayawordsoundscouldarousesomeotherfeatureofanobject,likeitsshape?MarcusPerlman,alecturerattheUniversityofBirmingham,saysthatacenturyago,linguists（语言学家）insistedthatthewordsofobjectsdon'tnecessarilysoundliketheverythings.There'snothingdoggy-soundingabouttheworddogorcatlike-soundingaboutthewordcat.Butthere'splentyofevidencenowprovingitfalse.Tofurtherexplorethisconnection,Perlmanandhiscolleaguesturnedtosomethingcalledthebouba/kikieffect.Whatitisaboutisthatwhenyouseetwoshapes-onelookslikeacloud,kindofroundish,andtheotheroneismorespiky（尖形的）,likeastar-andwhenyou'reaskedtosaywhichoneisbouba,youwillbemorelikelytopointtoaroundedoneand,forkiki,toaspikyone.Oneexplanationfortheeffectcouldbetheappearanceoftheletters.Theroundshapeofb-o-u-b-amightarousethesenseofroundness.Butwhathappenswhenyoudon'tseethewordsbuthearthem?Inafollowingtest,participantsweretoldtolookatthetwoshapesandthenlistentothesound:eitherboubaorkiki.Whatevertheirnativelanguageis,mostparticipantssaidtheroundershapewasboubaandthespikyonewaskiki.Thissuggeststhattheeffectseemstobedrivenbysomecorrespondence（对应关系）betweenthespokenwordsandtheshapes,whichmightbringusclosertohowthefirstwordscame.28.WhatmayMarcusParlmanbelieveaboutthewordsofobjects?A.Wordssoundinglikeobjectsdon'texist.B.Wordsdon'thavetosoundlikeobjects.C.Wordsofobjectsaredifficulttounderstand.D.Wordspronunciationisconnectedtoobjects.29.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Thedistinctionbetweenvariousshapes.B.Theexplanationofthebouba/kikieffect.C.Thecomparisonbetweenboubaandkiki.D.Theintroductiontothebouba/kikieffect.30.Whichshapemaytheparticipantschooseafterhearingthe"bauba"sound?A.Astar. B.Acircle. C.Apyramid. D.Adiamond.31.Whatissuggestedinthetext?A.Differentlanguagesmayhavethesameorigins.B.Thewordboubaorkikicanbefoundinlanguages.C.Theeffectmayhelpunderstandtheoriginoflanguage.D.Thesecretoflanguageformationhasbeendiscovered.DWeallsometimesbehaveinwaysthatseemtoconflictwithourgoalsandintentions.Onepersonmightwishtospendmoretimewithfamilybutinsteadfindthemselvesmindlesslybrowsingsocialmedia.Anothermayrepeatedlyignoretheiralarmandmisstheirmorningworkout.Ifweonlyhadmorewillpower,theconventionalwisdomgoes,wecouldeathealthier,exerciseregularly,andspendmoretimewithlovedones.However,inDetermined:AScienceofLifewithoutFreeWill,scientistRobertSapolskyarguesthatsuchchoicesareactuallydeterminedbyfactorsbeyondourcontrol.Sapolskydemonstratesinhisbookhowvariousfactorsinfluenceourintentionsandactions.Hedescribesscientificevidencethatthoseinfluencesmayoccurminutes,hours,ordaysbeforeouractions;somemayevenbeginyearsearlier.Forexample,peopleraisedinacollectivistculturetendtoavoidobstacles（障碍）whenwalkingwhereasthoseraisedinindependentcultureswillremovetheobstacles.Inparticular,Sapolskyarguesagainsttheclaimthat"luck"evens（均等）outovertime,withfortuneandmisfortunestrikingmostpeopleinequalmeasure,anideafavoredbyothers.Instead,heprovidesconvincingexamplesthatmanywhoareborn"unlucky"havelittlechanceofgettingahead.AlthoughSapolskyiscarefulnottoconfusedeterminismwiththeinabilitytoaffectchangeintheworld,hisunclearattitudetowardhowdeterminismmightcoexistwithfreewillisoneofthebook'sweakpoints.Nonetheless,thisbookis.worthreading.Betteryet,pairitwithKevinMitchell'sbookFreeAgents:HowEvolutionGaveUsFreeWill,whichmakestheoppositeargument,andthen,decideforyourselfwhetheryouhadachoicetodosooritwasallpredetermined.32.Howisthetopicintroducedinthefirstparagraph?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bylistingstatistics.C.Byraisingarguments.D.Bydrawingconclusions.33.AccordingtoSapolsky,whatdetermine（s）ourchoicesandactions?A.Levelofwillpower.B.Randomluck.C.Uncontrollableelements.D.Conventionalwisdom.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"collectivist"mean?A.Low-esteemed.B.Determined.C.Self-centered.D.Cooperative.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.ExplorationonFreeWillB.WisdominDecisionMakingC.ViewsonDeterminismandFreeWillD.ConflictsbetweenGoalsandChoices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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Shoppinginthesalesfeelslikeasubtlewaytospend.Lowerpricesnaturallyequalmoneysaved.36Sometimesyouthinkyou'regettingabargain,butactuallyyou'repayingmorethanyouneedto.So,followthetipsbelowandyou'llhopefullybeontherighttrack.Onlybuyessentials.Youmighthavebeentemptedtobuyamuchhigheritemthanyouactuallyneed,simplybecausewe'redazzledbythesizeofthediscount.Sodespitethesavingsmadeonthefullpriceitem,it'sactuallyahugewasteofcash.37Youcanevenhavea"need"notewhichyouaddtoregularly,allowingyoutofocusyourshoppingduringthesales.38Justbecausethere'sasalerunningwithalowerprice,doesn'tmeanyoucanscrambleforthegoodsimmediately.Ifyoucanwait,somepricehistorywebsitesareagreatwaytogetasenseofanyregularlyoccurringpricevariations.Certainitemswillhavealifecycletoo.ChristmascardsanddecorationsarebargainsinJanuarywhileTVstendtobeattheirlowestpricesintheearlysummerwhenthenewermodelsarereleased.39Sothisisonlyastrategyfornon-essentials.Checkforalternatives.Finally,evenifyouthinkyou'vegotthebestpriceoutthere-oratleastoneyou'rehappytopay-it'sworthcheckingyou'renotoverpayingstillwhencomparedtosimilarproducts.40.Thatcouldmeanstayingawayfromhigh-endbrands,lookingforsecondhanditemsortryingadifferentbutsimilarstyle.A.Timewhenyoubuy.B.Comparepricesnow.C.Sadly,therearetricksplayedbyretailers.D.It'seasytogetcaughtupinsalesandspendwhenyoudon'tneedto.E.Thebestwaytoavoidthisistocreateamust-havelistbeforeshopping.F.Theremaywellbecheapersubstitutesthatdothesamejobbutcostless.G.Butyoumighthavefeweroptionstochoosefrom,orwillevenmissout.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）MygrandmothersuffersfromAlzheimer'sdisease.Seeingherconditionworsenovertime,andknowingIcoulddonothing,createdafeelingof41inme.Astheyearspassedandmyunderstandingofthediseasegrew,myfrustrationturnedfirsttoanger,thenresignation（顺从）,andfinally42.Thoughthediseasewasboundtoslowlyeatawayather,therewerewaysto43itsprogress.Everynightthetwoofuswouldsittogetherand44whilemygrandmotherwouldcountbeans.Theexercisecouldhelptokeephermentally45.Graduallyhercountingbecameslower,andshewouldlosetrackofthingsmore46Whileatnightwewouldcountbeans,inthedayIinvolvedmyselfinstudiesof47.Myearlierfeelingsofdespairgavewayto48;advancesingeneticengineeringofferedthepossibilitythatonedaythoselikemygrandmothercouldbecured,or49fromdevelopingAlzheimer'sinthefirstplace.Seeingmygrandmotherslipaway50metotakebiologycoursestolearnmoreaboutcells,thenervoussystem,andgeneticinformation,whichhelpedmebetterunderstandhowour51ofthisdiseasehasgrowninthepastdecade.52IbegantoseenewpossibilitiesforpreventingdiseaseslikeAlzheimer's.Nowadays,mygrandmothercannotcountbeansanymoreanddoesn't53meatall.OncesheusedtotellmestoriesandIwhisperedtoherallmyproblems.NowIama54toher.HowIwishonedayIcouldcontributetoafuture,whereno:childhastowatchtheirgrandmothercountthe55theyhavelefttogether.41. A.regret B.dilemma C.annoyance D.hopelessness42. A.pity B.sympathy C.tolerance D.acceptance43. A.stop B.slow C.change D.accelerate44. A.chat B.sigh C.think D.complain45. A.strong B.sharp. C.busy D.fresh46. A.easily B.naturally C.slowly D.painfully47. A.nursing B.biology C.companion D.psychology48. A.anxiety B.calmness C.optimism D.indifference49. A.excused B.defended C.prevented D.separated50. A.urged B.forced C.required D.motivated51. A.concern B.sympathy C.knowledge D.experience52. A.Instantly B.Gradually C.Temporarily D.Accidentally53. A.miss B.expect C.notice D.recognize54. A.listener B.follower C.stranger D.watcher55. A.time B.beans C.money D.stories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。FromtheadorablepandasinSichuantotheplayfulPallas'scatsinInnerMongolia,photographerXieJianguohascommittedhimselftodocumentingChina'srareandendangeredanimals,56highlightthecountry'suniquenaturalwonders.Xie'spassionfor57（photograph）wildanimalsisevidentinhisfrequentvisitstotheremotedestinationssuchastheArcticcontinent.Since2012,XieJianguohasredirectedhislens（镜头）towardhishomeland,focusing58wildlifeinChina.Nowhis59（footprint）havecoverednearlyalltheprovincesandregionsthroughoutChina.Duringhisshootingprocess,Xie60（place）greatemphasisonbuildingaharmoniousrelationshipwiththeanimalsheencounters,ensuringthattheyareundisturbedandrepresentedintheirnaturalstate.Xiesaid,"Iameager61（record）thebeautifulmomentsofwildlife,tonotonlyrepresenttheirlivingconditionsbutalsotoraisepeople's62（aware）ofprotectingwildanimalsandtheirhabitats.63（hopeful）,myimagescanshowthebiodiversityandtheachievementsofwildlifeprotectioninChina."WiththeaimofpreservingthenaturalbeautyofChina64promotingitsrichnaturalimageculturetotheworld,Xielaunchedaprojectcalled"NatureImageChina"in2016.Sofar,over100photoexhibitions65（organize）bytheprojectathomeandabroad.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,上周末参加了学校举办的书法讲座。现在你打算给英文校刊投稿,分享活动心得。内容包括：1.讲座时间和地点：2.讲座内容；3.你的感想。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。Thefourthgraders'schooldaywascomingtoanend.Wilsonwasfillinghisbackpackwhenavoicecameoutoftheloudspeaker."Goodafternoon,students.ThisisareminderthattheAll-CityMathContestwillbeintwoweeks.Thecontestisopentofifthandsixthgraders,andthetopprizeisfiftydollars.Pleasespeaktoyourteacherifyou'dliketoparticipate."IamconfidentthatIcouldexcelinthatcontest,"Wilsonthoughttohimself.Determinedtoparticipateinthecompetition,herushedtohistea