广东省广州市花都广雅中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中英语试卷(无答案)

2024学年上学期高三年级期中考试卷英语本试卷共9页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型涂在答题卡相应位置上。并在答题卡相应位置上填涂考生号。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上，如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读（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。AVolunteerSummerCampforTeensinCostaRicaAreyou16or17yearsoldandwantingtovolunteerabroadthissummer?InternationalVolunteerHQ'sSummerCampforteenvolunteersisanawesomewayfor16-and17-year-oldvolunteerstospendpartoftheirsummerholidayscontributingtowardsimportantcommunityinitiativesandlearningaboutCostaRicanculture.Whattoexpectandbowyou'llmakeanimpact?TheTeenVolunteerSummerCampisanincredibleculturalimmersion(沉没)experienceavailabletoindividualvolunteersaged16and17anditisfullyaccompaniedbyadults.Participantswilltakepartinplannedactivitiesincludingvolunteeringinlocalcommunityprojects,takinglocaldancelessons,goingonculturaladventures,andjoiningnaturetoursledbyourprofessionalguides.TheVolunteerTeenCamphastwoavailablestartdatesinAugust.ThefirstisavailableonAugustlst,andparticipantscanjoinfora1-3weekduration.ThesecondstartdateisAugust15thforamaximumofoneweek.WhyjointheVolunteerSummerCampinCostaRicawithIVHQ?WhenyouvolunteerasateeninCostaRica,you'llbeaddingvaluetothelocalcommunity,whilealsodevelopingpersonallyandprofessionallyby:*Contributingtocommunity-drivenvolunteerprojects*Developingyourcommunicationskills*LeaningaboutCostaRica'sculture,foodandhistory*DiscoveringCostaRica'sbeautifulbeaches,nationalparksandcitiesVolunteerrequirements:*Volunteersmustprovideparentalagreementtoparticipateontheprogram.*Independentvolunteersaged16and17canjointhisprojectfor1-3weeks.*Volunteersmustprovidetwocharacterreferenceletters.*Allvolunteersarerequiredtohaveenoughvolunteertravelinsurance.*AllvolunteersmustspeakfluentEnglish.21．Whatwillvolunteersdointhecamp?A．Instructdancelessons. B．Takeguidednaturetours.C．Visitsomelocalcommunities. D．Goonacademicactivities.22．Howcanparticipantsbenefitfromthesummercamp?A．TheycanleanstandardEnglish. B．Theycangetmoneyfortheireffort.C．Theycangainrichexperienceinteaching. D．Theycanbettertheirskillsincommunication.23．Whatisneededtoapplyforthecamp?A．Affordingthree-weekfreetime. B．Beingaccompaniedbyoneparent.C．Havingpreviousrelatedexperience. D．Offeringtwolettersofrecommendation.BOmarVazquezgrewupinpovertyonMexico'sYucatanpeninsula.Hewatchedhissinglemotherstruggletoputfoodonthetable,andtodaythememoryinspireshimtohelpthoseinneed.WhenaninvasiveseaweedcalledsargassumshoweduponMexico'sCaribbeanbeaches,Omarlookedpastthematterofitallandsawanopportunitytohelpothers.Sargassumisnotdangerous,butithasanunpleasantsmellandcanbecomesothickthatitkeepspeoplefromenteringthewater.Mexicohasexperiencedrecord-settingamountsoftheseaweedinrecentyears,andithasmadeitswaytoFlorida'sbeachesaswell.Expertssaytherecouldbeasmuchas100tonsofsatgassumblockingMexicanshorelinesin2023.Withtourismdollarsatrisk,officialsandlocalsalikewereeagertoremovetheseaweed,butonlyOmarsawitstruepotential.Theprofessionalgardenerorganizedabeachcleanupthatprovidedjobsforabout300localfamilies,butheknewtherewasmoretodo.Sincepeople'sattitudetowardstheseaweedremindedhimofhisownlifeexperiences,hedecidedtobecomeanagent(推动者)forchange.Whensargassumstartedarriving,everyonewascomplaining."Iwantedtomakesomethinggoodoutofsomethingeveryonesawasbad,"Omarexplained.In2018,OmarfoundawaytotunsargassumintobuildingblocksthathecallsSargablock.Hecreatestheseblocksbymixing40%sargassumwithothermaterialslikeclay,thenputtingtheminablock-formingmachineandbakingtheminthesunfordays.Theendresultisanorganic,sustainable,andecologicallyfriendlybuildingmaterialthatexpertssaycouldlastfor120years.Todate,Omar'scompany,BluegreenMexico,hasused700tonsofsargassumtobuildlow-incomehousingforthoseinneed.Omarsaidhewouldtakeonmoreprojects,anddonatemorehousestosinglemotherslikehisownmom.24．Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph1?A．Omar'sfamilyoftenassistedpeopleinneed.B．SargassumoriginatedontheCaribbeanbeaches.C．Omar'sexperienceinchildhoodhasinfluencedhimmuch.D．Omarhasmetalotofgenerouspeoplesincehewasyoung.25．Howdidmostpeoplereacttotheincreasingsargassum?A．Theydidn'ttakeitseriously. B．Theywereanxioustoclearitup.C．Theyvieweditasnewmaterials. D．Theywereexcitedtoseeagrandscene.26．WhichwordscanbestdescribeOmar?A．Honestandambitious. B．Strong-willedandconfident.C．Quick-thinkingandhumorous. D．Sympatheticandinnovative.27．WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusthroughOmar'ssuccess?A．It'snevertoooldtolearn. B．Loveshineseverydarkcorner.C．Solutionscanbeobtainedfromproblems. D．Heroesarisefromhumblebeginnings.CHistoryiswritten,read,told—butrarelyeverisitsmelled.HistoriansandscientistsacrossEuropehavenowgottentogetherwithperfumers(调香师)andmuseumsforauniqueproject:torevealwhatEuropesmelledlikebetweenthel6thandearly20thcenturies.AEuropeanstreettodaymaysmelllikecoffee,fresh-bakedbreadandcigarettes.Butwhatdiditsmelllikehundredsofyearsago?Aspartofthisthree-year-longprojectcalled"Odeuropa",theresearcherswanttofindalltheoldscents(气味)ofEurope—andevenrecreatesomeofthisancientsmellscape:fromthedrytobaccoscentstothesmellycanals.Todothis,theywillfirstbuildartificialintelligence(AI)thatwillbetrainedtogothroughhistoricaltexts,writteninsevendifferentlanguages,foranydescriptionsofscents.TheAIwillalsobetrainedtodetectimagesofobjectsinthetextsthatmightbescented.TheteamwillthenusethisinformationtocreateanonlineencyclopediaofsmellsfromEurope'spast.Theencyclopediawillincludethemeaningofcertainscentsandwilltracethestoriesbehindscents,placesandrelatedpractices,accordingtoprojectleaderAngelaLee."ThisdatabasewillbecomealibraryforthesmellheritageofEurope,enablingfuturegenerationstoaccessandlearnaboutthescentedpast."Theencyclopediawillalsoincludedescriptionsofpeopleforwhomsmellwasimportant.Theresearcherswillthenworkwithchemistsandperfumemakerstorecreatepastsmellsandfigureouthowtodisplaythesmellsinmuseumsandotherhistoricalsites.Withcurrenttechnology,almosteveryscentcanbeproduced."Themoredifficultpartoftheprojectwillbetofinddescriptionsofscents,becausepeoplehaven'talwaystalkedorwrittenaboutthem,"Leesaid.Thescentplaysacentralroleinoureverydaylife,evenactingasapowerfultimemachineintoourownpastwithitsabilitytoactivatelong-forgottenmemories.Butit'salsoakeytoolintellingthestoriesofothers."Thescentgivesusaccesstothepastinamuchmoredirectandemotionalwaythanlanguageandimages,"Leesaid.28．Whydidtheresearchersstartthe"Odeuropa"project?A．TorebuildahistoricalEuropeanstreet. B．Tomakeperfumesoftraditionalscents.C．TofindandrecreatetheoldsmellsofEurope. D．ToreproducethescentedpastofEurope.29．WhatwilltheAIdointheproject?A．Collectsmell-relateddata. B．Writeinterestingstoriesbehindsmells.C．Detectobjectsbysmell. D．Describesmellsindifferentlanguages.30．Whichofthefollowingisthebiggestchallengetheprojectfaces?A．Scentsofthepastarehardtokeep. B．Recordsofscentsarerarelyfound.C．Technologytoreproducescentsispoor. D．Displayofsmellsinmuseumscostsalot.31．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theapplicationofpastscents. B．Theeffectofscentsonmemory.C．Theroleofscentsinstorytelling. D．Thevalueofunderstandingscents.DQuantum(量子)computershavebeenonmymindalotlately.Afriendhasbeensendingmearticlesonhowquantumcomputersmighthelpsolvesomeofthebiggestchallengeswefaceashumans.I'vealsohadexchangeswithtwoquantum-computingexperts.OneiscomputerscientistChrisJohnsonwhoIseeassomeonewhohelpskeepthefieldhonest.TheotherisphysicistPhilipTaylor.Fordecades,quantumcomputinghasbeenlittlemorethanalaboratorycuriosity.Now,bigtechcompanieshaveinvestedinquantumcomputing,ashavemanysmallerones.AccordingtoBusinessWeekly,quantummachinescouldhelpus"curecancer,andeventakestepstofurnclimatechangeintheoppositedirection,"Thisisthesortofhype(炒作)thatannoysJohnson.Heworriesthatresearchersaremakingpromisestheycan'tkeep."What'snew,"Johnsonwrote,"isthatmillionsofdollarsarenowpotentiallyavailabletoquantumcomputingresearchers."Asquantumcomputingattractsmoreattentionandfunding,researchersmaymisleadinvestors,journalists,thepublicand,worstofall,themselvesabouttheirwork'spotential.Ifresearcherscan'tkeeptheirpromises,excitementmightgivewaytodoubt,disappointmentandanger,Johnsonwarns.Lotsofothertechnologieshavegonethroughstagesofexcitement.Butsomethingaboutquantumcomputingmakesitespeciallypronetohype,Johnsonsuggests,perhapsbecause"quantum"standsforsomethingcoolyoushouldn'tbeabletounderstand."AndthatbringsmebacktoTaylor,whosuggestedthatIreadhisbookQforQuantum.AfterIreadthebook,Taylorpatientlyansweredmyquestionsaboutit.HealsoansweredmyquestionsaboutPyQuantum,thefirmheco-foumdedin2016.TaylorsharesJohnson'sconcernsabouthype,buthesaysthoseconcernsdonotapplytoPyQuaotum.Thecompany,hesays,iscloserthananyotherfirm"byaverylargemargin(幅度)"tobuildinga"useful"quantumcomputer,onethat"solvesanimpactfulproblemthatwewouldnothavebeenabletosolveotherwise."Headds,"Peoplewillnaturallydiscountmyopinions,butIhavespentalotoftimequantitativelycomparingwhatwearedoingwithothers."CouldPyQuantumreallybeleadingallthecompetition"byawidemargin",asTaylorclaims?Idon'tknow.I'mcertainlynotgoingtoadvisemyfiendoranyoneelsetoinvestinquantumcomputers.ButItrustTaylor,justasItrustJohnson.32．RegardingJohnson'sconcerns,theauthorfeels________.A．sympathetic B．unconcerned C．doubtful D．excited33．WhatleadstoTaylor'soptimismaboutquantumcomputing?A．Hisdominanceinphysics. B．Thecompetitioninthefield.C．HisconfidenceinPyQuantum. D．Theinvestmentoftechcompanies.34．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prone"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．Open. B．Cool. C．Useful. D．Resistant.35．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．IsJohnsonMoreCompetentThanTaylor?B．IsQuantumComputingRedefiningTechnology?C．WillQuantumComputersEverComeintoBeing?D．WillQuantumComputingEverLiveUptoItsHype?第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，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。TheLipstickEffectIn2020,theworldwasplungedintoaneconomicdownturnastheCOVID-19pandemiccausedwidespreadclosurestobusinesses.36Duringsuchtimesofeconomichardship,onemaynaturallyexpectthatconsumermarketswillseeadeclineinexpenditure,aspeopleeverywherefeelrestrictedtomakingonly"essential"purchases.However,acuriousphenomenonknownasthe"lipstickeffect"canoftenbeobserved.Thelipstickeffectreferstothephenomenonofconsumersspendingonsmallluxurygoodsevenwhenaneconomicdepressionoccurs.37However,manystillfindthecashforpurchasesofsmallluxuryitems,suchaslipstick.Thisphenomenonwastermedthe"lipstickeffect"in2001byLeonardLauder,chairmanofluxurycosmeticcompanyEstéeLauder.Hehadnotonlywitnessedthephenomenonatworkbutalsorealizedthatitwasespeciallyevidentinthecaseoflipstickandothercosmeticproducts.38Firstandperhapsmostobviously,consumersmaysimplywishtogivethemselvestreatsnowandagaintoprovidedistractionsfromtheirfinancialinsecurity.Anothertheoryhastodowithlabourmarkets.Specifically,duringtheeconomicdepression,jobseekingtendstobecomemorecompetitive.Thus,peopleseekingemploymentmayperceiveaneedtospendmoneyoncertainproductstoimprovetheirphysicalappearance.39Whateverthecausesofthelipstickeffect,thisphenomenonisnoshort-livedtrend.Duringtheglobaldepressionof2007-2009,salesofcosmeticintheUnitedStatesincreasedbyaround5%.Basedonsuchdata,itseemsthateveninthecurrentinsecureeconomicclimate,theluxurycosmeticsindustryisonethatwillbestickingaround.Whilelipstickasaneconomicindicatormakessense,itcanbedifficultforthepublictoaccesssalesdataonlipstickandsimilarproductsatregularintervals,suchasweeklyormonthly.40However,it'sofnopracticalusetoaregularmom-and-popinvestor,unlesstheyalsocaneasilytracklipsticksales.A．Whatdoeslipsticktellusabouttheeconomy?B．Theydonothaveenoughtospendonbig-ticketluxuryitems.C．Thelipstickeffectisabehaviorthatreflectseconomicconditionsandemotionalstates.D．So,howexactlydoconsumerswhoareshortofcashjustifymakingsuchpurchases?E．Byusingproductssuchaslipstick,theymayfeelmoreconfidentduringjobinterviews.F．Asaresult,thelipstickindicatorhelpsthechairofEstéeLauderknowhowtoplanhisbudget.G．Underthesecircumstances,millionsofpeoplesuddenlyfoundthemselvesfacingfinancialinsecurity.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）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。Anxiousexamcandidates'problemisthenun-uporpreparation,nottheexamitself.Examsarealwaystenseandworrying,especiallyforthoseofananxiousdisposition.Thesilenceofthehall;the41oftheclock;thecontentexpressionofthepersonattheneighbouringdesk.Itthereforeseems42surprisingthatthosewhoworryabouttestsdosystematically43thanthosewhodonot.Unexpectedly,accordingtoresearchinPsychologicalSciencebyMariaTheobald,itisnotthepressureoftheexamwhichcausestheproblem.Itisthe44pressure.WhatDrTherobaldfoundwasthat45onthedayofthetestdidnotpredictexamperformanceatall.Whatpredicteditwasthelevelofknowledgeastudent46intheearlierlearningactivitiesandthemock(模拟)exam.Those.who47wellinthesealsodidwellintherealthing,48howanxioustheywereontheday.Whatactually49studentswerehighlevelsofanxietyduringtheweeksbeforetheexamtookplace.Thegreaterastudent'sanxietyinthedaysbeforetheexam,thelowerhisorherknowledge-gainwasduringthatperiod,leavingthatstudentwithlessmaterialto50duringtheexamitself.Thisisapositivediscovery,foritsuggeststheanxiousmightachievebetterresultbyadjustingtheir51whenrevising.Dr.Theobaldnotesthattest-anxietyisatitsworstwhenstudentshavelow52ofsuccessandatthesametimeknowthatpassingtheexamis.53important.To,reducethisanxiety,sheproposesa.54forstudentstoconsiderastheyrevise.First,theycanraisetheirbeliefintheirownabilitiesbyremindingthemselvesofjusthowmuchtheyknow.Second,theycan55thesignificanceofthetestbyremindingthemselvesthat,whileitisimportant,itisnotalifeordeathsituation.Itreallyisn't.41．A．clicking B．ticking C．dropping D．ringing42．A．slightly B．basically C．hardly D．completely43．A．worse B．better C．less D．higher44．A．presentation B．memory C．revision D．time45．A．atmosphere B．expression C．outcome D．anxiety46．A．prepared B．forgot C．displayed D．increased47．A．performed B．responded C．behaved D．activated48．A．becauseof B．asfor C．exceptfor D．regardlessof49．A．tookback B．heldback C．pushedback D．broughtback50．A．record B．review C．recite D．reproduce51．A．approach B．view C．preparation D．material52．A．spirits B．attitude C．expectation D．ideas53．A．immediately B．anxiously C．approximately D．extremely54．A．theory B．strategy C．plan D．decision55．A．decrease B．enhance C．realize D．recognize第二节（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ArcingacrossthebordersofnorthernChinaandsouthernMongolia,theremoteandruggedlandscapesoftheGobiDesert56(capture)theimaginationofadventurers,explorers,scientists,andartistssincetheageofMarcoPolo.57(occupy)roughly1,300,000squarekilometersofInnerAsia,thedeserttakes58asmuchasone-thirdofthetotalterritoryofMongolia.TheGobi,referringto59"waterlessplace"intheMongolianlanguage,isarainshadowdesertformedonthefarsideoftheHimalayanMountainRange,whichblocksmoistureandcreatestheGobi's60(characteristic)dry,semi-aridclimate,withanaveragerainfallof195mmannually.Itisextremeclimate61hasinfluencedthevarietyofsoilcompositionandcolorfoundintheGobiDesert.Vegetation(植被),62thinlydistributed,isdiverseandincludesrareandnativespecies,many.ofwhichhaveadaptedovermillenniato63(condition)ofdroughtandwaterscarcity.Geologically,theGobipreservesarichandvariedpaleo-environmentand64(consider)ahotspotforfossildiscovery.Morethan80species,orone-fifthoftheover40065(know)dinosaurspeciesarefoundinMongolia'sGobiDesert.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，新西兰交换生Vincent的摄影作品入选了你校举办的班级文化摄影展。请你给Vincent写一封邮