2024年广东省广州市普通高中毕业班冲刺训练（三）英语试题和答案

试题PAGE1试题★启用前注意保密试卷类型：B2024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。注意事项：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。AIfyouhaveapassionformusic,art,historyandmore,indulgeitonaYoyoOdysseyCulturalTour!Howwetravelcanmakethedifferencebetweenjustvisitingaplace,orreallyexperiencingitfromtheinsideout,whichiswhyYoyohascreateditsnewOdysseyCulturalTourscollection.Thesesmall-group,luxurytoursofferadeepdiveintohistory,art,music,literature,danceandastronomy,whileenjoyingeverythingthatadestinationhastooffer,fromexceptionalplacestostaytothebestoflocalfood.EachholidayhastheserviceofaYoyotourmanagerandwe’lltakecareofyoueverystepoftheway,providingaVIPcarservicetoyourUKdeparturepointforoverseastrips,flightsandtransfers,alltransportstoaccommodations,travelinsuranceandmuchmore.Formusiclovers,YoyohaspartneredwiththeRoyalAcademyofMusictocreateuniqueshortbreaksinLondonwithconcertsbytalentedyoungmusiciansfromtheAcademy.You’llbeinexperthands–eachtourisaccompaniedbyaspecialistintheirfieldwho’sskilledatsharingtheirexpertisethroughinsight-packedtalksthroughouttheholiday.Backstage,behind-the-scenesvisitsgiveafascinatingperspectiveonnewplacesaswellascitiesthatyoumayalready

knowandlove,allinthestimulatingcompanyoflike-mindedtravellers.ABCMusicreaderswillreceiveanexclusive5percentdiscountonallYoyoCulturalOdysseyTours–justquotethecode‘ABCR’whenbooking.Tofindoutmore,pleasevisityoyo.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.BThetop-sellingalbum(唱片)SongsoftheHumpbackWhalewasreleasedin1970.Thiscollectionofnaturerecordingschangedthewaymanypeoplethoughtaboutwhalesandeventuallyhelpedsavethousandsofwhales’lives.Thealbummightneverhavebeenmadeifithadn’tbeenforasoundengineernamedFrankWatlington.Inthe1960s,Watlingtonwasmakingunderwaterrecordingswhenhenoticedsomestrange,deepsounds,whichherealizedwerecomingfromwhales.WatlingtonplayedtherecordingsforapairofbiologistsnamedRogerandKatyPayne.Whentheylistened,theywereinstantlyhookedonthebeautyofthewhales’voices.KatyPaynestudiedmusicaswellasbiology,andshewasamazedbyhowthewhalescommunicatelikeanoperasinger.Shealsonoticedanotherinterestingdetail:theyhadrecognizablepatterns.Inbiologyterms,ananimalcallwitharepeatingpatterniscalledasong.Thesongsofwhalesaresocomplexthatsomescientistshaveevencomparedthemtocomposersandpoets.ThePaynesthoughtthatotherpeopleneededtohearthebeautyofthewhales’songs,soRogerorganizedtherecordingsintoanalbum.Atthetimewhenthealbumcameout,whaleswereoftenhuntedandtradedformoneyandsomewhalespeciesweredyingout.Mostpeoplehadneverthoughtofwhalesascreaturesthatcouldcommunicatethroughsongs.Butafterhearingthealbum,manypeoplebegantothinkdifferently.ThealbumledpeopletostarttheSavetheWhalesmovement.Musiciansbeganusingwhalesongsintheirmusic,andwhaleswereincludedinmoviesandtelevisionshows.In1982,thedeep-seawhalingwasbanned.Beforetheban,morethan50,000whalesperyearwerekilled.Afterit,thenumberwentdownbelow2,000.Itmightseemincrediblethatjustonealbumcouldhelpsavethelivesofsomanywhales.Butthisone-of-a-kindalbumrevealedsecretslonghiddenbeneaththewavesandallowedtheseamazingcreaturestofinallysharetheirsongswiththehumanworld.24.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tocallonpeopletosavewhales.B.Toprovethatwhalesarebornsingers.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.CLastSaturday,whenmygrandfathergotfrustratedatthenameofthesingerofasong,Igrabbedmysmartphoneandfounditinseconds.Thisastonishedmygrandfather,whodidn’tunderstandhowI’dcheckedtheinformationsoquickly.Ilaughedandexplained,butafterwards,itmademethinkabouthowmuchIdependontechnology.WhenIreflectedonitsimpactonmyeducation,Isawthattechnologyhasbeensignificantinmanyways.Returningtothestoryofmygrandfather,hehadaskedmemoreabouthowIuseditandaboutuniversitylife.Hesaidhethoughtwehadaneasylifecomparedtopreviousgenerations.Icouldseehispoint.Notonlyareweluckyenoughtohavethesameeducationalbenefitsasthoseofpreviousgenerations,butwehavesomanymore.Westillhavewalk-inlibraries;however,theonlyoptionforstudyingusedtobesittingintheselibrarieswithasmanybooksfromyourreadinglistasyoucouldfind,yetnowasinglesearchonlinecanimmediatelyprovideaccesstoahugerangeofresources.Interactionbetweenstudentsanduniversitystaffisanotherareathathaschangedconsiderably.Wecanhaveface-to-facetimewithourtutors,andalsocommunicateusingourelectronicdevices.Themostpopularmeansisviasocialmedia,andithasbecomeunacceptableformessagestobeunansweredforanylengthoftime.Whilethisputsanextrastressontheuniversity’sacademicsupportteam,westudentsaregreatlybenefited.Whenwecomparethestudentlifeofthepastandthepresent,itistemptingtofocusontheobviousdifferencesintechnology.Infact,studentsaredoingwhatthey’vealwaysdone:embracingtheresourcesavailableandadaptingthemtoworkmoreefficientlyandtolivemoreenjoyably.Thepaceofchangeintechnologycontinuouslygathersspeed,sowehavetovalueeachinnovationasithappens.28.Whydoestheauthormentionthestoryofhisgrandfather?A.Toshareaninterestingexperience.B.Todrawreaders’attentiontothetopic.C.Toprovideanexampleforhisopinion.D.Toarousereaders’concernaboutaproblem.29.Whatisthegrandfather’sattitudetowardstheroleoftechnology?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.DCallingvegetablesandfruits“ugly”canbearecipeforsalessuccess,accordingtoanewstudy.AFrenchsupermarketchainmadeinternationalheadlineswhenitbeganmarketingmisshapenproduceas“ugly”in2014.Sincethen,foodstoresaroundtheworldhavelaunchedcampaignstosell“imperfectproduce”.Somehavebeensuccessful,whileothershaven’t—butuntilnow,researchershadn’tadequatelyexplainedwhyconsumersrejectedimperfectproduce,orwhatmarketingapproachwasmostlikelytowhettheirappetites.Theresearchersconductedsevenstudiesthattestedtheeffectsof“ugly”labelingbyhavingparticipantspurchaseproduceatafarmer’smarketandonline,andbyexaminingpeople’simpressionsaboutmisshapenfoods.Interestingly,theyfoundthatconsumersexpectedtheimperfectproducetobelesstastyandevenlessnutritiousthanmoretraditionallyattractivefoods.Butit’snotallbadnewsforunattractivefoods.Theresearchersalsofoundthatwhentheproduceislabeled“ugly”,consumerhesitancydisappears—andit’snotbecauseofhumorororiginality.Callingitems“ugly”signalstoconsumersthattheonlydifferencebetweenitemsisappearance,whichmakesthemawareoftheirbias(偏见)andsignificantlyincreasestheirwilling-nesstobuythelessattractiveproduce.“We’repointingtothesourceoftherejection,”explainsJohnMeredith,theleadresearcher.“Itmakespeopleawareofthelimitednatureoftheirobjectiontotheunattractiveproduceandmakesitcleartoconsumersthattherearenootherproblemsintheproduceotherthanattractiveness.”Theresearchalsofoundconsumersspentmoreonthemisshapenproducelabeled“ugly”insteadof“imperfect”.Andeventhoughtheuglyproducewassoldata25percentdiscount,itturnedouttobemoreprofitableforsellers,asthecostofacquiringtheuglyproducewaslower.However,ifthepricereductionwastoosharp,participantsexpectedthe“ugly”foodstobeoflowquality.32.Whatisthenewstudymainlyabout?A.Foodquality. B.Consumerdemand. C.Marketingapproach.D.Biasagainstappearance.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“whettheirappetites”inparagraph2referto?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.36Butsincethe1800s,humanactivitieshavebeenthemaindriverofclimatechange,primarilyduetoburningfossilfuelslikecoal,oilandgas.Climatechangecancauseextremeeventslikewildfiresandfloods.37Howdoesclimatechangemakeyoufeel?Thenewsofmeltingglaciersandoilspillsmayseemoverwhelmingandcanmakeyoufeelangry,frightened,hopelessorupset.Thisiscalledclimateanxiety.38Ifyoufeelworriedaboutwhat’shappeningtotheworld,goodforyou.It’snormaltobeupsetwhenthingsyoucareaboutaregettinghurt.39Therearelotsofthingsyoucandotohelpadultstakebettercareoftheworld.Turnyourfearintopowerbydoingsomething.Breakingtheproblemintobite-sizedchunksisagoodwaytostart.Thinkofsomethingyoufeelpassionateabout,suchasprotectingoceanlifeorsavingforests,andjoinacommunitygrouporcharitythatsupportsthatcause.LocalcharitieslikePlasticFreeCoastorganizebeachcleans,andtheRainforestTeamhaslotsofplanet-savingideas,suchasreducingfoodwaste.Positiveactioncaninspireotherstoo.SistersKimandStellaKingfromthecharityFightsAgainstPlastichavepickedup90,000piecesofplastic.Theyaskschools,businessesandorganizationstofollowtheirlead.40.Whyisthereclimateanxiety?Anditisanormal,healthyresponse.Thisrisksthelivesofhumans,animalsandplants.Remember,it’simportanttogetsupportfrompeoplearound.Noonecanfixclimatechangeontheirownbutwecanallplayapart.Theseshiftsmaybenatural,suchasthroughvariationsinthesolarcycle.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）ThedoctorexaminedNuala’sleg.Nualatriednottocry,butitwasa(n)41.Herlegreallyached.“Howdidyou42yourself?”askedthedoctor.“Ijumpedoffaswing,”saidNuala.“Isit43?”“Itsureis,”saidthedoctor,holdingouttheXray.“Seerighthere?”Twohourslater,Nualaleftthehospitaloncrutches(拐杖).Herlegwasinacast(石膏).“WhatwillItellMs.Chang?Ishouldn’thave…”Shefeltadeep44.Ms.ChangwasNuala’sdanceteacher.Thespringdanceperformancewas45twoweeksaway.Nuala’scastwouldbeonforatleastsixweeks!“She’sgoingtobeso46withme!”groanedNuala.ButMs.Changwasn’t.Shesaid,“We’llthinkofsomething.”Nualafelt47goingonstagewithhercrutches.“Ilookstupid,”she48.“Ican’tdancewiththese.”“Haveyoueverheardofthe49,‘Theshowmustgoon’?”saidMs.Chang.Together,they50thedance.TheythoughtofhowNualacouldmovetothemusic.Theybrainstormedwaysforhertodanceon51.Thenightofthe52,Ms.Changalmosthadto53Nualaontothestage.Nuala’scastlooked54andawkward,butshewentoutanddanced.Attheend,theaudiencewentwildclapping.TheythrewrosesatNuala’sfeet!Theshowdid55!41.A.accident B.challenge C.burden D.escape42.A.exercise B.protect C.hurt D.remind43.A.alright B.broken C.complicated D.clear44.A.loss B.regret C.sorrow D.disappointment45.A.already B.nearly C.only D.still46.A.angry B.bored C.careful D.strict47.A.amazed B.confident C.dangerous D.foolish48.A.announced B.admitted C.complained D.explained49.A.expression B.lesson C.rule D.tradition50.A.improved B.practised C.replayed D.reviewed51.A.crutches B.chairs C.hands D.wheels52.A.concert B.contest C.game D.performance53.A.invite B.lead C.push D.throw54.A.big B.special C.hard D.unnecessary55.A.settledown B.goon C.takeoff D.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),hasgivenover3,000performancesofthetraditionalsportacrossChinainthepast10years.Shedesires56(familiarize)peoplewithitnotjustinthecountrybuttheentireworld.Bornand57(bring)upinZunyi,Guizhou,Yangstartedlearningdriftingonabamboopoleonthewaterwhenshewasseven.Inthe58(begin),shetreateditjustasawaytokeepfit.Butlateron,shedeveloped59interestwhenshemanagedtopulloffsomebasicdancemoveswhiledriftingonthewater.60eachbraveattempt,herconfidencegrew.She61(late)appliedtraditionalChinesecostumes,Hanfu,toherperformances.AgirlinHanfudancingonthewater—itwasasighttobehold.62Yangdidn’tjuststopthere.Havingasoftcornerinherheartfor63(able)people,sheintegratedsignlanguageintoherdance,thusnotonlypromotingChineseculture,butalsotellingpeoplethat“aslongasyouarewillingtomake64(attempt),youcanalsofindyourvalue.”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”todescribesituationswhereit’shardtobelievesomethingispossibleifyouhaven’tseenithappen.Iamheretodaytotellyouthattheproverbistrueandtosharewithyouhowagirlandhergrandmothermadeapositivetransformationinacommunity.ItwasayearagowhenIwasstudyinglifecyclesinmyscienceclass.Iwroteapaperaboutthelifecycleofthemonarchbutterfly(帝王蝶)andreceivedaperfectscore.Iwassothrilled;IcalledmygrandmotherNanaandtoldhertheexcitingnews.MytalkrecalledmemoriesfromNana’schildhood.“IrememberwhenIwasagirl,”shesaid,“thoseorangeandblackbutterflieswereacommonsight.Comelatesummer,therewouldsuddenlybehundredsofthem,andbeforelongthereweresomanyitfeltlikeyouwerestandinginanorangecloud.”“Itsoundslikeyouwitnessedamigration(迁徙),butwhathappenedtothem?”Iasked.“Tobehonest,I’veneverknown,”Nanaadmitted.“Buttheredoseemtobefewermonarchsaroundtheneighborhood.”NanaandIdecidedtoinvestigate.Thatweekend,wemetatthepubliclibrary.Ourresearchproducedplentyofinformation:somefascinatingandsomeconcerning.Apparently,thenumberofmonarchshasbeenindeclineforthelastseveraldecades.Housingdevelopmentshavedestroyedmuchoftheirhabitat(栖息地).Someinformationwashopeful,though,likehowconservationistsareworkingtosavethem.Thebestwasthis—itdoesn’ttakelotsofmoneyorequipmenttodoso.Ittakesonlyalittlebitofland,someseeds,anddedicatedpeopletocreatewhat’scalledaMonarchWaystation(驿站).“WhatifwesetupourownMonarchWaystation?”Isuggested.“We’llneedpeopletohelp.”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.C 22.B 23.A 24.D 25.C26.D 27.B 28.B 29.A 30.D31.A 32.C 33.B 34.D 35.A第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）36.F 37.C 38.B 39.E 40.G第三部分语言运用第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）41.B 42.C 43.B 44.B 45.C46.A 47.D 48.C 49.A 50.D51.A 52.D 53.C 54.A 55.B第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.tofamiliarize57.brought58.beginning 59.an 60.With61.later 62.But63.disabled 64.attempts 65.hasearned说明：1.有拼写或大小写错误的作答不给分。2. 除所列答案外，若试评过程中发现其他可接受答案，须及时上报。经讨论确认后，统一给分。

第四部分写作第一节（满