廣東省江門市新會區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期8月開學(xué)考試英語試題無答案

第第頁廣東省江門市新會區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期8月開學(xué)考試英語試題（無答案）江門市新會區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期8月開學(xué)考試

英語科試題

考試時間：2023年8月1日

班別：__________學(xué)號：__________姓名：__________成績：__________

試卷滿分150分（筆試部分130，上機聽說20分），筆試時間120分鐘

注意事項：

1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的班別、姓名、學(xué)號、考號填寫在答題卡上。

2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上，寫在本試卷上無效。

一、完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

Lauraencourageshertwokidstomakecraftsanddrawingsfromoldbitsofpackaging.Shebegan(1)herfamily’swastewhenshemovedhouseanddecidedthatshewouldleaveallsingle-use(2)behind.

“It’scheaperandyouknowthattheitemwill(3)beingusedinsteadofbeingsetaside—soit’sjustperfect!Eachofusplayabig(4)intakingcareoftheenvironment.It’s(5)totrytohelpratherthanjustkeepcomplainingaboutthecurrentsituation.”

Anyglasscontaineris(6)andrepurposedforsomethingelse.Thismeansthatthefamilyonlysendapieceof(7)tolandfilleverytwoweeksonaverage.Shetriesnottobuyanyplasticatall,butwhenshedoes,shewillgetit(8)washedandrecycled.

Thefamilyalsogrowtheirowntomatoes,lettuce,andsomeothervegetablesinthegarden,andhaveorangetreesoutdoors.Laurahasalso(9)herselfinacommunityoffriendswho(10)itemswitheachotherthattheyneed,likefurnitureorplates.

Shesaid,“Wetriedtousetheminimum(11)andtakeoversometoysandbabyequipmentfromfriendsandrelatives.Ifwereallyhadto(12)anything,firstwetriedatthe(13)market.”

Tohelpeducateherkids,Lauratakesthemoutonnaturewalkstotheforestwherethey(14)rubbishastheygo.“Theyenjoythis(15),becausetheyknowit’sbetterfortheenvironment,”shesaid.

1.A.consideringB.reducingC.analyzingD.dividing

2.A.potsB.handlesC.itemsD.collections

3.A.continueB.stopC.fancyD.delay

4.A.gameB.leadC.matchD.role

5.A.originalBenjoyableC.cautiousD.normal

6.A.attendedtoB.leftoutCwashedupD.takenaway

7A.equipmentB.furnitureC.glassD.rubbish

8.A.thoroughlyB.delightedlyC.modestlyD.accidentally

9AdevotedB.foundC.exposedD.buried

10.A.shareB.tradeC.discussD.clarify

11.A.necessaryB.valuableCordinaryD.possble

12.A.purchaseB.discoverCapproachD.preserve

13.A.far-awayB.duty.freeCsecond-handD.life-long

14.A.pulloutB.pickupC.holdbackD.keepoff

15.A.activityB.ideaC.themeD.jungle

二、閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分47.5分）

第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共14小題；每小題2.5分，滿分35分）

A

RachelHore’sfascinatingnovelsmovebetweenthepastandthepresent.HerlatestTheHouseonBellevueGardensissetinLondonnowandintheearly1960s.Best-sellingauthorRachelHore’spreviousnovelsincludeTheGlassPainter’sDaughter,whichwasshortlisted(入圍)forthe2023RomanticNoveloftheYearaward,andAGatheringStorm,whichwasshortlistedforthe2023HistoricalNoveloftheYearaward.Here,shesharesthreebooksthatmadeanimpactonherlife.

OrlandobyVirginiaWoolf

ReadingOrlandoforthefirsttimeinmvlateteensgavemeawonderfulsenseoffreedomandthepossibilitiesthatalifefullofbookscanoffer.Foreveryoung,Orlandopossesses“thestrengthofamanandawoman’sgrace”.Helivesthroughfourcenturiesandhasmanydisguises;sometimesheevenchangeshisgender.Itwasanexcellentliteraryworkthroughhistorythatexcitedandinspiredme.

FlightBehaviourbyBarbaraKingsolver

I’vereadmanyofBarbaraKingsolver’snovels,includingherwell-knownThePoisonwoodBible,admiringhoweasilyshewritesaboutthepowerandbeautyofthenaturalworld,ofwhichhumanityisadependentpart.IparticularlyloveFlightBehaviourbecausesheengagesthereadereasilywithanambitioussubjectforfiction—climatechange.Herstorymakesusallcareaboutwhatwearedoingtoourworld.

TheHawkintheRainbyTedHughes

WeweregivenTheThoughtFoxtoreadatschoolandIwassodeeplyimpressedwithitscentralimageofthefoxinthesnowinspiringthepoemthatIspentthatweek’smoneyonthebookitappearsin.Ireadandre-readitandwasamazed!Ilovedthewriter’stechniqueofdescription,aswellastheenergy,theviolenceandthesensuousness(敏感)ofthosepoems.Everyoneshouldhavetheir‘discoveryofpoetry’moment,andminewasTedHughes.

16.Whichofthefollowingbookswasshortlistedforthe2023HistoricalNoveloftheYearaward

A.TheHouseonBellevueGardens.B.TheGlassPainter’sDaughter.

C.AGatheringStorm.D.FlightBehaviour.

17.WhichbookdidRachelHorereadwhenshewasinherlateteens

A.FlightBehaviour.B.Orlando.

C.ThePoisonwoodBible.D.TheHawkintheRain.

18.ForwhatdoesRachelHoreadmireBarbaraKingsolver

A.Thetopicofhernovel.

BHowshewritesaboutthepowerandbeautyofthenaturalworld.

C.Howhernovelsexciteandinspirereaders.

D.Hertechniqueofdescription.

B

WhenJohnToddwasachild,helovedtoexplorethewoodsaroundhishouse,observinghownaturesolvedproblems.Adirtystream,forexample,oftenbecameclearafterflowingthroughplantsandalongrockswheretinycreatureslived.Whenhegotolder,Johnstartedtowonderifthisprocesscouldbeusedtocleanupthemessespeopleweremaking.

Afterstudyingagriculture,medicine,andfisheriesincollege,Johnwentbacktoobservingnatureandaskingquestions.Whycancertainplantstrapharmfulbacteria(細(xì)菌)Whichkindsoffishcaneatcancer-causingchemicalsWiththerightcombinationofanimalsandplants,hefigured,maybehecouldcleanupwastethewaynaturedid.Hedecidedtobuildwhathewouldlatercallaneco-machine.

ThetaskJohnsetforhimselfwastoremoveharmfulsubstancesfromsomesludge(污泥).Frst,heconstructedascriesofclearfiberglasstanksconnectedtoeachother.Thenhewentaroundtolocalpondsandstreamsandbroughtbacksomeplantsandanimals.Heplacedtheminthetanksandwaited.Littlebylittle,thesedifferentkindsoflifegotusedtooneanotherandformedtheirownecosystem.Afterafewweeks,Johnaddedthesludge.

Hewasamazedattheresults.Theplantsandanimalsintheeco-machinetookthesludgeasfoodandbegantoeatit!Withinweeks,ithadallbeendigested,andallthatwasleftwaspurewater.

Overtheyears,Johnhastakenonmanybigjobs.Hedevelopedagreenhouse-likefacilitythattreatedsewage(污水)from1600homesinSouthBurlington.Healsodesignedaneco-machinetocleancanalwaterinFuzhou,acityinsoutheastChina.

“Ecologicaldesign”isthenameJohngivestowhathedoes.“LifeonEarthiskindofaboxofsparepartsfortheinventor,”hesays.“Youputorganismsinnewrelationshipsandobservewhat’shappening.Thenyouletthesenewsystemsdeveloptherownwaystoselfrepair.”

19.WhatcanwelearnaboutJohnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs

A.Hewasfondoftraveling.B.Heenjoyedbeingalone.

CHehadaninquiringmind.D.Helongedtobeadoctor.

20.WhydidJohnputthesludgeintothetanks

A.Tofeedtheanimals.B.Tobuildanecosystem.

C.Toprotecttheplants.D.Totesttheeco-machine.

21.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinmentioningFuzhou

A.ToreviewJohn’sresearchplans.B.ToshowanapplicationofJohn’sidea.

C.TocompareJohn’sdifferentjobs.D.ToerasedoubtsaboutJohn’sinvention.

22.WhatisthebasisforJohn’swork

A.Naturecanrepairitself.B.Organismsneedwatertosurvive.

C.LifeonEarthisdiverse.D.Mosttinycreaturesliveingroups.

C

Improvementstoenergyefficiency,suchasLEDlights,areseenbymanyauthoritiesasatoppriorityforcuttingcarbonemissions.Yetagrowingbodyofresearchsuggeststhatareboundeffectcouldwipeoutmorethanhalfofthesavingsfromenergyefficiencyimprovements,makingthegoalsoftheParisAgreementonclimatechangeevenhardertohit.

AteamledbyPaulBrockwayattheUniversityofLeeds,UK,lookedattheexisting33studiesontheimpactofthereboundeffect.Firstcomesthedirectrebound:forinstance,whensomeonebuysamoreefficientcar,theymaytakeadvantageofthatbydrivingitfurther.Thencomestheindirectrebound:fuelsavingsleavetheownerwithmoremoneytospendelsewhereintheeconomy,consumingenergy.

Althoughthe33studiesuseddifferentmethodstomodelthereboundeffect,theyproducedveryconsistentestimatesofitsimpact,leadingtheteamtoconcludethattheeffectwipesout,onaverage,63percentoftheanticipatedenergysavings.

“We’renotsayingenergyefficiencydoesn’twork.Whatwe’resayingisreboundneedstobetakenmoreseriously,”saysBrockway.

Theideathatincreasedefficiencymaynotdeliverthehoped-forsavingsdatesbacktotheJevonsparadox(悖論),namedaftertheeconomistWilliamStanleyJevons,who,in1865,observedthatmoreefficientcoaluseledtomoredemandforcoal.

Ifthereboundeffectdoesprovetobeasbigassuggested,itmeansfutureglobalenergydemandwillbehigherthanexpectedandtheworldwillneedfarmorewindandsolarpowerandcarbon-capturetechnologythaniscurrentlybeingplannedfor.

Butthatdoesn’tmeannothingcanbedonetolimitthereboundeffect.Oneansweristodoubledownonenergyefficiencyanddotwiceasmuchtoachievethesameeffect.

23.Whichofthefollowingisareboundeffect

A.AmanusesLEDlightstocutcarbonemissions.

B.Acompanyusescoalmoreefficientlytoreducewaste.

C.Afamilysavesmoneybyusingenergy-savingdevices.

D.Aladyspendssavingsfromherfuelefficientcaronmoreclothes.

24.HowdidPaulBrockway’steamcarryouttheirresearch

A.Byinterviewingeconomists.

B.Byanalyzingformerstudies.

C.Bymodelingthereboundeffect.

D.BydebatingabouttheJevonsparadox.

25.WhatwouldPaulBrockwayprobablyagreewith

A.Authoritiesshoulddismissenergyefficiency.

B.Worldwideeffortstopreserveenergyareinvain.

C.Thereboundeffecthelpsprotecttheenvironment.

D.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtothereboundeffect.

D

Videocallsareacommonoccurrence,buthaveyouimaginedbeingabletotouchthepersonontheotherendofthelineScientistsaremakingthisareality.ResearchersattheUniversityofNewSouthWales,Australia,haveinventedasoftskinstretchdevice(SSD),ahaptic(觸覺的)devicethatcanrecreatethesenseoftouch.Haptictechnologymimics(模仿)theexperienceoftouchbystimulatingsmallareasoftheskininwaysthataresimilartowhatisfeltintherealworld,throughforce,vibration(震動)ormotion.

Vibrationisthemostcommonhaptictechnologytodayandhasbeenbuiltintomanyelectronicdevices,suchasoneattachedtothebackofatrackpad(觸控板)inlaptops,whichmimicsabuttonclicking.However,hapticfeedbackwithvibrationbecomeslesssensitivewhenusedcontinuously.Theexistingtechnologyalsohasgreatdifficultyrecreatingthesenseoftouchwithobjectsinvirtualenvironmentsorlocatedremotely,accordingtoMaiThanhThai,leadauthorofthestudy.

Thenewtechnologyovercomesissueswithexistinghapticdevices.Theresearchteamintroducedanovelmethodtorecreatethesenseoftouchthroughsoft,artificial“muscles”.

“Ourthree-waydirectionalskinstretchdevice,builtintothefingertipsofthewearablehapticglovewealsocreated,islikewearingasecondskin—it’ssoft,stretchableandmimicsthesenseoftouch—andwillenablenewformsofhapticcommunicationtoenhanceeverydayactivities,”saidThanhNhoDo,seniorauthorofthestudy.

Itworkslikethis:ImagineyouareathomeandyoucallyourfriendwhoisinAustralia.YouwearahapticglovewiththeSSDsandyourfriendalsowearsaglovewithintegrated(集成的)3Dforcesensors.Ifyourfriendpicksupanobject,itwillphysicallypressagainstyourfriend’sfingers.Andhis/herglovewith3Dforcesensorswillmeasuretheseinteractions.Theforcesignalscanbesenttoyourglovesoyourdevicewillgeneratethesame3Dforces,makingyouexperiencethesamesenseoftouchasyourfriend.

Thehapticdevicescouldbeappliedinvariousscenarios,allowinguserstofeelobjectsinsideavirtualworldoratadistance.ThiscouldbeespeciallybeneficialduringsuchtimesliketheCOVID-19pandemicwhenpeoplerelyonvideocallstostayconnectedwithlovedones.Oritcouldbeusedinmedicalpractices.Doctorscanfeelapatient’sorgantissueswithsurgicaltoolswithouttouchingthem.

26.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext

A.Toencouragetheuseofanewproduct.

B.Toinformreadersofanewinvention.

C.Tocomparedifferenthapticdevices.

D.Tointroducethedevelopmentofhaptictechnology.

27.WhatcanwelearnabouttheSSD

A.Itmimicsthesenseoftouchthroughatrackpad.

B.Itmainlyusesvibrationtechnology.

C.Ittakestheshapeofaglove.

D.Itmakesvirtualhapticcommunicationpossible.

28.WhatdoesParagraph6mainlytalkabout

A.Theadvantagesofthenewhapticglove.

B.Theapplicationsofthenewhaptictechnology.

C.Anexplanationofhowthehapticdeviceworks.

D.ApersonalexperienceofusingSSDsduringavideocall.

29.Howcouldthenewhapticdevicebenefitpeople

A.Itcouldreplacevideocallsasawaytocommunicate.

B.itcouldbeusedforrecreatingorgantissues.

C.Doctorscouldperformsurgeriesatonce.

D..Userscouldfeelremoteobjectsinarealisticway.

第二節(jié)七選五（共5小題，每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

Choosingacareerisoneofthoseimportantdecisionsthatcanchangethecourseofyourlife.(30)Ampleinformationandself-examinationcanhelpyouchooseasatisfyingcareerthatyouwillenjoyforyearstocome.Ifyoufeelconfusedaboutpickingacareer,you’renotalone.We’reheretohelp!

Evaluateyourworkstyle.Therightcareerforyouwillbesuitedtoyourworkstyle.Doyouneedthedisciplineofastructuredworkingenvironmenttodoyourbest(31)Thereare,ofcourse,otherfactorsthataffectyourjobperformance.But,yournaturalworkstyleplaysabigrole.

Identifyyourskills.Everycareerrequiresadifferentskillset.Salesmanagersneedgreatleadershipskills,andteachersneedtobeabletocommunicateeffectivelywithbothstudentsandparents.(32)Listeverytalentandskillyouhave,evenifitdoesn’tseemlikeitwillhelpyougetajob.

(33)WhatdoyouwantoutofacareerDoyouwanttohelpotherpeopleDoyouwanttotravelHowmuchmoneydoyouwanttomakeOfcourse,whatyouwanttoachieveoftenchangesovertime,andthingsthatwereonceextremelyimportantbecomelessso.

Rememberthatthingscanchange.Thereareamillion“BestCareers”listsouttherethatwillsayyoushouldhaveacertaincareerbecauseyouwillmakeacertainamountofmoneywithit.(34)Theremightbealotofdemandforajobnow,butwhataboutin10yearsDon’tchooseajobjustbecauseit’snumberoneonalistsomewhere.Thingscanchangeovertime,andthejobthatwasoncenumberonemightendupnotevenbeingonthelistafewyearsfromnow.

A.Determineyourgoals.

B.Itdeservesconsiderabletimeandreflection.

C.Takesometimetofigureoutwhatyou’regoodat.

D.Askquestionsabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthejob.

E.Ordoyoulikesettingyourownsched6leandworkindependently

E.However,there’snowaytototallyguaranteejobsecurityandstability

G.Areyouwillingandabletoputinthattimeandthemoneythatcomeswithit

三、語法填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Singingisoneofthoseuniversalactionsthateveryonecandoforfun,regardlessofhowtheysound.Accordingtorecentstudies(35)(conduct)atGoetheUniversityFrankfurt,sngingcanbeactuallyhelpfultoyourimmunesystem.Thestudyfocused(36)agroupofpeoplewhosanginaprofessionalchoiranddiscoveredthattheamountofproteinsinthebloodthatfunctionasantibodies(抗體)was(37)(obvious)higheraftersinging,sopeopleinvolvedinmusiccouldbelesslikely(38)(get)sick.

Singingactuallyistheperfectphysicalexerciseforpeoplewhoareinjured,disabledorelderly.Notonly(39)(do)singinghelpincreaseyourlungcapacity,butithelpsstimulatecirculation.Thiscanleadtobetterresultswhenpeoplehitthegymthankstotheperson’sincreasedaerobic(有氧的)capacityandnewfoundphysicalormentalstrength.

Thesimpletruthisthatsingingmakesyouhappy.Itreleasesendorphins(內(nèi)啡肽),achemical(40)reducespainandmakesyoufeel(41)(happy)andlessstressed.Peoplewhosing,especiallyinchoirsandonthestageareknowntohavebettersocialskillsandbelosslonely.(42)(stand)onthestageandperformingcanbetough,(43)whenyoudoitinagroup,itcanhelpimproveyoursenseofselfaswellasincreaseyour(44)(confident).

四、詞形變化（共10個空，每空1.25分，滿分1-2.5分）

用括號里單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

45.Sheputallher__________(energy)intoherwork.

46.Thepublickept__________(complain)abouttheincreaseinthecostofhealthinsurance.

47.Theroomstillhasmanyofits__________(origin)features.

48.Overthenextseveral__________(decade),sheheldmanyimportantpositions.

49.ThelegendaryDragonGatewasbuiltusing__________(material)donatedfromChina.

51.Inrecentyears,they__________(reflect)people’swishesandfaiths.

52.I__________(absolute)enjoyedthearchery,too.

53.Theexact__________(location)arebeingkeptsecretforreasonsofsecurity.

54.Withgreatenthusiasm,hetalkedabouthowhefoundtheanimalsand__________(approach)them.

五、寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你的筆友Tom來信和你討論他對太空探索的看法，他認(rèn)為花巨資探索太空是沒有必要的，請你據(jù)此給他寫一封回信。內(nèi)容包括：

（1）你對他的觀點的看法；

（2）你對太空探索的看法和理由。

注意：

（1）詞數(shù)80左右；

（2）可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

（3）開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

DearTom,

Ihaveknownyourideasaboutexploringspace.________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

Theeasywayoutisn’talwayseasiest.IlearnedthatlessonwhenIdecidedtotreatmyfathertoaspecialmeal.Iglancedthroughthecookbookandchoseamenuwhichincludedhomemadebread.Knowingthebreadwouldtaketime,Istartedonitassoonasheleftforwork.

AsIwasnotexperiencedincooking,Ithoughtifadozen