2024屆廣東省廣州市高三年級上冊12月調(diào)研測試（零模）英語試卷

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2024屆廣州市高三年級調(diào)研測試

英語

本試卷共10頁，滿分120分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。

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號。因筆試不考聽力，試卷從第二部分開始，試題序號從“21”開始。

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第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

StudentFilmFestival

StudentFilmFestivalcelebrateslearningacrossthecurriculumthroughtheexcitinganddy-

namicmediumofshortfilm.

Throughfilm,studentscantellstories,investigateideas,documentlearninginanyareaofstudy

andexpressthecomplexityoftheirthinkingthrougharangeofgenresandtechnicalapproaches.

Withthecreativeuseofdigitalmedia,studentscanintegratetheirpersonalperspectivestoex-

plorethediverseandchallengingissuesofourtime.

It'sopentoallstudents,regardlessofschool.Weareacceptingsubmissionsinthefollowing

categories:

>Cartoon(upto30mins)

>Documentary(紀(jì)錄片)(upto60mins)

>MusicVideo(under10mins)

>ScienceFictionShort(upto25mins)

>SituationalComedy(under10mins)

AWebSeries(uptothreeepisodes,nomorethan30minseach)

Sofar,morethan20entrieshavebeenselectedacrossallcategories.Wewillgraduallyannounce

thechosenentriesforeachcategory,givingyouachancetowatchallthefilmsonlineandvotefor

yourfavourites.WinnersinallcategorieswillbeannouncedonWednesday,27December.

Overtheyears,ourfilmfestivalshaveattractedthousandsoffilmmakersfromaroundtheworld.

Eachfestivalfeatureslivescreeningsinourownschooltheater.Our80-seattheaterisoutfittedwith

a4Kprojectorandsevenspeakersthroughoutthevenue,deliveringhighqualityinafirst-classscreen-

ingenvironment.Filmmakerswhoseworksareacceptedintoourfestivalwillreceivefreepassesto

theschooltheater,invitationstofilmmasterclasses,andareconsideredforawards.

21.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitablesubmissiontothefestival?

A.A20-minuterecordingofashortplay.

B.Atwo-hourfilmrecordingyourdailyroutine.

C.Afive-minutefunvideoaboutstudents*dormitorylife.

D.A22-minuteeducationalvideoexplainingpopularscience.

22.Whatcanfilmmakersdoiftheirworksareaccepted?

A.Receiveafilmaward.B.Watchfilmsforfreeintheschooltheater.

C.Interviewfilmmasters.D.Deliveraspeechinthevenue.

23.Whatisthetext?

A.Ascheduleforthefilmselectingprocess.

B.Aninvitationtoafilmmakers1celebration.

C.Anannouncementofafilmfestivalawards.

D.Anadvertisementforanupcomingfestival.

B

Oncethechoiceofroyalhousehold,thewatermelonhasgainedpopularityrapidlyovertheyears,

andanonlinegrocerreportedthatthefruit'ssalesontheplatformhadincreasedsixfoldfrom2020to

2022,resultinginincreasinglyhighdemandforwatermelonqualitytesters.

Lee,32,isextremelybusyinthesummermonths.Justbyholdingthewatermelonnearhisear

andknockingonthesurfacewithhisfingers,Leesays,hecantellbythesoundifthefruitisripe

enoughtobeeatenornot.Heworksforaruralcooperativesetupbyagroupofwatermelonfarmers,

andputsthousandsofwatermelonsthroughthe"knocktest"daily,beforetheyareshippedtodown-

townwarehouseswheretheplatformsourcesitssupplies.

Thepracticeofknockingonwatermelonstodeterminetheirripenesscanbefoundacrosscul-

tures.InChina,itisconsideredanationalhabit.Smartbuyerstaponthefruitbeforepurchaseto

ensuretheirmoneyiswell-spent.Somebuyersknockonthefruitdespitenotknowingwhatthehol-

lowsoundmeansjusttonegotiateabetterdealfromtheseller.

Asfruitsaleshavemovedtoonlineplatformsinabigway,thosewhomakealivingbychecking

thequalityofthefruitswiththeirfingersaremuchindemand.Leeisoneamongthegrowinggroup.

Theirtaskistoconductknocktestsonbehalfofe-buyersandensurethatthefruitsselectedtobesold

onlineareuniforminsizeandquality.

Lee,whowasonceanaward-winningsoccerplayer,nowdescribeshimselfasa"goalkeeperfor

watermelons".Hequitsocceraboutfouryearsagoandlearnedaboutmelon-knockingasanemerging

professionanddecidedtobecomeanapprentice（學(xué)徒）toanexperiencedfarmer.

Afterayear'strialanderror,Leeworkedindependentlyasaqualitychecker."Itisahighly

demandingtask.Duringtheapprenticeship,Ioftencrackedopenmelonstoconfirmmyjudgment.

Therearejustnoshortcuts,Hhesaid.

24.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroduceanemergingprofession.

B.TodescribeLee'scareertransformation.

C.Todiscusstheimportanceoffruitqualitytesters.

D.Toexplaintheculturalroleofwatermelon-knocking.

25.Whathasledtothehighdemandforwatermelonqualitytesters?

A.Thepopularityofwatermelons.B.Thebigharvestofwatermelons.

C.Anincreaseinwatermelonprices.D.Arapidriseinonlinewatermelonsales.

26.WhydoesLeedescribehimselfasangoalkeeperforwatermelons"?

A.Hewasonceanaward-winningsoccerplayer.

B.Hedreamsofbeingaprofessionalmelon-knocker.

C.Hewastaughtbyanexperiencedwatermelonfarmer.

D.Heensuresthatcustomersenjoywatermelonsofquality.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromLee'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Seeingisbelieving.B.Everymanhashisvalue.

C.Greateffortsandpracticematter.D.Excellencecanbefoundinanyprofession.

C

Amomentoccursintheexchangebetweenprofessorandstudentwheneachofusadoptsalook.

Mylooksays,"What,youdon'tunderstand?"Theirssays,"Wedon't.Andwethinkyou'remakingit

up."Wearehavingaproblem.Basically,we'veallreadthesamestory,butwehaven'tusedthesame

analyticalapproaches.Itmayseemattimesasiftheprofessorisinventinginterpretationsoutofthin

air.

Actually,thetruthisthatastheslightlymoreexperiencedreader,theprofessorhasacquired

overtheyearstheuseofacertain"languagereading".Besides,hehasgraspedthreeprofessional

tools-memory,symbolandpattern.Theseitemsseparatetheprofessionalreadersfromtheordinary

ones.

Englishprofessorsarecursedwithmemory.Whenreadinganewbook,Iconstantlyseekout

connectionsandinferences,recallingfacesandthemesfrompastreadings.Ican'tnotdoit,although

thereareplentyoftimeswhenthatabilityisnotsomethingIwanttoexercise.Thisdoesnotneces-

sarilyimprovetheexperienceofpopularentertainment.

Professorsalsoreadandthinksymbolically.Everythingisasymbolofsomething,itseems,until

provenotherwise.Weask:Whatdoesthethingoverthererepresent?Thekindofmindthatworksits

waythroughundergraduateandthengraduateclassesinliteratureandcriticismtendstoseethingsas

existinginthemselveswhilealsorepresentingsomethingelse.Thistendencytounderstandtheworld

insymbolictermsisenhancedbyyearsoftrainingandrewardsthesymbolicimagination.

Arelatedphenomenoninprofessorialreadingispatternrecognition.Mostprofessionalstudents

ofliteraturelearntotakeinthespecificdetailwhileseeingthepatternsthatthedetailreveals.Expe-

riencehasprovedtothemthatlifeandbooksfallintosimilarpatterns.Literatureisfullofpatterns,

andyourreadingexperiencewillbemuchmorerewardingwhenyoucanstepbackfromthework,

evenwhileyouarereadingit,andlookforthosepatterns.

28.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?

A.Bydescribingareal-lifescene.B.Byusingpopularquotes.

C.Bypresentingconflictingideas.D.Byraisinganinterestingquestion.

29.Whydothestudentsthinktheprofessorismakingupinterpretations?

A.Theyhavelimitedlifeexperience.

B.Theylackchancesforsufficientreading.

C.Theyareunabletoanalyzethetextthoroughly.

D.Theydonottrusttheprofessorsteachingabilities.

30.Whatdoesparagraph3sayaboutEnglishprofessors?

A.Theyhaveastrongdesiretonothavetheirgoodmemory.

B.Theirreadinghabitdoesn'talwaysguaranteedesirableeffects.

C.Theirmemoryaddstotheirreadingpleasureofpopularworks.

D.Theykeepmakingconnectionswiththeirownlifewhilereading.

31.Whichistheauthor'ssuggestiononreadingliterature?

A.Identifythehiddentextmodes.B.Perceivemanythingsatthesametime.

C.Lookfordetailsandlanguagepatterns.D.Memorizepatternsofsymbolicmeanings.

D

Researchismakingsurprisingdiscoveriesaboutinsects:Honeybeeshaveemotionalupsand

downs.Cockroacheshavepersonalitiesandteamuptomakedecisions.Fruitfliesexperiencesome-

thingverylikefear.

We'reprettysureotherhumanshavefeelingsbecausetheycantellus.Butwedon'tknow

whetherthebeeisbuzzinginangerorinfear.Humanbabiesaresilentonthematter,too.Itwasonly

inthe1980sthatdoctorscametobelievehumanbabiesfeltpain.

Inrecentyears,humanshavegraduallyofferedmembershipinthesentienceclubnotonlyto

theirownyoung,buttosomeotheranimals.Inthelastdecade,manycountrieshavebeguntoban

experimentationonallgreatapes.Andsomeoceancreatureswererecentlyrecognizedassentient.

Butwithinsects,thequestionremainsopen.

AndrewBarronandColinKleinarebehindmuchofthefoundationalworkonbeebrains.In

2016,theypublishedapaperarguingthatinsects1brainshavethecapacityforsubjectiveexperience.

TheirargumentfollowsontheresearchofSwedishscientistBjomMerker,whoseworksuggeststhat

themorebasicformsofconsciousness（意識）arelocatednotinthecortex（大腦皮層）,which

insectsdonothave,butinsubcorticalstructuresofthebrain,whichinsectsdohave."Thesesubcor-

ticalstructuresarequitebigandhaveahugeamountofprocessingpower,"saysBarron.Theyalso

arguethatthesestructuresmayhavebeentheearlierformsofourconsciousnessduringevolutionary

development.

Otherresearchersarediggingintothequestion,too.JessicaWarenotesthatshe*sunsurewhat

thesimilaritiesinthesesubcorticalstructuresmeanforinsectconsciousness."Wedon'treallyhave

enoughinformationtodistinguishbetweenwhatcouldbeconsciousnessorawarenessofthesur-

roundingsandwhatcouldbeushumansinterpretingthatasconsciousness,shesays.

Still,Warelovestheideaofexpandingthediscussionofconsciousness."Thedoorsarejust

openingupforfurtherexploration,*'shesays."Thismeanswemighthavestoppedlookingatwhatit

meanstobeconsciousfromahuman-centeredview.n

32.Whyisitchallengingtodeterminetheemotionalstatesofinsects?

A.Insectstendtohidetheiremotions.

B.Insectsarenotcapableofcommunication.

C.Insectsrarelyexperiencehuman-likeemotions.

D.Insectscannotconveytheiremotionstohumans.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"sentienceclub"refertoinparagraph3?

A.Animalsselectedforscientificresearch.

B.Socialclubsfoundedtoprotectanimals.

C.Creaturesrecognisedashavingconsciousness.

D.Organizationscommittedtoemotionmanagement.

34.WhatdoBarronandKleinargueaboutinsectbrains?

A.Theyhavedevelopedinsimilarwaysashumanbrains.

B.Theyhavethecompetenceforemotionsandconsciousness.

C.Theyhavethesameprocessingpowerashumanbeingsdo.

D.Theyproducesomebasicformsofconsciousnessinthecortex.

35.WhatisWare'sconcernaboutBarronandKlein'sargument?

A.Thelackoftheoreticalfoundation.B.Thepossibilityofmisinterpretation.

C.Theunderestimationofbrainfunction.D.Theuseofinappropriateresearchmethod.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多

余選項(xiàng)。

Collaborationhappensmoreoftenthanwerealize.—36—Thismayseemeasyintheorybut

beinganeffectivecollaboratorcansometimesbeachallenge.Belowarethetipsonhowtoimprove

yourcollaborationskills.

?Listening

—37—Duringcollaboration,itcanbeeasytogetsowrappedupinyourownideasthatyou're

notgivingyourfullattentionandconsiderationtoeveryoneelse*s.Ifeveryoneintheroomfallsvictim

tothis,therewouldn'treallybeanycollaborationhappening.Taketimetoreallylistenandprocess

theideasofothers.

?Givingandreceivinghonestfeedback

Ifsimportantthateveryoneisabletobestraightforwardwhengivingandreceivingfeedback.

Whenyoushareyouropinionandsomeoneelsedisagreeswithit,trynottotakeitpersonally.

—38—It'snotnecessarilyforyourideastoberight.Ontheotherhand.youshouldalsofeel

comfortablegivingopenandhonestfeedbacktootherssolongasyou'rebeingpoliteaboutit.

39

Thiscouldbesomeonewhoworksinadifferentpositionatyourjob.someonewithadifferent

backgroundfromyou,orsomeonewho'sanexpertinthetopicyou'reseekinginformationabout.This

canhelptostartmoredynamicconversationsandintroducenewideasyoumaynothavecomeup

withifyouwereworkingonyourownorwithagroupoflike-mindedpeople.

Collaborationmaynotalwaysbeeasy.—40—

A.Appreciatingideasfromdifferentfields

B.Seekingcollaboratorsoutsideyourfield

C.It'simportanttonotletyourself-importancetakehold.

D.Withoutcollaboration,wemaynotbeabletocompletemostofourwork.

E.Ifyoudofeelannoyed,remindyourselfthegoalistofindanidealsolution.

F.Itcanbedefinedasworkingtogetherwithotherstoachieveacommongoal.

G.Butifyouapplytheseideas,youmayfindtheexperienceproductiveandpositive.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

ChristywashelpingMumsortthroughboxesthey'dfoundintheirnewhome."Look,"sheheld

upanoldphoto,"ItsaysMabelbesideDreamLake,summer1910.HItlookedso.—41—.Christy

askedifshecould_42—it.Mumagreed,addingthatMabelwasoncetheownerofthehouse,but

shedidn'tknowaboutthe_43—.

NowChristyhadapuzzleto_44—.WherewasDreamLake?Thenextmorning,Christywent

tothelocal_45—,whereshelookedthrough_46—ofthetown.Theyshowedstreets,businesses,

butnolakes.Backhome,whileshewasstaringoutherbedroomwindow,a_47—feelinghither.

Christyquickly_48—Mabel'sphotoandranoutside.Inits_49—,asteeple（尖塔）roseabove

aborderofshorttrees.Itlookedmuchliketheonenowvisibleabovethelineoftreesofherbackyard.

"Mum!"shoutedChristy."Ifsthesamesteeple.Thispicturewastakeninour_50—!"

Mumhurriedoutsidetolook."Yeah,thetreeshave_51—grown,butit'sthesamesteeple.But

where'sthelake?"Theyfinallyturnedtothehistoricalsociety.Butnoonetherehadeverheardof

suchalake.Andallthe_52—proveduseless.

"Idon't_53—it,"saidChristyinconfusion.

Thatnight,—54—camedownandcooledtheair.Earlythenextmorning,Christywokeupand

lookedoutofherwindow."DreamLake!*1yelledChristy."We_55—thepuzzle,Mum!"

41.A.colourfulB.historicalC.permanentD.real

42.A.shareB.hangC.copyD.keep

43.A.ladyB.timeC.lakeD.photo

44.A.careforB.worryaboutC.workoutD.takeup

45.A.galleryB.parkC.theatreD.library

46.A.mapsB.postersC.filmsD.journals

47.A.positiveB.familiarC.horribleD.strange

48.A.hidB.threwC.toreD.grabbed

49.A.compositionB.backgroundC.reflectionD.shade

50.A.backyardB.houseC.neighbourhoodD.town

51.A.merelyB.slowlyC.hardlyD.truly

52.A.searchesB.aidsC.scenesD.guesses

53.A.makeB.likeC.getD.believe

54.A.snowB.rainC.windD.fog

55.A.solvedB.foundC.completedD.proved

第二節(jié)(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。

Recently,Guangzhouhassuccessfullyhostedthe"UnderstandingChina"InternationalConfer-

ence2023,the5thWorldMediaSummit,andothersignificantevents,onceagainhighlightingits

roleas_56—windowfortheworldtocomprehendChina'shigh-qualitydevelopment.So,

—57—Guangzhou?Let'sfindout.

—58—(gain)adeeperunderstandingofChina,onemustexperienceitshistoryandculture.

Withahistoryofover2,000yearsandarichculturalheritage,Guangzhouoffersavarietyofhistor-

icalandcultural_59—(treasure).Inthiscity,youcansipacupofcoffeewhilewatchingCanton-

eseoperainYongqingfangortasteCantonesedimsumwhilegazingatWestern-stylearchitectureon

ShamianIsland.

EconomyisanothercrucialaspectinunderstandingChina.Inrecentyears,Guangzhou

has—60—(active)participatedintheBeltandRoadinternationalcooperation,gradually_61—

(establish)acomprehensive,multi-level,andwide-rangingpatternofopening-up.Asathousand-

year-oldcommercialcityknownfortheCantonFair,Guangzhouhasdrawn_62—(globe)atten-

tionwithitsopengenesandprosperouseconomy.

Connectingwiththeworldalsorequiresahighly_63—(develop)transportationnetwork.

Guangzhouhasconstructedamodernthree-dimensionaltransportationsystemthatlinksairports,

seaports,railwayports,anddigitalports,providingeasyaccess_64—bothdomesticandforeignpar-

ticipants.

Guangzhou'sopenness,inclusiveness,vitality,andinnovativespiritmakeitanidealchoicefor

hostinginternationalevents,which,inturn,—65—(help)theeconomicandsocialdevelopment

ofthecity.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

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第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

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