2024屆廣東省汕頭市潮南區(qū)高三下學(xué)期考前測(cè)試英語試題

年潮南區(qū)高三級(jí)考前測(cè)試試題英語本試卷共8頁，滿分120分，考試用時(shí)120分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，先用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆在答題卷指定位置填寫學(xué)校、班級(jí)、姓名和座號(hào)。2．選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案，答案不能答在試卷上。不按要求填涂的，答案無效。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卷上各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上。請(qǐng)注意每題答題空間，預(yù)先合理安排；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AWithgraduationtimearoundthecomer,it’sabitter-sweetmomentforeveryoneinvolved.LeavingschoolwithstyleItwasinevitablethatIwouldleavemyschoolinLondonwhereIhadspentmostofmytime.Thatday,weworesomethingabitdifferentfromourusualsuitsanduniformandweallsatdownandwatchedahigh-lightvideoofthelasttwoyears,includinginspirationalmessagesfromourteachersandsomefunnyphotos.Twoweekslater,weattendedourschoolprom(畢業(yè)舞會(huì)),wherewecoulddanceandsayafinalgoodbyetoourteachersandfriends.ComingoutstrongThegraduationceremonyisoneofthemostmemorablepartsofschoollifeinKazakhstan.Attheofficialfarewell,teachersandparentsexpressedtheirwishesforourfutureandcrackedsomejokesaboutthegraduates.Thenstudentsdanced“thelastwaltzatschool”.Oneortwodayslater,thegraduatingstudentswenttotheafter-partyevent,involvingfreshair,campingandhavingcozychatsbycampfire.Thereisatendencynottospendmoneyonafter-parties.Instead,manychoosetogiveittocharities.FilledwithtraditionsTherearemanytraditionsinthegraduationceremonyintheUnitedStates.Onthegraduationceremonyday,fourhundredofussatonthefootballfieldandlistenedtospeechesbeforewegotto“walk”—wentupforourdiplomasandshookhandswiththeprincipal.Weweredressedinformalclothing,wentoutfordinnersandthendancedthenightaway.Therewasusuallyanafter-partyatsome-one’shouse.1．WhatareweleastlikelytowearingraduationceremonyinLondon?A．Hanfu. B．Costume. C．Uniform. D．Unusualclothes.2．Whatcouldwedointheafter-partiesinKazakhstan?A．Spendlotsofmoney. B．Communicatewithothers.C．Sleepintherestaurant. D．Donatemoneytotheschool.3．Whatdotheceremoniesmentionedabovehaveincommon?A．Graduateswillhavesomepartiesaftertheceremony.B．Graduateswillwatchavideotogetherintheceremony.C．Graduates’teachersandparentswillexpresstheirwishesintheceremony.D．Graduatesandtheirfriendsandfamilywillwalktogetheraftertheceremony.BWhenmyDadvisitedmeinLondonrecently,ItookhimforaclassicEnglishafternoonteaatTheRitzHotel.ThethoughtofshowinghimapieceofauthenticBritishlifeexcitedmeforweeks,sowhenwefinallysatdownintheRitz’seleganttearoom,withthesoundofapianistinthebackground,Iwasthrilled.Ilookedatthepolishedsilverteastandtoppedwithfinelycutsandwiches,freshlybakedscones(烤餅),andmouthwateringpastriesandteacakes.Iwasreadytodigin.ThenIlookedatDadandatraceofnervousnessflashedacrosshisface.HecarefullycopiedwhatIateandhowtousetheknifeandfork,andfromtimetotimeanxiouslylookedupatthewaiterinhisbowtiewhowasservingourtable.Whenwegottothescones,Dadtookabigbiteandremarkedhowdeliciousitwas.HeaskedmetoexplainhowtheBritisheatscones,soIsuppliedhimwithdetailsaboutthecustomofbreakingsconesintosmallpieces,spreadingcreamandstrawberryjamontop,beforeconsumingeachpieceinonemouthful.“Oh,whydidyounottellmeearlier?”Dad’sfaceturnedredinembarrassment,suddenlyrealizinghismistake.Fortherestofthesconessession,hebusiedhimselfwithneatlyspreadingthecreamandjamlikeanobedient(聽話的)child.Suddenly,Ifeltacomplexmixtureofhappiness,sadnessandloneliness.Growingup,Dadwasmyhero,mymountain.Istillrememberflyingintohisarmsafterschoolatthekindergartengate.Throughthesoundofhisvoice,Ilearnedtofeelandunderstandtheworld.AftermovingtoLondonalone,Ihavelearnedtoachieveacademicgrades,foundajob,andstartedanewlifeallbymyself.ButIdidnotfullyrealizehowmuchIhadgrownup,untilIsawhowdependentDadwasonmeinLondon.Althoughheisstillamountaininmyheart,IrealizedIhaveinthemeantimebuiltastrongmountainofmyown.AndbybeingawayfromDad’sprotectivewingsIhavecometounderstandmoreofmyselfandtofindmyownplaceintheworld.4．WhydidtheauthortakeherfatherforaclassicEnglishafternoontea?A．Thefoodintherestaurantwasdelicious.B．ShewantedherfathertoexperiencerealBritishlife.C．Herfatherwasdeeplyattractedbytheeleganttearoom.D．Sheintendedtointroduceanexcellentpianisttoherfather.5．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribetheauthor’sfatherwheneatingscones?A．Disappointedandpainful. B．Embarrassedanddesperate.C．Nervousandcautious. D．Sorrowfulandhelpless.6．Whatdidtheauthorrealizeaftertheexperience?A．Shehadahappychildhood.B．Shehadachievedalotinacademicarea.C．Herfatherwasnothermountainanymore.D．Sheshouldbethepersonforherfathertorelyon.7．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Aneatingexperiencechangedafather.B．EatingwithDadspoiledourrelationship.C．Diningenvironmentwasvitalforarestaurant.D．Livingaloneabroadenhancedaperson’sindependence.CIn1986,KingCharlessuggestedtalkingtoplants,athoughtinitiallymockedbutnowsupportedbyevidencethatplantscandetect,reactto,andpotentiallyproducesound.Sinceplantshavebeenevolvingalongsidetheinsectsforhundredsofmillionsofyears,HeidiAppel,abotanistandReginaldCocroft,anentomologistwonderedifplantsmightbesensitivetothesoundsmadebyinsects.Theresearchersrecordedthevibrations(聲音震動(dòng))fromcaterpillars(毛蟲)astheychewedonleaves.Thentheplantswereexposedtotherecordedvibrationswhilenocaterpillarswereactuallypresent.Theresultswerestriking.Leavesthathadbeenexposedhadsignificantlyhigherlevelsofdefensivechemicals,makingthemmuchharderforthecaterpillarstoeat.Theresearchmayhavepracticalconsequences,suchasusingdronesarmedwithspeakerstowarncropsofpestthreats,offeringaneco-friendlyalternativetochemicalpesticides.FurtherstudiesbyecologistMonicaGaglianorevealthatplants,likepeaplants,can“hear”waterthroughsound,withrootsrespondingtowater-relatedvibrationsevenwhenthewaterisinaccessible.Thisfindingcouldhaveimplicationsforpreventingdamagetosewer(下水道)systemscausedbyplantroots.Theassumptionhadbeenthatitwasleaksthatattractedtheroots.Thesolution,shesays,mightbetoinvestinpipesthataresilentaswaterrunsthroughthem.Additionally,thestudybytheteamatTelAvivUniversityrevealedthatplantsunderstress,duetofactorslikeinsufficientwaterorphysicaldamage,makehigh-frequencysounds,whichcanbedetectedeveninnoisyenvironments.Thisopenspossibilitiesforusingmicrophonestomonitorplanthealthinagriculture,potentiallyaidingfarmersinidentifyingandaddressingcropissues.Despitesomequestionsremainingtobesolved,thesefascinatingdiscoveriescastnewlightonplants’abilitytoperceiveandrespondtosoundsintheirenvironment.Plantsliveinaworldfullofsoundsduetohumancivilization,anditisworthinvestigatingthisinterestingaspect.PerhapsresearchersmightevenseekfundingfromKingCharles.8．WhatwastheoriginalreactiontoKingCharles’ssuggestion?A．Ambiguous. B．Favourable.C．Indifferent. D．Opposed.9．WhatpracticalresultmaytheresearchbyHeidiandReginaldleadto?A．Introducingdroneswithspeakerstofarmers.B．Applyingchemicalstoenhanceplantgrowth.C．Stimulatingplantstoreleaseanti-pestchemicals.D．Developingnewtypesofprotectivepesticides.10．Whyisemployingsilentpipessuggested?A．Toreducenoisepollution.B．Toprotectsewersystems.C．Toimprovewatertransportation.D．Toattractplantrootstoaccessiblewater.11．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?P:paragraphA． B．C． D．DWhenyouaskpeopletojudgeothersbytheirspeech,atrendemerges:Listenersdislikedisfluency.Slowtalkersproducingloadsofumsandpauses(停頓)aregenerallyperceivedaslesscharming.Butsciencetellsustheremaybeevenmoretodisfluency.Disfluenciesdonotoccurinarbitrarypositionsinsentences.Umstypicallyoccurrightbeforemoredifficultorlow-frequencywords.Imagineyou’rehavingdinnerwithafriendatarestaurant,andthere’rethreeitemsonthetable:aknife,aglass,andawinedecanter(醒酒器).Yourfriendturnstoyouandsays,“Couldyouhandmethe...um...”Whatwouldyouassumetheywant?Sinceit’sunlikelythattheywillhesitatebeforesuchcommonwordsasknife,andglass,chancesareyou’llpickupthedecanterandask,“Youmeanthis?”Thisisexactlywhatwedemonstratedthroughcontrolledeye-trackingstudiesinourlab.Apparently,listenersheartheumandpredictthatanuncommonwordismostlikelytofollow.Suchpredictions,though,reflectmorethanjustsimpleassociationbetweendisfluenciesanddifficultwords;listenersareactivelyconsideringfromthespeaker’spointofview.Forexample,whenhearinganon-nativespeakersaythesamesentencebutwithathickforeignaccent,listenersdon’tshowapreferenceforlookingatlow-frequencyobjects.Thisisprobablybecauselistenersassumenon-nativespeakersmayhaveasmuchtroublecomingupwiththeEnglishwordforacommonobject,likeaknife,asforunusualonesandcan’tguesstheirintention.Inanotherexperiment,listenerswerepresentedwithanatypicalspeakerwhoproduceddisfluenciesbeforesimplewordsandneverbeforedifficultwords.Initially,participantsdisplayedthenaturalpredictivestrategy:lookingatuncommonobjects.However,asmoretimewentby,andtheygainedexperiencewiththisatypicaldistributionofdisfluencies,listenersstartedtodemonstratethecontrarypredictivebehavior:Theytendedtolookatsimpleobjectswhenhearingthespeakersayum.Thesefindingsrepresentfurtherevidencethatthehumanbrainisapredictionmachine:Wecontinuouslytrytopredictwhatwillhappennext,eventhoughnotalldisfluenciesarecreatedequal.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arbitrary”meaninparagraph2?A．Random. B．Strategic. C．Obvious. D．Consistent13．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthenon-nativespeakers?A．Theycanbeunderstoodeasily. B．Theyactivelyputthemselvesinothers’shoesC．Theirvocabulariesarelimited. D．Theirdisfluenciesarealittlelesspredictive.14．Whatdoestheexperimentinparagraph4show?A．Simplethingsaredifficultinsomecases. B．Listenerscanadjustpredictionsaccordingly.C．Distributionofdisfluenciesischangeable. D．Disfluenciesincommunicationcanbeavoided.15．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．PausesCoexistwithPrediction B．BrainsArePowerfulPredictionMachinesC．ActiveListenersSimplifyTalks D．DisfluencySaysMoreThanYouThink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)。Whenyouwereatschool,wereyouevertoldtostopdaydreamingandconcentrate?Itwaseasyforyourmindtowanderifyouweren’tinterestedinwhatyouwerelearningorifyouhadbetterthingstothinkabout.16Butunderstandinghowtodoit,andknowingwhatisdistractingyou,canhelp.Scientistshavelookedatwhatpreventsusfrommaintainingfocusedandfoundanumberofwaystohelpusstayinthezone.17ResearchbyScienceFocusmagazinefoundsilenceisbestforconcentration.Italsofoundturningoffnotificationsonyourphone,orswitchingitoffaltogether,removesamajordistractionandhelpsusfocusonthetaskathand.Anotherpossiblecureforashortattentionspanisbraintraining.AnarticleforBBCFuturebyCarolineWilliamssaysthat“AttentionResearcherNilliLavieofUniversityCollegeLondonhasfoundthatmakingataskmorevisuallydemandingtakesupmoreprocessingpowerandleavesthebrainnothinglefttoprocessdistractions.”18Therearemorepracticaltipstokeepingyourmindfocused.19It’spossiblethemovementinyourmouthoccupiespartsofthebrainthatmightotherwisegetdistracted.20“Ifwewerealwayssofocusedthatwenevergotdistracted,we’dmisspotentialchanges,suchasthreats,inourenvironment.Distractionisvitalforsurvival.”Theseincludemakingalistofthetasks,findingafocusedworkspace,orchewingsomegum!So,keepingyourmindbusymightbetheanswer.Aneffectivewaytoimproveconcentrationistoavoidsilentenvironment.Stayingfocusedcanstillbeachallengeinadultlife.ButaccordingtoScienceFocusmagazine,distractionisn’tallbad.Oneofthemostobviousthingsiseliminatingnoise.Therefore,weshouldalwaysstrivetoeliminatedistractions.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Amerefourmonthsago,ablackcatnamedBountyhadnoideajusthowadventuroushislifewasabouttobecome.Althoughthecatwas21destinedforacatshelter,Doinaadoptedhimjustintime.Tosome,Doinabeinganavid(酷愛的)travelerseemedlikeapotentialissue,butit22,thesetwoweremadeforeachother.23fortheirjourneytobegin,Doinagatheredalloftheequipment,treats,andother24 thatthetwoofthemwouldneed.Though,whenitcametocarriersforBounty,Doinahadtogetabit 25.“Imadeaspecialpouch(小袋)forhim,becausecatcarriersarenotadaptedtocertain 26,”shesaid.Oneoftheirfirstadventuresincludeda27tourofItaly,thefirsttestthathelpedthemdiscoverhow28hewastoanadventurouslifestyle.“Atthestart,Bountywasalittleanxiousandnervous,butafterthefirstfewdays,hestartedto29himself,”Doinasaid.“WhileIpedalled,he30 inthepouch.”Sincethatfirstcyclingtour,BountyandDoinahave31severalmoreadventuresintheirshorttimetogether,includingmountaineeringandcamping.Infact,thisadorable32hasalreadymanagedtobecomearecordbreaker!HeisconsideredtobethefirsthousecattosummitLaGrignetta,a7,100-footmountainintheItalianAlps.Bestofall,hedidso“withoutevenameowof33”.ThetwoofthemhavecycledtheentirelengthoftheItalianpeninsula!Ifyou’dliketo34 thisadorableduo,youcanvisittheirwebsitewhereDoina35theirtravelswithlotsofupdates,photos,andvideosfortheir800followerstoenjoy.21．A．originally B．temporarily C．eventually D．a(chǎn)ctually22．A．gaveout B．brokeout C．turnedout D．foundout23．A．Shocked B．Frightened C．Embarrassed D．Excited24．A．necessities B．products C．presents D．fruits25．A．generous B．creative C．efficient D．a(chǎn)mbitious26．A．hotels B．journeys C．problems D．vehicles27．A．skiing B．hiking C．flying D．cycling28．A．a(chǎn)ccustomed B．opposed C．blind D．sensitive29．A．cure B．enjoy C．protect D．feed30．A．cried B．ran C．sang D．slept31．A．offered B．expected C．finished D．discovered32．A．bicycle B．cat C．tour D．carrier33．A．protest B．a(chǎn)greement C．challenge D．trust34．A．havefunwith B．putupwith C．keepupwith D．getalongwith35．A．helps B．plans C．orders D．documents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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ItisbelievedthatChineseknotting,alsoknownaszhongguojie,originatedforrecordinginformationandexchangingmessages36writingwasinvented.Overthepastthousandsofyears,knots 37(play)animportantpartinthelifeofChinese.38(initial),Chineseknotsactedasgood-luckcharmstodriveawayevilspirits.Today,Chineseknotsarewidelyusedtodecoratehomesduringfestivities.AmajorcharacteristicofChineseknotsisthattheyareoftentiedfromasinglecontinuouslengthofstring.Theknotsarecommonlynamed39theshapeittakes.Chineseknotsarecreatedina 40(various)ofcolorssuchasgold,green,blue,orblack,thoughthemostcommonlyusedcolorisred,41symbolizesgoodluckandprosperity.CraftingtheChineseknotisathree-stepprocess42(involve)tyingknots,tighteningthemandaddingthefinishingtouches.Theknots43(pull)tightlytogetherandarestrongenoughtobeusedforbindingorwrapping,makingthemverypractical.Today,mostofsuchknotsareoftenmassmanufacturedinfactories.Skilledknotartistsweavecomplexknotsthatyoumightsee44(sell)assouvenirsthatyoucantakebackwithyou.Ifyouhavetime,whynottryyourhandatit?Perhapstheseage-oldcharmscanadd45touchofgoodlucktoyourdailylife?第四部分：寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假設(shè)你是李華，近期你收到“Z代國際青年說(VoiceZ)”節(jié)目組邀請(qǐng)為其“文化”板塊錄制一個(gè)演講視頻，請(qǐng)你給節(jié)目聯(lián)絡(luò)人Emma寫一封信商討相關(guān)事宜，內(nèi)容包括：1.感謝邀請(qǐng);2.告知演講話題并說明原因;3.期待回信。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為100左右;2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearEmma,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)（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。Ten-year-oldRileyChristensenandhermother,Lynn,weresittinginfrontofthefamilycomputer,ch