2023-2024學年廣東省珠海一中等六校重點中學高三一診考試英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學年廣東省珠海一中等六校重點中學高三一診考試英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．－prlfessor,doyouhavesomethingatthismoment?－No,thanks.I'llcallyouifthereisany.A．typing B．typed C．totype D．tobetyped2．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave3．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless4．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.5．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual6．Despitetheknowledgehehasaccumulated,HeJiangcontinuestobetroubledbythequestionoftheunequal_______ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.A．advocateB．distributionC．allocationD．division7．China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,whosepositioning________willreach2.5metersby2020,willsoonprovideservicesformorecountries.A．accuracy B．categoryC．function D．reference8．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take9．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat10．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup11．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith12．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated13．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem14．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom15．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides16．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any17．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken18．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor19．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching20．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Everyday,Americansthrowaway500millionplasticstraws,enoughtocircletheEarthtwice.Theyarealmostneverrecycled,andsimplycontributetothegreatproblemofplasticpollution;eightmilliontonsofplasticisdumpedintotheoceanseveryyear.Plasticstrawsarenowthetargetofagrowingmovementtoreducetheiruse.Possiblythefirstofsuchcampaigns,BeStrawFreewasstartedin2011byMiloCress,whowasonlynineyearsoldatthelime.“InoticedthatwheneverIorderedadrinkatarestaurant,itwouldusuallycomewithastrawinit,andIdon’Iusuallyneedastraw,”hesaid.“Thisseemedlikeahugewaste.Strawsaremadeofoil,apreciousandfiniteresource.Ismakingsingle-useplasticstraws,whichwillbeusedforamatterofminutesbeforebeingtossedaway,reallywhatwewanttodowiththisresource?”CressstartedaskingrestaurantsinBurlington,Vermont,wherehelivedatthetime,tostopprovidingstrawsautomaticallytocustomerandmakethemoptionalinstead.Manyagreedandhisrequestmaderipples(漣漪)nationwide.Therestaurantsthatmaketheswitchreportareductioninthenumberofstrawstheyusebetween50and80%.Theanti-strawsentimenthascrossedbordersintotheUK,wherestrawshavebeenincludedinagovernmentplantobanailplasticwasteby2042.LastyearlargepubchainWetherspoonsannouncedthatitwouldreplaceplasticstrawswithpaperalternativesacross900outlets.Aftertheannouncement,manysmallerchainsandpubsacrossthecountryfollowedsuit.AccordingtoWetherspoonsCEOJohnHutson,themovewillsave70millionplasticstrawsayearandthereactionfrompatronshasbeen“verypositive”.Offeringalternativesormakingplasticstrawsoptional,ratherthanbanningthemcompletely,isacommontraitamongthesecampaigns.“Therearemanyotherviablealternativestosingle-useplasticdrinkingstrawsthatarelessharmfultotheenvironment,wildlifeandhumans,”saidJackieNunez,founderofTheLastPlasticStraw.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Plasticstrawsaretoocostlytoproduce.B．Allplasticstrawsaredumpedintothesea.C．Plasticstrawsaretoosmalltoberecycled.D．Plasticstrawscausegreatpollution.2、WhatdidMiloCressaskhislocalrestaurantstodo?A．Tomakeplasticstrawsoptional.B．Tostoptheuseofplasticstraws.C．Tochargetheuseofplasticstraws.D．Torejecttherequestforplasticstraws.3、WhatistheWetherspoons’efforttoreducetheuseofplasticstraws?A．Tobantheuseofplasticstraws.B．Toclosesomeofitsoutlets.C．Tooffercustomersalternatives.D．Toseekthegovernment’ssupport.4、WhatistheWetherspoonscustomers’attitudetowardsthemove?A．Uncaring.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.22．（8分）MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitanttotrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants,“Girlsrule,boysdrool.”Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三項全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe’dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.Iwonthechancetoseemygirlshine.Shineon,sweetbaby.1、Kellyisnervouswhen________.A．situationsarenewtoherB．shechangesintoaleaderC．sheisawayfromhermomD．boysarearoundher2、WecanknowfromParagraph3________.A．theracebeganintheearlymorningB．thewholefamilygaveKellysupportC．KellywaseagerforherturnintheraceD．Kellypreparedforherbrother’sbirthdayparty3、SeeingKelly’sperformanceintherace,theauthorfelt________.A．excitedandproudB．anxiousanduneasyC．worriedandhesitantD．curiousandconcerned4、InParagraph5,theunderlinedword“conquered”probablymeans________.A．todefeatsomeoneespeciallyinacompetitionB．tosucceedindealingwithorcontrolsomethingC．tobecomeverypopularorsuccessfulinaplaceD．totakecontrolofacountryoracityanditspeoplebyforce5、Intheendingparagraphstheauthor“feltlikeIwonthatday”becauseKelly_______.A．overcamethefearB．expressedlovetoherC．wonthegoldmedalD．tookpartinthesport23．（8分）Supposeyoubecomealeaderinanorganization.It’sverylikelythatyou’llwanttohavevolunteerstohelpwiththeorganization’sactivities.Todoso,itshouldhelptounderstandwhypeopleundertakevolunteerworkandwhatkeepstheirinterestinthework.Let’sbeginwiththequestionofwhypeoplevolunteer.Researchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvaluesrelatedtounselfishness,toexpandtheirrangeofexperiences,andtostrengthensocialrelationships.Ifvolunteerpositionsdonotmeettheseneeds,peoplemaynotwishtoparticipate.Toselectvolunteers,youmayneedtounderstandthemotivationsofthepeopleyouwishtoattract.Peoplealsovolunteerbecausetheyarerequiredtodoso.Toincreaselevelsofcommunityservice,someschoolshavelaunchedcompulsoryvolunteerprograms.Unfortunately,theseprogramscanshiftpeople’swishofparticipationfromaninternalfactor(e.g.“Ivolunteerbecauseit’simportanttome”)toanexternalfactor(e.g.“IvolunteerbecauseI’mrequiredtodoso”).Whenthathappens,peoplebecomelesslikelytovolunteerinthefuture.Peoplemustbesensitivetothispossibilitywhentheymakevolunteeractivitiesamust.Oncepeoplebegintovolunteer,whatleadsthemtoremainintheirpositionsovertime?Toanswerthisquestion,researchershaveconductedfollow-upstudiesinwhichtheytrackvolunteersovertime.Forinstance,onestudyfollowed238volunteersinFloridaoverayear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsthatinfluencedtheirsatisfactionasvolunteerswastheamountofsufferingtheyexperiencedintheirvolunteerpositions.Althoughthisresultmaynotsurpriseyou,itleadstoimportantpracticaladvice.Theresearchersnotethatattentionshouldbegivento“trainingmethodsthatwouldpreparevolunteersfortroublesomesituationsorprovidethemwithstrategiesforcopingwiththeproblemtheydoexperience”.Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegreetowhichpeopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.Itwasassumedthatthosepeopleforwhomtheroleofvolunteerwasmostpartoftheirpersonalidentitywouldalsobemostlikelytocontinuevolunteerwork.Participantsindicatedthedegreetowhichthesocialrolematteredbyrespondingtostatementssuchas“VolunteeringinHospitalisanimportantpartofwhoIam.”Consistentwiththeresearchers’expectations,theyfoundapositivecorrelation(正相關)betweenthestrengthofroleidentityandthelengthoftimepeoplecontinuedtovolunteer.Theseresults,onceagain,leadtoconcreteadvice:“Onceanindividualbeginsvolunteering,continuedeffortsmightfocusondevelopingavolunteerroleidentity....ItemslikeT-shirtsthatallowvolunteerstoberecognizedpubliclyfortheircontributionscanhelpstrengthenroleidentity”.1、Peoplevolunteermainlyoutof__________.A．academicrequirements B．socialexpectationsC．financialrewards D．internalneeds2、WhatcanwelearnfromtheFloridastudy?A．Follow-upstudiesshouldlastforoneyear. B．Volunteersshouldgetmentallyprepared.C．Strategytrainingisamustinresearch. D．Volunteersareprovidedwithconcreteadvice.3、Whatismostlikelytomotivatevolunteerstocontinuetheirwork?A．Individualdifferencesinroleidentity. B．PubliclyidentifiablevolunteerT-shirts.C．Roleidentityasavolunteer. D．Practicaladvicefromresearchers.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtoGetPeopletoVolunteer B．HowtoStudyVolunteerBehaviorsC．HowtoKeepVolunteers’Interest D．HowtoOrganizeVolunteerActivities24．（8分）Iwassittinginafastfoodrestaurantwithmytwochildren,whoatthetimewereabout6and9.InsidetherewasalsoagroupofteensinGothic(哥特式的)dressandappearance.Everyonekeptawayfromtheminsidetherestaurant.Outsidetherestaurant,peoplejumpedpastthehomelessmansearchingthegarbagebin,whowaslookingforfoodorperhapsacigarette.Itoohadrushedpasthimwithmyyoungsters,refusinghisrequestformoneybutthinkingmaybe,justmaybe,Iwouldbringhimsomefood.ItturnedoutthatIdidn'thaveto.OnegirlintheGothicyouthjumpedup,wenttothecounterandorderedmorefood,whichshethentookoutsidetothehomelessmanandsatonthebenchwithhim,chattingawayasheate.Hedidn'tsaymuch—hewasgreedy—butIthinkIsawabitofasmileandaflashinhiseyesashenoddedtoherquestions.Writingthisnow,severalyearslater,Istillchokeup.Thatgirlwasamodelcitizenlivingthevaluesofgoodnessandkindness.ThesearevaluesIhavealwaysheldhighandhopedtoteachmykids.Shemademyjobmucheasier.Westoppedbyonourwayoutandthankedherforsettingsuchapositiveexampleforus.Ihopethathearingthathasmadeasmuchofadifferenceinherlifeasseeingwhatshedidhasmadetoours.1、Whydidpeoplekeepawayfromtheteensinthefastfoodrestaurant?A．BecausetheyweredressedinGothicdress.B．Becausetheyweretooyoungtopaytheirmeal.C．Becausetheylikedtoquarrelwithothers.D．Becausetheykilledtwochildren.2、Whatdidthehomelessmanwanttheauthortodo?A．Tohelphimgetmoney.B．Tobringhimsomefood.C．Toprovidehimwithmoney.D．Torefusetotakecareofhim.3、Itcanbeinferredthatthehomelessman________.A．wasverygreedyindeedB．wasveryhungryatthattimeC．didn'tliketalkingwithothersmuchD．didn'tanswerthegirl'squestions4、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthepassage?A．Theauthorisalsoamodelcitizenlikethegirl.B．Theauthorsetsagoodexampleforthegirl.C．Theauthorisdeeplymovedbythegirl.D．Theauthorhassympathyforthegirl.25．（10分）China’scancerresearcherZhuChen,togetherwithtwoFrenchresearchersAnneDejeanandHuguesdeThé,receivedSjobergPrize2018inStockholmConcertHall,SwedenonFriday.“WeusedwisdomfrombothChineseandWesternmedicineandofferedacuretooneofthemostdeadlycancers,”ChentoldXinhua,“IfeelthatChinesemedicinehaspotentialtocontributemoretohumanhealth.Itstrugglesforbenefitingallmankind.It’salanguageofpeace,andofdevelopmentandprogress.”ChenrecalledthecooperationwiththetwoFrenchresearchersforover30years.Thisyear’sSjobergwinnershavedevelopedanewandtargetedtreatmentforaspecificformofbloodcancercalledacutepromyelocyticleukaemia(急性早幼粒白血病).Itwasonceoneofthedeadliestformsofcancer,butitisnowpossibletocurenineoutoftenpatientswhoreceivethenewtreatment.Thewinnershavemadethisrevolutionarydevelopmentpossiblebymethodicallymappingthemolecularmechanismsresponsibleforthedisease.ThePrizeisawardedbytheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesandisfunded(資助)bytheSjobergFoundation.Thefoundation,withadonationof2.5billionUSdollars,wasfoundedin2016,andservestopromotescientificresearchthatfocusesoncancer,healthandtheenvironment.ThePrizeisanannualinternationalprizeincancerresearchawardedtoindividualresearchersorresearchgroups.TheprizeamountstoonemillionUSdollars,ofwhich100,000USdollarsistheprizesumand900,000USdollarsisfundingforfutureresearch.1、ZhuChenwasawardedSjobergPrizeforthe.A．researchintoalanguageB．promotionofChinesemedicineC．treatmentforaoncefatalcancerD．cooperationwithFrenchresearchers2、WhatcanweknowabouttheSjobergFoundation?A．Itfundsresearchincertainfields.B．Itfavorsindividualresearchers.C．Itdonates2.5billionUSdollars.D．Itawardstheprizeannually.3、Whatcanthetextbeclassifiedas?A．Abiography.B．Anewsreport.C．Asciencefiction.D．Anadvertisement.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NewCureforCancerB．BreakthroughstohumanhealthC．GreatContributionsofChineseMedicineD．ThreeScientistsReceivingSjobergPrize第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）LastweekIwasdrivingbacktotownfromtheairportduringaheavyrainstormwhenIsawsomethingratherlarge1ofthebusyroadasthetrafficdrovepast2close.AsIgot3,Ifoundoutthatitwasaturtle,andIhitthe4.Igotoutofmycarwithtrafficbeing5behindmeanddashedintothemiddleoftheroad.Isawthatitwasverymuch6butrefusingto7.AlthoughI'mananimallover,I’mnotonetotouchananimallikeaturtlethatisn't8,butIwasn’tgoingto9himthere.Ilookedthroughmycar10forsomethingwithwhichto11theturtle--papertowels,arag,anything.Buttherewasnothing.Awomandroveintheoppositedirectionstoppedandsawthe12situation.Iaskedherifshehadanything13Icouldusetopickthisratherlargeturtleup,andshe14meawhitetowel.AsI15myfriend,hequickly16hisheadandfeet,andIsethimdownbytheriverto17.Ithankedthewomanwiththetowelwhocametomy18----andtheturtledoes,too!I’malso19tothedriversbehindme.Theywere20foroverhalfanhourbutnonecomplainedatall!1、A．inthemiddle B．ontheside C．attheend D．onthecorner2、A．reasonably B．increasingly C．strangely D．dangerously3、A．father B．nearer C．nearly D．further4、A．wheel B．door C．brake D．window5、A．reduced B．followed C．avoided D．blocked6、A．alive B．gentle C．heavy D．large7、A．dash B．move C．slip D．run8、A．cute B．lucky C．mild D．brave9、A．put B．take C．send D．leave10、A．slowly B．nervously C．wildly D．occasionally11、A．turnover B．throwaway C．pickup D．putup12、A．hopeless B．difficult C．ridiculous D．different13、A．attheairport B．ontheroad C．bytheriver D．inhercar14、A．sold B．lent C．threw D．showed15、A．foundout B．wrappedup C．cameacross D．staredat16、A．raised B．pulled C．withdrew D．lowered17、A．keepon B．liveon C．workon D．decideon18、A．attention B．mind C．rescue D．memory19、A．grateful B．generous C．helpful D．sensitive20、A．challenged B．prepared C．panicked D．delayed第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Local1．（official）inBeijingpromisedtofurtherprotectthecity'sculturalheritage（遺產）,inparticularthenarrowstreetsknownashutongs.Hutongsare2．（common）foundinthecitiesofNorthChina,buttheyareindanger.Beijingiscurrentlybelievedtohavefewerthan1,000hutongs,mostof3．areneartheForbiddenCity.Only60yearsago,thenumberofthehutong4．（be）3,250."Onaveragemorethan100,000peoplevisittheForbiddenCityduringtheNationalDayholidays.Thevisitsputpressureonthe5．（protect）ofculturalrelics,"saidHuangYan,directoroftheBeijingMunicipalCommissionofUrbanPlanning,6．（add）thathutongsshouldbeprotectedfromhumandamage.Thegovernmentconcentrated7．howtheprotectionplanswerecarriedoutandhowthemanagementofculturalheritageworked.WangShaofeng,headoftheXichengDistrictGovernment,saidtheareahas182culturalrelics,andmanyofthemwerebuiltasfarbackastheYuanDynasty（1271—1368）.ThedistrictofXichenghas1.28millionresidentsin8．（it）57squarekilometersofland.''Themostefficientwayistodecreasethelocalpopulationtoreducethepossibilityofcausingharmtotheheritage,"Wangsaid."Eachcommunityhasbeenrequired9．（report）thestatusofitsculturalheritage."Nooneknowsforsurehowmanyhutongs10．（leave）inthecoming100years.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、B4、B5、B6、B7、A8、B9、C10、A11、D12、D13、C14、C15、C16、C17、A18、A19、D20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、A3、C4、B22、1、D2、B3、A4、B5、A23、1、D2、B3、C4、A24、“Smombies”—peoplewalkingwhilestaringattheirsmartphones—areveryrealandagrowingcauseforconcern.Tiredofhavingtoconstantlyalertbothlocalsandtouriststopaymoreattentiontotheirsurroundingstoavoidseriousaccidents,authoritiesofasmallGermantownhavecomeupwithamorepositivesolution—embedding(嵌入)trafficlightsinthepavementtomakethemvisibletopeopleconstantlylookingdownattheirphones.Theseeminglyridiculoussafetymeasurewasputinplace.AuthoritiesinAugsburgdecidedtoact,installinggroundleveltrafficlightsattwotram(有軌電車)stopslastTuesday.Thelightsflashredeverytimeatramisapproaching,orwhentheregulartrafficlightturnsred.“Werealizedthatthenormaltrafficlightisn'tinthelineofsightofmanypedestriansthesedays，”saidTobiasHermes,acityadministrationofficial.“Sowedecidedtohaveanadditionalsetoflights—themorewehav