2023-2024學年廣東省江門市部分學校高三年級上冊9月聯(lián)考英語試卷

2023-2024學年廣東省江門市部分學校高三上學期9

月聯(lián)考英語試卷

一、閱讀理解

FourOutdoorSpringActivitiesforKids

Whilewe'retemptedtostayinsidewhereit'stemperature-controlledand

comfortable,gettingoutsideisimportantforachild*sdevelopment.Vmsure

you'11findsomanyfunoutdoorspringactivitiestodowithyourkids.Theyprovide

themwithvitaminDfromthesun,strengthentheirbodies,enhanceproblem-solving

andcriticalthinkingskills,helpchildrenappreciatenature,andsomuchmore.

Kid-madeBirdFeeder

Ourkid-madebirdfeederismadefromrecycledmaterialsandbirdseed.Simply

haveyourchildrenfilleachbowlintheeggcarton（蛋盒）withbirdseedandhangitin

atreewhenyou'refinished.Thisprojecthelpskidsworkonmeasuring,pouring,

concentration,hand-eyecoordinationandotherskills.

ExploringLifeatthePond

Gotoalocalpondtoexplorethereforacoupleofhours.Studythepond

ecosystem,searchforcreaturesinthewaterandoutsideit,suchasfish,worms,turtles

andbirds.Useourfreeprintabletocheckoffeachcreatureorplantasyoufindit.This

helpsstimulatethecuriosityaboutnatureofyourlovedones.

DIYSeedBombs

Learnhowtomakehomemadeseedbombstogiveasgiftstofriendsandneighbors.

Theseearth-friendlyseedbombsaremadewithrecycledpaperandcanbeplanted

directlyintothesoil.Includeseedsfromyourfavoritegrassesorflowersintheseed

bombs.

GardeningwithKids

Gardeningisoneofthebestspringoutdooractivitiesthatyoucandowithyour

children.lthelpskidslearnpatience,responsibilityandself-confidence.Plus,knowing

howtogrowyourownfoodisavaluableskill!

1.Whichactivitymaybeststimulatekids*environmentalawareness?

A.Kid-madeBirdFeederandDIYSeedBombs.

B.Kid-madeBirdFeederandGardeningwithKids.

C.ExploringLifeatthePondandDIYSeedBombs.

D.GardeningwithKidsandExploringLifeatthePond.

2.WhatcanyoudoatExploringLifeatthePond?

A.Findoutwhatbirdsliketoeat.B?Learnhowtogrowfood.

C.Makeearth-friendlyseedbombs.D.Studyavarietyofwildlife.

3.Forwhomisthetextintended?

A.Parents.B.Children.C.Teachers.D.Travelers.

Fromtheworld*slastseventoaglobalpopulationofmorethan5,000,China

spentnearly40yearsbringingbackcrestedibises（朱鸚）fromtheedgeofextinction.

Withitstypicalredcrestandface,aswellasalongblackmouthandsnow-white

feathers,thecrestedibisisknownas“theorientalgem”inChina.Theywereonce

widespreadinEastAsiaandSiberiauntilthe20thcenturywhenhunting,ecological

damageandincreasedhumanactivitiesdrovethebirdstonearextinction.

In1981,theentirespeciesaroundtheworldwasdowntothesevencrestedibises

whichwerefoundonlyinYangxianCounty,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,and

deepintheQinlingMountains,makingQinling,anaturalboundarybetweenChina*s

northandsouth,thelastshelterofthewildbirds.

Since1981,thelocalgovernmentofYangxianCountyhasputforwardfourbansfor

theprotectionofthespecies,prohibitingactivitiesincludinghuntinginthebirds*

livingareas,cuttingdowntreeswheretheynest,usingchemicalsintheirfood-finding

areas,andfiringgunsintheirbreeding（繁殖）areas.TheChinesegovernmentarranged

specialfundstoprotectthehabitatofcrestedibises,sealingoffmountainstoplant

treesinthebirds1livingareas.Chinastartedtheartificialbreedingofcrestedibisesin

1991andhadbredmorethan400birdsinShaanxiasoflastyear.

Yearsofconstantefforthavebroughtpromisingresults.Itisestimatedthatthereare

morethan5,000crestedibisesintheworldnow,andamajorityofthemlivein

Shaanxi.Thebird'shabitatinChinahasrisenfromlessthan5squarekmin1981to

thecurrent15,000squarekm.

“Itisluckythatthecrestedibis,anancientbird,isstillflyingaround,"saidZan

Linsen,headoftheShaanxiAcademyofForestry."Theconservationstoryofcrested

ibisesnotonlyshowsusthepowerofancientlife,butalsothenecessityandurgency

ofecologicalenvironmentprotection."

4.WhyaretheQinlingMountainssoimportanttocrestedibises?

A.Theyarewherecrestedibiseswerefirstfound.

B.Theyusedtobethelasthabitatofcrestedibises.

C.Theyaretheonlybreedingareaofcrestedibises.

D.Theyprotectcrestedibisesfromnaturalenemies.

5.Whatcanweconcludefromparagraph4?

A.Crestedibisesareunlikelytobebredartificially.

B.It'slegaltoownhuntinggunsinYangxianCounty.

C.Huntinghasbeenthebiggestthreattocrestedibises.

D.Thegovernmentplaysakeyroleinsavingcrestedibises.

6.HowdoesZanLinsenfeelabouttheconservationofcrestedibises?

A.Mercifulandambitious.B.Relievedandhappy.

C.Shockedandcurious.D.Sorryandregretful.

7.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.RareanimalsinChina:crestedibises

B.ArtificialbreedingofcrestedibisesinChina

C.Endangeredcrestedibisesmakingacomeback

D.CrestedibisesfoundagainintheQinlingMountains

Iamaprofessorofclinicalpsychology.Sometimeago,Igothalfwaythroughaday

ofteachingbeforeaco-workerpointedouttomeIwasquitecarelesslywearingapair

ofdifferentshoes,oneredandoneblack.IfeltsoembarrassedandupsetbutIwould

havetogoteachmycourselikethis.WhenInoticedhowmuchIwantedtodisappear

andavoidthissituation,Iwasdeterminedtofaceitinstead.Iwalkedintoclassand

announcedtothestudentsthatIwaswearingtwoshoesfromdifferentpairs,and

directedtheirattentiontomyfeet.Everyonelaughedandwewentonwithclass.Years

later,astudentinthatclasstoldmethatthiswasthemomentshefirstthoughtthat

maybe,justmaybe,shecouldbeaprofessor,too.

IsharedmymistakebecauseIrealizedthattryinghideitwasinterferingwithmy

abilitytoconcentratemymindonmyteaching-butIhadnoideathatitwouldalso

helpshortenthepsychologicaldistancebetweenmystudentsandmyself.

Manycontextsmaypunishorshamepeopleformakingmistakes.Oureffortsto

avoidthemresultfromourdesiresforsuccess,andhowotherswillrespondtoour

mistakes.Wemightfeelself-criticismandshameifwedomakesome.

However,mistakemakingispartoflearningnewthings,anditcandrawuscloser

toothers.Itopensupthepossibilityofacceptingmistakesgladly,lettingusbemore

openandengagedinwhatwearedoing.

Wecansaywordsofkindnessandself-compassiontoourselves:Mistakesare

naturalandhuman;wecanbekindtoourselvesforthiserrorandstilltrytodobetter

nexttime;noticingourownimperfectionscanhelpustobekindtootherswhenwe

noticetheyareimperfect,too.Whenwepracticeourmistakesinthisway,theycan

becomeopportunitiestoopenuptoothers,learnaboutourselves,andconnecteven

morewithwhatmatterstous.

8.Howdoestheauthordevelopparagraph1?

A.Bygivingsomeexamples.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.

C.Bydoingscientificexperiments.D.Bysharingpersonalexperience.

9.Whatwastheresultoftheauthorsharinghismistake?

A.Shameful.B.Unexpected.C.Punishable.D.Unaccepted.

10.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytellus?

A.Intentionstoavoidmistakes.B.Advantagesofmakingmistakes.

C.Possibilitiesofmakingmistakes.D.Effortstoavoidmakingmistakes.

11.Whatcanweknowaboutmistakesfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theyinterferewithwhatwearedoing.

B.Theydrawtoomuchattentionfromus.

C.Theyarebigopportunitiestogetusimproved.

D.Theymakeusfeelirresponsibleanddefeated.

Clockmakingisatraditionalcraftwhichinvolvesthebuildingandrepairofclocks.

ButitisnowontheredlistdrawnupbytheHeritageCraftsAssociation(HCA),which

haswarnedthatmorespecialistsareretiringthanenteringtheprofession.

DavidPoole,aformermaster,said,“Theshortageofclockmakersisaproblem.

Whereasthereusedtobeclockmakersonthehighstreet,aclockrepairshopisarare

sighttoday.Peoplewillfinditextremelydifficulttoidentifyanyonetorepairtheir

clocks."

Thereareonlyabout250makersandrepairersleftacrossBritain,accordingto

HCA,sresearch.Whenspecialistsarenearretirement,theyoftencannotaffordto

takeonapprentices（學徒）ashappenedinthepast.Besides,itisfearedthatthefew

trainingcoursesthathavesurvivedwillnotfillthegaps.

HowardWalwyn,aleadingdealerinKensington,warnedthat,ifexpertisein

repairingislost,clockswillbecomeinanimateobjectsratherthanlivingthings,

adding,"Mostclockmakershavefiddledwith（搗鼓）clocksaskids,takingthem

apart,andtryingtogetthemtowork.Theproblemisthatyoungkidsnoware

spendingalltheirtimeinfrontofscreensandshowlittleinterestinclockmaking.Tve

gotsomeyoungerclockmakers,buttheyYefewandfarbetween."

“Therearealsoconcernsthattoomanyclockmakersarepreparedtousemodem

mechanicalsolutionstomakeaclockwork,evenifthosesolutionsare

aesthetically（審美地）wrong,"saidJonathanBetts,anadvisertotheNationalTrust.

Headded,“Museumcollectionsandmoresensitiveprivatecollectorswouldmuch

rathernothaveaclockcleanedsoitlooksbrandnew,butanawfullotofrestorers

rejectthat."Mr.Poole,whobecameaclockmakerinthe1990s,said,"Therearefew

peoplecomingintothebusiness.Mostpeoplewhoareinitareedgingtowards

retirement,asamI.Ifpeoplearen'tskilled,allthoselovelythingswon'tbelooked

afterproperly."

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"ontheredlistHinparagraph1mean?

A.Ontopofstandard.B.Inneedofimprovement.

C.Inresponsetodemand.D.Atriskofextinction.

13.Whatbelongstoatraditionalpracticeintheclockmakingfield?

A.Itspairingeachapprenticewithaspecialist.

B.Itstailoringtrainingprogramsforapprentices.

C.Itsbringinginnewbloodbyemployingapprentices.

D.Itspostponingexperiencedspecialists'retirementage.

14.WhatpreventsyoungkidsfrombeingclockmakersaccordingtoHowardWalwyn?

A.Arelativelylowsalary.B.Thelackofinterestinclockmaking.

C.Thetoughemploymentenvironment.D.Alimitednumberoftrainingcourses.

15.WhatisJonathanBetts*concern?

A.Manyrepairersadoptmodernmethodsinclockmaking.

B,Manyrestorersareincapableoffixingmechanicalclocks.

C.Privatecollectorsshownointerestintraditionaltechniques.

D.Museumsrefusetoincludecleanedclocksintheircollections.

二、七選五

Homeorganizationhasbeenturnedintoanartformbysocialmediainfluenceswho

sharebeautifulimagesofboxesarrangedbycolororpackedneatlyintobaskets.This

isAmericanaddictionwithorganizing.16It'snotthatweneedtoorganize

ourjunktomakeitprettier.lt1sthatweneedtobuylessstuff.Herearesometipsto

helpyoubreakupwithoverbuying.

Beginbytakingalookaroundtoseewhatyouhave,whatyouneed,andwhatyou

cangetridof.Periodicallyhavingacheckwillhelpyoumakebettershopping

decisionsandwillhelpreducepurchases.17Breakitintomanageableparts,

suchaskitchentoolsorwinterclothes.Thenidentifywhatyouuseregularlyandwhat

cango.

Alsoconsiderwhichbelongingsbringyoujoyandwhichonesyouwouldn*tmiss

iftheyweregone.Doclothesandshoesmakeyouhappy,ordoyouprefertheitems

youbroughtbackfromatrip?Areyourbooksyourmostprizedpossessions?18

Shopwithintention.Somepeoplebuyitemsbecausethey*reonsale.Somethink

it'snecessarytostockuponalmosteverything.Otherpeopleshopbecauseitmakes

themhappy.19Aftermomentaryhappiness,theitemsbecomepartofthe

mountainofstuffunwanted.

20Decidingtobuysomethingmaynotrequiremuchmentalenergy.But

decidingwhattodowithunwanteditemscanbestressfulandtakeupconsiderable

time.Mindlessshop-pingaffectsourmentalhealthandteachesourchildrennotto

valuetheirbelongingsbecauseitmakeseachitemseemlessspecial.Doingsowill

benefitallofus,thenextgenerationandourplanet.

A.Shopmindfully.

B.Considerourplanet.

C.Ourshoppinghabitsarecomplex.

D.Buttheyignoretherootoftheproblem.

E.Ybudon*thavetocheckyourentirehouseholdatonce.

F.Whateverthereason,theexcitementusuallydoesn,tlastlong.

G.Knowingtheanswerstothesequestionswillhelpyousetprioritieswhen

shopping.

三、完形填空

Liamisabraveyoungman.Hestartedoutonhisbigadventure,abiketripfrom

AlaskatoArgentina.

In2021,Liamwaslookingforsomething.Hehadsomeexperience

inlongdistances.HislongestbiketripwasfromLosAngelestoSan

Francisco.Thathelpedhimdecidetoamuchlongertripfromthepoint

farthestnorthintheUSAtothesouthernmosttownoftheworld.

LiamhistriponAugust1,2021.Otherthanbasiclifenecessitiesand

somepartsforhisbike,hedidn1thavemuchelse.Wheninitially

knowinghistrip,Liam1sfamilyweren'tatfirst.Butafterseeinghe

withit,theybecamehisstrongestsupporters.Liambelievedhe

therightpath.Aslongashewasgoingsouth,hethought,hewouldfinally

reachhis.

Liamdidn'tgiveupeasily.Duringhistrip,hehad.Inspiteofthe

trouble,hekeptgoing.LiamarrivedinUshuaia,ArgentinaonJanuary

10,2023—527daysafterhe.Hehadmadeit,bikingthrough14

countriesalongtheway.

BackpackinghometoCalifornia,Liamhopedwhathehaddonecould

otherstostartanadventureoftheirown.Inhisopinion,everyoneis

ofamazingthings.Thehardestpartisgettingtheto

attemptthethingsyouwanttodo.

21.A.worryingB.equalC.formalD.challenging

22.A.flyingB.swimmingC.bikingD.measuring

23.A.obeyB.improveC.resistD.try

24.A.finishedB,beganC.guidedD.explored

25.A.spareB.electricalC.shockingD.outworn

26.A.sureB.happyC.anxiousD.tired

27.A.comparedB.agreedC.competedD.continued

28.A.establishedB.limitedC.choseD.defeated

29.A.situationB.courtyardC.destinationD?road

30.A.difficultiesB.pleasuresC.feesD.desires

31.A.graduallyB-eventuallyC.definitelyD.completely

32.A.setoffB.carriedonC.gaveinD.tookoff

33.A.forceB.orderC.inspireD.permit

34.A.awareB.capableC.ashamedD.proud

35.A.commentB.preservationC.packageD.confidence

四、用單詞的適當形式完成短文

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

Light-drawingartistWangSibo,betterknownasRoyWang,ledateamina

successfulattempt36(break)theGuinnessWorldRecordforthemostpeople

lightdrawingatthesametimeonJune29.

Thechallenge37(take)placeatGuangzhouTechnicianCollege,Guangdong

Province,38Wang,alongwithfourofhisteammembersand355studentsfrom

thecollege,completedahugelightdrawingartworkinaroundtwohours.Theartwork

showsimages39(include)alion1sheadfromGuangdong1scharacteristicart

formliondancing,theemblem(象征)oftheCommunistPartyofChina,aswellas

hundredsofpentagrams(五角星).Becausesomeofthestudents1lightdrawing

didn*tappearinthefinalphotograph,thechallengeregistered40totalof328

peoplewhocompletedthetask.

"Withthisinnovativechallengewewouldliketopayourrespects41the

foundinganniversaryoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andinspireyoungpeopleto

learnnew42(skill)andcontributethemtothedevelopmentofourcountry,0

Wangsaid."ItisalsoourambitiontopromotethespiritofChinesecraftsmanshipto

theworld,andshowcasethehigh-quality43(achieve)ofChineseeducation."

ThismarksthethirdtimethatWanghas44(successful)broketheGuinness

WorldRecord,followinghisrecordsin2018and2021incompletingthe45

(large)lightdrawing.

五、建議信

46.假定你是李華，你校外教Smith準備利用即將到來的中秋節(jié)假期去北京游

玩，想征詢你們的建議。請你給他寫一封英文郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.旅行建議(景點、美食、交通等)；

2.表達祝愿。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

DearMrSmith,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

六、讀后續(xù)寫

47.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。

JohnBrownisacollegestudent,whoisperformingwellinallaspects.Butwhenhe

wastwoyearsold,hesufferedfromautism（孤獨癥）thatdelayedhisbrain*sgrowth.

Thebasicsymptomsincludedinabilitytopickupsocialcues,arefusaltointeractwith

friendsorfamily,andalackofskillsinprocessingspeech,thinkingandlearning.

John'sparents,whowereteachers,wereinitiallyshockedatthere