2024年廣州市高三二模普通高中畢業(yè)班綜合測試（二） 英語試卷

★啟用前注意保密試卷類型：B2024年廣州市普通高中畢業(yè)班綜合測試(二) 英語 2024.4.23本試卷共10頁，滿分120分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號、試室號和座位號填寫在答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型(B)填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。并在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上填涂考生號。因筆試不考聽力，試卷從第二部分開始，試題序號從“21”開始。2.作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試卷上。3.非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4.考生必須保持答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將試卷和答題卡一并交回。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四個選項中選出最佳選項。ATraintheimportantskillsmoderneditorsusetoevaluateandenhancewritingforclarity,precisionandaccuracy.Inthiscourse,studentswilllearnhowaneditorapproachesasubmittedpiece,goingbeyondsentence-levelerrorandlookingatthebigpicturearoundaccuracy,styleandorganization.Understandingthedifferentchallengesinaneditor'sjob,studentswillgetabehind-the-sceneslookatthissometimesbusyandoftenexcitingcareer.Meanwhile,studentswillgrowtheirowntechnicaleditingskillsandreturnhomeamorecompetenteditor.UsingGenZEraastheircasestudy,studentswillmeetandstudyunderthepeoplewhodecidewhattopicsarerelevantandvaluabletotheaudienceandwhodeterminetheoveralleditorialstrategy,ensuringthatthecontentmeetsthestandardsandtoneofthepublication.英語試卷B第1頁(共10頁)CourseHighlights●Visitthemediacityandattendlecturesbyaward-winningguestspeakers.●Assessarticlesaswellasquestionandcoachtheauthorstogetthebestpiecepossible.●Connectwithprofessionalswhomanagethedevelopmentandpublicationofaccurateandworthycontent.●Editonepieceintoawell-writtenandfact-checkedarticleinthestyleofGenZEra.Price●ResidentialProgram(Studentsliveoncampus):$6,600●DayProgram(Studentscommutetoclasseveryday):$5,500(Graduatingseniorscanhavea$400discountifapplyingbeforeMay2,2024.)TermDate:July9-July21,2024ApplicationDeadline:Friday,May31,2024ContactAdmission:info@21.Whichistheprobablenameofthecourse?A.CareerDevelopmentinMedia.B.EditorialDecision-making.C.FundamentalsofEditing.D.IntroductiontoPublication.22.Whatwillstudentsdointhecourse?A.Interviewaward-winningguests.B.Helpauthorsimprovetheirarticles.C.Connectwithprofessionalpublishers.D.EditonearticleforGenZEra.23.AgraduatingseniorapplyingforaDayProgramonApril30,2024shouldpay.A.$5,100B.$5,500C.$6,200D.$6,600BCourageisahugethemeinmylife,aqualityIconstantlyseek,appreciate,andanalyze.Therootof“courage”is“cor,”theLatinwordforheart.Originally,couragemeant“tospeakone’smindbytellingallone'sheart.”Whilecourageisoftenassociatedwithheroismnowadays,Ibelievetruecourageliesinbeingopenandhonestaboutwhoweareandhowwefeel.Irecentlywitnessedanexampleoftruecourage.Duringamountain-climbingtripwithmy15-year-olddaughterandsomecollegestudents,Inoticedherstrugglingtokeepupwiththegroup.Despitemysuggestionstorest,shepersisteduntilshecouldn'tbreatheproperly.Panicked,Icalledouttothefrontforhelp,buttherewasnoresponse,andwehadnocellphonesignal.Fortunately,twostudentsjustcamebacktocheckoutonus.Theyofferedassistanceandcalmedusdown.Aswecontinuedataslowerpace,theysharedtheirownexperiences,fromstartingoutasbeginnerslikemydaughtertobecomingconsistentlyamongthefirsttoreachthepeak.英語試卷B第2頁(共10頁)“Youknow,”oneofthemsaid,lookingatmydaughter,“IwasjustlikeyouwhenIstarted.Butwithpracticeandproperpace,you'llgettheretoo.”“Yeah,don'tletyourlackofexperiencestopyou,”theotheradded.“It'sokaytoadmitwhenyou'restrugglingornotfeelingalright.Infact,it'simportanttospeakupandaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.That'showweimproveandgrow.”Reachingthemountaintopwasahugereliefforbothmydaughterandme.However,thetwostudentsaddressedthecelebratinggroupdirectly,emphasizingtheimportanceofstayingtogetherintoughenvironments.Theirwordsledthegrouptoapologizetousforoverlookingourstruggle.Iwastotallyamazedattheirbravery,andmydaughterlearnedthatit'sokaytobetheleastexperiencedinagroup.Courage,I'vecometorealize,hasarippleeffect.Eachtimewechoosecourage,weinspirethosearoundustobealittlebraverandmaketheworldalittlebetter.24.Whydoestheauthormentiontheoriginalmeaningofcourage?A.Toargueforthetrueessenceofcourage.B.Toquestionthecommonbeliefofcourage.C.Toshowthechangingmeaningofcourage.D.Tocomparedifferentinterpretationsofcourage.25.Whatdidthetwostudentssuggestthedaughterdo?A.Challengeherownlimits.B.Seekhelpwheneverpossible.C.Keeptoasuitablepace.D.Stickwithexperiencedclimbers.26.Whichactioninthemountain-climbingstoryisanexampleoftruecourage?A.Themotheraskedthegirltorest.B.Thegirltriedhardnottofallbehind.C.Thegroupcelebratedthereachofthetop.D.Thetwostudentspointedoutthegroup'sfault.27.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A.Kindnessconnectsusall.B.Beingabeginnertakescourage.C.Withcourage,everyonecanbeperfect.D.Wedon'thavetobeaherotobebrave.C“It’snotunusualforgueststofeelemotionalwhentheydiscoverthestorybehindourfood,”saysPatrickNavis.“Nottomentionwhentheytasteit.Oneevencriedwithhappiness.”Thesettingforthesetearfulscenes?Navis'srestaurantinaDutchcity.Here,theownerandhisteamcreateexperimentalfoodusingherbs,roots,flowersandnuts—somecommon,otherslessso.英語試卷B第3頁(共10頁)Mostoftheseingredients(食材)comefromtheKetelbroekFoodForestnearby.Totheuntrainedeye,it'slikeanordinarywood.Butthere'sonekeydifference:everythinginitisedible.Itwassetupin2009byDutchbotanistandenvironmentalistNoahEckasanexperimentinslowfarming,toseewhatwouldhappeniftherightcombinationoffoodplantswerelefttogrowtogetherlikeanaturalforest,withoutchemicals.“It’sthefirst‘foodforest’ofitskindinEuropeandwe’reoneofthefewrestaurantsaroundtheworldcooperatinginthisway,”saysNavis.“Wehaveover400differentspeciesofedibleplantsweplanourmenusaround,includingsomewepreviouslyknewlittleabout.”Heharveststheingredientsand,withhisfellowchefs,worksthemintobeautifullypresentedtastingmenus,servedinadiningroomhiddeninthebackstreetsofthecity.“Tous,finediningisnotaboutthefameofarestaurant,itslocation,expensivedecoration,fancycookingandwinelist,”saysNavis.“It'saboutaddingvaluethroughcreativityandusingingredientsnobodyknowsof,whicharegrownwithgreatattention.”However,headds,luxurycookingcanbeaboutenhancingeverydayingredients,too.“Whenlookingatcookinginthisway,whocanarguethatcaviar(魚子醬),forexample,ismorevaluablethanacarrotgrownwithspecialistknowledge?”ExperimentationisextremelyimportanttoNavis.Inthenextfiveyears,hehopestoopenanoutdoorrestaurant.Butfornow,themostimportantthingistocontinuefocusingonhowplantsarebeinggrownandtheperennialsystemusedintheFoodForest,reducingtheneedforreplantingeachseason.28.WhatcanwelearnaboutNavis'srestaurant?A.Itiswellreceivedbyitsguests.B.Itservesfoodwithmovingstories.C.Itoffersexperimentalfoodforfree.D.Itisknownforitsrarefoodsources.29.HowisKetelbroekFoodForestdifferentfromordinarywoods?A.Itisanaturalforest.B.Diverseplantscoexistinit.C.Plantstheretakelongertogrow.D.Itprovidessafefoodingredients.30.WhatisthekeyelementoffinediningaccordingtoNavis?A.Convenientlocations.B.Expensiveingredients.C.Innovativemenus.D.Fancycookingtechniques.31.Whatdoes“theperennialsystem”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?A.Thesustainablefarmingpractice.B.Farmingwithproperuseofchemicals.C.Naturalfarmingwithouthumanintervention.D.Anexperimentalfarmforanoutdoorrestaurant.英語試卷B第4頁(共10頁)DMyfatherstartedlearningFrenchat57,drawnbythepotentialbenefitsofbilingualismindelayingdementia(失智癥).Now,20yearslater,he'sonhisthirdteacher.Manypeoplelikemyfatherhaveattemptedtopickupanewlanguage.Butcanthisreallyboostbrainhealth?Accordingtoexperts,regularlyusinganewlanguagebringscognitive(認(rèn)知的)benefits.Ifyou'retryingtorecalltherightwordsinanotherlanguage,yourbrainisforcedtoinhibityourmothertongue.Thisprocess,calledcognitiveinhibition,helpsimproveyourbrainfunction.Repeatingthisprocessmakesyourbrainmoreresistanttodiseaseslikedementia.Themoreyouchallengeyourbrain,thebetteritfunctions,evenifyourbrainhealthstartstodecline.However,evidenceforthebenefitsoflearningasecondlanguageinyour60sisweaker.ResearchbyDr.LeoAntonioufoundthatolderItalianswhotookEnglishlessonsforfourmonthsdidn'tseeanydifferenceintheircognitionscores,butpeoplewhodidn'tsawtheirscoresdecline.Prof.DianaSmith's2023studiesfoundsimilarresults.Researchersofferedafewpotentialexplanationsfortheirdisappointingresults.Oneisthattheparticipantswerehighlymotivatedvolunteers,probablyofhighcognitivelevelfortheirage,makingithardtoseeanyimprovements.“Whenchoosingparticipants,wehavetobecareful,aretheyreallyrepresentativeofthepopulation?”saidDr.JudithWare.Anotheristhatthelanguageinterventionswereperhapstooshort.Thesestudieshaveusedlanguagelessonsthat“wereverydifferentintheirlengthandfrequency,”saidProf.LauraGrossman.ToDr.Antoniou,thelimitedfindingsarenotentirelysurprising.Noonewouldsaythatlearninganewlanguageforsixmonthswouldbethesameashavingusedtwolanguagesforyourentirelife.Buthedoesthinkthatlanguagelessonscanprovidecognitivebenefitsbybeingcognitivelystimulating.Perhapsmoreimportant,Prof.Grossmansaid,learninganotherlanguageoffersotherpotentialadvantages,liketravelingorconnectingwithnewcommunities.Myfather,forexample,hasremainedpenfriendswithhisfirstteacherandtraveledtoFrancenumeroustimes.Andat76,he'sassharpasever.32.Whathappensintheprocessof“cognitiveinhibition”?A.Memoryimproves.B.Nativelanguageisheldback.C.Dementiaiscured.D.Brainhealthworsens.33.Whichisapossibleexplanationforthedisappointingresearchresults?A.Theinterventionofthefirstlanguage.B.Thegreatlengthofthelanguagecourse.C.Thepoorchoiceofresearchparticipants.D.Theagedifferenceoftheresearchsubjects.英語試卷B第5頁(共10頁)34.Whoseopiniondoestheauthorsupportbymentioninghisfather'sexperience?A.LeoAntoniou's.B.DianaSmith's.C.JudithWare's.D.LauraGrossman's.35.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Isitnevertoolatetolearnanewlanguage?B.Canlearninganewlanguagedelaydementia?C.Whydoesmyfatherstartlearninganewlanguage?D.Howdoeslearninganewlanguagebenefitagingbrain?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，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Haveyoueverwonderedwhyitfeelssosatisfyingtosingintheshower?Youarealone.Youarewarm.Theairismoist,makingyourthroat(喉嚨)feelwet.36You'reatoncerelaxedandpleasantlyenergizedbythewater.Littlecantakeyouawayfromthesimpletasksathand.Youcontrolthespeedandpitch.Andthebathroomprovideswonderfulresonance(共鳴).Nowimaginesingingwhiledriving.Youaresitting,stuckbyatightseatbeltthatlimitsairflow.Withoutanywarm-up,youprobablystartrightinwiththefirstsongyouhear.Theairisdrier.Andtostayawake,youmaybedrinkingcoffee,whichcanmakeyouthirsty.37Whilesingingalongtotheradio,yourvoicemaygetlostinthenoiseofthesongandthecar.Frommypersonalexperience,Irealizetheimportanceofnotonlyfocusingbutalsosettingtherightconditionsduringpractice.38Thisiswhysomeargueagainstbaseballplayerspractisinghittingbeforeagame.Theytryhittingdifferenttypesofthrows,evensloweronesthattheywouldn'tseeinarealgame.39Towarmup,Ipractisedeepbreathingexercisesandrelaxmytonguewith“blahblahblahs.”Brighteningmyfacehelpsmakemysoundmoreenergetic.MyvoicebecomesricherandstrongerwhenIpractiseopeningupmymouthbyyawning,imaginingthebackofmymouthexpandinglikeafrog’s.IalsoadjustthewayIstand.40A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Youarestandingupstraight.C.Youareloudlyclearingyourthroat.D.Poortrainingmayleadtopoorresults.E.Thestressofdrivingandstayingsafekeepsyoutense.F.Afterall,anuprightguitarwouldn'tsoundrightifitwasbent.G.IalwaystrytorecreatethegreatfeelingofsingingintheshowerwhereverIam.英語試卷B第6頁(共10頁)第三部分語言運用(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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。IhavehadnointerestinfootballforaslongasIcanremember.Whilemyclassmatesplayed,I41tostayinthelibrary.Inever42thepassionforthegameandwouldthrowawaythesportssectionofthenewspaper,asifit43therestofit.AsIgrewup,Iproudlyworemy44.Butoccasionally,whetherinataxiorwhenmeetingafriend'sfather,Ifoundmyselffacedwitha45openerlike,“Terribleseasonwe'rehaving,eh?”orsimply,“Whodoyousupport?”Myheartsank,knowingmyresponsewouldunavoidably46them,despitetheirgoodintentions.Irealizedthatmy47hadclosedoffmanyconversations,outings,andevenpotentialfriendshipsImighthave48enjoyed.AlthoughIcouldn'tchangethefactthatIfoundfootballboring,Ibegantoregretbeinga(n)49.ThenIbecameafather.Ididn'twantmyboyto50thisvaluablesocialexperience,soItookhimtowatchtheLionsplay.Duringthosematches,wesatclosetothefield,surroundedbyfamilieswhohadagenuine51withtheplayers.Mykid'squestionskeptmesomewhat52inthegame.Slowly,Istartedto53fortheLions.Duringonevictoriousmatch,weevenmetDavid,theCaptain,whohappily54foraphotowithmyson.55,Ihadananswertothequestion,“Whodoyousupport?”41. A.preferred B.intended C.wished D.pretended42. A.believed B.understood C.noticed D.hid43. A.confused B.poisoned C.defended D.preserved44. A.doubt B.smile C.confidence D.dislike45. A.well-informed B.well-prepared C.well-meant D.well-presented46. A.challenge B.disturb C.amuse D.disappoint47. A.attitude B.personality C.interest D.habit48. A.otherwise B.ever C.still D.therefore49. A.loser B.fan C.outsider D.passer-by50. A.gowildfor B.turnawayfrom C.getthehangof D.missouton51. A.agreement B.conversation C.competition D.connection52. A.stressed B.engaged C.successful D.busy53 A.cheer B.change C.vote D.play54. A.danced B.waved C.posed D.clapped55. A.Gradually B.Finally C.Unexpectedly D.Luckily英語試卷B第7頁(共10頁)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。Overadecadeago,WuKai,anenthusiastofancientpagodas(塔),waslookingforabook56comprehensivelydetailedthetotalnumberandlocationsofpagodaswithqualityintroductionsandimages.“Ireadextensivelybutfoundthebooksavailablehadlimitedinformationandfewgoodpictures,”heexplains.Dissatisfiedwiththe57(exist)options,Wudecidedtocreatehisown.Despiteanestimated10,000ancientpagodasnationwide,manyremainunaccountedfordueto58(they)remotelocationsandpoorconditions.Visitinghilltoporcliff-toppagodas,orthosehiddenindeepforests,59(require)greatdetermination,physicalstrengthandevenluck,60fewpeoplegettoseetheminperson.Forthosewhodo,there'stheaddedchallengeoftakinggoodpictures,especiallythosesuitable61print.62(fortunate),Wu'splanwasapplaudedbylike-mindedenthusiasts,whogenerouslycontributedgreat63(photo).In2019,Wupublisheda500bookintroducingover300ancientpagodasinBeijing.HethencontinuedtoworkwithWangXuebin,oneoftheenthusiasts.In2023,theirweighty960book64(release),entitledThe1,001ChineseAncientPagodasYouMustSeeBeforeYouDie.“Ineachpagoda,Iseethebeautyofourheritageandthe65(lose)valuesofsimplicity,perfection,andrespectfornatureinmodernlife,”Wuwritesintheintroduction.“AcrossthevastlandofChina,notwopagodasarecompletelyidentical.”第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)你校英文報將增設(shè)主題為“講好中國故事”的欄目。你是欄目負(fù)責(zé)人李華，請給外教Ka