2024年梅州市高三二模（總復(fù)習(xí)質(zhì)檢試卷）英語試卷

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梅州市高三總復(fù)習(xí)質(zhì)檢試卷（2024.4）

英語

本試卷共8頁，滿分120分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。

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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四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

FreeCommunitySwap

Contact:

CatherineCrawford,（718）809-1603ccrawford@grownyc.org

JonKlar,（646）530-0381jklar@grownyc.org

NewYorkerslookingtoreduce,reuse,andsavemoneythisyearareinvitedtoparticipatein

Stop'N'Swap,afreecommunityeventorganizedbylocalnonprofitGrowNYC.

TheaverageNYChouseholdthrowsawayabout2,000poundsofwasteayear.Byreusing

througheventslikeStop'N'Swap,NYCresidentscantakepartinsavingover40millionpounds

ofmaterialfromlandfilleveryyear.Takeabreakfromshopping,supportacleanerfuture,andjoin

theever-growingreusecommunity!

WHAT:FreeStop'N'SwapCommunityReuseEvent

WHEN:February19th,12Pm-3pm

WHERE:BronxWorksClassicCommunityCenter-286East156thStreet,Bronx,NY10451

Thepublicisinvitedtobringcleanandreusableitems.Nooneisrequiredtobringsomething

totakesomething一youcansimplyshowupwithabagandseewhat'sfreeforthetaking.Books,

toys,clothing,andelectronicsarejustsomeoftheofferings.Furnitureandotherlargeitemsarenot

acceptedattheswap.Anythingleftoverattheendofthedayisdonatedorrecycled.

Stop'N'SwapshavedevelopedaregularfollowingamongenvironmentallyconsciousNewYor

kers.Afteralmosttwoyearswithoutswaps,GrowNYChassetagoalofhostingoneswapin

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eachofthecity，s59communitydistrictseachyear,providingopportunitiestomakeNYCtrulyliva

ble—aplacewhereeverypersoncanenjoyahealthierlife.

21.WhatshouldyoudotogetmoreinformationfromCatherine?

A.Call(646)530-0381.B.Call(718)809-1603.

C.Emailjklar@grownyc.org.D.Visit286East156thStreet,Bronx.

22.WhatitemsareunacceptableattheStop'N'Swap?

A.Dry-as-dustbooks.B.Old-fashionedclothes.

C.Out-of-dateelectronics.D.Second-handfurniture.

23.WhatistheaimofGrowNYC5sStop'N'Swaps?

A.TomakeNYCabetterplacetolive.

B.ToenrichNewYorkers5communitylife.

C.ToreducethecostofdealingwithwasteinNYC.

D.Toencouragedistrictstocompeteinsustainability.

B

Atfirstlook,theplaygroundattheChildren'sGuild-TransformationAcademyinBaltimore,Mar

yland,lookslikeanyother.Ithasswings,slides,andplacesforchildrentoclimbandcrawl.But

theplaygroundisnotjustaplaceforfun.Itisalsoaplacewherestudentscanlearn,growandg

ainindependence.Everything——fromthekindofsurfaceitsitson,tothecolorofitssittingareas,t

otheplacementofthesurroundingfence—isspecificallydesignedforkidswithautism(自閉癥).

MarkRapaportisthemanagingdirectorofautismservicesattheTransformationAcademy.He

saidtheschoolacceptsstudentsaged5to21withautismspectrumdisorder(ASD)andarelower-fu

nctioning.

RapaportsaidthegoalofTransformationAcademyistomakethestudentsasindependentaspo

ssibleinanefforttohelpthemprepareforadultlife.Theschoolaimstoprovidehelpwithdevelop

ingcommunicationandsocialskills,aswellaspracticalabilitieslikecleaningorcooking.

TheplaygrounddesignedbyMarylandcompanySparks@Play,usingstructuresmanufacturedbyL

andscapeStructures,Inc.,tookamonthtodevelop,saidDanHack.HeworksforSparks@Playand

helpedleadtheplayground，sdesign.Hacksaidheandothersspentweeksgettingtoknowthestude

ntsandunderstandingtheirneedsbeforeanybuildingwasstarted.Thedesignprocessinvolvedphysi

caltherapists,occupationaltherapists,andotherspecialists.Thehuge$500,000projectwasfunded

withsupportfromthestateofMarylandandthenonprofitOrokawaFoundation.

Partsoftheplaygroundthatseemsmallareveryimportantforchildrenwithautismandotherdi

sabilities.Thesurroundingfenceextendsintoawoodedareatomakeitseemmoreopen.Andthe

groundundertheplayareasismadeofsoft,butsolidmaterialstosupportstudentsusingwheelchair

sorcrutches.Thebenchesontheoutsideoftheplaygroundlooksimplefromfaraway,butare“o

neofourmostinclusivesensory“elements,Hacksaid.Theyhavemanydifferentcolorsthatbring

aboutfeelingsofcalmandcuriosity.Theyarealsomadewithsmoothmaterialthatcanbefeltand

moved.Theacademy?sRapaportsaidifachildstartstofeeluneasy,theycansitdownandfeelt

hebench,whichcanhelpthemrelax.

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24.WhyistheplaygroundinBaltimoredesignedwithspecialmaterials?

A.Tomakeitsuperiortootherplaygrounds.

B.Tobetterservechildrenwithautism.

C.Toimprovethequalityoftheplayground.

D.Tomakeiteasierforkidstoclimbandcrawl.

25.Whatcanwelearnfromtheplaygroundproject?

A.Ittookamonthtocompletetheproject.B.Thedesignprocessissimpleandeasy.

C.Theresultoftheprojectisuncertain.D.It'samoney-consumingproject.

26.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thescaleandthestructureoftheplayground.

B.Waysforkidstofreefromthestressandrelaxthemselves.

C.Theunderlyinglogicandreasonablefactorsoftheplayground.

D.Theadvantagesoftheplaygroundforautismanddisabledkids.

27.WhichbestdescribestheplaygroundinBaltimore?

A.Advanced.B.Environmental-friendly.

C.Functional.D.Convenient.

C

Newfindingssuggestthatwhenit-comestolearning,thesnakemaybequiteabitlikehuman

s.DavidHoltzman,ascientistattheUniversityofRochester,hasfoundthatsnakeshaveamuchg

reatercapacityforlearningthanearlierstudieshadindicated.

Holtzman?sstudychallenged24snakestoescapefromablackplasticcontainerthesizeofa

child?spool.Cardsmountedonthecontainerswallsandtapeonitsfloorprovidedthesnakesw

ithvisualandtouchablesignalstofindtheirgoal:holesinthecontainer'sbottomthatofferadark,

comfortablespottohide.

Simplyfallingintoaholeisn'ttheonlyproofthatthesnakesarelearningsomething,though.

“Speedtofindthatgoalisoneofthemeasureswhichshowsthey'relearning,“Holtzmansays.

“Onaverage,theytakeover700secondstofindthecorrectholeonthefirstdayoftraining,and

thengodowntoabout400secondsbythefourthdayoftraining.Someareactuallyveryfastand

finditinlessthan30seconds.”

Studiesdatingbacktothe1950sinterpretedsnakes'awkwardnesswithmazes（迷宮）asapoor

reflectionontheirintelligence."Earlyattemptstostudysnakeintelligencewereproblematicbecause

thestudiesusedmazesastestingarenas（場地）一asthoughsnakesmightbeexpectedtorunthrough

mazesinthesamewaymicerunthroughmazes,“saysPeterKareiva,aprofessorofzoology.

“Snakesdonotencounteranythinglikemazesinnature,andtheydonotlearnhowtorunmazes

inlaboratoryconditions.”

Holtzmanalsofoundafewage-baseddifferencesinthesignalsthesnakesuse.Youngsnakes

appeartobemoreadaptableandresourceful,usingavarietyofcluestofindtheirwaytotheexit.

Buttheireldersseemtorelymuchmoreheavilyonvisualclues."Actually,oneoftheamazing

findingsfromourstudiesisthatsnakesdousevisioninlocatingplaces,“saysHoltzman."They

don51justrelyonthechemicalcluespickedupbystickingtheirtonguesout,asmanysnakebiolog

istsassume.”

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28.Whatisthefunctionofthecardsandtape?

A.Todirectthesnakestotheexits.

B.Toprotectthesnakesfrombrightlights.

C.Tocovertheholesatthecontainer'sbottom.

D.Tomakethecontaineracomfortablespottostay.

29.Whatdothedatainparagraph3showaboutthesnakesaccordingtoHoltzman?

A.Theyareskillfulescapers.B.Theyaregoodlearners.

C.Theycommunicatewitheachother.D.Theyadapttoenvironmentsquickly.

30.Whatwastheproblemwithearlyattemptstostudysnakeintelligence?

A.Theychosethewrongtestingarenas.

B.Theyfailedtodotestsinlaboratoryconditions.

C.Theyreferredtostudiesdatingbacktothe1950s.

D.Theycomparedsnakeswithadifferentkindofanimal.

31.WhatastonishesHoltzmanaboutsnakes?

A.Theyrelyonsighttofindtheirway.

B.Theyleavechemicalclueseverywhere.

C.Theyoungbeattheireldersinmanyways.

D.Theirtonguesareunabletorecognizechemicalclues.

D

ResearchledbyecologistBartHoekstraoftheUniversityofAmsterdamshowsthatbirdsare

affectedbythemassuseoffireworksonNewYear'sEveuptoadistanceof10km(6miles)

away.

Withdatafromweatherradarsandbirdcountsaninternationalteamofresearchersrevealedh

owmanybirdstakeoffimmediatelyafterthestartofthefireworks,atwhatdistancefromfirew

orksthisoccursandwhichspeciesgroupsmainlyreact."Birdstakeoffasaresultofanacutef

lightresponseduetosuddennoiseandlight.Wealreadyknewthatmanywaterbirdsreactstron

gly,butnowwealsoseetheeffectonotherbirdsthroughouttheNetherlands,“saysecologist

BartHoekstraoftheUniversityofAmsterdam.InthescientificjournalFrontiersinEcologyand

theEnvironment,theresearchersthereforeargueforlargefireworks-freezones.

Lastyear,otherresearchersatIBEDdiscoveredthatgeesearesoaffectedbyfireworksthat

theyspendanaverageof10%longerlookingforfoodthannormalduringatleastthenext11da

ys.Theyapparentlyneedthattimetorestoretheirenergytotheirformercondition,afterfleeing

fromthefireworks.

Because62%ofallbirdsintheNetherlandslivewithinaradiusof2.5kmofinhabitedare

as,theconsequencesoffireworksarehighforallbirdsthroughoutthecountry."Flyingrequires

alotofenergy,soideallybirdsshouldbedisturbedaslittleaspossibleduringthecoldwinter

months.Measurestoensurethisareespeciallyimportantinopenareassuchasgrasslands,wh

eremanylargerbirdsspendthewinter.Theeffectsoffireworksonbirdsarelesspronouncedn

earforestsandsemi-openhabitats.Inaddition,smallerbirdssuchastitsandfincheslivethere,

whicharelesslikelytoflyawayfromdisturbance.”

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Theauthorsargueforfireworks-freezonesinareaswherelargebirdslive.Hoekstra:"These

bufferzonescouldbesmallerinareaswherelightandsoundtravellessfar,suchasnearforests.F

urthermore,fireworksshouldmainlybelitatcentrallocationsinbuilt-upareas,asfarawayfromb

irdsaspossible.Itwouldbebestforbirdsifwemovedtowardslightshowswithoutsound,sucha

sdroneshowsordecorativefireworkswithoutveryloudbangs.”

32.Whatcanwelearnabouttheresearch?

A.It，sthefirstoneaboutfireworks5effectsonbirds.

B.It'sconductedbycollectingdatafromweatherradars.

C.ItshowstheextentofthefireworksJinfluenceonbirds.

D.ItkeepstrackofbirdsthroughoutNetherlandsandbeyond.

33.Whydidgeesespendmoretimelookingforfood?

A.Tofindaplacewithoutfireworks.B.Tostoremorefoodincase.

C.Tofindanewsourceofenergy.D.Tomakeupforthelostenergy.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced'inPara.4mean?

A.Predictable.B.Noticeable.C.Admirable.D.Avoidable.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FireworksintheworldB.Fireworks-freezones

C.PanicintheairD.Birdsthroughoutthecountry

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。

Itcanbestressfultodeliveraspeechinfrontofpeople.Whatdoyousay?Howdoyoucatch

people'sattention?Whatdoyoudoifyoumessup?36Youcanusethefollowingbasicsabout

theartofpublicspeakingtohelpyouovercomethesechallengesandbeagoodspeaker.

Pointeverythingbacktothecentralidea

Beforeyoubeginyourspeech,figureoutyourcoremessage.37Itmakesiteasiertodeci

dewhattosayandithelpsyoumakeeveryotherdecision,fromthestructuretothespecificstories

andconcreteimagesthatyouinclude.

38

Tomakeyourpresentationmemorable,youcantryusing“stickystories“inyourspeeches—h

onest,vividanecdotes（逸聞）withdetailsthatengagethesensesofsight,sound,smell,tasteandt

ouch.Peoplerememberstoriesandimages.

Practiceinfrontofpeople

Practicingyourspeechcaneasefeelingsofnervousnessandhelpyouadjustyourpresentation.A

skafriendorafamilymembertolistentoyouasyoupractice.Youcanalsotakeavoicememo

withyourphoneandplayitbacktoyourself.39

Slowdownandstartagain

Ifsomethingunexpectedhappensinthemoment一sayyoustumble（結(jié)巴）orloseyourplace一pa

useorslowdown.Takeadeepbreathandgobacktothebeginningofasentenceorrestatethewo

rdyoustumbledon.Anddon，tworry,peopledon，tnoticethosepausesasmuchasyouthinkthey

do.40Thepointistosetyourselfupforsuccess,notperfection.

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A.Avoidbigwordsandlongsentences.

B.Usevividimageryandstorytelling.

C.Theseproblemswilldriveyoumad.

D.Evenifsomeonedoesnotice,that5sOK,too.

E.Thenmakesurealltheideasinyourspeechpointbacktoit.

F.There，salsoachancetopracticeshortspeechesonimportanttopics.

G.Bydoingso,youcangetsupportivefeedbacktoimproveyourspeech.

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。

Twentyyearsago,Iwasmonthsintomyfirstjobatastart-upindependentpublishingcompany

inNewYork.Oneafternoon,I41atrainwithaloadofhoLoff-the-presscatalogues（目錄簿）,

ourfirsttolisteveryoneofourtitles.Iwasonmywayto42myaunt,who'dagreedto_

43themtoherfriends.

Backthen,Iwasmuchless_44_;somehowImadeitonthetrainbutIhadn,thadtimet

obuya45.IfiguredI'dbuyoneonboard.Whentheconductorcametostandnexttome,

lopenedmy46andfoundnothinginside.Theydidn，t47creditcardsbackthen.Iwas

toldtogetoffatthenextstation._48_,themannexttomehanded$15totheconductor.I

wasbeyondgratefuland49;IpromisedhimIwouldsendhimacheck,whichhe50.I

madehimwritedownhisaddress,though.

Later,Iwroteacheck,51itinaletter,andsentitoff.Iexpressedmy_52_againan

dincludedmyemailaddress.Soonheemailedmeandwe53alastingfriendship.

That54actionhasstayedwithme.Thinkingaboutthatday,I55myselftobemuch

kindertostrangersandtofocusonthegoodinpeople.

41.A.cameacrossB.rushedontoC.passedbyD.lookedfor

42.A.visitB.helpC.rescueD.introduce

43.A.returnB.explainC.connectD.distribute

44.A.determinedB.objectiveC.organizedD.professional

45.A.ticketB.cardC.giftD.book

46.A.parcelB.walletC.envelopeD.bottle

47.A.cancelB.rejectC.provideD.accept

48.A.NaturallyB.UnexpectedC.DoubtfullyD.Disagreeably

49.A.embarrassedB.disturbedC.annoyedD.dissatisfied

50.A.gaveawayB.checkedoutC.laughedoffD.sentback

51.A.lostB.unfoldedC.noticedD.enclosed

52.A.appreciationB.admirationC.amazementD.approval

53.A.destroyedB.inspiredC.formedD.reported

54.A.romanticB.generousC.emergentD.symbolic

55.A.forceB.allowC.warnD.remind

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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。

TheGuangdongLionDance,anationaltraditionpopularinFoshanandGuangzhou,isatypical

SouthernLionDance.

Liondancing56(date)backthousandsofyears,totheTangDynasty,andalegendabout

theemperorhavingadream57alionsavedhislife.Andlaterit58(introduce)tothes

outhbymigrantsfromthenorth.TheGuangdongLionDancedevelopedinto59(it)modernfo

rmduringtheMingDynasty(AD1368-1644).InChinesetradition,peopleregardthelionas60

symbolofbravenessandstrength,whichcandriveawayevilandprotecthumansandlivestock.Li

ondancing61(main)focusesontheperformanceoftheliondance,attachingmuchattentiont

omovements62scratchinganitch(抓癢)，shakingthemane(鬃毛)andlicking(舔)thehair.

TheGuangdongLionDance,a63(combine)ofmartialarts,danceandmusic,ispopular

notonlyinGuangdongandGuangxiprovinces,butalsoamongoverseasChineseinSoutheastAsia

ncountries,64(make)itaculturalbridgeforoverseasChinesekeepingintouchwiththeirn

ationalroots.Itisconsideredtobeatraditionwithfar-reachingculturalvalue.LunarNewYearis

theperfecttime65(share)andcelebratethatcultureandheritage.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你所負(fù)責(zé)的校烹飪社團(tuán)將舉辦主題為“MySpecialtyDish（我最拿手的一道菜）”

的活動。請你給外教Chris寫一封郵件，邀請他參加此次活動，內(nèi)容包括：

1.活動時間、地點；

2.活動內(nèi)容。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearChris,

Yours,

LiHua

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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。

ItisahotsunnySaturdaymorningonthefarm.Maya,DuksieandDoobiearehelping