廣東省惠州市2024屆高三第三次調(diào)研考試試題英語試題

惠州市2024屆高三第三次調(diào)研考試試題英語第一部分閱讀理解（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和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AIfyouwishtofeelhappier,cookbetterorjustlearnrandomthings,herearesomeofthemostexcitingpodcast（播客）seriesthatcanhelpyouthroughyourlearningjourney.TenPercentHappierTenPercentHappierwascreatedbyDanHarris.Hehassomeinterestingguests,suchasPandoraSkyes,totalkaboutpersonaldevelopment.Danbelievesthatyoucantrainyourselftobehappy,andyoushouldexpectprogresstocomeslowly.Thepodcastcurrentlyhasover700episodes,eachwithdifferenttimelengths,from6minutesto30minutes.DeliciousWaystoFeelBetterEllaWoodwardapproachesasensitivesubjectaboutourrelationshipwithfood.Morethan100episodesarewaitingforyou,andtheaveragelengthofanepisodeisaboutonehour.Thispodcastcanhelpyoufixyournegativefoodexperienceswithpositiveones,whichcanresultinenjoyingalltypesoffoodinmoderationandrespectingyourbody＇snaturalhungercues.PowerHourAdrienneHerberthasmademorethan250episodesinwhichshetalksaboutmotivation,trends,careerpathsandanythingaboutself-improvement.Anewepisodeairseveryweekandusuallylastsforanhour,soit’saperfectpodcastwhenyouneedalittlebitofaboosttokeepgoing.Adriennealsoinvitesprofessionalstoherpodcaststodiscussimportantmatters.Listeningtoapodcastcanteachyoumanythingsbutalsohelpyourelaxafteralongdayatwork.However,thesoothingvoicesofthehostsandtheengagingsubjectswillmakeyoubecomeinterestedinpersonalgrowthanddevelopment,whichisessentialforyoutohaveabetterlife.21.Whocreatedthepodcastwiththemostepisodes?A.AdrienneHerbert. B.EllaWoodward.C.PandoraSkyes. D.DanHarris.22.WhatdoDeliciousWaystoFeelBetterandPowerHourhaveincommon?A.Sensitivesubjects. B.Averagelength.C.Specialguests. D.Targetaudiences.23.Whyarethepodcastsintroduced?A.Toemphasizeself-growth. B.Tosuggestnewlifestyles.C.Toofferwaysofmakingfood. D.Toarousediscussiononhottopics.BMymomspentyearsasastay-at-homemomsothatmybrothersandIcouldfocusonoureducation.However,Icouldtellfromhercuriosityofandattitudestowardworkingwomenthatsheenviedtheirfinancialfreedomandtheself-esteemthatmustcomewithit.WhenIaskedheraboutworkingagain,shewouldtellmetofocusonachievingmydream.Iknewshehadoncedreamedforherself.Foryears,Iwatchedheteffortlesslylightupconversationswithbothstrangersandfamily.Herempathyandabilitytoreachtheheartcouldmakeanyonelaugh,evenwhenthestoryitselfdidnotapplytothematall."Mom,haveyoueverthoughtaboutbeingastand-upcomedian?""Itistoolateforme,son,"sheresponded,laughingattheidea.Icouldnotbeartowatchherstrugglebetweenambitionanddoubt.Herbirthdaywascomingup.AlthoughIhadalreadyboughtherapresent,IknewwhatIactuallywantedtogiveher.Iplacedlittlenotesofencouragementinsidethepresent.Iaskedmyfamilyandherfriendstodothesame.EventuallyIhadcollected146notes,andeachwiththesamesentiment:"Youarehumorous,fulloflife,andreadytotakeonthestage."Onthedayofherbirthday,mymomunwrappedmypresent.Shewasnotsurprisedasshehadhintedatitforlong.Butthenshesawthoselittlenotes.Shestartedtoweepwithherhandsfullofnotes.Shecouldnotbelievethesupportwasreal.Withintwomonths,mymomgaveherfirstperformanceinaNewYorkcomedyclub.Ihavereadthenotescountlesstimeswithmymom.Theyareframedandlinethewallsofhernewofficespacethatsherentedwiththeprofitsshemadefromworkingasaprofessionalcomedian.Formanyparents,theirchildren'scareersaretheirgreatestaccomplishment,butformemymom'sismine.24.Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthor'smothertoworkingwomen?A.Shewascuriousabouttheirincome.B.Sheadmiredwhatworkbroughtthem.C.Shefeltindifferenttoworkingwomen.D.Sheappreciatedtheirambitionsinfinance.25.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmakeshismotheragoodcomedian?A.Hereffortinmakingfriends. B.Hertalenttobringpeoplejoy.C.Hercuriosityaboutworkingwomen. D.Herdesireforfinancialindependence.26.Howdidhismotherfeelwhenreadingthenotesonherbirthday?A.Amazedandhesitant. B.Sadanddisappointed.C.Movedandencouraged. D.Delightedandproud.27.Whatistheauthor'sgreatestaccomplishment?A.SupportingMom'sdream. B.Achievinghisowndream.C.Securingfinancialfreedom. D.Becomingasuccessfulcomedian.CSomewordsimitatethesoundsmadebythethingstheydescribe,like"buzz"or"hiss",whichiscalledonomatopoeia（擬聲詞）.Butwhatifthewayawordsoundscouldarousesomeotherfeatureofanobject,likeitsshape?MarcusPerlman,alecturerattheUniversityofBirmingham,saysthatacenturyago,linguists（語言學(xué)家）insistedthatthewordsofobjectsdon'tnecessarilysoundliketheverythings.There'snothingdoggy-soundingabouttheworddogorcatlike-soundingaboutthewordcat.Butthere'splentyofevidencenowprovingitfalse.Tofurtherexplorethisconnection,Perlmanandhiscolleaguesturnedtosomethingcalledthebouba/kikieffect.Whatitisaboutisthatwhenyouseetwoshapes-onelookslikeacloud,kindofroundish,andtheotheroneismorespiky（尖形的）,likeastar-andwhenyou'reaskedtosaywhichoneisbouba,youwillbemorelikelytopointtoaroundedoneand,forkiki,toaspikyone.Oneexplanationfortheeffectcouldbetheappearanceoftheletters.Theroundshapeofb-o-u-b-amightarousethesenseofroundness.Butwhathappenswhenyoudon'tseethewordsbuthearthem?Inafollowingtest,participantsweretoldtolookatthetwoshapesandthenlistentothesound:eitherboubaorkiki.Whatevertheirnativelanguageis,mostparticipantssaidtheroundershapewasboubaandthespikyonewaskiki.Thissuggeststhattheeffectseemstobedrivenbysomecorrespondence（對(duì)應(yīng)關(guān)系）betweenthespokenwordsandtheshapes,whichmightbringusclosertohowthefirstwordscame.28.WhatmayMarcusParlmanbelieveaboutthewordsofobjects?A.Wordssoundinglikeobjectsdon'texist.B.Wordsdon'thavetosoundlikeobjects.C.Wordsofobjectsaredifficulttounderstand.D.Wordspronunciationisconnectedtoobjects.29.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Thedistinctionbetweenvariousshapes.B.Theexplanationofthebouba/kikieffect.C.Thecomparisonbetweenboubaandkiki.D.Theintroductiontothebouba/kikieffect.30.Whichshapemaytheparticipantschooseafterhearingthe"bauba"sound?A.Astar. B.Acircle. C.Apyramid. D.Adiamond.31.Whatissuggestedinthetext?A.Differentlanguagesmayhavethesameorigins.B.Thewordboubaorkikicanbefoundinlanguages.C.Theeffectmayhelpunderstandtheoriginoflanguage.D.Thesecretoflanguageformationhasbeendiscovered.DWeallsometimesbehaveinwaysthatseemtoconflictwithourgoalsandintentions.Onepersonmightwishtospendmoretimewithfamilybutinsteadfindthemselvesmindlesslybrowsingsocialmedia.Anothermayrepeatedlyignoretheiralarmandmisstheirmorningworkout.Ifweonlyhadmorewillpower,theconventionalwisdomgoes,wecouldeathealthier,exerciseregularly,andspendmoretimewithlovedones.However,inDetermined:AScienceofLifewithoutFreeWill,scientistRobertSapolskyarguesthatsuchchoicesareactuallydeterminedbyfactorsbeyondourcontrol.Sapolskydemonstratesinhisbookhowvariousfactorsinfluenceourintentionsandactions.Hedescribesscientificevidencethatthoseinfluencesmayoccurminutes,hours,ordaysbeforeouractions;somemayevenbeginyearsearlier.Forexample,peopleraisedinacollectivistculturetendtoavoidobstacles（障礙）whenwalkingwhereasthoseraisedinindependentcultureswillremovetheobstacles.Inparticular,Sapolskyarguesagainsttheclaimthat"luck"evens（均等）outovertime,withfortuneandmisfortunestrikingmostpeopleinequalmeasure,anideafavoredbyothers.Instead,heprovidesconvincingexamplesthatmanywhoareborn"unlucky"havelittlechanceofgettingahead.AlthoughSapolskyiscarefulnottoconfusedeterminismwiththeinabilitytoaffectchangeintheworld,hisunclearattitudetowardhowdeterminismmightcoexistwithfreewillisoneofthebook'sweakpoints.Nonetheless,thisbookis.worthreading.Betteryet,pairitwithKevinMitchell'sbookFreeAgents:HowEvolutionGaveUsFreeWill,whichmakestheoppositeargument,andthen,decideforyourselfwhetheryouhadachoicetodosooritwasallpredetermined.32.Howisthetopicintroducedinthefirstparagraph?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bylistingstatistics.C.Byraisingarguments.D.Bydrawingconclusions.33.AccordingtoSapolsky,whatdetermine（s）ourchoicesandactions?A.Levelofwillpower.B.Randomluck.C.Uncontrollableelements.D.Conventionalwisdom.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"collectivist"mean?A.Low-esteemed.B.Determined.C.Self-centered.D.Cooperative.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.ExplorationonFreeWillB.WisdominDecisionMakingC.ViewsonDeterminismandFreeWillD.ConflictsbetweenGoalsandChoices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)中選出能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)。Shoppinginthesalesfeelslikeasubtlewaytospend.Lowerpricesnaturallyequalmoneysaved.36Sometimesyouthinkyou'regettingabargain,butactuallyyou'repayingmorethanyouneedto.So,followthetipsbelowandyou'llhopefullybeontherighttrack.Onlybuyessentials.Youmighthavebeentemptedtobuyamuchhigheritemthanyouactuallyneed,simplybecausewe'redazzledbythesizeofthediscount.Sodespitethesavingsmadeonthefullpriceitem,it'sactuallyahugewasteofcash.37Youcanevenhavea"need"notewhichyouaddtoregularly,allowingyoutofocusyourshoppingduringthesales.38Justbecausethere'sasalerunningwithalowerprice,doesn'tmeanyoucanscrambleforthegoodsimmediately.Ifyoucanwait,somepricehistorywebsitesareagreatwaytogetasenseofanyregularlyoccurringpricevariations.Certainitemswillhavealifecycletoo.ChristmascardsanddecorationsarebargainsinJanuarywhileTVstendtobeattheirlowestpricesintheearlysummerwhenthenewermodelsarereleased.39Sothisisonlyastrategyfornon-essentials.Checkforalternatives.Finally,evenifyouthinkyou'vegotthebestpriceoutthere-oratleastoneyou'rehappytopay-it'sworthcheckingyou'renotoverpayingstillwhencomparedtosimilarproducts.40.Thatcouldmeanstayingawayfromhigh-endbrands,lookingforsecondhanditemsortryingadifferentbutsimilarstyle.A.Timewhenyoubuy.B.Comparepricesnow.C.Sadly,therearetricksplayedbyretailers.D.It'seasytogetcaughtupinsalesandspendwhenyoudon'tneedto.E.Thebestwaytoavoidthisistocreateamust-havelistbeforeshopping.F.Theremaywellbecheapersubstitutesthatdothesamejobbutcostless.G.Butyoumighthavefeweroptionstochoosefrom,orwillevenmissout.第二部分語言運(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）MygrandmothersuffersfromAlzheimer'sdisease.Seeingherconditionworsenovertime,andknowingIcoulddonothing,createdafeelingof41inme.Astheyearspassedandmyunderstandingofthediseasegrew,myfrustrationturnedfirsttoanger,thenresignation（順從）,andfinally42.Thoughthediseasewasboundtoslowlyeatawayather,therewerewaysto43itsprogress.Everynightthetwoofuswouldsittogetherand44whilemygrandmotherwouldcountbeans.Theexercisecouldhelptokeephermentally45.Graduallyhercountingbecameslower,andshewouldlosetrackofthingsmore46Whileatnightwewouldcountbeans,inthedayIinvolvedmyselfinstudiesof47.Myearlierfeelingsofdespairgavewayto48;advancesingeneticengineeringofferedthepossibilitythatonedaythoselikemygrandmothercouldbecured,or49fromdevelopingAlzheimer'sinthefirstplace.Seeingmygrandmotherslipaway50metotakebiologycoursestolearnmoreaboutcells,thenervoussystem,andgeneticinformation,whichhelpedmebetterunderstandhowour51ofthisdiseasehasgrowninthepastdecade.52IbegantoseenewpossibilitiesforpreventingdiseaseslikeAlzheimer's.Nowadays,mygrandmothercannotcountbeansanymoreanddoesn't53meatall.OncesheusedtotellmestoriesandIwhis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A.regret B.dilemma C.annoyance D.hopelessness42. A.pity B.sympathy C.tolerance D.acceptance43. A.stop B.slow C.change D.accelerate44. A.chat B.sigh C.think D.complain45. A.strong B.sharp. C.busy D.fresh46. A.easily B.naturally C.slowly D.painfully47. A.nursing B.biology C.companion D.psychology48. A.anxiety B.calmness C.optimism D.indifference49. A.excused B.defended C.prevented D.separated50. A.urged B.forced C.required D.motivated51. A.concern B.sympathy C.knowledge D.experience52. A.Instantly B.Gradually C.Temporarily D.Accidentally53. A.miss B.expect C.notice D.recognize54. A.listener B.follower C.stranger D.watcher55. A.time B.beans C.money D.stories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。FromtheadorablepandasinSichuantotheplayfulPallas'scatsinInnerMongolia,photographerXieJianguohascommittedhimselftodocumentingChina'srareandendangeredanimals,56highlightthecountry'suniquenaturalwonders.Xie'spassionfor57（photograph）wildanimalsisevidentinhisfrequentvisitstotheremotedestinationssuchastheArcticcontinent.Since2012,XieJianguohasredirectedhislens（鏡頭）towardhishomeland,focusing58wildlifeinChina.Nowhis59（footprint）havecoverednearlyalltheprovincesandregionsthroughoutChina.Duringhisshootingprocess,Xie60（place）greatemphasisonbuildingaharmoniousrelationshipwiththeanimalsheencounters,ensuringthattheyareundisturbedandrepresentedintheirnaturalstate.Xiesaid,"Iameager61（record）thebeautifulmomentsofwildlife,tonotonlyrepresenttheirlivingconditionsbutalsotoraisepeople's62（aware）ofprotectingwildanimalsandtheirhabitats.63（hopeful）,myimagescanshowthebiodiversityandtheachievementsofwildlifeprotectioninChina."WiththeaimofpreservingthenaturalbeautyofChina64promotingitsrichnaturalimageculturetotheworld,Xielaunchedaprojectcalled"NatureImageChina"in2016.Sofar,over100photoexhibitions65（organize）bytheprojectathomeandabroad.第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是李華,上周末參加了學(xué)校舉辦的書法講座。現(xiàn)在你打算給英文校刊投稿,分享活動(dòng)心得。內(nèi)容包括：1.講座時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)：2.講座內(nèi)容；3.你的感想。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。Thefourthgraders'schooldaywascomingtoanend.Wilsonwasfillinghisbackpackwhenavoicecameoutoftheloudspeaker."Goodafternoon,students.ThisisareminderthattheAll-CityMathContestwillbeintwoweeks.Thecontestisopentofifthandsixthgraders,andthetopprizeisfiftydollars.Pleasespeaktoyourteacherifyou'dliketoparticipate."IamconfidentthatIcouldexcelinthatcontest,"Wilsonthoughttohimself.Determinedtoparticipateinthecompetition,herushedtohistea