廣東省清遠市清新區(qū)四校2024-2025學年高三上學期期末聯(lián)考試題 英語（含答案）

1PAGE第9頁清新區(qū)2024-2025學年高三上學期12月期末四校聯(lián)考英語試題滿分130分，考試用時120分鐘。注意事項：1.答題前，先將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號、座位號填寫在試卷和答題卡上，并將準考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。2.非選擇題的作答：用黑色簽字筆直接答在答題卡上對應的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)。寫在試卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。第二部分閱讀（共20題，每題2.5分，共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四個選項中，選出最佳選項.ATheworldcontinuestoinspiretravelwriters.Standoutbooksfortheyearaheadaretopleasealltypesofourreaders.ASearchforNearbyNatureandWildernessWorldexplorerAlastairHumphriesspentayearexaminingeverysquaremetreofa12-mileradius(半徑)aroundhishomeinLondonandfoundwonderclosetohand.AformerAdventureroftheYear,HumphrieshascycledaroundtheglobeandrowedacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Hislatestbook,though,isacelebrationofslowingthingsdownanddiscoveringasmallwildworldrightonyourdoorstep.It’salsoacrytorevitalizeLondon’sneglectednaturalplacesinurbanareasandourrighttowanderinthem.￡12.99,EyeBooks.MyAdventuresinTravelandPublishingTravelpublisher,HilaryBradt’sguidebookcompanycelebratesits50thanniversarythisyear.ThefirstBradtTravelGuidewasbornin1974:BackpackingAlongAncientWaysPeru&BoliviawhichincludedsomeoftheveryfirstdescriptionsoftheIncaTrail.Sincethen,Bradthaspublishedmanyguidebooksaboutthefarthestpartsoftheplanet—MongoliaandMadagascaramongthem.Pioneeringbackpackingtravelsbeforetheconceptwaswidespread,hepresentsthisbooklookingbackatalifetimeoftrialsandstimulationinthewild.￡20.00,Bradt.TrueStoriesofNature,Adventure&ConnectionEnvironmentalwriterLaurieKinghasgatheredacollectionoforiginalnon-fictionstories,illustrations,andpoemsexaminingthehumanconnectionwithnature.Hetakesawalkacrossthedesertanddiscovershowhermits(隱士)survivedinaSouthAmericanforest.Theseexcitingstoriesaimtoinspireyoutofindyourwildanimalsoulandrethinkyourrelationshipwithnature.￡14.99,WatkinsPublishing.WritersWalktheWorldFromthestreetsofLondontothepathsofJapan,thejunglesofGhanaandbeyond,DuncanMinshullcollectstheworksofmorethanfiftywalker-writerswhohavetraveledtheworld’ssevencontinentsonfoot.Fromthe1500stothepresentdaycomesamemorablebandofexplorersandadventurers,scientistsandcraftsmen,pleasure-seekersandliterarydrifterssharingtheirexperiencesandaskingthemselvesaquestion—whytravelthiswayinthefirstplace?￡15.99,NottingHillEditions.1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Humphries’sbookdescribesscenerieshesawwhencyclingaroundtheglobe.B．HilaryBradtisamongtheforerunnersofbackpackingtoursC．LaurieKing’sbookdescribeshiscontactwithwildanimals.D．DuncanMinshull’sbookcomparesmoderncitieswithruralareas.2．Thebookwhichcollectsexperiencesfrompeopleofdifferentidentitiesis________.A．ASearchforNearbyNatureandWildernessB．MyAdventuresinTravelandPublishingC．TrueStoriesofNature,Adventure&ConnectionD．WritersWalktheWorld3．Thebook________isfocusedonnaturalattractionsinacity.A．ASearchforNearbyNatureandWildernessB．MyAdventuresinTravelandPublishingC．TrueStoriesofNature,Adventure&ConnectionD．WritersWalktheWorldBDaveMcNeemetClaudiaMandekic14yearsago.WhenshetoldMcNeehowharditcouldbetogetstudentsexcitedaboutmath,herfavouritediscipline,hemadeasurprisingsuggestion:“Whynotthrowinsomethingtheyenjoy,likesports?”Theideaofmixingbasketballandmathematicsgotitsfirstshotin2011,whenthenowcolleagues—whohadlaunchedatutoringnon-profit—wereinvitedtorunasummer-schoolprogramforkidswho’dfailedGrade9mathatGeorgesSecondarySchool.Whenthestudentsshowedupfortheirfirstday,theyweren’texactlyexcited.Overthenextfewhours,MandekicandMcNeegavethekidstechniquestoimprovetheirshootingwhilealsohelpingthemcalculatetheirfield-goalpercentage—which,inturn,taughtthemaboutfractionsanddecimal(分數(shù)和小數(shù))points.Attheendofthegame,thewinningteamwasdeterminedbasedonwhichgrouphadthehighesttotalpercentageandhaddonethemostefficientmath.“Whenthebellrang,theyweresofixatedoncollectingtheirdataandfiguringoutwhichteamwonthattheydidn’tleave,”saysMandekic.“Irealizedwemightbeontosomething.”Theclasses,laternamedBallMatics,soonspreadtootherschools.“Iwasterribleatmath,”saysDouglas,whoenrolledinafast-tracksummerprogram.“ButonceIstartedBallMaticsandrealizedthesportIlovedwasdirectlytiedtomath,itmademealotbetteratit.EverytimeIplayedbasketball,Iwasthinkingaboutmath.”Almostanymathproblem,McNeeandMandekicrealized,canbetaughtonthecourt.KidscanlearnhowtonavigateanX-Ygridtofindtheirnextshootingspotorabsorbthebasicprinciplesoftrigonometrybasedontheangleatwhichtheyreleasetheball.In2019,McNecandMandekicestablishedaprivatehighschoolcalledUchennaAcademy.Attheschool,kidswithtopbasketballskillscanstudyallsubjects,trainattheirsportandworkpart-timehelpingoutwiththeBallMaticsafterschoolprograms.Douglas,now20andearningadegreeineducationbelievestheschool’scommitmenttoacademicsisthekeyreasonit’sbeenawinner.“Ifwedidn’tdoourwork,weweren’tplayingatthegame,”hesays,addingthatcoacheswouldbenchkidswhodidn’tkeepupinclass.“AtUchenna,wewerestudentathletes,notathletestudents.”4．Thefirsttwoparagraphsareintendedtotellthereaders______.A．theoriginofBallMatics B．thechallengesfacingBallMaticsC．thestartofalifelongfriendship D．thededicationoftheyoungteachers5．WhatmadeMandekicandMcNeerealizethatthey“mightbeontosomething”?A．Thestudents’progressintheirmathematicskills.B．Thestudents’changedattitudetowardsmath.C．Thedatacollectedaboutthestudents’goalpercentage.D．Theefficiencyindeterminingthewinningteam.6．Whatwillhappentothekidswhodon’tdowellinclassaccordingtoDouglas?A．Theywillbeforbiddentoleaveanytrainingsession.B．Theywillbeobligedtoearnatrainingdegreefirst.C．Theywillhavetoattendclassesataprivateschool.D．Theywillbebannedfromplayinginthegame.7．Thebesttitleforthearticleis______.A．TheBasicsofMath B．TheRoadtoSuccessC．ASportsPrinciple D．ANumbersGameCIn2009,KevinPearcewasattheheightofhisprofessionalsnowboardingcareerandboundfortheWinterOlympics.Butinaninstant,itcametoanend.Duringtraining,hestruckhisheadontheedgeofapipe,resultinginatraumatic(創(chuàng)傷的)braininjury.Itchangedthecourseofthethen-22-year-old’slife.Hehadtorelearnhowtowalkandtalkandessentiallystartover.HisolderbrotherAdamquithisjobandmovedacrossthecountrytohelphimthroughrehab.Heeventuallystarteddoingyoga,andhisfamilysawhowittransformedhimandgavehimasenseofhope:“ItwasthefirsttimeIremembersoclearlycomingoutofaclasswithhimandjustseeinginhisfacethisnewexpression,thisnewperson.”AdamPearcesaid,“Wewerelike,‘Weneedtofigureoutwhyandhowthatjusthappened.’”Wantingtobringhopeandhealingtoothersthroughyogaandmeditation(冥想).AdainandKevinco-foundedtheLoveYourBrainFoundationin2014.Thenonprofitoffersweek-longmeditationsandcommunity-basedyogaclassesacrosstheUnitedStatesforpeoplewhoarelivingwithlong-termbrain-relateddisabilities.“Ithinkpeoplefeelisolatedafterbraininjurybecausetheydon’tfeelable,andwhenyoudon’tfeelable,yougenerallyretreatbackinside.”Adamsaid,“Attheseretreats,peoplearegiventhespacetoleanintothosedeepchallengesandexpressthemandtalkaboutthem.”Ultimately,theorganizationaimstocreateasafespaceandsupportivecommunitywherepeoplewithbrain-relateddisabilitiescanhealtogether.“Connectionhappensquicklybecausethere’ssuchasharedcommonunderstandingamongthegroup.”Adamsaid.“Oncesomeoneseessomeonebevulnerable,itinstantlyallowsthenextperson(tobe).Bytheend,peoplestarttoseevulnerabilityasasuperpower.”8．WhatpreventedKevinfromcareerdevelopment?A．Aseverebraincancer. B．Anewtrainingroutine.C．Adevastatingaccident. D．Asnowboardingtest..9．WhydidKevinstartdoingyoga?A．Topickupsnowboarding. B．Toregainrespect.C．Torecoverfrombraininjury. D．Tolearnhowtomeditate.10．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheLoveYourBrainFoundation?A．Costly. B．Ambitious. C．Diverse. D．Healing.11．Whatsectionofthewebsitemightthetextbefound?A．Natureanduniverse. B．Socialinnovations.C．Technologicaldiscoveries. D．Themagicalworld.DArecentstudyhasfoundthatusingwoodforconstructioninsteadofconcrete(混凝土)andsteelcanreduceemissions(排放).ButTimSearchingeratPrincetonUniversitysaysmanyofthesestudiesarebasedonthefalsefoundationthatharvestingwoodiscarbonneutral(碳中和).“Onlyasmallpercentageofthewoodgetsintoatimber(木料)product,andapartofthatgetsintoatimberproductthatcanreplaceconcreteandsteelinabuilding,”hesays.Efficienciesvaryindifferentcountries,butlargeamountsofaharvestedtreearelefttobedividedintoparts,usedinshort-livedproductslikepaperorburnedforenergy,allofwhichgenerateemissions.InareportfortheWorldResourcesInstitute,Searchingerandhiscolleagueshavemodelled(塑造)howusingmorewoodforconstructionwouldaffectemissionsbetween2010and2050,accountingfortheemissionsfromharvestingthewood.Theyconsideredvarioustypesofforestsandpartsofwoodgoingtowardsconstruction.Theyalsofactoredintheemissionssavingsfromreplacingconcreteandsteel.Undersomecircumstances,theresearchersfoundsignificantemissionsreductions.Buteachcaserequiredwhattheyconsideredanunrealisticallyhighportion(份額)ofthewoodgoingtowardsconstruction,aswellasrapidgrowthonlyseeninwarmerplaces,likeBrazil.Ingeneral,theyfoundalargeincreaseinglobaldemandforwoodwouldprobablyleadtorisingemissionsfordecades.Accountingforemissionsinthisway,theresearchersreportedinarelatedpaperthatincreasingforestharvestsbetween2010and2050wouldaddemissionsequaltoroughly10percentoftotalannualemissions.AliAmiriatAaltoUniversityinFinlandsaysthereport’sconclusionsaboutemissionsfromrisingdemandareprobablycorrect,butthestoryisdifferentforwoodwealreadyharvest.“Boostingtheefficiencyofcurrentharvestsandusingmorewoodforlongerlivedpurposesthanpaperwouldcutemissions,”hesays.“Wecannotjustsayweshouldstopusingwood.”12．WhatiswrongwithpreviousresearchesaccordingtoSearchinger?A．Theygotwrongstatistics. B．Theyusedanincorrectconcept.C．Theyincludedtoomanyfactors. D．Theywereappliedinlimitedcountries.13．Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Theprocessofthenewresearch. B．Thebackgroundofthenewstudy.C．Thechallengeofthenewresearch. D．Theachievementsofthenewstudy.14．WhichisCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?A．Usingconcreteandsteelcanreduceemissions.B．Alloftimberproductcancantaketheplaceoftheconcreteamdsteel.C．Onlysmallpartofwoodcangetintotimber.D．Weallshouldusewoodtobuildourhouses.15．WhatisAliAmiri’sattitudetowardthenewresult?A．Favorable. B．Doubtful. C．Critical. D．Objective.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，共12.5分）根據(jù)內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Theworldisfilledwithchallenges.16.Wisdomisawonderfulaccumulationofexperience,knowledgeandgoodjudgement.Whenthingsgetreallyintenseandwildoutthere,youcanrelyonyourwisdomtomakethebestchoices.Herearesomestrategiesyoucanusetogerwise.17Sometimesyouhaveprejudiceandyouneedtosetitasidemostofthetime.Youneedtobereceptivetodifferentopinions.18.Alwaysdevelopasenseofcuriosity,andobservetheworldfromdifferentangles.Neverbaseyourperspectiveonthemostpopularopinionandtrainyourmindtobeajudgment-freespaceforideas.Neverbackawayfromlearning19.Developathirstforknowledge.Takenewclasses,readnowbooks,listentoeducationalpodcasts(播客),andthelistgoesonandon.Ifsomethingconfusesyou,surftheInternetandclearoutyourproblems.Alloftheseactivitieswillstrengthenyourcritical-thinkingskills.MeetnewpeopleLimitingyourselftoonlyonetypeofpeoplewhosharethesameideology(意識形態(tài))asyoucanbecomfortingbutitdoesn’tgetyouanywhere.20.Sharewhatdefinesyouandlearnfromothers,andthiswillmakeyouwise:Cultivatenewfriendshipsandthiswillbeextremelybeneficialtoyourfuture.A．ItisagoodqualitytohaveB．YouhavewisdominyourselfC．OpenyourselftodiverseviewpointsD．ThiswillopenupnewpathwaysforyouE．Inordertosurviveinit,youneedtobèwiseF．YoumustbethepersonwholearnssomethingneweverydayG．Youneedtoknowdifferentpeopleandlearnwhattheyhavetooffer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.Likemanyyoungpeople,Jessicawantstotraveltheglobe.Unlikemostofthem,this25-year-oldisdoingit21.Sheandherhusbandhavespentthelasttwoyearstravelingtheworld,stoppingeverywherefromParistoSingapore.Itmightsoundlikeonelong,expensive22,butthecouplehasanunusualwaytomaketheirtravel23.They’repartofanewformofthe24economy:anonlinegroupofhousesitters.Throughouttheirno-coststaysin25homes,theyfeedpetsandwaterplantsinthehomeowner’s26.It’snotallsightseeing.Thetwotravelerscarefully27theirtrips,schedulingtheirdaysaroundthepetsthataresometimesdifficultto28.Buthousesittingalsooffersalevelof29theycan’tfindinahotel.“It’slike30atafriend’shouse,”Jessicasays.Thecouplehasahigh31rateingettingacceptedashousesittersandtheyalwaysgobeyondthehomeowner’s32.ForJessica,thatmeans33plentyofpicturesofhappypets,keepingthehouse34andleavinganicesmallgiftbeforeheadingtothenexthouse.“Youwanttomakethehomeownerfeelthattheymadetheright35,”shesays.21．A．indoors B．online C．single-handed D．full-time22．A．game B．service C．vacation D．procedure23．A．safe B．busy C．helpful D．a(chǎn)ffordable24．A．local B．private C．sharing D．a(chǎn)gricultural25．A．strangers’ B．parents’ C．co-workers’ D．neighbors’26．A．favor B．defense C．honor D．a(chǎn)bsence27．A．plan B．explain C．compare D．complete28．A．buy B．transport C．choose D．please29．A．support B．comfort C．control D．a(chǎn)ttention30．A．cooking B．staying C．waiting D．studying31．A．success B．survival C．growth D．unemployment32．A．budget B．a(chǎn)bilities C．expectations D．understanding33．A．a(chǎn)dmiring B．donating C．sending D．borrowing34．A．clean B．open C．simple D．empty35．A．guess B．decision C．response D．impression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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式.AnyvisitortotheChineseCultureWeekbeingheldattheUniversityofTehranwouldbeamazedbytheChinesetea,food,andvariousartworksproducedthroughChineseknottingand36(tradition)papercutting—alldisplayedbyIranianstudentslearningChinese.TheChineseCultureWeekaims37(introduce)ChineseculturetomoreIranians.Heldinsidethelobbyoftheinstitute,which38(establish)in2009,theeventdisplayedarangeofartworksthatcontaindifferent39(element)ofChineseculture,producedbyIranianprofessorsandstudentsattheuniversity.“40(give)China’sincreasingglobalinfluence,aswellasitsfriendlyandexpandedrelationswithIran,learningaboutthecountrydirectlyisbecoming41(vital)important,”saidHamedVafaei,theIraniandirectoroftheConfuciusInstituteattheUniversityofTehran.Hebelievesthatthestudentswhoarestudying42ChineselanguageattheinstitutewillenterdifferentsectorsofIraniansocietyinthenearfuture,helpingmorepeopletogettoknowmoreaboutChina.Chinaistheworld’ssecond-largesteconomy,themostpopulouscountry,43apermanentmemberoftheUNSecurityCouncil,solearningChinesehasbecomeanecessityasmanyaroundtheworldhaverealized,hesaid.“EachofthestudentshereisawindowtowardChina,44(help)theIranianpeoplehaveamorerealisticpictureofthecountry,whichwillmake45possibletoimprovebilateralrelationsinthelongrun,”headded.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）46．你校將舉辦英語征文比賽。請你以“Theimpactoftechnologyonourlives”為題寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.分析利弊；2.你的看法。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。Theimpactoftechnologyonourlives___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)（滿分25分）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)成一個完整的短文。WhenIwasalittlegirl,Iwascrazyaboutsnowandwinterwasmyfavoriteseason.Istillrememberplayingwithmyfriendsandfamilywiththesnowfallingallaround.Ilovedtowatchthesnowflakesflyinginalldirections.TherewasastrongdesireinsidemethatIwaseagertohavemyownsnowasaspecialgiftonmybirthday.Tomygreatdisappointment,thesnowdisappearedbeforemybirthdayandstartedafterit.Iwascompletelymad.Ijusthungeredformybirthdaysnow.Iaskedmybelovedgrandmotherwhyitdidn’tsnowonmybirthdayoverandoveragain.Shelaughed,tellingmeIhadaskedthesamequestionfortoomanytimes.AtthesametimeshepromisedthatshewouldmakeitsnowwhenIwasenjoyinglifetothefullestandweagreedtokeepitoursecret.WhenIbeggedherformynextbirthdaysnowwitheagerness,shejustpattedmeontheshouldergently,notgivingadefinitereply.Thatcoldwinter,beforemybirthday,mygrandmotherdied.Iwasdeeplysad,butabitangrybecauseshehadpromisedmetomakeitsnow.Thedayofmytenthbirthday,Iwokeupandrantomywindow,hopingtoseejustonesnowflake.Noluck.Icriedandcried,thinkingaboutmygrandmotherandthedreampromise.Therewerestillfriends,giftsandabigdinner;therewasstillnosnow.What’sworse,therewasnomybelovedgrandmother.Iwouldprayformybirthdaysnowinthefollowingyears,butitnevercame.Never!Bymysixteenthbirthday,Ihadlostallhopeofgettingmysnow,eventhoughIstillwishedforit.Duringmyparty,Ihadthebesttimeever!Ienjoyedthecompanyofmyfriendsandfamily,andIwastrulyhappy.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；2.請按如下格式作答。Paragraph1:IwasoutsidewithafriendwhensheaskedmeifIwashavingagoodtime.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:WhenIgothome,mymothertoldmetherewasasurpriseforme._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________