廣東省肇慶市2024屆高三上學(xué)期第二次教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測試題 英語 含答案

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第一部分閱讀（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。AThereisnobetterwaytoexploretheGreatWallinChinathanbyhikingorwalkingalongit.Herewerecommendthreemostpopularhikingroutesforyou.Takeyourtimeandfeelthehistorycomingtolife.Route1:Jinshanling-Simatai（West）ThisrouteisalsocalledJinshanlingGreatWallhiking.ItisdefinitelythebesthikingrouteifyouwanttoseetheoriginalGreatWall.ItincludessomeruinedsectionsaswellassomebreathtakingscenerywiththeWallsnakingalongthemountainridgesintothedistance.DistancefromBeijing:1.5hoursbyroad

Wallconditions:halfruinedTimeneeded:about3hoursontheWall

Length:5kilometersDifficulty:＊＊＊＊Route2:Mutianyu-SimataiMutianyuisthebestfullyrestoredsectionoftheGreatWallwithconvenientaccessfromBeijing.SimataiisthemostspectacularwildsectionoftheWallbutthisrouteisthemostvisitor-friendly.AnovernightstayinahotelatGubeiDistancefromBeijing:5hoursbyroad

Wallconditions:totallyruinedTimeneeded:twodays

Length:10kilometersDifficulty:＊＊＊Route3:Jiankou-Mutianyu（WildHike）Theexperiencewillbeextraordinary.Whenyoureachthemountainridges,youhaveconqueredthemostchallengingGreatWallsection.What'smore,therearenocrowdsaroundyou-it'sjustyou,themountains,theruinedwall,yourguide,andthehistorybehindtheseancientruins.DistancefromBeijing:2.5hoursbyroad

Wallconditions:partlyruinedTimeneeded:about4hoursontheWall

Length:7kilometersDifficulty:＊＊＊＊＊Ifyouloveahikingtripwithpleasantsurprisesandnodisappointments,justpickonefromtheaboveroutes.1.Whatelementsareincludedintheabovethreeroutes?A.Equipmentandscenery.

B.Lengthandticketprices.C.Distanceandtimeneeded.

D.Timeandweatherconditions.2.WhyisRoute2themostsuitableoneforelderlyvisitors?A.Itincludesanight'sstaytorelax.B.Itcoversthemostoriginalsection.C.ItoffersafullviewoftheGreatWall.D.Itprovidesbestsitesfortakingphotos.3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Anovel.

B.Abrochure.

C.Acourseplan.

D.Abookreview.B"Heisagiantofthe20th-centuryart,butthatdoesn'tmeanheonlydidbigpaintings,saidLynnMiller,directorofRochesterCentralGallery,inaninterviewlastThursday.Entitled"PicassoandHisDrafts",aspecialexhibitmarking50yearssincethedeathofPabloPicassoisheldatthegallerythismonth.Insteadofhispaintings,thenotebooksonwhichtheSpanishlegendaryartistdrewdraftsareshowntothepublicforthefirsttime.Matchboxcovers,postcards,restaurantnapkinsallservedasdraftingnotesfortheartistatmomentsofinspiration.Itisimportanttoknowthateachofthe14notebookspresentedreflectswhatwasgoingoninhislife.Forexample,atinynotebookwhosesizeisjust3by5inchesstandsoutamongtheexhibits.Insidethelittlebookwasaself-portraitoftheartistfinishedroughlyinpencil,withdeepandthoughtfuleyes.Itwasdonein1918andPicasso,theninhismid-30s,hadjustgotmarried.Heproducedbig-sizedartworksbuthealsokeptthistinynotebookaround,fillingitwithscenesofhiswife,theirfriends,thebeachandthetown,anddraftsofupcomingpaintings.Actually,manyofthedraftdrawingsareearlyversionsoffamedpaintingslikeLesDemoisellesd'Avignon（1907）andDoraMaarinanArmchair（1939）."Heisagreatartistofthemodernperiod,andweseepracticeanddeterminationinhisnotebooks,saidLynnMiller,referringtoPicasso'seffortsinimprovinghisskillsthroughcopiousdrawing.BernardRuiz-Picasso,agrandsonofPicasso's,rememberedhimalwaysdraftinguntilthelastpieceofpaperavailable.“Mygrandpawaspermanentlydrawingsomething,Ruiz-Picassosaid.Inadocumentaryfilmshownatthegallery,Picasso,shirtlessandinshorts,wasstandingonaladdertoreachthetopofhiscanvas（畫布）.Itremindsvisitorsoftherealsizeofhismasterworks.4.Whatarethekeyfeaturesoftherecentexhibitatthegallery?A.Notebooksforsale.

B.Picasso'sartworks.C.Pricelessartisticdrafts.

D.Masterpiecesofthe20thcentury.5.WhatisreflectedinthenotebooksofPicasso?A.Hislifeexperience.

B.Theloveforhiscountry.C.Thecontentofhisbooks.

D.Hiseducationbackground.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPicassoaccordingtohisgrandson?A.Creative.

B.Diligent.

C.Optimistic.

D.Humorous.7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Picassousedtomindhisappearance.B.Thegalleryexhibitsrealmasterworks.C.Thedocumentarymovieisworthseeing.D.Picasso'sartworksareactuallyofgreatsize.C

If"Why?"isthefirstquestioninscience,"Whynot?"mustbethesecondone.It'sinterestingtothinkaboutwhysomethingdoesnotexistinnature,suchasathree-leggedanimal.Inanonlinelecture,DavidJackson,abiologistinEarthandPlanetarySciences,waschallengedtocomeupwith"ananimalorplantthatdoesnotandcannotexist".Jacksontoldtheaudiencethatinnature,nospeciesknowntodatehaseverbeenbornwithathirdleg.Jacksonpointedoutthat,however,manyanimalsdouseaparticularthree-leggedposeforsupport.Examplesincludemeerkats（貓鼬）restingontheirtailandbackfeetandwoodpeckers（啄木鳥）usingtailfeatherstoweighthemselvesagainstatreetrunk,whichismorestableandrequireslessenergy.Giventhatthree-leggedmovementdoesworkinsomesituations,whyaretherenoanimalswiththreelegs?Theanswermaybeatthecoreofevolution.Overalongtimeinhistory,almostallanimalshaveadaptedthemselvesanddevelopedintoabodyshapewhichisorganizedaroundacentralpointandcanbedividedintotwosimilarhalves.Butterfliesareanexcellentexample.Notonlycantheirbodyshapebedividedintotwomatchinghalves,butalsothepatternsoneachwingareexactlythesame.ThelawofhavingtwosidestoeverythinghasbeeninourDNAsincethefirstanimalsappearedontheearth.Anditisimportanttorememberthatonlythosebiologicalchangesthatprovetohavebroughtadvantagescanbepasseddowntonextgenerations.Iftherewerethree-leggedanimals,therewouldbesomegoodreasonsforthattohappen.However,three-leggedanimalswouldnotbeabletorunasfastasfour-leggedanimals.Andtheywouldalsonotbeasefficientastwo-leggedanimals.Threelegswouldsimplymakeclimbing,walking,running,andsleepingmoredifficult."Thenon-existenceofthree-leggedanimalscanalsobeseenastheresultofnaturalselection,"Jacksonexplainedtothecuriousaudience.8.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A.Byarousingreaders'curiosity.B.Byquestioningreadersopenly.C.Bypresentingscientificfigures.D.Bydescribingrecentresearch.9.Whatistheauthor'sintentionoflistingexamplesinparagraph3?A.Toexpresshisconfusion.B.Tochallengetheaudience'sbelief.C.Tolaythegroundforthecorequestion.D.Toputforwardsomepracticalsolutions.10.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsupporttheunderlinedword"evolution"inparagraph4?A.Somespeciesbornwiththreelegs.

B.Butterflieswithmirroringpatterns.C.Meerkatsrestingontheirbackfeet.

D.Woodpeckersstandingonthetrunk.11.WhatcanbepassedontonextgenerationsaccordingtoDavidJackson?A.Originalhealthconditions.B.Beneficialbiologicalchanges.C.Possibleindividualadvantages.D.Modernandhealthylifestyles.DOneofthebiggestchallengesthattraditionaleducatorsfaceishowtounlockstudents'loveoflearning.Oncestudentsovercometheirfearorunwillingness,theywillbeonthetrackofbecomingmotivatedlearners.Inordertohelpstudentsdiscoverthejoyinlearning,someteachersareturningtoasimplebuteffectivestrategycalledgamification-usinggame-relatedelementssuchasactivitiesandrewardstopromotestudents'engagementinclass.Withanoriginineducationalpsychology,thisapproachisdesignedtoreachstudentsbymakingthelearningprocessfunnyandinteresting.What'smore,researchesshowthatgamificationcanalsomakeassignmentslessstressful.Withouttoomuchpressure,studentswillassociatelearningwithcuriosityandjoy.Accordingly,theyfeellikecontinuingthejourneybecausepositivefeelingshaveboostedtheirconfidence.Butlikeanyotherstrategies,gamificationhasitsdrawbackswhenusedincorrectly.Itisverylikelythatsomestudentsonlyfocusonwinningrewardsbuthavenointerestinunderstandingconceptsorlearningnewskills-exactlytheoppositeofthedesiredoutcome.Toavoidthis,teacherscanhelppreventstudentsfrombecomingwronglymotivatedbychoosingsuitablerewards.Insteadofclasspartiesorsnacks,tryrewardsthathelpstudentsdevelopapassionforacademicsubjects.Forexample,havestudentsearnpointstowardsaclassfieldtripbybehavinganddoingtheirassignments,orpairsubjectsthatastudentdislikeswithfunbooksoractivitiestoencouragemotivation.Thatway,theyassociatefunwithreading,math,orotherskills.Moreexamplesincludecompetingonaleader-board,holdingatalentshow,orplayingotherteam-buildinggames.Allactivitiesandrewardsneedtobecarefullyselectedandwellarranged.Ifyou'rehavingahardtimegettingyourclassinterestedinlearning,talkwiththemtogetherorindividuallyaboutwhatmotivatesthemandincludeitintoyourstudentengagementstrategies.12.Whatcanwelearnaboutgamificationfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Itimprovesstudents'criticalthinking.B.Itadvocatesatraditionalteachingstyle.C.Itmotivatesstudentstobeactivelearners.D.Itpromotestheuseofvideogamesinclass.13.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheapplicationofgamification?A.Favorable.

B.Worried.

C.Doubtful.

D.Objective.14.Howshouldteachersavoidthedrawbacksofgamification?A.Setlearninggoalsfordifferentstudents.B.Associatelearningprocesswithassignments.C.Encourageteamworkbyholdingclassparties.D.Selectsuitablerewardsforteachingactivities.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theanalysisofateachingstrategy.B.Thefutureinfluencesofgamification.C.Adiscoveryaboutmotivatinglearners.D.Recentresearchoneducationsystem.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。Ifyouareseekingajob,youneedtopayattentiontoyoursocialmediaandonlinecomments.16Thefollowingremindersmayhelpyouusesocialmediawellandgrowyourcareer.Chooseonlineplatformswisely.

17Instead,decideononespecificplatformwhereyouknowwhattoexpectandwhereyoucanfeelsafeandsupported,andthenbuildyourpersonalchannelthere.It'softenwherepeoplelookfirsttofindoutmoreaboutyou.Makeitasaspacetoshowthebestreflectionofyouandaplacetotellyourstoryandhowyouwantittobetold.18Knowthatpeoplearewatching-anditisnotjustyourfollowers.Yourpotentialclientsandemployersarepayingattention,too.Theywanttolearnaboutyouandseeifyouareagoodfit.Thekeyisdefiningyourprofessionalimage.Understandhowyouwanttopresentyourselftotheworld,showwhatyouwanttobeknownfor,andimpressthemwithyourbestimage.Keepitcleanandlegal.

19Thisisnottolimitfreespeechbuttosetrulesforarespectful,professionalenvironment.Besides,knowingandunderstandingthebasicsofcopyrightlawcanhelp.Forexample,photosareprotectedbycopyrightfromthemomenttheyaretaken,whethertheyareregisteredornot.ItisOKtoshareonlinevideosandphotoswithyourfriends,withoutaskingfortheowner'spermissionandwithoutpayingfines.20Ifyouusesocialmediatoyouradvantage,jobswillflowyourway,notaway.It'sallinyourhands.A.Befriendyourfuturecolleagues.B.Defineyourownpersonalimage.C.Youdon'thavetoregistereveryonlineplatform.D.Considersettinggroundrulesforyouronlinechannel.E.AnythingthathaseverbeensharedontheInternetisrediscoverable.F.However,usingtheminyoursocialmediaisagainstthecopyrightlaw.G.Theyareopenforanyandalltosee-includingyourfutureemployers.

第二部分語言運用（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。ElmerWhitakersighedashelookedoverhismuddycrops.Aterrible21hadsweptthroughhisfarmthenightbefore,andhiscropswerenowcoveredin22anddestroyed.Hisneighbor,akindyoungmannamedThomas,23toofferhishelp."Whatadisaster,"Whitakersaid."Mywholefamilyhasalwayssurvivedontheharvestsofthisfield.Ifeel24anddon'tknowwhattodonow.Thomascalmedhimdownandthoughtforamoment."Iseethisnotasadisasterbutasan25,"hesaid.Whitakerlookedathim26."Howcanitbe?"heasked.Thomassmiled27,"Nowyouhaveachancetotrysomethingnew.You'vealwaysgrownbeansandcabbages.Whynottryplanting28cropsthatwillalsofitinthissoil?Youcandiversifyandtherefore29yourfarmonceagain.”ElmerWhitakerconsideredthis.Thomaswasright-hehadbecomesetinhisways.Thisdisastercouldpushhimtomakehisfarm30andsustainableinanewway."Youhave31me,"Whitakersaid.HeclappedThomasontheback."Thankyouforshowingmetheopportunityinthisdifficulty.AndsoWhitaker32newcropsandsoon,thefarmwasfulloflifeagain.Farmersfromneighboringtownswere33withthewonderofWhitaker'sfields,andtheybeganto34theircropsaswell.ElmerWhitaker'sfarmhasbecomea35ofadaptabilityandhope,tellingeveryonethatineverystorm,thereisachancefornewgrowth.21.

A.force

B.smoke

C.war

D.storm22.

A.mud

B.grass

C.mist

D.dust23.

A.wenton

B.setoff

C.cameby

D.burstin24.

A.special

B.desperate

C.sensitive

D.tireless25.

A.opportunity

B.agreement

C.intention

D.element26.

A.asusual

B.indisbelief

C.onpurpose

D.withpride27.

A.innocently

B.gratefully

C.politely

D.cheerfully28.

A.major

B.traditional

C.different

D.natural29.

A.restore

B.exchange

C.donate

D.abandon30.

A.formal

B.diverse

C.realistic

D.obvious31.

A.informed

B.demanded

C.enlightened

D.promised32.

A.tasted

B.planted

C.shared

D.received33.

A.careful

B.troubled

C.familiar

D.impressed34.

A.diversify

B.remove

C.deliver

D.observe35.

A.manner

B.dream

C.symbol

D.cause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。DoingmorningexercisesisadailyroutineineveryChinesekindergartenandschool.Forthegrown-ups,however,familiarschoolyardshavealreadybeenreplaced36publicparks.ThemorningscenesincentralparksaroundChinaarelively.Ateverycornerofthepark,youcanalsoseepeople37(practise）manykindsofsportssquaredancing,badmintonandsoon.Butthemosteye-catchinggroupsintheparkaretheso-called"KungFuGrandpas/Grannies",38videoshavegoneviralontheInternet.Mostofthemareordinaryworkersfromdifferentindustrieswhoonlystartedworkingoutaftertheir39（retire）.Theysayageisjustanumberwhenitcomestofitness.The40benefitofexerciseareendless:ahealthierbodytogetherwithaslimmerfigureanda41（happy）mood.Nomatterhowoldtheyareorwhenduringthedaytheyexercise,theywillalwaysstrengthenthebody.Socialconnectionisalso42theelderlyseekduringtheirmorningworkout.Feng,whoisseventy-twoyearsold,playsTaichieveryday.He43(keep）thisexerciseroutineforsixyearsandnowheismanagingaWeChatgroupof270memberswhoshare44samehobby."WhatIlikeaboutthisplaceisthatnewcomersarealwayswelcome.Everyoneintheparkfeels45（include）,"saidFeng.Itislikeachorusoflife.

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,你校將舉辦“國際文化日”,請給外教Caroline寫封郵件邀請她參加活動。內(nèi)容包括：1.活動時間、地點；2.活動目的及內(nèi)容；3.邀請對方參加并分享自己國家的文化特色。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。DearCaroline,Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下