2024学年广东广州天河中学高三下学期大联考英语试题含解析

2024学年广东广州天河中学高三下学期大联考英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though2．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation3．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had4．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten5．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched6．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat7．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout8．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted9．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where10．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch11．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing12．Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express13．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased14．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled15．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t16．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should17．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend18．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which19．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when20．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）TheKingreceivednewsonedaythatagroupoutlawswerecommittingsomewrongandcruelactsonadistantborderofthekingdom.ThenewsangeredtheKing.Hequicklygatheredhisarmyandstartedoffforthedistantborder,leavinghiskingdomunguardedandwithoutaruler.Ontheirlongmarch,theKingandhisarmymadecampforthenightwherevertheycould.Onerainydaytheystoppedinaforest,seekingshelterunderthetrees.Theyunsaddled（卸鞍）theirhorsesandsteamedsomepeas,whichtheyfedtotheirsteeds(战马)inlongnarrowcontainers.Amonkeyinatreenearbysawthehorsesbeingfed,andhecameracingdown,fille9dbothpawswithpeas,thenclimbedquicklyuptoabranchandsettleddowntoeat.Butasheopenedonepaw,asinglepeafelltotheground.Withouthesitation,mymonkeyjumpedfromhisbranchtohuntforthelostpea,andindoingso，hedroppedalltheotherpeasinhispaws.TheKingobservedthisfoolishmonkeyandwasgreatlyamused.Heturnedtohisministerandasked:"Friend,whatdoyouthinkofthismonkeywhowouldgiveupsomuchtoretrievesolittle?""Thatisthewayofthefoolish,"repliedtheminister,"theywillgiveupmuchthatiscertainforalittlethatisuncertain."Thenheadded,"Andwe,GreatKing,arewenotlikethemonkeyinthetrees.Togainsolittleweneglect(忽略)somuchexactlylikethemonkeywithitspea.TheKingunderstoodtheblameandrealizedhowveryfoolishhehadbeenhimselftoleavehiskingdomunguarded.Hegaveoutorderstohismen,andheandhisarmyreturnedatoncetotheircountry.1、WhatdidtheKingdoafterheknewagroupofbadguysweredoingsomethingillegal?A．Heaskedtheministerforadvice. B．Heledhisarmytodefeatthem.C．Hefoundsomemonkeystofeed D．Helookedforsheltersintheforest.2、TheministerpersuadedtheKingtogiveuphisoriginalplanby________.A．steamingsomepeastofeedthehorsesB．amusingtheKingwiththemonkey’strickC．blamingthekinggentlyusingthemonkey’sexample.D．goingbackandguardingthecountry.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrieve”inthefifthparagraphmean?A．bringup B．getbackC．giveaway D．comeup4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnAngryKing B．ABattleagainsttheOutlawsC．ASimple-mindedMonkey D．AnUnguardedKingdom22．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan12minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossinglegswhensittingmaycausethefollowingexcept______.A．bloodpressureincreaseB．neckandbackpainC．temporarynervedamageD．numbnessinthelegs2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allpeopleareusedtosittingwithlegscrossedwithouttheirownnotice.B．Researchersareunawareofhealthproblemscausedbythecommonsittinghabit.C．Itiscrucialbutimpossibletogetintothehabitofsittingwithfeetplantedflat.D．Crossinglegsincreasesresistanceofbloodcirculationthroughoutthebody.3、Afterreadingthispassage,whatwillpeoplebemorelikelytodo?A．MaintainahealthysittingpostureB．FindacomfortablewaytositC．MovethenecktoeasediscomfortD．Doexercisestolowerbloodpressure23．（8分）ThismessageistoinformallthechildrenthatSanta’spostofficeinHimmelpfort,Germany,isopentoreceiveyourholidaywishes.ThatmeansyoucanmailyourletterstoSantaabout6weekssoonerthanthatlastyear.Santaknowsyou’vebeengoodandwantstomakesureheandhishelpersreceiveyourwishlistearlier.EightpostofficesareorganizedacrossGermanytoansweralltheletterschildrensend.Thisyeartheyplantoreceiveover250,000letters.Thoughthelettersflyfromover80differentcountries,Santaandhishelperscanunderstandandmakesuretoansweralltheletters.In1984,twochildrenfromBerlinsenttheirwishliststoHimmelpfortafterspendingtheirvacationthere.TheirletterswereansweredbypostalemployeesandlaterHimmelpfortincreaseditshelperstomeettheneedsofincreasedmailtraffic.Yearafteryear,Santaandhiscrewuseaneco-friendlypoweredvehicletocollectthethousandsofletterstheyreceivefromyoungboysandgirls.ThegreatnewsforthisyearisthatifyoucometothebeautifultownofHimmelpfort,youcandropoffyourletterandvisitSantainperson,fromTuesdaystoThursdaysuntilChristmasEve.Santadoesnotcurrentlyhaveane-mail,TwitteroraFacebookaccount.Hebelievesinold-fashionedcommunication.Sogetoutyourpaperandwriteyourwishlist.Justmakesureyourletterisclearsoyoucanreceiveanofficialresponse.SendyourletterstoSantaChristmasPostOfficeHimmelpfortGermany167981、ThisyearSantaandhishelpers.A．areeagertoreceivemorewishesB．keeptravelingaround80countriesC．areabletoreceivekids’lettersearlierD．answermostofthelettersforkids2、Fromthe3rdparagraph,weknowthat.A．childrenfromBerlinlikespendingholidaysinHimmelpfortB．postofficessendkidsallthepresentstheyaskforC．SantausesapoweredvehiclebecauseoftheheavymailtrafficD．childrencanvisitSantainthefleshbeforeChristmasEvethisyear3、Santadoesn’thavesocialcommunicationsonlineprobablybecausehe.A．isnotsureabouttheonlinesecurityB．truststraditionalwaysofcommunicationC．prefersofficialandformallettersD．thinkswrittenlettersareclearerthane-mails4、Thistextisintendedfor.A．touristscomingtoHimmelpfortB．teenagerspreferringwritinglettersC．parentspreparingforChristmasD．childrenplanningtowritetoSanta24．（8分）MuirWoodsandSausalitoHalfDayTourWanderthroughanancientcoastalredwoodforestandexploretheartisticbaysideonthishalf-daytourfromSanFrancisco.TravelacrosstheGoldenGateBridgetovisitMuirWoods,hometosomeoftheoldestandtallesttreesonEarth.AttheendofyourtourchoosebetweengettingdroppedoffatUnionSquareinSanFranciscoortakingtheferrybacktoSanFrancisco.YosemiteNationalParkandGiantSequoiasDayTripDiscoverthebeautyoftheSierraNevadaonthisfull-daytriptoYosemiteNationalParkfromSanFrancisco.TravelaboardacomfortablevanthroughhistoricGoldRushtownstoreachthepark,whereyou’llbeamazedbysupersizednaturalwonders.Takeahikeamongancienttrees,andenjoyseveralhourstoexplorethepark’swondersonyourown.NiagaraFallsTourEscapefromNewYorkCityandheadnorthtoseebothsidesoftheCanadianborderonthisguided,2-daytourtoNiagaraFalls.VisitNiagaraFallsonboththeAmericanandCanadiansidesandtakearideonthefamousMaidoftheMistboat.Then,ontheroadbacktoNewYorkCity,makeastoptoshopattheCrossingsPremiumOutlets,oneofthelargestoutletmallsintheUS.NapaandSonomaWineCountryTourEscapetoCalifornia’sfamouswinecountryonthisfull-daytourfromSanFrancisco.Tasteregionalvarietalsatthreedifferentwineriesincludingbothbig-nameandfamily-runestates(庄园).Learnaboutthewinemakingprocessduringguidedtours,andappreciatetheregionalculturewithastopforlunch.1、Whichtourshouldyouchooseifyouwanttodosomeshopping?A．MuirWoodsandSausalitoHalfDayTour.B．YosemiteNationalParkandGiantSequoiasDayTrip.C．NiagaraFallsTour.D．NapaandSonomaWineCountryTour.2、WhatcanyoudoonNapaandSonomaWineCountryTour?A．AppreciatesomeoftheoldestandtallesttreesonEarth.B．Enjoysupersizednaturalwonders.C．Getsomewinemakingknowledge.D．Takearideontheboat.3、Whatdoesthewriterintendtodobywritingthepassage?A．Tointroducesomeoutdooractivities.B．Tosharesometourexperiences.C．Toadvertiseforthewinecountry.D．Tocallforprotectingnaturalwonders.25．（10分）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(财产),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）WhenstudyinginAustralia,donotworryaboutunderstandingthelocallanguage.GeneralEnglishprogramsareofferedtohelpyou1English.AsaGeneralEnglish2atGreenwichCollege，Iwilltellyouwhatyoucanlearnfromtheseprograms.IteachEnglishatalllevelsfrombeginnersto3Myclassesusually4withafunactivity.Weplayvocabularyandgrammar5SometimeswelistentoAustralian6anddecideifwelikethelyrics(歌词).Afterwehaveall7，wemoveontothegrammarorvocabularyoftheday.We8itthroughwritingorspeaking.We9ourotherskills(reading，writingorlistening)intheafternoon，andusetheseskillstobetterunderstandthegrammarorvocabulary10,attheendoftheday,wetalkabout11toliveandworkinAustralia.Wediscusstheproblems，12howtounderstanddifferentaccents,newwordsandmakenewfriends.Ifthereareanyproblems，wehelpeachother,offeringadviceand13.GeneralEnglishalsooffersaccentclassestoimproveyourspeakingability.Weofferspecialgrammarandconversationclasses,14amovieclub!YoucanalsocomewithustotheOperaHouse，thebeach，thezoooreventoamuseum.Ifyoufeel15aboutusingyourspokenEnglish，don’tworry!Everyonefeelsthe16So，inGeneralEnglishwehaveactivitiesthat17youtalkingtoclassmates，excursions(远足)that18yourconfidence，andstudentpartiesthathelpyoutalktoothers.It'sagreatwayto19allyourEnglishskillsaswellashaveafantastic20MaybeI’llseeyouinmyclasssoon.1、A．test B．posses C．cover D．grasp2、A．student B．worker C．teacher D．guide3、A．advanced B．awkward C．addicted D．accustomed4、A．deal B．start C．compete D．work5、A．toys B．sports C．games D．music6、A．songs B．dialogues C．news D．reports7、A．turnedup B．shutup C．warmedup D．madeup8、A．catch B．practice C．appreciate D．enjoy9、A．dependon B．keepon C．baseon D．focuson10、A．Occasionally B．Secondly C．Fortunately D．Eventually11、A．why B．how C．when D．whether12、A．including B．remaining C．deciding D．judging13、A．practice B．disadvantage C．support D．challenge14、A．aswellas B．inaddition C．exceptfo D．asaresultof15、A．nervous B．comfortable C．excited D．proud16、A．opposite B．fixed C．same D．forced17、A．take B．imagine C．get D．remind18、A．catch B．build C．appreciate D．draw19、A．improve B．value C．assess D．arrange20、A．feeling B．thought C．adventure D．experience第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Takingtrips1．(enjoy)bymanypeople.2．（lucky),theydonotalwayshavethebestvacations.Instead,peopleshouldconsidergrouptours.First,grouptoursplantravelers’routes（路线）,sopeopledon'thavetobeworriedabout3．theyaregoingnextorhowtheyaregettingthere.Anotheradvantageofgrouptoursisthattheypermitpeople4．(chat)withoneanotherwhentraveling.Travelersareabletodevelopfriendshipswithpeopletheywouldneverhavemetbecausetheyaretravelingtogetherfor5．numberofdays.6．short,thereisnothing7．(good)thanagrouptourwhentraveling.Grouptoursscheduleeverythingonthetrip,8．givesusthechancetomake9．(friend)withotherpeople.Peopleprefergrouptourswhile10．(go)onatrip.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。WhenIstartedlearningEnglish,Ifounditverydifficulty、NomatterwhathardItried,Ijustcouldnotunderstandthegrammar、Thenoneday,mysisteraskedmewhyIwassoconfusingbyEnglishandItoldherthatIwasafraidofit、ThensheaskedmetowatchingEnglishmoviesandlistentosomeEnglishsongs、Ifellinthelovewiththesesongs、IlearnedtosingthemandfindIcouldremembermoreandmoreword、Ialsofeltveryinterestedthemovies,becauseIcouldlearneverydaywordsfromthem、Havebecomeinterested,I’vestartedtomakegreatlyprogress、Now,I’mnotafraidofEnglishanymore、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校外教Marry回美国度假即将返回，给你发来e-mail，询问是否需要她帮你从美国买些礼物。请给她回复—封电子邮件。要点如下：1．询问度假情况；2．表达感谢；3．希望买一本英语字典和几本美国畅销小说。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMarry，Iamsogladtoknowt