广东省普宁市华侨中学2024届高三下学期5月联考英语试题含解析

广东省普宁市华侨中学2024届高三下学期5月联考英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what2．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen3．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a;the C．the；a D．the；the4．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing5．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost6．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom7．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where8．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent9．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or10．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so11．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With12．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping13．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail14．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon15．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read16．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated17．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left18．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why19．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．Toface B．Faced C．Face D．facing20．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted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）Mostcellphonecompaniesdesignmodelsespeciallyforkids.Butparentsareusuallytheonesbuyingthephones,andpayingthebill.Accordingtoastudy,56%ofparentsofchildrenaged8to12havegiventheirchildrenacellphone.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,12isthemagicnumber.Itisthemostcommonageforkidstogettheirfirstcellphone.But13%ofchildrenaged6to10alreadyhaveone.That’smorethanoneoutofevery10kids.Pro-cellphonepeople,includingmanyparents,noticethatcellphoneshelpkidskeepintouchwiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Theybelievethatcellphonesareanimportanttoolinadangeroussituation.Kidscanstayconnectedwiththeirparentsatalltimes,whetherit’stoaskforaridehomefromsoccerpracticeortoreceiveagood–lucktextmessagemomentsbeforeabiggame.Plus,somecellphonedesignedforkidscanbecontrolledwithsettingsthatallowthephonetoonlybeusedinparent-approvedways.What’stheharminthat?Butotherpeopleareworriedaboutthehealthandsafetyeffectsofkids’cellphones.Theybelievethatplugged-inkidscouldbemissingoutonotheractivities,suchasplayingoutsideorhangingoutwithfriends,andthatsendingtextmessagesorfieldingphonecallswhiledoinghomeworkisbadforconcentration.Theysaythatkidsarespendingtoomuchtimetextinginsteadoftalkingtoeachother.“Ourbrainsevolvedtocommunicatefacetoface,”saysGarySmall,aprofessorofpsychiatryattheUCLASchoolofMedicine,inCalifornia.“Alotofthisislostwithtexting.”Andsomeexpertsarealsoconcernedaboutpossiblehealthrisks.Theyworrythatradiationorenergywaves-releasedbycellphonescouldbeharmfultoyoungpeople.Tobesafe,manypediatriciansadviselimitingtalktime.1、Therecentsurveysuggeststhat________.A．thenumbertwelvecanbringusgoodluckB．mostkidsarceagertohavetheirowncellphonesC．manykidshavetheirfirstcellphoneattheageof12D．morethanhalfoftheparentscanaffordtobuycellphones2、Pro–cellphonepeopleprobablyrefertothosewhothinkthatkids_________.A．mustn’towncellphoneB．shouldhavecellphonesC．hadbettermakemorefriendsD．maylosetouchwithothers3、WhatwouldbethemainideaofParagraph3?A．Thedisadvantagesofcellphones.B．Cellphonesdesignedforkids.C．Thekindsofcellphones.D．Howtosendtextmessage.4、Theauthor’sattitudestowardthefactthatkidshavecellphonesis_________.A．supportiveB．objectiveC．negativeD．optimistic22．（8分）Sometimesweexperiencepainthatseemsjusttoobigtofeel,toofrighteningtoface-itlookslikeatsunami.So,werun.MytsunamicamewhenIwasnineyearsold.Iwaswokenupbymymother’sscreams-“Bob?Bob?!BOB!”Irantomyparents’bedroom.Myfatherwasonallfours,unconscious.Mymotherwascrazy-desperatelytryingtofigureouthowtostopwhatwashappening.Irantothephone-9-1-1,theneighbors,anyone-“helpus!”Soonrescuecame,butmyfatherdidn’tcomebacktolife.Whenmyfriendscametocomfortme,Iremember“pullingmyselftogether”asIwalkedtowardthem,determiningtoshowthemthatIwasfine.ThemoreIdeniedmypain,themoreIwaspraisedbytheadultsaroundme-”Oh,lookhowstrongsheis!”So,Ikeptsaying“I’mfine.”Overandoverandover.Isaiditenough-performeditenough-thatIevenfooledmyself.IbelievedthatIwasokay.Butpaindoesn’tjust“goaway”-thatwhole“timeheals”thingisatotalcrock.30yearsaftermyfatherdied,whenIlookedaroundforanexplanationforalltheyearsofdestructivebehavior,Icouldn’tfindtherootofthepaininmylifebecauseIhadcovereditupsowell.Allthe“I’mfine”-30yearsofthem-buriedthepainofthatnineyearsoldgirl.Herpainhadbeentryingtocomeout,tobeheard,tobehealed.And,finally,itwas.Afteryearsoftreatment,Ifoundmywaybacktothatnightwherethepainstarted,backtothetsunami.Thistime,Ididn’trun.Ithurt-itstillhurts-butnow,whenithurts,Iletthepaincome.Fmnotscaredtosay,“I’mnotfine”-becauseIknow,eventually,Iwillbe.1、Whatdidtheauthordowhenherfatherwasindanger?A．Sheranouttolookforrescue.B．Shekeptcalmandaskedforhelp.C．Sheofferedfirstaidtohimatonce.D．Shewastooafraidtodoanything.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“crock”inParagraph5?A．factB．theoryC．experimentD．lie3、Whywastheauthorpraised?A．Shebehavedpolitely.B．Sheseemedtobeconfident.C．Shecouldlookafterherself.D．Shecouldhandletheblowproperly.4、Whatlessoncanwegetfromtheauthor’sexperience?A．Hidingourpaincanbeharmful.B．Expressingpainisnotveryeasy.C．Beingstrongmeanshidingone’spain.D．Childrenaregoodatcoveringuptheirpain.23．（8分）Children’sliveshavechangedgreatlyoverthelast50years.ButdotheyhaveahappierchildhoodthanyouorIdid?It’sdifficulttolookbackonone’sownchildhoodwithoutsomeelementofnostalgia(怀旧的).Ihavefourbrothersandsisters,andmymemoriesareallaboutbeingwiththem.Playingboardgamesonthelivingroomfloor,orspendingdaysinthestreetwiththeotherneighborhoodchildren,racingupanddownonourbikes,orexploringthenearbywoods.Myparentsscarcelyappearinthesememories,exceptasproviderseitherofmealsorofsevereblameaftersomeparticularlyriskyadventure.Thesedays,intheUKatleast,thenatureofchildhoodhaschangeddramatically.Firstly,familiesaresmaller,andtherearefarmoreonlychildren.Itiscommonforbothparentstoworkoutsidethehomeandthereisthefeelingthattherejustisn’ttimetobringupalargefamily,orthatnoonecouldpossiblyaffordtohavemorethanonechild.Asaresult,today’sboysandgirlsspendmuchoftheirtimealone.Anothermajorchangeisthatyoungsterstodaytendtospendahugeamountoftheirfreetimeathome,inside.Morethananythingthisisduetothefactthatparentsworryfarmorethantheyusedtoaboutrealorimagineddangers,sotheywouldn’tdreamoflettingtheirchildrenplayoutsidebythemselves.Finally,thekindoftoyschildrenhaveandthewaytheyplayistotallydifferent.Computerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgamesandmoreinterestingactivitiesofmychildhood.Theirony(令人啼笑皆非的事情)isthatsomanywaysofplayinggamesarecalled“interactive”.Thefactthatyoucanplayelectronicgamesonyourownfurtherincreasesthesenseoflonelinessfeltbymanyyoungpeopletoday.DothesechangesmeanthatchildrentodayhavealessrelaxingchildhoodthanIhad?Ipersonallybelievethattheydo,butperhapseverygenerationfeelsexactlythesame.1、Whatisthepurposeofthedirectquestiongiveninthefirstparagraph?A．Togetpeople’sattentionandleadinthetopicB．Togatherpeople’sopinionsonchildhoodC．ToshowwhothepassageiswrittenforD．Tocomparethechildhoodlivesoftwogenerations2、WhichisNOTareasonforthechanges?A．FamiliesaresmallertodayB．ParentsworriedtoomuchabouttheirchildrenC．ToyscanbeplayedbychildrenaloneathomeD．It’stoodangeroustoplayoutside3、Whathasthewriterfocusedoninthefourthparagraph?A．Youngpeopletodayshouldn’tplayelectronicgamesB．Somegamesthatyoungpeopleplaytodayaren’treallygoodC．ComputerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgamesD．Boardgamesaremuchmoreinterestingthancomputergames4、Thewriter’sattitudetowardsthechildhoodchangingis.A．approving B．unconcernedC．objective D．optimistic24．（8分）Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere“morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpectedaboutmovingbackhome—theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents’financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa“familyproject”.Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.“However”,thestudysays,“day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduates”.Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.1、Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?A．Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B．Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren’sreturn.C．Theparents’qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D．Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby________.A．cause B．defeatC．arise D．allow3、Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.4、Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.5、Whatisthesideeffectoftheboomerangchildrenphenomenon?A．Bothparentsandchildrenenjoyamoreharmoniousrelationship.B．Neitherparentsnorchildrenwanttodothechoresathome.C．Notonlyparentsbutalsochildrenwanttobeindependent.D．Thereareoccasionalquarrelsbetweenparentsandchildren.25．（10分）Scientistshavelongknownthatherbivores(食草动物)affecttheplantdiversityaroundthem.Inhighlyproductiveecosystems,likejungles,animalswouldfavordominant,fast-growingplants.Thiswouldfreeupnutrientsandspace,allowingforagreatervarietyofplantstoboom.Incontrast,herbivoresinregionswithlowplantbiomass,likedeserts,wouldeatwhatevertheycouldfind,onlydrivingdownplantdiversity.Now,ateamofscientistshastestedthishypothesis(假说).Burkepile,abiologyprofessorinUCSantaBarbara,andhiscolleaguesreviewed252studiescomparingplantdiversityinareaswhereherbivoreswereandwerenotexcluded.Theirstudyrevealedthatwhetherherbivoresincreaseordecreaseplantdiversitydependsonwhat’sonthemenu.Ingeneral,thecorrelation(相关性)betweenherbivoryanddiversitywasn’tnearlyasclearaseveryonehadexpected.However,theteamnoticedamuchstrongerassociation:whentheecosystemhostedaparticularlyvigorousspeciesofplant,herbivoryseemedtobecrucialinmaintainingbiodiversity.Forinstance,grasslandsinthetallgrassprairieintheAmericanMidwesttendtobedominated(控制)byfast-growinggrasses,suchasbigbluestem.Theteamdiscoveredthatherbivoreshadanoutsizedeffectonmaintainingbiodiversitybykeepingbigbluestemfromtakingoverdozensofsmaller,slowergrowingplantspecies.Howevernotallherbivoresareonanequalfoot.Theteamfoundthattheconnectionbetweenherbivoryanddiversitywasparticularlystrongingrasslandswheremoreanimalsfeedongrassthanonherbsandbushes.Thisseemsreasonable,sincegrassestendtobethedominantspeciesingrasslands,asthenamesuggests.Thesefindingsaremorethanacademic.“We’veseenthreedecadesofreallyimportantpaperssayingthatecosystemsworkbetterwhenyouhavemorespeciesinthem,”Burkepilesaid.“Whatourdatasuggestsisthatherbivoresareespeciallyimportantformaintainingthisbiodiversityinplaceswhereyouhaveareallydominantplantspecies.”Asbiodiversitycontinuestodeclineworldwide,conservationistsarelookingforwaystopreventcatastrophiclosses.“Thissuggeststhatonepossibleapproachtomanagingecosystemsandbiodiversityistouseherbivorestomanagethesedominantspecies,”Burkepileadded.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,howdoherbivoreshelptoincreasebiodiversity?A．Byconsumingdominant,fast-growingplants.B．Bydestroyingjunglesandfreeingupspace.C．Byaddingmorenutrientstothesoil.D．Byeatinguplowplantbiomass.2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablyimpliesthat____________.A．herbivoryhasnothingtodowithbiodiversityinagivenecosystemB．herbivoresdecreasebiodiversityintallgrass-dominatedecosystemsC．smallanimalshelptoprotectbiodiversityingrasslandswithoutbushesD．thedegreetowhichherbivoresaffectbiodiversityisrelatedtoplantspecies3、Whatistheauthortryingtotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Thelimitationsofthenewstudy.B．Thepotentialapplicationofthenewstudy.C．Thecontradictionbetweenthepastviewandthenewfindings.D．Theimportanceofmaintainingecosystemsandbiodiversity.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）Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropswere1.Ifwedidn'tseesomerainsoon,wewould2everything.ItwasonthisdaythatIlearnedthetruelessonof3andwitnessedtheonlymiracleIhaveseenwithmyowneyes.Iwasinthekitchenmakinglunch4Isawmysix-year-oldson,Billy,walkingtowardthe5Minutesafterhe6intothewoods,hecamerunningoutagain,towardthehouse.Momentslater,however,hewasonceagain7inthatslowpurposefulsteptowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforanhour:walk8tothewoods,runbacktothehouse.FinallyIcouldn’ttakeitanylongerandIcrept(悄悄地走）outofthehouseand9himonhisjourney.AsIleanedintospyonhim,Isawthemost10sight.Atinydeerwaslyingontheground,11sufferingfromdehydration(脱水）andheatexhaustion,12itsheadwithgreatefforttolapup(舔食）thewater13inmybeautifulboy’shand.Whenthewaterwas14,Billyjumpeduptorunbacktothehouse.Ifollowedhimbacktoatapthatwehad15thewaterto.Billyopeneditallthewayupandalittlewaterbegantoflowslowly.He16there,lettingthewaterslowly17hishand—thetemporarycup.Whenhestoodupandbegantogoback,Iwasthereinfrontofhim.Hislittleeyesjustfilledwith18“I’mnotwasting”wasallhesaid.Asthetearsthatrolleddownmyfacebegantohitthe19,theyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...moredrops...andmore.AllIcansayisthatthe20thatcamethatdaysavedourfarm,justliketheactionsofonelittleboysavedanother.1、A．flyingB．dyingC．growingD．blowing2、A．winB．catchC．loseD．leave3、A．sharingB．acceptingC．receivingD．sending4、A．asB．sinceC．whileD．when5、A．houseB．woodsC．gardenD．field6、A．disappearedB．appearedC．lostD．ran7、A．swimmingB．jumpingC．walkingD．leaping8、A．anxiouslyB．curiouslyC．seriouslyD．carefully9、A．followedB．caughtC．stoppedD．shouted10、A．excitingB．amazingC．frighteningD．puzzling11、A．lightlyB．surelyC．cleanlyD．obviously12、A．loweringB．draggingC．liftingD．pulling13、A．cuppedB．putC．givenD．sent14、A．disappearedB．goneC．lostD．used15、A．putoffB．turnedupC．shutoffD．takeup16、A．layB．stoodC．sleptD．knelt17、A．fillupB．ranthroughC．wentthroughD．madeup18、A．dirtB．tearsC．earthD．water19、A．handB．clothesC．groundD．feet20、A．boyB．deerC．waterD．rain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）“Whatwouldyoudoifyou1．(know)thiswasthelastnightoftheworld?”Thetwosmallgirls2．(play)blocksontherugwhenMr.Johnsonasked3．wifethequestion.Therewas4．easy,cleansmelloffreshcoffeeintheeveningair.Heputforwardthatquestion,stirringhiscoffeeslowlyand5．(stare)intoits6．(deep).“It’sjustafeeling;sometimesit7．(fright)me;sometimesI’mnot8．(scare)9．you.Itfirsthappenedaboutfour10．(night)ago.”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（^）并其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。Asurvey(调查）hasrecentlycarriedoutamongthestudentsinourschoolaboutwhethertheywouldlikeitiftheirparentsgavebirthtoasecondchild、Opinionsvarywidefromonetoanother、Mostofthestudentssupportedtheidea、Theythinkthatitwouldbeamazingtohaveabrotherandasistertokeepthecompanyandsharesecretswith、Besides,webelieveasecondchildwouldbringlotsoffunstothefamily、However,therestofthestudentsinterviewingholdtheoppositeview、Tostartwith,raisingonechildisalreadyadifficultthingandtheparentswouldhavetoworktwiceashardiftheyhadasecondchild、What'smore,theyarguewhethertheyhavebeenaccustomedtoenjoythewholelovefromtheirparents、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国好友Tom将于今年九月到你校进行交流活动，届时恰逢湖北省第二届园林博览会（the2ndHubeiProvinceGardenExpo）在荆州举办。请根据以下要点写一封邮件，邀请他一同参观园博会：1.时间：九月二十八号开幕；2.活动：欣