2024年广东省广州市越秀区英语高三第一学期期末调研模拟试题含解析

2024年广东省广州市越秀区英语高三第一学期期末调研模拟试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover2．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting3．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon4．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up5．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved6．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway7．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith8．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned9．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t10．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait11．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall12．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay13．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone14．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how15．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing16．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass17．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．assessment18．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting19．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving20．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy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）Amusicfestivalisacommunityeventfocusingonliveperformancesofsingingandinstrumentplayingthatisoftenpresentedwithatheme.Onthelistarethemusicfestivalsforfansaroundtheworld.Findyourfavoritenow!FieldDayJanuary1,2018.SydneyFieldPaymeansNewYear’sDayforyoungpeopleinSydney.Seenasthecity’soriginalmulti－stageparty,,it’sagatheringoffriendscomingtogetherforagreatfun-filledfirstdayoftheyear.There’sanairofhopeandpositiveenergyonaperfectsummer’sday.TheEnvisionFestivalFebruary22–25,2018,UvitaTheEnvisionFestivalisanannualgatheringinCostaRicathataimstoprovideanopportunityfordifferentculturestoworkwithoneanothertocreateabettercommunity.Thefestivalencouragespeopletopracticeart,music,danceperformances,andeducation.Meanwhile,ourconnectionwithnatureisexpectedtobestrengthened.TheMcDowellMountainMusicFestivalMarch2-4,2018,PhoenixTheMcDowellMountainMusicFestivalisPhoenix、musicalcelera,onofcommunityculture.Sinceitsfoundingin2004fitistheonly100%non–profitmusicfestivaldesignedtosupport,entertainandeducatethecommunity.Thefestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorseachyearfromaroundthecountry,anditisanopportunitytoexperiencetrueculture.TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalApril19-22,2018,DaleTheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalisanationallyknownmusicfestivalforAmericanmusic.ThefestivalisheldinthecountryofTexasattheheightofthewildflowerseason.TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivaloffersgreatmusicandactivitiesforthewholefamily.1、InwhichcitycanpeopleenjoyafunNewYear’sDay?A．PhoenixB．Uvita.C．SydneyD．Dale2、WhatisspecialabouttheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival?A．Itencouragespeopletoreceiveeducation.B．Itisnotaimedatmakingmoney.C．Itprovidesanopportunityforfriendgathering.D．Itfocusesonculturalexchanges.3、Whichfestivalsareconnectedwithnature?A．FieldDayandtheEnvisionFestival.B．TheEnvisionFestivalandtheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.C．TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalandtheMcDowllMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.D．TheEnvisionFestivalandtheOldSettler’sMusicFestival.22．（8分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem---whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse---suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds,twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen-eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDr,ChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionaryviewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries,”Thestudyinvolvedpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingquicklytotheseparticularcriessothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.ResearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheywereplayedthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscryingorhigh-pitched(高音的)birdsong.Thefindingscouldhelpshedlightonpost-natal(产后的)depression---wheremothersstruggletobondwiththeirnewborn---byshowinghowahealthybrainrespondstoababy’scries.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“‘‘A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scries.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cry.4、Computergamesarementionedinthetexttoshow.A．players’differentreactionstoacryingbabyB．baby’scryingcontributestoquickerreactionsC．theinfluenceofbaby’sandadult’scryingonperformanceD．it’shardtokeepone’sconcentrationwithacryingbabynearby23．（8分）Whenathletesatthe2020TokyoOlympicscollecttheirmedals,they'llnotonlybewearingsomethingthatcelebratestheirsportingperformance,butsomethingthatsymbolizeslastingness.Forboththe2020OlympicsandParalympics,organizersaimtomakeallofthegold,silver,andbronzemedalsoutofusedelectronics.Thisstrongmessageabouthowtomakeuseofe-wastehasgottenalotofJapaninvolved.StartinginApril2017,theJapaneseOlympicCommitteebegancollectingoldlaptops,digitalcameras,smartphones,andotherabandonedelectronics.Theinitiative(倡议）hasachievedgreatsuccess.Already,thequantityneededforbronzemedalshasbeenmet,andthey'reinthehomestretchforsilverandgoldmedals,meaningthecollectionprocesscanpackupattheendofMarch.Whenlookingjustatthenumberofcellphonescollected,theamountofwasteisshocking.Inaperiodofabout18months,alittleover5millionsmartphoneswerecollectedthankstocooperationwithNTTDOCOMO.Japan'slargestmobilephoneoperatorallowedthepublictoturninphonesattheirshops,whichcountedalotintheproject’ssuccess.Afterbeingtakenapartandsorted,thesmallelectronicsunderwentasmeltingprocesstoextract(提炼）allthegold,silver，andbronzeelements.Thankstothisinitiative,theworldwidestrugglewithe-wastewillhaveaglobalplatform.AccordingtoastudypublishedbytheUnitedNationsUniversity—44.7millionmetrictonsofe-wasteweremadein2016.Only20%ofthatwasactuallyrecycled.Unfortunately,thisfigureissettorisesignificantlyinthecomingyears,movingto52.2millionmetrictonsby2021.SowhiletheTokyoOlympicsinitiativemightbejustadropinthebucket,it’sagoodstartinshowingwhatthepubliccandoifthey'remademoreawareoftheissue.1、WhatcanbelearntaboutTokyoOlympicsinitiativefromthepassage?A．E-wasteintheworldisincreasingsignificantly.B．Itiseasytogetelementsneededfromtheusedelectronics.C．Onlyproducersofelectronicsparticipatedintheproject.D．NTTDOCOMOcontributedtothesuccessoftheproject.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“homestretch”inParagraph2?A．startingperiod B．collectioneffortC．finalstage D．hardsearch3、WhatinfluencedoestheTokyoOlympicsinitiativehave?A．Itoffersaneffectivemethodtosolvetheproblemofe-waste.B．Itshowsthepowerofadvancedtechnologyindailylife.C．Itsavestheexpensespentinmakingallthemedals.D．Itencouragesthepublic’sinvolvementindealingwithe-waste.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetotheTokyoOlympicsinitiative?A．Positive B．NegativeC．Ambiguous D．Indifferent24．（8分）Withtechnologyenteringalmosteveryaspectofourlives,thedemandforcomputerprogrammerscanonlyincrease.Totraintheworkforceofthefuture,companiesaroundtheworldarewildlydevelopingcomputinglanguagestointroducechildrentotheappealingworldofprogrammingbothinandoutofschool.Theonlydrawbackisthattolearnorobservetheresultsoftheirprogrammingefforts,childrenhavetobeabletosee.Asaresult,kidswithlimitedornovision(视觉)arepreventedfromparticipatinginthisexcitingtrend.Tochangethat,researchersatMicrosoft’sCambridge,UKLabhavedevelopedanewphysicalprogramminglanguagethatcanbelearnedbyallchildren.ProjectTorinoallowsvisuallydamagedkidsaged7to11tocreatecode(编码)thatplaysmusic,stories,orpoetrybyconnectingphysicalpods(检测装置)together.Oncedone,anaccompanyingappchangesthephysicalcodeintodigitalcode.Thesmartsystemcoversallthemajorconceptsandisreadytoadapttotheneedsofeachstudentandsetchallengesbasedontheindividual’sskill.Mostimportantly,itprovidesinstantfeedback,enablingeducatorstoassessstudents’progressandprovideassistanceasneeded.TheMicrosoftteamiscurrentlydevelopingthesystemfurther.Amongthechangesisaddingcolortothepreviouslyall-whitepodsbecauseithelpschildrenwithlimitedvisiontolearnbetter.Thesizeofthepodsisalsobeingincreasedsincekidsworkinginpairsweremoreengagedwhentheycouldbothphysicallyholdthepodsandtouchhands.Theprogramwillbeexpandedto100elementaryschoolchildrenintheUKthisfall,and,onceperfected,tokidsacrosstheworld.Whilethesystemwascreatedwithvisuallydamagedchildreninmind,CecilyMorrison,oneoftheresearchersworkingontheproject,hopesthatitwillappealtoeveryone.1、Whydocompaniesintroducechildrentotheprogrammingworld?A．Tosatisfychildren’scuriosity.B．Todevelopchildren’spotential.C．Tofosterthefutureprogrammers.D．Tomakechildrenmorecompetitive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”probablyreferto?A．Theexcitingtrend.B．Thedrawback.C．Limitedandpoorsight.D．Aphysicallanguage.3、Whatistheadvantageofthenewsmartsystem?A．Itcanhelpjudgechildren’sprogress.B．Itbasesthechallengesonkids’vision.C．Childrenwithpoorsightcanseethecode.D．Itgiveschildrenguidanceandinstructions.4、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4?A．Thesizeofthepods.B．Thecolorofthepods.C．TheMicrosoftteam’shardwork.D．Theimprovementtothenewsystem.25．（10分）Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,‘Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’”saysBallmer.“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent-childactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueintoadulthood.Nowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.“There’sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchange,buttoday’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side,”explainsMr.Ballmer.“It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”1、Theunderlinedword‘gulf’inPara.3mostprobablymeans________.A．interestB．distanceC．separationD．difference2、Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis________.A．moreconfusionamongparentsB．lessrespectforparentsfromchildrenC．newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenD．morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents3、Bysaying“today’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side.”theauthormeansthattoday’sparents________.A．havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechangeB．cansetalimittothechangeC．failtotakethechangeseriouslyD．followthetrendofthechange4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．describethedifficultiestoday’sparentshavemetwithB．discussthedevelopmentoftheparent-childrelationshipC．suggestthewaystohandletheparent-childrelationshipD．comparetoday’sparent-childrelationshipwiththatinthepast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）Amanhadalittledaughter—anonlyandmuch-lovedchild.Helived___21__her—shewashislife.Sowhenshebecameill,hebecamelikeamanmoving22andearthtobringaboutherrestorationto23.Hisbestefforts,24,proved25andthechilddied.Thefatherbecameabitterloner,26himselfawayfromhismanyfriendsandrefusingevery27thatmightrestorehiscalmandbringhimbacktohisnormalself.Butonenighthehada28.Hewasinheaven,29agrandpresentationofallthelittlechildangels.Theywere30inalinepassingbytheGreatWhiteThrone.Everywhite-robedangelicchild31acandle.Henoticedthatonechild’scandlewasnotlighted.Thenhesawthatthechildwiththe32candlewashisownlittlegirl.33toher,heseizedherinhisarms,34hertenderly,andthenasked,“35

Justthenheawokefromhisdream.Thelessonwasclear,anditseffectswere37.Fromthathouronhewasnotaloner,butassociatedfreelyand38withhisformerfriendsandcolleagues.39wouldhisdarling’scandlebeextinguished(熄灭)byhis40tears.1、A．inB．withC．outD．for2、A．hospitalB．planetC．heavenD．doctors3、A．healthB．happinessC．recoverD．consciousness4、A．thoughB．howeverC．otherwiseD．therefore5、A．successfulB．rewardingC．vainD．admired6、A．escapingB．protectingC．preventingD．shutting7、A．meetingB．activityC．examinationD．donation8、A．planB．dreamC．thoughtD．intention9、A．imagingB．informingC．hearingD．witnessing10、A．marchingB．waitingC．runningD．jumping11、A．tookB．broughtC．carriedD．fetched12、A．brightB．darkC．flashD．splendid13、A．FlyingB．AdvancingC．RushingD．Moving14、A．pattedB．touchedC．staredD．pointed15、A．whatB．whenC．whoD．why16、A．putitdownB．putitoffC．putitoutD．putiton17、A．immediateB．wonderfulC．significantD．emergent18、A．contentedlyB．cheerfullyC．disappointedlyD．unhappily19、A．NowonderB．NotreallyC．NolongerD．Notlikely20、A．uselessB．sympatheticC．miserableD．pitiful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）课文语法填空Thereareallkindsoffestivalsandcelebrations1．theworld,whichareheldfordifferent2．(reason).Theancientfestivalswere3．(main)heldatthreetimesayear.Somefestivalsareheld4．(honor)thedeadorsatisfytheancestorsincase(以免)5．mightreturneithertohelp6．todoharmwhileotherfestivalsareheldtohonorfamouspeopleortheGods,suchastheDragonBoatFestivalandColumbusDay.HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalsarehappyeventsbecausethefood7．(gather)forthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.Andthe8．(energy)andimportantfestivalsaretheones9．lookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring,suchastheLunarNewYear,atwhichpeoplehaveaverygoodtime.SomeWesterncountries10．(has)veryexcitingcarnivals.Festivalsletusenjoylife.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）DearDavid,Ihaverecentlyfeltguilty,staysleeplessatnight、Youmaywonderhow、Totellyouthetruth,itisjustbecauseofthefactthatIseldomcheatinexamsandIjustcan’tstopme、Inmanyexams,Iusedcellphonestosurfthenetforanswer、Besides,Isometimesreferred