广东省江门市部分学校2023-2024学年高三上学期9月联考英语试题

高三英语注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AFourOutdoorSpringActivitiesforKidsWhilewe’retemptedtostayinsidewhereit’stemperature-controlledandcomfortable,gettingoutsideisimportantforachild’sdevelopment.I’msureyou’llfindsomanyfunoutdoorspringactivitiestodowithyourkids.TheyprovidethemwithvitaminDfromthesun,strengthentheirbodies,enhanceproblem-solvingandcriticalthinkingskills,helpchildrenappreciatenature,andsomuchmore.Kid-madeBirdFeederOurkid-madebirdfeederismadefromrecycledmaterialsandbirdseed.Simplyhaveyourchildrenfilleachbowlintheeggcarton(蛋盒)withbirdseedandhangitinatreewhenyou’refinished.Thisprojecthelpskidsworkonmeasuring,pouring,concentration,hand-eyecoordinationandotherskills.ExploringLifeatthePondGotoalocalpondtoexplorethereforacoupleofhours.Studythepondecosystem,searchforcreaturesinthewaterandoutsideit,suchasfish,worms,turtlesandbirds.Useourfreeprintabletocheckoffeachcreatureorplantasyoufindit.Thishelpsstimulatethecuriosityaboutnatureofyourlovedones.DIYSeedBombsLearnhowtomakehomemadeseedbombstogiveasgiftstofriendsandneighbors.Theseearth-friendlyseedbombsaremadewithrecycledpaperandcanbeplanteddirectlyintothesoil.Includeseedsfromyourfavoritegrassesorflowersintheseedbombs.GardeningwithKidsGardeningisoneofthebestspringoutdooractivitiesthatyoucandowithyourchildren.Ithelpskidslearnpatience,responsibilityandself-confidence.Plus,knowinghowtogrowyourownfoodisavaluableskill!1.Whichactivitymaybeststimulatekids’environmentalawareness?A.Kid-madeBirdFeederandDIYSeedBombs.B.Kid-madeBirdFeederandGardeningwithKids.C.ExploringLifeatthePondandDIYSeedBombs.D.GardeningwithKidsandExploringLifeatthePond.2.WhatcanyoudoatExploringLifeatthePond?A.Findoutwhatbirdsliketoeat. B.Learnhowtogrowfood.C.Makeearth-friendlyseedbombs. D.Studyavarietyofwildlife.3.Forwhomisthetextintended?A.Parents. B.Children. C.Teachers. D.Travelers.BFromtheworld’slastseventoaglobalpopulationofmorethan5000,Chinaspentnearly40yearsbringingbackcrestedibises(朱鹗)fromtheedgeofextinction.Withitstypicalredcrestandface,aswellasalongblackmouthandsnow-whitefeathers,thecrestedibisisknownas“theorientalgem”inChina.TheywereoncewidespreadinEastAsiaandSiberiauntilthe20thcenturywhenhunting,ecologicaldamageandincreasedhumanactivitiesdrovethebirdstonearextinction.In1981,theentirespeciesaroundtheworldwasdowntothesevencrestedibiseswhichwerefoundonlyinYangxianCounty,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,anddeepintheQinlingMountains,makingQinling,anaturalboundarybetweenChina'snorthandsouth,thelastshelterofthewildbirds.Since1981,thelocalgovernmentofYangxianCountyhasputforwardfourbansfortheprotectionofthespecies,prohibitingactivitiesincludinghuntinginthebirds'livingareas,cuttingdowntreeswheretheynest,usingchemicalsintheirfood-findingareas,andfiringgunsintheirbreeding(繁殖)areas.TheChinesegovernmentarrangedspecialfundstoprotectthehabitatofcrestedibises,sealingoffmountainstoplanttreesinthebirds'livingareas.Chinastartedtheartificialbreedingofcrestedibisesin1991andhadbredmorethan400birdsinShaanxiasoflastyear.Yearsofconstantefforthavebroughtpromisingresults.Itisestimatedthattherearemorethan5,000crestedibisesintheworldnow,andamajorityofthemliveinShaanxi.Thebird'shabitatinChinahasrisenfromlessthan5squarekmin1981tothecurrent15,000squarekm.“Itisluckythatthecrestedibis,anancientbird,isstillflyingaround,”saidZanLinsen,headoftheShaanxiAcademyofForestry.“Theconservationstoryofcrestedibisesnotonlyshowsusthepowerofancientlife,butalsothenecessityandurgencyofecologicalenvironmentprotection.”4.WhyaretheQinlingMountainssoimportanttocrestedibises?A.Theyarewherecrestedibiseswerefirstfound.B.Theyusedtobethelasthabitatofcrestedibises.C.Theyaretheonlybreedingareaofcrestedibises.D.Theyprotectcrestedibisesfromnaturalenemies.5.Whatcanweconcludefromparagraph4?A.Crestedibisesareunlikelytobebredartificially.BIt'slegaltoownhuntinggunsinYangxianCounty.C.Huntinghasbeenthebiggestthreattocrestedibises.D.Thegovernmentplaysakeyroleinsavingcrestedibises.6.HowdoesZanLinsenfeelabouttheconservationofcrestedibises?A.Mercifulandambitious. B.Relievedandhappy.C.Shockedandcurious. D.Sorryandregretful.7.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.RareanimalsinChina:crestedibisesB.ArtificialbreedingofcrestedibisesinChinaC.EndangeredcrestedibisesmakingacomebackD.CrestedibisesfoundagainintheQinlingMountainsCIamaprofessorofclinicalpsychology.SometimeagoIgothalfwaythroughadayofteachingbeforeaco-workerpointedouttomeIwasquitecarelesslywearingapairofdifferentshoes,oneredandoneblack.IfeltsoembarrassedandupsetbutIwouldhavetogoteachmycourselikethis.WhenInoticedhowmuchIwantedtodisappearandavoidthissituation,Iwasdeterminedtofaceitinstead.IwalkedintoclassandannouncedtothestudentsthatIwaswearingtwoshoesfromdifferentpairs,anddirectedtheirattentiontomyfeet.Everyonelaughedandwewentonwithclass.Yearslater,astudentinthatclasstoldmethatthiswasthemomentshefirstthoughtthatmaybe,justmaybe,shecouldbeaprofessor,too.IsharedmymistakebecauseIrealizedthattryinghideitwasinterferingwithmyabilitytoconcentratemymindonmyteaching—butIhadnoideathatitwouldalsohelpshortenthepsychologicaldistancebetweenmystudentsandmyself.Manycontextsmaypunishorshamepeopleformakingmistakes.Oureffortstoavoidthemresultfromourdesiresforsuccess,andhowotherswillrespondtoourmistakes.Wemightfeelself-criticismandshameifwedomakesome.However,mistakemakingispartoflearningnewthings,anditcandrawusclosertoothers.Itopensupthepossibilityofacceptingmistakesgladly,lettingusbemoreopenandengagedinwhatwearedoing.Wecansaywordsofkindnessandself-compassiontoourselves:Mistakesarenaturalandhuman;wecanbekindtoourselvesforthiserrorandstilltrytodobetternexttime;noticingourownimperfectionscanhelpustobekindtootherswhenwenoticetheyareimperfect,too.Whenwepracticeourmistakesinthisway,theycanbecomeopportunitiestoopenuptoothers,learnaboutourselves,andconnectevenmorewithwhatmatterstous.8.Howdoestheauthordevelopparagraph1?A.Bygivingsomeexamples. B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Bydoingscientificexperiments. D.Bysharingpersonalexperience.9.Whatwastheresultoftheauthorsharinghismistake?A.Shameful. B.Unexpected. C.Punishable. D.Unaccepted.10.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytellus?A.Intentionstoavoidmistakes. B.Advantagesofmakingmistakes.C.Possibilitiesofmakingmistakes. D.Effortstoavoidmakingmistakes.11.Whatcanweknowaboutmistakesfromthelastparagraph?A.Theyinterferewithwhatwearedoing.B.Theydrawtoomuchattentionfromus.C.Theyarebigopportunitiestogetusimproved.D.Theymakeusfeelirresponsibleanddefeated.DClockmakingisatraditionalcraftwhichinvolvesthebuildingandrepairofclocks.ButitisnowontheredlistdrawnupbytheHeritageCraftsAssociation(HCA),whichhaswarnedthatmorespecialistsareretiringthanenteringtheprofession.DavidPoole,aformermaster,said,“Theshortageofclockmakersisaproblem.Whereasthereusedtobeclockmakersonthehighstreet,aclockrepairshopisararesighttoday.Peoplewillfinditextremelydifficulttoidentifyanyonetorepairtheirclocks.”Thereareonlyabout250makersandrepairersleftacrossBritain,accordingtoHCA’sresearch.Whenspecialistsarenearretirement,theyoftencannotaffordtotakeonapprentices(学徒)ashappenedinthepast.Besides,itisfearedthatthefewtrainingcoursesthathavesurvivedwillnotfillthegaps.HowardWalwyn,aleadingdealerinKensington,warnedthat,ifexpertiseinrepairingislost,clockswillbecomeinanimateobjectsratherthanlivingthings,adding,“Mostclockmakershavefiddledwith(捣鼓)clocksaskids,takingthemapart,andtryingtogetthemtowork.Theproblemisthatyoungkidsnowarespendingalltheirtimeinfrontofscreensandshowlittleinterestinclockmaking.I'vegotsomeyoungerclockmakers,butthey'refewandfarbetween.”“Therearealsoconcernsthattoomanyclockmakersarepreparedtousemodernmechanicalsolutionstomakeaclockwork,evenifthosesolutionsareaesthetically(审美地)wrong,”saidJonathanBetts,anadvisertotheNationalTrust.Headded,“Museumcollectionsandmoresensitiveprivatecollectorswouldmuchrathernothaveaclockcleanedsoitlooksbrandnew,butanawfullotofrestorersrejectthat.”Mr.Poole,whobecameaclockmakerinthe1990s,said,“Therearefewpeoplecomingintothebusiness.Mostpeoplewhoareinitareedgingtowardsretirement,asamI.Ifpeoplearen'tskilled,allthoselovelythingswon'tbelookedafterproperly.”12.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"ontheredlist"inparagraph1mean?A.Ontopofstandard. B.Inneedofimprovement.C.Inresponsetodemand. D.Atriskofextinction.13.Whatbelongstoatraditionalpracticeintheclockmakingfield?A.Itspairingeachapprenticewithaspecialist.B.Itstailoringtrainingprogramsforapprentices.C.Itsbringinginnewbloodbyemployingapprentices.D.Itspostponingexperiencedspecialists'retirementage.14.WhatpreventsyoungkidsfrombeingclockmakersaccordingtoHowardWalwyn?A.Arelativelylowsalary. B.Thelackofinterestinclockmaking.C.Thetoughemploymentenvironment. D.Alimitednumberoftrainingcourses.15.WhatisJonathanBetts'concern?A.Manyrepairersadoptmodernmethodsinclockmaking.B.Manyrestorersareincapableoffixingmechanicalclocks.C.Privatecollectorsshownointerestintraditionaltechniques.D.Museumsrefusetoincludecleanedclocksintheircollections.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Homeorganizationhasbeenturnedintoanartformbysocialmediainfluenceswhosharebeautifulimagesofboxesarrangedbycolororpackedneatlyintobaskets.ThisisAmericanaddictionwithorganizing.____16____It’snotthatweneedtoorganizeourjunktomakeitprettier.It’sthatweneedtobuylessstuff.Herearesometipstohelpyoubreakupwithoverbuying.Beginbytakingalookaroundtoseewhatyouhave,whatyouneed,andwhatyoucangetridof.Periodicallyhavingacheckwillhelpyoumakebettershoppingdecisionsandwillhelpreducepurchases.____17____Breakitintomanageableparts,suchaskitchentoolsorwinterclothes.Thenidentifywhatyouuseregularlyandwhatcango.Alsoconsiderwhichbelongingsbringyoujoyandwhichonesyouwouldn’tmissiftheyweregone.Doclothesandshoesmakeyouhappy,ordoyouprefertheitemsyoubroughtbackfromatrip?Areyourbooksyourmostprizedpossessions?____18____Shopwithintention.Somepeoplebuyitemsbecausethey’reonsale.Somethinkit’snecessarytostockuponalmosteverything.Otherpeopleshopbecauseitmakesthemhappy.____19____Aftermomentaryhappiness,theitemsbecomepartofthemountainofstuffunwanted.____20____Decidingtobuysomethingmaynotrequiremuchmentalenergy.Butdecidingwhattodowithunwanteditemscanbestressfulandtakeupconsiderabletime.Mindlessshop-pingaffectsourmentalhealthandteachesourchildrennottovaluetheirbelongingsbecauseitmakeseachitemseemlessspecial.Doingsowillbenefitallofus,thenextgenerationandourplanet.A.Shopmindfully.B.Considerourplanet.C.Ourshoppinghabitsarecomplex.D.Buttheyignoretherootoftheproblem.E.Youdon’thavetocheckyourentirehouseholdatonce.F.Whateverthereason,theexcitementusuallydoesn’tlastlong.G.Knowingtheanswerstothesequestionswillhelpyousetprioritieswhenshopping.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Liamisabraveyoungman.Hestartedoutonhisbigadventure,abiketripfromAlaskatoArgentina.In2021,Liamwaslookingforsomething____21____.Hehadsomeexperiencein____22____longdistances.HislongestbiketripwasfromLosAngelestoSanFrancisco.Thathelpedhimdecideto____23____amuchlongertripfromthepointfarthestnorthintheUSAtothesouthernmosttownoftheworld.Liam____24____histriponAugust1,2021.Otherthanbasiclifenecessitiesandsome____25____partsforhisbike,hedidn’thavemuchelse.Wheninitiallyknowinghistrip,Liam’sfamilyweren’t____26____atfirst.Butafterseeinghe____27____withit,theybecamehisstrongestsupporters.Liambelievedhe____28____therightpath.Aslongashewasgoingsouth,hethought,hewouldfinallyreachhis____29____.Liamdidn’tgiveupeasily.Duringhistrip,hehad_____30_____.Inspiteofthetrouble,hekeptgoing.Liam_____31_____arrivedinUshuaia,ArgentinaonJanuary10,2023—527daysafterhe_____32_____.Hehadmadeit,bikingthrough14countriesalongtheway.BackpackinghometoCalifornia,Liamhopedwhathehaddonecould_____33_____otherstostartanadventureoftheirown.Inhisopinion,everyoneis_____34_____ofamazingthings.Thehardestpartisgettingthe_____35_____toattemptthethingsyouwanttodo.21.A.worrying B.equal C.formal D.challenging22.A.flying B.swimming C.biking D.measuring23.A.obey B.improve C.resist D.try24.A.finished B.began C.guided D.explored25A.spare B.electrical C.shocking D.outworn26.A.sure B.happy C.anxious D.tired27.A.compared B.agreed C.competed D.continued28.A.established B.limited C.chose D.defeated29.A.situation B.courtyard C.destination D.road30.A.difficulties B.pleasures C.fees D.desires31.A.gradually B.eventually C.definitely D.completely32.A.setoff B.carriedon C.gavein D.tookoff33.A.force B.order C.inspire D.permit34.A.aware B.capable C.ashamed D.proud35.A.comment B.preservation C.package D.confidence第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Light-drawingartistWangSibo,betterknownasRoyWang,ledateaminasuccessfulattempt____36____(break)theGuinnessWorldRecordforthemostpeoplelightdrawingatthesametimeonJune29.Thechallenge____37____(take)placeatGuangzhouTechnicianCollege,GuangdongProvince,____38____Wang,alongwithfourofhisteammembersand355studentsfromthecollege,completedahugelightdrawingartworkinaroundtwohours.Theartworkshowsimages____39____(include)alion’sheadfromGuangdong’scharacteristicartformliondancing,theemblem(象征)oftheCommunistPartyofChina,aswellashundredsofpentagrams(五角星).Becausesomeofthestudents’lightdrawingdidn’tappearinthefinalphotograph,thechallengeregistered____40____totalof328peoplewhocompletedthetask.“Withthisinnovativechallengewewouldliketopayourrespects____41____thefoundinganniversaryoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andinspireyoungpeopletolearnnew____42____(skill)andcontributethemtothedevelopmentofourcountry,”Wangsaid.“ItisalsoourambitiontopromotethespiritofChinesecraftsmanshiptotheworld,andshowcasethehigh-quality____43____(achieve)ofChineseeducation.”ThismarksthethirdtimethatWanghas____44____(successful)broketheGuinnessWorldRecord,followinghisrecordsin2018and2021incompletingthe_____45_____(large)lightdrawing.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你校外教Smith准备利用即将到来的中秋节假期去北京游玩，想征询你们的建议。请你给他写一封英文邮件，内容包括：1.旅行建议(景点、美食、交通等)；2.表达祝愿。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMrSmith,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。JohnBrownisacollegestudent,whoisperformingwellinallaspects.Butwhenhewastwoyearsold,hesufferedfromautism(孤独症)thatdelayedhisbrain’sgrowth.Thebasicsymptomsincludedinabilitytopickupsocialcues,arefusaltointeractwithfriendsorfamily,andalackofskillsinprocessingspeech,thinkingandlearning.John’sparents,whowereteachers,wereinitiallyshockedattherevelation.What’sworse,theylearnedthebadnewsthatJohnwasgoingtobecomeblindwhenhegrewup.Evenso,theykepthisillnessasasecretundermedicaladvice,andwerealwaystherefortheirson.AslittleJohnwasatschool,hebegantonoticehowotherkidswereabletoanswerquestionsinclassalotfasterthanhedid.Becauseofhissignificantlyslowthinking,ittookhimmanyminutestocomeupwithananswertothebestofhisabilities.Butheworkedharderthanotherclassmatesforhiscoursework,suchassittinginfrontoftheclasstoreadthewordsontheblackboardbetter,andspendinglongertimestudyingtopasstests.John’sparentsstillstoodbyhim,encouraginghimandsaying,“Youarethebest!”Theyrecordedeverydetailofhisgrowthinanotebook.Buttheywerenotprepar