广东省六校2023-2024学年高三上学期第二次联考英语试题 Word版无答案

东莞中学、广州二中、惠州一中、深圳实验、珠海一中、中山纪念中学2024届高三第二次六校联考试题英语本试卷共8页，满分120分，折算成150分计入总分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔将对应的信息点涂黑，不按要求填涂的，答卷无效。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，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，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，只需将答题卡交回。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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASoontherewillbeaReviewBlitz!Inamonth,wearesearchingforreasonablereviewsthatreflectyoursincereopinions.JustkeepinmindthatthedeadlineforyourreviewsisOctober23,2023.Rules:Toenter,youmustbeateen(aged13-19)withaTeenCreativityaccount.Submissionsoughttoberelevanttothetopic.Eachreviewmustbenomorethan250words.Thereisnorestrictiononthenumberofpiecesyoucansubmit.Guidelines:Giveabriefsummaryofthebook.Avoidexplainingtheentireplotortellingyourreaderhowthebookends.Informthereaderwhatyoulikeordislikeaboutthebook.Recommendthebooktospecificreaders.Doesthebooklenditselfwelltoolderteens?Wouldsciencefictionenthusiastsshowinterestinthisbook?It’shelpfulforreaderstothinkaboutthebookinlightofotherbooksthey’veread.Rememberthatit’sokaytohaveastrongopinion!Don’tstartsentenceswith“Ithink”,“Ibelieve”or“Inmyopinion”.Prizes:Allparticipantswillbegivenacertificate.FirstprizewinnerswillrespectivelyhaveonereviewpublishedinTeenCreativitymagazineandobtainafree6-monthmagazinesubscription.Second-placewinnerswilleachreceiveafree3-monthmagazinesubscription.You’llreceivetheseprizesbeforeDecember28,2023.Submityourworksto.Wehopereviewingbooksbringsyoujoy.1.WhichofthefollowingmeetstherequirementofReviewBlitz?A.Apersoncanpresentnomorethanonepieceofwork.B.Eachpieceofworkcanhaveamaximumof250words.C.Reviewsmustbewrittenbypeopleunder20yearsold.D.WorksmustbeuploadedbytheendofOctober2023.2.Whatshouldparticipantsincludeintheirreviews?A.Thelikesanddislikesofthebook.B.Therecommendationtoallreaders.C.Statementscontaining“Inmyopinion”.D.Asummarythatdemonstratesthewholeplot.3.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Self-learners. B.Teachingstaff.C.Professionaltrainers. D.Bookishadolescents.BWhenImadethedecisiontoquitmyfull-timeemployment,IneverthoughtthatIcouldgetinvolvedinanincreasingglobaltrend.Ihadtoleavemyrelativelyhigh-profilepositionforanunexpectedmovethathurtmyprideandpreventedmefromgettingpromoted.Yet,Iexcusedmydeparturebysaying“Iwantedtospendmoretimewithmyfamily”.Curiouslyafteraroundtwoandahalfyears,myexperienceinwhatAmericansrefertoas“downshifting”hasturnedmyexcuseintoanabsolutereality.IhavebeentransformedfromapassionateadvocateofLindaKelsey’s“haveitall”concept,whichshehasbeenpromotingforthepastsevenyearsinthepagesofShemagazine,intoawomanwhoiscontenttoacceptalittlebitofeverything.Ihavediscoveredthatabandoningtheideaof“jugglingyourlife”andadoptingthealternativestrategyof“downshifting”hasbenefitsthatgofarbeyondfinancialsuccessandsocialstatus.NothingcouldconvincemetogobacktothelifestyleKelseyusedtopromoteandwhichIhadpreviouslyenjoyed:12-hourworkdays,tightdeadlines,theterrifyingpressureofofficepolitics,andthedemandofbeingaparenton“qualitytime”.Afterthewidespreadlayoffs(裁员)broughtonbycost-cuttinginthelate1980s,Americastartedtomovetowardasimpler,lessmaterialisticwayoflifeasaresponsetotheeconomicdownturn.InAmerica,simplifyingone’slifeisfrequentlydoneforfinancialreasons,butinBritain,atleastamongthemiddleclassIknow,wehavedifferentmotivationsfordoingso.Forthewomenofmygenerationwhowereencouragedtokeepjuggling,downshiftingisnotsomuchasearchforamythical(虚无的)goodlife—growingyourownorganicvegetables,andriskingturningintoone—asapersonalrecognitionofyourlimitations.4.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?A.Thewriterdidn’ttakeprideinheroriginaljob.B.Full-timeemploymentisanewinternationaltrend.C.Thewriterwaseagertospendmoretimewithherfamily.D.Thewriterwasforcedtoresignduetoanexternalfactor.5.Whatdoweknowaboutdownshiftingaccordingtothetext?A.Thewriterabandonedherhighsocialstatusfordownshifting.B.Downshiftingallowedthewritertomakeherdreamcometrue.C.Thewriterchangedherwayofthinkingthroughdownshifting.D.ThewriteracceptedtheconceptofShemagazinebecauseofdownshifting.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“jugglingyourlife”inparagraph3mean?A.Settlingforabitofeverything.B.Choosingtoliveasimplelife.C.Adoptingabusyandstressfullifestyle.D.Stayingawayfromamaterialisticwayoflife.7.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A.Itisnevertoolatetopursueyourdream.B.Downshiftingresultsinamoresatisfactoryandsimplerlife.C.ThereisadifferencebetweentheAmericanandBritishcultures.D.Peopleshouldadoptdownshiftingtosearchformythicalexperiences.CLikemostnerdswhoreadsciencefiction,I’vekeptwonderinghowsocietywillgreettrueartificialintelligence,ifandwhenitarrives.Willwepanic?Ignoreitandgoaboutourdailylives?Hence,it’sbeenfascinatingtowatchtheTwitterspheretrytomakesenseofChatGPT,anewcutting-edgeA.I.chatbotopenedfortestingattheendof2022.ChatGPT—whichstandsfor“generativepre-trainedtransformer”—landedwithasplash.Infivedays,morethanamillionpeoplesigneduptotestit.Inrecentyears,thoughafewA.I.toolshavegottengoodatdoingnarrowandwell-definedtasks,likewritingmarketingcopy,theystilltendtobeweakwhentakenoutsidetheircomfortzones.ButChatGPTfeelsdifferent.Smarter.Moreflexible.Itcanwritejokesandcollege-levelessays.Itcanalsoguessatmedicaldiagnoses,andevenseemsgoodatansweringthetypesofopen-endedanalyticalquestionswhichfrequentlyappearonschoolassignments.ThetechnologythatpowersChatGPTisn’t,strictlyspeaking,new.It’sbasedonwhatthecompanycalls“GPT-3.5,”anupgradedversionofGPT-3in2020.WhiletheexistenceofahighlycapablelinguisticsuperbrainmightbeoldnewstoA.I.researchers,it’sthefirsttimesuchapowerfultoolhasbeenmadeavailabletothegeneralpublicthroughafree,easy-to-usewebinterface.UnlikeGoogle,ChatGPTdoesn’tcrawlthewebforinformationoncurrentevents,anditsknowledgeisrestrictedtothingsitlearnedbefore2021.SinceChatGPTtrainingdataincludesbillionsofexamplesofhumanopinion,representingeveryreasonableview,it’salso,insomesense,moderatebydesign.Withoutspecificprompting,forexample,it’shardtocoax(诱导)astrongopinionoutofChatGPTaboutpoliticaldebates.Usually,you’llgetafairsummaryofwhateachsidebelieves.8.HowdidthepublicinitiallyrespondtoChatGPT?A.Peopleworriedaboutthisnewtechnology.B.ManypeoplefoundithardtounderstandChatGPT.C.Anumberofpeoplecouldn’twaittoregisterforatry.D.MillionsofpeoplewereignorantofthisnewA.I.chatbot.9.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?A.ChatGPTisatypicalA.I.toolusedforspecifiedtasks.B.A.I.appsprovideperfectanswerstoanalyticalquestions.C.ChatGPThelpsdoctorswithseriousmedicaldiagnoses.DHomeworkmightnotbeaproblemforChatGPTusers.10.InwhichaspectisChatGPTdifferentfromtheGPT-3?A.Peoplecangainaccesstoitfreeofcharge.B.Linguisticresearchersspeakhighlyofit.C.ItiswelcomedbyA.I.researcherswithenthusiasm.D.Itisthefirstpowerfultoolopentothegeneralpublic.11.What’sthetextmainlyabout?A.ThefutureofChatGPT.B.ThebrillianceofChatGPT.C.ThedevelopmentofChatGPT.D.TheargumentsaboutChatGPT.DThedodo,aMauritianbirdlastseeninthe17thcentury,willbebroughtbacktoasemblance(外观)oflifeifattemptsbyagene-editingcompanyaresuccessful.Gene-editingtechniquesnowexistthatallowscientiststoextractthedodogenome(基因组)thattheybelievetheycantheneffectivelyrecreatewithinthebodyofalivingrelative.Thescientistsinquestionsaidtheirwork,beyondprovidinganinsightintotheextinctdodo’sexistence,couldhelpinformtheconservationofrarespeciesthatarenotyetextinct.However,thereisafiercedebateamongbiologistsoverwhetherthissortofresearchshouldbepursued.BethShapiro,theleadpaleo-geneticist(古遗传学家)atColossal,toldtheGuardianshetriedtopersuadeamuseumtoletherextractDNAfromapreserveddodoexhibitedthere.Shesaidtherewerehundredsofdodosincollectionsaroundtheworld,soithadbeenpossibletosequencethedeadbird’sgenome.Butshewarnedthatthereviveddodocouldneverreplacewhathasbeenmadeextinct.“Itwouldbecrazytothinkthesolutiontotheworld’sbiodiversitycrisiswastobringbackaproxy.”shesaid.BenLamm,thechiefexecutiveofthecompany,saidtheywereraisingafurther150milliondollarstopursuetheresearchonthedodo.Hepointedoutthatitcouldassistconservationeffortsformanyotherthreatenedspeciesaroundtheworld,asitwoulddeveloptechniquesthatcouldallowscientiststodetectandpreservekeyfeaturesinthoseexistingspeciesthatcouldhelpthemadaptinachangingclimate.Prof.EwanBirneyfromEuropeanMolecularBiologyLaboratory,whowasnotinvolvedwithColossal’swork,saiditwouldbe“very,verychallenging”torecreatethedodogenome.Headded,“I’venoideawhethertheprojectwillworkastheyclaim,butthequestionisnotjust‘canyoudothis’,but‘shouldyoudoit?’…I’mnotsurewhatpurposeitserves,andwhetherthisisreallythebestdistributionofresources.Weshouldbesavingthespeciesthatwehavebeforetheygoextinct.”12.Whatcanwelearnaboutdodofromthetext?A.ItisabirdthatisonlyuniquetoMauritius.B.Theresearchonithasraisedconflictingopinions.C.Ithasbeensuccessfullybroughtbacktolife.D.Itcouldberecreatedwithintheremainsofarelative.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“proxy”meaninparagraph3?A.fake B.creature C.model D.replacement14.What’sProfEwanBirney’sattitudetowardsColossal’swork?A.Critical B.Indifferent C.Supportive D.Conservative15.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ProsandConsofRevivingDodoB.Gene-editingTechniquesinEffectC.ScientistsTryingHardtoRecreateDodoD.AVainAttempttoBringDodoBacktoLife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。SoothetheSundayScariesAstheweekendcomestoanend,manyofusaremissingoutonSundayFundayandanxiousabouttheupcomingweek.Expertshavenicknamedthisworrythe“Sundayscaries”.____16____Here’showyoucaneaseyourend-of-weekendanxiety.WhenstructuringyourSunday,trynottoarrangetoomanyerrandsandchores.Ifyou’refeelingmorestress,it’simportanttomakespaceforsomeactivitiestorelaxyourself.Andthere’snorightwaytodoso—maybeamidafternoonshowerorbath,maybeanengagingmovieorshow.____17____Anxietyisanormalhumanexperienceandoneofthemainwaystomanageitistoidentifyyourpersonaltriggers._____18_____Isitadeadline,meeting,orpresentation?Evenifthere’snotasinglereasonbehindyourSundayanxiety,organizingthestressyouexpectfromtheweekaheadintosmallpiecescanhelpit.GettingridoftheSundayscariesisn’tjustaboutminimizingthegloomoftheweekahead,either.Havingsomethingtolookforwardtogivesyousomethingpleasingtothinkabout,ratherthanonlyfocusingontheanxietyyoufeel._____19_____Insteadoffocusingontheawfulthingsyouexpectfromtheweek,buildexcitementoveralunchdatewithafriend.MakeSundaynightsaboutdoingsomethingforyourselftoreduceyouranxietyaboutMonday.Plansomefavoritefoodstoenjoyorgoallinforsomeself-care._____20_____DoyourbesttohonorthistimeandmakeSundaynightallaboutyou—leavetheworkemailsforMondaymorning.A.It’saformofshiftingyourthoughts.B.Thisisanopportunitytogiveyourselfarefreshingtime.C.Trytofigureoutwhat’sreallycausingyoutofeartheweek.D.Itdoesn’tmeanyouhavetoshiftyourthoughtstosomethingfun.E.ButeventhoughtheSundayscariesarecommon,theyaremanageable.F.Itcanbewhateverfeelslikeahelpfuldistractiontorelievefromthestress.G.Insteadofsittingonthesofaandwatchingtheclock,dosomethingthatyouenjoy.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。DressedupasCaptainAmericaforparadesoccasionally,TimothyWhitecouldhavesavedthedaywithhisshield(盾牌)ifhewerethesuperhero.Butinreallife,whenhesawtroublethisSeptemberafternoon,hewasn’twearinghis_____21_____andcouldn’tdependonsuperpowers.WhitewasdrivinghomeinHarrisburgwhenhenoticedsomethinghardto_____22_____.Atruckontheoppositesideofthestreetwasmovingfromsidetosideuncontrollablyandthedriverappearedtobe_____23_____.ReferredtoasCaptainHarrisburg,Whitehadtostopthat_____24_____beforeaccidents.HavingmadeaU-turn,Whitefacedthesame_____25_____asthetruckandtriedtoovertake.Noluckwiththeheavytraffic._____26_____,CaptainHarrisburgranlikecrazytocatchupwiththetruckandleapedinthroughitsopenwindow.Themanbehindthe_____27_____,64-year-oldToddDeAngelis,wasbarelyconsciousandquite_____28_____byastrangernearhim.Whitetook_____29_____ofthestickshiftandforcedthetrucktopark.DeAngelis,adiabetic(糖尿病患者),saidhewasnotwell.White_____30_____downapoliceofficer.Anambulance_____31_____DeAngelistoahospital,whereitwas_____32_____thathadhisbloodsugargonelower,thingscouldhavebeenmuchworse.Afterhis_____33_____,DeAngeliscreditedWhitewithsavinghislife.White’sactionsthatdaywerenotoutof_____34_____.Herananonprofitandheoncetriedtosavepeopleonfire.Hewasfromplayinga_____35_____tobecomingoneinreallife.21.A.belt B.costume C.mask D.uniform22.A.spot B.recall C.miss D.forgive23.A.asleep B.alarmed C.calm D.cheerful24.A.trick B.survivor C.player D.vehicle25.A.direction B.fact C.task D.danger26.A.Speedingup B.Hurryingback C.Pullingover D.Rollingout27.A.seat B.wheel C.window D.door28.A.annoyed B.surprised C.inspired D.amused29.A.hold B.care C.account D.possession30.A.knocked B.turned C.set D.flagged31.A.pointed B.signaled C.rushed D.dragged32.A.determined B.discussed C.celebrated D.preferred33.A.injury B.training C.recovery D.retirement34.A.gratitude B.character C.kindness D.date35.A.captain B.policeman C.doctor D.superhero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。TheChengduWorldUniversityGamesconcludedonAugust8asthecurtain_____36_____(raise)forthe15thNationalFitnessDay.Thishandoverhighlightstheimportanceofboth____37____(compete)sportsandthegeneralpublic’s_____38_____(pursue)ofhealthylifestyles._____39_____itsfocusonbenefitingthepublicandsharingthecompetitiontheChengduUniversiadenotjustmadedreamscometrueforathletes_____40_____inspiredenthusiasmforwellnessandsports.Thesportsspiritleftbehindbytheeventissuretocontinuebenefitingthepublicforyears_____41_____(come).Inrecentdecades,peopleacrossChina_____42_____(participate)inawiderangeofmassfitnessactivitiestocelebrateNationalFitnessDay.Thedatarevealingmorethan24,000nationalfitnesseventswerecarriedoutacrossthecountry,with_____43_____numberofparticipantsestimatedtoexceed6.5million.AccordingtotheNationalFitnessProgram,thegeneralpublicwillenjoymoreconvenientphysicalfitnessservicesby2025,withfullcoverageoffitness_____44_____(facility)incounties,towns,andvillageswithina15-minutewalk.Theprogramisalsotoofferpeopleprofessionaladviceandascience-basedpolicy,_____45_____(perfect)athleticperformancewithauniversalstandard.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.学校英文报正在开展以“Howwouldyouuseyoursmartphone?”为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.调查结果的描述；2.简单评论；3.你的建议。注意：1.词数80左右;2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。Howwouldyouusethesmartphone?Asurveyonhowstudentswouldusethesmartphonehasbeenconductedrecently.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。PoliceOutpostLakeisasfarsouthasyoucangoinCanada.Infact,nexttothelakearetheprotectedwetlands,wheresongbirds,ducks,andCanadageeseglidedbyonthebreeze,touchingdownbrieflyonthewater’ssurfacebeforeflapping(振翅)theirwaybackupintothesky.Standingatthelake’sedge,mycousin,Allan,andIcastourfishinglinesseparatelyontothesmooth-as-glasswater.DowntheshorelinewasAllan’sfather,myuncleRick.Helikedtofishalone,awayfromdistractions,noise,andotherpeople.Allanshouted,“Dad,whereshouldIstand?”UncleRickpressedhisfingertohislips,pointedtoashadyspotbyalargerockwherehehadcasthislineandshookhisheadgently.“Hewantsustobequietorelsewewon’tcatchanyfish.”Iwhispered.“WhydoIhavetobesoquiet?”askedAllan.“AllthosebirdsaremakingmorenoisethanIevercould!”Iignoredhim,pullingbackonmyrodgentlyandsquintingintotheglareofthesun.