广东省东莞市虎门中学等七校2024届高三上学期联考英语试题

高三英语命题人：长安中学高三英语备课组审题人：邹慧（试卷满分：120分考试用时：120分钟）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。AWelcometo“CashPoorPointsRich”,anewtravelblogdedicatedtosharingexperienceswithcreditcardpointsandmilestohelpyougetbigtravelbutforsmallspend.Withtherightplanningandmaximizationofavailableresources,travelingasacollegestudentmaybeeasierthanyouthink.Chengdu,ChinaIfvisitingaplacewithhappylocalsisapriorityforyou,there’snobettercitytohitthanChengdu.Itishometopandasandspicythings.Moreover,thecity’sabundanceofculturalandhistoricalsights,togetherwithitslaid-backlifestyle,makeitselfoneofthemostattractiveandlivablelargecitiestoo.Pasttravelershavespent,onaverage,￥158onmealsandaboutaquarterofthatonlocaltransportationforoneday.ConDaoIsland,VietnamTourismispickingupinVietnamlately,whereyoucantravelforabout￥100perdayifyouplayyourcardsright.ConDaoIslandNationPark,agroupofdramatictinyislandsoffthesoutherncoast,isagreatdestinationtoseeseaturtlesandotherwildlifewhileexploringtheareaonfoot.Itsthickjunglewillgiveyouagoodchancetouncoveraparadiseofyourown.ZakynthosIsland,GreeceIfyou’relookingforanaffordableEuropeansummerbeachvacation,considerZakynthosIsland.Foodischeapandmouthwatering.Thereareplentyoffreethingstodo,althoughthefavoriteisspendingtimeonthebeautifulbeachesedgedbyelectricbluewater.Therearecountlessoptionsforswimmingintheappealingsea,alongwithcharmingvillagesandmuseumstoexplore.NewOrleans,U.S.NewOrleansisanincrediblyuniqueplaceintheU.S.,fulloffascinatinghistory,absorbingculture,deliciousfood,andaconstantlybuzzingnightlifescene.ThereareactuallyacoupleofhostelsinandneartheFrenchQuarterthatofferreasonableaccommodationratesforstudents.21.HowmuchonaveragemightbespentonmealsandtransportationinChengduperday?A.￥13.B.￥100.C.￥158.D.￥200.22.WhatdoConDaoandZakynthosIslandshaveincommon?A.Abundantcultures. B.Freetouristattractions.C.Impressiveseaviews. D.Largemuseums.23.WhatistheadvantageoftheFrenchQuarter?A.Itoffersuniqueservicesforstudents.B.Hostelstherearecleanandmodern.C.Thepriceofhostelsthereisaffordableforstudents.D.IthasthelongesthistoryinNewOrleans.BIdon’tthinkIcanrecallatimewhenIwasn’tawareofthebeautyoftheocean.GrowingupinAustralia,Ihadthegoodfortuneofhavingtheseaatmyside.ThefirsttimeIwenttoHalfmoonBay,Isuddenlyhadthefeelingofnotbeingabletofeelthegroundwithmyfeetanymore.Formy10thbirthday,mysisterandIweretakenouttotheGreatBarrierReef.Therewerefishindifferentcolors,cavesandlayersofcoral(珊瑚).Theymadesuchanimpressiononme.WhenIlearnedthatonlyonepercentofAustralia’sCoralSeawasprotected,Iwasshocked.Australianmarine(海洋的)lifeisparticularlyimportantbecausethereefs(暗礁)havemoremarinespeciesthananyothercountryonearth.Butsadly,only45%oftheworld’sreefsareconsideredhealthy.Thisstatisticisdepressing,soit’simportantforustodoeverythingtoprotectthem.ThehopethattheCoralSearemainsacompleteecosystemhasledmetotakeaction.I’vebecomeinvolvedwiththeProtectOurCoralSeaactivity,whichaimstocreatethelargestmarineparkintheworld.Itwouldserveasaplacewheretheocean’sspecieswillallhaveasafeplaceforever.Together,AngusandIcreatedalittlevideoandwehopeitwillinspirepeopletobepartofthemovement.Angusalsosharesmanybeautifulchildhoodmemoriesoftheoceanasayoungboy,whogrewupsailing,admiringthebeautyoftheocean,andtryingtofindthesecretsofoceanspecies.24.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Heseldomwentsailingatthesea.B.Heforgothisexperiencesabouttheocean.C.Heneverwentbacktohishometown.D.HehadawonderfulimpressionofHalfmoonBay.25.WhatisAustralianmarinelifelikeaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.ItisescapingfromtheCoralSeagradually.B.Itdependsonreefsforlivinggreatly.C.Itmaybefacedwithdanger.D.Itisprotectedbetterthanthatinotheroceans.26.WhatistheaimoftheProtectOurCoralSeaactivity?A.Tocontributetoacompleteecosystem.B.Topreventmoremarinespeciesbeingendangered.C.Tosetupalargenaturereserveforreefs.D.Toraisemoreteenagers’environmentalawareness.27.WhydoAngusandtheauthorcreatealittlevideo?A.Toaskmorepeopletotakeactiontoprotectthemarinespecies.B.Toinspiremorepeopletostudythesecretoftheocean.C.Tosharetheirchildhoodexperiencesabouttheocean.D.Tobringbacktopeopletheirmemoryofoceanspecies.CWhilesomecriticsclaimthathistorycurricula(课程)teachunnecessarycontent,othersarguethatthesecurriculaneedtobemorecomprehensive.Despiteongoingdebatesaboutcontent,oneuniversaltruthremains:stronghistorycurriculaarenecessaryfordevelopingtheproductivecitizensoftomorrow.Thegreatestacademicvaluethathistorycurriculaprovideisnottherecallofimportantdatesandnames.Rather,understandingthehistoricalinquiryprocessisthemostimportantcomponent.Thisprocessteachesstudentshowtobecomecriticalthinkersandunderstandthedynamicnatureofthetellingofhistory.Throughstronghistorycurricula,studentsareshownbothavarietyofprimaryandsecondarysourcesandaretaughttocritiquethem.Thisiswherethehistoricalinquiryprocessbegins.Studentsnotonlybegintoanalyzeandaskquestionsaboutthecontent,buttheyalsolearnabouttheauthor’scredibilityandpotentialbias(偏见).Studentsarethenabletocontextualizetheinformationtheylearnandcanthinkmorecriticallyabouthistoricalcontextandthosewhotellit.Withthisframework,studentscanthenunderstandthecausalrelationshipbetweenhumannature,values,philosophy,actions,andtheirconsequences.Itteachesstudentstorecognizerecurrentthemesandlessonsthatarenecessarytounderstandmodernsociety.Mostimportantly,itteachesstudentstodevelopahealthyskepticism(怀疑论)whenpresentedwithinformationtodaybecauseouractionsarehistoryinthemaking.Fortyyearsago,renownedscholarJamesFitzgeraldarguedthatnoeducationiscompletewithouttheteachingofhistoricalinquiry.Hebelievedthattheonlywaytomoveforwardinlifeistounderstandwhat’sbehindus.Today,thisprinciplestillholdstrue.Studentstakeboththefactualknowledgeandthehistoricalinquiryskillstheylearnintheclassroomandapplythemtorealworldcircumstances.Throughouttheirlives,studentswhoaretaughtwithstronghistorycurriculawilltakethelessonstheylearnfromourpredecessorsandbecomeinvolved,active,productivecitizenswhowanttocreateahistorythattomorrow’sstudentswillbeproudtolearnabout.28.Whatisthebiggestacademicsignificanceofhistorylearning?A.PassingdownChineseculture. B.Graspinghistoricalinquiryskills. C.Makingpeoplemoreknowledgeable. D.Enrichingpeople’severydaylife. 29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“critique”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Protect.B.Combine. C.Comment.D.Remember. 30.WhyisJamesFitzgeraldmentionedinthepassage?A.Tostresstheimportanceofhistory.B.Topointouttheessenceofeducation.C.Toindicatefamouspeoplelearnfromhistory.D.Toshowhistorycontributestopeople’sachievements.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ItIsthePeoplethatCreateHistoryB.HistoryPushestheWheeloftheTimesC.HistoryCurriculaAreGainingMoreAttentionD.HistoryCurriculaShapeTomorrow’sDecisionMakersDThereleaseofGPT-4,thelatestlanguagemodeldevelopedbyOpenAI,hasraisedconcernsaboutitspotential

impactonthejobmarket.Inthefinanceindustry,fears

aroundAIdisruptionareparticularlysevere,asmanyjobs

involvetheprocessingofdatathatcouldeasilybedoneby

machines.ThishaspromptedquestionsaboutwhatitmeansfortheCFAInstitute,whichofferscharteredfinancialanalyst

qualificationstohumanswhopayaconsiderablefeetotake

theexams.IfanAIalgorithm(算法)canpasstheCFAexam,itcould

threatentheCFAInstitute'srevenue(收入)modelandpotentially

affectseveralhundredthousandbankemployees.However,recentexperimentshaveshownthatGPT-4isnotyetcapableofpassingtheCFAexam.Thesimulation

scoredonly8outofapossible24points,demonstratingthat

fakinglogicalthoughtisverydifferentfromfakereasoning

throughtheapplicationofarbitraryrulesanddefinitions.

Humansstillretainanupperhandinthisarea.TheCFAexamreliesheavilyonmemorizationandpatternmatching,ratherthanprocessingthemeaningofeach

question.Thishasallowedhumanstocontinuetoexcelattheexamcomparedtomachinesthatrelyonalgorithmsand

logicaldeductions(推理).WhilethedevelopmentofadvancedAImayposeathreattosomeindustries,includingfinance,itappearsthatinthe

caseofCFAaccreditation,humansstillhavetheupperhand.

Fornow,thoseworkinginfinancialregulationsandthose

responsibleforsettingexamsinthisfieldcanbreatheasmall

sighofreliefknowingtheirjobsaresafe–atleastforalittle

whilelonger.Inconclusion,thereleaseofGPT-4hassparkedconcernsaboutitspotentialtodisturbthejobmarket,especiallyin

finance.However,experimentshavedemonstratedthatAI

stillhaslimitations,particularlyinareasrequiringfake

reasoningthroughmemorizedanswers.Whilethisnewsmay

reassurethoseinthefinanceindustry,thereisnodenying

thatAItechnologycontinuestotransformmanyaspectsof

workandlife.32.WhyarethereconcernsaboutGPT-4’simpactonthe

jobmarketinfinance?A.ItiscapableofpassingtheCFAexamandtakingover

jobs.B.Itcouldpotentiallyreplacehumansinprocessingdata.C.Thefinanceindustryhasbeenslowtoadoptnew

technology.D.BankemployeesareactivelyprotestingagainstAI

adoption.33.Accordingtothepassage,whatskillsdocomputers

currentlystrugglewiththathumansexcelatintheCFAexam?A.Logicalreasoninganddeduction. B.Understandingfinancialregulations.C.Dataprocessingandanalysis. D.Memorizingandpatternmatching.34.HowdorecentexperimentswithGPT-4affectthejobmarketinfinance?A.Theydemonstratethathumans’jobsaresafeforthe

foreseeablefuture.B.Theysuggestthatbankswillsoonbereplacing

humanswithAI.C.TheyprovethatAIhasalreadysurpassedhumansin

financialanalysis.D.Theyhavenoimpactonthejobmarket.35.WhatistheprobablepotentialimpactofadvancedAI

developmentonfinancialregulations?A.Itcouldthreatenthejobsecurityofregulators.B.Itcouldcauseadecreaseinthenumberofregulations.C.Itcouldincreasethespeedandefficiencyofregulatory

processes.D.Itcouldleadtoincreasedinstancesoffraudand

corruption.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。HowtoHandleanArgumentwithYourFamilyMembersWe’veallbeenthere.Arelaxedeveningwithourfamilymembers.Alotoflaughing.Andthen,asifsomeonehadsatontheTVremoteandchangedthechannel,themoodshifts.Nomorewarmth.Suddenlythere’sshouting,aping-pongofaccusations(指责),deadlystares,andhostility(敌意)streamingfromeyeslikeredlaserpointers.Havingaconflictwithyourfamilymembersisfrustrating,andyoumayfeelsadanddepressed.36.Dorememberthatasmuchasitmightfeelthisway,you’renotinacourtoflawwithyourfamilymembers.37.Itistorestorekindnessandconnection.Thinkofitthisway—ifsomebodywins,bothpartieslose.Dotrytobeanadvocateofothers’feelings.38,trytostandintheshoesofyourfamilymembers.Trytounderstandtheirimmatureways.39.Thismightfrightenyourfamilymembers,makingthemfeelaccusedandinturn,actdefensively.Example:“Iwasonthephonewithmysisterandthensuddenlyyoustartedactinglikecrazyoutoftheblue.”Talkaboutthewayyoufeltinstead.Example:“IwasonthephonewithmysisterandthenIsuddenlyfeltscaredwhenIsawyoulookingatmelikeIwasintrouble.”Don’ttrytoexplainyourself.Youoftenwanttoexplainyourselfwhenhavingconflictswithyourfamilymembers,butyoudon’thavetime.You’rebeingcutoffandattackedagain.40.Themoreyoutalk,thelessyourfamilymembersseemtounderstandandthefurtherawayyougetfromanagreement.A.IfyouarelookingforanewrelationshipB.Don’tattempttoproveyourselfinthefaceofyourlovedonesC.Thepointofanargumentisn’ttoprovetheothersguiltyortowinD.RatherthangoingincirclesaboutwhatyouthinkandhowyoufeelE.EachaccusationstrikesdeeperanddeeperintoyoursenseofjusticeF.Don’ttalkaboutwhathappenedasthoughyou’resimplystatingthefactsG.Herearethedo’sanddon’tswhenyouarearguingwithyourfamilymembers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。EverytimeItaketimeoffwithmyfamily,Itendtoreflectonhowtechnologyhasimpactedourlives.Whenwegoonatriptogether,itusuallytakesafewdaysformykidstofinally41thefactthattheyhavetoletgooftheirelectronicdevices.Theygothroughawithdrawalperiod(戒断期)whereMomis“theworst”forexpectingthemtogoafewdayswithout42.Ineedtobe43here.Iamwritingaboutmykidsbutthe44isthatI45withdrawalsaswell.Ifindmyselfhavingtouseallmywillpowerjustto46lookingatemails.Ithasbecomea(n)47thatvacationtimeisqualityfamilytimeandwhenwearetogether,thereareno48.Whenvacationmodesetsin,itbecomeseasierto49thetechnologyandenjoythemoment.Mychildrenstarttosharestoriesandwefindourselveshavingfunjustspendingqualitytimetogether.50,italwayssurprisesmehowquicklywe51toourregularroutineoncethe52isover.Itbecomespartofmy53onceIambackatworktohavethephonebesidemeatalltimes.Doyouusetechnologyasatooltoimproveproductivity?Or,hastechnologybecomea(n)54thatcontributestodevaluing“reallife”connectionswiththepeoplerightinfrontofyou?Sospend55timewithyourlovedonesandbecomeengagedinthemoment.41.A.present B.accept C.check D.discover42.A.games B.homework C.difficulties D.help43.A.flexible B.honest C.confident D.brave44.A.rule B.plan C.truth D.reward45.A.experience B.predict C.replace D.permit46.A.risk B.avoid C.imagine D.consider47.A.tradition B.instruction C.contribution D.motivation.48.A.disagreements B.emergencies C.electronics D.competitions49.A.test B.recognize C.improve D.forget50.A.Otherwise B.Therefore C.However D.Besides51.A.return B.adapt C.react D.complain52.A.work B.meeting C.holiday D.relationship53.A.fun B.solution C.reason D.routine54.A.condition B.addiction C.standard D.honor55.A.local B.limited C.long D.quality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。TheChangxinPalaceLampfrom2000yearsagoismostlikelytheoldesteco-friendlylightintheworld,whichis56.__________invaluabletreasureconsideredas“the

firstlampofChina”.Thegold-platedbronzelampbearstheshapeofa

maidonherknees57.__________(hold)alamp.The

lampplateisonherlefthand,whiletherighthand,

coveredbyhersleeve,58.__________(carry)the

lampshade.Thebrightnessofthelampand

directionofthelightcanbeadjustedwithahandle

whichcontrolstwomoveableshades.59.__________(amazing),thelampmakesuseofthe

siphonprinciple,withtheashflowing

throughthemaid'srightarmintoherbody

60.__________thewaterisstored.Suchuniquedesigncan

reducedustandpreventthelamp61.__________polluting

theindoorair.Apartfromthat,thesix-component

lampcanallbetakenapart,andiseasy

62.__________(clean).The2022BeijingWinterOlympicFlameLantern

63.__________(inspire)bytheChangxinPalace

Lamp.Itusedtransparentdoubleglassanda

hiddenchanneltoreducecarbondeposition(沉积物),whichwasaperfect64.__________(combine)ofgreeninitiativeandtheOlympicspirit.ThedelicateChangxinPalaceLampprovidedaninsightintoChina’sgloriouspast,displayingthewisdomofancientChinesecraftsmen,aswellasChina’sremarkable65.__________(achievement)inscienceandtechnology2,000yearsago.Thesculpture,vividandelegantbeautywork,stillglittersnow.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)你在某英语网站看到一个题为“Bepreparedforthefuturecareer”的高中生职业生涯规划的征文活动，请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括你的未来职业及你如何做准备。注意：词数80左右，标题已给出请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Bepreparedforthefuturecareer______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)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。Atdawn,Tayloropenedhersleepyeyesandlookedoutofthe