广东省茂名市五校2023-2024学年高二3月联考英语试题

2023—2024学年度茂名市五校联盟高二联考英语试题全卷满分130分。考试用时100分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5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。ATravelhasbecomeincreasinglyinconvenientandsometimesimpossibleoverthelastcoupleofyears.However,museumsaroundtheworldaredigitizingtheircollections,enablingpeopletotourthemuseumsfromafar.TheBritishMuseum,LondonTheBritishMuseumcontainsobjectsfromaroundtheworld,includingtheRosettaStone,withthreeversionsofatextthathelpedresearcherslearntoreadancientEgyptian.TheGreatCourt’sceiling,inthemiddleofthemuseum,iscomposedof3212piecesofglass,noneofwhicharealike.Thevirtualtourofthemuseumoffersa360-degreeviewoftheroom,allowingvisitorstolookateverypiece.MASP,SãoPauloThefirstmodernmuseuminBrazil,theMuseumdeArtedeSãoPauloincludesartfromthe14thtothe20thcenturies.Thepaintings,whichareplacedonglasspanels,appeartobefloatinginmid-air.Thissetup,includedinthevirtualtourshows,makestheartappearalmostmagical.NationalMuseumofModernandContemporaryArt,KoreaThisKoreanmuseumincludesfourbranchesindifferentcitiesandfeaturesworksofartfromKoreaandaroundtheworld.Theartincludesavarietyofmediasuchasprint,sculptureandphotography.Therearealsoonlineexhibitionssuchas“ArtistsinTheirTimes”whichtracestrendsinKoreanartsincethelate1970s.TheJ.PaulGettyMuseum,LosAngelesCountyThismuseum,withlocationsintwodifferentplaces,featuresartgoingbacktoTheNeolithicPeriod.Itsvirtualtour,accessiblethroughGoogleArts&Culture,offersviewsofmorerecentworks,includingsomebyVanGoghandRenoir.Anotherplatform,Xplorlt,alsofeaturesviewsofsomeofthemuseum’soutdoorspaces.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutTheBritishMuseum?A.ItisbestknownfortheRosettaStone.B.IttellsthechangesofancientEgyptian.C.Itismadeupofseveralpiecesofglass.D.Ithousesexhibitsfromdifferentcountries.2.WhichmuseummaysuitvisitorsinterestedinVanGogh’sworks?A.MASP,SãoPaulo.B.TheBritishMuseum.C.TheJ.PaulGettyMuseum.D.NationalMuseumofModernandContemporaryArt.3.Whatdothelistedmuseumshaveincommon?A.Theyhaveseveralbranches.B.Theydisplaytheirpaintingsinmid-air.C.Theycanbevisitedinyourownhome.D.TheyareaccessibleonGoogleArts&Culture.BWhatarepillowsreallystuffedwith?Notphysically,butsymbolically?Thequestionoccurredtomewiththephotosinthenewsandsocialmediafromthe50citiesaroundtheworldthatstagedpubliccelebrationsforInternationalPillowFightDay.Armedwithnothingmorethanbring-our-ownsacrificialcushions（垫子）,strangersstruckheavilyeachotherinplayfulcottonfromAmsterdamtoAtlanta,WarsawtoWashingtonDC.Butwhy?Isthereanythingmoretothisdelightfulcelebration?Asaculturalsign,thepillowislikelysoft.Sinceatleastthe16thcentury,thehumblepillowhasbeengivenunexpectedmeanings.TheChineseplaywrightTangXianzutellsafamousstoryaboutawisemanwhomeetsadepressedyoungscholarataninnandoffershimamagicpillowfilledwiththemostvividdreamsofaseeminglymorefulfillinglife.Whentheyoungmanawakenstodiscoverthathishappy50-yeardreamhasinfactcomeandgoneintheshortspaceofanafternoon’snap,ourimpressionofthepillow’spowershiftsfromwondertoterror.Subsequentwritershavelikewiseseizeduponthepillow.Whenthe19th-centuryEnglishnovelistCharlotteBrontepoeticallyobserved“aruff1ed（不平的）mindmakesarestlesspillow”,shedidn’tjustchangetheexpectedorderoftheadjectivesandnouns,butinsteadshemadeuncleartheboundariesbetweenmindandmatter—thethingrestingandthethingrestedupon.It’satrickperhapsBrontelearnedfromtheRenaissancephilosopherMontaigne,whoonceinsistedthat“ignoranceisthesoftestpillowonwhichamancanresthishead”.OnMontaigne’sthinking,intelligenceandhappinessconfront（对抗）eachotherforeverinapillowfightthatonlyonecanwin.WiththewordsofTang,Bronte,andMontaigne,wecanperhapsmoreeasilymeasuretheattractionoftheglobalpillowfight.Likearitualofrelease,theannualinternationalpillowfightamountstoakindofcleansing,abrushingoffofdailyworries:anemptyingoftheworld’scollectivemind.Ratherthanalaunch-padforweightlessrest,thepillowisasymbolofheavythought:ananchor（锚）thatdragstheworld’ssouldown—onethatmustbelightened.4.TheexampleofTangXianzuisusedtoillustratethat________.A.pillowsgivepeoplesatisfactorydreamsB.dreamsarealwayswonderfulwhiletherealworldiscruelC.people’simpressionofpillowschangesfromwondertoterrorD.pillowssymbolicallyconveythemeaningincontrasttotheirsoftappearance5.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatCharlotteBronte________.A.wrotepoemsaboutpillowsB.regardedpillowsasreflectionsofourmindsC.sharedthesameviewpointasTangXianzuonpillowsD.waslikelytohavebeeninfluencedbythethoughtsoftheRenaissance6.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mostprobablymeans________.A.pillowsgiveuscomfortB.pillowsmakepeoplemoreintelligentC.peoplewithtoomanythoughtshavelessinnerpeaceD.peoplecaneasilyfallasleepwhentheyknownothing7.Accordingtotheauthor,whyisPillowFightDaysopopulararoundtheworld?A.Becauseitisaritualrelease.B.Becauseitmakeslifedelightful.C.Becauseitcomfortsrestlessminds.D.Becauseitcontainsaprofoundmeaningoflife.CCoralreefs（珊瑚礁）areamongthemostproductiveecosystemsintheworld.They’realsoinseriousdanger—climatechangeandotherthreatsarekillingthemoff.Butresearchershavecomeupwithaninventiontheythinkcouldhelpthereefs:3D-printedcorals.Attheheartofreefecosystemsliesasymbiosis（共生关系）betweencoralsandalgae（藻类）.Coralsuselightandthey’rephotosynthesizing（光合作用）.Thealgaeinsidecorals’tissues（组织）makeuseofthelighttogenerateenergy,andthatenergyisthentransferredtothecoralanimalhost.Thatanimalhost,inreturn,transferscertainby-productstothealgae,sotheyhaveasymbiosisgoingon.Thisbondbetweenalgaeandcoralsiswhatmakesreefssoincrediblyproductive.Becauseofthissymbiosis,coralshaveevolvedcomplexskeletal（骨骼的）andtissuestructuresforcollectingsunlightwhichusuallyfadesrapidly.Throughtheskeleton,lightispumpedandguidedintodeeper,otherwiseshadedareas.Scientistscopiedsometricksthatcoralsuse.Theyimagedcoralstoanalyzetheirskeletalandtissuemakeupandthenuseda3Dbioprintertobuildacomplicatedstructurethatmimicsrealcorals.Theprintedcoralsweremadeofbiomaterialslikecellulose（纤维素）andhadalgaeplantedinthem.Theresearchersreplicated（复制）coralstructuresowellthatthealgaegrewveryquickly—upto100timesmoredenselythantheynormallygrowinthelab.The3D-printedcreationcouldbeusedasamediumtogrowalgaetoproducebioenergyandalsoasatoolforstudyingthecoral-algaesymbiosis.Ofcourse,therearemanyotherwaysthistechnologycanbefurtherscaledandimprovedtocreatesomethinglikeartificialcoralsinthefuture.Sothisisjustthefirststep,wheretheycreatedtheanimalhost,buttheyarenowcontinuingtofurtherreplicatethisanimal-algalsymbiosisanddevelopingmodelsystems.Eventually,itwouldbenicethatthiscanhavedirectapplicationsincoralreefrestoration.8.Whatisthefunctionofthealgaeinsidecorals’tissues?A.Toperformphotosynthesis.B.Topumplightintoshadedareas.C.Tobuildcomplexskeletalstructures.D.Toproduceenergyneededbytheirhost.9.Whatdoalgaegetinthesymbioticrelationshipwithcorals?A.Strongertissues. B.Certainby-products.C.Biomaterialslikecellulose. D.Ananimalhost.10.Scientistsuse3D-printedcoralstructureto________.A.makeastudyofthecoral-algaesymbiosisB.strengthenthebondbetweenalgaeandcoralsC.changeoceanconditionsforcoralstosurviveD.removetheharmfulalgaeinsidethetissuesofcorals11.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.FantasticCoexistenceofCoralsandAlgaeB.CoralsEvolvingSymbiosistoAvoidExtinctionC.CoralReefs:ProductivebutEndangeredEcosystemD.3D-PrintedTechnologyHopefullySavingCoralReefs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。Toooften,doctorsandotherstellapatientsufferingfromastressrelateddisorderthatsheorhemustspendsometimerelaxing.12Infact,justsittinginfrontoftheTVsetandtryingtoignoretheday’sproblemsdon’tmakemucheffect.Todealeffectivelywithstressandcopeefficientlywithanxiety,you’llhavetousethepowerofyourownmindconstructively.Todothis,oneofthebestwaysistoboostyourself-confidence.Lackingself-confidence,youwillprobablyworryaboutdisastrousthingshappeningtoyou.13Insuchcircumstances,youshouldreplacenegative,damagingfeelingsoffailurewithpositivefeelingsofsuccess.Takeapieceofpaperandapencil,andtrywritingdowngoodwordsthatdescribeyou,suchashonest,thoughtful,hard-working,considerate,kind,ambitious,creativeandsoon.14Yourparents,yourfriends,yourinterests,yourachievements,andparticularlyyourmemories.Youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhowmanythingstherearethatyoucanbeproudof!Don’tworryaboutmakingmistakes.15Ifyouacceptchallengesandliveyourlifetothefull,youwillfailsometimes.Makemistakesmeanstakingchances.Thosewhonevertakechanceswillhavealifefulloflostopportunities.Whenyouareworriedaboutthefuture,askyourself:Whatistheworstthingthatcanhappen?Youwilloftenbesurprisedtofindthatthe“worst”maynotbeasbadasyouthoughtitwasgoingtobe.The“bottomline”isn’toftenasdiscouragingasyouthinkitwillbe.16A.Thatisn’talotofhelp,ofcourse.B.Allthesethingswillhelpyougreatly.C.Noonecanpossiblyberightallthetime.D.Listthethingsthatarevaluableinyourlife.E.Occasionally,yourjudgmentswillbefaulty.F.Instead,itwillhelpyoumakeplansaccordingly.G.Youmaybecomepessimisticandcan’tgetoverit.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，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。Inmy30s,Idecidedtolearntorideabike.WhenIwasyoung,Ihadnoonetoteachme.MymomremarriedafterdivorcewhenIwas6.IrememberedIwas17becauseIwastheonlykidover6whostillreliedontrainingwheels.Thenmystepdadremovedthem,butindoingthat,Ilostinterestand18intheactivity.IwasworriedI’dfalloff.Notknowinghowtoridedidn’t19meinitially,untilwemovedtothesuburbswhenIwas12yearsold,wherebicycleswere20.On21totheconveniencestoretobuycandywithmyfriends,Iwasalwaysthelasttoarrive,onfoot.Inmyearly30s,Irememberfeeling22asIwatchedyoungchildrenlearnto23onbikes.Amongthemweremyneighbors,whomIwouldoccasionally24.Thensomethingchanged.Thefearwithinwasstillthere,butsomethingmuchstrongerwas25.Idecidedtojoinawomen’sbike-ridingworkshop.There,Istoodinanurbanpark,determinedtoovercomemy26.Meetingwomenfromdiversebackgrounds,allseekingcyclingskillsforvariousreasons,strengthenedmy27.Beforelong,Iwasriding28.29thejoyofriding,Iboughtmyownbike,notjustforgettingaroundbutto30losttimeback.Itwasn’tsimplyabike;itrepresenteda（n）31Imissedearlier.Icompletelyengagedmyselfintheexperience,enjoyingthesceneryandthebreezeonmyface.17.A.stuck B.teased C.cheated D.misunderstood18.A.trust B.ability C.strength D.ambition19.A.confuse B.please C.surprise D.bother20.A.rare B.popular C.forbidden D.limited21.A.trips B.hikes C.adventures D.bikes22.A.fortunate B.confused C.annoyed D.envious23.A.improve B.wave C.balance D.perform24.A.observe B.coach C.babysit D.criticize25.A.takingover B.workingout C.goingoff D.steppingaside26.A.embarrassment B.fear C.disappointment D.tiredness27.A.connection B.exchange C.commitment D.determination28.A.slowly B.nervously C.completely D.confidently29.A.Assessing B.Clarifying C.Embracing D.Casting30.A.claim B.hold C.give D.fight31.A.lesson B.chance C.mission D.training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。Astheworld’slongestman-madecanal,theGrandCanalisavastwaterwaysysteminthenorth-easternandcentral-easternplainsofChina,32（run）fromBeijinginthenorthtoZhejiangProvinceinthesouth.TheGrandCanalisamagnificenthydraulic（水利）projectinhumanhistory.33（construct）insectionsfromthe5thcenturyBConwards,itwascompletedin611ADduetothe34（establish）ofSuiDynastyanditreachedanewpeakintheYuanDynasty,linkingfiveofChina’smainriverbasins.35（original）,itwasbuilttotransportgrainandlater36（ship）othercommodities（商品）.TheregionsalongthecanalgraduallydevelopedintothetradecenterofChina37itwasconsideredastheeconomicartery（动脉）inancientChina.ItalsohelpedtheevolutionofChineseculture38enhancingcommunicationbetweenthesouthandthenorth.TheGrandCanalrepresentsthe39（great）masterpieceofhydraulicengineeringinthehistoryofmankind.Itis40outstandingexampleofhumancreativity.Stillamajormeansofinternalcommunicationtoday,it41（play）animportantroleinensuringtheeconomicprosperityandstabilityofChinaovertheages.第三部分课本知识考查（共两节，满分20分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请根据括号内的汉语提示使用单词的正确形式填空。42.Technological________（创新）shouldbeproperlyregulated.43.Muchofthemeaningmustbe________（推断）fromthecontext.44.Every________（可找到的）doctorwascalledtothescene.45.I________（裹）ablanketaroundthebaby.46.Itneverrainsbutit________（倾泻）.47.________（相反的）topopularbelief,manycatsdislikemilk.48.I________（真诚地）believethatthisistherightdecision.49.Therewereover500________（申请人）forthejob.50.She________（克服）injurytowintheOlympicgoldmedal.51.________（先前的）tothemeeting,wediscussedthematteramongourselves.第二节单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）在空白处填入1个适当的单词，或括号内所给单词的正确形式。52.Icouldn’tdomyhomeworkwiththenoise________（go）on.53.Travelcanhelpyoukeepintouch________nature.54.________isnogoodeatingtoomuchsweetfood.55.Excusemeformy________（interrupt）you.56.________thesehonours,hereceivedasumofmoney.57.If________（accept）forthejob,you’llbeinformedsoon.58.Hefailedtheexamagain.Thereasonwas________hewastoocareless.59.Whetherthereislifeonthemoon________（be）aninterestingquestion.60.________（give）anothertendays,wearesuretocompleterepairingthemachine.61.Manyyoungpeople,mostof________werewell-educated,headedforremoteregionstochasetheirdreams.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是学生会主席李华。你校将于下周举办美食节（FoodFestival）活动，你受学校委托为国际部交换生写一则通知，内容包括：1.活动时间和地点；2.活动内容；3.欢迎参加。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。Notice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，使之成为一篇完整的短文。LastSaturday,Idrovebackhomefromalonghard