广东省肇庆市高三上学期第二次教学质量检测英语试题

★开封前注意保密肇庆市2024届高中毕业班第二次教学质量检测英语本试题共10页,考试时间120分钟,满分120分注意事项：1.答题前,考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确,将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处。2.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效。3.答题时请按要求用笔,保持卡面清洁,不要折叠,不要弄破、弄皱,不得使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。考试结束后,请将本试题及答题卡交回。第一部分阅读（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。AThereisnobetterwaytoexploretheGreatWallinChinathanbyhikingorwalkingalongit.Hereweremendthreemostpopularhikingroutesforyou.Takeyourtimeandfeelthehistoryingtolife.Route1:JinshanlingSimatai（West）ThisrouteisalsocalledJinshanlingGreatWallhiking.ItisdefinitelythebesthikingrouteifyouwanttoseetheoriginalGreatWall.ItincludessomeruinedsectionsaswellassomebreathtakingscenerywiththeWallsnakingalongthemountainridgesintothedistance.DistancefromBeijing:1.5hoursbyroad Wallconditions:halfruinedTimeneeded:about3hoursontheWall Length:5kilometersDifficulty:＊＊＊＊Route2:MutianyuSimataiMutianyuisthebestfullyrestoredsectionoftheGreatWallwithconvenientaccessfromBeijing.SimataiisthemostspectacularwildsectionoftheWallbutthisrouteisthemostvisitorfriendly.AnovernightstayinahotelatGubeiWaterTownwillallowyoutohavearelaxingtouroftheSimataiGreatWallsection.DistancefromBeijing:5hoursbyroad Wallconditions:totallyruinedTimeneeded:twodays Length:10kilometersDifficulty:＊＊＊Route3:JiankouMutianyu（WildHike）Theexperiencewillbeextraordinary.Whenyoureachthemountainridges,youhaveconqueredthemostchallengingGreatWallsection.What'smore,therearenocrowdsaroundyouit'sjustyou,themountains,theruinedwall,yourguide,andthehistorybehindtheseancientruins.DistancefromBeijing:2.5hoursbyroad Wallconditions:partlyruinedTimeneeded:about4hoursontheWall Length:7kilometersDifficulty:＊＊＊＊＊Ifyouloveahikingtripwithpleasantsurprisesandnodisappointments,justpickonefromtheaboveroutes.1.Whatelementsareincludedintheabovethreeroutes?A.Equipmentandscenery. B.Lengthandticketprices.C.Distanceandtimeneeded. D.Timeandweatherconditions.2.WhyisRoute2themostsuitableoneforelderlyvisitors?A.Itincludesanight'sstaytorelax.B.Itcoversthemostoriginalsection.C.ItoffersafullviewoftheGreatWall.D.Itprovidesbestsitesfortakingphotos.3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Anovel. B.Abrochure. C.Acourseplan. D.Abookreview.B"Heisagiantofthe20thcenturyart,butthatdoesn'tmeanheonlydidbigpaintings,saidLynnMiller,directorofRochesterCentralGallery,inaninterviewlastThursday.Entitled"PicassoandHisDrafts",aspecialexhibitmarking50yearssincethedeathofPabloPicassoisheldatthegallerythismonth.Insteadofhispaintings,thenotebooksonwhichtheSpanishlegendaryartistdrewdraftsareshowntothepublicforthefirsttime.Matchboxcovers,postcards,restaurantnapkinsallservedasdraftingnotesfortheartistatmomentsofinspiration.Itisimportanttoknowthateachofthe14notebookspresentedreflectswhatwasgoingoninhislife.Forexample,atinynotebookwhosesizeisjust3by5inchesstandsoutamongtheexhibits.Insidethelittlebookwasaselfportraitoftheartistfinishedroughlyinpencil,withdeepandthoughtfuleyes.Itwasdonein1918andPicasso,theninhismid30s,hadjustgotmarried.Heproducedbigsizedartworksbuthealsokeptthistinynotebookaround,fillingitwithscenesofhiswife,theirfriends,thebeachandthetown,anddraftsofupingpaintings.Actually,manyofthedraftdrawingsareearlyversionsoffamedpaintingslikeLesDemoisellesd'Avignon（1907）andDoraMaarinanArmchair（1939）."Heisagreatartistofthemodernperiod,andweseepracticeanddeterminationinhisnotebooks,saidLynnMiller,referringtoPicasso'seffortsinimprovinghisskillsthroughcopiousdrawing.BernardRuizPicasso,agrandsonofPicasso's,rememberedhimalwaysdraftinguntilthelastpieceofpaperavailable.“Mygrandpawaspermanentlydrawingsomething,RuizPicassosaid.Inadocumentaryfilmshownatthegallery,Picasso,shirtlessandinshorts,wasstandingonaladdertoreachthetopofhiscanvas（画布）.Itremindsvisitorsoftherealsizeofhismasterworks.4.Whatarethekeyfeaturesoftherecentexhibitatthegallery?A.Notebooksforsale. B.Picasso'sartworks.C.Pricelessartisticdrafts. D.Masterpiecesofthe20thcentury.5.WhatisreflectedinthenotebooksofPicasso?A.Hislifeexperience. B.Theloveforhiscountry.C.Thecontentofhisbooks. D.Hiseducationbackground.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPicassoaccordingtohisgrandson?A.Creative. B.Diligent. C.Optimistic. D.Humorous.7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Picassousedtomindhisappearance.B.Thegalleryexhibitsrealmasterworks.C.Thedocumentarymovieisworthseeing.D.Picasso'sartworksareactuallyofgreatsize.CIf"Why?"isthefirstquestioninscience,"Whynot?"mustbethesecondone.It'sinterestingtothinkaboutwhysomethingdoesnotexistinnature,suchasathreeleggedanimal.Inanonlinelecture,DavidJackson,abiologistinEarthandPlanetarySciences,waschallengedtoeupwith"ananimalorplantthatdoesnotandcannotexist".Jacksontoldtheaudiencethatinnature,nospeciesknowntodatehaseverbeenbornwithathirdleg.Jacksonpointedoutthat,however,manyanimalsdouseaparticularthreeleggedposeforsupport.Examplesincludemeerkats（猫鼬）restingontheirtailandbackfeetandwoodpeckers（啄木鸟）usingtailfeatherstoweighthemselvesagainstatreetrunk,whichismorestableandrequireslessenergy.Giventhatthreeleggedmovementdoesworkinsomesituations,whyaretherenoanimalswiththreelegs?Theanswermaybeatthecoreofevolution.Overalongtimeinhistory,almostallanimalshaveadaptedthemselvesanddevelopedintoabodyshapewhichisorganizedaroundacentralpointandcanbedividedintotwosimilarhalves.Butterfliesareanexcellentexample.Notonlycantheirbodyshapebedividedintotwomatchinghalves,butalsothepatternsoneachwingareexactlythesame.ThelawofhavingtwosidestoeverythinghasbeeninourDNAsincethefirstanimalsappearedontheearth.Anditisimportanttorememberthatonlythosebiologicalchangesthatprovetohavebroughtadvantagescanbepasseddowntonextgenerations.Iftherewerethreeleggedanimals,therewouldbesomegoodreasonsforthattohappen.However,threeleggedanimalswouldnotbeabletorunasfastasfourleggedanimals.Andtheywouldalsonotbeasefficientastwoleggedanimals.Threelegswouldsimplymakeclimbing,walking,running,andsleepingmoredifficult."Thenonexistenceofthreeleggedanimalscanalsobeseenastheresultofnaturalselection,"Jacksonexplainedtothecuriousaudience.8.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A.Byarousingreaders'curiosity.B.Byquestioningreadersopenly.C.Bypresentingscientificfigures.D.Bydescribingrecentresearch.9.Whatistheauthor'sintentionoflistingexamplesinparagraph3?A.Toexpresshisconfusion.B.Tochallengetheaudience'sbelief.C.Tolaythegroundforthecorequestion.D.Toputforwardsomepracticalsolutions.10.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsupporttheunderlinedword"evolution"inparagraph4?A.Somespeciesbornwiththreelegs. B.Butterflieswithmirroringpatterns.C.Meerkatsrestingontheirbackfeet. D.Woodpeckersstandingonthetrunk.11.WhatcanbepassedontonextgenerationsaccordingtoDavidJackson?A.Originalhealthconditions.B.Beneficialbiologicalchanges.C.Possibleindividualadvantages.D.Modernandhealthylifestyles.DOneofthebiggestchallengesthattraditionaleducatorsfaceishowtounlockstudents'loveoflearning.Oncestudentsoveretheirfearorunwillingness,theywillbeonthetrackofbeingmotivatedlearners.Inordertohelpstudentsdiscoverthejoyinlearning,someteachersareturningtoasimplebuteffectivestrategycalledgamificationusinggamerelatedelementssuchasactivitiesandrewardstopromotestudents'engagementinclass.Withanoriginineducationalpsychology,thisapproachisdesignedtoreachstudentsbymakingthelearningprocessfunnyandinteresting.What'smore,researchesshowthatgamificationcanalsomakeassignmentslessstressful.Withouttoomuchpressure,studentswillassociatelearningwithcuriosityandjoy.Accordingly,theyfeellikecontinuingthejourneybecausepositivefeelingshaveboostedtheirconfidence.Butlikeanyotherstrategies,gamificationhasitsdrawbackswhenusedincorrectly.Itisverylikelythatsomestudentsonlyfocusonwinningrewardsbuthavenointerestinunderstandingconceptsorlearningnewskillsexactlytheoppositeofthedesiredoute.Toavoidthis,teacherscanhelppreventstudentsfrombeingwronglymotivatedbychoosingsuitablerewards.Insteadofclasspartiesorsnacks,tryrewardsthathelpstudentsdevelopapassionforacademicsubjects.Forexample,havestudentsearnpointstowardsaclassfieldtripbybehavinganddoingtheirassignments,orpairsubjectsthatastudentdislikeswithfunbooksoractivitiestoencouragemotivation.Thatway,theyassociatefunwithreading,math,orotherskills.Moreexamplesincludepetingonaleaderboard,holdingatalentshow,orplayingotherteambuildinggames.Allactivitiesandrewardsneedtobecarefullyselectedandwellarranged.Ifyou'rehavingahardtimegettingyourclassinterestedinlearning,talkwiththemtogetherorindividuallyaboutwhatmotivatesthemandincludeitintoyourstudentengagementstrategies.12.Whatcanwelearnaboutgamificationfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Itimprovesstudents'criticalthinking.B.Itadvocatesatraditionalteachingstyle.C.Itmotivatesstudentstobeactivelearners.D.Itpromotestheuseofvideogamesinclass.13.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheapplicationofgamification?A.Favorable. B.Worried. C.Doubtful. D.Objective.14.Howshouldteachersavoidthedrawbacksofgamification?A.Setlearninggoalsfordifferentstudents.B.Associatelearningprocesswithassignments.C.Encourageteamworkbyholdingclassparties.D.Selectsuitablerewardsforteachingactivities.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theanalysisofateachingstrategy.B.Thefutureinfluencesofgamification.C.Adiscoveryaboutmotivatinglearners.D.Recentresearchoneducationsystem.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。Ifyouareseekingajob,youneedtopayattentiontoyoursocialmediaandonlinements.16Thefollowingremindersmayhelpyouusesocialmediawellandgrowyourcareer.Chooseonlineplatformswisely.17Instead,decideononespecificplatformwhereyouknowwhattoexpectandwhereyoucanfeelsafeandsupported,andthenbuildyourpersonalchannelthere.It'softenwherepeoplelookfirsttofindoutmoreaboutyou.Makeitasaspacetoshowthebestreflectionofyouandaplacetotellyourstoryandhowyouwantittobetold.18Knowthatpeoplearewatchinganditisnotjustyourfollowers.Yourpotentialclientsandemployersarepayingattention,too.Theywanttolearnaboutyouandseeifyouareagoodfit.Thekeyisdefiningyourprofessionalimage.Understandhowyouwanttopresentyourselftotheworld,showwhatyouwanttobeknownfor,andimpressthemwithyourbestimage.Keepitcleanandlegal.19Thisisnottolimitfreespeechbuttosetrulesforarespectful,professionalenvironment.Besides,knowingandunderstandingthebasicsofcopyrightlawcanhelp.Forexample,photosareprotectedbycopyrightfromthemomenttheyaretaken,whethertheyareregisteredornot.ItisOKtoshareonlinevideosandphotoswithyourfriends,withoutaskingfortheowner'spermissionandwithoutpayingfines.20Ifyouusesocialmediatoyouradvantage,jobswillflowyourway,notaway.It'sallinyourhands.A.Befriendyourfuturecolleagues.B.Defineyourownpersonalimage.C.Youdon'thavetoregistereveryonlineplatform.D.Considersettinggroundrulesforyouronlinechannel.E.AnythingthathaseverbeensharedontheInternetisrediscoverable.F.However,usingtheminyoursocialmediaisagainstthecopyrightlaw.G.Theyareopenforanyandalltoseeincludingyourfutureemployers.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。ElmerWhitakersighedashelookedoverhismuddycrops.Aterrible21hadsweptthroughhisfarmthenightbefore,andhiscropswerenowcoveredin22anddestroyed.Hisneighbor,akindyoungmannamedThomas,23toofferhishelp."Whatadisaster,"Whitakersaid."Mywholefamilyhasalwayssurvivedontheharvestsofthisfield.Ifeel24anddon'tknowwhattodonow.Thomascalmedhimdownandthoughtforamoment."Iseethisnotasadisasterbutasan25,"hesaid.Whitakerlookedathim26."Howcanitbe?"heasked.Thomassmiled27,"Nowyouhaveachancetotrysomethingnew.You'vealwaysgrownbeansandcabbages.Whynottryplanting28cropsthatwillalsofitinthissoil?Youcandiversifyandtherefore29yourfarmonceagain.”ElmerWhitakerconsideredthis.Thomaswasrighthehadbeesetinhisways.Thisdisastercouldpushhimtomakehisfarm30andsustainableinanewway."Youhave31me,"Whitakersaid.HeclappedThomasontheback."Thankyouforshowingmetheopportunityinthisdifficulty.AndsoWhitaker32newcropsandsoon,thefarmwasfulloflifeagain.Farmersfromneighboringtownswere33withthewonderofWhitaker'sfields,andtheybeganto34theircropsaswell.ElmerWhitaker'sfarmhasbeea35ofadaptabilityandhope,tellingeveryonethatineverystorm,thereisachancefornewgrowth.21. A.force B.smoke C.war D.storm22. A.mud B.grass C.mist D.dust23. A.wenton B.setoff C.cameby D.burstin24. A.special B.desperate C.sensitive D.tireless25. A.opportunity B.agreement C.intention D.element26. A.asusual B.indisbelief C.onpurpose D.withpride27. A.innocently B.gratefully C.politely D.cheerfully28. A.major B.traditional C.different D.natural29. A.restore B.exchange C.donate D.abandon30. A.formal B.diverse C.realistic D.obvious31. A.informed B.demanded C.enlightened D.promised32. A.tasted B.planted C.shared D.received33. A.careful B.troubled C.familiar D.impressed34. A.diversify B.remove C.deliver D.observe35. A.manner B.dream C.symbol D.cause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。DoingmorningexercisesisadailyroutineineveryChinesekindergartenandschool.Forthegrownups,however,familiarschoolyardshavealreadybeenreplaced36publicparks.ThemorningscenesincentralparksaroundChinaarelively.Ateverycornerofthepark,youcanalsoseepeople37(practise）manykindsofsportssquaredancing,badmintonandsoon.Butthemosteyecatchinggroupsintheparkarethesocalled"KungFuGrandpas/Grannies",38videoshavegoneviralontheInternet.Mostofthemareordinaryworkersfromdifferentindustrieswhoonlystartedworkingoutaftertheir39（retire）.Theysayageisjustanumberwhenitestofitness.The40benefitofexerciseareendless:ahealthierbodytogetherwithaslimmerfigureanda41（happy）mood.Nomatterhowoldtheyareorwhenduringthedaytheyexercise,theywillalwaysstrengthenthebody.Socialconnectionisalso42theelderlyseekduringtheirmorningworkout.Feng,whoisseventytwoyearsold,playsTaichieveryday.He43(keep）thisexerciseroutineforsixyearsandnowheismanagingaWeChatgroupof270memberswhoshare44samehobby."WhatIlikeaboutthisplaceisthatnewersarealwayswele.Everyoneintheparkfeels45（include）,"saidFeng.Itislikeachorusoflife.第三部分写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华,你校将举办“国际文化日”,请给外教Caroline写封邮件邀请她参加活动。内容包括：1.活动时间、地点；2.活动目的及内容；3.邀请对方参加并分享自己国家的文化特色。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。DearCaroline,Yourssincerely,LiHua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。Onceuponatime,inthemid