2023-2024学年广东东莞四校联考高三年级上册9月月考英语试题及答案

2023〜2024学年第一学期高三四校联考(一)

英语试卷

说明：本试题共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

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第一部分选择题(共二节，满分50分)

第一节阅读理解(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。

A

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workwithavarietyoftradesupplierstobuildyouitemsoutofthefinestqualitywoodsatthe

lowestreasonableprice.

Toreceiveaquotedpriceforyourwork,pleasesendusanemailorpickupthephoneandlet

usknow:(1)theworktobecompleted;(2)thedimensionsoftheitem/flooringtobecreated;(3)

thematerialtobeused;(4)thetimelinefortheworktobecompleted.Thatgivesusenough

informationtocreateacustomquotedprice,thenyoucanreviewitandbookanin-person

discussionwithoneofourprofessionals.

We'reexcellentatcreatingwonderfulfittingsandfurniturewithwoods.Giveusacallandlet

ourknowledgeablestafftalkyouthroughyouroptions.

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Hearwhatourcustomershavetosay(aselectionofourreviews):

"Georgewasprofessional,friendly,andwenttheextramiletofinishthejobonthesameday.

Thankyou."Trankle(Kent)

“Willdefinitelyuseitagainandrecommendittoourfriends.Leedidsuchagreatjobmaking

ourcustomwardrobe.^^Loren(Hampshire)

“Wegotaquotedpriceforsomeworkfromadifferentcarpentrycompanythatseemedquite

high.Sarahwasabletogettheworkdoneforhalfofourinitialquote,anddidn'tlowerthe

quality!”Dancy(Sussex)

“Klaushasdoneacoupleofcarpentryprojectsforus.Heis100%reliableandarealartisan.”

Herbert(Surrey)

1.WhichworkisSouthwarkCarpenterscapableof?

A.Layingnewflooring.B.Custom-buildingahouse.

C.Repairingoldfurniture.D.Supplyinggood-qualitywoods.

2.Whatdoyouneedtodoforacarpentryservice?

A.Emailthestaffyourbudget.B.Makeaphonecallduringtheday.

C.Discusswiththestaffonline.D.Providerelateddatainadvance.

3.WhopraisedSouthwarkCarpentersforitslowprice?

A.Trankle.B.Loren.C.Dancy.D.Herbert.

B

Inearly2021,Ihitarutinmystudies.AsadoctoralcandidateattheUniversityofChicago

inIllinois,Iworkedtodesignsafer,moreeffectivematerialsforvaccinedelivery.AlthoughIhad

beenproductiveearlyinmygraduatecareer,mylonghoursandhardworkwerenolonger

translatingintosuccessinthelaboratory,andIfelthopelessaboutachievingmygoals.Something

hadtochange.

AsIbegantosearchforthecauseofmystruggles,Ibecameincreasinglyawarethatmy

“quietatthelabbench-fbrinstance,whenIwasrunningcolumnsorexperiments一was

anythingbut.Insteadofthinkingaboutscience,Iwaswatchingtelevisionorinteractingwith

socialmediaonmysmartphone.AlthoughIcouldcoverupthisinefficiencywithlongerhours,my

workfeltchaotic(混乱的)anddisorganized.Iwouldcomehomefromalongdayinthelaband

respondtoe-mailsormessagesoverdinnerorinbed.Thisallcametoaheadlastsummer,when

myinabilitytobalanceworkandlifeledmetoseekhelpfromtheuniversity'sstudent

mental-healthservices.

Throughacombinationofconsultationandpersonalreflection,Icametounderstandmy

problem.Toregainmyfocus,Ichosetoreducemyconnectivitybyusingabasicmobilephone

withoutanInternetconnectionduringworkhours,andremovingunnecessaryappsfrommy

smartphonewhenIdiduseit.

Underscoringtheaddictivenatureofsmartphones,Iexperiencedsymptomsofwithdrawal

whenIfirstdidthis.Withtime,however,1begantomakepracticaluseofmyquiettime.Istarted

readingpapersduringlongexperiments,anddevelopedahabitofwritinginmydowntime.

Perhapsmostimportantly,Ihavefeltmyanxietydecreaseandmyproductivityandcreativity

improvedramatically,tradingmychaoticwork-liferelationshipforonewithclearerboundaries

andplentyofnewscientificideas.Now,evenwhenIdocarrymysmartphone,Ifeellessforcedto

checkfore-mailsormessages,andcanconcentratemorecloselyonwhatevertaskisathand.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“hitarut”inparagraph1mean?

A.Stoppedprogressingsmoothly.B.Hadveryslowreactions.

C.Acceptedhardwork'svalue.D.Overcameabigproblem.

5.Whatmadetheauthorstruggle?

A.Runningcolumnsorexperiments.B.Hisinabilitytogetmental-healthservices.

C.Replyingtoe-mailsormessages.D.Hisaddictiontothephone.

6.Whatdidtheauthorchoosetododuringhisquiettimelater?

A.Reflectonhissuccessesandfailures.B.Learnpracticalwriting.

C.Watchtelevisionnews.D.Dosomereading.

7.Howdoestheauthorfeelnow?

A.Morecourageous.B.Moresociable.

C.Morefocused.D.Moreunderstanding.

C

WhenthecompanyOpenAIdevelopeditsnewartificialintelligence(AI)program,ChatGPT,

inlate2022,educatorsbegantoworry.ChatGPTcouldcreatetextthatseemedlikeahumanwrote

it.HowcouldteachersdiscoverwhetherstudentswereusinglanguagecreatedbyanAIchatbotto

cheatonawritingtask?

Asalinguistwhostudiestheeffectsoftechnologyonhowpeopleread,writeandthink,I

believethereareothermorepressingconcernsbesidescheating.TheseincludewhetherAI,more

generally,threatensstudentwritingskills,thevalueofwritingasaprocess,andtheimportanceof

regardingwritingasatoolforthinking.

AspartofmyresearchontheeffectsofAIonhumanwriting,Isurveyedyoungadultsinthe

U.S.aboutsomeissuesrelatedtothoseeffects.Oneparticipantsaidthatatsomepointifyou

dependonpredictivetext,you'regoingtoloseyourspellingabilities.Enter“WasRom^^intoa

Googlesearchandyou'regivenalistofchoiceslike“WasRomebuiltinaday".Type“pie”intoa

textmessageandyou'reoffered"please"and"plenty”.Thesetoolscompleteoursentences

automatically,givinguslittlechancetothinkaboutourspelling,andcontinuouslyaskingusto

followtheirsuggestions.

EvanSelinger,aphilosopher,worriedthatpredictivetextingreducesthepowerofwritingas

aformofmentalactivityandpersonalexpression."Byencouragingusnottothinktoodeeply

aboutourwords,predictivetechnologymaychangehowwedealwitheachother,“Selingerwrote.

“Wegiveothersmorealgorithms(算法)andlessofourselves.Automationcanstopusthinking

andtheresultingtextdidn'tfeellikemineanymore.^^

IaskedChatGPTwhetheritwasathreattohumans91011motivationtowrite.Thebotresponded:

'Therewillalwaysbeademandforcreative,originalcontentthatrequirestheuniqueviewpointof

ahumanwriter.,,Itcontinued:''Writingservesmanypurposesbeyondjustthecreationofcontent,

suchasself-expression,communication,andpersonalgrowth,whichcancontinuetoencourage

peopletowriteevenifcertaintypesofwritingcanbeautomated.”

Iwasgladtofindtheprogramhadseeminglyadmitteditslimitations.

8.Whatistheauthor'smainconcernaboutChatGPT?

A.Whetheritwillleadtostudents'cheating.

B.Whetheritwillshapestudents'writingstyle.

C.Howstudentswillmakeuseofitatschool.

D.Whateffectsitwillhaveonstudents?writing.

9.WhatwillpredictivetechnologydotousaccordingtoEvanSelinger?

A.Giveusmorecreativeideas.B.Makeuswritelikeamachine.

C.Encourageustothinkmoredeeply.D.Makeustendtoignoregrammaticalmistakes.

10.WhatcanwelearnfromChatGPT'sresponse?

A.Writingwillbecomecompletelyautomated.B.Robotswillworkwithhumansin

writing.

C.Robotwritingwillbecomemorecreative.D.Humanwritingwillstillmatteralot.

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatimpactwillAIbringtowriting?B.Whatisthefutureofmodemliterature?

C.HowtoimprovewritingwithAl'shelp?D.HowtoapplyAItechnologytoeducation?

D

Two-thirdsoftheworldpopulationlivesunderconditionswherethefreshwaterdemandis

morethantwicethenaturalwateravailabilityforatleastonemonthperyear.Accordingtoofficial

statistics,onebillionofthoseliveinIndiaand0.9billionliveinChina.Otherareasfacingthis

problemforlongerperiodsincludeBangladesh(130millionpeople),thewesternandsouthern

statesoftheUSA(130million),Pakistan(120million),Nigeria(110million),andMexico(90

million).

Communitiesusearangeoftechniquestoovercomethisissue.Indrysummers,thosenear

thecoastcandesalinate(淡化)seawater,althoughtheprocessrequiresalargeamountofenergy

andexpenditure.Someremoteinlandcommunitieshavealternativemethodsthatsuittheir

particularconditions.Forexample,manyhigh-altitudeChileancommunitiesintheAndesusefog

collectors,specializednetsthatcangatherjustafewlitersaday.

Elsewhere,there9sanotheroptionavailable.ResearchersatETHZurichhavedevelopeda

newdevicethatpassivelyharvestswaterfromtheairaroundtheclock.Thedeviceismadeupofa

speciallycoatedglasspane(玻璃板)thatreflectssolarradiationandalsoradiatesawayitsown

heat.Indoingso,itcoolsdownbyasmuchas15degreesCelsiusbelowthesurrounding

temperatures.Thisdifferenceintemperaturebetweentheairandthepanecauseswatervaporto

condense(凝结)onitsunderside,whichcanthenbeeasilycollected.

TestssofarhavebeenconductedonauniversitybuildinginZurichandsuggestthatthe

devicecanproducetwiceasmuchwaterperdayasotherpassivewater-collectiontechnologies.

Underidealconditions,researchersharvested0.53decilitresofwaterpersquaremetreofthe

surfaceperhour."That'sclosetothetheoreticalmaximumvalueof0.6decilitresperhour,which

isphysicallyimpossibletoexceed,saysIwanHachler,adoctoralstudentwhoisworkingonthe

technology.

Thezero-energyinputoftheset-upcouldmakeitsuitableforuseindevelopingcountries,

particularlyinremotecommunitieswherewatershortageisoftencombinedwithpowershortages.

Thescientistsarehopefulthatthedevicecouldbeusedwithotherwater-collectionmethods,such

asdesalination,toincreaseproductivity.

12.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbymentioningofficialstatisticsinParagraph1?

A.Freshwaterinsecurityisaglobalcrisis.

B.Waterresourcesareunevenlydistributedglobally.

C.Lackofwaterseriouslyrestrictsmanycountries,growth.

D.Developedcountriesarebetterathandlingwatershortages.

13.HowdomanyChileanslivingintheAndesdealwiththeinadequatewatersupply?

A.Byharvestingwaterfromfbg.

B.Bybringinginseawaterandpurifyingit.

C.Bymovingtowater-richareasinsummer*.

D.Bycuttingdownontheirwaterconsumption.

14.Whyisacoatedglasspaneusedinthenewdevice?

A.Toholdthecondensedwater.B.Toworkasacoolingsurface.

C.Togetridofharmfulsolarradiation.D.Torecordthechangesintemperature.

15.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewdevice?

A.Itproducessatisfyingoutcomes.B.Itislimitedtolaboratoryenvironments.

C.Ithasmetwiththeoreticalbottlenecks.D.Itneedsfurtherconfirmationfromexperts.

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。

“Beautyisonlyskindeep“itissaid.Thismeansthataperson'sappearanceisnotas

importantastheircharacter.Yetitisstrangewhypeopleandespeciallywomenarewillingto

spendafortuneonmakingthemselvesmoreattractivephysically.16Thereasoncan

onlybeone,anditisthatbeautyhasitsadvantages.

Attractivepeoplearemorepopulargenerally.Beautydrawsapositiveresponsefromthe

peoplearound.Thisisobviouswithchildren.Forexample,basedonobservation,thereisa

tendencyforadultstotreatgood-lookingchildrenbetter.Thisfavorabletreatmentcontinuesinto

adulthood,asattractivepeoplearemorelikelytobechosenforleadershippositionsandgiven

moreopportunities.17

Anotherimportantbenefitthatgood-lookingpeopleenjoyisthattheyfindahusbandorwife

moreeasily.18Thisinitialattractionmaythendevelopintoromanticfeelingsanda

seriousrelationshipifthecouplefindthattheyarecompatible（和睦相处的）witheachother.

Ontheotherhand,beautyhasanumberofdisadvantagesaswell.Firstly,agood-looking

persontendstoattractunwantedattentionfromallkindsofpeople.Theadmirermayhavebad

intentionsandcauseproblemsforthetarget.19Itisthoughtthatbeautyandbrainsdo

notgotogether.Thus,attractivepeoplemaynotgainrespectevenwhentheydeserveitbecauseof

thisprejudiceagainstthem.

Whileeveryindividualshouldtakecareoftheiroutwardappearanceandlooktheirbest,they

shouldnotneglect（忽视）theirinnerbeautyorcharacter.20Also,theyshouldnot

forgetphysicalbeautyisindeed,onlyskindeepandwillnotlast.

A.Lifeisnotalwayseasyforbeautifulpeople.

B.Theskincareindustryisamulti-billiondollarbusiness.

C.Itturnsoutbeingconventionallybeautifulhasitsbenefits.

D.Itisafactthatpeoplearefirstattractedtooutwardappearance.

E.Theyshouldnotplacesuchimportanceonbeautythattheybecomeproud.

F.Beingwell-treatedgivesattractivepeoplemoreconfidenceandtheyperformbetter.

G.Anotherproblemfacedbygood-lookingpeopleisthattheymaynotbetakenseriously.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（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。

Whenourneighbor's94-year-oldfatherpassedaway,hismothermovedinwiththem.She_

21ahomefiillofcannedgoods.Later,thewomen'sgroupinourcommunity22that

anyoneinneedofhomecanningsuppliescouldcometothe23andtakewhatwas

available.Thecontentsweretoooldtoeat,butthejarscouldbe24.

Iwasanewcannerwithnotmuch25butadesiretodomore,soourfamilysetout

to26supplies.Whenwe27,wefoundthreedecadesoffrugality（节俭）and

preparedness.Inthebasementofthehomewasastorehouseof28andcanned

home-grownfoods.Different-sizedjarswerefilledwithdecadesofautumn'sharvests.29

fromthoseshelveswerejams,vegetables,fruit,beans,juice,andsmokedfish.

30,forourfamilytomakeuseofthejars,thefruitsofharvestspasthadtobe

31_.Icarriedthejarstothebackyard,mywife32themandemptiedtheircontents,my

oldersoncleanedthemoutandmydaughterkeptthebaby33.ThateveningI34

sanitizing（与肖毒）theglassjars.

Onthatday,wefilledourvehiclewithjars,butmore35,wefilledourfamilywith

lessonsoflife.Iamgratefullorthegoodexamplesofourneighbors.

21.A.cameacrossB.heardaboutC.leftbehindD.heldback

22.A.announcedB.admittedC.predictedD.pretended

23.A.shelterB.houseC.restaurantD.park

24.A.essentialB.powerfulC.familiarD.useful

25.A.effortB.energyC.equipmentD.pressure

26.A.buyB.deliverC.witnessD.collect

27.A.gatheredB.slidC.arrivedD.escaped

28.A.stolenB.preservedC.bakedD.damaged

29.A.LookingdownB.ShowingoffC.TurningupD.Breakingaway

30.A.HopefullyB.FinallyC.ExpectedlyD.Unfortunately

31.AsharedB.frozenCprotectedD.removed

32.A.packedB.openedC.paintedD.repaired

33.A.entertainedB.annoyedC.frightenedD.bathed

34.A.laughedatB.referredtoC.stayedupD.appliedfor

35.A.strictlyB.significantlyC.urgentlyD.amazingly

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每题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。

Anewstudyhasshownthatconsumingartificialsweetener(甜味齐！J)mayleadtoan

increasedriskofcancer.Thestudy,36appearedinthejournalPLOSMedicine,indicates

thatindividualswhotakeinhigher-than-averageamountsofartificialsweetenerare13%more

likely_

37(suffer)fromcancer.

Theauthorsofthestudycollecteddailydietary38(diary)from102,865French

adultsovereightyears.After39(take)intoaccountotherrisk,factorsforcancersuchas

age,weight,physicalactivity,andfatintake,theauthorsfoundthoseconsuminghighamountsof

artificialsweetenerhadahighercanceroccurrencerate40non-consumers.

Meanwhile,theyfoundthatcancerrateswerejustashighinexcessiveconsumersofartificial

sweetenerandexcessivesugarintakemaybe41(equal)associatedwithcancerrisk,

accordingtotheauthors.

Whileartificialsweetener42(add)tomanyfoodproductsroutinely,otherkinds

ofnaturalsweetenersuchasstevia(甜菊糖)arealsohighlypopularwithhealth-consciouseaters.

Thestudydoesn'tnote43theseplant-basedalternativescarrysimilarhealthrisksornot.

However,fromthestudytheauthorsdrawthe44(conclude)thatartificialsweetener

shouldn,tbeusedas45safealternativetosugar.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假如你是李华，你的好友Caroline即将参加你们学校举办的留学生中文写作大赛的决

赛，写信询问你的建议。请你给她写封邮件，内容包括：

1.表达祝贺；2.提供建议；3.表达祝愿

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

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。

Edwardwalkedslowlypasttheschoolblacktopwherehisolderbrother,Leon,wasplaying

basketballwithhisfriends.Leondidn'tnoticeEdwarduntilheturnedtoshoottheball.Leon

reallylovedbasketballandwasgoodatit.ButEdwardwasanotherstory.

EdwardwouldbegtoplaywiththembutLeon'sfriendscomplainedalot.Forsomereason,

inthatlastgame,Edward'splayingwasworsethanever.Hecouldn'tdoanythingright.Hewas

completelyunabletokeeppossessionoftheball.Hemissedeventheeasyrebounds.Hisdribbling

（控球）wasuseless,andnoneofhisthrowswereanywherenearthebasket.Leonhadtoturnhis

brotheraway.

Edwardwasalwaysageniusatmaths.Hewassoadvancedthathealreadyknewhowto

solvelongdivisionproblemsbeforehewastaughtinschool.Wordproblems,eventhe

complicatedoneswithseveralsteps,werenoproblem.

Oneday,Leon'smathsteacherpulledhimaside."Youneedtodobetter,alotbetter,oryou're

notgoingtopassthisclass.There'sabigtestcomingup.”

Leon'sheartsank.Whenhegothome,hetalkedwithEdwardaboutit.Theboysagreedthat

overthenexttwoweekstheyintendedtospendanhoureachdayafterschoolworkingonmaths

problemsandthenanhourplayingbasketball.

“Hereisagoodone,“Edwardsaidandpointedtoawordproblem.44Whydon'tyoureadit?”

Leonlookedatthebookfbrseveralseconds.4UFmdizzyalready!”heexclaimed.

“Doyouknowwhatthefirststepis?”askedEdward."Thefirststepistostaycooland

focused,EdwardtalkedLeonthroughtheproblem."Thinkaboutwhatyouneedtofindout.

Don'tlettheproblemtrickyou.^^Stepbystep,togethertheyfigureditoutandgottherightanswer.

LeonsoondiscoveredthatEdwardwasreallygoodathelpinghim.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Paragraph1:Soonitwastimeforbasketballpractice.

Paragraph2:Themorningofthemathstestc