2023届广东省粤港澳大湾区二十校高三年级下册第一次模拟考试英语试卷

2023届广东省粤港澳大湾区二十校高三下学期第一

次模拟考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

WhatarethebestgardensinIrelandtovisit?Theansweris:everywhere.

Brigit1sGarden

Thegardensitson11magicalacresofnaturalwoodlandsandwildflowerareas.

ThegardenareastakeyouonawalkthroughancientCelticseasons.Thisisan

educationalareaanditprovidestoursandwalkinggroupswithlessonsforthelocal

schools.Thereisasupercafeonsite.Whenyouhavefinishedexploring,youcan

enjoyasnackoracupofcoffee.

CaheerBridgeGarden

Anaward-winninggardeninCountyClare,thisgardeniscreatedaroundanold

restorecottageontheriver.Ithasbeenfeaturedinseveralpublicationsincludingthe

IrishTimesandisopenforviewingbyappointmentonly.

Itisalsoanareaknownforitschallengingweathersystems,constantwesterly

winds,andlackofnaturallygrowingplantsandtrees.

HelenDillon1sGarden

Startinghercareerasajuniorassistanttootherfamousgardenersworkingata

gardeningmagazineandcultivatingherowngroundsforover40years,Helenhas

authoredseveralbooksongardeningandhasbeenquotedasclaimingthatgardening

isaconstanteditingprocessandthatwhatyoutakeoutcanbeasimportantaswhat

youputin.TheDillon,sgardenreflectsHelen'sconstantlychangingstyleandis

opentothepublictoviewandtour.

BellfieldGarden

CoveringalmostonecompletehectareandfeaturingaVictorianglasshouse,

BellfieldGardenhasbecomeapopularvisitorsspot.

Ithasbeenlistedasoneofthebest10gardensinIrelandandhasanimpressive

waterfeature.Asapopularvacationdestination,thegroundscontaincottagesthatare

fashionedfromtheoldfarmhouseswherevisitorsmaystay.

1.Inwhichgardencanyouexperienceeducation?

A.BellfieldGarden.B.Brigit1sGarden.

C.HelenDillon*sGarden.D.CaheerBridgeGarden.

2.WhatisBellfieldGardenfamousfor?

A.Snacks.B.Books.C.Water.D.Weather.

3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Astorybook.B.Amagazine.

C-Asciencebook.D.ATourGuide.

WhenhisdaughterMorganwasgrowingup,GordonHartmanwasheartbroken

afterwatchingherontheplayground.Otherchildrenrefusedtoplaywithher,mostly

becauseherdisabilitiesmeantshecouldn'taccesstheplaceswheretheywere

playing.Thefamilytriedotherplacesbutwereneversatisfied.

"Whatwefoundwastherewasnoplacethatwasaneasily-accessible,fully

inclusivepark,"Gordonsaid.Sohewenthomeandsoldhisconstructionbusiness,

boughtalargepieceofland,andwenttoworkbuildinganentireamusementparkfor

disabledchildren.

Allkidsneedplaytime,andMorganwasnodifferent.Thepark一named

Morgan'sWonderland-finallyofferedMorganthatopportunity.Whatthe

Hartmansdiscoveredisthatkidswithoutdisabilitiesenjoytheparkjustasmuch,and

theyinteractalotmorewitheveryonewhenallareincluded.Infact,threequartersof

thepark*svisitorsarenotdisabled.Andthatmakesitallthemorefun.

Watchingthekidsplaytogetherwithoutbarriersmakesyourealizethatweareall

thesame,andhavingfunisforeverybody.Butitdoesn*tendthere.One-thirdofthe

staffalsohasspecialneeds.Seeingthewaytheyinteractalsoputsasmileonyour

face.Theytaketheirjobsseriously,andtheymakesureeverybodyishavingfun.

"Itfeelsfantasticbecausewegettoseepeoplewhoarenotgiventheopportunity

toexperiencethetypesofrideswehave,getonacarousel,getonatraineasily,and

gofishing,"saysGordon.Theparkhasbeenvisitedbypeoplewithspecialneeds

fromover67countries."Whenweopenedthis,wedidn'tknowifitwasgoingto

work/saysGordon."Allwewantedtodowasbringpeopletogetherandplay."

JustlookatthesmilesatMorgan'sWonderland,andyou'11seehowmuchgood

itdoes.

4.WhywasGordonextremelysad?

A.Hisdaughterwasdisabled.B.Hehadtosellhisbusiness.

D.Noplaygroundwasaccessibleto

C.Hisdaughterwasneversatisfied.

Morgan.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutMorgan*sWonderland?

A.Everychildcomestoplaywith

B.Ithiresthedisabledtoattracttourists.

Morgan.

C.Itallowseverychildtohavefunhere.D.3/4ofitsareaisfornormalchildren.

6.HowdidGordonfeelabouthisamusementparkatfirst?

A.Confident.B.Uncertain.C.Ashamed.D.Optimistic.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.EveryKidDeservestoHaveFunB.WeShouldRespectEachOther

C.APlaygroundIsEnoughforAllD.AFatherHasSavedHisDaughter

Thebrownpaperbaghittheground.AMichelinengineerpickeditupandopened

it,revealingacracked,leakingegg.ThethirdgradersatA.J.WhittenbergElementary

Schoolweredisappointedwhentheysawtherunnymess.

ItwasengineeringweekatA.J.Whittenberg,apublicprimaryschoolinGreenville,

SouthCarolina.Oneweekpermonth,engineersfromlocalindustriesvisitthe

classroomsandtalktostudentsabouttheircareers.

Greenvilleisnowintroducingtheideaofacareerpathtostudentsinprimary

schoolandgivingstudentstheoptiontofollowthoseprogramstomiddleandhigh

schools.Eachprimaryschoolfocusesonaspecifictechnicalskill.Thedistrictallows

studentstoattendschoolsoutsideoftheirattendanceboundariesaslongasspaceis

available,whichmeansstudentscanchoosetocontinuetofollowtheirchosencareer

pathwayatamiddleschoolwithcorrespondingprograms.

TheeffortinGreenvilleispartofagrowingnationaltrendinwhichschooldistricts

partnerwithlocalindustriestodevelopcurriculum（课程）andexposestudentsto

specializedcareersatayoungage.

Someeducationexpertsworrythefocusonindustryqualificationshasresultedin

schoolstakingonresponsibilitiesthatshouldfalltobusinesses,liketrainingworkers

forspecificjobduties,damagingamorecomprehensiveeducationinschools.

"Schoolsaretonotjustpreparepeopleforworkandstrengthentheeconomy,but

alsoaplacewherestudentsshouldexperienceart,musicandthinkcreatively,"said

JackSchneider,aprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofMassachusetts.

AteacherfromGreenville,however,said,"Careerexposurehasabigimpacton

kids.We'renotreallywantingthemtomakeadecision一Tminthesecond

gradeandnowFmlockedintobeingwhateverwhenIgraduatefromhighschoolin

10years/Wejusthopestudentswalkacrossthegraduationstagewithplansfora

careerinmind."

Modemtimesneedmodernsolutions.Whenstudentsleaveschool,theyneedtobe

alreadydowntheirroadtocollege,ifthat1swhatthey1regoingtodo,orschools

needtogivethemsomethingthatallowsthemtogettoworkandearnaliving.Just

gettingoutwithahighschooldegreedoesn1tdothat.

8.Whywerethethirdgradersdisappointed?

A.Theirtestfailed.B.Thebagmissedthetarget.

C.Engineersdisturbedthem.D.Theyhadtocleantheground.

9.WhatdoesGreenvilledotohelpstudentsfollowtheirchosenpath?

A.Designmorecareerpaths.B.Inviteengineerstotheirschools.

D.Offermorecoursesforthemto

C.Adopttheopenenrollmentpolicy.

choose.

10.WhatisJackSchneiderconcernedabout?

A.People*semployment.B.Students,overalldevelopment.

C.Thenation*seconomy.D.Theschoofsinnovativeeducation.

11.Whichstatementwouldtheauthormostlikelyagreewith?

A.Modemsolutionsarehardtofind.

B,Morestudentsneedcollegeeducation.

C.Greenville,spracticeisnotacceptable.

D.Ahighschooldegreeisnotenoughfbrjobs.

Oneaspectoftheclean-energychangewillhappeninsidebuildings.Manyhomes

andbusinessesburnnaturalgasfbrheatingandcooking.Naturalgasgivesout

greenhousegasesaswellasotherpollutantsthatcanharmhealth.Gasappliances（家

用电器）canbereplacedbyelectricversionsandtapintocleanelectricity.

PanamaBartholomyisthedirectoroftheBuildingDecarbonizationCoalition.His

group,basedinPetaluma,Calif.,focusesonlimitinggasemissionsindoors."We

assumetheelectricgrid（输电网）isgettingcleanerovertime,whichitis.So,wewant

moreandmoreofourheatingtocomefromelectricity."

It*smucheasiertomakethesetypesoftransitionswhengovernmentsrecommend

them,saysBethMiller.SheisanecologistandconsultantwithGoodCompany.Based

inEugene,Ore.,ithelpscompaniesandcommunitiesreducetheircarbonfootprint.

Somestatesarealreadytakingstepstomakethesechanges.OnSeptember22,for

instance,Californiadecideditwouldbanthesaleofgas-firedspaceheatersandwater

heatersby2030.

Afterhomesandbusinessesmaketheswitchtoelectricalternatives,theywillbe

morecomfortable,saysBartholomy.Theywillbesaferandcleaner,too,headds.

Insteadofagasfurnace（燃气炉）,anelectricheatpumpcouldbothheatandcoola

home.Gasheatersandstoveswon*tbepumpingpollutionintoahome1sair.And

cookswillhaveevenmorecontrolonamodernelectriccookerthanonagasstove

saysBartholomy.

Gettingnaturalgasoutofyourhomeisprobablythelargestpositiveimpactyoucan

havefortheplanet,Bartholomysays."Weallneedtofightforalivableclimate.

Thereisnowaytomeetourclimategoalswhilestillburninggasinbuildings.Fora

livablefuture,wemusttakemeasurestostopburningnaturalgas,thoughweknowwe

havealongwaytogo."Andthebonus:Itnowlookslikedoingthatshouldalsosave

peoplealotofmoney.

12.Whatisthecleanenergychange?

A.Usingnaturalgasforheating.B.Usingnaturalgastoboilwater.

C.Usingelectriccookersathome.D.Usingelectriclightsinsidebuildings

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"transitions"inParagraph3mean?

A.Promises.B.Plans.C.Changes.D.Decisions.

14.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Homeswillbesafer.B.Gasstoveswillbereplacedsoon.

C.Homes*airwillhavemoreD.Cooksprefertousetraditional

pollutants.cookers.

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Clean-energyChangeB.ElectricityUse

C.MakeUseofNaturalGasD.SaveYourMoneyatHome

二、七选五

HowtoIncreaseYourLevelsofOptimism

Thewayinwhichyouachieveyourgoals,facechallenges,andovercomefailures

dependslargelyonyourlevelsofoptimism.Noteveryoneseeslifeinthesameway.

16

Changeyournegativethoughts.Yourmindtakesinnegativememoriesandmakes

thembiggerandmoresignificantthantheyreallyare.17Thenextstepisto

reducethembycomparingthemtorelatedorsimilarmemoriesthataremorepleasant.

Inthisway,yougraduallychangethemandselectnewthoughts.Thisrequiresa

learningprocessthat111takesometimetopractice.However,withpatience,you111

achievethedesiredresults.

Expressgratitude.Whenyoufaceachallenge,it*sadvisabletofigureoutwhat*s

goingwell.Bytakingthetimetodothis,youallowyourselftoregisterthepositive

aspectsthatyouexperience.Tohelpyourbrainstorethesepositiveevents,you

shouldtaketimeeachweektoanalyzewhatyoushouldbegratefulfor.18

Repeatpositiveaffirmations（肯定）.Onekeyelementforincreasingyourlevelsof

optimismthatyougetwithprevioustwostepsispositiveaffirmations.Infact,these

messagesthatyourepeattoyourselfmostregularlyaretheonesthatyoubelievein

andthatdetermineyourvisionoflife.19Youcanstartwithoneortwo

affirmationsthatrepresentthevaluesyouwanttolivebyandthegoalsyouwantto

achieve.Forexample,tellyourself"EverydayVmimproving"orTmliving

mybestmoment0.20Furthermore,it111makeyoustrongerinthefaceof

themandyou'11maintainyouroptimism.

A.Peopletendtoholdthesameattitudetowardslife.

B.However,youcanalwaystrainyourmindtogenerateormaintainoptimism.

C.Theymustberepeatedwithstrongbeliefandbeaconstantinyourdailylife.

D.Firstyoushouldfigureoutwhatmattersinyourlifeandfocusonpositive

messages.

E.Therefore,everytimeyouhavenegativethoughts,analyzeandviewthemmore

objectively.

F.Thenextstepistoletyourlovedonesknowthatyoulovethemandyou,re

gratefultothem.

G.Therepetitionofphrasessimilartothesewillallowyourmindtointerpret

negativeeventsdifferently.

三、完形填空

Onesnowynight,apairofbeagles（比格犬）wasstrugglingonaruralhighway.

Thefather-to-belookedaroundanxiously,tryingtoseekforhisdear

companion.Frequentlyhewouldlookather,feelingguiltyshelabored

along,herwaymadeheavierbythenewlifegrowinginsideher.They

forawarm,dryplace.Whenhercame,itmustnotbeoutherealongthe

roadway.

Aswouldhaveit,GusKiebel,acountywildlifeofficer,whowas

drivinghomefromwork,spottedthepair.Hetotheshoulderoftheroad

immediately.

ThebeaglesmadenoefforttowhenGusbentdownandstretchedout

hishandstothem.Gustheirtags（狗牌）byhistruck'sheadlights

andtriedtoring,butthefallingsnowthescreen.Heplacedthedogsin

histruck,hisphoneandcalledagain.Amanansweredandinstantly

grewwhenGustoldhimwhyhewascalling.

"Ialreadygavethemaway,"themanrespondedcoldly.

Obviously,thesebeagleswere.Meetingtheirlargebeggingeyes,

Gusfelthisheart.Tuttingthembackinthesnowisoutofthe

Gusthoughttohimself,"Imustbringthemhome."

It'sasimplestory,butitspeakstothebestofournature:Kindnessandlovecan

keepcrueltyandcoldat.

21.A.shelterB.shadeC.instructionsD.routes

22.A.patientlyB.helplesslyC.fondlyD.proudly

23.A.waitedB,preparedC.cheeredD.longed

24.A.troubleB,opportunityC.timeD.turn

25.A.lifeB.luckC.historyD.news

26.A.pulledoverB.turnedupC.headedoffD.spedup

27.A.submitB.barkC.struggleD.escape

28.A.toreB.adjustedC.untiedD.read

29.A.coloredB.mistedC.dustedD.damaged

30.A.driedB.chargedC.examinedD.grabbed

31.A.persuasiveB-defensiveC.curiousD.grateful

32.A.discoveredB.licensedC.identifiedD.abandoned

33.A.racingB.sinkingC.achingD.beating

34.A.blueB-questionC.wayD.world

35.A.bayB.handC.easeD.peace

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

TeaisanimportantpartofChinesetraditions.AsChinesesocietydevelopedand

progressed,teaproductionhasplayedarolein36(promote)economic

developmentwhileteaconsumptionhasremainedapracticeofdailylife.Teahasan

37(extreme)closerelationshiptoChineseculture,anditsstudycoversawide

rangeoffields38hasveiyrichcontent.

ThehistoryofChineseteais39longandgradualstoryofrefinement(完善).

GenerationsofgrowersandproducershaveperfectedtheChinesewayof

manufacturingtea,anditsmanyuniqueregionalvariations.

TheoriginalideaiscreditedtothelegendaryEmperorShennong,whoissaidto

havelived5,000yearsago.Herequiredthatalldrinkingwater40(boil)asa

hygienicprecaution(卫生预防).Onesummerday,whilevisitingadistantpartofhis

country,EmperorShennongstopped41(rest).Inaccordancewithhisruling,the

servantsbegantoboilwater42EmperorShennongtodrink.Somedriedleaves

fromanearbybush43(fall)intotheboilingwater,andabrownsubstance

mixedwiththewater.Asa44(science),theemperorwasinterestedinthenew

liquid,dranksome,andfound45veryrefreshing.Andso,accordingtolegend,

teawascreatedin2737BC.

五、其他应用文

46.假定你是李华。请给你在英国的好友Peter写一封邮件。介绍你校刚刚组织

过的一次春游(springouting)活动。内容包括：1.活动时间，活动地点2活动内

容3活动感悟。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearPeter,

Yours,

LiHua

六、读后续写

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。

Withthestartofnewschool,freshmenofHendersonvilleHighSchoolinNashville

wereexcitedtomeetnewclassmatesandteachers.Amongthem,however,15-year-old

SergioPeraltawasfeelingverynervousbecauseh