2024届广东省汕头市高三下学期二模考试英语试题

试卷类型：A2024年汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试英语本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上。试题序号从“21”开始。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。AAccordingtotheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN),hundredsofmarine(海洋的)speciesacrosstheworldcomeunderendangeredandcriticallyendangeredcategories.Someoftheendangeredandrecognizablemarinespeciesarenamedhere.Kemp’sRidleySeaTurtleTheKemp’sRidleySeaTurtle,alsoknownastheAtlanticRidleySeaTurtle,isendangeredastherarestandsmallestseaturtle.DistributedthroughouttheGulfofMexicoandU.S.Atlanticseaboard,theygatheroffthecoastinnortheasternMexicoandcomeashoreinlargegroupstolayeggseveryyear.Asmarinereptiles(爬行动物),theyarethreatenedbyoilspills,lackoffoodandmarinepollution.VaquitaAsararemarinemammal,Vaquitaisontheedgeofextinctiononlyahalf-centuryafteritsfirstsighting.ExtensivefishingintheGulfofCaliforniahasendangeredthismarinespecies,resultinginagradualdropinpopulationsincethe1940s.Accordingtoreports,thereareonlyadozenofthesemarinemammalsleftintheworldsincethepercentageofdeclineintheirpopulationwasasmuchas90%since2011.WhaleFinWhaleisthesecond-largestmammalontheplanetafterBlueWhaleanditisalsoavictimofhunting.Accordingtoestimates,theglobalpopulationofFinWhalerangesfrombelow100,000toaround119,000.HumpbackWhale,anotherwhalespecies,hasalsobeenlistedasanendangeredmarinespecies.Beforetheintroductionofthewhalingmoratorium(暂停)in1966,thespecieswashuntedforitsfur,whilethepopulationdroppedby90%.Currently,around2,500HumpbackWhalessurviveintheworld.HawaiianMonkSealAnativeoftheNorthwesternHawaiianIslands,HawaiianMonkSealisoneoftheearlesssealswholiveonwarmbeaches,unlikeotherseals.Accordingtorecentresearch,only1,400HawaiianMonkSealsremainontheIslands.Thesesealsaremainlythreatenedbypredatorsliketigersharks.Besides,otherreasonslikehabitatlossandfoodlimitationalsocontributetotheircriticalsituation.21.WhydoKemp’sRidleySeaTurtleslandonthebeachinlargegroups?A.Tonest. B.Toreproduce. C.Toavoidattack. D.Tohuntfoods.22.WhatisthemajorthreattoHawaiianMonkSeal?A.Globalwarming. B.Lackoffood. C.Naturalenemies. D.Habitatpollution.23.Whichofthefollowingisthemostcriticallyendangeredspecies?A.Vaquita. B.FinWhale. C.HumpbackWhale. D.HawaiianMonkSeal.BChinesesingerGongLinnareleasedhernewsong,titledReturnHome,whichdescribestheoverseasChinesepeople’slongingfortheirhomeland.PerformedinChaoshandialect,thesongispartofGong’smusicproject,whichhasthesingerperformsongsindifferentChinesedialects.“ItisverychallengingtosinginChaoshandialect,whichisanewlanguagetome,andthankstothesongwriterDannySimandthesong’sproducerWesleyTan,whospeakthedialect,Ireceivedintensivetrainingandpractisedveryhard,”saysGong.“Thebeautyofdialectsliesintellingstoriesofdifferentplaces.It’slikeamusicalmap,allowingmetoexploredifferentplacesthroughdialects.”TheideaofthesongcamefromQiaopi,auniqueformofmailthatservedasbothaletterandaremittance(汇款)sentbyoverseasChinesepeopletotheirfamiliesinprovincesofGuangdongandFujianinthe19thand20thcenturies.Atthattime,manyofthoseemigrants,particularlyfromGuangdongandFujian,sentmoneybackhometosupporttheirfamilies,aswellascommunicatingwiththeirbelovedonesandexpressingtheirlongingtobereunited.“Dialectsareasourceofknowledge,traditionsandthecountry’sculturalheritage.WhenIlistentoasongperformedinadialect,IfeelthelocalcultureinstantlyeventhoughInevergothereandknownothingabouttheplace,”saysSim,whowrotelyricsforthesong,addingthatthereareagrowingnumberofmusiciansinChinaperformingindialects,whichallowlistenerstogetanemotionaltouch.“Chaoshandialectlinkspeoplefromtheregion.However,likemanylanguages,it’sdying.Manyyoungpeople,especiallychildren,rarelyspeakthedialect,whichisasadthing.”Simsays,explainingwhyheiskeenonwritingsongsbyusingthedialect,“Ilovemyhometownandbywritingsongsinthedialect,Ifeelclosetomyhome.Maybethatis,cultureidentity.”24.WhatdifficultydidGongfacewhenperformingthesong?A.Shehadthelanguagebarrier. B.Theculturewasunfamiliartoher.C.Thesonghadtofitinwiththewholeproject. D.Thereweremanyunknownstoriesinthesong.25.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytellusaboutthesong?A.Itshistory. B.Itsinfluence. C.Itsinspiration. D.Itssignificance.26.WhatcanweinferaboutthesongsperformedindialectsaccordingtoSim?A.Theyaredroppinginnumbers. B.Theyareseldomsungbyyoungsingers.C.Theycanstimulateaffectivebond. D.Theyhelpusknowmanyunknownplaces.27.WhatdrivesSimtowritesongsinChaoshandialect?A.Asenseofdutyasasongwriter. B.Asenseofbelongingtohishometown.C.HiseagernesstoreviveChaoshanculture. D.Hisaddictiontothecharmofthedialect.CWhenIwasachild,thenewyear’sactivityformyfamilyisdumpling-making,butit’sbeenyearssinceI’velastexperiencedtheuniquelycarefreecomfortandconnectionIfeltduringmoments.Myfamilyhaschangedalot,andgatheringslikethesesimplydon’tcometogetherwiththesameeaseastheyoncedid.Thisyear,Icamehomeintheeveningtoadarkhousewithpiecesmissing.InoticedthingsthatIwouldn’thavebefore,likehowmyfamilysleptearlierandgotuplaterandhowmydoghadmoretroublejumpinguponmybed.Afterall,it’seasiertobecomeblindtoitssubtlechangeswhenyouoccupyitvirtuallyeverydayoftheyear,andmuchharderwhenyoumustbeexposedtomonthsofaccumulatedchangeallatonce.Personally,themostpreciouschildhoodprivilegeisnotthefreeextrasnacksfromflightattendants,buttheprivilegeofthinkingofthepeopleandrelationshipsaroundyouwithasenseofpermanence.Imeanthisinthesensethatitescapedmyeight-year-oldbraintothinkabouthowmyparentswereagingasIdidoraboutthesacrificestheymadeformeuntilsuddenly,Iwasanadultastheywere.Iturn20inacouplemonths,soI’vebeenseizedwithafeelingofadulthood,whichfeelsfarstrongerthanthetransitionintolegaladulthoodat18everfelt.Itseemsasifthe“teen”partof“19”keepsmeattachedtothesamecategoryastheonemynewly13-year-oldselfoccupied,carryingwithitacertaincomfortinthesocialallowancesmadefortheimmaturityinherent(固有的)toyouth.Butmarchinginto20isdifferent.I’dsodesperatelywantedtomoveawayandgetatasteofindependenceuponstartingcollege,butnowIknowthatsuchfreedomcomeswithlossandresponsibility.NowIstarttounderstandthegovernanceofacircularity(循环)inherenttoourlivesandhaveanewfoundappreciationforthethingsthatremainthesame.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“subtle”inparagraph2mean?A.Obvious. B.Sudden. C.Unusual. D.Unnoticeable.29.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthoragreewithwhenhewaseight?A.Everythingwouldbethesame. B.Hisparentswerebecomingold.C.Freeextrasnackswerecommon. D.Hisparentshaddonealottohim.30.Inwhatwayis20yearsolddifferentaccordingtotheauthor?A.Physicalmaturity. B.Thesocialexpectation.C.Thelossoffreedom. D.Theshiftintolegaladulthood.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Anewfoundappreciationforlife. B.Thedifferencebetweenteensandadults.C.Mypassingmemoriesofchildhood. D.Myreflectionontheswitchintoadulthood.DAmblyopiaisthemostcommoncauseofvisionlossinchildren.Inallcasesofamblyopia,there’sastrongereyeandaweakereye,andit’swinner-take-allinthecortex(大脑皮层).Thecortexlearnstoignorethesignalfromtheweakereye.Byignoringtheweakereye,thebraindoesn’tfuse(融合)imagesfrombotheyes.Asaresult,peoplewithamblyopiacanhavetroubleseeingin3D.Inanattempttosolvethisproblem,doctorsstarttreatingpatientswithamblyopiaatayoungage,whiletheirbrainpathwaysarestilldeveloping.Thechildren,usuallyunder7yearsold,areoftentoldtowearaneyepatchovertheirstrongeyetoforcethebraintorelyontheweaker.Butwhenevertheeyepatchisremoved,thecompetitioncanstartover.Forlastingimprovement,newtreatmentsneedtoteachthebraintostopsuppressing(抑制)keyvisualcuescomingfromtheweakereye,saysneuroscientistDennisLevioftheUniversityofCalifornia.Now,severalresearchteamsaretakinganewwaythataimstogetthebraintomakebetteruseoftheinformationcomingfrombotheyes.Severalcompaniesareworkingontreatmentsbasedonthisnewangle.OneiscalledLuminopia.Luminopia’stherapyinvolveshavingchildrenwatchvideosthroughavirtualrealityheadset.Asthechildrenwatch,theheadsetblocksoutcertainpartsofthedisplayforeacheye,sothepatientsactuallyhavetocombineinputfromthetwoimagestogetthefullvideo.Thecompanyconductedatrialshowingthatchildrenwithamblyopiabegintoseebetteroneyechartassessmentsafterthreemonthsofone-hoursessionsdonesixdaysaweek.Buttheyhaveyettomeasureimprovementsinlong-termeffectiveness.Itisbelievedthatifpeoplewithamblyopiadon’tlearntofusesignalsfrombotheyesfromayoungage,theyneverwill.Sosomescientiststhinkattemptingtotreatadults,whosebrainshavesuppressedsignalsfromtheirweakeyefordecades,isalostcause.32.Whydoesapersonwithamblyopiahavetroubleseeingin3D?A.Hisbrainisunabletoreceiveimages. B.Hisweakereyefailstoreceivesignals.C.Hisstrongereyecan’tsendsignalstothebrain. D.Hiscortexoverlookssignalsfromtheweakereye.33.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheeffectofaneyepatch?A.Temporary. B.Ineffective. C.Wonderful. D.Comprehensive.34.WhatistheworkingprincipleofLuminopia’stherapy?A.Forcingthebraintorelyontheweakereye.B.Activatingtheweakeyetogetthefullvideo.C.Improvingthesituationswitheyechartassessments.D.Blockingouttheimagesreceivedfromthestrongereye.35.WhatcanwelearnaboutLuminopia’stherapyfromthelastparagraph?A.Ithasaninstanteffect. B.Adultsareitsmaintargets.C.Ithaslong-termeffectiveness. D.Moretrialsneedtobeconducted.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。ArtAppreciationArtappreciationisanoftenoverlookedskill.It’smorethansimplylookingatapieceofartandjudgingitbasedonwhatwesee.Itrequiresustolookdeeper,beyondthesurfaceintotheartist’sintention.36Thefollowingtipswouldhelpyouachieveit.Thefirststepistoprepareyourselfmentally.Beforeyoubeginviewinganyartwork,takemomentstoclearyourmindofwhatapieceyouthinkshouldlooklike.37That’sbecauseanartistcanpresentauniquevisualexperiencebycombiningline,shape,form,colorandspacecreatively.Besides,examinetheartworkclosely.Takenoteofitselementsmentionedabove.Considerhowtheseelementsworktogethertoconveymeaningoremotioninthepiece.Noticehowtheworkmakesyoufeel.38WhatcanIsee?Whatistheartworksaying?Whatfeelingsdoesitarouseinme?39Informationabouttheartistandwhentheartworkwascreatedcanhelpyouuncoverthedeepersymbolismpresentintheworkthatmaynotbeimmediatelyevident.Artisoftenusedasatoolforsocialchange.Toappreciateart,it’simportanttounderstandthecontextwhereitwascreated.Thecontextbehindapiececanbefoundthroughresearchandanalysis.Lastbutnotleast,sharingopinionsonartalsohelps.Trydiscussingyourthoughtsonartworkwithfriendsorfamilywhomayhavedifferentopinions.Takingthediverseunderstandingintoconsideration,youcanapproachviewingartworkfromdifferentviewpoints.Asaresult,youcangainanewappreciationeverytimeyoulookatit.40A.Relevantresearchcountsaswell.B.Engageallyoursensesandaskyourselfquestions.C.Theprocesscanbringyouafunandeducationaltrip.D.Leaveyourfeelingsasideandcheckoutthequestions.E.Tosumup,communicationcanalsodogoodtoyourartappreciation.F.Withthepreviousideas,youcangetwellpreparedfortheappreciation.G.Thiswillhelpyouopenuptodifferentperspectiveswhenexploringthework.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格处的最佳选项。Thegreatestsportsmomentsoftenhaveawonderfulflowstatebehindthevictoriesorperformances.Beinginflowreferstothemomentswheredistractionreduces,andconcentration41.Itwasa42summercamppingpongtournamentwhereIwasnotonlydown1set,but7pointsbehindmyopponent(对手),whohadonly3pointsleftto43theset,andthetournament.Foracomeback,Ihadtowinatleast10points,withoutmaking44!Facingthedesperatesituation,Icould45itadayandletmyopponentwin.Perhapsmyopponenthadalreadyfocusedonthe46,butfailurewasn’tanoption!Thus,I47itout,hopingforthebest.Itoldmyself,“Let’sjusttryandwinthenextpoint,nothingelse.”48deep,Istaredattheballwithaclearmindsetandkeen49.Itookit,hititbackandscored!5pointstogo,4pointstogo...Myopponentstartedgettingvisibly50andmademistakes.PointbypointIwasgettingclosertobeingeven.7-8.Iwasonepointawayfromdoingthe51.Mymouthwasshutandmyeyesstayed52theentireset.Hemadeanothererror.8-8.Thecomebackwascomplete.Thecrowdwent53!Winningthenext3points,Imanagedtowinthatset.Inthelastset,myopponentturnedrestlessagain.54theflow,Iendedupwinningthefinalset,andthetournament.Despiteasmallgame,itinspiredmealot.Notbeingabletocontrolhowouropponentplays,wecan55howtoreact.Don’tbethere,whereyouarenot.Instead,behereandnow!Stayinflow!Beconcentrated!41.A.limits B.decreases C.heightens D.changes42.A.tough B.competitive C.crazy D.close43.A.lose B.win C.tie D.restart44.A.adjustments B.reservations C.efforts D.mistakes45.A.call B.make C.leave D.take46.A.defense B.attack C.celebration D.relief47.A.figured B.tried C.pointed D.stuck48.A.Sighing B.Breathing C.Regretting D.Struggling49.A.attention B.interest C.insight D.appreciation50.A.confused B.desperate C.exhausted D.uneasy51.A.right B.impossible C.opposite D.previous52.A.swollen B.bright C.sharp D.bloodshot53.A.wild B.silent C.mad D.deaf54.A.Goingagainst B.Cuttingoff C.Holdingto D.Recoveringfrom55.A.wonder B.determine C.predict D.consider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。Alanterninstallation(灯组),the“ANightofFishandDragonDance,”56(light)upShanghai’sYuyuanGardenmallsonFriday.TheannualYuyuanGardenlanternshowinShanghai,57(list)asoneformofculturalheritage,isoneofthecountry’s58(old)lanternfairs.Now,thelanternshowistakingplaceoutsideofChinafor59veryfirsttime,with60large-sizedbrightstructuresandmorethan2,000lanternslighteningtheJardind’Acclimatation—theoldestamusementparkinParis,asawaytocelebratetheupcoming2024Year60theDragon.InspiredbythelegendaryworldofShanhaiJing,61“TheClassicofMountainsandSeas”,aChineseliteraryclassic,theYuyuanGardenlanternshowinParishasbuiltaworldoflightsandimaginationforvisitors.Highlightingvariousculturalandspiritual62(symbol),thelanterndisplaysincludemythicalcreaturessuchasKunpengandYinglong,representingambitionandstrength.Beyondthelanterns,visitorscanalsoadmiretraditionalChinesecostumesanddecorations,andenjoy63(them)inamixtureofdancing,acrobatics(杂技)andmartialartsperformances.Thelanternshowpromises64(be)animmersiveexperienceintheworldofChinesefolklore(民俗)andlanterns.Morethanjustalanternshow,italso65(serve)asanopeningactivitytocelebratethe60thanniversaryoftheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelationsbetweenChinaandFrancein1964.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)你校英文报五月份的主题是“新时代青年”，请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.新时代青年的品格；2.如何成为新时代好青年。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。TeensInTheNewEra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。EdwardandStephenwerebotheighteenyearsold.Theyweresotogetherinfriendshipthattheyfeltthemselvestobebrothers.Theyhadknowneachothersincechildhood,growingupinthesameblockinLiverpool.Edwardwasfairandlean,whileStephenwasdarkandshort.