广东省广州市越秀区荔湾区联考2024年高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

广东省广州市越秀区荔湾区联考2024年高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince2．Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway3．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when4．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should5．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．attendto6．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup7．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t8．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross9．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto10．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．anyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow11．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent12．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken13．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be14．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what15．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a;the C．/;the D．a;a16．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might17．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the18．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked19．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on20．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）AteacherfromRelaxKidsinTamworth,UK,usedtwoapplestoshowherstudentsthedamaging,andoftenunseen,consequencesofbullying(欺凌).Andherpostaboutthepowerfullessonhasgoneviral.RosieDuttonexplainedthatduringoneofherclassessheintroducedthechildrentotworedapples.Whatthekidsdidn'tknowwasthatbeforethelesson,Duttonhadrepeatedlydroppedoneoftheapplesonthefloor.Andyet,ontheoutsideatleast,bothappleslookedperfect."IpickeduptheappleI'ddroppedonthefloorandstartedtotellthechildrenhowIdislikedthisapple,andthatIthoughtitwasdisgusting,itwasahorriblecolourandthestemwasjusttooshort,"Duttonwrote.Shethenencouragedthestudentstodothesame.Someofthechildrenlookedatherlikeshewas“crazy”,butthestudentspassedtheapplearoundthecircle,callingitnames.Continuingtheexercise,theteacherthenpassedthesecondapplearoundthecircle.Thisapple,however,wasshoweredwithcommentslike:“Yourskinisbeautiful,"and"whatabeautifulcolouryouare."Duttonthenshowedthestudentsbothapplesonceagain,highlightingthat"therewasnochange,bothapplesstilllookedthesame."Thatis,untilshecutthemopen."Theapplewe'dsaidunkindwordstowasbruisedandallmushy(糊状的)inside,"shesaid.Therewas,shesaid,animmediate"lightbulb"momentforherstudents."Theyreallygotit.Whatwesawinsidethatapple,thebruises,themushandthebrokenbitsiswhatishappeninginsideeveryoneofuswhensomeonemistreatsuswiththeirwordsoractions."Duttonexplainedhowimportantitistoteachchildrentostandupforoneanother,andtostopanyformofbullying.“Let’screateagenerationofkindcaringchildren,”theteacherwrote.“Thetonguehasnobones,butisstrongenoughtobreakaheart.Sobecarefulwithyourwords.”1、Whathadtheteacherdonetothefirstapplebeforethelesson?A．ShehadintroducedittothekidsB．ShehaddamageditpurposelyC．ShehadmadeitlookperfectD．Shehadcoloureditbrightly2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“callingitnames”(Para.3)mean?A．SayingrudethingsB．MakingfunofitC．CheeringforitD．Shoutingatit3、Whatdidtheteacherinstructthekidstodowiththesecondapple?A．DropitB．PraiseitC．IgnoreitD．Observeit4、What’sthepurposeoftheteacher’susingtwoapplesinclass?A．Todrawthekids’attentionB．ToexplainherpersonalpreferencesC．TomakeacomparisonbetweenthemD．Tohelpthekidsunderstandtheresultsofbullying22．（8分）Themorningafteraneveningstruggletocareformythree-year-olddaughter,Icouldn’twaittogethertoschool.I,asamother,wastiredfromtheangerandherinabilitytocommunicatebecauseofherslowedlanguagedevelopment.AsIaccompaniedherintothecar,Ifeltdesperate.Nothingwasrightwithourworld.She’dbeenbornaroundthesametimewhenthenationwaswitnessingthebirthofanotherGreatRecession.Myjobandmyhousehadbeenvictims.Thenthishappened.Mychild’slanguagedelaywasidentified,butdoctorsstruggledtoproperlyhelpher,Ifeltlikewebothneededtoherescued.IreturnedthatafternoonasdisenchantedwiththelittlegirlIlovedaswhenIleft.Walkingslowlytowardtheschool’splaygroundgate,Ifoundherpreschoolteacherracingtogreetme.“Youshouldhaveseenhertoday!”Hisbreathywordsweresupportedbyexcitement.Ididn’tinterrupt.“Seethatclimber.”Hepointedtoawoodenpieceofplaygroundequipmentthatlookedlikearockwall.Inodded.“Well,everydaysinceshestartedschool,she’striedandfailedtomakeittothetop.”Hetookabreath.“Andtodayshedidit!”Heexpressedhisjoyjustashe’dwitnessedherconqueringMountEverest!“Shecheeredandcelebrated!IwishI’drecordedit!”Hiswordscomfortedme.Mydaughterhadconqueredhermountain.Assherantowardme,IrecognizedsomethingIhadn’tbefore.Isawherperseverance(毅力).Isawherstrength.IsawaHero.Everydaygreatnesscelebratesordinarypeoplewhodounusualthingsinbigandsmallways,showingcourage,kindness,loveandselflessness.Weencourageyoutoclickthesebriefaccountsandinviteyoutoshareyourownstory.1、Whydidtheauthorrushherdaughtertoschool?A．Shewasbusywithherworkasadoctor.B．Shehadafightwithherdaughterlastnight.C．Shebrokedownwhendealingwithherdaughter.D．ShehadtoselltheirhouseduetoGreatRecession.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“disenchanted”underlinedinparagraph3?A．Happy. B．Concerned.C．Careful. D．Disappointed.3、Whydidthelittlegirl’spreschoolteacherfeelexcited?A．ShesucceededinstandingonMountEverest.B．Shemanagedtoclimbupthewoodenequipment.C．Shegotthefirstplaceintheschoolsportsmeet.D．Shebegantocommunicatewithothersnormally.4、Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?A．Theradio. B．Amagazine.C．Anewspaper. D．TheInternet.23．（8分）Ihavehadalifelongfascination﹣callitobsessionifyoulike﹣withcommunication，withmakinglinkstootherplaces，othercultures，otherworlds．Therootsofthisobsessionhaveoftenpuzzledme．Iamnot﹣neverhavebeen﹣agregariousperson．Quitetheopposite，Iwasasolitarychildandmyclassmatesatschoolanduniversityalwaysthoughtofmeasaloner．Iwasnevercrazyaboutthenoisysolidarityofsocialgatherings．SowhywasIpossessedofadesiretomakecontactwithdistantplaces？ItcanpartlybeexplainedbythestartIhadinlife．Igrewuponwhatseemedatthetimeliketheedgeoftheworld﹣inaremotepartofruralIreland，inahouseholdwithfewbooksormagazines，andnotelevision．Foreigntravelwasunheardof．ApartfromthosewhoemigratedtoGreatBritainortheUnitedStates，virtuallynobodyweknewhadeverbeenabroad．Nobodyeverwentoverseasonholiday，andnoforeignlanguagesweretaughtintheschoolsIattended﹣withtheexceptionofLatin．Welivedinaclosedsocietythatthoughtofitselfasself﹣sufficient．Therewashoweveronechinkoflightinthesuffocatinggloom﹣theradio，whichwecalled"thewireless．"Itwas，bymodernstandards，ahugeapparatuspoweredbyvalves﹣whichiswhyittooksometimetowarmup﹣anda"magiceye"tuningindicator﹣agreenishglasscirclethatwinkedatyouasthesignalwaxedorwaned．Thebestthingaboutourwireless，though，wasthatithadashortwaveband．Thiswasthesourceofendlessfascinationtome，becauseitmeantthatevenwiththisprimitivedeviceonecouldlistentotheworld．AtfirstIcouldn'tunderstandhowitworked．Whywasreceptionsomuchbetteratnight？Whywasitsoinfuriatinglyvariable？Iaskedmyfather，wholookedevasiveandjustsaidithadsomethingtodowith"thewhachamacallitsphere"（healwayscalledcomplicatedthingsthewhachamacallit），butthisgavemeenoughofasteertogotothelocallibraryandstartdigging．InduecourseIdiscoveredthathewasreferringtotheionosphere﹣alayerofchargedparticleshighupattheedgeoftheEarth'satmospherethatactsasakindofreflectorforradiowavesofcertainfrequencies．Thereasonshortwaveradiocouldtravelsuchhugedistanceswasthatitusedtheionospheretobouncesignalsroundtheworld﹣whichwaswhyradiohamsinLatinAmericaorAustraliacouldsometimesbeheardbyayoungboyonthewesternseaboardofIreland．Signalsfromsuchdistantshoresweremorelikelytogetthroughatnightbecausethentheionospherewashigherandtransmissionoverlongerdistanceswaspossible．Iwasspellboundbythisdiscoveryofhowtechnologycouldpiggybackonanaturalphenomenontopushforwardlow﹣powersignalsthroughimmensedistances．ButmostofallIwasentrancedbytheideaofshortwaveradio，forthiswasatechnologywhichbelongednottogreatcorporationsorgovernments，buttopeople．Itwaspossible，myfatherexplained，toobtainalicensetooperateyourownshortwaveradiostation．Andallovertheglobepeopleheldsuchlicenses，whichenabledthemtositintheirbackroomsandbroadcasttothewholeworld．Theworldsuddenlyseemedwideopentome．1、Thesecondparagraphprimarilyservesto．A．revealtheauthor'sattitudetowardforeignculturesB．presentinformationthatshedslightonacertainpreoccupationC．todisplaytheauthor'snostalgiaforhisadolescenceD．foreshadowthecrucialdifferencebetweentheauthorandhisfather2、Theauthorconsidershisfather'sanswer（inParagraph3）tobe．A．incompletebuthelpfulB．humorousbutmeaningfulC．lightheartedyetconcernedD．sillyandconfusing3、Whichofthefollowing，iftrue，wouldmostweakentheclaimofoperatingashortwaveradiostation？A．ManygovernmentsaroundtheworlddonotregulateshortwaveusersB．ShortwaveequipmentisveryinexpensiveandisgettingcheaperallthetimeC．Mostindividualswhoapplyforshortwavelicensesareturneddown．D．CommunicationsexpertspredictthattheInternetwilleventuallyreplaceshortwaveradio．4、Thepassageisprimarilyabouttheauthor's．A．decisiontopursueacareerinscienceB．acceptanceofhisfamily'sshelteredoutlookC．devotiontothestudyofemergingtechnologyD．discoveryofamedium'sliberatingpotential24．（8分）ComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.25．（10分）Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge.itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrends,buyafewnewclothes.Butremember,justbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’strue.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpatyourselfontheback,you’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!1、Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou.A．daretochallengeyourselfB．feelithardtochangeyourselfC．areunconfidentaboutyourselfD．haveahighopinionofyourself2、Accordingtothepassage,ourserf-images.A．havepositiveeffectsB．areprobablyuntrueC．areoftenchangeableD．havedifferentfunctions3、Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?A．TokeepadifferentimageofothersB．TomakeyourlifesuccessfulC．TounderstandyourownworldD．Tochangethewayyouthink4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtoprepareforyoursuccessB．HowtofacechallengesinyourlifeC．Howtobuildapositiveself-imageD．Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Hiddenpassengerstravelinginships,trams,orevencarscanbeaterribletrouble—especiallywhentheyareinsects.Asforthis,thereisagreat1betweenhumanbeingsandinsects.The2takeeverypossibleefforttoavoidbeingdiscovered,whilethelatterquickly3attentiontothemselves.Wecanonlyshowmercytothe4manwhohadtostophiscarsoonaftersettingoutfromacountryvillagetodrivetoLondon.Hearingastrangenoisefromthe5ofthecar,henaturallygotouttoexaminethewheelscarefully,buthefoundnothingwrong,sohe6hisway.Againthenoisebegan,7andbecameevenlouder.Quicklyturninghishead,themansawwhatappearedtobeagreat8cloudfollowingthecar.Whenhestoppedatavillagefurtheron,hewastoldthataqueenbeemustbehiddeninhiscarastherewerethousandsofbees9Onlearningthis,themandroveawayasquicklyaspossible.Afteranhour's10driving,hearrivedsafelyinLondon,whereheparkedhiscaroutsidea11andwentin.Itwasnotlongbeforeacustomerwhohadseenhimarrive12withbees.Thepoordriverwas13thatthebestwayshouldbetocalla14Inashorttimethemanarrived.Hefoundtheunwelcomepassengerhiddennearthewheelsatthebackofthecar.Verythankfultothed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