广东省惠州市示范名校2024年高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

广东省惠州市示范名校2024年高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow2．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what3．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday4．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite5．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong6．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though7．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder8．Thereisnoeasywaytorememberprepositions,asitisoneareaofEnglish____therulesseemveryirregular.A．that B．whereC．whose D．which9．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid10．Tomakeextra-classeducationrunontherighttrack,Chinaistightening_____ofafter-schooltraininginstitutions.A．applicationB．regulationC．adaptationD．cooperation11．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably12．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what13．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun14．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which15．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime16．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever17．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen18．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes19．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where20．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned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）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”，oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay.Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle－cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow－pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour(水蒸汽)initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout(被挤出)atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddampair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.22．（8分）SkyscrapersarethesymbolofUrbanlife.Citypeopleareusedtoseeingtallbuildingsandapartments.Farms,ontheotherhand,areassociatedwithrural(农村的)life.However,thereareexpertswhothinkskyscrapersshouldbecomefarmstomeettheincreasingfoodneeds.Bythemiddleofthiscentury,somescientistssuggest,almost80%oftheearth’spopulationcouldliveincities.Inaddition,thepopulationcouldincreaseto9.1billionpeopleduringthattimeyettheamountoflandavailableforfarmingwillbethesame.Ifcurrentfarmingpracticesdon’tchange,wewillneedanareaofnewlandtoproduceenoughfoodfortheplanet.Verticalfarms,whereurbanfarmerscouldgrowcropsinenvironmentallyfriendlyskyscrapers,couldbethesolution.Inspiteofconcernsoverhighcosts,expertswanttomakeitarealityandusetheseskyscraperstogrowcrops.Verticalfarmswouldhavemanyadvantages,supporterssay.Unliketraditionalfarming,verticalfarmingcouldbefreeofchemicalsanddiseases.Besides,cropswouldnotsufferfromproblemslikeflooding.Finally,verticalfarmswouldreducethecostandnegativeeffectsoftransportingfoodoverlongdistances.Somearguethatalthoughcropsgrowinginatallglassbuildingwouldgetnaturalsunlightduringtheday,itwouldn'tbeenough.Forthisreason,verticalfarmswouldneedadditionallightsources(来源),suchasartificiallight.Anotherwayofgrowingfreshfoodistobuildurbanfarmsonrooftops.Thismorepracticalapproachmaybemoreachievablethantheideaoffarmsinskyscrapers,researcherssuggest.Expertsagreethatinnovative(革新的)farmingpracticesareneededtosupporttheneedformorefoodataffordablecosts,bothtothefarmerandtotheconsumer,butthebestideascouldbeyettocome.1、Whatprimaryproblemcouldverticalfarmingsettle?A．Poorstateofrurallife.B．Shortageoffoodsupply.C．Highcostfortransportingcrops.D．Environmentalpollutionbytransitionalfarmings2、Whatistheadvantageofverticalfarming?A．Itcanproduceorganicfood.B．Itrequireslittlecare.C．Itcanbenefittransportindustry.D．Itneedsverylowcost.3、Whatisabigchallengetomakeverticalfarmingareality?A．Farmableland. B．CropdiseasesC．Lightsources. D．Climateconditions.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetest?A．FutureFoodNeedsB．SymbolofUrbanLifeC．FarmingonRooftopsD．FarmsoftheFuture23．（8分）Theysaythatanappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway．Well,thereisoneladywhobelievesthatit’sactuallychocolate．At102yearsofage,she’slivingproof．AccordingtoBoonville,Indiana’sEuniceModlin,adailydoseofchocolatehasbeenthekeytoalongandhealthylife．Specifically,twopiecesofdarkchocolate．It’snotjustEunicewhobelievesthis．Manyscientistshaveattributedthesweettohealthbenefitssuchaslowerchancesofcancer,cardiovasculardisease,anddiabetes．However,researchersbelievethatEunicemightbeoverlookingthefactthatshehasneversmokedordrunkalcoholinherlonglife,andthatchocolatemightnotbethesignificantcauseofherlongevity．“Therearesomanyotherfactorstoherlonglifeandchocolateisn’ttheonlyone,”nutritionistVanessaRissettosaid．“Genes,herdietingeneral…areprobablythemainreasons.”Atanyrate,Euniceisstillaliveandkicking．Withfourchildren,sevengrandkids,14great-grandkidsand11great-greatgrandkids,thisladyhasabigfamily．ItmustbenotedthatEunicewasalsoveryathletic,beinganarcherinher20s．Amazingly,shehaslivedthroughtoughtimessuchastheGreatDepressionandWorldWarII．Also,thehealthybloodrunsthroughtheveinsofotherfamilymembers．Eunice’sbrotherisalsostillalive,at101yearsofage．Nomatterwhatyoumightthink,Eunice’sconsumptionofchocolatecan’tbeignored．In2015,aBMJstudyshowedthatadailytreatofonesmallbarwouldgivetheconsumer23%lesschanceofhavingastroke(中风)．Whatisinthesweetthatmakesitsobeneficial?Apparently,cocoabeanshaveflavonoids,plantnutrientsthathaveusefulantioxidants(抗氧化剂)．“Notallchocolateiscreatedequal,”Rissettowarns．“Darkchocolatehasmoreflavonoidsthanmilkchocolate,andwhitechocolate—whichdoesnotactuallycontainchocolate—isnotagoodsourceofflavonoids.”1、Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingleadtoEuniceModlin’slongandhealthylife?a．twopiecesofdarkchocolateb．genesc．lifelongexercised．gooddiete．loveofherlargefamilyA．a,b,dB．b,c,dC．a,b,eD．a,c,d2、Rissettothinksthat．A．chocolateisthemostimportantthingthataffectsEunice’shealthB．nosmokingordrinkingcontributesthemosttoEunice’slongevityC．chocolatereallyhasnothingtodowithherlongandhealthylifeD．Eunice’sgooddietdoesn’tonlymeantakingchocolateeveryday3、Whattheauthorpresentedinthepassagesounds．A．persuasiveB．objectiveC．subjectiveD．critical4、Fromthewholepassagewecanconcludethat______________．A．there’suniversalproofforwhatcontributestoalonglifeB．itisgenerallyacceptedthatchocolateisthekeytolongevityC．manyfactorsmaycontributetopeople’sgoodhealthD．abitofanychocolateadaykeepsthedoctoraway24．（8分）Youmaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency(货币)isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories(配饰)foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2nd

PlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation(通货膨胀),asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune(有免疫力的)fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation(赔偿),”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangibleassets（有形资产）,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”1、Bitcoinis______.A．actuallyexactlylikeQQCoins B．onlyusedonlineC．anewcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife D．acountry’snewdigitalcurrency.2、WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.A．onlinegoods B．goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobaoC．booksinphysicalshops D．coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace3、WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?A．thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.B．Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.C．Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.D．Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.25．（10分）Lastweek,VodafonestartedatestoftheUK’sfirstfull5Gservice,availableforusebybusinessesinSalford.ItispartofitsplantotrialthetechnologyinsevenUKcities.Butwhatcanweexpectfromthenextgenerationofmobiletechnology?Onethingwewillseeinthepreparationforthetestislotsoftrickswiththenewtech.Earlierthisyear,operatorspaidalmost£1.4billionforthe5Gwavelengths,andtocompensateforthatcash,theywillneedtocatchtheeyeofconsumers.InSeptember,VodafoneuseditsbitoftherangetodisplaytheUK’sfirsthologram(全息)call.TheManchesterCitycaptainStephHoughtonappearedasaholograminNewbury.Itisn’tallholograms,however:5Gwillofferfasterinternetaccess.withOfcom(英国通讯管理局)suggestingthatvideothattakesaminutetodownloadon4Gwillbeavailableinjustasecond.Thewiderapplicationistosupportconnectedequipmentonthe“internetofthings”-notjusttheinternet-enabledfridgethatcanreorderyourmilkforyou,butthenetworkthatwillenabledriverlesscarsanddeliverydrones(无人机)tocommunicatewitheachother.ProfWilliamWebbhaswarnedthatthetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes.Muchofthespeedincrease,heclaims,couldhavebeenachievedbyputtingmoremoneyinthe4Gnetwork,ratherthananewtechnology.OtherdifferentvoiceshavesuggestedthatafocusonrollingoutwiderruralbroadbandaccessandaddressingcurrentnetworkcoveragewouldbemorebeneficialtotheUKasawhole.Obviously,5Gwillalsobringacosttoconsumers.Itrequiresahandsetforboth5Gand4G,andthefirst5G-enabledsmartphonesareexpectedinthecomingyear.Withtheslowpaceofnetworkrolloutsofar,itislikelythatconsumerswillendupupgradingtoanew5Gphonewellbefore5Gbecomeswidelyavailableinthenextcoupleofyears.1、WhydoesProfWilliamWebbsay“thetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes”?A．Heisinfavoroftheapplicationofthenewtechnology.B．5Gwillbringacosttoconsumersintheirdailylife.C．5Ghelpspeoplecommunicatebetterwitheachother.D．Heprefersmoremoneytobespenton4Gnetworks.2、Theunderlinedword“addressing”inthefourthparagraphhastheclosestmeaningto.A．makingaspeechto B．tryingtosolveC．managingtodecrease D．respondingto3、Thelastparagraphindicatesthat.A．it’lltakeseveralyearstomake5GaccessibletothepublicintheUKB．5GserviceshowshugedevelopmentpotentialandabroadmarketC．customersareeagertouse5Gsmartphonesinsteadof4GonesD．it’sprobablethat5GnetworkrolloutisspeedingupinBritain4、Whatdoweknowaboutthetext?A．Vodafoneissuccessfulinspreadingthe5Gservice.B．StephHoughtonappearedasahologramby4G.C．Theapplicationof5Gwillmakelifemucheasier.D．5GphonesareavailableinruralareasoftheUK.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）Onedaymanyyearsago,afriendsurprisedmebyusingSpanish—“Comoestas”—insteadoftheEnglish“Howareyou?”Shetoldme1thatshewaslearningSpanishatUniversityofHawaii.ItwasthefirsttimeIhad2theSeniorCitizenVisitorProgram(SCVP),whichwasfreetothose3.Immediately,IrushedbackhomeandfoundouteverythingabouttheSCVPonline.Thenextday,I4theSCVPofficeatUH.My5coursewastheLife-longStudyforHawaiiSeniorResidents.However,he6me:Ihadtobeatleast60yearsoldto7.Atthatmoment,Ireallyhatedtobeso8!Butnochoice—soIstarted9togetolder.Attheendof2017,aftermy60thbirthday,IcalledtheSCVPofficeagain.Inthespring10of2018,Ibecamethe11studentappearinginthesetwoclasses:BallroomDanceandIntroductiontoInterpretation.NomatterhowoldIwas,oncebothmybodyandspirit12intheclassroom,sittingamongyoungpeople,listeningtoandwritingdownwhatthe13taughtmademeforgetmyage.Ofcourse,Iusedthemto14thatthemovingofthebrainmayget15butit’sstillenoughtolearn16.Second,foragedpeople,returningtoschoolhelpsthemtoseemingly17theirrealage,especiallywhentheygetthesame18asyoungerclassmatesdo.Andthird,weagedpeopleareusefuloneswhohaverich19,includingknowingwhy,whatandhowtokeep201、A．satisfiedlyB．excitedlyC．worriedlyD．astonishedly2、A．readaboutB．enteredforC．heardaboutD．takenup3、A．suitableB．regularC．availableD．ready4、A．thankedB．locatedC．informedD．telephoned5、A．reasonableB．ambitiousC．favoriteD．curious6、A．persuadedB．remindedC．encouragedD．requested7、A．takepartB．goonC．giveupD．breakup8、A．weakB．lazyC．sickD．young9、A．demandingB．strugglingC．waitingD．preparing10、A．vacationB．termC．seasonD．months11、A．strangestB．busiestC．hardestD．oldest12、A．recoveredB．separatedC．settledD．talked13、A．reportersB．professorsC．colleaguesD．translators14、A．proveB．decideC．defendD．repeat15、A．practicalB．calmC．slowD．quick16、A．speciallyB．instantlyC．patientlyD．normally17、A．reduceB．approachC．memorizeD．doubt18、A．respectB．gradesC．attentionD．supports19、A．imaginationB．knowledgeC．fortunesD．experiences20、A．learningB．fightingC．thinkingD．suffering第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Carsaretooexpensiveformanypeoplearoundtheworld1．(own).Notonlythat,manycitiesarealreadyfulloftraffic,andmanycountryareashaveroughroads.So

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dopeopletravelthosedistances2．aretoofartowalk?Theyusepublictransportation.Ifyouridethesubway3．bus,youcanappreciatesomeofthebenefitsofpublictransportation.Withmanypeople

4．(share)onebusortrain,thereislesstrafficand,more

5．（importance）,lesspollution.Whichofthetypesofpublictransportation

6．(describe)belowareyoufamiliarwith?Ifaregularbuscanhold

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twicethesizecanhold!InGreatBritain,therearemanybusesthatareknownasdouble-deckers(carswithtwofloors).BusesinHaitiareoftenverycrowded.It’snot

8．(common)forpassengerstoactuallysitontherooftops.Busesaresometimescalled“tap-taps”,becausethe

9．(ride)ontherooftapwhentheywanttobedroppedoff.Manylargecitiesaroundtheworldtakeadvantageofthespacebeneaththestreetsandrunundergroundtrains.PeopleinParis,MexicoCityandTokyomayusethesubwaysystemtogettoschool,towork,ortovisitfriendsin10．neighborhoods.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正；此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Once,latelyatnight,anEnglishmancameoutofhisroomintoapassageofthehotelandasktheservanttobringheraglassofwater、Theservantdidasheasked、TheEnglishmanreturnedtohisroom,andafewminuteslaterhecameintothepassageagainandoncemoreaskedtheservantaglassofwater、EveryafewminutestheEnglishmanwouldcomeoutofhisroomandrepeatedhisrequest、Afterhalfanhourtheastonishingservantdecidedtoaskthemanwhathewasdoingwiththewater、“Nothing,”heansweredcalmly、“It’ssimplethattheroomisonfire、”第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高中生李华，你的美国笔友Peter打算春节期间到北京旅游，请你给他写封邮件。内容包括：1.表示欢迎；2.介绍北京，比如名胜和美食；3.介绍春节期间的特色活动。注意：1)词数100左右；2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearPeter,_______________