2024年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试 (二)英语试卷 答案 写作示例各3篇

2024年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）

英语2024.04.23

第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

Traintheimportantskillsmodemeditorsusetoevaluateandenhancewritingforclarity,

precisionandaccuracy.

Inthiscourse,studentswilllearnhowaneditorapproachesasubmittedpiece,goingbeyond

sentence-levelerrorandlookingatthebigpicturearoundaccuracy,styleandorganization.

Understandingthedifferentchallengesinaneditor'sjob,studentswillgetabehind-the-sceneslook

atthissometimesbusyandoftenexcitingcareer.Meanwhile,studentswillgrowtheirowntechnical

editingskillsandreturnhomeamorecompetenteditor.

UsingGenZEraastheircasestudy,studentswillmeetandstudyunderthepeoplewhodecide

whattopicsarerelevantandvaluabletotheaudienceandwhodeterminetheoveralleditorialstrategy,

ensuringthatthecontentmeetsthestandardsandtoneofthepublication.

CourseHighlights

•Visitthemediacityandattendlecturesbyaward-winningguestspeakers.

•Assessarticlesaswellasquestionandcoachtheauthorstogetthebestpiecepossible.

•Connectwithprofessionalswhomanagethedevelopmentandpublicationofaccurateand

worthycontent.

•Editonepieceintoawell-writtenandfact-checkedarticleinthestyleofGenZEra.

Price

•ResidentialProgram(Studentsliveoncampus):$6,600

•DayProgram(Studentscommutetoclasseveryday):$5,500

(Graduatingseniorscanhavea$400discountifapplyingbeforeMay2,2024.)

TermDate:July9-July21,2024

ApplicationDeadline:Friday,May31,2024

ContactAdmission:info@

21.Whichistheprobablenameofthecourse?

A.CareerDevelopmentinMedia.B.EditorialDecision-making.

C.FundamentalsofEditing.D.IntroductiontoPublication.

22.Whatwillstudentsdointhecourse?

A.Interviewaward-winningguests.B.Helpauthorsimprovetheirarticles.

C.Connectwithprofessionalpublishers.D.EditonearticlefbrGenZEra.

23.AgraduatingseniorapplyingfbraDayProgramonApril30,2024shouldpay.

A.$5,100B.$5,500C.$6,200D.$6,600

B

Courageisahugethemeinmylife,aqualityIconstantlyseek,appreciate,andanalyze.Theroot

of“courage"is"cor,"theLatinwordforheart.Originally,couragemeant“tospeakone'smindby

tellingallone'sheart."Whilecourageisoftenassociatedwithheroismnowadays,Ibelievetrue

courageliesinbeingopenandhonestaboutwhoweareandhowwefeel.

Irecentlywitnessedanexampleoftruecourage.Duringamountain-climbingtripwithmyl5-

year-olddaughterandsomecollegestudents,Inoticedherstrugglingtokeepupwiththegroup.

Despitemysuggestionstorest,shepersisteduntilshecouldn'tbreatheproperly.

Panicked,Icalledouttothefrontforhelp,buttherewasnoresponse,andwehadnocellphone

signal.Fortunately,twostudentsjustcamebacktocheckoutonus.Theyofferedassistanceand

calmedusdown.Aswecontinuedataslowerpace,theysharedtheirownexperiences,fromstarting

outasbeginnerslikemydaughtertobecomingconsistentlyamongthefirsttoreachthepeak.

“Youknow,^^oneofthemsaid,lookingatmydaughter,“IwasjustlikeyouwhenIstarted.But

withpracticeandproperpace,you'llgettheretoo.”

“Yeah,don*tletyourlackofexperiencestopyou,^^theotheradded."It'sokaytoadmitwhen

you'restrugglingornotfeelingalright.Infact,ifsimportanttospeakupandaskforhelpwhenyou

needit.Thafshowweimproveandgrow.^^

Reachingthemountaintopwasahugereliefforbothmydaughterandme.However,thetwo

studentsaddressedthecelebratinggroupdirectly,emphasizingtheimportanceofstayingtogetherin

toughenvironments.Theirwordsledthegrouptoapologizetousforoverlookingourstruggle.

Iwastotallyamazedattheirbravery,andmydaughterlearnedthatit'sokaytobetheleast

experiencedinagroup.Courage,I'vecometorealize,hasarippleeffect.Eachtimewechoose

courage,weinspirethosearoundustobealittlebraverandmaketheworldalittlebetter.

24.Whydoestheauthormentiontheoriginalmeaningofcourage?

A.Toargueforthetrueessenceofcourage.

B.Toquestionthecommonbeliefofcourage.

C.Toshowthechangingmeaningofcourage.

D.Tocomparedifferentinterpretationsofcourage.

25.Whatdidthetwostudentssuggestthedaughterdo?

A.Challengeherownlimits.B.Seekhelpwheneverpossible.

C.Keeptoasuitablepace.D.Stickwithexperiencedclimbers.

26.Whichactioninthemountain-climbingstoryisanexampleoftruecourage?

A.Themotheraskedthegirltorest.

B.Thegirltriedhardnottofallbehind.

C.Thegroupcelebratedthereachofthetop.

D.Thetwostudentspointedoutthegroup*sfault.

27.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?

A.Kindnessconnectsusall.

B.Beingabeginnertakescourage.

C.Withcourage,everyonecanbeperfect.

D.Wedon'thavetobeaherotobebrave.

C

“It'snotunusualforgueststofeelemotionalwhentheydiscoverthestorybehindourfbod,^^

saysPatrickNavis.6tNottomentionwhentheytasteit.Oneevencriedwithhappiness.Thesetting

fbrthesetearfulscenes?Navis'srestaurantinaDutchcity.Here,theownerandhisteamcreate

experimentalfoodusingherbs,roots,flowersandnuts一somecommon,otherslessso.

Mostoftheseingredients（食材）comefromtheKetelbroekFoodForestnearby.Tothe

untrainedeye,it'slikeanordinarywood.Butthere*sonekeydifference:everythinginitisedible.

Itwassetupin2009byDutchbotanistandenvironmentalistNoahEckasanexperimentinslow

fanning,toseewhatwouldhappeniftherightcombinationoffoodplantswerelefttogrowtogether

likeanaturalforest,withoutchemicals.

“It'sthefirst"foodforest9ofitskindinEuropeandwe'reoneofthefewrestaurantsaround

theworldcooperatinginthisway,“saysNavis."Wehaveover400differentspeciesofedible

plantsweplanourmenusaround,includingsomewepreviouslyknewlittleabout.HHeharveststhe

ingredientsand,withhisfellowchefs,worksthemintobeautifullypresentedtastingmenus,served

inadiningroomhiddeninthebackstreetsofthecity,

“Tous,finediningisnotaboutthefameofarestaurant,itslocation,expensivedecoration,

fancycookingandwinelist,“saysNavis."It'saboutaddingvaluethroughcreativityandusing

ingredientsnobodyknowswhicharegrownwithgreatattention.,,However,headds,luxury

cookingcanbeaboutenhancingeverydayingredients,too.

“Whenlookingatcookinginthisway,whocanarguethatcaviar•（鱼子酱），forexample,ismore

valuablethanacarrotgrownwithspecialistknowledge?”

ExperimentationisextremelyimportanttoNavis.Inthenextfiveyears,hehopestoopenan

outdoorrestaurant.Butfornow,themostimportantthingistocontinuefocusingonhowplantsare

beinggrownandtheDerennialsystemusedintheFoodForest,reducingtheneedforreplanting

eachseason.

28.WhatcanwelearnaboutNavis*srestaurant?

A.Itiswellreceivedbyitsguests.B.Itservesfoodwithmovingstories.

C.Itoffersexperimentalfoodforfree.D.Itisknownforitsrarefoodsources.

29.HowisKetelbrockFoodForestdifferentfromordinarywoods?

A.Itisanaturalforest.B.Diverseplantscoexistinit.

C.Plantstheretakelongertogrow.D.Itprovidessafefoodingredients.

30.WhatisthekeyelementoffinediningaccordingtoNavis?

A.Convenientlocations.B.Expensiveingredients.

C.Innovativemenus.D.Fancycookingtechniques.

31.Whatdoes“theperennialsystem"inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?

A.Thesustainablefarmingpractice.

B.Farmingwithproperuseofchemicals.

C.Naturalfarmingwithouthumanintervention.

D.Anexperimentalfarmforanoutdoorrestaurant.

D

MyfatherstartedlearningFrenchat57,drawnbythepotentialbenefitsofbilingualismin

delayingdementia（失智症）.Now,20yearslater,he*sonhisthirdteacher.Manypeoplelikemy

fatherhaveattemptedtopickupanewlanguage.Butcanthisreallyboostbrainhealth?

Accordingtoexperts,regularlyusinganewlanguagebringscognitive（认知的）benefits.If

you*retryingtorecalltherightwordsinanotherlanguage,yourbrainisforcedtoinhibityourmother

tongue.Thisprocess,calledcognitiveinhibition,helpsimproveyourbrainfunction.Repeatingthis

processmakesyourbrainmoreresistanttodiseaseslikedementia.Themoreyouchallengeyour

brain,thebetteritfunctions,evenifyourbrainhealthstartstodecline.

However,evidenceforthebenefitsoflearningasecondlanguageinyour60sisweaker.

ResearchbyDr.LeoAntonioufoundthatolderItalianswhotookEnglishlessonsforfourmonths

didn*tseeanydifferenceintheircognitionscores,butpeoplewhodidn'tsawtheirscoresdecline.

Prof.DianaSmith*s2023studiesfoundsimilarresults.

Researchersofferedafewpotentialexplanationsfortheirdisappointingresults.Oneisthatthe

participantswerehighlymotivatedvolunteers,probablyofhighcognitivelevelfortheirage,making

ithardtoseeanyimprovements.tcWhenchoosingparticipants,wehavetobecareful,aretheyreally

representativeofthepopulation?^^saidDr.JudithWare.Anotheristhatthelanguageinterventions

wereperhapstooshort.Thesestudieshaveusedlanguagelessonsthat“wereverydifferentintheir

lengthandfrequency,saidProf.LauraGrossman.

ToDr.Antoniou,thelimitedfindingsarenotentirelysurprising.Noonewouldsaythat

learninganewlanguageforsixmonthswouldbethesameashavingusedtwolanguagesforyour

entirelife.Buthedoesthinkthatlanguagelessonscanprovidecognitivebenefitsbybeing

cognitivelystimulating.

Perhapsmoreimportant,Prof.Grossmansaid,learninganotherlanguageoffersotherpotential

advantages,liketravelingorconnectingwithnewcommunities.Myfather,forexample,has

remainedpenfriendswithhisfirstteacherandtraveledtoFrancenumeroustimes.

Andat76,he'sassharpasever.

32.Whathappensintheprocessof4'cognitiveinhibition”?

A.Memoryimproves.B.Nativelanguageisheldback.

C.Dementiaiscured.D.Brainhealthworsens.

33.Whichisapossibleexplanationforthedisappointingresearchresults?

A.Theinterventionofthefirstlanguage.B.Thegreatlengthofthelanguagecourse.

C.Thepoorchoiceofresearchparticipants.D.Theagedifferenceoftheresearchsubjects.

34.Whoseopiniondoestheauthorsupportbymentioninghisfathersexperience?

A.LeoAntoniou's.B.DianaSmith*s.C.JudithWare's.D.LauraGrossman's.

35.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Isitnevertoolatetolearnanewlanguage?

B.Canlearninganewlanguagedelaydementia?

C.Whydoesmyfatherstartlearninganewlanguage?

D.Howdoeslearninganewlanguagebenefitagingbrain?

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Haveyoueverwonderedwhyitfeelssosatisfyingtosingintheshower?Youarealone.You

arewarm.Theairismoist,makingyourthroat（喉咙）feelwet.___36___You'reatoncerelaxedand

pleasantlyenergizedbythewater.Littlecantakeyouawayfromthesimpletasksathand.You

controlthespeedandpitch.Andthebathroomprovideswonderfulresonance（共鸣）.

Nowimaginesingingwhiledriving.Youaresitting,stuckbyatightseatbeltthatlimitsairflow.

Withoutanywarm-up,youprobablystartrightinwiththefirstsongyouhear.Theairisdrier.And

tostayawake,youmaybedrinkingcoffee,whichcanmakeyouthirsty.___37___Whilesinging

alongtotheradio,yourvoicemaygetlostinthenoiseofthesongandthecar.

Frommypersonalexperience,Irealizetheimportanceofnotonlyfocusingbutalsosettingthe

rightconditionsduringpractice.___38___Thisiswhysomeargueagainstbaseballplayers

practisinghittingbeforeagame.Theytryhittingdifferenttypesofthrows,evensloweronesthat

theywouldn*tseeinarealgame.

_39Towarmup,Ipractisedeepbreathingexercisesandrelaxmytonguewith“blah

blahblahs."Brighteningmyfacehelpsmakemysoundmoreenergetic.Myvoicebecomesricher

andstrongerwhenIpractiseopeningupmymouthbyyawning,imaginingthebackofmymouth

expandinglikeafrog's.IalsoadjustthewayIstand.40_

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Youarestandingupstraight.

C.Youareloudlyclearingyourthroat.

D.Poortrainingmayleadtopoorresults.

E.Thestressofdrivingandstayingsafekeepsyoutense.

F.Afterall,anuprightguitarwouldn'tsoundrightifitwasbent.

G.IalwaystrytorecreatethegreatfeelingofsingingintheshowerwhereverIam.

第三部分语言知识运用（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。

IhavehadnointerestinfootballforaslongasIcanremember.Whilemyclassmatesplayed,

I___41___tostayinthelibrary.Inever___42___thepassionforthegameandwouldthrowaway

thesportssectionofthenewspaper,asifit___43___therestofit.AsIgrewup,Iproudlyworemy

—44_.

Butoccasionally,whetherinataxiorwhenmeetingafriend^father,Ifoundmyselffacedwith

a___45___openerlike,Terribleseasonwe'rehaving,eh?”orsimply,4tWhodoyousupport?^^

Myheartsank,knowingmyresponsewouldunavoidably___46___them,despitetheirgood

intentions.

Irealizedthatmy___47___hadclosedoffmanyconversations,outings,andevenpotential

friendshipsImighthave___48___enjoyed.AlthoughIcouldn'tchangethefactthatIfoundfootball

boring,Ibegantoregretbeinga（n）___49___.

ThenIbecameafather.Ididn*twantmyboyto___50___thisvaluablesocialexperience,soI

tookhimtowatchtheLionsplay.Duringthosematches,wesatclosetothefield,surroundedby

familieswhohadagenuine___51___withtheplayers.Mykid*squestionskeptmesomewhat

___52inthegame.Slowly,Istartedto53fortheLions.

Duringonevictoriousmatch,weevenmetDavid,theCaptain,whohappily___54___fora

photowithmyson.__55___,Ihadananswertothequestion,“Whodoyousupport?

41.A.preferredB.intendedC.wishedD.pretended

42.A.believedB.understoodC.noticedD.hid

43.A.confusedB.poisonedC.defendedD.preserved

44.A.doubtB.smileC.confidenceD.dislike

45.A.well-informedB.well-preparedC.well-meantD.well-presented

46.A.challengeB.disturbC.amuseD.disappoint

47.A.attitudeB.personalityC.interestD.habit

48.A.otherwiseB.everC.stillD.therefore

49.A.loserB.fanC.outsiderD.passer-by

50.A.gowildforB.turnawayfromC.getthehangofD.missouton

51.A.agreementB.conversationC.competitionD.connection

52.A.stressedB.engagedC.successfulD.busy

53.A.cheerB.changeC.voteD.play

54.A.dancedB.wavedC.posedD.clapped

55.A.GraduallyB.FinallyC.UnexpectedlyD.Luckily

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。

Overadecadeago,WuKai,anenthusiastofancientpagodas(塔)，waslookingforabook

_56___comprehensivelydetailedthetotalnumberandlocationsofpagodaswithquality

introductionsandimages.

“Ireadextensivelybutfoundthebooksavailablehadlimitedinformationandfewgood

pictures,heexplains.Dissatisfiedwiththe___57___(exist)options,Wudecidedtocreatehisown.

Despiteanestimated10,000ancientpagodasnationwide,manyremainunaccountedfordueto

_58__(they)remotelocationsandpoorconditions.

Visitinghilltoporcliff^toppagodas,orthosehiddenindeepforests,___59___(require)great

determination,physicalstrengthandevenluck,___60___fewpeoplegettoseetheminperson.For

thosewhodo,there'stheaddedchallengeoftakinggoodpictures,especiallythosesuitable

___61___print.

___62___(fortunate),Wu'splanwasapplaudedbylike-mindedenthusiasts,whogenerously

contributedgreat___63___(photo).In2019,Wupublisheda500bookintroducingover

300ancientpagodasinBeijing.HethencontinuedtoworkwithWangXuebin,oneoftheenthusiasts.

In2023,theirweighty960book___64___(release),entitledThe1,001ChineseAncient

PagodasYouMustSeeBeforeYouDie.

“Ineachpagoda,Iseethebeautyofourheritageandthe65(lose)valuesofsimplicity,

perfection,andrespectfornatureinmodemlife,Wuwritesintheintroduction."Acrossthevast

landofChina,notwopagodasarecompletelyidentical.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

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