2024-2025学年广东省汕头市高三上学期教学质量监测期末英语试卷

2024—2025学年广东省汕头市高三上学期教学质量监测期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)DearValuedGuest,Warmestgreetings.Wearedelightedthatyouhavechosentostaywithusandwewillmakeeveryefforttoensurethatitwillbeamemorableexperienceforyou.Housekeeping:MorningService10a.m.—2p.m.TurndownService6p.m.—9p.m.Yourprivacyisourhighestpriority.Pleasebeassuredthatourstaffrespectsyourpersonalspaceandwillonlyenteryourroomfornecessaryhousekeepingandmaintenanceservices.Ifyouprefernottobedisturbed,kindlyusethe“DoNotDisturb”signprovided.Check-out:Pleasenotethatthehotel’scheck-outtimeis12p.m.Shouldyouliketocontinueexploringthehotelaftercheck-out,wearehappytoofferthehotel’sfacilitiestoyouuntilyourdeparture.·ExpressCheck-out:Letusknowyourdesireddeparturetimeforasmoothcheck-outprocess.·LateDepartureCharges:Whileweunderstandthedesiretoextendyourstaycation,kindlynotethatthestandarddeparturetimeis12p.m.Inorderforthehoteltohavesufficienttimetopreparetheroomforanotherarrivingvisitor,wepleaseaskthatyoupayattentiontothedeparturetimeasmentioned.Anydepartureafterthestandardcheck-outtimewillcausealatedeparturesurchargeasfollows:Departurebetween12:30p.m.and6p.m.willcauseahalf-dayratesurcharge,whichmeansbeingcharged50%oftheroomrate.Departureafter6p.m.willcauseafull-dayratesurcharge.Todiscoverourdiningoutlets,toseeourin-roomdiningmenuortoviewtheTVchannellist,pleasescantheQRcode(二维码).Forfurtherassistance,pleasedonothesitatetoapproachourdutymanagersordialextension“1”.Thankyouandwewishyouapleasantstay!Bestregards,RoomsManager1.Wherecanthetextprobablybefound?

A．Attheairport.B．Onanadvertisement.C．Inahotelroom.D．Inaschooldormitory.2.Whencanaguestbeofferedhousekeepingservice?

A．10p.m.B．9a.m.C．5:30p.m.D．1p.m.3.Whatistheconsequenceofcheckingoutlate?

A．Furtherassistancecannotbeoffered.B．Roomserviceisnotavailablenexttime.C．Anadditionalfeepaymentisrequired.D．Accesstothehotel’sfacilitiesisforbidden.(★★★)InSichuanProvince,long-timeresidentFrenchartistVincentCazeneuve,isintegratingtraditionalChineselacquerware(漆器)skillswithtechniquestakenfromWesternmodernartintohiscreations.BorninToulouse,VincenthasbeenlivinginsouthwestChinaformorethanadecade.WiththeinfluenceofFrenchartistsJeanDunandandGastonSuisse,hisjourneytounravelthesecretsofChineselacquerwareandhisfascinationforlacquerartstarted.“IstudiedtheirartworksandoftenwonderedwhytheyusedChineselacquer.Inthosedays,lacquercouldnotbefoundinFrance.”saidtheartist.NativetoAsia,lacquertreesareplantedandtappedfortheirliquid.ItisalmostimpossibletofindlacquertreesinEurope.So,insteadofcontinuallytransportinglacquerbacktoFrance,VincentchosetosendhimselftoChina.Havingexploredhisconnectionswithlacquerovertheyears,theartistalsolearnedarangeoftechniques,whichheintegratedintohisownartworks.Todivedeepintotheartoflacquerware,VincenttraveledtoLiangshanYiAutonomousPrefecture(自治州)inSichuanProvince,wherelacquercraftsmanshipisfamous.Infact,heactuallymettwolacquerwarecraftsmen,whotaughthimalmosteverythingtheyknew.“IusedtoknowaboutlacquerwareofYijustbylookingatit.ButIhadneverseentheYipeoplebefore.Ihaveneverheardtheirlanguage.I’veneverseentheirvillages.It’sonlywhenIcameherethatIfeltthepoweroftheirculture.”saidVincent.Thisfieldtripgavetheartistnewinspirationforhisexhibition.AfterseeingVincent’sexhibition,LiuGuanzhong,aprofessorattheSchoolofFineArtsofTsinghuaUniversitysaid,“WhathepresentsisChinainhiseyes.Vincenthasexploredapath:theideasofamodernartist,butrootingtheancientskillsinmodernlife.Hefindsnewsoilforanoldseedtobloomintoanewflower.”4.WhatisVincentdevotedtoaccordingtothetext?

A．Creatingwesternmodernart.B．CombiningChineseandWesternart.C．MakingChineselacquerware.D．IntroducingChineselacquerwaretoFrance.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unravel”meaninparagraph2?

A．Discover.B．HideC．KeepD．Handle.6.WhydidVincenttraveltoLiangshanYiAutonomousPrefecture?

A．Tobecomeafamouscraftsman.B．ToexplorethehistoryofYipeople.C．Tomakefriendswiththecraftsmen.D．Tounderstandmoreaboutlacquertechniques.7.WhatwouldLiuGuanzhongagreewithabouttheexhibition?

A．Itwasidealized.B．Itfeaturedmodernart.C．Itwasinnovative.D．Itexploredtherootofart.(★★★)Whenyou’rebored,doyoustartscanningthroughshortvideos?Thatmightnoteaseyourboredom.Accordingtoarecentstudy,switchingbetweenvideosorfast-forwardingthroughthemcanboreyouevenmore.Boredomisanuncomfortableemotionwhichcandevelopwhenasituationlacksnewnessormeaning.Butitservesapurpose.Boredomsignalsthatthereissomethingmorepleasurabletodo.Thiscanmotivatepeopletoexploretheirenvironmentandstopinvestingtimeinanactivitythathaslittletooffer.KatyY.Y.Tam,fromtheUniversityofTorontoScarboroughinCanada,isascientistandpsychologist.In2021,Tamdevelopedatheorycalledthe“BoredomFeedbackModel”,statingthatboredomhappenswhenyourattentionshiftsfromonethingtoanother.Thistypeofboredomcanhappenwhenpeoplestartwatchingoneonlinevideo,then,fast-forwardorskiptothenextone.Tamranexperimentswithmorethan1,200people,andshowedthatpeopleswitchedtonewvideoswhentheywerebored.Thesepeoplebelievedswitchingvideoswouldmakethemlessbored.Buttheresultwasjusttheopposite.Inoneexperiment,peoplewatchedasinglevideofor10minutes.Next,scientistsaskedthemtowatchsevenshortervideos,withtheabilitytoskiptothenext.Onaverage,peopleskippedeighttimes.Whenskippingaround,peoplereportedfeelingmorebored,lesssatisfied,andlessengagedthanwhentheyfullywatchedasinglevideo.Growingevidenceshowsthatboredomisontherise.Boredpeopleoftenturntotheirphones,butreportbeingmorebored.PsychologyprofessorMichaelInzlicht,whoworkedonthestudywithTam,saidhehadbeenfascinatedbyrisingboredominrecentyears.Hethoughtitcouldbeduetoalackofconcentration.“Whenyou’reabsorbed,youdon’tfeelbored.Whenyourattentionisspread,you’realmostbydefinitionnotsatisfied,”Inzlichtsaid.8.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A．Signalsofboredom.B．Apositiveaspectofboredom.C．Thepurposeoftheexperiments.D．Motivationsoftheexperiments.9.Accordingtothe“BoredomFeedbackModel”,whatcausesboredom?

A．Mind-engagingtasks.B．Changingfocusconstantly.C．Watchingonlinevideos.D．Time-consumingactivities.10.Whatwouldpeoplegenerallyexpectwhenskippingvideos?

A．Boredomwouldbekilled.B．Self-satisfactionwouldbeachieved.C．Attentionwouldbeenhanced.D．Moreinformationwouldbeobtained.11.AccordingtoMichaelInzlicht,whichofthefollowingbehaviorwouldhelpavoidboredom?

A．Limitingthetimeofscreenuse.B．Aimlesslyadoptingdifferentactivities.C．Engaginginattention-demandingtasks.D．Frequentlyshiftinglearningsubjectsinashorttime.(★★★)Artificialintelligencecanhelpaccuratelymapandtrackpenguincolonies(聚居地)inAntarcticabyanalysingtouristphotos.“Rightnow,everyonehasacameraintheirpocket,andsotheamountofdatabeingcollectedaroundtheworldisincredible,”saysHeatherLynchatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYork.HaoyuWuatStonyBrookUniversityandhiscolleagues,includingLynch,usedanAItooltohighlightAdéliepenguinsinphotographstakenbytouristsorscientistsontheground.Withguidancefromahumanexpert,theAItoolwasabletoautomaticallyidentifyandoutlineentirecoloniesinphotos.Thissemi-automatedmethodismuchfasterthandoingeverythingmanually(手动地)becausetheAItooltakesjust5to10secondsperimage,comparedwithapersontaking1to2minutes.Theteamalsocreateda3DdigitalmodeloftheAntarcticlandscapeusingsatelliteimageryanddata.Byidentifyinglandscapedetailsinthetouristpictures,theresearcherscouldplacethephotographer,thenthepenguincolony,accuratelywithinthe3Dmodel.Thistransformationofgroundphotosintoabird’s-eyeviewallowsresearcherstotrackhowpenguincolonieschangeinlocationandpopulationsizeovertime,whichcouldproveespeciallyhelpfulinremoteregionsoftheworld.SuchtrackingisimportantbecauseAdéliepenguinsareconsideredasentinelspecies,meaningshiftsintheirpopulationareanindicatorofclimatechange.TheAI-assistedtechniquecanalsoemployhistoricalimagerytotrackphenomenasuchasglacierchangesthat“occurveryslowlyandmayonlybeevidentbylookingacrossdecadesoftime”,saysLynch.ButresearchersremaindividedovertheimpactsofAntarctictourism—thetwolargeAdéliepenguingroupsevaluatedbytheresearchersareoftenvisitedbytourships.“Someareworriedthat,byencouragingtouriststodocitizenscience,wearejustifyingtheirtrips,whichwillbeusedbythecruise(游轮)companiestosellmoretickets,”saysFretwell.12.Wheredidtheresearchdatacomefrom?

A．Expertdatabase.B．MapsmarkedbyAI.C．3Ddigitalmodel.D．Imagesshotbytourists.13.WhatroledidAIplayinhighlightingAdéliepenguins?

A．Itservedasanassistant.B．Itactedasapredictor.C．Itreplacedthehumanexperts.D．Itconductedtheentireresearch.14.WhydidtheresearcherstrackthechangesofAdéliepenguincolonies?

A．Togatherdataontourism.B．Tomonitorpenguinbehaviors.C．ToexaminetheeffectsofAI.D．Tofurtherstudytheclimatechange.15.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesresearchers’attitudestowardsAntarctictourism?

A．Unclear.B．Controversial.C．Indifferent.D．Supportive.(★★★)BeatingYourTestAnxietyIt’sthattimeofyearagainforhighschoolstudents.16It’ssafetosaythat,whilenoonelooksforwardtotesting,thosewhosufferfromtestanxietycanfeeloverwhelmedbythispressure-filledschedule.Tohelpmanagethisanxiety,let’sstartwithsomestrategies.Firstly,remindyourselfthatsomelevelofanxietyisnormal,andfeelingalittlestressedcanactuallyimproveyourperformance.Encourageyourselfwithself-statementslike“Icanhandlethis.”17Usepositiveimagerytovisualizeyourselfsuccessfullycompletingtheexam.Furthermore,beingwell-preparedisthekey,soorganizeyourstudymaterialandtaketimeoverseveraldays,orevenweeks,toreviewit.Avoidcramming(填满)rightbeforetheexam,asthiscanheightenanxiety.18Getgoodsleep,notjustthenightbeforetheexam.Itcanhelpyoustrengthenthememoriesyoucreatedduringstudytime.19Budgetyourtimeandpaceyourselfsoyouhaveadequatetimetofinishthetest.Don’tskipoverdirections—readthemcarefully!Ifyougetstuckonaquestionorsection,skipandthenreturntoitlater.Ifyoufeelyouhave“goneblank,”allowyourselftomarksomeresponsesanyway.Ifyouareblankaboutanessayquestion,juststartwritingwhateveryouknow.20Finally,aftertheexamisover,it’simportanttoreflectonyourexperienceandrewardyourselfforthechangesyoumadeinyourhabits.Remember,whiletestingisanunavoidablepartofastudent’slife,preparationandcalmingstrategiescanturnanxietyintoconfidence.

A．However,noonefeelsexcited.B．Secondly,prepareyourreviewmaterials.C．Beforethewinterholidaycomesthefinalexam.D．Practicerelaxationtechniquesanddeepbreathing.E．Thisactioncanhelpbringthecorrectanswertoyourmind.F．Now,let’sdiscusshowtomanageanxietyduringtheexam.G．Inadditiontomentalpreparation,physicalwell-beingiscrucial.二、完形填空(★★★)FindingtheGoodDaysago,my91-year-oldgrandfathercalledmetotesthisnewhearingaid.Forthefirsttimeinyears,hecouldhearmyvoiceclearlyagain.It_________usboth.Isoonfoundouttherewasanotherreason_________mygrandfatherbeingsohappy—thenewhearingaidserviceprovider,Anna.Asasenior,mygrandfatherbecameanxiouseasilywheneverhisdevicebrokedown.However,Annagavetimeandattentionandvisited_________toensurethatthenewhearingaid_________properly.Shewentbeyondthecallof_________andrefusedtoacceptanyrewardbutwordsasthanks.Livinginaworldfloodedwithnegativenews,suchkindnessmightsound_________nowadays,andIwonderedwhetherit’smorecommonthanwethink.ThenIcameacrossastudysuggestingpeopleoftenunderestimatethe_________ofstrangerstoengagewith,orevenbefriendthem.Itexplainsthatnewscoverageofcurrentaffairstendsto_________moreonthenegativebecausehumansgivenegativeeventsmoreattentionandbecomemore_________oftheworldandlesshopefulthanweneedtobe.Frommygrandfather’sexperience,Ifindsometimeswhatwehear,seeorevenknowmightnotbethe__________picture.Thetruthmightbehiddenfromus,requiringustonoticeand__________it.Wecouldstartbyaskingourselveswhetherwe’relayingtoomuch__________onnegativenewsandlettingthem__________us.We’resupposedtoshiftourattentionandengageourselvesinsharinggoodnews.So,whynot__________ourselves,forallofthebadinnews,behindthescenes,inpeople’sordinarylives,lieuntoldstoriesofextraordinary__________?21.A．terrifiedB．amusedC．thrilledD．puzzled22.A．accountingforB．pointingoutC．makingupD．turningto23.A．regularlyB．formallyC．occasionallyD．secretly24.A．playedB．workedC．soundedD．developed25.A．dutyB．freedomC．spiritD．adventure26.A．reasonableB．normalC．rareD．interesting27.A．complexityB．willingnessC．abilityD．risk28.A．insistB．dependC．focusD．research29.A．criticalB．emptyC．confidentD．positive30.A．idealB．wholeC．similarD．relevant31.A．changeB．acknowledgeC．spotD．believe32.A．burdenB．doubtC．demandD．emphasis33.A．embarrassB．serveC．leaveD．surround34.A．motivateB．remindC．warnD．challenge35.A．giftB．visionC．insightD．good三、语法填空(★★★)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。Sinceitsreleasetwomonthsago,BlackMyth:Wukong36(attract)globalaudiencesworldwide.Beyondthegameplay,thegame’sbeautifullyanimatedshorts,37areshownattheendofeachchapter,havereceivedwidespreadapproval.Mostnotably,thehiddenendingshortUnfinished,which,atjustfiveminuteslong,showcasestheartistryanddedicationofsomeofChina’s38(fine)animators,hasamazedviewerswithitsuniquestyle.DirectorYangTingmureflectsonthecreativeprocessandinspirationsthatshapedthefilm’sdistinctivestyle,39(note)thattheshortcarriesonthetraditionofJourneytotheWest.Itincludeslines40(speak)bytheBuddha,takendirectlyfromtheoriginalnovel,andmusicfromthe1986TVseries.ItsvisualstyleisinspiredbyLianhuanhua,41distinctlyChineseyetrelativelyuncommonstyleinanimation,whileSunWukong’sdesigndrawsfromPekingOperaaesthetics(造型).AccordingtoYang,makingChinesecultureaccessiblegloballydependsonadaptingtraditionalstoriesthroughmoderntechniques.Sometechniquesareemployed42(create)theclassicatmosphereofJourneytotheWest,suchastraditionalChineseBaimiaolineart.However,creatinganimationinthisstylepresentedchallenges.Forexample,manyanimationtechniquesrelyonestablished43(pattern).Throughhardwork,Unfinishedhasreceivedhighpraise44bothdomesticandinternationalfans.Yangowesthissuccesstothestrongfoundationlaidbythegame45(it).四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，上周参加了学校组织的“潮汕文化之旅”研学活动，请你写一封email给你的笔友Tom，分享此次活动，内容包括：1.活动内容；2.收获与感受。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。DearTom,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达(★★★)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。Attheageof30,Iresignedtostartmyownbusiness.IfeltlikeIwasontherightpath.Iwasbusymakingplanshappen.Formonths,Ikeptmyselfmoving.EvenwhenIwasn’tworking,Iwasthinkingaboutwork.Therewasneverenoughtime,andIwasafraidthatifIstoppedtorelax,Imightletsomeonedown.ButthemoreIworked,thelessIseemedtogetdone.WhenIstartedtofeelreallytired,ItoldmyselfIjustneededtoworkharderandgetmoreorganized.Butsomethingwaswrong.Iwasverytiredandmybodyhurtallover.Mysmartwatchkeptbuzzing(嗡嗡声),tellingmemyheartwasbeatingtoofast.Ihadtriedhardtobehealthy—Istoppeddrinking,changedmydiet,andlostweight.Ithoughtthingswouldgetbetter,buttheydidn’t.Finally,Iwenttoadoctor.“How’syourstress?”thedoctorasked.Ididn’tthinkIwasverystressed,buttestsshowedIhadadiseasecalledGraves’disease,whichcangetworsebecauseofstress.Thenextday,Iranintoanoldfriend,Cindy.Wehadn’tseeneachother