广东省东莞市某中学2024-2025学年高三下学期适应性考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1广东省东莞市某中学2024-2025学年高三下学期适应性考试英语试题第一部分听力(略)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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAmazingScottishCastlestoStayinFromtheBorderstotheHighlands,theseaccommodatingcastlesofferbagsofhistory,luxuryandescapism.KinnairdCastle,AngusThe15th-centuryKinnairdhasthreerentedapartments,ofwhichtheMacduffToweristhemosttraditional,withviewsoutacrossitswell-stockeddeerpark.There’snoextrachargeforguestswithdogsandthey’llloverunninginthegrounds.Kinnairdisonlyopentothepublicforonedayeachyear,soyou’llhavetheplacetoyourself;andifyouenjoywildswimming,headforthelake.MacduffTower,sleepsfour,£535fortwonights;kinnairdcastle.co.ukLeslieCastle,Insch,AberdeenshireFiveyearsago,NicolaTealandJohnAndreatradedahomeinLondonforaremote,12th-century,six-bedroomcastle.Today,Nicolaservesthedrinksandgivesyouthetour,whileJohncooksyourhaggis-stuffedBalmoralchickenorvegetablemoussaka,eateninthebaronialhallafterdrinksinthecobbledcourtyardgarden.Rooms£240pernightwithbreakfast;dinner£35ahead;leslieKnockOldCastle,Largs,NorthAyrshireRenovatedin2013,this14th-centurycastleistrulyoutofthepagesofafairytale.There’sanoutdoordiningareaandabalconyfromwhichtogazeouttosea.Bestofallisaturret-top,theperfectplaceforadrinkasthesungoesdown.Andhard-pressedparentswilllovethecastle’sbestsecret:arooftopwalkwayleadstoatinysauna,theidealplaceforsome“me”time,justafewstepsfromthekids.Sleepseight;sevennights£2,729;1.WhatcanyoudoinKinnairdCastle?A.Eatinthecobbledgarden. B.Stopthepublicfromavisit.C.Playwithwaterinthelake. D.Walkadogwithextracharge.2.HowmuchdoesacouplepayatmostfortwonightswithdinneratLeslieCastle?A.£480. B.£310. C.£550. D.£620.3.Whichsectionofthenewspaperisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.History. B.Travel. C.Architecture. D.Health.BKeithWarrengrewupfascinatedbybarbering—theartofcuttingandstylinghair.Whileworkingpart-timeatSearsawell-knownAmericandepartmentstore,hedecidedtotesthispassionbytryingbarberingfull-timeforonemonth.Thatmonthturnedintoalifelongjourney.Today,Warrenco-ownsVisionsBarbershopinRochester,NewYork,withhispartner,RonnicDavis.Sincetheearly1990s,Warrenhasservedthe19thWard,adiverseneighborhoodinsouthwestRochester,knownforitscommunityspiritandmotto,“Urban,bychoice.”VisionsBarbershophasbecomeagatheringplacewherepeoplenotonlycomeforhaircutsbutalsotosocializeandconnect.Warrenrecallsafunnymomentwhenacustomercriticizedthelocalfootballteam,theBuffaloBills,notrealizingaformerplayerfromthatteamwasinthechair.InteractionslikethesemakeVisionsBarbershopalivelypartoftheneighborhood.ForWarren,barberingishiswayofgivingbacktothecommunity.Overtime,hestartedofferinghealthtipstohisclients.Afterundergoingamedicalexamcalleda“colonoscopy”,Warrenfeltitwasessentialtoraiseawarenessofhealthissues.Now,theshop’swallsdisplayinformationaboutdiseasepreventionandotherhealthtopics.“Wewanttohelpeveryonetakecareofthemselves,”hesays.Warren’sbarbershophasalsobecomeasourceofguidance,especiallyforyoungclientsseekingadvice.Manyyoungpeoplestopbyforahaircutbutendupsharingtheirchallengesandambitions.Warrenlistensandshareshisexperiences,encouragingthemtostayfocusedandmakepositivechoices.HehopesthatVisionsBarbershopwillalwaysbeaplacewherepeoplefeelwelcomeandvalued.Astheyearspassandtheneighborhoodchanges,VisionsBarbershopremainsarespectedcornerstoneofthecommunity.Whenaskedhowlongheplanstokeepcuttinghair,Warrensimplysmilesandsays,“AslongasI’mhere,I’llkeepcuttinghair.”Forhim,eachcutismorethanjustwork—it’sawaytostaygroundedinthepeopleandplaceheloves.4.WhatmotivatedWarrentopursuebarbering?A.Needtofindstableemployment. B.Encouragementfromhiscolleagues.C.Along-timedreamtoownabarbershop. D.Adesiretoexplorehisinterestinhaircutting.5.Whatdoes“thefunnymoment”mentionedinparagraph2suggest?A.Warren’spassionforfootball. B.Clients’loveforthelocalteam.C.Theplayer’sreputationinthesport. D.Thebarbershop’sopenatmosphere.6.HowdoesWarrenraisehisclients’healthawareness?A.Byhostinghealth-relatedevents. B.Bysharingrelevanthealthinsights.C.myinvitingthemtomedicalexams. D.Byprovidingpersonalmedicalstories.7.WhatisreflectedinWarren’scareer?A.Lifelongservicetohiscommunity. B.Strongcommitmenttopersonalfame.C.Growingambitionforbusinessexpansion. D.Clearemphasisonservingimportantclients.CForcycle-to-workpeopleandthosewhostartthedaywithawalk,thebenefitsofbankingsomeearlyexercisearewellunderstood.Nowscientistsbelieveactivityisnotjustagoodideaforimprovingthedayahead.Physicalactivitycouldbeassociatedwithasmallincreaseinmemoryscoresthenext,too.Astudyhasshownthat30minutesofmoderatetoenergeticactivityandsleepingforatleastsixhoursatnight,couldcontributetoimprovedcognitive(认知的)performancethefollowingday.Physicalactivityhadpreviouslybeenassociatedwithbothshort-termimprovementsincognitivefunctionandareducedriskofdementia(痴呆）.However,manystudieslookingatshort-termimpactshadbeenlaboratorybased,andprimarilytrackedresponsesonatimescaleofminutestohours.Nowresearcherssaytheyhavelookedattheshort-termimpactofphysicalactivitycarriedoutinreallife,notonlyfindingbenefitstothebrainbutrevealingtheseappeartolastlongerthanexpected.Inthestudy,76adultsaged50—83yearsold,andwhodidnothavecognitiveimpairmentordementia,wereaskedtowearanaccelerometerforeightdaystotracktheirsleepandphysicalactivityastheycarriedouttheirnormallife.Eachday,participantswerealsogivensimpleonlinecognitiveteststostudytheirattention,memoryandprocessingspeed.Theresultsrevealthateach30-minuteincreaseinmoderatetoenergeticphysicalactivityonthepreviousdaycorrespondedtoa2—5%increaseinepisodicandworkingmemoryscoresthenext,althoughonlythelatterremainedonceparticipants’sleepdatawasconsidered.Theteamalsofoundeach30-minuteincreaseinsedentary(久坐的)behaviourwasassociatedwithasmalldropinworkingmemoryscoresthenextdaywhilethosewhosleptatleastsixhoursanighthadhigherscoresforepisodicmemory,attentionandphysicalresponsespeedthenextday,aftertakingintoaccountlevelsofphysicalactivity,thanthosewhohadlesssleep.However,thestudyhaslimitations,includingthattheparticipantshadhighlevelsofeducation,excellenthealthandhighlevelsofeverydayphysicalactivity.8.Whatdoweknowaboutphysicalactivityfromthefirstparagraph?A.Ithelpsussleepforsixhoursatnight. B.Itleadstobetteracademicperformance.C.Itiswellunderstoodforitswidevariety. D.Itcanenhancememorythefollowingday.9.Whatwasthestudybasedon?A.Theparticipants’agedifferences. B.Real-lifedatafromtheparticipants.C.Minute-to-hourcognitivetracking. D.Thelaboratory-controlledconditions.10.Whatweretheparticipantsexpectedtodointhestudy?A.Checktheirhealthconditions. B.Increasetheirphysicalactivity.C.Wearaspecialdevicefordays. D.Designanonlinecognitivetest.11.Whatcanweinferfromtheresultsofthestudy?A.Workingmemorywilldeclineifweexerciselessoften.B.Regularphysicalactivityisamusttoimprovememory.C.30-minutewalkaccountsforadramaticriseinmemory.D.Thereisalinkbetweenepisodicmemoryandgoodsleep.DOpenAI’sChatGPTsearchtoolmaybeopentomanipulation(操控)usinghiddencontent,andcanreturnmaliciouscodefromwebsitesitsearches,aGuardianinvestigationhasfound.OpenAIhasmadethesearchproductavailabletopayingcustomersandisencouraginguserstomakeittheirregularsearchtool.Buttheinvestigationhasrevealedpotentialsecurityissueswiththenewsystem.TheGuardiantestedhowChatGPTrespondedwhenaskedtosummarisewebpagesthatcontainhiddencontent.ThishiddencontentcancontaininstructionsfromthirdpartiesthatchangeChatGPT’sresponses,alsoknownasa“promptinjection”,oritcancontaincontentdesignedtoinfluenceChatGPT’sresponse,suchasalargeamountofhiddentexttalkingaboutthebenefitsofaproductorservice.Inthetests,ChatGPTwasgiventheURLforafakewebsitebuilttolooklikeaproductpageforacamera.TheAItoolwasthenaskedifthecamerawasaworthwhilepurchase.Theresponseforthecontrolpagereturnedapositivebutbalancedassessment,highlightingsomefeaturespeoplemightnotlike.ResearchersnextsentChatGPTSearchtoafakewebsitethathadinstructionstogiveapositivereviewandtheresponsewasalwaysentirelypositive.Thiswasthecaseevenwhenthepagehadnegativereviewsonit.Thesimpleinclusionofhiddentextbythirdpartieswithoutinstructionscanalsobeusedtoensureapositiveassessment,withonetestincludingextremelypositivefakereviewswhichinfluencedthesummaryreturnedbyChatGPT.JacobLarsen,acybersecurityresearcheratCyberCX,saidhebelievedthatifthecurrentChatGPTsearchsystemwasreleasedfullyinitscurrentstate,therecouldbea“highrisk”ofpeoplecreatingwebsitesspecificallypreparedtowardscheatingusers.However,hecautionedthatthesearchfunctionalityhadonlyrecentlybeenreleasedandOpenAIwouldbetestingandideallyfixingthesesortsofissues.LarsensaidtherewerebroaderissueswithcombiningsearchandlargelanguagemodelsknownasLLMs,thetechnologybehindChatGPTandotherchatbotsandresponsesfromAItoolsshouldnotalwaysbetrusted.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inparagraph1mean?A.Harmful. B.Ridiculous. C.Secure. D.Amazing.13.Whywasafakewebsitedesignedintheinvestigation?A.Totracethesourcesofhiddencontent. B.Toassessthepopularityofacamera.C.ToevaluatethereliabilityofChatGPT. D.Togetpositivebutbalancedreviews.14.WhatistheLarsen’ssuggestionforAItoolusers?A.Combinesearchandlanguagemodels. B.Examandfixpotentialsecurityissues.C.Reducethetimespentonsomechatbots. D.Takeacautiousattitudetoitsanswers.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ChatGPTSearchManipulatedWithHiddenText.B.OpenAIConductedResearchIntoItsSearchTool.C.ChatGPTBecomeaRegularSearchToolWorldwide.D.OpenAIUrgedtoBeResponsibleforPayingCustomers.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。HowtoCheerSomeoneUpEverybodygetssadfromtimetotime.___16___Herearesimplestepstohelpthemhealandfindhappiness.Listentothem.Halfofthetime,sadorstressedpeoplearen’treallylookingforananswer;theyjustwanttobeheardandhaveachancetovent.Doyouknowwhythey’resad?Dotheyseemlikesharingtheirfeelingswithyou?___17___Giveadviceifitwillbeuseful,butthemainthingisthatyouarelettingthemoutlettoyou.Getfacetoface.Forasgreatandeasytechnologymakeslife,itcanalsomakeeverythingabitmoredifficult.It’stemptingtowanttosendyourfriendanicemessageviatext,butthatprobablywon’tdoit.___18___Sincesomuchoflifeisspentbehindascreennow,payingaface-to-facevisitreallymeanssomething.Givethemagift.Canyourememberatimewhensomeonegaveyouagiftwithoutanobligationtodoso?___19___Givingagifttosomeonecanbrightentheirwholeday,helpingthemunderstandthatthegestureofthegiftismoreimportantthanthegiftitself.___20___Therearesomepeopleintheworldwhowillbenefitmorefromadayofsadnessthanothers.Tothose,itofferstimeforreflection,self-analysis,andrefueling.Yourfriendmayjustneedabittogathertheirwoesandgetbackatit.Ifheorsherequeststhis,respectit.It’snotyourdutytofixthem.Intime,they’llfixthemselves.A.Throwthemabeautifulcardinthemail.B.It’sbesttoshowyoureallycareinperson.C.Knowthatsometimespeopleneedtobesad.D.However,cheeringsomeoneupisnotdifficult.E.Howwarmdidyoufeelinsidewhenithappened?F.Pullupachairandgivethemashouldertocryon.G.Infact,offeringyoursupportmightbemorehelpful.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。At63,AnnThomas-CartersteppedintoFramlandcarehomeforthefirsttimeandwasimmediatelytakenaback.“Itwasn’tlikeacarehomeatall.Itfeltlikeabig___21___,especiallysinceeveryonecallstheresidents‘familymember’,”Annrecalled.“I’dneverdoneanycaringbeyond___22___myparentswhentheyhadcancer,soIhadnoideawhatto___23___,”shesays.“Still,Ithoughtitcouldn’t___24___totry.Ishoweduponthatfirstdayin2017to___25___amoreexperiencedvolunteerandsixhourswentinsixminutes.”Thomas-Cartersignedupforapart-time___26___andasteeplearningcurveincaringforelderlypeople.“Itfelt___27___learningaboutsomanynewthingsatmyage,includinghealthcare,andIsoon___28___thatIenjoyedhelpingtheelderly,”shesays.“It’ssucha(n)___29___role,becauseyouseepeople’sface___30___upwhenwespendtimewiththem.”Now70,Thomas-Carterisanestablishedmemberoftheteamanda___31___“Hummingbird”.“Weflit(移动)frompersontopersonlikethe___32___,”shesays.“YouhavetobeverypatientwithpeoplewhohaveAlzheimer,asthereisalotof___33___andtheycanbeannoyed,sothat’swhenwemightmoveontosomeoneelse.”Thomas-CarterisnowoneoftheoldermembersoftheFramlandteam,butshedoesn’tseeherself___34___anytimesoon.“Ageisjusta___35___andthelongerwealllive,themorecarewe’llneed,soI’mveryhappytohelpotherswhileIcan.”21.A.school B.agency C.family D.team22.A.talkingto B.seeingoff C.pickingon D.lookingafter23.A.expect B.blame C.choose D.benefit24.A.help B.understand C.hurt D.fail25.A.instruct B.shadow C.encourage D.guide26.A.business B.game C.role D.career27.A.relaxing B.fun C.stressful D.odd28.A.suspected B.regretted C.realized D.hoped29.A.rewarding B.interesting C.exhausting D.challenging30.A.swell B.tighten C.freeze D.light31.A.specialist B.trainee C.beginner D.employee32.A.worm B.fish C.bird D.insect33.A.blessing B.repetition C.time D.satisfaction34.A.continuing B.accelerating C.hesitating D.stopping35.A.secret B.problem C.factor D.number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。TheUNESCOonWednesdayinscribedSpringFestival,socialpracticesoftheChinesepeopleincelebrationofthetraditionalnewyear,ontheRepresentativeListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity.Thedecision___36___(make)duringthe19thsessionoftheIntergovernmentalCommitteefortheSafeguardingoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritage,takingplaceinParaguayfromDec.2to7.Thecommitteerecognizedthefestivalforitswidearrayofrituals(仪式)___37___uniqueculturalelementsthatengageallofChinesesociety.UNESCOhighlightedthattheSpringFestival,___38___(mark)thestartofthetraditionalChineseLunarNewYear,involvesvarioussocialpractices,including___39___(prayer)forgoodfortuneandfamilyreunions.Italso___40___(feature)activitiesplannedbyeldersandfestivepubliceventsorganizedbycommunities.AccordingtoUNESCO’sdocumentation,theknowledgeandcustoms___41___(associate)withtheSpringFestivalarepassed___42___informallywithinfamiliesandcommunities,aswellasformallythroughtheeducationsystem.China’sviceministerofCultureandTourism,RaoQuan,___43___ledtheChinesedelegationattheUNESCOsession,expressedgratitudeforthe___44___(recognize).HestressedthattheSpringFestivalisChina’smostimportanttraditionalholiday,symbolizingtheChinesepeople’shopesfor____45____betterlife,strongtiestofamilyandcountry,andthevaluesofharmonybetweenhumansandnature.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你参加了学校近期举办的主题为CareersandSkills的系列讲座，受益匪浅。请给你的英国好友James写封邮件，内容包括：1.介绍讲座相关情况；2.你的感想。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearJames,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)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。Theclassroomwasalivewiththestudents’animatedchatterandhappylaughter.Johnwasstaringattheschoolfieldthroughthespotlesswindows,andinaflash,theeventsofafewmonthsearliercamevividlybacktohim.ItallbeganonaseeminglyordinarydaywhenJohnwasengagedinhisregularsoccertrainingontheschoolfield.Despiteitbeingthreeo’clockintheafternoon,thesunwasstillcastingitsburningraysupontheplayers.“Theplayerswhowillbetakingthefieldforthecrucialsemi-finalsoccermatchthisFridayare...andJohn,”thesoccercoachdeclared,announcingtheeagerlyanticipatedlineup(阵容).Atthesoundofhisname,John’sfacelitup,awidesmilestretchingfromeartoear.Johnperformedadmirablyduringthefirsthalfofthetraining,earningnumerouswordsofpraise.Butthen,ashewasrushingforwardtostriketheball,h