广东省广州市增城区2024-2025学年高三下学期模拟测试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1广东省广州市增城区2024-2025学年高三下学期模拟测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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASunshineJuniorGolfCampsSunshineJuniorGolfCampsforBeginnersaredesignedtointroduceyoutothefunsideofgolfthroughplayinggamesandcontests.Youwilllearnhowtohitballswithafullswing,andhowtochipandpitch.Mostimportantly,SunshineJuniorGolfCampsofferanopportunitytointeractwithotherkids,getagoodworkout,enjoytheoutdoorsandlearnasporttheycanenjoyfortherestoftheirlives!ScheduleTheBeginnerscampswillcoverthreeareas:thedrivingrange,puttinggreenandpitchinggreen.Dailycontestsforprizesarealwaysabighit.PreconditionsTheBeginnerscampsarespecifictojuniors,ages6-12yearsold,withlittletoZEROexperience.WhattoBringAregistrationconfirmationemailwithdetailsofwhatisneededwillbesentfromTomSmith,ManagerofSunshineJuniorGolfCamps.Forsafetyandadministrativepurposes,aphysicalexaminationreportisrecommendedandasafetyagreementwillbesignedduringcheck-in.CancellationPolicyPLEASE,NOTEOURREFUNDPOLICY:Theclasscancellationpolicyisarefundless18%ofregistrationfeeuntil7dayspriortothefirstdayofcamp.Therefundis50%ofregistrationfeeifcanceledwithin7daysofthefirstdayofcamp.Thereisnorefundifcanceledtwodays(SaturdayorSunday)beforethefirstclass.1.WhatisthemainpurposeofSunshineJuniorGolfCamps?A.Tobuildteamskillsviatournaments.B.Toconductadvancedtechnicaldrills.C.Tooffercoachingandequipmentrental.D.Toprovidefuntrainingwithpeerbonding.2.Whatisamustforcheck-in?A.Paymentinadvance.B.Signedpermissionform.C.Aphysicalexaminationreport.D.Anofficialemailfromthecamporganizer.3.Howmuchfeeisrefundedifcanceled8daysbeforecampstarts?A.Fullrefund. B.82%offee. C.50%offee. D.18%offee.B“Growingfruittreesisaverysimplewaytostayinlovewithourworld,”saysVivianKeh,dramawriteranddaughterofimmigrants.Sheholdsabasketofpersimmons(柿子)sheplantedtofeelconnectedtoherKoreanancestors.Kehisjustoneofthe50remarkablesubjectsinnaturewriterAmyStewart’sTheTreeCollectors:TalesofArborealObsession,abookofpeopletransformedbytheirloveoftrees.Initially,Stewartthoughtcollectingtreeswasstrange.Later,curiousaboutthesetreelovers,shediscoverededucators,protectorsandforward-thinkers,alldrawntoakindofcollection,motivatedbydifferentreasonsforplantingtrees.Theyplanttreesinallkindsofplaces,bigandsmall,publicandprivate,nurturing(培育)theirtreestohonorbeloveddead,attractwildlife,preserverarespecies,connecttohistory,investinthefuture,growfoodandcreatebeauty.Stewardcategorizesthesetreecollectorsaccordingtotheirsenseofpurpose.KennethHoegh,oneofthebook’s“ecologists”testswhichcold-lovingspeciesmightgrowinawarmingandhistoricallytreelessGreenland.“Healer”JoeHamiltonplantsloblollypinesonlandhegotfromhisenslavedancestors,intendingtocreateasustainableforestthatwillprovidelong-termwealthforhisfamily.ReaganWytsalucywantstorebuildtraditionalpeachgardensonNavajoland.She’spartofagroupcalled“communitybuilders”whoworktobringpeopletogether.Stewart’swatercolorillustrationsmakethebookevenmorecharming—Shepicturesthepeopleinherstoriesandalsocapturesthebeautyofthetrees,liketheuniqueeucalyptusseedsanddelicatecamelliaflowers.Afterspendingtimeinthisvariedcommunity,you’llundoubtedlyexperienceastrongdesiretorestundertheshadeofaleafytree.Butthere’smoretoit:thebookgivespeopleachancetosharewhattheylove.“Howoftendoanyofusgetachancetopourourheartsouttoastranger?”shewrites.“Somehow,talkingabouttreesmadeitpossible.”4.WhatmakesStewartchangeherattitudetowardstreecollectors?A.Protectionofwildlife. B.Fearoflosingtreespecies.C.Explorationoftheirmotivations. D.Honoroftheirbeloveddead.5.WhatisthemainpurposeofReaganWytsalucy’streeplantingproject?A.Todevelopraretreespecies. B.Tostrengthenpeople’ssocialbonds.C.Totestnewfarmingtechniques. D.Tocreatealastingfinancialsource.6.Whatdoesthequoteinthelastparagraphsuggestaboutdiscussingtrees?A.Itinspiresnewideas. B.Itallowsdeepemotionalsharing.C.Itrarelyhappensinpublic. D.Ithelpsresolveenvironmentalissues.7.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthebook?A.Inspiring. B.Conventional. C.Complicated. D.Abstract.CWhydoweyawn(打哈欠)?Thisstrangethingpeopledowhentheyfeeltiredorboredisactuallypuzzling.Yawningcanbeincrediblyeasyto“catch”—whenyouseeotherpeopleyawning,youmayoftenfindyourselfwantingtoyawn,too.Evenreadingaboutyawningcanmakeyouyawn.AndrewGallup,ayawnexpertfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkPolytechnicInstitute,explainsthatanaturalyawnhasnothingtodowithboostingoxygenlevels.Instead,itmaymakeyoufeelmoreawakeandseemstobecausedbyrisesinbraintemperature.Onestudy,fromBaylorUniversity,suggeststhatcatchingayawnisallaboutempathy(共情)—theabilitytofeeltheemotionsofothers.Thestudyshowsthatpeoplewhostruggletoempathizewithothersarelesslikelytofindayawncatching.It’snotjusthumanswhoyawn,though.Scientistshavestudiedthebehaviourinchimps(黑猩猩),wolves,sheep,seaanimalsandpetdogs.Doanimalsfeelempathytoo?AstudyoflionsinSouthAfricafoundthatafteryawning,theywouldsynchronizetheirmovements.Thisshowsthatagapingmouthcouldbeawayforthebigcatstofeeleachother’sfeelings,whichisparticularlyimportantforhighlysocialspeciessuchaslions.Bycopyingeachother,yawningmayactuallyincreasetheawarenessofagroupasawhole.Gallupsaysthatthisbehaviourmighthavedevelopedtokeepgroupsofhumanssafe.Seeingapersonyawningmightthereforecauseanobservertopaymoreattention.Gallupconductedastudytotestthistheory.Heshowedanumberofpeoplepicturesofsnakes,whichareseenasathreat,andfrogs,whicharenot,beforeandaftertheyhadwatchedavideoofothersyawning.Whilewatchingthevideodidn’taffecttheirabilitytospotthenon-threateningfrogs,theyweremuchbetteratspottingthreateningsnakesafterwatchingothersyawn.Sothenexttimesomeoneyawns,don’tassumeit’sbecausethey’rebored.Ayawncanmeanmanythings,fromshowingempathytocommunicatingwithothers,orevenprotectingthemfromdanger.8.WhatisthefindingoftheBaylorUniversitystudy?A.Peoplecanbuildempathywiththehelpofyawning.B.Naturalyawningmainlyhelpsincreaseoxygenlevels.C.Peoplewithlowempathyarelesslikelytocatchayawn.D.Yawningcancausebraintemperaturetorisesignificantly.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“synchronizetheirmovements”inparagraph3mean?A.Performactionsinharmony. B.Runindifferentdirections.C.Copyeachother’semotions. D.Moveupanddownrandomly.10.WhatcanweinferaboutyawningfromGallup’sstudy?A.Itcouldreduceourcapacitytomaintainattention.B.Itmayhelpimproveourabilitytorecognizethreats.C.Itcanmakeuslesssensitivetonon-threateningitems.D.Itmightgetustobemoreawareofoursurroundings.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toexplainthephenomenonofyawning.B.Tocompareyawninginhumansandanimals.C.Todescribetheculturalsignificanceofyawning.D.Toexploreimpactsofyawningonsocialbehaviour.DForcenturies,whatmakeshumancreativitysopreciousisnotonlythefinalproductsityields,butalsotheeffortbehindtheircreation.ButinaworldwhereAIcangenerateanythingwiththeclickofabutton,howdowedistinguishwhattrulymatters?Howdoeshuman-madeartsurvive?Throughouthistory,themostfamousworksofart,literature,andmusichavecarriedasenseoflabor,dedication,andmastery.Wedon’tjustadmiretheendproduct;weadmirehowitcametobe.MasterpieceslikeVanGogh’s“StarryNight”sustainnotsimplyfortheirartisticbeauty,butforthehumanstoriestheycarry.Theyremindusthatartisnotjustaboutbeautyorskill—itisaboutintention,persistence,andwhatmakesushuman.AsAIfloodstheworldwithinstantbeauty,we’reenteringaneraof“aestheticinflation”,whereperfectlycomposedimages,poeticstyle,andmovie-likestorytellingareavailabletoanyone,instantlyandatnocost.Thismakesusthinkaboutwhenbeautyiseffortlessandendless,doeshumancreationsstillhavevalue?Buthumanimperfectionisn’taweakness—it’spartofwhoweare,shapingourunderstandingofhumanity.Ourstruggles,mistakes,andlimitationsaren’tjustdifficultiestoovercome—they’repartofwhatgiveslifemeaning.Inthislight,AI’sabilitytocreateperfectartfeelsalmostunnatural—arejectionofthestrugglethatgivescreativityitsweight.Itmayachievetechnicalperfection—butatthecostoftheoriginalenergythatmakesartstirfeelingswithinpeople.Evenatitsmostimpressive,AI-generatedartoftenfeelsempty.Ithasnorealemotionsorexperiences,andnoclearcreator,failingtocreateunexpectedsurprisesandarousesharedemotionwithaudience.Therefore,topreservemeaning,selectionandcontextbecomemorecrucial.AsAIcanproduceendlesscontent,thehumanelementslikecontext,narrativeandthereasoningbehindartbecomethetruevaluesource.Also,AIcanbeacreativecollaboratorratherthanareplacement,refiningideaswhilekeepinghumanimperfectionandfeeling,andactingasanamplifier(放大镜)ofhumanvision.12.Whydomasterpieceslike“StarryNight”remainvaluableintheAIera?A.Theyrepresentuniquehumancharacteristics.B.Theyshowcasebrilliantartisticcreationskill.C.Theyarecreatedthroughlongproductionprocesses.D.Theycontainhumanemotionaldepthandcreativeeffort.13.Whydoestheauthormention“aestheticinflation”inparagraph3?A.TodemonstrateAI’sefficiencyinartcreation.B.ToprovethatAI-generatedartismoreaffordable.C.Tocriticizetheoveruseoftechnologyinartcreation.D.Tostressthedevaluationofbeautyduetomassproduction.14.Howdoestheauthordeveloptheargumentinthepassage?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bygivingdefinitions.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bymakingclassifications.15.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AGuidetoPerfectArtwithAIB.HowtoCreateArtintheAgeofAIC.WhyHumanArtStillMattersintheAIAgeD.ANewRevolutioninArtCreationbroughtbyAI第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Therehasbeenaveryseriousdeclineinthenumbersofshallow-waterfishasaresultofoverfishing.Peoplestillwanttoeatfish,sothefishingindustrymustlookatothersources,especiallythedeepwatersoftheAtlantic.____16____Conservationmeasureswillhavetobeputinplaceifthesedeep-seafisharetosurvive.Researchonfivesuchspeciesshowsthatnumbershavedeclinedbybetween87percentand98percent.____17____Manyspeciescouldwelldisappearcompletelyifthepresenttrendcontinues.Thesearespeciesthathavebeenswimminginouroceansforhundredsofmillionsofyears.Theproblemisemphasizedbythefactthatthedeclineinnumbershappenedinlessthantwentyyears.Deep-seafishtakealongtimetoreproduceandnormallyliveformanyyears.____18____Theaveragesizeofsuchfishalsodeclined,withonespeciesshowinga57percentdeclineinaveragesize.Thisisofparticularconcern,aslargefishtendtoproducemoreoffspringthansmallones.____19____Thedeep-seaspecieshavebeencaughtasiftheywerethefast-breeding(快速繁殖)fishlikesardineandherring.Itislikekillingelephantsasiftheyreproducedatthesamerateasrabbits.Thedamagedonebyoverfishinggoesbeyondtheseaenvironment.Millionsofpeoplemakealivinginthefishingindustry.____20____Measuresmustbetakentonotonlyconserveecosystems,butalsosustainlivelihoodsandensurefoodsecurity.A.Billionsofpeoplerelyonfishforprotein.B.Manypeoplenowchoosenottoeatdeep-seafish.C.Unfortunately,theirreproductionrateisverylow.D.Thisputstheminthecategoryof“criticallyendangered”.E.Noneofthesefactshasbeentakenintoaccountbythefishingindustry.F.Overfishingisamajorcauseofdeclineinpopulationsofoceanwildlife.G.Thishasresultedinasharpdeclineinthenumbersofmanyofthespeciescaught.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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iwasfirstgoingintothisfinalday,theJuniorSledDogChampionship.We’dtrainedtwoyearsandwantedtobeatBlake.IkneltdowntopatKenaiandmyhands___21___fromnervesandexcitement.Kenaitippeduphisfacetolickmychin.“Youare___22___,aren’tyou?”J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B.shook C.withdrew D.extended22.A.clever B.thirsty C.helpful D.ready23.A.broad B.satisfied C.tight D.slight24.A.As B.Beyond C.Before D.After25.A.pulled B.charged C.jumped D.barked26.A.cut B.missed C.kept D.rounded27.A.tookoff B.flewaway C.turnedaround D.bentforward28.A.race B.difference C.gap D.goal29.A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Gradually D.Occasionally30.A.way B.hold C.temper D.sight31.A.quitted B.insisted C.sighed D.froze32.A.struggled B.decided C.refused D.pretended33.A.forcing B.begging C.ordering D.persuading34.A.tookup B.putup C.broughtup D.wrappedup35.A.achievement B.companion C.prize D.friendship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。InCaoxiancounty,Shandong,hanfuworkshopsareinnovatingtraditionaldesigns.LiZhen,____36____entrepreneur,explainedthatwhileclassichanfu’slengthmadesummersalesslow,____37____(shorten)styleslikehalf-skirtsnowmeetwarm-weatherdemand.“Werefineddesignsthroughonlineconsultations,”sheadded.Asane-commerceandhanfucenter,Caoxianistransformingsummer____38____apeakseason.AtYouaiYuncanghanfucenter,anamelessdresssoldout____39____(instant).“Itslightweight,fold-freedesignsuitsallagesfordailywear,”saidLiZhen.AsoneoftheHanfu____40____(enthusiast),shepraisedsummer-friendlyhorse-facedskirts:“They’restylishandbreathable.”Theneo-Chinesestyle,combininghistoricalelementswithmodernfashion,____41____(fascinate)youthinrecentyears.Duringgraduationseason,LiZhencooperatedwithuniversitiestointegratehanfupatternsintoacademicuniforms.“____42____(wear)theseclothesatculturalsitesmakesmefeelpartofaclassicalpainting,”sharedaShanghaivisitor.Thistrend____43____(drive)byPost-00sdesigners.ZhangZichen,afashiongraduate,joinedtheindustryafterahanfuexperiencelastOctober.“Thesummersalesprovesourwork,”shenoted.Caoxiannowhosts1,200ofChina’stop2,000onlinehanfustores,employing100,000locals.Thecounty’s5-kilometerproductionchain—fromdyeingtosewing—supportsacomplete____44____(industry)chain.KongFanxing,Caoxian’sculturedirector,believesyouth-ledcreativitywillsustainhanfu’sgrowththroughcultural-commercialcooperation,_____45_____notonlyrevives(复兴)ourancientartandculturehomeandabroadbutstrengthensoursenseofidentity.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假如你是李华，你的英国朋友David正在筹备“体育与传承（SportsandInheritance）”栏目，他邀请你在他的栏目中推广一项中国传统运动。请你写一封回信，内容包括：1.感谢邀请；2.推广一项中国传统运动。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。DearDavid,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Maggiewasanaverageteenagerwhooftenfeltinvisibleamongherpeers(同龄人).Shefeltlikeshewasanoutsider.School,inparticular,wasasourceofanxietyforher.Whenshewasdepressed,shewouldhideinhersmallgarden.Buttheplantsthereneverseemedtothrive(繁茂).Itwasalwaysadisappointment,andshefeltdiscouraged.“Iamjustaloser,”shethoughttoherself.Oneday,whilevisitingagardeningwebsite,Maggiediscoveredanexcitingsmartdevicecalled“GreenThumb.”Itclaimedtohelpeventhemostinexperiencedgardenersgrowamazingplants.Interested,shedecidedtogiveitatry.AssoonasMaggiereceivedtheGreenThumbdeviceandunboxedit,shecarefullyfollowedthesetupsteps,andwithinminutes,GreenThumbwasactivatedandbegantoscan(扫描)thegarden.Imaginehavingacooldevicethattellsyouex