2023学年顺德区普通高中高三教学质量检测（一）英语试题

英语试题

2023.11学年顺德区普通高中高三教学质量检测

（一）2023注意事项O答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室I.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分铅笔将答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号因听说号、座位号填写在答题卡上用2B本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟另考，试题从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题号从“21”开始.

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案答案写在试卷上无效

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液不按以上要求作答无效

4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁考试结束后，将答题卡交回第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节供15小糜；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AMost ScenicTrain Ridesin theWorldThe JacobiteSteam Train,ScotlandStarting in the ScottishHighlands town,this trainjourney windsthrough green hills,crystal bluelakes,deep valleys,and oddvillages.A highlightof thetrip isthe crossingof the21-arched GlenfirmanViaduct（高架桥）with itsgraceful curvesand toweringcolumns,overlooking theJacobite monument.Hany Potterfans willrecognize thisview aswell asthe steamengine andcarriages whichbecame theHogwartsExpress.The JacobiteSteam Trainruns fromApril toOctober.Grand CanyonRailway,United StatesThisround-trip journeybegins about30miles westof Flagstaffand headsnorth to the Grand CanyonNational Park.On theway,passengers areencouraged toget into the Old West spiritwith musicalentertainment,cowboy characters,and othersurprises.In additionto thebreathtaking landscape,guestsmight spotwildlife thatincludes mountainlions,deer,owls,etc..The dailydeparture time is9:30a.m.,andthe triptakes twohours and15minut；s.Kuranda ScenicRailway,AustraliaThis journeytakes gueststhrough one of theworlds oldestrainforests inQueensland.The two-hourtrip beginsin Cairnsand passesscenery thatincludes trees,waterfalls mountains,and valleys.BarronGorge,one ofQueenslands mostpopular nationalparks,can beviewed fromthe trainor bydriving ashortdistance fromKuranda at the end of thetrain lineKandy to Ella,Sri LankaThisseven-hour triptakes passengersthrough remotevillages,past waterfallsand lushgreenhills,and through the teaplantations forwhich the country isknown.The trainis a高三英语试题第1页（共8页）favorite wayto explorethecountry,view thevaried scenery,and observevillages andlocal peoplealong theway.Kandy islocated incentral Sri Lanka withsacred Buddhisttemples andscenic Kandy Lake.

21.Which ridewould appealto HarryPotter fansA.Grand CanyonRailway.B.Kuranda ScenicRailway.C.KandytoElla,SriLanka.D.The JacobiteSteam Train.

22.What canguests doon theGrandCanyonRailway tripA.Visit Buddhisttemples.B.Appreciate oddvillages.C.Enjoy theOldWestfeel.D.Watch underwaterlife.

23.Which attractionlies nearthe KurandaScenic RailwaysendpointA.Barron Gorge.B.Cairns.C.Jacobite monument.D.KandyLake.BWu Lidi,a48-year-old cleaning lady ata studentdormitory,was deeplymoved bya specialexhibitionheld bystudents in front of the entranceof acanteen in the NanjingUniversity.The exhibition,titled UACleaning LadysSpring,displayed Wus paintings on a blackboardhangingon thedormitorys firstfloor whereshe works.Her artworkranged frombreathtaking naturallandscapesand thecolorful universitycampus toan imaginaryworld.During theexhibition,many studentslefthandwritten messagesof appreciation,gratitude andwishes to her.The messagesincluded Thankyou foryourblackboard paintingsthat haveaccompanied methrough fouryears ofmy youth/You havepainted awonderfulworld Jand UIhope youwill stickto whatyou love.”Wus artisticjourney beganmodestly.She neverreceived anyprofessional trainingin painting.Herinterest inpainting datesback toher youthwhen sheoften createdblackboard designsfor herclass.After becominga cleanerat NanjingUniversity,her enthusiasmfor paintingwas reawakenedwhenshe volunteeredto enricha blackboardwith pictures.Initially,only afew characters“Welcome Home”were presentedon theblackboard andit neededsome colorand life.Little didWu know,this seeminglysmalleffort markedthe beginningof herextraordinary journeyof lifein theuniversity.Wu hassince becomeincreasingly devotedto blackboardart,improving herskills withonlineresources inherspare time.Her paintingsevolved fromsimple flowersand plantsto masterpieces.Her dedicationearned herwidespread popularityamong the students whooften lovinglyreferred toher asuacleaningladywho couldhave becomean artist.”Despite herdemanding responsibilitiesfor cleaningan entirebuilding,she stillmanaged tosparetime forher paintings.As sheput it,“I takepleasure inpainting,so Imhappy todo it.”Moreover,everystudent passingthroughthebuilding couldglimpse hercreations.Wu hopedtobring atouch ofhappiness to the students5life throughher art.Wu was黑teto thestudents whoheld theexhibition forher,acknowledging that theirencouragement ee erpassion.She saidshe wouldcontinue creatingmore paintingsfor thelovely students.

24.What happenedatthepainting exhibitioninfrontof thecanteenA.Students showedtheir paintingskills.B.Wus artworksraised alot ofmoney.C・Students displayedtheir gratitudeto Wu.D・Wu createddifferent artworkson thespot

25.What canwe knowabout Wu，spaintingjourneyA.She had a humblebeginning.B.She paintedto releasepressure.C.She startedpainting asan adult.D.She improvedskills withstudents5help.

26.Which wordbest describesWu Lidibased on the passageA.Shy andtalented.B.Passionate and artistic.C.Devoted andcautious.D.Creative andhumorous.

27.What wouldbe thebest titlefor thispassageA.A cleanerwho nevergave upher careerB.A cleanerwho brightenedher campusC.The evolutionof acleaners paintingskillsD.The impactof acleaners blackboardpaintingsCOnly a“cloud awayis howresidents atthe Dzilam reserve inMexico thinkof thedistancebetween UtinA^erica andChina,despite theirgeographical remoteness.加%1廿isn,ttheone hangingup in the sky.What theresidents referto isin factcloud Oology,which has been appliedto wildlifeconservation inthis Mexican-serve.In recentye衿with cloudtechnology,technicians andec k霁s fromChina andits trans.Pacificpartners havebeen ableto workhand inhand underthe Beltand RoadInitiative to「誉:由骐ed specie；and鬻黑黑霁黑,加Dzilam reserve,Lnown forits biMveSi；黑£■鲁工edNo witnessecosystemdegradation（衰退）over theyears触to huLactivities kndclimate change.In2002,the jaguar.the onlybig cat leftin theese；;w；listed as^ear Threateiwd:©k thehabitat ofjaguars,but havet01rafound8mmunities andenvir hiddenin vastforests,rarely leavingobviousft0Und itrather difficult:These animalsare onen:脸；making mhard toobserve them黑万电加h4Nature Mexicoproject wasTec「臂或wd projectcollects videodata fromcameras recording24hoursa.m加Dzilam reserve.P biodiversityof thearea anduses acoustic（声学的）davtechno1H°Dzilam reserveto m揄the healthof ecosystems.The researchteamOgy t0understand theexist identifythe areaswhere thebigcatappeared by场would useHuaweisAI modelto idewy高三英语试题第3页（共8页）identifying sounds,studying theirliving habitsand developingmanagement plansto protectthe species.Inaddition,when athreat isdetected,the systemimmediately sendsa real-time alarmwith thelocation tolocalforest guardsthrough an app forrapid intervention..From September2022to May2023,local experts,with thehelp ofHuawei Cloud,have identified119species in the Dzilam reserve,including88species ofbirds,22species ofmammals,five speciesof reptilesandfour speciesof amphibians,of which34species areontheIUCN RedList ofThreatened Species.Theyhave alsospotted atleast fivejaguars in the reserve.Omelia Trejo,a residentofthe Dzilam community,said theirdream is^protecting jaguarsfor alifetime,but theyworried thatin thefuture,children mightonly seejaguars inphotos.“Thanks to this project,our dreamhas cometrue.^^

28.What doesthe underlinedword cloudin paragraph1refer toA.A typicalweather phenomenon.B.A networkedcomputing technology.C.The cloudabove theDzilamreserve.D.The distancefrom Mexicoto China.

29.What makesit difficultto trackjaguars in theDzilamreserveA.Lack oflocal communityssupport.B・Disapproval fromenvironmentalists.C.A fewclearly recognizabletracks.D・Challenges innatural observation.

30.What doesthe writerintend toconvey in paragraph7A.The urgentneed forconservation.B.The challengesof speciesprotectionC.The successof Tech4Nature Mexicoproject.D・The diversityof speciesintheDzilamreserve.

31.What isthe residenfsattitude towardsthe Tech4Nature MexicoprojectA.Positive B.Doubtfill C.Unconcerned D.Neutral Dorcenturies,bigger brainshasbeenconsidered asa sign of ourspecies,uniaue intelligence.The lastFtwomillion years of ourevolution witnesseda significantfour timesincrease inbrain volume.•umesBut Rowingevidence suggestsour brainsrecently changedin anunexpected wayThey diminishedinsize sometimeafter theend ofthe lastIce AgeThiq m小insignificant.The lossof braintissue isequal tothevolume ofZ”即was notTheprecise timingof thatbrain shrinkhas remaineda nwg….scientists hadbelieved thechangeshappened with the developmentof manyhuntingabout10,000years ago.But a group ofresearchers Lbv De第@fossil andmodem subjectdata todiscover thatthis lossof gravm3:止乂amiXtUreof and5,000years ago.Themore-recent datesfrom DeSilva5s JounM如3,000civilizations inNorth Africa,the MiddleEast andSouth Ame聂P0°皿t0boomin8of ancientResearchersproposed thathuman societiesgot soco*potential factor.years that they beganrelying oncollective intelligence°rganized in岷past3,000点ItlStheidea thatagroupof peopleis高二英语试题第4页（共8页）smarter thanthe smartestperson inthe group/5said JamesTranie o,oneoei[aco-authors.Thisinspiration camefrom insectssuch asants.Ants formhighly cooperaive societiesin whichdivision oflaborhas favoredsmaller-brained individualsdue t°anavanceeve°，socialorganization.The researchersalso suggestedthat ashighly socialbeings,we nolonger neededexpansivebrains tostore allinformation aboutfood,social relationships,and theenvironment Thisreliance onsocialnetworks andexternal sourcesof information,including booksand theinternet,reduced thedemand onindividual brains.While humanbrain volumehad remainedroughly constantfor thepast150,000years,it rapidlydroppedby around10%in recentmillennia（几千年）.The researchsaid ifscrucial notto confusebrainsize withsmarts.Instead,it suggeststhat ourbrain becamemore efficientwith betterneuralconnections in a smallerform.uLike,computers usedto bethe sizeof aroom,and nowthey fitin yourpocket/said DeSilva.

32.According tothe newresearch,when didhuman brainsdecrease insizeA.It stillremains amystery.B.During theendofthe lastIce Age.C.Approximately10,000years ago.D.Between3,000and5,000years ago.

33.Which ofthe followingbest explains^collective intelligence”inparagraph4A.Humans ingroups areless intelligent.B.Groups outperformthe smartestindividual.C.Individual smartsbeat groupintelligence.D.The smartestperson handlesall groupproblems.

34.Which isone reasonfbr thereduction inbrain sizeA.Humans learnedto huntfbr food.B.Humans becamemore independentC.The naturalenvironment changedgreatly.D.Information couldbe storedexternally.

35.Which ofthe followingviews wouldDeSilva probablysupportA.Bigger brainsare moreefficientB.Bigger brainsare asignofintelligence.C.Brain sizeand intelligenceare notdirectly related.D・The smallerthe brain,the higherthe intelligence.第二节（共5小里；每小Sfi

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12.5分）鬻黑短工从警后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项有两项为多余选项Luck,often definedas successor failureapparently causedhv u•才什prently舞;舞M器；Wke..Ho/canZcZX-s ofWelock downthe senseof whowe areand dontstretch anymore

3.一^—APP「iate thosewho giveyou ahand.My experiencewith Brianillustrates this高三英语试题第5页（共8页）strategy.After beingrejected frommy programstwice,his gratitudeina,thank-you notesparked ourcooperationonaproject.（卜Change yourrelationship withideas.Accept ideaswith anopen mind.Avoi供judgments ofnewideas asgood orbad.Instead,see themas different.If youlook arounanew businessesthat havechangedour life,they allstarted outas crazyideas._____35—40Its aconstant presence.By adjustingyour sailusing thesestrategies,younavigate itscurrentsand builda biggersail tocatch it.A.As weget older,we rarelydo this.Change yourrelationship withothers.In life,luck isntB.always aboutchance.Actually,these crazyideas neverwork.Instead,it isan outcomeof hardC.work.Ifs morelike thewind,blowing constantly.D.G.In fact,the seedsof cterribleMideas aretruly remarkable.E.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节供15小圈；每小摩1分，满分15F.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Many yearsago,I wason anearly morningflight toEcuador.41,during suchlong journeys,Iwould putmy headphonesand goto sleep.42,on thisparticular day,I decidedto takea littlerisk.I43the silenceand starteda conversationwiththeman sittingnext tome.I learnedthat thiscompanionwas a44and we had afascinating conversation.Mid-flight,I gatheredthe courageto takeanother

45.sharing withhim abookproposal Iput togetherfor somethingI wasdoing inmy class.He readit,but politelydecli d•That riskdidnt

46.Upon landing,we exchangedcontact information.”Months later,I47him,inviting himto myclass todiscuss aproject onred,•the bootI sharedmystudents5project videos.One particularproject caughtMarks811111g Heexpressed adesire tomeetthese students.I admittedI wasa littlebit49,f moreinterested inworking withmy studentsthan withQrme.seemedAfter meetingthestudents,I,together withhim andhis colleagues,hadadinner wherelife onceagainshowed a（an）50turn.During thisdinner,one ofhis meif rdever consideredwriting abook.Ishared the51proposal thatI hadhd bossa yearearlier.Within afortnight,wehada contract,andThis journeymay seemlucky,but it53a seriesof smallrisks,Z由nningwhha_必“hello.Anyone canfollow thispath by_____55these smallrisks andfinallyincrease yourchancesof beinglucky.

41.A.Fortunately B.Typically C.CuriouslyR・Than的D.

42.A.Besides B.Therefore C.OtherwiseHowever

43.A.broke B.maintained C.enjoyedD・附”D，

44.A.writer B.teacher C.publisher

45.A.risk B.choice C.lesson Photograz高三英语试题页（共8页）D.joke邓1^within twoyears cvhis bookshad been52around theworld.munon

46.A.stand outB.run outC.work outD.show offB.reached outto C.lost contactwith D.argued with

47.A.made friendswith

48.A.breath B.meaning C.imagination D.interestB.stressed C.scared D.hurt

49.A.amazed

50.A.unexpected B.disappointing C.wrong D.intentional

51.A.new B.same C.different D.updated

52.A.donated B.copied C.sold D.printedB.created C.resulted fromD.led to

53.A.reducedC.quick D.formal

54.A.surprising B.simple

55.A.hugging B.cutting C.estimating D.avoiding第二节供10小题；每小题

1.5分，总分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The timefor thepalace examinationcame.Ouyang Xiuwas appointedby the emperor asthe chiefexaminer.The approachtothismost criticalmoment of a scholarslife56fill withkeen excitement,tense hope,andanervous fearof failure.It wasthe momentto57all hisyearsofhard workand hoursof burningthemidnight oilwere supposedto lead.The candidateshad toget upinthemiddle ofthe nightand cometothepalace atdawn,58bring theircoldmeals withthem.During theexaminations,they were shut upin smallrooms59the watchof palaceguards.There wasa strictsystem toprevent cheating.The candidates5papers wererecopied byofficial clerks60theywere submittedtothejudge,to avoid61recognize oftheir identityby theirhandwriting.After theexaminations,the judgeswereshutup w汕inthepalace untilthe paperswere properlygradedand submittedtotheempero匚The candidateswere examinedfirst onquestions ofhistory or62principle ofgovernment Therewas63second examinationonthe classics,and finally,there wasone underthe directsupervision oftheemperor.Emperor Jentsung宋仁宗was64especial anxiousto hiregood talentand tooka personalinterestin thesetests.He sentout thesubjects for the papersby hisown personalservants,and sometimes,to preventleak,changed65they atthe lastmoment.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假设你是校学生会主席李华，来自英国的一群交换生将在你校进行为期_周的交流学习，请你写信给他们的负贡人Alex,告知他们这一周的主要活动安排内容包括

1.欢迎到访；

2.活动内容注意

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯°（满分25）It wasa chillyautumn evening.Sarah,a tiredbusinesswoman,left herworkplace anddrove home.Whenshe turneda comer,she spotteda puppyinthemiddle ofthe road.The dogwas muddyand trembling.His eyeshelda glimmerof bothhope anddespair.Sarah couldntignore thepoor puppy.Approaching himcautiously,she coaxed（哄）him andbrought himhome.Over thenext fewdays,Sarah triedher bestto lookforthe dogs owner,but invain.It seemedthatthedoghad been abandoned,with nocollar ortags toidentify itsowner.She determinedto takecare ofthedog,which shenamed Max.She kepthim inthe backyard,feeding him,providing waterand watchinghim chasehis tailintheyard.The puppytrusted inher slowlywith Sarahsgentlecare andpatience.Sarah hada happyfeeling shenever hadbefore.As dayspassed,Sarah becamemore comfortablewith Maxs presence.When shewas working,Maxwould sitcalmly byher side.When shewoke upinthemorning,Max wouldsit nearher bedwith aplayful bark,demanding hisdaily walk.The earlymorning airwas cool,and therising suncast awarm glowon them.Sarahrealized thatMax hadbeenagreat comforttoher.As daysturned intoweeks,Sarah grewmore attachedto Max.She foundherself looking forward tocominghome everyday,excited tosee herfurry friendwaiting atthe door.Then,she wouldlovingly prepareMaxdelicious meals.His eyes,once filledwith sadness,now sparkledwith gratitude.He wouldeagerly followheraround thehouse wherevershe went.Max becamemore thanjust apet;he becamea loyalfriend andasource ofhappiness forSarah,who haddiscovered anewfound balancebetween hercareer andpersonal life.They becameinseparable.One evening,as Sarahand Maxwere outfor theirregular eveningwalk,something unexpectedhappened.A socialmedia postattracted herattention.A ladynamed Emmawas anxiouslylookingforher missingdog,Buddy.注意

1.续写的词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答Her heartsank asshe sawthe photoofadog.Sarah arrangedthe bittersweetreunion。