2024届广西壮族自治区贵港市高三下学期最后一卷英语试题

届广西壮族自治区贵港市高三下学期最后一卷英语试题2024

一、阅读理解Do youknow that all sortsof adventurescan happenin educationalsettings aftersundown Heresaround-up ofsites wherethe funcontinues asnight falls.Ripleys AquariumTORONTO,CANADAEver wonderedhow sweetyour dreamswould bewhile sleepingin anaquariums sharktunnelthat holdsaround

2.9million litresof waterYou canfind outduring anOvernight ReefAdventure.Green sawfish,sand tigersharks,Queensland groupers,and greensea turtleswill beyour companionsforthe night.California Academyof SciencesSANFRANCISCO,USThis awe-inspiring museumin GoldenGate Parkhosts regularPenguins+Pajamas Sleepovers.As thename suggests,pack yourpajamas,grab asleeping bag,and spenda nightunder thesame roof as（a colonyof African penguins.You can explore arainforest fullof free-flying birdsand foreignreptiles J型彳亍动物）（天文馆）before lights-out.Theres alsoa planetariumthafs trulyout ofthis world.Kennedy SpaceCenterFLORIDA,USIn theKennedy SpaceCenter,youth groupsand visitorsmaking privatebookings canhaveafter-hours opportunityto enjoyhands-on challenges,watch a3D moviein anIMAX theatre,and goona Qamp;A sessionwith aformer NASAastronaut whostravelled intospace.Whafs more,you gettosleep eitherunderneath a110m-long SaturnV moonrocket orbeside thespace shuttleAtlantis.

1.At RipleysAquarium,what willvisitors encounterA.Foreign reptiles.B.Africanpenguins.C.Free-flying birds.D.Sand tigersharks.

2.Who willprefer visitingCalifornia Academyof Sciencesme.Then itwas time——my solo.注意.续写词数应为个左右；1150,请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2I stoodup andwalked to the frontof thestage.With the last longnote ending,the audienceburst intoapplause.A.Travelers seekingsea adventures.Locals eagerfor outdooractivities.C.Teenagers attractedby hands-on challenges.D.Visitors interestedin spaceand animals.A.They areall locatedin theUS.They onlyopen aftersundown.

3.What do the threelocations havein commonC.They all offer overnightexperiences.D.They allfeature interactivesections.I oncehad astrange relationshipwith money.I alwaysmade moremoney thanmost peopleof myagedid.But itstill stressedme out,and Ifelt likeI never had enough.After comingacross TheSchool ofBetty,a platformthat enableswomen tocreate relationshipswith theirmoney,I foundmyself inspiredtodo a no-spend monthchallenge.The resultI savedmore than$1,

000.It was like findingmoney inmywinter coatpocket aftera longsummer.The mosteye-opening thingano-spend challengecan dofor youis sheddinglight ontheemotions and the behaviorsyou havearound yourmoney thathave becomea habit.Most individualsdontrealize theyare spendingout ofhabit andbased ontheir emotions.Figuring outthe causesandknowing I was able to savea goodsum of money inonly30days,I setout todo a longer challenge-threemonths.As for the firstchallenge,I wasonly allowedto buyessentials,which meantmy normalbills-lighting,phone,car insurance,gas,oil andgroceries.But inmy90-day challenge,I furtherremoved一allof the extrasno newclothes,no newshoes,and nolunches atrestaurants.I allowedmyself onenightout withfriends permonth-to avoidgoing crazy-but Istuck toa budget.This alsoallowed me tosee what type ofexperience wasworth my money andwhattypewas wastingmymoney.90days later,my jawhit thefloor whenI totaledmy savings:I wasalmost$4,000richer.Therewards weremore thanfinancial:Iwasable todistinguish betweenmy needsand mywants.Theprocess enabledme tospot purchasesdriven byemotions.Even better,I shiftedthe wayI valuedmoney:The moneyI spentsocializing withfriends feltfar morevaluable thanthe pleasureof purchasing,say,two newsweaters.

4.How didthe authorfeel afterthe firstno-spend challengeA.Stressed andregretful.B.Surprised andwonderful.C.Tired butcontent.D.Awful butencouraged.

5.Why dopeople desireto spendaccording to the authorA.Because of their unintentionalhabits.B.Because of their socialcommunication.C.Because of their heavypressure ofwork.D.Because of their basicneeds.A.She hungaround withfriends weekly.

8.She sawessentials asa wasteofmoney.C.She enjoyedher friends9company.D.She boughtnothing inninety days.

7.What is the purposeof thetextA.To sharepersonal experiences.

8.To advertisea platform.C,To supportan argument.D.To advocatehealthy lifestyles.

6.What canwe learnabout theauthor from thelasttwo paragraphs（怀日）Psychologists havedefined nostalgiaI asa self-conscious andsocial emotion,bittersweetbut mainlypositive.It developsout ofhappy memoriesmixed witha desirefor thepast andthe closerelationshipswe hadback then.Often,nostalgia involvessensory stimuli.For example,the smellofautumn leavesmight causean intenselonging foryour childhoodhome.Neuroscientists havefound itsacomplex cognitivephenomenon involvingmany partsof thebrain,including somethat areinvolved inself-reflection,emotional regulation,and rewardprocessing.Almost everyoneexperiences nostalgia,although itsobject tendsto varythroughout life.Onesurvey conductedby thepsychologist KrystineIrene Batchofound youngerpeople feltmore nostalgiaforpets,toys,and holidaysthan didolder people,who feltit morestrongly formusic.Nostalgia wasoriginally viewedas anemotional diseasewhen itwas firstdefined in the late17thcentury.Perhaps becauseit oftenoccurs whenpeople areexperiencing negative moods orhaving bad（诱因），experiences.Loneliness can be atrigger asresearchers foundin

2008.Another isbad weather.However,despite itsassociation withnegative emotions,nostalgia doesnot causeor exacerbateunhappiness.Rather,nostalgia hasa uniquelyprotective poweragainst unhappiness,and bringsrelieffrom anegativemood.Psychologists writingin theJournal ofPersonality andSocial Psychologyin2006found thatcausing nostalgiain experimentsstrengthens peoplessocial bonds,boosts theirpositivefeelings about themselves,improves theirsense oflifes meaning,lowers anexistential reactionto theideaof death,and raisesoptimism.Besides,nostalgias emotionalintensity allowsthe joyof thepast tooverpowerthe unpleasantnessofthepresent,which helpsus forgetaboutthebad timesfor a while.Scholars arentsure exactlyhow nostalgiaworks.Perhaps becauseifs sopowerful andcomplex,nostalgia hasreceived wonderfultreatment frompoets andwriters.The pastis hiddensomewhereoutside therealm（领域），beyond thereach ofintellect/9Marcel Proust,one ofthe greatestFrenchnovelists ofthe20th century,wrote.

8.What ismost likelyto leadto nostalgiain theelderlyA.A cutedog.B.An expensivetoy.C.A happyholiday.D.An oldsong.

9.What does the underlinedword exacerbate“in paragraph4meanA.Relieve.B.Worsen.C.Defend.D.Cover.

10.What canwe learnabout nostalgiafrom thetextA.It removespeoples fearof death.B.It lessensthe positiveperception aboutthe self.C.K offerstemporary escapefromthesad present.D.It intensifiespeoples doubtabout lifersmeaning.

11.Which ofthe followingis asuitable titlefor thetextA.Nostalgia:A DefenseAgainst UnhappinessB.Nostalgia:A Triggerfor HappinessC.Nostalgia:A Treatmentfor DepressionD.Nostalgia:A SocialEmotion inLifeThere iswidespread agreementthat climate change threatensour existence.But in our rushtoaddress thischallenge,our effortsmustnt heightenanother,more immediateone:the globaldecline ofbiodiversity.We arelosing speciesat1,000times the natural rate.If westay onthis track,we risklosingup tohalf ofthem bythe middleofthecentury.Sadly,the singularfocus onsolving climate change hasled topeople ignoringbiodiversity.Thealarming resultis thatmany climateefforts unintentionallyquicken naturesdestruction.Take thehugeneed fbrsolar farmsfor anexample.If notlocated properly,theyll impactecosystems andhabitats.InVirginia,for example,more thanhalf ofsolar facilitiesare beingbuilt on forested landrather thanareassuch asrooftops orparking lots.The statespush fbrsolar developmentcould leadto thedeforestation ofnearly30,000acres annually.（基础设施）There is a realrisk thatbadly plannedrenewable infrastructurewill haveagreater impacton biodiversitythan existingfossil fuelinfrastructure.Thus,we needto chartapath thatdoesnt addressone environmentalchallenge bycreating others.Indeed,with practicalchoices,we cando theopposite,using natureto addressclimate change.Consider carbonremoval.Research showsbetween2001and2019,forests aroundthe worldseized抖放一more thantwice theamount ofcarbon dioxidethat theyemitted Fabsorbing morethan thecombinedannual emissionsoftheUS andUK.Nature isalso criticalin settingthe adaptationnecessaryto preparefor increasinglysevere weathershocks,such asthe roleof mangrovesa kindof treeinabsorbing floods.Governments mustthink differently,employing betterinfrastructure planningatalllevels.Areport fromThe NatureConservancy showscareful sitingcan reducethe effectsoftheclean energyinfrastructureby70%compared withsiting asusual practices.For instance,solar farmscanbeput onalreadydegraded land.It wouldbe atragic ironyif,inourefforts totackle climatechange,we endupbringing a big andimmediatecrisis in thenaturalworld.A.It damagesthe forest.B.It boostslocal economy.C.It reduceshumans livingspace.D.It protectsthe environment.

13.What strategydoesthetext suggestA.Increasing fundsfor cleanenergy.B.Using technologyto removecarbon.

12.What isthe effectof buildingsolar farmsonforestedland inVirginiaC.Locating cleanenergy projectscarefully.D.Prioritizing renewableenergy totally.

14.Thetragic irony^in thelast paragraphrefers to the possibilitythat.A.climatechangewill contributeto moresevere issuesB,focus onclimatechangemakes peopleignore landuseC.efforts tosolve climatechange speedup biodiversitylossD.the developmentof cleanenergy quickensclimate changeA.Pessimistic andcritical.B.Factual andconcerned.

15.What isthe overalltone ofthe textC,Subjective anddismissive.D.Humorous andoptimistic.Perhaps afriend youveknown foryears hasmoved away.Its normalto feelsad andfrustratedat notgetting tosee himintheway youdlike to.16Here are some ideasof howto keepyourbond strong.WRITE LOTSOF LETTERSSeeinga noteor cardfrom someonethey careabout inthe letterboxisasure way to makeyourfriend smile.While itsgood to keep intouch viatechnology,putting yourthoughts downon papershowshow muchyou careand thatyouve setaside sometime tothink aboutthem.It doesnthave tobe anessay.17These couldbe fromyour holidays,but they can also be foundin localshops,museums,and artgalleries.SEND ACARE PACKAGE18You couldput in a packet of theirfavourite candies,photos ofsignificant peopleandplaces,and otherobjects youthink theydlove.You couldalso includehandmade gifts.It doesnthave tobeexpensive.19Such apackage willmake themfeel caredabout andact asa reminderthat youretherefbr them,regardless ofthe distancebetween you.SHAREASHOWIs therea TVseries thatyou bothlove Whileyou maynot be abletoshare apacketofpopcornand viewit sideby side,you couldarrange towatch itat thesame timeand thentalk onthe phoneaboutit afterwards,sharing yourreactions andopinions.20A.Its thethought thatcounts.B,But stayingconnected ispossible.C.It canalsobeane-mail withphotos.D.Postcards area lovelywaytostay intouch.E.This workswell asa wayof regularlystaying intouch.F.Once inawhile,make aparcel filledwith itemsthat aremeaningful toyour friend.G.Even whenyoulive farapart fromsomeone,theycanstill beabigpart ofyour life.

二、完形填空同时What cansimultaneously teara communityapart andknit ittogetherMy husbandand Iaccidentallyfound our

21.While wewere away,an22caused bya stormhit ourneighborhood and一damaged ourtown.In ourbasement,we tried to pullold photoalbums andschool yearbooksyearsworth of23—out ofthe waterand24them intobags.Actually,there waslittlewe could25,But Inoticed apattern.I foundmyself shouting,26,I forgotwehad this!”27,inayear ortwo,I wouldntbeabletokeeptrack ofthe thingslostversus therescued items.But therearesomethings I wont forget.Iwontforget thecoolers fullof water,cold drinksandsandwiches neighborsset outside,orthelocal restaurantsgenerously offering28food anddrinks forthosetoo tiredto makedinner.Ill29the neighborsstanding outsideour doorwith masksand buckets,who30to helpus cleanout ourbasement.They stayedall dayuntil itwas31,Looking around,Ifelt asthough wehad lostmuch but32so muchmore thankstothe33of friendsand strangersalike.That memorywill34,I watchedmembers ofour communityhang alarge signover themost damagedpart oftownthat35Together,we willrebuild.I knowwe definitelywill.

21.A.goal B.answer C.inspiration D.response

22.A.typhoon B.earthquake C.flood D.fire

23.A.memories B.concerns C,efforts D.analyses

24.A.turned B.hid C.filed D.piled

25.A.discover B.avoid C.select D.save

26.A.sooner orlater B.now andthen C-at randomD.for fun

27.A.Interestingly B.Obviously C.Specifically D.Consequently

28.A.expensive B.fancy C.cold D.free

29.A.remember B.respect C.assist D.recognize

30.A.happened B.volunteered C.promised D.agreed

31.A.decorated B.built C.tidied D.searched

32.A.gained B.helped C.thrown D.recovered

33.A.courage B.trust C.kindness D.wisdom

34.A.change B.return C.stay D.form

35.A.spoke B.revealed C.wrote D.read

三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题1卡上If youcould travelback3,000years36see whatlife waslike ina capitalcity ofthe ShangDynasty16th-11th centuryBC,what wouldyou findNow,you cando justthat atthe newbuilding oftheYinxu Museumin Anyang,Henan Province,37was openedtothepublic onFeb

26.38cover anarea of22,000square meters,the museumisthefirst nationalmajorarchaeological museumto presentthe Shangcivilization comprehensively.About three-fourths ofnearly4,000items orsets ofcultural relicshave neverbeen39public exhibitedbefore.The YinxuRuins,listed asa UNESCOWorld HeritageSite in2006,are40earthshakingsignificance.The41discovery therehave resolvedlong-standing misunderstandingsabout Chinesehistoryand culture.Also ondisplay42be oraclebones calledThe PrincesDiary”,recording aprinceslife inthe ShangDynasty,and throughthem youcan see43he lifeis veryrelatable totodays teenagers.Some culturalelements44root indaily lifehave remainedunchanged.This culturalcontinuity isinherited,andthe45spirit qualityofanation remainsconstant.

四、书信写作假定你是学生会主席李华，近期计划组织以为主题的活

46.“Cross-Cultural FoodExhibition”动，请你给外教写信，内容包括Mr.Smith.活动介绍；

1.征求建议2注意.写作词数应为个左右；180,请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Dear Mr.Smith,Yours,Li Hua

五、书面表达阅读下面材料，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

47.“Did youhear whatI said”The banddirector waslooking rightat me.So waseveryone else.（独奏）Yes,maam.You wantmetodothesolo atthe concert.”I said,trying tohide myfear.（萨克斯管）I playthe jazzsaxophone.Im thebest playerinthesax sectionof mymiddle schoolband;I evendo concertswith thesenior highband.So,whats myproblem Stagefright.Performing withagroup isno problem.Butraying soloI willfreeze likea waterballoon indeep space.The banddirector continued,By theway,the directoroftheYouth Symphonywill bethere.You（试演）know,if hehears someonewhos reallygood,he invitesthem to audition Itriedtolook calmasI headedtothedoor,but therock inmy stomachhad justdoubled inweight.Id dreamedof playingin theYouthSymphony foralongtime butneverhadthe couragetoaudition.I couldpretend tobe sickandstay home.But thereare onlytwo concertseach year,and missingone wouldbe reallya greatpity.“What shouldI do”I wentback homeand headeddownstairs.I usuallypractice inthe basement.（土也牢）.The familycalls itKevins DungeonI playgreat inthe dungeon.Its comfortabledownthere-just me,my sax,and mymusic.“Why cantthe schoolauditorium feellike my dungeon^^I saidtomyself.Then anidea occurredto me-how aboutsticking aphoto ofmydungeoninside thebell ofmy saxLookingat itwhile playingmight workfor me.I immediatelytook actionand practisedand practised.The dayfinally came.Suddenly,the lightswent down,the curtainwent up,and wewere offandrunning.Each songstarted andended,but itwaslikesomebody elsewas playingmy sax,not。