廣東省東莞市虎門中學(xué)等七校2024屆高三上學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題

高三英語命題人：長安中學(xué)高三英語備課組審題人：鄒慧（試卷滿分：120分考試用時：120分鐘）第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AWelcometo“CashPoorPointsRich”,anewtravelblogdedicatedtosharingexperienceswithcreditcardpointsandmilestohelpyougetbigtravelbutforsmallspend.Withtherightplanningandmaximizationofavailableresources,travelingasacollegestudentmaybeeasierthanyouthink.Chengdu,ChinaIfvisitingaplacewithhappylocalsisapriorityforyou,there’snobettercitytohitthanChengdu.Itishometopandasandspicythings.Moreover,thecity’sabundanceofculturalandhistoricalsights,togetherwithitslaid-backlifestyle,makeitselfoneofthemostattractiveandlivablelargecitiestoo.Pasttravelershavespent,onaverage,￥158onmealsandaboutaquarterofthatonlocaltransportationforoneday.ConDaoIsland,VietnamTourismispickingupinVietnamlately,whereyoucantravelforabout￥100perdayifyouplayyourcardsright.ConDaoIslandNationPark,agroupofdramatictinyislandsoffthesoutherncoast,isagreatdestinationtoseeseaturtlesandotherwildlifewhileexploringtheareaonfoot.Itsthickjunglewillgiveyouagoodchancetouncoveraparadiseofyourown.ZakynthosIsland,GreeceIfyou’relookingforanaffordableEuropeansummerbeachvacation,considerZakynthosIsland.Foodischeapandmouthwatering.Thereareplentyoffreethingstodo,althoughthefavoriteisspendingtimeonthebeautifulbeachesedgedbyelectricbluewater.Therearecountlessoptionsforswimmingintheappealingsea,alongwithcharmingvillagesandmuseumstoexplore.NewOrleans,U.S.NewOrleansisanincrediblyuniqueplaceintheU.S.,fulloffascinatinghistory,absorbingculture,deliciousfood,andaconstantlybuzzingnightlifescene.ThereareactuallyacoupleofhostelsinandneartheFrenchQuarterthatofferreasonableaccommodationratesforstudents.21.HowmuchonaveragemightbespentonmealsandtransportationinChengduperday?A.￥13.B.￥100.C.￥158.D.￥200.22.WhatdoConDaoandZakynthosIslandshaveincommon?A.Abundantcultures. B.Freetouristattractions.C.Impressiveseaviews. D.Largemuseums.23.WhatistheadvantageoftheFrenchQuarter?A.Itoffersuniqueservicesforstudents.B.Hostelstherearecleanandmodern.C.Thepriceofhostelsthereisaffordableforstudents.D.IthasthelongesthistoryinNewOrleans.BIdon’tthinkIcanrecallatimewhenIwasn’tawareofthebeautyoftheocean.GrowingupinAustralia,Ihadthegoodfortuneofhavingtheseaatmyside.ThefirsttimeIwenttoHalfmoonBay,Isuddenlyhadthefeelingofnotbeingabletofeelthegroundwithmyfeetanymore.Formy10thbirthday,mysisterandIweretakenouttotheGreatBarrierReef.Therewerefishindifferentcolors,cavesandlayersofcoral(珊瑚).Theymadesuchanimpressiononme.WhenIlearnedthatonlyonepercentofAustralia’sCoralSeawasprotected,Iwasshocked.Australianmarine(海洋的)lifeisparticularlyimportantbecausethereefs(暗礁)havemoremarinespeciesthananyothercountryonearth.Butsadly,only45%oftheworld’sreefsareconsideredhealthy.Thisstatisticisdepressing,soit’simportantforustodoeverythingtoprotectthem.ThehopethattheCoralSearemainsacompleteecosystemhasledmetotakeaction.I’vebecomeinvolvedwiththeProtectOurCoralSeaactivity,whichaimstocreatethelargestmarineparkintheworld.Itwouldserveasaplacewheretheocean’sspecieswillallhaveasafeplaceforever.Together,AngusandIcreatedalittlevideoandwehopeitwillinspirepeopletobepartofthemovement.Angusalsosharesmanybeautifulchildhoodmemoriesoftheoceanasayoungboy,whogrewupsailing,admiringthebeautyoftheocean,andtryingtofindthesecretsofoceanspecies.24.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Heseldomwentsailingatthesea.B.Heforgothisexperiencesabouttheocean.C.Heneverwentbacktohishometown.D.HehadawonderfulimpressionofHalfmoonBay.25.WhatisAustralianmarinelifelikeaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.ItisescapingfromtheCoralSeagradually.B.Itdependsonreefsforlivinggreatly.C.Itmaybefacedwithdanger.D.Itisprotectedbetterthanthatinotheroceans.26.WhatistheaimoftheProtectOurCoralSeaactivity?A.Tocontributetoacompleteecosystem.B.Topreventmoremarinespeciesbeingendangered.C.Tosetupalargenaturereserveforreefs.D.Toraisemoreteenagers’environmentalawareness.27.WhydoAngusandtheauthorcreatealittlevideo?A.Toaskmorepeopletotakeactiontoprotectthemarinespecies.B.Toinspiremorepeopletostudythesecretoftheocean.C.Tosharetheirchildhoodexperiencesabouttheocean.D.Tobringbacktopeopletheirmemoryofoceanspecies.CWhilesomecriticsclaimthathistorycurricula(課程)teachunnecessarycontent,othersarguethatthesecurriculaneedtobemorecomprehensive.Despiteongoingdebatesaboutcontent,oneuniversaltruthremains:stronghistorycurriculaarenecessaryfordevelopingtheproductivecitizensoftomorrow.Thegreatestacademicvaluethathistorycurriculaprovideisnottherecallofimportantdatesandnames.Rather,understandingthehistoricalinquiryprocessisthemostimportantcomponent.Thisprocessteachesstudentshowtobecomecriticalthinkersandunderstandthedynamicnatureofthetellingofhistory.Throughstronghistorycurricula,studentsareshownbothavarietyofprimaryandsecondarysourcesandaretaughttocritiquethem.Thisiswherethehistoricalinquiryprocessbegins.Studentsnotonlybegintoanalyzeandaskquestionsaboutthecontent,buttheyalsolearnabouttheauthor’scredibilityandpotentialbias(偏見).Studentsarethenabletocontextualizetheinformationtheylearnandcanthinkmorecriticallyabouthistoricalcontextandthosewhotellit.Withthisframework,studentscanthenunderstandthecausalrelationshipbetweenhumannature,values,philosophy,actions,andtheirconsequences.Itteachesstudentstorecognizerecurrentthemesandlessonsthatarenecessarytounderstandmodernsociety.Mostimportantly,itteachesstudentstodevelopahealthyskepticism(懷疑論)whenpresentedwithinformationtodaybecauseouractionsarehistoryinthemaking.Fortyyearsago,renownedscholarJamesFitzgeraldarguedthatnoeducationiscompletewithouttheteachingofhistoricalinquiry.Hebelievedthattheonlywaytomoveforwardinlifeistounderstandwhat’sbehindus.Today,thisprinciplestillholdstrue.Studentstakeboththefactualknowledgeandthehistoricalinquiryskillstheylearnintheclassroomandapplythemtorealworldcircumstances.Throughouttheirlives,studentswhoaretaughtwithstronghistorycurriculawilltakethelessonstheylearnfromourpredecessorsandbecomeinvolved,active,productivecitizenswhowanttocreateahistorythattomorrow’sstudentswillbeproudtolearnabout.28.Whatisthebiggestacademicsignificanceofhistorylearning?A.PassingdownChineseculture. B.Graspinghistoricalinquiryskills. C.Makingpeoplemoreknowledgeable. D.Enrichingpeople’severydaylife. 29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“critique”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Protect.B.Combine. C.Comment.D.Remember. 30.WhyisJamesFitzgeraldmentionedinthepassage?A.Tostresstheimportanceofhistory.B.Topointouttheessenceofeducation.C.Toindicatefamouspeoplelearnfromhistory.D.Toshowhistorycontributestopeople’sachievements.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ItIsthePeoplethatCreateHistoryB.HistoryPushestheWheeloftheTimesC.HistoryCurriculaAreGainingMoreAttentionD.HistoryCurriculaShapeTomorrow’sDecisionMakersDThereleaseofGPT-4,thelatestlanguagemodeldevelopedbyOpenAI,hasraisedconcernsaboutitspotential

impactonthejobmarket.Inthefinanceindustry,fears

aroundAIdisruptionareparticularlysevere,asmanyjobs

involvetheprocessingofdatathatcouldeasilybedoneby

machines.ThishaspromptedquestionsaboutwhatitmeansfortheCFAInstitute,whichofferscharteredfinancialanalyst

qualificationstohumanswhopayaconsiderablefeetotake

theexams.IfanAIalgorithm(算法)canpasstheCFAexam,itcould

threatentheCFAInstitute'srevenue(收入)modelandpotentially

affectseveralhundredthousandbankemployees.However,recentexperimentshaveshownthatGPT-4isnotyetcapableofpassingtheCFAexam.Thesimulation

scoredonly8outofapossible24points,demonstratingthat

fakinglogicalthoughtisverydifferentfromfakereasoning

throughtheapplicationofarbitraryrulesanddefinitions.

Humansstillretainanupperhandinthisarea.TheCFAexamreliesheavilyonmemorizationandpatternmatching,ratherthanprocessingthemeaningofeach

question.Thishasallowedhumanstocontinuetoexcelattheexamcomparedtomachinesthatrelyonalgorithmsand

logicaldeductions(推理).WhilethedevelopmentofadvancedAImayposeathreattosomeindustries,includingfinance,itappearsthatinthe

caseofCFAaccreditation,humansstillhavetheupperhand.

Fornow,thoseworkinginfinancialregulationsandthose

responsibleforsettingexamsinthisfieldcanbreatheasmall

sighofreliefknowingtheirjobsaresafe–atleastforalittle

whilelonger.Inconclusion,thereleaseofGPT-4hassparkedconcernsaboutitspotentialtodisturbthejobmarket,especiallyin

finance.However,experimentshavedemonstratedthatAI

stillhaslimitations,particularlyinareasrequiringfake

reasoningthroughmemorizedanswers.Whilethisnewsmay

reassurethoseinthefinanceindustry,thereisnodenying

thatAItechnologycontinuestotransformmanyaspectsof

workandlife.32.WhyarethereconcernsaboutGPT-4’simpactonthe

jobmarketinfinance?A.ItiscapableofpassingtheCFAexamandtakingover

jobs.B.Itcouldpotentiallyreplacehumansinprocessingdata.C.Thefinanceindustryhasbeenslowtoadoptnew

technology.D.BankemployeesareactivelyprotestingagainstAI

adoption.33.Accordingtothepassage,whatskillsdocomputers

currentlystrugglewiththathumansexcelatintheCFAexam?A.Logicalreasoninganddeduction. B.Understandingfinancialregulations.C.Dataprocessingandanalysis. D.Memorizingandpatternmatching.34.HowdorecentexperimentswithGPT-4affectthejobmarketinfinance?A.Theydemonstratethathumans’jobsaresafeforthe

foreseeablefuture.B.Theysuggestthatbankswillsoonbereplacing

humanswithAI.C.TheyprovethatAIhasalreadysurpassedhumansin

financialanalysis.D.Theyhavenoimpactonthejobmarket.35.WhatistheprobablepotentialimpactofadvancedAI

developmentonfinancialregulations?A.Itcouldthreatenthejobsecurityofregulators.B.Itcouldcauseadecreaseinthenumberofregulations.C.Itcouldincreasethespeedandefficiencyofregulatory

processes.D.Itcouldleadtoincreasedinstancesoffraudand

corruption.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtoHandleanArgumentwithYourFamilyMembersWe’veallbeenthere.Arelaxedeveningwithourfamilymembers.Alotoflaughing.Andthen,asifsomeonehadsatontheTVremoteandchangedthechannel,themoodshifts.Nomorewarmth.Suddenlythere’sshouting,aping-pongofaccusations(指責(zé)),deadlystares,andhostility(敵意)streamingfromeyeslikeredlaserpointers.Havingaconflictwithyourfamilymembersisfrustrating,andyoumayfeelsadanddepressed.36.Dorememberthatasmuchasitmightfeelthisway,you’renotinacourtoflawwithyourfamilymembers.37.Itistorestorekindnessandconnection.Thinkofitthisway—ifsomebodywins,bothpartieslose.Dotrytobeanadvocateofothers’feelings.38,trytostandintheshoesofyourfamilymembers.Trytounderstandtheirimmatureways.39.Thismightfrightenyourfamilymembers,makingthemfeelaccusedandinturn,actdefensively.Example:“Iwasonthephonewithmysisterandthensuddenlyyoustartedactinglikecrazyoutoftheblue.”Talkaboutthewayyoufeltinstead.Example:“IwasonthephonewithmysisterandthenIsuddenlyfeltscaredwhenIsawyoulookingatmelikeIwasintrouble.”Don’ttrytoexplainyourself.Youoftenwanttoexplainyourselfwhenhavingconflictswithyourfamilymembers,butyoudon’thavetime.You’rebeingcutoffandattackedagain.40.Themoreyoutalk,thelessyourfamilymembersseemtounderstandandthefurtherawayyougetfromanagreement.A.IfyouarelookingforanewrelationshipB.Don’tattempttoproveyourselfinthefaceofyourlovedonesC.Thepointofanargumentisn’ttoprovetheothersguiltyortowinD.RatherthangoingincirclesaboutwhatyouthinkandhowyoufeelE.EachaccusationstrikesdeeperanddeeperintoyoursenseofjusticeF.Don’ttalkaboutwhathappenedasthoughyou’resimplystatingthefactsG.Herearethedo’sanddon’tswhenyouarearguingwithyourfamilymembers第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。EverytimeItaketimeoffwithmyfamily,Itendtoreflectonhowtechnologyhasimpactedourlives.Whenwegoonatriptogether,itusuallytakesafewdaysformykidstofinally41thefactthattheyhavetoletgooftheirelectronicdevices.Theygothroughawithdrawalperiod(戒斷期)whereMomis“theworst”forexpectingthemtogoafewdayswithout42.Ineedtobe43here.Iamwritingaboutmykidsbutthe44isthatI45withdrawalsaswell.Ifindmyselfhavingtouseallmywillpowerjustto46lookingatemails.Ithasbecomea(n)47thatvacationtimeisqualityfamilytimeandwhenwearetogether,thereareno48.Whenvacationmodesetsin,itbecomeseasierto49thetechnologyandenjoythemoment.Mychildrenstarttosharestoriesandwefindourselveshavingfunjustspendingqualitytimetogether.50,italwayssurprisesmehowquicklywe51toourregularroutineoncethe52isover.Itbecomespartofmy53onceIambackatworktohavethephonebesidemeatalltimes.Doyouusetechnologyasatooltoimproveproductivity?Or,hastechnologybecomea(n)54thatcontributestodevaluing“reallife”connectionswiththepeoplerightinfrontofyou?Sospend55timewithyourlovedonesandbecomeengagedinthemoment.41.A.present B.accept C.check D.discover42.A.games B.homework C.difficulties D.help43.A.flexible B.honest C.confident D.brave44.A.rule B.plan C.truth D.reward45.A.experience B.predict C.replace D.permit46.A.risk B.avoid C.imagine D.consider47.A.tradition B.instruction C.contribution D.motivation.48.A.disagreements B.emergencies C.electronics D.competitions49.A.test B.recognize C.improve D.forget50.A.Otherwise B.Therefore C.However D.Besides51.A.return B.adapt C.react D.complain52.A.work B.meeting C.holiday D.relationship53.A.fun B.solution C.reason D.routine54.A.condition B.addiction C.standard D.honor55.A.local B.limited C.long D.quality第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheChangxinPalaceLampfrom2000yearsagoismostlikelytheoldesteco-friendlylightintheworld,whichis56.__________invaluabletreasureconsideredas“the

firstlampofChina”.Thegold-platedbronzelampbearstheshapeofa

maidonherknees57.__________(hold)alamp.The

lampplateisonherlefthand,whiletherighthand,

coveredbyhersleeve,58.__________(carry)the

lampshade.Thebrightnessofthelampand

directionofthelightcanbeadjustedwithahandle

whichcontrolstwomoveableshades.59.__________(amazing),thelampmakesuseofthe

siphonprinciple,withtheashflowing

throughthemaid'srightarmintoherbody

60.__________thewaterisstored.Suchuniquedesigncan

reducedustandpreventthelamp61.__________polluting

theindoorair.Apartfromthat,thesix-component

lampcanallbetakenapart,andiseasy

62.__________(clean).The2022BeijingWinterOlympicFlameLantern

63.__________(inspire)bytheChangxinPalace

Lamp.Itusedtransparentdoubleglassanda

hiddenchanneltoreducecarbondeposition(沉積物),whichwasaperfect64.__________(combine)ofgreeninitiativeandtheOlympicspirit.ThedelicateChangxinPalaceLampprovidedaninsightintoChina’sgloriouspast,displayingthewisdomofancientChinesecraftsmen,aswellasChina’sremarkable65.__________(achievement)inscienceandtechnology2,000yearsago.Thesculpture,vividandelegantbeautywork,stillglittersnow.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)你在某英語網(wǎng)站看到一個題為“Bepreparedforthefuturecareer”的高中生職業(yè)生涯規(guī)劃的征文活動，請你寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括你的未來職業(yè)及你如何做準(zhǔn)備。注意：詞數(shù)80左右，標(biāo)題已給出請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Bepreparedforthefuturecareer______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Atdawn,Tayloropenedhersleepyeyesandlookedoutofthe