广东省惠州市2023-2024学年高三上学期第三次调研考试试题英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Ifyouwishtofeelhappier,cookbetterorjustlearnrandomthings,herearesomeofthemostexcitingpodcast(播客)seriesthatcanhelpyouthroughyourlearningjourney.TenPercentHappierTenPercentHappierwascreatedbyDanHarris.Hehassomeinterestingguests,suchasPandoraSkyes,totalkaboutpersonaldevelopment.Danbelievesthatyoucantrainyourselftobehappy,andyoushouldexpectprogresstocomeslowly.Thepodcastcurrentlyhasover700episodes,eachwithdifferenttimelengths,from6minutesto30minutes.DeliciousWaystoFeelBetterEllaWoodwardapproachesasensitivesubjectaboutourrelationshipwithfood.Morethan100episodesarewaitingforyou,andtheaveragelengthofanepisodeisaboutonehour.Thispodcastcanhelpyoufixyournegativefoodexperienceswithpositiveones,whichcanresultinenjoyingalltypesoffoodinmoderationandrespectingyourbody’snaturalhungercues.PowerHourAdrienneHerberthasmademorethan250episodesinwhichshetalksaboutmotivation,trends,careerpathsandanythingaboutself-improvement.Anewepisodeairseveryweekandusuallylastsforanhour,soit’saperfectpodcastwhenyouneedalittlebitofaboosttokeepgoing.Adriennealsoinvitesprofessionalstoherpodcaststodiscussimportantmatters.Listeningtoapodcastcanteachyoumanythingsbutalsohelpyourelaxafteralongdayatwork.However,thesoothingvoicesofthehostsandtheengagingsubjectswillmakeyoubecomeinterestedinpersonalgrowthanddevelopment,whichisessentialforyoutohaveabetterlife.1．Whocreatedthepodcastwiththemostepisodes?A．AdrienneHerbert.C．PandoraSkyes.B．EllaWoodward.D．DanHarris.2．WhatdoDeliciousWaystoFeelBetterandPowerHourhaveincommon?A．Sensitivesubjects.B．Averagelength.试卷第1页，共10页C．Specialguests.3．Whyarethepodcastsintroduced?A．Toemphasizeself-growth.C．Toofferwaysofmakingfood.D．Targetaudiences.B．Tosuggestnewlifestyles.D．Toarousediscussiononhottopics.Mymomspentyearsasastay-at-homemomsothatmybrothersandIcouldfocusonoureducation.However,Icouldtellfromhercuriosityofandattitudestowardworkingwomenthatsheenviedtheirfinancialfreedomandtheself-esteemthatmustcomewithit.WhenIaskedheraboutworkingagain,shewouldtellmetofocusonachievingmydream.Iknewshehadoncedreamedforherself.Foryears,Iwatchedheteffortlesslylightupconversationswithbothstrangersandfamily.Herempathyandabilitytoreachtheheartcouldmakeanyonelaugh,evenwhenthestoryitselfdidnotapplytothematall.“Mom,haveyoueverthoughtaboutbeingastand-upcomedian?”“Itistoolateforme,son,”sheresponded,laughingattheidea.Icouldnotbeartowatchherstrugglebetweenambitionanddoubt.Herbirthdaywascomingup.AlthoughIhadalreadyboughtherapresent,IknewwhatIactuallywantedtogiveher.Iplacedlittlenotesofencouragementinsidethepresent.Iaskedmyfamilyandherfriendstodothesame.EventuallyIhadcollected146notes,andeachwiththesamesentiment:“Youarehumorous,fulloflife,andreadytotakeonthestage.”Onthedayofherbirthday,mymomunwrappedmypresent.Shewasnotsurprisedasshehadhintedatitforlong.Butthenshesawthoselittlenotes.Shestartedtoweepwithherhandsfullofnotes.Shecouldnotbelievethesupportwasreal.Withintwomonths,mymomgaveherfirstperformanceinaNewYorkcomedyclub.Ihavereadthenotescountlesstimeswithmymom.Theyareframedandlinethewallsofhernewofficespacethatsherentedwiththeprofitsshemadefromworkingasaprofessionalcomedian.Formanyparents,theirchildren’scareersaretheirgreatestaccomplishment,butformemymom’sismine.4．Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthor’smothertoworkingwomen?A．Shewascuriousabouttheirincome.C．Shefeltindifferenttoworkingwomen.finance.5．Accordingtotheauthor,whatmakeshismotheragoodcomedian?试卷第2页，共10页B．Sheadmiredwhatworkbroughtthem.D．SheappreciatedtheirambitionsinA．Hereffortinmakingfriends.C．Hercuriosityaboutworkingwomen.B．Hertalenttobringpeoplejoy.D．Herdesireforfinancialindependence.6．Howdidhismotherfeelwhenreadingthenotesonherbirthday?A．Amazedandhesitant.C．Movedandencouraged.B．Sadanddisappointed.D．Delightedandproud.7．Whatistheauthor’sgreatestaccomplishment?A．SupportingMom’sdream.C．Securingfinancialfreedom.B．Achievinghisowndream.D．Becomingasuccessfulcomedian.Somewordsimitatethesoundsmadebythethingstheydescribe,like“buzz”or“hiss”,whichiscalledonomatopoeia(拟声词).Butwhatifthewayawordsoundscouldarousesomeotherfeatureofanobject,likeitsshape?MarcusPerlman,alecturerattheUniversityofBirmingham,saysthatacenturyago,linguists(语言学家)insistedthatthewordsofobjectsdon’tnecessarilysoundliketheverythings.There’snothingdoggy-soundingabouttheworddogorcatlike-soundingaboutthewordcat.Butthere’splentyofevidencenowprovingitfalse.Tofurtherexplorethisconnection,Perlmanandhiscolleaguesturnedtosomethingcalledthebouba/kikieffect.Whatitisaboutisthatwhenyouseetwoshapes-onelookslikeacloud,kindofroundish,andtheotheroneismorespiky(尖形的),likeastar-andwhenyou’reaskedtosaywhichoneisbouba,youwillbemorelikelytopointtoaroundedoneand,forkiki,toaspikyone.Oneexplanationfortheeffectcouldbetheappearanceoftheletters.Theroundshapeofb-o-u-b-amightarousethesenseofroundness.Butwhathappenswhenyoudon’tseethewordsbuthearthem?Inafollowingtest,participantsweretoldtolookatthetwoshapesandthenlistentothesound:eitherboubaorkiki.Whatevertheirnativelanguageis,mostparticipantssaidtheroundershapewasboubaandthespikyonewaskiki.Thissuggeststhattheeffectseemstobedrivenbysomecorrespondence(对应关系)betweenthespokenwordsandtheshapes,whichmightbringusclosertohowthefirstwordscame.8．WhatmayMarcusParlmanbelieveaboutthewordsofobjects?A．Wordssoundinglikeobjectsdon’texist.B．Wordsdon’thavetosoundlikeobjects.C．Wordsofobjectsaredifficulttounderstand.toobjects.试卷第3页，共10页D．Wordspronunciationisconnected9．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thedistinctionbetweenvariousshapes.B．Theexplanationofthebouba/kikieffect.C．Thecomparisonbetweenboubaandkiki.D．Theintroductiontothebouba/kikieffect.10．Whichshapemaytheparticipantschooseafterhearingthe“bauba”sound?A．Astar.B．Acircle.C．Apyramid.D．Adiamond.11．Whatissuggestedinthetext?A．Differentlanguagesmayhavethesameorigins.B．Thewordboubaorkikicanbefoundinlanguages.C．Theeffectmayhelpunderstandtheoriginoflanguage.D．Thesecretoflanguageformationhasbeendiscovered.Weallsometimesbehaveinwaysthatseemtoconflictwithourgoalsandintentions.Onepersonmightwishtospendmoretimewithfamilybutinsteadfindthemselvesmindlesslybrowsingsocialmedia.Anothermayrepeatedlyignoretheiralarmandmisstheirmorningworkout.Ifweonlyhadmorewillpower,theconventionalwisdomgoes,wecouldeathealthier,exerciseregularly,andspendmoretimewithlovedones.However,inDetermined:AScienceofLifewithoutFreeWill,scientistRobertSapolskyarguesthatsuchchoicesareactuallydeterminedbyfactorsbeyondourcontrol.Sapolskydemonstratesinhisbookhowvariousfactorsinfluenceourintentionsandactions.Hedescribesscientificevidencethatthoseinfluencesmayoccurminutes,hours,ordaysbeforeouractions;somemayevenbeginyearsearlier.Forexample,peopleraisedinacollectivistculturetendtoavoidobstacles(障碍)whenwalkingwhereasthoseraisedinindependentcultureswillremovetheobstacles.Inparticular,Sapolskyarguesagainsttheclaimthat“luck”evens(均等)outovertime,withfortuneandmisfortunestrikingmostpeopleinequalmeasure,anideafavoredbyothers.Instead,heprovidesconvincingexamplesthatmanywhoareborn“unlucky”havelittlechanceofgettingahead.AlthoughSapolskyiscarefulnottoconfusedeterminismwiththeinabilitytoaffectchangeintheworld,hisunclearattitudetowardhowdeterminismmightcoexistwithfreewillisoneofthebook’sweakpoints.Nonetheless,thisbookisworthreading.Betteryet,pairitwithKevinMitchell’sbookFreeAgents:HowEvolutionGaveUsFreeWill,whichmakestheoppositeargument,andthen,decideforyourselfwhetheryouhadachoicetodosoorit试卷第4页，共10页wasallpredetermined.12．Howisthetopicintroducedinthefirstparagraph?A．Bygivingexamples.C．Byraisingarguments.B．Bylistingstatistics.D．Bydrawingconclusions.13．AccordingtoSapolsky,whatdetermine(s)ourchoicesandactions?A．Levelofwillpower.C．Uncontrollableelements.B．Randomluck.D．Conventionalwisdom.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“collectivist”mean?A．Low-esteemed.B．Determined.C．Self-centered.D．Cooperative.15．Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A．ExplorationonFreeWillC．ViewsonDeterminismandFreeWillB．WisdominDecisionMakingD．ConflictsbetweenGoalsandChoicesShoppinginthesalesfeelslikeasubtlewaytospend.Lowerpricesnaturallyequalmoneysaved.16Sometimesyouthinkyou’regettingabargain,butactuallyyou’repayingmorethanyouneedto.So,followthetipsbelowandyou’llhopefullybeontherighttrack.Onlybuyessentials.Youmighthavebeentemptedtobuyamuchhigheritemthanyouactuallyneed,simplybecausewe’redazzledbythesizeofthediscount.Sodespitethesavingsmadeonthefullpriceitem,it’sactuallyahugewasteofcash.17Youcanevenhavea“need”notewhichyouaddtoregularly,allowingyoutofocusyourshoppingduringthesales.18Justbecausethere’sasalerunningwithalowerprice,doesn’tmeanyoucanscrambleforthegoodsimmediately.Ifyoucanwait,somepricehistorywebsitesareagreatwaytogetasenseofanyregularlyoccurringpricevariations.Certainitemswillhavealifecycletoo.ChristmascardsanddecorationsarebargainsinJanuarywhileTVstendtobeattheirlowestpricesintheearlysummerwhenthenewermodelsarereleased.Sothisisonlyastrategyfornon-essentials.Checkforalternatives.Finally,evenifyouthinkyou’vegotthebestpriceoutthere-oratleastoneyou’rehappytopay-it’sworthcheckingyou’renotoverpayingstillwhencomparedtosimilarproducts.20.Thatcouldmeanstayingawayfromhigh-endbrands,19lookingforsecondhanditemsortryingadifferentbutsimilarstyle.试卷第5页，共10页A．Timewhenyoubuy.B．Comparepricesnow.C．Sadly,therearetricksplayedbyretailers.D．It’seasytogetcaughtupinsalesandspendwhenyoudon’tneedto.E．Thebestwaytoavoidthisistocreateamust-havelistbeforeshopping.F．Theremaywellbecheapersubstitutesthatdothesamejobbutcostless.G．Butyoumighthavefeweroptionstochoosefrom,orwillevenmissout.二、完形填空MygrandmothersuffersfromAlzheimer’sdisease.Seeingherconditionworsenovertime,andknowingIcoulddonothing,createdafeelingof21inme.Astheyearspassedandmyunderstandingofthediseasegrew,myfrustrationturnedfirsttoanger,thenresignation(顺从),andfinallyboundtoslowlyeatawayather,therewerewaystothetwoofuswouldsittogetherand242223.Thoughthediseasewasitsprogress.Everynightwhilemygrandmotherwouldcountbeans.25.TheexercisecouldhelptokeephermentallyGraduallyhercountingbecameslower,andshewouldlosetrackofthingsmore2627.Whileatnightwewouldcountbeans,inthedayIinvolvedmyselfinstudiesof.Myearlierfeelingsofdespairgavewayto28;advancesingeneticengineeringofferedthepossibilitythatonedaythoselikemygrandmothercouldbecured,or29fromdevelopingAlzheimer’sinthefirstplace.Seeingmygrandmotherslipaway30metotakebiologycoursestolearnmoreaboutcells,thenervoussystem,andgeneticinformation,whichhelpedmebetterunderstandhowour31ofthisdiseasehasgrowninthepastdecade.32IbegantoseenewpossibilitiesforpreventingdiseaseslikeAlzheimer’s.Nowadays,mygrandmothercannotcountbeansanymoreanddoesn’t33meatall.OncesheusedtotellmestoriesandIwhisperedtoherallmyproblems.NowIama34toher.HowIwishonedayIcouldcontributetoafuture,wherenochildhasto35theyhavelefttogether.C．annoyanceC．toleranceD．hopelessnessD．acceptancewatchtheirgrandmothercountthe21．A．regret22．A．pityB．dilemmaB．sympathy试卷第6页，共10页23．A．stop24．A．chat25．A．strong26．A．easily27．A．nursing28．A．anxiety29．A．excused30．A．urged31．A．concern32．A．Instantly33．A．miss34．A．listener35．A．timeB．slowB．sighB．sharp.B．naturallyB．biologyB．calmnessB．defendedB．forcedB．sympathyB．GraduallyB．expectB．followerB．beansC．changeC．thinkC．busyC．slowlyC．companionC．optimismC．preventedC．requiredC．knowledgeC．TemporarilyC．noticeC．strangerC．moneyD．accelerateD．complainD．freshD．painfullyD．psychologyD．indifferenceD．separatedD．motivatedD．experienceD．AccidentallyD．recognizeD．watcherD．stories三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。FromtheadorablepandasinSichuantotheplayfulPallas’scatsinInnerMongolia,photographerXieJianguohascommittedhimselftodocumentingChina’srareandendangeredanimals,Xie’spassionfor3637highlightthecountry’suniquenaturalwonders.(photograph)wildanimalsisevidentinhisfrequentvisitstotheremotedestinationssuchastheArcticcontinent.Since2012,XieJianguohasredirectedhislens(镜头)towardhishomeland,focusingNowhis3938wildlifeinChina.(footprint)havecoverednearlyalltheprovincesandregionsthroughoutChina.Duringhisshootingprocess,Xie40(place)greatemphasisonbuildingaharmoniousrelationshipwiththeanimalsheencounters,ensuringthattheyareundisturbedandrepresentedintheirnaturalstate.Xiesaid,“Iameager41(record)thebeautifulmomentsofwildlife,tonotonlyrepresenttheirlivingconditionsbutalsotoraisepeople’s42(aware)ofprotectingwildanimalsandtheirhabitats.43(hopeful),myimagescanshowthebiodiversityandtheachievementsofwildlifeprotectioninChina.”试卷第7页，共10页WiththeaimofpreservingthenaturalbeautyofChina44promotingitsrichnaturalimageculturetotheworld,Xielaunchedaprojectcalled“NatureImageChina”in2016.Sofar,over100photoexhibitionsabroad.45(organize)bytheprojectathomeand四、书信写作46．假定你是李华，上周末参加了学校举办的书法讲座。现在你打算给英文校刊投稿，分享活动心得。内容包括：1.讲座时间和地点：2.讲座内容；3.你的感想。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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．Thefourthgraders’schooldaywascomingtoanend.Wilsonwasfillinghisbackpackwhenavoicecameoutoftheloudspeaker.“Goodafternoon,students.ThisisareminderthattheAll-CityMathContestwillbeintwoweeks.Thecontestisopentofifthandsixthgraders,andthetopprizeisfiftydollars.Pleasespeaktoyourteacherifyou’dliketoparticipate.“IamconfidentthatIcouldexcelinthatcontest,”Wilsonthoughttohimself.Determinedtoparticipateinthecompetition,herushedtohisteacher’sdeskandtoldherthathewantedtoenterthatmathcontest.Ms.Joneslookedupfromherpapersandsaid,“That’swonderful,Wilson,butI’mafraidthatthiscontestisforfifthandsixthgradersonly.Besides,ourclasshasnotyetcoveredsomeofthetopicsthatwillbetested.”试卷第8页，共10页Wilsonwasnotreadytogiveup.Heknewhehadanaturaltalentformath.“ButyouknowthatI’mgoodatmath!”Wilsonprotested.“Idomathproblemswithmybrotherallthetime-andhe’sinsixthgrade!IthinkIcoulddoreallywell!”“Youareaverygoodmathstudent,Wilson,butrulesarerules.I’msurethatyoucanenternextyear.”Wilsoncamehomefrustratedanddisappointed,stormedupstairswithoutsayingawordtohismother,andslammedthedoortohisroomshut.Hismotherquicklyappearedathisdoor,knocked,andcamein.“Dear,didsomethinghappentoday?”Shewasconcerned.Wilsonwasquietforaminute,thenitallcameout.Inaburstofemotion,hetoldhismomaboutthecontest,howexcitedhewastoenter,andhowangryhefeltwhenhisteachertoldhimthathewouldn’tbeallowedtodosothisyear.“It’sjustnotfair,Mom,”hecomplained.“IknowIcouldreallydowellonit.Whywon’ttheyletme?”Wilson’smotherputherhandonhisshoulder.“Sometimes,son,”shesaidsoftly,“peoplefollowrulesevenwhentheydon’tmakesense.Perhapsyoucanpersuadeyourteachertomakeanexceptionforyou.”Wilsonperkedup:hehadanidea.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Thenextday,WilsonwentstraighttoMs.Jones’office.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Fortyminuteslater,hefinishedMs.Jones’testandhandedittoher.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________试卷第9页，共10页_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________试卷第10页，共10页