2023屆廣東省揭陽市跨市區校高三下學期5月聯考(三模)英語試題一、閱讀理解ApplicationsNowOpen!GapYearprogramsareopentograduatedhighschoolstudents,ages18-21.AllprospectiveGapstudentsarerequiredtocompleteanonlineapplication.Ouronlineapplicationcanbecompletedinafewbasicsteps.Asstudentsworkthroughtheirapplication,theymaysavetheirprogressandreturntotheapplicationpriortofinalsubmission..Filloutbasicinformation.CompleteaPersonalStatement(500-17000words)andashort-answerquestion.ProvidecontactdetailsfbrtwoReferences.Paya$50entryfee.SubmitadditionalmaterialsRequiredTranscript(成績單)andSchoolReportResumeWritingSampleOptionalWorkSampleTwoReferences:Onereferencemustbebyaheadfiguresuchasteacher,guidancecounselor,coachormanager.Thesecondreferencemaybeacharacterreference.TranscriptandSchoolReport:Formsmustincludetheschool'sgradingsystemandthemostrecentcompletedsemestergrades.TranscriptsmustbeinEnglishanddonotneedtobeofficial.Resume:Studentscansubmitahighschoolresumeorworkresume.WritingSample:Studentscansubmitanypieceofwritingthatreflectstheirskill(e.g.researchpaper,courseassignment,projectproposals,article,etc.)WorkSample:Studentscansubmitanycreativeworkpiece(e.g.artwork,photographs,poetry,etc.)*Thewebsitewillremindstudentstosubmitsupplementarymaterialsafterpaymentoftheapplicationfee.Applicationswillnotbeconsideredcompleteuntilallrequiredsupplementarymaterialshavebeenreceived.Failuretosubmitrequiredsupplementarymaterialsbytheapplicationdeadlinemayresultinrejectionordeclinedadmission.InterviewProcess2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Ireallypanickedwhenshestartedhavingyardsales.Itookhertomyhomefromthehospitalhappily,nolongerbotheredbyhermovingin.Onceanapplicationisfullysubmitted,theadmissionscommitteewillreview.IftheAdmissionsCommitteedecidesthatmoreinformationisneeded,selectapplicantswillbeinvitedtointerviewovervideo-conference.Applicantscanbeadmittedorrejectedwithoutinterviewing.ApplicationTimelineFall2023deadline:Monday,January9,2023WhatcanweknowaboutGapYearprograms?A.Ithasanagelimit.C.Peoplecanapplyinperson.Whatisamustfbrtheapplication?A.A$5applicationfee.C.Apersonalintroduction.WhatdoesWritingSampleinclude?Learningnotes.C.Acreativepoet.Aninterviewisneeded.D.Itcanbeappliedtoatanytime.B.Arecentphotograph.D.Twoteachers'references.B.Anartwork.D.Aprojectproposal.Ididreturntocollege.Butthepressureofafull-timejobandcollegeclasseswashardtobear.OneFridayafternoon,aco-workeraskedaboutmyweekendplans.ItriedtoavoidtheseconversationsbecauseIhadnomoneyandschoolworkwasdemanding.Topreventanyfiirthcrconversation,1said,“Oh,Iamtakingaminivacation,justalittleweekendholiday.^^Therewassurprisebutnofurtherconversation.“WhatacheatIam,“Ithought."AndtheywillwantdetailsonMonday,itwilljuststressmemorewhentheyallfindoutthatIlied."Onthelongdrivehomefromwork,Imadeaplan.IcouldpretendIwasonvacationandnevergoanywhere.Athome,Ipulleddownalltheshades,checkedmymessagesandshutoffthephone.ThenIjumpedintheshowerandputonsweats.Withsomesnacksinmyeasyreach,ItookoutthreebooksthatIhadbeenanxioustoreadforthepastmonths."Well,Iamonvacation.Thiscanbemyimaginaryholiday.IwillcheckinwiththeworldonMondaymorning,''Isaidtomyself.ThenIcrackedopenthefirstbook.BySundayevening,Iwaswellintothethirdbook.WhenthealarmwentoffonMondaymorning,Idressed,hadbreakfastandwenttowork.Iwasbusywhenseveralco-workerscameby.“Wow,"theysaid,“youmusthavehadagreatvacation.Youlooksorested.Itwasn'tuntilthenthatIrealizedIwasn'tstressedanymore.“Maybe,“Itoldthem,4titwasjustanimaginaryholiday.^^Theylaughedandwentofftotheirdesks.Ididgraduatefromcollegeeventuallyandgotajobwithsomepaidvacation.ButIstilltakeimaginaryholidayswhereIturnoffthephoneandelectronics,telleveryonethatIwillbe“away"andspendaweekendreading.1havedecidedthatimaginaryholidaysarconeway1cantakecareofmyself.Perhapsthatwaspartofmycollegeeducation.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhentalkingaboutweekendplans?A.Grateful. B.Surprised.5.Whatdidtheauthordothatweekend?A.Grateful. B.Surprised.5.Whatdidtheauthordothatweekend?Shewentonaminivacation.C.Shecheckedinwiththeworld.C.Excited. D.Embarrassed.Sheburiedherselfinreading.D.Shetookavirtualtripoverseas.6.HowdidtheauthorfeelonMondaymorningfinally?A.Tired. B.Refreshed.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Tired. B.Refreshed.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AnimaginaryholidayC.AnembarrassingexperienceC.Stressed. D.Imaginative.MycollegeeducationD.TheimportanceofvacationRecentlyreleasedtestscoresfromsomeofCalifornia'slargestschooldistricts—representingmorethan1millionstudents—offerapreviewofwhat'slikelytobesharpdropsinreadingandmathscoresstatewidein（hewakeofC0V1Depidemic（流行病）.Only13%ofstudentsinBakersfieldmetthestalestandardformath.ReadingscoresinLosAngelesUnifieddippedonlyslightlyfrom2019to2022.Still,only41%ofstudentsin2022wereskilledinreading.MathscoresinFresnodroppedbyathird.In2022,only21%ofstudentsmetthemathstandard.ReadingscoresinLongBeachdropped11points,butdeclineswerelesssteepinmath.Mathscoresfellonly4points.“That'snotasurprise,consideringthedifficultiesteachersandstudentsfacedastheyreturnedfromdistancelearning/'saidRobertSahli,aheadmaster.t4Theepidemicwastoughforeveryone....Butthesescoressignalthatweneed（omakeapersonalized,intensiveefforttohelpkidscatchupandrecoupwhatthey'velost.”Likeotherdistricts,Lodihashiredmoretutorsandteacherstohelpstudentscatchup.beefedupsummerschoolandafter-schoolacademicofferings,adoptednewcurricula（課程）andtakenotherstepstohelpstudents.“StepslikethatcouldbethemostusefulresultoftheSmarterBalancedscores,''saidLucreciaSantibanez,associateprofessorofeducationatUCLA."Closelyanalyzingthedataandusingittofbrgeapathforwardspecificallyforcertaingroupsofstudents—aremoreusefillthanassigningblame,“shesaid.“Althoughthescoresaredisappointing,theycanbeanimportanttooltohelpschoolsfindresourcesinthefuture,''shesaid."Thescorescanprovideawindowintowhatexactcontentstudentshavemissed,wherethey'refallingbehindandwhichstudentsneedthemosthelp.”Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph2?Therankingofschools'testscores.Thepassrateinmathandreadingtests.Thecomparisonbetweenmathandreading.Thedeclinesinmathandreadingtestscores.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recoup"inparagraph3probablymean?A. Lzookfor. B.Makeupfor. C. Adjustto. D.Comeup with.WhatisLucreciaSantibanez'sattitudetowardsLodi'smeasures?A. Supportive. B.Disappointed. C. Mixed. D.Critical.WhatisLucreciaSantibanez^advicetoteachers?A.Increaseafter-schoolactivities. B.Findouttheirownproblems.C.Understandlearningsituation. D.Takeadvantageofteachingtools.Peoplesleeplessinmid-adulthoodthantheydoinearlyandlateadulthood,findsanewstudy.Thestudyinvolved730,187participantsover63countries.StudyparticipantswereplayingtheSeaHeroQuestmobilegame,acitizenscienceprogram.ItwasdesignedtoaidAlzheimer'sdiseaseresearchbyrevealingdifferencesinnavigational(導航的)abilities.Inadditiontocompletingtaskstestingnavigationalability,anyoneplayingthegamewasaskedtoanswerquestionsaboutpeople'scharacteristicsaswellasotherquestionsthatcouldbeusefultotheresearch,suchasonsleeppatterns.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplesleepanaverageof7.01hourspernight,withwomensleeping7.5minuteslongerthanmenonaverage.Theyfoundthat(heyoungestparticipantsin(hesample(minimumage19)sleptthemost,andsleepdurationdeclinedthroughoutpeople's20sandearly30sbeforesteadyinguntiltheirearly50sandincreasingagain.Thepattern,includingthenewly-identifiedkeytimepointsofage33whendecliningsleepsteadiesand53forsleeptoincreaseagain,wasthesameformenandwomen,andacrosscountriesandeducationlevels.ProfessorSpierssaid:^Formerstudieshavefoundassociationsbetweenageandsleepduration,butoursisthefirstlargestudytoidentifythesethreedistinctphasesacrossthelifecourse.Wefoundthatacrosstheglobe,peoplesleeplessduringmid-adulthood,butaveragesleepdurationvariesbetweenregionsandbetweencountries/*PeoplewhoreportsleepingthemostarcinEasternEuropeancountriessuchasAlbania,andRomania,reporting20—40minutesextrasleeppernightandtheleastinSouthEastAsiancountriesincludingMalaysiaandIndonesia.PeopleintheUnitedKingdomreportedsleepingslightlylessthantheaverage.People(endtosleepabitlessincountriesclosertotheequatorlikeUganda.Theresearchersfoundnavigationalabilitywasunaffectedbysleepdurationformostofthesample,exceptforamongolderadults(aged54—70)whoseperfectsleepdurationwassevenhours,butpointedoutthefindingsmightbeimpactedbyhealthconditions.Whatweretheparticipantsaskedtodo?A.Replytosomequestions. B.Designamobilegame.C.AidpeoplewithAlzheimer. D.Sharesolutionstosleepproblems.Whatisonefindingofthenewstudy?Olderadultsoftensufferfromsleepproblems.Mentendtosleepminuteslongerthanwomen.Thereisalinkbetweenageandsleepduration.Peoplesleeptheleastfromearly30stoearly50s.WhatcanweinferfromProfessorSpiers'words?Middle-agedpeoplehavesimilarsleephabit.Sleepdurationvariesfrompersontoperson.Theyfoundoutthelinkbetweenageandsleep.Therewasnosuchstudyinadults'sleepbefore.Inwhichcountrydopeopleneedtheminimumsleep?A.Romania. B.Uganda. C.Indonesia. D.TheUnitedKingdom.二、七選五Footballclubshaveexistedsincethe15thcentury,butunorganizedandwithoutofficialstatus.Itisthereforehardtodecidewhichthefirstfootballclubwas.Earlyclubswereformedbyformerschoolstudents.16Inthebeginning,footballwasdominatedbypublicschoolteams.Later,teamsconsistingofworkersmadeupthemajority.Anotherchangetookplacewhensomeclubsbecamewillingtopaythebestplayerstojointheirteam.17inthe1880s,theinterestinthegamemovedaheadtoalevelthatticketsweresold(othematches.Andfinally,in1885professionalfootballwaslegalized.Threeyearslater,theFootballLeaguewasestablished.18FootballAssociationChallengeCup(FACup)becamethefirstimportantcompetitionin1871.ThefollowingyearamatchbetweenEnglandandScotlandwasplayedforthefirsttime.Thatwasfollowedby4,000peopleatHamiltonCrescent.FootballwasforalongtimeaBritishphenomenon19ThefirstgameoutsideEuropeoccurredinArgentinain1867.ButitwasforeignBritishworkerswhowereinvolvedandnotitsdomesticcitizens.Then(heFederationIntemaiionaledeFootballAssociation(FIFA)wasfounded.Englandand(heotherBritishcountriesdidnotjoinFIFAfromthestart.Theyhadinventedthegameandsawnoreasontoobeyanassociation.20In1908,footballwasincludedasanofficialsportintheOlympicGames.UntilthefirstFIFAWorldCupwasplayedin1930,theOlympicGamesfootballtournamentrankedasthegreatestonanationallevel.Othermilestoneswerenowtofollow.Still,theyjoinedinthefollowingyear.Thus,footballwasplayedallovertheworld.ButitgraduallyspreadtootherEuropeancountries.Untilnow,FIFAstillplaysamajorrolein(heworld.AndthefirstofthiskindwasformedinSheffieldin1855.Themotivationbehindthiswasnotonlytowinmorematches.三、完形填空Alltheotherpatientshadtheirheadsdown,staringatcellphones.The21tappedathercomputer.Everyonewasintheirown22IthoughtTdprobablybe23myselfwithmycellphonetoo-ifIhadn'tforgottento24it.Itwouldhavebeennicetotalktootherstopassthetime.Instead,thoughlonely,Isatpatiently.“Roberta?Thedoctor;s25foryou,“anursecalled.Mycheckupwentwell,andIwalkedouttomycar.I26andturnedthekey.Nothing.Oh,no.Notagain.I'dbroughtthe27tothegarageseveraltimesalreadyforthisvery28andthoughtithadfinallybeenfixed.reachedformycellphonetocallAAA—then29Dead,likemycar.1wouldhavetousethephoneinside.Iwentstraighttothereceptiondesk,hopingtowhispermy3()butthereceptionistwasnotthere.SoIhadto31thepatients(here.“Iwouldn'tnormally32this,“Isaidtothegroup.Severalpeopleturnedtowardsmeto33“Butmycarwon'tstart...''Thenalineofpeoplefollowedmetomycar.“Balierylerminal(接線頭)is34onemansaid.Thenhetightenedit.Iturnedthekey.Theengineturnedover35Acheerwentup.Ibackedmycaroutofthespace,andthenpausedtowaveatthosewho'dsavedtheday.21.A.nurseB.doctorC.typistD.receptionist22.A.carB.wardC.worldD.shade23.A.associatingB.occupyingC.helpingD.equipping24.A.chargeB.bringC.repairD.adjust25.A.qualifiedB.anxiousC.responsibleD.ready26.A.wentonB.tookoverC.gotinD.gaveup27.A.keyB.vehicleC.engineD.battery28.A.problemB.partC.appointmentD.thought29.A.fellB.explodedC.refusedD.remembered30.A.discoveryB.nameC.requestD.secret31.A.lookforB.turntoC.focusonD.followup32.A.doB.witnessC.ignoreD.forgive33.A.shareB.consultC.assistD.listen34.A.missingB.brokenC.looseD.worn35.A.immediatelyB.constantlyC.simplyD.actually四、用單詞的適當形式完成短文閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Twentyyearsago,a9-year-oldgirlinsistedongoingtoBeijingforfollowingherdancingdream.Shedidnotknow36pursuingdancewouldbringher,butonlytookonthechallenge37herfullpassionandlovefordance.38(drive)byherdancingdream,MengQingyangwas39 (successfu1)admittedtothemajorofclassicalChinesedanceatthewell-knownBeijingDanceAcademy—the40(high)danceeducationinstitutioninChina—attheageof14,andbecameadancerattheageof20.Theyoungartistencounteredluckaswellasunimaginabledifficultieswhile41(pursue)herdrcam.Butbecauseofthedream,shewouldreturntothestageagainandagainandexpress42(she)andthetraditionalculturethroughherelegantandgracefuldance.DancingonthestageofCCTV'sChineseLunarNewYearGala(春晚)iscertainlythedreamofmanydancersincludingMeng.In2013,she43(cast)astheleaddancerintwodanceperformancesinthegalafeast.Happiness,excitement,and44(nervous)swallowedheratthesametime.Afterpracticingdayandnight,Mengdeliveredaperfectperformance.In2022,Menglanded45roleof"Green”,whichmadeheranovernighthitatthe2022ChineseLunarNewYearGala.五、告知信/通知46.假定你是李華。你校國際部要在本周五下午舉行烹飪大賽，請你寫一則通知。內容包括:.比賽目的：.比賽事宜；.號召參加。注意：.寫作詞數應為80左右；.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。NOTICE六、讀后續寫47.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文.MovingInMyeighty-five-year-oldmotherofferedthatfamiliartilt（歪頭）ofthehead,theonethattoldmesomethingwasup.Itensedmyshouldersandbitmylip.waitingforwhateverwascomingnext.Icouldhandleit.Shewas