2023-2024學年廣東省廣州仲元中學高三第二次調研英語試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou..A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.2．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit3．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted4．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid5．WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput6．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding7．Allofasudden,thethiefwalkingbehindayoungandprettylady_______herpurse,______intothecrowd.A．seizing;rushed B．seized;rushed C．seizing;rushing D．seized;rushing8．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious9．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that10．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued11．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept12．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how13．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup14．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly15．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what16．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith17．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that18．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday19．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion20．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40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。21．（6分）BeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themainreasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn’tonlyfunny,italsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealousofhim.Inshort,wedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.1、Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?A．OnlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaughB．Manyfactorsleadtopeoplelaughing.C．FunnythingscanmakepeoplelaughD．Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.2、Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?A．Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B．Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.C．Theycouldfeelthepedestrians’happiness.D．Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?A．AnnoyB．BlameC．LookdownonD．Makeupto22．（8分）ComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.23．（8分）Aparentmightplacehisdaughter’sdrawingonthefridgeoutofaloveforhischildratherthanforthewonderfulimage,butformanypeople,thatchildrenartisactuallyquiteamazing.Infact,adultartistswereofteninspiredbychildren’sdrawing.Forthemuseum-goersouttherewhotendtopointtoapieceofmodernartandsay,“Mykidcouldhavemadethat!”It’sworthrememberingthatoften,that’sactuallyjustwhattheartisthadinmind.Formanykids,drawingisexcitingnotbecauseofthefinalproductitleadsto,butbecausetheycanlivecompletelyintheworldoftheirdrawingforafewminutes.Evenchildrenarescribbling(涂鴉),they’rerepresentingthroughaction,notthroughpictures.LianeAlves,aprekindergartenteacher,recalledastudentwhopresentedherwithadrawingfeaturingasinglestraightlineacrossthepage.Alvesassumedthechildhadn’tgiventoomuchthoughttothedrawinguntilheexplainedthatthelinewasoneofthestems(莖)fromThePrincessandthePea,oneofthefairytalestheyreadinclass.MaureenIngram,who’sapreschoolteacheratthesameschool,saidherstudentsoftentelldifferentstoriesaboutagivenpieceofartdependingontheday,perhapsbecausetheyweren’tsurewhattheyintendedtodrawwhentheystartedthepicture.“Weasadultswilloftensay,’I’mgoingtodrawahorse,’andwesetout...andgetfrustratedwhenwecan’tdoit,”Ingramsaid.“Childrenseemtotakeadifferentapproach,wheretheyjustdraw,andthentheyrealize,’itisahorse.’”Andwhataboutthoseoddorscary-lookingdrawings?Doesthatmeankidsaretellingthemselvesstoriesthatareoddorscary?It’shardtosay,butit’srarelyagoodideatoover-interpretit.EllenWinner,apsychologyprofessor,pointedtoparentswhoworrywhentheirkiddrawsachildbiggerthantheadults.What’smostimportanttorememberisthat“children’sarthasitsownlogic,”Winnersaid.“Childrenarenotbeingcrazy.”1、Whatmaytheauthoragreemostprobablyaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A．Childrenaremoreskilledandcreativethanadultsinart.B．Theremightbesimilarpatternsinartists’andkids’drawings.C．Nooneknowswhatthedrawingexperiencemeanstochildren.D．Parentsshouldbecomedrawingteachersoftheirchildren.2、TheauthorgivestheexampleofLiane’sstudenttoprovethatA．simplescribblesfromchildrenaremeaningfulB．notallthechildrenlikedrawingintheclassroomC．children’sdrawingistoocomplicatedtounderstandD．teachersoftenfindithardtoteachchildrendrawing3、Whatismostimportantforchildrenwhiletheyaredrawing?A．Thebestimage.B．Drawingprocess.C．Acopyofrealthings.D．Theendingofstory.4、Whatshouldparentsdoiftheirchildrendrawthingsoddorscary?A．Askteacherstoshowthechildrenhowtodraw.B．Helpthechildrentodrawthepictureagain.C．Inviteotherchildrentohaveadiscussionaboutthedrawing.D．Takeiteasyandlistentothestorybehindthepicture.24．（8分）Areyouafraidofsharks?Whataboutsnakesorspiders?Putthosefearsaside:becauseintheU.S.you’refarmorelikelytobekilledorinjuredbyadeerskippingacrosstheroad.Deercausemorethan200humansdeathseachyear,plussome29,000injuries,allbecauseof1.2millioncollisionsbetweenvehiclesanddeer.MostincidentsoccurintheeasternU.S.,wheredeerprosperwithoutnaturalpredatorslikewolvesandmountainlions.“That’stheregionintheU.S.wheredeer-vehiclecollisionsaresuchaproblem,andwhereitseemslikeaneffectivelargecarnivorereintroductioncouldmakeareallybigdifference.”sayswildlifebiologistLauraPrughfromUniversityofWashington.Shethinksitwouldhelptoreintroducepredatorslikemountainlions,alsoknownascougars,pumasorpanthers,topartsoftheirhistoricrangefromwhichthey’vebeendrivenout.TheresearcherssaythatbringingthepredatorsbacktotheeasternU.S.wouldmean22percentfewercollisionsbetweencarsanddeeroverthreedecades.Eachyearwouldseefivefewerhumandeaths,680fewerinjuriesandasavingsofsome550million.SophieL.Gilbertthinkstherearegreatsocioeconomicbenefitsoflargepredatorrestorationthroughreducedwildlife-vehiclecollisionsandshesays,says,“Cougarshaveshownthattheycancoexistinshortdistancewithpeople,withveryfewconflicts,inalotofareasoutwest.”Still,somefolksmightbeunderstandablynervousaboutthiskindofplan.Afterall,reintroducingpredatorsdoesn’tcomewithoutriskstopetsandtolivestock,andveryoccasionallytopeople.“OurfearoflargepredatorsissonaturalandintensethatIdon’tthinkit’spossibletojustcompletelyclearitwithstatistics...WhatIhopeisthatknowingthatthereactuallycanbesomemeasurablebenefitsmightmakepeoplealittlemoresupportiveandmaybebalancethatfearalittlebit.”saysLaura.Indeed,thestatisticsshowthatcougarswouldpreventfivetimesasmanyhumandeathsfromdeer-relatedaccidentsastheywouldcausebyattacks.Butit’llbeatoughsell:thepresswillcovercougarattacks,butastatisticallypreventeddeathdoesnotmakethenews.Nevertheless,“Ifpeopleinthewestcanputupwithhavingmountainlionsaround,IwouldhopethatNewYorkerswouldbeupforthechallengeaswell.”1、Whatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“carnivore”inParagraph3?A．Acat-likeanimal.B．Adangerousanimal.C．Ameat-eatinganimal.D．Agrass-eatinganimal.2、Whydopeoplewanttobringbackmountainlions?A．Tominimizetheaccidentscausedbydeer.B．Tomaintainbiodiversityandecologicalbalance.C．Totakeupthechallengefrompeopleinthewest.D．Toreducepeople’sfearofthisdangerouscreature.3、Whyisithardtopersuadepeopletoacceptthismeasure?A．Becausetherisksoutweighthebenefits.B．Becausemountainslionslikeeatingpeople.C．Becausethebenefitsarenotaseye-catchingasitsrisks.D．Becausemountainlionstendtogettooclosetopeople.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Puma:aToughSellB．ANewStudyonPumaC．DeerCauseHugeLifeLossesD．DeerorPumas:aHardChoice25．（10分）TheotherdayIwasshoppingatthelocalChinesegrocerystore．Therewasalineatthefishcounter，butonlyonestaffpersonwastheretotakecareofthecustomers．Somecustomersorderedquiteanamountoffishforthatstaffpersontoworkon．AtlastIwasthesecondinline；allIwantedwasacoupleofcrabsandshouldgetoutofthereinnotime．Noticingitwasverybusyatthefishcounter，anotherstaffpersoncameovertohelp．Iwasreadytobeserved，butthestaffpersonwenttotheendofthelineandbegantohelpacoupleofladieswithsnails（蝸牛）．Thecustomerinfrontofme，beingserved，turnedaroundandlookedatmesympathetically，andthecustomerbehindmecalledtothestaffperson，"Youshouldstarther，"pointingatme．Hewas，well，ignored．Ifsomeoneaskedme，"WhatisthemostimportantruletofollowinAmerica？"Iwouldreplywithouthesitation，"Waityourturnatalltimes．"Whereveryougohereinthiscountry，youwillfindpeoplewaitinginalinequietlytogetanything：whetherinthesupermarkets，departmentstores，busstops，orgasstations，it'sjustamatterofwaitingyourturn．Inalargersense，"waityourturn"ismorethanjustaguideline﹣itisaverybasicnorm（準則）thatreflectsthefundamentalvalueofthewesterncultures．Butinsomesituationsyourturndoesnotalwayscomebasedonwhenyougetthereandhowlongyouhavewaitedinline，justlikemycaseatthestore．Eventhoughthisdidnotoftenhappen，itdidmakemefeelupset．1、Whathappenedtotheauthoratthestore？A．Hewasn'tserveduponhisorder．B．Hewasill﹣treatedbyacustomer．C．Hewasaskedtobeservedlater．D．Hewasaskedtodoothersafavor．2、Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutQueuingRule？A．Waituntilbeingserved．B．Servepeopleasonelikes．C．Waituntilyourturncomes．D．Firstcome，laterserved．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthelastparagraphreferto？A．Hisbelief．B．Hisexperience．C．Hisculture．D．Hisrule．4、Whydidtheauthorwritethetext？A．Toemphasizehiskindnesstoothers．B．Tointroducesomewesternculturestous．C．ToshowhisdisbeliefinQueuingRule．D．Toexpresshisbeliefandhisfeeling．第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）VandnalovedsportsanddidwellinherlessonsatherhighschoolinCalifornia.Whenaheadachedisturbedthe15-year-old’swalktoclass,she1it.“Itwas2.”shethought,“Justaheadacheharmless”Butwhenwalkingtohernextclass,shewas3andcollapsedtothefloor.4shecouldhearothertalking,shecouldn’tspeak.Shewas5tothehospitalinanambulance.TestsindicatedVandnahadastrokeaffectingtherightsideofherbrain,thusaffectingthe6sideofherbody.Whatwasworse,thestrokecausedherbraintobegantoswell,andsheneededoperationto7thepressuretheswellingwasputting8herbrain.Thedoctors9partofherskull（頭骨）tomakeroomfortheswelling.10theswellingwentdown（消退）,herskullwasplacedbackagain.Whilethedoctorspredictedthatshewouldneverliveanormallife,Vandna11improved.Shewasinarehabcenter（康復中心）forabout3monthsandbegantorealizehow12herdailylifemightbe.Shehadtowearabrace（支架）onherleftlegtosupporther13.Herleftarm14lightly,andsheoftenbecametired.Though15onacampuswasn’teasy,shefinishedhighschooland16adegreeinspeechtherapyatUniversityofRedlands.Afterthestroke,Vandnabecame17withtheAmericanHeartAssociation.Shesharedher18atpubliceventsandurgedotherstostay19.Shesaidifyou20atoughtime,remembertoughtimesdon’tlast,buttoughpeopledo.1、A．stoppedB．dismissedC．curedD．treated2、A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything3、A．weakB．worriedC．nervousD．surprised4、A．DespiteB．BecauseC．SinceD．Though5、A．remainedB．stayedC．keptD．rushed6、A．leftB．rightC．middleD．over7、A．addB．reduceC．increaseD．apply8、A．onB．upC．offD．out9、A．movedB．brokeC．removedD．repaired10、A．BeforeB．UntilC．OnceD．While11、A．suddenlyB．quicklyC．immediatelyD．gradually12、A．happyB．differentC．excitingD．lucky13、A．handB．ankleC．neckD．head14、A．shookB．tiredC．wavedD．held15、A．gettingawayB．gettingoffC．gettingaroundD．gettingout16、A．lostB．madeC．gaveD．earned17、A．involvedB．interestedC．concernedD．experienced18、A．eventB．accidentC．storyD．news19、A．negativeB．positiveC．indifferentD．supportive20、A．putthroughB．lookedthroughC．brokethroughD．wentthrough第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Janewaswalkingroundthedepartmentstore.Sherememberedhowdifficult1．wastochooseasuitableChristmasgiftforherfather.Shewishedthathewasaseasy2．(please)ashermother,whowasalwaysdelightedwithperfume.Besides,shoppingatthistimeoftheyearwasnot3．pleasantexperience：people4．（step）onyourfeetorpushedyouwiththeirelbows(肘部),hurryingaheadtogettoabargain.Janepausedinfrontofacounter5．someattractivetieswereondisplay.“Theyarerealsilk,”theassistanttriedtoattracther.“Worthdoubletheprice.”ButJaneknewfrompastexperiencethather6．(choose)oftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather.Janestoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmenhadgathered.Shefoundsomegoodqualitypipes7．sale.Shedidnothesitateforlong:althoughherfathersmokedapipeonlyonceinawhile,sheknewthatthiswasapresentwhichwasboundtoplease8．.WhenJanegothome,withhersmallbutwell-chosenpresentinherbag,herparentswerealready9．tablehavingsupper.Hermotherwasexcited.“Yourfatherhasatlastdecidedtostopsmoking,”Jane10．(inform).第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Threedaysbefore,myauntwenttoattendameeting.Afterthemeeting,shewenttoarestaurantforalunch.Therefore,whenitwastimetopaythebill,shecouldn’tfindherpurse.Shethoughtitmusthavestolen.Justthen,amaninhisearlytwentycameupandpaidforher.Myauntwasverygratefully.Theytalkedabouteachotherforawhileandmyauntfinallyrealizewhohewas.Myaunthadcollectedsomemoneytohelpingaboybefore.Thatyoungmanwasth