2024屆廣東省揭陽一中、潮州金山中學高三第五次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2024屆廣東省揭陽一中、潮州金山中學高三第五次模擬考試英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．a(chǎn)saresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords2．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．a(chǎn)slongas3．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival4．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．a(chǎn)rebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded5．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how6．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!7．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious8．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．a(chǎn)ppreciationD．entertainment9．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should10．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．a(chǎn)sthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase11．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)ttendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．a(chǎn)mattending12．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup13．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact14．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．a(chǎn)nticipateD．regulate15．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．a(chǎn)ppealedtoB．a(chǎn)ttendedtoC．respondedtoD．a(chǎn)ttachedto16．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup17．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime18．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those19．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing20．TheU.S.officialsaidNorthKorea---andIran---shouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,whichlastDecembersaiditwouldwork__________toallowinternationalweaponsinspectorstodotheirwork.A．unconditionally B．unwillingly C．unfortunately D．uncomfortably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）Wouldn’titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheofcommunicatinginadifferentlanguage?InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso,we’llbeabletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.That’sbecausetechnologicalprogressisextremelyrapid.It’sonlyamatteroftime.Indeed,someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyisimminentthatthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.It’struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererattranslating“Noesbuenodormirmucho”as“It’snotgoodtosleeptoomuch.”Replacingawordwithitsequivalent(同義詞)inthetargetlanguageisactuallythe“easypart”ofatranslator’sjob.Buteventhisseemstobeadiscouragingtaskforcomputers.It’ssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn’t—orshouldn’t—involvesimplytranslatingwords,sentencesorparagraphs.Rather,it’sabouttranslatingmeaning.Andinordertoinfermeaningfromaspecificexpression,humanshavetointerpretamassofinformationatthesametime.Thinkaboutalltherelatedcluesthatgointounderstandinganexpression:volume,gesture,situation,andevenyourculture.Allarelikelytoconveyasmuchmeaningasthewordsyouuse.Therefore,weshouldbeveryskepticalofamachinethatisunabletointerprettheworldaroundus.Ifpeoplefromdifferentculturescanoffendeachotherwithoutrealizingit,howcanweexpectamachinetodobetter?Unlessengineersactuallyfindawaytobreatheasoulintoacomputer,undoubtedlywhenitcomestoconveyingandinterpretingmeaningusinganaturallanguage,amachinewillneverfullytakeourplace.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imminent”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Ready.B．Approaching.C．Helpful.D．Advanced.2、Whyisithardforcomputerstoreplaceawordwithitsequivalent?A．Theirdataisnotadequateenough.B．Therealmeaningofwordscanvary.C．Theiraccuracyneedsbigimprovement.D．Asoulhasn’tbeenbreathedinthem.3、Whatviewdoestheauthorholdabouttranslation?A．Propertranslationcanbetoughforhumans.B．Slightdistinctionsmatterlittleintranslation.C．Somemachineswillinterpretourworldproperly.D．Culturesdeservemoreattentionthanwordsused.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AnExpert’sPIt'ssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn't﹣orrecisePredictionB．TheComplexityofTranslationC．WhoWillBeaBetterTranslatorD．WillLanguageBarrierActuallyFall5、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothemoderntechnology?A．Unclear.B．Objective.C．Optimistic.D．Negative.22．（8分）Astreesacrossthenorthernareasturngoldanddeepred,youcanfindautumncolorsinparksandwoodlands,inthecities,countryside,andmountains.Peoplearewonderingwhatthesecolorsarefor.Foryears,scientistshaveworkedtounderstandthechangesthathappentotreesintheautumn.Uptonowtherehavebeendifferentexplanationsforwhynaturalselectionmakesautumncolorssowidespread.Dr.HamiltonfromOxfordUniversityproposedthatbrightautumnleavescontainedamessage:theywarninsectstoleavethemalone.Inautumn,insectschoosetreeswheretheywilllayeggs.Whenthelarvae（幼蟲）comeoutthenextspring,theyfeedonthetrees,oftenwitharesultofdestructionofthetrees.Dr.Hamiltonsuggestedthattreescouldwardofftheseinsectswithpoisons.Theycouldhavestrongdefensesbylettingegg-layinginsectsknowwhatwasinstorefortheireggs.Dr.Hamiltonandstudentsturnedthetheoryintoamathematicalmodel,whichshowedthatwarningsignalscouldindeeddrivetheevolution（進化）ofbrightleaves.Itwasafirstattempttoseewhatwasoutthere.AresearchteamfromtheUniversityofWisconsingaveaquitedifferentexplanation.“IfyouareuphereinWisconsin,bythetimeleaveschange,alltheinsectsthatfeedonleavesaregone.”Dr.Hochsaid.Hebelievedthatautumncolorsservedmainlyasprotection.AccordingtoDr.Hochandhisteam,autumncolorsmightbeabletoprotecttheleavesfromsundamageorfrost（冰凍）injury—inotherwords,theyactuallyactasasunscreentoavoidthedestructiontotheleaves.Besides,autumncolorsmightprotecttheleavesfromwaterloss.Ifthecellsintheleavesbecomedry,theconnectionsbetweenthecellswillbeweakenedandleaveswillbreakoff.Althoughtherearedifferentexplanationsaboutautumncolors,ithasreallygiventhemadeeperconcernforthistimeofyear.“Peoplesometimessaythatsciencemakestheworldlessinterestingbyjustexplainingthingsaway,”onefamousbiologistsaid.“Butwithautumnleaves,themoreyouknowaboutthem,themoreamazedyouare.”1、AccordingtoDr.Hamilton,thereisaconnectionbetween________.A．thesizeofleavesandthesurvivalofinsectsB．thesizeofleavesandthebehaviorofinsectsC．thesizeofleavesandthequalityofinsectsD．thesizeofleavesandthenumberofinsects2、Dr.Hochandhisteamgivetheexplanationthat_________.A．ClimatehasaninfluenceonthecoloroftheleavesB．SundamageandfrostinjurydrivetheinsectsawayC．thecolorofautumnleaveshasaprotectivefunctionD．Autumncolorsbringgreatdestructiontotheleaves3、Theunderlinedphrase“wardoff”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.A．catchB．a(chǎn)ttractC．ignoreD．prevent4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheevolutionofcolorfulleavesB．Thesecrettoautumnleaves’changesC．ThecharmautumncolorsD．Theroleofleaves’beingprotection23．（8分）TinyDeviceAllowsYouToTrackYourCarUsingYourSmartphoneHaveyoueverlostyourcaronaparkinglot?Ithappens.Youparkandgoshopping.Whenyougetback,youdon’thaveacluewhereyourcaris.Thenyoustartroamingaroundclickingonthepanicbuttononyourcarkeyssothealarmgoesoff.Itcanbefrustrating,especiallyonahot,sunnyday.Now,youdon’tneedtoturntoaGPSsystemortrackingservice.Nobodywantstopayexpensivemonthlysubscriptionfees.ACalifornia-basedstartupcompanyhascreatedatinydevice,TrackR,whichworkswithyoursmartphone.Itcouldtrackyourvehiclewithoutcostingyouafortune.It’seasy!InstallthefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone,connecttheapptoyourdeviceandyou’rereadytogo!SimplyattachTrackRtowhateveryouwanttokeeptabson.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.ThenusetheTrackRapptolocateyourmissingiteminseconds.You’reprobablythinkingthatthisdeviceisveryexpensive…False!TrackRonlycosts$29!Youcanbuyitdirectlyfromthecompany’swebsite.Theyshipworldwideandyou’llreceiveyourTrackRwithinaweek.Aswesaidbefore,TrackRhasunlimitedpossibilities.Thedeviceissmallandunobtrusive(不引人注目的)enoughthatyoucanattachittoyourpet,yourkeys,yourbriefcaseandanythingelseyoudon’twanttolose.TrackRevencomeswithadouble-sidedadhesive(膠)soyoucanstickittoyourlaptoporunderyourbikeseat.Trackdownandpunishthethieveswhostealyourexpensivethings!1、Whydoestheauthormentionthelostcarinthefirstparagraph?A．Tostresstheimportanceofprotectingyourcar.B．TointroduceTrackR.C．Totellyounottobeworriedaboutit.D．Towarnyounottoparkyourcarcasually2、WhatdoweknowaboutTrackR?A．TrackRisfreeofcharge.B．TrackRappcostsyouonly$29.C．TrackRhelpsyoufindanythingyoulosewithinaweek.D．TrackRissoldtopeoplethroughouttheworld.3、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“keeptabson”inparagraph3?A．losesightofB．comeacrossC．keeptrackofD．takechargeof4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom.A．a(chǎn)bookreviewB．a(chǎn)popularsciencemagazineC．a(chǎn)sciencefictionD．a(chǎn)nofficialdocument24．（8分）Nobelprizewinnerssometimesdisplayasmuchuniquenesswhendecidinghowtospendtheirprizemoneyastheydidontheworkthatwonthemtheawardinthefirstplace.WhenSirPaulNursewontheNobelPrizeforMedicinein2001,hedecidedtoupgradehismotorbike.Afellowwinnerin1993,RichardRoberts,installedacroquetlawninfrontofhishouse.AustrianauthorElfriedeJelinek,whowonin2004,saidtheprizemeant“financialindependence.”LarsHeikensten,executivedirectoroftheNobelFoundation,saidtherewerenoobviousshoppingtrendsamongwinners.“Ithinkitdependsalotonwhichcountrytheycomefrom,theirpersonalfinances...whatkindofincomestheyhavewhentheygettheprize,”hesaid.Realestate,however,isapopularoption,atleastamongthosewillingtorevealwhattheyspendthemoneyon.PhillipSharp,theAmericanco-winnerofthe1993medicineprize,decidedtosplashoutona100-year-oldFederalstylehouse.“Itookthatmoneyandboughtalittlebitbiggerhouse...It’sabeautifuloldplace,”hetoldAFP(法新社),addingthat“Themoneyisanicepartoftheprocess”,but“theimportantthingabouttheprizeistherecognition.”Forwinnersofthepeaceprizethedecisionisoftenmoreclear-cut,asthehonortendstogotopoliticians,organizationsandactivistswhoareundermorepublicsupervision.Many,likeUSPresidentBarackObamain2009andtheEuropeanUnionin2012,donatetocharities.Literaturewinnerstendtobemoreprivateabouthowtheyusethemoney,butthechoiceisoftenequallystraightforward.“EvenifNobel-winningauthorsarequitewellknown,manyofthemwillnothavemademuchmoneyfromwriting,"saidAnnaGunder,aNobelliteratureexpertatUppsalaUniversity.Whiletheprizemightkeepthewolffromthedoorforsomeyears,givingthemfreedomtowrite,itcanalsobrieflyhavetheoppositeeffect.“Itreallychangestheircareers...Duringthefirstyearafterthey’vewontheyoftenwriteless,buttheygenerallycontinueafterayearortwo,”saidGunder.1、Fromthepassage,welearnthat________.A．themoneyisactuallythebestpartoftheNobelPrizeB．NobelwinnershavegreatoriginalityinusingprizemoneyC．fewwinnerswouldspendtheirprizemoneyonhousesD．winnersbecomemoreindependentontheircountry2、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphrase“clear-cut”inparagraph6?A．open B．private C．unique D．complex3、Accordingtothepassage,inthefirstyearafterwinningNoblePrize,literaturewinnersmay________.A．becomelessproductiveB．makemoremoneyfromwritingC．havethefreedomtocreatemoreandbetterworksD．disappearfromthepubliceyesforaperiodoftime25．（10分）BikeShareTorontoisthecity’sofficialbikeshareprogram,designedtogivelocalsandvisitorsafun,affordableandconvenientalternativetowalking,taxis,busesandthesubway.Thereare200BikeShareTorontostationsand2,000bikesacrossthecity,makingBikeSharethemostaccessiblewaytogetaroundandexplore.Howitworks●BecomeanAnnualMemberorbuyadayPasstoaccessthesystem.●Findanavailablebikenearby,andgetaridecodeoruseyourmemberkeytounlockit.●Takeasmanyshortridesasyouwantwhileyourpassormembershipisactive.●Returnyourbiketoanystation,andwaitforthegreenlightonthedock(?？奎c)tomakesureit’slocked.Chooseaplan●ForvisitorsDayPass:$7.Unlimited30-minuteridesina24-hourperiod.3-DayPass:$15.Unlimited30-minuteridesina72-hourperiod.●ForlocalsMonthlyPass:$25.Unlimited30-minuteridesforamonth.AnnualMembership:$90.Unlimited30-minuteridesforawholeyear.TheAnnualMembershipisthebestdealforlocalsofTorontoandotherfrequentriders.Thefirst30minutesofeachrideisincludedwiththemembershiporpassprice.Avoidextrafeesbydroppingoffyourbikeevery30minutesatanyotherstation.Ifyoukeepabikeoutforlongerthan30minutesatatime,youwillbechargedanextra$1.50forthefirst30minutesover,$4forthenext30minutes,and$7foreachadditional30minutesafterthat.Contactus●CustomerService:(855)898-2388●RepairService:(855)-2378●CorporationPartners:(855)898-2398●EmploymentOpportunities:(855)898-24981、WhichisthemostsuitablechoiceforlocalsinToronto?A．DayPassB．3-DayPassC．MonthlyPassD．AnnualMembership2、Howmuchwilltheextrafeebeifyoutravelfortwohoursbybike?A．$5.5B．$9.5C．$12.5D．$15.53、FormoreinformationaboutworkingatBikeShareToronto,whichofthefollowingnumbersisforcontact?A．(855)898-2399B．(855)898-2378C．(855)8989-2398D．(855)898-2498第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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）Hewas11yearsoldandwentfishingeverychancehegotfromthedockathisfamily’scabinonanislandinthemiddleofaNewHampshirelake.Onthedaybeforethebassseasonopened,heandhisfatherwerefishingearlyintheevening,1sunfishandperchwithworms.Thenhetiedonasmalllureandpracticedcasting.Thelure2thewaterandcausedcoloredripples(漣漪，細浪)inthesunset,then3ripplesasthemoonroseoverthelake.Whenhisfishingroddoubledover,heknewsomething4wasontheotherend.Hisfatherwatchedwith5astheboyskillfullyworkedthefishalongsidethedock.Finally,hecarefullyliftedthe6fishfromthewater.Itwasthelargestonehehadeverseen,butitwasabass.Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsomefish,gills(鰓)playingbackandforthinthe7.Thefatherlitamatchandlookedatthewatch.Itwas10p.m.—twohours8theseasonopened.Helookedatthefish,thenattheboy.“You’llhaveto9,son.”hesaid.“Dad!”criedtheboy.“Therewillbeotherfish.”saidhisfather.“Notasbigasthisone.”criedtheboy.Helookedaroundthelake.Nootherfishermenorboatswereanywherearoundinthemoonlight.Helookedagainathisfather.Eventhoughnoonehadseenthem,10couldanyoneeverknowwhattimehecaughtthefish,theboycould11bytheclarityofhisfather’svoicethatthedecisionwasnotnegotiable(可協(xié)商的).Heslowlypulledthe12outofthelipofthehugefishand13itintotheblackwater.Thecreatureswisheditspowerfulbodyanddisappeared.Theboy14thathewouldneveragainseesuchagreatfish.Thatwas34yearsago.Today,theboyisasuccessfularchitectinNewYorkCity.Andhewasright.Hehasneveragaincaughtsuchamagnificentfish15theonethatwassetfreebyhimthatnightlongago.Buthedoesseethatsamefish16----everytimehe17againstaquestionofethics.For,ashisfathertaughthim,ethicsaresimple18ofrightandwrong.19isonlythepracticeofethicsthatisdifficult.Dowedorightwhennooneislooking?Wewould20weweretaughttoputthefishbackwhenwewereyoung.4251、A．catchingB．drawingC．trappingD．expecting2、A．metB．struckC．knockedD．a(chǎn)ttacked3、A．goldenB．silverC．blackD．blue4、A．lightB．slimC．smallD．huge5、A．decisionB．instructionC．a(chǎn)dmirationD．celebration6、A．livelyB．livingC．exhaustedD．dead7、A．moonlightB．sunC．windD．lake8、A．whenB．sinceC．a(chǎn)fterD．before9、A．pullitupB．speeditupC．putitbackD．bringitback10、A．notB．norC．a(chǎn)ndD．or11、A．receiveB．believeC．organizeD．tell12、A．wormB．hookC．boatD．match13、A．loweredB．liftedC．watchedD．changed14、A．expectedB．a(chǎn)dmittedC．complainedD．suspected15、A．thatB．whenC．a(chǎn)sD．because16、A．onceagainB．a(chǎn)gainandagainC．a(chǎn)llthetimeD．intheend17、A．comesupB．catchesupC．makesupD．ringsup18、A．informationB．a(chǎn)dviceC．mattersD．messages19、A．ItB．HeC．TherightD．Thewrong20、A．evenifB．thoughC．unlessD．if第二節(jié)（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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Hereisastoryaboutanoldwiseman.Oneday,thewisemanwasonhiswaytoavillagewherepeoplewerevery1．(interest)inhisideas.Eachpersoninthevillagehadmadegreatpreparations,thinkingaboutthequestions2．heorshemightaskthewiseman.Thewisemanfinallyarrivedand,aftertheinitialwelcome,hewastakentoalargeroomwhich3．(crowd)withpeoplewaitingwithgreatexpectationand4．(excite).Butthewisemanjustwalkedsilentlyaroundtheroom,5．(sing)asweetandsoftsong.Onebyone,theyoungpeoplestartedtotake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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、B4、B5、D6、B7、D8、C9、A10、B11、C12、C13、C14、C15、A16、A17、C18、A19、C20、A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、FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane（賽道）.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthecompetitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.FieryFoodsFestival-TheHottestFestivalonEarthEveryyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction-foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper-officiallythehottestpepperintheworld-oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!LaTomatina-TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFightOnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight—startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfan